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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
ANTHRACITE DEPOSITS OF GREAT
VALUE BEING WORKED.
Mines on West Coast Have Proved
Most Proftable-First of Arctic
Islands to Send Fuel
to Market.

Washington.-The prospect bright
ems that Spitzbergen may become
source of anthracite of some impor-
lance. The more the archipelago is
examined, the more promising, it is
said, are the coal mining prospects
along some of the coasts, and in
number of the valleys. The railway,
which was built three years ago a lit.
tie inland from Advent bay to bring
coal down to the shore, is to be ex-
tended further into the main island to
tap new sources of supply recently
discovered This is in about Is de-
grees north latitude, or a little more
than 800 statute miles from the north
pole. In order to make the short rail
road already ia operation available
the year around the miners built it all
the way under cover. Many tons have
been hauled down to the shore on
these tracks to await the arrival of
steamers that have carried several
loads of excellent coal to European
markets.
The chief discoveries Of coal have
been made in Ice ford, the deep in
dentation of the west coast, and espe-
cially in Advent bay, where the rail
road was built. Here about so miners
are living in small, warm dwellings.
They have already proved the practi-
cability of winter mining, and two
years ago they installed electricity to
illumine the long Arctic night In the
coal mine, and in their little settle
ment so that they may add to the coal
output every month in the year. 1t
was in Advent bay that Mr.. Conway,
who made the first crossing of Spitz.
bergen, replenished the coal supply Of
his little steamer II years ago.
The world will not be Indifferent to
any important coal resurces which the
Arctic regions may afford. Some day
it may be drawing appreciate sup
plies from Greenland, and news OF
fresh discoveries of coal in any part
of the accessible Arctic will be heard
with interest.
Meanwhile Spitzbergen, the first of
the Arctic islands to send coal to mar
ket and to be the goal of tourists
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
The Evolution of
Household Remedies.

The modern patent medicine bust
ness Is the natural outgrowth of the
old-time household remedies.
In the early history of this country,
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
MADE MEDICINES. Herb teas,
bitters, laxatives and tonics, were to be
found in almost every house, compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apothecary or the family doctor.
Such remedies as picra, which was
aloes and quassia, dissolved in apple
brandy. Sometimes hop tonic, made
of whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more of popular, homemade
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulate for which were passed along
from house to house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated.
The patent medicine business is a
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin
ming, some enterprising doctor, i'm
pressed by the usefulness of one of
these homemade remedies, would take
it up, improve it in many ways, manu-
facture it On large scale, advertise it
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus 1t would become used over a
large area. LATTERLY THE HOUSE
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM.
Peruna was originally one of these
old-time remedies. 1t was used by the
Mennonites, of Pennsylvania, before it
was offered to the public for sale. DR..
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM
FOUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Men
MONTE origin. First, he prescribed it
for his neighbors and his patients.
The sale of it increased, and at last he
established a mandatory and fur.
nished 1t to the general drug trade.
Peruna is useful in a great many
climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUNA and its value in the
treatment of these ailments. They
have learned to trust and believe in
DR., Hartman's judgment, and to rely
On his remedy, Peruna.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
New Iowa Organization Fines All Sick
Members.

Des Moines, lathe First Society
of Eternal Youth is the name of an
organization founded here, which has
for its object the prolongation of life,
and which purposes to fine every
member who becomes sick. That the
association is in earnest is evidenced
by the fact that 100 men already have
enrolled in the scheme, the preamble
of which reads as follows:
The special object and business OF
this society shall be to renew and
perpetuate the mental moral and
physical youth and strength of all
its members; to build up and continue
in the highest degree the mental Wig
or in each individual member; and
imperatively requiring from each and
every member that he live the life
of health, thereby contributing his
share in banishing the specter of dis
ease and death from the face of the
earth.
Any member who is reported sick
from any disease, and so remains sick
and is confined to his bed for a con
tinuous period Of three days or more,
shall be fined in a sum not less than
one dollar nor more than ten dollars
for the first offense. For the second
offense under this article any mem
Der shall be suspended from member
ship, and for the third offense of any
member in violation of this article ex-
pulsion from the society shall be the
penalty.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
SNIFF KISS ORIGINAL cAREss.
Ancients Did Not Understand Art of
Oscillation, Says Professor.

Philadelphia.-The climax of inter
est at the recent session of the Ameri
can Oriental society was reached
when Prof. Hopkins Of Yale read his
paper on The Sniff Kiss in Ancient
India"
The paper was history of the kiss
as we know it. The learned professor
that the earliest peoples and earliest
times knew it not. That there might
be no mistake he labeled the kiss of
to-day the genuine kiss" and the
perfect kiss" Oddly enough, he finds
that the genuine kiss was invented by
a woman. The description is given
in the epic of ancient India which
treats of the science of love.
"She laid her mouth to my mouth, +"
recites the poet, "and made a noise
which gave me pleasure"
With that discovery, said Prof Hop
kins, grew the fashion which has
since known no abatement.
THE early peoples" he continued,
knew nothing of the kiss in any form
Had they known of it they would
have told something of it in the mass
of records that has come down to us,
for, surely, an act which conveys such
pleasure could not have been forgot
ten.
With the development Of the gen
uine kiss, the sniff kiss disappeared,
never to reappear. 1t had served its
purpose and soon was forgotten"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Mothers Have SO Children.

San Francisco, Cal.-Statistics pre-
pared by the immigration board at
this port show that according to the
claims Of all the Chinese who swore
they are native born every Chinese
woman in this country must have
been the mother of SO children. This
interesting condition was made known
when the figures collected from vari-
GUS points in the country were tabu-
lated.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the dlS
BASED portion Of the ear. There Is only one way to
cuB Deafness and Tint is by constitutional remedies
Deafness ia caused by an infamed condition OF tho
muccEs lining OF the Eustachlan Tube. When this
tube is infiamed you have rumblAg sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when II Is entirely closed Deaf
ia the result, and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal cond
ton, hearing viii be destroyed forever; nine
out of ten caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
bot an nnamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness tcaused by catarrh that cannot DO cured
by Halrs Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
i. j. CHENEY h CO., Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Comma Popular Craze.

Signs are not wanting that amateur
photography will have vast increase
OF raw recruits in 1907. From the
cloistral retreats of the learned 1t
has transpired that we are on the
verge of discovering the art of direct
color photography. And the masses
there is abundant evidence of it
are beginning to turn their eyes to.
wards this hobby which promises SO
many wonders for the near future.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Etiquette Of a Real Gent,

Weary WILHELM talk straight,
sport. I'm dyin fur a drink. Gimme
quarter, will yer? Gailey-But you
don't need a quarter to buy one
drink. Weary Willie-One? Why, I
amt de kind of gent w'at'll drink at
anndder gents expense an not ask
him ter join me.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
SOCIETY OF ETERNAL YOUTH

All members upon joining must
sign a pledge that he or she will con.
tinually assert that there is nothing
but custom and habit of thought that
causes people to be sick, grow old,
or die.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
COAL in SPITZBERGEN.
2 Underwood q Una.-r ,oa. N. Y.

every summer, is still a neglected waif
whom none Of the family of nations
has yet sought to adopt, Some benev-
oleut party of tourists may give it
flag of its own, unless the protection
of one of the nations is extended
over it.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
DON'T oRUMBLE AT TRIPLES.
twenty-five Bushels Wheat and Forty.
five Bushels Oats Per Acre Are
In Western Canada.
Saltcoats, Sask.,
Sth December, 1906.

Saltcoats, Sask..
Sth December, 1906.
To the Editor.
Dear Sir,
willingly give you the result OF my
four and a half years experience in
the District of Saltcoats.
Previous TO coming here I farmed in
Baldwin, st. Croix County, Wisconsin,
and as have heard great deal about
the Canadian Northwest, l decided
to take n trip there and see the coun.
try for myself. l was so impressed
with the richness of the soil that |
bought half a section of land about
FIVE miles from the town of Saltcoats.
l moved on to the land the following
June and that year broke 80 acres,
which l cropped in 1904. and had 80
bushels wheat per acre. In 1905, with
an acreage of 160 acres, had "a bush.
els wheat and 35 bushels of oats per
acre. In 1906, with 175 acres under
crop, l had 25 bushelU wheat and As
bushels of oats per acre.
From the above mentioned yields
you can readily understand that am
very well pleased with the Canadian
West. or course, have had to work
hard, but l don't mind that when
get such good return for my labor.
To anyone thinking about coming to
this country l can truthfully say that
IL they are prepared to work and not
grumble at trifles, they are bound to
get on. Some things would like diff
ferent, but take the country all round.
I don't know where to go to get bet
ter
Yours truly.
(Signed) o. b. OLSON.
Write to any Canadian Government
Agent for literature and full particu.
IN
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
chlvaIrous EnaIlsh Candidates.

In a recent municipal election at
Chard, England, two male candidates
withdrew in order that two women
might have an uncontested election.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
In a Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT.EAsE.


powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating Feet. Sold
by all Druggists, Csc. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package, FREE Ad-
dress A. S. Olmsted. lie Roy. N. Y.
Lies often tread on the toef OF the
unshod truth.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02

I'm The Waiting Room
By Emily Watson
By Emily Watson

Copyright, by Joseph b. Eowleso
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-02
Yours truly

(Signed) o. b. OLSON.
Write to any Canadian Government
Agent for literature and full particu.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24

of republic Colombia the runed
neck condor number
The The Chinese Chi treaty wuhu
@ tmat Of 1891 there several 9tracv all Of which
enthusiastic spoman The ne cent stamp @ @ % ] u snt + 6t e
forty cent stamp mp In Its issue stamps later Wuhu
the white horned
Chinese Use
% Mu dSss not %Gnp1hs S the pheasant ng 6r Chinese has
1898
the two
long terminal tail feathers sufficient indicate the real
decoration
globe Mhich
fact responsible the partial independence the
of
collectors account of their atcvne they easily
bird by
falcon More recent issues of Japan show pair of swallows
stamp presents BIRD called the a West Australia has large m n0mb
stamps showing black dsporting itself body of There
sired This bird has portrayed this anipodean
m rh u fwveSeent @ @ stamp @ the ssue
decorated with group Of the sporting bird ptarmgan
handsome
The kaka hawk billed parrot found New Zealand
ton than the kea which pictured on another stamp Of the
actually sughters mutony aghtng their backs
the flesh until vital spot is reached - . -,
relation the ostrich but is much smaller
of fact however the bird shown
Athouh but the the size Of mhpe carries tail three feet in
bird
postage stamps OF this In conventional form it
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24

his lasso with skill that even Hadley,
who had worked with him for two
years, had no idea he possessed.
The rope fell neatly around the ami
mails neck and the beast was brought
to the ground with a force that almost
shattered the life out of 1t. Hadley
then shot the animal, which is declared
to be the largest wildcat ever killed
In this section.
Coates will have it stuffed by a To-
cal taxidermist and send it to his rela-
tives In England. Coates is an inter-
esttng character. That he is a member
of the most aristocratic families in
England is vouched for by A. c. Dent,
the largest sheepman on Grass creek,
who formerly lived near Coates fam
lily in England. Coates enlisted as a
trooper in the British army and served
throughout the Boer war.
He was promoted to lieutenancy
and afterward to major for brilliant
acts of bravery while in South Africa.
He was wounded in the left leg at
Kimberley. AT the close of the Boer
war he wandered to Wyoming and two
years ago he took a position with
Hogg & Taylor, owners of the Y ranch.
On several occasions he has won the
admiration of the old-time westerners
by unlocked for acts of skill lsimilar to
the one herein related.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
MUST PEDDLE PURE JOY JUICE
Federal Food Law Hits Fargo Booze
Traffic-Prune Juice and other
Ingredients Must Be Cut Out

Special to The Herald.
FARGO, N. D., Feb. 23.-One of the
effects of the national pure food law,
which went into effect on the first of
January, is to do away, temporarily at
least, with the Gag wagons" which
have piled between this city and Moor
head for years, supplying the thirsty
ones on this side of the Red with their
daily supply of JOY juice.
The traffic of the jag wagon" consti-
tutes interstate commerce. and as a
consequence the drinkables which it
carries to it's patrons becomes subject
to the provisions Of the national pure
food law.
one Of the requirements of the law is
that all articles of food or drink in
tended for interstate commerce shall
bear the labels prescribed by the gov
ernment which attest their purity and
fitness for human consumption. The
saloonkeepers and wholesale houses
across the river, which hitherto have
done a land-office business in Fargo.
find themselves handicapped because
of the new law. They have not received
a supply of labels. and then there Is
some doubt whether or not the "booze"
which comes to Fargo via the Red
would be able to meet the rigid require
ments Of governmental inspection. Com
mon report has it that 1t is largely COM
posed of fusel oil, prune juice and other
delectable ingredients which, while per-
haps furnishing sufficient inspiration
for full sized jag, do not bring the
liquor within the governments defini-
tion OF whisky. There is a dearth also
Of labels for cases of beer, and until
the arrival of a supply of the little
which will permit OF the en-
trance of the amber fluid into interstate
commerce there will be a decided dry
ness among the bibulously inclined in
Fargo.
Another effect of the law here is that
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
NEW CALIFORNIA
COPPER DISTRICT
HIGH GRADE ORE OF WONDER
Full VALUE {.
Santa Re Cutoff at Amboy viii Tap
the Mlnes--ldaho, Nevada and
California Operators
In This Field

Los Angeles mining men formerly
operating In the Occur d'Alenes have
discovered a new mining district in the
whipple mountains of southeastern
San Bernardino county, California. The
showing there in gold and copper, In
what is known as the Copperflelds, is
said by those who have seen both dis
tricts to greatly surpass that of the
best properties in the Greenwater dis
trict. Assays of ore exceeding 500 per
ton excite no surprise among those fa-
miliar with the district and values In
the red metal alone from surface ores
run in the shipping grade from $75 to
as high as 1869 per ton. Accompany
ing gold values often run as high as
$40 per ton. The extent of the mineral
lied district has not been determined,
but prospecting, and exploration work
has been carried on quietly for
number of years in such a degree as to
prove a metalliferous area of twenty
or thirty square miles and extending
from the Turtle mountains on the west
in a belt three or four miles wide to
the Colorado river forming a belt with
a northwest and southeast trend.
Discovered by Capitalists
Until within the past year the
knowledge of the great mineral wealth
of this district was confined almost
solely to the few prospectors owning
claims there, the fact of the district
being on the desert forty miles from
the nearest railroad, with no prospect
of better transportation facilities act
ing as a bugbear to otherwise interested
capital into seeking copper mines.
The astonishing rise in the price Of
copper in the last few months and the
building of the Santa Fe cutoff, which
leaves the main line at Amboy and
bears south of the Turtle and Whipple
mountains and crosses the Colorado
river near Parker, Ariz., running with
in a few miles of these properties, has
so changed conditions as to make them
most attractive.
Three Los Angeles companies are al
ready at work developing mines there
against the arrival of the railroad
which is now completed on the Ari-
zona side to within ten or twelve miles
of the Colorado river. The roadbed is
being most substantially built, with a
1 per cent minimum grade, and fur
nished with seventy-pound steel. Good
station buildings are being constructed
along the road to meet the require
ments of a main line route.
Real Commercial Importance
The real commercial import to South
ern California of this move of the
Santa Fe can best be appreciated by
the few mining men cognizant of the
splendid metallic wealth of the Whip
pie mountains awaiting means of trans
portation to proper reduction works
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24

Paris with their valuable messages
from the outside world. other scores
lost their way or fell victims to the
cold weather and accompanying storms
or into the snares of the enemy. The
danger of loss was so great that each
set of letters or messages was dupli-
Gated many times and sent by as many
pigeons. II Is on record that one set
of messages was sent by thirty pigeons,
only one of which arrived at its desti-
nation.
The French government has made
very interesting report on this service
performed by its feathered friends.
This report states that oil the letters
and dispatches were set in type and
printed on small cards. which were
then photographed to such minute pro-
portions that one pigeon carried in a
small waterproof quill attached to its
tall no less than 10000 communications,
of which seven-eighths were private
letters. A pretty sum was charged the
correspondents for the service. and It
Is stated that the second pigeon to ar
rive In Paris carried dispatches upon
which an aggregate postage of 300. 900
francs. or 100000. had been paid. This
is the most notable instance in his
tory in which carrier pigeons were en-
ployed as mail messengers.
Few on Stamps
With all the great variety of ami
mails, and birds. and insects. and fishes,
and other creatures that have been
utilized In stamp designs II may ap-
pear stranre that the carrier pigeon
has 9 most insignificant part. but 1t is
true that its picture is quite scarce in
philately, while a most conspicuous
part is played by the solemn-visag ged.
slow flving horned owl. the frivolous
wagtail. the artistic lyre bird. the
proud swan. the wingless kiwi. and any
number of other members of the feath-
cred tribe less typical Of the aims and
the ends Of the enterprise in which
thew are employed.
OF the very few stamps upon which
the carrier pigeon figures there may be
mentioned one or two United States
local issues of sixty years ago. and a
stamp of Switzerland of 1S45. which is
now worth $50.
OF the other birds there is an attrac-
tive array on current postage stamps,
some postal authorities of foreign lands
being particularly. favorable to them.
The French dependency. New Caledo-
nia issued stamp in 1908 surchanged
with bird known as the cagou. with
which species of bird we, on this side
of the globe, are not as familiar as we
are with some other stamp creatures of
cto nj
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
HE LASSOES THE
LEAPING WILDCAT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MEETEETsE, Wyo., FEB. 23.-W. H.
Hadley, foreman of the Yu ranch,
which Is situated about fifteen miles
down the Gray Bull river from this
place, owes his life to the suddenly re-
yealed skill of former English army
officer In the western art of roping.
The name of the man who saved Had
Iey's life is Major Ernest Coates. Had
ley and Coates worked for the Yu Cat
tie and Sheep company, Hadley being
the company's cattle foreman, and one
OF the best known cowmen In northern
Wyoming.
The men were working on the Yu's
great roundup in the Buffalo basin, and
were separated by several miles from
their companions, when large and
hungry wildcat jumped out from It's
hiding place and pursued Hadley. Had
lev did not see the animal until it
was making it's final leap from behind
for his neck. Turning around, he was
then horror stricken, for 1t seemed
plain TO him that there was no time
for either escape or battle. Coates,
however, had seen the wildcat start
after his companion. and had thrown
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24

bakers and other dealers in Fargo or
Moorhead, who have customers across
the river, are confronted by the same
situation as the liquor dealers. Every
article of food crossing state lines must
be inspected and bear the government
label, and until some arrangement has
been made to cover the cases here traf-
fic in food and drinks between the two
towns will be at standstill.
United States Marshal Shea states
that he will give the enforcement of the
law in this district his personal atten-
ton and see to 1t that there is no vio-
lation.