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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-07

THE City of Brotherly Love is not as
full of the milk of human kindness as
some border towns he has seen. AT
least thi' seems to be Bishop Whita-
ker's opinion. After twelve years
service in the wild west without mo-
lestation the good bishop returns to
Philadelphia to be shot at the first
Sunday he is before the altar. Texas
will soon be sending missionaries
east.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

! have a very handsome aquarium
filed with gold fishes, and until lately It
kept a boy in the store busy. | had the
water changed every other day, and, OF
course, cleaned out the whole aquarium
whenever the fresh water was put in.
The job took SO much trouble and time
that l began to think that the fish were a
Nuisance, and was thinking OF getting
rid of Them, when | happened to meet
another fish fancier and told him of ms
trouble. He sent me OF to set some long
grass which / put into the aquarium ans,
left to attend to the publication of tho
water. 1t does its work well. l clean
out the aquarium only twice a month
now, and the fish are just rs lively and
as healthy a when 1 changed the water
three times a week. The grass seems Ia
absorb the carbonic acid in the water
and returns to the fish the oxygen thoy
want.-Interview in st. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
Truth Not ALWAYS Pleasant.

"Dear friend!" cried the willow, as she
bent over the stream, and gazed on her
beautiful form reflected on the CLASSY
surface, show tender and how true you
are! / and the flowers around me have
not a single charm that is not mirrored
on your faithful BOSOM" And, as the
brcezeplayed gently among her branches,
they bent 10 the stream and kissed the
placid waters.
Summer passed, and winter; summer
and winter; summer and winter; and the
willow grew old. Its leaves were few,
its branches withered, the flowers around
faded.
"How changed you arei" she cried
peevishly to the stream. "Once I never
looked on you but to rejoice, for oil you
showed me was pleasant and full of
praise. Now, when / try TO bend to
catch q glimpse, l turn away sad and
sorrowful; for what do you bring before
me? Not verduro. not symmetry, not
grace; hut baroness, deforn,ity and de-
cay. You are greatly changed"
Foolish willowi" answered the
stream, II am too true-that is my
fault. There is a change, but it is not
in me; but you are not the only one that
looks coldly OIL the truth when it oTends
the liking"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
Nine. PATHS Trcsses Create n Juror.

Mime. PATHS sudden transformation
from brunette to blonde may be taken as
en- indication of the coming hair dressing
fashions. Dark hair has peer declared
impossible by the Messrs. Toupet, who
arrange the modes Of the seasons Golf
fures, and it therefore behooves all who
are possessed Of dark tresses and desire
to be ''in the fashion" TO follow Nine.
PATHS example and convert themselves
without further delay into possession OF
fair hair. Natural bloqtes will have the
advantage, S far rs expense and COM
fort are concerned: but in the matter Of
appearance they will he no better Off
than those who have changed color to
suit the requirements of the hour. for
wig making has been brought to such
perfection as TO defy the closest inspec-
ton. Consequently artificial hair will
be very much adopted this season. and
If we desire to follow in the train Of the
exacting goddess of fashion we shall have
to submit TO the uncomfortable. unpleas-
ant and unnatural arrangement of load
ing our heads with other peoples hair
London Lady's Pictorial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
A Hint for Young Girls.

When your sweetheart comes to see
you, don't be foolish enough to connne
your sweetness to him alone. Have him
in where all of the rest of the household
are. Let the talk and the chatter and
the music and the playing of games be
in the home circle. Then the few min
utes that he gets with you by yourself
will seem all the more delightful, and he
will think you tho most loving little
creature in the world. Men arc much
more observant than they are credited
with being, and the man worth having
as a husband is the n who will appre-
ciate your love for those of your own
people and will see that as you make q
small part in one home. you are becom-
ing adapted for the central figure in n
other.
Never say that you don't expect a man
to marry your whole family. It's vul-
gar. You do. That is, if you are a good
daughter and a loving sister. You want
him to be n with you in sympathy and
in affection, and as you take his name,
so you responsibilities as far as
bis people are concerned. You two are
the most TO each other-your love for
each should be the greatest, but you can
not isolate yourselves and insist that you
have no duties outside your own home.
If you do this you become narrow and
selfish, and you are quite too nice a girl
for that. So remember when he comes,
this bridegroom of yours, that his heart
is bound the tighter to you if the ribbon
used to hold it has written upon it in
golden letters, Love and consideration
for those at home. ladies Home Jour
mol
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
Taste I'm Mems Neckwear.

The girls say they never know what
to give the fellows. and the fellows are
sure they don't know what to give the
girls. Well, a man will take anything,
slippers or gloves Or handkerchief or
mistletoe fruit, with delight. But, sim
gular as it may seem, not one women in
ten can pick out for a man necktie that
he will dare to wear in a place where he
is known, The neckties that a IN
picks out are enough to make n man
shudder, unless she confines herself to
plain colors without pattern; and tho
man who has the bravery to pick out
wearing apparel for his lady friends may
be sure that in nine cases out of ten it
will never see the light of day after 1t is
presented. OF course, If it is a cameT's
hair shawl or a seal sacque, that's differ
ent. You can present any girl with one
OF those-and il it isn't right it can be
changed.-Buffalo Courier.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
Tho Dog Mnn-

One of tine features of this town Is a
sad eyed man who wanders along the
big thoroughfarcs with two dogs on q
string. II is supposed that he is DESTROYS
Of selling the brutes, but he never raises
his voice, and when he stands for O min
ute or two on the curb the dogs get as
near him as possible, aud, crouching
down, blink demurely at the public.
They are both small dogs, but one is q
little bigger than the other, and he is
more noticeable because several inches
Of his tail have been cut of. He is n
solemn looking canine, with a coat the
color Of brown sugar. The other dog
has q woolly cat and a little stub Of a
tail that is always twitching in q nervous
manner. There is nothing about the
brutes to indicate any special breed, and
no one would suppose that they are any
thing moro than just dogs. They're
New York Sun.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
THREE

rho first was given In the summer time,
When they thought not Of sorrow and knew not
Of crime,
And the world was fair as a blushIng bride
Wooed by the sun In his warmth and pride,
And the woods were green where soft winds
sighed
In the time OF that summe0, fair and sweet
When a single kiss made life complete.
They kissed again in the autumn sere,
When the wind moaned over the moorland drear,
Singing a dirgo over faiths deathbed.
And the pure stars blushed a sad, shamed red,
For the light and the life of summer had fed;
And OIL the sorrow OF q trust betrayed,
And the passing from sunlight into the shaded
The last was given as the winter snow
Was softly falling on all below,
And the world, like a ghost OF what had been,
Was white as a soul that has known no sin.
There was peace In the kiss that was given then
From those dying lips that spoke no word
Save of love and pardon from one who had erred
Kate A Darlington In New Orleans Picayune
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
waiting Room rbmap,I,ronv.

It must be that the discomforts of
travelling awaken a responsive feeling Of
sympathy for a fellow being in distress,
for have noticed that an unfortunate
on his way to somewhere and without
sufficient money to get there never APP
peals to tho crowd in the waiting room
for assistance that it Is not forthcoming,
IL, after investigation, a police officer
u that the case is one of gen.
uine distress. Let some poor roman
with children be found in the room need
ing q few dollars TO make up the fare to
her destination, or q little money to
buy their food or shelter, some n
has only to the story and get
an officer to pass around his hat, and
the pennies, nickels, dimes and quar-
tiers m to chip right in, and it is
all the more surprising, for the class Of
people who are found in a waiting room
are not, as a rule, overburdened with
cash.-Policeman in st. Louis Globe
Democrat
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
whiskers.

President Lincoln's kind heart always
responded to a child's advances. He In
dulged his own children, saying, "It is
my pleasure that my children are free
and happy, and unrestrained by parental
tyranny. Love is the chain whereby to
bind a child TO its parents"
Before his election i'm 1900 a little girl
Of IL years, seing his Autograph portrait,
thought his appearance would be inn
proved should he wear whiskers. She
uttered her childish thought in a letter
to Mr.. Lincoln, and in q few days re-
ceived a friendly answer, in which he
asked:
"As to the whiskers, as I have never
worn any, do you not think that people
would call it a piece of silly affectation
were l to begin wearing them now"
During his journey TO Washington, af-
ter his election to the presidency, the
train stopped at Westfeld, Chautauqua
county, at which place the little girl re-
sided.
81 have a correspondent in this place."
said Mr.. Lincoln, 'a little girl whose
name is Grace Bedell, and / would like
to see her."
She was brought to the station. He
stepped from the cars, extended his
hand and said: "You see / have let those
whiskers grow for you, Grace" Then
kissing her, he babe her good-by.
When he stood up at the Capitol to de-
liver his inaugural address, friends were
surprised to see that the president was
raising a crop Of whiskers. vexed at his
spelling a face which expressed power
and pathos by wearing a coarse, stiff,
~ungraceful beard of the backing brush
variety, they made inquiries, and learned
that he had ceased to shave to crafty a
very young lady.-Youth's Companion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

Taking England all over. it may be cs-
timated that the average supply Of water
per head afforded by the various water
works is between thirty and thirty-three
gallons. Probably about one-fifth Of
that quantity is used for trade purposes.
leaving from twenty -four to twcnty-six
gallons per head daily for domestic use.
This seems a large amount, and there Is
no doubt that at least half Of it is abso-
lutely wasted. Considering that the
price Of water comes to something like
EOS per million gallons. it viii be seen
that q saving Of $500 gallons or so per
head every year would represent a con-
siderable amount Of money. The total
sum thrown away on account OF this
waste must amount to nearly a million
and q quarter sterling annually.-New
York Telegram.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

The naming Of vessels Of the navy Is
regulated by law. Vessels Of the first
class are required to be named after
states, those Of the second after rivers,
those OF the third after tho principal
cities and towns, and those Of the fourth
as the president may direct. The law is
not always observed as closely as 1t ought
to DO, but in the main it governs naval
nomenclature today. The first act bear
ing on this subject was passed in 1919,
and was subsequently amended by that
OF 1858. to bring it in harmony with the
changes wrought by steam navigation
Boston Transcript.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

Parisians have lately been entertained
by a remarkable artist, who displays
wonderful skill in her peculiar form Of
painting. With plates Of various colored
sand before her, she takes the sand In
her right hand and causes II to fall in
beautiful designs upon a table. A bunch
Of grapes is pictured with violet sand, q
leaf with green sand, the stalk with
brown sand, and relief and shadows by
other sands; when the work Is brushed
away o bouquet of roses and other objects
are represented with the same dexterity
and delicacy.- Philadelphia Ledger.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
Lipcoln.s Funeral Car.

While sitting in our Office this morning
q train passes the town. 1t is running
wild and is composed Of an engine and
passenger car. This car is old in
fashion and appearance. 1t has not seen
paint for years, though it still bears the
jaded lines of former elegance and re-
finement. Now it is only n construction
car, used to convey men to wrecks and
accidents, and holds one of the humblcst
positions in the car service Of the Union
Pacific system.
But that old weatherbeaten car has o
history and IL has been honored by q
grief stricken people as no other car in
the Union has, for under its faded old
top lay the remains Of the martyred
president, Abe Lincoln, when they were
borne in state from Washington TO
Springfield. Through that a poured
grief stricken people at every stop on the
journey-sorrowing, weeping women,
men whose pulse beat meant sorrow and
resentment, children who are now the
handspring Of this republic .-Fort Lup-
ton Golo.) Cyclone.
Human Hair Market
The largest supply OF human hair
comes from switzerland and Germany.
and especially from the French prov
inces. The country fairs are attended
by agents of merchants In London, Paris
and Vienna Only at intervals. how
ever. is a prize like q perfect suit Of
golden hair obtained; and it is said that
there are orders ahead in the shops OF
Paris and London for all the golden hair
that can be obtained In the next Eve
years. When q stock Of hair Is collected
by agents It Is assorted, washed and
cleaned. Then each hair is drawn through
the eye OF a needle and polished. Once
y Week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

jess bent her head over this table and
studied it intently.
care you estimating what IL WIN cost
us to keep houseY' she asked.
"Ye6," was the dreary reply.
81 think / can improve on that list"
shesaid. "Now, cut off from my estimate
Of clothing $3.50 and add $3.50 to your
estimate of your clothing. Deduct 800
from the cost of recreation and so forth,
and another 500 of tho rent. Reduce
the servants wages $50. ] am sure
our furniture won't cost moro than 500,
but you can let the yearly install
ments stand. ! think you had better
add So to the cost of food. Now, how
much difference does that maker
Eight hundred and eighty-fve dol
lars"
Sand tho $40 deficit you make by your
figuring reduces this 10 $S75. can live
on this il you can"
And he said he'd try it If she would
New York Sun.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
A Veterans Children ut PRAYER.

A veteran Of the late war died not
long ago from the effects Of his army
experience, leaving two children, one Of
them a boy in his infancy. This little
fellow, the other day, wanted to play
prayer meeting, and opened the same by
beginning, "Our Father, who fought in
heaven" 'That isn't right" said his
sister. "Yes it is" persisted the young
prattler; ~ any rate, that's what they
say In Sunday school," 1t was evident
that the child had a confused idea In his
mind as to the father who fought on
earth and the ''Father which art in
aeaven."-Boston Transcript.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23
Talleyrand,s BrevIty.

Two autograph letters OF ~Talleyrand
have just been sold in Paris. They were
written TO a lady. the first on the death
of her husband: .Dsar Madam-Alas!
Your devoted T~ai.eyrand;" and the Sec
ond on her remarriage: "Dear Madam
Bravol Your devoted Talleyrand."-San
Francisco Argonaut.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

though MS wound was severe ana PAIN
full one, and though he lived to become
one of the richest and most popular men
in all England, he always spoke of that
day as the happiest of his whole life.-
Montreal Star,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

Sweet Little Daughter Papa, isn't
mamma dreadfully strongi
Papa-No, dear. She's small, you
know. It's your papa that Is the strong
n Of the family.
S. L. D.-But, then, I heard mamma
telling Mrs. Tellytall last evening that
shc could just wind you around her FIN
ger.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

Tom-Say, Jack, what's q bucket
shop?
Jack-I guess it's where the brokers
get their buckets to water the stock
with.-Lippincott's.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-23

Miss Upper Tenne Gas her brother
pine in wearing a bright red necktie)-
Oh. ! knew you were coming; l heard it
two blocks od.--Detroit Free Press.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-07
The Bonham Killing.

The Circuit court is in session at
Abingdon, Judge John A. Kelly pre-
siding. The case now being tried and
one which is attracting great atten-
ton is that of the Commonwealth
against E. A. Burson for the killing
of Stephen F. Bonham, at Bristol, in
August last. The following jury has
been empaneled: William H. Lee, J.
w. Akers, James Hayter, NJ. P.
Gobble, Dallen Thomson, J. S. Yost,
2 B. Clark, J. W. sWyrick, H T:
Henderson, B. A. Webb, Daniel
Galley, and William Hayden.
The Commonwealth's-Attorney,
Colonel J. G. Summers, is assisted in
the prosecution by A. NJ. Dickinson,
esq.,, of Marion, Va; j, S. Ashworth,
Meadows View, Va, and Captain +.
S. Blair, Wytheville. The prisoner is
represented by Messrs. Fulkerson,
Page & Hurt, White Il Buchanan,
Judge Rhea, Captain J. Fl. Wood, and
w. S. Hamilton, of Abingdon; Gen
eral James A. Walker, Of Wytheville,
and Captain Thomas N. Williams, of
Lynchburg, one of the best criminal
lawyers in the State. The case is at
tracing a great deal of interest, and
the courtroom is crowded during
every session of court.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-07
ONE OF wYER's ACADEMY BOYS.
Mr.. Hinton Helper, a Southern Gcns
tleman, visits our Borough.

Mr.. Hinton Helper, a we'll known
journalist of the South and q former
pupil at Wyer's Academy from 1867 to
1871, arrived in our town yesterday
morning. Mr.. Helper is a nephew OF
of Hinton Rowan Helper, the author
of the celebrated work 1.-The Impend-
ing Crisis OF the South" that created
so much comment several years ago.
Mr.. Helper has been writing up the
industrial South for the past thirteen
years, and has done much to bring
his native section before the world at
large His letters have been copied
widely, and have contained just such
information as was wanted to draw
capital and investors South. Mr..
Helper visits West Chester in order to
bring the attention of our people to
the advantages, resources and posi-
hilities of the South, and more es
pecially that section known as South
west Virginia. He can be seen at the
Turk Head Hotel, where he will be
glad to meet manufacturers and in
vestors and impart to them such in
formations as desired.-West Chester
pa News.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-07
COMMERCIAL UNION OF VIRGINIA.
A Very Practical Plan for the DeveI-
ment of Virginia's Progress.

As another Indication of the awak-
ening of fresh and increased activity
among business men for the improve
meht and advancement of the general
condition of Virginia, may be cited
the proposed formation of the Com
mercial Union of Virginia, the patron
of which, Frank A. Haywood, the
Inauguration of the press ex-
cursion to Virginia. has delin-
Gated to o number of Southern
men with encouraging results.
The purposes of the union would
not interfere with the excellent work
done by the local Chamber of Com,
merce or business associations, but, in
cases where concerted action was
called for in the advancement OF Vir-
ginia's interests, Mr.. Haywood be-
lieves such union would be omnip-
otent. Eligible members to the union
are all men who are interested in the
welfare of the Old Dominion. Mr..
Haywood believes that the president
should be the governor of the State;
the executive committee, the editors
of newspapers, the president Of the
local board of trade, and the men ac-
lively engaged in railway manage
ment, making a strong combination
of sentiment and practical purpose.
The work of such a union could be
made infinite, and its suggestion is
worthy of the highest commentator
and deserves the approval and sup
port on the part of all who are inter
ested in Virginia's development. The
benefits reaped would effect everyone,
and the actual time list by the eXecu
tive committee would be more than
balanced by the increase in commerce.
1t is for the promotion of Virginias
interest that this association should
be formed, and it stands to reason
that the matter should be taken in
hand and the State get all the good
out of it there is in it. The idea is to
hold an exposition in Boston on South
ern products.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-07
J. II. KENNERLY.
MARTIN e. WHITE,
MURRAY s. LYTELL
LYNEL 81 RYLEY,
8. r. DAVIDSON,
Maxor Carr,s VIII.

The will of the late William Carr,
mayor of the city of Roanoke. was ad-
mitted to probate in the Husting's
Court yesterday. The following is an
extract from it:
81 hereby give, bequeath- and devise
unto nv son, John ID. Carr, and my
daughter, Mrs. Lucy Robley, as trus,,
tees. all of my property, real, personal
and mixed, including all insurance on
INV life in any and all companies and
societies whatsoever, for the sole
benefit of my beloved wife, Susan ID.
Carr, and amy children, Mrs: Lucy
Robley;Annie L., Susie A., and Ihomas
O. Carr, share and STARE alike"
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-07
Roanoke and southern.

At the meeting of the Virginia and
North Carolina Construction COM
pany, at Winston, N. c., Saturday
last the capital stock was increased
from 100000 to 100000. Winston,
Roanoke aud Baltimore parties, took
all of the stock The officers elected
are: F. H. Frees, of Winston. presl-
dent; w. A. Lemey, of Winston, sec
rotary and treasurer; directors, John
Gill and George G.. Jenkins, of Baltl-
more; ]. w. Hanes and R. j. Reynolds,
of Winston, and L. P. Harper, of SUI
folk, Va. An option to construct the
Roanoke and Southern railroad from
Martinsville to this city, was ordered
to be taken up and work pushed. 1t
was also decided to look after the
southern end of the line.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-07
The Games Yesterday.

BY United Press.
PLAYERS LEAGUE.
At Chicago, May G-Chieago, IA;
Pittsburg, 6.
All other scheduled games were
postponed on account of rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Chicago-Cincinnati, 5; Chicago,
6.
All other games scheduled were post
poned on account of rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Syracure-Syracuse, 3; Roches-
ter, ,.
At Columbus-St. Louis, Z; Colum-
bus, 0.
The games at Toledo and Brooklyn
were postponed on account OF rain.