Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHE
The greatest English department. I
Is Whiteley's of London. Their" is pfac
tically nothing that he does not run
nish. The story is told that a foreigne
made IA bet that Whitley could no
furnish anything asked for. The wage
was accepted. The foreigner gave tn
order. AN elephant to be sent 10 IN
hotel before evening" WhittleN sen
out to a circus that was exhibiting u
the city, bought the elephant II deliN
cred IL as requested. whitley has a
immense farm. provides his own dair,
products for puts up pre-
serves and j%ellies. runs a great mea
market, conducts Al number of omnibu
lines and has a dozen enterprises whicl
converge into the store and augment hi
retail trade. He makes "A speciality .
providing houses and furnishing then
complete. The customer merely inform
him of the locality i'm which he wod,'
like TO live and how much total in
vestment ne desires To make and White
ley buys the house. furnishes il in every
detail-even TO stocking the cellar anc
pantry with things Ia cat-and presents
his bill.
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The increase In crime has led to thu
formation of a novel club. Fifty me
OF wealth and high standing in busl
ness circles have organized an anti
jewelry wearing club, and have pledge
themselves NOT to wear,a anything in puo
lie calculated TO tempt a pickpocket %
footpad, not even a watch n chain
until the police department show som,
sign Of suppressing crime. This action
was taken after a well known million
aire, who likes diamonds. had "a $6o
''sparkler plucked from his shirt from
while he was enjoying a cigar on the
front platform OF a surface car. As s
result OF this action, these members O
the club who formerly disported dia
mond headlights Of great value, or mas
siVe rings, TO say nothing Of diamond
collar buttons and other expensive or
naments, are going around today lik'
other plain citizens. Thus contempt 70;
the police promises to- work at least ON,
needed reform. 1t may suppress a Vul
gar display OF dazzling wealth.
A Broadway saloon keeper IN New
York has a kitten and a parrot which
live together in perfect amity, instead o
conducting their affairs on the generally
accepted principle of the feline and par
rot kind. Not infrequently the kitter
takes advantage of the cage door be
ing open TO go inside for n nap, ant
when polly returns and finds his visitol
there he invaribly remarks: Pretty
puss, pretty puss," sometimes repeating
il n score of times. Thus is one NOR,
dol shattered.
Delna, the present star OF the Opera
Comique, in Paris, is II very fat youns
woman who has a mustache and a very
redundant figure. She is described a.
looking as if she never washed hel
face and almost never combed her hair
Her voice Is bad and her dramatic
knowledge limited. but she is a success
-Four years ago she was singing in q
cafe chantant Of not particularly good
character.
The quaint little republic of Andorra.
which has kept itself independent anC
isolated In the heart of the Pyrenees
since the days of Charlemagne. is be.
ginning to tire of being so out OF the
world. So the mountaineers intend to
make a broad carriage ROAD right
across their small territory, To open ur
a trade route viii France and Spain
respectively.
Douglas Jerrold was sometimes witty
ut the expense of his wife. He once
told her, when she was no longer young
that he wished wives were like bank
notes, so that one of 40 could be eX.
changed for two OF 20. on another oc:
casion he was asked with whom his
wife was dancing: Some member OF
the humane society, l suppose he
replied.
The Scarlet Letter" by the BamroSch
Opera company took Boston by storm:
The best people" filed the hig theater
and cheered themselves hoarse, which
Is certainly all that could be expected.
of Boston. 1t is true the Scarlet Let.
ter" is not very cheerful, but il is quite
as s%prightly as "Siegfrfed' or "I.ohen
grin
English commuters are determined &c
enjoy their daily ride at n price, and
accordingly one railroad company has
put into service two parlor cars espe.
cially fitted for Il commuters club,
whose members pay an additional sun
for the privilege Of these travelling club
rooms.
The champion chump has broken
loose in Lexington, Ky. This n IL
the banana eating champion, who. in a
recent match ate siXty-four bananas
against his opponents slXty-one. At
last accounts both contestants were
out of bed and getting around again.
Since Lord Glasgow was appointed
governor general OF New Zealand, -four
years ago, he has been shipwrecked
once, participated in two railway COLI.
sions, been thrown from a horse II
tossed by a bull-and is not at all dis
couraged.
1t will certainly be a surprise TO many
10 learn that DR.. Depew, the prince OF
afterdinner speakers, never takes any.
thing stronger than a glass champagne
and then only after a long and exhaust.
ing speech. He stopped smoking five
years ago.
1t is a coincidence that ex-President
Harrison's announcement OF his en-.
,gagenient to Mrs. Mary Scott Lord
Dimmick was made IN the anniversary
of Mrs. Dimmick's husbands death,
though the lady wore mourning for
eight ear
The privileges of leap year have Ell.
abled Mrs. Frybarger, a wealthy wild.
ow of Shelbyville, ILL.,, to marry hei
hostler, a vigorous young man just hall
her W age.
Prof. Jansen n his corps of assist
ants are now winterbound IN their oh.
servatory on the summit of Mount
Blanc. They will remain there, cut of
from mankind, until late in the spring
They keep In touch with the world by
Of the telegraph.
John Barnett died at Paris, KY, ne.
Gently, and the moment the breath left
his body a large clock in the room
stopped. and has since refused to run.
Mr.. Barnett was a grandfather and he
and the clock were just about the same
height.