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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13

The Pulitzer mansion in New York
was consumed by fire on the 9th. The
editors family escaped but the governess
end housekeeper lost their life in the
flames. The loss is reported at $780,
A6o %
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13
Gen'l Passenger Agent. Omaha, Neb

Persons who lead life ofexposure
are subject to rheumatism. neuralgia
and lumbago, will find valuable rem
edy in Billiards. Snow Liniment; it will
Danish pains and subdue inflammation.
Price rs ard 90 cents. A. J. Jones z
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13

John d. Rock feller has made dona-
tion of 100000 to the endowment of
the chair Of Psychology in the Columbia
university,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13

The republican central committee will
meet about the middle OF next month
at Huron to name the time and place
for holding the state convention.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13

Our transports bound fox Manila are
not allowed to stop at Honolulu on ac-
count of the Bubonic plague At that
place.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13

The state bank at Plankinton has fail
Cd. 1t was the only bank in the town
and dsspositors are dispondent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13
Having a Great Run on Chamberlain
Cough Remedy.

Manager Martin, of the Pierson drug
store. informs us that he is having a
great run on Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. He sells five bottles of that medi.
cine to one of any other kind, and it
gives great satisfaction. In these days
of la grippe there is nothing like Cham
beralin's Cough Remedy to stop the
cough, heal up the sore throat and lungs
and give relief within a ve-y short time.
The sales are growing. and all who try
it are pleased with its prompt action
South Chicago Daily Calumet For sale
by A. J. Jones & Go. druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13
WATCH FOR
fHn OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE


Tsss With Every Copy OF the Sun.
day Bee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
cotcbiu- Salmon in Scotland.

To form M approximate estimate oil
the sums discussed by the renters oi
salmon fshings is difficult matter,
but, leaving out the money paid for
salmon fishing included in q shooting
rent, the money paid for salmon fish.
ing together with the incidental ex-
penses incurred, may be put down at
ESQ, 900, not one penny Of which
would Scotland see if there were no
salmon fishing. Ihave arrived at this
sum in roundabout sort of way, but
believe it is under the mark. Thus,
when I first began to fish on my own
account in the early sixties, I could
rent month on a fairly good stretch
of water for from .G40 to ESQ, the ser.
vices of gillie being usually includ.
ed in the rent. For that outlay used
to average as nearly as possible fish
for every sovereign; my worst month,
which, cost e45, was 16 fish; my best
S8 for s35, and both of them were. on
the Dee. About 1867 the rents began
to rise and fish were costing me quite
SIS. each, which speedily went to e5
head, until, from 1870 up to tho pres.
ont, angling rents have increased by
leaps and bounds, forcing ME to retire
--for as anglers became more plenti-
full good angling became scarcer, and
nowadays it may be reckoned that fish
costthe catcher quite 91O each. Cham.
bers' Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Beautiful Photograph Frames.

Photograph frames grow more and
more beautiful each season, and MOTH
ing seems too fantastic as material for,
them. Those of rich old-time bro.
cade are particularly pretty and make
the artistic modern photographs look
like lovely old miniatures. Turquoise
blue and bright-green enamelled wood,
trimmed with silver or gold, are very
effective, as are also some of Algerian
onyx, with fancy gilt rims, decorated
with Louis NV bows. Folding pho
tograph cases in crushed morocco,
tooled gold or ornamented with raised
gold decoration after the Empire style,
are charming. In royal blue leather,
fooled with gold, are frames in oil
sorts of odd shapes and sizes; they
are adorned by enamelled heads,
Sevres blne crushed morocco, scrolled
with silver and mixed with turquoises,
makes beautiful frames, and fretted
gold with the new rcd finish forms
charming frames for little three-leaved
screens, in each leaf of which small
photograph may be inserted.
Bright red mahogany, inserted with
dark silk, both silk and wood orna-
mented with gold tooling, are very
handsome. Ruby and emerald velvet
frames studded with steel are revivals
of an old-time fashion. Odd little
showcases in mahogany and gilt,'ala
Empire. are to. stand on table, as
they are only large enough to contain
some precious miniature OF one or two
small valuables, and are, therefore,
fitted with q small lock and key. :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Easy Way of Telling Time.

It was about ten minutes before clos
Ing time in the City Clerks ofice-the
busiest period of the day-the other af-
ternoon, and Chief Clerk George Cas-
ton was making the ink fly at a lively
rate.
"Ting-a-ling-ling"
1t was the telephone at the far side Of
the room. CASTOR dropped his pen and
rushed to the instrument.
as this the City Hall?" Querled a
soft, feminine voice at the other end OF
the line.
The frown on the clerks face soft
ened. In dulcet tone he Informed the
fair inquirer that it was.
"Will you please tell me what time
it is? You see, our clock has stopped,
and the walks are so wet that I hated
to. step out; and thought If I called
up the City Hall I'd get the right time,
because If I'm late with supper my hus-
band"
"Ten minutes to 4, ma'am! Three.
fifty. Yes, ten minutes to 4. Goodby
mot at ala real pleasure, assure
! you"
But as the clerk went back to his
desk he looked tired.-Detroit Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Recipes.

Oatmeal Piecrust-Make exactly like
dough for crackers, but roll out thin
ner. 1t can only be used foran under
crust. It can be eaten with impunity
by those who cannot digest "short-
ened' piecrust.
Rye Coffee Carefully pick over and
wash Que pint of rye. Drain for
moment, then put into skillet and
stir over the fire. Stir constantly until
evenly Drowned. Mix with three
fourths cup of Drowned coffee kernels.
Grind, make and settle as any coffee is
treated. .f.i -
Prune Pies-Prune pie is an old
fashioned favorite. It is very good if
the stones have been removed and very
poor indeed if that duty has been
neglected. Sometimes lemon Juice is
added as favoring, but the original
prune pie required nothing but prunes
aud sugar, the fruit having been
stewed in the first place necessarily. :
Macedoine Salad-This can be made
of any vegetables on hand, such as
peas, carrots, cucumbers, asparagus,
beets, cauliAower, celery, string beans,
etc. Cut them into dice and mix
lightly, so as not to break them, mar.
mate with French dressing and lei
stand on ice for half an hour, then
mask with mayonnaise; garnish with
parsley and serve.
Sage Cream-Boil one-quarter of 6
pound of sago in one pint of watel
lor five minutes; pour into fine sievei
return the sago to the same pan; cover
with one pint of boiling water and
simmer one hour; add one cupful oi
currant jam, OF orange Juice, and juice
of one lemon, and about three-fourths
of cupful of sugar; let simmer 20
minutes longer; fill small moulds with
the mixture, serving cold in glass
dish; garnish with whipped cream and
candied cherries.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Charles A. Dana as Head Waiter.

AS I remember our meals, they were
most delightful times for talk, humor,
wit, and the interchange Of pleasant
nonsense, says Mrs. Ora Gannett Sedg-
wick in the Atlantic. When our one
table had grown into three, Charles A.
Dana, who must have been very ord
erly young man, organized q corps of
walters from among our incest young
people, whose meals were kept hot for
them, and they in their turn were
waited on by those whom they had
served. I recollect seeing Mr.. Dana
reading small Greek book between
the courses, though he was a faithful
waiter. I remember the table talk as
most delightful and profitable to me.
Looking back over long anu varied
life, think that have rarely, II ever
since, sat down with so many men and
women of culture, so thoroughly un-
selfish, polite, and kind to one another,
as found at those plain but attractive
tables. All seemed at rest and at their
best. There was no man, tired with
the stock market and his efforts to
make or to increase q big fortune, COM
ing home harassed or depressed, too
cross or disappointed to talk. There
was no woman vying with others in
French gowns, laces, and diamonds.
The fact that all felt that they were
honored for themselves alone brought
out more individuality in each, SO that
I have often said that I have never
seen any other set of people where each
individual seemed to possess some pc
culiar charm
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
BORED HOLES ALL OVER TOWN.
A Farmers Son Says He Did 1t to Cure
Himself of Insomnia.

Frank Hooley, iarmer's son mas
confessed to being the one who bored
holes in the buildings all over the nam
let of Montville, Geauga County and in
so doing surfeited that part OF OHIO
with mystery and no end of superstiti-
GUS fright, and incidentally of causing
the suicide Of one man to whom cir
cumstantial evidence pointed as the
perpetrator Of the deed. Hooley, who
is 10 years old, appeared before Justice
Case and swore TO the following story:
"About one year ago began to be
troubled with insomnia. Later the
trouble became worse and passed
night after night without sleep. When
I shut my eyes I could see augers. To
the right augers and to the left nothing
but augers. I felt an uncomfortable
desire to bore holes, and was Sc ner-
vous that I thought should go crazy.
One night, after trying in vain for sew
eral hours to go to sleep, I arose, went
to the barn and bored hole in one Of
the doors. Immediately I experienced
q change of feeling and my Lervous-
ness disappeared. I went to bed and
slept soundly all night.
II had found a remedy for my Ills,
but it did not last long, and soon
found. that boring holes in the barn
would not bring sleep. 1 felt that l
must try the house, and did. The
neighbors' houses were perforated.
About one hole to each house, and the
virtue was gone make this confes-
sion because am sick Of the business,
and wish to be taken where can be
treated for this nameless disease"
The. announcement of. this strange
statement has made o sensation Sec
ond only to the discovery Of the holes.
For weeks after the. discovery was
made the little settlement was In a
fever of excitement. Residents were
utterly Mt loss to explain the purpose
of the borings. A hole had been bored
through the outside wall Of every
dwelling in the village except two, and
In a few houses two holes were bored.
Hooley is 6 feet tall and unusually
thin. His shoulders are bent and his
eyes sunken.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Fish Com mits Suicid

A giant star fish was recently cap
tured and placed on exhibition in an
aquarium in San Francisco. The
morning after its capture it was found
that one Of the rays Of the star was
separated from its body. 1t was
thought that q big land crab, which
occupied the same tank, must be guilty
of assault and battery, and It was ac-
cordingly taken out. Next morning,
however, two more Of the stars rays
had been separated from its body, and
then a watch was set. 1t was found
that the star fish, apparently dlssatis-
fed with it's surroundings, was delib-
erately dismembering itself. This pro-
cess was continued until all the six
arms had been cast OFF, and there was
nothing left Of the original star fish
but its central body.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
SHIPS SHRoNoMErERs:
Some Of the Tests to Which They dfs
Subjected.

There is a popular belief that crono-
meters, those delicate pieces Of me-
chanism which enable the mariner to
tell to nicely where he is upon the
ocean, are made only in England. One
will be told even in Maiden Lane that
England is chronotneter.tnaker TO the
world. This was true ut one time, but
now, according to shipmasters, Ameri-
ca turns out excellent chronemeters.
There are; however, only three &t6eri-
can makers as against numerous Brit
ish firms. Many Of the instruments IN
use in the United States Navy are OF
American make. These chronometers
are purchased on trial. The delicate
instrument is subjected to extremes OIL
temperature; by means Of which lts
variations are ascertained. No 1nstru-
ment leaves the makers hands until 1t
has been thoroughly tested, or before
it is three years old. In this period
there is ample opportunity for develop
ing Its peculiarities. When 1t Is under
stood that an error of four seconds on
the part Of the chronometer will put
skipper d mile out of his course the
necessity Of the most careful and thor
ough test Is apparent. ~. ,..,..,
E7eii when an instrument has been
tested to the satisfaction Of the ex=
perts, and has been finally adjusted,
only a skilled man cah be allowed to
carry it /. n the workshop to the SHIP.
One firm alone has q dozen Of these
carriers constantly employed: They
are not, of course, dealing all the time
with new chronometers; there are from
400 to 500 always in stock from ships
arriving in the port Of New York from
all parts of the world. rs soon as
ship comes into port its chronometer is
usually sent ashore for rating, that Is
to say, it is carefully observed until
the ship is ready to sail, when the
variation is reported to the captain
who cal then make his ca-culatons ac-
cordingly. The chronometers OF the
transatlantic liners are sent ashore Tor
rating every time they come into port
The greatest care Is taken OF chrome
meters on board ship, and on all first
class ships there are usually three, one
being for deck observations. The most
perfect one of the lot Is usually placed
in dry but well-ventilated apartment
amidships, where it is firmly screwed
down, and should there be fear OF
dampness, wrapped in heavy woolen
blanket. On the government vessels
the chronometer Is placed in a case
lined and padded with curled hair,
which keeps it from being Jared. The
smallest speck Of rust on the balance
spring might cause q chronometer to
lose it's accuracy. A first-class chrono-
meter costs $3.50 and one of the same
grade capable of telegraphing its own
time, sells at S45O.-New York Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Wby She Kept the Map.

A householder in London recently
noticed that his cook had stuck up in
her kitchen map of South Africa,
with the British possessions colored
red the Transvaal brown, the Orange
Free State yellow, and Portuguese ter
ritory green. "Do you take IN inter-
est In the war. Mary?" lie asked. "No,
sir" replied the cook, but I mean to
ave q skirt like that brown bit, and
blouses like them other colors; and
I'm Just keepin' the map TO match the
patterns with when I get a hevenin'
hoff,. sir"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Cement for Broken Dishes.

The old housekeeper has in herscrap-
book well-tried recipes for mending
Sana cleaning, and among them is the
following cement for mendiug broken
dishes. 1t is one of the strongest aud
most easily applied and it needs moth:
ing but the,white ofyan egg aud some
lime. Shavesotf a small quantity Of
the lime mix It thoroughly with part
of the whits of an egg and apply as
quickly as possible to the broken
edges. Then place them together and
hold them firmly till they become set.
Never mix any larger quantity than is
to be Immediately used, since it hard-
ems with great rapidity.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
NEW USE OF EXHAUST.
How Waste Steam May Run An Auxiliary
Engine.

How Waste Steam May Run An Auxiliary
Engine.
For many years it has been known
that the steam engine did not utilize
all It's energies. The ordinary high
pressure engine which discharged its
Exhaust steam into the air used hardly
more than 5 per cent. Of the value OF
the fuel burned under its boiler. The
compound engine, which condenses its
steam and returned the warm water to
the boilers, used only u to IS per cent.
of the fuel energy. Here ingenuity
seemed to stop until device was in
vented for using the heat Of the ex-
haust steam to evaporate another
liquid, which, having a lower boiling
point than water, required less heat
for the process than does water.
This process is the joint discovery
Of G. Behrend, a Hamburg engineer,
and DR.. Zimmerman Of Ludwigshaf-
en-, and 1t gains as high as 56 per cent.
additional motive power without in
creasing the expenditure of fuel. The
liquid they chose for evaporation is
sulphurous acid, which is cheap, easily
obtained, and is SO oily that it lnbri-
Gates the inner working surfaces Of
the machinery without corroding them.
The steam passes into the surface con-
denser or vaporizer, in which. the cool
ing medium, instead of being water, is
liquid sulphurous acid. the boiling point
of which is so low that the liquid is
decomposed Immediately by the heat
of the exhaust steam, iberating sui
phur dio1ide gas. This gas passes
over into the cylinder of an auxiliary
engine, where its work is done as in an
ordinary steam engine. Then the sui
phurous vapor enters the surface con-
denser, is condensed to liquid by cold
water tubes and Is forced by a pump
back into the yaporlzer to do its work
over again.
With q fairly economical compound
engine, using 161a pounds Of steam for
each indicated horsepower hour, half
an indicated horsepower can be pro-
duced in the auxiliary machine for
every indicated horsepower developed
in the main engine,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Cleanse
Y our Blood

The thing most desired of Spring
Medicine is thorough publication
of the blood. With this work OF
!, cleansing going on there is COM
plete renovation of every part OF
your system. Notoaly is the cor
rupt blood made fresh, bright and
lively, but the stomach also re-
spends in better digestion, its
readiness for food at proper times.
gives sharp appetite, the kidneys
aud liver properly perform their
allotted functions, and there is, in
short, new brain, nerve, mental
and digestive strength.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Restoring Polish of Furniture.

Many will be glad to know how the
fine original polish of furniture may
be restored, especially in the case oi
such articles rs pianos, fancy tables,
etc., which become tarnished by use.
Make n polish by putting half an
ounce of shellac, the same quantity
OF gumlac and quarter of an
ounce of gum sandarac into a, pint OF
spirits of wine. Put them all together
in stone bottle near the fire, shaking
it very often. AS soon MS the gums
are dissolved it is ready for use. Now
make roller of woolen rags, put q
little OF polish on it, and also few
drops of linseed oil; rub the surface
to be polished with this, going around
and around over small space alta
time until it begins to be quito smooth.
Then finish by second rubbing with
spirits Of wine and more of the polish,
and your furniture will have brilliant
lustre equal to new.-New York Jour.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
EkVlRoNME MENT.
NV grew ina garden fnr

!; A. lily grew ina garden far
From the dust OF the city street.
Il had no dream that the universe
Held sught less pure and sweet
q s1han Its virgin self; 80 chaste was it,
/: SO. o.Perfecs its retreat
When night came down the lily looked
q I'm the face of the stars and smiled;
Ihen went to sleep-to the sleep Of death,
As the soul OF little child
Goes back to the clasp OF the Father-soul,
Untouched and undefiled.
ALLY doomed on the highway close
sIof the tread Of tho sweeping throng;
II bore the gaze OF q hundred eyes
i.sFWhere burned the flame of wrong;
land one came by who tore its heart
=, With q rp.hless hand and strong.
f1t caught no glimpse Of a garden fair,
IL knew no other name
Fer q world that used and bruised 1t so
Than q world of sin and shame;
7 And hopeless. crushed. its spirit passed
As the evening shadows came.
And who can say bat the sheltered one
A sullied flower had been
Had its home been out on the highway close
To the path'of shame and sin?
And the other forever angelwhite
!. Had 1t blossomed safe within?
Elisabeth Gallup Perkins, in Boston
Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
Going 10 Bed In India.

Going to bed in India is q very diff
ferent process from going to bed at
home. 10 begin with, it is far less
formal process. There is no shutting
the door, no cutting yourself off from
the outer world, no going upstairs and
finally no getting into bed. You mere
" lie down on your bed, which, with
its bedding, is so simple as to be worth
describing. The bed is a wooden
frame with webbing laced across it,
and each bed has thin cotton mat
tress. Over this one sheet is spread,
md two pillows so to each bed. That's
nlll-Scottish American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Use palliatives when you contradict.
Modesty is the only sure bait when
you angle for praise.
The desire of pleasing is at least
half the art OF doing it.
Give me but rirtuous actions, and
I will not quibble and chicane about
the motives.
I believe there is more judgment
required for proper conduct of our
virtues than for avoiding their oppo-
site vices.
When you have found out the pre-
vailing passion of any man, remember
not to trust him where that passion is
concerned.
A wise man will live at least rs
much within his wit as his income
Culled from the Earl of Chesterteld's
Letters to His Son.
Ireally know nothing more criminal,
more mean, more ridiculous than lying.
It is the production of either malice,
cowardice OF vanity.
Style is the dress of thoughts. +.
it is not every understanding that can
Judge of matter, but every ear eau and
does judge more OF less of style.
If you will please people, you must
please them in their own way; and, as
yous cannot make them what they
should be, you must take them as they
are.
A spruceness of dress is very be-
coming at your age, as the negligence
of it implies an indifferency about
pleasing, which does not become a
young fellow.
Wrongs are often forgiven, but con-
tempt never is; our pride remembers
it forever; it implies discovery of
weakness which we are more careful
to conceal than crimes.
A man is fit for neither business nor
pleasure who either cannot OF does
not command and direct his attention
to the present object, and Danish for
that time all other objects from his
thought.
Next to doing the things that de.
serve to be written, there is nothing
that gets man more credit, and gives
him more pleasure than to write the
things that deserve to be re::d.
Great talents are above the gener-
atty of the world, who neither pos
sess them themselves nor Judge Of
them rightly in others; but all peo-
pie are judges Of the lesser talents,
such as civility, affability and an agree
able address and manner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-05-02
yGDaknkRa OF
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World

has such a record for ab~
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