Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27

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1t is a mistake to suppose that polar
research has cost enormously in human
life. Despite all the great disasters.
niuety-seven out of 100 explorers have
returned alive.
Mr.. Flagler, the Standard oil man,
appears to be back Of an enterprise TO
erect a 81 600. 900 hotel in Atlanta on
the general lines of his Ponce dc Leon
at ST Augustine.
DR.. X. +. Gating. the inventor of
the gun that bears his name, says that
he is yet at work inventiug aud the
habit has so grown upon him that he will
keep it up until he dies.
The late General Albert Pike told
citizen of Alexandria that he removed
from that city TO Washington because
the people whistled so much they dis
turbed bis literary labors.
A Chattanooga dentist lost a valua-
BILE diamond ring the other day in
curious manner. He was examining
the back teeth OF patient when the
ring slipped down the latter's throat.
Atlanta. Ga. has child named
Albert Werner Feusch, only years old.
aud yet his knowledge Of anatomy is
so great that he can give It's scientific
term TO every bone in the human body.
Sarah Bernhardt bears her mothers
name. Her first name was originally
Rosine, which she changed Of her own
accord. She is Catholic in religion.
and until she was sixteen she was edu-
Gated in n convent.
Julian Hawthorne has fad in chick
en- raising. He owns a chicken farm
on Long Island. where he INDUCES his
propensity for roosters and hens, and
from which he makes a neat sum year
ly selling eggs and poultry.
Grant Allen, the English novelist
and assayist is a thin aud intellectual
looking mau OF IS. His eyes are light
blue aud his hair grey. He was born
in Canada. but has passed the greater
part of his life in England.
A Downey (Cal.) editor is in trouble
from having published the following:
Miss Jones. who came here before the
food. is still the guest of her brother" "
He found it difficult TO convince the
lady that he meant no reference to hel
| age.
The Emperor OF Russia has lately
been wearing AT all outdoor functions
n sumptuou5 mantle of the richest
violet velvet, which is lined through
ont with crmiue and adorned with q
splendid passemeuterie of old gold and
| violet.
Sir Provo Wallis, who was Second
Lieutenant on the Shannon when that
frigate captured the Chesapeake ol
Boston harbor in 1913. is still living.
and the ranking officer of the British
DAY recently. '---' '''' '''-' ''~'' : '--'-' :
Money must he scarce in some parts
Of California, as q Centerville young
man went to a half-dozen prominent
ranches recently aud offered TO sell
|, POO feet of lumber for S6 in cash. The
farmers were all eager to buy. but no
one could raise the money.
Four different mountain peaks in
Idaho are from thirteen to twenty
three feet lower by actual measure
ment than they were fifteen years ago.
aud it is believed that this settling is
going on with many others. The idea
is that quicksands have undermined
them.
A Wheeling journal announced that
the people of that town would soon
have the pleasure of seeing q certain
actor lin his great role of King Lear in
Macbeth. W The paper has, however,
since stated that it was mislnformed rs
TO the particular role, and interest in
the approaching event has abated.
A girl in Kentucky has recovered
$500 damages from steamboat com
pany for naming boat after her with
out asking her permission, aud they
must rename the boat. She took
offense at marine item stating thai
"Kittie Marshal took the lower chute
and run her nose into plantation"
Judge Jackson. of Louisville, Ky.
has decided that the property in :
dog cannot be set up unless the do:
has been duly registered according Il
the law of the state. This ruling wa
made in n case wherein n man sough
to recover possession OF n mastif wortl
800, which had been stolen from hin
and sold to third party.
Emma Abbott's ashes are To be sur
mounted by an $50 600 Gothic monu
ment of Westerly granite. which Is 4
be erected in Oak Grove Cemetery, a
Gloucester. 1t will also serve rs
tomb for the body Of her husband
Eugene Wetherell. The monumen
will be iifty-seven feet high and vii
resemble the Prince Albert memoria
ut London.
The Indians in North Carolina vote
They have recourse To North Caroliui
laws save in particular eases where tn
matters in dispute are between then
aud the Interior Department. The.
receive no aid from the State, but d
receive il from the National Govern
ment. There are about /. 700 of them
aud they reside mainly in Jackson AM
Swain counties.
| Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt usual
takes a morning ride with his boys. al
Of whom are fond and fearless horse
men. Alfred. lad about 10 years O
age. IS the crack whip OF the family
aud rides and drives much and well
especially at Newport. All OF th
children are foud of music. One play
the banjo. another the violin. and Ger
trude, a miss still in her teens, Is
I fayori.e pianist.
Mrs. Chaunccy M. Depcw is hand
some woman. with very dark aud es
pressive eyes. brown hair and con
plcxion OF more than common cleal
ness and brilliancy. Her nature
essentially social. and she Is fitted. b
reason OF her polished manners. kee
wit aud manv graceful accomplish
ments, TO assume leading soci;
position. She is devoted TO charitabl
| enserurises of all kinds.