Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-21
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4 ball at Deepdene, their beautiful place
In Surrey, for the household servants
and the tradespeople of the neighbor-
hood. The duchess and Lord William
danced with their guests, and the ball
lasted until 5 O'Clock In the morning.
One of the leading hotels of Kansas
City has a mascot in the shape OF a mag
nificent Maltese cat of heroic proper.
tions, which makes a business of walk.
ing over the the register every morning
before the early trains come in. The
guests all think he Is the finest thing
that ever happened.
A Cleveland. KY, clergyman refuses
10 perform the marriage ceremony on
Sunday. He holds that no other legal
transaction can be made on Sunday
and stand the test of the court, and
that. as marriage is a legal transaction
il canno: be legally performed on Sun
day.
President Faure's particular fad is
the collection of autographs. He began
the collection some years ago, and has
greatly added to its value since he be-
came president. The collection en-
braces the signatures OF every living
sovereign, author. inventor and actor
Of Importance.
Australia has found it impossible to
abate the rabbit plague. In New South
Wales alone 1000, 600 acres of land have
been abandoned and f1,O00, 900 spent.
The only plan that has any good ef-
feet is wire netting. and of this Is, 00c
miles have been used.
Twenty thousand large and fine shad,
the majority of which have Just been
shipped to New York, constituted the
largest catch ever recorded In the ST.
John river. Up TO within a few days
ago the prospects for a good season
were very gloomy.
The kindergarten at the white house
has for its pupils the grand children OF
Chief Justice Fuller. the little daughter
OF General and Mrs. Draper, the child
rem Of Private Secretary and Mrs.
Thurber, besides the little Clevelands.
A new industry of considerable pro-
portions In connection with the great
isaeries~~in-sAlhsrnaarie aund-a-has
sprung up lately In the shipment OF
sturgeon roes TO Germany and Russia.
II Is said that Manson agreed, for
the sum CT 81, 900, to send his first mes
sage on his return to an English news
paper.
James X. Hackett. who was with the
Kemper company Iii Kansas City las,
summer, Is to succeed Herbert Kelley
as Frohman's professional beauty.
The University Of Michigan Is repre-
sented at Washington by fifteen repre-
sentatlves and four senators-a larger
representation than thai possessed by
any other college or university in the
country.
Several thousand pieces Of Queen
lirs tableware. silver and cut glass,
brought fabulous prices at auction in
Honolulu. Each piece bore the royal
monogram.
The recent troubles in the Salvation
Army have brought to light the fact
this organization owns property valued
ut more than 100000.
A movement is on foot In Europe to
secure n complete census OF all the civ
ilized countries In the world. The var.
lou governments will be asked to fix q
date for the work. The first year of the
coming century has been suggested.
II has leaked put that Bismarck has
for thirty a been paying 300 Eiarks
u year out OF his w pocket to three
rclGiers who lost their eyesight at Koe-
~nlggraetz. The total amount which he
has 80 far paid u Is more than S.
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