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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Russian Justice.

Gen. Van Wahl, chief constable Of the
police of st. Petersburg, when he was
governor at Kietf, received IA visit one
day from Il poor woman, widow of q
police agent who had fallen a victim to
duty. For a long time she had solicited
the pension which was due her. The
head of the police to whom she had ad.
dressed her demand paid no attention to
her plea.
In her distress the widow went to the
governor and told him her story.
"Ah, yes, we'll see what can be done"
said Gen. Wahl. sit down there and
write what tell YOU" pointing to q
writing-table.
The widow took a seat and wrote
from the governors dictation a long sup
plication. "Now address it," he said,
"and wait for me in the next ROOM"
A few minutes later the woman was
recalled aud the general gave into her
hands n sealed letter saying the while to
her: Take this letter to the head
constable, take care not 10 open it and
come back to me a. soon as you have 9
reply"
A week afterward the woman ap.
peared at the palace again, her pension
had been granted and she thanked the
governor with joy.
ut is useless to thank me; | am moth.
ing in the affair said he, and imme.
diately gave the following order:
"The head of the police at Kieff is dis,
missed from his post and sent into exile.
The reason: Because he granted a de.
mand after receiving u sum of none,
for SO doing"
Gen. Wahl had. unknown to the WON
an, slipped into her letter a bank note
for rs roubles, which accounted for hei
supplication being granted YoaA'.
Companion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

There are two women in Washington
says the Star, who have lost confidence
in each other, and this is why: One OF
them was out shopping the week before
Christmas and in one of the stores she
came across some amazing bargains in
sterling" silver. There were some
charming little after-dinner coffee
spoons in silver, washed with gold. that
really looked So we'll you'd have thought
they cost several dollars each. They
were only ~ cents apiece, rs it hap
pened, and this Washington woma
bought several. One of them she SO.
as a Christmas present to the woma
who is the party of the second part in
this story. The price, 43 cents, was
plainly marked On the bottom of the
box the spoon was in, so she Just made
the figure l in front of it, for she said
to herself AZ cents was a ridiculously
low price TO pay for it anyway. She
was charmed with her little deceit till
Christmas day arrived, and among her
presents was n little box from the
woman she had sent the spoon to. She
opened it. There lay an exactly SINH.
lar spoon. She looked at the bottom OF
the box. The other woman lad been
shopping, too, for there on the box was
the Ascent mark. with a l in front o.
it. They have not met since Christmas,
and they really don't care whether they
ever meet again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

for his horse. The maid (you will recognise
her rs q stout person suffering under tight
stays) Is waiting outside to show yon the
way to the nursery. Au revoiri Stopi /
should like to judge of the purity Of your
French accent. Say 'au revolr' 10 me. Thank
you. Weak in her French, Catherine" Mrs.
Presty pronounced, when the door had closed
on the governess; ''but what can you expect
poor wretch, after such u life as she has led?
Now we are alone, / have q word of advice
for your private ear. We have much TO an
ticipate from Miss Westerield that is pleas
ant and encouraging. But / don't conceal 1t
from myself or from you, we have also some-
thing To fear?'
ITO fear?" Mrs. Linley repeated. II don't
understand you"
Never mind, Catherine, whether you UNI
derstand me or not. l want more informa-
ton. Tell me what your husband said TO
you about this young lady"
Wondering at the demon Of curiosity
which appeared TO possess her mother, Mrs.
Linley obeyed. Listening throughout with
the closest attention, Mrs. Presty reckoned
up the items of information and pointed the
moral 10 be drawn from them by worldly ex-
perience.
First obstacle in the way of her moral de-
velopment, her f~ather-tried, found guilty,
and dying in prison. Second obstacle, her
mother-an unnatural wretch who neglected
and deserted her own flesh and blood. Third
obstacle, her mothers s~ister-being her moth
er over again in an aggravated form. Peo-
pie who only look at the surface of things
might ask what we gain by investigating
Miss Westerlield's past HE. We gain this:
We know what 10 eXpectof Miss Westerfeld
in the future"
IL for one" Mrs. Linley interposed, Eek
pect everything that is good and true
CONTINUED next weekly
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
S'"uyihg Children by Means OF FIX.
pertinent and Inquiry.
Review of Reviews.

review OF Reviews.
All OF the pupils in the model schools
We're tested by pupil teachers TO determine
the perfectness OF their sight ana baorina
ana the pupil teachers thus learned boS,,
sucn tests should be made. and the i'm.
portahce or making them, for a number OF
cases or defects unknown TO both parents
anu teachefs We're discovered and much
nght was frequently thrown upon pupils'
.nental CONDITION and peculiarities of ac-
ton. Experiments were also made nv nor
mai students, under direction OF the
teachers OF psychology and methods OF
testing the pupils powers OF perception,
memory. Pupils were also studied ~
means of language lessons i'm which they
wrote their autobiographies, described
their early ambitions or told about their
reaulng in a way similar to that called for
IN outlines sent out by Prof. Thurber OF
chicago university. In all these cases nor
MAJ studen were given the benefit 10
be derived from tabulating results and
making generalizations-a benefit of no
snght value, since only those who have
done so can truly appreciate generaliza-
ton made by others.
IN these various ways many Of the DuDil
teachers have been led to form habits OF
studying children and noting the effect Of
every method, device and rule upon the
children concerned, until 1t is hoped that
all VIII escape the greatest of all dangers
20 teachers. that OF falling into mechan-
zeal anu routine methods of teaching and
governing \ request sent out to last
years graduates to report observations
''ro.l any pupils who had gwen them
trouble, VIVA they did and the results,
brought evidence that this hope is being
realized. one young lady, after descr!b-
ing her experience with several trouble
some pupils, says: II have proved the
value of child-study as an aid in govern
ing the school. What win help in one case
will only hinde in another. | am most
successful when / consider each child as
a separate unit. and not as a part of tho
whole. of course there are certain rules
and laws for all, but each child has a right
TO his individuality"
1t is probably true that good teachers
have always studied Their pupils, but il IS
only Just now beginning to be recognized
that the study of children is one Of the
best means of making good teachers.
Study and practice of the best methods Of
studying children will soon he ~recogn Zed
as of even more Importance than study
and practice of methods Of teaching. for
without the power to discern the condition
of a class or a pupil the best general meth
DDS may be productive of the worst re-
suits. Normal schools that realize the
truth of this will no longer be subject TO
the criticism that they have formerly
more or less justly received. 1t is hoped
that this account OF what is doing in one
school will prove suggestive and stimulate
ing to other schools engaged in the train
ing of teachers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
How q New Woman Saved Herself from
gIawelcome Attention.

He had a smile as bright as his gayly.
colored trap as he rode up alongside a
demure young woman who was walk
ing in Central park the other morning,
upon one of the asphalt paths, reports
the New York Herald. She heard the
rattle of wheels at her side, yet she
turned neither to the right nor to the
left.
Good morning" said the handsome
young man as he raised his straw hat
with the dizzy band, wouldn't you like
10 take a ride with me this morning?"
The girl didn't say "Sir-r-r!" or
"What means this intrusion?" She
slowly turned around and looked the
young man over from head to foot. He
bore her gaze without ~flinching, and
started to get down from his seat as If
to assist her into the trap.
The girl looked at him and then AZ
the pocketbook which she held in her
hand.
81 don't know" she said, half aloud,
"I don't know, I'm sure. How much
would you charge to take me to the art
museum?"
There was a whirl Of yellow trap. OF
bright red hat band and flying wheels.
"Youll DO" the young man said, as
he drove rapidly away.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
An Unexpected salute.

A curious incident Of the closing
scene Of the American Civil War is
related 10y a correspondent Of a st.
Louis newspaper. After General
Grant had received General Lees
terms OF surrender at AppomattoX and
accepted them, some one-nOt General
Grant-ordered the firing of IA salute
Of one hundred guns in token of vic
tory. The salute General Grant quick
ly stopped, as he wished that every
means should he taken to spare the
sensibilities Of the brave men who had
surrendered. The proceedings went
on quietly, and the surrender was
had succeeded war. when Il strange
and irregular fusillade of musketry
was heard from the field of battle.
More than that, the air about the field
was filled with whistling bullets. What
had caused a re-opening of hostilities?
Simply this--the muskets Of the Con-
federate soldiers had been allowed to
remain stacked on the field. So sud
denly had the lighting ceased on the
morning of the 9th Of April that thous'
ands of pieces were left loaded. In
some way the dry spring grass on the
field caught fire, and the blaze ran
amongst the stacked guns. They were
heated to the point of explosion. and
soon the fusilladc began. Most of the
pieces were pointed upwards, and the
bullets rose until their force was spent
and then fell upon the ground. Others
were pointed at an angle, and sent theil
bullets far. On that spot the ground Is
to this day strewn with bullets, and any
one may pick tl~,m UP who will. This
was the only salute which celebrated
the surrender Of Lea
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
lsps of bend Horses,

The leg bones are very hard and white
and are used for handles of pocket and
table cutlery.
The tail and name are especially valu-
able and from these are made the hair
cloth of commerce.
The ribs and head are burned to make
bone black, after they have been treated
for the glue that is in them.
The phosphate of Line, acted upon by
sulphuric acid and calcined with carbon,
produces phosphorus for lucifer mat
Ches.
The short hair taken from the hide is
used to stuff horse collars and cushions,
thus the dead are made to minister to the
comfort of the living.
The hide furnishes a waterproof leather
known to the trade as ~cordovan, and Is
used for the manufacture of high class
hunting and wading boots.
There is an animal oil yielded in the
cooking process which is a deadly poison
n enters into the composition OF many
insecticides and vermifuges.
In the ca.cining of horses bones tht
vapors arising are condensed and form tn,
chief source of carbonate of mmonia
which constitutes the base OF nearly al
ammoniacal salts.
The hoofs of the animal Is removed an,
after being boiled to extract the oil from
them the horny substance is shipped to tn,
manufacturers of combs and what ar
known as Mikado goods.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
The two ladies were alone.

Widely as the lot in life of one differed
from the lot in life of the other, they pre-
sented a contrast In personal appearance
which was more remarkable still. In the
prime of life, tall and fair-the beauty of her
delicate complexion and her brilliant blue
eyes, rlvaled Dy the charm of q figure which
had arrived at its mature perfection of de-
velopment-Mrs. Linlcy sat side by side
with a frail little dark-eyed creature, thin
and pale, whose wasted face bore patient
witness to the three cruclest privations under
which youth can suffer-want of fresh air,
want of nourishment, and want OF kindness.
The gentle mistress of the house wondered
sadly If this lost child of misfortune was ca
pable of seeing the brighter prospect before
her that promised enjoyment Of a happier
life TO come.
II was afraid to disturb you while you
were resting" Mrs. Linley said. Let me
hope that my ~housekeeper had done what
might have done myself If I had seen you
when you arrived
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
THE GREATEST KINDNESS.
Mrs. Pryor Gives Some Practical Suggei
lions for seasonabre Charities.

800" ~ us
l consider the highest and most char
liable of acts that kindness which re-
instates and places in a position of
usefulness the man of genius and re-
tlnement, who may have, through sud
den and unforeseen misfortune, been
deprived of means and opportunity TO
serve his fellow man. My reasons for
this are these: The capabilities of such
persons 10 he eminently useful is
great. The ignorant and vulger
demand, and should receive our help
when they suffer. but their possibili-
ties Of usefulness are small by COM
parlson with those of educated and re-
fined men and women. To educate
them and raise the lower to the the
higher place is Il grand charity; but
its, results must he more or less doubt
ful. The torch put by charity into
their hands may become Il beacon of
light and may become IN engine of
destruction. But the great soul that
has been smitten by undescrved mis-
fortune will. If reinstated. eve fail
Of its highest duty. The charity that
inspires anew such a spirit has an adj
ditional claim 10 he considered the
highest, because the help must be at
tanned, with infinite dolicacy and Sc
crecy. There can be no counsel be-
tween the left and right hand: no re-
ward can come from the applause of
the world. 1t requires greatness Of
soul to perform n grand act of charity
in secret, and greatness of soul for a
noble man or woman to receive it.
Robert Hail says: Il reckon the high
est benevolence TO be that extended TO
the unfortunate gentleman, for, in adj
dillon to the pangs of poverty, he feels
the stings of IN outraged scnsibility.
SARA \. PRYOR.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
DEER ARE FOND OF TOBACCO.
The Only Bit of Information Prof. GIL
more Got from Hawthorne.

Prof. J. ii. Gilmore says: at was
my privilege to meet Hawthorne at the
White mountains. He was there with
Pierce and Loring and S~pofford. and I
saw considerable of him. ! shall never
forget the whimsical appearance of the
man as Pierce was trying to get him to
go into the parlor of the hotol. He was
quite aNerse to il.
There were clever people there from
all over the United States who had
heard of him. and were proud of him.
but he did not want to mingle with
them at all. Pierce insisted upon it,
and he complied, aud after five minutes
he made his escape. and | found him
out ON he veranda smoking a cigar.
He did not want to make friends, APP.
parently, but he made an exception In
my favor. had been spending sew
eral summers there, and ! knew the
woodcraft very thoroughly, and he
found out that he could get from me
the information he wanted.
ale would ask me a question and nv
reply would be followed by another
question, 'Whyp' For instance, he
asked me, Which way would you fish
a trout streamP' | said, Down stream.'
Then he asked me why. I was COM
PEELED to nsw that a trout when
wounded runs up the streom, and that
if ] were fishing down the stream he
would disturb the trout below. On one
occasion ! referred TO the fact that the
grain of the wood of Il certain tree was
twisted. AT first he questioned The fact
and asked. What makes you think SOP
! said to him, If you will 90 with me
TO the %woodpile ! will show that it is
So | thus satisfied him of the fact,
but, as to the reason for it, | could only
give a theory that it was caused by the
winds. | think that while he was there
he found out all | knew, and / found
out very little from him. There was
one thing that he knew that l did find
out.
"One day we were looking Mt u pet
fawn. he said: DO you know that
every animal of the deer kind is natu-
rally fond of tobacco?' | was taken
all aback, because | had been taught
that only a and a certain loathsome
green worm, the vilest thing the Crea-
tor ever made. would touch tobacco.
To illustrate the matter to me he put
his hand into his pocket, for he not only
smoked, but chewed, took out a piece
of tobacco, and handed it to the fawn,
and she ate it down as though she liked
it, and while | was waiting to see her
fall down dead she was nosing around
Hawthorne's pocket for some more to.
bacco."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
a TALK ON DYSPEPSIA.
A Disease Of Civilization---lts Symp-
toms.-How To Cure IL.

tOmS--HOw To cure IL.
Dyspepsia Is said to be Il disease Of
civilization. Sayages know nothing
about it. Tho disease has become do
mesticated in America and We as Il
people have threatened to monopolize
1t. Few disorders inflict upon their
victims greater suffering, yet dyspep-
STA Is not particularly dangerous and
seldom causes death. 1t permits the
sufferer to linger in misery for the al
lotted term Of life.
The complaint usually begins with a
sense of ~fullness, tightness and weight
in the stomach after meals, and a d.
minished or lost appetite. Flatulency
n sour stomach are also common,
and there if often nervousness, vomit-
ing and general distress. Dizziness is
also a prominent symptom, and an AL
gone feeling in the stomach. Some
times the patient has a bad taste In the
mouth, headache, heartburn and palpi-
tation.
Dyspepsia Is the result of disturbed
or interrupted functions of the stom-
ach and digestive organs. The cure
consists in restoring these functions.
If the stomach is too weak to digest
food it must be strengthened. This
must be lone through the blood, which
is the medium that carries strength and
nourishment to all the organs. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the One True Blood
Purifier and it cures dyspepsia by puri-
flying and enriching the blood, COM
bined with it's direct action upon the
stomach and its secretions. Perhaps
in no way has Hoods S~arsaparilla re-
lieved greater suffering than in it's
cures of dyspepsia, which are indeed
legion. II you are suffering from this
disease, give Hoods Sarsaparilla a far
trial ar once. 1t will tone and strength
en- you stomach, give you an appetite
and strength and relieve the pains and
miseries Of dyspepsia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
A SOn0 OF Gnllcn CuHls.

Stay a little, golden curls-twinkling eyes
of blue:
Stay and see the violets. for they are kin
to you.
L.nger where the frolic winds around the
gardens race,
Cheeks like lovely mirrors, where the red
rose sees It's face.
sweet! Sweet"
All the birds are singing;
Sweet! Sweet
The blossom bells are ringing,
Kisses from the red rose,
And kisses from the white
kissing you good morning,
And kissing you good night!
Stay "A little, golden curls-brlghtening
eyes Of blue;
The vio,ets are listening for the lovely
steps Of you;
The wh,te rose bids you welcome, the red
rose calls you sweet,
And the daisies spread a carpet Tor the
falling of your feet.
Sweet Sweet
All the BIRDS are singing:
Sweet, Sweet"
The blossom bells are ringing;
Kisses from the red rose,
Kissing you good morning.
And Kissing YOU good night!
Frank l.. stanton, in Chicago Times
Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

This city can boast of many wonder
full things, but one of the most wonder
full and inconceivable stories reached
the ear Of Il reporter recently. The au-
thor of the story is a direct descendant
of George Washington and his verac-
ity is beyond question. 4 few days
ago his daughter lost Il valuable ear
ring. When the loss was announced
the entire family and even the neigh
borS secured the grounds about the
house and oven the streets for blocks
beyond, but the search proved fruit
less, and The earring had seemingly
disappeared forever.
The family wherein the loss occurred
are pOsSeSsOrs of a large and handsome
tabby cat. The animal is IA great pet
of the family and ii has the run of the
entire house. One of its habits is TO
crawl into bed with the children at
early morning. Yesterday morning,
pussy, rs was her usual wont, came to
the children's chamber on her morn
ing rounds, but she seemed to be i'm
great distress. At times she would
try to dislodge from her throat some
thing that troubled her greatly. Sud
denly she gave Il ~convulsive gasp and
from her mouth dropped the diamond
.arring.
When the discovery was heralded
throughout the house, pussy was the
heroine Of the hour.-Derby Trans
ript.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Harper's

liarper'S Weekly.
Those lovers OF the theater with whom
II Is a complaint that they are not more
often tiea;ee - Shakespeare encounter
in Cymbeline one 81 those stumbling
blocks with which the path OF this par
ticular regret Is not unplCntifully strewn
II brings them face to face with so many
of the questions that ilutter up IA the pres
ence OF all attempts TO put the plays TO
the proof of the contemporary stage, None
of them practically take so little account
as Cymbeline of the general effort of the
theater OF our Giy to hug closer and
closer the scenic Illusion. The thing is a
florid fairy tale. of a construction SO loose
and "unprOpped that It can scarce I've sad
TO stand upright at all, ana of "A psyche
logical s~ketchlness that never touches firm
ground, but plays, at its better times,
with an indifferent shake Of golden locks,
in the high sunny AR of delightful poetry.
Here il d!sports Itself beyond the reach of
all challenge. Meanwhile the mere action
swings, like a painted Goth in the WIND,
between England and Italy, Tapping mer-
rily back and forth and in and out, alter
nately crumhling M the picture and wdv-
ing 1t In the blue. 1t is these latter charm
ing moments. of so happy "A fairy tale
quality, that tempt the producer. This is
so much the case with al. the moments al
loted to lmogen, that 1T was inevitable
the pay should sooner or later be at
tempted by a manager so fortunate as 10
command the services of Miss Ellen Ter
ry. As Mr.. Irving gives it, he gives 1t
frankly for Miss Terry's sake. contenting
himself with a very moderate personal
chance
SO far ~ e is concerned he gives It
with grea s.2ccss: no part that she has
played of 'ats years is so much OF the eX-
act fit of hCi particular gifts. Her per-
Torrance Is r -tlrally poetic, has delight
fui breadth End tenderness, delightful
grace and youth. Youth above all-Mis
Terry has never, without effort, been SO
young and so fresh. S~hort-skirted and
free, crowned with roses by MIR. Alma
Tadema's hand, and dressed in the unm.s-
taxable mote" of one of that painters
learned visions, she is exactly the heroine
demanded by an old-time story for a CIR
cle-not too critical-round the fire. This
is the ormul of Cymbcline, and Mr.. Irv-
ing has accepted II without making diff
culties. The spirit in which he has accom-
modated himself TO the question Of mount
ing shows the happy tact of not taking
any part Of the business too seriously. He
has had the cooperation of Mr.. Alma
Tadema, n Mr.. Tadema, II Is true, is
nothing If not an archaeological; but 10y
avoiding an aggressive so,idity the docu-
mentary stamp, the reconstruction" as It
were, has been kept In the right kcy-thc
kew of amusing.