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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
lineman Twice Takes Maps in Peril.
Gus Places.

Baltimore, Md.-John Leitner, 81
years old. lineman for the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone company has a
mania for falling asleep on telephone
poles.
Twice within As hours Leitner has
slumbered peacefully on the top of a
pole, and in both occasions the police
have been called upon to take his sup
posed dead body from the wires.
A few minutes before IL O'Clock
the superintendent of Timanus Mills
telephoned to the Northern police sta
ton that an employee of the Chesa.
peake sspd Potomac Telephone com
pany had been stricken by electricity
and that his body was resting on the
wires.
A moment later the Mount Vernon
Mills, the Timanus Mills and other
industries in the neighborhood were
emptied of their workmen going to
dinner; but nearly all of them halt,
ed and with plying glances and hor,
ror-stricken faces leveled their eyes
upon the still figure on the top OF the
pole.
The man lay perfectly still. One
leg was thrown over a cross beam, the
other was wrapped about cable. ant
his arms were extended and partly
resting his dropping head on the bean
above him. Just as the ambulance
approached the pole the supposed
dead man awakened. but lay dowI
again.
The policemen recognized him a'
the same individual who had fooled
them before and they ordered hin
down. Leitner descended, and wheI
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
SPARKLING STARTS THE GUNS.
Comedy Of Errors in courtship Al
most Proves Tragedy.

Williamsport, PA comedy of
errors came near ending in a tragedy
at Montoursville. Constables Rogers
and Shirm at midnight were spooking
around the houses in search of a
rampish-looking stranger, who they
believed was burglar.
Edward Wadsworth, of Galeton, a
school teacher. who had come to town
during the day, was spending the eve
ming with his sweetheart. They saw
the constables sneaking around and
thought they were burglars.
Wadsworth said he would watch
them He followed. The constables
saw him skipping from out of one
dark corner into another They
thought he was the tramp they were
looking for and gave chase.
Wadsworth took to his heels. Con.
stable Rogers fired three shots, and
Wadsworth threw up his arms, expect.
ing the "highwaymen" to go through
his pockets, Instead the two con.
stables grabbed him, tore his coat
and were hustling him to the Lookup
when his young lady friend, in a con
dition bordering on hysteria, appeared
on the scene and explained the situa
ton.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
PRESCRIPTIONS IN LATIN.
The Public Should Have Them Trans.
lated by the Druggists.

What virtue is there in the secrecy
with which the doctor hedges about
his profession?
professional etiquette" occupies a
prominent place in the curriculum of
every medical school, and when strict
ly analysed professional etiquette"
seems to mean doing what is best for
the doctor, individually and col
lectively.'
Among the things that lis best for
the doctor" is the writing OF his pre-
scriptions in Latin, and thus keeping
the public in ignorance not only of
what it is taking for its ills, but fore
ing call upon the doctor each time
a prescription is needed.
In plain and unmistakable English
the writing Of prescriptions in Latin
makes business for the doctors.
Let us say that you have the ague.
You had 1t last year and the year be-
fore. Each time you have visited the
doctor and he has prescribed for you
in Latin. You have never known
what he has given you for the disease,
and so each time you are forced to go
to him again and give him an oppor-
tunity to repeat his prescriptions
Latin, and his fee-in dollars.
If you ask the doctor why he uses
Latin in writing his prescriptions, why
| he writes aqua" when he means wa
ter, he will give you a technical dis
sertation on the purity of the Latin
| 10
are derived from it, etc. 1t will be a
dissertation that you may not be able
to answer, but it will hardly convince
you.
1t would be good thing for the pub
lie to devise little code of ethics of
its own; ethics that will be "a good
thing for the public individually and
collectively"
Let us apply one of the rules of this
code Of ethics to you, the individual.
You call in the physician when you
have the ague, the grippe, or any of
the other ills to which human flesh is
heir, and which you may have again
some day. The doctor prescribes-in
Latin, and you take this, to you, mean
have it compounded. Right here is
where you come in, if you are wise.
Say to the druggist that you want
translation of that prescription. 1t is
your privilege to know what you are
taking. While the doctors code OF
ethics may not recognize this right it
is yours just the same.
With the translated prescription in
your possession you have two distinct
advantages. You know what you are
taking, and should you wish to call
some other doctor at some time you
will be able to tell him what drugs you
have been putting into your system,
and also if you should have the same
disease again you can save yourself
a visit to the doctor, and his fee, by
taking this translated prescription to
the druggist once more and having it
refillpd
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
CANNED PEARS WITH HISTORY.
Put Up 81 Years Ago, and Kept Intact
by Successive Owners.

Washington.-In the window of
lunchroom on Pennsylvania avenue is
a giant glass jar of branded pears
that were put up by Mrs. Ella C. Hal.
Ter, in Paterson, N. j., on the 25th OF
February, 1875. They have changed
hands many times, but each time they
remained untouched, their owners
seeming to lack the heart to break the
seal of the jar.
John keenan,, well-known to the old
inhabitants of Washington, brought
the jar to this city about ten years
after it was put up. and for several
years it stood on exhibition in the old
Riggs House bar. There il attracted
the attention of many prominent men
and statesmen. Large prices were of.
! fered for it, but all were refused
Finally 1t was rallied and the pro-
ceeds given 10 charity. AS much as
$1,000 was netted. Subsequently the
new owner raflied it and gained $3.50
thereby. The man who last won il
presented it to his sweetheart, who,
upon marrying another gave II 10 her
relatives, in whose possession It now
rests.
The jar stands about three feet
high, and the fruit is in perfect state
of preservation in peach brandy. II
is possible that the jar will be again
disposed of at the Elks' fair this fall
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
PRISON TRUCK FARM
ONE OF FEATURES OF MISSOURI
PENiTENTlARY.
is Started Because Warden OF lnstltu.
ton Likes to See Things Grow
Welcome Change in Con-
Wet Fare.

jefferson City, Mo.-Truck garden
ing on a large scale has become one
of the features of the management OF
the Missouri penitentiary, under Matt
W. Hall, who is farmer when not in
the public service, and has the Unborn
desire of all farmers to see things
growing around him. On what is
known as the state farm" he has this
year produced a tremendous amount
of garden stuff of all kinds, all OF
which is utilized on the prison table.
affording a very welcome and health
full change of menu for the convicts.
The state farm" consists Of AZ
acres of lard. Part OF 1t has been cut
away in supplying clay for the prison
brlckyard, part is utilized as a pas
ture, and about IA acres are titled for
the prison garden.
Some idea of the magnitude Of the
output Of the prison garden can be
gained by the statement that 47O bush
els of SNAP beans have already been
fed to the convicts this season. 1t
takes 70 bushels to so around at one
meal in the prison dining room.
On three-quarters of an acre OF
ground 26,500 pounds of cabbage have
been cut this season. This is not all
of the cabbage crop, but this was an
early and unusually prolific patch"
There are several acres more of the
garden in cabbage.
Onions to the amount OF several
hundred bushels, besides several
meals Of young onions, served early
in the spring, radishes, rhubarb and
other stuff were grown in the greatest
abundance.
The pride of the warden and his su-
perintendent, John Brumer, centers,
however, in the tomato crop. Eleven
thousand seven hundred vines, cover
ing something over three acres Of
ground, are in full fruit, and yield now
something like 40 bushels per day. A
fare than sliced tomatoes could not
be. supplied. The crop is exceedingly
prolific and fine this season, and the
vines will keep on bearing until frost.
Col. Hall figures on having enough
green tomatoes to pick late in Sep
TENDER to make several hogsheads of
",how chow" and other pickles to add
to the prison larder.
The garden lies on top of some Of
the high bluffs overlooking the Mis-
souri, river. The land originally was
not the best, but has been brought to
a high state of productiyeness by fer
tilization. Six or eight crippled and
superannuated convicts are employed
in the garden under the supervision OF
| Mr.. Brumer.
1t is the intention of Warden Hall
to put in next spring a small herd OF
COWS for the purpose of supplying
milk and butter for the prison hos
pital. They will be kept in connection
with the garden and will work con.
siderable saving to the state, as the
milk and butter supply for the hos
pital now costs something like six dol.
lars per day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

In pardoning Col. Arthur Lynch. a
British subject who fought against his
country in the Boer war and was con-
victed Of high treason. Great Britain
did the only thing that was nearly
logical in an illogical situation. The
Beers themselves are in position
hardly less strange. remarks Youths
Companion. since their leaders. Botha
and others, are the administrators of
. colony under the nation they
fought The pardoned man is an
Irishman. Charles Gavan Duffy was
tried for treason in 1913. Later he was
prime minister of Victoria, and the
British government knighted him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

II was discovered some years ago
that a part of the business district of
Minneapolis was built over great
subterranean cavern, whose rocky
roof lay some sixty or more feet be-
low the surface, but the fact has been
kept quiet until now. when the roof
Of the cave has been put upon the
support of great concrete pillars. The
cave had been caused by a subter.
ranean waterfiow. which has been di.
verted. When accidentally discov'
cred, says the San Francisco Argo
maui, the cavern contained a lake OF
ine ice-cold water, ten feet deep. and
large enough to have supplied the
city.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
Beware of Ointments for catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury Will surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely defange the whole system when
entering 10 through the mucous surfaceA Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
tons from reputable physicians, as the damage they
will do 10 ten fold to the good you can possibly de-
rive from them. Hairs Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by p. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer
curry and Is taken internally acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. In
buying Hairs Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. IL is taken internally and made in Toledo
Ohio By +. J Cheney q Co, Testimonials free.
Bold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
Barn Nat Wnrn.

Little Margaret's grandmother had
written for a photograph Of her name
sake, the baby" For material rea-
sons it was advisable that the little
girl should appear as well dressed as
possible. and a cousins new open-work
dress was borrowed for the occasion.
On being arrayed for the picture Mar
garet rushed to her father, crying:
"Oh, father, just look! These amt
worn holes; they is born holes. "-Har-
pers
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

The world is not yet so settled
that all the old thrilling tales OF new
country must go out of stock. 1t is
several years since western America
furnished an exciting story OF rail-
way race for a pass through the
mountains. But now from Alaska
comes the old tale retold. Rival roads
building from the southern coast
northward toward the Yukon and the
coppermines. have chased for the
needed passes; and pitched battles
have been fought with rifles. It is the
same story wherever business goes in
advance of the law.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Ha, ha! Great joke on next winter!
There being no peach trees left in the
Michigan fruit belt, 1t cannot kill the
peach crop, as has been winters an
nual habit
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

OF course anything in the pure food
line Is to be encouraged. but why
should "watered whisky be consid-
cred more deterious than the unwa-
tered?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Every now and then story is told
of some wild animal committing sui
eide. Weary, perhaps. Of being pur-
sued and misrepresented by nature
takers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
RuraIar,s Pathetic Wall.

A burglar arrested in London the
other night remarked regretfully: Il
knew the time when l could do 20
houses in two hours. But | am get
ting old"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Sir Thomas Upton has never been
accused of being an inebriate, though
he has been following the cup habit
10 long and has not yet overcome it
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

An inventory at long range OF the eff
fects OF Nikola Tesla, the inventor,
reveals only large steel tower and
scrapbook.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

The Filipinos do not take to voting
as a duck takes to water, but by and
by when they are looking for office
they will learn the value of the ballot.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

That woman who attributed her lot
years to the fact that she ate so
many onions had long life, but prob
ably q lonely one.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Mrs. Harry Thaw, we are told, is
studying singing, and this looks as II
she were still determined to be a
woman Of note.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

AS the age OF airships has come the
nation that wants 10 go to war should
provide itself with a burglar-proof
roof
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Commander Peary is almost never
at home when It is time to vote, and
yet he Is all the time thinking OF the
poles.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
made Of rich, mellow tobacco. Your deal
or OF Lewis Factory. Peoria, ILL.,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

A coal miners strike is threatened
Just in time to put the price OF next
winters coal up few dollars per ton.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

When the fish trust is put on trial
will 1t demand jury of fishermen, so
that II may be tried by it's peers?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

The wheel of fashion has made IT
possible for the diner to put his feet
under the mahogany again.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Those who look and feel for the
sunny side OF life will not be bothered
much with the darkness of adversely.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Lots Of people manage to keep the
truth pretty busy with it's struggles
to rise.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
coIleoes Undesirable Fire Risks.

Colleges are now regarded as rather
undesirable insurance risks, and 1t is
probable that the rate will be gen.
orally increased. In Is years 7S4 fires.
have occurred in college buildings, en-
failing a loss of $1O.5OO,OO0 in money
and heavy loss of life. This makes
the average money loss over $4,000.
Reasonable Explanation.
81 wonder why a dog chases his
tail?"
"a sense of economy"
Economy"
Eyes; can't you see he is trying to
make both ends meet?"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In
Illumination alays pain. wind colo. CSC bottle
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

! He alone is poor who wastes his
time and neglects his opportunities.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
Reasonable ExpIanatio

Guns, Traps, Decoys, Etc.
Lowest prices. Write for free catalog Mol
N. w. Hide 4 Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

Money friendship, like running wa.
ter. lasts no longer than its flood tide.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Words are all right when backed by
brains.
An attempt to prove an alibi is a
case of self-denial.
Laughter is the sound a man hears
when his hat blows off.
Good fortune nearly always finds a
man in a receptive mood.
In the lottery of life the dentist is
always drawing something.
No, Alonzo, the greedy land owner
isn't necessarily a ground hog.
The automobile isn't in it with the
gossip when it comes to running peo-
pie down.
When a woman is unhappily mar
ried she would gladly recall her miss
spent life.
Somehow the less account man is
the more faith some fool woman
seems to have in him.
And the man in the moon is doubt
less forced to practice economy be-
cause everything up there is so high.
Use long-handled shovel when you
attempt to heap Goals of fire on the
head of man who is a self-admitted
pessimist
There is more affection in a So
cent cotton umbrella than there is in
a So silk one-at least it abides with
the original owner longer.
Chicago News
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14
MOI ON HIS.

Buffalo Bill was talking about his
recent visit to Newport
Reginald Vanderbilt he said,
drove me to his farm in a superb
motor-car one afternoon. As we spun
along. Mr. Vanderbilt pointed out a
famous millionaire. and told me of an
incident that had recently happened
to the man.
at seems that a penniless youth had
had the cheek to come to the million
aire and ask leave to pay attention tc
his daughter
But you have no means, said the
father with a frown.
But l love her, said the young
man.
But hang it, what would you live
on?'
ct love her. the young man re.
peated
We would live on faith and hope
THE father frowned again.
And charity he said
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14
NO LONGER SAFE AND SANE.

NJ LONGER SAFE AND SANE.
Morris Sellers Largey, the young
Montana millionaire, who is devotiug
himself to the theatrical business, said
at dinner, apropos of his new thea
ter in New York:
Il think that theatrical offer a fine
field for shrewd investors. They are
very steady. They are not as the
slave trade was during the civil war.
Perhaps you have heard of the slave
who wanted to buy his freedom This
was before the war, and, since he was
a very good slave, his master would
not sell him to himself at any price.
But as the war approached it's end.
the master, not unnaturally, changed
his mind. He sent for the slave one
morning, and asked him if he was still
of the same mind about purchasing
himself
The slave scratched his head, look
ed at the ground, and faltered:
Well, Marse Henry, All did wanter
buy mashe'f but All been a-studyin'
erbout it right smaht lately, sab, an
All done come to de 'clusion dat in
desc times niggah propty am too on
sartln, sab, to put any money in
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14
NOT 4 NATURE TAKE.

The Rev. William j. Long, the ia
nous nature writer, said one day in
stamford:
"A school teacher here i'm Stamford
was put right the other morning by a
tiny nature student amongst her pu-
pills.
she had given out for parsing the
ntence, The birds sing, and all the
children had said that the word birds
i'm this sentence was common gender.
She had accepted their answer as cor
rect But one little fellow at the tail
of the class said that birds was mas
.culiuc gender
Masculine? Why masculine the
teacher asked.
Because only cock birds sing the
lad reDlitd
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14
Tales Worth Telling


Governor Nardaman, of Mississippi.
said i'm Jackson of q somewhat malo-
dOrUus corporation:
- believe n charity and ! refrain
from telling outright what 1 think of
this concern. AT the same time l
don't mind going as far as the man
who lost his purse i'm the club smoking
room.
Did you say. some one asked this
man. that Crooke stole your purse"
On, no. Oh, dear no, was the
reply Il didn't go anything like so
far as that ] merely said that ii
Crooke had not helped to look for the
purse ] should have found it,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14
Long Reign And
Troubled Life

the difficulties OF European international politics domestic
harnones OF his peculiar Joint domain Add the Turk Of
and the tragedies OF his domestic household and
the rulers life hardly have been happy if
ing to the standard by which his station
He has poed his ship of through diplomacy
notable example ruler able
modern governments the Gar unwilling
ASIDE absolute monarcm and accepted the legislative banc rights
OF power III the government with unusual completeness willing
ness Tor one OF his birth and station He has had military well
as administrative career having commanded personally Sono
Francis Josefs beautiful wife by
1897 and his own life attempted several times In 1880 his
eldest SON. Crown Prince Rudolph committed suicide highly
salona The tragedy furnished that stirred ali
the world and the events that led still couded scandal
Gus mystery The emperor born in 1890 became ruler in
I840 before the American civil began Naturally he has
been in the diplomatic complications of continent His
personality credited with holding Austria Hungary together
and ms removal from the bound be followed
OF separation and possible complications with the powers seems
probable however that European affairs such shape as to
be badly disturbed by the removal who have
been rcgarled his end
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14
EDITORIAL SNAP SHOTS.

The country is full of colored bar
bers who would be delighted to shave
Ben Tillman.-Pasadena News.
In contemplating the booms he
leaves behind, Mr.. Taft must feel that
there is safety in numbers.-Washin
ton Star
Alton B. Parker says he is out of
politics. 1t took the news a long time
70 reach him.-Chicago Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14
"NO SieSta"
For AneriCanOS

Peay under British and Spanish rule but the business day always
continuous here 1t appears that the giving up Manila
principally that Americans won't for anyhow the
Manila Gable NO short hours during the
will be allowed under civil service having in
revision OF the civil service amended deprive persons
the service OF this benefit The of 1910 provides that
during the heated from the first day April 18th day
OF June IN each year the Governor General executive order
duce the required number of day to five hours
This has been the practice establishment in the
Philippines OF the civil service but complaint made that
of the government employees instead of making use of these
hours CT respite from work the heated time in
e employment and thus the time granted them by the government
LOT rest IS not utilized for the purpose for which given
Ih change will into effect the passage act"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14

Fine Job Printing, Star once
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-14

Hats off the Bishop of London Roosevelt at tennis
The biscuit factory hopes that will the cake
Even if the coast baseball team finds easy games
the visiting players will have hustle keep up with
it to getting bases.