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The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
FOR THE CHILDREN
Queer Mrs. kanoaroo.

Mrs Kangaroo has q biz pocket in which she carries her young ones. II Is the coziest kind of a place for q lit tie kangaroo. and sometimes you will find whole family Of brothers and sisters in the pouch at once
 However this is not the only way Mrs Kangaroo has of carrying her children When hunters pursue her she puts all her ba bies into her pocket and runs for dear life but if she feels that the enemy Is gaining on her and that she is in danger of being captured she seizes one little one after another with her forepaws and hurls il out Of the pocket to one side Of her pathway as far as she can throw il. She take care to do this only at times when the enemy is not in sight In this way sbe is relieved Of the weight of the young sters, and she can run faster
 At the same time. says the Chicago News. her motive is not a selfish one She throws her babies out in so skill full a manner that it does not hur' them. They are soft little creatures and when they land in brush heap they are none the worse for 1t The hunter loses all scent of the little kan garoos by this movement
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
The Part He Preferreo.

Joaquin Miller. the poet Of the Sier. ras, Is something of g reeluse and rare iy comes into San Francisco, but when he does he is made a good deal Of Q lion on Lis last visit be was one Of the guests al rather formal dinner at a friends house where be stayed over night His hostess had known the poet since her childhood, so she felt priyi- legged next morning to discourse to him of the beauties of the Partisan gown she had worn the night before. beau ties which seemed to have escaped his observation
 MT. Miller listened to all that she had to say and remained silent
 But didn't you really like the dressg' pleaded the lady
 Well" replied the poet. T did like part of it well enough"
 The lady frightened.
 .Indeed?" she said. What partt"
 .'The part you had on," answered the poet. And that ended the discussion Lippincott's.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
NEW SHORT STORIES
5ob Evans and the Recruit.

Perhaps the man in congress wko has attained the greatest success in the greatest number Of lines is Representa- tive John w Weeks of Massachusetts. During the Spanish-American war he was in command of the Massachusetts coast and had under his control all the naval militia of the state who were doing patrol service on three coast de- fense monitors. the old steam frigate Minnesota. three converted cruisers. two converted ferryboats and num- ber of tugs Mfr. Weeks is a graduate of the United States Naval academy and is still commander of the naval reserve h Washington he is recog nized as an authority on naval matters and on banking and currency.
 Mir Weeks told on the authority of Admiral Higginson of an experience Rear Admiral Bob Evans. now ill com
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
nenaoerie-A Jolly Hoax.

Secure q BoX four or i've feet long and one or two feet across, open at both ends Put sliding partition in the center and place 1t. covered with q dark cloth, on a table iH room ad
 joining the one where the company is assembled Admit a boy and girl to this room, which is the gerie The keeper asks them what animal they wish to see first. They are then placed at the opposite ends of the box and told to look within; then the par tition is suddenly drawn out, and they gaze at one another. They remain in the room ill all have been admitted and hoaxed in the same way.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
Character Guessinq.

All the players sit around in q circle The player who first thinks of an inter esting character in one of Grimms fairy tales or in Alice h Wonderland or any other book that is quite familiar to all the players sits on the floor with In the circle and begins b describe the character. The other children listen carefully. and the first ole who thinks he has guessed the character sits on the floor beside the other and continues to describe the character. If he has guessed rightly and Is correct in his description. the first player allows him to go Oh describing. but if he is mis- taken the first player shoos him out Of the game. AS soon as a child thinks he has guessed the character he sits on the floor and tells what he knows of the character and So il goes on till the children are sitting oH the floor ex. eept those who have guessed wrong and they are all driven ont of the game
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
Sewing Scissors.

By q recent invention of an Illinois woman il is now possible for dress
 makers and tailors to cut piece of goods and haste il at the same time
 This wonderful piece of mechanism is attached to m ordinary pair of shears Tn q very simple manner. forming a combined cutter and baster The sew ing mechanism operates with the move ment of the shears. bastiug the fabrics as they are cut During the operation of cutting the shears move forward on the fabric. the length of the hastine
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
Error In Grammar.

There has been q good deal of discus sion now and then as to the phrase grammatical error but the best scholars hold that il is not good Eng lish The adjective grammatical k active and not passive. or perhaps il might be better to say that it is sub jective and not objective. and it means in accordance with the rules or prin- eiples of grammar There cannot. there fore, be grammatical error. for an CT TOT cannot be grammatical The right expression Is "an error in grammar. "- Chicago News
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
FreckIe Lotion.

The following formula is harmless and mild freekle lotion: Borax. thirty grains; potassium chlorate, 20 grains; alcohol. one-half dram; gyeerin. one dram; rosewater enough to make three ounces. Apply with a soft sponge sev eral times a day. But remember one iron clad rule. and paste II in your hat If necessary wash the face with soap and water either before going out in the wind or sun or after coming in Always use cold cream at such times
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
Waternroof Wall coverina.

The best way to make tinted wall waterproof is to first use a tinting material that is natural cement with no gule on 1t, one that will not require glue size on the wall. After this natural cement is applied directly to the plaster. thoroughly cover it with water enamel. and then. after the water enamel has dried in. give 1t T thorough coating with any good var nish. This will make a perfectly i'm pervious wall which steam. water or heat will not affect.-Suceess
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29

mand of the battleship fleet, had with raw recruit from the Illinois naval reserve just as the battle of Santiago was beginning
 .The signal had just been sent to the fleet that Cervera was coming out of the harbor,s said NIT. Weeks. and all was hurry and hustle Oh the Iowa Ad- miral then Captain Evans tumbled out of the officers quarters. buekiing on his sword and hastening to the bridge to take command. when be was stopped by the Illinois sailor. who hand ed him his station orders showing he had been assigned 10 the Iowa. This fellow had not been aboard ship long enough 10 get located.
 Captain Evans looked at his papers hurriedly and shouted, You are as signed to the port quarter turret aft
 The recruit looked at the turret. the opening of which happened to be on the other side. and yelled back amid the noise, I see the turret, sir, but how do you get into the blamed thing:' - Chicago News
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
CUTS AND sEws.

stitch depending upon the extent of the forward movement of the shears at each step of the cutting The meehan ism consists Of a needle and looper with a spool carrying the thread at tached to the shears As the shears are closed the needle descends, and when the shears are opened the needle rises. a stitch being thus made Gus tomarily the fabrics will be placed face to face, and as the shears ale op- erated to cut the desired pattern the needle and the looper haste the fab rics
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
A Jelly Makina Hint.

IL is quite difficult to arrange the jelly bag when making jelly so that it Is easily managed. 4 very good plan Is to hem the edge of the bag over
 large embroidery hoop Sew tape firmly to the hoop by which to hang it when put to drain. With this arrange. ment the hot fruit may be poured with out spiiling and there is no danger of the bag slipping or burning oneself 4 Jelly bag should always be made with point or angle at the bottom to in- sure the maximum of pressure
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
smethered Perch.

C4eau and carefully dress as man4 large white perch as are needed Put thin slice of fat salt pork on each fish and cover with a thin layer of line y chopped onions. Arrange in baking pan that can be covered. put into the oven and bake slowly Just before the fish are done season wei with salt and pepper. Pour over the fish hot cream or milk with plenty Of butter.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
A Shoe Sona.

Twenty little beds in rows of ten. Twenty little rolly poly men. Little black men go to bed by day. I must put then in and make them stay. Naughty little black man, Go to bed, l say Naughty little black man Go to bed. say Deary me- There. you see. Now he's run away On the floor. by the door.
 See him try to hide. All the other black men
 Sleeping sice by side. Twenty little beds in rows of ten, Only nineteen rolly poly men. I've little bed to spare today. Naughty little man 10 run away Naughty little black man
 Left an empty space. Never mind. He will find
 Some one takes his place. Nurse has got quite lot
 Like the ones I lose Little roliy black men.
 Buttons on my shoes
 Washington Star.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
For Too Curly Hair.

Too curry hair. although the poor straight haired girls cannot imagine il. is distressing If the hair Is dry. this preparation Will make it smooth and eombable: Scenuess castor oil. two rosemary one ounce, oil of jasmine. one-haIf dram Slightly heat the oils to mix them Pour into bottle and shake for i've minutes This Is the rec ipe of I famous beauty specialist
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
Old Fashioned scrannle.

Two pounds of beef, two pounds of pork; stew until meat falls from the bone. Let get cold, take out bones. salt and pepper to taste Leave plenty of liquor around it Put on the fire again and when boiling hot stir in meal until thick enough to press. Put in long slender pan that will make nice slices and mold When cold. fry
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
Mothers In Eactories.

Ignorance no doubt accounts for much Of the waste of infant life, but Lancashires industrial conditions give her her bad pre-eminenee Mothers who work In the factory cannot rear their children naturally, and the care and the skill and the attention neces- sary for successful artificial feeding are beyond em.-Manchester Guardian
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
A Mem oryTest.

A memory test which will trip up many consists in writing down the names Of the books Of the Bible in their proper order.
 II k surprising how few persons VIII be able 10 name all the Scripural di- visions and ln anything approaching regular sequence
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
Ice Cream Without Cream.

Seald five teaeupfuls of milk in rice boiler and thicken with heaping table spoonful of eornstarch, into which put q lump of butter the size of q hulled walnut Boh oHe eupful of milk and one eupful Of sugar together and thick. ell with the yolks Of two eggs. After the mixtures are cool mix. flavor and add the stifly beaten whites of two eggs and freeze.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
A Mighty Key.

One of tue oldest and most curious samples of the locksmith's art is at tached 10 the door of Temple church. Fleet street. London. The key weighs seven pounds. is eighteen inches long and, unlike other keys, it was not made for the lock. On the contrary. the lock was made for it
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
To Keen Qranues.

4 Florida method of keeping oranges well into the summer is to fill a box with clean dry sand, set in a cool. dark place and bury the oranges in it. talk ing care that they do not touch one an- other. If the box is kept free from dampness the fruit will appear as fresh and good in August as when freshly gathered
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
A Riddle.

4 child asked her father how old he was and the father replied, T am just six times as old as you are, but in twenty four years you will be one-half as old as |" What were their ages
 Answer-six and thirty-six
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
A Few Riddles.

When is a sailor not a sailor? When he Is aboard
 What most resembles half a cheese: The other half.
 What sort of fruit is always placed in a letter! A date.
 What part of London is in France: The letter n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
REVERED EMPEROR'S
DIAMOND JUBILEE

Vienna, May il.-Ths neads of the
princely houses of Germany, led by
Emperor William, have assembled in
Vienna to present their congratulations
to Emperor Francis Joseph on the oc-
casion of the diamond jubilee of his
reign as emperOr-king OF Austria
Hungary, and to inauRurate a series of
festivities with which the jubilee Is to
be celebrated throughout the dual
monarchy.
Emperor William made a speech in
which he rendered Emperor Francis
Joseph the congratulations of those
present upon the 60th anniversary of
the beginning of his reign. The Ger
man emperor spoke in high praise of
Emperor Francis Joseph's untiring de-
votion to the welfare of his country
and of the glorious example his 60
years Of labor had given TO the world.
1t is a long time since Vienna has
seen such a gathering OF sovereigns
and princes as greeted Emperor Fran
els Joseph Headed by Emperor Will
lam, OF Germany, and the empress and
two of their children, Prince August
William and Princess Victoria Louise,
the list included Prince Leopold, the re-
gent of Bavaria; the king of Saxony,
the king OF Wurtemburg, the grand
duke of Baden, the grand duke of Sake
Weimar, the grand duke OF Oldenburg,
the grand duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, Duke Frederick of Anhalt,
Prince Leopold w. of Lippe and Prince
George of Schaumburg- Lippe
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
JEFFERSON HAS
100000 FIRE LOSS

Jefferson, S, D., May Fire broke
out in the opera house block occupied
by J. ID. Fountain as a saloon, this
morning at o'clock and before the
flames were under control the building,
which Is Of brick, was in ruins and the
stock destroyed. The fire also spread
10 the adjoining frame building owned
and occupied by Ed Deranleau as a
pool hall and this property was also
practically destroyed
When the fire was first discovered
in the Fountain saloon it had made
considerable progress and the business
part OF the town was threatened A
message was at once sent 10 the fire
department at Sioux City, but help
could not be sent before Z o'clock and
by that time the fire was under con-
troll, having spread only to the Deran-
leau building. The heavy rain during
the night helped the local fire fighters
10 control the situation.
The loss is as follows: j. D. Foun-
tain. loss, $1,000: insurance, IS. .O0O Ed
Deranleau, loss, $4,000; insurance, not
known.
The cause Of the fire is unknown as
u had made so much headway when
discovered that it's point OF origin could
not be located accurately,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
DYNAMITE FIEND
RELATES DETAILS OF
WRECKING A TRAIN

Butte, Mont, May ll.-ln detailed con-
fession, Lewis Ferris, young Italian
who dynamited Burlington train near
Bird Friday night In which two men lost
their lives, tells OF breaking the lock on
the powder house west OF the Oliver
Branch mine with rock, stealing 45 sticks
of dynamite and placing the entire
amount on the tracks. Ferris watched
the explosion, which wrecked the train,
then assisted the conductor Of the train
In summonlng aid. He yesterday piloted
the officers about the scene of the ex-
ploson and to the powder house, explain
ing how he stole powder and his method
of wrecking the train. Ferris declared
that he alone is TO blame for the dynamit.
ing and claims that he was drunk at the
time.
His actions and general demeanor i'm
press one as being those Of a half-witted
person.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
PROFESSOR HANSEN'S
SIBERIAN SEED HUNT
Famous Seminologist Granted
Leave Of Absence to Search
for New Specimens.

Brookings, S. D., May 9.-Professor
N. E. Hansen, director of the depart
ment OF seed culture for the agricul-
tural college, has been granted leave
of absence by the board Of regents in
order that he may make his fourth trip
TO the regions of Siberia, in Russia, in
search of new specimens OF hardy fruit
and forage plants.
The time of his going will depend
upon the action of congress in provid-
ing by appropriation for the expedition
which will be made into the farthest
parts of Siberia, II possible In time to
gather the seeds from the present
years crops.
II was upon the occasion of Professor
Hansen's first visit TO Europe on ex-
perimental work that he secured nine
tons of Turkestan alfalfa, and ne calls
attention to the fact that the one ship
ment has paid, indirectly, several mil
lions of dollars to this country, and
principally In the northwest
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
MURDER SOUTH
DAkoTAA; BODY
TORN IN PIECES
Mystery in Gruesome Discov-
cry in Back Yard in La
Porte, Ind.

LaPorte, Ind. May -Four mutt
lated bodies were found today buried
in the back yard of the Guinness home,
which was burned recently, in which
fire Mrs. Guinness and children per-
ished. The condition of the bodies in
dicates that murder was committed in
each case.
One OF the bodies unearthed Is that
OF John Heldgren of Aberdeen, S. ID.
Another is that OF the adopted daught-
er of Mrs. Guinness, who disappeared
last September. Two other bodies, a
male and a female, also were found.
Heldgren became acquainted with
Mrs. Guinness through a matrimonial
agency and came here in January to
visit her. II was announced he had
started on a trip TO Norway. He had
loaned the woman 81 800 and had like
amount In his possession.
His body was dismembered. his legs,
trunk and head put in different sacks
and buried.
The authorities believe Ray Lam
phere, in jail on k,tharge of numbering
Mrs. Guinness and the children, knows
about these murders.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16

The London Saturday Journal. In de-
scribing the weird rites at "A Chinese
funeral. remarks that in the usual
topsy-turvy way of the orient the Chi
nese enjoys himself even at obsequies
The Journal adds: The coffin is
placed beside the grave, and food placed
upon II. A white cock, alive or dead. Is
usually there. TO lure the spirit of the
man who has died abroad back TO the
home OF his fathers. Whisky and tea
and bowl of rice with chopsticks are
starve In the next world. Gin and tea
are then sprinkled over the coffin, and
the bottles thrown away. The mourn
ers stand around laughing. enjoying the
fun. The coffin Is lowered. candles are
lit, a suit Of paper clothes is burned,
and some paper money Thus the
corpse is assured Of clothes In the next
world, and pocket money to put in
them"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
DETTMAN ACQUITTED,
PLEA OF SELF DEFENSE

Fairfax. S. D., May 8. - The jury in
the Dettman murder case returned a
verdict of acquittal after being out less
than three hours and the decision was
greeted with applause. The jury took
two ballots. the first resulting in IL
for acquittal and one for conviction.
The evidence in the case showed
that the killing Of Taylor by Dettman
grew out of prior trouble that both
parties had made derogatory remarks
about each other, that the defendant
went TO the back door of the pool hall
and called Taylor out that Taylor
struck Dettman on the head with a
revolver, that struggle ensued and
that coming to box Dettman
stumbled and fell and that Taylor
landed on him, and that Dettman
warned him to decist or he would shoot
him and almost Immediately fired with
fatal result. Sympathy has been with
Dettman from the time Of the killing
and the verdict is satisfactory.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
JULIA ANN 0'GRADY
REPORTED INSANE

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 9.-Informa-
tion has been received here to the effect
that Mrs. Julia Ann O'Grady, who some
months ago was arrested on the charge
OF having shot and killed her aged hus-
band at the O'Grady home, north of
Sioux Falls. has become insane and has
been placed in an insane asylum in
Oklahoma. Advices to this effect came
TO w. l.. Baker, Of this city, who a few
months ago was appointed guardian of
Mrs. O'Grady.
When Mrs. O'Grady. soon after her
arrest on the charge of murder, last
fall. conveyed all her worldly posses
sions to an attorney WHO now resides in
Sioux Falls, IL was claimed by her
friends that she was not in her right
mind and this contention now has been
sustained.
Some weeks ago the case against
Mrs. O'Grady was dismissed on motion
of States Attorney Orr, because of in
sufficient evidence to convict. Soon
after the case against her was dis
missed Mrs. O'Grady departed for Okla
homa to visit her parents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER
COUNTY SEAT PETITIONS

Wheeler, s. D., May Tt will be de-
cided by the board of county commits
sioners In session here this week wheth-
er any one Of the three towns of Platte,
Sendes or Andes has sufficient names
In the form of petition to entitle such
town TO appear on the ballot as a can
didate for county seat honors.
III there are insufficient names on any
OF the petitions the work OF securing
new petitions will begin at once. At
the present time Andes and Geddes are
making the most active contest for
place, Platte remaining in the back
ground, but the latter town has by
no means lost its aspirations to be the
seat Of government OF Charles Mix
county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
yosEPH kusLER. PusII.h.r.

Haiti is described by Rear Admiral
Colby M. Chester as 'degenerating
island" and he presents facts to show
that Haiti is falling back into a condi-
tion of barbarism. 1t Is getting blacker
and blacker, the white element having
been practically exterminated or re-
moved from the island. 1t is the one
country in the world where white blood
Is at discount. Voodooism is still
practiced, and Admiral Chester tells Of
an officer of the United States navy
who stumbled by accident into a voodoo
meeting held in the thick woods with
horrible ceremonial. After being threat
ened with death he watched for a good
opportunity and ran for his very life,
not stopping until he reached the pro-
lection OF his ship. This officer has
to his credit one OF the most gallant
deeds enacted during the civil war. but
his comrades on board his ship said
they never saw man more frightened
than he was when he returned to them,
and he himself says the memory of the
event produces a horrible nightmare
which he Will never be able to over
come.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-05-16
Gains Wife.
From Everybody's Magazine

from ENeTyDOuN : magazine.
Il never discuss marriage" said the
late General Fitzhugh Lee, without
thinking of an old colored preacher in
my state who was addressing his dark
skinned congregation. when a white
man arose in the back of the build
ing.
Mr.. Preacher said the white man,
you are talking about Cain, and you
say he got married in the land of Nod,
after he killed Abel. But the bible
mentions only Adam and Eve as being
on earth at that time. Who, then, did
Cain marry?'
The colored preacher snorted with
unfeigned contempt. Huh he said,
you hear dat, bredern an sisters? You
hear dat fool question l am axed? Cain,
he went to de land O. Nod just as de
good book tells u.s. an in de land o.
Nod Cain gifts so lazy an so shif-less
dat he up an marries a gal O. one O.
dem no count pore white trash fam
lilies dot de inspired apostle didn't con-
slider flttin' to mention in de holy
word -