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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Thoroughly Reliable.

If ever there was reliable and safe
remedy it is that old and famous por
Gus plaster-Allcock's 1t has been in
use for sixty years, and is as popular
to-day as ever, and we doubt If there
is civilized community on the face
Of the globe where this wonderl III pain
reliever cannot be found. In the selec-
ton of the ingredients and in their
manufacture the greatest care is taken
to keep each plaster up to the highest
standard of excellence, and so pure
and simple are the ingredients that
even child can use them.
Allcock's are the original and gen
uine porous plasters and are sold by
Druggists all over the world
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
No Good Definition of Death.

Tests for death occupy considerable
space In medico-legal literature, and
yet they leave much to be desired in
the way Of certainty. There Is aston
ishingly little evidence that anyone Is
over buried alive, and even If true,
suffocation would prevent regaining
consciousness. The stories OF suffer
ing revealed by opened collins are
merely old wives tales of stormy
winter evenings when weird shadows
were cast by the fireplace, but they
have created a popular idea that bur-
ial alive is common and that we must
have a sure test for death. Yet there
is no good definition of death, and we
can never have test for the un
known. To Loeb and his school. life
of protaplasm is merely the total of
its reactions as a chemical machine
a theory already venerable with age,
but no nearer proof than it was $500
years ago. Resuscitation Of those APP
parently dead has been fairly com.
mon, declares the American Medicine.
The startling thought has been an.
nounced that perhaps they were really
dead; that is. the body had ceased its
activities and team work" was end.
ed, ID was like factory In which
work had stopped, but the workmen
were still standing around idle though
ready to begin If the machine were
started again. 1t needed some one to
turn on the steam, or correct some
defect or breakdown.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
BACK TO
HIGH LIFE
BY s. E. KiSER.

All" said the gentleman with the
weeks growth of whiskers and the
fringed trousers as he stepped from
the cross-town car in which he had
been able to ride because somebody
had conveniently dropped a transfer
Slip there is only one Broadway in
the world, and here I am once more.
There's the Times building, there's the
Astor House, here's the Knickerbock.
er-yes, yes. it must be so. l am not
dreaming. ] shall not awake present
ly TO find that | am back in Ohio or
Indiana or Michigan or somewhere
else away out beyond the farthest
limits of Gods country. ] am here
looking down the Great White Way,
and / am wide awake and all is we'll
or all would be well If had things so
arranged that the doors of one Of
these great buildings would open unto
me and servants would bow as
passed in to take my place at ma
hogany desk somewhere or to give or.
ders TO my secretary and then leave
for Asheville or Palm Beach, or some
other lovely place far away, knowing
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Make Marriage Engagements Public.

MAKE Marriage engagements PUBLIC.
About the only practicable improve.
ment in marriage is that suggested by
a Kansas legislator, who is going to
Introduce a bill compelling the publ.
cation of marriage engagements for
30 days preceding the ceremony. This,
Of course, is already the custom in
some circles of society, where mar.
riage engagements are invariably
made public. Among the Jews en-.
gagements are regarded as only one
degree less sacred than marriage it.
self. In Europe the laws of most
countries compel the publication OF
banns of marriage, so that the whole
community is made aware that matri-
mony is contemplated and any i'm
pediment to the match may be dis
covered. But among a large majority
of people in the United States no
such provision is made. Hasty mar
riages are frequent, and even when
engagements are Of some length they
are not always acknowledged. This,
Of course, makes deception easy, and
even crime. A man may marry 40
wives, as Hoch did, says the Chicago
Journal and unless some unusual cir.
cumstance arises he may escape de.
lection. A law compelling the publ
cation of marriage engagements
would undoubtedly lessen the evils
attending matrimony in this country.
If for 30 days before the knot is tied
he news were circulated and dis
,ussed by everybody interested, many
bad marriage would be prevented
and much suffering would be avoided.
Marriage is a very important event
In human life, and the state should
take every means to make 1t safe.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
California Architecture.

One glance at the long low corridor
of Santa Barbara Mission, of San
Juan Capistrano; another at the solid
adobe walls of such house as the
old Morris residence in Los Angeles,
and you know where the modern
American California found the models
upon which she has based many of
her most beautiful buildings. says
Travel Magazine. II the mission
fathers from Spain had not built their
missions on that coast; If their fol-
lowers had not built their adobe
houses surrounding the missions, the
Californian of to-day would have a
different style of architecture
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Priscilia's Revenue,

It was in the days Of old when
knights were bold and dressed in
cleaning armor.
George, DEAR" said Priscilla, over
her daily task, wilt thou not help.
me with my skeins?"
by the tower Of London-no!"
roared George, as he sharpened his
lance. you haven't a spinning
wheel for a husband"
Two hours later George returned
from the fray with his armor bat
tered and torn.
Dearest Priscilla" he said, soft.
ly, wilt thou not put few patches
on my dress suit?'
mo, George" replied Priscilla,
sweetly. You haven't a blacksmith
for a wife"
And the bold knight was so hu.
inflated he went over to Ye Frozen
Heart tavern and stood the tavern.
keeper off for a tankard
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Mr. Lewis-JameJ, the leading barry.
tone In the Moody-Manners Opera
company. noted English organize
ton, has had an interesting history.
He was born in Aberdare, South
Wales. and went to work in coal pit
when he was ~ years old. He sang
in local concerts and competitions
which are popular among the Welsh,
and eventually achieved such prestige
in his home neighborhood that he
was urged to study music seriously.
tbs he did for two years, while con-
tinuing his work as coal miner.
Then the Carl Rosa company visited
Cardiff, and Mr.. James sang privately
for the director, who engaged him at
once for three years, and afterward
he Joined the Moody-Manners com.
pany..
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fms
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractlveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
WHITE BREAD
Makes Trouble for People with Weak
Intestinal Digestion.

A lady in a Wis. town employed a
physician who instructed her not to
eat white bread for two years. She
tells the details OF her sickness and
she certainly was sick woman.
I'm the year 1887 | gave out from
overwork, and until 1901 | remained
an invalid in bed great part of the
time. Had different doctors but moth
Ing seemed to help. l suffered from
cerebro-spinal congestion, female trou-
Bile and serious stomach and bowel
trouble. My husband called a new
doctor and after having gone without
any food for 10 days the doctor or
dered Grape-Nuts for me. l could eat
the new food from the very first
mouthful The doctor kept me on
Grape-Nuts and the only medicine
was a little glycerine to heal the
alimentary canal.
When l was up again doctor told
me to eat Grape-Nuts twice day and
no white bread for two years. l got
we'll in good time and have gained in
strength so l can do my own work
again
my brain has been helped so much,
and l know that the Grape-Nuts food
did this, too. l found l had been
made I'll because / was not fed right,
that is l did not properly digest white
bread and some other food | tried to
live on.
Il have never been without Grape.
Nuts food since and eat it every day.
You may publish this letter if you like
so 1t will help someone else" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. Get the little book, The Road
10 MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

that l might return when | got ready
for new supply of cash. And refer
ring to cash, | wonder now if there is
anybody in grand old New York who
would be willing to lend me Is cents
for the purpose Of purchasing that
which is designed to keep body and
soul together 1t is splendid to be in
dear old Broadway, but I am unable
to forget that / have not eaten since
] left that God-forsaken place they
call Ohio. l wonder now why / did
not accept the egg sandwich that
Cousin Lydia offered me? But no, IL
was better to spurn her proposal. II
would have destroyed my self-respect
if | had permitted one who Is content
to exist in the backwoods, or, | may
say In the rear pocket Of civilization
to patroniZe me thus. Better an
empty stomach and a full heart in
where people see green fields, quiet
pastures, winding streams, slanted
corn shocks and red barns instead of
the wonderful panorama that I am
now permitted to behold. What
beautiful thing is yon corset sign upon
the top of the one-story building with
the sheet-iron cornice. And there is
man exercising in a window for the
purpose of advertising somebody's
pulley arrangement. What poetry of
motion. How elevating and how
thrilling, withal. / take it, judging
from the size of the crowd in front of
the window that a good many people
beside myself are here without press
ing engagements. Let me see?
wonder if there is in this vicinity any
man, woman or child with whom l am
well enough acquainted to make ID
reasonable for me to expect assistance
in the way of a dime or some contri-
button approXimating that sum? Alas,
no! | can think of no one. 1t may be
that here in the Great White Way
there is some one who knows me,
some one who would be glad if we
met to see me. l say 1t is possible
that there is some such person here
but l fear there is not. l am a stranger
TO all who pass me. They know not
whence l came or whittier / go. They
care not that | am unshaven, for many
of them need the service of BARRIERS
themselves, and it matters not to
them that my trousers need trimming
and pressing. Fringed trousers / per-
ceive are not uncommon here. They
do not attract attention, nor does
gaunt look appear to compel people to
pause for the purpose of expressing
sympathy or offering assistance. But
why do / permit myself to stand here
moralizing dismally? Yonder is
chauffeur endeavoring to run over an
old man. Here is newsboy who has
never seen a bathtub. There is
a hotel in which people spend
tens of thousands of dollars a
day. Oh, it is glorious. Now let me
think moment. What shall / do first?
/ have It, Aleck McDermitt has a job
somewhere in the street cleaning de-
partment. I will hunt him up and see
whether he can't fix 1t so that / may
operate broom upon the asphalt
IT'S lucky thought. Perhaps Alexis
influence will be sufficient to enable
him to put me on Broadway or at
least in one OF the side streets near it.
What nObler destiny could any man
demand? Poor Cousin Lydia away
out there where high life is known
only as it filters through the maya
zines, how pity her. l will now be-
gin to drop my rs and HE me away
in search of Aleck."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Bee Hive In Boot.

Samuel Smith, farmer living near
Alburtis, Pa, had a very unhappy ex.
perience with colony of humble bees.
He kept pair of heavy boots in the
barn during the summer, and went for
them when the snow storm came. The
bees had chosen one of the boots for
a nest, and when Smith started to pull
it on the bees got busy. He wasn't a
candidate for the bee-sting rheumatism
cure. but is housed up applying lotions
10 The wounds.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Gen. Sir Hugh Cough, G. C. b., who
has entered his seventy-fourth year,
has worn the Victoria Cross for
nearly half century. 1t has been
said that he won it twice over in the
fighting around Lucknow. and that is
likely enough, Lord Roberts saw him
win it the first time and has recorded
with keen appreciation the daring
cavalry charge that Cough led. and
that so materially helped to complete
the days work. Sir Hugh has been
keeper of the crown jewels in tho
tower since 1898.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Confederate conoressmen.

Fifteen men are known to be still
alive who served as confederate con-
gressmen-John Goode and Roger A.
Pryor, Virginia; A. S. Colyar, j. d. c,
Atkins, Joseph B. Heiskel and John V.
Wright, Tennessee; Hiram P. Bell,
Georgia; Henry G. Jones, Florida;
James l.. Pugh, Alabama; S. B. Gala.
han, Indian Territory; j. A. p. Camp.
bell, Mississippi; S. II. Ford, Ken.
lucky; w. II. Tibbs, North Carolina.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

OUR LINCOLN LETTER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Norris Brown is the fifteenth selec-
ton for United States senator for
Nebraska. When the state was ad-
mltted two senators were chosen, Gen
eral Thayer who drew the long frac-
tional term Of four years, and T. w.
Upton, who drew the short term OF
two years. Senator Upton was re-
elected. The succession in the two
lines from Thayer and Upton respec-
lively, Is as follows;
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Life Of Horse. ard poas.

The statement has been made that
horses average froih 20 to 30 years OF
life, and dogs from IL to IA years. A
French encyclopedia credits the horse
with 30 to 40 years, the dog with 20
to "a. There is sufficient range of
uncertainty in these figures to cause
doubt whether detailed study has been
made of the subject.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
New Use for Roentsen Ray.

An ingenious if not novel use has
been found for the kind Of radiance
discovered by Roentgen. With its aid
photograph has been taken showing
the machinery OF an automobile, with
out removing the hood which covered
it. ...,3
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Hnw,s Thia2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for my
ease OF Catarrh that cannot DO cured br Hairs
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
for tho last 10 years and believe him perfectly hon
orabie in all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his rm.
WALDfNu, KfENAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surface OF the
ystem. Testimonials sent free. Price 20 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Senator Sibley has introduced two
bills to amend the revenue law to make
it more stringent and less easily evad-
ed. Both measures are said to have
the support of the state association of
assessors. One will make it impossible
to collect any evidence of indebted
ness such as a note or mortgage until
the taxes on it have been paid. The
other requires mercantile corpora
tons to make q schedule showing the
volume Of business transacted as a
basis Of taxation
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31


All for l2c postpaid in order to intro
duce our warranted seeds, and if you
will send Ice we viii add one package of
Berliner Earliest Caulifower, together
with our mammoth plant, nursery stock,
vegetable and farm seed and tool catalog.
This catalog is mailed free to all in
tending purchasers. Write to-day.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box w, La
Crosse. Wis.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Mr.. Epperson of Clay desires con.
troll of telephone companies by the
railway commission, and has intro
duced measure to this effect 1t
provides that all laws, so far as APP
plicable, now in force or that may
hereafter be enacted, regulating the
transportation of property by rail
road companies, within the state, shall
apply to telephone companies. Tho
state railway commission is to have
general control of all telephones, tele.
phone lines and telephone companies.
Charges shall be just and reasonable
and discrimination in charges or re-
bates in any form are made unlaw
full.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

A delegation of railroad men APP
peared before the senate committee
on railroads and left written requests
from various organizations of train
men for the senate to request the Ne
braska representatives in congress to
vote against the La Toilette sixteen
hour law. The railroad men argued
against the siXteen-hour law, claim.
ing it would require trainmen to
leave their posts at the end of six
teen hours, regardless of where the
train might be, except in case Of acct
dent or storm, or similar emergen-
cies. The committee will seek further
information on the subject.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Five bills favored by the game COM
missioner and drafted by the joint fish
and game committee prohibit the sale
of wild game; make the close season
indefinite for elk, deer, antelope and
beaver; compel a hunter to show his
license to an officer at any time; re.
peal portion of the law which makes
it indefinite whether an officer has the
power to destroy illegal fishing de-
vices when found prohibit training
OF dogs by outsiders during closed
season on birds.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Senator McKesson's bill to exempt
from taxation that part of the value
of real estate represented by taxed
mortgage, introduces lively question
for debate, Under the law proposed
the tax on a mortgage may be paid
in either of two ways. by the holder Of
the mortgage or by the owner of the
land under agreement with the mort
gagee. A farmer who borrows money
and gives n mortgage may agree, pre-
sumably in consideration of lower
interest rate, to pay the mortgage tax;
or he may pay the tax only on the un-
mortgaged value of his land while
the owner of the mortgage pays the
tax on the mortgage, presumably pro-
tecting himself by a higher interest
rate Such proceeding, with all it's
complications. amounts in effect TO
abolishing the tax on real estate mort
cages, since the mortgage and the
land together would pay tax only on
the assessed value of the land.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Norris Brown, made senator from
Nebraska by the solid vote of republi-
cans in the legislature, is "A years
old. He has been in public life fifteen
years, eight of them in service as a
state officer. He was born near Ma
quoketa. Ia, in 1868, and spent his
early years on farm. Mr.. Brown
worked his way through college, and
in the Iowa state university took the
bachelor of arts degree in 1888, and
the masters degree two years later.
He studied for the bar then, and,
upon his admlttance, moved to Perry
Ia, and opened an Office. While there
he married Miss Lulu Beeler and the
two decided to move west. 1t was in
1883 that they moved to Kearney
which has been their home ever since
although Mr.. Browns duties have
kept them in Lincoln the greater part
Of the last eight years. His election
to the senate is for the fun term OF
six years,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Lots of fools look wise and lots OF
wise men look otherwise.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

The bill of Senator King of Polk in
troduced in the upper house makes
provision for administration of funds
by trust companies. 1t prohibits the
trust companies engaging in the bank
ing business except in very limited
way. 1t provides the companies shall
not receive deposits subject to check
and shall not buy or sell exchange.
They may make investments of funds
left in their charge and the nature Of
the securities they may invest in is
designated by the bill. Under the
bill the usual. operations of savings
banks would be allowable to trust
companies.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

The state board of agriculture has
been In session in the capital city, and
from proceedings it is learned that
the society has on hand surplus of
$4,000 from last year. The board
will ask this year, instead of the
usual appropriation for the support
of the state fair, an annual levy of
Is of mill to make permanent inn
provements on the state fair grounds
and provide for other expenses.
A sweeping measure for regulation
of the liquor traffic was introduced
by Senator Patrick of Saunders. lie
proposes that saloon men shall be
liable for all damages resulting either
to the community or to the individual
from the traffic, and that they shall
support all widows and orphans that
result from the business and pay all
expenses of civil and criminal suits
that arise, Not only Is the saloon
keeper to be held responsible, but
likewise those who sign his petition
may be held for any damages that
may follow.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Bucket shops and grain and stock
commission firms that do business on
margins will be a thing of the past in
Nebraska If bill offered by Epperson
of Clay is passed. 1t is as follows:
That 1t shall be unlawful for any cor
poration, association, copartnership or
persons TO keep, or cause to be kept,
within this state any bucket shop, Of
fee, store or other place wherein is
conducted or permitted the pretended
buying or selling OF the shares Of
stocks or bonds Of any corporation, or
petroleum., cotton, grain, provisions
or other products, either on margins,
or otherwise, without any intention of
receiving and paying for the property
so bought, or Of delivering the prop
erty so Sold or wherein is conducted
or permitted the pretended buying or
selling Of such property on margins,
or when the party buying any of such
property or Offering to buy the same,
does not intend actually to receive
the same il purchased or to deliver
the same If sold
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

While members of the joint railroad
committee, which is authorized to
draft and present to the house and
senate u bill giving authority to the
State Railroad commission, have va
rious views in the matter and may be
some time in getting together, there
is Il strong sentiment for the drafting
of bill which merely gives to the
commission the power TO fix rates.
Some members of the committee are
of the opinion that the bill should con-
tain the minimum rates to be charged
and II these rates are not compensa-
tory then it would be up to the rail
roads to produce evidence that such is
the case before any change should be
made. lnasmucT as there is o ques.
ton of the right of the legislature to
delegate authority to the commission
equal to the power to repeal a statute,
some members of the legislature favor
drafting a short bill giving power to
the commission to regulate rates.