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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
John Alexander Dowie Loses
Hold Hearts of People

present, this action was taken after
more than five hours of the most Sc
we're arraignment of the first apostle.
At its close the prophet was with
out a follower in the gathering, for
even his wife, Overseer Jane Dowie,
and her son Gladstone, Joined the
ranks of those opposing the founder
of the faith.
The step came as the climax of the
efforts of Deputy General Overseer
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, who was named
in Dowie's will as his successor and
was called to Zion 20 take charge of
affairs when a stroke of paralysis
forced the leader to leave his people
and go south.
Reputation of John Alexander
Dowie also came from the two men in
Zion City on whom he had depended
to assist him in deposing Deputy Gen
eral Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva.
Deacon V. V. Barnes. Dowies gem
eral counsel, sent him a telegram re-
fusing to act on his instructions to
cancel Voliva's power of attorney and
install instead Fielding H. White,
The message further contained
threat that the administrative body OF
the church had documentary evidence
of Dowie's mismanagement.
This evidence relates to charges
against Dowie's character and to the
alleged misrepresentation Of more than
$1,00O,000 intrusted to him for invest
ment in the lace works and other
Zion City institutions.
Dowie's arrest in connection with
the charge has been threatened.
Deacon White sent Dowie a tele-
gram declining to accept his power of
attorney.
Deacon Barnes in an interview said:
"Dowie now is suspended from Zion.
Suspension does not mean removal;
it does not mean that judgment has
been pronounced. In order that the
First Apostle might have no legal right
to remove those who are endeavoring
to protect lions creditors this action
was taken, for if his ecclesiastical
power were unquestioned we might be
placed in a peculiar situation techni-
cally and actually. 1t was in order
that there might be no question of the
suspension of his power that it was
determined to suspend Dowie."
Mrs. Dowie's Property Transferred.
Gladstone Dowie said his mother had
turned over all her personal property
and realty to the community. This
amounts to 100000 and principally
consists of Shiloh house and Ben Mac
D'hui. the magnificent country estate
on White lake, Michigan. 1t is ex-
pected that Mrs Dowie will be per
mitted uninterrupted possession of this
property in consideration of her join
ing the opposition to her husband.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Drink by Prescription.

Prince Louis of Battenberg, In the
course OF an interview about the New
I York policemen accused of drinking
aboard the Drake, said with a smile:
81 blame those unknown men no
more than blame a certain teetotaler
of Dundee.
"a Dundee physician, because the
iteetotaler had a red nose, suspected
the sincerity Of the mans profession.
1.-THE teetotler did not hesitate at
all over the champagne. He drank
"a half dozen glasses and grew gay
and boisterous.
Then the doctor, feeling that he
had him, said grufIly.
"'Weel John, hoo does all this
square WI yer teetotal pretensions?"
"The prohibitionist Gas you would
call him here) laughed and answered.:
"'Tho' I'm a staunch teetotaler, I'm
no sic fule as to refuse what the
doctor orders. Chicago American.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
The Strongest impression.

"And you enjoyed your sea voy-
age?" we ask of the friend who has
returned from his trip to Australia.
every WELL" he says.
you were quite long while on the
sea weren't you?"
MANY weeks"
mo doubt the constant communing
with the worldwide sweep of waters,
with their ceaseless waves and their
mysterious swellings and sinkings,
creates a strong impression on one?"
ut does"
zone must become inspired with
the awful majesty Of the ocean, with
the thought of its eternal unrest, of
its unsolvable mysteries?"
Eyes, he does think of that; but
that wasn't the strongest impression
I got"
mo? And what was the strongest
impression you had?"
"The absolutely utter impossibility
of taking a walk down the street
after dinner to get clgar."-New Or
leans Picayune
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
HOT ONIONS FOR PNEUMONIA.
Simple Remedy Said to Be Sure Cure
for Dread Disease.

Owing to the prevalence of pneu-
monia and the great mortality which
attend it's ravages during the winter
and spring, several boards of health
in northern New JERSEY have been TAX
ing measures to protect the citizens
Of their towns from the disease. The
health board of Washington, N. j., has
published a remedy which is said to
be sure cure for pneumonia, and
other health boards are looking into
the matter with a view of having the
same thing published for the good of
the general public. This is the publ
cation as it has appeared in the pa
pers of Washington:
Take six to ten onions, according
to size, chop fine, put in a large
spider over a hot fire. then add the
same quantity of rye meal and vine
gar enough to form a thick paste. In
the meanwhile stir it thoroughly, let
ting it simmer five or ten minutes
Then put in a cotton bag large enough
to cover the lungs and apply to chest
as hot as patient can bear. In about
ten minutes apply another, and thus
continue by relocating the poultices,
and in a few hours the patient will be
out of danger. This simple remedy
has never failed to cure this too-often
fatal malady. Usually three or foGl
applications will be sufficient, but con
tinue always until the perspiration
starts freely from the chest. This
remedy was formulated many years
ago by one of the best physicians
New England has ever known, who
never lost a patient by the disease
and won his renown by simple rene
dies"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
RHEUMATISM CURED
The Disease Yielded Readily to Or.
Williams Pink Pills After Other
Treatment Failed.

DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure rheuma-
tism because they supply the necessary
elements to the Initiated blood and en-
able nature to cast out the impurities
and effect cure. Mrs. A. Baker, of No.
119 Fitch street, Syracuse, N. Y, will
furnish living evidence of the truth of
this statement. "There has been rheu-
matism in my family ever since can re-
member" she says. my grandmother
was q great sufferer from muscular
rheumatism and my mother also had the
disease in mild form. About year
ago l had hard cold and rheumatism
caught me in my left knee. There were
sharp pains, confined to the neighbour
hood Of the knee and they seemed to go
right into the bone. The pain / suffered
was intense and l also had dizzy spells.
"The doctors called my trouble
uriatic and sciatic rheumatism. When
l didn't get better under their treat
ment my brother-in-l law suggested that L
try DIR. Williams Pink Pills. / bought
three boxes, and, by the time l had
taken them, the pain and dizziness had
entirely left me. j wanted to make
sure of cure so bought three more
boxes, but didn't take quite all of them
as l found that / was entirely cured.
" Before took the pills the pain was
so severe that had to cry at times and
when / was cured was so thankful and
grateful and 1 am glad to recommend
them to every one who suffers with
rheumatism. ~
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
severe cases of anania, sciatica, nervous
ness, partial paralysis, loconotor ataXia
and st. Vitus' dance that have not re-
sponded to other modes of treatment.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills or they will be sent by mail, post
paid, on receipt of price, 80 cents per
box, six boxes for $3.50, by the DIR. Will
1iams Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N. Y.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
HAIRPlN UNITED FOND HEARTS.
Now Weapon In the Armory Of tho
God Of Love.

Now Weapon In the Armory Of tho
God Of Love.
A hairpin brought Miss Matilda
Lyons and Wallace Clark together
and resulted in their marriage at Sac
ramento, Cal.
The hairpin which united two low
ing hearts was common black pin,
like 100000 other pins in the
United States and exactly like per-
haps $4,000 in Sacramento.
The hairpin brought them together
In an electric street car. The car was
crowded and both were compelled to
stand. Neither had noticed the other
to any degree when suddenly Miss
Lyons felt her hair slip and realized
that in hurrying to catch the car she
had shaken some of the halrpins out
of her hair and that It was slowly but
surely slipping down her back.
There was n young woman sitting
in the seat directly in front of him.
with her hair almost brushing his
hand as he held to the edge of the
seat for support. Miss Lyons In des-
pair searched her retcule rapidly,
holding her back hair with one hand.
and she half turned just as Clark.
with sudden stealthy movement
plucked a hairpin from the head Of
the woman sitting near him.
Clark, caught in the act, blushed a
bit, and Miss Lyons grew rosy. but
managed to maintain her dignity.
An instant of hesitation and then
Clark, plucking up his courage, re-
moved his hat and said in low tone:
Permit me to offer you a hair
pin"
A few days later Clark met Miss
Lyons and was properly introduced.
He admits that he made inquiries and
she frankly confesses that she in
CURED about him. At any rate they
met and three months later they were
married and Clark is now a native
son In law.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
DECAYED STARCH.
a Food Problem,

An Asheville man tells how right
food did that which medicines had
failed to accomplish.
For more than Is years" he says
'T was afflicted with stomach trouble
and intestinal Indigestion gas form
ing in stomach and bowels and giving
me great distress. These conditions
were undoubtedly due to the starchy
food / ate, white bread, potatoes, etc,
and didn't digest. l grew worse with
time, till years ago, had an attack
which the doctor diagnosed as appen-
dicitis. When the surgeon operated
on me, however, it was found that my
trouble was ulcer of the pancreas, in
stead of appendicitis.
"Since that time have had several
such attacks. suffering death, almost.
The last attack was about months
ago, and l endured untold agonies.
"The doctor then said that | would
have to east less starchy stuff, so l
began the use of Grape-Nuts food for
! knew it to be pre-digested and have
continued same with most gratifying
results. 1t has built me up wonder
fully | gained 10 pounds in the first
weeks that | used Grape-Nuts, my
general health is better than ever
before, my brain is clearer and my
nerves stronger.
For breakfast and dinner, each,
take teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts
with cream, small slice of dry toast,
an egg soft boiled and a cup of Post
UNI; and / make the evening meal on
Grapefruit and cream alone-this
gives me a good nights rest and L
am we'll again" Name given by Post
um Co., Battle Creek, Mich
There's a reason. Read the little
book, THE Road 10 MELVILLE" in
pkgs.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

a bank and newspaper.
1899,
Inaugurates metropolitan crusade,
preaching nightly in different parts of
the city. Mobbed by hoodlums.
1900.
Purchases site of Zion City and
conducts crusade in England
1901.
Starts factories at Zion city. De-
clares himself to be Elijah ILL.,, or
Elijah the Restorer.
1902.
Negotiates for Mexican plantation
and Texas land for colonization pur-
poses. Refused credit by Chicago
merchants. Ordered to refund $4,000
to Frederick Sutton of New Zealand,
who had invested in Zion.
1903.
Receives large contributions and
tithes from his people in the famous
collection barrel. Leads the Zion Res
toration host of 5000 workers in eight
special trains on religious visitation
to New York. Creditors press claims
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

While a girl is learning about
love she can teach a man more than
he ever knew.
The only kind of advice that is ever
taken is the rich relations, and only
when he is there to see you do it,
A good cure for insomnia is to have
some babies in the house; then you'll
want to sleep, but they won't let you.
If women wore different clothes
they might be a lot more sensible, but
they wouldn't be a millionth part as
nice.
When a man happens to make his
bank balance agree with the cashiers
he goes out and begins to brag how
he almost tok honors in mathemat-
les when he was in college.-New
York Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
SAVED BABY LYONS LIFE.
Awful sight From That Dreadful Com.
plant, lnfantile Eczema-Mother

Awful sight From That Dreadful Com.
plant, lnfantiIe Eczema-Mother
Praises Cuticura Remedies.
"Our baby had that dreadful COM
plant, Infantile Eczema, which afflict-
ed him for several months common
cling at the top of his head, and at last
covering his whole body. His suffer
ings were untold and constant misery
in fact, there was nothing we would
not have done to have given him re
lief. We finally procured full set Of
the Cuticura Remedies, and in about
three or four days he began to show
brighter spirit and really laughed, for
the first time in a year. In about
ninety days he was fully recovered.
Praise for the Cuticura Remedies has
always been our greatest pleasure,
and there is nothing too good that we
could say in their favor, for they GER
tainly saved our baby's life, for he
was the most awful sight that l ever
beneld, prior to the treatment of the
Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Maebelle
Lyon, 1926 Appleton Ave-, Parsons,
Kan, July IS, 1905"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Soldiers Who Are Good Cooks.

Gen. Sir Redvers Butler is such an
excellent cook that he would have lit
tie difficulty in obtaining a first-class
chefs position in a west end hotel In
his younger days, before he reached
his high military rank his brother Of
flcers used to say that Redvers Bull
Ter can make an arpetizing dinner
out of old saddles when rations were
short on campaign. Another dis.
tinguished soldier who shares with
Gen. Butler a wonderful skill in the
gastronomlc art is Major General Ba
den-Powen.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
JOHN ALEXANDER. "
Pledges Long Fidelity.

Another letter, also delivered to
Miss Hofer while she was in Zion
City, follows:
Child of my heart The devil is
at work. He has stolen his way into
my home. Fear not the harsh words
of women possessed of evil thoughts.
They SANDER and rave as the out
come of imaginary ills and burdens.
The Lord sent you to me. He spoke
unto me instructions. Let the words
of thy mouth and the meditation of
thy heart be acceptable to thy chosen
children. You were sent to the apostle
and first priest, and the trials you
have undergone were merely to test
your faith.
CAS- always and until the worms eat
into my body.
JOHN ALEXANDER"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Courts Are Particular.

Anton Palas, the registrar of births.
deaths and marriages at Miskolez, in
Hungary, resolved to commit suicide,
but before carrying out his purpose
entered his death in the register in
the regular manner. After his death,
however the courts decided that, as
the registrar was alive when he made
the entry, it was irregular, and accord
lngly instructed his successor to strike
it out and Their re-enter the particu-
lars.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Lodges TeetotaI PRINCIPLES.

The capitol guide was telling two
New England school teachers in the
senate gallery interesting things about
the senators below. There are esev
eral of them" he said that have eat
en- too many society dinners and
drunk too much firewater." ooh, how
dreadful in our public men!" said one
of the teachers. But there is Sena-
tor Lodge. He doesn't drink, does
he?" ooh, no." replied the guide. He
is a teetotaler. He even thins his
water"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

Young Dowies personal estate
amounts in value to less than $4,000
He said neither he nor his mother had
any thought of the financial benefits
they might derive from the peculiar
position they have taken in the fight
for independence and throwing off the
First Apostles" yoke.
GAS for my father" said Gladstone
Dowie, "the story that he has any
property in West Africa or in Mexico
has no foundation. He is practically
penniless, as has been stated.
Thomas Graham Wilson, who
claimed to have title to a tract of land
twenty miles square in West Africa,
offered to give my father title to it,
but it was on condition that he would
have 25 per cent of the profits arising
from its development. There has been
no development, and there is nothing
certain about Wilson having any title
to it. 1t consists of tribal lands, and
except for its mahogany forests pos
sesses little or no value"
Lump of Gold" Letter.
Some of the letters written by
Dowie to Ruth Hofer, supposed Swiss
heiress, whose name has been men.
toned in the charges against the
FIRST apostle" have been given out.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Set a Herd of Cattle Attire.

A few days ago two cowboys on the
Matador ranch near Claiming were
dipping cattle in oil. They found one
unbranded steer and after dipping it
branded it.
The heat Of the branding iron set
fire to the hair of the animal, which
was soaked with oil, and it imme'
diately dashed into a bunch of steers
which had been dipped in the same
fluid few minutes before, setting
them afre, from which forty died.
TeXico Trumpet
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
SAW TRIUMPH FOR MRS. LOT"
Street Gamin's Amusing Comment on
Biblical Story,

BIBLICAL story.
Speaking of Sunday schools, an
earnest woman who battles every Sun.
day morning with class of hardened
little street gamins tells an amusing
story of the way one little tough
greeted the story Of Lots wife, which
she was trying to relate. She was
nicely under way when this little fell
low burst out:
what wus er name?"
The teacher went back over her
Bible history, and could not remember
that the name was given. She said
as much.
at doesn't say what her name was.
She is only called Lots wife,"
"Well, why don't you call her Mrs.
Lot, them"
The teacher bit her lip, but from
that time she referred to the lady as
Mrs. Lot. When she reached the part
Of the story where Mrs. Lot turned
and looked back, although she had
been warned not to, the little chaps
eyes shone derisively.
"Rubber!" he exclaimed, excitedly.
But the most characteristic COM
ment Of all was made when the story
was finished. After he had listened
delightedly to the fate which befell
Mrs. Lot-that of being turned into
a pillar of salt-his small face grew
sharp with cunning. Leaning forward,
he said, in a confidential triumphant
undertone:
"But she saw, just the samey, didn't
she?"-Washingt Post.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Word Is Overworked.

Doubtless the most overworked
word in the English language, CONVEX
sationally, is the word 'tproposition."
Once you begin to notice it, 1t gets on
your nerves. Some people can't talk
thirty seconds without using 1t. A
friends of ours used 1t twenty times in
the course of two minutes talk. 1t Is
maddening Stop it. A little pictur-
esque conversation goes great way.
Chicago News.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Islands at Auction.

Tanning and Washington islands in
the Pacific are advertised for sale by
auction at Suva, Fiji, on April Is
next. Australians fear complication
If the purchaser is a non-British sub
ject. Selling islands by auction is a
new departure in affairs international
Imagine the sign Pacific Islands for
Sale" reared aloft in the greatest
ocean of the world.-New York Sun
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

1t is said Mrs. Dowie and her son
are said to have a bundle of letters tc
Miss Hofer and other women.
One letter, inscribed to "My little
lump of gold follows;
Il am praying for you to-day ant
am hoping to hear again your words
OF comfort. l know you cannot change
for you are the same yesterday and
to-day, yea and forever.
Il want to hear again your expires
sions of faith, because they give me
new hope in the womanhood of Zion
You have demonstrated to me that
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
uncalIed.For Nioht of AGONY.

A story is told of man who, cross
ing a disused coal field late at night.
fell into an apparently bottomless pit
and saved himself only by grasping a
projecting beam. There he chung with
great difficulty all night, only to find
when day dawned that his feet were
only four inches from the bottom.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

lost flesh, my eyes failed me,
bloated at times, my back hurt and
suffered living death. There seemed
no hope until | began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. Then | began to inn
prove. The pain left gradually, the
swellings subsidized, | gained appetite
and weight, and to make long story
short, got Welt"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

Principal Thomas of the Burlington
(Vt) High School and his teachers,
finding that 40 per cent of the boys
used tobacco habitually, and desiring
to reduce the practice. have agreed
that no pupil who uses tobacco can
hold a school office or be a member
of any organization, including athletic
and social clubs
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
II you have to pay the piper, be
sure you get the dance.
Good Health!

How to get it. How to maintain ita
Take natures medicine, Garfield lea,
the mild laxative. II is made of he, bs.
Ii purifes the blood aud establishes a nor
NAL action of liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury win surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely dcrange the whole system when
entering IL through the mucous surfaces. such
articles should never he used except on preserip-
tons from reputable physicians rs the damage they
viii do IL ten fold to the good you can possibly de.
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by Y. j. Cheney g. Co, Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, and Is taken internally acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system, In
buying Hairs Catarrh Cure DO sure you get tho
genuine. IL Is taken internally aud made In Toledo,
Ohio, by + j. Chonov Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 15c. per bottle.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

Kidney Pills saved
my life. My doctor,
from a careful an
alysls OF the urino
and a diagnosis OF
my case. had told
me | could not live
six weeks. / was
struck down in the
street with kidney
trouble, and for a
whole year could
not leave the house.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
bitterly"

Weare told that lawful" Chat we'll
worn world is out of date, and that
bitterly has taken its place amongst
those who like to get hold of - sing. q
epithet and wear it threadbare,-
Daily Chronicle.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Elenhant Hard to Anproach.

An elephant has so delicate sense
of smell that when In wild state it
can scent an enemy at distance Of
1000 yards.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

Oar never wuz no lowgrounds err sor.
row but a sunbeam found it's way ter
'um en- set some bird a-singin'.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
Women shylocks in London.

1t appears that there are many fe-
male Shylocks in London. They are
all old women, and, as usurers, are
said to be much more grasping and
merciless than their male colleagues.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

All birds when perched on trees or
bushes serve as weathercocks, as they
invariably roost with their heads to
the wind.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19

on his back, but he never had to lift
a mortgage.