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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-10-27

my MISS Nldld runway lHoVlouoo'
Some kind interested friend sent to
the Orphans Home secretary one dol
lar in an envelope, anonymously. In
terest manifested in this manner, is
indeed encouraging to the manage
ment, and thanks is returned to the
kind heart that throbs thus modestly
and generously for the orphans.
A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized last Wednesday night, at the
residence of Mrs. ?. A. Gear, on
Chester street. The contracting par
ties were Mr.. I. j, Cypert of this
city and Miss Bessie Williford of
Memphis, niece of Mrs. Gear. DR..
w. G. Miller performed the ceremony.
A very quiet, pretty wedding took
place in Hot Springs last Wednesday
night-both parties being well known
society people in this city-Mr. Will
l.. Reaves and Miss Hattie Hobson.
Miss Hobson is one of the most
charming of Little Rocks rosebud
garden of girls, and Mr.. Reaves is to
be congratulated on his good fortune.
The best wishes of all for their future
happiness and prosperity follow them,
They will reside in this city.
Monday evening, Willie and Charlie,
the little sons of Mrs. William Kirten,
were playing with small rifle when it
was accidentally exploded, the ball
taking effect in the left thigh of Will
lie, the elder boy, inhicting danger
GUS and painful wound. The little
fellow was taken home by friends and
physicians summoned to attend him,
but he is still in a critical condition.
Much sympathy is expressed by his
many school friends and his teachers,
and they are anxious to see him
among them again.
Mr.. Beauregard Thomas and Miss
Maggie Witherspoon were married
Tuesday evening, at the residence of
the brides aunt, Mrs. Thomas r.
WEIGH, corner Seventh and Rock
streets. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Mr.. Willis of Searcy.
Only the relatives and intimate friends
of the bridal pair were present. Mr..
Thomas is promising business man
of Arkadelphia, at which place the
young couple will reside in the future.
The managers of the Orphans
Home express themselves as much
gratilied with the interest taken by
the numerous friends of that most
worthy institution. ''No wonder"
remarked lady manager, "we are
willing to work as we do to sustain
home, when persons are kind and
thoughtful enough to send us dona-
tions by letter, simply accompanied
by a card inscribed with the words,
From a Friend. H." Little Rock has
ever borne the reputation of being a
generous, large-hearted city, and GER
tainly her charitable institutions are
proof that such reputation has been
honestly won,
The opening on Thursday of the
new rooms of the Woman's Exchange
on West Second street, with dinner,
was quite a success. The day, with
its fogs and clouds and worries of the
morning, cleared off beautifully by
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-10-27

HD7Banqucts and Parties Served on Short
Notice.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10
AGR CULTURAL.


To keep any hog, except for breeding
good management. The majority Of
farmers still stick to the custom of keep
ing them until they are IS or 90 months
old before marketing, but the majority Of
farmers are not making money AS fast as
they might, or az fast AS their more pro-
g~ressive %neighbors are.
After a pig is 9 months old it will not
gain as fast as ii does before it comes to
that age, nor will it make as great a per-
centage OF gain upon a given amount of
food. This being, as it is, cOnclusively
proven by a thousand farm experiments,
1T ought not to require continual urging
to induce people to adopt the better
method, though like many other truths it
seems to make slow Roadway in the
world.
Then another point in favor of early
marketing is the fact that any animal
will gain faster and on less food in warm
weather than in cold. Any farmer, any
man who has ever handled any kind OF
stock knows and will admit this, yet how
many will profit by this knowledge and
market their pigs before hard winter
commences.
1t is probable hat the only tangible
reason that can tie given will bc a doubt
whether pigs can be brought TO a market
able size at from =. 70 . months of age.
yet with hundreds Of thousands Of pigs
OF that age every year, that viii weigh
from $50 10 goo pounds each, there should
be a small mareiu upon which to base u
doubt OF is practicability. True it can
no.. be done with scrubs and razor backs,
but then there is 40 excuse for or profit
in growing that kind Of stock to any
age.
1t is not an expensive matter TO have
good pigs. Buy q pure blood boar of
some good breed. He will cost from so
S25, according to age, and the pigs
will, with proper care, be large enough
to market at Il good profit when 0
months old. Arrange TO have the htters
ONE in March and market them by
December |, and then you don't pay any
taxes on them-but that has been said in
these columns before. haon't ity
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10
NOTES.

In his experiments in feeding cattle at
the Kansas College Farm Prof. Shelton
says: "A considerable general expert
eIce in the use Of corn and cob meal az
feed for a herd OF sixty odd head OF neat
cattle has greatly strengthened not only
the writer but those having the practical
management Of the herd in the conviction
of the superior value of corn and cob
meal. The corn and cob msal was, ap.
parently at least, better digested than was
the clear corn alone when used. 1t was
eaten certainly with as great relish, the
cattle were off their feed less often,
while cases Of diar:hca caused by over
f~eeding-all too common when corn meal
was used-werc practically unknown
when the grain feed was the ground ear
corn
Slowly hut surely are farmers coming
to the standard Of swine raising that
makes a spring pig II arketable in Novem-
Der at a weight of 25o pounds or upward.
Such a course has many advantages. 1t
enables the farmer to turn his money
quickly, there is less danger Of cholera
attacking the pigs, no winter work and
risk in keeping them through the cold
season, they return the greatest possible
proportion Of weight for the food con
sumed, and last but 0 least the assessor
never hears Of Them and they never fig
ure on the tax books.
As a rule the swine exhibits at the var
ious fairs this fall were much better than
usual. This may in q large measure be
attributed to the better Judging that has
wceded out the poorer and brought an
impulse to breeders TO have something
that an expert with trained eye cannot
condemn. This expert systcm is a great
stimulant to good breeding.
AS u cities grow the demand for
heavy horses for draying and kindred
services increases and will continue to do
so. The useful life of these heavy horses
is comparative short, a fact that keeps
the demand brisker, and makes prices
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10

Ell PAso, Tex, Oct. 30.-Steps are
already being taken to carry out the
recently conceived plan Of constructing
an immense dam across the Rio Grande
a. or near FL Paso, SO as to make a vast
reservoir for irrigation. A letter just re-
ceived here from Maj. Arson Mills Of the
United States army, one Of the projectors
OF the scheme, states that he has dis.
cussed the project with Maj. j. w.
Powell, director Of the United States
Geological survey at Washington.
Maj. Powell expressed the opinion
that it was a grand scheme, and, to all
appearances, perfectly practicable, and
that it was just in the line Of his thoughts
and intentions; but he thought that the
question Of conflicting water rights must
first be settled by the enactment of a gen
elal law by congress. He has decided to
establish a station just above FL Paso to
measure the annual flow Of water and the
per cent. of future carried, and he hopes
to have the station established by Janu-
airy /. Even if congress enacts the neces-
sary law at its next session, however,
il Will take q year to make
the necessary local observations,
another year to build the dam and
a third year to fill the reservoir, making
three years IN all. The chief purposes Of
the dam would be 10 ~irrigate the valley
for about fifty miles and furnish motive
power; TO prevent destructive floods be-
low here and to settle the Mexican bound
airy question by keeping the river in its
proper channel. 1t is proposed to make
the dam an international affair. Major
Ernest, of the corps of government engin-
GERS stationed at Galveston, has been
detailed to take q party and make an ex-
animation of the Rio Grande from En-
budo, 500 miles north of Eel Paso, to FL
Paso.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10
"A Type ofthe Washington Negro.

AS the weather IS beginning 10 grow
cold the public galleries al the capitol in
washington are f~avoritc resorts OF the
colorcd population. Some queer old
negroes occasionally walk into the pub
lie corridors. The other day an old fell
low with ragged and patched up clothes
came up the steps near the hall Of the
house, and stopped just in front Of the
private telegraph stand which is there
for the use Of the members. With his
hat in his hand, he bowed and scraped to
the operator and said, kin | come in
boss" He was told that the corridor
was free for all. lie then planted him
self up against the wall, and in "a few
minutes some Ct the regular habitues Of
the capitol got TO talking to
the old African, who finally be.
gan to feel easy, and told the
following story regarding his tribula-
tons as an Office seeker: II was in de
war, an long TO dc wal | was in de ma
rinos. went to see Mrs. Logan, de wife
of Gen. Logan, an she sont me to Sena-
tor Farrell (FarwelD an be gun me a let
ter to dc head man in dc pensial offs, an
de head man he sont me 'roun TO de chief
clerk. De chief clerk he tuck my pa
pers, read EN-, looked at me real hard.
an den say TO me, 'O.eman you got good
papers, an no doubt you'd make a good
man for work an | think ef "A heavy sno'
comes we mout use YOU. Come roun
when de sno' falls. Dis was way yon-
der las fail an dcy bin dom me dat way
cher scnce. ! done come up TO de con
gress to fine out what tie matter. Boss.
twix You, me an dc gate pos | thinkd dem
clerks down in the pcnsiat Oils is done
gone an ackritied dem papers of mine;
an OATS de reason | don't git no place"
You ought to apply for u pension"
suggested ore OF the young men.
II would, boss responded the old
darkcy, but deed | amt got no right to
it. | does think, h~OwsumevCr, dat /
oughtcr have Il job at dc pensial offs.
!lows | gwiue ter git "A pension when |
wan { shot in de war? All dc hurt | got
IN de marines was gittin' scalded. Here
1t is, gcmmen.'
The negro pulled up his coat sleeve and
exhibited evidences Of the Scaiding, and
some OF The crowd sad thatthe venerable
African hal rs good q case as hundreds
OF fellows VINO are now drawing pen
si0Es. "Lf | could pct u p,n-ion." re-
marked the African. as ne took his de-
parturc, II wouldn be holhprin' nobody
fer work. Bug ! know / can't git none.
| was scalded, an ] done got well years
ago. Dey tells me dat only dem watts
bin shot am in favor to cit pensions"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10
A Long Wedding Tour.

New York World: Undoubtedly the
longest honeymoon tour IN record is that
recently completed by by Nr. Sigourney
ard his wife. George >igouyney married
Miss Imogenc llenriqucs in Buffalo in
1882. Mr.. ~Sigourney is the son of a
wealthy Californian, and Miss Henriques
lived in one Of the small towns near Buff
falo. Their cards caused a good deal of
comment for they read, 'Mr. and Mrs.
Higourncy. At nome, Thursday, in Sac.
ramento, Cal, beginning May 10, 1855"
for all the interval they contemplated
spending on a bridal tour. Neither had
Travelled to any great extent and both
were fond of movement and adventure
and anxious to see the world, so con
Guiding that if they once settled
down they probably would
never have the energy 10 com
plete their proposed explorations, they
agreed to travel Tor six years. Five
days after their marriage they left this
port for England, with letters OF credit
10 every quarter Of the globe. After
going through Great Britain and Ire
land carefully, they fairly covered
every point Of special interest in
France, Germany, Italy, Austria and
Russia. They visited Greece, Den
mark, Turkey, China, Japan, sailed up
the Nile, visited the Canary islanda.
Rorneo, Guinea, Persia, and spent
nearly g. year in travelling through
India. From Australia they crossed TO
the south Of Africa, and from there to
South America. Commencing NJ pata-
gonia they Travelled north, 2igzacging
through Peru, Chill, Bolivia. Brazil,
the Argentine Republic, and after cx-
plorng Mexico and the West Indies. le.
turned TO England, where they remained
the last six months Of the allotted time.
OF the four children. the twins we're horn
in st. Petersburg, Russia, ard are BOYS
now Of 3 years. The girl was born in
China and the youngest boy in Brazil.
Mr.. Sigourncy says it is impossible to
estimate the number Of miles they have
covered, as they so often rccrosscd their
track, besides which he made no attempt
to keep count. The journey cost them
about $15, 600. Both are darby bronzcd.
and have gained something like fifty
pounds apiece. They have curios from
every land they have visited. and in their
train n Russian nurse for The twins and a
Brazilian TO take care OF the two Younger
children. They arrived in New York.
went immediately 10 Buffalo, thence to
Sacramento, where they began TO receive
their friends on May 10, as was announced
on their cards.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10

LEAvENwoETH, Kan, Oct. 30.-An
advertising solicitor of the Leavenworth
Sun entered the establishment of Knapp
& Balman last night with an order for
money, which Mr.. Knapp refused to pay
because it was not due. Lane, who was
intoxicated, became angry and struck at
aim with q stick. A clerk coming to
Knapp's rescue Lane was elected from
,bc store. Returting in "A short time
Lane made another violent demand for
the money, and being agsin refused, drew
A knife frOm his sleeve ana cut "a cash in
8a mans throat reaching from the left
,ur 40 the chm. Lenc Was taken TO the
.tation hy two policemen. af or "A desper-
gte resistance. B8lman viii probably
live, the knife failing TO sever the jugular
vein by a hairs breadth.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10

better. Everything indicates a continu.
ancc of prosperous times among breeders
of draft horses.
While the fever for dehorning IL on il
may not he out Of The way TO say that an
aged boar with long tusks is a decidedly
dangerous affair and he should be de
tusked, SO TO speak. 1t is no nearly so
painful an operation as saving the horns,
OH from the cow. Why not do it?
AS rapidly as the draft horse interest is
growing it does not keep pace with the
demand and will not for many years tc,
come. There is 10 danger Of overstock-
ing the market, and there is no kind Of
stock raising that will compare in poin
OF profit with raising draft horses.
The man who by his quiet kind ways
makes pets Of his pigs will succeed better
than one whose pigs run from him when
ever they see him coming. This is Just
as true of other animals as of pigs.
Don't let any Of the stock 20 back or
lose flesh during tie winter. Make a
business of keeping them gaining.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10

P~LAINFIELD, n. j., Nov. "a passcn-
ger train on the Lehigh Valley railway
ran into q west bound coal train south of
Plainfield last evening. Supt. DonnelIy
of the Lenigh Valley road was on the en-
CINE and his skull was fractured. He is
in a critical condition. The engineer and
fireman escaped by jumping.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10

There is a world Of truth in the follow
ing extract from an article written by
Thos. ID. Baird Of Kentucky. Every
stockman should consider it carefully
The water has become scarce in many
places and much of il is very impure. 1t
is the idea OF many farmers that water is
slmply a liquid to quench thirst and as
long as cattle will drink ii, il will DO.
That water is to quench thirst is all very
true, but what causes this thirst? The
waste OF the system. A regular and am
pie supply OF pure water is as necessary
as the supply Of corn, hay or oats. Few
farmers lock upon water as being food,
but it supplies an important part Of the
nutrition. It is said that - per cent. Of
the blood and flesh and 90 per cent. Of
the sccrctions consist Of water. Every
one of course considers watcra necessity,
but that it should be pure ana wholesome
is not thought Of. The health of the an
imal depends perhaps more upon the
purity 81 the water consumed than upon
the character Of the food. because the
water enter very rapidly into the circu-
%lGtion, and asst carries with itany impuri-
ties which may be held in solution, these
st once affect the blood. Many times the
farmer s~Istains heavy losses from disease
breaking out among his cattle by the
drinking OF unwholesome water.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10
The Boston Sent to Hayti.

WAsnINGToN, Oct. 30.-The secretary
Of state has requested the navy depart
ment to send a man 81 wal to Hayti 70
protect American interests there, which
appear to be jeopardized by the seizure
of an American steamer. the Haytien
Republic, at st. Marie. Efforts will be
made 10 reach The Boston, now in some
Central American port, and it is expected
she viii reach Hayti in a few days.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10
A Jealous Wife Shoots Her Spouse

CHICAGO, Nov. 2-Detective Jacob
~Somenstein of the Chicago avenue station
was shot and it 10 thought fatally wound
cd by his wife this morning. Jealousy
is said to be at the bottom Of il.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10
Duffy Wins.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-The much
talked Of prize fight between Pat Duffy
of Boston and Vim. Mcmillan OF this
city, took place this morning and was
won by Duffy in the seventeenth round.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-10

"a woman VITO applied for a renewal of
frr license tn keep a puOlic house In Stock
on, H. gland, war oppos,C by the local vicar
n tbs gtuund that tts evening congregation
you'd he l~cssened thereby snd that II would
have "a detrimental effect on the church
effectories.n
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
ADMITTING SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Senate Committee Agrees Upon Bill
Making State of south Dakota and Or
ganizing North Dakota Into a Territory,
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Jan g.
The senate committee ON territories to-day
finished the consideration of the Dakota adj
mission bill, which will be reported to the
senate proba bly, tomorrow. The bill is based
upon the Harrison bill which Mr.. Henderson
introduced at the beginning of the session.
The title of the bill reads: ITO provide for
the admission of the State of Dakota into the
Union and for the organization of the Terri
tory Of Lincoln" The title of the new bill
will read: @To provide for The admission of
South Dakota into the Union and the o1gani-
Sation of the Territory OF Lincoln" The pre-
amble of the Harrison bill regarding the for
nation and adoption Of the constitution is
retained. The first section of the Harrison
bill goes in without change except the sub
stitution of the words South Dakota" for
aDakota," which is pursued throughout the
bill The boundaries Of the new state fixed
by the bill are as follows, the only change
being in the forty sixth parallel on the north
10 the seventh standard parallel:
See, 2, That the following shall be the bound
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
Senator stanford's Trouble.

Senator Stanford is confronted with
a novel opposition to his plans for
establishing a gre at university in Cal
fornia. A large portion OF the lands
which the Senator has included in his
endorsement of the institution are at
present devoted to vineyards from
which vast quantities OF wine are pro-
duced annually, and the idea OF an
educational establishmentderivi its
origin or support from such sources is
so distasteful to certain interests that
they are making vigorous objection
to the enterprise. The Rev. F. f.
Jewell. a Methodist clergyman OF San
Jose, is at the head OF the opposition.
and under his direction all religious
and temperance organizations are
urged to petition Senator Stanford,
asking him not to endoM the new uni
versity with any funds or property
accumulated by the sale of wine.
This opposition may not be prudish.
narrow-minded and unreasonable,
but it is impossible to believe that the
Senator will be. converted to that way
gofthinking.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18

removal it conferred upon him no nowe
for there is no other ex catlg
or administrative power it could au5i1oria
him to exercise. That the words cou d hay
no other meaning than removal. we have al
ready seen Did the legislature intend t.
give those words such meaning. Bus a be5-
ter and stronger evidence OF the mention
of the legislature exists IN the amendment
OF this act itself, and other concurren5 acts
of the same session. Two days after the
passage OF this examiners act the legislature
passed an amendatory act giving tn
governor absolute power of re,Eov {:
of the examiners themselves when-
ever they failed TO faithfully
discharge the duties of their Office, and OF,
examination of legislation OF that entire SEES
sion reveals the fact that every Office created
by it to be filed by the appointment OF the
good provided also for the removal there
from by the governor It is provided 10 the
school law that he may remove the superin-
tendent and both assistants; he may remove
the commissioner OF immigration; he may
remove the veterinary surgeon; he may re-
move all the military officers
After a careful review of the law to sus-
tain the decision, the court oyerruled the
demurrer and decided that the governor was
right in his removal OF the old board mem
bers and appointments to fill the vacancies
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
Tragic Sequel of a College
Boys Prank.
From the Chicago Mai

From the Chicago Mail.
One OF the brightest men that ever
attended Harvard college was Sum-
ner Paine, son OF Henry w. Puine, a.
leading lawyer OF Boston. Paine al
ways had his class at the college, as
he had done before at the Boston
Latin school, without much study or
effort. 1t was during the war, and
just before the battle OF Gettysburg
that one OF the professors of the COL
lege, who WAS much dis1iked by the
students by reason of his arrogant
manner, WAS about to be married.
The evening of the wedding Paine
headed band Of students, who, Just
as the Professor was about to go to
the house OF the bride, at which the
wedding was to take place, locked
him in his room and prevented
him from being on hand
at the appointed time, in
consequence OF which the wedding cere.
mony was postponed. Through a
window the Professor recognized
Paine among his tormentors, and the
next day preferred charges against
him.
The faculty was loath to discipline
Paine, as they admired the young
man and his ability and partook to
a great extent OF the students dislike
OF the professor. 1t was necessary for
the preservation OF discipline that
some notice should be taken of the
matter, and much against their wish
they expelled Paine. with the under
standing that when he apologized he
could be reinstated. Paine was over
sensitive and keenly felt his disgrace.
He at once went to Governor Andrew,
who was an old family friend, who
gave him commission in a regiment
at the front at Gettysburg. Paine
left FOR his post of duty at once, ar
rived at Gettysburg the day the fight
ing began and fell mortally wounded
within a few hours after his arrival.