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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
CONTINUED next week.
STORY OF THE INDIAN MUTlNY.
Al English Soldier Who waded I'm Gum
powder With q Naked Light.

Mr. Forbes-Mitchell author Of Rem
iniscences Of the Great Mutiny," found
himself, says the YOUTHS Companion,
without an overcoat after n of the
battles at Lucknow, and, being unable
to sleep for the cold, got up in the
night, went into a room OF the Shah
Nujeef-where his regiment was en-
camped-took a lighted lamp from its
shelf and, shading it with his hand,
walked to the door of the great doned
tomb, or mosque, hoping to find . coat
which some Sepoy in his hurried de-
parture had left behind him. He peercd
inside, and then, holding the lamp high
over his head, walked In till he was
near the center of the vault. Here he
felt his progress obstructed by a black
heap four or five feet high. which felt
TO his feet az il he were walking in loose
sand. He lowered the lamp and saw
instantly that he was up TO his ankles
in loose gunpowder! About forty hun-
dredweight Of it lay in a heap before
his nose, while a glance to the left
showed twenty or thirty barrels also
full OF powder, and another glance to
the left revealed more than a hundred
eight-inch shells, all loaded with the
fuses fixed, and spare fuses, slow matches
and port fires lying in profusion beside
the shells.
Il took in the danger at a glance he
writes. Here | was up TO my knees in
powder. in the very bowels of a maya
zine. with a naked light! Ny hair lit.
erally stood on end. | felt the skin on
my head lifting my bonnet off my
scalp. My knees knocked together
and despite the chilly night air n cold
esr~eire,ion bur~, out all over me ant
$ nneither ciofS nor handkerchief IN m
r pocket, and there was lot a moment I
be lost. Already the o~verhanging vic
of the Indian lamp was threatening I
shed its smoldering red tip TO the mag
aZine at my feet. Quick "a thought
put my left hand under the down-dror
ping flame and clasped il with a grasI
of determination. Holding it firmly,
turned slowly to the door and wake,
out with my knees knocking on,
against the other. felt not the slight
est pain from grasping the burning
wick until was in the open air, bu
when | opened my hand / felt the
smart acutely enough. ! poured the Of
out of the lamp into the burned hand,
and, kneeling down, thanked God fol
having saved myself and all the men
living around me from destruction.
Then | got up, and, staggering rather
than walking to the place where Capt.
Dawson was sleeping, and shaking him
awake, told him of my discovery and
the fright had got.
Bah, Corporal MITCHELL was all his
answer You have woke up out of
your sleep and have got frightened at a
shadow, for my heart was still thump-
ing against my ribs and my voice was
trembling"
The upshot Of the matter vas that on
seeing the corporal's burnt hand and
the powder nearly half an inch thick
sticking to his feet and damp CATERS.
the captain was almost as badly scared
as Mitchell himself. The sleeping men
were aroused, the fire was put out as
expeditiously as possible. and a sentry
was posted at the door of the mosque
TO prevent anyone from entering.
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Isn't II splendid.

AtchISon GlODe.
There always seems to be in every
town, no matter how small, one girl
with hair so long that h makes a good
goddess OF liberty In a Decoration day
procession.
Detroit Tribune: The Pilgrim was rooted
"Are YOU the coming woman" he asked,
fearfully.
mo" rejoined the other. with a harsh
laugh. II was coming. but l changed my
mind"
Thus again feminine purpose a defeat
ed itself.
Indianapolis Journal: How did Gilbats
get so important a government position?
He doesn't know a thing about the duties
of the office"
mo. but he knows a lot about his con-
gresham"
New York Recorder: Wonder why they
call these new race tracks kite tracks?"
From my own experience l should say
trs because your money goes when you
gst there"
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A %EsTRuCT WEED.

Two Modes of Procedure for the Eradica-
tion OF Wild Mustard.
Wild mustard (Sinapsis nrvensis) Is
certainly one of the difficult weeds ~
completely eradicate TINT visits our
farms. owing to the great power pos
sessed by the seed TO retain it's vitality
Tor apparently an jndefinite number of
years. Wild mustard is an annual. 1t
is branching N its habit OF growth ard
attains the height of one to two feet,
according 10 soil and season. The
young plants resemble radishes and
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A Successful Doctor.

We take pleasure in calling Your atten-
ton 10 the adj yertisement Of DIR. Marsh,
Quincy, Mich. with regard 10 his cure for
the opium and morphine habit, TO be found
in another column Of this paper. The Doc
tor has been engaged for twenty-five years
in this speciality, and u vel ana iaNoraoly
known for the cures he has made Of these
habits. We take pleasure in commencing
him TO any and all who need his services,
having been personally acquainted with
him for the past twenty-five years. Free
trial on application.
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Accommodating.

The following Is told Of an old lady
who had her hair cut of in a severe
illness. and wore a wig in It's place. She
was staying in a continental hotel, and
m day noticed a gentleman looking
'uriously at her hair. Soon after, on
come excuse. he crossed the room to
behind where she sat. She calmly got
up, turned around, and. lifting her hair
rom her head. said; "Yea. sir; II 10
4 wig"
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shown in the accompanying cut; and
on this smaller upper end get your
timer to fit a hose cap made of gal
vanized iron, say six inches deep. Put
my heavy article that may come handy,
as sand, shot. ETC., into this cap, in
quantity sufficient to just balance the
door, and you will have an arrange
ment that works like a charm.-G. W.
Waters, in ST. Louis Journal of Agri-
cyIt-re
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Lady Mount-Stephen, who recently
died at her residence in st James place,
London, will be much missed by many
friends both there and in America.
She was the daughter Of Benjamin
Kane, and was married 70 Lord Mount
Stephen more than thirty years ago.
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A Sinking Fund

OF vital energy is easily and pleasantly
replenishable. Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters Is an i%nvIgorlnt without a peer. and
will speedily infuse fresh stamina into
an enfeebled physique. Besides this. i,
averts and remedies malaria. and sub
dues bilious, kidney, dyspeptic and rhcu-
matte ailments. The " derive
great benefit from it's use.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

Instead Of paying taxes as ordinary
mortals the citizens Of Klingenbcrg-on-
the M Germany. received each 500
marks from the income from several
factories owned by the town. The
division was made after the expenses
of administration had been paid BY
money from the same source. That's
one place where the politicians don't got
IL Ill.
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Man as a Domestic Animal.

Rev. Mrs. Phoebe Hanaford, in a re.
cent lecture. said that IL those men who
are forever haunting in our faces the
texts of st. Paul in which he forbids
women to speak in churches would read
q certain text I'm Kings they would soon
find out where some OF the kitchen work
belongs" The lady evidently refers "a
II Kings, xxi: Is, in which Ii is said:
"And I will wipe Jerusalem as a man
wipeth a dish. wiping 1t and turning II
unaida down"
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When Travelling.

Whether on pleasure bent. or business,
take on every trip a bottle OF Syrup OF
Figs, as IL acts most pleasantly and eff
f~ectually on the kidneys. liver and bow
els. preventing fevers. headaches and
other forms of sickness. For sale in soc
and 81 bottles by all leading druggists.
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co. only.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

Emily Bates Of Richford. Vt, writes.
Feb. 25th. 96. Il was having cdtarrh
the worst / ever had II. when | began
taking DIR. Kay's Renovation IA | can't
tell the time l have been go free from il
"a now. I nave taken nothins else and ]
am very thankful for such A remedy
Sold by druggists at * cts, and 81 See
Ad Sold by J. a. Samuelson Il CO.
SinnN CITY Ia
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

e VIM per
NIT, the most con-
venient door. the
one least in the
way, is a door hung
by weights, to slip
up and down, in
stead of swinging
back on hinges. or
sliding sideways on
guides or rollers.
This style is espe-
cially desirable for
partition doors. as
1t occupies SO little
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Oh, give me not the marble heart"
Nor yet the icy mitt,"
Nor treat me with the "frigid fist"
Nor answer me with nit"
Don't make me stand upon my head"
MOI "t'row me in the air"
Nor pass me up" nor "trun me down"
Nor give me the CLASSY stare"
But. n you must reject my suit.
Why please 10 let me know
The sorrow OF my lonely fate
BY simply saying No
Detroit News.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20
An exehanrl

a she" The answer is an easy one.
There Is always more or less hustle"
about a city. Besides a city has out
skirts" and a "he" could not under any
circumstances have skirts" OF any
kind.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

The supreme court of the United
States has decided that diamonds i'm
ported into this country are dutiable
at the rate of 80 per cent. This means
an additional revenue of about $3.50, 900
a year TO the government.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

At the annual meeting Of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication society in Asbu-
ry park, IL was stated tina there are to-
day in this country 1900. 900 Sunday
school teachers and more than 10000, 900
scholars enrolled.
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dtFU. hive Inc
weight cast some
where o half
the average weight
of the doors In little
less rather than
more), and insist
on having them
slightly smaller at
- -
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room, and never comes in the way.
The only practical difficulty in its
construction is that of getting tho
weights adjusted to the weight of the
door. but this may easily be obyi-
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Halls CaNarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price IS cents.

ust now the fashion In book produc-
ton in London Is long, narrow. rough
edged. paper covered volumes, each SER
les styling itself a library"
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FITs.-AlI Fits stopped free by Or. kilns's Great
Nerve Restorer. No Pits after .s hIst days use. Mar
yeions cures. Treatise and $500 trial bottle free 70
Fit cases Send 10 DIR. Kline, e5I Arch St, Phils Pa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-20

Take the enemies that any well con-
Quoted newspaper makes in the course
of business. says an exchange. and
stand them up in a row, and the balance
of the community Will say the editor
ought to be proud that they are his me
mics.
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All! Tom, there is no greater charm
than a peach-bloom complexion. such as
h young lady had we heard extolling
enn Sulphur Soap" OF druggists.
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A crippled Pelham CMass) m re-
Gently crawIed a quarter Of a mile on
her hands and knees 10 notify her hus-
band. who was working IN the field.
that the house was on fire. He arrived
too late. however. to be of any help.
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MN. WtnsIow's sooTnrSo sYEUr for children
Fethins, softons the gums, reduces inhammatiop
silays psfn, cures wind collie. CSC q bottle.
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AAAeOuT BARN Doors.
Many Reasons.

Where the structure of the barn-r,
perhaps we should say, the position
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OF the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROYBURY, MASS,

VvHAlu AInHIuI, VI huAbuhI, MASSss
Has discovered In one of our common
pasture weeds q remedy that cures every
kind OF Humor, from the worst Serofula
down to a common Pimple.
\ he has tried II In over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
of its value, all within twenty miles Of
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit Is always experienced from
the first bottle, and q perfect cure Is war.
ranted when the right quantity Is taken.
When the lungs are affected 1t causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver or
Bowels. This Is caused by the ducts being
stopped, and always disappears In a week
after taking it. Read the label.
II the stomach Is foul or bilious II win
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change Of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough of II.
Dose, one tablespoonful In water at bed.
time. Sold by all Druggists.
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An exchange says that if people would
nurohase green coffee and brown II In
their houses, there would be fewer cases
of d~iphtheria. scarlet fever and typhoid
fever. The aroma arising from the brown
ing berry Is one OF the best agents FOR dis
Injecting dwellings Of impure air. II is
easier 10 buy coffee already Drowned than
to prepare H.. but 10 prepare u once a
week saves health and saves doctor DIS.
The doors should be left open and the
aroma prevade each room.
shall recommend Piso's Cure forCon.
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan
Plumstead, Kent. England, y ;, 1870
At Hawarden the other day a ministei
asked a little boy II his papa lived in th'
fear OF the Lord, and was answered tina
he was quite sure he did. as he never wen
out on Sunday without taking MS gun.
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RFR\ARD GALLAGHER.

NOtary TuUIIc.
Or. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary 70 give new life and
richness 70 the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all drug
gists. or may be had by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Company. Science
tady. y. Y. for 10 cents a box, or six
boxes for $3.50.
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mo, l AMI sure she does not"
And Mamie is very fond Of Bob"
Julia said in a musing tone.
Mamie ia swfully fond Of old Bob
always was" stephen answered, prompt
iy.
but II Bob had any other kind OF n
secret-not a business secret" Julia be-
gan. and then stephen caught her mean
Ing and finished the sentence for her.
"Why, Mamie would let him hear of IL
uncommonly soon," be said, with a laugh
and she would be quite right. too.
And hope, my darling, II ever you think
that am keeping a real secret from you
mot a business secret. | mean-that you
will let me hear nbont It, too
Yes said Julia, and rested her head
aRaiGst him with IA contented little sigh,
"Yes, will let you know"
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SIOUX CITY PRINTING CO. ola
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
BOLD PORTLAND THUGS.
Rob a Woman and Her Escort at q
Revoiver's Point on a TbickIy
Peo1fed Street

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 29.-For bold
ness, and daring audacity holdup last
night at the corner of Thirteenth and
Jefferson streets eclipses anything that
has yet occurred during the present
epidemic of lawlessness that is sweeping
over Portland. On a thickly peopled
thoroughfare under the broad glare of an
arc light and Immediately in front of a
large boarding house, at the early hour of
1880. two people, man and woman,
who have so far failed TO report their
identity, were halted and relieved of their
valuables.
The inmates of Mrs. Percy's boarding
house, directly across the street, were
witnesses OF the deed. The woman s
shrieks brought them all to the door in
time to see one man thrust a pistol
toward the face of the woman and seize
her watch. This he passed to his COM
panion, at the same moment turnin &
the weapon upon her escort. They both
started to run.
On nearing the corner of the street, The
man with the watch turned and shouted
to his companion. "Shoot him shoot
himP' The rear man turned but did not
fire. and soon they were lost in darkness.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
BOLD ROBBERY AT PAISLEY.
Thugs Tie Blacksmith to His Anvil and
Leave HIM There to
FreeZe

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. %. - Charles
Campbell, Paisley blacksmith. was the
victim of cruel robbers Saturday night.
He was despoiled of 500 and narrowly es-
capped alive.
Late at night Campbell finished the
shoeing of a team of stage horses and was
returning from the barn TO his shop, when
two men seized him. He struggled vio-
lently, but was thrown on his back by the
thugs. The smith succeeded in arising
and with powerful blows he felled both
robbers. Their recuperative forces were
as great as his and they succeeded in floor
ing him a second time.
Recognizing the strength of their victim
the thugs proceeded to fasten one of his
hands to the anvil and the other to ring
IN the wall Then he was gagged to pre-
vent him from making any noise. This
done they searched the premises, finding
the 500, in gold coin, secreted I'D the shop.
The robbers evidently were acquainted
with Campbell's habits, else they would
not easily have found his treasure.
Campbell was not found until about 10
o'clock the next day, when some one
heard him kicking the floor, and he was
rescued from his trying position, nearly
frozen to death.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30

about, and that Science makes no mis-
takes" Having esta blished the fact that
debris and detached material float against
the currents along this strange coast il
follows that a deep-sea barbor at San
Pedro, where it will undoubtedly be
located, is liable to fill up and, as Corthell
put it, require constant dredging" owing
to the inflow OF large quantities of these
things from Wilmington Slough, which is
east of the proposed har bor site.
At the close of Salmond's scientific evil
dence in rebuttal Engineer Moore of the
San Pedro contingent asked the English
gentleman to step UP to the big Hunting
ton map and read aloud some words which
were printed by the side of an arrow in
tended to indicate the direction of the
currents. He did so, and discovered that
the direction was almost opposite to that
which he had been trying to establish on
scientific grounds. The tness looked
around in bewildered way when Moore
inquired:
What do you think of that2''
Salmond quickly responded, to the
great amusement of the spectators:
1.-THE map is wrong"
Here was Huntington witness giving
q black eye 10 big Huntington map.
This is fair sample of the case the Hunt
ingtonians are putting up in this fight.
The map has been condemned time and
again by witnesses for San Pedro be-
cause OF its fraudulent partiality in favor
of everything Huntingtonian but this is
the first instance where Southern Pa
cific witness has jabbed the old thing out
of countenance.
Engineer Moore of the Terminal Com
pany resumed his remarks this morning
in favor OF San Pedro. He said that since
the last meeting he had sketched several
rough plans for breakwater for San
Pedro harbor. He placed one breakwater
between the seven and nine fathom con-
tour, keeping close to the latter. This
proposed breakwater is connected with
the reef at Point Firmin. The east dyke
might also be extended to the bell buoy,
which is in seventeen feet of water. The
available area for harbor between the SIX
and seven fathom contour would be thir-
teen acres; on the nine fathom contour
there would be an area of IT'S acres, with a
depth of water of 42 feet. The sketches
offered to the commission by Mr.. Moore
for an outer harbor admit of an extension
OF limits if necessary.
The angle Of the proposed breakwater is
not normal with the swells. He believed
this an advantage. In fortifying this
position Mr.. Moore quoted from Engineer
Stevenson, who is eminent in his profess
sion. An angle with the prevailing swells
is an advantage, continued Mr.. Moore.
and all the auth0rltleS connrm the propo-
sition. In southeast sea, he contended,
mariners would no doubt avoid both pro-
posed harbors. This last remark was
made in answer to question by Engineer
Corthell. If experience should suggest it,
the opening of the harbor might be made
narrower, thus affording greater protec-
tion from ths effects of southeast winds.
Engineer Corthell-If the harbor is made
according to your plans what would be-
come of the detritus2
Engineer Moore-I should say it would
be carried out to sea. The water issuing
from the Wilmington lagoon would have
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
CAPTAIN GEORGE
CALEB STRICKEN
Death Claims the Veteran
Navigator at San
Diego.
Was the Only Survivor of the
Wreck of the Cara R.
Suttil.
Served Time in Mexican Prison for
an Alleged Infraction of
Revenue Laws

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. ga queer old
character died this morning at the County
Hospital. He was George Caleb formerly
captain of Pacific Mail steamer and a
man with an excellent war record. His
age was 81 years.
In 1860 Caleb landed in California and
engaged in shipping. He was the owner of
the bark Clara R. Suttil, which foundered
off this coast twenty-one years ago.
Captain Caleb got away in small boat
with four sailors and suffered terrible pri-
vatlons. Their food and water gave out,
and Caleb, being smaller than the others,
was fixed upon as a victim whose flesh
should keep the others alive. He got up
in the bow with revolver and said he
would kill the first man who crossed a
certain mark.
Later two of the men became crazy and
jumped overheard, and the other two sue
cumbed. Caleb, reduced to a frightful
extremity, dined after they had died. He
was picked up by a steamer, more dead
than alive, and was the only survivor of
the wreck.
During the war Caleb commanded a sup
ply boat in Southern waters, most of the
time under Farragut. At the battle of
Mobile he did gallant service and was in
iured by a shell. He served for three
years and then returned to California.
He ran sailing vessels down the lower
coast and made money, but through un-
scrupulous associates lost 1t.
In 1884 he was arrested at La Paz and
his schooner. the Adriana, confiscated for
an alleged infraction of the revenue laws.
Caleb served eighteen months in prison
and afterward entered claim against the
Mexican Government, which is still
pending.
Caleb in 1888 sailed the brig Tropic Bird,
of which he was owner, to Ensenada and
there lost it through a series of misfor-
tunes and swindles. The old man saw
many adventures during his thirty years
of seafaring, and was engaged in writing
his autobiography when he died.