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The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-15
The Choctaw Route.
Missouri Pacific Railway.

Leave Daily
Kansas City and st. Louis. s.. 35 a m
Conway Springs & Coffeyville. >. II 30 m
Tor 81. Louis. ...-..............--.... 20 p m
For Kansas City & st. Louis -. so D m
/ Hutchinson. Geneseo and Lyons. Z % a m
Geneseo. Salina. Pueblo & Denver S 90 m
For Anthony K Kiowa. .......... 6 35 m
For Anthony & Kiowa. 30 a m
Arrive Daily
From St Louis e. Kansas City. 10 D m
Little Rock. Coffeyville & Con-
way Springs .................45 80 p m
From st. Louis. s.....-.--...........12 II 80 m
From Kansas City & st. Louis. z O5 a m
From Denver, Pueblo, Salina e.
Il
sFrom Hutchinson ............4 90 % m
From Hutchinson & Geneseo.... 3 p D m
From Anthony & Conway Springs 40 m
From kiowa, Anthony & Conway
Springs 3 10 p m
From KioNa & Anthony...9 25 a m
sDaily except Sunday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
Says Her Father Ate Sand.

New York Herald: Mrs. Susan N.
Stuart, former British consul here, but
now IN the insane asylum at Waverley,
was a sensational witness at the hear
ing on the will of her father, Arioch
Wentworth, who left millions Of dol
lars to public institutions and whose
will Is o being contested by the
heirs.
Mrs. Stuart testified that during the
last few years of his life her father had
shown mental weakness in buying and
using all kinds OF patent medicines,
eating sand TO cure indigestion; was
careless OF his personal appearance and
went about the house singing, Broad
Is the Way That Leads to Death
and Yankee Doodle" The change in
her father was noticed after her hus-
band got into financial difficulties.
Witnesses Of the will said Mr.. Went
worth was sane when he signed it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
Wholesale and Retail.

New York Times: President Dabne..
of the University of Tennessee, when
in New York, told about the reply of a
sinner to a clergyman of his acquaint-
ance, who was q Calvinist with the
most severe notions OF future punish
ment. While this Calvinist was walk
ing along the street of his native town
he met q mar whose tongue had been
loosened by too liberal potations. The
fellow seemed to be greatly d~ispleased
with somebody, for in his stammering
talk the minister heard over and over
again the phrase, Damn YOU" Going
up to the nan he took him by the
shoulder and said:
MY man, don't you know It's very
wrong to use such profanity"
Don't talk to me, sir?" responded
the ~drunkard; I'm only damning only
one man, and every Sunday you damn
two-thirds Of the human race"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
When Finneean Made a Mistake.

Philadelphia Telegraph: Murphy has a
friend who has been as regular as clock
work for years in his daily visits to Muir
phys sample room" The friends name
is Finnegan. Ftnnegan says he has known
Murphy ever since he has been In bust
ness. In all that time, says Finnegan,
Murphy has never treated him to a drink.
He almost did it once, though" said
Finnegan the other day.
1t happened this way: l went into
Murphy's saloon for my usual eye-opener
and found Murphy all smiles and joviality.
'Finnegan,' says he, this is me birthday.
/ am 80 the day. Purity spry fer an ould
man, ELI" You don't look It, says l. L
wouldn't take you to be a day over As
All on account Nv good habits says
he. I feel foine on me birthday. Who'll
we how this mornin'-rain or shnow?'
And l thought he was going to treat"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
Pawnbrokina in China,

Golden Penny: Pawnbroking Is /
great institution in the "nowery land"
The Chinese pawnbroker, however, is
quite a different kind Of establishment
from ours of the city Of London. The
pawnshop of China is more of a strong
hold, n place of quiet ana safe repose
for valuable jewellery and the miscel-
laneouS II costly w~ardrObes Of the
people. 1t also, in many instances, per-
Forms the equally important but some
costly function of lending to the
needy, and, as in the collections of SINH
lar establishments of our own land,
n may see the much priced jewels and
Grinkets of happier times, which caused
their poor owners many a bitter pang
to part with, heartaChes that were per-
haps frightened with the hope that one
day they would be able to redeem them.
To listen to the man selling these UNI
redeemed pledges is one of the choice
entertainments of the Picking streets.
He is selected by the p~awnbroker for
his huency of speech and ready wit. to
which he gives full play in his humor-
ou descriptions of the quality and his
tory OF the furs n richly embroid-
cred dresses which are piled up on the
platform of his tent He at times runs
OF his speech i'll rhyme, making clever
and sarcastic illusions to the require
ments Of his audience, pressing a satin
roLe on the attention Of some naked
Dcggar.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
Pc-ru-na Protects the Entire House
hold Against Catarrhal
Diseases.

One of the greatest foes with which
every family has TO contend is our
changcable climate. To protect the
family from colds and coughs is always
a serious problem, and often impossible.
Sooner or later it is the inevitable fate
of every one to- catch cold. Care in
avoiding exposure and the use Of proper
clothing will protect from the frequency
and perhaps the severity of colds, hut
with the greatest of precautions they
will come. This is n settled fact of
human experience. Everybody must
expect to he caught somewhere or some
how.
Perhaps it will he wet feet, or n
draught, or damp clothes, or il may be
one Of Il thousand other little mishaps,
but no one is Shrewd enough to always
avoid the inevitable catching cold.
There is 10 fact of medical science
better known than that peruna cures
catarrh wherever located. Thousands
of families in all parts Of the United
States are protected from colds and
CataIrh by pcruna. Once in the family
Peruna always stays. No home can
spare Peruna after the first trial Of it.
We have on file many thousand testi-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

Simla letter to Philadelphia Press: At
tention has ut last been turned to the
problem of Thibet, and action Is being
taken by the government OF India which
is likely to have exceedingly important
results. The Thirty-second pioneers and
a company Of Madras Sappers have been
sent to rebuild the road by the Teesta val
ley to the frontier.
A railway from Siliguri, the present
terminus OF the northern Bengal state
railway to the spot, eleven miles distant,
where the Teesto valley route debouches
from the Himalayas into the plains of
India, has been surveyed, and mention
begins to be made in the Indian press Of
the Torsa valley : ute. through independ-
ent Brutan territory, by which 1t would be
possible to push a mountain railway right
up to Thibet. since 1t avoids the snowy
passes over which the Jeylep road must
climb.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
~PANToMIME r
How They Learn the Difficult Task Of
Ballet Dancinu in London.

London Mail: Nobody has the least
idea of hi training for pantomime
means until a visit has been paid to
Nine. Lanner's school of ballet dane
ing. There dancers ranging in age
from sweet-faced tiny mites Of 6 to
beautiful women whose & one will
not be ~ungallant enough to think about.
sally n patiently go through q course
Of training, acquiring steps n de-
pertinent that later on Will be seen at
the Garrick, Vaudeville, Empire, AL
hambra and elsewhere. Mime. Morris,
one OF Nine. Lanner's teachers, told
the writer that a finished dancer is
The product of many years strenuous
work. A child of 6 can learn to dance
well in a few months, but to acquire
The grace and agility of the finest
spanish dancers now performing III
London requires twenty years Of un-
RENTING practice. There are very few
] boys ever trained as pantomime Ian
, GERS. The reason is that the male sex
Is awkward, theta are hopelessly
stiff, and they caI.~..ever hope to aspire
to anything of a higher grade than step
dancing. 1t is one of the prettiest sights
| on earth to watch a score or so of little
girls assemble in the dimly lit room
where Mime. Lanner's classes are held.
Huge mirrors are arranged round the
walls, a piano stands In n corner, but
seldom gets played, because for Il long
time the novice has 10 practice nothing
but steps TO a monotonous lone. two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, hop"
spoken by the teacher.
"All re girls please togazier!" COM
mands madame, and promptly tiny tots
Of 6 and graceful young women of 10
or so, all CARRIED to a girl in short white
muslin skirts, pink sashes and Fights,
grip with n hand a rail fixed to the
wall, extend the other arm on q level
with their shoulders and deftly kick
their and seven times I'm succession.
Watch the children and one sees that
they thoroughly enjoy the training.
Every movement of the first, second,
third and fourth positions, under which
headings the various steps are grouped,
has been studied by the little ones, and
each member OF the class endeavors to
give her individual rendering haTmo-
NOUS movement OF the whole body.
Many of the little dancers can stand
on their toes and ~pirouette like tops,
and then, with modesty, elegance and
ease go down until their knees almost
touch the ground, rising up again with
4 graceful wave of the hand n q
sunny smile. To give suppleness to the
limbs Il series of exc .cises are gone
through with first one leg, while the
whole weight of the body rests on the
other. The positions are reversed every
few minutes, and i'm this manner both
limbs receive equal attention and OBJ
tain equal s~uppleness. A watering can
plays n prominent part I'm a ballet class
room. 1t would seem that the thousands
Of steps INDUCED in have n tendency to
raise the dust and bring about an cpl
demic of coughing. Therefore, a little
judicious s]prinkIing at intervals has
he effect of gllgNinu this
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
Could You Use Any Kind Of sewina
Machine at Any Price

If there is any price so low, any Offer
SO liberal that yen would think OF ac-
ccptinS on trial n new high grade, drop
cabinet or upright Minnesota. Singer,
Wheeler & Wilson, Standard, White or
New Home Sewing Machine, cut out
and return this notice, and you will re,
ceive by return mail, postpaid, free of
cost, the handsompst sewing machine
catalogue ever published. 1t will name
you prices on the Minnesota, Singer,
Wheeler & Wilson. White, Standard
and New Home sewing machines that
will surprise you; we will make you a
new and attractive proposition, q sew
ing machine offer that will astonish
you.
If you can make any use of any
sewing machine at any price. if any
kind of an offer would interest YOU,
don't fail to write us at once Cbe sure
to cut out and return this special no.
tice) and get our latest book, our latest
offers, Il new and most surprising
proposition. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO, Chicago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
The Afternoon Mate,

New York Press: Ycrba de mate slim
llates brain, nerves, heart and kidneys.
The shrub is a species of holly, the leaves
Of which are roasted and pulvcrizcd.
South Americans drink IL as we do
punches out Of the loving cup, passing a
bowl of it around a circle for each to
suck up a swallow through n bombilla.
The afternoon tea is in danger of being
s~upplantcd by the afternoon mate. An
ultra fashionable woman living in East
SD street sent out invitations one day
last week TO her Five O'clock Mate
some callers who we're unfamiliar with the
South American brand of tea wanted to
know the meaning of mate" The
hostess Charmingly explained that it was
"mahtay." The taste is not more diff
fcult to acquire than that for ordinary
tea or coffee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

The letter of Miss Merkley,'
whose picture is printed above,
proves beyond question that
thousands OF cases of inflamma.
ton of the ovaries and womb
are annually cured by the use of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR MRS. PNKHAM - Gradual
loss of strength and nerve force told
me something was radically wrong
with me. 1 had severe shooting pains
through h pelvic organs, cramps and
extreme irritation compelled me to
seek medical advice. The doctor said
that l had ovarian trouble and ulcera-
ton, and advised an operation. I
strongly objected to this and decided
to try Lydia d. PinRham'S Vege-
table Compound. l soon found that
my Judgment was correct, and that all
the good things said about this medi-
cine were true, and day by day l felt
less pain and increased appetite. The
liberation soon healed, and the other
complications disappeared, and in
eleven weeks l was one more strong
and vigorous and perfectly we'll.
MY heartiest thanks are sent to
you for the great good you have done
me- Sincerely yours, Miss MARGARET
MERKLEy, 275 Third St., Milwaukee,
NlS.-sS0O0 forfeit If original Of aboue letter
pToWHg Ge7giRefeSS cannot be produced.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
Piano tuners nave their trials alona

Piano tuners have their trials along
with the rest of humanity, and the ex-
p%erience Of q certain tuner the other
day goes to prove 1t. He was sent into
a suburb TO tune a piano, which he
found practically as good as new. He
put the instrument in proper shape.
and felt well satisfied with his work
until a day or two later he received a
note from the owner, saying the piano
had not been properly tuned. There
upon he made another journey. tested
told the lady so.
Yes she said, 1T does seem all
right when YOU play on it. doesn't it?
Dut as soon as ! begil, 10 sing it gets
all out Of tune asa!R,"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
CHAPTER Xxx.
IIIN Th2Ns
FROM THE path or nv

1t was about 10 o'clock when I
reached Dieppe. 500 thereafter / was
we'll aboard lie Dauphin, Serigry him
self meeting me at the vessels side.
"Hullo, Placide," he cried. "All goeth
well, and the passing night gives
promise TO us OF a brighter day
Later in his own cabin. he told of a
brief meeting he had with Louis.
For the time we are safe. The king
Is restless about the safety Of the prov
ince, and he trusts Bienville as a SOL
der. The Spanish intrigue keeps our
enemies 90 busy they have not time 70
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

Mrs. *. Kane, 172 Sebor Street,
Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
"Peruna has been used so long In
our family that I do NOT Know how
to get along without ii. haVe
given III to all OF my children at
different times when they suffered
with Group, colds and The many all
menfS that children are subject 10,
and am pleased TO say fhat ii has
kept them in splendid health. I
have also used IL for a catarrhal
difficulty of long standing and Ii
cured me in short time, so I have
every reason 10 praise Peruna. -
Mrs. X. Kane.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

Every child born into the
world with an inherited or
early developed tendency to
%torturing, disfguring humors
of the Skin and Scalp, becomes
an object of the most tender
solicitude, not only because of
its suffering, but because Of the
dreadful fear that the dishgu-
ration is to be lifelong and mar
its future happiness and pros
perity. Hence it becomes the
duty of mothers of such aflict-
ed children to acquaint them
selves with the best, the
purest, and most effective
treatment available, viz. the
CUTICURA Treatment, con-
sisting of warm baths with
CUTICURA Soap, and gentle
anointings with CUTICURA
Ointment, the great Skin Cure.
Cures made in childhood are
speedy, permanent and eco
nomical.
Sold throughout the world. Cuhcurs Soap, Csc, oint-
ment, Soc, Resolycnt, SOC. lin form Of Chocolate costsd
pills, csc. per vial Of co.. Dspotsi London, "a Charter
house So. Paris, 5 Rue de la PaiI Boston, lE Column
as-ssnd for How to Cure Toruring, Dlshguring
Humors from Infancy to Age"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
A merchant has AM office hnu mho

A merchant has an office boy who is
all right as a faithful, honest little
chap, but his home training has been
so good hat he Is by no means a good
hbber. The other day the merchant
said to the boy:
Did you tell that awful bore who
called that l had gone to San Francis
COZ"
Yes, sir" said the boy; IT told him
you started this morning"
Good boy! What did he cay?"
II wished to know when you'd re-
turn, sir, and | told him 1 did not think
You would be back until after lunch"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
New Farm Paper.

The Farmer and Breeder, which has
been published in Sioux City the past
three years as a semi-monthly, is now
published weekly. and has been greatly
improved in all departments. 1t is a
high grade, s~ixteen-page agricultural
and live stock paper, and should be a
regular visitor to the home OF every
farmer and live stock breeder.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

Mrs. a.. Hobson, 225 Washington
ST., Lansing, Mich, writes:
"Perura has been such abIessing
to my only child, as well as myself
that / feel induced 20 give my tesh-
nioniak lie has always suffered
from catarrh of the head and throat,
end / had TO use extra precautions
SO as not to have him exposed to
damp or cold weather. Last year
he was taken will, Ia grippe, and as
il vas a severe case, caused me
much anxiety. No medicine helped
him tn he took Peruna. ! noticed
an Improvement at once and In
three weeks he was a different
child; the grippe lad been COM
pIefeLy cured and 1 noticed fhaf the
cafarrh was made better. lie kept
taking II two weeks longer, when
he was entirely we'll InOw use Ii
! off and on for colds, cramps, fndf-
} gestio1 or general indiSposition, and
! find ii superior TO any doctors or
) medicine I ever tried. II Keeps me,
! as weH as my child, In perfect
) health, and I gladly recommend II
J to mothers. Airs. A. Hobson.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

monials like the ones given above. We
can only give our readers a slight
glimpse of the vast array of unsolicited
endorsements we are receiving every
month. No other physician in the world
has received such n volume Of enthu-
~siastic and grateful letters of thanks as
DR.. Hartman for Peruna.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
Newspaper Combination.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: In the triplS
consolidation Of the Times, the News and
the Bee, all of Toledo, the management
has a chance to combine the names of the
three into The News B~etimes"-which
is a decidedly practical grouping.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

FOUR ~seven-room houses, clear, at Eth
Point, S. D., to exchange for a farm OIL
stock of merchandise. j. Mulhall, 3061i
Pierce St, Sioux City, Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

Keep doing, always doing. Wishing,
dreaming, intending, murmuring, talk
ing, signing n repining are all idle
and proftless employments.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

Don't brood over the past nor dream
Of the future, but seize the instant and
get your lesson in the hour.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

In Korea dog meat is in great re-
quest at certain seasons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

1t is a great misfortune not to have
enough wit to speak we'll or not enough
judgment to keep silent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

WANTED-Names of those that can spare
all or part of their time in light, profit
able employment at home. Inclose -tamped
envelope for particulars. ]. French, Bata-
via, III.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

Wrs. windows sooTHISG SYRUP cor Children
teethiug; soRteps the gums, reduces al
tayE pain, cures wind collie. 25 cent q bottle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

FOR SALE-Chautauqua hand corn plant
ers; all metal; the best there are; guar.
anteed. Every corn grower needs one or
more. Special price Of 70 cents. Address
The Tribune Co., Sioux City, Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

FLOWING to let. $50 per acre. J. Null
hall, SOGEa Pierce St, Sioux City, Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21
ANTl-TOBRC.

Positively cures the tobacco habit, or
money refunded. Harmless, yet effective;
enables you to stop at once or regulate
the amount used. Send 5Oc for box by
mail postpaid. Anti-Tobac Co, Z. o. BOX
100, Pueblo, Colorado.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-21

SIOUX CITY P'T'G CO., 1,os4-21, 1904.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-08
SCHOOL NOTES.

Earl Porter vls,ted school Tuesday.
Lawrence Tally has returned to school
Dudley Tinker has returned to school.
Mabel Hutchings visited school Tues
day.
Hattie CLARK has entered the third
grade.
Alger Clark is new pupil in the fifth
grade.
George Taft has entered the fourth
grade.
The fourth grade have began to study
Hiawatha.
Harold Metcalf is new pupil of the
sixth grade.
Bessie Barton is a new student in the
high school.
Delos Sinner and Arthur Brock visited
school Monday.
The high school room Is adorned with
new music rack.
Bessie Pardee has returned to school
after long absence.
Daisy Wood is back in school after q
long siege Of illness.
Daisy Robbins has returned to school
after q short absence.
The physics class have began the study
OF magnetism and electricity.
The first meeting OF the library society
will be held the Goth of January.
Rhea Mitter, Lola and Josephine
Martin are the new pupils in the first
grade.
A number OF friends of Mr.. Ralph
Watson were entertained at his home
New Years eve.
Seventy.four books were drawn and
read from the library by the students
during December.
A very interesting essay was read ~
chapel Monday morning by Effie Boyer
on 1.-THE Ladies OF the White House. "
School reopened Monday after a week
vacation. The students are working
hard now for examination comes next
month
The high school students were allowed
recess Of about two hours Monday
morning as they were too excited over
the Pere Marquette wreck to study.
A spread was held by the seniors OF
the fifth period Tuesday in honor OF the
new desk in Miss Scarborough room.
A few boys acquired fame from the
amount OF pie and waters they ate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-08

One of the most interesting and enter
tanning lectures that has ever been given
in the college chapel, was that of Miss
Inglis, head of the modern language de-
partment, at the opening of the term
Tuesday morning. Her subject she an
nounced as Something Scotch" and
the entire effort was devoted TO a sketch
of Scottish history and an estimate Of
the character of their interesting people.
Miss Inglis' style was especially enter
tanning in that IL was written IN pic
turesque narrative and interspersed with
interesting story and delightful COM
ment. She traced the romantic history
of the early life of the country and de-
veloped much of the early tradition and
love common TO the people, down to the
losing of Scottish independence. Then
taking up the life of the individual Scot
the students were given an am using and
delightful picture of this interesting
people.
Miss Inglis was given rounds OF ap-
plause at the close of the lecture and
there were many wishing TO hear 1t
again.