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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27
PRIMITIVE METHOD OF
MINING MICA I'M I

| m1N1NS mlCh LIN LIN Ola
By william II. Michael, U. s. Consul Genera
at Calcutta.
The value of the mica exported from
India during the fiscal year l90S-9 was
1854, ,l70, as against $774, 800 in 1909 lC
and $944,9l5 in 1901, thus showing a
gradual increase.
The mica mined in India belongs en-
tirely to the variety known as Muscovite.
The two principal areas of production
are the Nelore district of the Madras
Presidency and a section of about IL
miles broad and go miles long stretching
obliquely across the junction of the
Kaya, Hazaribagh, and Monghyr dis.
tricts in the Province of Bengal. India
has been for many years the leading
producer of mica.
The average annual value of the ex-
ports to Europe and America during the
last three years has been trifie over
$7S4,65S. The average price per hun
dred weight in 1897 was a little over $50,
in 1890 nearly SIG, and in 1909 it in
creased to over $40. During the last
three years the price has been about
$25.
In 1893 the India mica miners dis
covered that their waste dumps con-
tanned a large supply of the material
required for the manufacture of mica
mite, in which thin films are cemented
together and nodded in sheets, which
are in demand for many purposes for
which only the natural sheets were for
merly usel. The dumps of waste mica
are carefully examined, ard the clear
sheets of Muscovite are split into thin
films by children who, by practice, have
become so expert that they are able to
select the films Of required thickness
with perfect accuracy.
Mica mining in the Nellore district
was begun in 1892 and is conducted
more scientifically than at the mines in
Bengal. The latter are still worked on
a plan which is but degree in advance
of that followed by the native workers
a hundred years ago.
Mica is generally discovered at the
exposed outcrop of pegmatite vein on a
hill face. The mica vein is then followed
up by underhand stopeing, which results
in the production of tortuous, worm
like holes, sometimes extending to a
depth of 300 feet below the surface. The
mica excavated is brought to the surface
by string of coolies working hand over
hand on Tudely constructed bamboo
ladders. On account of the accumula-
tion of water during the night when
work ceases all sinking operations are
delayed each morning for an hour or
more while the water is being dipped
out with buckets by coolies.
The fact that mica mines have yielded
such profits worked by this primitive
method would suggest that if they are
worked on scientific and modern prin-
ciples the mines would yield much
greater profits. I have no doubt that
modern methods will be gradually in
troduced and that within few years
mica mining in India will be much larger
and more profitable than it ever has
been. There are probably about l4,0O0
people working in the mica mines Of
India. They receive from annas to
10 annas "A to 20 cts.) per day. The
men, women and children working in
the mines board and lodge themselves
on this per diem. The death rate in
mica mines of India is placed by the
last statistics at little over one per
thousand.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27

Burlington Organizes New Department
The Burlington railroad has organized
a department of safety to reduce to a
minimum personal injuries on it's sys-
tenn. F. B. Wilson, chief clerk of the
local freight department received letter
from President Darius Miller, telling OF
the new plan. Similar letters were sent
to $4,000 employees of the system, asking
their cooperation in preventing acci-
dents of all sorts.
A central committee and superin-
tendent with headquarters in Chicago,
will be assisted by local boards in all
towns and cities on the road. When
ever an employe sees condition which
might cause an injury to anyone he is
to report it, whether in his department
or not.-Denver (Colo.) Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27
A Hero in q Lighthouse.

For years ]. s. Donahue, So. Haven,
Mich, Civil War captain, as light
housekeeper, averted awful wrecks, but
queer fact is, he might have been a
wreck himself, eff Electric Bitters had
not prevented. "They cured me of kid,
ney trouble and chills," he writes, "after
/ had taken other SO called cures for
years, without benefit and they also i'm
proved my sight Now, at seventy,
am feeling fne." For dyspepsia, indi.
gestion, all stomach, liver and kidney
troubles, they're without equal. Try
them. Only SOC at All Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27
SALE OF STATE LANDS.
Land Department is Getting Ready 70,
Lease and Sale of State Lands,

The state land department is prepar-
ing for the business of the coming year
SO far as lease and sales of state lands
are concerned. The lease date is fixed
ut the 10th of March, week earlier than
for last year, as the county auditors an
nual meeting is in the last week of
March. This is the lease date in oil
counties except where sales will be
made. The tracts will be offered first
for agricultural lease, and what remains
after such leases are made will be offered
on grazing leases.
Lands will be offered for sale in Au-
rora county, April 2; Bon Homme,
April 8; Charles Mix, April 4; Dawson,
April i; Day, April l6; Douglas, April
8; Hanson, April 8; Hutchinson, April
9; Lake, April 10; Miner, April IL; and
Minnehaha, April 9. Endowment lands
will be offered in Marshall county April
9Th, and later in the year, probably
some time in the fall, this class of lands
will be offered for sale in the counties OF
Edmunds, Mcpherson, Potter and Wal
worth.
In counties where lands will be offer-
ed for sale the lease dates will be the
next day following the dates for sales.
The sale terms are one-fourth purchase
price, together with interest on the bal.
ance from the date of sale to the first OF
January. 1913, at six per cent; which
must be paid to the county treasurer at
the date of sales; one-fourth in five
years; one-fourth in ten years, and one
fourth in fifteen years, at six per cent.
Purchaser may make full pay ment at
any time by payment OF interest for one
full year from the date he desires to
make such payment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27
A Girls Wild Midnight Ride.

To warn people of fearful forest fire
in the Catskills young girl rode horse
back at midnight and saved many lives.
Her deed was glorious but lives are Of
ton saved by DR.. Kings New Discovery
in curing lung trouble, coughs and colds
which might have ended in consumption
or pneumonia. 1T cured me of dread
ful cough and lung disease" writes W.
r. Patterson, Wellington, Tex, 'after
four in our family had died with con-
sumption, and gained 81 pounds.
Nothing so sure and safe for all throat
and lung troubles. Price Soc and $l.00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by All
Druge eists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27
DRY FARMING.

The action Of the CHRoNIcLR In plac.
ing a column at the disposal of its sub.
scribers for the discussion of timely
topics is cemmendable and the paper de-
serves the loyal support of all its readers.
shall not take up your time with q
technical treatise on soil tillage. Nine
tenths of the farms in this county are
dry farms and of necessity must be dry.
farmed or not at all, and discussion OF
whether Dry Farming is, or is not, as
profitable as irrigation might be inter-
esting, but for all but the tenth mas
would be of no value.
Here we are and here we must stay.
and our efforts should be directed to such
combination of stock raising in con-
nection with the tillage of our dry land
that comfortable homes may be made.
Dry Farming, as name for any sys.
tenn Of farming where water for irriga-
ton can not be secured, has been in use
in the West for many years.
The Great Northern, Burlington, Rock
Island and Santa Fe have conducted
demonstration farms and run Better
Farming Trains for years and their ef-
forts in this direction are worthy of ap-
probation.
The ordinary, actual farmer also works
on the "S-hour" system; but unfortun.
ately, after he eats bis dinner he usually
feels that he must put in another eight
hours for good measure, and 80 has
neither the time nor inclination to read
books which too frequently are written
by one scientist to be read only by an.
other. To reach the man who sweats in
the harvest sun the book must say some.
thing, say it in few words, and say it
30 We will get it's meaning at once.
The United States Department of Ag-
riculture is putting out series of Farm
er's Bulletins that are easy to get, easy
to read, and many of the valuable ideas
contained therein can readily be adopt
ed to our use. Your Congressman will
consider it favor If you will tell him
oh poetai Sdtu th0 huuocfp Va tuo Ouco
you want. TRY No. 266, 2s4, 27O, 255,
339, 347, S94).
There Is also an organization of thous-
ands of hardheaded, practical men who
constitute The International Dry Farm
ing Congress, which met in its sixth
annual session at Colorado Springs in
October.
The stenographic report Of its Ave
days deliberations makes closely print
ed hand book of 800 pages of fine type
and copy is sent to every member. 1t
costs dollar and is worth ten and the
man who is farming without irrigation
should have one.
In conclusion will say that We can only
conserve moisture when we have it.
We've got it now and now is the time to
talk Dry Farming and the first dry raw
wind of spring should be the date to get
out with the disc and four horse harrow
before the wind draws all the moisture
out through the hard cracked soil and
remember if it is packed and hard 80 no
more can get in all that is now in the
ground will be blown away by the first
of May.
We can't save it all, but we don't need
to. There is enough in the ground now
to grow two crops if we could save every
drop of it and, believe NEWELL get
more before seeding time.
w, r, WOODS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27

1t might be of interest for good citi-
zens to inquire about the percentage oi
children who are unable to attend school
during these winter months because oi
lack of warm clothing, or how many are
attending school inadequately or i'm.
properly dressed to withstand the cold.
Some also are insufficiently nourished Ia
support the demands Of school life.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27
The Danger Of La Grippe

Is its fatal tendency to pneumonia. To
cure your la grippe coughs take Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. R. E. Fish
er, Washington, Kas., says: "I was
troubled with severe attack of la grippe
that threatened pneumonia. A friend
advised Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound and got relief after taking the
first few doses. took three bottles and
my la grippe was cured" Get the genu.
inc, in the yellow package. A. ]. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27

Geddes News: We are free to state
that we are more interested in the pro-
gress and prosperity of the farmers of
South Dakota than we are in trying to
further the political ambition of this or
that man for office. Less politics and
more craftsmanship would be refresh
ing to us. What is best for the state and
nation is best for any party.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27

The production of gold in South Africa
in 1911 was 10 per cent greater than in
1910 and Is per cent greater than in 1909.
The worlds production Of gold in 1911
will show an excess of 10 per cent in
crease over the production ofl9l0. What
effect the greatly increased production
of gold is having on high prices is be-
coming matter of much discussion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27

The assessed valuation of South Da-
kota for the end of the year was $349,-
$40, 703 which means that the real value
is good deal over billion of dollars.
The gain over last year in the assess
ment was $ll ,93S, 427, which means a
gain in real value of about forty millions.
South Dakota is certainly headed in the
right direction
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27
DIR. H. J. JAMES,
Physician and Surgeon.
EYES TESTED.
First BSnR SafiqBaI Building, Custer, S. D.

Irrigation is almost as old as the hills,
not the Black Hills, but those Of the old
world. The ancient Egyptians had it;
and Spain, which is looked upon as a
backward country, has $40 miles of
canals to irrigate 8, 700, 900 acres of land.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-01-27
REGARDING SEED GRAIN.
Petitions Being Circulated to Present
to the County Commissioners.

At request of o number Of our citizens
States Attorney Sellers drew up the fol.
lowing petition, copies of which are now
being circulated throughout the county
for signatures, to be presented to the
County Commissioners
To the Honorable Board Of County Com
missioners Custer County, South Da-
kota:
We, the undersigned residents Of Gus
ter county, South Dakota, owners aud
occupants of tillable land in said county,
would respectfully state and show that
owing to the drouth Of the past two
seasons the unusual severity of this
winter that it will take all our available
means to 60 through the winter and un-
less We can secure seed grain We will be
unable to plant our lands and we will
thus be compelled to abandon our homes
until such future time as we can secure
funds and return to them.
We. therefore, petition your Honor
able Board to secure for us seed grains
as is provided for in Section /, of Chap
ter 225, of the Session Laws of the State
of South Dakota, for the year 1911.
We hereby append our names together
with the number of acres and the varie-
ties of seeds to plant or SOW.
Name. Acres. S. Tp. R. Oats, Barley,
Potatoes
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
ARE FOLD MAID" FACTORIES
pr. Sprague Denounces What He Calls Greatest Evil of Higher
 Education,

Denouncing colleges as "old maid factories" and blaming women for being so fond of society and auto mobiles that they cannot find time to raise families, pr. Robert J. Sprague of Amherst Agricultural college has found what he considers one of the greatest evils of higher education.
 "The business life wears off that restraint between the sexes that causes interest" said Dr. Sprague. "Women become so accustomed to the constant and daily society of men, and vice versa, that marriage isn't thought of.
 ''The woman finds she is making money and has a nice, comfortable home. Why should she marry?"
 ''The professional woman has money of her own-she need not get it from a husband. Is it a wonder that she dreads to exchange for de- pendency, for husband with an in- come perhaps smaller than her own, for the monotony of a home, and for the cares of babies ?"-Boston Dispatch to New York Herald.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
pimpIeS and Black
 Heads Disappear
When ZemO and ZemO Soap are Used

For 2oc you can test the heal ing and cleansing powers of Ze- mo and Zemo Soap. We offer a trial treatment consisting of a generous size bottle of Zemo a trial cake of Zemo Soap and 32 page booklet, How to Preserve the Skin"-all for 25c. This of. fer is made to introduce Zemo into every home in this commuL- ity. We are confident that after you have onced used Zemo and Zemo Soap you, like all others who have tested this treatment, will say that Zemo and Zemo Soap are without a doubt tie best treatment for prompt relief and surest cure of all forms of skin and scalp diseases. Blotches Pimples, Skin Spots, in fact, all facial blelnishes on infants or adults disappear as if by magic when these clean, effective reme- dies are used. We want you to test the trial treatment of Zemo at 25c-we know you'll thank us many times for this advice. Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
''Oul' Personal Guarantee
 to all Skin Sufferers
 Hesterly Drug Store
Hesterly Drug Store

We have been in business in this town for some time, and we are looking to build up trade by always advising our patrons right.
 So when we tell you that we have found the eczema remedy and that we stand back of it with the manufacturer S iron clad guarantee, backed by ourselves you can depend upon it that we give our advice not in order to sell few bottles of medicine to skin sufferers, but be- cause we know how it will help our business if we help our patrons.
 We keep in stock and sell, all the we'll known skin remedies. But we will say this & If yeu> are suffering from any kind of skin trouble, eczema, psoriasis, rash or letter. we want you to try full size bottle of D. D. D. Prescription. And. if it does not do the work. this
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS
,OUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE

COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE
 The News is authorized to announce R. o, Westmoreland as a candidate for County and Probate Judge of Nevada County. subjec to the action of the Democratic primary.
 The News is authorized to announce w, s. Hesterly as a candidate for County and Pr O. bateJudge of Nevada county subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 The News is authorized to announce w c. Felts as q candidate for County and Probate Judge of Nevada County, subj ect to the action of the Democratic party.
 The Newsis is authorized to announce J. M. Thomas as q candidate for county and pro- bate judge of Nevada county subject to the action of the Democratic party,
 We are authorized to announce John T. Nichols as a candidate for County and Pro bate Judge of Nevada county, subject to the action of the democratic primary in March.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16

bottle will cost you nothing. You alone to judge.
 Again and again we have seen how a few drops of this simple wash applied to the skin. takes away the itch, in- stantly. And the cures all seem to be permanent.
 D. D. D. Prescription made by the D. D. D. Laboratories of Chicago, is composed of thymol glycerine, oil of wintergreen and other healing, soothing. cooling ingredients. And if you are just crazy with itch. you will feel soothed and cooled, the itch absolutely Y -.shed away the moment you applied this D. D. D.
 We have made fast friends of more than one family by recommending this remedy to a skin sufferer here and there and We want you to try it now on our positive no-pay guarantee.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16

Frank Emanuel, of Sulphur, Oklahoma, is in the city or ganizing the Maccabee Lodge. This is a very popular fraternal organization and Mir. Emanuel states that he is meeting with good success and that he will succeed in establishing an un- usually live order here.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
TAX ASSESSOR

The News is authorized to announce Fred Wallis as q candidate for Tax Assessor of Ne Taua County, subject to the action of the Democratic party.s
 me News is authorized it) anuQunce Y. J. Lamb as candidate for tax assessor of Ne Hluh county, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 We are authorized to announce l.. c. Mitch ell as candidate for Tax Assessor of Nevada county subject to the action of the Demo- cratic party
 u We are authorized to announce Will k, I Ilornton as a candidate for Tax Assessor of Nevada County subject Ato the action of the Democratic party,
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
TOWN MARSHAL

o " are authorized to announce Pat c. Jones us candidate for Marshal of the Town of n tescott. subject to the action of the Demo we are authorized to announce Otis J. Can't I Sa us candidate for Marshal of the Town of arescott: subj ect to the action of the Demo- cratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
COUNTY TREASURER

The News Is authorized to announce T, R, Wright as candidate for Treasurer of Ne vada County. subj iect to to the action of the Democratic party.3
 We are authorized to announce Green K. Blake aS a candidate for Treasurer of Nevada County. subject to the action of the Demo- cratic party.
 We are authorized to announce Dink Cox as aHandidate for Treasurer of Nevada County subject to the action of the Democratic party
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
"LEARN WHILE
 YOU EARN''

Aoidldln LlncOln would split rails all day in the forest and then after his days work was finished, would walk five miles to borrow a book to study and inn prove himself. It is said of Geo. Washington that in answer to a question of his mother as to why he studied so late of night, re- piled that he was working out the destiny of his country.
 There are hundreds of young people today who are desirous of gaining practical education, but for one reason or another they cannot leave home to secure it, so they drag along from one year to the next in the same old rut. There are hundreds of others that are availing themselves of the opportunity by the corre- spondence department of our college, saving their leisure mo. ments and investing them in an education that will mean thou. sands of dollars to them in com, ing years.
 You may say that you are not able to take a course, but the person who can least afford it is the one who needs it most and should have it by all means at any sacritice-it don't cost much.
 Young friend, why not take ad- vantage of this opportunity and gain a business education by using your moments that would otherwise be wasted? Why not spend an hour of the long winter evenings after nightfall qualify ing yourself with a knowledge of the famous Byrns Simplified Shorthand, Practical Bookkeep- ing, Typewriting, Arithmetic, Grammar, Writing and Teleg- raphy, for which the business world will pay you cash?
 Fill out the following blank and mail to correspondence depart ment of Tyler Commercial Col. lege, Tyler, Texas.
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The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
ROAD OVERSEER

o w are authorized to announce Geo. A. Hale Is I candidate Tor Road Overseer of Missouri cratic primary.
 we are authorized to announce N E. Ward TS T candidate for Road Overseer uf Missouri aaoWhship, subj ect to the action of the Demo- cratic primary
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
FOR GOOD CAUSE.

'Isn't Billhoffer the most impa- tient man you ever saw~
 ''No. The most impatient man I ever saw had a fshbone stuck in his throat"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
MAYOR

T, are authorized to announce Randolph P. aduoy as a candidate for Mayor of the Town oI rrescott subject to the action of the Dem- ocratic primary.
 ! we are authorized to announce c, B. An uteWs t as a candidate for Mayor of the Town oa arIescott. subject to the action of the Dem- ocratlc party.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
FOR CONGRESS

we are authorized to announce w. :. Good Wlh as candidate for congress from this the 'th Con!reSsonal District, subj bject to the ac- uOn Of the Democratic primary.
 We are authorized to announce J. J. Moore aS candidate for Congress from this, the SeNenth Congressional district, subject to the democratic primary in March
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
COUNTY AND PROBATE CLERK

The News is authorized to announce ]. w. Franks as a candidate for County and Probate Clerk of Nevada county. subj ect to the action Of the Democratic party
 The News is authorized to announce Albert \. MeGough as candidate for County and Probate Clerk, of Nevada County subject to the action of she Democratic party.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
CIRCUIT CLERK

The News is authorized to announce Joe A, Bailey as candidate for circuit clerk. sub iect to the action of the democratic party.
 We are authorized to announce Sam H. Warmack as a candidate for Circuit Clerk of Nevada County, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
MOROSE PARENT.

Hiram" said Mrs. Corntossel, "don't you think Josh is maxim a pig of hisself?"
 No. don't see no signs of Josh's gittin' to be anything so valuable"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
FOR REPRESENTA- TIVE

n,Ne are authorized to announce VIII N. Muhn as candidate for reelection to the of nee of representive of Nevada County, subj ect to the action of the Democratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-16
SHERIFF

The News is authorized to announce D. L DlAard as candidate for SheriiI and collector or Nevada county, subject to the ac ton of the democratic party.