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VOL. , XXV. I , BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY ! NEBRASKA , THURDSAYJ DECEMBER 27 , 1906. , , , : ' NO. 29 ,
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, Afterthoughts.
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ni ) ' 0\1 forgct fOtllC ; enc ?
Q D lI you ge bcttcr . prescnt than ) 'OU
gl'c ? t : "
\Vh ) ' lIot cvell up thc scorc with a Ncw
Vcnr girt ? , I.
It's pc'rfect1y propcr : \
1,101'iuch an occasion geld ntlll sl1\'cr
nrttc1es me perhaps 1r.pre oppropriatc
than Iu'thillg clsc ,
We hlwc many dcstrnhlc 1U1d bcautiful
nrticlcs suitable for New Yellr prcscnts ,
Prices that wi11 enablc , 'ou to statt the
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, THE DIFFERENCE.
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A pnrty or ladics were discuss ng
some truits and whimsicalities of
certain fmuous men , when one of
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them rela'ted thnt OQrlylo was in the
hubit of waking his wife in th dend
or night-she actcd 118 his secrettiry
-with a shake and 11. COmml11111. , : . .
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, " rane I .Tano I Get up 1 G t 11P ,
quick I I , have thought of , go ( l
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" wish I had. becn his wife I" ex-
, claimeel one of' the women.
"Why , what wouIcl ) 'ou have
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"I shoultl' have answered , " said
the othcr , ' ' 'G9t up yourself. I'vo
thou ht of a.a , uad , wQrc1. ' "
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SURE PROOF. ' "
"Sir } the own r of { his automouile
has Bet run away from the couse' ;
qlloBces of thc smash-up : u is
num'c suspicion , "
"I know that , h.ccause he is under
Ithe auto. "
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THE 'NEW YEAR IS HERE , ' :
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= = coming year w'e will.b& , : t your' service ' : : :
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: 'E' tha yon call lld see tor yourself. ' " 3
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'I SIJecial Bargains-
I in B1IO ( Yies
FOR Tl-IE NEXT SIXTY DAYS
to reduce stock and make room so I can handle them more
properly. I have bought the entire line of 'Moon Bros' . buggies -
gies of Willis Cadwell . at greatly reduced prices , and will now
sell them at
IvIANUF ACTURERS PRICES
while they last. The Moon Bros. Buggics are strictly high
grade g09ds and should not be classed with low gnde goods
usually sold by all ( Jealer . We are cutting the Willis Cad-
well prices all the way from SiD to S20 on each job. We
mcan just what we say. You could not buy these buggies at
our prices in car lots today. '
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White we are closing out our bulky goods to make room , we
wi1l sell all clas\1es of HEATING STOVES at ABSOLUTE'
. COST PRICE.
. We are right on these goods. Don't fail to see'them whether . .
you wish to buy or not.
G. W. APPLE , Broken Bow.
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MONEY
to Loan
I am prepared to Also bargains in
'place money on good farms. Will sell you
improved farms a t
a farm on easy terms
lower rates than has
_ of payn 1e n.
ever been offered in
Custer county. Call Do not rent when
and see me. you can buy.
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WAVES MAKE SHIPS BEND. '
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, Sea's Power Felt by the Greuteat'
Ocean Monarchs.
: 'AHhough the fuct thul , Bhips of I' '
great length nrc subj ctcd to cl1or-
\ s , bcnding strcsscs in a Beawn , )
! llfis b n long known to naval nrchi-
I 'icc ) the gcneral public has little
idea 'how so\'ere thcso stresscs can
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be , " Im's a wr t\r in the Scientific
I American. "Whcn the ends of 1\
ship nrc wave-supported , the vcsse )
sags nl the ccuter ; , when the wn.ve is
at , the center mIlt the ( mds are com. .
parativcly unsuPl > ort , it is the
cnds which sag ; but it was only whcn
.the transatlantic lincr hml 'reachec1
It length , of ovcr GOO foct that the of.
f cts c : > ' ( ! his'lJngitudil1al ! bcnding began -
gan to be seriously manifest. . It rc.
, 'oaled itself in the topmost decks )
where rivets woul < 1 be shearcd , steamer
or other pipes brokcn , and plates
l ucklc . 'j o provide for thc alter-
UlltC Icngtholli g a1Hl compresshlg
of the ecks thcy me now cuJ : in
two or more pll1cCS lind sliding joints
are pro'lidcd. Severnl years ago' the
writcr was on one of thc fastcst of
the German boats when she wus , being -
ing riven , hel1on , into a westerly
gale , undcr her fuH horse-powcr of
37,000 , 'just to sce whal she cou ) < 1
do. ' 1"or'n' ! while , until' the grccI
seas uegan to smash things up r thor
hadly forwnrd , she did 21 knots an
11Oul' . During this trinl the sli iIig
joints in the topmost dc k showed n
total I110VCIQCnt' from fiyc-eighths
to , three-quarters of nn. 1 ch , the
joints closing up as the ship buricd
her hcad in un ncoming . Rea ) 'and '
onening out as the wave n vCr to
l1midships , while on the deck , uclow
the plating showcd signs of buckling ,
and the oakum was squcezed cntirely
out of the butt joints i the deck
planking , "
"FIDDLE" AND "VEAL , . '
"Fi t11e" is.n . wo'rd tlll\ hOB , 10st
dignity to Buch an extcnt that no
doubt Senol' Sl1rasate , whose 1'e. :
cihils ucgin , &t' Br chstein 1111.11 ,
woulll he mititled to resent bein
called f'fiddler" instcad of { l ' \'i9"
linist , " All the' 'same , "fiddlel' is
centuries older in our 111nguage than
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viplin , nnd "fiddle" and vibl" are
prohably etymological ( loubleta ,
rnlOugh the former has reachcd us
uy some teutonic route , and the lot.
ter Cl1IllO from Ituly via 1rovence"
both are bclieved to go back to the
late latin 'f'idulll' or "vitula , " Since
the instrumcnt so-callcd appears to
have received , Hs Dame as one appropriate -
propriate to the merriment of a
festival ( "vitulurP'-io kcop a fes. .
tival ) , and since "vitulnrP' probably
mcant originally to sacrifice IL 'call
( "vitulus" ) , we ha e the ast nish-
result that " " " "
ing "fiddle , "violin ,
nd "velllP mny ue reckoned as rc- .
lations-Lon : o l Sketch. . . .
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THE TOBACCONIST'S EFFIGY.
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'Ono or the most peculiar things in ,
the whole history or signs is lho
fnet , that while all other shopkeep4
crli wcre pntronizing the embryo
J aint'rs , the touaeconist always
I cnBed upon the wood carver on the
" con inenl as wcll as in Bnglnlll1. As
long ngo us ] lizuheth'8 reign the
wooden image or the llIuck Boy was
I the fuvorite sign or the tobacco
denlcrll. Latcr the customary sign
wns t he If ighlnndcr , or a figure or
Sir'Wnlh ) ) ' Haleigh.
, In 11 oBnncl , for Rome strange ren-
son , thl' tohnceoni&ts adopfed the
clnir.r maid I\S tlieir sign , with Ow
motto , "Consolation for sucklin s. "
L'ho ] 1ll1inn , naturnll.r enough , has
alway ! ! been the prcdominant sign in
this country , although , once in
a while a reversion to t.ype crops ut
with the ancient B1l\ck ] 10'y.1')10 )
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LEZE MAJESTY.
.Tmncs 1. or England , and VI. of
Scotland , WRS , as everyone , knows ,
dcficient in vjgor and steadincss.
Having hoard or a famous preacher
who WI\S , 'ory witt.y in his' sermons
mul ) ecu1inr y' so in his choice of
' , texts , he order d this , clergyman to
preach uefore him , With 1\11 BUit-
able grl\vity the learned divine gave
out his text in the follow'ing words :
' , Ta III cs , first and sixth in the Int.
tcr par of thc verse : . 'lie that wa-
verdh is like a wave of the Ben
'driven with the , wind l11ul tos8cd. "
"O < ls. hicJ\CnS I hc's nt 1110 1\1-
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reldy , , ' ) , oxclahue th J\lug.-Scrnp 'I
pook. 'j ,
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ago. lIe WIlS bending over the
palmist , whispeting' excit dly in her
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\ HUsten 1" he said again. "My
: wife is coming to yon this afternoon
to have her f01'me told , I\lul if you
want to make 'some money or the
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SIlO.H laid/a bank'note on the stuffed
' \VPS lfCl d. '
( /f1'cH hcr on no account to buy n
motor car , bccausc you rcad in her
pa m that she is oomed to bo
killed in an automobile accident. "
WHAT HE WOULD DO.
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" 0 , lady , I do love peach cako/ '
hinted the hungry hoho , IlS he rest-
eel his greasy sleeye on the gatepost.
"Well , " replied the housewife with
the r lling pin , "suppose I should
make you some peach cake. Would
you do Ilny work P"
"Would I , mum P Why , I woud }
do de hardest work I evcr did in my
life" .
"And what would ) 'OU do P ) '
"Why , 1' < 1 clilllh c1ut tree Ilnd get
enough penches . for de cukc/ '
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NEW YEAR GREETING
I'r is with the greatest pleasure that we extend to our
friends . and customers our annual New Year Grceting.
Another of time rich in has
cycle , accomplishments . , , .
been added to the age of the universe.
We would indeed bc forgetful' did we Jail to cxpress
our appreciation of the liberal p'\tronage we ha : c enjoyed -
joyed during the yc'ar and we wish to assurc our friends
that ifve have failed in any manner to serve thcm satisfactorily -
isfactorily it cannot be tributed to l1ck ! of cndeavor.
We are anxious to serve you during the y ar ! fJ07 and
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assure you of , prompt service , just ' treatment and a careful -
ful consideration of your wants.
We wish you all a very : IIappy and Prosperous New
Year.
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The Boston Idoal'
Comic Opera Co.
Coming to Bro en Bow
OPERA HOUSE
Friday Nigllt , Jan. 4 :
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comedy . will get n feust. , .
, 'l'his , without u t , will be equal , or superior to
any opera ever heal'd in this city. , If it is HOt. YOH'can ,
have . I ' '
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, 'l'ho press everywh r , 'SICak vcry higlily 'of thQ com-
pany. 'l'hoy sny t.he Burgess , brothers have , o superiors
as , comedians. " . \ , \ " ' : .
'l.'ho 'cho.l' s of ' J a'Itfesc' , . < Mnidens , is ono' . of the . ' gt'cat ,
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Beautiful costll1neS , gl'nnd st.age . settings the most
enqlu nting music fin sid - 1 > litting , f ln ' , v.ig bQ phnrac-
te 'lstIc of the 'v.hole cyet1l1lg. I' . . . . "
Secur'e , seats enl'lyat ] d : McComas' or Groat's.
Heserved sents , $1.00. ,
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, I Brok n BowNe , r..1
t Winter Term Begins Janu.QfY lth , '
, Ex } erienced T achers , New Bui1ding , ,
Excellent quipments , ' 'Latest Methc(1s ,
' Up-to-date Books. ri\
Two hours each ay tor personal help and instruction.
If you want the most that c n be gotten in a short ri\
time corne to Custer College. , mr
Our rates are very reasonable. '
Good board and room , SZ.76 to $3.00 per week. ,
' Write or uisit us. '
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1. MARINERS' OF IT.
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A Happy :
New Year.
Dl1uber-I confine myself to marIno
subjects. Very tow bandlo 'ships 11" I
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Pt SI1Jtalr-Thero'd bo lots more . ,
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ew 1906' Sour Pickle ! : , per dozen. . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . 10e
New 190 ( , Sweet Piclcles , per dozen. , . . . . ' . . . . . . , . . . . . 10c " : . ,
'l'he Puritan , a fine pancake preparation , per sack . . . 25e
Egg 0 See , 3 packages. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 25c
Grape Nuts , 2'packages. . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 25c'
White Chief Cheese , full cream per pound , . . . ' . . . . . . , . 20e' ,
After Dinner U. All Know Mint , . . , ' . . . . . . . .10e and 25e
It'ancyIrish Mack reI , 3 .for. . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25c
Finest Codfish , 2.1b , brick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . , . . . . . . . . 20c
Life , a breakfast food , it's tine. , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . 10c
Pure Old Ci er Vinegar , pcr gallon , . . . . . . , . . ' . . . . . . . 40c'
Halston Pancake , Flour , 2 packages. ' , ' . , . . . . . . . , . , . . . 25c
Large bar of Castile Soap and cloth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IDe
J. C. BOWEN ,
'L'RADC North Side
Pure Old Chlcr Vlncllor UROKCN UOWNEnR.
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