Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-02-25

Electrotype reproductions of rare
pieces OF silver, such as are found only
in museums or valuable art collections,
are among the latest fads of the aris'
tocracy.
The Congressional Record recently
delighted its readers by publishing
thirteen solid columns of the titles of
petitions in favor of opening the Chi
cago exposition on sunday.
Nearly 900 competitors for admission
into the Paris conservatory came for
and 1877 violinists. OF the pianists only
sixteen, and of the violinists only
twelve were admitted
knowing Americans who intend to
go abroad this spring are already en-
gaging their staterooms for the return
trip The homeward rush of Ameri
cans to escape cholera or TO see the
worlds fair is likely to crowd all ships
and embarrass those who do not en-
gage passage in advance.
"
A good brother who recently offered
prayer at prayer meeting started TO
make reference to Noah but got a
little tiustered and forgot the name OF
the patriarch. After hemming and
having for a few moments he turned
TO neighbor and asked in a loud
kxyhiCna. s.NNhn al,
In the course of the hearing of q case
at the North London police court, n
witness, who was described as COM
mercial traveller in the city, was asked:
WAS il night or morning that the af-
fair occurred" Post mortem," was
the ready reply. What do you mean?''
said the solicitor. IVY. at night. of
course"
The London Graphic has a portrait
and sketch of Potara, Maori canni-
bal, who is 81 years old and still has a
good set of natural teeth He has not
eaten a white man since 1916. He
speaks well of white folks, but for a
steady diet prefers Maori. as the
whites, or "Pakehas, have "a salty
and bitter flavor"
Statistics OF the cost OF the late gen
eral election in Italy show the amounts
spent on treating" to aggregate q
total of 10000. 900 lire-about $1,000.
600. In some districts the peasants had
meat and wine, all they cared for, at
the candidates expense. for IA whole
week before the election, and one can
didate is said TO have spent lO0 600 lire
for electoral purposes"
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On Sunday last the ancient Rou-
manian custom of the wedding of
thirty-two peasant couples, represent
ing the thirty-two districts of Rou-
mania, was celebrated in bucharest in
the presence of Crown Prince Ferdinand
and hls bride. After the marriage GER
emonies the couples were given ban
quet at the royal palace, and King
Charles presented each happy pair
with a purse of gold.
While digging sewer bitches in AL
bany, Ga, recently, il is reported that
workmen unearthed curious rock form
ations, which go to prove the asser-
tions of geologists ''that many years
ago that part of Georgia was n part of
the sea and was built up by gradual
deposits of s,diment from rivers and
other sources" The rocks found are
said to be limestone and contain fossil
sea shells and impressions of shells
The Witnesses Protection society,
which was formed in London some time
ago Ito protect witnesses from insul t
by counsel in courts of law" has ex-
tended its scope. 1t has added to its
title ''and General Reform union" and
proposes to endeavor TO reduce the
costs OF litigation, TO draw public at
tention TO the inequality Of sentences
and to other anomalies of the present
legal system and TO agitate for uni
form code.
&NCW iOih NOludh NtdlS TIuR III
which is set in circle of diamonds her
first baby's first tooth. a London lady
of high degree wears set in the jewels
of her bracelet q tooth extracted from
the mouth Of her pet poodle. Another
affectionate creature uses the skin of q
once favorite horse as hearth rug TO,
boudoir, and has u defunct pet pug
mounted in lifelilSe attitude by the
taxiderinist for an ornament on hel
writing table.
Snakes do not bite" says New
O:leans physician who has studied
snakes considerably. They cant, ht
says, because their jaws are connected
only by II cartilage, are not hinged ant
cannot be brought. together with any
force. The snake simply hooks the
fangs In its upper jaw into the object
aimed at, the lower jaw not figuring il
the act at all. The act is very similar
to that of a man striking a cottonhoo!
into bale Of cotton or a boathook into
pier.
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One OF the curiosities Of the rcccn,
cold weather in Allentown, Pa. wa.
the freeL,i.g fast ~ .he wct rails O
three long and heavy coal trains. On,
of them suffered an accident. compell
ing it to stop, and when II was read,
to move its l25 cars were frozen fas
and could not be moved. One trail
after another came along on the SAM
track and, stopping for those in from
to move, suffered the same fate. l
was several hours before tlia kioc!ssa
was raised.
One of the most prominent railroa,
men In Canada says that the railroa,
that started for Hudson hay u nuinbc
of years ago and got about loo mile
into an unsettled wilderness will move
be built. The idea Of running such
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