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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
The Speed ~ Inseo,s

Chicago Chronicle: 1t is the pop
lar belief that the flight of birds is
much swifter than that of insects, but
a number of naturalists who have been
making a study of the matter think
that such is not the case. A common
house fly, for example, is not very
rapid in it's fight, but Its wings make
500 beats a second, and send it through
the air twenty-five feet, under ordi-
nary circumstances, in that space of
time. When the insect is alarmed,
however, it has been found that it in
creases its speed to over $50 feet per
second. If it could continue such rapid
flight for a mile in n straight line it
would cover that distance in exactly
thirty-three seconds.
1t is not an uncommon thing, when
travelling by rail in the summer time
TO see n bee or wasp keeping up with
the train and trying 10 get In at one of
the windows. a swallow is considered
one of the swiftest flying birds, and l.
was thoght until a short time ago thai
no insect could escape 1t. A natura.
list tells of an exciting chase ne saw
between a swallow and a dragon fly,
which is among the swiftest Of in
sects. The insect flew with incredible
speed, and wheeled and lodged with
such ease that the swallow, despite it,
utmost efforts, completely failed To
overtake and capture it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
ECHOES OF The WAR.

Indianapolis News: If we were Mt
war with any other nation the deeds
we have accomplished would be suf-
ficient to end the war, but we are able
now to realize the truth of the duke
of Wellington's statement that Spain
is the easiest country in Europe to de-
feat and the hardest to conquer Such
victories az we have won should insure
n speedy peace, but it is disinterested
nations of Europe that are talking
peace, not Spain.
Washington Star: The Anglo-Saxon
is incapable of treating a conquered
foe with needless indignity. The
Americans at Santiago cannot be 9th.
er than courteous. But there could
be no excuse for their failure to be
always on guard against treachery.
Chicago Times-Herald: The San
francisco Examiner says: 1--WE are
,lad that the military encampment
which has been in our midst for the
last Few weeks has become a thing OF
IN past We should suppose so; @
california editor with a military en-.
calnpment i'll his midst must feel rath.
er uncomfortable in hot weather.
Kansas City Star: 1t is a noticeable
fact that none of the wounded officers
and privates who have returned to this
country from Santiago has anything
to say about the mismanagement OF
the army there, and nearly all of them
who have been interviewed by report,
ers express an ardent desire to have
their wounds quickly heal so they car
get back to the army and take part in
the new campaign.
Chicago Chronicles: General Garcia
may persist in holding aloof from Gen.
eral Skaters army in Cuba, but W,
have no idea that his men will follow
him into the brush. They have the
highest admiration for the United
States commissary department.
Washington Post: Notwithstanding
Sylvester Scovel's exploit there is Q
vast amount Of unslapped Shafter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

Chicago News: Don follow the crowd
IL YOU want TO be a leader.
Don't blame n glove for squeezing a
pretty girls hand.
Don't believe all WHO agree with you.
Argument tires some, people.
Don't run across an old creditor when
out for a spin on your wheel.
DON undertake tofiay another man out
unless you are an undertaken.
Don't think whisky is a drug on the
market because IL is sold in drug stores.
Don't feel that you are In duty bound
to break the record, your neck or your
wheel.
Don refuse to accept crumbs OF com
fort because they are not whole bakeries
Of bliss.
Don't think all men who tread the
boards are actors; some Of them work I'm
lumber yards.
Don't think it's any consolation to a
man to know that It's only the female
mosquitoes that bite.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
Heroism in Coal Mining.

Kanawha Gazette: Every miner is
a hero, for his life is hourly beset by
peril. The world is now ringing with
praise of-the feat performed by the
crew of the Merrimac in tie Santiago
channel, and had Lieutenant Hobson
lost HIS life in that daring act, a monu-
ment would have been erected to his
memory, and his grave kept green by
an admiring people. Him we are
proud of, and rightly, too; but he was
fired by the enthusiasm OF war, while
there are hundreds of Goa miners in
the Kanawha valley whose daily avo-
cation leads them into positions equal
ly as dangerous, and to them we only
offer contempt--the one feat is per-
formed for the pride of a nation,
while the other is contributed TO its
necessity; the one peril is only mo-
mentary, while the other is a contin-
nous monotonous drag.
Each DAY the Goa miner takes his
life in his hand, and each morning as
the thinly clad housewife places the
frugal meal in the battered tin pail
there is n tear glistens OF her eyelash,
for she does not know when it will be
the last time. And as she moves
about performing her humble house.
hold duties, she is continually haunt
ed by a forebodlng of evil. A rap at
the door startles her, for she is in con-
slant expectation of the messenger
whose mission is to inform her that
she is a widow. A confusion of voices
frightens her, for she knows not at
what hour the crushed, lifeleSs re-
mains of her once kind better half
may be conveyed a bleeding mass to
her humble home.
The coal miner is the most charita
BILE person in the world, for there is a
sypathetic chord which binds him to
the unfortunate, and when a comrade
has been injured in the mine, no mat
ter how scant his larder, or how mea-
ger his pay, a penny is provided for
the support of that comrades family
until he is able to resume work. The
sight Of the blind always brings TO
his mind the possibility of a prema-
lure explosion, which may place him
in the same fix, and to the blind his
purse is always open. The posr beg
gar child never leaves him empty
handed, for he don't know at what
hour his own children may be left de-
pendent upon n cruel world.
The coal miners work is harder
than any other class of labor, for he
is only paid for what he does, and if
n minute is lost during the day it tells
terribly against him. He is the poor
est paid of any laborer; for if he is
idle for a week he must go through
that period on half rations for fear of
eXhausting his credit at the Office.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
The I,nriS Biu Poster.

Chicago News: The bill poster On
Paris is a more picturesque parsonage
than his brother of New York. Ie
plies his trade in all winds and wealth
er, and he is nothing daunted by the
assignment of a bleak suburban dis
trict on a rainy day.
He ties his posters-incased in a wa
terproof c~over-across his back. lie
fastens on his paste pot. He mounts
his bicycle. Then he opens his um-
brella-for he is an expert wheelman,
and can manage it and his wheel Il,
once. All over the umbrella are adj
vertisements in little form of the ar
ticles or the event which he intends 10
advertise in large by his posters. So
his entire route is placarded, and he
himself is a living advertisement.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, n powder for the
feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out Of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tlred, nervous, aching feet. Try it to-
day, Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail FOR 25c in stamps.
Trial package free. Address Allen S.
Olmstead, lie Roy, n. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
The oldest Volunteer.

a New York state doctor. aged 100, vol
unteered his services TO the president re-
Gently as an army surgeon. AT his ad-
vanced years he can read without glasses
and walk ten miles a day. The oldest
standard medicine is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which has no equal for indiges-
ton. dyspepsia and constipation. One bot
tie does much good.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
Chinese

Baltimore Sun: A Chinese traveller
applying for a passport must have his
palm brushed over with fine oil paint,
and then press it on thin damp paper,
which retains an exact impression of
the lines of his hand. Transference of
the passport is then impossible, for no
VT persons have the same lines on
their palms.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
After tho Battle.

Captain of Bicycle Corps-what is
the matter? You look as bad as il
your wheel had been captured.
Private-Worse than that, captain.
one Of the enemy's bullets carried
away my cyclometer, and l lost the
record Of oil the miles I've ridden in
this campaign.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
Pointer.

Life: Hatterson--"How is it, old
fellow?"
Cattcrson (smacking his lips)-"I
think / know of q place, old man.
where you can get even n cheaper
wine that this"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price rs cents.

Any other father but Uncle Sam with
forty-flVe daughters would kick on the
proposition of having any more.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

EITC Permanently Cured. No hts or nervousness nfter
'''S hfbt days use OF Dr. Klinos Great Nerve Re-
storcr, Send FOR FREE 80. 90 trial bottle and treatise.
Urn IL KLINE Id @l Arch street. Philadelphia, la.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

MRS. Winsiow's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
terthing' softens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

Even the destruction Of Yousouf. the
turkish monster, does not palliate the
horror Of the ~Bourgogne disaster.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

Nv Case of bad health that RTP.A.N.sw will
lol pshcht, Send 5 cents 10 Rlpans Chemical 90
Now YORK Tor 10 samples aud 1000 testimonials. ~"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

Two bottles Of Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton cured me Of "a bad lung trouble.-NIrs
j. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 26, 1895.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

NO amateur photographer ever requires
me PROOF or a young woman's love after
he has obtained her negative,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06
Wheat 40 Cents n BusbeI.

How to grow wheat with big profit at
40 cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross
$50 Bushels peracre) Winter Wheat, Rye,
Oats, Clover, etc, with Farm Seed Cata-
logue for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SAL
ZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. G n u
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

A Kansas City woman has presented her
husband with a button on which is in
scribed: Don't forget the groceries" "
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

chicago is so young hat the wife of he
man who built the first brick house I'm that
city died there only n few DAYS ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

Coleridge: A man of maxims only
is like a cyclops with only one eye,
and that eye in the back of his head.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

Many an umpire with a stained record
been saved by the bleachers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-06

Fuller: If the wicked flourish and thou
suffer, be not discouraged. They are fatted
for destruction; thou are dieted for health.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
A Bismarck "Reminiscences.

Professor Aegidi, who was for many
years the chief of the press bureau, I'M
der Prince Bismarck, has published the
following "Reminiscences of Prince Bis
marck and the car, Alexander II: Be-
fore the outbreak of the Franco German
war the car was with King William
at Ems. They were together one even
ing, and Prince Bismarck was standing
at the other end of the room anxiously
watching the car, whose more or less
friendly attitude toward Prussia's poll
cy was matter of very great impor-
lance.
Suddenly the cars big dog, which
had been lying silent under its masters
chair, rose, prowled about the room,
stopped before Prince Bismarck, looked
at him, wagged it's tail affectionately
and licked the hand he held out toward
1T. The czar. who had attentively
watched its movements, called out to
Prince Bismarck at this moment, you
see, the dog knows his masters
friends -
Prince Bismarck, who told Aegidi
this story, added: Il felt relieved. That
was a historical moment for our poll
cy. Berlin Cor London Standard.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
Mrs. Cleyeland,s Courte.v.

The following pretty story is told Of
Mrs. Grover Cleyeland: AT one of the
public receptions given at the White
House an old lady who was drawn up
in the line that was pushing its way
forward to shake hands with the presi-.
dents wife dropped her handkerchief
just before getting to Mrs. Cleveland.
She was too old and rheumatic to stoop
down and recover it, and those back of
her in the line were too intent upon get
ting the one fleeting glimpse possible of
the mistress of the White House to no.
tice the old lady's loss, and the hand
kerchief was trampled upon roughly.
Just before the old lady reached her
Mrs. Cleveland stepped out of her place
and deity picked up the handkerchief,
tucked it in her dress and, taking her
own fresh one, which was of the most
delicate, dainty lace, smilingly handed
it to the old lady with the sweet re-
mark, "Please take mine, and when
you get home send it back to me, will
your And when the handkerchief came
back to her Mrs. Cleveland returned
that of the owner, freshly Numbered,
lying on the top of a beautiful box Of
rosebuds that came from the White
House conservatory.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
ARTILLERY Terms.

All artillery may be divided into two
main classes, heavy and light. Heavy
artillery is scaled also garrison artillery.
Heavy artillery guns are placed perma-
nently in forts, and the men who handle
them form foot artillery batteries and
regiments. Light artillery refers to
guns not permanently emplaced-that
is, light enough to be taken from place
to place by means of horses and ma
neuvered by hand. In our army the
light artillery gunners ride on the Gals
sons and gun carriages. In horse artil-
lery the gunners ride horses, SO that a
horse artillery battery has great many
moro horses than light battery. We
have no horse batteries in our army. A
field battery is Il light battery. A flying
battery is a horse battery. Siege guns
are between heavy and light artillery.
They are intended to be placed perma-
nently for the time being and are
brought to their places by teams, but
they are not unanswered as light guns
are.-NeW y orls Sun
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
Burns Won the Dinner.

There is story told of Robert Burns
in his youth. Burns was living in the
town of Ayr and, though still young,
had attained more than a local reputa-
ton as a poet. One day he was passing
through the main street of the town and
saw two strangers sitting at one of the
inn windows. With idle curiosity he
stopped to look at them. Seeing him
and thinking that the rustic might af-
ford them some amusement while wait
ing, the strangers called him in and
asked him to dine with them. Burns
readily accepted the invitation and
proved merry, entertaining guest
When dinner was nearly finished, the
strangers suggested that each should
try his hand at versemaking and. that
the one who failed to write rhyme
should pay for the dinner. They felt Sc
cure in the challenge, believing that
their rustic guest would pay for the
meal. The rhymes were written, and
Burns read the following: 81, Johnny
Peep, saw two sheep; two sheep saw
me. Half a crown apiece will pay fol
their fleece, and l, Johnny Peep, &c
free" The strangers astonishment was
great, and they both exclaimed: "Whe
are you? You must be Robbie Burns !"
New Castle (EnglandD Chronicle.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
An Accommodating Neiehhor.

Not long back Mr.. X. moved into a
new house, which had not before been
occupied. The bell wires were rather
stiff, and in consequence the bells gave
no uncertain sound. This was particu-
larly the case with the doorbell, whose
clangor disturbed the whole house.
Mr.. X. is man of sensitive nerves.
The tremendous jangle Of the doorbell
made him shudder, SO he wrote in chalk
above the handle of the doorpost. "Pull
gently"
About 8 that evening there was a
violent ringing. Somebody tugged at
the bell as if he We're going to pull it
out by the roots The noise was terrific.
x. himself ran to the door in rage
and found his friend z.
"What the dickens do you mean by
ringing that way" exclaimed X. indig-
nantly. ''Dont you see what's written
there?"
Yes, :" answered 2, 81 dosee-that's
why pulled so hard. !"
x looked at the writing and saw,
"Pull urgently" A passing wag had
added the ''ur. X has now mutfled
the bell.-London Telegraph.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
Slow observation-disclosures Madrid.

Barcelona is great trading port,
about on levelwith Marseilles. 1t has
grown very much within recent years.
The Barcelonese consider themselves a
model to all Spain in the matter Of in
dustry and in common sense, yet in this
town, which is really a handsome place
and rich, the head telegraph Office is in
the suburbs; there is only one branch
Office i'll town, and messages have to be
sent from that by hand. The postoffice
is we'll away from the port in by
street. If you are there Oh business you
will find as likely as not that one clerk
is in attendance out Of an immense
staff. He will probably be very polite,
but he will put his hand to pen or a
bundle of letters as if he feared they
would burn, and Barcelona is model
of smartness compared with Madrid.
One wonders what would happen to
the dawdling officials one sees at these
places if they were transported by some
malignant fairy to st. Martin SIZE
Grand. Madness would probably be
their fate if they made an effort to meet
the call. But then they would not. The
hurry and drive would simply revolt
their sense Of what was due to gentle
man.-Pall Mall Magazine
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
The Russian Wolf Hound.

Farotf Russia, where winters are so
severe that but for few months in the
entire year are the fields free from snow,
is the home of breed of dogs known
there as the Borzoi, or Psovoi. The
dogs are grand i'll aspect, with long,
flowing coats OF sillen texture that de-
fy the terrible cold, and they are built
on lines that speak volumes for the an
tiquity of their origin. In this country
they are known as Russian wolf hounds.
England is the country that has per-
haps done most for the breed. Some Is
years ago the Briton secured the best
that Russia had and bred them with
the exceeding judgment he displays in
such matters. He today possesses be-
You'd question some of the grandest liv-
ing. Within the past few years, how
ever, Germany has made most wonder
full strides i'll breeding these dogs, and,
together with the Briton, has brought
them very rapidly to the re.-Ouring.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
The Feathered Hobo.

"Did you ever know that the English
sparrow is a tramp" asked Depot Su-
perintendent Sanford the other day.
"Well, he is, and the worst kind of a
hobo. Recently have seen flock of
them fly from under the pilot of one To-
connective to the pilot of an outgoing To-
connective, and in that way they travel
over the country.
"Sharp? Well should say SO. IT'S
the brightest bird know of, as have
maintained for long time.
Mr.. Sanford was in dead earnest, and
the reporter went out to look for him
self at these tramp" sparrows. AS he
stood under the sheds at the union depot
a big Missouri Pacific engine came
along pulling in slowly from it's long
trip from St. Louis. No sooner had the
train come to standstill until out
from under the pilot of the locomotive
hoped dozen English sparrows. They
looked around as it to get their bear
ings, and then made straight for the
pilot of Burlington engine. They dis
appeared, and remained there until the
train pulled out.
Sure enough the English sparrow is
a tramp. Evidently they are sharp
enough to know they will be transport.
ed over the country without eSertlun
1t may be that they enjoy the rapidly
moving engine, at least it evidently
pleases them to take free ride Kan
sas City Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
"Numny Dummy"

In his Highways and Byways In
Devon and Cornwall" Arthur H. Nor
way tells of fragment of antiquity
that still "lingers in the neighborhood
of Redruth where the country people.
when they see "a ghost, say. Mummy
dumnyl' and he adds, ~ leave the
riddle to be solved by any one who is
curious enough to undertake useful
piece of practice in unraveling the cor
ruption of language.
The phrase is probably corruption
of elm nomine Domini," the Latin for
Gin the name Of the Lord, "a phrase so
familiar in the devotion Of the middle
ages.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02

50 lofty as they appear, that injustice is
done to that young sovereign. Auto
GRAFT though he be, he is probably not
responsible for all the acts of his sub
ordinates. Russian diplomatic methods
have their source in tradition, and it
would be great man indeed who could
stem that current. But if the cars
personal motives are indebted, the
natural ascendancy that his crafty dip
lomatic advisers have over him may
we'll give Europe pause before entering
into Il conference that, purposely OF
not, is bound to give Russia what she
needs-time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
Lost Time.

".-1ime is precious. remarked the
minister.
sit is indeed, replied the man of
business, "and I've wasted lots OF it. !"
"By indulging in foolish pleasures, I
suppose!" said the good man.
mo, replied the other. II lost it
by being punctual in keeping my APP
pointments with others. = Chicago
News
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
A Wonderful Man.

The ordnance survey map of England,
which contains over los, 600 Sheets and
which has cost $1,000 900 year for
20 years to keep up to date, is SAID to
be the largest map in the world The
scale varies from ten feet to one eighth
of an inch to the mile The details are
so minute that sheets having scale of
20 inches show every hedge, fence,
wall, building and even every isolated
tree i'll the country.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02

A woman always credits another
woman with having excellent judgment
when they both dislike the same person.
Chicago News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02

Tears were not sent to blind our eyes,
but to wash them. Sunday School
Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02

The Apaches have three different
kinds of yiolins, each having but one
string and played with small bow.