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Competition Among Plants:

The principle Of competition is 50 aca
tive and so vigorous in the vegetable
world that it keeps up sort Of DOMESTIC
warfare among plants. The struggle To
get on in the world is less noticeable ig
our latitude than it is in tropics. Where
the possibilities of reaching the most gia
gantic size are the greatest, there the in
dividual plant struggles most eagerly t9
get into the foremost place. Plants sarel
much like ourselves. ..-.,- :, Ss3A
As an instance Of how one tree will
take advantage Of another tree, may ba
mentioned the conduct of what is called
the parasitic fig. The seed of this plant
is distributed by birds. Suppose one Of
these seeds happens to lodge in the fork
of jack fruit-tree. 1t germinates as
we'll there as it would on the ground:35I
The young plant sends long ,root
down until it reaches the soil. Then ig
grows vigorously, and its first de7eloPs
ment is toward spreading itself all ,oveH
the jack fruit-tree until it has smothered
and killed it. The foster child steps into
the shoes of its foster-parent. 8
Quite as fierce struggle, though q
more open one, is maintained amongf
members of the same family. The case
is reported in Nature of species, of heraS
cleum which was allowed to seed freelyd
On the first of June, 1880, there were five
hundred and seventy-three seedlings. ON
the nineteenth of August following, only
one hundred and five of them remained.t
The missing ones had been pushed to the
wall by the more vigorous survivors. ~
A more striking instance still, Of fierce
aud fatal competition, is found in the
case of the Brazil nut, inasmuch as here
the conflict goes on among those that are
of the same age. This fruit contains
from fifteen to twenty-four seeds, which
all germinate at one time. The most
vigorous one gets first through a small
hole at the top to the open air, and there
upon it strangles aud feeds upon all the
rest.
All the reflections of modern scientific
teaching, whenever these examples are
touched upon, are made with regard to-
the remorselessness of Nature; to the care
for self, and the absolute disregard for
Others. The one observation is that 'in
all cases the weakest goes to the wall.II
This is looking upon plant life as we too
often look upon our own lives. May it
not be that plants are even moro like our
selves than the common view of their his
tory admits, and that we may look upon
their fate with the more humanizing sem
timent, "Whom the gods love, Gle
young?"-YoutA's Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
Warts.

Beneath the epidermal, or outer layer
of the skin, the tissue is thrown up into
little mounds or cones, called papille.|
Into these run the small blood vessels
and the sensitive nerve-endings. Somej
times one of these pupils takes on an abI
normal growth, which projects above the
level of the surrounding skin, and Isl
known as q wart.
Since the enlarged papilla may have
one of various shapes, the wart may bel
pointed, or round or hatte1ed, and may
be attached to the skin by base which!
is broad, or by small pedicle. Some;
times the papilla is branched, and then
the wart appears to be split. q
In what is known as the "seed wart, q
which is very broad and fssured in
various directions, there is a series of
branches of the underlying papilla, each
branch being covered with its layer Of
epidermis. X
Warts grow generally upon the face
and hands, but no part of the bodyis exa
empt from them. They are seen most
frequently in the young and the very old;
persons of middle age being less frei
quently attacked. 4
Sometimes crop will appear all 1T
once, almost in night, and they may!
disappear with equal suddenness. The
reason for such appearance and disaP5
pearance is rarely known, but the fa.f
has given rise to a widespread but base
less superstition that warts may bel
charmed away. 4
No one cause can be given for the ap7
pearance of warts, but probably local
Irritation has something to do with it III
many cases. 1t is a popular idea that
they are contagious, and certainly therd
are facts which seem to point that wayi
but what the nature of this contagion ISL
if there be any, is yet to be discovered
Warts rarely appear singly, and may
reach enormous numbers as well as largo
proportions. "a
Though in themselves all warts are
harmless, it is undoubtedly true that they
are sometimes the starting points for CAM
cerous disease. This is more likely I'd
occur when the wart is unduly rubbed OF
irritated. ~. q
The commonest. treatment is blythe use
of some form of mild caustic. Rather
more satisfactory, however, is the treat
ment by surgical procedures, either BY
the knife or the sharp scraping spoon3
The process, whatever it is, must be q
thorough one, for if the papilla is not
entirely removed, the growth will speeda
lily Youths Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
Seized an Embodied Spirit.

Three Chicago reporters and detective at.
tended dark cabinet seance in that city, and
when the proper time arrived one Of them
seized the embodied spirit and another struck
O light. The result was screams and Sensa-
tion. Then patrol wagon drove up and
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Sawyer and Miss Kittie
Ranger, who played the parts Of spirits, and
Frank Burk, manager, were bundled in and
carried OFF to police station, charged with
obtaining moneyby false pretences. 49,:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
Foreign.

The beautiful University building of
Toronto, has been destroyed by fire. The
fire broke out while preparations were being
made for the annual conversations. The
University buildings cost $500, 600. The
library was valued at 100000.
The British steamship Ludgate Hill bound
for London from New York, collided with
the British steamship Deeside. The latter
vessel sank and seven of her crew were
drowned.
AT the Australian Conference in Mel
bourne Sir Henry Parkes motion in favor
of Colonial Federation was unanimously
adopted.
AT wedding party at Pontivy, France,
the vehicle conveying the bride and bride
groom and a number of their friends was
upset and the whole party of twelve were
precipitated into the river and drowned.
A RECENT election in Hawaii has resulted
in sweeping victory for the native party.
The new Sultan of Zanzibar, Seynoid Ali,
received all the European residents or
Zanzibar, and formally hoisted his flag.
The passenger steamer Duburg foundered
in a typhoon in the China Sea, and her 400
Chinese passengers and crew were drowned
The only traces of her ever seen were float
ing bundles of rattan that formed part OF
her cargo.
COUNT JULIUS ANDRAsSY, the Hungarian
statesman who has been ill for some time at
Volosca, is dead, aged 67 years.
A DUEL, between two officers of the Gar of
of Russia's hussar guard, at Tsarskoe, in
which both were wounded, one fatally, has
greatly incensed the Emperor, who intends
to make an example of the survivor.
THE passenger steamer Coral Queen has
been sunk off the River Tees, England, in a
| collision with the steamer Brinio. 1t is re-
ported that sixteen persons on the Coral
| Queen were drowned.
AT Muhlhausen. in Saxony, there was a
| fight at socialist election meeting, which
| went so far that the soldiers were called to
restore order. Thirty persons were wounded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
Slowly Starving,

Twenty days before this dispatch was writ
ten, Samuel t. Bayless, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
was almost strangled TO death by food which
entered his windpipe. 1t was taken from the
trachea and the patient afforded temporary
relief Three days later the muscles of the
throat refused to act. Since that time he had
not taken a morsel Of food, either liquid OF
solid. A few injections had been made into
the stomach, but these afforded practically
no relief. The patient weighed 172 pounds
three weeks previous and now weighed l20.
Life may be prolonged, but the physicians
were expecting death nlomentarily.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
Never FORGOT the Thrashins

A young man named Booth, nineteen
Compton, KY, and fatally cut him with a
knife. Whisn1an lived two hours after re-
ceiving his wounds. Booth was accompanied
by man named Sparks. Whisnan had
once punished Booth while the latter was q
schoolboy, and Booth had threatened then
to be revenged. He never forgot his fancied
wrong Officers were after the murderer.
Wolf County is mo- hin county, but it is
not lawless community. Three men have
been hanged there for murder within the
last two years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
A FEARFUL FATE.
Infuriated People Chop or Murder.
. er's Limbs.

! The particulars of tragedy at Crawfords'
vile, Ara, have been received from the
brother-in-law of the murdered girl, who
resides in Memphis, and who has just re-
turned from the scene.
Miss Goss was missed during the night and
h search was made, but without success until
daylight, when her mutilated corpse was
found about 800 hundred yards from the
house. She had been assaulted and then
murdered. The whole neighborhood, soop
gathered, and search for the murderer t began gan
at once. Suspicion pointed to Coryett, wno
had been around the house the night before
in an intoxicated condition. From his wife
it was learned that he came home early il in
the morning drunk and informed her that be
had murdered Miss Goss, at the same
time threatening to kill her if she did notkeep
his secret. Without waiting for the slow
process of the law the infuriated people
took Corvett to the scene Of the murder, and
with an axe cut off his arms and legs and
severed his head from his body. When Miss
Goss's brother-in-law left the mob WIS pre-
pairing to cremate Corvett's remains
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
SNOW IN TEXAS.

An Unprecedented Snowstorm Hailed
as Blessing by Farmers.
Dispatches from several widely-separated
towns and cities in Texas say that an unpre-
cedented snowstorm has prevailed over a
large area of the State and that snow lies on
the ground from to IA inches deep. 1t is
hailed as blessing, especially in the western
part Of the State where the land was very
dry, and all grain crops will be greatly bene-
ited. Stosk is in fine condition and will not
suffer from cGld.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
WENT TO JAIL FOR PAY.
A Hired Substitute for the Real Au
thor Of a Crime.

thor OF q crime.
The Ohio State prison authorities have
lust discovered that one of their prisoners il.
a hired substitute for the real author Of tht
crime. Two prisoners were taken to Spring
field to testify in the prosecution Of Samuel
Landis, wealthy saloon-keeper, who is ac
cused of receiving stolen goods. In the
course Of the Investigation it was pretty
well established that Lands was the guilty
man in the case which sent one Of the prison
ers, James Shelley, up and that he had been
hired by Landis, for big pay, 10 swear the
crime on himself and take the punishment
Landis is rich, and it is said has been il
prison before, % that he was in danger Of
being caught under the habitual criminal
act should he be sent to prison again and be
held indefinitely. Therefore he felt that h
could we'll afford to hire sub. ---
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05

BETWEEN 500 and 1000 Indians, credited Is
the Devils Lake Agency, in North Dakota,
are wholly destitute of everything and in the
last stages of starvation. Disease ha5 brought
fully one-half of them to the verge of tha
grave and the recent inclement weather en-
hanced their suferings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
STRANGLED BY a TOOTH.
Peculiar Death of a Lady Of Dubuque
Iowa.

Mrs L. W. Bradley, the wife of wealthy
citizen, died suddenly at Dubuque, Iowa.
While out calling in the afternoon she
stumbled, and, in the fall, broke her arm.
A surgeon was sent for, and before pro-
ceeding to set the arm he administered
chloroform. While at work upon the arm
he discovered that sho was sinking rapidly
and soon died without recovering con-
sciousness. 1t is stated by the physician that
an artificial tooth, of which he was unaware,
fell down her throat and strangled her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05

TUE London authorities have put ia stop to
the holding Of lotteries for the benefit OF
charitable institutions, which have hereto
fore been wiIbel at when quietly conducted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05

The Prince of Monaco recently prom
ised his wife to close the gambling bank
if another suicide occurred. The suicide
has happened, but the bank is still open.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05

TEE bill in the Canadian Parliament td
abolish the duty on American corn imported
into Canada to distill has been defeated
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
MILITIA CALLED OUT,
The Chickasaw Nation to Eject Nom
Citizens.

Citizens.
The Chickasaw Legislature, in special ses-
sion have passed resolution appropriating
$1,000 to equip the tribal militia, which will
be called out by Governor Byrd to eject nom
citizens who have refused to pay their per-
NIT taxes. There are several hundred of
these people, and as they are well armed and
defiant serious trouble was expected. The
non-citizens were refused representation in
the Legislature by the full bloods and defend
their course on the old principle of no taxa
ton without repre-, .Itation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
Wholesale Executions.

Dispatches received in London from China
give details of wholesale execution Of GRIM
inals in Pekin. The condemned were four
teen in number. They were dressed in red,
their hands tied behind them and heavy
chain was fastened around their necks.
At the place Of execution the wagons
stopped, and an Imperial Commissioner read
the decree Of condemnation. Nine Of the
prisoners were to be beheaded and five to be
hanged. The former were placed in front of
the place destined to receive their bodies.
Their faces were painted red, their red clothes
were stripped from them, and each one was
forced to dig grave for himself two feet in
depth.
The subsequent work Of the executioner
was speedy, and in a very few moments the
nine were beheaded and the five strangled.
The bodies of the later were stretched on
the ground, and officers pinned on each
large paper, giving the name and crime Of the
condemned. Later the bodies were exposed
to be the prey of carrion birds.
An immense throng focked to Pekin from
the neighboring country to witness the e1ecu-
tionS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05
Her Hair Torn From the Scalp.

While Katic Daegler, aged Ii, was attempt
ing to adjust belt at her workbench in
Lauberbach G. Co. stocking factory at Lam
caster, Penn, her hair, which she wore down
her back, was caught and she was dragged
down to the shaft, her hair torn COM
pletely from the scalp, one ear torn
off, her face disfgured almost beyond
recognition and one arm broken. As soon
as the machinery could be stopped she was
removed from the shaft around which she
had been twisted. Though unconscious she
breathed and late in the evening was still
alive. Physicians pronounced her case hope
less
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-21
A. Model Horse Range

Mr.. NJ. Mcguire, a well known Rapid
Valley stock man, was at this place last
week on his return from the south
western portion of this county, where
he had been in pursuit Of q favorable To-
having found, in the locality above
named, an extensive area of country, at
present comparatively unoccupied,
which possesses in an eminent degree
the varied advantages which constitute
a first class horse range. The section
abounds in grass of the most nutritious
and luxuriant character, springs afford
ing water in ample quantity, and sup
erior quality are numerous, and the
finest shelter for stock that nature Of
fers anywhere in the Black Hills is here
found. In short Mr.. NJ does not hest
tate to pronounce the region visited the
most desirable range for horses that he
has we seen in the Black Hills coun-
try, and that there Is ample room upon
it for q hundred thousand head o. horses
Mr.. NJ informs us that he has decided
to remove his herds TO this desirable
range in the early future. 1t might
prove advantageous TO stockmen, who
on account of lack Of room contemplate
the removal of their stock to Wyoming
ranges, to look up the advantages offer
ed in the region referred to before going
farther and faring worse.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-21
The Minnekahta.

Since Don III. Porter has taken the
M~innekahta Hotel it has been put
through a complete renovation. Now il
stands forth q perfect hostely. Every
where are the evidences that the mind
that guided the improvements Is one
disciplined by long experience to meet
the demands eve of the most critical
and fastidions patron of a firstclass hotel.
And not only are environments perfect,
but Mr.. Porter has provided well for
the wants of the inner man. The
cuisine department presided over by a
chef Of superior skill, and the universal
verdict is that this branch is perfect In
all its departments and service. That
the MinDekahta will continue to be the
leading and popular hotel at Hot
Springs is assured.-H Springs Star,
The Star, in submitting the above
commendatory mention of the Mime.
kahta and its popular host, voices the
sentiment of every guest of that institu-
ton with whom we have came in con-
tact. The Minnekahta, under the new
management, ranks with the very best
hotels Of the North West.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-21
Lost Corners.

Owing to the p~erishable nature Of the
corner stakes set in the original survey,
and a failure to replace them by perma-
nent ones. a dispute has arisen as to the
true corners Of the town, which is a
matter Of vital Importance to all owners
Of property here, and should be settled
at once.
We understand that the Board of
Trustees are in correspondence
with the Is. & N. Railraod Company
with a view of securing the services of
Mr.. Smith, their townsite surveyor, who
Is recognized rs an expert and authority
in this kind of work, to run the bound
aries of the town and establish the lost
corners. The action of the board will
doubtlessbe fully endorsed by all CON
cerned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-21
Town Clerk.
Notice of sheriff.a Sale.

4NObASS W 1@Ac.
Whereas, Scymorc ". Fitch, did on the 9TH
day Of August, 1889, make, execute, and deliver
to Wallace A. Smith and John T.. Thompson, as
administrators of the estate Of A. Y. Smith,
acknowledged, 10 secure 10 said admin %stgatorss
the payment OF a certain promissory note In said
mortgage described, which said mortgage was
nmeeis IN and for cc,s,cr Comfy = s,ase esssss ELI y
Dakota, on the 26th day OF August, 1889, at o
O'clock p. m, and was duly recorded IN Book A
OF Mortgages, on page 1877 Of the records Of said
county, and which said mortgage was upon the
following described real property, situate In
Custer County, then Territory OF Dakota. now
State OF south Dakota, towit: Lot number four
~, and the west n e-lfalf 90 Of lot number five
%, In block number forty-seycn, In the town OF
Custer City. rs shown on the official plat OF said
town on file In the Office OF the Register OF Deeds
In and for said county and state, together with
all buildings and improvements on the same,
and,
Whereas, It Is provided in said mortgage that
Ia ease of default IN payment OF said pr0m.ss0ry
note for 81 10000, bearing datc August 9Th, 1889,
due on or before April LIST, 1900, With interest at
ten per cent per annuin from date until paid, or
any part thereof, then that tho said mortgagee,
or his assigns. she'll be authorized 10 sell the
above described premises In the manner pro-
vidcd by law, or 80 much thereof as may be nee
essary 10 satisfy the amount due on said note,
with all costs and expenses allowed by Law, 10
| gethcr with an attorneys fee OF twenty-five dol
lars ts2a.00t, as In said mortgage provided,
rendering the surplus, II any, to the mortgagor,
and,
Whereas, default has been made I'm the pay
ment Of said prolnissory note secured by said
mortgage on the said real property, and there Is
due on said note nj. the date of this notice the
SUN Of Sii0s.O4, and,
Whereas no action or proceedings ut law have
been instituted TO recover the sum now due and
secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof,
| Now, therefore, notice IL hereby given, that In
pursuance Of law, and by virtue Of the power
and authority conferred In said mortgage, the
undersigned, sheriff .of Custer e0anty, wiz, on
] Monday, the nth day OF August, $50, at 70
! o'clock a. M. Of said day, at the front door OF
the court house In Custer City, State Of South
Dakota, sell TO the highest bidder for cash the
| above described mortgsged property. or so much
thereof as may be necessary 10 pay said sum 80
remaining due and unpaid, together with all
costs and expenses, and an attorncys fee ol
twenty-five dollars Cs25,o0, Ms In said mortgage
| provided.
Custer City. 80. Oak: June slsi. 1904.
WILLIAM =. WOOD,
Sheriff OF Custer County. 8. ID.
by Il. B. WooD, Deputy.
BuEL r. wooD, Attorney for Mortgagce.
| First publication, June ~.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-21
Newcastle Moving Westward.

w. knight, Ed Nelson, c. Won Wohr-
mann, ID. N. ~Swanzey. G. NJ. Rose, Levi
Anderson, VIM. Fawcett and wife, f.
Allebach and J.. G. Spencer came in
from Newcastle Thursday. They report
a scheme TO move Newcastle people
westward on the oil claim owned by Ed
Nelson of Hill City, by furnishing resi-
dence lots about n mile west of the
present TOWNSHIP of Newcastle. The
prices Of lots in Newcastle will undoubt-
eddy add great impetus to the early sue
cess of this scheme. We understand
some of these parties represent a strong
syndicate, and will make things exceed
ingly interesting for Fitzpatrick Bros.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-21
I'M. A. No. 4oc.I
APPLICATIONS FOR A PATENT.

u. 6. LAND OFFICE, RAID Cry, =. d.
Notice is hereby given that the IIaruev Peal
Tin Mining, Milling and Manufacturing Com
pany, by James w, Fowler. It's agent. whose
postoGicse address Is Rapid city, Pennington
county, South Dakota, has this day fled his 40
p~licaticn for . patent Tor i4sa.50 linear fset OF tHe
lin lteef mines or vein bearing tin, with surface
ground 2Gl feet In width, situated In Custer min
i bss aass'; and 0 desisyn ~ Si'i IS r., nSa h s'sis sS g so smG
oGlcial plat on flc la this ONCE rs lot humber
cz. said lot number ga being described Is fol-
Bsyinnins' At the northwest cor; q me claim,
Eastern Lode. Set post 6x6xbO Inch long ~ IA
ground, protected by. n mound Of rock u Inch
aud N. q. gu on opposite side for cor. No. I.
From which u, s.. Loo. Mon. No. GO bears south
sdeg 10 min west $3.50 IL. Thence first course,
sestS 4 4. a g corr % m' NO sas J: IL; q s ssso - r' cos snss,
aGi II to cor. No. 3; thence third course. north "a
II. To cor. No. 4: thence fourth course, south "a
deg Is min west, var. Is deg ~ min EAST. aTl It "a
col: No. I. and place Of beginning. containing
The location Of this mine Is recorded in the
Register OF Deeds once o. Custer county, South
Dakota, In Book 4 Of locations on page 6S3.
The adloInins claimants arc unknexp on south,
and Runyon Lode and unknown GROUND ON west,
po AaS s q said IA 1ia Rsef lode mins.ss sinlS. mine
verse clalias With the Register 0f the unfted
States land once az Rapid City. ID the 6lnte of
south Dakota, during the sixty. dRys. peflQd ot
Virtue q the provisions 81 r. :tss9fs,
). /. sl !: ns.sSs ' - ss.s :';s' g &C. p !sSyIslsSS'af .s ss' Y:
period Of sixty days, ten consecutive Woeksl N
the Custer Cironicie. q weekly newspaper pub
iishcd at Custer CITY. South Dakota;
y. 4. LUSE. Register.