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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

One of the blacksmith shops in Will
Transport, Pa, has just celebrated its
centennial. 1t is estimated that eight
shoes, on an average, have been nailed
apon horses feet every work day dur
ing the century, making total of about
l56. 600 shoes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

A remarkable set OF gilt wooden inn
ages from the platform of the great
Shwedagon pagoda at Rangoon was ex-
hibited at the Anthropological insti-
tute, London, at recent meeting.
They We're seated on the steps of a
tagondain, or port, on top Of which is
always perched the figure OF the Hen
tina, or sacred goose, which is believed
by the Burmese to in some way pro
tect pagodas.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

French novelists are forming a pow
erful association for the protection of
their interests against the publishers.
The society is being promoted by one
Of the most eminent living French
writers Of fiction. The authors chief
grievances are that the publishers sell
their books at any price they can get
for them and that they print and sell a
larger number of volumes than they
account for
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
How Thsycrcw.

Old Friend--well, declare. old boy,
your wife Is fully rs tall MS you are.
Mr.. Dc Meek Nr p Whisper ~. s-s, !
guess that's 50
How came you TO marry. such big
woman?
well--er--shs didn't seem 50 big te
fore marriage
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
Two Railroad commiss oner, Amounted

PIERRE, ). d., Jan. Ex-Governor
Sheldon has rendered appointments as
railroad commissioners TO Joe Greene
and Frank Conklin. The governor au-
thorizes the statement that the third
member will be a farmer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
ANOTHER eio TRUST.
All the Great Iron Pips Companies Will
Combine.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 0.-One of the great
est II not the greatest industrial combi.
nations formed in recent years is about
completed. All Of the great iron pipe
companies Of the country have com.
bined and will be operated as one COM
pany. The capital stock will be S2O,-
OOO, 900. A Cincinnati man, it is further
stated, will be president.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

The African Press association, OF
Georgia, has issued an address which
recommends, among other reforms, that
the word negro" be given preference
pver ''colored," and that it be spelled
with capital IN"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

In proportion as the earth cools
down, Ice accummulates near the poles
and on the tops of mountains; water Is
taken more deeply into the surface Of
the terrestrial crust, the formation Of
hydrated minerals being manifested
everywhere.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

A small seal bearing the effigy of the
duke of Cumberland has been picked
mp between Fontenoy and Ramecrois,'
ON the scene Of battle in which Brit
ish troops were engaged in l745, and 1t
has been presented to Queen Victoria
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

In Shakespeare's day there was no
scenery used on the stage; the only
decorations were tapestries and cur
tains. In those days the actors and
actresses had to do more than merely
repeat their lines; they had to supply
the scenic effect--what little there was
rs well as the action of the perform
ance. They had no races with real
horses and a moving panorama, nor
any saw mill, with a real buzz saw and
real logs, to fall back upon. The eff
feet OF the situation was not helped out
by any real water and real ice floating
On 1t, and realism as represented by live
bloodhounds and reformed burglars and
ex-convicts was unknown.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

1t Is estimated that no fewer than
fo.Ooo,o 900 Europeans wear wooden
shoes. Bass wood is ordinarily used
tor the sabots, but willow Is the best
material. Poplar, beech, walnut and
birch ure also used.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
Fatal Natural Gas Explosion.

PIrrsBuRa, Pa, Jan. Three per.
sons were killed and two badly injured
In = natural gas explosion on Sarah
street, South Side, about Q o'clock this
morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

PIERRE, s. d., Jan. 4.--The house met
this afternoon and adopted the rules Of
the preceding legislature. aud afterwards
chose the seats, arranged to assist the
senate in thoroughly ventilating tho cap,
itol, and then adjourned. The house COM
mittees will not be announced before next
week. r.. S Everett will he chairman OF
the committee on rules.
PIERRE, s. ID. Jan 5--The house did lit
tie business, but made good start by in
Producing bill 10000 words long for the
regulation of railways. The bill contains
most of the provisions of the Iowa law
and provides in great detail for furnishing
discrimination and extortionate charges.
A bill was also introduced for the es-
ia blishment of new insane hospital for
the northern half of the state at Redheld.
PIERRE, s. d., Jan. 6--rhe committee on
temperance appointed by the speaker to-
day gives the prohibitionists the chair
manship and one majority.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
STx poxNTa,

SIx P0xNTA,
out of many
where Doctor
Pierce's Pellets
are better than
other pills :
/. They're the
8 smallest, and
easiest To take-
little, sugar
coated granulcs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

Three new crematories were built in
Germany last year and in Italy there
are twenty-five now in operation. In
France s,74l bodies were disposed Of in
1891 by burning
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

According to the statistics of the in
terstate commerce commission. rail-
way passenger stands but one chance
In 10, ,sss,i53 to be killed while travel
inn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

Some of the English pumping en-
gines perform work equaling the rails.
Ing of 100, 900, 900 gallons one foot high
by the consumption of 100 weight of
eoal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

An extraordinary sentence was passed
npon murderer in Neuruppin, Ger
many, couple of weeks ago. The
criminal was workingman who had
murdered his two children and after
ward mutilated the bodies in a shock
ing manner. He was sentenced to un-
dergo fourteen years Imprisonment at
hard labor, and at the expiration of the
term TO be executed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

Over the whole world the proportion
of the sexes is about equal, but in sep
Arate parts of the world 1t varies
greatly. For instance, in this country
there are 9s women to every 100 men;
IN Europe there are rather more than
100 women to 100 men. Canada has 90
women to 100 men. In uncivilized
countries the men are believed largely
TO outnumber the women, this on ac-
count of the fact that more men are
needed to carry on the wars in which
such people are constantly engaged,
and because of the rougher way of liv-
ing. But so long as there can be no
census of Africa and Asia, SO long
statisticians can only guess at the pro-
portion of the two sexes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

Winks-- See that fellow on bicycle,
ll doubled up like u jack-knife.
!'oks- ics. he's on pleasure bent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

Colonel H. G. Jones'. of the First yir
glnls regiment, has asked the governor to
allow him ~ take the ycgsmess 70 the
worlds futs 81 chIeagc
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

Liars clubs, exist in London and sew
eral provincial cities. The initiation
fee is shillings, half of which Is re-
mitted should new member be able to
outlie any member present. The tallest
stories are told at each weekly meeting,
and the best exaggerator carries off the
honors of the evening. But il "a man
Is known to lie outside the precincts of
the clubrooms he Is liable TO expulsion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

The Union Pacific has fifteen long
and great number OF short tunnels,
she aggregate length being 5000 feet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
Standing Committees o, the Senate.

PIERRE, $. ID, Jan. 6.--This after
noon observation-disclosures Herried an
nounced the standing committees Of
the senate, as follows:
Interpretations - Springer, Lawrence,
Meyer, Roberts.
Military Affairs-Brockway, Johnson,
Andrews, Fountain, Miller.
Appropriations Foote, Chell-
colt, Thornby, Berkman, Dean, Scham-
ber, Conlan, Mayer.
Railroads-Andrews, Burd Miller, In
gram, Brockway, Johnson, Edwards.
Fitzgerald.
Elections -Berkman, Johnson, Foun-
tain, Kennedy, Schamber, Springer, Ryan,
Edwards.
Revenue-Foote. Adams, Dollard, ALI
son. Willis. Fountain. Conliu.
State Affairs Foote, Raymond, Law
THAN, Burleigh, Grill.
Federal Relations - Willis, Foote,
Hebal, Mayer, Ryan.
Contests johnson, Kennedy, Chellcott,
Hart, Bird, Raymond, Hebal.
Public Buildings Newly, Dean, In
gram, Conlan, Roberts.
Cities-Milliken, Cennett, Bird, Star,
Brockway, Fitzgerald.
Public Neutrality-suspicious. Allison,
Gunderson, Newly, Crawford.
Public Printing -Fullwider, Andrews,
Gunderson, Horner, Fitzgerald.
Mines and Mining-Thornby, Star, In
gram, Fountain, Milliken, Fullwider,
Newland.
Apportionment--D Dean. Willis. Burt,
Thornby Horner, Schamber, Newly, Dol.
lard, Adams, Edwards, Lawrence, Ingram,
Chellcott, Millikcn, Hart.
Agriculture-Lawren Dean, Willis,
Bird, Newland, Cattron, Raymond.
Engrossed and Enrolled Bills-Chellcott,
Berkman, Foote, Gunderson, Major.
Hebal, Major, Thornby, Raymond.
Banks-Lawthian, Dollard, Star, Adams,
Fitzgerald.
Public Health-Bennctt, Horner, Hart,
Miller, Burtt, Edwards, Crawford.
Warehouses - Miller, Bird, Cattron,
Milliken, Bennett, Chellcott. Grill.
Charitable and Penal InstitutiOns-Bur-
leigh, Johnson, Willis, Milliken, Springer,
Bennett.
Schools and Public Lands-Schsmber,
Fullwider, Raymond, Liebsl, Berkman,
Cattron, Edwards.
Rules-Brockway, Star, Kennedy, Dol
lard, Thornby, Horner, Crawford.
Suffrage-Ingram, Newly, st. Law.
renee, Fitzgerald. Kennedy.
Immigration-Heb Milliken. Berk-
man, Andrews, Horner, Thornby, Conlan.
Highways - Hart, GundersOn, Full
wider. Lawrence, Conlan.
Irrigation -- Bird. Burtt. Milliken
Adams, Lawthian, Johnson, Newland.
Statistics-CattrOn, Schamber, New.
land, Conlan. Ryan, Newly, Dean, Rob-
erts.
Estate Library Fountain, Bird, Lawthian
Gunderson, Crawford.
Senate JOurnal-Allison, Lawthian,
Grill.
Worlds Fair-Star, Berkmau, Burleigh,
Grill, Ryan, Hart, Burtt.
Burtt, Berkman, Allison
Willis, Miller, Dean, Adams, Ryan, New,
land
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14

The product of American distilleries
pf all kinds last year amounted to H..
1873, ia gallons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
The Senate.

PIERRE, 8. d., Jan. 4.-The senate
met this morning to complete or
ganization and to choose seats.
Senator Burleigh, of Yankton, being fee
BILE and lately recovering from a paralytic
stroke, and Messrs. Dollard, of Bon
Homme, and Fountain, OF Moody, being
afflicted with deafness, were granted
awarded by lot.
Some amusement was caused by the re-
fusal of the populists to take seats among
the republicans.
The rules of the previous sessions were
adopted.
PIERRE, s. d., Jan. 5.--In the senate,
General Dollard, who seems likely to be-
come the leader on the floor, introduced
several measures of large Importance,
among them bills making the term OF res
idence required for bringing divorce suits
one v, ar; printing the names on the Au-
stralian ballot in groups according to
parties and permitting voters TO vote
straight ticket by checking the party
name; forbidding common carriers to ex-
empt themselves from liability for dam
age by making stipulations
previously; furnishing bastardy
making railroads liable for
damage caused by fire from their en-
zines or the killing of live stock and
doubling the damage unless paid within
thirty days; electing railroad commits
sioners; defining the jurisdiction OF
courts.
Bills were also introduced fixing tho
maximum passenger fare at cents and
providing FOR milage books, good until
used; memorializing congress to repeal
the sections requiring the payment of
81. .25 per acre to enter lands on the late
reservation; establishing a supreme court
reporter; defining the terms OF admitting
lawyers TO practice.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE


PIERRE, 8. D., Jan. 8.--Promptly ut noon
today Chief Justice Bennett, OF the su..
preme court, administered the oath OF
Office to the incoming members OF the
legislature, after which the senate and
the newly chosen officers fled into the
house and the inaugural ceremonies took
place. Governor Mellette, the retir-
Ing executive, delivered long
address covering his admins.
tration and reviewing the work OF
the departments Governor SbeldGn was
very brief, being particularly chary OF
recommendations, but advocating liberal
appropriations for the worlds fair and
the soldiers home.
The house organized, electing j. M.
Lawson, OF Aberdeen, speaker; J, w. Cole
OF Salem, chief clerk.
The senate chose Charles N. Cooper, OF
Huron, chief secretary, over f. A. Bur-
dick, Of Aberdeen. Cooper IL the candi-
date of the resubmissionists and won cas-
flv
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08
Brave and Ready.

Somc years ago n company OF geologists
were examining some rocks between Abe
tystwith and Llanrhystyd in Wales and
were making their way along narrow
ledge of projecting rock on the face of a
cliff about l20 feet above the level OF the sea.
AS they rounded projecting angle the
rock on which the last man stood gave way.
lie was whirled round. with his face TO the
sea, but with instant presence of mind
grasped the ledge at his side with one hand
and extended the other TO the man In adj
vance. who happened to be his uncle.
The latter grasped it, and thus held him
suspended for fully five minutes, having
only six inches of standing ground. This
was a breathless pause. during which tho
uncle gazed upon a rock, some 90 feet be-
low, on which the young man was doomed
to be dashed.
''Tom." he said ut length, with perfect
calmness. there is but one way for it. III
save you, or we will die together Loose
your hold of the rock"
"Yes, uncle" said the young man family
as he obeyed.
Then the uncle sprang into the air, and
with such force that the two turned several
somersaults, still linked together They
struck the water at some distance from the
rock and slowly and painfully regained
the shore. Youths Companion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08

This Is the fI.. in series CT cases
and il will prcbacly te scme
years before the enl will be reached,
especially if an appeal sbould DO taken
in any Of them. But this is much
speedier determination than has been
reached in thousands of ether cases
which are dragging their way YEARLY
througethe esarts. The instances are
very lew in which rich man OF n rich
corporation can not delay suits brought
almost indefinitely. The government
itself is powertss; as can I'd readily seer
in IT'S con- est with the Bell telephone and
though it j. more particularly true
that patent legislation is expensive and
tsdon5 yet nearly every form Of litiga-
ton can he prolonged by the use OF
money. Not that we mean 10 iusinuate
that officials arc corrupted, for such n
charge would be as false as it would lie
unjust, but the law is so filed with
techncalit!es that sharp lawyer can
avail himself 50 that lawsuits frequently
eau lc continued even for more than
scJre of years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08
THE STATE HOUSE SITE.

By unanimous vote the board OF
aldermen has passed in concurrence the
dIduapce making an appropriation OF
900 00J for the purchase Of site for
the proposed new state house. This will
be welcome information 10 The people OF
the state WHO have long deSirel to see
tho state government IN Rouse
worthy OF such aprosperous and lrogres-
slve commonwealth as Rhode l,laud.
There will be no obJection TO this ex-
rcniitnre on the part of the taxpayers.
They are well aware OF the needs II the
state In this regard AID have aiso PRIDE
enonsh In their city 10 be wiling 10
make the slight sacrifice nrelod IN order
10 secnre building Witch will be an
ornament and "a perpetual source OF
DlsaSUIe
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08

1t must be said that the defeat OF tie
ordinance creating a fire commission by
the board of aldermen yesterday after
noon was rather surprising, especially
in view OF the fact that the leaders Of
the opposition expressed themselves as
in favor Of such board TO manage the
affairs Of the fire department. The
reason they gave for antagonizing the
measure was that the bill provided for
the election Of commissioners in joint
convention instead of by concurrent
vote.
This is simply a revival OF the old
contest between the two branches Of the
city council aud the stand taken yesterday
by some Of the aldermen is hardly con-
sistent with their previously expressed
sentiments on this same matter. When
Che plumbing ordinances was under con
sideraticn final action upon it was de-
Iayed for months because the West
combine in the board Of alder
men Insisted that toe choice Of an in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08
THE UP.BUlLDING or IHE NAVY.

AS vessel after vessel is ad'lcd to
Uncle Sans new navy and each one
exceeds the expectation Of the govern
ment, the fact more and more impresses
itself upon the nation that we can not
only build warships here but
that they are the equals and
even The 5uperioTs OF others
OF the ca.ac class built across the water.
TIE Bath lrcn work, established only a
few years ago at Bath, Me, has had
wonderful succcss ~ It's contracts with
the government. a new i2lustry
has sprung up On the shlcs oi
tho k"nncbec. that OF building
iron and steel ships OF war, rs w.ll as
merchant nteamers, anl there IL NJ
rca,on why the shir.bu.lding supremacy
OF tie Kennetcc should rvt DO
re.aired, n.akiny the change
from wood to iryn almost nj bounl.
TIE Newport Newc Shipbulldlng
company Of Newport News, Va, mas
only tlis week received its first contract
Tor tho coDstraeuon of gunbosts, and
thus Virsinia gaius new industry.
The establishment Cf these private ship
building plalhs along our coast
are destined in the very near future to
be of inestimaLlo value to the United
States. Thcrc arc so many guarantees
that should tile time ever come, which
heaven foi bid, that we lhould be called
ulon 10 face thc problem Of foreign
war, that we will hot lack the facilities
for the construction Of ships of war,
and better results can always be OBJ
tanned from. private corporations than
froin works controlled by the govera-
ine1t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08

spec,or sEonid be made by concurrent
vste instead Of by joint ballot AT that
time some Of the gentlemen who voted
against the fire commissioner bill yester'
day because it contained the soint bal
lot clause were the stroneestadvocates OF
the plumbing ordinance because it con-
tanned a similar provision. Under the
circumstances, therefore, these esnLle,
ment cannot complain is theip action is
Iegtfaea ahstl,s rSvetls st,cohsistant.
Y Nor does II seemS S}bty are right in
thar latter ccAlsstioa Expauepce has
rroyen 1nae The election ot officers by
concurrent vote "a troublesome and Gu
satisfactory. Moreover, it gives 9ery
small minority ia the city council the
power to defy and defeat the wishes Of
the majority. The fundamental princ!-
pie of our institutions IS ihat the
majority SHALL rule, yet If officers arc
chosen by concurrent vote It can readily
been seen that the minority and not the
majority will control, because without
the consent OF tue minority 40 choics
calS be made.
There ave in the city council fifty
members. Forty common cooncllnen
and four aldermen may favor the clec-
ton of certain candidate, hat uudef
the concurrent system tue reiDa'nlns
six aldermen can prevent an electlon.
Further than that they eau continue to
do so until tue other forty. four Of tue
fifty members of Tho city government
decide on acaudidnlc aerfIta ahlc 10 thcio.
This does nnt seem 10 ho Ia llue with the
American theory of majority role, ana
such n system, if inaugnraicd here. viii
not receive the sanction nf tho people,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08
She Spoke without, a Tongue.

One of the most remarkable cases on rec
ord was that OF a woman, well authcnti-
Gated at the beginning Of the last century,
who had no tongue, and yet spoke with
perfect clcarness She was brought To lis
bon by Count d'Ericeya, from Monsary, in
the territory of Elvas, Portugal. and the
following account is given Of her by an
eminent divine:
"She is IL years old, but does not look
more than {. She can pronounce distinctly
every letter in the alphabet She has not
the least bit OF n tongue, but the teeth In
both sides OF her under Jaw turn very much
inward and almost meet. Her chief diff
Guilty Is in eating, for while others move
their food with their tongue she Is forced TO
use her finger She says that she tastes
well. Her voice, though very distinct, is "a
little hollowan like that os old people who
have lost their teeth. h."--Detroit Free Press
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08
Tim CampbeIls Speech.

Congressman Tim Campbell is not great
orator, nor does he lay great claims to states.
manship, but he is popular in his district.
and that is enough for him. So far as
known he has made just one campaign
speech, and that one still lives in the men,
orics of bis friends. The speech has become
famous. 1t was delivered when Campbell
first launched himself upon the turbulent
sea Of national politics by making race
for congress In one OF the Irish districts Of
New York city. An Italian named Rinaldo
was his opponent In the campaign, and
Campbell made speech on the national
and local issues" Here is Tins speech in
full:
There is two bills before the country
the Mills bill and the Mckinley bill. The
Mills bill is for free trade, with everything
free. The Mckinley bill is for protection.
with nothing free. DO you want every
thing free, or do you want TO pay for every
thing1
Having thus disposed OF the national
issue, will now devote myself to the local
issue, which il the Dago Rinaldo. He is
from Italy. am from Ireland. Arc you
in favor of Italy or Ireland?
Having thus disposed of the local issue,
and thanking you for your attention, Twill
now retire"
The speech must have been very effective,
for Tins majority wasover ls,000.-Boston
Advertiser.