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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-27

Rheumatism depends upon an excess
Of uric acid In the blood. The percent
age of uric acid In the various articles
of diet are: Fish, SIS; mutton, 6.15;
veal. s.14; pork. S.4S: beefsteak. 14.45;
liver, 1925: coffee, 4.53; tea, S.22. MIX
and vegetables contain none. except the
potato. which has a trace OF uric acld.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-27
FIRES At COLLEGES.

Dartmouth and Greensboro SUITE.
Heavy Losses Today.
N. H., Feb. 20.-Dartmouth
Hall. the Oldest building of Dartmouth
college. burned today. Loss, $25, 600.
Charlotte, N. c.. Feb. 1S.-Fire today
destroyed the buildings of the Green's
moro Eemale college. Ninety pupils and
the faculty escaped. Loss, 1925, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-27

Wiener afirms that typhoid bacilli
re liable to remain alive in rats for a
nor after typhoid dejecta have been
eaten by the animals. BY their de-
iecta In turn they are liable to infect
articles of food and drinking water.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-27

Alaska is today practically undevel.
oped. 1t has not @ single wagon
over which wagons can be drawn IN
GUNNER or winter
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-27
The PEANUT.

Philadelphia Ledger: We are told
hat the great doctrine of the solidarity
IF mankind is being enforced as never
oefore by the discoveries of modern,
science; medicine, economies, biology!
physics, in their latest Developments,
each us with hitherto unapproached
'orce that all men and all things are
30 bound together that what affects
me affects all. 1t Is an impressive
ruth. Consider the case of man, the
cotton crop and the peanut. Within
he last few years the consumption Of
he peanut has vastly increased. This
interesting legume has fought its way
over prejudice and contempt to a place
If unchallenged pre-eminence in pop
liar esteem. Sneers have not pre-
ralled against It. Contumely in the
presence of the unparalleled popularity
If the peanut hides at last its dimin-
shed front. Last year we broke the
VIinkled shells Of $1,000 900 bushels of
)indars and ate some billions of arach-
an nuts" If essentially the choice Of
u plebeian taste, if the rich and fas-
idious prefer a daintier delicacy, the
peanut is without rival in the favor of
he multitude.
But now observe. The plant arachis
lypogaea demands an early spring, a
rot and moist summer and q sandy.
,riable loan. But these are conditions
'equired by another plant of great
usefulness and value-namely, cotton.
With this staple at a normal value.
! Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and
Tennessee have found 1t advantageous
o devote a part of their acreage to the
.dible, at the expense of the sartorial,
f!rop. But lately cotton has been &C.
ng up, and the south Is naturally
planting 1t to the neglect of other
,rops; unhappily, almost to the exclu-
sion Of the peanut. Thus we see that
such an unimportant fact rs the value
! GER bale of cotton vitality affects hu-
nan happiness In a remote particular.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-27
NOT GUILTY.

Verdict of Jury in the Case of Mrs,
l.. X. Linhof, Accused of Murder
of Edward Bromley.
Mason City, Ia, Feb. 20.-Not guilty
was the verdict reported by the jury
at noon today In the case of Mrs. l.,
X. Linhoff, accused of the murder Of
Edward Bromley. The defendant was
visibly affected at the announcement Of
tha verdiCt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-27

From the London Chronicle: In q
paper just read before the Royal So
ciety 1t was shown that when a little
radium-which is now practically UNI
purchasable in this country-is
brought near the head in the dark there
is a sensation OF light produced, which
is due to a fuorescence excited In the
lens and retina of the eye The fact
that nuorescence can be excited In iv-
ing tissues is entirely new, and has al
ready excited the greatest interest, no
one knowing yet what the consequences
of the fuorescent state may be. 1t Is
known that the radium is not seen, be-
cause sight is always accompanied by
bleaching of the coloring matter OF the
eye, known as the visual purple, and
.adium has no action on this substance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
Bohhie Burns.

The nature of the Scots has been
likened to the cold mist and granite of
their native hills, and perhaps with
truth; and yet it must be warm in the
hearts Of people whose eyes grow
dim with tenderness when they sing
the songs that were born over a cen
tury ago in the love-warm heart that
thrilled not only for the mighty Wal
lace and noble Bruce but also for the
little dying field mouse whose fright
ened heart ceased beating at his feet.
Burns was the voice of silent people,
giving expression to the emotions they
hide under a cold exterior.
And how much colder and grayer the
old Galloway land would seem without
the memory of Robert Burns, who may
be likened to glowing rose growing
upon the gray rocks; a rose that will
never die, for to be forgotten is the
only Track News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
No Whites Allowed Here.

Indian Territory has several exclu-
sive negro towns. One is called Remit
vile, after one Of the promoters, and is
located fifteen miles south of Musko-
gee, on the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as Railroad. The Creek nation has a
number Of other negro towns, among
them being one known as Wildcat 1t
Is government town Site Every
thing in the place is the property of
colored people. The people of no other
race are allowed to settle there. 1t is
said by those acquainted with the
place that if an occasional white per-
son chances to come in on business OF
otherwise the word is soon passed
around to him: white man, don't let
the sun go down on you here" A hint
is all that Is necessary.
Another negro town is Wybark, To-
Gated on the Arkansas River, at the
point where the Oklahoma branch of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
road leaves the main line north of Mus
kogee. This place Is shack town and
is well known to commercial men MAX
ing the territory By many it is re-
garded as upper tendon" In colored
society on account of the location of
negro academy within a short distance.
kansas City Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11

It is no longer the fashion to blame
the dime novel for the exploits of run
away boys. Indian fighting and gold
digging are no longer the gilded paths
to glory. The up-to-date way is diff
ferent A New York letter tells that
fond Gotham mother had her two
boys restored to her after they had
been away for two whole days. The
boys are II and 16 years old respective
ly The mother blames Andrew Car
negie, Charles M. Schwab and John
w. Gates for their escapade. "They
had been reading" she explained,
"how Mr. Schwab started in life with
q single gallus, carving cheese In
country delicatessen shop, and how af-
terward he made a million minute.
Carnegie and Gates yellow literature
was also attractive to them. If Mr..
Carnegie could accumulate such a be-
wildering number of millions by start
ing on a 30-cent capital, why not
they? Not having an iron works to
sell to a shipbuilding company, the
boys started to work in a laundry at
So a week. They were agitating vat
of soiled clothes with a stick when
the police found them for me-" Run
ming away from home to work In an
honest employment is a good many
shades better than running off to fight
Indians or hold up stage coaches. Car
negie and Schwab are not perfect mod
els There is plenty in the careers of
each to be criticised If the lives of
these two men have any practical les
son at all for the average boy Of this
commercial age, it is that the boy and
the business must grow up together,
each part Of the other. This pair of
runaway boys whom the police found
"agitating q vat of soiled clothes with
a stick" had found an opportunity and
knew what to do with it. If the police
never found boys doing worse than
this, there might be roster hopes for
the worlds future. Nobody in the
world has as good a chance to~become
a master of the laundry Of business
as the boy who is not afraid to begin
by "agitating a vat Of soiled clothes
with a stick" Here's luck to this pair
of boys and the hope that the police
may never find them in worse bust
ness
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
Early Precocity of Great Men.

The young Mozart was seated in his
cradle, composing a scherzo in B minor
for the left hand.
What doest thou, mein lieber kind"
inquired the coming maestros mother,
in very fair south Germanese.
The child wonder waved her aside
with his chubby fist.
''Mutter," he said in vexed though
prattling tones, you hat interrupted
de flow of chenious. 1 was chust hold
Ing q sustained seventh, sostenut cum
largo, ven you proke in upon me NIT
your idle inquirings." He paused and
rested his Dubious head on his tiny
hand. Il cannot take oop my work
again yet | am not in de humorings
for it. We're is my bottle?"
ut is warming in de ofen,' replied
his doting parent. L will pring it SO
quickly"
And as she stamped heavily from
the room the child artist puckered his
tiny lips and skilfully whistled, for the
first time in public, wooden shoe
march that was in perfect rhythm with
his maternal parents ponderous foot
stems
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
MAKE EATING A BUSINESS.
indians Pay Professionals to Perform
Feats of Gastronomy.

Indians Pay Professionals to Perform
Feats of Gastronomy.
One Of the most striking customs
Of the past that are preserved by the
Indians of to-day is found among the
tribes on the DEVILS Lake reservation
In North Dakota. Supervisor Wright,
Of the Indian service, gives the fol-
lowing account Of this peculiar prac-
tee:
From time immemorial the Devils
Lake Sioux have adhered to an old
custom in regard to the treatment of
guest. According to their etiquette,
It is the bounden duty of the host to
supply his guest with all the food he
may desire, and, as rule, the ap-
portionment set before the visiting In
dian is much in excess Of the capacity
of a single man. But by the same
custom the guest is obliged to eat all
that is placed before him else he
grossly insults his entertainer. 1t was
found that this practice would work
hardship, but instead Of dispensing
with the custom the Indian method OF
reasoning was applied and what is
known as the professional eater was
brought to the front.
while the guest is supposed to eat
all that is placed before him 1t serves
the same purpose If his neighbor as
sists in devouring the bountiful re-
past, the main object being to have
the plate clean when the meal Is fin
ished. 1t is not always practicable to
depend upon neighbor at table to
assist in getting away with q large
dinner and in order to insure the final
consumption of the allotted portion
visiting Indians call upon these pro-
fessional eaters, whose duty it is to
sit besides them through a meal and
eat what the guest leaves. The pro-
fessional eaters are never looked upon
in the light Of guests, but more as
travelling companions with particu-
lar duty to perform. These eaters re-
ceive from 81 to So and even So for
each meal where they assist It is
stated by the agent at the Devils
Lake reservation that one Of the pro-
fessional eaters has been known to
dispose Of seventeen pounds of beef at
sitting That they are capable of
eating an almost fabulous amount l
myself can testify. ''-Hygienic Gaz-
cite.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11

ucan County Committee, and, as such
was in very close touch with the late
President Mckinley when the latter
won his campaign for Congress In
Summit County. This led to Mckinley
calling upon Dick to help him in his
campaign for nomination and election
for the governorship and later for the
presidency.
He has been campaign chairman for
the Ohio Republicans from 1892 to
1903 En- 1896 and 1900 he was secre-
tary of the Republican National COM
mittee, and in 1892 and 1896 he was
delegate from the Nineteenth District
to the Republican National Convention.
In 1900 he was delegate-at-large and in
charge of the western headquarters at
Chicago.
When the Spanish war began Gen
eral Dick, then lieutenant colonel of
the Eighth Ohio National Guard In
fantry, at once enlisted with his regi-
ment, serving in Cuba until the fever
mortality around Santiago grew so
great that General Shafter ordered Col
onel Dick to Washington to report per-
sonally to President Mckinley on the
urgent need for change. While he was
still in service the Nineteenth Congress
sional District Republicans nominated
and elected Colonel Dck to Congress
to succeed Representative Northway.
who died
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
NOT ON A SOUND FOOTING.

Russian Railways Are Not Paying the
Cost of Construction and Operation.
The condition Of the great Russian
railway systems is not what it might
be from the fnancier's standpoint.
The federal roads are worked at a
tremendous loss, supposed to be some
$200,OO0OOO year.
The Siberian railroad, which would
be chiefly used in case Of war with
Janan, is not yet completed around
I Ike Baikal. Ten millions are asked
t. complete that link in communica-
ton and 100000 to connect the Trans
Baikal with the Manchurian road
Consul Greener, in Vladivostok, re-
ports that the Ussuri line is a fnan-
cial failure The deficits have been
considerable. The Pekin-K algan line
Is to be built as a Chinese road" and
to have Chinese employees, but the
money is furnished by the Russo
Chinese bank. That Russifies it.
The manner in which trade condi-
tons are subordinated to military
needs is shown in this estract from
Mr.. Greeners report to our State De-
partment:
"The Moscow manufacturers seem to
have given up all intention of COM
peting with the Japanese, who have
taken complete possession Of the Man
churian dry goods trade to such an ex-
tent that it seems impossible for the
Russians to dislodge them.
with regard to the transportation
Of tea, the Russian importers are still
shy of the Manchurian railway, re-
cieving the product by other ways, for
the reason that they cannot get their
goods insu- Il by Russian companies
for transit across Manchuria."
This seems almost incredible, and If
true it enables the observer to put
his finger upon the weak point in the
Russian armor. The bear is not bust
nessike. And in the end war bows
to business.
Meanwhile the tourists can have lots
of fun with the Siberian road A
round trip frst-class ticket from Lon
don or Paris to Pekin-either going
by rail both ways or going by rail
and returning by steamship about
Asia, with stop-off privileges-will
soon be available for $204 Consider
ing the distance this is cheap enough.
New York World
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11

stage, not of the applause, and not OF
the eloquence Of gesturing on the
stage, but of less noticeable kind Of
hand language-namely, the method
Of the stage hands, by which / mean
the fellows who manipulate the wings,
the curtain and things of that sort.
did you ever hear the pop Of hands
behind the curtains? That is the way
they have of saying everything Is in
readiness. Have you not observed
that the orchestra would stop or start,
according to this sign? Just the other
day l was talking to an old stage hand
about this same matter and l asked
him why it was that theaters did not
get some other way of giving the de-
sired signals. His reply was that he
knew Of no better and simpler way
Of doing exactly what they wanted to
do. He said he had heard theatrical
men talk about the same thing Of get
ting substitute for the hand clap, but
they always wound up by admitting
that it was about the best and sim
plest method they could find Of sig
mailing the orchestra and others con-
nected with the show. l am inclined
to think the theatrical people are right
about it, It conveys the idea they
want to convey and what more is
needed? 1t tells the story, as the
newspaper man would put it, and
that's all the exigencies Of the case
require"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11

serious scourge Of our northern lati
tude is already more or less under the
control of physicians In New England,
accurate. the decrease Of the death
rate from this disease has been so per
cent in the last half century, the rate
Of decrease being far more rapid i'll
recent years. The reports from New
York are to the same effect. Where
blocks Of houses We're formerly infect
ed with tuberculosis conditions are SO
changed that the city has been able to
reduce Its death rate from this dis
ease nearly one-half in the last twenty
years. Strange to say, cold outside
air, once thought to be so perniclous
to consumptives, is now regarded as
one of the best remedies. The treat
ment is heroic, but it works for an ap
petite, and this, coupled with nourish
ing food, is sure to make good blood,
which Is exactly what the patient
wants. In fact, cold air seems to be a
popular remedy just now for many Ills.
Not far from Wellesley College is
hospital for crippled and otherwise de-
formed children. These children are
living in barnlike shack, and While
protected from drafts they are allowed
free exposure, especially at night, to
plenty of pure, cold air. The expert
ment is novel, but so far the improve
ment in the anaemic children has been
marked. 1t may be that civilization
will have to take a, step or two back
ward in order to advance in the. right
direction; that some of the luxuries
now enjoyed by the rich are not SO
desirable after ALL and that health and
the happiness which comes from
health are to be bought more easily
than most Of us dream.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
Zoo Much for Poor Lo.

An Indian caught his first glimpse
Of natural gas fire few days ago
near the territory line. He looked into
the stove and all he could see was
pile of red-hot bricks, through the
crevices of which the blue flames were
curling. He said nothing, but before
starting home he went to yard and
bought lot of brick and hauled them
home. He burned up six boxes of
matches and all the dry wood his wife
had cut trying to get the bricks to
burn and finally hauled them back and
told the yard man they were mo
good !"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
GEN. CHARLES A. DICK.
Succeeds the Late Marcus A. Hanna
as Senator from Ohio.

Succeeds the Late Marcus A. Hanna
as Senator from Ohio.
The seat in the United States Senate
which, since 1887, has been occupied
by Marcus A. Hanna is now filled by
General Charles A Dick. General Dick
is week younger than President
Roosevelt. He was born at Akron and
received what education he has in the
public schools, where he studied until
he was IA years Of age. He then COM
menced to work his own way in the
world, clerking in a store two years
and in bank six years; his next posi-
ton was in q factory, where he was
employed for two years keeping books.
AT "a years of age he went into the
grain and commission business with
Lucius G. Myles; ats years Of age he
was appointed auditor of Summit
County, serving two terms. During
these years he studied law, and was
admitted to the bar by the Ohio SUI
preme Court.
Always active in politics, he was in
1884 chosen chairman of the Repub-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
The Test OF Success.

The man to be admired in this life. /"
remarked the idealist, lis he who does
not wait in the hope of becoming a
fortunate creature of circumstances
but who goes forth and molds events
to his own purposes"
That's the man for me- answered
Senator Sorghum. There's no use
trying to guess the market. Get
enough money to make it so your way
whether it wants to or not WASH.
ington Star
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11
LANGUAGE OF THE HAND.
It Serves In Place of Words on MANY
Occasions.


Occasions.
$50 much has been said about the
language of the hand that 1t would
seem that little remained to be said
on this subject" said an obseryant
man, in the New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat, "but l have just been thinking
over certain aspects of the matter
which may not be without interest
to those who take kindly to things
of this sort. The question is so broad
that when you come to think it out the
hand probably does quite as much
talking, If not more, than the tongue
for human kind. Writing, making
signs, telegraphing and things of that
sort, many of which will be readily re-
called, arc common examples. But |
was thinking of the language of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11

There are no better Scents d
world than the Cossacks m,
serve in the Russian army nnS'1
cial regulations. Service vis
begins on the completion or A.,
teenth year and lasts twenty vol
which seven are spent actnonu
ing. These rules do not ounlT
ever, to the Ural Cossacks WI,
volunteers. although they serve !,
iy one year. Since the days VbpA
allied armies entered Paris no i
the Russian army has taken i
hold on the popular imagiD,4ol
the Cossack cavalry. Like tbe n
Zouave and the Prussian Thu,
Cossack has been enveloped with
tain amount of romance and i,
story far more than his Ies
comrades IN the Russian army
this Is not without reason fl,
Cossack makes excellent fgbtt,
terial. On active service as scc
Cossacks are the eye and sonI
army. Like a pointer, they 500
smell the enemy, when no one
thinks Of his existence. NeitheI
sack nor his horse seems to know
fatigue meanS-they never @e
want to sleep. The horse in Nh
sacks hands is something of whj
greatest care must be taken an
accounts for the seemingly tpq
ture Of the Cossack's mount. III
mander in the field wishes TO So
order to q distant column whose
position he cannot quite locata,
ploys a Cossack, who is bound
q means Of delivering the order
is said of the COSsacks that It'd
find their way anywhere. AT ed
warfare these splendid cavaEymt
Of course, at their best. Woe Del
army whose rear is harasSed
sacks, for it will have no peace
accompanying illustration show
readily they can adapt thems
circumstances. In peace time tA
ffty-tWO regiments of CoSSacEs
four of six squadrons and es
four. There are, besides, tTc
independent squadr0nS. In va
these figures are consideEO
creased, there being then Bo
ments of six squadrOnS and eisl
four, besides tifty-three indq
squadrons. The C0ssack is
with a rifle, without a bayOne
with a sword, which, by the Va
no guard. Front ranks in lnoI
sack regiments carry lanceS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11

When in doubt consult your mother
That advice applies to children. gen
orally, but it applies especially to girls
Your mother, young woman, has had
the advantage Of experience which you
lack. She knows the ways Of the
world, which you do nos know. You
see things from your point of view. 1t
is necessarily a narrow point of view
Your mother knows. She has gone by
the way you are coming. Happy that
daughter who contides in her mother.
Happy she who can go 70 her mother
with her little secrets and misgivings,
her girlish hopes and fears, and talk
of these, freely assured that mother
will understand and advise tenderly
and sensibly and rightly Happy that
mother who has won and kept her
daughters confidence, who knows how
important it Is to listen sympathetical-
" TO her daughters doings and plans.
Happy the mother who has not driven
her daughter away by speaking Of the
girlish notions as silly" and "prepos-
terous," or by scolding the girls petty
delinquencies. The bond between
mother and daughter should never be
broken. The bond of comraderie be-
tween the two Is natural one. II 1t
binds them together the daughters
problems become the mothers prob
lens and the solution will be a wise
one. "A son is a son till he gets
wife; daughters n daughter all the
days of her life"-if the bond holds
true. The old song says: "A boys
best friend is his mother" That's true.
But mother is in peculiar sense the
best friend of a daughter. And the
girl who forgets this is likely to make
a mistake in life. Ask your mother.