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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
A Loyal Backslider.

Judge: Brother" said the exhort. =.
to the fearful man on the front seat;
brother, 1 take 1t hat o have been
led to a realization Of your sinful
ways"
Il have, sir: 1 have" answered the
repentant one.
Il gather" continued the exhorter,
from your sCrrowful vlsage that the
error of your way is bowling you down
and that you seek relief"
Yes, sir" sighed the erring one.
Then come forward and give youi
testimony"
I'D like to, parson," con1ded the 9TH
err in a stage whisper; I'D like to. But
you see Elder Holleran has been dom
all the eXhortin' In our neighborhood
for the last fifteen years, INT he has
always lone all my convertin'. / reck-
on / might just as we'll stay backslid
for another month an then have him
catch me up as usual when he comes.
Besides, he might not altogether like 1t
for you to be interferin' In his business,
specially as I'm one O. his stock brands
from the burnin'."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
ROADS MUST BE GOOD
7ederal Injunction Issues to Stop Rate
Discrimination.

Chicago, April 27.-Judge Grosscup
today entered an order in federal court,
enjoining six railroad companies from
discriminating against small shippers
n western territory. The decision Is
especially important as being the first
under the new Elkins law.
h ruling applies to fourteen rail-
roads which were covered by the pro-
ceedings instituted in the federal court.
six of these companies were defendants
in the local court and the others are
under the jurisdiction of the Kansas
rIty federal court. Judge Grosscup
announced that he and Judge Phillips
are of one mind relative to all the
points involved, and that the latter
would render a like decision today.
The decision holds that the govern
.nent has a right to bring an action in
equity to restrain railroad companies
from discriminating either by furnish
ing lower rates or giving rebates to ia
vored shippers. That while each in
jured citizen has a right to such relief
in his own behalf, in cases like those
under consideration the injured persons
are so numerous and the injury to each
so infinitely small that 1t is the duty Of
the government to act for them under
power specifically conferred by stat
utes. The Elkins law is held to be sim
ply d~eclaratory Of substantive rights,
which existed before, and an injunction
would lie under the interstate COM
act.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
TIME THE DESTROYER.
Declaration Of Independence Must Be
Protected From Sun and Air and
Siqht of Man.

Washington, April 27.-The declara-
ton of independence is to be seen no
more by the public. An order has been
Issued that henceforth the historic
manuscript shall be kept under lock
and key IN q great freproof safe. The
declaration will never be exhibited
again at any of the great international
fairs. This decision was reached yes
terday as u result Of an examination
Of the document by a committee of the
American Academy Of Sciences, now in
session In this city, who acted at the
instance OF Secretary Hay, whose at
tention has been called to the sad
state of the famous document by An
drew Allen, librarian of the state de-
partment. Most Of the text of the
declaration Is still legible, but one or
two of the signatures cannot be made
gut. There is only a trace Of the auto
graph Of John Hancock, he first to
sign.
The committee, equipped with power,
full microscopes, made a careful exam
nation Of the declaration. 1t was found
that the ink used vas not Of the first
quality. The fact that the engrosser
NOW unknown to history used a sharp
pen and bore steadily upon 1t accounted
n a measure for the better preservation
IF the text as compared with the sig
natures. The great damage sustained,
however, was in 1920, when a copy was
taken by the crude letterpress process.
This was dom in order to secure a fac
smile for the surviving signers Zone
was Thomas Jefferson) and their fam
lies. The committee recommended
that the declaration be shut In an air
and light tight case and kept from X
hibition. Yesterday the document was
photographed and then locked up. The
committee has recommended hat at
certain long intervals of time 1t be
taken from its case and rephoto-
graphed, the purpose being to measure
as nearly as a be done the result Of
the protective steps.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
RAIN CAUSES LANDSLIDEs.
Burlington Coach Derailed and a House
Demolished

Lead, S. D., April 23.-Considerable
damage has been done in the northern
Black Hills by the recent heavy rain
and snow storm. The fact that snow
fell instead Of rain in the higher por-
lions was all that saved the region a
disastrous food. There have been a
number Of landslides resulting in the
loss of some property, but no loss OF
life.
The Burlington train on the Spear
fish branch was struck by a landslide,
and one Of the coaches was knocked
crosswise of the track and partly buried
beneath the sliding earth and rock.
The snow fell to the depth Of from a
foot to two and a half feet at Terry,
Portland and Crown Hill stations.
around Bald mountain. At Terry the
roofs of a number of buildings were
crushed by the weight Of the snow.
At Deadwood a landslide carried
away part OF an unoccupied house be-
longing to John West on South VIII
liam street. The building slid over 100
feet and was completely demolished.
Numerous retaining walls in Deadwood
were badly damaged, some Of them coll
lapsing entirely.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

Hendricks, who had taken out q
piece of money, dropped II into the tin
cup which the blind man wore attached
to a leather sbelt about his waist. At
the clinking sound OF the coin dropping
in the tin. the old man paused.
God bless you. mister, and may the
Lord and his angels watch over you
day and night
He wore lark glasses Owe his eyes,
showing that he could not be wholly
blind.
I'm afraid that you're going out of
your way. friend" replied Job, gently.
out Of my way3"
Eyes; you are heading for the open
country. You have left the town-you
had better return, or something might
happen to. you. off alone on a road that
contains few houses"
We'll, now, it's mighty lucky struck
you, amt it? l generally have a boy to
go about with me, but the imp has run
away fshin' or to join in some mischief.
/ thought I'd see how I could manage
for myself"
You live here, then?" and Job
pinched himself, for he fancied hat he
saw q very bright eye pecring at him
out OF the Corne OF one OF the glasses.
Live mere? the old man laughed.
Catch me Twin in the country. The
city is the place for pickin's, but 1
makes it a rule to visit all the towns
near by in the summer months, as 1T
sort O. improves my health. A mean,
measly, ongenerous lot o. ok they
are, these here country pelioans; |
can't abear 'em, I can't! Want to give
ye old clothes and cold v~ictuals, stead
o. money. No. o don't find yer gram
dad Twin in the kentry when he has the
city streets for a lay"
He certainly has a fine pair of eyes
back Of those gig lamps, the old FRAUD
muttered job, who had been watching
the man intently AMI was confident
that he was a humbug.
Perhaps you will be so very kind as
to turn me about in the right direction
for the town." quavered the alleged
blind man.
I'd rather give you a heave into the
brook was what ran through Jobs
mind at that moment, regrettiCg that
he had wasted his charity on such an
old fraud. He took the mar, however,
by the arm, and set his face toward the
town.
Whether ne was unnecessarily rough
In the operation, or whether the other
stumbled, at least n thing happened
his great green s~pectacles fell OF In the
road. Jos stopped INT restored them
to him, but. as III cid so, he looked at
the mans face and he drew away In
stinctively. as II overcome with a sud
den fear.
Am / all right now?" asked the
other.
"All right" murmured Hendricks,
who had recovered his equ2nimity.
Good day"
Good day"
The blind man piodded on, tapping
the road with his cane. job, after
watching him for a moment, turned
and almost ran from the place.
Gould 1t be?" he murmured. when
he was forced TO aus for breath.
Gould he have followed me here, and
/ thought that / vas safer" Then he
ruisel his hands impotcntly toward
heaven and said: "Oh, God, give me
time-time for ell that have to do"
Continued Next Week.)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
CHAPTER III.
THE BLIND BEGGAR,

Barnett peered around, but could see
no one. There were persons passing
along the road beyond, but this sound
came from neal at hand. He was
about to turn to the book he had been
reading a moment before, when he heard
the sound repeated.
Look up, please" said a low voice.
Then he saw a nan perched In the old
apple tree. near his window. He had
never thought Of looking there for any
one
For a moment the two men regarded
each other. Barnett, for the life Of
him, could not remember ever having
seen that grizzled face before.
II don't know you," he said at length,
thinking that the man in the tree might
be a newspaper reporter, or a curious
minded fellow who was bent on getting
a look at such a dangerous character.
mo, 1 know you don't know me" re-
piled the other, calmly, never taking
his eyes off the young school teachers
face.
What do You want?"
ITO do you a service"
But, II you don't know me, what pos
sible interest" began Barnett, and
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

When on a cruise Captain Charles d.
5igsbee, United States navy. always
fakes q bicycle with him and has had
she pleasure OF wheeling in nearly ell
When the Inflated Maine was sunk In
she harbor Of Havana In 1898 Captain
Jigsbee. who commanded the vessel
then. had on board a bicycle, which
Ssent to the bottom with the ship. A
>ew weeks later divers working In the
-tnken vessel came across his wheel,
Shich they brought to the surface. and
cater II was exhibited as not the least
Interesting OF the Names relics. Cap
aaln SiRs zee is still an enthusiast.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
THE Joys OF DROWNING.
Willie Brown Found Them Augmented
by Tumbling Into a Creek Fla
uored With Illicit Whisky.

Mt. Vernon, N. Y, April 27.-Willie
Browns tumble into a brook which
passes through the Holler estate at
Claremont Terrace was the cause of a
raid by revenue and police officers on
an Illicit still which has been operated
in a barn for two months. The moon
sinners escaped. Willie went fishing
and fell into the brook. When he went
home his mother said:
Willie, there is an odor of whisky on
your clothes"
Willie said, 1.-The water in the brook
had the same odor."
Mr.. Brown, suspecting the cause, re-
ported to the police. Detectives were
set to work and located the still.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

The King of Greece has an aid-de-
Ssmp who reJoices In the name OF Pap
326iamantopoulos. In the ordinary
purse of things the gallant colonel
-fould accompany his Hellenic majesty
IA his travels abroad every summer,
IL. his name was found to leave a
rain of dislocated jaws in the royal
TAke; moreover. 1t vas charged as two
sgords in kilograms and was mutilatsd
~ t~elegrapaists beyond all recogni-
ion, SO he is now left at home n a
gentleman OF the name OF Thorn takes
lis place In attendance On King George
his annual visits to Aix-les-Baines
nd Paris.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
PROJECT K FORM.
Indian School at Cascade Springs Will
Soon Be Built.

Cascade Springs, 8. D., April 23.-It
has been announced that another Indian
school is soon to be built in the Black
Hills, the place chosen for the institu-
ton being Cascade Springs, once
planned as a summer resort. The school
will rank among the best in the nation
when in readiness. 1t Is said that this
new institution will be under the care
and supervision OF the proposed found
er, who will be Mother Mary Katherine,
the founder of the Catholic Order CT
the Blessed Sacrament.
Mother Katherine, 1t is said, has been
for the past five ear anxious to ecure
this site for the school. She has made
a deep study of the Indians and has
been determined to found a school that
should be superior to any Of the kind In
existence.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
STATE PHARMACY BOARD.
Forty-Two Are Being Examined at
Aberdeen,

Aberdeen, s. D., April 25.-The state
board Of pharmacy is holding It's quar-
terly meeting here for the examination
of applicants for certificates authoriz-
ing them to practice pharmacy in
South Dakota. The class is the largest
In the history of the board, there being
forty-two applicants, thirty-eight of
whom are taking the examination, the
others applying on certificates from
other states.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
SPANISH VETERANS ROW
Adiutant General LilIer Restrained
From Selma Property.

lancaster, Pa, April IA preliminary
Injunction was granted today on petition
OF the National Association OF Spanish
American war veterans against William
c. Liller Of this city, restraining him
from selling the goods, chattels, badges,
blanks and papers as alleged. He Is adj
jutant general of the association of Span
is-American war veterans. The petition
ers set forth Liller is guilty of many ir-
-gulartties.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

From July is, 1876, when he first en-
tered the house of commons, to his
:4cent return to England from Africa,
ne most salient feature OF Mr.. Cham
serlain's personal appearance has been
ais ~eyeglass. From the very first 1t
Fascinated the popular Imagination.
-'he idea of Birmingham Radical Re-
publican Chamberlain with a monocle
staggered the house, though Disraeli,
1ohn Bright and other NJ. P.'s favored
the same aid to vision. Disraeli who
heard Mr.. Chamberlain's maiden
-2eech, gave, IL Is said, as his only
-pinion that He wears his eyeglass
Ike a Rentleman."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
National Guard Officers.

Aberdeen, s. D.. April 25.-Governor
Herreid has appointed Fred G. Hunt
ington Of this city assistant inspector
general Of the South Dakota National
Guard with the rank Of colonel. Mr..
Hunting served as lieutenant in the
First regiment In the Philippines.
Company l., South Dakota National
Guard, Of Aberdeen. has elected Palmer
ID. Sheldon captain. Captain Sheldon
served In the Philippine wal and came
pany,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

New York Is laughing over a rebuke
that Bishop Potter is said to have ad-
ninistered recently to a young and pre-
s1mptuous clergyman. This clergy
~cAn's charge is a small rural church
md the bishop visited II one Sunday to
confirm some boys and girls. The cler-
5yman. preached and at the end OF the
E@rvice complained TO the bishop about
&c smallness Of his salary. do you
know, SIR" he ended, what / will get
!o7 my sermon Of this morning? Six
cellars, sir; only S." six dollars! Is
Eat alp" the bishop exclaimed. why,
: wouldn't have preached that sermon
ko- $500"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
Irish Nationalist Committee.

London, April PA meeting of the
nationalist members of parliament in
the house Of today appointed
a committee of twelve to draft amend
ments to the Irish land bill in accord
ance with the resolutions Of the nation
alist convention recently held in Dublin.
John Redmond is chairman. Among
the mEmbers are John Dillon. William
O'Rrien. 4. F.. O'Honnor and Edward
Blake.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

For three years visitors to Washing
tol have seldom failed to remark tho
let that the statue Of Andrew jack
5on, in Lafayette square, Washington,
trAt opposite the White House, is dis
-Jiured with verdigris, which not only
'."eaks the marble pedestal, but notifies
80 charger upon which "Old Hickory"
ats, with his cooked hat uplifted, as II
acknowledging the cheers Of his SOL
Gers. The verdigris comes from the
5.'onze of the equestrian figure. The
--atue Of Lafayette on the southeast
'1rner OF the square is similarly discol-
:--ed, although not to the same extent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

Old fashioned residents OF Washing
Ron deplore the fact that social life
there Is taking on man. Objectionable
:; htures which characterize the rude
ard rich" New York set. 1t is be-
.uved that some Of this is due to the
tcct that the president halls from New
York, the Roosevelts being allied with
uiany families notable on Manhattan
island. Opulence at the capital is maxi
Ing great display In equipages, lunch
A5ls, dinners, dances, ETC., and 1t is
coming to be understood that nova
says money not only talks, 1t bowls.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

Skye Temple, one Of General Robert
:. Lees most famous scouts, Is sick and
oSnniless in New York. He was round
~ half a score of times In the civil var
and never fully recovered from his in
.crtes. His pains are so great that he
ans TO sleep on a pallet laid on the
d5or, the movement of a spring bed
lacking him too severely when he at
sempts to turn from one side to the
5lher. Temple Is n member Of q con-
'ederate veteran amp In New York
tity, two members of which are doing
what they can for him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

The buzzards that have long in
Sested Vera Cruz and served q useful
purpose al winged s~cavengers are
doomed. A London firm is putting In
a modern sewer and water system.
~"ie birds have become so numerous
mat they are a pest. The protection
20 the municipality has been removed,
Siid when the new drainage system
shall be completed the city will be rid
or the pest, the numbers OF which hav
E2.eady been reduced somewhat by
catching the buZzards n placing them
al wooden cages to be taken to sea and
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
TO GIVE UP
Gar, II Is Said, Will Propitiate Prov
dence by This Course,

st. Petersburg, April 27.-Believing
he may thus obtain the forgiveness OF
heaven and secure an heir to the throne,
the ear will give up the actress, Ma
thilda Kshesinska, who a enslaved
him for ten years. He has, however, as
q final mark Of favor, presented her
with $9,0 00, 900, a wealth of diamonds
and n life membership in the Vienna
Opera Ballet. Their four son will be
taken care of by the cars mother. Not
w~ithstanding their illegitimacy, II is
said the car is more fond Of them than
of the four daughters with which his
lawful wife. the czarina, has blessed
him. The latter is said TO be expect
ing a visit OF the stork In the fall.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

70 was shown at the Brooklyn navy
yard. the other morning that the gov
>rument's plan Of having the band play
while the men were coaling a warship
: most eflcacious. While lively two
4t"p5 and marches were being played
:fe blue jackets worked like beavers to
81 the bunkers of the supply-ship Buff
ialo. One of the officers suggested that
.. would not be n bad idea for private
generations to cheer their men on in
their work by hiring music, If nothing
more than one of the little German
erect bands, to keep UP their enthusi-
aIs11.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
TRANSFERS LIBRARY To CITY.
Council Makes Provision for Its Main
tenance.

Rapid City, s. D., April 25,-The Lib
rary association of Rapid City has
practically decided to make a transfer
Of it's property to the city, now thai the
proposition to levy a special tax Of one
mill for its maintenance has been ia.
vorably acted upon at the general city
election. The association has a fair
library and a costly lot of furniture.
II the transfer is made 1t will be with
the agreement that In the event OF the
city's falling to support the institution
the property is to vert to it's present
OWle 8.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

An explanation OF the recent col
ored" rains which have fallen In Eng
:Aud is found in the story told by n
zIapper Of the steamship Sok, which re-
G.ntly arrived in Plymouth, England,
from South African ports. on the At
-ican coast for eight days the vessel
was enveloped In a sand storm Of such
--nsity that speed had to be reduced,
re fog horn had to be blown and in
re middle OF the day the cabin had to
re lighted. During all this time the
si.tp was n~avigated by dead reckoning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
FIGHT THE MOSQUITO.
surgeons Must Shoe IL OFF the Ameri.
can Vessels.

al Vessels.
Washington. April PA campaig.
against h mosquito is being planned
by Surgeon General Wyman of the
United States marine hospital service.
He has issued q special circular to the
various acting assistant surgeons at
the different ports where fruit is re-
ceived from Central and South America
and the West Indies.
Your attention Is called" says Gen.
eral Wyman, Ito the spread of yellow
fever through the agency of the mos
quito known as the Stegamyia Fascoata
and special attention should be taken to
prevent their presence aboard vessels.
Should yellow fever break out at your
port, you are requested to cable i'm
to the bureau"
Preparations are being made to drain
all of the ponds near the city or to SO
cover the stagnant water with oil that
a mosquito will not be able to get either
n or out of IL.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

The lady mayoress of London can
Sppoint maids of honor and a train
~Jearer, and she has her own private
late carriage and four. At the lord
Mayors procession, If she ONE direct
srom her country residence, a guard OF
-onor is sent to meet her and to escort
to join the pageant. The lady may
Dress of York can retain the prefix Of
lady" before her urnam for the re-
-.ainder of her life.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
SELLS OLD STAGE COACH.
Laet of It's Kind Disposed of at Key
stone,

Keystone, S. D.. April 25.-Charles
Upham has sold to James Hartzell OF
Deadwood the lest OF the old-line stage
coaches in existence In the Black Hills.
1t was used on the Deadwood-Sidney,
Deadwood- Cheyenne and Deadwood-
Pierre roads, and is in good condition.
Colonel William F. Cody has one of the
coaches, and another, minus the wheels.
Is in Deadwood.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

Count Zeppelin, who bankrupted him
szif with airships, has invented an au-
tcmobile launch which has Its pro-
-ailers in the air and shows a speed Of
.hyteen miles an hOur.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02

e'he Teachers College OF Columbia
a1iversity is TO establish a course of
xrudy for the training of Sunday school
n.1chers. DR.. Richard M. Hodge, the
;scturer in Bible study will have
charge Of the classes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
Carnegie Increases Donation.

Deadwood, S. d, April 23.-Andrew
Carnegie has increased his offer for a
public library building to be erected In
Deadwood from $40, 900 to $15, 900, at the
request Of the city council.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-05-02
CHARGES MALPRACTICE.
Rapid City Girl Sues Doctor for $4,000
for Loss of Limb.

Rapid City, S. D., April 25.-Dr. Pat
rick ]. Waldron of Rapid City has been
sued for 500, 900 damages by Bessie An
herman, a young girl living near Black
Hawk, s.. ID. The girl received a slight
INJURY to her left limb nearly three
years ago, and DR.. Waldron was the at
tending physician. Amputation of the
limb was afterwards pronounced neces-
sary, and DR.. Waldron is charged with
malpractice In connection with the
case and the treatment of the limb. The
case VIII be tried in circuit court here,