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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

banking allowed these people to. file re-
ports which covered up transactions in
real estate. out of which they must
have made a great deal of money"
The attorney for certain other stock
holders argued hat the matter was
entirely without the jurisdiction of the
United States courts. He called the
attention of the court to the fact that
Justice Maddox had appointed two re-
ceivers for the property in this state.
This seemed to be news to Judge La
combe, and he remarked that he had
not known that the state courts had
taken any action in the matter. He
took the papers and reserved his &C.
cislon
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

The Japanese are closely welded to
their native sake. a light wine. made Of
rice principally, but in which there Is
IA per cent of alcohol. enough to make
the drinkers drunk, and they drink
great quantities OF IL. A the con-
sumption OF beer increases In Japan.
the consumption OF sake decreases. but
our people are a very temperate race.
and are not much given to intoxicants
OF any kind" said a prominent manu-
facturer from Japan the other day.
The drinkers OF beer are largely in
creasing every year, and II would not
surprise me TO see the consumption
much larger in the next few years. for
where the Japanese once become
beer drinkers they remain beer drink
ers. All our beer. as is the case with
all beer brewed In Japan, is bottled.
and good profits are made from IT. we
have nc saloons, sas saloons are known
in this country, and we sell 10 the job
Der and to the onsume
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
WAR OFFICE OPEN SUNDAY.

Gloom I'm London Over South African
Developments.
London, Dec. 1S.-Lord Salisbury and
his colleagues must today feel greatly
relieved that parliament was prorogued
Saturday. a grim irony now attaches
10 Lord Roberts description of the war
as over Yesterday the wal office for
the first time in man. months remained
opened throughout Sunday in response
TO the demand of the public's anxiety
to earn the latest news.
Lord Kitchener - reported to have
sent a fresh n urgent request TO the
war office to send out every available
mounted trooper. With General DeWet
again escaped through the British cor
don In the neighborhood of Thabanchu,
the serious affairs st Vryheid and Zas-
iron n the Magaliesberg disaster
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
ASK FOR RECEIVER.

Application of stockholders OF Anglo-Am-
erlcan Saving and Loan Association.
New York, Dec. 1S.-An APPLICATION
on behalf Of eve stockholders of the
Anglo-American Savings and Loan as
ISOLATION has been made to Judge La
combe in the United States circuit court
for the appointment OF a receiver. The
argument OF the stockholders was
based chiefly on the question of juris-
diction. He said the United States
courts should take charge of the case.
I'VE cannot trust to the state courts"
said the attorney, nor to the attorney
general. The state superintendent Of
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
BARELY ESCAPED A BUNC0.
Boston Woman's Suspicious Aroused Il
Time to Save "a $500 Loss.

-
Time to Save "a $500 Loss.
Boston Post: Beware of the hello
man." say the Boston and Newton
police, ''for the willy bunko man'slatest
scheme will get you if you don't watch
out" 1t is a telephone dodge and
one of the cleverest and most original
confidence tricks now in use, say the
police, and 1t anne very nearly get
ting" IN all probability the wife of a
prominent West Newton citizen who
is also one of Boston's leading bankers
to the extent OF $500 worth of diamonds
IN Friday. Only her quick wit and
readiness Of mind saved her diamonds.
Her name is closely held by the police
OF account Of the lady's wish to avoid
all undue notoriety.
1t was about noontime when the tele-
phone bell rang In her residence.
Hello" called Il strange voice. lis
that Mrs. -"
Yes. Who is speaking"
This is Mr.. -, your husbands
partner, you know. Yes, ha! ha! my
voice is strange sounding today. I've
got a cold.
I'VE all have EN- this weather, you
know. oh, thank you, l expect it will
be better tomorrow, But what 1
wanted to do is to deliver d message
from you husband, who has gone ont
to attend n directors meeting.
Close friend of his has imported a
large number of diamonds of large size
and extraordinary beauty and your
husband wants you to bring to him or
send a few of your best jewels, as he
thinks he ear manage to exchange
them for some finer mes perhaps"
Such wcs the message. For a mo-
ment the lady ~pondered it, a trife
doubtfully, and yet not altogether
with suspicion as yet.
How many should l bring?" she
asked.
About $500 worth, your husband
says, and he thinks it would save you
bother If you sent them in by a mes
senger.
This did stir the lady's suspicion.
Il really think I'd better bring them
in myself" she said,
"Oh, very WELL" said the otner voice
pleasantly, and both telephones rang
off. Then the lady, after bordering the
matter over, called up her husbands
office and was answered by himself.
The whole affair, the police think, who
were notified at once, was the clever
plan of an original crook, and the
drag nets are spread for him now.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
WANTS WILCOX BARRED.
Former Wife of Hawaiian Delegate Pro-
tests Against Recognition.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. IA letter
has been received here by a friend OF
Princess Gina Cofonna Sebrero, now In
Italy. saying she will come to Washing
ton and make personal protest against
tho recognition of Robert w. Wilcox as
delegate from Hawaii.
Princess Sebrero in her letter says:
II car never forgive the man who
ruined my young life and deceived me in
TO marrying him by wicked and false sto-
ries as TO our future life in Hawaii. The
nost of honor to which he aspires In the
congress Of America shall never be his II
! can stop 1t, n for that reason ] shall
soon visit your country"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
He Paid the Freight.

Macon Telegraph: Boss" said an old
negro, looking in through the postofice
stamp window yesterday, how much
does hit TEX ter sem TO letters?'
Eight cents" said the gentleman
within.
Hush"
Fact"
The old man studied awhile, got out
his leather book, vintage of 1856, and
worried eight coppers out of the lining.
Laying these on the counter he drew n
long breath and said:
well, you en- let 'em go long"
But where are the letters?"
"Whar is day? Why. / done drapt
'em in de hole 'roun' yonder!"
The letters were fished out, stamped
and allowed TO ''go long"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

The following description of Paul
Jones in battle, given by a witness OF
the famous consict between the Bon
Homme Richard and the Scraps, indi-
Gates the great commanders knowl-
edge OF French was not confined to
the polite language OF the salon: Il
could distinctly hear amid the rash
OF the musketry. the great voice OF the
commodore cheering on the French
marines In their own tongue, uttering
such imprecations upon the enemy as |
have never before or since heard In
French or any other language, exhort-
ing them to take good aim, pointing
out objects for their fire, and frequent
ly giving them direct example by taxi
ing their loaded muskets from their
hands into his and firing himself"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

A shipment Of 100, 600 young peach
trees from Georgia nurseries, bound
for Cape Colony and Natal, South Az
RIGA, will be made mex week They go
largely into Natal. and a large number
Of the trees going to that country are
consigned to Ladysmith. Cape Colony
fruit growers get less han half of the
m
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

Il want to get copies of our papers
for a week back" why don't you try
n porous plaster?" suggested the ia
oetious clerk. we won't want you
back. Mr.. Freshleigh." said the bust
ness manager, who just happened in.
You might go across to the drug store
inc get that porous plaster to draw
what salary Is coming to YOU"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
our Nations wealth.

The material wealth and strength or
our nation is in iron, the most useful
of all metals, just as the wealth OF a.
human being lies in a useful stomach
If you have overworked yours, try
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. IL Will
relieve the clogged bowels, improve the
appetite and cure constipation, dyspep-
Gin and bi~liousneSs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

Heroes, after all, are only human:
and 1t is not very easy to maintain the
heroic character In n public house.
Their very politeness," says Lord Rob-
erts, lis a snare to them, and we can
well believe IL when we remember that
not so long ago. and in fairly good So
ciety. politeness required you both to
eat and drink a great deal more than
you wanted. for fear of hurting your
hosts feelings by a refusal"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

IN order to brighten her husband in
TO staying home nights a Cleveland
woman gagged and bound herself as If
q burglar had done 1t. The husband
came home, offered up a short prayer
for the unusual quietude n went to
bed. The wife released herself and
rtole quietly away to the home Of rela-
tiycs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Got His Pony.

Gaiety: Bo~y-Grandpa, I wish you'd
buy me a pony.
Grandpa Ia philanthropist)-My son,
think of the poor boys who can't even
get bread to eat.
Boy-I was thinking of them-the
poor little boys whose papas have
ponies to sell that nobody will buy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
FOX MUNICIPAL WAIERWO2KS.

London May Buy Out MonopolieS at
Enormous Cost.
London, Dec. lS.-The London county
council has introduced into parliament
a scheme TO purchase the water mo-
nopolies of London, which will cost
Sis, GEO, 600. The government announces
n scheme Of its own for 1902, which. it
is rumored, involves the payment Of
coo, 600 to the water companies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
OR ANY { n Town.

Puck: Teacher-Yes, children, Chi
cas- is one of the great cities of the
world, but it once suffered a terrible
calamity. Can any n tell what 1t
was?
Pupil-Why, it was this here last
census.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

Old guns are not valued highly. The
guns which cost Uncle Sam about
81. 900, 900 went on the bargain coun-
ter" at the Charleston navy yard and
only sold for $12, 900. They were anti
quated pieces which had beer dis
carded from the Boston harbor de-
fap0aa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

What are you looking for so earn
estly in the paper?" asked the old resi-
dent of the visitor in Chicago. II was
looking to see whether the weather
was to be fair or cloudy?" Fair
what's fair? We never use none of
them jay kinds of weather in Chicago"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

This is n of the kinds Of sport they
nave down in Oklahoma. A large coy
ote was caught In the town OF Jen-
nings lately. The people had a long
chase, lasting four hours, before they
caught the animal. tho entire town
turning out.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

The king of Italy, in spite of his early
tendencies. is a man of vigorous health.
owing to a Spartan training. He had
to rise at daybreak. battle In cold wa
ter for the year round, and II he were
ut all late he got no breakfast.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

The wife Of Ii Hung Chang has the
credit OF being not only the richest
woman In China, but also OF being the
most luxurious IN on earth. Twice
daily Mrs. Ii bathes in oil OF orange
and acacia flowers. and she has a staff
OF 1000 servants. Her wardrobe is
most extensive and is said to contain
no few than 1000 coats and 1.200 trous-
e%rettes. Mrs. l. is able to walk only n
few feet at a time. being crippled like
the majority OF Chinese women. But
If report be trustworthy, she Is by
no means an idle woman, for she has
10 keep n detailed account of the eX-
penditure OF her vast household and to
be an excellent woman Of business,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
An Early Call.

Harper's Bazaar: Mrs. Won Blumer-
Dear! dear! / dropped my diamond
ring off my finger this morning ana
can't find IL anywhere.
Won Blumer-It's all right. / came
across IL in one of my trousers pock-
cts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

One OF the churches in Chester, Pa,
has introduced what is a novelty there
IA penny concert. These concerts are
held In the church on each Friday
evening, being chiefly designed for
children. The church has always been
crowded on these occasions, both little
and big people attending I'm great num-
bers. They are charged l cent admis-
sio to an entertainment that is worth
many times more, and which Is whole
some and instructive. The smaller chill
dren are always given the center seats
In front, h larger mes the side seats.
It is SO distinctively an affair for chill
dren that the big people who attend
have to content themselves with the
back seats II there are any left.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
XII Sz1 Axe Ann 80 ~ 4

lOlSll ltVoo, wv So-ioOo' wv
The worlds production of gold in
1899 was of value of $306, 5S4, 900, an in
crease Of $19,156 800 over the yield of
1898 The worlds production of silver
in 1899 was 167, 224,243 fine ounces
against 165, 295, 572 fine ounces in 1895.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Worst Yet.

Moonshine: Please, / want a pennorth
of-er-er-I want-er-er-"
Have you forgotten what you came
for?'
'Yes, that's What ! want
"What?"
'~Camphor."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

All Sins propensity for walking in
ways that are dark has been demon
strated In New York's Chinatown,
where nine Morygolian merchants and
restaurant keepers ave been arrested
for stealing several thousand dollars
worth of electric light from the Edi-
son company. The theft was accom-
plished through the use Of an ingenious
device arranged by an expert e~,ectri-
clan, who farmed IL out to the Chinese
at so a >lonth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Cause.

Heitere Welt: Lieutenant-Why is 1t,
that you are always falling off your:
hc:rn?
RecTuit-Because you keep making.
me get on his back again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

! am sure piso's Gure for Consump-
ton saved my life three years ago.
Mrs. Thomas Robbins, Maple street,
Norwich. n. y, February II, 1000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
willing to Pay for 1t.

philadelphia Press: Tommy, IL You
don't behave III take the strap to you.
TOMMY wish you would.
Papa-You do, Ell? Why do you?
Tommy-'Cause after It's all over ma
will give me some candy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
No Originality.

Harlem Life: Great author--Waiter,
this steak is as tough as leather.
Waiter-I've always heard you was an
original character, sir; but I'm hanged
If you don't jist say the same as all on
'cm dol
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

New York Weekly: Mrs. Gotham
The paper says an Indiana state board
Is trying to prevent the marriage of
idiots.
Mr.. Gotham-What NONSENSE! They
soon get over IL.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

$4,000 houses and kills 2.41s persons,
1893.
Literature.
Goethe publishes Faust" 1908.
Victor Hugo writes Les Miserables,"
1862.
Thomas Carlyle's History of the
French Revolution" published, 1887.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays"
1911.
John Ruskin's Modern Painters
published. 1890.
Whittier's poems, 1865.
Harriet Beecher Stoves Uncle
Toms Cabin" 1852.
Darwin's Origin of Species" 1853.
Statesmanship.
President Monroe propounds the doc
trine that bears his name, 1923.
Sir Robert Peel premier of Great
Britain, 1884.
John Sherman, United States secre-
tary of the treasury, resumes specie
payments, 1879.
Abraham Lincoln elected president of
the United States, 1860.
w. T.. Gladstone becomes premier of
Great Britain, 1868.
Bismarck made president Of the cab
met, Prussia, 1862.
Count Cavour, liberator of Italy, APP
pointed premier, 1852.
Louis Kossuth, dictator Of Hungary,
1s49.
Miscellaneous.
Gold discovered in California, 1S4S,
in Australia, 1851; in the Transvaal,
1887; in the Klondike, 1897.
DiD mOnd mines worked in the Trans
vaal, 1870.
Opening Of the Mt. Cents tunnel, 1871.
Last spike OF the Union Pacific rail-
road driven, 1869.
Trans-Siberian railroad operated,
1899.
Opening Of the Suez canal, 1863.
Alaska coded by Russia to the United
States, 1867.
First session Of the parliament of
United Canada. 1867.
The Australias under one govern
ment, 1900.
Macmillan executed in Mexico, 1867.
Expulsion Of the emperor from Bra
I'll, 1888.
Ass~assinations: Lincoln, 1866: Gar
field, 1881; Emperor Alexander H., 1881;
Carnot, president OF France, 1894; shah
Of Persia, 1896; King Humbert of Italy,
1900.
Expulsion Of Jews from Russia, 1882
81.
Massacre Of Christians in Armenia,
1895.
Massacre Of missionaries and con-
verts in China, 1900.
Army draft riots in New York, 1853
Chloroform first used, 1S47.
Vaccination legalized, 1903.
Pasteur discovers remedy for hydro
phobia by incubation, 1884.
The Rosetta Stone furnishes key to
hieroglyphics, 1S41.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
GOLD AND SILVER GU PUT.
Production OF Precious Metals In United
States Territory.

states territory.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE report of
the director Of the mint on the produc-
ton of gold and silver in the United
States during the calendar year 1899
shows the output to have been $1l,50
400 in gold and 1872, S5S, 700 in silver at it's
average commercial value during the
year. The gold product was the great
est in the history of the country.
Following is the value of the product
from the leading states, as estimated
by the director of the mint
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

Each package of PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYE colors more goods than any
other dye and colors them better, tan
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

indianapolis Press: MY wife got So
mad she wouldn't speak to me for an
hoEr."
All"
"And then she turned it loose all at
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

In Scotland at one of the railway con
struction works n Roman Catholic
clergyman takes a great deal of inter
est In the members of his flock who are
engaged at the cutting. On Saturday
he saw one OF them entering n pub"
and hailed him, but Pat simply looked,
and walked in. Waiting till he came
out, the reverend gentleman accosted
him thus: Pat, didn't you hear me
c%alllng?" Yes, your ravrince, | did;
but-but / had only the price OF one"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

The laughter cure is the latest for
indigestion. Here is a hint for cynics
and pessimists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

TO CURE A cole rs ONE DAY
Fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ala
druggists refund the money il it fails 10 cure.
K. w. Groves signature is on each box ESQ.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22
Disasters.

Earthquakes: Caracas. 1872; India
(2,0OO persons killed., 1919; Canton,
China $1,000 perished), 1890; Calabria
1000 persons buried, 1885; San Do
mingo $4,000 killed., 1912; southern
Italy $4,000 lives lost, 1852; Calabria
90, 0O) killed, 1857: Quito 6, 900 deaths),
1859; Mendoza, South America $1,000
deaths), 1860; Manila 1000 deaths),
1853; Mitylene q, 600 deaths), 1867; Are
quipa and district (25, 900 deaths), 1868;
San Jose, Colombia $4,000 deaths),
1875: Scio $4,000 deaths), 1881; Casa
micciola q, $3.50 dcaths), 1888; Charles
ton, s. c. property worth S. 00, 900 de-
stroyed and f~orty-one lives lost) 1887;
in the Riviera (2,o00 deaths), 1887; ia
pan $4,000 dead, 5000 ~wounded), 1891.
Famines: Ireland, 1916; Russia
(America contributed through the
Christian Herald a r of corn sent
on board the Leo), 1891; in India, 1887,
1860, 1866, 1868, 1876, 1897, 1899. In the
last two-named years there were large
American contributions in money and
grain through the Christian Herald.
In 1897 these contributions amounted
to $409, 900. including corn on board the
City of Everett; In 1899 and 1900, 5000, :
900, including corn on board the Quita.
The great fire in Chicago, 1871.
The Conemaugh flood, destroying
Jo~hnstown, Pa, 1883.
Tidal wave at Galveston, Tex, 1900,
Tidal wave In Japan sweeps away
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-22

ENploTIlIoE.
In the Arctic: Expedition Of Sir John
Franklin, 1915; De Long, 1879; Greedy,
1881; Pcary, 1892; Nancen, 1894; duke Of
AbruZzi (farthest north), 1900.
In the Antarctic: Biscoe, 1881; Bal
leny, 1898; D'Urvilie, 1870; Ross, 1S4l;
wilkes, 1912; Borchgreyink, 1888.
In Africa: Livingstone, I8f0-73,
Stanley, 1S75-S7; Spoke and Grant, 1868.
In America: John &. Fremont's jour
ney westward to the Pacific, 1S42-46.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-01-18
The Mnaa.. Atmo.phere.

The recent conclusions of the French
scientists, NM. Loewy and Puiseux, as
TO the possible presence Of some grs =
eous envelope on the moons surface
are of very general interest. After
giving reasons for concluding that the
formidable volcanic eruptions of which
the moon has been the theater belong
to a recent time in the history OF our
satellite, they point out that these erup-
tons must have set at liberty great
quantities of gas OF yapors, while the
diffusion of cinders ON the lunar sur
face to great distances infers gaseous
envelope of certain density.
Has the time. they ask, which has
elapsed since the great eruptions suf-
feed to bring about the total disap-
pearance Of this gaseous envelOpef
Considering that the already solidified
lunar surface could only have absorb
ed the gases slowly and with difficulty,
they conclude that from their exami-
nation OF the lunar surface there are
serious grounds for believing that
there exists ut the present time a
residue Of atmosphere of which the de-
lection, surrounded as IL is with great
difficulties, may yet be realized.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-01-18
When Jnx Eauld XreatIed.

John Burroughs. the writer, was In
his boyhood days schoolmate Of Jay
Gould. To Theodore Dresser, who tells
the story In The New Voice Mr. Bur
roughs gave this anecdote Of Gould:
He was shrewd, but not bad fell
low at all. | remember that once we
had a wrestling match. As we We're
about even in strength, we agreed to
abide by certain rules, taking what
we called "holts" in the beginning and
not breaking them until one or the
other was thrown. | kept TO this
when we began wrestling. but when
Jay realized that he was in danger OF
losing he broke "holts" and threw me.
When | said he had broken his agree
ment. he only laughed and said, Il
threw you. didn't IL That irritated
me. and | kept arguing the original
point, but he only laughed the more
and covered my taunts with the same
answer. He had won. aud 1t pleased
him, though ! often wondered how he
could take any satisfaction in IL.