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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-05
MINNEAPOLIs, Dec 81.
N CITY, Dec. 81.
CATTLE
Quite

New York Sun: Bobby" said his
mother, did you give half of the orange
to your little sister,"
"Oh, yes, ma, | gave her more than
that" replied Bobby with a generous
air.
did you indeed. Bobby? Why that
was very nice Of you"
yes, ma, l sucked the juice out and
gave her all the rest"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-05
IL SLOW
They Have Not Vet Considered the
House Bill Providing for the TAX
ing OF the Eleventh. Census.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21-The senate
committee on the ensus has no as yet
had any meeting TO consider the house
bill providing for the taking Of the
eleventh census. A bill for this purpose
passed the house Of representatives, at its
last session. AS the data approaches on
which it is proposed the census shall be
taken June /, 1890, the committee is re-
ceiving frequent communications suggest
ing amendments to the house bill. The
principal ones suggested relate to the pro-
vision authorizing an enumeration of the
survivors of the late war and Insertion of
a provision for ascertaining the recorded
Indebtedness Of the people.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-05
Gaze Of

Philadelphia Call: Young Wife (at a
balD-You are improving wonderfully as
a dancer. Don't you remember how you
used TO tear my dresses?
Young Husband-Y-e.s. | wasn't buy
ing EN- then.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-05

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 27.-The
American base ball teams played a game
here yesterday, the score being: America
49,; Chicago, IA.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-05

A Christian gentleman will not assault
. the choirmaster uH.il after the benediction.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
An Ano,ept Epvptian Necklace.

1t is a chain of exquisite gold, rich
orange yellow in color, with links
dexterously twined one upon another.
1t is about thirteen inches long, three
eighths of an inch wide, and as nearly a
tenth of an inch thick as | can measure
it with rule. The ends of it were at
first only fitted with small solid rings
set into clamps beautifully ornament
cd with leaf work. Perhaps 1t was
fastened to the wearer's neck by fla
ment or cord of silk tied through. The
present owner has arranged a modern
clasp in the shape of the lotus flower.
1t can still be used, and indeed as well
as ever, as an ornament for one in full
dress. 1t is so flexible, falling down
into picturesque folds the moment it is
let go, that 1t seems more like rib
bon of delicate tissue than mere metal
An expert goldsmith told me, after
he had examined 1t with his glass,
that it undoubtedly had perfectness
of uniformity in the links which could
be found only in a chain manufac-
tured by machinery. This was to me
a matter of wonder, for / was not pre-
pared to learn that the ancient Egypt
ians had the knowledge of machines
which could produce woven fabrics
from pure gold. 1t was at once dis
covery and delight
1t must be confessed that when ]
have spoken of this necklace as be-
longing to a princess I have no actual
authority. 1t dates from the age of
Moses, il Herr Brugsch is correct-a
learned period, 1t Is fact; bat how
much acquaintance the nation had
then with delicate nachinery it is not
easy to say. This ornament was found
in one of that range of tombs opened
along the Nile, where royal and priest.
~ burials were frequent. 1t may have
been worn by the daughter of king,
but not We. ..s any one able to give her
name, her lincasa or her history. st.
Nicholas
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
For Copying Drawings

A new method of copying drawings
which may be found of service in
architects offices, is given in the
Deutsches Baumgewerbes Blatt. Any
kind of Opaque drawing paper In or
dinary use may be employed for this
purpose, stretched in the usual way
over the drawing to be copied or trao-
ed. Then, by the aid of cotton pad,
the paper is soaked with benzine. The
pad causes the benzine to enter the
pores of the paper, rendering the lat
ter more transparent than the finest
tracing paper. The most delicate lines
and tints show the paper so treated,
and may be copied with the greatest
ease, for pencil, India ink or water
colors take equally well on the benzin-
lied surface. The paper Is neither
creased nor torn, remaining whole
and supple Indeed, pencil and water
color tinting last better upon paper
treated in this way than on any other
kind of tracing paper, the former be-
ing rather difficult to remove by rub.
Der. When large drawings are to be
dealt with, the benzine treatment Ii
only applied to parts at a time, thus
keeping pace with the rapidity of ad
vancement with the work. When the
copy is completed the benzine evapor.
ates and the paper resumes its original
white and Opaque appearance without
betraying the faintest trace of the ben.
zine. tit is desired to fx lead pencil
marks ON ordinary drawing or tracing
paper, this may be done by wetting i
with milk and drying In the air
Building.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12

AS TO FICTION.
Henry james says Some Sound Things II
a Letter To the Deerfield School.

Henry James says Some Sound Things In
a Letter To the Deerfield School.
/ am afraid | can do little more
than thank you for your courteous In.
vitation to be present at the sittings OF
your delightfully."- sounding school OF
romance, which ought to inherit hap
piness and honor from such name.
am so very far away from you that
am afraid / can't participate very in
telligibly in your discussions, but can
only give them the furtherance of a
dimly discriminating sympathy. 1
am not sure that apprehend very
well your apparent premise, ''the ma,
terialism of our present tendencies,
and l suspect that this would require
some clearing up before l should be
able Of even them to contribute any
suggestive or helpful word.
To tell the truth | can't help think
ing that we already talk too much
about the novel, about and around 1t,
in proportion 10 the quantity OF 1t hav-
ing any importance that we produce:
What / should say to the nymphs and
swains who propose to converse about
it under the great trees at Deertield is:
'Oh, do something from your point
of view; an ounce of example Is worth
ton Of generalizations; do some
thing with the great art and the great
form; do something with life. Any
point of view is interesting that is q
direct impression of life.
"You each have an impression col
ored by your individual conditions
make this into picture, a picture
framed by your own personal wisdom,
your glimpse of the American world
| The field is vast for freedom, fol
study, for observation, for satire, foi
truth | don't think really do know
what YOU mean by '.materializine
tendencies any more than | shoulcc
by "spiritualizing" or ''etherealizing
There are no tendencies worth any
thing but to see the actual or the i'm
| aginative, which is just as visible, ant
TO paint 1t. / have only two httl'
words for the matter remotely ap
preaching To rule or doctrine; one Il
| life and the other freedom. Tell tbs
ladies and gentlemen, the ingeniou
| inquirers, to consider life directly ans
| closely, and not 20 be put Off VIII
mean and puerile falsities, and TO D
| conscientious about it. 1t is infinitel,
large. various and comprehensive
Every sort of mind will find what. !
looks for in il, whereby the novel be
comes truly multifarious and illustra
tive.
| That is what Imean by liberty; giv
it its head and let it range. IL It is II
ii had-yax. aud the ENGLISH novel :
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
LIFE IS ALL RIGHT.

The summer winds ia snifIin' round the bloomin'
locus trees
And the clover in the pastur' Is big day for the
bees,
And they been a-swiggin' honey, above board and
on the sly
they fy.
They's been a heap O. rain, but tho suns out to
day,
And the clouds of the wet spell is al cleared away
And the woods Is all the greener, and the grass Is
greener still;
Il may rain again to-morry but doa't think IL
viii
Some say the crops Is ruined and the corn's
drownded out,
And propha-sy the wheat win DO failure, With
out doubt,
But the kind Providence, that has never feiled us
yet
VIII be on hand onct more az the 'Ieventh hour,
bet
Does the meddcr lark complain US be swims high
and dry,
Does the qiail set up and whistle In disappointed
wayf
Er hang bis head in silence and sorrow ali the
days
Is the chipmaDk' q health faiiuref Docs he walk
or does be rum
Don't the buzzards ooze around up tharc. just
Ike they've aius doDef
Is they anything the matter with the rcoster's
lungs or voice2
ort mortal be cornplainin' when dumb animals
rejoicei
Then let US, one and all. be oontnted with our
lot;
The June Is here this morning and the sun is
shining hot.
Oh let Us ali our hearts with the glory Of the day
And banish every doubt and care and sorrow far
away
guide,
Such 6ne circumstances ought 70 make Us salts
fed;
For the world Is fun Of roses and the roses full Of
dew
And the dew Is fun Of heavenly love that drip
for me and you
james whitcomb Riley
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His Dignity yyou,dn,t wash,

He was a majestic man, with a
whole car load Of dignity resting on
his shoulders as he walked down the
beach to the edge of the water.
You can chaf some men as they
thus stand waiting. You can call em
old man, or old fellow, and ask if the
water is cold enough for them, or if
they don't want another iceberg in
theirs. No one attempted to chaff this
old Roman. His demeanor forbade it.
All the small boys stood back in re-
spectful way while he folded his arms
and gazed out across the heaving sea
as if he expected to see the coast of
Spain.
The great man finally entered the
water. 1t was beneath his dignity to
yell "oochl" as the cold water sawed
away at his ankles, or to pause in his
advance as he got started. He headed
right out for the breakers, squared
himself for the coming roller, and he
wouldn't have turned his side or
jumped it for a thousand dothrs. The
roller came booming in, and while all
others ducked or dived his majesty
stood on his pins and faced it.
Next moment something came
ashore-something which turned over
and over as it came-something which
spit and gasped and clawed and
strangled as it struggled up. It was
his majesty. The wind had been
knocked out of him, and he had been
flung end over end and plowed along
the bottom, and his dignity was nil.
AS he got up there was general yell
of delight, but he did not hear it. He
looked neither to the right nor the
left, but marched away with stately
step to the bath house, leaving drip
ping trail on the sands behind him,
and we never saw him again. Detroit
Free Press.
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Australian ,yarron.

Mrs. Millett gives in her book, can
Australian Parsonage an amusing
account of the peculiar mixture Of ma
tive and English speech which serves
the purposes of social and business in
tercourse between Me natives and the
colonists.
This sort of hotchpotch is composed
of native words largely mingled with
English, and is better understood by
the natives than Is plain English. II
consists in getting rid of all preposi-
tons, driving the verb TO the end of
the sentence, and tacking on TO it the
syllable ''um" as an ornamental finish
wherever 1t sounds euphonious.
Thus ] heard Khourabene calling
out one day Dog hollarum, water
wantum," implying that he thought
our. house dog was whining with
thirst.
A large quantity of anything is ex-
pressed by the words big fellow" as
big fellow rain, "big fellow fond
of" but in showing pity or condo
lence, poor old fellow Is the receiv-
ed form, and 1t is of such universal ap-
plication that it is quite as suitable to q
baby cutting its teeth as to the moon
suffering from an eclipse. "Quiet
fellow and "sull4y fellow" have an
almost equally wide range, the first
signifying any degree Of amiability,
either in man or beast, and the latter
ferocity to q like extent.
The words "get down" have been
chosen as synonym of the verb ''to
be-" and the first question, of friend.
ly native would be, 'Mamman al
right get downl" meaning us father
quite wells" for, strange TO say, mann
man is the native word for father,
whilst nangan or oongan stands foi
''mother. youths Companion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
Honne1x PhiIosorhx.

aohAcAy hhoSOPAys
Eretting cures no evil, 1t Is true, but
II sometimes relieves the monotony OF
too much happiness.
1t is advisable to put our heart into
whatever work we may have to per-
form, but 1t is wise to think well be-
fore we put our money In.
When q person becomes too good to
overlook the faults of the unfortunate,
then it Is he that makes the error
which loses to him the glory of his
goodness.
Delusions are the natural conse-
quences of ignorance. A lack of
knowledge Of a thing necessitates the
invention of theory to account for its
being.
The chronically unhappy man, who
persists in trying to sour humanity,
should get him to his closet with his
woes, and give the sunshine chance
to warm his neighbors.
A man with a red nose is always
suspected of men. He may also be
wronged of men, for it may be that he
is, instead of heavy drinker, a suf
ferer from some painful malady.
When you see person trying to
play the fool, and you hear it remark
ed of him that he is fool, you may
take it as an evidence that he was Gre
ated for the part.
One strong, well directed blow sends
the nail truer to its home than do a
dozen coaxing taps. One fit and earn
est word carries more weight than
does whole yard of high flown elo-
quence.
The trouble with people nowadays
is they give much attention to the ex-
terror, to the detriment Of the inte-
rior. They think more of the sack
than they do Of the grain The con-
sequence is there is much poor grain
parading in fine sacks.
When tossed on the angry waves Of
q sea of trouble a good motto is:
"Never give up the ship" But when
the ship manifests tendency TO sink,
| 1t is wise move to swim out and not
go down with the wreck.
''Never rose without thorn" Is
an axiom possessing much truth. It
| follows, then, that the thorns were
created for the purpose of protecting
| the treasures of the bush. So do we
often find in human life that beauties
of the heart and mind are preserved
by the .horns of unshapely bodies,
unbeautiful faces or lack of wealth.
! Arkansaw Traveller.
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What the Frenoh Peasant Eats.

Bread, and plenty of it, is the grand
foundation of his dietary. Potatoes
are admitted as an addition and a
change, but not, as in Ireland, the
staff of life. Salad in unlimited guam
tity and frequency from the begin
ming to the end Of its season; mache,
corn salad or lamb lettuce, great fa-
vorite, although, being eaten, it
leaves an after taste of ones having
swallowed drugs from an apothecary's s
shop; dandelion, green and blanched; |;
radishes, little, red, round and long;
and big black, white or yellow Span
ish; lettuce, cos and cabbage; water
cress, endive, curled and broad leaved
and cooked beet root, cold, are all con-
sidered articles of consumption, of
course helped down with a huge slice
O. bread. "How often can you eat
saladfn ] asked a young peasant
Three times day, monsieur, so long
as it lasts, was the answer. French
beans, ''princesses' or '.fiageolets, are
In great request, either hot as dinner
dish, or cold, dressed as salad with oil
and vinegar Boiled haricots, also,
plain, hot or dressed as salad, cold,
came In as a substantial mess in win
ter An Indispensable repast with the
French working peasant is his 'colia-
ton, a solid slice of bread eaten at 1
or 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and fire.
q,ieptly taken with him or carried ont
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12

A member of the party gave this
bit Of western experience: Travelling
In Arizona recently with several OF
the boys, the train was boarded by
robbers who took possession, and, with
revolvers IN hand, went through the
luckless passengers. l was seated In
the rear Of the car, and directly oppo-
site sat little Hebrew drummer, who
when his turn came, with fear and
trembling went down into his pockets
and with reluctance fished out $780,
He hastily took g. from the pile and
pushed it into his vest pocket. What
are you doings asked the robber Of
him as he dropped the muzzle of his
pistol uncomfortably near the Jews
forehead The latter hurriedly re-
piled Mine trent, you surely would
not refuse me a2 per zent. discount on
q strictly cash transaction like disl'
He carried his point Boston Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12

won't you come InF
A hush fell upon the crowd and
they stared IN silent wonder at each
other.
That couldn't be the deacon.
They drew nearer and took q better
look at the figure standing in the door
way.
Yes, they could plainly see by the
candle which he held that it was the
deacon.
Wife and would be pleased to
have you come in, he said again.
Disconnected, but unable to resist
the invitation, they fled into the
house.
The deacon and his wife provided
chairs, and they all sat down. Then
the good old man took the family BIZ
bic from the shelf and read a passage
of Scripture in clear voice. Having
finished the chapter he closed the good
book, knelt down, and said feverently,
Let US pray"
The company listened respectfully
to long prayer, in which the deacon
asked for special manifestation Of
heavenly grace to the misguided youth
of the community.
Now" my dear friends, " said he,
Il know that some of you have good
voices. Let's have little music"
He passed around hymn books, his
wife pitched the tunes, and the COM
pany Joined ia. They sang several CT
the Moody and Sankey favorites, and
before they knew it were having as
good time as if they We're pounding
the hewgag in the front yard.
At last, in polite way, the deacon,
bade them good night, and said no
would be very glad to see them again,
They went away full Of respect for
the old man, wishing him long en-.
joyment of his new found connubial
bliss, and wondered whether they had
serenaded the deacon or the deacon
had serenaded them. Lewiston (Me.) }
Journal
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
Not Hired to Think.

THAT reminds me of Corp. Chum-
ley," said he. Corp. Chumley was
in my regiment. He enlisted from
Belfast, | think. Got to be corporal
and was then reduced to the ranks
again. They thought he hadn't hard
ly the timber for an officer. One day,
down south, Chumley was stationed
as sentry before our earthworks.
Gen. Egan came riding along and
found the sentry lolling around, his
gun laid up against the earthworks.
"'Get up therel' said the general.
Don't you know any better than thatF
No. said Chumley.
Don't you know any better than
to stand your gun up that way SO that
the gravel wiz rattle down into the
muzzief
No. said Chumley, shaking his
head.
Well, confound you, what do
thinkr asked the officer, angrily.
SCI don't think said Chumley,
soldiers are not hired to think. The
officers are hired to do our thinking
for us. '"-Lewiston Journal
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
ExttnguiGhed.

Thomas Corwin-Tom Corwin, he
was almost always scalled-was remark
able for his power of quick repartee.
He was witty, and his wit was always
at his tongues end. ''There go some
of your constituents, Corwin," said
John G. Calhoun, pointing to a drove
Of Ohio mules.
Eyes" said Corwin, gravely, 'they
are going down south to teach
In one of his political campaigns,
Governor Brough was pitted against
Corwin. In the course of his speech
the governor said:
Gentlemen, my honored opponent
himself, while he breaches encourage
ment OF home industry, has car
riage at home which he got in England
had it shipped across the ocean to
him. How is that for supporting
home industry and labor9'
When Corwin's turn came, he be-
gan slowly and in a stammering, con-
fused manner, as if he felt himself in
a very embarrassing predicament.
"Well, gentlemen" he said, 'you
have heard what my friend, Mr..
Brough, has to say OF my carriage.
| plead guilty to the charges, and
have only two things to say in my de
fense.
''The first is that the carriage came
to me from an English ancestor, as an
heirloom, and I had to take it. The
second is that I have not used it 70,
seven years, and it has been standing
iii my back yard all that time, and the
chickens have converted it into &
roost.
"Now, gentlemen, that is all the de
fense have to offer; but before I &c
on with what have to say upon tht
topics before US, I should like to ash
how Brough happens to know any
thing about my carriage, unless ht
has been visiting my chicken roost.
Youths COMPANION.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
Life Insurance.

The large amount of life insurance
business carried on among people
whose average weekly earnings are
small Is little understood. A Bidde-
ford, Me-, paper calls attantion to the
amount of Industrial insurance car
ried on in that city by one company,
it being sufficient to support FIVE
agents, and keep them busy, too. The
books of the agency in Biddeford and
Saco show the names of between eight
thousand and nine thousand policy
holders, their policies ranging from
less than $50 to 81, 500. Any person
between and 10 years old is insured
and q large proportion is upon chill
dren. The policies arg paid witlf:n
twenty-four hours of the death Of the
holder and the agents say their pay
ment often has saved the family from
calling upon the city for burial ex-
penses. The payments are payable
weekly and range from five cents to
ninety, the collections being made by
agents, largely in the evenings, the
whole 5000 policy holders being visit
ed every week.-Lewiston Journal.
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Why He Disobeyed.

Zagonyi, the commander of Gen
Fremont's body guard, was Hunga-
rian refugee, and q man of most gal
liant spirit; not at all the man to over
look insubordination or the appear
ance of it. He obeyed orders himself
and exacted obedience from others.
Just before the final charge at Spring
field, Mo-, Zagonyi directed one Of the
buglers, Frenchman, to sound sig
nal The bugler seemingly paid no
attention to the order, but darted off
with Lieut.. Maythenyi. A few minutes
afterward he was observed in another
part of the field vigorously pursuing
the flying infantry. When the line
was formed in the city square after the
engagement, Zagonyi noticed the bu-
gler, and approaching him said: In
the midst of the battle you disobeyed
my order. You are unworthy to be a
member of the guard I dismiss you" !"
For reply, the bugler held up his
bugle and showed the mouth piece
shot entirely away. "The mouth was
shoot off," said he; 81 could not bugle
viz mon bugle, and so bugle viz mon
pistol and saber." It is unneccs-
sary to add that the sentence of dis
missal was withdrawn.-San Francis
co Argonaut.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-12
What is

ana campnof mixture. La.ssy sa-
other preparation has been strongly
recommended, the assertion beirg
made that there Is nothing to c, a.
pare with it in preventing black eyes.
1t is made of the tincture Of strong in
fusion of capsicum annpum, which is
mixed with an equal bulk of mucilago
OF gum arabic, and few drops Of
glycerine is added. This should bo
painted all over the bruised surface
with acamel's hair pencil and allowed
to dry ON, second or third coating
being applied as soon as the first Is
dry. II IS said that il it is used at once
after the injury is indicted, it will i'm
variably prevent the "blood settling"
and the consequent black eye.-Bos-
ton Herald.