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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
BASEBALL CRANKS.
A New York Horse Which Likes to Pls
the National Game.


the National Game.
One of the handsomest of the horses
which drag Uncle Sans mail wagons
about is a big fellow named Tom. Tom
would be a ornament in any walk or
trot of horse life. While his actions
give token that he appreciates the honor
of working in Government position
for the good of the people, they also
indicate that he feels that there is
a good deal of drudgery attached
to the honor. Tom would probably
much prefer to be a carriage horse for
some elderly lady who would not wish
her coachman to drive him overland
and in whose employ he would not have
to eat his oats in public square in full
view of staring people. Yet he has an
honest, open-hearted nature, is sensi-
BILE horse, and recognizing the fact that
all occupations in life have their draw
backs, tries to get as much enjoyment
as possible out of his daily routine.
Tom is the happiest when waiting at
the post-office for the load to be put into
his wagon. His great superiority over
at other times. The moment he has fin
ished his lunch of oats he begins to ask.
in way not easily to be mistaken, for
some one to come and play with him.
If no one responds he taps the tires of
the front wheels with nervous raps of
his hind feet This usually brings some
of the drivers to the front. They all
that 10
Catching is his favorite pastime when
off duty. There is not a baseball
crank in the country who likes to watch
game more than Tom likes to pTay as
catcher.
A horse catching ball plays at dis
advantage. A dogs mouth was evident
ly made to enable him to catch any
thing thrown to him. A horses wasn't
i is apparently a painful effort for
horse to open his mouth more than two
or three inches. Tom has practiced
until he can get his jaws twice as
far apart as the ordinary horse usually
does. The pitcher stands ten or twelve
feet away, not in front, but on one side
of Catcher Tom. Tom lays his head
ONOl oAoCN cpCho n1S IHOuUu w lbS
widest extent, and WI an ready-as some
of the drivers say-winks one eye for
the pitcher to proceed. If the ball is
thrown with any degree of accuracy he
will get it every time. When he ''muffs"
it he is very angry with the pitcher.
1t took Tom some months to acquire
this trick. He is not particular what he
catches. If it is an apple, or even a
banana peel, he stops the game long
enough to eat it. If it is bad ball, a
wad of paper, or an orange peel, he
holds it until the pitcher comes up,
being unable, with all his genius, to
gain proficiency in throwing.
The larger the audience the more
Tom seems to enjoy playing ball. He
does not, however, like to have other
attractions about to detract from the in
terest with which he is regarded. The
other day when he was catching in the
presence of quite crowd one of
pair of mules standing near picked up
a piece of newspaper and began to
devour it. The boys at once deserted
Tom and began to hunt around for paper
to feed the mule. Tom refused to catch
the ball when the pitcher threw it to
him, and it is said, wouldn't play again
for two days.-N. Y. Times.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
FORCE IN SILENCE,
How John Randolph Defeated Campbell
the Scotch LOgician.

now cOnn DeIcaCeQ CampDeu,
the Scotch LOgician.
In painting the great picture OF the
sacrifice of Iphigenia the artist it is
said, exhausted the emotions of grief
and horror in the faces of the bystanders.
HE has left nothing unsaid How
can he depict her fathers sorrow?"
asked anxiously his friends who were
watching the development of the
picture. He threw mantle over Aga
memnon's face. The blank silence was
more effective than any pictured woe.
One of the most extraordinary effects
produced by absolute silence is recorded
in the reports of a convention in which
the foremost men of Virginia took part.
John Randolph had measure to carry
in which he looked for the opposition of
Alexander Campbell, afterward founder
OF large sect, a man then noted for his
scholarship and power in debate.
Randolph had never seen the Scotch
logician, but he had heard enough of
him to make him and his partisans I'M
easy. When, therefore, the gaunt
stranger first rose TO speak in the con.
vention. Randolph looked at him with
such an air of alarm as to attract the
whole attention of the convention. and
as he glanced around seemed to be ask
iHg for sympathy in his coming defeat.
lie then composed himself to listen in
rapt attention.
Campbell, aware Of this by-play, hest.
tated and lost the thread of his argu.
ment. Randolph's face by turns as he
listened expressed WEAKNESS, indiffer.
ence and finally unspeakable contempt.
He leaned back and yawned. Campbell
sat down hastily. He had lost the
whole force of his speech. Not a word
had been spoken. but he was defeated.
~Youth's Companion.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
THE MfSTLETOE.
Enough of 1t Growing in This Country
for All Festal PURPOSES.

Enough of 1t Growing in This Country
for All Festal Purposes.
There is mistletoe growing in our
own country quite good enough to an
swer all the festal purposes of the
mistletoe descended from that which
the old Druids in their white robes cut
with a golden sickle just after the new
of the moon, and distributed for charms
against all evil to their believing tribes.
1t is not indeed, the true and ancient
mistletoe: but it takes botanist and
good one TO tell you why not; and it is
quite as interesting in it's appearance,
with the long. olivelike leaves and the
singular translucent berry with CLEAN
of green in it's wilderness, something be-
tween mOOnstone and pale cat's-eye
quartz in tint. 1t grows any where in
the Virginia attitudes, abounds upon
the mesquite in Texas, and is usually
to be found in the Washington flower
market through the Christmas holidays.
The plant is certainly beautiful and
curious: but except for its parasitical
origin and growth, which gave it sort
of mystery to the unlearned and prim-
tive mind, it is difficult to see why it
ever attained such eminence as it had,
although it is true that the Druids gave
it veneration only when found growing
on the oak, which was sacred to the sun
the Druidical worship and that of the
old Persians having much in common;
but it held with them, for whatever
reason, an important part in the great
rites of the winter solstice, correspond
ing to our Christmas festivities. One Of
the old northern myths makes the dart
which killed the beautiful Balder out Of
the mistletoe, which alone of all nature
had not been bound to do him no harm,
possibly as showing that there is moth
ing in the universe without significance,
and with Him there is no great nor
small" Nowadays the strange plant is
found less often on the oak than on the
apple tree, where it kills out whole
orchards, being all but indestructible it.
self, and living just as long as there is
any sap in the tree it has chosen; in
some regions it has, indeed, become
more profitable to raise and sell than
the apples would be. In England, and
in the wild state, it is most often sown
by the misselthrush; but it is raised
artifcially by crushing the berries on a
bough, to which their glutinous matter
adheres and where they generate; others
make slit with penknife on the
underside of branch, so that it may
not be observed by the birds, and there
insert the seed. and something of
weird and mysterious character is seen
in species of intelligence manifested
by it, since, in whatever direction the
seed is pointed, the radical will turn
toward the surface, and fasten itself in
such manner as to draw the most nutrl-
ment it can, and it has even been sue
cessfully grated upon another miseltoe.
That it should still have part in our
Christmas keeping is owing to the fact
that we always have tenderness to-
ward the customs of our ancestors
Harper's Bazaar.
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Or. TALMAoE's MOTHER.
The Famous ] reacher's Beautiful Pc
Portrait of Her Death.

The Famous ] reacher's Beautiful Pen
Portrait of Her Death.
never write or speak to woman but
my mind wanders off to one mOdel-the
aged one. who twenty-four years ago we
put away for the resurrection.
About eighty years ago, and just be-
fore their marriage day, my father and
mother stood up in the old meeting
house at Somerville, n. j., and took
upon them the VOWS of the Christian.
Through long life of vicissitude my
mother lived harmlessly and usefully,
and came to her end in peace. No child
of want ever came to her door and was
turned away empty. No one In sorrow
came to her but was comforted. NO one
asked her the way to be saved but she
pointed him to the cross. When the
angel of life came to neighbor's dwell
ing she was there to rejoice at the start
ing of another immortal spirit. When
the angel of death came to that dwell
ing she was there to robe the departed
for the burial.
We had often heard her, when leading
family prayers in the absence of my
father, say: 20 Lord, | ask not for my
children wealth or honor, but | do ask
that they may all be the subjects of Thy
comforting gracer' Her eleven children
brought into the kingdom Of God, she
had but one more wish, and that was
that she might see her long absent mis-
sionary son, and when the ship from
China anchored in New York harbor,
and the long absent one passed over the
threshold of his paternal home, she said:
"Now, Lord, lettest thou Thy servant
depart in peace, for my eyes have seen
Thy salvation"
The prayer was soon answe red!
1t was an autumnal day when we
gathered from afar. and found only the
house from which the soul had fled
forever. She looked very natural the
hands very much as when they were
employed in kindness for the children.
Whatever else we forget, we never for
get the look of mothers hands. AS we
stood by the casket we could not help
but say: doesn't she look beautiful?''
1t was cloudless day when. with heavy
hearts we carried her out to the last
resting place The withered leaves
crumbled under hOOf and wheel as we
passed, and the sun ShOne on the Rari-
tan river until it looked like fire: but
more calm and beautiful and radiant
was the setting sun of that aged pill
grim's life. No more toll, no more
tears, no more sickness, no more death.
Dear mother! Beautif mother!
Sweet is the slumber beneath the sod,
While the pure spirit rests with God"
With such mother as an example. is
it strange that | should always have
cherished the most exalted estimate OF
woman and womankind?-La Home
journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
ANTIQUITY OF DOLLS.
An Exquisite Little Image Carved In GA
Found I'm Roman Coffin.

An Exquisite Little Image Carved In Oak
Found I'm Il Roman Coffin.
The other day | went into store on
State street where toys constitute the
bulk of the stock. The man at the doll
department, although he had been sell
ing dolls until fancied he looked baby
ish twenty-five years in this bust
ness" he said-had not wearied of it. Il
do not know when the world was with
out dolls" he remarked. Il have not
had time to look it up, but as far as my
opportunity has permitted | have dis
covered that every nation on earth had
dolls. The demand for them now is as
great as when | first went into the bust
ness"
day or two later, curiousls enough,
| found an article in one of the maya
zines containing an account of the
opening of coffin in Rome. 1t had
been discovered in eXcavating. The
coffin was marble. How many hundred
years since it was buried? The name
of the dead was deciphered and from the
formation Of the letters and the bas-re-
lief on the lid it was concluded that the
woman-for it was a wOman-lived at
the beginning of the third century after
Christ. She was not one of the nobility.
and the name on the sarcophagus
showed that her family was Greek.
The surgeon who took out the skeleton
and arranged it gives the opinion that
the woman was about seventeen years
of age at her death. When the coffin
was opened box was discovered, in
which were a number of toilet articles
still in state of preservation; couple
of fine combs; small disk of polished
steel; small silver box. probably for
cosmetics; hairpin. six inches long,
made of three pieces of amber. A re-
markable discovery was the preserva-
ton of myrtle leaveS-a wreath with a
silver clasp--that had fallen from the
head There was no trace of the feat
ures, of course, but the teeth were
fine and regular A ring-an engage
ment ring (?l-with a mans name en-
graved thereon, was found near the
skeleton hand. On each side of the
head were gold earrings, with drops of
pearls Mingled in heap with the
vertebrsH OF the neck and back bone
there were gold necklace, woven as a
chain, with thirty-seven pendants OF
green jasper, and large brooch, with
an intaglio in amethyst, representing
the fight of a griffin and deer. Near
the left shoulder was lying an exquisite
little doll carved in oak
This. if there was nothing else. would
establish the antiquity of the oll.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
Harmonious Inharmoniousness

He-Dr. Pulpit surpassed himself to-
day. Grand ideas and beautifully clothed
beautifully clothed!
She (aroused from profound medita-
tion)-What did you say. dear? Oh,
yes. to be sure. DIR. Pulpit's clothes.
He does dress well-elegantly. But was
just thinking what dowdy his wife
looked. Really. she's disgrace to the
church.-Texas Siftings.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
And He Probably Did.

1mpecuAious Dude-I'd like to put
this gold-headed cane in soak
Pawnbroker Examining it and hand
Ing it back)-ln that case / guess you'll
have to keep on carrying one end of it
in your mouth, my friend Chicago
Tribune
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
How He Made His Money.

Mr.. Faber," said the old millionaire
eyes, SIR" answered his private SEQ
rotary.
Here are fifty begging letters. An.
swer them all with a REFUSAL
Eyes, SIR"
Sand you will observe that every one
has two-cent stamp inclosed for re-
ply"
Eyes, sir.''
well, answer them all on post
cards, "-Nd-Bits,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
Quite a Difference,

American girls come cheaper than
Circassian maidens"
what do you mean?"
why, the Sultan of Turkey buys Cir
cassians, but we often read of American
girls being presented to Queen Vic
toria. N. Y. San
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
guest at a Tampa (Fla.l bote

guooO dt IdHIPd II Ia. nOGeI
arose in his sleep and walked about the
city for hours without waking. When
discovered he was trying to go into
foundry. claiming that he had slept
there. He was finally led to his bed,
and on awaking in the morning was as
tonished on being informed Of his I'D
ventures
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
No Better Evidence Possible.

Mrs. Billus-John, you don't seem
very grateful for that box of cigars |
gave you for a birthday present.
Mr.. Billus Tin anguish of soul1-Not
grateful, Maria? Thunder! Amt smok-
ing them?-Chicago Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
It Did Not AnnIv.

Attorney-Your Honor, my client is a
sufferer from that most distressing mall
ady. kleptomania.
Magistrate-O, nonsense. He is a
poor man, and stole ham, enowine's
News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07

Seven women and eleven men re-
Gently stepped from Pullman Sleep
'r at Cincinnati in their stocking feet.
They made immediate tracks for cabs
{ leaked out that the porter bad taken
ileir shoes into forward car to shine
nd had forgotten to roturn before the
sleepee Mas switched of at Columbus,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
Likely to Inspire Confidence.
Iustomer-How much T?

Druggist-Seventy-five cents. By the
way, wish you would tell me, next
time you happen in. whether this helps
your bronchitis or not. / filled the
same prescription last week for man
whose corns were troubling him.-Chi-
cagO Tribune.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-07
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of Trustees of Custer
CITY, Custer County, s. d.

CUSTER Cry, s. d., May 81, 1890.
Board in regular session. Present /:
A. T. Van Devort, mayor, and Trustees
Clark, Albien, Miller, Wiehc and Carr.
Minutes of last meetin. read and APP
proved.
Committee on locating pound report
that place for impounding stock is locat-
ed on 10th and Washington streets, and
pound built, and on motion. committee
were instructed L settle for same.
Bond of James Sanders, assessor, pre-
sented and accepted.
Consideration Of proposition for city
attorney, postponed indefinitely.
Moved and carried, that an ordinance
be passed for licensing peddlers, as pro-
posed at last meeting.
On motion, an ordinance was passed
for licensing drays as proposed at last
! meeting.
On motion, an ordinance was passed
concerning sections 6571, 6572 and 6573
Of the compiled laws of South Dakota.
On motion. a committee consisting OF
the the president, s. n Fitch and Chas.
Miller TO draft and publish ordinances
passed.
On notion adjourned until Monday
evening, June 9th, 1890
A. L. VAN DEvoRT, President.
| Attest:
J. +. SMITH, Town Clerk.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-07

Fred Russell, of this place, returned
from the Cave Of the Winds, fifteen
miles southeast ofthis city, on Saturday,
where he has been employed for the
past three weeks in opening up hat
cave of natural wonders for X. b. Moss
of Four Mile, a recent purchaser of that
valuable museum of natural curiosities.
Mr.. Russell reports the recent discovery
Of the finest chamber yet encountered in
the cave, which is claimed to be richly
studded with stalactites, stalagmites and
crystals of rare beauty and attractiveness,
which at a moderate estimate would
bringSl0,00o If placed on sale in an east.
ern city. The cave has now been ex-
plored for a distance of three miles, and
he end is not yet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-07
Mortgage Sale,

Whereas, Default has been made in the pay
nleiit OF the money secured by a mortgage dated
the 18th day Of April, A. ID. 1885, executed BY
Felix Mlclaud OF Inc County Uf Custer. and
State of South Dakota, TO Peter Gasnon, OF the
County OF Caster, and State OF South Dakota,
and which mortgage was recorded Ia the Office
of Tie Register of Deeds of the County of Custer
and Territory Of Dakota, in Book 4 of Mort
cages, on page 20, on the 18th day " April, 1856,
at ! O'Clock p. ~, and,
Whereas, 10 action or proceedings at law, or
otherwise, have been Instituted 10 recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof, and said debt is past due and wholly
Whereas, on the first day OF July, 1887, said
MORTGAGE, with the note secured thereby was
daily assigned by the said mortgage 10 Olo
kedcr, OF tie Couniy OK Custer, In tue state of
South Dakota. which assignment WAS duly re-
corded In the once of the Register of Deeds OF
the said County OF Custer on the second day Of
July, 1887. in Book 2 OF Mise. Mortgages, on page
Whereas, default has been made In the pay
ment OF the note secured by said mortgage, aud,
Whereas, the amount claimed To he due upon
said mortgage, at the date OF this notice, Is the
sum of Five Hundred and Sixty Dollars (SJG0.0O),
to-wit: $4,000 principal. and S2i0.00 interest,
besides tho sum OF ten (Sl0.OO dollars attorneys
fees stipulated for In the said mortgage.
Now, therefore, notice Is hereby given that by
virtue OF the power Of sale contained In said
mortgage, and duly recorded as aforesaid and
in pursuance Of the statutes in sucn case made
aud provided, the said mortgage Will be fore
closed by a sale OF the mortgaged premises
llcrtiu ueScIlUeu, ~ puDiic thlclpll dt JIG rum
door Of the Court House In the Town Of Custer
City, and County of Custer, and State of South
Dakota, on the 9Th day Of june, 1890, at 10 O'Clock
IN the forenoon OF that day. The mortgaged
premises are situated In the County OF Custer In
the STATE of South Dakota. and are described as
follows, towit That tract of land, situated In
,ae town of Custer City, and consisting Of parts
Of bots No. seven Cd, eight 90 and nine go, OF
block No. eight (Sl, and bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: Commencing az the south
east corner of said lot seven Gl, in said block
eight (s), and running thence along and on the
west line OF Sixth street in a northerly direction
81 feet ard s Inches; thence at right angles u
said last line In n westerly direction 80 feet
thence at right angles 10 said last line In a
southcrly direction I feet and 8 inches; therge
at right angles TO said last line, In q westerly
direction 100 feet; thence at right angles 10 said
last line In a southerly direction 50 feet; thence
at right angles 10 said last line In an eaterly
direction $50 feet back to place OF beginning.
Dated at Custer City, South Dakota, this 18th
day Of April, 1890.
0DO REDER,
Assignee and Owner OF Mortgage.
WILLIAM s.. WOOD,
Sheriff Of Custer County, 3. ID.
DoNALD MACDoNALD,
Attorney for owner OF Mortgage.
First publication, April "a.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-07

E. +. Hall tshock1 the affable fore
man Of the o. S. ranch, in Wyoming,
ninety miles south west of this place
was shaking hands with his numerous
Custer friends or Sunday and Monday.
j. II. Beebe, q Lincoln gentleman re-
presenting the Omaha Bee, was a guest
at the Kleemann on Sunday and Mon
day. Mr.. b secured a large list Of sub
scribers for the popular daily he 80 per-
sistently and faithfully represents.
Rev's William McCready and A. A.
Brown, from Spearfsh, and Rev. w.
III. Buss of Deadwood, were noted
among the ministers arriving in the
city on Wednesday for attendance at a
meeting of the Black Hill Association Of
Congregational ministers.
Miss Maude Weir, daughter OF Mr.. &
Mrs. James Weir, of this place, who
has been attending the Chadron high
school for the past three years, and who
was recently graduated second in a
graduating class of nine at that popular
institution, will return next week to her
home in this city.
]. w. Mcmillan, who, some time ago,
was summoned east by telegram to at
tend the bedside of bis father who was
lying at the point of death, returned on
Sunday to this city where he is still
so%journing. Mr.. Mem reached home
before his fathers death which oc-
Cured shortly after his arrival.
Mrs Henry Monheim with baby
Monheim, of Lead City, came down
Saturday for a visit with her sist&.
Mrs. t. V. Garlock, OF this city. Mrs
Monheim has many friends her who ac-
cord her a hearty welcome TO Custer
where she formerly resided. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Lizzie
Walsh, whose friends will be pleased to
learn, that she came to stay.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-07

AT a meeting Of the board of edu-
cation, held on Monday evening, the
End inst, the following persons were
employed as teachers in the Custer
public schools for the ensuing school
year; Joseph Kubias, of Center Point,
Iowa, Principal, Miss Jennie Z. Olds,
Of Custer City, intermediate depart
ment. Miss Mary shope, ofCuster City
Primary department. The fall term
commences on the first Monday in Sep
TENDER.