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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
WHIPPING POST AND STOCKS
Stood in the Raleigh Court House
Land Until End of the Rebellion.
Raleigh Correspondence Charlotte OBJ

Stood IN the Halelgh court Rouse
Land Until End of the Rebellion.
Raleigh Correspondence Charlotte OBJ
server.
Up until the end of the war and a
little while after the whipping post and
stocks stood not far from the north
west corner of the court house and be-
tween that building and the present
postotfce, and there the last whipping
took place, though as it began 1t was
sought to be stopped by a federal Of
ficer. The sheriff was, however, simply
carrying out the mandate OF the old
court of pleas and quarter sessions.
In those days the stocks and the
whipping post, TOO, were special attrac-
tions, notably to boys. The latter were
allowed to ridicule people who sat In
the stocks, which held their hands and
feet, but not to throw anything at
them.
OF course this deprived the boys of
some degree of pleasure, yet they con-
trived to get a good deal of fun out Of
the thing anyway. 1t seems odd now
even to think of such scenes as these
must have been. Figure to yourself
passing by the court house green at
Charlotte or Raleigh and seeing q
gentleman held by the ankles and
wrists by wooden bars, sitting there in
the sunshine for all the world to look
at.
Those were the days of the branding
iron, too. A set of gives of iron, in
use for holding the ankles or wrists,
are on exhibition here, but of branding
irons there are none. These were used
here in January, 1866, for the last
time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
Polite Even in Rurnlinn.

France has a fairly representative selec-
ton of burglars and other criminals, but
the typewriter burglar is a novelty He
broke into fiat of an apartment house in
Toulouse the other day and left the fol-
lowing letter neatly typewriter on a ma
chine in the room:
Dear Sir and Colleague-I think by your
untidiness that you are not a lady, but
untidiness means a busy man. So / con-
gratulate you. l can see that you are a
professional typist, like myself, and guess
ing that you were one looked into your
box of papers for your keys and naturally
found them there. l have emptied the
drawers of your table, out of which have
taken Fr. 2.10 al cents). This is a low
price for an evenings work. but I have
also carried off some OF your work, which
1 will study at my leisure. Some of your
translatons are quite good; do a little
of it myself in my spare moments 1 am
not taking your machine nor your short
hand machine, for you and know how
very nearly impossible IL is to sell a sec
ond hand typewriter. You will forgive me.
my dear colleague, for not signing this
letter. and you need not fear a return
visit from me- There is nothing worth
taking In your rooms.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
Makes Indian Arrow Heads.
From ST. Louis Globe-Democrat


Ernest Bauman, of Berlin, Kent county.
Mich, is said to have discovered how the
Indians made arrow heads. This Is the
story: Many a time when his plough
turns up an arrowhead, or some of the
chips faxed off in the process of manu-
facturC, he would sit down beside the
plough and become absorbed in study Of
the problem. From the chips he learned
more than from the heads themselves He
learned which way they came off the
stone and then he began to experiment to
off He tried as hammer every material
he could think Of, and finally succeeded in
chipping several flakes off with q niece
of hard wood whitfield to point With
this encouragement he kept at II. and
about year ago succeeded in producing a
perfect arrowhead. The news of the sue
cess of his experiments came to David
w. Kendall Of Grand Rapids, who is an
authority on geological and chronological
subjects He wrote the boy, and Bauman
called at kendalPS residence and an
nounced he would make an arrowhead for
him then and there. He produced the
only tool which he said was necessary,
and to Mr.. Kendall's surprise IT was moth
ing more than a small bit OF wood whitfield
to point. From another pocket he took
a rough piece of flint and set to work
With a peculiar twisting motion of the
wood-not hammering, but rather rubbing
against the stone-he broke off chip after
chip, and within an hour handed to Mr.
Kendall a perfect arrowhead.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
School for Animals.

you never heard of schools for an
imals? Well, that shows your ignorance"
said the professor.
At being found ignorant, so soon after
commencement day, the girl graduate
blushcd.
There Is an elephants school I'm SIAM"
said he. Young elephants are taught In
1t to take up and carry in their trunks
great teakwood logs-no easy task, for
the logs require delicate valancing. They
are taught to kneel, to answer the various
strokes of the anNus, or goad, and like
saddle horses, they learn several gaits
Pets schools abound the world over.
There are schools for white mice, for
monkeys, for song birds, not to mention
the famous Jacob Hope phonograph
school for teaching parrots to talk that
Is the pride of Philadelphia.
THE big dealers in wild animals usual
ly run small schools where lions, tigers,
bears and leopards are taught simple
tricks. Such schools are very profitable.
Where an untamed lion, salable only to
zoos or menageries, fetches but $3.50 or
so, broke none will easily fetch double"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
SHE COULD NOT WALK

For Notwithstanding Humor on
Ankles-Opintes Alone Brought
sIeep-EcxemR Yielded to Cuti-
cura.
81 had eczema for over two years
had two physicians, but they only
gave me relief for short time and I
cannot enumerate the ointments and
lotions I used to no purpose. My an
kles were one mass of sores. The itch
ing and burning were so intense that
could not sleep. l could not walk for
nearly four months. One day my hus-
band said had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three times
had the best nights rest in months
unless | took an opiate. | used one
set Of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Pills, and my ankles healed In a short
time. 1t Is now year since l used
Cuticura, and there has been no return
of the eczema. Mrs. David Brown,
Locke, Ark, May 1s and July 13, 1907"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
Jumping at a Conclusion.

from llt-BltS.
In the amiable way of villagers, they
were discussing the matrimonial affairs
of couple who. though recently wed.
had begun to find the yoke of Hymen
a burden.
"'Tis all along o. these hasty mar
riages," opined one caustic old gentle
man, who had been much to the fore in
the discussion. 'They did not under
stand each other; they'd nobbut
knowed each other for a matter O. sew
en- year"
well. that seems long enough" said
an interested lady listener.
Long emo! Bah, ye're wrong! When
body's coortin' he Gamma be too care
full. Why, my coortship lasted a mat
ter O. nineteen year!'
"You certainly were careful" agreed
the lady listener. And did you find
your plan successful when you mar
ried? ?"
'Ye jump to conc,usions!" said the
old man impatiently. Il understood
her then so didna marry her!"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
Summer Styles.
From Lie.

Old fashioned stocks are coming in
again. The new styles were generally
discarded last fall, and, while still in
vogue to limited extent. are not uni
versally sought after.
Girls are in all colors. They are still
worn on the arm coming down the
aisle. A pretty effect in girls Is seen
at the seashore, where they are gath
cred daintily around one young man.
Although girls are going out all the
time, enough come in to keep them
very popular.
Some of the popular colors are as
follows: In legal circles, black and
white; at Saratoga, long green; In
theatrical circles, red and pink at the
mint, old gold. An effort to intro
duce stripes into railroad circles has
completely failed.
Quiet colors In jokes prevail.
Mothersinlaw are scarcely ever seen,
even in barber shops. Insurance effects
have gone out Punning designs are
seen in vaudeville and circus rings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
THE COME and SEE SIGN

This sign is permanently attached
to the front of the main building of
the Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean?
1t means that public inspection of
the Laboratory and methods of doing
business is honestly desired. Itmeans
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
board"
1t means that permanent invita-
tion is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements of Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugs?
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu-
ally use as much of it as we are told
Come and See.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia E. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked TO write?
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential?
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia E..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being ben
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling,
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, be taught confidence, ,forshe also
might just as well regain her health.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
Had Lots of Business.

8. T. Jocelyn, of Wichita, was court
stenographer for Judge Pancoast, of
Oklahoma. for several years. One time
case was being tried before Judge
Pancoast and they were endeayoring
to find out through witness wheth-
er there had been any liquor sold
what is your business?" asked the
lawyer. MY business?" repeated the
witness laconically. "Oh. have lots of
business" Answer the question" said
the lawyer. What is your business?"
Must 1 tell all my business?" insisted
the witness again. Answer the ques-
tion," interposed the judge severely.
WELL" responded he cheerfully, I'm
deputy sheriff and city marshal for
Guiner, janitor of the Methodist church
and bartender of the El Paso saloon"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

There was guy and he tried the game
Gwen as you and l)
At umpiring made bid for fame
Out in the field where he went clear lame
All he knew of baseball was the name.
Gwen as you and ID
He couldn't tell a strike from a ball
Gwen as you and ID
Most rotten decisions he would call.
Causing fans to wonder at the gall
lie showed in making his awful stall
Gwen as you and I)
All fans were after this ump. so hard
tEYen as you and ID
To throw him from the baseball yard.
That he got gun and a bodyguard
To Keep from being feathered and tarred
(By such as you and I.)
He kept 1t up at the shameful rate
Gwen as you and l)
Till the angry mob let lose its hate
And there on the diamond he met his ia Il
For they couldn't stand his shameful gait
Gwen as you and I)
oh, the games not lost, nor the games moi
won
By the player who swings the club:
BY the boss in the field is the winning
done,
Be he expert, four-fush or dub.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
Pumping in the Squeak.
From the New York Press


Small automatic pumps, very ingen-
iously contrived, spirited air in be-
tween the layers of the soles of each
finished pair of shoes.
That beats me-" said the visitor. II
never saw air put in shoe soles
before. Pneumatic like that; are they
springy?"
No, they're noisy" answered the
foreman of the Lynn factory. These
shoes are for the export trade. They
60 to Africa. A native African Judges
the white mans shoes by their squeak.
The louder they squeak the finer the
article. In fact, the native won't wear
a non -squeaking, silent shoe. 1t Is
wind between the soles that makes
shoes squeak. Put IN enough and
your footwear will be as noisy as two
pigs under a fence. We, by adding
this cheap wind to our product. in
crease it's value more than hand sew
ing throughout would"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
One.Armed Mans Swim.

Niagara Falls Special 10 Washington
Post.
George Powell, a one armed man, swan
the Devils Hole rapids of the Lower
Niagara and landed safe at the bridge al
Lewiston, making the trip OF two and a
half miles in 35 minutes.
Only two other men have lived through
the maelstrom. One was Carlisle Gra-
ham and the other was j. w. Glover, of
Baltimore, who went through in 1906.
Powell wore nothing save a life pre-
server to protect MIN. He entered the
water just at the fiat rock below tho
whirlpool and padded himself to the mid
die of the river
When he struck the Devils Hole rapids
he disappeared under the waves, and once
for full minute he was submerged.
Trolley cars followed along the bank, and
hundreds saw the game man battle his
way with the stormy rapids. Just before
he struck the PITT Rock at Lewiston he
was caught In an Offshore eddy and was
whirled about like cork for twenty min
utes. The buffeting took most all his
strength, ibut he landed ready to make
the trip again, and twice week. he said,
with the proper inducements.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
He Was Poor Once.

FTUIH IIIt DVIIHtdIOr
The little hero of the following Incl
dent did not belong to me. In fact,
to no one in particular. / am equally
sure that the fact of his loneliness had
no terrors for him. He was a ragged
little urchin selling papers on a busy
downtown corner. A stylishly gowned
woman amid the hurrying throng
dropped her pocketbook. Quick as a
flash the boy seized II and hurried after
her. Touching his cap, he handed her
the heavy purse.
She thanked him very graciously and
handed him nickel. In a tone equally
gracious he responded. Jaw, keep your
nickel: l was poor once myself"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
1t "Got" Him.


81 suppose, Uncle Jim, you remember
a good deal about the politics of the
early days?"
We'll | never TUX much int'rest in
pOllytiCs, but kin recollect when John
c. Fremont was 'lected president"
Fremont! Why Fremont was never
elected"
He wunt? Well, now, thet gifts me-
l heerd leadin' speaker talk the night
fore lection. an he said if John c.
Fremont wun't lected the country
would fall to ruin an everybody would
have to shut up shop. Course l didn't
take the papers; but, noticin' thet
things went on bout same as before.
! calclated John won. So he wun't
'lected? Well, b'jinks! THET GIFTS
ME-"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
All Depended.

The proposition in Kentucky to elect
Colonel Watterson United States SEN
ator reminds the editor of a story:
General andrew Jackson's colored
body servant was asked. after Old
Hickory's death, whether he thought
his master had gone to heaven, and
promptly replied, Il amt so sho' bout
dat, sir"
why wasn't the general a. good
MANI"
"Yessir," he was a very good man."
"Well, then, If he was such a good
man, why hasn't he gone to heaven? ?"
1T all depends, sah," the old darky
answered ION whedder de general
wanted to go to heaven, or whedder he
didn't want to go thar. Eff he did, he's
thar. But eff he didn't, all hell couldn't
'er make him go"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

disordered. was completely worn out
and discouraged when | began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. but they went
right to the cause of the trouble and
did their work well. | have been feel
ing well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo. y. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
The Right Car.

FROM Judge.
A traction company in Tennessee
town is still using the cars bought for
their line when 1t was constructed
some 15 years ago. Naturally the
shaky old cars cause much disgust to
those who have to ride in them.
A merchant of the town was particu-
larly vexed recently when the motor
man ran his car half a block past him
before stopping. AS he ran to catch it
he yelled out:
Cant you even stop your blooming
old freight train on the corner?'
THAT is no freight train," replied
the conductor: ITS a cattle car.
Aboard"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
Rays Observations.
FROM the Delineator

Little Ray, years old, stood by the
window eagerly watching a gopher or
squirrel sitting on its launches eating
from its forepaws. Suddenly, as il ran
off, frisking its tail, Ray called: "Oh,
mama, see! he can wiggle his handle
and walk on his hands,"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
A SpirituaIistic MesaIIiance.
From the Philadelphia Ledger

A spiritualist medium came to q
house and claimed to be able to locate
lost friends. The residents had an old
horse which they had sold years be-
fore and the old lady of the house want
ed to know where he was. She began
I'VE had a very good friend who
always did all our work. He passed
from us several years ago and the last
we heard of him was that he was in
Los Angeles" The medium made a
few mysterious motions, knocked on the
table and then said:
Your friend is in Los Angeles and is
married to a rich young woman"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

HOME CANNING--A recent invention en-
ables the housewife to preserve corn,
meats, etc, by the scientific methods en-
ployed In large canneres, The work is
simplifled and RESULTS GUARANTEED.
Purchasers enjoy the solid satisfaction of
eating their own prime goods. The saw
ing on products canned I'm one day often
pays for outfit. Surplus crops profitably
converted into market staples. Meals for
table are cooked quicker and better than
by steam or fireless cookers. This ad will
not appear again this season--it won't need
to. You know why. Write NOW for free
booklet. The Home Gamer Co., Law
renee, Kan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

five months In q hos
pital | was discharg-
ed as incurable. and
given only six months
to live. My heart
was affected, | had
smothering spells and
sometimes fell uncon-
scious. l got so [
couldn't use my arms,
my eyesight was i'm
paired and the kidney
secretions were badly
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

In n Pinch, Use Aliens Foot-Ease.
powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
me feet, Cures Corns Bunions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet
and Ingrowiug Nails. Aliens Foot Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen s. 0msted.
L n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
WIDOWS,under N EW LAW obtained
pENSIONS by JOHN w; MORRIS.
Utilizing His knowledge.

The Bookman tells story about an
office boy whose share of the days
work is confined largely to sorting ex-
changes. There was sudden need OF
information Of a medical nature, and
the boy was sent for and asked If any
medical periodical came in. At first
he shook his head. Then after mo-
ment's thought light broke over his
face. Yes" he said, there was one
medical publication. 1t was called the
Literary Digest"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

+, Charles Kaufman, a mail collector
in st. Louis, found a new gold watch
in street mailbox, with a note at
tached asking that it be sold and the
money applied to charity as the watch
had been stolen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

And do you live in Chicago proper"
we asked the self-satisfied individual
well, as nearly proper as IT is possible
to live in Chicago"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

Mrs. Winslows SOOTHING srRU. ror Ohildrsn
keething sottens the gums, inE snmatlon AT
lays pain. cures wind roi". - cent. a bottle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

Some men can never get their names in
the papers unless they get married or
become a papa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.

Discharged because Doctors Could
Not Cure.
Levi p. Brockway, S. Second Ave,
Anoka. Mlnn., says: after lying for
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

Have money and the world
VIII rush up to greet you;
Have money and the world
Will combine Just to beat you.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

AGENTS WANTED +: 's "i% Low 'Is%,y ps s :sr
terms, liberal commissions FREQ r. r. ticket aud berth fns
business openings This vicinity produced fruit that took first
prize AZ the Worlds Far best alfalfa land earth vegetables
all winter Superb climao better place FOR tie home
maker estor Descriptive printed matter free Write today
i. l.. strntton, 20S Monadnock Block. Chicago, III
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14

naturally there Is much variety in
the hat pin, and new designs are 20.
ceiyed most eagerly one of the
latest pins runs to the classic, and
the young girl has her favorite god
or GODDESS cut in cameo, sardonyx bo-
ing very popular for this sort of pin.
There use TO be a time when a
young man could give a girl only flow
ers or book, but now he may with
perfect propriety present her with a
hat pin, and these Minerva and Juno
pins are quite popular as gifts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14

Mrs. Florence Kelley. representing
the Consumers League, is working to
abolish the sweat shop, as it means
innumerable hours of work for wom-
on and children with none of the san
itary regulations demanded Of the
factories. Children of s and 9 have
been found working all day lasting
labels, and even babies of and 4
have been found winding the stems
of artificial flowers Mrs. Kelley says
that the conditions in Colorado,
where women vote, are much better
than in many other states.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14
...SOCIETY... 90.
ny Mrs. T. II. STURGEON. Phones, House 63i. Office :.

I and all the ladies are expected TO
wear white shirt waists. The class
is still pIeu to new members.
=
The very disagreeabe weather
doesn't seem TO daunt the players OF
the Franklin Stock company In the
least aud last night the military
drama. "A Hero of the Plains was
presented TO good sized audience.
Mr. Duncan in the part of Steve Grlgs-
by was at his best Miss Bryan as
Poscy Parker was as cunning as
could be. The part Of Lieut. Carter
was taken by Mr. Oswell Roberts and
was excellent Mr.. Harry Wilson.
the clever comedian, was there with
q round of specialtios and funny hits.
Tho Franklin Stock company Is the
best Of the kind that has ever held
the boards OF the summer theaters
in the city; in fact, it well compares
with many OF the best opera house
plays Of last season. They will be
here two weeks.
Many of the town folks are In re-
ceipt of neat wedding cards which
read thus:
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Thompson
announce the marriage of their
daughter.
Millene
10
Mr.. William Perrin Flow
on Thursday. June the fourth.
Nineteen hundred and eight,
at their residence on n. Hudson st.
saltwater. Oklahoma.
At Home
July /, '0S.
Ardmore, Oklahoma.
On account of the very disagreeable
weather Wednesday there were only
a few members of the Ferndale Re
view club present al the meeting held
with Mrs w. II. Murphy. The les
son for the afternoon was not given
and the same will be had next We'd
nesday. The club will meet with Mrs.
j VI. London.
Il
The Mothers club OF the First
ward will serve at the Arcade foun-
tain Saturday. The pupils OF the fiftn
grade have been painting signs to be
placed about over town. A per cent