Custer County Republican O. M. AMNUKItKY , Kdltornnrt I' JBllOKKH BOVf , NttHIUflKJ Hocror of horrors ! The Pullman por- U-re have formed n nuloii. The follies of youth are drafts on old nge , the payment of which In I in pern * Uvo. Tlio mnn who has nothing but money Is the poorest niul uiennont onwituro on earth. , Thp Turk rides a bicycle , but In the siattcr of mnssucrca ho Is oa old-fauh- toned ns ever. Cuba IH a long wny from being Amer- Irnnlzcd. Candidates for the Presiden cy of the new republic refuse the hon or. Now ( hat Trlggs ban spokcft , the people ple who voted to put Longfellow's name In the Hall of Fame must feel pretty cheap. It was the Irony of fnto that the Un do Tom's Cabin "actor" who wont entry should Imagine thut bloodhound * ! were pursuing him. "Now wo have a doctor of divinity "di ploma , mill. " Would St. Peter O. K. tuch a document , or It Is Intended aim- ply"for temporal use ? John D. Rockefeller IH going to build n mnrblo palace to cent $1,000,000. No wonder J. D. kcciw rich. He hns land enough to raise his own vegetables. | The two-minute trotter has not as yet arrived , but they are preparing to inako It possible for people living In ICuropo to uc regular New York comniuteru. Dr. H. Benjamin Andrews may bu right about lying , but will the youth ef the laud he able to distinguish he tvrceii the good lies and the bad OUCB ? i Many unprofcHslonal scientists doubt If kcwwenc oil will exterminate mosqui toes. It has been at work on the now hired girl for several decades and nho l Btlll here * With regard to 1'rofessor Koch'a nevr Ideas on tuberculosis , they hid fair to have a hard tlmo between the doctors- who knew them all before and the doc tors who utterly deny thorn now. Some of the Frctich people are call- tag on the * government to suppress gHrtlng. There It IH agalnl There are always HOIUQ persons that delight In at tacking harmless Hports mid pastimes. An Inch of rain docs not sound like very much hut It moans 100 tons of water to the acre. If the farmer had t0f > ump It und entry It out to the fields fc would have nipre respect for the of providence. No wonder all eyes are upon Amer ica. God has favored us with a grand Country , with the best cotton In the world , the best brcadstuffs , the bt'st previsions , the best railroads , the best Machinery , the best petroleum , the feofit electrical appaiatus , and the men able to handle wisely and well thcso incomparable gifts. Heauty by surgery Is now a fad In Paris. For the fee of $1,01)0 ) you may feave your countenance changed , nosu made Grecian , Hop cars icmedled : while n slit In the face can bo made u rosebud mouth by deft touches of the needle and the lancet Have your facu Ironed If It doesn't suit you. The United States navy continues to Increase. A statement by lluar Ad- aniral Bowles , chief of construction , re cently Issue. ! , shows that there are now feulldlng , or under contract , nine battle- ahlps , six armored cruisers , nine pto- icctcd cruisers , four monitors , sixteen torpedo-boat destroyers , ten torpidj .Swats and seven , submarine torpedo touts. At this rate the old song will eon have to be amended to read : "Britannia und her daughter rule the waves. " Gladstone's humorous advice to the fanners to convert their superllutniH turnips Into beautiful Jam has lu > cn { abundantly acted upon , even In the virtuous United States , Around ono "case of the Agricultural ncpartmont 3 exhibit at the Pan-American Kxposl- Itnn hang squares of cloth , orlglna ly White , now yellow , orange , scarlet , lerlmson , blue and purple , all colored by jinlllnc dyes extracted from commcr tlnl Jam and Jellies , In comparison with such nefarious adulteration , com ment would be colorless. It Is stated that the owners of the jil wells In Texan are facing a serious problem In tlndlng ready markets for their product. There Is a prodigious luantlty of oil , no much that they do not know what to do with It. - The gush ers can (111 70,000 barrels a day , but the Ihlpmeuts amount to only ItO.OOO barrels a day. Transportation facilities are InAdequate - Adequate and must bo enlarged. 10very effort Is being made to solve the trans portation problem , and doubtless the companies will do It successfully. Pipe lines between the fields and New Or leans n.nd Houston are being rapidly laid , while lines of tank steamers to ply between Texas and foreign ports are feeing arranged for to enlarge the for eign market for the oil. iWben the young utan has a flt of the blues and gets to growling about the took of opportunity In title country , tell Itirn that rank outsiders are coming In U ft very good country , in deed. The outsider han no pull In most liiBtanrcH. Ho works for what he gct.i , and goto things because IIP works. There In a new Professor of Chemistry at the Unlret.ilty of Columbia , Mo. , thin yenr. His name Is not Smith of Jones. It Is S. / . YanlglVara , nnd he Is a Jnp When ho came to thli country lie found that a young mun could bo almost any thing by trying. There were no tra ditions that Interfered with one's woik- Ing , and a mnn'a coat didn't so inudi matter so lout ; an ho was honest , sober and Industrious. It was all utrunge to this Jap , and ho liked It. He had only to depend on himself to got there , and he had confidence ) In himself. 80 ho buckled down to study. IIu had some money , health and an unlimited amount of determination. They are all good qualities. He took many degrees , has Just completed the course In Wesleyan University , at Bloomlngton , 111. , and wns given the place at Columbia be cause he knows more about chemistry than any other man the trustees could iay their hands on. Ho has been In this country seven years and wouldn't make a had pacemaker for a good many American hoya. In an argument drawn from axccp- tlonal cases where deception U Justifi able Dr. 13. Benjamin Andrews pro ceeds to the generalization : "Veracity Is not merely a statement of facts , nor Is a lie a statement of that which Is not true. A bad Intention Is necessary to constitute a lack of voracity. " This is a rcnsnertlon In revised terms of the convenient old formula , "the end Justi fies the means , " which Is often urged as an excuse for the basest and most harmful kind of lying. It begun with the father of lies and has probably caused Infinitely more human misery titan falsehood without the cloak of good Intention. Intention Is something that can almost always be satisfacto rily explained to the Individual con science , and It can never bo accepted as a standard. Its effects , even If It Is honest , depend upon the variable fac tors of Judgment , Intelligence and char acter. An Ignorant , narrow , stupid per son may foresee calamity In the pur- pones of another and defeat them with good Intentions by lying , only to bring on a ruin and distress that would have bccu avoided If the truth had been told. Many lives have been blasted by Just this sort of veracity which comes within Dr. Andrews' definition. The Justifiable exceptions to "a mere statement of facts , " yuch , for nxumple , as the breaking of bad news gently or the deception of a sick man with re gard to hl condition , can never be de-i veloped Into a general rule which shall confuse voracity with Intention. They are the extraordinary expedient ! * of [ icrsons who make It a practice to state the facts and who follow tlu only safe and sure rule : "Tell the truth. " It has sometimes seemed that , In the United States at least , of the building of many railroads as of the making of many books there was to bo no end. [ tut rallroad'bulldlng Is going on now at so moderate a rate an to suggest that the construction of through lines Is leurly at an end. Hallroad combina tions , not , ns In former "good times , " allroad-bulldlng , are the. most strlk- ng feature of the present period of general prosperity. Only about two housand miles of railroad were bu.lt In the tlt-Ht half of the present year. This points to a total for the year scarcely one-third as largo as In 1S87 , when It was largest. Unllroud-build- tig at present IB not only more moder- Uu In amount , but more conservative In character than formerly. No dlspo sltlon Is manifested to parallel existing lines. Itailroad managers are shy mi schemes for extending their linen Into undeveloped territory far ahead of tralllo needs. Most of the mileage built this year Is In short lines , designed ns feeders to existing systems. Two or three of the transcontinental lines are meeting the modern demand for swift transit by building extensive cut-offs , to shorten the distance between com. putltlvo points. The only long lines of Importance now building are In the HouthwoKt , and are directed to seiArln , ; Mexican connections. There are no\v about one hundred and ninety tlionsani miles of railroad In operntlon In the United States. There can bo little nee. In the future of adding now artcrla lines to this enormous mileage. Tin most natural and healthy dovelopmen will Ho In the building of short con nectlng lines , which will bo snpp e wonted by the rapid extension of trol ley Hues Doctor Holmes' "broomsth 1 trains" Into rural regions aside fron the steam railroads , or in competltlot with them. Heforo anilftor Muri-lago. Dr. Temple , the Archlbshop of Can tcrhury , Is u notable personage alum whom many good stories are related Some years ago a young curate , seek lug to be licensed , was bidden by Di Temple to read a few ver.sen of th Bible. In order that his lltness for con ducting public worship might h Judged. "Not loud enough , " was the crltlelsi of the bishop when the young mun ha finished. "Oh ! Pin sorry to hear that , my lord , replied the cnrate ; "a lady In th church ycutcrday told me I could b heard most * plainly all over. " "AhJ are you engaged ? " sudden ! asked Dr. Temple. " "Yes , my lord. " The bishop suiled ! grimly , nnd said "Now. llhteu to me , young man. While you are engaged don't believe every thing the lady tolls you ; but. " he ndd cd with a deep chuckle , "after you ar > - married .believe every word she nays. " London Truth. Queer TnHte. The Inhabitants of Cochin much prefer rotten eggs to fresh one * . The colored clergymen of St. Louis arc helping to organlfco the workers of their race. The report of the Pennsylvania bu reau of mines shows that 077 persons were killed about the mines of the State ant year. Contractors In St. Louis granted the request of sewer and water pipe labor ers for on eight-hour day. Ten 'hours ins been the rule heretofore. The hours of the clerks In the United Stales census bureau have been In creased one and a half hours per day. The employes will receive $15 extra pur nonth. Carroll D. Wright , the I'Y'deral Labor CommlaHlouer , has come to the conclu sion that the employers' liability lawi of the various States are practically vorthless as a means of protection to njurcd employes. Five hundred girls and women are employed In the foundries of Plttshurg lolng work for $1 and $5 per week for which men were formerly paid from $1-1 o $1U per week They nro principally employed In corotuaklug and "snap" molding shops. Dayton unionists hold a conference and resolved to call on the A. V. of L. o levy an assessment and rake fttndj 0 determine how far courts can go In the matter of laying Injunctions , and whether employers can exact damages rom striken * . Since eighteen months ago the Inter national Boot and Shoe Workers en- oiled about 50.000 members , and have rolled up a uurplus of $00,000 In their rcnsury. They have unlon'zud about TiO factories In the United States and twelve in Canada. Then1 Is talk of the railroad unions unalgnmatin.s : to resist the demands that are sure to he made on them by the recently consolidated railroad In- crests. The centralisation of a vast corporate Interest will , It Is buHevetl. end to the solidifying of the unions. A big hat trust la forming , and one of the purposes announced Is to abolish icarly all traveling salesmen , and have 1 central oflice In New York , throuzh vhlch the trade la to be supplied. Some of the liatniake.ru also fear that an on slaught will be made on the union label. The National Biead Company lias Deon incorpoiated In Trenton w'lth ? 3- 000,000 capital , to acquire all the bread bakeries In Newark and Jersey City , and later New York. There Is some talk that thli company Is a step toward the formation of a bread U-dst , to control the uuh-lnecc of the cities of the whole country. The company will use In the manufacture of thread n new machine , which it is claimed kneads bread without * out handling and which , at the same time. Increases the * size of the baked loaf 30 per cent with the same quantity of ( lour. Tfie labor-saving problem will enter largely Into the calculations of the new concern , the promoters figuring that with the machine In gcneial use , C.COO men can be dispensed with. "PORT" AND "STARBOARD. " Ocrtnnn Voveiiicut to Atmllnh These Ol I vaiitlcat T'riiit. The Marine Journal calls attention to something which will Interest not only seafaring mon , but all who handle or tall In boats. This Is n movement on the part of German shipowners to do away with the use of the terms "port" and "starboard. " The proposition Is to substitute for those words "left" and "right , " and to apply them to the direc tion In which the head of a ship Is to b turned. All sailors know that at lilt-sent "starboard" means the right- hand of the ship looking forward , and "port" the left But , when tlie.su terms are used as steering orders , they refer to the helm and not to the ship's head. To port the helm sends the bow of the vessel to starboard , and to starboard the helm sends the bow to port. These orders were brought Into use in early days , when the helmsman had only n tiller to handle. All vessels ex * copt small yachts are now rigged with a wheel for steering , and many of them have the wheel so arranged that It turns in the same direction as the bow of the ship. With such a wheel the he4msmiin who receives the or/ler to port his helm must turn ihc wheel to the right. It can readily bo understood that , no matter how skillful the helms man may be. mistakes tuny actually occur with wheels rigged to work with the ship's head , and such mistakes lead to collisions , sQiiiutlmes with seri ous results. The use of the terms "right" and "left" applied to the ship's head would make mistakes of this sort Impossible. The terms "starboard" and "port" could be retained , if de- Plred , for xueh tilings as port tack or btnrhoanl braces , but the probabilities are that , If "right" and "left" super sede the present steering orders , they would come Into general use for every thing on a ship. As the Marine Journal wisely re marks , "There Is no reason for cling ing to old-fashioned terms and condi tions on shipboard when they can lie Mmpllllcd nnd better understood through n more apt application of lan guage or Invention. New York Times. A Trlok for Goilers. According to the Cork Examiner there Is a probability that before long golfers will Imitate the billiard player by applying chalk to their clubs before driving. This precaution , It Is said ; ef fectually safeguards what Is known na "slicing , " which frequently occurs when a uolfor Is taking a long drive. SUPPOSE , WE SMILE , HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM THE COMIC PAPERS. IMeiumnt Incident * Occurring the World OYcr-8u.rliiKi thiit Are Cheer ful to Old or Yoimii-l'iiiinjr Selec tion * thut liTorybody Will Enjoy. I gave the felon a terrible look. "Are you not ashamed , " I thundered , "to bo a mere thief when It Is BO easy to bo an astute financier ? " "But it was not my fault , " whimper ed the fellow , "that my victim had only $101" $101"A A CreilltnU'o Movement. MM. Horse A lot of us girls have started an Audubon club. " Mr. Horse What's that ? Mrs , Horse Why , we arc not going to wear birds or wings on our hats. IlTcuved. He I've lost a wealthy aunt to-day. She-When did she die ? Ho Oil , she Isn't dead , but her niece has Just jilted me. Judy. TMuciitlon. "These Indians who have been edu cated at college seem quite like the others , do they not ? " "Except for their 'Rah ! rah ! ' at each eod of the war-whoop , yes. " Within UnitntlH. . Clubberly Have you ever been EO desperately In love that you felt 03 if you qouldn't control It ? Castlcton No. All the girls I've been In love with have been only moderately well off. For the Public Good. "There's another thing Carnegie might do. " "What ? " "Start free Ice-cream soda water fountains all over the country. " Cnnitlc Meniinnn. "Apples , raw apples , are now aald to he good literary diet. " "Yes ; and for oine poets I'd prescribe green apples to keep them from writ ing. " No Clone Scnwon. "Expect to do any hunting this fall ? " "Yes , my wife and I nro going to start out next week. " "That's rather early , Isn't it ? " "Maybe it Is , hut we'll get the start on the other house-hunters , who arc now out of town. " Philadelphia Press. V At the Lunch Counter. Mrs. Stickler I don't like blackberry pie , but I suppose I'll have to take it. Mrs. Schoppen Why so , if there's Home other kind you like better ? Mrs. Stickler I'm in mourning , yon know , Philadelphia Press. Out Klve. He came to borrow five , and I Wns out. It's just a fin ! I wouldn't hnvu lici > n out if 1 Hnd only not hcnu in. Philadelphia Press. A Hot One. I S-.V-1 "Shall I open the window ? " "Why ? " "So you can get the air. " Detroit Free Press. IltlltV. "Young Mr. Dawdles has become very Industrious since he decided to go nto business , His oflice hours are from 8 a. in. to ti p. in. " "Yes , " answered Miss Cayenne ; "I understand that he has had to raise Ills ollice boy's wages for staying all that tlnio to tell people that Mr. Daw dles has Just goue out , but would be In nt 11 o'clock next tnornlug. " Wash ington Star. Maud When are they to ho marrlad ? KtheJ Nc-ver. Maud Never ? And why so ? Ethel She \\111 not marry him until hi ! has paid his debts , and he cannot .my hU debts until she marries him. i'tin. T ie 1'uit. She You were a long tlm'o In the Philippines , weren't you ? He Oh , yes. Ever since the first time the war ended. Life. Not Knur at All. "No , " wild the Impecunious one , "you a n't iK'liovo all that you sec In the "Are you prepared to specify ? " ttie other man asked. "I am. I cnw a statement In the Uumclnl columns that money was easy itit when I tried to negotiate a loaii I omul that the reverse WOH trne. " "You misunderstood the paragraph. t d'dti't say that people wuro cany , " .ludgo. A ' " 'i-rtjrr. Bhe I don't see how I can possibly get nlontf with this paltry allowance you give me of three hundred a month. Ho But , my dear , that U tuoro than I pay most of my clerks , and they have whole families to support She May be i o : but I am nuro they are not continually annoyed by vulgar rndcBtnen the way I am. Puck. A > " w. May Jack bet Beoi that he'd be en gaged before she wai. Pamela Which won ? May Neither. They're engaged t each other. Puck. A enfcnard. Mrs. Dcdbete Why are you so par- Ictihir about there balng a tire escape ending from pur apartment * ? Mr. Dedbeto I simply want to guard against paying the rent Ohio State Journal. Kni-y. "Which would you rather , Tommy , > e born lucky or rich ? " asked Undo Trcdway. "Both , " replied Tommy , aentcn- tlously. Overstocked. "I argued and argued with young Nlbbs to have mora self-esteem. " " \Vns ho influenced by your efforts ? " "lie's got so much now that I can't otny around where ho is. " of II ! r C'ol < I. "Poor Ernersonla has a , very severe cold , " said Mrs. Buckbay to Mrs. Bost- ug. ug."Yes "Yes , the poor child took off her icavy-welght spectacles and put on her summer eyeglasses too soon , " replied the latter. A Pctic of I'ltticm. Lady of the House You needn't ask for a cup of coffee ; our gnu store has been turned off for hours. Tramp Coffee , madam , ik out of the question ; have you any left-uVcr sher- jet or yesterday's lemonade in the lee chest ? Krnctlonnl. "I am told that you're been married icfore , Mr. Sooter , " wild Miss Bunt- ng to her proposer. "Yes , er-yes. " "Your first wife had at leant a > portion tion of your heart ? " "Yes er yes. " "That's what I thought. Well , I couldn't consent to marry a halfhearted ed man. " Mrs. O'Flnnlgan Bo'gora , if we call wnn o' the twins "Kato" what'll we call the other wan ? Mr , O'Flanlgou Dupll-catc. Cincin nati Enquirer. The I'ifFcrence. ' Joaklcy He used to be a newspaper man , but a rich undo left him a small fortune. Coakley But I understand that wasn't to make any difference. Joakley O , yes. He's a journalist now. Philadelphia Press. No Woii'lcr He lilntictted. Wife ( with n determined air ) I want to see that letter. Husband What letter ? Wife That one you just opened. I enow by the handwriting that It Is from a wouninr "d you turned paid when you read it I will see It ! Give it to mo , .sir ! Husband Here It Is. If s your milli ner's bill. t xleiiiiiitini ; Circumstance. Mnmum What makes you KO ill ? I liope you haven't been chewing tobac co. Tommy O-boo-hoo ! No , ma'am. Mnmuin I'm glad to hear that , but what Tommy I was goln' to chew It , but boo-hoo I saw you comln' an' I swal lowed It. Green App'r" Are Now In Our MM t. Mrs. Bellefield-Well , It's a good thing that Benny came past the Fourth without Injury. Mr. Bellelleld But don't boast , my dear. The green peach season IB com ing. PIttsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. A First Mosquito Anything on this afternoon ? Second Mosquito I believe not "Then come over to my house and Join me nt a baby's nap. " Llfo. One or the Oilier. "That social reformer hns n very spectacular wny of presentlns some ex traordinary theories. " "Yes. The man is either posing or supposing all the time. " Washington Star. * ' omethlsiT Itotvrpen Them. VI have called , " begnn Mr. Forchen Hunt , "to speak to you about your daughter. You must have noticed that there Is something between us. " "No , " replied Mr. Goldrox , "but I'm sure there will be pretty soon. " "Ah ! " "It will bo the Atlantic Ocean. I'm going to send her abroad till she learns a little senna. " No Ch 'litre There. "This Is a good year for peaches , " said the huckster. "If you'll buy 'cm by the basket , ina'nui , you'll Und the price Isn't high at all" ' 'No. " > ald Mrs , Unuskeep. "but the bottom of the basket Is as klgh av ever. " Philadelphia Press. EVERY MAN , WOMAN AND CHILD wH suffers from Rheumatism should nso St. Jacobs Oil It Conquers Pain , acts tile mi pic. and has no equal o earth sa pain killer. Price , 25c and 50c. BOLD XT ALL DXlLKltS I * UEDICUHL U ANuMJME AMERICAN a. ll nrt AH.IrM. MISS E..87 Market fit. . A P'en for B'nirte Two In a bed Is the usual custom of sleeping , In the United States at least , and also In Canada und England. But In Germany and France , single beds are the rule. The latter plan Is the more healthful and comfortable. It IB- gradually coming Into use In this coun try. Single beds Involve more linen * more work In making beds , and mor& washing , but I never knew a family to retur fto the old plan after once giving single beds a fair trial. Especially la summer Is the single bed to be pre ferred , or even sleeping on the floor , to two In a bed. Many families de clare they never knew whnti comfort was during hot summer nights unttC they adopted single beds. I might add .1 word of piotcst against allowing ba bies or young children to sleep with old people. The latter certainly draw upon the vitality of the former. This la probably true ns between nny bedfcl- lo-'s one of whom Is sickly or les strong than the other. Consumption and other diseases have often beent communicated from one bedfellow to another , Good Housekeeping. Warmlntr Pnns Have A Hoom. A household Implement which ther complete country housewife of past times could not be without was the copper or brass warming' pan. It In still to be seen In some farmhouses and cottages hung on the kitchen wall , and so highly polished that you may almost see yourself In it ns a mirror. A cer tain number of old-fashioned folk us- their warming pan to this day. They half fill It with glowing cinders , and add to these a few lumps of loaf sugar , holding that the effect of the latter l highly soothing , nnd will take nwar any stiffness n traveler by road may- have contracted through a long walker or severe exorcise. The warming pan , splendidly polished , is now hung up n an object of beauty In the hall , dining : and oven drawing-room. There is a run on old warming pans , nnd their value is going up ; If the fashion lives much longer old warming pans will have to bo manufactured In some quan tities , or the supply will not be nearly equal to the demand. London Express. . Mrs. Blncllfion's Case. Polk City , Iowa , Oct. 14. For o.ver ten years Mrs. Elizabeth P. Mudlmm , a respected lady of this place. ha Buffered most severely with Kidney trouble complicated with derangement * of the bowels and liver. Uhcumatlanv another painful result of deranged Kid neys , added Its tortures to her burden- of pain. Treatments and medicines without number were tried ; , physicians aiao- exhausted their skill , but nil to no purpose. At this stage of the case a treat ment of Dodd's Kidney Pills was 10- sorted to. nnd the results were simply miraculous , from the very first box an Improvement was noticed and th ( > con tinued treatment resulted In a complete cure. This remarkable euro created a rto- clded sensation in the nelghborhtilWJ because of the complications of ther case as well as Its severity nnd appar ent hopelessness. Upon Investigation Dodd's Kidney Pills are found to be the only remedy that has ever cured Brlght's Ulwisft , Diabetes or Dropsy , and these hitherto Incurable diseases are readily conquered - ed by this remnrknlilo remedy. ! -tint I Uildlu % One cupful of New Orleans moIassesC one cupful of light brown sugar , three > fourths of a cop of ralblns , seeded and cut up. one-half cup of currants ; mix above Ingredients and ai > d one cupful of sour milk with one teaspoonful of Boda , two pinches of cinnamon , ona pinch of cloves , one-fourth of a tear - r > poonful of salt , one cupful of chopped niiet , enough ( lour to make quite btlff ; put Into greased cake tin with a hole ID the center ; steam two hours ; servo with hot brandy sauce. Tills pudding can be resteamed a number of times , and will keep well. To make the sauce * take three-fourths of a cup of butter , beaten with one and one-half cupfnis of sugar , two tablespoonfuls of Hour ) pour Into three-fourths of a pint ot boiling water : stir until mooth ; + ii.d < J two tablctipoonfuls of brandy. May b lerved hot , or li good eating when cold.