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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1906)
. . . . . . . . - . . . . . - HAY FEVER ' 1 .1 , . ' 1 I . , LEFT THE BABY BEHIND. . , The Nurse Had the Carriage , But the , 4'Baby" Was Missing. Mrs. Maud 1\IIIler Hipple. whose advocacy of a course In "motherhood" for young matrons has already begun to bear good fruit , was talking of the ' . duties of young mothers. "And no young mother , " she said , "no matter how many her millions nor how high her station , Hhould trust her little ono entirely to a nurso's care. A nurse may be the mont Intel. lIgent , most consclenllous ; hut to rear a baby properly Is a difficult task , and only one person IB sufIlclently Inter. : ested in this task to perform It well. That person Is the b.by's : mother. " 1\Irs. Hipple smiled. "A young mother , " she said , "wus wallvlng with her husband on the . Atlantic City board walk. Suddenly , she gave a little cr ' of pleasure. " 'Oh , she said , 'there Is nurse- nurse wheeling baby. ' "And she ran lightly to the luxurl. ous coach of leather , with Its Bwan. shaped carrlago and Its rubber.tlred wheels , and she pushed back the para. sol that shaded the occupant from the sun. sun."Then "Then she gave areut start. " ' \Vhy , nurse , ' , she cried , 'where's \ baby ? ' "The nurse gasped. 'Goodness gra. cious , ma'am ! I forgot to put him In ! ' " TERRIDLE SCALY ECZEMA. E'lons Appeared on Chest , and Face and Neck Were All Broken Out-Cured by Cutlcura. "I had an eruption appear on my chest amI body and extend upwards and downwards , so that my neclt and face were all brolen out ; also my arms and the lowelf limbs as far as the knees. I at first thought It was prlcltl . heat. Dut soon scales or crusts formed where the breal.lng out was. Instead of going to a physlcan ! I purchased a complete treatment of the Cutlcura Remedies , in which I had great faith , and all wan satisfactory. A year or two later the eruption ap. peared again , anI ) ' a little lower ; but before it had time to spread I procured - cured another supply of the Cutlcura Remedies , and continued their use un. tll the cure was complete. It is now five years since the last attack , and have not seen any signs of a return. [ have more faith in Cutlcura Remedies - dies for skin diseases than anything I know of. Emma E. Wilson , Lis- comb , Iowa , Oct. 1 , 1905. " \ First Coins Were Brass. The first coins were Btrucle in brass about 1184 D. C. , and in gold and sil. vel' by Ph eldon , t.yrant of Argas , about 862 D. C. Defiance Starch Is the latest Inven , . \ tlon In that lIne and an Improvement on all ether malees ; it is more economical - nomical , does better worle , takes less time. Get It from any grocer. Wonder why It Is a spinster can never remember anything that occurred - curred a good many years ago. I Lewis' Single Bln er costs more than other50cl I\I's. Smelters Itllow Wln- . Your \ I dcalcl' or Lewis' 'actol' ' , Pcorla , in. Dut tbe defeated candldato doesn't care much what else hal11)ens. i I IIIrs. Wln.low'8 Roothtn ! : yrop. For cblldren tectblult , Botten. tbe gurru , reduce. In. tlllIllml1110D , & 11IYI pain , cures wind colla. ca boUlo " _ _ _ _ J _ It's as dIfficult to fmd a Crled as it Is to wse an onemy. \ . - . , " . , Jf' ' . . - . . . . . - - - - . - - . . . , - r - - _ . . . . . - . . . . - . - - , - . " . . , . - - -4 _ u' " . . - " . . . The Automobile Seventy- Three Years Ago. f _ _ . : : . _ _ 4 _ . . . ' , I , _ . ' , > ' . . ' " , . . ' _ . . _ . < ' . ! , . ' - " _ _ . . . _ _ . _ . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " "ftJ. : . . . . i. - . : -T . . ' . : . 'tf . ' . . . i. . . ' " . . . . . , ' . . . , ; 1 : : , , : 'l mz' < < ; : \ " : ; ; 1 : < ; ; 'ltflht , : ; } : \ tf.f ? { ; \ W $ ) K. ; " , t : , , ; t ' . : : N . .J. . $ $ + f H ' $ i. . i t. { 1 Hancock's steam-coach , which plied between London and Greenwich , resembled two stage-coacbes on enti , with a third compartment like a mall or luggl\ge van. It was montloned In the Parliamentary Report of 1833 ns a machine in dnlly use on common rands. The RepQrt continues , "Mr. Hnncock reckons that , vith bls c rril1ge ho could keep up a speed of ten miles ler hour , without injury to the machine. " . To Abolish Wrecks. , DEVICES INTENDED TO MAKE RAILROAD TRAVEL SAFER. Inventions Recently Patented by an Indiana Man WhIch Are Hoped to Do Away Entirely with Present - ent Despatching System. ' - - - Indianapolis , Ind.-Elmer E. Steiner , I of Knlghtstown , has just patented two devices Invented by him which he hopes will prevent man ' railroad accl. dents and make travel on trains much safer than it Is at present. Steiner's devices do away with the present despatching system and put in Its stead an automatic system. Ho worked for two years on his Inventions - tions , and ho thinks he has succeeded. He says his system has the following ndvantages : It does away with all possibility of rear or head-on collisions , as ench train crew lcnows at any time just where all the others arc. It Is security against a"y train run. ning Into an open switch , as the register - ister on each train snows whether the switch be open or closed. It does away with telegraph Olera- tors , tllUS saving millions in salaries to the companies using It. The system "cannot go to _ sleep at Ue Instrument or the switch" , and can work 24 hours a day without food , fatlguo or pa ' . Delng purely mechanical , it Is inCal- lIble , and cannot malce a mistake or "misinterpret orders , " and even If It could disaster would be Impossible. It docs away with the necessity of making Sto11S for any purpose except to take on 01' dlschargo passengers or freight. "With tbe train reporting system , " said Steiner , "a railroad may bo equipped at regular Intervals of any distance desired with stations in the track bed , each of these stations beIng - Ing connected by circuits of electric wires with the central office. When. ever a train pas es over ono of the stations - tions it automatically registers the number of the tralri and the number of the station , so that the central deslJatcher can tell at any moment just where an ' train Is. "In addition , eYer ' switch on the n'MII"'nm. . _ u , . . . . _ . . . _ e > o. n _ _ . . . . _ . . line Is equipped with stations , and the minute a train enters a siding the de- : Bpatcher will be notified by it by the automatic register of the number of the train. A switch 18 alwa's regls. tered open or closed , and if ono is In- adverten.tly left open the register will show it , and an aplroaching train can bo advised of it from the central of- fice. " With tbo Intercommunicating sys. tem - his second device - attached , there Is nothing leCt to be desired in a system of train despatching. Dy means of this system the centml de- spatcher may communlcnte order to , an engineer , conductor or train crew , either while the train Is standing stiller or moving , and In the same manner the crew can answer the orders. The system Is so arranged that each train makes a constant circuit with the central - tral office , and each train is constnntly In a circuit with ever ' other train on the same division. Tlms one train crew can communicate with any other crew , and the register on one train will show just where every other train on the road Is at any given time. An engineer can look at the register and rQ.7A-r.rJ'.r.r..f'"J'J"J"J".r.l7.r..r.r..r.r.r SCENTS BURIED TREASURE , Man Finds Mark of Vessel That May Have Held Gold. I Fort \Vorth , ' 1'ex.-Whlle looltlng over his pasture In Reed county 1\11' . Dillard , who lives near Thorp Springs , was attracted by a mound of fresh earth. Upon Investigation It was dls. covered that a hole had been dug and at the bottom was the Imllrlnt of some Idnd of a vessel that had been removed. ' 1'he place Is particularly marlwd , the excavation being In the center of four roughly hewn stones , set In a square and sunle almost out of sight In the earth. A short dlstanco from this square Is another stone with a hatchet slwtched on Its surfllce , the edge of the hatchet blade pointing directly - rectly to the lliace where the excava. tlon was made. 1\11' . Dllim'd says ho had often noticed - ticed the stones , but SU111)Oscd they were slmlily an old landmarli : . The _ n"'HY ' . _ _ _ . . . . . . ' _ Hh .h , _ ' ' , , ' ? "i"'i " Y 'I'fI ' 'IV' ' ' ' ' 1 "lV . \ } ' 1'1''VIV'W'f ' ' l' ' V 1\\P\f "i " 'tVf'\1 " 1 \'rf"lV 'W ' . . . , r STOLEN GOLD HIDDENG I BOOTY OF RODBERS BURIED IN HILLS OF COLORADO. Sum bf $50,000.Taken . from Express Car In 1893 by Bandits Among Rocks Ncar Cripple Creck- Secr.t of Cache Lost. . Youngstown , O.-Somowhere along the 100 miles of railroad which connects - nects Cripple Creek and Florence , Colo. , is cached a fortune In golden engles. Among the rocks I\nd boulders lies hidden $ /i0,000 / In gold , and It Is very probable that It will never be found unless sqmo lucly hunter b ' chance discovers the cache where Is hidden th fortune. In the summer of 1893 the money wns taken from the safe of an express car by six masked train robbers. All of the robbers are now dead , nnd tlH/re Is nothing to mark the hiding place of their Ill.gotten wealth. ' 1'he last of the robbers wns a man bj' the name of MarIes. On the daj' which he set to llllearth the treasure he died at his office In Crlpplo Creek from Imeu. monla. l\Il\rls und one other robber were the a lIy men who knew the hidIng - Ing plv.co oi the money. 'rhey earrled It In canvas bags Into the hills along the rallroa.\ tracks near the scene of the hold.up and burled It under the rocles , whllo their four conCederatcs held the tralml1 n and express messengers - gers at bay with their rlfies. The robbers planned to allo , , ' the mon y to remain hidden for several yeltos , so that ther could bo no chance of their being discovered lu pa1l51ng It , , After the hol .up the six men separated - rated , goln to different pal'1s of the country. Marks and the man who had assisted him In bUl' 'lng the gold reo malned in Crlpplo CI'eel together. Each fcared the other and they watched each other lIke Imwlm to guard against any attempt to obtain the monoy. Arter two 'ears had olal1fed ! Marl(8 had become a real estate man and a lawyer. The othel' man died a year after the hold.up. The Btory oC the hidden treasure Is told by Mayor F. L. Baldwin , of this city , who obtained It from a half.breed Indian named Clal'k , whllo ho was In Crl1l111e Creek In 1897. No living person - son know what had become oC the stolen $50,000 at the time 1\la'or llald- win obtained the story but Clark. ' 1'ho robbers had selected the 'ear of lSJ7 ! to unearth the money and dlvhlo It. 'rhey were all to meet In Cripple Creek on Ma ' 25 , when 1\Iarls and the othOl' man who know the hiding place were to get the gel aud there was to be a division. Nune or the rob. bors arrived at the meeting point on the day selooted. Da's passed Into weeks , and weels Into months , and the train robbers did 1I0t arrive. Marks was the only living man who know the hiding place and he Imew that none of the other men had obtained - tained the monoy. lIe felt that ho was being watched by the other four men con8tantly and he lived In constant - , stant terror for months. lIe believed : that the other men must bo dead , and In October 110 decided that ho wOlllit go and get the Cortune himself. Ho needed someonn to help him carry the gold and he told his story to Clark , " . . . , tell lorg before 110 reaches It if a switch which the train Is appronchlng _ is open or closed , nnd ho knows nt a glnnco just how fnr ahead or behind him Is any other train , in whichever direction It may bo going , The s'stem would do away ontlrely with telegraph operators at way sta. tlons , so far as delivering and recelv. Ing ordtlfs are concorned. It would even be Ilossibio for tralnB to run under - der this system without a a despatch. er , as ench train would know at any time where other trains were located. This , of course , would bo impractlca. ble , as It would glvo free rein to train orews to run too much at will. Power for the s 'stC1n Is furnished by either storage batteries or dyna- mos. Once Installed the Bystem would be Inexpensive , as the 11r8t cost would be the greatest. It is adaptable to eloctrlc roads as well as to steam rnll. roads. Steiner , who Is a rural mall-carrlor , first began to think of his invention two j'ears ago when ho heard railroad men on a train dlscllss the problem of railroad accldentB and their preven- tion. He then resolved to use his mechanical - chanical talent and ability In that direction - rection , and he hOIes that he will soon see the results of his labor in general use. , " "J""r. . . . _ .J" ' . . . " . .r..a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - supposition Is that the vessel can. talned moner' and the find may be con. nected with an uld story t1\t ! has been told In that section ever slnco It was 11rst settlel. ! ' 1'hls story Is thnt In the country between Comanche peale and Robin. S8n creek a large quantity of gold had been burled b ' parties who on their return frol11 the goldfields oC California - nia were attacltcd and Idlled by the Indians then infesting the country. Woman a Hermit 20 Years. Trenton , D.-Kate ? Immerman , oC Frazer street , who has been living alone In one room , refusing to have anything to do with other persons for 20 years , will bo visited by tIle henlth ofilcers to-morrow. According to the pollco reports to.nlght , neighbors have complained. Charles Helghter takes her food in n basket , which sIlo hnuls UI ) with a rOle. It Is belloved the woman is a miser and that this accounts - counts for her secrecy and strange manner of living. . . - - . - - . _ - - - - . . . . . . . . , - ' ' 'VW'1' , . , y"'fV"'ff''lv " ' 'rf\7 ' \ who was a prospector at that time , reserving - serving the Important details and simply giving a general Idea of the location - cation of the hidden wealth. A day was allpolntecl. The men were to meet at the cabin of 1\Iarks , who lived alone , early one mornln/ / ; . When the morning came with It came a light fall of snow. 1\Iar1es feared that they would bo followed and could be tracked In the snow. Ho would not consent to take the chance. Ills limbs qualtcd with terror when he seemed so near to obtaining the fortune which had been burled for four years. Clark described his terror as most abject. He thought that every man who looked at him and was a stranger was ono of his robber confederates In the hold.up. Another day' " was lIet when Marks and Clark were to go to the cache and obtain the money , It WIlS destined thnt the robber was not to reap the 1'0- w rd of his four years' vigil over the treasure , for the night before the day appointed when the money was to bo unearthed Idarls was found In his office dead. Shortly after Marks' death Clark told the story to Mayor naldwln , who was at that time In Cripple Creole established as an attorney and enjoy. Ing the excltomont of the early mining camp. With the death of Marks also passed away the secret of the hiding place of the money , for ho left no cbart , no papers of any Idnd by which the fortune could bo located , and the gold stolen from the eXllress safe 13 yeRl's ago stili lies burled among the 'hills along the Florence & Cripple Creek rallwa ) ' , A honpecltcd husband may not Bllf' fer moro when the family Is boardlns at a hotel , bllt bo lools as If )10 ) does. . _ - : : = : : = : : = o.-w ; = .L. ' _ , _ - 1 VA UTY IN NECI < WEAR. - - Pretty Little Collars In Endless Styleo nnd All Arc Fashionable. It is reallj' 11nl)08911Jlo to mention : me.half of the pretty things In thl ! ! rear's list of stylos. Many of thoni are a(1tunl necessltlel nml are TO- : tulrod lJ ' the woman who Is going to look dnlnty as n sort of finish to her gown. The quostlon of whnt to wear I\t the throat Is ono whIch worrlos every woman under the sun. The stacie has undoubtedl ' brought on many n cnse : Jf nervous prostration , "What shull [ wear nrollllll m ) ' neck ? " Is oome- thlug whIch O\'OI'j' woman asks 11'11'- etr nt least ouco n day , ' 1'ho prolJlem Is parLlallj' solvol\ \ ) the lIttle stiff linen collar which com os this j'enr iu wid a vnrletr l\ well ns in vm' 'ln { ; height. It io ' ) m. broldoroll nnll buttonell nroll1111 the throat with small buttons nud cor. . , responlling button holes. This serves as a sort of foundaLlou fOl' the qtoclt which can bo Cnsteue ! ! OVer it. Thol'o is really qulto a chalco for the woman who goes In for a vmloty of neck designs , She snn tuck her ruff , ar oho can ombroldOl' It. Or , If she desires to do so , she can mnlto one of the fint vnrioty which lies rather close to the neck nllll bust , ' 1'ho shape of the omplre fichu la long and pointed at < ! ach enll , nnll Is cut so that it can be draped acrosa the bncle , over the shoulders nnd high Ullon the bust. 1I0I'e It is caught with a chou of ribbon , elaborately tlod In one of the now bow knots , In which there are many"onds " lUll1 very few 1001)S. HEALTH AND BEAUTY NOTES. Goggles are Induced by stralnln ( . ; the eyes. Don't use soda when shnmpoolng the hair. EggB and hot water nre all , You need. To 'keel ) the hair fiuffy and free from oil give yourself a good , thorough - ough shampoo every two weeks. ' 1'hln arms should be washed twlco a. day with n fine lather of sonp , rinsed well , drlod thorou hly then rubbed vigorously. This treat. ment will bring the pores Into action. . aud Induce a healthy condition of the skin , One of the most dollghtful sachet powders is made by combining [ ) cents' worth of powdel'ell orris root with 5 contB' worth each of 011 of cloves and all of lavender. Place In small bag af paper or silk in the dresser drawers. Here Is a reme y for calloused feet : Salicylic ncld , 1 dram ; cocaine , [ ) grains ; collodion , % ounce. Pulnt over the corn or bunion twice a day and scrape away the suporficlal growth at the end of three ot' four days. \Vrlnkles can easily be overcome when they first appear. After they became furrows and gullies it Is n dlfilcult matter to erase them. 'rho newest and best comploxlon treat. ments are a combination of scientUic massage nnd electricity. When the hands are sore amI blls. tered wash them In fresh buttormlllc and allow It to dry on the skin , ns it aids III whitening it. Slices of raw cucumber , cut thlcle , peel loft on , may be bound on sunburned fingers at night and do wonderful work ill reo storing the natural color. Cure of Nervous Habits In Children. Curing the nervous habits or "trlcles" of children Is one of the most Insistent problems facing pv.rents. The problem Is ma e particularly difficult - ficult because the habits como so qulotly that wo find them ostabllshod before we have really noticed them. Some habits are caused by dlsordored nerves , and In such u. cas t e doctor must bo consulted. ' 1'wltchlng oC the face or limbs , opening of the mouth , blinking of the eyes , hesitation ot speech , are all Indications that something - thing is , wrong , and no child must bo punlshc for them. Indeed. mere pun- Ishmont' ' never docs any good elthor to the tricks dependent on bad health 01' on these of.lmltatlon. Defective sight Is the cause oC many so.callod trlcls. A child whose vlsLon Is faulty screws up his eyes or scowlll In his efforts tea a apt bls powers of sight. In such a case an optician or oculist should bo called In and the sight tested. A bad habit Is simply rOlloato ! ! action , and It Is only by persistently stopping It that ono can hope to eradlcato it. Where Mirror Is Handy. The pier mirror , which was the do. light of n genoratlon or two ago , Is not so much In ovldence theBo days , although - though every woman who has ever had access to ono of these full l ngth looking glasses Imews what a delight it is to bo able to see how ono's clotho' look from head to foot. The cheval glass , of course , fulfills this mission , but It calls for mal'O room space than the old-timo Iller glass. As a substitute for the ban. Ished mirror house designers uro In. troduclng a mirror for the gratification of artistic taste In the selection at handsome 1 ors and provides a val , uable aid to smart dressing for the women of the househol . Where room space Is at a lu'omlum these door mirrors are a posltlvo boon , nnd they are ornamental as well as usoful. - Thin Cookies , Cream together three.q arters of a I CUI } of butter an lard mixed and two cups oC sugar. Add the beaten ' 01lt3 I of four eggs , and hen the whites beat. en to n stiff frolh , two cups oC 110111' slCtod with lIve level teaspoons oC baking powder an ! ! onou 'h moro flour to thicken. Hell thin , Id bal' . " In a qulcle even , . , ' _ 'f' " " . . . . _ , , , . . . . . . ' . . . . , , . . . t- , * ; . : . " " " 'YO ; " ' . . .i < . . : ; ; ' nlCI ( FOR . TEN YEARS. I Conauot Backache , Dropsy and Severe vero Bladder Trouble. Fro" ; W. Harris. of Chestnut St. , Jot. torson. _ _ Ohio. savs : "For ever tAn _ _ u _ _ . _ n . , years I BUfforeli from letdnoy dlsenso. The thlrll year my feet and hRmls woulll swell RIlII remain pUffed Ull for days nt n tlmo , I seemed to have a consl"ul baclacho. Finally 1 got so lJad that 1 Was IRld up In bec _ u. . . . _ .u. . . . , wnll several ( lOCtOrE In attoIlllance. I thought surely 1 would die. I changed medlclno and began gan using Doan's KhhlOj' Pl1ls whell 1 was still In bcd , The relief I found was so great that I lOpt on untll I had talOn about ton boxes. The lc1d. ney secretions became natural find aCtel' 'enrs of mlsory I was cured. I have Increased In weight , and show no SYlllltoms of my former trouble. " Sold by nIl denlets , GO cents a lJox. Foster.l\lI1burn Co. . Dul'l'alo. N. Y. OECOND HAND MAIL BOXE& Why a Little Village May Have Dig Numbers In Its POlt Office. - The man who was spending his Rummer vacation ill the country was 1001lng quizzically Ilt the mall boxes In t , rural post .offico. . "I did not Imow this was Ruch large 1)laco , " ho said. "I thought It I.had a. population or only nbout 4,000 , I but the mall box numbers run much : higher than that , and I don't SUPIIOSO every ono In town rents box either. " The postmaster peered out of his little barred window. "I can explain that , " he said. "Yau see the country I10at officcs never get now boxes , but wo have these lort ave I' when the city establlshmonts make over their omces ancI got now boxes. So you see lots of country places are bound to have high number - ber boxes. "Although our numbers run aver 4,000 , you won't find any less than 1,000 , SOIlIO other country post office dNW the lower oneB. I m'Belf would rather got the big numbers , for It makes us scorn 1I1eo a bustling lItUo city. " Swords Into n Plow. During the centennial colobratlon In Philadelphia In 1876 the members of the Universal Peace union assembled to celebrate the tenth nnnlvorSJlry of the Coundatlon' of the order , A number of officers and doscend- nnts of officers gave their swords to be made Into a plow ns n symbol of Ilence. The weallons were afterward fashioned Into a homely agrlculturnl Imllement , which , however , Instead at bolng a plow , took the shape ot the ordlnnrv fIeld cultivator , This ulUvator may now bo seen ht t.he hall at Geneva , Switzerland , Over It Is an Inscription giving the hlstor ) oC the Implemont. - ] Hasty Nervous Chewing of Food ' , the Cause of Dyspepsia . If your teeth are fit , chew , chew chew , until the food is liquid ani insists on being swallowed. If teeth are faulty , soften Grape Nuts with hot milk or cream , o' allow to stand a minute soaking iI. cold cream. "There's a reason , II as follows Grape-Nuts food is in the fern of hard and brittle granules. intended to be ground up by th ( teeth ; that work not only preserves the teeth but brings down the saliva from the gums so necessary in the primary work of digestion. Many people say ( and it is true : that when they cat Grape-Nuts they seem able to digest not only that food but othe'r kinds which formerly made trouble whe'n eaten without I Grape-Nuts. Chew" "There's a reason" for .Grape = Nuts