Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18

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Attracted much attention from visitors
within the last week. Colonel Marshall
of the corps of engineers. IS in charge
of the dredging OF Ambrose channel
Several weeks ago, while one OF the
government dredges was sucking up
sand from a point near the extreme
shstarly end Of the chaunei, there was
"A pounding heard IN the dredging tube,
g.nd the iine-inch shell was thrown in
To the dreogings. Later n piece of
twisted machinery found It's way
through The tube and lodged in the
,sand bunkers The sheh is thought 90
nave been fired from one of the light
batteries at Fort Hancock The fact
chat the shell did not explode as IL
shot through the tube is surprising.
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Correspondents OF London papers,
writing Of the return 20 various coun-
tries ~ 50 many thousands OF laborers
from America. give different reasons
for the emigration. The Pail Mall Ca
Zette ia dispatch from Budapest.
says. 'Fhe great majority Of those re-
turned emphatlcaily asserted their
ability 20 obtain a better livelihood in
Hungary nan la America. Now comes
the news that two other patches of Cm-
igrants are expected. one of the Ves-
Eeis bringing no fewer than 1,390 home
20 the land, while the second brings
nearer 1000 Ia Hungary From Ameri-
"a one hears that all this IL Gnskilled
labor, and go unskilled that it can not
be taught Nevertheless. there stll re-
inain some 100000 Hungarians IN
America, and the exodus from Hum
I5ary Is as large as ever. Hungary
iieeds badly agricultural labor"
ANDREW Carnegie said q Pittsburg
Wilionarc, enjoys Joke hugely. one
of has jokes made me laugh on my last
WISH To SkiDo castle. Mr.. Carnegie was
entertaining at the time a Montenegrn
prince. Tile morning after the princes
LrFiyal we set out la a huge motor car
ror q lCug run and as we whizzed past
sln inr q great crowd Of Highlander
bosc FROM The beaches before the inr
and saiuted us The prince seemed
amazed ~ the Highland dress. Why
ne asked do these men go bare.
leggad" II Is a local custom. said
Mr.. Carnegie a mark OF respect fot
you. sir. IN some places people take
IN tneir hats 10 SHOW honor 20 distin,
sulshc3 visitors here they take of
their trousers.
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Manicure girls dnd that their bust.
Tess. like most others, is suffering as .
result of the slump I'm the stock mar
EEt Rut they are Stlll doing fairly
well. thanks 10 bridge whist. AS long
rs folks can afford 20 play bridge Well
DaVc good business explained one ot
the nail poishers Women who play
1he game have 70 be careful about the
looks OF their hands. they are SO con.
tpicuOus when dealing and shuhiing. Ir
tact, the bridge craze saved the lives
" most Inanicures. Highly polished
nails had gone out of style, and the
business WAS going TO the dogs wher
she bridge craze saved the day
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The complete figures OF last years
.N fcna
IN the Journal Officiol, which show
that very wearily and slowly the pop
ulatiOn of the republic is approaching
the f0.000.000 mark. For years Il was
3S,000,Q00 then 39,0o0,000, and last years
figures we're 39.262a45 Only 10000
more are wanted 10 round up the 40.-
100000. Divorces are becoming more
and more popular" as 1858 were
recorded last year. The increase seems
To be steadily about 500 every year
and as marriages are only Il little over
100000 there viii soon be one divorce
out OF 90 marrlage
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The cluG Women OF South Carolina
will try 20 get from the legislature this
winter a state library commission. The
state federation owns 5000 books, which
it circuates in small travelling libraries.
The bill which Is To be introduced pro.
vides for a commission of five members,
two OF whom are TO be women named
by the state federation. If the bill
passes the federation pledges itself TO
turn over to the state its books and
equipment and work for the extension
of the system. As the chief need Is
money ii Is proposed that the fedora
ton shall take steps to raise the neces-
sary amount.
Yale university has announced that
course IN the theory, design and con-
struction of sailing yachts will be given
20 graduates and seniors in the winter
and spring terms OF this year. The pre-
paratory subjects required are mechan-
ical drawing descriptive geometry and
mechanic. William Crosby Marshall
assistant professor of drawing in the
scientific school, VIII conduct the new
course The coarse Is an innovation at
Yale. which. as far as Is known. is
the first university TO offer such In
structicn.
The borings for natural gas near
Three Rivers, Quebec. have proved it's
presence In many sections. Enough
Wells have been opened to supply a
pumbef OF towns for lighting. heating
ana manufacturing purposes. In Three
Rivers a cotton factory now building,
10 employ several thousand operatives,
viii be supplied with power. heat and
light by local gas wells; many other
factories are already supplied, and
chueches and homes are thus heated
and lighted. There is great probab biiity
pf the extension OF this system TO Mon
'real if the supply shall nrove as abund-
ant as anticipated.
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Consul c. M. Freeman, OF Durango.
Mexico. says that the establishment OF
a system of sewerage and waterworks
tnow undtr way) opens up a market
for sanitary appliances and plumbers
supplies. Under the city ordinances ev-
cry house on the line must be connect
ed with he sewer This regulation viii
make the market brisk, Careful in
quiry fails to locate man OF the
plumbing trade in the city, consequent
ly not only plumbers supplies but
plumbers themselves must be imported
THE construction OF telegraph line
into Lhassa the capital OF Thibet, has
been sanctioned. The innovation was
recommended by the Chinese president
ut LhaSsa, who. since the advent OF
she British expedition of 1904 has been
working for the enlightenment OF
Thibetans. The throne. Furthermore.
will give hospitals. schools and a mail
service to ] hasa, and it Is reported
that request has been made for per-
mission to publish a newspaper there.
II Is interesting to Ieara that practic-
ally all the weeping willows in New
Zealand are products of the supply
which John Tiulinsewho passed away
u short tirse ago ~ a ripe old age, car
hied away with rim from Napoleon's
grave nearly so Years ago. Mr. Tinline
who was one If the early pioneers of
Naw Zealapd kent them alive on the
voyage by sticking them into potatoes
TIE bis trees in California. are NOT
THE only ones OF their age. In the Cape
Verde Islands there Ia q baobab tree al
least 5090 years old. There are two
authentic cases OF parrots who lived
over 90 ars.
IN contestiEg u ulmage suit by a
woman against Wiilmantic, Conn,