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The Washington herald., 1906-10-14

From the Chicago Tribune.
One day a few wise old Holsters decided
that the centipede had 100 many feet
They caught him and put him on an
operating table.
asked the centipede.
I'VE are goiag to reform you" they
answered.
What is the matter with me?'
You have a lot Of surplus feet We
have decided to amputate some OF them.
you have no right 20 NEEDLE with ne,
protested the cenupede. IF I have 100
many feet they viii drop of Of themselves
IL tins. Suppose you attend 70 your own
business and let me alone"
But they paid no attention to his pro-
test. They BIZ of his last three feet as
beginning Then they removed a foot
here and there. occasionally taking one
Of the detached feet and sticking IL on in
place Of others that had been bitten off
and when they had finished the operation
they stood of and looked at the centipede
Now" they said, you look much bet
ter That will do for this time. but when
the public has become accustomed TO the
sight Of you IN your present form we viii
operate on you again and remove some
more OF your unnecessary feet. You still
have too many.
Then they went away and left him.
Presently a friend came along.
What has happened to you?" asked the
friend.
I have been mutilatcd by q lot Of
Holsters he answered
What did they do il ror?-'
Just because they were Holsters said
the centipede, BITTERLY
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
GUITEAU'S DEFENDER.
George scovilIe's Connection With
Famous Case Recalled by Death.

Famous Case Recalled by Death.
George ScoviIe, the lawyer who defend
cd Charles ]. Guiteau. the slayer Of Pres
ident Garfield. is dead al Chicago.
Guiteau was the brother OF MT. SEQ
ville's wife. now Mrs. Frances NJ. Norton.
the settlement worker. says the Chicago
Chronicle. and IL was al the solicitation
Of his wife that Scoville undertook the
defense Of Guiteau. despite his knowledge
OF The feeling against him which such an
act would entail The dignity and ability
with which ne conducted this trial, how
ever. won much respect for him and
stopped the cenSure which naturally was
directed against him In view Of the IN
famed condition Of the public mind.
Mr. Scoville was born in New York IN
1924 and wa admitted to the bar in ISIS.
In 1851 he came 10 Chicago and had made
q brilliant record as a lawyer here when
the Garfield tragedy occurred. After the
trial he removed to Indiana, and lived al
Bass Lake for many years.
lie was a Democrat and took an active
part In the political campaigns. During
Bryan's first campaign he stumped the
country for the candidate and was given
credit for the vote gained by the Nc
braskan at that time. At Jhe time Of the
assassination Of President Mckinley, Mr..
Scoville on account of his connection
with the Garfield case. was asked to dis
cuss the two murders. He did so. but
asserted that there was no similarity OF
cause In the two cases.
"Guiteau, he said. was impeled 10
MS deed by overwhelming selfshness
amounting TO insane egOusm. whereas
CZOlgOsZ seemed TO be only q type and
executor Of opinions founded upon social
conditions unsatisfactory 70 certain
classes Of people. Guiteau supposed that
be was commissioned and was able IN
his own person and alone 10 change an
administration Of the government which
was antagOnistic 10 his views. No sane
person conceded with that opinion. The
murderer Of Mckinley acted as the expo
nent or a theory. founded upon a degree
OF truth quite extensively admitted. that
large classes Of the people are oppressed
By existing conditions. social and politi-
cal for which there is no remedy except
force.
Opinions cannot be successfully com
bated by force. But when exponents Of a
theory individually resort 10 force and
commit crime, they should and must SUI
fer punishment. The murderer Of McKin-
ley was only one man ~ an army not yet
al war and not subject TO the rules OIL
war. There is no insanity IN their ranks
but should others be connected all should
be punished for that one act"
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swer." He was granted the men and
began figuring Although Prof Adams
answer was not used al the time. mis-
principle. embodied In law, has since
become the recognized basis. Prof.
Adams made up his mind that density OF
population ought &c be the real test.
railroad in Alaska ought TO get
higher rate the ton than a trunk line
In New York Adams formulated the
principle Of density. The moro mail the
road carried was to go at a lower rate
after fixed Tonnage was passed.
There is a world OF grasp in principles
Ike this one. Adams has the faculty TO
deal with cumbersome problems, IN which
few men see the light.
Railroads VIII Assist.
But. professor. will it moi be all but an
impossible task 10 oversee these thousand
and one books? Is there not room foy
fraudulent reports sent to you by the rail-
roads?"
Not at all The commission has the
right to appoint travelling auditors. In
case Of failure 10 report promptly, or re-
fusal to show books. the fine is $500 a day
Willful or false entries by railroad audi
tors are punishable with a ane as high as
$500 and three years Imprisonment. or
both such fine and Imprisonment"
DO you apprehend that you will be call
ed upon 10 take these severe measures?"
THE railroads are working In harmony
with the commission. Immediately after
the passage Of the act q committee of
twenty-five from the American Railway
Accounting Of1cers' Association was ap-
pointed TO aid In statistical work Of The
commission. I met these members IN New
nj fuf IL
Plant. Of the Southern Railway. Is the
chairman Of the committee. and there are
twenty-four other responsible men Then
there IS a subcommittee Of seven detailed
10 assist the statistical and accounts de-
partment These men are widely known
Mr. Plant. Of the Southern Railway. Rive
mack cOmntToier NJ the Pennsylvania
Railroad; Young. Union Pacific. Earring
ton. Great Northern. Kochesperger New
York and New Haven. Krebs. Illinois
Central and Bailey. Santa Fe."
Commission's Orders Are Final.
You say that the commission even mas
authority 70 order a new system Of ae-
counting for the roads,"
There is TO apprehension that we will
go thai far The railroads have for many
years been endeavoring TO simplify. clas-
cify. and unity accounts Much good work
/ has already been done and much more is
20 follow. Here and there. Of course. the
danger will be found In what I may cali
the idiosynCrasy Of the particular man.
You know. when once system OF ac-
counts is iZed. it Is not the easiest m1tter
/ IN the world 10 make 9 change. Our Inter
st. though, will be confined TO setting
The information we desire. There Is really
I lIfflp difference fVsoep what has been re-
qucsted in the past and what we are now
about 10 do. Il simply amounts 10 this.
that The railroads must do what they are
asked
And where does final decision rest, pro-
/ fessOr?'
1T lies with the Interstate Commerce
/ Commission. / make my reports 10 the
/ commission and that body Issues any Or
I ders that may be deemed necessary"
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
WHO WAS WHO.
4 Guess at Former States of States
Men and Writers.

Men and Writers.
From the Pan Mall Gazette
Of course. everybody-who isn't mere
amateur at the business-has lived be
fore with no previous experience, one
wouldn't have the slightest chance OF Nv
ing now and making livi & at f.
Bernard Shaw. for instance, lived very
often before. lie started as Adam. who
i may be remembered. was = vegetarian
not only with regard 70 diet. but also IN
the matter Of clothing. Then Shaw be-
came S0phocles. and did well. After that
he rested. In the fourteenth century he
was & carrot and Won prizes II H.
Later. he degenerated INTO Shakespeare.
mere meat-eater It was a toss up
whether he would be reincarn ted as
Clement Shorter But he lost Next time
he viii be Super-Shaw-
Lord Northcllffe began as Napoleon.
Kerr Hardie used TO be Boadicea- Since
then he has, Of course, become more
patriotic
Presumably. DR.. Reich devoted many
years 20 being Plato.
Savonar0i3 is clearly still with Us. as
Father Bernard Vaughan.
Hall Game was never Shakespeare or
q anybody else. II ne is ever allowed
another chance. he VIII probably be 2
great-zreat-g Tanddaugh Of Marie C0relH.
Beerbohm Tree was GaTrick.
So was BoUrchier.
I was Solomon and ! liked g.
Henry VIII lives again in King Cleopold.
2 E. Smith has improved very much
since his Cicero days, and Paul Rubens
appears 10 have forgotten his Wagner
period
N. Bit is absurd to imagine that
Siegfrled was ever Richard)
Absalom is now Prof. Sims. the hair
SPECIALIST
The Kaiser learned a good deal as
Ahasuerus. Frederick the Great. Velas-
ouez. Dante, Columbus. Louis XIV
Mole George Washington, and Mother
Sh!pton.
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AMERICA AS SHE IS IMAGINED.
IFishman Knows Our Flour, but
Jumbles Our Geography.

From the chicago EXanlner-
John P Hopk rs has recently returned
from Europe Tn ireland I found nearly
every one suffering from decayed teeth"
said the former mayor It's refresh
ing sight there to see 2 good. clean.
healthy set Of teeth Among the old and
young alike the mouth opened reveals
black ard decaying worries. ! questioned
one Of the young men and he said the
cause was that he had eaten too freely
Of American -four.
But. / said. 7 eat -four at home and
nv teeth are good opening my mouth to
show him
You don't eat American -four.
though. he answered. I wager it comes
from Indiana
We'll. Indiana is in America. re-
Piled
Is that So? supposedly 7 thought
it was in Buffalo, and that Buffalo be-
Ionged to Rockefeller he said
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14

From The Ckicago Post
Attention. all We who are in need Of epi-
grams Down in Charlestnh III. there
lives a man as yet unknown 20 fame.
whose epigrarnmatical fountain pen never
clogs OF sputters. Re stands ready 20 sup
ply YOU with all those deitiytturned ideas
so often thought bat ne'er 50 well ex-
pressed ''-and all those scin1iiiatiEg YER
bal FetoFts you think Of twenty-four hours
too late 81 the lowest market rates.
The discovery Of the Charleston cpl
grarmatist followed an appeal sent out
BY Chairman Tansey, o. the Democratic
State committee. for terse campaign
catch phrases suitable for display in large
tyne on biIIboards.
To-day he received a letter from 0. P.
Holton offering an unlimited supply and
inclosing samples. Here are two ~ them:
Mark Hanna's S30CC00G5 doodle slush
fund. collected from The trusts and cor
poratiOns on his pledge to keep up the
high tariff. was used n the doubtful
states TO buy votes which did elect Nc
KinIey IN both c8mpaigus over Bryan
against the wishes If the honest voters
Of TIE nation. just as the eisht-to-sevea
boOdlers stole the Presidency from Ny
Tilden and afterward acknowledged it.
Thus the Q. Q. p. stole three Presidents
Mr. Bryan is right IN holding the club Of
government ownership over the heads OF
the Republican party When they see
just retribution staring them in the face
they viii cease to shove their watered
stock on the people, which is the source
OF their chief Doodle fund.
4 metricaI sample also was Included. II
runs
Now cnmss the nerrv dance,
The g q 2 IN a tra-ce.
Now ven make yog clog and prance;
We are on top OF y-Hr tric
Lake nuDdred loads ~ bricks
Wen SoEn your neathorss With cur pickA
Ar. BrgE-'s on me sJTl--
Pe1' make the q. o. ?. hump.
Wen TN or peerless leader great
IN nineteen hundred and eight
R51 L0rmer no the svOrt;
his cohorts down and Cut.
We have q iC- Of yCu IN all.
Gee. ut aoH sou weep ard WaA
/ MT. Tansey had not hired +he Charles
| ton writer al the hour Of going 20 press.
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OR CIBAN POLICY,
- the Baltimore AmeTican

From tie Baltimore American
Now Mr. Tafts taCtful.
He has lots Of sense.
and C domineeri7g
he makes 70 uTetensc
He's not gone 10 Cuba
To conquer It's. land.
But in peaceful friendship
To
Givs
The
Glad
Hand
II Cuba vii take l..
Accepting olU help.
Ard once more in business
Establish herself
AZ VII 60 on smoothly:
But if she gets sick
Of harmony peaceful.
She'll
Get
The
Bis
SICK.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
Crusade Against LawIessness Needed

Prom tie Phll1de4phll PUBIC LelSsr
The time is approaching when American
Commonwealth VIII be compelled to take
I'd The subject Of lawlessness. Few
States are guil.less In Pennsylvania the
notion long prevailed IN the mining re-
gions that the mere presence OF the OH
GERS Of the law was an impert.nenee 90
be resented by violence. The state conr
stabulary is doing effective work IL ~
moving that perEicious and un-Americtn
delusion; and the Southern States VIII te
obliged before long TO undertake a simfar
work, Il not for the protection OF the
negro, AZ least for the protection OF the
States and the people from the danger
and Generalization which follow the
breakdown Of the law
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
1t Could he Better.

Prem the Cleveland Pres
There's a movement on foot 70 change
the names of Kansas City. Come to think
ct it, Kansas City has pretty bad name.
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She Ought 10 Know.

From INC JleTclaHd FTess,
How can anybody who sings Think"
asks Lillian Russell. There is no answer,
except that Lillian has been singing since
grandpas days
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1t Had to Come Some Time.
trom The Cleveland Press
THE Weather Bureau gave US ample
notice Of that big storm"
1T certainly did. It predicted it i've
weeks ago."
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
EPIGRAMS TO ORDER
Artist Offers Services for
the Campaign.
HIS WIT ON TAP Any TIME

Han at Charleston. III, Submits
Samples of seintiIiating Sentences
Which Are Only Seventy Words
long, and Then Branches on Into
Somewhat Ragged Rhs-me--He Is
stin Looking for. work
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
HOLY HILL
Thousands of Pilgrims Visit
ed Noted Shrine.
MANY CURES CREDITED TO IT

LOurdeS of the Northwest Yearly
Gaining in Reputation for the
Observation-Disclosures Scenes Among
DevOteeS In Search of HeRlth-All
Must Go Up n steep Hili on Foot.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-14

Father Berlram was Tor eight years in
charge Of the services held in the high
est church in Wisconsin. he is a firm
believer in the place as one or miracles.
BAT ne never has held out hope to the
unfortunates who have come 10 him He
has always told hem that prayer is
good and God is great and meIclful IA
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-06-30
Burlington Bulletin, June 1905.

Free lands in the Crow Reservation
Register at Sheridan or Billings fol
the free government drawing of these
lands; 100 acres to each lucky person
Tickets on sale June 10 to the Goth, in.
elusive, final limit July 10th. One fare
for the round trip; maximum round
trip rate from b. & NJ. points $50. 90
900 acres of this land be irrigated
and will be worth at least 5000 an
acre when the day water is turned on
the land Consult nearest ticket agent
for rates and information.
TO California, Portland and Puget
Sound Daily low excursion rates com.
mencing June lst for this attractive trip
still lower rates June 18th to 22nd, in.
elusive and from June 25th to July 9TH
inclusive.
To eastern resorts Daily low sum
mer tourist rates.
Special omeseekers' rates list and
3rd Tuesdays. Personally conducted
excursions on lst and 3rd Tuesdays OF
each month for those seeking free home
steads Of $40 acres for mixed farming and
dairying. Write ID. Glenn Deaver, Agent
Homeseekers' Information Bureau, 1904
Farnam St., Omaha, Nebraska.
Describe your trip to me and let me
advise you how to make it at the least
cost.
c, l.. PERRIN,
Agent G. b. q q. Ry.
l.. w. WAKELEy,
u Omaha
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-06-30
The Normal Institute.

The yearly session Of the Normal In,
stitute has been he'd in Custer this
week. We have had excellent insti
tutes in past years but this one seemed
even more interesting than others. We
have not been doing so much rloddine
work as formerly, but have SCARED
among the heights of knowledge
Prof a. T Eiesnard, who has 50 many
times been among us, as Instructor, was
conductor, and brought to US his accum.
ulated experience in school work He
is certainly an excellent leader and dc.
serves unlimited praise for the energy
displayed as director of the institute
Beside his usual subjects. he conducted
q class in elementary science and agri-
culture. Specimens of ants, butterflies
and grasshoppers were found very in
terestng, and with the aid Of magni.
flying glass we saw the living amoeba in
a drop taken from Laughing Water
Prof Hesnard was ably assisted by
Rev. p Monroe Smock of Hot Springs
and Prof Mooney of Spearfsh. Prof
Mooney is bright scholarly man, and
brought to his work so great a stock oI
personal magnetism that one cannot
wonder at the loyalty of his pupils in
the Normal school
Rev. Smock not only made an ordn,
airy recitation as interesting as popular
lecture, but also gave several Of his fine
lectures as part of the program. "What
man has done" Pertalozzi," The Cata.
combs of Rome" and Dreams and
Dreamers," were some of the subjects
"Notes and quotes on Burns" was given
to large and appreciative audience al
the Congregational church The lecture
was preceded by the sweet old Scotch
song Annie Laurie" sung by Miss
Marguerite ID. White.
Those teachers who failed to take ad
vantage of the institute, have missed q
very pleasant and profitable time All
who were present will, / am sure, join
in congratulating Miss Quincy on the
success of the Institute, and in their
future work will apply many Of the
principles discussed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-06-30
MICA DEPARTMENT W. (. 6 NJ, co.
ESTABLISHED AT CUSTER, S. D.
Mr.. W. J. Longmore Purchasing Agt., Well Pleased
With Present Outlook.

manufacturing department to meet this
pressing demand of the company at
Pittsburg. We will be required to fur
nish in addition to the above about 1000
lbs. of mica washers per week, and large
quantities of ground mica for wall paper
and axle grease manufacturers.
A full equipment of the latest pattern
mining machinery has been ordered for
the mine. and the manager has been in
structed to have erected on the mining
property suitable buildings for the ac-
commedation of the employees and a
dwelling for the foreman. We have or
dered for the manufacturing department
punching presses and 10 mica trimming
machines, together with certain machine
tools necessary for repairing etc. After
we have secured enough permanent help
to comfortably fill the buildings we now
occupy, we will erect building suffi-
clently large enough to accommodate
200 employees. This building will no
doubt be erected before January /, 1907,
and will be complete in every particular
looking to the convenience of the employ
ees as well as TO best and most suitable
arrangement for manufacturing.
The Westinghouse company, under
the direction of the writer, are operat.
ing large mica manufacturing depart
ment at Ottawa, Canada, employing 500
persons. This work began on the same
scale as in Custer. 1t has so rapidly in
creased that we were obliged to open a
second works in another part of the
city. The mica used is of the amber
quality and is mined by the company
who own and control 400 acres of prop
erty. 1t has occurred to the writer that
in connection with our new building,
and if it is required of the company by
the citizens of Custer, to install an elec.
tric lighting department, supplying the
town with arc lights of 2000 candle pow
er each for street lighting, and the stores,
churches and dwellings with incandes-
cent lights at very moderate cost. The
works and mines of the company will
be equipped with electric lights also.
On behalf of the company | desire to
express appreciation for the earnest ef-
forts of the members of your Club, and
the citizens in general, for their very
hearty support, and hope that you will
succeed in presenting this matter to
those who are contemplating location
at Custer, where they may find employ
ment for their boys and girls of the age
mentioned
Yours very respectfully,
w. j. LoNGMoRE.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-06-30
Cured of Bright's Disease.

Geo. A. Sherman, Lisbon Red Mills,
Lawrence Co., n. Y, writes: Il had
kidney disease for many years and had
been treated by physicians for twelve
years; had taken well known kidney
medicine and other remedies that were
recommended but got no relief until
began using Foley's Kidney Cure. The
first half bottle relieved me and four
bottles have cured me of this terrible
disease. Before began taking Foley's
Kidney Cure had to make water about
every fifteen minutes, day and night,
and passed brick.dust substance, and
sometimes a Shiny substance. believe
| would have died if ! had not taken
Foley's Kidney Cure" Sold by all drug
cists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-06-30
Suggestions to Settlers.

In letter to the CHRONICLE Congress
man Martin makes the following sugges-
tions to settlers on the Black Hills For
est Reserve:
THE act allows all occupants of agri-
cultural lands within the reserve on or
prior to January LIST, 1906, to make
homestead entries and obtain titles. In
Custer county additional hemesteads
may be taken, but in Lawrence and PEN
nington the provisions Of the bill only
apply to occupants on or before the date
mentioned. All homestead entries in
Lawrence and Pennington counties must
be made by metes and bounds surveys.
In Custer county the entry can be made
either by metes and bounds survey or by
official subdivisions.
81 would suggest that all persons af-
fected by this legislation in the Black
Hills Forest Reserve should act prompt.
y and obtain their titles as soon as prac-
ticable. The act allows all necessary
and reasonable time to the present set
tiers, but am sure it would be 10 their
interest to proceed with diligence
Where the metes and bounds survey is
required the first step should be to en-
ploy a competent surveyor to make a
preliminary survey. The survey should
be confined to land chiefly valuable for
agriculture and should exclHde timber
land AMI mineral land. This prelimn-
ary survey will furnish a correct des-
cription of the land for the purpose of
listing the property, and this prelimin-
airy work will not be lost for it can be
followed later on when the official sur
vey shah be made under direction ofthe
surveyor general of the state.
'As soon as correct description is
obtained an application to list the prop
erty should be forwarded directly to the
Forester, in care of the Secretary Of Ag-
riculture, at Washington. After favor
able action shall be taken by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Secretary of the
Interior, the homestead entries can be
made in the usual way in the local land
office at Rapid City.
Sincerely yours,
EBEN w. MARTlN.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-06-30

Senator Hanley is in receipt of let
ter from Congressman Martin, stating
that an amendment has been put into
the Agricultural Appropriation bill IN
the senate, which provides that 10 per
cent of the gross receipts from the dis
position of products in forest reserves
shall be paid to the counties in which
the same are situated for the benefit OF
the public schools and public roads.
Mr.. Martin further says that he has ta-
ken up the subject with the house mem
bers of the Conference Committee and
that they have agreed to approve the
item, so there is every probability that
it will remain in the bill and become a
law. This ought to help Custer PEN
nington and Lawrence counties With
IN annual item in aid Of the tax list.