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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
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!" Man-Eatin Plants.

Vampire vines, flesh and even man.
eating plants are products of recent
scientific discovery.
In a lecture delivered not long since
at the Brooklyn institute by Professor
Charles p. Riley, chief Of the division OF
etonology at Washington. attention
was called to certain insectiyorous
plants which do digest and absorb the
fruit they capture, while Others absorb
the products of decay. For there Is a
remarkable parallelism between tho
glands Of some of these plants and thoso
Of the stomachs of animals in the secra-
<jop of their proper acid fcrmeut."
Insect plants that feed on flies and
wasps have been known long before the
time Of Darwin but Il man-eating plant
like some hat have recently been
studied in central Africa, Nicaragua or
Tasmania is something new. About
Lake Nicaragua the vampire vine, which
seizes dogs. men and even cattle in its
ample tendrils and sucks the life out Of
them, affords one of the chief obstacles
10 the exploration Of the country.
The following account OF a "man-eat-
ing plant" is vouched for by an old res
ident in Tasmania (the scientific name
is bauera rubioides; it is a native Of
Australia and Tasmania aud the mar
rator and n friend have been ~eutangled
in its meshes and only escaped with
great difficulty: The bauera IS not a
creeper or climber but only n plant that
is weak in the Kegs, having a thin, lexi-
bic stem, usually supporting itself on
it's neigbbors. A bauera scrub at the
outer edge of the patch may be only
eighteen inches high but in the thick Of
it may reach ten to twenty feet: a
man may be enveloped even before he
is aware of it, and the tangled mass
surround him till movement is impossi-
bic. You cannot cut it with au AK, be-
cause it offers no resistance, and if cut
with a knife the rope-like stems only
fall more closely round you. You can
not see where you are going and only
struggle and founder on TO your ex-
haustion. 1t usually covers low-lying
ground and throws up from the root a
number OF slender stems, tapering
gradually, that become interlaced in all
direction and to the solitary bushman
or explorer il is formidable. He will
perhaps try to wriggle along the damp
ground under it and to teal the stems
apart and struggle through. Then ex-
hausted with this he peINaps climbs up
some old stump and tries TO founder
along on the top of the scrub but he
soon sinks helpless into the yielding
mass that quickly squeezes out his life.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
The summer Girl.

The summer girl. All fancy free,
In charm VIII ne'er grow less;
She Is "A dream, a melody
OF airy loneliness.
And. Ike the dainty rose petite
That blooms through ali the years,
She'll make the biue-eyeh summer sweet
Wherever she appears.
Her presence gilds the summer time
And makes IL fly aplcei
our thoughts flow tenderiv az rhyme
Held captive by her grace.
She makes our fdncics madly wh.Z
TIL Of her charms We rave
Who IN the purple ocean is
The music Cf the wave.
what would the golden summer be
Without the summer grl2
'Twould be cen a the sapphire sea
Without A shining pearl.
'Twould he cen a. a garden way
Without a butterfly.
Or even as a morn in May
Without a rosy sky.
The summer girl can never change;
She is the child II fame
In beauty's wide and subtle range
She'll ever be the same.
Though summer comes and fits away,
In times relentless whirl
She's come fOrevermOre To stay
The lovely summer girl.
r.. X. Munkittrick. in the New Yorl
Journal.
De on'y DAY dat de Phlllies plays goo.
han Is on Sunf'y. Arc ycusc on2
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
hen She Smiles.

Like dew on the blushing June roses,
And as soft as the dawn OF day,
rs the look that my loved one discloses
When she wishes 10 have her own way.
if the song that I sing but expresses
-one-half what her sweet smile will do,
You can guess that a hat or a dress is
The object my love has I'm view.
When, like dew on the blushing juno roses
And as soft as the dawn Of the day
Is her look as my loved one proposes
That she simply will have her own way
Cleveland News and Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
Things She Could Use.

Bride-If you are so poor what could
you have meant when you said: @All
my worldly goods l thee endowp"
Bridegroom referred to my shirtA
neckties, ~suspenders and oil the other
masculine things you women wear
powsdays IN Y World.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
If Remote From Medical Help.

DOubly essential is IL that you should be
provided with soine reliable family mod
icine Hostet;cr's Stomach Bitters ~
the best OF it's class, remsdying thor
| oughiy as W does such common ailments
a Indigestion. constipation and tlous-
ness. and aforiing safe and speedy helr
IN malarial cases. rheumatism and mae
ciyity If the kidneys.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

Tripping softly down the aisle
With a brave religious air
And a sinful little smile.
Comes the Rector's daughter;
kneels h In the family pew.
Bends her pretty head in prayer.
As her father tells her to,
And her mother taught her.
Eyes and hair as black as night.
Cheeks and lips like roses.
Little teeth. all pearly-white.
Has the Rector's daughter;
Form as frail as cyclamen.
Tiniest OF noses
Who shall blame the many men
That have vainly sought her?
Sings she with q hundred charms
Holy hymns and olden,
just as though an angels arms.
H-aven-sent. had caught her;
Yet these ways Of sanctity
One small soul embolden-
For today she winked at me,
Did the Rector's daushteri
-Puol
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
GREAT BICYCLE MEET.
Fifteenth Gathering Of the Iilinoi,
League Of American Wheclmen.

Peoria, ILL.,, June 25.-The greatest bi
cycle meet held in the west for v
years was inaugurated In this city to.
day, the occasion being the fifteenth
meet Of the Illinois division OF the
League OF American wheelmen and the
national circuit races. The speed con-
tests will be held on the famous hall
mile track at Lake View, upon which
twenty-four worlds records have beer
made. and which Is recognized through.
out the cycling world as one of the
s~peediest tracks eve built. Nearly al
OF the fast men In the country will
participate in the races. including the
crack teams controlled by the extensive
bicycle manufacturers. All incoming
trains were met this morning by a recep.
ton committee, and an elaborate pro.
gram OF social entertainment and ex,
cursions has been planned In addition
to the daily races. Only l.. A. w. mem.
bers will be recognized. and to them
everything will be free. This after.
Moons races will include: Amateur
one mile novice: professional two mile
handicap; amateur quarter mile state
championship: professional half mile
open; amateur five mile handicap
amateur one mile. 2:40 class: profession.
a one mile. 2;25 class; amateur two
mile handicap; boys half mile open
prize for every rider; professional one
mile open. time limit. 2:15.$l0 per second
special for every second under limit.
The prize list foots up nearly $4,000
Several thousand visitors have been at.
tracted to the city by the meet.
Standards.
Twice Is he the hero to his wife
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

The white ~rhinoceros has become
nearly extinct. There are two stuffed
specimens in England and one In the
Cape town museum. Ii is the largest
species OF the genus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

Wolsey's seal ring is preserved In
the tower OF London. IL is set with n
peculiar stone, the nature of which is
unknown. put which was believed by
his enemies TO possess magical prop
erties.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
Thompson. sneakIng

Prof. Sylvanus Thompson, speaking
OF the cause of the kissing frequently
noticed In are lights says that at such
times the lower carbon is not only melt
ing at the tip, but actually boiling and
throwing of minute portions of the
carbon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

Mrs. O. c. Thayer OF Anita. Iowa,
writes: II have taken DIR. Kay's Reno
vator for constipation and biliousness
and Ii has given the best of satisfac-
ton" Sold by druggists at % cts. and
81. See adv
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

He was madly. ~passionately In love
won by The matchlcss beauty OF her
complexion. Gienn's sulphur Soap had
impaired the charm. Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
Halls Catarrh Cure
~ taken internally. Price rs cents.

a man who believed In the old saying,
"See a pin. pick II up. and all day long
you'll have good luck" saw a min in
front of the p~ostoffice the other day.
Bending down to get II his hat tumbled
into the gutter. his eyeglass fell and
broke on the pavement, his suspenders
gave way behind, he bursted the button
hole on the back of his shirt collar, and
has lost his new false teeth; but he got
the min.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

Mr.. Mallett investigated the depth OF
the center OF shock in the case OF the
Calabrian earthquake OF 1867 and found
II to be nearly six miles while DIR. Old
Ia ascertained that the center OF the
Cachar earthquake in 1869 was thirty
miles below the surface.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

The Greatest Medical Discovery
Of the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROxBUaY, Mass,

Has discovered In one OF our Common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried II In over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except In two cases
(both thunder humor). Hehas now In his
possession owe two hundred certificates
Of It's value. all within twenty miles Of
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit Is always experienced from
the first bottle, and a'perfect cure Is war.
ranted when the right quantity Is taken.
When the lungs are affected II 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.
n tho stomach Is foul or bilious II win
cause sQueamlsh feelings at first.
No change OF diet eve necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough Of i.
Dose, one tablespoonful In water at bed
time. Sold by all Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

Fer lung and chest diseases. Piso's
Cur L. the best medicine We have used
Mrs. J. L. N9rthcott. Windsor, ont.
Canada
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

Mrs.. winsiow's soornIso SYRUP for children
eeethins. softens The gums, reduces Inflammation
allays pain. cures wind colo. 23c q bottle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
WILD COSSAcK RIDERS.

Two Americans Saw Them Break Winter
Camp In Turkestan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04
STANDARDIZATION.

Twice Is ne the hero to his wife
To justify her loves endurance;
When he proposes to her. and
when she collects his life Insurance.
--phladelphia Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-04

De on'y day dat De Phlllies plays good
hal Is on Sund.y Al. yous. on?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15
Samuel Cookies Futile At
tempt at CranStOn.
Was Seen Scaling the Wall
by an Officer.
Made His Way Through Trap Door
From Shoe Shop.

Samuel Cooke, % years old, made an nu-
successful attempt to break jail at Grams
ton at o'clock this morning. He was
discovered by Officer Lowe as he was seal
ing the wall. Cooke, who worked in the
shoe shop, was among the missing last
evening when the line was formed to
march the prisoners to their cells. Deputy
Warden Frank Wall was positive that
Cooke mad not succeeded In getting OUT
side OF the walls, so he set all OF the men
he could spare to search the building.
They won't under the building and about
1t, but could not find any trace of the
missing prisoner. At night Mr.. Wall
placed four extra men In and about the
yard, three extra men on the walls, and
number on the outside, he taking an
active part himself. At 3 O'Clock officer
Lowe saw a man scaling the wall, and
be called upon him 10 halt or he would
fire. At the same time the man kept on.
paying no attention to the warning from
the officer. Mr.. Lowe ran to where Cooke
. was going over the wall and succeeded In
catching him by the right leg. he was
pulled back.
He was taken TO the office of the ttaii,
where he told his story.
During the afternoon he escaped from
the shoe shop by getting through trap
door, and from there went under that
part OF the institution known as the
annex, where he mid until 2:3o thissmorn-
ing, when he crawled out, made his way
under cover of the darkness To the COW
barn, where he took halter from calf,
and with this crawled along by the wall
until he came to the northeast corner,
when he threw the head part of the hall
ter.up on to the well, which caught on
the spikes, and then went hand-over-
hand to the top, where. he was discovered
by officer Lowe. Cooke will spend few
days in solitary confinement.
He was committed to tho jail Friday,
June 10, from the Eighth District Court,
to work out line of $40 and costs for
stealing a suit OF clothes in Cranston,
and is also held for the action OF the
grand jury In the sum of $500 from the
same court for breaking and entering .
dwelling house in Johnston.
Nothing is known OF Cooke prior to his
going to the jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15
Ohio Democrats Speak Out.

6CINcINNATI, July 10. - The Volks-
freund, the old German Democratic daily
here, and the only German morning
paper in southern Ohio, has been oppcs-
ing the Chicago ticket and platform.
Yesterday the Cincinnati German Ameri-
can SOUND money league was started.
President Kley bote last night reported
that over 200 German Democrats had
signed the paper that was Circulated TO
secure mem bers.
General Michael Ryan, u. s. sub-treas-
urer here, by appointment OF President
Cleveland and other prominent Irish Dem
ocrats announce their opposition TO Bryan.
All OF these dissenters favor the plan OF
the gold Democrats al Chicago for an
other Democratic ticket.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15
4O'CLOCK
HAMILTON YARD
Attention Has Been Called
to Its Filth.
Supt. of Health Chaplin Pow
erleSS in the Case.
The Disease Breeding Locality Must
Be Endured Patiently.

Hamilton place, or, as 1t is moro COM
monty called, Hamilton yard" was
brought to the attention of superintend-
ent of health Chaplin today by one of the
tenants of the miserable locality stating
that two of the ouIbuildings and sink
in one of the go tenements are in an
awful condition.
DIR. Chapfh has on more than one occa-
sion looked this place over,a nj mas con-
suited with the city solicitor in relation
to 1t, but they find that there Is no way
to make the owners of the place abate
any nuisance that may be found, be-
cause the property, which Is connected
with North Main street on the west side
by narrow lane, Is not controlled by
Mr.. Hamilton, the owner
The city cannot force Hamilton 10 con-
meet his premises with the sewers, as
others property. So far as the lane W hich
runs from 800 North Main street into The
yard goes, he simply mas the right of way
TO ges in and out of his premises.
The two outhouses in question are situ-
ated close 10 the Church OF the Redeemer
on North Main street. and the members
OF that church are very much annoyed,
but, like the city officials, have come 10
the conclusion that they Will be obliged
TO put up with what they term a legal
ized nuisance. DIR. Chaplin says that
every means known TO the officials have
been looked up, but they find nothing
that will give them any hold on "Hamil-
ton yard.p
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15
Victim of Cholera Infantum.

The six months old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sweeney of 304 Harrison ave-
nue., Boston, died in one of the Franklin
Brothers carriages while on the way
from the dock OF the Providence, Fall
River and Newport Steamboat Company's
wharf to the office of DIR. Sheffield Smith
at 3:l5 yesterday afternoon. The child
and its parents were spending a few days
with relatives at 26 McDonnough street.
1he child had been sick for some days,
and the mother thought that perhaps a
trip down the river would be beneficial.
When Mrs. Sweeney reached Crescent
Park the child grew worse, and she at
once returned to the city, and upon the
arrival of the boat in this city took
carriage for DIR. Smiths office. but the
little one died before the destination was
reached. Patrolman Andrew p. Martin
was notified of the fact, and he, with the
driver of the carriage, removed the body
from the carriage into the doctors office.
The patrolmau notified medical examiner
Jay Perkins, who said that the cause of
the child's death was cholera infantum.
The body was delivered to an undertaken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15

and his body cut In two by the IL box
and six coal cars that ran over him, and
when the train was stopped, parts OF his
body laid on both sides OF the track.
There was ire in freight car in the
rear OF the storehouse OF 3. 3. Rich on,
Valley street this morning, for which an
alarm was sent in for the hre depart
ment. Young Mcguire and number OF
other boys and girls responde1 to the
alarm, and after the lire was extn-
guished they all started for home. Ma
guire reached the track opposite that on
which the burning car was, just before
the Mansfield freight, which leaves lndia
Point wharf at 10 a. n.. came In sight.
This train was in charge OF conductor
Fred Sherman and james Heath was the
engineer, and il was bound for Mansfield
over what Is known rs the outward Bos.
ton track. Mcguire was In the lead OF
his companions, and he saw the train
coming In time to step from the track to
one side, but he did not step very far
away, and began doing a very common
thing for children that get near the
tracks, namely, putting the hand
on every car that passed. After
he had been doing this few min
uies he was caught In some un-
known way by one OF the cars, and
pulled on to the track. His companions
were badly scared and soon began shout
ing and the train was stopped, but not
until "a cars had passed over the unfor-
tunate boy.
The police were promptly notified OF
the sad affair, and the medical examiner
summoned. Young Mcguire was the
son OF Peter Mcguire, and his mother
being dead he lived at the home of Mrs.
SsrSh Fitzpatrick on Valley street, not a
great distance from the place where he
came to so sad death. Medical Ex-
aminer DR.. George +. Allison, after hear
ing the statements of those who saw the
accident, decided that there should be a
thorough investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the accident. The
body was delivered to Undertaken Mona
han to prepare for burial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15
TWO ASSAULTS.
Prisoners Charged With
Serious Offences.
George F. Mitchell Held for
Shooting Peter Pagan.
John Carr Told How He Was At
tackled by Manuel Kirt.

There were two serious cases in the
Sixth District Court this morning, the
hrst being that of Geroge F.Mitchell for
making violent assault upon Peter
Pagan with pistol He pleaded guilty,
and was held in the sum OF $1,000 for the
action of the grand jury. Mitchell had
defence all planned. but II was ex-
ploded, for last evening he told Captain
McGill tnat Susie O'Brien told him tnat
Pagan had tolu her, that he, Pagan,
was gong TO shoot him on sight, and
that the O'Brien woman gave him the pis-
tol TO defend himself with, and TO shoot
Pagan on sight. Last evening the O'Brien
woman called at the Wickenden street
station and when asked about the mat
ter, denied the whole story, but said
that she mad known Mitchell since they
ere children, but had never been inti-
mate with him. Pagan. who is at the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15
COURT NOTES.
Sixth District Court Officials Busy
These Warm Days.


The Sixth District Court officers do not
get much OF the benefit OF the vacation
season. Criminal business is, as some
one expressed 1t this morning. "just
booming" and there are a number OF
civil suits down for trial. I'm fact, there
seems a more general disposition on the
part OF the mem hers OF the bar to try
cases in this court in summer than in
other parts of the year. The resson may
be that they have more time during
vacation to sit in the cool upper court
room and II may be that in order TO get
some justice for their clients they are
ready TO accept slighter redress by suing
for smaller sum than they would 10
have their clients wait and worry until
the higher courts coulG reach their casos
In few days number of suits I'm
which the city OF Providence figures as
plaintiff will be brought to recover taxes.
These suits will require considera bic
work on the part OF the assistant clerk
and make him more anxious than ever
for his annual vacation.
A large mum her of cases have been al
ready assigned for hearing In the appel
ate division and attorneys row lind that
cases which they wish disposed OF by the
highest court will have to be delayed
longer than some of them would like.
There are quite number OF matters on
the docket for a hearing on Saturday
next i'm this division.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15
Watson Property Distributed.

A decree was entered in the cause of
Thomas j. Watson ct ais VS.. Jesse-v. b.
Watson ct al In.the Appellate Court to-
day granting the prayer OF the petition
and directing that Jesse.V. II. Watson,
Elisha w. Cross and Jeremiah L. Sheld-
on, the present trustees under the will
OF Elisha Watson of South Kingston,
holders OF the real estate on Boston Neck
in. said South Kingston and known 81
the Colonel John Gardner estate, coryey
the same to Thomas Jefferson Watson for
and during the term of his naturkl life
and directing Thomas Jefferson Watson
to convey the remainder OF said real es-
tate TO Annie e. kaufman, Thomas Wat
son and Ida Hargrove, his children, dis
charged OF all the trusts menticned in
the bill OF complaint as contained In the
will of Elisha Watson.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15

The other case was that OF Manuel kirt,
who is q bar,keeper at 80 Knight street.
He was arraigned on the charge of max
ing a violent assault upon John Carr OF
10i Cedar street Kirt admitted that he
slapped Csrr's face. but would not say
that he made violent assault. lie was
held until Friday, July "a, for trial In
the sum OF 800. Kirt claims that Carr
and another man came into the saloon
about 9 O'Clock and called for drinks,
which they refused to pay for. Ii is
claimed by the police that Kirt struck
Carr with sufficient force to fell him to
the floor. Lieutenant Rankin and Ser
gcant Mowry of the knight street station
were notified, and they went to the saloon,
when they deemed 1t advisable TO have
Carr sent to the Rhode Island Hospital,
where IT was found that his collar bone
was broken. Kirt was released on bail.