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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-12-02
Brudder Gardner's Sermon.
From the Detroit Free Press,

Ode ole man Saunders an his wife
war ober TO see me las mite" SAID
Brother Gardner, as a hush fell upon
the multitude. Il reckon dev didn't
feel 'zactly easy in deir minds. Some
body in de church had bin tcllin 'em
dat it was an awful sin to dance. When
dey asked my advice on de subjeck an
swered em same as have answered all
others \ rcligun which won't let a
nan walk frew quadrille to de soun'
oh musick am weak somewhar A re-
ligun which rolls off pllssons shoul-
ders de mint he begins to laugh or sing
or kick up his heels won't take him to
dc sort of heabcn | want to go to.
An when de ole man axed me if play
in keerds was gwine to consign his soul
To perlishun | had de same answer dat
| gave YOU las Var. wouldn't advise
any of YOU 10 take pack of keerds in
your coat-tail pocket an sot ont to win
all de beer YOU could drink, an
wouldn't advise lady TO call de hostler
in front de ha II TO try an beat HIM out
Of his months wages but when | am
told dat reIigun fDrbids me To sot down
in my own house an play a game of
cuchre wild my old woman or II naybur,
mus look upon it as sort Of lower
deck ideah
When de Old man axed me if
thought he could 20 to de theater an
squeeze into hcaben too, had de same
answer | shah allus hab. \ Christian
who can'tsot frew a play widout fcelin'
lock hisself mp in bank vault an furgit
dc cumbinashun. ] take dc ole woman
an sail down TO the theater bout twice
Il month, an ! can't reck oleCt that our
guilty conscienrcs have kept us awake
or made ,Is ashamed TO walk into church
mex sunday,
] want a reli2un, my friends, dat kin
stan tcmptaShun. want one dat Kin
meet satan at dc doyh Of circus an
knock him colder dan n wedge. | want
one dat will let me play euchrc an yet
keep me from choatin'. | want one dat
will 20 wid me TO The theatcr an enjoy
what am good an condemn What am
bad. ] want rcligun widout any dy-
spepsia or liber complaint in it. If il
am de sort of religrin dat dance am
gWine to peel off, ! want 10 know it in
time to look fur kind dat will stick to
me irew thick an thin. \ pusson who
ann afrard dat dc mint he begins to
smile his rrlig,m will begin To crack like
new varnlSh must be in an nncomforta-
hle state % mind Let me be tempted
IF my religun am strong nufi' 10 resist
shall have dc glory of victory. If it am
not let me aN forgiveness an tighten up
the bolts an again BE good. Respect
de church. Reverence true Christianity
an try an foilrr dc tcachn's Of the good
book, but hekcerful how you clo:hc YER
selves in armor lat will he Shivered by
the sounds of a fiddle an fa!l to tie
ground at dc sight of a circus perccshnn.
Let Us now assault the reg lar order OBJ
hiHnesS."
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-12-02
NOTICE F0a PUBLICATION.

Land OFFICE AT DEADwooD, ID. T..
November 18th, 1882.
Notice Is hereby given that the following nam.
Ell settler has fled notice Ofhi intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Register and Re-
ceiver Al Dcadwood ID, T., on Monday January
1st 1888, viz; Alexander $. Stewart d. s. No. 1872
for the southwest quarter northwest quarter sec
ton IL, south half northeast quarter northeast
quarter southeast quarter section IA, township
south ranges east. Is. ii. NJ. He names the fol-
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon. and cultivation of, said land. viz:
John Wells, VIM. NJ. Germond, Joseph Petty and
John Kohler, all OF Minnekata, ID. T.
l2t5 CHAS. NJ. WEBB, Register.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-12-02

pointed reviewer vice Gilbert relieved.
Scrip certificate, general fund, No. 2O9,
amount $500, and certificate 25, bill
2ll, amount $500, presented, and county
clerk instructed to cancel the same and
draw warrant for amount.
Holders of scrip certificates IL, IL, l3,
soad fund, will receive cash warrant for
same on presentation to board at the
next session.
Sealed proposals will be received for
delivery Of 30 cords ofdry wood deliver
ed at the court house, to be paid for in
county general fund scrip, all proposals
to be handed to the county clerk on or
before december 3lst, 1882 The county
commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or all bids.
The county clerk is hereby instructed
to turn over to the county treasurer all
money received on rent Of court house
hall and rooms up to and including
December 3lst, 1882, taking necessary
receipt therefore, and said funds are to
be accredited to the general fund of Gus
ter county. A full and authentic report
Of said account together with the county
treasurer's receipt will be required at
the next session to close balance Of said
fund for the year 1882.
Bill of q. II. Clark, chairman Of
county commissioners, days
allowed warrant ...............$ 6 90
Bill of 4. i. Smith, county COM
missioner, days, allowed
warrant ............................. w
Bill Of j. p. Thompson, judge Of
probate. while member of the
board Of county commission
ers canvasSing vote of the gen.
eral election Of 1882, . days,
allowed in warrant ............. 6 %
Bill of T.. II. Flynn, county clerk
for the month Of October,
1882, allowed warrant ......"... 80 90
Meeting adjourned sine die.
Attest: G. Ii. CLARK Chairman.
f. ii. FLyNy, County Clerk.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
LAND OFFICE AT DEADwooD, d. r. !
November lst 1882

LAND OFFICE AT DEApwooD, d. TT
November lst, 1882 I
Notice is hereby given that the following nam.
ed settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof in support Of his claim
and that said proof will be made before the Reg
lister and Receiver at Dcadwood, ID. T., on Fri.
day, December 18TH 1882, viz: Melvin Dempsey,
d. S. No 1873, for the east half southeast quarter
section 3O west half southwest quarter section 20
township south, range east b. II. NJ. He
names the following witnesses 10 prove his con-
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation Of said
land. viz: William Coolc, J. =. Dunwoody, Ozro
Carr, of Mnnekata d. T. Charles Bourn, of Gus
ter, d. T.
1915. CHAs. M. WEBB, Register.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-12-02

x*"Magnihcent promises sometimes
end in paltry performances" A magni-
fcent exception TO this is found in Kid
ney-Worth which invariably performs
even more cures than it pramises. Here
is single instance: Mother has re-
covered" wrote an Illinois girl to her
Eastern relatives. ''She took bitters for
long Zine but without any good. SO
when she heard Of the virtues OF Kid
ney- w ort she got box and it has COM
pletely cured her liver complaint"
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT DEADwooD. ID.

LAND OFFICE AT DEADWOOD, ID. I.
November 18th. 1882. !
Notice is hcrcy given that the following nam
Cd settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof I'm support of his claim and
that said proof Will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Dcadwood, ID. I. ON Monday
January lst, 1881, viz: John Kohler ID. s. No.
1879 for the northwest quarter southwest quar-
IA. NJ. lie names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon aud culti-
vation Of. said land viz John Wells. TIN. q.
Gerinond. Joseph Petty and A. s. Stewast, all Of
Minnckata, ID. +.
Its CHAS. NJ WEBB. Register
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as.y- Make your old things look like
new by using the Diamond Dyes, and
you will be happy. Any Of the fashion,
able coors for 10 cents.
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ready to repeat the lesson whenever
called on, to that party which appears to
have the most pressing need of it.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-12-02

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commission
ers Of Custer County, d. II.
CUSTER CRY, CUSTER Co., ID. 7. ,

CUSTER CRY, CUSTER Co., ID. I. ,
Nov. lo, 1852.
Board met at 9 o'clock n. m. pursuan
to adjournment.
Members present: G. II. Clark, chair
man A. u. Smith, member, and J. L
Thompson, judge of probate, membcl
and +. ii Flynn, county clerk.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap
proved.
The votes of Custer county being can
vassed and the following candidates hay
ing received Il majority and plurality %
votes, are hereby declared elected an,
the county clerk is instructed to issu,
them certificates ofelection:
OFFICERS ELECT.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER THIRD DIST.
Cyrus Cole.
REGISTER OF DEEDS AND COUNTY CLERK.
+. III. Flynn.
John 7. Code.
ASSESSOR
Frank Peters.
,rpcror rpopArr
Buel r. Wood.
-
nv, , v-,aa1a.
''NNhfoH'
oiiaS' '" prH"e"'
CORONER,
Clemens kieemann.
sr'rr. OF PUBLIC. SCHOOLS,
Mrs. Matilda l.. Sanders.
JUSTICES or TuE rEAcE.
CUMsy Precinct
J. NJ. Lewis.
E,,. u;Io p.,c;oo,
! / Ril.r
,. ~. D.
,,,
-"'""A"'" 'c'""'
a. . stewart
fd(0 Gap Irecn1,
l.. B. Reno.
Banle R;,cr Precinct.
Daniel Pushor.
JLou,,,,,5 prec;n.,
T.. Akin.
E;d.;Ue prec;o,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-12-02

Surveyors Burke & Bryden's plat of
school districts Of Custer county exau-
ined and approved.
Surveyors Burke & Bryden's Field
Notes and plat Of all county roads of
Custer county, ID. T., examined and ap-
proved.
Bill of Burke & Dryden, survey
ing and accurate map of all
school districts of Custer coun-
ty as per instructions of the
board Of county commission
ers Of October Sd, 1882, al
lowed ............................5 ZUO CO
Bill Of Burke & Dryden, survey
ing scventy-five miles Of coun-
ty roads, furnishing field notes
and plat on vellum cloth, Of
all county roads, allowed ...... Is 90
Bill of A G. Baker, "A days with
team work on county road,
approved by road supervisor
allowed ....................-........ 90 SO
Bill of Culver, Page, Hoyne &
Co., blanks for sheriff, poll
books and envelopes for gen.
eral election, allowed............ 20 80
1t being made manifest to the board
that c. NJ. Gilbert is not disinterested
party in the location of the Kidville
road via the Minnie May mine, Mr.. Gill
bert is relieved from service as reviewer
If said road and JOS. A. Bovden ap.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20

devotees fix their mi nd's eye only on the moro
salient and distinctive notes of genius which IN
fact very much various and tentative.
less limited and peculiar, than would be inferred
from an exclusive study OF his more specially char
acteristc work. But within the limits OF that
work must look, of course for the genuine
credentials of his fame and highest among them
we must rate HE unequalled 9nd unrivdllCd Odes.
or these perhaps the Two nearest 70 absolute per-
fectiOn to the triumphant achievement aud AZ
cOmplishnent of the very utmost beauty possible
to human words, may be that to Autumn ana that
on q GrccIan Urn the most radiant. ferVent aud
musical Is that to n Nightingale the most pic tOrIal
and perhaps the tendcrest in It's ardOr Of passionate
fancy is that to Psyche; the subtlest IN sweetness
Of Thought and feeling II that on Melancholy.
Greater lyrical poetry the world may nave seen
than any that is IN these; loyeer u surely mas
never seem nor never can II possibly see. FROM
the divine fragment of unfinished ode 70 Maia
can but guess that il completed It would have
been worthy of place beside the highest. ltis
remaining lyrics have many beauties hut none
perhaps can be called thoroughly beautiful lie
has certainly left one perfect sonnet OF the hrst
rank aud as certainly he has left us bat one.
Keats, on high and recent authority, has Deen
promoted to place beside Shakespeare; ana IL
was long since rcma rllod by some earlier critic OF
less note that n painter of flowers his touch had
almost Shakespearean telicitv-recalling, writer
i'm our own day might have added the hand Of
NJ Fantin on canvas The taultless force and pro
found subtlety of this deep and cunning instinct
Tor the absolute preston of absolute natural
beauty can hardly be questlOnedor overlooked;
and this is doubtless the one main distinctive gift
and power which denotes him a. . poet among all
his equals md gives to him rank forever beside
{ OleTdge and Shelley.
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THE MAGAZNES.
HARPER.

The September number Of HdrpeFs attracts mme-
date attention by the rare beauty of the ilnstra-
tons One frontispece is a charming picture Of
90 Sunday Morning in Surrey" engraved by Hos
KIM after Alfred Parsons and bearing reference to
one of those interesting papers in which Mrs. John
1.-The describes well the aspects of English rural
and provincial life. The cuts given With the text
of the article are of various quaties-some of them
very good. "A Summer at York mot the old Eng
land but the New England York-is the subject Of a
few pleasant pages by Sarah ID. Clark, with admir-
able Illustrations; and a historical aud descriptive
account, by Elise Allen, of the famous castle of
Weinberg. in Suabia, known Us the Weibertrcue,
is illustrated with drawings made for this magazine
by Herr Schlesnger, Of Stuttgart. The pictures
in Mr. Lathrops Spanish Vlsias" are even
more striking than usual. Colonel HiggnSon con-
tlnucs his account of the early Americans with an
excellent survey of what is known of The Visit Of
the Vikings" telling the story IN that easy and I'M
affected but vivaclOus style which magazine readers
SO dearly love. He treats the Newport windmill,
the DghtOn Rock and Mount Hope Bay heiroglyph-
les, and the hasty conclusions of Professor RaIOn
with little respect, holding that there Is very
little hope of ever Identifying a single spot where
the Vikings landed, "A single inlet ever furrowcd
by their kees"; although that they discovered
some part Of America is as sure a. most things in
the earnest annals of Europe" Mr.. t. +. " nipple
contributes a highly interesting and sympathetic
budget of "Recollcctions OF Ralph Waldo Ener-
SON. and Mrs StOddard has "A story.
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The article in this English quarterly which has
most interest for Americans is the discussion by DR..
J. c. Bucknll, one Of Its editors, Of
"The Plea OF Insanity in the case of
Charles julius Guiteau." DR.. Bucknil
reviews the papers by DR.. Hammond Dr. Folsom
and one or two others, upon which the few who be-
lieve in Guteaus insanity chiefly rely, and he dis
sents from their conclusions with considerable
emphasis. The rulings of the Court and he verdict
of the jury are pronounced perfectly inst. Iut DR.
Bucknill is surprised that more not made at the
trial of tie influence of the doctrines of the Oneida
Community upon Gutcau's mind. To that, he IS in
clined 10 think, the crime can be traced. GuItcau
got his belief in divine inspiration from the Oneida
PerectionIsts The Inconsistency involved IN the
belief that God can inspire wicked act does not
make the belief an insane one, for we know thar
the Devil can quote Scripture TO his purpose, and
that more devilment has been done in Gods name
than in any other That the belief was not deu-
sion is evident from the fact tina. it was derived
from the teaching of Others that It was not the re-
suit of disease; and that Guitean attempted to
make Others believe that 1t was dclUslon rs an OK
cuse Tor his crime which under The Insane
delusion OF inspiration would have DONE"
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TILE CATHOLIC WORLD

review OF early missionary enterprises IN Mex
leo by Bryan J. Clinch opens number which offers
more than the usual life and variety Mr. W. f.
UennchVs inquiry. How the Church of England
find, its Pastors takes up some prac ces connected
Within sale of presentations to lvlngs winch have
been the subiecr of much anmadversion in Eng
land. and of an Official nycs CATION MIR. Den
nohy supplements extracts from The testimony
before the ROYAL Commissioners with the
results of his individual application to an
Ecclesiastical agent that is to say, in
plain English. benelce-broher and the dIsci0s
ures are certainly curlous. Miss Ella J. Mcmahon
writes an excellent biographical aad critical notice
Of the famous spanish novelist and talewrIter who
will probably always be known by her nom dcgaJre
Of Fcrnan Caballcro" Instead it wodid DC a
little puzz NJ perhaps to choose what else 10 call
her. for she was born to a German name and was
thrice married. Nothing coud be more thoroughly
Spanish than the spirit ol her writings, but her ma
tionahty was almost rs missed rs her names She
was Oorn IL Switzerland her father wa, German,
and her mother of Spanish and Irish paren-
tagc.
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AMERICAN NOVhLS md N0TELIsTS.
From Tie Bosl m Adpcrfser.

From, he Bostm 1dpcrtser.
Mr.. Howes and Mr. James have founded new
school of novel writing cne distinctly of New Eng
land and OF a very refined and modern type, anu
cluster Of minor writers like LathrOp and Mis-.
Howard are gathering round them, VINO have much
OF their gIaCe ana CeNeTneSS. Outside OF tins group
our novel writing s bOineW hat crude and naTflsIc
with the exception OF Mrs. Burnrts works which
have the delicacy OF the New England writers.
with more impcrectiOns. bat also more freshness
and enthusiasm and passionate vehemeuce. Oue
naturally looks 80 tins new school with more in
terest. because abroad the prospect * 20 unpr0ms
ing IOuTguencf has ne successors III Russia.
German novel ErltinC ~ 81 a very low cbb.
France, with its innate dramatic force. Is mucn
better Of but Its work seems To tend Treprcsslbly
to sensuasin of the lola school. when Il Is not
cloyiugiy gOody. In England whore the at has
reached It's greatest Development and, indeed over
topped AL the other art II seems 10 hc dying out.
ana not nom any change III public taste. but simply
from the lack Of men OF genius. Thus our Own
movement IS more important, and 10 II pleasant To
zee how much there Is that Is good IN IT,
rs style Il sweet and animated, with the smooth.
ness and simplicity Oi modern English and u touch
OF clIspuess ANA hgnt sentiment more akin 10 the
French. IL mas tho puTt5 OF conception OF English
art and the subtle analysi OF the French. But
unfortunately il has acither the ncry inteusit, of
the latter nor the strong simplicity OF The former,
and IL is apt to take dettaute tone. In It's real
ism il suggests Jane Austen, bat ii is less prOsaic
and less humorous, with more sclf-consciOusncss
and more analysis Of half-TccO2nzed feelings. Its
tone has not the hearty rug OF the English. Our
American authors prefer life after marriage To the
illusions OF youth, and they often wnfe with
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blase air and let their stories end badly because
they think the world such tresome and Imperfect
place that they cant cOnsccntousiy Halter u Dy
giving II even temporarily the ideal completeness
which belongs TO an artistic conception. III IL llke
private theatiicals, with the light humorous char
acters neatly carcaturcd and the rehued parts OF
The ladies' ana gentlemen given with nice apprecla
ton, but with no ability to reader the powerful
passions that make play great Our authors nave
nonr of those warm likes and dsllkes for the crea
lions of their brain which the great foreign artists
have They stand aside aud describe them with "a
cold and critical severity that never misses telling
stroke and never arouses an enthusiasm Inc
characters themselves are IN the same super CIV
Ized mood. swaycd 10y slight haliielt emU'lohs,
with no strong soul. possessing passions we Ieel
that we cannot sympathize very kcenly with people
who are so chIngy revealed To us, anu ~ uaun's
us to find that we care more l0I them Inah inc
author who ought to know them best Ihey arc
our friends. and it is always palninl 10 nave the
half ignored faults Of those we are attached 10 set
before us so clearly and uufOrgetably. The snowy
neck-tie OF Henry Jame,'s hero in The American
the cOunrvfied dOoIstep experience OF ne Lazy
Ct the AroOstook.' are blots on their characters
that stick in our memory. Mr.. h0welss tOuch, IL
less striking is lighter tuan That OF Mr.. James. lie
is often satrica, but never supercliOus. Ills
delicious hum0r hides with kindly dlOHery the
severity of the analysis; but 10 ~ there stlll.
Aud when, as IN the Undiscovered Country DIS
people begin 20 bore him. they bore ~ 81 more.
and IN 4" DR.. BIeens Practice " they even Doie each
other 10 l. "A great pity that enthusiasm should De
so often refined away N the writer's o. this group,
for art cannot reach its highest point without en-
thusiasm for an IDEAL. II s descriptions ol SCENES
aud scenery Mr.. lowells displays an extraordinary
power quite unapproachcd by any other iiVIng
American. The two men, ArbutOn and Ellison,
new to fiction. representatives, OF tne East aug
West and both Drawn with admirable skill. But
Mr. Howellss artistic inclination has always been
to the other sex. and in some OF his novels, ne
Lady of the AroostOok ana frlNdte lHedtiIcaiS'
for EXAMPLE the youug men are drawn "lth a
feminine over. refinement and Over-sensltiyehesS
that reaches weakness and almost euemlnacy;
There lack of simple IN tive ana stralghtIOtWa,n
p7sNOu aud instead We have hundred deUcatc
half emotions. very harmoniousiy Blended, bnt
with no effectiveness. The men scarcely know
whether they are ~ love OF moi, ANA they ne, er
hate his tendency to Oyer-Tciinement Is his
greatest weakness .
Mir. Howcl,'s stories are moro artlStlcay con-
ccivrd ns - whole than those ~ the other writers
of his school They have a beginning and end.
But the quality which most strongly marks his
genius next to his Imagination IS ms dehcious
humor OF the AneSt llayOr quality IN when Inc
orher writer's are comparatively deficient.
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IIPPINCOTT.

The opening illustrated article, AN Antwerp
Printing-HonSe," by Rose G. Kingsley describes
the very curious museum which has been established
of late years in the ancient printing house OF
Christopher Plantin and his son-ln-law and sue
ccssor John MOretus ana gives some account OF the
lives and enterprises OF those famous sixteenth
century worthless, and of the later and moi less
famous members of the Moretus family who kept
up the name and the business even to the present
day. Edward Morctus sold the timc-honoTed
shop to the City Of Antwerp in 1876.
ard the museum, rich IN antiquities
of the trade and mementos OF the
cd masterpieces, was opened the next year
But probably there is no greater curiosity III the
collection than the business which WAS brought to
an end by the sale-a printing house which had
been at work three hundred years in the charge Of
the same family
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THE ATLANTIC.

The first of Sir. Cushing's papers on the Zuhi IN
dams " The Nation of the Willows" Will probably
attract more notice than anything else IN tins nm
Der of tie Boston magazine. Tor the subject Is tresh
and the handling Of II is extremely animated. The
adventurous author takes into a country almost
unknown, though il lies within onr own territory
he leads MS over wild and dangerous paths through
remarkable scenery and he introduces Us 10 pco-
pie of whom our information IL very vague,
although the relics Of sort of civilization now per-
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