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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

would come.
In a moment he was beside her, ara
she was clasped to his heart.
Oh, Luisa, you love me! lis no
dreaming. after all!' he said, in low.
intense tones
"Of course | love YOU. Michail." she
murmured, with her head against his
breast. Did any Il say that | did
not?'
But. Tulsa, you said | should con.
tinuc to be to YOU what | had been
for years. Why did you leave me hope.
lcss?n
The arch. b!ushing face was raised y
moment, and a laugh rippled from her
lips.
We'll, Michail, you have been all the
world TO me for years. Why did YOU
not ask me if loved you if you wanted
to know"
'Ah, why, darling, Because | had
not the courage. But how had YOU
been dreaming, Luisa?n
I-oh, 'Michail, / thought hat sou
only cared for me as a sister," she muir.
INJURED, while crimson glow crept from
her dainty chin to the dark waves OF
her hair.
"Oh, what pair of foolish drcamers.
But | have the sweet reality at last.
/ cannot share my treasure longer
with the public. The bride of Count
de Cardinus cannot appear upon the
stage"
all, why did you not tell me before?
And YOU have honored me with your
love-I. a poor Mexican peasant girl.
1t shall he rs you desire"
The devotion of the count was no Sc
cret with his friends, and when his en-
gagement was whispered about there
was no surprise manifested; but when
it was publicly announced that his
promised bride wouldHappear but once
more upon the stage. sher friends and
admirers were wild with dismay. ant
declared that the count was selfish be
You'd reason.
When they appealed to Luisa. she
stole her hand into that Of her lover,
and, with bluShing modeStv, she said:
Il thank you for your kindly interest
in me, but You do MOI understand all
that Count de Cardinus has been To me.
1t Is my delight TO render obedience
10 his slightest wish. Perhaps after
tonight you will not wonder that this
is So"
Every inch of available space in the
grand opera house was occupied ut an
early hour in honor of the last appear
ancc of LuiSa Montcz upon the stage.
In all her life the fair singer had never
reached suca lofty strains of melody,
such trills of perfection rs burst upon
the vast audience ~ she came to the
front OF the stage. Applause was lay.
ished upon her until il became continu-
Gus; but, like everything in life. the
play was soon a sweet fragrance of the
past; then, in the midst of n wild clam.
or for II more glimpse of their favor.
tie, Luisa, clad in "A scant. clinging
peasant dress. with an old guitar swung
across her shoulder, came tfmidly be.
fore them, and in the breathlcss hush
of surprise she began to play ''Sobre
Las Oias," while her wonderful voice
rose and fell with each chord in word.
less harmony.
Each heart in that audience fntuitive.
ly comprehcnded that this was no idle
masquerading, but n picture from her
own obscure girlhood, and when Count
de Cardinus, clasping the hand of his
b~etrothed, now radiant in rich attire
and rare jewels. came before them.
with n accord they declared that he
had nobly won the fair young girl, and
that ii was his right TO bear her away
to his princcly home in Cuja.-Fire-
st&e Companion.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

"A certain young lady in Cincinnati Is
sorry she bet on Foraker. She agreed 70
wheel her sweetheart about town in n whecI
now in the horrible reality of the thing the
gentleman has consented to allow the per
formance to take place at 4 O'Clock in the
morning when the streets are not so
crowded.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

The origin Of the word ''hurrah'' has
Tor some time been a theme of discussion
in the press. A writer in an English
journal expresses the conviction that Il is
nothing but an enlarged form of hurr (sig.
nifying "a rapid movement), and il of purely
Ieutonic origin" Also, that the word
hurry is its Anglicized form.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

"A certain Augusta man has a very fine
banjo that he prizes highly, and is usually
leaf 10 all proposals to loan it. One night
nos long ago he let a friend take it TO pl:.y
On at an entertainment. That night a ire
destroyed the place where the instrument
usually kept. The owner had saved it
ny his kindly act.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

"A luck recently killed near James
town, n. Y, has caused great excitement
in that region. In its crop was found a
piece of gold quartz. The bird had been
feeding on the borders of C~bautauqua lake
near by, and it is claimed that an examina-
ton of the locality revealed many more
specimens of rich gold. bearing quartz.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30
A Pleasing Sense

or health and strength renewed and Of eass
and comfort follows the use OF Syrup OF
Figs. as It acts in harmony with nature to
efectually cleanse the system when costivc
or bilious. For sale in soc and 81 bottles
by all leading druggists.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

will hear your song sublime, some
ether time, he said, pulling away suddenly
and leaving the coat button in my hands.
But he didn't get far, he was detained by
rheumatism In his left knee. / pressed
into his hand a small package. TIL next
day he ran to meet me and said, Wonder
full this Salvational Oil, amt III"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

-Abbotsford is still so popular a resort
that the fees paid by tourists usually ex-
ceed t4W a year, so that IL is twice as
profitable TO show the place as to let it, for
the rent paid by Mr., Thorhurn, who has
taken it for five years, is only 600 "A year
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

Peter Laing, who has probably only
,nc senior in years in this country and who
s certainly the most remarkable centenar-
an in Great Britain, was the other day adj
nitted in his native town OF Elgin "a mem
Der of the local lodge Of Odd Fellows.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

"A Russian paper notes the termination
recently of a law suit begun in 149l, or four
centuries ago. The litigation was over a
,orty acre tract of cultivated land. and has
oeen handed down through numberless
generations, and, curiously enough, has
been finally settled by peaceful arbitra
sfnO
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

LAYING between Assam and Burmah
is the remote little hill state of Man
ipur, lately visited by Indian officers,
II of whom, writing on the forests of
the state in Indian Forests, gives an
extraordinary account of Imphail. the
capital. 1t is situated in what appears
a dense forest. Neither spires nor
chimneys cut the blue sky, nor is smoke
observed to ascend from the sylvan
scene of the capital. Nothing, in fact,
bespeaks the busy home OF $4,000 to
1900 people, and yet hidden away
amoug these trees is the palace of the
Raiah and hard by are the houses OF
his favorites. each family having a large
inclosure around the homestead. Imp.
hail may thus be described as a city OF
villages, or rather suburban residences,
around the palace. Straight. wide
roads lined with trees, frequently in.
tersecting each other ut right angles,
afford the means of communication,
but neither shop, artisan, nor wheeled
conveyance exists in the city. Indus
try aud skill occur only in the distant
rural homes"
The people of the capital are the
promoted fayorites of the ruler, whc
have had assigned to them plots o,
ground near the palace, and live by
pressing upon the prosecuted agricul'
turist OF the state. .
The capital of Manipur is a roya,
residence dedicated to luxury ana
amusement. All are happy. The
| streets are crowded with smiling, healthy
faces, of which few bear the marks o.
toll or labor. There are no schools in
the state, and court favor and promo
ton are secured by success in polo.
Coinage is unknown, and the men are
not allowed to trade. Imports and
exports, except in certain articles that
yield a royal revenue, n practically
prohibited.
The women from the distant village.
| repair on a certain day Il the capital
or to other recognized centers. Each
carries on her head a neatly made
square basket, in which has been placed
the surplus stock of the homestead. the
labors OF her industrial skill or of her
husbands agricultural knowledge. On
reaching the market place the contents
of these baskets are exposed and bar
tered. when each returns again to her
family, carrying of the proceeds.
On market days the long straight
road from Bishenpur to Imphail is
crowded by groups of women hurry
ing to and fro. Each wears an ele-
gantly striped dress in bright colors.
made of silk ard cotton. The stripes
run along the length. and the top and
bottom are neatly embroidered. A long
piece of cloth is ~cleverly carried across
the breasts and just under the armpits;
instead of round the waist, and is firm
ly tucked mp. ~ that the top embroid-
cred edge falls forward, adding an adj
ditio1sl fold to the garment, while the
bottom edge reaches a little below the
knees. The legs and arms are left ex-
posed. The women are the only trad
ers In the whole state.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

A Wheeling youth dyed his auburn
mustache. He must have got hold of the
wrong bottle, for the hair on his lip
turned "a rich sea-green. He is now
smoothly shaved.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

If every woman in this land knew for
herself the actual quality Of Dobbins' Flee
trio soap, no other washing soap could be
sold. Millions do use it, but other millions
have never tried it. Have you. Ask your
grocer for it.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

When .'aby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried FOR C~astorla.
When she became Mis-, she chung to castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

Ben Butler has done n great good In the
Iewkesbury Almshouse, but his work will
not be complete till he orders a good sup
ply of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, the peoples
remedy.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

John Hathorn Lott, who lives near
Lake in the Warwick valley,
New York, is DC years Of age and thinks
day.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

"A magnificent golden owl was caught
In the chapel of the Pacific Methodist col
lege at Santa Rosa, Cal, recently. The
%janitor intends TO keep II for exhibition.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

For bronchial, Asthmatic and Pull
monary Complaints, 'BRowN's BRoS-
cHIAL TRoCHRsh have remarkable curative
properties. Ill ONLY IN BOXES.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

II afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell
IL. 25c.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
'or Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

"A lOc cigar in quality, but only = DC cigar
In price Is 'Tansill's Punch"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

Oregon. h Paradise OF Farmers.
Mid, equable climate, certain and album
tan. f~Fops. Best fruit, grain, grass and
sock country in the world. Full informa-
ton free. Address the Oregon Immigra,
ton Board, Portland, Ore.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30
Autumn LG3VnS--0f DlusiG
The IEMPEakhCE CRUSADE &C \ SO,

/. q. Emerson and Edwin Moore. Earnest, refined.
poetry ana music. vHiCh will be most wei.
come 10 the best class OF temperance workers.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-30

then, win the patnos Oh a heart over
flowing with love, she sung:
once again I saw the river.
Where the water-lilies grow
Where the willow-branches CULVER
As the gentle zeplyrs blow:
And l heard those weit-beloyed accents
That once held my heart In thrall.
And they whispered words OF PROMISE
was dreaming, that was all"
For one instant Luisa raised her face,
passion-iillcd and aglow, to the gaze OF
the count; then like the glad song Of
some bird set free, her voice rose into
wave. after wave of richness, volume,
and power:
'In my hand there steals another.
And my heart is throbbing fast,
As he whispers that together
We will cling unto the last.
Then i murmur that j love him.
Whatsoever may befall.
And my soul is hlled with rapture
'Tis no dreaming. after all!
It's no dreaming, It's no dreaming.
It's no dreaming. after all"
1t was well for the count hat the cur
tain was called in that deafening burst
of applause, else he would have been
over the box and upon the stage as he
comprehended the significance of her
song and all the possible rapture it sug-
gested to him.
The remainder of the evening was
like o rose-tnted cloud. with the ever
smiling face of Tulsa mirrored in its
brightness. like a Joy that he would
reach ere long and claim all as his own.
As the curtain fell upon the last act.
the sweet singer quickly sought keT
own private room behind the scenes.
and stood waiting for the coming Of the
count. for right well she knew that he
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-14
arge CITY Needs.

There are localities in every one Of
our great cities, says the Christian
Union, that are the suburbs OF hell.
Post-mortem preaching in hades
would have as much hope as preaching
in some Of these localities while we do
nothing to improve them. There
ought to be straightway organi zed in
New York city u company with at least
81, 100000 capital TO erect either in
New York city tenements, or in the vi
cinity, cottages which would make pos
sible decent home for men OF incomes
not exceeding $3.50 a day.
What democratic America needs is
n democratic Christianity. We cannot
travel TO heaven in frst-class and sec
oud-class coaches. Our schools are
democratic, our conveyances are dem
ocratic, our thcaters are democratic; it
is only our churches that keep Dives
and Lazarus apart. The rich and poor
meet together except when they pre-
tend TO reflect that the Lord is the
maker of them all; then they separate
10 worhip him. Ecclesiasti-
cal soup-houses can not take the place
of Christian chucches.
If wori1ingmen are able to form their
own primaries, organize their own la
Dor unions, direct the affairs of their
own lodges, they are not incompetent
to govern their own churches.
The babe can not grow until the UNI
bilical cord is cut. What we want in
our churchless wards is churches not
missionary chapels. The
poor resent patronage; are jealous Of
their independence; but covet svmpa-
thy and fellowship, and they are right.
Whatever refuses them fellowship and
offers them patronage is rejected, and
such rejection is TO their honor.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-14
Government and Consti.ut OH.

All the way along our national career
We find the people divided over the
question of federal authority-some
favoring its liberal extention, others
demanding that il be held carefully in
check. The right of the government
to construct or aid internal improve
ments-such as the building OF national
roads, the opening of waterways and
the improvement of navigable streams
to charter national banks and carry
out other great measures, has been
fought step by step; and for this
reason the later amendments to the
constitution, to guard as far as possible
against new doubts or conflicts, express
ly confer upon the government the
power TO enforce the provisions Of such
amendments. As there are people to-
day who believe that the government
has far exceeded its true province, SO
there are others who believe it has not
gone far enough. 1t is suggested for
instance, that the government should
build ship canals and take charge of
the railroads, Of the telegraph and n
variety of other great interests, and
manage them for the common benefit
of the people, and that, if it does not
possess sufficient power under the con-
stitution as it stands, amendments
should be adopted giving it more power.
1t will surprise no one at all familiar
with the subject TO he told that the
government is doing things which,
under the constitution, it ought not TO
do; and, on the other hand, that it is
not doing things which, under the con-
stitution, it ought 10 do. And those
who blindly demand an increase Of
power would do we'll to first understand
the pow6c it actually YIELDS to-day.
That amendments will be adopted in
the course of time cannot be doubted;
for new conditions provoke new ques-
tons. But they are serious affairs.
They should be made with caution.
The person who would offer change
or addition to the constitution TO meet
every trivial or passing topic of the
day is not a safe adviser Of the people.
st. Nicholas.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-14

her face is rosy with health and her
features still preserve the stamp OF
beauty. Her eyes are big and gray,
scintillating under the flashes of dark
eyelashes and brows, and were her at
tire less pronounced she would be
styled elegant. This lady enters the
reception-room and sends her card 10
several members, who at once respond,
and soon she is surrounded by a coterie
of conscript fathers, vying with each
other in playing the gallant. She jests
and jokes with them all, inviting them
to call at her residence, and after hav-
ing played her cards adroitly leaves
the capitol in well-appointed coupe,
with driver in livery. Sometimes she
is accompanied by her daughter, IL
pretty girl OF eighteen, and a splendid
type of the blonde.
This lady is professional lobbyist,
and plies her vocation with marked
success. Whispers in the air are heard
occasionally in criticism OF her private
character from those OF her own sex,
but neither man nor woman has ever
brought forward an accusation direct
and positive, so far as is generally
known. She has had her fingers, how
ever, in many congressional pie,
whereof she received a slight OF great
er or lesser proportions, and no one is
more thoroughly posted in the avenues
and channels of legislation. She OBJ
tains a copy of every bill introduced
and OF the reports thereon, and if the
game be worth the candle, hunts up its
history and parentage. Then when the
case is thoroughly digested she offers
TO make or mar, as the case may be,
wherever the best financial opportun-
ity is presented, and her efforts arc
usually attended with success. She is
shrewd, and gathers honey from every
honey-bearing flower
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-14
Torn to Pieces by q Tiger.

The shocking death OF female tam
er of wild beasts is reported from
Hohenmuth, in Bohemia. She was a
girl twenty-six years old, named Bertha
Baumgartner. During a public per
Torrance in strolling menageric she
entered an empty cage, and the door OF
an adjoining cage was then opened to
let lion and Bengal tiger enter. The
lion walked in quietly, but the tiger, a
ferocious beast, which had three times
wounded its keepers, crouched in the
doorway and showed temper. The girl
lost nerve, cried for help, and slipped.
AS she did so the tiger made u spring,
bit her on the shoulder, then in the
throat, literally rent her to pieces, and
tossed her body about. Half the
audince ran TO the doors in horror,
while the attendants tried to beat of
the tiger by poIing hot irons into the
cage. But the girl was dead long be.
fore the animal was driven away. The
lion seems to have been as much
frightened as the human spectators, FOL
he took no part in the carnage. -Vienna
Despatch to London Times.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-14
No Poisonous ms 'cts, Serpeu;s or
Plants.

While discussing venomous reptiles
il will perhaps not be out of place TO
add little information which seems TO
me remarkable, and which will be news
to nearly all who live east OF the noun
tains. When arrived on Puget Sound
was informed that. there were neither
poisonous serpents. insects nor plants
on the shores or islands OF the sound.
Having never seen place entirely de-
void of poisonous animal or Vegetable
life | was rather inclined to doubt the
assertion, though assured by many old
settlers. as we'll as new, that such was
the case. However, a careful investi-
CATION since then has convinced me
that il is true. In all my hunting and
fishing expeditions have never seen a
specimen of poisonous reptile. insect or
plant. | notice ar entire absence of
both poison oak and ivy, which / have
heretofore encountered wherever l have
been. AS far as | can learn, what l
have said in regard to Puget Sound
also holds true of all the country lying
west of the Cascade Poorest and
Stream.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-14
The Prize Cattle of ENGLAND.

The champion beast in England is a
splendid Devon steer, whose sire rejoc-
es in the popular name of Gladstone,
and which belongs to IL Norwich man,
but which was bred at Tavistock. just
under three years Of age, this animal
tips the beam at $50 hundredweight
and quarter. How does that look, says
the patriotic visitor, for the roast beef
of old Englandp At the Birmingham
show last week the judges proclaimed
this steer the best of its breed they had
seen, and the Islington wise men have
crowded the edifice of Gladstone perez
fame by the supreme award of all, to
say nothing of being first in his class,
best of his breed, and the best male in
the show. When looked at him yes.
terday he did not seem much affected
by all this honor; but | am afraid he
will be rather cut up before long. His
closest rival was black Scotch heifeI
from Ross-shire, pronounced q little
beauty, and awarded a ESQ cup as the
best lady in the show. London letter
TO Philadelphia Telegr aph.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-14
The French minister OF war, Mons.

The French minister OF war, Mons.
de Freycinet, has obtained grant of
$3.50, 600. 900, which will be chiefly OK
pended in fortifying the northern from
tiers of France. This means beyond
question that France calculates upon
the annexation OF Holland by Ger
many as soon as the breath is out OF
the old kings body. Bismarck has,
already given what diplomats call a
protocol TO declare intentions. He
has signifled that Luxembourg will be
admitted into the German Zollverein,
and he has refused permission to tho
old duke of Nassau, the heir presump-.
tive, to abdicate his rights in favor of
his son. BY declaring their intention
to fortify their northern boundary the
French like the high minded nation
they are, make proclamation that they
will not annex part of Belgium in
compensation for Germany's too prob
able annexation of Holland. There
fore they cannot leave their northern
frontier defenceless, for a German
army of occupation in Holland could
march TO Paris in a week if there
were not lines of fertilization at i'm
portant points, connected by strategic
railways. The French are praying
that there will be time given them for
the work, and this depends largely
upon the vital thread of the king of
Holland which is already within the
shears of Atropos. If they are ready
they will not be molested; if they are
not molested they will have a grand
exhibition; if they have a grand ex-
hibition many citizens Of the
United States propose to have a
good time in Paris. So that we all
have personal interest in the fate of
the king OF Holland.