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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
The Crab.

On tho Agala Islands. In the Indian
ocean, there is n very strange crab. He
is known to science as the Birgus lutro,
carried on in the cocoanut groves which
abound on these islands. This crab grows
to be twenty-five inches long, measuring
from tho tip Of the tail to the end of the
long claw, and resembles in general APP
pearance the hermit crab. The abdomen
is feshy and not covered with a shell,
and i'm order TO protect this it is the habit
of the thief crab to take forcible posses
sion of a shell of the Trochas family, in
which it lives. 1t is nocturnal in its oper-
atoms, and has the faculty Of selecting
the trees having the finest c%ocoanuts upon
them.
Climbing up the trunks frequently for
twenty-five feet, it reaches the limbs and
sewers the stems which attach the nuts
to the branches. These are frequently as
thick as your three fingers, and would
require a strong knife. Having brought
down the nut, the crab now descends to
the ground, digs a hole and rolls the CO.
coanut into it.
He then commences to tear off the husk,
fiber by fiber, until the nut is completely
exposed, and then breaking in what is
known as the eye he eats the meat com
pletely out. The fbers stripped off the
cocoanut by this crab will frequently fill
a bushel basket. and they are gathered for
making mattresses. and are alsD twisted
into ropes. Cocoanut groves are cult
waited b, those who make a business of
extracting the oil from the nuts to be
used for Illuminating purposes, and the
depredations Of this crab are of a very
serious character, in many cases the eff
forts of the natives to exterminate them
proving fruitless. -New York Telegram.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
Dead Letter Money.

There Is in the United States treasury
vault a brown wooden box, s inches
long, a foot wide and - inches deep,
which contains paper money of the NOM
inal value of several hundred thousand
dollars. 1t is not worth n dollar. The
queer thing about it is the In
which it was collected. Every bit Of it
came from the dead letter Office Of the
postoffice department. Some portion of
it is counterfeit, but the most of it was
genuine money many years ago. The
banks which issued it and the officers
who signed it are gone and forgotten. 1t
was all sent over to the treasury depart
ment several years ago, and Assistant
Treasurer Whelpley undertook to trace
up the various banks and get as much as
possible of it redeemed. Occasionally he
found descendants Of some of these old
bank officials, themselves bankers, who
were willing TO redeem someof the notes
for the sake Of the signatures of their
fathers, and in this way he succeeded in
getting several hundred dollars worth of
it redeemed. a little of it is Confederate
money, but most of 1t Is of banks, state
and private, that went out of existence
many years ago. The oldest notes are
dated back as far as lSl2.-American
Banker.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
All AbOut Laughter.

1t has been observed that laughter is
indicative of particular temper and char
acter, according to the sound Of the
vowel that prevails III exclamation.
Persons that laugh in a broad Latin
"A" are open hearted, honest people,
fond of noisy jocundity, but perhaps of
voluble mood. Excessive jerking laugh
ter, however, is an evidence Of vulgar
ity. Those laughing in a dry "a" are
respectable, but little expansive, and a
hard lot of people. When the Latin
az" prevails, there prevails also a phleg.
matte, melancholy temper. Timorous,
unsteady people, also those imbued with
malignity, laugh in "a kind Of swelling
IL" Laughter in 80" is the utterance
of proud, bold. imperative, somewhat
bantering people. Beware of those that
in 100" (o). They are traitors, haters,
scorners. Boston Budget.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
A Professional Appeal.

The following letter was received by q
physician from q man, whom he knew.
practicing medicine and desiring counsel
dear Dock l have a pashunt who's ply
steal sines shows that the windpipe ha'
liberated off and his lungs have troI
down into his stomick I have given hy.l
every thin without eject her father Il
welthy honable and inluenshal as he Il
member Of assembly and god nose 1 DOM
want to loose hym Whist shall | do ans
by return male. Yours frat."-Medical
Gazette.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
Societies.
4. r II a. N.

4. T. Il a. N.
r Custer City odge, No. e6, A. F.. h A. NJ. meets
in Masonic hall in regular communication on
he first INC third Wednesdays OF each month.
;. ~, BoorH, W. n.
r. J. V. RUTkowsKI, Sec,
a.. 4. r..
Gen. steele Post No. % meets in regular session
on tho lst and Srd Fridays Ofcach month ut tho
Court House Hall at 1880 p. N. Visiting mem
bcrs viii meet with a hearty welcome.
$. M. BOoTH, Commander,
At FEAY, Adjutant.
", X. Z.
Auxiliary to the q. 4. K. General steele
orps No. - meets in regular session on the first
nj third Fridays Of each month, at the court
onse, at 1880 p. III. All members are requested
o be present.
MRS. BERTHA WOOD, Prest.
MRS. ELIzABETH MACDoSALD, Sec.
!. q. q. r.
Fidelity Lodge of I. O. q. T. meets at the
Court. House at 100 p, m. Saturday evenings.
9, G. CARR W.. G. I. c. f.. BorDEs, w, :,
W. &. 7. T..
Tho womans Christian Temperance Union
meets on the lst AMI 3rd Thursdays Of each
month at 3 o'clock p. m. in the Methodist
Church Ladies are cordially invited 10 attend
cur sessions.
Mrs. A. TERKEs Prest.
Miss u. K. L. DENNY, X. =.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
A Practical bull"

When the rebels in 1893 wished to tes-
tify their adherence of the Hon. John
Beresford they diligently collected q
vast number Of the notes issued by his
bank. and, with much shouting and
Qualification, burned them publicly in a
bonfire. | forget how many thousands
of pounds these true sons Of the Green
Isle thus presented to their enemy-as a
token Of their hatred.-The Spectator.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
An Untimely Gesture.

The following is extracted from an adj
dress 10y the bishop of Peterborough Or.
Magee) to a class of candidates for ordi-
nation:
"Most Of you,"he said. Twill do well
to avoid action in the pulpit. shall
never forget a raw boned curate l once
had, with hands like legs of mutton. !
can see him still preparing for a grand
peroration, and leaning over the pulpit
with outstretched dependent palms, as he
exclaimed, Paws, me brethren, paws!"
london Exchange.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
CUSTER CHRONICLE.
trivial and Departure Of Maiis,

ulster and Buffalo Gap daily leaves Custer
at 10 a. III. Arrives at Buffalo Gap at 1880 u. m.
Leaves Buffalo Gap at 10 a. IN. Arrives at
Custer 1870 y. m.
Custer and Deadwood Ori- weekly leaves Gus
ter Tuesdays, thursdays and Saturdays AT 6 a. m.
Arrives at Deadwood same dav Q y. m. Arrive.
at Custer Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
p. IN. Leaves Deadwood same days G a. IN.
Custer and Rapid (tri-weekly way maiD arrives
anu departs via Custer and Deadwood route.
Custer and Rocks (weekly arrives and departs
Saturdays.
C.. w. HITCHCOCK, p. NJ.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
territorial OfIJccrs,

Goveinor-Louis K. Church
Secretai y-M. l.. Mccormack.
ChIefJustice-Bartlett Trip.
Associate Jus~tices-Charles ". Thomas " r
Mcconnell, g. s. Palmer and James Spen ca.
united StatesAttorncy-John Z. Garland
United states Marshal--D. w Maratta.
Experimentation Taylor.
Delegate to Congress--O. >. Clifford.
L .%rritoria Treasurer j w. Raymond.
Territorial AuditOr-E. w Caldwell.
uperintendentof rublicGnstruction-A .Sher.
ldan Jones. Assistant-J. W, Cowan.
Attorney General-George ;. Engel
9 commissioners of Observation-Disclosures Dunlap
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13

Clerk Of Court--F. J. V. Rutkowski.
District Attorney--W. III. Frye.
Commissioners--J. f. Street, +. A. Towner J. II
Hunphries,
sheriH--Benj. F. Porter.
Register OF Decds--Jos. K. Pitcher.
Treasurer--E. III, Flynn.
ACCOMPLISHMENT X. Maddox.
Ju lge ofProbate-Cyrus w. Robbins.
Coroner-J. l.. Conant.
Supt. Of Pub. Tnstruction--WillisC Bower.
Justice ofthe Peace. ". Lewis, Custer.
sScott. Custer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
Answered.

-eacher-It seems you arc never able
to answer any of my questions. How
is this, my little boy?
Little J~ohnnie-If l knew the things
you asked me, ma'am, dad wouldn't go
to the trouble Of sending me here.-Har.
ppr's Bazaar.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
Custer (Ity officers.

Board OfTrustees A. Johnson, President II
q Butterield, r. V. Garlock, A. =. Smith, X. :
Lewis. W. W. Ward, w. AltatIer.
Clerk F.. J. V. R~utkowski.
Treasurer-H A. Albicn.
Marshall. III. Scott.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13

WY tmDItItT TIC Uy UTdEEIIE uTUUIIU
with lame back, diseased kidneys, drop
steal swellings, female weakness, nerv-
Gus debility, heart disease and rhenma-
tic complaints, when DIR Fenner's Kid
ney and Backache Cure will SO quickly
cure? Rev. "A. j. Merchant, Presiding
Elder writes: at gave me almost in
slant and entirely permanent relief"
Superior to all known medicines in these
diseases. For sale at Hitchcock's.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13

was building the Louisiana and Texas
Railroad, nothing was found TO prevent
the effects of the malaria on the work
men and ward off disease equal to DR..
Fenner's Capitol Bitters. Use his Blood
and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic in
all blood, skin and nerve disorders, his
Cough Honey in all coughs, and his
Golden Relief in all pains, stomach and
bowel disorders. For sale at lIitchcocks
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
United states Land once.
CountyOffceIs

Reg ister-John X. Whiteside. Deadwood.
Kecciver-John LaFaber, Deadwood.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
CoDgregatiopaI Chu,cb.

Rev. II. J Macomber, Pastpr.-Divine serv-
lee every sunday NJ II Il. N aud p. IN. san.
DAY school ut ID n. IN. Meeting IS for pray or and
Conference Wednesday evenings, All are cor
daily welcome.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
Churches.


Rev. W. D. Atwat n Pastor-Services in the VI
Y. Church every sunday at II o'clock O. IN, and
1870 o'clock p. m. All are cordially invited.
Sabbath school at - O'Clock a. IN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20
NEW ABSTRACT LAW.

An important law, regulating the
business of abstractlng, went into eff
feet on the 10Th inst. Under the new
law all abstractors are now required to
give bond of $4,000 to be approved by
the county commissioners. 1t provides
that the abstractor shall be liable on
the bond first, to the state of Kansas :;
second, to any person who shall be IN
any way damaged by any mutilation,
injury or destruction of any record of
the several county offices to which they
may have carnage actually done said
person; and third, the person, firm or
corporation shall be liable ON the bond
TO any person or persons for whom he
or they may compile, make or furnish
abstracts of title to the amount of dam
age done to said person or persons, by
any incOmpleteness, imperfection or er-
ror made by said person, firm or cOrpo-
ration in compiling the abstract. And
the filing of the bond shall be guaran-
ty of the good faith and responsibility
of said person, firm or corporation en-
gagged in said business of abstractlng.
The law provides that any person who
engages in abstractlng without first
having given a bond shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeaDor and fined not
exceeding 500 for each offense. The
law provides that upon the execution
and the filing of the bond, each person
firm or corporation so filing such bon
shall have free access to the county
records of the several county offices fol
the purposes of the prosecution of theil
business Of abstracting, and the com
piling, posting and keeping up of thell
abstract books ne cessary for the proper
conduct of their business, under the di
rect supervision of the county officer:
having the legal custody of the records
and while handling and using the coun
ty records the abstractors shall be unde
the same obligation to protect and care
fully keep and preserve the records as tn,
several county officers who have the lie
gal custody of the records, and subjec
to the same penalties for violation o
such duty as the officer would be.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20
THE BEEF CONTENTION.

The committees appointed by the leg
iSlatures of Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, In
diana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska and Texas, met in ST. Louis
last week, and organized by electing
Hon. Frank E. Gillette, of Kingman,
Kansas, chairman, and Nebraska man
secretary. 1t was discovered, soon af-
ter the convention assembled, that the
packing houses of the country had Or
gained strong opposition to legisla-
ton that had for its object an inspec-
ton on foot of all cattle, hogs and sheep
| offered for sale in the several states.
Such legislation, if adopted, would be
to the serious disadvantage of the pack
ing house combines, as it would keen
their dressed beef products out of the
states in which they now have large
trade. The convention discussed the
subject two days, and finally adopted
| two bills, winch will be recommended
TO the several states interested in Iegis-
latiOn for the protection of cattle-rais-
ers and local butchers. One bill is en-
| titled IAN act to define trusts, and to
provide for penalties and punishment
of corporations, persons, firms and as
SOciations of persons connected with
them, and to promote free competition
in the state of -" The other bill Is
entitled, IAN act tor the protection OF
the public health by providing for in
spection, before slaughter, of cattle
sheep and swine designed for slaughter
for human food"
1t may be that the bills will not pas:
through the legislatures of the state:
this year, but the time is coming wher
they will pass. or others will, having
similar provisions.
No one doubts that there is in exist
ence beef combine that is slowly bu
surely lowering the prices of cattle
The prices to-day are fifty per cent. low
er than they were three years ago, ant
there is no telling when the reduction
will cease. 1t is believed that the pack
ing houses and the commission men ar
in the combine. Something must b
done, and it is hoped that the st. Loui
convention has put in the openin
wedge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20
KANSAS STAR BEAMS.

The SOphomores at the agricultural
college are going through a course of
lectures this week in the barn-yard.
The fear is entertained in Kansas that
jere Rusk may send all of the best
sorghum and pumpkin seed to Wiscon-
sin.
Jim Hollowell, of Kansas, is being
urged for the place of assistant secre-
tary OF the department of the interior
by himself.
The preachers of Kansas have noted
the absence from church of a good many
of their leading members since the sea
son has set in for breaking colts.
Plenty of fried eggs, smoked shoulder
and ham and old fashioned red Neshan
mock potatoes are what are standing
just now between the Kansas farmer,
and starvation.
There must be good many men a
Winfield going around now with hole
in their socks, judging by the interes
which the women of that town are tax
ing in the municipal election.
Ex-Governor Osborn is a candidat,
for comptroller of the treasury, a
Washington. There is probably n
man in Kansas who would come neare
realizing George William Curtis idei
Of an organized appetite than Ton
Osborn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20
BAD FOR BOOMERS.

1t had been expected that the soldiers
would swoop down on the early birds
after the Oklahoma worm, and sure
enough, the first move was made last
Saturday. The soldiers, a troop of the
Fifth cavalry. under command of Lieut..
Carson, arrived at Oklahoma City, at
noon and commenced Immediately to
search for the boomers, beating the
bush and securing the woods. They
had soon gathered quite body. and.
driving them before them, they started
for the Kansas line, after burning their
huts, tearing down tents and dugouts.
No excuse was received, and all found
who had no permits were taken.
Capt. Hays started also from the
Cherokee Strip with Troop X, and in
tends to carry before him to the south
all he finds. Many reports are made
of severe treatment, but nothing def
mite regarding such is known. Serious
trouble is. however, feared before the
soldiers raid is ended
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20

The latest Oklahoma scheme is for
the old soldiers to go in there and take
hOmesteads as soon as the presidents
proclamation is issued, and as the time
they served In the army will be deduct
ed from the five years of residence re-
quired, the old soldiers will have big
advantage over other settlers. AS old
soldiers will get title to their land four
years sooner than others, they will be
in position to organize town companies
and locate the capitol and county seats,
while the other fellows are compelled
to live on their land. We donot advise
any one to go to Oklahoma. but If there
is any one who should go there and reap
the supposed rich harvest, it is the old
soldiers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20


of Barber, in the state of Kansas
Mechanics Savings Bank Plaintiff,
John NJ. Arnold, Ellen T. Thompson.
and Mr. -, her husband. whose
name is 10 petitioner unknown,
and Sallle Kelly, Defendants.
Ellen L. Thompson and Mr. her hIeband
will take notice that the said Mechanics Saw.
lngs Bank plaintiff. did on the 4th day of De-
cember. 1883, file its petition i'm said district
court, within and for the county of Barber.
in the state of Kansas. against The said John
VI. Arnold and others, defendants, and that
the said Ellen T. Thompson and Mr.. -, her
husband must answer said peffffon. filed aa
aforesaid, on or before the attn day of Nav
1889. or said petition viii be taken as true and
II Judgment rendered in said action against said
defendant, John NJ Arnold flor the sum of four
hundred and fifty 500 dollars with interest
mum from the lst day of January, 1885; less
S4123, already paid as interest and for the
further sum OF S-..-.--. for exchange, and
for costs of suit and a further Judgment
against all the said defendants To this suit. and
each of them for the foreclosure of a certain
mortgage upon the following described real
estate. tO-H1t: The south ha # ~ of the south
west quarter X. ana the west half "a of the
southeast quarter "a of section twenty-five,
co, township thirty tJ0. range twelve 12j, west
OF the 9th +. NJ, lying and situated in the cOun-
~ of Barber. in the state of Kansas and
adJudglpg that said plaintiff has the first
lien on SAID promises, TO the amount for which
Judgment will be taken as aforesaid and or
dering said premises To be sold without an
praisement, and the proceeds applied to the
payment of the amount due plaintiff and costs
OF suit. and forever barring and fOrecIosing
said defendants and each of them, of and from
all right. title, estate. interest, property and
equity OF redemption, in or to said premises
Isl BEARDsLEY & GREGORY.
Attest: Attorneys for Plaintiff
FRANK HOLMES, Clerk. 43
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20

Here is an idea for the counties of
western Kansas, which are fighting over
county seats: North Dakota Is having
trouble about the location of the state
capital. A syndicate organized and Sc
lected desirable location, and then is
sued several million dollars of stock in
the company. This stock was divided
into convenient sized shares, ranging
from So to $25. The shares were dis
tributed over the state, and enough
voters will possess stock, by election
time, to control the location of the cap
ital. Every shareholder will be able to
control from one to twenty votes, it is
thought, and where a million dollars
worth of stock is scattered over the
state, great many men will become
interested. Oklahoma's capital loca-
tors may also take advantage of the
suggestion. 1t will undoubtedly win il
properly handled.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20

The binding Irvine trust is the latest
outrage. All of the binding Irvine of
the country has been bought up by
trust or combine, and this important
article that sold last year for cents, is
already up to Is cents per pound, and
still climbing. This is another argu-
ment against the Iniquitous protective
tariff: The Irvine mOnopolists of the
east are encouraged to keep out all i'm
portations, and the farmer must pay
the bill. During the last campaign,
when tariff reformers used binding
Irvine as an illustration, misguided pro-
tectionist farmers laughed at the idea
that comparisons should be made with
such an insignificant article. They
will understand this year when the
price of their twlne is doubled that they
are interested in even small items All
kinds of rope and other products of
hemp or sisal, is following in the line Of
binding Irvine and all without any rea-
sonable cause unless the sudden desire
to rob may be considered a reasonable
cause for an advance in the prices of
important domestic commodities.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20

The eastern White Caps sometimes
do very good work, as in two cases re-
ported from Warren county, New Jer-
sey. At Tranquility they called on II.
G. Lemons, well known resident. and
leading him to the shop of Mr.. Run
yon, they stripped him. and with brush,
soap and hot water, they gave him a
thorough washing, not being at all par
ticular about breaking the skin The
victim shrieked and groaned under tie
treatment, but to no purpose. When
through, they dressed him in new suit
and sent rim home, warning him to
keep clean. under penalty Of 4 second
scrubbing. 4 farmer who was alleged
to have been caught watering his milk.
was visited and cautioned against re-
peating the 0fense.