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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
MADE cARFkRs OUT or IT.
A Broker who Took "A Profitable Little
Trip to Philadelphia.

The ways of the New York broker
are artfnl and his eyes are always open
for an opportunity. When be has a
chance to make a good bargain" be
doesn't let grass grow under his feet.
The head OF "A steamship company re-
Gently said to "A Wall street broker:
Il wish / could get n certain pier
privilege: it, so and So"
well, why don't you 60 and get Up"
asked the broker.
81 can't seem to get hold oft"
"TEe pier business" said the broker.
"isn't in my line; but how much would
YOU give me for this privilege if / get
it?"
IN give you $1,000 a month for 3
year"
The broker said that he would see
what he could do. The pier was owned
by a Philadelphia man. and the next
afternoon the man from Wall street
walked into the Office Of the pier-owner
in Philadelphia.
Il want you to buy some bonds, he
said.
Don't want to buy anything" was
lIlt answer i III -flillR.
But these are g~ilt-edged; you never
saw anything better"
Can't bay anything. Haven't any
money. Got n lot Of things on my
hands that aren't paying a cent. These
are hard times. | tell YOU. I've got
stores that | can't rent, bills that | cant
collect. Why, there's a pier over in
your city that isn't doing what it ought
TO do for me. a privilege there is just
begging for some II to take it,"
swell. said the broker, Il want to
sell you some Of these bonds. We
might make a 'dicker' on the pier. /
guess | could get rid OF it. VIII you
take the bonds off my hands if / take
the pier privilege Off yours?'
Il don't want bonds"
wouldn't YOU take them to get rid
of your pier:?"
mo; | am carrying all | want
well. maybe III take your pier any,
way, How much DO you want for it?'
Three thousand dollars a year.
The broker thought he might as well
take the privilege. even if they couldn't
strike a bargain on bonds. The next
morning he went 10 the New York
steamship man.
Il can get that pier for you for a
year, he said.
AT what teIIns?"
Your own iigures-$l2, 900 a year"
The privilege was relet right then
and there. the contract signed and the
broker was just $1,000 better off. A
- -. e., - ~
met the broker again.
Say, x" he said, "tell me now,
just for fun, what did you make out on
that pier business"
"Carfare, answered the broker, I'M
%blushingly.
"Carfare?"
Yes. carfare around the world."-
n. Y. Tribune.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
Something Missing.

] know that she is gone away,
Because the sOddeu skies are gray
Instead Of blue.
Because the sun shines hot and fierce,
Or else too cold and weak 10 pierce
The dull clouds through.
Because the thr0nging crowds I meet
Wear mOurnful faces on the street,
And dOwncast eyes:
The horses have "a iaded look,
The sparrow chirps from cut his nook
With restless cries.
know that She is gone away.
because each moment Seems "A day;
Each day "a year;
Because the city lacks that grace
Which marks her mere abiding place
When She is here.
Harry Romaine in Life.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
An Interesting Case.

HURON. s. d., July i9.-An import
ant n will be argued this week be
fore Hon. Thomas Sterling as referee
at Redheld. IL is known IA the North
American Loan and Trust company
against the Colonial and United S;atei
Mortgage company OF Hull, England
Nearly $40, 0oo is involved, that amoun'
being claimed rs fees and commission
due the North American company
earned during the several years that
managed the business ol
the Colonial company In South Dakota.
Hon. A. Il. Melville Of Chicago. apt
Hon. John T.. Pyle OF this city repre-
sent the plaintiffs. Both gentlemen
went to Redieid today, accompanied
BY +. II. Hale aud A. Il. Taylor OF CHI
caEo. Several days will be required IN
presenting tho arguments.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
A Brief Census.

There was an energetic landlady. a
widow, in large clearinghouse in New
Hampshire and her brother. who was IA
widower. joined her in the business en-
terprise.
1t so happened their first guests were
a young widow and her father, who had
recently buried his second wife. The
Associated Charities sent an agent
to investigate a ease of distress in that
neighborhood and it CHANGED that this
was the first house she hit upon.
"Of whom does Your family consiste"
sine inquired of the mistress.
All remnants!." was the prompt reply.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
JUDGE TRlMBLE DECLINES.
Pension Agency Would Require Too Hart
Work-Probable Appointee.

WASHINGTON, July l9.-Yesterda,
Judge Trimble's d~eclination OF the
Iowa-Nebraslxa pension agency n
Des Moines was filed with the
president. After heartily thank
ing the president for the honor be-
slowed, Mr.. Trimble stated that tho
rigid requirements OF the department
compelling him to give his personal at
t~ention to the office so many hours
every day was 10 agreeable To him.
Judge Trimble always has been his
own boss aud ne now hesitates to place
himself under so hard a taskmaster as
Uncle sam. His declination will bt
regretted by his many friends.
The president is worried over the out
come of what he thought a happy settle
ment of the difficulties, but he proposes
now to act promptly and it is believed
that today he will appoint State Sen
ator c. II. Robinson of Knoxville. Mr.
Robinson's appointment is agreed on
lie is one of iowa's brainy young demo
Gratis. He was democratic caucu,
leader Ia the state Legislature last win
:er and has a splendid military record
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
Mighty is the Truth.

And it will prevail. Against under
hand competition and spurious imitation,
the genuine efficacy of the great national
tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. always
has and always will prevail. The public
recognize it everywhere as the chief pre-
ventive of malaria. and n reliable specific
for dyspepsia. constipation. nervousness.
rheumatism, kidney trouble. biliousness
and loss of appetite. Efforts made
by irresponsible dealers to com
pete with it by indirect means have and
will continue To fall upon the heads, and it
may be added, the pockets OF those max
ing them. Through the length and breadth
of the American continent il is the ac-
knowledged household remedy, reliable
and prompt. 1t relies upon facts, upon
public experience, and upon the emphatic
commentator of the medical fraternity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
Chicken Hunters warned.

Sioux FALLS, 3. d., July 20.-The
Sioux Falls Gun club has issued a warm
ing TO hunters who kill prairie chick
u before August Is. They have sew
srul parties spotted and II they catch
them killing chickens it will go hard
with them. Reports come in that al
ready hundreds OF chickens which can
hardly fly have been shot by Sioux
Falls huntsmcn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
TX.
DICK FINDS HIMSELF FAMOUS.

"But / declare to you most solemnly.
that the last thing l remember as | felt
myself plunging headlong into the bot
tomless abyss, was the despairing cry
Of a human soul. a heart broken wall
from mortal lips. which made an indel-
ible impression upon me, even at that
terrible momentl" declared Dick. as he
lay propped up by innumerable pillows
in the funereal four-poster, which lent
an air at once forbidding and imposing
TO the spacious guest-chamber at Bleak
House. A cheerful fire blazed upon the
hearth; the lamps were lighted; round
about his bed in various graceful atti-
tudes of abandon his three sisters con-
gregated, each gazing with flushed
cheeks and wide-open wondering eyes
at that idolized brother who, a second
To he continued
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
MISTAKEN FOR A THIEF.

4 Mrs. Cranky. Living Near Yanktos
From a Line.
YAyKroS. y. d., July ia Mrs
Cranky, living on n farm nea here,
while taking clothes from a line
Wednesday night was mistaken for 6
thief and shot dead by a member of the
family.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
A Trip to Alaska.

Sioux FALLS. s. d., July &c. Z.
Mellette. clerk Of the United State,
district court, DIR. II. L. Brown, j. w
Hutchinson and possibly Others viii
start ont next week on an expedition
to Alaska. They expect their trip will
occupy about six weeks.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

MARsuALLTowN. H., July 20.-Abont
= o'clock last evening lightning struck
the ice house and storage house Of the
Britain Packing company and they
we're totally destroyed by fre. Loss
about $1,000 only partially insured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28


Nancy.
When Nancy donaed her brocade gown.
Iiled up her powdered hair
And rut = patch upga her cheek,
There was no maid so fair
] ionged 10 be u gallant knight
Her colorS for to wear,
: When Nancy donned her brocada gown,
And piled her powered hair.
When Nancy on the tennis court
In rough serge met my view,
Thought the loyeliest frock e'er made
Was just of fianuel blue:
And tennis seemed the fttest sport
For maiiens 10 pursue.
When Nancy or the tennis court
Ia rough serge met my view.
When Nancy IN n gingham gown
Stood at the kitchen shelf.
Aud, with her careful, housewife air,
Put by the kitchen deli.
Upon a sudden then ] knew
Twas she who charmed herself
When Nancy in "A bingham gown
stood at the kitchen shelf.
Anne OlIhgan in Puck.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
Can for Condition Of National Ranks.

WASHINGTON. July ao.-Comptroller
Eckels today issued a call for q report
Of tho condition of national banka at
the close Of business on Monday,
July 10.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

Father-WeTwas That young lady
sitting by you at the base ball game?
Boy-lhat was my school teacher.
Oh. ! noticed that you and several
other boys were continually talking to
her.
Yes. We were trying 10 make her
understand how the game is played.
but she cruldn't. J don't see how she
ever got 10 be a school teacher.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

juno was named in honor Of Juno, .
Roman divinity, who was worshipped as
queen of the heavens. Il is called the
month OF marriages and OF suicides
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
Cruiser Columbia ordered to BIueaeid

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The cruise
Columbia has been ordered to proeeet
Immediately to Bluefields, Nicaragua
to protect American interests durins
the disturbances now going on in tina
country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

LONDON. July ie.-The queen. &C
companied by the czarowitch and Prin
cess AK Of Hess. left Windsor Tor o.
horas house this morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

.Ahi Tom there Is no greater charm
than n peach bloom complexion, such as
the young lady had we heard extolling
Gfenu's sulphur SOAP"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

Spacer-sunnnnan enjoys a JOKE OF
himself a well as on any Il else.
Liner-Yes; if the joke happens 10
be a salable one.-Iruth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

"A nugget Of tin weighing 500 pounds
has been found in Tasmania. The assay of
n small piece shows 81 per cent of metallic
tin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

In 1916 500. 600 persons died OF the
plague vt Bagdsd In less than ninety
daTA
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

The Russian peasant never touches
food or drink without making the sign OF
the crOss.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

100.
he AHri-
rian.
Pport OF
iral de-
ofintcr-
Of Mex
from q
ops and
Properly
sons in
be sum
infall 10
,ange OF
n spring
ceptiblo
O north
y an i'm
middle
eastern
st sum
twenty
Ainoctial
rs more
err.
Jason is
] storms
with in
T.. The
the posi-
the in
no doubt
which is
81 winds
I forms
region.
With the
ion con.
Der. Tho
lie tenn
,rnadocs
expend
thereby
n Der.
son, but
hat the
coast IL
In. The
in these
10 coast
in les
in the
parts of
possible
EARNEST
ot zone.
it rains
nd not
rnperato
ring the
during
falls in
he cold
that It
the hot
groves
elton by
sun and
ground,
ceptible
sing an
of the
mes the
case ut
mperate
vities of
to the
cools on
cks and
ted and
ated in
during
ind pre-
G north
IL alter
utheast.
part of
lost in
regions,
and rem
winter
uent. Ia
umidity
in the
!, and in
IL APP
III coast
that of
ess than
g in the
leo may,
iassifed
derately
d dry in
regions,
western
efa, are
ands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

fly, or circumstance; he resigned him.
self utterly to the inevitable, dimiy rec
ognizing the futility of struggling
longer against his fate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

Hairs Catarrh Cure
4 . c~onstitutioual cure Price Is cents
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
DID.


bothered
be seal
eturned
was cut
hunters.
ared off
es were
sd their
(he ves-i
ions In
able for
lnot use
s. per
captain
eturned
mutt
of the
i,nbered
'ad only
indians
|eatcned
bal seven
|ssel, Sc
believed
lines the
to their
captain
utineers
at them
where he
govern
Indians
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28
List of Town Fnirs,

DIES MONIES, July co. Tho follow
.ng is n list of races and fairs in Iowa
tor the year 1894:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

-Des Moines. the capital Of Iowa, stands
on the site Of Fort Des MOines, a United
states post from I~52 70 1877. and then the
most remote garrison on the northwest
frontier.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

way anu
cots.
special
kht from
traffic
North
Naviga-
fleet Mt
North
neapolis
y way Of
mt is not
ross re-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-28

The new
wa and
for tho
| be X
W man
charge
ktension
he
3 OF this
ting tho
condi-
truction
This re-
to the
III take.
sat City
nrohn-
In Min
Tn o
Hington
We now
Few line
ty, via
3nly un-
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-10-04
Mats for the Table.

1t Is too bad to have ones polished
tables and stands covered with little
rings where a vase has stood and the
water has overlooked There is no
need of this, either. Everybody shoull
have on hand an abundant supply Of
these mats These need not be obtru-
sive in design. In fact, no one wants
any more the elaborate confection that
were once won't to call attention to
their crothefed splendors in our draw,
ing rooms. Make the aatter-day vase
mats of small rounds Of olive-green
felt, preferably not ornamented at all
except for "a s'piillsed" border. No one
will notice them, but Shey will keep
your rosewood and mahogany from
harm. It
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-10-04

corrections. Then, as II tota lily obliv-
ious of my presence, he began to write
'As sheet after sheet fell from under
his fingers, snatched them up, read
them hurriedly, and shot them down
the copy tube to the composing-room
] read rapidly as an editor will, taking
but small account of the matter so
long as it ran smoothly, while / had
too much confidence in him to ques-
ton the accuracy of his statements.
| only realized that he was writing
great story-the greatest he had ever
done. He seemed inspired with the
derer, and under his touch every triv-
ial incident came out with distinctness
and coherency that made the cause
and method of the crime perfectly
plain.
First he described the scene with
accuracy of detail that would have
been impossible for one who had not
studied it closely. The selection of the
spot he explained by the fact that the
bright electric light streaming
through the windows of the power
~ '.npossioie ,oi 'ne
lri, oy W sec nv Si,o sn''o"s'
a az, 'npeno' "oie u"'nncSs
i.Sn V"e "ss"sein' ample iisnt
~ n's olo"' anu ihoieoVer' ine
~ ia, Vi wy III" neui
or the falling body.
n o'ow On Tue mead ne oem'
ons " 49, mus nave oeen IRON
SAM Jag WINE 'ie wouno through the
ne"'U e0ui'' ohly nave oeen maze oy
one % Vnose long, me plaueo sulet'
.os Oh i.ai'ah make furthermore
tue iac. t'fat thls particular weapon
was oriVen nome with a hfm hand'
,i'er inc victim haa peen stunned by
oio" on the neao' iholcateo premeai'
'"eco anu oenoerate murder whlle the
.neory OF roooery was dlsproved oy
we lacU .hat the man vaiua pies mad
peeh untouched Inc only tenaole
'heory' therefore, was That the motive
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-10-04

foundation, and a circular piece two
and half inches In diameter for the
bottom. Cover these with any pretty
scrap of silk or plush, fitting the out
side snugly about the cardboard, which
you have sewn in cylinder; sew in
piece three and a$half inches- ia3liam-
eter for the top, leaving an aperture
through which you may stuff the cush-
ion, rounding up the top. If all your
toilet. appointments 'are white, cover
this with ruffle of lace of fine dotted
Swiss, and tie at the top with boys
and loops of marrow on.-Amerieap
Agriculturist
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-10-04

most of the effect depends upon the
colers and materials employed Tor 1t.
OF course it is made up on a founda-
ton of stout cardboard, which is cut
into diamond shape and used with
one point uppermost, the brush being
slipped into loop specially made for
it Cut pieco of MORE, or Of satin, or
velvet, or plush, for the front, just
about one-half inch larger nll round
than the cardboard. Cut also band
of buckram about two inches wide,
and three inches longer than will
stretch acrose the diamond horizontal
ly from point to point. Cover this buck
ram with plush or velvet to accord with
the rest of the covering. and line the
middle of this band with a scrap of
silk; the ends need not be thus lined.
Sew number of little imitation gems,
or large spangles, at equal distances
along the center of this band, and add
some small pompons or drops of some
kind to the lower edge. Lay this band
across the center Of the satin from
point to point sew 1t down firmly at
each end from the wrong side, but
leave the exact middle of the band
slack SO that the handle of the.bTrsh
will slip. easily into It, The reason for
lining the middle part of the band Is
now. obvious.
Now stretch the satin very tightly
over the cardboard, drawing the raw
edges together on the wrong side with
lacing stitches of strong thread. BE
careful to get the band in the middle
quite straight, for the holder will be
anything but ornamental if this is
croolxed.s 1t Is as well to'add the cord
round the edges below the band, the
bow at the tip of the.point, and the ring
toihang the holder up by, beforc lining
the back neatly with sateen or piece
of plain silk. "<
1t is quite possible to make up the
feather brush itself at home. If the
worker is anxious for the whole thing
Ito be of her own workmanship, or If
she happens to have number of fancy
feathers that she would like to use up.
A turned" stick is needed, which may
either be gilded or 'enamelled. Take
the shortest of the feathers and arrange
them with the tips downward round the
lower edge of the stick. Tie them firmly
IN place with some fine Irvine, and glue
this well to prevent it from coming un-
tied. Add a second set Of feathers
rather longer than the others, and Sc
cure them also with fine Irvine, gluing
this as before. Continue this until the
brush is full enough, and hide the ends
of the last set of feathers with sugar
paper" shaped piece Of velvet, secured
here and there with a touch of glue, and
having band of wide gold braid tackled
round the upper edge to hide the place
where the velvet and stick meet The
lower edge of the velvet should be van
dyked. 1t is a good plan to use kid or
leather instead of velvet, and there
should be no difficulty in getting this
of good and suitable color, as many
bookbinders will dispose of scraps left
over from their own work
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-10-04
HAT PIN CUSHIONS.
rwo Pretty Designs Which Can BE Made
at Small Cost.

~ ohthh Nobts
In these days when hat pins are as
much of fad and Of necessity with
al, as stick pins, 1t is desirable that APP
propriate receptacles be provided for
them in order that they shall not mar
the dainty toilet cushion with their
huge perforations. Where suspended
cushion seems most convenient the al
ways attractive little japanese doll
may be utilized. Choose one with a
head measuring six inches In circum-
ference. To dress one, rs shown in
Fig in the illustration, fold half
yard of three-inch ribbon together and
crease 1t to designate the bottom Of
the cushion. Sew thirteen small gilt
spangles along the bottom, with gilt
bead in the middle Of each to fasten it
on. Overland the sides Of the ribbon
to within an inch and a half of the OPP
posite end; stuff with hair or wool and
fasten 1t around tho dolls neck A
half yard of the same ribbon is ont Ia
two and folded lengthwise for the
sleeves; overland, turn in the ends at
the bottom, and attach to the dress at
tho shoulder. Now take a yard and O
quarter of half-inch ribbon, fasten ii
over the shoulder and tic about the
waist with bow. and ends in front, al
though the really Japanese lady al
ways wears her sash ends behind,
neatly tucked up into sort of roll or
cushion. A loop of this same ribbon is
fastened to the belt In the back to sus-
pend the cushion by. Decorate the
sleeves and shoulder straps with
spangles and beads, and finish with a
fringe of the beads. Letter on the
skirt Hat Pins" in gilt forming the
letters to look as much like japanese
characters rs possible.
The standard cushion shown in Fig.
l requires bit of thin cardboard, five
by nine inches, for the sides of the
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-10-04
TELEGRAPH CODES.
The Limited Number of Words That Ca
BE Used in Them.

The Limited Number of Words That Can
BE Used in Them
The compiler of a really reliable and
comprehensive code is met at the out
set of his undertaking by difficulty
that, so far, has defied all attempts at
solution beyond certain point. De-
spite the fact that the rules of the
cable companies permit him to lay I'M
der contribution eight languages, the
total number of words that can be used
with safety for coding purposes is. only
about one hundred and fifty thousand.
The reasons for this are two-fold.
First, the companies decline to permit
the use OF any code word of more than
ten letters, and it is dangerous to en-
ploy those having less than seven, ow-
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-10-04

There is an endless etiquette In the
use of fans, and with The Japanese the
fan is an; emblem of Aife. Therive
end is regarded as the starting point
and as the rays of the fan expand SO
the road OF. life widens out toward q
prosperous future. 1t is also said that
the Japanese ogi originally stde1 IT'S
shape from their wonderful nor ntainy
Fuji-sans-%hich represents. to +hesnpn
that Is. beautif9ls high and holy. When
one begins to understand all, this there
comes salutary feeling Of Ignorance,
and we perceive'that the Japanese may
claim to be among the great symbolists.
in the world. a. continuance of such
study might turn the most hardened
European into a Japonophile
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-10-04
Punctuality Is afvirtue.

The habit of being always little
late is SO general that it might seem
unavoidable, were it not that punctu.
atty is secured from the very persons
at fault when the occasions are as
guarded as in the wedding to which
the foolish virgins, failed to gain adj
mission because 'the doors were shut"
It is better to train up children to
order, punctuality, honesty in keeping
engagements, as a. part ofkeeping ones
word, and SO teach them not only self
reliance, but. make them men and
women ON whom reliance may. be
placed: - yr'H -. -. ~ st-.