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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06

at Boston.
The four children of man named
John Goodwin had quarreled with
their laundress about some missing
clothing. The woman became very
angry and abusive and the four girls
to "get even" with her, pretended to
be bewitched by her. At one time
they would stiffen their necks so hard
that the joints could not be moved,
and at another time, their necks were
so flexible and supple that it seemed
as though they had no bones. Then
the girls would have violent convul-
sons, during which their jaws would
snap like steel traps. Sometimes
their limbs ST emed entirely dislo-
Gated.
All this tine they claimed that it
was all caused by the old Irish
woman, that she bewitched them;
These children stirred up such an ex-
citement, that finally the poor old
woman was tried and hung as witch.
Then the four Goodwin children got
we'll, but, after that, when one person
wanted, for any reason, to be avenged
upon another, she pretended to be
bswitched, and had the person she
disliked arrested and tried for witch
craft. One way by which a person
was tried was to command her to re-
peat the Lords Prayer. If she could
not repeat it, word for word, she was
condemned and killed either by
hanging or by burning while tied to
a stake. Often the person accused
was SO frightened that she forgot all
or a part of the Lords Prayer.
Another test was by swimming.
The suspected witch was put in a
pond of water with her thumbs tied
together, and her big toes tied to-
gether; then if she sank in the water
they said she was not witch, but if
she foated, (Which would often occur
if she was placed carefully on the sur
face of the pond she was condemned
to die as witch.
They we're in Boston two ministers
Gather and SOM whom the people re-
spected highly; these were Increase
and Cotton Mather, and they believed
in witchcraft, probably because it
was believed in the Old World. So
they did a great deal of harm by up
holding in the New World the belief
in witchcraft. And when, in 1892,
Sir William Phipps arrived in Eng
land to be governor of the New Eng
land colony, he also upheld the doc
trine of witchcraft. This, then, was
the state of affairs at the time OF my
story.
One day Goodwife Alden sat spin
ming in her bright little sitting room.
She was CHEEKY, kind-hearted little
woman, ever ready to help those in
need. She looked very happy as she
sat in the sunshine, spinning and
glancing frequently at her baby
asleep in the tiny wooden cradle,
a cradle which had come all the way
across the sea.
Suddenly the door opened and
woman, wild-eyed, trembling, and
frantic with fear, rushed into the
quiet room. "Oh, Goody, hide me,
hide mel" She cried. "They say |
am witch and are looking for me
now; quick, quick, Goody, hide MEL
Goodwife Alden was almost over
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
IN THE DAYS OF WITCHCRAFT.
BY ROBERTA B. NELSON.

AY l tell you.how a baby
"a mere baby once
saved a human life? 1t
was in the days of witch
craft. The first case OF
so called witchcraft in
America occurred in 1888,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
DROPPED FROM THE WIRE.

The st. Louis merchants exchange is
threatened with a raid as an ordinary
bucket shop.
Betting on the Corbett-Fitzsimmons
fight at New York is in favor of Cor
bett by odds averaging 10 to Z.
Mrs. Jennette Kilber of st. Louis, be-
came suddenly insane and has been
placed in a private ward in the city hos
pital.
An attempt was made to attach James
J. Corbett's box receipts at Kansas City
TO satisfy a judgment against William
A.. Brady.
The residence of Seely Walker at
Grovetown, Mich, was destroyed by
fire and two of his young children per-
ished in the flames.
The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific
sti ike has been declared of owing to
a large number of men failing TO keep
their promises.
A telegram was received at Tampa,
Fla, last night, saying that General
Aranguin had burned Guanabacoa,
within six miles of Havana.
Samples of handmade silk laces have
been received at the state department
at Washington from Chez Foo, China,
made by female lacemakers.
A South Dakota farmer missed sever
al geese during the last snow storm and
after t~wenty-siX days the birds were
discovered alive and in fairly good con
dition.
John 4. Kilgalon, secretary Of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers since 1892, died at Pitts
burg after a brief illness fro Brlght's
disease.
Secretary Carlisle s visit to New York
is believed to be with a view to opening
a law office there, although he has some
idea OF locating in Louisville, Ky, or
Chicago.
Mr.. Charles Harvey Comb, who rep
resented the Chertsey division Of Sur
rey in the conservative interest, has
resigned his seat in the British parlia-
ment, owing to Ill health.
A bill has been introduced in the ILL.,
nois legislature by Representative
Compton to prohibit the taking OF notes,
bonds and other obligations payable
otherwise than in lawful money OF the
United States.
Robert NJ. Welch of California and r.
X. Kerrigan Of North Dakota, members
of the national racing board of the
League of American Wheelmen, have
gone to Albany to obtain permits for
Sunday racing in the west.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
Bradstreet's Review.

New York, Feb. 6.-Bradstreet's says
today:
General trade which was retarded by
unfavorable weather a week ago, has
recovered somewhat at Chattanooga,
Memphis, Birmingham and New Or
leans. While cold weather cut into
stocks and heavy goods ii delayed the
sale of spring goods. Other relatively
favorable trade reports are from ST.
Paul Chicago, Minneapolis and st.
Louis. AT most centers jobbers report
business quiet or unchanged, with no
prospect OF immediate improvement.
The restriction of the production of
cotton goods has not strengthened the
market or advanced the prices yet. The
heavy increase in sales of wool-40, 000,-
900 pounds-at Boston alone since jan
uary /, against "A, 200, 900 pounds last
year is based largely on the expectation
Of a higher duty on wool.
One of the most unsatisfactory indus
trial features Is the lack of demand for
Iron and steel, prices of which in the
central western states have gotten be-
low nominal quotations. Exports of
wheat flour i~ncluded) from both coasts
OF the United States and from st. Johns
this week amount to 3. 16S746 bushels, as
as compared with 2,5l5, 900 bushels last
week and 2.907, 900 bushels in the week
a year ago. Exports of Indian corn this
week show a marked increase, amount
ing 20 1858, $50 bushels as compared with
300. 600 bushels last week and 5000. 600
bushels i'm the week a yea ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
BUNCE'S SQUADRON SAILS.
viii Proceed TO Charleston Harbor
and Begin u Sham Blockade.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Admiral Bunce's
squadron sailed from Hampton roads 10
begin Il new set of maneuyers and drills
the most interesting feature OF which
will be a mock blockade of the port Of
Charleston, S. c., reproducing in some
easur the conditions thai existed
there during a period OF the last war.
The vessels which followed the flag
ship New York out OF the roads were
the battleship Indiana, the armoured
cruiser Maine, the turretship Amphi-
trite, the cruiser Columbia, and the dis
patch boat Fern.
The admiral telegraphea the fact OF
his departure to the navy department.,
and added that the M~arblehead, which
Is somewhere outside, would be ordered
to fall in line If sighted. TIL double
turretted monitors Terror and Puritan
are expected to join the squadron and
by The time the actual blockade tactics
begin there will be other additions to the
force of vessels. The squadron prob
ably viii put i'm some time during the
favorable weather drilling of the capes
and on the way southwark, 50 that it
Is not expected that the ships Will be
off Charleston before the Sth inst, un-
less the weather forces a change in the
program.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
IMMIGRATION BILL SENT BACK
Measure viii Have to He Waterfall,


washington. Feb. 6--The immigration
bill was recommitted to the conference
committee by the senate. The motion to
recommit was made by Senator Lodge, the
chief advocate OF the bill, who had learned
that the president would veto the measure
II passed In Its present form. The chance.
OF immigration legislation at this session
of congress- are now seriously lessened
Unless the conference speedily eliminate
the Objectionable features of the bill and
report 1t In acceptable form It will fail OF
passage.
1t has developed hat the senate will not
agree 10 the clause which would separate
families, nor To the clause which would
prevent iaborers living in Canada from
crossing temporarily into the United
States TO work. Senator Carter OF Mon.
tana, in a reference to this clause. IN the
senate today, said that a hundred Amer.
lean miners cross into British Columbia 10
work where one Canadian laboder comes
into this country. The chief basis Of OBJ
lection to the work OF the conference COM
mittee was that it had Injected entirely
new legislation into the bill, thu exercis-
Ing a privilege which belongs to congress
alone. The committee changed the bill
so as to exclude all persons unable to read
and write the English language or the
language OF thelr native or resident coun-
try, whereas the bill as sent TO the con-
terees excluded all persons unable to read
and write the language of their native
country or some other language"
The change in phraseology is more i'm
portant than IT appears on it's face. In the
form az reported by the conference com
mittee the bill would exclude Russian
Jews, for instance, who live in Russia, but
who, through their adherence OF that
country, speak the German tongue, Ger
mar is not English, nor Is IL the language
or their native or resident country" In
the original bill the Russian Jews speak
Ing the English language could enter the
United States, and IL Is considered to be
very deslrable that they should enter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
LohiuQ His Sk uIl,

Chamberlain, Feb. 6.-The case Of r.
X. Merr.gold, an Inmate Of the Brown
county hospital, from u medical stand
point. is "A rare curiosity and d com
plete puzzle To the medical fraternity
of that portion OF the state. A parallel
case Is almost unknown IN medical an
nails. The popularity 81 the case Is tiat
the patient actually exists and has ex-
listed for a number OF years with q large
hole in the side of his skull. through
which the brains protrude. the latter be-
ing covered only by the skin
Of the scalp. The hole Is circular
in form, about five inches in diameter,
and Is located just above the ear on the
left side OF the mead. The head looks
perfestly natural, and unless a close ex-
animation IL made the abnormal def
cheney would not be noticed. Merrigold
who is 10Y IS years of age, was taken
to the hospital from the village OF Ron
dell. about four and "A half years age
When first taken there he was perfect
ly sane, but his mind has since been
gradually giving away, and he o eX-
hibits undoubted proofs OF a weak mind
If he could not be called really insane.
When first brought to the attention of
physicians the hole in the skull was only
about two inchl8 cross, but ii has been
gradually increasing in size. The bone
seems to gradually disappear and moth
ing a be done to stop It's absorption.
The cause OF the bone disease that is
eating away the skull Is unknown.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
SUIT AGAINST QUEEN VICTORIA
Undertakers Present u Big Bill For
Funeral Services.

st. Johns, ". b., Feb. 6.-Proceedings
In a peculiar legal case have been insti.
tuted, the issue at stake being a bill for
undertakers' services at the funeral OF
the late Rt. Hon. Sir John Thompson,
premier of Canada.
The original bill was for $12, 694. and
was presented to the federal govern
ment by Gordon & Keith of Halifax,
soon after the funeral in December.
1894. The government refused to pay
the full amount on the ground hat the
charges Were excessive, and RENTED
$7,233 TO the firm. Messrs. Gordon a
Keith demanded the full amount of tn.
bill, and later brought suit against hei
majesty, the queen, In the eXchequer
court of Canada.
The case will be brought to trial after
a commission, which is now securing
evidence, has reported. The commission
is visiting many OF the leading cities
for the purpose of having the bill sub
mitted to undertakers for their estl.
mate on the cost of articles furnished
for the funeral and value OF services
rendered.
The commission Is now in this city,
and, according 10 undertakers who have
examined the bill. It Is about so per
cent in excess of what 1t should be.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13

been a heavy demand for calves and
young stock all winter. A great many
farmers have brought stock In from the
range and from h Omaha and Sioux
City stockyards and are fattening them
on their farms. There Is scarcely any
corn or wheat coming In to market
now. The local buyers have already
filled their cribs and bins and do not
care to invest more money until a
change takes place In the eastern mar
ket. There will be q great difficulty In
keeping this years crop Of corn cribbed
very ,ong before II viii begin to sour.
IL Is not yet dried Out thoroughly.
Wheat is also quite damp, especially
thai whlch Is being threshod since the
snow storms.
A petition To the legislature Is being
circulated by the ladies Of the w. c. I.
II. among the business men and the
ladies' OF the city, asking that the ques-
ton OF woman suffrage be submitted TO
the people Of the state at the next cleo
ton, in 1898. The petition Is being
signed by nearly everyone. The move
rnent Is being carried on throughout the
stale In all the cities, printed circulars
having been furnished by the state w.
G. +. II.
The whisky Joint which has run for
several days In a livery stable was
closed by the M OF the building,
who was threatened by the authorities
with arrest for contempt Of court un-
less the place vas closed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
Unique saloon War.

Chamberlain, Feb. "a saloon var at
Oacoma, a town on the west side of the
Missouri river opposite this city, will be
taken into United States court for set
Element. Some weeks ago Geo. Scherer,
one of the two saloon men i'm the town,
was arrested FOR selling liquor 10 In
dians. Herman Hoefer, the other sa-
loonkeeper, was the principal witness
against him. and he was bound over.
Now Hoefer has been arrested on the
same charge, and was also bound over
to appear before the next federal grand
jury by United states Commissioner
Stuart. Sherer Is a witness against
him. The cases are unique in that each
IL "A witness against the other, while
both are charged with the same offensc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
Military ENhibitiOU.

Vermillion, S. d., Feb. 3.-February2 20
will occur the annual military exhibit
ton given by the cadets OF the univer-
sity. This is always the leading enter
talnment of the season and Is looked
forward to with great anticipation by
both h university people and the citi-
zens. There are at present three COM
panies of cadets, A, Il and G, with about
twenty students in each. Companies A
and Il + composed OF old students
who have drilled IN term or more
while Company G Is made up OF re-
cruits OF new students. At these annual
exhibitions the old companies enter a
competitive drill. A certain allotted
time Is given each company to go
through the various manoeuvers used
In daily drill. There will also be sew
eral sword and sabre drills and a con-
test between the captains of the two
competing companies. The signal
service also comes in for a part In the
program. 1t has always been the GUS
tom to have the governor OF h state
present on these occasions. This year
the students will be quite sure of hav-
ing the chief executive OF the state
present. Governor Lee will, no doubt,
be at home for this occasion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
A DESPERATE GANG.
Organized i'm Kansas and Has Com
mitted Many Crimes.

Fort Scott, Kan, Feb. 6.--By the con-
fessions Of a d~issolute woman, held as
a witness in a series of criminal cases,
1t was learned yesterday that a gang of
robbers who made their headquarters in
Mamie Prices resort here planned to
blow up the Vault of the Bank of Fort
Scott with nitroglycerin just before last
Christmas, but were prevented by the
fact that a policeman happened near.
Ii was also confessed that the same
gang committed burglaries at Johnson,
Kan, last August, burglary and larceny
at Uniontown on November 10, and en-
tered l.. Stadden's residence I'm this city
on December 26 and attempted to chic
reform the family and steal costly jew
els; robbed the Goodsell e Calhoun
store here on January 4, blew open IA
safe and robbed the j.. Bolivar store here
Oh January 6, and robbed the Lee Moore
store at Joplin, Mo, on January
On September Is last they murdered
a stranger in this. city for $40. One OF
the men implicated is now in jail a,
Joplin, Mo, and two others have just
been sent to the penitentiary from here
with the Price woman, at whose houst
all the deeds were planned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
Tp.uleh Rack.

Vermilllon, Feb. Ga man named
Olson was arrested In this city for horse
stealing. A short time ago Cal Miller
traded horses with Olson, who. after
using the horse for a day or Two became
dlssa tlsfied and wanted 10 trade back.
This Miller refused to do. One night
while Miller was asleep Olson forced
open the stable door, N taking out he
horse belonging to him originally re-
placed 1t with the one he got from Min
er. To make things more complicated,
Olson soon had another trade made and
parted with the horse taken from Mill
er's stable. An arrest was made. Olson
waived examination and was placed I'M
der 5000 bonds.
The Epworth league entertainments,
Ruth and Boaz.' which VAS given IN
the opera house, was n OF the best OF
It's kin this season. All the parts OF
the beautiful story were well supported.
1t will be repeated again in W. weeks.
The society Melted $50.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
Pensions Granted.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Pensions were
granted yesterday as follows:
Iowa: Orlginal-Thomas ii. Durham.
Hawarden; John $. Coburn, Silver City.
Increase-H. w. Prltchard. Sioux City;
George Blanck, Marshalltown. Reissue
Simon Taylor, Amish. Widows-Lucy
A. Ray, Leon; Rosetta j. Shaw, Clarks-
Vile.
South Dakota: Increase-Wm. Fran.
els, Hot Springs.
Nebraska: Original-James $. Marsh,
Verdon; Robert Miller, Aurora. Add.
tional-Matthew Crabtree. Fort Cal.
houn. Renewal and Increase-Freder-
lex Werner, Edgar. Relssue-Sam Bond,
Omaha. Widow-Minors of Jacob Irion,
Bloomfield.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
MoNDAY,s pRocEEDINGs

Pierre, Feb. 1.-THE Torrens system OF
registering land titles ~ before the house
and as II has been relieved OF the oDJec-
lions oVerruleu Dy tne bnntad hu M
legislature.
The bill TO license peddlers and solicitors
is aimed at the army CT travelling men VINO
operate In this state representing OUTSIDE
establishments The section OF the pro-
posed law relating directly TO the travelling
men reads.
Zach peddler or solicitor taking orders
for groceries. clothing, hardware or other
mercantile Establishments located ana 40
ing business outside OF the limits OF TINS
state shall pay a license OF not Jess than
SIS nor more than $l25 per year. ms ACT
will not apply 10 %runnerf travellns TOT
wholesale houses and taking orders from
merchants only doing business IN TINS
state"
prohibited by the legislature.
IL has been discovered that In the Palmer
railroad bill and the bill To regulate gram
warehouses by the same senator a Prov
sion is made for "A $1,000 fund FOR the use
OF the railwaOy commissioners IN the en-
ployment OF a legal counsel, Inc cohstltu-
ton prohibits an appropriation for any
such purpose and the warehouse fees have
been raised from 81 TO $40, and any person
buying grain or loading grain IL CONSTITUTE
In the house new bills were introduced
by Mr.. McCaughey, defining duties or
Clerks OF circuit and county courts.
BY simmons, regulating the licensing OF
IN1L az III
by Weeks, appropriating money for GER
tain criminal trials Ia Lyman and Presho
counties.
by Olson. insuring the safety Of EN-
ployes IN mines.
BY Weeks, TO reimburse state Treasurer
Phillips for expenses incurred in bringing
state cash from banks TO Pierre.
The bill establishing contract Interest at
10 per cent and the legal rate at per cent
passed the senate.
The resolution providing for a commit
tee TO visit the penal and charitable lnstl-
tutions was killed in the house.
In the senate the state dispensary OH
was reported adversely by the committee
and a minority report was made recon-
mending IL. The reports after much dis
cussion were made "A special order for to-
day at 3 o'clock.
The bill attaching Grant and Roberts
TO the Fifth judicial circuit was
reported, az was also the bill
county surveyors TO enter upon
private land In the performance OF their
duty.
The bill compelling the listing OF notes
md mortgages for taxation brought out
DISCUSSION n was finally recon-
The bill provides that when a note
Or mortgage Is presented for payment, IL
4 does not bear the seal OF the Assessor
II has been properly listed for
the interest hall be forfeited.
Senator Grill has introduced a b!ll in the
for the creation OF a board or re-
of education, similar 10 the bill
drawn by Louis McI.outh, except that
there Is no provision for IA chancellor to
supervise the educational institutions.