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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
BANKING ODDITIES.
CurioSities and Customs Preserved at
the Bank Of Encland.

h'S DdHN OF England.
a Es9}aa44o6a 81 Tki ffi4YGur T8teefRs tAHi bBfaRNkI, oQQff
worked in a single room and the directors
with them, no one imagined that 1t would
develop into the great national institu-
ton 1t is today. And its career, extend
ing over two centuries, has brought It In
touch with a wealth of romance, relics Of
which may be found in that department
Of the bank with which the public Is least
familNr-namely, It's museum.
How many people know that the bank
once issued a note for n penny?-al-
though it should be explained that this
was entirely due TO an error. But the
| penny note went into circulation all the
same, and only by offering a reward Of
$S was the bank able to get It back
| again before II passed into the hands OF
the curIo collector. This note is still pre-
served In one OF the albums, and in an
other are some OF the curious notes
which saved the bank in 1745. In that
year a great run on the funds took place
SO great, in fact, that It was thought
that the bank would be unable TO meet
it; but the directors IN the nick Of time
sent a number of their clerks into the
crowd to present notes which were paid
in sixpences, thus giving the officials
time TO prepare for the demand for spe-
Gle.
Another curiosity is a note for s., 900, 900,
which is the only one of that value ever
printed; while there Is also a note which
was in circulation for nearly $50 years
before 1t was presented.
Specimens Of all the forged notes which
nave been uttered from time TO time by
the INSCRIPTIONS are kept, and their
value aggregates several million pounds,
while notes brought from the wreck of
the Eurydice and one taken from the
stomach Of al enormous Goldfish cap
tured off the coast OF Greenland are
among the banks valued treasures.
There are hundreds of specimens OF Gu
rious coins which have been returned to
the bank from all parts Of the world, or
found In the testing machine. This ma
chine, by the way, tests $1,000 sovereigns
a day and automatically rejects any
which have become light.
The musemum library contain all the
old ledgers which nave been used by the
bank since ii was first opened, and they
number 10000, while another set Of vol
umes gives a record of every member OF
the staff who has ever served at the
bank. There are also 10000 volumes Of
all kinds for the use of the staff, some
Of which are SO rare that the same mum.
Der of sovereigns would not purchase the
collection.
The bank has its own churchyard ad.
joining, and here many OF the official.
have In former times been buried. In one
corner Is the grave OF a clerk who stood
eight feet two inches in his socks.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
(ltllCQla
Y SOAp:>
Assisted by CUTICURA
Ointment, the great
Skin Cure, are Of
PriCGI9SSVaIuo

For preserving, purifying, and
beautifying the skin, for cleansing
the scalp Of crasts, scales, and
dandrutf, and the stopping of fall.
ing hair, for soft aing, whitening,
and soothing red, rough, and sore
hands, for baby rashes and cha
fings, IN the form Of baths for IN
noying irritations, alterations, and
inflammations of women, and
many Sanative, antiseptic pur-
poses which readily suggest them
selves, as well as for all purposes
of the toilet, bath, and nursery,
CUTICURA Soap and CUTI-
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Sold throughout the world. Cuticura Soap. Csc, Oint-
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Pills, CSC. per vial Of COZ. Depots London, q Charter
house So; Paris, . Rue de Ia Iaix; Boston, 1877 Columbus
Ave: Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Propricturs.
send for " How TO Preserve, Purity, and Beaui!iy."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
Overheard on the Pike.

Mr.. Easy-Why should people visit
Ing The Exposition at night use more
Aliens Foot-Ease thar in daytime?
Miss Foote-Because under the bril-
liant illumination of the grounds every
foot becomes an acre.
Mr.. Easy-Fair. Only fair. Pray.
conduct me TO the nearest drug store
and | promise never TO accept n subSti-
tutc for you or for Aliens Foot-Easc. = p
FOOT NOTE-Th train ,cili be ma te one
IN Jane,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
Experience.

The first time, when at night I went about
Locking the doors and windows every
where,
After she died, l seemed TO lock her out
IN the starred silence and the homeless
air,
And leave her waiting in her gentle way
All through the night, till the disconsolate
day,
Upon the threshold, while we slept,
awake:
Such things the heart can bear and yet
not break.
w. d. Howells, In Harper's Magazine
for May.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
What Did She Want?

Philadelphia Ledger Mrs. Newli-
wed-I want to get some salad.
Dealer-Yes, ma'am. How many
heads?
Mrs. Newliwed-Oh, goodness! I
thought you took the heads off. I Just
want plain chicken salad.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
SOCIETY WRECKED HER LIFE.
Tired, Nervous, Aching, Trem
bling, SIeepless, BIOOdIess.
Pe-ru-na, Renovates, Regulates,
Restores.
A Pretty New York Woman'S
Recovery the Talk of Her
Numerous Friends.
Mrs. j; E; Finn, SO East High street.

Mrs. j. Il. Finn, SO East High street,
Bun alo, n. u, writes:
Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus. Ohio.
Gentlemen :-"A fcw years ago
Ihadt TO give up social life entirely,
as ny healW 7vaS completely broken
dorm. The doctor advfScd a COM
Phefe rest for a year. rs this ua
ont Of tile question for a time, I be-
gan 10 look for some other means of
restoring my health.
81 had often heard Of Peruna as
an excellent tonic, SO I bought a bot
tie 10 sec 1chaf IL zconld do for me,
and ii certainly took hold Of my
system and rejuvenated me, and ia
less than tz,O moRfhS I Tyas in Der
feet heaAh, and nOw 7vhen I feel
7vorR ont or tired a dose or tuo of
PcrHna is all Mat.I need."-lirs.
j. K. Finn.
Mrs. J.. w. Reynolds, Elkton, Ohio
writes:
Il owe my health and life TO Peruna.
We rarely call in n physician, in fact it
has been years since | have taken my
other medicine than yours. / am afraid
OF drugs, and although | have been sick
many times l have taken only your
medicines. They are wonderful indeed.
have n very large house and enter
tain a great deal, and | do all my own
work, thanks 10 Peruna. Mrs. j. w,
Reynolds.
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Wonderful.

chicago News: LaMontt-That man
OPAQUE has a wonderful memory.
MISREPRESENTATION? Why, he can't
even remember the people who owe him
money.
LaMontt-That is why 1 say it is
wonderful.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

Newwed-I suffer from insomnia. I can't
sleep Il there's the least noise-such as If
the baby cries, for instance.
Doctor-This powder will stop IL.
NewWcd-How often do ] take it?
Doctor-lou don't take It. Give it to
The baby.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

Chumpleigh-What do you think of
the new spring styles?
Grumplcigh-Well, it seems to me the
dresses are getting to be worth more
what's in them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
a Radical.

Philadelphia Press: He poses as ;
reformcr, doesn't hep"
oh, he's worse than a reformer.
HlS ideas would upset the whole So
cial and business world. He saws IL
he had his way he'd put In Jail every
body who ought to be there"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

Town Topics: Benson-Bought a saw
mill, eh? What are o going to do
with It?
food.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

blGftI TEAM, harness, surrey and buggy
for sale cheap, or exchange for heavy
team or cattle. J. Mulhall, 3OG1a Pierce
St, Sioux City, Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

We are never without a bottle of Piso's
Cure for Consumption in our house.
Mrs: r. NJ. Swayze, Wakita, Okla, April
II, 1901.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

FOR RENT-Store room and seven living
rooms upstairs at 1920 Fourth ST., 500 per
month. j. Mulhall, 9O61a Pierce ST., Sioux
City. Ia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
Free Treatment for Women.

Any woman wishing to be placed on
the list OF DIR. Hartman's patients for
free home treatment and advice should
Immediately send name and symptoms,
duration Of disease and treatment
already tried. Directions for the first
months treatment will be promptly
mailed free OF charge. No free medicine
will he supplied by the doctor, but all
necessary directions will be furnished.
Read what the above ladies have to
say of Peruna as n cure for these cases.
Address DR.. Hartman. President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28
Bad for the COMPLEXION,

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING Syrup Tor Children
%teethingi softens the gums, reduces al
lays pain, cureB wind collie. D cent n bottle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

you, 'Rastus, you git away from de
vaccinity oh dat tab b~ah'el-you git
youah hans all black!"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

SPLENDID opportunity for energetic per-
son, who has $500 to invest In legitimate,
profit sharing business: can clear from
$3.50 upwards per month. For particulars
call or write Hammond & Harmount, Bel
videre, Ill.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-28

What some folks call luck is In real
itY disaster 70 them.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
Skate Sailing.

There is nothing new in the idea OF
skate sailing, says Dan Beard, in
Outing. 1t is as old as skates, and
dates back to the time when our an
cestors with bones of animals bound
to their feet spread their ample cloaks
and allowed the wind to watt them
over the surface of the ice.
But since that time the art has
progressed, keeping pace with the
evolution of the modern steel skate
from it's rude bone ancestor. Some
time in the sos skate sailing was first
brought to the attention of the gen
eral public by series of articles upon
this subject which appeared in various
periodicals. and we then became fami-
liar with the Danish square sail and
topsail, the long double, or two-nan.
sail of the Norwcgians; the English
latcen sail. with the mast made fast
to the skaters leg. the handsome dolt-
ble-diamond sail invented by Charles
Ledyard Norton and many others { f
minor Importance.
AS rule, the foreign designs are al
clumsy, impracticabe and as mucl
out of date as the forms of govern
ment under which they flourish.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04

her father followed us into the tim
ber. As drew near the carriage
walking beside her father, seemingly
on the best of terms, Maude looked
at me. started slightly, while a rosy
blush suffused her cheeks. Mr.. Penn
berton introduced US as IL we had
never met before. In moment he
CONSIDERABLY stepped to the horses
heads to attend to the harness Maude
whispered: why. Ralph. what has
happened to papa? Has he forgiven
our youth?'
1t was bright Nay day and the fall
ing apple blossoms clustered In
Maude's hair. making pretty picture,
as she sat there smiling.
went back to town in Mr.. Penn
berton's carriage and sent a good
story to the paper, but the most inter-
esting events were omitted.
We were married the nsxt Christ
mas. Mr.. Pemberton is grandpa now.
and my wife and | sometimes listen
as he tells the children n story about
a newspaper reporter who could find
lost money better than the man who
hid it. Il sometimes think he helped
hide it." he often adds, TO hoodwink
certain old man | know into the
,belief that he found it-and inciden
tally to get the old mans daughter
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04

used it as a cane for some distance.
| had not gone hundred yards be-
fore noticed broken weed with the
top lying in the direction | was 60
ing. A little further along severed
vine furnished evidence that some
human being or a lower animal had
"assed along that way shortly before.
| followed the direction Of these
signs. A heavy shower had fallen
late in the night, and had oblterated
any evidence Of overturned leaves.
had not proceeded one-fourth OF
the distance through the timber when
| noticed peculiar looking hump be-
side a cluster of bushes. | had been
jabbing my stick into hollow logs and
other places likely to be chosen by
the thief The hump which l have
mentioned did not seem to invite in
vestigation; the rain had beaten the
leaves down and they looked as il
they might have been undisturbed for
year, but as l passed, poked at
the little elevation in mechanical
sort Of way. l felt something sponsy;
scraped the leaves away and there
lay a canvas bag, | at once called
, the other members of the party to
my side before | removed the bag
from its hiding place. Then at tho
direction OF the officers the bag was
opened and the money counted. the
value of each piece being noted in
small vest pocket book by one of the
officers. The full amount Of five thou.
sand dollars was there.
This was the money | was dropping
into my hat. piece by piece, when
Rolln Pemberton came up. | did not
know that he was interested in the
matter and had no idea how he came
to be on the scene-that place being
thousand miles from his home. The
officers took charge OF the money and
we turned back toward the highway.
Mr.. Pemberton fell in at my side and
we walked away together Ralph,
he said-Raiph Walton is my name
after an embarrassing pause, that
was we'll done"
by the meTest accident l assured
him. - had no more idea of finding
that money than l have of flying to
| China this moment
"WeI, feel eaSier over it. at any
rate" he went on. That was about
the size of my pile of ready money"
Then came my turn to be surprised.
yours" | exclaimed. How does
that come about?"
Il am the old party who was
robbed"
Then came the explanation. Mr..
Pemberton and his daughter had
started for distant part of the coun-
try to purchase some property. He
had carried that money with him i'll
order to pay cash. He had been traced
by two robbers and his money stolen.
He had heard of the attempt to re-
cover the money and together with
his daughter had followed in car
riage. Maude had remained at the
roadside in the carriage which was
drawn up under an apple tree. while
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
HARE AN ELUSIVE ANIMAL.
Writer Tells of Charm Of Hunting
Small Creature.

Small Creature.
To my notion, there is a peculiar
charm about trailing hare, writes
Edwyn Sandys in February Outing. In
the first place there is superb uncer-
tainty about where you will locate the
beast, if it knows where it is itself.
You find fresh track, and If wise,
you follow it in what apparently is
the wrong direction, and then-well.
you just keep on following. Some
where, perhaps only few yards to
one side of where you struck the
track, is the other end, and, of course,
hare You acquire wisdom concern
ing this small technicality later-pos-
sibly hours later-but that does not OF
necessitw spoil the sport. 1t may be
the track is first found in a briery
thicket, which hampers all the rising
ground, marking the edge of great
swampy woodland. 1t is easy-in fact.
almost too easy. The hire loves
swampy woodland, so, of course, he
merely has skipped for triiling die
tance along the rim, as it were, OF the
depression, then gone down and squat
ted under some handy log, from
which shelter you will bounce him
within five minutes. Theoretically
this is sound practically it is 100 to
l shot on an utterly unreliable tip.
Impulse prompts you to slant down
toward the swamp at once, to jump
him from somewhere, promptly knock
him over and be done with it. This
will save useless pottering over fool
ish tracks, and also some valuable
| time.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
About Rats.

DR.. Danysz of the Pastenr institEt ?
in Paris finds that rats can contract t
a special disease to which other ar
imals are not exposed. He has sue
ceeded in obtaining the bacillus Ct
the disease. 1t is necessary only to
soak bread or grain in bouillon of
the m;crObe culture and allow the rat
to eat it, when they contract the ma
ady and usually die within five to
twelve days. A number Of expert
ments have already been made with
the new method, especially in the sew
ers of Paris, which are full of rats.
and very good results have been oh
tanned. It was proved during the ex-
pe-iments that the young rats are the
most sensitive to the action OF the
microhe. The new rat-exterminatinS
culture is coming into practical use
in Paris and especially at the Bourse
de Commerce. where it is used to pro-
tect the deposits of grain.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04

l was kneeling on carpet or forest
leaves, dropping twenty dollar gold
pieces into my hat, as an officer of the
law checked them off, While in the
midst of this unusual occupation |
heard a slight rustic at my side, and.
looking up beheld Rollin Pemberton
gazing down at me. | had not seen
him for five years, and at parting our
relations were not cordial. but he ad-
dressed me in a tone of voice which
indicated that whatever ill-feeling he
may have borne me had disappeared
in the lapse of time. | returned his
salutation and went on dropping gold
into my hat. followed by other metals
and paper currency to the amount OF
five thousand dollars. Then | arose to
my feet, brushed the leaves from my
clothing and calmly surveyed my audi
ence, which consisted of man in
shackles, two officers and Mr.. Penn
bertOn.
Five years before l had left Mr..
Pemberton's presence after rather
stormy interview. in which his da !gh-
ter Maude and myself were principally
to our marriage. He stormed and
ragged until feared that he would
topple over from heart failure. You
are too young to think of such thing
as marriage!" he exclaimed. ut is
preposterous! Go away and stay five
years. You are both mere children
Well, went away after an under
CT ,v,ith fn
main faithful though the heavens fell.
We half way admitted, however, that
= the old gentleman was right.
| Joined the staff of a progressive
city daily, and in the course of time
reached place where l could count
on good assignments, requiring pene-
tration and perseverance. One night
brief telegram came in from town
fifty miles away. 1t was from friend
of the paper, and said: Send a man
to Bowlington at once. Good story
for right. man. SENSATIONAL
An hour later | was on my way to
Bowlington by rail, and by daylight |
was at the city prison, the most likely
place. l thought. to pick up the scent
of the story | was after. Just as
arrived two officers were in the act
of bundling a man in irons into an eX-
press wagon. After a few guarded
inquiries | learned that an old gentle
man had been robbed of five thousand
dollars the night before in the prin-
cipal hotel of the town, and that two
suspects had been arrested ten miles
away and brought back. They had
nothing on their persons to faSten the
crime on them, but. nevertheless, they
were thrust into prison at the county
seat. Finally, one of them weakened
and offered to conduct the officers to
the place where the money was Sc
creted. This they were on the point
of doing when | arrived. | managed
to join the party with the expectation
that l would get back in time to
gather the town end of the story and
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
Cost of Wireless MESSAGES.

The charge for transmitting wireless
messages from ship to ship at sea is 6
pence word. with the address and
signature free. From ship to shore
the rate on the American side is 50
for ten words. and 12 cents for each
addition word; with no charge for
address and signature. On the Eng
lish side the charge for marconigram
from liner is i shillings for twelve
words, and & pence for each additional
word, III" signature and address being
charge for.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
To Raise snoora kittens.

NAM people find it difficult to bring
up Angura kittens. but | find no diff
Guilty, and have raised twelve. Keep
them always warm. away from drafts.
Be sure their bedding is changed often.
Keep them in dark place for the first
two or three weeks. Feed the mother
well Will good, nutritious food. With
hold meat or any solid food for two
days after The kittens arrive. Let the
mother cat 20 out as often as possible
for resi- and fresh air When the kit
tens are three or four weeks old. let
them have a room to them selves, If
you can, with various things to- climb
over, and good warm bed in the cor
ner. When hey are about three weeks
old teach them to lap milk. Give them
warmot mllk, one-th!rd water. and a
little sugar. Cut their first meat fine.
Never destroy all the kittens in lit
ter. herp one or the poor mother will
have the Tread milk iever.-Margaret
l.. WhIty. in Good Housekeeping
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
The Most Common Disease.

Yorktown. Ark, Feb. 29th.-Leland
Williamson. NJ. d., a successful and
clever local physician, says:
There is scarcely another form OF
disease a physician is called upon so
often TO treat as Kidney Disease. |
invariably prescribe Dodd's Kidney
Pills and am not disappointed in their
effect for they are always reliable.
| could mention many cases in which
l have used this medicine with splen-
did success, for example, | might re-
fer to the case Of Mr.. A. H. Cole.
"Ase 81. greatly emaciated. some
fever, great pain and pressure over
region Of Kidneys, urine filled with
pus or corruption and very foul smell
ing and passed some blood. Directed
to drink a great deal Of water, gave
brisk purgative and Dodd's Kidney
Pills. The pills were continued regu-
larly for three weeks and then a few
doses every week, especially if patient
felt any pain in region Of Kidneys
Cured completely and patient per
formcd his duties as farm laborer in
four weeks
'Dr. Williamson has been regular
practitioner for over twenty years and
his unqualified Endorsement Of Dodd's
Kidney Pills is certainly a wonderful
tribute to this remedy.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
A REPORTERS GOOD FORTUNE
by CHARLES AUSTIN HARTLEY
Copyrighted 1902 ty The Authors Publishing Company

but | know that it was left in this
forest" waving his hands in no Par
ticular direction.
You can realize that this was very
indefinite information. However, we
started out, one officer and the pris-
oner going in one direction, the sec
ond officer took another course and
I strolled away by myself, | had but
little faith in the story of the alleged
penitent prisoner and less hope OF
locating the stolen money. l had
made up my mind that the prisoner
was attempting to play sharp trick
seeking an opportunity to escape. l
picked up stick as started and
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
ealzer's Homo Builder Corn.

30 named because so acres produced
40 heavily that its proceeds built Il
lovely home. See Salzer's catalog.
Yielded In 1903 in Ind, 1877 bu.. Ohio
1Go Du., Tenn. SO bu.. and in Mich. 220
bu. per acre. You can beat this record
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE YIELDS
PER ACREk
120 bu. Beardless Barley per acre.
80 bu. SalZers New Nat. Oats-per A.
50 NJ. SalZer Speltz & Macaroni Wheat
! uNl bu. Pedigree Potatoes per acre.
II IONS of rich Billion Dol. Grass Hay.
GO 900 lbs. Victoria Rape for sheep-acre
10000 lbs. Teosinte. the fodder wonder.
$1,000 lbs. SalZers Superior Fodder
Corn-rich. juicy fodder per A.
Now such yields you can have. Mr..
Farmer. in 1904, if you Will plant SAL
ze!s seeds.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10c
IN stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co,
La Crosse. Wis, and receive their
great catalog and lots of farm seed
samples. (W. n. "
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
With Foolish Haste.

With foolish haste we rush from 9ay y
To struggle madly in the fray:
We seek to beat the brazen gong
TO pit ourselves against the strong.
As If the chance might fade away
We rob sweet childhood of its day
And ieavc the laughter and the gay,
Glad moments that to youth belong,
With foolish haste.
Love swectly heckons us TO stay.
But rushing off. we answer nay;
From laughter and from love and song
We go TO struggle in the throng.
And end by sinking in dlsmay.
With foolish haste.
S r. kiser.