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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
ST0 MACH PAINS
Or. Williams Pink Pills Brought he.
lief, and Cure for Splitting
Headaches as Well.

DR.. Williams Pink Pills, remedy
which has been before the American peo'
pie for generation, is still accomplish.
ing wonderful results as is evidenced by
the following interview with Mrs. Ra.
chael Gardner, of Wilsey, Kans.
cit was very strange" she says, ~
never could tell what caused it and
neither could anybody else. For long
time had bad spells with my stomach.
The pain would commence about my
heart and was so deadly agonizing that }
would have to scream aloud. Sometimes
it would last several hours and would
have to take laudanum to stop it. Be-
sides this 1 had q headache almost con
stsntly, day and night, that nearly crazed
me, so you see 1 suffered great deal.
And when 1 think of the agony en-.
dured it still makes me shudder.
Doctors, did you say? Their medi.
cine made me sicker. ] couldn' take il
and kept growing worse until friend
advised me to take DIR. Williams Pink
Pills, and did. 1 began to feel better
and was soon wholly converted to this
wonderful medicine. 1t did me more
good than had ever hoped for. 1 kept
OH with the pills and now recommend
them to all who suffer"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
severe cases Of indigestion, bloodlessness,
influenza, headaches, backaches, lum-
bago, sciatica, neuralgia, nervousness
and spinal weakness. The genuine DR..
Williams Pink Pills are guaranteed to
be free from opiates or any harmful
drugs and cannot injure the mosG delicate
system. At all druggists, or from the
DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
NY, postpaid on receipt of price, 80
cents per box, six boxes for $3.50.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

No convict has been guillotined in
Paris for ten years, and the sentences
of those condemned to death have
been commuted to imprisonment for
life. The reason for this lies in the
fact that the law provides that all
capital executions shall be held in
public. and since the guillotine was
removed from the Place de la Ro-
quette ten years ago. no other place
has been found for 1t. The residents
in the neighborhood of every place
suggested object to its erection near
them. The authorities were lately put
in a quandary when a condemned man
refused to ask for Communication OF
his sentence. and declared that they
must put him to death
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
The Universal Gifts.

An old farmer was talking OF his
boyhood to group of young people
aot long ago. 1t had been lived-that
car-away boyhood-early in the last
century, in country place remote
from towns. He described its meageT
rondltions-the houses, In which such
things as "conveniences" had never
been dreamed of, the coarse food and
poor clothing, the scanty schooling.
the few holidays; no magazines, al
most no books, no entertainments or
sports except an occasional sleighing
party; no "junketings," no celebra
ton of Christmas or New Year, no
vacations from work. Nothing that
you young folks have to-day" he fin
lshed, except weather and other
folks; but / tell ye," flash hndled
in the faded eye, and the fine old head
lifted proudly, Il tell we, folks cared
jest as much for life In those days as
they do now" Weather and other
folks" and the opportunity Of living
the great universal gifts to all man
kind through all the ages They stand
like mighty mountain peaks, steadfast
and Interchangeable among all the
changing philosophers, civilizations,
powers. Sorrows come often, and
sickness and defeat; there are lives
eaten by poverty and dwarfed by con-
straining circumstance, yet, says the
Youths Companion, to every life these
three things are given-the joy of sun
shine and blue skies, the cheer and
comradeship and inspiration of other
lives pressing upon his, the opportu-
nifty to hope and dream and do batA
tie, to learn daily more Of himself and
his fellow man and God. All over
the country are eager young people
looking for chances" to do, to learn
and be. This is as 1t should be IL
only the longing means watchfulness,
not discomfort. Chances" come only
to open doors. But while he is wait
ing let every eager soul remember
that the three great gifts are his al
ready to use or to neglect-Nature
and folks" and the privilege of living.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

their guests. Each of the women
would have three men a week calling
upon them. If Mrs. Brown had a
suffer who seemed to be particularly
recalcitrant about buying eXtravagant
presents, Mrs. Verrault, who was al
ways able to corral the most obstrep-
erous caller, would be called in to
use her persuasive influence.
Mrs. Verrault used to go out often
err than Mrs. Brown with the infat-
uated lovers. She would always wear
heavy veil and would tell her spell
bound admirer that she did it to keep
her wicked brothers from seeing her.
These relatives, she said, were always
trying to make trouble for her. They
were scheming to get part Of the es-
tate left her by the rich husband she
said had died. Often when out with
one sutton dining at fashionable
cafe she would be startled to find
another sweetheart sitting idly at a
nearby table. She would then hurry
feeling faint and would hasten home
with her escort.
Ingenuity Exercised in
Receiving the infatuated
Both widows" had to exercise some
ingenuity in receiving the society
women whom they had on their string
These members of the 400" they
met through the medium of. adver
ticamantc and ucad tbap, 90 a ,,,ooDs
of getting unlimited credit for expen
sive dresses. They had to arrange
it so that these fashionables would cal
in the afternoon, for at night the par
lors were given up to the explicit
use of the love victims.
There were many exciting scenes
at the front doors of the establish
ment run by the syndicate on Wes
| Seventy-third street and later at No
| 1923 West Eightysecond street. Dis
| appointed lovers who had handed ovel
to the syndicate much of their money
used to storm on the front stoop anC
threaten to dynamite the mansion 4
their lady love would not see them
Roebrt Emmett Keene was quite diplo
matte in handling these excited in
dividuals and managed to save tn,
house of love from an explosion.
The parlor in which the lovelorI
admirers were received had a mas
sive mantel adorned with gold orna
ments. Upon it would be placed pho
tographs of the callers, particular car,
being taken that the right picture wa
in the right place for the occasion
Count Zolinoff, the Fifth avenue dell
catassen dealer, had his photograph
taken in 81 different styles and woul
insist that Mrs. Verrault, whom b
vas counting, should have them all Il
plain evidence around the room
Don't you think take q good pic
tUre?" ne would ask
You're the sweetest thing in tn
world" Mrs, Verrault would reply
Then she would set the premise @
another expensive present.
The old man who caused Mrs. Vel
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

skyrocket company exploded, leaving
a large number of financiers holding
bogus stock. Angel felt like troucing
his son-in.law, but never could find
him.
This chimerical concern procured
its victims by advertising in newspa-
pers and also through the means Of
the spiritualistic seances that we're a
part of the matrimonial plans.
Matrimonial Mansion Was
deliberately Fitted Out.
The matrimonial mansion was fitted
out In way calculated to inspire the
dupes. Each room has a name ac-
cording to the kind of paper on the
wall. The parlor was the green room,
because 1t had green paper with lit
tie splashes of pink. The library was
furnished in red. All the books were
of red. The library cost Mrs. Brown
$4,000
Mrs Brown had a red room on the
third floor which harmonized with her
blond hair. Mrs. Verrault's boudoir
was of delicate pink.
Mrs. Verrault and Mrs. Brown were
always very careful about receiving
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
The American "prummer.n

A United States consul sends to the
state department bit of advice for
American business houses that intend
seeking trade in Spanish-American
countries. Cheap travelling sales
men who can pick up orders in
brisk and breezy fashion," he de-
clares, will not be able to do much
business there. Statesmen of culture
and education, with polished manners
and knowledge of the languages and
customs of the people among whom
they go, he believes to be essential
The consuls intentions are good
and it is easy to see the point he
seeks to make. American business
houses would doubtless do we'll to
remember his words Of caution. But
he has a wrong conception Of the
American travelling salesman. The
type he has in mind figures more
largely on the stage and in the books
of fiction than on the road The roy
steering, flashy "spellbinding" drum
mer has practically disappeared. The
knights of the grip, while they may
not be composite Lord Chesterfields
and ]. Pierpont Morgans, are quiet,
level-headed, capable men of business.
They seek, says the Cleveland Leader,
to obtain and hold trade by thorough
knowledge of the branch of 1t they are
In and by deserving the confid ence of
the men they deal with. The com
mercial traveller of to-day does not re-
sort to tricks. He transacts business
on business basis, and succeeds on
his merits. Such accomplished gen
tlemen as are described by the consul
would doubtless have an immense ad
vantage over their less gifted brethren
In Latin-America, but the supply OF
them is bound to be limited. 1t is a
safe prediction that the plain, ordi
nary American travelling men will get
their full share of the business in
Mexico and Central and South Amer
lea.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
DASEIING WOMEN OPERATE
LOVE SYNDICATE in NEW YORK
wINSOME WIDOWS" SPIDER WEB CAUGHT ONE Hun
DRIED RICH DUPES WHO WALKED INTO
1T WILLINGLY.
One Of the Victims Told His Story the District Attorney
and the Syndicate Came to Untmely End
Secured 100000 While 1t Worked.

| ter Lillian. 1t is said they are en-
gagged to be married.
DashIne Leading Spirit
Of the Love Trust.
Mrs. Brown, the guiding spirit of
the love enterprise, Is forty-two years
old and has had Kaleidoscope ca
reer. Her deep hazel eyes have a
bewitching and dangerous softness.
She has subtle grace and dignity.
Her hair is of the blazing peroxide
variety. Tall and with a strikingly
symmetrical figure, she Is woman
who would Immediately attract atten-
| ton. There Is a shrewd cast in her
countenance, but 1t is tempered by
the melting languor Of her eyes.
1t is easy to see from an observa-
| ton of Mrs. Brown how she was able
to hold men IN her clutches She is
versationalist and one quick to take
advantage of every slight opportunity.
With her suitors she has been by
turns affectionate, adoring, gracious
and stern. She has heart of steel,
but her admirers never suspected 1t
until they were violently Tilted.
Mrs. Verrault is a woman of a
softer type. Her deep dark eyes, rosy
complexion and beautifully moulded
| face give her an atmosphere of daz-
zling charm. She is scarcely past
thirty, yet she has broken hearts ga
lore. Her chestnut-brown tresses con-
tribute to her bewitching beauty. In
manner she Is the opposite of Mrs.
Brown. She is at once impulsive,
summing and lovable. 1t Is said that
Mrs. Verrault actually fell in love
with few of her admirers, but she
held herself in check because to love
was not one Of the principles of the
extraordinary matrimonial syndicate.
All her witcheries and graceful tricks
of manner and speech were put forth
to lead her victims on to their doom.
Youths Helped Along
the Game Of Cupid.
The youths who helped along the
tricks of the love trust were scarcely
out Of their teens. Robert Emmett
Keene, who for some time played
small parts in Proctor's stock com
pany, was the Oldest of the Group.
He was quick to see the opportunity
offered by the matrimonial enterprise
when first he was introduced into the
household. Promptly giving up his
stage career, he entered into the af-
fairs of the syndicate with all the
fervor of his ardent spirit.
In his position as butler many a
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

New York.-If Robert Emmett
Keene, actor, wit and adviser in the
court of love operated by Mrs. Izella
Brown and Mrs. George T. Verrault,
had not used bad judgment and let
James v. MacClellan, the obscure
Philadelphia grocer, into the West
Seventy-third street mansion, all the
fuss about the love syndicate might
have been avoided. It was Keene
who used to determine which Of the
eager applicants for love honor should
come in. When he passed favorably
upon Mcclellan he let In the man
who, when ruthlessly rejected by the
charming Mrs. Verrault, promptly
went to the United States district
attorney.
The extent to which the love syn
dictate operated has amazed the dis
trict attorney. 1t Is calculated that
in the three years during which the
combine ensnared its victims more
than 100000 was taken from them.
A census of the dupes shows that
they range from prosperous store
owners to millionaire Wall street
financiers. Probably one hundred of
them walked into the spider web.
-Four women figured in the active
work of the love trust. Mrs. Brown,
shrewd and fascinating, was the
schemer who kept the syndicate afloat.
Mrs. Verrault was the official letter
writer. 1t was she who sent the cap
tivating love missives that won the
hearts of the susceptible dupes. She
attended to the correspondence Of
both herself and Mrs. Brown.
Daughter and Niece
as Side Attractions.
The golden-haired daughter of Mrs.
Brown was a conspicuous member OF
the combination. She did not make
love to any of the men nor receive
their attentions, but 1t was handy to
have her around as milady's maid.
The same interesting role was as
sumed by Mrs Browns beautiful
niece, Miss Mary Mason. To the
credit Of Mrs. Brown, it may be said
that she watched these two damsels
with the eye of hawk and never
permitted the slightest indiscretion SC
far as they were concerned The two
girls when not engaged In the palace
of love had the time of their lives in
going about the country with Mrs
Brown(
The niece is the daughter Of 9
struggling Boston storekeeper. He al
ways held a high regard for his sis
ter. and feeling that she could pro
vide his daughter with better advan
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
States Of Brazil.

Politically, Brazil is divided into 81
states Qncluding the federal DISTRICT.
but so unequal is the division that
three of these embrace practically her
entire lowlands, as well as a portion
of the western uplands, and exceed
in area the remaining IS, which lie
within the highland region, except
for their narrow margins upon the
coast. These latter, however, contain
more than SO per cent. of the popula'
ton.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
100000
BUS n Z: 1. S
THAT'S THE WHEAT
CROP IN WESTERN
CANADA THIS YEAR
WySI
%SSSS5s'aSss
This with nearly 3d.

and II, 900. 900 bushels of barley means con-
tinuation of good times for the farmers OF West
ern Canada.
Free farms, big crops, low taxes, healthy
railway service.
The Canadian Government offers 100 acres Of
land free to every settler willing and able to
comply with the Homestead Regulations.
Advice and information may be obtained free
oraIion. Ottawa. Canada or from authorized
Canadian Government Agent-W. v. Bennett
sol New York Life Binding, Omaha Nebraska
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

Lawson-What a rash fellow Bjen'
kins Is.
Dawson--Rash! I should say so!
Why, Bjenkins would even offer to be
one of the judges at a baby show
SomerVille Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

A New Hampshire hunter" seeing
a dark object stirring in some bushes,
blazed away and shot farmer dead.
The authorities did not arrest the
homicide, accepting his statement that
the killing was purely accidental"
The law ought to carry a penalty for
such heed lessness.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

land in Kentucky. He called at the
love palace many times to get point
ers about fuel. 1t is said that the
broker invested considerable money
in the scheme.
Mrs. VerrauIt Had
Real Love Affair.
Among the real love affairs that
Mrs. Verrault was interested in was
one with Boston lawyer. She was
greatly attached to him. One day
see her at her Boston home she went
to his office and created a scene. The
lawyer ordered her out. The next day
Mrs. Verrault was taken to hospital
Her nerves were all unstrung and It
was alleged she had taken bichloride
of mercury in an effort to end her
life.
Mcclellan, the Philadelphia, has
been quite upset because of the fuss
he has caused in having his erstwhile
sweetheart arrested. The next day
after Mrs. Verrault appeared in court
Mcclellan came to town and tele-
phoned to the West Eighty-second
street mansion. He got Mrs. Brown
on the phone and told her he was
sorry he had caused all the trouble.
If Mrs. Verault would return the pres
ents he had lavished upon her he
would withdraw the charge.
GO on, you fool" was the snappy
| reply. mrs. Verault doesn't care
what you do"
Mcclellan, the picture of despair.
hung about the house seeking a
chance to speak to his lady love, but
when Mrs. Verrault emerged from the
mansion she swept by him as though
he didn't exist.
The Philadelphia Lover
Kicked Over the Traces
The wall of all the overthrow suit.
ors has been that they lost SO much
money. 1t is this very thing that
has given Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Yer.
rault such keen delight. In one of her
merry moods Mrs. Verault said:
What fine spectacle this is, all
these men having me arrested because
l was too sharp for them! They are
fortune-hunters, and of very low
type. They are like the foreign no
blemen who come over here to win
rich American girls, but they 20 It on
a cheap scale, They think the Ameri.
can women soft, and all they have to
do is to look wall-eyed at them and
they will break their necks to hand
them money. They only called be-
cause they wanted to get homes where
thoy wouldn't have to work. / really
think that l have done a service tc
american women in showing these
crItes up.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

Japan may keep the door open in
Menchuria, but there is good reason
to believe that tho Toxic authorities
help their own people through it and
make them much at home when they
get inside. "il
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
Il is.

Gee! had rotten luck to-day"
John, don't you think rotten is
a-errather rotten word for father
of a family to use?"-Houston Post.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

1t costs the devil little trouble to
catch a lazy man.-From the Ger
man.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20

land in Kentucky. He called at the
love palace many times to get point.
ers about fuel 1t is said that the
broker invested considerable money
in the scheme.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-08-09
RELICS OF JAMESTOWN.
Site of Exposition battle-ground of
Conflicts Between Early Settlers
and Indians.

or all the Smiths who have ever
lived. Captain John is becoming the
most famous, due to the prominence
given TO his doings. incident to the
jamestown Exposition. The romantic
days of Pocahontas and Captain John
Smith are wildly recalled by the old
Indian and frontiersmen's relics which
have been dug up I'm preparing the
ground for the jamestown Exposition.
The site selected for the celebration
Of the three hundredth az versary Of
the first permanent English settlement
in America was once an Indian village
occupied by the Powhatans, the most
powerful tribe OF the early American
Indians, who roamed over the country
east OF the Ohio River several CEN
turtles ago.
Near the State Exhibits Building
stands n majestic live oak tree, the
"Powhatan Oak" estimated TO be
nearly 1000 years old, which was n
favorite camping ground OF the In
dams before America was discovered
by the Palefaces. Here were held
councils of war when the only weap-
ons in use We're stone hatchets, stone
war clubs, spears with stone points
anu bONN anu uIIoMS- It
heads used were made of flint, clipped
down to a cutting edge, almost as
sharp as knife, every arrow head
representing many hours of hard and
patient toll. Scores of these flint ar
row-heads are being found on the Ex-
position ground. in excavating for
streets and buildings. Some of them
are broken, perhaps by striking some
foe of the Indians In battle or some
wild animal-in those days the woods
about Hampton Roads were alive with
deer. bear and other animals. At Sc
wells Point where these relics are
found were fought bloody battles be-
tween the early English settlers and
the Indians and, according to old In
dian traditions, this was also the
BATTLE ground on which warning In
dian tribes desperately contended for
the right of domain. long before the
occurrence of the historic event which
the jamestown Exposition commemo-
rates. The valuable fisheries of what
are now called Hampton Roads and
Chesapeake Bay, tie beautiful hunt
ing grounds along the water courses
and the many attractions peculiar TO
this locality made this particular
point of land very desirable, and for
its possessions Indian tribes warred
with one another. Now, after cen
turtles have gone by and the old In
dian nations that once controlled this
region have passed away, their an
cient battle fields have been trans
formed into a magnificent information
al exposition ground, just outside the
corporate limits of the city of Norfolk,
Virginia.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-08-09

cluded that he would gain in both
purse and pleasure by going back to
the farm. Such a young man, and
there are many like him in the Norton
County High School, would have well
coined an agricultural course, and
would have gone back to the farm
much better prepared for the duties Of
life than he was with business train
ing. So the county superintendent Of
schools and the other members of the
board of trustees decided that an
agricultural course should take TIE
place of the general science course, and
hired a graduate of the Kansas State
Agricultural College to teach agricul.
ture and other sciences in the high
school. Secretary Wilson of Agricul-
ture, while making a trip through the
"short-grass country" learned of the
enterprise. became much interested in
II, and In response to an appeal for
aid sent a representative OF the Office
of Experiment Stations to Norton to
help start 1t. The president OF the
Kansas State Agricultural College also
responded to a call for assistance and
made one OF party of four that toured
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-08-09
Want Industrial Training.

Resolutions were recently adopted
at the closing sessions of the Ameri-
can Institute of Instruction at New
Haven favoring the installing OF In
dustrial departments in every efficient
school system. The institute also
placed itself on record as holding that
in view of recent developments Of dis
honesty in high places and of the in
crease of crime in different directions,
II is the duty of the teachers to per-
sistently train the American youth In
honesty, integrity, and uprightness.