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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14

cost; IL they save % cents on a tenn
dollar order by buying from a mail
order house they consider that clear
gain. They should be shown that a
merchant and his family living in
their midst keeps up a house, pays
taxes, adds to the social features. con-
tributes generously towards public en-
terprises, etc. II by buying at home
their town gives support to several
more local merchants, creating a bet
ter home market, they get back a lib
eral percentage. Every man and wom-
an takes more or less pride In local
affairs and Is willing to contribute
something toward home improve
ments, If the matter Is fairly pre-
sented. That is why l say the rem
edy lies in education.
Most mail order houses claim they
are enabled to sell cheaper than coun-
try dealers because they buy in larger
quantities and get especially low
prices. This is often base mis-.
statement of facts; let me cite an in.
stance: A stock man from eastern
Washington was visiting in Kansas
City. One morning, walking with his
nephew, who was clerk in a lead.
Ing wholesale hardware house. he
asked where Bland & Co.'S store was
located. Don't think ever heard of
them" replied the young man. 20,
yes, / do remember the firm; they
have no store, they have an office in
(giving the name of the building),
but l don't see how they can sell hard
ware as low as your home merchants,
for while we sell them goods at less
than retail price, we don't give them
as low prices as regular dealers, be-
cause they buy In such small quaint
ties, just as they get orders" The
stockman was greatly surprised he
supposed he had been dealing with
one of the largest firms In the city.
The mail order business has deyel.
oped so slowly, and works so quietly
that few persons realize the magni-
tude it. has assumed nor to what ex-
tent 1t is now sapping the life blood of
many small cities and towns. Even
now we hear the excuse given for
sending away for goods, that the mer.
chants carry such poor stocks. The
wonder is that they carry any.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14

home, where he spends all of his time
when not travelling about the country
One of the most interesting rooms 10
filled with the skeletons of former
glory, which he has gathered together
from every direction. In one corner
is an apparent pile of iron junk, but
from this will come an ancient clock
of majestic proportions. Bits of bro
ken china almost worth its weight in
gold will be cunningly glued together.
Battered pewter sets will be ham
mered into shape again.
In the next room may be seen the
objects ready for the finishing
touches.
AS soon as he finishes an article Mr.,
Smith stores 1t in his rooms upstairs.
Here several rooms are filled with
beautiful pieces of furniture, precious
china brought over from the old
country many years ago, pewter
plates and platters cherished by the
thrifty Puritan housewife, as we'll as
the many curious implements used
in those days.
ut IllOSl NdludDlt tillnE III TUG SuOp
is a clock which Mr.. Smith picked up
several years ago In farmhouse
away back on the hills. The children
had played with the works until they
were almost beyond repair, and the
case was about to be consigned to the
woodpile. Its exact age is not known,
but IL is certain that IL was brought
to Walpole by one of the early pion-,
GERS, John Kilburn, about 1850. This
clock is especially valuable to the
town, as Mr.. Kilburn was prominent
ly connected with its early history.
1t is Mr.. Smiths intention to present
it to the library of Walpole.
Mr.. Smith has several high-boys, bu-
reaus and desks brought from Holland
and England fully 150 years ago, some
of which are beautifully carved and
inlaid A picture embroidery made
before the revolution is another valu-
able relic as Is fiintlock pistol cap
tured from British officer in the bat
tie of Bennington by one of the an
cestors of a prominent family near
here. Other ancient firearms, includ-
ing a sword from the battle of Bunk
er Hill, are numerous.
In china Mr.. Smith has several rare
pieces of old Dedham ware which are
estimated to be at least 1875 years old.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
New State Will Raise 100000 Bales
the Present Year.

Kansas City, Mo.-Some cotton
brokers estimate that Oklahoma and
Indian territory will raise 100000
bales this year. This means $50,000,-
900 paid in cash in about one-half the
geographical area of the state, or al
most $50 per capita to every man,
woman and child. The cotton is run.
ming from 35 to 81 per cent. lint. In
Guthrie 1850 pounds of seed cotton
produced $50 pounds OF lint. The
staple is good and late weather condi.
tons have been favorable to color.
The complaint of all cotton men is
the shortage of cars and the scarcity
of labor. To relieve the pressure
railroad companies are moving both
baled and seed cotton in open fiat
cars. The danger from fire is great.
every passing locomotive scattering a
shower of sparks, Once ignited bale
of cotton is almost inextinguishable.
Fire eats into the lint faster than
water can follow it. The safest way
is to pick out the burning cotton by
hand. Fire has been found in cotton
bales after they had fioated 200 miles
down river Many costly fires have
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
RICH PALE VEAL GRAVY.
Recipe for consomme That Is Said to
Be Delicious.

When the best joints Of fowls or
cartridges have been taken for fri
casses or outlets the remainder may be-
stewed with pound or two of veal
cut, a consomme which then takes the
name chicken or Of game, gravy,
For large dinner 1t is always well
to have stock that can easily be con.
verted into white or other sauces. To
make this arrange a slice or two of
lean ham in stewpot with three
pounds of the neck OF veal Cor the
thick part of knuckle of veal VIII
answer as WELD, pour over three pints
of strong veal broth, put in salt
After II has commenced to boil,
skim carefully, add one small onion.
one soup bunch, a little celery, one
carrot, one blade Of mace, and half
a tablespoonful of peppercorns, stew
gently for four hours, then IL the
heart is in pieces strain off the gravy.
Set away to become cold, after
which remove the fat. A few musn.
rooms buttons will greatly improve
the flavor.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
Veal Drawn.

Cut up two pounds of breast of veal
INTO medium size pieces, put them in
an enameled saucepan with enough
water to cover them, also one small
onion and four peppercorns; simmer
gently for two hours; remove the
meat from the bones, put the bones
pack into the liquor, and simmer for
another hour; cut up the meat into
small pieces with one-half. pound of
cooked ham; strain the liquor into
another saucepan, add the meat, sea-
;oning of salt and pepper, and a
sprinkling of nutmeg and mixed spice;
set it by the side of the stove to get
lutte hot; let it stand one-fourth hour,
but do not let it boil. Pour into an
earthen mould, and set aside to cool.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
Convenient Bath Mat.

For the boarder or traveller who
cannot always command a bath-tub
for the cold plunge every morning, q
quick cold sponge is a necessary sub.
stitute.
Here is a contrivance for avoiding
the wetting of carpets and rugs that
Is quite as useful as the expensive
rubber bath mats.
Secure yard and half of wide
table oilcloth and enough large-sized
rope to go around the square. Fold
the edge of the oilcloth over the rope
and sew it firmly all around to form
waterproof mat, with raised edge
that will catch all drippings, and that
may be rolled up when not in use.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TO RAE A NOTED PRISON.

cessors neglected the work commence
into a sort of reformatory for insub-
ordinate priests and unruly sprigs
of nobility for whom their parents
had secured "lettres de cachot."
The Lazarists having stored large
quantities of provisions in view of a
possible famine the mob Of Paris
sacked the establishment on July 49,,
1889, the eve of the storming of the
Bastille, and released 40 prisoners.
During the terror many "ci.devants"
were confined there before being tried
by the revolutionary tribunal. 1t was
from St Lazare that Andre Chenier
was led to the guillotine. After the
revolution the surrounding lands were
sold and built upon, st. Lazare itself
remaining a prison, but only women
were confined there
Many celebrated female offenders
have been lodged at ST. Lazare while
awaiting trial, among them the fam
GUS Nine. Humbert.
From the hospital which adjoins the
prison a long subterranean passage
leads to the plain of st. Denis and-in
1871 number of federals escaped
from Paris through this tunnel.
OF recent years the prison has been
used solely for the confinement of
the pitiful outcasts of society who
are gathered in from the streets and
boulevards of Paris.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
The Cotton Crop of Oklahoma.

taken place at congresses and rail
road yards in the two territories this
season.
The demand for labor in Oklahoma
and Indian territory was never be-
fore so great. 1t is desirable to run
congresses the greatest possible num-
Der of hours. A number of congresses
are idle on Sundays because the men
are unwilling to work seven days a
week, though offered $3.50 on Sun.
day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SHIP HAS A NARROW ESCAPE.
Meteor from the Heavens Just Misses
: the Ocean Liner.

New York.-The narrow escape of a
liner from destruction by a meteor is
related by Capt. Anderson, of the Afri-
can Prince, one of the vessels of the
Prince line. Writing to his principals,
he says:
"On the evening of October II was
on the bridge with the second officer,
when suddenly the dark night was as
light as day and an immense meteor
shot, comparatively slowly at first, be-
cause the direction was so very per-
pendicular to our position, then more
rapidly, toward the earth. It's train
Of light was an immense broad cleo
tric-colored band, gradually turning to
orange and then to the color of molten
metal.
when the meteor came into the
denser atmosphere close to the earth
1t appeared, as nearly as it is possible
to describe it, like molten mass of
metal being poured out 1t entered
the water with kissing noise close to
The ship and the consequence had it
struck the ship would have been an
Inhalation without doubt and not a
soul left to tell the story of another
mysterious loss of a vessel in every
way fitted to undertake the voyage. |
am of opinion that some such cause
must be attributed to losses so mys-
FERROUS that neither steamship en-
plain them"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
Keeps currants 2e Years.

Hagerstown, Md.-Mr. and Mrs. Lee
vim d. Spessard, of Chewsville, Wash
ington county, gave reception at
their home in honor of Victor ID. Har-
tie and his bride, the latter being
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Spessard
At the dinner, which was served to
the 60 odd guests, were pies made
of currants that had been canned by
Mrs, Spessard 26 years ago. The cur
rants We're as good as if put up only
last year.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
He Miatook.

He was treating his pretty city
cousin to the opera.
Wouldn't you like to step out and
get libretto, Josh?" she said, as the
first curtain fell
NO" said he, by gosh. I wouldn't
a Teller what can't set out a show
'thout sneakin' out 'twixt every act
Tor nbrettos and cocktails and SIGH
amt no man, 'cordin' to my way OF
thinking"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
To Revive Black Cloth.

Boil two and half quarts of water
with cne-quarter of a pound green
vitriol, one pound logwood, and one
half pound bruised gals, for two
hours; then strain and brush over
cloth with It.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
Potato Puffs.

Mash four potatoes, thoroughly beat
in one egg yolk, pepper, one teaspoon
chopped parsley, few drops onion juice
and a grating of nutmeg, then add
white beaten stiff and ~ teaspoons
If cream. Drop by spoonful into smok-
ing hot deep fat. They will swell and
look ike frtters Drain on paper and
serve on a napkin.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
The Real Power.

A 17-year-old boy at Worcester,
Mass, has a lung capacity of 300
cubic inches. When he grows up and
goes to congress he will perhaps
learn that it is not the orator but the
speaker who affects the course of me-
tional legislation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14

"My husband" she said, doesn't
know what whisky tastes like"
Neither do l." replied the man
who could quit drinking whenever he
wanted to. The stuff we get is all
diluted with prune juice or something
else that spells the real taste Of it,"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
His Experience,

after ALL" said the philosopher,
"the real joy of thing is in the anti
cipation of it,"
Well" replied Henpeck, 'if there's
any joy in matrimony that must be
1.-THE Catholic Standard and
Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
Has Much Public Business.

Notwithstanding the public build
ings owned by New York city 1t pays
in rents $392.000 annually.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31

MIND WRECKED BY DISASTER
Loss of Family in Chicago Theater
Fire Drives Hrsband and
Father Insane.

One Of the many tragedies of the
Iroquois fire has had a new chapter The
arrival Of the White Star liner Cedric in
New York March II from the Mediter-
ranean brought 1t.
James Henning, first cabin passenger,
went mad in midocean and was put under
guard, the cause of his attack of insanity
being continual brooding over his sorrows
His three children, Charles, aged 6; Ed
win, aged IL; and William, aged IA, were
burned to death in the great thaater hOr-
ror, and his wife was so badly injured
in the same disaster that she died SIX
weeks later.
At the time OF the fire Mr.. Hennlng
and his family lived at STAG Prairie ave-
nue. Since then he has been a wanderer,
with nominal residence in Ann Arbor His
brother, Edward Henning, Is broker here
and lives at the Chicago Beach hotel.
1t was during the return voyage from
long stay in Africa aPd along the Med
iterranean that Mr. Henning became in
sane He soon developed suicidal symp-
toms and was locked up in his berth.
When the Cedric anchored of Sandy Hook
MT Henning got on deck and attempted to
jump into the sea- He was caught by the
cabin steward as he was running to the
rail. He put up sharp fight biting the
steward on the hand With the help Of
other members of the crew the steward
overpowered Henning
He was put in a strait jacket. When
the ship locked ct New York later he
was taken to st. Vincent's hospital.
whence he was transferred to the
psychopathic ward at Bellevue. He had
told one Of the passengers on the boat
that his wife and children had been burned
to death in the Iroquois fire.
1t was a week ago that Mr.. Hem
ming, upon going into church service on
the boat, suddenly grew insane.
MY GOdl ! can see them now?' he
shouted, and, leaping from his seat, he
rushed up on deck.
Thence on until the end of the voyage
he was under guard.-Chcago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31
Certificate Of Publication
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

STATE OF NEBRASKA, OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, Feb. LIST, 1907.
IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED, That
the Queen Insurance Company Of
America of New York, in the State
of New York, has complied with the
Insurance Law Of this State, appli-
cable to such Companies and is there
fore authorized to continue the bust
ness of Fire and Lightning Insurance
in this State for the current year end
ing January S1st, 1908.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
the Auditor of Public Accounts the
day and year first above written.
e. M. SCALE, JR.,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
JOHN L. PIERCE, Deputy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31
certifloAts Of Publication

STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:
LINCOLN, Feb. J, 1907
1T IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That the
Royal Exchange Assurance Company OF
London, in the State of England, has com
State, applicable to such Companies and
is hereby authorized to continue the bps-
mess Of Fire Insurance In this state Tor
1908.
witness my hand the seal OF the Audi
tor Of Public Accounts the day snd year
first above written.
e. NJ SEARLE, JR.,
Auditor OF Public AccOunts.
John L. PIERCE, Deputy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31

best type OF hreproof buildings the doors
and door castings are OF iron or steel.
The use Of reinforced concrete within the
last few years has reached great proper
lions and is believed TO be the best ma
terial yet produced for the construction Of
hreproof buildings. Reinforced concrete
construction is based on a sound and
scientific theory, which Is using the steel
in tension and the concrete in compression.
The two best known building materials are
thus used I'm their best form. This method
Of construction has been favored more by
reason Of its FIRST resistance than by the
ease and cost with which It can be utilized
Fire Resistance of Concrete.
Fire resistance Of reinforced concrete
depends entirely upon the thickness Of the
protection Of the steel and the kind Of ma
terial used, for there are many varieties
Of concrete, some Of which are useless for
protective purposes. The fact is well
known TO builders, as II limestone Is used
in the making Of reinforced concrete, its
subsection to intense heat viii partially
disintegrate the whole mass. thus in
terfering with its cohesiveness. For this
reason the pioneers in concrete construc-
ton believed that concrete composed of
cinders would prove the solution by reason
Of the cinders having undergone an intense
degree Of temperature Stag is also used
with more than ordinary success, because
the Stag is repellant Of heat or fame.
Cinders proved unsatisfactory as to
strength developed and their use was
eventually abandoned. The matter has
now resolved itself into a choice OF the
fire-resisting material used In construction.
The construction of buildings from re-
inforced concrete has been and is now
being exploited more than any other one
thing in the realm Of fireproof buildings
and the investigator of the subject will be
confronted with great mass of literature.
Numberless tests can be investigated
showing hre-resisting qualities Of steel
construction enveloped with combustible
material and Of reinforced concrete con-
struction. one and two-story buildings
have been built especially for tests. I'm
mense fires have been built In such struc-
lures and the results spread broadcast in
the form of advertisements.
what May He Done.
/ 1t is deemed certain that buildings can
be constructed Of either steel, with protec-
| ton, or reinforced concrete, which will
Withstand any amount Of heat without the
slightest damage TO building or contents
but the enveloping of the steel so used
/ would have to be so heavy and thick and
Of such indestructible quality such as terra
( Gotta, that the building would be so heavy
as to be impracticable, either in construo.
| ton or utility
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31

INSURE BUSINESS PRoFITs-A sys-
tematic advertising campaign through the
columns of The Bee will do It at small cost
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31
New Lines of Business.

For example, bonds covering individual
bank deposits, bail bonds for automobile
owners and the new fidelity insurance pol
icy, whereby an employee is bonded without
his knowledge, have been evolved. Whether
these will prove profitable remains to be
seen, for, as was the case with the trav-
eler's check system, they may prove I'M
profitable and be withdrawn later. At
the present time they can be looked upon
only in the nature Of experiments, when
the entire country as territory is con-
sidered.
Probably the most important decision as
regards all the companies handed down
during the year was that on mail route
bonds, wherein the courts sustained the
governments contention that the penalty
of the bond should be forfeited IN the ma
ture of llquidated damages instead of the
company's making reimbursement for the
exact amount OF pecuniary loss suffered,
This has had the effect of making all the
companies look with disfavor upon star
mail route business.
Several of the companies, notably the
National, Metropolitan and Aetna, found 1t
to their advantage to cultivate the ac-
quaintance of their general agents and this
feature of the field work will, 1 believe be
fostered more in the future than in the
past, while the publicity bureau, now
more important adjunct to the life in
surance companies than the bond concerns
will be developed.
If the development of the surety business
follows the trend Of the past year and the
policy Of association rather than radical IN
difference is continued. the business will
have such a remarkable and stable growth
as to encourage the managers to invest
more capital and to cultivate their agents
President Nebraska Surety Underwriters'
Association.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31
Certificate Of Publication

STATE OF NEBRASKA, OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, Feb. 1, 1907.
1T IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That
the Columbia Fire Insurance Co.. OF
Omaha in the State Of Nebraska. has
complied with the Insurance Law OF
this state, applicable to such Com
panies and is therefore authorized to
continue the business Of Fire, Light
ming, Cyclone, Tornado and Windstorm
Insurance in this State for the current
year ending January 31st, 1908.
Witness my hand and the seal Of the
Auditor Of Public Accounts, the day
and year first above written.
E. NJ. SEARLE, JR.,
Auditor Of Public Accounts.
JOHN L. PIERCE, Deputy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31
Certificate of Publication

STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR or PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, Feb. 1, 1907
TT Is HEREBY CERTIFIED, That the
Niagara Fire Insurance Co, of New YORK
in the State OF New York, has complied
with the insurance Law OF this state
applicable to such Companies and Is there
fore authorized to continue the business
OF Fire and Lightning INSURANCE IN thls
state for the current year endlnB Jahu-
airy S1st 1908.
Witness my hand the seal Of the Audi
tor of Public Accounts the day and year
first above written.
E. NJ SEARLE, JR.,
Auditor Of Public Accounts.
JOHN L. PIERCE. Deputy.