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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

II the prophes!es and predictions
made by Mr.. Bryan had proven TO be
true, the gold standard, which has been
In operation ever since he uttsrel
them. would have produced the follow.
ing direful results, to-wit:
II would have increased the purchas.
Ing power OF the gold dollar.-(Madi
son Square Garden speech.)
IL would have been as certain to
make prices fall az a stone is to fall
when II is Thrown into the air.
Newton, Ia, specify
1t would have increased the debts OF
the people and lessened their ability to
pay them.-(Baltimore speech.
II would have made times harder
and harder.-(Same speech).
II would have starved everybody ex.
cept the money-changers and the mon.
ey-owners. = New Haven, Conn
specify
1t would have transferred the bread
which one man earns to another ma
who had not earned it.-(Hartford
Conn, specify
II would have made the rich rich, II
and the poor poorer.-Newark, O..
specify
II would have decreased the number
who are happy and increased the nun
Der who are In distress-(Same spee,h)
II would have destroyed the hope OF
the toiling masses. - minneapolis
Mimi, speech.)
II would have destroyed the oppor-
tunity to work.-(Same specify.
II would have increased the number
OF idle men.-(Same speech).
IL would have decreased the volume
Of standing money-(Same speech
II would have encouraged tho hoard
Ing OF money.-(Hornesville, N. Y,
speech.)
Ii would have made Il more and
more difficult for the farmer to I've
madison Square Garden specify
II would have injured the wage
Garner. -(Same speech).
1t would have made employment less
certain.-(Same speech.)
Ii would have discouraged enter-
prise.-(Same speech
1t would have paralyzed industry
(Same specify
1t would have lessened the ability OF
savings banks to collect their assets
(Same speech.
II would have increased the danger
OF depositors losing their deposits in
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

According to Consul Beriiner's re-
port the laundry methods at Tencriffe
are primitive, TO say the least. He
writes of the treatment of his white
duck suits: First washing them
without soap, the laundress then puts
them on the ground and beats them
with stones. It's enough to break
your heart to see her ripping up your
Sunday suits with those sharp rocks.
When this process is finished she
soaps the clothes, puts them In dirty
water and then goes back TO the ston-
ing process again. When she's worn
several holes in a suit she hangs the
entire outfit on a tree or lays IL in
dirt to dry. Chiquita sends Mr.. Ber-
fingers crash suits home, after she
has so violently assaulted them, heav-
lily starched, and the owner Is unable
to wear them until they are dubbed
into wearable shapelessness."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
WHERE GOLD DEMOCRATS STAND.

WHERE GOLD DEMOCRAIS STAND
w. f. Verify, the political writer o
the Minneapolis Tribune, who is max
ing a tour Of Minnesota to test rolitica
conditions writes his paper from Du'
luth az follows:
While Gold Democrats are not very
numerous in Duluth, II Is estimated
that fully 200 of them voted for Nc
Kinley IN 1896 and that almost without
exception they intend doing so again In
November.
One OF the most notable OF these II
Wilson G.. Crosby, one OF the leading
attorneys Of this city, who stands very
high In the estimation OF the bal
throughout the state.
you can say that while | shall vote
for Mckinley this fall, | am not a Nc
Kinley man, and never have been m
admirer of the president. Four years
& | was with the Gold Democrats. In
fact, ] was an elector on the Palmer
Buckner ticket. This year q third par
ty organization is impossible, and
shall cast my vote for the Republican
candidate.
1T is my opinion that Mr.. Bryan is
a very dangerous man with Little 70
commend his candidacy to think ng
men. He is dangerous because the doc
trines he breaches are vicious. The tri-
umEh OF Bryan and Organism would
be disastrous. Mckinley ! look upon
as a skilled politician and nothing bet
ter, but he stands for a party which
will preserve the business interests OF
the nation and give us prosper ty. II
is much to be preferred, therefore, that
Mckinley be elected, rather than Mr..
Bryan, whose sole claim to eminence
rests upon his 'croN n OF thorns and
cross Of gold speech.
imperialism and militarism are two
expressions which do not brighten me
in the least. No matter what the Kan
cas- City convention may have said to
the contrary, 16 to | Is the paramount
issue and was made so by Mr.. Bryan
himself. There is real danger to be
anticipated from vicious financial legis-
lation, but there Is no reason to fear
u%surpation Of government by the army.
There is not the slightest danger that
the American people will permit the
establishment of an empire or the
creation of such a large standing army
that the country would be endangered.
THE financial issue overshadows all
others in my opinion and until the
anti-Bryan clement regains control OF
the Democracy | do not see how ! can
return to the fold"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

The ascension to the throne of Italy
of the new king brings into promi-
memo his consort, who will be known
as Queen Helene. In one sense she is
mated to the king and in another she
Is not. Like most Of his countrymen,
he is small OF stature, while she, like
her people, the Montenegrians, Is very
large. The incongruity appears when
they stand together, which Is not
often. Most OF their pictures are
taken with her sitting and him stand
ing. When they ride together he sits
upon cushions, which make him look
equal 10 her in height. She Is the
daughter of Prince Nicholas Of Monte
negro, the little mountain pricipality
on the other side Of the Adriatic sen.
She can shoot and ride as well AZ any
Of her athletic countrymen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
AMENDMENTS 70 THE
DAKOTA CONSTITUTION
At the Election This Fall Two Of
Them viii Be Sub
mitted.
ONE IS THE DIsPENsAaY REPEAL
Other Relates 60 Looming School
Funds---J udgos Must Cali At
tcntion or Every Voter TO
the Proposed Measures.

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 1.-THE secre-
tary of state is sending out for pub
LEGATION the two amendments to h
constitution which will be submitted
to the people at the coming election.
where for the first time 1t will be n
duty Of the judges of election TO call
attention of every voter to the ballot
on the amendments, by presenting
each voter with a ticket containing
the amendments.
The two amendments to be voted on
are the repeal of the d~ispensary
amendment, which was adopted two
years ago, and an amendment which
gives greater latitude in making loans
of the permanent school funds than
was given in the constitution when It
was adopted. The latter will be called
forcibly to the attention of the peo-
pie by the recent action of the land
commissioner in forcing the money on
hand upon the counties, and the for
mer by the prohibition and the liquor
organizations of the state. There
will no doubt be a larger vote polled
on these amendments than on any
other ever presented to the people.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

On the new locomotives OF the Den.
yer and Rio Grande railway nozzles
have been placed on the roofs of the
cabs pointing at the rear of the tend.
er and the platform of the front end
Of the baggage car. These connect to
the hot water of the boiler through
a cock convenient TO the engine driver
or fireman, who can instantly send q
Jet of mixed steam and boiling water
at 200 pounds pressure, that would eff.
f~ectually kill anybody happening te
be in its range. The jet is for protec
ton against train robbers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

A recent issue of the Japan Times
says: ut is reported that a bill for
prohibiting smoking by young people
was presented at the house of repre-
sentatives by Mr.. Nemoto and four
others on Wednesday. The main pur-
pose of the bill Is to the effect that
Juvenile smokers under 10 years OF
age shall be punished by n fine rang
ing in amount from 10 TO / yen and
the confiscation of pipes and fittings
used by the offenders. The bill is said
to have been drawn up on the model
of similar enactments prevailing in
Germany and the United States of
America"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
Progressive OrienfaIs.

The orlentais Of the diplomatic corps
ire much more progressive than the
Europeans In adopting American Gus
oms. The Chinese minister was the
irst among his colleagues to acquire
The bicycle habit, the first to W an
automobile, and his enterprise Is
shared by Turkeys representative, who
Is quick to take up the fads of the day
and ably conducts an automobile over
the fashionable drives of an afternoon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

A story is told OF a Methodist
church in Buffalo, n. T., that hired
an organist who played it's organ for
IA year. When his contract ran out,
the church owed him $1,000. lie
brought an action i'm the municipal
court. In his answer to the complaint
the attorney for the church set up the
defense that all the work done by the
plaintiff for the defendant was done
on Sunday, that Ii was neither neces-
sary nor charitable work, that, there
fore, ii was performed in violation of
the state's sunday laws, and SO the
plaintiff is not entitled to recoyer. The
nearest to n parallel to this that Is re-
called Is the case OF q boy on trial for
the killing Of his father, who asked
~leniency from the jury on the ground
that he was an orphan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
Victoria Gross.

OF the men who won the Victoria
Cross In the far-away sos no fewer
than sixty-four are living to-day, so
that of all the living men who are en-
titled to wear the Cross more than two
out of every five have lived to wear 1t
for more than forty years. Even of
the band of sixty-two Crimean heroes
who were decorated by the Queen in
Hyde Park on the 26th of June, 1887,
twenty-four are still living.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

Robert T. Wyatt, who was hanged
was n very particular man, and this
popularity was shown even to the last
minute he 2pent on the scaffold. He
was carefully dressed, had been
shaved and had his shoes polished.
Then he drew on n pair of yellow kid
gloves. They were not an exact fit
and he sent out for others. When he
had buttoned them he ficked off some
dust from his clothes, gave the signal
and was launched into enternity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
PROTEST FROM vICEROYS.
Landing OF Troops ut Shanghai IL
Objected To.


Washington, Aug. 1.-The Chinese
viceroys, including Ii Hung Chang,
have addressed a request to the United
States government to use it's good Of
fees with the powers to stop landing
foreign troops at Shanghai. The
state department received n communi-
cation today from Minister WI, who
received it late last night. The docu-
ment states an agreement was made
about a month ago by which foreign
governments exercised the right of
protection over the city of Shanghai.
This protection, 1t Is claimed, can be
amply carried out without landing
troops, as the viceroys state the
twenty foreign warships now in the
harbor are able to protect the inter-
ests Of foreigners and maintain order.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

Purvis & Co, bankers, of Williams
port, Pa, advertised n few days ago
that they would pay in full all claims
against the banking house Of Puryis e.
Co., of Baltimore, which failed In 1858.
''These are debts Of honor" says the
advertisement, and will be paid, re-
CARELESS Of bankrupt laws or statutes
Of limitations" The present Purvis
was a boy when his father and grand
father failed, and since then he has
had the ambition to pay the debts OF
his ancestors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
The Joke that EaiIed.


Say said the Intensely Humorous
Person, 'nere's a good one."
what is it," asked the Patient Lis
tener.
"Well, one man says he Is better of
than his rich neighbor, for, although
the neighbor has three lawns. the man
has a lawn mower"
"Yes?"
"Well."
"Well, suppose he hasT'
"But don't you see? The man has q
lawn m~ower-lawn m~ore-see? He has
-
The life insurance adjusters and the
coroper got a hurry call that same day.
Baltimore American.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

News has been received in Chicago
banking circles that the banks in
Kashing, China, have begun to call in
loans in expectation OF serious trou-
BILE. Kashing is a big manufacturing
town twelve miles from Shanghai.
These will not affect foreign business.
Banks there are little more than
pawnshops. They are small and have
a meager capital. They issue a little
circulation, which is not current
throughout the town, but only in GER
tain sections. For that reason their
business is restricted and affected by
interior troubles rather than by for
eign disturbances. China has no bank
ing system, and anyone with a little
money can open and run a bank.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

In Buena Vista county, Ia, the
threshing machine operators formed a
trust, and the farmers were so in
censed at the prospect of having to
deal with an octopus that they imme-
diately formed another trust to boy
colt the original octopus and fix the
rates for t%hrashing which they are
willing to pay. And yet there are
those who claim the trust problem is
not easy to solve.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Sioux Falls Changes From Volun-
teer Arran cement.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 1.-THE
change from a volunteer to a paid fire
department, which was decided upon
by the city council some time ago, Is
now completed, and in a short time,
with a little practice on the part of
the men and horses forming the new
department, Sioux Falls will have one
of the most effective fire fighting
corps of any town of its size in the
country. AS at present constituted
the force consists of a chief, an as
sistant and half a dozen men, all of
them old fire fighters, and thoroughly
competent for their positions. Their
headquarters are in the rear end of
the ground floor of the auditorium,
situated in the heart of the city, from
which point fires in any part of the
town can be speedily reached. An in
~novation which will do away with the
excitement and clamor attendant upon
the ringing of bells and the shrieking
of whistles which have heretofore an
nounced fires, is the placing in the
rooms of the fire department OF n
gong, which will in future be the sole
method of announcing fires, the fire
alarm system now being connected
with the gong instead of bells, as for
merly. In the event of a large confla-
grafton which cannot be handled by
the fire department alone, a corps of
reserve firemen, to be known as min
ute men," has been provided for. They
will be summoned, If needed, by the
blowing Of the whistle on the electric
light plant, and only in such cases of
emergency will the general public be-
come aware that there is a fire in the
city. The minute men, when sum-
moned in cases Of emergency, will be
paid by the city for the time actually
employed in assisting the regular fire.
men.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

The Hon. William Joel Stone Of Mis-
souri, says a kind word for two emf
nent Bryanites, one a little than
the other:
We had two remarkable acquisitions
last week from without our lines. Web
ster Davis and David Bennett Hill"
Webster Davis and David Bennett
Hill! At last the sage OF Wolfert's
Roost tastes the sweets of real fame.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

march on to the Chinese capital. The
ministers must be rescued first. We
would put little faith in any such step
until 1t was backed up by something more
definite. Ii Hung Chang may Immediate
liz put himself into ommunication with
some power, but 1t will not effect the
present plans until the legationers are
rescued. II was further stated this gov
did not have a high opinion OF
the reliability Of the Chinese statesman
and was not inclined to pin great faith
TO his acts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

The Republican policy of expansion
Is to secure footholds by which our
commerce will be protected and ex-
tended. The Democratic policy was to
acquire slave territory and additional
power in Congress through an increas'
cd number Of slave States.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

They tell i'm New York of a wealthy
citizen, name not given, who for
twelve years past has been Emporium.
ing presidents of the United States to
appoint him to Office. He assures each
occupant of the white house that he
will under no circumstances accept.
All he wants Is "the privilege of refus-
ing" as he wrote TO President Harrison,
but so far no chief magistrate has
cared to take him at his word.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
newer studied oratory?"

Mo- answered Senator Sorghum. 81
never cared to be a speaker"
what Is your idea OF a true ora
tori"
IAN orator, sir, is a man who is out
trying to get votes without paying for
them"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
WILL PUSH ON TO PEKlNG.

The Iii Hung Chang Edict Will
Cut No Figure.
Washington, Aug. IA member of the
cabinet stated today that t:e reported
imperial edict authorizing Ii Hung
Chang TO negotiate for peace was not
likely to ave any immediate effect on
the situation. at may be true" he said,
"and the Chinese may be awakening TO
a realization OF the situation. But mel
Their that edict nor anything else will
bring about any change In the present
determination to push on to Picking and
rescue the legationers; do not appre,
DO o sufficient warrant for stopping the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

A Waterloo, Ia, man Of infinite re-
source and ~sagacity, is said to have
utilized rats to lay the telephone
cables through the conduits. Several
rats were turned loose in the conduit
with a ferret after them, to WHICH was
attached a cord. Through 700 feet Of
the conduit the merry chase was car
ried and the rats emerged into day
light at the other end just n few feet
ahead of the ferret, which was prob
ably imDeded somewhat by the cord,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

Movable targets OF a novel type
been adopted by the German army.
they are rushed toward the marks.
men at full speed in stimulation of o
cavalry charge, being drawn by horses
and placed on rollers. The soldiers
are thus taught to gauge distances
with accuracy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

Speaking of the effect OF the Foraker
bill upon Cuba and the Cubans, ia
Lucha," published in Havana, says:
ut has been OF untold benefit to the
island, and will stand as a monument
to the sincerity Of purpose on the part
OF the American government"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

do you take any interest in politics.
Mrs. Dinwiddie?"
ooh, yes! I'm awfully stirred up over
the subject. My husband promises IL
Mckinley wins to invest in IN automo-
bile next fall"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
THE STATE FAIR.
IL VIII 10 Held ut Yankton Sep.
TENDER 10 to IA Inclusive.

tcinDcT ~ 10 II tuC'us'No'
Yankton, S. d., Aug. 1.-THE ar
engagements for the fair to be held in
this city September 10 to IA, inclusive,
have been made in view of all the
weak points that have been discovered
in the sixteen years history OF the EN-
terprise in this state. For several
years the fair has been held the lat
ter part of September, and the wealth
er has been very ~unfavorable. 1t will
be held two weeks earlier this year
and thus occur during the best of the
'fair season." Purses to the amount
Of 81, 500 are offered, and the South
Dakota grand circuit, which has been
organized, will enable the greatest
number of horses to participate in the
races, and gives assurance of this part
Of the programme being more sue
cessful than ever before.
All the premiums offered and
awarded by the fair since 1t came to
Yankton have been paid, and the list
for this year Is more inviting than any
of it's predecessors.
Hanson, Bon Homme, Turner, Lin
coin and Clay counties have applied
for space for exhibits and several 9TH
err counties have been corresponding
with Secretary Dean with the view of
making formal application. The COM
mercial club has made arrangements
for an elaborate street entertainment
each night the fair is in session, and
the railroads have arranged for spe-
cial trains to accommodate the Wis
itors. The business men Of Yankton
have supported the state fair Loyalty
for four years; and il it is not a sue
cess this year there is a strong prob
amility that 1t will be due to causes
that lie beyond the control of the To-
cal management.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

Four years ago. without a dollar and
In debt, today worth 800, 900 in cash,
is the record Of one family through
growing wheat in Oklahoma. They
were not scared by Bryan's gloomy
predictions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

James S. Barker, of Missouri, is the
sole Survivor of the expedition of 1s47
for the relief of General Zachary Tay-
lor in the City of Mexico. He rode Oh
horseback from Missouri to Austin,
Tex. to enlist in Colonel Hayes regi-
menr.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
All He waute0.

Isaac-Choose look at der number o.
dot Observation-Disclosures
Cohenstein-vell, vot Of 1t?
Isaac-Vouldn't 1 like to haf der rest
Of dem numbers.-Puck.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

First Politician-"How shall we cure
! Bryan of his silver mania?"
Second Politician-"Send him abroad
for q year with nothing but silver In
his pocket."-Syracuse Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
Births in the World.

The worlds births amount to 36, 1872
900 every year, 100000 every day, 1900
every hour, 70 every minute. or n and
q fraction every second.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

On hearing more fully from George
f. Hoar, the Democratic party dropped
him like a handful of hot beans.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

Sala Ben Mohammed, who says he's
the son Of the sultan of Morocco,
whipped a hotel clerk at Springfield,
Mass, for calling him a negro with
two g's.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

The silence Of the able Democratic
editors on the 16 to ! question Is be-
coming voluble and demonstrative.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18

Senator Clark of Montana can put
all his money now into the Democratic
campaign fund and allow himself to be
elected as an incidental issue.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
Pardon for LOBBY.

Pierre, s. D., Aug. 1.-THE board of
pardons recommended a pardon for
Thomas LOBBY, who was sem from
Kingsbury county in June, 1899, for
three and a half years on a grand
larceny charge. The pardon is grant
ed on a showing that he is i'll from
an incurable disease and can live but
a short time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-18
Held for Criminal Assault.

Watertown, s. d., Aug. Hilary
Chapman, charged with criminal as
sault upon the person of Miss Ollie
Bailey, she being under the age of
consent, was bound over to the next
term Of the circuit court under a bond
of $70o. The young couple disap-
peared last Sunday, and were not To-
Gated till Thursday.