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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
Cleaning Mexican Streets.

@The street cleaning problem has
puzzled the authorities in many cities"
said j. Franklin Anderson of New
Albany at the Lindell yesterday. 1T
is an expensive job. aud few cities do
more. or a do more. than clean the
busiest portions. leaving the residence
portions TO take care OF themselves, or,
at best, give them a light touch-up at
very irregular intervals. Too often
they just wait for a rain, and let nature
take its course. There are some towns
in Europe where they make money out
Of the street cleaning, contractors bid
ding for the privilege for what they can
make in selling the refuse TO farmers for
fertilizer-we have not got that far
along get. Now, in Mexican towns
they have scavengers enough to keep
the streets clean. and it doesn't cost
them \ cent. They keep swarms OF
turkey buzzards. You can't drop a
crust or piece OF banana peeling. but
these fellows have il in a second. No
one is allowed to disturb or drive them
away. A fine is inflicted on any one
molesting them. This protection has
made them rs tame rs SO many lapdogs
and they stand around on the curb
stones all day long. waiting for what
they "A pick up.'-&. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
Ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 70
the'needs Of physical being. will attest
the value To health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy. Syrup OF Figs.
Its excellence is due TO It's presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of n perfect lax
alive; eilectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyens
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because il acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but il is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
Ind being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute IL offered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
be c~ontinueS.)
QUEER THINGS IN ANIMAL LIFE.
They Are 80. but the why of It Nobody
Can Tell.

The greyhound runs by sight only.
This is a fact. The carrier pigeon HES
his hundreds of miles homeward by eye
sight, noting from point to point Oh
jects that be has marked. This is only
conjecture. The dragon fly, with ~
600 lenses in his eve darts from angie
70 angle with the rapidity Of a flashing
sword, aud as rapidly darts back. not
turning in the air, but with a clash re-
versing the action OF his .our wings and
instantaneously calculating the distance
OF the object, or he would dash himself
10 pieces. But In what conformation Of
the eve does this power consist? No
m can answer.
Ten thousand mosquitoes dance mp
and down in the sun. with the minutest
interval between them, vet no one
knocks another headlong on tle gras,
or breaks leg or a wing. long and deli
cate as they are. Suddenly a peculiar,
high-shouldered, vicious creature. with
long and pendant nose. darts out of the
rising and falling cloud. and settling on
your cheek inserts a poisonous sting.
What possessed the little wretch 10 do
this? Did he smell your blood while he
was dancing? No one knows.
A carriage cores suddenly upon ONE
geese in q narrow road aud drives
straight through the flock. A goose
wa never yet fairly run over. nor 4
duck. They are under the very wheels
and hoofs. and yet they contrive To flap
and waddle safely of. Habitualiy
stupid, heavy. and INDECENT. they are,
Why does the lonely woodpecher,
when he descends from his tree and
goes to drink, stop several times on his
way and listen and look around before
he takes his draught? No one knows.
How is it that the species of an ant
which is taken in battle BY other ants
TO be made slaves should be the black
or negro ant? No one knows.
The power of judging of actual danger
and the free-and-easy boidness that re-
suits from il are by no means uncom-
mon. Many birds seem to have a cor
rect notion OF a guns range. and are
scrupulously careful TO keep beyond il.
The most obvious reSourc would be TO
ty right away out OF sight and hearing.
but this they do not choose 10 do.
A naturalist of Brazil gives an ac-
count OF an expedition that he made to
one of the islands OF the amazon TO
shoot spoonbills. ibises, and other mag
n~iiicent birds which are abundant there.
His design was completely baffied, how.
ever. by a wretched little sandpiper.
which preceded him, continually utter.
ing his t~ell-tale cry, which al once
aroused all the birds within hearing.
Throughout the day did this individual
bird continue its self-imposing duty of
sentinel to others, effectually prevent
ing the approach OF the hunter to the
game and yet managing to keep Il OF
tue range of his gun.-Haade!phis
Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
INDIAN AND MAGICIAN.
Astonished Red Men Sec New Value
in "a yellow Cur.
sin Letter in Buffalo Express.

FOft Slll Letter IN Buffalo Express.
Nothing So completely mystifes an
Indian" said Captain Particle, at the
Ofncers' club recently. "as 10 witness
the operations Of some itinerant sleight
Of hand performer. many Of whom find
their way into the sparsely settled por-
IONS Of the northwest, where they are
always sure To reap a good harvest.
Prof McAllister. the magician, once Wis
tied a camp OF River Crows on the Vel
lowstone. and. after extracting various
packs Of cards and other articles from
the ears. necks. noses and garments OF
the astOnished Indians. was invited 10 a
big feast of roast dog and other delica-
cies. Chief Two Belly was 50 impressed
by the great medicine powers Of the pro-
fessor that he took him 10 his wigwam,
introducing him 10 his daughter, Miss
Wlcista-Neeta meaning Wild CaD and
offered her for a wife at the low price Of
Two ponies. The feast n daughter
were both declined, but as McAllister
was leaving the tepee he spied a lean.
yellow u He asked Chief Two Belly
how much he would take for the dog. at
the same time stroking the brute down
the back 10 his tail length, and each
time taking a handful Of money from
the n Of his tail.
Him very valuable dog. said Nc
Allister, picking a coin out OF the dogs
eye and another u OF his nose. Two
ponies for him. chief
The Indians. with eyes as big as sau-
GERS. stood i'm awe and establishment,
and shook their heads. After McAllis-
ter a gone they carried the poor dog
down 10 the river side and cut him open.
but the goose had no golden egg, and
they went slowly back 10 camp as com
pletely d~umbfounded and as solemn as
human beings can possibly be-"
Mrs. Vinslov's sOotuIEG SYgUP for children
ifftH'rr. foticus the gums. reduces nfauma tIOa
s!.Ay 3 lain. cures wind cul,c. &c a bottle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
TELESCOPE LENSES.
Interesting Speculation To the Limit
i'm Size i'm Object Glasses.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: The
great lenses, forty inches In clear aper-
ture. for the Yerkes telescope. are now
complete I'm the workshop OF Alvan g.
Clark at Cam~bridgeport, Mass.
An observatory to he under the control
OF the Chicago university. has been
equipped for the reception OF the great
telescope. and II will soon be in use. The
tube, which Is OF stee! and is sixty-three
feet long, was made in time for exhibition
at Chicago during the Columbian EXPOSE
ton. and is said 10 be equal TO all the de-
and for strength, rigtdity and easy
movement. The two lenses composing the
objective are OF the Himpiess form. One is
OF crown and the other OF hin glass. each
being forty and a half inches indiameter
An inch and a half is cut off in mounting,
giving a clear aperature of forty inches.
The crown tense Is double convex, three
quarters OF an inch thick at the edge and
two and three quarters OF an inch thick at
the center. being we'll supported by the
circumference. this thickness gives suf-
hcieHt risidity. although the weight is
nearly 200 pounds. The Hin or negative
tense Is plano-concave, two inches thick
at the edge and about an inch and a quar-
ter In the center, weighing 800 pounds
These lenses have been tested for month.
Dy alF. IiaTh, anu loCal lmptFIeSllonS ndNt
been corrected in a most careful manner.
The production OF the rough disks of
glass was a labor Of great difficulty. and
the final success of the makers in Paris
marks a great advance In the manufacture
OF optical glass. One OF the disks was
completed and delivered at Cambridge
port long before the other was perfected.
and IL was necessary 10 await the produc-
ton OF both before the labor OF grinding
and polishing could be undertaken.
Ii would not he surprising IL a telescope
of forty-eight inches aperatGre were con-
structed within the next ten years and
perhaps earlier. or course the possible
sagging OF the glass from its own weight
may become perceptible in a glass OF fifty
inches. But the perfection OF The forty
inch glass shows that the limit has not
been reached. and no one can tell whether
a properly proportioned glass OF forty
eight inches will sag or not until the ex.
pertinent Is tried.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
FLOATING a Duner."

A friend of mine informs me that it is
the easiest thing in the world to float an
absolute dufer AS a genuine of the first
class. He tells me Il is only a matter
of time. money and judicious advertise
ment
OF course the first and second ele-
ments are undoubtedly necessary for
the ADEQUATE exploiting Of the third. But.
given these conditions. he says he will
undertake that a man of little educa-
ton and no particular ability may take
his stand as a man of the highest im-
portance in any line he may choose to
adopt. II this be the Ease il is a pity a
company is not formed to take the mat
ter up and work it.
The Booming society would he \ very
good title for such q corporation, and
as there are plenty OF nobodies with
money who are anxious to persuade the
world they are men exceptionally dis
tinguished ehere would he PROBABLY e,-
cry chance Of such y project oecomine
. paying II the chairman anu
directors happened to be acute student,
OF human nature the shares In such u
company would doubtless soon b u .
pcemiums-Londos Grapkic.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11

governess, her first school, her school
MISUNDERSTANDING AS Iris turned
over these things her mind wandered
back TO the old days. She became again .
young ~girl-iunocent, fancy free: she grew
up-sne was a woman innocent still.
Then her mind jumped at one leap to
the present. and she saw herself as she
was-iDnocent no longer, degraded and
guilty. the vile accomplish OF a vile con
spiracy.
Then: a. one who has been wearing col
ored glasses puts them off and sees Things
IN their own true colors, she saw how she
had been pulled down by a blind infatua.
tion To the level Of the man who had held
her In his fascination: she saw him a. he
"as--reckless, unstable. careless Of name
and honor. Then for the first time she
realized the depths into which she was
plunged and the life which she was hence
forth doomed to lead. The blind love feI.
from her--lt was dead at last: but lt left
her bound 10 the man by a chain which
nothing could break; size was in her right
Senses: she saw things a. they were: out
the knowledge came 100 late.
Her husband made no atJenDt tn bridge
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
AUTHORSHIP or ANNIE LAURIE
Settled Beyond Dispute That Doug.
las of Fingal Wrote the Song.


Frank Pope Humphrey, in Mcclure's
Magazine for December: IL was at
Maxwelton house. Annie's birthplace,
n u ] came across the missing link In
the chain Of evidence that fixes the au-
thorship OF the ong upon Douglas OF
Fingland. Ffngland is I'm the parish OF
Dairy. In the adjacent shire of Kirkcud-
bright and Douglas was a somewhat
near neighbor OF Annie.
The present proprietor OF Maxwelton
house. Sir Emilius Laurie. " .
placed In my hands a letter, OF which he
said / might make what use / liked. and
this letter contained the missing link.
IL was written In 1889. by a friend to
Sir Emilius. and relates an incident
which o place In 1854. AT that time
the writer, whom we will call MI. b..
was on a visit with his wife 10 some
friends i'm Yorkshire. Mrs. e.. was a
somewhat famous singer OF ballads. A
few riends were invited to meet them
one evening, and. after the ladies had
retired to the drawing oom their host
ess asked Mrs. b.. to sing: and n sang
Annie Laurie. I'm the modern revision,
just az we all sing IL.
Among the guests was a lady In her
9th year. She gave close attention TO
the singing OF the ballad, and when Mrs.
IL. had finished, she spoke up: Thank
you, thank you very much! But they're
ma the words my grandfather wrote. :"
Then she repeated the first stanza as
she knew IL.
The next day Mr.. and Mrs. y. called
upon her. and I'm h meantime h had
had the original fret stanza written out.
debating IL to "A g~randniece. She had
signed II with her own shaky hand. Not
being satisfied with the signature, she
had signed IL a second time.
She explained that her grandfather,
Douglas Of England, was desperately
In love with Annie Laurie when he
wrote the song But, n added, ne
did ma get her after "a
She was not quite sure as TO Armies
fate. she said. Some folks had said she
died unmarried, while some a said
she married Ferguson Of Craigdarrock.
and she rather thought hat was the
truth.
Questioned as to the authenticity OF
the lines she had given. she said:
"Oh. I mind them fine. have remem-
bered them a. my life. Ny father often
repeated them 10 me- And here II The
stanza signed with her name:
Marvellous banks are bonnie.
They're a clad owTe wi dew.
Where ] an Annie Laurie
Made up the bargain true.
Made w the bargain true.
Which ne'er forgot salt be,
An for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me down an dee
~ mind na mair.
(Signed) CLARK Douglas.
August 20. 1854"
In the common version this stanza
reads
Marvellous braes are bonnie
Where early fa's the dew.
And It's there that Annie Laurie
Gie'd ms her promise true;
Gie'd me her promise true,
Which ne'er forgot Will be.
An for bonni Annie Laurie
I'd lay me down an dee.
Tho music OF the song is modern. and
was composed by Lady John Scott.
aunt by marriage OF the present duke
OF Buccleuch. The composer was only
guessed at for many years. but some
what recently she has acknowledged the
authorship.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
New Metal. GIucinium.

American Manufacture.
Gluclnium is the name Of a new metal
which seems destined To become of great
importance i'm the very near future. on
account Of its peculiar qualities il will
be used especially for electrical pur-
poses. As it's atomic weight is 81 and
it's specific gravity 200. its attractive
power is considerably greater han that
of iron and it's conductibility is equal to
that of silver. Glucinium. therefore, is
more capable OF resistance than iron.
and a better conductor than copper. and
an addition to all that D. As lighter than
aluminium. II these claims for this new
metal should be confirmed by practical
use there Is no doubt that glucinium
will be used extensively for electrical
purposes. the more so as Its CONNER
cial value will amount To about $50 "a
pound or 100 times less han the same
volume and ten times less than the same
weight Of platinum.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
DISASTROUS RAIL RACE.
A Denver Newspaper Train Jumps
the Track at Full speed.

Denver. Col, Jan. 1.-The railroad
race between two Denver newspapers 10
get their New Years editions into Grip
pie Creek and Leadville. this morning.
resulted in disaster. The contest was
over two roads. the Midland and the
Denver and Rio Grande. The train yer
the latter road. shortly after s O'Clock,
when within our miles OF Leadville,
and going very fast, jumped the track
on a curve. the engine crushing into the
Malta station. and carrying II entirely
away. Harry Hartman. the fireman.
was instantly killed; John Baker. thd
engineer. died within an hour Both
trains were nearing their destination,
only a few miles apart. when the acci.
dent occurred.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
NLSLLsINlZI;l
nER CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
Appreciated by the wife, bnt After
All She Prefer 4 the Money.
From Lie

LIOlt Lit
Here is you Christmas present"
There was "a look OF great happiness
on DimpletOn's face as he TUNED to-
ward his wife and handed her a neat.
rectangular package, on which her
name was carelessly written in pencil.
Eyes. my dear" he continued, az, with
an air OF mystincation. his wife cut the
string m examined ~curiously in turn "A
bright new passbook and c~heckbook OF
n well known bank, for some time |
was troubled TO know just what to get
you. Recalling the number of occasions
that you have remarked that you would
like TO feel that you were independent.
and knowing also what an excellent
thing IL 10 for a woman 10 acqualnt her
self with the ordinary methods Of doing
business, IL occurred 10 me that IL would
be a nice thing TO open a bank account
for your own use. j have therefore de-
posted 81 900 Z your credit. Here are
your bank book and your book of blank
checks. and you have only TO step
around to the bank with me and cay
your signature. and the thing will be
complete. There. what do o hin Of
that for your Christmas"
TITS lovely, dear. Of course" replied
Mrs. Dimpleton. looking at hin some
what vaguely as she absently turned
over the leaves Of the checkboOk. and
yet. do you know. I think / would rather
have had the money"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
Detroit street Halfway scandal.

Detroit. Mich. Jan. There Is much
talk Of Doodle In connection with the
amended ordinance passed by the COM
mon council yesterday. giving the De-
troit Citizens Street Railway company
q new franchise for thirty years. One
OF the stories is that $40. 900 vas spent.
Alderman Frank LIGHT. OF the sixth
ward. says that Ton l.. Johnson. presi-
dent OF the street railway company Of
fered to loan him 5000 yesterday with
out security to be repaid whenever con-
venient. IL he would vote for the ordi-
nance. The charges will undoubtedly
lead TO an investigation by the grand
Jury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11

The combined window glass makers
OF this country have advanced prices %
per cent since last spring. Nevertheless
they report that they are in practical
control Of the home market. that the
importatiuns are falling off and that
large quantities Of American glass are
being shipped 70 South America; there
fore these manufacturers are tolera bly,
well protected as long as they let their
prices remain a. they ar. bur II they
attempt 70 push them up another notch
then they viii see an increase in i'm
ports and a decrease in the demand for
their own products.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
The Porte Evasiyc.

the United Press at Constantinople tell
egraphs under the date Of December 81;
The porte has made evasive replies I'd
the foreign diplomats who have ofi
fered TO mediate between the Turks and
the Armenians for the surrender OF
Zeitoun by the Armenians. The foreign
representatives accordingly today de-
cided TO make another effort TO induce
the porte to accept mediation and
named the foreign consuls at Aleppo as
nadiatara.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11

Chicago. Dec. s0.--Representative col
Iegians from the leading universities Of
the country are assembling here this
morning to take part In the nrst annua
meeting Of the Central Modern Ian.
guage conference, and which opens this
evening In the chapel OF Cobb hall al
the Chicago university. Dean H. b
Hudson will deliver the addrsss OF vel
come and Prof. w. H. carruth az the
University Of Kansas win make NJ
sponses. after which he viii deliver thl
annual address.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
Loves Warfare.

The ratter OF her little feet
Is Loves own musketry.
AS down the stair she lightly trips,
With saucy eyes and smiling lips.
Oh, ne'er was maiden half so sweet
AS she!
The rustic OF her silken gown
Is Loves artillery;
AS thro' the hall she swiftly fits,
She breaks my stern resolves TO bits
Ny fortresses go tumbling down.
All mel
She's here! No flag OF truce l see;
The love light, flashing straight
From out those wondrous eyes so sweet
Her victory but makes complete
My heart Is o Now envy me
My fate.
III. Cline.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
'nd made no atrepDt To bridge

over the arrangement which had thus
grown up between them: il became wider
every day; he lived apart and alone: he
sat in his W room. smoking more cigars,
drinking more brandy and water than
Was good for him: sometimes he paced the
gravel walks 10 the garden; in the evening
after dinner he went out and walked about
the empty streets OF the quiet city. Once
or twice he ventured into a cafe. sitting
IN Il corner. his hat drawn over his eyes:
but that was dangerous. For the most
part he kept in the str els and lie spoke to
no one.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11

That there will be a national celehra-
ton of the blues and the grays next
Fourth of July there can now be no
dougt. 1t has been taken up with enthu-
siasm on all sides. and has already been
made 10 assume large proportions in all
sections. IL promises to be the biggest
national event that has taken place
since the close OF the war.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11

II Is scarcely fair to characterize as
beasts men who get drunk because
there happens TO be a goat In New York
who gets bowling fun on hot whistles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
Very Rich Indeed

In the elements h a supply the human
system with bone, muscle and brain
substance is a circulation fertilized with
the supreme tonic. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which begets thorough assimi-
lation and digestion. and gives a health
ful impulse TO every function II the
body. Dyspeptic and weakly persons
give strong testimony in Its behalf. So
do those troubled with biliousness. ma
laria, rheumatism, constipation and in
activity OF the kidneys.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-11
The Glass Trust.


Mrs Ninsiov's sOotutyG SYgUP for children
ifft..rE. fofieus the gums. reduces Atl0a
bllal > AIN. eurcs wind cul.r- Ae a Aott.e
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1896-06-13

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bpn, itnoern 1paroea 5i3 Sutest duf Dem
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bent nbolten" pitb, tpenn Die nift re-
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