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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11
CLINTON, Iowa, April 20. 1881

CLINTON, Iowa, April %, 1881
u wish you would send me a spring
for the VIM. Ellery Watch By the
way this Ellery is a watch / sold in your
Screw Rezel Case to a farmer last fall.
The first of January he lost the watch
in the woods, and found il this week i'm
about n foot Of water. 1t had lain
three months and over i'm snow and
water, with but slight injury to the
watch-only a handspring.
G. S. RAYMOND"
The above were very severe tests, and
demonstrate beyond a doubt, that for
any reasonable length of time during
which a watch might be under water it
would receive no injury whatever.
We make these eases in both gold and
silver, and as a Perfectly Du,t-Proof
Stcm Winding Watch Case, Chal-
ienxe Tho to Produce Its Equal.
- Sake ~ az first Class jewelers..
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11

Governor-N. g. Ordway.
Secrctary-aeorge III. Hand.
Chief Justice-A. J Edgcrion.
Associate Justices-t3ideon Z. Moody, A. II.
Barnes and !. 4. kidder.
u. s. Attorney-Hugh J. Campbell.
C. 4. Marshal--John b. Raymond.
u. 3. Surveyor Gcn~eral--Cortes Fpsscnden.
Delegate TO C0ngress--R. +. Pettigrew.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11

!. !. 10 dnrk Sh<ftJ
or black walnut. elegantly
finished, sld tsii.g ca CAS-
tsrs - practically o re.
yolvsag BooL Case
kvyers, minister, dvs-
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with fewer books. an9 II
IN ansple Book Cnse. II
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Ing large stlasss aLd mag.
alipes. also . ReadIWs
lac Inc which removes
that embargo on rea1!eg.
the task Of boidiuF ap =
heavy book By the AJgf.
ana makes reading aud
study 90 easy frat theirs is
no ezenss tr ignorance
The "hsohiae" holds the
book BY he covers the
leaves are heid ouen with
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11

Clerk OF Coirt-X. s Burke.
Connnissioners--A. r. Smith, Geo. II. Clark and
Geo. G. Boland.
Sheriff.. I. Code.
Register Of Deeds-E. II. Flynn.
1reasurer--J. II, Rickcrt.
AsscssOr-W. y. Thornhy.
Judge Of PrGSate--J. +. Thompson.
Sufseyor-Erank Brewer.
Coroner. w. Hitchcock.
Jnpt, Of Puo. IDsrrueiion--J +. Bliss.
Justices OF the Peace-J. NJ. Lewis, Custer W.
q. Gooch. Kidyille; Denis Mcclure, Junction
CITY A.. III. Arnold, Battle River,
Go ls,ables-Wm oninn. Custer: r. A. Parsons,
Bu6a.D Gap &. VI. Joiley. Battle River.
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NOTICE or COMBINATION PROOF
OF William L. Whitney, OH August s, 1891.
IANn DLELCL ~ nL nArnnn ID II

or William I. Whitney, on August 5, 1874.
LAM OFFICE AT DEADwooB. ID IT,
June 18th. 1853.
Notice is herey given that the fpliowing-nnnl
cd settler has fled notice of his intention "a make
Communication proof in support OF his claim. aud
that said proof viii be made before the clerk Of
I q District Court. Custer County. n. T.. at
Custer CITY, ID T., on August Sth. 1888. viz:
william ]. Whitney. Homestead No 7l9 for the
NV or nv or sec ~, ne or he or s hf ne or SC 10
Up Tsrje B IL NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove hi.
continuous residence upon iand cultivation of,
said LAND, viz:
X. d.. Jennings, George r. Turner. John Wells
ana Thomas Bell, all OF Mlnuekata, Custer coun-
ty. ID. /. J. T. LuSE. Register.
First Publication, June 10th. 1873.
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The Following Letters Tell Thei,
Own Story.

NALDosTA, GEORGIA, July 20. 1882
Il sold II Of your Patent Dust Proof
Cases about ten months ago, and the
other day il came back to me with the
request to make it wind easier. On
examination found that the stem was
rusty, and inquired into the canse Of it.
The gentlemen stated to me that he was
starting some saw-logs that had lodged
IN the bend of the river, when his chain
caught in a bush and threw his watch
into about twelve feet of water. and he
was about two hours finding it. When
he got it out it was running and he
thought all right. In about three
months he found that the stem was hard
to turn and sent it to me.
can say that the watch is all that the
company claims for it and recommend
it to railroad and mill men.
b. w. BENTLY."
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District OFFICERS
u. y Land office

Judge-fIon. a. c. Moody.
Attorney-A. w. HASTE.
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$500 REWARD!

We will pay the above reward for any case Of Liver Conrisins
pyspeTsia. sick iieads,h he. Indigestion. Constipation or Co.,Iyores.
We cannot cure with Vests Vegetable Liver FILLS, when the dlrse
sionsa are strictly complied with. They are parsiy vcrttaLl,, aad
never isi 10 give satisfaetion. sGfar Coated. l~rgs Soses, con
tanning 30 pills, es cents. Per ssLs ~ all druggists. Beware o.
countersits and tniiathns. The renu'ns manufactured onlv b.
!fhN 4. Wise a Ca, iN q Is, w. Madison e.. Chicago
srss 'fi! asss s~n;l, rSA ,.friOns DIT 10. = ,~-, go
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT %DEADwoop, y. T,

LANE OFFICE AT DFADWoop, u. IT,
May Both 1888.
Notice IL hereby given that the following.naln.
ed settler has filed not zee ofhis intention To make
final proof in support % his ella IN. and that so III
PROOF will be made before X. s. Burke. clerk Of
Districl Court. at Custer City, ID. r.. on Monday,
July 10th 1883, viz: Melvin Dempsey ID. s. No.
1873, for the east half southeast Quarter
section 80, west half southwest quarter section %,
towns zip \ south, range 5 east b. IL. NJ. lie
names ,he following ftnesses To prove his con.
tinuous residence unop, aud cultivation OF, slii
land, viz Chas. Bourn, y. ). Miller, a. y. Dam
woody, Joel Doan, all Of Cascade, Custer county,
D.. Il.
1915 j. +. LCSE Register
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The Informer's Fate.

London, July 30.-Intelligence has
just been received here that James
Carey, the informer in the Phoenix Park
murder cases, was shot dead yesterday
al Port Elizabeth, while landing from
the steamship Melrose, from Capetown.
The deed was committed bv a fellow
passenger named O'DonneIi. O'DonnelI
took passage here by the steamship Kin
faurs Castle, which left Dublin on the
9th for Capetown, where she transferred
her passengers, who were destined to
Port Elizabeth, Natal and other coast
ports, to the steamship Melrose. He is
in custody. The report Of the shooting
Of Carey caused intense excitement in
the West End, London, and in the
house of commons. The government
had taken special and expensive meas
ures to protect Carey.
1t appears that O1Donnell logged
Carey from London. Both sailed i'm the
steamer King Faun's Castle The Daily
Telegraph says the government has lit.
tie doubt that Carey was followed from
Dublin. They believe that the Fenians
had taken most elaborate measures to
prevent his escape. According to the
latest accounts, the murder occurred at
sea. Carey was not killed outright, but
died shortly AFTER his was shot. O'Don-
nell surrendered himself quietly. He
was placed in q cell and handed cvcr 90
the police when the Melrose arrived at
Fort Elizabeth.
Carey was travelling under the name
Of Power. His family were with him.
tie embarked at Dartmouth. From
Naderia he wrote a letter to the au.
thorities, in which he described the voy-
age, and said he had shared in onver-
sation in which invicibles and the mis-
ereant Carey were especially denounced.
lie said he intended to forget that Ire
land ever existed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11

This case is formed in one solid piece
without joint or seam, opening i'm front
only, thus avoiding the usual cap, and
securing greater strength and durability
These watches are all open face. The
bezel, into which an extra strong crystaI
is fitted with an especially prepared
waterproof cement, is attached to the
case by screwing it thereon, and thu,
forms an alright junction with the
body of the case, which is proof agains,
dust and moisture.
To railroad men, travellers, miners
lumbermen and others who are alinos,
constantly exposed and who have t.
make frequent reference to the watch,
these qualities are of the utmost import
ance.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11
LAND OFFICE AT DEADwool

IN r peopld nrc always op The lookou,
* for chances To increase theii earn.
EH ing ant in time become wealthy.
<S s~Thhse Mo 90 Gos improve t.leir op
portunit.es reinSIn la poverty. We offer
IA great chance To make money We want
many men, women, bo"s and and girls to wola
FOE u, fieht IN their own localities. ANY one can
DO ,he work topcrly nom the iiis. start. The
business VIII nay MOI than ten ii ncs ordinary
wages. Expensive outfits iurdishcd ace. No
one who engages ,ails To make money rapidly.
You can devo,c youi whole time Ia TIE wCik, o.
oni! youg spaie moments. Full ~inStrmation and
all that IL needed sent free. Address STrNsoS "
10. Portland, Maine.
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County Officers

Register--Chas. NJ. Webb, Dcadwood.
R~eceiyer-E. +. Chemplin. Deadwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-19
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.

10 the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
In your article of 18th instant. under the
heading OF ''Our Old Defenders, :" the statement
Is made that Mr.. John D. Clark, of this city.
was the commanding officer of the military or
ganization known as the Mechanical Rdemen.
OF Georgetown, at the reception given to Gen
Lafayette by the District authorities in 1924 and
that he was complimented on that OCCASION Inv
Gen. Lafayette on the drill and sodjerly haar,
ing or his men. 1t Is due to the trnth Of historv
to say that the statement is incorrect M
father, the late William Jewell was largelv IN,
strumental In organizing that company: was ito
first captain, and was in command at the time
of Lafayettes visit to Washington. These arc
facts with which am well acquainted, HAVING
been present on the occasion Of the entrance ~
that distinguished individual into the CITY. MT
george w. Halter, another citizen of George
town at that time. and member of the com
psny, was the immediate successor of nv father
In the command. Mr.. Robert MUMMY. who with
MS wife, Goth considerably over ninety years Of
age) Is now residing In Brooklyn, New York
was also member OF the company. and Ia
probably. besides Mr.. Clark the only living ran
resentative OF that volunteer military orranisa-
tion OF sixty years ago. Mr. Numby can car.
roborate my statement. II the complimsnt
above referred to, which have 4 Distinct recal-
lection OF having heard frequent mention of ut
the time. but always doubted, was paid to aay
enc, my father was the recipient OF it. "Honer
September Il. 1883. THOMAS JnwE1I.
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The Mortgage.

We worked through Spring and Winter, through
Summer and through Fall, - :,
But the mortgage worked the hardest and the
steadiest Of them all; %.
II worked on nights and Sundays, It worked each
holiday:
It settled down among US and it never went AWAY
Whatever we kept nom 1t seemed almost as bad as
The rust and blight were with US sometimes, and
sometimes not;
The dark-browed, scowling mortgage was forever
on the spot.
the weevll and the cutworm they went as we'll as
The MORTGAGE stayed forever eating hearty all the
same.
1t nailed up every window, stood guard at every
door,
And happiness and sunshine made their home
with US no more; -
TIL with failing crops and sickness we got stalled
upon the grade.
And there came dark day on US when the inter :.
est aSn't paid,
And there came sharp foreclosure and kind n,
lost my hold,
And grew weary and DISCOURAGED and the farm
was cheaply sold.
The children LETT and scattered when they hardly
yet were grown;
MY Wife she pined and persisted, an found myself
alone.
What she died of was 'a mystery an the doctors
never knew;
But knew she died OF mortgage-1ust as we'll az
IWantei to-
II to trace hidden sorrow were within rhe doc.
tors art,
They'd ha' found mortgage lying on that woman's
broken heart
Worm or beetle. drought or TEMPEST. on a farmer,s
land may fall,
But for first-clasS ruinatton, trust a MORTGAGE
'gainst them all
WILL M. CARLETON, tn Philadelphia Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-19
Changing the COlOrs Of Flower bv
Cultivation.

NubthvatoOms
August voge in Popular Science Monthly for October
Our knowledge Of the chemistry of vegetable
pigments Is not yet sufficiently advanced. for
which reason the effect of artificial influence
upon the color tone of flowers lras not vet re-.
ceived its merited attention. According to INV
view, tannin Is an important factor in the
generation OF vegetable colors; it is found i'm
almost every plant. the petals not excepted and
Dv the action OF the most varying reagents
alkalies, earths. metallic salts, etc.-it assumes
the most manifold hues. from pale rose to deem
olack darker color. therefore is produced i'm
flowers rich in tannin. when manured with
iron-salts, since, as everybody knows, tannln and
lron-salts dye black, and produce ink. A prac-
tcal use has been made of this fact I'm the raising
OF hortensias and dahlias. The former which
In ordinary soil bl0ssomed pale-red became sky-
blue when transplanted into soil heavily ma.
nured with iron ochre, or when occasionally
watered with dilute alum solution. English
gardeners succeeded in growing black dahlias by
similar manipulatiOns. 1t is well known to every
horst that change of location, that is "A change
OF lignt, temperature. and SOIL (replanting). oc.
Customary produces new cOlOrs, whence 1t may
0e deduced that an interrupted nutrition of the
mower may, under circumstances, effect a change
OF color. We see no valid reason why the Welt
authenticated fact ofthe change OF color produced
Oy manuring withirOn oxide thereby changing the
nutrition OF the plant. should not be practically
employed by the dollhouse gardener. Another
very singular ana successful experiment in pro-
9uclng change of color I'm {" bird has recently
been made. A breeder Of canary birds conceived
tne IDEA breeding young bird with mixture
OF stepped bread and finely pulverized red cav
enne pepper without injuring the bird, the
pigment OF the spice passed into the blood, and
dyed its plumage deep red The celebrated or
nlthologfst Russ believes that the color of the
plumage OF birds might be altered according to
desire, by using appropriate reagents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-19
Wednesday Whatnoss

81 want to know why the duce you persist in
playing poker?" an old gentleman asked his
son. Because" replied the young man 1.-The
felers keep on a-thinking that they can beat
me-" why should that make YOU want to
payF Because they keep on beating me-"
All right, go ahead then. As long as a man
loses there is some hope for him. but when he
begins to win he's gone. Traveller
Two current rows: "Yes." said Mr.. Gone
worth. Its strong resemblance. Why
Thought was reading about France and China
and it was the Slade-M Mitchell affair. "-Bost0n
Post
forgetful set OF people: YES" says Mrs.
Paryenu I'VE had a real nice time at Rich
field and Sharon. When We left / gave NY
card to lots Of people on the piazza, but most
of them forgot TO give me theiIs."-Aetc York
Mai and Express.
you think Miss Johnson did wrong to 90 on the
stage in tights?" Indeed I do. WHY her
limbs are as thin as pipe-stems. BOSOM Post
''Ef all de members oh de congregashun win
jess keep quiet for one mint, I'll mighty soon
be able to pint out de black sheep what am
maxim SIGH racket" remarked Rev. whang-
doodle Baxter. last sunday at the Austin Blue
Light Tabernacle, and silence like unto that
mentioned In Revelations came over worshipers
ior the space OF half q minute.-Tc5ds Sffin9s.
II think it Is heathenish custom TO ring the
church bells on Sunday morning" said Crime
sonbeak TO a friend the other day. why, last
sunday morning. while on my way to the ex-
curson boat it was all could do 10 hear the
whistle on account OF the unearth.y din made
by those church bells" Crmsonbeaks friend
has not got through thinking yet.-fonkers
Statesman.
ASS .ss.arterr for his sulogy OF John Brown the
Chicago Tines kindly o1ers Tennyson these liness
At n little grave that's green
Weeps eur dear beloved Queen
Over Brown.
Far hts AAath q dreadful loss
70 the crSsnab,e koi6
fho ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-19
Lost Little GirBs from Germany.
rom the New York World. 18th.


Among the steerage passengers on the steamer
Britannia, which arrived yesterday from Liver
pool, were two little girls named Katrina and
Sophia Schmidt aged six and nine years. respec-
lively. They attracted much attention from the
passengers for the bravery they exhibited during
heavy weather. No one thought to ask them
whittier they were going until upon their arrival
at Castle Garden. Sophia the oldest. said her
father lived somewhere in America. as he had
emigrated from Germany about three months
ago. leaving his family to follow him. Mrs
Schmidt was unable to accompany the children.
being i'll. but as many little ones had made the
long voyage safely, she concluded to send them
to their father, as she found much difficulty in
supporting them. Through some unknown
mistake Mrs. Schmidt gave her children
blank piece of paper instead of taat
having the address of their father She
had carefully slowed it away i'm a little purse
which was sewed inside of Sopha's dress Both
children are intelligent looking, and are neatly
dressed They cannot tell their fathers christ an
name, and as the name OF schmidt" is not I'M
common, the authorities have no means of as
pertaining who this particular Schmidt ia. The
little ones will probably be returned to their
homes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-19
The Early Stages of Human Develop
menE.

ment.
From ''How the Earth was Peopled." by NJ. G. De
Sapofta. In Popular Science Monthly.
M. de Mortillet has occupied himself with this
progress, and, persuaded that existing mankind
is only a resultant, and the last term of a series
Of successive transformations, distinguishes be-
tween several men, as tertiary man, quaternary
man, existing man. The man Of the ancient
quaternary, the Neanderthal. the Denise. and
the Canstadt man; appear to him so different
from the historical type. that not only does he
separate them from it. but he creates for the
times anterior to the quaternary human or
pseudO-human category of a particular order
There were, in his view, precursors of
man." to which he applies the significant
because he believes they preceded man in the
scale Of beings. and constituted an intermediate
type between the living anthropOmorphic apes
and man. We should then have to deal with a
creature high enough above the gorilla and the
chlmpanzee to know how to cut fiints and use
fire, low enough not to be able to rise above
that Industrial grade and become real man; or
with race standing to the Bushman and Tas-
manian as they seem to stand to us. Theology
does not absolutely repel this view, for it dis
cusses the possible existence Of preadamites.
Religion even seems disinterested In the
question, tor the Able Bourgeois, whose dis
coveries have given rise to N. de Mortflet's
anthropopithecuses, and who has not rejected
the theory. has always passed for q soundly
orthodox priest, while he Ia known to be keen
observer. Nothing is against an impartial ex-
amination OF the question. Only the objections
may be offered to his views that no one has ever
seen an anthropopithecus, the structure and
characteFisties Of which have been worked cut
that must have separated the p-esurser Of nan
nen naa himself II calculated upen the ex-
trensay uncertain haais OF the distance between
snaternaIy aud a1isanS man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-19
Another Pole.

To the Eflt0r Of THE EyESIsG STAR:
1t looks now as If there was areasonahlv rood
hope that our city would soon be rid of the tele
graph and telephone pole nuisance that has so
bong married its beauty. for which great benefit
the thanks OF the community is very largely due
10 your persistent effort in that direction WIN
you not hr- Editor. go one step further I'm your
reform movement (Other influence having faiie,i)
anu INSIST that the huge poles planted OIL 18th
street by tue - Electric Light company" shall
go also? They are even more OBJECTIONABLE
than telegraph aud telephone poles. which til
nov have been Thought necessary for public
good. While one OF the most prominent streets
OF the CITY ID shalnefGy diskEursd ezclus.os9y in
The interest OF one or two hotel keepers zimply
because tssy prefer elessric iiyht TO any otasr
wore Gsv shsnhsrd In csAtrai here snea aui-
s2asss vss 4 ss wsssi eat setrasn tive days
40 Wa g odd ASits<ra Liberty mar et-hsuss
We need him here now. ClrIzas.
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The Corn CPnn.

From the Chicago Inter-O Ocean of September IL.
representative of The Inter- Ocean yesterday
sought out the best-posted man on the corn
question in Chicago, in the person Of Mr.. 8. W.
Allerton. and asked him for an estimate Of the
damage done to the corn crop by the recent
frosts. Mr.. Allerton said: 81 have inst seen
some samples of corn from ont on the line of
the Illinois Central in Iowa. They came from
the so-called ''frOst-btten" section. 1 never
saw better corn in my life for this time of year
Now we raised last year 7CO, 900 600 bushels of
corn, and of that crop Minnesota raised " per
cent; Michigan 1 4 per cent; Wisconsin. 2I Der
cent; Iowa, IL per cent: Illinois, IL per cent;
Missouri, II per cent; Kansas IL per cent;
Nebraska: ~ per cent; Ohio. ~ per cent, and
states won't mention. Well. the frightened
fellows will admit that the great damage thew
talk about has been in Minnesota Northern
Iowa, Wisconsin,. Michigan, and possibly in
Northern Illinois. Now. for the sake of argu-
ment, we will admit this damage and in this
years estimate of the crop will throw out all of
MInnesOta's crop. all of Michigan's all of Wis
Cousins, and one-half of Iowa. Now take your
pencil and see what percentage is lost"
The reporter brushed up his arithmetic added
up the cast-Off states, and announced q total
loss of 1917 per cent:
Now" continued Mr.. Allerton, I'VE shall
show In the other Orn-producing states, to offset
this loss gain OF per cent in Kansas over
last years CROP per cent in Nebraska per
cent in Illinois, and per cent in Missouri
That makes IA per cent increase, don't it?''
The reporter nodded assent, and mentally
concluded to unload his long corn
"You don't Think" said Mr.. Allerton, sthat
frost can destroy more corn than is raised in the
frost-bitten states, do your Well, If it took
every stalk this year, there is going to be much
more than enough elsewhere to make it up
can see no reason to reduce my original esti-
mate OF this years corn crop. believe we
shall raise full 2,0oO, OOO, 600 bushels"