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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
OF GRIEF,
Pointed and Impressive Instructions Laid
Down by the Chief Mourner.

The colored people in q small town
IN Georgia had gathered at their church
to hold funeral services over the re-
mains of a woman who had died n
couple of days before. says the Chatta-
nooga Times, and the ceremonies were
about to begin when the bereaved hus-
band, who was a large, corpulent man,
beckoned to one of the men standing
in the vestibule to follow him to the
horse shed in the rear Of the chrch.
When they ARRIVED there the bereaved
turned on him with:
See heah. Moses, i wants an under
standing wild yo' befo' dis funeral goes
any furder."
"What is il. Julius?" asked the other.
LAS week, when we buried Henry
Carriers wife, yo' was right at hand.
Yo' crowded yo'self up to de front.
When de weepin' begun yo' set yo'self
to work an moaned an took on until
Henry hadn't no show tall. Some of
de white folks reckoned yo' was de be-
reavod yo'self.
IL dun couldn't help it, julius"
..Yo' couldn'tP Well. now let me
give yo' a pinter. Lucinda vas my
wife an nobody else's. She libed wild
me an died wild me, an Use got to foot
all de 'spenses. Now. den, when de
sadness begins I'ze No. / from start
to finish. Tze de ~bereaved, while yo'
is only an outsider who feels sad
cause Tze left all alone in dis cold
world. If yo' 60 to takin' on like yo'
did last week. rze gwine ter forgit my
great loss jist long huff TO urn around
an gin yo' such a lift under the ear dat
you'll reckon yo' Is the subject of the
funeral. Do yo' ha'r me, Mosesp"
Il does"
Den cum along. an recommended
what TIE been saying. Better take a
seat in de back row an hole yo'seli
down, for at the very fust whoop OF
sorrow 1'ze gwine to light on yo' wild a
fo'ce offo'teen boss power"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
A more pleasant physic
You never will find
Than Pierce's small Pellets
The Purgative kind.

General Longstreet is keeping q hoteI
in the little tow Of GAINESVILLE, Ga. He Is
a distinguished looking man, with hi,
English whiskers and m~ustache, and has
made bookkeeping a success. Genera
Longstreet has seen many ups and downs
since he left West Point, but ne is per
haps happier and more contented now
than when he was commanding thousands
Of men or representing this country al
Constantinople.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
as you can. II you don't, you will be raving

as you can. II You don't, you viii be raving
mad In a month"
Il can't promise that" said Carriston,
uietly. See her at times I must, or ! shall
die. But / promise to yield as seldom as
may be. know, as well as you do, that the
very exhaustion I now feel must be injurious
TO any one."
In truth, he looked utterly worn out. Very
much dissatisfied with his concession, the
best ] could get from him, I sent him to bed,
knowing that nalG-al rest, II he could get il,
would do more than anything else toward
restoring a healthy tone TO his mind,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
Heavily

New York Weekly.
Miss Riverview-"What! You don't
NEAR to say you intend 10 marry that
Chicago widow"
Bachelor Brother-"Why shouldn't
/? She has no cumbrances."
Miss Riverview-'No membranes.
Look at her feet"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
We've heard of a woman

We've heard Of a woman
who said she'd walk five miles
to get a bottle Of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription if she
couldn't get it without. That
woman had tried it. And it's
a medicine which makes itself
felt in toning up the system
and correcting irregularities as
soon as its use is begun.
Go to your drug store, pay
a dollar, get a bottle and try
it-try a second, a third if
necessary. Before the third
ones been taken you'll know
that there's a remedy to help
you. Then you'll keep on
and a cure II come.
But if you shouldn't feel the
help, should be disappointed
in the results -you'll find a
guarantee printed on the bot
tle-wrapper thatll get your
money back for you.
How many women are there
who'd rather have the money
than health? And "Favorite
Prescription" produces health.
Wonder is that there's a
woman willing to suffer when
there's a guaranteed remedy
in the nearest drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
California Kidney Tea Always Cures

A prominent citizen OF Ottumwa, Iowa,
who was confined 10 his bed with distress
ing Kidney disease, says he owes his re-
covery to the use of California Kidney
Tea 1t is the best Kidney remedy known.
So cents buys a large package. Try it and
you viii get relief. Buy it of your drug
gist. If be does not keep II send 10 CALI
FoRNIA KIDNEY TEA Co, Fairfield, Iowa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

GARRISON slept on late into the next day.
Knowing that every moment of bodily and
mcneil rest was a precious boon TO him, l left
him undisturbed. lie was still fast asleep
when, about midday, a gentleman called up
ON me. He sent up no card, and I supposed
he came to consult me professionally.
The moment he entered my room I recog-
nized him. He was the thin-lipped, gentle
manly person whom l had met ON my journey
10 Boumemouth last s%pring--the man who
had seemed so much impressed by my views
on insanity, and had manifested such inter-
est In the description ! had giyen-without
mentioning any name-Of Carriston's pecu-
liar mind.
should have at once claimed acquaint-
anceship with my visitor. but before l could
speak he advanced, n apol0gized grace
fully for his intrusion.
"You will forgive It," he added, "when l
tell you my name is Ralph Carriston."
Remembering our chance conversation, the
thought that, after ali, Charles Carriston's
wild suspicion was wellfounded, flashed
through me like lightning. My great hope
was that my visitor might not remember my
face Is ! remembered his. | bowed coldly
but said nothing.
Il believe, DR.. Brand" he continued, 'you
have . young relative OF mine at present
staying with your
Eyes, Mr.. Carriston Is my guest" answer
Cd. I'VE are old friends"
"Ah, I did not know that. l do not remem-
Der having heard him mention your name as
. friend. But as IL Is so, no one knows bet
ter than you do the unfortunate state of his
health. How 20 you find him ~to-day-uo-
lenty'
i pretended to ignore the mans meaning,
and answered smiiingly, violence Is the
last thing / should look for. He Is tired out
and exhausted by travel, and Is In great dis
tress. That I believe, is the whole OF his
complaint"
'sYes yes, to be sure, poor boy. Hissweet-
heart has left him or something. But a. q
doctor you must know that his mental condi-
ton "a not quite what 1t should be. His
friends are very anxious about him. They
fcar that . little restraint-temporary, i hope
must b put upon his actions ! called 20
ask your advice and aid"
I'm what, Mr.. Carristonr'
I'm this A young man can't be left free
10 70 about threatening his friends lives. l
have brought DR.. Daley with mc--you know
him Of course. He Il below In my carriage.
I viii call him up. with your permission. He
could then Is poor Charles, and the needfnl
sortihcate could b. signed BY you two doc
tou."
sMr. Csrriston," I said, decidedly, 'let me
lell you IN the plainest words that your cors-
In n at present ~ fully In possession Of his
VIII - you ara. d.. Daley-whoevef he
~ he-equh egn - esrtacseA end " ow
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
A Poor Race.

New York Weekly.
De Trotte-'How did you enjoy your.
self at the races today?"
De Canter-''Oh, only $3.50. Didn't
amount TO much"
De Gallup (some hours later)-'Hello,
De Trotte! Seen De Canter lstely?'
De Trotte-"Yes; he was at the races
today and bet on the wrong horse"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
Senator Evarts got off a good thing or

q gentleman at a party in Washington
about Distinguishing between a as-back
and a red head. IAN infallible test he
remarked, lis in the length Of the bill.
Just here he was completely broken up by
a lady who leaned Onward and inter.
iected, But, senator, | never served
either canvs-backs or red heads at my
table with bills
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
a Cure Of Catarrh

In the head, as well ss of all bronchial,
throat and lung diseases, IL taken in time,
is effected by using DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, or money paid for II
will be promptly returned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

The ''Old Witch House. in Salem,
Mass, is still standing, just as in the days
of Hawthorne, and by q sort Of grim WOO
ing of circumstances almost opposite 1t
there 10 on n door a sign which reads like
this: "Clairvoyant and Business Ne,
dunn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

In Austria the haEgman is a man
named Seigfried, who wears a black uni
form, with a cooked hat and white gloves
He has never had to hang q woman, for
the emperor thinks strsngulation is a
punishment which should be reserved for
males.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

-Three years ago a lake in the Moose
Jaw district, near Ottawa, Canada, which
was more than a mile in circumference,
disappeared entirely from some cause. A
farmer purchased the AXE bottom and has
this rear raised q magnificent crop of
wheat upon IL.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

A soap that is soft is full Of water, ha'f
or two thirds it's weight probably, thus you
pay seven or eight cents per pound for
water. Dobbins' Electric Soap Is all soap
and no ad alteration. therefore the cheap
est and best. Try Dobbins'.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

The craze for passing floral tributes
over the footlights TO stage favorites seems
to have reached it's height at Boston a few
evenings ago. A minstrel performer re
ceived a life-sized floral image Of himself
seated in a chair and playing the banjo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

DR. JOHN BULL OF Louisville. KY. show
ed his love for little children when he in
vented those dainty little candies he named
DR.. Bulls Worm Destroyer's. It's fun for
the children but It's death TO the worms.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

Natural gas has become so scarce at
that many of the leading iron
work. can not run full time, and the prob
ability is that they will be obliged to re-
urn to the use of coal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

On the occasion of the recent fete at
the country seat of n wealthy woman all
the cows on the estate wore necklaces of
wide, yellow satin ribbon and had their
horns tied with narrower ribbon of the
same color,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

Christopher Columbus lives at Egg
Harbor City, n. J. He recently testified
there in a murder case. Christopher said
that death, in his opinion, was not too
great q punishment for an s~Itravsgant
wife.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

"Do GOOD with that thou hast, or IL will
do thee no good" II you know all about
SAPOLIO put your knowledge to use.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

Chlna's solitary railroad Is eighty-ons
miles long. and cost 5000 . mile. Il
nses AmSIriean locomotives.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

NJ. L. THOMPSON & CO., Druggists. Couders-
port, Pa. say Halls CataTh Cure 10 the bes.
aud only sure cure for catarrh they ever soil
Druggists sell IL, 75c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

Miss Eleanor Calhoun, the American
actress who played with success in Eng
land last year, is now supporting Co.
quelin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

Artificial musk is . recent chemical
achievement
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

DR.. Pierce's Pellets regulate
the Stomach, Liver and Bow
els. Mild and effective.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

The piece of fat Ia the middle Of .
leg of mutton Is called the pope's eye.
because one of the popes Of Rome was
70 fond Of that particular bonnie bouche
that he used to have a sheep killed NJ
most every day for the sake of Il.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
An Aztec City.

Another forgotten Toltec or Aztec
city has been discovered in Mexico. Il
Is located among the mountains of the
state Of Vera Cruz. and does not seem
to have ever been visited in modern
times except BY Indians. Some of the
buildings are four and five stories
high. and the cornices aud windows
are skillfully worked nut. The build.
ings are irescoed in colors that appear
rs bright rs II just Put on. Many in.
scribed slabs OF stone are found.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
ACT ON THE BILE,
BILE B JEANS.

BILE BEANS are doing remarkably well in
nv section they have given satisfaction 70
every person 10 whom / have sold them.
/ have strong faith in the medicine myself
and shall recommend 10 in every case OF
liver complaint that comes under my notice.
NJ. II. PRATT, Montello, Wis.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
The Right Time to Cut Hey.

With blue grass, says the western
P~loughman, there are two good times 10
make hay. The irst, early in the sea-
son when it seeds or earlier, and the
second when it forms the thick material
known as winter forage, the long leaves
having fallen over While blue grass
is essentially a pasture grass and more
valuable for that than for hay, yet cat
tie and horses are as fond of blue grass
hay as they are of the blue grass pas
ture, and will choose it in preference to
to other hay il they have the opportu-
nifty, and in feed it is we'll to consult,
IL possible, the tastes and appetite OF
the stock.
No less important than the right time
to cut hay is the right method Of curing
it. The end to be sought is to hold as
much as possible Of the pieces and nu-
tritive portions Of the hay while drying
it sufficiently to keep. 1t should dry
slowly, yet be sufficiently exposed to
the sun and air to prevent souring and
make 1t dry enough so that ii will not
heat in the stock or NOW. When hay
can be tedded and then cooked, it will
De cuEeu dS peIleCtlJ as pOooAoAo' 1hS
accidents of weather, etc, are likely to
interfere with the best laid plans, but
this is the ideal. Hay can stand in the
cocks, il protected by caps, several
days, and grow better all the time, and
il the cocks are we'll made they will
stand without caps in anything but very
hard storms, though they should DO
opened If the rain comes on them at all.
1t is we'll to draw hay or clover in the
barn when it is warm. just as o o as
il gets cool moisture will collect on it
and it will get more or less damp, &C
cording to the time it remains in the
cool air. In the average seasCn loading
should stop at 5 o'clock, if possible.
Circumstances may cause one to load by
the light of the moon, but it should not
be done IL it can be avoided.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

There ara 10000 primary schools IN
Russia
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
DR. Hathaway
ID. H. HADLEY, M. D., A~ssistanss
Regular Graduates, Registered)
Tnc Leading Specialist Of the West. Private, Blood
Skin and Nervous Diseases.

Young MEE WHO
by their own acts u
i~mprudence OF folly
suffer from Ner.
vous Debility, Ex-
hau6tlng Drains
upon the fountains
OF life. affecting the
mind, body and man.
hood. should con-
suit the celebrated
D. Hathaway at
c c. Remember,
diseases
with or without
d~reainsJ OF debility
and loss Of nerve
scientifically, by
new methods. with
great success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
FARM ERS' HELPS.
Fruit Prospects


Apples, peaches and pears, like the
smaller fruits, can be said to be almost
a failure every where this year. In Del
aware, the great peach growing country.
no peaches will be raised. The same
condition Of affairs exists elsewhere,
with the exception Of California, which
promises a fair crop. A correspondent to
the Boston American Cultivator. writing
from Delaware, says;
For years the old peach district in
which the finest and most productive
orchards were located has been retro
grading, each succeeding year producing
less than its predecessors. This was
owing principally to a disease known as
'tho yellows," which attacked the trees,
killing them in about two years. This
fatal malady destroyed whole districts,
and as no remedy has ever been discov-
cred many gave up in despair, and aban-
doped the pursuit altogether. But young
orchards were planted further south,
30 that the productive capacity Of the
peninsula is still very great, reaching
into the millions. Thus 1T Is not for
want OF trees that there are no peaches
this season. But it will be remembered
that the last winter was very peculiar;
or rather there was no winter on the
Delaware peninsula, Not an inch OF
snoS fell; not q pound of Ice was gath
erod. Roses bloomed all through the
%ipte months, and many vines and
shrubs never lost their foliage. The
spricots bloomed in the middle of jan
uary, and the peaches a month later.
To the thoughtful peach grower this
was alarming, for nc intelligent grower
thought to escape late frosts. And sure
enough, early in March frost followed
frost in quick succession; they were
not very severe, and had the peaches
not been 30 far advanced would have
done no harm; but in the actual condi-
ton of the trees the frosts were univer-
sally fatal, and the doom of the peach
crop of 1890 was sealed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27

tlrely beyond my comprehension. l had no
experience which might serve as a guide as
to what was the best course TO adopt. All l
could do was to stand and watch carefully
for any change.
Save for his regular breathing and q sort of
conyulsive twitching of his fingers, Carriston
might have been q corpse or a statue. His
face could scarcely grow paler than it had
been before the attack. Altogether, II was
an uncomfortable sight; q creepy %slght-this
motionless man, utterly regardless of all that
went on around him, n seeing, or giving
one the idea that he saw, something far away.
i sighed as / looked at the strange spectacle,
and foresaw what the end must surely be.
But although l longed for him to awake, !
determined on this occasion 10 let the trance,
or fit, run its full course, that l might notice
In what name and how soon consciousness
returned.
l must have waited and watched some ten
minutes-minutes which seemed to me inter-
minable. At last / saw the lips culver, the
lids flicker once or twice, and eventually close
YEARLY over the eyes. The unnatural ten
sion Of every muscle seemed to relax, and,
signing deeply, and apparently quite exhaust
ed, Carriston sank back into his chair with
beads of perspiration forming on his white
brow. The fit was over.
In a moment I was at his side and forcing
. glass Of wine down his throat. He looked
up at me and spoke. His voice was faint,
but his words were quite collected.
II have seen hei' again" he said. ''She II
well; but 80 unhappy. l saw her kneel down
and pray. She stretched her beautiful arms
out to me. And yet / know not where to
look for her--my poor love! my poor lover
waited until I thought he had sufficiently
recovered from his exhaustion to talk with
Out injurious consequences. 'Carriston.' l
said, 'let me ask you one question: Are
these frances or visions voluntary or n0ty'
He reflected for o few moments. II can't
quite tell you" he said; ''or, rsther, i would
put II In this way. do not think ] can exer-
else my power at will; but l can feel when
the ft Is coming on me, and. l believe. can II
! choose stop myself from yielding % H."
"Very well. Now listen. Promise me
you win Aght sgaipst these seizures q much
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
LETTER FROM MIR. LESLIE.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 16, 80.
What grand city Richmond is |.
Wide, clean streets, splendid bust
ness houses, fine residences, neat and
comfortable churches, numerous pri.
vate and public schools. good hotels,
horse and electric street cars. and
above all her kind and hospital 10
people, MI contribute to make Rich.
inond the Queen City of the South,
III the estimation, at least, of this
scribe.
There is no city OH earth which I
have visited to be compared with this
city on the James. 1 walk her streets
with elastic step. Her air braces me
and causes the blood to flow with
new life-giving power through my
veins. In this beautiful city my first
struggles were made toward useful
manhood. Whatever of good have
done is to be accredited largely to the
kindness and inspiration of her hos
pitable and intelligent people. Heav
ens richest blessings upon Richmond
and her grand people.
Being very busy I have had time
to look around very little.
OF course / visited the Capitol and
paid my respects to our representa-
tives in the Senate aud House.
l did not meet Senator Gose. He
had been sent away on some COM
mittee of investigation. j. G.. Burk,
OF Russell, and our own Jno. W.
I Crockett, of the House, were in their
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24

seats.
Bro. Crockett says he is not hay
ing good time. The confinement
worries him. OF course it does. A
man who has been accustomed from
boyhood to the freedom Of Taze-
well home, where every hour was
spent in activity, and among friends
familiar and beloved, cannot enjoy
being confined in his seat in heated
room among strangers, the large ma.
]ority OF whom are ont of sympathy
with him. John w. longs for his
mountain home, and one more good
ride over the hills on his black charr
Ell. Very well. He'll be back soon,
and l think it will be useless to offer
him the place again. l would not be
misunderstood. Mr.. Crockett is
proud of tile love and esteem of the
people who sent him here, and is do.
ing and will do his best to honor
their confidence
never looked upou a finer body
of men than are to he seen in the
House. Many of them are young
and strongi some are gray heuded
and i'll mature years.
John w. Crockett is, believe, tie
finest looking man in the House.
There are three colored men among
them, and ono in the Senate. These
men look lonesome, but are treated
kindly by the members generally.
This is right.
1 thank the Representatives. Of
Russell and Tazewell for courtesies
shown me.
Major Henry is in the city looking
well i'll his new overcout.
Taze we'll seems to be well repre-
sented hero at this time.
The fame of our country of the
Southwest has reached Richmond.
They are talking in the highes! terms
OF our vast resources and beautiful
country.
l wish 1 had time to tell you more
of Richmond.
Much love to my friends in town
and county who may read these lines.
| am succeeding pretty we'll with my
work here. Cannot get through for
several weeks. Yours truly,
j. A LESLIE.