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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-02

Presbyterian Synod of Catawba. Char.
lotte, n. c., Nov. 3rd-8th, 1897.
On account Of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip
tickets from Raleigh to Charlotte and
return for $3.50. Tickets to be sold No.
yember End and Bird, final limit Novem-
Der 10th, 1897, continuous passage in
each direction.
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An Innocent Sufferer

: How often you hear of a sweet limo.
cent child suffering from some terrible
blood disease which is hereditary and
which if not radicated from the system
will be source of misery during its
entire life. If YOU are. parent and
your child is suffering from any blood
disease, don't neglect getting bottle of
Africana, the sure cure.
Read the following:I
| had been troubled for years with
rheumatism. [ took two bottles of your
most excellent medicine, Africana,
wnicn has about relieved me entirely,
land feel like indifferent man. My lit
tie daughter, eight years old, was great
ly afflicted with sore eyes all her life,
land less than one bottle Of Afrieana has
affected apparently al permanent cure.
1t affords me great pleasure to recon-
mend your most excellent medicine, the
"Africana," as a great relief to suffer-
ling humanity.
REV. r. M. JORDAN.
Breyard, Pennsylvania county N. @.
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THE NEWS SPREADS.

or their great virtues-we mean Wick
Little Liver Pills-25c., (the health-keep
ers in the family. and Kodak-Headache-
Powders 3 doses 10c., tthe Tonic Balm
for all Palms.. Ask your druggist.
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P1cKLENsi ARNICA ,sALvB.

The Best Saive In the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
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Chilblains, Corns,l and all Skim Erup-
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pay required. 1t Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price. % cents per box. For sale by al
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Notre Dame of rIaryIand.

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College for Young Womea and Preparatory scheo
for Girls Regular and Elective Courses Extensive
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more. Spacious Buildings, completely EquipneA
: Conducted by School Sisters Of Eotre DANA.
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As pleasant as honey and sure cure for
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Sick Stomach Skin and Blood Disorders
Thick and Saou Complexion
Aud very many other diseases and COZ :
plications due to an inactive
state of the bowels. n
~ ~
PRUNELINE is the safest and suresi
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from the system. It does away with
Castor Oil, Salts, Blue Mass and al
other nauseous pnrgatives. 1t tones and
energies all the great organs of the
system. 1t is free from all harshy act
Ing drugs, and is always safe, always
ready, always reliable.
Keep the Head Cool, the Feet Warm. and.the. Sow .,
Open. using PRUNELINE for the latter purpose.
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ERNEST HAYWOOD,
WILLIAM b. SNOW,
WILLIAM r. TUCKER,
.+oac of w TT e, p g VN1ckar e. ~

SALE OF CITY LOTS. Two valuable lots,
- one on, West Lane street, opposite site
Deaf and Dumb Institutions; the other on
North Salisbury street, between Peace and
JohE5on streets Must be sold at once,
a MECHANICS DIME SAVINGS BANK,
FIX. of Henry Horton. Decd.
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ALBEMARLE PRESBYTERY

The New Presbyterian Pastor Installed
at Henderson-Prof.. Gilmer to Enter
the Ministry
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
Easy Sum.

"What does 'quartered oak meak.
iatherF' inquired little Dennis Mckay,
who had been reading the advertise
ment Of a large furniture manufacture
ing company.
"An' here's toe reeeoitS av Indications"
calculated Mr.. Mckay, with an express
sion OF great contempt on his ruddy
face. Here's me by that's been a-add-
in an subthractln', mooltiplyin' an
dividin' for the lasht sivin years COON
mkt Daycimber an has to ask his poor
ovid fayther the manin' Of u simple
little SOON loike that"
"Why. | didn't know--" began
Dennis. much abashed; but his father
gave a deprecatory wave Of his right
hand.
and fwy didn't We know he broke
Il. "Fwy? Because the cooltivatioh
Nv common sipse is not included in your
coorycoolum at school, that's fwy.
Stan me COP In n row, an ask me how
nanny is elivin, sivinteen, twinty-wan
and iorrty-four, an it's mesilf that nd
nave nivver a wurrd to say. But let
ne casht me oy inter "A windy where
there's chape chairs an tables aud other
'urnitoor, marked 'quartered oak an
The ovid shtory av the apple cut inter
our PAGES, that was larnt me as a by,
cooms right back TO me.
Theirs four quarthers TO livery blissed
thing in this wurrld, Dibnis, me son,
an whin a table is 'quarthered oak ac-
cordin' to the man that sells it, be the
same token yo may know its thray-
quarthers poine, ayen II he makes no
mention av it, Youths Companion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
Washing Blankets.

Blankets which have been used al win.
ter, no matter how white they NAV look.
are never clean, and should not ba NM
away for The summer without being wash.
ed. Many ho~usekeepers satisfy themselves
by shaking and airing their blankets. rath.
er than risk spelling them in washing
But TINS is an error. for il the work is
properly done no shrinking viii take place
and the softness and color may be retain.
ell for years. The most necessary thing
in washing Blankets is TO have plenty of
soft water and good soap. Inferior s.an
Is the real cause of the damage done wooI.
en- goods in washing.
When ready to begin the work shake
the blankets free of dust. fill a tub nearly
full OF soft hot water. Dissolve n third
OF a cake of Ivory soap in it. Put in one
blanket at a time. Dip up and down and
wash gently, with the hands. Never rub
soap on the blankets. or wash them nm
he washboard. After the blankets are
clean rinse them in warm water until free
OF suds. Add a little bluing TO the last
water. Shake and sponge them. and hang
on the line until dry; then take down. fold
and pack in Il box and set away in a cool
room. Blankets thus washed will retain
their original freshness. as well as wear
three lime as long as if put away soiled
year after year.
ELIZA Il. PARKER
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
ghc Little Shon.

\ know a shon and a funny little shop,
In a street that lies a-nigh.
And / saw the sign they set on the door,
one day as | went by.
And OH Ii was so poor and small
l could not help but stop,
As you would stop, if you should come
ON such a little shop.
] went inside ana found a littlo boy,
Far older, l am sure. than l,
lie said to me; Kind sir, what toy
VIII you kindly he pleased to buy2"
And l bought a horse that was painted so
red
As never was charger yet:
one penny, one penny was all | paid
That splendid horse Ia get.
For pity of them that were so poor
/ bought me a host Of things,
a Noah's ark without a roof,
a dove without it's wings;
A little trumpet made Of tin,
That cost "A single cent
And all the time that little boy
Knew just how my money went.
He was. oh! so old, this funny little boy,
And so sober and SO kind,
lie sold a tivc-cent doll for three,
Because one eye was blind.
And oh! how proud he was 10 sell
Each poor and petty toy,
For he was left to keep the shop
This poor little old-time boy.
There is a babe, and a well-belovcd babe.
A BABE that belongs to me;
i brought her home these penny toys,
To deck her Christmas tree.
And on that Christmas tree there hung
A world of TRIES fair.
For all the folks that loved her well
Had sent their kindness there.
But all the toys. Of all the many toys.
Was naught that pleased her mind,
Except the trumpet made of tin,
And the doll with one eve blind.
And the best of all that Christmas brought
She held one little toy
That | bought for a cent i'm the little shop,
To please that aged boy.
IL q Hummer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
Picture BuNinx ON the Increasc,

New York sun: The art exhibitions
in New York during the season now
coming to a close nave received critical
and descriptive comment in these coll
umns, but little has been said concern
ing the financial results. 1t is interest
ms 10 ompare some of the figures of the
sales this year with those Of the year
before. The Academy Of Design has
held two exhibitions during the present
season, n last autumn and one this
spring. Fifty-siX pictures We're sold
this year from the two exhibitions for a
total of Sll, 265. The figures for the year
sold for a total Of $3.50. This denotes
a gain for the present season, though
the average price per picture is lower.
The Society of American Artists holds
one exhibition a year. Last spring the
sales amounted to $1,000. This spring
they footed up $4,000. Two pictures sold
this year brought $1,000 each, At the
American Water Color society exhibition
in 1896 80 pictures by seventy-nine art
lists were sold for a total OF 50, l5O.5 30.
This year the sales of only slXty-six pic
lures by forty-seven artists brought al
most as much. viz, 1926. A decided
rise in the average price per picture is
apparent. llllE - III SpIllt lllCdShlt "hV
to the fact that a new rule was put in
force this year by which no work could
be entered in the exhibition TO be sold
for less han $75. Formerly there were
little pictures, flower studies generally,
that were offered at a very low price.
The officers Of the society are pleased
with the results of the new rule, as It
has seemed to elevate the general artis-
tic standard of the exhibition. The New
York Water Color club, a smaller socie-
ty, which holds its exhibition just be-
fore the holidays, mad this season ODe-
cembor, 1866 a better exhibition than
ever before, but the sales fell off not
w~ithstanding. They amounted to $562
for thirteen pictures sold, whereas the
year before t~wenty-three were sold for
81 1858. Taking the figures for the four
societies and Institutions together, IL
appears that the total sales this season
were $23, 1872, as against SIS, 1850 for last
year. a gain for this year of $5,i23,50,
which is not a bad showing, and it may
even be taken as an indication of re-
turning prosperity, especially as in hard
times it is possibly more difficult TO sell
pictures than anything else. People
econumize in other things and reduce
expenses, but pictures are generally not
even entered on the budget.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
Continued next week)
GAVE HIM A LESSON.
A Travelling Man Who Annoyed the Wrong
Girl.

AS the drummer came into tho smoker
a man in the corner got up aud went
out rather hurriedly.
You seem to have n bad effect upon
hat party" remarked a man from Chi
;ago.
We'll. yes" laughed the drummer,
he doesn't Ike to see me around"
Who is hep
Il don't know his came, but | hap
oened to see him utterly put to route on
/ train once. and now whenever he sees
he he feels better out of the way"
What was il? Tell us about it,
came in chorus, says the Free Press.
He's one of the kind of travelling
Nen who are always di~screditable to
he profession, and | think he travels
OF some third rate house in New York.
never saw him until the day ! saw him
yet what he deserved, and from what |
have seen of him since | should say it
had taught him a lesson. 1t was on a
rain going out of Louisville, and there
was "A pretty girl aboard, who was of
the type that grows into v%iragohood,
perhaps, but Of that not let us talk. In
any event, she had "A section IN the
middle of the car and this fellow
came in and after looking the ter
ritory over, sat down where he could
look into her face. There was no other
person on that side of the car, and only
Iwo old ladies and myself on the other.
lie had just begun TO oglc the Girl by
grinning and gazing mt her, when she
changed her place and turned her back
on him. In few minutes ne had taken
The seat beyond and had begun his OPP
erations again. She stood it some time
and changed her position again. He
lid the same, waiting quite a little while.
30 as not TO attract too much attention.
She changed again and he went to the
smoker. Then stepped over aud ask
I'd her if she needed my service in stop
Ding the annoyance. She thanked me
And said she would attend TO il herself.
Pretty soon be came back and sat down
facing her again, with a smile AS if he
!hought he was having u great Joke.
She changed again and SO did he. This
time | could see her cheeks redden and
could almost hear her eyes snap as she
reached over and opened a little hand
bag by her side. She look from it a re.
volver and as she looked up again she
Nodded and smiled as if she wanted him
20 come to her. But she didn't, though
i looked that way when she got up and
Iaking a few steps stood In front of him.
Then she showed the revolver close to
ais face.
"'There,' she said, loud enough for
us all to hear, that's loaded, and If you
ook at me again I'll put II portion of
is contents into your ugly face
"Shc trombled so as she spoke that the
revolver shook in her hand, but she
turned aud walked firmly back to hei
place, sat down again, and the remark
able part of it was she sat so if he raised
Ills face he would look directly ut her.
But hc didn't raise his face. He skunk
out toward the smoker and he never
same back. I've met him several times
since, concluded The drummer, "but |
have never seen him so much as look
The second time at u lady on Il train"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26

few minutes more they brought her back
with them. Mrs. Presty gave the child her
instructions, and sent her away proud Of her
errand and delighted at the prospect of visit
ing the captain by herself, as il she was a
grown-up lady"
This time the period of suspense was q
nj an end. Kittie came running back. ITS
lucky you sent me- she declared. ii
wouldn't have opened the door 10 anybody
eise-he said 50 himself"
Did you knock softly, as l told youy'
Mrs. Presty asked.
mo, grandmamna, | forgot thet. i tried
tn open the door; he called out not 10 disturb
him. | said It's only me- and he opened
the door directly. What makes hun look so
pale, mamma? Is he ill?'
perhaps he feels the heat" Mrs. Presty
suggested, judici0usly.
"He said Dear little Kitty and he caught
mi up in his arms and kissed me. When he
sat down again he took mt on his knee and
he asked me If | was fond of him, and | said
Yes, l am, and he kissed NJ. again, and he
asked if | had come to keep aim company. L
forgot what YOU wanted me to say" Kitty
acknowledged, addressing Mrs. Presty, 80
l made il up out of my WI head"
"What did YOU sayr'
III told him mamma was as fond of him as
/ was, and | said Il mean to bring her with
meP He put me down on the floor, and he
got up and went to the window and looked
ont. | told him that wasn't the way 10 ma
her, and | said; Il know where she is; III
90 and fetch her. He's an obstinate man,
our nice captain. He wouldn't come away
from the window. | said: You want TO see
mamma, don't your And he said: Yes
You mustn't lock the door again. l told
him, she won't like that and what do you
think he said? He said: Good-by, Kittier
Wasn't 1t funny? lie didn't seem 10 know
what he was talking about. If you ask my
opinion, mamma, | think the sooner you go
10 him the better"
Catherine hesitated. Mrs. Fresty on one
side and Kitty on the other led her between
them into the house.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
rorsaken by His Friends.

Cleveland Leader: Life Is full OF
queer phases" said a man who recent
ly opened a bicycle agency uptown.
and I'm about convinced that the fell
low who expects to get along with the
help Of his friends IL pretty sure to find
himself in a bad hole sooner or later
Having apparently decided to say no
more without being urged, he was
asked to go on and explain.
We'll" he continued, II figured thai
inasmuch as | was to have as good a
wheel as could be found I'm the market,
IL would be an easy matter TO sell to
those OF my friends who wanted TO buy,
and, having a pretty large acquaint-
ance, / would at once be able 10 build
up a very fair trade. Now, what do you
suppose my experience has BEEN"
surely they haven't all decided they
don't van whoels?"
"Oh, no. but every one Of them
thinks | ought TO set aside all consider
alton for myself and sell at just what
the machine costs me. When | decline
To do hat they look upon me as a hard
hearted wretch who has betrayed their
friendship and Immediately go away
and pay fun prices To dealers that they
don't know. by George. | guess the man
who said, Deliver me from my friends
y have been in the bicycle business
himself!'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
OIL AND GAS ARE DECREASING
State Gcologist OF Indiana Presents
an Interesting Re-
MORT.

indianapolis, Ind, June 1S.-Thc an
submitted yesterday, the same includ-
ing the report OF the state natural gas
supervisor and other officials. Much
attention is given to the oil and gas
resources of Indiana, concerning
Which the state gcologist summarizes:
mo coal, no natural gas and no oil
Is being formed beneath the surface
Of u state. The present supply will
not increase, but, on the contrary. di-
minish, and il is only II question of
time when they will be exhausted.
"The production of oil last year was
$4,000 barrels, but, after a careful
Investigation, il is my judgment that
nearly, if not quite, as much money
is being spent in the field each year as
is gotten out Of it. Some men who fol-
low the business Of producing are
making money, out many entering the
field for speculative purposes are los
ing it, and | believe that little reliance
can be placed on any so called pool IN
Indiana, because on account Of the
deep drift covering the surface the an
t~iclines and the synclines of the Mag
IRA and Trenton rock eau be deter
mined only by the drill"
The geologist finds that the area of
gas producing territory has not been
increased, is still continuing approx
mately at $500 square miles, but he
does find that during 1896 the nv.
crnge decrease in pressure was TWEEN
ty pounds. The conclusion naturally
follows that the supply of natural gas
is slowly but surely falling, and that
manufacturing establishments that
consume 100000 feet or more a day
cannot be greatly multiplied in any
part of the Indiana field without rem
dering a speedy exhaustion Of the sup
ply a certainty.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
An Eminent Demon.

Asmodclis was an eminent demon
more powerful than Astaroth, Cedon,
Uriel, Bclzebuth, Aborym, Azazel, Da-
gon, Magog, Magon, lsaacharum, Ac-
raron, OrphaXat and Beherit, who are
not insignificant demons in any litera-
ture. Asmodehs had women for his ac-
completes; that was why he was so
powerful. Demonologists recognize
him by his legs, one of which is like a
ROSTERS and the other OF which has
claws. His portrait, drawn by Collin.
de Plancy, was authorized by the arch.
bishop OF Paris. This does not reccs-
sarily prove anything, but Paul Ld-
cas- published, in 1910, in three volumes,
the relation of his meeting with AS
modeus on the Nile. This is surpris-
ing, because Asmodeus was tried by the
bishop of Poitiers in 1647 and thrown
with chains into a cavern. But st.
augustine has explained how demons
may I've chained or unclaimed. They
gain or lose the liberty to harm men.
Colbert issued an edict against Asmo-
deus. N. y. Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
the Rpnl.

There comes n time just once a week
When nothing matters much,
I'm waiting for a step ! know,
A smile, a voice, a touch;
Hes coming, coming sings the wire
With sweet prosaic jar,
For Dick, my Dick, dear fellow,
Takes a common, iive-cent car.
But never maiden rich and fair
'Mong cushions satin fne,
In gown Of silk and llces rare,
Had dearer love than mine.
So every Saturday ] wait
The happy when
His car comes swinging round the bend,
And Dick has come again.
He glances Il Up; l know 1t, though
will not let him see,
For not yet may / tell him
That | love as fon as he.
Then comes the bells far tinklc
And the maids reluctant feet,
And then | hear him on the stair,
And then at last-we meet.
My heart beats so / cannot speak,
He thinks me coy and cod:
II is because of depths of love
The which ! have not told.
But when the autumn leaves are crisp.
When the snow has come again,
Dear Dick Will be my own, my own!
Perhaps I'll tell him then.
Cora Stuart Wheeler.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26

thousands IF women in this condition, there would be fewer dhappontments
at birth, and they would not experience those annoying "longings"
In the following letter to Mrs Pinkham, Mrs. Whitney demonstrates the
power of the Compound in such cases She says:
troubled with weakness of the kidneys and terrible pains when my monthly
periods came L. l made up my mind Ito try Lydia l.. Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound and "a relieved. After 1 was married, the doctor said 1
would never be able TO go my full time and have a living child, as / al
constitutionaly weak. l had lost u baby at seven months and a half The
next time l commenced IT nee and continued to take you Compound through
the period of pregnancy, and 1 said then, if went my full time md the baby
lived to be three months old, L should send a letter TO you. NV baby is now
Il am Sc thankful that 1 used Jour medicine, for it gave m the robust
health to transmit to my child. l cannot express m v gratitude to YOU; I
never expected such a blessing Praise God for Lydia +. Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound, and may others who are suffering do as did and find relief and
may many homes be frightened as mine has becn."-MRs. L. z. WHITNEY. S
George st, l.. Somervile, Mass
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
Ernprcns Josephine's Appearance.

She had thin brown hair, u complex
ion neither fresh nor faded, expressive
eyes, g small retrousse nose, a pretty
mouth, and a voice that charmed all
listeners. She was rather understood.
bnt her figure was so perfectly proper
toned as to give the impression of
height and suppleness. It's charms
were scarcely concealed by the clothing
she wore, made as it was in the sug-
gestive fashion of the day, with no sup
port to the form but a belt, and as
scanty about her shoulders as it was
about her shapely feet. 1t appears to
have been her elegance and her man
ners rs well as her ~sensuality. which
overpowered Bonaparte; for he de-
scribed her as having "the calm and,
digniied demeanor which belongs to
the old regime. Century.
Americans have come to bo known as
he greatest travellers in the world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
shake Into Your shoes

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feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
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out of corns and bunions. It's the
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Aliens o Ease makes tight-iitting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t Is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
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mail for % cents, in stamps. Trial
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