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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-09-27

There will be ball on Friday
Oct. the 1lth. All are invited te
come and have a splendid time,
Evans string band will furnish
music for the OCCASION.
A. B. Rookie will give a grand
ball III Y oodring's new hall on
Thanksgiving eve. \. y. Green's
orchestra will furnish music,
AL are invited to ate d.
.A'thur Anderson, who his
bee n confined it'll broken leg
eor s, veral erks i alb e TO o 10
scho on crut hes. Ths lite
fellow enjoys the freedom very
much.
John Turner al | wife. Mrs.
/ doe s. encer, Mrs. Gorge Spencer
and Miss Eria Rhoa lrs ELL pass-
ed through tow i Mon 9ay on
their way TO Alp wa, where
they will put up fra t.
Iemi ilgton's Ferry is The
place to.cross Salmon River in
g ing from Cainas Prairie to
Donn'ecq nd Joseph Films
and all loints in the upper
Salmon River country.
Fl. NJ. Jorgens, of Kamiah,
came up on Friday evening and
stopped over sunday. While
here he packed his household
quo If, reparatorv TO removing
them t his b, me.
Tie In Inns y, I lir,e pr,-
portion Of them at least, have,
since ac4,iring theif wealth, an
jured Bling, and are spend
ing their mo ev jud ciously.
We co15r.tnl tie TIL, n Oh
their ftod thurse.
Misses E1na IN Fertha Ben
hDw, accompanied hy Vim Bash,
started for their homie in Pome.
roy Wash. last nnday. Miss
Edna goes to take oh rye of d
school at Wawa this Winter.
sike Re5i DDS, of Freedom,
came to t, wn Wednts az. He
re nrtstke tinalin4 Of very ne
! gold uarts led re near lor ice.
Sike = ay b. nun Ii rel among
the millionaire god bugs o. The
country yet.
Our cchool is roQres-ine nice
~ nnd r the management Of
Prof. lsens, hn. Everybody
should ,ake advantage Of the
emporium tiles offered by tn pull
lie schopl. for the ime has fully
come when education and re-
hnenent ma e the man.
Claude Rol bins AID Johnny
Ellis returned from Moscow
last Friday, where they had
been to take Misses Sarah and
Kate Ellis and Clay Robbins
and Arthur Elhs TO attend
schonl in the University this
year.
j. Fl. Wann passed through
town Monday, ret' rning from
Asotin, Wash. Elmer wann
was with. him. Elmer was going
over to Whit. Bird to sleod a
few Gays with relitives lefn,e
leaving for his fnrlner home in
Humahsviville, Mo.
John Breen started 10 his
home in Ros and B..C. Wednes-
day mornm-.. Miss Hannah
Scaggs. an | Miss lilly Upton
wh >have heen at the Cotton
wood HHuse for the rast Seaf,
accompanied i'm. They go to
accept 1nsi Ions wA,rA the re-
Immigration for LIB hir is more
bonntiful than it ID here.
The "Cayuss" is 81 named in
order to make people. think that
it is an ordinary "one hose
and possessed ot Shoes sense
but in the make dp they 9neg-
lected % cover UP the amin II s
ears, or to gag him, hence amy
one with half an eye can see
that he is an AS and one has
still more co lvincins pro,f when
the hybrid brays. 1t ID too
palpa5le.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-13


In the dark silence Of her chambers low
March works out sweeter things thar
mortals know.
Her noiseless looms ply on with busy care
weaving the fine cloth that the flowers
She sews the seams in violet's queer hood.
And paints the sweet arbutus Of the
wood.
Out OF a bit Of sky's delicious blue
she fashions hyacinths and harebells too;
And from a sunbeam makes a eowslip
Or spins a gown for a daffodil to wear.
She pulls the cover from the crocus beds.
Ana DDS the sleepers lift their drowsy
Come, early risers, Come Anemone.
My pale wind flower. awake, awaken
calls she.
THE world expects you. and your lovers
wait
To give you welcome at springs open
gate"
She marshals the close armies OF the
grass
And polishes her green blades as they
pass.
And all the blossoms of the fruit trees
sweet
Are piled in rosy shells about her feet.
Within her great alembic she distills
The dainty odor which each flower fills.
Nor does she err and give to m~ignonette
The perfume that belongs 10 violet.
Nature does we'll whatever task she tries.
Because obedient; there the secret lies.
B. Mary Riley Smith.
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SOME ADVISE FOR GIRLS.
Boys and Girls should BE Openly and
Honestly the Best of Friends.

| am not one of those people who
fancy it a dreadful thing for boys and
girls to be friends. Why should there
be any question in the matter? / am
sorry when | notice, as | do once in a
while, a tendency on the part OF a girl
10 blush and shipper and look conscious
when boys are around. This is very
silly indeed, and no sensible girl does.
Boys and girls should be comrades, and
should meet and know each other in a
simple natural fashion, as brothers and
sisters do. Now that winter is here
with its chances for out-of-Goor sport
skating, sleighing. tobogganing, and
whatever else winter brings in its train
the young people of 4 n~eighborhood
ought to have many delightful outings
in common, says a writer in Hdrper'S
Young People. Aud if, as is often the
case, the sons and daughters OF certain
families are in school together, side by
side in r~ecitations there is all the more
chance for their having fun when school
is over. Jack is apt to be polite TO Jill
if she helped him out in his arithmetic.
Do YOU remember Whittier's pretty
stanZas about the schoolhouse and the
little scene he recalls?
I'm sorry that / spelt the word,
! hate TO 20 above you"
Never, dear girls, indulge in any
thing which has an air of mystery in
your dealings with boy friends. Let the
walks aud talks and drives be open and
under the eye Of your older friends, and
you will find the breezy bright com
partnership OF a clever boy will be worth
having.
Sisters should look out for their broth.
ers in countless little ways. A sister
can make hcme so pleasant and CHEEKY
that her brother will prefer il of an
evening 10 any other place. She may
take pride in having her brothers escort
when she goes about, and even if she
does not particularly care to 90 some
where be proposes it for amusement, she
will oblige him if she is the loving and
unsellish sister | have in mind, and sacri-
flee her wi inclination to keep him
company.
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Prevention Va. Cure,

Most people are quick 10 see the need
OF medical aid when disease has fas-
tened itself upon them, or when they
are FRUSTRATED by some epidemic. 1t Is
not everyone, however, who realizes
the importance Of keeping the body
In such a state of health that ii will be
able at all times TO resist the attacks
weakened by overwork or worry, caus-
ing loss OF appetite, etc, when 1t is
greatly debilitated. or "all run down.
that the danger OF serious sickness
and heavy doctors bills Is TO be feared.
On the other hand, IL perfect health
can be maintained. the blood. kent
nurp and tbs niresI~.iaa sa@a' tho hp-
petite normal and the spirits cheerful,
there will be no occasion 10 fear the
grip, pneumonia, diphtheria or any
similar ailment. As a means OF keep
Ing the body In just this condition or
health no better agent has yet been
found than that great blood purifier
and strength builder. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. While il is true that Hoods
Sarsaparilla Cures II Is equally true
that Hoods Sarsaparilla prevents
sickness, and this truth il of supreme
importance to all. Mrs. G. G. Roles, Of
Wauregan, Conn, writing to the pro-
prietors of Hoods Sarsaparilla, stated
the cas- most concisely when she said:
I'VE don't wait until we are sick, but
take Hoods Sarsaparilla to prevent
sickness" Certainly, prevention Is far
better than cure.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-13

Many people, through fear of death,
are all their lives subject 10 bondage.
The questions: How shall we die?
When shall we dieP aud Where shall
We dieP are continually worrying them.
Indeed. there have been several sui
cides caused BY this haunting terror Of
death, says the Sunday Magazine. The
thought OF it made their lives insup-
portable and they killed themselves in
order to know the worst.
And yet it is quite possible that in re-
spect to the physical sensation of dying
we resemble Don Quixote when he
hung by his wrist from the stable win
dow aud imagined that a tremendous
abyss yawned beneath his feet. Fate.
in the character of Maritornes. cuts the
thong with lightsome laughter and the
gallant gentleman falls-tour inches.
When Louis XIV. lay dying-"Why
weep you?" he asked those who sur
rounded his deathbed. "Did you think
l should live forever?' Then, after a
pause. Il thought dying had been
harder"
DIR. Hunter was another who was
agreeably surprised by hts experience
Of dying. His last words were: IF |
had strength to hold a pen l would
write down how easy and pleasant a
thing 1t is to die" A charming actress
who had been twice almost drowned
told a friend that dying was the incest
sensation that she knew. The late arch
bishop of Canterbury. as his agony"
befell, quietly remarked: at is really
nothing much after all"
Hundreds of other last or nearly last
sayings of dying persons might be cited
to prove the truth of PlinySs remark
that the departure of the soul frequently
takes place without pain. and sometimes
even with pleasure.
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or otherwise become possessed Of to
Law bare this mystery. Dora" she cries
suddenly, IF you know anything, i I'M
plore. l entreat you to say So"
What should l know" responds
the widow, recoiling.
"You loved him too" says Florence
piteously, now more than eve con-
WINGED that Dora is keeping something
hidden from her. For the sake of that
love, disclose anything you may know
about this awful matter"
Il dare not speak openly" replies the
widow, growing even a shade paler,
because my suspicion is of the barest
character. and may be altogether
wrong. Yet there are moments when
some hidden instinct within my breast
whispers to me that am on the right
track"
III So" murmurs florence, falling
upon her knees before her. do not hes
itate; follow up this instructive feeling
and who knows but something may
come Of it! Dora, do not delay. Soon,
soon--if not already-it may be too
late. Alas" she cries, bursting into
bitter tears, what do ! sayp Is it not
too late even now2 What hope can
there be after six long days, and no
JldlngS!
II will do what / can, l am resolved"
declares Dora, rising abruptly to her
feet. IF too late to do any good, 1t
may not be too late to wiring the truth
from him, and bring the murderer TO
justice"
From himp From whom - what
murderer" exclaims Florence, in a
voice of horror. Dora, what are you
saying?"
Never mind. Let me go now; and
to-night-this evening let me come TO
you here again, and tell You the result
OF what am nov about to do"
She quits the room as silently as she
entered it. and Florence, sinking back
in her chair, gives herself up to the ex-
citement and amaZement that are over
towering her. There is something else,
too, in her thoughts that is puZzling
and p%erplexing her: in all Dora's man
ner there was nothing that would lead
her to think that she loved Sir Adrian;
there was fear, and a desire for re-
venge in it.. but none of the despair Of
a loving woman who had lost the man
to whom she has given her heart.
Florence is still wondering these
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CTo be Continued.)
cain fur Sale"

A well-known magician is a wag and
finds amusement in mystifying simple
minded folks. A correspondent of tbs
Boston Transcript. writing from Wash
ington. where the sleight-of-hand man
has been exhibiting his ckill, tells of his
success in astonishing y group of col
ored people:
The magician one morning went
down to the market. Washington has
one OF the largest and finest market
houses in the world. aud one of its most
picturesque features is the row of com.
Portable negro mammies, with baskets
of eggs aud vegetables, sitting outside
the building, laughing, chatting and
smoking.
The sle~ight-of-hand expert, who had
a friend with him, sauntered up to II
inky-black old marketwomsn with a
pipe in her mouth and a beautiful array
of fresh eggs before her. He looked at
them aud asked the price.
"Twenty-three cents, honey" an-
swered nanny, IAN desc heah is fust-
rate aigs-de hen ain hardly done
cluckin' ober 'em yit."
Il should think So" said ne, and. as
be picked up one and cracked it, out
came a quarter.
Mammy's jaw dropped and the pipe
with il.
And this one-and this one seems
pretty good. carelessly remarked the
man, cracking two more. out of which
50-cent pieces tumbled.
He cracked half a dozen in all and
mammy's store of silver was increased
every time. As he wsked of. followed
by q dozen pairs of beady black eyes
with nothing but the whites showing
somebody came up and asked the awe
stricken old marketwoman the price Of
her eggs.
desc aigs aim fur SALE" she an
swered, and she gathered them up in
her apron and waddled off in the direc-
ton of homo.
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The MilkmaId.

Across the grass | see her pass:
She comes with tripping pace
a maid | know-and March winds blow
Her hair across her face
With a hey, Dolly! no. Dolly!
Dolly shall be mine,
Before the spray Is white with May,
or blooms the eglantine.
The March winds blow. | watch her go:
Her cheek is brown and clear:
Her cheek is brown, and soft as down.
CTo those who see II nearO
With d hey, Dolly! no, Dolly!
Dolly SHALL be mine.
Before the spray Is white with May,
or blooms the ~eglantine.
What has she not that those have got
The danes that walk in silk,
II she undo her handkerchief blue,
Her neck is white as milk.
With a hey, Dolly, no, Dolly!
Dolly shall be mine,
Before the spray is white with May,
or blooms the e%glantine.
Let those who will be proud and chill!
For me from June TO June,
My Dolly's words are sweet as curds-
Her laugh is Ike a tune,
With a hey. Dolly! no, Dolly!
Dolly shall be mine,
Before the spray is white with May
or blooms the ~eglantine.
Break, break to hear, o crocus-spear.
o tall Lent-lilies fame,
There'll be a bride at Easter-tide,
And Dolly Is her name.
u 1Sk,sNS exaksFSsssxskss. -
Before the spray Is white with May
Or blooms the ~eglantine.
Austin DobsOn.
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beginning To be treated with due re-
spect As the next heir to the baronetcy,
has quietly limited to old Lady FitzAl-
mont that perhaps 1t will be as well, in
the extraordinary circumstances, if
they all take their departure. This the
old lady, though strongly dislnclined
TO quit the castle, Is debating in her
own mind, and, being swayed by Lady
Gertrude, who Is secretly rather bored
by the dizziness that has ensued on the
strange absence Of their host, decides
to leave on the morrow, to the great
distress Of both Dora and Florence Del
maine, who shrink from deserving the
castle while It's masters fate is undeci-
ded. But they are also sensible that,
TO remain the only female guests,
would be 10 outrage the conventionali-
ties.
Henry Villiers. Ethel's father, is also
Of opinion that they should all quit the
castle without delay. He il a hunting
man, an NJ. +. II. in his own county,
and is naturally anxious to get back to
his own quarters some time before the
huntlng-season commences. Some 9TH
ers have already gone. and altogether
1t seems TO Florence that there is no
other course open to her but 10 Pack up
and desert him. whom she loves. in the
hour OF his direst need. For there are
moments even now when she tells her
self that he is still living, and only
waiting for a saving hand to drag him
into smooth waters once again.
A silence has fallen upon the house
more melancholy than the loudest ex-
preston Of grief. The servants are
conyersing over their supper in fright
ened whispers. and conjecturing mood
lily as TO the fate. of their late master.
To them Sir Adrian is indeed dead, if
not buried.
In the servants corridor a strange
dull light is being flung upon the pol
ished boards by a hanging-lamp that is
burning dimly, as though oppressed by
the dire evil that has fallen upon the
old castle. No sound is to be heard
here In this spot, remote from the rest
of the house, where the servants sell
DOM come except to 90 to bed, and
never indeed without an inward shud-
der as they pass the door that leads TO
the haunted chamber.
CTo be C~ontinued.)
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A Useful Python.

Once, while passing through a Dutch
farm. ! went up to the house t. buy
some eggs; standing in front OF the
door was a large barrel and while pass
ing I carelessly tilted it up to see what
was inside. but l promptly let 1t down
again, as there was q big python under
meath. The Dutchman told me he had
shot at the snake some months pre-.
viously aud a few grains entering tbs
head the reptile appeared to become
stupefied and unable to move quickly.
He then dragged it home and extracted
the fangs and it gradually became
tame. The python. which measured
sixteen feet. was allowed to crawl about
the place at night. never attempting to
get away o do any damage; in fact.
they found it useful for killing rats and
vermin. BY day 1t was kept under the
barrel. The children fed the snake and
played with it. I saw one of the little
Dutch boys drag 1t out and pour two
bottles of milk down its throat and then
gave It six eggs. which it swallowed.
When they leased the python 1t made q
Kissing noise and reared up on its tail;
they We're not a bit frightened and
would catch hold of it by the head and
drag it along the ground over their shout.
ders.-~Three Years With Lobengula'
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o, for the glimpse OF a natural boy.
A boy with "a freckled face,
With forehead white meath the tangled
hair,
Whose feet toe in. while his elbows fare,
Whose knees are patched always,
Who turns az red as a lobster when
You give him a word of praise.
"A boy who was born with an appetite,
Who seeks the pantry shelf
To eat his piece with r~esounding
smack,
Who isn't gone on himself.
A Robinson Crusoe reading boy,
Whose pockets bulge with trash,
Who knows the use of rod and gun
And where the brook trout splash.
It's true he'll sit In the easiest chair.
With hat on his tousled head:
That his hands and feet are everywhere
For youth must have room to spread.
But he doesn't dub his father "old man"
Nor deny his mothers call,
Nor ridicuie What his elders say,
Nor thinks that he knows IL all.
A rough and wholesome, natural boy,
OF a good. old fashioned clay.
God bless him, IL he's still on earth,
For he'll make a man some day.
Washington News.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-13
ynssar Pie.

Give me a spoon OF oleo. ma,
And the sodium alkali,
For I'm going to make a pie, mamma,
I'm going 10 a a pie.
For John will be hungry and tired, ma,
And his tissue will decompose;
give me a grain OF phosphate,
And the carbon and cellulose.
give me a chunk of c~aseine, ma,
To shorten the thermic fat;
And hand me the oxygen bottle, ma,
And look at the thermostat;
And IL the electric ovens cold,
Just turn IL on half an ohm,
For | want to have supper ready
AS soon as John comes home.
pass me the neutral dope. mamma,
And rotate the mixing machine,
But give me the sterilized water first.
And the oleomargerine,
And the phosphate, too, for now i think,
The new typewriter's quit,
And John will need more phosphate food
To help his brain a bit.
-chirago Record.
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It's Bitterness.

Life lis bitter. All the faces of the years,
foung m old are gray with travail and
with tears.
Must we only wake to toll, to tire, to
weep?
In the sun, among the leaves, upon the
flowers,
siumber stills to dreamy death the heavy
hours.
Let me sleep.
won but mock the old unable
years;
Fame's a pearl that hides beneath a sea OF
tears;
Love must wither, or must live alone and
weep.
In the sun, beneath the leaves, across the
flowers,
While we slumber death approaches
through the hours.
Let me sleep.
w. j.. Henley.
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In perforating postage stamps a die
plate i placed below the needles OF a
machine carrying 500 needles. As
about $50, 900. 900 holes are punched
per day the wear on the die-plate is ex-
c~essive; brass plates wear out in a day,
and even steel plates are rapidly de-
stroyed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-13

Cincinnati Tribune: Tommy-Paw. II the
Hon Is king of beasts, wha Is the rhinoce-
ros?
Mr.. Figg-The politician, Of course. His
hide Is two inches thick.
Washington Star: wv are on the verge
or a revolution" she cried.
NO, Maria" replied Mr.. Meeklns, pa
uently but firmly, you can go out and
ride your bicycle II you want to; but I'm
blest IL 1 will"
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Ask Aid,

III you are troubled with malaria, consti-
patton, biliousness. kidney trouble or dys-
pepsia, OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
ana IL Will be speedily forthcoming. Ner-
vousness. loss OF appetite and sleep, and n
loss OF vigor, Gre also remedied by this re-
storative. Physicians of eminence indorse
II, a valuable confirmation of the verdict
larly.
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The Evolution

OF medicinal agents is gradually rele-
eating the old time herbs, pills. d~raughts
and vegetable extracts TO the rear and
bringing into general use the pleasant
and effective liquid laxative. Syrup OF
Figs. To get the true remedy see that IL Is
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
company only. For sale by all leading
druggists.
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One Box Did the Business.

Harrison Thurston, Of North Conway,
n. H., writing under date Of Nov. u,
1893, to the Sterling Remedy Co., OF
Chicago, says that his brother was COM
pletely cured Of smoking and chewing
tobacco by using one box of No-to-bac.
and is now recommending No-to-bac to
tobacco users.
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Beecham's pills are for bill

Beecham's pills are for bill
iousness, sick headache, dig
illness. dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor
pid 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
druggist's.o or write B.F. AllenCo. ,365Canal
st., New York. Pills, Ioe and 2se a box.
Animal saIes more than s. 90 600 boxes.
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vfctimized.

IF l live long enough" he said.
moodily, II hope I'll get over being a
natural mark for any bunco steerer that
happens to be loose"
Whats the mattera"
Il concluded I'd have to sconomize,
90. l sent so cents to q man who said
that was all he'd charge to .e!. me how
to make q little money 20 a long way"
And what did he tell you?"
He simply wrote: Send 8 cents by
express to Ban Francisco"
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in the digestive organs.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
purihes the blood. stimulates digestive
action, searches out disease-germs wher-
ever they exist and puts the whole body
into a vigorous, strong and healthy con-
dition. 1t builds up solid, useful flesh,
rubs out wrinkles. brightens the eyes
and makes life really worth living.
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CHAPTER Z.

In the meantime the daylight dwin-
dies, and twilight descends. Even that
too departs, and now darkness falls up
ON the distressed household, and still
there Is no news Of Sir Adrian.
Arthur Dynecourt, who is already