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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
The Possibilities of Wheat Culture,

Some thirty years ago the French
considered a wheat crop quite good
when it yielded twenty-five bushels to
the acre: but with the same soil the
present requirement is at least thirty
three bushels, while in the best soils
the crop only is coed when it yields
from forty-three to forty-eight bushels.
and occasionally the crop is as much as
fifty-ive and a half TO the acre, writes
Prince Kropotkin in the Forum. There
are whole countries-Hesse for example
which are satisfied only when the
average crop attains thirty-seven BUSH
els; while the experimental farms of
central France produce from year to
year. over large areas, forty-one bush
els to the acre, and a number of farms
in northern France regularly yield,
year after year, from fifty-fve to
sixty-eight bushels to the acre. Occa-
sionally, even so much as eighty bush
els has been obtained upon limited areas
under special care. In fact, it is now
proved that by combining a series Of
such simple operations as the selection
OF seeds, sowing in rows and proper ma
nuring the crop can be increased by at
least rs per cent. over the best present
average, while the cost of production
can be reduced by so per cent. by the
use of some inexpensive machinery, to
say nothing OF costly machines like the
steam digger, or the pulverizers which
make the soil required for each special
culture. They are now occasionally re-
sorted to here and there, but they will
como into general use as soon as hui
mainly feels the need Of increasing the
agricultural product tenfold.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
How Phil Armour Got His Name.

Phil Armour was in good humor yes
terday, DO you know" he said, ''how
| came by the name of Philip? You
don't? Well. I'll tell you. | was named
Phil after a bad colored man who lived
in our town and who who was the terror
Of all the boys. The name of the fellow
was Philip Morgan, and he was up to all
sorts of capers, ard | suppose because
was so full of pranks myself the boys
called me Phil, too. The ID. in my
name stands for Danford. That was my
fathers name, and | was named Dan
ford Armour. But the boys insisted on
calling me Phil and Phil ] remain, my
mother finally consenting TO call me
Philip ID. Armour. So you see ! got my
first name from a bad darkey, and | sup
pose that is the reason | have been so
bad ever since.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

chimerical reason, I should have felt quite
certain that Carriston had chosen well, and
would be happy In wedding the girl Of his
choice, needless OF her humble position In the
world and absence OF fitting wealth. When
once his wife, / felt sure that II he cared for
her to win social success, her looks and bear
Ing would insure II, and from the great i'm
proyement which, as / have already said, 1
noticed in his health and spirits, 1 believed
that his marriage would make his life longer,
happier, and better.
Now for my objection, which seems almost
o laughable one. ! objected ON the score of
the extraordinary resemblance which, so far
as a man may resemble a woman. existed be-
tween Charles Carriston and Madeline Row
an. The more | saw them together, the more
/ was struck by il. A stranger might well
have taken them for twin brother and sister,
The SAME delicate features, drawn in the
same lines: the same soft, dark, dreamy eyes:
even the same shaped heads. Comparing The
two, it needed no ~phrenologist or physiogno-
mist to tell you that where one excelled the
other excelled; where one failed, the other
was wanting. Now, could / have selected a
wife for my friend, | would have chosen n
with habits and constitution entirely different
from his own She should have been a
bright, bustllng woman, with lots OF energy
and common sense-One who would have
ratified him about and kept him ~going-not a
lovely, dark-eyed, dreamy girl. who could for
hours ut a stretch make herself Supremacy
happy IL only sitting at her lovers feet and
speaking no word. Yet they were r hand
some couple, and never have ! seen two peo-
pie so utterly devoted to each other as those
w seemed TO be during those autumn days
which spent with them,
! soon had q clear proof of the clOseness of
their mental resemblance. One evening.
GARRISON, Madeline, and I were sitting out
OF doors, watching the gray mist deepening
In the valley at our feet. Two OF the party
were, of course, hand in hand, the third seat
cd at a discreet distance-not 50 far away as
10 preclude conversation, but far enough off
TO be able 10 pretend that he saw and heard
only what was intended for his eyes and
ears.
How certain topics. which ! would have
avoided discussing with CarTiston. were
started hardly remember. Probably some
strange tale had been passed down from
wilder and even more solitary regions than
onrS-some ridiculous tale of Highland super
stitiOn, no doubt embelliShcd and augmented
by each one who repeated il to his fellows.
From her awed talk | soon found that Made
line Rowan, perhaps by reason of the Scotch
blood In her veins, was as firm a believer in
things visionary and beyond nature as ever
Charles Carriston In his silhest moments
could be. As soon as | could ! stopped the
talk, and the next day, finding the girl for a
few minutes alone, told her plainly that sub
jects of this kind should be kept as far as
possible from her future husbands thoughts.
She promised obedience, with dreamy eyes
which looked as far away and full of visions
as Carriston's.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
FASHIONS FOR FALL.
striking and Elegant Specimens OF tn.
fewest Coats.

fewest Coats.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-When Mother
Eve in a reckless craving orexcitement
and novelty, ate the forbidden fruit and
SO entailed upon her descendants the
necessity Of clothing. she laid a heavy
burden upon the designers and produc.
ers of mems and women's apparel, and
more particularly upon those who cater
TO the varied requirement Of the gentler
sex. For them there comes no play.
time, NO summer dolce far niente;''
for scarcely have their patrons arrayed
themselves in summer fnery before
they. the puryeyors, must go to work
Iall designs and materials.
Especially is this the cas-" in the
great Redfern establishment, where
there arc never any idle moments, never
any break in the designing Of novel
ties.
This summer as per usual, there has
been a grand consultation among the
different branches in New York, Lon
don and Paris, and as one Of the results
come these sketches OF.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
ayvell. and what II he dldg,

u can't tell you. | hate 10 know / feel
Ike II. But | hav- always, perhaps without
cause, been afraid OF him--and this place is
horribly lonely"
Now that / understood the meaning of his
words, | thought the boy must he Joking: but
the grave look on his face showed ne was
never further from merriment.
"Why, Carriston,' / cried, "yon are posi-
lively ridiculous about your cousin. You
can't think the man wants 30 murder YOU
III don't know what ! think. am saving
things to you which | ought not TO say; but
every time | neet him | feel he hates me.
and wishes me oui of the world"
Between wishing and doing there Is a
great difference. daresay all this is fancy
on your part,
perhaps so, Any way, Cecil Carr is as
good a name mp here as Charles Carriston, 80
please humor my whiIn and say no more
about IT,"
As II made no difference to me what name
he chose 70 call himself | dropped the sub
1ect knew of old that some OF his strange
preiudices were proof against anything |
could do 10 remove them.
At last we reached our temporary abode.
IL was a substantial, low-built house, owned
and inhabited by a thrifty middle-aged wild
ow, who, although well-to-do 50 far az the
simple ideas OF her neighbors went, was new
ertheless always willing Ia add 10 her re-
sources by accommodating such stray tourists
a. wished to bury themselves for a day or two
in solitude, or artists who. like ourselves,
preferred 10 enjoy the beauties of Nature
undisturbed by the usual ebbing and flowing
stream of sightseers.
As Carristou asserted, the accommodation,
II homely, was good enough for two single
men; the fare was plentiful, and our rooms
were the picture 0f cleanliness. After a
cursory inspection | felt sure that 1 could for
a few weeks make myself very happy In
these quarters.
l had not been ~twenty-four hours in the
house before | found out one reason for the
great change for the better In Charles CARTS
toms demeanor; knew why his step was
lighter, his eye brighter. his voice gayer, and
his whole bearing altered. Whether the rea-
son was a subject for congratulation or not
could not as yet say.
Jhe boy was In love; in love as only a pas.
sionate, romantic, imaginative nature can be,
and even then only once in a lifetime. Heed.
less, headstrong, impulsive, and entirely hi,
W master, he had given his very heart and
soul into the keeping of a woman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Learned n Trade.

Mrs. Eewwed-Oh, dear! such a time!
The hired girl has gone off in a hnff and
eft a great pile Of dishes for me to
wash. can't possibly get through in
lime to go out with you.
Mr.. Newwed--Yes you can; I'll help
you. I'm an accomplished dishwasher,
by dear. I've washed dishes sixteen
aours a day, month in and month out
Mrs. N.-Goodness me! Where?
Mr.. M once went west TO seek my
fortune.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Best Food for Young Ch,cL..

Although many foods have been rec
commended for young chicks, we have
always had excellent success with stale
bread and oatmeal, fed in the dry on
dition, until the chicks are 10 days old,
when they may then be given cracked
corn and wheat screenings also, says
the Kansas Farmer. Too much soft
food is not wholesome for them. Chicks
prefer dry food, and it serves the pur-
pose better and entails less labor in
preparation. Corn bread alone is in
sufficient. but 1t may be improved when
dipped in milk.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
When You need relief from Liver or HI

When you need relief from Liver or Kid
ney pains take California Kidney Tea. Ii
is purely a vegetable remedy, and will as
sist nature to remove the cause of your
trouble. II cures Rheumatism because il
removes the uric acid, the cause of the
disease. Hundreds nave found relief in
its use. Buy it for zoe of your druggist,
and DO not be wheedled into trying any.
thing else. Made by the CALIFORNIA KID
NEY TEA Co, Fairfield, Iowa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

dyue fark 0axetto.
A Hyde Parker giving employment
to q large number OF men, referring to
the ready wit of Irishmen, overheard
this funny dialogue between two of his
employees. One of his men made appli-
cation for q day of, and when 1t was
given him he wandered of among his
fellow workmen wearing . look Of much
distress. what troubles you. Mike?'
asked n OF the men. "Me poor wife
died this morning, and she lies there
unburied In the house" s'Oh, them
spoke up his companion, don't worry
at all; sure I have q live one. and III
swap even wild you" 1t IL needless to
gay the bargain was not consummatsd
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

An on one side
the offer that's made by the pro-
prietors of DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. It's $500 reward for an
incurable case Of Catarrh, no mat
ter how bad, or of how long stand
ing. They mean what they say ;
they're responsible, and the offer
has been made for years. It's all
on your side-you lose your catarrh,
or you're paid $500 for keeping it.
But it's safe for them, too-they
know you'll be cured.
DIR. Sage's Remedy produces per-
feet and permanent cures of Chronic
Catarrh in the Head, as thousands
can testify. "Cold in the Head !"
is cured with a few applications.
Catarrhal Headache is relieved and
cured as if by magic. 1t removes
offensive breath, loss or impairment
of the sense of taste, smell or hear
ing, watering or weak eyes, and
impaired memory, when caused by
the violence of Catarrh, as they all
frequently are. Remedy sold by
druggists, so cents.
Sc M,ation this paper.Ts
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
A

Number two is in very different style,
but will doubtless find an equal number
Of admirers. 1t is a golden-Brown cloth
of the shade known as m~aroquin. and is
cut with straight, loose fronts. The
braiding which passes around the
shoulders in the shape Of a deep cape
collar. and then in a wide band down
the front, is worked in gold and white
cords. A band of it encircles the
sleeves several inches from the edge,
like a heading to the plain cuff.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
The HPnnlP

are not slow TO understand that, in order
10 warrant their manufac 'urers in guar.
anteeing them TO benefit or cure, medicines
must rossess more than ordinary merit
and curative properties. DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is the only
blood medicine sold. through druggists,
under a positive guarantee that II will
benefit or cure or money paid for 1t will Ee
returned. In all blood, skin and scalp dis
eases, and for all scrofulous affections, It
is speCi6r
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Does Not seem Possihle.

1t is announced that q sculptor who
modelled the bust of Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage finds his work thrown back on
his hands because he has made the ora
tors mouth too large. Unless the
sculptor attempted to represent in
fnitude surrounded by a narrow rim of
flesh the public will believe that he has
been libeled.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
- -
Knew What He Wanted.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
Customer would like to look A.
your lawn mowers.
Dealer-Yes, sir! You want a good
heavy one, | suppose.
Customer-No; let me see a nice
light one. such as would give my wife
some gentle exercise. don't want her
TO work too hard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

DIR Leonarl !. Gordon president e
the Jersey City board of health, has made
a suggestion that all telegraph poles on
which live electric wires are strung be
painted red, that the public may be able
TO distinguish them. DIR. Gordon will bring
the subject up for discussion at the next
meeting Of the board.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
NEW AUTUMN COATS.

The first is a very striking model in
cloths, the main part of the coat being
of the lighter shade. Around the arm
hole is an insertion of the brown cloth
over which the fawn color laps in a ser
les of saw-teeth points, each one fast
ened with a fancy button. Inside Of
these points is a bordering of mixed
gold and brown cord and braid. A tri-
angular insertion to match is upon the
hips. and the collar and cuffs are
trimmed to accord.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Wanted a Motto.

HarIer's Bazar.
Bibliomaniac-What ! want now is a
suitable motto-please don t touch that
book; ! paid $40 for the binding alone
a suitable motto for this What
would you suggest?
Cynlcus-Why not adopt Coleridge-
''Books, books everywhere, but not a
thiup To read -
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

New York Man-Let's go to the Elite
theater tonight.
Kentucky Colonel (shuddering)-o,
u-n-no.
whats the matter?"
1T advertises q play with . tank OF
real water.n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

Nearly $4,000 worth of half-franc
pieces as found in the personal estate Of
NJ. DuraBd, a rich solicitor, who died re-
Gently in Paris. IL is said thae this was
NJ. Durand's stock of small coin from
which be daily gave large sums to beggers
in the streets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

The price Of a good looking female
slave in the United States of Colombia is
800. They are usually excellent cooks,
and many Of them are expert in diving TO
the bottom of the streams in the gold dis
tricts and bringing up a gourd full of gold
bearing sand.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

For washing Aannels, Dobbins' Electric
Soap is marvellous. Blankets and woolens
washed with il lcok like new, and there is
absolutely no shrinking. No other soap in
the world will do such perfect work. Give
il "A trial now.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
stanIey,s streak of Luck.

illustrated American; Had London
society in the latter part Of the 70's been
told that some fifteen years later it
would be ~clamoring at the doors Of
Westminster abbey to gain admittance
to dolly" Tenants wedding 1t would
have laughed the prophet to scorn. Who
was there In New York twenty years
ago that would not have jeered at the
idea Of Henry NJ. Stanley, the Herald
reporter, plighting his troth in front Of
a reredos on the other side of which
stood the throne in which all the
sovereighs Of England had been
crowned since the time Of Edward !.
and lay the stone of Scone. which, ira
dition says, was the pillar on which
Jacob slept at Bethel? But truth Is
stranger than fiction, and no wedding.
not even a royal one, has created such
universal interest in our days as that
which took place on July II in Edward
the Confessor's Abbey Of St. Peters.
How the hero Of Darkest Africa" was
taken sick on the eve Of his marriage,
probably the result Of being over
lionized; how he sat through the cere-
mony In the abbey; how all the world
and his wife, including our " Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, saw n of the most
famous Of Americas adopted IONS joined
10 one OF England's most charming
daughters, has already been told in the
daily press. How many women refused
the explorer before Miss Tenant &C
cepted him has been discussed but never
decided. On the authority of Hubert
Ilerkomer, the artist, TO whom Stanley
confided the secret, We are able. TO settle
the question. The number was eight.
Who they were is, Of course, confiden-
tial. Bat any n who knows people
worth knowing in London Of today rec
ognizes the fact that Henry NJ. Stanley
had never struck a better streak OF luck.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

F. J. CnENEY & CO. Toledo, o., Props, Of
Hall Q Catnrrh Cure. onar SOD reward for any
case If catarrh thu can not be cured by taking
Halls CatalTh Cure. Send for testimonials,
free. Sold by Druggists, 7Jc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

The mortality of the Globe is said TO he
sixty seven every minute, ~, $50 every day,
or s5,630,s3i every year, The births
amount to 100, every day, SO, 1T2, 600
every year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

PIcKLEp CRAB A~pPLEs-Select fair
ones; wipe them, rub of the blossom
ends, but leave on the stems. Stew
them until you can easily pierce them
with . straw, but only put n layer in
the steamer At once. 10 two quarts OF
vinegar add four pounds OF sugar, two
ounces OF cinnamon, "A ounce OF cloves
Ind one ounce of mace. Boil all to-
gether and skim carefully, then pour
over the fruit
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

The Danube, Inn, AIDA and upper
Rhine rivers are rising rapidly and
large sections Of land have been flooded.
Several persons have been drowned at
the town Of Klosterneuburg, Austria.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

Good wives grow fair in the light of
their works, especially If they use
SAPOLIO. Try IL in your next house
cleaning,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

Tho Fiji Islands mission has 27,0a7
members and lOl, $50 attendants in public
worship. Fifty years ago there was not a
Christian on the islands; now there is not
n heathen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

A Polander woman living at Sala-
names one day last week picked and mar
keted over twenty quarts of blaekberries,
and in TIE afternoon gave birth to triplets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

There is a place for you BILL said
the tramp, laying down his newspaper.
"What is itf' IAN actress advertises for
a walking gentleman. You've bad a pile
of ex per.ence,N
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

PARENTS you do yourselves and your
children great Injustice il you fail to give
your children DIR. Bulls Worm D~estroyers.
Many little lives are sacrificed by such neg
lect.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

BEEcuAM's Pills cure Bilious and Ner
vous Ills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consump
ton. Cures where other remedies fail. 2Sc
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

CANNED LIMA BEANs.-Boil them
them one hour, season with salt and
pepper, ell the glass cans quite full, seal
carefully, and put them in a cool, dark
place. They keep well.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

"A Chelsea man put his patent incu
bator over a ducks egg and Matched q
duckling with four eyes and two bills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

The largest tree Ia the state Of WASH
lngton is a hollow pine. thirty feet In
diameter at the base.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

$500 reward offered 10y the proprietors
Of Or. Sage's Catarrh Remedy for an in
durable case.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

"Leave this house." said the irate
debtor.
II couldn't hope to take the house
with me, with so heavy a mortgage on
it." retorted the creditor-but he did
take il, later on.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
DR.
ID. H. HADLEY, M. D., Assistant.
Irregular Graduates, Registered)
Toe Leading Specialist Of the West. Private, Bloof
Skin and Nervous Diseases.

YOUNG MEN WHO
by their own acts OF
~imprudence OF folly
suffer from Ner
vOus Debility, EE'
hausting Drains
upon the fountains
OF life. affecting the
mind, body and man.
hood. should con
suit the celebrated
Hathaway at
on e. Remember,
diseases
with or without
areams) or debility
Hnd loss Of nerve
r, treated
scientifically. by
new methods, with
great success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Not So Bad After All.

Lawrence American.
NO" said she, IL can only be a
sister to you"
Very we'll" said he, II must be
going. | had expected a different an
swer, but-well good night"
George" she faltered, az he started
out into the night. GEORGE"
What is itP' he asked GROSSLY.
Aren't you going to kiss your sister
good night?"
lie did not go.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figsis taken; it is pleasant
and refreshingto the taste, and acts
gentlyyetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN e~fectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of It's kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUp co.
SAN FRANCISCO. ChL.
i0UiSYRfF. ~ NEW YORK, NJ
EB- Mention this rnper.-a