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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1901)
, Republican io'U oratj Thur d y nt lti Uonntjr Boat , ' " ' I'M. AMHBBItUY.- _ ' ( l < ) r In Conor Uloek , Fourth AYe.- > Bntorcd nt thn . poetofflca At llrokcn How , Nob. , ocoiil.claiig tnnttor for tranf mlcplon through thoU. U.Mtlli. 8UU8CHI1T10N PKIOK : One Tour , In advance { 1.00 THURSDAY , MAY 0 , 1001 , Governor Diotrioh ytintor'lay af tenioou ooiiiniittod the doulli Hcnt- onoo of Frank DitiHinoro to imprison , rnont for lifu. Dinmnoro IH tlio man oonviotrd ou the olnrgo of murder ing Friid Latin nt Odessa on Decent bur 0 , 1800. Among the lotlors ask ing for commutation of the Hontonuo was one from Judge Sullivan , the trial judge who , while he believed Dinemoro guilty , contends that the Uoatb penalty is a relic of barbarism. Gaudy Pionoor. Amongst IIH nuinoroiiH claims 10 diminution , Gandy , may now hooHt Ihb oxchmivo honor of having atnongHl its residents a sister of Ne braska's now Chief Executive. Qandy being , wo urdorstand , the only town in the state thuH favored. It ia probably not Generally known that Mrs. D. K. Kelly is a sister of Gov. Savage. AH thin is the date of our new Governor's entry upon his duties , we deem it appropriate to acquaint our readers w.ith that fact in this issue. Logan County Pioneer. The lout legislature of Minnesota passed u law malcinc ; wile dcHurtion a felony , punishable by imprisoi - munt in the penitentiary from one to three yeata , with a provision for a suspension providing the way ward husband shall give bond to the state to support hiu wife and family. This will dobtleoa inolin the man to bear with sonic pretty severe tongue laaheg ifho lives ItuMin. nedota , before he decides to desert her , unless ho intends to support her , as it will bo a choice butween desertion and the penitentiary. But as long as Minnesota is the on ly Btatu that has such a law on the etatuto books , the long beaded hus band who contemplates taking the final leap will move to HOIIIU other Htato before ho puts his desires into force. But the poor follow ? who biwo already committed tire rash net will tiilhor have to go to the 1 pen or put up the bond. The boanl of control ut Kt. Pan ! Inivo a list of o thirty husbands who have deserted ( their wives that they have issued c cI requisitions to Imvo them returned I to the Rtato. If they arc success ful. doubtless officials county of other counties will An J. ( J. L. Wisely , editor of the Sargont New-Era is getting to bo quite a monopolist in the "news paper btioinoBfl. Two weeks ago ho went down to Comstook nuJ bought the Comatook Index , nnd last week ho pnrohaeod the Sargont Loader , which give him .control of the nowapapoia in the oountv east of the Middle Loup rivor. The two paporn ho has recently purchaHod are republican paporw , while Mr. Wisely and the Sargent Now-Kra are strong social-populist. The leader elates that it will bo continued - tinuod on the Hamo line aa former ly , which nioans a radical republi can paper. This will place Mr. Wisely in a dual position political ly , but wo understand that ttov. B. II. Jones , a pastor at Sargent , ia to do the editorial work on the Lea- dor. Having control and manage ment of the three papers , Mr < Wisely will bo in a moHt excellent position to supply t ny kind of politics his patrons may want. For his socialists frionda one paper can be devoted , and to the populis readers another oan accomodati them , while the other can bo madi and sent exclusively to republicans Wo have hoard of the two edged word but thie aword can bo mad to cut three wuva and it ought t be a source of great revenue to Mr Wisely. The Republican ootigrat olntea Mr. Wisely on his mauifes prosperity and hope ho may able to reap the reward of hi labors. Prosperity on the Furini. When the farmer roads that th value of tke capital of thirty-fou leading Amorioau railway oomp V r atiius has increased over 000 within the pant tix mouths , ao- oording to stock txchango quotations ho may ask why farm property show no ( Mich enhancement. The Name question IH suggested when the aggregate exports from the 'United StatoH for nine months of the pre sent fiscal year are reported to he $1,140,170,758 , or $85,000,000 in- oroaso over last year , with a favor able annual trade balance oxoci'd. ing 500,000,000. Farming i to vast an interest that its current condition cannot ho expressed in figureH , It ! H capitalized in stock and bondc , and Us values arc not quotable frgm day to day. But any intelligent farmer can make a comparison of the general ntato of IUH iudiiHtry with what it was six or eight years ago , and will then realize tliu immense gain that has ocoured. In fact the activity among ino railways ana inc rapiu growth of foreign exports largely rout on farm production. It is Htaled by the chief stati stician of the agricultural section of ( the twelfth census that the net additions to farm resources in the ton years between 181)0 and 1900 exceeded the value of all farm in vestments in 1650. Aa the writer VIe loferred to puts the case : "The increased wealth of our farmers , as the result of their last tun years labor , equals the farm wealth of the nation reported as th outcome of their toil and economies from the settlement at Jamestown to the middle of the nitc'teonlh otn- tury. " Advances on the Stock ttE Exchange fade into a small affair beside ; colossal increment like thai. In the United States to day lucre are ii-icasi a/uuuuu tlh about one to every thirteen in habitants. In 1885 the number was 1,139,073. In ten years the number has increased 1,150,000 and in the same time farm wealth has expanded by not IOHB than (0- 500,000,000. In the twelve adja cent slates of Missouri , Jllmois , Ohio , Indiana , Michigan , Wiscon sin , Minnesota , Iowa , Norh Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska aud KaiiHiH the number of farms has increased i i sinoo 1800 from 1,923,882 to 0,220,000. TheHo states added § 2,500,000,000 to their farm wealth botwoeti 1880 and 1800 , and a still larger sum in the last ten years. The government is not unmindful of the vast import of agriculture. Congress has oudowod agricultural collogfS in ovoiy ttato and territory. Those institution ! ) represent a vuluo of $53,000,000. and their income is 0,000,000. Their students last year numbered 31,048 , 'I he an- unl national appropriation for xporiment statiouti is $780,000. Vliun American farmers uoto what H going on in intensive farming , rrigalion , oattlo raising , improve * mcnt and preservation of products , management of soils , betterment of facilities to reach markets and iow uses for waste produoU they will see that their industry is truly ho most expansive as well' an the greatest. Though the population of the country should continue to .loublo inside ot fourty years there can bo no doubt that the farmers of this country , the most scientific and effective in the world , will meat all demands and bo the main reliance for foreign nations when their own production ruuu short. Globi Democrat. LEADS ALL IN EXPORTS ' United Status First In the .Nations of the World. Washington , May 7. The pic turo of the world's commerce presented sontod each month by thn treasury bureau of statistics in its monthlj publication , presents in the ourrcn number some interesting fact about the commerce of the prmoi pal nations of the World. Perhap the most interesting fact which ahows is that the United State elands in the fiscal year 100 clearly and unqueHliouably At the head of the world's list of export ing nations , her average moutlil exportation for the nine months ending with March , 1001 , beiuj $194,407,863 , while those of th united kingdom her , closest com petitor , wore $117,816,240 pe month during the same peroid ; those of Germany , the next largest exporter , $87,551,000 per month during the twelve months ending with December , 1UOI ; Franco , $50,407,000 ; Russia , $20 550,000 per month ; Austra-Hungary , $25- 703,265 per month ; Belgium , * 53- 508,000 per month , and Italy , $20- fi18,000 per month. 1IA1.ANOK OF TllAUK KOll VOUIU'UKN Of the tlio twenty-four countries or politcal diviai'uiu named in table ten show an excess over imports , while the remaining fourteen show an OXCOHH of irnportu over oxporlH. Argentina , Bulgaria , Canada , Egypt , British India , Mexico , the Philippine Islands , Russia , Uruguay , and the United Slates show an i-xcohs of exports ever imports , while Atistria-IIungary , Belgium , Capo of Good Hope , Cuba , Franc , Germany , Grocer , Tialo .Inn.iii. Pnrtn Kino. I'nrt.iicrnl Spain , Switzerland , and the united kingdom show an excess of imports ever exports. Argentina shows in the twelve mouths ending with Deoomber last , $30.000,000 more of exports than of imports. Canada in the eight months ending with February , 1901 , HIOWH ! twelve mil lion dollars mote of exports than i f import ? . British India during the nine months ending with Decem ber , fhows sixty.four million dollars lars more of exports than of im ports , aud Russia dtirirg the twelve months "tiding with Decem ber , shows fifty-nine million dollars lars more of exports than of im ports , while the United Stales in the nine months ending with March , 1901 , shows five hundred and tWHtitv-ouo million Dollars more more of exports than of imports. UNITED HTATKH AUK AHEAD. A further comparison of the latoit figures with those of the cor responding period for the preced ing year also develops some inter- ealing facts. Argentina in the twnlvo months ending with Deoem- . bor , 189U , showed sixty-five million dollars excess of exports over irn ports and in the same months of 1900 , an excess of only thirty-nine million dollars. Canada in the eight mouths ending v > ith Febr uary , 1900 , showed exports live million dollars below the imports while the corresponding mouths milling with February , 1901 , twelve million dollars excess of exports over imports. Russia in the twelve months ending with December , 1899 , showed less than four million dollars excess of export * over im- nding with December , 1900 , fifty- nine million dollars nioruof exports hau of imports ; while the United itatos , which in the nine months tiding with March , 1000 , showed liroo hundred and ninety-four uillion dollars excess of exports > vor imports , in the same months } f the iisoal year , 1901 , showed ivo hundred and twenty-one mil- lou dollars excess of exports ovrr mports , a gain of $137,000,000 in the "favorable balance of trade" or the nine months' period of 1001 , is compared with a like period of 1000. The total domestic exports of the United States in the nine months ending with March , are $1,120,480- 073 , while the exportation of British and Irish produce in the same period $1,000,340.314 , bhowing tlio exports ot the United States to bo sixty : million dollars greater that those of the united kingdom , her greatest rival , during the term un der consideration. Itoviving Virginia lilue Liws. The official public Hogging of women in Virginia has aroused much unfavorable comment and many bitter remarks about ' - chivalry - valry in the Old Dominion. " As a matter of fact , the incident is nothing more than a mild revival of the "blue laws" of Colonial times laws surpassing in severity any attributed to Connecticut or any other Puritan colony. It has long boon a by-word that in Connection a limn was forbidden to kiss hi wife on Sunday. But in Virginia any young woman who was guilty of flirtation or who enoouragot ; more than one man to pay her sent imoutal attentions was liable to b flogged 1 It was forbidden to apeak evil of dignitaries in Now Eng land ; but in Virginia if one ven tured to cntioiso the Governor he was put into the pillorv. The Htraitluced reliytouane's of the Puritans has boon mndo nport of ; but in Cavalier Virginia it was forbidden to"dispiragu aminietor ; " to take a voyage on Sunday , eave to go to church , or to lire a gut on Sundaj , excepting to phoot an In dian. Thai iho shooting of In dians , of course in defence of llif colonials , was considered a proper function on the Sabbath is shown by the fact that every licad of a family was required , under penalty to bring witli him to church evoiy Sunday a gun and plenty of am munition. It is intoroHling to re call , too , that speculating in tin- markets by "buying futures" was sternly prohibited , under penalty of line , imprisonment and the pillory , in old timoH in the "Kins' dom of Virginia" maidens were Hogged for flirting , there is no es pecial incongruity in applying the same punishment to women con victed of gross immoralitieH. Nevertheless , the best judgment of mankind must bo that it was a performance which reflected no credit upon those responsible for it- TLnro are those who approve the whipping post for the punishment of wife beaters a d for certain other male offenders. But the official Hogging of women , no mat ter how much ihoy have forfeited their title to womanhood , is alto gether revolting. It is painful to recall thai it was sanctioned aud ordered by the grim pioneers of Wvatt's and Yeardloy's time. Tlifit. it fihntilil ho done for unv cause in the first joar of the I\M i - tioth century is a shame for which Virginia may well blush Now York Tribune. THE HOME GOLD CURE , ItiKUiilom Treatment 11 ' y 'lilcli " " orunlcnrclH lire Cured imti.v inSpile Of 'I llClllHClVCH No > i > xloiin I OHUH. NoV J U ; ii- rtlie NcrveH. A i > tit and n'oSltlvu Cure Kor tlie Liquor Iltibtt. . " It is now generally known anil under stood thnt UniiikemiL'sa la a tluteaao anil ! not weukneee. A body tilled with poison nud nurvea completely shuttered > iny periodical or constant u-'o of intoxicavin it ; liquors , requires an antidote cnpablo o ) t neutralizing aud oradlcatint ; this poison m and destrnylr'g ' the craving for lutox' - icants. Suffers may now cure them selves at homo without publicity or Ion of time iron ) biiBtnms by this wonderful m ' 'Home Gold Cure" which Imabueu perfected - fected nftor ujftiiv veare of close stink mil irmummu ui inouriaies. J.HU . . . iauu- - , - , ful UPO according to the diructlonn of ' " his wonderful discovery Is positively ) i 'uniautoL'd to euro the moat obstinate irise , no matter how hard a drinker Jur records show themarvelrus traiiH- forniAtlon of thouannds of Liruukurde [ ? nto Hober , indnstriouB and upriglit tuon P IVIvi-B Cure Your Huahnuili' Child 1 fjtf ron Ouro Vour Kaihera. ThlH remedy la in no BUMBO H nostrum but it u specific for this dlsonso only , and is eo Bkillfuily dovlacd and prepared that it in S ly soluble and plcnBunt to the tabto Seer that it cnn bo given in a cup of tea orT coifeo without th < cnowledgu of the per - aon taking it. Thousands of Drunkardg have cured tlieniBclvea liBm remedy , and us many moro have been cur < d and made temperate mi " by m having the "Guro" admlnistured by lov m ing friends and rolativua without their knowledge in onlTce or tea , and boliuvo ' in.day that tlu > y dUcontmed drinking of their own free will. Do Not Wait. Do not bo deluded by apparent and mislead ing 'improvement. " Drive out idho 8 disease at oncn nnd for all tlma. The "Homo Gold Oure" l sold at [ hem i oxtreinoly low price of One Dollar , thu placing within roach of everybody a mV treatment m re olTi'Ctual than othure * . " V costing S25 to SuO. ? ! Kull dirrctlons nccniupany PHCh paoknge. Spcda ) ) I . ndvico by ekillod m phytilclaiiB wlien re- quceted without extra chnrgo. Sen prepaid to any part of the world or nvont of One Dollar. Artdrew Dep onE 177 , E D W IN B. G i los & 0 O M 1 A N Y,2.130 nnd 2332 .Market Strent , Philadelphia. Allcorn-apoudonce ttrictly conlidetiftl . w I fit A Large I Stock of > WALL PAPER New Styles. Spring" ffiSSSSP &DRAKE Giotiiiers and Haberdashers , 1 New Location , Four Doors North Broken Bow State Bank. The Strength of this Great Clothing lies in the fact that all our goods are bought direct from the manu facturer at the lowest possible cash prices , and we always sell every g-arment at the lowest possible pricesand we offer to the econom ical g-ood dresser of Broken Bow NtiltH I'or I'our Consisting- an assortment of all jjjjjj Wool Cassimers and Cheviots ; ? 0i : good linings , good goods and well ? & made , superior to any low priced vf" suit on the market today. ttt : All Wool Velour Suits Six Seventy-Five. This is by far the best values ever 1 shown in a fine suit. Strictly all wool , nicely tailored and worth in § M any market SS.50 or $9.00. All Wool Clay Worstoil Suits , SixWhiety This line of Men's all Wool , finely * , , tailored , Chi } ' Worsted suits at ! J ° $6.90 is a corker. Come in either m round or square cut is actually \vorth $9.00 , but the cash in the right place at the right time turns many a sharp bargain for us. Bet ter Clay suits at * 9.50 , * 9'90 , and * $12 00. ( Jo a Coiii'tiiii , ' , Study Nature anil Catch a Wife. To be successful in this little man euver you should be rigged out in one of our many nobby style Dress suits. We are showing an ele gant line of iine suits in all the new and popular styles including Military suitsCambridge suitsetc The man that would refuse to Childs Vestee suits at 9Sc , > i- : * one of these Nobby little SI.50 , $1.75 , * 2.00 , $2.85 , & ? vsuits ( ! for his enl } ' little boy at one $3.75,84.00 , etc. Each and ' [ dollar fifty every one a distinctive | barg'ain. These sizes run | * ! from 3 to 8 years , and at s- < these ages , the mama alfe ] ways takes great delight & 1 in having her darling boy > * dressed in Natty Shape , -p'fp but when the boy arrives .v at the age of 9 the old man & is supposed to appear on . ; the scene , and of course | | ? then he wants the boy to [ look "Alanly" just like papa. We have the little suits to fit him out just right ages 9 to U > years. Round cut coat , ( louble breasted vest and short pants very nobby little suits , good materials , at Should he treated like this $3.50 , * 3.o5 , $4.40 , $5.00 ; and up. $ & . , , * In sixes 14 to 20. Here is where 3'ou find good val- ues. We are showing a splendid line of Youths suits in all wool casimeres , cheviots and fancy worst eds at prices no one can match. Unmatchable bargains in Hats , Caps , Underwear and Furnishing Goods. Our Men's Summer under wear at 25c , 50c and 75c you'll find to be just a Lit Twould serve him right. tle Better than can be had elsewhere for the money. GENTS 5ocTIES THREE FOR A DOLLAR. We have just received from the factory in 1 Baltimore 1m elegant line of gentlemen's Fashionable Neckwear an we're going to try the little experiment of , and m Cent Ties For One selling 3 Fift\r : Dollar. Our 25c line of Tecks , Clubs and Four-iii-IIand - - ties .v are beauties. Try the Big Clothing Department ' once , a'ml will ' ' alize you re the difference. The Dollars we save will your wife out on her spring bonnet. you help HtocU u aiscr How tu cure Ncour.s in Kt iHII't IMC IIIDttTlHl Wtn. Abbot , of ' ' caiveH , 'i'ynilall quite an , S. Dnk. , Hint iiit < i v.mr extensive ° f Hock raider , has for a r > nn , , yoftr8 , u'ed ObHinberlaln's repiilrccl Hcli thai Colic. Oholi'ra ami Diarrhoea for Bcourn in calves Remedy in u perlrut nnd Pnys he has never known it to fall. Ha loll , It Is tin ; epoontul m water an Kfvos H tea- bottle for , , n sdim man. directed on the after thnt iloes . imon ol the each opnr t.hthu8inut ) > H , ni ; bowls itioro thsn onii buy the line kinO ot mntm ) Usually one doeo is natural. it sulllclent. that 1 use In hut by J. ( i. lUtbcrle. . For polo repairing ; skill . 0.2 is the inott valuable ninten.Hl tlmt im inn bo u ed in watch repairing : anil the bulkier cnn't buy it. 1 New poll my ekili ( or whnt It In worth Line ol and It will < * oHt j-n JCHS thAii nt lower prices. Buggies , Surreys K. W.IIAYBS. , , .lewoler A ml Uptemn. * Spring Wagons West siilo of . equnro. and Farm Wagons. G. W. Apple.