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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Last Hope Vanished.

When leading physicians said that w.
NJ. Smithart, of Pekin, la, had incurable
consumption, his last hope vanished /;
but DR. Kings New Discovery for con
sumption, coughs and colds, kept him
out Of his grave. He says: "This great
specific completely cured me, and saved
my life. Since then, have used il for
over 10 years, and consider it a marvel
Gus throat and lung cure" Strictly
scientific cure fer coughs, sore throats or
colds; sure preventive OF pneumonia
Guaranteed, soc and 81 90 bottles at Alb
j. Jones drug store. Trial bottle free.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
w ork Begun.

According to late reports from Cham.
berlain, the Milwaukee extension from
that place into Western South Dakota is
no longer theory. 1t is q fact. The
first train load Of material for the bridge
arrivel there last week, consisting of
forty foot piling. large warehouse on
the river bank is being torn down to
make room for the storage Of bridge ma
torial, which will now be rushed to
Chamberlain. A short spur track will
be laid to falictate the unloading of ma.
terial at the desired point A large force
OF workmen arrived Tuesday evening,
and about fifty men are at work on the
river bank, and this force will be added
to daily as the work gathers impetus.
The city was visited last Friday by
party of Milwaukee officials, composed
OF W. W. Collins, uperinlendent, of
Mason City; Z, f. Loeth, Of Chicago,
chief bridge engineer of the company
District Chief Carpenter Hart, of Mime
apols, and Assistant Bridge Foreman
Dorum Of Aberdeen. The party made a
careful examination Of the SURVEYS made
for the crossing at this place, which in
some respects were modified. AS we
understand it the line to the river will
extend from the depot to the river north
of American creek passing north of the
beer ice house, making substantially
direct line TO the river. The plans APP
proved for the crossing here include
low pile trestle from the east bank ofthe
river to the main channel. In the main
channel will be placed boat 40x350, to
serve as a draw for the passage of boats,
the opening and closing being done with
steam power. From the west end ofthe
draw the piling will be continued to the
west bank Of the river.
Grounds have been leased close to the
King residence, near the river, upon
which the large boat will be constructed,
the lease running for period of four
months. This will be the largest boat
ever constructed on the upper Missouri.
Work will be commenced on it as soon
as the material can be forwarded to the
city. So that the work of constructing
the line west ofthe river may not be de.
layed until the bridge is completed. Ar
rangements have been made with the
Pontoon Bridge company to cross mater.
iaIs rs fast as necessary on the fleet OF
boats stationed at this point
A party of about a dozen surveyors ar
rived Monday evening from Chicago in
charge Of A S. Baker, as chief engineer.
These were joined here by the men who
have been making the surveys for the
bridge, and the entire party of sixteen
will leave at once TO begin the work of
surveying tie line from the west bank of
the Missouri river on othe Hills They
expect that the work in the field will re-
quire several months.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
The Red Can Law.

Following is the full text of the law
passed by the late legislature requiring
the delivery of gasoline in red cans so
that the loss of life resulting from mis-
taking gasoline for kerosene may be
averted. The law becomes effective on
the first of next July:
Section l. Every person dealing at
retail in gasoline in this state shall after
the lst day of July, A. d. 1905, deliver
the same to the purchaser only in bar
rels, casks, PACKAGES or cans, painted
vermillion red, and having the word
gasoline" plainly stenciled thereon,
said purchaser to have no barrels, casks,
packages or cans smaller than one gal
lon.
"Sec. 2. No such dealer shall deliver
kerosene in barrel, cask, package or
can stenciled or stamped as above
"Sec. 3. Every person purchasing
gasoline for use shall procure and keep
the same only in barrels, casks, packages
or cans stenciled or stamped as above
"Sec 4. No person keeping for use or
using kerosene, shall put or keep the
same in any barrel, cask, package or can
stenciled or stamped as above.
"Sec. 5. Any person violating any OF
the provisions of sections !, 2, 3 or OF
this bill shall be punished by fine of not
more than fifty dollars, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail not to exceed
thirty days, or by both such fine and i'm
| prisonment"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Good Roads TFsiu.

Highway building will be taught in
cities and villages from Lake Michigan
to the Pacific coast by the Burlington
Northern Pacific Lewis & Clark good
roads special which will leave Chicago
May 8. The special will be under the
charge of the two railroads and the Ma
tional Good Roads association. Stops
will be made at thirty cities. and lee
lures will be given on the needs of bet.
ter highways and the way to secure
them.
The first part Of the specials trip will
be over the lines of the Burlington rail
road. The train will enter on the North
ern Pacific lines at Billings, Mont, con
tinuing by this road to Portland, Ore,
where the final meeting will be held al
the Lewis & Clarke exposition in June
Chicago Tribune.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Equitable sod Fun Assessment Wanted

Equitable snd Full Assessment Wanted.
State Auditor Halliday has sent out
circular letters 10 county auditors, re-
questing them to kindly impress upon
the assessors and the board of county
commissioners the necessity of not only
getting an equitable assessment, but
likewise somewhere near a full assess
ment Property has not only been as
sessed to low in many counties but two
much Of it has been allowed to escape
taxation entirely. Particular attention
is called to the following schedules
Household goods, watches, diamonds
and jewelry, gold and silver plate, goods
and merchandise, moneys dud credits,
saloon fixtures, office fur@i,ure, eleva.
tors and wareh uses and contents. BY
cooperation and an honest effort on the
part of all officials concerned the assess
ment for 1905 should be greatly improved
over that of any preceding year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Cheated Death.
T. V. GARLocK

Kidney trouble often ends fatally, but
by choosing the right medicine, Il. Ii
Wolfe, Of Bear Grove, Iowa, cheated
death. He says: Two years ago / had
kidney trouble, which caused me great
pain, suffering and anxiety, but / took
Electric Bitters, which effected COM
plete cure. | have also found them of
great benefit in general debility and
nerve trouble, and keep them constantly
on hand, since, as l find they have no
equal" Alb. J. Jones, druggist, guaran-
tees them at SOC.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
For over sixty Y ears.

An old and well tried remedy Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, soften the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
for diarrhoae Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its
value is incalculable. BE sure and ash
for Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15

Articles of incorporation have been
fled with the secretary of state for the
Black Hills Traction company, with
headquarters at spearfish, and capital
of 100000 The purpose of the COM
pany as set out in the articles is to con-
struct an electric railway from Deadwood
and Lead to Belle Fourche, by way of
Spearfsh, and supply electricity for
lights and power along the line of the
road The incorporators are Richard b,
Hughes, Henry Keets, James F Sum-
mers, Milton L. Brenn and Robert Craw-
ford, all of Spearhsh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Ballar1s Horehouud Syrup

Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy
cough, oppressed, rattling, rasping and
difficult breathing. Henry C. Stearns,
Druggist, Shullsburg. Wis, writes, May
20, 1901: 81 have been selling Ballard's 3
Horehound Syrup for two years, and
have never had preparation that has
given better satisfaction. l notice that
when | sell a bottle they come back for
more. l can honestly recommend it.
25c, soc, 81 90. Sold by all druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
A Dandy for Burns.

DR.. Bergin, Pana, Ills, writes: 81
have used Billiards. Snow Liniment; al
ways recommended it to my friends, as
am confident there is no better made
1T is dandy for burns Those who
live on farms are especially liable to
many accidental cuts, burns, bruises,
which heal rapidly when Ballards Snow
Liniment is applied. 1t should always
be kept in the house for cases of emer-
gency." 25c, SOC, $l.00 bottle. Sold by
all druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15

Many will remember Mr.. Sheldon who
lived at Spokane and who was made a
helpless cripple by having tree fall on
him and will also remember that he and
his large family soon became destitute
and the county had to support them. A
few years ago Mr.. Sheldon died and
since then the widow has managed to
keep her children together with the
county's help until about week ago she
found they We're going to take the chill.
dren away from her and put them in a
home. She became desperate and took
an old horse and buggy (all that belonged
to them and took her children away.
Thursday and Friday nights they camp
ed here in hopes of finding work or as
sistance. Such mother deserves SYM
pathy-she has that--but she must have
more, she must have help. Help, she
and those children would surely get if
every one could see the hunted look they
have when they see stranger, frighten-
ed lest they be taken away from imam.
ma" and be separated and sent among
stranger correspondent to
Rapid City Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
burlington March Bulletin,

Cheap one way rates to California,
Puget Sound and the Northwest coun-
try, daily until May 18th,
Eastern trips. Ifyou are contemplate
ing an eastern trip this spring better
write for information. We will prob
ably be able to offer you money saving
suggestions.
l.. W. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent,
G.. L. PERRIN, Omaha, Neb.
Ticket Agent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
A Daredevil Ride

often ends in a sad accident. To heal
accidental injuries, use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve "a deep wound in my foot, from
an accident" writes Theodore Schuele,
of Columbus, o., caused me great pain
Physicians were helpless, but Bucklen's
Arnica Salve quickly healed it," Sooth-
es and heals burns like magic. Csc at
Alb. j. Jones, druggist.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Notice.

All persons obtaining credit at my
place of business do so with the under
standing that same Is limited to 30 days
time, and all accounts must lie settled
on that basis. IfyouT account has run
over that time come and settle or do not
ask for more credit. We want your
trade but there is limit in the credit
department.
T. Y. GARLoCK.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Frightful Suffering Relieved.

Suffetng frightfully from the virulent
poisons of undigested food G. G.. Gray
son, of Lulu, Miss, took DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, with the result" he writes,
'Ihat ] was cured" All stomach and
bowel disorders give way to their tonici
laxative properties. 25c at Alb. ]. Jones
drug store, guaranteed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Headquarters

For wall paper, paints, oils, furniture
and notions. We are closing out our
wall paper and to do so are marking it
down to cost price, and less.
Odd lots of 80, 35, 25 and Is cent paper
to go att S and 10 cents per double roll.
Come in and get your pick before it is
all gone.
O. II HFNDERsoN Co
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
NO 35
Cures Coughs and Colds.

Mrs. c. Peterson, 625 Lake St, Topeka,
Kansas, says: "Of all cough remedies
Ballard's Horehound Syrup is my favor
ite it has done and will do all that is
coughs and colds--and it is so sweet and
pleasant to the taste" 25c, soc, 81 90
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15
Flour 81 Feed.

A wonderful spring tonic. Drives out
all winter impurities, gives you strength,
health and happiness. That's what Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. A. J. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15

Capt. +, l.. Heiberg, Of the Sixth
United States cavalry, who was detailed
by the war department TO make the an
nual inspection Of the companies of the
South Dakota National Guards in the
Hills, arrived from Fort Meade yester-
day and last evening inspected Co. / of
this city. He was accompanied by Ma.
jor William Mclaughlin of Deadwood,
who is in command Of the Black Hills
battalion. In accordance with the pro-
posed reduction in the numerical
strength and size OF the South Dakota
National Guard, two of the Black Hills
companies will probably be disbanded
1t is not known yet what companies are
to go, but the annual inspection by the
regular army officers will probably de-
termine that in large measure In.
stead Of being two regiments, the Second
and Third as at present, there will be
one regiment, the Fourth, Of twelve
companies, and the organization has
commenced
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15

At the meeting of The Western South
Dakota Stockgrower's association at Ra-
pid City the following officers were re-
elected to serve during the coming year /:
President, c. X. Howard; Vice Presi-
dent, II. A. Dawson; Secretary and
Treasurer, Frank NJ. Stewart. Rapid
City was again selected as the next place
of meeting, Following is the executive
committee for the ensuing year: G. f.
Lennon, Albert Taddekin, S. G. Shelf
field, L. Holcomb, C. NJ Lamson, |. j.
NJ. Brown, j. B. Anderson, A. f. de
Ricqles, j. T. Craig, J. ID, Hale, Thomas
Sweeney, Edward Stenger, William
Reed, Il G. Ash, T. w. Thode, J. c. Car
son, j. w. Setter
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-15

The recently elected members of the
board of education, +. f. Rogers, NJ. J.
Bailey and William Courtney took their
seats on Friday evening of last week.
and will serve for term of two years.
The hold lover members are l. NJ. Don.
aldson and w. II. Palmer, Jr. The
board organized by electing NJ. J. Bailey,
president, w. II. Palmer. vice president,
and Keith Powell, clerk, BY a unani.
nous vote the board passed resolution
establishing the eleventh grade in the
high school, to take effect at the begin
ming of the next school year Teachers
will be elected at the next regular meet
ing, Friday, April 2s.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

edge or the sides to receive the strips
which form the ledge on the back of each
shelf.
A better plan is to let each strip extend
out one-quarter inch beyond the side,
as shown in Fig. 124, and use two screws
through each end of the strip into the
edge Of the side. For strips of five-six-
teenths or three-eighths-ineh in thick
ness three-quarter-inch No. 6 screws,
countersunk flush with the surface,
should be used.
In Fig. 126, at C, the dimensions and
form of the upper back strip is shown,
and at D the size and pattern for the
front base. This front base piece should
not be flush Cor even) with the front
edge of the lower shelf, but must sit in
(or baclk) about acknowledgements Of
an inch, as shown in the drawing Gig.
124). After connecting the sides to the
shelves, all back strips, or shelf lodges,
are screwed on, after which this front
base is carefully fitted and glued to the
under side of the shelf.
Glue blocks 2k inches long, and
seven-eighths by seven-eighths-inch
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Fig. 124.

square, made of some soft wood such as
pine>or poplar, are placed as shown a.
B, in Fig. 127. These blocks should
never be more than two to three inches
in length, and must be carefully dressed
up in long strips so that the sides are
at right angles to each other, after
which they are cut to the lengths re-
quired. The method of using them is as
follows: First try the block in the
angle in which it is to be glued, and If
it fits snugly brush glue on two OF its
sides, then lay it in place, and while
pressing 1t firmly, rub 1t vigorously back
and forward lengthwise so as to rub
out all superfuous glue, and to bring
the surfaces as closely together as posi-
BILE. In all such work place the blocks
so closely as to almost make contin-
uous strip one-half-inch between ends
being sufficient.
If it Is desired to have castors under
the bookcase, large blocks, such as are
shown at A in Fig. 127, must be used to
form support in which the castors are
fastened. For this case the castor blocks
Gas they are called, at x and x, should
be SIS inches long and 1kx1h inches
in thickness and in width. These cas-.
tor blocks should not be rubbed into the
angle as the small glue blocks are, but
must be glued on with clamps Tor hand
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
ST. PETERSBURG BASTILES.
Sound of Melancholy
Bells.

An Englishman writes in the st.
James Budget of st. Petersburg pris-
ons: "Yet more horrible than the fate
Of the workers murdered in the streets
of st. Petersburg is the doom of those
hapless men whom the tender mercies
of the triumphant bureaucracy have con-
signed to the dark fortress of St. Peter
and st. Paul, and the inferno of the
Schlusselburg. in Lake Ladega. Well
may. the inhabitants of st. Petersburg
shudder as they glance beyond the Neva
at the dark fortress whence, each hour,
the north wind brings across the river
the discordant sound of its melancholy
bells. Melancholy, indeed, for nothing
but memories of suffering and oppres-
sion sit upon its granite walls. Here
Peter I. tortured and mutilated his enc
mics. Here he slew his own SON, Alexis,
and to this dungeon, during the reigns Of
the expresses, omniDotent favorites
consigned aspiring rivals. And since
then whole generations of men and
women for no other crime than love of
their oppressed country have entered
these gates often to leave them no more.
"a special refinement of the Russian
prison system in the case of political
prisoners and suspects is continued soil
tary confinement until, as in the case of
that splendid intellectual reformer,
Dimitri Passareff, they can be reported
as harmless Some prisoners here were
relieved of their senses quite gently and
almost politely. They were shut up in
comfortable cells we'll lit by electric
light and for mental pabulum they were
supplied with only religious and techni-
cal works. When insanity or suicide SUI
pervened the appointed end had been
secured. But the doo1a of others pre-
sents even greater features of horror.
Imagine dark, damp cell, measuring
about 10x6 feet, beneath the level of the
surrounding waters in which the
chained man or woman is condemned to
lie in absolute idleness, studiously iso-
lated from any intercourse with human
beings.
For ten minutes every second day the
miserable wretch is allowed to see the
light and breathe the air in the prison
yard. For the rest intolerable loneli-
ness, absolute silence, occupation of not
the smallest kind; no books, no writing
materials, no instruments of manual Ia
Dor. Madness comes to such gradually
with the passing years. In the majority
of cases the mind rots slowly in the en-
feebling body. Suicide and madness are
the two great weapons in which Russian
autocracy puts its trust"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Astronomy in the East.

1t is now nearly 200 years since
French astronomers wont to Peru to
measure ian are of meridian" The
purpose of such arcs is to furnish data
for calculating the size and shape OF
the earth. The arc in Peru was about
22O miles In length, and, with the ex.
ception of a~short arc in South Africa
it is the only one ever measured in the
southern hemisphere. This year com
mission headed by army officers has
been sent from France to remeasure the
arc in Peru. The reinstatement il
regarded as of great scientific impor
lance On account of the advances thai
have been made since the first meas.
ure was taken.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
THE DOUBLE PRAYER.

Tonight we've scanned the pictured page
And l have given fancy rein
The thirst for knowledge to assuage
OF my wee BARN, and have slain
The dragon with St. Georges blade.
And done rare deeds of derring- do
BY sunny way and moonlit gade
Till sleep has closed her eyes or blue
Till sleep has closed her eyes of blue.
And she lies on my arm all still:
The footprints of the night in dew
Are on the lawn, and clear and shrfli
The mockbird's song rings through the
night
From the top twig OF yonder tree.
And, oh. her form so wee and slight
Is like q fairy tale 10 me-
And / would slay dragon. too.
For her dear sake. and mount and ride
BY fell and brake and mount and slough.
And stem all storm and battling TIDE.
If so I might insure that she
Should know no ruth through all her
Should walk where birds swing in the trees
BY peasant and bloom-b ordeTed ways.
For she's the world and more to me,
My dreams come true my bunch of bliss,
The light on ufe's tempestuous sea.
My morning and my evening kiss;
With her dear arms about my neck.
And her blue eyes with JOY aglow,
The Universe might go to wreck
And believe I'd hardly know.
She said: 81 'ays me down to s'eep-"
And heavy dropped her golden head,
me pays e Hord inns soul to teep-'
And now she's ready for her bed;
And daddy adds a word or two:
"Oh, God, do as you will with me.
But smooth the paths of Eyes-o-blue,
Oh. God, be good to Marjorie"'
y. NJ. Lewis, In Houston Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Instead of Swearing.

A Holton man who had never been
known to MARBLE a note was heard the
other day singing in a loud and re
markedly clear voice, "Wait Till tho
Clouds Roll By, Maggie"
A surprised neighbor asked him the
cause of such an outbreak. 81 will tell
you," he said. 81 knew I could swear,
but I did not know could sing until
tried it one day. Now when I feel
like swearing l take to singing and !
exect there will be music in our neigh
borhood most of the me"-Kansas
City Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

In case curtain Is desired over the
front, the curtain rod and rings are
placed close under the front edge OF the
upper shelf, or as close as will allow the
TOD rings tc move freely.
BOOKRACK.
In Fig. 1913 we illustrate small table
bookrack, or book stand, as it is some
times called, which will afford very
simple, but pleasing, exercise. The
stock must not be more than five-
eighths-inch in thickness, and if pos
sible, it should be made of mahogany
or of very fine selected quartered oak,