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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

The rise of the sentiment Of equality
has debarred gentlemen in western Eu-
rope from a general use of ornament
and has induced them even TO declare
the wearing of jewelry by a man a vul-
gar p%retension; but whenever they dare,
that is, whenever usage justities the
practice-say. when wearing orders or
at a fancy-dress ball-they exult in their
bedizenment as much as ever. Make il
etiquette for an officer TO beiewel his
sword hilt and see.
We venture 10 say that, il opinion al
lowed it. the gentlemen of to-day would
initiate Count Esterhazy, and would be
visible at every crossing in Bond street
or On the b~oulevards. from the flashes OF
their jewelry, hundreds of yards away.
Kings are so visible on every state oc-
casion, and kings wives, who wear
what their lords wish worn. Indeed,
subdued as the jewelry of men has now
become. they are still. even as regards
their own apparel, important buyers.
Birmingham would be half paralyed.
and the great jewel distributors would
feel poorer if men gave up wearing
watch-chains, gold backs { their watch.
es, gold studs, gold sleeve-links and
gold r%ings-the latter three times as
massive as those worn by the other sex.
Besides. though the women wear the
jewels, it is the men who pay for them.
and though they pay in part from readi-
ness TO please their wives or ~fiancees il
is also to please themselves through the
indulgence of their eyes.-Spectasor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
COULD NOT ORDER A DINNER.
This Man Could Crack Legal Nuts. but Did
Not Know what He Wanted to Eat.

Some men do not know what they
want to eat until they see what another
man has ordered. I saw one of these
men in a downtown restaurant the
other evening. / was the only other
patron in the place at that hour. Ny
order for a late supper had just been
taken by the waiter.
The man was warmly welcomed bv a
waiter, who saw another chance for a
tip, and tried TO draw tn. newcomer
eel 10 a coseT corner near a window.
He moved steadily toward my place.
brushing the waiter aside. At the chair
opposite me the man paused and pre-
pared TO sit down.
You can't sit there if the gentleman
objects" said the waiter, as he paced
his hand on the chair.
But the gentleman hasn't objected,
has hep" demanded the stranger.
Then he asked me if ! objected TO his
taking the seat. ! told him there was
no objection and he took the chair. He
was a large man. well dressed and fifty
years old. Taking up the bill Of fare.
he ran through 1t. studied it awhile and
liih ~ " IL. IlC lOOhtu lOMhIl TIC
door through which the walters came,
took up the bill Of fare again and put it
down again with a sigh.
The waiter who had met him stood
closely watching him. He seemed TO
fear there wa something wrong with
the man After a pause the stranger
took up the bill Of fare again. This
time he studied il with greater care than
ever. Then he began TO give his or
der. 1t was an elaborate one. The
mans appetite seemed 10 grow as his
eyes ran down the card. He started in
with roast beef, took a bit OF chicken
and some mutton; with these he ORDER
ed a half dozen kinds of vegetables, and
and so on down the list he ran, wind
ing up with pudding and pie.
The order was such an extraordinary
one that the waiter appeared to hesi-
tate about filling il.
What's the matter with you?" growl-
ed the man. Don't you think | can
pay for it,"
Without stopping to explain the wait
er hurried away. Five minutes later
my own order was served. There was
al ChAlNAbS JUL ilNll Alt cltdhs W AlNAi
was the principal feature OF it. that
caused me to forget the man opposite.
| was still eating leisurely when the
strangers dinner was brought in. There
was hardly room for it on the table.
The stranger showed at once that he
didn't care for what he had ordered.
He nibbled a little and put it all aside.
Meanwhile | had eaten all the steak
wished and pushed the rest of it aside
DO you care for any more of thai
steak?" asked the man.
| was greatly surprised, but told him
| did not. Then he reached forward,
took what had left, ate it and seemed
TO enjoy it. | did not eat all of my
dessert, but the man finished it. When
my cheese came | ate part of it, and he
asked for the rest. Then came my pot
of coffee.
May | have a cup of that coffee?'
asked the stranger. Il have ordered
tea and hate IT," he said. Il can tell
you all about abstracts Of title and can
crack 4 great many legal nuts, but II
a blamed fool when ] get a bill OF fare
in my hands"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
Halls Catarrh Cure
Il a constitutional cure Price Is cents-
Country Girls Shoes.

''The best evidence | know of the
progress Of education and refinement
in the west is shown in the styles of
footwear now sold to country mer-
chants" said w. c. Adams, a st. Louis
drummer. The trade for men, no less
than for women, shows this improve
ment. Even As brief a period as ter
years ago | sold most orders of coarse
kip boots and shoes TO our country Gus
toners Now | have not a single call
for this cheap, heavy quality of goods.
Then l used TO see buxom, red-faced
country lassies come into the small
towns along the railroads in coarse,
heavy shoes. all twisted and warped out
of shape and buy more of the same
kind of footwear, paving usually a
maximum price of $3.50. 1t is differ
ent now, however. Young ladies of
the rural districts at present co.he TO
town in neatly fitting calf leather shoes
made of the finest material. And they
are dressed in other particulars better
and more t~astefully than were those l
used to see a decade ago. But | can't
say that there is the same bloom of ro-
bust health on their cheeks as charac-
terixed those who wore the 'stogy'
shoes. Nor do they look 20 contented
and happy. Maybe. after all, the Inn
provement has been in the wrong di-
rection. $50. Louis Republic.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
Bermuda's Brilliant CoIor~ng.

The attention Of the traveller is at
first attracted by the colors of the waters
rs he approaches land, and In the in
Vulnerable bays and inner sounds. The
blue reminds him of the Mediterranean.
where the Mediterranean is at its best;
but among the islands the blue changes
ITO emerald a vivid as the Pope's ring
to Tyrian purple. to a blending of pur.
Pile and maroon in the shallow bays.
while if he looks across any wide stretch
of it there is an irldescent appearance, a
shimmering OF shifting colors Ike
changeable silk. only the colors seem
more solid, and one doubts whether
they are sky reflections. and not solid
colors of the bottom seen through the
transparent water. For the water at a
great depth is absolutely transparent.
On the eastern coast of Sicily, below
Taormina, are seen just such wonderful
colors along the shore, just such spark
ling blue in the sun, and there il is as
ISOLATED with ages of and adj
venture, with suggestions of treasure
wrecked along the coast in the gaileys
of PhGnicia and Greek voyagers. 1t is
here difficult to believe that these
brilliant colors are not inherent in the
water, and the fancy is ~quickened by
some OF the fish that sport IN these
halcyon seas. One of these is the angel
fish, flat and oval in form, of a cerulean
blue. with two long streamers edged
with yellow, apparently Ii of the hap
| piest. as he is one of the most graceful.
of all marine inhabitants. Another is
the p~arrot-fish, a larger animal. so called
from his colors of green and brown, who
moves about vigorously with his long
fins. that initiate in their motion the
stroke and recover of the Yale boat
crew. His head is brown, his back is
vivid green in shining scales, and his
tail is brown again, with fine standings
OF green. He knows that he is one OF
the handsomest of swimming things
HdrPer's Magazine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the'needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 10 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by al. drug
cists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
morning. knots Of villagers pap.in,

morning, knots Of villagers pausiny
from time TO time, round the gates
peering through the garden-railings and
altogether cycling the place askance.
whilst Mrs. Martin declares that the
expression of the butchers boy, the
bakers lad, and eve of the postman's
face, must be seen TO be believed. At
length the mystery ooZed out. We are
popularity supposed to be s~heltering up
on the premises the person Of the
Haunted Man. Bleak House is sudden
ly invested with the dignity of a sort
of shrine, to which the dauntleSs Jour
ney to see what is TO be seen: of which
the timid will henceforth stand in
wholesome awe, and the credulous of all
ages and every denomination allude TO
reverently and with bated breath. Now,
what is TO be done?''
But Dick, after prolonged study,
could only suggest that he should forth
with make a tour Of the village lanes
and byways, and eventually take up his
stand for an hour or two beneath the
shadow OF the Market Cross. interview
ing freely all who crossed his path. and
COMFORTING himself generally las much
To be continued.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
Dps AND DOWNS or esLLooHrNc.
h Woman Aeronant Talks About the Sen.
stations OF Ascent and Descent.

Asked to explain as clearly as posi-.
BILE the sensations peculiar 10 the ascent
and descent Of a person to and from the
extraordinary attitudes to which she
travels, Mrs. Romig said to an Oregon
Statesman reporter:
"The sensations are Numerically OBJ
Dosite the general idea that prevails
among people who never made such at
tempts; instead of feeling yourself lifted
bodily and swiftly up into space you
have a realistic sense of staying Just
where you were and Of the earth falling
and downward from you. The
feeling continues just SO long as your
balloon continues To rise; when il comes
20 a standstill you realize for the first
time that you have moved upward, and.
of course, the wonderful panorama
spread out below you gives you instant
advice OF the immense altitude you have
attained.
"The descent from such a tremendous
height by the parachute is another
thing, though it, too. involves something
of the same sensation, reversed. You
seem to see Sbe earth ascending TO meet
you, but ~our progress downward is so
gen'ce and so much more deliberate
That you cannot but know you are going
down. This fact is forcibly impressed
upon your mind when you cut loose
from the balloon.
| The descent then, until the parachute
las, Is sheer and sudden and direct as
NY unprecedented fall YOU ever ex-
tnenced, ranging in depth, according
&c volume of wind, from % TO 100
Aand this is the most unpleasant
49, my business. The same pre-
na, OF holding the breath is as i'm.
I, iy necessary in this first fall as
@,hen you are submerged in the
w8ser."
InIesponse TO n question as TO the
longest Jump she had made in her career
as an rouau Mrs. Romig said that in
1890. at Bakers beach, just inside the
Golden Gate, at San Francisco, she
made a perfectly successful Jump from
an altitude determined by mathematical
instruments to be just a fraction over
Two and oae-half miles. She alighted
In the bay, but being fully protected
with a life-preserver (Which she always
dons when exhibiting near rivers, lakes
or other large bodies of watcr), she
was all right when picked up by the
boatmen who went instantly to her re.
lief.
Mrs. Romig says: "The easiest place
In which To land is n body of water or a
plowed field, but of the two | prefer the
field"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
Queer Eyes.

Some very curious facts have recent
ly been collated concerning the seeing
powers of insects. The human eye in
perfect condition is able 10 see objects
separately that are only Que minute of
arc apart. Put two objects, as for in
stance two black circles on a white
ground, just an inch apart, and then
place them ut a distance of about $50 IL
feet. As seen with the naked eye the
!, apparent space between the circles will
be a minute of arc. This space is plain.
~ the limit of detail visible TO the unas-
sisted human eye.
Now, il might be supposed that an
sect, having a compound eye, would
able TO see, more detail than we can
<Ao; in other words could separate small
1objects closer together. As a matter OF
Z ytact, owing to the small aperture of the
penses composing the facets of the eye
Ind the spacing between the facets, in
see less detail than we do.
DIR. G.. Johnstone Stoney has calcu-
lated that a dragon-ly cannot see
separately two objects whio are placed
4 lless than one degree apart. In other
\ words, To such an insect two silver coins
ftlying on a table three inches apart and
n viewed from a distance exceeding four.
\ teen and one-third feet, would appear as
ala single object.
f5ees1 and Aies, according TO the same
\ authority, are still more limited in their
ability TO see the details of objects pre-.
scented to their eyes. Ally could only
see the two silver coins above described
separately at a distance not exceeding
about seven feet.
IL has been remarked as a consequence
OF this that we can see the details OIL the
s antenne of a fly at a distance of two
feet or more better than the fly itself can
do though they are but the fraction OF
an inch from its eyes.
J In another respect, however, insects
shayt<pparently au advantage over us
in seeing Lis believed that they can
sec with equal |distinctness at the same
time through all the lenses or facets OF
their eyes and hat they are able to adj
Just the different lenses simultaneously
Tor distinct vision at various distances.
Certainly when the remarkable inn
munity with which a fly buzzes about
among a variety of obstacles, never get
ting into collision. is considered, it be-
comes evident that its eyes must possess
remarkable facility OF adjustment fo'
vision at rapidly varying distances.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
lc Was Very Cheap.

When a man makes a fortunate deal
he is happy. 1t matters no whether he
is engaged in business that is safe OF
whether he INDUCES in games Of chance
or buys tickets in the Louisiana or mat
rimonial lottery. And when a man is
happy he wants others to rejoice with
him. And this is what led Clerk of
Court Hanson to tell a reporter the fol-
lowing:
A German. a bachelor. about so years
old, came into the Office with a broad
smile on his face and asked for a mar
rage license. After the paper was
made out the German took ont his
pocketbook to pay for it, and when the
amount vas named the happy man ex-
claimed:
"Zwei tollar und a holt; mein gra-
shious. but dot wos sheap!'
Il was surprised" said the clerk. "for
some fellows will grumble at paying
the legal price of a document, wen OF
this nature, but / said nothing"
"Yah, mynher, dot was sheap; for
zwei tollar und a holt l gets me Elm
frau-'
Yes"
"Und fem shildrens-
yes"
@Yes.S
"All desc tings for xwei tollar und a
holt! Mein grashious. but dot was
sheap."-Fergas Falls Journal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
The SUGAR COATED PILL
House Conferees About Ready to
Gulp It Down.
senate Representatives sanguine TIL err
VIII BE n Speedy settlement on
Lines Laid Down by the
Upper House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The senate
conferees are today sanguine of a speedy
retirement of tho tariff snarl. The
only disagreement of Importance now
Is the sugar schedule, and that appears
20 be IN "a fair way of settlement by
change in the text of the schedule
which will, il is asserted, give the house
an opportunity to claim victory, bu,
which will, in reality, retain the differ.
entail duty on refined sugar. Some
senators look for an agreement on TIN:
basis.
The conferees began their session a,
10 o'clock this morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS MEET.
Greatest Attendance Known in Recent
Years Crowds Atlanta.

Greatest Attendance Known i'm Recent
Years Crowds Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 2.-The meeting
of the state democratic convention to-
day attracted to the city the largest at
tendance of democrats from all over
Georgia known in recent years.
The convention Is called
to nominate candidates for
governor. secretary of state, comp
troller general, treasurer, attorney
general and commissioner of ~agricult'
ure. For governor. Hon. w. Atkinson,
ex-speaker of the house of representa-
tiyes has no opposition. The only
contest is for secretary of state. for
which office there are two candidates,
Allen Chandler, the incumbent, and
VIM. Clifton Of Chatham. The CHIEF
interest Of the convention centers about
its attitude on the silver question and
toward the administration. Promptly
ut noon. Hon. Allen Fort, chairman oi
the state central committee. called the
convention to order.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

How dear 20 my heart
Are the green things of springtime
The grass covered spring time
That now draweth near.
The mild. balmy breeZes,
The fast leaving ~treeses,
The gay humble beeses
That hum in u ear.
The mellifiuous springtime,
The loose jointed springtime,
The boom Ia ia springtime;
Its sweets we will sup.
Well invade every bower
And pluck every hour
That acrobatic flower,
up.
iumD
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

That's an uncommonly pretty Cir
over there pouring tea" Yes. she i.
one of the reigning bellies this season.
@Ah! these bellies never reign but they
pour."-LVe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
wyoming Republican. In Convention.

CASPER, Wyo, Aug. a.-The Wyo-
ming republican state convention met
here this morning. Temporary organi
zation was effected. Frank w. Mon
dell, manager for Fitzpatrick Bros. 4
Collins, Burlington railroad contract
ors. will probably DO the nominee for
governor, and II. b. Brooks, Natrona
county, for representative in congress.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

Arms Of snowy whiteness; neck pure as
alabaster; complexion like the blush of a
rose. She ~patroniZed Glenn's sulphur Soap
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

"A law passed in the time of King I'd
ward III and still upon the English statute
books prohibits the serving of a dinner OF
ON holidays.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
Oh, What "A urprIse

What ri agreeable one, too, is expert
enced by the hitherto misguided indiv-
idual who has been ceaselessly but vain
ly dosing for years past in the futile
hope OF curing constipation, when drastic
pills and potions are abandoned for Hos
~tetter's Stomach Bitters, IA faithful aux
iliary OF nature, which does its work with
out gripping or weakening, but always
effectually. Throw physic 10 the dogs
and use this benign and thorough laxative,
which achieve results which as
tonish as well as CRAFTY those who use il.
Not only a regular habit Of body. but com
plete digestion and assimilation are re
stored by its use. IL regulates the liver
and kidneys, n counteracts a tendency
TO rheumatism. In no case where it Is
possible 10 procure it should its use be
delayed. Fortify with il against malaria.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
What's Happier?

What's happier than the Teller with astos
bruise on his heel.
meath the shadders where the
ripplin' waters wheel
An kiss the throbbin' fever tell the wave
let's, murm'rin' low.
Make him happy with their coolin', as they
softly come an goy
What happier than the Teller, where thu
moonbeams slyly creep
Aroun' him IN his sweetheart, when the
world is fast asleep:
he stoops TO catch her answer, an heT
han 20 softly press,
As the list min night winds, foatin. echo
back her whisp'rin' yes;
What's happier han the Teller, when
smilin' candidate.
That knows he needed badly by the strug
glin', sufferin' state,
Let's him do the pricin' of the vote he has
to cast,
An pays a sum that covers all the losses
of the pasty
Atlanta Constitution.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

The average height of the men in
the union army in 1863 was . feet 7
inches. The natives of this country av-
ragged a greater height than those OF
my other.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

The hair appears to have a life of Its
own. Many well authenticated IN
stances are known of the hair OF dead
bodies increasing in length after In
Lerment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

Whenever a murder is committed in
Argentina it is customary TO pu. every
possible witness in prison and keep
him there until the real culprit Is con-
victed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
JUDGE KICKS CASE.

Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Attorney
General Olney has directed James w
Nightengale, special examiner of the
department Of justice. to proceed to
Cleveland. o.. and make a thorough in
vestigation of the charges of malfeas.
ance in Office, which had been pre-.
ferred against Judge Kicks.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

GUTHRIE. Okl., Aug. 2.-The demo-
cratic territorial convention ut FL Reno
after an all night session nominated
Joseph Wisely Of this CITY, q radical
Observation-Disclosures democrat, for con-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
The Greatest Medical Discovery
of the Age.
~KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCO VERY.
DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROyBURY, MASS,

Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind Of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down 10 a common Pimple.
He has tried il in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
doth thunder humor). He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
Of its value, all within twenty miles Of
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit is always experienced from
the first bottle, and a perfect cure IS war
ranted when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver or
Bowels. This is caused by the ducts being
stopped, and always disappears in a week
after taking it. Read the label.
If the stomach is foul or bilious it viii
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change OF diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough Of il.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water al bed
time. Sold by all Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11

Mr.. Trunkford-Did you have a long
sickness?
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures; ~diphtheria.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
LA INQUIRE LICKED UP.

Entire Business District of the Town
burned This Morning.
LA INQUIRE, N. d., Aug. THE en-
tire business center of this town was
destroyed by fire early this morning.
Four blocks Of stores were burned. be-
sides the county court house, from
which none Of the records were saved.
Loss 5000. 600,