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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
PENNSYLVANIA Shoots Himself,

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 6.-Conrad
Schroeder, one of the wealthiest con-
tractors and builders of northeastern
Pennsylvania, shot himself today, dy-
ing instantly. His family says the re-
voiver exploded while he vas changing
It from one pocket to another, 1AhraA-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

A correspondent OF the Vienna Zcft
writes that, Notwithstanding the hon
ors heaped upon Professor Adolf Lo-
eenz I'm the United States. hardly n
attention was paid TO him In Mexico.
He was not invited to demonstrate his
method, and the local German as well
as the Mexican doctors kept aloof from
him. The Austrian ambassador, Count
Hohenwart, however, gave a dinner In
his honor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Besides the ever-increaslng evenu
from thousands OF travellers, Italy Is
earning increased sums by her rapidly
reyiving manufactures. The waters OF
the Alps and Apenniues are giving her
as cheap power by meanB OF electrical
plants as coal is furnishinRto Belgium,
Germany, England and the United
States
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

The power plants now In operation
at the fails divert one-seventeenth OF
the volume OF Niagara river, and when
the fumes now building arc completed
o~ne-eighth less water will go over tho
falls, this aside from the water di-
verted by the Welland canal and by
REe CanAl.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

According to English law a child un-
der Z years OF age Ia incapable OF COM
hitting a crime. II over 7 n under IA
Il Is left TO the jury 10 ssy whether he
had guilty knowledge OF doing wrong.
Persons over ii are, OF course, held
fully responsible.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Minnesota has a new industry In her
Irvine plant at saltwater penitenttary
at which one-halt OF the prisoners md
employment. and tho twino they make
In sold only to thu farmers OF tho stats
at 2 cents a pound Iees than h market
price OF the trust. Every n OF tho
f,O00,0 900 pounds OF Irvine that will be
produced this rear has already been
sold in advance TO clubs Of farmers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
kanraa CItv.

Kansas City, Aug. &-Cattle-Native
,teers, S3.50a5 $50; Texas and Indian steers,
Y. 2SgiO; stockers and feeders, S2.5094.15;
yalves, $2.00Q5.26; western steers, $3.O014.90;
VOWS, $2.004S.l5.
a5.27la; medium, 5.25g5.S5; light, $3.50
i45.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900. Market steady.
M%uttons, S2.St94.75; lambs, &3O046.75
,ange wethers, S2,S5q4.70; ewes. S2.SO94.75.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
FLOOD HORROR.
Seven Hundred Meet Death in SwoIIe.
Torrents at Chefoo,

Berlin, Aug. "A dispatch received
here says 700 persons were drowned
in disastrous floods which occurred at
Chefoo, China, July 27. The bridges
within the city and many houses with
their occupants were swept away in
the torrents. Two thousand inhabitants
are left without means of sustenance
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
MEMBER LEGION OF HONOR.
Pierre Wlbaux Receives Valuable Dec
Grafton at Paris.

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 10.-Pierre
Wibaux, president OF the Glover Leaf
Gold Mining company, Of the Black
Hills. has been decorated as a mem
Der Of the Legion Of Honor at Paris.
Their were 400 candidates, out Of
which four were elected, from all parts
Of the world, Mr.. Wibaux heading the
list.
Mr.. Wibaux is known In Montana as
a heavy cattle owner. In the Black
Hills he is known as the head of the
Glover Leaf Gold Mining company,
owner of the famous Uncle Sam mine.
He is q native OF France and has been
In Paris several months on a visit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Few Of the French colonies Srs self
supporting. The burden OF administer
ing their affairs has been constantly
Increasing. The cost OF the colonies
has grown from IS, 800. 900 in 1915 to
S22, 400. 900 In 1903. Tho greater part Of
this expenditure-$14, 400, 0OO-was for
the military,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

The bringing OF wild beasts to the
jungle is an immense business, and the
city geological gardens, eccentric per-
soma wanting cubs, milliCnaires with
private parks. are important markets
for animals. The circuses alone, how
ever, would gladly take all the Jungle
beasts which reach New York alone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Felix Motto, the Austrian conductor
who has signed a contract with Mr..
Conried for the coming opera season In
Nav Yor'-. IS AN especial friend and en-
cop<ager OF young composers. His Idea
IN coming TO America Is, IL Is reported.
10 make himself financially independ-
ent, to the end hat he may carry out
certain musical aims OF hi. own.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Ohio having paid the last OF her
debts July l. thsrs are nov six states
without outstanding obligations. They
are Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska. New
Jersey, West Virginia and Ohio. The
debts OF Delaware, Kansas, Michigan.
Nevada, Sogth Dakota and Wyoming
are only nominal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

The latest metal discovery, polonium,
gives off a steady light and intercepts
currents of electricity. 1t is said that
a collar button OF polonium would be
a protection against lightning and also
serve as a headlight at night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Two important matters are included
in the forthcoming bulletin OF the New
York state health department. ono Is
tina the department Is prepared to fur
nish tetanus antitoxin for use In cases
Of Fourth OF July gunshot wounds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
A pho,ooranhv SaIen.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE pho
tographers at the national convention
today approved plans for building a
national salon at Winona. II will be the
first undertaking Of its kind in the
world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

The average mortality from typhoid
fever is three times ss great IN Amer
lean as In European cities. The cities
OF the United States which suffer most
from this disease are Washington,
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and
Providence, in that order.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

1t is reported from Petersburg hat
there is q strong agitation there In
favor OF admitting women to the
bourse, and It Is believed hat this in
n~ovation viii be effected within a
short fine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
couth Omaha.

South Omaha, Neb., Aug, Seattle
Native stoers, s3.9oQ5,30; cows and heifers,
B.00q4.3O wehtern steers, $3.JOQ4.S0 stock
.rs and feeders, S2.60a4.00; calves, $500
500.
Hoss-Heavy, $4.95q6.05; mixed, 5000
Sheep-Yearlings, S3.GGg4.OO; wethers,
s.0oq3.50: ewes, $2.50g3. 90; common and
stockers. k22593.4O; lambs, $4.5045.D.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Queen Wilhelmina has become an ex-
pert photographer, seldom going out
without her camera Pho other day she
saw a peasant woman in picturesque
costume holding a baby In her arms.
She asked permission TO take the pic
ture, TO the great delight OF the wom-
an, who received a present after tho
snapshot had been taken. while the
baby got a kiss from the queen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

"A British board Of trade return shows
4a2 strikes end lockouts in the United
Kingdom during 1902. The number Of
employees affected was 256, 697; the ag-
greRate duration In working days, 81
ATO mn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
Printer Killed by Heat.

Wayne Neb., Aug. 10-The funeral OF
George Fox, q printer well known In
this part Of the state, occurred yester-
day in Wayne. He fell a victim TO the
extreme heat OF last Monday, dying
near bloomfield.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
THE MARKETS.
Sioux City 1.-Two Stock.

Sioux City, Aug. Sioux City Stock
Ynrds-Hogs-LiSht and butcher, IS, log
$50; heavy, $5.0Na6.05.
Cattle-Fat COWS and heifers, $2.5OQf.50;
stocker COWS and h~eifers, $2.00Q275; stock
ers and feeders, s.. 50JS. 20; butcher steers.
%.0n35.2S yearlings and calves. $2.50Q3.6 ~.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

says President Keen, OF the American
uedioal association. lis better cared
FOR and his case is more carefully in
vestigated by meteorological, chemist.
and clinical methods than are the we'll
TODD In their own homes" The value
Of his observation may be gagged by
the quality of the English In which it
w statcd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Ether snd ohlorororm, so useful In
sending men asleep, have the very OPP
posite effect on plants, which are slim
ulated TO the greatest possible activ-
lty by these drugs. In Denmark and
Germany advantage been k OF
this fact to force flowers In rooms and
glass houses, and TO mako them bloom
out OF season. Tho results arc said to
he marvellous.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
M inneapoIie.

Minneapolis, Aug. acknowledgement
Der. SJJkc; December. 79Ac; on track, No.
No. 2 northern, S7AQSSBc; No. 8 north
ern 73Q7Tc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

The most important trade with the
Chinese is that Of the Yangtze river,
which drains the largest and most
productive area OF China. The position
Of the United States In this trade is
shown by n consular report, which
gives the percentage OF business OF the
various nations: British, 6l.1; German.
l7.5; Japanese, 10; American 1.6.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
TONE RATHER BETTER.
But There Was Practically No Buying
of Stocks on TodaN,s Market.

of Stocks on Today's Market.
New York, Aug. 10-Yesterday's late
Improvement in the stock market con-
tinued at today's opening. 40 little
encouragement coming from London.
where prices for Americans We're gem
orally higher. The better tone was not
long sustained, however, profit taking
and further liquidation for weak ac-
counts causing TecessiOns in all the
active stocks till in many instances
prices went below yesterdays closing.
The demand for stocks was extremely
light; in fact there was next to none,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

The strongest evidence favortng the
meteoric formation OF diamonds is the
fact that they have a different law Of
trial origin. This proves them OF
meteoric origin. Just n the msteoric
form of iron tells OF its celestial birth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

The comet Of 1913 was the only one
during the last century visible In broad
daylight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

An invention for manufacturing gas
out OF chalk has been tried in Sussex,
England, with. Il Is said, surprising
success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Large numbers Of Chinese in Man
churia have already learned to speak
'Pidgin" Russian.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

All the blood IN a mans body passes
through his heart once in every two
minutes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

Twenty-three acres Of ground are
. needed to bury London's dead of n
year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
II KING Is SAFE.
Report That an Attempt Was Made Of
His Life Denied.

Madrid, Aug. 7.-Because of a rumor
that an attempt had been made on the
life Of King Alfonso, the government
denying hat the king is indisposed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15

The ~subjugation of the Indian has
cost $S45, 00o, 900 and his education $780,
100000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
A Hasty-Lunch Education,

There is much discussion nowadays
of the proposition to shorten the course
in our colleges to three or even to two
years. To those who know that the
benefit of a college course is not so
much in passing a certain number of
subjects as In living a certain length
of time in university atmosphere, the
idea of cutting anything off from the
regular four years, except for a few
eager and brilliant students, is super
ficial and unconvincing
President Woodrow Wilson of
Princeton is credited with the witty
remark, II cannot imagine how any
body who ever saw sophomore could
ever thing of graduating one in that
condition."
That Is way Of putting it that will
appeal to college men. The president
of Oberlin College hit the mark with q
different sort Of projectile, but he hit ii
in the center.
A student asked him If he could moi
advantageously take shorter course
than that prescribed by the curriculum
"Oh, yes," answered the president
''That depends on what you want to
make of yourself. When God wants to
make an oak, lie takes hundred
years; but when He wants to mike a
squash He takes but six months"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
What Nav Saya.

Nav says I'll never mount to much,
An centrally maw's right.
l never seem to git in touch
With things, jest like 1 might.
Nav says to me the other day:
(Maw's sixty-in her prime)
What makes you fool your time away
A-fishin' all the timer"
Nav says to me: "How old be you?"
| sorter hung my head.
You know I'm nearly forty-two,
An Nav knows, too. She's fed
An clothed me now for quite a spell.
l never earned a dime.
A feller can't do nothin' we'll,
A-fishin' all the time.
Some day I'm goin' to go to work,
An make a lot o. money.
Well, say, you needn't smile an smirk
1t amt SO gol derned funny.
Worse folks than me has made their pile,
An loafin' amt no crime,
An when I'm rich I'll rest awhile,
An fish the whole derned time.
-Leslie's Monthly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Mieht Have Been worse.

An Englishman was travelling from
London to Edinburgh in a first-class
compartment, which he was fortunate
in having all to himself. In the bliss
of perfect privacy he had spread his
belongings out all over the carriage
bags, coat, hat, umbrella, luncheon
basket-occupying every inch of the
sitting accommodation. Just as the
train was leaving the station at New
castle a big, broad-shouldered, well-to-
do cattle salesman, painting hard after
a race to the station, opened the car
rage door and jumped in. He topped
down on the seat opposite to the Eng
lishman, and Immediately, feeling that
there was something between him and
the cushion, pulled out from under him
a silk hat, crushed fat. A look of an
guish was on the Englishman's face.
''Tm sure" he said, you might
have been a little more careful! You
might have looked before you sat
down."
. Gay, I'm rale sorry" said the burly
cattleman, "but it micht ha' been
waur!'
"How could it possibly have been
worseT' retorted the Englishman, gaz-
ing ruefully at his headgear.
at MIGHT ha' been ma ain hatr was
the reply.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
SUccEEDlN1 IN LIFE.
Wise Bros, of Portland, Say Good Teeti
y are Most Important.

Wise Bros, of Portland, Say Good Teeti
are Most Important.
Never before has there been so much
attention paid to personal appearance
as now.
The universal prosperity of the ma
tion at large seems to emphasize the
Importance of success, and the appear
ance of success. Pleasing dress, i'm
maculate linen, being we'll groomed.
and above all showing fine set OF
white teeth, are absolutely essential to
the man or woman who desires to be
considered anybody.
Setting aside the great question OF
the convenience and utility of good
teeth, and the pain always involved
when they are neglected, it is better by
far to take good care of the teeth mere
ly as wise policy in life helping you
to succeed. What look worse than yell
low, dirty or misshapen teeth? Moth
ing, save it be unsightly holes calling
attention to the absence of teeth. This
practical consideration of good looks in
cause why modern dentists are increas-
ing their practice thousand fold.
To meet the awakening of people to
this growing necessity of keeping the
teeth in good order, dental surgery has
taken great strides in advance. No
better example of the completely equip
ped. highest-grade dental Office could
be cited than that of the famous Wise
Bros. in the Failing Building, Port
land, Oregon. A visit to this establish
ment the next time you are in Portland
will show you the truth of what is here
said. Wise. Brothers receive callers
and tell them what is necessary to do
to their teeth, and the expense, before
you start the work. All dental work
done by this firm is absolutely painless,
and the charges are extremely moder-
ate It costs nothing to investigate the
matter for yourself, anyway.
You can rest assured, at all events.
nowadays, that woman, or man,
who allows his, or her, teeth to be an
eyesore to everyone they meet, will not
have half chance to succeed in life.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
THE LABORER AND HIS HIRE.
Millionaire Who Always Pays Whe
Il.

Millionaire Who Always Pays When
Work LIS Done.
"Never allow workman to go away
without his pay when it is due was
the motto of a millionaire, one of the
members of a firm of jewellers. The
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph ex-
plains in the jewelers. own words how
he came to adopt the rule.
When l first lived in Philadelphia
many years ago, he said, it was a
dreadful struggle to keep myself and
wife and five children. We lived in
one room, the seven Of US. Once in a
while got work to do at home nights,
and finally we rented two rooms on a
first floor down the street. We lived
in the rear room. The front room was
a shop, which my wife tended in the
daytime, and where l did such repair
work as I could get to do nights. 1t
was hard struggle. There wasn't t
much to eat sometimes, and paying the
rent was always a fearful effort.
One time during this period u mill
ionaire dropped into my shop and ask
ed me to go to his house, get certain
French clock, and repair it. The rent
was due In three days, with six dol
lars still lacking of the sum necessary
to pay it. I tramped outsand got the
clock, and spent most of the next two
nights in repairing it. On the evening
of the third day l tramped back to his
house, carrying the thirty pound clock,
which I delivered safely to the butler.
In about quarter of an hour he re-
turned and handed me twenty-dollar
bill, from which l was expected to give
him thirteen dollars change, my bill
being seven dollars. I had to return it,
as had no money. He left the room
again, and shortly returned and told
me that his master would call next
morning and pay the bill. 1 was shown
out.
The millionaire didn't call for a
week, but the landlord wasn't behind
a minute. We gave him all the money
we had, but still owed him three dol
lars. It was a week before any of US
seven had a square meal again. / shall
never forget the dreadful unhappiness
l experienced during my return from
the millionaire's house; and l never
let workman whom 1 owe go unpaid
single hour after his money is due.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
NAMES OF INDIAN YOUTHS.
President Roosevelt Has Placed Checl
Upon an Absurd Practice.

President Roosevelt Has Placed Check
Upon an Absurd Practice.
One reform in the conduct of the In
dian bureau which has been inaugu-
rated by President Roosevelt will re-
ceive universal approval He has re-
issued an order regarding the
names given to Indians in schools and
on the official records. 1t Is well
known that the name bestowed upon
the Indian on his entrance into the
vestibule of civilization Is commonly
matter of foolish caprice on the part
of some agent or teacher or other
white person. 1t is q common trick
to call young Indians at school after
some famous or notorious persons. The
struggles Of the young aborigine are
often added to by the necessity of
bearing through life the name of~Otto
Van Bismarck or George Francis Train
or some other equally well-known per-
son. Often the struggler relapses into
barbarism under the mere weight Of
this odious necessity.
Still other young Indians are bur-
dened with false and ignorant English
translations Of the names given them
by their parents. like Dog g-That-Jumps-
Around or Hole-in-the-Day this great
Indians name should really have been
translated Ec1ipse), or ld-Man-Afraid-
of-His-Horses, and SO on. With one
bother and another, the young In
dams way in civilization is likely to
be seriously obstructed by reason of
his name And even If he is given a
simple and reasonable English name
it often happens that different sur
name is given to each one of the chill
dren of the same parents-a process
which results in confusion in matters
of Inheritance and paves the way for
much litigation.
The President now desires that chill
dren who enter schools or go upon the
agents rolls shall, whenever it is prac-
ticable, preserve as given names the
Indian names that have been given
them, but shall receive as a surname
the name Of their father. This intro
duces a new principle. The Indians
have never had patronymics. They
have had matronymics-clan names
and family names-but designation has
seldom run with them in the paternal
line