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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25

The question Of the eventual civiliza.
ton Of the Indian may no longer be
held in donbt. A divorce granted to
. member OF one ofthe tribes at Yank-
ton the other day should settle that
question beyond controversy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
To District school Board CLERKS.

Notice is hereby given that the time
for taking census Of children of legal
school age in each district is drawing
near. No district is entitled to appor-
tionment money from tuition unless said
census is filed with 20. Supt. on or be
fore the first Monday in June.
ELrA NJ. DREW, Co. Supt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
A VALUABLE LOAD.

Ed Martins dray wagon backed up in
front of the American Express office,
about 10 o'clock this morning. and soon
large crowd gathered around to see
the load of freight he was hauling. The
load consisted of four gold bricks, two
from the Homestake and one each from
the Highland and Deadwood- Terra
mills. The value of the bricks was in
the neighborhood of S250,000, and rep
resented the semi-monthly cleanup of
the Homestake and Highland compa-
MES The bricks were wrapped and seal
ed in canvass and went out on the Fort
Pierre passenger this afternoon in
charge of Dick Bullock, and were con-
signed to Wells, Fargo & Co. bank New
York City. Several in the crowd which
had gathered around had never seen a
gold brick before, and could hardly
realize the value of them. This is the
kind of crop We raise in Lead, regard.
less of rain, snow or sunshine.-Lead
Call
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
onality is the Standard of Value for
Which we Compete.
A. G. BLACKNEY,
jsWeler and Practical Watch
maker.

We have just largely increased our
stock Of Jewelry and Specimens, and re.
spectfulIy submit the following induce
ments for our consideration
IA years in the various departments
Of the Elgin National Watch Co. to-
gether with term Of tuition with a
practical Matchmaker.
IL years and over experience in buy-
ing and selling jewelry and repairing
the same.
We keep constantly on hand full
line OF the best materials for repairing,
aud our prices are the established prices
OF all first cias jewelry stores where
good material and workmanship are
combined.
Gold soldering without discoloration,
and the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
Mining Items.

nsSearly all Of the machinery recently
purchased to increase the crushing Ca
pacity of the Holy Terror mill and inn
prove the facilities for operating the
mine, have been received, and il is ex
pected that the reduction Of its valuable
ores will be resumed about June lst.
The latest accounts ON Four Mile
were that both the Sutherland pulver-
izer, erected by Messrs. Lewis Il Olds,
and the Alexander reduction plant
would start up yesterday for test runs,
but mp to the hour of going to press we
have been unable TO obtain any further
definite Information. We hope to
chronicle the successful operation Of
both plants in our issue Of next week.
The Atlantic mine, situated near Gus
ter City, will be opened up in good
shape this season by its owner, Jack
McAleer, who recently awarded con-
tract to sink the present shaft to water
level, which will maze it 100 or more
feet in depth. The ledge at present
shows a width of 20 feet, between vel
defined walls and prospects well, by pan
and mortar tests. Jack came up from
the camp Thlrsda.' evening and will
return to the mine to-day. He will put
in the summer at the property directing
the development work Times.
THgs AND GROWN GRoUPs.
The sale of cont ,olling interest in
the above groups of gold claims to an
eastern syndicate by s. +. Elliott of this
city. and Jud Grant of Omaha, which
was noted in a former issue of the
CHRONICLE, bids fair to be supplemented,
at an early day, by active operation.
The property is located about seven
miles northwest of this city, and large
force Of men are now engaged in con
structing a road over which twenty
stamps and other machinery, formerly
employed at the Grand Junction mill,
will soon be transported. A mill will
be erected at once, which, it is said, will
be dropping stamps in about four weeks
James ferxa, one of the original loca
tors, still retains an interest in the
property, having refused 10 accept a
fiattering offer for the same made him
by the company.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-05-25
CASH! CASH! CASH!

Look at our prices for Cash. We are in the pus
most goods Tor yonr money Come and before buyn
scarce an hard to get Below prices on few of tn,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
No More Singing.

Twenty years ago i'm Italy melody wa:
TO be heard all over the country. The la
borer going home to bed through the vines
sang his stornello or his rispetto to the
sleeping fields. The boy who drove his
yoked oxen or cows in the big square cart
begniled the way with song, joyous or am.
orous. Tho guitar and the mandolin were
heard mt dusk at every farmhouse door,
and In the streets Of the town youths went
singing and playing till the moon was
high.
There was music all over the land, along
the hedgerows as in the city lanes, under
the poplars and mulberries as beneath the
walls of citadel and baptistry. How many
n time at sunset or in the starlight have /
listened to the beautiful canzone Of the
peasantry when the sweetness of the vine
Hover filled the atmosphere or the dropped
acacia blossom shed its smell on garden
paths. Now rarely are these wood notes
wild ever heard 20 tighten and spiritualize
toll. -Ouida in Nineteenth Century
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REFUSED $4,000 IN GOLD.
Circumstances In which IL Looked as II
the Money Might he "A Burden.

James Clark Of old Town knows "A good
story in connection with the sinking of the
steamship Pacific in the straits of Juan dC
Fuca In 1879 of which the only survivor
was Neil II 'nlcy, now of Tacoma Mr..
Henley tlOatod around for hours on raft
after the Pacific was struck by the bark
Orpheus. With him on the raft was a man
named William Sampson, who became ex-
hausted and sank, Mr.. Clark saws, with
between SO, 900 and $4,000 in belt
around his body. The fact that Sampson
had the gold on his person was known TO
Mr.. Clark and "A few others only, and it
has never been published.
Clark and Sampson were miners togeth.
er on tho Yukon river in Alaska The
mining claim was n rich one and was
known in the Yukon district rs the Three
To One 1t was SO called because the
party that mined and owned il was com
posed of three white men and Chinese
They returned To Victoria to spend the
first winter after taking out about SIS, 900
apiece in gold, and the next spring when
they went back to open up the mine again
they found that the floods had swept away
all their machinery and they would have
to spend considerable part of the season
In making and putting in now machinery
w hihNic oiit plitCcT ucDOsltS. sampson
became discouraged, and he sold his share
in the diggings to his partners for about
$4,000 and returned To Victoria The
Three to One made money that season the
same rs the season before
Shortly after Sampson returned TO Vic
toria he shipped on the steamer Pacific,
Intending 10 go TO san Francisco He put
the gold in IA belt around his body, as was
the custom in those days. The raft on
which ho and Henley floated was i'm reality
u chicken coop. Sampson felt he could not
last much longer in the heavy sea. which
rolled the coop fearfully, and he begged
Henley TO take the gold The latter, feel |
ing that he would never live To set foot on
shore again, refused 10 take the belt, and |
down il went with poor Sampson to the |
bottom of the sea. Henley was soon picked |
up, The next day, though, he regretted |
the loss of his companion on the chicken |
coop He also dcplorcd that he had not
taken the proffcred belt with its burden of
gold. Tacoma News.
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WORK OF CUSTOMS lNoulsIToRs.
Singular Credulity of These sharp Men
Who Look out For Smugglers

Van has been variously defined by tn,
philosophers as a rational animal, a laugh
ing animal and a cooking animal says an
exchange. Why not also smuggling
animall For of all tho many manifesto.
lions or that original sin which standeth
not In the following of Adam smuggling
Is surely the most widespread. You may
hnd groccrs who do not sand the sugar,
and you may find churchgoers who make
point of following the sermon from start
to finish. But if you would find the man
who scorns To smuggle you will have to
search industriously and long-longor and
more industriously even than If the OBJ
Ject OF your quest were that preux chev-
alier who disdains To travel i'm a first class
carriage with a third class ticket
Smuggling might even be defended-as
murder has been-by philosophic processes
of ratiocination. Suppose, for instance
that you, an Englishman, are on the point
of travelling in France. You are a smoker
and are fully persuaded in your own mind
that smoking is beneficial, if not indeed
absolutely necessary to your health
From Information received you are aware
that from Calais TO Marseilles and from
Bordeaux to Beifort nothing fit to smoke
can DO obtained. There are places, it is
true, whore fourpenny books can be OBJ
tanned for franc apiece. But that Is an
extravaganza price To pay, and from your
childhood upward you have been taught
to consider extravaganza "A sin. For the
rest, You can obtain two sorts of ciga-
rettes. There are certain SO called Turkish
cigarettos--the Vizir-which taste prin-
cipally of the paper in which they are
rolled, and there are also the Caporal Gig
"a ID1 M (. a. A..
principally because they were always
smoking these Caporal cigarettes, that the
French were beaten by the Germans in
the great war. therefore you argue with
yourself thus:
1t is question, you say to yourself
" between damaging my health, IL not in
deed my moral character, by smoking
French tobacco and defrauding the French
OF few confines OF two evils one
should always choose the less. ="
OF course there is always the third al |
Tentative of declaring the contraband |
goods and paying the duty on them. But |
that does not occur TO you. As the song |
says, "You can't think of everything, |
can yout" So you put your cigars in your
boots, or in the lining of your hat, or in
any other place that ingenuity suggests,
and stride through tho custom house with
your head in the air, and exhibit genuine
Indignation when the douanier fumbles
about suspiciously among the undergar-
ments at the bottom Of your portmanteau
Considering all things, custom house
officials are gentle and unsuspicious
'ace OF men. With all the painful expe-
Hence of the deceitfulness of human ma.
ure that comes their way one would ex-
Iect them 30 DO invariably skeptical OF
he travellers assertion that he has moth
ng TO declare. As "a matter OF fact, they
ire very generally credulous, especially
n foreign parts.
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BLOND HEROES GONE.
Novelists Complain That Modern Young
Men Are Dark Haired.

NONellsLs Complain That Modern Young
Men Are Dark Haired.
Where has the fair haired laddie gomez
A lady novelist, writing 10 a contempt.
rary, complains that the golden haired
youth Is fast becoming extinct and that
heroes of fiction, to be true to nature up
To date, must be endowed with dark locks
1t was but a week or two ago that |
commented on the discovery, made bv an
observant schoolmaster, that red haired
boys were pow comparatively rare, so we
are presumably reaching an era when tho
Saxon type of man will no longer exist.
This is rcgrcttable from a picturesque
point of view, but there seems little reason
why the novelist should be exercised by
the disappearance of the blond male from
our midst. 1t is my firm opinion that IL
the matter could be put TO the vote it
would be found that the majority of girls
who are OF course the largest consumers
of fiction-prefer the hero with soft, dog
gy' brown eyes and blue black hair TO the
insipid ilaxen pOlled and blue eyed lover.
But In any case there is no reason why
the novelist should not give his or her
readers what they like. and if fair haired
men really are so scarce and really are adj
mired it will be all the more agreeable TO
meet with them in fiction instead Of com
monplace dark men such as one encoun-
ters In real life -Lady's Pictorial
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
ROMEO AND JULIET.
The Matinee Girl Found 1t Dull and Not
Up to the Times

Did L go to the matinee?" said the
blond girl with the red ribbons on her
hat to her companion in the street car.
Yes, did, and IL was the most tiresome
thing l ever sat through Yes it was
Romeo and Juliet I've heard a great
deal about Shakespeare plays but I never
saw one before, and l don't care ever to
see another. Why, there's nothing funny
in 1t. Classical? Oh, l suppose so, but
tell you Shakespeare was NOT up to me
modern ideas of what makes good plav
His plays ought to be rewritten and lit
tie more fun thrown into them.
why, l noticed several places where
they might have rung in modern idea or
two and made a great Improvement For
Instance, thore was that dance that they
do in the early part of the piece Now.
how much pretticr it would be to have a
ballet come on instead, or if they were go
ing 10 have one Of those slow, poky old
dances, why couldn't they have turned on
different colored lights? Then there was
that balcony scene, where Romeo and
Juliet throw kisses and talk gibberish at
each other. Now, that would have been
real funny If they had had a comedian
hiding behind the shrubbery watching
them and cutting antics over them.
Romeo kills Julict's other lover and takes
poison, and then she wakes up and stabs
hcrself-that was horrible 1t made ones
flesh creep. / can't bear To SEQ such things.
And to think of their ringing down the
curtain ON it and making that the end of
the piecei If I'd been Shakespeare,
would have added another scene, i'm which
tncy all come to life again and have a nice
wedding march. Or If they could NOT do
that, IL seems TO me the people who stage
the play might have the two torch bearers
who retire To the wings while Romeo and
the other lover fight their duel do a wing
dance at the side of the stage. just dote
on wing dances. Then the people who did |
not like to see the horrid part would not |
nave to wtach 1t. They could watch the |
wing dance And the people who like |
death scenes could watch them, and so CIV. |
erybody would be pleased Don't you think |
soY-Buffalo Express
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
Free pills.

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ATE the system. Regular size 25c per
box. Sold by Holmes & Connell, drug
gists. IA
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
The Toes.

The second toe should be longer than
the Others 20 denote an artistic tompera.
ment. Here sentimentalism dwells and
romance and imagination. IL the larger
toe is strong and broad, the inclination
toward realism will be checked by good
amount OF practical sense In the purely
artistic foot the little member Of the five
should curl inward. Its arching upward
denotes passionate nature The women
OF southern countries arc noted for this
distinction New York Mercury
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
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CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Ser-
vices at 1890 "a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sabbath School
at close of morning service. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening. REV. o. j. GOLDEN, Pastor.
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1890 a. IN. and 1870 p. m Sabbath School a.
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BAPTIST CHURCH Services nj 1880 a. m.
and 40 p m. Sabbath school at close of NOR
ming services. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening. REV. w. l.. MUNGER Pastor
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
Bucklen's Arnjca SaIye.

The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
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IL Is guaranteed To give perfect salts
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13

sometime ago | was troubled with
IN attack of rheumatism. used
Chhmberiain's Pain Balm and was
completely cured. | have since advis-
cd many Of my friends and customers
to try the remedy and all speak highly
ol 1t. SIMON GOLDBAUM, San Luis
ley, Cal. For sale by Holmes & Con
nell.
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One uahlt Corrected.

Il don't know whether / will be able to
break him Of all the habits do not like, 4"
said the engaged girl, but the first one |
stopped for him was just easy .
What habit was that" asked the other
girl.
The habit no had OF proposing TO me
two or three times week indianapolis
Journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13

DIR. Adam Clarke, even when boy, had
memory SO phenomenal that after hear.
ing sermon lasting an hour he could 90
homo and repeat the whole verbatim, imi
tating the manner voice and gestures Of
the preacher
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13

Frederick the Great had a sncering. dis.
agreeable voice, that correspondent well
with the cynical utteranccs he was i'm the
habit of making
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ANSWER. THIS.

The largest subscription house in the country
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Good pay. Minister teacher or wide. awake
man or woman given preference Address
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III. l.. VAN BENsCHoTEN,

A TTORNEY AT LAW.-Onice in Spencer
IA Block, Bedding, Mich
REFERENCES BY PERMISSION Hon. Allen II.
Morse Hon. A. "A. Ellis, Thos +. McGarry, Hon.
+. d. M Davis
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what IL Means.

Party government i'm cities means pr
gatc piracy Denver News
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The Grave of Mrs. Thackerax.

few weeks ago, when taking a walk
from Leigh To Hadleigh along the high
road, found myself passing by the gate.
OF Leigh cemstcry, and / bethought me &c
turn aside for few moments i'm order 10
visit the grave Of Mrs. Thackeray. The
cemetery Is by no means full, and so
easily found the spot where she is laid To
rest
The grave is only "a few PAGES from the
entrance gates, on the left hand side Of the
center road, and consists Of two portions
OF ground labeled % 81 and "E 35 A
memorial cross marks the spot and stands
on two receding blocks. The whole of the
design Is constructed Of white marble. and
on the upper block, from which the shaft
of the cross springs, is carved the follow
ing inscriptions:
To the dear memory OF
Isabella Gethen Thackeray
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
To the dear memory Of
Isabella Gethen Thackoray.
Born 1915; married 1896 to
She died at Leigh Jan. II. 1904. aged "a

She died at Leigh Jan IL. 1894, aged 20
At the back Of the cross are the words
"Dominus illuminate" and I'm the center
the letters "IHS"
From this inscription it appears that
both Mr.. Leslie Stephen and Anthony
Trollope are wrong in giving the date OF
marriage as 1887. Notes and Queries.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
w. y. JUST.
\. -. MORRIS,

A TTORNEY Al LAW. Ionia, Michigan
IA General Law Business transacted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13

NITY PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH OFF
~ CER.-Onice rear Of w. /. Benedict & co.'s
drug store, Hours 80 10 ~ - m . To ! and to
Up. m. Residence opposite Nj. r.. church.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
II. Il. FERGUSON.

physician AND SURGEON-OFFICE: Ov-
Il er Earle & RUNNERS store ONCE hours
TO 10 II. m, to and 80 to s p. m
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I. OHLTNGI:R,

physician AND SURGEON ONCE AT res
Il idence on Bridge street once hours TO
and TO p. m.
The record-union., 1895-03-23

For some years 1 tried doctor after doctor,
out with no good results. At times l would
think was gaining, but, alas it was but an
Illusion, ana as time went on I grew worse
and worse, until my food consisted of water
and few hard tack biscuits during the day.
l had about given up all hope OF ever re-
celVlng any help for my disease and had quite
mace up my mind that for the few years OF
lie left that my cross was to be that / should
journey on lies rough way a starving, COM
pialnIng, slceplesS, diSagTeeab ble dySpeptic,
trial TO my friends and nuisance to myself
About this time came across one OF youE
little pamphlets and resolved to give your
home remedy, Joys Vegetable Sarsaparllla, q
trial. So l bought bottle and began to take
It, The medicine began to operate and benefit
me; my bowels gradually grew regular and
began to make flesh After about three
months l was a new man-quite as well as [
have ever been in my life. This was over
three years ago. still continue 10 keep your
valuable medicine in the house. and take it
once in a while to keep the system In good
working order and to regulate the bowels.
feel 1t my duty TO write you this note, and
ask you to publish it, so that il any persons
are suffering as 1 did, and this falls before
their eyes they may get relief and prosper by
my experience.
Believe me, gentlemen, gratefully yours,
HENRY j. MCHARLAN
San Jose, Cal.