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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
Iincoln,s Birthday.

From the New 1Ork tribune.
The movement in congress to make Lin
coins birthday a federal holiday has been
misinterpreted in many quarters. The
erroneous impression prevails that con-
gress is trying to make February IL
national holiday, and to require Its OBJ
servance in all the states Congress can
decree holidays only for the District of
Columbia, the territories and the federal
reservations, and can require their OBJ
servance elsewhere only by military and
civil employees of the government. The
states make their own holidays. Some of
our established holidays, like the Fourth
of July, washington's birthday, Christ
mas day and New Years day, are so gen.
orally celebrated that they may be loosely
referred to as national holidays. But they
are not national and not even general In
the sense of being established by statue
In the federal Jurisdiction and In every
state. Congress will recognize a wide
spread desire to make Lincom's birthday
a holiday Of general observance by adding
1t to the federal governments list, which
now includes New Year day, washington
birthday, Memorial day, July 4, LABOR
day, Thanksgiving day and CHRISTMAS
day. Eight of the 46 states now observe
Lincoln's birthday. No southern state mas
yet accepted it. But as time goes on the
whole country will be more and more dis
posed to pay to Lincoln the tribute which
it has long paid to Washington
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Always Keeps . Bottle in the House.
About ten days before Christmas I
got my hand hurt so badly that had
to stop work right in the busy time of
the year." says Mr.. Milton Wheeler,
2lO0 Morris ave-, Birmingham, Ala. "At
first thought l would have to have
my hand taken of, but someone told me
to get bottle of Sloan's Liniment and
that would do the work. The Liniment
cured my hand and gladly recommend
it to everyone"
Mr.. ]. Il. Matthews, proprietor Of
st. James Hotel, Corning, Ark. says -
"My finger was greatly inflamed from
a fish sting and doctors pronounced 1t
blood poisoning. l used several appli-
cations of Sloan's Liniment and it
cured me all right. l will always keep
bottle of Sloan's Liniment in my
house,
Mr.. ]. r. Evans of Mt Airy, Ca,
says After being afflicted for three
years with rheumatism l used Sloan's
Liniment, and was cured sound and
well, and am glad to say haven't been
troubled with rheumatism since. My
leg was badly swollen from my hip
to my knee. One-half bottle took the
pain and swelling out"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
Breaking the News Gently.

On recent trip of the Mauretania
Captain Pritchard was asked for a sea
tale. Here is the yarn he spun:
once upon a time an old lady was
returning from abroad with a parrot,
of which she was very fond She in
trusted the bird, with many admoni-
tions, to sailor for the voyage.
Seasickness or something killed the
parrot the third day out The sailor,
knowing how upset the old lady would
be, could not bring himself to tell her
the sad tidings. but asked a companion
famous for his skill in such matters, to
break the bad news to her very, very
gently. The man agreed to do it,
Approaching the old lady with a
tragical face, the famous newsbreaker
touched his cap and said:
Tn afraid that ere bird o. yourn
amt goin' to live long, ma'am'
oh, dear!' exclaimed the old lady
in alarm. Why?
"'Cause he's dead!' was the reply"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
A New Kind of OIouy,

Berlin Letter in the New York World.
The Germans have a new science
which they call glossology. The pro-
fessors Of glossology are able, they
say, TO read a mans character by the
shape and capacity for movement Of
his tongue. They do not say anything
about reading a woman's character, but
the presumption is that women are in
cludcd. 1t Is not a difficult science,
and infallibility is claimed for it. All
you have got to do is to show your
tongue and the glossologist reads your
character.
a man with a long tongue, it is as
serted, has an open, courageous nature;
a short tongue shows a reserved and
hypocritical nature; broad tongue
indicates a chatty person, and narrow
one a nasty, selfish person, living only
for himself. and unsociable. A man
with tongue both long and broad is
a person who is inconsequent, and a
does not treat truth seriously. A short
and broad tongue Is the sure mark of
a liar and boasteT, and tongue with
a point betrayS q man OF acuteness,
and one who employs sharp and bitter
methods of speech
Glossology might be usefully intro
duced into drawing rooms to replace
character reading from handwriting
and the usual forms of palmistry.
1t is the opinion of great medical
authority here that the tongue OF q
glOssologist would show distinctly that
he was charlatan or an idiot.
---e--s-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Some queer advertisements appear
in the Australian papers. Here is one
from a recent issue OF the Sydney
Morning Herald: "Wanted-Some
kind person to adopt young gentleman
absolutely homeless and deserted; !;
present boarding house just sold out !;
guaranteed harmless. Please be
quick" 1t reads like joke, but people,
as a rule. do not pay advertisement
rates for the publication OF their pleas
antrieS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
A Backwater Town.

at was one of those sleepy, one
horse, baCllwater towns, like Squash"
said Representative Burton, describing
at Hot Springs dinner a town that
he disliked.
Squash is the limit. A gentleman
arrived there the other day and wanted
haircut. He found the barber shop,
and. after shaking the barber vigor-
ously. managed to awaken him.
How long will II take you to cut
my hair, barber? he asked.
"'Not long. boss said the barber.
And he rose, yawned, and stretched
himself. Then he called upstairs to his
wife.
Hey! send the kid down to the
newspaper office to tell the editor l
want my scissors just as soon as he's
done edith the paper. There's a gent
here waitin for a haircut"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
a Hero.

He sang of JOY; what'er he knew of sad
ness
He kept for his own hearts peculiar
share;
So well he sang, the world imagined glad
ness
To be sole tenant there.
For dreams were his, and in the dawn's
fair shining
His spirit scared beyond the mounting
lark;
But from his lips no accent OF repining
Fell when the days grew dark
And though contending long dread Fate
to master,
He failed at last her enmity to cheat
He turned with such a smile to face dis
aster
That he sublmed defeat
Florence Earle Coates in February Cen
tury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Brazil grows several kinds of Eng
lish potatoes as we'll as the sweet po-
tato. Our English potatoes are of var
ious colors, red, white. violet and yell
low. The violet colored potato is the
most nutritious, but the white potato
which contains a large quantity of
starchy matter, is best for the manu-
facture of starch and for the fatten-
ing of pigs. When the raising Of pigs
is more developed the cultivation of
the sweet potato will also be greatly
increaSe
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
For This Ono DaN.

For this one day
Grant us sight to see the road
Creep plainly, on our winding way.
Grant us strength to bear the load,
For this one day.
For this one day
Guide our feet the road along,
Let not our weary footsteps stray;
Give us to life staVe of song,
For this one day.
For this one day
Let us not see the mud beneath,
But know the gold above the gray
And smell the wind upon the heath"
For this one day.
For this one day
When bowed at eve for henson,
Grant that upon the uphill way
Our passing smile has gladdened one,
ON this one day
Edna $. Valentine in Success Magazine
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Sir James Crichton- Browne. the ia
nous English physician, is not in favor
of teaching children to use their left
hands equally with their right. Some
time ago, in the course of a lecture, he
ambidexterity. At a certain English
college ambidexterity is being incul-
Gated by a rule that all boys who are
called upon to write lines" as imposi-
tions are supposed to do so with their
left hands. Il had an opportunity of
asking one of these boys how he got
on in the performance of this task"
said Sir James. "'Oh,' he replied, Its
quite simple. We take the pen in the
fingers of the left hand and we work
them with the right"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
For a Decent Theater.

From the Indianapolis News,
All of us who believe in the influence,
the power and the art of the theater will
agree that it is high time the theatrical
managers were setting their houses I'm
order. The situation is one that must be
dealt with vigorously and the managers,
apparently, see the fatal consequences of
not having dealt with 1t heretofore. It
must be met, though, In a manner that
is In keeping with the nature OF the stage
Plays are presented through the plastic
art OF acting which is at once all three
of the others-letters chat is text or read
ing matter), sculpture (Which Is presented
In poses or attitudes) and painting (Which
is supplied by the color both OF costume
and scenery. So its appeal is all power
full, touches the people through these
media at many points and lays hold on
them through the dramatic sense which is
well-nigh universal. But play Is in the
air, presented for q moment and extin-
guished. 1t cannot be held as a book a
painting or piece of sculpture can, but II
directly reaches thousands where these
reach tens. Hence the necessity of being
alive to healthy condition OF the stage.
But be the remedy what 1t may the i'm
portance Of II Is that II the appeal to
sensuality be allowed to go unchecked II
will not be long before the life of the
theater will grow feeble. There are more
decent than indecent people in the world:
| more people that will not knowingly sit
at performance that pours filth into the
mind through eye and ear And as surely
| as the stage becomes dominated by in
decency II will be left alone with 1t and
that spells bankruptcy. Thus material
well being-as is so frequently the case
| is allied with spiritual purity. We need
| nave no fears for the future. AS long as
| people have a healthy life the wave
in anything is never down for long. II
mounts soon to greater heights. And as
we are dealing with a general phenome.
non here-not something peculiar to the
stage-so we may expect general laws tC
operate the more easily. The New Yorl
state will be purified and with 1t the stage
of the country. In time the wave" will
| dip again and we shall have u similar
| state of things.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

From the war department comes no.
tice of an interesting relic formerly the
property of President Lincoln. Upon
the occasion Of his memorable visit to
Gettysburg the president cut with his
own hands a cane, which he afterward
presented to his war secretary, Edwin
NJ. Stanton, by whom it was naturally
highly priced. This cane is now In the
possession Of Mr.. Jahpcke, president OF
the Jahncke Navigation company, Of
New Orleans, who married a grand
daughter of Secretary Stanton. 1t has
a gold top with an engraved inscrip-
tion, which was probably placed on the
treasured souvenir by Secretary Stan
ton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Trade Of the United States with the
Republic of Panama in the last five
years amounted to about 100000, 900. OF
this total $6OO0,O00, speaking in round
terms, represented the value of the i'm
ports from Panama, and $60,000000
still speak ing in round terms, was the
value in merchandise exported to Pan
anna
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Kim Yunkwa, a Chinese. was recent
lv made the subject of a strange jail
sentence. After being condemned for
life by a Chinese court he escaped and
when captured he was tried by another
court and a further term of punish
ment was given him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

When You Put on Heavy Stockings
do your shoes pinch. and your feet swell
and perspire2 Sprinkle Aliens Foot Ease
into your shoes, and get instant relief. Best
thing to use when wearing rubbers. Try II
for Dancing Parties and Breaking In New
Shoes Sold Everywhere, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address, Allen s. 0lmsted, lie Roy,
n. Y Accept no substitute.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

lasting cure, not
merely a temporary
benefit. Profit by
the example Of
Rev. j. M. Stuff eld,
OF 2179 8. Sth St.,
Lincoln, Nebr., who
confirms a report
Of his cure after
several years. Il
told in a state
ment made for pub
lication in 1900 how
Doan's Kidney Pills
had relieved me
after other RENE
dies had failed"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
His Souare Meal.

old Gentleman-A poor fellow came
to me this morning asking for food, as
he said he was starving. / sent him
down to your place and told him to get
a good meal and / would pay for IL.
How much is the bill?
Eandlord--Seventy cents, sir.
What are the items?"
Mine beers and three cigars"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

John Brown was executed at Har-
per's Ferry on December 2, 1859. 1t
was shortly after IL o'clock in the
morning. Two thousand Virginia SOL
diers were ranged around the scaffold
when he was brought from his prison
house and placed in a wagon which
was to convey him to the scene Of the
execution.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Turkey is to have new national
bank on the credit foncier system, with
headquarters at Constantinople. It's
starting capital is to be $4,000, 600.
The capital $15,000,000, of the present
Credit Foncier, may be increased TO
500, 900, 900. The concession for the
new bank is for SO years. and 1t win
have branches in all the large cities Of
the empire.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

said Rev. Sufield. Il have no hesita-
tion in confirming that statement now.
l have used Doan's Kidney Pills at
various times and they have never
failed me-"
Sold by all dealers. so cents bo
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

For Irritation of the Throat, Coughs
or Hoarseness, Browns Bronchial Troches
are exceedingly beneficial. In boxes 25
cents. Samples mailed free. John l.
Brown & Son, Boston, Mass.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Stiff neck Doesn't amount to much,
out mighty disagreeable. You'v no idea
how quickly little Hamlins Wizard Oil
will lubricate the cords and make you
comfortable again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Ninety per cent of the neuralgia
headaches are attributed to eye de-
fects
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Only One .'E-sohO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMo QUINISE Look
for the signature of L. W. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure n Cold In One Day 25c
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Calcutta. because of the high rate of
infant mortality. has appointed a fe-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
MUST BELIEVE 1T.
Every Reader Will Concede the Truth
Of This Statement.

One who suffers with backache or
any form of kidney trouble wants a
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

PILES CURED IN q TO IA DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case OF Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud.
Ing Piles In to IA days or money refunded
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea. Ma
tuIe's laxative--it is composed wholly of
clean, sweet, health-g giving Herbs For
constipation, liver and kidney troubles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
"Tidinas Of the Times.r

He wrote of balmy winter days, a rather
clever bit.
But down the blizzard came and knocked
the point clear out of It.
And then he wrote OF ice and snow and
skates and seighs, but pshawl
Before he got II into print there came a
muShy thaw.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Mr.. wisstsw's scorHIre SYRUP for Chndrep
teething. softens the gums, reduces imam mat on
allays pain. curea wind collie. ase bottle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
Red, Weak, VERY, watery Eye.

Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy
Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Food and Drug Laws.
Murine Doesn't Smart; Sootbes Eye Pain
Try Murine In Your Eyes. Ask Your Druggist
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-17
NEW MILEAGE BOOK.
Railroads West of Chicago Will Put
Into Use New interchangeable
Ticket Book Good On All
Roads From Chicago to
Colorado and South.

The railroads connected with the
Western Passenger association and
the Southwestern Mileage bureau
have agreed on a new interchange
stitute for all forms of mileage tic
kets now in use. The new mileage
book is to be put into use January
by the railroads west of Chicago.
The various roads adopted the report
of the Western Passenger associa-
ton and the Southwestern Passenger
Mileage bureau which recommended
a non-transferable personal descrip-
tive book containing 1000 coupons
to be sold for $40. Instead of re-
presenting miles, however. each
coupon will virtually represent two
cents, and will thus be available for
use within states that have vary
ing rates of fare.
The book will be Issued by the in
dividual roads, but will be of uni
form type and adapted for use in
states where varying rates of legal
maximum fares are now In force
The coupons instead of representing
miles will represent cents. Two
thousand coupons will be sold foI
$40, and these will be good on al
individual roads represented in the
association. At present. railroads
have for use a mileage book of 1000
coupons. This, however, is good
only on the road from which it was
purchased. The only transferable
mileage books in use at present are
the 1000 coupon mileage books.
These books sell for $40 just as the
new books will, but the coupons in
these old books contain miles" and
not cents The old books, al
though they are interchangeable
among different roads, cause trouble
when the purchaser tries to use them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-17
My Lady's Lid.

My lady's hat is ever with us
either in the making of marvellous
creations or footing the bills for the
same. The milliners of the city re-
port that they are working overtime
to supply the demand for the mar
velous shapes and designs of the
creator of the late styles. They assert
that with the growing prosperity OF
the country their business is boom
ing. In conversation with one of the
trimmers it is learned that one of
the popular shapes in lids is the air.
ship design, and it is away up in
more respects than one. For mere
man the headgear proposition is to
secure a model in Stetson, Knox or
some other high grade make. and
there is but little difference in shape
from last season-unless you want
something bordering on the freakish.
But make way for my lady's lid or
you may get a feather in your eye.
---Oelwein Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-17
CURES REMOVE DOUBT
ABOUT ECZEMA CURE.
Read What Your Druggist Says
About Oil of Wintergreen
Compound.

Rrunt & Parman. druggists, sub
init the following to the readers Of
the Public Opinion.
For several years we have an
nounced. with our recommendation
that we had found positive cure for
eczema: simple skin wash. oil of
wintergreen compounded with other
healing ingredients.
Yet. we know there are people
right in this town who have eczema,
and still have never tried this rem
cdy.
We have, therefore, arranged with
the ID. ID. d. Laboratories of Chicago.
for special offer of trial bottle at
25 cents instead of the $1.00 bottle
as regularly sold.
We offer this trial bottle with our
recommendation and assurance that
lust as soon as the patient washes his
itching skin, this mild liquid will
take the itch away instantly. Brunt
& Parman, DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-17

in states where there is a difference
in the maximum fare. Thus while a
book that is bought in Iowa, where
the legal maximum fare is 2 cents
per mile, is good on all the
roads in the state, it is worthless
in the Dakotas where the legal maxi
mum is 3 cents per mile. The cou-
pons representing miles, and each
mile having been purchased for
cents, become unfit for use in states
where it costs cents for a miles
ride on the railroad. Passengers, es-
pecially travelling men. used the old
1000 coupon mileage book, regard
less of the Inconvenience it caused,
because of its service in enabling
them to travel on the various roads
without the trouble of buying tickets
at every station.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-17
Would Install Stone Crusher.

We are in touch. through our pa
per, with a certain party in Cedar
Rapids who wishes to help open up
and develop a good stone quarry in
this section. His idea is to install
stone crushing plant and to market
the stone among the contractors and
builders in the county at a cheaper
rate than they have had to pay in
the past. We suggest to any of our
readers who have an option on a
stone quarry. that they correspond
with Mr.. l.. A. Killing. Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. office, Cedar Rapids Transfer
Pudding. 46-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-17
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.


Notice of the appointment or an
Executor of the Estate OF Thomas
Donlan, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
executor of the estate or
THOMAS DOMAIN,
late of Burr Oak Township. IN the
County of Winneshiek, State OF iowa.
deceased. testate, and has taken upon
himself that trust as the law directs
All persons having demands upon
the estate of the said deceased are
required to exhibit the same; and
persons indebted 10 the said estate
are called upon to make payment 10
JOHN N. GOSSMAN.
Executor
n, WILLETT. Atty.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, Nov. loth'
1iO9. AGA.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-17
LOW ROUND-TRIP FARES TO
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND OMAHA
IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE 4 ST.
PAUL RY.

This Railway will sell excursion
tickets to Council Bluffs and Omaha
in November and December at ONE
AND ONE-HALF FARES FOR THE
ROUND TRIP, on account of the fol.
lowing eXpositions:
National Horticultural Con-
gress at Council Bluffs, Novem-
Der Is to 20. Tickets on sale
November 13, 10 and Is. Re-
turn limit November %.
National Corn Exposition at
Omaha, December to 1S.Tick-
cts on sale beginning, December
6. Return limit December 20.
Further information fom loca
agent Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
Railway. F. A. Miller, General Pas
senger Agent, Chicago. Asp
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-17
Among the Prize Winners.

Out of 100000 contestants in the
Chicago Examiner hat and gown
trimming contest, the work to be
done from pictures in the paper, Mrs.
F. p. Adams of this city was among
the prize winners, as announced in
the Sunday Examiner. 1t is quite
an honor to win prize among SO
many contestants, and her. friends
are congratulating her upon being
successful.