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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
The Hint Was Taken.

Vogue: A dear old clergyman once
exchanged pdlpits with a younger
brother minister well known for his
aggressiveness. Speaking to him be-
fore service, the Resident pastor told
his substitute that the window behind
the pulpit was broken; but requested
the latter TO say nothing about it, as
he had spoken several times without
effect. lie added that the hymn books
were badly torn. and finished by say
ing. in an ~apologetic tone. that he
didn't suppose the people could afford
new ones
The young minister promised TO re-
frain from making any remarks upon
these matters. After beginning the
service he found the draught from the
window unendurable.
He quietly took his overcoat and
stuffed it through the broken glass.
The deacons became very uneasy, in
wardly resolving 70 remedy this al the
earliest possible moment.
When h e announced the second
When he announced the second
missing.
He read what he had. then said TO
the congregation! ''These are all the
verses in my book: If there are any
more in yours you may sing them"
Needless to say. the window was
meuded and new hymnals provided be-
fore the next Sabbath.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
20 into the dlning-roomi am quite long.
ing for n Sud-"

20 into the dlning-roomi am quite long.
ing for a sup"
80 am !. It Is past my usual tea-time,H
cried Miss Morton. what q lovely view
you have herei I have rarely seen any
thing more beautiful, and l have knocked
about a good deal"
~ am surprised ye find any good in the
country at ~" remarked Uncle Sandy.
with whitening sarcasm, as he took his
seat.
The country, the rocks and mountains,
and burns and sea, are we'll enough. In
short, all save the spirit Of man. and the
climate are divine" remarked Miss Nor
ton, with cheerful disregard Of what any.
one else thought.
This was SO very evident, that Uncle
Sandy instinctiyely felt that he had better
leave her alone.
Mona and me-we nave wandered @ bit
oursel's." he resumed, to change the sub
ject. "It's varra divertin' TO see the diff.
ferences betwixt diverse nations"
1T used TO be" corrected Miss Morton,
~but they are all growing horribly alike.
When was last at jerusalem" she CON.
tinued, helping herself to q cream scofie,
while Uncle Sandy's eyes looked big with
a~mazement, rs seen over a huge cup OF tea
he had Just lifted TO his l~ips-"when I was
last at Jerusalem. a very enterprislng Ger.
man was Just going to start a t%hreepenny
bus, from the Temple to Tophet-conven.
lent but vulgar"
1t is much to the credit of Uncle Sandy's
national caution and self-control that he
swallowed his tea In silence. and oven
helped himself to a spoonful of marmalads
before he replied dryly in the interrogatiye
form
And how many times might you have
been In the Holy City,"
Twice. First when l Joined Lord and
Lady Huntover's party, and ! was awfully
bored. That determined me TO travel on
own hook ever after; and then the year
before last, when | went down the Dan.
ube and by the Black Sea to Constantinople,
N so on by Smyrna and Damascus tc
Jerusalem. only took my maid, and 8
dragoman from Smyrna. I enjoyed that
tour. / met some very good.looking Amer.
lean naval officers; they were shrewd and
amusing. Apropos. where is your nephew.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
AlbinO Bats.

IF you wish to know the most curl.
u thing ] saw during my vacation, IL
was . colony Of white bats" said an
Arch street artist, just returned with
others from a sketching tour along the
capes OF the Delaware. One day we
found In the woods q deserted old hut
with . huge chimney, which we were
tod had been an illicit whisky still, and
We made it our headquarters and slept
there one night.
Judge of our surprise when. at twi-
light, we saw numbers Of white objects
f~luttering in the air over our heads and
identified them, from their tanner OF
flight. ~ bats. We traced them to their
home in the dilapidated chimney.
Whether they were natural albinos or
CRITICALLY bleeched by the fumes of the
still was : question that puzzled us on
s~iderably but they were bats-of that
we were all certain. One OF our party
thought they were covered with Chin
uey Gme or ashes but they were too in
tensely white for that"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
Diversity of Climate IN Australia

What is U idea Of The Australian
Newssuth VINES. "nnG'h1h drTsc. "rher IN
habitants experience a winter like Cam
ada and a summer like Jamaica. III
Kiandra. n mining town on the border.
line between New South Wales and
Victoria, there is no communication
with tie outside world for four months
in the year except by the use of snow.
shoes. Snow-shOe races are organized,
and the mailman has to use this means
of locomotion. At the same time in
Queensland the sun will lie pouring
down in overpowering strength, drying
up al before him and making water
dearer than wine. To continue the tale
of this diversity of climate, in part 81
Northern Queensland the rainfall and
vegetation are not unlike those ot
Ceylon; in the northern rivers OF New
South Wales canebrakes flourish as
moist and luxuriant as in Jamaica: in
the west of the same colony a long file
of camels laden with merchandise has
become a common object, and IN Tas-
mania Assam hybrid tea-plants grow
side by side with barley, maize, and
potatoes.-AH The Year Round.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
Troubles of a Trolley Conduo,or.

Boston Post: Next TO dogs said a
laxative trolley conductor, fiat men
are the hardest things we have TO deal
with. 1t is always the fat man who
carries the $50 bill which he claims TO
want changed, though really hoping
to ride free. Do you see that tin boy
fastened to the side there? That is a
scheme ! was compelled TO adopt for
sell protection. That box holds 1000
pennies which | have collected. am
Keeping them for the fiend with the
$50 bill. My collection of coins has
been very useful on more than one oc-
casion already. About two weeks ago
a rat man boarded my car and when I
asked him for his fare rendered a 500
bill.
~ suppose you can't change this
said he, but it's the smallest I've got
"'Oh, that's all right said I. as I
reached for my five-pound box of pen
MES. here's your change His face
got red as he began to fish in his peck
cts. At last he drew forth a nickel.
on, | didn't know ! had it. / won't
have 10 trouble you after ALL he re-
marked, as he passed over the coin.
That particular fat man has never of.
Tered me a bill since then"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
She Got the Cloth

Louisville Commercial: There are cnu-
ings and callings open to both men and
women by which they can gain a liyeli-
hooo, out when II comes to the ''oId conf
uence game as a means OF living the
men must step back and take off their
mats TO the women. TIE be sure. there arc
not as many women UP to this "racket',
as there are men. but those who are know.
ing ones are geniuses at the business
They could make a killing where nine
con men out OF ten would have TO eth
er starve or work honestly for a living
l., was not long ago that this was most
powerfully illustrated and TO the sorrow,
OF n clerk In the linen department OF a
Market street hrm. A well known matron.
VINO lives In the fashionable portion Of the
city 10 the heroine Of this tragedy. She
was out for what she could get. and Incl
uentally wished TO purchase a table cloth
sne entered the house OF the firm. and. go
ing TO the linen department. asked the
clerk what a certain table cloth which was
IN the STOCK was worth. He priced them
TO her at 81.
This did not suit at all. and after an ar
gunent or some minutes she finally per-
suaded him to sell the table cloth for 81. 10.
When she had got the poor clerk To This
stage she had him Just where She wanted
MN. she looked the tablecloth over once
more. ana then remarked that she could
same price. ~ :" '"o
The clerk feeling "sore" because he had
piled: nm '""' 70
well. IL you can. I'll give you this
fou VIII she answered eagerly. "All
right, Just wait here "A minute"
she left the store, and going 10 the other
place, she asked the read clerk TO show
her a taole cloth OF the kind she had seen
az she other store. II was priced at 50. but
THIS did not daunt her. She said:
Ihey tell me over at S~o-and-So's that If
you let me have "A table cloth like this for
S2.5O they will give me ONE
Or course. the clerk Immediately let her
nave one for 2.0. Taking the ticket and
the cloth, she returned TO the clerk.
There" she said, Showing II to him
II got IL for s.. so" $500
NO proof was wanting to convince the
clerk mat she had gee IL at that price.
20 ne gave her tn" C ota and charged him
self with II.
Then this lady re:urped with the pur-
chased cloth To the other place and got
credit on u, after when she went ON her
way rejoicing. yust one S3 tablecloth in.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by local applications, az they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only one way TO cure Deafness.
ana that Is by constitutional remedies,
DEAFNESS Is caused by an innamed condl-
ton Of the mucous lining Of the Eustach-
ian Iube. When his tube gets nfamed
you nave a rumbling sound or imperfect
nearing, and when IL Is entirely closed
DEAFNESS Is the result, and unless the in
Illumination can be taken ont ana .this tnba
restored 70 its normal condition, hearing
VIII be destroyed forever: nine cases out
OF ten are caused by catarrh. which is
nothing but an inhamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces.
We VIII give one Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness (caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrb
cure. Send for circulars. free.
+. j. CHENEY a. co. Toledo. q.
sold by druggists. ~ cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
Song.
NV silks and fine array,

Ny silks and fine array.
My smiles and languished air.
By love are driven away:
And mournful lean Despair
Brings me yew to deck my grave;
such end true lovers have.
His face is fair as heaven
When springing buds unfold:
Oh, why 10 him vast given
Whose heart is wintry code?
His breast is loves all-worshipped tomb
Where all loves pilgrims come.
Bring me an AK n spade.
Bring me "A winding sheet.
When ] my grave have made,
Let winds and tempests beat:
Then down III lie, as cold as clay,
True love doth pass away.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
Twenty-six in one Famny.

Baltimore American: 1t is doubtful
whether another county In the state car
equal Worcester In the size of a family.
Near Brldgeville lives a colored family
consisting OF Aaron Quail, his wife and
twenty-four children Twenty.three
years g Quail married Martha Ann
Rogers, and twenty-four children were
born. One child died. There were three
sets of twins. Two years ago his wife
died. and year later Quail married
again. One child is the result OF that
union. When the meals are served two
tables are used, fourteen sitting at one
and twelve at the other, to avoid the
unlucky thirteen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
Populations Made In n Dov

Are precious scarce. Time tries the worth
OF a man or medicine. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters Is a forty-five years growth.
and like those hardy lichens that garnish
the crevices OF Alaska's rocks, ii flourish
es perennlally, and its reputation has as
Ilrm a base as the 70 KS themselves. No
medicine is more highly regarded as a
remedy Tor fever and ague, bilious remit
tent, constipation, liver and kidney dis
oruers, nervousness and rheumatism.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

Puck: Mrs. Hayhaw lin Kansas
They say That cyclone in the next coun-
~ was the wust that ever happened in
the state.
Farmer Hayhaw-That's too bad,
That's too bad! That 'un We had a few
years ago was allus thought the wust
on record; but them folks IL b. able to
crow over us after this.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

First Patriot-Mr. Greathead wants ter
be 'lected Senator.
he?
First Patriot-Us boys called on i'm
last night fer ter talk things over. and
I've gotter splittin' headae-s this
mornin'.
Second Patriot-T'm fer mn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

No Escape for Him.

.Atchison Globe: An Atchison mar
who cannot bear 10 see suffering is TAX
ing consolation to a new widow in the
way OF flowers and candy. 1t Is his in
tention TO break away after h has be-
gun to brighten up, but that's what the
fly tries TO do when it is caught on fly
laDer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

Beggar-I hev . poor sick wife at
home dat has no appetite. Could yer
spare me q quarter ter git suthin' ter
give her an appetite?
Lady-Why. yes; but what are you
going to get her?
Beggar--Im goin' ter advertise an
git her q Job. Dere Is nothin' like work
ter give q woman an appetite.--Judge.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

In Delaware two brothers lived fol-
forty years within eight miles of each
other, attending the same church and
frequently traded with each other
without knowing they were related.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

Pytheus, q gentleman of Phrygia,
entertained Xerxes and his army with
most sumptuous ~feasts, and after IL
wa all over he still had SIC, 200, 900
left.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

The botanical garden in Washington
boasts that the 1900, 900 fan palms kept
In upots throughout the United States
came from seed originally distributed
from that in titution.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

The biggest price ever recovered for the
loss Of a husband In this country wa a
favor OF Emily H. Mixsell. the widow OF
a wei known physician OF Westchestes
county. New York. who was killed on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

The Hindoos declare that drops o.
water falling from a cows horns have
the power to expiate sin and tina
scratching the back of a cow destroy
all guilt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

For Lung and Chest diseases Piso's Cure
Is the best medicine We have used.-Mrs
j. L. Northcott. Windsor. Ont, Canada.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

Mrs. Wtnsiow's SOOTHING SYnuP for children
ssetnine spitens the gums, reducss Inflammation,
sIIays pain, cures wind cOiic. 80 a bottle,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Brpmo Quinine Tableta All Druggtsn
refund the money " IL falls In cure. CSC
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
MRS. LYNESS ESCAPES
The Hospital and a Fearful Operation.

Hospitalsingreatcitie are sad places to visit. Three
foarths OF the patients lying on those snow-white beds
are women and girls.
Why should this be the case
because they have neglected themselves, Women (
as "a rule attach too little Importance to first svmp- !
toms OF a certain kind. IL they have tooth.cha. z
they will try to save the tooth, though many leave Z
even this too late. They comfort themselves with /
the thought that they can replace their teeth but
they cannot replace their internal organsl
Every one of those patients in the hospital beds /
had plenty Of warnings in the form of bearing down 2
feelings, pain at the right or the left of the womb,
nervous dyspepsia, pain in the small of the back, the
'sblues,' or some other unnatural symptom, but they di
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

II = meas work and not his ius
dolcnce that lives after him. Galressos
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

after one week I began to recover and steadily improved until l was cured
completely. BY taking the Pinkham medicine, 1 avoided an operation which
the doctor said I would certainly have to undergo. l a gaining every day
and will che ermly tell anyone what you have done for me."-MRs. THos
LYNEss, 10 Frederick St., Rochester, n. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

Don't drag along At home or In the shop until you are finally obliged to
go o the hospital INC submit to horrible examinations and operatonsl
Build up the female organs Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound will
SAY you from the hospital 1t will put new life into you.
The following letter shows how Mrs. yness escaped the hospital nd a
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

women to follow her example. She says
to Mrs. Pinkham:
Il thank you vc-y much for what you have
\ done for me, for / had given up in despair.
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Last February, ] had a miscarriage caused
by overwork. 1t affected my heart, caused
me to have sinking spells three to four a
day, lasting sometimes half a day. L
could not be left alone. / flowed con-
- stantly The doctor called twice a day
= for week, and once a day for four weeks,
: then three or four times a week for four
months. Finally he said / would have to un-
dergo an operation. Then l commenced taking
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11
She Did Not Like the Bed,

Continued next week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-26
NEUROLOGICAL.

RosENTHAL.-Mr. Mires Rosen.
thai died at his residence near All
exandria, I.a.. at o'clock, on Sat.
urday morning, May 22nd 1887.
The deceased was q native OF
ODER. Lauterbach, Alsace, (then
France, now Germany and Was
&c years of age. He had been q
resident of Alexandria for many
years, where ha was formerly ell
gagged in merchandising.
He was a faithful, efficient and
gallant Confederate soldier serv-
ing throughout the entire war.
He was u member of the Moore
Guards, the FIRST company which
responded to the call of Governor
Moore for volunteers in April,
1861 and was twice wounded on
the ensauguined battle fields of
Virginia, from the effects Of which
he had suffered during the remain
der Of his life aud which it is sup
posed, FASTENED if they were not!
primarily the cause of his death.
He had been an invalid for twelve
months past and while he ree0g-
nized the inevitable fact that it
was only question Of q brief pc
Rod when he would be called from
on High to ''cross the dark river"
he WAS calmly resigned TO his fate
and awaited the tinal summons
with courageous fortitude aud pa
tent submission.
Az an honorable, upright, wor,
thy aud esteemed citizen, his death
will be deplored by the entire
community.
He leaves Il wife and several
children. among them, Mrs. Jack.
son, OF Robeline, Mrs. Gus Gehr,
and two brothers, Messrs Moses
and Jonas Rusenthal, prominent
merchants OF this city, to mourn
his demise.
His remains We're inferred in
the Jewish Cemetery, III pineville,
at Ii O'Clock OH Sunday morning,
followed to their last resting place
by one OF the largest funeral pro.
SESSIONS ever witnessed in Alex.
|andria, ameng them the Masonic
fraternity AMI Confederate Yeter'
ans OF Alexandria and Piueville.
Tie pail bearers were: j. r
Thornton, Gus Jarrean, w. r
Flower, Moses Mayer, w. w
Wilmington and Joseph Levin.
The DEMOCRAT condoles Will
the afflicted family in the great
bereavement which they have sus
tanned.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-26
PUBLIC SCHOOL.
CLOSING EXERCISES.

The examinations Of the Alex
andria Public School in the sever
al departments commenced on
Monday at 10 a. m. The exercises
were attended by the President of
the School Board, some Of the Lo
cal Trustees and a number Of pa
rents and friends. The pupils Of
the Primary Department., in,charge
of Miss Ada Waters, were exam.
ined during the day and acquitted
themselves creditably, showing
marked proficiency in the various
branches of study. The closing
exercises will take place at the
Opera house, on Monday evening,
May 3lst 1897. The program is
varied and interesting. The pa
irons of the School, rs we'll as the
general public, should attend aud
contribute their "mite" towards
the advancement of q worthy
cause. Doors open at 1880 p. NJ.
Exercises begin at 8 o'clock. Ad.
mission: Adults so cents. Chill.
dren 20 cents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-26
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Rapides Parish Tenth judicial Dis
trict Court-May Term,
1897.
NELLlx G,NsBEEG, WIFE,

NELL. G,NsBEEG, WIFE,
Il. GiNsBERa, HUSBAND.
TN THIS CAUSE BY REASON OF THE
i. law and the evidence being in favor
of plaintiff, Nellie Ginsbcrg, wife, aud
against the Defendant, B. Ginsberg. hns-
baud. it ia ordered, adjndsed aud de-
creed that there be Judgment in favor Of
the plaintiff and against the defendant,
dissolving the community of acquets and
gains existing between the plaintiff and
her husband, tho defendant; and it is
further ordered, adjrdged and decreed
that the said plaintiff he separated in
property from her said husband, the de-
PENDANT, aud that she be authorized aud
empowered to conduct, carry on and
manage her business and affairs separate
and apart from her said husband and for
costs of this proceeding.
Thus done and signed in open Cours
oil this tho 14th May, 1897.
E. G.HUNTER,
Filed May 14th, 1897. District Judge.
C. NJ. FITZPATRICK,
Deputy Clerk.
{ ~ A true copy of the original
: L. S. ION file and of record in this Of
I ~ Vice, this May 18th, 1897.
G.. NJ. FITZPATRICK,
May 10, 1887. Deputy Clerk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-26
Marriage Of an Eloping Couple

An clipping couple from Alvey
elles parish, Mr.. Richard Gaudeau
and Miss Caroline Westbrnok were
united in marriage hy Justice of
The Peace 4. Is. RACIAL, at 8 O'clock
Tuesday evening, May IS. 1885,,
ut the residence of Mr.. b. Gremil-
lion in this city. Parental opposi-
tinn only intensified the detelmi-
nation of the couple to consummate
the marriage. Hence, they left
their respective homes secretly,
met at !, certain rendezvous which
had been previously agreed upon,
and procured canoe, in which
they went thirty miles down The
Atchatalaya river to Melville.
There they. boarded a Texas & Pa
citic train and came TO Alexandria,
where they encountered no fnr!h-
or impediments tn tue realiz itlon
of their young lii.,'s dream.