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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

When a man takes his own time he
generally takes others time at the
same time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18
Don't Mind the Weather.

There is n thing that does not
mind the weather, and that Is rheuma-
tism; and n thing that does not mind
rheumatism is st. Jacobs Oil, as II goes
to work upon II and cures right off.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

Chicago has q chef who can boil wa
ter in seventeen different styles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

A hero is a man who doesn't need mis-
tletoe
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

You can always find out the best
that there is in a man by kicking his
dog.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

Women are neither reasonable nor
in love and it's lucky for most
men that they are not.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

bouquet, and ne might be ofrended II"
Alas, for Louis! II Valerie had been
Seally in love with him she could hardly
hesitate between his gift and that Of a
comparative stranger!
II should think" said Mrs. Fanshawe,
that an old friend would not mind being
set aside in such a case, understanding how
You might feel about 1t. Still, Captain
Beauregard would understand why you
declined his Offering, IL you prefer that Of
your old playmate. You know the latter
best, and / a answer for my favorite."
A half-smile fitted over the girls mouth.
She must make the choice, then, herself.
She walked slowly across the room, and
laid a half-penitent touch on the holder Of
Louis bouquet. Would he mind very
muchf He would surely understand that
she would like to accept a courtesy from
one who had been so kind TO her; Captain
Beauregard might be-not vexed, but
panied IL she did not carry his flowers.
Valerie was perfectly honest in employing
this argument, and this argument only;
she was a self-deceiver-but an uncon.
scious one.
Yes, she would carry Captain Beaure-
CARDS bouquet, and explain to Louis-he
would not be angry. Yet her eyes filled
with tears, and her throat swelled; it seem.
ed unkind, ungrateful to Louis, but she
had made her decision; she must not vacil.
late any more.
Perhaps Valerie did wrong; but she was
too young, and was of too strong and COM
pick a character to always choose the right
as a matter Of course when difficult ques-
ton presented itself; and she was, in truth,
obeying a power within her, and which,
undeveloped though 1t yet was, and wholly
unsupported Of having existence, was far
more potent than any pros and cons OF
ethics.
Mrs. Fanshawe smiled to herself as she
saw that the struggle had ended In favor
of the soldier. Itwould be strange IL hand
some, winning Max Beauregard did not
lgain the day; but she made no remark, and
being now ready, led her young protese to
the drawing-roorn, where they were pres
emily joined by General Fanshawe, re-
%splendent in full uniform.
"By Joye!" he said, when he had greeted
Valerie, you'll be Queen of Beauty to-
night, my dear, won't she, Margaret and
the young fellows will all be at your feet"
Don't talk like thatl' said his wife, q
little severely.
Tut! the child will find it out tonight"
The carriage was announced at this mo-
ment, and the trio departed, but there was
a little cloud across the sunshine of Va
lerie's mind. Had she not been wrong
about the bouquetsf 1t was too late, how
ever, to retract what had been done, and
she knew she would not have retracted it
If she could, but it did seem (the conjunc-
ton of ideas only occurred to her in the
carriage) that as Louis promised wife she
ought to have carried his flowers at her
first ball. What If he should say this to
her3 She certainly shrank from her first
meeting with him, and hoped that he would
not be among the very early arrivals. Mrs.
Fanshawe was, Of course, as hostess, first
on the ground.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

The new woman always meets more
than her match in the new cook.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund the money il II fails to cure
25c. The genuine has L.. b. Q. on each tablet
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18

Sold by Druggists. 20 cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-18
PERFECT
WOMAN
HOOD

man. / would say to all
suffering women. take
Lydia Z. Pinkham's
medicine and your suf-
erings will vanish"
MRS. MAGGIE PHIL
LIPpE, of Ladoga, Ind.
writes:
DEAR MRS. PINK
HAM--For fonr years /
suffered from ulcera-
ton of the womb.
I became so weak I
could not walk across
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-02


(ciag dallls..,y.l
Gdy = schylku tygod his
ciocia Salusia wracalaa raz do
domu, pred: chaata Dymitra
Wolka postrzegla jego zone.
Tatiane, Ma iej widok 6 COS IL.
tknelo,
Tatiano chodz tn, do.
do mnie! - 2awolala konia.
w%strzymujac.
Kobiera posz}a do mostka,
kt6ry, przez row rzucony,
laczyl drogs : .jej obejsciem,
i skloniwszy sic zwyczajem
ruskim prawie do ziemi,
zapytala:
Co jasnie panienka
rozkaze? .
Pfzyjdz, moia kochana,
dzis po poludniu do palacu !
staraj sic tam re nina wi.
dziet, ale ostroznie, zeby tego
mkt ne spostrzeg}. Unikaj
navel panny hrabianki Oh E
Gle poslat z listen. Trudu nj. ME
pozaluiesz, dobrze n, te N
zarobisz. Coz, przyjdzlesz?
- Kiedy jasnic panienka
kaze, vice prz>jde, chocia4
mia}am chusty prac ma wo-.
die.
81 Chusty ME uciekna, gdy
przeciwnie, to, CO dis odem-
ME dostaniesz, gottowoby Gle
ma zawsze mjnat. Tylko uwa-
cal. zeby sic Mkt piczego ME
domyslil! Rozumiesz, Tat'a-
no?
- Ia ktoby nie rozumia:?
Czy to mi nowjaa sekret!
Panienka moze bye spokojna.
Amazonka glowa wiesniatz~
ce skinela j, konia wspiawszy,
.-H.af - Es.&:4&5 81 - fS- o. hfsr-ts &S3t-NiE is #t,t
puscila sic prlez wies ku alzi
lipowej.
Tatiana, kob:eta W latach
$redln,ich, byla ros}a, s'l.'ie
zbudowana. rysy miaIa ostre,
wyraziste, oko przenikl'we
a twarz pomieta, jak jab}ko
pieczone.
We wsi slyne}a 2 praco-
" .]|F .S-'r - ~ ~ ."-E#
witoscl energji, o tYch PREY
miotach m6glby najwiecej jej
mag powiedziet, znala sic ma
r6tny,h lekach, ehore-
go ", umia ia. wysm mar ME-
ktt6'rrym ba ! We wsi zda-
walo sic, ze zajmuje sic
take czarami j krowom nile
ko odbiera. wiekszos6 atoli
nie via zwlaszcza Mode Mode:
metatki j dziewuchy ma w
daniu, braly il goraco v.
obrone, DO jak dotad,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-02
IbyloHod1lHsnr k a 4

niejlspsS1s.ell k .s,sIlsl'lEi
Vice! y 4 y q s 1 !. ldl INV x I lses ! 4 y
ssaEs Ssss s=sE5s S ssI1s#a I s#HssssH#s s INN I'M u . =sssssasss
dalek!ch kobiety 40 niei sfe
s.ssSss ssSaaagsI #Ss HID q ST shssss 5 sssas
81 81 ~ e Z ~ pokazyw VII
sc s. ii rs $, w d. p'so'dtezas ggdly'
o 'i|zl.al' n q - Isl !dt'l5ll;
.Fp'll;a als Dmyttr'o "a przyzbie
c;iagnal : aaszki, lu ltla DO
wen znajac 5.5 upodobanie
dlaawnego djaka, nigdy be-
do lego * c':h,aty ME
zachodzili
Tatiana zjawiia sic W palacu
b.; : gdy ia dgiew-
Il pytaly, 20 GO Wla.sslcciiwNle
.przyszla, tax zrecznie odpo-
+sa5 .$5 !.
Wiedziala. ze Mkt sic do
mysl't isl celu istotnego.
.Ciocia Salusia, ujrzawszy ia
v poblizu terasy, da}a zdaleka
znak reka, poczem sauna
udala sic szybko ma koniec
parku W miejsce nalbardzzietjj
zaciszne i odludne.
Niedlugo trwalo, a Tatiana
D. si.s-&z .5...5.I.- .."s s[*t G&t-- III SaEatt. G1 @ESE--
= MIA przybiegla.
Me wiIziala Gle parma
hrabianka? ~ zapy tale.
~ Bo y chroh! w kuchn;;
.=EF ~ X E+.F$I-i sEIt. e" sE*Tt.' --it'
pytaly dziewki. DO dwolki
wsz9dzie sic ciekawe, ale Jam
i'm ~odpowiedziala, Gem PREY
szfa pro sic Q kviaty ola
dziewc1at, BIO jutro niedziellas,
i wszystkie mi uwierzyly.
C1ocia Salusia zblizyla usta
do jej ucha..
= Znasz pa low z Anne
ryki?
- A ktoby ieh znal lepiej
odemnie? Przecie ia tam
prawie codzieh chodze IA
robote, DO moi jenoby ma
Q ecu lelal i:w6dke pill.
- Mlodego pana znasz
take?
Pen, Wlod 4.
baby ia o:zu ME miala, kt6
raby 60 ME znala. Jak SWAT
.swiatem ME bylo pieknlejsze-
go kawalera.
@
Usmiechne}a sic ma to
ciocia. Salusia, boo jej to
:pochlebiaio, re miala gust
do'bfry &c ten, kt6rego Wy
bra!a zaslugiwsi ma og6lne
.pochwa}y Teraz siegnela reka
do kieszeni !, obeirzawszy sic
siebie s'zepneta Z n'iieja-
klein aak}opotan;em:
49, P6jdziesz 2 tym listen,
ale tax, zeby 0 TEN mkt ME
ami tn, ami tam, oddasz
60 W sekrecie samemu panu
Wlodaimierzowi j jaknajpre
dzei przynjesiesz n; odpo-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-02

- &c a. as
III !E' go
- 4 800 81 81
$500 pa1ssgIllslli Il. &c ! q ! . 'si'
'4''sp1
], Mad wyraz c1uje sic
ysszc;zleesliWYm, ze Il bbede m6gl
zll 4, tsWyp1o1lee 4 usz q e da-
Z !, !. kt,6 J s % ola. ola maj
dzieelniejszcgo nawet rycerza
byloby ezynnoscia roWnie
mia jak zaszczytna. Q jedno
atoli osmiele sic prosid. Pc,
niewaz wlasnie 9 godzinis
sz6stej bede wraz re swoim
stryjem bardzo zajety, przeto,
ably ME utracic chwili przy-
jemnej j liczac ma pobEaz]i-
wo$G serca szlachetnego, cd!
Waze sic przy]se 9 godzlne
wczesnleb TO Jest Q patel, ma
|t'l'zanke, czarne) kaWy' q
(Ktora ]uz l teraz sk1aaaM laJ
|goretsze podzlekowanie' MUG
mi pray tel sposoDnosc' 40
zyt wyrazy gieboklego ho1au'
: kt6rvm ma zaszczvt pisat
sic, zawsze 90 ustug gotowS
Wiodzlm;erz Wolsk'',
Odczytaf list uWazn'e' zs'
niec,e,owa, ! serdecznie sic
roe smial.
- A wiec awantura gotot
wa! / mech kto powi=, Ten
sic W czepku ME urodz1
Renass vous tn, ma tenn pust-
|kowinl szczescIe iednak wiel.
|kie. ze bedzie ono pierwsze
~ostatoie. Gdvby sic tax stry-
I;aszek 3 tenn dowiednal. mia}.
Fh,m e;e znvszna Irzeba
~ %" ~, $500
1:x Pc &c
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-02

l1aNaIafAA:AOl @sNsS DE sS ,ssaAu.l1a1A !, Ssss ..s sy 81
golebica ksllatce, prraggnlssla
wYlecit IA Wo1nosci pobu7
JAG.
Biedne serce!.
Ol mezczyzni! wiecie5 Wy
ID ued11rec:zserdis ! j;aik|.iilc.lhbl cie I
~stsjeci,e sic powodem?
Dopiero gdy sic calkiem q.
uspokoila, poszla Jadwinie
odszukaG.
So Zapowiedzial nam sic
gos6 ma jutro zaczela 2
WYmuszona obojetnoscia
przyjdzie pan W}odzimierz
Wolski, ten sam, 0 kt6rym Ct
~wspomina}am, ze mnie rato-
wal, gdym nietortunnie 2
konia spadla. Spodz;ewa}am
sic go oddawna me!czyz-
IA dobrze wychowany VIE,
CO sic damon nalezy....
[Poniewaz zapowiedzial sic
ma plata, a my bedziemy juz
pc obiedzie, vice kaze do
altany podat czarna kawe.
Cioteczka ,sama vie
najlepiej, co czyniG szes-
|nsfa. ~ Ale co tatko ma 10
|powic? On z w}ascicielem
|Ameryki ME lyle W przyjazol.
~ A mnie to co cbchodzi?
|clocia Salusia odparfa, ramio-
nami wzruszajac. On ma
swoich przyjaci6{, ia moge
mice swoich. Z,cszta czyz
ME jestem pelnoletnia?
-. Ma co 60 nam 4 po'zzna-
wac, ia sobie tego wcale ME
|5ycze.
Przecie iutro razeml
bedziemY.
- Ach! ME, cioteczko, ia
tam niepotrzebna.
- Pfzeciwnie, aniolk.,
bardzo jestes potrzebna. Zadna
panienka ME mole sauna
kawalera p%rzyjmowac.
- Dziej sic VIOLA Bo5a! -
szepnela Jadwinia wchodzac
do swojeJ sypialni.
Niedziela ia bedzle pamietr
ma W zyciu eiociu Sallsi!
Pc ebiedzie panic przenio-
sly sic do altany; Jasiek W
bramie siedzial, zeby gosciowi
droge pckazat.
Q piatej ukazal sic WHO
dzimierz pieszo.
W altanie danny, " ogro-
die przy okrag}ym stoliku
stoliku s i poruszy}y sic
niespokojnie.. z tego miejsca
wi,lat bylo doskonale brame.
otwarta stojqcego Y oiej
mlodziehca, kt6ry, zatrzy-
mraalw ": sic pred JaS 'l'it7 9
cos 20 pytaI. Ciocia tylko
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-02
cheiaIG zapytae

taAsONl s@u tt ~ kOlt Js# IA SAdS SassSA
:1ll'.l 81 !. '!le' rius 8 & byyt.
n gre akas intryga, a
81 s aasHssES 81 ssazEE @=zs, s sf ] !.
|utwierdzilo ~ " temspierw--
ssze zar rs s<ipo 3 lF;pz ": s. kt ti1,t Ga
list 4, ,ti] Ad1res byl 4: fIanlcuzki,
}pismo d. ko y, x,
" oclzach staannefa mu g.
mazonka, leaeea ma murawiee
" pozie romantyozGej.
P'oe'esz,'e l;l,;aj J. y lkso IS
zaralz wyJde rze rex Dc
Tatiany,
i ably 60 mkt TX ME ,n6gll
podpatrze6, wbiegl do swego.
mieszkania, drzwi ma klucz
zamknal i dopiero tu list
otworzyl.
Caly byl WoniejacY ca}y
francuzki. Pisala:
,.Nien ymownie mi przykro,
ze wypadek; " ktorym pan
tax rycerska role odegrales,
owego dnia do tego stopnia
mic zmiesza1, il NE umialam
tax mt wtedy podziekowa6;
iak ma to zasfugiwalo jego
zachowanle prawdsiwie kawa.
1lersk;e. Ably mi to y lat
moze zechce pan jutro, "
niedziele, Q godzinie sz6stei
po polu lniu, #wypic W naszym
ogrodzie flit''ao,lke herbaty,
czemby mn:e pan sobie
wielce zobowlazal. Ze nam
pan tel p~rzyjemnossi nie&od-
m6wi, ma n nlaaElzieje.
ss@>Salomea r"
N4sz przyiaciel, billet pre-.
%czYtawszy, ME lada sic "a
myslif. Odm6wit czy tez
przyjad zaprosz=nie? IN pierw.
SEE ME pozwala grzecznost,
|drugie 6yio 1zecza niebez~
piecz "a. Stryj Atanazy hra.-
Diego ME lubif, nal do niego
zal Tub ursz5 W kazdym
razie cos tam miedzy mimi
zajSc m%usialo, wiec gdyby
sic dowie 1zia}, &c W{odzimierz
poszedl do palacu bez jego
Iwiedzy. vitality mu to "a
najgorsze. 4 zas prosid stryja
Q pozwolenie byio rzecza
wielce ryzykowna. Kohcowy
usrep listu byl mu jednak
Wszak ME miala
e-.G4.. S=@.Hg.EIls ..E-Sg-y Il "-i 80. :.
to bye wizyta en- tornne, ale
COS przypadkoWego, DO go
proszono do ogrodu, ME do
s%alonu, jakby ma wycieczke.
Take odwiedziny ME obo~
wiazuja ma przyszloSt Dc 1''
niczego, wiecej sic zatem ME
pokaze j stryiaszek nc ME
bedzie wiedzial, zwlaszcza ze
sam 'l plote:k ME lie, lub ; &C., nigd y
~ Mo 1,1d7i nie vvnxrfl11a.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-02
aVVszedl nareszciiead o ltanyy

$3.50 ~ ~ $# - - 49, I s5s#H6NS5SgAsH RgSS#|s3
wittsaajac sic 7 cioc:ilaa ss '''alI' )
wgyrecytowal il kkiillk * "a zdaW '''l's''''1
wych k~omplimetoW. oioela
odpowiedziala: Milo nj ppaarll1aza IA Il
powitae, " poczem prrzz'eyd;st ''''''i
4 20 swojej siostrzeniey:
Sklonil sic pred MA glebso'klso,
slova ME przemowiiwus,zzy;;
dwinia odklonila mu sic 8izS.1
godnoscja, wcale nan ME SCI
patrzac
Usiedli naprzeciw siebie.
Ia mala ME musi Bye
brzgdka, ale szkoda, ze oczy
ma spuszczene - myslal,
prze1otnie ma MA spogladajac.
To jakis elegant ME
wieiski W duchu sobie
l:s.4ft s.E5-f &tt F-a.I%H MEy @TF&ITG#24
m6wi}a, patrzac ma jego lake
rowane trzewiki z jedwabnemi
kokardami.
On by}by mole dalsze czy~
I nil spostrzezenia, ale ci6cia
Salusia %zaprzatne}a teraz Gala
jego uwage; najpierw W
sEowach mad wyraz uprzej-
} mych a goracych zacze'a mu.
dziekowae "a opieke, iakiej jej
uzyczyl podczas pamietnego
wypadku, gdy on ia upew.
NAL, re spe1nif tylko swoje 4
powinnost; tormalnie go
.IzsI.I.- q .s~EE .fI4 i. ~. .-.g. lEHgR%t
zakrzycza}a.
.Wlodzinierz, sluchajac
glove poehylona, usm1echatf
sic nieznacznie.
Zosta'em bohateremsaam1,.
ME wien za4co = myslal: -s
Ia mails gotowa uvierzyt, ZEN
lei c%iotunie wyrwat z paszczYs
liza 2glodnlatego...
Bl&t! Jak ia c1Ucia meA
czyzn psuje! Jadvinis v
! duchu sob;e mowila. - lyle
; pochwa} ola jednego, to mo ;1' d
za wiele!!..
Malo jul brakowalo, a bYia-
by n niego spo]rzafa, 3eby
sic przekona6, jake Wrazenl|e
! slowa c;ocl ma MIN czypilY; ale
ani6f str6z wstrzymaf j od
tego, VEGAS jej przYsiege' Pity:
! pomniawszY. Spogladaia wiecc
dalej ma chusteczke koronlko-
we, kt6ra baw,la sic Cd po
czatku.
Wygalowany lokaj przyniosi
czarna kawe " srebrnym IN
bryku, kt6ra ciocia sauna az: g
cze1a naleWac.
stanowila g przylon \
konv ersacyl Teraa goid akie-
rowal zreoznie rozmoWe n ~.
Turcja, gdzie kaWa jest napooy+aI 4
.jem najbardziei ulubionym,
w y, coii . tym1 kirasj,u,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-02

Wlodzimierz wlasnie : do.
n,u wychodz'l, gdy Tatia attain.
z 'l9l : sic Do. Do niego Z min nina
tajemniczs slowa ne prze-
.mowiwszy bile. v reke mu
wsuneIa.
Spot,jr:z.sa,llE "a "a MA 'o,kliem tz ID
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-23
THE PRESS CENSORSHIP.
Muzzled by Government, the Manila
Democracia Suspends Publication

Manila, Dec. 22.--10:J0 p. m-Thc
newspaper Dem0cracia, the organ Of a
coterie of Eilipinos, Including the Su-
preme court judges, favorng American
control in the Philippines, t1nigh. an
nounces that it has been decided to sas
pend publication. The paper, was starr
ed at the suggestion and under the pa
tronage of the Philippine advisory COM
mission, beaded by Professor J. G..
Schurman. The Democracia prints a sin
gle page, in big type. In the statement
accompanying the announcement of its
suspension, the editor says he has been
directed by the provost marshal to re-
tract certain criticism Of the clerical
methods adopted in regard to the man
agement of schools, and adds
Recognizing the authority of the pro
yost marshal, We have no recourse ex-
cept to comply ard have decided to slls-
pend publication until the present ex-
traordinary conditions regarding press
matters disappear. When we know what
laws rule us, by what mode we are
judged and to whose jurisdiction press
matters are amenable, the Democracia
VIII Te-appear."
The paper has generally been a warm
supporter of the administration. The pro-
vost marshal recently threatened to sup
press it for publishing an editorial assert
ing that Manila streets We're in worse
condition under the American than they
had been under Spanish administration.
The Manila Times was also recently
warned, with an imtimation Of imprison-
ment and confiscation for printing an ed
itorial recommending the creation of a
board OF charity commissioners to con-
troll the charitable institutions, ON ac-
count of rulnors of mismanagement of
charitable funds by the church authori-
ties.
The newspapers complain bitterly that
the authorities exercise a paternal super
vision, threatening suppression, they
claim. for trifiirg errors in the publica-
ti0n Of news not connected with public
matters. They also say the censorship
handicaps newspaper enterprise by sup
pressing cable dispatches, received from
respectable agencies, whose transmission
is Of IN exceedingly costly character. The
matter suppressed includes reports Of
government actions among them being
Philippine and American occurrences
which might give the Filpinos an I'M
Favorable opinion of the United States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-23
PAY THE DEPosIToRs IN FULL
Gen. Thomas Will Advance Money to
Produce Exchange Trust.

New York, Dee. 22.-'The following
statemenG was given out after a meeting
Of tlh trustees of the Produce Exchange
Trust Company today:
AT the meeting Of the Board Of TIus-
tees of the Produce Exchange Trust
Company. proposition was made by
General Samuel Thomas to advance the
money necessary to pay the depositors in
full provided. that upon an examination
of its affairs by his representatives these
should be f"und by him TO he in such a
condition as ,sjustify MIN in assuming
the responsibility. 1t was understood
that in the event stated General Thomas
would accept the Presidency of the com-
pany and that such changes of officers
aud trustees should be made as he should
determine. The board thereupom adj
journed until Wednesday next to await
the result of such examination.
''lhe special committee in charge has
III contemplation IL making Of dividend
to depositors at an early date
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URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
$48,000,000 Asked For War and
Navy Departments.

Washington, Dec. 22-The urgent de-
ticiency appropriation bill, the first of the
important supply bills for Government
expenses, is practically made up, and
the total will amount to about sol ,0O0,
600. The items already have been sent
in by the several departments. and these
are being put together so that the apprO-
pIiations committee will be able to sub
NIT the bill to the House soon after it
ASSEMBLIES. OF this amount $40, ,157. .S71
is asked for the War Department and
$3, 143, 740 for the Navy Department.
Some Of the deficiency items required
for the War Department are very large,
that for the transportation, troopships,
etc, being $20000,000 substance $1,000
600, pay, etc, for the army $15, 1SS, ,S32;
Quartermaster's supplies 81, 100000.
Other amounts are:
Temporary employees War Department
S130,0O0; Signal Service for apparatus
war balloons, etc. S165, 900: balloon house
at Fort Myer, Va. $1S.500; horses for
cavalry and artillery $250,000: barracks
and quarters $1,000,000; clothing, camp
and garrison eqmpage $f.000,000; bring
ing home the remains of officers and sol
diers who die abroad 100000; manufac-
ture of arms. $780, 900: ordnance sup
plies S330000; medical and hospital de-
partment S500,000; deep waterway COM
mission, for surveys for waterways be-
tween Great Lakes and Atlantic, 100000.
The SO, ,1SS,S32 already enumerated
forG pay account includes items of S3,-
1871. 7.149 for pay of enlisted men, $4,000,
600 travel allowance to enlisted men on
discharge; $1,500.000 for clotnng allow
ance on discharge; and 81, ,524, ,115 addi-
tional twenty per cent ON pay of enlist
ed men.
The main Navy Department items are
as follows:
Ordnance S230.000; coal and other
equipment $370,000; preservation and
completion of vessels on the stocks, etc,
81, 100000; Naval Academy electric light
plant $43.740.
The other Departments and bureaus
also have urgent deficiency items as fol-
lows:
Treasury Department, $1,740.060; In
terror Department $196,3lI; Library OF
Congress $47654: observation Of total
eclipse of sun $4,000.
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of their usual tactics, it is considered
possible that the Beers have been COM
pcIed to assume the offensive. the COM
mander having arranged for the DISPOSE
tion of the forces and anticipating diff
fculty in maintaining food supplies in
the present positions. Moreover it IS
said there is "a growing desire among
the Free Staters to return home, which
is testified to on many sides and may
tend to precipitate an action on the
part of the BOer commands.
In spite of the delay of General Me
thuen in advancing. he is regarded as
largely the master of the situation, and
his entrenched position is believed to
be unassaiable. In the event of the
Beers attacking Kimberley General Me-
thuen would be enabled to make a
counter move with his artillery and cav
airy. Consequently, such a movement
on the part of the Beers, it is said,
is not contemplated. 1t is apparent,
therefore. that to make haste slowly is
the truest policy at present. In acOrd-
ancc with General Methuen's dictum,
the army should not advance faster than
The slOwest OX-wagons.