Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-02-04

members having died, it became the
property Of the crown. The town
council applied TO the crown for it to be
gifted to them, but this was refused
Among the great men of the world
blue eyes have always predominated.
Socrates, Shakespeare, Locke, Bacon,
Milton, Goethe, Franklin, Napoleon
and Renan all had blue eyes. The
eyes of Bismarck, Gladstone. Huxley,
Virchow and Buchner are also of this
color, and all the presidents of the
United States except General Harrison,
enjoyed the same cerulean color as to
their optics.
1t is estimated that there are today
in the United States and Canada about
500 young men in every 1000, having
reached the age of 80, who are single.
The conjugal condition of the people
In other countries is vastly different.
In Russia 373 men and 573 women in
every 1000 who marry are married un-
der 20 years of age, while in England
'66 men and $50 women in every 1000
are married between 90 and 30.
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Sir Benjamin Baker, one of the engi-
neers of the Forth bridge, has related
to the London News the fact that dur
ing the progress of the work sew
eral OF the worbmen fell from the
bridge $50 or 100 feet into the water
without being killed or even stunned.
They had breath enough left in their
bodies to catch rope when it was
brown TO them, but not enough breath
b'speak for the next fortnight
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There is wonderful grapevine at
Gaillac, n town in southern France. AL
though the plant is only ten years from
the cutting, it has yielded as many as
1887 punches of fine fruit in a single
year. There il but one other vine in
cultivation that is known to excel this
prolific shrub, and that is the historical
vine at Hampton court, England, which
was planted in 1868. In one year this
noted vine has borne 800 lunches
The unmarried men Of the German
capital lately formed the idea of having
bachelors, club, but the terror Of So
cial vengeance overlook the committee.
They received threatening letters
from the hostesses of Berlin who pos
sessed unmarried daughters, and, in
dire dread of being sent to Coventry
during the festive season and of being
struck off the visiting list of the mat
rons of the city, the committeeman re-
signed.
A vein of onyx was discovered in
Garfield county. Washington, recently
which the report of an expert mineral
ogist who visited and examined the find
week or SO since, shows to be of con-
siderable extent and probabl value
The possible extent of the mines is
1000 acres, and openings for mile
show ten-foot vein. The people of
the vicinity claim that their county is
possessed of the only onyx mines IN the
United States.
Soups furnish a curious instance in
which Germany differs from other ma
tions in the preparation of food Milk
soups, sweet and savory chocolate
soups, almond soup and vine SOUP.
frothed lemon soup and beer soup are
among the number, while soups made
of apples, pears, Strawberries currants
and cherries are not uncommon. There
are also lasge number of fish soups
which bear strong resemblance to the
fish soups of the Russian kitchen.
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Two uncut diamonds, green and
white mounted on square diamond,
on which isengraved the word Marie"
has been creating interest in England.
II formerly belonged to Marie Antoi-
nette. In the same exhibition were
two pearl epaulettes worn by the late
emperor of Delhi and an ornament
made of an idol Of pearl in niche of
pearl. A black diamond was shown.
the largest that has yet been discov-
cred, and which 1t took year to cut.
losing 100 karats in the operation.
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Thednivcrsity OF Edinburgh has
taken rather remarkable step for a
conservative institution. 1t has decided
to grant diplomas in five specialties
viz: ophthalmology, mental disease,
laryngology with aural and nasal sur
gerry, medical jurisprudence, midwifery
and gynecology. These, rs we under
stand, will be conferred on regular
medical graduates who have taken the
Eve years course and who subsequently
take years course in the special study
for which they wish to qualify.
The late Xavier Mariner, academi-
clan, happened, when buying books
along the quays, to find one of his own
works of travel which he had presented
to fellow author. He had written
Anexticulsr dedication on the fly leaf.
He bought the volume, which was still
uncut, had 1t bound in "a most beauti-
fnl aad expensive style, with initials
stamped in geld on the cover, and sent
Il back to his colleague with the toi.
lowing note on the fly leaf: Up. S.
Yoa will keep this for the sake of the
!, biading."
:, There Is one more church-goer at Or
an9e, N. Y. than there was and 1t is
all owing to, an athletic rector. The
latter had been urging the man to at
tend service and was somewhat aston-
ished 1T his parishioner's proposition
that they should settle the questions of
his going to church or staying away by
q bout with the gloves at tho Orange
Athletic club. The rector accepted the
ohallenRc and gave his parishioner
handsome and efectual drubbing. On |
the next Sunday the rector ON bis way |
10 church called for his late antagonist
and the latter tairhfully kept hin word