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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

of the average citizen, and il seems as
IL a little experience might enable one
to predict from the looks and manner
of a man just about the style of his
fall. The dressed pompous citizen, full
OF dignity, steps forth from his house
and as he glances up and down the
street he seems 10 take no thought of
the icy steps and sidewalk. His man
ner indicates that in all his life he has
not had one step up, or, IL he has, il is
SO fer off that he has forgotten it. II
the ice has formed in the night after a
warm spell il will be full of hummocks,
and the dignity of the gentleman will
have TO unbend if he will proceed safe
". lie settles his glossy hat a little
more firmly on his head aud starts.
He finds that his feet are no longer
sure, and somehow they don't stay
where they are put. They go side
ways and backward. The whole ex-
preston of this mans face changes.
AS the suspicion comes over him that
he may fall, he grows timid and edges
up 70 a fence for support. If he sees a
friend as he slips and shuffies along,
he gives a sickly smile. He wants TO
give the impression that he thinks IL
II funny. IL Is, 100, ana inevitably
suggests the idea how much funnier it
would be if his feet went from under
him.
Women do not go forth with any
great degree of confidence when The
walks are icy. They dread the loss of
dignity that follows n fall, and are
nearly always ready TO anticipate a
catastrophe. There are those who
have to go regardless of conditions,
notably the teachers. Now the life of
a teacher is not particularly pleasant
at best, but it is hardly worth living on
a slippery day. To be sure, she may
ride nearly TO the door of the school,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
A WOMAN'S NERVES.
STORY OF a WOMAN TO WHOM
NOISE WAS TORTURE.
Frustrated BY the Least Excitement
Physicians Ba fl ed by Her Case.
From he Gate C,ty. Eeok7,k, Io,ca.,

IRON he Gate T,ty. he0k1tk, Igrd.i
Mrs. Helen Meyers. whose home is at
3Jl3 Vernon avenue. Chicago, and whose
visit 10 keokuk, Ia. will long be- remem-
b"red, was nj one time afflicted with q
nervous malady which at times drove her
nearly 10 distraction. Those terrible
headaches are II thing of the past she
said the other day to a Gate City repre-
sentative, 'and there il quite "A story in
connection with il. too"
My nervous system sustained a great
shock some fifteen years ago. brought on.
| believe, through too much worrying over
family matters and then allowing my love
for my hooks to got the better Of my dis
erection where NY health was concerned.
Why. whenever my affairs M home did
not 20 along just as | expected, | would
invariably become Frustrated from the cx-
citement and | would consider myself for
tunate indeed il the effects Of the attack
would not emain for a week. | was
Obliged To give NJ our pleasant home not
far from the Lake shore drive. because |
could not stand the noise in that locality.
j could hnd no place in the city which |
deemed suitable 10 one whose nervous
system was always on the point OF eXplo-
sion. To add to my misfortunes. my COM
pleXion underwent a change aud | looked
SO yellow and sallow that | was ashamed
to venture from the house at ALL"
Madam said my doctor 10 me soon
after an unusually severe attack of the
malady, unless you leave the city and
seek some place of quiet, you will never
recover so | concluded | would visit
my uncle. who lives in Dallas County,
Iowa, and whose farm would surely be a
good place for one in my pitiable condi-
ton. ! picked up the Gate City one day
and happened 10 come across an interest
ing recital of the recovery of some woman
in New York State who was afflicted as |
had been. This woman had been cured
by DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie. | thought that il Pink Pills cured
that ws-asln they might do the same for
me. | bS3ln 10 take the pills according 10
directions, and | began 10 feel better from
the start. After ! had taken several
boxes Of them | was ready 10 90 back 10
Chicago. My nervousness was gone and
any sixteen-year-old girl in Iowa, and
Pink Pills is what put the color in my
cheeks. No wonder l am in such high
spirits and feel like a prize fighter. And
no wonder | ike TO come 10 keokuk. for
il il had not been for Pink Pills bought
from a Keokuk firm j would not have
been Give now" laughingly concluded
the lady.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary 10 give new life n
richness 10 the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all drug
gists, or may be had by mail from DIR.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenecta-
dy, y. u, for 30 cents per box, or six
boxes for $50.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
A Time TO TREAD WAR|LX
SOULS or MEN AND WOMEN TRIED
BY ICY WALKS.
Falls that Are Frequently Dangerous,
Nearly Always Ridiculous. and Eras-
perating Every Time.

An experience meeting always finds
the subject of falls full Of interest at
this season, and the member who can
not relate a personal experience is a
rarity. There is no gainsaying the
fact that falls OF the icy sidewalk are
frequently dangerous, nearly always
ridiculous, and always e~xasperating.
1t is a fact that people who have had
no very serious falls themselves are
nearly always ready to enjoy those OF
others, and when it becomes their duty
10 assist the fallen one il requires q
greater effort 10 restrain from laugh
ing In his face than to place him on his
feet.
In London the falls of horses are
classified according 10 an established
system. A complete fall is noted when
all four feet Of the animal get away
from him and he lands on his side OF
back. 1t would be of interest TO classi.
fy in the same manner the various falls
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

| heard men saying, Leave hope and pray
ing,
All days shall be- a. all have been,
Today ana tomorrow bring fear and Sor-
row,
The never ending toll between.
When earth was younger mid toll and
hunger.
In hope W. strove, and our hands were
strong.
Then great men led US, with words they
fed us,
And bade US right the earthly wrong.
Go read in story their deeds and glory.
Their names amidst the nameless dead
Turn them from lying 20 us slow dying
In that good world 10 which they led.
Where fast and faster our iron master.
The thing We made. forever drives.
Bids Us grind treasure and fashion pleas
ure
For other hopes and other lives.
Where home is a hovcl, and dun we
grovel.
Forgetting that the world Is fair:
Where 10 babe we cherish, lest its very
soul perish;
Where mirth IL crime and love a snare.
Who now shall lead us, what god shall
heed us
As We lie in the hell our hands AVE
won?
For us are no rulers hut fools and befooI
crs.
The great are fallen. the wise men gone
William Morris.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

but she knows from experience that
near the school a piece Of ice long
enough to slide on is carefully reas.
ured, and although she does not ARE
to fall at all, still she can't help think.
ing that il she must, how much better
1t would be IL the accident happened
out of sight of her pupils.
Then there are those who never an
ticipate the coming disaster. They are
too busy. In their nervous way they
GO forth, their tongues wagging, arms
gesticulating, and eyes anywhere but
on their path. Such people are not
easy to surprise il their feet fly from
under them their talk will hardly
stop, an extra gesture may be added,
and the conversation will be continued
as IL nothing out Of the usual had hap
pened.
The man who talks to himself is often
taken in slippery weather.
His wits are wool gathering as he
plunges along. Almost unconsciously
he avoids collisions, or IL may be the
passers, recognizing his malady, avoid
him. When he loses his footing the
fall will not be partial, and the shock
will csftainly bring him TO his senses
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
. Terrible Valiant.

Pain is always a terrible visitant, and
often domiciles itself with one for life.
This infection is preventable, in cases OF
rheumatism. by a timely resort TO Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which checks the
encroachments of this obstinate and dan
gerous malady at the outset. The term
dangerous used advisedly, for rheu-
matism Is always liable to attack the vital
organs and terminate life. No testimony
is more conclusive and concurrent than
that of physicians who testify TO the ex-
cellent effect Of the Bitters in this disease.
Persons incur a wetting in rainy or snowy
weather, and who are exposed to draughts,
should use the Bitters as a preventive OF
i'll effects. Malaria, dyspepsia. liver and
kidney trouble, and debility
are also among the ailments 20 which this
popular medicine is adapted. For the in
iirmities, soreness and stiffness OF the aged
il is highly beneficial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
THEATERs IN FIFTY YEARS.
Some of the PecuIiarities Of = Playhouse
la the Year 1913.

Some Of the Peculia rites of = Playhouse
In the Year I945.
1t will be a building which can be
turned into a concert hail or O pavIl-
ion, says the San francisco Chronicle.
1t may have artificial walls that will
drop into the basement and enable the
manager TO get $1,000 in the house. or
make il look crowded with $500 in IT.
II can now be seen how, between the
acts, one will be able, by dropping
the necessary coin into a slot with
a card, TO bring up anything from
a bottle of champagne to a glass OF
beer. BY hat time telephones may
be by your seat, and you can ask how
yoIr wife is or tell her how you are en-
loving yourself. All this begins to
,ound commonplace already, as well as
the much noticed idea that you won't
need TO go N TO the theater at all, but
you can sit at home. ana, by paying
your dollar. have the electric wire
bring the stage to your eyes and the
voices TO your ear. And what will the
stage be like? Probably there will be
40 scenery at oil. They will find a pro-
cess by which they will make a sketch Of
a scene and have il thrown enlarged on
the stage by powerful lights, s. it will
seem TO be real The curtain will prob
ably be an illusion, too. Heaven knows.
the actors may be also. They may by
that time have carried the kaleidoscope
and the photograph so far that a great
actor may be playing in all the thea
tiers at one time. All the star will have
to do will be TO go through his whole
performance, be taken by the machine,
have copies of slides made and stay at
home, while he gets his proportion of
the receipts just the same. And wi a
will the play be? Only one thing IL
certain. They will be playing Shakes
peare.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
DEATH OF M. De GERS.
The Chief Guardian of the Foreign Inter-
eats Of Russia.

The Chief Guardian of the Foreign Inter
ests Of Russia.
St Petersburg. Jan. 2s.-M. De
Giers, Russian minister OF foreign af-
fairs. is dead. Nicolas Carlovitch De
Giers. q Russian statesman Of Swedish
origin, was born May 9, 1920 (old
style). He was educated in the inn
pcrial lyceum at Zarskojo Seloe, and
when is years old entered the Asiatic
department of the ministry of foreign
affairs. August L. 1863, he was made
ambassador extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary at Teheran, where he
remained until 1850. From the
conclusion of the treaty Of Ber-
lin, De Giers was the chief
guardian Of the foreign interests of
Prince Gortchakoff, he vas advanced
to the post Of minister OF foreign af-
fairs. M. De Giers was married to the
Princess Kantakuzene, who was the
niece of Prince Gortchakoff. NJ. De
Giers has for years suffered from a
sluggish liver and q consequent rheu-
matte affection. Last November he
seemed on the point of dying. and II
was reported that he had resigned in
consequence. He recovered, however,
but only partially. He was able to
sign the marriage contract of the
present czar and Princess Alix Of Hesse.
but he never regained his health and
his illness prevented him from acquir-
ing any influence over the present czar
Mime. De Giers died many years ago.
A son has served his country with
honor as q diplomat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
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 more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the'needs of physical being, will attest
the value 70 health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due 10 its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive efectuaIly 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 is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but il is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
Grass Is King.

Grass rules. II is the most valuable
crop Of America, worth more than
either corn or wheat. Luxurious head
ows are the farmers delight. A posi-
tive way TO get them, and the only u
We know, is 70 SOW SalZer's Extra Grass
Mixtures. Many Of our farmer readers
praise them and say they get four TO
siA ton of magnificent hay per acre
from Salzer's seeds. over n
different kinds OF Grass, Clover and
Fodder Plant seeds are sold by Salzer.
If You Will Cut This Ont and send IL
with &C postage 10 the John A. Salzer
Seed Co, La Crosse. Wis, you VIII get
a sample OF Grass and Glover Mixture
and their mammoth catalogue free.CNU
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

OF NNN WNNs Wy y y
so many women owe their beauty 10 Dr.
Pierce Favorite Prescription? Because
beauty of form and face radiate from the
ommou center-health. The best bodily
condition results from good food. fresh air
and exercise coupled with the judicious use
OF the Prescription.
If there be headache. pain in the back,
bearing down sensations. or general de-
bility. or If there be nervous disturbance,
nervous pro-traiiou. and sleeplessness, the
- Prescription reaches the origin OF the
trouble and corrects il. IL dispels aches
and pains. corrects displacements and cures
catarrhal Inflammation of the lining mem
branes. falling OF the womb. liberation, IL
Irregularities and kindred maladies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
Not . Man.

sour hero sat in the corner Of the
railway compartment ~devouring his
newspapers read Miss Myrtle Dolan
froiL the latest acquisition to her paper
cover library.
HE wor devouring what?' asked her
father. with sudden interest.
His newspaper. the book says" re-
piled Myrtle.
go an wild yez. Oh fought 'twor .
mon We wor readin' about an new. be
the powers, he turns ont to be a goat
- Gshingtoa StV.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
ACTRESS AND BARON ENGAGED
The Leading Lady Of Conried's Company
to Marry an Austrian Nobleman.

The Leading Lady of Conried's Company
to Marry an Austrian Nobleman.
New York, Jan. 2s.-The engagement
In announced Of Baron Friedrich Won
Bossary I. a peer of the Austrian en-
pire. and Miss Charlotte Durand. lead
lady In the Conreid Stock company at
the Irving Place theater.
The family Of the baron il said to be
one OF the richest In all Hungary. His
father In q leader In the Hungarian par
lament and Ii president Of the Consoii-
dated Street Railway company of Buda-
Pesth. He was the military secretary
and confidential adviser TO Louis Kos
suth during the last struggle for Hun
garian freedom. Like him he came to
this country after its disastrous end
Ing. Here he became imbued with
American ideas Of progress. When per-
'mitted to return TO his native lard he
at once set to work TO repair his shat
tered fortunes. He has accumulated an
immense property.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
Helping His Friends.

From Ney, Defiance County, Ohio.
Charles A. Bergman writes to the Ster-
ling Remedy Co. Of Chicago. that he
thinks No-to-bac Is one OF the greatest
remedies on earth. One box OF MOTTO
bac, purchased at the local drug store.
cured him OF the tobacco habit, and he
Is now recommending No-to-bac to bis
friends.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

Little Dot-Im the luckiest girl that
ever was.
Aunt-Why So
Little Dot-When ] was out walkin',
my foot began To hurt So / had TO sit
right down and take off my shoe. and
what do YOU think IL was hat hurt? 1t
was a hutton hook that had got in my
shoe.
Aunt-But where was the luck?
Little Dot-Why. don't you see? !
had the button hook to put on my shoe
again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

Old Dumpps-A penny for your
thoughts.
Young Gumpps-1 am trying to re-
member what il was my wife wanted
Lie TO bring home.
Old Dnmpps-My. my. Don't do it.
Remembering the things a wife wants
you to bring home is a mighty bad
habit. BY the time you've been mar
ried ten years, she'll be giving you a
list as long as the tariff laws
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
The Greatest Medical Discovery
Of the Age.
KENMEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DONALD KENNEDY. OF RoyBuRY, 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
doth thunder humor). He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
Of its value, all within twenty miles OF
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit IS always experienced from
the first bottle, and a perfect cure is wal.
ranted when the right quantity IS taken.
When the lungs are affected 1t 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.
If the stomach Is foul or bilious 1t viii
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change Of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough OF il.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed
time. Sold hy all Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

Why do We fear 70 foot the brink
That shores the f~ar-away-
Is IL because We canno think
What were we.-yeSterday?
When some potential stir incites
Vague dreams Of soul-time wings. p
Are the guests that God invites,
or only era wiling things"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
THE FAT MAN Down.

The charming young pre-.
pared for all emergencies 10 no fonder
Of q fall than others. She takes such
q possibility into consideration. and
dresses accordingly. She may be do.
pended upon to do the act Gracefully.
and she expects admiration as well as
sympathy, the sympathy OF her own
sex, the admiration from the oppo-
site. The sight is not without its at
fractions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
How II May Happen.

JENNY crickets, she's got the ricketts,
whispered one beau To another in the com
pany OF a very pretty girl. Truly she wa:
very beautiful, but there was a twitchinl
about the nerves of the face which showed
suffering. No. sa;d the other, Its neu
ralgia. aud she's n martyr TO it," sc. ia
cobs Oil was suggested as the world NJ
nowned cure for IL. Did she try its Yes
and was cured by il and -married Zone o
the fellows" afterwards. The use Of tn,
great remedy for pain will not bring about
a marriage. but in its cure of pain it will
bring about conditions Of health to max,
life more enjoyable. No nan or woman
ought To marry who is a sufferer from
chronic pains. We should net wed woe t.
win only wretchedness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

When sealed in silent chrysalis
The caterpillar lies, 3.
Doth he put question TO his dream
or happy summer skies a.
when floating in the summer air
Ia splendid idleness.
Doth he remember, cloudily,
When h. was something else2
When thrilled by nfe-awakening wings
That stir within the germ.
Is h. then chief OF airy things
or Is he Just "a worrng
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

Little BOY was so tired OF vacation
h l was just as glad as could be
when school opened.
Aunty-That is very encouraging.
Little Boy-Yes'm. l liked IL ever sc
much. for mos an hour.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

Great finds of gold have been made
in Corea and enterprising Americans
are already at work there showing the
simple natives what real energy Is.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

LUNG COMPLAINTS. BRONCHITIS. AsTH-
Ma, etc, are speedily relieved aud if taken
in time. permanently cured by DIR. d.
Jayne's EXpectorant. lou will find in il
also n certain remedy for Coughs and
Colds
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
1000 Bu. Potatoes Per Acre.

Wonderful yields in potatoes. oats.
corn, farm and vegetable seeds. Cut
this out and send &c postage TO the
John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse
Wis, for their great seed book AND
sample OF Giant Spurry. Gnu
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

Little Dick Tell US a story, won't
you please?
Uncle George-Certainly. my dears
Do you want a true story?
Little Dick-O. no; tell us some fairy
stories about Jack the Giant Killer
and Cinderella, and Jonah and the
whale.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

In Siam when a funeral is passing.
the women taxi down their 1air and
~unfasten their beads and the men funl-
BILE around in their pockets for n little
piece Of metal 10 hold between their
teeth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

The man who is engaged IN rendering
ibstis utn play, CSleh lLttLe ~
he is going through the most memoirs
bic and thrilling literary experience OF his
life.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

Explorations Of north Siberia dem
that the region was inhabited
by tigers until within a comparative
recent date.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09

At a depth Of 1900 feet the tempera-
ture OF the oceans is said To be the
same 10Th at the arctic circle and on
the equator.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-02-09
A Woman of Forty summer.

Full OF outline and fair of face.
Swinging her fan with lanquid grace.
White arms cleaning through folds OF
lace,
A woman Of forty
No thread OF white In the auburn hair.
No line OF age in the forehead fair.
A life unmarried by touch or care,
In spite OF her forty summers.
A h~usband-lover and children sweet.
Pleasure TO charm and friends TO greet.
Roses scattered before her feet,
Through each OF forty
Summers all, for winters bold
cold.
Have killed her roses and left her old:
Nothing she knows but
Nothing she knows of laten cloud,
o. freezing air and tempest oud
OF SHOWS that weave for Hope a shroud;
Her life has been only
So calm she sits in the summer air.
No sorrows 10 fret. no cross 10 bear.
A summer idyl. a vision fair.
This woman of forty summers.
Yet cold and blast but make us strong.
After the snow the robins song;
To the fullest life by right belong
The winters as well as m
And they whom fame shall carve in stone
The women whom men would fain en-
throne.
The women whom God has stamped his
own,
Live winters as we'll as summers.
-Jenness Miller Monthly.