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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Save your old tin cans for religious
purposes. 4 Methodist church in
Eureka, New, is rooted with them.
An editor in Cincinnati, putting air
tight collins, said: "No persons having
once tried one Of these collins will ever
use any other."-Syracuse Herald.
A contemporary wishes to revise one
portion of the New Testament as fol
lows; fla man smite You on one cheek
turn unto him the other also, and send
IN a good n from the shoulder while
he is off guard.
The misunderstanding priest at Erie.
Pa, has been exposed by a press re-
porter. Now that he is shown to be q
fraud, the people who announced them.
selves cured by him have all noticed 4
return Of their old Affections.
We have never seen a finer bit of sar
caAm than the following: 4 litt'C
She!byvillc boy, who is in the habit ot
saying his prayers before going to bed
The other nieat asked his mother
MAMMA. how long viii ii be before
I'm biz enough to quit saying my pray.
crS"' i"u never say yours, do you?'
And the mother said: Little boy.
shouldn't ask >o many questions. Go tC
sleep, my child"
, 1881-10-29
PHYSICAL WEAKNESS.

Mr.. james r. McDonougl,,
Of Frederick, Md, writes:
hive for years been nn invalid.
Dyspepsia, indigestion, pl,ysi.
cal weakness and nervous d.
hllity are my rrincipa! troub-
les. The only remedy TINT
ever gave me weeks relief
is BRowS's IRON DlrrKRs.
n few doses invariably re-
stores cnfech1cd digestion, pro-
duces better appetite, imparts
vitality und gives strength md
yigor In place Of tint feeling
oi universal lassitudc and
weakness. In my casc one
tl,sc at night insurcs comfort,
rest and refreshing sleep. I
would not do without it for
ten times its cost"
BRowN's IRoN BlrrEns
is made only by the Brown
Chemical Co., Baltimore,
Md. Get the genuine, and
don't be imposed on with
anything represented to be
*the sane," *just Us good"
ETC., etc.
If your druggist hasn't
BRoWN's IRON BlTTERs in
stock ask him to order it
for you at once.
BRowN's Iron BrrTERs
is for sale at wholesale by
Fuller g. Fuller, Van
Schaick, Stevenson & Co.,
Lord, Stoutenburgh s. Co.,
Morrison & Plummer, H.A.
Ilurlbut & Co., and Tall
man & King, and at retail
by all respectable druggists.
, 1881-10-29
Good Words.
No MORE USE FOR Rum.

Mr.. David Wolcott, Of Nor.
Ct,lk, Va, writes: ~ can truth
fully say that the use Of
BRowS's IRoN DlTTERs has
enabled INC to dispense with
tho USE Of alcohol and ruin in
all its forms. ! had been
suffering for years from ill.,
health. stimulated my will
power by drinking beer and
whisky yet l got worse and
worse. My wife induced INC
to let liquor alone and try
Browns Iron Dittcrs. 1t has
made a well man Of Ine.''
, 1881-10-29
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Mr.. Ira F. Brown, Spring.
field, Mass., writes: Il believe
DRowS's IRoS DlTrRRs have
saved from the a cons,.1nptivc's
grave, at least 1t las made inc
robust and strong, whereas /
lad been for some time very
weak, nervous and dcbititated
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consumption. II seemed to
suit my case exactly"
, 1881-10-29

Mrs. Emily Hodges, Hart
ford, Conn.,, writes: "My
health being in Il very poor
slate, and tint feeling Of great
fatigue being source Of sucf,
discomfort, ! WAS persuaded
to try DRowN's 1xoN B1r-
THns and am thankful TINT
I did SO for Its nsc greatly iin-
proved inc generally.
, 1881-10-29
SCIAT1CA.

Mr.. Robt. F. Cook, Wells.
vile, VIVA, says: "BRowS's
IRQS Buffers taken intern
ally and Spirits ot otTurrcntine
used externally completely
cured me Of Sciatica and sc-
we're hackarl,e. hope it snny
do others as 1nuch good as it
did lnc.H
, 1881-10-29

The Secret

Of the SUCCESS Of BRowN's
1RoN B1rTEtas is simply
this. 1tcontains no Whisky,
will not b1ackcn the teeth,
will not cause headache, is
the only preparation Of Iron
that quickly and thoroughly
assimilates with the blood
and is Il true non-alcohoiic
tonic.
The only way to reach
the foundation Of all disease
is through the blood, and
it is BY. purifying and
Strengthening the Bio o d
and thus reaching all parts
Of the body that BRowS's
Iron B1rrElss works such
wonderful cures.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14

Dublin under martial law i, an abuse OF the
powers granted By the Coercion act. and l.
calculated to arouse dissatisfaction and maj
the results of the remedial proposals.
FIVE Directors of the defunct First
National Bank of Newark, n. j., have been
indicted for conspiracy and aiding and abet-
ting Justification of the books and reports of
the institution.
Cork and Kilkenny Ureland) are
proclaimed under the arms act.
In New York City the other day a
Miss Fannie Blanchette, of Buffalo, died
from the effects of leadpoisoning, resulting
from the use of cosmetics.
IT is current report that ex-Secretary
Schurz is to take up his permanent residence
in New York City.
LIEUT.. BULLS, who pursued the In
-dian murderers of the McLauren fcmily
across the Rio Grande into Mexico, overlook
them and killed four bucks and one squaw j,
wounding and capturing several squaws and
children.
Mrs. CALLEN and her 3-ycar-old son
were drowned while crossing the Chippewa
River, at Benson, Mimi, in skiff. Their
bodies were recovered.
THREE children were killed by light
ming near Winona, Miss. on the 9Th.
HAYES WHITE, the murderer of Sher-
if Beattie of Crittenden County, Ark, has
been sentenced to be hanged on the 10th of
June.
THE newly invented Fontaine engine,
recently tested on the Canada Southern Rail-
way, made the most astonishing speed on
record-111 miles in 9S minutes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14
A Sin0ldering Volcano.

a CORRESPONDENT at st. Petersburg says:
" 1t would be difficult to cxaggerate the grav-
ity of the situation in Russia mt the present
moment. Never before was the need of a
steady hand at the helm SO deeply and so UNI
versaily felt. 1t required nothing less than
the tragedy of the 18th Of March t. open mems
eyes to the fact that the reform which the rev.
olutionists endeavored to wiring from the Gov
eminent by deeds of bloodshcd can not and
must not be long delayed In the matter of
intelligence the women of Russia are far su-
perior to the men. If they vesltured to for
mulate their desires, they could repeat the de-
mands contained in the last procla nation of
the famous Executive Committee. 1t Is sur
prising to see how much there is in common
between Russian intelligence and the revolu-
tionary party. The distinction between them
lies not in the end, but in the means. The
very absence of that free 1om which some de-
mand, and all desire, leaves the Russian re-
former no choice but silence or sedition. No
one who has travelled through Russia lately
can have failed to mark the difference be-
tween the Peasant of the past and the peasant
of the present. Servile politeness has
given place to independence, rude aud
sometimes brutal. When the old
man bows to the passing stranger the youth
goes on his way with a sullen stare. The lat
ter has dangerous knowledge of his rights
and wrongs, which makes him in many cases
willing listener to the insidious counsels Of
revolutionary propagandists. Go where you
will, from the White Sea to the Black Sea
from the Danube to the Amoor, peasants are
awakening from the death-like slumber OF
centuries. The spring-timc of National life is
dawnng. Trees still look withered and dead,
the winter snow still whitens the ground, the
chilly sleet rustles through the branches, but
the sap is rising, and leaves, blossoms and
fruit will soon spring forth. What sort of
crop it will be depends mainly on decisions
that must shortly be taken. Meantime the
Emperor lives in retirement at Gatschina,
and secs no one but Prince Varisutaor Doaho-
kof. People speak in official circles of moral
abdication. and shake their heads when they
speak of the future 1t may be, however, that
ere long we shall have a manifesto of some
sort aud an indication of the policy TO be pur-
sued At present there is none, and Russia Is
without a Government"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14
A BlOOdlesS Duel.

A French lawyer. having had a dis
pute with neighbor, went to fencing
master to learn his art in order to fight
a duel. Never having touched sword
in his life, he asked what he had better
do. TIE master told him to hold his
sword steadily on level with his adj
versary's eye, remain immovable, wait
until the other man rushed forward and
found himself spitted like woodcock.
If his antagonist came nearer he HIM
self was to retreat; if the other re-
treated he should stand still. An hour
later. the neighbor arrived in the same
ignorant plight in regard to the art of
dueling. To him the fencing master
gave the same directions. When the
two duelists met each assumed the same
attitude as they had been directed. and
for several minutes stood perfectly mo-
tionlcss, each thinking that the other
would advance. The bystanders looked
on in amazement, the seconds were as
tonished, and at length brought the
farce to an end by declaring honor sat
isfied. The lawyer lowered his aching
arms saving: Il had no idea that duel
was such hard work; would thousand
times rather plead for dozen hours
than fight as we have been doing for as
many minutes
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14

The foreman of the jury informed me
that, while they could not get sufficient
evidence to authorize them to find bill,
yet he was fully persuaded and con-
WINGED in his own mind that the prop
erty was burned to obtain the insurance
money. This is the general opinion of
those in the parish who are acquainted
with the facts. Indeed, think evil
dence had been obtained sufficient to
justify the Grand Jury at the July term
in finding bill. Our jurors are dis
posed to perform their duties regard
less of persons, as two convictions for
arson were made at the January term.
There are mortgages on record against
Heath's property In this parish to the
amount of 81, 2S3.29. 1 learn, but
cannot say that it is true, that the prop
erty burned was insured for $4,000.
Appraisers appointed and sworn to fix
its value since the fire with the view
of collecting the insurance inform me
that they fixed its value at 81, 400.
Heath says he has LOCO acres
valued at, including buildings, $685.
000. His assessment shows 260 acres,
valued at. including buildings. $1,000.
He intimates that he had a large stock
at the time of the fire. The appraise-
ment of the cash value of the merchau-
disc or stock in trade was $500. and 1
am informed by the Sheriff and others
familiar with his business that he never
had a large stock on hand, and that at
the time of the fire the stock was much
smaller. His statements are totally
false and SANDER on the people of our
parish. With the exception of an oc-
casional personal difficulty among the
colored people themselves in the ward,
and larceny cases, there has been no
outrage or crime committed in the ward.
With the exception of larceny, it is a
peaceable and law-abiding ward, and
those who live and deal with Heath, are
money. Those who work with and deal
with Heath are in debt and do not seem
to prosper like those who have not had
dealings with him."
The above statement of Judge Bridg-
er-except his conversation with eye
witnesses, which they did not hearts
Endorsed by other parish officials and
prominent citizens.
Judge Bridger's statement is accom-
panied by the following:
"COLUMBIA, La. April 20. 1880.
am Republican, and have been one since
the war. 1 WAS born in this parish IN IS %; am
n lawyer; voted for General Grant twice, was
Parish Judge OF Ouacbita Parish, La, from
1870 to 1873 under the appointment of Govern
or warmoth; became u resident of Caldwell
Parish in the month of September. 1873; set
tied in Columbia and know the place owned
by Mr. Heath. There has been no more quiet
parish in politics than Cald everything
for years past has been conducted on amca-
Every man in this parish can freely. speak his
political sentiments without fear of moesta-
zion. NO mans property , Is endangered on
ROBERT J. CALDWELL"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A WASHINGTON dispatch of the It'll
says Republican caucus will be called early
in the week, to consider the pending situa
ton. 1t is intimated that President
Garfed's friends will marguerite change
in their mode of tactics, by assuming the Of
fensive in case Senator Conkling should en-
deavor to shelve the Robertson nomination.
SIX miners lost their lives by fire in
coal shaft at Carbondale, Kans. ,on the 9Th.
Fourteen of their companions were rescued
from their perilous position after great ex-
ertion, and were resuscitated.
EADs' ship railway contract has been
unanimously approved by the Mexican
Chamber of Deputies.
THE Prince of Wales and Prince and
Princess William of Russia have arrived at
Vienna, to be present at the marriage of Ru-
dolph and Stephanie.
A FREIGHT engine and ten cars went
through n bridge on the Green Bay & Min
nesota Railroad, between Elm Lake and
DeXterville, Wisconsin, the other day. The
bridge had been set on fire by a miscreant.
The engineer was seriously hurt.
SURVEYORS on the Muskogee & Fort
Smith Branch of the Missouri Pacific have
been driven off by the Cherokees. The In
dians are reported obstinate. 1t is not
doubted that the Missouri Pacific folks will
assert their right to build the road.
"A DISPATCH from st. Petersburg says
measures are on foot to lessen the rent for
lands from thirty to sixty-five per cent.
This will apply to the thirteen Northern
Governments. There will be other measures
of amelioration for the South. The expecta-
lions of a constitution are probably chimer-
ical.
THE festivities arranged for the mar
riage of Prince Rudolph and Prin-
cess Stephanie at Vienna were for
mally begun on the 9th, the day of the
Princess's arrival at Vienna. A grand cortege
escorted the royal lovers to the castle. The
first carriage contained the Emperor and
the King Of the Belgians; the second the
Queen of the Belgians, Princa.s
Stephanie and Prince Rudolph; the
third the Empress Clementine and her gov
erness. The route of procession was lined
with troops and the crowd of people num-
bered thousands, who greeted the
party, especially the Princess Slephanie, with
the loudest and heartiest acclamations.
The party on their arrival were affectionate-
ly welcomed by the Emp ress in the great
gallery OF the castle. On the It'll the testify
tiles were continued almost without inter-
mission during the day and terminated
with grand state ball ut Hoffburg at night.
MIR. GEORGE G.. HARDING, well
known journalist, editor of the iSat,trdai
Revie,o, died at indianapolis on the sth,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14
WIT AND WISDOM.

The new strawberry joke will take
the short cake Willianlsport Breakfast
Table.
-" Pm pretty well setup," remarked
the typo when he was full.-LouisUiIIe
Courier-Journd!.
Never despise the lowly. 1t re-
quires man with considerable push to
propel a Northumberland Tran
script
"A girl in one of these poke bonnets
looks as though she was sitting at the
rear end of Kansas wagon. -Bwling-
ton HaUkeye.
Michigan has man with three
arms. He is the only fellow alive who
can take two girls sleighing and enjoy
it.-BOston Post.
Wagner, the composer, affects cats.
--Erchapge. So does his music. Three
bars of it are enough to throw a cat
into forty-fve fits.--Boston Globe.
When a man is pitching pennies
and loses one, he reminds us of NOAH s
weary dove" inasmuch as he is one
cent Cambridge Tribune.
-" Dimple" is the name of a new
bonnet. The purchase of one of these
is said to make dimple like a gravel
pit in a mans pocketbook. Chicago
Iri6uae.
The Boston physicians have dealt a
blow to tile painting by sending wom-
an devctee OF the art to an asylum for
the insane, merely because she deco
rated the top of her husbands best silk
hat.
Little Johnny was visiting at 4
neghbor's house. He was offered a
piece of bread and butter, which he ac-
cepted, but not with any degree of
enthusiasm. "What do you say,
JohnntP" said the lady, expecting him
to say" Thank you" 81 say it amt
cake" was the impolite response
Galveston NeUs.
The Bishop of neighboring
diocese was recently invited to attend
the commencement exercises of
medical college. A numerous gather
ing signalized the occasion, and the
good Bishop was among the number.
The graduating class proved to be an
unusually large one, and as soon as the
last candidate had received his diploma.
the venerable ecclesiastic arose and,
turning toward the audience with q
face expressive of the utmost sympathy,
quietly remarked. Brethren, let us
pray" -Brooktyn Chronicle.
The Time.
In the parlor staying late
Harry fingers with his fate,
Till her ma, who cannot s;eep,
Calls, What time is it you keep"
Harry, think ing she would get
Time exact her watch TO set,
Answers, with an air sublime,
do you wish to know the timer
ado you know itY'' sharp she cries,
'Yes'm" sweetIy he replies.
81 didn't think you did, young man;
But if you do, just tell my Ann"
-NOrriSt0,Cn Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14
FACTS AND FIGURES.

I'm st. Petersburg, electric motors
were lately tested as substitute for
horses in street railroad cars. The ex-
pertinent proved successful, but the mo-
tors were found to be far more expen-
sive than horses.
M. Rollet, of Creuzet, has secured
q patent for the desulphurization of
iron, the success of which is of import
ance to the whole iron interest. BY its
means all ores, even those of the worst
description, can hereafter be used.
After careful and protracted in
quiry, the authorities of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad have come to the con-
clusion that soft steel rails wear away
less than hard, because the little parti-
cles which rise on the surface of a steel
rail break off under the wheels when
the rail is hard and hammer down when
it is soft.
"A new method for preserving iron
from rust has been invented by a me-
chanic of London, which is proving
highly satisfactory. The process IS
called "inoxydizing." and consists in
coating the articles with silicate COM
position and subsequently subjecting
them to high heat in a furnace, there
by fusing the composition into the
metal.
M. Alfred Dumesnil, q son-in-law of
Jules Michelet, claims to have N ade an
interesting and useful discovery-how
to preserve plants in a perfectly vigor-
Gus state without any earth. With the
shelter of glass, hellebores taken up
at the end of November and the middle
of December have remained from two
and a half to three months in blossom.
Other plants-primroses, daisies, VIC
lat L
in bloom for three months, but have
thrown out new buds. Bulbous roots,
small shrubs, exotic plants-such as
azaleas and cyclamens-take equally
well to the process. NJ. DumesniI ex.
hibited some specimens of plants bio om-
ing without earth, in Rouen, last De-
, cember; and at his home, about four
teen miles from that city, any one may
see the results he has obtained.
"A valuable plastic material has
been introduced in Germany for orna-
mental and other purposes. Five parts
of stfted whiting are mixed with solu-
ton of one part of glue, and, on these
two being well worked up into a paste,
a proportionate quantity OF Venetian
turpentine Is added, in order to pre-
vent brittleness; small amount of lin
seed oil is also put with the mixture, to
obviate its clinging to the hands, and
the mass may be colored by kneading
in any color that may be desired. The
substance thus formed may be pressed
into shapes, and used for the production
of basreliefs and other figures, and may
be likewise worked by hand into models
the hands to be rubbed with linseed
oil. and the mass to be kept warm dur
ing the process. On becoming cool and
dry, which takes place in a few hours,
it is as hard as stone.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The Methodists propose building .
college in Foo Chow, China.
The American Hebrew Congrega-
tional Convention will meet in Chicago
in June.
There are 5000 Jews in Cincinnati,
and their church property is valued ut
half a million.
Bishop Green. the Episcopal Bishop
of Mississippi, has just celebrated his
eighty-third birthday.
The London Religious Tract Soci-
ETY. has circulated 80, 900, 900 books and
tracts in $50 different languages.
At the dedication of Unitarian
Church in Hartford, Christian clergy
men preached and Jewish rabbi pro-
nounced the benediction. The church
is one of the most fourishing in that
city.
"A New York Sunday school has set
an example which might well be fol-
lowed by others. Flower seeds were
recently distributed among the schol-
ars and prize offered for the best re-
suit of the gift in cut or potted flowers.
Ancient Nazareth is now the site of
an orphanage under the supervision
of the Educational Society of England.
y
are in it now thirty-six girls of ages va
rying from four to five.
Last year Ex-Governor E. d. Nor
gan, of New York, gave 800. 900 for
the erection of a fire-proof library for
Union Theological Seminary. He has
now given 100000 to provide site
for such building. Work will be COM
menced at once.
1t is stated that twice as many
Episcopal churches have been conse-
Grated in Virginia in the last three
years as in any other diocese. Virginia
ranks next to the diocese of New York
in the number of its candidates for holy
orders.
When the Rev.. Mr.. Adams, of
Dunkirk. N. Y. left Presbyterianism
and became'a Universalist he took a
number of his church members with
him, and, in consideration of that fact.
tried to take the church property.
After long struggle in the civil courts
Judge Barker has now decided that the
property must remain in Presbyterian
hands. and the pulpit must be occupied
only by minister who is recognized
by Presbyterians as such.
The chief characteristic of the
Welsh Congregational Conferences and
Association is the great amount of
preaching done in them. The confer
ence is held on Saturday and preaching
services three times ON Sunday, with
two sermons in each meeting. Often
these meetings are productive of ex-
tensive revivals by storing up an in
tense religious interest in the church
where the meetings are held and in
the delegates attending from other
churches