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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01

Rev. ID. r.. Atkins, Pastor-Preachin every
Sabbath In Congregational Church at l0:45 q. IN.
A cordial welcome Is extended 70 oil,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01

Judge Benedict, Of Rapid, spent last
Saturday and Sunday in Custer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01
Societies.
4. d. Il. r.

Fidelity Lodge Of /. o.. @. T. meets at the
Court. House at 7:3 p, m. Saturday evenings.
], c. CARR, w. C. r. c. 4. BoyDES, w. 8.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01

Goods sold cheap for cash at Bartell K
Smiths.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01
Notice Of Final Proof
OF Walter n. Walker, Id No 46s
I,Sn Ovvrcr Ar M, nu,oon n

or Walter n. Walker, Id No 46s
LAND OFFICE AT DEADwooD, ID. TT
Jan. %, 1894. (
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 viii be made b fore the Judge
or clerk of the district court of Custer county ID.
T. at Custer City, ID +, on Friday, March u, 1884,
viz;
Walter N. Walker Hid No 46s for the n hf Sc or
9 hf lie or sec 81 tp , 4 range \ G ID II NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
residence upon aud cultivation Of.
said land, viz:
&. H.. Dunton, James Hartgering, Alexander
Smith, Samue X Maddox Of Custer Co., ID. L.
J. z, LUSE Register
First publication Feb. .
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01

Ladies, Misses and Childrens shoes at
Bartell 4 Smiths
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01
Arrival and Departure Of Nails.
Chicago and North Western r. z.

Time OF departure Of Passenger Trains from
Pierre, In effect 1882:
Leave for Chicago and the East.-"...7O0 A. N.
L.. 8. BULLARD, Gen'l Agent,
Pierre. Dakota.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01

The jewell stoves are sold by James
Cochran.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01

Go to Bartell < Smith for gents fur
nishing goods.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-03-01

Go to Cochran's for hardware, stoves.
tinware, plows, Scythes, racks, etc.
Cheapest house in the Hills.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
Physical Development.

Happening to be in Queenstown, Ire
land, one evening, many years ago, |
was invited to attend grand ball on
the occasion of a famous International
regatta. The number OF ladies was
about $50. Their dress was like that
of American ladies on similar occasions
only little more so--seeves little
shorter. .corsage little lower. The
ladies were remarkably self-possessed,
quiet, and graceful, and think, on the
whole. averaged pretticr than | have
ever seen on another such occasion.
have written this to introduce the
physical development of Irish ladies.
The Irish girls in America have full
chests, large arms; they are plump and
vital.
When an American lady shows me
her arms-candle dips, No. 8, and asks
GLOW can get such arms as Bridg-
et'sp" and say, Work, work as she
does, and you will have her arms"
then she says, "Oh, that is not work,
1t is climate! If had been brought up
in Bridget's climate should have had
her fine bust; but this terrible dry air
takes all the juice out of u.s..
My curiosity was on tiptoe to see how
Irish ladies brought up in this moist
even climate, but without work, would
look. have said that there we're $50
ladies present, and that they were very
pretty and graceful, but now, taking
the witness stand, testify have new
er in America seen $50 young women
together with arms so small or chests
so fiat and thin. They belonged to the
idle class, and all the world over wo-
men of the idle class have spindle arms
and thin chests, unless they become
merely fat which. with their weak
muscles, is a sad embarrassment.
Education, rank, aspiration, prayer
these will not produce a strong, full
muscular body. They are not the APP
pointed means. Exercise, exercise!
work, work,--this produces strong mus
Giles, full chests and physical beauty.
Work is the appointed means. -Dio
Lel0is Month a.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
A Dry Humorist.

A tramp sauntered into bar-room
on Washington street. and. after look
ing about the place. went up to quar-
tct of gentlemen and began to relate n
cock-and-bull story of his past life.
Noticing the derision on the faces Of the
auditors, he continued: That's right;
don't b'lieve me, do you? That's right;
laugh away at Teller"
Look here, my man." said one Of
the parties addressed, ''who can help
laughing at your improbable storyp
What do you tell such q mess Of lies
for? Why don't you tell the truthp'
My friend" replied the sharp, my
friend, ! tell you that story to make
you laugh. | tell that tale" and the
chap closed one eye, "for the purpose
of raising smile" The hint was not
UNDECIDED, and the man adjourned to
the next liquor shop to try the same
game. He must have been successful.
for policemen was seen soo- after
ward carrying the dry hulnorist 70 The
| lookup. Boston Courier.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
CHURCHES.

CAlRU BAPTIST. Corner Tenth and Poplar
" streets; preaching every Sunday MOI min z and
night at usual hours. Prayer meeting Wednes.
day night; sunday school $3.50 en-.
Rev. JNO. r. EDEN, Pastor.
NHURCH OF THE REDEEMER-(EBiscopal
< Fourteenth street, Sunday 7o0a m, Holy
Communion 1890 q. IN Morning Prayers II q. nj.
Sunday school3p. M, Evening Prayers 7:20 pm
r. P Davenport s. r. Is. Rector.
/. IRsT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH,
7 Preaching al 1890 q. H., p M and 1880 p N.
abbath school at 7:3O p. m Rev. T. j. Shores,
slor
4 UTHRRAN-Thirteenth street; services sab
l. bath 80 a. m. Sunday school2p m. Rev.
'rappe, pastor.
NETHODIST-Cor. Eighth and Walnut streets,
Vi Preaching Sabbath 1i:00 q. m. and Z 30 p. m.
fadsy Schoul at 800 p. IN. Rev. ]. A. Scarrett,
p,sior
IlREsBYTERIAN-E!gh street; preaching on
l Sabbath at II 100 a. H. and 1880 p. m. prayer
heeting Wednesday at 1850 p. m; Sunday School
t8p. M. Rev B. Y. George, pastor.
1T. JOSEPH s., Roman Cstholic) Corner Oross
nd Walnut streete; Mass every Sunday at Q
and IL a. m Sunday sch DOL al Q p. m, and Vesp.
ers at 3p. IN. Msss every morning at So. m. Rev.
o. Sweeney, pastor.
n. PATRICK's--(R Roman Catholic) Corner Ninth
> street and Warrington avenue; Mass every
sunday and and 10 a. M: Sunday schoo at p. m,
ana Veepere At Sp. m. ass eve y morning at 3
p. m Rev. ~, Murphy, pastor.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03

Trans LEAVE CAIRO:
500 a IN. Mail,
Arriving In st Louis e:4o am Chicago 80 o. m,
Connecting at Odin and Efhngham for Cincin.'
natl, Louisville, indianapolis and points Rsst.
1925 p. m. Fast ST. Louis and
Western Express.
irving In 81. Louis 64b p. m, and connecting
for ell points West.
3:4o pm. Fast Express.
F,r 81. Louts and chicago, arriving at 1T. Louis
lO:25 p m, and Chicago T:2O m
$40 pm. Cincinnati Express.
,uiving at Cincinnati 700 am; Louisville $50
sm.; Indianapolis 4:0o am. Passengers By
this train reach the above pOints z 70 36
HOURS In advance OF any other route.
HThe $50 p. m. express has PULLMAN
SLEEPING CAR Cairo TO Cincinnati, without
changes, and through slsepsrs TO ST. Louis and
chicago.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
City Ofhcers.

dsyor-Thomas, W. Halliday.
Treasurer Charles F. Nelhs
Clerk-Dennis. j, Foley.
Counselor--Wm. Z. Gilbert
darshal--L II. Meyers,
tttOrnev-William Hendricks.
Police Magistrate-A. Comings.
BOARD or ALDEEssR,
first Ward-Wm Nc Hale, Harry Walker.
Jerond Ward Jesse Hinkle, e.. n. Hughes.
Third Wsrd-B. F. Blake, EgOert Smith.
Fourth Ward-Charles o. Pstier. Adoiph Swo
b )da.
fifth Ward-Chss. Lancaster. Henry Stout.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
THE EXCHANGE.
A Practical Telephone for Social and
Business Purposes, Unequaled for
Private and Public Lines.

Sold Outright for $500. No Ex
orbitant Kent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
County Officers.

County Officers.
Circuit Judged. j. Baker.
Circuit Clerk-A II. irwin.
County Judge-J. II. Robinson.
County Clerks. J. Hnmm.
County Attorney ..."..............
County Treasurer-Milcs W. Parker,
Shefiff-John Hodges.
Coroner-R Fitzgerald
County Commissionsrs-T W. Hallidiy, J. h
Mucahey aud Peter Ssup
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
Disease Cured

Without Medicine.
A Valuable ID scovery for supplying Magnetism 70
the Human Sys EN- Electricity and Magnetism
utilized as never before for Realing the Sick.
THE MAGNETON APPLIANCE CO.'S
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
PnFf"THE SCIENCE
TnEC OF AEAl1Av

4 vsry Interesting book and has been pronounced -
0essasds Who have read II. eIpains the principles o.
~ ~ 6sssh and the origin Of diseases and should b reed
p N Shiskise people contains valuable prescriptions
r. iAs ssrs q Nervous and Physical Debility. Lost
vt>atjtv. DIGESTIVE Memory, Dependency. and the
vSeIe ala Of disorders broogh by oyerwok and inhs
eyVses aiss prescriptions Tor Catsrrh. 6crofnlA eto.
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
TIME CARD

Mise River arrives Wed. Sat. & Mon.
departs Wed, Fri & Sun.
o. ger del. op FROM. ....7 80 am 10 1880 pm
sundays ger. del. open from. ss. m. TO ID q. m.
Sundays box del. open from. 6 q. m 10 1880 am
wNOTE. Changes will be published from
time TO time In city papers Change your cards ~
cordingly. WIN. N. MURPHY, P. n
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-03
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Connecticut western news., 1884-02-13
Small Farms.

J. R. Dodge writing to an exchange says: It is gratifying to know that farms in this country, while increasing in num- Der, are diminishing in size. This Is the tendency in all parts of the land. Old plantations of the South are cut up into several farms, rented usually, but some times bought by the freedmen, who formerly cultured them under com pulsion. The division of large tracts is rapid on the Pacific Coast. Bought for speculation, in areas so large that fears of landlordism was excited in many quar- ters, and cultivated in part to realize taxes and interest while holding, they are kept only until sufficiently adver- tised to make market at long advance. The broad prairies of the Upper Wiscon- sin and Red River of the North are tempting inducements to capital. The bonanza farms serve well to lure new set tiers, to swell prices, and by-and-bye to fill the pockets of their owners by the sale, not of their wheat, but of their acres. Big farms are not always profit able in this country-perhaps not often profitable.
 There is another sort of farms, the great cattle and sheep ranches, that threaten worse monopoly than the great wheat farms. Without owning more than few acres, on some water-course, some ranches fence in. thousands of acres of public lands, excluding the pioneer with small herd or flock. It is becoming general practice, and individuals are combining in companies, with bona-fde capital amounting to one, two and some times three million dollars. The con- trolling interest of many of these com panies is held by foreigners, absentees who live in England and Scotland, and draw their income from America as from Ireland. The Secretary of the Interior has sounded the note of warfare upon the plunder and monopoly of the domain. The illegal fences should ''go."
 Do farmers realize the full meaning of the small-farm plan? It means schools, churches, society, culture in all direc- tions. Monster farms mean desert, isolation, barbarism. Small farms en- courage good tillage, make large crops, high prices of land and property for all. Instead of four million farms in less than a generation eight will be required. Available public lands will be scarce. When farms are no longer given away, and landowners must divide, they will sell only at strong advance on nominal rates. It is good time for the poor man to secure foothold upon a convenient bit of soil, become A land speculator in a commendable way, and make home for himself and his children before the com petition for land shall crowd him to the wall of homelessness.
Connecticut western news., 1884-02-13

The House Committee on Appropriations have completed the Naval Appropriation bill. The bill provides for an appropriation of S14,- 329 198 being IS. 326 304 less than the estimates and s1 ,565, ,238 less than the appropriation for the current year. A sufficient amount has been agreed upon to complete the four steel cruisers. Nothing was given, however, for the compile tion of monitors.
 The United States have purchased the Dun dee whaler Thetis, to be used TOT the feneI ol old. It is of 500 tons burden, and IS the strong est and stanchest of the Dundee whaling heet.
 Representative Morrison introduced tariff bill making Horizontal" reductions on the basis of twenty per cent.
 The pension bill now before Congress, and which is likely to form the basis of pension legislation, proposes to grant pensions to all who served in the regular or volunteer armies of the United States for three months, were honorably discharged and are unable to earn their subsistence or are sixty-fve years of age and dependent on their labor for support
 A bill was introduced in the House providing for & commission to deepen and locate the channel of the Missouri river.
 Mr. Burchard, the Director of the Mint, ap- peared before the subcommittee of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, which is considering the subject of the with drawal of the trade dollar. He said that he thought that between five and seven million
 
 hands of tradesmen. The subcommittee are preparing a bill for the withdrawal of that coin. It is understood that the bill will pro vide that the trade dollar shall be received at par for government dues and be retired.
 The House Committee on Public Lands de- cided to report bill declaring forfeiture of the land grants to the Oregon and California and the California and Oregon railroads, ex- cept such tracts as have been patented. The grants to the two roads amount to about five million acres, one-tenth of which have been patented. The land is valued at from S3 to S4 per acre. The terms of the contract expired in July, 1880.
 The Senate Judiciary Committee will report the Lowell Bankruptcy bill after modifying 1t according to the suggestions of the recent con- vention which discussed the question from all probable standpoints.
 The House Committee on War Claims in- structed Representative Geddes, the chairman, to report favorably bill allowing officers of the army who served in the late war pay from the date they actually entered upon the per formance of their duties
 Messrs. Curtin, Eaton and Phelps were ap- pointed subcommittee of the House Com mittee on Foreign Affairs to consider the pro- posed abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty and matters connected with the establishment of an interoceanic canal.
Connecticut western news., 1884-02-13
John Logan's Grandson.

A Washington letter says: General Logan's little grandson, Logan Tucker, is one of those odd, wise little children who are always surprising their elders with some unforeseen speech. This five year old mite was perched on the knees of one of General Logan's friends the other day, and the gentleman producing a shiny new nickel, made the youngsters black eyes dance. The little fellow looked over at his mother, who shook her head and signalled for him not to take the gift, and then glanced at his grandfather, who gave him stern look and another meaning nod. The Logan blood rose in the little namesake then, and grasping the new coin the harder, he put up his head and said in @ tone of argument and entreaty: "Why, grandpn, he don't want any office :" The small boy won the case that time, and the little group were convulsed at the innocent proof of tho way iniquity underlies everything in this political city.
Connecticut western news., 1884-02-13
Low tied Shoe strings.
Tor Twenty Years.

AZ IMPORTANT OPINION BY AN EMINENT NEW TORE
 JURIsT.
 A correspondent of the Syracuse (N. Y.) Journal sends his paper an interesting inter- view with one of the leading justices of the supreme court of the State of New York, from which we quote:
 "Yes, sir; have been on the bench for twenty years and have never missed an ap- poiDtment through physical debilities.
 '' In the spring of the year 1 make it an in variable rule to help nature clean house by using standard blood purifier, and to this attribute my extraordinary yigor. I am nearly seventy years old.n
 This man is a philosopher as well as a 1urist. The early spring is natures house cleaning time. Then the blood is full oi the impurities of the long winter. Nature needs assistance in this work, for if the puri flcation be not complete the system is liable to attacks of pneumonia, chills and fever, malaria, rheumatism, liver and kidney and blood disorders, headaches, bowel derange- ments, and the facilitating effects of summer heat The use of a pure vegetable, non-nlco. holic preparation is then all-important.
 No, should not like my name to be used publicly, but you may say,n said the jurist, " thaG the only medicine l use is Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y.--n most excellent preparation, which always warmly commend to my friends everywhere"
 The Favorite Remedy has been twenty years in use, and it is said that it is pleasant to take cures in ninety per cent. of cases, and can harm no one. 1t challenges the fullest comparison as preventive and curative. 1t is purely vegetable, non-alcoholic, and can be used with the utmost safety by children and adults. We do not wonder that it has the cordial indorsemert of the best physicians and the public,
Connecticut western news., 1884-02-13
MARKET NOTES.

NEW YORK MARKET The Wholesale New York market quotations show:
 BEANs-Prime, s42O@s44O: fair to good, S2.50@S2.5 55 per busheL
 BUTTER - New York sold at 3S@89c. for choice in pals, and 18C919c. common to good. Western Creamery sold at 35936c., and the common Western at 17C015c.
 CHEEsE-Factory fancy, 133[ GD14c; do. fair to good, 11@121xc.
 Eees-Quotations ranged from 36c. for or- dinary, to 48c. for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 FLOUR -superhne. s2.75@s8.3O: Western, S3.70@S6.s0; extra New York. S3.650S6.00. HAY Shipping, 45@5Oe.; clover, 35@50c., salt, 60c; straw, 60@55c.
 HoPs-New York, 25C026c. Eastern, 2O@25c; yearlings, 1s@23c; olds, - O..
 PETRoLEUM-Refned, 79sc; crude, 6JS@7aSc in bulk; in barrels S5sc; naphtha, G31c. in shipping order. and 111 1S@12c. in cases. PoRK-Ciear back, Sl5.5O@S19.00; dressed hogs, S1L0DS1<c.
 WHEAT Spring No. 8, s1.O2@s1. .O6; Mil waukee, No. 2, s1.05; amber, Sl.32Q$2.40; white, $ .90@SL0213
 CoRN-Ungraded Western Mixed. 51@6Oc; Steamer Mixed, 5St0551Sc. in elevator. 5914c. delivered; No. 2, 60@6111c. in elevator, 62160 t2sIc., delivered White Southern. 59c. de- hvered.
 RYE-state, 72@74c.
 WooL-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, xxx, 45@46c.; xx, 42@44o.; X, 42@4Sc.; No. l, 456047c.; No. 2, 3S140c.; common, 33935o.; New York and Western xx and X, 39@451Sc.; No. l, 44G45c.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET. FLoUR-State family, ,--@5L7 75; rye -four, S3. 3.50@S3.6215 wheat, State, S-.-@S1. .101S amber, S1.43; corn, yellow, 57c.; mixed States 5715c.
 PETRoLEUAI-Refined, 7sEc.; crude, 814c. WooL-State and Western K, 4695Oc.i \, 47@4sc.i medium, 5O@5lc.; coarse, 45c.
 BOSTON MARKET
 FLOUR From S3.UO@$9.25 for low and medium, to SL25@5.75 for choice Minnesota. Corn, 64G6Sc for mixed and yellow.
 BUTTER - Common, 1Sc. @22c. Vermont dairy 24Cd30c.; choice creamery, 33@3oc. CHEgsE-13@l4c.
 BEANs-53.259S3.50
 HAY-Choice, S140S16
 CATTLE MARKETS.
 BUFFALO Cattle, good quality, S565d s6.1O; hogs, fair to good, S6.S5@S645; best, s6.70
 EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle S6.25CG S6.75: medium to good, S5.25GS60 co; common to fair, 55.000S6.UO; Hogs, Workers. S6.20G S6.35 Philadelpbias, S660@S6.90. Sheep S5.25GS5.50.
 WATERTowN, MAss.-Cattle, choice. S- GS10.25; extra. SS.G0@Ss.75; first quality, S7.OO@ST.50; second quality, S500Gs6. 30; third quality. $40 C1Si.5O. Sheep and lambs wool sheep, S250@S400 extra, S5.U0@ s5.75i spring lambs, 5@61sc.; Veal calves, S1fc@715c.
Connecticut western news., 1884-02-13
Retirement of General sherman.

President Arthur issued the following order concerning the retirement of Gen. Sherman:
 Gen. William T. Sherman, General of the Army, having this day reached the age of sixty-four years, is in accordance with law placed upon the retired list of the army, without reduction in his cur rent pay and allowances. The announce ment of the severance from the command of the army of one who has been for so many years its distinguished chief can but awaken in the minds not only of the army but of the people of the United States mingled emotions of regret and gratitude-regret at the withdrawal from active military service of an officer whose lofty sense of duty has been a model for all soldiers since he first en- tered the army in July, 1S40, and grati tude freshly awakenedfor the services of incalculable value rendered by him in the war for the Union, which his great military genius and daring did so much to end.
 The President deems this a fitting occasion to give expression in this man. ner to the gratitude felt toward Gen. Sherman by his fellow citizens, and to hope that Providence may grant him many years of health and happiness in the relief from the active duties of his profession.