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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-30
Capt. j. I. RapIer Dead.

Chilllcothe,s Ohio, March 20-Capt
John T Rapier, aged 60. publisher OF
the Ohio Soldier. died today.
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WILL WORK FOR UTAH.

The senator stated that he had no
special work planned for the future ok.
cept TO work for the interest of the state
and her people, and was willing 20 do an
that he could for any of his constituents
regardless Of politics " religion lie
dlstlaimed any intention OF proceeding
against Mr. Leilich on account Of the
false accusations made by the latter,
against Senator Smoot. sta ting that ne
would not dignity the falslher by notice
ing him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-30
COL YoUNG's CHANCES.

Senator Smoot expressed the opinion
mat Col Noung's chances for obtaining
a position on the Panama canal come
mission were very good, and ne believed
COL Young would get the place.
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Proper Test Of an Automobile.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
A new transcontinental record for auto
mobiles has been established by two men
who drove a comparatively small machine
of American make from San Francisco to
New York. They left the former city on
June 20 They arrived here last night.
muddy. tired but not materially the worse
for their uncommon experience. They aver
aged about eighty miles a day. They cross
ed mountains They traversed deserts.
They trundled over all kinds of roads in
all sorts and conditions of weather. And
through it all their machine met with no
serious mishap. fact which will help to
reduce the automobile joke of the funny
papers to it's proper level of inconspicuity.
Once before the continent was crossed by
an automobilist. but he did not make as
good time did the two people who landed
in New York last evening. This most re-
cent test of endurance is worth a great deal
more in the development of the motor car
than all the homcdal road races that have
ever been arranged in Europe or elsewhere
Eighty miles a day is not a high average.
and it could doubtless be bettered by larger
cars and by more reckless drivers, but it is
fast enough to show what the automobile
is capable of in the way of endurance And
endurance, or the capacity to wear WELL
not speed. should be the first essential in
the construction of a motor car.
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BY FLORENCE WARDEN,
Author Of The House on the Marsh"

more than quarter of an hour
why then. could he not have waited for
her to come to herself? Uneasy and rest
less. she tried to stand up and to cross the
room to the door in order to discover
whether he was on the watcN outside But
the pain In her foot was SO acute at this
hrst movement that she was forced to lie
back again on the sofa.
When few minutes rest had relieved the
agony the rash movement had caused her
Ifety closed her eyes again, and reflected
upon her strange position. If Nigel had
really gone away she felt sure that it was
not on his own account. but on hers. So
sure did she feel of his logged devotion that
she knew no thought of his own safety
Would enter his mind until he had done his
pest lor her comfort and convenience The
question with her, therefore was: Would he
return himself with the friend he brought
10 her aid. or would he be satisfied with
sending help to her, and then concern him
ser with his own escape? Piety thought
ne would come; and, in spite of herself sine
ionged for his return. She did not yet own
she hardly yet knew-how strong her feel
inss We're for this passionate headstronC
errlng Nigel; all she was conscious of with
regard to him was vague unrest while he
was away, which she attributed solely to
the peril he was in.
As she lay with closed eyes listening in
tently for the faintest sound which might
foretel his return. her ears detected
Siight noise. not at the front tut AZ The
back OF the house She raised her: be5d
and listened more intently yet. until she
was sure that what she heard was the
stealthy raising of the latch of the back
door. She was surprised to find. expecting
the return of Nigel as she did into what a
panic of strange fear the slight sound threw
ner
Instead of calling out loud as the moment
peIore she had been prepared to do she al
most held her breath with a fear that she,
would be discovered Even as this strange
impulse seized her Piety was conscious OF
ITS absurdity and struggled with it. telling
herself that 1t was a consequence of the ter
rfhic discovery she had made of the murder
of tho policeman: ii had shattered her
nerves and thrown her in a state OF terror
and excitement In which the least unusual
occurrence assumed a portentious aspect
She felt afraid OF the person who vas
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| the yard and in another moment before
| either Piety or Nigel had time to decide
| what to do, there came a sharp knock at
! the door.
Without waiting for an answer the per-
| son who knocked threw the door open and
| showed himself 70 be farmer Hodges of the
| farm on the top of the hill.
Anybody at home, eh?" he asked in his
| loud aggressive voice. he thrust his head
| in and looked around.
! 1t was evident that not only he, but the
group of people whose faces could be seen
! behind him. staring eagerly and curiously
at the two figures within, were taken aback
| by what they found.
Whatever it was that they had expec ted
to see. it was plainly not these two young
people standing side by side, Nigel support
ing the girl, and she leaning upon his
strong arm.
Farmer Hodges spoke more civilIy when
he opened his mouth again.
Beg pardon. Nigel, but there's been a
bad business oop yonder. There's a mans
hat and button been found in the straw
among my stacks, and pool of blood
WHAT cried Nigel in low voice star
ing at the farmer with a troubled frown.
WHAT"
Aye. aye. it's as / say. Them folks
behind can tell you they saw ii same as
me. There's been murder done oop yon-
der-murder. I'm downright sure ont. And
what's more, lad. we've traced marks
marks of blood-down this road we came
along"
Pety was shaking like IA leaf. Nigel,
however. had by this time recovered his
selt-possession entirely and spoke more
calmly than his nterIocutor.
w ell, said he, I've not heard aught
OF 1t. but I'll come and If so be as L
can be of any help. But first Mr.. Hodges.
could you send some ore up to your place
fer your cart to take Miss Rede homer
She's sprained her ankle just outside here.
while she was attacking to my mother and
she can't walk home
With these words Nigel adroitly calned
any suspicious they might have formed of
him. and quenched the censorious whisper
ings of the women folk. For every one sup
posed that Mrs. Treveddoe about at
this mention of her name.
Piety during this short colloquy stood
like a statue beside Nigel not letting him
withdraw from her side. as for her sake
he would have done. but clinging to him
with the vague, faint thought that her
presence, the fact of her having been with
him, might influence the people in his
favor
And so in truth it did. Whatever sus-
picions they may have felt as they came
along, all the group felt treasured when
they found the girl had been with him.
They began to retreat, to apologize. Mr..
Hodges said they would look a little fur
Their down the road, while another man
suggested that they would be able to see
better in the morning.
So they withdrew. the former promis-
ing that his cart should be round in 2
few minutes to take Piety home
Scarcely, however, had the last sound
of the tramping crowd died away down
the road when Nigel who had been stand
ing still with his arm round Piety listen
ing to their retreating footsteps, uttered
exclamation of horror and, with n
sudden. quick movement, as rapid as ii was
unexpected, flung both his arms round her
from behind. and covered both her eyeS
with his hands.
CTo be continued Monday.)
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CHAPTER XIII.

All sorts of strange sounds seemed to be
Dining in her head. all sorts of weird fig
ures to be dancing grotesquely around her.
when Piety came to herself again.
The first thing of which she became thor
oughly and sanely conscious. even before
she opened her eyes. was violent pain in
her injured ankle. Then she became aware,
Still without opening her eyes, that she was
alone. Finally, raising her eyelids slowly
and heavily. she found that she was lying on
the little hard horsehair sofa in Mrs. Ire
veddoe's kitchen. and that what she was
looking at was the last red glow of the Gin
dors OF a dying fire in the CRATE
The lamp still burned on the dresser at
the other end of the room; she turned her
head and looked around for Nigel There
was the table upon which he had sat, the
solid square deal table without any cover
II was now bare-the bottle and broken cup
had disappeared. And throughout the place
there reigned the most dead. most perfect
silence: a silence which, as the fears and
doubts of the last hour came back to her.
seemed TO Piety most hideous and alarm
ing.
Where was Nigel? Had he gone away
prUiiting by her momentary unconscious
Eess to avoid the pain of a farewell?
He it must have been who had placed her
on the sofa, unfastencd the collar of her
black serge dress. and placed a pillow for
her head
As she came more and more to herself
and her thoughts became clearer and more
consecutive. she asked herself why. having
done 50 much. he had not done more? Since
he had been careful 10 place her as com
1ortahly as he could. why had he not cared
TO wait until she came tn herself? Had she
been INlnS there long? Had he. dcSparing
OF being able To rouse her, gone away to
fe 'ch assistance?
glance al the little kitchen clock on the
high Inantelshcf above the fireplace dis
posed OF this surnliSe. 1t had been :2J
when she lit the lamp on first comin;: in.
1t was $40 now She could not therefore,
allowing twenty minutes for tho talk she
had with Nigel. have been unconscious for
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Tell me how you knew. dear" said he
at last. with one glance toward the door
and then another at her face.
But Piety hated to do that. She covered
her face with her hands again and shud-
dered.
Must Unjust 1 tell you, Nigel?' she
asked. imploringly.
AYE. my lass, let's hear. 1 thought rs
nobody knew, and I'd like to know if
there's chance of others hearing about
it."
With her hands tightly clasped together
and her eyes cast down, Piety who had
struggled up into sitting position, begin
her terrible recital.
Il was coming home by this way, Nigel"
she said, ito see if 1 could see anything
of YOU
Instinctively at these words, the brown
hand came nearer to hers, though it did net
yet touch them.
Il was on my bicycle, and 1 saw a man
a poiceman-going up the field opposite
toward Hodges farm"
AYE. aye!" growled Nigel, with sud- IN
return of fierceneSS.
Piety shivered again. and he was silent.
Go on. Piety." said he, gruff1y. Il wont
go for to interrupt you again. but it was
that there Mercer set 'em on to watch the
house, as well l know. But go on go on
Il didn't like that, and 1 turned into the
Canterbury road, so l might hang about 4
little and see what was going on. Oh, now
l wish l hadn't"
And again the tears broke forth, and she
had to hide her face.
Go on" said Nigel in a strange tone.
We'll, at last saw you come out of thu
house and go up hill, as if you We're
looking for some one" Nigel started
Though she did not see his face Piety
heard his breath coming faster, and felt
the sofa shake beneath the touch of lis
hand. "And l followed up to the farm
Hodges farm; but you We're gone. And
and in the field l saw the policeman again.
! spoke to him. and went away. And then
l heard--Oh, you know. She stopped
short, her voice dying away in whimper
of distress.
But all that Nigel said was:
Go on"
Il heard the--the sound and the-the cry.
and l turned back, and went into the field
again And l saw-the policeman living
dead in the straw
There was long pause Nigel never
moved. When at last she glanced up steal
ing look at his face it was very dark and
stern. the lips tight pressed together, and
the head bent in shame AS he felt the
glance of her eyes upon his face he looked
up quickly:
Did you call for help?' asked he, abrupt
ly, but in a hoarse voice. Did you cry
out eh?'
Moo" whimpered Piety II was afraid
i wanted to give you time to get away"
Then again she had to look at him. For
she saw that he was trembling from head
to foot, and that his brow was wet and
glistenng in the lamplight Then to her
utter amazement, he suddenly tossed back
his head threw up his hands, and flung his
head down upon the head of the couch be-
hind her.
THANK Godi Thank Gode' he whispered,
hoarSely You did care for me enough to
then. You wasn't afraid for to come in
and speak to me-not even then O. thank
God! Thank Godr'
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Rather Pointed Titles,
ladeiphLa Public Ledger.

FROM the Philadelphia Public Ledger
The following incident is told of a popu-
lar and well-to-do thirty-second ward
bachelor, who is a patron of the Wagner
Institute branch of the free library:
Il am going to the country, Miss Blank"
he said to the young lady at the desk
land want to take a couple of interesting
novels. but l can't make up my mind
which two to select. Couldn't you help
me Out?'
Il am afraid my selections might not
prove interesting to you." replied Miss
Blank.
Just pick out two books for me. and
III guarantee to like them" he rejoined
gallantly
Have you read Barrie's or Reade's
novelist" she asked
mo; get me one of each, and I'll be
satisfied he replied.
She selected two and handed them to
her spouseless acquaintance. who. after
warmly thanking her for the favor she
had done him, turned up the backs of the
books and read these titles:
when Mans Single"
TT is Never too Late to Mend"
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Societies.

From Life.
MY mamma belongs to eighteen So
ceties
Well my mamma belongs to nineteen
Yes. but three of the societies your
mamma belongs to are for the spression Of
the same thing"
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Ailments.

Doctor Smith-Tve no patience with pure
ly imaginary ailments.
Doctor Jones-You're lucky. I've half a
dozen all the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

First StateSman-"I III afraid there's no
chance of starting a war with that newly
discovered country.
Second Statesman-"On the contrary, a
band of missionaries has just started for
it.'-I.ife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

There was silence in the room for q little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

At the Geological Park recently Mrs
kemeys made little sketch In plasterine
of one Of the old monkeys. who, during the
summer. has been domiciled in an outdoor
cage. He is curiously serious specimen
o. the proverbially comic race and Mrs
kemeys has modelled him in a melan-
choly brooding attitude 1t is tiny little
work not more than three inches high, yet
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CHAPTER XIV.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-04
GOSPEL M eetinRa.

Special Gospel Meetings are to begin
in the Custer Methodist Episcopal
church, the first Sunday after Easter,
April 10, at IL o'clock a. m. Every
Christian person, young and old in the
community is most earnestly solicited to
take part in the coming meetings, for the
salvation of men, and for the glory oil
God. My Christian friend, let us pray
and work together that this special effort
of gospel service shall not only be Of
value to the Methodist Episcopal church,
but truly a benediction to every other
church in Custer, and also to every home
in all the community.
Yours in His nams,
Rev. w. II. JEFFREY, JR.
Pastor NJ. +. church.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-04
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia, as follows:
IL was in an awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunksn, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite, growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given me
up. Then I wa. advised to use Electric
Bitters; to my great joy, the fret bottle
made a decided improvement. IcoL-
tinued their use for three weeks, and am
now q well man. / know they robbed
the grave of another victim" No one
should fall to try them. Only 30 cents,
guaranteed at A. ]. Jones drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-04
SEVERE ATTACK OF GRIP
Cured by one Bottls OF Chamberlain
Cough Remedy.

Cured by one Bottls of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.
"Then l had an attack of the grip
last winter (the second one) / actually
cured myself with one bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy" says Frank
w. Perry, Editor Of the Enterprise,
Shortsville, N. y. "This is the honest
truth. I at times kept from coughing
myself to pieces by taking a teaspoonful
OF this remedy, and when the coughing
spell would come on at night l would
take a dose and it seemed that in the
briefest interval the cough would pass
off and / would go to sleep perfectly
free from cough and it's accompanying
pains. To say that the remedy acted as
a most agreeable surprise is putting it
very mildly. l had no idea that it would
or could knock out the grip, simply be-
cause l had never tried 1t for such a
purpose, but it did, and it seemed with
the second attack of coughing the rem
edy caused it to not only be Of less dur
alton, but the pains were far less severe,
and / bad not used the contents of one
bottle before Mr.. Grip had bid me
adieu." For sale by all druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-04
Jarvis 1877 Brandy. None better.
A Great Sensation,

There was a big sensation in Lees
vile, Ind. when W. II. Brown Of that
place, who was expected to die, had his
life saved by DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption. He writes: Il en-
dured insufferable agonies from asthma,
but your New Discovery gave me imme-
date relief and soon thereafter affected
a complete cure" Similar cures of con-
sumption, pneumonia, bronchitis and
grip are numerous. It's the peerless
remedy for all throat and lung troubles.
Price SOC, and 81 90. Guaranteed by A,
j. Jones, druggist. Trial bottles free.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-04
Flo&ara.

/ have a floral garden on my ranch
eight miles east Of Custer, where l keep
constantly on hand a vast variety of
flowers and plants Of all varieties.
Among the many flowers and bedding
plants are the following. Carnations of
all colors and Carnation Pinks, Sweet
Williams, hardy ever blooming Roses
and house Roses, Cannss Palas, Chry-
santhemums Of all colors by the one
hundreds, Gerahiums by the one thous-
and, Pansy plants by the thousand, Be.
gonias, all colors and all kinds, Hello
tropes, Silk Oak, Double Petunias, Vio-
lets, Palms, Fuchias, etc.
john VALLENTHIMP.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-04
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1908.

Brushes and paints at Henderson's.
Location certificates for sale at the
Chronicle Office.
Willis. Dunn have q e ad in this
issue. Read 1t.
Clean up your back yards and alleys
and have your ash piles removed.
The county commissioners will meet
in regular quarterly session next Tues
day.
The Stanley show company took the
train for Hill City and the northern Hills
towns on Thursday.
Miss Grace Fowler closed a very sue
cessful term of school at the Evergreen
district on Friday of last week.
The assessor will make three different
lists this year, one for jurymen, one for
voters and one for military purposes.
A new postofice has been established
at Elk Mountain, with J. T. Campbell as
postmaster. Mail goes from Newcastle.
The city council of Rapid City has
granted to Frank II. Lockhart and w.
H. Chambers a franchise to install an
electric plant through the city.
We understand that the McKirahan
Bros. lost 100 head of cattle during the
last cold spell. This is indeed a heavy
ss.-Buffalo Gap Republican.
There are two kinds of carpets, Hen
derson's and others. You take no risk
in buying carpets at Henderson's. Their
selections are varied and up to date.
A Joint institute for school teachers of
Pennington, Fall River and Meade coun-
ties will be held in Rapid City begin
ming June 9Th, and continue for n
week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church will meet Wednes-
day p. IN, April 9Th, at the residence Of
Mrs. Weir. Ladies are urged to be
prompt in attendance.
For a clear skin, clear all the way
through, transparent enough to let sun
shine-rosy cheeks show through-take
Rocky Mountain Tea. This month,
spring time. 35 cents. A. j. Jones.
Congressman Martin has gone to cas-.
tern South Dakota to join the other con-
gressional delegation, and escort Presi-
dent Roosevelt as he passes through the
state on his western trip about April
4th.
Now's the time to take Rocky Noun
tain Tea; it drives out the microbes OF
winter; it builds up the stomach, kid
news and liver. A wonderful spring
tonic that makes sick people well. A. J.
Jones.
Lost between Mr.. Axes ranch and
town, a black walrus chatilaine pocket
book, containing some silver and a book
Of stamps. Finder please leave with j.
S. Putnam and receive suitable reward.
RILLA GEORGE
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-04
See. Henderson's household paints.
Just the size you Want, t, ] and l pint
cana

J. N. Wright and son, Wilbur, return
ed Monday evening from a business trip
to Denver. In Conversation with Mr..
Wilbur Wright he tells US that this was
his first extended tour of Colorado, and
he went over a consider able portion of
the mining section the last two weeks,
that he might compare 1t with the min.
ing districts Of our own Black Hills.
Wilbur acknowledges that they have
some good mines in Colorado all right,
but no better than ours, and he returns
better pleased than ever with our own
good land and a higher opinion than
ave. Of our mineral veins.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-04
PERSONAL Men ton.

personal Mention.
Charles Ennis was up from Baskerville
Monday.
Mrs. A. G. Baker was up from Baker.
vile Monday.
Chas. Levison was a visitor from Chic.
ago on Thursday.
Gene Courtney has gone to Lead to re.
main for the summer.
II. o. Alexander was a Deadwood visi-
tor in Custer Monday.
A. L. Hood, a Lincolnite stepped of
the train in Custer on Wednesday.
P. r. Wadsworth, special agent of the
land Office, was in the city Monday.
d. F. Baker of Sioux City was inter
viewing our merchants on Wednesday.
George Kimble was transacting bust
ness in Hot Springs Monday aud Tues
day.
Mrs. Mary Newell, of Sturgis, S. D.,
was registered at the Kleemann Mon
day.
Attorney Benedict returned Sunday
evening from q business trip down the
road.
Claud and Frank Davis, of Lead, were
visiting friends in Custer the forepart Of
the week.
L. NJ. Stery who halls from New York
arrived on the lst and registered at the
Kleemann.
j. G. Woodland from the Windy City
was inhaling the clear ozone of our town
on Thursday.
Mr.. G. Schlenger came in about the
middle Of the week, all the way from
San Francisco. =
8. &. Lummis returned Thursday even
ing from a business trip to Chicago and
other eastern points.
Will Monheim, of Lead, was visiting
with his uncle, Henry Monhsim, at the
Pine Tree ranch the fofepart of the
week.
Avery Clark departed Tuesday for
Casper, Wyoming, where he will spend
the next few months in the sheep shear
ing business.
Co. Supt. Mary L. Reed returned from
Hermosa and Buffalo Gap Monday,
where she has been attending teachers
meetings last week.