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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
BlANCHE,S UNCLE VISITS DURRANT
Believes Him Guilty But Stili Enter
tains "a Doubt la Durrant's

San Francisco, July 1g.-Rev. Hugh
Lamont, uncle OF Blanche Lamont, for
whose brutal murder Theodore Dur
rant has been sentenced to death. has
visited Durrant AT San Quentin prison.
Speaking of his visit Rev. Lamont
said:
Judging from the evidence | believe
D%urrant guilty. but his demeanor is
that of an innocent man. | had no in
tention Of making public what oc-
Cured between us, but in justice to
that unhappy boy j have changed my
mind. / visited Dnrrant AT San QUEEN
tin and conversed with him in Captain
Edgar's Office. We greeted each other
and Durrant held out his hand to me,
saying:
al suppose this is Mr.. Lamont. You
are attending, | presume, the Chris
tian Endeavor. | greatly regret my
inability to avail myself Of the same
privilege"
During the conversation Rev. La
mont said:
II believe in your guilt, but if yon
are an innocent man the evidence will
soon be forthcoming"
Durrant replied that he was an in
nocent man, and hoped that his inno1
cence would be proved before his
death, but at any rate after the execu-
ton. Durrant refused to discuss the
question as TO the probable murderer,
and after n little conversation the in
terview ended.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24


Globe Democrat: TIL recent nrono.
sal TO celebrate the association Of An
gnstus Montague TopIady with Trim
ity college. Dublin. has placed the
author of Rock OF Ages" once more
on the borders of the living land. saws
London Sunday Magazine" In truth.
there is some need in having the name
ofToplady recalled to us, for. although
everybody knows his famous HYMN.
the man himself is all but forgotten,
Yet Toplady was a notable character
in the theological circles of his time.
iopiahy was the son OF a major in the
army. and was born in l74o. at Farm
nam, IN Surrey. His father was killed
at the siege of Carthagena, before the
boy was - year old. and the future
preacher was thus left solely to the
care Of his widowed mother-a sister,
by the way, OF Rev. Mr.. Bate, the rec
tor ~ 81. Paai's D-ptford. Like
Charles Wesley, he was a pupil at
Westminster school. from which he
passed in due time to Trinity college,
Dublin, his mother having removed to
Ireland. According TO Toplady's own
account. his conversion was brought
about when he was only I6. by hearing
a w~orkingman preacher named Nor
ris in q barn at n place called Cody
main. He died of consumption 177S.
Toplady, besides being a laborious
student. had early employed himself
in the diversion OF versemaking. In
deed. he printed "A little volume in
Dublin in 1859, when he was only 10.
Later on, while at Broad Hembury, ne
issued n collection of no fewer than
s19 PSALMS and Hymns for Public
and Private Worship" a considerable
number of which were from his own
pen. There arc something like 1873
hymns attributed to Toplady. but only
a very few of these have attained TO
anything like popularity. indeed, If
we except Rock Of Ages Your
Iiarps. We Trembling Saints and per-
haps object Of Ny First Desire" we
shall be safe In saying that Toplady's
hymns have quite passed into oblivion,
or Mt least are remembered only by
the curious in such matters.
Curiously enough, this %favorite
hymn was written by Toplady for n
controversial purpose, and 1t was the
Wesley's against whose doctrine the
author desired to protest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24

Denver Tines: Robert Gauss Is a llneal
descendant. not tar removed, OF Kari
Friedrich Gauss. German mathematical
phenomenon Of the last century. He has
Inherited that which IS studious ana phil
osophic in his makeup from the progen-
itors. and the pride he takes I'm his lineage
Is fully warranted by the prominence of
his ancestors In the world OF science or
letters. II IS a modest pride. however.
and one might be associated with him for
a lifetime without ever once detecting It's
Indulgence, Bat there is another phase
Of his character, quite as c~ommeudabie'
which Is more asscrtive, and which is
strong enough TO overcome even MS pro-
verbal modesty. Indeed IL is a weakness
with him, and consists in his pride Of ma
tiyity. ndness for his birthplace. THIS Is.
Of course. au almost universal weakness.
and il would not Justify the importance |
give to It except for the fact that his birth
place was Missouri. In the course OF my
somewhat varied career | have met a
number Of people VINO were ev IDENTITY born
there. but as a rule the Information has
not been volunteered Gauss, however,
glor.es in the fact. md so conscientious Is
he In his admiration OF his native state
that il Is recognized IN has looks. detected
In ais speech, escapes from his tips even
TN MS sleeping hours. and can be read in
the added luster Of his eye when the
magic word 'M-i-s-s-o-u-r-a" IL sounded
IN his presence. Now. with tbs introduce
tion to the stald me dignihed ed-tor.a!
writer of the Republican you viii APP
prccl1te an incident OF his lfe in Colo
rado which | propose 90 briefly relate, as
well as the discontinue which Il occa-
stoned him. Where he sat was the head
OF the table. Next him was a charming
girl, witty as beautiful. to whom Gaus Is
sad 70 have been yielding more than or
binary Difference. There were "a number OF
other guests at the table. and Gaus may
have been conscious OF the distinction pad
him. At all events. he was radiant with
smiles and looked the happiness he felt
uutii-well. ike all the joys OF this life,
there was an end 10 81. The sweet creature
10 his left suddenly turned upOn him with
the inquiry:
You are from Missouri. aren't you, Mr..
Gauss?"
Yes. miss. ! was born and reared
there"
"a thought So naively replied the young
lady. one can tell them"
The next day the iand.ady lost a good
boarder. And Z wasn't the young lady.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
Like a Young Woman.

MY dear child" Miss Anthony re.
Piled. when asked the secret of her won
derful vitality, Il attribute the secret OF
my good health to the fact that | never
abused it. | have always made it rule
of my life to be regular in my habits. |
have a time for everything. l live on
simple muscle and brain-giving food. !
have not bsoken down in my campaign
life simply because | never would in
dulge in dissipation or late suppers aft
err a lecture. / do not eat hearty be-
fore speaking in public; on the contrary
] eat very lightly. After my lecture |
DO not accept Invitations 10 swell sup
pers. l go straight to my rooms. take
a bath. aud drink a cup of hot milk and
eat a cracker. l think if | lived down
in New Orleans I would merely eat an
orange and a cracker before retiring
after a heavy evenings work.
another thing, human nature de-
mands a certain amount Of sleep. Wo
men need at least nine hours sleep out
of the twenty-four. II you go TO bed
and wake up in the morning without
feeling refreshed. then the human ma,
chinery is out Of gear, and the equili-
brium must be ,stored or nervous pros
tration or a general breakdown is the
result. This is inevitable. Nature
won't be cheated. Women try to do too
much. The overdrawn drafts on nature
must be paid. When there is tearing
down there must De upbuilding at the
same time or the structure fails. This
upblilding in the human wear and tear
is accomplished by food and sufficient
amount Of rest. recreation. and sleep.
This has been my rule Of life. Any wo-
nan may build up a strong. healthy
constitution by following it."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
short Horn Cattle.

Considering the past history and the
attention and the lack of attention be-
slowed upon the race, the short-horn
cattle stand almost at the head Of the
list as the most profitable cows that
American farmers can own Exceptions
are not even made for the JERSEYS. The
latter may hold the record for butter
producing, but after that is said the
merits Of these COWS have been exhaust
ed.
Il do not think the ideal cow for tn.
farm, or even for the dairy, is one that
is small of frame, aud good only for
producing milk and cream. We need
animals that will sell well when the milk
ing period is over with, and calves that
will be heavy when ready for the butch
er's scales"
twenty-five years ago n of the best
dairy lecturers made the above remarks,
and they seem TO the writer TO be =
sound to-day as then. In the series of
tests at Chicago during the Worlds
Fair it was shown that the shorthorus
made the most profit from a given
amount Of food than any other breed,
when both the butter and increase in
live weight were considered. This is
the key to the whole question, and one
that opens up a wide field for discus
sion.
Is live weight in the cows of any par
ticular value TO the ~dairymau? A
great many in buying cows for the
dairy do not consider this at all. st is
simply the quantity and quality of the
milk and cream that they consider. In
one sense they are all right. 1t would
be uuwise for them 10 purchase beef
cattle that gave very little cream and
milk, but, other things being equal, the
beef cattle would be preferable. The
short-horns are not heavy eaters. For
every pound of grain they consume they
give a full, square return in cream and
beef.
Now on every dairy the number and
weight OF the calves produced are very
important. Only the choicest of these
are kept for milking purposes. The
others are sold rs o o as large enough.
The Jersey calves are small, light. and
hardly to he compared with the heavy,
rapid-grcwing sbort-borns. The latter
are the finest calves in the market, and
the mothers the finest beef animals
raised. When it to disposing OF
the WORKOUT mixers it IS very import
ant whether the animals weigh 800 to
ZOO pounds, or tip the scales at 1000
to 5000 pounds.
The general farmer can not 10 better
than go into raising feed cattle aud
dairy cow combined. The short-horns
properly MIXED yield an abundance of
milk, and they viii increase so rapidly
in weight without extra feeding that
they will pay a handsome profit. When
the dairy business is dull, and not pay
ing, the short-horns can be fattened for
market 10 a short time. By this means
the farmer has two bows to his string,
and this is not a bad practice at all, de-
spite the cry Of some that we should not
have so many irons in the ire. As the
sheep for American farmers must pro-
duce good wool and good mutton. so
must the ideal COW he a good mixer AID
Q tine beef animal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
Benefits OF the Wheel

New York sun: a woman leeturing
in brooklyn AYERS that bicycling de-
velops only the legs. and the upper
part of the body must have other exer-
else TO equaliZe the effects" The idea!
bicycling develops a lot of things. IL
affects the muscles of nearly the en-
tire physical system. IL develops tho
arms because of their exercise in steer.
ing: il develops the lungs because il
causes deep breathing; it deyelopl
the vocal cords because of their use in
demonstrating with dogs, drivers and
pedestrians who obstruct the cyclists
path; at the same time it develops
: the power OF language through the
situations it provides which require the
faculty Of high speech for adequate
dealing with them. Cycling develop:
the stomach by giving its deyotees q
hearty appetite; il develops the heart
| by setting il beating; il develops the
hands, a. they hold the handle bar;
and. in the case of scorchers, cycling
also produces the bicycle face" and
the ostrich neck" Cycling is great
in It's all round effects, morally and
physically.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
JAPAN AND SPAIN HAVE
FORMED NO ALLIANCE
Spanish and Japanese Consulc Pro-
nounce the Reports Without
Fou I'd. n.
lust LIKE FILIBusTeR's REPORTS
Japan's Representative Jntimates
That His Country Is Not Now
Looking sor Troublesome
prised by Reports.

New York, July 1o.-The Times
says: High Spanish authority i'm this
city, Consul Arturo Baldasapo, and
high Japanese authority, Consul
Cehida, agree that no credence should
be given the report from Europe that
an alliance against the United States
has been formed. Senior Badasano,
however, does not regard the relations
between the United States and his
country as satisfactory, and Mr..
Uchida thinks matters can be softened
with the empire of Japan by "A grace
fui acquiescence on the part Of the
new rulers of Hawaii in the claims
which the government makes for a
continuance of such japanese rights
and privileges as at present exist.
When Senior baldasano was asked to
give an opinion of the alleged alliance
he assumed the appearance of mere
dulity and said: There is no truth
whatever in such a report. IL is just
like the statements which the fiiibus-
tcrs make. The relations between
spain and this country are in statu
QUO. OF course" ne added. II cannot
say anything as to what nay be trans
piring. Filibusters know they have
not defeated Spanish dominance ia
Cuba. They must get up a new excite
ment. We know they have many
friends in this country. When the
American struggle for independence
was going on Spain helped the col
onists. | think we are being treated
in an ~ungrateful manner"
At the japanese consulate Mr..
Uchida was seen aud it was quite evil
dent he regarded any trouble between
the country and the United States a
serious matter. I'VE are anxious to
maintain friendly relations with this
country" he said, ''and the papers at
home were surprised to hear the ru-
Hor current? You a contradict all
talk about an alliance with Spain. We
have nc thought of war"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24

Baron Haussmann, the celebrated
French administrator, who may also be
said TO have made Paris q new city. used
TO relate the following anecdote by way
of illustrating the feeling of many coun-
try gentlemen toward the projects: One
Of these gentry entered the projects Of
fee. having ONE complaint to make.
and proceeded to state his errand In q
pretty lofty tone and without taking Cd
his hat. The officer was equal to the
occasion.
wait q moment" he said. and ho
rang a bell A servant answered the
summons.
.Bring me my hat said the project
The hat was brought the officer pui
e on and turned to his caller.
Nov said he. Il win hear yoRs-
Eoath's C0mpanio&
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
MONA'S CHOICE.
BY MRS.
cnAprER - pRorosAL.


The sup train was expected momentnr-
fly at the little junction at Galesford, from
whencea line branched off to some villages
and the county town.
A couple Of commercial travellers, whose
large neatly strapped c,.ses were piled on
a hand truck. stood OF one end Of the plat
form, in conversation Of an amusing de-
scription, for they laughed loud and ire
quently.
A gentleman, covered from head to foot
IN a large dark ulster, walked to and fro
smoking a cigar, ard peering sharply into
the thick mist which hid the line up to a
few yards beyond the station.
The loose wrap he wore did not conceal
his air of distinction. The eyes thai
watched SO eagerly for the train, were light
steely blue, bis coloring was sunburned
brown, somewhat too dark for his hair and
mustache.
Five minutes behind time" he said,
giancfng at the clock over the door of the
booking-ofIice, and addressing n of the
two porters who were waiting about.
1T often il, sir, You see they have Of
ten 10 wait at BrentoD for the Altonbor.
ough passengers. It's express after this"
"Look after my luggage. 1t is in the
waiting-room. My name Is on it-Captain
Lisie-Ill be back by the six-twenty, and
will not forget you."
Thank ye, SIR! I'll take care of it right
enough"
"Two-ffteen-and here IL coslesl" ex-
claimed Captain Isle, throwing away his
cigar as the engine rushed screaming out
of the dim distance, and approaching the
edge OF the platform he peered sharply I'm
b the carriages.
In a frst-class compartment q young
lady sat alone. Lisie proceeded TO open
the door.
BEG pardon, SIR said the urbane
guard. This is a ladies' ca~rriage-there's
plenty OF room in the next"
IAN right I know the lady: she will
permit me TO travel a few miles in her
company. Will you nott" raising his deer
stalker's cap.
ooh, Captain Lislel'' she exclaimed, with
q swift blush. Yes! OF course
Don't cram in any women or babies"
said Lisle aside quickly to the guard,
pressing some coin Of the realm into his
hand.
IAN right, sir" Significantly. Jump
In"
~ shIil Nhl~lIe' anu lHty "tIe oi.
81 hope you viii forgive my intrusion.
But as | had no chance Of seeing you after
that telegram came, | thought would try
10 say good-b bye en- route"
81 have nothing 10 forgive; you are very
good to take the trouble. | fancied you
We're at Chillworth Castle by this time,
you started so early"
III started at that unearthly hour 10 Sc
cure some private conversation with YOU"
"Indeedt'
Again a blush, fainter this time, fitted
over the iady's cheek.
Yes. | am going to say what may per-
haps offend you--to interfere where I GER
tainly have no right, but my sincere inter
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24

all self-deceiye1. He was false, tickle,
cruel-she might be less hard upon her
self! As 70 poor Wsring, she bestowed
small consideration On his honest affection
for her. or all the hOuse-party at Har-
rowby Chase, she had taken least notice
Of him. Their previous intercourse had
consisted Of a few meetings at evening
parties, where he had perseveringly asked
her 10 dance, aud she had as perseveringly
endeavored to evade him. OF this he was
unaware, az her manner were softly gra
cious, and she hated 10 give pain
CONTINUED next week)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24

The strongest shooting gun in the world
q the new Lee rifle made by the Win.
chester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven.
It.. for the t. :. navy. When fired
there l. q pressure on the brecch Of 60
pn pounds 10 the square inch. To build
q that would Withstand such tremen.
dous strain was a great undertaking. but
the Wnchesters. with their vast and
varied experience and wonderful plant.
succeeded in turuin. out a gun entirely
satisfactory IN every way 10 the navy.
Like all Winchester rifles they shoot IL
perfection. work smoothly and easily and
are a strong. serviceahle arms. The Win
chester send a large illustrated ~" .alogue
.rcc upon request.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24

Aliens Foot EaSe. n powder for the
feet. II cures painful. swcIben. smart
Ing feet. and Instantly takes the stiug
our OF cOrnS and buuions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery OF the age.
Aliens Fooa-E~ise makes tIght-ntting
or new shoes feel easy. II IS a certain
cure for sweating. cahous and hot,
tired, aching feG. Try IL to-day. Sold
~ all druggists ana shoc stores. BY
mail for - cents, in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address. Allen 5.
oimstcd. Il Roy. y. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
BEAUTY Is BLOOD DEEP.
PURE, HEALTHY BLOOD MEANS
BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION
Intestinal Microbes Poison tho Blood
When the Bowels Are Constipatel-
Drive Them out By Making the Liver

Drive Them out by Making the Liver
Lively.
Beauty is skin deep That is wrong.
Beauty is blood deep.
\. person coustipared, with a lazy liver,
bilious blood. dyspeptic stomach, has PIN
plies and liver spots ana a sole leather
complexion.
No one with n furred tongue. a bad
breath, a jaundiced eye, can be beautiful,
no matter how perfect are form and fes-
lures.
To be beautiful. 20 become beautiful. or
remain beautiful. the blood must be- kept
pure and free from bile. microbes. dis
ease germs and other impurities.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic will do il
for you quickly. surely, naturally. They
never grip nor gripe. but make the liver
lively. prevent sour stomach. kill disease
germs, tone up the bowels. purify the
blood and make all things right, as they
should be. Then beauty comes Of itself
and 10 stay.
Buy and try CaScarets to-day. It's what
they do. not what we say they do, that
will please you. All druggists, loo. 25c
or zoe. or mailed for price. Send for
booklet and free sample. Address Ster-
ling Remedy Co, Chicago, Montreal.
Can. IT New York.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
A pig Nugge, or Gold.

Helena Niont} Herald: The name OF
Erickson has achieved more fame. and
right here in Montana. The legendary dis
coverer of America OF that name and the
more recent membe of the family who
designed the famous monitor which played
the dickens with the confederate navy
Will have to take a back seat. They are
east In the shade. SO 10 speak, by the Non
tana Erickson.
The latter did not discover a new CONT
nent or design a destroying vessel. lie did
something, however, that all discoveries
and inventions are supposed TO bring
gold.
Montana's Erickson Is a miner living
near Hassel. the mining camp located an
the vicinity Of Diamond IiiH mine. Last
Friday while passing through 4 dry guich
that branches from the main or st. Louis
guleh. he found a nugget OF gold that, as
nugget go, was a regular Jumbo. His
foot struck a yellow object lying on the
dry sand bar. 1t emitted a dull sound, diff
ferent from that made when ones boots
collide With a small rock.
The unusual sound attracted his atten-
ton and he stopped over and picked up
the object. Brushing the sand and dirt
from the surface he soon realized that no
was handling a gold nugget OF unusual
proportions. IL was fiat shaped. heavy in
weight and OF a dull yellow color, Mr..
Erickson is not Of AN excitable tempera-
ment and the sight Of such a find did not
rattle him a bit. He concealed the object
In his clothing and told nobody about his
fabulous find until two DAYS later when he
had occasion to visit Townsend. Then he
had the nugget weighed and the news of
its discovery leaked out. A gentleman
just from the county seat OF Broadwater
county says Il Is the talk OF the town and
Mr.. Erickson Is the ver.table hero of the
hour.
According TO the weight Il Is estimated
to be worth SAP. Judge Weston OF Town
send has had a little experience with mug
gets and he was Willing 10 pay $3.50 for the
treasure without waiting for an assay at
the mint In this city. He said he wanted
IL as a curio. Erickson. however, refused
10 part with IL even at hat figure. several
dollars more than II Is estimated TO be
worth.
This ls the second time that a large mug
get has been found IN that locality. A num-
Der of years ago one was picked up about
the same as Er.ckson found his. II was
valued at $3.50 and was bought by William
Tierney. The latter afterward sold IL to
Henry Klein OF this city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
Real Warm Weather Rest and Com

There ig a powder TO be shaken into the
shoes called Aliens Foot-Ease. invented
by Allen $. Olmsted, lie Roy. y. Y, which
druggists and shoe dealers say is the best
thing they have ever sold to cure swollen,
burning. sore and tender Or aching feet
Some dealers claim that it makes tight o,
new shoes feel easy. IT certainly will
cure COINS and bunions and relieve in
stantly sweating, hot or smarting feet
1t costs only a quarter, and the inventor
will send a sample free to any address,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24
STORIES Picked Up.

They are coming, they are coming,
You can hear their voices humm.ng,
You can hear their voices humming from
the Yukon 10 the Ind,
They hutter and they furry.
They are all in such a hurry,
They are all In such a hurry that n
travel like the wind.
You can hear their heavy tramping,
You can hear their feet a-trafnping,
As they hustle on to London at a speed
that seeineth rash:
They come from hut and cateau,
They're the widows OF Barnato,
They.re the WIDOWS Of Barnato, and
they're hustling for his cash.
Cleveland Plain Dsaler.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24

1t is shown by the annual report OF
of the largest mining companies
in Colorado that since the organiZa-
ton of the company the average cost
Of producing 81 in gold has been 81
cents.