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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-04-25
Contributors
To the Year of Humor.

To the Year of Humor.
q" Mark Twain" F. p. Dunno ,''Mr. Dooey')
Joel Chandler Harris ("Uncle Remus") Edward
w. Townsend ("Chimmic Fadden'l George A de,
Ruth Mcknery Stewart, James Whitcomb Riley,
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Gelett Burgess, Frank
r. Stockton, Tudor jerks, Ellis Parker Butler,
Carolyn Wells, Harry S. Edwards, Chester
Bailey ternard, Charles Battell Loomis, Oliver
Heriord, Elliot Flower, Albert Bigeow Paine
Beatrice Herford
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Illinois Central R. R.
THROUGH
Sleeping Car Service
FROM cINC1NNATTI L NUIs
~ VILE TO
HOT SPRINGS
ARKANsAs. WAMEMpAIs

Through sleeping car reservation
can now be secured from Cincinnati
and Louisville via The Illinois Cen.
trail to Hot Springs yia Memphis o.
its New Orleans limited, leaving
Cincinnati daily at goo 8. m,, bouiss
villeat $40 p IN. es, hing Hot Springs
5;l5 the next alteFnoon IL CARRIE
Pullman sleepiuu cur and free reciin
ing chair car Cis, iaEati % Memphis
and sleeping car aui coach Memphis
ha Hot Springa.
y Through reservations Cincinnati
ard Louisville io Hot Springs car
also be secured on The Especial,
leaving { inclnDai S.i0 a, ~. and
Louisville 1901 n On daily, arriving
at Hot Springs 9.55 Jhnuezi morning
Sleeping car FIR ID Cioaiuna'i, and
coach from Louisville to Memphis,
Sleeping car Mempi isto HotSprigs, q
Dining car seroice eu route,
A special folder Of this uew seyicee
as we'll as full particulars concerning
the above can be- had of seerts oil
the Illinois Central and connncting
lines
w. A. KELLosD,A. G. P. A.,
Louisville, KY.
A IT HANosN @. al. A., ChicagC,lil.
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Summer School Knoxville, Tenn.
June 19 to July 30. Que fare round
trip. Tickets on sale June Is, II, 1S
28. p, 80 and July H. y and IL
Limit to return Aug. Is.
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General Assembly Of Presbyterian
Church Jackson. Miss, May IA to p.
Que fare round trip. Tickets on sale
May - l3 aud II, limited TO return
May 30,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-04-25

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The Nations Poultry Products.
Mr.. OharIs. Ions.. Pa. paw. IIIInoI...

Poultry raising as a CONNER
cial industry is less than fifty
years old. Our grandfathers
and grandmothers, and some of
our fathers and mothers, thought
one dozen chickens and some
geese (the latter for their feath-
ers) were all that were profitable
to keep on the farm. The oldest
poultry journal in the United
States last month celebrated the
thirty-third year Of its existence.
After a while the mothers and
daughters began to raise a few
more chickens to sell and sold
few dozen eggs for pin money.
I can remember when if farm
er's wife raised fifty chickens it
was considered a great feat.
VALUES OF DIFFERENT PRODUCT.
The United States consumes
S5OO,OOO,OOO worth of poultry
and eggs. The egg industry is
15O,0OO,OOO, more than all the
dairy products of the nation.
The poultry products of this
country aggregate more than
any single crop. Last year the
poultry earnings Of the United
States amounted to over $780,
GG0.000 (some reports give ii
S355, ,00O,OOO), beingof greater val
ue by S52,OOO,OO0 than our entire
wheat crop, SIO5,OOO,O 900 greater
than our swine value, S30,0OO,O ,OOC
more than our cotton crop, more
than three times as great as all
the interest paid on mortgages
last year, and S112,OOO,OOO more
than we spend for schools. The
egg production is three times
more than the gold production OF
United States, including the
Klond.ke.
The United States as yet has
never been able to produce al
the eggs we use. Iquote from {
report sent from the Department
of Agriculture at Washington t
the Poultry Keeper: Commenc
ing with 1892, we imported tha
year, 4,1S8, ,492 dozen eggs, value
! IS522, ,24O; in 1901, 126,4 ,495 dozen
value, $40, 800. BY raising a few
more chickens on each farm il
the United States we could keel
all that money paid for eggs a
home, and our poultry raisers
would have that much more
money to put into their own
pockets. The value of the silver
production per annum is S72,-
100000; the wool clip, S3S, S,146,-
459; value of sheep, sos, ,167725i
all swine, S1S6,529,745: cotton
crop, $259,164,54O; oat crop,
S163,655,O68; wheat crop, S237,-
938, 998; potato crop, S78,984, ,9O1.
There is S139,28O,O78 paid in
pensions; Postofice Department
amounts to S9O,626, 295; the rail.
road earnings, 1923, ,916, 454; their
dividends, S8l,285,774.
WEALTH FOR THE FARMER.
Still the poultry business is
not over forty years old and al
this S3OO,OOO,OOO goes mostly tc
the farmers families. The poul
try business is yet in its infancy
Our poultry journals, fanciers
and poultry shows have beer
Largely instrumental in helping
to make this great industry what
it is. 1t is said that man thai
makes two blades of grass grow
where one grew before is a bene-
factor to his race. The fancier
stands in the same position as
our great stockmen who have
made such long strides in the i'm
provement of our cattle, hogs,
horses and sheep. They have
made it possible to raise a chick
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-04-25
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And Portraits of

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mortimer Thompson
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The Twice-a Week Courier-Jour-
nal is the best paper published in
the United States for Democrats, and
for all readers. 1t is the equal OF
many dailies, and the superior of all
other semi-weeklies or weeklies.
Henry w atterson, editor.
The Wednesday issue is devoted
to news matters, the Saturday issue
to the home. Sample copies sent
free on application. Address
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Louisville, KY.
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Labor Uniona- The
Trusts. United States
Census. NsW Census
lPotl ofHgropeancOumtries. llys
EsfH91 The Ncaragua caaaI kI1s 1
ls.sedLls and the Hay-Psunco-
{, fots Treaties With
III dfeaf Britain. The Re
PRSs IatioRs Of Cuba with
fSrl the United States. The ~
CoafsreEcs 81 Ameri- wv
can Republics at the l16S
City Of Mexlca. The aS
Anarchist Statistics
Of This Country and
EurOpa. Progress of
Aerial NaviENtlon b 1901. The New YorA
A;;s.ssT=s z;sSsis= - iSSf. agriculture
Manufactures. noFtailfy.
FACTS ABOUT POLITICS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-04-25

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-04-25

time 1t weighs one pound until 1t
reaches maturity. 1t costs less
to raise a pound of either chick
en- or duck than it does to raise
a pound of pork or beef, and it
takes less time to put a pound
weight on them and they always
sell for more per pound unless,
as in case of the Hereford sale at
the international Show in Chi
cago (the price was $1,000 per
hundred weight. Chicken,
duck or turkey meat is consider
ed much healthier.
TURKEYS MOST PROFITABLE.
Turkeys are the most profit
able poultry farmer can raise.
They cost scarcely anything,
besides being a benefit to the
farm if sold by Thanksgiving.
Turkeys are considered hard to
raise. 1t is true they require
careful watching the first few
weeks of their lives, after that
they not only take care of them
selves, but help the farmer to
take care Of grasshoppers,
worms, bugs, and weed seed and
/ by so doing saving the crops.
The turkeys when turned in
the field pick up many kernels
of grain, otherwise wasted in
harvesting. Few worms or
grasshoppers escape their eyes.
have watched turkeys eating
weed seed. They would stand
and pick until their crops we're
full, turning the weeds and in
sects-the farmers greatest
pests-iuto good, solid money.
In like manner the chickens pick
up countless kernels of grain
that would go to waste around
the farm buildings, besides many
worms and insects find their
way to their crods and all this
waste, as we'll as injurious things
to the farmers success, helps
swell the iarmer's or his wife's
| purse-which is the same thing,
as they are supposed to be in
partnership.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUNG.
If fathers and mothers would
give their boys and girls an in
terest in the poultry, spending a
few dollars for some good thor
oughbred stock and letting them
have them for their own, if they
would take an interest in this
stock, and teach them to buy
and sell and learn the value of
money and how to invest their
money, it wouldoreate a business
of their own to look after and
they would have no desire to go
to town tolay around the saloons.
Your girls will not want to run
away to marry the first dude
that comes along. They will
have their business interests to
look after and they will be laying
the foundation of character and
business knowledge that will be
worth more to them than all the
dollars you can leave them.
Many a boy and girl has gone
to ruin just for want of this kind
Of home interest. Farmers and
farming are the backbone
Of the nation. Nearly
every other calling in life is de-
pendent on a capricious and
tickle public, but farming ard
farmers we must have. The
products of the farm feed over
seventy millions of people aud
every year our population is in
creasing. The poultry business
is largely the business of the
farmers wives. 1t is the one
business they can run in con-
nection with their home and
farm work. and I'm lie Sam, after
investigating wha the proceeds
of their work not lted to, has
pronounced it lis eatestmoney
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-12-06

w. III. Ashworth, representing Kopp,
Woodward & Co. of Omaha, was trans
acting business in the city Wednesday.
Court Stenographer Sharp came over
from Rapid City Tuesday to be present
at the opening Of court Wednesday morn
ing.
Judge Rice, of Deadwood, came in
Tuesday evening and on Wednesday
morning opened the adjourned term of
circuit court.
Miss Anna Albien departed Sunday
evening for Harlem, Montana, where she
has accepted a position as teacher in the
public schools.
Miss Lydia Mentch has resigned her
position as clerk in the w. II. Walling
Co. store and departed Sunday evening
for her home in Missouri.
L. P. Woodbury. returned Tuesday
evening from Chicago. He was accom-
panied by w. II. Moulton, of the law
firm of Cattlin & Moulton, Chicago.
T. v. Garlock and Frank Walsh re
turned Saturday evening from Lead,
whittier they went the day before to at
tend the funeral of the late Horace Ross
j. T. Shotwell, of Hill City, was look
ing after the interest Of the Harvey Peak
Tin Mining, Milling and Manufacturing
Company in this city Thursday and Fri.
day.
Z. L. Rogers went north Wednesday
evening TO look after annual assessment
work in SOME promising mining ground
in the Ragged Top district in which lie
is interested.
Ole Holden, Of Elk Point, this state,
was in the city Monday and Tuesday.
He was here on matters connected with
the James Ellefson estate, of which he
is administrator.
Mrs. VIM. McBeath returned Sunday
evening from a months visit in Illinois.
She was accompanied by her niece, Miss
Bessie Thompson, who expects to spend
several months in the Hills.
Fred Wiehe was an outgoing passen-
ger Monday evening for New York.
From there he he will sail on the 9th for
his old home in Denmark for a visit
with his mother and other relatives.
He expects to be gone until spring.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-12-06

Order Appointing day for Settlement Of
Final Account and Hearing Petition for
Distribution, and Petition for Appoint
ment of Commissioner to srpraise Real
Estate.
State Of South Dakota, County OF Custer, IS.
In County Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Carl Sager, de-
ceased.
Augusta L. Sager, administrative Of the Estate
Of Carl Sager, deceased, having this day render
ed and presented for settlement, and filed In this
Court her final account Of her administration OF
the estate OF said deceased, with which final acs
count a petition for final distribution OF the said
estate Is filed, representing, among other things,
that said estate has been fully administered, and
praying that a time and place be fixed for exam
lining and settling her said final account, and for
the distribution OF the residue of said estate to
the heirs thereof; and a further petition having
been filed representing that division OF the real
property Of said estate cannot be made among
the heirs thereof without prejudice to the own
ers, and representing that one Of the heirs OF
said estate Is willing to accept said real property
and pay the other heirs therefor, as their several
interests shall appear, and praying for the APP
pointment Of commissioners to determine the
value thereof,
1t is Ordered, That said final account be ex-
amined, and said petitions heard, by the Judge
Of this Court, OF Monday, the Sth day OF Decem-
Der, 1902, at ten O'Clock a. m, at the court room
ter City, Custer county, South Dakota.
And It is Further Ordered, That notice thereof
be given to all persons interested, by publishing
a copy of this order for three successive weekly
issues prior to said day Of hearing In the Gus
K CHRONICLE, a weekly newspaper, printed
and published at Custer City, in said county.
Dated at Custer City, 3. D., this 18th day Of
November, 1902.
ALFRED t. FEAY,
Attest: Judge Of the County Court.
Clerk OF the County Court.
First publication, November q, 1900.
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Mining Items.

John Collins, J. Z. Pitcher and A. Will
cox who W a large group of mining
claims on the Laughing water about four
miles north from Custer are prepar-
ing to incorporate. These claims are
situated on the east and south of the
Gold Fish (Salmon) group and are IL in
number. 1t is called the "White Cloud"
group. A good deal of work has been
performed on the different locations
discloses some of the largest and most
promising veins Of gold ore that the
writer has examined In the southern
Black Hills.
George L. Roberts the director OF the
mint, has issued a statement of the total
production Of gold and silver throughout
the world for the year 1901. The figures
show that the United States leads the
world in the production of gold, the
yield being S7S,666, 700 Australia occu-
pies second place in this respect with a
production Of $685. 200. Africa's total
production Of the yellow metal was but
S0,9S9. 900, probably a great deal less than
it would have had if it had not been for
the Boer war in South Africa. In the
production of silver the United States
takes second place, producing S33, l2S, 400
to Mexico's 1884, 900. The total gold
production of the world is placed at
$263, 1874, 700; o f%silver, Sl0i, 900, 100. The
gold production Of the world has in
creased enormously in the last few years.
ORE BEING SACKED FOR SHIPMENT.
Otto Grantz has struck his old gait ola
find of rich ore on the Aspen mine of
the Roosevelt group, eight miles from
Custer. Several eastern gentlemen
visited the mine with President Grant,
last week. The visitors took a m
Of samples at random throughout the
workings and dumps, which were assay
ed in the mine laboratory and gave the
following results:
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Notice to Homesteaders,

The Act of March 3, 1899, go Stat.
l095), provides that homesteaders with
in the Black Hills Forest Reservation,
South Dakota, who made settlement
prior to September 10, 1898, who can not
embrace their improvements by entries
according to the usual subdivisions (of
which the smallest is 40 ~acres), may Sc
cure a "metes and bounds" survey for
that purpose, under certain regulations.
If such a settler deems that he has
rights under the Act, that can not be Sc
cured to him without a ''metes and
bounds" survey, there is no way under
the law for him to obtain consideration
Of them other than through an applica-
ton to this office.
BY the Act of April 5, 1902, (32 Stat
l0s), tie time within which homestead
ers within the Reserve may file their
claims in the local land Office, is e xtend
ed to April 5, 1904. There thus remains
only about sixteen months. Much time
is needed in the usual routine ofthe sur
vey and plating before the triplicate
plats, necessarily antecedent to entry,
can be filed in the local land Office. Set
tiers desiring "metes and bounds" sur
veys Of their homesteads should, there
fore, present their applications at once
if they have not already done 30.
A circular is prepared to assist home.
steaders in preparing their applications.
A copy will be furnished on request to
any settler wishing to apply for a"metes
and bounds" survey under the Act. The
request should state the date of settle
ment, and the township, range and Sec
tons if known.
FRANK A. MORRIS,
Surveyor General.
United States Surveyor Generals
Office, Huron, South Dakota, November
| 1909.
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Circuit Court.

Owing to the absence Of Jude MCGEE,
who is in Mexico on business, Judge
Rice of the Eighth judicial circuit con-
yened the adjourned October term of
circuit court in this city at 10 O'clock a.
N. Wednesday.
The first case tried was that Of Aaron
Dunn against the Saginaw Gold Mining
company and a decree given the plaintiff
against the Estate of B. r Noble. This
was a court case.
The next case, John A. Collins against
the Gladiator Mining company was tried
to a jury, and the plaintiff awarded judg.
ment in the sum of 500.
In the case of Walter Lloyd against
David Sisk, the jury rendered a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for 5000.
The case Of T. f. Mclaughlin vs.. B. r.
Noble was dismissed.
In the case of Rhomberg VS.. Downen
a decree was given in favor of the de-
PENDANT.
Thursday afternoon the case Of the
Custer Co. Bank VS.. Custer Co. was call
ed and is still On as we go to press. This
is a case in which the bank seeks to re-
cover judgment for road warrants on road
district No. 6. These warrants were is
sued before Custer City was made an In
dependent road district by an act Of the
Legislature in 1895, making Independent
road districts in towns. The amount
sued for is $780, 90.
Court will adjourn some time today.
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Mention.

M. j. Seaman was over from Keystone
Thursday.
w. J. Soper was in from Elk Mountain
Wednesday.
w. C. Taylor was a Denver visitor in
the city Tuesday.
Geo. Babcock was over from the L. A.
X. ranch Tuesday.
John S. New was an arrival Wednes
day from Lemont, I'll.
VIM. Smith, of Newcastle, had rooms
at the Kleemann Thursday.
]. F. Avant represented Hsrmosa al
the county seat Wednesday.
p. S. Engelbrecht was a Buffalo Gap
visitor in the city Thursday.
C. u. Crofford was up from his sheep
ranch near Edgemont Wednesday.
Mrs. Bessie Burton went to Denver
Saturday evening to remain indefinitely
Ed. Peterson, of Fols ON, was transact
ing business at the county seat Monday.
j. Rule, wife and daughter, of Key
stone, were registered at the Kleemann
Monday.
George Burroughs returned Tuesday
from a two months stay at Thermopolis
Wyoming.
Rufus Pitcher returned to Rapid City
Sunday to resume his studies in the
school of mines.
Attorney A. X. Gardner, Of Rapid City,
was transacting legal business in circuit
court Wednesday.
Mrs George Tarbell and son of Spear
fish has been visiting Custer relatives
and friends during the past week,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-12-06

The accident which befell the wife Of
our old townsman Charles Harbach came
so near being fatal that Charley was for
awhile scared nearly out Of his wits.
And well might he be as he con-
templated the situation of being left
alone with eight small children to look
after and care for. She is now reported
out of danger, though it will be several
weeks before she will be able to be up
and around and attending to her duties.
Charley gives great praise to DR.. Cal.
kins for his prompt and skillful treat
ment and he desires to return thanks to
his neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. John NAL
lon, who came to his assistance in the
hour of need. Especially would ne ex-
press his gratitude to young Mr.. Wise,
whom he hailed on the road in the dark
ness and asked him to ride with haste
for the doctor. He says that young man
saved his wife's life and he never heard
music that sounded so welcome to his
ears as the clatter of that horses feet on
the frozen ground, as he sped on his err
rand for life or death. He says if the
doctor had arrived five minutes later all
would haye been oyer and his wife would
have been dead.
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santa Claus Hsaannarters

is still at the same old place whereof has
been for many years, at Heidepriem's.
He does not intend to change this year,
for he has a larger assortment than ever
before.
We take this opportunity to thank the
people of Custer and surrounding coun-
try for their very liberal patronage given
us in the last twenty-five years. We
find it easier now to sell goods than eyer
before on account of having a larger as
sortment to select from. Come in and
see our line. 1t is the most complete
ever shown in Custer.
FRED HBIDEPRIEM.
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Saved at Graves Brink.

II know l would long ago have been
in my grave" writes Mrs, s. Fl. New
son. of Decatur, Ala, "if it had not been
for Electric Bitters. For three years /
suffered untold agony from the worst
forms of Indigestion, w~aterbrash, stom-
ach and bowel dyspepsia. But this ex-
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Since using it l can eat heartily and
have gained 50 pounds" For indiges-
ton, loss of appetite, stomach, liver and
kidney troubles Electric Bitters are a
positive, guaranteed cure. Only SOC at
Alb. j. Jones drug store.
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For Over Sixty Y ears

An Old and Well-Tried Remedy
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child. softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhea. Is pleasant to
the taste Sold by Druggists in every
part of the World. Twenty. five cents a
bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.
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Notice tor Bids.

Sealed bids will be received at the Of
fee of the Town Clerk Of Custer City, s.
d., until Monday evening, Dec. Sth, 1902,
for the construction of a water main of
two inch galvanized pipe, and connect
ed with a fire hydrant, 10 be furnished
by the town, a distance north Of 52G feet
from the north end ofmain on 9th street
connected by a lead connection. Said
main to be properly laid AZ feet deep
with the necessary expansion joints and
tested to a pressure of $50 pounds to the
square inch, by the gasoline engine. The
same to be paid for with a general fund
town warrant. The board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Dated at Custer City, S. d., this End
day Of December, 1902.
w. A. SMITH, Town Clerk.