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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
A LINGUISTIC TEST.
Netting Mad I'm n Foreign Tongue -
Easily as In the y~ernacuIar.

One frequently hears a man, or more
commonly still a woman, speak enthu-
siastically of some friend who knows
French, or German, or Italian, or
whatever language it may be. quite as
well as English, says the n. Y. Herald.
There is about n case in a hundred
where the claim Is substantiated. In
the other ~ninety-nine cases a little in
~yestigation would show that the ling
uist in question does not possess by
any means the same mastery of the
foreign tongue as of his own English.
saw this well illustrated the other
night in a French restaurant, where a
gentleman who has lived in Paris for
a dozen years was dining with some
friends. In the course of the meal he
got very angry with the waiter for
having served a sole al vim blanc in
stead OF a sole au gratin. And his
annoyance was out Of all proportion TO
the enormity of the mistake made by
the unfortunate garcon. The gentle
man, whom ! knew as ordinarily calm
and self-possessed, grew red in the
face, excited in gesture, and loud in
voice, although the fact Of the matter
was that the fish was almost as good
with the wine sauce as If it had been
served with cheese. DO YOU know
why you got so angry with that fell
low tonight" | asked him later in the
evening. Certainly | do" said he;
ut was because he nearly spoiled my
dinner with his ridiculous blunder."
"No," said ], that is not the real rea-
son If you had been in an American
restaurant you would not have got in
70 such a rage ove the same thing"
"And why not, prayg" Because in
an American restaurant you would
have spoken English, whereas tonight
you were obliged to get angry in a
foreign language. However excellent
your French may be it did not allow
you to dispose of the matter and Of the
waiter in a few quiet but crushing sem
fences, as you would have done in
English. The waiter had you at a dis
advantage, and that exasperated you"
At first my friend was disposed 10
argue the point, but finally became
convinced that one of the crucial tests
Of a mans absolute perfection in a
language is his ability to use il with
the same GOODNESS and deliberation rs
his own when he is under the influence
OF some strong emotion. Another test
is a mans ability to add or multiply,
using the foreign names for the fig
ures. Ask your friend who boasts
that his French is as good as his Eng.
lish to add up a substantial column of
figures with the vingt and quarante
and ~soixante instead Of the names be
has been accustomed to, and nine
times out of ten, or indeed o~ftener,
you will find him unable TO do it. This
speaking foreign languages as well as
ones own is a much more difficult
matter than certain Cooks tourists
would have one believe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
Pencil Of the Artist.


Illustrations may be divided into
two groups: First, those which depict
manners and customs and the life of
men and beasts; second, those in which
mems thoughts and creations already
given to the world in another form, as
in literature and traditions, are taken
and used as subjects by the artist.
While it may be true that q good deal
of the current illustration is inferior,
IL serves a useful purpose in the prop
agation Of q love of art among people
who would not without it see any
whatever worthy of the name. Wood
cuts and photographers from the de-
signs of competent artists, in the illus
trated papers and magazines, are far
better food for the people in homes
distant from the art centers than tho
cheap chromos and cheaper steel en-
cravings that used to be about all
there was in such houses in the way
Of pictures Of any description.
In u W country at least, adds
Scribner's, it is indisputable that
has been done through the medium Of
illustrated literature to make the
masses of the people realize that there
Is such q thing al art. and that 1t IL
worth caring about, than in any other
way.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
COSTLY AND ODOROuS.
Some of the Things hat Make tie stock
of Perfume Dealers Valuable.

Only dealers in precious stones carry
more valuable stock in a small space
than the dealers in essential oils and
the perfumes that 90 with such oils.
One dealer showed a y. Y. San man 9
moderate-sized safe containing stock
valued at $4,000. Altar Of roses,
musk, civet and ambergris are among
the precious articles Of such q dealers
stock. Altar Of roses wholesale al
about s. an ounce, civet at Sl2 ar
ounce. ambergris at $50 and musk al
80. The retail price of all these thing:
is much greater, but they are usually
sold to the so-called consumer in high.
ly diluted form.
The whale that secretes ambargriS
has become so scarce now that little o.
the perfume is found, and it is hard &c
obtain in this market at any price.
Ambergris is sometimes found floating
at sea in regions fr%equented by the
whale that secretes the material. \
newly established wholesale drug firm
made a large profit on o fortunate pur.
chase Of smbergris. a ship anne into
port with several barrels and the ship
master had no clear notion of its value
The druggists bought it at $3.50 "
ounce, about one tenth of its value,
and sold it in small quantities at &
great advance.
Musk in the raw looks a good dea'
like axle grease, and smells worse
The popular notion that the musk o.
commerce is obtained from the musk
rat is a mistake. Negroes in the South
obtain a somewhat similar perfume
from the muskrat, but most of the
supply comes from the musk deer, 8
creature that is carefully reared ir
India for the sake Of its secretion
Three or four times a year the musk
deposit is removed from the spot where
the navel ought to be. The secretion i:
shipped in the crude state, and is used
not only in the manufacture of the
liquid perfume sold as musk, bnt also
in very small quantities TO give
strength and staying power to many
perfumes made from the essential oil,
Of flowers. C~uriously enough, the
blossoms of two native plants have 0
noticeable musky odor. One is thu
small yellow blossom Of a creeping
vine known as the musk plant. IT.
odor is marked, and it is counterfeitec
in the commercial perfume called
musk. The other is the blood root
The pure white blossom of hat early
spring plant has a distinct though
delicate musky odor. A bean known
as the musk bean is a cheap substitute
for animal musk.
Civet is a greasy and intensely strong
secretion of the animal of that name.
As sold by the dealers in essential oils,
il is yellow in color and of about the
consistency of honey. Like musk, il
is not used at its full strength, but is
diluted and dissolved in alcohol, OF
used as an auxiliary to other per
fumes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
AN IDOL or MoUNo-BUILoERS.
The Modest Clay Diety of tho Early
American Heather.

The State Historical Society was en-
riched yesterday by an image of pot
terry supposed TO be- IN idol of some
prehistoric race. probably the mound
builders, says the Topeka Capital. The
idol was found near Aron, ~1ndepend-
ence county, Ark. and was dug from
q mound by relic hunters along with
a number Of decayed human bones,
copper arrow-heads and broken donles-
tic utensils. 1t is the property Of O..
w. Hume of Strasburg, Mo. The idol
is seven inches in height by five inches
In diameter. 1t is rudely constructed,
having evidently been formed by hand,
or at best very crude tools, from COM
mon clay and afterward hardened By
being dried in the sun.
The idol represents a human figure
In q kneeling posture, the arms ex-
tending at the side. The features are
rudely formed, yet Notwithstanding
this. are not altogether repulsive, the
nose being gracefully aquiline and the
lips well formed. The ears are miss
ing, but the remnants show that they
were adorned with rings. The body
Is "squatty" and might be said to re
semble a toad. At the top of the head
there is a hole which seems TO have 3
purpose, probably that of fastening a
head dress to the figure. The image
would hardly be ~catalogued with the
works of art, but it is, nevertheless, an
interesting relic.
The race whose deity was represent
ed by this clumsy bit of clay inhabited
the Mississippi valley from the great
lakes to the gulf at q time to which
the traditions Of man runneth not.
Who they were, where they came
from, what their manner of life was, is
all a mystery. True, many mounds,
excavations and backgrounds of this
lost people have been discovered, but
30 far they have given but little of
their history. That they lived and
died before the race of America, In-
dams existed is proven by the fact
that the traditions Of the latter race
contain no references to this lost peo-
pie although their mounds and relics
are mentioned. Many mounds of this
kind are found in Missouri, Illinois,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and In
diana and a few have been discovered
in nearly all of the states in the Missis.
sippi valley.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
"Smart" Things I'm Language.

To be both smart ana correct in
sform," a V a New York letter, you
must say "lift" for elevator; received
a wire" for got a telegram; chemist"
for druggist; ~frock" rather than gown
or dress, and you must allude to its
@tair or drag" instead Of its train.
And of course you e your hair in
"a fringe" instead of a bang. Trifiing
mistakes may arise from those adop-
tions. / saw a young oma SUR
rounded in a Broadway shop by q
foorwalker and two clerks in violent
p~erplexity. whom she had asked to
direct her To the lift" She would
not say elevator" though her cheeks
were crimson, and she finally an
nounced: Il will walk up the stairs
with some majesty, and the men were
left unenlightened and looking duly
after her. 1t takes some time TO edu-
cate the "hoi polloi" into these intri-
~cacies. but you should 60 on una
Dashed. comforted by the reflection
that. il it is mot understandcd Of the
common people" it is undoubtedly
smart" to pick up these expressions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
Labor Notes.


Over 300. 600 orange trees were
planted in Mexico last year by planters
rom California.
The manufacture Of wines has in
creased about 1000 per cent. in Cali
fornia during the past ten years.
Swiss authorities are arranging for
experiments with carrier pigeons in
connection with the postal service,
Thomas A. Edison was as years Of
age Thursday, February IL lie says
that he feels little older than when he
became Of age.
BY q recent appliance TO kitchen
ranges the refuse from the kitchen is
thoroughly dried, converted into char
coal and used.
In China all wines are drunk hot.
The thrifty Chinaman believe that
heated wine intoxicates more eX-
peditiously than cold VINE.
Recent improvements in wire-draw-
ing have made il possible 10 draw
platinum and silver into wire that is
timer than human hair.
1t is proposed TO employ aluminium
for the manufacture of the metal parts
Of Photographic cameras and plate
holders, owing to its extreme light
ness
The Midland railway in England has
now running between St Pancras and
Bradford. trial trains fitted with a hot
water apparatus, supplied from the en-
CINE, for heating the carriages.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
The Little Man In tho orchestr..


II you should go to the play some night
ioun see In the orchestra, on the right
A little man:
And, II he does MT astonish Won
with the musical antics he goes through
Why, nobody can.
First no plays the I-don't-know-what. whose
Sound Just as II you were hitting bones;
Then, with a Jump,
He 1angles the chords OF the tumty-turn,
And he g sure 10 be back when the big brass
drum
Requires a thump.
Next! the what you may call : 1t must be
And then from the t%hingunmy he II extract
A tinny sound;
While the tiggermaree he will wake 10 life
I'LL IT sets you on edges, like a knife
When IL s being ground.
And there are those round brass things, you
know; -
What s the name they give e~m?-er-er-they
go
Chingchingl ~Chingching!
W heneYer there comes a great big crash
lie uses his feet, and makes 'em clash
Like everything!
There g a little bald mau on the other side
VINO stands up and looks rather dignihed:
hut don't watch him;
Ills nddle $ the biggest OF all, IL = true,
hut the only thing he can make ID do
Is 90 go 'Zim-Zim!"
Malcolm Douglas, In 81. Nicholas,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

Staunch ships strike and founder, the
fierce winds and mountainous waves
sweep noble mariners hearts Of oak 20
~shipwreck and 20 death. yet that does not
prevent the lubberliest laudsman from
risking his life on the stormy Atlantic in
the role of tourist or commercial traveller.
But If he shall reach his destination
safely he will scarcely have escaped
some of the qualms Of sea sickness,
unless he takes with him 1ostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, that inimitabie specific for
nausea. Bad water on long trips are a
threat to the voyagcr, but this may be de-
prived in a great measure Of rs iii order
ing effect upon the stomach, bowels and
liver by the Bitters. Against the preiu-
dicia effects of malaria, bad diet, fatigue
and exposure 10 is also eficacious IL
averts, moreover, rheumati-m and kidney
complaints. Don't travel on sen or land
without II.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
Cartoons Cut

1t has been found that half-burned
arc carbons will cut glass. Contain
ing, as they do. many Of the character
istics of the diamond. this is not sur
prising. Unfortunately, the street
arab has discovered this fact, and now
muses. himself by scratching plate
lass wip.ows and doing other de-
tructive work. The only remed, is
Or the lamp-trimmer to leave no frag-
aents Of the candles in the Streets.
iractical Electricity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

There is ease for those far
gone in consumption-not
recovery-ease.
There is cure for those not
far gone.
There is prevention-bet-
ter than cure - for those who
are threatened.
Let us send you a book on
CAREFUL LIVING and SCOTS
Emulsion Of cod.liver oil,
even if you are only a little
thin.
Free.
scorT Il BowHs, Chemists. I3s South 9Th Avena.,
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion Of eod.liver
sl-al! druggists everywhere do. g..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
No Inducemcnt.

IL do not know" she said in answer
0 his proposal. Il do not know wha'
q say. If l could be sure you a
or me-
-Care for you! l would die for you.
Nay. l viii do more. for dying Is moth
Ing. After our marriage ! win always
lot you have the last word.'
@Pshawl" she exclaimed, turning
away from him In anger. "that's moth
ing. would have that anyway.
y. Rrss&
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, ~cleanscs the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitunl
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, IL
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Doc
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 m SKRUP co.
sAs FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. nv
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

Syrup"

William McKeekan, Druggist at
Bloomingdale, Mich. "Ihave had
the Asthma badly ever since Icame
out Of the army and though l have
been in the drug business for fifteen
years, and have tried nearly every
thing on the market, nothing has
given me the slightest relief until a
few months ago, when / used Bo-
schee's German Syrup. / am now
glad to acknowledge the great good
it has done me. lam greatly reliev-
ed during the day and at nightgoto
sleep without the least trouble" o
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

III you have $40 to spend, said Bar
mum, ''spend 81 for the article and the
other So in advertising It." The old
man knew a thing or two when it came
to advertising. Barnum said some
years ago: 81 can out-talls anybody on
earth but The printer. The man who
can stick type and talk next morning
to thousands Of people while | am
talking TO one is the only man I'm
afraid Of want him for my friend +"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

BY local applications, a. they cannot roach n.
diseased portion OF The elr. TIere f. only one
way 70 cure Deafness ANA thai is Gy c~lu-titu.
tioual remedies. Dea ness I- caused bg an iu.
famed con ition Of the mucous liniHl o. the
Eustachiau Tube. hen tins tube gets inFamel
you have a rulubiing sound or imperfect hear
Ing. and when 10 il entirely closed Deafness IS
the result, and unless b l4.u una ion can bs
taken out and this tube Tes'orei to It's noImt
condition. hearing ril b. destroyed forever.
nlne cases out OF ten are csus q bv cIarru.
which ia nothing but an iuaamed condition %
Inc mucous s~uriEces.
We will give One H0ujred Dollars for auv
case Of Deafness caused by CatarrhI that v,
cannot cure bytak.ng Halls CItarrn Cure. send
for circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. -1C.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
A Faithful Pastor
Of Lower Cabot, VI, formerly OF

Is held in high esteem by his people,
and his opinion upon temporal as well
as spiritual matters is valued greatly.
The following is from n clergyman
long influential in New England, now
spending well earned rest at Cabot, VT:
&C. |. Hood q Co., Lowell, Mass:
We have used Hood's sarsaparilla IN our family
for many years past, with great benefit. We have,
with confidence recommended Il to others for their
various ailments, almost all ~ whom have certified
20 grea, benefit ~ its use. We can
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
iTo BIZ CONTINUED
however. the job Was Done.

1t was a big Fairfield rooster. and he
regularly patrolled the track of the
Waterville Il Fairfield horse railroad.
Hall q dozen times each day the
drivers would halt their cars to allow
the perverse fowl to stalk ~serenely of
the track. In time the rooster became
a sort OF railroad specter, and he was
talked about around the stables with
particularly lively hatred. One day a
substitute driver took n car for q trip.
When he returned to the stable his
face bcamed with exultant malice, and
he proudly announced; ~rve killed
that dadquizzled old rooster; cut his
head plum of; got him just right. and
run over him OF purpose" This was
pleasant until the new driver heard
the sequel. The troublesome old roos-
ter belonged to his father. aud he
found the family lamenting when he
went home to dinner. He had boon
away from home for a few months and
was No posted upon the personnc! Of
the old gentleman's poultry stock
Lewisfon f!Me.) journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

vi HAVE in Ely employ n man who has
been a victim of periodic headaches for
years, has tried all kinds of treatment. aud
i have tried various remedies on him.
Your Bradycrotine helps him more than
anything ever did" O. ID. Kingsley, NJ D.,
White Plains. y. Y. OF all Drus gists. soc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
Better Than Cold

Mr.. Geo. ]. Cispp, % FnstondNie, Mass, says; Il
am So years Of age. and for 10 years have suffered
with running sores on me Of my legl. A few years
ago l hal two toes ampuintrd, physicians sRying j
MAs Annerlng ffnnl Rnny enc. md had hnt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

ALIN II
for years-the offer that's made by
the proprietors of DR.. Sagc's Ca
tarrh Remedy. It's addressed to
yop, if you have Catarrh. It's a
reward of $500, if they can't cure
You, no matter how bad your case,
or of how long standing-an offer
that's made in good faith by re-
sponsiblo men.
Think what it means! Absolute
confidence in their Remedy, or they
couldu'e afford to take the risk. y
long record Of perfect and perma-
ncnt cures of the worst cases-or
they couldn't have faith in it. 1t
means 10 more catarrh-or $500.
If you fail to be cured, you won't
fail to be paid.
But perhaps You won't believe it.
Then there's another reason for try
ing it. Show that you can't be
cured, and you'll get $500. It's a
plain business offer. The makers
Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy will
pay you that amount ii they can't
cure you. They know that they
can-you think that they can't. If
they're wrong, you get the cash. Ii
you're wrong, you're rid Of catarrh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

When Baoy was sick, we gave Ter Castoria,
When she was o Child she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she bad Children, she gave them Castoria
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

~ have been afflicted with an affec-
ton Of the lhroat from childhood, caused
by diphtherla. and have used yariOus rem
edies. but have never found anything
equal 10 Bow IS BRONCHA ROCKIES
Il V q VI. f. HAMPTON, TIRETON, KY.
Sold only in boxes.
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honestly and cheerfuIIy

e. "a the hest blood puriher we have
ever tried. We have used Others, hut none with
the beneficial effects Of Hoods. Also. we deem
Hoods Pills and olive Ointment bile. Mrs.
Stone says she cannot do witIout them"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

HIRAM G.. WHEELER. Odcbolt, Iowa,
sells FIKsT-CLAs, IMPORTED PEBCUER y
AED SHIRE STATIONS for SSO1, three years
Won
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

B~EECHAI's Pills will cure constipation,
keep the blood cool and the liver in good
working order. price > cents q box
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
The Only One Ever Print =d--Can You Pine
the NorJ1

in this paper this week which has no tw,
words alike except one word. The SAM
is true Of each new one appearing eael
week from The DR. Harte~ Medicine Co
This house places n Crescent" on every
thing they make and publish. Look for Il
send them the name of the word, and they
viii return you BOOK, BEAUTIFUL LITHO
GRAI Hs, or sAMPLE RE
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

A bible recently issued from the Ok
ford University press is only ~! inches in
length, Is inches wide and q Of an inch
in thickness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

One Of the ameer's latest acts Is 10 or
der that funeral expenses be cut down,
because of "a verse of the koran which con-
demas prodigals 20 the lower world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

There are nearly a ourd million of
freight ars in use on American railroads,
which have 1000 passenger cars in ser
vice
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
A thor Time to Live

Eight months ago rs a n lghbor ur ed me, | began
taking AOOds sarsapar lla. Tho whole lower part
OF my leg ard foot WAS q running sore. but II has
almost comp rirly hcslrd and | can tfuthfuly sly
! am In better health than 1 have been for many
years. / have taken no ot,cr medicine and consider
that / owe all my imprON cmrnt 10
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26

Weary Watkins: III ycu had . h,-.-
tred-dollar bill what would you git
irst?" Hungry Higgins; Arrested. |
guess. s-ANdiQNapolS Journal.