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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-01-20

Ninety.cight hOal OF thoroughbred
borSce wcrc Told os Lexington, Ky, Al
December Bnlos. Tor total OF S3g.JGO
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
Dashing a Dandy.

ut was q good lesson" said a con.
ductor on a Lorain street car TO the
Cleveland onion, that "A charming
young lady taught a fashionable fop
that came here on Thursday afternoon.
The young lady of whom / speak en-
tered and took a seat near the forward
door. No sooner had she become
seated than tho young dandy gazed
about TO see where he should lavish his
attentions. Seeing the young lady by
herself he took a seat directly opposite
her SO that he could look directly into
her face. He then proceeded 10 watch
her and try 10 attract her regard.
FINALLY she was forced TO look at
him, but she only did SO in order that
he should see how annoyed she was
and how his attentions Disguised her.
Nothing daunted, the dandy kept on
staring. Soon the girl took a paper
and pencil from a handbag and began
what | thought was a note, raising her
eyes TO the young man every 10 and
then. | was n good dead surprised al
this action. and when / called around
TO collect the fare she asked me 10 hand
NJ hNNS w VIZ ycRN- mahN LIZ was
smiling in a very conceited and happy
way as he opened the note. When ha
spread out the paper l saw his conn
tenace change like a fash. / looked
over MS rhostfdor white ooifcctfug the
next fare, and what | saw nearly made
me burst out laughing.
"On the paper was q drawing OF the
young man, looking as like him as o
photograph, but the head was put on
the body Of n donkey and the great lap
ears hung down over his checks, max
ing him very foolish ever for a donkey.
Underneath vas written: Something
never before met; probably escaped
from the museum Well. the way
that dandy got out Of the car was o
caution, looked Is though he would
have liked TO Insult the girl at first for
revenge. but he thought bettor of it,
and walked out, trying to look as stid
and indifferent as he could. 1t taught
him a lesson, | guess"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23

figured cut a plan Of my own TO corral
then, on the prairie. I made an efforts
to get in front of the herd when they
were travelling, so that they would
come within twenty yards OF me in
passing by. i then shot the leader
through the head and dropped her
In her tracks. The leader was general
ly a COW. The old bulls were lazy and
usually Jagged behind. The herd
would fall back in the direction from
which they came about n 100 yards,
stopping TO turn around and look for
danger. In a few minutes one OF the
cows led ont TO go around on one side
or the other, and then | could drop her,
as | did the first. They would again
fall back a short distance and huddfe
together closely.
After a short pause another cow
might undertake to 60 around on the
| other side and invariably met the same
fate as the other two, Tho herd after
this was IRE 10 form in a very close
| group upon the ground where they
halted after the first shot Buffalo res
trace their steps only n short distance.
Now they had trouble on three sides
| and on the other their back track. l
was free to shoot down as many as l
wanted, provided l did not shoot too
rapidly and alarm them. Whenever
one attempted I lead away | made
| sure to Kill il, and this taught the 9TH
! ers that it was sure death TO the lead
ers.
TO be sure, it twas cruel, but | could
hear the crack of guns ON every hand
and / thought | would have my share.
II began to realize that these ami
mails would soon become extinct and I
turned my attention to saving the rem
haut. / began 10 save the young TO
atone for my slaughter. In 1884 l be-
gan TO gather up calves. 1t was very
difficult TO raise them. At first l lost
80 per cent, but after "A little exper-
fence | could save 80 per cent. l
stocked my farm near Garden City
with young ones rs rapidly rs l could
gather them. At the e.ose of 1884 /
had raised only four, the next year
seven, and the next year ~thirty-two.
and so on until had u herd OF nearly
one hundred" - san Francisco h.
QDREllGT.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
BROUGHT TO TERMS.
A Story That Proves that a Dog Can Rea.
son and Remember.

Mrs. e. Picton had q Skye terrier
wlli:h manifested a strong aversion tc
being washed, says the YOUTHS Com
panion. In time this aversion increased
to such n degree that the servants re.
fused 10 perform their ablutions, bcin.,
AFRAID 20 DO so on account or the Ter,
ocity evinced by the dog on such oc.
casions. Mrs. Picton herself was un-
willing to undertake the Office, for
though the animal was p~assionately at
tached to his mistress such was his
horror of the bath that ever she was
not safe. Threats, beating, and starv-
ing were of no avail. He was deter.
mined; he would not take a bath.
AT last ] hit upon a new device
Without curtailing his liberty in any
way | gave him TO understand, by TAX.
ing no notice of him, that he had
offended me. He was usually the COM
panion of my walks, but now l refused
to let him accompany me. On return
ing home l took no notice Of his demon
strative welcome and if he came look.
ing up at me for carcsses when | was
engaged either in reading or needle
work i deliberately turned my head
aside. This state of things continued
for a week or ten days and the poor
animal looked wretched and ~forlorn.
There was evidently n conflict going on
within him which told visibly ON his
outward appearance.
Then one morning he crept quietly
up to me, and gave me a look which
said as plainly as words could have
done. II can stand it no longer; /
submit" And submit he did, quietly
and patiently. to n of the toughest
ablutions it had ever been his lot TO ex-
perience. After the washing was over.
he bounded to me with a Joyous bark
and wag of his tail, saying unmistak-
ably, II know all is right now.m He
took. as of right, his place by my side
when went out TO walk, and retained
from that time his usual joyous de-
meanor
When the time for the next bath
came around, the old spirit Of obstinacy
revived, but a single look at my avert
ed countenance was sufficient Tor him,
and ho again submitted without n MUIR
muir. Why should we hesitate to
ascribc a reasoning faculty to an animal
In which a struggle between opposing
desires could thus be carried on for
days together?
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
CLUB OF
Easy Way In which Roman Women Dis.
posed OF Obnoxious Partners.

Secret poisoning did not abate with
the downfall Of the Roman Empire,
but continued in fashion, especially in
Italy, where it was regarded as alegit-
innate method Of Kidding ones self of a
troublesome companion or active adj
versary. With such tolerance was il
looked on that in l64S Henry, duke OF
Guise, wishing 10 dispose of an enemy
named Annese, offered TO a soldier a
rich reward il he would lie in wait and
stab Annese in the back. With horror
the trooper refused; it would be assass-
mating; he vas willing TO poison An
nese, but not to assassinate him.
Shortly after this interesting display of
conscientious scruple. someone hap
pened to note the remarkable number
of young widows in Rome. Almost
every third woman was 4 widow, and
most of them very attractive. Then
someone else commented on the fact
that whenever an old or middlc-aged
man married n Young or pretty woman
he soon died. Further observation dis
closed the curious circumstance that
men who were not, in the marital rela.
ton, rs correct "a they should have
been, were apt to die quite suddenly.
While men were specializing about
these queer matters, but no one able &c
arrive ut a satisfactory conclusion, al
at once Rome awoke n day TO a trc'
mendous sensation, consisting Of the
arrest Of several hundred Of the
youngest and prettiest widows in the
city. The police were busy every
where. The widows were dragged
through the streets To prison; seyera
~conr,nitted suicide to escrpe arrest, and
what was more, quite u number oI
ladies Of rank and hitherto animpoach-
ed reputation, were missing, having
Aed from the city. What did il al
meanp 1t meant this: Some month.
before, the clergy of Rome, learning
through the confessional. the pfeya
lence of misunderstanding, became
frightened at IFS astounding frequency
and. despite the secrecy imposed OF
them, determined 90 ~acquaint The
reigning pontifi, Alexander VII. The
disclosures were made. the police
placed oil the alert, and by cunning
devices discovered the existence Of 4
society or club of young matrons, who
met at the house of a woman named
Hieronyma Ipara. This WOMEN was q
professional fortune-teller, coniurel
and poisoner, and supplied her associ
ates with the means OF taking off then
undesirable partners. All Rome wa.
filled with horror, not only on account
OF the number of the criminals anC
their sex, but their rank and station IN
society, Tor among those convicted
were many whose reputation had, ut
TO that time, been excellent. A large
number fled, several committed suicide,
fourteen were hanged, nearly a hun
dred were publicly whipped through
the streets, then exiled, and many o.
the suspects against whom there was
no positive evidence, were advised e
leave Rome aud never return.--St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23

Several days ago, when John L
Walker, a farmer living in the north.
eastern part Of Lowndes county.
Georgia, wa in his field picking cotton.
his attention was attracted by a fuss
tiade by bis hogs in a swamp near tho
field. They made a noise very much
Alike they do when they come up with
an unfriendly animal, or perhaps a
strange drove of swine, and every now
and then d would squeal. He thought
little of it, supposing they were having
a tilt with o neighbours hogs. But he
soon went to the house. when his sow,
came up. Che tumbled''c eve deal, and
then another, and another, and the
fourth became very sick, but recovered.
Upon exa9ination he discovered that
they had been bitten by a snake on the
the nose, and one of them in the tongue.
A man working for Mr.. Walker went
into the swamp, found the snake and
killed 1T. 1t was . flye-foot RATHER.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
Blue FOR Envelopes

"Why are these envelopes blue on the
insidep" was the query put to astation.
er the other day by a Pittsburg Dis
patch reporter.
FOR q very simple reason" was the
reply. "One of the great results TO be
attained in making envelopes is to pre-.
vent transparency. Many white papers
are so transparent that by careful
scrutiny the contents Of envelopes may
be determined. For instance, let US
put a sheet of paper with writing on IL
into this envelope. Let us also insert
a bank check. We will now seal It and
hold it to the light thus. There yov
cannot only sec the bank check, but
you can also read many of the words ON
the sheet of paper. This can be pre-
vented either by getting q very thick
and high-priced envelope which is not
transparent, nor scarcely translucent,
or by taking a cheaper grade Of paper
which is blue on n side. Now we
sell quite a number of blue envelopes
that is, envelopes which are blue on the
outside; but most peoplc do not like
them for their color. So, to get over
the difficulty and still not make a high
priced article, we use paper which IL
blue on n side and white on the other.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
ENGLISH RULE IN AFRICA.
Troops Hurrying TO the Scene OF Recent
Troubles.

hfVoFS As"tty'pk " ~ 'tA Us ~
Troubles.
LONDON, Nov. 14.-Since the news ar
rived of the homcward march of Stanley
with Emin Pasha and his party, and Of
the reported disaster to DR.. Peters re-
lief expedition, the British East African
company has been rapidly picking up
all the best available men to send out
to protect its territories from raids by
the rebellious natives. Captain Luz
gard, whose name 10 well known in con-
n~ection with the Lake Nyassa troubles,
and George s. Mackenzie, with $50 men,
left for Mombassa this week. Judging
from the activity displayed in securing
fighting men, the British East African
company must anticipate having to do
some heavy work in order 20 hold its
territory against the incursions of the
Arabs. The latest news from hat re-
gion indicates that all the native ele-
ments are up in arms, and are for the
moment brethren in a common cause TO
drive out the now detested foreigners.
This serious uprising on the part Of the
natives is attributed TO Captain Wiss.
mans attempt TO increase the sphere of
German influence by DISCRIMINATING the
Ueonle,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
An Immense Turtle.

The Cape Sable advertiser eport
that the crew Of a fishing schooner q
short time since. while u few miles
from Cape Stables saw what at first
sight they took to be the genuine sea-
serpent come to the surface for an air.
ing. They could sec that the immense,
black mass was propelling itself slowly
away from them, and they resolved on.
giving chase and having 4 closer view.
The captain and another man sprang
into a boat and were soon alongside.
when they discovered it was a turtle Of
rather vast dimensions. being fully IA
feet long, 8 feet broad, and between s,
and s feet in thickness. Then q wicked
looking head protruded from under the
she'll to tho extent Of four feet or more.
After vain efforts to capture The
creature with ga6, a harpossa was
tried, but the iron rebounded rom Me
solid shell and the attempt had 10 DO
abandoned. During the struggle the
moSster made the spray ly on al sides,
and u was not safe to get very near him.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23

A new place of entertainment recently
opened in Paris is called the Moulin
Rouge. Over the entrance is a real wind.
mill, while round this is a corridor with
immense gothic windows, which gives
the place q semi-cathedral look. In the
center of all is a garden which all night
glimmers with Chinese lanterns. The
name adopted by the proprietors Of the
place is historical, for there was of old
a famous Moulin Rouge in the
Champs ulysses, which, under the en-
pire, was a restaurant which eclipSed
those OF Laurent and Ledoyen-then in
their infaney-and was the summer
ever ing rendezvous of a host of polit-
icaf, literary, artistic and fashionable
celebrities.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
The w. C. 7. U. Situation.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Mrs. j. Ellen
Foster, speaking OF the withdrawal Of
the Iowa delegation from the w. c. 7.
u. convention last night, said the mem
bers deeply regretted being compelled
to take such a course, but none other
was left open to them. They are still
constitutionaNy auxiliary to the ma
tional union, and must remain 80 until
the next annual meeting of the Iowa
society. The provisional committee
appointed by the n~on-partisan women
will begin aggressive work at once.
They will make no war upon IL o old
society, and wish it success in its many
lines of Christian work. There are,
however, large numbers of women who
wish to do legitimate temperance work
and will not consent to u mortgage Of
their political influence. Hundreds of
ministers, who cannot give their support
to a partisan organization, have urged
us to the step we have taken" added
Mrs. Foster. ''For myself, l expect
our action will greatly modify the par
tisan course of the national union. The
lines OF partisanship and non-partisan-
ship being definitely drawn will force
many women to think critically and
come to logical conclusions"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
The Japanese minister to America,

The Japanese minister TO America,
Mr.. Mutsu, has Just geceiEea the deeara-
upon him by the emperor in recognition
of his recent conclusion of a treaty with
Mexico and other services for the state.
Mr.. Mutsu had previously been decor
ated by the emperor with the order Of
the rising sun. The order was irclosed
in the hollow of q bamboo stick, a
method which prevails in Japan. Mr..
Mutsu is not a nobleman, but belongs
to a class in Japan analogous TO that OF
the gentry in England.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23

Each reimbursement OF Paris viii
hencef0rth be provided with a mortuary
depot to meet cases of which the follow
ing is q type: A par died recently in a
cab and the body. upon being brought
to his furnished lodgings, was refused
admittanee by the proprietor. 1t was
next conveyed to the hospital, which
declined it o. the ground that only
living people were received, When
transported TO the morgue the remains
were also refused, the morgue being
only for unknown dead.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
An Old Buffalo Hunt.

The Hon. C. J. Jones, the veteran
buffalo hunter of America, Is the gen
tleman who originated the idea OF rails
ing the buffalo for domestic purposes.
In an interview he gave the follow
Ing interesting story regarding his
early days as a hunter and his pet hob
by of demonstrating this now almost
extinct race Of bovines:
Il began hunting the buffalo in 1871
ut 80 cents apiece. All ! did was TO
shoot them down for a company. which
would take the hides in to Hayes City
and Fort Wallace and sell them. They
would split the hide down the belly,
cutting the legs a little distance down.
Then they cut the neck and slipped it
back a little. Taking q loop in a rope
they would hitch one team Of horses to
the hide and one to the horns and
whip the hide of in less time than it
takes to tell 1t.
II have often killed from forty TO
sixty buffalo right In their tracks. /
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
4 Minnesota Murder.

WoRTuINGToN, Mimi, Nov. IA
man named Charles Merkle was brought
here to the Jail yesterday from Larkin
township, this county, charged with the
murder of his brother-in-law, George
Schleiter. Merkle lives with his pa
rents north of Schleiter. The story is
that both men have fine teams and they
svene oaah praisins "o ehetr own team,
which led to u quarrel and fight be-
tween them, resulting in Schleiter
striking Merkle, who then obtained a
pick handle and. according to his own
story, struck SchleiteP over the head,
killing him instantly. He struck twice
after he fell and then buried the body
behind the horses in the stable. Mrs.
Schlciter did not know of the matter
till, on calling her husband to supper
and receiving no answer, she went TO
the barn and found blood stains. She
then went TO her brothers place, when
some other members of the family went
to look and searched out the body. The
accused was taken by them before a JUS
tice, who sent. him To Adrian, from
whence he was sem here. 1t is under
stood that Merkle admits the killing
and has told the whole story.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23

The queen regent Of Spain has re-
turned TO Madrid after a few weeks at
San Sebastian, Before leaving she
presided over tho annual fete Of the
''bathing women" and after watching
the graceful national dances which
formed the chief feature of the festivity,
the queen asked ono of the women,
''Who has taught you to dance so well?"
To which the woman, with ready
wit, replied, "Dame, madame, the good
God himself. He is a ready teacher.
And not expensive, either
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
A Church Celebration.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE quarter GEN.
ten.dal OF the Second Baptist church.
church, which worships in a building
nearly a century old, was celebrated
last night and until the early hours of
this morning with considerable cere-
mony and enthusiasm. The storm
beaten old structure, in which the
praises Of God have been sung for three
generations, and which was removed
thirty years ago from the south to the
west side of the city, a distance of sew
eral miles, was gaily decorated in honor
Of the occasion.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
Seeing the sights.

BALrrMoRE, Nov. li.-Today has been
designated as Baltimore day" in the
Catholic celebration. 1t is to be wholly
occupied in pleasure seeking. About
800 priests and laymen vent sight-see.
ing this morning. Druid Hill park was
visited and other places Of interest and
attraction. Dinner was served at st.
Mary's industrial school. A reception
will be rendered to the archbishops and
other clergy and laity this afternoon by
Mayor Latrobe.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23
Ineersoll's Daughter Marries.

New York, Nov. 14.-Miss Eva Inger.
soil, aged 20, the eldest daughter OF
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, was mar
RED to Walston Hill Brown, head of the
banking firm of w. ii. Brown & Bros.
The wedding occurred at Colonel Inger-
soils residence, and was q quiet affair,
only the intimate friends being invited.
The ceremony was purely q legal con-
tract and was performed by Judge Bar.
ret, of the supreme court. a lifelong
friend Of Colonel Ingersoll and OF the
b~ridegroom's family.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23

The results of English researches ia
Assyria the past yearare said to be very
valuable. Almost Che whole of SIENNA
cherib's great palace at Konyuniik has
now been cleared out, including the
library and chambers, and the result is
that some 400 new tal&a~S, etc, have
been secured FOR the British museum
The Americans got into trouble with the
Arabs, and were obliged to abandon the
work.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-23

The emperor OF Russia paid an The
expenses during his late visit to the
king ct Do--..s~.us1bs sosaIassseHas
was something terrific, since apart from
the cost Of the entertainment Of the inn
Eiense number of persons who were
resident at the schloss there was q vast
outlay in connection with the army Of
Russian police agents, with whom the
whole neighborhood YVES swarming for
TWO months.