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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
CUSTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY D. M. AMsBERRY,
BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
The Idle Sinners.

Every once In awhile the action OF
some young man who is enjoying a
princely income brings to mind the
thought that money ill-spent inevita-
bly, brings disaster to the spender.
The idle rich, whose sole idea is to
amuse themselves, are curses in a
community. They bring themselves
to premature graves, but long before
their deaths they are old in sin, and
are so satiated with Illicit pleasure
that they find no enjoyment in any.
thing, and, like Sir Charles Cold.
stream in the play of Used Up
there is nothing for them to see with
nstonishment Their constant cry is,
"There is nothing in it," and they try
TO stimulate their jaded appetites with
exoesses that are suggestive OF the
declining Pagan days Of Greece and
Rome. Go to any of our fashionable
watering places in the height of the
season and you will find many indo-
lent rich men whose faces express
sensuality and a vague longing for
new sensation. Their fathers prob
ably toiled hard for the money they
are throwing away in trying to enjoy
themselves with base amusements. IT
would have been a mercy If a few
years earlier they had been deprived
OF their princely incomes. They
might then have been of some use
in the world. Now they are simply
membranes. There Is no breeder
of vice like laziness, and this applies
to all classes of young men, the poor
az we'll as the rich, for all the vicious
youth are not to be found among the
rich, says the Boston Budget. Some
of them come from the homes of pow
erty, and they rely upon poor rela-
lions for support when they do not
become common thieves. Both the
classes mentioned are demoralizing
IN the examples they set, and If they
could be packed off together to some
island in the sea, where they would
have to work or starve, they might
develop into something human and
less brutal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23

"The explosion had knocked out the
props" he said, "and the roof was
falling. The black damp was gath
ering, and l knew / had to work
quick. Brinley Davis was burned bad,
so was Joe Winchent, while Reese
Williams was caught under a car
which had been blown on top of him.
could not pull him out. The only
way was to lift the car. tried three
times before l could get it up bit
and he managed to wriggle out, Davis
and Winchent were wild crazy, They
all recovered and are working in the
mines now"
c. T. Mathews, of SO Water street,
New York city, a wealthy Welshman
who takes a great interest in his coun-
trymeR, heard OF Watkins heroism
through friends. and was so impressed
that he gave Watkins a handsome
gold medal himself and later brought
the case to the notice of the Car
negie hero fund commission.
The $1,000 which Watkins will gel
will just pay on the mortgage on his
house.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
MINERALS IN ILLINOIS.

making both Portland and Stag
cement. The output of Stag cement
is included with the figures for the
natural rock cement. A new Port.
land cement plant Is building at
Dixon, ILL.,"
Lead mines in the state are not i'm
portant, but the fact that this metal
Is produced Is interesting. The forth
coming report will say on this point:
"A small amount of lead ore is
mined in northwestern Illinois, and
a little Of 1t is reduced in a local
furnace near Galena. The bulk of
the lead smelted in the state, how
ever, comes from Alton, where the
Federal Lead company has a large
modern plant. 1t is run mainly on
ores from Missouri, particularly the
southeastern part of the state. Since
there is only the one producer 1t Is
impracticable to give the output for
Illinois separately"
The increase in Illinois coal pro-
duction from 1888 to the present year
Is graphically illustrated in bulletin
Of the state survey, which says: I'm
the last 25 years the production of
the state has increased $40 per cent.
II the same rate of increase contin-
ues for another quarter of century
the annual production then will be
approximately 135,O00,0O0 short tons.
The production for the last ten years
has increased at even more rapid
rate, amounting to 113 per cent.
"At this rate production of So
100000 tons will be reached in ten
years. or approximately 100000
tons in 25 years. This is about the
amount of bituminous coal now mined
and sold in the whole of the United
States. 1t is impossible to say what
the future rate of increase will in fact
be, but these figures are at least seri.
Gus possibilities and the production
undoubtedly will increase rapidly for
many years to come.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
TAKE MILLIONS FROM AMERICA
Records Show That immigrants Send
Earnings to Home Banks.

CHARACTERIZATION of dollars in
American gold is being boarded an
nually in the banks of Italy by tenn
porary Italian residents of the United
States. This is the news that has
just reached the government, along
with a statement from the general
commissioner of immigration at Rome
that the total immigration to the
states from Italy in the year 1906
approached the 100000 mark.
The idea of most Italian emigrants,
says the immigration commissioner,
is to accumulate something like a
fortune in the states and return with
it to Italy. The intimacy of the home
connection Is shown by the exhibit
of the Bank of Naples, which, hav-
ing advertised that sort of business
as its specially, has more than $4,000
accounts opened by Italian emigrants
in the United States and placed to
their credit during the fiscal year just
closed more than 100000
During the same period Italians in
Argentina sent to this single bank
SS2S,000 and $425,000 came from Bra
zil.
The total receipts from such
sources at the Naples bank were
100000 above those of the year be-
fore. And that is only one bank
among dozens in Italy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
American Goods In Mexico.

American merchants could do so
per cent. more business in Mexico
were they to study the character and
condition of trade in our country"
said Walter e. Grevel. of Mexico City.
THE main trouble with the slow sale
Of American merchandise in Mexico
is the fact that the merchants and
manufacturers demand that payment
for their goods be sent upon the re-
ceipt of the bill for the same, and
this bill arrives a month in advance
Of the goods. OF course, our mer-
chants do not favor the idea of pay
Ing for goods before receiving them.
On the other hand, European mer-
chants are liberal in giving time lin
Its as high as six months, and, as a
consequence, enjoy q good portion of
our trade"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Merits Of Invention viii Be Tested In
Field Operations and Commits.
sary Department Expects
Good Results.

Misunderstanding. Gen. Sharpe.
commissary general, has sent enough
of the new army fireless cookers to
feed four companies to the joint camp
Mt Mount Gretna, Pa. He has also
ordered enough of the cookers to sup
ply eight companies sent to Fort
Riley, Kan, where one of the largest
of the Joint encampments began re-
Gently.
1t is the intention of the commissary
department to test the merits of this
device in practical field operations.
The cooker in its present form has
been constructed by the army artisans
themselves; there are no patent rights
connected with 1t, and it is so simple
that any boy handy with tools could
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
To Cook Without Fire.

make one in the course of a day &C.
cording to the army standard. The
commissary department is highly
gratified over the success in the ex-
periments made in the west, and the
officers are deyoting their attention to
developing minor improvements, such
as the application of devices for her.
metically sealing the cooking vessels
and tightening the weight of the out
fit.
The large six-compartment cookers
first made weighed $50 pounds each,
but they have been lightened, and one
development is single compartment
cooker weighing little over 100
pounds which has found much favor
because it can be packed readily on a
mule, assuring hot supper for a de-
tachment at the end of a days scout.
Another Improvement about to be in
troduced Is the adoption of aluminium
vessels, made after the department s
plans, which are expected to be indie.
structible.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
MINER GETS MEDAL.
Carnegie Reward Of $1,000 VIII Pay
Mortgage on His Home.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-William Watkins,
young mine worker of Edwardsville,
near here, is the first anthracite min
er to receive a Carnegie medal for
heroism and $1,000 from the hero
fund. This is in recognition Of his
act of heroism on September 3. 1904.
when he saved the lives of three men
at the imminent risk of death. He
was greatly surprised by the news
that the medal was to be given him.
There had been an explosion in the
No. colliery of the Kingston Coal
company. AS the workers rushed out
of the mine Watkins realized that
three men who were at the bottom OF
the slope where the explosion oc
Cured might be alive. He turned
back and calling to his comrades to
stand by to help, he rushed down the
slope.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
PLAN COLONY IN TEXAS.
Big Tract to Be Settled by Farmers
from Europe.

Cbicago.-A tract OF land compris-
ing $4,000 acres has been purchased
near Raymondville, Tex, on the Gulf
Coast railroad, for the colonization of
farmers from France. Belgium.
Switzerland and Holland. The land
was purchased by A. M. Davidson. OF
Chicago, and the colonists are being
found by his eminence, Mgr. j. r..
Vilatte, right reverend archbishop and
primate of the Old Roman Catholic
Church in the United States.
The plan of the archbishop, who
makes his headquarters in Chicago,
is to colonize the tract with people
Of his own religious faith. Ninety
acres have been set aside in the CEN
ter Of the tract, and upon this will
be erected monastery and clolster
for the education of priests and for
the preparation of young men for the
ministry. The archbishop will be at
the head of the monastery.
1t is the purpose of those who are
carrying on the project to allot the
land to the immigrants in 40-acre
tracts, which is the largest farm one
man can handle in that section of the
country. From France grape grow
ers are to be taken to secure ex-
perienced agriculturists or horticul-
turists. The archbishop will superin-
tend the selection of the colonists and
see to it that no undesirable immi.
grants are brought in.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Channels Skin of Commerce.

Charles c. Druedling, Of Philadel-
phia, has written an article for the
American Journal of Pharmacy on the
subject of channels skins. What is
known in the market as chamois skins,
he says, is really an obtained sheep
or lamb skin lining. The supply OF
skins from the channels animal is very
limited-enough could not be obtained
in a year to supply the United States
for more than a single day. He made
special inquiry on a recent visit to
Switzerland about the annual crop of
the chamois skin and ascertained that
from 5000 to 5000 skins would be a
fair average yearly crop. This skin is
heavier than the skin of the sheep or
lamb, also much coarser. For strength
and durability the chamois skin is pre-
ferable, but for ordinary use and ap-
pearance the obtained sheep skin
lining would, in most instances, be
preferred.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Aliases of the Great.

Some Investigator of curious sub.
jects has discovered that the inventor
Of travelling incognito was Peter the
Great of Russia. The next after the
famous Russian sovereign to adopt
the practice was Joseph II. of Aus
tria, who in 1777 made a little stay
in Paris under the title of Count Won
Falkenstein. During the revolutionary
period Louis XVIII. buried his tempo
rary useless royal dignity under the
privacy of Comte de Lille, while
Charles X. passed as Comte de Marles.
Ex-Empress Eugene in her splendor
frequently took little trips as Com.
tesse de PierrefondS. King Leopold
does so still as Comte de Ravenstein
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Goods All plsplaNed.

1t was in railway carriage, and the
company consisted Of several COM
mercial travellers and a staid and POM
pous old gentleman. Various efforts
were unsuccessfully made by the
knights OF the road to draw their
companion into conversation. At
length one OF them said:
Come, sir, / know you are one of
us. Tell us what YOU are travelling
in"
Sir" answered the old gentleman,
facing his interlocutor calmly. lam
travelling in very Objectionable and
inquisitive company, and the carriage
10 full of my samples. STRAY Stories.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23

Castro has taken down the presi
dency, which he slipped of and hung
up in the closet some time ago. and
finds that 1t fits as we'll as ever
There is a rumor to the effect that
he did not come back at the cal
of the asphalt trust, which may YET
have few fits in consequence OF his
return.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23

Edison says he will soon place auto.
mobiles within the reach of all. Some
of us have had to be pretty spry ts
get out OF reach of them.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-19
Nothing Succeeds LIko succes.
IN CHRONIC DISEASES

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Arizona republican., 1906-02-19
YAYAPAI CLUB DINNER
 CAPITALISTS MEET
The Chief Guests, OhciaIS Of the
 Arizona Smelling Co.

MT. F. M. Murphy last Friday night gave a dinner at the Yavapai club. Prescott. to a number of prominent citizens of Prescott for the purpose of bringing them together to meet President J. L. Elliott and other off cials of the Arizona Smelling com pany The Journal Miner, describing the dinner, said:
 More wealth was represented around the banquet board of the club than ever before in the history host, who is a man of large means, there was MT. Elliott and Carl Muller, the latter representing millions of capital, and J. A. Mcdonald. vice. president of the United Verde Copper company. Other distinguished guests were Charles SoOysmith, one of the most noted bridge builders in the world, one of his achievements being the cantilever bridge at Needles on the Santa Fe railroad. Also A. M. Mil Ter of the Pine Mountain Mining and Milling company, and MT. Pope Yeat- man, a consulting mining engineer, wno comes from the east to direct the development work at the Blue Bell mine, which is now being operated by the Arizona Smelling company And then there was MT. F. F. Thomas. who was the creator of the United Verde mine, and is now general superintend-
Arizona republican., 1906-02-19
WORKED TO DEATH.

The late Henry Harland is said to have received $7O.OOO from one of his novels. His method of work accounts for his premature death. When the desire to write came upon him in 1884 he occupied a minor place in the sur rogate's office in New York, where his hours were so long that he found little time for literary labor. In order to lengthen the ordinary day he retired directly after dinner and slept until 1 o'clock in the morning, when he arose and after drinking a large cup of black coffee wrote steadily until breakfast time. It was under such that he wrote his first stories of Jewish life over the pen name of Sidney Luska.''
Arizona republican., 1906-02-19
mt of the rich Gwin mine in Califor-

ent of the rich Gwin mine in Califor- mia.
 Through MT. Murphys thoughtful ness all of these prominent men were brought together and accorded that hospitality which is characteristic of the host and of Yavapai county.
 It was s o'clock when the host led the way to the banquet room and there a beautiful sight greeted the eye. The long table was adorned with the graceful epithalium and asparagus fern, while strands of smilax were gracefully disposed over the snowy linen, presenting scene that one of the guests in his speech said he had never witnessed, even in New York. The menu was a symposium of choice viandS and Vintages, and after it had been discussed Judge Hawkins, pres ident of the club, arose and made a few felicitous remarks The judge was in his happiest vein, and his brief pre- ludes in calling upon the various speakers were humorous, we'll timed, and apropos of the occasion, and the spirit that animated it.
 Charles Sooysmith, whom the toast master knew twenty eight years ago in Missouri. this being their first meeting since that time, was the first speaker. 1Ou nave the 1lneSt air Tn the world" he said. "and the finest earth. and the only thing better than the country itself is its hospitality"
 Me. Yeatman, a St. Louis man, said that he always thought that Missouri spoke for itself. Being a Missourian mud had no terrOrs for him, and being now in Arizona. he was not afraid of mud singing. He praised the country and the people and was glad to be a guest of such an occasion.
 Jas. A. Mcdonald could not express his embarrassment at not being from Missouri. He thought ne had no stand ing here. He came here, he said. to
Arizona republican., 1906-02-19
RIVAL COLLIE BREEDERS.

At the coming dog shoy in New York it is expected that there will be a battle royal between Samuel Unter- myer the corporation lawyer, and J. P1erpont Morgan, for the blue ribbons which will be distributed to the cham p1on collies. MT. Morgan and MT. Un- termyer have the finest kennels of col lies in this country and. they have been rivals for years. Formerly MT. Nor gan had everything his own way, but at the last two shows he saw num- Der of ribbons awarded to his rival.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-19

The most interesting sight in Phoe- nix. The Ostrich farm. Take West Washington street cars.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-19

Try Prescott beer and be convinced that it is the purest beer on the mar ket.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-04-27
THE GOVERNOR HELPS.
South Dakota's Executive Aids in tn,
Building of New School House.

Willow Lakes, s. d., April 16.-Gover-
nor Elrod has subscribed the sum OF
800 toward a fund for the construction
OF a new public school building at this
place. The new structure Will be per-
haps the first OF its kind to be erected
in the state with money raised by pop
ular subscription.
A peculiar situation confronts the To-
cal board OF education and out of this
grew the plan to have the building
erected by popular subscription. A
fine new school building which had just
been completed was about a year ago
destroyed by a hurricane which swept
over this part OF the state. The struc-
ture was erected with money raised by
issuing bonds, and these must be paid
before the town il able to issue other
bonds.
Following the lead of the governor.
a number of Willow Lake citizens have
subscribed to the fund necessary for
h erection of another school building.
and II In believed that no great diffi-
Guilty will be experienced In raising suf-
ficient funds for the purpose. Governor
Elrod q taken a personal interest I'm
aiding the board OF education to sur
mount the difficulties which confronted
the board. n his action In contrfbut-
ing toward the fund Is greatly appre-
'ciated by the citizens I'm general.
| Since the destruction of the former
school building by the hurricane II has
been necessary to engage such quarters
as could be secured I'm which to hold
school.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-04-27
THE ART OF WASHING DISHES.

A beginner in home keeping makes a
failure of dish washing and asks one
experienced for better methods. She
says her glassware looks dull and china
does not look nice either and altogether
she says she breads his duty. Many
others dread this part of household
work that comes three times q day,
and Il is well to learn to do il properly.
The chief things required to make dish
washing a pleasure are care, order and
plainly of hot water and nice tea tow
els. Too many make the mistake of
trying to make n towel do duty for
three. First sort the dishes. putting
each kind together-the glassware,
china and silver in separate heaps.
Then put the cooking utensils on the
range and fill them with water in or
der that they may soak until the time
comes to wash them. Begin with the
glassware. Make a hot suds of rain
water, using pearline rather than soap,
as il seems to clean quicker and easier.
Have at hand a clean towel and an
extra one to polish with. Do not try TO
use a damp towel, it does not pay.
Next wash the silver, then the cups and
pieces that are not greasy and lastly
the plates and dishes. Have mops for
deep-mouthed pitchers and little, stiff
brushes for cut glass. A little borax
in the water that Is used for the cook
ing vessels will aid greatly in keeping
them sweet and clean. This kind OF
work may easily be o while sitting.
IL Is not necessary to stand In order to
wash dishes. If q house wife will
provide herself with the proper imple-
ments n go about ii In the right way
dish washing need not be such a dread
full task as most women make 1t.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-04-27
POINTERS.

A broiler is a chicken which weighs
two pounds or under, and a spring
chicken weighs from two to four
pounds.
Another thing to remember in select
ing eggs for Matching is that sick or
oyerfat hens do not lay very fertile
eggs.
Leg weakness, soft eggs egg-bound
and poor matches can nearly always be
attributed TO overlooking and an extra
fat condition of the hens.
Some poultrymen claim that the
strongest Matching eggs come from
hens that had a judicious amount of
green bone in their bin of fare.
Mites in the chicken house occasion
ally are not disgrace, but ii is a dis
grace to leave them there after they
are discovered, when they can be gotten
rid of at such little cost.
The raising of guinea fowls is being
advocated by the agricultural depart
ment and dealers I'm market poultry.
The demand for them is said to be
good already, and increasing as rapidly
as epicures become acquainted with the
delights of the dish.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-04-27
BAD SHOOTING SCRAPE
IN SIOUX FALLS. S. D.
Joe Taylor, Former Sioux Cityan, in
City Hospital With Dangerous
Wound-May Prove Fatal.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. April 1S.-AIphonse
Jones was lodged in the city Jail late
this afternoon on the serious charge of
shooting with intent TO kill, the charge
growing out of a sensational episode
which occurred earlier in the afternoon.
Joe l.. Taylor. a former resident of
Sioux City, is the victim of Jones
wrath, and ne is in the city hospital
with a gunshot wound which may prove
fatal.
The Jones n Taylor families live to-
gether in a double house III a part OF
the city known as Galesburg, and Mrs.
Jones alleges that Taylor forced his
way into their part of the house and
used violent and threatening language
toward her husband. Jones secured a
shotgun, and upon Taylor daring him
to shoot he raised the gun and fired,
the full charge striking Taylor in the
right side, inflicting a dangerous
wound.
When Deputy Sheriff Peterson went
to the house to arrest Jones, his Wife
met him at the door and threatened
10 shoot, but the officer succeeded in
overpowering both herself and husband,
and the latter is in jail.