Custer County Republican
tXM AMBHK UT , Kdltor unit I'nblltll * !
BO1T NKIIKABK. *
The story that Mrs. N.itlou Is going to
tnr as Little Eva Is Indignantly de
nied.
Talking of that newly formed shovel
trust It Is Impossible to dissociate these
things from a klndof : scoop.
The railroad.1 ; probably tlud It
to Itisuc a few IhoiiKiind passes a year
tban to pay taxes on their property.
A Vienna medical sharp says
babies are dangerous carriers of
Boll your - , tlmt Is. wash your
He careful , girls. A KjJju .
Jerked her head HO a > xb at a
young mnn tried to & / . that 'ift.il-
dislocated her nock.
The sultan hns renimw < A lUnllW > w ,
of wiping out Armenian. * ,
to let Hie powers
till Tiaa confidence In
A Brooklyn man has tnwii wimii v&
pnralyilfl by being hit oa tibx wfcir
plexus. It Is only fair , howevvr , to add
Unit Mr. Fltzslmmons didn't deliver the
blow.
Kins Edward Is putting elevators In
his palace. The king will now know
hovr It seems to have the cold and
tonjr faced elevator boy close the door
en kin when he Is about ten feet away
and go up to the top lloor to rest.
The story of George Washington and
his hatchet may have been a fiction ,
bnt various and sundry gaHhea lu the
bars of a number of ICantms saloons arc
abiding evidence that there Is nothing
mrUilenl about Carrie Nation and her
hatchet
A couple of KngllHh editors have been
compelled to walk up to the bar of par
liament and apologlxe for printing at
tacks on niembcrn of Unit body. Think
of nn American editor being called be
fore Congress to apologize , lie would
tnalce the apology worse thnu the orig
inal offense.
"Good piano players mnke good glove
alMvromeii , " unya an old lloor walker
If a woman IB a good player you cai
snake up your mind tlmt aim will bn
able to try on many pairs of glovr * af
tcr she Mice getK Into practice without
feeling It. What mi Inducement to per
feet one's self In music.
The educational campaign ngulns
tpltUng begins to show encouraging re
lulls. A mnn who recently on'endcd In
a New York ferry-boat suddenly
realized that twenty pairs of eyes
were regarding him an If he wore a
pickpocket. Greatly embarrassed , lie
flushed and slunk away to the men's
sabtn. Concentrated public disapproval
cldom falls , of Jts Just effect.
" * Neither the law , medicine , literature
or art presents to the beginner half
the financial Inducements held out by
the pulpit. The only profession Into
which a young man may step from
chool with an assurance of a comfortable -
able salary and good social position Is
that of the preacher. The history of
the Methodist Church Is proof positive
that Us ministers have not boon
starved.
Youthful aspirants who plan * to make
a living by writing poetry ought to note
the fact that the livelihood of the ICn-
gllfib poet , Austin Dobson , was earned
as principal of the Fisheries and Har
bor Department of the Hoard of Trade.
He has Just resigned after nearly Ualf
a century of service. A few men only
can earn fame nn poets , l-'ewer still
are they who can trust to the produc
tions of their muse to p'ay the butcher's
bill.
A writer In the Ixuidou Spectator re
members to have see.n the border coun
try of SuiTiilk and KSKCX lighted night
after night with blazing rleks , tired as
a protest against the Introduction of
thrashing machines. Where , to-day , lie
asks , la the man under fifty who can
aae a flailV The question Is only an em
phatic way of referring to labor-saving
machinery. Imagine for a moment an
attempt to harvest Western crops with
out a reaper.
The apportionment by lot of thirteen
thousand homestead claims In ( ho
Klowa-Comtmuhu reservation was a
vast taprovenifiit In good sense , order
and fairness over the methods by which
rovernment laud has usually been open
ed to settlement. Of course there were
many disappointed homeseekersthere
must be when ono hundred and seventy
thousand applications are Hied for thir
teen thousand claim4 ! , but there was
no wild rush for Hiolee seetions. no
trampling on the rights of the weak by
the strong , no lighting and no disputes
over priority. The distribution was
conducted rapidly and In good order ,
through several days , until all the lots
were apportioned : an.d through It all a
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: rowd of twenty thousand people cheer
ed and congratulated every winner as
heartily us if eaeh member of the
throng had been himself tjie winner he
hoped to be.
A Maryland preacher Is disturbed
over what he cnlls "the decline of mar
riage. " He has been studying ills con-
Eregutlon , und he makes the Important
fllBcorery that the number of unmar
ried women In It keeps constantly In
creasing : Formerly , he nays , he per
formed an average of eighteen mara -
a year. Now his uveniKe iu only
four a terrible and startling decline It
uiiiHt be admitted provided there Is no
Gretna Green across the Maryland bor
der to which the young people In thla
particular church delight to go to be
married , In endeavoring to discover a
reason for the decline of marriage
among his people the Maryland clergy
man tlnds that lack of social Inter
course , has much to do with It. Tew
of the young men go to church , where
they might meet the girls , he says , and
there Is a general tendency among the
boys who have been raised In the coun
try and In small towns to gravitate to
ward the Urge olUes. leaving the girls
behind to become old maid * . Hut the
dyvltutt Jf tuarrias * If not confined to
tk * vuuntry and the small villages. It
Ss UiottattifeA * ! ( fa ? l.trger towns. In the
cittft * evM , JiuU the Maryland Investlga-
tvr * sMiuuuu v , ? up the result of his oh *
iex'j.fcl ( > , jays , referring to the matrl-
Jtutahtt tL'ttagi ' : "Down at the bottom
o to : Ul Id * * , the jteuerally prevalent
tvnitniuy Hwxurd luxurious living. Girls
HOT IIHK 'w.Uttli ' < rd wltb the simpler style
nil Unwjr ( ; liutiMd of that they look
ityirywA Iw , ik&Ttnj ; homes furnished ext -
t 'j.x : 'cii ly ! aud elegantly. And the
totfjr are unable to provide
thst are expected. " There
a good deal of truth In
tkiiiratioa , aud It Is a pity that It
s The girl * must understand that
not all of them can live In luxury any
mure titan all the men can be million
aires or leaders lu the every-day strug
gle for existence. Still , there Is prob
ably no Immediate danger of a decline
n our population on account of the dla-
ncllnatlon of the boys and girls to get
married.
Is the time coming when man may
reasonably expect to live 100 years ?
Some of the scientists arc Inclined to
believe that It Is. Whether we may
look forward to such longevity or not ,
It Is certain that science Is making sub
stantial advances In this country
against disease and thereby prolonging
life. This Is shown by the report of
the vital statistics department of the
census bureau , which contains figures
that are highly encouraging. It Is
fonndvtliat the general death rate In the
United Stales has declined t.S per 1,000
of the population during the past ten
years , and In : tl cities of 8,000 Inhabi
tants and upward the gain for longevi
ty liiis been much more pronounced.
These eltles show reduced death rate
of L'-l per 1,000 Inhabitants , as compared -
pared with the llguivu of 181K > . In Con-
neetleut and Vermont people seem to
have the best chance for living. There
the death rate was 17 per 1,000 of popu
lation In I'.HH ) . In tineitles of St. Jo
seph ( Mo. ) and St. Tanl ( Minn. ) the In
habitants are most nearly Immune from
death at the present tlnip. There thu
rate per 1,000 Inhabitants Is 0.1 and 0.7
respectively. Among the large eftles
Chicago api 'ars as a very healthful
place , Its death rate Is given at IC.'J ( In
fact It was only M.OS per 1,000) ) , against
rate of 21 ' . ' In '
a Philadelphia , 21 In
Haltlmorp , 20.-I In New York and 'JO In
rltlsbiirg. Shreveport ( La. ) Is the most ,
dangerous city'to live In.the death rate
there having been -15.5 In 1900. Through
thlh decrease In the general death rate '
the span of life has been lengthened
In 181M ) the average age at which Amer
icans died waslll.l years. In 1000 the
average age had Increased to U.VJ
more than four years In a decade. Un
doubtedly this prolongation of human
life has been due to better sanl'.ary ' reg
ulations , to Improved methods of light
ing epidemics and to general advance
ment In various branches of science.
There are good reasons for believing
that ( ho Improvements will continue.
Indeed , It Is hardly too much to say
that they have only begnn. New meth
ods for preventing diseases or cheeking
them before they start upon devastat
ing courses arc being put Into practice
almost dally , and as the people become
Impressed with the Importance ot prop
er drainage and sanitation the. dllllcnl-
ties of securing those things are les
sened. These Improvements , with In
creasing care and watchfulness In the
management of hospitals , the rigorous
enforcement of laws providing for the
isolation of contagions diseases , ( lie
prohibition of adulteration of foods and
the abolition of public dangers , such as
grade crossings of railways and build
ings rendered unsafe either- through the
probability of tire or collapse , must as
the years pass result In still further
lengthening the average of human life.
About the only particular In which
there has been a lack of progress Is to
be found In the Inattention of people
to the appeal to cease hurrying and
worrying themselves to death.
Has u I'lirnnoloKiriil Quat-i-ol.
"MeIunHy ! , would youso be after
tellln' me wet all Ibis means ? I'm aft
er rcadln * In the paper 'bout tellin' a
man's character by the bumps on bis
head , " said Mr. Morrlsscy. "It's a new
ling ter me. "
"Don't spake of bumps on HUT head
ter me , " answered Mr. McGInulty.
"Didn't 1 go home lust pay ukht nn'
begin tor talk 'bout I her same ting tcr
Mrs. McClmiity , tblnkln' fool like that
she'd be Impressed wltl wo Icarnln' nn1
forget all about me not hatnlin' over
me wages wet I.'d lost a shakln' dleo
down tlicr street. 'An didn't Airs. Me-
( ilunlty pick up a rollln' pin an * raise
more bumps on mo head In four mln-
utOH dan slvou of thlin porfossoiN could
till about In a week. Don't tall ; ter me
'bout bumps , Morrlsscy , 'cause me tem
per Is short an thlm humps on me own
head are still as sore as a boll , " Mil-
waukre Sentinel.
ItrltlNli iiuil I'Youoli IIIiiNt Ki
Thr I'nltcd Kingdom has S50 blast
furnaces ; Krnnee , 570 ,
That's all bohli about pro-natal inllu-
ent'c : If there were anything In It ,
every baby would bo born \rlth natur
ally curly hair.
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A LIFE'S SAD ENDING. .
Sir Edwin Arnnlil'it Oii.ri Holncotl by
WITc.
To thousands of Amerlcanp who have
road the works of Sir I'M win Arnold
and listened fo his lectures It will bo
news to learn that the distinguished
English scholar and uage , robbed of
his life's savings by bin son , Is forced ,
though blind and feeble , to work hard
for n living The sharer of hlu bur
dens the uncomplaining and con
stant attendant upon him- a little ,
black-haired , black-eyed , dark-skinned
Japanese woman , who , by virtue of the
8IK KDWIN' jLnNOI.I ) .
magic which Japanese people attach tea
a cup of tea , Is his wife.
The pathetic tenderness and faithful
ness of this llttiu wlfo in the Htrlcken
condition of Sir Edwlu , has caused
great comment In social and literary
circles In Txnulon.
Sir Edwin has lost the sight of his
eyes and , as a result of paralysis , he
cannot walk a step. Constant and tender - ,
dor In her devotion to him , is ills little ,
dark-faced wife , who , before her mar
riage , was Mrs. Watumbb , widow of a
distinguished officer of the Japanese
army.
His marriage to this woman was the
sensation of England at the time. He
met her in Yokohama In 1891 when he
was visiting Japan with his daughter ,
Edith. Their marriage was sudden
so sudden that , Mlss Edith was shock-
1 A1 > V AllNOl.I ) .
ed. It was explained to her tnat they
hud been wedded by the Japanese
method of drinking a cup of tea to-
goher. ! When the daughter asked her
father about I lie ceremony , which
Boomed to her questionable , he said :
"It Is Iho custom of the country , und
will bo as binding to mo as would be a
pompous ceremony In a cathedral. "
And now toward the close of a life's
vicissitudes the devoted creature who
clings to him when others hnvo for
saken Is the woman whom he won by u
cup of tea.
HIS "BLINDNESS" AN EXCUSE.
llinl HU ! ' . .TC Shut So Didn't Know
It WHI nn Olllccr.
"Old Hilly Jones , who picks up
bones , " remarked Iteeorder Hroylus ,
loellcally , as an ajotl negro came from
he walling room. The arresting otllcer
ind ( old the recorder that lillly Jones
was a rag picker anil bone gatherer by
trade and a blind man by profession.
"Old Hilly Jones , " said the recorder
lo the prisoner , "you will have to toll
us about this blind man's biulV of
yours. I understand that you play off
blind and get a few coins by the trick.
A policeman came along ami you
begged him for a dime , which was a
stupendous folly a * \ \ elltit , ' very
thoughtless. " '
"How 1 gwlne ter know hit war er
perllee when I wus blln'V" asked the
old man.
"Hut you are not blind , " urged the re
corder.
"Hut 1 hail dese eyes shot , jest de
same , " the old man explained.
"I am glad you have some M > rl of an
excuse to offer , " the recorder went on
to say , "for the world would put you
down as an Idiotic Ignoramus to c.xpcol
mi Atlanta policeman lo have a dime.
Don't you Know It is against the law
to beg on the streets' ; "
"I mos * knows hit now , " stated oh1
Hilly Jones , "ter mor sorrow. "
"I'm going to make you orry S3
worth , " the recorder told him.
"l.iirnhr In dlssor cote corns mouty
high. " muttered the old man , says the I
Atlanta Constitution , as he pivpared !
to return to the waiting room.
"Yes , wo deal In a sort of line art , "
staled the recorder. "You see. or rather
you didn't sec , you wont It blind and |
Iho olllcor raised you one. The only
staKe you got was a mUtakc. . Don't
bug , Hilly Jones , and If you do , lot the
copper pass you by. "
How Wood IH SciiNoneil.
Timber Is seasoned by the evapora
tion of the water , the extraction of the
vegetable Julees and the solidification
of the woody tissue.
When jour troubles arn so firmly anchored -
chored In your mind Unit you drt-am of
thorn , when !
When a man Ilk MI gouMlp , he Is th
worst kind.
Uli Only Clinnco.
"Littlo boy , " .said a gentleman ,
why do you carry tlmt. umbrella
over your head ? It's not mining. "
f'2so. " "And the sun Is not shin- j '
titf. " "No. " "Then why dor you
carry It ? " "Cause when It rains pa
vntits It , an * its's only this kind of
weather that I kin lb ter use it at
all. "
Two bottles of rino'a Curt- for Consumption -
sumption cured tno of n terrllilu cough.
Fr d Hormnnn , 200 Box nvcnue , Buffalo ,
N. Y. , Hupt. 24 , 1001.
Infliiminn ofn flood Kxnmplc.
When we have given our money to
iclp the poor , and spoken our most
encouraging words to help the weak ,
we have not yet exhausted all our
resources. A true Christian may help
others as much by his life as by his
words and gifts. Nay , the principal
contribution which any one can make
to the life of the world is not his
vord or deed , but himself. It is a
vain thing to try to set a good exam
ple without a good heart. A life
which is merely acted is not genuine ,
and the counterfeit will soon bo de
tected. Artificial lives are like thc-
artiflcial flowers which ono sees in
the market. They are beautiful to
the eye , but shed no fragrance on
.he . air. The bees never hover about
them. A good life proceeding from a
good heart creates a spiritual atmos-
ihero which greatly nllects every one
who comes within its range.
The Tejnoher'e "Wife. .
Clarissa , Minn. , Oct. 28. Mrs. Clara
Keys , wife of Chas. Keys , school teach
er of this place , tells n wonderful storj.
For years her life was one of misery.
Her back ached all the time , her hend
ached all the time ; neuralgia pnlna
drove her to dusperntlou. She used
nuch medicine , but failed to jet any
cllef till she tried Dodd's Kidney I'llle.
She says :
"Very soon after I begnn uslnp
Dodd's Kidney Pills all my aches and
pains vanished like the morning devr.
consider this remedy a God-send to
suffering womanhood , "
Encouraged by their tucccss In her
own case. Mrs. Keys induced her
mother , an old Indy of 74 year * , to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills for her ninny
aches and pains. Now both mother
and daughter rejoice in perfect freedom
from Illness or suffering which Is some-
, hlng neither had enjoyed for years
sefore.
A .Menu Follow.
First Broker "Of all mean , de
spicable , dishonorable fellows , I think
Quotem is the worst "
Second Broker " "iou don't sayl
, What has he done ? "
First Hroker "lie made a big pile
in that last stock flurryand now he's
going to retire from business and live
otl the money , instead of giving his
old true and tried friends on the
i street a fair chance to get it away
from him. ! '
Aik Yonr Dealer for Allcu'd Foot-Kane ,
A nowdor to nliuk * Into your shoes. It
resti the feet. Curee Swollen , Sere , Hot.
Callous. Aching , Sweating feet and In
growing Nails , Cornn and Bunions. Allen's
Foot-Huse niakfH new or tight shoe * enay.
Sold by all druggists nnd shoe stores , VJ5c.
Butnple mailed V'miK. Address Allen S.
Oluuted , La Hoy. N. Y.
Very
Friend "Why , Elvira , what's the
matter ? "
Elvira "Oh , T don't know , only
I'm worried to death. I've had the
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same girl six weeks , and she doesn't
talk about leaving yet. "
"She doesn't ? "
"No ; not a word. She must be in
love with my husband. "
Sweat and fruit acids Trill not dis
color coodn dyed with PUTNAM
FADELESS DYES. Sold by druggists.
llenrflrlal
"It's real nice since Ella gob an
idea that she's such a grand singer. "
"How's that ? "
"Why , she has such an exalted
opinion of her ability that she woi't
slug when you ask her. " Philadel
phia Bulletin.
Clear white clothes arc a siqn th t the
hont-ekeeper uses lied Cross Bull Blue.
Large 2 oz. package 5 cents.
How Should She Know.
"What a bright little thing ! " ex
claimed the prominent society wo
man , patronizingly cooing at a baby
out for an airng in the park. "Whose
little one is this ? "
"Yours , ma'am , " replied the
nurse. "Oi'm the new nurse that
kern yistherd'y. ' Catholic Standard.
The theatrical supe appears before
the critics give the actors a roast.
Trifling that Costs.
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Neglect
* Sciatica and Lumbago
5 And you may be dlubled and } *
> Incapacitated ( or work ( or f
'S many Ion ? days.
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rvuw.
St. Jacobs Oil |
Will cur * surely , rlcht tway.
and MY * time U , money and i
Conquers Pain
Price , 350 and 500.
BOLD UT ALL DEALKRS IN UKDICISK.
Or Course Not ,
Lady "These souvenir spoons looi
like forks. " Dealer "Of course ,
ma'am ; you wouldn't have souveuii
spoons look like spoons , would you ? ' ,
Imagination to th llescup.
"Did you cry when your mothw
put the mustard plaster on you ? "
asked one small boy.
"No. "
"How did you keep from it ? "
"I shut my eyes and made bellow
I was in swimming and had struck i
sea nettle. " _ t-
Miss Louise 0. Danforth , who ha
had charge of the postonlce In Wcatb *
crfleld Bow , "Vt. , for 50 years , ha *
resigned. Her salary , depending uj >
on tlie stamp cancellation , has
about $150 for a number of years.
ri me Tururd
The woman wept bitterly.
"Once , "she protested , yo
talked of burning with. , lovel"
"And now , " sneered the man , " )
am not premitted to smoke , oven la
the house. " Stray Stories.
fAYATiVft
SSISTSPLEASANTLY AND QEMTLY.
ff SSISTS
To *
PERMANENTLY
With many millions of families Syrup of Figs has become the
ideal home laxative. The combination is a simple and wholesome
one , and the method of manufacture by the California Fig Syrup
Company ensures that perfect purity and uniformity of product ,
which have commended it to the favorable consideration of the
most eminent physicians and to the intelligent appreciation of all
who are well informed in reference to medicinal agents.
Syrup of Figs has truly a laxative effect and acts gently with
out in a'liy way disturbing the natural functions and with perfect
freedom from any unpleasant after effects.
In the process of manufacturing , figs are used , as they are
pleasant to the taste , but the medicinally laxative principles of the
'combination are obtained from plants known to act most bene
ficially on the system.
To ( Jet its beneficial effects-
buy the er\uincTMa > faif&ctvjrfccl by
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Louiftvill ® , Ky.
3ALB OV ALL DRUOOIBTS
Now ,
Mrs. Waggs When my husband
sought my hand in marrhine l.-e wrote
his proposal on one of his culTs.
Mrs. Naggs Oh , then you were his
washerwoman ! How very romantic.
Chicago Daily News.
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titthlnir , vuflrns the tfum . r < tucc * intlamatUMi ,
all j iialn , c'lim wind colle. tie bottl * .
Mcml Iloi- with DaruliiK Kill Cottn m > more than
Cotton. Don't fade or In rak. 6 ipoalft JSi1.
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