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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
A CIVIL SERVICE ORDER
READYFOR PRONUNCIATION
Takes From the Classified Lis
5000 Offices Covered by
CIeyeIand's Order.
ALL OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON
Ia IL For the Class Of Places Fol
which There Has Bee the
Most Pressure for MOD
iflCatiOn.

New York, Dec. pa special from
Washington says:
President McKinlcy's order revising
the civil service rules Is nearly ready for
PRONUNCIATION. 1t viii take from under
civil service 5000 offices Of the 5000 in
Guided in President Cleveland's blanket
order, including 800 deputy collectors OF
internal revenue. $50 deputy collectors
OF customs, fifty six special inspectors
Of customs and thlrty-slx special treas
urp agents.
Inquiry among officials Of the execu-
live departments dlscloses the informa-
ton that the president contemplates
taking out of tn civil service these Of
hces:
/. Deputy collectors Of internal rev.
.nue.
9. Deputy collectors Of customs.
8. Postoffice inspectors.
4 Pension boards OF examining sur
geons.
;. Secret service inspectors.
o. Special treasury agents.
Z. Special internal revenue agents.
8. Special pension examiners In the
held.
8. Deputy United States marshals.
10. Chief clerks in the executive de-
partments.
IL. Dlsbursing officers and cashiers.
12. Assistant coiners in the mint SER
vice.
13.-Asslstant assayers in the mint SER
vice.
IA. Deputy surveyors Of customs.
10. Assistant appraisers.
l6. Deputy naval officers.
Nearly all the positions are in the
classified service outside Of Washington,
and come in direct contact with the peo-
pie. 1t il for this class Of places that
the most pressure for the repeal or mod
lfcation OF the civil service law Is made,
and the president has expressed the be-
lief that If 1t is modified to this extent
he can satisfy the demand for It's abro'
cation, strengthen the western anC
southern republicans and save the civil
service law in It's original intent, whicf
was to confine it 10 the executive depart
ments at Washington.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
Could BE Reached Still.
Chicago Tribune.

chicago ITIDUIS.
Did you catch a glimpse of the foot
pad?" asked the policeman. who was
STOPPING over the insensible victim,
and examining his injuries.
Yes" answered the man whose time
ly arrival had scared the murderous
villain away. He was a tough looking
fellow, a little taller than l am, and
wore chin ~whiskers."
The PROSTATE man shuddered, gasped
and moved his lips. Consciousness was
returning.
strictly speaking" the policeman
heard him mutter. feebly, there Is no
such thing as chin whiskers. Whiskers
grow on the cheeks. He wore a chin
beard"
Then the Boston nan became uncon-
sclous again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Deadwood, Dec. 2s.-The patrons Of
the Deadwood and Delaware Smelling
company have been informed by the
company that a raise in the price of
smelling has been made. Just what
the effect will be on the mining inter
ests Of the Hills is a question. The
change is made in ores running under
$50 n ton, which are to be treated for
SO a ton, and ore worth more than $50
a ton, which will be treated for so. in
Guiding freight from the mines in both
cases. With this price a great many
mines in the Hills will be compelled to
shut down. The ID. and ID. smelter
treats daily about 200 tons of dry ores
and gives as an excuse for the raise in
price that copper has advanced. Thers
is a strong probability that the nine
owners in the Ragged Top district will
join and erect q smelter in that Part
of the hills before spring. II is esti.
that their ore can be treated for SIS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
SHE TRIES TO END HER LIFE,
Political Disappointment Causes a
Woman TO Attempt
Suicide.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 25.-Miss Adah
Elam, postmistress of the house of rep
resentatives, was found in her Office in
a state of Inconsistencies caused by
morphine taken with suicidal intent,
and is now in the hands OF physicians.
She was a candidate for state librarian
and upon learning that the governor
had appointed another, declared, THAT
ends life With me-"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
SAMBO

Nj DfLlN EttlNS HIS oEtNSlON'
Doant oberdo y wuks an ways. rom cy-
cling to a walk,
An nebah weah yo' wisdom thin by eber-
lastin' talk.
Doant be a scandalmongah mean-a Gavin
carrion crow
Inventin' odorous abuse In word-bombs
packed wiz woe.
Doant be a narrow-gauge false saint wiv
no thought but OBJ creeds,
Let out de tucks sewed in 20 soul. expand.
in 20 good deeds.
BE faithful to yo' chosen chu'ch. brt widen
out 80 glance.
See noble motives eberywha' an glib all
souls a chance.
Dispute yo' politics an points wiz tempah
all serene.
An nebah In fair Argument explode an
make a scene.
In shot, resolbe to glib 20 soul a balance
wheel an guide,
An nebah let 1t run slam-bang wiz throttle
valve too wide.
Resolbe to be symmetrical upon de broad.
gauge plan
Which wiz uncommon ~ommon-sense
rounds out de noble man.
Be homes upright, squah-toed. true. to
right good things inclined,
Instead oh a lop-sided soul by ebil under
mined.
Doant covet watahmillyuns. hens, or slip
in thievish ways,
Yo' chickens may come home to roost In
melon-colic days.
Doant glib yo' pennies to de chu'ch, yo' dol
labs playin' craps;
Or make yo' sins all wide-awake, yo' ligion
OBJ cat-naps.
An when yo' sweah off on New Yeah stick
bravely to yo' word,
Instead OBJ loppin' like a flea, or playin'
mockin' bird.
Be homes In you life an Tub. no homes gal
deceive,
A hIrt am like q coward wiz a daggah up
his sleeve.
Nc grumblah, growlah, chronic-crank or
insect wiz a sting,
But wiz de sunshine In yo' soul soah high
on happy wing.
So shall 20 trabel heabenwahd by de best
an brightest way,
An lib yo' pledges to renew on many Q
New Yeah's day.
De quatet now will sing de hymn: I'VE
knows whar we am at"
While Deekin Bunette locks de doahs an
passes roun' de hat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
He Was a Stranger.

Jones-To-morrow will be the first
Sunday of the year, and ] propose to
the new year by going to
church.
Mrs. Jones-You had better take me
with you.
Jones-What for?
Mrs. Jones-You may need somebody
TO identify you.-Truth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
Rich Onyx Find.

Pringle, Dec. ga conductor on the
Burlington has made a rich discovery near
the city of onyx. which is oun in large
quantities In vertical veins, and samples
that have been sent to Philadelphia, Chi
cago and other eastern cities for the ex-
animation of experts have been returned
and have been pronounced genuine onyx
and a special value has been placed on the
stone because of its light color, which Is
more In demand than black stone. Pre-
parations are being made to develop the
mine extensively.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

A ~1G-year-old girl at Atlanta was
about To be married recently TO a "a.
year-old veteran. On the morning OF
the wedding a general vaccination or.
der was issued and she was asked IL
she would rather be ~vaccinated than
married. After thoughtfully deliber-
ating for a while she said "she guessed
she'd rather be vaccinated." And now
the disappointed bridegroom is suing
the city physician for damages.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

A sign on an office building In a Geor-
gIa county reads: Couples married on
short notice. Come one-come ALL And
next door there is another sign, as fol-
lows: Couples divorced on easy terms,
without gittin' in the newspapers!' A
citizen explained the two signs by say
ing: Them fellers is brothers. ones a
~jestlce an t'other's a lawyer. They
plays into each others hands an divides
profits"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

The rapidity of the Development
of south Africa is hardly credible.
Ten years ago there was hardly a
white man i'm Rhodesia. Inst month
the railway to Bulaway was opened
and the town was lighted throughout
by electricity. Six hundred miles of
railway had been constructed in MIN
teen months.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Here Is an Atlanta boys composition
on Vaccinations" II don't believe In
bein' vaccinated. 1 knew a boy once
who lost one OF his two arms by 1t, and
he never could play base ball after that.
The other night papa came home an
tried TO open the door with his umbrella
/ asked motne That was the matter
with him. She salu SIC didn't know, but
she s'posed he had been vaccinated. SO
you see what II brings you to-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
New CORPORATIONS.

Pierre, Dec. 2s.-Articles of incorpora-
ton have been filed for s. w. Hunting
ton, for dealing in merchandise at Aber-
deem, with a capital of 500, 900; incorpor-
ators, S. w. Huntington, Aberdeen;
Thomas F.. Marshell and Eva e. Mar
shall, Cakes, N. ID.
For the Marvin Creamery association,
at Marvin, Grant county, with a capital
OF 5000: incorporators, Thomas l.. Kin
ney, A.. o. Hong. b. p. Archer, l.. Sites,
Fl. Davidson, NJ. NJ. Cook. Charles b.
Williams.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
a Double

Deadwood. s. d., Dec. 28.-An announce.
ment has been made by the Homestakc
company that two dividends will be made
this month, Of % cents each. The extra
one being made on the 9th. The total
amount TO be paid is s62, 500. From the SUI
perintendent's report for the month oc No
vember, 1t IL shown that the Homestake
alone produced $500 over the previous
month Since the company first producing
in 1876, II has not lost a month in paying
the regular dividend. Several millions Of
dollars have been paid out I'm improve
ments about the mines, besides. IL IL
stated that II Is the only mining company
in the world with this record. Ii is csti-
mated that 81. 900. 900 will be the output OF
all the mines controlled by the Home
stake for this year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Curran was at Cheltenham when his
friends drew attention to u fashionable
Irish gentleman who had the ugly
habit of keeping his tongue exposed
as he went along. On being asked
what his countryman's motive could
be, the witty barrister replied: "Oh,
he's evidently trying to catch the Eng.
lish accent"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

The Fish and Game Protection club Of
Montreal. Canada, asks the province OF
Quebec to give a bounty for wolf scalps,
and one OF their observant members
suggests that while they are about 1t
they should include foxes, as these AMI
mails, he Is convinced, are much more
destructive OF small game thar wolves.
even. The fox, he says, Is the great de-
stroyer OF p~artridges. and In his tramps
through the woods he has Ia abundant
nroof of IL.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

An electric road will soon be built
from New York to Philadelphia that
will, it is said, enable passengers TO
make the journey Mt the rate of 200
miles an hour. Tesla says the scheme
is feasible and that the speed can
without difficulty be attained, and
without inconvenience to the travelling
public.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
Prairie Fire.

Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 25.---A prai-
RE fire is raging in Hall county in the
Pan Handle country. 1t is reported
that eight hundred acres of fine graz
ing land has been burned over and the
loss of stock amounts to thousands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

In South Africa the rapid develop
ment Of the mining industry has aused
even Kaffir labor to be we'll paid for.
Despite this attraction it is a marvel
that the natives could ever have been
persuaded to go down the mines at all,
and, as a matter Of fact, the Zulus and
some other tribes absolutely refuse to
do so even now. They will work above
ground, but below these men will not
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
School Children in New York.

New York, Dec. 25.-According to re-
port prepared by the city s~uperintend-
ent of schools census. j. ]. Symes, for
submission to the state superintendent
Of public instruction, there are S9l,4sa
children In this city Of school age be-
tween 4 and IS years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
Sticking TO the Truth.

Indianapolis Journal.
Have you steam heat?" asked the
prospective tenant.
And the ~janitor, who had been through
a revival could only W 1--WE
have steam pipes"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
IMPORTANT ARREST IS MADE.
william Roberts Who Is Supposed
to Have Murdered Weinand
n -. sba Mails

st. Louis. Dec. 25.-William Roberts,
alias Doyle, a roustabout, was arrested,
charged with numbering Jacob Weinand,
who was found with a wad of haircloth
forced down his throat and then bound
and strangeld with a towel, Tuesday.
said he knew Wienand had
money which he tried to secure. The vic
tim fought so fiercely Roberts killed him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

A cotton seed industry Of the south
amounts TO 100000 tons annually,
valued at $113, 900, 900. In 1867 there
were only four mills in operation; in
1897 there are over 300, with more
than $50, O00, 900 invested.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Dipsomaniacs in Sweden, when put
under restraint, are fed almost entirely
on bread stepped in wine. In less than
a fortnight they loathe the very look
and smell of liquor and when liberated
generally Become total a~bstainers. In
Russia q similar treatment 10 followed
with good results.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Albert Watts of New Richmond,
Ind, went hunting recently AMI be.
came o~verexerted by chasing a wound,
ed RABBIT. When he came home he sat
his gun in the corner, gave n grasp
and fell dead.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
A NEW YEAR SERMON.
NS-::AAus,,,n}

Freddy-Angelina, this is New Years
DAY and I have sworn off smoking Gig
arettes.
Angelina--Then, Freddy Noodles, You
may consider u engagement off. ]
have no confidence in a man who COM
mences swearing off at your age. You
will be a total wreck before you are 21:
10 trot away; there's q good boy.-N. Y.
Truth
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

a woman boot-legger, minus the
boots, has been discovered In Kansas.
A dozen or more pockets in her ca.
pacious skirts of about the right size
TO carry a pint flask made an excellent
substitute for boots.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

John Stuart is a Connecticut man 7t
years old who is enjoying the skating
IN his neighborhood with the zest OF
youth. The young folk Of Medford
Center have a hard time to keep up
with him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Everybody will want to see Madame
Hermann dance in that silk drapery
that she tried to smuggle In from Mex
Ico, but on which she had TO pay duty.
An original lead in advertising is highly
refreshing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

At the Duches Dues last hunting
one sportsman followed the chase and
was at the death on a motor pheaton,
while another used a petroleum tri'
sycle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Bicycle pedals are being fitted with
magnetized plates on the shoes Of the
rider and hold his feet in place, thu,
doing away with the toe clips, which
are the cause of many accidents to rae
ing men.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

A lesson has been taught to Robert
lincoln by a father Mt Champaign, ILL.,.
who made n~Rig wedding for his
daughter who marrfedthe head coach
Of the Illinois university foot ball
team.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
Dine Who Succeeded.

He gave up whisky and tobacco.
Vowed from vice to be exempt,
And he kept his resolutions.
For ne died In the attempt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Godstow, near Oxford, with the ru'
ms of the nunnery where Henry III,
first saw fair Rosamund, and where
Queen Elinor put her to death, has just
been sold at auction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

A horse astonished the diners in a
Newark, N. j., restaurant recently by
jumping through the show windows and
landing In the dining room.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Owing to the severe depression in
business at the mining camp of Para.
disc, Cal, the inhabitants have petit
toned the postoffice department tc
change the name to Purgatory Gulch.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Lots Better.

New Years reformers some assail
Because so many Of them fall.
IT'S better to swear Off" and fail
Than never to swear off at all.
L. A. w. Bulletin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
az am looking for a colored fanny

L am LOOKING LOT IL coloreu iani~y
x-t--t-- ~ - ESQ "a-
marked an old mar to a stenographer
who was passing by on an East side
street, between Seventh and Eighth,
i'm Kansas City, the other day. Better
try ILL.," she Willingly replied, and,
sure enough, the folks were found
there.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

Instances OF extreme old age are more
common among those who exercise
themselves with gardening than in n
other employment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

In 1918 the force of teachers EN-,
ployed in the public schools Of Phil.
alpha was in the portion of n for
$ one teacher for every forty-two pu'
oils.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
1t Is Less Confusin

New York EVenIng POST,
A great array Of knives and forks is
not seen at the best tables. Two knives
and at the most three forks are con-
sidered sufficient, the others being sup
piled as they ara needed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
The Swearing-On Vice.

Bilkeys-rm going to veal off on the
1st of January.
Silkeys-Oh, pshaw! 1 thought you
were going to break all those bad hab-
its.-Chicago News.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
Her Good Resolution.

I now resolve, as firm as wax,
/ will forsake all evil tracks;
Nor drive in nails, whate'er my rush.
With husbands silver-handled brush.
Chicago Record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01

1t Ia reported that the KafirS have been
taught by the Chinese to become opium
eaters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-01
2. You know

He-Just one kiss, please. You know
it's New Years eve.
She--What good will that do? You'll
want another.
He (eagerly)-No, / won't. Ipromiss
you.
She-Then you can't have ~it.--1tay
City Chat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-01-12
Napoleon's Lost Treasure.

(. The recent find of an old military
knapsack filled with French gold
pieces coined about the beginning of
the century near Vino, Russia, recalls
the dreadful fate of Napoleon's grand
army and it's disastrous Russian cam
paign in 1912. After the destruction
Of Moscow the bold conqueror was
compelled to seek safety, but his return
to the frontier was not the retreat of
an orderly army; it was flight with all
its horrors. Napoleon himself hurried
back in advance of his army, in order
to steady the throne, which had be-
come shaky by events in Paris and
elsewhere. The shipping Of the war
treasure, which at that time still con.
tanned 100000 francs, and which was
transferred in barrels in carriages
drawn by picked horses, was intrusted
to Marshal Ney. Napoleon never saw
the treasure again, and where 1t has
remained was kept profound secret
for long time. Under strong cover
the transportation of the treasure was
started for the frontier, but not far
from Vino the wagons stuck in deiile
and it seemed impossible to get them
out again. Rather than see the treas
ure in the hands of the Russians, Field
Marshal Ney gave orders to break open
the barrels and distribute the money
to the returning soldiers as they passed
by, and thus it was done. Many of the
soldiers threw away all their belong
ings in order to fill up their knapsacks
with gold, but only few of those who
carried the heavy wealth were able to
drag the burden to the frontier. and
the very gold which was intended for
their benefit was the cause of their
perishing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-01-12

yeast plant and putrefactive bacteria.
1t hinders and prevents fermentation,
the souring Of milk and the putrefac-
ton of milk. Its action upon morgan
lied ferments is even more powerful.
1t completely arrests the conversion Of
starch into grape sugar by disease and
pancreatic extracts. This action Is d.
rectly opposed to the process Of diges-
ton, and, were there no other reason,
versally condemned. These facts in
connection with salicylic acid have
been recognized very thoroughly in
legislation. The use of the acid has
been condemned by most of the Euro
pean countries having pure food laws.
In France it is forbidden by law. In
Austria, Italy and Spain it cannot be
used without the danger of mourning a
heavy penalty, and all South Amer
lean states having pure food laws have
absolutely forbidden its sale. The laws
of many of the states forbid its use. BY
decision of Mr.. Wells, the dairy and
food commissioner, the use Of salicylic
acid in food is prohibited in Pennsyl-
vania. wish to call attention here to
another fact in connection with the use
of salicylic acid which is Of extreme
importance, viz, the sale Of preserva-
lines, preservatives, etc., under various
high-sounding names, intended for use
in private families. A number Of these,
claimed to be perfectly harmless, are
on the market, but actually contain
salicylic acid as the main ingredient.
The conscientious and careful house
keeper should put an absolute veto up
on the use of any such compounds.
There is rarely any need for them,
since, when pure fruits and vegetables
are used and the proper directions for
sterilizing by heat, ETC., are carried out,
canned or preserved goods of all de-
scriptions can be prepared that will re-
main in good condition for years with
out the aid of any preservative.