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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29
TOE USED FOR THUMB" PRINT

A problem that confronted the Off
cials of Californian bank was solved
and. at the same time, Identification
methods were given a new twist when
Hindu sQuatted down on the floor,
kicked off his shoe and used the great
toe of his right foot for stamping an
impression on the deposit slip. The
Hindu signatures all look alike to
pank cashiers, who use thumb i'm
prints as an additional means of iden-
tjfication in cases where depositors
hail from the far east. But this sys-
tenn could not be followed out in the
present because the would-be depos-
itor's hands, which had been scalded,
we're tied up in bandages.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29
HALF CAT AND HALF RABBIT

W ii. KisInger OF Truemans, Pa,
Is the owner of a most peculiar ami
NAL. 1t was born of cat mother, but
has the body, legs and tail of a rab
bit, with the head of a cat It runs
like rabbit, by jumping up and kick
Ing with its hind feet 1t has cat claws
on its hind feet, but has both rabbit
and cat claws on its front feet She
has had three litters of kittens, but
none resembling her. She is sitting
up most of the time, and stands up
and walks around when looking for
anything that alarms her She catches
mice, frogs and bats. When ncCes-
sary she can jump six feet in the air
and catch bat with her mouth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29
HAS BEARD NINE FEET LONG.

Nine feet and two inches of beard
that's what Hans Langseth of
Mooreton, N. d., boasts. 1t was "a
years ago that Mr.. Langseth declared
boycott on the barber craft. That
makes an average growth of three
inches a year The beard is not
straight and stringy, but has a beau
tiful wave. Sometimes Mr.. Langseth
carries it draped over his shoulder
In cold weather it makes perfect
muffier, and during the summer he
uses It as q screen to keep off the
glare of the sun.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29
DOGS GO TO A FUNERAL.

Following a hearse conveying the
body of an old dog fancier named
George Laceby of Remington, Lon
don GngD, to footing cemetery
were three bull terriers. which had
belonged to the old man. The anr
mails were dressed in proper funeral
style and wore crepe bows, and on
their cloth coats were written: Fol
lowing our master to his last resting
Mace
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29
QUEER LIGHTNING FRANKS

During a thunderstorm in Brock
ton, Mass. a bolt of lightning entered
a bedroom on the second floor OF
house in which Edward Bolles was
sitting. The lightning ripped up the
bed clothing, burned the mattress and
knocked the footboard through a win
dow A gold watch chain which was
attached to a vest he was wearing
was melted and his watch spirited
away and has not been found. al
though thorough search of the house
and grounds has been made. part
of the roof of the house was lifted
from its fastenings and tipped on
edge. Bed clothing and curtains In
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29
He HAS TOO MUCH NOSE.

Surgeons at the Cincinnati City hos
pital believe that John Lehray, a
cooper, who applied for treatment re-
Gently. has the largest nose in the
world. The ponderous nasal appen-
dage Is six and three-quarter inches
long and three and a half inches wide.
It hangs over the lips and interferes
when he eats or talks. Lehray is suf-
fering from elephantiasis of the nose,
and the physicians have decided that
the organ will require to be ampu-
tated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29

are only four other known specimens
of the vaisseau a mat in existence,
namely: One in the royal collection
at Windsor castle with grosbleu
ground dated 175S; one in the Wallace
collection, with a grosbleu ground;
one with a Rose du Barry ground
dated 1852 in Baron Rothschild's col
lection; and the one in the possession
of ]. Pierpont Morgan. Mr.. Morgan's
vaisseau mat was formerly In the
Earl of Coventry's collection; 1t is one
with Rose du Barry and green
ground dated 1859.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29

heels, etc. Not long ago she tapped
six pairs of shoes in single strenu-
ors day Mrs. Foster has been cob
bling shoes more or less for the last
twenty years. When her husband
died twelve years ago she put out
her shingle and set up business for
herself She never takes "A vacation
and works every day except Sundays
and holidays
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29
STEAMERS STRANGE CARGO.

The strangest cargo that a purser
ever had on a manifest was brought
into New York the other day on Ward
line steamship. 1t was consignment
of SO five-foot bags of dried flies. The
flies were shipped by Santa Cruz
firm to Germany where they are used
as chicken food.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29

every room of the house were set
Rfire. Bolles was not even stunned
by the lightning. though 1t played all
around him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29
CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION


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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29

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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Home RIIe Proposition.

The Hadley home rule propos-
ition has a different aroma from
the bill Senator Snake" Kinny,
the St. Louis saloon keeper and
Democratic statesma got
through b Democratic State
Senate last year. The Demo-
cratic senator's pronounced the
Kinney bill a genuine home rule
measure, and promptly passed it.
They ridiculed the home rule bill
approved y Governor Hadley
and adopted by the Republican
House.
Under the Kinney bill t b :
saloons Of the big cities would he
thrown into city politics to con-
troll I b e selection of An excise
commissioner and the manage
ment Of the police department,
and t h e state would have no
p o " whatever compel
obedience Of law. The lid would
be lifted, the police would never
bother the saloons, and the liquor
Interests would become m o r e
patent th sn ever j municipal
politics. Under the Hadlsy bill,
; b governor d the mayor
would have power TO remove ex
else and police commissioner for
failure or refusal to enforce the
law.
Do the people Of the state want
70 deliver the big cities to the
vicious elements, or do they de
sire to restrain officials who may
be found in league with such
elements?
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
NOT FIRST THING ~ LIFE
Other Work o. Much Greater lmp0r.
lance Than the Mere hcgul.
alton Of Money.

Ten Pittsburg men. an OF them
millionaircs, have died within the
last few wccke. Nearly an OF tcm
were what is known as c,f-made
men" who started 10 q humble WAR
OF life, and BY their own efforts
managed TO get ON 90 ihc great
highway-or great white way-of
wealth, and all Of thom were activt-
~ engaged in Increasing their great
wealth up TO the Time Of Ulcr death,
which came suddenly, auJ m most
cases was mtimcly. Twenty-Five
others, whose wealth ranged from
100000 to $4,000. also died sud-
denly within about the mc period.
These men had succeeded. They
had got out Of life what obey started
in to get, and with growing pos
sessions. desire had also grown. and
they kept on striving for more, rum
ming their physical machinery at
high speed until it broke down un-
der the strain, at @ time when it
should have been giving .ts greatest
service to the world-ua. ia The
piling up Of a greater ud.r jual for
tune, but IN making Oh. world % het-
ter place as the result OF -ueees .rul
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
IIssesty Of Federal Officials

In 80 years past the United
States has collected and expend
ed about thirty one billions o
dollars, all Of which vast sum
has been handled b public
oheials; n yet only an in
hnitesmal fraction OF that almost
incalsulable sum has been lost
through careless o dishonest
handling less than six one hum
dred thousAnd.hs Of one per
cent. Ifyouh have a pencil sharp
enough TO ngure out that fraction,
you will find lAborious employ
ment for an idle evening, and
when you get through you will
wonder whether our Democratic
friends play The part Of fool or
knsve when they talk about great
defalcations among trusted gov
officials.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
LOVE ON A BUS.

Triaes unuoticc5hig anF.h.u else
under London grimy shadows t.hc
on importance during o. 'bas ride;
they lead 10 family coal 5anrrs, TO
exchange Of cards, 20 ar. stops
toward lifelong compan.oushtp. Tho
youths and maidou5 whom tHe sau-
%sational novelist starts ou a career
Of mystery through a bus ride are
i%nfnitesimal in number compared
to those who journey by sryb come
monplace means into lhe paths OF
romance still TO be- found leading
from the fountain of youth.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Sixth District Voters

Missouri Democrats are still
rejoicing over I h Q achievement
OF Chairman Parks, OF the Sixth
district, who got 80 per cent ot
Democratic voters I vote for
Dickinson, while only 20 per cent
of the Republican voters took the
trouble 10 vote for Grimth The
Democratic chairman made every
possible appeal for the salvation
Of bis party. and provided every
possible facility for Democratic
voters to cast their ballots.
Some folks thought the Repub-
licaps would just naturally go to
the polls and vote, but they just
naturally didn't. There was
precious little money to be put
into the h d S Of the party
workers, a d very few party
workers had an excessive amount
Of anything that counts on elect
ion day.
A d the result? w h y, o
course, it was a big Democratic
majority. How could il have
been otherwise in the Sixth dis
trict?
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Everybody has something tc
say about the 9th district elect.
ion. What of it? One little con.
gressional Missouri district can
not change t b e minds Of the
people relative 90 the principles
and policies Of the Republican
party. The people Of the 9th
district are a reasonable folk yet
they have never taken very kind
~ to Republican rule. There
suits of the late election are APP
parent but did it ever occur 10
the critic that if Republican
prosperity and confidence were
removed from that district every
mother son of them Democrats
would move out too, they would
hardly stay there over night
Lamar Republican Sentinel.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Governor Hadley has indicted
Senator Stone on evidence fur
nished by Democrats and verified
by public RECORDS s. Stone can't
escape the Indictment by denying
the veracity OF tn e governor.
The people know how Governor
Hadley handles the truth, and
are familiar with the public re-
cord of Stone. They believe
Hadley. Calling the governor q
liar is not a decent procedure for
a senator whose title to office
has been questioned for more
than a year by good men in his
own party.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

None but the initiated know the
accuracy required in q printing
Office. The average reader who
detects a misspelled word or a
letter upside down feels that his
mission on earth is not accom-.
plished until he has called the at.
tention OF the editor TO the glAr-
ing defect. He does not notice
the thousands and tens of thou
sands Of letters that are in place,
or the multitude Of words correct
~ spelled but his eagle eye ia
glued to the one out OF place.
So it is with our deeds Man
does a thousand good deeds and
no attention is paid TO them; but
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
LOVES INDIFFERENCE.

81 suppose, dear said the c.op-
ing bridegroom, "that Your father
will gnash his teeth when De hears
Of this"
"Let him." said the brave young
thing. "His teeth are false end II
he gets to crashing them TOO hard
heHl have something chat win anger
him worse than our clopcmcnt."
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

It was foolish on the part OF
Senator Stone TO believe that
Governor Hadley had no proof al
hand when he charged that the
senatorial primary election was
not honestly conducted. Demo
Gratis may depend on dead voters
for %maiorities, but q Republican
governor is not apt to depend Un
the ashes of burned ballots for
proof OF Democratic election
frauds.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

In 1908 DeArmond, Democrat
jc nominee, received 1854 votes.
l n 1910, at q special election,
Dickinson, Democratic nominee,
received only 1856 votes. That
does not look like a landslide,
especially when it is admitted by
t a e Democratic chairman that
Dickinson polled 90 per cent OF
the Democratic vote Of the dis
trict, while the Republicans poll.
ed only 20 per cent Of their vote.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

X b q makes one mistake ! I Is
flashed over the world. A life
time MAY be spent in building up
a reputation that may be wreck
ed in a moment The world is a
harsh critic, sxacting to . fault.
Western Enterprise.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Why not quit raising scrub"
corn? Why not plant enough
pure bred seed this spring TO
supply you for b e future?
There is as much difference be.
tween Scrub corn and pure
bred corn as there is between a
scrub" steer and a pure bred
steer. Pure bred corn will pro-
duee a much larger yield per
acre than ordinary seed. Until
further notice, the Farmer and
Breeder, published at Columbia,
Mo, will give away free a quart
OF pure lred corn with every new
subscription, A quart VIII plant
= quarter OF an acre and give YOU
all the pare seed you need for
future use, The Farmer a d
Breeder is a b y monthly and
costs only SOC per year. 1t is
published in the home Of Mis-.
souTi's great Agricultural College
and every issue is fall Of articles
by Agricultural experts on the
raising Of all kinds of Farm
Crops, the Care and Feeding Of
Live Stock, Dairying, Fruit
Growing, Fertihzing tn Soil,
Poultry Raising and every other
farm subject. Any single issue
is worth the price. Every ounce
OF this seed corn will be tested
by seed experts before il is sent
out, You can have either a vel
low or white variety. This ad
vertisement is appearing in hun.
dreds Of newspapers a d our
supply Of seed will soon be eK
hausted. So send or leave your
subscription at once at the once
Of the Tribune, which will for
ward II 70 Us.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Poor GOatI

There was . scat 10 our iosu
and be Eas WJndsrous thin
And yer wherever food wai,
he
Was always buuing 10.
And when be ioaud the food
was gous.
He never acted blue
He merely ate the dishss, and
He ate ihs liable, 100.
lie ate q family washing AL.
The elolheilins At . bite;
And then he ate = Nhenone.
iust
To whet his appetite.
Ne might have been ihefs
eating YET,
But that's an open quss
tl0a-
lie ate q boz Of breakfast iosd
And died Of indigssaoni
-cl0tifnd Lcadef.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
HIS oLpNEss

"What did she do when De kissed
her?0
slapped him on the check"
"And what did he do about the
ether cheekf"
"Kissed that, toe"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
The Tale Of TwO Giles

-
There will b another state
primary in Missouri next August
and a state election next Novem
Der. II is good time 10 talk
about the essentials Of fair voting
and 70 grasp the facts about any
crookedness that obviously went
on in the last primary aud gencr.
al elections, those Of 1905 The
controversy in the Democratic
ranks between the supporters
OF Ball and Cowherd AZ To- the
nomination for governor was one
OF the hottest in the history of
the party. A peculiarity OF the
primary was tha6 Ball was ahead
o Cowherd in a majority Of
counties. Cowherd's decisive
strength was in the large cities
and his lead in the worst wards
was phenomenal. In the senator
ial primary this remarkable sit
ustion was repeated in the Demo
cratic ballots. Folk was ahead
of Stone in a majority of counties,
while Stone led 90 an extraor
binary extentin the VIGOROUSLY
corrupt wards. Those who vot
ed for Ball and Folk were far
from satisfedat the time. Their
protest was heard through
out the state, and the so called
Democratic harmony that pre-
walls now is not even skin deep.
Citizens o ( ST. Louis studied
the returns of 1908 attentively
and could have no doubt that
some of the Democratic workers
bad been deep in the manipulation
Of the wards Of the cities where
their schemes could be carried
through. After the full returns
Of the state election Of November,
1908 became available, il W a $
seen that an astonishing vote had
been cast in Kansas CITY, and
that this vote, however it may
have been managed, elected the
. hole Democratic state ticket
outside of governor a n d lieu
tenant governor. 4 appeared
from the footings in Kansas City
hat the Democrats had gained
o,00o there to a Republican gain
Of 1000, and this in spite OF the
TACT that Bryan lost the state,
md that the Republican vote in
Missouri was much the largest
ever cast. The figures are the
proof that something mysterious
vent on in one branch of the
Democratic tactics in the large
and that Ball and Folk al
so suffered from it. A recount
would be OF assistance in prevent
NJ a repetition Of robberies of
The people at the ballot box. The
proposed recount applies also TO
b o business of securing fair
this year. ST. Louis
Democrat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
FOR SALE lot OF good
seasoned posts, see,
@. S. Beaalsy.

Napke t b tailor, does your
cleaning, pressing, AMI repair
ing Over BeAsley's.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Read che TErSvSE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
Judge J. R. Dowdell

A meeting of the members of the
Mobile bar favorable to the election
Of Judge ]. r. Dowdell as Chief jus
tice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
to succeed himself was held Friday
night, April l. A large number of
the friends of Judge Dowdell wers
present A committee was appointed
to draft an Endorsement of Judge
Dowdell to be presented through
Press to the voters of Mobile county.
The committee retired and brought in
the following Endorsement, which was
unanimously adopted by the meeting:
To the Voters of Mobile County
Those of the Bar of Mobile who
believe that Judge ]. X. Dowdell should
be elected to succeed himself as Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
state of Alabama recommend him to
the voters of Mobile and the State as a
loyal Democrat, a lawyer of ability,
Jurist of experience, q forceful writer,
a man of unimpeachable integrity.
Judge Dowdelrs service on the
Chancery bench of the State and his
y years experience on the Supreme
bench of the State warranted his Sc
lection as Chief Justice. These years
OF experience. coupled with an active
mind and vigorous body. in our Judg-
ment, have fully equipped him for this
most honorable position as presiding
officer of court composed of men
of ripe years and much experience. We
believe that the chief justiceship Of
,he State of Alabama should be the
goal OF the less active years of lie
of the experienced Alabama Jurist or
lawyer, provided he has the other quail
ifications and Judge Dowdell pos
sesses the qualifications In a most en-
inent degree and we most heartily in
dorse and recommend him to the voters
of Mobile and Alabama as his own sue
cessor for this most exalted Office
D. P. BESTOR,
r. T. ERWIN,
Il. L. RUSSELL,
H. PILLANS.
JOHN W. MALPINE,
T. M STEVENS.
J. C. RICH,
s. P. GAILLARD.
Committee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

the death of Nicholas ". he was elected
Pope but refused to accept until per-
suaded by deputation of cardinals, re-
inforced by the kings of Naples and Hun
gary He was chosen July 7, 1894, ana
was crowned August %. He issued two
DEGREES, one confirming that of Gregory
x ordering the shutting up of the cardi-
nails when in conclave, and one declaring
the right of any Pope to abdicate at
pleasure-a right which, after ruling flve
months and eight days, he exercised him
self. December 10, 1894 In his document
of remuneration he assigned as the NOV
ing reason, 1.-The desire for humanity, Tor
a purer life, for stainless conscience.
the deficiencies of his own physicai
strength; his ignorance; the perverseness
of the people and his longing for the
tranquility of his former life.'
Having Invested himself of every out
ward symbol of dignity he returned to his
own solitude; but he was not permitted
to remain. His successor, Boniface VIII.
sent for him, and, fearing schlsm on
his behalf, confined him, though with
great respect, in the castle of Fumone,
where after ten months he died, May
49, 1896. He was canonized in 1913. Yet
Dante did not hesitate to put him in hell,
though at the entrance, because he had
abdicated: II looked, and l beheld the
shade of him who made through coward
ice the great refusal."-Inferno III, and
CT. XVII.
Mr.. Ayscough the gifted Englishman,
however, has In his book given touch
| of pathos to the saints life which re-
duces the severity of the anchorite as 1t
is revealed by history and his autobios-
raphy.
1.-THE Adventures of an A. D. c." by
Shetland Bradley. (The John Lane Coz
If things in general and some In par
ticular have gone all wrong, as you see
them, If life instead of seeming one de-
lightful love-ditty has broken out in
continuous performance of funeral
dirge. permit this scribe to respectfully
or otherwise suggest the reading of 'The
Adventures of an A. d. c.
OF course, you may or may not know
what an A. d. C. Is, which Is of small
moment really, most information, knowl-
edge seems to be, in this great day and
generation. Howscmever an A. d. c. Is
an A. D. C.-get the book to find out.
And in doing SO, and in reading of the
sparkling, witty doings and saying OF the
English people in India, If you don't have
one great big time and forget it-send
receipted bill to this department, on ac-
count, or forever after hold your peace.
Captain Wynford through the struggles
socially of two women, had been appoint
ed a kind of lady-in- waiting to the lieu
tenant-governor of one of the Indian
provinces under the viceroy. The charm
ing little book, not so very little either,
contains many good chuckles of delight.
many insights into the real lives of the
English men and women in India, much
more than you can get out of great big
novel dealing with such subjects. all OF
which is very pleasingly handled.
Those English writer's certainly do ex-
eel the American authors in their delin-
cation of character and temperament by