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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-12-22
Mining Items.

The new mill for the Old Charlie
mine at Four Mile arrived several days
ago, and has been transported to the
mine where it will be put in operation
in the early spring.
The Four Mile mill is still pounding
away with five stamps on Old Charlie
ore, that being the full capacity of the
present water supply. The reports as
to the success being made are encourag-
ing, no regular clean up having yet been
made.
The Wyoming Petroleum company,
with a capital stock Of $1,000, 900. and
composed of Omaha and Cheyenne ca
| pitalists fled their articles of incorpor
alton with the secretary of state. at
Cheyenne this week. 1t is the inten-
ton Of this company to develop the oil
fields of central Wyoming and transport
and sell crude petroleum.-Sundance
Gazette.
A Deadwood special says: "Negotla-
tons between Mr.. Schmidt, q wealthy
brewer of New York, who is now in
Deadwood, and the owners of the Port
land and Clinton group Of mines situat'
ed in the Bald Mountain district, have
been going on for some time. Mr.,
Schmidt has personally investigated the
matter and it is now almost certain that
the deal will be closed. The consider,
alton is 100000. The large chlorina'
ton plant in this city is also included
in the deal, and if the sale is made the
c%hlorination plant will be converted
into a cyade mill"
The keystone camp is still the centre
Of attraction, and many people desirou
of acquiring valuable mining interest
by location and purchase, or of engaging
in some lucrative line Of business ar,
tiocking in daily. No new develop
ments have been reported in the famou
Holy Terror mine during the week, tn,
work Of erecting new machinery bein,
still continued. The utmost confidence
in the future success of the camp, which
is not based wholly upon the favorabl,
outlook for the Holy Terror, but upon
large aggregation of promising mines il
that district as well, is everywher,
manifest, and while the camp is rapid,
increasing its population, the work o
development is actively progressin,
with the strongest assurances Of un
PARALLEL success.
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01
Now Year Customs In Orkney 1.l.na..

Now Year Customs In Orkney Islsnds.
In Deerness, in Orkney, q band Of
young and old Of the common people
meet and 60 around in the evening, and
sing song before each well to do per-
sons door, commencing:
This night It IL guild Ncw'r E'en's night;
We're q hero Queen Mary's men;
And wo come here to crave our right
And that's before our lady.
Then a. they sing they demand but
ter, cheese, ale, fire and knife.
We houp your ale II stark and stout,
For men to drink the auld year out.
When the song is ended, the door is
opened, and the crowd rushes in pell-
NELL to partake Of the supper set out. and
20 on from house to house. Sometimes
this ceremony falls on New Years night,
and the custom of mummers, or maskers,
going about eating and drinking prevails
in many places. There is one rude play
enacted by these mummers which Sir
Walter Scott always had them enact at
Abbottsford. Burning the clavie," or
tar barrel, in procession, is another Gus
tom Of the Hogamanay in Burghead.--
Philadelphia Press.
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01
ASAILOR'S NEW YEAR
u N. QUAD.

Copyright lsoa AL rishts rsservod.l
At Z o'clock on tho morning Of Jan. !,
1858, the British brig Adventurer, from
the Cape do Verde Islands to the river
Orinoco. passed . small French bark
ct distance Of about halt mile. 9he
had been In sight for couple Of hours.
and her actions had created no little talk
aboard the brig. When first sighted, she
had altered her course by three or four
points, In the course'of 10 minutes she
was heading as before. A bit later she
was of again. It was rs II her crew
was divided as to her port Of destination,
and as the crafts neared each other we
were puzzled by the lubberly looks Of
things aloft. She was under abort sail
In fair breeze, her yards were not
properly braced, and our first idea was
that she had sickness aboard and was
short handed. We shortened sail, ex-
pecting she would fly a signal of distress.
but she kept her course and did not even
return our salute. Our mate, Mr.. Hob
son, had the glass on her as we came op-
posite, and he hadn't held it to his face
over 10 seconds when he turned to tho
captain. who had just come on deck, and
exclaimed:
"Why, sir, there are three or four men
on her decks wearing the uniforms OF
Cayenne convicts!'
The captain seized the glass for look
and speedily satisfied himself that such
was the fact, and five minutes later the
Adventurer had come about and was in
chase of the bark. Let me explain to
ycu that our brig was a government
craft engaged in harbor and coast sur
veys and was armed with two guns on a
side and Long Tom mounted amid
ships. from the surveys made by this
craft between the years 1855 and 1860 all
the rivers and bays along the east coast
Of Brazil were charted. She carried
crew Of A. men, and while surveying up
the Para and the Amazon had been at
tackled on several occasions by the vicious
minded natives.
We had no sooner como about than
there was great confusion on the decks
of tho bark. More sail was made on her,
but in a bungling fashion, and it was
plainly evident that she wanted to es-
cape us. heard Captain Johnson say
ing to Mr.. Hobson that she was certain
1y o French merchantmen, and he be-
ieved she he'd been seized by the con-
victs at Cayenne. She was doubtless in
charge Of a sailor, but there were not
enough sailors among them to do things
in shipshaps f.shion.
Numbers of men started to 60 aloft,
but stuck ut the crosstrees, and such
sails as were cast loose were not sheeted
home to do their best. We walked up
to her hand over hand, and in half an
hour were within biscuit toss, and our
captain was hailing to know what was
wrong. The answer was plain enough
without words. When we passed her
only seven or eight men could be seen
on her decks. Now they fairly swarmed
with men, all but five or six Of whom
were in convict's dress. AS a matter of
fact, there were just 90 of them. It was
useless for them to reply to the hail un-
der such circumstances, and for a min
ute they were silent as they gazed at us.
Then thev suddenly found their voices.
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and the yell they uttered in chorus was
enough to make the hair curl. They
screamed and cursed and danced about,
shaking their fists In q defiant way, and
II must have become clear to our cap
tain that Ne had desperate set Of men
to deal with.
Our brig was sheered In bit closer
and demand made that the conyicts
surrender. They could plainly SEQ that
we were strong crew and had mounted
guhs, but the demand was received with
yells Of derision. The leader Of the gang,
whom we had not before identified, now
mounted the rail, and In broken English
warned us to keep of or take the conse-
quences. He boldly declared that they
were escaped convicts from the penal
settlement referred to, and having got
safely to sen they would fight to the
death sooner than be retaken. He added
that an English ship had no business to
meddle in the matter, and though we
carried guns he was not in the least
afraid of us.
Every man Of the 90, as may tell you,
had been transported for a serious crime,
and nowhere else could one have got to-
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01

When d. you suppose the Chinese
children fse of torpedoes, skyrockets
and powder crackers? II you do not
know, you could never guess in all the
world. 80 you may as well be told right
away. They fire them of on New Years
day! And Yhen you are told why they
celebrate New Years day as IL it were
Fourth Of July, you will be still more
surprised.
You know the Chinese havea different
religion from ours, and because Of that
they believe many things which we do
not believe at all. New Years day the
firecrackers are set off to keep evil spirits
at distance. The night before the new
year there are special services to the
Chinese deity, and at bedtime pot Of
rice is left upon the table, covered with
cypress leaves.
New Years day there are social visits,
dinners and family games. And all day
long the Chinese youngsters are expect
ed to keep up q firing of fireworks of all
kinds to keep off evil spirits. New
York Ledger.
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01

gether q more villainous crowd. The
worst Of the lot, however, looked honest
and mild tempered compared to that
fellov' tley had elected as captain. He
was a giant in statue, as dark as Span
lard, and his face was that Of a savage
wild beast. We were SO near that we
could look into his eyes and catch his
ferocious expression, and think every
man Of us realized that he would have
to be killed before the brig could be
taken. The defiant attitude of the con-
victs seemed to put our captain in an
embarrassing position, but after mo-
ment's thought he called out to the fell
low on the rail:
''You must have captured the brig to
get away from Cayenne. What has be-
come Of the crew."
"Dead-every one of them killed and
thrown overheard" shouted the fiend in
answer.
$40 you mean to say you murdered
captain, mate and all hands?'
.'Yes, all the crew, but we've got the
captains wife and her sister aboard!
Now, you've got the news, and you sheer
off and go your own way! Let a French
ship pursue US and retake us"
We were compelled to widen the dis
tance between us to prevent accident
from the lubberly manner in which the
brig was steered, but we reduced sail SO
as to keep abreast of her, and the captain
and his officers descended for consulta-
ton. l don't know whether they ques-
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01

"Aim ~ hef t6s1mast and try 70 Grip
ri sink heri" M
During the nsxt 90 minutes W Ared
cir times. Tho forcmast was carried
away about 90 test above the deck, her
forward deck plowed BY two shot and
the yawl on her stern davits smashed to
splinters, A shot which crashsd through
her bulwarks bstween her main and
missenmasts was reported from aloft .
striking down eeven OF sight Of tho VII
lains, but With thsir craft lying 6 wreck
IN the trough o4 tho seas they continued
TO shout defiance ct ua We suspended
firing to give thsm chance to sufren-
der. but they had determined TO die first.
The crew Of : man-of-wsr could have
carried tho brig BY boarding, though II
would have besn . desperate fight, but
we were not strong handed enough to
attempt such thing. The unfortunate
women must 90 down IL the convicts
did. but death would be preferable to
our calling away and leaving them
In the hands Of the monsters. We
changed our shot to shell ~ we loaded
Long Tom again, and the Snn was
pointed to strike the hull. One aftsr an.
other hveshell were sent into the bark,
each one tearing great hole and carry,
ing wounds and death, and We had re-
loaded for the sixth time when II was
seem that the craft was settling away.
We had our eyes on her - she was
heaved up broadGde to us by wave, her
decks almost awash. There was wild
cheer from the convicts, half dozen
rifles were discharged, and - the bark
dropped into the trough the waves ran
right over her, and she settled away
with the heaviness Of block Of granite.
We ran down to the spot, but there was
no one to rescue. Living and dead had
been drawn down together.
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that the UhAnese, who are hot IN ovsfs
charitable or forgiving race, should On.
Join tho forgivsuess Of all debts at the
beginning Of tho now yesr.
Il II an amusing spectacle IN China to
seethe creditor nercilessly hunting down
the debtor during the few days that re-
main. No one ID exempt from the neces-
sity. fcr In order TO pay his own debts he
must In turn collect what Ia due to him.
The debtor who cannot fulfill his obligs-
lions BY New Years goes into bankrupt
cy by the operations Of 3 custom stronger
than law. He undoubtedly earns the con-
tempt Of his fellow men, but at least he
Il free from their persecution. His debts
are forgiven with quite a. much sincerity
a. could b. sxpected under the circum-
stances.
Besides this painful phase Of Chinese
Yuletids there are other preparations TO
be made for the fitting celebration Of the
great three day festival, beginning with
the first day Of the first month. The
red peach paper which has been removed
from the doorway must be replaced, and
therefore about this time the profession
al letter writer Of the Chinese quarter
takes his station on the street corner and
Is busily employed In writing sentences
Of good omen. Naturally some Of these
gentlemen are more popular than 9TH
ers, . letter writer who claims to have
passed one Of the interior civil service
examinations, or who at one time has
been connected with q fashionable joss
house, being more in demand than he
who has picked up his smattering Of
knowledge at school, or by what is an
important factor in Chinese education
self help.
It is quite customary also to bring
these red paper slips to the josshouse,
where for . trihing fee they are stamped
with the seal Of the joss. Certainly it is
worth taking some trouble with little
piece of paper which is to do duty for
an entire year, for as soon as the slips
have been prepared and stamped they
are glued to the doorposts against the
time when the evil spirits shall return
and make the last state Of the man worse
than the first. The moral which the
Saviour pointed out to his disciples. that
spasmodic effort Is inevitably followed
by reactions unfavorable to the true
spiritual development, is fully borne out
by the history Of the Chinese people,
Harper's Magazine.
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01

toned tndir -i1gns 70 lnyerrsrsv q oss.
cusscd the best method Of seoapkuriug
tho brig, but they were not shssnt ovss
q quarter Of an hour. When they game
on deck, we got the order to load with
solid shot. and In 10 minutes every man
and gun was rendy for action. One of
the convicts was alcft with . glaes ard
could plainly noto every movement
aboard Of us. and our captain. who was
likewise posting us, reported thA1 tha
fellows had armed themselves With s3les
and revolvers and were erecting shielda
against the bulwarks. A solid ahot WAS
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01
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invitea voune ana ala. No. dav s,se /.
suooeeied 81 tho nur.e. Who mafes the
same rounds Of yisits. Hsr dutv il % in-
yite especially the youns ladias. Ghe q
hailed With iov. and the fadv of the house
haatsna 70 mix for her the cum 81 vine.
She delivers her message and is plied With
questions a. to the invited and rejected.
Hut the most important question is.
"Who are the electedY' These are the
young men invited by the hostess for the
Rirls or "fsir maidens." as they are
called, The duty Of the Young man thus
designated 10 to look after the smuse-
ment and pleasure Of his sfair maiden"
during the ..twelve days." The respon-
dbility Of the choice lying with the host
~, she has to be careful In her selection.
But the invitation has again to be re-
peeted, this time by the master OF the
house In tho person Of his servant or
"swat," who. with mace in hand, per-
forms his mission. On entering each
housa he offers prayer before the shrine
Of the saint to which it Is dedicated. He
then delivers the invitation In the name
Of his master or mistress. At first, &C.
cording to etiquette, the invitation ID re-
fused. but after much pressing 1t il An-
ally accepted. When the day arrives. the
young ladies who are the heroines Of the
season appear in sledge. accompanied
by their mothers and favorite compsn-
ions, generally girls Of inferior rank, who
sit at their feet. This sledge is followed
by another containing the tire women,
charged with caskets and dressing boxes.
Other sledges follow, the longer the pro-
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fred across her bows AZ q summons to
heave to and as q warning Of what was
in store for her if she did not. but tho
roar Of the gun was followed by q chorus
Of yells, and three or four bullets came
whizzing over our heads. The brig wid-
ened the gap until out of rife range, and
the captain then said to the crow Of Long
Tom: ~
81 want to save the women II they are
aboard, and though yonder rascals arc
desperate lot don't want to sink them.
Aim to strike her above the water
line. A few shot may take the fight ont
of them"
The first shot passed between her fore
and mainmast without touching any
thing, but the second smashed her bull
warks and killed two men. Athird and
fourth were fired, both Of them creating
havoc aboard, and we were looking for
some token Of surrender when the
bark ported her helm and came bearing
up on our quarter. Wehad the weather
gauge. but she had been three or four
points off the wind. The fellows were
Of1uCuVly uCGE14AAuCo w SCU 0CceA CAAON8A1
to use their rifles, but with their poor
seamanship they stood no show.
We gave the brig more sail, and after
q couple of tacks were off her quarter
and sending solid shot aboard again.
There was great confusion among the
convicts, and we were hoping for q sig
nal when the wretches brought the
women on deck. We could see them
very plainly without glass, and their
presence put stop to our firing, as the
convicts had expected. While we con-
tinued to gaze across the waters one of
the women was lifted above the star
board rail and lashed to the shropds Of
the mizzenmast, and q minute later the
other was similarly secured in the shrouds
of the mainmast. It was scheme to
stop our fire, and every man groaned in
spirit as he wondered how our captain
would take it. He must have realized
that there was but one course open to
him, and after bit he said to the cap
tain Of our big gun:
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01
New Years In Paris.

In Paris New Years is the principal
holiday of the year, and people Of all
classes enter into its celebration with
great enthusiasm. New Years gifts are
universal, and it is said that 100, ,OOO, 900
francs change hands every year on this
account. The president receives" on
this day, and the people in all walks Of
life exchange civilities. The boulevards
ere crowded all day, and the festivities
are carried far i:..o ile night.
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01
Chiue.e New Year Customs,

The custom Of giving presents and par
tcularly that Of exchanging New Years
calls is essentially Chinese. The coinci-
dence of these two rather peculiar acts
of brotherly love coexisting in Holland
and Scotland should furnish cause for
thought. It is u little singular certainly
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01
-BICGEST US. BEST.-
TWO LIFE POLICIES
$4,000 EACH.

THESE policies were taken out by Mr.. A.
Erickson Perkins, cashier of the Union
Bank, of Rochester, N. Y, in February,
1870, both on the Life Plan, $4,000 in each
company. All dividends have been used to pur-
chase additions to his policy, with the results
shown below.
The Helena independent., 1894-01-01
MUTUAL LIFE.

No. 10b, ,b3A
Date OF issue. Feb. n, 1879,
Age 20.
Premium. S19S, go.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-05-19
LOCKE NEVUE
Notice to Trespassers.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
whomsoever that hereafter fishing,
hunting, berrying, promenading, riding,
sporting, sparkling, chip gathering,
moss picking, driving and travelling,
and all kinds of trespassing and en-
trance upon the lands late belonging to
the estate of Sicily, bounded north by
Lastie Broussard, south by Valcourt
sVearzey and W. W. Edwards, east by
Mozart Dupuy's pasture and west by
Bayou Vermilion, is prohibited and
forbidden by the undersigned who will
prosecute violaters of this prohibition
to the extremity of the law.
W. P. EDWARDS,
U# MOZART DUPUY,
CEBILLE Sicily. =
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HOW IS THIS /?

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no. 40.
Succession Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion-17th Judicial

ParlSh OF Fefmlll0n-lIth Judicial
District Court-No. 252.
Succession of Martin Broussard.
By virtue of an order of sale issu.
ed by the aforesaid court in and for
said Parish, I.Will proceed to cell
at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder. at the late residence
of Martin Broussard, deceased, on
WEDNESDAY, MAY so, 1894,
between the hours fixed by law, the
following described property, to wit.
That certain tract or parcel of
wood land situated in the Parish Of
Arcadia, State OF Louisiana, con-
tanning (2O) twenty arpents, and
described as follows:
Bounded on the north by land OF
Tobeas Suites; on the east by land
Of Tobeas Suites; on the south by
land of Louis Dutel; on the west by
land of Alcide Duboise, and
being part of the Benjamin.
Winfree tract, and Situated in Sec
ton (3T) thirty,seven, township III
eleven, one east La, Mer.
One certain tract Of land lying III
Vermilion Parish on the west side
of Vermilion river, containing l54
arpents; bounded north by John
Abshire; east by Noise Herpin:
south by Martin Bronssard, and
being known and designated as a
strip taken of of the western por-
ton Of Section 35, township IL, S:
Z. | E, the long lines running north
and south.
One other certain tract Of land
lying in Vermilion parish, contain.
ing 40 acres being designated as the
Southwest quarter of Southwest
quarter, section IS, township IL, S.
r. / E.
One dwelling house; two small
cabins; three beds and bedding; one
lot of sheets; one lot of blankets;
one armoir; 637 paDnels of fence;
500 pounds Of wire; one OK cart;
one pair Of oxen; four wild horses;
three gentle horses; three fat cows;
one sulky; as well as all the other
articles and things enumerated in
the inventory of the succession and
thereto belonging.
Terms cash on day Of sale.
COLLINS MEAUX,
A ADMINISTRATOR.
EDWARDS & GREENE, Attorneys.