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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
He cou.d Walk.

Mother wish you wonld go ON an
errand for me-
Small Boy-My jeg aches awful.
Too bad. want you To go To old
Mrs. Stickneys caniy store. and
Oh, that isn't far I can walk there
easy.
Very well. Go there. and right along
side OF II you will see grocery store.
a., in and get me bar OF soap.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

There has been a great yearly dimin.
alton during the last ten years in the
aumbcr of soldiers in military or civil
prisons in England and Wales. In
1854 there were liz soldiers in Eng
.ish prisons; in 1891 there were 433 and
,n the 3lst December there were but
forty-four. Last year not one soldier
was sentenced to penal servitnde. The
explosions for misconduct have de.
creased since 1883 from 2,0a0 to 1880.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

0rcre, 600 women in the United States
act as postmasters. The largest num-
ber in one state, 463. is in Pennsyl-
gania, and $50 in Virginia. There are
ESQ in Ohio, 243 in New York, PIG in
Georgia. 2lo in Texas and 200 in Ken.
lucky. Alaska has only one.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

r. 5. Campbell, resident of North
salem, Ind, claims 10 have found a
stone in the bottom of a creek near his
home which resembles, in size and
shape, a well-trimmed horn. The curl
asity weighs sixty-seven pounds, and
Mr. Campbell intends exhibiting it at
the worlds fair
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

A correspondent of the Volks Zeitung
states that whenever the family OF the
szar review their troops at Czarko Selo
the Hebrew soldiers are confined TO
their barracks, under the prctext that
lit might hurt the tender feelings of
the czarina TO see the enemies of
Christ
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

The names placed before Chinese
shops and laundries are false Every
%hinaman in business has shop
name" and a private name" and by
the latter he is known only TO his fam
NY and intimate acquaintances.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Some of the native women Of Aus.
tralia have a queer idea of beauty
They cut themselves with shelves, keep
the wounds open for long time and
when they heal huge sears are the re-
suit. These sears are deemed highly
ornamental
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

The production of bituminous coal in
che United States is now double that OF
anthracite. In 1899 there were l1O, 900,
300 tons OF bituminous coal mined,
against $4,000, 900 tons of anthracite
The area of production of soft coal is
zen times greater than the area Of pro-
auction of hard coal. In the form of
.oke, bituminous coal is constantly en-
:roacTing upon the field of anthracite
araanct;op
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
~. lisuL ra,..

Getthcrc Did yon ever attend any OF
! Miss Bniis ..at-homes?'
| DE Bore tsaityl-N-o, hut I've at
tended good many Of her not-at.
| homes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

press charges of the currency. siy. .J.'
should be paid by the Denver banks. This
condition had, on his own motion. been
declined.
The conference report on the postoffice
appropriation bill was agreed 10 In the
senate-yeas, Is: nays, 25. The senate
then agreed to the conferences report on
the agricultural bill and tn. naval appro-
priation and again took mp tie McGarra-
CHAN bill
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Dresden, the saxon capital, has an
aexed the suburbs of Strehlin and AL
berstact, thus gaining a large and de-
sirable territory and about 10000 pop
,lation. The garrison at Lesden has
also been added to until it now num-
ers IL 1877 men.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
The Pol,, oIM,w.

Little Dot--Paba AMI Uncle George
is always talkin' bout orthodoxy 8
lib'raiism. What Is they?
Little Dick-W'y, IL you are poor,
you'll be orthodox. an say rich man
can't enter tao kingdom Of heaven;
but II you are ri.h, you'll be = liberal.
an say that verse don't mean any.
thing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

roynbee hall settlement, in the east
md of London, there has been an inn
orovement in the housing of the poor,
tnd also in the condition of the streets;
large increase in the rate of wages;
Libraries and baths have also become
more numerous, and, altogether, the
standard of living has greatly inn
orOyed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Downton--i see yon buy the Evening
smiler. Pretty bright paper. isn't 1t?
Upton -Bright! That paper Is so alb
sorbingiy interesting that when you
are riding In street car, with lot OF
ladies standing, you don't have to pre-.
tend 70 be interested.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Three-quarters of a second is the
time occupied by the fall of knife in
the guillotine. The knife is weighted
by I20 pounds Of lead, falls nine feet,
and cuts through flesh and bone as
easily as through bar of soap.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
R,yri i,r Ap,,,ran.,s q.

First Boy-Who sat .y'r 'hair-y'r
mother?
Second isoy-Naw. Yel' don't think
I'd let me mother cut rss hair, do yr
Shed butcher Ii.
Who did?
Cut IL meself
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
Sure 70 Fall.

Bilkins- Your friend S,ribbler seems
TO be always short Of funds. IL hi.
books don't sell. why don't you try him
at Office work when You need new
man.
Boomer-No use. A man who can.
succeed as a novelist hasn't imaQins
ton enough for the real estate business
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

A collector Of curios in New York
prides himself on piece of quartz that
has two crystals on its face. These
crystals form perfect cross, one inter
secting the other at right angles. and a
nttle hollow behind them throws them
into high relief. II is the only known
specimen of the kind and came from
the west. The Indians used to have a
poetical tradition that the small crys.
tails Of this mineral found on the upper
Hudson and about Lake George were
the tears of stricken Geer solidificd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

~AtWest Lynp, Mss ~. the other dAy =
locomotive was coupled tn large electric
motor snl power was p lied 10 them b
opposite directions. arr som, time
neith.r gained en inch, but fnsiiy, with
locomotive eame Of ylctoriouA
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
Sell consr,',

Tcacher-What is the meaning Of
self-control?
Boy-lts wen teacher gets mad.
and feels like giving boy q black
mark, and doesn't.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Frank Cronin. Of West Chester. P~.
has brought suit for es,O0o damages
sgainst the Seventh Avenue hotel, Pitts.
burg. he vas . conductor In the Puli-
the hot.l ci~-k failed 10 call him n 4 ne
10 take his csu.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
AtittIs heIp,

Teacher-Did you do this problem
all by yourself.
Bright Boy -Yes'm.
Teacher Every bit OF II?
bright Boy Yes'm-all but the AN,
swar
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
MaralY Io.ai

Sick Child wants som. IN )re m n,
an potatoes, an bre III, an
Mamma Dear me. I thought yor
were sick.
Sick Child--Ny inouf isn't sick.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

New South Wales will impose 5 per
cent tax on the outcome derived from
property in the colony by absentee
owners.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
Early Enou II

Little Brother-Didn't You ani
inalnIss &C. 80 char.h shi. ". ,-.:r::
awful late?
Little Sister-No. we got there early.
The preacher was les sayiu .iOne
word more
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Several years ago II small colony OF
Italians settled in New South Wales,
and they have thriven SO we'll that
they are now among the most prosper
Gus of their compatriots in that
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

4 woman in Bavaria died recently
from blood poisoning caused by rub
bing small sore on her face with her
black kid glove.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Henry Adamson, OF Porter county,
Ind, awoke from a sleep the other
morning 10 find his hearing entirely
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
A Silver Lining.

Mrs. Kindlie--I presume You hayo
rather hard time OF 1t.
Tramp-Yes, num- bat every cloud
has a silver lining, mum I'm moi
worried to death ny autograph hunters.
mum
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
Cluster GhrnnicIe.
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

Italian women and Oriental women
fetch with them to this country the arts
Vt knitting and embroidery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

in Switzerland the manufacture Of
spirits is government monopoly. The
effect has been to furnish pure liquors at
high prices, thus ametiorating the injuri-
Gus results of the drinking habit and indi
rectly encouraging the consumption OF
cheader wine and beer. The income from
the sale Of spirits Is made to pay for the
care Of the poor and insane.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
The Ssnlt,.

WAsHISofoN, Feb. sI--Thc pension APP
preparation bill was taken mp, and Mr.
German called attention 10 the fact that
bill appropriating over sl65,0oo,01o was
being run through the senate with few
senators giving any notice 10 IL. Acting
on that hint q call of the senate was or
dered, at the suggestion of Mr.. Chandler,
rep, Of New Hampshire, and sixty-scven
senators responde
After discussion the bill passed with
out amendment.
WASHINGTON. Feb as - The senate
passed the naval appropriation bill today
The agricultural bill was taken up and
passed with a few unimportaut amend
ments Adjourned.
WASHINGTON. March l. -- Soon after
meeting today the senate. on motion OF
Mr. Sherman, went into executive session
without any opposition from the demo
Gratis. The doors were closed for about
half an hour and when they were re
opened the routine morning business was
proceeded with.
WASHINGTON, March 2-The senate
promptly resumed consideration OF the
postoffce appropriat tion bill aud passed Ii,
after which the Indian appropriate tion bill
WAS taken mp
The New York bridge bill was laid
aside and the Indian hill taken mp by the
senate. IL is probable that the deficiency
bill Will be taken mp next and in that
event Mr. Hill has given notice that he
will ask the senate to remain i'm session
tonight to act on the bridge bill.
WASHINGTON, March 3.--The senate is
considering the conference report on the
legislative appropriation bill.
After an hours discussion the confer
enee report on the legislative appropri
alton bill was agreed to-yeas,
Al; nays, 81. During the dis.
cussion Mr.. Teller read dispatch
which he had received from the secretary
OF the Denver Clearing House associa.
tion, offering the treasury department
81 ,0O0. 900 In gold coin. in exchange for .
like amounnt of legal tender notes. He
said he had communicated the dispateh to
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

WAsBISGroS, March Ain the senate
tho usual resolution Of thanks 70 the vice.
president for the dignified, impartial and
courteous manner In which he
had presided over the deliheratio rs
OF the senate was offered by Mr.. Harris,
dem, Of Tennessee, ana agreed to anu
after that there was an entire stoppage OF
the wheels of legislation aud nothing was
heard but the noisy hum of converse tion
on the floor and In the crowded galleries.
The sundry civil and Indian appropria-
tion bills have been enrolled and sent to
the senate for the signature of the presi-
dent and vice-presideut They are the
last of the appropriation bills.
A vote OF thanks TO Mr.. Manderson for the
uniformly able, courteous and impartial
manner In which he had exercised his
duties as president pro tenn was offered by
Mr. Gormsn. dem., Maryland, and agreed
To- This was after the vice-president had
relieved Mr.. Msnders0n and taken the
chair rs presiding 0fIicer.
About 1 o'clock Vice President Morton
delivered his farewell address and de-
clared the senate Of the Fifty-second con-
gress adjourned sine die. Mr.. Morton
spoke - follows:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
The House 'diourns.

Was-;sayo~ March 4-Ie graceful
courteous speech, Mr.. Reed. of Maine,
offered the usual resolutions OF apprecia-
ti0n OF the services OF the speaker, and
Mr.. Crisp. whc was greeted with cheers,
made cordial response
On motion OF Mr.. Springer, dem. I'LL
nOis. a resolution was adopted for the ap-
pointmept Of q committee of three menl-
bers TO wait upon the president and In.
form him that congress was ready 10 ad-
journ. The house adjourned sine die at
f2-fS
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

The people OF Rhode Island are NOV.
ing In the matter Of raising funds for the
erection Of monument 10 the Indian
chief Massasoit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Bottled beer II much stronger In alco
t,ol than beer ON drsught
Only one person IN 1000 dies Of old
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Cavalry soldiers often sleep In the
saddle after fatiguing march, and al.
though IL would seem to be impossible to
march on foot and sleep at the same time,
there are authentic instances of the per.
formance Of such feat. Artiilerymen In
battle have been known to sleep from ex-
hsustion under their own guns, which
were constantly firing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

A physician In New York whose re.
creations consist In the study of etch.
ing and Of certain delicately wrought
:urios, holds that technical know.
ledge of any one art or science will aid
3ne in any other. He il sure that the
discipline which came to him OF max.
ing himself acquainted with the rules
by which etchings are adjudgcd has
vastly aided him In the study and prac-
tice Of medicine by fixing the habit OF
minute observation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

An eighteenth century tombstone in
the old Catholic burying ground at
concord, Mass, proves that the best In.
tended epitaphs may with the lapse OF
time take on an ironical significance.
The stone stands awry, is fast crum.
bling and shows the discoloration of q
,entury's exposure and neglect, but il
till bears In legiblc characters this
aow incongruous inscription: .'This
stone is erected, by its durability tc
perpetuate the memory and by its color
TO signify the moral character of Miss
Abagsin Dudley"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

IL seems that . British law, which
gives retail grocers license for the sale
at wine, beer and spirits, has been de.
moralizing the households of England.
by ita.woman can order these articles
with her groceries. have them In the
ball ~ coffee, tea or sugar unknown to
psterfamilias, and tipple in the reccsses
Of her house. Police and divorce courts
have shown up this effect In startling
abundance, and 10 II pretty sure thar
thousands Of English wives and
lnothcra. who would not drink In pub.
lie. will alp and zip In private till they
~ halfway druaksrda
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

Vice -Pvssi lent Moston's FarswsiI spsseh
Senators: The time fixed by the consti-
tuition for the termtnation or the Fifty
second congress hes arrived and shall
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL paoceeoINos
The House.

! The House.
/ WAsRISGroS, Feb. 21.--!The house passed
| the Indian appropriation bill under sus-
pension of the rules.
| The house agreed to Don-concur In the
senate amendment TO the snndry civil APP
| propriation bill and II was sent 10 confer
sncc
/ WASHINGTON, Feb -. After agreeing
I 10 the conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. the house
! proceeded to ths consideration Of the Al
tbama contested case OF McDuiiie vs.. Tur-
| pin. the majority report being In favor
of Turpin. the sitting democratic member.
| On n motion Of Mr.. Springer the bill
passed without the slightest oppositiont
providing that after Juiy I, 1884, pig tin
bc exempt from dnty.
The anti-opiion bill was defeated by n
vote OF yeas, Ire: nays. iaj; not the ncces-
,ary two-thirds In the affirmative.
WASHINGTON. March i.~-Mr. Hatch
moved Ia suspend the rules an concur In
The senate amendment TO the anti-option
bili. Against this motion point OF order
vas ordered, but was overrnled. A second
was demanded ON Mr. Hatch's motion.
The antt-o ption bill is now being con-
'idered by the house, Mr.. Hetch's motion
to suspend the rules having BEEN seconded
by vote of 1863 TOT
WASHINGTON, March ,. beyond an un-
Usually large audience in the galleries
ind great noise upon the floor there In
nothing today indicating that the Fifty
second congress Is in Its expiring hours.
The house IL waiting for the senate to
act upon appropriation bills. An hour
has been consumed in doing practically
lotning
The house took up the presidents veto
pf the Alabama court bill, the question
being on Its passage despite the veto. The
honse then considered the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, having passed the Alabama court
oili over the veto BY vote Of yeas, 49,.
aays, 81.
WAsHISGToS, March 3--The house has
sent the deficiency bill TO conference aud
iaa .pe a 9 Tar a The
conference report on the sundry civil APP
preparation bill, which nece ssitates
another conference.
The house discussed for some time the
worlds fair amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, Mr.. Durburow
having moved that the house recede from
its agreement The confusion In the
house was very great. The house II still
considering the worlds fair amen.im,nts
to the sundry civil bill
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-05

gels wings when you get the bill of your
wife's new bonnet? Do your eyes CLEAN
with fatherly pride when you first feel
that your little son has learned to make
the point of pin stand upP Does the
benediction rise to your lips when the
kalsomine man drops his brush on your
head? Has your life, in short, become
one perpetual, exhilarating pean? If so,
then pay the printer, that he to may
buy himself bottle of DIR. Pink's Rer-
muva of Compound Pains and likewise
become great. (The BANNER and Week
ly Tribune is still but Sl.50 year in adj
vance-Sl.50 for the two papers.)
THE "open season" in this state for
trout, that began last Sunday evening at
midnight, suggests a new fishing device
to use for larger fish. A scientific paper
tells the story whereby the minnow used
for bait in angling for largo fish Is kept
alive and safe from the predatory deni-
zens of the deep, who strike at it but
catch hooks instead. 1t is incased in a
glass tube through which the water cir
culatSs freely. To which the trout fish
erman of an exchange, just in from his
first experience this year, exclaims:
THE application is new, but the idea of
carrying bait in bottle is as old as ang-
Cling itself. There is one improvement
to be noted, however, as under the old
plan the bait was sure to give out soon
er or later, depending on the size of the
bottle and the ardor Of the fisherman
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-05
DEFERRED COUNTY ITEMS.


Burglars entered the store and post
Office of S. L. Smith & Son, Friday night
and took pantaloons, shoes, shirts and
other articles. A man was seen to en-
ter the store and another man seen out
side by family living next to the store,
but the observers were too frightened to
give an alarm and went up into garrett,
out of the reach of the burglars. En-
trance was gained by breaking a window.
The postoffice was not disturbed.
The annual election of officers of Pow
nal Lodge No. 103 of F. and A. NJ. was
held Wednesday evening when the fol-
lowing officers were elected John S.
Niles, NJ. D., worshipful master; F. T.
Conkey, senior warden; Porter E. Brown,
junior warden; S. L. Smith, treasurer;
A. J. Dwelly, secretary; w. II. Cope
land, senior deacon; Horace Andrews,
junior deacon; E. Brownell, senior stew
ard; II. B. Thompson, junior steward !;
Rev. Thomas Monro, chaplain; D. p.
Shawl, marshal; George Brown, tyler;
Carl j. Ladd, Orgauist. The financial
condition of the Lodge is in excellent
condition and enters its eleventh year
with brighter prospects of success than
ever,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-05
WEST ARLINGTON,

The Shushan correspondent of the
County Post. says: "The Rev. George II.
Robbins, who has performed the labors
Of past0r of the M. E. church for the last
year so acceptably, was not returned
from the conference for another year, as
was expected by the quarterly confer
ence who voted as unit for his return.
Mr. Robbins goes to Raceville, and
preached his farewell sermon last Sab
bath. The church congregation regret
that Mr.. Robbins goes away, as his
christian character and example have
been of high order and standing. The
Rev. H. L. Kelsey will assume the duties
of pastor at this village and West Airing
ton, for the coming year"
The BANNER and Weekly Tribune,
both papers for one year for $3.50 in ad-
vance, should attract the, attention of our
people, and induce them to avail them
selves of the opportunity before the of
fer closes. AS general newspaper for
the farmers, and other country readers,
the Tribune has no equal. We say this
for the reason that some think that be-
cause we furnish it at so low price that
the paper Is a cheap affair. No one but
few newspaper publishers can get it
for less than one dollar.