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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
He Wanted to BE Free.
Council BluYs Nonnaren


A prisoner who was committed TO one
OF the Iowa penitentiaries in the spring
Oh 1871, for murder, and who since that
time has never been outside the walls,
Is an applicant for pardon. He is said
10 ne a hardened criminal and some peo-
pie have petitloned the governor TO re-
Iuse MS application. He vas over 80
when he was sentenced and he is there
iore now nearly go years OF age. bent,
aged I'M gray, no doubt.
Some surprise has been expressed
n a man incarcerated for so long a
time should desire TO be liberated at his
ge. For t~wenty-four years he has been
shielded from want and privation, com
iortably fed, clothed and housed. Elk
cept FOR an occasional glance from a
Wlndow, "a man thus imprisoned would
scarcely know the passage of the sea
sons. In the meanwhile, as like as not.
ms friends, II he had any, have passed
away; his family, probably, dead and
the battle with life, he would again face
the world.
T~wenty-four years. in prison! A quar-
ter OF a century immured behind walls
or stone. When the doors closed behind
MN twenty-four years ago, Grant had
not completed his first presidential
term. Napoleon III had capitulated.
buA ms DtlONeu IdTlS was In the hands
or an Infatuated mob Of his own coun-
trymen. Since then the whole political
map or Europe has been changed.
Africa has emerged from her dark con-
dition, and locomotives and steamboats,
scream on h Congo and at Stanley
Pool. The last American monarchy has
passed away, Six presidential elections
have taken place I'm this country and
political parties innumerable have risen
and fallen. Chicago has been destroyed
by fire and risen from her ashes and
from a city Of $50, 900 to one of nearly
2,OOO,OO0 people. Railway systems grid
iron every state and territory and the
nations flag now numbers forty-four
stars. The telephone, the photograph,
the myriad subdivisions Of electrical i'm
provement and industry, what knows
he OF them? How dazed this poor crea.
ture would be TO be suddenly set down
say in Chicago, the morning OF his lib.
GRAFTON, amid the whizZing OF it's cleo
trio machinery. the roar of it's elevated
roads. the vast. awful cruelty of its
cloud capped architecture!
And yet at 80. unified to cope with
these changed conditions Of life. ever
handicapped by twenty-four years OF
enforced seclusion, what mortal would
no sue for the nance to walk abroad
unfollowed by the ~jailer's eye, and
breathe once more the fresh, free air OF
heaveni
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
The Shirt Waist of Next Season.

New York Herald.
Next season will witness a shirt
wasted world of femininity. So steady
has been the popular growth Of the
shirt waist hat leading exclusive man
ufacturers Of mems furnishing goods
are entering largely this season on the
fabrication Of women's shirt waists.
Manufacturers on all sides report at this
early period unprecedented orders from
all parts OF the country. The wash ma
terial that foreign and domestic mills
are already pouring Upon the market
rival In texture. color and design the
finest a OF silk. Never has Dame
Fashion combined beauty and utility
with greater art or economy than in the
fabrication of next seasons shirt waists.
The superior cut and finish Of the mems
ollar and cuffs escapes not the up TO
date m IL is her appreciation that
encourages men furnishers to embark
pom the manufacture Of shirt waists.
The departure opens up "A new field for
employment for women The haber-
dasher who handles women's shirt
waists must have ome clerks. n
Broadway firm began last season with
two women clerks: before the season
closed IL employed eight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
800 Rewnrh. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able 10 cure i'm all its stages, and
that Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a 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 it's work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers that
they offer one Hundred Dollars for any
case IL fails TO cure. Send for list Of
Testimonials.
Address, +. j. CHENEY g. CO,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

the new nurse was, but she remembered
In time that II was best for her to know
nothing aud to awaken no suspicious
she opened the door Of the spare room
aud looked In. Yes, the man was gone
dead or alive-and there were no traces
left OK his presence. The place was cleared
up, the cupboard stood with open doors,
eulPty, the bed was made, the curtain
pushed back. the sofa was in its nIacs
against the wall, the window stood ooen,
Nothing In the room at all 10 show that
there had been an occupant only two DAYS
before. She stared blankly. The dead
man was gone, then. Had her senses al.
together deceived her, Was he not dead.
out only sieepingf Was her horror only
a thlng OF Imagination Behind her, m
ne ball, stood the doctor, smiling. cheer.
fdi. ~
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
An Unfair Advantage.
From Chicago Times-HeraId.

FFUH ChIcdBO Tlflts-fierdId.
Speaking of gambling, i once saw
three darkies down south who had made
a bet of "a quatah" each as to which
could name the best two things to eat.
They drew straws-to decide which
should have the first name"
That one who got the first straw
proudly declared:
We'll, gemmen, spring chicken en-
watermillion is good enough for me"
This made the man Of the third straw
o somewhat wild. and when the 9TH
er sailed in and announced: You kin
Jis gimme possum an sweet taters,"
the other man grabbed the money and
ran away, saying: "Youse fools. If you
think you gwine TEX my money-namin'
everything I'm de worl right fus' clip"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
Sold by Druggists, 75c.

All the conductors, motormen and
other employees of the Augusta, Ca,
Street Railroad company will visit tho
Atlanta exposition at the company's eX-
pense. Their fares will be paid and
their salaries will continue during their
absence M Atlanta
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones are i'm
proved more by the pleasant laxative.
Syrup Of Figs, when In need of the laxa-
tive effect OF a gentle remedy, than by
m other, and that IT is more accepta-
bic to them. Children enjoy 1t and il
benefits them. The true remedy, Syrup
of Figs. Is manufactured by the Califor-
MIA Fig Syrup Co. only.
Not long ago, AZ a social gathering in
Boston, Kate Ryan. the actress, offered
to help a young man on with his ulster.
and when the coat was on began to tuck
in the sleeves OF his undercoat. But
the gentleman reminded her that he
didn't wear balloons"
Freshness inc Purity are commune
Gated To the complexion by Glenn's Sui
phur Soap.
"Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye" Black
or Brown, soc.
The friendly solicitude manifested by
the Kansas delegation in behalf Of the
Walters is explained by the announce
ment that the family has settled in
Iowa, and when John gets out of prison
he will go thsre too.
Only a trial of Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption is needed to convince you that
II is a good remedy for Coughs, Asthma
and bronchitis
Nettie Jones, known on the stage as
Kittie Gilmore. and John +. Gardner of
the Grimes Dramatic company were
married the other day and will now
slide down the Cellar Door" together.
Give Attention to the first symptoms
of a Lung Complaint. and check the
dreaded disease in its incipiency. by
using DR.. D.. Jayne's Expectorant, n
safe. old fashioned remedy for all AZ
fections of the Lungs and Bronchia.
William f. Gladstone, his son Her
bert says, is In such vigorous health
that he threatens to chop down some
more cherry trees. He is reversing
George Washington's record.
The Most Simple and Safe Remedy
for a Cough or Throat Trouble is
Browns Bronchial Troches." They
possess real merit. =
In Camberwell. London. the penny
"a for library purposes amounts to
$40, 900 annually. 1t is now proposed to
establish two free public libraries in
that district with this income.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

Weary Willie-That farmer near kilt
yer. when he Jumped We owe Z head.
LONESOME TOMMY wish had died,
90 Id see the bloomin' villain hungl-
Exch0n0e.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

While digging a well near Eureka
Junction. Wash. recently. h work
men found an almost perfect cedar tree
buried at a depth of ITO feet below the
surface OF the earth. SO well preserved
was the tree that the grain OF the wood
was easily discernible.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
But One Thing Lacking.

She shuts her eyes whene'er we kiss,
The maid so sweet and good,
And from my Utmost heart ! wish
Her sister also would.
Spare Moments.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
The Greatest Medical Discover
OF the Age.
kENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY,
DONALD KENNEDY, or ROXBUNY. MASS.

Has discovered In one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind OF Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried it In over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). Hehas now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
ii It's va!uc, al! within tweaty miles Of
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit Is always experienced from
The first bottle, and a perfect cure IS war.
yanted 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.
II the stomach Is foul or bilious Il will
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Ea,
the best you can get, and enough Of IL.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed.
time. Sold BY all Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

Mrs.. wiusIow's SOOTHING SYRUP for childrei
teething. Eofiens The gums. reduces intammatio
allays pain. cures wind collie. SAc a bottle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

Disastrous Failure,

We can mention no failure more disas-
trous than that Of physical energy. II
Involves the partial suspension of the
digestive and assimilative processes.
and entails the retirement from busi-
ness Of the liver and kidneys. Only
through the good offices Of Hostetter's
stomach Bitters can the restoration Of
It's former vigorous status be hoped for.
When this aid has been secured. a re-
sumption Of activity in the stomach,
I've and bowels may be relied upon.
The Bitters conquers malaria and kid
ney troubles.
An Arizona prison has an extensive
apiary, which is under the charge Of the
inmates. a single hive is said TO have
produced 200 pounds Of honey last year,
and II is expected that the industries
viii prove exceedingly profitable.
The latest story of the kind is Of a
needle which a woman in South Surry,
Me-, swallowed seventy-two years ago
and which prodded it's way out Of hei
elbow a week or two ago..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

In Camberwell. London. the penny
a for library purposes amounts to
$40, 900 annually. 1t is now proposed to
establish two free public libraries in
that district with this income.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

FITS.-An Fits stopped free by Or. kiine's Great
Nervs Restorek NJ Fits after To hrst day S use. Mar
vicious cures. Treatise and s!.oo trial bottle tree ~
Fit cases. send to DIR. Kline, g5I Arch 81, Fhila IA
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

California produced 100000 900 pounds
of prunes last season, enough TO last UNI
I'll Strawberries get down to s cents a
nuart next summer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION.
Results OF the Battle i'm Ten Cities--
A. Il. A. an Issue.

Boston, Dec. 1.-The annual munich
pal elections were held in ten cities Of
the commonwealth yesterday. The con-
tests in Chelsea, Lynn. Lowell and
Worcester were hard fought and in each
case the A. p. A. figured largely. The
republicans and the A. p. A. carried
Lynn and Chelsea, while in Lowell the
secret organization met defeat. The
straight republican candidate for
mayor OF Worcester was defeated by
over 1000 plurality. The contests In
Newburyport, Salem, Cambridge and
Everett were not fought on party lines.
The republicans won in Beverly. The
cities which voted in favor Of license
were Newburyport. Worcester and
Lowell. The other cities outside Of
Boston e no license by majorities
In many cases larger than last year.
Plat Men Win.
New York, Dec. l.-Republican pri-
maries were held in every one Of the
1892 election districts OF this city last
night to elect delegates to the assembly
district conventions. which are in TURF
to choose members Of the republican
county committee. The factional feel
Ing between the followers OF Plat and
VIM. Brookfield were strong In many
districts. The indications point to a
majority of two thirds for the Platt
men In the county committee.
Cows Killed From Eating Mustard
Page. Neb.. Dec. I'm. l.. Bright OF
Middlebranch, twelve miles northeast
Of this place. had two valuable cows
killed from eating mustard from thx
oats straw stack; othern Of his cows
were made sick. Nearly all OF the grain
Fields In Holt county were more or less
mixed With mustard the past season
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

The Most Simple and Safe Remedy
for a Cough or Throat Trouble Is
Browns Bronchial Troches." They
possess real merit. .
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21

William e. Gladstone, his son Her
bert says. is in such vigorous health
that he threatens to chop down some
more cherry trees. He Is reversing
George Washington's record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-21
ELEPHANTS TENDING BABIES.

CTo be ~continued.)
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-23

a certain talent for designjng -
drew sketch in colors, OF tina ta1- ~
he invented. Later on he employaa :
artist to paint his dresses In Ar III. gu
which will remain In his fannie =.
precious relic. The fall Of the So -
empire affected him deeply. for 81 s.
a stanch imperialist. Every wear ' :
sent to the empress in exile a nosa.. y
Of violets tied up with a ribbon he.,
her name in golden letters. "a III
his own peculiar way Of DRESSING M
customers, and his tastes were MT
lutely original He was 4 great la.n
Of jewelry, and his fingers waro
ways covered with diamond RINGS i
had visited all the capitals of Fnr,a'
and there was hardly 4 parsonage \.
mark whom he had not come acr,.s
His memory was prodigious, and MI
equalled by his discretion.
He was as generous as he was Ill.,
and there was not a phiIantbropie I
stitution to which he did not snh
scribe. During the siege lie turned II.
apartment in the Champs ElysaeS III.
an ambulance, where he supporal
twenty-five soldiers sick or wounaaa
Numbers of persons who had seen II,
ter days We're relieved by him in M
most delicate manner. Charity nava,
appealed to him in vain His ga,5
deeds made him popular, ana his namo
will be found in most Of the ,memoirs
Of the period. The Goncourts alluda
to him several times in their journal
and Nine. Octave Feuillet, widow :,
the romancist, gives an amusing "a.
count of her Souvenirs of how. when
she wanted dress for a court bali A
once. he improyised one for her ID i
couple of hours. The rapidity with
which he could turn out q costume 4.
a moments notice was one of his mann
talents. which his rivals tried in vain
to initiate with success. He leaves
behind him two sons, who appear Il
have inherited their fathers capacities
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-23
A CHINESE RusE.
How the Almond Eyed Celestial Go,
Rid Of a Lot of Silver

Two gentlemen were conyersug ii
the lobby of a prominent hotel tae
other night, says the Chicago Tribune
and the trend Of their conversation
changed from one topic to another In.
til it finally drifted to the subject u
hmetallism.
Il remember said the elder Of the
two, "A money trouble, similar ID TIA
present one, experienced in Tile far
west many years ago. The cry was
for gold. No one wanted silver, and
it was refused in payment for mer
chandise. except in very small
amounts. This s;nte of affairs hi
creased until yellow notes. the color
of gold came into use and called for
gold coin, just rs our gold certificates
do today.
Il recall funny incident that oc
cured. which shows the extent b
which this aversion to silver coin was
carried, and also proves
For ways that are dark and tricks
that are yain
The heather Chinee Is peculiar
Il was waiting for my train, and
had Just stepped away from the ticket
office window when a Chinaman, with
an escort Of fifteen chattering, long
nailed laundlymen, came up and pre-
senting himself before the ticket agent
asked for sixteen tickets for himself
~ nd II. fftFtg
producing from the folds Of his loose
shirt bag, which proved to contain
silver dollars. The tickets he wanted
cost "a a piece, and he explained il
Hong Kong English that there weTe
sixty-four silver dollars in the bag
The agent with an expression Of Ill,
pleasure pushed the bag back End
asked for gold,
Chinaman only glot silver sid
the spokesman Of the Chinese colony
and the bag was pushed back again
but with less assurance than at first
This time the bag came back to tbe
Chinaman as though 1t had been
thrown from catapult, hut he with.
drew in silence, and after brle,
whispered council Of war at a saofi
distance from the window ono Of taa
Cinnamon came mp to the window
and laying down four silver dollars
was given ticket. Then each d
their leader counted four dollars
his hand. followed the example II lAe
other until MI had purchased separate
tickets and the sixty-four silver doi.
lars. in 81 deposits, had been paid over
Then the Chinaman who had first ~
teryiewed the ticket agent Went ~
and his almond eyes snapped, L eyes
ever snap, as he said sarcastically:
Mclean man dlamb smart.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-23

since. Under the law Of 1899 incomes
below $500 We're exempt, and on those
of that amount and over the tax
ranged from one 10th part on $500 to
$3.50 up 10 10 per cent. on 1000 and
upward. The rates were changed sev
eral times. In recent years the tax has
been levied on incomes of $3.50 ana
over and has averaged little less than
3 per cent. The income tax yields from
S60,0O0,000 to $65,00O,000 year to
Great Britain
AuStria's income tax ranges from 10
per cent. on invested capital to 20 per
cent from the learned professions and
on insurance dividends. From II to
ID per cent. the rates in Italy range
by graduation and classification, and
an additional tenth is extorted as
contribution to the war fund Switzer-
land also has high rates, which vary
ia the different cantons. On the gen.
eral average, however, the laborer
pays > per cent, the mercantile en-
ploye per cent, the small manu-
faeturer 10 per cent. and the wealthy
capitalist % per cent. Denmark eX-
empts incomes Of less than S215, and
on the others the rate Is about 3 per
cent. Sweden and Norway exempt
S125, and put a tax Of from 81 of 1
per cent. to ! II on higher incomes.
The rates in the German states vary
from | to 1 per cent, sos and under
being exempt.-St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-23
LADY BTRDETT-COUTTs.
The Richest Woman in England, but
Does Not Know How 10 Dress.

Although Lady Burdett-Coutts has
never been at any time able to lay
claim to beauty, yet there is probably
no woman ia the world who has re-
ceived during the course Of her long
life so many offers of marriage from
royal princes, such as the duke of
Aumale down TO cranks, says the New
York Tribune, Indeed Sutors Of the
later class have been 50 numerous that
on several occasions She has been COM
PEELED to appeal for protection to the
police She is probably the wealthiest
woman i'll her own right In the United
Kingdom, the basis of her fortune
being the celebrated old Coutts bank.
Few people have made a more noble
use of money, her name having figured
at the head Of every charitable and
philanthropic enterprise, either as
founder or principal subscriber, for
more than half century. It was by
way Of recognition of this philanthropy
that Queen Victoria conferred upon
which time she has been known as
tae baroness. A few years ago she
finally decided upon a matrimonial
venture, selecting as her husband 4
young American born in Brooklyn and
natnraliZed as an Englishman, whom
SHE had nursed through an attack of
sickness contracted while distributing
relief in her behalf to the sick and
wounded at the close of the last Turko-
Russian war. Her husband. who is
about 30 years junior, has been per-
mitted 10 assume her name though
not her title, and received on his we'd
ding day from his aged bride an an
nllity of S25O,00a for the remainder Of
his life. Since then she seems to have
taken a new lease Of life, and in spite
of her advanced age is more active
and youthful In her ways than ever
light pink. pale rose and other deli
cate shades being the colors which
she principally affects IN her toilets,
all Of which are quite indiscribahly
ugly, old fashioned and unheeoming
These little eccentricitics. however, IN
no wise detract from the fame and
popularity which She deseryedly en-.
joys as the most charitable and phil
anthropic woman of her era.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-23
lie COMMANDED THE EMPRESS
Worth's Word Regarding Her Co.'S
tunes Was Final.

The London Globe, Worth was adj
mitted to the Tuleries whenever he
had something fresh % show her ma
ieSty. He would arrive there arly iii
the morning, and lay on the new
toilets and stutfs lie brought with him
tn small room near her hed-chamber.
He would then withdraw, leaving his
assistant behind him to give all the ex-
plantations that might be delnauded
on other occasions he empress. who
possessed great deal Of taste. would
send for him IL discuss the various
fashions which he had laid before her.
But he would rarely change his mind.
and II was almost Impossible to obtain
from him the slightest modification III
his dresses. As a rule it was the SOW
ereign who had To submit to the will
81 the man-drcssmaker When tile
trpiug-on came, Tie was ushered into
the presence of her majesty as soon
as She had put On The dress. At d
glance h. detected the slightest i'm
perfection, and Instructed his assist
ant how to remedy III He would never
allow the empress To wear il costume
the effect of which was not what he
expected.
4 curious aneedote on this point is
related by the "Gaulois." The Com
tesse de Montlio. mother 81 tile EN-
press, vas always i strict observer Of
court ceremony, and ( was Worth who
a Hi s8tY FaE n