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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
RUSSlA'S GRAND OLD MAN
Count ToIstoi Declares the Government
Is the Real CuIprit.

st. Petersburg, May 26.-Answering a
private letter asking for his opinion Of
the Kishenef massacre, Count Tolstoi
writes.
MY relations to tho Jews and the
terrible KisheRef affair must be clear
10 everybody interested In my beliefs,
and my relation to the Jews can only
he as that Of brothers whom | love, not
because they are Jews, but because
they and everybody are the son Of one
father, God. That love does no violence
TO my conscience, because l have met
and know Jews who are very good peo-
pie. My relation to the Kishenef crime
is also defined in my religious beliefs.
Before knowing all the frightful details
understood the horror and felt intense
pity for the innocent victims of moi
mingled with the p]erplexity
and the bestiality Of the so-called
Christians, and aversion and disgust
for the so-called educated people who
instigated the mob and sympathized
with their deeds. Above all | was hor-
riied at the real culprit, namely the
government, with it's foolish fanattcal
priesthood and gang of robber officials.
The Kishenef crime was a consequence
of preaching lies n violence, which
the government carries on with such
stubborn energy. The governments re-
lation to the affair Is new PROOF OF It's
rude egotism, hesitating at no atroclty
when II is a question of crushing move
ments regarded as dangerous, II Is
proof of it's complete equanimity, which
is like that Of the Turkish government
toward the Armenian massacreS and
most horrible atrocities, only its inter-
ests remain untouched"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
The Hobbies of Queens.

London Answers: The hobbies and
fads OF the reigning queens are varied
and numerous. Queen Alexandra has
any number of them, but her special
pursuit is said to be photography. She
owns O set Of china embellished with
photographs taken by herself.
The empress of Russia's hobby Is
said to be caricaturing and collecting
caricatures. She has the ready talent
of catching q likeness and transmitting
II to paper, SO that W. those who are
most caricatured a. but laugh at the
good natured way in which they are
taken off"
The queen dowager Of Saxony takes
q marked interest In children of all
classes. The schools, orphanages,
homes and s%anatoria which have been
founded by her or through her initia-
tive, are numerous in her country.
Queen Helena of Italy has many in
~terests. Her favorite amusements are
shooting and driving a motor car. She
Is an excellent shot and an untiring
walker.
The queen of Greece's favorite recre-
alton IS yachting. h is an excellent
sailor, and is the only member OF the
Russian imperial house who bears the
rank OF an admiral In the Russian
navy-a unique honor bestowed on her
by the car, Alexander.
The faVorite amusements of Queen
Wilhelmina are skating and riding, but
as a child her hobby was the keeping
of poultry.
The German empress hobby is pho
Biography.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
PRELIMINARY WORK STARTED,
Six Irrigation Stations Will Be Laid
Out in Western aPrt of State,

Deadwood, S. D., May 26.-Raymond
Il. Walker OF the United States geo.
logical survey started out today, ac-
companied by ]. r. Hickox Of Dead
wood, q well known civil engineer, on
his preliminary work toward establish
ing six stations in the western part
of the state for the purpose of determ-
ming the amoun of water available for
irrigation purposes. one Of these will
be on the Belle Fourche river, one on
Redwater creek. one on Spearflsh creek,
n on the Cheyenne river, near Edge
mont, II two others, the location of
which has not been decided upon.
After ascertaining the amount of
water available for irrigating, which
would include the rainfall, Mr.. Walter
will turn his attention to the location
Of natural reservoir sites, some twelve
or fifteen OF which have been petitioned
for by residents Of the region.
There is to the credit of this state,
from the sales of public lands under
the national irrigation bill. over $780,
900, n half Of which the secretary OF
the interior Is authorized by the pro-
visions Of the law to expend in irriga-
ton schemes In the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30

when he awoke and reviewed the
events of the day before.
What he had to do he must do
quickly, for II seemed that he was
not altogether safe himself, and he
felt that he could not trust Ellison.
"Once he is free" referring to the
school teacher, "and the young peo-
pie are united, and 1 have settled
matters with that old rascal, I
shall go back to my old home with a
smiling face" he said to himself, as
he made his scanty toilet. Thinking
over plans for the future made him
alternately merry and sad, but the
controlling feeling seemed 20 be one
Of satisfaction.
After O hasty breakfast he made
up his mind that he would try and
ind out how Dick had Jared since
his experience of the night before,
and whether they lac taken any
precautions against his repeating his
nocturnal ramble.
He approached the building from
the back, c~oncealing himself behind
the bushes hat had sheltered him
On his last visit. He a a good view
of the place where young Barnett
was confined. and noted that the
window was now protected with new
iron bars, instead of the fimsy ones
that had been there formerly.
AS Job watched, an utter stranger
to him appeared at the window and
peered out. Though he stood there
for an hour or more, he did not see
the young school teacher, and at last
turned away, believing that he must
have been removed to some safer Sc
clusion.
THAT prank Of his may cost him
dear, in the loss OF privileges that
he enjoyed before" feeling disap-
pointed in his visit. We'll, l guess
he thinks it paid. 1t will brace him
up-that stolen VISITOR all that he
may have gone through"
stables house, he found n venerable
man whiting q stick on the steps
a gaunt parsonage, whose garments
seemed to have p~artaken of the
earthly color Of the land In which he
worked.
AS Job came up, the aged loafer
expectorated with deadly precision
said, without waiting for the other to
Begin:
EFF yer waitin' to see Blivens. he
hain't In"
Indeed"
mo; I'm his pap"
And where has he gomez"
Went up with the prisoner this
morn early 10 p"eTTcnlOru, the county
seat. Be ther a week."
Rather sudden, wasn't it?" asked
Hendricks.
wal, rayther," with a hoarse
chuckle. "Ye see, the young caty-
mount got so ob%strcpulous that Their
want no keepin' him in a place like
this, and so Sim-that's my son-he
jest thought he'd get shed of him by
putin him away in the county jail,
where he'd be safe. Stranger IN these
parts, 1 take it?" looking Job over from
head to foot.
YES; a stranger. I'm much obliged
to you" and then moved off, to the
evident disgust Of the patriarch, who
was minded to get some amusement
out of the stranger, as travellers were
q scarce variety In that peaceful farm
ing nelghborhOod.
Job, deep in thought, had mechan-
ically pursued his way in the direction
OF James Ellison's estate, and he did
not apparently think about where he
was until the big lions by the gate
doomed up before him.
He stood for a moment cogitating
what to do, and then entered the
smooth carriageway leading to the
house.
continual NaXt \Voek
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
INDIAN INSANE
ARE IMPROVING
The New Government Hospital
at Canton Is Rapidly
Filling Up.
LARGE FARM Is WORKED
oemented Redskins Are. Much Bene'
fitted by Careful Treatment and Are
Very Much Pleased With Con-
ditions-Doins Good Work.

Canton, s. D., May 26.-The Indian
Insane asylum established In this city
by the general government is slowly
but surely growing up into one Of the
most important government institu-
tons in the west. 1t is rapidly being
filled up with insane redskins, n
when all the Indians SO far reported
insane shall have been transferred to
this institution 1t will be full to over
flowing.
Great improvements have been made
on the asylum grounds this spring, and
where less than two years ago was
nothing but n t~reeless prairie now
stands one Of the most noteworthy
humane institutions in the world. The
grounds belonging to the asylum con-
sist of 100 acres. Most Of this has been
nicely fenced and otherwise improved
this spring. Among the improvements
many thousands OF fruit, forest and
evergreen trees have been planted.
The greater portion Of the asylum
farm is being cultivated this season,
bearing a rich crop of vegetables, small
grain and corn, which will enable the
Indians to direct their physical exer-
cises into useful channels while they
assist in cultivatlng and harvesting the
grain and vegetables planted for their
special benefit.
None Of the Indians SO far brought
here for care and treatment are in q
seriously demented condition. Nearly
all Of them show signs OF improvement
after Il few months confinement under
the care OF a trained specialist in the
asylum, and practically all of them, 1t
is thought. will ultimately o
Divine services are now held at the
asylum every Sunday afternoon, the
services being conducted alternately by
local ministers, and the Indians TAX
much in terest in them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
A Sensational Case.

Aston, Mich, May 25.-Houghton
County has never witnessed q more
striking medical case than that of Mr..
James Culet of this place.
Mr.. Culet had spent q small fortune
with the best physicians In the county
and in addition to this he has tried
every medicine he could hear Of.
He had a very bad case Of Rheuma-
tism and Kidney Trouble, from which
he had suffered for twenty years. Moth
ing he could get seemed to do him
any good, and he was gradually grow
Slg worse.
He has no Rheumatism nov and ex-
plains it thus:
lone day I happened to see an adj
Iertisement Of Dodd's Kidney Pills
and decided to try them.
~ made up my mind to give them n
good, fair trial, as my case was o very
bad one and vas of over twenty years
standing.
II used altogether AZ boxes and I
car tr%uthfully say that they have driv-
en- every trace of the Rheumatism
II feel like a new man, and l can
and do most heartily recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills for rheumatism
and Kidney Trouble"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
WILL USE MILITIA.
Attempt Will Be Made to Preserve
Order in Breathitt

Lexington, KY, May 26.-About loo
state troops have started for ackso
TO take charge of the peace regulations
OF Beathitt county during the coming
investigation Of the assassinatlons or
DIR. Cox, Jim Cockrell n j. i. Mar
cum, for which the special term OF
cour is called tomorrow.
Curtis Jet, accused of the assassina-
ton OF Marcum, remains in jail at
Winchester, where he was arrested.
Habeas corpus proceedings instituted
for him will keep him under the jurls-
diction of the court there until June T.
1t is understood, however, that II any
indictment is returned at Jackson the
Clark county court will surrender Jet
to the Breathitt county authorities Tor
immediate trial.
The press Of the state takes a pessi-
mistic view OF the results to be accom-
plished at Jackson, the belief being
that fear of assassination after the
troops are withdrawn Will restrain
Jackson people from testifying to what
they know, and what is common knoWl-
edge of the three murders specified and
of over thirty others which haV
occurred during the last eighteen
months, for which there have been no
convictions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
THE ORIGIN OF FLAGS.
Fighters of All Ages Loved q Standard
First Use Lost in Antiquity.

London Globe: Where In the whole
world Is another thing, meaningless In
Itself. that has signined so much or
served so greatly in the dramas OF ma
donal life as the flag? One tradition
says h Saracens first carried an or
thodox standard into battle, and thus
gave the idea, as they gave so many
others. to the Crusaders. But, OBJ
viously, the flag Is far older h this.
and 1t Is Interesting TO note Its level
opment from the first inanimate object
borne aloft on q staff, so as TO be gener-
ally visible, down to the complicated
blazonry of a royal banner in our own
ages. The Egyptians thus carried be-
fore their hosts the figure of a sacred
animal on a spear, and the Assyrians,
as their carvings tell us, inspired the
hopes and conferred the attentions OF
their soldiers In the same a
The royal standard of the Persians
for many centuries was a blacksmith's
apron, and 1t IL said a local prince. In
passing a hermit's cell On the way to
battle n morning. asked the inmate
for his blessing, or something express
sive to put on that artless ~cognizance.
The hermit, possibly O little touchy, as
even saints will be when disturbed at
breakfast time, threw the chieftain the
fat round cake he vase eating, which
was duly added to the apron-hence
LIZ 4 SA0iah Shh ~ " q oA ~
vious afterthought. The Turks used u
horses tail, the rank of a pacha being
known by the number of tails he car
ried, and probably this suggested the
much bifurcated pennon of early west
ern chivalry, familiar to every one. who
has studied the Bayeux tapestry or
early iiluminted missals.
In the middle ages, evoted to display
and military arrogance. the flag stood
in relationship to the great captains
array as his personal m stood to
himself; 1t insured recognition in the
melee, and supplied a rallying point
for the fighters such as nothing else
could have done. This led to an eti-
quette Of flags which opportioned shape
and size to every rank of the peerage,
from the royal standard itself down
through q varied array of banners, gon-
falons, pennons, ensigns and other
bits of red rag" and kept the herald's
college busy, besides supplying the
poets with admirable local ~coloring for
their battle pieces. Does not Scott tell
us In some famous lines:
Then fell that spotless banner white.
Lord Towards Lion fell;
But still Lord Marmion' falcon flew
With wavering flight, while 1ercer grew
Around the battle yell.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
THANKED HEAVEN FOR IRISH.
After Questioning an Italian, Chinaman
and Jap, He Met a Policeman.

After Questioning an Italian ChInaman
and Jap, He Met a Policeman.
New York Mail and Express: That New
York has a polyglOt population was I'M
pressed anew on the mind Of a New York
err who lately found himself In a part of
the town with which he was not entirely
familiar. He stopped at a quiet corner &c
take his bearings, but found no means of
doing SO. There was, of course, no street
name on lampost or wall. No shop was
Immediately at hand, and the street was
comparatively deserted by pedestrians
Besides, a Nav Yorker always hates I
put himself ui.der suspicion as a 'provin-
cial."
But time was passing, so he spoke TO a
fruit vender, who was an Italian without
a word of English. He then appealed to
q street cleaner, who looked at him plank
ly. His coloring and contour bespoke the
Slav. lie, too, had no English. The New
Yorker observed a shoenlaker's shop, with
relief. The shoemaker proved TO have
some English, but II was mostly low
Dutch and of little real use TO an Amer!-
can. AS he left the shop In disgust, he
noticed a Chinese laundry, and, being q
bit desperate by this time, he interviewed
the Monaghan, but to no purpose.
The New Yorker, not to be bafled, rams
the door bell Of a private house. ,lAll the
other dwellings on the block were tiats).
The ring was answered by a Japanese,
who was profoundly polite, but whose in
formation and vocabulary were extremely
limited. Then the man who could not
find his way ran plump into the arms of
a policeman, whose typographical ac-
quaintance with the town was disclosed
through the medium Of a rich brogue.
Thank heaven!" murmured the New
Yorker, gratefully. "If the English had
not suppressed the Gaelic tongue, 1 would
have to advertise myself as lost"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
Stairs ef
|Sand....

"Oh, there is so much to tell hin
that ! should never know how to be-
gin. But I am sure this separation
cannot last long. Papa, I'm confident
believes in his innocence, and II he has
done nothing as yet 1t is because he has
been too Frustrated by this terrible af-
fair to be able to think clearly"
II ~believe-I am sure-that your ia
ther will do what he can for the school
teacher" replied Job. earnestly. Don't
be discouraged, my dear, for the law
you know. moves slowly, and 1t will
take some time to get him freed"
Then as he glanced up at the house and
saw a light In one of the windows, he
said: But It Is time l was going. miss.
Fol certain reasons. l don't fancy
meeting with Mr.. Henslow or any OF
the rest Of the people"
but you haven't told me you name
yet"
mo, sure enough, l haven't"
Il should like to know the name of
one who has been s. kind to us"
1T don't matter much, miss, what an
old piece Of driftwood like me is
Called he stammered.
still, / should like to know"
"Well, it's Job Hendricks"
II never heard Dick mention that
name before"
Probably not, since we never met
until today"
She looked at him in such a puzzled
way that he smiled.
Just set me down as one who wishes
you young people well, and will do all
that lies in his power to see you safe-
ly through this trouble"
She fixed her eyes on him for a mo-
ment wistfully, and then, with some
hesitation, as If asking a favor:
Il would like to write him q long
letter, but It would take some time.
There Is so much that 1 want to say
to him.
'"Then you need not write; there is
n way direct and generally better" ex-
claimed q voice so near them that they
both started.
"Dickl you here?" exclaimed the
young girl, as the school teacher
stepped out OF the shadows.
Eyes, the real article" as he drew
her toward him and kissed her.
There's nothing ghostly about that,
Is there?" and he held her out arms
length with both hands, smiling as If
tho shadows Of the bars had never
separated them.
"Come, you don't seem glad to see
mel" as she did not speak.
"Glad2 That Is O faint word to use.
But II all seems so strange that you
should be here"
Strange, but true"
Then they have set you free?"
eagerly.
mo such luck. I freed myself. I
could not rest satisfied with sending
you n message, when only q few bars
stood between me and freedom; so I
kicked them out, and here I am. Let
us make the most of the opportunity,
for It may not occur again"
He paused a moment, and looked
around wonderingly; then said: But
you were talking with q man when I
came up. Who Is he? Where has he
gomez"
Job Hendricks had taken advantage
Of the meeting to slip away In the dark.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
DOCTOR ON FOOD.
Experimental on Himself.

A physician of Gallon, o., says: "Foi
.ne last few years / have been a sufferer
from Indigestion, and although ! have
used various remedies and prepared
foods with some benefit it was not until I
tiled Grape-Nuts that I was completely
cured.
"As a food it is pleasant and agreeable,
very nutritious and is digested and assim-
Hated with very little effort on the part
of the digestive organs. AS a nerve food
and r~estorer it has no equal and as such
is especially adapted to students and
other brain workers. 1t contains the
elements necessary for the building Of
nerve tissue and By so doing maintains
en- equilibrium Of waste and repair.
at also enriches the blood by giving
an increased number of red blood corpus
clcs and In this way strengthens all the
organs, providing a vital fluid made more
nearly perfect. / take great pleasure In
recommending its use to my patients, for
I value il MS a food and know it will BEN
eft all who use It," Name furnished by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD.
mrs. Jerome p. Hawn Was Universally
Beloved in Lincoln County.

Canton, s. D., May 26.-Mrs. Jerome
,. Hawn, one Of the early residents OF
canton and q woman universally be-
owed by Lincoln county people, died
It her home In this city yesterday at
ernoon at the age OF 40. She has been
'ery Ill for many months and her
leath has been daily expected. Mrs.
lawn came to Canton with her nus
>and in the early sos and enjoyed 4
vide acquaintance as well as high
itanding In the estimation OF all who
NEW her. She was IN Industrious
worker In the w. r. c., the 0. Il. S. and
he Congregational church, and always
ook a prominent part in public affairs.
Ter funeral was held Saturday after
loon, the services being conducted by
Rev. G.. B. Hawkes..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
JOSEPH kUBLER, Publisher.

To put smoke to profitable use has
been the aim OF Tobiansky,~the Bel
yian engineer. In his process h smoke
Is forced by a far into q altering tower
charged with coke, or other porous
absorbent, sprinkled with naphtha or
alcohol, and the SCOT Is retained by the
coke, while the filtered gases. mixed
with vapor from the naphtha or alco-
hol, are collected In a gasometer. to be
fed to Welsbach burners, stoves or
gas engines. This gaseous mixture,
which has been named pyrogas, burns
with a bright fame and an entire alb
sence of smoke. The value of pyrogas
even makes 1t profitable 20 burn fuel
of low grade for Its smoke alone, and
It is computed that plants of small cost
will enable cities to derive q material
income from the conversion OF their
garbage into purified smoke for light
and power. Large factories and small
establishments in Belgium are making
experiments both in saving n In pro-
ducing smoke for its combustible gas.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
NEW STRIKE.
Street Car Men Quit Work as Result
of Almost Unanimous Vote.

Montreal, May 26.-The employees OF
strike again at an early hour today
and the road is completely tied up.
When a ballot vas taken on the ques-
ton of a strike only six out Of 1900
men voted against striking.
A few cars were sarted out during the
forenoon. They were unmolested. A
number Of members of the Montreal ANA
teur Athletic association nave offered
their services as conductors until after
Monday, Victoria day, and a number of
students now on a vacation have offered
their services as motormen. The cleo
trical worker have voted TO go out.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-30
WEEDS "NEPHEW."
Sioux Falls Divorce Colony Enjoys
Another Sensation.


Sioux Falls, s.. D., May 26.-Following
the recent marriage of a brother" and
sister in the persons of Mrs. Ralph
L. Wilson and VIM. II. Bradford of
New York. after procuring divorces,
the. colony" has had the wedding of an
aunt" and nephew"
The principals in the latest marriage
following a divorce are Mrs. Mile b.
DeWint and Henry r. Keith of New
York city. Mrs. DeWint came seven or
eight months ago. She has just been
divorced from John c. DeWint, an at
torney of New York, who has a hand
some home at Hampstead, l.. 1.
Following the divorce Mrs. DeWint
and Henry Il. Keith, an attorney of
New York city and Hampstead, were
married here. The new husband has
been In Sioux Falls during her resi-
dence here. At first she stated he was
the son Of a friend, brought to South
Dakota for his health. More recently
he has been referred TO as the nephew
OF the woman to whom he has been
married, and who is fifteen or twenty
years older than himself.
First Application Denied.
A similar suit was Instituted by her
in 1901 before Judge Marean Of Brook
Ign. The Judge on June 10, 1901, de-
cided she had failed to make out a
cause for divorce and dismissed the
suit.
The feature of the trial was testi-
mony that DeWint was sen to kiss n
of the correspondents on the neck. Judge
Marean deciding that as this was done
in the presence of others it was simply
imprudence and did not indicate
guilt.
The couple were married June 20, 1881,
at Andover, Mass, and had three chill
dren. a son aged twenty is married
and resides I'm New York city. There
are two daughters, aged fifteen and
nine, of whom the mother has been
granted custody.
The divorCe suit "a instituted on
grounds Of n]on-support, cruelty, de-
and n statutory offense. The
decree is on the latter ground.