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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
BUYING A SUIT.
To Get One for a Real Boy Is Ma Easy
job.

He was simply an average boy-that
is, one of the kind who never stand still
or sit still nor lie still for two consecu-
tive minutes. Ii was Saturday and
his mother had taken him into the
store To get him a new suit of school
clothes.
al want good ones" she said positive
ly; something that-Jimmie, come
here!-l want something - Jimmie.
where are youp Come out from behind
hat counterl You know you amt al
lowed there--I want something with a
double seat and double-Jimmie. STOP
hawking over all those clothes! These
are mems sizes. Now, don't you run
off again. sir!-Yes, l want double.
kneed pants and something in Scotch
or-where is that boyP Jimmie! Jim.
mic! II / don't-Jimmie!'
He is found madly chasing the store
eat up and down the a%isles. and bis
mother says:
Just as sure as we 60 into a store
where there's a cat you 90 chasing it
like mad. never saw you beat! Now,
you stay right by me, sir. Come, do
you like this suit9"
How many pockets has it gotP"
"Oh, plenty Of EN-"
as there a pocket in the back of the
pantsP'
"Yes. It's a real nice suit. l wonder
If it's all wool. There's a thread that
looks llke-Jimmie! You stop sliding
down that stair railing Come out o
that room! Don't you see that it says
private on the doorp"
Il wanted to see what made it 'pri-
vate."
The man in there will private you
If you don't look outl Stop pulling
out those drawers! You come here
and try on this coat Stand still!
If you amt o regular eel. Stand still!
How can / tell how it fits with you
squirmiug round like thatp Does it
feel comfortable? Stand off a little
piece and let me see how it looks"
Jimmie stands of" ut a distance OF
about fifty feet, having been attracted
hat far 10y something in a showcase.
Some here!" commanded his mother.
~Let those hats alone! Stop whistling
that abominable Sweet Marier You
know very we'll that you're not allowed
to whistle in the house! / want to try
this coat on you. There! l like that.
That's what l call neat, and it looks
serviceable. It's a little light in color
for every day, but l guess I'll take it.
Where is that boy? You may do up
the suit while | hunt for him. Jimmie!
Jimmie! Come right straight here!'-
Detroit Free Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
4 he Other Hne.

Sweet little maid witt winsome eyes
That laugh all day through tangled hair
Gazing with baby looks so wise.
over the arm OF the oaken chair,
Dearer than you lis none TO me.
Dearer than you there can be none.
Since in your laughing face I see
Eyes that tell of another one.
Here where the freight softly CLOVIS.
Sheltered and safe and snug and warm
What to you is the wind that blows.
Driving the sleet Of the winter Storm
Roun your head the ruddy light
Glints on the gold from your tresses
spun,
But deep is the drifting snow tonight
over the head Of the ether one.
Hold me close as you saeely stand,
Watching the dying embers shine:
Then shall 1 feel another hand
That nestled once I'm this hand Of mine:
Poor little hand, so cold and chill,
Shut from the light Of stars and sun.
Clasping the withcred roses stnl,
That hide the face OF the sleeping
one.
Laugh, little maid, while laugh you may.
Sorrow comes 10 ue all. you know
Better perhaps for her 10 stay
Under the drifting robe OF snow.
Sing while you may your baby songs.
Sing till your baby days are done.
But, oh. the ache Of the neart that
longs
Night and day for the other one,
Harry Thurston Peck.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
o ETIQUETTE.
Some Anomalies of the Rules OF SOcial
Life at West Point.

The etiquette of West Point Is cer-
tainly n curious institution. 1t has been
evolved out of the peculiar conditions
which exist at the military academy,
and only those who have been there car
fully appreciate how harmless and prop
er it seems In its surroundings.
For instance, when a cadet receives
permission to make out a girls hop
card, he signs her lame. with his own
opposite, in a book provided by the hop
managers for that purpose. Then, any
other youth who wishes to dance on
that girls card knows TO whom he must
apply for them.
Many are the complications arising
from this system, and it behooves him
who wishes TO dance with n belle TO ap-
ply early, least he find her card full,
says the Illustrated Anierican.
Often, when there are few girls visit
ing on the post. a man who has been
fortunate enough TO secure one and who
wishes to dance a good deal himself will
refuse to give dances, except to such as
can give them in exchange.
A story is told of one astute youth
who wished for more than his allotted
four dances, yet feared it would look
strange for his name to appear six or
eight times. In order u overcome this
difficulty he put down the names Of the
guard detail that day.
They. OF course, could not be present;
30 when the time came for their dances,
with profuse apologies he appeared be-
fore his charner and explained that Mr..
Dumjohn vas unayoidabIy detained
and might he offer himself instead?
At graduation hop. however. there Is
usually such a multitude of girls that
many men make out more than one
card, and rumor hath it that once a
"spoony' youngster was nearly driven
frantic in a vain effort to keep thirteen
cards from being tangled up. But then,
cadets will exaggerate.
There are other reasons why this hop
is an important event at West Point.
Not only does II mark the departure oil
the tledgling %lieutenauts from their
hitherto well-guarded nest, but it also
brings socially to light the erst unde-
veloped resources Of the plebe or lower
class.
Throughout the first year at West
Point regulations and custom do every
thing to suppress the exuberance which
freshmen at other colleges feel. and the
plebe Is taught TO consider himself SC
small in every way as to be totally un-
tit to shine in ~sociesy till the training of
his first year has clicked him into shape. y
And, in the long run, this view is about
correct.
If a maiden comes 10 West Point with.
out friends at the academy she can have
her hop card made out just the same by
sending her name to the hop managers.
They will provide partners for her and
introduce them at the proper time. And
this is another of those anomalies to
which West Point etiquette gives rise.
The hops are held at the mess hall,
and between each dance the walks in
the vicinity are filed with cadets and
their partners, cooling of and enjoying
the moonlight, if there be any; if not,
they enjoy the darkness equally.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

Billboard competition runs pretty high
nowadays in the metropolis. An owner
of some downtown property was
awakened by the loud ringing Of his
door bell recently in Harlem.
"What on earth is thatp" he exclaimed.
as the house on fire?"
Somebody's dead said his wife. In
the meantime q servant was returning
from answering the bell.
aPlease sir, there's two gents down
stairs as wishes to see you," said the
girl.
See me' Why. it's 8 o'clock In the
morning"
important business. they says. sir"
swell. ! should think II would be-
waking a man up this time o. night.
j ! have to go down, ! suppose"
He quickly threw on soms clothing
and went below. Two "gents" awaited
him in the hall.
Il beg your pardon. sir. for knocking
you up mt this hour. but | want to mm.se
you a proposition for billboards around
the corner OF your place on Blank street
while you are rebuilding. Name your
uSutcS, iucs"uiuS Two tuootTc uckoUs
every night Of the season."
And. air, . began tho other gent. .
rmy company would like to make you
. proposition for the use Of the walls
that may remain standing after the
0re.s
sPire! Firel What are you talking
abouts" The old man was completely
n~onplnssed.
@Why. your place caught frs about
two hours ago. said the llrst "gsnt'
-And Is Quilted by this tiine.' added
the second gent
sOf course you'll give me the refusal
for billboards - remember the two
theatre tickets!s yelled the first gent
- the old man bQlted for the stairs~
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

the holidays, began his adventurous ca
reer by running away. He got employ
ment under an assumed nance as a ships
boy. At the outset, he did well; learning
his work. and being liked by the Captain
and the crew. But the chief mate was a
quick temper resented the disgraceful in
Fiction of blows. He made up his mind
TO try his luck on shore, and attached him
self to a company OF strolling players.
Being a handsome lad, with a good figure
and a fine clear voice, he did very well for
csammnea;l sa "a les e @ere rsd fSsed; t hsrd ad dlmss
turer wearied Of the society Of actors and
actresses. His next change OF lie pre-
sented him In North Britain as a Journal
list. employed on u Scotch newspaper. An
unfortunate love affair was the means of
depriving him OF thisn new occupation. He
was recognized, soon afterwards. serving
as assistant steward In one OF the Dassen-
ger steamers voyaging between Liverpool
and New York. Arrived in this las city,
he obtained notoriety. of no very respecta-
bic kind. as a medium" claiming powers
or supernatural communication with the
world Of spirits. When the imposture
was ultimately discovered. he had gained
money by his unworthy appeal 10 the
meanly prosaic superstition OF modern
times. A long interval had then elapsed,
and nothing had been heard Of him, when
noAht Wing Hldu Us discovered DIV n IrhN-
eler, lost on "A Western prairie. The i'll
fatel Irish lord had associated himself
with an indian tribe-had committed
some offence against their laws-and had
been deliberately deserted and left To die.
On his recovery he wrote TO his elder
brother (who had inherited the title and
estates on the death Of the old EsrD to say
that he was ashamed OF the life hat he
had led, and eager to make amendment
by accepting any honest employment that
could be offered TO him. The traveller
who had saved his life. and whose opinion
was to be trusted, declared that the letter
represented "A sincerely peniteut state OF
mind. There were good qualities in the
vagabond, which only wanted n little
merciful encouragement 10 assert them
selves. The reply that he received from
England came from the lawyers employed
by the new Earl. They had arranged
with their agents In New York to pay to
the younger brother Il legacy Of "A thous-
aud pounds, which represented all that
had been left 10 him by his fathers will.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
A LIVING SHADOW
REMARKABLE TRANSFORM A.
TON OF A NORTH CAROLINA
MAN.
Strange, but True, Story from the
Lumber Regions of a Southern
State-VeriHed by Personal

Strange, but True, Story from the
Lumber Regions of a Southern
State-verifed by Personal
Investigation.
from the GreeaUilte. ~. o.. Refector)
The following interview has just been
given our reporter by Mr.. g. A. Baker,
the overseer Mt the farm of Col. Isaac A.
Sugg, of Greenyille, ". &. 1t will inter
est anyone who has ever had typhoid fe-
yer. Mr.. Baker said in part:
II was living in Beaufort County, and
on the I'd day of October, 1893, | was
stricken down with typhoid fever. ] had
the hest physicians To attend me, and on
the 18th day Of January, 1894, | was al
lowed 10 get up. ] was emaciated, weak
and had no appetite. l could only drag
along for "a short distance and would be
compelled TO sit down and rest. This con-
tinued for some time and j began to give
up hope OF ever getting well. j lost my
position In Beaufort County, and having
secured one In Pitt County, clerking in u
store, ] undertook IL, but was so weak i
could not do the work and had TO give il
up. The disease settled in my knees, legs
and feet. | was taking first one kind Of
medicine and then another, but nothing
did me any good. | was mighty low-spir
tied. | moved out to Col. Sugg's about
four or five months ngo and commenced
taking DIR. Williams Pills. 1 took three
a day for about three months. l began &c
regain my appetite in a weeks time, and
then NY weakness began to disappear
ana hope prung up with n blessedness
that is beyond all telling. At the eXpira
ton of the three months | was entirely
cured and could take my AK and go in the
woods and do as good n days work as any
man. ! was troubled with dyspepsia aud
that has disappeared. IL is also a splen
did tonic for weak people. j say, Mr.
Editor, God bless DIR. Williams; may he
live for a long time. | know he will &C
up yonder to reap his reward, for he has
done a wonderful lot of good. Tell every.
body that asks you about DIR. Williams
PM Pills for Pale People that if they
will come 10 me ] can certainly satisfy
them az to their merits. j always carry
q box of pills with me-, and whenever |
feel bad | take one"
We were forcibly struck with the earn
esiness of Mr.. Baker. and his statements
may be relied IN.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in q
condensed form, all the elements neces
sary to give new life and richness TO the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They
are an unfailing specific for such diseases
as locOmotOr ataXia, partial paralysis, 81.
Nitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheu.
matism, nervous headache, the after eff
fects Of Ia grippe, palpitation of the heart,
pale and sallow compilations, all forms OF
weakness, either in male or female, and
all diseases resulting from Initiated hu.
mors in the blood Pink Pills are.sold by
oil dealers, or will Ice sent postpaid on re.
ceipt of price 100 cents n box, or six boxes
for $500, by addressing DIR. Williams
Medicine Co. Schenectady, y. Y
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
Suggestions "a Housekeepers.
New York Weekly

view 1DTk Nechlg'
Rub tough meat with cut lemon.
Use bacon fat for frying chicken and
game.
Il.
Warm crackers slightly in the oven
before using.
Dip sliced onions in milk before fry
ing.
Fry sweet apples when you have liver
or kidney.
HeaC dry coffee before pouring on the
water.
the scales come off easily.
Add lemon juice 10 the water in which
rice is boiled 10 keep the grains separ-
ate.
Beat the whites Of eggs at an open
window If the kitchen be hot and
steamy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

Complaint was brought to Colonel
Fizzletop that his boy Johnny had at
tackled and beaten on Dallas boulevard
a much smaller boy than himself. The
colonel took Johnny aside and had q
private conversation with him, in which
joint discussion q strap played an inn
portant part
4Tll teach you to strike a smaller boy
than yourself"
That's So" sobbed Johnny. that's
just what you arc doing"
what do you mean, you young
scamp shouted the enraged father.
u mean. pa. you taught me to whip
little boys. You are bigger than Am
and have been whipping me ever since
l can remember. SO | thought It was all
right for me to whip boys litter than
my self. - 1eras Syfiags.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

1t is only the best and the poorest
wood engraving that can find a place
in the world of illustration since photo
engraving has reached its present per-
lection. The best wood engraving still
has some fine qualities that photo-en-
craving cannot reach. while the poor
est wood engraving is cheaper. and
therefore more suitable for some pur-
poses than good photo-engraving.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
The Veteran.

Another and another wreath
We deck new graves each spring,
And smaller grows the gray-haired and
Whose hands the garlands bring.
Grave veterans, we follow slow
The dull beat OF the drum;
There's one brief march before us now,
And. comrades! we shall come
One sleep to share. and DER each grave
The starry flag we loved shall wave!
We mourn you not. The days seem far
Since side by side We fought,
And onward to the meeting place
The way is now so short
Not many May-times shall we hear
The OF the drum.
We wait. with unforgetting hearts.
TIL, comrades! we shall come
One sleep To share, while DER Zach grave,
Thank God! the starry flag shall wave!
Marion Douglas. in Harper's Bazaar.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

The bicycle craze has made such head
way In London that h municipal au-
thorities have been compelled to open
Hyde park to the wheelmen. In Kan
sas City the other day a couple OF BIZ
cyclers tried conclusions with a cable
car and, although they were knocked
out, the determination OF h wheel
men to take the town does not seem
shaken In the least degree. The mania
Is extending and it looks as II 1t had
come to stay.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

Miss Emily l.. Gerry, who recently
died in New Haven at the age OF 92
years, was the last OF the children of the
signers Of the declaration of indepen-
dence. She was the daughter OF the
famous Eibridge Gerry Of Massachu.
setts and was her fathers favorite
child. Two other sisters died at the age
OF 81 years, which Is considered pretty
old, even in New England.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

The most costly wine manufactured
Is from the private vineyard Of Prince
Metternich. which is OF the side Of a
hill overlooking the Rhine, and is not
accessible except TO human feet. AS
result, all the work has TO be done by
hand. The grapes are carried down the
hill on the shoulders OF peasants. n In
a like manner fertilizers are transported
up the slope. The sun shines on the
vineyard only at certain hours Of the
day, and thus the grapes receive a fla
vor which distinguishes the wine from
any other brand. 1t sells at s. a quart.
and is difficult to obtain even at that
price. .
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest U. S. Govt Report
Rsk1Rg
ABSOLUTELY PURE


will
Robin, robin, here again!
In the treetOp rocking,
With the cid insistent strain
At my heart a-knocking.
Only one-the DOORS sjar;
Two-and IL i..~snging,
In troop all the birds Of spring,
Singing, gayly singing.
Yet the door was bolted fast,
Locked. ! thought, securely,
B~arricaded with a grave;
NO a~dmittance." surely.
All, perhaps that gentle heart
IN GOd's-Acre lying
To that Same endearing call
Cannot help replying.
Robin. robin. when /, too.
Meath the grass am sleeping,
With thy lear insistent note
Set my pulses leaping.
SIP the death-bolt, calling clear.
Spring eternaIs dAwning!"
With thy matChless overture,
Lead the birds Of morning.
Ella Gilbert Ives in Lippincotts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

The north wind bloweth bitter,
The leas are lost I'm snow;
The pines are black upon the height,
The river black below;
While swift across the ways Of night
The spectre riders go.
Their path is paved with azure
And lit with lamps Of gold;
They reyel In the stormy roar,
They glory in the cold
Above, beneath. the seas Of air
In frosty waves are rolled.
The steeds are shOd with opal,
OF pearl each bride rein:
And like the new moons silver floss
Each tossed and tangled name.
As subtle as our dreams they are,
That change and change again.
But. oh, the spectre ridersi
No mortal eye may see
Or form or face. the while through spac1
They guide their coursers free,
Intangible they are as Death,
Whose couriers they be.
Clinton Scoilard in Leslie's Weekly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

Clay suitable for paving brick has re-
Gently been discovered near Minneapo-
iis. and the discovery is likely to have
an important bearing upon public paw
ing in the twin cities OF Minnesota
Hitherto paving brick was TO be had
only by paying a high freight rate fol-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

Washington Pathfinder: Jones found
Smith engaged vigorously polishing hi:
shoes. What are you doing that fort
/ always thought you wore patent leath.
er?'
these used TO be patent leather" re-
piled Smith painfully. bringing his spinal
column into It's normal position but the
patent on them has expired"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
Beecham's pills are for bill.

Beecham's pills are for bill.
iousness, sick headache, dig
ziness. dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor.
Did liver, foul breath, sallow
skin, coated tongue, pimples.
loss of appetite, ETC., when
caused by constipation; and
constipation is the most fire.
quent cause of all of them.
One Of the most important things for
everybody to learn is that constipation
causes more than half the sickness in the
world, especially of women; and itcan ell
be prevented. Go by the book, free at your
druggists or write IF. AllenCo. .365Canai
St.. New York. Pills, Toe and 7se a box.
Annual sales more than s.co0coo boxes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
A Prayer.

A morrow must come OF
When | shall walk TO weep:
But just for some short hours.
God, give me sleep!
j ask not hopes return;
AS | have sown ! reap.
Grief must awake with dawn
Yet. oh, to Sleep
No dreams, dear God, 10 dreams;
Mere slumber, duh and deep,
Such as thou givest brutes-
Sleep, only sleep!
Anna Reeve Aldrich
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

New York Herald; Lady Tin Central
park, to baby In carriagel-Why you
| pretty little thing!
Nurse (proudly)-Yes; It's a good thing.
Policeman (approaching)-Well. push II
along then. You're blocking the side
walk.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

In San Diego there IL a band Of ribald
Mongoiians who go to Sunday school In
the morning and play fan-tan in the
afternoon at a resort which they call
the Presbyterian gambling use. 1t
Is exceedingly difficult to sapctify thai
sort OF humor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

Millions Of men keep asking for stlmulants
because the nervous system Is constantly
irritated by nicotine poison. Chewing Gr
smoking destroys manhood and nerve power.
It's not a habit but a disease. and you will
find a guaranteed cure In No-To- Bnc, sold
by Druggists everywhere. Book free. The
Sterling Remedy Co, New York City or
Chicago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
The Greatest Medical Discovery
Of the Age.
kENNEDY'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 Sorofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried ii In over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humorl. 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.
ganted 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 1t win
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 BY all Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15
tx,

The principal characters IN the story
were AN o.t IRISH noblem IA, who was call
4 The Earl, aud The Youngest Of his two
ms. my sieriously distinguished ~ "the
I'D lord.p
q was said of tha Earl that he had not
cen u good father he had cruelty neglect
"A both his sons. The youugey Que, badly
treated ~ school, aud left to himself In
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

Chicago Post: "Well. young Benning.
ton has taken Miss Jasper for better OF
worse, ! understand"
mot much, he hasn't. He's taken her
for her 500, 900 dowry."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

Harper's Bazaar: They say that Miser
Mendel is sick. What is the trouble"
"Remorse. He gave a tramp a counter
felt dollar and the fellow passed 1t at his
store"