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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
MASON AND DIXoN's LINE.
II viii BE Resurveyed by Maryland
and the ndmnrk Restnrnn.


The Legislature of Maryland has APP
propriated a sum of money for the re-
survey of Mason and Dixon's line and
the restoration of the landmarks,
many of which have been removed
contrary to scripture, says the Balti-
more Sun. This work will be done by
the state geological commission in
connection with a commission APP
pointed and paid by the state govern
ment of Pennsylvania and by the
United States geological survey.
The original running of Mason and
Dixon's line was done according to
the terms of the final agreement be-
tween the Calverts and Penns, con-
cluded in 1850 after protracted negoti-
atoms. There was a conflict in the
grants of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The Penns had friends at court, and
Calvert was finally coerced into con-
ceding everything Penn demanded,
and this concession cost him the rich
est portion of his domain. The line
between Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA
was begun in 1850 by a commission
appointed for that purpose. The pro-
prietors Of the two colonies became
impatient at their slow progress and
agreed to engage Charles Mason and
James Dixon to complete the work.
Both Penn and Calvert were in Lon
don at the time, and they there en-
gagged these two men, whose names
have become SO famous in connection
with this historic line, for SO many
years the dividing line between the
free states and the slave states of the
union.
The two surveyors arrived in Phila-
delphia November Is, 1864, and began
their survey early the following
spring. Through the forests they cut
a vista" eight feet wide and set up
a stone at the end of each mile. Ev-
cry fifth stone was larger than the
others and had on the north side the
arms of Thomas and Richard Penn
and on the south face the arms Of
Frederick Lord Baltimore. One of
these is preserved in Baltimore by the
Maryland Historical society, and some
yet stand in their original places and
are cared for by the authorities. The
intermediate stones are smaller and
V the letter "P" on the north and
M" on. the south face.
The removal of many of the his
toric landmarks has left the boundary
line between Maryland and Psnnsyi-
vania in doubt in places, and it Is rem
edy this as well as to perpetuate the
historic line that the legislature has
provided fer this resurvey.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
no save John Brown,s Grave,

Burlington, VT, special: Colonel
lie Grand b. Cannon has made ar
rangements with j. n. Slower, gen
eral manager of the Chateaugay rail
road, to carry out a scheme planned
by Colonel Cannon for the protection
and preservation of the grave of John
Brown near North Elba, N. Y, It hav-
ing been neglected until it was almost
lost sight Of. The grave IL situated
five miles from North Elba in the open
fields, which John Brown cleared for
the use of negroes before he made his
raid upon Harper's Ferry. 1t is close
10 the shingled cottage which he
built. Recently Colonel Cannon put a
force of men with a landscape garden
or to grade and terrace the plot of
land, and he will build an iron fence
seventy-five feet square around the
grave. The enclosure will be known
as John Brown park.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
HUNTINGDON 4 room spErLER.
And He Never Knew tho Taste OF
Liquor Until He Was Old,

And He Never Knew The Taste OF
Liquor Until He Was Old,
In the famous suit brought by the
widow of General Colon to recover
millions which were alleged to have
been appropriated by Mr.. Huntington,
the correspondence between him and
the deceased lawyer was introduced.
There were hundreds of confidential
letters which revealed H~untington's
methods as a congressional lobbyist
and gave his frank opinion of his part
ners and other conspicuous people.
The letters, when printed, make a
thick volume. In one letter he sneered
at the social display made by the
Stanfords and Crockers ut a time when
the public was on fire over the extor-
tons of the Central Pacific.
Folks" wrote Huntington, "don't
mind your being richer than they are
so much If you don't rub it into them.
They can stand seeing a man climb
n pole, but of he paints the broadcast
part of him red before going up
they're sure TO get mad at the in
suit"
The letters as presented were all
right as to photography, but as writ
ten lHtN were One OF MrS.
Colton's lawyers went about telling
how Huntington spelled diamonds
d-i-m-i-n-t-s, and the like.
why didn't you print them YER
batim?" he was asked.
Because" the lawyer answered,
Cotton was as bad a speller as Hunt.
ington."
lie was domestic TO n marked de-
gree. From s o'clock in the morning
to 6 o'clock at night Huntington loved
to work. No matter what the trials
and troubles Of the day might have
been, there was no trace Of worry
when once across the threshold of his
home in the evening. Cards without
the element of gambling and billiards
Were his amusements at home. He in
dulged in conversation and had strik
ing by original ideas on almost every
subject. He never knew the taste OF
tobacco and until about twenty year.
ago had had never tasted liquor. o.
late years he was during the evening
hours fond of whisky and water. Ill,
remarked to n friend once: Liquor
is a great thing for n man to take {
little OF after he is co. When | am 1Ot
years old I'll drink ms much as tn,
heXt fellow. I'll have time to drinl
then"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
No CRrelcssncss.

Life: Mrs. McStinger-"Do you
mean to say you've been married ten
years an never had II quarrel with
your h~usbandP"
Fair Stranger-"That is true, ma
dam"
"And you always let him have the
last word?"
YES, madam; | wouldn't for the
world do anything to lessen my hus-
bands love for me. He might get
careless"
"Careless?"
YES. We are jugglers by profess
sion, and at two performances every
day stand against a board while he
throws the knives"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
A Quick Retopt.

Answers: The Marquis del Carpio,
viceroy of Naples, was once going in.
to q church at Madrid, and saw a
lady entering at the same moment
who wore an extremely beautiful dia.
mond OF a very ugly hand.
81 should prefer the ring to the
hand" said he, with no expectation
of being heard; but she immediately
touched the collar of his order, which
he was wearing, and said:
II should prefer the halter to the
donkey!"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
wouidn't stand Questioning.

Philadelphia Press: Mrs. DeKanter
You said you were going to be de-
tanned at your office all evening, but
you weren't there. Now, where were
you?
Mr.. De Kanter-My dear, there's no
sense in your getting excited. 1t
really
Mrs. DE Kanter-Why don't you an,
swer my question?
Mr.. De Kanter-My dear, j would
answer your question if l was sure
you wouldn't question my answer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
II We Climb.

We may scale the tallest mountain
IL we climb and climp and climb,
We may thread the deepest jungle,
Pressing onward all the time.
Any task that lies before us
We may conquer IL we work,
But we never see IL finished
III we sit and wish and shirk.
We may traverse the longest pathway
IL we only forge ahead,
Keep the goal but straight before us
With unfaltering, steady tread,
We may move the stones that strew II
If we work N work and work,
But we never see the nding
IL we sit and wish and shirk.
We may reach the highest station
IL we climb and climb and climb,
We may span the broadcast chasm,
Pressing onward all the time.
Not a nook along the pathway
But are chances fair that lurk,
But they never come to seek us
II we sit and wish and shirk.
The American Tyler.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
Prophesicd Gnlyeston Horror

indianapolis Press: Mrs. +. NJ.
Churchman, in looking over her scrap
book this week, came across n prophe-
cy which is curious in light of the
Galveston disaster. The article, by
Professor j. II. Buchanan, appeared in
the August (1S90) Arena, and is build
ed by him or Astronomical facts"
He cites various prophecies that have
been fulfilled, that were made under
the authorities of the various con-
stellations and their disturbances.
Mother SYMPTOMS famous prophecy as
to the end of the world in 1881 did not
come true, so there apparently is no
alarm as to the fulfllment of all of
B~uchanan's predictions. In his arti-
Gle on the Coming Cataclysm of
America" Professor Buchanan said:
Every seaboard city south of New
England that is not fifty feet above
the sea level Of the Atlantic coast Is
destined to n destructive co~nvulsion.
Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, ST.
Augustine, Savannah and Charleston
are doomed" Other cities, he said,
would suffer. He thought the convul-
sion would begin in the Pacific ocean.
Some of the other predictions of
Buchanan included a war between
capital and labor, a defeat of both
democratic and republican parties and
the coming of a new party In which
labor interests would be dominant.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
BEST For THE BOWELS.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels arc put right. CASCARETS help
nature, cure you without q 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.. G. stamped
on it. Beware OF limitations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
Seemed Fit.

Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph: They
were talking of Pittsburg's census
statistics at the breakfast table.
"Mamma," said Sammy Snaggs,
"who is ii that takes the census"
why, the censor, of course. SAM
my" replied Mrs. Snaggs, without n
moments hesitation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
Two Canals Binding Atlantic

1t is asserted that the future will
see two canals binding the Atlantic
to the Pacific ocean. The value of
such connection cannot be estimated.
1t will bring prosperity to the nation,
as surely as Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers brings health to the d~yspeptic.
Try it for indigestion, constipation,
dyspepsia or biliousness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29

Many travellers and missionaries have
visited China and given their Impressions
of Its people. but none OF them penetrated
their character and represented 1t more
truly than did Bret Harte In his poem OF
The Heather Chinee," written years
ago. Genius sees both before and after.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29

A fish story comes from Kansas, per.
haps by way of preliminary to the annual
crop of tall cornstalk yarns. The irri-
cation bitches at Garden City are said
to have become so filled with catfish thai
the hired men are compelled to spear
them with pitchforks before the waite
can flow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price rs cent,

"Recite Little Drops OF Water for
the lady" Then the 6-year-old Bos.
ton girl said:
1nfinitesimal particles of saline humective
tiuidlty,
Minute corpuscles Of no~nadhering inor-
ganic matter
Conformity cause to exist the unmeasura-
BILE expanse OF aqueous sections,
And the resplendent superficial area OF
dry solidity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
or Chicngo,s Upper Ten.

Chicago Times-Herald: Eyes, she's
well bred. There's no doubt about that"
She has always seemed to be-"
"Why. her little brother tells me that
she eats her pie with a fork even when
only members OF the family are present."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
Observing Rabbit,

indianapolis Press: First Rabbit
That town boy has been around here
nearly n week and never once tried to
kill us.
Second Rabbit-Yes; he seems TO be
devoid of all human attributes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
SUFFERING AND RELIEF
Three Letters from Mrs. johnson.
Showing that Lydia II. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Cures the Ills Of Women
Wrote for rIrs. Pinkham's Advice
November. 1897

November, 1897
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: IL am a great
sufferer, have much trouble through
the lower part of my bowels, and I am
writing to you for advice. Menses are
irregular and scanty, am troubled with
leucorrhoa, and / ache SO through my
back and down through my loins. I
have spells Of bloating very badly,
sometimes will be very large and other
times very much reduced. Mrs. CHAs.
e. JOHNSON, Box 33, Rumford Center,
Maine, Nov. 20, 1897.
Improvement Reported December,
1897
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM 81 wish to
tell you that / am improving in health.
wrote before. The trouble through
the lower part of bowels is better and
/ am not bloated so badly. twas very
much swollen through the abdomen
before / took Lydia Z. Pipkham's vege-
table Compound. L still have a feel
ing of fulness across my chest. have
used three bottles of it and am on the
"ho' NhaS' IA oohNooN, DOA
33, Rumford Center, Maine, Dec. 13, 1897.
Enjoying Good Health June, 1899
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Since a year
ago have been taking your medicine,
and am now strong and enjoying good
health. l have not been so well for
three years, and feel very thankful to
you for what Lydia +. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. 1
would advise all who suffer with fe-
male troubles to try your medicine
Mrs. CHAs. E. JOHNSON, Box 80, Rum
ford Center, Maine, June 1, 1899.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
She 10 Taking Risks,

Baltimore American: Townson-1s
your daughter a finished musician?
Iorkrode-Not yet, but the neigh
bors are making threats.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
1t Docs Happen.

Life: "A woman doesn't always
have the last word, does she?"
"Oh, no. Sometimes she is talking
to another woman"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29

Vim UnmA Ing ambitions OF youth.
health, hitting for success, happiness In business
professional, social, married life. o. or 8 for as
Guaranteed by Kidd Drug Co ElgIn, III. Sent by
mail on receipt Of price. II. 5. Baker, Sioux City.
Wholesale, Huribut d Macarthur, Des Moinea
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spo.
ken of as a cough cure j. w. O'Brien
322 Third avenue, NJ, Minneapolis
Mimi, January o, 1900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
$4,000 Per Week

To men with rigs to introduce our
Poultry Compound among farmers.
Address, with stamp, Acme Mfg. Co.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29

The battleship Oregon is to be or
hered home for repairs, but it won't
come as fast as it did once.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29

Each package Of PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYE colors more goods than any
other dye and colors them better, too.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets. All
druggists refund the money il il fails TO cure'
4. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-29
Strategy.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: oysters are
in season now, aren't They, Mr.. Plif? ,"
About now, j think, Miss Flint.
There is some doubt about il. YOU
know, but there is never in doubt
about ice cream soda. Win you in
dulge in n glass?"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
CARROTS Enterprises.

Ut. jay" the versatile Oakland
writer, contributed the following to
the Cumberland Meas Of Monday:
walked in large blacksmithshop
short time ago and saw what / had
never seen the like of before and
which will probably never see again.
In more than fifty years wandering to
and from on the earth l had never
until then seen blacksmith working
at his forge in gloves to keep his
hands white. The one of whom |
speak had long buck skin gauntlets
and L can assure you l never saw
man handle tongues or other tools
more awkwardly. His employer
asked me if l knew why he wore
gloves. | willingly admitted that did
not. Well, the employer said, he had
gloves on his hands because he has
girls on the brain.
On Thursday, April 18th, the Pres
ton Lumber and Coal Company's
mill at Crellin, in this county, sawed
1855 feet of lumber. With this
enormous output the company can
not fill its orders and it is now consi-
dering the question of running night
and day so as to doubled the capacity
" oAO Hill. hC COIlpdllN Is dlSO
lifting up another mill which will cut
nothing but hardwood. This is the
largest plant Garrett county has
within her borders. The company
employs about three hundred men
and sixty horses and operates four
teen miles of standard gauge rail
road. 1t ships about two hundred
car loads of lumber per month over
the b. u 0. Contracts have been let
to peel eight thousand tons of bark
the coming season which will be sold
to the tanneries at Bayard, German,
Hutton, Confluence and Cumberland.
The company owns about five thou
sand acres of coal land, and is now
making preparations to develop it.
The company's office is in Oakland.
When | came to Oakland twenty
seven years ago carriage or buggy
was rare sight in Garrett county,
but it is not SO now. The business
done in this county in the past quar-
ter of century in vehicles and farm
ing implements is little short of
marvellous. This is illustrated by
the fact that Oakland has a three
story wareroom in which is carried a
stock of over a hundred carriages,
buggies and other similar vehicles.
Mr.. A. D. Naylor, the proprietor,
told me today that he had sold six
carriages in the past four days of this
week. He has built up an enormous
trade in this line.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

Admiral Dewey, he is not imbued
with the idea that any party wants
him, nor has he, since studying the
subject, become convinced that the
Office of President, is not such diff
cult one to FILL Having made the
announcement, however, he feels
that he should inform the public of
the reason that moved him to take
the step. He wants to see if it is pos
sible to start a Presidential boom
that will create less of a sensation
than was caused by Dewey's an
nouncement, on the 4th inst. of his
candidacy"
l.. w. Roberts, Presiding Elder of
Oakland District, preached two very
able sermons in the NJ. f. Church on
Sunday last. The Elder enjoys the
honor of being one of five Ministerial
Delegates from the West Virginia
Conference. to the General Confer
ence of the M. f. Church, which
meets in Chicago during the month
OF May whittier he starts on the Both
inst. Oakland District may well feel
proud of her representative
Republican.
Walter Fazenbaker and Daniel
Knox, both of Bittinger, were
brought to Oakland Saturday by
Deputy Sheriff Wiley and placed in
Jail. Fazenbaker had been indicted
for killing turkeys, and failing to give
bond for his appearance at court he
will be kept in jail until his case is
disposed of. Knox, is a young man
and had been employed by George
w. Engle as clerk for some time.
Small sums of money disappeared
from the till at intervals and Knox
was suspected by Mr.. Engle as being
guilty and a warrant was sworn out
for his arrest before Justice Bittinger,
A trial was given the young man and
he was found guilty and a sentence
of thirty days in Jail was imposed by
the justice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
Deer Park,

). L. Specht was on business triI
to Baltimore last week.
Scott Schreeves spent Sunday al
home with his parents.
Bert West was at home few DAYS
last week looking after his MAYS en-.
gagements.
Thomas b. g. o. carpenter camp is
in the hotel switch. A tower will be
erected to be used for the operators
and the interlocking switches.
Will Sisk has gone to work for the
B. & O.
The moving season has commenced.
Jos. Marville has moved to Blaine:
Chas. West has moved in the house
vacated by Mr.. Marville; Mrs. Child
dister has moved in the Wing prop
erty lately purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Shaffer and
daughter Maud spent Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. Will B. Miller.
We are glad to say Mrs. Shaffer is i'm
proving in health.
Miss Nellie Anderson, of Rowles-
burg, is the guests of the Misses Grit
fin on Railroad street.
Mr.. Geo. w. Haulenbeck and fam
lily came up on No. last Sunday and
are now occupying their beautiful
cottage.
Manager Chadderton has force OF
men at work on the Treusdell farm.
Mr.. John Il. McGraw has bought
the H. g. Davis cottage and will re-
model it at once and will occupy it
this summer.
Clarence Lashorn was on flying
ri fn I'm ! ri 4 10 i
Sunday.
A. F. George was visiting his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. W. E. George,
last Tuesday.
Simeon Clary, of Keyser, was visit
ing his sister, Mrs. F. H. Thrasher
last Sunday.
Prof. Hatch gave a magic lantern
exhibition in Laughlin's Hall Mon
day night.
j. l.. Wheeler has opened grocery
store in the Chadderton building.
Jack Scalley has finished the chin
neys at the Chebec cottage and has
returned home.
Ed. Grimm has moved in the Bow
er house.
Our band boys are going to give
the first of their plays entitled "Craw-
ford's Claim, ION next Saturday night.
Any one that wants to see the best
play that home talent ever produced
in this section should not fail to come
to Deer Park on the 2Sth and you
will not go home disappointed.
The plumbers have arrived in town
to shape the hotels and cottages up
for the summer.
l.. II. Thrasher and Phil. Hess are
piastering a house for DIR. Laughlin.
David Brashears was in Cumber-
land last week attending his brothers
funeral
Misses Ida Hinebaugh and May
Wolf were in Oakland last week.
Prof. Frank Laughlin spent Sun
day with his parents.
Thos. Ryan has moved to Col Thos.
Davis farm short distance from
town.
Miss Georgia Hoye is in Baltimore
purchasing her spring millinery
goods.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
An Old Offender Caught

Saturday last Deputy Sheriff Wiley
placed under arrest Joseph w. Bit
finger at Bittinger, who was indicted
some three or four years ago for car
rying concealed weapons and malici-
ously shooting and killing tame
tur keys, the property of 'neighbor
of Bittinger's. After the prisoner
had been placed under arrest he re-
quested the officer to accompany him
to his fathers house where he would
furnish bond for his appearance at
court. This was assented to and
while walking down the road Biting
er vaulted fence and endeavored to
escape. He was overtaken by Mr..
Wiley, but not until the officer had
fired at him two or three times. Bond
was furnished by Bittinger's father
for his appearance at court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26

In Circuit Court No. 9 In session at
Baltimore, an order was signed on
last Thursday by Judge Sharp re-
quiring cause to be shown by Nav 1st
why a receiver should not be ap-
pointed for the Standard Produce and
Fruit Company of Baltimore The
corporation is composed of Garrett
county, Md, and Preston county, w.
Va, merchants. G. E. Headley, ESQ,
was made manager upon its forma-
ton. Mr.. julius G. Renninger, of
Oakland, is the attorney for the com
pany. The bill states that the COM
pany was incorporated July Z, 1899,
and has its place of business at 1870
South Charles street. Mr.. Kurtz holds
$500 of the company's stock and the
company, it is alleged, owes him $25
and Mr.. White 800. The company,
it is alleged, has become insolvent be-
cause some of its patrons have no pro-
duce or fruit to ship and Others are
shipping to other commission houses.
The Liabilities of the company, it is
stated, are about $500, and its assets
about $500.