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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

said, with . curtesy that would hsv(
set as gracefully on an English gentle.
man as it did on him. IF you will
show me my masters rooms, I will give
you no further trouble
You cannot put all that luggage
there" said Mary-"there's not room;
but there is a bedroom at the top OF
the house."
IF you will show me my masters
rooms" he said, with a smile, II will
see to the luggage. l know exactly
where to place II In each room, and /
must obey him."
And he went to the van, and began to
unload. Heavy cases, that the carman
and his assistant took from the van
with laboring breath. he swung to his
shoulders easily and carried upstairs
with a light footstep. The boxes and
cases were numbered, and he put some
in the front drawing-room, some in the
back, made a stack of some more against
the bedroom wall, and built a pyramid
on the landing; one huge case like a
crate he took down stairs and placed in
the pantry.
soup and chickens" he said to the
wondering cook, curry and chutney,
guaya-mangos, chilies, preserves, and
pickles, all for master and cook.n
He took out some tins, opened them
with a knife made for that purpose, Sc
lected the s~aucepans, stewpans, and
utensils he required, stirred up the fire,
lighted the gas stove, then went up
stairs, and came down five minutes later
In his shirt-sleeves and O snowy linen
apron that reached from his neck to his
feet. The servant, SO unceremoniously
turned out OF her own domain, would
have retired full Of indignation, but he
stopped her.
You must stay" he said, with an ir-
resistible smile; II shall want you"
And what for, pray, Mr.. Darkey?"
asked the cook, who was ready to resign
her situation on the spot.
You watch the dishes while I pre-
pare the table for my MASTER" he said,
with a roll of the negro in his eyes that
almost made her shrink. "And nv
name is Cincinnatus, not Mr.. Darkey.
so you help mel help you, and we
shall be good friends. l have some
pretty things in my trunks, which /
show you by-and-by."
Half-frightened. half-fascinated, the
cook-a young and very comely woman
of thirty or so-obeyed him, and from
that moment all resistance was at an
end. She was under the spell, as help
less as a bird before a serpent, but he
was a harmless kind Of serpent.
What do they call you for short?"
she inquired, watching with profound
admiration the careful dexterity with
which he manipulated the stewpans,
keeping half-a-doZen going at once, and
bringing each to perfection at the prop
er moment like a conjuror.
"Cinci. Lower; the gas flares just a
little"
"Sensy?"
THAT is near enough for you to begin
with: and now, you see, my master will
be here in ten minutes, and then, when
you hear the bell, bring up the dishes
TO the door, quick; i wait"
1T is the housemaid's place to carry
dishes" Mr.. Sensy.
I'VE are all cooks and housemaids
here" he said, with a persuasive smile
and another roll of his eyes. ave help
each other. Everybody must help for
my master"
IF the master Is like the man" the
cook said, under her breath-for she
was thoroughly afraid of him-"I think
the sooner both are out the house the
better"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
MUSICAL.

There seems to be little going on
in musical circles of late, but there
is much talk, among musical people,
of the marvellous cure of Miss B,
the high contralto singer, who has
long suffered from a severe throat
or bronchial affection, superinduced
by Catarrh in the Head, and who
has been perfectly cured by the
use of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
coupled with the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. For
all bronchial, throat and lung affec-
tons, and lingering coughs, it is IN
unequaled remedy. When compli-
Gated with Chronic Nasal Catarrh,
its use should be coupled with the
use of DR.. Sage's Catarra Remedy.
Of all druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
Not q Running Vine.

For long distance running from a
battlefield Rosser's famous cavalry
charge away from the battle of Cedar
Creek is without a parallel in history.
Rosser had organized his brigade and
called it the Laurel Brigade" Each
man went into the battle with a sprig
Of laurel in his hat. When they came
out they didn't care whether they ever
saw another piece of laurel again. All
they wanted was to get as far away
from that field as possible. and most of
them did. Some of them ran for three
days. and 1t took Rosser two weeks TO
collect his brigade. When he reported
TO General Early for orders, old JubaI
looked at him . minute and then
said:
''Rosser. you ought to change the
name OF your brigade. The laurel is
not . running vine"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

"What is the rarest shell Of allPr
asked a N. Y. Sun reporter of a shell
merchant.
That" said the conchologist. lis q
question l answer about a hundred
times a month by mentioning the SUI
perb specimen that is called The Cone
of the Holy Mary Why 1t is so called I
do not know. but 1t is the rarest. because
there are but two known specimens in
existence. One Of them is in London,
ia the British Museum. / believe. and
the story is told that the shell is valued
at several Thousand pounds sterling
n sort of Koh-i-noor among shells Of
wondrous beauty and rarity"
What Is the largest shell known?"
/. The giant oyster. You can see
giant oyster shells on exhibition in
front Of several well-known oyster sa-
loon uptown. They are imported
from India. | remember that ] inn
ported a pair that measured 5 IL feet
BY 4 They weighed nearly five hum
dred pounds.
''And the smallest shell.
lis the rice shell. Lying in bulk in
Q basket or barrel the shells would bs
readily mistaken for rice grains"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
ITO be Continued
WOMEN IN GERMANY.
Dlsdsinful silence Ia the Only Answer
Made to the Belya Lockwood.

To the German legal mind liberty
and equality for everybody are entire
ly unknown. Freedom belongs to those
only who are able to fulfil all their
duties toward the commonwealth. who
are fiji 10 bear the burden of freedom.
The prime duty is to defend. sword In
hand. the native soil. Whoever, man
or woman, was not able to do that, had
no claim to the exercise of power in
the community, no personal independ-
ence, no civil rights, not even the
right of administering n private for
tune. The child, the invalid. the old
man, were temporarily deprived of
these rights, women were excluded
from them altogether.
With regard to the girlhood of Ger
many, a change was brought about at
the end Of the fifth century. says the
English Illustrated Magazine. The
right OF the German girl 10 own prop
erty dates from that time. The ad-
ministration of her fortune. however.
was left TO a guardian. She was par
italy free, cine halbfreie, and not I'M
TIL the thirteenth century did she real
~ ChtNt iuNO Az uuCDCutCl DOSStS-
sion of her fortune. did she become
a legal person, not indeed according to
public. but to private right, and so she
has remained to the present day.
Only in so far as the legal position
of the married must exercise
a moral influence on the life of the un-
married is it necessary to say a word
OF the legal foundation of marriage in
Germany? 1t rests entirely on the
view of the superiority of man, of the
suhordination OF IN Even the
notion that she is bought by her hus-
band survives, In however slight a
form. in the ceremony of ~betrothal.
Her husband is her master. her guard
ian, her natural supporter-above all,
he is her educator. She shares his
rank, his name. his dignities. his for
tune. but without him she cannot ad-
minister to her own. I'm the domain
of law she remains q subject" Sohm
concludes, ''and if she reigns 1t all it
must be by the free will of man."
In a country like Germany where.
aud intellectual life the links of tradi-
ton have never been severed. the
present is explained by the past Dis
dainful silence is the mildest form of
criticism opponents will offer when
on the platform or from the pro-
fessional chair the attempt is made to
plead for women's political rights. On
this point all the female advocates OF
the emancipation Of their sex ara
unanimous in their lamentations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
Homemade CarameIs.

Our candy was TO be sold for a cent
q stick, but the sticks were not scanty
little suips by any means. Mrs. Cart
wright made us a present of the
molasses, Lois brought the sugar from
home, AL Fay brought the saleratus,
Patty remembered about the vinegar,
and Marjorie produced the butter.
These were the ingredients: a half
gallon of New Orleans molasses. a
cup of vinegar, a piece of butter rs
large as two eggs, a good t~easpoOnfal
of saleratus dissolved ia hot water.
We melted the sugar in the vinegar,
stirred it into the moiasses, and let il
come to the boil, stirring steadily.
The bows took turns at this work.
When the syrup began TO thicken
we dropped in the s~aleratus. which
makes it clear: then Touring u hands.
each took a position, and pulled it till
it was white.
The longer we pulled. the whittier it
grew. We ate some of il, but we girls
were quite firm in saving half for our
sale.
Then we made maple-sugar caramels.
Have you ever tried them? They are
splendid. You must have maple sugar
% begin with; real sugar from the
trees in Vermont if you can get il.
You will need IA deep saucepan. Then
into a quart of fresh sweet milk break
two pounds of sugar. Set it over the
lire. As the sugar melts. it will ex-
pand. Boil, boil. boil, stir, stir. stir.
Never mind if your face grows hot.
One cannot make candy sitting ia a
rocking-chair with a fan. One doesn't
calculate to, as Great-aunt Jessamine
always says.
The way to test it when you think it
IS done is to drop a portion in cold
water. II brittle enough to break. it
IS done. Pour into square buttered
pans, and mark it off while soft into
little squares with a knife.
Some people like cream candy. Ii
IS made in this way: three large cup
'uls of loaf-sugar. six tablespoonful
Of water. Boil. without stirring. in a
bright tin pan until it will crisp in
water like molasses candy. Flavor it
with esseuce of lemon or VANILLA; Just
before it is done. add one teaspoonful
Of cream of tartar. Powder your hands
with flour. and pull it until it is per-
tectly white.
Plain Caramels. One pound of
brown sugar. a quarter of a pound of
chocolate, u pint of cream. one tea
spoonful of butter, two table-spoonfuls
Of molasses. Boil for thirty minutes,
stirring all the time; test by dropping
into cold water. Flavor with vanilla,
and mark of as you do the maple
caramels.
Homemade candy is sure to be of
good materials, and will seldom be
harmful unless the eater takes a great
quantity. Then the pleasure of max
ing 1t counts for something.-Mar-
2aret Il. Sangster. in Hdrper's Young
Pe0pke.
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Not In the Cook Books.

HL -
Who knows how TO make cracker
crullersp In a dearth of dread. when
Bridget has kicked over the traces, or
mother Is sick. or Aunt Sarah with her
large family has Unexpectedly arrived.
try this experiment for a side dish to
balance the plate of biscuit on the 9TH
er side of the table. Spit common
white crackers. Prepare a bowl of
cold water with a trifle of salt dissolved
in it. Soak the divided crackers, one
or two at a time, in the cold water,
while the spider Is heating on the stove
and a small lump of butter melting
within 1t. When the crackers are
partly swollen and are tender through
out. drain them quickly from the cold
water. and lay them in the spider.
there to sputter and brown on both
sides. Serve neatly piled in a hot
plate. and add more butter while eat
ing, il the palate demands.
Pear pies are articles not known as
Familiarity as they should be. Unripe
pears should not be used; but when
those Of any variety are nearly mellow
enough to eat, then prepare a crust
ard line pie-plates as forsapple pies.
The pears must be cored and sliced;
they need not be pared unless the skin
is leathery. Sweeten moderately, dot
with butter and add a very little cold
water, according to the juiciney of the
fruit. Use no spice. Be sure that the
undercrust is sufficiently done; an in
fallible test is that Of its slipping upon
the plate. The crust should be brown
and the filing, of honey richness. Eat
while fresh.
A hasty peach pudding may be made
as follows. Drain the liquor from a
can of peaches. Wet with it about a
cupful and a-half OF ceraline-more or
less. according to the juiciness of the
peaches. 1t should not he too thick to
pour. Add two ~well-beaten eggs a
speck Qfsalt, and a half cup of sugar,
Pour this mixture into a buttered pud-
ding dish. Now drop the reserved
peaches into the center Of the mixture
aud bake from fifteen to twenty-five
minutes. No sauce is required, and this
pudding is good hot or cold.
A sayory composite dish is made by
laying an onion sliced aud fried down
in butter, in the bottom of a baking
dish; put a layer of cold boiled rice
next. well moistened with an equal
quantity of stewed potatoes, and cover
the whole with a layer of crumbs, wet
with milk. Set in the oven till heated
through and brown on top. The rice
and potatoes should be previously sea-
soued.
One-fifth oatmeal to four-tifths rice,
sailed aud cooked with sufficient milk
in 4 double boiler, is au agreeable varia-
tiop to the common boiled rice.
When making vegetable hash. the
wise woman, who has a spoonful or
two of cold cooked oatmeal or cracked
wheat, will add it to the other iu-
gradients. 1t should not be distiu-
guishable as a grain, but will assist in
giving a creamy consistency and flavor
to the compound.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
CHAPTER III.
THE LoDGER.

1t caused little Mrs. Allenby consider
able anxiety to find at the end of nearly
twelve months that her drawing-room
moor with the extra apartment was not
a source of profit to her. She had had
quite q variety of occupants for them,
from the intensely disagree able, who
paid punctually, to the delightfully."-
agreeable who did not pay at all. The
intensely disagreeable generally stop
ped about a month, grumbled at their
breakfast, grumbled with their dinner,
swore at the servant, and left suddenly
In a rage. Their delightful contrasts,
b suaviloquent and impecunious major
lty, stayed till DIR. Hyde sought an in
teryiew, and with a suavity equal TO
their own, intimated that on that day
week he should, on Mrs. Arthur Allen
by's behalf, require the apartments and
the key Of the street door latch. Should
they not find it convenient to settle up,
and retire by that time, he must trans
Ter them to the care Of Mr.. Joyce, his
solicitor, OF Gray's Inn. They finally
found 1T convenient to retire without
settling up or leaving the latchkeys be-
hind them. Mary had quite a coslec-
ton OF boxes, trunks, portmanteaus,
books, old boots and threadbare clothes.
Why they should keep the latchkeys
was q mystery to Mary at first, she had
. tear that they might be used felon-
iously, but DIR. Hyde told her not to be
afraid.
"They keep the keys of their various
lodgings" he said, 'as an Indian does
the scalps Of his enemies; we must be
more careful, Mary. What do you say
to an elderly couple, or an elderly gen.
tieman with his own attendant? Your
servants will never do, no servant will
over do. Servants are too forgetful and
TOO slow, and you have enough to do in
looking after the baby
do you not think, George" Mary
Naked, that an elderly couple might be
ldgety?"
Nothing more likely, but then they
would idget each other. whereas an
elderly gentleman might idget you.
However here goes. 'Drawing-room
floor, handsomely furnished, with extra
~~S@ SVutioi p4uoics ucoA ZIG PAiASA
pal theatres, the Bank, and Inns OF
Court. Elderly couple, or gentleman
With own attendant preferred viii
that do?n
Nicely, / think. I am 80 tired Of
those charming young gentlemen who
never pay.n
And the equally charming young
couples who would seem to give host
ages TO fortune in the shape Of children.
Providence must have invented them
on purpose for furnished apartments,
end furnished apartments on purpose
xor them Very considerate on the part
q providence, II 1t would only 90 a lit
~ further and help them to pay the ex-
pense--by the way, how Is downstairs
behaving
Downstairs was the young gentle
man who was going, and now had gone
into 81. Bartholomew; he came with
indlsputable references. and his parents
PAID ~ months rent IN advance, with
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

A number Of borsehesh restaurants
have just been started in Berlin, and they
are dong a brisk trade. II ia strange
that they have not been opened sooner
in Berlin, for those which have existed for
several years past in Dresden, Hamburg,
Magueberg and Frankfort have lone an
immense business from the first.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
sealskin sacoues. 500 Each.

This is q great offer. just imagine the
army Of ladies that will besiege the store
until tie last sacque Is gone-if the bar
gain Is ever offered But how much more
wonderful an opportunity is that presented
10 every suffering woman by the proprie-
tors of DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
This remedy is a guaranteed cure for ali
those distressing ailments peculiar 10 the
weaker sex. IL is guaranteed that Il IL
does not effect a cure money will be re
funded. IL is carefully comp pounded by an
experienced and skillful physician, aud
adapted % woman delicate organization.
IL is purely vegetable in its composition.
and perfectly harmless in It's effects in any
condition Of the system. and 10 sold under
IA positive guarantee Of satisfaction in
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

The largest gold coin in circulation in
the world is stated TO be the gold loot"
Of AMMAN, the French colony In eastern
Asia. Ii - . fat round piece worth 4G5.
The next in size to this unwieldly coin is
the japanese "obang," which weighs more
than two ounces aud a half, about equal TO
ten English sovereign.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
Guided Alright.

Father-''I am very much afraid our
daughter will elope with that young
rascal"
Mother-"No danger. / reminded
her last evening that girls who eloped
got no wedding presents, and l feel sure
that my words sunk deep into her
heart"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
A Pleasing Sense

OF health and strength renewed and Of ease
Figs. as it acts in harmony with nature TO
efrectually cleanse the system when costive
or bilious. For sale in SOC and 81 bottles
BY all leading druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
The Arithmetic OF IL.

Mr.. Grumps-"I don't see how IL is
those Mormon could be con.
tented with only half a husband"
Mrs. Grumps-"A woman with half a
husband has only half as much trouble
as q woman with 8 whole husband.
why"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
Another Rrnfe.

Patient Wife-"My dear, my mother
is sick this morning. and she wants me
TO send for that faith cure doctress who
cured her before"
Brutal Husbaud-"You sha'n't do it.
She's got to have a regular old school
physician"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
The Test of Conrage.

Mrs. Blifers-"Did you ever? They
talk Of sending John L. sullivan 10 con-
gress."
Mr.. Bliffers-"Well, they've got to
send somebody. and / s'pose ordinary
citizens are afraid to 60"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

In view Of the fact that wines and liquors In
original packages can no longer be sold in your
section. We have decided 70 supply consumers al
rect in order TO keep cur name and goods before
the public. Each package bears our name as a
guarantee Of purity and can be relied upon as being
the best OF Its kind for the money charged. Write
for prices. GEO. BENZ q SONS,
ST. Paul. MINI.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

Between 30,0o0,C0O and 10000, 900 gall
Ions Of wine will be made in the United
State this year, Of which California will
produce more than half. Seven -eighths Of
the grapes OF California 20 20 the wine
press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

The following note OF warning which
we find going the rounds of the papers
is worth remembering by everyone.
Don't let the great specimens put up in
jars of alcohol deceive you. I'm buying
fruit trees or plants don't depend on
the tree agent Next to the lightning
rod agent he Is the most cheeky and un-
reliable Of all commercial tramps. His
prices are often four times above nur-
sery prices, and when he makes q mis-
take as to tie identity of the fruit fur
nished, you can't find him. Farmers
have been warned and victimiZed time
and again, and still the tree pedlar
tramp flourishes."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15
Domestic Needs.

Misunderstanding you want down
town today, my dear? Shall / order
some more Of that self-raising fiour?"
Wife-"We have plenty left; but /
wish you would stop at an intelligence
office, and order me a s~elf-raising SER
rant girl"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

Some one who writes for the Christian
Advocate about baby stufing q YES this
explanation OF the old lady's saying that q
puking baby is a healthy baby. II is be-
ject that which Is fed to them over and
above what the stomach can well dispose
of. The tendency is 10 feed infants much
too often and stop every cry with a mouth
full of something. Tie experiment has
been tried of bringing up babies on the
three meals q day plan, with success, but
the interval between meals of even the
youngest infant should never be less than
three hours, and If they are thirsty In the
meantime, pure water will serve better
han milk, which is food.-Dr. Foote'S
Health Monthly, Nov. !, 1892.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

Ever work requires a proper method"
Half the trouble Of house cleaning results
from lack OF common sense means. Use
SAPOLIO. 1t is a solid cake OF securing
sohp. Try IL.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

Do your clothes last as they used to- If
not, you must be using g soap or washing
powder that rots them Try the good old
fashioned Dobbins' Electric Soap, per,
fectl, pure today as in 1888.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

Don't.-If n dealer offers you a bottle of
Salvation Oil without wraps or labels.
or in n mutilated condition, don't touch IL
don't buy it ct any price, there is some
thing wrong-it may be a dangerous or
worthless counterfeit. Insist upon getting
a perfect, unbroken, genu ne package.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

The number of marriages is in proper
ton of 10 10 every 1909 individuals born;
the time when the greatest number Of mar
riages takes place is in June and Deem
Der about the time Of the summer and win
ter solsticesL
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

HiEAM {. NHTTLTR, ODEBoLT. SAC Co, Iowa.
imported PercheroH and shire stations. L1rg.
est Importation Uf draft stations 20 America
THIS season. Qua iy the YER best. FIRST class horse
either breed 800. two and three years time: 5 ger
cent Ensbli z horse topsy for himself.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

-ChinA has 1876 telegraph stations. The
system is mainly controller by the govern
ment, and the operators are all Danes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-15

The population of Vienna by the an
neIation of several suburban villages now
amounts TO l,3.0,0l', ranking a Europe's
fourth city ia point Of inhabitants.