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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-04-09
BROKEN BOW CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY APRIL 1903

as he wanted them to go aud
broke down stairs to see what
was the matter-in the mean
time Dicks outline Of the lines
wanted, and the map had, presto,
changed from Dicks vestpocket,
to their representatives CD hand,
AS soon as they found the lines
they sent to the committee room
was doomed to obstruction, then
his followers from the southeast
kept their man busy and inter.
ferred with the committee to
such an extent that as one of the
committee we proposed getting
into another room and locking
the door so that we could get to
work and in about five minutes
the straight lines as voted upon
last year, with the exception Of
conceding to the northeast
quarter, the west portion of west
Union precinct, was voted upon.
This was accepted by the COM
mittee by vote of three to one
the one of course being Dicks
man of the southeast who bro't
in minority report. AS the
committee came up stairs they
found that Dick-no, rather his
man Friday, had drawn theIsame
lines on map-that we paid for
that Dick handed to that man
who was put on that committee.
What the committee wondered at
was that Dick, Friday and the
man on the committee, had the
same tho't and why was the COM
mittee was sent out
No one regrets that Dick and
his fellows over there have made
it impossible for us aud our peo-
pie over here to support county
division-we stated to the con-
veution there at Ansley, we have
stated it to our readers, and we
say again, it is not the question
of county seat with us-but the
question of getting lines that
are favorable to the masses of
our people. The vote of last
year demonstrated the fact that
our people and the people
throughout the county wanted
straight lines, and II they were
taken that way this year, there
is no doubt as to what the out
come would be, but when two or
thee land men, and one or two
others get together and attempt
to cut us out a county that
snake could not get into as many
crooked shapes as they outlined,
then, we want to be counted out
of it.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-04-09
MIR. Bryan's Surprise.

Mr.. Bryan admits that he is
surprised that the New York
National Democratic club refused
to invite him to be one of it's
speakers at the Jefferson banquet
on April l3, and that it did not
invite him to be present as a
guest until after several meet
ings of the committee at which
the question was debated at some
length.
1t is difficult to see why Mr..
Bryan should be surprised at the
action of the New York demo-
Gratis. They have done nothing
TO indicate change since they
opposed him in 1896, in 1900 and
kept him out of the race in 1904.
They do not take kindly to what
they are pleased to term Bryan.
ism" and have determined 10
oppose his nomination at the
convention at Denver in July,
although they realize they are
undertaking an almost hopeless
task.
If Mr.. Bryan is nominated at
Denver, 1t is not probable that
the New York democrats will
make any extraordinary effort to
insure his victory in their state.
He has practically notified them
that he wants all his enemies in
front of him and they have, hon
estly at least, declined to face
about. There is really nothing
surprising in the fact that the
New York democrats did not in
wife Mr.. Bryan to speak at their
banquet. The only surprising
feature is that he should care to
talk to them, realizing their
feeling toward him.-Omaha
Bee.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-04-09
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Since Thursday of last week
licenses to wed in Custer county
have been issued as follows:
Albert e. Howell, Mason. .32
Josie Bull, Mason. 20
Walter A. Bryan, Merna 20
Mamie d. Gift, Merna. rs
George A. Neve, Merna. .21
Flora Conley, Merna. 10
Chas. S. Corothers, Galloway %
Annie B. Pierce, Galloway. Is
c. S. Chesley, Mildale. "a
Maggie Whipple, Galloway. us
Ernest M. Bristol, Ansley..... 2l
Stella Phillips, Ansley 10
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-04-09
"MORE CROOKED
THAN A SNAKE. I"
That is the Description Given New
Lines for County Division
by Editor Pinch
WHO HAS ADVOCATED DIVISION.
Now He is Against the Proposition
As He Considers New Lines
Unfairly Drawn.

Merna, in December, to draw
new lines upon which to wage
war for a division Of Custer
county. The lines agreed upon
by a mere handful of Custer
county tax payers at that meet
ing met with hearty disapproval,
not only by those opposed to di-
vision, but by large majority of
those who favor it, so Bulldozer
Brega conceived new lines and
called another convention to meet
at Ansley on Tuesday of last
| week.
n less number of adherents of
division were present than at the
Merna convention, and the new
lines conceived by Brega with a
view to getting votes for division
regardless of the hooks and
crooks in the borders of the four
proposed new counties-was car
ried, the Brega lines being sub
mitted to the convention by a
minority report of the COM
mittee.
T. c. Pinch, editor of the
Merna Postal Card, who has been
one OF the staunch supporters Of
county division, was in attend
ance at the Ansley convention
and argued in favor of fair play
Fand against the gerrymander
schemes of Brega, but majority
of the fellows in attendance want
the lines fixed so they, personal
ly, will be benefited regardless of
the welfare of the other residents
of the proposed new counties, a
large number of those present be-
ing real estate dealers and own
ers of town lots in the anticipat-
ed county seats of the new coun-
ties.
The report of the Ansley con-
vention, written by Editor Pinch
and published in the Post Card
last week, is undoubtedly just
what occurred at the convention
and as such is unbiased, there
| fore it is published in full here
with, as follows:
Tuesday morning we made a
trip to Ansley where we expected
to attend a county convention
to be for, and presided over by,
the county divisionists, and the
rest of the delegation came down
on the afternoon train. When
we arrived at Ansley we found
Dick Brega was on hand to take
charge Of affairs having brought
along with him in his vest pocket
the outlines of the map that is
to be the future CD cut of the
county. After arriving at Ans
ley we found the boys down there
had not taken enough interest in
the question to even have a eau
Gus, and Dick got holt of page
out of tablet and after lodging
about secured enough names on
the same to provide for a full
representation of delegates from
the southeast quarter, after this
was done, Dick and his fellows
rested easy until the convention
was called, and as the other pre-
cincts OF this quarter did not see
mt to come out, why, Dick had
us "skun" on votes, and was
able to retard the division Of the
county another year.
The convention was then call
ed to order, with Mr.. Sargent in
the chair, and committee of one
from each quarter was selected
for the purpose of comforting CD
on lines to present to the conven-
ton (!)-we should have said TO
Dlck-for acceptance. Now, we
want it understood that Dick did
not care what lines were accept
ed CD by the convention. Oh,
The Newtown bee., 1908-07-17
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have their le-boards; for the prin- ciples that guide us in the discharge of our duties-the schemes that we de- vise--the plans that we propose-are but the trestle- board, whose designs we follow, for good or for evil. in our la bor of life. "(Mackey.) We need to emphasize this idea of preparation. There is everything in having pre- pared plans in all that we undertake. There can never be anything great or good without preparation. We make too much of quick, apparent success which often ends in disappointment and failure, because of the lack of fore thought, plans, and practical wisdom. There are many who are too smart to become great. They assume the re- responsibilities of manhood before the completion of thelr physical growth {; and without e ordinary education, and training of the mind. And the consequences are seen in stunted char acters, and very limited usefulness. As a matter of fact, those who arise to occasions, and are able to meet the demands of great crises, are men who have been thoroughly prepared by training and experience. and are there fore fitted for the great work that needs to be done. ~
 Preparation and matured plans are necessary to intelligent labor. We must first know what we are to do, and then consider how we can best accom- plish the task. We most understand the qualities and conditions of the ma terials with which we are to build; and become familiar with the tools we have to use. And above all, as good ma sons, we should look upon labor, as up- on all the duties and privileges of life with the eye of faith. We must con slider Its divine appointment. We shoud understand its vital relation , to the evolution of character. We must be able to see that it involves our future and eternal welfare. Indeed we should learn to take the highest pleasure in the work we do, remembering that the dignity, usefulness and purest satis- faction of labor is to be found in the fact that the Supreme Architect and Master Builder of the universe not only commands that we shall labor, but He sets us the divine example in the works of Creation. Even as our Lord and Saviour declared; My Father work eth even until now, and work"
 There is nothing the world needs more to-day, than intelligent, skillful, faithful labor in every department of life. Ignorance, conceit, hungling, graft, greed and every abuse of social privileges prevails, to the intolerance and loss of everybody. It is more and more difficult to get anything well done: and every kind of enterprise suffers for lack of competent and re- sponsible workmen. The world is full of cheap laborers who demand the wages they cannot earn; while the great leaders of industry look in vain for men of brain and character to share
The Newtown bee., 1908-07-17

with them the harvests of successful and honorable enterprise.
 Freemasonry solves the labor prob lens by the spiritual education of the workman. By exalting labor, we exalt the laborer also. By making men. we make true workingmen, and masters of all the trades, arts and professions. By symbolizing labor we invest every implement of industry with power to build up the life and character of the faithful worker. If the labor-unions could become possessed of the true masonic ideal and spirit, they would surely transform the work-a-day world, not by agitation, but by education; not by revolution, but by evolution. Labor itself-intelligent, responsible, honorable labor, with right plan, purpose, and end, is the cure of strikes, and social confusion.
 To this end, whatever we do must be done intelligently, worthily. and de- voutly, with the divine plans of life in all our thought; and out of the purest desires of our souls. It is in our hearts, minds, and wills that we really live, for life is spiritual-the out going and manifestation of the hidden man of the spirit. And all this means that we live by faith, and must live by faith in God, and that without the power of faith we have no ideal, no in- spiration to do anything worthy of our power, and therefore no end to gain that is adequate to our place and portion in this life.
 It is most beautiful idea of labor, that as the artisan takes up the work ing tools of his craft, each implement of industry reminds him of some social an moral virtue; and that as each is associated with some portion of Holy Scripture the laborer is led to think of Him in whom is his trust. The Twen- ty-four inch Gauge suggests the wisest division and use of our time; the Common Gavel warns US to divest our selves of all vices and opportunities of life; the Plumb signifies uprightness; the Square means virtue; the Level equality the Trowel is for the cement ing of Brotherly love; and so in what ever we do, we are building the spirit ual temple of the life eternal. within our soul.
 Brethren: It is not so much in what we do, as in the spirit in which we la Dor, that makes us true spiritual build CTS. In the nature of things we can not be workmen, nor even material in the spiritual house of God. except as we trust in Him, and follow the divine plans. in the spirit of service, which is obedience and love.
 As the poet Longfellow has ex- pressed it:
 "In the elder days of Art,
 Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part,
 For the gods see everywhere.
 Let us do our work as well,
 Both the unseen and the seen,
 Make the house where God may dwell Beautiful, entir e, and clean"
The Newtown bee., 1908-07-17
The NewtoWn Bee.
 Newtoyn, Friday July Y, lVVs'
THE HOME CIRCLE
THE THISTLE BOARD.

A SERMON BY REV o. 0. WRIGHT, PREACHED AT ST JOHNS CHURCH. SANDY HOOK, JUNE q, 1908.
The Newtown bee., 1908-07-17

trestle-board isIthe symbol of the di- vine law. We go to the Word of God for our plans of life. He hath set eternity in our hearts: and we are to work out our own salvation; for He works with us, and in us by His Spirit if we are true and faithful workmen. If we are only willing to do His will we shall understand the plans He has drawn for us. In the words of Dr Mackey: "To construct his earthly temple, the operative mason followed the architectural designs laid down on the trestle-board, or tracing board, or book of plans of the architect. By these he hewed and squared his ma terials; by these he raised his walls; by these he constructed his arc hes; and by these strength and durability, combined with grace and beauty, were bestowed upon the edifce which he was constructing. The trestle-board becomes, therefore, one of our ele- mentary symbols.
 And so in the building of the spirit ual temple of the soul we must first of all fix our hearts and minds upon the divine ideal and perfect example of righteousness and holiness that is set before us in His Word. looking unto the author and perfecter of our faith,. We must have the true ideal of con- duet and character before we can work intelligently to attain it. And we must look for the end of all our labor, even in the beginning. Spiritually speaking, the end is before the beginning. When a man would build himself house he builds it first in his own heart and mind. He conceives the plan in the spirit and purpose of his thoughts, desires, and affections. Next perhaps, he reveals his ideal and pur- poses to an architect who pictures it on paper; and that is the first embodi- ment of the mans house. And then the working plans are drawn, materials selected, and the master builder is con- suited. Intellige ent men do not begin any work at random; much less does God. There is the beginning of every work. and the gradual process of per- fecting the same; but before the be- ginning is the end in view, as seen in the ideal, plan, and purpose.
 The spiritual life is al most of neces- sity an ideal life. Religion has to do for most part with the unseen; and the true masonic life is also spiritual. The science of morality must have its foundations in the righteousness of God or its work cannot be perfect. So sure as God is, there must be divine plan and purpose in our human life; and so sure as there is divine plan of life for us, it must be best for us to live according to that plan. ..
 The trestie-board signifies to US pre- pared plans; intelligent labor; and honorable success in every worthy un- dertaking." To work out well the task that is set before us is our highest duty, and should constitute our great est happiness. All men, then, must
The Newtown bee., 1908-07-17

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The Newtown bee., 1908-07-17

How many American women in lonely homes to-day long for this blessing to come into their lives, and to be able to utter these words, but because of some organic derange- ment this happiness is denied them.
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The Newtown bee., 1908-07-17
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The Newtown bee., 1908-07-17
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 "I was greatly rundown in health from weakness peculiar to my sex, when Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Compound was recommended to me. It not only restored me to perfect health, but to my delight 1 am mother"
 Mrs. Josephine Hall, of Bardstown, Ky, writes:
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New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
HURT IN CRASH OF CARS.
Passengers Cut by Flying Glass in
Trolley Collision.

Several passengers and the crew on a Madison
last night when it came into collision with a
West 23d street ferry and 42d street car on the
curve leading into the Park avenue tunnel in
front of the Grand Central Station
The force of the collision threw the crosstown
car from the tracks and shattered the windows
in both cars. well smashing the vestibule
OF the Madison avenue The curve does not
allow of the north and south bound cars passing
over it at the same time, and so the passage of
the cars over the curve is arranged by signal.
The police say the signal given for both
cars to start, when the crosstown car should
have been held until the Madison avenue car
was well over the curve. As il was, the Madison
struck the side of the crosstown car
The motormen jumped.
Charles O'Conner, of No 195 Hughes street
Brooklyn, cut by flying glass and received
a confusion of the left shoulder James Klein,
of No. pa East nth street, cut by flying
glass and received several bruises. Timothy
Finnan. OF No. POI East I'D street; Michael
Stafford of No. 446 West 10Th street; Michael
Kief. conductor of the Madison car, and
Charles Kramer, conductor of the crosstown car
were injured by the flying glass.
The passengers who were injured went to
nearby drug store and ambulance surgeon
from Flower Hospital treated them. They after
ward went home.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
MUST HEAT THE IL" CARS
Wnning Giuen Interborough Presi-
dent bu Il. S. {. Chairman.

The recent cold weather caused Z. P Bryan.
president of the InterborouSh Rapid Transit Com
panv 10 visit Chairman WILCOX of the Public Ser
vice Commission yesterday invitation ex-
tended 10 him the result of the flood of COM
plants which have been received at the offices of
the commission Most of the complaints came from
persons who have to use the Second. Third and
Ninth avenue elevated lines. Their letters indi-
Gated dispositions at the time of writing much more
torrid than the temperature of their bodies when
they were forced to ride in ears unheated and with
the front ventilators turned to let in more cold air
Mr. BRYAN was told by the chairman that such a
state of affairs would be allowed to continue,
even if the weather were cold. From the com
plants received from persons who board the l.
trains at 155h street it is evident that trains are
often started without any heat in them Mr.. Bryan
said that this might have happened in some IN
stances but pleaded that il would be irnposslple
IN Iet every guard decide for himself whether the
ventilators should be open or shut
Chairman Wilcox insisted however, that II was
incumbent on the reads officials to arrange some
system by which and trains could be prop
erIv heated even severe weather. He said the
commission would not issue formal order until
Mr. Bryan had opportunity to improve the con-
GitionS.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
SUPPORT FOR KELSEY.
His Friends Claim the Support of
WOodruf, Parsons and Others.
FBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

fBy Telegraph to The Tribune-l
Albany, Feb. 6.-Defnite promises have been
made, so the Kelsey people asserted here to-day.
that all the influence of State Chairman Wood
ruff, Herbert Parsons and their friends would go
to Illustrate Governor Hughes's efforts to remove
Superintendent Kelsey of the State Insurance
Department. Friends of that official declined TO
talk for publication on their line of defence,
pending the receipt by the Senate of the Gov
ernor's message. but the gossip around the
o,els was that they viii try bring about a
factional fight to weaken the Governors in
fiuence and raise cry of persecution
Considerable speculation raised to-day by
the presence here of Archie Sanders, collector of
customs, with headquarters at Rochester, whose
resignation obtained by President Roose-
velt last year on the ground that he too
active in the Kelsey defence then But the
resignation was never enforced, and Mir. Sanders
still keeps his place and draws his salary. He
has been constantly with Senator Hooker and
Speaker Wadsworth. both ardent Kelsey men
Mr. Sanders said that there nothing of a
political nature in his visit, which wa rather
social He and the Speaker are to go TO New
York on Saturday night to attend the Genese5
Society dinner.
Governor Hughes would not discuss the Kelsey
case to-day. Mr.. Kelsey had nothing to say
Some of his ardent friends predicted that when
the affair came vote those favoring his
removal would be hardly more than a dozen.
The vote last time was - to "A, but three VINO
voted for removal were ready to vote against it
if their votes had been needed. The Kelsey men
count on retaining all who voted with him last
wear and drawing many from the ranks of his
adversaries. The Hughes men are awaiting the
Governors message before they begin making
predictions beyond asserting their belief that
Kelsey will be re-Soved
New-York tribune., 1908-02-07
SEES PERIL FOR BRITAIN.
London Interested in Speech of
Sir Edzcdrd Grey

London Feb. 6-In connection with recent reports
of n serious break in the lines OF the governments 5
supporters in Parliament the question of re-
ducinE naval expenditures. much importance Is
attached a speech which Sir Edward Grey,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. made In
the House of Commons tonight, in reply TO a
suggestion from the UniopSt side that il was TO
Great Brtain's interest, the greatest sea car
rier in wcrld. that private property at sea
should be immune from capture and tnat 1t was
England's refusal to assent TO the principle or
immunity which hindered the disarmament pro
posal at the Hague conference
Sir Edward said that the government could not
consistently and with safety 10 the country take
the risk proposed.
The British Empire he said, is tremendous
obligation might, if were weak. become
d tremendous temptation. AT the present time We
have the good will of the world, but supposng the
policy of immunity had been adopted, and sup
posing that navy should lose command OF the
sea- it would not only defeat but conquest
In solemn tcnes Sir Edward concluded his speech
by pointing out the possibility of invasion urging
the nation to beware CT acting in such manner
as to increase the risks II war and prcionSins II
indefinitely at a minimum risk To other powers.