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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-12-28

Hogs-Receipts 1924 shipped Yesterday,
Si4. The market active and strong with
yesterdays high time. Lights and tops
were the same and the bulk of heavy hogs 4 s.
to s49l. against StSi to sLsJ Yesterday. The
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-12-28

Christmas at Washington passed very
quietly. the principal fea ture being the
large number of presents received by
the " bite house babies
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-12-28

Hicks promises rain and snow for
January, with blszzards of short:
duration and not very severe. We
will print his January calendar next
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-12-28

Sheep-hecelplS, IIg- no shipments sup
plies were light The market WAS quiet and
steady. The following are representative
sales:
10 lambs. 1O5 s4.25 % NUT 49,. 122 SOD
PSI NJ St E IS $50 Is NUT t-..-I,6 300
Horses-Receipts. t39 shipped yes terday 3d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
Mind Your Own Business.

An old custom once prevailed in B
remote place of giving a clock to any
one who would truthfully swear thai
he had minded his own business alon'
for aEear and a day and hal not med.
died With his neighbors. Many came,
but few, ii any. gained the prize. which
was more difficult 10 win than the
Dunmow fitch OF bacon. Though they
swore on the four gospels, and held
out their hands in certain hope, some
hitch was sure TO be found somewhere:
and for all their reservations the clock
remained stationary on its shelf, nc
one being able to prove his absolute
immunity from uncslled-for interior
ence in things not in any way concern
ing hiniself. Al last y young man
can,e with . perfectly clean record,
and the clock seemed as II it was at
last about to change n Their
said the custodian: 20. u young man
was here yesterday, and made mighty
sure he was going 10 have the~,lock,
but he didn't" Said the young man
seeking the prize: "And why didn't
he get it?" ~What's that 10 you?"
snapped out the custodian. that's moi
your business. a%nd--you don't get the
clock. - Home journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
SHORT STORIES,
Something Editors Are willing to Pay
for-PostryI at a Discount.

sWhat class OF work arc editors at
present most seeking for?' Edward
w. Box answers this question in the
Cincinnati Times star:
short stories and the absolute bar
renness OF that class OF literary work
Il almost lamentable. Take the au.
thors who are capable of writing good
stories and YOU can't exhaust the tin.
gers of both your hands. The American
short story Is undoubtedly improving,
but the supply is too scant. Short sto-
ries are always acceptable to the pub.
lie, and the demand to-day is far great.
or than the supply. The rates OF pay
Well, they vary from S25 to 800. oh,
yes. $500 is paid for a short story. Mr..
-ffUweff'y commands even more; he re-
ceives 81, 900 for a farce. for example.
Mr.. Stockton receives 800 to 500 for
q short story. Mr.. Janyier gets 5000
TO $3Jo, and so it goes. The average
price for u good short story by M un-
known writer is from so to 800. Kip.
ling? Oh. well. he is the fad just now,
and gets what he chooses To ask. But
$500 will buy a short story from him.
Poetry? There isn't much money
ia it for writers. except for Mr.. Adj
rich, Stcdman. Whitcomb Riley, How
ellis, Eugene Field, or favorite writer's
of that sort. For the great run OF
poets there is but small prices, about
Is small as tho chances Poetry is
flooding the market, and most OF it ID
nrQitv hadn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02

Over the green waters the lights from tho
grey lighthouse blaze forth. Softly they
shine upon the ocean. Far III the beach the
fishermen are gathering In their harvest of
the sea-" And she has but to close her eyes
and she Is back on that moonllt river. She
can almost smell the faint, sweet smell Of
those acacia blossoms. Are they blooming
there nowy do they droop their pretty petals
into the cold, beartless river? Would she
Gods glorious sunlight has faded, night is
swiftly, noiselessIy advancing. II I'm cold"
she says, with a half shudder, ''let us hurry,
Joe"
So across the white-crested waves the
little boat speeds: the great stars come out
and shire down with their gentle light, and
II Is very beautiful. And when they reach
the shore she gets out and goes silently up
~ the Grand" while her husband follows
more slowly. And though the sea seems
calling after her, calling In low, mourning
she goes TO her room she draws her blinds
close that she may not look out upon the
fair, green waters.
why have you done thatp' says Joe,
Grossly. THE room Is close"
1T keeps me awake" she says, sand i
want TO Sleep"
But no sleep comes to her this night. Only
near morning when the stars begin TO fade,
then her eyes close and angel faces seem to
gather round her, and one has the face OF
DOME and he smiles upon her, n so hap
PLY she sleeps.
And far away q man PAGES his room with
restless steps, for he can not sleep for
thought Of her. A man with dark, deep-set
ey es and close-cut, red-brown hair. And
between them the sea rolls, and IL walls and
cries as q mother mourning for her dead.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
THIS WAS OUT IN COLORADO.
here workmen Tried to Use a Frozen
snake AS a Piece Of shafting.

In the fall Of 1886 I was sent from an
eastern firm TO Colorado 10 superin-
tend the erection Of n sawmill 10 re-
place an old one which was destroyed
bv fire, says a writer in the Cincinnati
Tribune. Everything went on nicely
and the mill was in running order in
about two weeks with the exception OF
a cOuntershaft 70 run the planer and
hatcher, which vas missing. TO send
TO the factory would take not less than
two weeks, and we anne TO the con-
clusion to cut 4 piece off the old line
shaft and turn il up ourselves, as we
had AL old lathe standing next 10 the
boiler and engine.
The weather Of the last month was
dry and yerv warm. lint AZ sunset that
day q heavy snowstorm set in and the
thermometer dropped to zero. The
next morning we sent our engineer to
get one of those old line shafts, but
found them covered with snow and
ice. At last he succeeded in getting
hold of a piccc about eight feet long
Ii measured about two inches in dam
eter. somewhat thicker in the Center
and tapered at one end. We Heeded
ONLY five feet, SO we sent for n sledge
and chisel Ia cut off the right length.
One stroke and of ilcw this thin part.
J told the men this kind of iron would
not do, but the engineer said all iron
would break like this in zero weather;
it SCOT would be all right if it came in
to the lathe next to the boiler. He
took the shaft over 10 the wise and
.-.-.. .,. ,.l Anon. al,a,a IN tla
lathe, put Tue steady rest in position
and tried to turn it TO the right side,
but all in vain. As said above, the
lathe was located near the boiler, n
warm place, the ice had melted during
the time and the shaft got softer and
softer, and the tool would not cut at
all.
At this moment the proprietor of the
place stepped in. and, seeing his man
running tho lathe, asked him what he
was going to do. Il am trying TO
turn a shaft for our planer. but never
saw a piece of iron like this. First it
was as hard rs glass. but rs soon as il
got warm it turned soft, aud is getting
softer all the time" The proprietor
took n step forward just in time to see
tuc wv Cuhs NAoP u Va thO ObsOAS
put held in the middle by the steady
rest, showing several different colors.
The proprietor was an old man and
had for many years lived in Colorado,
and one glance convinced him that his
engineer had taken q frozen rattle
snake for q piece of iron. cut off the
tail and put the balance in the lathe TO
turn same OF for 4 counter shaft. The
snake was not hanging on the rest
longer than 4 minute when it COM
menced to whirl around TO free itself.
All the men ran. and the snake after
them, until somebody killed it with a
club. We looked for the tail, which
by this time also thawed, and found
fifteen rattles on same. The engineer
swore he never would look for another
piece of iron ON a day like this in Col
orado.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
Josephine.

was Mt Miners Creek in Idaho
when an incident happened that was
both amusing and uncomfortable.
Who names this child?" said the
parson rs he looked ut the two noun
tain specimens who had brought in
their baby 10 be "krisened."
The man stepped forward and said
loud enough for the rest of the school
house congregation TO hear:
"'rain't got no name yet. Me and
Sally couldn't hitch on a name"
"How will Joseph do?" asked The
parson, anxiously.
IL reckon that will do fust rate.
answered the man, and rs the woman
did not object the ceremony proceeded
and the infant was duly christenec
Joseph. The mouniaineer and hi,
wife did not stay to the rest of tn,
service. as the newly-christened hsC
powerful lungs and knew how to u.s.
them.
But the next day they returned an.
brought some of their friends will
them.
yer made a right smart kind OF ,
mistake" said baby's grandmother
who accompanied it this time, IAN
low it's agin the law, too. Yer krisen
ed the baby Joseph"
Aud it's a good name, too" said tn,
parson much surprised.
Not for this ere young 'un.I reckon,
Why, man alive, it's a gal"
"Carn't help that" said tho parsou
stoutly. The objection comes toe
late. The father should have objected
when ] offered the name"
But here the parsons wife came Ia
the rescue and with womaniy tact sug-
gested a compromise on Josephine and
the parson vowed that hereafter the
good woman should assist him in the
services 10 see that no illegal formula
Eas pronounced, as in this instance
Uet-ott free fresS,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02

The Old Hen Went Too.

The xcuscs which are given by chill
dren in order TO escape from some dis
tasteful duty are often exceedingly in
genious and even witty. Johnny was
afraid of the dark. His mother was
trying to induce him to 90 to bed with.
out her accompanying him. Johnny
was averse to this. The boz was the
owner OF q little bantam hen and thir-
teen chickens, So his mother used these
ms a sort Of argument TO convince him
OF he's follv in being afraid of the dark.
"Why, Johnny. just think Of your
chickens. how bravely they 60 off to
bed every night without a thought Of
the dark, and you, a great big boy, are
afraid to go upstairs alone" Johnny
was silent for a moment and then said:
"But. mamma, don't you see the rea-
son that the chickens are willing 10 90
to bed in the dark is because The old
hen goes with 'em, and SO | think you
ought 20 &c with me"-R IA ,LonrnaL,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
Our Rand Jvansitovy sristen.s

Is brief enough without our shortening IL
by seeking medical aid, when we are
somewhat unwell. from sources where il
is only obtainable with great risk. Even
If the old doctrine were true hat violent
diseases require violent remedies. ii does
not follow that drastic pGrgatives, mar.
c%otics, powerful 'sedatives" of the ner-
yous system are advisable in cases
where slight disorders manifestly
call for the use OF milder means oil
recovering, involving 10 subsequent dan
ger, but equally efficient. Rostetter's
Stomach Bitters not only relieves, but
ultimately and completely relieves disor-
ders Of the stomach, liver. bowels and
nerves. 1t is a genuine tonic, BEAUTIFULLY
stimulates the kidneys. is u thorough al
terative, and a most efiectual preventive
OF chills and fever and bilious remittent.
The utmost confidence can be rcposed In
the purity and safety OF its medicinal in
gradients
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
ANCIENT DOC WORSHIP.
Dedication OF the Canine In Egypt, Babv.
Ion, Nineveh, Greece. and Rome.

The very first pages of human historv
the annals OF the Egyptians, record the
TACT that the progenilors of our ruc,,
were w%orshipors OF the dog. says the
St. Louis Republic. Sirius (the
Bsrker). the guardian Of the Nile, was
o OF the principal deities in the
country TO the south OF tho Mediterra-
nean ut the time or before the building
~ :ae great pyramid. This mytho.
logical creature -Sirius-which was
supposed to give warnings against the
periodical foundations Of the Nile. and
which finally became to be regarded
~ the genius OF the river, was always
figured as having the BODY and in
telligence OF n man and the head OF a
dog. This dog god was gloritied in
all the chief cities OF Egypt. and
Cynopolis-"Thc City Of the Dog
was subsequently built in order 10
more grandly honor his canine and
Rodlike virtues.
From Egypt dog veneration spread
In all directions. and, after assuming
various forms. may he distinctly traced
into Greek and Roman religious rites.
as well as those OF olhor nations of the
north and east. Long before the So
called fire worshipers had begun to
pay divine honors to their dog god the
Romans and the enlightened (?)
Greeks had instituted sacrifices 10
their canine deities, and were daily
and hourly bowling before huge images
Of mongrel ours, to which were i'm
puted divine attributes. At Babylon
and Nineveh the religious taste was Of
the same order, rs Is proved by the
many beautiful sculptures Of dogs IL
all sizes that are regularly brought to
light by the ~excavators among the
ruins of the cities mentioned.
1t is related OF Vulcan that he made
brazen dog Of gigantic size for
Jupiter. which could eat, run. bark,
aud play; in short n dog animated by
all the functions aud qualities Of a
living one. Farther than this, the
gigantic breed of dogs common in
Epirus Nlolosia) at the time when
Herodotus wrote were said 10 be de-
sceudants from the brass automation
fashioned at the forge Of the first great
metal artificer!
By the time when Noses appeared
Is the deliveror of his people the repu-
tation OF the dog had sadly degenerate
Cd; this for several reasons. chief OF
which was that he was an "unclean"
animal. BY reading Deuteronomy,
xiii, 10. we find that the feeling
against him was such tnat eve the
"price" received for the transferral OF
the ownership of a doc from one to
another was not to be accepted AS al
Offering TO God. How this was to be
determined without prying into peo-
Piles private affairs is not stated. Prob.
ably the high priests had a right 10 ask
the regular Sunday contributor rs
this dog money!" and TO refuse to nc.
cept 1t il the answer was in the alfirma.
tive. However,. we ara left in blissfuI
ignorance as 10 how Il great many old
time hair-splittiug ceremonies were
carried ont
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02

swiftly on. They come to q stone Bridge,
and Allen slackens the pace a little thai
they may cross. And then, ahi then, from
out the glade, little deeming the mischief u
deer, and the bay gives one wild, frightened
snort, and dasbes on. They reach the
bridge; there Is a sudden, fearful crash,
Eleanor feels q whirring IN her head and,
wondering vaguely IL this Is death, knows no
more.
But she opens her eyes presently, and finds
that but for n strange dizziness and a few
bruises she Is quite unhurt. Before her lies
the ruins OF the smart, little dog cart, but OF
the bay and Allen there is nothing To be
seen. She rises and walks unsteadily to the
other side and then stops suddenly, while
all trace of color rushes from her face, leay-
ing her white as the dead, for before her,
lying half across the bridge, Is her husband
There Is no mark OF injury upon him, but
the ashy pallor Of his face terrifies her. She
kneels down by him and clasps his poor,
pale hands, and brings water from the
stream to put upon his brow, and presently
the grey eyes open and stare with terrible
intentness up to hers.
'Oh. Joe, are you much hurt? what can I
do for your" she cries.
"N0thing-t the wheels went over me. l.
/ am dying"
'Oh, no, II cannot bel Let me go and
call someone. Let Inc get some help for
you"
But he puts out a feeble, OBTAINING hand to
stop her. stay with me-"
SO she kneeis down by him again and puts
her arms about him and lays her face 10 his.
U Joe, my dear, let me 20 and | can help
you yet"
But he shakes his head. "Do not-leave-
me. tell you-it-is no use
Then she calls aloud for help, but only
echo The dying man speaks again
speaks with effort.
Its better-as it's, for now-you will
-n0t-dislike me-any more. Only-l-
would llke-to say that-that il we-could
~begin-again, | think l would-be better"
ooh, ms dear" she cries, bursting into q
passion OF tears, 1T was all my fault; |
should have been n better wife, Joe, but, oh
my dearest, forgive me nown'
He puts out hts hand and lets it rest upon
her soft, bright hair. my life has been all
a mistake" he says, his voice for a moment
gaining power. "All o mistake; il Is better
as it is. l." And this parting strength
leaves him, and over the grey-biue eyes there
colne a blur, his hand falls YEARLY from her
hair, and from his sight Gods glorious sun
light fades forever!
And so this man on whom Gods best
gifts had been layished. who has had no en-
envy but himself, this man who has found
life a mistake and is weary of IL, passed W
where beyond these voices there is rest"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the'needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive ~effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feven
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
Grandeur of Kings River Canon

Kings river canon is situated south
of the Yosemite. forty-iive miles from
visalia, and is the valley of the south
fork of Kings river. 1t is ten miles
long. one-half q mile wide, with walls
that tower to a height Of from $500 tc
5000 feet. The depth OF the valley is
more than a mile, while the floor is
comparatively level, with groves and
parks Of willow, poplar. fir and pine,
rising from n carpet of exquisite flow
ers. The abrupt walls rear themselves
almost pcrpendicularly and the chang
ing river flows down through It's
dazzling canon, now gliding gently.
aud then leaping and dashing over
huge rocks and boulders through q
narrow gorge into deep clear pools be-
low. Numerous streams from the sur
rounding mountains lind their way
down the slopes, seeking at last this
mighty river, where they mingle in the
soft ripple. or in the furious roar OF the
cascades. Great masses OF rock. Curl
ously fashioned, jut out from the
pondt<o walls in artistic architactur-
III forms. like forts and mattresses
built upon q high precipice.- = Caiifor-
man.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
The Legend Of Evil.


This is the sorrowful story
Told when the twilight fails
And the monkeys walk together
Holding each others tails:
Our fathers lived in the forest
Foolish people were they;
They went down to the cortland
To teach the farmers to play.
Our fathers frisked in the millet,
Our fathers skipped IN the wheat,
Our fathers hung in the branches,
Our fathers danced in the street.
Then came the terrible farmers,
Nothing Of play they knew;
Only they caught our fathers,
And set them TO labor too!
set them TO work in the cortland,
With plows, and sickles, and fails
Put them in mud-wailed prisons,
And cut of their beautiful tails!
Now we can watch our fathers,
ouiien, and bowed, and old,
STOPPING over the millet.
Stirring the silly mold.
ave may not speak to our fathers,
For II the farmers knew
They would come up 10 the forest
And set Us 10 labor too.
This is the horrible story
Told as .he twilight fails,
As the monkeys walk together,
Holding each others tails.
-Rudyard Kipling in Yankee Blade.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
MASCOT
Racing Days Of the Champion PAGER Prob
a1Iv AZ an Ead

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. eat IL pos
sible the racing days of the champion
PAGER Mascot are over. In his races re.
Gently. both at Buffalo and Fort
Wayne, he showed no speed, but hi.
perform noes did show that there was
something wrong with him. W.. T.,
Taylor wired his trainer Saturday a,
Fort Wayne TO have an examination OF
the horse made. The trainer wired in
reply that Mascot was foundered. 1t IL
seldom that a horse ever RECEIVERS from
this ailment, and il is feared that Mas.
cot has gone his last race. lie
won the title Of king Of PAGERS by
his performance at Terre Fiaute, Ind.
last fall when he paced a mile in 2:O4.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02
The "Only~ Lemonaas

Almost every housewife THINKS she
knows how TO make lemonade, but
only those who use this rule are RICH,
in their belief:
To every quart Of water use three
lemons and The rind Of one. taking
care TO peel tho rind very thin, using
nothing but the yellow outside. Cut
this into pieces and put with tho juice
asd powdered sugar in a jug with q
cover. using two ounces Of sugar to
every quart. Boil tho water as for
tea. then pour 1t over the lemon aud
sugar. Cover. let 1t COOL
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02

Anxious mothcr-@Why don't you
drive that bad boy away from your
Playground" Good little boy-sIt
wouldn't 10 right" @Wonldn't its'
-Eo'm. You see that playground is
public property" -Oh, SO it is
~Yes'm; and It would be sort o. selfish
and dishonest 10 deprive any other boy
Of the right TO go there" so II would,
my angel. l didn't think OF that.s
.Yes'm; and. bssides. be can lick ma
-Good MeWs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02

The experiment Of making soldiers
out of Sioux warriors is in danger OF
total failure. The red meg have fonnd
that tho carrying Of knapsacks 10 be-
noath their dignity and propose to re-
tire TO private life rs soon as cver they
q II tho government ever expects
TO make 4 success OF the project Il will
have 70 enlist squaws 10 do the hard
wovk.-Keasss Guy Star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-02

Ladies. use DR.. LaRue's .Periodicar- Pnla frou
rsrfs. France. Estabihhsd In xur0pe, iSoD, unitc(
stsies, 1881. Cures al suppressioaA. irregnlarftie1
and monthly derangemsDts Safe. harmless, reliable
They positively must nos be taken durtng pregnancy
Many Of the nla 70 which ladies' srs sshjoct - m
direct resuits Of Irregular menstrasttoa- coas1nus(
9uics oonsumpeoo. - poesage - { fer - ~ nj
II plain seeled envelape q rece1pe - pr1os, Jhe n
> y; :si M c. 9; 1870 f;sss IA: 49, sss:: = I; !. !