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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13

George Augustus Sala draws upon hi,
Imagination for list Of the American
exhibits at the New Orleans exposition
with the following result: "Clams, sof
shall crabs, leviathan oysters, corn cobs
sewing machines, clothes wringers, In
dia rubber oversiIoeS, wooden hams and
nutmegs. buck wheat cakes, pumpkin
pies, watches made hy machinery, ele
waited railroads, rocking chairs, brandy
ssn.;shcs. eg2-nogs, mint in!eps and cock
tails, portcrhouse steaks, Saratoga
trunks, California gold nuggets, petro.
leum, pork and beans, burbon and old
rye whlskies, Catawba champagne
brakes Plantation Bitters, cotton gins
maple syrup, molasses candy, the night.
blooming cereus and the Scent Of a
Thousand Flowers"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13

A Washington dispatch Of the 9th
says: Democratic members of both
houses assert that business will begin in
earnest on 'ionday next, and that active
work will continue until the two hands
OF the clock point to II at noon on the
4th of March. 1t is even stated that the
holiday recess will extend over very
brief period only, 50 anxious are the
congressman to achieve a reputation for
activity during the closing days Of the
forty eighth congress. On Tuesday next,
the subject of the division Of OAK ota and
the admission of the southern half into
the union rs q state, will come up for
discussion III the senate. A lively con-
trovcrsy is expected and the ultimate
defeat Of the bill can be predicted. The
opposition is solely political. Not a
member can be found who can give a
reason for opposing the bill other than
it will insure the advantage of the re-
pubiicans. If the democrats could be
assured that Utah with its democratic
vote would be admitted, their opposi-
ton would vanish at once. but until
polygamy can be wiped out the republi-
cans will not vote to admit the Latter
day saints into full communion.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13
A st. Louis dispatch saws: In an

A st. Louis dispatch says: In an in
terview on the cat.lcmen's convention,
held here recently, Gov. Click, who is a
shor;horn breeder, said the proposed
national cattle trail from the Red river
to the northern boundary was impractic-
able Such trail would need be 100
miles wide, instead of six as asked for,
and the cattiemen had no right TO \
trail through Kansas or any other state.
The trail which now passed through
western Kansas would be abolished at
the next session Of the state legislature.
Kansas had lost 100000 worth of cattle
last year through Texas fever, but here
after quarantine would be more strict
and would be regulated BY law and not
by simple proclamation. He opposed
leasing public lands to ranchmen, and
said sma.l stock growers should be en-
couraged as Of more benefit to the
country,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13
Representative Milard Of New York

Representative Millard Of New York
Is preparing a resolution which will un.
doubtcdly be given due consideration
1t proposes an amendment to the consti
tuition fixing the presidential term ia
six years, and that the incumbent or the
office shall, after one term, be forever
barred from accepting any Office under
the government. In lieu Of the right to
accept Office the ex-presidcnt will re.
ceive life pension. Many representa-
lives ofboth parties favor the amend.
ment as proposed, but others oppose it
on the ground that frequent political
discussions serve to enlighten the peo-
pie on national topics, and are an as.
surance against Nh aristocracy.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13

A prominent x-union officer in Balti.
more exhibited to the espondent Of
the Chicago Inter Ocean a remarkable
letter in reference to the assassination
of President Lincoln by John Wilke.
Booth. The letter is from an intimate
friend and companion Of Booth. 1t goes
on to say that Booth did not assassinate
the president for any political reasons
whatever. But, on the contrary, it was
simply to wreak private vengeance. 1t
appears that Booth went TO Mr.. Lincoln
and begged him to pardon his friend.
Captain John Yates Beall, who was con-
demned to be shot as a confederate spy.
Mr. Lidcoln was memorable, but after
Booth had gone down on his knees and
bathed Mr.. Lincoln's hand with tears
and kissed it, ne finally relented, and
promised Booth to pardon Captain
Beall. Booth left we'll satisfied with the
result of his mission, but when he read
day or two afterward, that his friend
had been shot, he became wild with
rage andcocted his scheme of assassina
ton, which he afterward carried out.
The writer also says that the night that
Booth had visited the president he slept
at Mrs. Bowen's boarding house in
Washington with two gentlemen. One
is city official and the other is clerk
in the Baltimore postoflice. Both Of the
gentlemen referred to confirm the state
ment. The writer says that the rela.
tions Of Booth with Mrs. Surratt were
purely of a social nature, and that
politics or sectionrlism had nothing to
do with the tragedy. The letter will be
published here Tomorrow in full.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13

Washington special, "a: Several pri-
vate consultations have been held with
in the past few days among the demo
cratic senators and members Of congress
and other gentlemen Of high repute in
that party. in relation to the proper OBJ
seryance Of the Inauguration Of P,esi-
dent Cleveland. Of course they desire
to conform to the wishes of the presi-
dent-elect, but since the publication Of
Mr. Cleveland's remarks that parade
Of simplicity might be made more
offensive than the acceptance of any
popular demonstration in the spirit in
which it was meant, az indicating re-
spect TO the office Of the chief executive
Of the nation, these gentlemen have
outlined a plan for portion of the in
auguration ceremonies, which, if sue
cessfully carried out, will make the 4th
of next March forever memorable
Nearly all Of those that have been ad-
mitted TO the consultations spoken Of
served with distintion and have attain
ed high rank during the late civil war,
some in the union army and an equal
number in the confederate army. What
they desire to do is to have in the in
augural procession battalion, 500 men
strong, of veterans Of the late civil war
from every state in the union, each
battalion carrying the flag Of state,
and that Of the United States. Gen.
Hancock is mentioned as their choice
for grand marshal of the day, and his
staff is to be selected from the most
gallant soldiers Of the late war, to be
made up Of equal numbers from both
armids. l.. the parade it is intended,
so far as possible, 70 have the represcn-
tatives of southern states alternate in
or Ter with those from northern states.
Such spectacle as would be presented
bv battalion Of veterans from all Of the
thirty-eight states Of the union, each
carrying the flag Of their state AS we'll as
that Of the United States, has never yet
been Witnessed, and It is urged that it
would be the highest possible demon
straton of the unity and patriotism of
the American people.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13

n. Y. Herald: OF course, Mr.. Conk
ling will not thank US nor appreciate
our support, for we believe, since the
course taken by the Herald in regard to
his escapade in resigning from the sen.
ate, he has never forgiven us. But the
Herald cares little about that. We
think Conkling necessary to the nation,
and because We think 80 we support
him. Let Conkling in the same manner
accept, because he is useful to the ma.
ton. Every body knows he is az vain
AS a peacock, but everybody knows also
that he has the wisdom Of the owl. His
experience has shown him his peacock
mistakes and taught him the wisdom oil
the owl, and we believe him to be q
patriOt.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13
We are elastic ike squeezed rubber

We are elastic like a squeezed rubber
we viii come up again. We have
been "downed' III our efforts of divi.
sion and admission, The indications
are not favorable for admission, as i,
promises long discussion and 4 pro-
tracted argument regarding the feast
biiity Of cutting up Texas, Of admitting
Utah, Montana, Washington Territory
and the best manner of handling Dakota
whether to admit il as whole of divide
In view Of such facts it is probably bes,
to ask at once for division without ad
mission. This will not be opposed by
the factions Of Dakota, and congress
would readily gran, Us this, well salts
fed to rest for the time the vexatious
problcm.-Pierre Signal
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13

republicans. Colorado. Illinois, Kansas
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Nebraska
Vermont. New Hampshire, and Wis.
consin elected republican governors
No candidate receiving a popular major
ity in Connecticut the legislature Of that
state. which is republican, will elect a
republican governor Democratic gov
erners are elected in Florida, Indiana,
Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13

A train on the Little Rock, Mississippi
q Texas road was held up on the 6.h by
four men who made a cleanup OF
So 900.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-12-13

Of the sixteen governors who will
take their seats next January ten are
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-08-08
Radical Ridge Notes.

Bro. Shines did not get out TO talk
for US Sunday. Church and Sunday
school were both short There was
preaching at the poor farm by Judge
Hawkins at $50. Nearly every one
went to hear him.
Crops still look fine l hear Of some
hay rotting from SO mitch rain
Misses Matte Sweet and Mary
Kimberly, OF Sullivan county, is visit
ing friends here. They came over on
Monday morning.
There were several parties here
from Salt River township Sunday
Three ofthem seems to have regular
appointments here.
Mrs. Newlon's brother Is from
Glasgow instead Brun wick.
1 am sorry that the "Drunkard'
Home" ended SO soon, but glad that
it ended so well ; if Lena's firm resoiu
ton was in more hearts there would b,
less drunkards.
Wish benjamin would grind u
his "Broadaxe" and hew us anothc
story out of "Tan-baTk' timber.
1
We move that you have all you
correspondents photographed at tn
5 camp fire tirne
News is scaice this week.
+ Mrs. Isaac Ashlock and family {
Macon county IS visiting Mrs. a:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c, Boydsto
t they are accompanied by Miss Ash
5 lock daughter OF Henry Ashlock.
T. O. s.
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Tinags Worth knowing

That fish may be scaled much east
er by dipping into boiling water about
a minute.
That FISH may as well be.s scaled, if
desired, before packing down in salt.
though Ii taat case do not scald them.
Salt fish are quickest and best fresh
ened by soaking in sour milk.
That mix Which-is turned or chang
ed may be sweetene4 and rendered
! fit for use again by stirring in a little
soda
That salt viii curale new milk; hence
in preparing milk porridge grayies, etc,
the salt should net be added until the
dish IS prepared.
That fresh meat alter beginning to
sour, viii sweeten if placed out doors
III the cool over night.
That clear boiling water Il remove
tea stains. Pour the water through the
stain, and thus prevent its spreading
over the fabric,
That ripe tomatoes will remove ink
and other stains from white cloth, also
| from {he hands.
/ That a tablespoonful of turpentine
| boiled with your white clothes will aid
the whitening process.
| That boiled starch is much improved
/ by the addition Of a little sperm or a
| little salt, or both, or little gum-ara-
bic dissolned.
That beeswax and salt will make
your rusty datrons a. clean and
smooth as glass. Tie lump of wax
in 4 rag and keep it for that purpose.
When the irons are hot rub them first
with 4 wax rag, then scour with a pa
per or cloth sDrinkled with salt.
That blue ointment and kerosene,
mixed in equal proportions, and appll-
ed to bedsteads, is an unfalling bed
bug remedy.
That kerosene will soften boots Oh
shoes which have been ha, a,dened by
water and render them as phable as
. new
That kerosene will make the tea
; kettle as bright as new. Saturate a
woolen rag and rub withit. 1t will also
remove stains from clean vanished
furniture.
That cool ram water and soda vii
remove machine grease from washable
fabrics. Every one Of the above re-
ceiPes is unfailing.
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ORDER0 OF PUBLICATION IN VA
CATION.
STATE OF MIssouM.(

County Of Adair, 80
Intbe eircult court Of Adalr county. October
term. I55+. Artid Evans. plaintiff. vs. Thomas
Evans. Defendant.
AtGhis dLy comes the Plaintiff herein, by her At
tOrney. before the undersigned CLERK OF tie circuit
court Of said county IN vacation and files affidavit
IN ts cllse ALLEGING, among other things that de-
feHdant Thomas Evans IS nonresident of the
slate OF Nisso iT so tnat the ordinary process OF
lAT cannot be served upon him and asks that pub
cation notice be made to said defendant notifying
him Of thisSction.
WhereuOn Il Is Ortered by tie clerk aforesaid.
that Defendant be notified by publication, the
plaintiff has commenced suit against him in this
court. the object and general OF which is to
obtain decree Of This dlssOIving the bonds OF
matrimOny contracted and now existing between
plaintiff ard defendant Ouths grounds of offering to
Plaintiff sucn In HdiguitieS TO render her cOudi-
uon intolerahte and that unless the said de- endant
Thomas Evans be and appear at this court at the
next term thereof T. be begun and holden al the
county or the 20th day OF October next and OIL or
before ;he six III day ofsaid teim answer or plead
10 the petition Ia said cause the SAME will be iakeu
as confessed, and Judgement viii be rendered ac-
eOrdingly.
And IS further ordered, that copy hereof he
p'blisued according TO law, In the eeklv Graphic
| u newspaper published weekly In said Adair conn
| ~ and state of Missouri.
| STATE or Missouri, 81
County Of Adair. SS-
| |. W J. Ashiock clerk of the circuit rourt Of
Adair comfy aforesaid, hereby certify that the
above is true copy OF the ginaI Order OF Publi-
pears In nv Office.
Witness my baud as clerk. and the seal of said
court Done al Office IN ktrksville this 22d day OF
: July ioci W. j. ASHLOCK, Clerk
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We are about tired of the rant that
we hear from politicians who wish to
control the farmers vote, about the
bondage of the farmers. The farmer
is really the most independent fellow
in the State. There are times when he
Is imposed upon. He is bled by patens
right sharks. snide insurance agents
and peripatetic lightning rod men, but
we know of nobody who is to blame for
this but himself, and after one bleed
ing, which seems to be necessary
step in the education of every individ-
ual, he learn to avoid a second. The
farmers do not have as potent an in
fluence in legislation as they ought
but we know of nobody to blame but
themselves. They have the power il
they will only use it, and trust each
other instead of the hayseed politician
who inquiries so tenderly after the vel
fare otthe family In this State they
are all powerful, if they will use then
power and stand by their friends -
Homestead.
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Laplala kotrs.



,rhrashing has commenced and
small grain is turning out well.
There has been considerable sick
ness here recently.
Laplata had a warm time at the pfi-
mary last Saturday.
DR.. Morrow, OF Kirksville, attended
the. county convention at Macon on
Monday. a sort OF delegate at
large.
Mis-. Allie Wait, of this city died
yesterday and is TO be buried to-
day.
Thos. DaughertY lost an infant
daughter on the 18th inst from cholera
infantum.
Our Base Ball club is making ar
rangments for an excursion 10 Trenton
on the 18th Of August. They expect
to play match game with the Trenton
boys
Rev. Hardin is holding a protracted
meeting at the Christian chutch in this
place. There were several conver-
sions last week.
LaPlata has one democrat who siTl
vote for Blame and Logan.
The Drunkard's Home, which has
ust ended in the GRAPHIC, affords a
splendid illustration Of the evils of IN.
temperance.
Your correspondent was present Al
the county convention, in Macon OF
Monday last. The following nomina.
lions were made: For CoIoner-Johr
A.Dale; for Surveyor, W. Riley
for Treasurer-Phil, Trammel; 70.
Prosecuting Attorney. T. Mitchell
for Sherid-John Morgan; for Repre-
sentative-B. L. Richards, Judg'
Northern Districts. F. Blackwell
Southern Disrict-R. ]. Oven. Th'
convention also selected twelve dele
gates to attend the Congressional Con
vehtion at Canton, and instructed 70
Hon. W. Il. Hatch. After suppe
there was torch light procession, an,
a speech at the court house by MI
Hatch.
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ahore the Trouble vas.

There is no use talking" said Jen-
klns, "something has got to be done or
this county will go to wreck and ruin.
/ think the tariff ought to be reform
ed"
You are wrong there, Jenkins y
replied Smith, "the trouble is VIC hsvn't
half production enough. Increase the
duties say II
There IS Brown: We Rill ask him
what he thinks about the situation.
We'll gentlemen, responded Brown
'whose wife has just presented him with
the third pair Of twins, ~ have not
gwen the matter much consideration,
but as far as my own affairs are con-
cened, 1 attribute the unfortunate con.
dltion to over production.
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GFcenbaCll Congressional COaFea-
TON


|, FRaNK P. HALL,b b. the authority
vested IN me as chairman oftbe eireene
back Labor party Of the Firat Con.
gressienal District of Missouri, do
hereby cal Congressional Consen,
ton to meet IN the city of krksville,
Mo, on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1854,
at the hourof ten O'Clock, A. M,, for
the purpose of nommating q candidate
for Congress. The basis OF represen-
Itat,on thereto, to be the same as that
fixed by the State Central Committee
Tor the State convention ) provided,
however. that no county shall have less
than two votes, which basis allows del
egates from the several counties rs fol.
lows Adair county, 8; Knox, s {;
Lewis, 2; Marion, 2 Macon, 8; Put
nam, 4 Shelby, 8 Scotland, S; Clark,
2. BRAo ?. HALL Chairman.
II. B. DINEs, Secretary.
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Gen. Grant is for Blaine, number
less campaign yarns to the contrary
Notwithstanding, and this is the way he
talked at his Long Branch cottage the
other day:
II see newspaper insinuations that
/ am opposed to Mr.. Blaine's election
or am not favorably disposed to him.
They are nutuue. He ought to be
elee,ed. He would be president of the
United States in fact as well as name
He has had twenty five years expert
ence in public lite and knows every fea
sure of the republics business. and te
reject such a man in all the plenituddt d.
of his knowledge and ability and will
for a man of Governor Cleveland:
Enrfed experience, would be beneath
the good sense ofour people.
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Ben. Butler had his opportunity and
he improved it. He expressed the in
sincerity and the hypocrisy of the party.
He placed his own platform the plat.
form of his one million and half Of
constituents-before them and made
them listen to it as "Butler's Platform
He notified them that he should not
act with them and that million and
a half of Democratic workingmen
would not. He satirized them, he
gave them the lie, he treated them not
only with indignation but with con.
tempt. and, having accomplished hi:
work, he left them-to make then
campaign with the loss of the laborine
men, whose candidates he promised to
be. He had his revenge and it wa:
ample 1t will be increased next No.
vember.
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How Biai8e'S GFeat-GFa ldfaCiler
Saved the TgecPs from StarYa-
tion at gailay EOrge

An officer Of The Cominissary De
Partment OF the United States army
Communicates the following Interesting
bit of,history
Col, Ephriam Blaihe, of Carlisle.
Pa, was the officer who really saved
Wasiington's troops from starvation
during that awful winter at Valley
Forge. Col. Blaine was thenConHnis-
sary- General of the Middle Depart
ment. II the ensuing summer ofl578,
on the resignation Of Gen. Wadsworth,
ne was made Commisssry- -GenetaI Of
the entire Continental Army on the
personal recommendation Of Gen.
Washington. Col Blaine held the posi-
ton TIL the close oftae Revolutionary
struggle in I7S3. He was a man OF
large fortune when the war broke out,
and the records show that during the
uylng times of the Valley Forge winter.
he advanced $6oo,ooo for the use Of
the patriot army-an, enormous sum Of
money At that time. Col. Blaine died
early in this century and lies buried al
Carlisle, Pa, where he was born in
I77o, his parents being among the
earliestof the Scotch and Scotch Irish
imrnigrats to the Cumberland Valley.
Col. Blaiae's descendants are quite nu-
.merous in Pennsylvania and The West.
Col. Ephriam Blaine was James G.
Blaine's great-grandfathsr.
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EDITOR GRAPHIC Il hear parties
say that if a man votes at or takes part
in primary election, that he is not
In honor bound to support the nomi.
nees unless they suit him. contend
he is in honor bound to abide the re.
suit. What is your opinion on the
subject? VOTER.
We hold that .sVoter" is correct.
Otherwise the holding of convention
or primary election would be the
greatest farce imaginable. In partici-
pating in a primary the individual voter
tacitly agrees to submit his personal
judgement to the larger judgement OF
the whole party in order that there may
be a united effort for success at the
polls, and consequent success of the
principles and policy of that party
Inc OBJECT OF party organization is The
carrying out of some particular set o
principles orline ofpolicy, but without
unity of action at the polls there car
be no success. Hence whoever hon.
estly desires the success OF those prin.
ciples or the carrying out ofthat policy
SO long as the primaries are fairly con
Quoted, and the will of the party freel,
expressed, will cheerfully submit hi:
individual preferences and prejudices
Any other course would simply b,
political anarchy. A man who coe.
not agree with those principles or de
sire the success Of such policy, ha.
no business to participate, howeve
much he may desire to aid some par
ticular personal friend who may be OF
the ticket.
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We were IN Crawfordville on last
Sunday and took look at the coal
shaft LYeything is in readiness to
begin the mining of the coal. We
understand they have shipped seven
car loads already. The vein is three
feet thick and the coal is of fine quail.
ty. We hope the enterprise may
prove a grand financial success to
those who are engaged in it.-Greex.
easfis ZadsbsRds1f.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters Of adminis-
tratlpu upon the estate of Geo. ". Miller late OF
Asatr county. deceased, have been granted TO the
undersigned W liIfaru Miller by the Probate court
ni the county OF Adair bearing date the 18th day OF
June tbo4. AA ,tersons having claims against saId
estate are required 10 exhibit them TO me for al
IoWsnce within one year after date Of said letters
estate, aud ifsnch clIiin be not exhibited within
tW1 years from the publication OF this notice they
VIII be forever barred. WILLIAM NILLER
Admiufstrator GRECO. W. Miiler deceased.
July 9Th, 1874. nIz-tw