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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

The straw vote is Of frequent occur
renee on railroad trains these days. and,
when covering wide areas, may be re-
garded as a fairly safe index Of the
status of public sentiment. The Spear
fish Mail notes the result ofthree votes
taken on the +. * NJ. Il few days ago
between Omaha and Deadwood which
was as follows: Il TO 5, l6 to - and l6
to 1 in favor Of Mckinley. Votes taken
! upon eastern trains make q still more
favorable showing for the popular pro-
lection candidate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
What ia Q Guaranteed

1t is this. II you have a Cough o,
Cold. a tickling in the Throat. which
keeps you constantly coughing, or if you
are afflicted with any Chest, Throat or
Lung Trouble. Whooping Cough, &C.,
and you use Billiards. Horehound Syrup
as directed, giving it q fair trial, and no
benefit is experienced we authorize our
advertised agent to refund your money
on return of bottle. 1t never fails to
give satisfaction. It promptly relieves
Bronchitis. Price % and 80 cents. Free
trial bottle at A. ]. Jones 4 Cos drug
store,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
Custer Schools.

Reports received from the public
schools Of this city indicate a fair at
tendance and the rapid advancement OF
the pupils. The enrolment for the
month OF September war l0s, as follows;
Higher department, boys, IL; girls
10. Total 81.
Grammar department, boys, 81 /; girls
IA. Total 50.
intermediate department., boys, 10;
girls, 80. Total 81.
Primary department, boys, 81; girls,
So. Total 81.
Average daily attendance, 1853.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

Strayed from HelI's Canyon. 16 miles
west Of Custer, 8, D.. June oath, 1895,
one bay horse branded / on LEFT shout
der. lump under jaw ~ gray horse
branded z on left shoulder, z on LEFT
thigh and IN left hip; weight about 600
lbs. The above reward will be paid for
any information leading to their recov-
cry. Address,
FRANK GIBBS,
Folsom, 8. d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

They are so little you hardly know
you are taking them. They cause no
gripping, yet they act quickly and most
thoroughly. Snch are the famous little
pills known as De Wits Little Early
Risers. Small In size, great In results
A. j. Jones Il Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
oeep bereavement.

II. c. Blackmer, who will be remcm,
bered by many Of our local readers as {
former resident of the -Four Mile dis
trict, and who left that place about -four
years ago, and went TO Silver City
where he has since been engaged in
mining, was recently found dead in his
cabin near that place, The deceased
was about 20 years ofage, and his health
had been rapidly failing for some time.
He was last seen alive by a neighbor on
Saturday last, who, upon entering his
cabin on the following morning, found
him lying dead upon his bed. In re.
spouse to a request from his brother in
Manchester, Vermont, his remains we're
shipped to that place for burial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

Chronic constipation is a painful. dis
agreeable and life-shortening difficulty.
1t deranges the system, auses sick head
ache, bad breath, and poisons the blood.
IL ran be readily overcome by DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. These little pills
are great regulators. Al. Jones &Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
Meetipx,

At meeting of the stockholders o,
the Custer County bank on Monday, the
18th inst, the following officers and
directors were elected for the ensuing
year:
8. II. Mills. president.
ID. w. Webster, vice president.
T. W. Delicate, cashier.
Directors-S. II. Mills, Jesse CARL, J.
N. Woods, James Dayton, Judson L.
Darling, d. w. Webster T. w. Delicate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

The opportunity to hear so eloquent a
speaker as Tx Senator Wilbur +.
Sanders, of Helena, is known to be,
is seldom enjoyed in the Black Hills
communities which will be visited by
him next week. The writer has had
the pleasure Of listening to him upon
numerous occasions in Montana, and
does not hesitate to say, that he ranks
with the ablest, most forcible and i'm
pressive speakers of the day, and that
no Il who may come TO hear him
speak in this city on next Tuesday nigh,
will 90 away disappointed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
Died.

At her home near Pringle, Of stomach
trouble, on the 9th inst. Gladys Carroll,
aged 8 years.
Burial took place On the day follow
ing at the Custer cemetery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

Prof. Hanke, the great German maei-
can is coming, and will be at the opera
house Wednesday night, Oct. q. Come
out and see this German professor revel
for three hours in h~ypnotism, spiritual
ism and slight hand.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

The Edgemont Express of last week
notes The proposed early erection in
that place Of a building to be known as
the Edgcmont block, upon the south
wing of which work VIII be commenced
at once. The building will be lo0xl00
feet and three stories high. The ma
tcrial for its construction will be Edge
mont pearl grey" stone, and according
to the design and specifications of the
architect the building promises to be a
very elaborate and magnificent struct-
ure.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
SH ERIFF"S SALE.

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Custer, SIS. In the Circuit Court thereof
seventh Judicial Circuit.
John 4. Junod, Plaintiff,
VS..
Ernest Bellemore and
Custer County, :. d., q
Corporation. Defendants.
Notice IS hereby given that by virtue of q
Judgment OF Foreclosure and Sale In the above
entitled action on the End day of September, A.
ID. 1896, and an execution issued upon said judg.
ment, the subscriber. a. NJ. Willard, Sheriff OF
Custer County. State OF South Dakota, for that
purpose appointed, will sell at public auction al
the front door OF the Court House I'm the town OF
Custer City, County Of Custer and State of South
Dakota, on Saturday, October 10th, 1896, at ?
O'Clock In the afternoon Of that day the real
estate and mortgaged premises situate I'm the
County Of Custer. and State of South Dakota,
and directed In said Judgment and execution 10
be sold, and therein described as follows;
Lots numbered Two l2) and Three (3), in block
number Fifteen (15), together with all the build.
ings and improvements situated thereon, in the
town OF custer City, Custer County, State OF
South Dakota, as shown on the Official plat
thereof on file in the ONCE OF Register Of Deeds
OF Custer County, State Of South Dakota, or so
much thereof as may be sufficient 10 satisfy said
Judgment and costs. amounting In all to Five
Hundred and Fifty-three Dollars and Forty-twO
date OF said judgment, and all accruing costs OF
sale.
Dated at Custer City. South Dakota, septem.
Der 3rd. 1896.
A. M. WILLARD,
Sheriff of Custer County. 8. d..
WooD & PORTER, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
First publication, Sept. 8, 1896.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
Postomce Hours.

once open from : a. ~. TO 80 y. m.
Sundays-S:30 10 a. IN. and after opening oi
morning mail till lG:5Oa. IN.
Mail going north closes at a. M. South ~
+. ~.
BERTHA WoOp, ]. NJ.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is an
a~ntiseptic, soothing and healing applica-
ton for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, ETC.,
and cures piles like magic. II instantly
stops pain. "A. j. Jones & Co..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
J. w. kENpALL, Pastor.

BAPTlST.-Rev. +. +. DrewCtt will preach er
cry sunday morning at II. and evening at -
Sunday School at lOa. ~. Junior b. J. I. I
ut .. Senior II. Y. +. /. at GJ5. h. \. 7. |
Prayer meeting al $50 on Tuesday evening
Regular weekly prayer meeting on Thursday
evening AT 100. All are very cordially ~
yited.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

CONGREGATIONAL. Regntar services: sun
day 10 "A. m. sunday school; II n. IN, prcacllnii
services: : y. m. V. +. sc. f.: Sp. m. preach
ing service. Thursday 3 p. III. Prayer meeting
Come and worship.
!. II. KEVAN, Pastor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
Musical and Literary Entertainment.

The ladies of the Custer Mckinley
club have in preparation, and will pre-.
sent NJ the opera house in this city on
Wednesday evening, October 2Sth, what
promises to be q very pleasing musical.
literary and dramatic program. which
will be replete with interesting and en-
tertaining features that cannot fail 10
prove enjoyable to all its patrons. Fol-
lowing is the program being prepared
for the occasion:
Music
hecltatlOnss. .............r.. Miss earns
Old Fashioned Singing School, Company
.Quartette
hecltatlon .,........
Comedy......-The Champion of Her Sex
MUSIC Vocal Duet
recitation. Herb Bond
Quartette
Closing with the laughable farce en-
titled, Trouble in a Mormon Family"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. NJ. J.
Bailey entertained her class of young
ladies of fhe NJ. i. Sunday school. The
afternoon was devoted to fancy work
and social chat, and at six o'clock the
guests were ushered into the dining
room where a daintily laid table de.
lighted the eye and invited everyone to
DO justice 10 the delicious repast. Those
who enjoyed Mr.. BaiIey's hospitality
were Tie Misses Johncssc, earns, Petch,
Baker, CrUson, Carrie Reder, Garner
Kendall and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. b.
Hitch.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

Mrs. Fannie f., wife of Dr.. V. T..
McGillycuddy, Of Rapid City, died at
her home in that place OF Tuesday, the
18th inst. The immediate cause of her
death was heart failure, although she
had been an invalid since November.
1857, when she suffered a severe stroke
of paralysis from the effects of which
she never fully recovered. She leaves
a lorge circle Of devoted friends in Ra-
pid City who will deeply regret her
demise, and extend their earnest SYM
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

METHODIST Preaching services each sunday
At II n. ~. and 20 p. m. sunday school az ~
a. ~ Junior League SUNDAY afternoon at $50
O'Clock. PRAYER meeting, Thursday evening
at 7:30. You are cordially invited TO these
SnrNipaa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
WALL PAPER.

c. II. HENDERSON Has just received Owe $50 Samples efthe very latest
in Wall Papers. The Fall and Winter designs of 90 and 90 are the finest
Alfred Peas Of Chicago and New York has ever put ont, and prices much cheaper
han yer. You should sec them. Just think a good paper
For 3 cents per Roll, and 7 Cts Gets A Dandy
The very finest embossed paper IS and 20 Cts per roll. Samples Displayed a
your homes if desired, or car be sen a Mrs. emishes.
Paper Hanging at Prices that viii surprise You.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

W. WEBSTER, 7. W. DELICATE.
Vice President CaS"ier,
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
DEPORT or THE CONDITION
or
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF CUSTER CITY

At Custer City. in the State of South Dakota, n
the close of business. October 9th, 1896.
RESOURCES,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17

CTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
- Custer, SIS: In the Circuit Court thereof
Seventh Judicial Circuit.
] John y JuUoJ pl11ptin !
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
Not That Kind of a Rudder.

Although a sailor can Jockey" yard
arm gracefully, he is anything but i'm
pressivc in that sense on horseback, yet
one of the first things that man o. war
Jack steers for when he gets on shore,
with liberty money in his pocket is liy
cry stable, where no can mount tho hurri-
cane deck of an animal. During the time
that one of our vessels was at anchor off
Plymouth, leave was granted, and two of
the seamcn agreed to spend their limited
amount of money on horseback. One of
them negotiated with the liveryman, and
soon appeared in tho street perched in tho
saddle. When out of sight of tho stable
keeper, jacks companion hove alongside
md mounted behind his mate. In this
fashion they sailed down the High street
until they reached q square in which u
we'll known statue stands.
81 say, BILL cried tho sailor in the
saddle, put your helm aport and let's go
and have Is look at tho stattoo.'
''All right, my boy" answered Bill.
Then no reached behind him, caught the
horses tail, pulled it hard round on his
left and awaited developments. After n
minute he sang out:
Something's the matter with the steer
ing gear, Jack She won't mind her
helm!'
moment later they were shipwrecked.
Strand Magazine.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14

and thankfulness for this grand nvig-
orator, People enj oyiog perfect heslth
at metimes wonder at this GrAtituies, but
whoever has suffered from proshation
of the nerves, of which insomnis Ii one
OF the symptoms, will understand how
hard IL Ia 70 overstate the toruesn of
this condition. And whoever bat been
made com pletely we'll by PAine'scelery
compound feels that no words cshOver-
state the joy and gratitude such nrsons
feel.
Thi, Ia the state OF mind OF thousands
of nervous, sickly, broken down Tersons
who have used Faines celery compound
and been made well.
Mrs. Sample tells of the happyresult
In the case OF her grsndchild. One Of
the NEST conspicuous instanceso-f tn
remarkable power of Paine's celery
compound over debility 10 showuin the
relief 1t has afforded children. Ole curse
the dose is adapted to the age 81 the
little patient, The compound puri fles
the blood and corrects any ten dency to
constipation. Pale, puny chill d'e=n are
made vigorous. rosy and health yby thia
incompatible remedy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14

For the uufortunates who lie awake,
staring at the ceiling and counting the
strokes OF the clock, every sleepless
night 10 an eternity.
Mrs. J. A. Sample, of 1858 Broadway,
New YORK city. WAS afflicted with in
somnia until her nerves were on the
verge of prostratio1. She thinks her
condition was due to Indigestion. Here
10 what Mrs. Sample says:
"I have used Paine's celery compound
with marked and decided benefi'. 1t is
especially useful in insomnia, arising
from indigestion and poorly nourished
nerves.
"I should add that my granddaughter,
Vera HAfielgh, was 30 thin and puny az
the age of ten as to cause us the greatest
anxiety. We had no difficulty In iudno.
ing her to take Paine's celery compou nd
To-day the roses bloom in her cheeks,
and I never saw q healthier stronger
child than PAine's celery compound has
made her"
The brain ia thefcentre OF the nervous
system. Sleep alone rests this vital
organ, together with the nerves. Dur
ing the waking hours the nervous sys-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
How to Go Up and Down STAIRS.

Very many diseases are broughtom and
others are aggravated by going uP and
down stairs in an incorrect fashion Few
people go up stairs in n sensible nd ra
tional way. 1t is tho custom to rest tho
weight on the ball of tho foot and give o
little spring to the next step. This is not
only hard work, but is an unnecessary
strain on the muscles, and very exlaalsting
to delicate people. Going up in Tins way
is bad enough, but going down inile GUS
tomary manner is a thousand Tins worse.
To bounce from one step to anothG, strik-
ing the weight on one or both felt, is al
most certain to produce serious isease.
If there is any weakness of the GEans OF
the body, there is liable to be u lreaking
away of ligaments or rupturing .of tho
tissues. Severe pain and long Continued
illness have in more than one in stan GO
been traced directly to the pernic i@Sbabit
of bouncing down stairs. At them oment
the person does not realize til indeed,
may continue in the practice for a long
time, suffering meanwhile, but cHfncr un-
ablo or unwilling to attribute thCdistress
to the correct source.-New YorkLedger.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14

tenn works necessarily. Poor sleep
means poor nervous condition, and
prolonged insomnia leads in every case
TO prostration, and too often to dread
insanisy. Tho mischief that results
from we lkened ner yes is much greater
and more destructive than most folks
even dream OF.
The all important thing for nervous.
rundown persons, and for those who
are losing sleep Is that Pains's celery
compound builds up the whole physical
system, and by improving the digestion
and regulating the nerves it insures
sound, refreshing sleep.
In winter most women and many men
Lead dollhouse lives. A tagging sppe-
lite, a disposition to pic at this dish
and tina, rather than to eat square
meal, is among the early indications OF
falling health. Then comes delay in
falling asleep and the frettul. uneasy
feeling the next day.
Dsliverancs from such q miserable
condition by the use OF Paines celery
compound has caused men and women
from every section Of the United States
to write sincere, hearty words Of praise
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
Friendship and the Imitation.

Without spirituality there can BIO no
friendship. The exchange Of social favors
Is not friendship, though IL is mistaken
for it; it is trade. will call upon you If
you call upon me. 1 will invite you If you
invite Inc. The greater part of the social
round is upon u strictly commercial basis.
This is not friendship. Friendship asks
no return. Ii is hurt when by an ostenta-
tious promise or proffer Of q return of ia
vors it is put upon tho platform of the
mart. Spirituality is the source of true
friendship. without il every man and
woman is potentially and at all times par
tally every other mans and woman's OPP
poncnt, rival, antagonist, enemy. Rare
as pure friendship may be among Chris
tians, there is none of il whatever any
where sc.-Chicago Interior.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
Never Kent His Wits ABOUT pam

"Thcre was n man up in Gorham-" says
n momber of the South Paris George Wash
ingto:4 club, "who used to keep pig in
his barn cellar and fed him Though u
spout from the floor above. Ono Glay. he
remarked to his wife: I've got togo down
and see what ails that pig. Ho doesn't
eat at oil lately. Why, William b. = re-
piled his wife, you killed that Eg three
weeks ago! L swan, said he, so 1 did
I'd forgotten all about it, One rtime u
man came and paid him soms money
while he was milking. When no sgot tho
milking done, no went to put the m oney
away in drawer. He opened the drawer
and turned the whole pailful Of nilk into
it."-Oxford (Me.) Democrat
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
THE MYSTERY OF LIFE.
An Important Part Played by Carbonic
Acid, Water and Ammonia.

What do we know of life? Carbonic
acid, water and ammonia, when taken
into plant, produce in some way proto-
plasm, which Is n substance composed of
minute cOrpuscles, and inside each cor
puscle there is n smaller body called nu-
cleus. BY taking in carbonic acid, water
and ammonia and converting them into
this compound, called protein, the plant
maintains its vigor, grows and multiplics.
Tho animal does tho Same b. taking in tho
same compound with this difference
that, whereas the plant can manufacture
protoplasm out of inorganic matter, tho
animal is obliged toprocurc it ready made
from the plants. Tho snmo indicated mass
Of protoplasm that is tho unit of plant lifc
is tho unit of animal life. The body and
tho plant are mul;iplcs of such units, vari-
ously modified, but in their composition
identical
When tho animal dies, tho carhonic acid
the water and tho ammonia of hi. body arc
restored to the collective stock. Again
they are taken into new plants, and
through new plants into now animals.
Thus protoplasm is the basis of all life.
1t is built up of ordinary matter. and it is
resolved again into ordinary matter
Plants can make protoplasm out OF its
component parts; animals can convert life
less into living protoplasm. This is the
only difference between man and plant
us regards their making. How all this is
donewe have not tho remotest notion. All
that We know is that it is done. Remove
the carbon, the oxygen, the hydrogen and
the nitrogen, which form carbonic acid
water and ammonia, from the globe and
all vitality, whether animal or vegetable
would disappear from it, When brought
together under certain conditions, they
givorise to protoplasm, and this protoplasm
produces all tho phenomena of life.-Lon-
don Truth
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
READING BOARDS.
Tue Old School Instruments by Which Our
Ancestors Were Taught.

Ancestors We're Taught.
What arc reading boardsg" Not MANY
people know. Two Of them were recently
found on Long Island.
A century or two ago books were much
scarcer than now. Sohoolbooks were not
given to children, but they were taught
from reading boards. Our grandfathers
and grandmothers and their progenitors
learned to read from these boards, and
they got in the same way their first lessons
in history and natural science.
There are q couple Of these queer old
boards among the ouriosities at Erasmus
Hall, Flatbush. They are of pine and
about IL by inches. When found re-
Gently, papers were pasted upon them CON-
tanning tho daily or weekly lesson. They
used to DO hung up in front of the whole
class, and from these the teacher gave her
pupils their lessons.
The two boards are numbered so and
81, and Sc and 81 on their respective sides.
They are split and worm eaten and their
warped and stained appearance shows their
extreme age. The old cords still hang
from tho top of each.
Board so shows tho old English letter
ing, and also tho curious confusion in tho
contemporary mind between corn and
wheat.
''This is grain OF corn. This is IN ear
of corn. What grows upon u single stalk
is called an ear.
"This bundle of corn is called n sheaf.
''This is q shock. There are many
shoaves in shock.
'When corn is ground, 1t is called
flour"
Erasmus Hall, where they were found,
hos been an educational institution for
over 100 years. 1t numbers among its
ancient curios some old Dutch tiles con-
tanning Biblical scenes. Absolom caught
by tho hair Esau and Jacob and oil tho
patriarchs are here faithfully represented,
oil in original Dutch costumes. New
York Journal.