Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-27
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, . PUBLISHER

Oscar Yonberry is a man OF nerve AHu
presumably an atheist. He waikea
into st. Andrews Catholic church IN
New York, where 200 people were kneel-
Ing In prayer, took a jeweled crown
from the mead OF the virgin and walked
out. A woman saw him and cried stop
thief Immediately the congregation
started in pursuit. Ar officer stood out
side and captured him. In a short time
a crowd of a thousand had collected,
Catholics, Jews and Cinnamon, and as
the cause OF the arrest was not clearly
understood everybody proceeded to jaE
and maui the prisoner. The officer
whistled FOR assistance and the man
was at last rescued from the mob
When taken 10 the station his pockets
were found stuffed with plumber from
the church. He declared that he had
been driven to steal by starvation.
William Wallace of Kentucky was a
handsome and agreeable fellow and
when he married Lizzie Tudor three
years & everybody declared that Liz
zie was in great luck. Apparently they
lived in great harmony and william
seemed duly proud of his handsome
wife and pretty baby. But the other
day William disappeared and so did tho
baby and Lizzie received a short not1
saying that William had taken his
child with him and nat she would SEQ
neither Of them again. Lizzie Is craHed
with grief and canno understand tho
desertion. The neighbors sympathizo
with her and have promised that If they
lay hands on William they will make II
warmer for him than King Edward did
for the original Wallace. And so tina
matter restR.
Professor Sir Archibald Geikie, who.
II is reported. has been invited To occu'
by the chair Of geology in the Johns
Hopkins university, was born in Edin'
burgh in 1885. He is a fellow of the
Royal Societies Of London and Edin.
burgh, and OF the Geological Society Of
London, and a correspondent of the In
stitute Of France, Of the Berlin academy
and OF many other academies. He was
the first occupant Of the new chair -
geology and mineralogy at the Iniver-
sity OF Edinburgh. which professorshiu
he resigned i'm 1882. In 1881 he was ap.
pointed director general Of the geologic
cal survey OF the united kingdom, and
director OF the Museum OF Practical
Geology in London. He is the author Of
many works on geology.
After all the fuss and feathers at thu
Kiel celebration and the Tugs which
Emperor William put on reports ara
circulating in Germany hat the ship
canal is. in its present condition. a fail.
ure; large merchant ships dare not at
tempt its passage. nor, in case of war,
could the great battle ships pass
through from one sea 10 the other. one
influential newspaper begs the govern.
ment to frankly confess there are errors
In its construction. rather thar allow
the country to indulge in dangerous de-
l~usions, and another predicts that until
the canal is enlarged at heavy cost il
~~hli-narer he able TO pay its working
1t ~ noticed that young James Gar
Held is following In the footsteps of his
rauher' James is now rs years of age ana
mas oeen nominated for the state senate
from the same county which elected his
iather al the same age. Both were mar
rled at the age of p. Both graduated
AT "llliainS college. Young James was
nominated on July 2. the date Of his
Fathers fatal meeting with Guiteau. 1t
as the sons ambition to learn the arr
or politics in the legislature and event
ually to represent his fathers old dis.
trict In congress.
some OF the sealing s~chooners that
seal fishing because of the
unsatisfactory condition OF the bust.
ness In recent years have engaged, DUR
Ing this last season, In hunting sea
offers along the northern Pacific coast.
This Is more uncertain OF results. per.
haps. than sealing, but in the event OF
nnn 40 to. .va-
One schooner was very successful this
year, some of the single skins IL So.
cured selling for from $3.50 to 1850 each
-
The boys of a Chicago school had A
ball game the other day and the teach.
er was asked to umpire. His decisions
on balls and strikes were so rank that
the captain of the nine shrieked: Cant
o see de ball?" And the pitcher in,
terpolated with great disgust: Hin
see! Yes, he can see a boy pinch his
nelslnbor out of the back of his head
Out ne COULDN'T see a watermelon II
you'd throw IT over the plate There.
upon the teacher sighed and resigned.
$500 -
A. f.. Brooks, the Hartford, Conn.
collector OF historical relics HAS recently
come into possession of a section of the
tree near M~iddlebury, VT, to which
General Israel Putnam was tied by In.
dams, who were bent on torturing and
afterward killing him. The relic is the
gift Of F. r. Stone OF Middlebury. and
Its authenticity is aid to be beyond
dispute. Mr.. Brooks also has the ole
pillow and saddle that were owned by
the eastern Connecticut hero.
The marble statue "Bachante" which
received the gold medal presented by
the Society for the ENCOURAGEMENT oa
Art at Florence Is now on exhibition az
chicago. The figure is nude save for s
wreath OF grape leaves thrown over the
head and twined around the body. The
arms are raised, while one hand 1.
temptingly offering a bunch of grapes
the model was a beautiful peasant
girl living in the mountains near Flor
ence.
A new definition of 'P. p. c." cards
comes from Chicago. A fashionable
lady there. high up in pork circles, wht
received them from friends who were
going abroad, translated them: .Pre
vented Personally Calling"
A woman VINO says that she is a
mother and also a new woman, write,
TO a New York paper that there Is nc
blasphemy In the idea that the new
woman Is the Messiah for whom VIZ
ave long been waiting" She adds that
when she is fully evolved she will be
the embodiment of all the graces Of true
womanliness which the poetry and sen
timent of man have OWNED, but clothed
with a strength of character and ear
negtness of purpOse NJ which no na,,o,
dreamed her capable. Perhaps this
Is not blasphemy. but the thought Of a
Messiah In bloomers Is very depressing
the other day a group Of PEOPLE In
barclay street. New York, stood gazing
up at q window In the Astor house