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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
Tried 20 Steal His Secret.

Denver Post: An attempt has been
made to steal the new formula for
the preservation of fruit in it's natural
state, which was discovered some time
ago by Secretary w. ID. Osborn of the
Horticultural society. The recipe is
a secret one, being known only to Mr..
Osborne and two well known chemists
whose names the secretary refused to
divulge.
1t is valued by It's owner at IN
thing like $4,000, and in support Of
this claim it can be stated that offers
of large sums have been made from
time to time lately If Mr.. Osborne
would consent to give up the formula.
He has spurned all Of these PROPOSE
tions, because he expects ultimately
to sell ii for n fortune.
Failing to obtain the secret by fair
means, an effort has been made to
get possession of it by theft.
While Mr.. Osborne and his stenog-
rapher were plotting a crowd of Wis
itors about the horticultural rooms
yesterday some person tried to pour
a quantity Of the secret liquid from
N of the hugh fruit .urs. The jar
itself was too heavy to be easily car
ried away, but the thief tried to
empty a portion Of it's contents into
a tin vessel and make way with it,
but was evidently frightened away
before he accomplished his purpose.
The seal of the jar was found tc
have been removed, and the liquor
stirred up, though non of it was
missing. In his haste to get away the
person had left his can opener and tin
pail behind, and these are being held
now as evidence of the attempt tc
steal the secret. After this all the
fruit preserved in the valuable con.
coction will be guarded closely by
day and placed in the vaults by night
IL wouldn't have a drop of the
liquid stolen for $50,000," declared Mr.
Osborne this morning. IF you knew
as much as / did about 1t, yor
wouldn't think / was stretching
things, either. 1t is a grand discov
ery."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
y Ten
Years
Pain

~ ann a school teacher,
have suffered agony
monthly for fen years.
"My nervous system
was a wreck y suffered
with pain i'm my side and
had almost every III
known. ghad taken treat
sssenf from a number of
physicians who gave ssso
no relief
"One specialist SAID no
medicine could heLp Rse,
r must submit TO an
operation
~ wrote 10 Mrs. Pink
nam, stating my case, and
received a prompt reply.
took Lydia e. Pinkkhan1Is
Vegetable Compound and
followed the advice given
me and now ! suffer no
more. II any one cares
to know more about my
case, 4 will ~cheerfuIIy
answer all ~leffers."
MISS EDNA ELLIS, Hig-
pinsP0s'f. Ohio
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
The Douglas Shoe.

The best advertised and consequently
Abe best known shoe in the world to-day
is undoubtedly made by the w. l.. Doug
las Shoe Co. of Brockton, Mass. The one
idea OF this company has always been to
sell a shoe for $3.50 which equals in CIV.
cry way the IS shoes OF my other con-
Germ. They are able to do this on account
of there being no middle mans profit, as
the goods are sold direct from the factory
to the wearer. In sixty of the principal
cities OF the country they have their own
retail stores. The goods are made in all
sizes and widths, and few shoes equal
them for style and durability.
The factory at Brockton employs over
100 hands, and all labor troubles are
settled by the State Board Of Arbitra-
ton. Nothing but union labor is EN-.
ployed, and pay about the best average
wages Of any shoe workers in the United
States. The factory pay roll amounts to
$17,435 per week. This company makes
shoes for men only, and it is their proud
boast that over one million men wear
them.--Denver (Colo) Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
: e.. sss'; .a::. S ~ ThompSOn'SEyeWa Water
Truly Rural,

Ohio State Journal: The boys of CO.
+lurhbus, especially those who live in
the neighborhood of the deaf and
dumb asylum, have fought and played
with the inmates of the same for so
many years that it is no uncommon
thing for them to be almost as ia
miliar with the sign language as
though compelled to use It.. So there
was nothing unusual in the sight the
other day of a boy who was asking
some questions verbally of a compan-
ion and then -telegraphing his an
swers with his fingers to q deaf mute
over in the grounds. A country wom-
an who was passing, however, stared
at him, nonplused for a moment, and
then, catching her daughters arm, eX-
claimed; "Oh, look, Mary Jane! Look!
There's a deaf and dumb boy and q
common person all in one
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
Clothes for Pam.

Evening Wisconsin,: "Does Mr..
Dark work here?" said a bright black
eyed little girl Of about @, as she en-
tered the street commissioners Of
flee in the city building, says the
Wichita Eagle.
Not here" said the commissioner.
"But I'll ask in the next ROOM" and
he did SO without being able to find
any one who knew Mr.. Dark.
Where does your papa work?" said
the commissioners, returning to his
little visitor.
"He works on the rockpile." she an
swered sweetly, "and mamma sent
these clothes to him."
There were half a dozen men pres
ent, continues the Eagle, and they
turned away with Jumps in their
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

"sTo use IT," echoed the shrewd I'm
spector; quick to note the verbal dis
elimination. Eyes, but did you auth
orize him to take IL from your room
in your absence and pawn it?"
John hcsitated and almost choked
with the answer, but by d superhu-
man effort compelled himself to re-
ply:
t"Yes."
re had achieved the lie, but could
Aot prevent q t~elltale flush of color
rushing over his face.
mfr. Latham" said the inspector in
a tone of sincere respect and sympa-
thy, "you are too good a man to be de-
ceived by a fellow like Chester Sewall
and made sacrifice your self respect
even for a moment to shield him.
What would you say If 1 were to tell
you that at the very moment when
he tried to beet that restaurant
keeper out of a couple of shillings he
had $4,000 in his pocket?"
In hearing that question, John
thought only of the amount named
as a large sum of money without no.
ticlng its particularized quantity, and
responded in a tone of simple sur
prize.
why, l should think it of all things
the most improbable"
but he had $4,000" repeated the
inspector.
That time the figures leaped into
terrible distinctness in the young
mans mental vision. Three thousand
dollars!
Why, that was the sum he had been
told the murderer of Richard Will
marth had gained by his crime! He
held his breath and listened in horror.
Three thousand dollars the in
spector reiterated in a tone of pur-
poseful insistence. "And by a singular
coincidence that was the exact
amount taken from the body of Rich
ard Willmarth by his assassin, and by
another singular coincidence the num-
bers on the large bills found in Ches-
ter Sewalrs possession are those OF
which Richard Wfllmarth's cashier
had a memorandum as the numbers
of bills of like denomination handed
by him to his employer OH the after
noon preceding the murder, and by n
third singular coincidence the wallet
i~nclosing those bills in Chester
Sewalls pocket has been identified as
Richard Willmarth's wallet"
Then, you deem him
"The murderer Of Richard Will
marth."
John Latham felt as if this fearful
thing must be unreal, a nightmare or
madness. Instinctively he strove to
combat it, to wake himself from it by
reason.
But no., no! 1t is impossible!" he
argued in n low intense voice. "He
could never have lone 1t. He! Why,
he was n visitor at Willmarth's house;
had taken him by the hand; was IN.
gagged in marriage to his daughter
The big gray eyes of the inspector
flashed with a sudden light. His aw.
full triumph as a man hunter was
complete. That chance u~tterance had
forged the last link in the chain to
hold the unhappy wretch, knotted the
moose awaiting his neck. Seldom in.
deed could probable generalization OF
crime be so clearly established as in
Chester Sewalrs case, under this new
light, for of course in such social in.
timacy he had found it easy to know
when 1T would pay TO murder his pros.
pective father-in-law, and had upon
that knowledge deliberately planend
the deed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
Public Health

And Public Morals are always enhanced
and improved, and Disease, Sickness,
Poverty and Misery ameliorated or an
initiated, and doctors bills avoided by
educating the public; especially the young
men on subjects Of vital Importance con-
corning their physical well-being. The
Peabody Medical Institute, No. 4 Bull
finch street, Boston, Mass, has lone no.
BILE work for mankind through their great
medical publications. which have been
read and Endorsed by many, very many,
thousands of people. Their last unique
94-page pamphlet, for men only, entitled
"Know Thyself." should be read by all
the men throughout the land. Sent free,
sealed, on receipt of 6 cents for postage.
Send for il to-day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

the way of service to a friendi in need,
So, with a patient sigh, he donned his
overcoat again and started out, say
ing to himself that of course 1t could
only be some trivial scrape Chef had
got into, one that might doubtless be
squared with the complainant" easily
after he had taken the lad out on ball
and given him a breakfast. Had
John Latham been more than half
awake 1t would probably have oc-
CURED to him that prisoners on trivial
charges are no. customnrily confined
at "headquartars,' nor are officers
sent to searcI. their room But in
his condition these significant facts
were naturally unthought OF.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

According to an investigator named
Levitow, who spent last summer in
the Amur province, the Chinese are in
vading that region and driving out
the Russian ~peasantry, who cannot
live SO cheaply. The movement began
with the ~estension of the great rail
road, and has proceeded with great
rapidity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
The End or Romance.

Chicago Tribune: when are you
going to marry the foorwalker?'
asked the girl behind the catsup coun-
ter.
"Oh, that's off," said the girl in
charge of the suger counter. "He
says we can't afford to marry on my
salary, and he needs all his own to
support the dignity of his position"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
REST FOR THE ROwEI.s.

No matter what ais you, headache to q
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CASCARETS help
nature, cure you without a grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost
you just 10 cents to start getting your
health back. CASCARETS Candy Ca
thartic, the genuine, put up in metal
boxes, every tablet has G. G. O. stamped
on it. Beware Of limitations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
Boston is proposing the erection

Boston is proposing the erection of
a monument to Captain Ginty, of
Danbury, Conn, the man who is sup
posed to have invented baked beans.
The curious part Of it is that Captain
Ginty never was in Boston in his life.
The statement has been made that
Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton.
Pennsylvania and Cornell expended
$304,243 on athletics last year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price rs cents
Imnerrectiy Educated.

Philadelphia Press: Look here,
sir!" exclaimed the maiden lady, II
want you to take back that parrot you
sold me. / find that it swears very
badly"
well, madam" replied the dealer,
tits a very young bird; it'll learn to
swear more perfectly when it's a bit
older"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
More EYidencn.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat: The
evidence" said the Judge, Shows that
you threw a stone at this man."
Sure" replied Mrs. O'Connor, IAN
the looks av the man. shows more than
that, yer honor. 1t shows that Oi hit
him"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

The Empire State Sugar company
which Is building a large beet sugar
plant at Lyons, N. Y, has ordered ten
autotrucks of five tons capacity,
which are to be used to cart sugar
beets from farms to the refinery. The
company has $500 acres of land con-
tracted for. Three electric omnibuses
have also been ordered Il run between
Lyons and Sodus Point on Lake On
tario, a summer resort, to compete
with the steam railroad.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

The luck of Pittsburg Phil in win.
ming $4,000 on Ten Candles the other
day has been the topic of conyersa-
ton among eastern sporting men
since. 1t is said that a pneumatic bit
is used with Ten Candles, and that II
had much to do with the success OF
that animal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
From Wnr 10 Ponce.

Two cannon from the Civil war are
to be melted and east into a statue
representing peace. What a contrast
las great in a way as the change
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will bring
about in the health of any who use it.
1t cures constipation, dyspepsia or
weak kidneys. Try it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
G. o. ID. Scrmons.

Detroit Free Press: Deacon-We
don't employ a regular pastor, but get
different breaches to preach c. o. ID.
sermons for us.
Visitor-C. O. ID. sermons? What
kind are they?
Deacon-Collect on delivery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

The earliest specimen of printing in
existence is a Chinese bank note,
which is nov in the British museum.
1t was printed in China in the year
1868, thirty-two years before the birth
of Johann Gutenberg, the reputed in
ventor of printing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

Honest men are the kind we want
in politics." said the Practical Politi-
clan. why, an honest man will go
right up to the polls and vote and not
charge you a cent"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
A Business Head.

New York Weekly: Lady, wish
to get a birthday present for my hus-
band"
Clerk-"How long married?"
Lady--"Ten years"
Clerk-"Bargain counter on the
right"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

The accuracy of the Chinese rifle
fire at Tien Tsin would indicate that
the Chinese are mor civilized and
Christianized than has been generally
believed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

New York city has 1922 polling
places, only ffty-one less than the
whole state of Nebraska, and nine
more than there are in North Caro-.
linR
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

Mrs. winsiew's sooTHIKs sYHur for chi,dre.
hething, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation
ailays pain, cures wind collie. 2sc q bottle,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
VIC World viii never Know.

Philadelphia Press: The lamb and the
lion were about 10 lie dow together.
Don't you think" said the lion with
~politeness. you had better
occupy the inside berth 2" What the lamb
may have thought will never appear.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

PUTNAM FADELESS DYE pro-
duces the fastest and brightest colors
Of any known dye stuff.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

1897. nwa, occupied by the Dewey family until after the death Of the Aduars
father. 1t then m Into the possession OF Captain Edward Dewey, w9 sold H. TO
Its resent owner and occupan Il II Gordon, ESQ, In the summe Of 1851 Mr. Cor
don moved II to IT'S present site in the following tetrgary. $3.50 and has ccupLLed III
thousands who vht this shrine the birthplace OF Admiral Dewey. .
A recent letter from !. Gordon to the Psruna Drug mtg o., Columbus D.
reads as fonows: y..
"t Is with pat satisfaction that and myself able. aner. an extended trial TO
WRITE you In this emphatic manner OF the good your Peruna has done ny wife
"She has sheen Lr0ub g d iii cakanrh ON childhood, and whenever ne
has q cold, r any mi uI condition of hhe weather IL a worse than usua.
and seemed more than she could bear The doppins in her hru at night prevent
ed refreshing Sleep In fact. We had come to look upon Il as tncurabh,a and from the
many remedies used In vnn, we lad reason to-
ave are thankful and happy 10 a thar your "Peruna'' has bee Of
grea benefit TO her and confidently look for a complete entire cure
high prase is not too much to bstow upon yor remedy" T.. Il Gordon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01
We're Not Afrnid.

Chicago Record: "She talked to him
just to let him know she wasn't afraid
Of old bachelors"
"Yes?'
And he talked to her just to let
her know that he wasn't afraid OF
widows"
"Well?"
"Oh, they're married now"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

"Oh, They're married now"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

In London society it's William.
Walled-off Astor now.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-30
FOR USING HER PHOTOGRAPH.
New York Woman May Sue BaIti
more Concern.

New York Woman May Sue a BaIti-
more Concern.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 30.-A local chemi-
cal company, according to New York de-
spatch. will soon be made defendant in a
suit instituted by NJ. A. Kraus, of that
city. for the unauthorized use of his wife's
photograph on advertising matter and
wrappers for certain preparations sod by
II.
Mrs. Anna Belmont Kraus. whose photo
graph has been used thus, was formerly an
actress and was we'll known in Baltimore
as member OF Ford's summer stock COM
pany The manager OF the local chemical
company is out of town and will not be
back for several days. His Office repre-
sentative said yesterday that the company
had understood that the matter was set
tied some time ago.
MIR. Kraus threatened the company with
an injunction and suit some time age, and
was informed that it was q compliment to
the lady in question to have her picture
distributed so freely. The company is said
TO have engaged a New York lawyer to
obtain Mrs. Kraus' permission TO use her
picture.
The New York Supreme Court recently
decided, in the case OF Miss Abigail Rob-
ertson, who brought a similar suit, that
the indiscriminate use of a persons photo
graph without permission is just ground
for suit for heavy damages. Mr.. Ktaus
will test the matter in the Baltimc re
courts
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-30
ELoPING COUPLES MARRIED.
Virginia and Maryland Young People
wed in Washington.

BALTIMORE. aug. 3o.-A special des-
patch from Washington says: MIR. Frank
C Weems, of SIT Stricken Street, and Miss
Mary D. Hennick, Of Howard and Centre
Streets. Baltimore. were married here yes
terday by Rev F. A. Stier in the office OF
". H. MILAN, a lawyer. on Fourth Street.
just south OF the City Hall.
The ceremony proved to be very in
teresting one to a small army of attorneys.
clerks. and office boys who had heard that
a runaway couple were about 20 wed Mr..
Weems is twenty-five years old and his
bride twenty.
Mr.. Weems and Miss Hennick came to
Washington intending to obtain the serv-
ices of a particular clergyman here. They
discovered on their arrival however, that
the minister had left the city. This infoT-
nation embarrassed them greatly and they
returned to the City Hall to ask directions
TO some other clergyman They there en-
countered Charles s. Buckley and Miss
Gertrude Matthews. who had come from
Fairfax Courthouse on precisely the sama
Grand and who had met with the same
misfortune.
Their companionship in worry made
theu friends in moment or so, and all
four set of TO find some clergyman who
remained IN town all summer. One o.
them knew ". H. MILAN, lawyer. ana
proposed they should ask his aid. This
proved an excellent suggestion The law
yer sent out at once for his father-in-law,
Rev F. A Stier and the four were mar
Tied in mis- Office
At Mr. Weems' home III Stricken Street.
last night, his widowed mother and sis
ter were much surprised TO learn OF his
having been married. His sister said he
had left home yesterday morning to go on
an excursion, and told them he would not
be back until late. They had expected him
rot to marry until fall. The bridegroom is
employed as a clerk in the Baltimore and
Ohio Central Building, Calvert and BaItE-
more Streets.
The father of the bride, who is custodian
of the Baltimore City College Building,
stated that the couple had gone to Wash
ington to be married with his full consent
and approval He had thought the young
mans mother knew all about it. They will
probably return to Baltimore before the
close of the week.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-30

Oh this bill. but the French Government,
in alarm. at once placed large orders Tor
smokeIess coal in England Still fearing
that It may never be able TO have them
filled, it is now on the lookout to get its
coal from AEa@ziivs., e need he.
The principal points to which it would
now be advantageous TO US to ship coal
would be on the Mediterranean. of course.
because the low freight rates from Eng
land TO other European centres make 1t
hard for Us TO compete with Great Britain.
AS far as quality goes, the best American
coal can about equal the coal from Car
diff, Wales, which is the best in Great
Britain. Our coal is not 50 Iumpy as
the Cardiff coal. but that is really nothing
in favor of the British product, though
there is a prejudice for lumpiness in Eu-
rope. The British coal costs $3.50 at Car
diff, and can be delivered at SO ton on
the Mediterranean. Ours costs $3.50 at
Newport News, and can be delivered at
about $3.50 on the Mediterranean But we
are sending very little thither, because we
cannot get the ships.
Most of the interests owning coal
carrying vessels are interested also In the
British mines And then there have been
at least seYenty-flye vessels diverted to
EEglands transport service and twelve to
that of Germany tthree each from the
Hamburg-American and the North Ger
chartered by the United States for various
purposes. If we could only have a sub
sidy measure passed which would encodr-
age the building of American ships we
could quickly build up a coaI-carryfng
trade. We could builG fully as good ships
as they have abroad. I think even with
the vessels diverted to transport service
back at our disposal that coal freights to
the Mediterranean would come down from
z To IN
undersell the British in Italy from $3.50
to 81 ton.
SIS the British price likely TO remain as
high as at PRESENT." Mr.. Wittenberg was
asked.
THE owners of British colIieries with
whom l talked" he answered, declare
they would not reduce it. They said they
had raised the price in the face of refusal
OF old customers to make contracts at in
creased prices, and they certainly would
not lower it when there was a prospect of
coal scarcity. I told them they would
meet crash such as occurred in the iron
bushes. They declared so long as the
British Government had trouble in South
Africa or China there was no fear OF coal
going begging. The Government would
rather buy the surplus than let it get into
the hands Of foreign countries In fact,
the Government did run the price up from
lis to 21s. in single day by an order for
150, coo tons.
''The British coal has to be taken in,
some cases from mines two or three miles
under ground, l believe. whereas we can
get at our product much more eheaply-
Then we have the advantage of better IA
ciIities, which makes mining less expen-
siye. A British coal car holds eight or
nine tons; the new American coal car car
ries fifty tons"
Mr.. Wittenberg said he now had on hand
untitled orders for two hundred thousand
tons for Italy.