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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
LOVED BUT DID NOT WE'D.
Sweetheart Of Alexander Stephens
Passes Alvey.

Atlanta, Ga, special: The death of
Miss Carrie Wilkerson recalls to the
minds OF those who knew her that she
was the lifelong sweetheart of Alexan-
der Stephens, the former vice president
of the c~onfederacy and noted states
man. Miss Wilkerson and Mr. Stephens
lived in adjoining counties in early
youth and an attachment sprang up
between them which grew as the years
passed. Stephens never married,
neither did Miss Wilkerson, yet when
Stephens died Miss Wilkerson, a white
haired woman past go, vas Frustrated
with grief.
Miss Wilkerson, when a girl, was the
belle Of the neighborhood n her
beautiful face n quick understanding
won the heart of Stephens, then a ris-
ing young lawyer several years older
than she. Time passed, and Mr.. Ste
phens became absorbed in his profess
sion, while Miss Wilkerson moved to
Macon and the young hearts were sep
arated. But they never forgot each
other, however, and at intervals Mr..
Stephens found IN opportunity to see
her. His health, always bad. became
worse, and 1t is probable that the two
realized that marriage for them was a
JOY never TO be realized, yet each re-
manned the others devoted friend and
neither acknowledged any other love.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
A Postmaster's Discovery.

Lancaster, N. Y, April 21.-Mr. John
Remers, postmaster Of this village, was
taken with Diabetes four ago.
For two years he doctored with local
physicians as well as several specialists
from Buffalo, but got no better. In
deed he was gradually growing worse
He stopped taking the doctors medi-
cine and commenced a treatment of
Dodd's Kidney Pills. He used In all
about ten boxes and is as strong and
well to-day as ever he was.
He attributes his recovery to nothing
but Dodd's Kidney Pills and SAYS:
IF l could only talk five minutes to
every n who has Diabetes am sure
l could convince them that they needn't
suffer a moment longer when Dodd's
Kidney Pills are on sale in every drug
store.
II will cheerfully answer any letters
from sick men or women, us | think
every Diabetes sufferer should be told
of Dodd's Kidney Pills. the remedy
that saved my life"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
PRINCE HENRY'S DIET.
Why Was He Fed Continually on
TerrapIn and Canvas-6ack7

Harper's Weekly: Certain details of the
princes visit viewed In the retrospect do
not seem to reflect undue credit upon the
discriminating judgment of his entertain
ers. His itinerary and the necessary dis
comforts thereof were not ours to change,
since, like the summer b~reezes, the
princes goings were of his own listing:
but those who looked after the gastrono-
mic side of his highness' American tour
appear to nave been a singularly fatuous
lot. A perusal of the menus OF the va
rious festivities at which our guest sat
him down and ate shows an overwhelm-
Ing array Of blue point oysters, terrapin
and canvasback duck. If the prince were
to conclude from this that these things
are the chief staples of food In this coun-
try, and that our hams are made only for
export, he would not lack Justification,
and In the matter Of canvasback ducks
he must have suspected at least that we
were experimenting will him to see IL q
single individual could eat thirty game
birds in as NAM days and survive the
ordeal In full enjoyment Of his digestive
powers,
Upon what principle Prince Henry was
accompanied everywhere he went by q
~gastronomic guard Of terrapin and can
vas backs is one Of the mysteries. Why
he was not introduced to chicken a la
Maryland is a point as full of perplexities
as a naval controversy. and for what
earthly reason 1t was considered wise to
overload his stomach with petits tours
and marrons glaces at every feast, to the
exclusion of planked shad, sally-lunn,
buckwheat cakes, pumpkin pie and Bos-
ton baked beans. we shall probably never
know. We can understand, In a measure,
why IT was that the prince was given n
special performance OF grand opera, which
he can get every night of the week at
home, rather than that he should have
been entertained at Weber & Fields, the
like of which he never saw anywhere from
Potsdam TO antipodes. There were good
reasons for this, but why a man who has
come hither TO see how We live and what
we live on should have nothing but an
endless vista of terrapin and petits fours,
canvasback ducks and marrons, blu point
oysters and Camembert, surpasses capac-
ity of human intelligence to answer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
She Dropped Il.

Ohio State Journal: A story is going
the rounds wherein figure two well known
Columbus ladies and a. parrot, Mrs. A.
paid a special call at the home Of Mrs.
Ii. the other day and was ushered into
the living room by the maid of all work
10 await the appearance OF Mrs. b..
Mrs. Il. had come INTO possession OF n
parrot only a short time before, and had
been keeping the bird In the living room.
Polly has n very good command of Eng
fish, and appears TO know when to use 1t.
Mrs. A. sat down with her back TO the
bird without noticing II, and as Polly
made no sound she remained In ignorance
of its presence.
Observing a beautiful vase on the man
tel, Mrs. A. arose from her seat and,
crossing the floor, took down the dainty
piece of bric-abrac TO xamin II. She
gazed on It rapturously, completely abb
sorbed by its elegant decorations, wheen
suddenly from just behind her came the
shrill and stern command:
Drop It! Drop it,
Mrs. A. obeyed and turned with n
scream to face the imperturbable gaze OF
Polly, who sat In her cage with her green
head slyly perked to one side. ON the
floor lay the beautiful vase, smashed tC
bits. At this most embarrassing moment
Mrs. Il. entered the room. Before Mrs
A. could explain the situation Polly shook
out her feathers and remarked:
you're 1t! You're IT, You're it,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
GETTING BOARD IN BOSTON.
The Applicant Must Pass q Most
PIoId Examination,

Boston Herald; Until one has tried It,
the difnuculties of obtaining a boarding
place In some OF the very beautiful, but
conservative, suburbs of Boston are not
realized. You can pass a civil service ex-
animation or obtain a life insurance poll
Icy more easily. A young Boston newspa-
per man, who had decided TO exchange
the excitements of the city for the quiet
simplicity of the country, sailed forth
bravely one day recently, but returned to
town wondering II he looked like a sec
ond-story burglar or a sneak thief, ow-
Ing to the rigid cross-questioning he had
received from sundry timid householders
When he started out he was well armed
with refences of the most excellent char
acter, but when he returned he found that
ne had been compelled to tell the entire
story OF his life, and even then the mat
ter had not been settled. One gray beard
ed gentleman, living in a beautiful old
fashioned house not far from. Roxbury,
proved to be the prize inquisitor of the
lot. He placed the applicant on the rack
Tor an hour and a half, firing questions
at him with maxim-gun rapidly. When
the late Ii Hung Chang was In this coun-
try he was noted for the strangely per-
tonal questions he asked all the people
ne met. The aged Roxbury gentleman
was able TO beat Earl Ii at his own
game. He started out with queries as to
the applicants business, his age, his fam
lily, the time he had lived In Boston and
whether he was likely to be out nights.
The old gentleman wanted to know IL the
applicant had any friends. and, IL SO, who
were they. The question, however, which
appeared to be the most vital, was one
the matter of being out nights. The APP
rlicant finally. witt tears In his eyes,
confessed that 1t was quite likely that
some nights he would be out until mid
night or later, at work. WALL"
drawled the aged Roxbury resident at
the conclusion of this protracted inter
view, Il guess If you can't get in by 9
O'Clock at the latest you can't come here"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
QUEEN HAS
Grave Complications Admitted In
Wilhelmina's Case.

The Hague, April 21.--An official bulle-
tin was issued this morning from Castle
Loo stating Queen Wilhelmina had passed
a fairly quiet night. The alarming fever
which has complicated the queens condi-
ton is now officially admitted to be
typhoid. Up to the present time the mall
ady has run the ordinary course.
The Official Journal Of The Hague
contains a notification from the minis
ter of the interior, DR.. Kuyper, to the
effect that Prince Henry of the Meth
erlands, the prince consort, desires that
all public festivities in celebration of
his birthday, April 10, be cancelled in
consequence Of the queens illness.
All classes OF the population are
deeply grieved at the illness Of Queen
Wilhelmina. Prince Henry of the
Netherlands, The prince consort, is
overwhelmed with anxiety and hardly
leaves the queens bedside. The queens
mother is in constant attendance on the
royal patient, Whenever her majesty
enjoys peaceful sleep Prince Henry
busily occupies himself in replying per
sonally to the numbers of kilograms
which are constantly arriving from Eu-
ropean sovereigns and courts.
The illness Of Queen Wilhelmina Is
a universal topic throughout the coun-
try, and the various public bodies have
expressed sympathy for the queen and
their hopes for her recovery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
CONDEMNED in Missouri and Confisca.
a@J - ~

feu In New York.
Judge Clarke Of st. Louis has con.
victed and fined heavily a number OF
grocers for selling baking powders
containing alum.
The week before the Health Depart,
ment Of New York seized a quantity Of
stun being sold for baking powder
which they found was made from alum
mixed with ground rock, and dumped
1t into the river.
The Health Authorities are thus TAX.
Ing effective means to prevent the in:
PRODUCTION into our markets of injuri-
GUS substitutes in place of wholesome
baking powders.
AS alum costs only two cents a pound
there is a great temptation for those
manufacturers who make substitutes
and imitation goods to use 1t. Alum
baking powders can be detected by
the health authorities by chemical an
Hlysis, but the ordinary housekeeper,
whose assistance In protecting the
health Of the people is important, can
not make a chemical examination.
She may easily know the alum powders,
however, from the fact that they are
sold at from ten to twenty cents for
n pound can, or that some prize-like a
spoon, or glass, or piece of crockery, or
wooden ware-is given with the powder
as an ~inducement.
! AS the people continue to realize the
Importance of this subject and consum,
ers insist OF having baking powder OF
established name and character, and as
the health authorities continue their
vigorous crusades, the alum danger
will, it is hoped, finally be driven from
our homes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Naming the Child.

Detroit Journal: When the new girl
baby arrived there was much discus
sion among the members of the family
as to what her name should be.
w will call her 'Geraldina," said
the fond mother.
Why not call her 'Esmeralda? 2"
asked the first grandmother. II saw
that name in a story once, and always
wanted to try 1t on a baby
oh" murmured the second grand
mother, that would never do. Let us
call her 'Fanchon.'
But don't you think 'Eltessa' is a
pretty name, n so odd, too?" put In
one Of the aunts.
Excuse me, ladies'" ventured the
poor father, who sat near by, but
you seem to forget what we are try
ing to find a name for a human being,
and not for a scent cigar"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Gypsy knowledge Of tho Future.

ut seems but little short of the mirac.
uious," says the writer of a most interest
Ing article on "Gypsies" In Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly ''to nave the hid.
den history of ones life read so perfect
ly by utter strangers, but the means by
which they make II appear that they do
so is not entirely palmistry, which, re-
garded as a science, has little part In
gypsy fortune telling. Romanys gather
every possible bit of information about
the inhabitants OF the neighborhood
where they happen to be sojourning, by
Judlcious questioning of servants and
neighbors, and hoard the treasure I'm their
marvellous memories. Add TO this the
fact that their naturally keen powers Of
observation have been raine for CEN
turtles to read character and life history
from the face, that certain generalities
always obtain with certain types OF hands
and faces, that general facts may apply
10 any ones past history, and that only
what m TO pass is remembered out
OF the mass of information given one, and
you have the key to their apparent, UNI
canny knowledge Of past and present"
1t is estimated that nearly 400, O0O, 600
kilograms are forwarded every year
tho Wor11 pUar
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
The PAST week IN
BUSINESS WORLD
Favorable Conditions In Most
Branches Of Trade Are
Reported.
SREAT DEAL OF BUILDING
Not for q Decade Has There Been
Such A~ctivity-Has Been d
Weather Market for the
Cereals.

New York, April 21.-R G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade today
says:
Weather conditions have been potent
for good during the past week. Retail
distribution was greatly accelerated,
which in turn enlarged the jobbing
trade and brought more pressure on
manufacturers for prompt Shipment
agricultural work was facilitated and
building operations made rapid prog
ress; traffic increases at the interior as
the condition of the country roads I'M
proved, which made collections better.
Some labor controversies were settled
and others averted. Complaints are
still heard bou the tardy deliveries,
but freight is less congested, and busi-
ness has increased to the extent or 6.g
per cent larger railway earnings for
April thus far than last year, and 1868
per cent over 1900.
Pressure for pig iron is very great,
but furnace men have contracted for
their output far into the future, n
consumers who want prompt delivery
are willing to pay premiums. Similarly
as to steel rails, the regular price OF
S28 has become nominal on current
business, an advance of So a ton being
readily paid for immediate delivery.
Specifications for new buildings
promise abundant additional contracts
for structural material. while some
mills have already sold their entire
output for 1902. Machinery and hard
ware ines share in the exceptional
activity and are doing a british export
business in spite of high prices.
Cotton goods have not followed the
fluctuations in the raw material, al
though It's strength has contributed to
the steadiness OF the finished product.
The feature OF the week was the IN
creased inquiry for export, and mills
catering to this trade are sold far
into the autumn. In the domestic
trade many bids slightly below ruling
prices were not considered. Wooden
goods are in less urgent demand. Buy
ing of dress goods has decreased and
jobbers gre beginning to go out with fall
lines. Footwear shipments from Bos-
ton have decreased, but jobbers are
placing orders for fall and the shops
are fairly we'll occupied. Shoe manu-
facturers are buying leather more free
ly, holding prices fairly steady, except
for hemlock sole, which lost n cent.
Grain and meats have continued
strong. There was some logical eX-
PLANTATION of the advance In corn, in
terror receipts falling to S57, 900 BUSH
els for the week, while Atlantic ex-
ports rose to 1884, S03 bushels. Wheat
was sustained by exports from all
ports of Ass, 1862 bushels, four includ-
ed, against 4,613, S91 a year ago.
Cotton attained a higher price, south
ern markets leading the advance on
decreasing port receipts n a good
demand from spinners. Sugar and cof-
fee have been notably weak, the latter
falling to within a sixteenth of the bot
tom record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Lost His
Rheumatism
By the use Of a bottle Of
St. Jacobs Oil.

SERGEANT JEREMIAH MAHRR, of Ard.
cath, Royal Irish Constabulary, says "My
friend, Mr.. Thomas Hand, has been a great
sufferer from rheumatism in the back and
joints for the last four years, during which
time he has employed many different
methods of treatment, but obtained no relief
whatever, and for the last two years has
been unable to walk without a stick, and
sometimes two sticks, and was in great pain
constantly. l induced him to procure a
bottle of St. Jacobs Oil, which he applied
with the most astonishing and marvellous
effects. Before he had finished using the
contents of the first bottle he could walk
readily without the aid of a stick, and after
a few applications from the second bottle he
was free from pain, and Las been ever since !;
and although fifty years of age and a farmer,
he can walk and work without experiencing
any pain or difficulty whatever"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
MUSICAL
German Criticism on Americas Ra-
vinqs Over kubeilk and Paderewski.

Berlin April 21.-The return of
Kubelik and Paderewski to Europe
with stories OF American money has
provoked the critics of Berlin to de-
clare that the musical standard of the
United States no longer rests on deal
ism, but on dollars and cents. Otto
Floersheim, a leading oracle, who has
just returned from America, said:
IF New York is the metropolis IF
American music the country has cause
to blush. The very air there reeks Of
office greed n mountebank methods.
The community is apparently ready to
worship any mediocrity with an un-
pronounceable name and a sleepless
advertising manager. The nation will
have only itself to blame if il is now
deluged with visits of artists unpro-
vided with any claim to artistic merit.
$50 sordid has the whole environ
ment become that 1 found great sing
ers and players permitting themselves
to be glorified as appearing for char
ity's sake while accepting full pay be-
hind the stage. Two years ago Berlin
froze out Kubelik and Paderewski so
decisively thai neither performer has
had the courage to return. My obser-
vations in America have confirmed the
wisdom of that judgment"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
is IN BAD a
Osceoia Mining Company Over Q
Half Million to the Bad"

selling copper on the part of the man
agement of the Osceola Mining company,
is the finding of the committee appointed
by stockholders TO investigate the az
fairs Of the concern at the recent annual
meeting. In other respects the manage
ment is declared to ave been efficient
and the affairs of the company honestly
conducted. The statement OF assets n
cash at Boston. $49. 367, and copper on
hand at an estimated value of 1870, 900.
The total liabilities are 81, 667, 2i2. OF this
amount sSS2,bsS is due the United Metals
Selling company.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
NEW X PLANTS.
The Hammondst to Spend S2,ooo,ooo
on Buildings In CHICAGO.

Chicago, April 1S.-The G. II. Ham,
mond company has awarded the contract
for constructing Its new plant at the
Union stock yards, and work will begin at
once. The contract provides for buildings
a~ggregating a cost of about $1,000, 900. The
plans provide for five structures, includ-
ing every department Of the packing bust
ness. 1t is hoped to complete the plant
within ten months. 1t is expected to en-
ploy at least 1900 men.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26

Russia has published a statement
about the settlement of the student
troubles at Moscow. Their crime was
forming an organization and starting
a political movement. Nearly 700 were
arrested, and OF these ninety-five were
exiled to Irkutsk, In Siberia, for periods
ranging from two TO five years, and SCI
were sent to prison for terms between
three and six months.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26

Peruna a Preventive and Cure for Colds
Mr.. c. +. Given, Sussex, n. b., Vice
President of THE Past-time Boating
Club" writes:
Whenever the cold weather sets In 1
have for years past been very sure to
catch a severe cold which was hard to
throw off, and which would leave after
effects on my constitution the most OF
the winter.
Last winter / was advised to try
Peruna. and within five days the cold
was broken UP and in FIVE days more |
was a well man. | recommended II to
several Of my friends and all speak the
highest praise for It. There Is nothing
Ike Peruna for catarrhal Affections. II
Is well nigh infaLibIe as a cure, and I
GLADLY endorse Ii. "---C. r. Given.
Gave New Life and Strength.
Mr.. Edward Laws, Crown Point, Ind,
writes the following:
IL must tell you what a grand help
Peruna has been to me. For over two
years l suffered with catarrh OF the
lungs and throat, and although l doe
tored for it, nothing brought me relief
until | tried Peruna. One bottle helped
mt greatly, and three more effected a
complete cure, while at the same time it
gave such new life and strength to my
whole body that | feel like a new man
and ten years younger.
Il hope that my testimonial may in
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Senator Denew tells Am oleomarp

Senator Depew tells an oleomargarine
story. "A friend Of mine went into a.
high-class restaurant n discovered
oleomargarine upon the table. Come
here he said to the waiter. How do
YOU pronounce o-l-e-o-m-a-r-g-a-r-
i-n-e?' And the intelligent servitor at
once responded: Il pronounce it but
ter, sir, or else / lose my job"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Looks on the BRIGHT Side.

Chicago Post: $50 you approve Of
the Woman's club?"
Yes. l find that my wife gets all the
debating hat she wants there, and so
we nave less of II at home"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
Tryst.

Tlt-Bits: Benevolent Gentleman
My little boy, have o no better way
to spend this beautiful Sabbath after
noon than by standing in front OF the
gate idling away your time?
Boy--I amt idling ava my time.
There's q Teller inside with my sister
who is paying me siXpence an hour to
watch for pa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
SHuht Mistake.

Chicago News: '"The showers last
night, though copious, were not sufficient
TO meet the requirements OF the mill
men," wrote the rural editor.
But the compositor accidentally substi.
tuted ''milkmen" for mill mem and the
proofreader, being a humorous guy, lei
II go at that.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
She Didn't Care.

Ohio State Journal: Pardon me- said
the reporter, who had been sent to write
up her wedding, but we should have to
get out a supplement In order TO print
the list of your wedding presents"
30, 1 wouldn't mind that" consented
the bride, archly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26

- VoGELsRs CURATIVE COMPOUND, the great remedy
which makes people we'll il is made from the formula
Of an eminent London physician. Send 10 St. Jacobs
Oil, Ltd, Baltimore, Md, for a free sample bottle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26

Punch: Mrs. Jinks-"That's Signor
Scrapeski just passed. He plays the
violin like an angel"
Tommy-"Mummy, dear, do the an
gels say Damn when a string
breaks?'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
IIfnAl rntrNyny IS

FRANK j. CHEEEY makes oath that he IS the
senior partner of the firm of l.. }. CHENEY&Co.
doing business In the City Of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the
sum Of n HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my pres
Cnce, this Gtll day OF December, A. d. 1886.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-26
EARLIEST RUSSIAN MiLLET

VIII you be short of hay? If so plant a
plenty of this probably prolific mi 1t.
3 to 4 Tons Of Rich Hay Per Acre.
Price, 90 lbs. $780, 100 lbs. es.6 DO Less Freight.
John A. Saizer Seed Co, La crosse, Wis. G.