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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

When the Georgian nay canal Is
completed, he predicted that grain
would be carried between Chicago OF
Duluth and deep water at Montreal foi
2lh cents u bushel, and refrigerator
ships drawing 10 or 20 feet Of water
could load direct from the packing
houses at Chicago and sail to any port
In the world during the season OF open
water of about 200 days. The st.
Lawrence IL open when the lakes are
open.
IL is thought that the plans pro-
posed by the Canadian commission
will enable powerful w~haleback steam
ers, ESQ to 800 feet long. to carry In
their holds and in towed bargcs about
10000 tons of cargo at an average
speed Of about II miles an hour, and
that the time between Chicago and
Montreal will be about 1903 hours. The
time between Chicago and New York
by the lakes and improved Erie canal
route is estimated at 1873 hours. The
distance between Montreal and Lon.
don is 2,S20 miles and between New
ApAh Wv Abhlhbht nflnW inllths
II is expected that the new canal
will have a wonderful influence upon
the development Of the Ottawa river
Il is estimated that with the compile.
ton OF the canal the water power
available along the river will be al
most as great as that Of Niagara. and
for electrical purposes It will be far
superior to Niagara. because the pow
er at those falls Is confined to a radius
OF about so miles. while the Ottawa
river affords water power along 400
miles at convenient distances. With
so much cheap power available and
with its great OF iron ore
and timber the Ottawa valley is ex
pected to develop into one Of the great
manufacturing centers of the con.
tinent.
The map printed here shows at q
glance how much shorter the proposed
new route from Chicago and Duluth to
the Atlantic is than the present routes
through the lakes and the Erie canal
to New York.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
HOW NOT TO FAT EGGS.
Frenehman's caustle Criticism on the
American Methods.

He was a Frenchman and on his
way to make his first visit TO the land
of Uncle Sam. At breakfast the
first morning after the steamer had
left Cherbourg his right.hand neigh
Dor noticed that he was watching
some Americans who sat opposite. The
meal finished. inquiry was made as
to the reason for the Frenchman's in
terest in what was going on in front
of him.
did you see them?' he sputtered
the remarks may be freely trans
lated-"did you see them eat tho
eggs?'
why, of course I saw them; what
about it?"
"They broBe"-thls in horror-"they
broke the eggs into cups and then
messed the mixture with a spoon and
ate It,"
Yes. you see, that's the way
we Americans eat eggs. We don't
crack the top and eat out Of the
shell, as you do"
ooh. we do, too-that is, some Of
us. We fix eggs that way for chill
dren who haven't learned table man
ners."
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
old RaeIna Boat In rrade.

About a month ago there came into
New York with a cargo OF herring
from Labrador the old cup racer
Lavonia, which was the challenger
in III against the schooner Columbia.
The old cup boat is now plying be-
tween Boston and Labrador and New.
foundland ports. and she appears SIS
rakish looking as of old, but shows
the marks of more than 35 years bat
Ting with the seas. She is still good
for many years and her skipper takes
great pride in her.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
New Fly Of East Africa.

The new fly Of East Africa, describ.
ed w. Donitz as Cordylobia murium
was discovered by DR.. Robert Koch as
parasites in the skin of rats suspected
of plague. Flies Matched from the mag
gots IN Just one month. II is supposed
that the eggs are laid in the earth and
that the larvae attached themselves &c
the parts of the rats touching the
ground. Larvae of another fly of the
same genus are found in boils Of rail
road builders in Guinea.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
LIFE LINES IN THE STREETS.
Furnish Safety from the Deadly
Clutch Of the Bora"

That which was once Illyria IS nov
Dalmatis, or, rather, that part of IL
lyria which reaches to the Adriatic is
Dalmatia, the hal~f-forgotten coun.
try" as the Austrians called It when
st fell into their hands o so many
years ago.
Il is one of the few bits of Eu.
rope that remain in a measure un-
hackneyed, and It is still out of the
beaten paths of the tourist, who him
self is almost as much of a curiosity
10 the people as they are to him. There
arc seasons, according to a pictur-
esque article in Appleton's Magazine.
when the bora blows. that wind OF
DEATH as the natives call II, which
comes out of the blue with more than
the suddenness of a tornado and
shakes the earth and all that is on
The earth, singing, binding, choking.
In the square of Trieste life lines are
prominent features, which the citi-
zens must grasp when the bora
clutches them. and they grope their
way through the whirling dust and
1he promiscuous missiles flying In the
darkened air. But the bora goes as
quickly as II comes, and when 1t is
gone the people simply e~xcavate them
selves out of the drift and think no
more about the winged demon, which
has left no trail whatever in the re.
stored serenity of the secured sky.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

of whom he thought a great deal two
chairs that were exactly alike. A lady,
who had attended the wedding, met
him a few days later and delicately
asked him why he had sent two chairs.
II he had put all his money in one
chair he might have made his present
appear magnificent, whereas neither
of the chairs that he had purchased
a especially impressive.
Il realize that" he said, but want
ed TO FIX it so that the division OF the
spells might be simpltded when they
got their divorce"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

oxygen to the interior as well as the
exterior of the circular frame. The
lamp was a success, but its inventor
had never thought of adding a glass
chimney, and probably never would
have thought of 1t had not his little
brother been playing in his workroom
while Argand was engaged with the
burning lamp. The boy had gained
possession of an old bottomless flask
and was amusing himself by putting
1t over the top OF the lamp, and the
fame instantly responded by shooting
with increased b%rilliance up the mar.
row neck of the flask. Argand's ready
brain at once caught the idea, and his
lamp was perfected by the addition OF
a glass chimney.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

IAN ostrich egg" said the sailor,
costs 10 cents in South Africa. It's
equal to about two dozen chicken eggs,
and lasts close on to a week.
out there you open your ostrich
egg by maxim a small hole in the
point. You shake out as much con
tents as you need. and then you plug
up the openin' with a cork and stand
the egg away in the refrigerator till
It's needed again.
Plugged carefully, an ostrich egg
will supply a weeks breakfast ONE
lettes without goin' bad"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
Teach swimming and Saves Lives.

But we don't teach swimming, and
this is a physical art most of all i'm.
portant. Every school district ought
to have a natitorium. Every child
ought to be a swimmer before it is six
years old. In tho Scandinavian king
doms that one shall learn to swim is
as compulsory as that one must learn
TO read. When this view of the case
has been better considered in this
country 1t will be generally adopted.
Then we shall not every summer be con-
fronted by a long roll Of lost lives
which might have been readily saved
had swimming been a universal knowl.
edge.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
Wrath Averted.

The magistrate looked severely at
the chauffeur.
THAT makes two people you've kill
ed in my jurisdiction" he said.
Besides five crippled" suggested
the chauffeur. why that's a peach OF
a machine. They just can't get away
from It,"
what did you say the make vase
inquired the magistrate. who liked an
occasional spin himself.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

which prompted him to buy his now
famous wig, but the fact that his bald.
ness made him too easily recognized.
The oil magnate has two trusted
bodyguards. one an Irishman and the
otner a Swiss. A century or more
ago Irish and Swiss bodyguards were
the favorites of royalty.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
A Settlement.

Are you going to settle anything on
your daughter" asked the young man
with the cigarette and languid air.
We'll. II rather looks u she marries
you that she is going to settle some
ning on me- replied the parent.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
owe Lamp Chimney to Child.

The comfortable and convenient
lamp chimney of everyday use is to be
attributed to a child's restlessness.
Argand, a native Of Switzerland. a
poor man. invented a lamp the wick Of
which was fitted into a hollow cylinder
that allowed a current of air to supply
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

other, until all have had their turn
The one whose pencil flies the furthest
wins. About the only drawback to
the game is from the fat boys point
of view. Unless there is more thar
one fat boy playing he is always lit
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
Ideals.

He kissed her hand.
She withdrew IL hastily and gazed
reproachfully at him.
II didn't think 1t of you'll" she said.
almost tearfully. 81 had always con.
sidered you a young man with ideals
and"
IL am sorry II | have offended"
h stammered. T."
well" she said bitterly. Il certainly
expected you to aim higher"
So he took heart, and made new res.
olutions and things.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
Monument MarkIna LandIna PIaee ID the PllarIms

Not since the stirring days OF whale has there been as much excitement
Occasioned I'm halfforgoten hamlet Of Provincetown, Mass, IS followed the
announcement that a real, live president of the United States was to honor
the place with a visit
It was to commemorate the landing of the Pilgrims" that President
Roosevelt and a number of prominent citizens attended the dedication OF a
monument to this epochmaTking event tin history.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

Prince Wilhelm, Swedens Sailor Prince who is now on a visit to this
country representing his grandfather, King Oscar, att the jamestown EXp0st
ton, is the innocent cause of many and bitter heart pangs. These are among
that utrafashionahe set which makes Newport its home and where social
wr has become rife W. the coming o the Prince There the keenest rv
airy a displayed by the society leaders for the honor of entertaining the
royal guest Mrs Suyvesant Fish was the victor, she having won the honor
of entertaining the prince at her palace at Newport
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21
Making II Easy for Them.

A Chicago man recently sen as
wedding presents to a bride and groom
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
The State Capital
Matters Of General Interest
rr===r.=s-s-.s-zzs from -=-uH==--
Nebraska's Seat OF Government
State Plans to Resist.

Attorney General w. Il. Thompson
will be assisted in the federal court
this week at Omaha by Halleck +.
Rose and Senator Aldrich OF Butler
county when the railroad Injunction
case against the state railway com
mission Is heard by Judge T. G. Mum
ger and Judge w. II. Munger. Attor-
neN General Thompson will endeavor
to show that the railroads can no
more enjoin the railway commission
in this case than they can enjoin the
legislature from passing bill regulat-
ing or establishing rates. The rail-
way commission proposed to hold
hearing for the purpose Of Investigate
ing rates with view to making new
rates on grain. The attorney general
believes the constitutional provision
creating the commission gives that
body power to make rates the same
as the constitution gives the legisla-
ture power to make rates. This mat
ter may become of Importance in the
hearing
The attorney general still believes
the roads do not expect to obtain a
permanent injunction against the COM
mission but that their soleeObject is
to gain time and stave off a change in
grain rates until the new crop has
been moved to market.
II do not believe there is anything
in the contention of the roads that
state rates are really an interference
with interstate rates on grain" said
Attorney General Thompson Surely
the state has right to regulate rates
within its borders. The federal courts
have settled that point. The state
will exhaust its remedies and enforce
rates made by the commission and II
that is not sufficient to reach grain
shipments that go outside of the state
1t would be simple enough to carry
the matter to the interstate commerce
commission which commission can
supplement the work Of the state. The
roads can hardly increase rates be
yond the borders o the state with
out making the interstate charge I'M
reasonably high and the interstate
commission can be appealed to for re-
lief"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
New In Natural Hlstnrv.

Not all English children are we'll
posted on live stock. The following
"howlers" are from essays exhibited
at a recent show: THE young horses
have long legs, so that 1t might keep
up to its mother when wild lions like
the lion and tiger are after them to
devour them" 1.-THE fowl" declares
still another, when alive is used for
cock.flghting and when dead for its
beautiful feathers" "The pig gets
It's wool coat off in summer. Then
we get the wool of it. The pig is re-
garded as bad creature"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
Marriage and Society.

The fundamental character of a So
Geological point of view Is that 1t looks
ahead. To the sociologst the individ.
ual Is nothing as an individual; he is
concerned with the life of society,
which outlives many generations of
individuals. This it is which endows
marriage with its supreme impor.
lance for him. He leaves 1t with the
psychologist to inquire as to the com.
parative worth of marriage and other
forms of sex relation to the individu-
al; but he must inquire as to its in
fiuence upon the future life of the So
ciety in which 1t occurs. Marriage
vindicates itself in his eyes because
1t furnishes the one perfect condition
for the young generation, whose bust
ness 1t Is to continue the life of soci
ETY.. Thus the sociologist looks with
entirely distinct interest upon the two
kinds of marriages. The childless mar
riage Is doubtless Of interest to the
psychologist-the student Of charac.
ter; but 1t matters scarcely anything
at all for the sociologist, for 1t signl.
fies nothing for the future. True, 1t is
a social relation, but, SO far as he is
concerned, 1t amounts to nothing more
than that two persons, who happen to
be Of opposite sexes, live In the same
house and arrange their finances Joint
ly. 1t Is the appearance of baby that
vitality interests the sociologist, re-
marks DR.. c. w. Saleeby, in Harms.
worth Self-Educator for now he has
to consider not merely a marriage, but
a marriage leading to the family. In
this respect he is like nature. She,
also, is careless of the single life,"
and for those who are not parents,
whether they be married or unmar-
ried, she cares little or nothing. Her
supreme interest" as the present
writer has said elsewhere, 'is with
chose chosen individuals upon whose
character and behavior, as upon no
other factor in the universe. the whole
future Of the race depends"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
Want Lynchers Punished.

Governor Sheldon has received a
resolution adopted by the presbytery
of Nebraska City which recently met
at Alexandria, asking him to cleanse
the good name of the state from this
disgrace by bringing the Cumming
county lynchers to justice. The gov
ernor has no information before him
upon which to act and it is believed
that no one who has knowledge of
the lynching will dare to tell what he
knows. The resolution adopted was
signed by Thomas l.. Sexton, stated
clerk Of the Nebraska presbytery,
was ordered sent to the governor and
to the press. 1t is as follows:
Whereas, A prisoner accused of
murder was taken out Of the hands of
the sheriff by a mob of about thirty
men near Bandcroft Neb., recently
and put to death, the presbytery of
Nebraska City hereby expresses it's
disapproval OF the act of this mob in
taking the execution of the law out of
the hands Of our courts and their
officers, and of lynch law in general,
and we hereby call upon the governor
Of this state to use all possible means
to cleanse the good name of this state
from this disgrace by bringing the
perpetrators of this crime to justice,
and guarding against such occur
rences in the future.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
Insist on Nomination.

John o. Yeiser and Charles T. Dick
inson of Omaha desire that their
names be placed on the official ballot
as the nominees of the republican
and democratic parties for the judge
ship of the Fourth judicial district.
They have added the votes they Sc
cured on both tickets and this total
is greater than the total vote cast for
candidates. This is reason enough,
they say, for making them the candi-
dates for both parties. Their request
will not be granted
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26

A Plymouth man asked q Province
town man how tall that shaft that
is to be erected at Provincetown to
commemorate the landing of the PHI.
grims there was to be. And the
ProvincetOwn man replied that II
would certainly be tall enough to be
seen from Plymouth and other places
that are fond of posing as the original
Pilgrim landing places. This indi-
Gates, remarks the Boston Herald,
the somewhat testy state OF mind ex.
listing among the inhabitants of these
places. There's no true love lost be-
tween them, and the ceremonies at
Provincetown did not soften this feel.
inc altogether.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
Session of Federal Court.

Attorney A. w. Lane has returned
from Omaha where he has been en-
gagged with his chief in formulating
the docket for the coming session of
federal court in the Omaha division
Of the Nebraska district. A grand
jury will be called for the northern
district on September "a and petit
jury for the Monday following, Sep
TENDER 80. This grand jury will con-
slider only the cases that have orig
mated since the new law went into
effect dividing the district into the
northern and the southern divisions.
The law went into effect February
27, 1907. 1t is not known yet when
grand jury will be called to con-
slider cases that have been found out
as having occurred before the d.
vision took place.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
The Speaklnu Voice.

Tine words butter no parsnips,"
runs an old saying; but one may ques.
ton whether It is as true as 1t Is old.
A well-modulated voice. speaking the
kings English with ease and accuracy,
Is a possession which lends a grace to
the most humble. Ever since the
tribute OF poor, distracted Lear to his
dead Cordelia, the voice soft, gentle
and low" has been esteemed "an excel
lent thing in woman" and to-day
there is especial timeliness in plea
men of gentle breeding, but in those
who, far and wide in this great land,
behind counter and in kitchen and
on the street,-shriek and yell at
helpless, suffering public. There Is
often, IL not always, some sort of an
examination by which 1t ia sought to
test the fitness of girls who wish to
be clerks or mattresses; but no one
ever thinks to ask one question which
ought to be asked: rs 1t pleasant to
hear you speak?" A certain girl who
sells stockings in big city store sets
forth their merits in voice so pleas
ing that her customers are sure to
buy more than they need. But only a
few steps from her counter, the ticket
seller at a subway station keeps cry
ing, Zone dollar!" twenty-five
cents!" Fifty cents!" in a voice so
nasal, harsh and penetrating that 1t
offends every sensitive ear and af.
fronts every patron of gentle spirit.
For any public servant-whether man
or woman-a gentle voice and gra-
cious manner are worth advancement,
declares the Youths Companion. The
tone and air which give unconscious
pleasure are all too rare among hur-
rying Americans; but where they do
exist they are precious possession.
A waitress in railroad restaurant,
being praised for her kindly attentive
ness and refinement, replied, Il al
ways think that there is one thing |
can do like the finest lady in the land
l can speak like herr
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
REAL ESTATE.
VIII Accept Without Contest.

p. A. Caldwell of Edgar, who is
apparently defeated for the nomi1
nation for railway commissioner on
the republican ticket sent word to
Lincoln friends that he would accept
the official returns without contest
II they show he is defeated. He is
somewhat inclined to view the Omaha
returns with suspicion for the reason
that the returns were reported diff
erently after it was discovered that
the race was uncomfortably close for
Railway Commissioner Clarke OF Oma-
ha. Mr.. Caldwell also scolds over the
result in Cass county, the home Of
Governor Sheldon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
After the Creamery Men.

Food Commissioner Johnson threat
ems to arrest creamery owners who
sell In Nebraska uunstampe1 pack
ages Of butter or butter packages
upon which the exact weight is not
stamped. To give them one more
chance he has sent out the following
circular, which applies also to the
retailers:
Your attention is called to the
branding requirement Of the Nebraska
Pure Food Law, now in effect, which
provides that food packages shall
be labeled with a statement OF the
weight Of the food in the package.
In view Of the fact that large
amount OF package butter Is now in
the market and being offered for sale
in this state, in an unbranded con
dition, and that manufacturers and
dealers are liable to arrest and pros.
ecution for selling or offering to sell,
or for having on hand in their pos.
session butter In this unlawful con.
dition, in this state, whether it be a
pound or car load, is subject to
seizure by this department, 1t is high
ly important that all dealers in pack
age butter take notice of this require
ment to brand the packages with a
truthful statement of the weight Of
the contents. Through Inspector
Barkhoff, who is now examining the
creameries Of the state, am advised
that while some Of the creameries are
complying with the law in this mat
ter, others are openly disregarding
the law sending out not only UNI
branded packages but packages in
which the butter is short weight,
so that the consumer is deceived
paying for more butter than there is
in the package. The pound package
selling for 80 cents, If short one
ounce, cheats the consumer to the
amount of 2 cents. This is a small
item to the Nebraska consumer indi-
vidually, but to the creameries of the
state it would amount to $500, 900
per annum, If their annual. output
was all sold in package FORM with
each package one ounce short.
This department will hold that
the provision of the law, which ex-
empts the retailer from responsibility
where he is guaranteed by the whole
saler does not apply to these butter
packages in the matter of branding.
for the retailer can see for himself
If the package is not branded so that
the retailer who handles the unbrand-
ed package is also liable, subject to
a prosecution; to arrest and to a fine
Of from $40 to 800 for each offense.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
Disparity.

The two young women, who had not
met for long time, embraced each
other with much fervor.
"How's this, Kate? l hear you have
gone and married a rich widower. Is
he much older than your"
well, there's considerable differ.
ence between our ages, Clara. In fact,
he's a war veteran"
Spanish war;"
"Oh, no; he wasn't in that"
Civil war, then, Of course"
"No-er-Mezlcan."