Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
JOSEPH kUBLEH. Publisher

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JOSEPH kUBLER. Publisher
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MANY different names are possessed
by the gypsics IN various lands. The
Arabs cali them ~Rarami" Cvillains)
and the Dutch call them ''HeSdens,
theathen) The Persian takes his name
for the race from its complexion and
'dubs them karachi." on swarthy. a
Scotch charter OF the twelfth century,
mentions their Scotch name OF Think
hers" which is commonly supposed 10
be corruption OF tinker, all
though possibly the substitution Of ~
FOR u" has produced this form OF the
Italian Zirgaro." one Of the most
Widespread q gypsy appellations
There passed the other day on TO
the French statute book a law which
viii probably have important results
in The history Of many French lives.
u is law by which any man or wom-
an over the age OF 80 may marry with
out FIRST obtaining the permission OF
father or mother and without needing
even to go through the form of nou-
flying the family of Z he event HitGerto
no Frcnchman, OF whatever age, could
marry without his parents consent.
though after the age Of Is he could
bring the matter into court and get
u Judgment upon it
The use OF your humble servant
ana OF your most humble ana Dbe-
dent servant" which have given way
to the curt yours truly came first in
10 use ia England b conversation,
and later in correspondence, on tho
marriage of queen Mary daughter Of
Henry ". Of France 10 King Charles
l. The usual salutation before that
time had been God keep YOU God
be with you. this among the gentry
With the common people il was How
dost thou, Hodge" with thump on
the shoulder
In the course of our lives. says The
statistician, although We write many
letters, we have NOT the remotcst idea
of the distance our hand covers while
travelling over The paper According 20
hlm, the average man or woman writes
about thirty words minute, which
with the up and down strikes and
curves, represent something like five
yards. or 500 yards III hour a per-
son, therefore, using his pen, for say,
swo hours day can boast that his
right hand has journcyed distance OF
12G miles.
I a begear. Georges Fantin. age -
arrested IN Paris and Questioned as
TO the cause which drove him to this
am philantfropist ana l give shelter
I'm my home. winter and sumner 70
poor wretches who have no other home. !
Of course. ! never demand payment and !
am therefore obliged to resort to beg
cling IN order 20 provide Tor my per- /
sonal wants
While partridge shooting al Busted
a sportsman suddenly had hundreds of
wasps settle upon him. They cluWled
upon his hands and face bur lie kept
mis- nerve and did not interfere with /
them The Wasps scared the gentle |
mans friends and they got some dis
tancc away, being afraid 20 81 near
him. After about ten minutes tho
wasps flew OF in q body without hay
ing stung him.
Final official igures for the coffee
CROP from Brazil for tho year ending
june 80 show thai the total entries in
All Brazil reached 20.40a1S0 bags rep
resentng AN increase over the previous
year Of 1858, S02 bags. or $40 per cent
and an amount over the average Eor
the last teur years of S9fs.79T bags
and exceeding the previous banner crop
Of l90l-l902 by 4,l$27l5 baga, or 25.4 per
cent.
The biggest tomato patch in Tho
United states, II not in the world. r. iu
Clark county, Missouri just south of
THE Des Aioines river. IN this patch
there are 40 acres of tomatoes and
IL IS exactly mile Ia length and about
one-third cf mile ia Width. The rows
II stretched out in straight line
would extend for almost 100 miles
A local tailor has made hit with
a large number Of customers by in
sorting q secret pocket in the coats OF
Isd Ngh hA terit Ia 40
he broadly advertiscs tho new trick il
is for the purpose Of enabling married
mCn 10 hide their change from their
curious wives. Already he is hiring
more help
He was Scotehman and somewhat !
shy. At tea che variety of cakes was
bewildering ana the young lady whose
guest he was heipfuly inquired VIII
YOU have 81 cake or meringue, Mr.
Johnstone?' Hoots No, ma lassie.
quoth he kindly. you're no wraug-
Iii hae the cakei
After fortv-nvc wears OF office r f.
Allison has announced his resignation |
oi the post 0f town clerk OF Louth, Lin
colnshire. England Mr. Allison. who
IL rs years of age is one ~ the most
prominent men IA Louth. and was FOR
ifty-one years secretary 10 the local
gas company.
An old cello which the owner at All |
Noorah. Victoria sent 10 be repaired
was found 10 bear the label NicoIo
Amati and the date 1924 There was
also found a record OF the instrument
having been repaired by Louis Dandeh |
of Versailles. In 17Sl for Louis XVI
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a wealthy landed proprietor named J
isliszinsd, Of Buetzow. Mecklennulg e.
schwerin. who committed suicide. |
stated in letter found by his side that
he took his life because thp Worries OF
the administration Of his money
weighed too heavily upon his mind
The Mikado has contributed $500 000 |
toward the institution OF rational
japanese theatcr in Toxic. Heretofore |
piaywrights nave occupied 4 very hum
bic prostion here. Matsin for instance
the successful comedy writer, gets only
$50 for one his plays.
While advocating cold meats for
churchgoers ON sunday the Rev d. s. |
Ingram. rector of Great Oakleys church |
in Essex. England, spoke In favor OF |
golf ON sunday tor business men who !
found no time for amusement during |
the week.
The Swiss army viii soon include IA
corps OF volunteer motorists. They viii |
have a speciul uniform and will be
armed wi.h revDlvers.
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consumers of meat in New York city
are paying about ii per cent. mere for
their food than thcy did one year ago |
The United States has greater pro-
portion OF working women than any
te. 4 "a