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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-09-20
AN OFFICERS BRAVERY.


Quarantine Officer Mayfeld showed
the greatest bravery and selt-sacrlhce
when the storm came on. He sent all OF
his EN- ployees and his family, except TWO
cons. who refused to leave him, to places
of safety. He remained in the quarantine
house with his two devoted sons through
out the terrible night. All of one wing OF
the house was taken away and the floor OF
the remaining part was forced up and car
ried away by the waters. DIR. Mayheid
and his two sons spent the night on STAIR
way leading from the upper floor to the
attic.
''Despite this destruction of the station
the quarantine has never been relaxed and
all vessels are promptly boarded upon ar
rival at Galveston. There are now three
vessels lying at quarantine. They brought
cargoes to be discharged at Galveston and
had cargoes consigned to them. The car
goes cannot be taken off except by lighter
vessels and they are awaiting instructions
from their owners. The Mallory Line
steamer Alamo got in Wednesday, but
was sent back to the bay, as she could not
discharge her cargo.
"The sanitary condition Of the city is
very bad. While there has been no out
break of sickness everybody expects that,
and it is inevitable. There is no organized
effort being made to improve sanitary con-
ditions. Large quantities of lime have
been ordered to the place, but l doubt II
any one will be found to unload it from
the vessels and attend to its systematic
distribution when it arrives.
DANGER OF FIRE.
"The stencil is almost unbearable. 1t
arises from piles of debris containing the
carcasses of human beings and animals.
These carcasses are being burned where
such can be done with safety. But little
Of the wreckage can be destroyed IN this
manner. however, owing to the danger ol
starting fire that will destroy what Is
left Of the ill.fated city. There is no water
protection and should fire break out the
destruction of the city would soon be com
plete.
"When searching parties come across
human body it is hauled out into an oper
space and wreckage piled over it. Th'
nvre is then set on fire and the body slow
lv consumed. The odor from these burn
ing bodies is horrible.
ssThe chairman Of the Central Rele
Committee at Galveston asked me to max
the announcement that the city wants al
the skilled mechanics and contractors witt
their tools that can be brought to Calves
ton. There is some repair work now goin
on. but it is impossible to find men wh
will work at that kind of business. Thos
now in Galveston who are not engaged
relief work have their own private bus
moss TO look after and mechanics are nc
to be had.
San mechanics will be paid regula
wages and will be given employment b
private parties who desire to get the
wrecked homes in habitable shape as raj
idly as possible. There are many nm
houses which have only the roof gone
These residences are finely furnished, an
il is desired that the necessary repairs b
made quickly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-09-20

Bodies have been found as far back
from the present mainland shore of the
bay as seven miles. That embraces a big
territory which is covered with rank grass,
holes filled with water and piles of debris.
1t would take an army to search this terri
tory on the mainland.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-09-20
THE WORK OF RELIEF.

eThe work of relief is fairly we'll organ
;zed. Nothing has been accomplished, ex'
cent the distribution of food among the
needy. and some attempt at clothing them
found no one who was hungry or thirsty.
About one-half of the city is totally wreck
ed. and many people are living in houses
that are badly wrecked. The houses that
are only slightly injured are full OF people
who are being we'll cared for. The destl'
tute are being removed from the city as
rapidly as possible. 1t will take three or
four days yet, before all who want to go
have been removed from the island CITY,
A remarkable large number of horses sur
viyed the storm, but there is no feed for
them and many of them will soon die o1
starvation.
SIN the city the dead bodies are being
disposed of in every manner possible.
They are burying the dead found on the
mainland. At one place 250 bodies were
found and buried en- Wednesday. There
must be hundreds Of dead bodies back on
the prairies that have not been found. 1t
70 impossible to make a search there on ac-
count of the debris. There will be many
a skeleton of victims of the disaster found
on the prairie in the months and years to
come.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
Youthful reasoning.

Detroit Free Press: A Detroit
teacher was illustrating an arithmci-
cal problem to a junior grade class.
"Now," said she, 81 have two apples
in this hand and two pears in the
other. How much does that make?'
Up went several tiny hands, and
Johnny being selected to answer, re
piled that the total sum Of objects
was -four"
-Four what?" inquired the teacher;
-four apples?"
NO." said Johnny, "only two ap
pies"
All of the class seemed satisfied
with this answer except O little fel
low in the corner, who remained 81
lent and thoughtful. He was RUDE
the milkman's son The teacher, oh
serving his abstraction, said:
whats the matter, Rube; don
you think that's right?"
There was q puzzling expression OF
little Rube's face as he replied:
'Well, in de mornin', when me faz
ger takes two quarts NV milk and two
quarts NV water it always makes foul
quarts NV milk"
And RUDE, the milkman's son
seemed hurt when the teacher
laughed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
What the Mouth Tells.


Baltimore Herald: A certain philos-
opher declares that "a woman is
known by her mouth, not by the
words that issue therefrom, but by
the shape and color of the lips and
the lines and dimples that gather
about this important feature. He is
supported in his theory by
physiognomists, who all cndeavor to
prove that no woman with the small,
r~ed-Hpped Cupid bow" mouth, so
praised in song and story, was ever
intellectual OF generous of heart. and
1T is consoljng to those whose mouths
are not in accordance with the lines
of beauty laid down by the poets to
be told that n wide, straight mouth.
with strong, white teeth denotes
the m of superior intelligence,
goodness of heart, strength of mind
and a thousand and one other sterling
qualities which one likes to think she
possesses.
1t is the fashion at present for wo-
men to hold their lips apart. This is
supposed to give that innocent, visit
full, wondering expression which was
the peculiar property of the heroines
of old-fashioned novels, but which BIZ
cycle riding and kindred modern
amusements have caused to vanish. 1t
is difficult for the thin-lipped, deter
mined woman to acquire this trick,
but perseverance works wonders.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
WHY DO ThcN Anuwnp9

New York Tribune: The New Or.
leans TimeS-Democrat tells of q citi-
zen who has set out to solve the prob.
lem why strong men always weeE
when anything unusual happens, but
at last accounts he was as much in
the dark as ever. He had, however,
collated a few recent instances which
he will pigeonhole, with the hope that
i'll the light of other happenings they
may give him a clue to the mystery.
For instance, when a Frankfort, KY,
jury, the other day, acquitted Colonel
Colson of murder it was reported that
many strong men wept." Or, to &c
back a few weeks, when the relief of
Ladysmith was announced in London,
strong men wept, and when the queen
visited Dublin the multitude shouted
itself hoarse. But not so the stalwart
band of strong men," They lived up
to their glorious traditions and
"wept." So. also, when the new play
by Rostand was produced recently in
Paris we are told that "strong men
wcpt." Hardly a week passes in
which something does not happen
compelling strong men to weep. IL
would appear, indeed, as though they
must have organized themselves into
a sort of secret band of weepers, with
lodges all over the country, pledged to
send weeping members to any local
affair where weeping can be properly
reported. Otherwise there does not
to be any explanation of the
widespread prevalence of the prac.
tice.
Now, why should strong men es.
pecially weep? Or, for the matter of
that, why should men, whether strong
or weak, weep, since weeping has al.
ways been regarded as the prerogative
of woman? What is the meaning OF
it all?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
PLACE FOR ADVENTURE.
Central America tho Only Spot en-
Earth for a Rover.

Earth for a Rover.
New Orleans Times-Democrat: Central
America is the only place on this hum
drum hemisphere where life still runs
red" sighed a young gentleman who
holds q very good position In a Poydras
street commission house. 'It is the last
ditch of romance, the one spot where the
sword is mightier than the pen. 1 wish
1 wasn't near-sighted and measured a
little more around the chest. I'd go down
there and break into the seventeenth
century and have adventures that would
make your hair curl"
"Y-e-es, life is very strenuous in Cen
trail America" said the head bookkeep-
er. who speaks Spanish and smokes
brown paper cigarettes. 81 went down
there once myself and opened a general
merchandise store 'tother side of Chiqui-
mula. My stock consisted chiefly of
whisky and cartridges, which were the
two articles most In demand In that part
of the country, but / also carried small
side lines of tobacco, sardines n fancy
percale shirts.
"One day a big niger came into the
store, smoked h was left of the to-
bacco, ate the last six boxes of sardines
and put on all the fancy percale shirts
one on top of the other. Then he intro
uuCtu nlIilStll us ocilIdl lOIlldSSp IA
bodyorother, and told me TO charge the
bill to the army of liberation. While we
were arguing about the matter a detach-
ment of government troops came up look
ing for my colored friend and blew off
the roof off the store with a small shell
from a mountain howitzer. The general
went one way and l went the other, but
we both got caught and the command
ant promptly put me under arrest for
harboring a notorious rebel. i was taken
before the .efe p~olitico, as they call their
magistrates down there, and in order to
square himself with the authorities To-
masso turned states evidence and swore
hat | was the head and front Of the rev.
olution. The scoundrel had on all my
percale shirts at the time he was giving
his evidence, and l was so mad couldn't
talk coherently.
still, i think 1 would have been dis
charged If 1t hadn't leake out that l had
n couple of barrels of whisky in the store.
When the jefe heard that he ordered ne
locked up and confiscated my property for
the use of the department. The American
consul got me out eventually, and l came
home in the Storage of q banana steam
err And have you never been back
since?' asked the n~ear-sighted young
man. NO" replied the bookkeeper. Il
think / prefer a country where life runs
light pink instead of red. It's less wear
ing on the nerves.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
sights at Paris Exposition.

The reproduction of the city of
Venice, with its water streets, gon-
dolas and ancient palaces.
The biggest wine cask in the world,
45 feet high, with it's top used as n
dancing pavilion.
A Japanese temple and oriental gar
dens, with dancing Geisha girls from
Tokyo.
An American corn palace, with
walls of conrstalks and tower made of
corncobs.
Electric ships on the river Seine
that will go at the rate of so miles an
hour.
An automobile and bicycle palace,
with an area Cor races and cxhibi-
tions.
The panorama of the world, which
will represent a trip around the world
in co minutes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
Deafness Cannot he Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way TO cure Deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an in1amed condi-
ton OF the mucous lining of the Eustach-
Ian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed
you have n rtmbling sound or imperfect
Deafness is the result, and unless the in
flammatIon car be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out
OF ten are caused by catarrh, which Is
nothing but an intlamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We will give ono Hundred Dollars fol-
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrh
cure. Send for circulars, free.
Il. j. CHENEY e. CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 10 cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
Your Picture on Postal Card.

New York Times: In the souvenir
and illustrated postal card craze
which has been particularly strong
throughout Germany the most Ndi-
vidual thing to do has been to have
ones photograph put on the postal
card, and then friends have something
that Is, in more ways than one, a SOU
venir. A photograph is sent TO the
firm which does the work, and it is re-
turned in two or three days with
small, duplicate photographs on pos
tai cards. Some people might object
to this publicity, but then it is some
thing different"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
An Original Patriot.

Detroit Free Press: "That recalls
an experience" laughed the uncle, Wis
iting in the family, as he swung his
glasses from his nose to his ear and
tossed aside his paper. 81 was just
reading the protest of the Grand
Army post against sports on Memorial
day.
Eight or ten years ago | was in
Chicago when this anniversary oc.
Cured and had an invitation from an
old soldier that accepted. He ranked
as captain when h%onorably dis.
charged, but there never was a com.
mander-in-chief that was so chock full
of patriotism.
"NVhen ] arrived on the scene there
IA a little German band playing
nothing but national airs. 1t inadver.
tently struck up some foreign air, but
the captain rushed out, swung his
arms and said something to the
leader.
THE entrance was festooned with
flags, the inside was bright in the col,
ors of Old Glory, there was n brass
cannon in the unused fireplace, and
even the flowers were red, white and
blue. We sang America The Star.
~Spangled Banner and Marching
Through Georgia. and the captain
made a speech to terYify all foreign.
ers.
Then we went to dinner, the band
blowing for all it was worth. 1t was
no pink or yellow function, but the
good old colors were there in profu.
sion. The captains grace came within
an ace of being a Fourth of July IRA
ton, and when the decorated walters
came in they were stepping to 6
blood-stirring match.
The climax was reached when the
huge, steaming and savory roast was
carried to the table and placed before
the captain. lie stood up, saluted
drew his sword and with it he carved
the roast. Not a person at that long
table had a desire to laugh, and that's
what | call patriotism.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
Lots of These sociaIists.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "No, my
child, you cannot marry Ravenswood
Plunks."
"But, papa, what is your objection
to Ravie?"
"My child, he is one of the most OBJ
jectionable socialists i eve met"
"a socialist, papa? surely you are
mistaken!"
mo, I'm not. He actually demand.
ed to share my wealth with mel"
"Ravie did that? Why, papa, what
did he say?"
"IIe said he wanted to be my son
in-law."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
CHAPTER xxx.

And now night has fallen at last upon
this long day. A gentle wind is shivering
through the elms; a glorious moon has risen
III all Its beauty, and stands in ''heaven's
wide, painless way" as though conscious of
its grandeur, yet sad for the sorrows of the
seething earth beneath. Now Respondent
she shines, and now through a tremulous
mist shows her pure face, and again for a
space is hidden,
"As II her head she how'd
STOPPING through a fleecy cloud"
Miss Priscilla, with a sense of new-found
dignity upon her, has gone early to bed.
Miss Penelope has followed suit. Terence,
in the privacy of his own room, is rubbing
a dirty oily flannel on the bright barrels Of
us beloved gun, long since made over to
him as \ gift by Brian.
Kit is sitting on the wide, old-fashioned
~window-seat in Monica's room at her sisters
feet and with her thin little arms twined
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
s,ecp chanres the vcrdict

a jury recently agreed upon a yer-
dict, sealed il and went home. after
sleeping over IL, they disagreed. This
shows the power of sleep to strength
TN the mind. Those who are troubled
with insomnia or stomach disorders
should try Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. II puts the stomach in good con
dition and induces sound sleep.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
THE PARROT SHOUTED "HuRRAH."
But Got Disguised Mt last and Plainly
Showed 1t.

There is one member of congress
whose wife owns an intelligent parrot,
which she brought from Mexico and
whose talking talents she has developed
with great assiduity and no little sue
cess, says the Washington Post. OF
course Jones-that's not his name and
the nom de guerre stands merely for
convenience sake as the true name Of
the congressman referred to-Jonos
was a candidate for reelection in No
vember, and, foreseeing his triumphant
vindication at TIE polls, the afIectionate
Mrs. Jones specially trained her parrot
20 shout "Hrfrahw till the windows rat
tied whenever Jones' name was men,
toned in his presence.
On the evening of the election she
arranged to have the bird hung in the
reception room, where her husband
was going to receive his friends and
also the returns. With fond expectancy
she looked for the new to come that
her husband had been elected by a
stunning majority and the parrot shout
ing in the wild frenzy of his boundless
| glec: "Hurrah for Jones!"
Alas. that the best laid plans Of men
and mice gang aft aglee!
When the fateful moment came a dis
tressed messenger, with flushed face
and disheyeied hair, burst into the sit
ting room with the announcement:
you're beaten, Joncs!"
1t was the parrots Il and he hadn't
forgotten his careful training.
"Hurrah for JONES'" shouted the green
imp on his perch and everybody in the
room stood aghast at the audacity OF
the biped.
Mrs. Jones was the first to show a
sign of animation and it manifested it.
self in a volcanic eruption Of temper
directed against that cute and innocent
Mexican parrot, which cffectually put
n quletus on his exhilarat.Nn. The poor
bird covered in the corner. Iu half an
hour the tide had changed.
You're elected, Jones!" shouted the
last messenger.
Shout, Polly, shout" cried Mrs.
Jones, in a transport of delight
The bird looked at her sideways. with
a look of disgust
"Oh, - Jones!" he muttered, turn
ing his back to her.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
The Wit Mr.. Reecher Kent Tn,

Ladies' Home Journal: In the early
days of Mr.. Beecher's career, when
wit was unknown in the pulpit, some
of the deacons of his church asked
him if he didn't think such frequent
outbursts of humor were calculated
to diminish his usefulness. He lis,
tened patiently, and when they fin.
ished he said: Brethren, if you only
knew how many funny things l keep
in, you wouldn't complain about the
few / let out"
The production OF rice in the United
States is becoming quite an industry.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
PILES OF PAIN.
"FOr Twenty Years I've Suffered,
and Now ! Am Well"
A Miracle Performed for q Father and His
Th~ree-Year.0ld Son--MlIlons Of
People Need Relief.
What canses them3


Nothing but irregular working OF the
bowels. When q pauseous mass OF undi-
gested food fermonts In the intestines In
stead of being passed out OF the body, Its
pressure congests the blood vessels, and
produces all kinds of piles-bleeding, blind,
itching, all horribly painful and annoying.
Nothing will cure them except TO go ut
the cause. make the bowels regular, and
then tone up the intestlues so they can keep
regular. Only n strong Intestinal tonic can
do II, and Cascarets Candy Cathartic are
the best known. The best kind OF q proof
Is the experience OF Mr.. Heitz:
Chicago, H., February 10, 1899.
Gentlemen have been using your Cas-
carets for almost a year with great success.
not only relieving chronic constipation, but
they have cured me Of bleeding piles (Which
two surgical operations failed to do, putting
have recommended them to many friends,
with good results. Very truly yours, FRANK
ROGERS, No. 22S East Forty-hrst street,
Chicago. Ill.
Sufferers from piles! Go and do Ikewlse!
Buy aud try Cascarcts today It's what
they 10, not what we say they'll do, that
proves their merit. They make the liver
lively, the bowels regular, the blood pure.
All druggists, Zoe, 25c, or soc, or mailed for
price. Send for booklet and free sample.
Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago;
Montreal, Can. New York.
- This Is the CASCARET tablet.
E$%A&$tk3& Every tablet Of the only genuine
H33e2nM Cascarets bears the magic letters
MgkSAS$ Gee" Look at the tablet before
M#H8H&&@7 you buy, and beware OF frauds,
VH&kEG% limitations and substitutes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02

Senator Culbertson of Texas said re-
Gently that fifteen years ago he had
his picture taken and a sudden death
followed in the family. Ten years ago
the same coincidence was noted, and
since then the senator fees the cam
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02

This country last year exported
more meat products, leaving out
sheep and mutton than all the rest OF
the world combined. The amount
was nearly 5000, DOC. 900, and the great
crops of corn are the foundation OF
the trade.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
The Plnoo for Work.

Waterloo Courier: Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett says that. although
English by birth, she believes Amer
lea is the place for work, and, there
fore, does nearly all her writing in
this country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02

Ask Your DenIer for Aliens Foot-Easel
A powder TO shake into your shoes. Ii rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bun!ons, swollen, Sore
Hot, Gallons, Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by alidruggist'
and shoe stores. 25c. Sample mailed CREE
! Address Allen \. Olmstcd, lie Roy, N. Z.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02

mo, SIR said Reginald de Bumme,
Il was in a hynotism show oncet, an
I'll never have anythin' ter do weth il
agin." did. il scare YEP" inquired
Clarence Filz II~autbeau. "Most ter
death. Der PEERLESS made me think ]
wus takin' q bath" Washington Star,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02

The work of blind women type.
writer's is one Of the interesting feat.
ures of the United States treasury de,
p%artment. II is said that their work
is equal to that of the best operators
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
DiScopdant Jingle,

A Philadelphia poet rhymes ''por-
there" and weary" And yet they say
there is nothing doing in poetry now
adays, says the Louisville Courier
Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02

All the soap in Paraguay is made
from cocoa oil. Cows eat the pulp
from the nuts, leaving the hull in
closing the kernel clean and smooth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02

Judge-When you broke into the
library and stole q lot of books why did
you take only the works of classical
authorsP
Thief-Because, your honor, modern
books fetch hardly any price in the
market -F2is9eeGs PiaeHsr
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an
infallible medicine for coughs and
colds.-N. w. Samuel, Ocean Grove, N.
j., February II, 1900.