Custer County Republican
JO. M. A.MHIilVlKV , Kitltnrniiil l'iil > lllii-
BBnoKitN How , NmWASK. '
Sweden's army on riuowbhoea will be
in Interesting night on dress parade.
Count Zeppelin hns admitted n few
ftefecU In his Hying ninchlne. chief of
which la that he ciunot 11 y It
When the kidnapping business be
comes epidemic It Is certainly up to the
detective to catch something.
Stealing children Is nn approach to au
infant Industry In this country that
ittrudnly should not be encouraged.
Chicago has a legless porch climber ,
jtnd next the pollre will probably arrest
nn ormlesH wonder Tor picking pockets.
Mr. John I'lerpont Morgan entered
Bpon the work of the new century by
Jamming a few more railroads to-
Aether.
Professor I.oeb now thinks that cer
tain animals may defy death. I'erhap.s
ho has been throwing things at some
tat on the backyard fence.
London IH having a "Dickens craze"
ill of a sudden , presumably having Just
pow caught the point of the funny
things In "Pickwick Papers. "
The estate of George M. Pullman has
Increased from $0. < XXMXX3 to 513.000.COO
lnce his death three years ago. To
km flint ttfltli ahfllt fu vlt-nn
Once the Isthmian canal Is earnestly
begun It won't have to wait till the
rocky parts of the route nre reached be
fore the building of It Is In full blast.
'Mark Twain's native optimism seems
to be In partial eclipse , and he treats
tbo nineteenth century to this parting
kick : "Give her soap and towel , but
kido the looking-glass ! "
t
A. writer In one of the medjcal Jour-
ftala eays man's little toe Is disappear-
Sag. Most women would be more en
couraged , however , If he could assure
Shorn that the big toe and one or two
then also are shrinking away.
That a man should have the temer
ity , this early In the century , to de-
nand a divorce because his wife makes
JUm wash the dishes , do housework
and mind the baby , threatens a com
plete change ln soclul conditions before
lh > cycle shall have reached Its cud.
Of a Western Senator who was
brought up on the frontier , It Is said
Abut he never sits with his back to n
< oor. For thirty or forty years l\a
lived -with a gun In his hand , " and It
grew to be second nature to keep an
tye on the approaches. What n useful
legislator such a man would be If bin
imblt of watchfulness enabled him to
-get the drop on" all the bad bills that
* nter Congress !
The new President of a tranncon.
lUneutal railway , who , It Is said , drawn
. salary of llfly-flve thousand dollars a
Tear , begun IIH ! education In railroad-
eng twenty-seven years ago , nt a salary
of forty dollars a month. Let young
men just starting In life observe that ho
Aid not atop at forty dollarn , and that
they need not. For those who , hope to
repeat or exceed hlu success , let us
waggeflt a consideration of that part of
Jo history which mcntlonx a period of
ftronty-BCvcn years.
school children of New York
City have no reason to bo animated of
t&clr gift to the weliool children of Uul-
TMton. Their voluntary contribution
ie the relief fund was a barrel of five-
cent pieces and nearly a ton of pennies ,
fcl < le numerous other coins , Includ
ing Chinese , Turkish and those of al
most every country represented In the
cosmopolitan population of the metrop-
, * lls. Thcso little offerings made a
grand total of $ :20XKV-a : very pretty
nm for the sufferers from the great
torm.
General Banger's appointment of fifty-
) ht Cuban women an CCIIHUH enumer
ators caused some astonishment and
anuch doubt as to their ability to do the
work etllclently. The result more than
Justified the general's action. Those of
them who worked In the Htlll disturbed
raral districts were exposed to dimmer-
us risks and much discomfort , but
1helr patience , tact and determination
overcome all obstacles , and their re-
taras , in the words
of the general , were
ouarked by "great clearness , exactness
and cleanliness. " It was splendid , " he
observed , "to sec the enthusiasm of
these women , and note the line way In
which they went about their duties ,
fenslneRflllke as men , uncomplaining of
the h&rdshlpH they endured , capable
resourceful , "
Tbo remarkable growth of Interest
B bowling Is by far the most note
worthy feature of activity In the world
f sports. The Interest In the game
fcaa revived ouddenly , and the proportions
tions to which it will grow are yet
hard to foresee. In the rapidity with
which It has developed It recalls the
roller-skating craze , the craze which
rentually wearied the public of the
Wcycle and the passion for golf. Were
feewllng n novelty , Indeed , Its extraor
dinary advance In popularity might bo
tflsBilBsed ns a fad doomed to the fate
f fads. An a matter of fact , It Is one
ft ttie oldest nnd moHt solidly estab
lished of modern umnsmiientfl , and has
feeen practiced con.iiautly by UH devo-
toM for years. Rowling tournaments
&utr * been the leading amusement * of
tbo winter In Rome quarters. What
ever the reason for the sttddcn discov
ery by the general public that bowling
Is n de.slrnblc uieaiu of entertainment ,
the craze may bo looked upon with
general approval , Howling is no bad
sport. It requires n steady baud , n good
eye tutu considerable mu.scle. lie who
would run up a big score must have
good nerves nnd a firm control of his
liiindH and lingers. In return for hlsj
efforts , he will find a steady Improve
ment In his powers , together with a
growing appetite and Increasing glrtli
of arm. Let the earnest bowler's pas
sion have free vent. The more wooden
pins ho can lay prostrate at the end ol i
the alley the healthier he aud hU fel
low-players are likely to be.
Nikola Tcsla Is dreaming again ,
From certain disturbance * that have a 1
peculiar effect upon his electrical In- '
strumeuts he Jump * to the coiicluslou 1
that as they cannot be caused by tha 1
suu , moon , or eanb , therefore they '
mtut be caused by some one or more ' .
of the planets. lie does not take much ! '
stock hi the theory that the Mart.anl I
are signaling this earth with IlashlighU
t
since It would ruqulie a reflector a mild
.square to uccompdbli It. As such a re- I
Hector cannot be maiilifnctutcd on tliH
earth he Is quite certain there Is no fac' I (
tory In .Mats able to turn out such a
colossal Hasher. Mr. Testa Inclines tii
the opinion that uot Mars but Venus la
trying to attract the attention of tliu
dwellers on this earth , which Is quIUJ
In keeping with her reputation , attract *
Inz attention being her btrong point. |
But how does Mr. Tcsla know she Is
signaling any one here ? Considering
the proclivity of the sex for shoulder
straps aud cockades , Is It not more like-
It- Hint ttllil ( c llfll'tMff n HlftntT/itl Yt-tttl
.Mara ? Mr. Tesla Is also conlldeut that
iie can disturb Vciuib , even as his cluei
trlcal Instruments Imvo been disturbed ,
and notify her that "Harkls Is wllllu' . "
Tills would be a reversal of the order of
: hlngs , Venus from time immemorial
Itavlug monopolized the right of mak
ing disturbances. Mr. Tesla concludes
his Interview : "I am certain that some
planet Is knocking at our door. " It. Is
not the first time the wizard of electric-
Ity 1ms heard things knocking at the
door. It Is a continuous rat-a-ta , but
curiously enough no one ever answers
the knock. It will be an agreeable sur
prise when Mr. Tesla opens the door
and llntls out who It Is that Is knocking
and lets the stranger In. He says : "My
dearest wish Is that I may be the one
to say to the new century that at Its
dawn I was the being.chosen to speak
the word which means so much to sci
ence and even BO much to the great
brotherhood of man. " Mr. Tesla will
be much more likely to speak the word
when he ( jults dreaming about Venus i
and comes down to something practical
on this earth.
The statistics of the Presbyterian
Church In America during the nine
teenth century may be taken ns a fall i
Index of the religious growth In the
United States. Possibly none of the :
churches have been more prosperous ,
but certainly many of the leading de-
nomlmitlons have done as well or near
ly as well. In 1801 the church had 183 3
ministers , 4-10 churches and 20.000 com
municants. In 1000 It had 7.-KI7 minis
ters 7.7W ) churches and 1,007,081) ) com
municants. The mimilK'rshlp of tin l
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and )
the Presbyterian Church South
branches from the parent trunk : ,
brings the total
meinlwrshlp up tc
1,4.13,771. In 1801 , contributions foi i
missionary and benevolent purpose i
did not exceed $2.r 00. Last year thej I
amounted to ? 4-l03.Sr > 0.While the j
growth of population ha been about 1C ;
to 1 , the growth ofthls _ one religious s
i
0 to 1. Probably at no time sltic
Christianity won Ita great victory ID
he decree of Constantine , establishing
t ns the religion of the Roman Km-h
ire , has religion In Christendom been11
it HO low an ebb as at the beginning ol
he nineteenth century. The old no1
Ion , that religion wan one thing and
ttorallty ' another , which found Its an
Idot'e In England In the Wenleyiinj
movement , produced the philosophise
f France , the French Itevolutlou aud
tin wave of atheism that scattered
rom Paris throughout the clvlllxed
vorld. Probably In no country outnld <
of Prance did French "philosophy" and
atheism make so deep an Impresaloc
as In North America. Wo accepted
fully the theories of government It pro
luced , and accepted almost as froeljj
ts negation of religion In some parti
of the country. Hut we have outgrowx
ill that. The Irrepressible yearning ol
; he soul of matt for spiritual comfort
to alleviate the trials of the tlesh' '
quickly re-asserted Itself , and acarcelj
had the century opened , when Amerlci
wa swept by a revival of religion , al
most fanatical In Its zeal. The rellg
IOUH Impulse thus set In motion hat
gone forward more calmly and stead
lly , but none the less vigorously , untl
we flnd at the close of the century tin
Christian religion more strongly in
trenched , richer in resources , mon
powerful for good and more hopeful ol
the future In America than It ever hut
been In any country. *
Howl Hull lny .
In the public nchools of Swltzcrlum
heat holidays have been established
by law. Recognizing the wcll-kuowt
fact that the brain cannot work prop
erly when the heat Is executive , tln
children arc dlmnlssod from their taski
whenever the thermometer goes abov
a certain point.
It la folly to attempt to please every
body. It matters not In which dlreo
tlon a man faces ho must of ueceasltj
turn hli back on half the world.
Heed not tb blusterer ; beware of tin
llent man.
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OPEN LETTER TO BRIDEGROOM.
sj
RhAT your wife like a rational
llt'1K uot llkc n bnbj' ' 'A'linnv
fcomp responsibility on her. Teach
her to use money and to save It. Make
i' ' her fct-1 that she Is your business part-
ner , and that the success of the firm de
pend * on her good Ecn.sc and Judgment
just us much as It docs on yours. Wo
should hear fewer stories of woman's
extravagance If we heaid ofteiier of
, men who made confidants of their
( wives. A man's Idea of shielding the
( .woman he loves from any wind that'
' might blow roughly upon her Is very | i
poetic , and It might be kind If he had
fcome way of protecting her perpetually.
Hut he hasn't , and In almost every life
the time comes when the storm breaks
with all Its fury upon her , and she Is
absolutely helpless aud defenceless. Un-
wise love has kept her a baby In ex-
perlcnco and knowledge of real life ,
and hlie Is the most forlorn nnd pitiful
creature In the world. Don't do It ,
brother. The comrades we love best
nre those with whom we have fought
shoulder to shoulder , and the Ideal mar
riage Is not that In which the wife Is ft
pretty toy , to bo dressed up and played
with when one Is In holiday mood. It
Is the marriage where the man turns
to bis wife , In Joy or sorrow , In pros
perity or poverty , secure that iu oue
heart h will find perfect companion
ship nnd understanding , and the power
that i braces him up to fight his battle
i
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Praise her. Before marriage you said
a i thousand charmlng'thlngs to her. You
noticed i every new frock , and were
ready i to write sonnets to her eyebrows.
Did you ever think with what a dull ,
cold i thud a woman's spirits must go
down ( when she llrst realizes that your
compliments < were merely campaign
si i > ceclies , and that , having wou her ,
you don't propose to waste any more
eloquence on the subject ? I assure you
that although you never notice It now ,
she has the same eyebrows , and hair ,
and eyes she had In the courting days ,
and that site would enjoy a compliment
from her husband ten times us much
a.1) ahe did from her lover. You see ,
you were not the only source of supply
then. There were other men who ad
mired her 'just us much as you do.
There may be still , and they may not be
so chary about telling her. Men don't
think of that , but 1 have often wonder-
cd If there wouldn't be fewer" silly
women hunting for 'illlnltles In society
if they had more compliments at home.
Women are funny creatures , and It's
worth remembering that one will let a
man mistreat her , and starve her , and
neglect her , and still go on thinking
she Is blessed above all others of her
BOX , If he will only tell her often enough
that he loves her , and praise her house-
keeping. .
Don't marry a girl for one thing , and
expect her to change Into something
else. The days of fairy metamorphose ,
when n cat changed Into a beautiful and
adorable princess , are past. If you were
fool enough to marry a bit of Dresden
china when you needed serviceable
delft , be man enough to abide by the
consequences. Don't take It out on the
poor little painted china , shepherdess ,
who Isn't to blame for what she Is , and
never pretended to be anything else but
an ornament Sometimes I think that
that is the crudest tiling on earth. A
man falto In love with a little silly
frivolous girl , who has never done an
hour's work In her life , and hasn't two
Ideas I In her head , nnd yet the moment
the marriage ceremony Is read over
them t , he expects her to change Into &
I sensible , practical , helpful woman , capable -
' pable of being his companion. Half
the mixer ) ' ° f the world comes in right
here. 1 If you picked out the wrong
woman , have the merit at least of uot
whining. He a dead game loser.
j Deal fairly with her on the money
question. She la entitled to nn Indi
vidual pocketbook as much as an Indi
vidual t toothbrush. Give her such
amusement.s ns you can afford. Ilouse-
kecplng I Is not a wildly exciting occupa
tion. t Remember , being married doesn't
effect a woman's pleasure In an occa
sional bunch of violets or box of choco
late I creams.
Don't cxjMK't her to take your love for
granted. i Remind her of it. On this
hangs I all the law and the prophets.
For 1 as the happy old song has It , " 'Tis
love 1 , 'tis love that makes the world go
round. i " Dorothy Dlx In New Orleans
Picayune. i
The I'Mnuer Nail * .
The finger nails are things that de
mand some of a woman's time every
day. Until lately the approved Parisian
style of nails call
ed for a nail trim
med to a sharp
point nnd extend
ing about one-six
teenIh of an' inch
past the end of the
tliigwr. The new
style Is a "com-
mon-bonso" 1 d e a.
The nail should ex
tend to the end of the linger and be
trimmed In a curve to follow the con
tour of the linger tip. The nulls should
never be cut. Use a tile. The cuticle
about the finger nails should be cut to
allow the mill to grovj freely.
IdenlH for Girls.
The publication recently by an En
glish club of some letters of Ruskln to
girls recalls the establishment by him
of a rose fete In the girl's hlgb schoo
at Cork. At bis suggestion a queen
elected yearly to whom he gave a
i \rs \
cross and n set of books , the latter for
distribution among the girls. Pieces of
native gold and silver and curios of In
terest and value were presented by him
to the pupils at various times. In oue
of these letters he Raid :
"The chief danger for young girls In
this great 'to-day' of their owu aud the
| ' world's age la the temptatlou of rest-
I lessncss , whether In curiosity , pleasure
or pride. I want them nil to be cai nest-
f ly , thoroughly , thoughtfully Intelligent
j I of what Is close to them and under their
' , care happy not In one day as the hap
piest of their lives , but In the dafly current -
rent of their time ; and proud In rightly
knowing what they have Joy In know
ing , and rightly doing whatever they i
are called upon not by fame , but by
love to do for any who love them , for
all who are dependent upon them. "
An adorable petticoat lately shown
was made of white gros grain silk with
rutllcs of black velvet ribbon on a cir
cular flounce.
The popularity of the Empire gown Is
waning , and the "sheath" skirt Is said
to be declining visibly In favor. Some
of the leading Paris dressmakers nre
making the skirts with small pleats at
the back extending half around the
waist.
It Is said that the surah silk , so fash
ionable some years ago , will return to
favor with the spring. Taffeta has
been used so long that people are turn
ing to the soft silks In plain effects for
variety. Loulslnes also are predicted
confidently for spring water , In solid
colors and chameleon effects.
Some of the handsomest evening
gowns are trimmed profusely with arti
ficial flowers. Frequently a stock coir
lar of tulle In a shade matching the cos
tume Is edged or completely covered
with the floral Imitations. A blue chiffon
fen or satin gown , for Instance , If trim
med with pink roses , would have a dog
collar of rosebuds mounted on blue
tulle.
A novel princess gown Is cut off Just
below the arms and Is completed by a
chemisette top and sleeves of contrastIng -
Ing material or lace. Over this Is worn
a bolero of velvet of a shade somewhat
darker than the gown , so short as to re
veal n line of the chemisette in the
back. The sleeves of the bolero nre
elbow length , the chemisette sleeves
forming the under part.
What 1 > caec the Man.
It pleases him to have a woman fead
him Iji the way he wants to go.
It pleases him to have a woman's
bright eyes expressing the approbation ,
approval and admiration tu.9 lips do not
speak.
It pleases him to have a woman's
strength to hell ) him over the weak
places In life.
It pleases a worthy man who tries to
be good to have a sweet woman lead
him la the way called beautiful. A
woman can sink a man to the depths
of misery or help him to the zenith of
happiness , ller frown can depress
him ; her smile Inspire him. PhlbidVl-
phJa Inquirer.
How to HHIIC Pictures.
For pictures to hang nicely , especial
ly small water colors , It is esscnUa.
that they should not hang forward
from the wall. In a well lighted room
there Is little If any advantage to be
gained by allowing the paintings on
the wall to project In tlie old-fashioned
ugly way. The very best , and , on the
whole , the cheapest , manner of going
to work is to have a picture molding
or picture rail round the top of the
wall and hang pictures from UI/B by
means of the hooks whJcb are sold
everywhere. It Is abe l > est to have tvro
wires to each picture , so that all of
them , If observed at all , are seen to be
parallel.
A Headache Cure.
If I co n hi only hear his blocks
Go rolling o'er the floor !
If I could only hear him Blum
The uolsy kitchen door !
If I could only git and se
Him mnke another face at me !
If I could sec that tow head nnd
Those blue eyes twinkle merrily I
If I could only hoar him nhont
And try nnd throw his hut !
If I could hear the yell when h
Would kick the neighbor catl
If I could hear those things again ,
If he would yell with might and main ,
I think my head no more would ncho ,
I think my nerves could stand the strain ]
Edward Singer.
The I'michter' * ) I'lncr.
The place of the daughter In the homo
Is as large or aa small a place as she la
able to make It It Is really a creative
place , one in which she can be the
brightest , happiest , most helpful Influ
ence In the home , or simply a partaker
of the comforts and protection of the
home , with no thought of any return OB
b r part. Ladle * * Hem Journal
A UNITED STATES SENATOR
Says Pe = ru = na , the Catarrh
Cure , Gives Strength
and Appetite.
Hon. W. N. Roach United States Senator from North Dakota.
lion. W. N. R ach , United Stat s Senator from North Dakota , personally
endorse' I'o un i , tin ; Krcat catarrh cute and tonic. In a recent letter to Tha
1'ertii a Medicine Compiiiy , at , Co.uuibud , Olilo , written Irom Washington
,
D. G. , Senator Itoach says :
"Persuaded by a friend , I have used Peruna as a tonic , and I am
g/nrf to testify that It has fircutly helped me In strength , vigor , and
appetite. I have been advised by friends that It Is remarkably effi
cacious as a cure for the almost universal complaint of catarrh. " If.
N. Roach , Lurlmore , North Dakota.
No other remedy can take the place of Peruna
Mr. Ed J. Maklnson , contractor and
bulMer , 010 Granil HlocU , Wubash street ,
St. 1'nul. Minn. , says :
"Many doctor
bills can be
saved b y the
use of Peruim.
I have all my
friends taking
I'oruua , and 1
bare beard
nothing but
praise from
them. Last fall
I had * bad
couch. I took
four bottles of
reruna and It
cured me. I am
Inclined to
Mr. H. J. Muklnson , ward B consumption -
Contractor and sumption , n s
Ilullder. nil my family
Imve died with
It. I weigh 1ST pounds , and I believe It
Is Peruua tunt has given me such good
health. " J. Maklnson.
A a result of tUe changeable climate ,
catarrh has become one of the most
prevalent and universal diseases known
to man. Nearly one third of the people
of the United Stales are afflicted with
catarrh In tome of Its many phases nnd
stagei. Add to this the fact that catarrh
rapidly tends to become filed r chronic ,
also tin ? further fact that It Is capable
of producing a great , many other dis
eases , and we begin to realist the true
nature of this dread disease.
So formidable has catarrh become
that In rery city or town of any size
numerous doctors are to be found who
make th * ticatment of catarrh a spe
cialty. Of course a great deal of good
Is accomplished IB this way , but as yet
comparatively small number of the
p ple can avail themselves of this treat
ment because of the treat expense neces
sarily attached to It ,
To all such people Dr. nartman'a
Bar Put on
Two young unmarried St. Peters
burg couples appealed against the sen
tence of Imprisonment for kissing
each other In a restaurant , which the
Judge stigmatized as "shameless be
havior In a public place. " Counsel argued
_
gued that kissslng was a permissible
expression of feeling , but the Judge up
held the decision of the lower court.
Even the bricks upon which we walk
were once hard-pressed for money
ovr 'uda&or MS
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H1VHD OMINITJ3H H3HJ
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remedy , Peruua , comes as a great boon.
Nat only Is It more successful In curlnj
catarrh than the treatment of the -
catarrh specialists , but It la within tht'
reach of evt-ry person In this land.
I'erunA can be bought at any drug store ,
and Is a remedy without equal for
cntnrrh In all forms , cougns colds , bron
chitis , consumption , and all other cli
matic diseases of winter.
1'eruua la uot a gueas , nor an experi
ment : It h an absolute , scientific cer
talnty. Peruna cures catarrh whererer
located. I'critnn has no substitute ! no y
rivals. Insist upon bavin ? Peruna. Let
no one persuade you that some oth r
remedy will do nearly ns well. There
Is no other systematic remedy for ca
tarrh but I'pruna.
Sir. Ityron J. KlrkhtifT , attorney ,
c o u n s ellor-at-
law , write * from
GDI Gates are. ,
Brooklyn , N. Y. ,
the following :
"I have n td
your Peruna for
catarrh and Bad
Its curative
powers all 7011
recommend. It
cured me of
very bad attack ,
and tb tigh I
i u ff e r e u tor
Byron J. Klrkhuff , years I feel en
A 11 o rney and tirely relieved ,
Counsellor and If It will
at Law. benefit others , I
Indorsement. " B. J. Klrkbtiff.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruoa , '
write at once to Dr. Hartraan , elvlnc a
full statement of your case , and h will
be pl-ased to t\.J you bit valuable * d-
vlc gratU ,
Addreis Dr. Hartman , president f th
Hartnmn Sanltarlnm , Columbus , Obi * .
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'What a line head your boy hafi ) *
said an admiring friend.
"Yes , " replied the fond fatten
"he's a chip of the lold block * laf
you my boy ? "
"Yes , father ; teacher said yesterday
that I was a young blockhead. "
Bits.
The salt production in
last year , filled 4,720,805 barrels , a gaio
over the preceding year of 6416 baxrek
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