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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
IOWA ''RUBES" PLAY A
MEAN TRICK ON HENS
Farmers Make Them Lay Eggs
Day and Night-How?--
Just Read and Learn.

New York, March 26.-Paul Vaudeville,
a Chicago dealer I'm eggs sued ii. Koch &
Co, of Newark. before Judge Heisley and
a jury in the circuit court at Newark,
yesterday, for 1922. the value of a carload
OF eggs. The defense was that Iowa eggs
had been ordered but Missouri eggs sup
piled. The jury returned a verdict for the
defendant.
On the trial John w Balm, william
Vickers and J. Leo Honeyman, alluded
to in court as 'eggsperts," sought to en-
tighten judge and jury as to the varying
habits OF hens and the quality and ap-
pearance of eggs in different states.
This Is the first time l ever heard there
was a difference between eggs" remarked
Judge Heisley. II knew, of course, there
could be a difference between the hens,
but TO my mind an egg Is an egg and
that's all there is TO IT. DO you mean to
say there is difference and you can tell
it?" he asked the plaintiff.
"Oh, yes" replied the witness. Mis-
souri, eggs arc big and brown, while the
Iowa product Is OF peculiar white and
has an odd shape easily discernible to the
expert, though not to ordinary observers"
Can you tell an egg from central Mis-
souri?" asked the court.
Yes, IL is a very dark brown"
what kind comes from southern Mis-
souri?"
slightly larger, spotted and lighter in
color. Iowa eggs are smaller than those
Of Missouri
why are the eggs from Iowa smaller?"
We'll, you see, in Iowa, the farmers
have scheme whereby they fool the
hens. They make them lay two eggs a
day instead of one This is the way they
DO e. They turn on the electric lights
about o'clock in the morning. The hens
think the sun Is up and get busy. When
they have laid the lights are turned out.
Then, of course, when daylight actually
comes they lay another. on this account
the eggs come smaller In tiZe."
Let me see," remarked Judge Heisley,
II have some hens at home. Do you mean
TO tell me that II bring one Of my New
Jersey hens to Missouri that hen will lay
4 different eggs to what II did here?"
Exactly" replied the witness. THE
climate, the shipping Of the
nen would all work changes in the product
both as to color and quality"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
FARNUM HASTENS TO
WE'D REDHEADED GIRL

Chicago, March 27.--"No legal rca-
sons why you should not marry when
ever you choose" was the content OF a
telegram received yesterday from New
York by Dustin Farnum.
Awaiting himself at once, the actor
united himself in marriage with Miss
Mary B. Conwell at $50 o'clock last
evening.
Il did not even wait to get shaved"
said Mr.. Farnum, relating his own ro-
nance. But l called her up by tele-
phone and said, Meet me after the mat
inee at the Studebaker. Wen be mar
ried this afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Wheeler, the
former my business manager, went
with us into Mr.. Mangasarian's and we
were quietly married. And this is the
latest stage in an attachment on my
part of five years. She used to play
with me I'm The Virginian,' and she has
just been with me in The Squaw Man
But she is never to play again. II
you ever saw her you would know her,
for she has the most wonderful head OF
red hair you ever saw-and that is
all"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
$4,000 IN CLOTHES
OF "POOR" DEAD MINER

Danville, ILL.,, March 3.-It has been re-
vealed that Daniel Sheridan, aged SO. a
coal miner of this city, who died a few
days ago apparently in poverty, was in
reality a man Of wealth, his property hold
ings now being estimated at more than
$4,000
The discovery was made when nurse
at Lakevew hospital n few hours after
Sheridan's death prepared to burn his
clothing. Feeling something like paper in
n vest, she began an investigation. which
resulted in finding $4,000 in bills in the vest
and coat. Many of the bills, which were
gold certificates of $50 and 500 denomina-
tions. were badly faded.
A further investigation revealed the fact
that the dead man was the owner of a 200
acre farm near Worthington, Ind, and a
GO0-acre farm near Cissna Park, ILL.,, the
latter piece of ground being worth $l75 an
acre. 1t was also learned that Sheridan's s
relatives were all wealthy, a brother
George who died in Central Illinois three
years ago, being worth $2,2O0,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
MAYBELLE HAS PLANS.

New York, March 26-Mrs. William
Ellis Corey, wife of the president of the
steel trust. who was Mabelle Gilman,
a comic opera singer, announced be-
fore sailing that she would ultimately
found a school of dramatic art In this
city. The school will be unique in that
1t will be designed to promote and
foster the artistic possibilities of poor
and deserving talented children of both
sexes. Mrs. Corey will endow the school
with n large sum of money and will
devote much of her time to it's incep-
ton and development.
My aim in life," said shc lis to de-
vote myself to the artistic development
of poor talent. No building has yet been
selected but that will be done on our
return from our chatueau near Paris
next autumn"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
One Long Drink.

Wilson. the poet, better known as
christopher North" is the author or
many of the wittiest things now current in
Scotland, and many things he did not say
are attributed to him. One morning after
a gran nicht." with a group of his
cronies and an abundance of ''whusky"
and wit, he awole with a throat like
lime kiln and called out for the landlady
of the little inn on the shore of Loeb
Lomond, where he was spending his holi-
day:
in the lOch,"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
FARMERS CONFESS
HIGHWAY ROBBERY

Pender, Neb,, March 26.-Win and
Chas. Beeken, the two reservation
farmers, arrested in Sioux City Monday
for robbing S. G. Graves, the Nacora
farmer Of S4O0, have confessed their
guilt. and implicate Fred Kelso, of this
place, who has also been arrested,
Kelso last Monday turned over to the
county attorney $40 and Graves pock-
etbook, which he says Beeken asked
him to keep. Beeken will go before
Judge Graves and plead guilty probably
today,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The idea that the wedding ring should
be worn on the third finger of the left
hand because "a nerve connects this
finger with the heart" is, says the
writer OF an article in Woman's Life,
of Roman origin, but, oddly enough, is
not continued on the continent as in
England, for in France. Belgium and
Germany, and most other European ma
tions, the engagement ring" finger is
the third finger of the left hand, while
the wedding ring finger is the third
finger of the right hand.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
HOPE OF PEACE IN
BALKANS ABANDONED

Chicago. March 27.--The Daily News
today prints the following special cable
from Budapest, Hungary:
"Reservists are being called up at
few hours notice, causing CONSERVATION
and general sadness to prevail every
where. Hope of peace, so far as pub
lie is concerned, has been abandoned"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
WIFE APPEALS IN VAIN
FOR LIFE OF HUSBAND

New York, March 26.-Another kill
ing which the police declare should be
added to the list Of the crimes of the
BLACK Hand" society was committed
on the streets of Brooklyn today, when
Joseph Genaro, a cigar maker, was shot
and killed in fusilade of bullets that
followed the meeting of Genaro and
seven Italians. The police made five
arrests. Mrs Genaro, who stood by,
implored her husbands enemies not to
shoot him. She declared Antonio Gin
Gotta, saloonkeeper was one of the
prisoners who had killed her husband
-~-<e-~----
For 40 years Canadians have successful.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

A young woman. public school
teacher In New York suburb, has
formed a lunch club for the mothers Of
her pupils to assist them in putting up
suitable school lunches for their chill
dren. She noticed that the majority Of
her pupils brought a few cents to
school each day and with the money
bought their lunch at shop nearby.
As a rule they bought the very things
they should not have.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The traveller exhibited a peculiar
nervousness on seeing the long legged,
slim, fierce looking hogs that roamed at
will over the country. At length he
asked native sitting on fence by the
roadside: Aren't these razorback
hogs rather dangerous" Il never
heard OF none OF them doing any
HARM" remarked the native. Il think
they must be safety raZorbacks"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
PEACE OR WAR.

Paris, March Eft Is held in off,
cial circles that the Balkan situation,
on account of the irreconcilable atti-
tude of Austria Hungary, has now
reached it's most acute stage, and that
a few days will decide between peace
or war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The Floyd county commissioners, it is
reported, have ordered 10 dozen suits
is there another county in Georgia or
another penal institution in the United
states that provides its prisoners with
.he fashionable 'nighties?" says Sa-
vannah News. Who wouldn't rather
he a pajamaed prisoner in the Floyd
county chain gang than no nightshlrt
freeman on the plains of windy Kan
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

Scotland long ago lost its forests
In the time of James VI 1t was la
mented that the country was almost
naked and "mony yeirs ago spoiled of
all the timber within the same" With
IN the last hundred years, however.
great tracts, notably in Perthshire and
Forfarshire, that once were bare, have
been reclothed with thinner"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
TORNADO IN TEXAS,

Laredo, Tex, March 26.-One person
was killed, four others injured and
property damage estimated at $4,000
resulted from IA tornado which swept
through this city and vicinity last night
destroying all wire communication to
the north of Laredo
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The biggest map in the world will be
constructed by the celebration commit
tee on the south side OF Greensboro
bridge. in New York. II will be 3.724
feet long and So feet high The prin-
cipal towns and cities affected by the
bridge win be shown by green lamps,
electrically lighted, and at night it can
be studied at almost any point along
the East river.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

Two London cabbies were glaring at
each other. "Aw, wots the matter
with you?" demanded one. "Nothing's
the matter with me, you bloomin' i'd
lot" You give me a narsty look" per-
sisted the first. Me? Why, you GER
tainly ave narsty look. but / didn't
give II to you, so 'elp mel"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

No longer is the Bank of England the
greatest institution of it's kind. In VOL
ume OF business transacted. at least, 1t
is surpassed by the National City bank,
of New York. Eighty millions of dol
lars rush through this millrace every
day, and not one penny Is misplaced.
The giant safe, which is protected by
door with "a bolts, contains a for
tune Of S99, 100000 in gold and a half
DILLON dollars I'm first class securities.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

At the battle of Marengo, the French
army was virtually defeated and,
while Bonaparte and his staff were con-
sidering their next move, Dessaix sug-
gested that there was yet time to re-
trieve the disaster. Napoleon rallied
his men, renewed the battle, and won
great victory over the Austrians,
though the unfortunate Dessaix lost his
own life on that field.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
IN DRY" INDIANA.

Indianapolis March 27.-County op-
tion elections are being held in Elk
hart and Orange counties today. II
both vote dry" the saloons will have
been ousted from 3S of the 92 counties.
Five hundred and forty saloons already
have been closed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The chief justice of the supreme court
is Melville w. Fuller, and the associate
justices are: John NJ. Harlan, Ken
lucky: David ]. Brewer, Kansas; Ed
ward ID. White, Louisiana: Rufus w.
Peckham, New York; Joseph McKenna,
California: Oliver w. Holmes, Massa-
chusetts; William II. Day, Ohio; and
William II. Moody. Massachusetts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

His wife's mother had been visiting
at the mans house steadily for seven
months. on towards Christmas time
she said o'him John, am going to
have my photograph taken as a Christ
mas gift for you and Minnie. What
dress do you prefer me in?" "Your
travelling gown, dear mother" the SON
inlaw replied.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
NAMES MINISTER'S TO
ITALY AND SPAIN.

Washington, March 27.-Pres-
idenial nominations were made
today as follows:
Ministers pienipotentiaries:
John c. A. leishman, of
Pennsylvania, to Italy.
Henry Clay lde, Of Vermont,
to Spain.
Charles n. Sheriff., Of New
York, to Argentine Republic.
United States Attorney-WiI-
liam M. Wheeler, western dis
trict of Wisconsin.
Registrar of Land Office,
Wausau, Wis.--John w. Miller.
Assistant Secretary of Com
merce and labor-ormsby Nc
Harm, North Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
ANOTHER DEEP WAGE CUT.

Bethlehem Pa, March 26-CGmpan-
les operating iron furnaces in Lehigh
valley have decided to reduce the wages
of furnace men 10 per cent Reduction
affects 5000 to 1000 workers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
NO SUSPENSION OF
COAL MINING NOW
Miners Vote to Continue Work
Pending Settlement of Pres
ent Negotiations.
TO CELEBRATE
EIGHT.HOUR DAY

Indianapolis, Mch. 27.-Pres-
ident Lewis. OF the United Mine
Workers, has issued a procla-
nation asking the miners to
celebrate on April the inaugu-
ration of the eight-hour work.
ing day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The Argentine government, during
the last year, has begun the develop
ment of n new petroleum field at Com
Odoro Rivadayia, on the Bay Of st.
George. east coast OF Patagonia. The
frst oil bearing stratum was found at
n depth OF 1.770 feet, in cretaceous
formation The government well yields
13 or IA tons of oil per day, without
pumping. The OIL is dark brown and
very heavy, and seems especially
adapted for fuel
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The rise of banking in London may
be said to date from 1872, when the
king confiscated the amounts outstand-
Ing at the credit OF the wealthy gold
smiths, said Charles Welch recently,
speaking at the London institution.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

With sword in his hand. a retired
mariner named Richard Crick, age So,
was found dead in his bed at his resi-
dence, 10 Falconer terrace. Plaistow.
England.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

India's accumulated boards of wealth
locked up in strong iron boxes and Sc
creted, amounts to $500, 100000, and
this vast sum is being augmented an
nually to the amount of $55, 100000
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

A prominent French manufacturer of
glace fruits admits that the cherries OF
California are at least as good in quail
fly as the French varieties.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The island of Mauritius has a new in
iustry-the manufacturing of oil from
pistacchio nuts. 1t sells for 3 cents a
quart and is useful as substitute for
lard and inferior olive oil.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

Eustace Miles got damages at Wes-
minister Uondon) against electricians
who sold him an electric pad which,
instead of warming the bed, set it on
fire
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

A single dealer in Madrid sells an
nually 10000 larks, finches and other
small birds for food, and the total num-
ber thus consumed Is estimated at
million in that city alone
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

There is a growing demand for
American pearls. Those taken from
the western waters last year were val
ued at $50O,000
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

This year marks the tercentenary of
the development OF Galileo's telescope
in practical shane for scientific pur-
poses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

The suffrage papers OF England re-
port that the number OF women elected
10 office I'm Ireland during the last II
months has been gratifying to all ad-
vocates Of equal suffrage. Five wom-
en-, Mrs. l.. A. Barr Mrs. Griffin, Miss
Hamilton, Miss G.. Leake Griffin and
Lady DoclSrell. were elected as urban,
district and town councillors. Forty
three women were elected as rural dis
trict councillors, 20 OF them for the first
time. AS poor law guardians 1913 wom-
en- were elected
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03

Even the kitchen can boast it's mar
tyrs. Chief among these was Vatel,
the chief cook of Condc, who ran him
self through the heart with a sword
because the fish had not arrived in
time for a banquet which his master
was giving Louis XIV. Vatefs pane
gyric is to be found in the concluding
volume OF the "Almanach des Gour-
mands': so noble a death insures
you, venerable shade, the most glorious
Immortality! You have proved that
the fanaticism OF honor can exist in
the Kitchen as well as in the camp, and
that the suit and the saucepan have
also their Catos and their Deciuses."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-03
JosEPH kUsLER. PulIIsh.n

The British income tax is not only
the heaviest, but the hardest, most in
Quisitorial in the world. The three
year average having been done away,
a man now is assessed on his profits
or gains during the year OF assessment.
The death duties are a fearful burden
on all classes. Since they were Inn
posed, In 1894. they have yielded over
e 220,000.000. Many landed estates
have paid twice or three times within
fve or six years, with the result, that
they are utterly crippled. Fine houses
have gone to ruin. and hundreds of
agricultural laborers have been thrown
out Of employment. For a socalled free
trade country, the duties are very high.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-12
MEET AT eANN VALLEY.

A meeting Of the citizens of Buffalo.
Hand and Hyde counties was held at
the Gam Valley hall last week to dis
cuss the railroad proposition and de-
wise ways and mean for procuring
for this part of the country.
There was a good representative
crowd present and a most earnest and
enthusiastic meeting. A small mi
nority were In favor Of a proposition
of raising a bonus and trying to get
some of the road operating in this
part of the country to extend into our
territory, but a large majority were
In favor of organizing an Independent
company. raising the stock and build
ing an independent interurban line to
connect with the pricipal points of
other roads. A committee was APP
pointed to investigate the matter. and
they will visit Mitchell, Huran. Cham
berlain and other points and see what
encouragement they can receive. An
other meeting will be held here in
about two weeks, when the commit
tees win report. and further steps be
taken.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-12
). n. BOTTOM APPOINTED.

Gov. Vessey has appointed j. H.
Bottom of Faulkton judge of the new
ly created Tenth circuit.
Joseph H. Bottom was born on Sept.
26, 1853. at West Bloomfield, N. Y. In
1854 his parents moved to West Ro-
sendale, Wis, where he resided until
he came to Dakota.
Received a collegiate education at
Ripon college, Wisconsin, graduating
from that institution in 1877. Shortly
after graduation he entered a law Of
fce in Fond du Lac, Wis, and was
admitted to the bar in the fall of 1880
and Immediately came to South Da-
kota, where he has since been en-
gagged in the practice of law. He first
opened IN Office at Sioux Falls. Sub
sequently removed to Ashton, s.. D.,
where he resided n year, coming to
Faulk county In the spring of 1888,
where he has since resided.
On the organization of Faux coun
ly he was appointed register of deeds
Of the county. Was elected states
attorney in 1890 and held the Office
two terms. Was a member Of the
state senate during the sessions OF
1899 and 1903. Was again elected
states attorney in 1906, and is now
serving his fourth term In that office.
Is an able lawyer, and has been
prominent in the development of his
community, where he is frequently
styled Honest Joe" Bottom.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-12
house bills for various purposes, and
the senate bill for buildings at the
Aberdeen normal school.

Another attempt was made to bring
back the Highmore asylum bill in the
house Thursday. but it was only In
view for a few minutes and Owed out
of sight again, it being the last posi-
bic date for temperance, and with
the past few days as a criterion an
appearance can be expected for the
last day.
Both houses rushed work all day to
get calendars cleared, and everything
was brought up to date except general
appropriation bills, which were passed
by the senate Thursday evening with
amendments, and will be back in the
house at an evening session for final
action in some way.
The house passed senate bills appro,
priating 2 5000 for building at Madi
SON normal. $4,000 for building at the
blind asylum, $4,000 for building on
state fair grounds and other small ap.
preparations.
The house accepted senate antitrust
bill without a debate and bill creating
state flag, and appropriated money for
securing two flags after design
adopted.
The serate killed senate bill ap
propriating money for new dining hal
at penltentiary, and passed house bills
appropriating $4,000 for central heat.
ing plant at the state university; APP
propriated $4,000 for building at Red.
field asylum; house bill authorizing
county commissioners to pay bounty
on three; appropriating $1,000 each
for experimental farms at Eureka and
Cottonwood, and indeterminate sen
tence bill.
Both houses held uproarious SEES
sions Friday, including in all sorts OF
m~onkeyshines and horse play. The
business was finished except concur
renee in amendments.
Both houses concurred in the gen.
eral appropriations bill, which wa
about the only matter of interest.
Speaker CLANCY was presented with
his chair and gavel, and Johnson OF
Cleark precipitated a curious Gene by
a resolution presenting to each mem
Der his chair and desk. 1t prevailed
and then was expunged.
Seibech's resolution asking the CAPT
toll committee to appraise the value OF
the chairs and desks in the old capitol
and to give the members first chance
to purchase them as souvenirs pre-
vailed.
The senate having cut out Writings
four mill lid to the Morris revenue
amendment to the constitution, with
some personalities concurred.
Adjournment was taken sine die al
noon.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-03-12

The latest food ielicacy in Paris.
or at least what Is claimed to be a
aeicacy. is camel meat. Eight cam
els. known to the butchers as "me-
hasis," were recently received and a
number OF them were sold for eating
The prices asked for the meat rarg.
sd from IS cents a pound for inferior
pieces to SIPS 2 pound for the u..der.
cut and the hump. The meat IS said
to be as tough as gristly beef. but the
Partisan searches for sensations In the
GOD line as we'll as IA sserythine
rQfSe.