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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
c. P. DEVEREUX

Is now Offering at sacrifice his
large line of Summer Goods. in or
der to reduce stock before placing
orders for Fall Lines, and from Mon
day, August Cd. all goods will be
greatly reduced in price. Those who
call the earliest will of course have
the best assortment to select from.
Below will be found few of the bar
gains offered:
Asatr"ss Cloth Nuns Nena Erarrl,I ron,rc X, etc
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

GARDNER & EATON.
Wholesale Dealers
Flour, Grain, Hay,
Lime, Plaster.
Hair, Cement, Brick, Fertilizers
Bangor Orange Boxes.
Hoops and Heads.
P"ia'Ln. rI"ri.aa.
". B. CROSS,
Gem City Market,
Dealer IN all K,nd- az
Northern and Florida Meats
Poultry una Game.
Fresh and Salt Water Fish.
-h"d "a speciality.
UslAA 8 BLOCK wATtas1aEET
WILD LANDS
POLK, ORANGE, and
PUTNAM COUNTIES.
- 4 .e(D--
TOWN lots IN LAKELAND,
Five Acre Lake Fronts at Haiuas
City, on lake iva. Polk |
County,
And Improved ! .unts IN
Some Of the Richest Portions o,
Florida.
Entering and Locating y. S, | ands a
Specially.
Address S. KnOWlI0N,
y. -. 80 fslatku s,oriis
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11

The question Of dOuble-deck cars for
the transportation of sheep is again
being agitated. Chicago cattlemen
are becoming interested in the matter.
At a recent meeting Of the live stock
exchange Of that city the following
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, Some of the railroad lines
terminating at Chicago have refused to
receive from tributary lines any double
deck cars loaded with sheep; and
WHEREAS, Such action on their part
has already wrought serious injury To
the sheep trade here, and if persisted
in will, we believe, force owners Of
sheep in the northwestern states and
territories to market them elsewhere;
therefore,
RESOLVED, That the president Of the
exchange appoint committee of three,
of which committee he shall he chair
man, to confer with the general mana
ger Of each railway, with the object Of
inducing them to receive all double
decked ear loads of sheep consigned to
this market, which may hereafter be
offered by tributary roads.
The committee consist, Of Elmer
Washburn, W. L. Keenan, and James
ii. Campbell, and is expected in 81. Paul
in the very near future.
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11
Silver Currency.

The great historical fact should be
kept in mind that for nearly forty years
prior to the demonetization Of silver in
1873, il had all the time been ut u pre-
MUM Of l to 3 per cent. There was
only a very short time when it was at so
small u premium rs per cent. IL it
was SO obnoxious, why was this? The
insincerity Of the argument Of the
opponents Of silver is clearly shown in
the matter Of the issue Of silver cer-
tiiicates. II seems to me that very few
people fully understand that matter.
On the twentieth Of September, 1870,
the secretary Of the treasury issued AN
order that silver certificates could be
issued on gold coin ar bullion. Under
this there was deposited 90, ,OOO, 900 in
gold, and that amount of silver certifi-
Gates was issued and is still out. On
November l, 1881, this order was sus-
pended until further notice should be
given. After time the restriction was
removed and 10000, 900 more gold was
brought forward, and that amount Of
silver certificates was issued. On the
first Of january, 1885, this order was
finally Withdrawn permanently. Now,
note the point: Here was S146,OOO,OO
in gold forthcoming to buy silver GER
titicates, which can only be redeemed in
silver dollars. Does that look as though
silver was such bad thing, and As
though people were afraid of ii? The
cry is sent out constantly that the silver
is boarded and does not circulate. This
is simply ridiculous. There is about
S25O, 100000 in silver coin. Of this, all
is i'm circulation either i'm coin or certiti-
Gates except about S6O, O,OOO,OOO. This is
fully rs large a proportion as could be
and shows very small after
all the fight that has been made upon
Geddes.
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11

be considered and acted upon in the
presence Of full galleries. A minor,
but not trivial consideration is the
convenience that open executive ses-
siOns would afford to the thousands of
people from all parts Of the United
States who come to Washington to see
congress. Hundreds of them at a
time, aggregating hundreds of thous-
ands in the course of a year, are hus-
tied out of the galleries every day
because a senator desires to stop legis-
lative business in order that his friend
Jones. perhaps, may be confirmed as
postmaster at Jonesville. The people
feel disappointed, of course, and sen
ators themselves acknowledge that
there is great deal of unnecessary
interference with the comfort and con-
venience Of visitors for very made
quate reasons. Business seldom comes
up that could uot be attended to be-
fore all the world without injury to
public or private interests.
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11
Not Proud 4 They are Great

Some Of the street car scenes of
Washington are worth as much as the
theatres of other cities, writes Carp"
the well-knOwn Washington CORES
pOndent. The greatest of the great
men ride i'm the street cars, and it is
not an uncommon thing to find your
self wedged in between senator whose
presence would bring thousands to hear
him speak, and Il general whose deeds
will live in history as long as time lasts.
To-day your companion may be n
noted lawyer, tomorrow you may sit
beside distinguished litterateur, and
on the next day you may hob-nob and
chat, if you will, with a cabinet min-
ister. rode home from the Capitol
last night in u car in which there were
half a dozen justices of the supreme
court, and when off the bench | can
tell you it would he hard to find jol-
lier set Of fellows anywhere. They had
left their gowns in the disrobing room
and came into the car in Overcoats and
mufllers. Stanley Matthews led the
procession, and he took his seat way
up near the fare box, where, during the
whole trip, he bobbed up and down,
putting in fares and getting change for
the people behind him. Just opposite
him sat Judge Miller, and at the side
Of Matthews was the chief Justice.
After the car had gone block or two,
n little ruddy-faced boy of perhaps six
years, got in the car, but failed to find
a seat. Chief Justice Waite took him
by the hand and said: "How do you
do, my little man; let me have your
fare, and will pass it up" Stanley
Matthews put the boys fare in, and
Justice Miller got hold of the boys
hand, and drawing him in between his
big, fat legs, gave him seat on the
edge of the bench, and made much of
him during the whole ride. Strangers
who came into the car sked questions
of the great judges whom they did not
know, and were kindly answered with
out condescension. Poorly dressed wo-
men came in, and these ten thousand
dollar a year justices squeezed them
selves into uncomfortable positions to
give them room. In short their whole
manner was SO democratic and simple
that it would have delighted the heart
Of Benjamin Franklin. l find this to
be the case with all of those who are
really great. Such men are not osten-
tatious, and feel their failings more
than their virtues. They do not forget
that they were all babies once, and
that they will he corpses by and by.
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11
Silver.

The silver agitation of the present
time has been started by the banks Of
New York City, who are allied with the
London iinanciers and get their opin-
ions secondhand from London. IL
was through their influence that the
swindle Of the trade dollar was perpe-
trated. They howled about the neces-
siiy Of larger coin for trade with for
eign countries. When they got this
com stock to the extent of S35. 100000.
they set about getting it demonetized.
IL was all held by the poor people pf
the country. who were forced to let il
90 back into the hands of the bank at
ID To ~ per cent. discount. These men
are jugslers in finance, whose only aim
l. to 50 mystify the public that they
can always get the gain.-H. a. W.
Tabor.
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11

Fair Phyllis made pretty cake
To please her papa's palate;
Her parent put 1t on stake,
And used il for mallct.
Philadelphia News.
And then she got him np pie;
lie thought twas made Of leather,
And kindly asked her il the crtists
Were pegged or sewcd together.
Chicago Ledger.
And then she made big mince pie,
In manner new and novel;
Her Father seized IL with sigh
And used 1t for a shovel.
N. Y. Journal.
Al last the gentle pastry cook
Composed some tafy candy.
club Of which her brother took
And used it playing handy.
Washington ITatchet.
Some cookies next she deftly made,
All sugared round the edges;
Her pop lin the wood-splitting traie)
Pound they made stunning wedges.
Fall River Advance.
Bat when she called her pa to eat
Some just-constructed biscuit,
The old man said his life was sweet
He didn't care to risk ii.
-somerville Journal.
Dyspepsia seized that familee,
They stand ON ruins brink,
And yell: I'VE cannot eat, you see,
So Phyllis up drink
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Fair Phyllis then. a doughnut wove,
Amid her girlish ehuckles.
And took il to a hardware cove,
And sold 1t for brass knuckles.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Poor Phyllis, now, is laid to rest,
You really should forgive her,
sbe ate a dish Of her own ice cream
And died with a torpid liver.
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11
New York SUM-

DIR. Arthur Gore returned recently
from trip through the United States
of Colombia. Referring to the Pa
mama canal, he says that since the
failure of the company to receive a
new loan a spirit of decentralization
seems to have settled down upon the
whole enterprise. Nothing of any
consequence is being accomplished at
present. Workmen are being dis
charged right and left, and auction
sales of mules, carts and other pro.
perty are of frequent occurrence. 1t
is SAID the sub director general intends
to remove his headquarters to Colon.
and that the Grand Hotel, built by the
canal company, is to be sold. Nearly
all the merchants of Panama hold
''canal paper" as it is called, and the
large owners are feeling very blue over
the prospect in store for the enterprise.
DIR. Gore is satisfied that the whole
proceeding has been worked by egre-
gious frauds from the beginning, and
tor the 81 20, ,ooo, 900 already expended
there is nothing to show in the wav of
a canal but a superficial scratch in the
hard mass Of volcanic rock through
which it was proposed to cut passage.
Large sums of money have been spent
IN the construction of residences for
officers, houses for workmen, HOSPITALS.
shops, tool houses. etc, nearly all of
which were built by contractors who
have bled the country most unmerci-
fully. Some very handsome buildings
and grounds now mark the line of the
canal at the various points where it
was thought best to begin operations.
Gazing on these palpable evidences of
extravaganza, the French residents
remark, at is magnificent. but il is NOT
the canal" The surveyors stakes
were supplied under contract for S,s
apiece, and all the other preliminary
arrangements have been made on a
scale and at cost that would bank.
rupt a company with ANYTHING less
than the ''wealth of Ormus and of
Ind" at Its back.
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11
Subscribe for Il

Forty clubs, in St. Paul alone. aver.
aging 200 strong, propose to devote
themselves solely to winter sports and
carnival fun during the first two weeks
In February. Many more will come
IN from other direct ons-Winnineg
Duluth, Saltwater, Minneapolis. Red
Wing and many other cities will b,.
represented by large uniformed clubs
Nothing IKE 1t has ever before been
seen IN tins country. All the features
sports, etc, will be elaborately illus.
trated IN the Pioneer Press. Now is
tbs time TO subscribe.
The Mineral argus., 1886-02-11

tAtlanta constitutional

1t is commonly remarked ut the
North during the war that more good
things were quoted from the Confeder-
ate lines than were credited to the
Yankee soldiers, with all their bOasted
shrewdness. What Yankee soldier, for
instance, would have thought Of the
droll reply that rose to the lips Of the
Confederate who was caught in per-
sinmon tree by Gen. Longstreet?
When sternly asked what he was doing
there, the veteran at once disarmed
wrath by saying:
''I'm eatin' some green persimmons
to draw my stomach up SO it'll fit its
rations."
Still there was something ghastly
about such humor. When starving
men INDUCED in such jokes there was
not much room for laughter.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
Our Streets and Alleys.

Now that spring is fairly upon us, the
matter of cleaning our streets and al
leys suggests itself. Property owners
should be impressed with the import
ance of thoroughly cleaning the streets
in front Of their lots, and also the rear
portion and adjoining alleys. There is
nothing that adds so much to the APP
pearance Of a town, which can be secur-
ed at SO little cost, as clean and well
kept streets and alleys. Our city has
always been remarkably healthy, but
during the spring months diseases OF
various characters are liable to he in
duced by neglect in this direction, and
as a sanitary precaution, as well as for
improved appearance, this matter
should receive the earnest attention of
our citizens. Custer City, beautiful as
she o is, might be materially inn
proved by a move in the direction in
Dictated.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
Dist nguished Arrival.

Count Chapel de Jumilhac, a relative
Of Baron de Grancey, Noble Lord of
France, who viii! he remembered as a
visitor in this place two years ago, was
a guest at the Vienna on Saturday.
Count de Jumilhac came to this country
for recreation and pleasure, and will
visit all portions of the Hills. He is
extremely fond of the chase, and will
spend "A portion of his time in hunting
while here. The Count was highly
pleased with our city, and fairly delight
ed with the incompatible beauty of its
surroundings. At present the Count is
the guest of the proprietors of the Fleur
de Lys Percheron & Arab Stallion Horse
ranch on Lame Johnny Creek, with
whom he had formerly been acquainted
in France.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
States lime for withdrawing at
Van Devort x Co.


Prof. f. N. Riotte, Ward Hepburn,
and Julius l.. Hornig came in from the
Eta Tin mine on Tuesday, and on We'd
nesday visited the Warren Gulch, Park,
Tenderfoot, and Toe Cork Tin districts.
These popular districts are attracting
increased attention, and have already
acquired a reputation for being the most
promising districts yet discovered.
These districts, by reason of their being
discovered later than the districts furth-
er north, have been until recently but
little known, but during the past month
they have attracted much attention,
having been visited by persons from all
parts of the United States, and to-day
they are very extensively known
throughout the country. These districts
are all located within Il radius of seven
miles Of this place, and lie upon q
separate and distinct belt from the bell
upon which the Eta is located, the
nearest of which is at least twelve miles
distant therefrom. These gentlemen
were very favorably impressed with the
tin outlook in this section. They took
samples of the different characters o.
the ore, and we feel assured that it viii
not be their last visit to the Custer tir
districts.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
One More.

Another, and one Of the most i'm
portant discoveries Of tin which has yet
been made in the Black Hills, was found
last Wednesday about six miles north of
this place, by G. Il. Lincoln and w. G..
Barnhart. Of this city. Eight feet of ore
Of extraordinary high grade has thus
far been encountered, only n wall
having been found. The formation Is
very strong, and every indication points
to the fact of the lode being extremely
wide and massive. The character Of the
ore indicates permanence and uniformi-
ty of grade. the cassiterite appearing in
fine particles, and very evenly distri-
buted throughout the entire mass. This
new addition to the many flattering
discoveries previously made in this sec
ton has been denominated The First
Find, evidently indicative Of being the
first find of Lincoln and Barnhart, who
have very recently been induced to seek
for this attractive mineral, by the many
valuable discoveries previously made.
Prof. +. n. Riotte, who happened to be
passing near this discovery while EN-
route to the Eta mine from Custer City,
meeting the d~i,coverers with samples of
the ore, examined them carefully, and
expressed the strongest confidence in
the value Of the find, making a note OF
the name, and exact location OF the lode.
Our readers may expect to learn more
of this valuable location in future issues
of the CHRONICLE, as work will be in
augurated at once upon the property, in
view Of determining the width of the
vein, and opening up the same to the
doubtless appear upon the scene in the
early future.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
A Word TO Workers.

Ifyour avocations are mentally or physically
laborious, II they subject you to exposure in in.
element weather, If they coDfne you to the desk
aud are of natare 10 involve wear and tear oil
brain, and nervous strain, you may occasionally
require some renOvating tonic, Hostettcr'r
Stomach Bitters, is the article for you, 1t stimu.
iates the failing energies, invigoratcs the body
and cheers the mind. Ii enables the system tc
throw OH the facilitating effects ofundue fatigue
gives renewed vigor to the organs OF digestion
alOuses the liver when inactive. which II Is very
often with people whose pursuits are sedentary
renews the jaded appetite. and encourages
beautiful repose. Its ingredients are safe, and
Us credentials, which consist In the hearty en-,
dorsemen. Of persons OF every class OF society
are most convincing. Admirably is IL adapted
20 the medical wants of workers.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
N Office of Final Proof.
LAND OFFICE AT DEADWoOD, ID. T.,
April u. 1856.

LAND OFFICE AT DEApwooD, ID. T., I
April II, 1886. !
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-namel settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will bt
made before the clerk Of The diotrict
court for Custer county, ID. L. at ( Ulster
City, ID. T., on May 81, 1856, viz: Charles
l.. Scott,
DecLaIatOIy Statement, No. 33f0,
for The SW quarter of SW quarter, sec
ton ;, s hall of Sc quarter, NV quartz,
of Sc quarter, section q, township
south, range 7 east, Il. II. NJ. He names
the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultiva
ton of, said land, viz: Lewis Everly
Of Harvey postotfice, u. r., Jonathan
Holmes, Job. Mccoy, George Mills, OF
French Creek postofiice, d T.
j. p. LUSE, Register.
First publication, April a.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

c. w. Robbins having recently come
into possession Of a very desirable piece
OF land about n mile southeast Of the
city, is at present engaged in the erec-
ton of q dwelling upon the property,
and otherwise improving the same. MI.
Robbins has finally permanently located
here, and expects the arrival of his
family from st. Louis about the LIST of
May. We are pleased to note the wise
conclusion arrived at by the former
faber of this paper, and extend the best
wishes of the CHRsNIcLE in his behalf.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

DIR. Flick knocked the golden per.
simmon at the Rapid City Shooting
match on Monday. getting away with
the golden medal on Is hits out of a
possible twenty misses. If the Doctor
should visit Custer pryor to the next
shoot, it might be advisable to bring the
medal with him, as it may be the only
opportunity he may ever have of ex
hibiting the ~glittering bauble in the
pioneer city.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
Notice 10 Creditors.
TERRITORY OF DAKoTA,I

TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, ~
County Of Custer,
In Probate Court I'm and for Custer County.
In the matter OF the estate of George X.
Middleton, Deceased Not! Ce 20 Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned al
ministrator Of tho estate Of GeOrge X. Middleton,
deceased. IT, the crcditors of. and nil persons
having claims againsi, the said deceased, to eX'
hibit them with the necessary vouchers, W thin
four months after the first publication of this
notice to the said administrator AT his residence
on Battle Creek. Custer County, Dakota, the
same being the place for the transaction of tIt
business Of said est ate
CHARLES IL. MCKEEVER,
Administrator of the Estate of George X. Middle
ton, deceased.
Dated this 10Th day Of April, 1886.
First publication, April "A.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
l75' coal oil, 40 cts per gallon.
Van Devort & Co.
Custer Transfers.

The following transfers of city prop
erty and mining interests appear upon
the records in the office Of the register
of deeds in this place, all Of which have
been made during the week ending
April 2lst:
Lots l, 2 and IL, in block 80.
Lots 7 to 8 inclusive in block IL.
Lots 10 TO II inclusive in block 70.
Lots IL to Is inclusive in block "a.
Lots ii to Is inclusive in block SO.
Lots l to Is inclusive in block SO.
Lots 4 to 6 inclusive in block 81.
Lots 7 to II inclusive in block 81.
Lots 7 to 9 inclusive in block 60.
Lots | to 6 inclusive in block IS.
Lot 3 in block so.
Lot 4, in block SO.
Lot 10, in block 50.
Making a total Of So city lots, in ad.
dition to which "a mining interests
have been transferred. % of which wer,
tin interests, AMI two placer claims
making "A total of 81 transfers for the
week, which we consider a fair showing
for a camp located beyant the railroad
range, and where property can only be
sold on its solid merits, where values
are not unduly expanded by prosperity,
railroad influences, and where a dollar
can not bc,sold for more than one hun
dred cents. Custer is quiet.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

Track laying on the main line Of the
F. E. d M. v, Railroad will be con :
menced at Chadron, and continued until
the bridge force is overtaken, before
operations will be resumed on the Black
Hills branch from Buffalo Gap. This
we learn from good authority. and we
believe il TO be reliable.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

Some anxiety is manifested in this
community by the continued delay OF
the Black Hills Telephone company in
the matter of building the new line
from the Eta mine to Buffalo Gap via
Custer City and Hot Springs. Delays
are sometimes disastrous.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

Attention is called to the card of
Messrs. Feay and Rutkowski, real estate
dealers, mining brokers and insurance
agents, which appears in this issue. We
commend the new firm to the consider
alton Of the public.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

Drs. Rooms & Kendall, dentists, will
visit Custer City or the 18th day Of May,
and remain several days. Gold and sill
yer filling IA specially. Satisfaction guar
teed. Office Kleemann House.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

A change Of time was made on
the f. f. and M. V. railroad on the Goth.
Trains now arrive at Buffalo Gap at Z
o'clock a. m. This change should have
the effect of giving us our mail two
hours earlier.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

The annual election Of city officers
transpires on the 3rd day Of May, and
the usual degree Of apathy is very ap,
parent. If it was to be a dog fight or a
hroncho race anxiety would be thor.
oughly aroused.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24

The soap man has materialized at
Rapid City, and his reported success on
the street indicates a belief on the part
of Rapid of cleanliness being next to
Goodness.