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Custer County Republican
D. M. AMHIIKlt ItY , Killtnr unit I'.ihllH.iai
BROKRN Bow , NICHHASKA
Kussln's title to Manchuria la clear.
Blip needs thi' Intnl.
It docs not alfcet the general rule of
prosperity thai year after yenr the bar
bers report the hair crop Hliort.
I !
Isn't It nbout time for President Har
per of the University of Chicago to
ncrapo an acquaintance with Mr. Car
negie ? _
Iluss.ell Sagu says lie approves of Mr.
Carnegie's course. KUdetitly Ituss has
nevc'r had any hope of being remem
bered In Andrew's will.
It's a poor rule that won't work both
ways. Many n woman has succeeded
in imiKing a 1001 m a man , aim
few women In making a man of a fool.
A negro minstrel who.se skull was
broken played for a week after the ae-
cldent and IB reported to huve been as
"funny as ever. " A shock Komollmos
works wonders.
King Udward has established a high
ceremonial court dress , adding : "This
Is not n republic. " If It were , Kdward
would hardly be the ripple on the sur
face that he now Is.
Charles M. Schwab says that the ( Irst
great blessing of his life was In being
born poor ; and the public will bo In
clined to regard the latest great bless
ing of his life as Ids selection to man-
ogc the Steel Trust at a salary of it
million dollars a year.
The Irish member who recently bc-
can a speech In the House of Commons
Fn his "native tongue" was out of or
der. He declared that Irish was ihe
only language In which he could ade
quately set forth the wrongs of Ire
land. Certainly good Irish Is better
than bad English nnd not so painfully
common.
. The world could better spitro more
popular novelists than the late Char
lotte M. Yonge has been for some years.
Dainty , delicate , pensive , pathetic , but
lacking no essential of action or plot ,
her pages were wholesome , sweet and
cloiii ) . The foulness which has been
coming into the United States as lletlon
from Russia , Norway , ( .ermany ,
France , Italy and Kngland of Into IH
A squalid substitute for the pure vol
umes of Bitch novelists as Miss Yonge.
' In the death of the Uuv. Arthur Kd-
wards , of Chicago , the Methodist
Ohurch lout one of Us most Intluentlal
men. In 187'2 he succeeded the Uev.
Thomas M. Eddy as editor of the
Northwestern ChrlHtlan Advocate , and
has held that important position ever
Ince. lie easily took rank among the
leading religions editors , and proved
himself HO capable that no one thought
ef removing him , and he endeared lilm-
aolf to multitudes by his weekly com-
* inunlcntlons.
'A woman was recently arrested for
tmrvrrlllir In'tliii utl'i'litu llf VlV Ynl'U.
Bhe WUH well known to the police. , and
when her cape was called some curious
Information nbout her was brought oul.
She always bad a thin , fretful baby In
her arms , and the baby constantly
crlgd. That \VIIH her capital , and to
keep It unimpaired and productive she
a practice of pinching Ihe child
yor H gecmed inclined to settle
into fi'nlet . The ruse was so mfoftWlui
that the beggar had a comfortable
Laak account and a well-furnished
home. AH of which bears out the wis
dom of a little Investigation before be
stowing charity , even when the case
appeals strongfy to the sympathies.
' ' Sparta , when calling itself a republic ,
was one of ( he most odious tyrants of
I antlfjulty. II denied parental rights In
the child , and claimed Unit the state
.alone owned Its minors and was enti
tled to an exclusive voice In I heir edu
cation. Should the "associations" bill
become law In Franco , that professed
democracy will out-Spartan Sparta In
domestic despotism. The bill excluden
from the ranks of teachers all persons
enrolling themselves In religions com
munities. As no religion is allowed to
lie taught In schools under state tiupcr-
vlslon , millions of families would thus
be deprived of opportunity to have
their children religiously Instructed If
Ihoy so preferred. Such a proposal In
tin * United States would be deemed nn
emanation from an uiiM.uud Intellect.
It has long been a disputed question
whether America was peopled from
Asia. The chief argument against the
-theory that man made his approach to
this continent across Uerlng Strait has
been the lack of resemblance In culture
between the aborigines of this country
nnd the known races of Asia. This
may be accounted for , n Washington
( scientist niiilnialiis , by the fact that
nil the Asiatic nrls and customs would
iu the course of generations have been , ,
'
fimen out of any migratory people
In their getting around Itcrlng Strait.
As the tribes moved northward they
would lose the cliaraderMlcs of their
life , one after another , notably agri
culture and domestic tiriiinils : , until
Unally , pressing near tin1 Polar Crcle ! ,
their whole energies would -ib.-orhed
In finding food ami keeping warm. With
Ills culture thus frozen out , accordlntf
to this theory , early man eroxneil lti > -
ring Strait , nnd us lu > moved mmlhwa l
on this continent developed Imjit'ovcjl
ways of living , but alter uvh x Uiny
" * \lcrval of time that the nt-w customs
r
t *
wore entirely dlatlnct from those of
Asia.
Casualties In the United Slates navy
during the Spanish war were marvel *
ottsly few , lift It w 111 no doubt cause
surprise to learn that more deaths oc
curred In the American marine forced
In China while the recent allied opera'
lions were In progicss than In our owif
war with Spain. The period of Amerl
can mmil service In China was four
months , nnd In that time there were
111) casualties of nil sorts , from which
; ! ( > deaths resulted. The proportion of
deaths from gunshot wounds was high
er , too , In the recent hosllltles than In
the Spanish war , the comparative per-
contagoH being " < l and 11) ) . The wounds
made by the Mauser bullets were loss
deadly than those caused by the large-
bore guns used by the Chinese. Thu
heaviest loss of the Marine corps was
In the legation guard at I'ekln , that
small body of heroic men suffering . ! 0
per cent of the casualties. It Is tin for
tunate that the law does not permit n
proper recognition of the bravery of the
marines. The board which recently
met to bestow rewards for praise
worthy work made this observation in
Its report : "In the case of olllcers of
the marine corps the only reward , ex
cept for those who have received the
thanks of Congress , Is by adxancement
not exceeding thirty numbers , or by the
bestowal of brevets. The latter meth
od carries with It but little benellt and
has come to be regarded as of llttlo
value. Section MOT of the llevlsed
Statutes authorizes the bestowal of
medals of honor and a gratuity of $100
upon "seamen" who distinguish them
selves In battle or by extraordinary he
roism In the line of their profession.
Unfortunately no srtch provision ex
ists for the enlisted men of the marina
corps. " This dlKcrlmlnatlon against
the marine corps ought to be corrected
as soon as possible.
Uecanse of her Ineffectual efforts to
"draw her husband Into conversation , "
a school teacher In an Eastern city ha
sued for separation. Ever since her"
wedding day , nlie avers , she has been1
unable to get her husband to talk hi
anything but monosyllables , lleforq
marriage he evinced wide familiarity
with words of Latin derivation and1
weaved them Into long sentences will ,
a facility that captivated the mind of !
the susceptible schoolma'm. As soot ,
as the nuptial knot was made securej
however , the Latin polysyllables
which were the delight of her podin
goglcal fancy , were dropped and tin )
husband came back to the plain , prac-1
tlcal Anglo-Saxon words of every-day1
speech. It Is probably a fact that the
State In which this couple live luu
failed to provide any etymolo 'lca
grounds for divorce , but It seems to us *
that the school teacher has a strong
case. She averred In her petition thud
she had endeavored to open up a new
line of conversation each evening , lint
without avail. She read exetenslvely
upon themes of current discussion ,
hoping to draw him out In the long1
words with which he was wont to do
his billing and cooing In their courting
( layH. Hut he would not be drawn.
The longest speech of her husband's
which she has on record was given as
follows : "Would you like to go to the
library ? IlurHe will go with you and I
will stay nntlsmoko ii cigar. " We sub
mit that a man who cannot reel otV a
longer string of words than this to
tickle Uie mental palate of a school-
ma'am has no business to enjoy the de
lights of her companionship In any con
nubial relation. She should be permit
ted to break away from her monosyl
lable husband so she can marry a
"drummer" for a suspender factory ot
a right-of-way man for an electric
stroel ra'lhvay company. The world IH
full of long-distance talkers who would
be glad to pay the rent to get a sym
pathetic , appreciative Hchoolma'm tp
listen to them.
1'Yom Ibr Devonian Age.
Off the eoiiHt of Norway last yoiu
was captured a specimen of the shark
tribe which , In the form of Its teeth
and In other characteristic features
closely resembles a species of shark
that Inhabited the ocean In that 1m
measurably remote period called h
geology the devonian age. A similar
shark was captured by the Prince of
Monaco's yacht olV the Madeira Islands
In 1SS ! > . These two specimens , with !
few others found In the Japanese sens
which are remarkable for the number
of survivals of ancient forms of lift ,
that they contain constitute the onl.\
known representatives now on the
earth of Ihe devonian sharks.
Siniill Am UN.
The anvil that rings In the sturd >
blacksmith's sledge may weigh 1M10 ,
'AM orUK ) pounds , but there are anvils
whose weight Is counted In ounces.
These are used by lewelers. silver
smiths and various other workers.
Counting shapes , sixes , styles of finish
and so on , these little anvils an1 made
In scores of varieties , ranging In weight
from liftcon ounces up to a number of
pounds each. All the little anvils aiv
of the lltiest steel. They are all trimly
llntshed , often nickel-plated , ami these
surfaces that are brought Into use are
UnlRlTed with what Is called a mirror
polish. Ihe surface being made at
smooth as glass.
Drapery IVom ( .ermtmy.
The ( iermaii papers allege that most
of the purple drapery used In London
at > he ijueen's funeral came from Tier-
many , whence large orders were exe
cuted at the shortest notice.
In telling the fortune of an old glrj ,
don't tell her to beware of any man ,
light or dark.
If a woman can cook spinach HO I )
hiihii't a gritty tustc , that bottles It-
she Is a good cook.
HOW WELL IT MAS LINKED THE TWO TOGETHER !
Wrt hitTrrf * > \x'9tni
& / & * ' - / d'f'htf. '
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MONUMENT FOR THE SOLDIERS.
A uiuuuiuuat fur the noldlirrHl
Anillmt \\iil ye build It ut ?
L'uu jo build It ut ! murlilu , or brasn , or
bronze ,
OllUusilMK HitSolilliT's love ?
Can ye Klouf ) It with legends
Ab urn ail as tuulr bluud butli writ ,
. 'lorn tinIniiiut blirlut.1 uf tills hi ml uf tblne
To Hit' outmost verjsu of It'/
And tlit > MIISUIM- cameVi ! would build It
( Jut of uiir dopes iniidt' nun1 ,
And out uf u'n iiutubt pniyi'is : tnd tears ,
And out of our fnltU st't'tiro ;
Wuoulil built It out o ( tin- great white
tiutlis
TlifH- dun tli Until Muietltk'd ,
And , tin * buulptureil forms of the men In
arm * ,
And tlu'lr faces ore they tiled.
And what heroic figures
Can the sculptor carve In stone ?
Can the inaible lircast be nuide to blued ,
And the innnhle lips to immnY
Can the nmrlirc lirow lie foveredV
And tlu > marble eyes be Krnvril
To look their last , n > the lias Ilo.xts past ,
On the country they have s.nedV
And the answer c.ime. The llRiires
Shall be all brave mid fair ,
And , .is betltlhiK , as pine and ulilie
As the mats abine their gravel
The inaible lips , and bre.ist and brow
\Vliei-enn the laurel He" ,
Iteiiiieath n ilRlit to caiml ihe HlK.it
Of the old Hag In the
A nimmmeiit for | ] H >
Unlit of a people's Inve ,
And lilir/oiii'cl and decked and panoplied
With the liiMUs she hnllt It of !
And see that ji > build It Mutely ,
In pillar and nlehe and Rate , '
And liluli In pixe as the mils of those
It would euiiiineniornte !
-.lames Wbltenmli Hlle.v.
CROOKSIE.
' H had never Known any other
name than Crooksie Peters , though
> there \\as a ninior nllnat In the .
tenements that he had once been called I
.leroinc , or ( Serald they hail forgotten I
just which. What did it matter anyway ?
Crooksde was far more appropriate , for |
Ihe only .straight thins about him was
the pair of little white pine crutches.
His memories of lioiiie were vague.
'I'here was a misty outline of a bin. red-j
faced man , who stumbled in lute , and |
weal to sleep in the broken rocking chair , I
with his mouth wide open. There was a |
woman , too. Crooksie was more afraid ]
of her. She had eyes that burned you ,
somehow , and straight , black hair , with
JIM\ in it. Nance , people called her.
Once Ihe mini went away , but the wom
an stayed at home , mid kept the door
locked and the old rickety bed against
It , loo. doe day. just at evening twi
light that interval of lull bcfoie the
noises of the night began , two horses
came down the narrow .street and slop
ped ut Crooksie's door. The windows
in the court were raised and grimy faces
peered out.
t'rooksle didn't know just what hap
pened ; but there was loud talking , and
then the door gave In , and two men car
ried Name , kicking ami seroaming , down
tlu1 stairs anil dio.e away. And , hil > Io
llollinas had at until dark on the curb
ing singing over and over , In a drowsy
monotone , "C'rooksle'h Nance has gone In i
the patrol wagon ! Crooksie' ) , Nuuco has I
gone in the patrol wagon. " |
All this was long ago when Oooksln
was only a child. lli % was nearly I'J now.
Other tenement ! , had opened their doors
to him , and there had been a great deal
tu do. There were babies to mind , and
errands to go , and ever so many other
things besides. As for Nance , he. had
nexer seen her again.
"I say , Crooksie. does yer want ter go
out ter the graveyard to-morrowV" ask
ed .lakle Holllntis one evening , .laklo
sold papers and wivs authority on the
news of the day.
"There's goin' ter be 11 big time out *
there bands pla.\ln' . an' fcpceche.s , an'
real cannons , an' everybody In their best
clothes ! It's Mt'i-morial day , for the
heroes , yer know ! "
"What1 * them ? " questioned Orooksie.
Jukle scratched his head. The crown
of his hat was missing ; that was con
venient at times.
"Well , " Jakie answered reflectively ,
"them's fellers what what lights , or
somethln' , an' then goes an' dies , an"
every year the people goes out ter the
graveyard an' takes ( lowers , an' sings , an *
prny.i , no' gits a hollerday. It's nifty.
Let's me an' yon go. "
The tir.st ray of light found Crooksie
awake the next tiny. He knew just
where in a neighboring Court a milkweed
hail opened some fuzzy yellow blossoms ,
and the heroes should have them , every
one.
one.It
It all seemed beautiful out there in the
cemetery. In the tenements death meant
a black box for those who went and a
black bottle for those who were left be
hind. But this little world of grass and
sunshine where the birds sang and the
Mowers bloomed was different.
The exercises had already begun , nnd
the eager , surging throng pushed and
crowded on its way to the soldiers' plot.
Once the boys were pressed almost under
the feet of a big black hor.se.
The lady who was driving drew the
rein sharply and stopped. The boys star
ed hard at her.
"Ain't she a pretty one , though ? "
whispered Crooksic , and Jakie nodded.
"Sure ! " lie said.
There was something in the little bent
figure , and the pinched , pain-scarred face
of Crooksie jhat touched the pretty lady ,
for she leaned suddenly toward the boys
and smiled.
"Wouldn't you like to ride ? " she asked.
Crooksie's heart gave a great hound ,
nnd then stood still. He had never rid
den in all his life ; but now something
wa choking him. He shook his head ,
and the lady drove up the hill alone.
The morning wore on and noon came.
Children gre\\ tired and cried , with their
little faces hidden in their mothers'
skirts , or went to sleep on the green turf.
Women sat singly or in groups on the
copings and ate sandwiches and boiled
eggs. Thus does life assert itself in the
presence of death.
At last the memorial address was over ,
and the heroes below the Stars and
Stripes slept under a quilt of Honors.
The volley had been tired , and the can
non's deep-mouthed cry went echoing
thiougli tlit > hills.
Then there was a terrified .shriek.
"Kuuaway ! Itunaway ! " somebody call
ed. "Look out for the runaway ! " and a
big black horse came plunging down the
narrow drive. The phaeton held the pret
ty lad.\ . People screamed and scattered
like frightened sheep. There was not .1
man among them who dared to stop the
beast.
Near the foot of the hill a tiny figure
slood , with one little crutch outstietched.
"Crooksie ! Yer durned fool ! " scream
ed Jakie Hollinas. "Urooksie "
"Get the kid out of Ihe way ! " yelled
a man. "He's no good ! " and the women
shut their eyes.
There was a crash. The horse had
struck .something and stood still ; a po
liceman caught him by the bridle.
It was hours before Crookslo showed
signs of returning to life. Then there
was a rushing sound in his cars , like the
wind in the pines ; he was drifting some
where , and patches of red and yellow
light d.inccd before his eyes.
"He's coming round at last , " bald the
doctor.
Then Croiri.sle felt a soft , cool hand on
his , and looked up , straight into the face
of the pretty lady.
The night lamp shed a tender glow
through the dainty room and rested lov
ingly on the little bed.
Orooksie haoV never seen such a mom
before. He tiTcd to sit up , but fell hack
with a cry > f pain and lay quite still.
"My pici-ioiis llttlo hey , " said the pretty -
ty lady. "My dear , bravo llttlo hero. "
CrooUslo * * . rjes had a question in them
and the doctor raised him on the pillow.
"Yer didn't mean mo ? " he said.
" Tmfto I'm crooked , yer know , and
them ain't any crooked ones , is there ? "
"Crooked what , dear ? " asked the lady.
"llcrors. " Uu : > ui. ) 'W' "ffiu'i. "la
there any with bad hacks , an' legs that
are sort er wabbly ? "
The big doctor Inld him suddenly
down and walked away , but the pretty
lady knelt beside the little bed and tool ;
Crooksie's hands in both of hers. Hot
tears were blinding her , but to a woman
it falls this duty of taking the pilgrims
half way to heaven.
"Pear little man , " she said , "there are
all sorts of heroes ; big ones and little
ones , white one i and black ones ; jus ,
deai1 ami crooked ones , too. "
"An" do they put crooked one * out
where the grass an * the birds is ? " was
the eager question.
"yes. "
"And will they give 'em llowers vl'lets
nn' perrywinkles an" pinks ? "
The little voice was growing very weak.
"Yes , dear , " said the lady , "and the
backs are all'good in the land where the
heroes go , and the legs will all grow
strong. "
A happy smile glowed for a moment
on the little face , and Grooksio gave a
long , contented sigh. "If Jakie could
only know , " he said.
Next morning an early sunbeam peep
ed aslant through the curtain. It gilded
a pair of tiny idle crutches and kissel a
little sleeper. Some one had placed a
sprig uf mountain laurel in the childish
hands , for the world had lost another
hero. Indianapolis Press.
One More
Lieut. A. W. Thomson says , in the In
dependent , that when the Civil War was
practically over , ho was sent from the
camp at Lineolntnu to Charlotte , N. O. ,
under a Hag of truce. Ho entered the
town , and was conducted to ( Jen. Eeh-
ol's headquarters in a large upper room ,
evidently a schoolroom.
Our guide pointed out the general , a
line , portly gentleman , seated at a table
I advamid , ami laid my papers on the
table.
( Jen. I chols , I presume ? " I said.
"These dispatches are from CJen. ( Jillam
Shall I wait for an answer ? "
"Please be seated , " the general said.
Glancing around , I saw sixteen or
eighteen gentlemen , nil , with one or two
exceptions , in military uniform. Col.
Morgan came up to me , shook hands and
said :
"I believe you and 1 are not en * no
stranger * , "
lie had been our prisoner a year or so
before. While we chatted , a gentleman
In a civilian gray suit turned to addivss
( Jen. Echols. The cold stare of a ilns-j
eye caught my attention , and the ioaums
were somewhat familiar.
"Ah , Jefferson Davis ! Are , M > U h'-re ,
pressed to the wall ? " was tn > lust
thought. UK face was far mure pleas
ant than our Northetn papers had pa
Hired It.
A dispatch was handed to ( ! eu. Kclu.ls.
who read and it-read it with an eaiinst ,
anxious look. Half rising , he pass < .1 the
paper to Mr. Davis , who read li slowly.
and then handed it hack.
"Well , " said he , "we have lost a gin
erous enemy. "
It was > the news of President Lincoln's
assassination.
How Klii ) * * Wear Out.
It costs money to tly o\en two small
Hags every day in the year. The two
binnll ones on the east and west fronts
of the Capitol , each about three yards
Ions , which Is small for such an nn
mettso structure as the Capitol , fiay out
so fast that it costs one hundred dollars
n year to replace them. They are
( Inrncil every day , and on windy d'i > s
probably two or three times. K\ < i
with all the economics , one bundled
( lollnis worth of line wool llonts oT ( in'o
the nlr In such tine particles that never
a trace of It can be found even at the
foot of the two llagstaffs. I
Wo can always SPO considerable pne- |
try about the bard work other people
have to do.
Forest fires are rasing In Northern
Michigan and Wisconsin , doing great
damage. _
Florida will continue for four years
M least to lease its convicts to the
highest bidders.
Piso's Cure Is the best medicine wo ,
tver used for all all'ectionsof the throat ;
ind lungs. Win. O. Kndsley , Van-
buren , Jnd. , Feb. 10 , 1000. '
Not Attrnrlltn. j
Mrs. Do Good "Why aren't you go- [ .
fug to church ? " \
Mr. DC Good "Last Sunday the
nof leaked , and three or four drops |
Kent down my back. " v
Mrs. De Good "The roof has been
repaired since then , "
Mr. DeGood "Huhl Then they'll
be wanting money to pay for the re
pairs. " j
Sere SlRH of n Hypocrite.
We "Such horrid language yoo i
dousel It's all nonsense , at the best. j
There was Mr. Dand the other day - j
lie jammed his linger with a hammer ,
tmd he didn't swear. " |
Husband "A man who won't ex-
prois himself appropriately when ho j
jams his ilncer is a hypocrite. " Bos- .
Ion Transcript.
A Month'H Trt Tree. N ' '
If you ha HhenraBtlnm. J'1''VhooP'.Jlll,0"t !
UliiiumMloUurv
Win , lloi W , for li lottl tof JiU
.
ri . . r tB.W if cured.
ij > a paid. B nd no uioue ) T f
Capital and Clinrnctrr.
Capital , saj-s some modern econo
mist , justifying what is termed the
capitalistic age , is accumulated by
feelf-denial. It is brought into being
when an individual defers present en
joyment in order to secure a better ono
In the future. So , too , Is character
produced. Character is potentiality
Df appreciation and enjoyment kept
In check , the reserve force of the Indi
vidual looking to secure the higher
happiness , the more permanent , in
preference to the lesser , the unstable
and the Meeting. It will not barter a i. ;
calm and reasonable enjoyment in
consonance with Ideals'for mere Ben-
Eat ion that leaves one weak and dis
satisfied. Character may be termed
th > exalted economy of the soul. ' '
An " 31. D.'s" Open Letter.
Renton , 111. , May "M. H. II. Dnna-
Way , M. D. , of this place , In an open ,
innl.-oc tliu fnllnwlm * KtiiftllnC
statement :
"I had Diabetes with nil Its worst
symptoms. I npnlled every remedy
known to the profession , ns well as ev
ery prescription suggested In our
liooks. hi spite of all. I was dying , and
I knew It.
"As a last resort , nnd with scarcely
nny faith whatever , I commenced tak
ing Dodd's Kidney Pills. In one weelt
I saw a great Improvement. After t
had taken tlve boxes , 1 was sound and
well. This Is ten months ngo , and I
have not taken any medicine of any
kind since , and am convinced that my
cure Is a permanent one.
"As a practicing physician with years
of experience , I most positively nssert
that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
medicine In the word to-day , for Dia
betes or nny other Kidney Disease.
Since using them myself , I have used
them in many cases In my practice , and
they have never failed.
"I am making this statement ns a
professional man , after having made a
most thorough test of Dodd's Kidney
PilK , uuil because I feel It my duty to
the public ami to my professional
brethren. The truth can never hurt
Duyone , and what I have said Is tho-
absolute truth.
"K. II. DUN'AWAY , M. D. "
It Is no wonder that the public are
enthusiastic over this new medicine ,
when our leading physicians them
selves are being won over to Its use.
HEAD
THROATi
LUNGS
STOMACH ,
QBN. JOE WHEELER
Says of Peruna : "I Join
Senators Sullivan , Roach
and McEnery In their good
opinion of Parana as an ef
fective catarrh remedy.
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