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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
WHAT FOLLOWED.
A Story Which Raises the Question: DO
American Girls Need Chaperonsy

The newspapers contained notices
not long ago of the death OF an old
man at the hands Of n Younger NAV
who had been his friend from boy
hood. Both men belonged to cul-
tured families aDd held high places in
the community in which they lived.
Both were married and had children
depending on them, says an exchange.
The newspapers stated that they met
AT dinner at the house Of the older
man and quarreled concerning some
t~rifling question. The host, maddened
by liquor, boosted that he held letters
written to him by the younger mans
mother when she was a schoolgirl.
Her son deiied him TO prove it.. or
which he produced the letters, yellow
with age. and commenced reading
them aloud. They were pert, familiar
and vulgar. The girl who wrote them.
though not criminal, was coarse and
immodest.
The young mans mother was 10Y
an old woman, respected by her
friends and children. Her son, infur-
lated by this insult TO her, drew n
pistol and shot the older man, as he
was reading the letter aloud, dead at
his feet.
He vas found guilty of manslaugh-
ter and was sent to prison. The keen
est suffering perhaps which he had TO
bear was the discovery that the accu-
sation was true; that the letters had
actually been written by his mother.
The young girls who read this will
feel that the mother Of this Young man
had hard measure. Her adult life bad
been pure and good. She would have
blushed TO recall the coarse hirtations
OF her girlhood; yet this folly OF her
youth arose to destroy her honorable
old age. to bring murder and ruin
and misery into the lives of her chill
dren.
American girl, except in the highest
class, are usually left 10 their own con-
troll, unmatched and unguarded. They
crave amusement and occupation.
The natural desire for admiration is
strong within them. Their, follow too
often ilirtali0ns, cores ondence and
exchange of presents with young men
Of whose character they know little
aud of whose motives they know less.
The girls are innocent Of any base
purpose. They think il is all fun"
a moments folly; but such conduct
leaves a poisoned faint that possibly
time can never clean away.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
WALKS BY STEAM POWER.
A mechanical Man OF Giant Size and lngen'
iouS Design.

Many years ago, before the applica
ton Of steam as a motive power had
reached the stage Of development of
the present time, many devices were
constructed to make the force subser-
Went to man. One Of the most in.
genious Of these many devices could
have been seer within recent times in
q downtown junkshop. 1t was the
figure Of a man, constructed of iron,
and fitted with internal mechanism,
which, when put in motion by steam,
was intended TO cause the figure 10
move much as a human being walks.
During the last two years Prof.
George Moore, a native Of Canada, has
been at work upon a motive engine,
built upon the same plans az the old
and discarded "iron man., " and at last
he has succeeded in constructing a
model which will not only walk about
with a firm, steady gait, but also ex-
erts considerable tractive power. The
iron man, as shown in the accompany
ing illustration, seems in appearance
like q medieval knight. In operation
the action is quite natural. the hip,
knee, and ankle movements being sue
cessfully initiated. II moves along at a
brisk walk, and can cover about folE
or five miles an hour. The iron man is
about 6 feet in height, and when in full
operation, il is said, cannot be held
back by two men.
The mechanism which operates this
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

iron figure is not at all as complicated
as at first might be supposed, and it is
described by the Scientific American,
from which the illustrations are taken,
as follows:
ain tho body is the boiler, contain
ing a very large heating surface. and
which is supplied with a gasoline fire.
Below the boiler is situated the engine.
While small in size, il is q high-speed
engine, running up TO 5000 revolutions
per minute or more, and hence is OF
high power, the combination of boiler
and engine giving about one half-horse
power. From the engine the exhaust
pipe leads &c the nose of the figure.
whence the steam escapes when the
machine is in motion. Through the
head the smoke fine is carried and the
products of combustion escape from
the top Of the helmet. The steam
Fauge is placed by the side of the neck.
The skirts of the armor open like
doors. SO as to give free access 20 the
engine. The main body of the figure IS
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
GRANDPARENTS.
How Could Well Regulated Families Get
Along Without Them.


Judging from the standpoint of the
average child, there is nobody so de-
lightful as the average grandparent,
saws Harper'S Bdzdr.
Grandfathers are the j%olliest of play
fellows, the most charming Of COM
p%anions.
Fathers are apt to be absorbed in
business, with little time TO devote to
the amusement of their little boys aud
girls, but grandfatliers are no longer in
the midst of the conflict. They eau
potter about, help in making kites and
binding boats, tell stories by the hour
together, aud they can %sympathize
with a fellow" in his daily trials and
triumphs.
A grandfather is very much nearer
boy of 5 OF 10 years old than the boys
father is apt TO be. He looks through
older yet more childliGe eyes and np-
preeiates the boys difficulties and
temptations more readily than the
Younger man does.
1t almost seems ut times as il a man
must be a grandfather befoie he en-
tirely enters into the fullncss of father
hood.
AS for grandmothers, no family 10
complete that lacks one.
A grandmother over the way, in the
next street, in The next town. is q
blessing, but a grandmother resident
in the family is a gift for which 10
thank God fervently. Who else so
tender, so sweet, so dear? To her
quiet room young and old bring their
perplcxities, to tind the patient wisdom
and the ready common sense which
explain whatever was battling and de-
wise u way into freedom from care.
Grandmother's chair Is moved into
the sunniest corner of the kitchen
when grave household enterprises are
nfoot. 1t is her recipe by which the
wedding cake is compounded for the
bride and the minee meat prepared for
the winters supply.
Grandmother always has court
plaster .and witch hazel aud aruica
and t~oothache drops in her little cabi-
net in her room. She can spread poul-
lices and bind up wounds. and her
sweet words and smiles 90 a. far to-
wards healing bruises as her material
remedies do.
Grandparents are accused by their
sons and daughters, with n fair show
Of reason, Of being decidedly more
lenient with juvenile offenders, less
sternly disposed toward discipiine%
than they we're to their children at an
earlier day.
They would spoil the grandchildren
II allowed. declare the fathers and
mothers, ~serenely confident in their
discretion, and quite sure they
are right in their sternly repressiye
methods.
Never mind. the wheel Of time In its
c-aseless revolution is bringing on the
day when the man who laughingiy re-
proves his parents for their fancied
weakness viii himself stand in awed
pleasure gazing into the round eyes
OF the second generation, aud feeling
himself the founder of a line.
Then 1t will be his turn to en- ulate
the grandparents as the grandparents
has been from tho beginning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

A Cass avenue woman has a husband
who has done such a thing as 10 forget
to do what his wife had requested.
The other evening about 8 O'Clock hs
came home and she went at him.
John" she said, did you tell that
expressmau to come here this after
noong"
Yes. Mary" he answered meekly.
"Well, he hasn't come"
as that 500"
"Yes, it is. Now, how DO you ac-
count for it?"
John gave the matter a few mo-
mepts' consideration.
"We.l, my dear" he said finally,
"eith"r he's lying or | am, and to re-
lievc us both from your suspicious I'll
just step down 10 his place aud see
what's the matter" and the charitable
John went TO see the eXpressman.-
Detroit Free Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
CHAPTER V.
~ cun not choose but tell him
That 1 can mot"

Timon OF Athens.
And now tue all important Thursday has
Arrived. The Saunders are Ito use their
own expression) the 'swells'' of the place,
having IN fact the finest house, the most
servants and money bags. too, ] suspect.
Fat, jolly mamma Saunders had quite q
plaintiye manner OF talking about ''before
the war;" using il as the ancients did their
Olympic games-a date for everything.
Papa Saunders is the opposite of his wife
"a tall, pale, c~onsumptiye looking man. with
o keen eye for money, but ~wOishipiDg his
two daughters, Fiorine AND Silvia, who are
as common place looking as their names are
fancy. Helen, with her usual amiaSility,
manages TO get on quite smoothly with these
two danisels. who quite gush over dear
Mrs Rodney" Iii tact. 1t Is Helen who
keeps up the sociabillty between them by
her round of fashionable visits. Eleanor
openly detests them, and it Is most heartily
returned. She, indeed, never called, but
contented herself with coming In the pArior
one day (for the first and last time). But
after making several sharp speeches and cut
ting Miss Fiorine up In the middle OF her
choicest bit Of gossip, the young ladies lie
parted and contented themselves In future
with Helen's ~good-natufed company, ignor-
ing Miss Hathwell utterly, with the excep-
ton Of including her nane IN their cards of
invitation, two or three OF which are issued
annually.
'.ReaIly, Nell" Helen il saying, as she sits
busily engaged In curling hei little dangA-
ter's hair. Really. ! am in despair as to
what TO wear tonight"
you've got plenty of Clothes"
II do wish I could decide between my
nrauve satin and my jet Dress" nays the
other, with a sigh.
Wear the Jet"
but l wore that last time"
.Wcar the other them" Eleanor Is lean
Ink out OF the window. idly tearing up bits
OF paper, watching them as they fioat of. 1t
Is a delicious morning. a mornIng 70 think
OF anything rather than dress
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
That Terrible Scourge,

Fever and ague. n its congener, bilious
remittent. besides affections Of the stom-
acb. liver and bowels, produced by MAS.
matte air and water. are both e~radicated
and prevented by the use of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, a purely vegetable elixir,
Endorsed by physicians, and more extern
sively used as Il remedy for the above
class OF disorders, as we'll as for many
others. than any medicine Of the age. A
languid circulation, a torpid state OF the
liver,a want OF vital stamina are conditions
peculiarly favorable to malarial diseases,
They are, however. surely rcmedied o.
the great preventive, which. by mvigorat'
ing the system and endowing IL with rcgu'
iarity as we'll as vigor. provides 1t with
q resisting power which enables IL to
Withstand disorders, not only Of a malar.
ial type. but a host of others 10 which
feeble and i'll regulated systems are ; ub.
feet. The Bitters are u safe as well a
searching eradicant, and have widely
superseded hat dangerous drug, qninine,
which paiiates but does not eradicate
malaria.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
SECTIONAL VIEW.

made of heavy tin. by reducing gear
the engine is made to drive the walk
ing mechanism of the figure at reason
able speed.
"In the sectional view is shown the
combination Of levers by which the
figure is made to walk. The engine
imparts a swinging to the whole length
of the leg from the hip; n second
swinging motion, from the knee down
ward, is accomplished by a similar
system Of levers and connections, and
finally a true ankle motion is given to
the foot by the rod running down
through the lower leg. The heels Of
the figure are armed with calks or
spurs, which catch on the surface on
which it is walking and give 1t its
power. As exhibited the steam man
Is connected to the end of a horizontal
bar about waist high, which is fastened
to a vertical standard in the ente of
the track. Thus supported the man
walks round in a circle at quite u rapid
rate of progress"
For eight years past the same in
ventor has been engaged in the O n
! struction of a much larger steam mae
and it is now said that within the
present year the machine will be ready
to be placed on exhibition. The new
figure is designed for use in the streets,
and will be powerful enough to draw
. wagon containing as many n ten
men.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

rs IL the newspapers or the theaters
that have changed the character OF
provincial amusementsp Lectures are
not very popular in small towns any
more because the people are pretty
we'll informed by the papers on topics
that lectures used to treat. The us
lies heat mach of plays and farcos
and want to see them. The old piano.
ramas, containing ~half a mile OF
painted canvas" the old dioramas.
with moving figures. seem to have
tapsed into absolute desuetude.
There are at present 1850 cities and
towns in the United States equipped
with electric lights. 1t is interesting
to note that Pennsylvania takes the
lead with $50 towns, New York and
Illinois following with l47 and 1873 re-
spectively. and that in the first state
there are no less than SO new lighting
corporations which have not yet COM
menced business. There are over 500
railways operated by electricity In the
country. and 200 more Incorporated
holding franchises allowing the use o.
elpcRic power.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
HApTA vi
There's n divinity that shapes ouI ends.

''There's n divinity that shapes opI ends.
RouRh-bew them how we will"
Hamlet.
They stand together on the hillside, Helen
and Eleanor. 1t is one of those April days
which keeps you In an uncertainty rs tc
whether it is going TO storm or shine The
sun is shining now, shining so warmly thai
one might fancy il had already proved vie,
torious. Eleanor Hathwell, who loves sum.
mer like tropical flower, is ~reyeling IN tnis
sudden burst OF sunlight. She has lured
Helen out for this walk, much against her
will. Birdo Is with them. too. but Irico ls
chained I'D at home in disgrace for having
attempted, only this morning, the destrlc.
ton of an unfortunate eat. However. TricO'.
mate Is enjoying the pleasures OF a elea,
conscience and a mornings walk, and friski
about most %gleefully.
A young man who Is leaning over the
fence notes these gamb0ls, and unaware OF
his companions, idly throws q stone at The
dog. lie was not prepared for sle clear
girlish voice which rang across the fields:
Don't throw at my dogF
"Hush. Nelly
II won't hush, Helen"
The young man coine quickly up, with .
very unused face, which he strives to make
penitent.
Il beg your pardon. | did not know ii
was your dog"
Helen looking at him closely notes how
gracefully the brown hair waves back from
his brow, and how clear the grey-blne eyes
are: notes, in fact. that he is a very hand.
some man. Eleanor is thinking only OF her
dog.
"What good did that DO your she cues.
tons, Indignantly.
popular up here, this girl, though she neveI
made any effort To be So: but Mrs. Pric,
thinks there is nc one on earth equal 10 Mis-
Eleanor
Presently she says goodbye and sets on
with her rose we'll wrapped IN brown papei
md a huge bouquet of ilowers. She is tired
now and the long dusty road looks by ~
means inviting. She is glad 10 hear thu
sound of wheels, and looking up, sees a Wa
g0n approaching. The driver she recognize,
rs Mr.. Prices man.
Where are you going, John?'
I'm 10 town. You looks s0rter tagged
Miss Elrnor. Won't you git in"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
How Ii Is Done Now.

$50. my boy, you r really going
To be married at .laste" ~Oh. yes;
everything is arranged lovely. We've
rented a furnished Hat, and I've hired
q dress suit for the occasion, and Marie
has borrowed her cousins wedding
ring. and a new confectionery has
agreed TO lend us his plaster OF paria
show cake. provided mention bis
name la tue psperx Modcrs Society
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
Peanuts as They should BE.

Do you despise the un]pretentious
peanut? Have you ever tried them in
this way? Buy the green or unparched
peanut. parboil them, rub of the red
envelopes, spread the blanched nuts
on Il tin dish. treat them to butter,
then brown them for half an hour in
4 baking but not hot oven, aud when
they are a light snuff color take them
out at once and salt them while hot.
Do this and YOU viii be made TO think
that SO much Of your life has passed
without your knowing how much bet
ter peanuts are in hat condition than
almonds.-Bugalo Commercial
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

1t is reported that the foundations of
the ancient temple of Juno, near My
ccnse, have been discovered, and many
priceless works of art have been I'M
earthed. The discovery has been made
by the American school of archaeology
at Athens.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

ladies, use DIR. Lai,ue's "Pertcdicaf- Pills. from
Paris, France. Established IN Europe, 1880: United
States, 1887. Curvs all slppressions, Irregularities
aud monthly arrangements. Safe. harmless, reliable.
they positively must not be taken during pregnancy.
Many OF the Ills TO which ladies ARE subject are tile
direct results Of irregular menstraatlon. Continued
auics ~ . package or . for Is per mail
IN plain sealed envelope on receipt OF price. The La
Rue heInicaI Co. proprietors. The genuine pill so d
ay sedywics a Grady, Sioux chg, Ia Wholesale and
retail agents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

The Vienna dealers In gems r
about 10 establish an exchange for jew.
els Ia order to improve their business.
Vienna xas formerly n OF the priuci.
pal European depots for fine gems, e.
paciaily the oriental goods. but 80
many drms have removed 70 Psrts
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

Effectually yet gently, vixen costive or
bilious or when the blood is impure or
sluggish, to permanently cure habitual
constipation, TO awaken the kidneys and
liver TO a healthy activity. without irri-
tating or weakening them, 10 dispel head
aches, colds or ~fevers, use Syrup of Figs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
1ee1atioushipa.

A would-be faceiious correspondent
inquiries: what relation is vinegar
10 its mother?" Just the same, Hor-
alto. that a champagne cork Is to its
pop."-LiIe's Dtlepdqr.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

"change of life"; women approaching
confinement; nursing mothers I; and ev-
cry IN who is :" rundown y or over
worked, it Is a medicine that builds up,
strengthens, and regulates, no matter
what the condition OF the system.
It's an i~nvigorating, restorative tonic,
q soothing and bracing nervine, and the
only guaranteed remedy for female
complaints and weaknesses. In bear
ing-down sensations periodical pains,
liberation, inflammation, and every kim
dred ailment, II it ever fails to benefit or
cure, you have your money back.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

A.: -Hello, old chapl Congratuls.
tionsi l hear you haG married u lady
with an independent f~ortunee" b.:
~No; ! married q fortune with nm in
dependent ladv."- Togwe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

No OTHER &c SOAP has ever been made of
half the merit of Dobbin's new Perfect
Soap. One trial will drive all other &c
soaps out. Please ask your grocer for it.
&c "A bar.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
Work for Workers.

Are you ready to work, and do you want
to make money Then write To b. F,
Johnson s. Co, OF Richmond, Va, and see
If they cannot help you.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
Souvenir Coins.

Those beautiful silveS coins provided by
special act of congress to commemorate
the great Columbian anniversary expost
ton may be had at h regular price OF 81
by sending postal note for that sum to
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Sioux City, Ia.
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HELP Is WANTED

by the women who
are ailing and suf-
fering, or weak and
exhausted. And, TO
every such m
help is guaranteed
by Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton. For young
girls just entering
w~omanhood; wo-
man af the critical
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To CLEANSE thu Sxst,m.

The emperor of China chooses his own
successor, whether the person chosen is u
member of the royal family or not.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

A perfectly formed face should be
divided into three equal ~parts-frJm the
roots OF the hair to the root OF the nose,
thence to the tip aud from the tip Of the
nose to the tip of the chin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

BEEcU ANS Pills will cure constipation.
keep the blood cool aud the liver in good
working order, price - cents a box.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

y. n. Brown's Essence Jamaica Ginger
is a wonderful tonic. None better. Try
IL. y cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24
The Naughty Porter Taken Down.

For once in my life | saw the sleep
ing car porter nonplussed, and very
badly at that. 1t was on the Houston
and Texas Central Railrord a few
DAYS ago. When at the little town Of
Richardson, on the upper end of the
line, two ladies boarded the train and
by some mistake were ushered into
the Pullman car. That they were la
dies their neat aud quiet apparel, with
their modest, refined faces, clearly
showed. though their oldfashioned, in
expensive, indeed cheap style of dress
indicated that they were in INDECENT
circumstances. Ny lord in the brass
buttons sailed mp to them, and find
ing out the mistake that led 10 their
being in that car instead OF the day
coach, began to show OF his majestic
powers of iusolence.
He did not observe a gentleman who
had boarded the train at the same sta
ton, and who stood quietly observing
the scene from the door OF the car.
This gentleman now advanced, say
ing: BE seated, ladies, until we reach
The next town, when you can easily
enter the other car" Then, beckon-
ing 10 the conductor. he added: stop
the train, L. Here, Captain?" asked
the conductor, Yes, here" There
was q pull of the bell rope, the train
stopped, and the porter was gently as
sisted out Of the ear, thence onto the
bald prairie, when the Captain said to
him: Now, walk the fifteen miles TO
Dallas, you delicate blossom, and study
p%oliteness as YOU trudge along; YOU
are no longer in our employ"
There was a shower Of expostula-
lions, pleas for pardon and a Shake OF
two of the first at The fast vanishing
train. bat il vanished for all that, ieav-
ing him to study fifteen pages. each a
mile long, in a book entitled Never
Judge by Appearances" The gentle
man who had set him the lesson was
Cant. F.. a hi0h official Of the road
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

1t is said that dew will not form on
some colors. While a yellow board will
be covered with dew, a red or a black one
beside il will be perfectly dry.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

When Bourbon county, Kentucky,
elects "A judge he Is elected for life on
good behavior. Since 1850 only four
Judges have been elected, each of them
holding Office until he aied.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-24

Liberty cap was first used In the
United States as one Of the devices oa a
flag Of the Philadelphia light horse
guards, u company OF militia organized
some time prior To the revolution.