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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-11
SOME RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 tSpeciaO Among the
recent appointments the Interior Department that
Of Of the late President Tyler TO be chief OF divs
lon in the General Land Office. Mrs Pickett, widow OF
the Confederate who led the desperate charge at
Gettysburg. has been appointed TO place In the same
Department. An applicant for place in the Interior
Department as member OF tho medical branch Of the
Pension Board OF Appeals is Dr. HambletOn, Georgia
ex-Confederate who achieved considerable notoriety
about years by celebrating his appointment 10
an i'm orant and lucrative Office under the Democratic
House OF Representatives by naming HIS infant son
John wilkes Booth Hambleton in honor of the ASSASSIN
Of Abraham Lincoln. This performance cost Dr. Ham-
blcon his place IL is understood that the doctors APP
pOuinent hangs lire from some cause.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-11
CLOSING PRICES OF CALIFORNIA STOCKS
SAN FRANCIsCO. Sent 10 1856.

u. Bid. Asked.
"a Buffalo. ". Y. g.
~ PhIla ---...-.. Ga 10
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
Snake Charming.

A traveller in India writes rs follows
Zone morning, while sitting on the
yeranda. | heard a sound which much
rescmblcd that made 10y bagpipc~; and
presently ~ 1t came nearer / discrrred
Il strange looking figure coming to-
wards me, playing on a curious double
pipe. His hair was long and matted in
elf-locks like strips of thick felt, and
he carried over his shoulder a long
Springy bamboo from either end of
which depended a reddish-yellow bag.
"'Salaam, sahib.' he said.
"'Who are YOU. and what DO YOU
want?' | asked.
"'l1azoor! your servant is a charmer
Of scrpentS, and desires to exhibit his
skill for your amuscncnt.
This seemed to me a favorable OBJ
p%ortunity for testing the pretensions of
these persons. and | proposed certain
conditions under which he should work,
promising him Il liberal reward If he
were successful in capturing a poison
Gus snake within a certain distance of
my bungalow.
After some demur he aSsented to
my proposal. STIMULATING only that if he
failed he should receive half the
promised sum of money.
"Accordingly, | assured myself alb
solutely that he had no snake concealed
about his person.
Taking his pipe and followed BY
me. he began his pcr~egrlnations. play
ing his dolcful music all the while.
First he searched the house, then the
small piece of garden in front thereof.
after which he turned towards the cook
house and my servants huts, which lay
a short distance in the rear. Midway
between these huts and my bungalow
was a small wcedy patch of rose-gar-
den; and towards this patch he first
directed his steps.
Fixing his eyes upon a spot among
the rose-bushes, he commenced playing
on his pipe. Slowly-very ~slowly-he
drew nearer and nearer, his pipe keep
ing up a soft. monotonous, drOning
sound, when-whish! with a plunge
and a dart, he thrust his arm into the
grass and drew forth a wriggling cobra.
| gave him his reward
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
Measuring of Time.


Frederic G. Mather: The story is
told that King Alfred had no better
way - tell the time than by burning
twelve candles, each of which burned
two hours, and when all the twelve
were gone another day had passed.
Long before the time of Alfred. and
long before the time Of Christ. the
shadow of the sun told the hour of the
day, by means of Il sun-dial. The old
Chaldeans so placed IA hollow hemis-
pherc, with a bead ia the centre, that
the shadow of the bead on the inner
surface told the hour of the day. Other
kinds Of dials were afterwards made
with a tablet Of wood or Il straight
piece of metal. On the tablets were
marked the different hours. When the
shadow came to the mark TX, it was
nine o'clock in the morning. The dial
was sometimes placed near the ground,
or in towers or buildings. You see two
sun-dials that are on the Gray and
black Nunnery in Ottawa, the cap
ital of Canada. The old clock.
on the eastern end of Fancuil Hall in
Boston, was formerly "A dial of this
kind; and on some of the old church
towers in England you may see them
to-day. Aside from the kinds mention
ed, the dials now in existence are in
tended more for rname than for
use. In the days when dials were
used, each enc contained a motto of
some kind, like these: Time flies
like the shadow or, Il tell no hours
but those that are happy"
But the dial could be used only in
daytime; and, ever then, il was worth
less when the sur was covered with
clouds. In order to measure the
hours of night rs we'll as the hours of
the day, the Greeks and '.e Ro-
mans used tho clepsydra. viii 4 means
The water steals away" A large
jar was filled with water, AL a hole
was made in the bottom through
which the water could run. The
glass in those days was not transpar-
ent. No one could see from the out
side how much water had escaped. So
there were made. on the inside certain
marks that told the hours AS the water
ran out; or else "A stick with notches in
the edge was dipped into the water.
and the depth of what was left showed
the hour. Sometimes the water dropped
into another jar in which a block of
wood was floating, the block rising as
the hours went on. Once in a while,
some very rich man had a clepsydra
that sounded a musical note ut every
hour.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
JoKELErs

Boston Herald: When a young lady
rulls Off and marries a coachman q
great fuss is made about it; but every
day some bride marries Il groom. and
nothing is thought of it.
New York Telegram: A barrister
observed to a learned brother i in court
that he thought his uhishers were very
unprofcssFonal. You are right re-
piled his friend; "a lawyer can not be
too barefaced."
Texas Siftings: ''lt's a dridful toimc
that | have sewing buttons on me own
clothes. If | was only n married man
I'd ask me wolfe never 60 allow our
son to grow up an auid b7,scileior like
his fayther.
Burlington Free Press; A CORE
spondent sends us m article entitled
How to Manage "a Wife" The manu-
script has a veXed and disjointed look.
rs though the writer had broken off
several times to dodge a broomsiick.
Boston Courier: There are little,
sweet, pretty and green GASES ai the
way through the des-yt of life, but II
fat man who breaks n suspender On a
hot day when running to catch 70 train
doesn't think of this.
n. Y. Led ger: ''Shave?" queried
barber. Yes and the customer
drops into IA char. The operation is
performed without chloroform. How
much?' Fifteen cents" But |
thought this was IA ten cen shop?'
1T is for IA plain shave, but | hap
pened to cut a cash in your chin. and
used alum on it. Five cents extra for
alum
Chicago Ledger: Papa. can't / 20
to the store and Get me a new dress?'
''Why, child, YOU have got plenty of
good dresses" Yes. papa, but they
are out of style Nonsense, girl,
the trees always come ont in the same
style every spring, don't thev?" YES,
papa, but they always look green. too"
''All right go to the store and get a
new dress
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
From Winnipeg to Hudson's Bay.

- - -
New York Tribune: Prof, Low. of
the geological survey, returned to-day
from an exploratory trip to liudson's
bay. He left Otta va on May 10, and
started on his Journey overland from
Winnipeg. A great portion of the dis
lance was accomplished in bark canoes
steered by Indian guides Prof. Low
says:
The country is the toughest and
widest | ever saw. In fact, it is one
immense tract of rocks, upon which
little or no vegetation appears. Ar
irving at the source of the Berens
river, We struck the source of the Sew
ern river. which runs east and empties
into Hudson's bay and proceeded down
until we arrived ut Fort Severn. on
Hudson's bay. The country, after we
passed the height of land, became more
fertile, and the scenery along the Sew
ern was extremely beautiful. About
fOur hundred miles down the river
from its source we came into four or five
large lakes about sixty miles in width.
The land within IA radius of eighty or
one hundred miles of these lakes is
the frost would not at all interfere with
the growth of crops.
The country, from the mouth of the
Severn to the Behrens river to Fort
Trout, on the Swan river, has never
been explored, and we found that the
present maps of that country are
astray, and they were only draw by
descriptions given by Indians. Why,
there is Il tract of country about $50
miles across from Lake Winnipeg to
Hudson's bay which no white man
ever traversed. In this district there
is any quantity of deer and caribou,
but small game is very scarce. We
stayed at Fort Severn for a short time,
then started along the coast of Hud-
sons bay to York river, about 200
miles south. While at Fort York the
Hudson's Bay company steamers ar
rived with a report that two American
whalers had been found in the ice off
Marble island. They were lost during
last winter, and nothing has ever been
heard of the crews. At Norway house,
at the head of Lake Winnipeg, we met
Col. Glider and MIR. Griffith, the Amer
lean explorers. They were recruiting
men for their expedition when we saw
them. They expect to get as far AS
Fort Churchill this winter by boat.
From that place they will 90 north in
dog sleighs. attended by a band Of Es-
ouimanS"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13

on sea Of glass, will cry out: '.Thes,
are they who came out Of great tribu
%lltion. and had their robes washed ant
made white in the blood Of the Lamb
Once more, ! want you TO
SEEK BUSINESS GRACE.
Commercial ethics, business honor,
laws of trade, may do very well fol
awhile; but there will come a time
when the ground will slip from under
your feet and the world will
frown. and the devils will vet
after your soul, and you will want
more then than this world can give
you. You will want the eternal rock
to stand on, For the lack of that grace,
you have known men TO forge. and to
maltreat their friends, and to curse
their enemies. and YOU have seer their
names bulletined among scoundrels.
and spit upon. and blistered by scorn,
and ground to powder. They not only
lost their property, but their souls were
mauled, and putreticd, ana blasted for
eternity. You could count up scores
of such persons, while there are others
who, tossed on the same sea, sustained
by the grace of God, have all the time
kept their eye on the light house. Men
coming out of that mars store say:
If there eve was a Christian trader,
that is one"
sTERN INTEGRITY KEPT THE BOOKS
and waited on the customers. Light
from the future world flashed through
the show windows Wrath never stamped
that floor, nor did sly dishonesty cover
up imperfections in goods. Love to
God and love to man were the princi-
pies that ruled in the store of that
Christian trader. Some day the shut
ters are not let down from the store
window. and the bars are not taken
from the door. Men pass along. and
stop, and stare, and 90 up to read Il
card on the door which
'"Closed on account Of the death of on
Of the firm That death-it is talked
in commercial circles that "a good man
has gone. Boards of trade pass reso-
lutions of sympathy, and churches of
Christ pray; Help, Lord, for the
Cody man ceaseth." He has made
his last bargain. He has Suffered his
last loss. He has ached with his last
fatigue. The results of his Christian
industry will bless his children after he
is dead, and requests to the kingdom
of God will gather many sons into
glory. Everlasting rewards in place of
business discipline. There 1.-The wicked
cease from troubling, and the weary
are at rest.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
A First Hearing of List.

Temple Bar: The first time | heard
him play was on a very poor organ IN
a little church, and seeing what LISTS
magical touches could do with such
an instrument | can better understand
how great musicians of a former epoch
made up for the want of IN Erard or a
Broadwood. He played. for some
charitable purpose, his own exquisite
''Ave Maria Stella" and if the sounds
evolved from the grand piano con
structed for his own use filled his list
eners with awe and wonder, still more
marvellous the strains that now issued
from a poor little organ. The truth of
the matter is this: LISTS whole soul
went into his playing. Like Milton,
music to him vas but another name
for religion. Like all great geniuses,
moreover, he put himself into every eff
fort-stamped with individuality every
outpouring. His playing naturally re-
sembled none other ia the world, just
because there lived no secon' LisGt.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
Frontier Law.

Youths Companion: A legal adj
justment of differences was sometimes
very difficult for a man to obtain in the
early days Of California--as it is else
where at times-owing to local pecu-
liarities.
Two Mexicans who had been lucky
in digging, disputed the possession of
an aged mule. not worth her keeping.
The case was brought before a learned
magistrate named Muggins, who. be-
fore listening to the trial. demanded
that each claimant should pay three
ounces of gold dust for ''cost of
court"
Each party was then allowed to state
his side of the case in his native Ian
guage, of which Judge Muggins did
not understand a word. This done, his
honor informed them, through IN in
trepreter, that the case must be decided
by Il jury.
Two ounce more having been paid
to meet this extra expense" twelve
good men and true We're summoned.
These persons decided that the evil
dence was so conflicting that neither
mar owned the mule. but that. in strict
justice, the plaintiff and defendant
should draw lots for the bony beast.
The foreman furnished the straws with
out extra cost, and mid a breathless
silence, the Mexicans drew lots.
The die was east, and the case de-
cided. but when the winner went proud
ly forth to claim his quadruped, it was
discovered that a more subtitle
''Greaser" had stolen the mule.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
He Knew How to DO Ii.

Saw a new trick out in Iowa the
other day" said IA travelling man. Il
was stopping ut Il little station on the
Northwestern, and tie hotel was close
to the railroad track. The through
passenger trains don't .top there. In
the party sitting outside after dinner
was a man who had a fine gold watch
with a ease Of extraordinary weight.
lie said it was she heaviest watch.cass
made. and the strongest.
There is a funny thing about this
watch of mine, be said; 1T $50 strong;
that can put it ON the railroad track
and ht a train run over it and it will
not be damaged in che least
"'Rfgh: on the railg' q%ueried one of
the pagty.
Ives, i'll place it NIGHT on the top
Of the rajl-, where the wheels run and/
ii won't be hurt Il PARTICLE \
"'BGt yon the cigars you dasscnt do
it,
1.-The proposition was promptly ac-
cepted, and the whole crowd present
included irr she payment Of the wager.
no N tier who lost. In Il few minutes
Il train was seen approaching, when the
owner OF the watch went oat to the
crack, put his time-piece on the rail,
and then walked back to the hotel
porch and resumed his char AS cool as
a cucumber. The train came thunder
ing on. and the crowd got excited.
They stood with open mouths. and
thinking what a shame it was that an
internal fool should put such a tine
watch on the rails to be smashed into
smithereens. When the locomotive
struck the spnt where the watch had
been placed the crowd groaned and
fancied they cou&d see bits of gold fly
ing along with the dust. But the own
er OF the watch sat quietly smoking his
cigar, and. rs s"on aS the long train I
had passed, he walked out, reached
down and picked his watch up from the
side Of the rail, as perfect As if it had
been in his pocket all the time.
"'iou see he said, rs we all lighted
t't.'h cigars ut the other fellows en-
pense. there il no danger III this trick
providing You place your watch near
the edge of the rail, where tie wheels
have worn the face smooth. aud so
that the slightest disturbance will
cause il to slide off inside the rail.
The watch-case is oval. and that leaves
nm opening for the air to get under.
II the jar of the rail did not cause
the watch to fall OF the pressure of
the air from the approaching train
surely would. I! have performed that
little tricN hundreds of times and never
met with an accident. One day a
fresh travelling man from 81. Louis
SAW me do 1t. and he at once declared
that that was nothing-anvbody could
10 that SO he went out in front of
another train and put his watch on the
rail. After the tram had passed he
found his watch about forty rods up the
track. II was abou5 as biz rs II saucer
and rs thin rs "A piece of light card
board. he had made the fatal mis-
take Of putting his watch near the end
of the rail and so nicely balanced up
on the top of the rail that IT didn't fall
of. This trick is Just like any other
you want to know how TO do it.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13

Princess Helen OF Orleans was confirmed
In the chapel OF st. Louis in London lately,
Cardinal Manning officiating.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13
/" HARD KNOCKS"

Business Integrity the Subject Of DR.. Tai
mage's Last Sermon.
Energy, Patience, knowledge Gained in
Business Life.
Business Grace More Necessary than All
Other Commercial Requirements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-22

Are you disturbed at night and broken o;
your rest bv sick child suffering and cry-
ing with pain of cutting teeth? If so, send
At once and get bottle of MRS. WINsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHINa
Its value is incalculable. 1t will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upon it, mothers, there is no mistake abou,
it. It cures dysentery and diarrhoea,
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums, reduces in
flammation, and gives tone and energy to the
whole system. MRS. MISSIONS SOOTHING
SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEErHINs is pleasant
to the taste, and is the prescription of one Of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
scians in the United States, and is for sale
by all druggists throughout the world. Price
% cents bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-22
Sneezing Catarrh

The distressing sneeZe, sneezc sneeze, the acrid,
watery discharges from the eyes and nose the pain
full Inflammation extending to the throat. the swell.
ing of the mucous lining. causing choking sensations,
cough, ringing noises in the head and piitting head.
aches how familiar these symptoms are to thousands
who suffer periodically from head colds or niuen IN,
and who live in ignoan of the fact that single
application Of SANFORD's RADICAL CURE FOR CA
TARRH will afford Instantaneous relief.
But this treatment IN cases of simple Catarrh gives
but faint Idea Of what this remedy will do in the
chronic forms, where the breathing Is obstructed by
choking, putrd mucous accumulations, the hearing
affected, smell and taste gone, throat liberated and
hacking cough gradually fastening itself upon the
deblitated system. Then II Is that the marvellous
curative power OF SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE mani.
tests Itself in instantaneous aud grateful relief Cure
begins from the first application 1t is rapid radical
permanent, economical, safe.
SANForD's RADICAL CURE consists of one bottle
OF the RADICAL CURE, one box of CATARRHAL SOL
VENT, and an IMPROVED INHALER; price, 81.
POTTER DRuo & CHEMICAL Co. Boston.
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When to Marry.

A lady of intelligence and Observation
has remarked: Il wish | could impress
the minds of the girls that the chief END Oh
woman is not to marry young" If
girls could only be brought to believe
that their chances for happy marriage
were better after twenty-five than before,
there would be much less misery IN the
world than there now is. 10 De sure
they might have as many opportunities 10
marry as before, but as they do not need
10 marry but one at time, 1t IS necessary
that one should be satisfactory. AS girl
grows older. if she thinks at all, she GER
tanly becomes more capable OF Judging
what would make her happy than when
Younger. How many girls OF twenty
would think OF marrying the man they
would gladly have married at sixteen! Al
thirty a woman who is somewhat lndepen-
dent and not over anxious to marry, Is
much harder to please and more care -ui
in her choice, than at 30. There Is good
reason far this. Her mind has improved
ed with her years, and she now looks be-
yond mere appearances in judging men.
She is apt to ask if this man VINO Is so
very polite in company is really KIND
hearted. Do his polite actions spring
from happy, genial nature, or is his at
tractive demeanor put on for the occasion
and laid off at home as he lays on his
coat? A very Young girl takes 1t Tor
granted that men are always as she sees
them in society-polite. friendly and on
their good behavior. II she marrles ear
" the man who happens to please her
fancy, she learns to her sorrow that IN
nine cases out of ten a man in society and
man at home are widely different be-
ings. Five years at that period OF lie
produce a great change in opinions and
feelings. We frequently come to detest
at twenty i've what we admired at SIX
teen. We advance from the tatfy candy
and peanut age to the era of gum drops
and marrons glaces, and even in later
years lose our yearnings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-22
Salt.

All plants contain a certain quantity OF
salt or of the elements OF which salt is
composed, viz, chlorine and soda; there
tore salt furnishes food for plants, and is
consequently fertilizer. But it has the
most remarkably effects on some crops,
as clover, and grass. cabbage, beets. all
sorts Of roots, and wheat and oats. APP
piled to grain crops it seems to help these
to procure abundance of silica, for 1t pro-
duces a stiff straw; il also makes the
grain clear and thin skinned. Being ex-
tremely soluble, it should be used when
the crops are in a growing condition,
which is early in spring. For clover 200
pounds to the acre is used, for wheat 800
or 400 pounds, it is more useful for wheat
in rich, damp soil. as it prevents the gram
from lodging For cabbage. mangels,
beets, turnps, 600 pounds per acre is used.
1t seems to be most effective on light soils.
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Is guaranteed in cash by the proprietors. to
instantly relieve snd cure rheumatism, Neu-
rslga, Sciatica, Lame Back apd Side, Pleu-
risy, Sprains and Bruises, Diphtheria and
Sore Throst, Chilblains. Burns, Salt Rheum,
Bleeding and Itching Piles and Pains of
every Description. II is a purely vegetable
remedy and does not simply numb pain but
acts as a counter irritant and draws it out. 1t
cures by removing the cause Try it once at
our risk and see for yourself. Sold by all
druggists. Price fifty cents. Maurice Baker
& Co., Proprietors, Portland, Me.
spl20d&wtf
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How to laundry linen as it is done in TROY.
n. Y, has been kept a secret long enough !;
IT can and should be done 10 every family.
The Electric Starch is the only starch in the
United States that is put up by men who
have practical knowledge of the laundry
profession. 1t requires no cooking. keeps the
iron from sticking and linen from blistering
while ironing. and gives shirts, cuffs and
collars that stiffness and beautiful polish they
have when new, which, everybody knows
Keeps them clean twice as long, Beware of
imitation. See that the name ]. c. HUBIN-
GER BRO, New Haven, Conn, lie on eve
~ package. marll+d&w3mnr
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DRESS MAKING.

MRS. WOOD, having recently returned from
Boston, would be glad to see old and new friend.
and customers At her rooms opposite the Post Once
Agent for the Perfection Tailor System Of cvttip,
and httins. m.,,,a,,