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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
Modern Life and sedatives.

London Spectator: 1t Is only doctory
and those connected with the sale of drugs
who know the immense amount OF seda-
tives consumed by the public at the pres
ent day. Every man with a large ac-
uuaintance numbers among his immediate
friends some who take them in one form
or another. There are few who do not
know iIl-adVised and enthusiastic indt-
viduals who are always insisting on Civ
ing every one a dose of the last new
specific against headache, or sleeplessness,
or some of the various nervous disorders
common to our advanced civilization.
These drugs are many and various, and
are sold under different conditions. Many
Of them are supplied over the counter
without any restrictions as ordinary arti-
cles Of among which we may
mention all the bromides and other drugs
which, on the one hand, diminish pain,
produce sleep and decrease iiTitabfftyr
and. on the other hand, lessen the vigor
Of the organism, alter the quality of the
blood for the worse and tend TO shorten
life. Although the sale Of still more po-
tent drugs or compounds Of them is re-
| stricted TO registered chemists, there Is
! frequently very little difficulty in procur-
ing those which are generally known as
| patent medicines and sold under the pro-
lection Of the government stamp. This is
especially the case with preparations OF
morphia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
WANTS THE HEIRLOOMS.
Earl of Darnley Pretty Darn Mac
About EN-, Too.

London, Aug. II. Especial Cable.)-I
Litigation Is threatened between the|
present earl of Darnley and the widow
If the late earl over some pictures and
other heirlOoms said to have been left
% her by the late earl.
The present earl, brother OF the late
Lord Darnley. is perhaps better known
Ill over America as the Hon. Ivo Bligh,
he cricketer, and 1t Is he who has to
establish that most of the beautiful
rrt treasures taken from Gotham hall
ear GraVeSend, in Kent, belong n
% family heirs.
The widow OF the late earl, on her
side, declares that her husband gave
.hese choice pieces of art to her per-
sonally, n on his death, In spite Of
al opposition, she obtained possession
IF all tina she claimed to be hers, al
.hough many were the reports Of how
he wonderful hall, the ornament of q
magnificent estate, was being denuded
Of treasures worth untold gold.
Before her marriage h countess was
Miss Jemima Blackwood, n relation of
Lord Dufferin. When countess of
Darnley she had one little daughter,
who is now { years old, and who is
Baroness Clifton in her own right-the
youngest peerless In the kingdom. Since
that time, Jemima, Lady Darnley, has
married Captain Arthur LeYeson, Of
his majesty's navy.
1t is reported hat II it cannot be
proven hat the treasures are heir
looms, an endeavor will be made to
prove that the late earl was not respon-
sible for the bestowal Of valuable
works Of art always considered as part
and parcel Of the estate, so keen is the
determination of the present earl to
recover possession of the a.'ticles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
WILL RETURN THE FIRE.
Canadian Revenue Cutter Will Find
American Boats Ready Next Time.

Dunkirk, N. Y, Aug. 1T.-Dunkirk
fishermen are greatly aroused over the
action OF the captain of the Canadian
revenue cutter Petrol, who Wednesday
urned the vessels guns on the Amer
can tug Silver Spray, peppertng the
Jug with shot and putting the crew in
jeopardy.
Drastic measures are to be used by
he captains OF the twenty fishing ships
If this port to protect themselves from
he captain of the Petrol, who several
weeks ago captured and towed to port
he tug Kitty d.. which at the time was
n American waters.
The captain of the Petrol, 1t is al
eyed, has run things with n high hand
IN his end Of the lake for some time
md has SO intimidated Dunkirk fisher
men that they rarely approach within
leveral miles OF the boundary, fearful
hat the Canadian cutter will dash
lcross the line, capture and tow them
o the dominion side, where their vessel
would be c~onflsCated, as was the Dun
Kirk tug Grace several years ago.
Since the alleged unwarranted cap
ure of the Kitty d., resentment has
)een aroused among the fishermen and
he fringe on the Silver Spray has
,aused q desire to retaliate.
Although secrecy is being maintained
[ has become now that several or
he captains are preparing to meet the
'aptain of the Petrol at his own game.
When the Canadian cutter next tries
my tactics like those performed
Wednesday, IL Is said to be not at all
Unlikely hat shot will be returned for
hot, and hat Lake Erie will be. the
scene OF n naval battle. Mysterious
we're the dolngs at the lake front today,
md IL is said that small cannon have
)een struggled aboard some Of the tugs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
CHAPTER VII.
NANT-Y-BRYN.

IT did not recognize you," she said
breathlessly, II saw nothing but Owain
for the moment. He looked dreadful.
He is my brother
BLUE and silver" said Owain, "a
bright bay mare with one white stock
ing. 1t has been q mistake, indeed. Sir,
I own myself in the wrong, and l ask
your pardon"
SO handsome an apology cleared
every score between us, and we shook
hands heartily. AT this instant an old
gentleman with silvery hair came
round the clump Of hollies behind us,
saying as he came: Where are you
Enid? Where have you run? Ay, ay,'
he continued, as he came forward:
What is this?" Two young fellows
with jackets off and drawn swords, ana
no breath to spare between them. Pray,
Owain, who Is this stranger with whom
you have been %ighting?"
II do not know" said Owain.
Come, sir, who are you?" demanded
the old gentleman, turning briskly upon
the old gentleman 6" 6" 6" 6"666$6N
me. You smile, do you, and truly
there is something familiar in If. De-
clare yourself"
well, uncle" said !, you ought tc
discover something familiar about youi
nearest relation"
so you are" he cried, Il see IT now
Godfrey Heathcote.
AT YOU service, uncle" l replied.
ut is ten years since l saw you last
said my uncle, welcoming me effuslVe'
ly, ''and 1t Is not easy at a glance t'
see the lad of Ia IN the young fellow o.
four-and-twenty. But you are wei
come, indeed, to Nant-y-Bryn.
these are Of my name and family
owain and Enid Vaughn" he con
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
LITTLE TOURIST EXCURSION.
Two Strangers Descended Into HON"
stake Mine and Held All Niqht.

Lead, s. D., Aug. 1.-Two strangers
were recently found by the night shift
Of miners on the 200-foot level of the
Homestake mine. This was In viola
ton of the rules Of the Homestake
company. which forbids all persons ex-
cept those employed by the company
to descend into the mine unless by spe-
cial permission from headquarters
Acting under standing orders the night
foreman had them taken to the SOC
foot level and confined In the too
house until morning. In the mean
time an investigation was made to as
certain what the men were doing ant
how they entered to where they were
found. 1t developed that they were
only tourists and had descended 200
feet by means OF ladders and were
cropping about In the dark when dis
covered by the miners. A bed was
made for them In fhe tool house and
their supper was sent for. As soon as
II was earned that they were not OF
evil intent they were released with the
admonition not to be found there again
1t was rather an unpleasant experience
for the strangers.
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Ministers Would Be Jurors.

Harrisburg Telegram: The Harrisburg
Ministerial association today adopted the
following resolutions:
Resolved, First-That a committee be
appointed to ascertain whether the ex-
emption Of ministers from Jury duty be a
matter of courtesy or a requirement Of
law. If 1t be a matter OF courtesy we
hereby express our Willingness TO waive
such courtesy and to assume any burden
that may be laid on us In the interest of
the promotion of righteousness and NOR
atty in the community.
"S~econd-That the same committee be
appointed to wait on the proper public
! officers to ascertain why recent bills
against violators Of law have been ignor-
ed in spite of the published evidence which
has established such violation or law"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22

pushed forward when there wal bus
little need, wasting strength whicn
might afterward have been more use
ful.
He sat staring into the fire. the long.
bender fingers of one hand tapping
%nervously on the back OF the other;
In form he Was tall and thin, ana
slightly STOPPING, and, though sui I'm
| der go, his hair was white.
you have reason to be AFRAID
nephew" said he, looking up at me
quickly. IF they catch you now tney
will either shoot you out OF hand OF
ship you off to the colonies"
I laughed n stood up. -
They have to catch me first" said l.
I stripped off my riding coat, and my
uncle glanced at me curiously. :.
IT must make you my banker, SIR.
and his eye fired instantly. A smal
| sharp knife for making pens lay on the
| table, and I took 1t n began TO rip
up the lining of my coat. AS L hacKeo
at the stitches gold coins began TO pour
| down freely. Some rolled on the noor,
and Sir Arthur Vaughan pounced on
these and collected them carefully.
Then he began to a them IN
stacks of ten. He laughed gleefully
| as he did SO. why, Geoffrey, this Is
a rare device to store your money. IL
cIinks in its fall like the music. lis
O second shower OF Danae." :.
when 1 had the word to march,
said 1, Roger Thorne, the steward,
FASTENED to drum up what store or goId
there was about the place; and old
! Dorothy, the housekeeper, sat down at
! once to fasten them In mall parcels
in my coat. / wanted to put them IN
a bag, but she insisted. and, indeed, l
have carried them more easily ana
surely thus"
- o,ya ntnnnQ nf
minted gold" said Sir Arthur. The
sight Ices my eyes good"
why, uncle" l cried, surely you
and gold are not such strangers as
that. l have heard that you have here
half as many acres again as we at
Butley Croft
Acres" repeated my uncle, twisting
his features into a contemptuous ex-
preston, acres enough and that were
all. But of what worth? Three out OF
four of them will feed you one sheep,
and that a little one. per acre, and the
rest are nothing great to speak Of
Land so poor as that went clear be-
yond my experience or imagination,
and l could only nod my head In SYM
pathy as my uncle continued to grum-
BE about the poverty of Nant-y-Bryn,
Never q penny do I receive in coin
from the tenants" said he, reaching q
black leathren book from a shelf near
the fireplace, and opening 1t. Here
are their methods OF payment, and you
might as well thy to shake the hills
themselves as try 70 change their Gus
toms. Jenkin Evans" he read, holds
sixty acres OF and known rs Tynant
He pays yearly two cows, n ~3-year-old
OK, and four sheep. Evan jenkins holds
seventy acres. Frongoch. he pays three
tubs of butter, six pigs and thirty
sheep. Pedr Williams, the weaver, he
pays forty yards OF homespun cloth and
n roll OF blanket stuff. I have to be my
own chapman, and turn these thing:
TO account as we'll as / can. It's a poor
country this, q poor country"
Continued Next Weekly
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0ROSSCUP ON TRUSTS.
chicago Jurist Advocates Federal Su'
peryision of Them.

Dixon, ILL.,, Aug. 17.-Judge Peter S.
Grosscup Of the United States circuit
court, in an address here before the
Lutheran assembly, expressed his be-
lief that in the supervision Of monopol-
les by the government lies the only
hope for the perpetuation of the Amer
lean nation, and sounded a warning
against the manipulation of securities
in the interest Of INSCRIPTIONS pro-
moters end spectators.
In the fact that within the last te
years the deposits In savings banks
have increased from s 1000, 900 to $10,-
600. 900 sinister rather than a sanguine
meaning was traced, the Judge declar-
ing that under normal conditions this
vast amount would have been invested
by the laboring classes, but tina 1t
was lying idle because polite
and highup rascals' were able to sub
vert the laws and give to stocks a value
they do not really possess.
I'VE can eve go back TO the days or
our boyhood," said the speaker, but
we can go back to the days when the
man with 500 did not have to hoard 1t
or entrust 1t to his neighbor for safe
keeping, but could put 1t into industries
sure hat 1t would return with earn
ings.
what should be done? Change the
laws so hat no set of men can organ
lie a corporation except on a strict
legal basis. Then put that corporation
under such supervision as the national
banks are subject to and | believe that,
little by little, this immense boarding
In the savings banks of $40, 00O, 900 will
be trickling into ownership again.
Il say nothing against the man who
makes his fortune honestly" said the
judge, but when 1 see the laws of my
country, introduced to enable men to
consolidate money for the public good,
turn into an excuse for swindles that
should land the promoters In the peni-
tertiary, and when l see hat to be the
almost universal history of corpora
tons. every drop Of my blood boils with
hate and revenge.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
BELIEVED BOY WAS
KILLED FOR MONEY
Nordahl Arneson Had $500
Short Time Before His
Death i'm Canada.
AN r Q WAS Hello
Young Man Was Killed by the Gavin
In Of a Well, but There Were Many
Wounds on His Body-Wiil
Investigate Further:

Howard, S. D., Aug. 17.-Dr. w. p,
Collins was called to make a pos
mortem on the body OF Nordahl Arne'
son, whose remains arrived here last
week from Regina, Canada, for evil
dence of the cause Of his death. Abou'
two weeks ago, Mr.. Chris Arneson, fG
Their Of the deceased, received a tele.
gram announcing tina his son wa,
killed by the caving In of a well IL
which he was at work. IN arranging
for the shipment of the remains Of hi!
soon, Mr.. Arneson was obliged to for
ward 800 to pay express charges, al
his boy had no money. What makes
this matter the more singular Is tina
the deceased Sas o very thrifty anc
industrious young man and was known
to have had some 5000 or his person
just previous to his death. This lead;
the relatives to suspicion that he might
have met foul play and the accident
theory invented to cover up all EVIL
dence OF the crime.
DIR. Collins made q very thorough
examination, finding evidence OF sew
eral wounds, any one OF which NIGH
have been fatal, and which might have
been caused by violence or by being
crushed to death.
The SIX ull was fractured and indentec
in two places and there was q puncturt
Of the abdomen which might have beer
made by the embalmer or by q bullet
No conclusive proof of death by pre-
meditated violence was discovered anC
the result OF the examination was tC
confirm the impression of Academia
death.
Mr.. Arneson contemplates pushing
Investigations In the matter OF tn
disappearance OF the ~deceased's none!
and ascertain II there Is any grounds
for his belief Of foul play. The de-
ceased was to start for home two day!
later than his death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
Miraculous Vault.

London Tattler: The most interesting
place Of pilgrimage in Dublin is st.
Michan's church, where the organ Is still
TO be seen upon which Handel Is said to
have composed his Messiah" In he
graveyard is the last resting place Of
Robert Emmett, and the vault of st.
Michan's provides a more gruesome thrill
than the morgue. The sexton lifts an
iron door and descends a few rude steps
carrying a light, without which the place
would be pitch dark. You follow and
find yourself in a narrow passage. srom
which cell-like reCesses belonging to diff
ferent families branch off. Whether 1t is
owing to the extreme dryness Of the sur
roundings or TO some mysterious property
Of the place, the process Of decay has
been arrested, and the features Of persons
dead for two centuries may be recognized
from authentic portraits. Here lie the
brothers Shearers, who were executed for
their share in the United Irish conspir-
acy, side by side almost with the earl of
Leitr!m, who was murdered about thirty
years ago. The earls ancestors for hun-
dreds OF years back rest In the same
vault. Perhaps the %strangest thing about
the vault Is the fact that, apart from the
weird sensation, there Is nothing often
sive In the surroundings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
FOR CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
Pierre impatient to Spend Some Of the
Iron Masters Money.

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 17.-Plans and
specifications for the new Carnegie
library, prepared by Dow & Sons,
Sioux Falls, at Pierre are now In the
hands Of the committee. The contracts
will be let as soon as possible. 1t will
be built Of local granite, the pride Of
Pierre's older citizens, and will be one
Of the most artistic in the state. Be
side the regular library rooms the base
ment will afford a fine auditorium for
the meeting OF Pierre's literary clubs
and educational societies.
Besides the library, the Catholics are
rushing the work on their new seminary
building, which they hope to have fin
ished In the early fall, and new resi-
dences dot the hills on nan streets.
Nearly, If not quite, a mile of cement
walk is now under construction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
JOSEPH kUsLER. Publisher.

There are several young premiers In
various parts of the British empire, but
THE latest Is the youngest of all. He
Is r.. Mcbride. the new premier oil
British Columbia, who was born In
Westminster, the original capital
of that western Canadian province,
the other end of the Dominion for his
thirty-three years ago. He went to
the other end OF the Dominion for his
education, as he Is a graduate OF Dali
housie university. Halifax. In 1881 ne
was called to the bar OF British Column
bia. and six years later he entered the
parliament of the province of which ne
is now prime minister. so that his term
OF political preparation for the prem
iership was less than fiv years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
HE DIED a PAUPER.
Former Millionaire Left Only a SpIen-
did Mausoleum.

New York, Aug. F.-Moses Rockwell
row, protector Of extensive water
companies, and once a millionaire, has
lied a pauper at the state hospital on
Yards island. His body has been
placed in a magnificent mausoleum, the
inest in the middle west, which he a
quilt in the heydey OF his prosperity at
Falls City, Neb.
He projected the present water sys-
EN- used to supply Wards island,
where he died of brain fever after an
Illness Of several months. Crow made
he millions he spent so lavishly by
developing water systems for n num-
ser of communities. Bad laundering
nd business quarrels ended in fore
closure proceedings and the loss of his
entire property.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22

The claim has been made that n OF
the most highly praised commence
ment orations at Brown university THIS
year was not entirely original, ana
President Faunce declares that the al
legged discovery has been productive OF
some good. Public attention, says
Or. Faunce. has been called to n
operations of a miserable hrm In ONO
which makes a living by soliciting
students in all our colleges and against
which several college presidents nave
for years endeavored to secure egal
action" That Ohio grafton factory Is
still In business, IL seems.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
School Of Mines.

Rapid City, s. d., Aug. 1.-THE new
school year Of the state school Of mines
at Rapid City will open September 16.
The faculty Is assured that there will
be a good attendance. The last ses-
sion Of the legislature gave the school
favorable consideration. The general
maintenance was increased and a
special appropriation Of $4,000 was
made for a new building, a power plant
and the equipment Of a physical labora-
tory
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PLEA FOR LEPERS.
Declared to Be Unjust to lmprison
Them for Life.

London, Aug. 17.-(Special Cable.)-
Members OF the British Medical asso-
citation, which Is in session at Swansea,
are unable to agree on the subject of
leprosy. Sir Patrick Manson and other
authorities warmly dispute the conten-
ton of Jonathan Hutchinson Of Lon
don. that overwhelming evidence OPP
poses the belief that leprosy spreads by
any ordinary mode Of contagion.
To the eating of fish is ascribed the
whole of the leprosy in the world. The
medical profession, Mr.. Hutchinson
added, should declare it was the most
gross injustice to imprison lepers for
life.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
CITY LOST A MILLION.
Fraud of Extensive Proportions Is De
veloped in New York's Water
Dep artment.

New York, Aug. 17.-Evidence of OIL
fusion and fraud by which he city lost
sums aggregating almost a million dol
lars has been obtained by Water Com
missioner Monroe Three inspectors in
he water department are under sus-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
TINsEL COWBOY SHOOTS.
Aimed at Small Boys Toes and Shot
Him in the Leg.

Salem. S. D., Aug. 17.-For some time
a couple OF would-be cowboys have had
a herd Of horses in the vicinity OF
Spencer, west OF here, in McCook coun-
ty. They have dressed with heavy
spurs, high boots, large s~ixshooters,
prominently displayed, broad brimmed
hats and cheap gauntlet gloves.
One OF them imbibed too freely of
liquor, got into a quarrel with a very
small boy, whom he ordered to shut his
mouth or he would shoot his toes off.
The little boy was not scared into quiet
when the bully shot the boy through
the muscles Of the leg.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
BIG HAUL BY RS.
Rob Store and Postoffice and Get Good
Doodle Near Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, S. ID, Aug. 13.-Ths
building containing the large general
stere OF Berge q Estensen, at Sherman,
near Sioux Falls, was robbed this
morning. The p~ostofflce is also in the
building. The safe was blown open
and the contents distracted, Notes to
the value Of $1,000, $500 In cash and
$3.50 worth of stamps were carried
away. Citizens were aroused about
2:S0 by the explosion when the safe
was blown open. The cracksmen had
disappeared. leaving no clue which
would lead to their identity. 4,
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u. v. u. OFFICERS.
Annual Encampment Of the Order ls
Closed at Rochester, NJ. Y.

Rochester, N. Y. Aug. 1.-THE en-
campment of the Union Veterans union
and the Women's Veteran Relief union
closed their sessions with "a public i'm
stallation of officers. Franklin Il
Hutchinson Of Rochester was reelected
commander-in-chief OF the veterans. j,
w. Morgan of Illinois was elected sur.
geon general. Among the executive
committee chosen We're G. II. Kellogg OF
Clinton, Ia. and H.. =, Pierce OF Moline
I'll. Mrs. Ella Craft of Rochester was
Ie-elected president % tie, Womenf
Union,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22
sULLY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
Prescribed Course Will Be Taught in
Onida School.

Onida, 8. d., Aug. 1T.-The Onida
school board have adopted the regular
9th, 10th, 11th and the 18th grade
course Of study and will endeavor to
give to Sully county a high school.
They invite all students who have fin
ished the Sth grade to now avail them
selves Of the high school course at a
reasonable tuition, which will be
charged to those not In the village.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-22

Lord de Vessel. who died recently ar
er n long illness, was one or the most
,pular landlords in Ireland. He fought
. long and arduous battle with the
Land league In the '70s, which ended In
his complete victory, and he was ever
afterwards on the most cordial terms
with the farmers and cottagers on MS
Estates. He was a man or many &c
,o~mplishments and a great faVorite IN
Ennfatyy