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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27

Tie county commissioners at Their
January meeting passed resolution FIX
H., the salary Of the states attorney IN
and r,f Custer county for the year l9o'
and each year thereafter, at $4,000 per
annum. The salary at present is $4,000
nor aEpuIn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27

A COPY Of the Mining Truth, new
papc. started by \. 0. Egbert, has reach
ed onr exchange table. 1t is published
at Denver by company. Mr. Eg6ert
formerly edited and published the Black
Hills Miner at Lead.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27
SCHOOL and EDUCATIONAL NOTES

Epil RI III IRENE DAhSAs
There are a good many pupils sick on
account of the change of weather.
The grammar department are glad to
welcome Page Tubbs and Grace AXES
among their members at school.
The eleventh grade have taken up
botany and seem to succeed in pro
nouncing about two.thirds ofthe words
Reuel McFadden has been out o
school for some time, and we sincerely
hope that he isn't taking down with
pneumonia too.
Our new teacher, Miss Monger, ar
rived Monday evening and commenced
teaching Wednesday, Everyone may
feel assured that the High school now
looks pleasanter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27

Coe /. Crawford, of Huron, the recog-
nized lender of the insurgent wing OF the
republican party in the state, has an
nounce3 his candidacy for governor OF
South Dakota. He will make the cam
paign on the same platform ofprinclples
us he used in the last campaign.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27

The republicans of Stanley county
stand united in one commercially har'
monious and formidable body. Their
one brilliant determination is to retain
Borke in congress and to elevate Mar,
lin 10 the senatorship.-Mi star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27
Beats the MUSIC Cure.

40 keep the body in tune" writes
Mrs Mary Brown, 90 Lafayette Place,
Pough keepsie, n. y, IL take DR.. King s
New Life Pills. They are the most re-
liable and pleasant laxative | have
found. Best for the stomach, liver and
bowels. Guaranteed by Alb. j. Jones,
druggist 25c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27
Galf the World Wonders

how the other half lives. Those who
use Bucklens Arnica Salve never won
der if it will cure cuts, wounds, burns,
sores and all skin eruptions they know
it will. Mrs. Grant Shy, 1870 +. Rey-
nolds ST., Springfield, H., says; II re-
gard it one Of the absolute necessities OF
housekeeping" Guaranteed by Alb. j,
Jones, druggist. 25c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27

One Minute Cough Cure contains not
an atom of any harmful drug, and it has
been curing coughs, colds, Group and
whooping cough so long that it has
proven itself to be a tried and true
friend to the many who use it. Sold by
A j. Jones
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27

\ total eclipse of the moon will be
visible in this country, ftherc ue no in
tervening cionds to prevent, on the
evening Of February g. During the year
there vii be FIVE eclipses, three Of the
sun and two Of the moon
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1906-01-27

w f. Bancroft, editor Of the Wes-
sngton Springs True Republican, has
announced himself as candidate for
state auditor
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
A Woman and S10.

You give q woman $1O and then bor- low - cents from her and see what will happen. Two days later you casu- ally inquire what has become of the S10. She tells you she has not had S10. You waive the question whether she ever had S10 and ask her if she has $10 now, and finally get a reluctant admission that she Is pennileSs. Then you follow up the inquiry and discover that she has bought nothing. Then you are ready with the final charge, What. then, did you do with the $10:" and that blessed woman will come back at you like this, You gave me $10 and then borrowed it back" That is the way your 72 cents becomes a boomer ang that smashes you and your S1o to smithereens. And yet, in spite of all, that same woman will hang on to 90 cents and get more out of it and make 1t do more things and spread it round over more clothes and keep it simmer ing like a bubbling spring--in short, take her all in all, a woman is the mas ter financier of the world.-Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
A Curious Coincidence.

The story of a queer coincidence is told by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. While travelling upon the continent he visited a certain mountain inn, which was in winter, he learned, occupied only by two men. These men, prisoned in a waste of snow and ice, had for all that period no communication with the world below. Here was a situation for a novelist, And the novelist accord ingly began to let his imagination play about the possibilities of tragedy sur rounding the two men on their noun tain height. But the story was never written. for, happening to come upon a volume of Guy de Maupassant, which was new to him. he found therein, un- der the title of "L'Auberge," the very story he had meant to write.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
The True Test of Oysters.

''The best oyster experts that l know off, said the captain of an oyster boat, judge an oyster by the smell instead of by the taste. There is something about the smell of any oyster that in- dicates it's condition to me much plain CT than does the taste. People buy them and eat them probably on ac- count of their taste. So also do they buy tea, coffee and the various grades Of whisky and brandy for their taste, but all experts on those things pass upon them entirely by their smell. The professional tea taSter or whisky tast- CT, so called, never tastes them, but simply arrives at their taste by their peculiarities of flavor or, to speak plainly, smell. can tell what price load of oysters will be rated at when they arrive at the wharf here by open ing up the hold of the boat and smell ing. In eight cases out of ten I am right. It strikes oystermen as strange when they see persons going about from boat to boat, as they lie at the wharf, tasting oysters before they con clude to buy. Taste is all right, but if they don't smell right they will never taste right. t."-Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
How to Make Cold Cream.

One of the best cold creams is made of roSewater. two ounces of almond oil, half an ounce of spermaced and half an ounce of white wax. Melt the wax and spermaceti in basin set into a dish of boiling water. If the mixing is done with an egg beater the cream will be lighter and pleasanter to use. AS the fats congeal remove from the heat and pour in the almond oil; then beat and very slowly add the rosewater. The cream when done should have the consistency of whip ped cream. If desired, few drops of violet extract may be added before it congeals. Keep In glass or earthen jar. The addition of a quarter of a dram of liquid benZoin just before the mixture cools helps to keep it sweet.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
English Settles.

The genuine English settles" often offered in shops are viewed with dis cretion by travellers who have seen such belongings in old English farm houses. On their native heath they are of solid oak, fully five feet high and running quite across the great kitch- ems. They are black with time and are apt to be well seasoned with ham fat. The duty of the settle is fourfold. It Is the family seat, and. as the bench part can be raised, in the drawers be- heath are kept the family rags for weaving. Above the seat Is the family hat rack. The upright is double, and in the recess thus formed the family bacon Is hung. doors opening from be hind into this cupboard. The dainty affairs we know as English settles are toys compared to the actual thing New York Post
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
CARING FOR OLD TREES.
How Their Period of Existence May
 He Prolonxed.

He Prolonged.
 Some valuable information regarding the care and treatment of old shade trees is given by N. F. Flitton. super intendent of the Clifton district of the park system and one of the most prom inent horticulturists in the state of Maryland, says the Baltimore Sun.
 When nature has reached the limit of time at which she can send the in- vigorating sap over a large surface a surgical operation has become a neces- sity for prolcnging the life of the tree" he said. The head must be shortened to within the line to which the sap can easily reach. The application of stimu- lants will not accomplish this.
 After the branches are shortened in. however, q little persuader in the shape of bone dust and wood ashes, the one in the autumn and the other in the spring. would act as an excellent tonic. Please kindly bear in mind that there are many grand old trees now passed into a state of decrepitude that would have thrived for a good many years had the proper attention been given them at the right time. Dead wood is a load that no tree can carry without injury and should be promptly re- moved.
 ''Why is it necessary to put bone dust in holes and scatter ashes on the surface?
 'The bone Is needed there. and it is not desirable that 1t should be carried off by rains or melting snows. Scatter soil on the surface after the bone is put on and rub it into the holes with the back of a wooden rake. Scatter good coat of Canada hardwood unleachel ashes in the spring. It will leach down and will not wash away.
 How far to extend?
 Take line and tie 1t loosely around the tree so that it will turn on it, hay ing one free end. Describe a circle six or eight feet from the bole of tree. lengthen the line foot for each circle and continue to fifteen or eighteen feet from the tree. Make holes about four inches deep and about >a foot apart on each circle. Put about q gill in each hole. By counting you will find that there are several hundred, and you will readily ascertain the quantity required. Incidentally, if you have some aged fruit trees which are not bearing satisfactory fruit or not car rying to maturity what they do bear, they will respond to the treatment rec commended for forest trees.
 .sThe planting of so called English ivy to climb on young. healthy trees is not to be commended. On the health of old trees having rough, thick bark ivy has no appreciable effect when the growth is confined to the body of the tree. Any climber permitted to ramble out over the branches is a positive in- jury to health. Ivy Is not a parasite, as many suppose, but derives its sus- tenance from the earth. You may, if the trees have passed their usefulness, permit the ivy to grow as it pleases. If the trees have some vigor yet do not permit the ivy to grow except on the body and the bases of the large branches and no injury to the tree will result"
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
Wind Velocity.

The average velocity of the wind Is low, in most places between five and spectively to wind pressure of from two ounces to eight ounces a square foot During portions of nearly every day, however, somewhat higher veloc- ities are recorded. since the averages contain considerable periods of very light breezes occurring often within a few hours before and after sunrise and sunset There are few days with out periods of brisk breezes of from fifteen to twenty miles an hour.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
Chinese Dialects.

Tt is absolutely impossible" writes traveller recently returned from q tour of China, ito conceive of a nation speaking as many dialects as you will find in Chsla. A foreigners ability to speak Chinese is a practically worth less requirement, as about every twen- ty-f1ve miles the dialect changes to such an extent as to be practically an other language, and even if you are speaking the best niandarin-the court language-you are quite apt to be told that your honorable foreign language Is not understood. Even the governors of the provinces have to employ inter- preters to communicate with the peo- rle they govern.
 Tt is common joke among foreign CTS in China that the natives always in- dicate by signs what they intend to converse about before beginning to talk, and this is a joke with quite a grain of truth in it."-Harper's Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
DNafroYinR Money.

Paper money is nothing but a prom ise to pay so much coin. If you de strey a five dollar note. for instance you simply release the government or the bank which issued the note from the payment of the s in gold which the note called for. Of course, there fore, you are not punishable In any manner for destroying the note if 1t Is your own. There is no penalty for mutilating gold or silver coin if you keep 1t In your own possession, but as you have thereby destroyed a consider able part of its value you must not try to pass it at par after the mutila- tfon
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
How to Cure the Tobacco Habit.

How to Cure the Tobacco Habit.
 If man really wants to be cured of the tobacco chewing habit and hasn't enough will power of his own to ac- complish it, it is said that the stems of the weed known as plantain, used as a substitute, will help greatly in eff fecting cure, says the Detroit Free Press. There are two kinds of plan tain, looking nearly alike, said a physician who advocates this remedy. One kind has stems to the leaves which are green to the ground. The stems of the other kind are red or purplish near the ground. The last Is the one to use. He advised gathering quantity to have on hand and chewing whenever the desire for the use of the weed is felt. The doctor was confident that with perseverance in the use of this plant any person could overcome the craving for tobacco. He said he had known cases cured in week.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
Sixty Thousand Seed. to the Plant.

The common purslane Is one of the wonders of botany as far as seeds are concerned. A single seed of this plant will produce about twenty seed pods in a season. The average number of seeds in each of these, by actual count, Is 6,OO0, making 60,OO0 in all. As far as we have been able to learn there is no instance of similar fruitfulness in any plant found growing in this coun- try. A single plant of either the James town weed c'jimson'0, the butterweed, the ragweed and some of the vervines produce an enormous number of seeds, but it Is doubtful If any one of them produces one-fourth as many in year as the purslane does.-St. Louis Re public
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
Feminine Logic.

''The female sex," said NJ. Calino lately, ''is the most illogical in the world"
 What new proof have you of the want of devotion of women to the canons of logic?" he was asked.
 Why, take my wife" answered M. Calino. T had all the trouble in the world to get her to enter her thirtfes, and now, d dozen years later. can't get her out of them."
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
American Tourists and Their Ways.


 English people, as rule, try to en- ter hotel drawing room or any other public place as quietly as possible and endeavor not to interfere with the other occupants of the room more than they can help. \ party of French or Germans will never dream of stopping to consider whether their piercing voices are deafeninS their neighbors, while Americans have particularly maddeniGg habit of reading their cor respondence aloud in public without the slightest regard to other people who are reading or conversing in the same room. It is no doubt part of the same lack of breeding which leads them to hold conversations at the top of their very penetrating voices not only in public picture galleries, but also in continental churches, without paying any attention to the fact that a solemn service may be going on within few yards of them.-London Modern Society.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
Registrars Notice.

The Registrars of Voters for the town of Canaan give notice that they will be in session at the office of the E. w. Spurr Company in Falls Village, in said town, on Friday, August 5. and Friday, August 10, 1906, from l2 o'clock noon until o'clock in the evening of each of said days, to receive the personal or written application of any elector, which apph- cation shall declare the political party in the primaries or caucuses of which said elector desires to participate.
 J. STRONG, po,-;..-,
 NJ. l.. BLoDGETT, Canaan Conn.,, July 2l, 1908.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
CTATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of o Titchfield sS

O Litchfield, ss.
 Borden's Condensed Milk Company, a foreign corporation, created by and exist ing under the laws of the State of New Jersey. hereby certitles that 1t is engaged in bottling and selling milk, condensed milk, buttermilk, matted milk and cream in bottles and boxes, with its name, names and other marks and devices which it uses, and has the sole right to use, branded, stamped, engraved. etched, blown, i'm pressed and otherwise produced on said bottles and boxes; that said name, names and other marks and devices are as follows, to wit: On some of said bottles, Borden's; on others of said bottles, Borden's Milk: on others of svd bottles, Borden's Matted Milk: on others of said bottles, Borden s Cream; on others of said bottles, Borden's s Milk tS Cream: on others of said bottles, Property of the N. Y. Condensed Milk Co. i; on others of said bottles. Property of Bor- den's Condensed Milk Co.,; on others of said bottles a spread eagle, and on others of said bottles spread eagle holding in its mouth a ribbon on which are the words, Gail Borden Eagle Brand; on some of said boxes. N. Y. c. M. Co.,; on others of said boxes, B. c. M. Co; and on others of said boxes. Borden's; on others of said boxes, Borden's Matted Milk; that its principal place of business in the State of Connecti- cut is located at Canaan, Litchtield County, Connecticut.
 In Witness Whereof. The said Borden s Condensed Milk Company has caused Its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, and this certificate to be subscribed with its corporate name by :. Frederic Taylor, its Vice-President.
 Dated Canaan, Conn, June 20, 1906. BoRDEN'S CONDENSED MILK CO.,, Corporate SeaD By $. F. TAYLOR, e-President.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
A Human Nose Two Feet In Length.

Elephantiasis is peculiar form of leprosy in which the limbs and features swell to horrible proportions and out of all semblance to the legs, arms and faces of human beings. Cases are known where the legs have become so swollen that they measured IA feet in circumference. The ears of the same victim, Walter Brisbane, an English sailor, were eighteen inches In length, and his nose elongated to upward of two feet when in the last stages of the horrible malady.-London Telegraph.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
How to Clean Porcelain Dnthtubs.

All porcelain bathtubs and basins in which soap is used will get covered by a thin. hard coating that is extremely difficult to remove even with hot water and soap, and the plumbers advise strongly against the use of sand soaps or scourers. The following method will clean easily and thoroughly, says the Pittsburg Dispatch: On a woolen rag pour a small quantity of naphtha. rub the tub quickly, and when all the sur face has been gone over go over with hot water and soap. Polish with a channels skin, and a beautiful luster will be the result.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
Puf Her EOOf Down.

Naggin-But why don't you argue the matter out with your wife? Meekton Hush! My wife has very positive ideas on that subject. The moment l. opened my mouth my wife would put her foot down, and Naggin - The idea! I should think you'd choke to death
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
Notice tO Electors.

The undersigned Regisrrars of Voters of the town of North Canaan hereby give notice that they will be in session at the office of Judge A. T. Roraback in said town, on Friday, August 3, 1906, and on Friday, August 10. 1906. from l2 o'clock noon until 9 o'clock in the evening, for the purpose of receiving the personal or written application of any clector, which application shall declare the political party in the primaries or caucuscs of which said elector desires to participate.
 Dated at North Canaan this 2Sd day of July, A. D. 1905.
 JOHN G. BECKLEY. Is,r;s,r,,.s
 J. CLINTON RoRABACK,
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
False Pretense.

No, madam" said Bridget, Til not Fave widout two weeks notice. That was the conthract an I'll howld yez to it."
 But" replied Mrs. Hiram Often. you broke the contract in the first place by representing yourself as a cook" k"-Philadelphia Press.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
NOTICE

My wife, Bertha Thompson. having left my bed and board without cause or provocation, actice k hereby given that all persons are forbidden to harbor her or to extend her credit OH my acc, unt, as I will pay no bills contracted by her from this date. HARRY THOMPSON.
 Canaan Valley, July D, 1906.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
How to Relieve Asthma,

Asthma may often be relieved by burning in the patients room saitpeter papers. They are made in the follow ing manner: Soak plotting paper in a strong solution of saItpeter and water Dry before the fire or in a slow oven. Cut the paper in strips two inches wide and burn one when necessary. They should always be kept in a dry place.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
He Knew.

Teacher-Now. Robert, do you know what an isosceles triangle is? Boy Yes'm. Teacher - Well, what is it? Boy-It's one uv dem t'ings I gifts lick ed fer not knowin' wot it is.-Judge.>
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26

There are some minds like either con vex or concave mirrors, which repre- sent objects such as they receive them, but they never receive them as they are.-Joubert
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26

Additional train leaves Canaan a.45 am. for Campbell Hall and intermediate sta tions.
 Additional train leaves Norfolk summit 12.52 D. m, Norfolk i.3S. arrives Canaan l.55 p. m.
 Additional train leaves Norfolk 1 .32 D. m, arrives Canaan 5.55 D. m.
 Sundays leave Hartford at s. 10 am, Win sted 947, Canaan il.02, Millerton II l.35 am, arrive PouRhkeepsie i.53 D. m.
 Sundays only, June 2l to September 23, inclusive, train leaves Winstcd 5.i2 D. m, Norfolk 5.35, Canaan (. .ls, arrives Millerton 7i7 p.m.
 Week Days-East Bound.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
DIsTRICT OF CORNWALL, ss. Prc

| ll~I hl1l oE 1oN4N W SAldAi S>. fro- l' bate Court, July l2. 1906.
 Estate of Harry Sedgwick. late of Corn wall, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the cred- itors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to pre- cry. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to CHARLES l.. GOLD, Exccutor.
 CATHERINE R. SEDGwICK, Eyccutrix. P. O. address, West Cornwall, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26

Additional trains 12.ao D. m. for Norfolk Summit and way stations.
 359 p. m. for Norfolk and way stations, 6.47 p. m. for winsted and way stations Sundays leave PouRhkecpsie a.40 a. m., Millcrton l2.0l pm, Canaan BIOS, Winstcd 3.55, arrive Hartford 5.35 D. m. Sundays only, June 2I to September 2S train leaves Millerton 7.2a D. m., Canaa s.02, Norfolk S.2I, arrives Winstcd S.i5 pm f. Trains stop only on signal or when conductor is notified.
 E. Runs Saturdays only between Canaan and Millsrton.
 D. West Pine Plains station. m. Runs Mondays only between Miller ton and Canaan.
 w. II. SHELBY, Gen. Passenger ARt.,
 Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
LEGAL NOTICES

DISTRICT OF CORNWALL, ss. Pro i' bate Court, July II. 1906.
 Estate of Horace c. Hart, late of Corn wall, in said District. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof. for the cred itors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to pre- sent their accounts. properly attested, within said time, will he debarrcd rccov- cry. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to WALTER l.. HART, ExecUtor.