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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-12

How a man swaggers in and orders goods
nearly always intimates that ne is being
robbed The meanness of people crops out
most surely in money matters-Atchison
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-12

Do not get ''short" if you want to get
along--Golden Days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-12

The Best of Tonnes.
Hon. W. C. Chambers, Chief Justice
of Samoa, says: sI have tried one bot.
tie of Peruna and can ffufhfuuy Sayit
is one of the best fonics ever used"
A Grand Tonic.
Mrs. Gridfey, mother of Captain
GridIey, of the "Olympia, writes: "l
used Peruna and can frufhfuiIy say II
is grand tonic.
For OYerWOrk.
MIR. Teff Johnson, q prominent actor
of Washington, ID. C., writes from
Fourteenth and ssF' streets: ssLn tho
effort to improve a condition impaired
by overw0rk, have found nothing
that has done as much good as Pc.
ruaa."
For q WORKOUT System.
Mrs. Catherine 7of, President oval.
kyrfen Association" 500 Cottage
Grove avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
ssF often advise Peruna In cases of
WORKOUT system and a broken down
constitution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-12

or four things in regard to the res
directed body that are beyond guess
ing and beyond mistake.
In the first place, I remark in re-
gard to your resurrected body, it will
be a glorious body. The body we
have now is mere skeleton of what
it would have been if sin had not
married and defaced it. Take the
made by an artist and chip it here
and chip it there with a chisel, and
batter and bruise it here and there
and then stand it out in the storms
of hundred years, and the beauty
would be gone. Well, the human
body has been Clipped and battered
and bruised and damaged with the
storms of thousands of years-the
physical defects of other generations
coming down from generation to gem
GRAFTON, we inheriting the infelicities
of past generations. But in the morn
ing OF the resurrection the body will
be adorned and beautif1ed according
to the original model. And there is
no such difference between q gymnast
and an emaciated wretch in q Lag
arctic as there will be q difference
between our bodies as they are now
and our resurrected forms. There
you will see the perfect eye after the
waters Of death have washed ont the
stains Of tears and study. There you
will see the perfect hand after the
knots of toll have been united from
the knuckles. There you win see the
form erect and elastic after the bur
/ dens have gone or the shoulder-the
very life of God in the body. In this
world the most impressive thing, the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-12


but the son after awhile lost his hold
on the rigging and was dashed down.
The father supposed he had gone hope
lessly under the wave. The next day
the father was brought ashore from
the rigging in an exhausted state and
laid on bed in a fisherman's hut, and
after many hours had passed he came
to consciousness and saw lying beside
him on the same bed his boy. Oh, my
friends, what a glorious thing it Will
be if we wake up at last to find our
loved ones beside us, coming up from
the same plot in the graveyard, coming
ND in the same morning ight-the ia
Their and son alive forever, all the loved
ones alive forever, never more to weep.
never more to part, never more to die.
May the God of peace that brought
again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great Shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the everlasting
covenant make you perfect in every
good work, to do His will, and let the
associations of this morning transport
our thoughts to the grander assem-
blare before the throne. The one hum
dred and forty and four thousand and
the great multitude that no man can
number" some of our best friends
among them, we after awhile to join
the multitude. Glorious anticipation!
Blest are the saints beloved Of God:
washed are their robes in Jesus blood.
Brighter than angels, 10. they shine.
Their wonders splendid and sublime.
Ny soul anticipates the day.
Would stretch her wings and soar away
To aid the song. the palm to bear.
And bow. the chief of sinners. there.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
A Story OF Ruskin.

The Bookman: Here is a true Ruskin
story that has never been published:
A certain person in this country sent
n friend Of his in England an Amer
lean edition Of Ruskin's works. They
were seized by the customs, of course,
nd were in peril of confiscation, when
the consignee learned that il he could
procure a letter from Mr.. Ruskin al
lowing the books to pass into England
the customs would release them. Ac-
cordingly a letter of request was sent
TO Mr.. Ruskin. who replied promptly
and with characteristic verve as fol-
lows:
"Sir: ] do not see that your friends
desire to give you a present at my tx
pense is any apology for your in
trusion upon me. Yours, etc., John
Ruskin."
The books came back to America,
but, in spite of very tempting offers,
the recipient of Mr.. Ruskin's curt re-
ply refuses to part with the auto
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
Faith Cure-and a. Poultice.

New York Herald: 1t seldom occurs In
this enlightened age that there is not a
man of the moment, of the occasion, who
says the right thing at the right time
and clears away a mass of blunder and
misconceDtion.
The opportunity produced the right man
once more at the graduation exercises Of
the Bellevue hospital medical college.
He was the Rev. David j. Burrell, who
addressed the graduating class. He
opened the young doctors ears by de-
claring: 81 believe In the faith cure :" and
then told why:
"Hezekiah the king was going to die.
and the prophet came in and prayed. The
prophet prayed n put on a fig poultice.
That is the point of the c~ure-after o
get through praying put on a poultice.
That is the reason l believe in faith
cure"
That is the position of the community
and the health authorities in n nutshell.
Nobody objects to the prayers and spir-
itual administrat tons of the faith-curists.
Per Sc they can do no harm. but they
cannot be permitted to the exclusion OF
the regular practitioner.
Ii is the poultice that the law insists
upon. and 1t is the poultice that will cure
while many precious appeals are made
Ger divine interposiuon-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
STORY OLE JusTIcE FIELp.
Sympathetic Side of the Great Jur.
lists Nature.

" . y INutuECs
Philadelphia Evening Post. The
late Justice Stephen j.. Field of the
United States supreme court was gen
orally Regarded by lawyers as a some
what irascible old geRtiemah. But an
anecdote of the venerable jurist by
Master in Chancery William Fenimore
Cooper, who formerly served as a page
IN the supreme court, shows that be.
meath his cloak Of austerity the emf
nent jurist concealed a secoifd nature
that was sympathetic, charitable and
even tender. Mr.. Cooper is now an
officer of the court iii Chicago. Since
the death of the much discussed JUS
tice, Mr.. Cooper has consented to talk
et the days when IL was his privilege
to see the phases of Justice Fields life
little known TO the outside world.
ut was Mr.. Fields custom to pro.
vide himself with new banknotes from
the United States treasury depart.
ment," said the master in chancery.
These he carried in a long, old fash
Toned poeketbook. He would never
fold a bill, and expressed his unquali-
fled displeasure when lie received In
change a soiled or old banknote. The
world will never know of the almost
ihterminable drain that his daily char
tiles made on the contents of that
enormous leather wallet l have car
ried many d messenger OF cheer TO the
home of poverty at his bidding. While
in a peculiar mood one day, Justice
Field severely r~eprimanded Page Hem
ry Mccall for an offense of which the
page was innocent. But the member
OF the highest court in the land could
not be persuaded that his course was
not the correct one. Mccall felt hui
inflated, but he wa q little gentle
man and held his peace. Court adj
journed for two hours, and upon the
return of Justice Field to his chambers
he sent me for Mccall. Come to my
house at Z o'clock this evening" was
the only order Justice Field had for
the page he had eensured. With min
gled feelings of doubt and despair, my
colleague called at the Field residence
at the time specified, was ushered into
the %jurist's library, and told to hold
the books which Mr.. Field began,
without explanation or ceremony, to
take from The shelves. When the vet
eran lawyer had piled about fifteen
volumes into Page McCall's arms, he
gruiily remarked:
"llenry, I'm very sorry for the way
] treated you today. / realize that my
conduct was unwarranted, and / beg
your pardon. Here are some choice
books. Keep them ns a nucleus for
your library. Keep them, young man,
and-keep your temper, too, whatever
you do! Good night
Justice Field never alluded to the
incident which / have just related"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
Shells.

Portland Oregonian: Among the
numberless ~curiosities Sent home by
members of the Oregon volunteers
from Manila are many specimens of
a thin scmi-transparent shell used in
the Philippines for window glass. No
one here could imagine what kind Of
an animal produced such n shell, and
il has been left for one OF the returned
volunteers to furnish the explanation.
He says it is produced by a sort of BIZ
valve Of the oyster variety, known
throughout the east as the Chinese.
It is used for windows and also in
lanterns. The Chinese grind up the
shell and make from IL the silver paint
so common i'm their water colors. The
riynlye Is very common In the phil
ippincs, and a very good and cheap
substitute for glass; one that is eX-
tremely ingenious and suggestive Of
the value Of Shells. The shell is so
transparent that print "a readily be
sect through it. and admitting a mel
low light in a room where 1t is used
as window glass. One could almost
imagine that il was some skillful iT-
vention of the natives, could not the
growth of rings be readily observed.
The outer side of the shell is percepti-
bly, rough, while the interior is per-
fectly glazed over, and in the light has
the pearly luster found in many of the
thin shelled oyster-like mollusks of
the t~roDics,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
THE AUTO CRAZE.
Lessons Learned From the Bicycle Boom,
of Ise Now.

Ainslee's: The best idea Of the advance
or automobile construction In America
today Is gained not so much from the
iact that a couple of years ago there
were barely one hundred automobiles In
the United states. while now there a"s
thousands, but rather from the steady
progress or new automobile inventions
and serviceable devices. THE whole
country. seems to have gone automobile
mad declared an official of the United
States patent office the other day. while
conversing with the writer. I'VE have
more patents filed for devices
today than for n other branch OF in
yention, n still they come pouring in.
The same might be said Of the formation
OF new for automobile con-
struction. Scarcely a day passes that the
newspapers do not record the incorpora-
ton OF a new automobile company.
Barely one year e there were but ten
~ecognlzed manufacturers Of automobiles
In America, while now there are more
than 800. All the energy that went into
the great bicycle boom Of the last de-
cade would appear to have diverted It
SELF Int othe new channel. Nor have tho
lessons of the bicycle boom been loet
Little fear as there need be at present OF
an overproduction of automobiles it ia
clearly recognized that quick production
must be one or the essentials OF success.
Those makers who launched their auto
mobiles first now have the strongest grin
on the market. A case In point IS one
New aork nrm that succeeded, In turn
10 @SN StAA AA am
Giles before Its machines were really ner-
fected. What these early machines lacked
was rapidly supplemented by the sugres-
tons and criticisms of the purchasers
themselves, so that by the time the other
makers began TO put forth their now
products this company was able to ex-
change its defective machines for new
automobiles of an improved pattern
which could be t.S.sted to climb steen
mountain ranges or to win races abroad
For another ~year-perhaps two or
three years-the manufacturers will bo
able to keep their prices at the present
top notch, ranging from $500 to SO 00o.
The Is still the newest thing
and as such appeals to the moneyed nee.
pie who can afford to crafty their desire
for novelty. Princes and potentates arc
among the most prominent automobilists
abroad. while in this country the hest
known advocates of the new sport are
such multi-millionaires as William X
Vanderbilt, George Gould, Clarence n
Mackay and John Jacob Aston. After tina
automobile has ceased to be a mere Ill
version for the wealthy, 1t will behoove
manufacturers to consider the generaI
public. Then prices must drop. as they
are dropping now In france for ali auto
mobiles, with the exception of racing ma
chimes and vehicles for Show
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
OnIy Human.

Chicago Tribune: They occupied two
$3.50 seats at the opera-those two
women did.
The wore high and costly hats on
their heads and an aspect OF grim de-
termination on their faces.
For the young woman In q $3.50 seat
behind them had said:
Il beg your pardon, but will you
please remove your hats?"
And each had answered: /
mo, / will not" I.
When the first scene was over she
asked them again, and again they ans
wered mo"
Then she went to the head usher and
made complaint.
YES" he said, 1T ~ a hardship,
madam, but | hesitate TO ask them to-
take off their hats, for l know them,
and / know they would refuse, and IL /
should undertake to compel them there
would be a scene. But / can do better
for you than that. There Is q vacant
seat directly In front of them. Go and
take that and I will see that you arc
not disturbed"
She took II.
With her face wreathed in smiles she
turned to them and said:
Keep your hats on, ladies, il you
choose. You will not incommode me In
the least"
Then she put on her own hat. a close
imitation of q Gainsborough in It's de-
sign, makeup and general scope, and
sat serenely with 1t IN her head
through all the rest of the performance.
For she was only human, and the
provocation was great.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15

philadelphia Telegram: Augustus Hare
tells an amusing story of one of his
charming ~peripatetic lectures In Rome,
lie, had conveyed his little flock, which
Included at least one live prince, through
the Palace OF the Caesars and had gath
cred them near the forum, when he OBJ
served a mysterious stranger who had
attached himself to the party looking
more and more angry every minute" At
Hare no longer. He burst forth in de-
nunciations. All that this person has
In n loud voice, about the Palace OF the
Caesars he has had the effrontery to re-
late 10 you us II II were his own. You will
he ~astonished, gentlemen and ladies', to
hear that it Is taken word for word
word for word, without the slightest ac-
neutrality-suspicious. Mr.. Hare's Walks
In Rome " "All / said" says Mr.. Hare,
was: oh, i am so much obliged to you.
' old not know there was anybody In the
world who would defend my interests go
Kindly am Augustus Hare" II was
a Aidgniticent momen
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
A Duchess 100 ParasoIs.

From an English letter: The duch-
sss of York is a most enthusiastic coll
Iector of parasols. She has no fewer
than 100, and all are made from special
designs in order that the combination
of color with her costume and hat may
be perfectly realized. The duchess,
previous to going into mourning for
the queen of Denmark, was develop
ing into one of the best dressed women
in the country. Many people think
that the little curl which her highness
wears on the forehead is an imitation
of the princess of Wales. Nothing of
the kind. AS a matter of fact when
the duchess was n child she fell down
and cut her forehead on a fender. This
left n very ugly scar, and in order to
hide this scar the delightful little curl
which has been so freely initiated was
brought into request.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15

stefan. She cannot bring herself to
tell everything, and the physician il
at a constant disadvantage. This is
why, for the past twenty-five years,
thousands of women have been CON
Rding their troubles to Mrs. Pinkham,
and whose advice has brought happi-
ness and health to countless women in
the United States.
Mrs. Chappell, Of Grant Park, ILL.,,
whose portrait we publish, advises all
suffering women to seek Mrs. Pink
hams advice and use Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, as they
cured her of inflammation of the ovaries
and womb she, therefore, speaks from
knowledge, and her experience ought
10 give others confidence. Mrs. Pink
hams address is Lynn, Mass, and her
advice 10 absolutely free.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
500 Reward. 800.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been
able TO cure in all its stages. and that is
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ternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally. acting directly OF. the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation OF the disease.
and giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting IA
tuvc In doing It's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
n case that II falls to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address
+. J CHENEY 81 CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are he best.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
CHAPTER Il.


While we were besieged In the lega.
lions we were quite unaware of any.
thing going on In the city outside Of
us until July Is, after the so-called
truce, when we paid q native a large
sum to smuggle into the compound
copies Of the Picking Gazette, the gov
eminent organ, from date of June 10
TO July 10. inclusive: The TRANSACTIONS
OF such parts as relate to the Boxers
or Foreigners that appear below shows
First, the dupliclty OF the empress IN
apparently trying to suppress the Box
ers prior to declaration of war Inc 10;
second, her open encouragement I'm
edicts from that date until the defeat
OF her armies at Tien Tsin under Gen
ERALS Sung Ching, Ma va Kun and
Mich Shih Chen July II, and, third, her
Immediate change and attempt to cur
fy favor by d~enouncing the Boxers in
the, edicts of July 10 and 10. While
trying het best 10 murder all the for
elgn ministers she was having her own
ministers abroad inform the countries
TO whom they were accredited that the
foreign ministers were perfectly safe
here. The edicts speak for themselves.
and are an eloquent appeal to the for
eign powers never to allow this treach-
erous woman, or any other Manchu for
that matter, TO occupy the throne of
China,
June 13-1Gdict: Two days since q
member Of the Japanese legation. tho
clerk In chancery, was murdered by
d~esperadoes Iher own soldiers In gov
eminent uniforml outside the Yung
Ting gate. We were exceedingly
grieved to learn of this. The officials
OF ~neighboring nations on duty In
Peking should receive our protection
In every possible way, particularly In
sum timnH nc tho frnCnnt TxNyhnn Nyn
are planning to kill them ell at oncel,
when every exertion must be used, be-
cause desperadoes are as thick as
bees. We have repeatedly commanded
the various local officials to secure the
most perfect quiet in their districts,
yet in spite or these orders we haye
this case OF murder OF the ~Japeneae
chancellor occurring In the very capt.
tai OF the empire. The civil and mill
tary officials have been too femiss in
not clearing their districts of bad
characters or arresting the proper per-
sons, so we hereby set q limit OF time
for the arrest and punishment Of such
criminals thine not stated. Should
the time expire without a successful
search for the guilty then the RESPONSE
BILE official will be given a penalty. I'm
other words, if the murderer Of the
japanese is not discovered before we
drive all the foreigners out and the plot
falls because OF this premature murder
giving 1t away. somebody will have to
pay for it,
Edict No. 2-The Boxer desperadoes
have recently been causing trouble in
the neighborhood OF the capital, and
finally Picking has become involved. We
have a number OF times issued edicts
In explicit terms ordering the military
commanders on duty near the capital
IN mt an end IN fhnca Itpt,,rha ,o.u z
Notwithstanding which cases Of muir
der and arson are reported and bad
characters are circulating malicious
rumors under pretense that they are
only revenging themselves on converts,
Concluded Next Week.)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
SPORT IN WESTERN CANADA.
While the Farmers Grain Is Ripen-
ing and His Stock Growing Fat,
He May Have PLENTY a Shnnfinn.

While the Farmers Grain is Ripeu-
ing and His Stock Growing Fat,
He May Have Plenty o Shooting.
There Is probably no country on the
American continent where the life or
the farmer carries with 1t that assur-
ance Of comfort and success ~ does
Western Canada. Nor Is there to be
found anywhere else such q pleasant
combination. Game abounds every
where, and nowhere does 1t afford such
perfect amusement. A noted sportsman
writing Of the favorite pastime says:
There is n particular spot where l
saw a man drop seventy mallards n
morning, and bring them all to bag,
too, for they dropped in open water or
on fa prairie. At the right season OF
the year you can see black lines and
triangles cut sharply out against the
sky all round you. moving very swiftly,
and you begin to wonder whether you
have enough cartridges to hold out.
You can hear the prairie chicken crow
ing like barn-door fowls; and a little
to the northeast Is a bit Of marshy
ground, cattle-poached, and dappled
with cleaning pools, where the snipe
are nearly as thick as mosquitoes. A
thin column Of blue smoke curling up
In the distance shows you where a few
wandering Indians have pitched their
camp, but there Is no other indication
Of civilization in sight. Still, the neigh
borhood is well settled, and a short
drive will bring you to a farmhouse
where you a buy the finest butter
and the freshest eggs for uncivilized
prices.
"A very short railway journey will
bring you to a country full Of deer and
the lordly wapiti, the king of the deer
tribe the world over; and down on the
fat, Doggy land by the lake shores the
moose will stand knee-deep In water OH
the summer evenings, ready TO lie
down when the flies get bothering. All
day you breathe the wild free air of
the prairie, and at night you are lulled
to sleep by the surge and ripple AMI
splash Of the waves on the beach, brok-
en- now and then by the weird banshee-
cry Of strange water fowl"
Particulars regarding settlement of
the lands Of Western Canada can be
had from any agent of the Canadian
Government, whose advertisement APP
pears elsewhere in your columns.
OLD READER
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-15
Advantage of BEING a Cook.

London Post: Between 800 and 900 OF
The poor-law school children of London
have been asked to write essays on the
theme, What / should like to be in
nfe, and why" The chief Characters
Tic is their altruism; they all want, or
profess to want, to help somebody.
Even the girl who would like to be a
duchess" Is solely influenced by the de-
sire "to be able TO share in the govern
ment of the country and to help those
who need helping" There is much
force in the reason given by another
Eirl in favor of being a cook-that If
you have a husband. and he is in a
bad temper, a well-cooked dinner may
put him in a good humor."