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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
WAS A NIGHT or TERROR.
2hriliiaG Time Had by v Tramp, n Sta.
tion-M Master and an Oyster Can.

At q way station on tho Louisville
and Nashville last winter The station.
keeper had an exciting time, saws tho
Louisville Commercial. 1t was mid
night. and the station being in a de.
serted part OF the country, had been
left by the loafcrs. II began 10 rain.
Tho station-keeper was not sleepy and
determined TO sit up a greater part OF
the night, especially rs he bad an un-
usual sum Of money in his cash draw
er, and he felt uneasy about it, Rob.
berries OF stations and farmhouses down
the line had been frequent. So he
settled himself down TO vigil. AS he
felt hungry he took a can Of cove
oysters down from the shelf and sat it
In the stove.
A moment aflerward there was a
knock nj the door, and he admitted a
cold. drenched tramp. whom he al-
lowed TO lie down by the fire. Just
then n train came around the bend and
the station agent sicpred outside 10
display the go-ahead signal. He felt
disirnsifnl OF ibe tramp and feared
that he would fool with the money
drawer. As The train passed lie hur-
ried into the room and had scarely
opened the door and seen the tramp
standing by tho stove with something
giisicning in his hand. when there was
a report. and the agent felt singing
sensation over his eve.
Although blinded with blood from
the wound he drew his pistol and fired
live times into the room. Ho then
dashed round to the rear OF the station
and bid under the platform. After nm
hours time he crawled out, resigned
10 the loss Of his money, and thank
ful that lac had escaped with his life.
The room was dark, the fire was out.
The tramp had evidently escaped with
his booty. Sorrowfnlly the agent III
match. but instantly dropped !. VIXEN
q startling sight met his eyes. lie lit
another one, found candle, and gazed
about at the scene of dosolation.
The lamp had been shattered by
bullet A cheese had been perforated
with two bullets. The room was filed
with smoke from the siovepipe. which
q fourth bullet had perforated. Strang-
est OF all. the room was filled with
cinders, and oysters frcscoed every
thing. Oysters, oysters. cove oysters.
The agent gasped and realized it all.
The can had remained in the stove too
long and. being sealed up.had cxplod-
ell from the steam when the tramp
poked the lire. OF course tho tramp
skipped when The shooting com nlenced.
The cash drawer was intact. A piece
OF tin was found near the door, where
IL had recoiled OF the agents face.
The agent spent the remainder of the
night in mending the stove door.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
SOME BODY TYPE.

We have eco pounds of spoin.
fbrevier) type second hand. in well
sorted cases containing about so pounds
each. This type was used in this
otiice for about thirteen months and is
In good condition for second hand ma-
tsrial. This advertisement is set out
ol one Of the cases. and ~ 1t shows
here is specimen Of the whole and
what IL will do.
1t 10 offered for sale at lsc pound.
Az IL IL = bargain those needing body
type should order at once. This Ia an
extra hard type and will last for years
on weekly newspaper Orders will
b iiied IL the .ordsfof their receipt
~ this ofiico. DO not delay writing II
= case or two Of this BREWER will add
70 the equipment Of your ofiica Fifty
pounds viii only cost you 5000 Al
dress
TINE siorx cIry PAIxrIse Co.
Sioux City lows
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
THE DUDES pARLISG.

The most fashionable of the new
shapes is very high in front, with
standing points which curve outwardly
and form sort of rest for the chin. 1t
Is nothing more nor less than the old
"choker" of onr daddies somewhat mo-
diied. Owing to the manner in which
it is curved to fit the lines of the neck
and chin it is not disagreeable collar
TO wear; it doesn't require the fortitude
of martyr on the part of the man who
uses il as does the standing color with
straight points, which are never under
any pretense allowed 10 be bent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
WINGED POINT.

Undoubtedly the most popular of
the fall designs is the standing collar
with wing points, which are bent SO as
to form right angles. or very nearly
SO. This style is by no means a new
one, but is rather an old one. which
has held its popularity against all in-
novations. The only difference be-
tween it and a similar collar worn last
season and the season previous is that
1t Is tritie higher and fIller,
feature due, dou~less. to decree Of
fashion requiring fulness in all parts
of mems apparel. The winged collar
now i. vogu> must be at leas. two and
q half inches high in front, and the
front spacing cannot be considered up
to the fashionable requirement IL it il
lQGc shan t,vn inches
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Ladies', use DR.. Ial;ge's Periodical" Pnls from
!aTia. France. Established IN Europe, 1859: United
states, 1887. Cures all sappressoBs Irregularities
ana monthly arrangements. Safe. harmless reliable
they positively must not be taken during pre- saancy
uany OF the Ills 20 which ladies are subject are the
ereet results OF irregular menstEuatloD. Continued
monthly suppressoaa result ia blood poisoning and
TuIcN consumption % package or for IS per maj,
Piaie sealed envelope on receipt OF price The 4
Sue hemieal Co. proprletors The senuiae Pill go q
By sedswiek Grady, Sioux City. Ia. Wholesale and
.cIsii agents
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
THE REVIVED cHoKER.

OF few seasons ago are not only not
approved by good dressers, but the
manufacturers are no longer making
them, which goes to show that no de-
mand exists for vulgar designs even
among the cheap swells. The turn
down collar which was in such high
favor during the past summer viii be
less worn during the coming season
than it was last winter, but at the
same time it will not be in wholly bad
form, and any man TO whom it is be-
edhiing may wear it without incurring
the risk of offending the code
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
A Dangerous MI,ness.

@You can take the witness said the
prosecuting attorney in a trial before a
Texas court to the defendants lawyer.
The witness happened to be good
looking girl.
Judge" exclaimed a young man in
the back part of the room, standing up
on seat with one hand under his coat
tail, don't let him take her. That
witness has been engaged to me Tor
more'n three years and IL he takes her
thar is goin' ter be trouble right here.
Texas Siftings
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Although they are grieyOus and very
often fatal is disrcgarded, may be pre-
vented by timely resort to that admir-
able safeguard of health Hostetter's S
Stomach Bittcrs, a genial promoter Of ac-
tivity in the renal organs. the stomach
and the liver Ere inaction 81 the kid
neys developes into Brights disease,
diabetes or other dangerous disorders re-
course should be had TO the Bittcrs. II
this suggestion is followed IN. laYpiest
outcome Of the earlier symptoms may be
anticipated with confidence. Cheek q de-
veiopment Of these Walgdies at the oat~et
by the means indicated, since at their
maturity they are hard indeed 20 conquer.
Dyspepsia, rheumatism, insomnia, merry
business, constipation, malarIai complaints
are eradicated 10y the Bittars. medicine
OF comprehensive use aud prompt effects.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
Reason for Ii.

Mrs. Potts-lt seems to me that you
are doing great deal of grnmbling
for man who is getting his breakfast
for nothing. Hungry Higgins-fm
jist doin' it to eddercate you, mum. |
want you TO know how 10 set out
meal in proper style the next time one
of tho boys calls fer little refresh
ment See?-Hdiaaapoiis Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

The man or woman who is profitably
employed is generally happy. If yoG are
not happy ii may be because you have not
found your proper work. We earnestly
urge all such persons to write 20 b. f.
johnson & Co, Richmond, Va, and they
can show you work in which you can be
happy aud proftably employed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Eastern Man-How are things in
Dugout City now?
Western Man Booming. just n boom
ing. Why, | happened 10 want little
spending money last week, and it
didn't take me half an hour 10 get u
third mortgage on my house.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
STYLES In COLLARS.
NO DEMAND Fer VULGAR DESIGNS
EVEN AMONG TIE CHEAP sWsLLs.
The Fashionable shape IL n Revival OF
an Old style, aud Is Not Unromfort.
able to Wear.

Nothing better illustrates the ten
dency towards simpler forms in mems
dress than the plain and sober charac-
ter Of the collars designed by fashion
for fall wear. The extravagant effects
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effect Of Syrup OF Figs, when In
need OF a Laxative, and II the father or
mother be costive or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow its use so that
il is the best family remedy know wn and
every family should have q bottle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

II you have worrying cough or any
lung or throat trouble use at once DR.. ID.
Jayne's Expectorant and don't parley
with what may prove to be a dangerous
condition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Medical ience has achieged a great
triumph in the production of Beecham' 5
Pills which replace medicine chest 25
cents,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
Souvenir Coins.

Those beautiful silver CONS provided by
special act of congress 10 commemorate
the great Colum bian anniversary exposi-
tion may be had at the regular price Of 81
by sending postal note for that sum TO
The DAILY TRIBUNE. Sioux City, Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

The greatest fortress is Gibraltar. 1t
Is considered impregnable to military at
tack. 1t was besieged by the Spaniards
for three years without success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

-Tabby, the name of peculiarly
marked cat, was SO called because its
markings resembled those of a watered
silk made at Atabl
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

An English firm claims that with It's
outfit OF cask making machines a ca>k has
been made from beginning 10 end-stavcs,
heads and boops-and put together IN
About five NJ IN utes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

"A farmer living near Three Lakes, in
Forest county, Wis, recently sold his
wife to man for Sl0, The woman is said
to have raised no objection 20 the bar
gain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Props.
Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have known +. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggist
Toledo, o.
Wniding. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and niue
Gus surfaces of the system. Price, 75c,
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Tes-
moninls free.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

The most numerous body OF religion
lists is that devoted to Buddhism, AL Co.,
00o. The number Of Christians is esti-
mated at 4Os, ,000, 700.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Visitor lat Chicago rcstaurant)--TAis
bill of fare is in French.
Waiter-Nos, sab; but the prices is
in English, sah. Mos folks goes by
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Queen Victoria's Jubilee Book" the
volume containing the jubilee speeches
and addresses, is Is inches thick, has
leaves 2x3 feet and weighs 63 pounds
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Use Browns Bronchial Troches for
coughs, colds and all other throat troub-
les x-"Pre-eminently the best ~ Rev
Henry Ward Beecher
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Into the Chautauquau curriculum this
season two new branches y ere introduced.
One is the fine art of setting table and
the other the almost extinct art Of letter
writing
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

The largest theater In the world is the
Grand opera house OF Paris. 1t covers
more than three acres Of ground and cost
6S,00e,0 francs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

--Bayonet was so called because Il was
first made at Bayonne, in France. 1t was
originally knife stuck in the mnzzle Of a
gun.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Over a, 900 900 trees have been planted
Ia Switzsrlsnd in seven years in the effort
to 'srcforcst" the country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

Bank was once the bench which money
changers set out IL the market place OF
Venice, on which to display their piles OF
ha
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

--Milliners first piled their trade at
Milan, and to be a Milaner was equivalent
TO being able to prepare an elegant head
dress
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

FITS: All fits stopped FREQ by Or. Kiinc's Great
erye RestOrer. No fits after irst days USE. Mar.
yelous cures. Treatise and s}00 trial bottle free 70
Fit send 70 Dr. Kline. E3l Arch ST. Phila Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

See "Colcheser" Spading Boot ad. in
other column
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

The highest church towers are those
OF the cathedral OF Cologne, 5ll feet. This
church WAS begun eco years ago and COM
plsted very recently.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

The PennsylvAnIa railroad has
equipped ono ofits towers, operating four
teen switches, with electricity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

There has been = good deal Of com.
piaint q lsse Of paiu aud intialnmatio.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09

An item is going the rounds of the
press in regard to the oldest vessel
afoat and claiming that honor for the
schooner Good Intent, built in 1915 at
Braintrec, Mass. This Is not correct.
as The schooner Polly is still atloat and
In good condition. taking freishts Of
granite this year. She was launched
ut Amesbury, Mass, in 1894, and with
out doubt is the oldest craft afioat.
Her master, Capt. Steel. has her orig
inal papers bearing the date of 1904.
and can spin long yarn on the va
rious achievements OF his craft, which
was a privateer in the war OF 1912 and
captured several prizes. She now
halls from Rockland. The Good In
tent halls from Bucksport, and she Is
no doubt the second In longevity, aud
her master, the old seadog Capt. Wat.
SON Wardwcll. comedies the priority to
the Polly. .-Argns.
Titles abounded in Germany during
medieval times, but many disappeared
about tho beginning Of this century.
Palatine. Margraye, Burgrave, Rhine
grave, Wildgrave and Altgrave were
among the titles that vanished At that
time.
The day is usually reckoned MS be-
Ing twenty-four hours in length strict
ly speaking. such is mistake. The
standard unit OF timc Is the 'sidereal
day. which II rs hours Sc minutes
and A0s2 seconds IN the solar @means
time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-09
August
Flower"

For two years / suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
ali that time under treatment by a
physician He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out, and that l would have to
ceasG>e.ting solid food. On the rec
ommeudllion Of a friend / procured
q bottle Of August Flower. Itseem-
cd to do me good at once. / gained
strength and flesh rapidly. / feel
now like a new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured me. "
Jas. Z. Dederick, Saugerties, N.YS
Huntsville gazette., 1893-05-06
THE OKLAHOMA DEAD.
At Least Seventy-Fivc People Perished i'm
the Recent Storms.

the Recent storms.
GUTHRIE, April 29.-News continues
to come in from different parts Of the
territory of the damage and death
wrought by the fearful storm Tuesday
night. 1t is now known that there were
seven separate and distinct cyclones.
and the number OF killed is believed to
exceed rs. The greatest damage was
done near Norman, in the southern part
of the territory, and near Perkins and
Saltwater in the northeastern part
AT Norman 28 people were killed in
one neighborhood, and a dozen more
were killed at various points within a
radius of 20 miles. East of Norman,
near the line Of Pattawatomie county,
six unidentified bodies have been found.
Farther east in Pattawatomie county.
eight or ten are reported killed and as
many wounded.
Thirty milas east of here, in Payne
county, the killed aggregate IS Or 90
A family of four. iii e. women and .
baby, perished IN one house, and maE
and five children il another.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-05-06
Progress Among Negroes

The Southwestern Christian Ad-
vocate believes that there are "signs
of promise" for the negro and con-
graduates that race in its rapid ad-
vance since the days Of slavery.
We don't believe that any race in
any age ever covered an equal dis
tance in the same time. A single
generation has passed since they
owned themselves, and the work
done has been encouraging as it has
been expected. You can't hope to
lift several millions up to high lev-
ell in thirty years, but if these mil
lions are headed for the higher level
and certain exceptional members OF
it reach that level it is impossible to
despair.
There are men Of color in Yale,
Harvard, Howard, Fisk, Shaw and
in nearly all the other educational
institutions Of the land. The records
show that they are not at the foot OF
the class but, ON the contrary, hold
good positions and give promise Of
future usefulness. The savings
banks of the South present a very
agreeable exhibit. The colored peo>
pie are swinging into economy and
thrift, and there are millions to theil
credit.
This country furnishes them with
good chance in the race for sue
cess The prejudice against color is
rapidly dying out in the North,
where it was always more intense
than in the South, and we don'1
much care whether a man is black OF
white or pea green provided he has
brains. New York Herald.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-05-06

at 2733 Dearborn street, and gives
employment to twenty-five cigar
makers.
The colored settlement of Love
Joy, three miles east of East St.
Louis, is conducting the village in a
highly creditable manner. One
thousand ofthe 200 inhabitants are
colored. All the town officers, post
master and every other Office is held
by colored men.
Among the portft lilo of select po-
ems, written by the lady poets OF
Michigan. to be exhibited at the
Worlds Fair, is one written by a
young colored woman, Miss Maud
Blackwell, of Petosky, a village in
the N orthwestern part of the State.
Georgia claims to have the mean
est man in the country. He recent
ly gave load of wood to a poor
widow, then hired colored man to
steal it and return it to him, and
then had the colored man arrested
for theft and sentenced to twenty
years imprisonment.
Miss Ida B. Wells sailed for Scot
land Wednesday, April 9Th, to re-
main abroad several months, the
guest of Miss Catherine Impey, edi
tor of Anti-Caste, at Aberdeen.
Miss Wells will lecture through
Scotland and England, under the
auspices of the Emancipation League
of Great Britain.
The first colored journal published
in the United States was edited by
j. Brown Russwurm. 1t appeared
IN 1877 In New I Ork, and was known
as "Freedom's Journal" Russworm,
the editor, was the first graduate OF
a Maine College, of the class of 1926
at Bowdoin College. He was born
at Port Antonio, Jamaica, in 1873
He died in Liberia in 1854.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-05-06
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The Report That the President May
Move Is Revived.

The Report That the President May
Move l. Revived.
WASHINGTON, April CIT seems
quite probable that the change that has
been spoken Of in the location Of the
presidents executive apartments may
be made soon.
1t is said that the president is consid-
ering the plan of moving TO a suite OF
rooms on the second floor of the war
department, IN the north wing OF the
building, formerly occupied by the sec-
retary of war, which shall be converted
into a business Office. They are hand-
somely decorated, admirably adapted
for the purpose, the only objection beng
their northern exposure. There is q
large anteroom, general reception
room or business Office and also an ad-
joining room for private consultation.
The latter would afford the president
and some Of his callers an opportunity
for few words Of confidential conver-
sation, privilege not enjoyed under
the present arrangements at the w hlte
House.
There are said to be precedents for
such a course, and the case of Andrew
johnson, shortly after the death Of
Abraham Lincoln, is the most recent
citation Mr.. Johnson, instead Of tax
ing possession of the official apart
ments in the executive mansion and
transacting his business there, estab-
lished private office in the western
wing of the treasury department III the
rooroc now ocoT1Die1 Inv the cO1nntrOller
or the director Of the mint. There he
received his business callers and trans
acted the bulk of his business.
This same question arose during the
last administration when the. question
of an official residence for the president
was under discussion. Ex-President
Harrison once remarked that he bad 10
objection to living in the same building
in which his Office was located, but as he
walked from his sleeping apartments
into his public Office he was frequently
reminded Of the merchant who resided
in the back part Of his shop.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-05-06
4 CLOSE CALL.
Mr Frank NJ Potts Has Narrow Escape
froIn Horrible Death

froIn "a Horrible Death
ATLANTA, May 5.-Mr. Frank Nj.
Potts, of the firm of Potts & Potts, at "a
Peachtree street, narrowly escaped
death, and as it was sustained serious
and painful injury Wednesday after
noon BY jumping from the Nickalack
creek tres.le to the Ground.
Mr.. Potts was crossing this trestle
while the wind was blowing almost a
gale, n kim 1t extremely tiiicult to
hear train even at short distance.
When about two-thirds across upon
looking up, he found the train coming
from Atlanta, had just rJa@ded the
curve and was almost upon him.
His only escape was to jump from the
trestle, else be crushed to death be
meath the wheels of the approaching
train. The distance to the ground was
only 90 feet, and he jumped. landing
upon some heavy stones. The fall was
a hard one. and when Mr.. Potts tried to
arise he found he had broken his lett
leg Just below the knee and was suffer
ing from the severe shock he had re-
ceived.
The engineer of the train saw the
wild leap, stopped his train and ran
back, to find Mr. Potts unable to move.
He was sent to Atlanta.