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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-05-05

now used owing TO the cost Of transpor-
tation.
I~nexhaustible beds ofgypsum enclrcle
the entire Hills, just inside the foothills
and outside the main Black Hills. At
present it is only used by plasterers.
With the advent of railroads, it will be
shipped TO the states east of the Missouri
rive, there to be used as a fertilizer on
their worn out lands.
Petroleum is found on the west side of
the Hills in Wyoming territory near the
boundary line between Dakota and
Wyoming. No works have as yet been
established for refining. 1t is only used
for lubricating purposes by the Home
stake and other companies at their
mills.
Salt springs are situated about eight
miles northeast of the oil springs and in
Hills is manufactured here, and sold on
the ground for two cents per pound.
Marble ola beautiful purple color is
found near Rapid City and ulster, and
sand stone, granite, slate porphyry and
limestone is plentiful, and is found in
every part of the Hills.
The Black Hills is a well watered
country, being drained by the forks of
the Cheyenne river and their tributa-
ries. Ga Hot Spring creek in Custer
county are situated mineral springs
which are fast acquiring a reputation for
curative powers second to- none in the
United States. The average tempera-
ture is 80 degrees Farenheit.
The average prices Of the different
products of the country are as follows:
Cogn, 81 per bushel oats, 81 wheat,
Sl.25; potatoes, 81 onions, $3.50; -four
IS per hundred weight; eggs, fifty cents
per dozen butter, forty cents per pound;
groceries cost about 5 cents more than
in Chicago; dayboard $25 per month
with lodging S35. Farm hands, $35 per
month teamstcrs, $40 to $50; day labor
ers, So per day mechanics from 81 to S.
per day miners, 81 per day.
Money is loaned at from Is tn SO per
cent per mum. The reason ofsuch high
rate of interest is that there are so many
opportunities of investing money to
good advantage that few people have
any to loan, and the demand has always
exceeded the supply.
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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-05-05
CUSTER CITY,

The pioneer town Of the Hills is situat-
ed in the southern portion about twelve
or fifteen miles from the foothills and
i:s natural advantages are acknoa edged
by all as excclling al others either in
the mining or agricultural districts.
Located III Il valley ten or twelve miles
long by one mile III width, it is easily
accessible TO railroads either from the
east, south or west, and is the only town
in the Hills that could be tapped by a
road running on an east and west line,
from either Pierre or Chamberlain. To
tap any other town. a road, having as it's
objective point the Yellowstone park or
the Pacific coast, would have TO make a
detour from 100 to 200 miles. Already
surveys have been run by various roads
having this point i'm view. Thus situat-
ed il draws to its support the business
of the mining districts of the Southern
Hills and also that of the farming and
stock raising interests, the latter ex-
tending for sixty miles to the south and
west. 1t is also the centre ofthe richest
mica district in the world, there being
within a radius Of three miles no less
than a half dozen producing mines the
annual yield Of which is upward Of
10000 pounds Of merciiantable mica to
the mine. On the north. and from two
to ten miles from town are The bonanza
gold mines Of the Southern Hills includ-
ing the Grand junction, Old Bill, Hart
ford, Atlantic, Salmon, st. Elmo. Penob
scot. Gold Star and others, "A majority Of
which have mills, hoisting works, etc,
nov in operation. On the south for ten
or twelve miles are to be found rich cop
per and silver mines and on the west
the coal fields, gypsum beds, salt and oil
springs, willie fertile farming lands are
sandwirhed i'm between all. As an illu-
s~tration Of the money to be made on
even a small piece Of farming land in
he valleys surrounding Custer we will
state that J. y. Wright on seventeen
acres, located two miles west Of flown,
cleared 81 800 in one summer. On the
-outh, within six or eight hours ride,
are the famous Hot Springs, whose cur
alive powers are already attracting the
attention of the outside world, and
which are equal 10 those of Arkansas.
The town In the county seat of Custer
county, which has an area $4,000 square
miles, two-thirds of which is agricultural
and grazing lands and the other third
mineral, the latter occupying the north
ern portion Of the county are covered
with a heavy growth Of Norway pine.
The town has a $4,000 court house, two
fine church buildings, belonging to the
Methodist and Congregational societies,
and will soon have a large school build
ing. Business is increasing, improve
ments are being made daily and it is
bound to be the metropolis ofthe South
ern Hills. All those Of our eastern
readers who think Of coming to Dakota
to locate and invest i'm either mercantile,
mining, agricultural or stock raising
pursuits can do no better than to camp
in Custer county or city.
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Little Something About What is Going On In tho
Religious World.

Little Something About What is Going On In thc
Religious World.
Brooklyn has 2S5 churches to ponulaton OF
J6O,6o9, or one church To every 1883 persons.
Church-buldiug in the United States has
averaged 100 new edifccs every year since
1865.
Both houses of the California Legislature
have voted TO repeal the Sunday laws of that
State
OF the bishops of the Church of England
three are over eighty and nine over seventy
years Of age.
A Minnesota man had himself baptized IN a
hole in the ice when the mercury was down to
800 below zero.
The First Church of Middleton. N T., is the
oldest baptist church west Of Rhode Island 1t
originated i'll 1861.
The Detroit Methodist Alliance raised money
enough TO pay the debts Of every church OF thc
denomination in that city.
The old Congregational Church at Iitchfeld,
Conn, where the Rev. DR.. Lyman Bccchei for
mrry preached is now used as a skating rink.
Ar oreanist in Il church at Providence, r. l..
relieved the monotony Of waiting for brlatcd
bridal party by playing: Oh, dear! what can
the matter be?'
Bishop spaldiug of Peoria, Is the pioneer of
r movement to establish a Roman Catholic
Uniyorily in the United States not inferior to
Harvard or Yale.
At the opening of this century all Protestant
chrIstc.dom expended annually only 500 GnJ
iorIorrian missions. ItnoW cXrends g ,5OJ,JO0
annually.
Father ST. Cyr, an octogouariau jesuit priest.
who first introduced religion to Chicago, when
il was an Indian settlement. died lew d4ys
ago in South St Louis.
Governor Alexander H. Stephens believe, in
the orluodoN theory Of eternal punishment, and
calmly writes that his "}yhoio Iit.. isustanaing
contradiction Of any other belief
The grandfather of DR. Benson. the now
PTimutc If England. waa a Methodist preacher
and the author OF a commentary on the Bible
still murn esteemed by many Methodist laui-
lies ju Great Britain.
The Womma Christian Temperance Union
Of Nashville, Tenn. has opened az, u:.tiu,s-3,,4l
where il is hoped good food az lpgv prices will
prove an anudotc to the temptations of the
drinking saloons.
According to the summary of the Catholic
directory for lS7;, the hierarchy of the t:it4o-
He Church in the United States comprises
cardinal, l5 archbishop5, - bishops, COTS
priests, G2il churches besides I,I-O chapcIs
and lIG1 stations, which are attended by
priests, ami where mass is occasionally cclc-
bntcd. The Catholic population is computed
to be G,-32,95i. There are 81 ecclesiastical
scmiuanes for the education of ], l}1 cclcsias-
icai students. The number of colleges. 81:
academies, 51@ and parochial schools, 2i9l
The number Of pupils attending the Catholic
schools, exclusive OF colleges and academies. is
given at i2-Gi2. There are 945 a,yIuIis OF
various kinds and i@5 hospitals. 4 comparison
of figures VIII show that there is but IL very
ght ovcraycIage of one priest to every church.
The number Of educational institutions foot up
over 1000, or equal to half the number OF
churches
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
\ LITTLE NONSENSE
Now and Then is Relished by the
Best of Men.
Little JOhnny's Bear Story.
[From the San Francisco Argonaui.1 ]


And now lie tell you a story about bear.
One day the bear he went mung a flock OF
Sleeps and picked out nice little labm. and
cot it, and the labm it said ba-ba-ba. cause il
kanew it was a gOin for to be eft every little
tiny bit up. But the hear took it up in his fore
poz like it was baby, and set it up full lenth
and rocked it, and sed: There, there, never
mine, my precious darlin, were does it hurt
your" But the labm kept hOllerin louder
and louder, COS vile the bear was sIaiIin and
singin hush a boy, he was skaweezin liter
and liter all the time. Bime by the ole ramb
he seen wOt was up, and he drOpt his he'd, the
ole ramb did, and come like he wos shot out of
a gun and let him have it in the stumack of his
belly, and dubbeled him up like he was rasor.
and sent him rollin over and over without his
preshous darlin. And when the bear had pulled
hisself together again and shuke the dust out
of his hair he said :" have obserfed that
lambs tails was quiekern lightnin, but | dident
kanow they was pOwerfuller, too" Just then
he see how it was, for there stood the old ramb
a-hOlding down his head ready for to let him
have it agin, and shakin' it, like he said: "That
little shaver wudent make more than a mouie
for a feller like you. guess you better serve
up the ole man" But the bear he wocked off
sayin': "I don't banker after dinner which
gOse against my stumack like that"
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
BECOME, DULL CARE.
What the Funny Fellows are Saying in the News
papers.

papers.
As to rapid transit: The slowest man ever
heard of was one who could not get out of his
own way.-RoHle Sentinel.
"Why," asked governess of her little charge,
do we pray to God to give US our daily bread2
Why don't we ask for four or five days OF 8
week" d" Because we want it fresh, replied
the ingenious child.
Turned manufacturer: eyes" said one Cort-
land lady to another recently, my husband
sold out his store some time ago." Then he's
out of business now?" "Oh no, he's in some
kind of business; manufacturing, | guess; I
heard him say he was putting up margins for
pork the other day."-NarattOn Independent.
My son." says Burdette, of the Burlington
Ho1ckeye, when you hear q man growing and
scOlding all the while because, as he says,
Moody gets 800 a week for preaching Chris
tianity you will observe that he never worries
minute because Ingersoll gets $500 or 81, 600 q
night for preaching Atheism.
Angry with a purpose 81 wonder what is
the matter with Mr.. Brown said the land
lady, he seems to be very angry about some
thing. Why, you should have seen him grind
ing lis teeth just now in the hail. Perhaps"
suggested Fogg, he is only getting them in
order before tacllling one of your beetsteaks."
Boston Transcript.
One year after the eI0pement: Hiss Miller,
of Ferris Texas, chloroforned her fathers
dogs and eloped with the young man whom
her father had forbidden the premises. The
probabilities are that about year hence she
Will conclude that her life would have been
less miserable if She had ChlorOt0rmed the
young man and eloped with her fathers dogs.
-1HJH.
A born writer: Charlie" remarked Fogg,
YOU were born 70 be a writer "Ah,' re-
piled Charlie, bIushiug slightly at the compli-
mcnt, You have seen some of the things [
have turned oif?' &c No said F0-g. I wasn't
referring to what YOU had written; l was sim
ply thinking what a splendid ear you had for
carrying a pen. Immense. Charlie; simply
immense .''-Boston Transcript.
Suffering is only relative: Yes, Children
said Che poor woman TO her halt-s.aryed brood,
'' FUo" it IS hard TO live 6av after day on q
crust of bread, but. alas, I have nothing better
to sci before YOU. Il is not much. dear chill
drru. bus yoU should be- thankful yha. it Is no
worse ~gpp0sjug. for instance, that YOU wero
compelled % eat 81 brace OF quajls-" oh,
donj. mother cried the children. don't
mention 5.Ich horrii ,h.u-s," And the little
ones fell t. with ayidity.- Eg<'al Transcript
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
A Chinese Dinner-Seten Cents.

[Ne,0 York Letter IN the Detroit Post and Tri5uneJ
found on Mulberry street the wen-known
cheap Chinese restaurant kept by the solemn,
jOvial Oriental whose name is Fun None.
Chinese dinner, seven cents" was the sign
outside. "Tll eat it if it kills me-" thought /,
and went in. "One dinner" / said. "Yip
-alle light" F. NJ. answered. Isurreptitiously
smelt of the butter. 1t seemed good. tasted
it. 1t was good. He brought generous platez
of roast beef, hot and reeking. Good enough, &,
l thought, and tackled it. He brought on a
dish of beans, good beans. He brought coffee
prime Java. He brought broiled potatoes. Beau
tiful," thought. l slyly whistled in my napkin.
dispatched them. He brought me small piece
of pie and cheese hadn't expected that,
really. I Immediately entertained them.
Seven cents" 1 kept saying to myself.
why need people go hungry"
How muchee?" asked, gracefully falling
into the Chinese language.
Folty-eight cent" " "Forty-eight cents.
Great Scott. You said seven cents"
"Thatle for Chianaman. No gOodee. Nell.
can hungly. No muchee for seven cents"
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
Satisfaction all Round.

He was singularly grave man. even for a
sexton. For nearly half century he had been
public functiOnary-had performed the con-
spicuOus duties of a sexton; yet no one had
ever'seen him smile Occasionally he iOked,
but he did it in such funereal manner that no
one could accuse him of levity.
One day he was standing on the church steps,
wiping his melancholy features with red ban
danna. A hearse stood near and three or four
carriages were drawn up behind it. The notes
of the organ foated out of the windows with
solemn effect A stranger came along and said: {:
Funeral %
And the old sexton gravely bowed his head
it was
"WhO's dead?"
The old man again wiped his brow and gave
the name of the deceased.
"What complaint?" asked the inquisitive
stranger.
Solemnly placing his bandanna in his hat
and covering his bald head, the old sexton
made answer
There is no complaint; everybody is en-
tirely satisfied"
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
The Market Value of Southern Girls.
Tspeciat disDafeh TO Ny SUM-

Aremarkable express package passed through
Roanoke, Va, February -, on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad in charge of an agent of the
Southern Express Company. 1t was a beauti-
full girl, about nineteen years old, well dressed
and billed from Selma, Ala. to New York, with
q tag marked &C. o. d., $45," fastened with q
blue ribbon around her neck. The young lady
was very quiet and modest in her demeanor
The trst-class passenger fare from Selma to
New York is only $333, but, this being the first
time she had been sent far from home. she
selected to 90 rs an express package, thinking
that she could travel more safely. Her express
receipt showed that her value had been placed
at $1,000
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
-Nigg,r Mighty Happy Plantation song.
TBy.J Ef-rru

lioE start q runnin' when o.. OycT-ger cE.'iu,
W hipi. TWILL uui!er when the Jew .rlg- til.u'-
bE>0 Keep u-GuAcElu when Ge hard ut'I uo In
Grows iiocS tDE dter w heu Ge young SrowIu'i
Pig g"luc 60 egueal when dc uil>-uaii cLuruin
Niggcrmishty happy when lie bae.,lesria- turniu'i
Sque. 90 TO Jumpiu' when de sg:Iy -hlri-- comm;
Her-mart.n sails when dc honcy-he, Huu.uin';
Lean horse ulcker when d- puukiu- yIli- ureJdn'i
li0holJ hteH his tar when dc cIhHaEe-~ftN h,Jdiui
Rooster start H-ctowiu when dc broad day hreJSini
NiSEer mighty happy when de hOe-CJSe Hs.siu' !
Big fish tlutter when hc done cutch de cricket;
Eullir"g hhe-y when hc -Iugiu iU dc tAiyisvt;
Mule Eit slcNer when dc p.tutuu time over;
Colt mighty ga y when yo,t tru aa 30. de clover;
An II come mighty handy To- ty Ji-Grr Es.an mater
When he soppiu IN Gle gravy wida bl-s yup tUteri
Biack-sHJke wa.tiu while de- old hen hJ-clsiu'i
Sparrer- hawk looljn' while de Little chicken
scTatcLiu
Big owl Jolly when de little bird -iuLiu.
PossuE' EWiuc to CLAM wa1v de ripe summons
SwIuEiu'-
Niger mighty happy-cf hc aiut wuf % dollar
W hen he startIn OuJ co Tin wild tall stan I'm cOi-
lar! Tho tntt5ry.
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
4 FlOral Triie.
IFrcm the Ne,o York Commercial Aqrertiscr.J

Fora dinner of eighteen gentlemen, on Thurs
day, florist made Il centre basket remarkable
for its size and display of selected flowers. 1t
was six feet i'll diameter There were one thou
sand rich roses and a garden of lilacs, vioets
and other spring blossoms. The centre of this
piece was q circle OF lilies-amarylIis, vitata
and callas. The coat knots were Of hyacinth
sprays and roses. The same night dinner for
123 at Dcmouicos was decorated with rose
baskets tginEed with ferns.
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
NCrEs AND ENTRArTS.
: Ei..N of Information collected From yarfoa,

g.. ...-....t- Suggestions from thc Commi--
h...t.. .l .-g..H-.a"- OF l.lt.,.-rn az, worthy
q ''"-..., 30 ..a-l. "A .r... many bones are
VII sf u. every farm tuat uasc paluabl. Iia-
h".t- -li are easily lr.i ar,d lvg u-c. Let q
tE.-.. nr oeEo.-d % ll.e bones and whenever
8 ..a. j. .-r,wu .a.e it opr~r il up with uu-
la.a.d as...s. Let the barrel stand in Ih"
w. 20 Up and iIl a few uri H- The bones viii Dee
- ilI..te Jlu they may Hc easily broken and
converted INTO au uu,IuIt.ra1ed bone dust bet
t-t .l..u caE ..a beu-lt I'll amy Of the agrcu-
as5s- .-o-e-- Or. Il he cannot wait Tor this
slo" p"egss. Aey are easily burned and
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
AND ANSWERS
Our Agricultural EDITORS Weekly Chat With His
Readers.

Our Agricultural Editors Weekly Chat With His
Readers
What are the best hedge plants for hedging and
for shetering place Rural, New Jersey.
AnS.: The osage orange and honey locust for
strong hedges; the barberry and privet for
ornamental hedges. Evcrgreens are best for
sheltering, and the most beautiful for your
State is the hemlock spruce; the cheapest and
easiest managed is the American arborvitp,
and the strongest and most scryiceable the
Norway sprucc. Almost any kind of tree or
shrub may be formed into hedge with proper
care.
have the statement that ii requires mt least
five years to form just estimate of the true value
of Il grape. Is this lact?-E T., Eastern Shore.
-Ans d: The principal test as to the value of
grape is its freedom from mildew on the leaves,
and this can be settled in one or two years at
most. If the leaves die oil during summer and
large portions of the young wood remain green
until the end Of the year, no matter how fine
the fruit may be, the plant will be of but Iit,lc
value. On the other hand ii the foliage re-
mains quite healthy, then one year of fruiting
will enable one to decide as to its merits.
VIII Lucerne grow as far north as Connecticut .
i. T., near Hartford
Ans.: Certainly. 1t is largely grown in
Canada where it is said to thrive Oh soils too
poor for red clover.
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
civ ttaBs

in that row which of all others should be kept
IN thorough repair. row of teeth. are sure TO
occur and no less sure to hopelessly dishgura
the face if disregard of the teeths cleanliness is
persistent But if tine error is corrected in
time with the aid of SOZODONT Americas
leading tooth beautifer and iuyigorant, the
tenants of the mouth long retain their strength
and whiteness Unimpaired. AWord 70 the Ttss
is sufficient
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
No More Pensions.
En lLr.L...I E...-L..

.bE mares ~ btttit-
No more pensions shall Doe paid
Soldiers all h.,v, Lad their day
Some have hom,~tcg3d~ -.N 10y four,
Sacred graves iu ~ethcrn clay.
Soldiers paid, Yes, long ago
They were paid with paper rags,
Iron shot and !eadeu balls.
Patent urLhs and wooden legs.
They were paid, but not with gold,
In the muster, march, and line
Paid with suffering curse and blow.
Borne with fortltudr divine.
Paid with }oathsome, tainted food;
Paid with -hoddy coat and shoe,
IN the tent. the camp, the field,
Robbed by all the sutler crew.
In the battle in the siege,
Paid with adverse shot and shell.
Paid with murder wounds, and death
Ia the currency OF he'll.
No more pensions, not one cent
From the Nation they have saved,
For the years in battle spent,
For the horrors they have bTayed-
Can the rescued land forget
Its defenders brave and dearT
Has our sun of glory sctI
Is our night OF bondage Eearf
eThe Young Mems Democratic Club, OF Brook
N, n. Y, adopted resolution that No more
ensions shall be paid to Federal soldiers
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
Our GrandmOthcTs

taught their daughters that "a stitch in time
saves nine" A pill in time saves not only
nine, bIt ofttimes an incaIculabIc amount Of
suffering as we'll. An occasional dose OF DR..
icrce's Pellets little Sugar-coated Pills., to
cleanse the stomach and bowels. not only pre-
vents diseases, bat eften breaks up sudden
attacks, when taken in time. By druggists.
The National tribune., 1883-03-01

"u Tl.ifyr IgrrHffT.l

iEu Better LcCrHsJl
4 dove lay caught i'm a. towlCr'- snare;
BY cruc, cords u-r Wju4., We're pressed
RItiirG WAS all hcr r!uulagc fair,
And her heart Lcat fast iu her painting breast.
But the fowler Iooscned each cord and twist,
lcemootnrJ Er- runlcd plumrs. and then
Her snowy bosom hc gently kissed
And badc hcr seek thc skies again.
And the fowler sighed. for. safe and fair
Iu summer skies he knew that she
Would think of tAc cord and the cruel snare.
But not Of the hIud tHat set her free
-lgr.i, Jsaffs-f.
The National tribune., 1883-03-01
4 Gient Among knnIc Trecs.
rElon The Inan.a cnnslin.lion.l

-II0N ne -lHIFIIN t0NETTWIJN..
There is an apple tree in Eubun county that
is probably the largest on this continent 1t
shades the greater part of farm yard and in
one year the owner gathered two hundred and
four bushels Of apples from 1t, besides What his
stock destroyed. He received twenty-five
cents per hushci for them from wag0ucrs.