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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

A well known bishop was making
his annual round among the Sunday
schools of his diocese, examining the
children and encouraging them. One
Sunday, after having spoken on the
lesson, whose subject was Jacobs
Dream" he said: Now, is there any
q~estion you would like to ask men?'
For a moment there was silence, then
n small girl on a front bench spoke
forth in a timid voice, "Please, my
lord, if the angels had wings, why
would they need a ladder?" This ques-
ton was so unexpected that the poor
bishop did not know what to reply,
and was racking his brains for an an
swer when the eager voice Of a farm
er's little daughter cried out, "Please,
my lord, / know" "Why was it, my
dear?" asked the relieved bishop. BE
cause they were moulting."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
TEN DAYS ~ENCAMPMENT,
Leaders of Salvation Army In Iowa
Are All Mt Dcs
MOinpS.

Des Moines, Aug. S.--A ten days
state encampment of the Salvation
army opens tonight. About thirty
leading officers will be present, in
Guiding Major Blanche Cox, head of
the Iowa division; Adiutant McAbbe
and Ensign Long from SIOUX CITY, IN.
sign and Mrs. Lennoch of Burlington,
Captain and Mrs. Trusty of GrinnciI,
Ensign Yoder, cad of the junior work,
and Captain Butler of Boone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Real Warm Weather Rest and Com

There is a powder to be shaken into
the shoes called Aliens Foot-Ease, in
vented by Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
n. y, which druggists and shoe deal
ers say is the best thing they have ever
sold to cure swollen, burning, sore and
tender or aching feet. Some dealers
claim that it makes tight or new shoes
feel easy. 1t certainly will cure corns
and bunions and relieve instantly
sweating, hot or smarting feet. Aliens
Foot-Ease costs only a quarter, and the
inventor will send "A sample free to any
address.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Is Health Worth Ten Cents?

Man suffers many mysterious ailments
from unknown causes, and nine-tenths of
them have their origin in the digestive
canal somewhere. 1t does any person
good to clean out this canal occasionally
in a rational way, provided it is not done
in a violent manner. The proper cleans
ing and disinfecting preparation is Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic, which are very
gentle, but at the same time thoroughly
effective. A Zoe box will purify the whole
system and in most cases remove the
cause Of i'll health. When feeling bad"
take Cascarets. They will do you good,
and can do you no harm.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

A West Bath, Me-, farmer never has
his horses shod. He says that the
practice is against nature and brings
his horses up from colthood to travel
in their hoofs. They never seem to
have any difficulty in getting owe the
roads, even in slippery weather.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

UOHT " iNNV1 bI"IU'VH
nous Francis Scott Key, il
making u name for himself us
list. He has been painting a S,
pictures of worlds fair scenes ,
studied them in Chicago, and they
on exhibition in the Illinois builulns
of the Omaha exposition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

A superior court judge in Massa.
chusetts has decided that towns III
that state have no authority to make
"a bylaw to keep children off the
street after 0 o'clock in the evening.
Unless the matter is carried TO the
supreme court it is said that this de-
cision ends the curfew laws in that
state,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Wheat 40 Cents a Bushel.

How to grow wheat with big profit Mt
90 cents and samples OF Salzcr's Red Cross
$50 Bushels peracre) Winter Wheat, Rye,
Oats. Clover, etc, with Farm Seed Cata-
logue for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SAL
TER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. G n u
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

You are wrong, Ethel. They do not
give the summer hotels Indian names
because of the historic association,
but because it suggests that while the
landlord dare not scalp you, he may
skin You with impunity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

President Aguinaldo is receiving
very few postofice applications from
this country. General Merritt seems
to have this part of the work in hand.
The Merritt system will do very well
in the Philippine postofices.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

"Why have you got that ballet mas.
ter in a padded cell, he seems to be a
harmless old fellow?" asked the Wis
itor. ut was his own WISH" said the
attendant. she said he was used to
padded sells in his business"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

The audacious impudence of the
Spanish soldier is probably overesti-
mated. American soldiers all agree
that the Spaniards in battle are of q
most retiring disposition,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
THINK IT The NUMlDlAN.
Steamer Reported o Is supposed
to BE the Alan
Liner.

London, Aug. SIT is rum0red that
the steamer reported from st. Johns,
n. f., as having been probably lost
with all hands near Belle island is the
Alan line steamer Numidian, which
left Montreal August 3. The Alan line
officials here discrcGit the report.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
WcekiY Bank Stntemcmt.

New York, Aug. 6.-The weekly
bank statement shows reserve de-
creased $2,011 900, loans increased $12,-
100000, specie increased $4,S03 900, le-
gal tenders decreased $500, 900, depos-
its increased $15,371 900, circulation
decreased $11S,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

ut is hard to believe" says the Elec.
tricar Engineer, "that the city of Phil.
adelphia is still without n statue of it's
great citizen, statesman, author and
philosopher, Benjamin Franklin, but
such is the fact"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

People vary in Temperance
heave signs under the same {
that others would bricks.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

Gee! but I'm tired" said the dry
goods clerk. Had n busy day." asked
the motorman. There hasn't been
much trade, but l have been hard at
work all day cutting up remnants for
our bargain sale tomorrow"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

A West Bath, Me-, farmer never has
his horses shod. He says that the
practice is against nature and brings
his horses up from colthood to travel
in their hoofs. They never seem to
have any difficulty in getting over the
roads, even i'm slippery weather.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
TORAl'S MEN ARE SICK,
Complains That His Camp Is I'm
healthy and His Hospital
OVERLOOKING.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. S.-General
Toral, commander of the Spanish
troops, who surrendered, sent a let
ter to Shafter saying their camp was
in an unhealthy condition and that
several hundred were sick in the hos
pital land on the average there were
twelve deaths daily. Shafter will take
action at ones to remedy the matter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

BY the annexation of Hawaii nifty
three vessels, with an aggregate ton
mage of nearly 10000 tons, are added
to the American merchant marine, or
may be added.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Henry Schultz at Davenport KILL
Ills Wife aud Then Him
Gnlf

Davenport, Ia, Aug. ;. Henry
Schultz of Valley City, Ia, shot and
killed his wife this morning and then
killed himself. His wife left him a
week ago and came to Davenport to
live with friends. She had applied for
a divorce on the ground Of cruelty.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Territorial Expansion Is h Cues
ton Upon which Missouri
Democrats Divide.

st. Louis, Aug. s.-The paramount
issue at the coming democratic state
convention, which meets at Spring
field, August 10, will be territorial ex-
pa~nsion. Ex-Governor Stone, who fa-
vors such n policy, is looked upon as
the leader of the eX~pansionists in Mis-
souri,. The state administration and
a majority of Missouri's congressman
are opposed to such a policy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

"Sire," said Chow Plight Rax, whom
the king Of Siam had condemned to
"cut grass for the royal elephant"
don't you think n little baled hay
would be an agreeable change for the
elephant, and, sire, I'd like to let my
hair grow out. l am sorely pun
ished." "Wby, the most magnificent
Of the kings of earth ate grass" said
the king. Don't you remember Neb-
uchanezzar?" 'Yes," answered Chow
Plight Rax. 81 may have met him,
but / forgot how he spelled his
name" and he turned YEARLY to his
lawn mower.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13

"Why don't you tell the truth"
said Cheppece severely. you don't
want money to buy food; don't you
want whisky?" "Well, since you're SO
kind as to ask me, I'll take the same"