Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-04-22

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JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER
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The largest private collection OF min
erals in America is supposed TO be that
of Clarence l.. Bement, of Philadelphia.
Its estimated value is $3.50
The Oldest church in this country Is
generally believed to be at Smithield,
Va. 1t was built in the reign of Charles
l, between the years 1880 and 1885.
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A curious superstition prevails in
Norway. When the people are in quest
oil drowned body they row to and fro
with n rooster in the boat, fully ex-
pecting that the bird will crow when
the boat reaches the the spot where the
corpse lies.
The Thirty-eighth Street club OF
working girls, of New York, is entirely
self-supporting Its receipts for last
year were S1,135.60 and its total ex-
penses 81, 102. 50. Its average weekly
attendance was 2s9 and total attend
ance for the year 1901.
The fourth centenary of the discov-
cry Of the new world was celebrated by
the French Geographical society on
March 4, that being the fourth CEN
tenary OF the date the news of the dis
covery reached Europe.
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There are now not less than 2, 1913 lit
erary women in Paris, of whom i,2il
write novels or books for hI6hs ehil6drsetna tae "a!
selves to poetry. The others do not
limit themselves to any one department
Of the literary work.
The latest fad to be indulged in by
the seashore this summer is "pontoho-
NANCY" or fate by footprints. 1t has
superseded palmistry, and now it will
be possible TO tell by toe joints and
curves whether you are amiablc or not,
why you are not happy, though mar
ried, and all the rest
One of the peculiarities of the cocoa
nut palm Is that it never stands up
right. A Malayan saying has it that
''he who has looked upon dead mon.
key; he who has found the nest of the
paddy bird; he who hath beheld u
straight cocoanut, or has fathomed the
deceitful heart of woman, will live for.
ever.
!. Is hard TO believe that blooming
fruit tree is rarity anywhere in the
United States, but there are parts of
Colorado where such is the case, and a
Coloradoan confesses TO having driven
forty-fve miles down into New Mexico
to see dwarf pears in bloom, no spe-
cially inspiriting sight either to man
acquainted with the apple blossom and
the glory Of the peach.
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People who have taken the Lake Su-
perior steamers at Port Arthur have
noticed the high, long dixie of basalt
that pushes into the water from the
northern limit of Thunder bay. The
Indians believe that this ridge is the
grave of Hiawatha, or, as he is called
there, Manibozho, and few red men
pass the spot without dropping a few
beads or pipeful of tobacco in the
water as an oblation to his spirit.
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A German of wealth and education,
who has lived in this country for "a
, nnnhsrd sid dPt years, says he is convinced
.,gva,s.sssss. go be suicides of his coun-
's;s ssySnsS ssSse 8 ~ this side of the Allan.
tic and the other, are caused by adulter-
ants in beer that have depressing ef-
feet on the nervous system and dispose
the subject to melancholy. The use of
beer that was chemically pure would,
he thinks, produce no such effects.
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The phenomenon of phosphorescence
Is not universally understood. Objects
possessing this pr perty absorb light
during the day and emit it at night.
An estimable old lady had a dark
closet in her house and she painted it
with phosphorescent paint, expecting
to illuminate it. But as the paint had
no opportunity to absorb light it
couldn't emit any, and the old lady
continues to search for her dress pock.
cts with candle.
In Table Rock, Neb,. the wife of the
present republican postmaster, whose
term has about expired, has appealed
to the administration to let the office
remain in the family because she is 6
stalwart democrat. Her case is not un
like one that attracted some attention
in England recently. The occupant o
desirable postmastership there wa
about to be retired because of having
reached the age limit, and his wife ap
piled for and obtained the place.
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Vegetarianism in the United State
does not discard the use of meat die
merely because it is unnecessary o.
harmful, but also because of the cruelty
inflicted on animals by their wholesale
slaughter in the catering to the mea
eating habit. This principle is fol
lowed logically to the end, and shoes
made entirely of felt nre largely com
ing into use among vegetarians. No,
only they claim does the use of leather
necessitate the killing of animals, bu,
it Is injurious rs covering for any
part OF the body, while woolen or felt
is a natural and beneficial protection
An eastern traveller in the Rocky
mountain. tea. II. = r~i~-.- ses.e-. ec=s
Boston paper OF meeting a scout of tn,
old days, and says: "He is very inter
csting. He is the last of the 100 gov
ernment scouts and can walk, or rur