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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

The Russian war office has decided to
use henceforth exclusively gray horses
for artillery purposes, the reason given
for the innovation being that animals
of this color have been found by expert
C to be stronger and more enduring
than the brown ones now used.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06
Clerk Moores Exonerated.

Omaha, March 30-The board OF county
commissioners adopted a report com.
pletely generating Clerk of the District
Court Frank +. Moores charged with pecu-
lation of fees.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06
Kansas CitY.

Kansas City. April 1.-Cattle - Native
steers $5.O0uj.95, cows and heifers $3.J0m
400. stockers and feeders $3.O0lt4.5O, calves
ana yearlings N.00uS.O0.
Hogs-IIeavy I.i5a4.Sj, medium $i.40I
$50, light 81. 20.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06
south Omaha.

South Omaha, April 1.-Hogs-Heavy
SL.S5a4.95, mixed Si.651i.9j, light S4.6ja
4.95.
Cattle-Stockers ana feeders 81. 4043. 60,
COWS $2.50d2.G GO. common $l.25ul.90.
Sheep-Market strong.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

Billiard balls Of cast steel have been
made and used successfully at Stock
holm. They are hollow and weigh
about as much as the ordinary ivory
balls. A lathe Is used to turn them ia
perfect smoothness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06
THEY GOT $780,.

Two Masked Men Rob the Railroad
San Luis Obispo. CAL. March 3d.
Last night two men masked. entered
the railroad depot at Arroyo Grande.
and at the point Of revolvers forced A.C.
Frye. agent. and assistant II. w. Hart
well. to open the safe. They secured
1920 cash and a gold watch and es-
caped.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

Ammonia Is extracted from the
Thames mud. and the residuum after
the operation Ii mixed with Iron ore
and made into brown paper.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

The cnar believes In the higher sdu-
cation Of women. and has ordered the
reopening OF the Woman's Institute of
Medicine at st. Petersburg. which was
closed by order OF the government some
years. ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

Milton. w. Va, a q military COM
pany composed entirely of girls. They
are drilled under the tutorship OF a cap
tain Of the state militia, and propose to
appear In public when they become pro,
ficieuk
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

The pastors college In connection
With Spurgeon's church has sent out 021
persons into ths ministry; twenty-three
in the past q or this number 100
have died. leaving 7s7 still actively
working.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

According to the city directory Just
issued Baltimore has a population Of
617. 794. an increase during the year Of
27,917.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

-America contains Il, 900. 900 houses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

London, March 29.-The Liverpool
Grand National st~eeplechase was won
today by Wild Man From Borneo. Ca
thai second. vanderberg third.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

According to the city directory just
issued Baltimore has a population OF
617, 794, an increase during the year Of
VI OH.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

Badges wor In the buttonhole have
taken the place Of Communication tickets
n Belgium, where the new system of
:ortnightly season tickets good on the
railroads over the whole government
system has greatly increased the mum.
Der OF commuters. Differences Il color
distinguish the nature Of the ticket and
the class by which the holder is entitled
to travel.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06
TO ARREST INDIAN POLICE.
A Nebraska sheriff Likely To Have
Trouble with winnebagoes.

Tekamah. Neb., March 30.-SheriH
Mullln left this morning to arrest the
whole winnebago Indian police force
or evicting George Mullin. who had a
ease from the Flournoy Land company.
Trouble Is expected.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06

The salvation Army War Cry has .
circulation OF 81. 1000. 900 copies. printed In
forty languages.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-04-06
ATRUCEH HAS Been DECLARED
Japan and China Will Stop Fight
ing and Talk It Over.
The Assault On Ii Hung Chang n Booi
to the Cclestials - War Party
May Give the Mikado
Trouble.

Toxic, March 29.-The emperor OF
Japan has declared an unconditional
armistice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03

A Swedish Lutheran church is to be
established at Rockford.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
FOR REIGN.

Lord Randolph Churchilrs friends
are said to be fearful that he canuot
recover.
Ten thousand Chinese, who defcudrd
Halt Cheng. were wlrstcl by the
Japanese after n four hours battle.
The emperor Of China has granted
plenpotcntiary powers to Chang Yin
Huan to make peace with Japan,
A hundred persons are now believed
to have persisted i'll the storm which
swept Great Britain. Many vessels
were wrecked
Lord Dunrlvcn and Commodore
Smith announced their belief that an
international yacht race would be ar.
ranged for 1895.
The British government Is reported
to have offered aid to Newfoundland
Business on the island is completely
at n standstill.
A Commercial Gable dispatch from
Shanghai announces that a British
squadron Of eight war vessels Is al
Kintaug, in the Chusan Archipelago
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
MIR. HAMERTON'S LAST HOURS

New York Tribune: In letter to
an American artist in New York an
intimate friend of the late Philip Gil
bert Hamerton gives the following in
teresting account of his last hours and
his funeral:
'IIe died very suddenly. Mrs. Ham
erton told us how it happened as we
were waiting for the funeral. On the
day he died he seemed to be quite
well, and after luncheon he went
with his wife to the gallery OF the
Louvre, where they remained till
5 o'clock. He went straight to his
study and worked till dnner-time. He
ate as usual, and afterward sat down
and read his newspaper. While read
ing he was seized with an attack sim
liar to one he had few weeks be
fore. and an hour afterwald he was
dead.
Mrs. Hamerton and the servants
daughter and son-in-law had been
sent for they arrived too late. His
death was caused by 'une lesion au
couer, and the doctor said that, even
if he had recovered from that attack,
he might have died the next day. Mrs.
Hamerton read us the last phrase he
ever wrote: In my dreams l have
often desired to find country where
justice and peace would reign; but
feel that it is only a dream, and as
long as | am of this world shall not
find it.
1.-The funeral was most simple. We
walked after the hearse to the GENE
terry and he was placed in the tenn
porary vault with the flowers. Then
each of us in turn threw little earth
on the coffin and afterward took leave
of the gentlemen of the family. That
was all. There were no speeches and
it was quite private. About fifty peo'
pie altogether attended"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
ANCIENT FOOTBALL.

Oswald-1'll not be struck, my lord.
kent-Nor tripped neither; you base
football played. Gripping up his
heelSl.
king Lear, Act l., Scene ".
The Greeks played football, accord
ing to the national Encyclopaedia, and
so did the Romans; the latter using
their hands as well as their feet. The
game is supposed to have entered Eng
land with Caesar, although, according
to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the
first distinct mention of it was made
in the twelfth century, when William
FitzStephen, in his History of London.
wrote Of the young men of the city 60
ing out on certain festivals to play
football after dinner.
In the London Guildhall Liber Me-
morandorum is paragraph in Latin.
which Mr.. Arthur w. Hogg has trans
lated as follows: "And because of the
great noise in the city by some players
of large football, thrown in the mea-
dowS of the people, from which evils
might arise, which God forbid: We
coAmCnd and forbid in behalf of the
king, under pain of Imprisonment,
such game to be used in the city for
the future" This was dated April Is.
1914, In the reign of Edward II.
An act of the parliament of James
/. of Scotland about 1924 contains the
following: 1T is Il statute, and the
king forbiddis that na man play at
the futeball under the paine of fiftie
schillings, to be raised to the Lord of
the land as oft rs he be tainted, or
to the Scherfffe of the land or his min
i;terS, If the Lordes will not punish
silk trespassours. DR.. Doran explains
that this curious enactment was made
because of the game of football hay
ing infringed upon the more useful
practice of archery. Even so early as
the reign of Edward Ill, A. D. 1349.
that monarch, he says, was compelled
to send letter of complaint upon this
subject to the sheriffs of London, de-
claring that the skill in shooting with
arrows was almost totally laid aside
for the purpose of useless and unlaw-
full games. one of which was football
EIarper's Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
ABOUT OUR CLOTHES.
Queer Traditions That Are Attached
to Each Article.

Josephine made handkerchiefs popu-
lar in the present century. She had
very bad teeth and always held "a
handkerchief before her lips when she
laughed, to conceal the deformity.
Military shoes in the thirteenth cen.
fury were tipped with a steel pike,
which the knights used as an offensive
weapon. More than one man was
killed from these iron-clad boots.
Fans came from the east during the
Crusades, being brought back by re-
turning knights as presents for their
friends. A French nobleman brought
the first ostrich fan to Paris about
100.
The gabardine, so often mentioned
by Shakespeare, was cloak for
rainy weather In several countries
the Jewish people were compelled by
law to wear gabardnes as a distinct.
i've article of dress.
Nhe bridal veil is survival of the
cloth borne by four maidens over the
bride at Saxon marriage to conceal
the bushes of the poor girl at the
coarse iestS that Were always banded
about on such occasions.
The huge ruff was brought from
Italy to France by Catharine de Med
lei 1t became so wide that spoons
with handles Il foot long We're proyid
ed for ladies at dinner, so that they
could get their victuals to their
mouths.
Camlet was first made in England
during the reign of Elizabeth. 1t was
50 called not, as some suppose, from
its being made from camels hair, but
from the river Camlet. in Montgomery
shire, on which the first factory was
located.
For several centuries the purse was
always Worn fastened to the girdle.
A cut-purse got its name from the
fact that rather than take the time
to loose the purse from the belt, where
it was secured by buckles, the straps
were cut.
The aketon was quilted jacket
worn under the armor. In the reign
of John of England there appears an
entry in the royal accounts of pound
of cotton to stuff the kings jacket.
The cotton cost II pence and the
quilting the same amount.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03

burning some power" advanced to
the front Of the box and placdly fold
ed his arms. Hadfield was seized afte
the first shot and dealt with according
to the law.
Violent deaths among the rulers of
Scotland have been singuarly plenti-
full. The early historians almost seem
to smear their pages with blood. Not
to 70 too far back, Macbeth is found
numbering Banquo, ana the great
Bruce himself treacherously Staying
his rival, Comyn, in the church at
DA ntries. The StuartS are known as
the "Fatal Line" and scarcely one
member Of the family died natural
death The first James was murdered
with a new chief of police.
by the "Grahame" in want under
the flooring, into which he h1l leaped
for hiding from his ASA SSH James
III. was brutalTy murdered by rebels
after a lost battle. The early Irish
kings suffered like violence,
Assassination is as much HE birth
right of the Russian imperi9l line as
is madness. 1t was m nportant
feature of TartariC statecral; long be-
fore the Nihilists were hearl of. 1t
usually followed deposition though
not always. Ivan III. was Eilled in
prison in 1864. long after he had been
deprived of his crown. Pete ILL.,, the
husband of the "ScmiramiS OF the
North" was poisoned be- ten and
. n fr1n IA a. fn1
in 1852 GATHERINGS lover, the magniti-
cent Orlofr, squeezed the czIg's throat
with his own savage fingers.
Catherine's son. the mad Paul"
was also strangled after short reign.
The chief mobiles were the eXecutoners.
and Paul's son, Alexander consented
to his death. Alexander the Seconds
death by a bomb Mortified Europe in
1881, and the details are we'll remem.
bered.
From fear of assassination. the pres
ent ear has never dared to have him.
self crowned, being too nervous to
appear in large concourse of people.
The list of asSaSSinations and at
tempted asSaSsinations of European
royalties and others in recent years is
appalling. In 1913 the emperor of
Germany was attacked. In 1858 the
emperor Francis Joseph of Austria wa
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
was slightly wounded by an Italian
named Lihenyez An attempt was
made upon Victor Emmanuel in 1854.
In 1856 a man named Fuentes tried to
shoot Queen Isabella of Spain at Ma
drid. In the same year King Ferdi-
Iand OF italy was wounded by dag
ger in the hand Of Mlano. Il soldier.
In 1861 the king OF Prussia was twic
In 1861 the king of Prussia was
twice fired upon at Baden by student
named Becker. In 1862 Il Greek stud
ent fired on the queen of Greece. Bis
marck's life was attempted by Blind
in 1860, and by Kullmann in 1874.
Prince Michael of Scrvia was assass-
mated in 1868 AmadeO, eX-king Of
Spain, was attacked in 1872.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
MEDICINE TO CHILDREN.

Tact and truthfulness should be
used in administering medicine to
children. The administration of med
icine to infants ana children requires
both skill and tact. Measures that
conduce to the physical comfort of the
little patient are readily recognized
and appreciated, but the good effects
Of \ nauseOGs dose are OF so appar-
ent, ard children will often eviDce a
repuguanCe To taking me- dicine that
can only be overcome by the greatest
tirmnrsS and tact. PARENTS and
nurses. therefore. should erdeavor -
gain the eutire confidence of tho child
Above all. they should rever deceive
it by the assurance that an unpleasant
mixture is agreeable, as the confidence
thus lost can seldom be regained. Alb.
Solute TRUTH illness is essential in all
dealings with children. and many a
child can often be induced TO take a
diSagreeahla drug if assured that 1t
is for its good by some one whom Il
trusts. Much has been done Of late
years toward making medicines for
children more agreeable. but there is
still room for improvement, and the
administration of drugs still remains
difficult task, especially in the cases
of SPOILED and poorly trained children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
THE OUT-TO-DINNER MAN.
He Knows Why lie Is Invited, and lie
Thinks lie Pays His Way.

NO" said the slightly-cynical
bachelor, "its not because ] am ire
mendousy popular that | get invita-
lions, and | don't consider it such an
honor to be invited to dine somewhere
every night in the week, with half Il
dozen or more Invitations IA week TO
spare. Why In the world do you sup
pose they invite me? Well, I'm a
good deal like the fellow who Is taken
on Il ship and made to work his pass
age
Gle pays for his voyage with work.
| work my passage at the dinners. ON,
yes, / do There's no use in being vain
about these things. You see, I'm not
married, and there's always some
Young woman or old woman, for that
matter who has to be taken care Of
Now, Il married man Is ut discount
at dinner. or course he takes Il
woman out to dinner, but some man
has to be provided for his wife.
I'm Just useful at dinner, and that's
why ! get invited I'm not cookbook
ing and | never said Il bright thing in
my life. but can talk streak of stuff
and nonsense that Is necessary TO keep
IL dinner going. I'm gOOd-natured and
amiabc. | like everybody, and so j
get along comfortably with my neigh
bors In mild sort Of way, sup
pose, ! am amusing. And then I'm n
good Laughter. laugh ut all the good
things that are said and at many Of
them that are not 80 good. ! get In
my own little jokes when the time
comes, ana so we row along through
the dinner, ] working my passage and
my hostess smiling approval on me.
ooh, no, It's not u bit damaging to
my vanity. simply know It's so and
accept it chccrfully. | can't dance for
shucks, so Pm no earthly use at II
dance. IT | were n good dancer I'd
probably come In for all that, too. My
strong point Is n dinner, and 80 I'm
enjoy the dinner Having II lot of
pretty women around the table and
listening 10 them and talking to them
Is lots more fun than sitting alone in
II club with only lot of GhoSllil;c
walters to amuse you. It's a perfectly
fair bargain. | talk ami am sweet
tempered for my fcrriagc, and get on
the ferry n good dinner and enjoyable
surfolli dnEs. That's all there Is to
IT, and ns for the honor Of the thing
and all that, there's no more honor In
my being invited to dine out every
evening than there would be In going
ont to iiddIc for party at Il regular
price. | talk and get my dinner and
pleasant company. The other man
gets his five or ten dollars, or what
ever the price Is, and tadlcs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03

Nice Fix Young Man Found Himself
in Who Used Ills Old Watch Key.

The bcstowal of IL latchkey is II sa-
erred trust not always appreciated by
tenants II Is the commoEcst thing In
the world for boarder to walk of
with his door key, thus retaining tot
himself the power to enter II former
dwelling at any hour of the day or
night he plcaScs. OF course very few
tenants hold on to their keys with amy
such possibility In view, but for the
safety Of herself and future tenants
the landady should be more particular
than she averages ut present In re-
dcemng the means of entry to her
household.
a couple of nights ago young man
arrived from the west about eleven p.
IN. and promptly batook himself to
look up an Oh. friend, whose room his
own had adIoncd in Il house on Forty
eighth street.
The house was closed up for the
night SO the young man took out his
crstwnilc latchley. and letting himself
In, mounted to his cllum's room lie
was out, the gas was lowered, and
without waiting to turn 1t up the
traveller stretched himself on the sofa
to wait, and in doing so fell asleep.
When he woke 1t was to find HIM
self face to face with the haSllisk stare
of strange man. with revolver.
The room had changed tenants, that
was pretty plain, but 1t wasn't equally
plain how he was to make clear that
he was neither n burglar nor an aSsas-
sin
III you lay down that thing" he
said, after II hurried explanation to the
man with the revolver, "l'll call up
! the nndlndy and prove my case
with man and revolver In pursuit
he did find the landlady's door, only
! to he confronted by strange woman,
who immediately went into Mysteries
Then every other woman in the
house raised her voice In Mysteries. and
moro mon with rcvolvcrS gathered III
the passagcways, until things began tt
look pretty blue for the young man.
At last the final man armed to the
teeth. ioiucd the hoardcrS, and rs h,
lid 50 the poor excited traveller gay,
n cry OF relief.
"put down your firearms" 1llet
the last conner, land stop your shrleks
You were looking for Dick, wcren
YOU? Hos gone to Europe. TIL,
whole house here has changed hands
I'm tho only one of the old crowd left
Good Lord, it's we'll I'm here! Iou't
have spent one night In Jail, at least
il Id not beeiL'
"rhnrc." shouted the htslegcd man
hingtng the key ut the scaatily rohct
landlady, there's the key OF thi
blank, hlauk, hlankcty hIat kcd shanty
and may never again see the key .
this or any other boarding plac
Shanty as long as | live. New iurl
Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03
THE TRUE STORY.
1t Was a japanese Carrier Who Saved
the Cars Life.

L. A. Ribas, the interpreter who is
employed by the Burlinton people, and
who recently returned from trip to
Japan, where he accompanied the
Corean minister tells . story about
the attempt M" upon the life of the
present car of Russia in Japan a
couple of years ago which materially
differs from the reports hitherto pub
lished in this country. The attempt,
it will be remembered. was made while
the then czarewtch was riding in q
iinricksha. and the report then pub
lishcd stated that his life had been
saved only through the prompt action
of his cousin, Prince George.
Mr.. Ribas met one of the carriers Of
the cart in which the czarewitch was
seated and who was. in reality. the
man who saved the life of his royal
patron. For this action the carrier
was presented with 10000 rubles by
the Russian government, and the
Japar csc government also handsomely
remembered the brave act by giving
the man Il fine house IN Toxic. The
credit OF the action was given to
Prince George, it IS supposed. for po-
litical effect-San Francisco Call.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03

Count Schouvalotf. late Russian min
lister at Berlin, has been appointed
military governor Of Warsaw. succeed.
ing Gen. Gourko, who resigned Dec. l.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03

and reports an assertion to the effect
that new Chinese loan of ten millions
sterling has been arranged for with
the Rothschilds, of London.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-06-20
LANDED CITRA.

Gainesville, Fla, June 16.-The follow
ing letter by Major f. P: Hanna Of the
Cuban army has been received by a friend
in this city. Major Hanna was. formerly
from Pennsylvania and has been in the Gu
ban service three months.
"Aransas River, Cuba, June 10, 1891
The most important expedition that has
reached Cuba from the United States was
landed today at this point. It consisted
of 100 men, 1000 repeating rifles, 2,O00,5
900 rounds of ammunition and $2?OQOO
in gold, under command of Colonel Her,
nandez The vessel which conveyed them
left Key West June 6, and sailed for Ba
hia Island, where it took on. its cargo.
She was chased twice by Spanish cruisers
but managed to outsteam them and got
here before daylight. We are making ar
rangements to join Gomez at at +h au nraS
w en ~ We have march of about 40 miles
b before T US, but hope to join him by the 18th
eve have most positive news that Mar
ii is dead. He was betrayed into Spanish
hands by a trusted guide and shot down IN
cold blood before he could escape.