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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Fruit m the Northwest,

The other day the writer visited the
orchard Of Mr.. J. Y. Kennedy at Ser.
geant Bluffs, Ia, and took notes Of the
lessons learned from twenty-eight'
years efforts at fruit raising. Mr.. Ken
nedy will have a good crop Of apples
and plums and has already harvested q
large crop OF cherries, currants and
raspberries. Twenty years ago he COM
menced planting apple trees and
though his success has not been as
great as might be wished, he has in
many ways succeeded, and could he be.
gin over again with the experience he
now has TO draw from Is confident he
would succeed much better. The Sc
we're winters IN recent years played sad
havoc with his trees, leaving none ex.
cept the most hardy, and that is n
point gained. There are a few kinds OF
hardy apples and planting any but these
is throwing away money and effort.
Another point is that apple trees do not
do rs well on light sandy soil as on a
heavier or clayey one. Mr.. Kennedy's
original orchard of six OF eip ut acres
was mostly planted on a sandy friable
soil, but some OF 1t ran over
into what 10 known on the
Missouri bottoms as ''gutnbo soil" that
Is, q rich black soil devoid Of sand and
as waxy and sticky as shoemakar's wax
almost, and as far as drainage and
working characteristics go is a most
tenacious clay. Today the trees on the
sandy loan are all gone while those
on the ''gumbo" are still there, though
slightly disfigured," and are bearing a
fair crop OF fruit. This confirms US in
the idea long entertained that a clay
soil is the n for apples. In south
eastern Iowa where apple trees grow as
thriftily as do hickory saplings they
are in a clay subsoil over what is known
as hardpan, and the same may be
noticed in all parts of the country-the
thrifty alive and bearing orchards are
on clay and not on sand or sandy loan.
Small fruit Mr.. Kennedy has had I'M
qualified success with, demonstrating
that cherries, plums, grapes, raspber-
ries and currents will grow, thrive and
bear here in the northwest with the
best and will bring profit to the man
who raises them.
We always feel like taking of our hat
10 one Of these grand pioneers who came
into the then unknown prairies and
with only common sense and indomit-
able courage has compelled success and
shown later corners the true path.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Where She Shnuld Re.

Mrs. De Fashion-"What! Did your
daughter marry for love?"
Mrs. Oldtime- Indeed she did.
Would you like to see herr"
"Well yes, unless she is exhibiting
herself at some dime museum.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Undying Love-

Mr.. Billion-"You shall never marry
my daughter, SIR" n
Impassioned Suitor - "Your threats
do not brighten me. I'll marry her or
die! When ! once love. sir, no power
on earth can"
Mr.. Billion-'sOh, I'm not proposing
to use force. How much cash will it
take 10 buy you Off"
Impassioned Suitor-"Um-er-how
muchU you give?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Its Excellent Qualities

Commend 10 public approval the Californi
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup OF Figs. 1t
pleasing TO the eye and 10 the taste, and b,
gently acting on the kidneys, liver an,
bowels, It clesnses the system effectually
thereby promoting the health and comic
OF all who use II.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Jinks-That fellow, S~illipatc, is the
most inc xcusable fool / ever saw.
Winks-What has he been doing TO
you?
Jinks-A few days ago some one in
yited him to dinner 1t our boarding
house. Well, sir. that idiot just praised
every dish on the table, and cOmpli.
mented the landlady on her cooking.
until she raised orr rates ~ ; week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
In Hard Luck,

EMBELLISHMENTS the matter, Will
kim"
Willikin - Matter enough. You
know some time ago l assigned all my
property to my wife, toto keep me out
Of the hands Of people l owe. you
know"
..Yes."
"Well. she's taken the money and
gone oh-says she won't live with me
because I swindled my creditors"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Out of His Line.

Visitor TAT dime museum)-Could a
good swimmer sustain himself in the
water long if ~incumbered by clothes
and shoes?
Professor Cod, the Man-Fish-I don't
know. Swimmin' that way is out o my
line. Ask some yachtsman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

wellAas
A meadow is much more profitable If
sown with several kinds OF grass we'll
mixed. but care should be taken that
those kinds which mature at the same
time are sown together, else a part Of
the crop will OF necessity be wasted.
The day when the three RS (Readin',
'Ritin' and 'Rithmetic) is considered
all the education a farmer needs is
happily gone by never TO return. The
number Of college graduates who are
plain farmers is increasing every year.
Southern Michigan is short on apples,
potatoes and corn this year. She same
is true of much of the middle and east
ern part of this great country, while out
here in the Corn Palace region there
will be plenty OF corr and potatoes both
to keep and to sell. Verify we are in
the garden Of the world.
Again has it been proven hat on our
prairie soil the best safeguard against
drouth is frequent stirring of the sur
face soil, thereby giving the crops a
dust mulch which retains and saves the
moisture beneath it. Two inches of fine
dust will keep the ground under it moist
through a long dry spell.
When our people get thoroughly into
the idea hat it is more profitable to
thoroughly cultivate a few acres than it
is to run over and half farm a large num-
Der of acres, they will have made a long
stride towards greater prosperity. Only
pillow the number of acres that IAN be
we'll farmed and turn the balance of the
farm into meadow and pasture.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Have stability.

There is nothing so conducive to sue
cess as Q fixed purpose. Don't be chang
ing about from one thing to another.
hoping to ind some short cut to pros
perity. Chose some good line OF farm
industry and stick TO it. DO not make
this choice at h~aphazard, but after due
consideration. Take some line Of work
that your farm il adapted to, that your
merket and means approve, and that
you can enjoy working at and then
stick TO 1t through thick and thin. DO
not allow anything to divert you from
your purpose, Snd you will In the long
run be mentioned by your neighbors Is
Mr.. So-and-So. the prosperous sheep
farmer, or potato farmer. or whatever
your speciality Is. You will soon get
the name among unthinking persons Of
being lucky with your especial stock or
crop, but that won't hurt you any. for
row will know that - y MOI luck, but
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
FOR BILIOUS ATTACKS,
BILE B can s.

For some months past a have beou using
and selling Smiths File Beans hUd hrd them
10 be the best medicine / have ever baLdled.
W. r. CARPHNTTH. Msyesyine, s. c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
California Deaths.

Californisn-Yes, stree. II you want
ter live forever, jest come to Californy.
Easterner-I had three uncles who
died out there, one after the other.
'Well, well! Was they lynched, er
shot?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

DIR. L. l.. GORsUCH, Toledo, o says i
have p~racticed medicine for forty years have
never seen q pref sration tina | could prescribe
ui.h 40 much confidence OF success as ] can
Halls Catarrh Cure Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Miss Skinpenny-This ere cheap but
ter amt AT to eat.
Mrs. S.-No. it amt Run into Mrs.
Goodsoul's and borrow . pound. She
always has good butter-the highest
priced in the market. Tell her well
pay her back tomorrow.
Miss S.-Goin' to git butter tomor-
row?
Mrs. S.-Wem pay her with this.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
0Wha, is hat you say Harry Marie

hat Is that you say harry married
Well, I'll never believe in men again !"
''Whyf' THE vows of love that man
made to mel "Well, but you threw him
over. You've been married three months"
81 don't care. He was so devoted to me.
He might have been decent about il. He
might have kept single for q year. any
how
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Gambling in Egypt.

Gambling Ia to DO put down firmly
10 Egypt. The government has abol-
ished all gambling-houses. and the
private clubs intend 70 restrict high
PlAy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Ninety years ago Mr. Palmer, an actor,
fell dead on the Liverpool stage. The mo
ment before his death he had exclaimed,
80 God. o God. there is another and a bet
ter world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

IT'S sad TO see a woman growing old before
her time,
All broken down and hopeless when life
should hold its prime;
She feels herself a burden when q blessing
she should be,
And longs for death to bYing her release
from misery.
If these poor, discouraged women who
suffer from diseases peculiar TO women
could only know that health could be re-
gained by the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription how eagerly they would has
ten to avail themselves of IL. They ought
to know il and try it. Every woman who
10 still healthy ought to be told about the
wonderful virtue In this medicine, and
understand that it is q safeguard against
the terrible diseases common to her scr.
IL Is guaranteed to give satisfaction or
money paid for it will be refunded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

"A single orange tree in Florida has
been known TO bear 5000 oranges ina year.
Such a Weld is excessive, as a grove that
will WELD l.hO to the tree Ia considered eH
cellent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

1T appears that the great majority Of
persons committing suicide in Japan are
over 50 years Of age. Next on the list come
persons between 20 and 80 years Of age.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

No soap In the world has ever been INIT
tatsd % much rs Dobbins' Electric Soap.
The market 10 full Of limitations Be ARE
full that you are not decsivsd. -. b. Dob
bins, Philsdslphia and New York." ID
stamped ON every ar.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

The export OF csnaries from Germany
is very large. Every year about 5000 OF
these birds are sent to America 8,VV 70
England and about 1900 TO Russia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Clean cookery Is a good appetizer,
Good cooks clean their utensils with "a
POLIO. Ii is a solid cak Of Securing
SOAP. Try 1t in cleaning your pots and
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

"A bell, cast recently for the Kbarkow
Cathedra contains g. per cent. OF pure
silver. Ii weighs $40 English pounds aud
its vibrations last several minutes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

ELEVEN children put 81 twelve need DR..
Bulls Worm Destroyers occasionally.
These dainty little candies are always safe
ana sure.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

"A hurdle dance in which the women do
the jumping Is the greatest success so FAR
Of the season at N~arragansett Pier.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Prince Henry Of B~sttenbuYg has prom
ised to borrow no more money OF ssrvants.
lie will fad IL hard 20 keep his promise II
he has any more additions 20 his family.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

The Primrose League of England 10
nearing its miliionth member When the
returns were made up 1T the close OF last
month the registered member numbered
$50, $50, and the habitations 2,10a
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Bronchitis Is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

The father Of . family VA seen lately
bearing eight ovsrshoss Of assortsd siEs
.snsstsdr like Chinese puxrls boxes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

sssum 10 !, 100000 tons. England pvsdnsss
~ most 4
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
What She Meant.

First Summer Girl-"There isn't a
young man at the resort worth flirting
with"
Second Summer Girl-'Why, my
dear, there isn't a young man OF any
sort bere-not one"
First Summer Gir!-"Well, that's
what | said. didn't e"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

BEEcHAN's Pills cure Sick Headache.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Cleanse the liver, stomach, bowels and
whole system by using DR.. Pierce's Pellets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
IT'S sad to see a woman growing old befo

While Kate is bony as bony can be.
And that makes q difference, you know.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Miss Maude like. to battle where the mul

ttudes sW aim.
Miss Kate says she thinks II is really bad
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

~ W.
"The end has come sooner than I expect
3D." These were the sad words / muttercd
70 myself as, waving my frightened servant
away / closed the door, and stood alone with
the supposed maniac. He rose and wrung
my hand, then without a word sank back In
70 his chair and buried his face in his hands.
A sort of nervous trembling seemed to run
through his frame. Deeply distressed I drew
his hands from his face.
"Now, Carriston," l said, as firmly as 1
could, "look up, and tell me what all this
means Look up l say, man, and speak to
me.n
He raised his eyes TO mine, and kept them
there, whilst a CHASTITY smile-a phantom hui
mor-fickered across his white face. No
doubt his native q~uickness told him what l
suspected, so he looked me full and steadily
In the face.
mo" he said, mo as you think. But ie.
there be no mistake. Question me. Talk to
me. Put me TO any test. Satisfy yourself,
once for all, that l am as sane as you are"
He spoke so nationally, his eyes met mine
90 unfinchingiy, that / was rejolced to know
that my fears were as yet ungrounded.
There was grief, excitement, want of rest in
w NpINdA NIit(t btt ino kSuti0i III Oio
me he was, as he said, as sane as I was.
''rhank Heaven You can speak to me and
look at me Ike this" i exclaimed.
'You are satisfied theny' he said.
''On this point, yes. Now tell me what Is
wrongr'
Now that he had set my doubts at rest his
agitation and excitement seemed to return.
He grasped my hand convulsively.
"Madelinew he whispered. Madeline
my love-she Is gone"
Gomez l repeated. "Gone whereg'
'sShei Is gone, ! say-stolen from me by
some b~lack-hearted traitor-perhaps forever.
Who can tell?'
.But Carriston, surely In so short a time
her love cannot have been won by another. II
%, all I can say IS"
SsWhatr' he shouted. "You have seen
herl You in your widest dreams to imagine
that Madeline Rowan would leave me Of her
own free Wilt No, sir. she has been stolen
from me-entrapped-carTied away-hidden.
But / will find her, or / will xiii the black
hearted villain who has done this"
He rose and paced the room. His face was
distorted with rage. He clinched and un-
clinched his long slender hands.
my dear fellow" / said; you are talking
riddles. Sit down and tell me calmly what
has happened. But first Of all, as You look
utterly worn out win ring for my mar TO
get you some food"
mo" he said, II want nothing. Weary I
am, for ! have been to Scotland and back as
fast ~ man can travel. Preached London .
short time ago and after seeing n man
have come straight 10 you, my only friend,
for hclp-it may bo for protection But I
have eaten and / have drunk, knowing I
must keep my health and strength
However, i insisted on some wine being
brought He drank Q glass. and then with :
strange enforced calm, told me what had
taken place. HIS tale was this;
After we had parted company on our 70
turn nom scotland, GARRISON went down b
~ family sse4h QylqVdshi1s aad iAIaE4e9
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Before men n bathing to 60:
But Maude is as plump as q m~arrowfat
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

..She has been decoyed away" he said in
conclusion. "She Is hidden, imprisoned some
where. And 1 know, as well as IL he told
me, who has done this thing. l can trace
Ralph Carriston's cursed hand through Ii
all"
| glanced at him askance. This morbid
suspicion of his cousin amounted almost to
monomania. He had told the tale Of Made
lines disappearance clearly and tersely; but
when he began to account for 1t his theory
was q wild and ~untenable one. However much
he suspected Ralph Carriston OF longing to
stand in his shoes, I could see no object for
the crime of which be accused him, that OF
decoying away Madeline Rowan.
.But why should he have done this?" I
asked. ITO prevent your marriage? You
are young-he must have foreseen that you
would marry some day."
Carriston leaned toward me. and dropped
his voice to a whisper.
This Is his reason" he said-'this Is why
I come TO you. You are not the only one
who has entirely misread my nature, and
seen a strong tendency to insanity In it. OF
course, l know that you are all wrong, but |
know that Ralph Carrist0n has stolen my
~loye-stolen her because he thinks and hopes
that her loss will drive me mad-perhaps
drive me to kill myself. l went straight TO
him-I have Just come from him--Brand, I
tell You that when l taxed him with the crime
when l mved at him-when I threatened
TO tear the life out Of him--his cold, wicked
eyes leapt with Joy. ] heard him mutter be-
tween his teeth. 'Men have been put In strait
waistcoats for less than this. Then ! knew
why he had done this. Icurbed myself and
left him. Most likely he will try 10 shut me
up as o lunatic, but / count upon your pro-
tsction-count upon your help 70 find my
love-"
That any man could be guilty Of such q
subtle refinement Of crime as that OF which
he accused his cousin seemed TO me, II not
impossible, q least improbable. Bot ~ "a
vssDsatth srs m ~ doubt abeus ny hiepd's
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20

Mrs. Sven pay her with this.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
Notes.

Amonia is said to be a cure for bee
stings. Apply directly to the place
stung.
The ignorant man knows il all, but
the educated man knows there is much
for him to learn. Mirror and Farmer.
Mirror and Farmer: The farmer OF
the future must be educated or a con-
spicuous failure. The handwriting is
already on the wall.
Sugar beets are one of the possibili-
ties OF the future for western farmers.
They are OF great feeding value as we'll
as their use in making sugar.
There is no man who can so poorly
afford TO be sick or to have sickness in
his family. Hence it behooves every
farmer to take every %precaution to keep
NSlll fa
Evening journal., 1890-06-12
HUMoR On ThE pAY.

WHAT wonderfully fast horse
that Axtel is B.-"Bound to be fast.
just look at the gang at the race track ne
is obliged to associate with. Texas sift.
ings.
LADY-"Have you any oyster plant
seedsH" Grocer-"les, ma'am Lady
well, send me two or three dozen,
and, mind you, wish TO raise blue
points. Detroit Free Press.
JoSEs-"You look as mad as you did
last winter when you we're down on the
ice" Brown-"Well am as mad as l
was then The only difference is now
I'm down on the ice man. Texas Sift-
ings.
AFTER a recent storm a Buffalo man
found eight pounds Of hailstones in his
hammock. he has stored them and Is
now leading member Of the ice trust -
Utica Herald,
"GooD enough" said the Terrier, as
the Bulldog passed by. They've muz
zled you at last, have they3" mo they
haven't either. I'm going to game Of
base ball, replied the Bulldog. New
York Sun.
Evening journal., 1890-06-12

his own Industry against another indus
try equally deserving Of public loot, and
the spectacle of the advocates of the
same system demanding contrary and
inconsistent legislation in notorious
cases Of its failure TO build up the sugar
industry and to break down the quinine
industry.
There is nobody to say whether an in
dustry should have extra help from a
su ifering, tax-burdened people or not.
The people who pay the taxes cannot ap-
pear before the committee; only the bene-
fciaries appear there They appear
themselves, or by attorney, for the pur-
pose Of pleading for their own benefit
Such system could not be otherwise
thar inconsistent, vicious. unjust; it
could not be otherwise than legalIzsd
robbery in practice, even If it were fair,
just, sensible. necessary, or advanta-
geous to the country in theory, which it
is not.
Hence 1t is worse than folly to 90 into
the discussion Of the details Of system
which is confessedly false in theory and
fraudulent in practice. 1t is system
which the Supreme Court Of the United
States has stigmatized as mot less a
robbery because done under legal forms.
It is not a question whether this or that
industry needs 90 or 200 per cent. pen
sion from the people because it Is rob-
berry to give it anything whatever for
protection.
Evening journal., 1890-06-12
ON SATURDAY,
THE 2srH DAY OF JUNE, $780,
At 2 o'clock p m,


The following described real estate, viz.
All that certain tract, piece or parcel OF
land with the houses, barns and other fmprDvp--
ments thereon erected, situate In Brandywine
hundred, IN the county OF New Castle and
State Of Delaware. Beginning at stone set
At high water mark on the edge of the river
Delaware. a corner for this and land now or
late of Christine Perkins; thence by said land
and crossing Holly Oak road north AZ degrees
30 minutes west 300 feet to a stone n1 fhe
southeast side of the said read about I'd feet
wide; thence easterly 3l6 feet TO a stake AT the
said side Of the road aforesaid about 80 feet
wide; thence by said road north IS degrees. 80
minutes west L555 feet 70 the middle OF the
Philadelphia and Wilmington turnpike road.
thence down the same, the two follo,ying
courses ana distances. viz. South 5j degrees
west ,245 teet, ard south 564 degrees west
rs feet % land Of r. Wetherill: thence with
2,1S6 feet to wild cherry tree etanding on
the edge Of the River Delaware, al bigh
water mark, thence by the said high water
mark ENTHUSIASTICALLY about 250 feet Ia
the place OF beginning, containing in said
bounds " acres and perches OF land includ-
ing the railroad and one half Of the turnpike.
and also 20 haNesand to hold an and every
| the mud hats included, between fhe FIRST 81 nd
sixth lines extended in their several direc-
i tions 10 low water mark Of the said River
| Delaware, excepting the right az vyav hereto-
/ fore sold 20 the Philadelphia Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad Comuany and the
/ right 70 use the Hol y Oak road in the above
tract, pe the same more or less Excepting
/ out or the above d scri 3ed farm or tract Of
land. the following lots or parcels az land
which nave been released See Deed Record
i y, Noi. y page o !. ett.i Deed Record Q, vol.
/ ~ pa &c 40 etc Deed Record T. vol. II, page
Seized anu taken in execution as the prom
| erty OF John II. Longstreet, and 10 be sold by
- ALNAN ALLEN, Sheriff
SherlUs ONCE, Wilmington, June II, 1890