Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, May 10, 1906, Image 2
( JUSTfR ( OUNIY RfPU LIA ( Dy D. M. AMSDERRV , t , DROKEN DOW , - - NEDRASlCA. I - . . - Doyond t110 "Dead Lino. " Loole nround the wor1l1 to.day , anl\ 000 what some of the men who hnve ) eng pnssed the "dend lIno" 11.1'0 doing , nd wtat ) they hnvo ccompllshod. j )01e t the young old m1l1tnry ) enll. era In muo Jnpnn who conquered gront ' , Russin. Oynmn. was 20 yenrs pnst this Itntnl lIne when he won his grent vlc. 'tories ' , nnd nil of his corl19 commnnd. ers were pnst 50. Mn.rquls Ito , the 'Ornnd ' OM Mnn of Jnpnn , her grentest 'statesmnn , nnd the ono who hns do no 'more ' thnn nny other to mnlee Jnpan , whnt It In to.dny , snya Orison Swett , Mnrden , In SucceB.1 Mngazlne , 18 sUIl neUvo In the servlco of his country. , Loole nt Dlnz , Ilrosident of the Mexlcnn 'ropubllc. 1\Iuch of his best worle hns been done slnco ho wns GO. The em. peror of Austrln , one of the grentest 'statesmen on the conUnent of Europe , , Is about 77. Clement Armnnd Fn ) . ,1Ioros , , recently elected llreslenl ! ] of 'Ii'rnnce , Is GG. The lenders , the men iof the grentest Infiuenco In our Unit. I led States Bennte , hnvo worn grny hnlrs Ifor n. qunrter of n contury. Sonntor Iorgnn , of Alnbnmn , 84 yenrs old , 1'0' cently mnde ono of the strongest nnd , most -.Igorous speeches , on the Pnna. .ma , ennuI question , thnt ho hns over Imndo. Joseph Chn.mberlaln , nearly 70 'years of nge , Is still the most brll. ,1I4nt , statesmnn In Englnnd. 110 wns ,67 when ho Inltlnted 11Is Illnn for fiB. Icnl reform. President Eliot , of IInrv- Inrd university , everything considered , 11111.8 , perhnps , been the grentest unl. 'versity prcsll\ent \ of his dny , nnd noar- l1y an of hl1l grentest work has been Idone slnco ho crossed the line of the 'compnrntlvely ' "useleso 11. . go. " His ' , mind Is sun strong , nert nnd creative. , Charles lInzlltt , consulting engineer ot 'the clly of Now Yorle , over 95 yenrs of Inge , works In his office every dny nt , drawings nnd plnns-tho most Intrl. 'cato worle. rIe Is such nn officlent woreer that ho has been held In office 'by ' every ndmlnlstrntlon , Republlcnn nnd Democratic , n111w , for over 11. qual' . tor of 11. eentury. From Julia Ward Howe , .In her eighties , to Sara Bern- hnrdt In her slxUes. women workers Iin nn fieds ] ot enden.vor , might bo clled by hundreds who n.re doing great worle , In the world , tholr very best , though they have long pnssed the "deal ] line. " Sam. Bernhardt , llurlng this season In America achleVClI as' brilliant successes M she llid 20 years ugo-she posltl\'e. , ) y rotuses to grow old. Robert C. Og. den , nt 80 , Is one ot the most active Imembers , at the great Wanamaker fi..w. , In fact , Judging from the abundaI'.Co , ot his Ide/as. his creatlvo ability n.nd Ifreshness of view , he Is ono of the 'oungest men In the whol Institution. 11'lal'shaq ' Field wns really In the prime 'of ' his mnnhood when he wn.s stricleen : jwfth j pneumonia al 71 , anll by far the [ most Important part ot his remnrlmblo cnr er came attor ho hnd passed the ! haf.century ) marle. , Unique Punishment. Forcing a cigarette smolcer to give , up for one year the use of cigarettes Is the novel sentence a judge In Pennsylvania has passed upon a young mnn brought beCoro him for obtnlnlng : seeds under tulso pretenses. While the course of this court could not bo 101. lowod. exnctly In mnny cases , there IE Isomothlng In the spirit of Its rullnE that will nppeal to all who condenlI 'indllcrim ! nato punishment. The youn { man might have gene to prison for [ year , but that would have marred hll 'life. ' Besides there ma ' have beel , members 01 : his family dependent UpOl him for sUP110rt who during his ab sence would have suffered qullo a .much as ho. Alwa 's pursuing can 'ventlonal lines at IlUnlslllnent some 0 the shndow of the IlUnlshment fnll upon innocent pel'sons. This is Inev itable. But In Ulls case the olIendq , is the only sufferer , and no ono doubt that he will be very unhappy and 111n cercly sorry that ho 0\01' went. wrou { Anll what other ends can ll\nlshmoIJ . have in view ? Probably the most hl1portunt. flte that has been tuleen In this countr during the Inst. decndo has been In tlJ direction of reclaiming arlll nnd sem arid lands by means ot IrrlgntiOi Vnst. trncts in the west nnd mldd : . west nre now richly productive tiu once were considered worthless t ( raising crops. Deserts formerly glv ( ever to mengel' brush nnd cactus a : noW wonderfully fruitful fields 11.1 gardens. In this dovelopment. the II partment of agrlcultul'o hns been most potent. fnctor. It has renllzl the dreams of the 1110neors that wo considered vlslonnry and impracllCl 1\1rs. Edgar Van Etten , of Doaton , hi declined the nomination for \'Ico IlroE llent ot the Daughters of the AmeriCI Rovolutlon of l\1assuchusetts 0)1 t ] ground that the duties of the 01llce wou Interfere too much with her llomes ! life , in whleh aho suys she 1Inds her chi hUllplness. Achlllo J. Olshel , a Now York lUWYE who wns born In Ita ! ) ' mHI wus former Marllullt do Sauria , says thnt. ho wou "rather bo an American cJilien th : any sort 1) ! mnrquls. Achlllo , ) 'ou're [ % Jgh1l RICH AND ELlJERLY BUSINESS MEN THE HEROES OF ROMANCE Outdo in Age Deeds Which Usually Are Assooiated with Passionate . Youth. CHICAGO MAN TRANSFERS WIFE TO SON. ' Stepmother Had Won Love of Youth , and Father - ther Resigns His Bride-Marital Mixups of Two Eastern Millionaires. - New York.-Three men whose 1'0- cent romantic sturles ha\'e mnllo tholr ' nnmes household wurdt ! are ' 1'homat ! W. Kiley of Brooltl'u , Cnpt. NUlhnn Appleton or UORtOU , nnd Watson II. 'l'wllchell of Chicago. Elderly , rich , ! Lnd Imown as lwen , prucllcl bushlost ! mon , they have gone to greater lengths for the women of their hearts thun ever a stripling did. They have done for love what few youngs tors would do. Between them they muke up a veritable trio of ro- mance. 'fhey are men ot affairs , each in his own elty. Not tor a moment would anyone bellovo 1I1em anything but hard-headed buslne9s men. Yet what they have dnred Is remarkable-these three men whom everybody believed beyond the nge when Cupid cnlls his loudost. Thomas W. Kiley mnrriod the daughter ot hl8 benefnctor becn.use she loved him , nnll he thought his first wlte dying. Appleton met his n.ffinlty nnd Is now prepnring to divorce his first wlte. Dut most remarlmble of ILIl Is Twitchell. Ho glLvo up his brlde- his second wlto-to his son , because ho loved them both , and wanted to see them happy. And first , then , this remarlmble 1'0- mnnce ot the Twltchells. Thrtha May was a prelly lIttle country - try girl who lIved In n quiet little Michigan town , when Wat80n H. Twltchol , widower , with 11. son 24 years old , came there on 11. buslnes8 visit. Ho met eharmlng Miss Bertha and fell head over heels In love with her-this ray-halred business mn.n of 5G. She Wanted to. See the World. Ho told the ambitious lIttle girl from 1\1Ichlgnn of the pieaDur09 of lIre In Chicago. When ho aalcell her to marry - ry him she thought that hOI' desire to Bee the worhl-lhat Is , what ot It that can be seen In Chlcago-wns reallr love. So the olll man wllh the grownup - I up son and the unsophlstlcnted little girl from Michigan wore married. 'I'IH' prOlli1 brldegruom brought his dalnt . bride bncle home to Chicago , nnd there - The elder Twltcholl sued , nnd Judge I McEwen doclded In his tavor. He fmnltIy admilled thnt ho wantell his wIre to bo happy , ILnd for that reason ho was going to glvo her to his son. "I nm no hero , " ho said , with a kindly - ly smllo , "anll I don't want too much snid about. this , but you see 1 nm 56 years old anll my wlto Is only 24. It Is only natural that she should trnns- fer her affections to my son Edwarll. I am glnd thnt they are happy , and I shall bo happy to lenow that they love ench other. I love my boy and I believe - lieve that the divorce 10 the right thing , innsmuch ns my wlto and I seemed , Incompatible. " Freedom Her Ono Thought : So eager was the pretty 1:11'1 from l\Uchlgnn to marry her husband's son that she made no contest , though she hn.ll a lawyer to represent her. AU she wnnted wns her freedom-nnd her Ed- wardl She blushed as she owned up to her lovo-tho frank , honest. blush of a pretty girl who has nt last found ou t her real romanco. "Wo were married last December , " she snld with just a lItUo wistful smile , "nnd came to Chlcngo to live. There I met Edward , my husband's son. After the first weelt I was not happy , I realized that 1 didn't really love my husband. Our Ideals were not the snme. Ono ovenlng attor dinner I fainted. Edward rusholl to catch mo In his nrms. Then I real1y ] enow which one I loved. " " 'VeIl , " remarleed the court , "to como to the point , you didn't care whether your husband left you or not ? " The lItUe country girl hesitated. For 11. moment her lips trembled and two little tears coursed down her cheeks. " 'Voll , " she faltered , "I guess I don't care much ! No , I am not sorry that he wants to glvo mo up. I have been entirely - tirely l1uUfferent to my husband , and I found It too hard to pretend to love him when I didn't really care Cor hh,1. " "Do you think you are on the right. track now ? " "Yes , tIml's It , " sighed the lIttle wife. T' { , C T/J I : : "I , " f' , 'W ' , . . . . . i' ) . . . ' ' . . , 1. 'il i. It' i ' , . , ) v , , } , . . / . .1 - 4' ( i.w:1/ " rJ . . ) , " . "I.\ \ . ! . ( \ . : . . , I" L ) Z 'r. I _ 't ( " .u [ 10 It Itr ) r In . - ro they met young Edwnrd Twltchel , the Id h8nl1somo , stalwart son of the old- 0- tIme bonedlct. a In 8 weele the pretty lIttle l\Uchlgan 3d rlrl founll that lito In Chicago with 1\ . 1'0 man old enough to be her father was not the same thIng as real lo\'e. She d. tound thnt the young tellow who was [ UJ her stepson had fal' mal'O ntlrl\cllons 11- tor her thun her staid and very con- ler\'Cltlve husband. In fact , beroro the 111 month was out , she wns bond over lIe heels In 10\0 wllh the son at her older- Id ly husbnnd. And , as It to add to this :10 : .trnngo mix-up , the son hlmsolf wns , et Just as mndly In 10\0 with his own Itepmother-tbe wlfo or bls father. Of course , such thhlC'J couldn't go Ir , on torever , 1\11' . ' 1'wltcboll , Sr. , aoon 'iy ' learned that ho stood In the way o't III Mr. ' 1'\'itcholl , Jr. Ho taxed his wlfo 111 ' .Ilh loving his son. Proud of her love , U no owno.1 up. , And 110 the case wna tncen ! to court. . . 'E5 O HEfLOJ'E i1HT r' ! SON " , , , , , - , . - , J. r . . . . . , " . , . . . . "I am on the right trncle now , Judgo. "All right , " announcell the court. . , think it would be wlso to grant the "oree. You are sure you 1I1ee the SOl Ed ward ' 1" "Yes , quite sure , " sighed lIttle 1111'1 Twitchell. "I think I love him vel' lUuch. " , And such Is the romnnco at tlJ Twltcholls , father and son. Captain Appleton's Romanr.e. E\'er 'body In Boston who 1010" an'bod ) ' , Imows Capt. Nathan Al1lllt ton , ono of the rumous Appletons. I I Is a millionaire , a sold lor , n ciubmul 11. diplomat , n t1'Clveler and an au the He Is a member or the fa1110us 1\t'OI1 Hunt , and lI\'os at the very smnrt Sol ] orset club , BOBton , the 1110st 0clusl1 organization ot the lelnd In all Ne gnsland. Ho married In 1887. Ono year later bls wife left hh There was no scandal-It wus : ust th they had n reed to dlsagreo. No 0 . . . IllanaUon Was orterlJd to their many frlonds , nud nCter a time the trouble wnn all but forgotten. But then Miss I dlth It. W1llis came au the 8cene. She Wlut young. viva- elous , talented , beauUtul. Ii'rom thnt m0111ent the gallant captn.ln . belloved that ho hn.d met his fate. lIe frankly told Miss W1llis that he belloved her to be his affinity , nnll ho nslwd bel' to 111arry him. "Yes. " she snld , but it takes mal'O than a whispered assent to maleo a marrlngo. There had to be dlvorco II rs t. So Capt. Appleton has begun suit aCter all these years. I\Irs. Appleton lI\'es In New Yorle wIth her confidnnt slnco her separation trom her husband - band , Miss Katherine Parsons , of Virginia - ginia , daurhter of Col. Henry Clny Pnr- sons. At first Mrs. Appeton ) said she woullln't contest. the suit provided the captain made her a sullabl allowance out of bls wealth , but ovldently the two could not como to terms , for the Issue hns been jolnod and tbe case will como to trial. 1\IIss Parsons wfll taeo the stnnd In behalf ot 1\Irs. Appleton. II ' II , ' - , , . . thing to my first wUc , : md she undOl'- stands every thing. 1 have maintained them bolh slnco then. " To-day both women teel the weight of the shadow upon their Uves. Kiley has told all. Aud thnt Is where the r.1se stands now-the case of the three elderly - erly persons-tho man weU over GO , each woman over 50-whoso loves and l1ves hn.vo been so sadly tnngled. And now , who shall say Ulat 1'0- manco Is only for the young ? MAN LEADS DOUBLE LIFE. New Yorker Who Posed as 0. Wen.lthy Society MAn Is Hed ) for Larceny. New Yorl-Through the nrrest of Jobn Wilmer Martine , heall salesman In a Ii'lflh avenue haberdashery , ono of the most romarltuble dunl personnl- Itles In the police records of this city has como to light. Martine worked each week from eight n. m. to six p. m. for $2 a week. After business hours ho was 0. welcome guest. to the homes of Dome of the best ) mown fam- DIVORCE\ . C3m1 _ " - - ' , . _ _ u r. ( ; f1Pl : IIl/llIlIl { ! lPPL TN = h ( I - \ i\ ' ( I , , " , f ) . . . , . , . , . : " ( ' \ " 'f . $ o ' ' , ' " "This doesn't worry me , " said Capt. \ Apploton. "I don't thlnle It will affect , my suit In the slightest. I don't care whether she joins 1\1rs. Appleton ngalnst me or not , for I can win. out against both of them. I henr plenty of rumors , butth'ey llon't Interest. 'fho suit will talco care of itself when the time comes. " 'fhere Is much that is mysterious In this shnttored romance of the elderly clubman. Some of It , it Is expected , will be cleared up at the trial. But , asles Doston , If Capt. Appleton wants a divorce , why did he walt for 18 years before asltlng for it ? Perhnps Miss WIllis can gl\'e the answer. The Man with Two WIves. Thomas W. Kiley , president of the North Shore bnnk , of DrooltI'n , and millionaire head at Thomns W. Kiley & Co. , hardware merchants , Is well nlong toward lIte's wlntor. Ho Is to-day G4 years olli. It has just. transpired thnt for three years he has maintained two homes. and In each a woman who tbought herself his 'wife. Ho married the second ono three 'ears ago when ho believed his first wife dying. She lived , Instead. Here was 11. strange quandary for the' ' mnn. lie had two wl\'es , each nppar- ently married to him by e\'ory right of law. But let him tell the story himself - self ; just as he told It when It was discovered - covered thnt he had one wlfo living at No , 201 JelTorson avenue. Droolelyn , and nnother rtt No. 21G Drooltlyn avenue - nue : "I was called to the banlers' convention - vention In San Frnnclsco In October , 1903 , and T aslccdlrs. ; . Flora H. Colt to go wllh me , whom I had loved wh' n we were young' . When wo lett Brooklyn - lyn my wlfo was extremely III at home , and not expected to live. On the way out west I tallccd the matter over at great length with Mrs. Co it. Her father had been my emplo'er , my benefactor. I had been a bachelor until I was 53 and then I mnrrled my brother's widow - ow when Flora It's huslJund wns still alive. II "Mrs. ltlO1ew how my henrt. stood In the matter , nnd 1 told her thnt I wanted to marry her. 'Vo both believed - lieved that my first- wife would bo dend before wo got back to Brooltlyn. My only excuse was that I was nervous and overwrought. Married at Hammond , Ind. "When wo arrived at Hammond , Ind" wo were mnrrled under our true names. In a , month wo returned to Brooklyn. I ought my second wlfo the house on Brooltl'n avenue , and mnde It o\'er tolrs. : . Colt In her own legal 111me. . 1 made the ngreement wllh her that wo wouhlllve publicly as man alHl wire JU t as soon as my first wlte dloll. We hall not oxpectell to come enst until her denth. ' "nut m ) ' first wlro grew stronger , n. and soon recovered her health. There at was nothing for us to do but to leeer xtho matter secrot. I confcssed every. . 7ff" I 5 r : \ tl5\\ \ . . \ lUes in the city. Ho numberell among his friends several well-known socletr ; women. Sldllful anll continuous larceny , It i5 alleged , enabled him to live at the rate of $15,000 a 'ear. For two years or moro , It is charged , ho has stolen systematically and without coming under - der suspicion. A trip to Europe proved his undoing. 1I1m'tlne added to his Income by work as "parlor entertainer. " Ho got $25 a night lor this , anll so pleasing was his personality that he sel om fai16d to convert his patron8 Into admiring friends. Ho has appeared In the houses at John D. Rocleefeller anll Grant. H. SChley. He stage managed the entertainments - tertainments at the West sldo Y. 1\1. C. A. , where h was highly os teemed. Martine , whoso right name is said to bo Martin , came to this clly from , Baltlmoro ten years ago. Ho Is 28 I years old , nnll is Imown as ono of the "smartest llressers" In town. In the West Side police court. MlI.rtlne was brought to answer a charge of grand larceny preferred by his employer - ployer , W. A. Laughlin. Edward H. Hobbs , counsel for the haherdasher , said the steallngs of l\1r. Mnl'Uno In the l1ve years he has worlwd for the concern are not lenown , but ho was chnrged with the theft of $500. Iaeets : Kin Arter 29 Ycnrs. Knoxville , 'l'enn.-Jolm S. Kreider , of Lob \110n , Pa. , anll Uriah Kreider , ' ot this clly , brothers , ha\'e met in this city for the first. tlmo In 29 yearn. Urialr Kreider left his Pennsylvnnln. homo 29 years ngo. John S. Kreider was In the civil war. Hecently ho passed through the city with Gov. Pennypacleer's party. lIe met his brother nt the train , and recognition was mutunl. Both shed tears. Other veterans gathered about to hear their story. Wnkes After Long Sleep. Los Angeles , Cal.-l\lIss Florence Parker , whose mystorlous sleep tor seven weeles excited the Interest of the medical fraternity , hns lett the Sisters' hospital. 1\1IS8 Parleor Is the daughter of 11. wealthy Arizona mining mnn. She begnn her strange sleep at Tucson , Ariz. li'or weeks she lay in 11. trance , and until about two weelts ago there was lIttle hopl ) at her recovery. She began to recover consciousness , how. over , and has gradually como to a normal condition. 80 in Rats' Nest. Allentown , Pa.-Elghty dollars in bills , which Sarnh Zinger mlEsed from her bureau drawer se\'eral months ngo , at her homo. nenr H.lltenhousB I Gal' . have been fonnd at last In a rats' I nest bnck of the bureau , aU In shape to be redeemed , though mutilated by , the rats' gnawing. An honest servo nnt had been dlseharged , on suspicion , long 'beoro the l1ndln [ ; or the rata' ROSt. \ , - - . . , : ttj . . " , ; j ' . " , ' . CALUMET i ( I . is the only . HIGH GRADE POWDER ' \ I offered to the consumer at a Moderate Price I It should not be confused with ' , he cheap , low grade powders j on the one 'hand , nor the high priced trust powders on the I : other. " ( Frivolity of Modern London. ' There Is nothing especially wicked about modern London. The fashion o , vice has passed away , and monogamy - j amy is nlmost smnrt. W hat Is so Uro- some Is the vapidness of the taklIrst on , ono transitory fad , nnd next sen. ( son on another. The u1'1or , class are I losing their hold on the mind of the nation through sheer frlvoty ) ant\ ) act or purl1oso-Saturday Review , " London. Important to Mothors. : Enmlno carefully every bOltle of CASTOmA. n eafo and euro remedy for Infants and children , and eco that It - DCllrtltbo _ /7 Signature # " 'J . In Use For Over 30 Years. . 1 ho Kind YOI1 nave AlWll1s nought. - Ono of the most effectlvo mothodlf of whitening the teeth Is to talce an orange wood stick and dip it Into lIne . . . wood ashes , rub the teeth both on the Inner and outer surfaces , when tartar and 11.11 stains will disappear as If by magic. ' 1'his treatment should not bo repeated more than once [ ) month. Atentlon . 'entucklans. Every Kentucltlnn , wlio Is a thoI" oughbred , will arrange , If posslblo , to attend the Homecoming held at Louis. ville , Ky. , In June. 'l'lclets ; : solll Juno 11th ( 12 and 13th. . Long return ) lmlt. THE WABASH RAILROAD has arranged - ranged for a VERY LOW rate. Everything favorable , In all probab- ilities. the WABASH will run special trains through to Loulsvlllo for the o.bovo occasion. \ All Interested In going should communicate - municate nt once with Hnrry El 1\Ioores. G. A. P. D. Wabash It. R. , 1G01 Farnam street , Omaha , Neb. I \ Everybody's Magazine. Most notable , perhapfl , among several - eral notable articles In the May Every- body's Magazine , is Lindsay Denison's . "Malting God at PananIn. " Mr. Deni- son's Is the first authorItative story or the worle being done on the canal. Ho I went to Panama armed with a letter from President Roosevelt Instructing all Government officers and employees to toll the bearer the whole truth "whothor It hurts or not. " "Making God at Panama" will give you real Impressions - pressions ns If you were looltlng with . .our own eyes , nnd. hest of all , the truth will not. hurt ; it will IIno 'ou up enthuslrultlcallj' with the President and 'I'aft and Stovens. What's In McClure's. McCluro's for April has the freslmess n.nd cheerfulness of spring. You will want to read It al1. Articles , stories and verses , have n rare chnrm for the shortening evenings. 1\Iary Stownrt Cutting's "S"mphon ) ' In Coal , " which heads the table ot contents. Is anoUlCr : If these fascinating , sympathetlo . I storIes ot mm'rled life. The most hall'- - \ raising chapter of adventure that has , I been published In a longtlmo Is the J Ilxth Instalment at Cnrl Scl1urz's "Rem- Inlsconces ot a Long Lifo" : "Rescuing ; Klnleel from Spandau Jail" Is a story ot Intrlguo and hn.lrbreadth chn.nces In the shadow ot the gallows , told with the happ.y swing or youth , thn.t holds you from lIrst word to last. even ns the result of 11. mlsshapon Jot. , ter. 'rho use of 11. smal1 , Instend of [ ) capital , "D" In the word "Drlefo" led f n short tlmo ago to the destruction a ! ' - 25.000 forms Issued ta ho vnrlous -oW post officefl. . . Lowls' Sln lo BInder - the famous 8tt'al ht Cia clJrur , U1WII9 est quality. ' { our dealer 01' Lowls' li'uetor.r , 1 > eo1'll1 , Ill. Many a cheerful loolting sllppet I co\'ors nn aching sole. Garfield TC':1 : purificR the IJlood. Gnl' field Tca cure sick hcadachcs. . . The wi so 0110 wrlles love letters . nnd mnlls them In the grate.