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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-05-13
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-05-13

A first edition Of Walton's -Coms
pleat Angler" (l65S), In the origina.
binding. aud . first edition OF Cotton't
Complete Angler (l676), recently
cold for q. $50.
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como to visit this country. first registered at
this hotel on tho quiet street near Washington
square. It Is tho nearest approach to things
IN their native land. and they naturally seeS
It out first in preference to the gaudy hostel
ries Of our uptown quarters.
The principal feature OF this hotel Is tho
cafe. The bon -vivants and semi Bohemians OF
New York have already discovered tho ad-
ynntages Of the cuisine. and almost any night
the several dining rooms Of the hotel may DO
found packed with well-dressed New Workers.
But with all this invasion but small proper
ton OF the Anglo-Saxon element hns filtered
into the caf6 This has remained essentially
Fronch-almost Partisan.
It 10 q medium-sze room. with marble
fioor. and dotted with marble-torped tables
that stand on single iron supports. The wood
work is painted In tho conventional dark red
Of similar Partisan resorts and mirrors about
two feet high are set In the walls over the
wainscoting. Above tho line OF mirrors hang
engravings OF celebrated pictures by Detaille
and De Nsuville. representative Of the brave
deeds OF the French army In the late war with
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SHE POSED WITH HER RIGHT FOOT EXTENDED.
would probably like to know Just how curly
headed girl goes about 1t. when 1t occurs to
her to hold her right hand straight over her
own head. and there slap that hand with the
solo Of her left foot. That was what a Sun re-
porter wanted to know. any way and Mr..
Mitchell helped her out by arranging pri-
vate performance. at which there was al audi
once OF two. the reporter and an artist.
Whom the newspaper women visited thu stage
managers den. Miss Clayton was dressed in
what she calls her working" costume and
ready TO dance: but there was rehearsal Of
e. Brass Monkey" on the lower stage. 30
Mr. Mitchell directed the party TO the upper
stage. And. by tho way. every one may not
know or remember that the Madison Square
Theatrs has a double stage: ono where you
see the performers and the other away UP
aloft, out Of sight Of the audience. The stages
move up and down like double deck elevator
The upper one was set that day for the second
act Of Tho New South" but for two years it
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SINGING THEIR WAT.
Dc Business and Pleasure Squortette ="
Take Profitable Outing.


The Bay Ridge trains to Coney Island were
crowded with passengers Friday afternoon on
their way to see the ilremen's parade. 80 that
it was with some difficulty that four ragged
urchins squeezed into tho seat OF an open car
Just as tho O'clock train moved out OF the
Third avenue station. South Brooklyn. Not
one Of the four could have been older than
thirteen years. and the youngest must have
been ten. They all had bright faces. "A little oh
scured from tho light Of day by smudges Of
dirt. and they sat perfectly still in their
seat until the conductor came along with re-
quest for tickets. The boy nearest the side
explained that they had no tickets, but came
to an understanding with the conductor that
they would nay their fares on arriving at Coney
Island. The ticket puncher looked O little du-
bious. but he did not want to stop the train.
and he passed on. The boys then stood up in
their seats and faced tho passengers in the
car. The four were in tho second seat from
tho 'front.' and as all the other seats were woll
filed they had good sized audience.
Alta ignal from the oldest boy all began to
In q desperate attempt to overcome the disad-
vantage OF the ,. potse made Sy the rushing
BoWcry concert hail style ami told Of the e aec
lions OF some youth who went away and never
back The for
their seats and smiled. and the small children
climbed UP on their mothers Knees and cazed
looked straight ahead with determined and
serious Expressions and sang as though
their lives depended on the effort: When the
song was ended everybody appauded. al;
though people hell way back in the car had
train stopped and the conductor came along
with a wicked look in his eye, When he saw
. what ne boys r. were doing he smiled LED hnd
urchns held n whispered conversation. and
leaned over the backs OF the seats in order
to hear better. This second selection in
e%ded h SetTs s earh verse
feet feet that Lille Keys father came
his arms and told Hey he had a little brother.
The new, baby had u birth mark on its left
check. key asked his father whore the hahy
had bought il OF the doctor for 500 At this
point the othor boys broke in with the chorus.
which WAS supposed to be what key said:
Take HIM back. father:
Don't you see he's damaged goodsi
S Not svs sS Il fis eSou 3D." i &c.
took of their ragged caps and started along
each side Of the car to take up a collection.
The other two in the mean time tried to drown
tho noise OF tho wheels with love song
Almost every one in the car dropped n coin in
the boys hats. One passenger asked the col
lector what muscal organization this was that
the travellers had had the pleasure OF listen
ing TO-. In most serious tone the boy replied:
ives de business and Pleasure squor-
All the pennies were dumped into one hat
then got up and scrambled into the next ear.
where thsy went ths sad
ran up to the conductor and paid him some
money and then they all passed through the
that lag on the TO-
tho big parade.
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dance ss she n ssSea sns
asR Psds r ns1 l se an Thefs
great deal o. spplaase. but q was not inst the he
.h sa .p If s pP cut out RsSs fs
PsSps than would RIss;s M a ..Ia Square
rafss5S thnf The sb M i S
10 not, See" said the dancer. and jumping
ss5sghs up In the 5 she 70 d Ssr b Sn
head touched the back BACK Of Of her thigh. agd In
There Is only one thing DO that Is h hard !, 4:
not appreciated as much as the othors 81,
though 1t ia much harder had rather sa tep
b a0f oe dansns fr kicking
went home and began practising. and Kept
could stand, then turn, and, finally dance on
my toes It is very hard work even no ON. ,,o
strain that position imposed. 1t is worth
mentioning here that toe dancers Instead 81
to the toes than the ordinary ones. use thin
kid slippers, tho bottoms OF which are as liea.
we'll With sE s e ony except that
the slippers are useful in holding the toes
II am a Jig dancer, too." remarked Miss
reporter asked her what other style Of dancing
the s sf sstn Dancing arPftnf
was taught ine hrst by Mr.. Murphy Of the
minstrel team Of Murphy and Turner MY
father has been for many years employed Id
the front Of the house at Carncross's MIN.
strels In Philadelphia, which IT, my home. 1t
was through him that took lessons OF Mr..
Murphy and other step dancers" "
You don't happen to know any other KIND
OF dancipg2" asked the reporter.
Miss Clayton answered Cravely: Yes. in
deed. I can dance tho polka. l learned to
dance parlor dances at the age OF four. when
was sent to Prof Con Carpenters dancing
academy with lots OF other little girls. some OF
them as old as six. suppose I've forgotten the
quadrilies, but l feel quite sure could NAH
age tho polka"
And 90 you expect to learn any more"
-. Oh. yes. l take lessons OF Iyeontine now.
She can find many things don't do properly.
for arranged all my own dances"
with this modest admission the little high
kicker from Cumberland complied with the
artists request to pose for a sketch that
need not be done from memory:
In her working dress. which Is about the
length Of q schoolgirls skirts. Miss Clayton
might easily be mistaken for n girl OF 10. al
though she is two or three years older than
that. When she is not professionally dislo-
eating her joints. she appears to be Joll y.
healthy, well-formed young woman who
you would never suspect had the ndvan-
tRge OF being uble to use both hands FOR crimp-
Ing her front hair. and Mt the same time pat
her back hair into shape with the calf OF her
leg She will not appear In this city the COM
the Trip"
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o. puns, and al usions. like ITS being forbid
den n2h to dip ones panfaloons In Panama"
IN Then there is . suburban kitchen gardener.
water famine. and an alegorcal dem oiselle.
who consoles him. repre- sen Is the new aq ueduct
from the river Avre. Last Of all these purelG
sss t%e I%sats M nHs' Ei1 whs
come ont with an evening edition. The morn
ing edition was always on white paper; the
aronunciation OF tho words "D6bAts" and
des has" is the same. The "DGbais rose
sounds exactly like "des has roses" and
stOct ats BLANC" lke "des has blanes" white
pretty creature wears one OF each. aud sings:
Pour mon edition premiere
J'ai des has bIancs CstD
De blanc. mon iuolet dsvient rose
Pour charmor mes clentL (hs)
Lescot, cosmopolitan" dancer and singer.
comes on to represent the Coincide Franchise
Just returned from London. have drought
back slight accent with me-" she explains.
hny BIAS spattered with English words.
English mispronuncatiOns OF French and the
regular mistakes In gender.
verses to the tune OF Tara ra Boom lIenay
concerning the English music hall school OF
sE2nS and dance :. Later on sho sings the
nnE at Sons MIR ,Rs Who Broke re
Ihensh when. to the delight Of the audience
she exaggetates !if it can be eXaggsrAtedI ali
that blnster and strident brazenness which
"a, the british blonde when she struts upon
the caie-concort stage.
=. female figure, all in purpe, drifts across
ne view. she calls herself the MArechaie of
the salvation Army. and gives notice thai,
she will give ball Of virtue. -" I'I am aha
greatest protector OF virtue OF the centupx "e
@As s~sss u eAisu and melancholy species
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"Boum. boum! I'm a solint du Dahom"y"
Tho Compere-"Un bon soldat. Oh. mais"
CDa-o-mayL
To give a last example in which the knotted
horrors Of triple pun are wound around q
political sarcasm tako the following:
A gray-whiskered gentleman in night cap
and dressing gown comes dancing: II am u
Joli papa" Ia pretty papaL
A Moulin Rouge mademoiselle hutters to the
footlights: " am u jolie Mama from the
name Of Iola's heroine instead Of mama. like
which 1t sounds.
An English schoolgirl comes bridling and
gigging to complete the word: " am jolie
mi-miss" Ia pretty miss.
All together: We are the iolis pa n a. m ISIS !"
Panamists arc Panama boodlcrsL
oh Then 9TH the comr%rH, Try Very ehSGne for
is to cash II. Every one remembers the famous
check stubs OF the Panama scandalJ
The Horloge is one Of the large brilliant.
and rather expensive cas- concerts in the
open air Of tho Champs Eiys6os Its clients
are Of high class. 1t has the regulation
theatre seats, with no promenade At the hack
which those in tho next row behind may keep
their glasses of thin beer cold coffee. ice
cream. branded cherries or sickening cur
rant syrup and water. smoking is permitted.
Tho present review Ia called I'm the Omen
Air." 1t pretends to recount the parisian
events OF the last six months. and four strains
OF sentiment are seen to underly Its songs and
wittcisms.
and the m eagre results OF tho prosecutions
The second Is an animus against the Eng
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THEY KEEP HIM MOVING,
Irreyerent Children OF nm Easy-goIug, Old
Fashioned Father.


Fashioned Father.
my children tell me-" said q man OF family.
that I'm Slow and do you know think I'm
inclined to agree with them: though IL they
were little less strenuous about 1t the quail
ity that they characterize as slowness. l think.
/ should describe as conservatism. / don't
like to change; II I'm comfortable like to
keep right along as am. Thus / continued to
wear leg boots long after everybody else had
given them up. and when finally I did discard
them took to congress CATERS and I've been
wearing congress caters eyer since. though
town that does am sure II had been left to
myself l never should have had my trousers
creased. But my oldest daughter says. earnest
", Papa. you ought to have your trousers
rectness Of speech. though with scarcely more
earnestness. says: Pop, II you don't you're
chump' So now I have my trousers creased,
knife, blades front and back, and I've promised
the children that the next . shoes buy shall be
buy hats that are strictly In style: and sup
Is nothing for me to do but get young again"
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Power OF tho Imagination.

Il never was moro firmly convinced OF tho
power OF imagination" said a man. than l
was by som ethlng that happened to me on the
occasion OF q recent visit to a friend. 1t had
been an extremely hot day and when went
to bed at night the heat seemed almost In
supportable. 1t seemed to mo that II l should
would make little circulation and make the
air moro oomtorta BILE: and ! felt safe In doing
this because am an early riser. and knew
stirring ID, the morning. 30 opened the door.
with the pleasant result that had anticipated
and when went to close 1t In the forming I
found that had opened. not the door into the
hall. but the door Into o closet"
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its tone is liksly to be very exact reflection Of
popular feeling.
There is small use for scenery in } review.
Often 1t is one Sc. scene representing promi-
nent street corner. Here the characters walk
on and OF: but tt ere arc wo who remain ever
and always present. The first Is a man. called
the "compere:" the second is q woman. called
the "commere the "gossips" or "cronies"
OF the piece. cross between the middleman
OF negro minstrel show and Greek chorus.
Something in the nature OF a commGre was
tried in Dixey's Seven Ages" by the girl who
made the remarks between tho scenes
The comm6re appears. de riGueur. in tho
most ethereal Of fairy costumes, with a show
OF sta ge diamonds and an elaborate couture.
1t is her business to show her limbs and the
curiosities OF Paris. The compere ought to
signalze each Of the 'actualities." as they
appear by some nmiable and delicatey Pa
risian speech. in which the ghastliest OF purs
are wont to figure.
i am the crinolinc." says one young lady.
dressed in enormous hoops. "Je lie crlns'-
so Ifear"-retorts the compere. The sound
also gives the idea of tho crins thorsehalrL OF
which the modern crinoline is made.
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A REVUE AT THE HORLOGE.
sPFCTh OULhR ALLEGoRT OF TEE
PAST YEARS EVENTS IN FRANCE.

French ana Foreign Faults nnd Foiiies De-
rided Cpon the Concert StaGe-Extrnvn.
rnnra Served with the piqunnt Sauce
of Beauty. Favored with Criticism.
PARIS. Aug. 15.-on the Continent Of Europe
there exists one theatrical feature OF which
we know nothing In America; this is tho re-
view. It makes a use OF the minor theatre and
cafe concert stage. OF which we Americans are
equally innocent; IL deals largely in politics.
Externally review is q disjointed melange OF
fairy extravaganza and musical farce comedy.
without plot. but replete with incident. Its
personnel is very alleRorieaL A young woman
In pink tights will personity the salon OF the
Champs Elysces. q demoiselle with pair OF
scissors painted on her skirt will represent the
Government censorship OF the theatre.
while third. with On enormous hat.
will stalk to the footllghts and re-
mark: 81 ain tho EifTel TowerW No
one has much to say: few OF tho characters ap-
pear twice on the stage: and most OF the art
lists more than double up: some take as many
as half q dozen parts. Thus girl. II she be
slender and pretty. will represent very exactly
Tout Paris. tho Chicago Exposition tho flve
quarters Of the world. the Zo0ogic al Garden.
an d the Grand Hotel
The essential idea Of review Is carried In
the word. 1t 10 a review OF the year or OF the
season: an aftertaste Of the events OF Paris.
served with tho piquant sauce Of beauty In an
extravaganza, in which. however. there is
easily detected the flavor OF serious criticism.
And rs a review is meant to please tho people
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has been set for the second act Of tho Trip. +"
Mr.. Mitchell said he wept when he had to or :
der that set. which had remained unchanged
for so long time. to be torn out.
Well Miss Clayton led the way up winding
iron, stairs. which finally reached q landing on a
level with the upper stage. which the audience
Of two and the company OF one Jointly occupied.
-! don't know whether you can catch the back
kick: 1t has to be done pretty quick" said
Miss Clayton to US. She posed with her
right foot extended the toes just touching tn Q
stage. her right hand held far over her head.
and her left hand holding some OF her fluffy
silk skirts. She stood firmly on her left foot,
the one with which the kick is made.
IT'S like this" she said
She suddenly snapped back her extended
right foot. making q little Jump and as she
landed on the stage with her right foot her
loft leg flew backward with swift swing and
swirl Of skirts. and over her flying curls her
left foot smote her right hand. and then out
Of a graceful subsistence OF all sorts OF flying
asked: !" Did you catch it p
well. l. er. I sketch very. well from
not hurt I'd like you to do It again"
"Oh. it doesn't hurt: it's fun, said the
dancer. and she repeated the kick dozen
times in rapid succession.
:" l can only do that kick and my side kick
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waiter soon returns with a lumber In
which there is lump OF ice and
Bottle af ssop fom%s and q s eSsais 81
water upon the table. The customer then
pours out about two fingers OF the green
liquid into his glass. and adds the amount OF
gum that no fancies, Having done this, he
starts 10 pour water into the tumbler., holding
70 make the. contact OF the water with the
beverage as strong as he can. The mixture Is
light Groen concoction that gives out slight
odcr Of peppermint.
as n drug that weakens the brain and stag
mates ambition, This may be true as result
OF years OF the habit. but as a casual indul-
certainly is drink not more hazardous. than
the whlskey cocktail The effect 1t has far
outyies that of a cocktail or Of any number OF
Q ocktailR. II does not go TO tho head rapidly.
- do our American alcoholic drinks. There 10
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with my left log" the dancer explained, and
ft,s because there Is somothing funny with my
What that young woman did when she
had been severed Just above her hips. and she
was moving her body four inches to the right.
Just feel there" she added, as she stood
quite Mt ease IN that remarkable position.
When We felt there. by placing hand over
the left hip. We got vivid impression that
her left leg must be only distantly related to
tion as exists has been DEDICATED.
Really, unless the. medical authorities are
plnnation seems to be that Miss Clayton can
dislocate her left hip at will
said. When WAS a little girl saw some
body danee who kicked high. h WSHt home e.
II with my right hand; and lifted up my left
She threw her leg out sideways. carried 1t up
until the knee was opposite her ear. and held
1t there while she further explained
suppose 1t WAS because naturally held
on to the chair with my right hand that my
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lish. Causes: tal The affair OF the "stolen
documents" concerning which there is a feel
forgeries: 90 the turn. OF matters In Slam.
where England Is PLAYING the part OF dog in
quests: lcl French irritation at tho continued
English occupation Of Egypt. whore the French
themsey yes fail led some ten years since: (dj
the desire Of tho French to aid Russia at the
expense OF England
The third current Of feeling running through
this piece echoes the intense dissatisin elton
with the police. which crops out eyerywher q
to-day In Paris The attacks and sneers come
from many SIDES ahd with many motives.
police is the fourth straw TO show which way
the wind blows This wind is blowing strongly
thereof. and you know whence It cometh. but
not whittier 1t g3eth. II cometh. from the
Of pornography. Hatred for the Puritan"
element which stirred up the prosecution Of the
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peep and peer with melodramatic gestures.
with stupid rolings OF tho eyes. cont9Lting
their faces into pretentious severity. whom
are We to arrestf There 10 no one lefti Then,
saving our dignity, let us arrest ourselves"
they discuss Arton. the fugitive Panama go
between. whom the Paris people wish to see.
and whom the Government shows no desire to
find. The Sergeant reads the Petit Jo;rnGt!
Tt7nps: Arton is In st. Petsrsburel" The
Rome-Arton converted by the Popew
knleksrboskers Tgssst shoes and foot It wide tSs
stage from tho orchestra: II have {rst come me
the song of The Man VII Broke the Bank"
Then you arc Arton p
Tho accusation 10 admitted.
Then you can't be Arton after ALL say the
police. alarm ed OF the thought OF being obliged
to arrest the culprit whom their masters do
not want. They SLOUGH OIL
1t is Arton. and he becomes the compere OF
the piece. A fairy In white tights i'm mediately
appears-the commerce. What has happened
IN Paris since ! have been travelling for my
health?" And then the actualities begin.
A girl comes prancing 10 adorned with tan
gled skeins OF colored paper ribbon. She rep
resents tho serpentines' which came as q
novelty to delight and astonish Paris at the
last carnival season. Even now those wispe OF
colored paper which darted everywhere like
rockets unrolling their length. hang from the
trees Of tho Boulevard.
Next to appear is the crinoline: Arton bids
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BLESSING. OF a cou,eptsd Mind.

II see by the papers," said q man Of mod
crate means. that the net balance in the
Treasury In addition to the 100000, 600 gold
reserve is only 81 !. 100000. l suppose that
to a man OF Uncle SANS lofty ideas eleven
million dollars really doesn't seem very much |;
but know men who would 10 oaSs satisfied
With much lNsa."
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IRIS VERY EASY TO DO"

left log got most Of the practice. That's the
5 reason DO my side. kick also with my left leg
The famous side kick Is much lik the back
kick. except that the leg flies upward rather
more to the side than the back. 1t ends with
the upper part OF the calf OF the leg striking
the crown Oh her head.
Miss Clayton did not do the split" except
on one night in hor engagement with the
"1JlD." She said she could do It, and the man.