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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

the pier, nodded pleasantly to Jack, and
et~pped upon the boat, for the sail which
they had expected to take together the
day previous. 1t was a perfect day and
Jack was glad, for he wanted the ladies
to enjoy themselves after their disap-
pointment Of the day before.
The bel rang merrily, as the boat sailed
down the bay, and all three Of the ladies
bowed and smiled at Jack after they
were seated upon the boat.
All the afternoon Jack thought OF
hem and many times the face OF the
,retty girl, who had seemed so troubled
,be day before, came before his eyes.
.Sbe is a nice girl" thought Jack. And
hon he fell to thinking Of the mother
md sister at home, not so far away IN
miles. but far enough for him TO mlss
them.
That summer many times the w girls
ard their mother went down to take the
boat at jacks pier and gradually they
began TO talk TO him. He was so WILING,
so ~obliging. so full OF assistance to them'
Miss Grace had been i'll and her mother
desired her to have plenty or sea air,
md lack always knew the pleasantest
sen trina and was more than ready TO
oLIise them. Before the summer was
| over they called him their guide.
One day. when the ladies came down
N take the steamer they found a strange
man nj jacks post; Il wonder what he's
become of our guide, mother said MISS
Grace. looking more disappointed thar
she would AVE been willing to m
hope nothing has happened to him.
said the mother. !.
When they were seated upon the boat
they saw, sitting not far from them. a
young gentleman who, somehow, had a
familiar face, though they were not sure
they had seen him before. Yet, when ny
took off his hat and smiled, they knew
him.
1t was Jack. :.
.'Why where are you goingT' said
Miss Grace, speaking before she thought.
Obeying a motion OF Mrs. Lanes hand
Jack came over and spread out q camp
chair next to them. Il am on my way
home" said Jack. You know my va
cation Is over"
The aides looked puzzled, and Miss
! Groce's ewes boldly asked the questions
her lips were timid TO frame.
lack laughed. perhaps / never told
YOU" said he. that / am in college
Last spring | felt tired and, as ] must
work during my vacations, | found th.'
position on the pier. You sec" and h'
laughed, 1.-THE doctor told me must have
sea air"
The ladies laughed with him.
"When do you returnT' asked Mrs
Lane.
Tomorrow. ! am just on my wa!
to say goodbye to my mother aud sis
ter. Then | must away for anothe
term. This is my senior year"
"Why how romantic" said Mis-
Grace's little sister, ito come across
college student in such"
ain such q lowly position" said Jack
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29
TO Fight BIG HOUSES.
Denver Groccrs md Butchers Organic" to
Oppose Packers.

Denver Grcccrs nnd Butchers organiz" to
Oppose Packers.
Denver, June 25.-rhe Denver Rctli!
Grocers' and Butchers association has
adopted resolutions which il hopes VIII
prevent further cnCroaChment on the
retail meat business OF the city dealers
by the large eastern packing houses.
These houses, the local men assert,
are working the market, so tina In a
short time the jobbers Will be forced
entirely out of the business and the
field left entirely to the big packers.
who viii then be able TO deal directly
with the retailers.
The resolutions adopted pledge he
members OF the association to refrain
from buying meat from all jobbers who
refuse to sign an agreement TO sell
only TO those whom the association
should designate. Those firms In Den
yer who have refused TO sign are Ar
mour Packing company, Armour & Co,
Swift q Co.. and the Hammond Pack
ing company.
The retail dealers also assert he
packers are dealing directly with he
restaurants and small butcher shops,
and those packing firms continuing
this practice, Il Is said. will be boy
cottcd by members OF the association.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

1--WE have had" says the Congrega-
~tionalist, "multitudinous b~uttons--po-
litical buttons. advertising buttons,
buttons with sentimental and sup
posedly humorous inscriptions-pinned
on the coats and blouses OF men n
women. and o comes along one Vi
the UNCONVENTIONAL publishing houses
with--of ell things in the world-pic-
lures from the life OF Christ. expressly
prepared to impress them on the mem.
DRY OF boys and girls. In the name OF
reverence and good taste we protest:
Even at a CEN and a half apiece (sold
only In dozens. ~however.) they are TOO
dear. The child whose memory can De
Impressed with tho resurrection or tho
c%rucihxion In no better way had better
be in one OF the training schools for the
half witted."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29
CUSTER CHRONICLE
:JosEpH KUBLER. PUBLISHER

ALTHOUGH the most faithful OF hus-
bands, the kaiser much appreciates
beauty and charm for the fair sex. He
has a most profound admiration. by the
way, for the young queen or Hollani,
and for her reserves his brightest
smiles and most gallant speeches,
No one. IL IS certain, car kiss "a wo-
mans hand with a nicer grace than he.
Although, as BELTS a man who be-
lieves in the divine right OF kings, n
kaiser shows a stern front TO the pupile
when he drives about h streets, IN
private there Is no SO easy,
so frank and full OF fun. When ne me-
Lord Salisbury during his hrst vlslt
TO Cowes some time ago, he told tha'
august man some stories when mace
him split his sides. He even dug the
premier in the ribs when his grand
mother was not looking. and then
a~pclogized for his indiscretion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29
SOLDIERS SAVE NEGRO.
Have a Clash With Mob at Trinity,
Texas, But Get Their Man
Safely Away.

Houston, Tex. June 25.-The special
train bearing troops from Trinity ar
rived here this morning riddled with
bullets. The cavalry arrived at Trim
ity at 2 o'clock this morning and at
once relieved the besieged light
guards, who were kept In tho school
house with an armed mob forming
a Gordon around It. The ~bcleagured sol
diers marched back 10 the train with
the negro, Levi Spencer In their midst
and boarded 1t without molestation,
but as the train pulled out the mob
fired several volleys at It. The soldiers
returned the fire and 1t is reported that
at least three members Of the mob were
hit. The negro was taken to the peni-
tertiary at Huntsville for safe keeping
and the soldiers returned home.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29
PRESSMcN MAY JOIN.
Not to BE Barred From Membership In
Military Organizations.

wv ~ AN SO So
Military Organizations.
Washington, june 25.-The printing
pressmen, in their International conven-
tion here, finally decided against the rcso-
luton requesting members OF the union
to refrain from Joining military organiza-
lions. A motion to concur in a report ia
yorable TO the resolution made by the
on laws was voted down. The
principal objection to the resolution was
that It had n tendency TO rob members OF
their individual independence.
The convention also voted down a reso-
luton demanding a readjustment Of the
relations OF the pressmen with the Typo
graphical union I'm relation to the matter
OF labels. A resolution providing for the
reference OF disputes with publishers TO
the executive committee for conference
with representatives of the American
Newspaper Publishers association was
adopted.
President O'Connell Of lhe machin.sts'
union was introduced TO the convention
and made a brief speech, asking TIE CO.
operation Of the pressmen in settling the
differences OF the machinists with the
press manufacturers Of the country.
A motion indorsing the position OF the
machinists and providing for the appoint
ment OF a committee to aid them was
unanimously adopted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

Vice President Roosevelt recently
said in an interview with the Cherokee
Indians at Buffalo: THE first shot
fred In Cuba was fired by a half
breed Cherokee Indian In my regiment
In the first battle OF Guasimas. He
gave up, and as soon as he was out OF
the hospital he was back In the ranks
ready for more fight. / had abou
fifty men who were either whole or
part Indian In my regiment" To this,
American Horse, a noted OSalalla
chief, responded: Maybe that's the
reason you had the bravest regiment
in the army"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

News from Samoa shows that the
Germans are greatly wrought up over
the advance OF Page Page at the ex-
pense OF Apia. The action OF the Gee
nnic Steamship company In stopping AT
Page Page instead OF Apia angered the
Germans, and August Kunst. the mill
~lionaire planter who bought Robert
Louis S~teyenson's home, Va!lima, has
now put on a steamship line between
Apia and Honolulu. II Is understood
he will extend the line TO New Zealand
The growth OF Page Page has been
rapid in the last six months, as all the
natives who can leave Apia have gone
to the American settlement, where the
laws and regulations are much more
liberal than those Of the German col
Ony.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

Robert ]. Thompson, who so success
fully originated the plan for the cree
ton In Paris by the school children u
the United States OF n monument &c
the memory OF Lafayette. In recogni-
ton OF this work and service, has just
been decorated "Oflcier de Ia Legion
d'Honneur." The honor was conferred
by the special mention OF President
I.oubet, Of the French republic. instead
OF through the counsel OF the Legion
OF Honor, as Is h usual custom. Mr..
Thompson ia secretary Of the Lafay-
cite Monument commission. II VIII be
two years before the monument Is
completed In bronze.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

Edward Kimball, who died at Chi
cage Wednesday, was well known IN
religious circles as the church dept
raiser. Twenty years q he aban'
donued business altogether and gave
himself up TO the work OF arousing the
people Of debt burdened churches &c
pay off the claim. When n church any
where In the United States had a bad
case OF debt on hand II was apt to send
for Mr.. Kimball and his effective ex.
hortatory efforts. He was n native of
Rowley, Mass, and began business as
commercial traveller for a Boston car.
pet house, being the pioneer drummer
in the carpet business.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

her II, 1892, although the Orange Free
State on October . of the same year
had seized 500 tons of coal in transit,
belonging to the government of Cape
Colony. The report OF the seizure of
the $500, 900 In gold was reiterated Oc-
tober 4, 1899, and 1t was further saii
that the amount was Communicated
while on its way from Johannesburg TO
Cape Town, being the weeks shipment
of gold. insured by Lloyds, from the
Rand. The gold was subsequently
taken to Pretoria.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29
His Observation.

washington Star: ut is TRANCE how
often the undeserving seem to prosper,
remarked the thoughtful man.
YES" answered Senator Sorghum. II
have noted such a tendency In AFFAIRS
with growing apprehension. Every once
in a while some one without any money
or influence worth mentioning gets an
Office
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29
His Advice.
Farmer--Mr.
Tit-Bits:

Tit-Bits: Amateur Farmer-Mr
Green, there seems to be something ser
Gus the matter with the horse I bought
II you yesterday. He coughs and
who ezes distressinsly, and / think, per-
aaps he's ~wind-broken. What would
YOU advise me to do2
Horse Dealer (promptly)-SeI him as
quickly as you can, jes, like I did.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

A lawyer was asked what he re-
garded as mine points OF the law" or
what Is meant by possession Is nine
points of the law" and he answered In
this wise: Success In n law suit re-
quires ID n good Zeal of money, CD q
good deal OF patience. (3) a good cause,
90 a good lawyer, (5l a good counsel,
90 good witnesses. % a good jury, (S)
a good Judge, and 80 good luck
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

Had thai French sexto admitted
Count Boni de Castellane to church in
q striped sweater. sky blue knee panta-
looms, Scotch golf hose and low necked
shoes, he might have been around IN
a few lays with a hurdy-gurdy on his
back demanding admission.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

The latest fad among wealthy women
of England Is to have a silver model Of
their pet dogs and cats. The model Is
made small, for an ornament, while the
pet is alive, or after its death a life
size and exact model is made OF silver,
and this takes the place OF the stured
and mounted pet formerly popular.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

A Pennsylvania man blind from birth
lately had sight given to him by a sur
gical operation, n as soon as his eyes
could bear the light complimented the
surgeon upon his luxuriant whiskers.
and told the nurse that she was the
most beautiful woman he ever saw"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

Before. v~enturing to p a before King
Edward, James j. Corbett should re-
member that II has been less than n
fortnight since his majesty had a rather
unpleasant experience with another
broken SPAR.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

Grace Emmerson. a young OF
Clyde. N. Y, stands In no terror or
mosquitoes or kindred pests. The In
slant that n fly, mosquito. bee or other
insect bites or stings her It drops dead.
The bite leaves only a small red spot
without the usual swelling or infam-
nation. Doctors have n theory In eY-
cry such case, Of course. In regard &c
Miss Emmerson they say that her
condition Is due to a peculiar condition
OF the blood, which at some line has
been poisoned by insect bites, these act
ing as an an~ti-toxine or virus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

The nurse Of the new italian royal
infant Is q lady TO be envied. Besides
receiving liberal pay n a pension
she will get $1,000 with baby's first
tooth, another $4,000 when the child Is
able to speak and $4,000 more when her
little royal highness can walk alone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

According to a dispatch from Oxford.
Eng, 1t is proposed to confer the hon
orary degree OF doctor OF letters upon
Professor Charles A. Briggs and Pro-
lessor Frank Brown OF Union Theolog-
ical seminary at the forthcoming com
memoration at Oxford university.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

A Pennsylvania grand jury has rec
commended solitary confinement with
bread and water diet as a remedy for
the tramp nuisance. The theory is that
the tramp is a social being and would
shun a locality where sueh ~barbarous
punishment Is inflicted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

A Boston paper says that not one OF
the 1000 milHonaires In the United
States caS write poetry. II might,
quite as truthfully, have said that not
one of the poets in this country is a
millionaire.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

Lloyds published a report. October 3,
1899, to the effect that gold valued at
$500, 900 and in transit had been COM
Wandered or seized by the Transvaal
authorities. This was before the South
African war had broken out. for the
Beers did not enter Natal until Octo-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

"At the baptizing last Sunday" says
a Georgia exchange, Brother Johnson
was caught by the left foot by an al
ligator, and will have to be baptized
over as soon as he Is able to be out"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

Russell Sage says he makes money
because there are so many fools In the
world. Uncle Sage's idea OF a fool Is
a man who thinks money is made to
spend.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29
LL0YDS is HELD LIABLE.

Must Sustain Loss OF Insured Gold Com
mandeered by Beers.
London, June 25.-Considerable inter
est has been aroused by the success OF
the Drei-Fontein case I'm appeal court.
In which Lloyds Is held for the s50O.00o
which the Transvaal government com
Wandered from a rain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

A Nebraska paper says that a musical
clgaret box is the latest thing out. Every
time you open the box and take a cigaret
out IL plays Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

This spring, when the bell was tolling
for the first passengers to go down for a
day upon the beach, n very pretty giri
and q young mar boarded the boat, while
in front Of them walked n handsome,
elderly woman and n younger girl.
1t was Mrs. Lane again with her fam
lily. But Jack was one of the number,
and on Miss Grace's hand there was a
sparkling
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

"No work is too lowly to be worthy
ones best efforts" said Mrs. Lane.
Thank you, madame" said Jack,
that Is precisely what my mother told
me-"
Mrs. Lanes eyes met those Of the
young man and a bond OF sympathy, not
soon to be broken, was established be-
tween them.
The sail was all too short and, when
Jack said goodbye to the ladies at the
boats destination, they all shook hands
and hoped they would see him again.
MAY / write to you sometimesT'
asked Jack OF Mrs. Lane, with a sly
glance at Miss Grace.
"You may, indeed" said Mrs. Lane,
"and we will all be glad to hear from
you."
New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
TNITERSITY GLEE GLIB CONCERT.

The thirteenth private concert of the University
Glee Club took place at the Waldorf-Astoria last
evening Organized half dozen years ago by a
few graduates of Columbia Harvard and Yale
this club now numbers about sixty singers. alumni
OF a dozen universities. While 1t is primarily
glorifed college glee club and maintains the best
traditions of college music. it has attained
theiess, under its conductor, Arthur d. Woodruff
higher plane of excellence.
The programme of last nights was we'll
calculated to show the qualities Of the club ad
vantage. IL included Attenhofer's Spring Song"
Arthur Foote's setting of Hiawatha's majestic and
melancholy farewell and of Franz, Schu-
mann, Chaminade and Goring Thomas by Miss
Shannah Cumming.
The young German vioiiniste. Miss Anna E.
Often played Chopn's nocturne in E fat major
the scherzo Iarantelle" OF Wieniawski and the
Scene de la Czarda," by Hubay
Such songs as Wake. Freshman Walker Thou
Art My own Love" and Johnny Harvard were
pleasantly reminiscent OF the college campus. and
Merry Poverty terminated the concert
New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
COLUMBIA SUMNER SCHOOL.
COURSES WHICH HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR
THE STUDENTS THIS YEAR

Arrangements have now been completed for the
holding Of the second annual summer session OF
Columbia University. The session will open on
Monday, July g. and close Friday. August 16
Each course of instruction will consist. last
year Of thirty lectures but instead of being given
each of six days for five weeks as in 1900 the
instruction this year will be given five days for
each of six weeks No lectures other academic
exercises will be he'd on Saturdays. On those
days opportunity will be given for students to
visit, under guidance. points Of scenic historic
interest in the vicinity of New-York and to visit
the great museums and collections in Central
Park where the chief objects Of interest will be
pointed and explained
The Administrative Board OF the summer session
rcrrains before. and consists OF President Low.
Professor Butler. director Of the summer session.
Dean Russell. of the Teachers College
Tho number of courses to bo offered has been
greatly increased and will cover many additional
subjects. In education seven courses will be
offered. dealing with every phase OF the history,
theory and practice OF teaching In the depart
ment OF English six courses will be offered. Pro-
fessor A V. Williams Jackson will repeat his
course Shakespeare. which popular in
the summer session of 1900 and will add course
Chaucer and the History OF the English Lam
guage." a course in Fine Arts will be given
by George s Kellogg, dealing with the history
and interpreted tiOn of art, and intended dis
tnctly culture course. There will be given an ele
mentary course in Spanish. a subject which has
come into new prominence during the last two
years.
Three courses will be offered in German. both
element tary and advanced three in history. two in
Latin. two in manual training and three In mathe-
matics, by Mr. Keyser; three in philosophy. three
In physics and four in physical training, by DR..
Savage and his staff Of gymnasium assistants,
and by Miss Jessie II. Bancroft Supervisor OF
Physical Training in the Public Schools OF the Bor
ough OF Brooklyn. and three In psychology. Many
Of these courses of special interest 10 New
York City teachers. as they are formulated with a
view meeting the requirements Of the Board Of
Examiners for the higher licenses in the city of
New York including those for head OF department
and for principal
In addition to the formal courses OF instruction.
than forty in number. which cred
tied part OF the regular work OF the university
and counted toward the appropriate degrees or
diplomas there will be a series OF lectures gem
eral subjects on each Tuesday and Thursday OF
the summer session These lectures will give op-
portunity for the presentation OF topics OF general
interest in the field OF science and that OF litera
ture. Among the lecturers in this course will be
Professor Harry Thurston Peck. Brander Mat
thews and Professor A. V. Williams Jackson.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
NOT FOR PASSENGERS.
TROLLEY CAR TELEPHONE FOR WRECKS INSTEAD
OF FORGOTTEN MESSAGES

They almost the only occupants OF the
swiftly moving suburban trolley which from
some where back in the Jersey hills TO the shore
Of the Hudson whence the passengers reached the
great city by ferry boat. They husband and
wifc-you could tell that from the way they talked
one did have he Sherlock Holmes 10 in
fer that ne on his way to business. and that
she was coming in for days shopping. Both had
been over the same route many times before, so
the samcnoss Of the Jersey landscape did i'm
press them For reason other she turned
around in her seat and began to study the other
end OF the ear.
John. will YOU look at that" she exclaimed sud
denly
John looked in the direction indicated, hut failed
to anything Of startling nature. Look at
what he demanded.
Their. There's telephone back there she gasped.
fore" '''''' - = '''' ''p'''e III " ''
There was no mistakine it. The telephone was
there. securely fastened to the wall beside the
rear door. for once John was not ready with an
Il think its fine idea" began the wife. Just
think, II yoH,ye forgotten something You can tee-
There was silence for a moment. then she began
John, I've forgotten something. ! meant to tell
Mary to give Cecil that cough medicine"
But m AFRAID ANY he E haTs here eG so much
grip around I,ll telephone TO her about it..
he said nothing about IT, They had been married
wife went to the conductor without delay MS
~ n am ss% sorrE y mad"m NJ but bo5 s private ine only
telephone for wreckinG car. was the conductors
She did not quite understand. and John went
back to ask more questions The conductor told
him that the idea originated in the brain of the
general MANAGER OF a line out IN 81 Louis. He
the poles az the side of the road, He pointed out
bamboo fishing pole which had two metal hooks
To CONNECT with The telephone in the car hang
the fish pole over the top wire and attach that
We can get the barn inside Of two minutes and il
has saved an hour or two of valuable time in the
last two weeks"