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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
NAMES SHIRT WAIST INSPECTOR.

Mrs. Gross told him her story and
asked his aid.
Il will appoint special shirt vast
inspector" he exclaimed Here,
Featherstone, you know all about shirt
waists, don't you?"
Surely" replied the unsuspicious
Featherstone. "Peekaboo, fancy and
plan. Linen, calico or silk. Plated"
That's enough You are now the
official shirt waist inspector for the
city of Chicago. Look into this"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
Handy Clothes Rack.

A good clothes rack is made of lum-
Der one inch square, of oblong shape,
the longest side being five feet and
the shortest side three feet in length.
One side is hinged to the wall at a
convenient height and place. A small
screw pulley wheel Is screwed into
the ceiling directly above the center
of the frame. Attach a rope to the
outside edge Of the frame, passing it
through the pulley above so as to
raise or lower as you wish. Small
ropes are fastened to the frame
lengthwise, in parallel lines, nine
inches apart. When not in use this
can be drawn close to the wall.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
THE STORY.

II ING SAUL paused in his feverish
N pacing back and forth before his
tent door as the messenger came up
Speak" he commanded gruffiy as
the man hesitated in a confused, en-
barrassed manner More deser-
tlons?" he asked, savagely, without
giving the man a chance to obey his
first command.
Yes" admitted the man, and even
in the darkness of midnight King Saul
could see as he pressed close to him
and peered in his face that fear and
disbursement were written there.
And those who remain" the man
went on, ARE fearful and afraid"
With a cultural sound half
groan, half an angry exclamation, the
king turned sharply and paced up and
down few times with quick, nervous
stride, and then, stopping abruptly be-
fore the man again, he demanded,
half appealingly:
And what is to be done? If the
Phihstines learn of the straits into
down upon us without further delay
and no man will escape with his life
IF Saumel, the prophst, would
come" hesitatingly spoke the man.
Yes" broke in the king, bitterly,
did he not say that he would come
ere this? 1t is now the seventh day,
and still he hath not appeared"
1T might be" continued the man.
not noting the interruption, that of,
ferings which he would make would
reassure the people and lead to vic,
tory"
GO" ordered Saul, with sudden de-
termination, tell the people to as
semble before me tomorrow. Bring
burnt and peace offerings"
The man disappeared in the dark
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
Museum Gets 1900 3. c. Statue.

New York,-Theodore II. Davis, the
archaeologist, has arrived from Eu-
rope, bringing with him one of the
oldest relics in the world. This is an
alabaster statue of Queen Teie, a
famous Egyptian, whose tomb Mr..
Davis recently discovered The statue
dates from 1900 B, c. 1t will be pre-
sented to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. Mr.. Davis said that they worked
three years excavating the tombs of
the kings in Thebes, and it will be
two years more before the work is
completed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
Mayor Busse, of Chicago, Appoints Fe-
male Garment Critics.

Chicago.-A "shirt-waist inspector"
Is the latest addition to the city hall
pay roll. Just what the remuneration
and the duties of the inspector are to
be no one exactly knows, but because
Mrs. Ida Cross is displeased with So
cent shirt waist she purchased at a
state street department store, the In
spector was appointed. Louis M.
Featherstone, whose knowledge of the
secrets of the construction of the
"peekaboo' and other shirt waists Is
said to be above reproach, is the first
inspector"
His appointment was made because
Mayor Busse and the other heads of
the city hall are too gallant to see
one of the fair sex in trouble.
Monday afternoon, being bargain
day, Mrs. Cross purchased a shirt
waist that attracted her attention in a
store. After taking it home her ideas
changed, and she returned it and
asked that her money be refunded A
polite refusal followed, with the eX-
PLANTATION that the waist was slightly
soifed. II Mrs. Cross would pay to
have it laundered the company would
be glad to refund the difference, she
was told.
Appeals to the managers of the
store proved fruitless; they gave the
same reply. HaW g heard that Mayor
Busse is friend those in trouble,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
A Curtain Effect.

A pretty way to arrange bedroom
window curtains is this: The upper
sash is hung with a dainty lowered
muslin, and the lower with fllmy
madras. Both are simple sash cur
tains and thus will be easily launder-
ed. The colored curtain is protected
from the light by the shade, which
is usually drawn to the middle Of
the window. For this reason the
colored curtain will not be liable to
fade.
The colored curtain is much pref
tier If ruffled with white. This
scheme gives charming touch of
color at the windows, but admits Of
the use of the sash curtain as a
screen for the lower part of the win
dow,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
cocoanut and Rice Puddlno.

Cook half cup of rice with three
pints of milk and let it cook till very
soft; then cool it. Beat together the
yolks of five eggs and the whites of
three, cup d sugar and a cup of
grated cocoanut; if this last is dessi.
Gated; soften with a little milk and
squeeze dry Stir in the rice and bake
in the oven till it is a custard Make
a meringue of the two whites of the
eggs and put on top. Serve cold.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
Publicity to End Sunday Ball.

Sterling, Ill.-Irate citizens of the
farming community east OF this city
who have been waging war on Sunday
ball games have decided to issue a pa
per called the Palmyra Searchlight.
This paper Is to contain the names Of
all the persons who attend the games.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
BABY HAS A RECORD
slx.YEAR-oLD GIRL TRAVELS
100000 MILES.
Meets Pope and the Presldent-Roo~~-
welt Gave Her Flowers, but
Leo's Reception Was Not
SO ELUSIVE.


Boston.-With travelling record of
about 100000 miles to her credit, the
Baby Globetrotter," as Miss Kath-
ryn Leonore Adelia Glenwood Moran
Is called, has made the announce
ment she wants to "go to housekeep-
ing" adding she has travelled as much
as she cares to and she now prefers
to establish and remain in u home OF
her own.
Miss Leonore is only six years old,
but she has visited more different
countries and more inaccessible per-
sonages than the average diplomat
can boast of in a lifetime.
Crowned heads of Europe have
recognized the little girl, she was ad-
mitted to the presence of the late
Pope Leo Kill, being the only child
under IL years who was ever permit
ted an audience with his Holiness.
Il guess the pope didn't think much
about me, though" little Miss Leo
more admitted. "IIe was SO old and I
was so young, but l remember Presi-
dent Roosevelt very we'll. He seemed
deelighted to see me, and gave me q
| bouquet of flowers from his library
table and l carried them with me to
have photograph taken. We were
| at Glenwood Springs, Col, when he
was out there on his big hunt, and
our hotel was the executive headquar-
ters. That is where l was born, and
l think that of all the places l have
ever seen l prefer Glenwood Springs
to all others. You see, part OF my
name Is 'Glenwood.'
Eyes, my name Is rather long," lit
tie Miss Leonore said as she sat on
chair out of all proportions to her
size and chatted about herself with
newspaper representative. The name
under discussion did seem burden
somely long for the delicate, dainty
miss with blue eyes, who could talk
with such familiarity of personages
and places.
II am sometimes called Miss Kath-
ryn,' but l much prefer Miss Leo
nore,'" she said with childish sweet
ness.
While she has received unusual at
tention on account of her intelligence,
the little "globetrotter" has not for
feitsd a winning childish manner and
talks of her travels as naturally as
most children talk Of their toys. She
has been interviewed for numerous
papers and was the subject of an ar
ticle in Toxic paper, when the only
thing she was able to read was her
own name. She afterward received
about so post cards from Japanese
children.
Miss Leonore Is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George 70. Moran, OF
Chicago. Mr.. Moran Is one of the best.
known newspaper men In the west
and was one time managing editor of
the Chicago Times. Like her father,
the little girl inclines toward lit
erary career.
81 expect to begin to write as soon
as we go to housekeeping" she an
nounced, that's one reason why !
think that we should settle down. I
can't do very much this way, you
know. We are going to the Klondike
this summer, again. Our trip up there
last summer was interesting. Beauti-
full flowers grow beside the snow
banks, but feel that / have travelled
enough. / want to go to Glenwood
and live quietly for change"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
sERMoNETTE.

"What Hast thou doneW--
This is the voice of God speak
ing through his servant the
prophet Samuel, to Saul. tits
the question that plerces like
tvyo-edged sword to the inner
most conscience and opens to
the lieht the sin that is hid.
And the manner of SauI's re-
ply indicates his sense of guilt
which he was reluctant to ad
NIT. He Immediately begins to
make excuses.
Excuses flow out of a guilty
heart.
Saul was convicted out of his
own mouth. The prophet need
ed not to enumerate in detail
Saul's wrong doing. Saul knew
as soon as the prophet had
: asked; "What hast thou done?"
And he sought to evade the
real issue and to confuse the
question by telling what the
other fellow had done. What
common human failing.
Saul feared the loss of men
more than forfeiture of the ia.
vor of God. He sacrificed flu
ture good upon the altar of
seeming present need. Did you
ever do that?
"Thou hast done foolishIy."
Saul endeavored to show that
he had done wisely, but the
prophet plainly characterized
his act as foolish.
Any act which violates Di-
vine command is foolish, no
matter how polite or wise It
may appear at the moment.
Sin ever is folly.
II as we go blindly into the
ways of sin we could realize the
real import of our acts and sp-
} preciate their ultimate conse-
quences would not we, too, des-
ignate such acts as foolish?
How foolish, indeed, is the
man who goes counter to Gods
law. In the breaking of these
laws abideth death, but Sin the
keeping of Gods law there is
great reward"
Saul had not the moral cour-
age to stand alone with God.
He had not the faith to see
Gods power, nor the patience to
wait the coming of the prophet
Thereby he proved unworthy
} the place he had been called
to fill and unable to rise to the
} larger destiny which would GER
tainly have been his had he
claimed it by obedience and
faith.
, 1.-THE Lord hath sought him
. man after his own heart."--To
, and fro through the earth Gods
. eyes are searching for the men
2 who shall do his will. 1t is not
. favoritism which God shows,
but recognition of loyalty to his
. cause and obedience to his COM
: mands. To you and to me
) comes the call to go forth and
; utterly destroy the Amalekites
, of sin, and just to the extent to
: which we grid on the armor of
, God and stand with him and
Z perform all that he has COM
, manded, just so far and no fur
) Their will he entrust the fur
, Their work of his kingdom to
3 our hands. And where WiIIful
failure comes, he takes from us
. and gives to more faithful
? hands.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
Keep Old Strainers

Don't throw away your old coffee
strainer. Hang it over the sink and
use, when emptying tea or coffee pot,
to catch the tea leaves or coffee
grounds, which can be then emptied
on to paper and put in to garbage
A strainer about three or three and
one-half inches in diameter is suitable
for this purpose. t...
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
shun lnqulsltlve People.

Beware Of ipquisitive people, an
excessive curiosity to know all is
generally accompanied by as great
desire to tell it all again.-Won.n's
Life.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08

It Is to be expected that an honest man, under oath In court or elsewhere, will make an accurate statement of what he has seen or heard? Most of us would say yes without much hesi- tation. Professor Munsterberg, the psychologist, of Harvard University, has no hesitation In saying no, al- though In so saying he impugns the ability, not the disposition, of wit nesses to state the truth. The profes- sor has made known, through the me- dium of a magazine article, some facts that may be new to many readers. His theme Is the fallibility of human senses when 1t comes to stating facts accu- rately, and his object the adoption by courts of justice of tests to determine the credibility of witnesses. The ex- animation of truth has made great ad- yancement in many directions. Physi- ology, chemistry and other sciences may be called into court to determine In the most practical way, and with certainty that precludes doubt, long list of questions which once had to go unanswered. Blood tests and analyses of viscera for traces of poison are H. lustrations of this. What the courts do not take into account, according to Professor Munsterberg, Is the fact that psychology has advanced as rapidly as other sciences, and now affords means of testing the power of observation of witnesses, and consequently their truth telling capacity, as definitely as other sciences determine the material facts. That inability to relate things accurate ly which Is here considered, Is, of course, wholly apart from any moral obliquity, any desire or Intent to de- ceiye. It Is not moral weakness, but sort of mental blindness. Chil- dren sometimes play game In which number of objects are covered with hat, then exposed few seconds, and after being covered again, are deserib- ed. This test of the powers of observa- ton of different individuals Is amusing. Professor Munsterberg himself, al- though he has good memory and has trained 1t carefully, not long ago de- tected himself In testifying inaccurate ly about burglary In his own house. He thought he had observed everything carefully, but subsequent examination proved that his recollections were all "slightly but significantly incorrect"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08

who constituted the Pilgrim Fathers, and who after first setting out from Holland, eventually sailed from Plym- outh, In England, in August, 1920. They landed in Cape Cod Harbor, New Eng land, on the 9th of November follow ing. Carver was one of the chief spirits of the band, and the chair which we have sketched was one of his best articles of furniture, which he took with him in the Mayiower. He was elected the first governor of the community, and died In the year fol- lowing his election. How forclbly does It show the simplicity of taste, and the freedom from pomp and vanity which characterized the devoted and fearless men who left their native shores, and sought freedom to worship God" In a land to them unknown, that they should have selected as their first gov ernor, an individual, the best chair in whose house was the homely article which we have here depicted.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08

he should try hls hand at routing the enemy.
 Intent, It seemed, upon making the picture all the worse, the frightened natives who had sought out Policeman Anderson put In good time while the party was approaching the house In In describing the terrible foamings at the mouth, the greenish- -hued eyes of the hydrophoblacally inclined canine, and, In general, the unmlstakable signs evinced by his dogshlp to the effect that 1t had started on the warpath with blood In Its eye.
 Just as the policeman was In the act of entering the house he spled goose-necked hoe.
 An ideal weapon," he exclaimed, with set jaws and gleam in his steely gray eyes, which betoken sudden and terrible death for the dog which had dared to encroach upon the privacy of a mans hearthstone.
 The room had been deserted while the policeman was coming to the res cue, and he was followed by few of the braver ones of the family, who en- tered the apartment on tiptoe.
 "YesI Yes! Be quick, for Gods sake be quick, man. that dog may leap upon you at any moment"
 The policeman poked the murderous- looking hoe under the clean-sheeted company bed," and a thunderous growl caused his blood to run cold. After many skillful manipulaions he succeeded in hemming In the beast, and then dragged from the mysterious hiding place the dog with rabies which had caused all the trouble.
 It's really a shame to go any further but here 1t comes.
 The mad dog, to use Policeman An derson's own language, was nothing more than shaggy little old nigger' dog" and as 1t emerged, dusty, from under the bed, 1t fawned upon the nervy policeman and licked his out. stretched hand.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08
Best Hospital Service in the World.

Best Hospital Service in the World.
 Egypt can now pride herself on a hospital service the like of which is probably not to be found In the whole world. Some time ago Sir Ernest Cas- sel gave S300,O00 to the Egyptian gov ernment to establish ambulance eye hospitals. Dr. Max Callan of London was intrusted with the organization of the service, and he has accomplished his task. The ambulant hospital of which La Nature gives a detailed de scription has the appearance of a mill itary camp A number of tents ac- commodate the patients and their at tendants, the largest serving as an op- erating room. Camp was pitched for the first time near Manufieh, in the Nile delta, and Dr. Callan, with his native assistants, treated there the diseases that are caused by the terri ble dust raised by the hot desert wind at the equinox At present the hos pitol, under Dr. Callan's personal su- pervision, Is in the oasis Medina-el- Fayun, where already over 1s,000 Egyptians have received medical treat ment
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08

Speaking of the birth of son to AL fonso and his wife, somebody observes that the royal infant will one day be king of Spain If he lives" The quali- flcation Is well advised, but 1t Is not complete There Is another condition equally important. The young prince will be king If he lives-and If the Spanish people happen to want a king when he submits his pretensions to the throne. King Edward of England Is credited with declaring his belief that his successor will be chosen by a com- petitlve civil service examination and the jest has sufficient truth to make 1t somewhat grim. The king business is in none too fiourlshing a condition and 1t grows less stable every year. The future of the Spanish baby Is by no means assured.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08

erer the war he graduated in law and practiced in Galesburg, Ill. Soon aft erwards he went to Iowa and engaged In politics, banking and stock raising. He served two terms as State Treas urer of Iowa and three terms In Con- gress.
 In 1890 President Harrison appoint ed him Minister to Brazil. In 1S9S Mir. Mckinley transferred him to China. In the troublous times of the Boxer rebellion 1t was he who suc- ceeded in sending dispatches to Ameri- ca when other foreign representatives could get nothing through. In 1891 he served for a brief time as Minister to Mexico.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08

of an engineer quitting the business for his wife or anyone else but once. heard of a man who gave up the road at the solicitation of his sweetheart But after they had been married few years he went back and was killed in a wreck"
 My husband has been an engineer on a fast mail train for nearly thirty years," said a woman with an unhap- py face. "I have found that being an engineers wife Is kind of semi-widow- hood. The only time that I am abso- lutely sure that 1 an not a widow is the two or three days out of each week that my husband Is at home.
 "When we were first married he ran a switch engine in the yards and was at home every day. There wasn't so much danger of accidents In that. l hoped that he would always run one of these busy little engines with a headlight on both ends
 But my husband was ambitious like other engineers He was not satisfied with work In the yards. shall never forget the day that he came home and told that he had been promoted to the road. He seemed very much pleased. I hid my feelings and made an effort to share his pleasure with him. He ran a freight engine for a few years. Then he was advanced to a fast pas senger engine"
 The woman stopped talking for a mo- ment and looked at the clock.
 Its 3 o'clock now; let's see. He Is near the town of L. now. A few miles this side of the place is a bridge across a river. I am always afraid of that bridge during high water"
 She said that she had learned her husbands schedule by heart. Every hour of the day she knows just where his train should be at that time. She has been over his run many times and knows the location of every bridge, every high embankment and every dan- gerous curve.
 'The life of an engineers wife Is made up of many sad farewells. Each time that see my husband leave 1t is with the thought that this may be his last trip. believe that I owe my gray hairs to those hundreds of times that have had to say. good-by."-Kan- sas City Star.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08
INFANTRY ON THE MARCH.
Length of Pace and Speed in the
 Armies of the World.

Length of Pace and Speed in the
 Armies of the World.
 The average rate of march of the armies of to-day so far as drill Is con cerned, Is about 120 paces a minute, or about two steps a second. However, there are some small differences in the different arms, and few troops are trained to march at a much higher rate of speed.
 The Russian soldier takes 112 to 116 steps a minute, the German 114, the Austrian 115, the French, Italian and United States 120. The French chas- seurs, however, make 14o and the Ital- Ian Bersagliere 160.
 The length of the pace should, of course, also be considered. The Rus sian pace Is 2S inches, the Austrian 2915, the French and Italian 30, while the German Is 311a and therefore sur passes all others.
 The Russian soldier can therefore cover In one minute from I'll to 9O.2 yards, the Austrian 93.5, the French anu Uo.fJ Whilc lliC COV- CTS more than any-yery nearly 100 yards.
 But in modern battle 1t Is a question of utilizing cover, rapidly moving over short intervals from cover to cover, climbing over hedges and other obstruc- tions, more than marching. Witness the small and agile Japanese and the tall, robust Russians.
 Marching power comes Into play in getting troops into position, but 1t is usually more staying power than the capacity to march well at drill or man. euvers that counts In the long run. Nevertheless, troops can be intelligent iy trained to do both, and both will come Into play In action.-New York Sun.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08
Lesser of Two Evils.

The burglars wife was In the wit. ness box, and the prosecuting attorney was conducting vigorous cross-e1am nation.
 Madam, you are the wife of thia manT
 "Yes."
 "You knew he was a burglar when you married him?"
 "Yes."
 How did you come to contract [ matrimonial alliance with such [ manT
 "Well," the witness said sarcastical ly, q was getting old and had to choose between a lawyer and q bur glar."
 The cross-examination ended there -Tatler.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-08

The male spider Is smaller and more elaborately decorated than the female as a rule. And it Is stated in the se- cret archives of spider lore collected by men that 'the courtship of spiders Is frequently attended with grave peril to the male. The female, if not in a suitable temper, is peculiarly prone to attack and deyour her admirer." If she happens to be in such a cannibalis- Romeo but his agility. There is no avoiding the conclusion that nature in- tended the female spider should rule the roost" and, by analogy, that wom- an should rule man.