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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25
Dog Days.

The appellatIon of dog days, as
applied to August's heated term said
a prominent dog ~fancier yesterday,
probably originated hundreds Of years
ago, when drovcs of dogs were kept in
oriental cities, with the idea that the
animals were a sanitary necessity, as
they consumed "A large portion of the
household refuse. These dogs being
unsheltered during midsummer were
subject to intense heat, which affects a
CANNES brain very quickly, and sends
him off into a mild sort of fit. The
animal then dashes around frantically,
making a great deal of noise, and at
tracing considerable attention, but
usually doing no harm whatever. In
years past it was no uncommon sight IN
Philadelphia for a dog to dart through
the city, alarming the residents on ev-
cry side; but now it is a very rare
thing, as all super1luGus dogllesh Is
disposed of by dog-catchers, and those
puppies hat are unmolested are gener-
ally thought something of and well
cared for.
"A man who knows anything about
dogs can detect one of these spells, and
can check it quickly. The animal will
stick his tail between his legs, whine
%piteously, and act as if startled. The
only remedy is to hold him under a
hydrant, allowing the stream to flow
over the head, thereby cooling the
brain. All dogs are liable To be at
tackled, particularly tine-bred dogs
which have been o~vereNerted and over
heated. '.-Philadelphia Record.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25
A PLAUSIBLE THEORY.


Boston Journal: 1t is q curious fact
that, some days before the earthquake
ing the British Association for the Adj
vancement Of Science, said that it was
possible that there soon would be, or
might even now be in progress. Il new
settlement of the bed of the Atlantic
ocean, especially on its western side,
and that there would possibly be at the
same time renewed volcanic activity on
the eastern margin Of the ocean. This
statement of possibilities reads almost
like prophecy, in view of what has
since occurred, and it is in marked ac-
cord with the theory advanced by Pro-
lessor Niece, of the geological survey,
that what has taken place is what he
described as a '.seaward Slip What
he means by this expression is thus in
Dictated:
at is n movement of the coastal
plain toward the sea. Let me say in
round terms that we divide the region
this side of the Appalachian range into
two portions. The grant or guciss
formation is called the Piedmont es-
carpment and extends from mountain
r, ,1r -, about vrhn.a ('n1,n,htn -
The region this side Of that is made up
of what we call fr:gmental rock and is
called the coastal plain. The theory
is that this coastal plain has simply
slipped seaward a bit and that the dis
placement produced the shock or ire,
mor?'
As to the cause of this slip" Prof.
Niece says there is a tendency in that
direction. Imagine surface slightly
inclined. with the coastal plain over
lying it, and n sharp depression exist
inc somewhere a hundred miles or SO
out at sea, and the tendency of the
plain toward that depression is checked
only by the resistance of friction. A
point is reached, however, perhaps by
reason of the rcadjustment of the
earth's surface constantly going on, or
by the deposits brought by the great
rivers, where the. pressure ovcrcomcs
the resistance, ana then a slip occurs.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25
To Make Home Happy.

/. Learn to govcrn yourselves and
to be gentle and patient.
2. Guard your temfers, especially in
seasons of ill-health. irritation anG
I 'ouble, and soften them by prayers
and Il sense of your WI shortcomings
and errors.
3. Never speak or act in anger until
YOU have prayed over your words or
acts and concluded that Christ would
have done SO in Your place.
a. Remember that, valuable as is the
gift of speech, silence is often more
valuable.
B.. DO not expect too much from
others, but remember that all have an
evil nature. whose development we
must expect, and that we should for
bear and forgive, rs we often desire
forbearance ann forgiveness ourselves.
6. Never rctort a sharp or angry
word. 1t Is the second word that
makes the quarrel.
Z. Beware of the first disagreement.
8. Learn to speak in a gentle tone of
voice.
9. Learn TO say kind and pleasant
things whenever opportunity offers.
IN Ct,,ly @bn .hn,n.tars pf norb and
sympathize with all in their troubles,
however small.
II. Do not neglect little things il
they can affect the comfort of othec,
in the smallest degree.
y. Avoid moods and pets and fits
of sulkiness.
-. Learn to deny yourself, and pre-.
fer others.
IA. Beware of meddlers and tale
bearers.
Is. Never charge a bad motive if
good one is conceivable.
16. Be gentle and firm with youl
children.
Il. Do not allow your children Il
be away from home at night withou
knowing where they are.
IS. Do not allow them to 90 wher
they please on the Sabbath.
10. DO not furnish them with niue
spending money.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25
Have you tried Beggs' Blood Purifier


Wall Street News: A stranger who
attempted TO drown himself at st.
Louis ard was pulled cut If the river
was asked by one Of thu crowd around
him:
Say, do you really want to make a
sure thing of it?'
Yes. | want to dls."
want to die real dead?'
YES"
.'All right; come over here in the
saloon where there is gang of men and
hurrah for JAY Gould for the e
president. If you live three minutes
after yelling I'll pay your board for Il
whole month";
The mar concluded TO live on.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25
Appetite OF the Spider.

Christian journal: 1t is not every
body who knows how much a spider
can eat. Most of us have derived
amusement. and perhaps instruction,
from watching the subtle arrangements
and devices of the little tactician, with
a view to capture some dainty little in
sect, and many of us would know eX-
actly where to place this interesting
little creature in the classification of
animal life, but probably very few Of
us have any idea what a voracious
gourmand the spider is. A gentleman,
scientifically inclined and luXuriating
in tho ARE possession Of leisure, has
recently given to the world some very
curious and startling statements in re-
gard to the archimedean appetite. He
captured "A spider and kept it in con-
iinement. supplying it literally with
food, and carefully recording his OBJ
seryations. He estimated that the
creature ate four times its weight for
breakfast, nine times its weight for din
ner, thirteen times is weight for sup
per. finishing up with an ounce of food.
In the same proportion, a man of aver
age weight would demolish an OK fol-
breakfast. two more for dinner. q
couple of bullocks. eight sheep and
four pigs for supper, and then n hun.
dred weight of fish to prepare the wa.
for an aldcrmanic banquet before re-
firing to bed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25
Hints on Reading.

The readers Coleridge has divided
into four classes. He says: The
first class of readers may be compared
to IN hour-glass, their reading being
rs the sands; it runs in and runs out
and leaves not Il vestige behind. A
second class resembles a sponge, which
imbibes everything and returns it in
nearly the same state. A third class
is like n jclly-bag, which allows all
that is pure to pass away. and retains
only the refuse and dregs. The fourth
class may be compared to the slave of
Golconda, who, casting aside all that
Is worthless, preserves only the pure
gems 1t is to be feared that in the
present day the greatest number of
readers belong to the first of these
classes. The amount read is some
thing almost fabulous, but the results
are comparatively triiling. Volume
after volume is perused; pamphlets
and papers are mentally consumed.
but the stores Of knowledge are not
perccptibly increased. This charge lies
not only against those who read secular
works; it applies TO too great an extent
to those who read the Scriptures and
other treatises upon things divine.
Lord Bacon once said that reading
makes a full man" He could rot have
meant the kind of reading that is now
too prevalent. The omniverous read
crs, the readers who skim through
page after page; the butterfly readers,
who taste some flowers of literature
here and there, but never settle down
to a resolute extraction of the sweets,
are found at the years end. after all
their reading, not more full intellec-
tuallv, but more foolish than before,
Why is this? Because in these express
days the reading has been done as
quickly as possible, and because what
is read one hour is buried beneath q
heap of multifarious matter the next
hour. But if a man read upon a pru-
dent plan,if he digest what he mentally
receives, his reading will become a de
lightful source of very extensive infor-
nation and sound wisdom.
Reading should be in moderation. |,
is possible to devour whole libraries
and yet learn nothing. 1t is said that
Miss Martineau often reads in one houi
no more than Il single page Of a good
book. An eminent divine and author
is said TO have had but three books
the Bible, Josephus' works and Cru
den's Concordance. A celebrated
French author being laughed at be
cause of the smallness of his library
replied, ..Ah, when | wanted a book
make it." On the other hand. Madame
de Stael-Holstein is said to have de
voured 600 novels before she was iif
teen years of age, and to have reat
those CO in three months-On an ave
age six each day. Louis XVI. wnil'
imprisoned for a period of five months
and seven days, read 157 volumes. OF
one book a cay. Such literary glut
tony could nave left little good result
Too much reading is as injurious to the
mind as too much feeding is to the
body.-The Culver.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

Genial Harold Lawrence is now
book keeper for Robert Donahue,
Wholesale Iron, Burlington, Iowa.
He is one ot the boys that attended
Elliott's Business College of Burling-
ton. Iowa.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25
Banlsh Melancholy.

Aliens "iron Tonic Bitters' Is the grand
tonic, liver invigorator, blood purifier and ap.
petizer of the age. 1t banishes melancholy
like magic, and gives strength, tone and vigor
TO the whole system. See that YOU get the
genuine made 10y j. =. Allen. st. Paul, MINI,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

Full copies of the testimony taken
before the jury Investigating the Had
dock assassination. may be had for 25
cents. Send to THE TRIBUNE, Sioux
CITY, Iowa.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

A swarm OF hornets recently settled on
the back Of a large cat at st. Thomas, Canada,
and stung 1t 80 badly that pussy died within
an hour.
A Chinese doctot has nailed up his sjgn
in FL Paso, Tex.
The Connecticut onion crop is a failure
this season.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25
Sure Cure for Rheumatism.

Cure guaranteed In all cases. Use Perry
Davis'Negetable Pain Killer according to di-
r%ections, and 1t will cure nincty-nine cases
out Of every hundred. Try it, 1t surely will
not hurt you.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

There are Sol 500 pensioners now on the
rolls, and the government has paid on that ac-
count nearly 81 900, 900 since the close OF the
war.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

Los Angeles, Cal, will shortly vote on a
proposition OF issuing 100000 bonds for the
erection of Y court house.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

BY the settlement OF a colony frola Mis-
souri, the town Of Toledo, Oregon, jumps from
q population OF 40 to l,240.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

A young man was recently fined $40 IL
Lawrenceville, Ga, for scattering cinnamon
drops on another person.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

A white girl employed In a Kingston,
Canada, hotel has brought suit for 81 600 dam
ages for breach Of promise against a colored
water.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

1t is said that the application Of a bit OF
ice, or even cold water, 10 the lobe OF the cal
will stop hiccoughing.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

Is not 4 dye, and viii not stain vi injure the
skin. Halls Hair Reviewer.
Dumb ague can be speedily cured by taking
Ayers Ague Cure. Try it.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

you tried Beggs' Blood PuTifleri
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

II afflicted with Sore Ewes. use pr. Isaac
Thompson's Eye water. Druggists sell il; 25c.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

dave you tried Beggs' Blood Purifier?
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

genuine made 10y j. +. Allen, st. Paul, Mimi.
Los Angeles, Cal, will shortly vote on a
proposition OF issuing 500, 900 bonds for the
erection of z court house.
Sure Cure for Rheumatism.
Cure guaranteed In all cases. Use Perry
Davis'Vegetahle Pain Killer according to d.
rections, and ii will cure ninety nine cases
out Of every hundred. Try it, ii surely will
not hurt you.
A young man was recently fined $40 in
Lawrenceville, Ga, for scattering cinnamon
drops on another person.
Is no: 4 dye, and viii not stain vi injure Inc
skin. Halls Hair Remover.
Dumb ague can be speedily cured by taking
Ayers Ague Cure. Try it.
1t is said that the application Of a hit OF
ice, or even cold water, TO the LOBE of the ear
will stop hiccoughing.
II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use Or. Isaac
Thompson's Eye water. Druggists sell it; 25c.
1t is estimated that about one hundred
thousand species OF towering plants are now
known to botanists.
II a cough disturhs your sleep, take Piso's
Cure for Consumption and rest well. II
John Hastings, Of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser, is said TO have purchased
the Troy Telegram.
Prevcnt crooked boots and hlistered heels
by wearing Lyons Patent Heel Stifleners.
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A stump-speaker at La Grange, Ga, re-
Gently characterized his candidate as a ''cy-
clone with spurs on"
Be merciful TO dumb animals. Heal
Iii open sores and cuts with Stewards
iTnaling Powder, Is and 30 cents box.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

1t is estimated that about one hundred
thousand species OF Towering plants are now
to botanists.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

The man concluded TO live on.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

A stump-speaker at La Grange, Ga, re-
Gently characterized his candidate as a 'cy-
clone with spurs On"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

If "A cough disturhs your sleep, take Piso's
Cure for Consumption and rest well. Il
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
NEW yoAR,s AlveA THIEVES.
-Four Distinct Types Of Aquatic Robbers.
A Dangerous Man 20 Meet

-Four Distinct Types OF Aquatic Robbers.
A Dangerous Man TO Meet.
The stronghold of the river thieves is never
permanent. 1t Is transferred from point to
point as often as tho elusion Of the police Is
necessary, and one day IL may DO ina dilapi-
dated hut on a lonely spit of sand washed by
the sea, and ON She next under one of the I'M
frequented piers uptown. in New York. Liv-
ing anywhere kis friends one mo-
ment and with his enemies the next; trough
ing it' in an open boat one night and ofiiciat-
ing MS q ward politician, dressed In an envi-
Gus contrast to the laboring men of his dis
trict, the evening following; sleeping under a
junk dealers counter or in Cherry street
garret-his is n life OF rapid contrasts. He is
PROFESSIONALLY lower type Of the genius
thief than the adroit burglar who enters our
houses Yet he is gifted with precocity,
which, in the successful river pirate, becomes
instructive This aquatic species of the genus
thief is divided into four types.
l. The "morning riser' and "siin downer"
sneaks around the wharves between daylight
and darkness, morning and evening, and
steals whatever is left unmatched for few
moments. He never uses boat, and is the
lowest type.
2. The "greaser," always in company with
one or more of his class, prowls around tn,
docks in boat, and, to use the language OF
the police, is ION the dead steal" He will
take anything and resort to any desperate al
tentative to escape capture. He is the most
dangerous scoundrel on the river, and the
very worst type the law has to deal with.
3. The square" belongs to gang which is
known "among the traden as the "Catamar
ket club" He usually effects an understand
ing with the mates and crews Of vessels and
buys what they have stolen-or "broached,"
in the language of 'the trade"-from the cargo
during the voyage. He belongs to the largest
and most contemplate type
4. The "cabin thief" is a cunning and adroit
burglar, who enters the cabins of vessels by
picking the locks, removing pane of glass
or chloroforming the inmates. He always
operates with companion, who remains in
the boat He will not condescend to steal
sailcloth or rope, but carries Off watches, ships
thermometers and money. He avoids the
junk store, the powerful ally of the river thief
as rule and deals only with regular
fence" He is the aristocratic and beau ideal
type-a dangerous man to meet anywhere,
under any circumstances. Brooklyn Eagle
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
A Talk with a Platter.

~ gold, silver or nickel plate anything from
q lady's pin to brass watch, said plating
mechanic to reporter "Gold plating is
cheap nowadays, as compared with former
years. What are the principal articles platedf
Watches, rings and other articles Of jewolry.
will put gold plate ON a watch, guaranteed
for year. for $3.50, and not so good plate
for 81. Rings cost %, 80 and 80 cents each to
plate with gold. If you will step this way
will show how plating is done"
The reporters informant led the way to q
rear room containing dozen electric bat
ferries, to which were attached thin steel
wires On a bench were small cups contain
ing liquid gold, silver and nickel The gold
used is twenty-four karats fine. To illustrate
the process the operator took silver ring,
and, after washing it in preparation, twined
one of the wires attached to the batteries
around it. The electricity was then turned
on and the ring dipped in the liquid gold
Instantly the ring assumed bright red color,
and this was succeeded by a golden hue. In
less than two minutes the ring was taken out
with sufficient gold plate to last year, or
at least SO said the operator Spoons, knives
and forks, and in fact everything imaginable,
are plated in the manner described There is
big money in the business, as but little gold is
used in the plating process
II can so heavily plate watch that acid
won't touch it," said the platter. aBogus or
heavily gold plated watches are frequently
palined Off by INSCRIPTIONS jewellers on Gus
toners. Confidence men often find plated
watch means of earning dollar when
times are dull. Two months ago plated a
silver watch, probably originally worth $40,
for a customer, and charged him IS for the
job. A week or so ago he called on me and
said that he had pawned that Identical watch
in Brooklyn pawnshop for $40 No doubt
the watch was plated heavier in some places
than in others, and in case the pawnbroker
tested the watch, which is unlikely, he did Sc
ON the heavily plated parts Brooklyn
Eaple
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
The Cabins of Northern Ireland.

find the cabins Of the laborers In the north
of Ireland little better than those of the
south. Some Of them have slate roofs, but
altogether they are poor affairs. hear of
land here being rented for sos an acre per
year on long leases, and 1t is n wonder to me
how the farmers can pay the rent and live
A Minnesota traveller tells me he has an Irish
son-in-law, who has just rented twenty acres
at S45 per acre, at auction, and that the man
who rented it calculated that the crop would
pay the rent and he would have the straw for
his profits "Straw," said this man, ais worth
from IS to $40 ton here, and that will en-
able him to make something off the invest
mentn
This gentleman remarked upon the injury
Wick Ireland would receive through the
shipping into England of Australian meat.
Saia ne: II saw Australian mutton selling
in London t1r five cents pound, and un-
derstand dat a ship lately arrived with a
cargo of eO0O0frozen sheep. These sheep are
killed IN Australia, and are carried to Eng
land in refigerators Australia is the great
sheep ccmtIy OF the world, and it has about
eighteen sheep to every inhabitant. America
has less than one sheep to each inhabitant
If American meat has hurt Ireland, Austria
liam meat win do 1t the greater damage."--
Frank G. Carpenter in Cleveland Herald.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
The Llght From roliage.

DR.. Gorham has discovered that the light
reflected from green leaves consists chiefly OF
red and green rays, and by ascertaining the
proportions of these colors reflected from
leaves, and taking a revolving ring with tho
like proportions of color ON it, he has been
able to mix these colors as it were in the eye
and reproduce the tint of the leaves. He
found during the inquiry, however, that the
simple colors did not exactly reproduce the
color Of the leaf required, but that certain
admixture of black was necessary to this end.
Black, it may be remarked, is well known to
exist in the cellular structure of leaves in the
form of carbon. It is deposited there, as is
believed, from the absorption OF carbonic
acid gas from the atmosphere by the stomata
or mouths on the under side of the leaf
Boston Budget.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
The ..KroomassIeY Garden Patch.

The old Dutch settlers gave very curious
names to the various parts of New York
city. Far up town there was garden patch
bounded by streams and ravines which they
called the Kroomassie, or shoclynife, from its
resemblance TO the shape of that instrument
The time came when the Kroomassle was
covered by dense population, and its
original name became modernized into
Gramercy park--the latter being pretty
little enclosure where nature struggles with
all the disadvantages OF surrounding
wilderness Of brick and mortar. New York
Letter.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
4 LANr ASSORTMENT
Best California Leather

Sole, Insole Harness, Skirting and Uppers
French and American Calfskins,
Sheep Skins, Goat skins,
Saddles and Saddle Trees
These goods are new and fresh andwill be sold
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
SACKS POTATOES, BEST in GuNNIEs

Cases Extra Soda Crackers,
Cases Medium Bread,
Cases Cracked Wheat, 10 III. bags,
Cases Corn Meal, white, 10 h. bags.
Gases Dat Meal. 10 ID, bags,
Cases Corn Starch.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
LouisviIle,s CoIored PoonIo.

Louisville has 10000 colored people, many
of whom are prosperous, and some OF whom
are rich. Some of the best real estate in the
city is owned by colored men; there are three
or four large furniture dealers, and many
coal yards, groceries and saloons are owned
by negroes New York Sun
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-10
No Correot Mar.

After expanding S., 1000 900 in surveys, II Is
TO be expected that a country Of tho magni-
tude Of the United States should have cor
rect map, yet 1t Is without single one.