Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER
Minister Ransom, when he was in the
senate, was one day going down the
capitol steps when he saw approaching
a very dull, long winded mar. Ransom
was in no mental or physical shape to
bear the brunt of a full fedged bore just
at that moment. AS the dull one drew
near Ransom greeted him with sour
shortness and hurried by. The other
had paused; but at this brief dismissal
turned away. Ransom. smitten of con-
science at his own rudeness, turned
pleasantly, when some ten tops separ-
ated him from the bore, and called out:
"Goodby, Simpkins! I've been thinking
a mighty heap about you lately, Siinp-
kins!' At this Simpkins began 10 be.
tray symptoms of returning. But
don't come back, Simpkins.' remon-
strated Ransom. wildly m%otioning both
hands; "I've been thinking a mighty
heap about you lately. Simpkins; but
don't come back: don't come back
Although Names congressman at
present lead the union in the house OF
representatives there is one Josh Whit
comb within its borders who does not
read the papers. 1t does not matter
what his town or county Is, but his pro-
fession is that OF a county surveyor.
He had learned something about con-
grossional action on the South American
difficulty and wrote his member that he
was out Of a Job. He would like 10 be
one OF the Venezuelan commission, az
he understood hat il would have 10 do
considerable surveying.
Mrs Mary j. Holmes. a novelist living
in Boston, has just brought suit for d.
vorce against her husband. William
Holmes. This lady is not the we'll
known Mary j. Holmes, but bears the
same name to the annoyance of the or
iginal Mary j. 1t is no Joke 10 have an
other person bear your name, particu-
larry when that person follows the same
profession. Mi. william II. Bishop has
suffered from this. and SO did the late
T.. y. Roe. There was another f.. L.
Roe who wrote novels and claimed 10 be
the T.. +. Roe. But his success as a
writer did not warrant the claim ne
made for the"
The politique Coloniale calls attention
TO the fact that nothing Is known OF
the whereabouts Of the young Prince
Henri d'Orleans, the latest news re-
ceived from him having been dated
from Tai-Fou. Indo-China. on June -.
Since this date no news has been re-
ceived from the young and daring traN-
pler, who was making for Calcutta. 1t
is probable that the prince intended 10
reach a point near Lassa, and that ON
his route he has met with obstacles
which have hindered his progress across
these difficult regions.
A new honor has been conferred by
Germany upon DR.. Simon Newcomb
and American science. Emperor Will
lam has created Dr.. NeWcomb an Off
Ger Of the legion, i'm connection with the
centenary of the Berlin Institute OF
Science. Only in June last DIR. NeW"onb
was selected as Helmholtz's successor
by the French Academy of Science. He
is senior mathematical professor of the
United States navy, and has united the
capitalization of astronomy with most
valuable original Investigate n Of the or
bits and motions of the planets.
MI LldholOiit al a ItI OllS N'llliNN-
ton with British Guiana. as his family
fortune was made there. His father
owned a great sugar estate at Nreeden
Hoop, in Demerara, and was a large
slave owner. one of the Grand Old
Mans first speeches in parliament was
q defense Of West Indian slavery, made
Just before the passage of the act abol-
ishing slavery in 1888. He was under
secretary for the colonies when Schom-
pursk was laySus ONT nA~ Nine.
An Ohio judge has given the new
woman increased responsibilities. He
has decided that wives are legally re-
sponsible for the support of their hus-
bands and their families, provided the
husbands themselves are unable 10 fur
nish the support. The law of Ohio Is
very similar to that of Illinois, Iowa
and California. The case which called
out the decision was a suit for a alance
of $22 on a tailor bill of venerable date,
and the wife, who has realestate valued
at $40, 900, will have TO pay II.
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The whirligig of time has made a re-
publican out of c.. n. Vallandigham, son
of the late Clement l.. Vallandigham.
who was beaten for governor of Ohio in
1868 by John Brough, by 1913, 900 majority.
~Vallandigham fills has been appointed
to and accepted q clerkship Of Ohio's
new adjutant general.
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Everybody supposed that Atlanta was