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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-28

The Chicago newspapers figure up q
population of 70S.s from the school
census just completed. They let
a st. Louis man have anything to do
with this annual mathematical exploit.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-28

Four prominent citizens of Toronto
have beer arrested, charged with swim
ding the city out of $4,000.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-28

The small pox Is spreading very ex-
tensively throughout the Republic Of
Chilli
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-28
How He Yves Mashed.
PHILADELPHIA Call. ~

Philadelphia Call: 'Oh, Mrs. Scrag-
gins. just think of the awful wreck
on tine elevated last night"
81 heard of it, Mrs. B~attersly. Joe
Simpson was on board"
You don't say so! And was he
mashed?"
.'Yes. BY a handsome young widow
who was on the train"
Nc Trouble to Swallow
DR.. Pierce's "Pellets.' (the original 'little
liver pills.') and no pain or gripping. Cure sick
or bilious headache, sour stomach, and cleanse
the system and bowels, p sets. n vial.
Have you tried Bcggs' Blood Purif,ri
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-28
No Trouble TO Swallow

Have you tried Beggs' Blood Purif,ri
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18
Tommy's Fright.

Mary thought it was time her rab-
bits had their breakfast. Then her
chickens must be fed, too. Mary
was a faithful girl and did not forget
her pets.
She put some corn in a little bas-
ket this was for the chickens.
Some prvces OF carrot went in next
for the rabbits.
"Come, Tommy, and carry the
basket for me-" said Mary to her lit
tie brother.
Tommy was delighted to be use
full. He put on his Scotch cap,
with a feather in it. Then he fol-
lowed Mary with the basket.
ooh, goody!" cried Mary, as she
peeped into the rabbit-house. There
were several little rabbits in the cor
ner. They had been born during
the night
81 must make them u fresh bed"
said Mary. "You wait here few
minutes, little man."
Mary lifted her brother upon the
flat roof of the rabbit-house. He
would be out of danger there, she
thought, and would not soil his
clothes in the mud. Then she ran
to the barn for some hay.
Soon two great geese strolled into
the yard. They marched up to the
rabbit-house and stretched their long
necks toward Tommy.
"Cooah Cooah !" they cried.
Then they bowed and nodded and
screamed again.
Tommy was frightened and began
to cry. He struck at the geese with
his cap, but they only screamed the
louder.
Mary now came running back
with the hay.
"Cooahl" cried the geese, and
"Ur-r-r-rw roared Tommy.
"You poor boy" said Mary, laugh
ing, "if you had given them some
corn from the basket they would
have been happy. They did not
want to hurt you. They were only
very hungry"
Tommy stopped crying and threw
out some corn. Then the geese
stopped crying also.
Tommy knows more about geese
now than he did before One LitH
| Ones.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18
Various Reasons Assigned.

There have been numerous re'ls-
ons given to accountfor the fact that
the north sides of churchyards are
so often devoid of graves. In the
west of England there is an idea
that the north side was not conse-
Grated, but was left for a playground
for the children. Then, some again
saw that it is from the tradition that
Jesus, when dying, turned his head
to the south. Another reason given
is that the south is the sunny side;
and the side where the church door
commonly is placed, and where
consequently, most people pass
The commonest reason appears 10
be that formerly murderers, excom-
municated persons, stillbon child
rem, ETC., were wont to be buried on
the north side. and some say that
ghosts always choose the north side
for their peregrinations. There Is,
however, an ecclesiastical reason.
The east is Gods side, where the
throne is set; the west, mans side,
the Galilee of the Gentiles; the south,
where the sun shines in its strength,
is the side of the angels and spirits;
the north, the devoted region Of
Satan and his hosts, the lair of de-
mons and their haunt.-Troy Times,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18
An Eagle in Midocean.

When the steamship Polaria Of
the Union Direct Hamburg line,
which arrived on Tuesday, was
eight days out and nearly in mid
ocean, First Mate Traulsen was hit
on the head by something and
knocked nearly off the bridge, on
which he stood smoking his pipe.
He thought at first that some part
ofthe rigging had been blown loose
but a big bird came huttering down
on the deck exhausted. He ran
down and seized the bird, which
proved to be a large eagle of a kind
seldom caught. The bird was SO
exhausted that it was easily captur-
ed. Traulsen tied the bird to the
deck and gave it a piece of raw
meat. This the bird devoured as
though it had had nothing to eat
for several days. The voracity of
the bird indicated that it would be
an expensive boarder, but the Polar
la, like other merchant vessels, car
ries good many rats, and the sail
ors were set to catching them. A
big fellow was thrown down in
front of the eagle, which caught it
and broke its neck it had time to
sniff. The eagle stripped off the
flesh, and in five minutes not bone
was left. The bird ate all the rats
the sailors could catch that day.
The ship carpenter soon rugged up
neat and comfortable cage, and the
eagle was put into it. The eagle is
beautiful bird, delicately speckled
with brown and white feathers. It's
head is small, but its eyes are large
and in the dark they glow like balls
of fire. When the mate puts his
hand in, it stands up straight, opens
its crooked bills, and Kisses like an
owl Now that the birds appetite
after the long fast in midocean has
been satisfied, it eats only four rats
a day. Traulsen says he will take
it back to Hamburg.-N: Y: Sun.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18
A Mere Accident.

In searching for gold in the min
ing regions, men sometimes hunt
months and months before they
find gold in any quantity. They
find just enough to make them hope
that next day, or week, or month,
they will find enough to make them
wealthy. Often it is the merest ac-
cident that makes the gold visible.
One of the Western papers gives an
account ofthe way the proprietor
discovered the gold where the min
ing camp Esmeralda is now located.
The vein is what the miners call Il
"blind ledgs," that is, there is moth
ing on the surface of the ground to
lead one to think that gold was be-
meath the surface. One day the
prospector saw Il mass of decompos-
ed quartz mingled with some dirt
that had been scratched out by
ground-squirrels when digging holes
in the side of the hill. He examin-
ed the quartz carefully, and decided
to follow the holes dug by the squir-
rel. He found the vein, and now a
rich mining camp is located where
the squirrels dug the holes showing
the way to the gold.
''s.s'.ss's.e',,''s.'s'.s."r,.'
naA.Be sure and read the adver-
! tisements in THE LEDGER.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18
A Valuable Medical Treatise.

The edition for 1887 of the sterling
Medical Annual, known as Hostetter's
Almanac, is now ready, and may be OBJ
tanned, free of cost, of druggists and gen.
eral country dealer in all parts of the
United States, Mexico, and indeed in
every civilized portion of the Western
Hemisbhere. This Almanac has been
issued regularly at the commencement of
every pear for over one fifth of a century
1t combines, with the soundest practical
advice for the preservation and restora-
tion of health, large amount of inter
esting and amusing light reading. and
the calender, astronomical calculations.
chronological items, &C., are prepared
with great care, and will be found en-
tirely accurate. The issue of Hossetteris
Almanac for 1887 will probably be the
largest edition of a medical work ever
published in any country. The propri-
etOrs, Messrs. Hostetter < Co.. Pittsburgb
Pa, on receipt of a two cent stamr. wTll
forward copy py. mail to any berron
who cannot procure 0pe in his neigh
borhood.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18

Publishing sermons is casting bread
upon the water. Some day some other
clergyman will take them up and preaeb
them with renewed yigor.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18
The Stage.

There is temporary lull in the
theatrical boards this weok;
calm before the storm of
holiday bills for next week, the
multiplicity and excellency Of which
attractions will draw the usual merry
holiday crowds, for there is GER
tain contingent of the city's popula-
ton which rarely attends the theatre
except on state occasions, such as
Christmas or New Years or some
other holiday. With this circum-
stance in view the managers have
conformed to this popular demand
and without exception all of them
abandon any suspicion Of serious
ness in the attractions next week
and devote their energies to making
their patrons laugh and be happy.
The leading event of the week
will be the production of Shake
speare's "Merry Wives of Winsor,"
by those inimitable twin actors, Rob
son and Crane These comedians
are TOW m the zerfttfirS ptfieif 5so9p
larity since they have undertaken
and SO faithfully fulfilled their
promise to reproduce Shakespearean
comedy with unequaled magnifi-
cence in scenery and excellence of
acting. Perhaps these two actors
are not so well qualified to intelli-
gently interpret the text of Shakes
peare as some others on the contem-
porary stage; their work has been
formerly and exclusively in lines Of
low comedy and bowling farces. But
their success and prestige was OBJ
tanned last season in their beautiful
production of the"Comedy of Errors"
which will be remembered by many
Newarkers who attended their per-
formances. While the production
was very enjoyable and beautiful to
the eye and ear, yet there were at
times serious incongruities in the
mechanical production and detail
which rather grated upon the nerves
of Shakespeare student. Last sea-
son Il ballet of Amazonians, which if
inconsistent, was one of the most
beautiful dances which the "I.oun-
ger" has ever seen, was one of the
innovations produced in the last act
OF that play whose only excuse
for insertion was its exceeding
beauty. This season several
changes of policy have been
effected and Shakespeare's boastful
Sir John Falstaff will probably
prove one of the best characters
which Mr.. Crane has ever essayed.
The production will be noted for its
beautiful scenery and effects and will
no doubt attract many Newarkers
while in Philadelphia.
Another popular com c d ian.
John t. Raymond will play at the
Walnut st. Theatre next week in
his new play called "a Woman Ha-
ter" Mr.. Raymond is said to excel
IN his new role and as he is a par
ticular favorite with the patrons of
this house his engagement has a
bright outlook. LOBBY LouNeER
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18

ways. A gang OF brokers in the face
of ruin are like bucks at bay. They
are dangerous. But Van Stopel
was master of his art. He did not
desire to ruin anybody, if the result
was to destroy his profits. With Il
noble magnanimity not properly ap-
preciated by this evil generation he
compromised at 80. His gains only
amounted to a few millions. The
street breathed easier. Moore, who
did the same thing had to in fact,
for when the lion roars the cat cries
breathed very fast with astonish-
ment.
The day after all was over, Peter
Duke came into the counting room,
and examined the letters of the
morning. Suddenly, he tapped his
bell, and sent for Mr.. Moore, but the
manager had gone to Wall street.
"What takes him there? Send
him in when he comes," and at the
word, Moore entered. "Oh, you're
here, are you?" l have letter here
from jenkins. How did that last
invoice of fat turn out ?"
'Lovely, sir; lovely. Everything
is lovely and the goose"
"What is the matter with you
Moore ? you seem excited"
"Do 1? So 1 am"
The old soap boiler turned his
chair around, and gazed on the
young man who went on with his
talk.
didn't you say, sir, that l could
have Miss Millicent whenever 1 was
able to settle 100000 on her?"
"Of course I did, but stop nom
sense and go into business"
"That's just what I say, papa"
said Milly, who came in as he spoke
"stop nonsense and go to business" :"
"What do you want? ?"
Frank thrust the bank book in the
old mans hand. Mr.. Duke opened
it and looked up in astonishment.
"Park Bank a hundred and
eighty odd thousandl Why, where
did you get it?"
Bought b., S. and W.-buyer 10,
and so on"
Gambling in stocks and the
firm money going through your
hands p
q beg your pagaon, Mr.. Duke
but 1 used my own money. J never
was in the Street before, and I shafSt
go again"
And then he told the story of his
venture, and the great stroke of the
great operator.
"But how did you know? Did
he take you in?"
"No, but"-he was going to say
"Milly took him in" but he didn't
He merely added, 81 had hint
from Milly."
Duke whistled, and then he laugh.
ed. [Gentle reader, sir Or madam
don't interrupt me by asserting that
Milly's trick was bad and the whole
set were plunderers. l am telling d
story, not discussing a question o.
morals.
"You'll keep your promise ?" in.
quired Moore, anxiously.
"My daughter shall never marry
the manager of a soap works.
"But you said-," exclaimed
the couple.
"Of course, l said, and say now
you are discharged as manager"
Franks countenance fell, and
Milly looked reproach.
81 can't get along very well with
out you, and I'll compromise" said
Dude with twinkle in his eye
"Phillip has one fourth interest in
the concern. I'll let you have
another fourth the day you settle
that hundred thousand ON Milly
She shant marry a mere manager
but l have no objection to a partner
in the firm as q son-in-lnM.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-18

About the most cruel thing that
has been reported from Connecticut
lately was the conduct of three citi-
zens of Norwich, who were on Man
tic Bay recently in search of, ducks.
A gale was blowing, and a bevy Of
quail, which had evidently been
blown off shore, alightcd on the
duck shooters boat, too weary TO ily
any further. The shooters deliber-
ately shot ten of the tired little iol-
lows and the few that escaped went
wearily winging their way out over
the bay and doubtless were drown
ed.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19
ROCK ISLAND, TUESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1856.
WHAT WILL BE DONE NExrs


Clerk Dalton. of Hamilton County, Ohio
Grants Change" In an Election Case.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. ia new de
partme has been taken in the Boettge.
Ra;terman contested election case. The case
was regularly brought before judge
Brichwalter last Thursday, and
after due consideration the
/. Judge determined that he had proper iuris.
dirtion and that he would try the case
When the case came up Monday morning
Isaac Jordan, comsul for Ratterman,
surprised the court lie announced that on
Saturday evening Frank Ratterman had
appeared before CLERK Dalton, and made Il
nrw affidavit, in which he alleged that
Judge Eu hwalter had an interest in the
case, and was disqualified from sitting in it.
That all the other ju lges iii Hamilton county
were also disqualified by prejudice from
fairly trying the case, and that h. (Ratter-
man could not obtain justice in this county.
Following upon this came the certificate of
Dalton, in waich be certified that upon the fl
ing of the said affidavit of RatteTman he had
sent all tie papers i'll the case to Butler
county for trial Tackled to the latter part
of the paper read by Jordan was the certiii-
cate OF the cierI of Butler county, that the
papers had Geen received and the case prop
erly doclletcd for trial il the Butler county
court OF common pleas.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19
BANISHED FROM HOME.
DRAMATIC INCIDENT IN A MICHIGAN
FAM'LY's HISTORY
sad Resalt Of Sick Soldiers irritability
and a Fathers lmpatience-A Reunion
after Eighteen Years With Sad Rec
objection Present.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Jan IA strange
family reunion and dramatic incident in the
life OF the Mayhurys of this city have Just
been given the fGi7hiEg touch by the gen
erosity OF Congressman William c. May
bury. Eighteen years ago Thomas May
bury was a Young artillery officer in the
command of the Tenth battery, New York
volunteers He was the Oldest son of Thomas
Maybury, of Detroit, bIother of William
c. Msybpry. The latter was at that time
lad at school Tom was a model
officer and generally liked, but the cam
paign of two years completely broke him
down, aud he was carried home physical
wreck. During his absence his mother
died. In her place the eldest daughter had
been installed as head OF the hossa The
sick solder was nervous and irritable One
day in the fail CT 1855 he had been unusually
irritable and had declined to accede to some
household request made by the sister The
senior Maybury's generous was forgotten
for a moment, and he ordered his son
to leave the hogse Without word Tom
left, and TO. twenty years TO word was re-
ceiYed from him. AMI tie family mourned
him Gs dead The aged father felt the ap-
iTOif'l VI tsi41 3-lt cfiieiI TOT W lIllam y.
Craig, tn Ueil-kncwl lawyer, 10 make his
will After baqueathing Sl0a,01of city real
estate to some daughters the viii recited that
if Thomas did ret return within three years
after stat5r's death - claim his share of
tae remainle9 of the estate, it was all to go
10 u iiliain c., the youngest son The date
of TIE viii WIS Feb l1, 1s%1 Tie day be
fore last Christmas tall handsome man
got "i "a Michigan Central train Except in
lleigAt iia was almost the counterpart Of
Congressman Maybury He told Il hack
maa to drive him 10 Thomas Maybuy )
! oI;e. and he learned from the hackmaa
that Thomas Mayhury was dead The
stranger was the long-iost son, aad he
was deeply affected by the news He was
driven to the coHgressnlan's house,
His sister opened the door to him
and famed away The reunion
with the family was affecting aud dramatic
Tom ha returned exactly forty days after
his inheritaue hei expired, but he did not
care He had gone west i poor man and
had returned The owner of rich California
mines. The story only came out Saturday
| afternoon, when deeds from The congressman
10 his tioihr for The latter share of the
| eStat' lnsdS valued at S0,0N-were re
corded. TaOmas didn't want to take il,
| but William inSistel The story has ere
ate 8. fraGl1ifia. s4tz-.tiA.,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19
MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS


NEW York, Jan, 10 There was consider
able activity among the cigarmakers Sun
day, AMI all hlnds are busy making the
,iual preparations for the big fight which
oegins in earnest next Wednesday. Secret
meet tings wero held of CiSarmakeis' Inter
national Progressive Union No. TO- Interna-
ti0nal Ggarnakers Nos, IA, III. and Is,
and Cigar Packers International Union
No. 2l5 during the day 10 discuss
5ha situation and decide what action
should be takeu A ma ;oIity of the mem
bers of the International union are working
in shops not affiliated with the Manufactur
eis' association, and they are determined to
stand by tn action OF the union in ordering
the strike in Levi Bros shop, and will,
whenever it is necessary, consent TO an as
ssssinoat on the wages of those who are at
work for the support of the non-union men
who are locked out Fully 1900 per-
soHs will be thrown out of employment by
Tho l., nj
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19
A Eny,s IEnndrlfnI Nave.

EAST WEYMOUTH, Mass, Jan i9-The
safe at the station OF the old Colony road
contained large SUM o. money Sunday
night belonging to Baggag gelnaster Kennedy
and temporarily inttus:ei 70 Agent Her
bert +. Bats Sunday night Bates was
away. A young operator named Benjamin
B. Hatch was left in eilasg,. Although
scarcely more than boy be showed that he
wns made OF good stuff Juss before IL
o'clock he was confronted with co .1ea re-
volvers held by tworoh6ers. who demanded
the money. He promptly whipped out his
own weapn. The robbers es aped IN the
excitement, followed by balls from Hatch's
pistol.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19

PEORIA, lis, Jan 19-There is trouble
in the whisky pool There has been more
or less cutting in rates for some time, but as
this was on an understood or implied agree
ment letween distillers little attention Was
paid to it, bat it seems that Spellnan 4
Doheney, of the Enterprise distillery, at
PeEin, were not satisfied with this, and
Rave been cutting below the cut rates
tacitiy agreed on The reason for the cut
ting here is that money enough had been
subscribed 10 pay for the surplus goods
manufactured An effort is being made to
rais> this, and it is believed it will be sue
cessful, but the meeting of the pool at Chi
cago this week will probably be an interest.
ing one
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19

LOWELL, Mass, Jan. l9- Council No, III
O. ;ha Knights of Labor, including all ;hs
hni hts of Labor organi 4ations in Mas a
chuS It's but those of Lynn, Salem, and
Beverly, began its two day quarterly meet
ing here Monday District Master Work
man A. A. Carlton read an address review
ing last years work He said tina. the
organization is now entering upon an era
OF arbitration and thai EN-; loyars We're mora
willing than formerly to settle difficulties in
that way. In the last session of the state
legislature the labor measures were presented
in a manner that won the admiration and
the respect Of opponents Success seems as
sured in the near future. especially for bills
known as the weekly payment, the employers
liatility, the convict lll O. ana the arbitra-
tinn Iills
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19

DUBLIN, Jan. 10 in the chapel of Saints
Michael and John on Sunday the Very Rev.
Nicholas Walsh. canon and vicar general
in the course of his sermon, round'y de
nounoel the Brii.h pres for it slandsrous
articles upon Ireland and tho Irish people
Father Walsh was particularly vehement il
his denunciatien OF charges which have
been published in certain English paper:
that the Irish people rule were addicted
to crime, aud appealed to the Cotholi,
hierarchy to rroinsdgate its condemnation
of British newspapers.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19
Capture of II Bold Burglar,

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 19.-one night a
few months ago Mr. J. W. Ross, wealthy
woman Of Troy, Ohio, was awakened by a
burglar, to wiIorn, in her fright, she turned
over jewehy worth $1,000 On Saturday
the burglar vas run down by detectives in
this city, and arrested When acccsted the
burglar drew a pistol and attempted to shoot
the officer, who prevented bin by seizing
the weapon, the hammer falling upon the
dete tive's thumb. The thief fought desper-
atey, bus when. slIbdued confessed ths bur
glary and revealed the hiding place of the
pinder Several thousand dollars worth
Of jewelry, including that of Mrs Ross, was
found at the place indicated
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-19
BISMARCK TO THE POPE.
A Letter That Has Caused a Sensation in
Diplomatic Circles.


ROME, Jan. l9-Pope Leo has received All
autograph letter from Prince Bismarck ac-
knowletginS the re eipt cf the order of
Christ recently conferred upon the German
chancellor by his holiness The letter is
couched in the most fatsering terms 1t
begins: Sire our kind lat5er and deco
ration has greatly gratifcd both myself and
the emperor" and GOES on u say that tho
pope's words: "Papacv means the practi, 3
OF works Of peace, suggested TO Bismarck
10 seek his holiness mediation with defer
ence and faith lie felt umweakenel conf
denee in the poPes elevated views and i'm
part,ality. Germany AMI Spain have had
no cause TO complain OF the effect of the
mediation, which viii h. lasting. Prince
Bismarck oo1siIaas b. stating that ha viii
neglect na chance t. attess his lively graft
tlde, his highest devotion and deepest Is-
spect The iett. is signed, Your very
humble servant, Bismarck
Tha letter tGS caused . profound Sensa-
ton within diPlom4tic and chuech circles.