Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-05-06


the ancient village near Washington
Heights was named were tories dur
ing the war of independence, and
as such they fled to Canada. They still
live there and one of them recently on
visit to New York proved to be an in
tsnsely British person, with an odd
fondness of proclaiming himself an
American, and of disputing that title
with the people of the United States in
behalf Of all native Canadians.
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A telegraph operator at Sedro, Wash,
who has grown very tired of answering
foolish questions, has posted the fol-
lowing, written on a typewriter just
outside his Office window: Notice
Yes, your message will go at once. 1t
will be sent Immediately. In fact, we
send all messages as soon as we can.
We know you wish your telegram sent
ut once, otherwise you would write.
Special Notice-The supreme being only
IAN inform you when you will receive
reply"
A quaint illustration of French pru-
3ence and delicacy and of prevailing or
approaching French fashions is con-
tanned in the notice recently issued to
the police VINO patrol the bathing beach
at Dieppe for their guidance in the
coming season. 1t reads: THE bath
ing police are requested when lady is
in danger of drowning to seize her by
the dress, and not by the hair, which
oftentimes remains in their grasp"
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 a
stalwart democrat. Her case is not un-
in England recently. The occupant of
desirable postmastership there was
about 10 be retired because of having
reached the age limit, and his wife ap-
piled for and obtained the place.
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Down in Edgefeld, S. c., chicken
raisers are advised to bait their chick
ems with strychnine in order to destroy
hawks. A paste of strychnine the size
Of pf. bead is placed on the head of
chicken and then the fowl is turned
out where the hawk may have free
chance at the prey. To seize chicken
so baited usually means death to the
hawk and as there are more chickens
than hawks this is esteemed an eco
nomical way of destroying the latter
A pistol duel has taken place be-
tween two ladies near Berlin, four
other ladies acting as seconds. The la
dies were not ainazons, and owing to
their awkward handling Of the weap-
ons the incident had no evil conse.
quences, but it illustrates the progress
i've spirit Of the time for women thus
heroically to avenge their wrongs.
A new order of things has lately
come about in Siam, and the young
men are getting great and unusual
share in the government Of the coun-
try. From the king downward" says
traveller just back from that country,
there is scarcely single minister
VINO is above the age of 40, and many
are much younger.
Residents of Dodds' Ferry, n. Y, are
sired of that euphonious name, and in
tend having the name changed. The
name is derived from the fact that Jer-
emiah Dodds, a Swede, who was fish
erman and lived at Willow Point, near
the southern line Of the village. added
TO his meager income prior to and dur
ing the revolution by ferrying occa-
sional travellers across the Hudson.
Delaware has a curious collection of
odd surnames. There is family of
Colts in Kent county. The Peppers and
Mustards have long lived neighbors in
Sussex, and there are Peaches in New
castle county, inauspiciously settled
north of the peach belt. One man
named his three sons for the several
counties of the state, and Delaware is
an occasional christian name.
The doctors from ali over the United
States and parts of Canada in attend
ance upon the recent quarantine con-
gress were impressed with the ineffect-
-iveness of the quarantine regulations
OF the United States. taken as whole.
The business Of colonizlng Africa
with white people goes on apace. An
expedition left England some weeks
ago for Mozambique as advance party
of settlers. who are to colonize some
900 square miles of territory between
',the rivers Zambesi and Sabi.
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A A curiosity Of journalism is estab-
shed on the top Of Mount Washing
46n, the highest peak Of New England,
where an enterprising printer has built
an office. from which he periodically
issues newspaper named. with much
truth, Among the Clouds.
From base to summit OF q mountain
Of dark red sandstone, 800 feet high, in
Weber canon, Utah territory. there Is
yaid 70 be q smooth white floor, with
all tho appearance Of q slide. reaching
from the top Of the mountain to the
bed Of the Weber river.
The prevalent idea that commissions
IN the British army are still the privi.
,lege Of younger sons Of the nobility Is
sr,togcthcr erroneous. Among the stu
os ats. numbering nearly GOO. at Sand
,,,.d.s, there are only four sons of peers
W of baronets.