Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-23

what lordly parsonage would receive
the news. Determined 10 take the bun
by the horns, she sent Tor the artist
and acquainted him with the state Of
affairs The chef replied aftably; on
please don't TOR a moment permit rour
husband TO give up his post In Berlin
Oh my account!
large tract Of coal land in the
rrovince Of Alberta mas been pun
chased as a result OF recent inNestiga-
iinns, and cl8ms have been sled for
$4,000 acres OF what IS SAID 10 he me
best coal l9nd in the northwest In
connection with the development OF the
coal lands the Great West Coal COM
psny has acquired tac charter ot the
Great Western railway, which extends
Fl 0fIi t'St4f;;;s:i'sss .htot!sh ttie coal ""ld@
10 the international boundary ma
1or part of the stock in the new COM
pany, which has applied for q char
ter, win be held in Port Arthur
In Russia pits for cock lighting are
unknown. but goose pits some siXtY
years = 90 were common throughout That
mighty kingdom. The effect OF this can
be seen today IN the geese which are
indigenous to The country the Arsdmas
and the Tull varieties particularly
showing O a marked degree The iishi-
ing characters of their ancestors. The
Arsamas gandcr has a bin which is en-
tirely different IN sorm from that Of the
geese known in any other part of the
world. This special structure enables
the nird 40 take a firm grip on The neck
or back OF its antagonist
Another field ofAusefulncss has been
found tor the dos In war He is al
ready employed as a scout He is now
10 serve IN the ambulance corps Two
French army surgeons have taken up
the question with cacerness pointing
ft.ttf tf..ara. .
Ia collecting the wounded. OF whom.
after every cngagcmCn large numbers
90 10 swell the dismal list or the
missing" IL is contcnded 'hat dogs
OF keen scent could with proper train
ing, render aid
Captain Dahl of the steamer Sark,
which has arrived from Java. has just
completed remarkable voyage around
the world he left Swansea Wales, ia
February with q cargo Of tin and ce-
rnent for san FrpincisCo The steamer
Passed through tho straits of Magellan
and up the Pacific 10 san Francisco
Then Il went 10 Portland, ore then
across he ocean 10 Java and back
by way of The Sucz canal, without TAX
Ing a drop of Wuter on deck through
rough weather
mammoth water power u project
Ell on the Des Moines rapids al keokuk,
Ia The dam 10 be erected viii be next
in size TO the famous AIsouan dam I'M
Egypt, ana the power deyeloped sec
ond only 10 the largest plant ~ Mag
ara the estimated output being 100000
horsepower. The plant Is expected to
cost from s1.O00.000 to S9.000.000, and
the work Is 10 be completed Within two
years The dam win be 5000 feet long
and of stone. reinforced by steel.
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Where thieket of plum trees has
grown for years and been cleared away.
the land win produce rank growth of
cotton. the decayed leaves OF the wild
plum being an excellent fertilizer While
most trees are inimcal To cotton. by
reason % their spreading roots. better
cotton viii grow under the persimnon
tree than ia other portions OF the field
because the roots OF the persimmon run
straight downward.
The famous pecan tree in this coun-
Try down al the Bend" ON the Colo
radO river owned now by T.. M Me-
,oury. has the usual large crop OF fine
pecans on it this year. The crop on
this tree was sold recently as it stands
on the tree for 500 The purchaser ex-
poets 10 make thai much money out OF
tho crop as clear profit The nuts sell
NJ from 50 TO 70 cents u pound every
yeHr,
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Nearly every other woman walking
on Fifth avenue these bright fall Gays
wears flower Of some sort pinned To
her coat or dress. The most elegant
affect the white gardena which is rare
and expensive. Others choose lilies of
Iii. valley. some carry or wear one
Americas Beauty; up TO date tailor
made girls wear yellow chrysanthe-
mum. and so II goes down 10 those who
take faux de mieuX. q l0-cent bunch of
roses from the boy on the corner.
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X Is believed chat the barkcn'ine
Kingdom. of the Holy Ghost and lis
Society. is to make another trip to
Palestine. The vessel Is at South Free
port Me, where she is being fitted for
Il long cruise. 1t is reported that the |
headquarters OF the Holy Ghost ana
Us Society are TO be established in the |
Holy Land and that Frank w Sanford,
head of the sect. is TO remain there per-
manently.
over $4,000 tons OF peanuts are |
brought To Bordeaux annually from Az |
Ilca. and the value of the oil mad
from them is $2,0o0000. Many French |
families prefer II for table use T., |
olive oil. ard ii is much cheaper. too, |
the price being 55 to 50 cents "A gall |
lon according TO quality.
The traction facilities of Europe are |
far behind those OF this country Within |
radius Of fifty miles of Liverpool |
there Is population of 1000. .000, the |
most thiclSly populated country In the |
world, and not trolley line In exist
enoe for their accommodation.
Good Chinese ink better known as
India ink. improves with age. and
should not be used for a few Years aft
er IL is made. Some persons in rub
Ding il up. make circular movements
that soon ruin t. II is better 10 rub
:; IN straight lines backward and for
ward with slight pressure,
Jacob Smithers. criminal. sat In his
cell making paper boxes. when a dear
old lady looked through the peephole IN
the door inquisitively You poor man"
she said = guess you'll be glad when
your time IL up. won't you?" Wall
nom, not partickerly," Jacob Smithers
answered I'm in fur life
Emperor Nicholas. of Russia. has
given Premier Stolypin permission TO
wear The Japanese Order of the sun
of Paulownia. bestowed upon him bv
the emperor OF Japan. This is the first
time since the late war that thu ear
has granted such a request
The Christian Science church is to
build 100000 publishing house In
Boston near the mother church tha
various congregations throughout The
world contributing the money required
for the building.
a government commission is strug-
ring with the problem OF exterminat-
Ing the Nun butterfly which has he
coine plague in Bohemia.