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The Washington times., 1907-04-02

well.
0utcast From Society.
7. He is an outcast from the society
of all honorable people. If he escapes
capture. II captured. he must undergo
the penalty Of punishment. besides his
dishonorable and penniless discharge
from the service.
s. DesertiOn is so heinous an Offense
trat its prevention and punishment is
vital, not only 10 the honor, but 10 the
very existence. OF an army. If. to graft
fy desire for change from some petty
disappointment, imagined grievance. or
through cowardice, soldiers could with
impunity disregard their obligations and
leave the army as men leave an en-
plOyer in civil life, the army would soon
distntegrate. To prevent the serious
consequences that must result from an
unchecked commission Of this crime, and
20 punish the same. severe laws are now
enforced, one of them being the loss Of
citizenship
3. None but false friends and secret
enemies tempt and encourage men to
desert the United States service.
Colonel Duncan has required that the
order which proclaims the deserter an
'Outcast from the society Of all honor
able people shall be read 10 every SOL
der in the regiment; that a copy shall
be furnished 20 every squad leader; that
copy shall be kept posted on the COM
pany bulletin board, and that a copy
shall be furnished 20 any man who asks
for It.
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LITERARY SOCIETY DEBATES
EXPURGATl0N OF HISTORY

met at the residence Of G. L. Paxton, 226
First street southeast. Saturday night.
After the business meeting there was
q discussion OF the question: Resolved,
That. If IL We're possible, the records OF
the civil war should not appear in
American history Both sides pre-
scented spirited arguments. Those pres
emit were Mr.. and Mrs X. G. Geren,
Misses Louise and Nellie MUliOy, Misses
Clara and Bertha Putnam. and w. r.
Harrington, A. p Ferguson. Q. f.
Moore. G. l. Paxton, r B MullOy, r.
g. Harris. j. +. Paul. q. G. Reid, NJ. w
Brandt This was the first meeting held
by the society in Washington. d. c..
AN the previous meetings having been
in AnaCOsria. Though barely six months
old the society has a large membership.
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REJECTED FIANCE
DURING WEDDING

MIDLAND. S. D.. April miss Eliza
beth Weber was to have been married
few nights ago at the home Of her
parents. south of here, to Frank c.
Hendrickson. IN the presence Of the
guests, when she was asked by The
clergyman If she took Hendrickson to
be her lawful welded husband. she
answered IN a cleSr voice: Il do not,''
ThereupOn she broke down and cried
Historically
She said afterward that for several
months she had doubted Hendrickson' ;
love for her. and that by the time she
stood up with him to be married her
doubts had developed into q conviction
that he loved another girl better than
he did her.
Eendricks0n protested stoutly that The
girl had no reason 10 doubt his love for
her. and that he desired TO make her his
wife lie Cried earnestly to persuade
her 90 take the marriage VOWS, but she
remained obduraIe.
The Washington times., 1907-04-02
NEW FREIGHT AGENTS
FOR SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Vice President J NJ CUP, o. the
Southern Railway. has announced the
appointment. OF seven general freight
agents 10 cover the territory OF that
system in the South. George w
BrOwder, now general freight agent, will
be made assistant freight traffic man
ager at Atlanta. The other men who
Will be promoted are John B. Munson
J. II Drake. r. n. Shaw, Randall Cliff
ton, II. L Miller. r. p. Pegram. I L
Graves. r. /. Simpson. Each OF the
new appointces, who will enter upon
their new dUties on April 4 hold official
positions in Tire freight department.
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What Deserter Does.

l. BY deserving he (the soldier an
initiates his reputation and changes his
record from honorable 10 dishOnOrable.
2. He breaks his solemn oath taken in
the name Of Almighty God.
3 He turns directly against Gods ap-
prOVal lie violates his own conscience.
1. He robs his government of his
promised service.
g. Immediately upon the desertion Of
a man, people began 10 inquire What
crime has he committed2' Frequently
the crime of theft or some vileness has
preceded or accompanied the criminal
act The deserter then puts himself
under suspicion Of the commission OF the
grOssest crimes.
G. What has he gained? A release, per-
haps. from some temporary grievance,
but in its place perpetual infamy, a blot
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DESERTERS FROM ARMY
OUTCASTS FROM SOCIETY
Colonel Duncan, of Sixth Infantry Posts Warning in
Barracks-Recreant Breaks Oath, Violates Con-
science and Robs Government

Desertion from the army is a most
heinous offense, and anyone who tempts
a soldier TO desert is a traitor to his
country, according 10 the PRONUNCIATION
OF a list OF nine warnings by Col. J.
w. Duncan. In command of the Sixth
Infantry at Fort William Henry Har-
risOn, Mont The order. weich has just
reached Washington. has greately in
terested War Department officials. as
Colonel Duncan Is recognized as one OF
the most efficient army officers.
The list of warnings against deser-
lions follows.
The Washington times., 1907-04-02
AENGERBUND LADIES
GIVE EASTER BALL

There was a brilliant gathering of the
members Of the Ladies club of the
e ash!ngton SaengerbJnd last night at
the clubhouse. The banquet hail used
for dancing, was decorated in Easter
colors and lilies. Tiny chickens. tied
with blue ribbons. were worn as badger
The officers Of the club are Mrs. Fred
Carl. president. Mrs. Charles Hicks.
vice president: Mrs. John Schanert
treasurer. and Mrs. A. o. Hutterly,
secretary.
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Canadian Teachers Leave.

The party Of 800 Canadian school
teachers who came to this city from
Toronto, Hamilton, London and other
places in Canada 20 spend Easter. have
returned 10 their home BY way Of Phiia-
delphia, Atlantic CITY and New York
They visited Mt. Vernon and all points
of interest IN and around the city.
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outcast From Society.

,p9n all his subsequent attempts to do
The Washington times., 1907-04-02
BISHOP CRANBERRY
DIES IN STREET

RICHMOND. Va, April Bishop
John G. CRANBERRY. Of the Methodist
Church South. dropped dead in the
street at Ashland yesterday morning
He went TO the postoffice 10 get his mail,
and was returning home when he died.
He was seventy-siX years old and was
made a bishop in 1882
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TALK ON PLANT INDUSTRIES
TO SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS

The regular Tuesday night smoker OF
the Washington Society OF Engineers
Will be held a 729 Fifteenth street to-
night at o'clock DR.. =. =. Galloway
chief OF the Bureau of Plant Industries
Agricultural Department and hls as
sistants, will give short talks, illustrated
by lantern slides. on the work OF the
bureau.
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Fraternity Convention to
Wind Up With State Ban
quet at the Raleigh.
Delegates introduced to the
President by Secretary
CorteIyOu.
Ten Universities, Headed
by Yale, Have Made Appli-
cation for Charters.

After the usual morning and evening
sessions tomorrow at the Chapter
House, 1898 \ street northwest, the
Delta Chi convention will close with a
state banquet at the Raleigh Hotel
where prominent alumni and active
members will be present
That Delta Chi Is a vigorous, grow
ing fraternity is shown by the fact that
at this convention ten universities have
made application for charters yale
and the University of Texas have made
formal application. and petitions from
the following universities are being con-
sidered by the delegates;
George Washington, Washington ana
Lee. louisiana, Southern California, In
diana, Kansas, Iowa, North Carolina
May Decide Before Close.
It is probable that the convention will
decide as 10 whether or not these petit
tioners shall be admitted before the
close of the sessions Wednesday,.
The following committees were ap-
pointed at yesterdays sessions. order
OF business, Bride. Kuhn. Rogalskyi
emblems and seals, Welkert and Car
man: internal development. Barnum,
ingalls,. Bride, ritual and secret, Jonn.
Williams. Herman, McNevin; constitu-
ton, Hartigan, AIaher, Taylor. Broth
ers, Williams, Kent new chapters
Wright. Carlson, resolutions, Frank,
Lusk. Rookie; fraternity, ingalls,. Pierce.
O'Sullivan; auditing. MCGOWAN, TanO,
Knapp; officers report, Carsen, Ryan,
StatteTs.
Sight Seeing in Autos.
After a ride about town in sight
seeing automobiles. the delegates and
members and alumni were entertained
at smoker given by the alumni at
the University Club. $50 Sixteenth street
northwest. where songs OF all colleges
represented, not forgetting Stanford
University, California. we're sung,
cheers given with a will stories told
and the men given an opportunity to
becoug better acquainted.
During the afternoon a big group pic
ture of all Delta CHS in Washington
was taken on the steps OF the Treasury
Department buildings They were then
introduced individually TO the President
by Brother COrtelyOu. and left in
body TO attend the GeOrgetown-Yale
game at Georgetown Field,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29

The Manchester canal was built at
a cost of $75,000,000 to reduce freight
rates for distance of 35 miles, and
while it did not prove a good inter
est bearing investment on such a
large expenditure, it's indirect and
more permanent benefits are said to
have warranted it.
Germany has 1900 miles of canal,
carefully maintained, besides 1000
miles of other waterway France,
with an area less than we would con-
slider a large state, has 5000 miles of
canal; and in the northern part,
where the canals are most numerous,
the railways are more prosperous.
England, Germany, France, Holland
and Belgium are all contemplating
further extension and improvement of
their canal systems.-Century Maya
zine
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITIES.
Chances in Average Small Town for
ProfitabIy Engaging in Business.

According to the United States cen
sus Of 1900 there was produced in the
United States 1928, 662 ,433 dozen eggs.
The same statistics give the annual
production of poultry at 25O,623,114.
The butter made on farms each year
Is in excess Of 1,00O.O0O,O0O pounds.
The cheese made On farms averages
about 2O,OOO,000 pounds annually.
These statistics arc interesting. and
with each farmer growing poultry and
eggs and making butter and cheese, Il
hardly seems possible that such com
binations as dairy trusts and egg and
poultry trusts could exist, but that
they do is nevertheless fact.
Every small town in farming dis
trict can command sufficient butter,
egg and poultry trade to support a
prosperous exclusive produce estab.
lishment. The practice has generally
obtained in agricultural districts of
storekeepers in various lines takine;
farmers produce in exchange for
goods. The produce thus received by
merchants is forwarded to the com.
mission houses in the large city, and
these houses are factors that make it
possible to maintain trusts in the pro-
duce business. 1t appears that If each
town had its exclusive produce estab-
lishment to buy what the farmer has
to sell instead of the produce going
through the local stores, that better
prices could be paid the farmers and
the business made a most profitable
one If rightly conducted
According to the natural laws OF
business industry succeeds best where
advantages are most abundant. Thus
it seems that the produce offers a
most excellent field in the majority of
agricultural towns.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
Two Vital Things for the Welfare Of
the Masses.

There In wisdom in the old slogan,
"A school on every hill top and a
church In every valley" Citizens of
the United States may well feel proud
Of the great educational system which
makes II possible for all classes TO &C
qulre the proper mental cultivation.
They may also feel proud of the re-
ligious liberty that each and every
citizen enjoys. There Is no estab.
lished church to interfere with the
free exercise of conscience, neither is
there any law that interferes with the
exercise of religious belief.
The United States can be looked
churches flourish to the fullest. The
public school system is one of the
most perfect that civilization has yet
evolved. or course there are com
munities where local conditions are
not so favorable for schools as other
places. II will be observed that the
more important is the city or the
town, the more advanced are the edu.
cational facilities offered the people
The residents of rural communities
have their state or district school, the
curriculums of which are restricted
II is to the nearby town that the chill
dren who are residents of the farm
districts must look for their higher
education, which is a necessary prep.
aration for entry into college, and foY
business life. How important it is,
then, to the resident of the farm dis.
trict that his home town be an active
place and of sufficient business i'm
portance to justify the maintenance of
high class school! 1t can be seen
how each resident of farming com
munity should be interested in the
home town and all that pertains to its
upbuilding. II on no other account,
purely on account of the educational
facilities.
Running parallel in Importance with
the schools are the churches. The
better the home town the better are
the church buildings, and the greater
Is the talent that fills the pulpit. Both
schools and churches have education
al qualities that should not be lightly
valued. They mean the highest men
tai and moral development, and upon
this development depends the good
citizenship and the advancement and
perpetuation of the nation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29

notance or for mcrcenary reasons arc
opposing the sale Of all household
remedies. iChV is 10 not eqHdiiU ncceS-
S1ry for patients to knotc nc cOmpo-
Sition of the remedy prescribed ~ a
physicidnl Docs any sane person be-
lieve that the opium IN a physicians
prescription is less potent or less like
ly to create a drug habit than the OPT
um in a proprietary medicine? As q
matter of fact. more opiHm-oddicts
and coCOin-fends hare been made
through the criminal cdrcicSSReSS Of
ignorant physicians than by any other
means.
Unquestionably, there are a number
of proprietary remedies on the market
the sales of which should be prohibit
ed, and no doubt they will be when
the requirements of the Food and
Drugs Act are rigidly enforced; many
are frauds, pure and simple, and some
are decidedly harmful OF the aver.
age proprietary remedy, however, II
may truthfully be said that it is dis.
tinctly better than the average physi-
clans prescription; for not only is its
composition less secret, but it is pre-
pared for the proprietor by reputable
manufacturing pharmacists in magnifi-
Gently equipped laboratories and un.
der the supervision and advice of able
chemists, competent physicians and
skillful pharmacists. II should not be
considered strange, therefore, that so
many physicians prefer to prescribe
these ready-prepared proprietary rem
edies rather than trust those of their
own devising.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
AFFLICTED ONLY AT TIMES.
Good Reason for Capt. Bascombs In
termittent Hearing.

When Capt. Bascomb had left his
old friend, Capt Somers, and the new
school teacher sitting on the south
porch, and had disappeared down the
road, the young woman spoke of him
with some curiosity.
Il understand from Mrs. Bascomb
that her husband was very deaf, al
most stone-deaf,' she told me, I'm
sure" said the school teacher. But
he seemed to hear all we said with
perfect ease"
Capt. Somers leaned toward her
and spoke in low, cautious tone, al
though there was no eavesdropper to
hear him.
Don't let Mis- Bascomb know it,"
he said, hurriedly. HE does seem
to hear pretty well when she amt
round, but none of us folks ever let
on to her. She's a good woman as
ever lived, but most tremendous
bosser and an everlastin' talker. An
we all think that Gersh Bascomb be-
gun to realize ten years ago that if
he didn't want to be harried right off'n
the face o the EARTH the thing for
him to do was to grow def, gradual.
but steady-an' he's done it, to all
intents an purposes, maam!" -
Youths Companion.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29

1t will soon be against the law in
Germany to take without permission
snapshot at person or his building or
his OK or his ass People of Ger.
many must be overmodest or else
afraid of their faces. When the anna
teur photographer in this country
goes out to take picture Of a land
scape or a building so many people
happen along and stop accidentally in
graceful poses in front of the camera
that the picture when completed looks
for all the world like photograph of
crowd watching a ball game. Ger
many may be inaugurating a useful
reform, but 1t looks strange that the
camera should be banished, while the
automobile is allowed to run at large.
Judging from the number Of acct
dents caused by the horseless wa
CONS, 1t would be a good idea for
everybody in Germany to be snapshot
ted as often as possible, so that their
friends in after years could know
what they looked like.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
PUSHED THE BEAR ASIDE.
Surveyor Tells of Experience He Does
Not Care to Repeat.

To walk right up to a monster bear
and try to shove it out of the way and
then escape without so much as a
scratch is an experience of a lifetime
Harry | Engelbright found it so a few
days ago in Diamond canyon, above
Washington, says a Nevada City cor
respondent of the Sacramento Bee
The young man, son of Congressman
Engelbright, has just returned from
the upper country, where he has been
doing some surveying, and relates his
thrilling experience. 1t was coming
on dusk, at the close of the days work
In the brush-lined trail he saw pro-
truding what he thought were the
nina quarters of some stray bovine
He walked up and gave the brute a
shove. 1t came to its launches with
a snort that made his hair rise and
caused him to beat hasty retreat
The big brute looked around and then
shuflied off into the woods. 1t was
either asleep or else so busy eating
ants from an old log that it failed to
near the young surveyor, whose foot
steps were deadened by the thick car
pet OF pine needles. Later it was
learned that the same bear, a monster
cinnamon, had killed a dog earlier in
the day, The dog ventured too close
and with one blow of its paw the big
beast sent it hurting yards away,
dead as q doornail
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
Painfully Exact.

A New England man tells of a pros
porous Connecticut farmer, painfully
exact in money matters, who married
widow OF Greenwich possessing in
her own right the sum of $4,000.
Shortly after the wedding friend met
the farmer to whom he offered con.
gratulations, at the same time observ.
ing: IT'S good thing for YOU.
Malachi, marriage that means &c.
coo to you" Not quite that, Bill"
said the farmer, not quite that"
Why exclaimed the friend, Il under.
stood there was every cent OF 10000
in it for you!' Il had to pay 81 for
marriage license said Malachi.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
Millions of Dollars Annually Saved to
the Farmers of the United States.

One of the most important move
ments that has been inaugurated of
recent years, and which has resulted
in wonderful benefit to the people is
the good roads movement Within the
United States there are approximately
about 100000 farmers. If during a
Year each of those farmers can be
saved $40 in time, or in wear and tear
upon horses and wagons by means of
improved roads, it means saving of
$SO,OOO,000 annually; but the truth is
that the improved roads that have
been built up the past half dozen years
through agitation of the good roads
movement saves each farmer in the
land from $50 to 800. Thus ii can be
seen that the savings brought about
through this movement aggregate hun.
dreds of millions of dollars each year
Good roads are important 70 the
progressive town. This fact has be-
come so recognized that wherever
there exists a live agricultural town
its citizens will be found to be staunch
advocates of road improvement and
there is civic pride and friendly com
petition in the matter of having good
roads leading to the towns. The work
OF road Improvement has only fairly
begun. A number of state legislatures
have taken up the work and Guring
the next dozen years great changes
VIII be wrought as to the building and
maintenance of public highways.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
FOOD
FACTS
Grape-Nuts
Foo d
A Body Balance

People hesitate at the statement that
the famous food, GrapeNuts, yields as
much nourishment from one pound as
can be absorbed by the system from
ten pounds of meat, bread, wheat or
oats. Ten pounds of meat might con-
tain more nourishment than one pound
of Grape-Nuts, but not in shape that
the system will absorb as large pro-
portion of, as the body can take up
from one pound of Grape-Nuts,
This food contains the selected parts
of wheat and barley which are pre-
pared and by natural means predi-
gested, transformed into a form of
sugar, ready for immediate assimila-
ton. People in all parts of the world
testify to the value of Grape-Nuts.
A Mo. man says; Il have gained ten
pounds on Grape-Nuts food, ! can
truly recommend it TO thin people,
He had been eating meat, bread, etc,
right along, but there was no ten
pounds of added flesh until Grape-Nuts
food was used.
One curious feature regarding true
health food is that its use viii reduce
the weight CT corpulent person with
unhealthy flesh, and will add to the
weight of a thin person not properly
nourished, There is abundance of
evidence to prove this.
Grape-Nuts balances the body in a
condition Of true health. Scientific Sc
lection of food clements makes Grape
Nuts good and valuable. Its delicious
flavor and powerful nourishing prop
critics have made friends that in
turn have made Grape-Nuts famous.
There's a Reason" Read The Road
To Wellyille," in pkgs.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-29
BROKEN BOW,
NEBRASKA


Tramp names n small army OF big
and little sinners. Among the thou
sands of Migrants are criminals and
legererates OF the worst kind, whose
deeds have made the word tramp" a
terror TO women in lonely regions,
Probably the rank and file OF the
wilfully unemployed are the Wander.
ing Willies"--dear to comic papers
whose sin is merely an exaggeration
OF the Incidence which is born IN us
all. These amiable vagabonds who
enjoy a vacation OF IL months year
have had an unhindered road and
plenty of free food in broad, gener-
Gus country. But the day has come
when "Meandering Mike" must find
other occupation than picking the
flowers of the century plants. System
attic charity and criminology are beat
ing the bush for him and his com.
,panions, and driving them into the
'corals of civilization. At the national
conference of charities and correction
the committee on Migrants consider
ed the united duty Of state, town and
individual to exterminate the tramp
nuisance. Because the tramp passes
on after full meal we do not feel
the responsibility for him which we
feel for offenders who abide in our
community. Towns have contented
themselves with sending the vagrant
across the lines to the next town,
which 10 like throwing rubbish over
the fence into our neighbours back
yard II is a mistake to feed va
grant unless he pays for his food
with fair amount of work, says the
Youths Companion. The great rem.
edy for the disease of vagrancy Is
cord-wood, which should be admins
tered in allopathic doses. Finally,
since life as tramp depends on easy
transit, the railroads need the sane
ton Of severe laws in dealing with
those who steal rides. Cut the va
grant off from unearned food and
transportation, and the hobo" will
disappear.