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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
CATALOGUE

Another lot hand some CARLSBAD
CHINA DINNER SETS of 100 pieces
best selected transparent ware iluri
mated colorngs, trimmed with "a 40
gold, for this sale. ........... kC.OI
CHINAWARE-W have just opened
new importation of ENGLISH DINNER
WARE. We will sell special this weeh
20 Dinner Sets OF 100 pieces each. Three
different decorations and colorinHs OF
best selected porce lain. worth
5000 per set for this sale only $40
In Toilet Ware our assortment has
never been so complete. For this weeks
sale we VAL sell II piece TOILET SET,
very pretty decoration; vitrfed china
including Stop Jar; special, as , 40
long as they last, SGT ....... %'T|
ONE LOT 500 Gu iPGDORES. Hand
some china decorated CUSPID0RES AT
only 2oc., 800. Acc. each fully worth
double price.
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Buo ana NhIte chiIa barrel -hared
CEREAL JARS, q Inscriptions. such a.
Flour. Sugar, Tea, Coffee. Barley Pioe.
sale only. ..... ............... ~
Blue and white barrel shaped SpIC
JARS, such as Pep o., Mustard CHINA
mon. Allspice &c. regular price o.
ljc.; this sale only. each. ......... ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29

Carpets.
Very special values in high grade car
pete and rugs for fastidious trade. We
show the largest assortment OF designs
IN veIvets, Sayonneries. WLtons, etc
AAMINSIERS-Yery rich floral pat
terms, In new colorings; special OEr
at .... HCS
ALL-WOOL ART SQUARES Newest
deai Ems. medallion and floral patterns;
* 3 yds', 800; yds., $50; = So
BRU SSElS INGRAM RUGS. heavy
quality, effective msGa lion centres.
2Xj yds., 3x1 yds., SKI yds..
S5o8 SS.oS sil.oS
TAPE >TRY BRU SSFIS CARPETS.
ia !, stair and rom effects, at SOc
yard Observation-Disclosures. CUS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
Upholstery Dept.

- ~ y w i4siNhf at ABOUT Ouc-lali
egllqr price
TAPESTRY PORTIERES, best DUAL
~ OF the different grades. to pairs
Of a color.
Oriental stripes: reg. value 90
$3.50; special. per pair ....... 100
Ottoman and double warp:
F rST value, $685. special per 3.o8
Mercerizcd Armure; reg, value - 90
s. -; special, per pair ......... C.SC
.oa pdTa1 per 5 psE. value $3.50 O.0S
Scotch LACE CURTAINS. Madras
and cable net weaves.
Regular value, sl.75; special. OQc
Regular value, $2Io special. I DO
Regular value, 1913 special I or
per pair .-... .............. 40
Regular value, s.25; special , %
Der ''air @.&D
50 In. wide Tapestry Furniture Gov
ERlNG
satin Russo; special. 35c per yard
reguIar, zoe
Two Warp Tapestry; special. SOC,
per yard regular sll0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29

VELOUR COUCH. very well made
and with golden oak. polished finished
base. Good springs and upholstering;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29

CARRIAGES. We have 50 sample
CARRIAGES. made by the well known
Grass Irvine Carriage Co. These Car
rages we're mace TO sell at list from
slj to so each They are made Of the
hest grass twine. have best running
eegr4 and are fully upho l,iered some
In silk. some in velour. We will rive
yiu your choice Of any OF these 4 no
until sold at on O.>O
SO come early and make your seiec-
tons
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
Dress Goods: a Chain OF Bargain,

FOR 75c. ATWOOD NUNS YELLING one OF thu
seasons leading fabrics black, cream, and full line o.
the colorings.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
WHAT ToTEMisM is.
Light ON an Interesting and Littl
Understood Subject

Light ON an Interesting and Little
Understood Subject.
It Is interesting to note that totemism
is found not only III Alaska, but among
the North American Indians, the abo-
rigines Of Australia, the Hottentots OF
Africa and even the hill tribes Of In
dia. Totems are also common among
the Samoans.
Broadly the totem is the badge OF q
deal more than mere political or social
alliance. 1t is not only tribal en-
blem, but also u family sign; not mere
ly a symbol Of nationality, but also
an expression Of religion; not simply
bond Of union among primitive peo-
pies, but also regulator Of the mar
riage laws and of other social institu-
tions. A totem has been defined as "a
class OF material objects which sav
age regards with superstitious respect.
believing that there exists between
him and every member Of the class an
intimate and special relation"
Among the O1ibway Indians there
are no fewer than twenty three differ
| ent totems. Nine Of these are quadru-
peds. marking out the wolf, the bear,
the beaver and other clans, eight are
birdE, Ave are fishes and one is the
| snake.
Some extraordinary superstitions re-
gardjng totems prevail In Samoa. Thus
| it is believed that IL turtle man eats
| of turtle he will grow very i'll, and
the voice of the turtle will be heard in
his inside saying: "He ate me. am
killing him" Ii banana man uses a
| banana leaf for cap he becomes bald.
II a butterfly man catches butterfly
| 1t strikes him dead. II fowl man
| eats a fowl delirlum and death results,
| and 80 on, all going to show that the
totem has something of the quality of
fetch rs well as the significance Of
family emblem.
| Regarding totemism, 1t Is to be noted
that the relation Of mutual help and
| protection Includes also the totem it1
self-that is to say, IL a man takes
care of his totem he expects the toj
| TEN to return the compliment. II the
totem is dangerous animal 1t must
not hurt his clansmen The scorpion
| men Of Senegambia declare that the
most deadly scorpions will run over
| their bodies without hurting them.
] There is snake clan in Australia
which holds to similar belief Among
| the crocodile clan of the Bechuanas II
| q man is bitten by a crocodile or even
has water splashed on him by one he is
EexpeliaG from the clan as one esteemed
unworthy by the totem. Housekeeper,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
SOME SUPERSTlTlONS.

If you want cat to stay at your
home, rub its paw on the stove.
To keep new dog. measure his tain
with cornstalk and bury the latter
under the front step. +
II you sing in bed you will cry next
day If you sing before breakfast you
will cry before night.
A family must never move except in
the light or increase Of the moon. This
will secure prosperity and increase Of
possessions.
II woman Is making soap and q
man stirs 1t. all will be well and the
soap will be fine, but If woman comes
the soap will spoil in the making.
Looking at new moon for the first
time through Instructions, as through
treetop, foretells misfortune during
that moon. To see it over the right
shoulder and In clear space brings
good luck
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
METAL PENS.
one sf AAcfent RSman Make Has the
W DtsiiAOt1ve Slit.

one u AActent Rsmaa Make Has the
DtsiiA0tive Slit.
Some curious Que has collected q
MASS Of interesting facts concerning
metallic pens. Some OF these refer
ent.es rua. back as far az the four
teenth and even the thirteenth CEN
tslry, snd, cui 8usly enough, in the
casssefS She manuscript OF Robert d'Ar-
tolls, the fUger scribe, is said to have
used bronze pen in order to disguise
his writing and make his deception
more safe A Roman metal pen is
said to have been found at Aosta, not
a mere stylus. but bronze pen slit,
and there is some evidence Of q pen
or reed Of bronze nearly as early as
the Invention Of priating in the At
tesnth century. More than q hun
dred years ago some steel pens were
made In Birmingham for DR.. Priestly,
and some Of these placed into the
hands Of Sir Josiah Mason in his early,
days with Mr.. Harrison, but all seem to
have beenalost The first pen of metal
Of definite date, beyond all question,
is one IN a Dutch patent book Of l717.
At about the same time polite ode
OF .Pope's refers to "steel and golden
}.peh. bit these were evidently lux
uries only, and 1t was not until about
the end of the arst quarter Of the last
century that metallic pens became
more generally In use In the Local
Notes and Queries" in the Birming-i
ham Weekly Post definite evidence
! has been given Of steel pens as early az
1906 and more commonly in 1917, but
It was about 1928 and 1924 that the
great revolution came by which pens
! were made by cheaper process-the
| hand screw press which pierced the
| pens from steel rolled into tube fash
ion and the Joint formed the slit, but
these required considerable labor to
shape them into pen form. The use
Of the screw press belongs to the Pc
riod Of John Mitchell. Joseph elliot
| and Josiah Mason, but on a careful
review Of the facts it seems to be
clear that John Mitchell has the best
Aclaim to be considered as the original
tntroducer Of press made pens.-BufYa-
/ 10 Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
when Lixhtn1ns Kill..

"As rule" says meteorological
expert, those killed by lightning main
tain an appearance Of life, staying in
the attitude which they had when
struck. An English minister aamed
Butler witnessed the following: In the
town of Everdon ten harvesters had
sought refuge under hedge during a
storm. Lightning struck and killed
four, who were left as IL petrinei. One
was found holding in his fingers the
snun which he was about to take An
other had little dead dog on his knees
and had one hand on the animals head,
while holding in the other hand some
bread with which he had been feeding
it. A third was sitting with his eyes
open and his head turned toward the
storm. Chicago Tribune.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
A rr.n.l.tor,. R,under,

Jacob Boehme, the mystic shoemak.
err once wrote pamphlet which he
called Reflections on the Treatise OF
Isaiah Sttefei." One Of Boehme's bi.
Ugraphers had never heard of that the
ologian. But he knew enough German
to be aware that "Suefel' mean,
"boot. and he was further misled by
the fact that Boehme was a cobbIel
as well as philosopher, so he made
q brilliant shot and spoke Of the pam
phiet In question as Boehme's "Refec
tons on the Boots Of Isaiah" In this
gnise 1t passed into several catalogues
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
PlTH AND POINT.

Being worthless pays no dividends.
Keeping diary is nearly as hard
work as keeping dairy.
Being favorably impressed Is the
cheapest way-we know OF being good
fellow.
Nothing makes us quite so mad as
to have people say, What made you
do IT."
1t is terribly hard to impress peo-
pie with the Importance Of aiding In q
good cause.
Every one realizes when he goes to
a photographers that he is not look.
ldng his prettieSt.
1t Is all right to do things for your
town, but first do things for your
home and family.
We are all pretty easily pleased
when we consider that three or four
times day we see exactly how we
look tn the looking glass.-A ehison
Globe
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
u Good Thins to Know.

A writer, discussing the lost art Of
early rising, says, .'The proper time to
rise is when sleep ends" That's good
thing to learn Do you know. if we
hadn't seen that in paper we should
have gone on believing that the proper
time to rise was when you were right
In the midst OF your soundest sleep.
What blessed thing 1t is for this blind
old world that there are some men In
Is vAe na9 naaraT eysEythiaxl
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
Aut,o usty Of che.t,...

False weights were found In the
ruins Of the Oldest city that has yet
been exhumed. And false weights will
probably be CONSUMED when the earth
drops into the sun and the heavens are
rolled btsther .iiRe scroll. Ancient
records and ancient statute books are
full OF evidence that every modern
practical device down to adulterations
and crooked scales was familiar to our
ancestors Of the plateau of Iran before
the 1lgrations. Vice is the old In
habitd3t; virtue is the newcomer, the
immigrant, received with reluctance
,lnd compelled to fight for every inch Of
ground he gains.-Reader Magazine.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
A Great Lack of Love.

There Is pleasant story being told
lust now Of an Irish priest who, tax.
ng leave of his congregation, gave bis
"easons for going: First. you do not
5ve me, for you have contributed moth.
ng to my support; second, you do not
owe each other, for I have not cele.
rated, a marriage since 1 arrived
third, the good God does not love you
,,or he has rot taken one Of you to
himself; have not had a single funer.
al."-London Telegraph.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
re rlixht Of Bira..

One Of the few men to recover sight
after being blind from the birth Of rec
Alection was reported to have wonder
ed at nothing SO much as the flight Of
the birds why do not people make
more fuss about them r be said.-Eon-
aon Outlook.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
r.ulty Theory,

Gus de Smythe Those new boots Of
yours squeak awfully. Perhaps they're
not paid for yet. Johnny all
nonsense. II there II anything in that,
Wiz doa't my coat and vest and my
asn en3 NJ Aat sqnaak toea
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
Whx She Laved Her,

Mrs. Cumm;ns So you love your
grandmamma, do you, Oracle? And
why do you love her? Gracie-Be-
cause she used to punish mamma when
mamma was little girl. hope she
used to spank mamma as hard as
mamma spanks me. = Boston Tran
seTtpt
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-29
Just Hear It Talk!
THE EDISON PHONOGRAPH

All sizes and styles sale Heggund's Taller Shop
You can save money by buying of these wonderful
machlnes In Pierre instead of sending away for it,
large supply of records always hand Call and hear it,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-11-25

that of 1908, the report says, are easily
traceable. Colorado added nearly two
million TO her production Of 1908, most
of this amount coming from the mines
of Cripple Creek Nevada's output in
creased about the same amount, chiefly
by reason Of the phenomenal Yields OF
the Goldheld mines The greatest pro-
gress is reported in California, whose
production exceeds that of 1908 by
$4,000 600, the increase being caused
partly by strong development of the
quartz mining industry and to a less
degree by the activity Of the dredgers.
Alaska and Arizona show increased
yields, amounting respectively to S476,-
S93 and S74S,70S A number of states
show smaller increases, while Utah,
Montana and Washington have less gold
to their credit in 1904 than in 1903.
The increase Of value in the produc,
ton of silver Of $2,7l3,37s is somewhat
evenly distributed among the various
states and territories but is to some ex-
tent due to the better price of silver OBJ
tanned. Colorado leads with an in
crease of S970,320. California, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada and Utah also added
considerable value to their silver pro-
duction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-11-25
A Gard Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. J.. Grantham enter
tanned about twenty friends at their
pleasant home, Tuesday evening, Nov.
2lst, in honor of Mrs. George Dickinson
of Benton Harbor, Michigan. High five
was the game played and as usual fur.
nished sport and fun in plenty for the
merry crowd that participated. The
prizes, which we're something entirely
new and novel, but which the hostess
said must be kept dead secret" were
much sought after and the fortunate
winners, Mrs. Fred Dunn and Mr. w. +.
Hanley, had to put forth their mightiest
efforts in order to carry safely home
their trophies of success, or rather trop.
hies of war. The gift to the guest o.
honor was an exquisite Battenburg doy-
lie. Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Dunn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grantham are at all
times delightful entertainers and this
was one of the jolliest Of jolly parties
ever held at their home. The guests
fingered until the wee sma hours" and
then were only induced TO depart by the
announcement that the host would fol.
low some choice selections on the Graph.
aphone by vocal solo. Then with
thanks and good wishes the guests de-
parted for their homes. and the sole
was postponed until the next time"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-11-25
The Shakespeare Club.

The Shakespeare Club met on las,
Monday with Mrs. Charles Perrin. Hav.
ing just finished reading the Tragedy
Kins Lear, the members felt entitled to
a little recreation, and INDUCED in a
good social time after the regular work
was over. The hostess served dainty
refreshments and the enjoyment of the
occasion was greatly enhanced by some
choice music furnished by Mrs. Perrin
and Mrs. Woodbury.. The Club il
thoroughly enjoying its study in Art and
Painting which it took up this year fol
the first time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-11-25
KILLED BY A BLAST.
August Fisher Killed and Arnold Spencer
Injured Near Iron Mountain.

August Fisher Killed and Arnold Spencer
Injured Near Iron Mountain.
A fatal accident occurred on Iron
Mountain, thirteen miles east from Gus
ter, about o'clock Wednesday evening
in which August Fisher of this place
lost his life and Arnold Spencer, of In
dianapolis, Ind, sustained some painful
injuries. The accident was the result OF
an explosion of a charge Of giant pow
der. The two were working together in
the cut and had put in two charges in
the end of the cut, one of which was
slow in exploding. Mr.. Fisher lit one
of the fuses and started to light the
other after which both men left the cut.
After the first shot exploded Mr.. Fisher
said to Spencer, II didn't light the other
fuse" and proceeded to the cut He
Immediately jumped down to what he
supposed was the unlighted fuse, and
only had time to tell his companion tc
run when the blast exploded. MIR. Fish
er was blown out Of the cut and nearly
thirty feet away. Mr.. Spencer, his com
panion, just had time to turn and run
He was hit between the shoulders with
some of the flying rock and was knocked
senseless, but soon regained conscious
ness and went to Mr.. Fishers assistance
Mr.. Fisher was still conscious wher
found and told Mr.. Spencer to go tC
camp for help. The men at the camI
started for the scene of the accident a,
soon as was possible, but as the camp il
mile and half away from where Tia,
two men were working it took som,
little time for them to get there, anc
Mr.. Fisher only lived few moment,
after they arrived He was badly mang
led from the waist down The bod,
was brought to Custer Thursday after
noon, and an inquest is being held thi
Friday p. m. as we go TO press. An ob
ituary of Mr.. Fisher will appear in ou
next issue.
Funeral services will be held from
the Congregational church Sunday
morning at IL O'clock.
1t is understood that the injuries Mr.
Spencer received are not considered
dangerous.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-11-25
A Pleasant Affair.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A.
Willis was the scene of a very pleasant
gathering on Thursday evening, Nov.
10th, in honor of Mrs. George Dickinson
of Benton Harbor, Michigan. High five
was the form of amusement and until a
late hour the guests enjoyed most
thoroughly that ever popular game.
Then at the invitation of the hostess
they gathered about the bountifully
spread dining table, where with toasts
and roasts and good things to eat they
passed pleasant hour. Leaving the
gentlemen at the table to enjoy their
cigars the ladies withdrew to the parlor
where they managed somehow or other
to have quite as good time without the
dreamy smoke" 1t was very early
hour indeed, when the guests bade their
hospitabe host and hostess goodnight y
but before leaving, with one decord
they voted the evening to have been
one of the pleasantest it had ever been
their good fortune to enjoy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-11-25
The Hicks Almanac tor 1905.

The Rev. Irl r. Hicks Almanac will
not be published for 1906, but his month
ly Journal, Word and Works, has been
changed into large and costly Maga.
zine, and it will contain his storm and
weather forecasts and other astronomi.
cal features complete. The November
number, now ready, contains the fore
casts from January to June, 1906. The
January number, ready December Goth,
will contain the forecasts from July to
December, 1906. The price ofthis splen.
did Magazine is one dollar year. See
it and you will have it. The November
and January Plumbers containing the
Rev lrl r. Hicks forecasts for the whole
year, and more complete than ever, can
be had by sending at once % cents tc
Word and Works Publishing Company
220l Locust Street, st. Lons, Mo-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-11-25
Dead Towns and the Reason.

Argus Leader: w. IL. Lyon of this
the vicinity of Cherokee, Ia, and re-
ports to the Argus Leader that all of the
small towns he visited were dead almost
beyond hope of resurrection. Il asked
the reason" said Mr.. Lyon "and every
where | got the same answer; the cata-
logue houses, the rural telephone, and
the rural delivery" Mr.. Lyon declares
that every farmer in that ction of Iowa
keeps his department store catalogue on
the center table-aboye the family bible.
Whenever he wants to buy anything,
from steel range to box of soap. or a
half dozen pair of stockings. he consuts
the catalogue, and sends in his order.
The result is that the farmers who used
to come TO town and buy literally ofthe
store now only fill their pressing wants
send all their other orders to the big
cities The result of this is that there
are fewer people in business in the small
towns, and that those who are in busi-
ness are doing little. If certain inter.
ests get their own way, and succeed in
getting parcels post, the aggressions OF
the catalogue houses will be still more
| increased, and the country towns will in
still greater measure pay tribute TO the
big cities.
The report OF Mr. Lyon is both inter.
| esting and alarming. The catalogue
house has fastened its tentacles on South
| Dakota and every year sees it hold
strengthened. The Argus Leader ha,
done all it can do to arouse a feeling o
patriotism and state pride, and some
thing has been accomplished along this
line, but there is still much to do if the
country towns are to hold their own, tc
say nothing of experiencing a satisfac
tory growth in the future.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-11-25
so. Omaha Live Stock Market.

Special letter from Clay, Robinson &
Co, Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Nov. Goth, 1905.
Receipts Of cattle last week were only
fairly liberal, taken as a whole, but early
in the week the run was too heavy and
the market suffered one of the worst
breaks of the season. However, the
latter half of the week supplies became
moderate and prices at the close were
but little different than the close the
week previous. The run today is only
fair, about $500 head, and the market is
generally in very good shape and fully
steady with last Friday. The cattle com.
ing at this time are in very good flesh,
although some lower than a few weeks
ago. The general run of beef steers is
selling around So G1 1915, and it
takes very good cattle to bring around
$400. The COW market followed the
steers to a great extent last week, al
though they had hardly suffered as much
on Tuesday. However, the close was
strong and active and prices if anything
last Friday were strong with the open
ing of the week. The market is just
about steady today with last Friday.
Good cows and heifers are selling around
S2.75 9 S3.25; fair to good S2.40 a.
$40; Gamers Sl.75 a. Sl90. The in
quiry for stockers and feeders has abat-
ed materially during the past couple OF
weeks Feeders seemed to have filed
their more urgent orders and the mar
ket has been rather weak as whole, al
though not materially lower. The
heavy and light cattle are selling more
on an even basis now than at any time
the past season, and the better grades of
all weights, excepting choice yearlings
are selling around S3.65 @ 1915, with
yearlings at 1915 a. S400. Fair to good
kinds are selling at $500 0 $3.50 1t
looks now as though pretty much of the
western cattle had been marketed for
this season, and in the event of light
supplies we anticipate strengthening
market from now on for the few scatter
ing shipments.