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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
THE FIRE RECORD.
An OIL Town Nearly wiped Out.

PrTsBURa, Pa, Feb. 24.-A fire de.
stroying 100000 worth of property.
comprising three fourths of the bust.
ness portion Of Mcdonald, an oil town
twenty miles west Of Pitteburg on the
Panhandle railroad. occurred at 4:45
this morning. The fire originated in
the postoffice building from overhcat-
ing natural gas stove. Twenty build
ngs were destroyed Insurance only
sl4,O 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
Kansas Cifl

KANSAS CITY. Fe b. 26
Cattle-Natives steers, a. 90 "a. 20; COW,
aud heifers, ~. 40G3 90; stockers and feed
ers, $40 d3. 40; calves, o.. 00G6.0O.
Hogs-Heavy, - 75ld4 IS; medium, q 81
W400; light, S4 SJCa4 81
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

The West India migratory crab is the
only creature that is born in the sea,
natures in fresh water and passes its
adult life on land. Once year these
creatures migrate in thousands from
the uplands of Jamaica deposit their
larva in the sea, then migrate to the
rivers and streams, pass through q
fresh water stage, after which they
follow their parents to land until the
time comes for them to return to the
sea to lay their eggs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
JUMPED ON THE ROCKS.
Eight Men Take Terrible Leap--AD
Were Injured.

BRIDGEPoRr, O, Feb. 23.-While a
gang of eight Austrians were engaged
unloading stones along the Cleveland,
Lorain and Wheeling trestle here last
night, one of the stones, weighing
about three tons, keeled fiat car over
and the men going with it jumped from
the other side, landing on the stones
twenty-five feet below. Three were
seriously hurt and the other five suf-
fered slight injuries. Michael Lacey
had his head cut, jawbone broken and
received internal injuries which will
cause his death. Peter Gonlich had an
arm broken and was injured internally.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

Clara Going In for charity again,
are you? What 10 II this time?
Dora--We are going To distribute
cheap copies Of Beethoven's Symphan.
iee among the poor. Music Il such an
aid 70 digestion, You know
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

A project is on foot to introduce in to
the United States the edible lichen OF
Japan. IL is gathered off the granite
rocks in the Japanese mountains and
contains large quantities Of starch ano
other gelatinous substances.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
WAR OVER IN NICARAGUA.

The Csp.tai has Surrendered to the Mica
raguans.
WAsHIN0ToN, Feb. ?4.-The Nicarag.
uan minister hts received cable advices
that Tegucigalpa. capital OF Honduras
had surrendered to the Nicaraguans
last night. The message states this
ends the war in favor of Nicaragua.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
An InternstIousl FslIure.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-The Telegraph an.
nounces the failure of Hill, Gomez &
Co., merchants Of Manchester. Buenos
Ayres and Rio Janeiro.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

The number Of religious sects entered
BY tho registrar general at Somerset
House In 1873 as having places of wor
ship In England was 125. In twenty
wears they have more than doubled.
the number last year being 270.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
RAILROAD MhGNATE HUNTING
George j. Gould and Party OF Friends
In Missouri.

ttOTge 30 UUuIu anu Tarty OT FrItHus
In Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 24.-President
george j. Gould of the Missouri Pacific
iron Mountain system, accompanied by
party of friends, arrived from New
York this morning. They were joined
here by Vice President Warner, Gen
eral Manager Doddridge, General Su.
perintendent Peck and other officers oi
the Gould lines, and left on special cars
for hunting trip in southwest Mis-
souri,. Gould and his New York friend.
will probably visit New Mexico before
returning east.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

Captain r. d. Bell OF Alaska says
that the Indians Of that territory are
being cleaned out by disease and bad
whisky at such rate that in ten years
An Alaskan Indian will be almost o
curic sity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

SALEM. O., Feb. 24.-The Salem Coal
company has notified its miners of 0 re-
duction Of wages of 90 cents q ton. "a
take effect March !.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

Among the New York clubs recently
formed Is the Parole Coterie. made
up OF about twenty men about town,
who have taken an oath never TO write
letters to anybody but men. 1t is a
sort of mutual protective society, and
each member pledges himself to act as
far as he is able as verbal messenger
for the other. The club has no note
paper, and member who writes a pri!
pulsion 1t must not be supposed that
these men are women haters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

Rev. Simon Roundtree. colored Bap
tist preacher of Lincoln, Neb., 90 years
old, was recently married for the eighth
time. The latest Mrs. Roundtree it
forty four years his junior.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

James Robinson, the once champion
bareback circus rider. Is spending his de-
Ginning years on his farm In Missouri.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

SoMERvILLR, N. j., Feb 24-Ths
Bound Brook Standard Paint com
Pany's works were burned yesterday
Loss tS00, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
Binks-Why 90 gloomy?

Jinks-My wife let me have the last
word In an argument this morning.
What of that?
That shows that she is going to d0Ss
she pleases. anyhow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
80 BELOW IN NEW YORK.

rhe Mercury Takes Tripo the Toboggar
Slide In New York.
SARATOGA, N. ", Feb. 24.--The
mercury registered from 20 to a5 de-
yrees below zero here at differ
snt points this morning At North
Creek it was 32 degrees below.
CANAJoHARIE. N. ", Feb. 24.-Last
night was the coolest Of the season.
The thermometer registered IL degrees
below zero here and 22 below at Sharon
Springs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
CLEVELAND IN GOOD HEALTH

Private Secretary Thurber Denies the StOrJ
to the Contrary.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Private Sec.
retary Thurber says in reference to tho
story published in the west that as tel
President Cleveland's ill health that
the president never felt better in his
life than he does today. Today he re
ceived number of visitors and it il
probable that he may go away on, o
trip today
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

Not a stones throw above Delmon
ico's, in Broadway, New York, there il,
a sequestered resort of actors without
outward sign The place looks like {,
demure family grocery, where womer
can buy tea and pickles and sampl,
rRisins at their leisure Bat its bacl
room is burst OF voluptuous oil paint
ings, free lunch, cut glass and little
side tables Here you will be pretty
sure to run against all the actors IN
town II you wait long enough, and
lately the theatrical news gatherers
have made it their headquarters. 1t is
quiet, crowded unsuspected and Bo-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

Breakfast bacon IL said 10 be almost
: cure for dyspepsia, and Is one Of the
bsst things : dyspsptic can cat
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

Beggars swarm so in Malta that the
only way to avoid being pestered by
them is to put out your hand and anti.
cipate them with their own whining.
give me something" "Me plenty poor
man." me very large family"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

--One cubic foot OF water 10 produced
from eight cubic feet Of snow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

The war material Of France Is valued
at eS. .0,t00,0sO.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

--vicksburs was during the war named
she key city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03


=. 9. Turner, who has been elected
TO the house of representatives. in the
Seventh congressional district of Nir'
ginia to succeed Governor OFerrall,
had once an escape from death little
short of the marvellous. He was con
federate soldier and af er the evacua'
ton Of Richmond, with four other men,
climbed into box car TO sleep The
car had been used to transport powder
and every crevice in the floor was filled
with the powder dust. In the morning
one of the men after lighting his pip'
threw the burning end of the match h
had used on the floor. Instantly there
was an explosion which killed all bu
Mr.. Turner. He was terribly injured
and lay for weeks In almost morta
agony, for opium or other narcotics
were not to be had He recovered
finally, but bears still the marks of the
accident OF the torture he endured ht
cannot even at this day be induced tc
speak.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

A shoemaker, Kavol Kowates, who
In 1923 lived at Pesth, the capital OF
Hungary, smoked the first meerschaum
pipe. Besides being a shoemaker, how
ever, he was one Of natures handcrafts
men, being gifted with an intuitive
genius for carving in wood and Other
material. This brought him in contact
with Count Andrassy, with whom he
became a great favorite. The count
on his return from a mission to Iur-
key, brought with him piece OF whit
ish clay, which had been presented tc
him as a curiosity on account Of its ex.
raordinary light speciti, gravity 1t
struck the shoemaker that, being por-
Gus. it must be well adapted for pipes,
as it would absorb the nicotine The
experiment was tried and Kavol cut a
pipe for the count and one for himself.
The first meerschaum pipe, made anc
smoked by Kavol Kowates, has been
preserved in the museum at Pesth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
AGRICULTURAL.
Bulletin on tuberculosis.


Below will be found the summary of
Bulletin AZ on bovine tuberculosis,
which is now being issued by the ex-
pertinent station at Burlington. The
bulletin contains fifty-six pages and
several illustrations, discusses the dis
ease as found at the station and in the
state, as well as its nature, causes, symp-
toms, LESSONS, means of prevention, ETC.,
and describes at length the tuberculin
or Koch's lymph test for tuberculosis.
The bulletin is indexed on its title page
for ready reference. The experiment
station expects to make an exhibit at
the state, interstate and valley fairs
this fall. One feature of the exhibit
will be the tuberculous organs of some
of the station cows killed last winter.
This we feel certain will prove an ex-
cellent object lesson to dairymen and
stock growers. The bulletin on tuber-
culosis, or any other bulletin or report
of the station, will be sent free OF
charge upon application. A postal card
is sufficient.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
Private Dairying.

The man who cares to sell his labor
in good cash market at a good paying
price will never 90 wrong with herd
of select mich cows. 1t makes little
difference as to the locality, for the
more difficult it is and the more expen-
sive it is to make good brand of but
ter or cheese, the more money it will
bring every time. Fresh dairy pro-
ducts will always sell readily for good
money, for obvious reasons. 1t mat
tiers but very little either to the private
dairyman who goes about his business
in a businesslike manner whether he
has little competition or much. His
business is not so extensive but that he
can keep it well in hand from one years.
end to the other. He gets his own GUS
toners and he is able to hold them,
that is, provided he is clean, regular
and attentive to every demand that is
reasonably made upon him. 1t doesn't
cut any particular figure that during
May and June butter may be selling for
lower price than he is asking. That
is the season when butter is most
Cheaply made, and there is more of it
on the market; but if our dairyman has
q SOhtidSl W puttCl az q otdttu
price the year round to his patrons, he
of course knows exactly what he is do
ing, and so do his patrons, and it is an
excellent arrangement for all concerned.
He will have stated times for delivery;
he will have plenty of ice put up; he
will always have an abundance of the
best and cheapest food for his cows; he
will have separator to aid him in do
ing quick and perfect work; he will
have good breed of hogs as balance
wheel to the dairy machine; and last,
but not least, he will see to it that all
the fertility he removes from his lands,
from whatever form of cropping he may
pursue, is returned to the soils. We
know of no more complete and self
sustaining round of duties pertaining
to any industry than are these of the
dairy, properly carried out. 1t may be
that there will be some buying of food
stuffs in one form or another, but that
will prove no drawback to the business
but will be an actual aid in preserving
the fertility of The farm. Give us the
private dairy for business that is uni
formly prosperous during all seasons
and all years if judiciously and intelli.
gently managed. -Nebrasba Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
Old Times.

Old times in the country-them's the times for mel
Never nothln' like EN- an never more will bel
Wasn't any railroad trains a-blowin' loud an free
They was all the brightest times-best o. times to
mel
Old times in the country where the sweetest violets
growed
Best of all the best times that my heart has ever
knowedl
Teller loved gal, he kissed the best an sweetes
one
An old folks did their knittn in the doorway, in
the sun.
Old times in the country-I kin see 'em still,
Hear the COOL sweet calm of the copsehld whip.
poorw;
Hear the midnight singin' of the thrillin' mockin'
birds,
An, best of ALL the music of my sweetheart's sweet.
est wordsl
Old times in the country-smoke a curlin' blue
From the old chimneys with the backlogs burnln
bluei
Old times in the country-wherever may be,
Them's the very best o. times to all my folks an
mel Atlanta Constitution.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
Why Milking Machines Fail.

The difficulty in the way of milking
machines is not one of mechanics, but
of nature. Milk-giving is a natural
function, and it requires stimulation
through the nervous system. An I'M
MIXED cow will dry up. A cow MIXED
by calf has a shorter period of milk
giving than one MIXED by hand. At
certain age the calf becomes too OBJ
streperous to coax the Tactical flow and
the COW doesn't fully respond. There
is wide difference also in mixers
some getting more milk and more but
ter fat in the same quantity than
others. Successful milking depends
upon manipulation which is pleasing
to the cow-one which creates sym
patty. 1t must cause a reflex action,
the milk being secreted during the
operation and the extent of the secre-
ton being governed by the feelings of
the COW. No machine can influence
the emotional nature as can an intell-
gent handling by sympathetic living
being. The emotions are not con,
trolled by the laws of mechanics.
Friendship, love, sympathy, are not
mechanical productions. A cow MIXED
by machinery uOeS not receive tnat
sympathetic stimulus of nerves that is
necessary to the best results. This has
so far been bar to all machine work,
and perhaps always will be. But the
dairyman need not be unhappy because
of this fact. If milking were merely
mechanical operation, milking machines
would be as plentiful as sausage grind
ers and dairying would be revolution
lied. Revolutionizing means that those
now in the business would be turned
under the ground to death. 1t would
be carried on by large establishments
and the small farmer can't compete
with them any more than he can with
the big packing houses in curing meat.
The small farmer has now the advan-
tage in dairying. He can milk the
cows his small farm will support. Could
the large farmer milk all the cows his
large farm would support, he would
have an advantage over the small
farmer. A successful machine might
be public benefit through cheapening
production and lowering prices for the
consumer, but it would certainly throw
the present army of small dairymen out
of work-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
The SO-Called Pepper Tree.

For many years in the garden Of the Gu
rious plant was frequently grown called
Schinus molle. Its chief interest to the
public mind was the fact that when the
leaflets were broken in little pieces and
placed on the surface of vessel Of water
they would dart and shoot like living crea-
lures in every direction. This was believed
to be caused by the propulsion Of a gas
from the veins and mid ribs This tree
has now been introduced into California
for the purpose of shade and Is widely
known as the pepper tree. 1t exudes a
gummy matter from the foliage, which is
said to cover the tops of carriages driving
under it with spots. The gum forms a
good dentifrice, and 1t is said that lotion
made from the bark is good for reducing
inflammations. 1t was supposed to be
tree that would be distasteful to all in
sects but the California papers tell us
that in that country it Is subject to the
ravages of scale insect, and this is about
the only defect to its general use as first
class shade tree.-Meehdn's Monthly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
500 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh, being a
constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they have offered One Hundred Dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials. Address,
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
CO Sold by. Druggists, seventy-fve
cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
Sheep and Weeds.

My attention was first called to the
fact of sheep eating weeds in preference
to grass when l was lad of fourteen in
charge of a large flock of sheep. There
were a thousand of them, and was
keeping them on the virgin prairie.
The pasturage was almost limitless and
abounded in the choicest of prairie
grass. Yet the sheep would travel over
the prairie selecting certain weeds, most
prominent of which was the'" white
topped milk-weed." i have seen our
sheep eat the seed pods of the honey
locust. have also seen them peel the
bark from the alder bush and young
apple trees. They seem to hunger fol-
something bitter. Whether this is due
to nauseate condition of the stomach
or whether it is the natural habit of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
For Sale at a Bargain!

House, Barn and Building Lot on Mechanics St.
One acre OF land, partly covered with fruit trees
On Mortified street; House and small Building
Lot, Firstclass investment. A. j. HOWE,
Real Estate Agent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
A Point Worth Discussing.

With the rapid introduction of dairy
ing in the winter and the almost
changed character of the methods of
care and feeding these dairies to obtain
the largest amounts of milk, there have
not been in all cases the sanitary con-
ditions provided that should accompany
these new methods at the barn, and we
are hearing as never before about sud.
den deaths among the cows, bowel
complaints, enlarged livers, and, justly
or uniustly, the outbreaks of tubercu-
losis are charged in with the other
maladies. While we do not here dis
cuss the point of all these ills being the
result of unsanitary conditions, or all
traceable to the care of the stock, we do
wish to say that COWS do need a
better stable than dark half or more
underground dungeon, rank with foul
smells, watered once day from an ice
pond or ice bound brook, and fed highly
concentrated grain food and given little
liberty of movement. We may have
said this before, but it will do no harm
to repeat it for those who contemplate
milking winter dairy. Make the sta
BILE light, and let in all the sunshine
pOoolulC upOh tuC uOOi VI thC oIuUiC
have it shine upon the COWS if possible.
Tie them with the largest possible lib
erty. Let each cow have at least 600
cubic feet of stable room, and have it
solid under the floor, if possible, 80 that
there can be no coming up of frost or
air, and have plenty of bedding of some
sort. Have some succulent food of
some kind, roots or silage. They are
cooling in their nature and where heavy
foods are fed are great promoters of di.
gestion, and are helps in warding of
caked udders. Since feeding silage to
our cows, udder troubles have practi-
cally disappeared from our herd. Have
water handy, and if not possible tc
water in the stalls, make it sheltered
about the water-trough and water the
cows twice day. Do not overfeed
feed twice day, and all they will ca
up clean and no more, and give then
time to digest what they eat, and they
will do better than four or six timer
daily feeding. Be regular with tn,
feeding and keep the stable about OF
the forty-fifth to fiftieth degree line o
warmth. The man who cares for hi
stock along these lines will not have oc
casion to collect very much from the
state for diseased stock.-Practica
| Farmer,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29

ELECTRIC BITTERs.-This remedy is
becoming so we'll known and so popular
as to need no special mention. All who
have used Electric Bitters sing the same
song of praise. A purer medicine does
not exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Electric Bitters will
cure all diseases of the liver and kid
neys, will remove pimples, boils, salt
rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood. Will drive malaria from
the system and prevent as well as cure
all malarial fevers. For cure of head
ache, constipation and indigestion try
Electric Bitters. Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded. Price
fifty cents and 81 per bottle at G.
Blakely's drug store.