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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09
What's in q name.

A great deal, to be sure Wouldn't
you rather bear the name of Washington
tnan Guiteau? And wouldn't you rath-
er have Swayne's pills than any
other kind in the market? BY their use
female irregularities are restored to a
healthy condition. They neither gripe
produce nausea or any other unpleasant
sensation. They are warranted to cure
the great variety Of diseases which begin
with arrangements of the stomach,
bowels and kidneys. Ask youi druggist
for them.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09
Gath on the Issues.

All such questions as civil service re
form, and even the tariff, are Of minol
consequence. The great matter is Of
getting the Offices. The republicans
have become fat and factional by long
possession of office. They are like q
fine breed of dogs that have eaten full
meal Of bccfsteak and been pampered
until they would rather sleep than hunt
| The democrats are worn lean and and
thin from the hunger Of nearly twenty
five years, and their hunger makes them
iight stronger every time. Holding
Office has become an organized industry
in this country There is scarcely any
industry in America which has so many
workmen and stipendiaries | suppose
that in the city of New York alone there
are directly and Indirectly 10000 men
supported on the federal patronage
This is magnificent prize for poor.
waste,l, thirsty party like the democra
Y. Nilice-holding is not only an organ
lied Industry, but it has become here
diary business. In my observation the
SONS Of office holders all expect to get
Office, and will hang on from year to
year and term to term to have it, and
when they get in their children want
office, too All the men who are talking
civil service reform are animated by the
same class of considerations as the Office
seekers. They are ex Office holders or
disappointed aspirants, or men who
| have discovered a way to publicity with
cut the expense and worry Of a cam
man who comforts himself like the
Pharisee in the temple by looking down
on the publican, though they both have
the same purpose in coming to the syna.
gogue. Human nature is stronger
said Mr.. Taylor, than allcctations.
The government has oU,0UU or more
places-yes, 10000 places-and pays
good salaries and is good paymaster
and to expect Office under it is just as
natural i'm man as to expect to get a din
ner. That | consider TO be the issue OF
issues in the present time-to turn those
i'm office out and get the places Take
that incentive away from either party
and what in this world would il amount
to? There is not selfdenial enough in
man to rally around government and
do its work except from ordinary selfish
reasons. This great fabric of a govern
ment that have read. really holds to.
gether oy the office holding, the office
seeking class, and the common patron.
age they aspire toward.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09
Two of the dead were identified AS Geo.
Smith, A. Watts street, and Eller Rior-
dan, SO Montgomery street.
An Anticipated Axiom.

No man can serve two masters. II
You dissipatc you suffer for your indis-
cretion in every way; if you lead a sober
and quiet life YOU have your reward in
a clean heart and solid body. The
average man don't care a pin for n ser
mon. However, this is merely moral
izing Ifhe wants to dissipate he will
do SO in spite Of all opposition. If, as a
natural result of his imprudence, he be-
comes dyspeptic or has attacks Of bill
iousness or sick headache, he has sense
enough TO take Swaync's Pills, knowing
that they will work speedy relief.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09

of the Dakota capital 1t does not re-
gard the selection of Bismarck as for
tunate, for the sole reason that the fut-
ure interests of the whole territory
would be best advanced by the recogni-
! ton of it's natural division into two com-
muniies by the forty sixth parallel, and
the establishment Of the present capital
| at point central and convenient to the
most populous section and the earliest
future state. But If the capital is TO be
located in the north. Bismarck is GER
tainly the most fitting point, leaving out
Of the question more centrally located
places north of the line of the Northern
Pacific. not yet sufficiently advanced TO
compete for capital honors. Bismarck
is already large enough to escape the
ridicule Of Il village capital, is already
accessible and will soon be more so, and
is not ab5urdly remote from the geo
graphical center. 1t has the singular
advantage Of being near enough the
center of the whole territory, and at the
same time Of the northern section, TO
serve we'll enough rs n capital for either.
1t is far enough north Of the forty-siyth
parallel to make Il central and conven?
cnt seat OF government for North Eako-
Ia, and it should be SO regarded by the
whole territory. If the people of both
sections SO regard it, and renew their
efforts for the separation Of the lower
half. the division of the territory may
be finally forwarded by this event
which al first seemed unpropitious. The
establishment Of o capital near their own
center should stimulate the ambition Of
North Dakota people for separate exist
encc and the remOtcncsS of the seat Df
government from South Dakota should
make the people Of that section still!
more eager for state government and
capital Of their own.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09

north west end south by county line.
School township No. embraces that
territory of country within the follow.
ing boundary lines, viz: On the south
by line running due east and west be.
tween townships and 5, south Black
Hills Base line, intcrsecting east line
school township No. |; bounded west by
school township No. l, north by county
line. and on the east by line running
due north and south between ranges
and +. =. H. NJ.
School township No. 3 embraces that
territory of country as follows: Bounded
on the north by county line, on the east
by Cheyenne river, OH the south by line
running between townships 4 and S
south b. III. NJ, and on the west BY the
line between ranges and h. b. II. NJ.
School township No. embrace that
territory Of country as follows: Bounded
on the north by south line OF school
township and ), on the east by county
line. on the south by line between town
ships 8 and south Is. Ii. Base line, on
the west by east line school township
No. |.
School township No. 5 embraces that
territory ofcountry as follows: Bounded
on The north by school township No. 4
on the east and south by county line, on
the west by school township No. l..
i'm ard Of
hereby fix the salary Of the county
school superintendent at fifty dollars
per annum
An election in the several school
townships Of Custer county is hereby
called for Tuesday, June 26th A. ID. 1888.
for the purpose of electing officers in
school townships for the ensuing year.
as provided in school laws of 1888, "a
follows:
School township No. Election at
Custer City Following judges are here.
by appointed, II. G. Butterfeld. JAS
Clark and Geo w. Smith.
School township No. 3-Election At
school house, Battle kiver-Judges ap-
pointed, 7. II. Arnold, A. 3. Huff and
w. n. Walker.
School Election at school house
near Squaw creek-Judges appointed.
J. X. Bobier, Il. Miner and J. n. Pal.
mer.
School township No. 4--Election at
the residence of Geo. Boland-Judces
appointed, Geo. Boland, L. b. Reno and
{. &. Crary.
School township No. 5-Election at
the hotel of John Kohler-Judees ~.
pointed, John Dennis, Geo. Trimmer
and +. Petty.
Road district No. is hereby more
correctly defined in this amendment IA
follows:
Commencing at a point about ono
mile east Of Sanson's house on the Chey.
cnne road and running due south to
county line, thence along county line to
western line of county, thence north
along county line to a point almost dj-
rcctly west Of Sanson's house. thence
east in direct line to place Of begin
ming.
Road district 80. 2 is bounded on the
west by road district No. and the
county line.
Bill ofC. W. Dryden, susveyor,
surveying and plat of county
roads, allow wed.....................S 400
Bill of j. T. Bliss, tools to coun-
ty road supervisor, allowed. 10 IS
Bill of Bartell & Smith, provi-
sions for n. Kimball, allowed IL so
Bill of NJ. l.. Sanders. school
superintendent, maps furnish
ed county commissioners and
assessor, postage ETC., allow
ed ~.........................- SO 10
Meeting adjourned sine lie.
CYRos Cole, Chairman pro tenn.
Attest: +. II. FLYNN, County Clerk.
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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09
CUSTER Cry. CUSTER Co, d. T. |

CUSTER Cry, CUSTER Co., d. T. |
June /, 1888. !
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Cyrus Cole, A. p. Smith, and
T.. ii. Flynn, county clerk.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
Board proceeded to the organization
of school townships pursuant to an act
to establish and provide for mainte-
nance of general and uniform system
Of common schools. Laws Of 1883, ap-
proved March 9th A. ID. 1883, as follows
Custer county school townships are
hereby defined and established az fol-
lows, viz:
school township No. embraces that
territory of country west Of line run
ming due north and south between
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09
OFFICIAL PROCEEDIN Ga
Ofthe Board Of County Commission
ers Of Custer County, ID. II.

CUSTER CRY, CUSTER Co., ID. 7. I
May 81, 1898. I
Board met pursuant to call Of the
county clerk at ga. m.
Present A. p. Smith, and J. III. Rickert
deputy county clerk.
Meeting adjourned until 8 o. M. June
1st 1882.
+. ii. Flynn county clerk,
BY j. ii. RIcKERr,
Deputy.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09

Buy yonr tickets by the Northwestern
stage company. Ship your express by
American Express company. Time only
three days from Chicago. IL
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09

From and after this date will keep
no book account and all bills Of goods Of
IS ard upward at 10 per cent discount
for cash. ]. r. BLM.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-09

ssT Feathers, ribbons. velvet can all
be colored to match that new hat by
using the Diamond Dyes. 10 cents 70.
any color.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
The Georgia Chain-Gamg.

If there is one form of cruelty and
barbarism worse than another, done
under the sanction of law, it seems to
us it is the convict-labor system of
some of the southern Substantially
SO in Georgia and South Carolina, al
though it is inhuman in all of the
southern states. One phase of this in
humanity is thus spoken of by the
Springfield Republican:
The subject of convict labor first at
tracted public notice five years ago
when the Georgia Legislature appoint
ed an investigating committee to get at
the bottom facts. From the commit
tees reports and from what has since
come to light it appears that the state
farms out it's convicts so carelessly that
contractors are able to revive even the
brutalities of the slave days. Rev. j..
J. Singleton of Athens. Ca, says in
the Wesleyan Advocate "Everything
is done under this system to degrade
our criminals and destroy their self
respect. Whites and blacks are chain
ed together by day and by night.
Those but partially corrupted and
those betrayed by sudden passion into
commission of crime are chained to
those stepped in iniquity." The Dade
coal company in 1879, about the time
of the legislative investigation, leased
900 able bodied, long term convicts
for % years" There are now some
1900 convicts under lease, and the aver
age price paid the state is a fraction
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28

over five cents per working day. As
rule these unfortunates are negroes and
know how to work, so that these five
cent men are made very profitable.
When a convict escapes the lessee is
required to pay the state 5000, and to
avoid this it has been claimed that
some of these missing men have been
reported as dead. This may account
in part for the high rate of mortality in
the convict camps. Either through the
increase of crime or a system of over
severe sentences, many think the lat
ter,-the number of convicts in the
state has in the last few years grown
enormously, and so the contractors
have found the chain gang very good
picking. The morality of the system
requires no debate, and the leisurely
way people have down there of form
ing an opinion may explain in part
why the acknowledged local hostility
to the practice has thus far done little
toward Il reformation. That a strong
public sentiment exists is undeISed !;
that it will in time he heard is conf
IDENTITY expected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Intense Cold and Severe
storms.

Reports from all parts of New Eng
show very cold weather last Saturday
and Sunday, followed by severe storms
in some localities We are glad to
know that St. Johnsbury can no longer
lay claim to being the coolest place in
New England. In Burlington the fig
ures were Do below zero on Church
street to 2S9 below on the hill In
Bellows Falls lSo to 30 below Barre,
% below Hanover n. H., - to 30
below Bangor, Me, I9' below: Con
cord, n H., 20 below; Worcester,
20 to % below; Providence, TO- be
low.
In New York city it was g above
zero, and was followed by heavy
storm of snow. A severe sleet storm
prevailed west Of Buffalo and Pitts
burg Sunday morning. In Utica Sun
day morning the mercury was 2So be
low zero. Pittsburg had the worst
snow storm Sunday for years, which in
the afternoon changed to rain. Cellars
were flooded and goods damaged. A
disastrous flood is expected. At Gin
cinnati snow fell every day last week
until it reached the depth of 20 inches.
A storm of sleet and rain began Sun
day morning and continued all day.
Cellars were flooded everywhere, and
buildings were considerably damaged.
Snow was over foot deep in Indian
apOliS. Heavy snow storms and cold
weather are reported from southern
Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Snow
tell in Virginia Sunday to the depth of
four inches. 1t was also showing in
Baltimore. Boston had another fall of
snow Sunday night.
A rain set i'll at Cincinnati Sunday and
the Ohio river began suddenly to rise.
1t stopped raining during the night,
but the Ohio continued to rise Mon
day and the Licking river added its
waters to the flood. The steamer
Champion with fleet of eight or nine
coal barges broke from her mOOrings
i'll the Licking and was swept down
the river, but was caught by another
steamer which went in pursuit of her.
Many cellars We're overlooked and Il
good deal of damage has been done
that way. The Cincinnati and Ports
mouth narrOw-gauge railroad bridge
and long iron trestle near California,
o., were torn down by the flood.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Husband Poisoning.


William b. Catlin of Goshen, VT, %
miles from Rutland, Il farmer 81 years
old, died Saturday morning under cir
cumstanceS strongly indicating poison
ing. The family consisted of Mr.. Cat
lin, his wife and farm hand named
Melvin Aver, unmarried and "a years
old. 1t is said that on November 20
Mrs. Catlin bought at Brandon drug
store one ounce of arsenic for "killing
lice on Il young colt" though the Cat
Inns have no colt. The next day Mr..
Catlin was taken violently i'll and some
of the arsenic was administered to him
by Mrs. Catlin, who as she claims, mis-
took it for soda water. Emetics were
given and Mr.. Catlin recovered suf1
ciently to resume his labOrs. He was
taken i'll December : and has gradually
failed. He was treated for typhoid
fever, the fact that he had been poi
soned being suppressed till too late to
save him. The funeral has been in
definitely postponed to permit thor
Ough investigation and probably au-
topsy of the remains. Mr.. Catlin was
an Industrious young farmer, held in
high esteem in the community. Since
the death of Mr.. Catlin there have been
rumOfs of undue intimacy between
Mrs. Catlin and Aver.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Judge Poland in Congress.

On the first day of the Introduction
of bills into the House, we find the
following list of ten bills by Represen-
tativc Poland of this district.
For the relief of Dennis NJ. jackson,
Company +. Fourth y. II. volunteers.
Granting arrears of pensions to Mrs.
Mary l.. Martin as dependent mother
of james l.. Martin, Co. |, Fifth VT.
volunteers.
Granting four condemned cannon to
the town of Brattleboro.
Limiting the use of writ of habeas
corpus.
Granting pension to Julia Spenard.
For the relief of Lydia johnson.
Granting four condemned cannon to
the town of st. Johnshury, Ito be
placed about soldiers monument, prob
ably.)
Granting pension to Joseph Full
lington, Cambridge, VT, war of 1872.
Granting IA pension to Mrs. Elizabeth
a. Randall, widow of Capt. Fernando
Randall.
Making trade-dollars 4 legal tender
and lnrbiddng the further coinage
thereof
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
Moody and Samkey Meetings.

Moody and Sankey concluded their
two weeks mission at Stepney, Eng
land, Sunday. Five overflow meet
ings We're held in their hall. The
meetings were conducted in Stepney
church and Beaumont hall. The inter
est excited 10y the mission at Stepney
is remarkable, as there it has reached
more strongly the lower classes of the
population than heretofore. Fervent
and crowded inquiry meetings have
been held and thousands have been
converted. The mission services have
been partially suspended until after
the holidays, and will he resumed at
Chaplain, whittier the iron mission hall
will meantime be removed. From
Chaplain the evangelists will 20 to
Stratford. They have engagements up
to ,JulV
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
CiViI service Reform.

At the annual meeting of the New
Haven Civil Service Reform associa-
ton. Mr.. Baldwin read an interesting
paper on "The Expediency of Comsoli-
dating Town and City Government
The speaker dwclt on the faults and
abuses prevalent in both forms of gov
crumcnt, and attributed them to the
system and not to any party. Among
the officers elected for the ensuing year
James +. Colby, Esq, formerly of this
place, was chosen secretary. At the
close of the meeting Mr.. Colby read
letters from Senators IIawley aud Ed
munds, concerning the workings of the
Civil Service Reform bill all going Ia
show that the people are gradually
coming up to reform and that they are
more than ever Interested in how the
people shall rule.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28

district telegraph people do likewise.
President Butler. of the Sixth avenue
horse-car line gives his employees IS
a piece, no small portion of which will
be gobbled by vendors of gObblers.
The Hoboken ferry company make
their people happy similarly, and there
are more counties yet to be heard
from.
Indeed, Santa Claus has been max
ing himself quite at home, and has
been shopping in very sociable way.
Never were goods suitable for his pur-
poses cheaper than they are to-day, or
in larger variety. The storekeepers
have been growing, as usual, at being
obliged to lower prices, at bad wealth
er, at everything, but they sell more in
a week now than they did in a month
before Christmas days but few years
ago. Everybody buys now.
Except for brief cold snaps, the sea-
son has been so open that building, for
one thing, has gone on with scarcely
more interruption than i'll midsummer.
| have already described to you the SUI
perb palaces of Tiffany on the I'D
street boulevard, and Mr.. Wizards on
Madison. avenue, besides the building
department has been kept busy with
the supervision of hundreds of man
sions of smaller size but scarcely less
magnificent in finish.
Were the subject not so mournful, so
desperately tragic, in spite of intrusive
elements of the broadcast farce, the eX-
listing relations between England and
Ireland, which are conspicuOusly
brought home to us here, would afford
the most excellent of material for the
playwright. AS a specimen of illogical
hot-headedness, the proceedings of Il
certain Mr.. Ryan takes the whole ba-
ker's shop. That noble patriot has
flung his citizens papers in the face OF
Uncle Sam because O'Donnell was
hanged. He has become "a nan with
out country" We are still hospita-
BILE to this impulsive person, and he
will probably have to thank Uncle Sam
for his Christmas dinner, and a good
many other dinners, in spite of his re-
markable ebullition.
BarthOldis great statue is finished,
and the brief cable to General Grant
to that effect has spurred up the
prOmptness of the various sub-cOmmit-
tees charged with bringing about OuI
share in the great international trophy
to vigorous work. The Art loan pc
destal committee have given us one
glimmer of the light with which Lib
erty is to enlighten the world by their
decision that the exhibition of the
treasure in their charge shall be open
on Sundays. The measure will I'M
doubtedly add largely to their resources
and be an effective entrance of the
wedge which shall break up the idola-
trous Sabbatarianism which has closed
our museums and libraries and been
an actual accomplish of the opening i'll
stead of the side doors of al
sorts of Objectionable places. A good
many free and independent citizen,
play pool for drinks because no more
elevating resort than the gin-mill is
open to them.
Talking of gin-mills leads to tn,
consideration of spirits which have of
late brought many policemen to grief
COnroy, who murdered man when in
toxicated, has been sentenced to death
and the commissioners have been bus
lily dismissing numerous others with i
promptness and severity unheard of.
RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
The Mississippi style.

John T. Posey of Yazoo City, Miss,
ga most estimable and highly connected
young man." the dispatch says, was in
suited by "A negro butcher named John
James Monday night. Collecting his
friends POsey returned to the scene of
the insult only to find James and his
friends prepared for them. The ne
groes fired one volley, killing John
Posey, c. Posey and Jasper Nichols and
wounding H. c. Ellet dangerously and
Fritz Hallder slightly. The dispatch
Indignantly explains the result of the
fight by saying that the negroes fired
without warning and "shot down these
gentlemen who refrained from shooting
because the streets were full of men
and boys not connected with the diff
Guilty" One of the negroes was CAP
tured and his fate is perhaps fore
Swallowed by the fact that white Yazoo
City turned out Tuesday for Christmas
hunt of James and shot him dead after
he had fired three Intellectual shots.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-28
President SecIye on Imtemper-
ancP.

The subject of temperance never had
such a hold upon the thinking people
of this country as at the present time.
1t stirs alike the pulpit, the platform
aud the press. As President Seelye of
Amherst college says, "If Christian
men would unite they could Danish in
temperance" Is it not worth trying
for In "A report of President Seelye's
address at the Pittsfield Methodist
church last Sunday evening, we find
the following:
Incompetence is crime. Justices
Coleridge and Patterson and other
English Judges have said large per
ccntage of crime in England results
from intemperance, and the Massachu-
sets state board of charities have found
that ~ per cent of crime can be traced
To it. Ii Is hardly possible to exagger-
ate the amount of crime arising from
IT. 1t is not prevented by the advanc-
ing tide of education, for education
does not necessarily carry with it the
source of moral reform. License is
worse than unrestricted sale Prohibi-
ton Is good sense and good ethics.
We should treat the sale as any other
crime. The temperance reform is the
work of the church. The divine will
must influence the human. Intemper-
ancs cannot be eradicated by appeal
ing to the intellect but by gaining the