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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1901)
irnlr Dorothcn , a goodly m j-de , From I'urltnns descended , In klrtlc , cap and kerchief prayed TliiU famine sore be ended. ThouH\i plump and fair albeit she kept , Che tired of frugal living , 3o prsyed she while the KIders slept , "tord , send a true Thankaslrlns/ ' The cunning Inns. She had no lack Of gown or ermine tippet , Of mettled palfrey's pinioned back. Or pretty fawning whippet. The roses In her saucy cheeks ' Are not by famine shrunken. Her wholesome appetite bespeaks The pies of quince or pnmpkln. > But ah , her secret yon hare guessed , Sharp eyes her tricks discover ; For Mistress Dorothea Is vexed T mlis her soldier lover. Who , with his bullets , powder , watch , 'a. forests dense Is living , rftiat he the bounding roe may snatch To make their flrst Thanksgiving. Ah , Miss Dorothea , your face In smiling beauty painted , I < ooks on me from a panel' * space , Long , long , hare you been painted. Hay we , though centuries apart , In pence and plenty living , Voice your petition of the heart. "Lord , send a true Thanksgiving. " I" f : : JIAIMY'S THANKSGIVING ; I BY PAUL INQELOW. ROCLAMATION By Tlrtne of authority In me vested , - do here- by appoint as * day of. thanksgiving " In sonorous , well-rounded , accents the ftenteocea rolled forth. Little Jimmy Qninn , newsboy and waif. lUtcned , catch ing not nil that -was spoken , but he un derstood the import , : nd he thought how grand and majestic did the name and the official designation , "Governor , " fill out the dignified , well-worded announcement. He was outside the hotel. Now he tip toed find looked over a screen into a lounging room. Jimmy saw a person hs thought the nicest-faced , noblest looking man he had ever met , standing facing a mixed audi ence , who had been listening while he .rend . thp Governpr's Thanksgiving proc-1 tarnation , though Jimmy , uot seeing the man , two to half orphans , throe' to- " , "Qwanl" I Ned disdainfully turned the cold shoul der on his brother. "Hut. sny " "Naw ! There's nothln' to It. Some body's been kldilln' you ! " "Bui It was tlio Oorcrnort Didn't he talk out tlio proc-lcrmation ? Dou't hu look a Governor nil over'/ Two turkeys. " "Sny , Jimmy , " gravely Interrupted Ned , "drop It. You'vo been hoaxed. Get down to business now , If you ever expect to make n man of yourself. " Ever since the last circtii came to town the Qulnn boys had been "making men of themselves" In a way unique th * ac robatic way. They were spry , supple , daring. Ned was "India rubber ! " He could flip up In the air like an expert tumbler already , after a month's practice. And as to Jim my's wire-walking feata Ned declared they would soon be earning "Qfty per" ai "the celebrated Klylng Brothers ! " And they had a sacred motive in view , "for mother's Hake. ' She had scrubbed , wanned , worked day and night to raise them. Now , even out of th trivial amount they earned nelllng papers , they had saved a small sum to buy her a BOW "comfort-rocket" when h cami out f the hospital. Jimmy went through his practice in n half-hearted way. Ills cherished hopes , had been "sat on. " lie believed In fnlrlea and luck , und therefore In "tho Governor" and his turkeys , and he determined to find out more about them the next day , without suylng anything about it to the Hcotllng Ned. Opportunity presented the following af ternoon. Jimmy was vetting rid of his last "cxtry , " when he recognized a splt-n- dld figure coming up the street it was "the Governor ! " With duo nwo and hesitation Jimmy approached him , and the smiling , good- natured young man noticed it. "Well , youngster , " he said , "you act as if you wanted to speak to me. " "I do , Governor. " "What's that ? " exclaimed the other , puzzled. "Oh , I know you ! " nodded Jimmy In a mysterious , Masonic way and blurtwl out his story , and ask d to t > e put on "the two-turkey list. " An amused expression crossed ' "the Governor's" face. Ho was only a trav eling jewelry .salesman , but he could not mar this lad's bright faith. lie looked interested and prv when Jimmy told all his story of hardship , hope and en deavor. "Jimmy Qulnn , " he said , taking out his note book and making an entry. "Keep quiet about my being the Governor , be- oiuiNe I'm a modest man. and dou't like to attract attention. " "Yes. sir , " promised Jimmy fervently , proud of the confidence implied. "Thanksgiving day , when > our mother comes home , you shall have two tnrkejs , behind a Hatched containing but It's gone up ! I hoped I could cross to th roof " "Which room , sir ? " demanded Jimmy , In the sparkling ardor of a mighty thought. "That where this wire crosses to an arm , and cuts above the court , Boy , atopl Jimmy ! " Whlzl Jimmy had seized th * wire. Uke n sprite ho inade a descent to which his practiced hands were inured. Into the open window lost In the smoke a moment , Into view again , blind ed , spluttering , a satchel strapped to his arm ! "I'vo got It ! " he yelled hilariously. "For mercy's sake , be careful ! " remarked - ed the anxious "Governor. " But Jimmy laughed. Ho even cut nn acrobatic caper across the dangling wire , and , Hushed and happy , landed on the opposite roof , tendering the satchel with the words : "Thore you are , Mr. Governor ! " * , That satchel contained "the Govern or's" samples , $20,000 In precious gems. When he wrote to his firm and then to the Insurance people explaining Jimmy's brave and daring exploit , one sent a check for $300 , the other for double that amount. The happiest woman in Christendom the bright Thanksgiving day ensuing was Mrs. Mary Qulnn. Her "brave lads" had placed $000 In bank to her account. And , trueto his promise , "the Gov ernor" saw that their merry dinner tahlo was actually graced with two , turkeysl The Meaning of It. Little Et-abtus Poppy , why dey say Fanksgibbln' iturkey , huh ? Poppy Dat's er cnui.e yo' fank do owun ob du coop fo' li'iibiu' de do * open. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Cannes for For all that Uod In uieruy For health nud children , home and frUodt , For comfort In the time of ut < ed , For every kindly word and deed. For happy thoughts nnd holy talk , For guidance In our dully ualk For everything give thanks I For beauty In this world of ours , For verdant grass nud lovely Uowers , For song of birds , for hum of bees. For hill anil plain , for stream * and wood. For the great ocean's mighty flood For everything give tbauks ! For the fc\veet sleep tunt comes at night , Re Cit Ijath Give Co pirn none. paper he had just put aside , supposed hu had been speaking it out. "li'urther , " said the ple.is.int faced , lino- * yed young maa who held the interest of the group by his magnetic oratorical grasp and 'general ' good fellowship , "be it ordained that I , the Governor , command that one ten-pound turkey bu Driven to every poor family , family with no-father two turkeys , family with 110 mother threa turkeys. " Jimmy got down "from painful tlptou pei.se. full of the rarest exeiti'inent , wrought up by a virld imagination. "Crackey ! " he exploded. "Here's news ! " and bolted down the .street for borne. "Home" was a rickety cabin In tin un kempt yard. It hml Known no woman's care for three \\eeks. Jimmy and his hiuther bad been "koejiiin ; b.ielielor's hall" while she was in the hospital. Across the buck yard was stretched a taut wire , and nu.ilnst It leaned a balanc ing pole. Just near It was au Impiomptu oprin-board , with an old torn mattrtait under It. Jimmy's older brother , Ned , had Jint tamed a double somersault as the former burnt upon the scene with a prolonged : "Say ! " "Hello ! what's up ? " queried Ned , poa- Jng for another tumble. "Hold on ! Say treat newsl" "Welir "The Qorernor's In town ! " "ECoyl what Governor ? " 'Challenged Ked. suspiciously and Incredulously. "Why , of the State the biff neb , nee ? I saw him I I heard him speak hli proc " proc * lermatlon go shead. " "He protnlMd turkey to crtry poor ! I pledge the Governor's rojal word it. friend Jimmy ! " / * * * * Jimmy turubd over In bed with and his brother grabbed him. He hail , been dreaming of ten thousand turkeys7 roastinc on a spit a mile limn , nnd thought ho fell in anioii- . ' them , o "Klro ! " he shouted. < "Hut j-pjir life ! " cried Nt-d "Get up ! There' ' * a corker of a blaze somewhere ! " Sure enough , * there was. The town was astir. Ifalf-dres ed. the brothers A > ere xoon suiiddlni ; wildly down the street. "Jimmy. " smid Ned , breathlessly , n.i they turned the corner , " ( he Central' * ! all ablaze ! " The principal hotel of the little inland eity was ( loomed. In the crush the broth ers became sepaiated. Jimmy was hurrylui ; past a building ad joining , when he save a quick Htnre. A man In hit shirt nle ves , luitlm und barefooted , dashed pant him. "Why ! " said Jimmy , electric-ally , "it's the Goveruoi ! " The man darted up the dark stoirb uf the vacant building , nuxt across a biief court to the hotel. Jimmy put after him , he hardly kuew wby , Up one flight , two , tlut-e the roof , through a urilttle , tbi * man went , before Jimmy overtook him. "The Governor" ran to tb * edge of the a > es and looked down. "No use ! " Jimmy heard him itroan "Mr. Governor , what's the mutter' : " asked Jimmy , presetting himself In view. "Hey ? Oh. it's you ? Well , my boy , I'm rulu d , that's all" "Yes , sir ; but why art yon up here1 "Pi'catu * thtf fire drwe ait out of iny room. In tht excitement ud p ril I Uft ,1'or the returning morning's light , For the bright HUD tlmt Hbhies on blh , Kor the itarti glittering In the sky. For these aud ert'ry thing we see , , O rx > nl ! Ovir heirt * e lift to thee For ererythlns : ghe thanks ! Our Xxv SnliJectH. Oliief of the La Dioueo 1 have just been out reading the 1'iesident's TluinkH- giving procl.imation to the tiibe Have we n dinner fit fur the occasion 'I His Wife Yes my lord , e buve two missionaries uud a bottle of domestic rye , made in Kentucky. I'm thunUful l'\e ( iapa and mauinm , Aud tnrkf ) and cranberry auce , And mlnco pie , niicl brothers und sl teri. I'm thtiiikful 1 never am crnss ! I'm thiinkfu. uur school has decided To elose lur the lent of the HeuK : I'm thnukful I'm Mronger tliuti Jluniij , And neuT fr < I liacKwurd to speak. Tlii'roM HeVo Parting "T'liero. First Turkey Gobbler 1 he r your oa had ft tvrriblr i-iperlence on Thankkgir- Ing day. Second Turkey Gobbler Y t ; kr vrai all cut up by 1C GOOD I Short Storie $ It IB snlil tlmt Tutor tliu Great , after witnessing a contest between two emi nent counsel ut Westminster , London , remarked : "When I lo.i St. I'uturHburg there were two lawyers tliete. When I get buck 1 will hang one of them. " Gladstoiii' once talked with much en thusiasm to Juntos Kussoll Lowell about the noble conduct of the United States Government In providing pen sions to the amount of tens of millions 01' pounds sterling a year for men who had served In the Civil Wnr. "I do not wish to disparage the generosity of my countrymen , " was Lowell's reply , "but 1 may Just observe that these-persons are voters. " A major nnd surgeon of the army stationed In the Phllltiplnes writes us tlmt recently , when the chief nurse of u small base hospital In Southern was sent away , there was u great struggle among the live nurses remaining for the vacant position , which meant a distinct Increase of pay. Each one of the the came to the olllce of the surgeon In charge , to show cause why she should be appointed chief nurse , and why none of the others was entitled to that distinction. The young Solomon In charge was "up against It'j" but gave the following decision : "ICnch one of you must write on a piece of pa per her eAiict age , and send It scaled to. me. The oldest woman will Ijo made chief nurbe. " There Is still n vacancy as chief nur.se In nsmall , base liospltal in Southern Luzon. A London "cabby" stiys that once two distinguished strangers balled him at Westminster Palace , and bade him drive at top speed to .Mnrlborongh House. After a moment of recollection he recognized Hie I'rlnco of Wales und Ills friend the King of Belgium , An awkward attempt at an obeisance from the box was piomptly rebuked , and the enbUy bettled down to his business of driving his royal guests a < fast as u hansom may go In London streets. TLey stopped at Marlborough House , and It was time to pay. "Well driven , cabby , " bald the Prince ; "what do L owe you ? " "Please , sir , I've already 'ad u sovereign and a 'arf In this 'an sum , " replied cabby , bowing to the Prince and the King of Ilolgium. "Here's for the King of Belgium , then,1' said the Prlneo. handing the driver a sovereign ; " 1 don't count , yeti know. " In England on one occasional junior counsel , on their lordships giving judg ment against his client , exclaimed that ) Jie was surprised at their decision. This was construed Into a contempt of court , and the young banister was nrdeied u attend at the bar the next morning Tearful of the consequences , lie con stilted his friend , John Scott ( afterward Loid Eldon ) , who told him to he per ferity at case , for he would apologize foJ him In a way that would avert any unpleasant result. Accordingly , when the name of the delinquent was called , Scott rose and coolly addressed the Judges. "I am very worry , my\lords \ , he Mild , "that my young trlend has so far forgotten himself as to treat , your lordships with dlsivspeet ; he is ex tremely penitent , and you will kindly nscrlbe his unintentional Insult to his Ignorance. You must see at onro that it did originate In that. He said he was surprised nt the decision oluiir lordships. NoIf hr hud not been Ignorant of what takes place In this < : oiirt uVcry day hud ho known you but half so long as I have done lie would not be surprised at anything you did. " According to Jii\v. The story Is told that In thr early days of the railroad In the West there was a f tinner who owned two well-bred and useid ! dogs , mimed .Major und Tigr. The dogs one morning chased n I slriiy hog doun the road and stopped to play at the rallrood crossing , with thr result that Tlgu was struck by an engine and killed. Thr owner prompt ly began a suit for damages against the road. , Damage .suits were a new thing at that time , und there were many neigh-1 bors and sympathisers present at the ; hearing. Thr engineer swore tlmt ho gave a sharp blast of the whistle as hu approached the ciossing. It looked as If the railroad company was to go scot- fier , but the attorney lor the farmer knew his justice. "Your honor , " he said , "It Is required by the statutes made and provided , that when any person or domestic1 animal is upon a railroad and Is seen by the engi neer , InjmiHt sound his whistle. In this Instance , your honor , there were two domestic animals Innocently playIng - Ing on the track , and the whistle was sounded onlj uuce , when It Is a posi tive legal requirement that It should have been blown twice , once for each dog. " So convincing this argument that the country Justice would not oven g , . - the railroad attorney a hearing , ai d awarded the plaintiff the full amount of damages sued for. The TallCHt I'copli ! in Grout Ilrituln. The south of Scotland , comprising the counties of Wlgstown and Kirkcud bright , has Die tallest population of the country , tlio records of stature giving an average bight of f > feet 10'Xi Inches , Mlthont shoos , while the northernmosf and border counfles of England have u decided superiority over the rest of England and Wales. With respect to the lirltlsh Isles thr order of superior ity In stature IH : Scotland , tW.71 Inches ; Ireland. 7.00 Inched ? England , ' 7.a5 inchrK , and Wales , WUHJ Inches , The Hliortest staturr Is found In Wulcs , thr Welsh border counties und the aouth of lOiipland .T Tliinl ; In 105)4 ) the capital of the Bank of England was ' 1,200,000 pounds. It Is now H.fiOO.OOO pounds. I cnu recommend I'lso's Guro ( or Uou- auniition | fur AiUmm. It h glvou mo great relief. W. \ > . Wood , Kariuvriburtd Ind. , Sept. S. )01. ) Hiir Heritor iiiiir.iti < ; . UujTnlu day at the I'an-Atucrlcan exposition was slKiiullzcd by an at- tcndanec of 1U2U.V2 This , says the Chicago Tilbiine , Is believed to have been the biggest herd of buffaloes over soon In one Inclostirc. llow'n Thin ? We olTer Ono Hundred Dollars llownril fur my raso of Catarrh ttiat cnoaot bo cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. F. J. rilllNKY fc CO. . Props. , Toledo. 0. Wo. tlir iiailorslRiiod , have known K. J.CIirnoy 'or ' the lust in jears , iiiul b llo\o lilm perfectly lonnntlilu In nil uUsluuvi traiiMictloni and fliuin * cl.illy alile to carry out an > obllgatUm nmilu by tlicli linn. \ \ ivst A : Triux. holwjilu DriiBgULs. Toledo , O. WnlUIni ; . Kliumn & Man \\1iolosnlo Unitf- RMs.'loleito , Ohio. llnll's CnUirrli Cure Is tuKuu lutuniiilly. notlim dlructl ) niton tlio blootl iiiul itmnms sunucus or ilio system. 1'rlcti 7. ' * . IM.T Uottlo. Hold by nil UniKKlsU. TiMliiuml.il > froo. Hull's KnuilljIMIls nrv tht > l > c t. Them lor u rurpoMi. "My gracious 1 Dildget , look at , all these splderwebs you've left on the dining 100111 celling. " "Well , ma'am , ye wor uoinplalnln1 about there belli' so many ( lies about , an1 sure If ye'll Pave the spiders alone they'll catch the tiles.1 I'hlla- dclphlu Press. 1JONT SIMII. YOUIl CMTlti:3. : Use Itcil 'ross liall Hliie. anil keep them white as miow. All grocer * , f > c. a pnuUiigt ; . llluo num. Blue Riim Is n very heavy wood , a cubic foot , weighing -5.(18 ( pounds. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought -AVcgclable Prcpnrnlioafor As- similaiingilicFoodfflulRcdula- tuig iticStouwchs mulUowcis of Bears the Signature Promotes Digcslion.ChccrPul- ness nntlHesl.Conlalns neither. Opiiuu.Morpliiiic uorMiitcral. of "NARCOTIC. tttxSuina Aianr eft'nanr. Apcifecl Remedy l'orfonsllwi- | Hun , Sour Sloumch , Diarrhoea iVbnns.Convulsions.Feverish- ncss ami Loss or SLEEP. For Over Facsimile Signiiture of ( > < # ? ; * : Thirty Years' ' NEW YORK. jf t EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. THE CCMTAOH COMPANY , MtVt \ OIK CITV. UNION-MADE- 1 < W. T , . noriBlrta 81.00 OIltl.'ilKol.lno C'niinot Bo JUqunluu At Ally 1'rlco. POT Mow Tkw * Qiirtir of cl ! . , ' . . . . Century Ilia ruputatlun of W. I set cr crp. J. .ui- . 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Hold bj-.1 tiuu u itoiciln AinuriiAii cltlti MllluKUIrixil ( Yum factorr to vitcrrr l m pv licr d itu 6r > u > rrT b r . < ! utiili > a O Frfo. _ _ W. T . IKIITOTiAM. l < rfM > kf n. MIIN A renwrkablc man died recently In England , at the ajje of Jlfty-eluhb. We refer to Evelyn Abbot , tbcs Greek historian- ; nalloll College , Oxford. NO GUESS NEEDED. When ypu wclfih on a Jones see Lb. Sealo PHICC $0.00. FULL PARTICULARS. JONES ( HE PAYS THE FI1CIU1IT. ) BINU1UUTO.N. N Y ASTHMA-HAY FEVER CURED BY ) DR.TAFT'S TOR FREE TRIAL BOTTLE. AwatSJ DnTAFT.79 E.I302ST..N.Y.CITY. C.ON S UM PTJON1 N.N.U. NO.693-47. YORK , NEB V \ Keep Your Bowels Strong Constipation or diarrhoea your bowcb nrc Out of order. Gas- carets Candy Cathartic xWill make ( ihom act naturally. Genuine tablets , stamped C. C. C. Never sold iu j bulk. All druggists , IQC _ j Every Mother Wants It. Svttim for Culling Hillilrrii * U rm nU. Mmi > li > Ac urn ! * Anyone i nn I > It l'o ti M t r M > < int ,1. I ) , tO.Mlk.II Uilcitfo. Ill LIBBY'S III our mammoth Kitchen we employ n chef \\lio U nn expert InninV.- 9 ' ' Ins mince pics He has ilmrge of making nil of Libby's Mince Meat , tic use * the very choicest ma terials , llcistoldtoinnku the belt Mincu Mcnt ever sold nnd be dors. Cict\ package nt > our Rroier' * ; enough for t\\olrtrie ; pies You'll ne\cr use another kind again. { . Libby's Allan of the World , \ > Ith new maps , site 8x11 inches , sent any- \\licrc tor jo cli , hi stnmps. Our [ look- ' . let. "How to Make Good 'things to Eat , " mailed free. . Libby , McNelll & Libby , ; CHICAGO. E , m Double Daily Sen/tee FREE RLTLINING CHAIR CARS ON NIGHT TRAITS. ' for Informatics r RtUi , cill pen nnrMt A | nt , or S. M. ADS1T , 0. P. A * - ST. JOSEPH , MO.