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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-29
MINNESOTA.

Measles are Qaite prevalent In Winona.
Duluth is In the throes Of another rea
estate boom.
The young ladies OF Anoka have organized
a toboggan club.
A farmers institute will be held at Carrie
In the near future.
The new city well at Winona is all complete
except the cover.
The question Of building en- opera house Is
being agitated at Pipes,ene.
The Masonic fraternity at Clearwater has
just completed a new 81, coo hail.
Fifteen families have been added 10 the
population Of Hastings during the past week.
All of the cheese factories In Olmstedl
county have suspended operations Tor the
winter.
The Duluth boat club Is arranging for a
a midwinter reception &c occur early in Jan
uary.
A company Is being formed at Lake City
for the purpose Of building and operating a
~toboggan slide.
The board Of trade at Austin is considering
= proposition for establishing a boot and shoe
factory In that city.
Glencoe claims to be the huh Of a very
wealthy county, full Of great possibilities FOR
a man with or without capital.
The Moorhead Reading Room association
has been organized and money has been
raised to open and furnish roome.
The Baptist church at Mankato was dedi
Gated last Sunday. The building cost over
$4,000 and the debt is less than $500.
The permanent organization Of q summer
musical festival TO be held at Alexandris
every year was completed last Tuesday night
On Thursday last one insurance agent in.
sured the lives OF Duluth men to the amount
OF Sl57,5O0 The premiums alone amounted
to $l2, 200.
George Barton, a farmer 90 years of age
living near Faribault, suicided last Friday
night by shooting. Domestic troubles are
supposed to be the cause.
Arrangements are being made for the hold
ing OF a grand SKI tournament at Red Wins
some time during January or February under
the auspices OF the Aurora Ski club.
The village council at Adrian has ordered 9
tile drain put around the foundation Of tho
town hall. This will drain the water from I,
and thus prevent any danger OF settling.
John Riplinger and Miss Ada l.. Richards,
both OF Hastings, were married ct the resi-
dence OF the brides parents last Thursday
evening. The groom Is one OF the proprietor:
Of the Hastings Democrat.
Petitions are being circulated throughou,
otter Tail county and extensively signed ask.
ing for an increase In the bounty on wolf
scalps from T. to SO. The petitions will be
presented to the legislature this winter.
{. d.. Fuller has sued the city of Albert
Lea, Its mayor and chief Of police for $40, 900.
On the night Of November 10 the chief OF DO
lice dubbed Fuller several times and as the
city council would not remove him at Fuller's
request the suit has been brought.
The grand jury OF Stearns county in its re-
port filed last Thursday recommends that a
new county jail be built with all modern i'm
provements; that a la re addition be made
TO the present court house and that a work
house be provided In which county prisoners
can be kept employed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-29
A Law and Order Agent Assaulted

PrrTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 2l.-About 1C
o'clock this morning as Capt. Wishart.
special agent of the Law and Order so,
ciety, was passing along ~Smithfeld street
he was accostcd by an un,
known man who asked, Are YOU
Can't. Wishart?" Upon the captain
rehlying he was, the stranger hit him a
singing blow in the mouth, at the same
time sayings you will prosecute me, will
you? Take that" Capt. Wishart sus-
tanned serious injuries from the fall, his
head having been badly cut and bruised.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-29

BosToN, Mass, Dec. 2l.--Thc vcnera.
BILE lawyer, Samuel Edmund Sewell, dieC
in this city yesterday aged 80 years, Mr.
Sewell graduated from Harvard in 1917.
He was one Of the first to join William
Lloyd Garrison in tae anti slavery move,
ment in which he was very active.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-29

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 21.-Dissatisfaction
was depicted upon the faces Of Dakota
people today when it was announced that
the house committee on territories would
not present the territorial bill until Janu-
airy ID. The charge was instantly made
that the Democrats intended TO put the
matter of until too late for successful
work by both houses of congress. The
Republican senator's look with extreme
disfavor upon the clause enabling New
Mexico TO obtain statehood. 4 Republi-
can senator from a northwestern state to-
day remarked: 1--WE will be put
in the attitude Of opposing the
speedy admission Of the territories.
but we will assume the re-
sponsibility. 1t may be intended for
political effect. and it is shrewd on
~Springer's part. but we will soon have a
Republican congress and a Republican
president, and we will admit all but New
Mexico early next December, if not at an
extra session. The Democrats are wise
to show a disposition to admit the terri
tories now, but they will lose all credit
which might accrue to them by the
demagogy of lacking New Mexico, which
is a Spanish suburb of this republic, to
the tail Of the kite OF Dakota and other
portions of the western American EN-.
pire." The senator's statement is fairly
indicative Of the attitude of the Repub-
lican party, and the Dakotians need no
become too enthusiastic for admission
this session.
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Suicide and Self Control.

The frequency of suicides is notable,
and it is believed to be very often due
to the sudden impulse of those who
have never learned to control their
feelings or passions. These persons Of
ten meet with great and sudden disap-
pointments, or suffer from great revul-
sions of feeling, and the effect of an
imperfect control of the will is that the
dogs of passion slip their leash and
lead the way to self-destruction. The
control of the will is one of the great
things to be done by any one, and it is
one Of the things to be done in child
hood. The example Of mother is
commended who plunged the head of
a rebellious child into cold water when
he persistently disobeyed her. The
fight for liberty was sharp and strong.
The mother kept the head under water
as long as she dared to, but the moment
the child could grasp for breath he
breathed defiance. Three times did
the head 60 under, and it was only the
third time the mother secured an obe-
dient son. She taught him to obey
her, and in doing that he learned to
control himself. 1t is believed that
there would be far fewer suicides, ex-
cepting those which come from insani-
ty, if young people were rigidly taught
at home to practice the art of self-con-
troll. 1t looks as if a large number of
the suicides of younger persons could
be traced to their lack of self-control
and of training in moral responsibili-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-02
SackclOth, and Ashes.

There are some calling themselves
'evangelists" and others who are not
evangeists who seem to think it q
part of their mission in the world to
regulate how women shall dress. The
very "evangelists" who make them
selves ridiculous by railing against
,women's fashions" follow mems fash
ions. They wear good clothes, that
look like the clothes of the"worldlyn
man and the SINNER" They wear
starched linen and standing callars,
and silk crayats, and nice hats, and
hand-sewed shoes, and neat and flash
ionable' suits-sometines silk beavers
and gold watch chains. They try to
look neat and presentable. Then why
should not the women look neat and
presentable also-especially. when it
cost them no less to do 80 than it costs
the men? If these would.be dress re-
formers (for women) mean anything,
why do they follow the fashions" A
suit of jeans is very comfortable in the
Winter, and costs much lees than dag
onals and broadcloths. A comfortable
Summer suit can be had for five dol
lars. There is great deal of service
in a nienty cent brogan and a dollar
wool hat, and an osnaburg shirt with a
turned down collar, which saves the
expence of crayat and gold collar butt
ton. Before preaching sackcloth and
ashes for the women, let the "evangel-
lists" try little sackclcth and ashes on
themselves.-NeWberry Observer. ~
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Foolish Controversies.

"Avoid foolish questions.". Titus,
iii, 9.) Our days are few, and are far
better spent in doing good than in
disputing over matters which are at
best of minor Importance. The old
school men did a world Of mischief by
their incessant discussion of subject
of no practical Importance and our
Churches suffer much from petty wars
over abstruse points and unimportant
questions. After everything has been
said that can be said, neither party is
any the wiser, and therefore the dis
cussion no more promotes knowledge
than love, and it is foolish to SOW in so
barren field.
Questions upon points wherein
Scripture is silen, upon mysteries
which belong to God alone, upon pro-
phecies of doubtful Interpretation and
upon mere modes of observing cere-
monials, are all foolish, and wise men
avoid them. Our business is neither
to ask nor answer foolish questions,
but TO avoid them altogether. And if
we observe the apostles precept (Titus,
49, to be careful to maintain good
works, we shall find ourselves far too
much occupied with profitable busi-
ness to take much interest in unworthy
contentious and needless strivings.
There are, however, some questions
which are the reverse of foolish, which
we must not avoid, but fairly and hon
estly meet, such as these: do I be-
lieve in the Lord Jesus Christ? am I
renewed in the spirit of my mind ?
Am 1 walking after the flesh or after
the Spirit? Am growing in grace
Does my conversation adorn the doc
trine-of God my Savior? Am l look
ing for the coming of the Lord, and
watching as O servant does for his
Master? What more can do for Je-
2" Such inquiries as these urgent
ly damand ouf attention; and If we
have been at all given to caviling, let
us now turn our critical abilities to a
service so much more profitable.-Let
us be peacemakers, and endeavor to
lead others. both by our prayer and ex-
ample, to "avoid foolish questions.
"Study those things which make for
peace" e."-Spurgeon.
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Every Day Duties.

Emma c. from her cradle was
known as nervous, sensitive child.
Her parents in her presence declared
that she was different from other
children too highly organized to be
interested in the small details of af-
fairs; unfit for the practical drudgery
of life" Atschool she wrote and COM
mittted to memory poetry, and was re-
garded as genius by her companions.
Her old teacher shrewdly pronounced
her to shave every sense but common
sense"
She went out into the world making
the grievous mistake of supposing
that the ordinary rules by which other
people should properly govern their
conduct were not for her.
AS a middle-aged woman she had
tender feelings, fine sympathies, and
fervent religious faith. But her dress,
though clean; was untidy; her house
was disorderly; being ignorant OF
work, she demanded impossibilities
from her servants, and discharged
them every week. She forgot to pay
her tradesmen: she forgot to date her
letters she forgot to order coal when
it was needed, or meat for Sundays
dinner. Then when her husband and
boys sat down, shivering and grum-
bling, she retired to pray that they
might have grace to subdue their bad
tempers.
With sublime confidence in friend
ship, she would arrive with two or
three children, unlimited and uneX-
pected, at houses where she had no
right to make herself a guest, for a
visit of weeks; or she would keep her
acquaintances in the city busy shop
ping for her with a mere hint OF in
structions and no money. She show
cred tracts On every side, without the
slightest reference to their suitability.
She preached in season and out of sea-
son, with no idea of adaptation to the
individual character, suffering, or
needs of those to whom she spoke.
One poor lad, who had gone astray,
and now lay dying at the house of O
friend. was struggling to come nearer
to his Saviour, when she suddenly be-
sieged him with arguments, maudlin
verses and hackneyed appeals. -.
"She makes religion hideous to me ~
he exclaimed, and refused to hear a
word further from her on the subject.
After having, for sixty years, with
the best intentions and the sincerest
faith, worked much evil in the world,
she died; and all who knew her,
through their tears, drew a breath of
relief.
The highest virtues fail of their er-
rand if the homely qualities of COM
mon-sense and discretion are lacking.
"Keep your eyes fixed on the stars" -"
says the German provsrb. but do
not forget to light the household can
dies by the way"
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Growth In Grace.

Growth in grace is generally slow.
Christians often become discouraged in
their attempts to make higher attain
ments in the divine life. They read
or hear of distinguished saints, and
in comparison they seem but pigmies.
1t would be remedy for discourage
ment, if they would follow these dis
tinguished saints in their struggles,
and note the steps by which, they
reached their high position.
This is one reason why the word OF
God is so full of examples, and one rea-
son why these examples should be
carefully studied. The life of Peter
furnishes case in point. It is inter-
esting to follow him from the day
when he was called to be disciple on
the banks of the Jordan, to the time
when in his old age, he wrote his epis-
ties in Babylon. No one can study his
history without noting his spiritual
growth. The author of the epistles
does not seem to be the same man who
followed the Master up and down
through Galilee; he speaks in differ
ent tone and with different accent.
On the night in which Jesus waa
arrested, Peter drew his sword and
struck with all determination, at the
head of one of the officers of the law;
in his epistle he says, Submit your
selves to every ordinance Of man for
the Lords take" On that night, he
fled, like a coward, from Christ and
from suffering in his epistle he says,
"Rejoice, inasmuch as yeare partakers
of Christ's suffering" On one memo
rable occasion he said, and he thought
in this saying he had gone to the ex-
treme limit of required charity, GLOW
often shall my brother trespass against
me, and I forgive him? Till seven
times ?" But after. he had passed
through the experiences and trials of
long life, could write, "Above all
things, have fervent charity, among
yourselves" He who once rebuked
the Lord for speaking of his death
makes that death one of the prominent
themes in his later writings.
The rude and impulsive fisherman,
before his death, became even more
gentle than some of his fellow apostles.
Jamessays with deserved severity, "Ye
adulterers and adulteresses, know ye
not that the friendship of the world is
enmity with God p" Peter speaking
to the class, uses tenderness of which
those who knew him only in his
earlier years would hardly believe him
possessed, dearly beloved, abstain
from fieshly lusts which war against
the SOUL"
Peter grew in grace. The troubles
amp prosecutions through which he
passed were sanctified to him; he came
out of the furnace las gold that had
been purified" SO will it be with all
believers who initiate Peters faith and
faithfulness. AS long as we have his
example and the many similar ones
which are to be found in the inspired
word, we need never be discouraged
in our efforts to grow up into the stat
ure of perfect men.-United Pres
6yterian.
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Ecstasy and Rapture in
Prayer.
(Fdncts De Sdtes.)

AS there is nothing nearer to the
Saviour's heart than gentleness,
humility, and charity, we must dill
gently cultivate these graces-love to
our neighbor, humility toward God.
True satisfaction consists in capacity
for the enjoyment of God, rot in
imaginations and raptures, which only
foster self-conceit, and drive out obed-
ience and humility. 1t is mere
abuse to aim at ecstasy. Let US prac-
tice true, hearty meekness and sub
mission, selfrenunciation, love ol
AFFECTION, kindness to others, and we
shall have attained the best and safest
kind of ecstasy granted to Gods ser,
wants.
When you see a person 60 into rap
lures and ecstasies in prayer, who at
the same time knows mp ecstasy in his
life-I mean whose life is not lifted up
and raised to God by renunciation OF
worldly desires and the natural incli-
nation and will; who is devoid of in
terror gentleness, simplicity, humility,
above all, of continu al chrity-you
may be sure that all hid raptures are
very questional and dangerous; they
are raptures which may excite the
wonder of others, but which will never
sanctify those who experience them.
What gain is there to soul in being
rapt and ravished in PRAYER if his ordi-
nary life and conversation are wrapped
up in low, earthly things? Surely, to
live above ones self in prayer, and yet
to be low in life and action to be an
gelicin meditation, and earthly con-
Versation, is to swear both by God and
Baall. Nor can there be any reasona-
BILE doubt that all such raptures and
ecstasies are mere deceits and delusions
of Satan. Belssed, indeed, are they
who live O supernatural life, raised
altogether above themselves, although
they have never been carried away
with any rapture in prayer. There
are many saints in paradise who never
tasted any rapture or ecstasy in con-
templation-many who never knew
any greater privilege in prayer than
that of devotion and feryer-but there
was never peta saint whose life was
devoid of those active raptures which
consist in victory over self and natural
disposition.
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, Rev. A. B. Cabaniss, of the Western
Recorder, is responsible for what fol-
lows, and we suggest that where
churches are divided on the organ
question it might be well to carry out
the suggetion of the preacher: "a
church, in a certail town in Kentucky,
was much divided on the organ .ques-
ton. One of the members was in the
habit Of going into the saloon and taxi
ing drink whenever he felt like it,
but had holy horror of an organ in
In a discussion of the sub
ject he said: If you bring that organ
in here it will split the church. Land
a number of others will leave The
pastor then spoke, saying; I, can
preach either with or without the or
gan in the church. 1t is a matter of
indifference to me. But, as the church
is divided about it, and some say it will
drive them out of the church, I think
the wisest course for us is to put the
organ in the saloon, and If see II won't
keep our members out of that place
alsO,'O ...
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Fhe,Best Gifts.

Peter Cartwright, the baekwoods
Methodist:preaeher,t once uttered the
following sentiments:
II would rather: have the gift Of q
devil-tlislodging power than all the
college lore or Biblical Institute
knowledge that can be obtained from
mortal man. When God wants. great
and learned men in the ministry, how
easy it is for him to-overtakssa learned
sinner, and as Saul of Tazsns, shake
him awhile over hell, then knock the,
scales from his eyes, and without any
previous theological training, send
him out straightway to preach Jesus
and the resurrection |! When God
calls any man to preach His Gospel, il
he will not reason with flesh. and
blood but do his duty and live faith-
fully, my experience for it, God will
qualify him for the work if he never
saw a college,"
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Killing HIS Ffrsf>MAn.

The killing of a brother in bhtHeis .
painful thing to remember. A.soldier
of the late war thus tells his story.
My first man Isaw but; tweHty sec
onds, but I shall remember him for
ever. was standing by,naygaaiwhen
a Confederate infantry soldier rushed
up, and made lunge with his bayo-
net at one of the horses. -
I took out my revolver and shot him
through the breast. He tossed up his
arms, gave me the strangest look In
the world, and fell forward upon his
face. He had blue eyes. brown, curl
ing hair, q dark mustache, and q hand
some face. -
I thought the moment fred, that ]
should have loved that man If I had
known him. IteH Hyou this aour isiter-
1t6Le business YOUTHS Companion.
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A christening took place sometim

A christening took place sometime
ago in o Congregational church in
Providence whose minister standsvery
high in his profession. 1t happened
that the infant cried Justify during the
ceremony, much to the modification
of the parents. In the course of his
sermon the minister paused, twirled
his glasses in his hand, as was his wont
and said IAN incident earlier in the
service calls to mind a story I once
heard. At a christening the child had
cried, and after the service the parents
apologized to the officiating clergyman.
There is not the slightest cause for
any apology said he; for where
should child feel at liberty to cry if
not in his Fathers house?n What
delicate way this was to soothe tile
momentary sorrow of the parents in
his congregation whose child had, to
their minds, disgraced them:-Bos-
tom Times.
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Stand Together.

1t is easy to object to the theological
views or personal character of peace
men. But can we not consent to ig-
more differences on other points and
unite to promote the one Oh which we
agree? This has been done for war.
Why not for peace? In the civil war
no soldier volunteering to fight for his
country, was rejected because he was
not a Christian, or all abolitionist or a
total abstinence man. Those who
united to foster public sentiment in
favor of prosecuting the war, laid
aside for the time being, alteration as
to things on which they differed.
aye have agreed together to lie unto
the Holy Ghost" was the capital
crime of Ananias and Sapphire. If
persons combine for evil, let others
unite for good purposes.-Ana. Ad.
Peace and Arbihation.
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Reverence.

There is no virtue, no grace, in pos
lures and attitudes. This truth we do
not question. But if we refuse to eX-
press reverence, we shall soon cease to
feel reverence. This also is truth.
1t is not enough to be interested, in
genernl sense, in the services Of the
sanctuary. "God is greatly to- be
feaIed (reverence) in the assembly OF
the saints and in the congregation" |"
True reverence, real worship, will ex-
press itself somehow, as long as we
are compounded of body and spirit.
Starve expression, and how long will
the feeling endure. We are persuaded
that it has declined in many if not in
most of our congregations. 1t is
greatly TO be wished that it might be
revived. But in order that it may be-
come fixed habit of our souls, we
need to adopt suitable methods of ex-
praying if we adopted some proper
attitude of prayer. By kneeling, bow
ing the head, covering the eyes-by
some bodily action ar attitude express
i've reverent rdoration-we shall be
far more likely to cultivate the true
spirit of devotion.-Erchange.