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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
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John Sidney Webb in the Century:
The Napoleon of finance" of the re
Sion, and certainly the richest man
there, is n brawny Scotchman know
rs Big Aleck' Macdonald. lie man
lged to make n large cleanup on hi.
'lalm--said to be $50, 600 and invested
very dollar of il i'm other Claims
part payment down, the remainder
when the water came in the spring
every one about the camp knew OF
Nacdonald's speculations, and all were
wondering whether he would become
I bankrupt or Il multimillionaire. Tn,
water did not come down early in 1897
md i'm some instances the %cleanups OF
he claims he had bought on specula
ton came so close to the day of pay,
ment, as the story goes, the gold was
paid over before ii was dry" Tn,
death of two brothers to whom h,
owed $4,000 on n claim is said to hay,
been his financial salvation, becaus,
the time of payment of n debt to a de
cedent estate is extended one wear b\
,aw, the gold commissioners acting a.
Judge OF probate for the time being
Macdonald is probably an owner of an
interest in about twenty-odd claims
bought on his mining knowledge ant
ais wonderful nerve. lie paid enor
nous interest on the money he Dor
owed, took tremendous risks, and fin,
ally won. In some instances during
The winter OF lS96-07 money was loaned
at 10 per cent for ten DAVIS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
AN AMUSING EPISODE.
Showing How Bloobumper's Remarks to
His Friend Spatts Were Verified.

"The great bane of American life is
too much haste" said Mr.. B!oobumper
to his friend Mr.. Spatts, rs the two rode
downtown together on the way to bust
ness, according to Judge.
you are right" assented Spatts.
ut is the incessant hurry and worry,
the going at lightning speed, as though
we had only to-day to live, which saps
u vitality as a nation by undermining
the vital forces OF each individual"
As Mr.. Bloobumper finished his
sentence he drew from the inside pocket
of his coat a long memorandum book
and passed his finger through its con.
tents. He gave a little start and in.
spected the papers it contained more
carefully. Then he jumped up and
yelled to the conductor:
iii, there! Stop the car, quick!"
q can't stop In the middle of the
block, sir" replied the conductor.
"You must wait till you get TO the next
corner"
"But you must stop now, l say. I'll
a matter of the most Importance. Tn
in a dreadful hurry"
impossible, sir; but we'll be at the
next corner In a few seconds"
Mr.. Bloobumper seemed too excited
to tell MIR. Spatts the cause of his sudden
perturbation while the car sped on. but
when the next corner was reached the
two got of, and while Mr.. Bloobumper
was waiting for the next car back he
said to Mr.. Spatts:
Before | left home | signed a blank
check, intending to bring it to the city
with ME. | must have left it on my desk
In the library.
at will be perfectly safe, l should
think" Mr.. Spatts ventured.
"Safe!" roared Bloobumper. IF my
wife gets hold of that check she'll have
nil the cash | have out of that bank in.
side of al hour. My only hope is thai
she hasn't been in the library by the
time l get back home"
The car came along and bore hi:
friend away, while Mr.. Spatts stood and
unused. Before he left the corner ht
saw speeding 10y him in another Cal
Mrs. Woobumper. Sic wore a salts
fled smile and was clear'y bent on 9
joyous days shopping. Mr.. Spatts
took out his watch and figured that she
would reach the bank and be Como again
fully three-quarters OF an hour before
her husband could get home, find hi,
check gone and then hasten to the bank
after her.
And even so IL caIne tn pass.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
CHAPTER NNll.
REFLECTED.

lhfsJ iED.
A shadow came between Pauline and the
moonlight, and a quiet voice said:
'Miss Darrell, l am so glad to find you
here, and aloneV'
] ooking up, she saw Aubrey Langton
standing by her side. Aubrey's fair, hand
some face WAS flushed, and there was the
fragrance of the wine-cup about him, for the
gallant captains courage had failed him, and
he had to fortify himself.
He had seer Miss Darrell 20 into the con-
servatory, and he understood her well enough
to be sure that she had gone thither in search
Of quiet. Here was his opportunity. He
had been saying to himself all day that ne
must watch for his opportunity. Here it
was; yet his courage failed him, and his
heart sank; he would have given anything
to any one who would have undertaken the
task that lay before him. There was so
much at stakc--not only love. but wealth,
fortune, even frecdom-there was so much
to be won or lost, that he was frightened.
However, as he said to himself, it had TO
be done. lie went back to the %dining-room
and poured out for himself tumbler of the
baronet's generous old wine, which made his
heart glow, and diifused warmth through his
whole frame, and then he went on his diff
cult errand. He walked quietly through the
conservatory, and saw Pauline standing at
the door.
lie was not an artist, he had nothing of
the poet about him, but the solemn beauty of
that picture did touch him-the soft, sweet
moonlight, the sheaves Of white lilies, the
nest of dsphnes, and that most beautiful face
raised to the starry sky.
He stood for some minuteS In silence; q
dim perception of his own unworthiness
came over him. Pauline looked as though
she stood in a charmed circle, which he al
most feared TO enter.
Then he went up to her and spoke. She
was startled; she had been 50 completely
absorbed in her dreams, and he was the last
person on earth with whom she could identi.
IS them.
81 hope have not startled you," he said.
~ am so glad TO find you here, Miss Darrell.
There Is something l wish to say to you"
Perhaps that beautiful, calm night-scene
had softened her; she turned to him with q
smile more gentle than he had ever seen ON
her face before.
'You want to tell me sOmethiny--I am
ready to listen, Captain LaIgton. What is
it%'
He came nearer TO her. The sweet, subtle
perfume from the flowers at her breast reach
cd him, the proud face that had always look
ed proudly on him was near his owl
lie canIe one step nearer still and then Pau
line drew back with a naughty gesture that
seemed to scatter the light in her jewels.
VI can hear perfectly well" she said, cold
ly. What Is 1t you have TO tell me?'
Pauline, do not be unkind to me. Let
feet and pray my PRAYER"
Continued Next Weck.)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
There Is a Distinction.

Look here, S~impkins," said the city
editor, sternly, as the new reporter stood
quaking at his desk. "what kind of a
break is this, anyway In writing up
this story about the fellow that cut his
throat with the bottom Of a broken bot
tie you say: The man was found lying
on the sidewalk ~wrlthing in agony"
"Yes, sir; he was"
"Now, that's just like q fresh reporter.
You haven't been In the business a week
and you want to destroy all the tradi-
tions of the profession. / want you to
understand that you can't kick over the
old landmarks in this office"
why. I'm sure, sir" stammered the
amazed reporter, Il didn't intend to do
anything Of that kind. That would be
very presumptuous."
us it possible that you don't know
any better? Then let me give YOU a
pointer or two. When a person takes
rough on rats, carbolic acid or arsenic,
or if this man had pounded up the glass
and swallowed tin such cases land
l want you to remember it) the person
always 'writhes in agony But if a
person shoots himself or cuts his throat
he invariably 'welters in his blood
Now, don't you forget that.-San Fran
cisco Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
Italy,s Plan for Retired Soldiers.

ST. James Gazette: Signor G.. Giun.
nj has proposed to the Italian gov.
eminent a unique plan for making use
OF all the at present uncultivated Med,
iterranean islands possessed by Italy
all the unworked mines and whole
tracts of country that are infertile
simply because the peasants who
ought TO be working them are selling
ice cream in London or peanuts in New
York. Signor Giunni suggests that al
these properties should be handed over
10 n patriotic limited liability compa
ny with a ninety-nine years lease anc
extraordinary government powers
The object of the company, as set forth
In its prospectus, would be the intel
ligent cultivation Of the fifty-five un'
productive Mediterranean islands, the
development of the CPS 900 acres OF
common lands now lying derelict
throughout Italy, and the working OF
all the idle government or private
mines.
It is believed tina 10y means OF a sys.
TEN OF colonization and the employ.
ment of men who have completed their
terms of military service not only
would immense benefits result, but
ulau large reserve army cOulu De mann
tanned with a budget economy of
$50, 900 francs. Further, it, is be-
lieved that the adoption of the plan
would have the happy result of reduc
ing the present compulsory military
term for young men from three years
to n single year, and that each one o:
the military and mining agriculture.
colonists could be assured IL solid life
pension on the completion of IA certain
number of years of service.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

been neuralgia of the stomach. which was
very painful, and exhibited all the symp.
toms OF ordinary neuralgia, nervousness
and ndigestion. Physicians did her no
good whatever. She was discouraged
and abandoned all hope of getting well,
tlnally, however, II certain well-known
pm was recommended Or. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People,.
She supplied herself with a quantity Of
mem ana had not taken them two weeks
when she noticed n marked Improvement
IN her condition. She continued taking
the pills until seven or eight boxes Ind
oeen consumed and she considered herself
entirely cured. She can now eat all kinds
81 food, which is something she has not
osen able to do for years, and is not trou-
We'd in the least with
III any n would like TO hear more of
he details of her suffering and relief
gained by the use of DR.. Williams Pink
:Ills for Iale People they may be obtain.
"a probably, by writing the lady direct.
She is one of our ~well-known residents,
Mrs. Ellen a. Oderkirk. Paw Paw, III.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the
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out of corns and bunions. It's the great
est comfort discovery of the age. Al.
lens Foot-Ease makes tight-titting or
new shoes feel easy. 1t is Il certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, nervous, aching feet. Try it TO.
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail for 25c in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, lie Roy. n. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

Atlanta Constitution: Wars en- rumors
.r wars " said the old deacon, zen 'airth-
uuakes I'm divers places! OATS what de
bible says gwine ter be des To- worl come
yer a end, en- ] sees by de papers dat divers
s. lone got places under de guv'ment, Ell
lat fulflls de prophecy. ] shouldn't won
Ter any, right now, wen you's a-sleepin'
IN dreamin' dat de house rent paid en- de
water bill settled, ter heah Gabriel blow
his hon Ell say: Put on yo' cloze en- come
Shouldn't be tail surprise ter see de sun
shut he eye, en- de moon paintin' de sky
ed. En- dat remin's me: VILE things Is
ookin' so skeery ] amt gwine ter pay no
no rent In advanced don't keer ef dc
an'lord takes Town de steps en- nails up
ie winders! Kase de bible comm true, en-
ait may he Judgment To- de landlord sign
ie receipt! Look out, sinners-look OUT"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
\ Worried Dives,

New York Press: One of the pitiable
persons In New York just now is n gray
haired millionaire, q man in high society
md known to nearly everybody, running
his legs off for professional opinion on wal
news. He spends the day fitting from Of.
flee to office in Wall. Broad and Nassau
streets and Broadway, and has made him
self Tn insufferable bore with his ceaseless
.ry, What do you think OF this? "What
10 20 think of that?' "WIll there be
war;" "Hey?" WHAT" "How?" Being
L large borrower, he is simply scared out
IF his wits. He'd better go TO bed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
AN AFFLICTED T
From the Times Pan Pa,o. M

A resident of this town who has lost
two children during the past six years
by violent deaths has been utterly pros
trated by the shock, and seriously sick as
n result of il. One child (aged 81 was
Killed by a cyclone in 80 while at school;
another, three years later, was run over
by a Burlington II. II. train. That gricfs
and misfortunes may so prey on the mind
ms 10 lead to serious physical disorders
has been well demonstrated in this case.
AS a result of them, her health was shat
tered and she has been a constant sufferer
since 1870. Her principal trouble has
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

George Freeman, a local tough at
Atlantic, was arrested while going
through the cellar of an old citizen. In
a wagon in the alley near by was found
a quantity of corn and chickens he had
stolen elsewhere. He was bound over
to the grand Jury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
Grcnf BnncNnIcncea

In large cities of the United States the
of the poor is constantly being
improved by the b~cnevoiences Of wealthy
people. Sanitary reforms are suggested
and carried out with earnestncss, but
those produced by Hostcttcr's Stomach
Bitters in d~isordcred liver, bowels or merry.
Gus system are very conspicuous.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
Amnnn ti,n Pines.

From their still ciolster whose light
Falls u a spell upon the heart,
Wherein all sound and scent and sight
Has left each but it's spirits part;
Back to the workday world we turn,
AS those who strive to face the sun
Inc wear and jar, the Moons that burn,
The days that herald deeds undone.
But tread we softer for that shrine.
ana smile at cares stern unrelease;
FOR thought OF one lone wind-tossed pine
Bringeth its courage and its peace.
Virginia Woodward.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

Cleveland Leader: Little Edward
Papa, what is an agnostic?
~Papa-Gour mamma is an agnostic,
ny dear. When / come home at night
md tell her what | have been doing
she doesn't exactly disbelieve-she
doesn't know.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
oommand ,ny respect, q mere weaith,p

''rhe two together might" he suggested.
mo. You would not understand me, Cap'
tain Langton, were l to explain. Now this
dance is over, and / heard you engage Miss
ROCKFORD for the next"
And you" he said, gloomily-"what arc
you going to do"
ITO enjoy myself" she replied; and, from
the manner In which her face frightened
when he left her, the captain feared she WAS
pleased to be quite rid OF him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

An application for work as a de.
signer came TO a well known New
York architect recently, in which the
applicant said that his experience lay
chiefly in the direction of ecclesiastical
architecture, but that he had done
some 'profane" work also.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

Religious differences and family OBJ
jections necessitated three marriage
ceremonies before Mr.. and Mrs. James
Corners of st. Louis felt satisfied that
they were legally Joined.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
warmth. ahd iraurannn.

WHIHIt1i HTl IIHEIHnVts
What manner Of NAH must lie be who
would wake this soul of hers to perfect llfe2
She had seen no one yet capable of doing so.
The mind that mastered hers must be a mas
ter-mlnd; the soul that could bring her soul
into subsection must be a grand soul, a Just
soul, noble and generous.
ALI well, the moonlight was fair, and the
flowers were fair. Soon. perhaps, this fair
dream OF hers might be realized, and
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

Life: They say poor Clara consult
cd the stars before marrying him"
And what was the RESULT"
They all gave him a good character
except one vaudeville star"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

The Egyptians long ago believed tina,
the first man was formed from the rich
mud of the Nile. The Chinese think he
was shaped out Of yellow clay.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

japan may be willing to help the Unit
I'd States now. She would undoubtedly
be willing to have the United States help
her later on.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09

1t is much better to bury ones sor-
TOW than to try to drown it in alcohol.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-01-20
MISSING LINKS.

Encourage children to walk alone,
for they are often made high-should-
cred by being led by the hand all the
time in walking.
1t may seem incredible, but it Is true
all the same, that Kansas City pos
sesses a negro who has a marked an
tipathy to watermelons.
What do you regard as the most
important event of the century?' asked
the philosopher. We'll" answered
the wheelman, the finish is about as
satisfactory as any part of the rum
Truth.
Mrs. Schussman Cat a summer re-
natives of the Sandwich islands pay
about SIS for a wife. Professor Schuss-
man Observation-Disclosures hm! So
much. Jenny ?-Das Echo.
Said the Judge-Do you understand
the nature of an oath? And the little
boy looked up in establishment as he
replied: Guess you don't know my
dad, or you wouldn't have asked that
question Boston Transcript.
No thistles grew in Australia till a
Scotchman planted some seed out of
love for his old country. 1t was a very
natural but foolish deed, for now the
thistle has multiplied into millions, and
gives a great deal OF trouble.
An enterprising editor of Madrid
prints his journal on linen with a COM
position which is easily removable by
water. The subscriber, after reading
the news, sends his paper to his wash
erwoman and it comes back a handker-
chief.
The Rev. DIR. Edward Everett Hale
tells this to the Boston Christian
Register: when Theodore Parker left
this country for the last time he sent
me, with his farewell, five volumes of
his works, each with his own auto
graph. / have lent each of these to
some friend who has forgotten to re-
turn it. and | do lot now possess one
of the five"
Norway is furnishing a new illustra-
ton of the difficulty of making a peo-
pie temperate by law. Since the very
strict laws relating to the sale of
brandy came into force, last year, an
enormous trade has sprung up in what
is called port wine" which comes
from Hamburg, and is sold at II to 20
cents 2 bottle. The temperance agita-
tors are now elamoring against this
suspicious luld.-New York Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-01-20

ISL, n large statues of Luther, Me-
lanctnon and Agricola, the Finnish
translator of the New Testament. The
other church is the Russo-Greek Ca
thedral of the Assumption, with a
colossal dome and an interior of re-
markable richness and ~splendor.
The visitors amazement over the un-
expected glory of Helsingfors increases
during every hour of his stay in this
remarkable city. There is good archi-
lecture on every side. There is a spaci-
GUS esplanade filled with good statuary
and fianked with handsome hotels and
business structures. There is an i'm
posing theater modelled after the Ores
den Opera House. There are large
hospitals equipped with the most sci
entific appliances for surgery. There
are polytechnic schools and education
al institutions without number. The
public squares are worthy of a city of
the highest artistic taste, and the resi-
Dental quarter shows every sign of
refinement and taste. Helsingfors may
be n Of the smallest, but it is also
n of the handsomest of European
capitals. ..
Russia not only knows how to wait
generation after generation for the ac-
co~mplishment of her ambitious ends,
as Sveaborg on it's seven fortified
islands can bear witness, but when the
the practical talent required for GOV
erning subject races with tolerance and
wisdom. and for reconciling them to
foreign rule with the material advau-
tages of prosperity. Finland with it's
alien race and religion, has not been
converted into another Ireland seeth-
ing with agrarian discomfort and poll
teal unrest. It's religion and local
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-01-20
WHY ARE FLOWERS FRAGRANT
stii n Subject OF Discussion Among the
Scientists.

stin n Subject OF Discussion Among the
Scientists.
The great leading object of nature in
providing nectar and fragrance in flow
ers is still q subject Of discussion In
scientific Journals, SAYS the New York
Independent: That some flowers are
unable to fertilize themselves and must
have the aid OF insects is certain; and
1t Is also certain that in many cases
this fertilization is accomplished by the
insects while on ~foraging expeditions
for the sweets which flowers furnish.
But small well-ascertained facts cover
a small portion of the ground. The
fertilization is as often accomplished
by insects in search of pollen as in
search of honey; but it is not contended
h d pollen Is given to flowers In order
to make them attractive to insects, as
IS said Of the sweet secretions. It Is
believed that nectar must be of some
direct value to the plant, as we'll as the
pollen: n the effort is TO find out
what is the chief Office of nectar in the
life history Of the flower. Since
thought has been turned in this direc-
ton a new class of facts is being re-
corded. In California grows a lupine
Qupinus confertus) which often takes
exclusive possession CT large tracts of
land. 1t does not yield a particle of
nectar. 1t has bright crimson-violet
flowers, and these are produced in such
abundance that the color of the mass
may be noted at long distances. But
it has fragrance. This Is SO powerful
that tie traveller notes 1t long before he
meets with the growing plants. The
acknowledging insects visit the flower
in great numbers: 1t is believed that
cross-fertilization can be effected by
these pollen-collecting intruders. At
any rate, the fragrance would be
thrown away if it were provided for
the mere sake of advertising for insect
aid-as the other numerous species of
lupine which have no fragrance are
as freely visited by bees for the sake
of the pollen as is this species. The
cross-fertiliZation is effected as freely
without fragrance as with it. This
point has been made before, though
with no reference to the philosophical
questions involved. Fragrant flowers
are the exception. not the rule. In
some families of plants where there
may be several scores Of species only
n or two are fragrant. This has
been especially noted among the wild
species of violet. But no one has so
Far hlpn ohio tO note tho C1tohfact al
vantage in life economy which the
sweet scented ones possess over the
odorless ones.