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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

TIC aVeTage oondl!lon on July I OF
so, compared with S2.9 on July /, 1902, and
81 on July l, 1901.
The amount of wheat remaining In the
hands Of farmers on July l Is estimated
at about 1880, 900 bushels, equivalent to
about 6.3 per cent. OF the crop OF last
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The London Lancet says hat since
oacteriology has become a recognized
branch of medical science, too much
attention has been directed to the
germs and not enough to the soil in
which they grow. 1t reminds It's read
.rs that bacteria can not flourish in
a healthy body.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
Just So.

Judge: De Style-There goes a man
who has been the cause of n great
many revolutions.
Gunbusta-A political agitator, Ell?
De Style-Oh, no; he makes PIN
wheels in O fire works factory.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
United states 70 3 9 . U0

The average condition OF spring wheat
on July l was S2.5, as compared with &.9
asst month, 92.4 on July !, 1902; 95.6 on July
, 1901, and a ten-year average Of $50.
The following table shows for each of
the five principal spring wheat states the
condition on July / In each Of the last
three years, and that on Tune /, - 1904 with
tha ten-Vear 1uly ayapoUaa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
Fearful Heat in New York,

New York, July lO.-The heat today Il
more Intense than yesterday. Up to 10 a
m. five deaths were reported In Brooklyn
two deaths and hv prostrations in New
York.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The United States Is almost a goat
ess country compared with others, and
he importations OF goatskins, young
md old. aggregate $3,500,000 a year
which represents the slaughter OF H.
300. 900 goats and kids.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

One Of Queen Wilhelmina's treasures
Is a private journal or note book,
adorned with pen and ink sketches.
She and her friends add to these
sketches from time to time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
Iunohed at Lord Mayor's,

London, July 10.-Lord Mayor Sam
uel gave a luncheon at the Mansion
house here today In honor of Admiral
Cotton and other officers Of the Amer
lean SQUADRON.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The Empress Dowager Of China Is
selecting fourteen princes OF her own
blood for study In Europe, America OF
JaDan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Baltimore American: Braggsby-l
tell you the current issue OF the Purple
Peony Is a swell n from a literary
standpoint. Waggsby-That SO? What
4 the name of your contribution?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

a letter was received at the agri-
cultural department the other day ask
ing for two loads of "furtelliZer." The
writer, having received seeds from a
2%aternal government. was anxious TO
get whatever else was coming to him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

A man in Maine recently shipped TO
london 200 barrels Of "~Cattalls." the
we'll known marsh weed. The demand
or II IL constantly increasing I'm Eng
and. where It Is used for filling fine
Iofa pillows and cushions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Sainte-Beuve detestcd ain On one
occasion, when he had to fight n duel,
he appeared with a pistol In one hand,
IN umbrella In the other. Il am Will
ng to be shot" he exclaimed, but not
IN get wet"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Chief Onongwat-Ro, OF the oneida
indians. will be ordained to the Pro-
.estant Episcopal priesthood by Bishop
3rafton OF Fond du Lac, WIS, under
ais Christian name, Cornelius Hill, In
the Church OF the Holy Apostles. Ho-
part mission on Wednesday morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The captain OF a British tank steam
pr from London reported on his ar
sival in New York the other day that
his vessel ran into smoke from the for
est fires about 600 miles out at sea.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

A sign Is displayed in the elevator
Of an office building in Washington, ID.
c., which says: "As this Is a public
car, gentlemen need not remove their
hata.o
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

II IL proposed to dispense medicines
by means of slot machines In Paris
and the physicians there are earnestly
protesting against the scheme as full
of danger.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
A Philosophical View.

Puck: Mrs. Hogg-My opinion Is thai
they're fattening us up to eat US.
Mr.. Hogg-Well, ] don't propose to lose
any flesh worrying about 1t.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

J. W.. Curtis of Chicago has a clock
900 years old which keeps good time,
and with a pipe organ attachment that
plays as we'll today as the day It war
nada
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Chicago Post: IF I go into this
deal" said the man with a little CAPT.
tai, what will you do?" YOU" re-
piled the promoter, absent-mindedly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

New York Sun: Knioker-How long
have you had your new auto? Booker
About three arrests.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The more children a woman has, the
fewer fads she Is likely to cultivate
Philadelphia Record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

One-fourth Of the people on the earth
die before the age Of six, one half be-
fore the z OF sixteen. and n person
in every hundred lives to the g of
sixty-hHe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
The Imnortant Part Missino.

The Summer girl and Summer man
Have found the country free,
And registered, as usual,
Upon the old oak tree,
PUCK.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Edmund Clarence Stedman makes
this remark regarding the race OF
which he IL q member: wv New
E~nglanders are fine specimens OF hu-
manity-when we are transplanted."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Twelve hotels in New York city have
more than 300 telephones each.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The United States uses nearly a third
more coffee than the rest of the world
put together.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Lithographic stone is n fine grained
limestone, and Is very rare.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
Philosophy.

Puck: my son." said h sage. 1T
has been observed by many wise men,
and ever by some fools, that enjoyment
Is rather IN anticipation than In realiz-
alton. The events to which we look
forward most hopefully are apt to
prove Disappointing"
But" said the disciple, us II wise
TO anticipate disappointment and thus
kill about the only chance Of enjoyment
we havep"
And the old man stroked his white
beard and said he would think II over.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

A Geman scientist who has spent
eight years In Patagonia avs that
Patagonians will soon be extinct.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Safety pins are peculiarly American.
We use LA, 000, 900 of them each year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The kaiser has made. OH an average,
two public speeches a week during the
last ten years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Wine manufacturers In Greece. 1t Is
said, purpose using barrels made OF
paper for their wine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The male ostrich, though long-lived
mates but once.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

There are nearly $780, 900 women
dressmakers in the United Kingdom.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

At Wilkesbarre, Pa. In n day re-
Gently AIS foreigners were naturalized
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

The Southern States know but little
of labor strikes in any line.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Rhodesia, already has 2.193 miles OF
railway,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Texas now produces more cotton than
Georgia and Alabama, the next two
largest cotton omb!ned
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
paxna to Lake a Cruise.

washington, July 10.-Postmaster
General Payne today he
would leave next Wednesday on a ten
day cruise along the coast to Boston
on board the revenue cutter Onadaga.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18
TRAMPs AND MATCHES.
Grain Elevator at Howard Burned
With a Loss of $1,000.

WIN q LOSS OF pO,OVO'
Howard, S. D., July 1.-THE large eleva-
tor of NJ. J. Winohell was destroyed by
fire this morning about $3.50. The loss con-
sists of 1900 bushels OF grain, fully Gov
cred. The elevator partly insured for
50, 200. The total loss is about 1900. The
cause of the fire was tramps and matches.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Chicago News: Gunner-Does Rox-
bury live far out in the suburbs?
Guyer-Does her Why, Roxbury
lives 10 far out In the suburbs he has
90 keep O scarserow In his back yard
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

Rome, July II. GAO a. m.-The usua-
gathering OF watchers, mostly Jour
nalists, witnessed from the piazza OF
st. Peters the opening Of h
of the papal apartment this morning
by the pope's faithful valet. Contra.
From what has leaked out from the
sick room 1t appears that no signifi-
cant change has taken place In the con-
dition OF the patient UP to the present
hour.
DR.. Lapponi succeeded In having
Pope Leo take a sufficient quantity OF
nourishment during the night. :,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-18

One-sixth Of the land owners In
Great Britain are women
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
a STRANGE FUNERAL.
BURIAL of nn Elephant by Elephant
In =, River Rcd

BURIAL of IN Elephant by Elephants
In River Bed.
There is no doubt that the elephant
is naturally cunning, and the following
extraordinary incident related by a
planter from Ceylon is only another
proof: Il went after a herd Of eight
elephants" he says. after stalking /
got a chance ut the biggest Of the herd
and dropped it at the first shot. About
two hours afterward had the tail and
feet cut off and taken to the bungalow.
Next morning l went to the spot to
look at the elephant and to my surprise
found no trace of the body. After look
ing round saw that the herd had been
back during the night, and soon dis
covered a track where they seemed to
have retired in body. Following this
up, l eventually came upon the dead
elephant lying at the bottom of q rocky
stream. From the tracks it was quite
evident that the body had not been
rolled but carried to the bank, and it
was plain that it had been taken
through the long grass which grew on
the bank into the stream. Ny neigh
bors were incredulous until showed
them where the elephants tail and
feet had been cut of and where the
body lay in the stream, which proved
conclusively that by some means OF
other the body had been got over the
intervening space in the night. It is
difficult to understand how elephants
with their trunks md feet could raise
and support the dead body of COM
rade. However, they seem to have
managed to do it, and it is a pity no
human eyes saw this strange funerai."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
SHELDON PROGRESS, MARCH -

SHELDON PROGRESS, MARCH IL.
Some of the knockers and doubt
ing ones have claimed that North
Dakota grown corn will not germi-
nate and is useless for seed. To
disprove this theory, Robert Gray
has made several experiments with
the fine corn he grew on his place
north Of town last year and found
that hundred per cent Of the ker-
nels will sprout. A box in which
he planted twenty-five kernels and
that has as many healthy shoots
can be seen in the State Bank of
Sheldon. People who know our
North Dakota soil and climate and
have watched the northward march
of the corn belt confidently antici-
pate that within very few years
this cereal will be one of the staple
and most valuable products of the
state. 1t must be remembered that
there are men in the country who
have raised corn here for twenty
years.
For further information regard
ing Ransom County, North Dakota
call on or address,
pR1aE & Bronson LAND COMPANY,
Lisbon. North Dakota,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
FOUR MATCHED HORSES.
They We're Colored Black, just as
the Dealer HID Said.

They We're Colorcd Black, just as
the Dealer HID Said.
Lord Mansfield, the famous lord chief
justice of England, had a bitter preju-
dice against horse dealers, which, it is
said, had its rise in bitter disappoint-
ment he had experienced at the hands
of one of them. When he was appoint
ed lord chief justice in 1856 he wished
to have four black horses without a
white hair for his carriage. After con-
siderable difficulty the four black
they were handsome horses and just
what the lord chief justice wanted.
The price, of course, was n heavy one;
1t always is under such circumstances.
For time all went well and his lord
ship was well satisfied with his bar
gain. Then one horse began to develop
a white star and another a white fet-
lock and another was distigured by n
white blaZe-indeed, in all Of them In
one place or another the hated white
appeared
The judge sent for the horse dealer
who had supplied the horses and
threatened him with all kinds Of pains
and penalties. That worthy, however,
was not in the least put out by the
| wrath of the noble lord. He insisted
that he had not misrepresented the
horses on his bill and pointed out on
that document being produced that he
had sold to his lordship four horses
colored black. This of course did
away with any legal proceedings, but
the incident was never forgotten by
Lord Mansfield, who was scarcely ever
known to give horse dealer the bene
| fit of the doubt.-Horseman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
COCOON.

j. r. Campbell has been visiting rela.
tives in Hopkinton.
Mrs. R. M. Merriam of Ryan visited
relatives in Coggon Saturday.
Miss Florence Richardson spent Sun.
day with Miss Vins Brszelton in Ryan
The Misses Minna Merriam and Floy
Green of Cedar Falls spent their vaca.
ton in Coggon.
Mrs. Fred Houston who has been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Woodland re-
turned to her home in Ryan, Wednes-
day.
A little girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs
George Virden, Monday night. DR.
Byerly reports mother and baby doing
we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wilson of Man
chester, visited the formers brother
Berry Wilson of Coggon, Friday.
Miss Muriel Joslyn returned Monday
from visit with relatives and friends
in Manchester.
Mrs. a. Andrews is visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. Bert Keith of Haze
Green.
A. E. Sheldon of Hysnnis, Nebraska
is visiting relatives and friends in Cog
gon.
Miss Vida Blanch gave party at bel
home last Friday evening in honor Of
her friend, Miss Martha Belcher Of
Golden, at which time about sixtee1
young people enjoyed a very pleasant
evening Monitor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
GREELEY.

Elias Way is visiting his son at
Anita.
John Matthews was a business Wis
ltor in Edgewood Tuesday.
Mrs. d. w. Barr is visiting her sister
in Strawberry Point this week.
Fred Roden was down from Edge.
wood Thursday, shaking hands with
old friends.
DIR. Lindsay was called for Josie Mar
tIndale on Sunday. She is not SO i'll but
what hopes are entertained OF her com
plete recovery.
j. M. Lillibridge returned from Iowa
City on Tuesday morning, where he
took his child to have an operation per-
formed with the hopes that its voice
may be restored. He reports that the
operation was very successful. Mrs.
Lillibridge will remain until the child
RECEIVERS.
James Fowler came from Manchester
Monday where he has been taking
medical treatment and we rejoice to say
he is greatly improved.
All the honors vera bestowed upon
the Greeley lodge of Rebeckas at the
contest in Manchester on Monday even
ing, for the best working tesm.-Home
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

A man recently returned from Tur-
key in Asia was showing some SOU
venirs of his trip. There's one thing
didn't bring back with me, and that's
Bagdad BUTTON" no said. "pm just
Us well satisfied that didn't too. A
Bagdad button? Well, I'll tell you
about 1t. Every person who goes to
Bagdad and stays there for six months
is afflicted with peculiar boil that
leaves a scar about the size of half
dollar. 1t may come on the face or on
some part Of the body, but 1t is bound
to come If you stay there long enough.
didn't. 1 got out just us soon as
could. Children who are born in Bag
dad always come into the world with
this mark, which is known as the Bag.
dad button. "-Philadelphi Record.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
LAMONT.

Hummels family moved to the Bush
farm Friday.
Bert Cook moved from the farm
Friday and is now located on Pine
street.
Mrs. Colony is out in the country
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Sher-
win.
Remember Judge Wade's lecture at
the opera house Thursday evening,
March 26.
Miss Preussner, of Dundee, visited
Miss Grace Brigham and attended the
surprise party Monday evening. Grace
returned with her Tuesday for visit.
Master o. Smith and his cousin Jane
Smith of Pleasant Valley lately visited
their aunt Mrs. Charles Blackburn and
grandmother Mrs. Simpson.
Born to A. W. Richmond and wife q
son Thursday March 10, 1903.
The members of the family met at
the home of Mrs. d. p. Fowler on
Tuesday March IL, 1903, 1t being her
seventy-sixth birthday and made the
day pleasant one.
The Ladies of the M. e. church will
hold bazaar in the north room of the
brick block on Tuesday March 81, 1903
Epworth League program at the M.
3. church Friday evening March q.
The VIC. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
d. M. Bro Thursdav.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

"The very thing that newspapers
want to know about the way detectives
work in big department stores are the
things we don't want TO tell" said
a superintendent when asked about Il
conspicuous shoplifting arrest. I'VE
should be glad to dispense with them
altogether, but we can't afford to. A
clever woman will outwit the shrewd-
est store detective that ever walked.
We have to work cautiously or we lose
our trG.'e. If the detective is man
and stares ut woman too hard, she
makes a complaint at the desk and
tells other women how she was Insult
ed. If the store detective is woman,
she is likely to get fresh I tf'-'- the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
STRAWBERRY POINT,

Mrs. j. Steel spent Sunday with
friends in Edgewood.
Mrs. Plat of Edgewood is the guest
of relatives in this place.
Felix Hennessey returned to his
school work in Masonville Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson of Greeley were
the guests of relatives in this place
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James King attended
the funeral of Mr.. Kings brother in
Arlington Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Marchsm, Mrs. Frank Irish,
and Mrs. Nathan Griffin, of Greeley
were guests of this place Friday.
Mrs. H. Everetts of Manchester spent
the first of the week with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Madison, in this place
We regret to state that, Eben Little
who has been suffering for months from
an almost incursble sllment is grsdu-
ally failing; has not been able to take
nourishment Of any sort for an entire
week. His demise is daily expected
Mail Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
The ruling Passion.

A good woman was dying, a woman
who had been true wife and a loving
mother, woman with but one weak
ness-a love of gossip.
Although her time on earth was
short, she was critically watching the
attending physician and the nurse as
they talked in subdued whispers of the
result which their united skill had been
powerless to avert.
In response to the summons Of the
dying woman her husband approached
her and bent low to catch the words
which he expected to be words. of love.
Again she turned her eyes, from which
the light was fast fading, upon the doc
tor and the nurse as she said family,
do you suppose they are engaged?"
These words were her last.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
HoPKINToN.

Mrs. Z. L. Smith went to Fayette
Monday for visit with her parents.
Mrs. Il. e. Richardson and Mrs. Vim
ton returned to their homes yesterday
after visit of some length at the home
of Aaron Richardson.
Q. a. Peterson is down from Man
chester this week helping to install the
the new cable for the telephone COM
pany.
The girls basket ball team went 10
Fayette for game with U. l. U. last
Friday and were defeated by score Of
Il to 6.
VIM. Williams departed last week for
Charleston. Virginia, where he will
visit for about three weeks in the vicin-
ity of his old home.
Will Warrell was over from Ryan
Tuesday night. He took the grand
bumper degree in the Masonic lodge
here.
Moses Wheeler has been appointed as
deputy game warden by State Warden
Lincoln. An effort will be made to put
stop to all illegal fishing this year.
AS to roads, there are none. How
ever, there are several strips of valuable
land fenced in which might be made in
TO passable highways with the proper
! expenditure of the road funds.
Mrs. John Britt, west of town, died
on Tuesday at IL O'Clock, the funsral
occurring today, and the remains being
Inferred at Delhi. Rev. Father OMeara
OBLIGATED. Mrs. Britt WAS about ~
years of age. Her husband died about
two years ago.
While the members of Il. r. Tesar's
household were in attendance at Mrs.
Stairs funeral Tuesday of last week,
some one took advantage of the occa-
sion to enter the house and steal con-
siderable amount of money. The thief
got $50 from small savings bank Of
Mona Tesar's and $50 in gold and q
Columbian half dollar belonging to
Mrs. Tesar. A gold watch and other
valuables In plain sight were left undis-
turbed, evidence that the job was done
by local party who was familiar with
the premises and probably aware of the
location of the money The house was
not locked and SO it was an easy matter
for the thief to enter The loss was not
discovered until the next day.-Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

James G. Herman says that In the
vast majority Of cases kleptomania is a
morbid manifestation of neuroses and
psychoses rather than psychosis by It.
self. In many cases Of SO called klepto-
mania stealing is manifestation of
viciousness or feeble morality. The ma
jority of cases Of both these forms oc-
cur in the department stores Bargain
sales" are determining factors of theft
Women who are neurasthenic, alcohol.
ic, opium enters, hysterical, climacter1c
and senile, from so great weakening
of the will, fall ready victims to obses-
sions and morbid impulses. The "col-
lector' type of kleptomaniac is us q
rule perfectly responsible. "Bool.
snatching' is besetting vice Of biblio.
maniacs, just us coin and stamp pur-
Joining attacks numismahsts and phi.
latelists. Parisians think 1t SMART to
steal sugar and matches from restau.
rants. Not few sane Americans think
it is equally smart to steal rides on
Observation-Disclosures and Neurologist.