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prudent to compile such facts in rela-
ton to them MS are known To be
truthful and gathered from trust
worthy sources.
THE BLACK HILLS
lie between the 43rd and 18th degrees
OF latitude, and the lO3rd and lO5th
parallels Of longitude, and occupy an
area of about m hundred mites in
length, nOrtherly and sOutherly, and
about sixty miles in breadth. Their
form is elliptical, and according to
Lieut.. Warren's report of them, 1.-the
major axis trends about DO west of
north" The base of these hills Is
about $500 to 1000 feet above the sea
level, aud the highest peaks do not
exceed 1000 feet. The eastern bound
nIy line of Wyoming, lO4th parallel
of longitude, runs about midway
through the hills. The whole range
Of the hills lies in the forks OF the
Big Cheyenne River, which il the
most Important stream in that re-
gion. the north fork is called Belle
Fnurche, is thirty yards wide, and
passes around the northern end Of
the range in a sernicircle, receiving
the waters from the greater part of
lllG lllllSr llNll uO" ltL' II NUN II
great number of small streams. II
takes its rise far to the westward of
this range, neaT to the sources of the
LATHE Powder River, in what is
known as the "dividr" between the
waters of the Yellowstone and those
of the Missouri. The south Fork Of
tho Cheyenne River is about one
hundred feet Wiir, takes its rise in
the same "dividr," flows around the
southern base of the hill. and also
receives numerous tributaries which
have their source III them. These
two streams unite about forty miles
east of the Black Hills, forming the
Big Cheyenne sometimes spelled
Shyeune) River, which pUurs Itself
into the Missouri some sixty miles
above Fort Pierre. From either
Fort Sully or Fort Pierre, in Il dur
west direction to the Wyoming line,
which run through the centre Of tn"
hills nearly, j. II distance Of 22O
miles, on an air line. Formerly there
was a ROAD from Fort Pierre to Fort
Laramie, over which military and
traders stOreS were freighted, and
the distance fixed at three hundred
and twenty-five miles. The road
necessarily passed over the bad lands
considerable OF the distance. Any
route followed from the Upper Mis-
souri, will encounter them. In the
summer the heat is intense in the
country between the Upper Missouri
and the Black Hills, the grass is not
good for stock, and the water is
strongly alkaline. For these EfactS
we are indebted to persons who have
frequently passed over the route dur
ing the past twenty-five years, to
officers of the army, and to the off
cial reports Of Lieut.. G. *. Warren
and Brevet Brig. Gen. w. F. Ray
holds, of the Typographical Engin-
eers OF the United States Army.
The former of whom twice explored
the country in, 1856 and again in
1878, and the latter in ls59-60.
rs FORESTS OF TIMBER.
The Black Hills take their name
from the dark green appearance that
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We are crrdihly Informed hy the
representatives Of these two Faiiruad
companies, that special rates will he
given from Chicago and from ST.
Louis TO Cheyenne, to Black Hill
parties, which will be at least one
third less than the abOYe rates.
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Hope Encan Sment. No. ., |. o. o. F., meet
every ID aud lth Wednesday OF each month a
Odd Fellows Hall.
Cheyenne Lodge, No. !, I. o. =. r., meets ever
Monday evening at Odd Fellows Hall.
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FEOM CHEYENNE TO THE BLACK
HILLS.

There are two routes that may he
taken to the hills from here. The
one by way Of Fort Laramie, Raw
Hide ButteS, Old Woman's Fork
and Beaver Creek Is lS2 miles. This
route pa%-rs through Il settled c0uu-
try fer a hundred miles or SO. Good
ranches will he found every few
miles rs far as Fort Laramie. There
il o a stage line on it owned by
J. c. Abney, that carries the United
States mail to and from the Fort,
and also passengers ut ten dollars II
piece. This line will be extended to
the Black Hills right away, if the
government permits 1t To be done.
The road is m unusually good me,
and is constantly Travelled 10y the
military. by frcighlerS, 10y rnnrh-
men, settlers and others. The fol,
lowing table of distances over this
route IS correct:
Miles
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l.. o. &. T,

Cheyenne Lodge, No. 81. I. o. G. T.. meetr
every Friday evening at Coed Tcmplars' Hall.
nth street.
limitations will be conducted only on the hrst
and third Fridays OF each month. The intervcn
literary exercises. DAN. FALLEN, W. c. T.
W. n. WooD. W. Secretary.
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KarEka!-Frsnk wolcotu.
County OHeer.
LARAMIE COUNTY.
Geo 4 DrSPer, C~kEirnIa.
"0"'"''''o"'r' / p Bta5T'
sAsrts-N. }. . Brica.
Con E1Ies-E Taylor. C y. DeTD,.
EDsi,es Of The Psaes-Juu. slaughter. IT, Fisher
Ct.rt and Rsoorhr-reo B stimPsSR.
TrsdsHreT-D. Tracy.
Probate Judged. e. Tracy.
Proseenting AhorEsy-%. ". CGrlstt
School SuyrFfHfsHdsHf-F. W. Hi lard.
r0Jonsr-Ia .Ta!hof-
fEIssoy-Kd- }. Morris.
CHEYENNE CITY.
r. {. whipple, Pres..z Of. Mayor
John Nealon.
Br'd T1stssI John Z. Davis.
/. K Bre-nHhrn,
Peter HANNA
CLrrL-W. RichaIdsOn. II. 81. AITSIIoT.
AdrshG-C. ; Dryre.
FrSHSUrSr-IrGnc Bergman.
ApoTHey-T !. Street.
SHIrsgOr-A J. Purshn'l.
Police JzETceS -lohn Slaughter, T. ". Usher.
ceilings OF the Town Trustees. Friday vNeI
log In each week. at the City Han.
ALBANY COUNTY.
r,uut,,to,,,, /; A y wqi:6 Chairman
MMieh.sI cSGPcn.
ShSnF-T. J. Lay ton.
J...s,.. OF u. s.,. u. y !. P Ei,.sr'
lThomss shAnk'.
UlcrE-L. D. Pease.
Pro6as .Jidgs-G w. Ritter. ~sr-oaeio Treasurer
Prosecuting 4nOrEey-C, w. Brsmel;
SHBsgfRtsad,Ht Of SchoOls-W c Wilson.
Coronsr-JereGIiah BOIss.
LARAMIE CITY.
Cwm. Harms. sr oFeo, Mayo
j. II Finfrock.
Board OF Trustee z. G1lbIsi,h.
r. j. Webster,
flames Nin=.
Csrh-Johu Mel cod, e1 -ofei0 Assessor
Adrskdi-M. A. HauCs.
tn GSEFsT-L ID. PeAye.
1kOr7sy-Homcr Aerrel.
Police ynsiCe-L. d. Pease.
CARBON COUNTY.
cormb,ior.r. :. 4 sRRl snne TRn''"A
TO car C0lIister
S~hsJG-wHliam HawI-y.
Clerk J. =. Ne Ter.
Probate Judge II. futile.
Superintendent Of SchooL'-B +. Kinney.
swEETwATEH COUNTY.
flames Kline, Chairman,
Il. F. Cheney.
Shtrig John Mct'linchcy.
GsFE-T. Mccarthy.
PToNas J4ags-IAs. A. Brennan, ~. Of. Urea, I
COroasr-ohn Morris.
UNIT COUNTY.
IWIIian Mcdonald.
Edward AiToa.
Sheri5-Christopher (. Castle.
Hugh Morrison, Ev.rrton Precinct
~. d. Dunbar, Piedmont Precinct.
re-. N. White. RYAN r
Just!er, OF "a. Tsacs John Hopkins, Almv "
VIM. V. C1RrS, Picdm'i e
tJAs =. Mitchell. II u nd .
Ckrk--AIE O. Lee
Probate Judgs-0rlando North tx. Of. Treasure,
Superintendent Of $ hooRJ-John hopkins.
CoroHrr-wiuiRm Gunnell-
AEAtE@or-LsRny II. White.
Surpsvor-P. Ii. TooIoy.
sesoo. Director. {55osEa; TsP aysi! p'''5'e' No,
reuben FoakS,
r...,D. Public 4 e : ! L s; Ti'....
IL. 5. VIII tier.
EVANSTON.
Il. X. Morrt-ou.
T-ISltsJ Neil AckinnOn.
". Remington.
Harvey 5oOIh.
Cerk-wm. q. Tom.
AdrshdI-John Burns.
Churches.
ST. Mark. church EprrcopaI. Rev. F. "
billiard rector. Srnd ' -erNices. II a. IN. m
. p. IN. Sunday zchO.l after morning service
Seats free. All persons are cordially invited I,
attend.
Roman Catholic. ksv. Jas. heGolrich, Pastor
Rev. Kugene CussAu. Asst. Church ono'Nei
street, above Twentieth.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. B. Reed. Pas
tor. Services at II a. m. and p. m. Sunday
chool directly after morning service.
Methodist Episcopal, Key. W. F. Warren, pa
or. Preaching every Sabbath al liza. IN
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It's Beauty, Scenery and
Mildness of Climate
unsurpassed.
The Shortest and Best route
to them from Cheyenne.
Table of Distances.
Cheyenne as an Quitting
Point.

Inasmuch as n large portion of the
American people are now Interested
In obtaining correct and reliable in
formation about the Black Hills of
Wyoming and Dakota, we deem it
prudent to compile such facts in rela-
ton to them rs are known TO be
truthful and gathered from trust
worthy sources.
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R OF TIMBER.

The Black Hills take their name
from the dark green appearance that
the magnificent forests of pine, that
over their sides and tops, give to
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GENERAL


DeieKats In Congress,
FOrtV- TAinf CoNgTa-ne@- ~. K. ssssa
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17

"Doctor that was too much. l.
could not endure it any longer, and
l resolved from. that moment l would
never touch another drop while l lived,
and 4 never. did"
He never did. He lived and died
practicing total abstinence from all
Intoxicating drinks.
That man was my father, and that
woman my mother. The fact above
related received from the doctor
himself when on a visit to my native
village, not long since.
Were there more wives like my
blessed mother there would be fewer
confirmed drunkards.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17

there this tin years, and it's all about
me not paying for the masses said
l would. Ochone! but I am the
miserable woman On the mistress
going out, she found the postman in fit
of laughter, with letter directed to
Ann Brady from the Dead Letter
Office. Nothing could induce her to
touch it, the dead to her meaning
purgatory, and nothing else; and
her mistress was obliged 10 open the
letter for her, and found it WIS one
Ann had written to a nephew in
Blare, but as he had gone to America
the letter had consequently been
returned"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1875.
Past Due School Claims.

It seems that our unfortunate
county is still In for its full share of
misfortunes. It seems that our
county treasurer was one of the num-
ber who did not get his share Of the
funds appropriated to pay past due
school claims in our county, not at
the time the came fell due, and has
not got said funds as yet, and most
likely will not for six months to come.
Many Of the other counties got their
funds, but those for our county, it ia
now claimed, are locked up safeley in
The suspended bank, and no donbt
there will be a long suspension be-
fore our old claims will be paid. We
must still hear the old cry of no
money in the treasury to pay school
claims. But it will be asked, who is
10 be blamed for this? We know of
one party who is not to be blamed,
and that is the poor teacher who has
earned the money, and still holds an
unpaid certificate, unless lie has been
under the painful necessity of selling
ing to the spectators for fifty cents
ON the dollar. Those who purchase
old claims will still have a chance
to drive their business, only they
say 1t Is not quite so thriving as be.
1ofs tug law required the approval o1
The county commissioners for their
payment. Tosay the least, our county
finances seems to be rather slow
coach but we are hoping for better
times. When shall we find the
"nimble sixpence" floating among
our public funds2
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17

men enough whose conscience follows
them dog-l,ke and cringiDg men,
whose conscienccs are flexible to
the tonch Of interest, and, who get
office simply to make it pay, land will
make it pay regardless Of the means
used, and, therefore, there is the
greater need Of men whose conscience
takea-lhe lead, and who 60 at things
straight and sure, and with regard
for nothing except the right of things.
Honesty even in political matters, as
well as all others, is the best policy.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17

EVILS OF SELF-PRAIsE.-There is
no surer soul-death, no more inevi-
table paralizing of worth and force
than self:exultation and self.pr.,ise.
The shadow of self hlights growth,
mains power, cripples influence.
There are men in some aspects al
most great, in others pitifutly small,
.hssause They will not stand. out .of
their own shadow. There are men
who have the ability and the will to
perform the most valiant service for
one and another great cause, who are
wise, brilliant, eloquent; who have
yet been Of little or no worth to their
feilow-beings, simply because they
are willing to do nothing without Sc
curingyfull credit for. it,. to rear no
column in the temple of: regeGersted
humanity, unless they can inscribe
their names on its capital.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
Our Homes.

Our very existence is emhndicd in
the word home. 1t is where our lives
are nodded. Its adornment, there
fore, is matter Of great Importance
to all. Let us sn demrato it that
life may he blessing. With what
shall we beautify our, hemes7 Flow
ers must certainly rank first. Equally
suited to palace or cot, they lend an
indispensable charm 10 the adorn-
ment of our homes. Especially du-
ring the long winter months, when
nature herself,almost sleeps, then it
is that the pure white camellia, the
brilliant chrysanthemums, the hya-
cinth and crocuses, shed their lowell
ness on everything around, dis oelling
the monotony within which. their ah-
sence without causes. Decorate the
walls with pictures, arranging them
tastefully, and thereby engender q
love for art, as flowers do for nature.
Adorn the shelves and cases with in
structiye books, that their study may
in turn adorn the minds of the house.
hold, who, so beautified, are the
highest needful home adornment.
And thus our homes should be our
tutors, teaching humanity that love
for the beautiful which lifts up and
ennoblcs the race.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
Woman's influence.

We women have much to answer
for. Many among us have chosen
husbands ill, rather than not marry
at all many have brought up sons
badly, from weakness or selt-inlul-
gence. Abuses and degrading prac.
ticcs have crept Into the life of a
once healthy nation-abuses and bad
practices which no executive govern
ment, no legal enactments, can pos
sible reach /; but we women have the
lever i'll our hands that can raise!the
community to healthy and social re-
forms. Our influence can arrest the
flood of inf'lelity, of luxury, of idle
ness, of despising wholesome labor,
irreverence to elders and superiOrs.
Our influence can check the growing
appetite for pestilential novels, for
licentious plays and poems, for i'm.
modest dress. Our Influence can re-
verse the law which excludes a peni-
tent, erring woman from a sisterly
hand-claap, and warmly welcome a
bad man who has not repented. Our
influence can correct the riotous ex-
travagance in expenditure, wether for
personal adornment or house deco
ration, or tables groaning with un-
wholesome food.-Fanny Aikin Hort
right.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17

1t may seem strange, but it is
nevertheless true, that alcohol, regu-
iarly applied to a thrifty far,n.r's
stomach will remove the boards from
the fence, let cattle into bis crops.
kill his fruit-trees, mortgage his farm
and SOW his field with wild oats and
thistles. 1t will take the paint off
his building, break the glass out Of his
windows anil fill them with rags. It.
will take the gloss from his clothes
and the polish from his manners.
snbdne his reason, arouse his passions
bring sorrow and disgrace upon his
family, and topple him into a drunk
ards grave. 1t we'll do this to the
artisan and the capitalist, the matron
and the maiden, as we'll as 10 the
farmer for. in it's deadly enmity to
The human race, alcohol is no respec.
ter of persons.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
Baiky People.

Passing along country road quite
recently, we found n man, horse
and wagon, in trouble. The vehicle
was slight and the road was good.
hut The horse refused to draw, and
bis uriver WAS in bad predicament.
tle had already destroyed his whip in
applying Inducements to progress in
travel. He had pulled the horses
ears with sharp string. He had
backed him into the ditch. He had
built fire Of straw underneath him
the only result, a smashed dash
board. The chief effect OF the vic.
lences and cruelties applied were TO
increase the divergency OF feeling be-
tween the brute and his master. We
said to the besweatrd and outraged
ACTOR in the scene that the best thing
for him TO do was to let his horse
stand for awhile unwhiped and un-
coaxed, setting some one 10 watch
him, while he, the driver, went ava,
to cool of. We learned that the. plar,
wrrked admirably that the cold air,
and the appetite for oats, and the SOL
itude of the road, favorable for con-
temptation, had. made the horse move
for adjournment to some other place
and time, and when the driver came
up he. had but to take the reins, and
the heast, erst so obstinate, dashed
down the road at a perilous speed.
We think much. Of. the opinion of
the old Quakeress, when asked her
opinion of war she replied thai she
thought 1t quite unnecessary thus to
kill and butcher people, that they
would die Of themselves. if,you would
only let them alone. Some Of our
South Carolina politicians will die
politically soon, if the people. will
only wisely let them alone. Not a
small. amount of labor and whip lash
es are often wasted On baTEy horses
as well as mon.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
Conscience In Politics.

This may seem to many of our
readers singular and rare combina-
ton. We must confess, it is by far
too rare, at least, in our section OF
this country. We arc pleased at
least with one drift in South Carolina
politics, and that is an ardent inten-
tiop. on the part of many of our cili-
zena, to have good men elected to
Office. An honest, reliable man of
either political party is better worthy,
and can be more safely tusted in Of
fce than diahoneet man ef whsteve.
political party or creed. IF we get
men. in Office who simply serve them
sses!:-cs, aud nil their own pockets,
and bleed the public. it doea not
make much difference, in name of
what political party the pilferipg is
done, the public is equally depleted
and injured. If the public is really
Served. ia favor, let it be done by
whomsoever it may. We want men
who will do right If the heavens fall.
After all, there 10 nothing like the
conscience, and bringing. things to
bear upon il. And if we, can. find a
response In this inner shrine. Of the
soul, we are in the way to right all
wrongs and to secure all righta.
Therefore, we should say, .hss the
the very first quality in public man
is . sharp, clear conscience. Doubt
lass he ought to have experience, ga
gacity, conprehensiveness, knowl-
edge Of human nature--the capacity
to take in all the facts and to adjust
things in the best.way possible under
existing circumstances. But, when
allis said, commend w to the man Of
thorough conscientionsness--by which
VIC mean the n,of clear moral dis.
carpment, and who intensely loves the
right. and asinteneely hates thewrong.
SUCH. Q, mar, eupposing there is cor
responding clearness and .yigor Of in
fellect, viii be q mosing power, and
he will have plenty of business with
81. We shall always have. public
z :. Ew "
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
POISONOUS DR1NK.-The N.

PoIsoSous DR1NK.-The N. Y
Southern Tier Leader, in noticing a
movement in Nebraska for prohibit.
ing the adulteration of liquors, and
the law of New Jersy, enacted a year
ago, for kindred purpose, says::
'.It is not known that q, single
prosecution has been made under
this law. 1t has been dead Idtter
FROM tle moment4of -enaa1sslI
And SO it will prove in, Nebraska, or
wherever else the experiment is tried.
We might as we'll raise adders- and
serpents, and presume that our.chid-
rem will not be stung or bitten, as to
legalize the sale of intoxicating
drinks, and expect that the people
will not be poisoned. The very
words are synonymous. To intoxi-
cate is to poison. Does it make so
much difference with what the deadly
work is done3 When the people are
fully persuaded that the whole busi-
ness is curse and a. shame, that bars
and saloons are simply poison shops,
and that brewers aud distillers, as
Weslcy said, are poisoners.generaI
then will they not arise in their
strength and majesty, and delegalize.
prohibit, and crush out the abumin.
tratfic?"
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
A LETTER FROM PuRc.ro,v

A LETTER FRoM PURGAroRY.-."A
rather amusing story" says Colenel
Stuart, in his "Reminiscences Of a
Soldier" "was told to me some tine
ago by an old lady who had an an.
cient servant that had lived with her
for many years, named Ann Brady.
One day Ann came in to her mattress
in the parlor, crying. 'Now, ain't I
the unfortunate woman? Och. shat
will do at all, at all? What's the
matter, AnnF said her mistress.
Och, ma'am,' replied Ann, sthe post
mans outsile,. and he's got a letter
for me from ypurgasory, and, /, kn,w
it's from my ould mother, who's baen
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
"My wife is the cause Of It,"
as well as mon

1t is now more than forty years
ago that man whom ne will call
Mr.. Lord, called at the house Of DR..
Bush, one very cold morning, on his
way to Hanover. "S,r" said the
Doctor, "rhe weather is very frosty !;
will you not take something to drink
before you start7"
In that early day ardent spirits
were deemed indispensable in Win
ter. When commencing journey
and at every place along the road,
the traveller always used Intoxicating
drink to make him warm.
mo said Mr.. Lord, II never
touch anything Of the kind, and
will tell you the reason-my wife is
the cause of it. I had been in the
habit Of meeting some Of our neigh
tors every evening for the purpose of
playing cards. We assembled at
each other's shops and liquors were
introduced. After awhile we met,
not 90 much for playing as for drink
ing, and l used to return home in the
evening more or less intoxicated. !.
My wife always met me at the door
afectionately, and VIII n chided her
for sitting up 80 late for me, she
kindly replied, Il prefer doing sc, fer
Icannot sleep when you are OUT
"This. always troubled me. l wish
ed in my heart that she would only
scold me; for then could have re-
torted' and. relieved my conscience e.
But she always met me with the same
gentle and loving spirit.
.Tbings passed on thus for some
time, when at last l resolved that
Iwould by remaining very late and
returning much intoxicated, provoke
her displeasure so much as TO cause
her to lecture me, when meant TO
answer her with severity and thus
by creating another Issue between US,
unburden my bosom OF it's trouble.
~ returned in such plite about
four o'clock one morning ; she met me
at the door with her usual tender
liess and said, Come in husband !;
1have just been making good Are
for you, because I knew you would he
cpld-l Take, off your boots and warm
your feet, and'here is. q. cup of hot
coffee
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
"A Repository of Fashion, Pleasure:
and Instruction.
Harper's. Bazaar
J.. LuSTRATEp.
Notices Ofthe Press,

The BAZAAR. is. edited with a confribu.
ton tact and talent that we seldom
find In any journal; aud the journal il
self Is the organ at the great world OF
fasl,t0n.-Boston Traveller:
The BAZAAR cOmmIends itself to every
member Of the i0usellnld-tO the child
ren by The droll AID pretty pictures. To
the young ladies by its Htshi0n-plales in
endless variety. to the pr"vident natron
hy Its patterns for the childr0n's clothes.
TO patersnmiias by its tasteful designs for
acknowledgements luxurious dress
ing gowns. But the reading matter of
the Bazaar IS uniformly OF great excel
lence. The paper has acquired wide
popularity for The fireside enjoyment 1t
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