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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
CHAPTER XII.
THE FIGHT IN THE HALL


After the attack upon From and our
meeting with Them in Cwm Cul, the
Red Men of the Dusk vanished as myS-
tertously as they had appeared. Every
day my uncle waited eagerly for fresh
news of their movements, but none
came, and, little by little, as will hap
pen when ones attention has been
strained keenly to no effect, the
thought Of them almost passed from
my mind.
1t was full three weeks later, when
n day, about 4 o'clock of q bitterly
cold afternoon, 1t began to snow in
small, slow flakes out of a black and
lowering sky. Almost with the first
flakes came a very vivid flash Of
lightning n a great peal of thunder,
and within a short time @ furious storm
was raging. Surely summer tempest
never saw lightning dart more sharp
iy, or heard more deafening crashes
from the sky, and through it all snow
fell, not heavily, but steadily.
There is something in my blood
which does not permit me to be still
when such turmoils are raging. Were l
compelled to remain without moving
from one spot, l believe / should chafe
myself to death, and so, after my usual
custom, l moved from window to win
dow, watching the storm as we'll as the
gathering permitted. This
uIedSlHeSS is d ldI1lly ITdll, IOT my I'M
Gle was equally and was pac-
ing his library end for end, his books
thrown on one side, and returning only
a pettish, snarling answer when spoken
to; Enid was above stairs in her own
Don and Owain, whom the weather
did not disturb, was seated Comforta-
bly, by the fire, fitting a new rowel into
n spur.
AS 1t happened, l went out into the
hall and found the man who was
charged to watch the door, for my
uncle kept someone on guard always
trying to light a large, clumsy lamp
which hung there. Although the lamp
had been made of a considerable big
ness, yet the bungling workman had
contrived but a small door to it, so the
man was thrusting in two fingers, and
between them a piece of glowing turf,
upon which he blew to kindle the wick.
AS / stood there, smiling to see the
with which he handled
naked fire, his horny fingers, l sup
posed, being almost devoid of sense,
he looked up n caught my eye just
as the wick smoked, and then lared
brightly. l nodded TO him In token of
mis- triumph, and he, having no Eng
lish, yet seeing plainly what l meant,
touched his forehead in salute and
smiled all over his broad, simple face.
At that there came in regu-
lar order the taps upon the door which
my uncle had arranged that those be-
longing to the house should use after
nightfall. The man went to a grating.
drew back the panel, and peered out,
and I went also n glanced over his
shoulder. The night had so far fallen
that he might have peered in vain had
not the sky opened with a broad sheet
of flame. BY the light OF the flash a
man was seen, bareheaded, and no sign
of weapons about him, raising his hand
as IL to knock again. and looking like
one who had been a short distance on
an errand.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
Thank Pe-ru-na for Their
Recovery After Years OF
Suffering.

Miss Muriel Armitage, SO Green
wood Ave-, Detroit, Mich, District
Organizer of the Royal Templars OF
Temperance, in a recent letter, says:
IL think that a woman naturally
shrinks from making her troubles
public, but restored health has meant
so much to me hat / feel for the sake
of other suffering women 1t Is my
duty to tell what Peruna has done
for me.
81 suffered for five years with
uterine Irregularities. which brought
on hysteria and made me a physical
wreck. l tried doctors from the diff
ferent schools of medicine, but with
out any perceptible change in my
condition. In my despair l called on
an old nurse. who advised me TO try
Peruna, and promised good results If
l would persist and take it regularly.
| thought this was the least L could
do and procured n bottle. / knew as
soon as l began taking it that it was
affecting me differently from any"
thing | had used before, and so l kept
on taking it. l kept this up for six
months, and steadily gained strength
and health. and when | had used
fifteen bottles | considered myself
entirely cured. l am a grateful,
happy m to-day."-Miss Muriel
Armitage.
Peruna cures catarrh Of the pelvic
organs with the same surety as it
cures catarrh of the head. Peruna
has become renowned as a positive
cure for female ailments simply be-
cause the ailments are mostly due
to catarrh. Catarrh Is the cause of
the trouble. Peruna cures the ca
tarrh. The symptoms disappear.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
Proverbs Up TO Data

E~verybody's Magazines: Better swallow
your good jest than lose your good friend.
Sweet are the uses of adversely. bitter
are the uses Of prosperity.
The rising generation owes much 10 the
inventor of the alarm clock.
If vanity were a deadly disease, every
undertakes would buy fast horses.
When the last trump sounds, some wom-
an will ask Gabriel to wait a minute.
A good field Of corn Is one thing a farmer
doesn't care to have crowed over.
The dead march is not necessarily thu
one that the musicians have murdered.
The oil of insincerity is more to be
dreaded than the vinegar of vituperation.
A walk may improve your appetite. but
a tramp will eat you out of house and
home,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
DOCTOR SAID,
"Quit Wrong Food and Eat Grape
Nuts.v

&NhN5e
An Illinoisan who has been through
the mill says: Last spring | was so
bad with indigestion | could not digest
ever soft cooked eggs and doctor said L
must eat predigested food and prescribed
Grape-Nuts. l changed for the better
before l had used one package, eating it
three times a day.
my improvement OIL Grape-Nuts food
was so wonderful that l concluded to use
your food drink Postum in place of tea,
and to make a long story stort, l have
not been without Grape-Nuts and Pos
tum since, and my present health proves
my doctors wisdom in prescribing
Grape-Nuts. l have got strong as n
horse and well, and | owe 1t ali to your
delicious food and Postum" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
In the making of Grape-Nuts food all
the indigestible starches of the grain are
transformed into Post sugar. Every par
ticle of Grape-Nuts is digestible in the
weakest stomach. Physicians have never
found a stomach too weak to digest and
sssimilate it.
Look in each package for a copy of
the famous little book, 'The Road t
Wellyille,"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12

work without the greatest exhaustion.
This is a very common sight and Is
almost always due TO pelvic catarrh.
1t is worse than foolish for so many
women to suffer year after year with a
disease that can be permanently cured.
Peruna cures catarrh permanently. 1t
cures old chronic cases as well as n slight
attack, the only difference being in the
length Of time that it should be taken to
effect n cure.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write ut once to DIR. Hartman. giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
a London Obituary Of NapoIeor.

Kansas City Star: When the great Ma
poleon died there were doubtless among
the readers Of the London Globe many
persons who would have liked to read a
fun account of his life, but IL so, they
were disappointed, for the Globe, in it's
issue of July 4, 1921, contained only the
following brief notice:
Death OF Bonaparte. We announce
the death Of Bonaparte. The official an
nouncement was received this morning
at the admiralty. His death took place
on May 5. His health had been declining
for a long time, and the cause OF death
was a cancer in the stamach. He was
born In 1863. The cost of his mainten-
ance at st. Helena was each year between
&200, 600 and $500, 000."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
A Queen Who Ran Her Family.

Emily Crawford, in ~Everybody's Maga-
zine: The late Queen Louise of Denmark
was a shy woman who preferred a full
inner life to a shining external one. She
possessed in an extraordinary degree the
power Of Suggesting to others without
appearing 20 wish or will. Though mas
terful, she never appeared to seek for
mastery in family or other matters and
she retained to the last day Of her life
her maternal hold on the hearts Of her
children and kin. Those who entered the
family by marriage became amenable to
her moral suasion. She understood that
a way to hold her own with them was to
avoid all intrusion in their homes and
affairs.
When the imperial, royal and exiled
kindred gathered round the late queen of
Denmark, at Fredensborg, they accepted
absolutely her sway as mother and mis-
tress Of the house. The Jaw Of primo
geniture ruled; thus the princess Of Wales
tool precedence in Denmark. except on
state OCCASIONS, over her younger sister,
the empress of Russia. She sat beside
her mother in driving out in the queens
little dog cart, and the empress sat at
their back holding on by the side-rails,
with her feet on the board and her knees
close to her chin. And King Christian
was, incontestably, his wife's husband"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
Female Weakness Is Pelvic
Catarrh.
Always Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh of any organ, if allowed to
progress, will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without ~vousn is very
rare, but pelvic catarrh and nervousness
go hand in hand.
What is SO distressing n sight as a poor
half-sick, nervous woman, suffering
from the many almost unbearable symp-
toms of pelvic catarrh? She does not
consider herself i'll enough to go to bed,
but she is far from being able to do her
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
Mark an Old Vermont Military ROAD

New York Commercial Advertiser:
The Orleans County Historical society
Of Westfield, VT, on August 81 will
place a tablet at Hazen's Notch to
mark the terminus Of the old military
road, began in 1875, under General
Bailey, at Newbury, VT, and In 1873
worked to this point by General Ha-
zen The road was built in connection
Wit a plan to provide a highway
aoEss the state Of Vermont to Lake
Cfamplain, in order To cut off and re-
pei invasions from Canada. The work
was not completed because the danger
of invasion passed, but subsequently,
the road was Of great value and was
extensively used by early settlers
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
Some People Are Like a Tonic.

Success: Some people act like a tonic or
an invigorating and refreshing breeze.
They make us feel like new beings. I'M
der the inspiration of their presence, we
can say and do things which It would be
impossible for us to say and do under diff
terent conditions. Onc stimulates my
thought, quickens my faculties, sharpens
my intellect, opens the floodgates of lam
suage and sentiment and awakens the
poetic within me, while another dampcns
my enthusiasm, closes the door Of expen-
sion, and chills me TO the very center of
my being. There emanates from him an
atmosphere which paralyzes thought,
dwarfs expression.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
Some Variety,

Chicago Tribune: She impresses me
as a plain, everyday person" observed
the visitor, referring to the daughter
OF the hostess.
You are wrong in your impression"
says the hostess. Lizzie is not plain
every day. She powders up and frizZes
her hair so that she looks right peart
IN Sundays"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
Safe.

Judge: "Old CATER 'Iggins says as 'ow
e won't ave is air cut huntil Upton
fetches the Hamerica cup 'ome," says one
Of the habitues Of the public house In Lon
don.
"Blimy!" comments the barmaid. "Gaf-
fer 'Iggins is blooming well safe hin say
In that. 'E's bald has a hegg."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
W.. l.. DOUGLAS
$50 & So SHOES S SsEIi
You can save from $50 to SIS yearly by
wearing w. L. Douglas $3.5 0 or So shoes.

They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $500
to $500. The inn
mense sale of w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor
ona Colt proves there IL
value in Douglas shoes.
Corona Is the highest
grade Pat. Leather made.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
Seaside Gossip,

She dove in, in her bathing suit
Into the sea-what do you think?
They say the suit shrank d~readfully,
But with all hat she did not shrink.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
At the Mothers, conoress.

Life: do you know, my baby act
ually screamed yesterday when he saw
me?"
yes. They are likely to be shy of
strangers"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12

The cyclone tipped across his fields
And cleaned the ground I'm manner neat;
Twas followed by a hunde storm
Which shocked the ripened corn and
wheat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
All Indifferent,

Chicago Tribune: Men" said the
female philosopher, ARE readily divid-
ed into three classes-the good, the
bad and the Indifferent"
Some of us only meet one class
sighed the antique maiden, who vas
taking notes Of the lecture. Il have
never seen any OF this good or bad"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
Helpful N ature.

Ers. Winslow's SOOTHING Strip Tor Children
teothing; softens the gums, reduces inflammation al
tags pain, cures wind collie. 2j cent q bottle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption promptly
relieves my little 5.year-old sister of
croup.-Miss l.. A. pearce, % Pilling
street, Brooklyn, n. L, Oct. 2, 1901.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12

When a white man steals w~atermelons
he boasts about 1t, but the colored brother
knows better than to tell where the
patch is.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
sr,, A. w. GLEASON.
DEAL Notary Public.

Halls CatarTh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
F.. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDo,l. -.

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is The
senior partner of the firm Of II. j. CHENEY&Co,
doing business in the City Of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the
sum Of n HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CUR
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my pres.
ence, this 9th day Of December, A. ID. 1886.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-09-12

Oar 81 Cit Edge line cannot be eq1aTfed at any prIce.
Shoes by mail, 20 cents extra. Illustrated
Catalog free. w. l.. DOUGLAS, BrOcktOn. Mass.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
BROZvILLE

Brozville, Miss March 10: Al
entertainment was given at Mrs
Fryers one night last week.
Mrs. Covington, after spending a
few days in this neighborhood return
ed to her home near Owens Monday.
Services at Pine Grove Sunday
evening by the pastor, Rev. Lawson.
Mr.. Will Davis, formerly of Tchula
is spending few days at MIR. J. G.
Byrds.
Miss Myrtle Evans visiten Miss
Edna Byrd Saturday and Sunday.
Owing to the continued rains roads
in this and adjoining beats are in an
awful conditi N, while just before the
manv heavy rains the roads that had
been worked by Mr.. Brown were in a
splendid condition.
Sunday schoolevery Sunday even,
ing at Brozville. Everybody is cor
daily invited to attend.
With best wishes to The Progress
Advertiser and its host Of readers
Jasper,
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26

nent. | consider him 'foeman
worthy of his STEEL" bnt e@pouS,
the cause of a man whom | know t.
be competent and worthy, who ii
elected, will discharge his duty As
becomes gentleman; justly to all
with partially to none.
Say! Perhaps no one will believe
me, but saw the sun today.
feel Very grateful to the Com
mercial Appeal for calling attention
to the fact that the word damn is
derived from a latin word meaning to
condemn. | can now give vent to
my feelings about the rain and not
be afraid I'll be "chur:hed for ours
ing" Well, every cloud has Il silver
lining, though We damn" the w9ather
now. am sure it will make fishing
good this summer, and live on the
bank Of lake.
We don't like mora than two feet
of having Is pretty general overflow
over here.
Farmers in this section are mostly
alternating until the rains cease.
hear everybody complaining of
being behind. If was just behind,
! would hope to catch up, but Pm not
in it," havn't started yet.
Your friend,
]. E. Beard.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26

passed through here yesterday on
his way to manage his swamp plan
tation.
"Gladness," has that dream come
to pass vet?
That's right, Eulogy, praise up
Coxburg's smart men, for you know
there are no smart ones in your town.
Coxburg has the smartest men and
the best looking girls any where.
Mrs. Jim Neatherland passed
through here Saturday.
Misses Nettie Jenkins and Mable
Wilkes were in the burg this evening,
and Miss Ida Wallace accompanied
them home.
Best wishes to the Progress-Adver-
tiser and its many readers.
Sunshine and Gladness.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
Through the kindness of Capt. D

Through the kindness of Capt. D.
G. Pepper we print the following:
Clarksdale, Miss, March Oath, 1903.
At request of the Levee Board who
last night completed personal inspec-
tion of the entire line of the levees
of this district for the information
and assurance of those directly in
terested, | have to say that We have
found the levees in excellent condi-
tion, we'll supported by banquettes
where needed standing the strain
we'll, and now from four to eight feet
above the present stage of water.
We have confidence in the security
of our entire levee line, and that no
water now in sight will endanger this
district. J. W. Cutrer, president.
The friend and acquaintance of DR.
A. Sims will be sorry to learn of his
death which occurred at his home in
Weatherford, Texas. March II, 1903.
We have the Cluny lace that is be-
ing so much used now in all widths.
Pickens-Barrett Co.
Mrs. Singleton Wilkes, of Walden
is the guest of her sister Mrs. Nelson
his week.
All the latest fads in belts, turn
over collars, shirt waist sets and
wrist bags at Pickens-Barrett Co.
Mrs, Reynolds, of Sunfower City
is guest of her sister Mrs. Fincher.
See that Soc eta mine for skirts at
Pickens-Barrett Co.
Messrs. Burke and Ray, of Tchula
was in town yesterday.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
'COXBURG.

We were all shocked at the deatt
of Mr.. Blackwell, which occurred al
his home last Tuesday evening from
heart disease, he was buried a,
Salem church He leaves wife and
three children, we deeply sympathizt
with the bereaved ones.
Mr.. W. H. Wallace and mother
visited Mrs. Annie Russell
near Zeiglerville, Saturday. Mrs
Wallace will be gone for a few days
Hellql Miss Eva, heard a young
man say that your sweet face was
missed very much at preaching last
End Sunday.
Mr.. J. F. Wilks, of near Free Run,
called Miss Nettie Jinkins Sunday.
The children seemed to be enjoy
ing themselves very much yesterday
flying their kites. 2
Say, Miss Ida, how did you enjoy
tne buggy ride you took Sunday af-
ternoOn?
There was several drummers here
last week Mr.. Jim Booker and sis
ter, Miss Sallie, visited their sister,
Mrs. LOWE Ferrell, Saturday and Sun
day.
Sunshine" wasn't by herself being
disappointed Sunday. Was she
"Gladness?"
Messrs John Wigley, Willie Nc
Claim and brother passed through
here Sunday evening. We guess they
were going to see Miss Ruther,
wasn't you Josh?
blue Eyes," that little girl in your
town is not by her self singing that
song Come back to me Sweetheart
We can hear several girls singing that
song often.
Mr.. Hillary White, Of Ebenezer,
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
EULOGY.

EUIUUls
At this writing we feel better as
the sun is shining, we feel like we
can soon begin farming.
There was quite a large congrega-
tion disappointed on last Sunday at
Harlands Creek, as Brother Broad
away, for some cause, failed to fiji
his appointment.
Brother Lawson filled his appoint
ment at Central Point, Sunday, we
learn that he preached powerful
sermon.
Justice J. V. Spell was called to
Ebenezer, to assist his brother, G. j.
Spell, in his first case, we feel that
the people Of Ebenezer made wise
choice when they elected him as mag
istrate.
Mr.. G. M. Fryer passed through
this neighborhood Sunday. We hope
that he was not hunting votes on the
Sabbath, but don't know, as he was
not at preaching.
We hope that REX Is we'll by this
time. We notice what he says about
the drachms Of sympathy, we, too,
like drains Of.
We cannot imagine what has be-
come of Ninety Six, we do not hear
from him now, but suppose the reason
is that the Q is SO much rain and
mud that he cannot spare the time
to write.
We would like to know what is the
attraction in this neighborhood, we
can see little Dick Davis around quite
often. Come on Dick, as long as your
best girl smiles on you as she did
last Sunday.
The writer learned that Uncle Joe
Wigiey and wife spent the day Sun
day with J. v. Spell Jr. Uncle Joe
isgood company, he can tell all about
old times.
We are glad to note that Mrs.
Francis Ferrell is able to visit her
mother after being confined to her
room for two weeks.
The writer did not get his county
paper last week, we know that it was
not the fault Of the editor as the
mail could not get out from Howard.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
buffalo weighing 4S pounds.

Il buffalo weighing AZ pounds.
All the leading brands of cigars and
tobacco at J M. Foster Drug Co.
DR.. Weir preached last Sunday
morning and evening at the Meth
odist church.
Mrs. J D. Gwin is on the sick list
this week, her many friends h4re wish
for her Il >peedy recovery.
NJ. E. R AIl'r of the Belmont
farm visited to IN last Wednesday.
High grAte note paper at Foster
Drug Co, best assortment in town.
M. Earl Hughes, of Mayfeld, Ky.,
has taken Mr.. Ell Rhea's place here
as cperator. Mr.. Rhea , is now at
Crugor,
Mr.. NJ. P. Winkler visited Yazoo
City last week.
Mr. John Rhea visited Lexington
Wednesday on business.
PLANTERS ATTENTION! Get our
wholesale price list for drugs, patent
medicines, mailed upon application.
Foster Drug Co.
Mr.. W. E. Burke, of the Foster
Drug Company, and one of our most
prominent Young men was a business
visitor to Lexington Wednesday.
Mr.. GillIe Smith, our veteran cat
hunter, with his dogs made one more
capture this week, this makes the %
cat for Gillie this season.
Several of our town people went to
Lexington last Monday night hoping
to hear Sam Jones, as they saw in the
Progress Advertiser that he was ad-
vertised to lecture there that night.
Sam, by some means got left in At
lanta.
The entire force with the exception
of the foreman and night foreman
have been laid off at Gwin on ac-
count Of the through freights being
discontinued because of the high
water.
Mr.. w. S. Garnett our enterprising
grocer has returned from his visit in
the hllls-- Somehow the,impressioni is
gaining strength that Mr.. Garn7tt is
soon to join the ranks of the BEN
edicts.
Our new paper, the Holmes County
Times, issued its initial number last
week.
Subscribe for The Progress-Adver-
and keep up with the times.
Quien Sabe.