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The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
Curious Custom.

A lady lately returned from Brazil
tells of curious custom in Para. She
went with her uncle, who was on busi-
ness, to dine at the house of a wealthy
merchant. Everything was very gor-
geous and lavish in South American
style, but, on leaving, she was amazed
to hear her hospitable host say to her,
''If you have any washing, send 1t
here" 1t is a custom there, it seems,
for wealthy households to take in laun-
dry work as an employment for their
large retinue of servants. ut did,
however" said the relater, 'give me a
turn at the end of q formal dinner par
ty to be asked for my soiled linen"
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

In talk in st. Louis the other day
Bishop Vincent touched with consider
able vigor upon the question of house
work He contended for a considerate
treatment Of servants as an honorable
element of the home. They should be
respected in their important sphere OF
work, and their self-respect cultivated.
The Bishop said that he is in favor OF
teaching housework to all boys, no mat
ter what their station in life. They
should know how to cook, make beds,
sweep and wash dishes, and this, In
addition to being useful, would give
them a higher appreciation of what Is
called woman's work. No doubt thous-
ands of pilgrims to the Klondike would
be thankful to have had training OF
this kind. They must do their own
housework now, whether they under
stand 1t or not.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
merely a raid by Sage on a lot Of un-
wary bears on the Stock Exchange.

A burglar in Hancock, N. Y, mus
believe in the new woman. While he
was filling a bag with silver two girls
in room overhead heard him, dressed
themselves except their shoes, and sud-
denly confronted him with a revolver.
The burglar dashed through window,
but the girls pursued him, shooting as
they ran, and he dropped his bag OF
plunder at a stone wall in order to es-
cape. Then the girls picked up the sill
yer, retraced the quarter of mile they
had run, and put on their shoes.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
The Most Difficult Thing.

"What is the most difficult thing
about a bicycle?"
This question was asked at dining
table in the Z. S. Natl Museum cafe by
an up-to-date gentleman. The question
was put separately, and several an
swers were given, as follows: Push
ing a long HILL" Paying for tne
Wheel" remarked another; carrying
it home on your shoulder" was an
other, and so on. But the climax was
reached when Professor Thomas Will
son, of the Smithsonian Institution, re-
sponded, saying that the most difficult
thing and experience about a bicycle
was to keep from talking and hearing
others talk about them."-L. A. W. uI-
letin
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
VOiceS Altere6-

DR.. Sandwas, a French physician,
claims to have discovered a new sys-
tenn for increasing the range of sing
er's voice as much as two full notes in
the upper or lower registers. He OBJ
tains this change by inhalations of va
rious aromatic vapors. Those of Cura-
Gao liquor are said to add volume to
the high register, while vapors of dis
titled extract of pine needles will bene-
fit the lower notes. Steaming coffee
and rum will stimulate the voice in
general, strengthening the middle range
partcularly.-Philadelphia Record.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Chicago TimeS-Herald: The state
board of pharmacy has acted wisely in
declaring war against apothecaries
and grocers who are dealing in adul-
terated drugs and chemicals. For some
time past an investigation has been go
ing on, and the discoveries made by the
chemists employed for this work are
startling. AS the result it is said that
more than 200 arrests will be made in
Chicago. Frederick NJ. Schmidt, resi-
dent member of the board, says that
among other peculiar things discovered
by the state chemists may be enumer-
ated "borax" which contains no borax,
''lithia tablets which contain no form
of lithia, "quinine pills" which contain
no quinine and CREAM of tartar con-
tanning S5 per cent Of plaster of paris
Comparatively recently several takers
flooded the drug market with a new
"tasteless quinine." Sufferers from
ague and other forms of malarial dis
eases purchased the new drug eagerly,
hoping thereby to escape the bitter
taste Of the old familiar product Of
Peruvian bark. They did escape the
taste, but they couldn't shake the ague.
That "tasteless quinine" was pulverized
plaster of paris. 1t is this sort of i'm
position that the board of pharmacy
aims to prevent. The use of plaster of
paris In the arts has been known from
earliest times. 1t is especially valua BILE
for interior decoration. But when it
comes to decorating the interior of ones
anatomy with a plaster of paris frieze
even the most enthusiastic lover of art
would be justified in registering mild
demurrer.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

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The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
weak tea, and black cof

unsweetened, weak tea, and black cof
fee.
Here is a wonderful developer fol
weak arms and wrists: Get a round
billet of wood, tapering, if possible,
from two inches in diameter to three
quarters of an inch at the smallest por-
ton. Attach small line or rope to one
end of it and run this rope by small
pulley so that by turning the billet Or
roller of wood the rope will run over
the pulley. Attach a weight of five
pounds to the end of the rope and roll
up the weight by turning the roller of
wood. AS you get stronger take only
that end of the roller which is tie least
in diameter
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

After a long period Of playing pos
sum, Russell Sage appeared on the New
York Stock Exchange and sent the
stock of Manhattan Elevated seven
points up. Accompanying the advance
were many rumors Of Improvements in
the road which would increase its value
as a means Of rapid transit, but those
who have watched the management Of
the Manhattan since Sage and Gould
took charge of it place no credit in these
stories. So long as Sage has a practi-
cal monopoly Of the elevated railway
business of New York city he will not
spend a 10-cent piece to improve the
road. The advance In the stock was
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
Curious Customs.

A curious marriage custom obtains
in the island of Himla, just opposite
the island of Rhodes. The Greeks, by
whom it is peopled, earn their living
by the sponge fishery. No girl in this
island is allowed to marry until she
has brought up certain number of
sponges, which must be taken from a
certain depth. In some Of the other
Greek islands this demonstration of
ability is required of the men, and, if
there are several suitors for the hand
of a maiden, her father bestows her on
the man who can dive best and bring
up the largest number of sponges.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

dominion gold commissioner for the
district, and in addition it is believed
he will be given full charge of the
troops in the gold region. Maj. Walsh
is veteran campaigner, and would be
we'll qualified to deal promptly and
sharply with any difficulties which
might arise in the new Ell Dorado. He
commanded the mounted police in the
suppression of the Louis Riel rebellion.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A young man n Atlantic, Iowa, took
his girl to the theater and her ticket
won a bicycle. He seized the bicycle,
as he had bought the ticket. The boy
colt is an unholy weapon, but the
young ladies of Atlantic should remem-
Der that there are exceptions to all
rules
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
He Wants More Speed.

A Washington correspondent tells OF
q Western Congressman whom he once
heard declaiming in a Washington ho-
tel about the new navy: I'VE must
have speed in our new ships" he said;
eff had my way about it we would
never build another cruiser that could
sail less than twenty fathoms an
hourp'
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

did you ever think" asks Corbett,
''that a good punch will knock a man
out quicker than a bullet or knife
thrust" IL there is a subject on earth
Mr.. Corbett is pre-eminently qualified
to discuss it is the efficacy of a good
punch.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
A Queer Epitaph.

In a cemetery in Solomon City, Kan,
there is a small tombstone erected over
a child's grave, seemingly by its pa
rents, which bears this most singular
inscription: "a little weaZen-faced
baby, head too big for its body; two
great staring eyes seeming to wonder
why it was born"
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The cable informs an expectant world
that Mary Anderson Navarro 'still has
her lovely rosebud complication" If
our Mary will kindly furnish the regu-
lation testimonial she will not only
help the manufacturer but enable US all
to have a rosebud hue.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The man who is always preaching
has very little time for practicing. He
may be unmindful that faith without
works Is void" but the people who are
compelled to continually listen to his
preaching, are not. and cannot be
blamed for demanding a little practic-
Ing
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A New Jersey boy is exciting a great
deal of wonder in medical circles by
constantly spinning about like top.
We telieve he is the first resident Of
that State who has ever succeeded in
outwitting the mosquitoes.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Ella Wheeler Wilcox wants tax
levied on bachelors. She also says that
"a happy marriage offers more real
pleasure In any one month than bachel-
ors find in a lifetime" Then why pun
ish the bachelors further?
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A Massachusetts man who left home
a few days ago to walk to the Klondike
says he proposes to take along a pair
of snOwshoes." He'd better also take
along a pair of wooden legs.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The man who pays cash for what he
buys ought to get a lower price than
the man who gains credit; but in or
binary transactions he pays the same
price, which is equivalent to paying the
interest on his fellows credit.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The man who makes every other
mans business his business, has more
business than he can well attend to.
But he does not appear to realize this
fact, for he is continually telling the
other fellow how he should take care
Of his business to his better advantage,
that he is doing pretty well without
helm
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Lots of women commit crimes these
days. but still, men do not seem to
have turned all the work over to them
because of the fact.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A wife in Sedgwick, Kan, has sued
fokdivorce because at the time of her
marriage the husband did not inform
her that he was subject to epilepsy"
Well, wasn't he fit companion for her?
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

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The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A st. Louis girl IS years old LIS been
married twice, divorced twice and Sc
cured $1,000 damages from a railway
company, all within three months. And
yet they call that town slow.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The women who have gone to Klon-
dixie to get either a husband or a for
tune, possibly both, will probably be
glad to get back home without either.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The Mullah Of Hudah has laid down
his arms and dispersed in disgust over
the -7ay in which the names of his peo-
pie were spelled in the cablegrams.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The prince of Wales has hundred
pairs of gloves, which make 1t impos-
sible for scandal-mongers to handle
him without them.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The Washington Star says: 'The
police are still looking In vain or Muir
derer FauHz." Naturally, as they are
constantly on a Faultz trail.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A man named Hamburger is mem
Der of the American commission to the
Paris exposition. 1t is to be hoped that
he won't set his "steak" too high.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Since Prince Henri got his stomach
scratched thoughtful Frenchmen who
are going to a duel will take out acci-
dent policies.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A Kansas man wants to trade
guitar for baby carriage. Going In
for vocal instead of instrumental mu-
sic, probably.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

An exchange has an editorial query
to this effect: 'Is the world over
crowdedY Certainly, as long as Wey-
Ter Is In Ii.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

And now the Greeks want another
fight with Turkey. Wasn't the ru- hing
expense of the recent war enough for
them?
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Notwithstanding Dawson is so far
north the Klondike miners all describe
Ii as q 'hOt town."
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

AS wheat rises it is noticed the pound
loaves of the bakers have a tendency
to go short by from two to four ounces.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Atchison ball players are becoming
stuck up; they call practice "rehears-
ing"
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

As usual the threatened uprising in
Afghanistan turns out to be Ameer
rumor.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Well, which vaudeville manager will
sign the Count of Turin first?
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
KLONDIKEGOLD COMMISSIONER
Mai. Walsh In Comman of the North.
west Mounted Police.

Maj. Walsh, of the northwest mount.
ed police, will probably ba in supreme
command in the Klondike region fol
the next year. He has been appointed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-22

Spring Creek precinct No. 4-Caple's
store. Judges, II. ID. Hyde, Supt Jas.
Ellefson, ID. &. Hibbs.
Beaver Valley precinct No. martin
Valley school house. judges. Byron
Martin, Supt., }. II. Gordon. j. Tumey.
Custer precinct No. 6-Carrigan build
ing. one door west Of First National
bank. judges, y. :. Tubbs, Supt, J. \
Granger, K. ; Lewis.
EldOrado precinct No. 7-Residence
Of Fred iIendrickson. Judges, Fred
IIendrickson, Supt., Jno. L. McKenna,
Charles OStrOm.
Pringle precinct No. S-Bayne's hall
Judges. !. Srholfeld, Snpt., Henry Bow
man, John ilcv.
Spokane precinct No. IN. 5. Neal
store binding. Judges, J. o. Tyler,
Supt., Jesse Harris, John Palmer.
Elk Mountain precinct No. l0-Elk
Mountain school house. Judges, f.. II.
Lindsay. Supt., w. J. Soper, Lee Carr.
junction precinct No. ll-Junc
ton school house. judges. w ID. Nestal.
Snnt Frank Towher. Henry Mahnke
Baskerville precinct No. l2-Residence
Of \. Il. Baker. Judges, Abe Baker,
Supt.. Levi perkins. Timothy Tinsley.
On motion. board adjourned to meet
oct. G.. 1898. at 9 o'clock a. m
y. :. NEAL, chairman.
Attest:
:. l. CApIE, Co. Auditor,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-22

going OH il at night all OF the time, SO
you see there isn't much danger of the
insurgents surprising us, becauce il
they attempted 10 reach us with boats II
would only take one shot to sink the
strongent vessel they can rake up. Old
Cavite was built by the natives before
the Spanish built New Cavite
The horses here are little small
things, not much stronger than II man.
The natives use funny looking steers
tor bearts of burden.
| hope Uncle Sam won't take it into
his head TO annex the PHILIPPINES, for !
would hate to have it said that these
animals were American citizens. |
think they must Je the missing link
between the Baboon and an African.
They are the d~irtiest, filthiest, most
degraded people on earth, and the
LATEST. Their children 60 hacked, some
women wear some kind Of light material
like a mosquito bar. The men wear
anything they can get hold of. Some of
them have Il shirt and a pair of pants
and some Of them have Il shirt and no
pants and vice versa. Most all Of the
men 90 barefoot. Some of the women
wear wooden shoes or sandals. They
carry most all of their loads III their
heads. They can put a large basket Of
fruit on their head and let 90 with their
hands and run with it.. Even the little
kids can do this. They are small PEG
Pile. The men average about } feet ,
inches. The talleSt Is not oyer . feet &
inches. Some of them are not more
than 1 feet tall. The women are almost
as strong and big as the men.
Sept. 9TH have Just heard that a
mail ship will leave here this morning
at s o'clock so | will close this letter in
haste. We are all well and have plenty
to eat. ! never felt better in my life.
From your loving son,
Ky PUTNAM.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-22
Mining Items.
BONDED THE PROPERTY.
Ky PUTNAM.

h'F'ii' M NV .
Yesterday Albert Amshury bonded
the ChilcoOt group of five mining claims
located southwest of Keystone for the
period Of one year. The bond carries a
consideration Of $4,000 at the cXplra-
ton OF the bond. Amesbury is one of
the original owners of the HOLY Terror
mine and it is reported that he has as
suciated with him in this deal a number
Of eastern capitalists who will AT once
proceed to develop the property taken
under bond and ascertain the extent of
the rich ore body that has been expos
ed bv tho present owners The owners
of these claims are Thomns &. Blair and
Frank Lockhart and others are To lie con
graduated upon the early placing Of
THOR property in hands that will x
pend considerable money in the devel-
opment Of it.-Journal.
HOW Is THIS.
the cleanup from the Holy Terror mill,
at keystone, for last week seven days,
was in the neighborhOod Of $40 600,
which is IS 600 a day. And this was
done by Il 10 stamp mill. Ihose people
down there must have money to burn.
The ore for this good run was taken
from the GOO.ft level. TO show how
the property in and around keystone
is increasing in value, it is stated on
good authority that d. b. Ingram, who
owns the Keystone townsite, was offer
ed by Il certain company, $4,000 more
this week for the towrsite than was
offered ninety days ago. Keystone has
a great future without any doubt.
There are other properties in the camp
which have very good prospects Of be-
coming "Holy Terrors."-MinIng Re-
view.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-22
Letter From Ky Putnam.

Ouite a Lumber Of letters have recent
" been received from our boys in the
PHILIPPINES. We give below some eX-
tracts descriptive of that country from
one of them
New CAvIrE, PHILLIPINE ISLANDS,
September 9TH, 1898.
DEAR FATHER All MOTHER.
Well. We are here at last in New
Cavite. We are all we'll and healthy
and hope you are the same. 1t is very
hot here, 80 in the shade the coolest
part of the day, but We don't notice it
80 much AS | thought we would, be-
cause We came into it SO gradually. We
had AN American gunboat on each side
of us and "A British war vessel AT each
end of the 81. Paul for protection while
We were in the harbor.
All the wood work Of the buildings is
mahogany, and all the furniture such as
il is, is of the same material. Most all
of the buildings are " stories high and
the second story is most always about
five feet larger each way than the
ground room, making Il kind Of shade.
Most all of the principal houses cover IA
whole block, or rather 1t Is four houses
that look like one from the outside.
There are several large public houses
mostly churches that have gone to ruin.
The natives have not lived here long,
Only since the downfall of the Spanish.
They are the dirtieSt, low Iited. most
l]reacherous people that ever lived. The
Sioux Indians are sanity by he side OF
them. \ great many of them nave
moved over from Old Cavite and went
into the vacated houses. Their stores
are a big basket full Of fruit, cigars,
cigarettes and candy. They raise sugar,
rice, tobacco and deal in fruit. but |
guess their principal occupation is steal
ing.
New Cavite is nearly surrounded with
high, thick walls or fort, mounted with
mo on the water side. The city is
on Il little island abont three quarters Of
Il mile from the main land. Old Cavite
is on the main land. 1t is almost en-
tirely of bamboo. The street are mar
row and crooked 1t is there that the
insurgent army is situated. The two
towns are connected by a narrow road
hnilt on Il stone wall. The American
gun boats are anchored on each side Of
this road and have their guns trained
on it They keep their search lights
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-22
The Forest Reserve Extension.

Il W VI, lOlSSN SlpSl lSJ "
the Black Hills reserve, has recently
received a letter from Commissioner
Binger Hermann, of the department Of
the interior, transmitting the execu-
tive proclamation changing and enlarg-
ing the boundaries of the forest re.
serve in the Black Hills. The letter
reads
You will observe that the changes
within the limits of the old reserve as
created February 22, 1897, are in the
southwest corner where 1850 acres are
eliminated, and in the southeast corner
where $50 acres are excluded the re-
giOns for these exclusions being that
the land is practically devoid Of timber,
| and of such "A character hat will not
foster forest growth. On the north and
east Of the old reserve is added an eX-
tenSive area. amounting to 433,44O
acres which extends oyer into Wyom-
ing, covering an area there of ID, 600
acres.
AT the special request of the resi-.
dents of the Deadwood district there is
eliminated from reservation and eX-
empt from the operation OF the prOcla-
nation an area containing 22,4OO acres,
Altogether the reserve as it now stands
contains about l,2ll $50 acres. The en-
tire reserve will be under your care.
"ln order that al parties interested
in the changes in regard to this reser-
walton know Of the same, you will give
as wide publicity as possible TO the is
sueing of this proclamation.
Very Respectfully,
"BlNGER Hermann,
commissioner"
The second proclamation Of the presi.
dent was issued under the same provi-
sion that empowered President Clevr-
land to Issue the original proclamation
in February, 1897, viz: An act Of con
gress approved March 3, 1891, entitled
"An act to repeal timber culture laws,
and for other purposes" The changes
in the Black Hills have been so made as
to include nearly all Of Lawrence cOun-
" that is under timber, and reaching
across the line into Wyoming, so as
to take in IL large area Of timber in
the vicinity of Bear gulch and Sand
creek.
Except from the force and effect Of
this proclamation are lands which may
have been, prior to the date Of the pro-
, clamation, embraced, IN legal entry, or
covered by lawful filing, Of which re
cord has been made in the land Office,
or upUn which any valid settlement has
been made pursuant to law, and the
statutory period within which to make
entry or filing Of record has not ex-
PRED and all mining claims duly 10
Gated and held according to law, pro-
yided that these exceptions shall not
apply to any particular tract Of land
unless the entryman, settler or claim
ant continues To comply with the law
under which his entry, filing, settle
ment or location was made.
NE,r,;n,, 10 riIan 70 all narSpnS ppt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-22

Ex-Governor Sheldon, who has been
lying dangerously i'll at the Bullock
hotel in Deanwood for several days last
week, is reported to be rapidly recover
ing from his illness.