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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-02
The I'm possible.

This young man. said the city
editor, won't do, I'm afraid
why not?" asked the desk man.
He brought a good report of that
convention in to-day
YES. but in enc place | see he
writes. Silence reigned for ten min
utes.'"
We'll, what's wrong2"
Great Scott, man, 1t was a wo-
cans convention
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-02

When the clergyman goes into poll
tics does he become a divine healer?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-02

People may always look on the
bright side of life without being daz-
zled.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-02
Ss9IGIfe8E E::@o

Let me but live my life from year to year.
With forward face and unreluctant
soul.
Not Fastening to, nor turning from. the
goal;
Not mourning for the things that disap-
pear
In the dim past. nor holding back in fear
From what the future wells; but with
whole
And happy heart. that pays its toll
To youth and age, and travel on with
cheer.
So let the way wind up the hill or down,
Through rough or smooth, the journey
will be joy:
Still seeking what l sought when but
boy.
New friendship. high adventure and
crown.
/ shall grow old. but never lose life's zest.
Because the roads last turn will be the
best.
Henry Van Dyke.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-02

Love subdues everything except
swelled head.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-02

Monarch over pain. Burns. cuts, sprains,
stings. Instant relief. DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil. At any drug store.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-02
Wise is the instructor who learns
more than he teaches.

cit was almost miracle Burdock Blood
Bitters cured me of dreadful breaking out
all over the body. / am very grateful"
Miss Julia Filbridge, West Cornwell, Conn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
NOW IT'S new YORK.
Empire State Proposes to De-
bar Meat Trust From Do
ing Business There.

Albany, N. Y, May 17.-Former Su-
preme our Justice Landon, as referee,
today began an investigation under the
provisions Of the Donelly antitrust law
Of New York to determine whether or
not an Illegal combination to manipu-
late the price Of meat exists among the
large packing houses of the west.
Attorney General Davies, with Attor-
ney Fiero as counsel, appeared on be-
half Of the state. The firms affected
were represented by their attorneys.
Subpoenaes have been issued for Ar
thur Colby, who, 1t is said, acted as
agent for the packers In fixing the
prices TO be charged for beef; and for
the business managers and representa-
lives in this state of Armour e CO., the
Cudahy Packing Co., Nelson Morris Sc
Co., Swift 81 Co., SchwartzChild 81 SulZ-
berger, and the G.. IL. Hammond Co..
These corporations do business in this
state as foreign corporations, and ii is
stated that If the attorney general can
secure evidence to substantiate his
claim that a combine exists he will APP
ply TO the state supreme court for an
order revokins their certificates permit
llIS lleH 10 40 business IN tnlS state.
Andrew w. Gerlock, a meat dealer Of
New York, was the first witness.
lie had had dealings with the pack
ers named. lie stated the price OF
straight beer at present varied from
$ll to $l2 per hundred pounds, against
$S per hundred six months ago. The
same rule, he declared, held good with
other kinds OF meat. This advance was
made simultaneously by all the firms.
AS n result of a dispute with the man
ager Of Swift 81 Co. regarding payment
for beer, he could not procure beef
from any firm in New York without
payment in advance.
He declared Michael Mulcahey, agent
for Swift 81 Co., had told him he was
on the black list" and would be kept
there until he settled his dispute with
the firm. This condition. he declared,
existed for ten days, when the matter
was settled. Witness said Adams g.
Co. and the st. Louis meat companies
were not in the alleged combine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
ISOUTH DAKOTA
Girl. HAS NERVE
Miss Edna Flick, Formerly OF
Yankton, Shot a Negro
in Her Chamber,
CURFEW TO RING G A
New Administration az Rapid City
Intends to Meke the Town
Strictly Moral-Other News
Of South Dakota.

Yankton, S. D., May 19.-After -four
years litigation the county commits
sioners have come to an agreement
with the holders Of the reissued war
rants OF the deceased ~defaulting coun-
ty treasurer, A. w. Petersen. The
settlement was made on a 61h per
cent basis and the county will take
up warrants amounting to $4,000.
Miss Edna Flick, a former Yankton
girl, now in charge of the surgery at
the First Reserve hospital, Manila,
=. T., recently shot ana mortally
wounded an African negro h had
gained access TO the nurses quarters.
The man died "a hour later. Miss
Flick exhibited rare presence OF mind
and steady nerve through the exciting
episode.
The GayviIle Elevator company has
elected officers as follows: President,
Charles S~hepardson, ST.; vice president,
Soren Mortenson; secretary, Ole ID
land; treasurer, Martin Johnson; }. '.
Blodgett, member Of the board OF d.
r~ectors. A building committee consist
ing Of John Aaseth, Martin and Chas.
Shepardson. sr., was appointed to build
extensive additions sufficient TO store
several carloads Of our and feed.
The new Masonic temple Is now up
to the third story. Masonry has COM
menced on the Rudgers opera house.
Besides this the contract for the
Groom-Piles $l5, 900 business block has
beer let.
Cattle thieves who recently stole some
valuable calves from the farm of Ralph
Olson, were followed by the sheriff of
Charles Mix county, and were captured.
ON paying full price for the animals
and the incurred costs they were al
lowed to go.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
- want Everybody TO Know How
Completely II Cures Indigestion"

This shows the unselfsh disposition Of Mr..
Hodge, of Orchard Cottage, Ippleden, New.
ton, who, having been cured by Vogeler's
Compound, wishes every other sufferer to
know of the benefit he has received from
this marvellous remedy. He tells his story
as follows -
"Gentlemen-I find Vogeler's Compound a remedy
above all others last year ! was in a thorough bad
state OF health, and could hardly drag one leg after the
other. had tried dozens OF remedies advertised to
cure indigestion and all its attendant evils, but was
rapidly going from bad TO worse. when had the good
fortune 10 be recommended to take vogelcr's Com
pound. | did so, and am thankful to say il made a
new man Of me. ] should like other people 20 know
It's virtues, and how completely il knocks under the
worst forms Of indigestion and Dyspepsia.
(Signed) GEORGE III. IloDGR.
: Vogeler's Compound is the greatest remc-
dy of the century for all stomach disorders
and liver and kidney troubles in both men
and women. A free sample bottle will be
sent on application to the proprietors, st,
Jacobs Oil, Ltd, Baltimore, Md.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
ahoss., Mussled Conversation,

I. +. O'Connor, in Eyerybody's Maya
zine: Rhodes was a great temperament
rather thar a great intellect. with all
his practical knowledge and shrewdness,
he was the dreamer who saw things as
he wished to see them, n not as they
were. / saw Rhodes more tina once, ana
whenever | saw him he always produced
the same impression upon me intellectu-
ally. / thought him an essentially mud
dled-headed man. His conversation l
have often compared TO IA mountain
stream in n mining region after a storm.
Down it came rushing-bringing with 1t
rocks and sand and gold; but all so mex
tricably commingled that 1t required the
labor of days to separate the good from
the bad. Rhodes. in private, talked on
and on, discussing one subject and then
another, and always with the same volu-
bilIty and startling mixture Of sense and
nonsense, of apt and striking thought in
apt and striking imagery, with long In
terVals Of sheer unreasOn in commonplace
language, with those open eyes, that curl
Gus feminine nod, and that generally
fatuous expression that you are disposed
TO associate with female rather than male
g~arrulity and unreason.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
FIFTY CENTS A WEEK.
A Whole Family OF TyroIose Wood
Carxers Earn No More.

London letter: Probably IL the hosts
Of American tourists who visit the Ty-
rol every year and invest largely In
the beautiful wood carvings for which
the country is famous knew about the
sweat shop methods by which they are
produced their delight over the cheap
ness of the ornaments would change to
| wrath.
The carvings are, of course, made by
the Tyrolean peasants, but 1t is doubt
full IL even in Austria Ii has been real
lied under what grinding conditions the
industry Is carried on. A report when
has just been made by an official OF
the Austrian ministry of the interior,
however, points TO an ugly state or
things.
The wood carving gives employment
to several thousands of peasants,
though the amount that an entire fam
lily can make at Ii in the course or a
week is only about 80 cents. Even large
families, made up Of rapid workers,
cannot manag TO make more than
20 cents a week. Their shops are their
own huts, which are small and badly
lighted and ventilated. They generally
begin work early in the morning and
toll away until late at night.
When the child of a Tyrolean peasant
family is 6 years old II is thought strong
enough to do several hours work ev-
cry day, and when 1t is 10 is expected TO
work for twelve hours. The poorest
families. parents and children alike, rise
almost before the sun is up, and, sitting
down to work, go on all through the
day and hal through the night, and
sometimes none Of them gets more thah
two or three hours rest before they are
obliged to begin again. OF course the
children often fall asleep, and all sorts
of means are k TO prevent them
from doing so, but when a child does
hopelessly doze off, ii is put TO BED
with it's colthes on and with its carving
tools still in it's hands.
The result OF such practices as these
is manifesting itself In a steady degen-
GRAFTON among the Tyrolean peasantry.
They are becoming stunted in growth,
and the death rate among them is par
ticularly high. On the other hand, the
dealers who act as middlemen etwee
the peasants and the travellers VINO puy
the carvings are making money hand
over fist.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
Opnoaed TO Golnn Ahead.

New York Press: A facetious Britlsher
In the Holland house cafe last night re-
marked: "I-er-sec that-er-among
youah one hundred gentlemen Of indus.
try who met Henry OF Prussia at Sherry's
there were n great many gentlemen OF
leisure. self made. Of course. And with
all youah boasted goaheadnefs one Of the
most prominent OF these gentlemen has
devoted his entire career TO stopping the
wheels OF progress. BY pursuing his bent
he has accumulated "A vast fortune, esti-
mated at $40. O00,O q Rather odd, is II not,
that an American should grow so wealthy
endeavoring 10 retard thingJ? or course,
you know, ! refer 10 George Westlng-
house. whom ] met recently in Washing
ton. He has made his fortune by putting
on the brakes. IIaw haw!'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24

Philadelphia North American: A
young cock saw IA weathercock on top
OF the house, and, thinking him a rival,
began Growing nercely.
"If you keep on making n noise like
that" said the old bird, they'll wiring
our neck for you"
The young cock looked thoughtful.
Take example by me. I've got
along and have been looked up to for
half n century by simply keeping my
bill shut and turning with the wind"
The moral is obvious.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24

eaten to death by ants. They buried
them In the ground up to their neck.
and allowed them to be pecked Il
death by the birds and eaten by the
ants.
They took loyal Filipinos and loye
Americans and cut them open In thu
abdomen, taking out a portion of the
bowels and mailing II to a tree and
driving them around the tree witt
bolos while they disemboweled them
selves; and yet you gentlemen stand
here and condemn American soldiers
for standing by the men who are loya
to the American flag. and who are
suffering such outrages as these"
Mr.. Vandiver: For the very same
kind of barbarities which you are now
charging against the Filipinos."
Mr.. Hill: Talk about water cures!
Fight your political battles decently,
Do not attempt to do IL by slandering
American soldiers in the performance
of their duty" applause on the re-
publican side.)
Mr.. Lessler of New York said the
SANDER and vililcation directed against
the American soldiers was but another
case Of the malodorous bird befouling
It's own nest.
The Philippine discussion became
general. Mr.. Hepburn OF Iowa referred
10 V~andiver's service In the confed-
eracy, and declared that after thirty
five years Mr.. Vandiver could not for
get The old days and the old methods.
He should remember" said Mr..
Hepburn, that the army he attacks
Is our army, that these boys are III
boys, that they have been reared in
American homes, and he should not in
the house join the libelers and SANDER
ers in ~traducing our American SOL
diers."
The Missouri member, he said, had
seized on every exaggerated story in
order TO attack the American soldiers.
And this is done" asserted Mr.. Hep
burn, bitterly. Ito secure a miserable
political advantage"
Mr.. Williams OF Mississippi asked II
Mr.. Hepburn defended the order TO
make SGmar a "howliug wilderness"
Il believe that Is "a lie," responded
Mr.. Hepburn. II believe no American
officer ver made such an order; / be-
lieVe 1t to be a Islander, pure and sim
pie"
Mr.. Wheeler made a short and caus-
tic rejoinder to Mr.. Hepburn. While
agreeing with the Iowa member that
the Philippine question should not be
turned TO party advantage, he said he
wanted to Know why II was hat men
must close their mouths against cruelty
and barbarity. II there were unworthy
members Of society in the army, why
should they not be exposed in their I'M
worthlness?
Mr.. Grow of Pennsylvania recalled
the horrors OF warfare seen at Gettys-
burg, Atlanta and on other bloody bat
tle1elds. He maintained that such
conditions were necessarily incident to
warfare, and hat the course OF our
forces In the Philippines was in pursu-
ance Of the established usages OF war.
After the Philippine debate had con-
tinued two hours Mr.. Meyer OF Louisi-
ana brought the discussion back TO the
naval bill.
AT 4 o'clock the general debate closed
and the bill was read for amendment.
At 5 o'clock the house adjourned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
Lead Gets Banner.

Mitchell, S. D.. May 19.-The grand
lodge OF the A. q. u. w. presented to
Lead lodge the banner for the greatest
Increase In of membership OF any lodge
in the jurisdiction in the past year.
Lead lodge Increased it's membership
l07, the total membership being at the
commencement of the year S1l. The
grand lodge also increased the salary
OF Grand Recorder LAWN from 1.500
to 81 800 per year. Miss Kate Sessions,
the grand recorder of the Degree OF
Honor, was also accorded an increase
OF salary for her grand lodge duties
TO $500 per year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss.s. ses Of AMAZzzM
She Was Quito Another Pearl.

Philadelphia Evening Telegraph: Just
because they made n practice OF dining In
4 Chestnut street restaurant they be-
lieved they owned the establishment and
everybody connected with Il. There were
three OF them, just past the maturity
age OF manhood. and as they tilted their
hats on one side they imagined them
selves bound to draw 10 their feet any
woman upon whom the, cast their eyes.
one day they took their Beats as usual
and were nRreeably surprised TO see a
rev waitress whose looks entitled her TO
more than n passing glance. After look
ing at each other for a minute they de-
termined TO add her to their list OF con-
quests. The waitress. however, was not
apparently impressed with the three. and
completely ignored them. Just then an
other waitress addressed the new girl az
Pearl"
Quick as a fash one OF the three re-
marked: $50 you're the pearl OF great
price"
No sooner was the quotation made thar
she replied mo, I'm the pearl that was
cast before swine
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
CuRFEw WILL RING AGAIN.
New Administration al Rapid City
Savors Of Blue Laws.

Rapid City, S. D., May 19.-Since the
new city administration went into pow
or there has beer a revival of a num-
Der Of ordinances hat had been out NJ
use for so long that people had forgot
ter they existed. The new chief TO
police, Thomas Hewctt, has received
instructions from the city council 10
enforce the ordinances against riding
bicycles on sidewalks n limiting their
speed within the city limits,d an
against persons driving vehicles across
sidewalks except at regularly estab-
lished crossings. The curfew ordinance
is also being enforced, and the police
will take into custody all persons un-
der l6 years old found on the streets
unattended after 8 o'clock.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
DECEPTION,
Hughes Le Roux Says He Wrote q
Story Under Daudet's Name.

Chicago Tribune: Hughes lie Roux,
The French lecturer. declared TO an
audience OF students at the University
II Chicago hat he was the author OF
,ne OF the best known short stories
printed v the name OF Alphonse
Daude
Daudet. he said, had contracted to
write the story. but was too busy. lie
Roux, who was a struggling secretary
At the time, took the work from Dau-
let's hands and sent La Belle Niver-
1aise" to the publishers.
Such practices are not uncommon"
said M. LeRoux. "Daudet was anxious
TO send a story TO an American maya
zine. to which he had promised a short
piece OF fiction. He came TO me and
asked II I had anything that would do.
{ did not have anything nj the time.
put / had something In mind and wrote
Il. The story was received well and
Daudet was given considerable
praise"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

The Ladies Aid Society OF the First
Presbyterian church OF Toledo. gave a
carnival the other evening. and among
other attractions was a kissing booth
where kisses could be obtained for c
cents. Young and old men paid a
nickel to enter. but when they got In
side each received n molasses candy
kiss. A general kick was made, and In
a few minutes another sign went up.
1t read: The real thing-one dollar"
No m was willing to put up this Pan
American price for h o~sculatory ex-
ercise. however, n the treasury was
not augmented. Now the conservative
element OF the church are angry. Con-
ventional members say II was madness
to display the real thing" sign, and
the pretty girls who could not realize
81 for a kiss have a poor idea OF the
young men of the town.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
GRAND LODGE MEETING.
South Dakota Odd Fellows VIII Meet
In Lead Next Week.

Lend, S. D., May 19.-The grand lodge
OF odd Fellows for South Dakota will
be held in Lead next Monday and Tues
day, and several hundred delegates are
expected to arrive Sunday on a special
Elkhorn train. The train will consist
OF six coaches, and will leave Sioux
City for Lead Saturday evening. This
will be the first train to make the run
over the new extension Of the Elkhorn
railroad from Deadwood to Lead, and
it's arrival will be an suspicious one.
The company has the track built almost
to Lead now and il will be in good
shape for trains by Sunday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
Range Is in Good Shape.

Pierre, S. D., May 19.-Reports from
all portions Of the range country show
the grass is far ahead of what it has
been at this date for a number of years,
with prospects for Il heavy hay crop.
This is from the fact hat the soil was
well soaked last fall and there has been
enough rainfall so far this spring &c
keep the moisture from being drawn
III by hot weather, and the cool moist
weather has allowed the grass 10 re-
ceive all the benefits of the moisture
from below. This same fact has beer
just what was wanted for wheat, and il
is securing n fine start.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
CHANGE OF MAIL ROUTE.
SturoIs Gibbons Preparing q Petition
TO Posta! Authorities

Sturgis, S. D., May ia petition is
being almost unanimously signed
along the mail route to BiXby for a
change OF service, and 1t Is TO be hoped
that the postal authorities will heed
the request. The present route seems
to give very poor satisfaction.
The proposed new route is from
Sturgis TO BiXby and Seim via Nolun-
teer n Gilt. This gives n direct route
n gives the mail carriers the use of
the Meade county bridge across the
Belle Fourche, the only bridge on the
100 miles OF river, an iron bridge.
1t is hoped that the change Will be
made, as it is a most important item
to the whole Moreau and Grand coun-
try.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
MT. PELEE STILL SMOKING.
Volcano at St. Pierre Has Not En-
tlrelv subsidized.

st. Thomas, May 16.-The Danish
steamer Valkyrein has returned from
Martinique. One of the officers says
they saved 500 people from the north
side of the island of Martinique, who
were taken to Fort de France. The
Valkyrien left the latter port on the
14th, passing st. Pierre at noon.
The British steamer Roraime is still
burning. She appeared to be aground.
Mt. Pelee is still smoking. The. town of
st. Pierre resembles Pompeii. 1t is esti-
mated the volcanic dust from Mt. Pelee
was thrown sever miles into the air.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24
An Extravaannt Wife.

Syracuse Herald: I'm afraid, my
boy" said the retired millionaire sadly
to his son., that will have to leave
college and look out for a job"
Leave college!" echoed his son In
surprise. why / supposed % were
rich, father"
$50 I w~as-once," replied the old
man, dejectedly, but riches sometimes
take wings, my boy. / could have got
along without meat, but your mother
would insist upon having 1t every day."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24

sufficient vitality, an operation fer
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24

The late Judge Jeremiah Wilson OF
Washington was the author Of the
present system Of government for the
District Of Columbia. When he was In
congress-, over twenty-five years ago,
he was a member OF the committee
charged with the investigation OF Dis
trict affairs. and at that time he draft
ed the system which was later adopted
by congress-.