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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Bunker Hin. Illinois, sadIy Scor,h,d.

VUVN 'TT'' 'I'TO'5f DN"y
BUNKER HILL, H., Sept. l7.-Fire
started last night in the rear of Gaunt's
furniture store and before the flames
were under control the following bust
ness houses were destroyed: The City
hotel, Sessel's dry goods store, Jansen's
music store, Jacoby's furniture store,
Bell Bros bank, Bartel's grocery,
Rumbolz IL Cummings hardware, y.
w. Wholert's shoe store and kecfe's
law office. The total loss is estimated
at 500, 900, with partial insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
General Weaver a. onawa.

ONAwA, H.. Sept. l6.-General James
b. Weaver addressed an audience of
over 1000 people at Lake Park, near
Castana, Thursday afternoon. His re-
marks were confined mainly to the
present state of the country and
the silver question, with o
strong plea for a ratio Of I6 to 1. The
tariff question was touched very
lightly. He said the democratic party
was responsible for the recent panic
and that he could prove it by every re.
publican editor In the country. The
populists We're out in force and very
enthusiastic.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE
Hattie Earl, a three masted schooner,
went ashore here just outside the har-
Dor at ! a. m, during a very heavy
gale. Her crew of five was rescued by
the life saving crew, but the boat is
lost and going to pieces. She had n
cargo of cord wood and was on her way
from Lees pier, Mich, to Chicago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

The earliest coinage intended for
America was of copper and made in
the Bermudas in 1915, and called the
'liogge Penny" from a figure of a
porker on the diverse. Only two
pieces are known to be lin existence.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

Persia has been described as econ
sisting of two parts-one, a desert with
salt; two, a desert without salt" This
is rather an exa~ggeration, but the gen
eral appearance of the country is ex.
tremely barren. Where irrigation is
carried on this wilderness is made &c
blossom like a rose" The low houses
Of Persian cities are built of unburned,
Imprinted brick and have no windows
on the street. They are usually more
inviting within than without.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Niue, Damaoe Al Enp ,r;a. Kas,

EMPoRIA. Kas.. Sept. 1.-THE most
destructive fire that has ever visited
this city began about midnight last
night. Nearly a whole block in the
business center was destroyed, or more
or less damaged, including some of the
newest and best buildings in the city.
The fire 5 arted in the lumber yard of
j. :. Watson and is thought to have
been the work of an incendiary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

One OF the most remarkable produc
tions of the Isles of Chico is the cele
brated barometer trees" which grow
in great profusion in all Of the salt
marshes. In dry weather the bark oil
this natural barometer is as smooth
and white as that of a sycamore, but
with the near approach of storms these
characteristics vanish like magic and
the bark turns black.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

Veterinarians who have been invest
eating the origin of anthrax among
the cattle and horses of Delaware City
express the belief that they have found
the cause of it to be the refuse of the
morocco factories in Wilmington, which
is used on the farms in that city a,
manure. Nearly all the skins used il
the factories come from South America
where animals suffer greatly with an
fhrax.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Chicago.
SnlSaso'
UNION SGoCK YARDS, CuIcA

UNION Stock YARDS, CHICAGO, Sept. l6.
Hogs-Quotations: Heavy, 500 g6. 40;
light, 81. DOce6, so; mixed, .6,(a6.4 40;
rough heavy, 81 40d5.S0
Cattie-QuotatioDs: beeves, S33O9
5 20; cows. 81. lOG3.30 stockers and
feeders, &. 35l13.4 AZ.
Shecp-Natives, s4VO95.9 80; Texans,
81. 2Oa2.4O; Westerns, 81. 3o95.oa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Statistics OF the Rush.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. l6.-CarefuI
estimates show that the rush into tho
Cherokee strip from various principal
points at noon today was made as fol
lows: Arkansas City, 5000 by train,
$4,000 by other conveyances; from
Caldwell, Kas., $1,000; from Orlando,
Okl., 5000; from Saltwater, Okl.
10, 900; from Hennessey, Okl., 5000
from other points, 1900, making in
all a total of %. 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

1t is no uncommon thing to Q .
male ostrich strutting about followed
by three or four distinct brools. all Of
different sizes. When the incubating
process Is completed the cock bird
leads his young ones OF, and II he
meets another proud papa engages in
. terrific com bat with him. Tho van
pushed bird relires without u single
chick, while the other, surrounded by
the two broods, walks away proudly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

Grccian women possessed twenty.
Two kinds of footgear, which may be
:lassed as those which cover all this
loot up to the ankle. and those which
simply tied on the top of the foot with
wide ribbons or STRAPS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

All coins minted at Charlotte, y. c.,
bear, in addition to all other marks, the
letter c; those at D~ahlonega, the letter
u; those at New Orleans, the letter O:
those at Carson City, c c; those at San
Francisco, =.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
When your shoes soueak go to a shoe

When your shoes squeak go to a shoe
maker and have him put a peg in the
middle of the sole and there will be nc
more loud proclamations. Another
thing when you buy a pair of new
,hoes and they hurt you put water il
them and let it remain for a minute
then pour it out, and if your shoes burr
81 hurt you after that you can say thi!
is wrong. The water takes all the nat
aral heat out of the leather and makes
the shoes comfortable.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

Edward Tubbs is a maker of musical
Instruments in the Bowery. Mrs.
Hoops is a confectioner two doors
away from him, and a liquor dealer
aamed Cooper has a place just across
the street.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Iowa and Msbra,ka Post Ma.ter,.

WAsHiSaroN, Sept. 1.-THE presl-
dent sent to the senate the following
nominations:
Postmasters, Iowa--E. J.. Bradley, Ell.
dora: w. $. Fall, Abba; Richard Burke.
What Cheer; James Stanton, New Hamp-
ton; J.. A. Smith, Spirit Lake.
ADMINISTRATIONS Carroll, Fremont,
q. w. West. Osceola.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
kansl Is City.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. Is.
Cattle-Native steers, $4.00G4.50 cows
and heifers, 81. 00a2.4 5; stockers and feed
crs. az. 25g32 Is.
Hogs-Heavy, s5.55(96OO; medium, s5.55
@6GO; light and pigs, <5.6oQg8. 10.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

According to London papers 10 tho
mine of Newjagcr's Fontainc company
in the Free State OF Orange a white
diamond was found q few weeks age
weighing 81 carats. This is said "a
be the largest diamond IN the world.
The jewel was discovered June 80, just
twelve hours before the transfer of the
mine TO another company.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
a NoYWep IN Sue les,

MASON CITY, Ia, Sept. l6.-Peter
Erickson, of West Superior, suicided at
Rock Falls, ten miles from here Friday
night by hanging himself to a burr oak
tree. His body was found this morn
inc
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

During the last Paragnayan war it
was noticed that the men who had
been without salt for three months,
and who had been wounded, however
slight. died OF their wounds, because
iheY would not heal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

The first Maryland coins were mintcd
In 1862, and were put in circulation by
an act of council ordering every house
holder to bring in sixty pounds of to-
bacco and receive 10 shillings of new
money in exchange for it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LEASE.
The Question Of AnnulIing or Continuing
postp5nad Til Monday.

D5FDJT5I TTT TTJTNdJ'
MILWAUKEE, Wis, sept. 1.-THE
question of annulling or continuing
the Northern Pacific lease of the Wis
consin Central was postponed till Mon
day IN the United States circuit court.
The receivers are not yet ready to re-
port on the matter, delay being asked
in order to give Receivers Rouse and
Oakcs time to come from the east to
consult with II. ;. Payne.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
BENTON CLUB STABLES BURN

The Great Trottsrs, Niger Baby and 8 Ny
Bunker, Saved.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Sept. i7.-Fire dc
stroyed the Benton club stables at 3
o'clock this morning. One hundred
vehicles and eleven valuable horses
were also burned. The famous trotters
Niger Baby and Billy Bunker were
saved.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

The idea that this earth is slowly
drying up has quite a setback by a re-
cent announcement of the hydro
graphic engineers that the Gulf of Mex.
leo is one foot higher than it was in
1910
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, = PUBLISHER

Some Of tho later MASSACHUSETTS, coin
tore a rude device illustrating thu
parable of the good Samaritan and
we're called good Samaritan shillings
There are only we or three known t.
be in existence.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
ltbsrtv. Mo. IL Ruynjno.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept l6.-Tele.
phone messages received at l o'clock
this afternoon report Liberty, Mo-, in
flames. Aid has been asked for from
here. The south side, the chief busi'
ness portion of the city, is in ashes.
The loss will be heavy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
An Iowa Man Hangs Himself.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. l7.-B. Pen
hoorn, formerly of Pella, Ia, grew de-
spondent because Of his failure to get
work and committed suicide by hang.
ing himself to n girder in the new city
hail
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
FOUR SHOT,.
Registration Booths at Orlando Robbed OF
Certificates and III, Official Stamp.

It~FITFCdK7sd anu lW5 OTTTCItT otdNTP'
GUTHRIE, Okl., Sept. l6.-The regis
tration booths at Orlando were robbed
of certificates and the official stamp
last night and thousands Of forged
certificates are on the market today.
Four ''sooners'' were shot by soldiers
north Of saltwater. Just Craig, of In
diana. was accidentally shot in camp
and Tom Lamson, colorcd, was burned
TO death in a prairie fire. One soldier
was shot by a cowboy sooner near
Kildare.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Big Fire in London,

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE forage stores
Of the London Omnibus Carriage COM
pany were burned at an early hour this
morning, entailing damage to the
amount of E35, 600.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
THE MARKETS.
Live Stock.

Sou CITY. Sept. 1G
Hogs Mixed, s., C0d575; heavy, 500
as. 30; light, IS. 1908 50.
Cattle-Cows and hcifers, 81. 25(a2. 20;
veal calves, sA750400; stockers and feed
ers, 81 U003.00 \.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
South Omaha.

SouTn OMAHA. Sept. l6.
Hogs-Heavy, s.. G0@5.S0; mixed, $3.50
$3.50; light, I 5.sO96.U0.
Cattle-Stockcrs and feeders, $1,000
1856; cows q. 00@3.G0; common, $l.0092.O0
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Djrectum and eI,inr Jio Win L~urels.

CHICAGO, Sept. l7.-At Washington
park Friday Directum, the stallion
king, trotted a mile in 2:0GX, and
Flying Jib paced the distance in 2:04.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

The crab, when living near the
oceans surface, has well developed
eyes; in deeper water only eyestalks
are present-no eyes; while in speci'
mems from still deeper water the eye.
stalks have joined, forming pointed
hnak
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Minpsap,Iis.

M~INNRAPoLIs, Sept. ID.
Wheat-Closing: December, 08kc; May
751lc; on track No. 1 hard, 67@5sc; No.
] northern, 68@6bc; No. 2 northern, 6l0
Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
TALKING
In on French
gage tho An

In 1857 julie.
70 visit a sick II
he made the a.
fetal OF the in:
Of France. who
animals, his 10
ed only by his
Prof. i. T..
Science MonMl
perfectly fami
Of cats and do,
guage of apes
apes themsel.
ceived this sta
lous smile, wi
whose pride "
such ~skepticis
The next MOI
garden.
Il met him
and place." S
we went 10,
cage, where
railing and be
Of cultural su
signs are sea.
sent-'Kirruu
peated with $
if~erences of q
minutes The
keys, a dozer
and sat in TO,
hands crossed
on their knee
and answcrin
The CONVEX
quarter of I'm
light OF the If
ly part in it.
about to go Q
1tensely excit
ustrade aud 1
tio,,; when h
appeared mo
view. they ia
cage, aud ciil
motions rs If
good bye.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

The navigable river mileage Of Ecu
rope, Asia and America is IA, 733 miles
The United States has the greatcst rives
mileage, 1850.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

In eight provinces In Russia 10 pc,
cent Of the LAND IL held by peasants 10
eowpune.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
The Gre
Kl
MEDIC
DONALD XII

Has Disco
pasture wei
kind of HI
down toad
He
cases, and
(bou hun|
possession
of its valu
Boston.
A beneh|
the first DO
ranted who
When u
shooting
through u
Bowels. u
stopped al
after takin
II the ST
cause squd
No char
the best y
Dose, ond
time. Re
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

The island of Madagascar has two
distinct climates, two classes of na
lives and two classes OF fauna anc
fora. The island is about the size OF
france. Along the coast 1t is tropical
and malarious, and the natives are
darker and larger than tho interior
The interior is a high table land nnd
mountainous. There the climate II
cooler and the natives smaller and
tighter in color than on the coast. bu'
In the interior they r o intelli
gent and they rule the island.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
A II

In many of
phrases there
ton of the si1
on the other
happens that
minds one OF
prophets OF O
An i~nstanc|
long ago by 4
He had pro
biblical sentd
Jehovah that
and came do
the spirit th:|
papa, VIII
down when 4
The chief
tween con5l
imagery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

The wandering st. Regis Indians.
who are found in camps and villages or
both sides of the st. Lawrence, still re
tain their own language, though most
of them speak English and some o,
them French. They address one an.
other and their beasts. dogs and horses
In the Indian tongue, and, according to
their belief, 1.-The robin bird speaks the
Indian language" The women are in.
d~ustrious. kindly and shapeless in
middle life, while the men are fat and
IDLE, after the manner of savage male,
brought under civilizing influences.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

Thirty-two
the proposed
in Paris in u
by the com |
ter in hand
likely that 4
of 1889 vii
though the
greatly enli|
one sche
gardens, VIII
an exbibitio
last. The ]
attraction.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1893-04-20
Spriu9fielb, ben 10. Npril 1893.

Wnn. Yaine pon Miuneota perbradte ei,is
sc Gage bel bteiiSem Nreuubeu.
Die Sduuebrerimen NrlS. Often unb
Norpe l.no I'm! ibre Gntlaiiu.S aus Der 0Is
la9es Sdule einSefommen.
W. Nefbinber aus Waieca bat infer lebs
bates Staotteu anaeidaut, nit BET gbii1t
lid babier nieberSulaiiem. ,,.... "
$. Nrnes Don Gate Wentom mar ant Mou=
tag in Sprinsfielb.
Mntor Berg, cine 0teibe uon Ssabreu i'm
Sattleraeidaft pon s.. @arnfe iIu6 ipdter
bel Geo. Soriter bel1Gitiat, bat cine Stels
lung i'm 8ei6aft pon e.. 0anlon III goms
berton aM9enommer.
Helte NIT elmer 0orri1tun9 ;um Meini9en
pot Neoerll babel III SAMPLES @ebGube an
Wearibau Strabe Cuartier senommen.
Grnit Brandt aus Nem uln, Serausseber
hes vNorti9ritt", NOR am Oonneritaq ,nb
SreitaS III Spriu9felb.
Ism. Barber lit nod l~anserer Mbmeienbeit
p'eoer mad Springfield SuriidS efebrt.
Die Nrbeitea al 0lSmtes neuem gebaube
luto IN polem Gauge unb Gomtrattor eSGbu
bebauptet ben Ban bis September fertie
itelen 81 t0men.
HloBner a. Vtlluer baben ibr Store9ebGlbe
un Z ,yab, oilid, seseu genbirens' @tore
su, riiden laiien.
Die 4rbeiten III Der bieiiseu 8ridparb fol-
len na9iter Sage in @isrifi senommeu mer=
esa D'elelbe 1T leet nit uerbeiierter ,,euer
Mai9inerie perieben unb font pom giaen=
tt9l'mer, q. y. Dds, 10 ir:@tonb seiett, bab
bic Irbe1te'1 oarin nit Grfols betrieben ,per=
ben tSnuen.
George Gabp uub Nrau aus 9te,u lllm ,po=
re1 babier iiber Sonnta9 auf 8elu6.
g. Ma0er bat uou T.:.f. @abel bas Meuu=
pferb Stambul", 1uelbes einen &ecorb Don
2.3O beliet, INT bic Summe pon $3.50 setauft.
Sos: gpple reitet ieben Morsem DOT benz
Sriibltiid etn Stiimo@en :ipasieren unb per-
bi,1bet babel bas Mltli&e nit Dem 0uten,
inoem ct fir 2ufas Seder ein gferb breIlirt.
Sie 1eue Saloon =: S6irma Siuburser &
S9mtot bat li6 am Montas auiselon. Geo.
S9mlot bat bus @ei9Gft aleiu i%berlommen
uno 9iQburser lit mieoer na9 Seem ulm &C.
;o9en.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1893-04-20
Sprim9ffelb II. 1%1m19e9emb.

Dur@ bas liberale GntSesentommen
Der Sewobner bon Springfield unb l1ms
sesenb int Mlsemeineu uub Der &C.
i9dftsleute pom Sprinsfielb int Beions
beren ermutbi9t. baben mir NIT ber beus
tisen Nummer bes rTorti4ritt" fur
iene @eseno Elm ieparates Oepartemcnt
einseridtet, in wel9em Meuisteiten unb
Betanntma9unsen a4er @rt BON bort
einen Plat finben. Muitrdse bafiir
werben BON $. 8. S9leuber entsesens
9enommen, Der ii6 bemIben mirb iiber
al1e intere0anten Besebenbeiter, iowobl
in seieaiser ais sei@dftIi9er Bes,ebuus
Beridt gu erltatten. Die fol9enben
bortisen @ei@afte iinb in bieiem Des
partement bereits bur@ Mn3eisen uertre>
ten:
Die State Bont Of Sprinsfielb lit
elm 10 reeQes unb iolioes Bantsei&dit,
wie man es MUIR finoen tann unb bic
@ei9aftc barin merben BON benz freunbs
li9en unb %salanten Gaiiirer 0. g.
Trant nit ber 9rOBten Panttli@feit be-
ior9t.
l~1niern duBerit sewinenbaften Goros
ner, Or. s. 6. &%otbcnburs brau9en
mir taum uor;uiteQen. Seine sroBe
unb aussebebnte 8raris liefert ben be-
iten 8eweis fir bic El@tisteit in ieiz
nem Sad.
Das giienmaaren>, Oefen> unb 2ums
bersei@aft pom S@mib & 2ebrer 1T
zines Der a~lteiten unb beitaus9eitattetiten
i'm Ort unb ~erfreut ii@ in weiten &reiz
len bes beiten &ufes. DieTirma 1T I'M
Stanbe ieber Goncurrens 81, %beseanen.
Die Mpotbete Don Cart @ei@de lit
nit alien ins Sad i9la9enoen Mrtiteln
rei@balti9 aus9eitattet. &ecepte weroen
pon6erru Mei@de, einem tii9ti9en Mpo>
tbeter, NIT ber sr0Bten Sorsfalt unb
@ewi0enbafti9feit anseterti9t.
Sn Carl MIQers M0bel9el@aft fidz
bet ma cine auBerorbentli9 9roBe uno
rei9e @usmabl uon M0beln oqer Nrt,
barunter u. q. AUDI munoerbubi6e
Parlor< unb S9lafsimmerz Mustattunz
gen gu er%i taunenb biQi9en Yreiien.
SYM Sattler>@ &c j@dft pom George s.
Tori fer merben 6auerbaite Pferoe9ei@irz
re, pom lei9teiten Buggy Bis gum
i9merl ten Mrbeitssei@irr. iomie ale
lonitisen Sattlerarbeiten an9efertist
unb 81 annebmbarem Yreis uertauft.
%. s. Yafiratb 1T Elm S@mieoemeiz
iter, ber fem @ei@aft aus benz @runoe
peritebt unb beiien @rkeiten bereits in
Der 9an5eu l1m9e9enb elnen 9roben Nuf
ermorben baber. St bartnet Pflusi3a>
rem, baB iie ii@ III jeoem 8oben puten.
Trit 3i@unte 1T Der 8oB>Painter in
Springfield unb beitdnbis nit elmer @nz
3abl Mrbeiter bei9aiti9t, bic. pielen an
i'm selte1ien Muftra9e gu belorsen.
DaB bic 2eute INNER wiilen wie piel
es 9ei9lasen bat, bafir ior9t bet nbrz
NADER 9u9o S@leuoer; iein @ei@aft
1T nit @anbs unb Gai@enubren aQer
Qlrt auf bas @e,@balti9ite a%usseitattet.
DaB in Springfield niemano @urit
gu leiben brau9t, bafiir lorsen bic poz
pularen Saloonbalter S@war3rod &
Bisot, in beren @irtbi@aft mar itets
bic f~einiten @eine, 2,qu0re uno Cigar
rem, iowie ein 9utes unb frii@es @las
Bier porfin6et. .
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-07-13
HIS IDEAL mEiIAGERiE,
: r O'Eeourke Was Too lima ginative to sui
an tnappreciative Audience.

an napprecIatlye Audience.
Michael Fontenoy O'ROurke, obtain
! ing money by false pretcnscs." read the
clerk. and pale, wee man with red,
evasiye eyes, sticky hair and a trem-
bling hand rose in his place
! Peter Simonton, a Nacaville fruit
| grower, took the stand against him
and said:
II was a-going' along Mission street
! yesterday afternoon an was attracted
| by a loud shoutin' as if a political
meetin' was in progress. This man was
maxim all tn noise He stood by tn
door of a small house an shouted some
thing like this:
"'Walk thish way, gentlemen. Ri
thish way. Creates show on earth!
See the tcn-legged calf wifi four headsh
-sOmetimesh three IN sOmetimesh
four, 'cording to tn time O day. Walk
up an see tn ring-nose gyascutus, all
pink an purple tail. A room full Of
green centipedes, crawlin'. crawlin',
crawlin'. All the snakcsh from the
jungles of Injy-all of 'uman more, too.
Snakes with wings and long WELLER
claws-fying an buzzin' like tn fends
O hell, See EN-, gentlemen.
'DOnt't miss tn gran p'rade-ev'ry
day thish hour Hear tn ban play
hear it now It's playin' tn dead
march from Boom-ta-ra-ra. TIL ami
mails is all out now. Tn ring-strealy-
nn-stripy tiger is devourin' tn sacred
blue llama with tn six tails. TIL ele-
plant changes his spots every five min
utes to-day, gents-beau full iri-beau'-
full iredcsh- irrederhent spots. Whee.
See tn tlamin' pelicans an tn vhirlin'
ostrich. All for one price of admission,
Creates show on earth. Only twenty
fl cents. all now goin' rOun' an rOun'
an rOun.
well, Yer Honor, it didn't stand to
reason that all tn material wonders Of
tn world could be Jumped in that there
little one-hOrse shanty, but people kept
gOin' in an comm out an kinder
laughin' like, an every time two bits
would be paid this yer chap would go
into the rum shop next door, an when
he'd come out he'd add a few monsters
O tn deep or a howlin' somethin or
other to the show. Till at last | paid
my two bits an went in
Now, judge that was tn greatest
1rduu on 6drIn-WOrS II tn naVtOrk
swindle what caught me last fall
There wasn't no band, nor no monsters
o the deep, nor no pelican, nor change
able elephants-nothin but an ordi-
nary room with a muSsed-up bed, a
table an empty bottle an two chairs. |
SO | caught the tarnal swindler an
gave him over to the first policeman [ |
see"
what have you to say for yourself,
said the judge, with the |
air Of one who knows what a circus is !
himself.
''NOthin', yer honor: only Friday |
night | went out to see me friend Nc
Cue, an"
"Wal1e or christening."
'Neither; only tn openin' of the base
oall season"
and hOW's the mena gerie noW?"
"All gone but the old monkey wild |
IL blue pants and few vareegated
birds"
Five days to get the avi-fauna out
If your system. San Francisco FIX
iminer