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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
HUNTERS IN AFRICA BECOMING
CONCERNED OVER DECREASE.
Gradual Disappearance of Wild Prizes
Once Found in Large Numbers
Leads to London Movement for
Establishment of Preserves.

London. The gradual disappear
ance of big game in Africa has stirred
the English authorities to take some
steps toward it's preservation, and the
idea of constituting reservations on
the lines of Yellowstone park in the
United States, has been proposed.
A report that was issued recently
by the game commission in the Eng
lish possessions in East Africa shows
the remarkable number of big game
hunters nowadays, as compared with
a few years ago.
Brig. Gen. Swayne, reporting on
the reduction of game in Somaliland
says that in one place in 1891 he es-
timated some 10000 animals, where
1t was not an uncommon thing 10
years ago, he says, for hunter to go
and kill couple of lions before break
fast.
The Uganda district, the commits
sion says, nets big game hunters a
revenue of 100000 every year. Ele-
plants are becoming so scarce in this
district that it is proposed to re-
strict the sale of COW ivory or tusks
below a certain weight. An effort was
made to train African elephants for
such work a sthe Indian elephants do,
but it was found to be impracticable.
1t is a curious fact that the African
elephant has concave back and the
Indian animal a convex, the latter be-
ing much more easily loaded
In certain parts of British East AZ
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
Asked to Decide Complexion.

Washington. - The school authori-
ties of Washington have been called
upon to decide whether Filipino is
white or colored. The problem was
brought before them by Major NJ. f.
Waltz, u. S. A., who sent a cummuni-
cation asking that his Filipino serv-
ant 90 years old, be admitted to the
white schools of Washington. Major
Waltz said that his servant had been
denied admission to the public schools
of Atlanta, Ga, on account of the pre-
vailing race feeling After much dis.
cussion the question was referred to
committee, which has not yet reported.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
ODD THINGS IN ANIMALS.
Eye of the Owl and Mouth of the Frog
Have Their Limitations.

ashington.-Unlike most animals,
horses have no eyebrows and hares
are minus eyelids, says naturalist.
Consequently the eyes of the latter
cannot be shut and a thin membran-
eous substance covers them when
asleep. The eye of the owl is also
peculiar, seeing that it is immovably
fixed in its socket and cannot stir in
any direction. To compensate for
this seeming disadvantage it can turn
it's head almost completely around
without moving its body.
If you were to keep a frogs mouth
open many minutes 1t would soon die
as, owing to it's peculiar construction
it can breathe only with the mouth
closed On the other hand, fishes are
compelled to keep opening and clos
ing their mouths in order to give theil
respiration organs full play.
A curious fact about the eel Is thai
1t has less life in its head than in 1t;
tail consequently when killing an ee
the fisherman smashes the tail; it also
has two hearts. Snakes usually have
their teeth in the head, but one va
riety in Africa, whose principal food
is eggs, is provided with a substitute
for them in its stomach.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
inventor Comes Forward with Novel
Corrective Machine.

Chlcago.-Following the suggestion
made by one of Chicago's school
principals a few days ago that the
most urgent necessity in the public
schools of this city to-day is a spank
ing machine, Charles f. Gregory,
president of an electric company,
comes forward with the announcement
that he has under construction an cleo
trio machine for this purpose, which
he will exhibit at the January cleo
trical show at the Coliseum.
1t is described by Mr.. Gregory as
having the appearance of an inverted
electric fan, connected with a wall
fixture and usually placed in some
convenient bedchamber where the
noise from the soothing" effect VIII
not be heard by the neighbOrs and give
the parent the reputation of being a
brute.
The paddles on the device will be
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
It Takes Three Hours for All to Get
Away Each Day.

Mitchell, Ind.-A great roosting
place for crows is to be seen at point
two piles east of this place, Three
hours are required for the crows to
leave and an equal length of time to
return, and a MATHEMATICIAN, taking
the number passing every minute, fig,
ures out that 1913 900 crows are resting
in close quarters.
The crows have been roosting in
this vicinity for seven years and
more, and their numbers seem to in
crease rather than decrease. 1t is
known that they fly as far as Ken,
lucky to find good feeding ground, and
they also prey on the farmers corn
in the Ohio river valley, but the birds
always return before nightfall.
Recently farmers attempted to
drive them out of their roosting place
but the crows showed fight and
caused the farmers to retreat, but not
TIL hundreds of the birds had been
killed. The crows begin leaving their
roost at break If day, and by nine
a. IN. very few are to be seen. About
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
GOT RID OF THE DEVILS.
Chinese Sailors Used Fireworks to
Evict Unweicome Visitors.

New York.-A story OF fight with
devils and their conquest by its crew
of AZ Cinnamon was brought to this
port by the steamship Enroll from
Hong Kong.
"Debbils allie gone down side one
time, chop, chop" said Wan Coon,
bosn, in telling of the conflict.
The Enroll shipped her crew of Mon
golians in Hong-Kong and set out for
Yokohama. On the night of August
there suddenly came dazzling rain
of meteors, lasting 16 seconds. In the
meteoric display the moon entered up
on total eclipse. Wan Coon and his
men were stricken motionless with
fear. But when they found their
moon had been devoured by a big
devil fear was galvanized into frenzy.
Finally, in answer to their petitions,
the devil disgorged the moon. After
that the men were quiet, but mistrust.
full. There was not the slightest doubt
that great many minor devils re.
manned on board even after two nights
spent in chasing them with hand
spikes, capstan bars and chunks of
coal.
When the Enroll made Yokohama
every man went to the captain and
demanded all the pay due. At night
fall a delegation of sailors returned
with several great bundles of fire.
works. -.
Wan Coon told the captain there
was going to be such pyrotechnical
eviction of devils as the ports of all
the seven seas had seldom witnessed.
1t was even so, and at the conclusion
of the display the bos'n announced
that not a devil was left.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
KILL 20 900 A YEAR
FATALITIES AMONG AMERICAS IN
DusTRlAL ARMY is APPALLING.
Compulsory Data Is Wanted--Dr. 10.
slab Strong Says $4,000 Are Now
Under Sentence Of Death Dur
ina Next Ten Years.

New York--Important steps are,
soon to be taken in this city and else
where to establish q system OF COM
pulsory and accurate records OF the
enormous number of persons who are
annually killed and injured in Amer
ica's vast army of industrial workers.
In New York city alone the meager
records obtainable are startling. In
1904 there were 4,162 persons killed
in New York city through accident and
negligence as shown by the reports OF
the department of health, and these
reports are said to be incomplete.
DR.. Josiah Strong president of the
Institute of Social Service, in speaking
of the number of persons killed each
year in our industrial occupations.
made some astonishing comparisons.
He said:
1--WE in the United States kill In
four years some 10000 persons-more,
than fell in battle and died of wounds
during the four years of the civil
war We are killing more than twice,
as many every year as persisted byl
violence In both the French and Eng,
fish armies during the three years OF
the Crimean war.
There are more killed and wound
ed on our railroads every year than
the entire losses of the Boer war on
both sides in three years. We have
industrial casualties enough every
year to keep one conflict like our war
with Spain going for 1900 years or
12 such wars going for 100 years. Our
peaceful vocations cost more lives
every two days than were lost In bat
| tie during the entire Spanish war.
Prom the best statistics obtain
able, | may say there are to-day $751;
600 persons in the United States un-
der sentence of death to be executed
at an unknown moment during the
next ten years. 100 next week and
the same number every week until
the CHASTITY work is complete. An iu-
telligent and earnest effort would pro-
cure the reprieve of a multitude OF
these innocent victims"
For two weeks beginning January
% an exposition will be held In the
American Museum of Natural History,
in this city under the auspices of the
American Institute of Social Service
for the purpose of studying and ex-
hibiting safety devices for dangerous
machinery, methods OF industrial
hygiene and to set In motion the
movement to establish a more accur-
ate record of industrial fatalities and
accident in all parts of the country.
At present Wisconsin is said to be the
only state in the union where any eff
fort is made of official compilation OF
these statistics.
In Europe there are several perma.
nent museums of this character where
experts are constantly studying how
to safeguard industrial employees and
as a result the percentage of death
and injury from accidents has been
greatly reduced. Ex-President Cleve
land and many other prominent and
influential citizens are interested In
this movement.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17

philosopher and friend. She rules
their work as well as their play
Breakfast over, their morning hours
are devoted to study and to recitation.
The governess instructs them in
everything they are to know in a gen
eral way, and there are special teach
ers who come daily for music and the
languages.
1t delights their grandfather that
both his wards are so musical. Both
play the piano with ease and finished
technique, and both show more than
the average talent. They are at home
equally we'll with guitar and mandolin,
and their duets are a Joy to the old
mans big heart.
Their course of study is just what
any girl in public school would be
expected to take. The list is laid
down and adhered to rigidly, whether
the girls like it or not.
Especially is attention given to the
languages. The girls have been sent
to Italy to study Italian under native
teachers. They have learned French
in Paris and German in Berlin and
Munich. This plan of learning the
foreign languages on their native
heaths has proved highly successful.
Miss Laura and Miss Helena speak
the three tongues fluently and with
the most fascinating of accents.
Though they speak so well they keep
up the three languages regularly by
reading books laid down in their reg
ular curriculum.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
Not Yet Ready for Society.

I'VE don't pamper our girls in the
slightest" said their governess, proud
ly. They have never gone out into
society nor will they be allowed to do
so for at least two or three years
more"
The governess didn't say it, but
company at either the Waldorf-As-
toria, or at Dalvay, Mr.. McDonald's
beautiful suburban home in Clifton,
Cincinnati, is extremely limited. A
girl friend in occasionally for an hour
or so in the afternoon is about all
that is permissible, according to Mr..
McDonalds ideas of the simple life for
his carefully reared granddaughters.
Travelling is their greatest pleasure.
And in this Mr.. Mcdonald INDUCES
them to the fullest extent. They have
seen all of Europe; Egypt, with its
pyramids and tombs and ruined cities
is an open book to them. Last autumn
they toured Mexico.
When his wife died Mr.. Stallo
turned his two tiny girls over to their
grandparents. They grew into young
WOulduHOOu huONlHS MIS-. MCDODdlQ
as their mother. When she died here
at the Waldorf-Astoria three years ago
it seemed as If her place could never
be filled, but Mr. Mcdonald stepped
into the breach and resolved to devote
the remainder of his life to the bring,
ing up of his motherless granddaugh,
| ters.
Gave Up Business Cares.
He began by retiring as quickly as
he could from his business enter
prises, retaining only the headship
without charging himself with heavy
responsibilities.
II want to devote as much OF my
time as possible" he explained to his
| friends, Ito my motherless little
grandchildren; they are all have We
never had but one child my daugh
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
Electric. Spanker the Latest.

manufactured in various shapes. The
inventor, however, is of the opinion
that the style resembling a No. IL
slipper will be the most effective and
popular.
The electrically rocked cradle will
also be center of great interest by
the heads of families where there are
infants. BY this invention the proud
father turns on a switch when the
youngster yells at two a m. and the
electric current Immediately produces
an unlabored soothing rocking of the
crib, which continues until the young.
ster is asleep.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
GAME SURELY VANISHING.

RIGA, however, lions are as plentiful
as ever. An average of so year are
killed, When lion kills a native in
Somaliland, the young men of the vii
lage go out on horseback, locate the
lion, and then gallop round and round
him. AS the lion turns swiftly around
in the cloud of dust he becomes dizzy
and is then shot with poisoned
ARROWS.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
Queen Helena Is an Artist.

Naples.-Under the guidance of Sig.
Casiasco, the artist, Queen Helena has
perfected herself in the execution of
water colors and pastels. Some of
her pictures will be sent to an
exhibition at Venice, but under an
assumed name. as the queen wishes to
keep her identity secret.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
Christmas Trees for Pet DOGS.

Baltimore.-At the suggestion of
her manager, Miss Nellie Sloan, a pop.
ular young lady well known in social
circles, had a Christmas tree on her
estate at Fairlee, near Lutherville, for
the especial benefit of pet dogs. In.
stead of the usual decorations, the
tree was hung with pieces of chicken
turkey, sausage, cake and all manner
of delicacies that appeal to dog fancy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
Dividinu the SpoiIs.

The train robber had just entered
the front end of the car.
He looked up and saw the porter
busy at the other side.
stop that" he cried, What are
YOU doing down there?"
I'm workin' this end of the car,
sab" the porter replied, with much
dianity-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
$4,000 CROWS ROOST THERE.

three p. m. they begin returning, and
the sky is thick with them till dusk.
They have not changed their roost
more than a few miles in several
years. Formerly they could be seen
near the MOnon railway. Now they
are roosting near the b. &. o. S. w.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
Early Left MotherIess.

Mr.. McDonalds wife, the young
girls grandmother died three years
ago. Their mother, Mrs. Stallo, only
child of the McDonalds, died when
Helena was two years old. And now
these two beautiful grandchildren are
all that rich Mr.. Mcdonald has left
and all his wealth will go to them,
share and share alike. They have al
ready inherited from their grandmoth-
of what is to come from their grand
father, who is their legal guardian by
order of the New York courts.
Miss Laura is 16 years old, and Miss
Helena is just Is. Both are beautiful
brunettes. well-built, with rosy cheeks
dark, wavy hair. Their governess
lays all of this to their simple mode
Of life.
Not that everything that money
can buy is not theirs They have
horses and autos and pianos. They
travel in Europe or in the new world
every summer in the most luxurious
manner. They are in New York, as
they have been recently, several times
a year and rich suite in the Waldorf.
Astoria is always reserved for them
For here, as in Cincinnati, they must
lead the simple life, says the New
York World.
For them 1t is bedtime always at
nine p. m. They rise to the moment
at seven a, m. and breakfast is served
on the dot at eight. No late hours, nc
parties, no theaters, no cards, nc
dances, no little club affairs on their
daily schedule.
No play?
Why, certainly, but of the healthy
outdoor kind, They ride and they
drive and they run their automobiles
when their lessons are done.
Their goyerness is their guide
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17

New York-How Pastor Wagner's
heart would rejoice could he take a
peep inside the Waldorf-Astoria when
the two pretty Stallo girls are there!
The simple life at this caravansary
of the very rich? To be sure! And
mind you, the two young sisters, 16
and Is, are the richest girls in their
own right in all Cincinnati.
What's more, some day they will
own a big slice of the Standard Oil
company, somthing like $15,000,00O
worth
These two charming young girls,
despite their great wealth, live accord
ing to rule. They rise by rule, eat by
rule, study by rule, play by rule and
retire by rule. Every moment of their
time is regulated with the nicely of
clockwork.
In word, they are being brought
up with the idea that great wealth
brings great responsibilities, even for
young women. And all their work and
play is directed along these lines
These two girls-each one a picture
VI uedlIu anu DeduIy are Cue uduSu-
tiers of Edmund X. Stallo, Laura and
Helena. Their own mother is dead.
They are the wards of their GRANDPA
Their, Alexander Mcdonald, director
In the parent Standard Oil company
and president of the Standard Oil
company of Kentucky. He is Cincin-
MATHS richest citizen, though he is as
much in New York. at the Waldorf-As-
toria, as he is out there.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
The American Mans Lack of Poll

Mind you, that is the American
man as the Englishman knows him.
know him better. l know his rough
ness is only surface deep. that he Is
generous, but active and keen. That
he does lack the polish Of the English
gentleman must be admitted, and
and hundreds of other American WON
en- have often regretted that, at least
where polish counted for so much, he
could not display enough to bring out
his good qualities.
The English people are essential
" home people, though the English
women love society. During the So
cial season l doubt if even the Ameri.
can woman is as fond OF her society
and is as busy in keeping her social
engagements as the English woman.
English society is more artistic
than American society, though now
there Is a tendency, which Is to be
deplored, to change the afternoon
musical tea to an afternoon at bridge,
The English tea has newer been
thought complete without the presence
of three or four OF the very best
artists that could be secured. 1t has
been this almost universal patronage
OF art that has made London the great
center in which can be found the
most famous artists OF the world"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-19
.DEMENTED NEGRO
CAME To- SENSES
HAD BEEN CRAZY FOR MORE
THAN TWENTY YEARS.
But Revived Short While Before His
Death, Discussing Matters of the
Long Ago-Father and Brother
Were Afraid of Evil Spirits.

The Farley undertaking parlors
we're the scene of quite bit of ex-
citement yesterday morning when a
cab drove up containing four colored
occupants, one of whom had just
passed to the great beyond, having
expired but a few minutes before.
The dead negro named John Will
liams, has for the past twenty-five
years been an occupant of the state
lunatic asylum at Jackson and about
two weeks ago was taken with dis
ease of which he could not, be cured
and his father and brother went up to
Jackson for the purpose of carrying
him home to Merrill to die. Arriving
in this city with him last night they
| carried him to the Glenmore (colored)
Hotel, where during the night he be-
came worse.
This morning the negro became
perfectly rational and discussed mat
| ters with his father and brother which
had occurred twenty-five years ago,
before his attack of insanity.
The father and brother placed the
negro in hack and started for the
Mobile Jackson and Kansas City train
but upon arrival at the depot it was
discovered that he had passed away.
From the depot the body was driven
to the undertaking parlors of Mr..
Farley, where it was prepared for
burial and later shipped to Merrill.
Upon arrival at the undertakers
quite a crowd congregated though
none were willing to aid Mr.. VIM
McNair in removing the body to a
stretcher and when that gentleman
called upon the father and brother of
the dead negro they, toe, refused say
ing, Dat body am possessed of spirits
and he war foredinated of his end"
That the negro had been non compis
mentis for twenty-five years and
should regain his mind just a few
hours before his death and be able to
discuss matters that had occurred
before his affiiction seemed to cinch
the matter with all the colored popula
ton that there was something super
> natural about the body after dissolu
ton and consequently they would
have absolutely nothing to do with it
During the preparation of the body
i one of the negroes managed to muster
e up enough courage to enter the
: morgue and view it and by some
means he discovered that the deat
0 one had blue gums and upon his in
n forming the awaiting crowd of hi
discovery they desired to remain nj
!, longer and took their departures a
y once for fear of becoming possessed
themselves.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-19
HEARING RATE
CASES AT BUFFALO
Associated Press.

Buffalo, N. Y, October 1S.-A hear
ing is being held by the interstate
commerce commission here today, in
volving five important suits brought
under the Hepburn railroad rate act
in which excessive rates and discrim.
nations against individuals and com
munities are charged. Three of the
cases were brought by the Washburn
Crosby Milling company against the
Erie. the Lehigh Valley and the Penn
sylvania railroads. Another is by the
Banner Milling company against the
New York Delaware, Lackawanna
Western road
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-19
REUNION STORIES
were ENTERTAINING

One of the most enjoyable features
of the recent Confederate Yeterans
reunion held in this city were the
stories told by the vets of life in
ted and as the emaciated hosts of
While the stories of prison life were
the dark clouds to the setting those
of life in camp and on the field were
great.
Rev. Holloman RECALLED the vets
with story told of the tattered vet
who had very appropriate excuse
for the surrender at Appomatox.
After the surrender had been negotia-
ted and as the emanciated hosts of
the Lost Cause were stacking their
arms one of the leanest privates Of
Georgia regiment paused and looked
at Yankee officer standing near
and remarked: Say pard, you amt
licked us, we have just simply wore
ourselves out licking you"
Lieutenant Governor Stone told an
other very amusing incident of pri
vate who was very DESTROYS of find
ing persimmon tree and upon be
ing asked why he wanted persim
mons he stated that as they had
nothing with which to satisfy his APP
petite he was DESTROYS of eating per
simmons and relieving that aching
void within him.