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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
The working Mans Vote is His Own.

Bryan and his shouters make much OF
the charge that efforts are being made
to control the labor vote. The labor
vote cannot be controlled. 1t is free.
A secret vote must of necessity be free.
II was to make it free that Legislators
made II secret. There would be aiapse
ground for criticizing the writing of let
tiers to working people by their employ
ers on the subject of election, II such
action by the employers involved com
p~ulsion: for this is a free country, and
the right of every citizen to freely ex-
press his own views by his wi vote
should and must be sacredly maintained.
Under existing circumstances letters of
advice written by employers TO their en-
ployes are no more TO be regarded as
attempts at compulsion than is the cir
c~ulation of any other class of campaign
literature TO be considered as an attempt
AT c~ompulsion. They are a legitimate
part of the Campaign Of education
to be judged by the arguments they con-
tain, and acted upon as the recipients
may decide to be best for their w in
terests.-Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
Has n American Farmer Forgotten

Has the American Farmer Forgotten
That under President Harrison's adj
ministration the prohibition against our
meat products by Great Britain, Ger
many, Denmark, Austria, France, Italy
and Spain were removedf
Has he forgotten the high prices he
received during the times reciprocity
and protection were in force?
Has he forgotten that our trade in all
agricultural products was extended dur
ing this time?
Has he forgotten that our exports Of
bacon, hams and lard was increased
$19,000,000 in n year by this same
policy?
Has he forgotten that we exported
$12,000,000 more of American beef
products in a single year?
Has he forgotten that we exported
$16,O00,000 more of live cattle annu-
ally?
Has he forgotten that we exported
S1J0,0O0,000 of cereals, namely, wheat,
$115,000,000, -four $2S,0O0,000 and corn
100000?
Has he forgotten that we increased
the foreign sales Of all our agricul-
tural products .$~275,OOO,O00 annually
over what it had been previously!
Has he forgotten that four years ago
Mr.. Bryan and his free trade friends
promised him that If the Mckinley bill
was repealed better prices would be OBJ
tanned for all of his products?
Has he forgotten that all these prom
Uses failed of f%ruition, and that instead
Of receiving better prices all agricultural
products have deprecated in value?
Has he forgotten the good times that
all classes, tho farmer, the wage worker
and the business man vnjnyed under
protection and reciprocity?
Does he propose to accept the promises
of this same Bryan crowd, who make 10
references to their pledge of four years
ago that the repeal of the Mckinley
bin would bring relief TO all classes in
this country, and who shamelessly ig-
| more all reference to those promises, and
now seek his votes under pledge that y
debased and deprecated money will
remedy the hard times?
The American farmer should not for
| get that protection and reciprocity
brought him prosperity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10

Total In Mexican money. ....... .S154.S5
The cost of running the same smelter
would be in Mexican money $154.S5 for
labor on the American side of the Rio
Grande. 1t is $53 i'm Mexico ninety
miles from a railroad.
'sThe present cost of smelling in Mexi-
co., said Mr.. Harrison, lis only about
one-third of what Il Is in the United
States. This shows that a very low
grade of silver ore which would be smeIt-
ed at a loss In the United States can be
treated here at a profit. Our furnace
smells twenty tons of ore a day at a
cost of x2.H a ton for labor. The
price and reliability Of labor is an i'm
portant factor in smelling. Here in
Mexico we have cheap and steady work.
ers. The average income OF an adult
In the state Of Nuevo Leon is 10 cents
a day. There is scarcely a day ] do
not have to turn applicants away. The
entire population is Offering service in a
fearfuliy overstocked labor market. The
cost of mining In the Cerralvo district,
as compared with the western part of the
United States, is about one-sixth what il
is in Colorado and one-eighth what it
is in Arizona"
Ore Mine and It's Output.
If you ask who is the richest man in
Durango, the reply viii be:
1Maximiliano Damn"
The case of Maximiliano Damn Is one
of the answers to the question bow cheap
~ caD silver be produced at 0 profit IN
Mexico. Mr.. Damn Is q merchant, A
few years ago he owed 100000 to Euro
pean creditors. The story OF Maximiiiano
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
FARMER HRowN's DILEMMA.

We had a public meetin' In the schooihouse
here last week
to speak.
He'd studied up the subject Of finance In
every light
And claimed that he was competent TO
show MS what was right.
He saws this whole blamed country is a-goin'
straight 10 smash
Unless we get free coinage and Increase our
stock Of cash.
He's iggered out a daisy scheme and claims
twill work immense
He wants 10 make our dollars cost us only
fifty cents.
run Il through the mint.
And stamp it plain ZONE dollar" with the
governments imprint;
The mines would dump their silver ana the
nation. slick as grease.
Would grind out brand-new dollars at Just
Nifty cents apiece.
someh0w I've wondered
when / buy dollars for Nifty cents who'll
-" take scm for q hundredfs
-F. Is. r., In Chicago Times-Heraid.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
The silver Basis,

In wages on a silver basis, the mine
owner of Monterey finds his margin. In
wages on a silver basis, the smeiters of
Mexico figure out a great advantage over
those of the United States. The Omaha
smelter Is u which offers n fair com
parison with this Guggenheim plant of
Monterey. They are, probably, the larg-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
Royal Revenues.

Ihe Royal Family of England costs
tie British Government in round num-
bers 5000, 900 annually. OF this sum
the Queen receives nearly 81, ,000, 600
a year, besides the revenues from the
Duchy Of Lancaster, which amount to
quarter of million. The Lord
Lieutenant OF Ireland receives $780,
600 q year for his services and ex-
penses, and the Prince of Wales $780,
900 year. The President of France
receives $240, 900 year for SALARY
and expenses, an enormous salary
when it is remembered that the Re-
public is sweating under stupendous
National debt OF over So, ,O00, ,0Q3, ,000--
the largest debt ever incurred by any
Nation in the world. Italy can have
10000 men slaughtered in Abyssinia
and lpaY her King SO, 600, 000a year.
The civil list of the German Emperor
is about $4,000, 900 year, besides
large revenues from vast estates be-
longing to the Royal Family. The
Gear of all the Russias owns in fee
simple 1000, 900 square miles Of culti-
vated land, and enjoys an income of
$12, 1000, 900. The King OF Spain,
little Alfonso Kill, If he is Of saw
ing disposition, will be one of the
richest sovereigns in Europe when he
comes of age. The State allows him
81, 400, 900 a year, with an additional
5000, 900 for family expenses. We are
said to be the richest Nation ON earth,
yet our Presidents salary is only $780,
900 year. 1t was only $500 from
1889 to 1873-Grant's second term.
Atlanta Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
Oddities OF Fashion.

The fashionable ladies of ancient
Rome prided themselves in the pos
session of full suits OF faxen hair,
bleached to that hue by secret prep
aration. False hair was also exten-
sively worn by the hsut ton of that
day.
The pointed toe OF the present day
is modification of the "piked shoes"
worn as early as 1882.
Fans similar to those OF the present
time made their first appearance in
Italy hundreds of years ago, and were
affected by both sexes.
Silk garments were first worn in
Greece. From there they were intro.
duced into Italy and later on into
other portions of the civilized world.
Mufs were first worn in England
prior to the year 17OO, and were made
OF the rarest and most costly skins.
Powdering the hair was first prao.
ticed in France in 1914 at the fair Of
st. Germaine.
At one period of French history
large feet were counted great dis
tinction among the nobility. II ma.
ture did not provide this fashionable
requisite the deficiency was supplied
by artificial means, and the length of
the shoe indicated the rank of the
wearer. A princes shoes were two
and half feet in length; those of a
baron six inches less; and those of o
knight were sixteen inches from heel
to toe.
Dressing gowns were first worn in
the early part of the eighteenth cen.
tury, the elegants Of the day affecting
them as part of their morning cos.
tune at the coffee houses of London.
Painting the face became such a
prevalent custom at one time that as
early as 7s5 A. D. ii was prohibited
by law, offenders being punished by q
heavy fine. Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
The Latooka Coiffurcs.

The men of the Latookas, one OF
the African tribes, wear most curious
helmets, which require many years to
produce in all their glory. First, the
thick wool covering their heads is
woven with thin sort of twine made
from tree bark until it forms thick
network. In the course of years, as
the hair grows through this mat of
wool and twine and is likewise treated,
compact, feltl.ke substance is
formed. This is nearly one and a
half inches in thickness, and has been
trained into the shape of helmet. It
is sewed together with thread to form
strong rim about two inches in
depth. A piece of polished copper
protects the front part of the helmet.
The crest is formed by piece of the
same metal shaped like the half OF a
bishops mitre and foot in length.
After the completion of this frame
work the owner of the head, if he is
sufficiently rich and distinguished,
proceeds to decorate it elaborately
with beads of red and blue porcelain
the size Of small peas. These are ar
tistically arranged in sections OF blue
and red and sewn on the surface of
the felt, giving the appearance that
the whole helmet is formed Of beads.
The helmet is completed with row
of cowrie shells sewn about the edge,
and tho polished copper crest sur:
mounted by ostrich plumes. A period
of eight or ten years is required to
perfect this elaborate aud extraordi-
nary coifure. New York Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
Modern Nursing.

Orthodox methods of baby nursing
are still followed in this and other
English-speaking countries, but in
France an innovation has for some
time been gaming ground, which is
anything but welcome to the profes-
sion, which it threatens to supersede.
An incubator is now regularly en-
ployed in the Paris maternity hospi-
tails for the rearing of babies. It'con-
sists of case of metal mounted on en-
iron stand and is not unlike an old
fashioned bookcase in appearance.
The front is provided with framed
glass door in two parts. Upon the
left hand side is another smaller tid-
ing glass door. through which the
hospital attendant can watch, the child
and attend to it when the apparatus is
placed by the side of the bed. In the
centre OF the incubator, upon q ham
mock of wire gauze, the child is
entirely isolated, 30 that the warm air
can freely circulate around it. Heat
is generated by the circulation OF hot
water in coil which is placed In the
lower part of the apparatus, con,nuni-
eating with reservoir outside. This
thermo-syphon can be heated equally
we'll by gas, oil or electricity. Pure
air is admitted at the foot OF the
incubator, whence after being filtered
it is sent upward by fan-like diak
through serpentine arrangement Of
pipe, in which it is brought up to the
proper temperature. The success Of
this system Of rearing very young
children is said to be marvellous, as
owing to the absolute isolation all
danger Of infection is obviated. II is
said that as high as eighty per cent.
of the children admitted are saved.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
The Bicycle Business.

It is estimated that there are in
America 1000, 900 bicycle riders, who
have invested $500, 100000 in wheels,
$40, 900, 900 in bicycle clothing and
5000, 100000 in sundries and repairs.
Two hundred and fifty bicycle mann.
facturers, FIVE large tire makers and
500 manufacturers of sundries, having
total investment of $69, 900, 600, have
been benefited by this traffic.
The estimated capital invested in re-
tail establishments, repair shops. race
tracks and club houses is S21, 1000, 000,
making the total American investment
in cycling equal to $500, 900, 900.
During 1896, it is claimed, 1000, 600
wheels and 100000 tires will be pro-
duced, giving employment to $4,000
bicycle workers and 5000 tire enl-
ployes. Fifty thousand persons are
employed in sundries factories and
$4,000 as retail dealers and repair
men, making the total number OF per-
sons connected with the bicycle indus
try 4,250,0OO. Verify, the cycle is
getting there.-Cycle Topics.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
"Condenlned Cannon. y

'sThere are hundreds OF cannon
made by the Government cash year
for the express purpose of being con-
demned," said an ordnance officer Of
the War Department. every session
Congress passes number of resolu-
tions donating condemned cannon to
army posts, battle6elds and soldier
monument associations. The supply
of condemned cannon from the war
ran ont twenty years ago. but the
donations kept on and kept on. When
one locality, town or county got con-
demned cannon the Others in The same
or adjoining State wanted the same
honor, and tho Representatives and
Senators had to grant it. Then arose
the practice OF making cannon, scratch
ing them up little and condemning
them expressly to Eli the donations
osdered by Congress. During the
present Congress about one hundred
cGademned cannon have been donated.
As there are iust now only about sixty
Oh hand an extra lot will have soon to
be made. Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
The Dangers of Ice.Crean.

The ice-cresm vender is, according
to the London Lancet, menace to
health and should be very carefully
looked after by oil persons who have
due regard for sanitary conditions.
In the course OF the investigation of
a health commission, it was found that
q great deal of the ice-cream sold by
venders was made IN cellars, in some
instances on floor laid over wet places
where the mud spurted up through
the boards at every step. A micro
scopic examination ofsome of the cream
made in a place of this sort revealed
disgusting ingredients Of oil kinds.
insects, hairs, lint, bits of straw and
filth from the streets, to say nothing
of nsmeless unappetizing articles not
to be mentioned to ears polite.
The summing up Of the situation is,
that under no circumstances should
ice.cream be made in cellars. There
is no more desirable medium for the
propagation OF bacllli, and for this
reason all operations connected with
their manufacture should be conduct
ed in clean. dry, above-ground places.
The ingredients oughtto be thoroughly
cooked and cooled in vessels covered
with thick cloth. Ice-oream is whole,
some or otherwise. depending on the
care taken in its making, -..New York
Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
Serious Complications.
From he Star. Portsmotth, ia.

From he Star, Portsmouth, ia.
An experience that Is seldom recorded by
any newspaper is that OF Mr.. Gabriel Levy,
Of 621 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, Va.
who, at ono time, was sufferer from COM
plication Of almost ineurable diseases. and
by the use Of very simple remedy to-day
Is rendered fully capable Of attending to his
duties and Is as strong es ever.
Following Is what Mr.. Levy says; "Yes,
1t Is true that not long since was o sufferer
from seven different diseases, either one OF
which has proved fatal In many cases. I
was laid up in bed for months, not able to
do the slightest thing for myself, as many
we'll known physicians who attended me can
attest. To-day / am we'll and hearty, es
you can soe.
~ was in Columbus, Ga, when first at
tackled, and went TO the city hospital for
treatment, felt some little improvement,
but not enough to warrant me In doing man
ual labor. My limbs were so weak that
experienced great difficulty in getting about.
/ grew rapidly worst and at times would ex-
pc fence tingling sensations through my
limbs, the nature OF which cannot describe.
The pains were terrible, and relief sought
In every conceivable shape. tried physt-
clans, who were eminent In their profession,
without avail, and finally beganto lose hope.
when DR.. Mitchell. of Columbus, Ga, ad-
vised me to use DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People.
"Having taken so much medicine without
receiving any benefit l was loath to take
such simple thing rs pills. However, after
being persuaded resolved to give them o
trial. Within few days began to feel
little better. AS time went on l gradually
improved, and to-day am as healthy and
strong as any one. attribute my complete
cure to the free use OF DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People,
Mr.. Levy also says that he believes II he
had not used the pills he would Fever have
been able to reach his home In Portsmouth;
that thoy proved blessing to him. He
cheerfully recommends them to the public.
To confirm his statement beyond all doubt
Mr.. Levy made the following affidavit.
II swear that the above statement OF my
case and the use Of DR.. Williams Pills to be
true"
(Signed.) GABRIEL LEVY.
CRY OF PORTSMOUTH. S@
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
day OF January, 1896.
GEO. /. BROOKS, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered nerves.
They are sold In boxes (never In loose form,
by the dozen or hundred) at 80 cents box.
or six boxes for $2.51, and may be had Of all
druggists or directly by mail from DR.. Will
iams' Medicine Co., s henectady, N. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
ave little of nv own, you, OF c&urse.

have little of my own, you, OF c6urse.
lnaYe no claim upon my person. :"
'I bog your pardon, my dear Miss
Morgan, I beg your pardon. YoTi have
not the property, indeed. for me(td..at.
tach, but be pleased to read lower
down on the writ you will see Tlook
at it, if you please-'for want thereof
take the body"
"But, Mr.. Rhodes; the promise was
extorted under misapprehensi9n, 30
that I am released"
'tNot at all; you are required only
10 fulfill the promise just as y9u in
tended when you made it. And as to
the attachment for the widow and her
property. I'll serve that by deputy
In ten days the clergyman. and not
the magistrate, was called in, and the
whole arrangement was consummated.
And Aunt Arabella, who was so care
ful about the tenth commandment, de-
clared that it said nothing about COW
citing neighbor's husband, and IT it
had, she did not think she should yio.
late il.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
The Size of the SUN.

The sun, provided We measure only
the disk seen with the smoked glass, is
eight hundred and sixty thousand
miles in diameter, i. e., one hundred
and eight earths could be comfortably
ranged side by side across the disk.
To cover the surface would require
many thoueands. To fill the interior
we wouldn ed ], 100000. On smaller
scale, we might represent the sun by
q ball two feet in diameter and the
earth by a good-sized grain of shot.
Let the sun be followed out, then
place The earth in IFS center, and let
the moon revolve about it at its real
distance of 100000 miles. There
would yet remain nearly, 200, 900 miles
ofspace between the moons orbit and
theinclosing shell of the sun. Indeed,
to journey from ono side of the sun to
the other, through the center, would
take one of our swift express trains
nearly Two years and q half. So vast
q globe must be heavy. Since its
dens 'ty is only one quarter that of the
earth, it only weighs as much as 332,-
600 earths, or two octillions of tons
The attraction of gravity on its sur
face would cause a man whose weight
was $50 pounds to weigh two TONS
Ladies' Home Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
A Sheet Of Paper.

Asheet OF paper, pure and white,
Comes forth from out the mill
In readiness for sale and use,
Its mission to fulfil!
What will that uso or mission be2
And who will fill out Its pager
OF what import shall Its impress be?
And that for day or an age2
VIII Its pen or print tell OF noble deeds2
Or Of fgnominy and shame2
Will II tell Of death and mourning weeds2
Or Of wreck by food or fame2
VIII It note the loss OF friends by death2
Or OF sad misfortune's frown2
Or yet, again, Of treaohery base?
or hearts with grief bowed down?
Will 1t tell the tale Of greed aud wrong?
Or that Of the good and right2
OF darkened days and dreary hours?
Or those OF life md light2
Will 1t echo for good the pulpit's voice2
OF the teeming printing press2
And help to choose the better part,
Mankind and the world to bless?
a Aministerlng spirit may this paper sheet
Be In dress Of snowy white,
Bearing messages Of good to man,
Each day, from morn till night,
Would that its wings might be the doves
Whose mission Is that OF peace.
OF good will from heaven to man below,
OF joys that ne'er may cease.
That Its virgins surface may never bs
Marred by record Of wrong or sin;
That its outer garb may we'll reflect
A mission for good within;
That the pen and Ink, or printers hand.
Which colors Its open page,
May minister only the pure and true,
In its impress from age to age.
CLARK W. Bryan, In Paper World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
rHEY DYED roo sooN.

George Washington was President and hon.
ored In his day,
He was the father Of the land and ell things
came his way;
he had basketiul Of fun, wagonload Of.
fame
But he never was o rooter at baseball
game.
Napoleon conquered half the world and had
crown Of gold,
And in his time his cur was just as full as 1t
could hold.
1t looks from here as though he should have
had his share of fun
But he never strained his yocals when tho
home team won.
'-r7T . HS4sS
And also Alexander, no turned most every
trick,
And then shed tears because there were no
more worlds left to lick.
He climbed way up the ladder, as high as
people get
But he never pawned his sceptrc to pay a
baseball bet.
Chicago Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-08
oh, Ye Faces.

Crowding city streets and places.
Bright with hope, and love and laughter
Dark with passions OF despair!
Oh, the story of the faces;
Angel faces, demon faces.
Faces, faces everywhere.
Oh! the beauty Of the faces,
Sunny locks and fairy graces,
Little wandering CLEANS OF heaven,
Lost among the WAYS O. men.
Oh, the brightness OF the faces,
Maiden faces, childish faces,
Beauty in all forms and phases,
6ojourner and denizen.
oh. the pathos OF the faces.
Blighted hopes and dark disgraces,
When the angel robe Is spotted and the
White soul stained with sin;
Oh! the story Of the faces
Women faces, youthful faces
All the barp-chords strained and broken
Ere the anthem could begin.
Oh! the pallor OF the faces,
Flying from the cold death places;
Seeking, in the shouting highway,
Respite from the hell within.
Obi the sadness OF the faces,
Mother faces, widow faces,
Haggard with the toll and watching,
By the night lamp. pale and thin.
oh! the horror of the faces,
Scowlings. frowns and dark menaces,
Sodden with thousand vices.
Hideous with the brand Of Gain.
Oh! the terror Of the faces,
Felon faces, traitor faces.
Plague spots on the fair creation,
Nightmares Of q fevered brain.
Faces, faces
Crowding city strests and places.
Faces smooth with youth and beauty,
Faces lined with age and care,
Oh! the story OF the faces.
OF the glad and weary faces,
OF the faces everywhere.
Chicago Inter Ocean.