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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-06-03

There is time for all things. The
time to take DeWtt's Little Early Rs.
ers is when you are suffering from con.
stipation, biliousness, sick-headache,
indigestion or other stomach or liver
troubles. A. J. Jones & Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-06-03

A cyclone in Missouri on Sunday last
killed and injured several hundred
people.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
The PhiIinninc Siiunlinn.

In another column is published the
copy of n letter that has been written
by prominent citizen of this city on
tie situation In the Philippines, 10 Sem
ator Elklns. and which correspondent
claims reflects the Views OF the ma jority
OF the people OF this section OF the state.
The writer takes the ground that con-
ilict, between the American forces and
the insurgents Is inevitable from the
aspect OF affairs at present. and that II
this country is to exercise sovereignty
over the Islands the President should
be Invested with the authority to raise
an efficient army to enforce the will of
the nation. Another suggestion Is
made II the policy OF the administration
should be to guarantee the FIlipInos an
independent government.
There Is certainly no harm In discuss
Ing these questions. thus bringing out
the views and opinions of the people
who are interested In the most rational
solution Of the complicated questions
involved. But one fact ought TO be
patent to every Intelligent person, and
that is before any decided action Is
taken or any policy Gun be shaped by
the administration the treaty Will have
to be ratified by the senate. And by
the ratification OF the treaty 1t can in
no wise be assumed that favorable ac-
ton would mean the formulation of a
policy looking to the annexation of the
Islands.
In view Of the suggestion of the cor
respondent furnishing the letter to
Senator Ell,lns that all the journals OF
the state open their columns to a dis
cussion of the policy TO be assumed to-
ward the Philippines. space In the H.
telligcncer will be. as it always has
been. accorded any contributor on the
subject.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
Prosperity goes on prospecting.


IIarper's Round Table: a certain Mr..
Scott, OF Exeter. whose business re-
quired him to travel constantly, was
one Of the most famous characters for
punctuality In the kingdom. By his
methodlcal habits. combined with un-
wcarled industry. lie accumulated a
large fortune. For great many years
the landlord OF every inn In Cornwall
or Devon that he visited knew the OK
act day and hour he would arrive. y
short time before he died. at the ad-
vanced age of eighty, u gentleman who
was making Journey through Corn
wall put up at q small inn at Port
Isaac for his dinner. He looked over
the bill OF fare. and found nothing TO
his liking. lie had. however, seen L
fine duck roasting on the fire. "Tll
have that" said lie. You cannot" re-
piled the landlord; ut Is for Mr.. Scott.
of Exeter" II know Mr.. Scott very
we'll" replied the Traveller. HE Is not
In your house" Very sorry" said the
landlord. but six months ago. when
he was last here, he ordered the duck
10 be ready for him this day, exactly
ut o'clock" And TO the. amazement
OF the traveller. who CHANGED to look
from the window. the old gentleman
was at that moment entering the inn
gard, about five minutes before the APP
DOintel time.
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Economical Swain.

Philadelphia Record: There Is an in
dividunl In Bucks county whose notions
OF economy are unique. When his wife
died he had photograph taken OF
the funeral procession, and sent copies
to his friends nc memorials of the sad
event. Recently, he walked from
Doylestown TO this city, avowedly in
search OF new spouse. and, repairing
TO the home of two maiden friends, he
popped the question to the younger sis
ter. lie calmly Informed his indmorata
that lie hoped she'd have him. as she
was about the same size and build as
his deceased wife, and that the latter's
clothes would just fit her. He added.
by way Of inducement. that they would
take their bridal tour to D0yicStoWR by
steam car. instead OF on foot. Being
gently told by the lady that she would
be sister TO him. the Bucks county
LQchinvar went OFF somewhat discon-
certcd. Lately meeting the splnster
who had declined his proffered love.
and his former wife's old clothes, he
informed her that lie had succeeded in
finding n helpmate, though he added.
In tone bctraylng discomfort. that
she wasn't quite up TO size. and II had
been found necessary to cut down the
garments of the late departed.
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PASSING pLEASANTRIEs

It's poor mince-pie that doesn't
make you wish you hadn't cat it,
Pick Me-Up.
Teacher-They tell me you are n bad
boy. Thomas. Pupll-Iuh! You ought
to hear my ma and pa talk about YOU.
Boston Transcript. 81
Mistress-Why. Bridget, the chairs
are covered with dust. Bridget (cOolly)
We'll. mum. they want something 10
hide their shabblness.-Frn.
Some men," says Uncle Ebcn,
knows SO much that 1t keeps dem foh-
ebber busy keepin' dab fac's in odah
ana dey docsn' git no chance to use
'em."-WaShingt0 Star.
Considcrate-"f think they ought TO
drop this persecution OF Congressman
elect Roberts. OF Utah" Why"
Think of the distress 1t Is making In
three families. '-Chicago Tribune.
Gncertainty.-"Thcre is nothing more
uncertain than a horse race" ex-
claimed the man with Il tendency to
talk loud. And the melancholy friend
responded: You never worked In a
weather bureau, did you?"-Washing-
ton Star.
IIalted-"Stop. or I'll shoot" called
out the policeman. ''HG. Ha! laughed
the lnalefnctOr. nor paused In his flight.
stop" shouted the policeman. now
thoroughly incensed, ''0r I'll shoot mt
random" Here the malefactor halted
1T once: for even TO such life Is sweet.
Detroit Journal.
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%est. by exchange o, ideas, mus. them.
T ,e,,' tirst be convinced and then they
must convince capital thct they p,o.
~ 10 pay their debts In the same kind
9l money In which they are contracted.
tnsy must meet their obligations, here
.oi9Fe contracted. either with yoid, or
W" Sl money based upon gold standard.
ior every debt contracted since iS3s.
certainly since 1878. has for its basis.
goo For all the money. of whatyer
klhd' whether is be paper or silver. since
IN, me resumption OF specie payment, in
!1I9' has been worthits face depon1ina-
lion In gold. 1t IL unfortunate that
many think that capital has recently Sc
cured legislation against those who
TABOR and those who are in debt. The
standard In the United States Ia gold.
II has been so for quarter Of n GEN.
Jury. The dollar OF the United States
Is twenty-five and eIght-tenths grains
OF standard gold. THERE'S no double
standard In the United States. and has
mol been for twenty-five years. Every
debt contracted during that period has
Oeen contracted In gold dollars.
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Whntthc West Wants.

While Bryan persists in rei''ai'''"s
,o,ncd 10 the broken idol of free silver.
,a,,,,, ,hot tho for west is Just
ana ihs's'''s ''''' -. Z. n,,s In
as anxious for free coinage as ,' /. mu ,,,"t
1896. we have had evidence from mat
soc,ion or The country that the people
80 ~, no,r 60 cager In the cause as
are not near 81 '"7e' ,,,,,,,a r,c
the colonel would nave 10 "', wv, ,o,..r
real situation in the west hns never
-. n,t ,,orc clearly before the people
pee" Put '"c .a,or coroy or wyoming,
than by ex-sen"'o' na,;,on. I'm
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ItttPa0st NUMBERS:
Editorial Rooms..... 1913 Counting Roon,...... S72
THE INTELLlGENCER,
WHEELING. JANUARY 10. 1900.
Municipal Ownership.

Municipal ownership OF the gas works
In Wheeling has given the public
illuminating gas ut price lower than
rules in any other city in the United
States. The gas trustees made their
annual report last week. and the Intclli-
gencer remarked at the time that they
had made n most excellent record dur
Ing the year just closed Not only was
the entire operating expense paid-not
an unpaid bill brought over into the
new year from 1S9S-but the board was
enabled TO materially reduce that lega-
cy Of Democratic board of gas trus-
tees, the ovcrdraft. This overdraft
amounted to over $1,000 when the Re-
publicans obtained control OF the gas
board in 1895. Each year since the In
debtedness has been reduced, and the
reduction during the past year was
larger than In any OF the preceding two
years, amounting 10 more than s3,lO0.T
Now comes the report OF Ithe water
board for 1898, and It's record Is no less.
excellent than that of the gas trustees:
The report shows that sixty per cent
OF the receipts was expended In better;
ments. Were the water works Il prta
-vatc corporation. the stockholders
would be clamorinH for n dividend of
high degree. AS it Is, the public. res
ceives the benefit In water works sys-
tenn that is being brought up to point
OF efficiency that finds no parallel in
cities of WhecIIng's class. With, the
completion of the new pump. the tapa-
city of the works will be nearly three
times the average consumption. But
for. the 100000 payment already made
on the new pump. the board would have
closed the year with Il balance Of $685.
1O7. a year ago the balance was SG,S66.
This is indeed Il remarkable showing.
and tho. fact that both boards are in
Republican control is significant and
must In itself be n campaign argument
which no figure jugglcr can dispose OF.
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4 Record Worth Hnyin :.

We have the bicycle records. golf re-
cords and nj. sorts Of records that sig
nalIzed the greatness of the great year
OF 1898, but this early In 1899 4 record
has been made that Is worth ones while
contemplating-it Is Il workingmen's
achievement and 1t certainly Is aston
ishipG enough in this country Of sur
prlses in the way OF mechanical! skill.
1t is nothing more than the building OF
n big mogul engine complete ut the Al
toona railroad shops In the space OF
twcnty-one hours.
The dispatch: chronIclins this feat re-
latcs that for some time there has
beer considerable rivalry among two
gangs OF workmcn about the rapidly
with which n locomotive could be con-
s,ructcd, but 1t was thought the mat
ter was settled when. two weeks ago,
the gang In the Junitia shop built an
engine from the ground up complete In
forty hours, establishing I worlds re-
cord. On Thursday. Davis. the fore
man. and the men OF the Altoona shop
started in to beat that record. They
worked like beavers. not stopping for
rerreshmcnt, and built n big mogul
comnIote In twcnty-onc hours and thir-
ty minutes.
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The Dingley tarIfr bill is doing very
well under conditions that were who'll!
tnimIcal to 1t. In the first place there
were the large anticipatory imports, and
then came the war with Spain which
largely ,interferred with the revenue
that was expected under its provisions.
In spite of all these obstacles the total
receipts for the past calendar year have
only fallen $5,OOO.OOO shoree of what 1t
was predicted the measure would yield.
We may therefore confidently expect
that 1899 will see the most sanSuine eX-
pectations of the trainers of the bill!
realized.
1t has In It's short existence worked
many good results. one OF them being
noted in a report of the treasury dc
partment bureau of statistics relative
TO the consumption of tea and coffee, rs
follows: zone curious fact which de-
yelops in conjunction with the importa-
ton of a duty of ten cents a pound on
tea Is the reduction in import prices
which has Immediately followed. ~ re-
cent letter from leading dealer In New
York, discussing the subject, states
that Importers prices are now from 70
to 80 per cent less than last season.
while another equally prominent dealer
Of that city states that the average
nrice In China has declined five cents
nor pound from last season"
This is not the only instance IN WHICH
the consumer has benefited By wise
tariff legislation. and many cases can
be cited where prices have advanced
with the removal of protective DUTIES
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PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

The poor man who raffies for tt tur-
key Is apt TO SO hungry.
The lard manufacturer Is constantly
turning over q new leaf.
There's q pleasure In being cranky
that only n crank can know. n
Great riches are as hard TO lose as
n good name-and just easy,
Second love Is bliss. but it's only FOR
the sixtieth part OF minute.
Buying liquor at retail and using 1t
wholesale has ruined many u man..
The receiver may be as bad rs the
thief but the loser feels worse than
both.
There's smouldering spark of Wis
dom in the brain Of the man who KNOWS
when TO so home.
Listeners don't expect to hear any
thing good of themselves; It's the bad
of others they are after. A,
!, always makes n man feel mad to
have people compliment him on his sue
cess, and then add that they can't UNI
derstand 1t.
Sweet is the tinkle OF the sleigh-bell
especially to the livcryman who Is
getting 50 per hour for the t!nkl!nS.-.
Chicago Daily News.
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Imitation Is said to be the s!ncercst
form Of ilattery. but It is i very Oh
jectionablc method of paying tribute 10
the excellence of the original article
which the public has learned 10 have
confidence in. Illegal imitation In the
way OF countcrccitlng labels OF we'll
known beverages long ago reached con-
siderable proportions. but now those
who dispense them By the glass have
even gone SO far as TO refill the bottles
of wcll-known wines and mineral va
tiers. 50 that when one orders drinks by
the glass he cannot always be sure that
he is getting the genuine. despite The
genuinencss OF the labels. This was
brought out recently In case institu-
ted by The Apollinaris Company, OF
LOndop, before Judge Butler. of the
United States court In Philadelphia, As
n result Of which the offender who was
accused OF reiilling bottles bearing gen.
uinc -Apollinarls labels. spent some time
II prison.
lmpostions which are prac;iced upon
the public with food or drink, by grasp
ing dealers. arc particularly rcprehen-
slblc, and It Is gratifying to notice that
the prosecution OF these offenders Is
becoming more frequent.
= As to all goods that are put up In bot
ties or other complete packages, the
public would DO well to bug by the bot
tie or the package. md ms an additional
safeguard make their purchases from
reliable sources.
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DRoBATE OF WILL.

\
Office OF tho Clerk OF the County Cc!1
OF Ohio County, Statc OF West Nitgil
In the matter OF the probate OF the 81
Will and testament OF Nora VI. WalltI
deceased. The objec: Of the petition e:
In this matter, filed January o.. 1879. Is
have admitted to probate 4 paper wri;tI
purDortlnG TO be the last. will and its7
ment Of Nora VI. Wallace, deceased. bI|
Ing date the 18th day OF September 81
And 1t appearing from an affidavit; nal
before me by Robert White that james
X. Wallace, an Interested party. Is u rs]
resident OF the state OF West Virginia
IS ordered that he do appear Il, my Of,
IN the city OF Wheeling. In the county Il
state aforesaid. within one month all
the date OF the first publication hers
ana do what Is necessary 10 protect u
interests IL said matter. The hcari1s
said petition Is set for the 9TH dag 1
February. lsa1. nj 10 o'clock n. nj.
RICHARD ROBERTSON. Glen
RonERT WHITE. Attorney.
Published the first time January ~ "
Ia Iii,
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nErbEcrroys or a BACHELOR

Still women fish deep.
Cupid uses baby ribbon for the string
OF his bow.
a woman likes to wear gold garter
buckles for the same reason that she
runs ribbons in where nobody can see
them.
II man Is blue because he is losing
money In Wall street his wife Is sure
he is not wearing heavy enough under
clothes. =.
4 woman can't get half so mad with
the man who deserves u scolding but
won't take II, as with the man who
takes II, but doesn't deserve it.--New
Nnrl: Drngs = ------ ------- -
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New York Press: With such radical
differences so acutcly emphasized, it
is TO be feared that the only course
open for the Democratic convention Of
1900 will be with the leading issues Of
the day as with the tariff in 1S72-refer
It TO the neople In thei.' several Con-
gross districts" They can then put
Senator HOar, who is Il "hi-mctallist. ="
rs well as an ''anti-eXpansionist." on
their platform, and go a-Greclcyiny.
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NJ friend. have you heard of tho town
OF N9good.
On The banks OF the River Slow.
Where blooms tho wuitawhile flower fair
Where the Sometimeoro,her scents the
And the soft Goeasys grow:
il lies in tho valley Of Whais,hcuse
In the proriEcc OF Leierslid2.
That TircIlfeclinc Is native there.
It's the home OF the reckless ldoRtcarc
Where the Glveitups abide.
1t stands at the bottom OF I.ozyhill.
And is easy 10 reach. declare.
You've only 10 fold up your hands and
Down the slopes of weakwirs toboggan's
slide
To be landed quickly there
The town is ms old ms the human race.
And ii grows with the fight OF years.
il Is wrapped In the fog OF idler1' dreams;
Its streets are paved with discarded
schemes
And sprInkled with useless tears.
The Collescbrcd fool and the Rlchman's
heir
Are plentiful there. no doubt.
The rest OF It's crowd are motley crew
With every class except one In view
The Foolklilcr is barred out
The town OF NoEood is all hodged abou,
by the mountains OF Despair.
No sentinel stands on Its gloomy walls,
No trumpet TO battle and triumph calls
For towards alone are there.
My friend. from the dead-alIvc town No.
good
II YOU would keep far away.
Just follow your duty through good and
Take this for your motto. 81 can, I will.
And live up 10 1t each day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10

The citizens OF New Iorl; have done n
worry worthy act in raising n fund Of
500 900 for the widow OF Colonel War
Inp which will give her the comfortable
incomc of $1,000 year. Warning was In
oro sense. Il martyr, having contracted
a fovcr while he was planning the san
I,orv regeneration OF Havana, and from
which he died. But New Iork's graft
,udc was inspired by his great achieve
won, In keeping her streets clean. For
this In their eyes. he was hero no less
rorowucd than those who suffered, blcd
aud died In front OF Santiago.
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One Of the most wonderful things that
has happened in Mexico since 1t Joined
the procession Of republics in the west
ern hemisphere is the decadence of the
bull ring undo: the influence OF the new
civilization. 1t Is really IL matter OF
more than ordinary Importance for q
people to forsakc habit SO deeply
rooted by centuries Of practice and
shows what remarkable change Is
coming over the MeXicans. No other
influence has been so marked In work.
ing the change than the leavcn OF
American ideas that have gradually
been injected into that country. The
assimilation has not been rapid, for II
takes u people a long time TO throw off
the traditions of the fathers. but now
that the turning away from the brutal
and bloody arena for the more rational
pastime of hound coursing has taken
place 1t Is believed that the turn
Ing from Il perverted taste
Will be permanent. 1t is, indeed. n tri-
umph for modern civilization. n reform
not brought about by prOhibitivc legis-
lation but by the simpler method OF
education. And 1t is II source Of gratili.
cation to know that the United States
has had something to do with 1t.
Bettcrcd conditions Of people will also
result In Cuba through the temporary
occupation of the American troops. We
are now putting the cities through 4
course of sanitation. and. in time. will
succeed in efrectins the same transfor-
nation morally as has already been ac-
complshed physically.
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Good old amlab!e Senator lioar de-
llvered his promised speech against the
expansion OF American territory in the
senate yesterday. The Massachusetts
senator is always entertaining. even
when he Is wrong. and in his present
delivcrance lie did not iniurc his
reputation or disappoint his friends. ,
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STATE OF OHIO.
CITY or TOLEDO, g.
IliChS COtfNTy


Frank J. Cheney makes oath tina, he
Is the senior partner OF the firm OF +. i
Cheney & Co., doing business in tho
City of Toledo, County and State aforr-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh thnt
cannot be cured b. the use Of Hairs
Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed /,
my presence. this 9Th day OF December
\. D.. 1856.
(Seal) A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally. and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials. free.
+. J.'CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O,
Sold by druggists. tic.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Side lights uHitisf0rr.

fellow citizens" said Lycurgus. COM
mandinE silence with n gesture. that
will make biz money for all OF you"
And shortly aftcrwurd lie provided
the people OF Sparta with iron cur
rcnCy,
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General weyler is now amusing him
self In Spain with giving banqpcts 10
military chieftalns. but his memory in
Cuba Is us malodorous as ever. Even
the new sanitary regulations In Havana
have had no perceptibIe effect.
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EIRsT MEETING OF sToCHHOr
~ ERS OLE TIE MESr NlRGINL

STEEL COMPANY.
The corporatora named in the aErcsEg
recited IN the certificate OF incOrpcr1ts
OF the West Virginia Steel Company :
sued by the secretary Of state OF the 81
OF West Virginia. on the Sls, day Of ?
cemherS 1928. lave appointed ,hc'Sls; d
Of Jhn'iary. y. d. 1899, commcncln, !
~ a.. m. as the time. and 1901 M,If
street. city OF Wheeling, Ohio county. 81
OF West Virginia, as the place for holds
n genera! meeting OF the stockholdsrs {
seiu company to elcc: Il board Of directs,
make bylaws and transact any other b.
ness which may lawfully he done hy &
said stockholders in general meeting,
Nouce Is hereby given thu; gen'1
meetinsSGt said stockholders. for said r:
pose. will he held at said Office on It
isl day OF January, A. D. 1879. commss
Ing ut 10 Il. M.
W. a. WILSON,
GEO. L. STIFEI..
CHAS. W. FRAN2liElM
,.n H. FRANK G. Caldwell.
-JaI0.tl Corporatot
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FLORIDA. HAVANA. NASSAU.
Double Daily Trains from Cincinnati.
Louisville, St. Louis and Kansas City
~ Cnrtf,n,,, ID .... .


The Southern railway and connec,Ior.
have arranged. for the Accommodation
OF travel 10 the south this winter. the
best service ever offered. Beginning
December ith. additional throueb
Sleeping Car service will be cs,ablIsheI
from Cincinnati. Louisville. 81. Louis
and Kansas City 10 Jacksonville. with
through connections, without Iayover
from eaeh OF these points for trains
leaving both morning ana evening. :
Time. Cincinnati and Louisville 70
Jacksonville. % hours: Havana Il
hours.
All ticket agents sell one-way, and
round-irip tickets 10 southern resorts
via Southern Railway. .
Ask Your nearest ticket ascn. ror
rates and other Information, or wrI,o r,
y. BAIRD. Tray. Pass. Agent, Louis.
vile, Ky; ]. C. BEAM. jr., \, ". Pass
Ngt., 50 Albums ST.. Chicago. III W.
II. TAfLoE. Assistant General Pass:
Gn5er Agent. Louisville. Ky.