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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

Plerce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets Possess
Powerful Potency, Pass Painlefsly, Promote
PLY steal Prosperity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
INSECTS AND SNAKES FOR FOOD.
Dainties and Delicacies OF the Piute and Dig
ger Indians of the Pacific Slope.

Dainties and Delicacies OF the Pluto and Dig
ger Indians of the Pacific Slope.
st. Louis Participated.
The Piutes experience no dieiulty in obtaining
food sufficient to maintain life, and even to
render il enjoyable. Every mile or two are seen
clusters Of large and particularly repulsive-look-
ing bugs. These are black IN color. about an
inch in length. and are decorated with a long
sickls-shaped tail, from which is derived their
name OF sickle-tailsd crickets Were il not for
the existence of these insects tho problem OF
sustaining life smong the Nevada and Arizona
deserts would be a most difficult one, but as
long as the crcksts are to be found the Indians
are metaphorically in clover. Shallow
pits arc dug, into which the insects are swept,
eud carried off 10 wickerware baskets. The
process Of cooking is to lay the squirming
crickets upon stones heated in the fire, and when
tie flesh Of their bodies becomes q rich brown,
to remove them. They are then either devoured
upon the spot or kept in baskets until required
for use A healthy Pluto will consume half o
bushel OF these insects at single meal, and they
seem to prefer them to any other kind of food.
Among the Digger Indians Of California and
Oregon, the large lizards which abound in the
rocky ground of the mountains are considered q
great dainty, the thick. feshy tail being espe-
cially esteemed. These reptiles are caught by
means of a sharp-pronged stick, with which the
Indians are very expert in spearing them. They
are prepared either by boiling, roasting or
OsklDg IN clay, ana arc eaten WnOle
with the exception Of the head, the
process OF cleaning being considered q
useless Formally The rattlesnskes that
abound In the mountains and high plains are by
no means despised article Of food. and are
described as resembling young chickens in taste
These two articles, in the days before govern.
ment supplies were regularly issued, formed the
staple of the meat diet OF tho Digger Indians.
The kindred tribes alene the Columbia river de-
pended largely upon the salmon, either fresh or
dried, for their subsistence. A remarkable fact
which caused great surprise among the whites
who first came into contact with these savages
was their preference for fish which had arrived
az such state of decomposition as to render it
apparently unht for human food. During the
running season the banks OF the Columbia river
and tributary streams are covered with dscom-
posing fish whose effiuvis il so intense to rom
der approach TO anyone so unfortunate as to
possess delicate o,faotories most unpleasApt.
But the Indians would 60 to the shore, an. With.
out going through the process OF cooking. con-
sumo pound after pound OF rotting fish, appsr-
entity with no evil effects and certainly with
every indication Of keen enjoyment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
After MANY Years.

Gresnvills (Pa.) Special to Plttsburg Dispatch.
Twenty-seven years ago the daughter and only
child of DR.. j. u. Edgar, q wealthy citizen of
this place. had quarrel with her father and left
home. She did not return. DIR. Edgar searched
ell over the United States for his missing daugh-
ter, offering large rewards 70. information as to
her whereabouts, but never found any trace of
her. He was a radical spiritualist. Six or seven
years ago be died He left an incomplete will.
saying in the document that he would return to
earth in a few years TO attend 10 the final dispo-
sition of his property. The document was de-
clared void. Another search was then made for
the missing daughter. who was sole heir to the
property il she was alive, but she could not be
found, aud no information could be obtained as
to what had become of her. The property was
then divided. by order of the Orphans Court,
among relatives of the dead man. This was two
years ago. The order of court had hardly been
carried out when a woman, claiming to be the
long absent daughter, appeared in Greenyille.
She married to . man named Hoyt. She
1T once laid claim TO the Edgar estate, and those
in possession disputed her claim. The case has
been IN litigation ever since. The claimant has
succeeded IN proving her identity and establish
ing her legal right to the property, sand the
Orphans Court has just decided that II is hers
The estate is worth 100000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
lurchison u Real Man.

New York Mail aud Express.
Murchison has been found, and now it is
proved beyond q peradventure that Mr.. Bayard
not only told uptruth when he assumed that
the letter was a Republican trick or the British
minister, and designed TO injure Mr.. Clevelands
prospects for election, but that the statement
|, was in fact untrue Murchison lives at Pomona
In California, where he is q reputable citizen OF
English pare0tage, and evidently very lsyal
to the United Kingdom. more loyal than he is to
the United States, a respect in which he greatly
resembles Mr. Cleveland himself, in whose
behalf he wanted TO vote IL he could only learn,
what he more than half suspected, that the
retaliation message to Congress was not sincere,
but intended for temporary political effect He
concluded TO write 10 Mr.. West in the latter
part of August or the early part OF Septem Der.
The letter was not intended as joke but was
q sincere seeking after the light Minister Yves.
gave him the advice that he sought. Murch-
ison's letter was dated Sept. 4, and Vests
answer Sept. Is. Murchison did not show it to
any one for month. 1t was Oct 10 when he
exhibited it TO W. A. Bell, the city attorney OF
Pomona, who saw the political effect of II and
used it. And now will Mr. BayArd and the
other Democratic managers who have been
charging the Republicans with forging the
letter take back the lief We fear not. Like
the chairman Of tbs Indiana Democratic State
committee who was solicited % help prevent
frauds at the polls. they will not have time to
do anything before election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
She Could Sing Hymns

Baltimore Herald.
A little fve.year-old GIRL who lives in northwest
Baltimore, the pride of jolly papa and devoted
mamma was sent to q kindergarten the other
day. 1t Was her first experience at school, but
her composure was remarkable under the cir
cumstances. The teacher asked her what she
had been taught at home, and she replied:
81 tan ting"
"Whst can you sing7" inquired the teacher.
ooh, lots! Mamma and papa make me ting
lots Of hymns"
Then let US hear one, said the teacher.
The fve-year-old didn't hesitate minute, but
began as follows:
IF body meet body
TrampIng through the snow,
There flies Gallagher
Because ne let them CO."
The teacher was dumfounded. On inquiry
she found that while the mamma tried hard 10
teach her offspring such melodies a. "Beulsh
Land" the wicked papas instruction proved
more effective.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
Love in Bird Life.


What frauds birds are. They are represented
in poetry as sweet, gushing things. rising TO
greet the morn with melody and bursting forth
In song on the slightest provocation. To read
bird poetry one might consider them the most
arniable OF Gods creatures, when the fact is,
according to nsturalists, the majority Of singing
birds are waspish and Quarrelsome among
themselves to a high degree. They behave
worse during their singing season, which is also
their time for mating, when they are popularity
supposed to be fitting about in the most loving
manner, tenderly beseeching each other to be-
'imy valentine" Those who have made a close
study Of birds will tell yon that mates are won
not by love but pitched battle, for the most
part. the stronger party carrying off the prize.
Some of the more pugnacious often fight until
they are killed. The females battle furiousy
for the males who cit calmly by observing the
combat quite unprejudiced and ready to say,
"May tbs best bird win." Sometimes the con-
oueror flies of with her dearly won valentine
only. to meet some superior female on the way
who disputes the prize and wins il. II the
superior female be a star singer in bird opera
she probably has to support her husband until
she can get rid oe him and snare another.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
The Story of a Diamond Necklace.

Ihs Story OF DlaIhunu NecKIdcs
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Birmingham magistrates were yesterday
called upon to adjudicats on q curious case A
London lady staying in Wales was some time
since robbed of a diamond necklace OF the value
of ESQ She recently received an anonymous
letter, in which the writer said that being 10
sore need. she took the necklace, but without
fraudulent intention. She was now on the
point Of sailing for far country, and took the
opportunity of saying that the necklace had
been pawned for s35 with Woods, of Birming.
ham. Messrs. Woods did not deny having re-
ceived the necklace from. lady who seemed q
likely owner of such jewel, but they submitted
that they were not called upon to give it up to
the present claimant. because it was not re-
ceived IA a pledge but under special contract.
which the law did not affect. Eventually they
gave up the necklace for fl0
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Survives with His Ribs Cut Out.

Philadelphta Record
Thomas Lonecake. jr., of Frankfort, who re-
Gently had portion of two Of his ribs removed
by surgical operation, is doing well, and is
greatly improved 10 health. The two ribs were
/. greatly diseased, and Ir. Longcske has suffered
from them for months be at length consented
TO the operation, which was perform by DIR.
William Ekwurtzel. OF Frankfort, in the pres
ence of several local physicians The patient
was etherized and an incisiOn made in his
breast. The ribs and sternum were laid bare,
aud the diseased bone cut and scraped away.
The opening was then sewed up. The operation
promises to be q complete success, as the patient
Is doing finely.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
A Travelling Chicken Incubator.

About a month ago young man Of this place
thought he would like TO be locomotive fire.
man. He made his application for q position
on the Nyparo road. in the usual way, and in
due course or time was sent out with engineer
Samuel Britton 20 learn the ropes. Thinking
he might get hungry before his return lust be-
fore starting out the candidate for scoop WELD
.ng honors put dozen raw eggs in tin pail,
which he placed in the tank box. The trip was
such an eventful aud busy one that the material
for an omelette was forgotten, aud as il was the
last as we'll as the first run Of thu would De
fireman. who became Disguised with the life he
had wanted to lead, the pail and its contents
had joined the memories OF the past, till yester-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
He Appreciated Her.

Merchant Traveller.
''It Is too bad" said Young Mrs. Cook. with
big tears in both her eyes, as she and her hus-
band were seated at the supper-tabe.
"What is the matter, dearest?"
1.-THE cake"
''Oh well, never mind. We needn't eat it you
know"
"But it is dreadfully discouraging to find that
your cake is dough-" she sobbed.
''Yes but o little thing like that 10 more thar
compensated for by your rare good sense and
confederation"
"Iu what respectT
ain not trying to convince your husband that
your dough is cake"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
Strange Case of Justification.

Boston Special
The medical men of this section are puzzled
over q strange case Of ossifcstiou or petrifca-
ton. which has come to their orce. This freak
Is q man nearly sixty years of age, Jonathan r.
Ross by name. who, during the latter half of his
life, has gradually turned from sound flesh to
bons. until now his body is ono rigid mass, with
no more fexibility than log Of wood. While
unable to make the least voluntary move. Mr..
Ross intellect is keen and his digestion I'M.
impaired. A number of ellknown physicians
have made diagnosis of the case, and all ad
NIT that it surpasses anything in their O. peri
ence.
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. Nov. 6.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts. 5000; shipments, none.
Market steady; beeves 40; stockers and feed.
ers. S1.9063.30; cows bulls and mixed, 1928
$50; Texas cattle, S1.60G3.S5.
Hogs-Receipts 5000; shipments. 1000. Mar
ket strong; mixed. S5.30G5.6O. heavy, $5.4005.75;
light, 80. IS $3.50; skips $305.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; shipments, 500. Mar
ke. steady: natives S2.2504;, Westerns, S2.75 q
1855; Texans, $2.7503.50; lambs, 81 $3.50.
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day, when Mr.. Britton went to his tank box for
some tool he had not used for some time when
he discovered new dinner pail, which be at
once appropriated. Taking his find to the en-
CINE be removed the cover. aud 10! and behold,
there lay nine lovely young chickens-only
three Of the eggs having failed to hatch in their
patentless incubator. In proof of Sans story
he exhibits the fowls in his heunery here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07

ASGosTUEA BIrrERs. the world renowned APP
petizer and ipyigorator impsrts a delicious fla
vor 10 all drinks and cures dyspepsia, diarrhea,
fever and aeue. Try IL. but beware OF counter
feits Ask for the genuine Angostura, mann
featured by DR.. j. G. B. Siegert & Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
COLD WEATHER MUSIC BOOKS

The chill November winds, the whirling withered
leaves that tap against the window pane harmonic
well with the sweet music and the cheerful songs that
are to make winter homes attractive With your fuel
bring in goodly quantity of our bright
NEW MUSIC BOOKS.
These new books every day more in favor:
CLASSICAL PIANIST, PIANO CLASSICS, SONG
CLASSICS. SONG CLASSICS FOR Low VOICES.
CLASSIC TENOR SONGS CLASSIC BARITONE
AND BASS SONGS. Each 81.
PRAISE IN SONG 4O cts 81. 20 per doz) is the best
newSacred Music Book for Home and Vestry singing.
LET THE CHILDREN SING from Menards Songs
for kindergarten and Primary Schools go cts.) or
jerks Songs and Games for Little Ones eS2D or
Childrens School Songs t35 cts, $3.50 per doz)
All have very sweet child's songs.
GIVE YOUR AID in getting up rousing good even
ing Singing Glass to Song Harmony go cts. SO
per doz.) Full of most interesting music, sacred
and secular. Song Manual, Book go cts, 81 80
per doz.) 10 also good collection mostly secular.
TELL THE TEMPERANCE PEOPLE that no bet
ter Temperance Song Book has appeared than Bells
of Victory t35 cts. $500 per doz)
XMAS IS COMING. Send for lists Of Christmas
Cantatas and Carols.
ANY BOOK MAILED FOR RETAIL PRICE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07

All the editors connected
with the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal are high salaried writer's,
for they are the best to be had
for money. The most distin-
guished writer's in the United
States are regular contribu-
tors; Such names as Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps, Josiah Aliens
Wife, Mary ]. Holmes, Rose
Terry Cooke, VIII Carleton,
Robert J. Burdette, Mrs. John
Sherwood, DIR. William A.
Hammond, Kate Epson
Clarke. The Illustrations are
the finest published and the
artists engaged comprise
such distinguished names as
Frederick Dielman, VIM. St. !.
Harper, w. L. Taylor, H.
Winthrop Pierce, Aug. BUTLER,
Frank T. Merrill, Miss Maud
Humphrey, Miss. Elizabeth S.
Tucker and others.
The JOURNAL has a larger
circulation than any other
periodical ever published in
this country. The November
number is on the news-stands
Six cents.
CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Philadelphia.
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Chiffon.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. Cotton steady, with q fair
demand. Sales, 10000 bales, of which 600 bales
were for speculation and export. and included 1900
bales American.
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LIVE STOCK.

(s.sied bags), SOC per n. Turnip seed, 3oo4oc
mar
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FoR the cure of colds, coughs and lung diff
culties Ayers Cherry Psctoral is uuequaled.
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Hogs Active and Higher-No Cattle or Sheep
i'm the Market To-Day.
NJ,
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sIRS. SENATOR DAVIS.

CLEVELAND Nov. 6.-Petrolsum easy stand
ard white 110o, 7i9c.
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'I1sGRs:s THE SHORT LINE
49, Both EAST and WBSI.

INC Only Un6 Win BoIIu tfglnB %
Bloomington and Peoria with through to princi
pal Missouri river points, in several hours less time
than any other line. Also through Sleeping and Re.
clinng-chair Cars via Danvills to Chicago. making
quick time at lower rates, than any other line. The
authorized differentai route East, with quick time
and through tickets TO principal Eastern cities at
considsrablylsss than regular rates.
Trains at indianapolis Union Depot
Leave going East. .s4:l0 am l1:00 am 300 pm
Leave, going Wsst..H7:30 AM $3.50 pm s11:OO pm
Arrive from East 100 Sis pm 1880 pm
Arrive from Wsst-s3:50 am 1O:40 am $40 pm
DAILY. AL trains have the finest of Buffet Sleep
ing and Cars For tickets and full in
formation apply at 1873 South Illinois st. the Union
Depot, Indianapolis, or TO any agent on the line
~Iook in local column for special notices OF sx'
cursions reduced rates. etc.
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OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston.
Oh. DITSoN & CO.. SGT Broadway Now York.
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HoGs-Recepts, 1850; shipments. CTS. Quality
fair. Market active and higher; closed steady. AL
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Clover-Red, choice. 90 70 bu. $4-50a4.75;
,sh, choice 81 30a4.60. White, choice. $3.50
$50; Alsiks, S675c7.50; Alfalfa, ehoif. SO
v.5O. 1imothy-Choiee IS ID bu, Sl.65c2.7o
ssas grass-F4ney. Il 10 bu, soc9sl.o0. Orch25.
,-eboica. IL n bu. S0c0Sl.00. English blue graasr
"a . bu. Sl.2o0l-50. Acme lawn grass IL ;, ID.
B1.7592.25. Seed rye. 65e y bu. F1axseed, selecot
I'd. sl.30el.oc per bu. Hemp. Slsc. Canary, elect
RAGS. 7s psr y. spinsoh-Bloomsdsls savoy.lsss
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She Makes Hsr Own Dresses, but Does Not
Wear Tights, as Alleged.
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ANY BOOK MAILED FOR RETAIL PRICE
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-13
Purify Your Blood.

Bodily and mental health depends
upon healthy condition of the blood.
The blood particularly in the spring
and summer months, becomes clogg-
ed with impurities, which poison it
and generate disease. A harmless
blood purfyer is necessary to restore
a healthy tone. The best purifyer
and tonic known is Swif*'s Specific
Is. S. S.. Of its wonderful purifying
and tonic powers we give a few testi-
monials:
Mr.. VIM. A. Siebold, with George
P. Rowell & Co., 10 Spruce Street,
New York, writes: "I feel it my
duty, for the benefit of others who
may be afflicted as ] was, to write
you this letter, which you can use in
any way you choose. Isufered great
pain from boils, all over my neck; I
could not turn my head without acute
pain. After trying all the usual rem
edies, and finding no relief, I used
one bottle of S. S. S., and very soon I
was entirely relieved Of my "Job's
Comforters. Now not sign of my
affection can be seen"
Mr.. II. S. Hamlin, Winston, n. c.
writes: 81 use it every spring. 1t
always builds me up, giving me appe-
tite and digestion, and enabling me to
stand the hot summer days. On using
it I soon become strong of body and
easy Of mind"
11r. C.E Mitchell, West 23d St.
Ferry, New York, writes: Il weighed
ll6 pounds when I began taking
your medicine, and now 152 pounds.
I would not be without S. S. S. for
several times its weight in gold"
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drswer 8,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-13

No body of men could have been mora
harmonious than was the recent Democratic
National Convention. The nomination Of
Cleveland was, before the convention met,
an accepted fact. He has by his straight
forward, answering course retained the
love of his friends, and commanded the ad-
miration and respect of his enemies. His
reelection is foregone conclusion. Thur
man is said to be grand old man, and to
have unusual political strength and indu-
ence, but seventy-six years is rather heavy
burden, in addition to the hard work and
worry Of the duties of the vice-president Of
the United States. Cleveland and Thur
man are cur standard bearers, and will be
elected next fall. South Carolina will GER
taiuly contribute her nine electoral votes.
On our first page will be found full par
ticulars of the proceedings of the conven.
ton,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-13

It is said that soda water, etc., is sold on
Sunday in the tent on the court house
square. If such be the case, it is violation
Of the laws of God and man, and calculated
to prove demorslizing to our younger popu-
lation. It is bad enough in large cities,
where we naturally expect to find crime in
all its worse forms, to allow the sale of such
things. but in rural town like Manning, it
is an eyesore to large part of our popula-
lation. If anything is being sold in that
tent on Sunday, the powers that be should
stop it.
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Numerous pension frauds are reported
from Columbia. A number Of women in
various parts of the State have been draw
ing pay because, though they have married
again since their soldier-husbands died, yet
having outlived both husbands; and it be-
ing to their pecuniasy advantage to do so,
they claim to be widows OF their first hus-
bands. The Pension Board very properly
calls this fraud, and threatens prosecution
Clarendon county, We are glad to say, has
no such claimants
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-13
The wonderful Healing propertis
of Darbys Prophylaetlc Fluid in
case of Accidents, for Burns,
ScaldS, Cuts. Mounds, etc.

It's prompt use will invariably relieve
pain, promote healing and prevent Erysip-
elias, Gansrcne, or Proud Flesh Owing to
the cleansing and purifying qualities of the
Fluid the most obstinate Ulcers, Boils, Car
buncies, and Running Sores are rendered
pure and healthy and speedily cured, 10
other application being necessary.
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Levi the Solicitor -

Some say one man and some another, bat
since the opening mp Of that tremendous
stock of summer goods at the Begin old
stand in Sumter, Ferdinand Levi is the So
hcisor. he solicits your patronage, for his
stock is large and must be sold.