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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23
A Caller for Nr. DE Medicj.

There is "A lady tuft-hunter in an up-
town clearinghouse who has the for
eign title fever Of the most pronounced
type. She p~araIyzes the other m
by the easy, matter-of-fact wayin which
she tells the Eame, and titles Of her lis
tinguished callers.
One night IL was Prince Bumbastes
DE adbeati. The night before il was the
Dock IndebtO aud the next night il
will be the Count Freakiyitch. she has
been across orr great salt water priyi-
lege several times and has contracted
the broad-gauge style Of numbering the
English language. There is reason to
believe that she bewails her fate at hav-
ing been born in pleEeian America.
The other evening while her parloi
was filed with princes. ~potentatcs.
docks, cunts and baldheads. in The
absence Of crowned heads. she incident.
ally remarked that on her next visit TO
civilization she should get more works
OF art and among them n work OF
Venus de Medici.
You must be yaree particulare and
not let the Paris clever vendors sell you
re initashion.' said Il "look," by way
OF p%recaution.
oh, shall guard against that she
replied, gayly; Il shall call upon Mr..
DE Medici himself. I can get letters of
introduction TO the greatest artists in
Europe"
And then there was a silence like that
before a storm aGd the titled admirers
Of the tuit-hunter could scarcely con-
ceal the.r lanchter.-N. i. H0rll.
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Highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest U. s. Govt Report
R Rakies
ABSOLUTELY PURE
4 (Onkssinu.

Ny epic verse, my pet production, which I
Sufficient TO advance me TO the highest
peak
or difficult Parnassus, goal OF which I've
dreamed
For many a weary year. came bach TO
- mo last week.
The editor j cursed. that he should stand
between
My dear ambition and my scarcely dearer
Whose unappreciation forced to blush un-
My one dear book. TO gather dust upon
That might in sleep an Angel fair came to
my side.
And in her hand she held a scroll: ia lines
or flame
name OF him I'd cursed was writ: and
when ] cried.
What portcnt this?" the rare celestial
Replied:
Read here, q Migrate base. the name OF
MN thou II cursed.
The very man OF all men who should he
the first
my love and lasting gratitude to know.
sine" he
thee
"A path which thou with hating rhyme,
most III composed.
against myself hast sought 10 keep for
ever closed.
Read thou thy lines again.
An, bitter was the cup.
4 ieau WITHDREW the curse-and tore the
epic up.
Weekly.
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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 nor 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 tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectuslly 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 il acts ON the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs la for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is a
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, syrup of figs,
and hcing well informed, you will not
accep. my substitute if offered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23
Was a Discriminating Owl.

A Ledyard farmer, eleven miles southi
of Norwich, Conn. begged a boot owl
with IA steel trap at his hen house one
night recently, the biggest. greediest,
most ferocious one probably ever taken
in the county. The bird bad visited his
iarmyard half a dozen times after night
fall, and on each visit picked up one of
the farmers fat hens or plump chick
ems, and went away 10 his home in 4
hollow tree with bis prey. Finally he
tackled a underground turkey gobbler.
The turkey struggled with his foe, how
ever, and q fierce battle ensued, in which
the turkey was speedily slam, but the
owl was unable to get away with his
game. and after partly plucking il, by
the dry process, popular in the Nut
meg state, left the gobbler's remains
head, bone. and a peck OF feathers--iu
the farmer yard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23
CHAPTER VI.

"Dear Sir Adrian" says Dora Talbot,
laying down her bat upon "A garden
chair. and forsaking the game OF ten
mis- then proceeding To 90 forward and
greet her host, where have you beeny
We have missed YOU so much. Flor
ence"-turning To her cousin will
YOU take my bat. dearest? ! am quite
tired of trying To defeat Lord Isle"
Lord Lisle. a middle-aged gentleman
OF sunburned appearance, looks unmis-
takably delighted ut the prospect of "a
change in the game. He is married;
has a large family of promising young
Lisles. and a fervent passion for ten
mis-. Mrs. Talbot having proved a very
contemplate adversary, he ia charmed
ut his chance OF getting rid of her.
So Florence. rice Dora retired. joins
the game, and the play continues with
sny kind. She is determined to have
her part in the programme. and Is
equally determined that Florence shall
90 nowhere alone with Sir Adrian.
What "a capital ideal" puts in Ar
thur Dynecourt, coming up to Miss
Delmaine, and specially addressing her
with all the air of a rightful owner.
Charming mutters a young lady
standing 10y; and so the question Is
settled.
1T will be rather a fatiguing journey,
YOU know" SAYS CAPTAIN Ringwood,
conldentially, to Ethel Nilliers. Its
an awful Let of stairs; I've been there,
80 / know al, about tits worse than
the treadmill."
"Haye O been there to0g" demands
Isle mas scored a grand victory, anG
all the players declare themselves
thoroughly exhausted and in need of
refreshments, Sir Adrian comes for
ward, and walks straight mp to Miss
Delmaine. Ia Dora's intense chagrin
and the secret rage of Arthur Dyne-
court.
"You have often asked to see the
haunted chamber. \" he SAYS: why not
come and visit it now. 1t isn't much to
see. YOU know; but still, in a ghostly
sense, il Is, l suppose, interesting"
Let MS make a party and 90 to-
gether," suggests Dora, enthusiastical-
liz clasping her hands-her favorite
method of showing false emotion of
Miss Ethel saucily, glancing at him
from under her long lashes.
Not yet" answers the captain. with
a little grin. But, l say, don't GO
will your"
Il must; | am dying to see il" replies
Ethel. You needn't come, you know;
| dare say | shalr be able TO get on
without You for half an hour or So"
Il dare say You could get on uncom.
monty well without me forever" re.
torts the captain rather gloomily. To
himself he confesses modify that this
girl with the auburn hair and the blue
yes has the power Of taking the "curl
nut OF him" whatsoever she wishes.
Il believe you are afraid of the bogies
idden In this secret chamber. aud So
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THEY THOUGHT SHE MUST BE SHY
So the Nervously Affable Lady Had Her
Revenge All U~nbeknown.

The State street horse car was already
in motion when the last passengers got
in. They were genuine English sweIls.
one could see that at a glance. He was
white haired, stately, yet with deep
laughter lines carved on his face. She
was handsome. high-bred. aud twenty
years his junior; she seemed utterly
oblivious of the other occupants of the
car, aud she wore a bonnet which the
observant young woman in the orner
opposite determined to copy before she
slept.
4 wonder now" she remarked, what
tram line this happens To be-"
I'm sure don't know" replied the
old gentleman. but it really matters
ve~y s.tle. You know. so long as il
takes us where we wish TO be set down."
4 n~ervously affable lady sitting next
TO the old gentleman overheard them
and. clearing her throat, remarked:
This is the North Chicago horse car.
They cali it the Ladies' line because
she paused and glanced weakly about
the car, because so many ladies travel
on 1t. l guess"
The old gentleman bowed in courte-
Gus thanks for the information; then he
turned to his companion, to whom APP
parently the space occupied by the
nervously affable lady was vacant, and
repeated it. Encouraged by this, his
neighbor proceeded to enlighten the
strangers as to the buildings and land
marks they passed, becoming more agi-
tated and incoherent as the English
I'M still remained apparently I'M
conscious of her remarks until they
were repeated to her.
At last the pair got off and, aftsy
watching their reach the pavement, tho
Hervously aifab,e lady turned TO the
Noiing woman in tho corner opposite
aud said: Il feel il my duty to do what
can for strangers in a big place like
Chicago" Then she paused aud sighed.
1T takes all kinds OF people 10 make a
world. doesn't il? Now. he was a real
nice old gentleman, wasn't he? Bnt
she seemed a queer Kind Of a lady"
Then. with perfectly unconscious
sarcasm the young woman opposite re-
piled: %. well, perhaps She hasn't
seen much of the world and Is kind Of
shy"
MAY be that's il" said the ~nervously
affable lady.
Aud to the rest Of the passengers il
seemed that she was unconsciously
avenged.
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n walls. Uncomfortable places A.
ways are: 1t would he quite 4 treasure
to Lady Betty Trefeld, who raves over
the ear.y Britons. 1t seems rather
tnr0Wli away upon us, Captain Ring
wood, you look as If you had been sud-
denly turned into stone. Let me pass.
please"
1t was uncommonly friendly of
kingwood not to lave let the door
siam, and so imprisoned us for life"
says sir Adrian, with a laugh. II I'm
sure We W him q debt Of gratitude
II hope you'll all pay IT," laughs
Ringwood. 1T will be "A nice new ex-
pefieilcc for Won to give a creditor
something for once. | never pay my
own debts; bnt that doesn't count. I
feel sure yoil are all going to give me
something for my services as door
keeper"
What shall give your asks Ethel
coguettishly.
I'll tell YOU by and BY" he replies.
With silch AN expressive look that for
once the salcy girl has no answer
ready. nut, Dltlshing crimson. lurIies
past MN down tie stone stairs, where
she waits AT the bottom for the others.
AS Florence reaches the door she
To-" "tiu 'tDOID W fAdlIllDt lilf IDtk.
Il wish She says to Sir Adrian, a
strange Subdued excitement in her
tone YOU would remove this lock.
Do.v
But Why he asks. impressed in
spite OF himself, by her manner.
. II hardly know myself: il i, a fancy
an unaccomtable one. p~erhaps-but
still q powerful ore. DO be guided by
me n have it removed"
"What-the fancy he asks laugh
ing.
"No-the lock. IIumor me in this,
she pleads earnestly. far more earnest
ly than the occasion seems to warrant.
call i a silly presentiment. if Won like.
but / honestly think that lock will work
you evil some day. Therefore it is that
l ask You 10 do away with it,"
You ask me.' he queries.
YES, if only to please me-for my
sake"
Shrhas evidently forgotten her late
distrlst III him. for She speaks now in
the old sweet tone. and with tears in
her eyes. Sir Adrian bushes warmly.
For yOnr sake" be whispers. What
Is there | would not do. if thus re-
queSted?'
ITO ia Cop4fpta5N
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How Grandma nnnced.

Grandma told me all about IL.
Told me so ! couldn't cub IL,
How she danced. my grandma danced,
Long ago
How she held her pretty head.
low her dainty skirt she spread,
Smiling little rose!
How she turned her little toes.
Long go.
Grandma's hair was bright and sunny,
bimpled checks. too, an, how funny!
Really quite n pretty girl.
Long ago.
Bless her why Ehe wears a cap.
Grandma does. and takes a nap
Every single day; and yet
danced the minuet.
Long ago.
Now she sits there rocking rocking.
Always knitting grandpa's stocking;
every girl was taught 10 knit
Long ago.
Vet her figure is so neat.
J can almost see her now
Bending 10 hor partners bow.
Long ago.
Grandpa says our modern jumping,
Topping, rushing, whirling. humping,
Would ave shocked the gentle folk,
Long ago.
No. they moved with stately grace,
EV'rythinE ~ proper place,
Gliding slowly forward, then
slowly curtSying bdck again.
Long x
Saturday Evening Gazette.
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CTo be Continued.)
ON THE ANGLE or THE JAW.
Why an Ordinary Blow Delivered There
Is Likely to Prove Fatal

III an oFullfdEN btoN DtlltPFtu IHPTo
Is Likely to Prove Fatal.
"Nhy is a blow upon the angle of a
mans jaw-the Knockout blow OF
pugilists-so effective, and what is the
immediate result OF such a blow?'
In view of the recent death of Con
Riordan after a boxing bout with Cham
pion Fitzsimmous, this question was
put by a Baltimore SIN reporter to DR..
b. Merrill Hopkinson, himself an attn
lete and the president of the Baltimore
Athletic Club. Dr.. IIopkinson has
given study to anatomy and physiology
in their relation Ia athletic exercises,
He said:
1T is somewhat difficult, without en-
tering into technicaiities, 10 describe
properly the Knockout blow. The
skull rests upon the atlas the first Of
the bones or vertebrH of the neck. The
articulation or joint is simply by NEAR
Of a contact Of the cOrdvles or proturb-
ances at the base of the skull with TWO
facets on the atlas. The arrangement
is most favorable for movements Of the
head, but is susceptible to dislocation.
Immediately at the base of the skull is
the foramen magnum-a great hole
which forms the passageway between
the skull cavity and the spinal canal.
Through this pass the spinal portion of
the central nervous system and verte-
bral arteries.
A blow delivered upon the angle Of
the jaw Is, OF course, given directly at
right angles 10 the passageway between
the body and brain, through which
passage run the wonderfully delicate
structures. Now, owing TO the slender
joint of the skull with the spinal col
umn, resistance must necessarily be
very weak, and a blow. even though a
light one, is capable of producing so
great a shock that n man can readily be
rendered unconscious by its effect. An
eSperimvn. ~ very sinpi-. We. my
n strike himself a quick blow just at
the angle of the jaw, and he will lind
that he is dazed just in proportion to
the amount of the force applied. That
it is possible to kill a man by such a
blow has been demonstrated more than
once, and more is the pity that such a
thing can be recorded in the recital of
the so-called amusements.
II do not believe that a mau in good
physical training, with healthy heart
and arteries and well nourished nervous
system, could be destroyed by such a
blow from another man who is his ply
steal equal, but it would not take a
sledge-hammer blow delivered upon the
angle OF the jaw 10 produce a thrombus
or blood clot at the base of the brain of
n man whose heart, arteries and nerv-
system had been weakened by alco-
holic or other excuses. Temporary
knock-outs occur daily and fatal cases
are OF rare occurrence; indeed, the pro-
portion of deaths rs compared with
horse racing or football is ridiculously
small. Any man entering the pugilistic
ring is liable to receive a blow which
will put him to sleep and the duration
of Inconsistencies is altogether pro-
! portioned to the science of the delivered
blow. the position of the man struck
aud the amount of force used"
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Il was all broken down In health,
SO weak and nervous / was hardly
able to be up. l had severe pains in
my side, and headache. l would often
have to stop when going upstairs on
account of palpitation of the heart. /
a no appetite and a distressed feeling
IN my stomach. ! resolved to try
Hood Sarsaparilla. Itook two bottles
and have not had a spell of sick head.
ache for four months, feel well, work
all day and eat heartily. My friends
how well am looking. Think
all nervous. run down people ought to
take it, especially nursing mothers.
Mrs. $. AsHwoRTH, Eaton, o.
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SPRING
MEDICINE

Us so important that you should be surs
to get THE BEST. Hoods sarsapa.
riila has proven its uuequalled merit
by its thousands of remarkable cures
and the fact that it has a larger sale
than any other sarsaparilla or blood
purifier shows the great confidence the
people have in it In fact it il the
Spring Medicine. 1t cures all blood
diseases. builds up the nerves aud gives
such strength to the whole system
that, as one lady put It's, 1T seemed to
make me anew"
IL You decide to take Hoods Sarsa.
pariila for your spring medicine do
mot buy any substitute. BE sure 10 get
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HOODS
Sarsapari11a
THE RELIGION OF LITERARY MEN.
They DO Not Attend Church and Are Very
Liberal.

Ii Is quite extraordinary how c~allous
even the mOst religious persons in the
past have often been TO the miseries OF
their fellow-crettures. both i'm this world
and the next. writes James Payn in the
CoysihiW Magazine. They have. indeed.
expressed their gratitude for being safe
aud sound themselves. but not without
n feeling OF complacency that others
are not so fortunate. II is this c~allous-
ness which has rendered the man of let
ters--impulsive aud sensitive, soft
hearted. yet easily moved TO indigna-
ton, and charitable even toward the
sins he is not inclined to-unorthodox
aud something more. There may be in
him a want OF submissiyeness To the
Divine will, and certainly Of that un-
questioning faith which is the comfort
of so many souls, but there is no lack of
human love and sympathy, and the
man who loves his fellows. we are told.
is very near To loving his Creator.
AT all events, the feeling ! have de-
scribed seems 60 me TO have more or
less pervaded the minds OF almost all
men OF letters with whom | have con-
versed upon spiritual things. Because
iACiot iHNh q iltNf ~ ~ lult, NilllNH-
goers. they are often considered iTrelig-
ious or as complete Gallios in the mat
ter, but this is not at all my experience
of them-and / have lived in their
midst for ~nearly half a century.
A very distinguished member of the
clergy used 10 say. with those half-shut
eyes that always showed when his vein
Of bumor was touched, and which
caused it to be said of him that he
never saw a happy moment: what
strikes one as SO queer is that belief in
their particular dogma is made the eS-
sential point Of all sects, all of which,
save one-and perhaps even that-must
be wrong"
Who damns every creed but his own
Must look for "A limited heaven.
And Is Ike a man laying long odds
When long odds 10 him should be given.
1t never seems TO strike a theologian
that his calculation is contrary TO the
doctrine of chances.
fie---I AMIN love. VIZ You ne my
coniidante? She-Certainly. / am at
your service. Howell. would you
advise me TO propose 10 your Brooklyn
Lye.
Your new servant girl is very pions.
1 hear?' "Yes; if she was IS careful
about the crockery a. she is about the
ten commandments she would be a
jewel."-N y. Press.
Mabel-A lot of us girls have estab-
lished Il secret society, Jack. Jack
What arc the objects of it? Mabel
Why, we meet together and tell aecrets.
of course --BoStyN GiOb
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Bria rcus Had "A Hundred Arms.

Nervousness has as many queer symp-
toms. But whatever they may be. they
one ana all depart in consequence OF the
soothing. inyigorating Influence Of Hostel
ter's Stomach B!tters. which tones The sys-
TEN through Tho Medium Of thorough di-
gestion ana assimilation. Trcmulous nerves
soon acquire Stcadiness by it's use. IL pro-
notes sleep and appetite, and fortihes the
system against disease. Malaria. consti-
patton, rheumatism and kidney troubles
are relieved by f..
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be traced by the lines in the woman face.
Dull eyes. the sallow or wrinklcd face and
those feelings Of weakness" Save their
rise in the arrangements and irregularities
peculiar TO women. The functional de-
engagements, painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses Of women. can be cured with
DIR. pierce's Fayorite Prescription. For the
young girl just entering woinanhood, for
3.s naotheI apa laa-er, ehetis "a hhseas.e,
the Prescription +" is just what they need /;
it aids nature in preparing the system for
the change. It's a medicine prescribed for
thirty years. in the diseases of women, by
Dr. x V Pierce. ch~iefconsulting physician
10 the Iuvalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti-
tute. at Buffalo. y. Y. DR.. Pieyce's Favoritc
Prescription will cure the chronic i%uhainna-
ton OF the lining membranes which cause
such cxhausting drains upou the system.
1t 6nre5 nervous prostratiOn. slceplessncss,
f~aintness. nervous debility and all disorders
arising from arrangement of the female
organs and functions.
A. F.....- .. r HFLu-E -.
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stingy man?
He is He doesn't even enjoy a joke at
his own expense.
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MIS-. JENNIE ILL
OyePOH. writes /
was sick for overthTec
years with blind dizzy
spells, palpitation Of
the heart, pain in the
back and head. and
At times would have
such a weak tired feel.
ing when ! first got
up in the morning,
and AZ times nervous
chills.
The physicians diff
fered a. To what my
disease was, but none
of them did me am
good. As soon a.
commenced taking DR.
Pierce : Favorite Pre-
s%cription, I began {,
get better could sleel
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Friend-Practi"ing on a bass horn. IN?
Don't your neighbors object?
Non Teutor-Nah. but ! haf offered a
compromise,
wrar rin YOU propose 70 rnem=
/ promised II day would Kill dere squally
pahieS would sma sh mein bass horn.
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KY better NJull sleep
well nights, and that bad. nervous feeling and The
pain in my back soon left me. | can walk sever
al miles without getting tired. took in all three
bottles OF Prescription and two of Discovery 80
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Poetry.

hear the lofty paeans
OF the masters OF the shell,
Who heard the starry music
And recount the numbers well:
Olympian bsrds who sung
Divine ideals below.
Which always find as young
And always keep US $ o,
Emerson.