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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-07-06

Irit be true that Mrs. Cleveland
has declared against tho bastiz, Il
will not be long before that defor-
matory Of woman viii be laid aside
BY the most devoted follower Of
dame fashions laws.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-07-06

No medicine is more conscientiously
prepared. more powerful. or more high
ly concentrated, than Ayers Sarsaparila.
Its standard of excellence is the result of
careful study. This preparation is ac-
knowledged by the medical profession to
be the best blood purifier.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-07-06

THE New Jersey High License
law is under fire before the Court
OF Error and Appeals, at Trenton,
from some of the heaviest legal
guns in the State. The title of
the bill and the local option clause
are the chief points upon which the
constitutionality of the measure is
attacked.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

Horses and Barb Wires.

An old farmer in commenting upon the
harm done to horses by barb wire fences
says in Country Gentleman that there is
a simple and efficient preventive in a
plOwed ditch on each side the fence. "a
horse will not step into n ditch and
against a bank Of earth in order to quar-
rel with the barbs. A few burrows with
the plow before the wire is put on, and
the additional work with the long han
died shovel, will give a ditch on each
side, and two feet or more wide, with a
bank of earth between of a foot and a
half, making two and a half feet, which
presents a more formidable barrier in APP
pearance than a single board nailed from
post to post near the top. A plowman
will plow in an hour a half mile Of ditch,
and two men will shovel the earth out in
a day or two. AS it does not decay like
wood, the bank will last a long while
after it becomes sodded over. The posts
need not be SO long, and the holes to re-
ceivc them need not be so deep, while an
additional saving of the lower wire makes
altogether as cheap a fence as one all
wire on a level surface.
II have used barb wires on my farm
for many years, with fences made in this
way, and | never had an animal injured,
In a few instances | have made a small
riprap wall under the wires. when | hap
pened to have cobble stones, and this ap-
pears to have answered equally well, al
though without the additional advantage
of tho ditch on each side"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

9ev DR.. y. W. Miner srckc At ,ba
rifth avenue Baptist church recently on
Personal "reminiscences Of Abraham
Lincoln DR.. Miner was the pastor Of
me BAPTIST church at Springfield which
lincoln attended many years before his
election as president and was also his
he'ghbor and intimate friend. and the
lecture was an informal account of his
character IN the aspects in which il ap-
peared to the speaker. Incidents were
also gwen illustrating the character Of
Tie great man, with anecdotes, for the
truth OF which the speaker was person
ally able TO vouch. DR.. Miner visited the
president at Washington and he f~aclingly
related the tender sympathy he always
fe!t Tor the lowest of those under him.
Mr.. Lincoln, said DIR. Miner, was a
great | took a ride with him
IN Washington during the war. and as we
met with distinguished generals and sena-
tors ne gave the customary salute, hut
"hen we met a common soldier and he
presented arms the president would rise
from his seat, take off his hat and makea
DOW TO the soldier" DR.. Nine her
spoke at some length of Lincoln's rela-
tlons with Douglas, which he thought
had not received the attention they de-
served in the Published biographies. ae
SAID; MI. Lincoln, AS is well known,
entered ashlngton in the gutse Of a
Scotch Highlander, and he afterward
said to me, The first man | met whom I
knew was Judge Douglas. Douglas greet
ed me warmly, saying Good morning,
Mr.. President; you are my president. and
1 have come 10 offer you all the service in
my power. | know Washington, and l
know the secessionists better than YOU
do, and | think ] can be Of some service
to yOu.''
They went together to Wizards hotel
and Douglas was a frequent visitor TO the
president. The day of his inauguration
Douglas asked TO ride in the same car.
rage, saying, If you are to be sho; today
! want the bul t to pass through nv own
body he rode in the carriage and stood
by Lincoln's side when he took the oath
of office. DIR. Miner repealed the charge
that Lincoln was an iIfidel. and quoted
the words that he heard Lincoln say when
the people OF Springfield came to bid him
farewell on his departure for Washing.
ton: "A duty devolves upon me which is
greater than has de"olved on any man
since the days e Washington: he never
could have succeeded without the divine
aid on which he relied, and ] hope that
you, my friends. will pray that | NAV
have the same aid, without which | en-
not succeed New York Tribune
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08
Hints for Housewives.

Young veal may be told by the bone in
the outlet. Ii very small the veal is
not good.
The flesh of fresh fish should be firm,
the gills should be light red and the scale.
silvery.
A wine glass Of strong horaX water in
q pint OF raw starch will make collars and
cuffs stiff and glossy.
Wash mirrors in warm suds. then dust
with whiting from a muslin bag and pol
ish with chamois skin.
To clean ornaments of alabaster, dis
solve borax in boiling water and apply
with a cloth or soft brush, rinse carefully
and dry in the sun.
Good eggs may be quickly designated
by their dull shell and cloor appearance.
An old or stale egg. as Il rule, has a dun,
pc Gus looking shell.
To raise the pile of plush or velvet,
dampen on the wrong side with clean,
cold water, then hold tight across the
face Of a hot iron and rub up the face of
the crushed spot with a clean, stiff brush.
TO keep green vegetables for a day or
two, sprinkle with water and place them
on a cellar floor. Fruit should not bekept
in the cellar, but put out single and stood
in a dark, dry, cool place.
Green corn and lima beans deteriorate
more quickly than other vegetables; they
should be spread out singly on the cool
cellar floor as quickly as possible after
thew come from the market.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

ing in my house and | could no longo
his life. and "A basket was let down owe.
the wall with the maltreated man in it
and | was one who helped hold the rope.
And ! said: is that a!lf' and h,
answered, That is all and while | was
lost in amazement | heard a strong voice
that sounded as though it might have
been h0arse from many exposures aBd
triumphant as though it might have be
longed to one Of the martyrs. and it said
MOI many mighty, not many mobiles arc
called, but God hath chosen the weak
things of the world to confound the
things which are mighty, and base things
Of the world and things which are de
spiscd hath God chosen, yea, and things
which are not to bring to naught things
which arc, that no flesh should glory i'm
His presence And | looked TO see from
whence the voice came, and 10, it was the
very one who had said: Through a
window, in a basket, was | LET down by
the wall"
Henceforth think Of nothing as insig-
n~ilicant. A little thing may decide your
all. A Cunqrder put out from England
for New York. 1t was well equipped,
but in putting up a stove in the pilot box
a nail was driven too near the compass.
You know how that nail would affect the
compass. The ships officer deceived by
that distracted compass, put the ship 200
miles off her right course. and suddenly
the man on the lockout cried, Land
ho" and the ship was halted within a few
yards OF her demolition on Nantucket
chnuiu ciynopny, nait naHla naar
wrccking a Cunarder. Small ropes hold
mighty destinies.
A minister seated in Boston at his
table, lacking a word, puts his hand be
hind his head and tits back his chair 10
think, and the ceiling falls and brushes
the table and would have crushed him.
A minister in Jamaica, at night by the
light of ain insect called the candle fly, is
kept from stepping over a precipice a
hundred feet. +, w. Robertson, the
celebrated English clergyman, said that
he entered the ministry from a train OF
circumstances started by the barking of
a dog. Had the wind blown one way ON
a certain day, the Spanish inquisltion
would have been established in England,
but it blew the other way and that
dropped the accurscd institution with
-, 600 o II of shipping to the bottom of
the sea, or flung the splintered legs on
the rocks.
Nothing unimportant in your life or
mine. Three noughts placed on the right
side sf the figure one makes a thousand,
and six noughts on the right side of the
figure one, a million, and our nothing
ness placed on the right side may be
augmentation illimltable. All the ages
Of time and eternity affected by the basket
let down from a Damascus balcony.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08
A Case OF Oleomargarine.

Some people seem born with a genius
for unconsciously imparting a Parting
tonian flavor to words. Mrs. Googin was
one of this class and in addition was
afflicted with a mania for airing knowl-
edge of a decidedly fractional character.
One Of her neighbors had the misfor-
tune to break his arm and being a large,
t1eshy nan was for some time in consid-
cradle danger. The attending physician
had gratifed the kindly but inquistive
Mrs. Googin's desire to know if Mr.. Jen-
kins were dangerous by informing her
that his patient would recover if gan
creme did not set in.
A few days after Mrs. Geogin met a
friend Of the sick man who lived some
distance away, and who inquired if she
knew how Mr.. Jenkins was.
"Oh, yes" responded Mrs. Googin
with the air Of importance which def.
nitely acquired information always inn.
parts 10 the uncultured, "Dr. Martin told
me himself that he would get well if oleo.
margarine did not set in Youths
Companion.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

Mrs. Sherwood. an eminent authority
on social etiquette, says: 1T is quite
proper at a watering place to speak with.
out an introduction 10 those whom one
meets every day. Gentlemen should al
ways raise their hats to their fair fellow
boarders, and the acquaintance on the
hotelI piazza between two ladies can hurt
no one if it stop there. The hour when
they leave they can close their intimacy.
If either SO choose to do, Half the pleas
urc OF watering place visit is the in
formal chat, the picking up of a new &C.
quaintance, the insight into a larger life,
leading often to lifelong friendships. A
young man must be careful not to he
pushing, and must, OF course, be intro
duced 10 a party of ladies, and to the
young ladies before be asks one of them
to dance; but the elderly ladies must
manage all this. One objection to
American watArin0 place life is the alb.
surd extravaganza IN dress. Nothing
strikes the traveller abroad 80 much as
the greater economy in this respect at a
foreign watering place. The cotton
gowns, cheap hats, old cloaks and gener-
ally shabby outfits serve the English
women Of the highest rank. The French
women dress better because they are
more natty, but they buy inexpensive
material for a water place outfit. Where
an American woman would spend S400 a
French woman would spend 100 francs
and look quite well"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

Detroit Free Fress: Lesson LET
us go upon the street car and take a long
ride. Do you see with what swiftness
they mover
II do. The motion almost takes my
breath away
you must hang on TO your hat or you
vii lose it. Dou you see the lady with
the pink strings on her bonnet?"
yes, | see her. She is very pale and
nervous. Is she afraid that the car will
run off the track?'
Not exactly. She is worried about
the conductor
lis be not 4 good man."
"He is a noble fellow, with a wife and
ten children to support; but she is afraid
Of his eyesight. DO you see that coin in
her tingers?"
Yes. 1t is a silver quarter"
mo, my son, it is "a lead quarter-one
she has been trying to get rid of for a
month. Now he comes along and she
hands it out and smiles and sweetly ex-
claims: Tickets, pleaser'
And the conductor
He smiles swectly but sadly
And"
And returns it with the remark that
she ought to have worked it of on circus
days"
And is she ~sorrowful?"
''Oh, no. She is mad as a we. hen,
and she takes the number Of the car and
will try to have the conductor bounced
for incivility to passengers"
Lesson lit is night, but if you
have sharp eyes you can see a man in
the shadow OF the trees across the
way"
yes, l see him. He seems to be spy
ing on the house"
so he is. Some folks might jump ~
the conclusion that he is a burglar, but
he is not. He is, on the contrary, one Of
our most estimable citizens, and lives in
that very house.
why does he act 50 queeIlyY'
They all do when out till this late
hour. He is taking time to decide"
Must he decide something's"
He must. He must decide whether
to walk in openly and boldly tell his
wife that he was detained at the office
on important business, or sneak IN an
hope to find her asleep, and then VOW
mex morning that it was only 10
o'clock"
But wasn't he detained at the
officer
ooh, yes, but it's an old chestnut, you
know
Perhaps she is asleep
Perhaps she isn't. That's her a. the
upper window, and she is watching him.
Poor man, How sad his lot! But such
is life in a great city"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

Judge: Jones had just been getting
married. As they were leaving the church
he began to cry.
Whatever can be the matter with you,
Samuel?" asked the bride, a~nxiously.
My darling" exclaimed Jones between
his sobs, you behold in me one of the
wretched victims of superstition?"
"A victim"
Yes, my life; you must know that |
was once SO foolish as to have my for
tune told by a gypsy. The old hag told
me that ! should marry a second time,
and oh! darling, it wrings my heart to
think of losing you"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. GA
Journal, Ashland, Wis, special says,
William Anime, aged 16, brakeman in
the Wisconsin Central yards was shot
dead about 3 O'Clock this morning by
Dan Richie, a saloon keeper with whom
he had a dispute. The victim came fro
Indiana, and is supposed to have bee
born Of wealthy parents.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

Edward Wilson, a new England far
mer, raised Tor at least he says he did
$50 beans pronounced banes) from one
ordinary white bean. No wonder Boston
laughs at foreign competition and declares
for free trade. The bean is no infantry
industry, Nay, she is a hustler. Brook
lyn Eagle.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08
Knew His Weakness.

New York Sun: Dumley (whosr G. dit
is not first clsss)-I say, Brown, Can you
lend me $40 for a few days.
Brown reluctantly pulling out a roll
of bills IL have to, DUN
ley,
Dumley-Thanks. You seem to have
plenty of money, old fellow.
Brownies, l seem to have more
money than brains.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

Speaking of anthems | am reminded OF
the story Of two old British sailors VIII,
were talking Over shore experience. One
had been to a cathedral and had heard
some very fine music. and was descanting
particularly upon an an anthem which
gave him much pleasure. His shipmate
listened for a while and then said: Il
say, Bill, what's an anthem?' WHAT
replied Bill, DO you mean to say that
you don't know what a hanthem isl"
Not me" Wei, her I'll tell yer. If
it was to say to yer, Ere, Bill, give ne
that ~andspike, that wouldn't be a han
them. But was ! to say, 'Bill-Bill-Bill
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, give me that hand
handspike, spike-spike-Bill, giv--giv
me that-that hand-handspike, hand
spike-spike, spike-spike, ah-men, ali
men, ah-men; Bill, givemethathand-
spike. spike, ah-menv Why, that
would be a hanthem. Troy Times.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08

The easiest thing to catch with Bonded
pin is a school teacher. But the female
teacher IL easier caught with a diamond pin
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15
National Anti-Saloon Republican Con-
ference,

The Anti-Saloon Republican National Com.
mittec have issued a call for the second Nation.
al -Anti-Sao Republican conference to be
held i'll New York city, April Is, 1888, at II Il.
m. and continue in session two DAYS. The i'm.
yitaton is addressed to all Republicans in the
United States. who sympathze with this move
mcnt and purpose. and to all members of other
parties and unattached voters who are willing
to act with the Republican organization SO
long AS it shall honestly stand fer the homes of
the people AS against the saloon system and its
criminal aggres>ions. The ground which the
first conference asked the Republican party to
take on the liquor question is thus SUMMARY
ed: :"
0) The saloon is the enemy Of society and
ought to be suppressed; (2) the people Of each
state and municipality ought to have the op-
portunity. whenever desired, Of deciding when
and how this shall be done; (3) until DESTROYED.
the saloon ought to be crippled by every re-
straInt and disability which local public senti-
mcnt will enforce, and to reimburse AS much
As possible of the public loss it causes.
The Maine member Of the national committee
is senator Frye. and the chairman il Albert
Griffin. of Manhattan. Kansas. The meeting
will be an in:eres ling one, and will he largely
attended.
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15
The Woodpile Martyr.

Martyrs of almost every kind have been
spoken Of IN the annals of history. but the mar.
tyr OF the debiltated woedpie is of such do
nestle nature that her praises are yet unsuny.
such an one has my deepest sympathy, for hers
is no case of exalted aspirations, the elixir of
the higher respiration" being denied her. She
Is simply required to cook dinner, and il in SO
doing, she has to perform miracle, nothing Is
thought of it. Only those who have passed
through the fiery ordeal (iery only rs regards
temper) can appreciate the dreary, dreary feel
ing that encompasses one when the barn yard
Is hcr only hope for fuel. and even that source
OF income is at low ebb, through oft-repeated
inroads upon its scant allowance of old pieces
OF boards and rails, whose ''Ofcnse is rank and
smells to heaven.'
The wOodpile is looked upon by some men as
Troublesome convenience; consequently, it
enters not into their calculations and is classcd
with many other labor-saving appliances for
household Use, as an unnecessary luxury When
a man leaves the house in the morning knowing
there Is not even the semblance of Il stick yrac-
ing his woodpile site, the sublime faith he has
III his wife's ability TO cook dinner without
fuel would be laughable We're it not SO tragical :;
so long as dinner is forthcoming without neon
Ienlencing his lordship, Just 50 long will he be
lax in providing wood. In order to show pro-
per respect for her husband the wife should
exercise the same sublime faith in. not only
his ability but his desire. to furnish the neceS-
Sary wood. which result can be brought about
10y Judicious postponing Of the dinner hour
Absolute faith, combined with tact. will pro-
duee change for the better. if not "A radical
cure. $. j. l..
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15
it is Absurd

For people to expect a cure for Indges-
ton, unless they refrain from eating
what is unwholesomc but if anything
will sharpen the appetite and give tone
to the digestive organs, it is Ayers Sar.
saparilla. Thousands all over the land:
testify to the merits of this medicine.
Mrs. Sarah Burroughs, of 24S Eighth
street, South Boston, writes "Mv lus-
band has taken Ayers Sarsaparilla, for
Dyspepsia and torpid liver, and has
been greatly benetitrI
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15

General Sheridan is still able 10 speak in the
Indian Tongue that lie learned as a licutenant
among !he Cmatillas of Oregon thirty wears
ago.
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15

The woman suffrage movement in this country ia
forty years old, and there are some women who
have courage to admit that they helped start it,
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15
READ CAREFULLY !.

Having closed business arrangements else
where that obIige US to settle up our af-
fairs here as quickly as possible, we must
insist on having an imm ediate settlement Of
all accounts. We now give fair warning,
that we shall place all Of our nsettIed ac-
counts in the hands Of attorneys as early as
March goth, and many accounts that are of
long standing will be placed in att rney's
hands at an earlier cate.sif you want to set
tie and save cost, trouble and annoyance,
come at once and pay. We will accept
notes on short time, If SECURED by
good collateral or endorsers mot otherwise.
We have given repeated notice Of our in
tention to settle up our business here and
payment Many have not re-
sponded. We shall not ask again. If you
cannot pay all to-day bring or send part,
and say when you will pay the balance, and
do it. Perfectly safe to send by registered
mail or postal note. Do not delay. sw9
". K. MORRISON & CO.
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15

An Arcola man who had played poker till
three O'Clock few mornings ago came home
pretty full Of bug.juice and very short of mon-
ey. When he attempted to crawl through the
window his wife bawled out:
''Open the shutter and raise the blind"
Its (hic) no use my dear. Can't (hic)
raise the blind. Pm-Pm (hic) busted" TAR.
cola Record.
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15
Liquor Law Constitutional.

the Supreme Court of Michigan after matur,
deliberation. has declared the new State iuuol
law III the main constitutional. The clause.
declared contrary to the constitution are
re! i,ermttlns arrests without due process; giving
the fitness of person to obtain license: civ.
Ing the County Treasurer voice in sufficiency
OF bonds; forfeiting unearned portion of Il
cense for violation of law, and the prohibiting
a. convicted 'iolator from again going into the
viction.
The decision is terrible disappointment to
the liquor men, and the temperance people
are proportionately clatcd.
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15
Many New Ideas

In the home cure Of diseases, accidents, and how
TO- treat them, and many hints of value to the sick
will be found in DIR. Kaufmann's Great Medical
Work; elegant illustrations. Send three 2.cent
stamps to A. p. Ordway 4 Co., Boston, N ass, and
receive Q COPY free.
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15
A Confirmed Dyspeptic.

Z. Canterbury, of al Franklin St,
Boston, Mass, writes, that, suffering
Tor years from Indigestion, he was at
last induced to try Ayers sarsaparilla
amt, by its use, was entirely cured.
Mrs. Joseph Ambin. of High street,
Ilolyokc. Mass, suffered for over a wear
from Dyspepsia, so that she could not
eat substantial food, became very weak,
and was unable to care for her family
Neither the medicines prescribed bv
physicians, nor any OF the remedies
advertised for the cure of Dyspepsia,
helped her, until she commenced the
Use OF Ayers Sarsaparilla. "Thrce
bottles of this medicine" she writes,
cured me-
Ayers SarsapariIIa,
PREPARED BY
Or. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Price 81; six bottles, S.. Worth S. bottle.
Iyr27
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15
Moved! MOVED I!

w ii. RICHARDS has removed to No. IS Main
w. Street, over Beams Hat Store, where he will
he pleased to see all Of his old customers and lots
OF new ones. Call and see his large stock of Sew
Ing Machines. and II you don't wish to buy bring
In your old one and have II cleaned and repaired.
Oil, needles, and parts for all kinds Of machines.
Belfast, Feb. 2, 18SS.-5tf
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers say that their organization numbers
10000, and that they have half a million dollars
in the treasury to draw upon.
The Republican journal., 1888-03-15

clear, healthy skin can hc oltaiu,d sr, ,.n.
sctNrlt " The use NJ ,kiM Nucccs. SnnlL