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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1901)
THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT. 1113 nrtlstlc faculty IB ouc of the Inherited traits of woman. It Is betrayed In her cnrllest efforts at adornment of her pcrnon and surround ings. It Is the tompurnmeiit of woman , as well sin her natural birthright , to ctinnl the beautiful In life , and to make her whole existence a visible manifes tation of It. Civilization hits given to her opportunities In this direction de nied her In the past. She has been emancipated from the slavery of condi tions which narrowed and destroyed these possibilities of personal expres sion born within her. Vet even In barbaric times she was uot blind to the Influence of personal adornment. The evolution of her dress may have beeti from the rude blanket and wild boar's eklu to the m lern silks and furs of un rivaled beiuhy and pletures < mene.ss ; but there were always , even In the be ginning , a method of wearing the gar ments that betrayed the dormant gifts. She could be artltstlc even with the simplest and rudest of garments. The art of , dress becomes a factor of Importance , not only In the life of the woman who devotes her time to It , but in nil those who associate with her. The expression of her artistic tempera ment may be manifested In no other way' than that of dress , and yet sht > may produce an effect of Immeasur able Importance on the world. It Is hardly consistent to belittle the effect of woman's dress even when carried to an extreme , and thoughts of It absorb serb all other considerations of life. The painter Is justified , according to human standards , In devoting all of his time and strength to the production of beauty on his canvas ; and the poet Is considered legitimately employed If ho merely strives to express In the highest artistic form those thoughts and emo tions of love which come to him lu the highest degree. The decorator , the inu- tclan and the singer arc all appealing to the sense of sight or hearing through beautiful forma of sound. The woman who understands the art of personal adornment finds gratifica tion of artistic expression In her dress. She studies It from many points of view ; considers the harmony of colors and style ; views herself apart from her personality and environments ; and finds In the whole work a service of love which Is little lower than that which the poet or painter feels for his productions. Dress performs t' , dou ble task for woman of adorning her and of conserving her health ; It should be antagonistic to neither. It should be the outer expression of her mind and temperament , and at the same time consistent ul M tln > luws of health and strength. Ledger .Monthly. Concerning the latest points In dress making n fashionable modiste snys : "The long walbt is to be worn. To set It the bodice must be pulled down , not up. Cut the goods from : i perfect pat tern and baste. Try on. 1'ou will timi that there is something wrong , us u general thing , on the shoulders and across the bust. Pad the bust If too loose , but for the shoulder treatment * pull the waist down , not up. Pull down as far as yon can nnd lit in nt the side seams.Uo not lift It on the shoulder HCUIUS if yoii citn possibly help it. Keep on pulling down nnd pinning In , and Tory soon you will have n well-fitting j waist. In plain materials there arc plenty of eerge.s , ami same with herringbone weaving in pastel shades , reps , chev iots , satin cashmeres of all colors , light . nnd dark , fancy ehev'ots with zlbellne effects on fancy weaving , us well us the plain , good cashmeres always in ' 'demand , but now apparently returning to spgclal fuvor. Itlch and soft arc' panne cloth. , for wlilcli. there Is a uni versal demand In grays , violets , imvy j nnd other shades. They are to Ilky , eoft and charming It is not wonderful they hnve had so great u following , and are liKely to continue It. I'or Til In Neckn. In a lilile porcelain kettle melt one- half ounce of cocoa butter ami two ounces .it' lanolin. At night rub on to the throat , somllnif the linger tips , round In small circles , pressing Inward to revive circulation in the under layer of muscles. Follow with upward strokes with the lingers flat , holding up the chin well and sweeping up the Jawbones. After ten minutes of this , go In for exercise treatment. Take the teller's position of chin uphc.st our. hcnls together , hips back. Plnce luj hands on th hip * . Hold the Mioulijers firm and straight nnd allow the head to drop first to one side ami then to the other. Do this for live minutes. Inhal ing and exhaling deeply find ilu > vly. Drop the head forward , then buck as far as It will go. Do this for live min utes. Wipe away as much of the de veloping cream as you can with a dry tlanncl cloth and go to bed. In the morning bathe with cold water dashing the Water on the throat and chest with a big sponge. Hub briskly With a coarse towel. Breathe deeply. You'll feel like hurling the furniture around and you will be buoyant and clear-headed. The purpose of exercise Is to develop nnd fill out the llaccld muscles. The muscles form the foundation for the nice little fatty cushions that make a throat and chest plump and beautiful. Mine. Qul Vive. AnsUttuit I'nntnr. Miss Ida Belle Sanders , the only as sistant woman pastor In St. Louis , Is n charming little lady of the Southern brunette type , who has all-eady won her way Into | he hearts of the flock of t h e Wagoner Methodist Episco pal Church. She Is a graduate of the training school for d e a e o n e s scs at Washington a 11 d admirably fitted iiiss SANDKIIS. for the duties she will fill In her new post of assistant pastor. These will be largely concern ed with the children's work of the church , with the young people , with visitations to the homes1 of the mem bers and with the Sunday school and young people's societies. The Smile Cure fur the Hlncs. The smile cure for blues is the latest remedy and It Is the suggestion of a physician who has made a specialty of nervous diseases. Ills experiments are said to have resulted satisfactorily lu numerous cases. "If you keep the cor ners of the mouth turned up you can't feel blue,1' Is his dictum , and'his direc tions are "Smile , keep on smiling , don't stop smiling. " When his patient Is suffering from melancholia without any bodily 111 he gives no medicine , but just recommends the smile cure , lie first experimented on his wife , who was of a nervous and rather morbid tempera ment , and he used to Jokingly say , "Smile a little , ' until the saying canio to be a household Joke. The result was BO good , however , that the doctor de termined to try Its effects on his other patients. "Laugh and the world laughs with you , " is a familiar adage , design ed to keep folks In good humor and spirits , and If just smiling will cure melancholia then It were worth while for morbid mortals to make an effort to keep on smiling , even though It does sound somewhat ridiculous. Oirlt mid 'I'llIMP Inlcrt'xt" . A trick of preserving flowers'in sand Is worth trying at the seashore and bringing a supply of sand home for winter use. Klne , clean sand must be used , washed If not perfectly clean , and when dry sifted through : i line sieve Into a rather deep pan or other vessel. When the sand Is deep enough to hold the Mowers upright , more of the sifted sand is filled In around them with a spoon. Care should be taken not to break or bend the leaves and to see that no little holes or interstices are left unfilled about the flowers. When they are covered thus carefully , so as to be entirely Invisible , the pan Is s' it away to dry for several days ; they must be taken out with great care as the leaves are dry and brittle. Kerns and flat ( lowers like panslcs are suc cessfully treated In this way. Flowers in cup shapes are laid lengthwise In the sand , the spaces In and around them carefully tilled In fo make the pressure even and exclude all air. New York' * Woman ! , uwrer. Miss Mary Coleman , the only woman lawyer who has practiced at the New York criminal bar declares that the only kind of crlmina , cases she cures to ap pear , In are murder trials. All others- she snjs , are uniii'er estlug. Miss C o 1 e in a h achieved distinction recently by Iny de fense of "Lamplight er" ' John Davis. Her expertnt'ss in crosse - e x a mini ug. had a great deal to jo \ \ lib bringing about the MISS COU-MA.N. ( Ici'endaiit's acquittal in tlii.s ease. A ik-llcatc anil pleabaut odor may bt > diffused In one's room by orris root In powder form put in little vases ami pprayotl with water to keep It moist. Tills will give the nilor of fresh violets If the powder is of good quality- , not too okl when bought , nml clumped . 're- uuently. The orris root , tuo , sjlxrs about the most delicate ami ugrecablo pel fume to onu's bureau drawers. Th tiny Japanese bonbonnleres , or vases , are good receptacles for the orris , pow der. For VerToTly llnlr. Melt a small bur of castlle sonp In a ( itiitrt of water , bulling down to one pint , cooling ami aitiln : ; ; one pint , > r buy rum , one lublespooiifnl of pure borax , thirty grains of bNulplwte of quinine. Keep In a ghiKs jar , ami u < j three tableBpoonfnl.s each time1 , or more If necessary. When the hair got * stringy sponge with diluted alcohol T ) | iu liter * nnd llnndwriting. Like many other good things , the spread of the typewriter is not an unmixed blessing. There be those , for Instance , who see in it a threat to do away with the well-marked character which is so often the ac companiment of a "bad hand , " and who assort that Its moral influence will result in a pernicious lowering of the ethical standard. Other men than Horace Greeloy have excelled In wretched haudrwlting , hut only once , so far as one's memory serves , has a poor and UUgiblo autograph really en- dangcied thc.reputatiou of any class of pcciple. This was in the matter ol'an extraordinary announcement at onetime posted outside the oillce of the New York Tribune. It was apparently addressed to "Editors on a Spree , " hut was really Intended to refer to an "Entrance on Spruce Street. " The former Interpretation was the result of a little obscurity in Horace Grocleys handwritng. Charles Dudley Warner was an other editor who wrote a bad hand , and one of the eireets of his fault in this case was an actual promotion of patriotism during the war for the re bellion. The tale is now well nigh forgotten , but it is none the less both true and remarkable. At a trouble some crisis In national ulfulrs , a con junction , in fact , which seemed to forebode ruin , Mr. Warner , who was then in charge of the llaitford , Con , Courant , wrote for that paper an ed itorial of particular force calling for more troops. The next morning the foreman of the composing loom offered ills resignation. No appeal would keep him there. He was bound to enlist for service in the war , and seat at last enlist he did "Naturally , " said Warner , "I was staggered , but charmed by the result of my eloquence at lltt > t. Hut the man explained thai he had rather go to the front and IK ; killed than decipher any more of my editolrals. " Philadelphia I'rcss. The Old Mission house at Mackinac is a hotel with a picturesque past and most intci esting literary associations. The early Krence missionaries built it witli their own hands as a home for themselves and their , Indian pupils. All the original buildings are in use today. The great brick iireplace still serves its intended pur pose. The long low , hull where the Voyagers hung their harvest of furs to dry is now the dining room , it was in tills interesting inn , overlook ing the glittering Straits , that Hd- ward Rverett Hale , with pencil and pad , began his immortal short story , "The Man Without a Country , " and i it was here that Mary lfartwc.ll Cathcrwood , to whom the place is a second home , did some ol the best work in her new novel , Lax/are. Nnturnl llUtory. They xwerc admiring the rattle snakes in the state musSiim and had been informed that it was much in need of live rats. - "Will he swallow a rat whole ? " questioned one. "Naw , " growled the custodian ; "we have to take 'em out of. the holes 111 st. " _ Mother Oruy'a Fvrect Powder * for Children. Successfully used by Mother Gray , nurse In the Children's Home , lu New \ork. Cure Feverislnit'Hs , Bud Stomach , Tt't'th- Ing Disorder * , move and regulate the Bowels nml Uustroy Worms. Over HO- 000 testimonial * . At nil dnm't'lsts , l5e. ! Sample mallei ! FUIOIO. Adilrcss Alltu S. Ohnstcud , Lcltoy , N. Y. Forcr of Itxnniilo | , Tit-Bits : Teacher . ( Instructing class on manners ) Now , Willie 11 rpwn for example , If you were sitting in an electric car , every scat occupied and an old lady entered , what would yott do ? Tommy Please , sir , 1 would pre tend 1 was sleeping. BlOO UuwurO. StOO , The readers of this paper will bo ; > lwis < xl to Icjirn tliAt thcru U nt leiut onu dreaded disease Unit M.-leiicu hivs been ublo to cure In nit Us Maiies , niul that li Cntiurli. 1 tail's Catarrh Ouru Is the onlv itoslllvo euro known to tuo mvdlriil Irnti'rnlty. ' Catarrh being , coustltutloiial ills- t'.iso. requires roiistltutlonnl trojitinuut. Hall's 1'nUrrh Cnrci Is taken Intbrnully , acting directly on the blood mid mucous Mirfmvs of thu Ihcruby destroying the foundation of the dls I'Hio , and Mhlnfr the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting imture In dolni ; It.sork. . The proprietor * havn M much fnlth In Its nirutUo ] > ewers that they olTur One lluiidrod Dollars ( or any civso that U falls to euro. Soud ( or list of ttskUmoulitl * . Address. K. .J. OH-KXKY Si CO. , Toledo , 0. tvsoiii by Dnii ! l > ti , 7r , . Hall's 1'umlly Pills aru the best. Well Wltliln III" l.a\v. Yonkeis Statesman : "What are you doing there ? " shouted the night- watchman to the fellow who had broken into a tobacco shop. "Well , " replied the burglar , "I didn't really think there was any law against a fellow taking a little snull" AUI : voim OI.OTIIKS FADII > ? Use licit Cross Ball Hluenndmnko them white again , l.urgo HOK. package C cents , Working It llotli Wnyfl. "It's a poor rule that won't work both ways , " said the old gentleman as lie stood the boys back to back and. operated the ruler so that it caught one or the other of them , both going and coming. Chicago Post. ELY'S OUHAM B.VhM Is prepared for the particular bom-lit of aurtorurs from utiBiil cntnrrh who arc used to an ntotu'ucr hi spraying the diseased mem brane * . All the healinn and soothing properties of Cream Balm are retained In tlit- new preparation. It doe * not dry up the secretions. Price , Including spraj- Ititf tube. 75 cents. At driiKKista' or hly Brothers. f > 0 Warren street , New York , will mail It. . - : - " < > , ! - , Ami r for I'n. ' * -f i little Willie Say , pa , what is a stepmother ? " Pa "A mother by marriage , my son. " Little Willie "Then astopladder is a laddei by marriage , ain't It , pa' ; " ' AU Roods lire' alike to PUTNAM RAD13LKS8 DYKS , as they color all libers at one boiling. Solil by On Tlmt riaii , Rorns Naggus , I'm writing a story I would like a name for. It's some what on the plan of Ships that Pass in the Night : hut f want , the tllte to be as different from that as possi ble. Naggus How would Elevators that Pass in the Daytime do ? Chicago Tlrbune. A 'No , Pm not very well impressed with the house , " said the prospec tive tenant. ' "The yard Is frigght- fully small ; them's hardly loom for a single llowor bed. " "Think so ? " replied the agent ; "bill or mightn't you use folding beds ? " Philadelphia Press. Mm. Wln lu ' 8 KOOrni.NU SYltUl- for clillilre-i tiilliliitf. njflin the Kiiini , riflnce" InfUm ilkin , lli , > | > ln , lurn nlnd collf. tte Inittle. I' 1 Th cieviific production A I" of a laxative of known value and distinctive action is rapidly growing -public favor , along' ' with the many other material improvements of the age. The many arevfrll informed must understand quite clearly , that in order to meet the above conditions a laxative should be wholly free from every objectionable quality or substance , with its component parts simple and wholesome and it should act pleasantly and gently without disturbing the natural functions in any way. The laxative which fulfils most perfectly the requirements , in the highest degree , is The sale of millions of bottles annually for many years past , and the universal satisfaction which it has given confirm the claim we make , that it possesses the qualities which commend it to public favor. \ "WHAR DEW the Soliloquy of a 1'iUinor ou tin ; Free Raw Sug Queilii/ Thnr'B A mighty lot er talhin' about farmers 'u tlmr right * , 'N the wonderful prosperity tliut beet growlu' Invites. , Thur'B er heap of foolish erowln' 'n the "beats" begin ter Hhoul 'N' holler fur the Turin.1 ter keep free Htigar out ! But 1 notls thet the beut-prodticln1 fnnim lire very few , , An1 the farmersthrough the country nln't pot mtieh ef It ter deif The hull land uln't u-ralsln' beets , 'n nln't gojn' ter begin , Beet growln's right fer sum , l > KUe s but , whar dew 1 cum lu ? i , The farmer gits four dollars now fer every ton o' beets A hatibtnn price , I must allow-hut hlilln * sum deceits. / Heet sugar mauyfaeterer.s admit ex they liev found " Thet "gninybtted" costs 'em sumthlu' like tew cents u pound. In fact thet leaves it profit on which they'd greatly thrive And If It kin ho nohl fer tlih'e. , why sltmild we pay 'em t'lVK ? It seems ter me es diet's a game tliet's mighty like u * kln But If thur's auy henellt waul wlnir dew I eiim InV When Uncle Ham'.s In want t ' easli we're gbul ter help him out , 'N we'll stand all the taxes thet tire needed , never doubt , But when hln pocket-book's well lined : i'n' miry cent lie lacks , Kt HUCIIIS tor me his duty's ter repeal tliel sugar tax. Them fellers wet Is interested M-R It's to protect Th bcet-proilucln' farmer thet the duty they eolleet , But 1 guess thet explanation e * a little bit too thin The Ktigar makerhe's all right ; but-whnr dew we cum In ? Take off raw sugar duly an' the price will iinlekly fall , To everybody's bciiellt , fer sugar's used by all. The poor will bless the ( JovernnitMil thet placed U In thar reach ( 'N millions of our elllxens free sugar now beseech ) The dealer 'II be delighted--less expenditure fer him Mnre demand 'n bigger protlts which at present are but slim. At } ' thu farmer ' 11 be as well puld as he ever yet lies lien But he'll buy his sugar cheaper thel's wlmr hu an * I'll cum In. Now , whnr's the sense cr reason of tlio sugar tax to iluy , When our treasury's n-bulgln' an' we hev no debts ter pay ? The duty on raw sugar's Fifty million every your-- An * this people's got ter pay It thet'b u fuel thot'x very clear , Fifty million ! Ureut lenislm ! Ter protect boot magnates , too , Why should jthey tux A LI. the people--Just ter help a scattered 1 And the FKW ? Beet-sugur MAKKUS ! Don't It really net-in n 1 Thus ter help un' till thar coffers ? Whar duw you an * I cum In ? r The farmer growln * beotn lies got a contract prlec for years , Free raw sugar wouldn't hurt him , an' of It hu has no fears , But mubbc , like myself ho'n alao growing fruit so nice Ter preserve It-nt u profit he needs sugarat n price ! The repealing of the- duty , surely cuts the price In two Thct'll make a mighty tllffurence , neighbor , botu ter nie an' you ! Ixt ; the sugar niaiiyfnctrcr muko such protltu us he kin Ter him It may seem right euult but whar dew I cunt In ? An * I ain't agoln' ter ownller all the argymvuts they shout Thet the farmers need protection-an' inuut bur raw sugar o'tt. Common sense Is plainly showln' that the people lu the land Want raw sugar free In future un1 Its freedom will demand , 'Tin a tax no longer needed hateful to the public view , Taxing millions of our people to uiirleh a favored few. They cau't blind me auy longer wth | the foolish yarns they spin , While they're busy makln' moneywhar dew you and I come m ? I'm agoln1 ter keep on htiHUIn' , liilkln' , pleadln * with my frumls , Ain't no sense In Ictllu' otliurs gain thar sultlsh privet ends. I'm agoln' tor write termorrer to my CouRreHsman 'nd say f Thet lie oiighlcr do his best ter kill that tux without delay ! ' Feller-farmers , do youv utmost whether you grow beets or not .To repeal the tax on HUgnr you can but Improve your lot ! Cheaper sugar helps your pocket , greater blessings you win win- When we've three-cent uranylatod-that's whnr you uu * I cumin ! At U'lint .lit * ' ' " Wiinmti lle t. That , problem wns recently dis cussed by un artist , , an author and a woman of society. The artist urged that he disliked io paint the portraits of women between the a cs of 23 and M yours. Befoiu 25 the face has an expectancy which charms. Jtj Is loolc- \i\K \ \ forward with joyous freshness and hope , uiul it Is full of ini//.llng promises. At10 the character Is formed and the lines ol the countc- n.'licence ' stronger in the painter's bt.udy , hut In intervening years the face has lost Its expectancy and Is liable tube. liulllToie.nl , siy3 ; Woman's Life. The solcety woman Uioiihgt that It was impossible to give general an- swuis to the. question , as Individual women differ in regard to the most attractive ago. Some arc most charm ing at ! ( ) , while others , have passed thulr prime at 20. At , ' ! 0 or upward the best nature of a woman will show to every advantage , but probably the balance of opinion turns in favor of fiom 18 to 25. A man can reform himself ; windy else can K- o X5 EL A ST (0 ( A . > ° 13 \ * * * ! * rfH * * JUT Double Dcjly Ser ce FREE RE'-'iMf. ? ! CH'xIR , CARS ON . .JM1 TRAitJS. For Informilloft c , R.'ttJ , CL ; | open or tddrtu nurait Atent , or , S. Jtt. ADS ! . " . 0. i > . A. , ST. JO&rt'tl. MO. ' ! " in mtmu""Tn t - \\s \ \ is due to the originality and simplicity of the combination and also to the method or" manu facture , which is known to the California l-'ig Syrup Co. only , and which ensures that per fect purity and uniformity of product essential to the ideal home laxative. In order to et always buy the genuine and note the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every packageIn the process of manufacturing figs arc used as they are pleasant to the taste , but the medicinal virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained from an excellent combination of plants known to be medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. . ( MJFORHlAp $ \ / v JO' Francisco < Loxjisvilk.Ky. / Iw York.N.V for stkle by 4H drufjigts Price fif y tents per bottle.