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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

General Keifer of Ohio wants to be
returned to congress.
The Illinois Republican state conyen-
ton will meet AT Springfield September
Rhode Island has in its legislature
ninety-four Republican members out of
los in all.
The Texas newspapers stipulate with
all legislative candidates for u change
in the libel laws.
1t is said that Judge Poland could be
governor Of Vermont if he wanted to.
but that he gives no sign.
Charlie Foster still insists that Ohio
is for Blaine, Senator Sherman TO the
contrary Notwithstanding.
A Democratic senate would bc able
to assist the president materially in
solving the question of the offices.
The Portland O%regonian, having
gone back on the Republicans in
Oregon, is supporting the Prohibition
ticket.
The Memphis Avalanche considers
Mr.. Cleveland as the logical and in
evitable candidate of the Democrats
in 1888.
The Georgia gubernatorial campaign
is complicated by the chance that ex-
Congressman FELTON, may run rs an in
dependent candidate.
The Indiana prohibitionists include
in their platform a plank declaring in
favor of woman suffrage, and another
for the issue of money by government
only.
The Chicago News is panied to note
that no pronounced advocate of civil
service reform has been prominently
named by either party as leader in the
next presidential race.
In Texas it is proposed to unite the
Prohibitionists and various other po-
litical and non-political elements in a
grand effort to elect officers.
Secretary Whitney is occasionally
mentioned as a possible candidate for
the senate.
One of the incidents Of the Blaine
movement is a revival just at this time
of the story that large sums of British
gold were expended to defeat him in
1884 because of his Irish views.
Steve Dorsey says Logan and Sher-
man together will have Il majority in
the next Republican convention, but
that Blaine's chances for Il nomination
are better now than ever before.
Twelve Republicans aided in the de-
feat Of the local option bill in the New
Jersey legislature, and now their party
papers are %grumbling that if the bill
had passed there would be no temper
ance issue in this years election.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26
Sir Charles Dixie is to have the o.

Sir Charles Dixie is to have the OPP
portunity given him of clearing him
self from the stains left upon him by
the Dilke-Crawford divorce case. II
has been decided that the Queens proc.
tor has the right to intervene in Sir
Charles's behalf in case ''the fresh evi.
dence now offered by Fanny Stock and
Sarah Gray is material evidence"
Neither Dixie himself nor Mrs. Craw-
fork. however, will be allowed to test.
fy. 1t is difficult to see how .'Fanpy's''
testimony can do Sir Charles any good,
The member for Chelsea would prob
ably do just as well to rest content with
the unofficial vindication he has already
received from his constituents, who
have accepted fully his explanation that
he was free from all guilt"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26

The newspapers that run to pictures
must let the fair sex alone, or, like the
st. Paul paper which has been sued by
a young woman for publishing a wood
EN- atrocity purporting to be her
portrait, they will get themselves into a
good many libel suits. Men can stand
it, and, indeed, many of them would
consider it an affront to their intelli-
gence TO be made out handsome; but
with the fair sex it is different. Beauty
is their dearest possession, and news
paper art has not yet been found suf
ficiently skillful to do it justice.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26

The Royal Geographical society has
honored two members of the last Amer
lean Arctic expedition. Not only has
Lieutenant Greedy received the Queens
medal, but to Sergeant Brainard also
has been awarded the Back grant in
recognition of effective services render
ed by him during the explorations in
Northern Greenland. AS the sole sur
vivor of the little detachment that made
the ..farthest north" the plucky ser
geant deserved this distinction.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26
A Musical Romance.

New York Correspondence Globe
Democrat There is Il pretty lutte
story connected with the marriage
rather late in life of the Chevalier An
tonic de Kontski to Natalie, one of
Poland's patriotic daughters. She had,
as a young girl, N aversion to instru-
mental music. She hated the very
sound of a piano, and discouraged
every professor of music who was en-
gagged by her father to teach her this
very necessary feminine accomplish
ment. Finally, an English governess,
of austere character ventured to stake
her reputation on instilling in the mind
of Natalie an obedient spirit and an APP
probation of Beethoven's sonatas.
Moral suasion gave place to physical
coercion, and Natalie's young life be-
came distasteful to her. One afternoon,
after chastisement by the austere gov
erness, the girl escaped from the house,
and running to the shore of an orna-
mental lake, leaped without hesitation
into the water. She sank instantly and
made nc cutlery. When the shrieks of
the terrified governess brought assis-
lance, Natalie struggled violently to
beat of her rescuers, but was saved
just in time. The g%overness resigned
her charge, and Natalie never learned
TO play on the piano. The chevalier
vas As years old when he be-
came a guest for the first time
of Natalie's father. She heard
him play .'Reveil du Lion" Her
patriotic instincts told her that the
piece was an allcgory of Poland's his
tory, and for the first time she listened
with interest to music. Indeed, she
was so delighted that she innocently
asked the Chevalier to marry her.
De Kontski, to humor the child, gave
his promise and went away. Next
year he again visited the mansion OF
the Polish nobleman. Natalie had not
only remembered his promise, but was
thoroughly convinced in her own mind
that he would keep it. The pianist
vas still a bachelor, and, although old
enough to be her father, was so won by
her de~otiOn that he gained the consent
of Natalie's parents to IA marriage
when she was fifteen years old. The
wedding took place, and their married
life has been very happy.
To-day the Chevalier has a long
white beard. His hair is also white,
but the vigor of youth is in his frame
and the fire of his genius undimmed.
Nine. de Kontski is always mistaken
by strangers for his daughter. She is
scarcely thirty years old, and still
beautiful. Her command of language
is wonderful, She can keep up a most
interesting conversation, replete with
wit and eloquence, and b~etraying ac-
curate information on every topic,
in either the English, French, Russian,
Polish or Italian tongue.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26

Mr.. Gladstone's manifesto to tn,
Midlothian electors, will constitut,
the platform" of the regular
liberals in the approaching parliamen
tary campaign. The premier bases hi
appeal to the country upon the assump
ton hat the home rule policy of tn,
government is the only possible alter
native to a policy of coercion, nakec
and simple, as proposed by Lord Sails
bury. Between the two extremes O
government by force and local self
government Mr.. Gladstone asserts that
there is no practicable middle curse.
The proposals of Chamberlain he scouts
as a mere trifing with the sitution. He
declines TO discuss the details of the
offered by the government,
contenting himself with a simple afir-
nation of the general principle upon
which it was based and with emphasiz-
ing the necessity of effecting "A final
settlement of the Irish problem in order
that other pressing questions of domes-
tic politics may receive consideration
at the hands of parliament. Mr.. Glad
stone Indignantly denies that the gov
eminent policy of home rule is a
scheme of disunion but insists, on the
contrary, that it is a measure to
strengthen the union and preserve the
integrity Of the empire. He disputes
the right of its opponents to the name
of unionists, which they have assumed,
and declares that the union the gov
ernnent proposes to modify is. in its
present shape, "a paper union, OBJ
tanned by force or fraud, and never
sanctioned or accepted by the Irish
people" The manifesto is a clever
and adroit production, digniied and
temperate in tone, and as effective a
presentation of the government case
as could have been made. The pre-
mier, remains, as he has always tecn,
pre-eminently IL master of the art of ex
preston.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26

The last day of the Ascot meeting in
England brought triumph for the
Americans who witnessed the racing.
The Alexandra Plate was won by an
American horse, Mr.. Kecne's Blue
Grass, now the property of Mr.. X.
Craig, jr., beating Althorp, the winner
of the Ascot Cup on the proceeding
day. The betting was s to 2 on AL
thorp and 6 to / against Blue Grass.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26

The marriage certificate of the Presi-
dent and his wife conveys the interest
ing information that Grover Cleveland
is f~orty-nine years of age and white,
and that Frances Folsom, now Cleve-
land, is twenty-one years of age, and
likewise a member of the Caucasian
raca
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26

The public school teachers of Phila-
delphia think of striking for higher
g Their salaries are 25 per cent.
lower than those paid teachers else
where. A city that pays so much TO
ward workers has little to spare for
women teachers.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26

DIR. X. Butler, Master Of Arts, Cam
bridge University, England, says: ''St.
Jacobs Oil acts like magic"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26
A Bonanza Mine

OF health is to be found In DR. X. V. Pierce's
"Fayorite Prescription, " to the merits of which,
as a remedy for female weakness and kindred
affections thousands testify.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-26

= The Ohio Democratic convention will be
held at Toledo August II and Is.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-28
His Socks Sent by TeIecranh.

One day last week Il Young man en-
tered the Hartweil telegraph office with
sealed letter. He tol,i Champion, the
operi tor. that it vas Sc; ed and stamped
and That he wanted it nj to his sweet
heart at Bower>vi!le. bv telegraph. and
for HIM not To open anU read it. Cham
pion directed him TO the post office.
This reminds Us of one of ''Old b. s
yarns. He SAYS that during the war
when the militia were about Savannah.
an old-lady who had n 16-year-Old son
down there went to the depot ut Greens
boro with Il pair of wool socks which
she wanted sent to her '.bold soldier
boy" by telegraph. Some men were
walking about the depot. One of them
told her to walk into the Office and he
would hang the socks on the wire and in
Il few minutes she would hear from Jim.
The man pulled Off his dirty, well-worn
socks and putting on the new ones
hung the old ones on the wire. and
went in and roid the old lady Jim had
received the socks and sent back his old
ones. which were hanging on the wire.
The delighted old lady raised her spec
tacles, saw the old socks. and requested
the man 10 take them down. remarking
in voice full of pride and tenderness:
jus like .Iim-he always wuz a keer-
ful, sayin boy: and he has sent his old
socks back fUr his mammy 10 darn 'em
tod bless him. And in turn we say
God bless all such innocent, tender
hearted mothers as Jim s.-HartaGeH
(Gd) San.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-28
He Got His Applejack.

William Fl. Vanderbilt came down TO
Staten Island few days before his
death and went to New Dorp and looked
at his gigantic mausoleum there. While
he was viewing the work 'Tunis Butler
came up with pair of horses that were
hauling material to the spot. Mr.. Butler
has the contract for hauling the stones
and other articles TO the place.
.STun" is little younger than Mr..
Vanderbilt was. and, perhaps. a little
less wealthy. In the years that are long
a0one. however, Tun used to know Mr..
Vanderbilt very well. In fact, they
were neighbors, and in the good old
days of yore. when simple Bill Wander
bilt was an humble youth working on
the old Vanderbilt farm. he and Tun
were chums. They grew up to be
young men together.
When Mr. Vanderbilt heard Tun yell
saGee, hawr' at the yoke of oxen. the
Crrsus quickly glanced around as
same command so often before that it
had become familiar.
Mr.. Vanderbilt quickly turned his
head just as Tun raised his eyes to look
at the financial magnate. Their eyes
met at the same time.
..Hello,'' said Mr.. Vanderbilt, chow
do YOU do, Tun?" and his soft fingers
were oiasped in what Mr.. Butler calls
his hands.
well. Bill. I'm purity well; but it's q
good while since we have met, replied
Butler.
Yes; that's so" responded William
H.. who added: I'VE used to live close
by. and had some good frolics to-
gether,
Yes: that's So" continued Mr.. But
ler But | say. Bill. he put in with
that quizzical look that all who know
him are familiar with-''But | say,
Bill said Mr.. Butler. ''do you recollec1
the last time we metz
No said the hundred millionaire
smiling freely. as though expecting !
characteristic joke from the other.
Well. I'll tell YOU" said Tun. "lt
was when you was trying to haul loac
of moss-bunkers up from the beach
after we had got them out of the bay, tC
| use for fertilizers. You had one OF the
/ old Commodore's teams. and | had my
team. Your horse got stuck in muc
bank. and couldn't get out with tht
buukers. | bet you gallon Of apple
jack that my team could pull the loat
out, and YOU bet they couldn't. | Won
but - if | ever got the gallon o
applejack Yet.
Mr.. Vanderbilt laughed heartily a
the blunt humor of Mf. Butler. and salt
he would make the omission good. H'
said he remembered the circnmstanc'
well.
A few DAYS afterward Tun received b,
express gallon demijohn of royal oil
applejack. accompanied by 4 bottle O
the best champa sne. from the Fittl
avenue mansion of the former New
Dorpite. Richmond County fN. T..
| Sentinel
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-28
Couldn't Stand the Test.

'Who is this young fellow who has
been sparkling YOU for the last six
months9n suddenly inquired old man
Foraker the other evening as he looked
up at his daughter.
Swered.
Worth anythinga"
Not much. but he has prospects"
''Humph! | don't like his looks. He
has Il bad temper"
.'Why, papa. he's an angel! Nothin.
on earth can make him angry
''Does he wear plug hat?''
'.Oh. yes. he's Just bought new one
a regular daisy
Il never saw it in the hail.
But he takes ii in the paror with
him.
Il see: YOU may run along now
That evening. after Mary and her
beau had got comfortably seated, the
old man went coughing and stamping
into the parlor The lovers plug hat
sat ON chair Foraker walked over
to that chair and sat down with all his
might. smashing the hat flat as 10
cent piece. and observed:
Fine evening, sir? What do the pa
pers tonight have to say about the Ser
vian-Bulgarian troubies?"
The Young man grew red and then
white. He attempted In speak, but the
words would not come. He finally got
up. cast one annihilating look on the
old man, ignored the girl entirely, and
walked straight out of the room and the
house. As he descended the steps the
girl ran to the door and called:
'.Williah! Williah? Won't You speak
TO me?'
The old man followed her and called:
''Boy! you'll catch cold in your head
without hat!''
But the young man never halted or
turned his head. and when his hoof-
beats could no longer be heard on the
walk the father turned 10 the girl and
said:
Il was right. Mary, in regard 10 his
temper. A Young man who won't let
his intended father-in-law smash his
plug hatis no chap for you to marry.
Beware of him as YOU would the deadly
Demonstration. .'-Detroit Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-28
A Nine-MilIion Book.

By this sketch | see thai the Apple
tons have made S9. 100000 out OF their
Cyclopedia alone; nine millions in the
gross. of course, this means; but there is
good margin for profit. Out of their
Picturesque America they have made
$4,000.000. So ii they only publish those
two books. they would do we'll !" Web
ster'S Primer which they still publish.
sells at the rate of 1000, 900 year reg
ularlv, sometimes Il few more but never
less l said to Mr.. Appleton one day
that the publisher OF three such books
ought TO be satisfied. Yes. he said, but
unfortunately they published other
books, the success of which, or the nom
success of which. made an imoad into
the profits of the other publications.
However, the house of Appleton is rich
enough and the most of its wealth comes
through its subscription department.
You can imagine that the subscription
department does 4 big business when
some of lis agents make from $4,000 TO
$50, 900 4 year out of it. This is It good
income for Il book agent. RH0deiphid
Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-28
OVercOat Colds.

This is the season most appropriate
for little serious reflection on the sub
ject of oyercoats. Nothing seems more
simple than 10 adapt clothing to the
weather by the addition of an Overcoat,
light OF heavy, as the occasion requires.
1t must not, however, be forgotten. that
in proportion as the garment superim-
posed upon the ordinary clothes is eff
fective in producing Il sense of warmth
it acts by arresting the evaporation of
warm vapor from the body. This warm
vapor continues 10 rise through the Or
dinary clothing. but il is prevented from
escaping, and the clothes are saturated
with it. The general effect is well
enough while the Overcoat is kept on.
but the moment it is removed evapora-
ton recommences, and the body is
placed III q cooler constructed on the
principle adopted when a damp cloth is
wrapped round butter-dish, the vapor
passing of, abstracting the heat, and
leaving the contents of the cooler re-
frigerated.
The point TO make clear is that the
overcoat. let it be fashioned and ventil-
ated as it may. does not prevent the
underclOthing from being saturated with
moisture. but actually tends TO make the
moisture accumulate therein. This is
proved by the sense of genial warmth
felt while the overcoat is worn. and the
evidences of perspiraiion easily per-
ceived under the arms and at the sides
Of the chest partic ularly. Immediately
after the overcoat has been removed
Moreover. we take OFF the oyercoat when
we enter warm house, and precisely at
hon yy-h irI- -
suspended. A very little consideration
will suffice TO convince the common
sense thinker that nothing can well be
worse managed than this process both
as regards its nature and the time and
conditions of its operation. 1t is op-
posed to all the canonS of health to al
low the clothing 10 become saturated
with perspiration and then 10 take of ex-
ternal covering. and suffer rapid cooling
by evaporation. while. if it were designed
To do this al the worst possible Time.
probably none worse could be found
than when muscular exercise has been
discontinued. The suggestion we have
to offer is. that ii would be far better
policy 10 wear only one coat at q time,
and 10 make whatever change NAV be
necessary by removing thin coat and
replacing IT by q thicker one when going
Out of doors, and the reverse when COM
ing in. If. instead of wearing over
coats, people would wear coats of differ
ent thicknesses, according to the wealth.
er and conditions generally. they would
avoid the danger of cooling by eyapora-
ton; the garments saturated with
moisture would be removed and dry off
the body instead OF on it. We believe
no inconsiderable proportion of the
''colds,' attacks of lumbago. and even
more formidable results of what are
popularity called ''chills. may be traced
to the practice of wearing overcoats
which arrest the ordinary process of
evaporation, cause the clothing within
to be satura ted with accumulated per-
spiratiOn, and are then removed, when
rapid cooling takes place. The avoid
ance of this peril is TO be attained by
such change of coats as the conditions
require.-LORdOnL Ldncei.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-28
PilEsI PILELIIPjLESIu

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DR.. William, ian Indian
edy)called DIR. WILLIAMS INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five
years standing. No one need suffer
five minutes after applying this won
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments do more harm than good
Williams Ointment absorbs the tu-
nors, ailays the intense itching, (par-
tieularly at night after getting warm
in bed,) acts as q poultice, gives in
stant and painless relief, and is pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by b. Waterman, and mail
ed on receipt of price. SI.0O.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-28
Rescued by a Lady.

Ihe Tor is mountain peak rising
west OF Haverstraw. and is favorite re-
sort for visitors in the summer.
Mr.. Blakeledge. of Newark. recently.
with young lady as ii companion.
climbed to its summit. over seven hun
dred feet above the sea level They as
cended by the winding path. which is
the only proper and safe course up the
mountain. They remained an hour on
the summit. enjoying the view. which is
one OF the finest among the mountains,
and then began the descent. The slip
perry condition of the path made the
walk more dangerous than usual, and
when about One-third of the way down
MIR. Blackledge suggested that they leave
the path and turn TO the left. where the
walking was apparently better. They
did SO. and few minutes later Mr..
Blackledge lost his footing on a loose
rock, fell, and rolled over the edge OF
the cliff. ninety feet high. His cry of
alarm and his almost immediate disap-
pearance caused his companion, few
yards behind him 10 stop. Then, in
stead of screaming or fainting, she eau
tiOusly crept to the brink of the preci-
pice and looked down. She expected 10
see his dead body on the rocks below.
TO her relief she saw that he had been
caught on a jutting crag about twenty
feet down, and that he supported him
self with a small tree and with his feet
in cleft of rock. He was deathIy
pale, but called to her that he was un-
hurt and wished her to call for help.
This she did Justify, but without avail.
Then telling him to wait few minutes
she began active measures of relief.
Around some large rock on the edge of
the cliff she built a sort of platform on
which to stand. Then she devoted her
wrap and flannel skirt 10 make a res
cue. To her almost fanting friend she
lowered the strongly-knotted cord. and
slowly but surely he came up. hand over
hand, to the top of the clitl. where for
five minutes he lay exhausted. The
young lady then helped him down the
mountain path. and without further
mishap they reached the outskirts of the
village shortly after dark The young
lady is Miss Mildred Porter, of Elizabeth.
n. j.. and she is visiting friends in
Haverstraw. Mr.. Blakeledge came TO
visit her. He has not vet fully recovered.
He certainly owes his life TO Miss Por-
ter's GOODNESS and bravery.