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St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-05

Galveston claims that little local effort
helped the census men to find 1900 names
in that city that had been overlooked.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-05
A Bear Story.

Some would be surprised to know how
many bears live in the good old State OF
Maine. Of course they only live where
there are large forests, for any sensible
bear knows that he has ever SO many enc
mics and must have q chance to hide away
In the woods. Even then they often get
caught in some hunters trap, as one poor
little bruin did some years ago. This is
how it happened
Tn little opening In the woods above
Mr.. Browns pasture is tall apple tree,
which bears pleasant juicy apples. At
that time the tree was rather small and
some of the limbs hung SO low that bear
could reach the apples by standing on his
hind feet. Bears often come and steal
apples from trees which are not too near a
house, and one day Mr.. Brown found that
the apples on the lower limbs were gone,
torn off by some hungry bear who wanted
fruit for supper. Mr.. Brown knew very
well what had scraped and broken the
limbs, and at once planned to capture the
thief. Knowing that only big bear
could have reached so high for the apples,
he took large trap, with great ugly teeth
ON its jaws, and went up to set it under
the tree.
The ground under the tree was rocky,
but they found place between the stones
large enough for the trap. Mr.. Brown
carefully dug out the soil end put in the
trap, with its fierce jaws epeA resdy TO
spring on the foot of poor Mr.. Bear. Then
the trap was all covered UP with thin
sods, making itlook like aniee soft place
where q bear could put his feot s. he came
along for apples. The chain and clog
were also hidden, and there Was nothing
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-05

The art of living is one worth studying,
as it means life, health, happiness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

Blockades are frequent on the bridge,
but they are seldom created by a man
stdppinq 20 pick up a pin, says the n.
Y. Herald. That, however, was the
case the other day. The offender was
4 fat man.
1t was during the rush" hours, and
the heavyweight. With a friend. was
struggling toward Brooklyn. They
reached the platform intact, although
r~erspiring and almost breathless. Sud-
denly. the fri man brought the thou
sands of people behind him to an alb
rupt pause by slowly stooping and
picking up a pin. .,,
This he thrust into the lapel Of his
coat. Then the blockade. which had
lasted for about ten seconds, was
raised.
What on earth made you stop and
pick mp that ping" asked the fat fell
lows friend.
II couldn't help IT," he tspliedj dts
second nature TO me. Although j am
not supefct!tinus. ], never gave a pin
the go-by. No, [ bar hairpfns.n
WELL" rejoined his friend, 'G,used
to pick mp pins for luck when / was
younger. but after | had been married
q few months ] was cured of the habit.
What brought it about? Oh, / see,
you're d bachelor and can't possibly
have any idea Of the number of pins,
safety clasps and hair spikes 4 woman
can lose around the house in the course
of the day. Why, if I'd kept on pick
ing up pins all these years | would
have become a hunchback. You'll
have to get married, old man, before
you'll be able to sympathize with me-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
His Way OF Advertising

The following true story is contrib
uted by a keen-eyed granger in the
Palouse country:
Il beg your pardon for ~intruding
upon your time" said the polite, smil-
ing man with the small valise in his
hand. "A pcddler Is a nuisance. |
know it as well rs anybody. But there
are various kinds OF peddlers, and all
of us must live. 1t isn't our fault that
we are here. Those OF US that earn
our living honestly have to share the
odium that belongs to the calling. I'm
not complaining of this. gentlemen.
1t is n part of the curse that came in
the original package to Adam. II
there is any n of you that has a spot
of grease on his coat. vest or pants
trousers" he added. opening his valise
and taking out a small cake of soap
aud a sponge, Il shall be happy to re-
move it without charging cent and
without asking anybody to buy my
soap. It's my way of advertising.
My dear sir, allow me. There is a lit
tie spot on your vest"
He rubbed the spot with the piece of
soap. deity applied the sponge. made
a few passes owe the cloth with a piece
of cotton sheeting, and said:
There. sir, that spot is gone. You
will never see it again either, as |
travel but oIce through n community.
My goods will be found at the stores.
| take it for granted that nobody
wishes to buy a cake of my soap. /
wish you good morning, gentlemen"
After the polite. smiling visitor had
gone away the gentleman whose gar
ment bad been operated upon had
occasion to consrlt his watch.
1t wasn't there.
1t had disappeared with the spot
Spokane Spokesman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
She Will Not be Familiar.

What strikes the pilgrim from other
lands (writes II Philadelphia Press cor
r~espondent) is the predominance of
women in Boston. Women every
wherein the restaurants, behind the
lunch counters, in the shops, in the Of
fees, women seem to be doing all the
work. don't liud any fault with this
arrangement. They are more civil than
the men. / only wish they could be-
come strect-car conductors. Probably
they may some day. Down here at
Nantasket you find the same super
abundance of the fair sex. They pre-
side at the popcorn booths with all the
dignity of long lineage and great mem
tai development. Foreigners from
New York or Chicago, ignorant of the
customs Of the country, sometimes
make an effort 10 be pleasant with
these young ladies. The result is al
ways disastrous to the foreigner.
iii wait upon you, but I'll not be
familiar with you'll
That's the s~hibboleth of the Boston
serving lady.
! was much amused at the attempt
of one of these foreigners" just meu-
toned to bestow n small fee upon one
OF these young women. She drew her.
self up with all the hauteur of family
pride-for no doubt her name was
Winthrop, or Adams. or Hancock; or
WinslOw. and then she remarked:
Excuse, me, sir. we are literally re-
warded for our services by the COR
porate lessces OF the beach. and, cou-
s~equently, the offer Of any gratutity is
entirely n supererogatory act.n Then
turning TO "A small boy. she murmered:
johnny, accept this gentlcman's
Nickel
I'VE keep him for that purpose, in
order not to offend those who may be
strangers IN Boston"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
How 70 fake Care or the Brain.

The brain stands most abuse Of any
organ in the body, Its best tonic and
stimuIant is success. The worst and
most depressing thing to it is failure.
The most injurious effects come by
using stimulants In early life. Young
people should never use liquors, tea OF
coffee. The latter two may not ex.
actly do harm. but they are conducive
OF no good. They act mostly on the
brain and injure its growth very mate
rally. Abundance of sleep is neces-
sary. Eight hours is not more than
enough. Sleep is the time of relatively
lowered expenditure and increased
repair.-LadieS' Home Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
Zinc nooster. orowad 80 Moro.

Next to the dog who amuses him
self by barking aIi flight, 4 rooster
that persists in exercising his voice 10
hathfe's own puisance, especially when
the rooster lives IN town. a banker
who used to live next door 10 rr: Jim
White, in Richmond. Va. owned two
htile Bantam ROSTERS, that he had
taught 10 crow for q grain of corn. He
would take a double hauidfnl Of corn
out into his back porch, lift his land;
and the chickens would crow. Then
he would give "A grain to each of them.
This would be continued until all the
corn was exhausted and the roOsters
were hoatsr. This sort Of thing an
iioyei Dr.. White, He didn't mind the
audlity Gf the ndjse. bit ne objected to
the Quantity. One ddy Il. medical
student dropped into his Office about
the time the serenade began.
: I'D give, s. to, shut of that Internal
noise" said the doctor.
You a do it for less than that. y
said the student. why don't YOU en-
tice them into your back yard some
time when old Rufe is down town.
catch them aud cut their vocal chord?'
BY Joyc! That's the thing. Come
around tomorrow lit IL o'clock and
assist me in the operation"
The next day at the appointed hour
the student was in the Office on time;
so were the ROSTERS.
Within two minutes n vocal chord
of each chicken was cut. AMI Their the
birds were tossed over the fence to
theft home. At noon the owner came
on his porch for his daily amusement.
White and the student watched him
through "a crack in the fence. He lift
ed his hand and the little squallers
reared back and went through the mo-
tons, but did not utter a sound. The
banker lifted his hand again. with the
same result. He went out into the
Dnni asd walked around his pets, but
tAldn't see anything wrong. Then
HE'D his wife, aud the two made
@4fical examination. He made
'th&f4 20 through their pantomime fol-
an honr and got Disguised. He tried
it every day for a week. and then killed
the ROSTERS aud ate them. When he
found out six months afterwards what
White had done, he bought two large
donkey-voiced parrots. trained them tC
say - DR.. White aud white j;
an ass" and hung their cages in hi:
back porch.
White moved in a week.-RioHee'
Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

There are many little details about
the handling and care of milk of which
d correct understanding and proner
Infringement by dairyn6en would 90
very far toward making the business
more profitable, aud also greatly
ecoponlize labor. These small items
may,jn the aggregate about equal a
Ngreat discovery, and may possibly.
Wien c%onjoined with the latter make
even this more valuable. Too many
fail to understand the characteristics
OF milk, and IFS handling. To them
milk Is milk, whether warm or cold In
good ajr,or bad, Get to cream in a nail
or o fat pan. Too few understand
that the other clements in milk aside
from fat have much to do in prevent
Ing successful cream-risiug. This last
lack OF knowledge costs the average
butter maker, If we are to believe our
own eyes and chemists reports. not
less than twelve to twenty ounces of
butter for each 100 pounds of milk.
ihe sugar albumep, and cheese I'm
milk. (which Mt the time Of milking ut
ninety-six degrees of temperature, are
oil in II fluid state, aud offer very little
resistence TO the rising of the fats, but
aiterward they take on substance. be-
gin to coat the fat globulcs and make
them heavier, aud that means less
power TO rise.
Is there any method we a devise
to prevent ibis? The centrifugal is its
most perfect preventive, but as few
have this somewhat costly machine,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
Collie stones Mounted in Gold.

Travellers who have penetrated into
b easfernmost parts of southern
Russia find some strange beliefs rs to
the power OF fish charms. Many fish
found in those countries have two
small hard round bones on the sides of
the head. They are believed to have
the power when worn by the owner to
prevent collie. and they are termed
collie stones. The more wealthy of the
peasants have the collie stones mounted
In gold, and they are worn upon the
neck as = valuable addition to a neck
lace. The bones Of the common bull
head are much used among the Rus
sian peasants rs a charm against fever.
Among European nations in the mid
die ages doctors Of medicine had faith
that two bones found in the head of
the tench have medicinal virtues. The
bones were applied to the skin in cases
Of fever. The tench is an European
hsh and the United States Fish Com
mission are ~endeavoring : 0 introduce
It to American waters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

on the cattle, horses. hogs, or sheep,
or I'm fact, any product Of the farm.
1t Is just as essential for a farmer q
axe an inventory Of his stock In store
ss ~ Is for the merchant. II Is needed
to determine whether It is profitable to
carry more or less OF q certain kind on
article. or whether IL is profitable to
carry il ut all. Sometimes we carry
too much for the capital invested, oil
not enough, as the case may be. We
not discover this by guesswork,
but by strict business principles. The
cry that farming doesn't pay, we fear,
has become chronic. One signs for the
pld days when wheat was $t.25 a
pushel, forgetting that Il took $500 or
more 10 buy q self-binder, while now
you con buy one for less than half the
amount and a very much superior mas
chine. In fact, everything that wa
use in the way of machinery and i'm!
plements Is about one-half cheaper
than fifteen years ago.
'Oh, but corn Is so cheap. II doesn't
pay to raise IT," Let MS see. Hogs are
at present $3.50, which Is equal to
forty cents per bushel for corn. at least.
| would rather sell hogs at $3.50 per
pound than corn at forty cents per
bushel. Counting corn at forty cents
a bushel, sixty bushels to the acre,
gives S24-a pretty good income, say
for a 800 investment. Now mind you,
it's not my fault If you have sat in the
house, or held the counter of the cor.
her grocery down, or perhaps worse
than all, spent your time at the nearest
village saloon, when you could have
attended that acre Of corn yourself,
and hereby saved the extra expense
Of the hired man. | would advise less
grumbling, the more we indulge in IL the
more chronic it becomes, aud with the
wall of protection built up higher, EN-.
bodied inythA Ackiniey bib andxWfth
strict busi1ps6 integrity 3 \
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
The MediCt Mum.

The Medici muff is the latest addi-
ton to muff shapes. 1t is laring at the
ends and small in the center, and is
usually made Of cloth to match the cos
tune and trimmed with fur, or of fancy
material to match the bonnet or hat. A
beautiful Medici muff of light blue
cloth, braided with gold, was faced at
either fiaring end with golden fur, and
was an accompaniment of a blue cloth
suit braided with gold and trimmed with
the same fur. The hat worn with the
suit was Of black felt, trimmed with
plumes coming from the back. Very
dainty muffs are made Of cloth in suede
color and trimmed with mink or sable
fur and head. The English turban
worn with them matches them and is
similarly made OF cloth and trimmed
with fur.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
If Sufferers From Consumption,

Scrofula, Bronchitis, and General Debil-
ity will try Scott's Emulsion OF Cod Liver
oil with Hypophosphites, they will find
immediate relief and terminate benefit.
The Medical Profession universally de
clare 1t a remedy of the greatest value and
very palatable. Read II have used scott :
Emulsion in several cases of Scrofula and
Debility in Children. Results most graft
fyihg. My little patients take it with
pleasure. w. a, HUBERT, NJ. d., Sails
burg III
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

When you are tired of trying 10 find re-
lief from troubles of the liver or kidneys,
buy California Kidney Tea of your drug
sist, 1t will relieve and cure any disease
Of tho Ltysr, Stomach or urinary organs.
Your druggist sells 1t at ) cents q pack
age. Ask him for California Kidney Tea
and do not be deceived by trying anything
else. II your druggist is out Of IL, send to
California Kidney Tea Co, Fairfield, Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
LEVEL HEAD.
Tho Advantage OF Prcsebce Of Mild In 40
Emergency

a., Emergency.
During the late strike on the. New
York Central railroad, the militia were
ordered to be in readiness In case of q
riot, bat they were not called out.
In IN interview, Governor Hill said
the troops we're not TO be called upon
except in case Of an emergency. The
emergency had not arisen, therefore
they would not be ordered out. He re
marked that this was the first great
strike with which he had had experience,
and he did not propose to lose his head
the only point at Which there had been
serious trouble was at SYRACUSE, and
there a deputy sheriff had lost his Head
and precipitated an encounter.
The strike continued several weeks
and there was riotous action at .yarious
points along the road, but the civil au-
tho lies were able to cope with it with.
out calling on the militia.
The test Of a mans real ability comes
when an emergency arises which makes
a hasty call on his good Judgment and
discretion. The man who retains bis
presence OF mind, maintains his equi-
poise and exercises sound discretion at
such critical junctures is to be relied on
and will be put to the front.
Men with level heads have the stay
ing qualities which do not falter in the
face OF danger. Otis A. Cole, of Kins-
man, o., June 10, 1890, writesi I'm the
fall Of 1858 I was feeling very Ill. /
consulted a doctor and he said I had
Bright's disease of the kidneys and that
he would not stand in my shoes for the
state OF Ohio" But he did not lose
courage or give up: be says: ~ saw the
testimonial of Mr.. John Coleman, 100
Gregory street New Haven, Conn, and
4, wx8jeste kan. {123Re.time ! received
aAs " testimonial
-cessful man: he is cool and calculatfrtUt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

A blessed Change.

New York Weekly.
First Summer Girl Gust returned
from a lonesome season at the summer
and autumn resorts)-"Oh, how de.
lightful the city isF'
Second Summer Girl - Perfectly
heavenly! Broadway is just black with
| men!"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

Geo. NJ. Walter, messenger of the Adams
Express Baltimore. Nd, says:
Having used DIR. Bulls Cough syrup for
the past ten years in my family, wish to
say that | consider it the best Cough Syrup
| ever used. 1t has cured my children of
Group several times, and saved me many
a doctors bill"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

-Jumbo's stomach contained many
English coins, gold as well as silver and
bronze. The elephants skin was one and
a half inches thick. The skeleton weighed
2,400 pounds, and the total weight Of the
body was over six tons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

The wife Of Professor James Brice, Of
Oxford, was a native of Manchest. r, Eng
land, but two Of her grand parents were
Americans. This is her first visit to the
United states. Professor Brice comes
east in a few days and sails for home.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
WOuldn't Do.

Committee Man Ito public school
teacherl-"We was thinkin' o. puttin' up
a nice motto yer your desk to encour.
age the children. How would 'Knowl-
edge is wealth do?"
School Teacher-"Thst wouldn't do.
The children know how small my sal
ary is"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

John p. Walker. a drl-er for an Ad-
rian, Mich, grocer, hit bis horse a thump-
Ing whack with the whip and the animal
planted his feet against Mr.. Walkers
shins, breaking both of Walkers legs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
y !iI;IFIEE::;''

filled, In water forty-three degrees,
and maintaining the temperature al
that point, Is one excellent way; but
for those who have no creamer, and
must perforce use the open pay system.
their way is 10 dilute this fresh drawn
milk with water at 100 degrees TO the
extent OF one quart of water to four oil
milk, and set away In a temperature
OF ffty-seven to sixty-two degrees. The
idea in both cases is TO retard the for.
nation of viscosity, or the appearing
OF the elements in milk not fat. Quick
cooling TO forty-three degrees, and
diluting with water. one-fourth practi-
callY have the same result.
No n should disturb a pan or can
OF milk when once the temperature has
begun to fall. The fats seem to follow
each other to the surface la little indie
pendent currents or lines. attracting
the fats from each side of this perpen.
dicular column, though they are very
close together. Now If VIC disturb the
pan or can we throw these little cur.
rents of perpendicular rising cream
out OF line. and they may not reach the
surface. There is economy also in
keeping cans of milk sealed by some
method during muggv weather aud
thunderstorms. Not that thunder sours
milk; but that the milk, unprotected.
sours much sooner during such weather
is due TO the increased number OF
germs floating in the air at such times;
a hot, moist atmosphere being most
congenial to their multiplication, and
the milk gets its full share of the in
crease. No gain in cream-rising can
be expected by any chemical change 10
the milk, AS all such tend to increased
viscosIty, which means increased
difficulty in the upward movement.
Another matter. especially In the
winter, often causes a much greater ex-
peaditure of labor in churning, and
that is ''slowness" of cream in coming.
This can almost always be helped by
adding a quart of water at sixty-four
degrees, in which n ~teaspoonful of salt
has been dissolved, TO each four quarts
OF cream, when ready to start the
churn. A letter before me says: BY
this plan | now churn in twenty min
utes, when it took me three hours be-
fore tried the plan that you suggest.
cd" The butter comes with q granu-
lation that is especially fine; 1t all
seems 10 come at once. and is quickly
freed from the buttermilk. and leaves
the butter, when washed. in the fish
egg form so much admired american
Agr7cuitu7fSt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
A Long-Livcd Race.

New Sork weekly.
Deacon Rumnose -"Who says beer
isn't healthy? Look At the Germans?
Mrs. RI was not ware that they
were exceptionally long-lived."
Deacon R-"That' q cause you never
read the papers. Look at this. "A Ger
maj rifle company Is Dol to celebrate
its 70Oth anniversary"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

Colonel w. T. Dennis, fish commits
sioner, has cent word to the druggists in
Indiana TO make a record Of all the per
sons wis buy or ask for FISH berries
an exceedingly poisonous drug which kills
fish I'm a short space of time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25
A Chance for All.

Mrs. Gabb--"Are you goin' to have
your darter take music l~essons?"
Mrs. Gadd-"N-o, / guess not. She
hain't no ear for music"
Mrs. Ga5b-"Well, | wouldn't be dis
couraged at that; mebby she might
learn to play classic, anyhow"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

Dobbins' Electric Soap does not chap the
hands, being perfectly pure. Many people
afflicted with Salt Rheum have been cured
by its use. Preserves and whitens clothes.
Have your grocer order it and try it now
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

Seneca Jones' pastor of the NJ. f,
church at Woodland, is a practical me
chanic. For six years he has been at work
building a pipe organ, which will be put
up In his church in a few weeks. IL covers
a floor area of $40 square feet and will con
tain Zoo pires.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

In view Of tbs fact that wines and liquors in
ORIGINAL p ckagcs Gao no longer be sold IN YOUR
secti n. we have dec Did TO suppl consumers d.
rect N order % keep cur name and goods before
he public. Each packa,e Gears our name as 0
guarantee Of purity and can be ri ed upon as cling
the best OF its kind for the money tharged. Write
for prices. GEO. BENZ 4 s0NS
ST. Paul Mimi.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

Adam might rave been the ''goodliest
man of men since born" but IL doesn't APP
pear that be ever did anything especially
good for his large family. What a lasting
blessing be might have left behind II he
could have made Salvation Oil and kill
pain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-25

Rev. Mr.. Shuttleworth, vicar of the
English church at Egyloshayle, Cornwall,
has married Miss Cudmore, d we'll known
actress on the London stage, herself the
daughter of a Cornish cletgymau.