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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

II seems that Olive Schreiner, the gift
ed author of The Story of al African
Farm" is among the most intense and
unrelentinR OF Cecil Rhodes enemies.
Mrs. Kronwright-Schreiner, as she is
called since her marriage, is passionate
ly devoted 10 her native country, and
her feeling against Rhodes, who has
been at the bottom OF the vast mining
scheme, which to her mind, have unset
tied the population OF the Trsnsvaal and
interfered with the healthy development
Of business. Is naturally bitter. Her
husband, Mr.. kronwright, shares her
feeling, and between them they have
done more TO undermine Rhodes career
than anyone else. New rtheless they
ave not wholly succeeded, and it re-
mains 10 be seen whether they will or
not
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
The House.

Washington. Feb. 26.-The speaker
laid before the house the bill to extend
the time within which the government
may bring suit to annul patents to land
issued under and railroad or wagonroad
grant, with senate amendments. The
principal amendments were those re-
ducing The period OF extension from ten
to six years i'm regard to patents issued
In the future N adding canal grants to
tine Hat. vofF sztsse,,
The amendments were agreed to-
yeas I55. nay 93.
Discussion OF the Van Horn-Tarsney
contested election cases was then re.
sumed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

A New York juryman refused to kiss
the book on being worn In lately. Or
the ground that It's covers probably cot
ried bacilli. He finally compromised by
approaching his lips to an inner page.
Bacllii or not. the kisssing rule II an Oh.
surdity and ought to be suspsnaed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
Bales Russian ThissIes.

Chamberlain. 8. D.. Feb. 26.-A resi.
dent OF Donglas county has constructed
a machine for pressing and baling Rus
sian thisties. A load Of the baled
thistles have been taken to the Castaiia
roller mill to serve as fuel. and II they
prove ~5nvenient in this form the ma.
chine for pressing them will be purs
chased and put in operation there.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
The House.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-After the read
ing OF the journal the house resolved
itself into committee or the whole TO
consider the legislative and judicial APP
preparations for the year ending June
80, 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
SOuth Omaha.

South Omaha, Feb. 2e.-Hogs-Receipts.
), 2Oo; official yesterday, 1896; shipments,
34l. Market steady 10 strong. Quotations:
Heavy, SO. 55Q3. %; mixed and light, $3. 500
$40.
Cattle-Receipts, 700; official yesterday,
AS: shipments, 20. Market steady.
Sheep-Receipts. 20: official yesterday,
1913: shipments, none. Market steady.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

The Missouri river has not been
closed this year, and 1t Is not likely to
be. Forty years ago such Q thing as
the river remaining open all winter was
unknown. and even fifteen or twenty
years ago 1t invariably closed in De.
cember. During the last four years the
river has been closed but once.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

Warrington, Feb. 2s.-The senate
committee on public buildings and
grounds today favorably reported on
the bill appropriating Sl0.oOo each for
sites for public buildings at Hastings
and Norfolk. Neb.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
THE MARKETS.
Sioux City Live Stock,

Sioux City, Feb. 2s.-Sioux City Stock
Observation-Disclosures: Heavy, s. Go
S.75: mixed and light, 81. 8jd3. 10.
Cattle-Quotations: Cows and heifers,
81. iod5 90: bnlis. 81 .SOa3 90; veals, 81 25a
IS: stockers and feeders. s.. 15a3 s.:
| calves and yearlings. 81. 50d3.55.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
U. 8. Senators by Vote of she People

u. q. Senators by Vote Of h People
Washington, Feb. 2S.-The senat.
committee on privileges and elections
this morning appointed a sub-commit.
tee to consider the amendment proposed
ton OF United States senators by a vote
of the people. This subcommittee VIII
reporlt TO the fun committee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
Dams for storing water.

Chamberlain, 8. d., Feb. ga. +.
Brake. A. Evenson and A. Johnson.
three coded Sioux land farmers and
ranchmen, have put In their leisure time
this winter constructing dams for the
purpose of storing water to supply their
herds during the dry periods of the
summer. During the past six months
water has been scarce on several por-
tions OF the range. and cattle have In
consequence suffered more or less. II
has now been demonstrated that with a
pillow and scraper two men and a team
"a In a week or ten days construct q
dam across an ordinary ravine OF
draw" which is capable Of holding sui.
ficient water to supply 1000 head Of cat
tie during an entire year.. While the
ground has been entirely free from
snow nearly the whole winter. much
moisture is certain to fall this spring,
either In the form Of snow or rain. and
II Ii believed that there will be sufficient
to MI the dams which have been con.
structed at different points on the range,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. 29.-Hogs-Receipts, 1900.
Market steady. Quotations: Heavy, IS .s0g
1886. mixed. SO. soa3. 50; light, s.. 7oa3. 91i2
rough heavy, s.. 60@3. so.
Cattle-Receipts, 300. Marke steady.
S~heep-Receipts, 1000. Market steady.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
Northwestern Has Too Much Business
Jameson In London.

London, Feb. 25.-The steamer VIC
toria with DR.. Jameson on board an
chored in the Thames at Purfeet, Is
miles from London, at 1870 o'clock this
afternoon. 1t is expected that Jameson
Will be arraigned In the Bow street DO
ice court this afternoon.
DIR. Jameson arrived at III Fenchurch
street railway station at 5 o'clock this
afternoon. He walked through the sta
ton without being recognized, but q
large crowd of persons who were as
sembled outside the station cheered him
enthusiastically. The crowd followed
him to the Mark Lane station cheering
him repeatedly on the way. At the
Mark Lane station he was met by q
bodyguard OF friends.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
MISS FlAGlER GUILTY.


Washington, Feb. 25.-Miss Elizabeth
Flagler, daughter OF General Flagler.
chief Of ordnance, United States navy,
who about a year ago shot and killed a
colored boy, who was stealing pears
from her fathers garden, was brought
up in criminal court this morning. to
answer to an indictment for a
slaughter. The hearing was brief and
resulted in a verdict OF guilty. Miss
Flagler was sentenced TO three hours In
the dsstr CT iuil and n fine of $500.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

A ninety-nine year lease involving
property valued at $50, OOo, coo will expire
next year In Philadelphia and the les
sees are figuring on purchasing the
property from the heirs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

The heart II hath its own estate.
The mind II hath tte wealth untold;
IL needs not fortune TO be great,
No matter which way fortune leans. !.
Wealth makes not happiness secure.
A little mind hath little means.
A narrow heart II always poor.
IT'S not the house that honor makes.
True honor Is Z thing divine:
IL " tho mind precedeuce takes.
II u the spirit . the ehrtQe.
--chArloe Hwain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
APPEAL FROM C0RlNTo.
United states Minister Telesvaphs
for n Man or war.

Washington, Feb. es.-The state de.
psrtment has received a dispatch frorn
Mr.. Baker. United States minister a.
Managua, requesting that a wal veesal
be sent TO corlnto TO protect American
Interests.
Orders have been sent to Acapulco
Mexico. directing the commander of ths
Aisrt 70 proceed 20 corIntc without de-
fay.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

The following Estate nowers' have
been adopted by the votes of the public
school scholars OF the respective states:
Alabama, Nebraska and Oregon, the
golden rod; Colorado, the columbine;
Delaware, the peach blossom; Idaho. the
syringia; Iowa and New York, the rose;
Maine, the pine con and tassel: Mime
sofa, the cypripodium or moccasin flow
err; Montana, the bitter root; North Da-
kota, the wild rose; Oklahoma territory.
the mistletoe; Utah. the lego lily. and
Vermont, the red clover. In addition
Rhode Island and Wisconsin have
adopted 4 state tree. the maple being Sc
lectsd by both.
a bright and patriotic American girl
who was recently In oxford, England,
attended N afternoon tea there, and
oon found herself, her country and its
institutions and customs objects o.
great interest. The conversation was
animated and prolonged late into the
evening, and the young American took
u conspicuous part therein. Physically
exhausted thereby, the maiden knelt
for her customary devotions at her bed
side that night in a mood somewhat
less attentive than usual. SO that, as
she confessed confidentially to her
friends, she discovered herself saying,
Thy will be done, on earth as IL is in
America
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07


nn~ths Ales cs ~. postofhce depart
ment in Washington there is a letter
from a man named Hill t~estifying to the
ability. industry and good character Of a
Mrs. Brown, who turns out to be his
W mother, and stating that her ap-
pointment to a clerkship would be a
great qualification to a large circle OF
influential political friends. He writes
that she belongs to an excellent family
M occupies a high social position: that
he has known her intimately for several
years, is familiar with her qualifications
and can recommend her without re-
serve. 1t was only by accident that the
relationship was discovered. a. the
writer was the son of her first husband,
after whose death she married again.
A Charlottesville, Va, correspondent
writes: Captain }. Killebrew has just
visited Aleemarle county to see about
the apples the queen of England eats,
which are NOT To be obtained anywhere
except in Albemarle and Nelson coun-
lies. Fifteen years ago an English
gentleman travelling in Virginia had his
attention directed to the Albemarle pip
pm ana was so pleased thal hc sent A
barrel OF them TO Queen Victoria.
Every year since an order for six bar
fels comes 10 "A grower, who has his or
chards between Charlottesville ana
Alton, on top Of the Blue Ridge noun.
tains. The apples for the queen are
specially packed in polished barrels
with a small United States flag and an
English jack on the top.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

One OF the most interesting Of Amer
lean fishes has been found by ~lchthyolo-
gist William T.. Otis in the candleiish OF
Alaska. Declares he: For the variety
OF It's use there's no fish like il. Il IS
about The size Of he common sine!t,
and averages ten inches in length. II
runs in vast schools along the coast of
Alaska. There is no better paniish, and
IL is as fat as possible. In fact, they are
80 fat that the natives use them dried
for candles, fixing them in forked sticks
and lighting one End. Their TAI the rs
quimo also fry out for butter. and as IA
substitute II is not 50 bad as you nigh;
suppose. Prepared in the shape of oil
il serves as a substitute for that OBJ
Gained from cod livers, n greai guam
titles OF II are sold by sp~othecaries now
in this form"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

Leon. Ia. Feb. ss.-- Judge John W,
Harvey u announced ~ Q candidate foI
III rsDublican supreme court tudgshiv
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

The smoking Of tea cigarettes, a fash
Ionable fad which seems TO be carried
10 great excess by many English ladies,
is condemned as a dangerous practice
by medical authorities. Extreme ner-
vousness and insomnia are among the
effects. One physician reports among
his patients a well known authoress.
whose I widely read, and
who smokes from twenty to thirty
green tea cigarettes daily at work,
while the craving Of another is
satisfied only at a cost of $40 per week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
Pensions and Patents.

washington. Feb. 26.-Pensions were
granted Tuesday as follows:
Iowa: Restoration and Reissue-Geo,
ID. McCullougk i~deceased), Coin.
South Dakota: Originel-Frank J.
Eisenmann deceased. Scotland. Reis-
sue-Charles White. Fort Meade. Wild
ow-Sophia Eisenmann. Scotland. (,
Nebraska: Original-Thomas G.. Lam.
bert, Endicott: Elias Hayes. Omaha.
Iowa patents were issued as follows:
James N. Bolton. Sioux City. appar-
atus for making steam pipe covering
Edwin Henshaw, Clarinda, chimney col.
lar or protector: James H. Holland. Mr.
Pleasant. road grader; william Loudsn,
Tatraeld. track and track hanger: orbip
y. Smith. oeoeoIas force punAA
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
Episcopal Church for Pender.

Fender. Neb., Feb. ga fund is be-
ING raised here for the erection of an
Episcopal church. The undertaking In
1nder the direction Of Rev. r. C. Sab
oott OF Blair and a start VIII he made
Pm the structure within the next few
weeks,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07

Blondin, the famous tight rope walker
of more than a generation age has, al
the age Of So, married an English bar.
maid of rs. who nursed him while he was
suffering from a sprain due to his pro-
fession last September.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-07
A DOUBLE MURDERER.
Inmates of the Union County Poor
House Make "A startling Confess

C~reston, la. Feb. 25.-James Palson,
an inmate of he Union county poor
house since last December. died Thurs
day afternoon. bui before he left this
world he made the startling confession
to Superintendent Hagar that he was a
double murderer and had been engaged
In several notorious crimes.
The officers carefully guarded the
confession until now. Palson came to
Creston last December and asked aims.
as he was suffering from a sore limb.
He gave his name az Johnson. He was
taken 10 the poor farm for treatment
and remained there until death re-
moved him. Last Monday Palson be-
came convinced he was going to die and
asked Mr.. Hagar II the physician did
not think so. Becoming satisfied that
his time was short, Palson confessed on
his death bed that he had shot Chief OF
Police Williams, at Oklahoma City,
while the officer was attempting TO ar
.cst him.
~ faisnR s Saa n he a at ~ nc !. want to Kill
rest. At this time Palson was a memS
Der of the Cook gang. The murder was
committed three n -four years ago.
Palson said his next crime was commit
Y ~ idllhton, -. -. Ilt BDot diu
killed an Iowa man and robbed him OF
$500. He had a pal and he gave his
name to the county poormaster. Pal
son sal he did not intend to kill this
man, but shot him too hard Palson
lid not remember the dates, but volun-
tarily made the above statements to
Superintendent Hagar.
The dying man also confessed to hav-
49,. Laa.. 49,
rested at Yankton for burglary. one
If the gang gave the officers a tip and
Palson was captured. He said he es-
capped jail and that there a a reward
IF 500 on his head. The confessed MUIR
derer said that until five years ago he
VAS a respected laboring man at Yank-
ton. He got to drinking and commenced
wandering about the country. He leaves
h wife and child at Yankton and also
o brother, Peter NJ. Palson.
Northwestern Has Too Much Business
Jefferson, Ia, Feb. 25~.-Although the
Chicago and Northwestern railway is
handling the largest freight business
I has had for many months, there prom
ses to be no end OF trouble on ccou
Of inability TO secure cars to move grain
offered. Heretofore dealers have been
storing corn n building new cribs as
lst as needed, but at present the ware
iouses and cribs are pretty we'll filed
m some places long ago-and there Is
aow disposition to ship some OF the stun
and not build more cribs. The
y overrun with orders for cars and can
1ot supply them In any such quantities
as wanted. If the market should adj
a cent or W. corn would move In
a way that would simply stagnate and
clog business to an appalling extent,
and as 1t Is now at many stations buy
ers are In a quandary as to what to do,
having no further storage capacity.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-20

This story is being told about reporter
on Il New York morning paper: He was
sent ont 10y his city editor to write spe-
cial Sunday article on the subject Of dia-
mondS among the poor. Tho stories of
diamonds among the rich are legion.
They are kept in stock for use when
needed to fill up. But the diamonds Of
Division street, East Broadway. Rivington
street, the Bowpry, Cherry Hill and Cor
loars Hook have not been done satisfac-
torily i'm prose or poetry.
Our friend had no trouble seeing every
thing i'm the shape of carbon and glas,
that the dealer. in the streets mentioned
had on sale. lie had scarcely left shor
in East broadway, when sergeant of po-
lice entered.
Say, we have just got a wire from Chi
cago that ten of the cXpcrtc-t diamond
thieves in the country are bound for New
York. You want To look out
"HcavcnS. cried the dealer conc OF
them has just been here and | showed
him all my stock! He pretended he wa,
IA newspaper reporter.
An alarm WAS sent ont, and for three ol
four days the force looked for the reporter,
who had been described by the dealer. \
close watch was kept on the property. in
the belief that the suspect would return
At last the reporter was spotted and ids NJ
titled, and everything WAS explained tn
satisfaction and relief Of the dealer in
gems. New York Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-20
Tho After Effects of Grip.

No one has, up to date, been able salts
factorily tn diagnose the after effects OF
this remarkable epidemic. An eminent
authority in commenting on its peculiari-
ties says that fresh air is tho best tonic and
reStorer Among the most serious Symp-
toms of apparent convalesccnco is the cX-
tremc depression to which the patient j.
liable. In this state "a suicidal tendency j.
often developed, and hysteria is not un-
common. This is specially noted in cases
whore there has been IA great deal of pain
in tho head. Pleasant and absorbing oc-
cupation is one of the best helps To rccov-
cry. NOurishing food, not too concentrate
ed, reasonable amount of exercise, stop
ping far short Of thepOint of WEAKNESS, are
also advantageous. Above all, indulgence
in depression should he avoided rs this may
develop into u chronic melancholia and end
in mental disease of "a serious character.
AS summary of treatment take plenty OF
fresh air, simple tones, nourishing food
and laugh and enjoy everything that comes
in the way New York Ledger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-20
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.
Cooks Second Expedition and the Lesson,
That 1t Taught.

1t was not until the results Of Cooks
second expedition became known that the
idea of southern continent was aban-
doned, or rather very considerably modi
fed. Many maps down TO the end of the
eighteenth century show continuous
stretch of land extending in an obique
line from Cape Horn almost as far north
as the fortieth parallel Cook himself,
who was no better informed than the rest
Of mankind until he found out the truth
for himself, was sent out to see IL there
really was a continent, and sailed will he
assumption that thcro was When he re-
discovered South Georgia, he concluded,
like Du Fresno, that he had hit upon the
skirts OF this continent, hut he did not i'm
mcdiatelv run homo with the news He
sailed round tho islands. and called one
part Cnpe Disappointment to give lasting
expression TO his chagrin
1t was salvo to his injured spirits to re-
fleet that If the continent did really exist
farther southland most men nowadays
believe that it dors-it was, at any rate
not worth discovering to Judge of the
bulk by the sample before him in South
Georgia But even on the top of this re
Election he turned the Resolutions head
to the cast-southcast and came very near
TO being wrecked on tho still less inviting
coast Of Sandwich land. The north coun-
try collier was driving heavily before a
strong breeze, with "A thick fog enveloping
everything, and with IL binding sleet fall
ing, when momcntary lifting of the fog
showed land dead ahead at "a distance of
only three or four miles
Finding himself in this predicament,
Cook hauled his wind to the north, but,
seeing it was impossible to weather the
land in this quarter, he tackled in l15
fathoms of water. . miles from some
breakers. He did not investigate this
coast with any degree IF minuteneSs.
when he left, he was unaware whether
Sandwich land was Il group Of islands or
part of the expected continent. The place.
he said, lay so far south and was so very
uninNiting that knowledge concerning it
wa, utterly futilc.-Macmillan Maga-
zine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-20
Butter
Talk

The fact that the quality of Butter
marketed today largely depends upon the grade of
salt used, admits of argument
Two qualifications in Dairy Salt indispen-
sable
1st. Absolute purity, which ensures good
flavor and keeping qualities
I'd Quickncss in dissoving, ensurng a
perfect distribution with minimum
amount of working
The fact that all the prize butter made in
Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont last year
was sailed with Worcester Salt, and that 90 per
cent of the creamery and dairy men in New Eng
land use nothing but Worcester, proves beyond a
doubt that Worcester is the Standard of Dairy
Salt and embodes the above indispensable quail
fCatiOns
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-20
Vanilla.

1t is curious to read that vanilla was
employed by the Aztecs of Mexico as an
ingredient in tho manufacture OF choco-
late prior to tho discovery Of America by
the Spaniards, and that it was brought TO
Europe as n perfume, with indigo cochi-
neal and cacao ten years before the arrival
of tobacco ON our shores. The name
vanilla is derived from the spanish vaina,
a pod or capsule Dampi,r described it AS
"a little pod fun Of small blacE seeds, aud
like the stem of a tobacco loaf', so much
so that his men, wien they found The dried
pods at first, throw them AWAY "Wondrt-
ing why the SpAniarls ,huud lay mp TO-
bacco sten.s '-Chambars' Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-20
EYER SO.

One paragraph n missing from the pages
Oerwhich your eye 10 careessly has l1vipped,
And, oh, how most amazingly portentOllA
In IL importance seems the passage ciippedl
You curse the ynwping gap that proves how
precious ~ FH
A pearl istreasurcd once. You've not doubt
The one thing worth the reading in that waste
WINS
The little item that some ones cut out.
And so. in lfe-thouRh full 10 OVERLOOKING
With blessings be your cup-what might b,
bliss
Is poisoned by the thought that fate has rob
bed you
OF that sweet unknown something which you
missl
MARY Norton Bradford in Boston Globe.