Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-30
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VARIOUS TOPICS.

THE order for the widening of Com
u ercial street, Boston, to eighty feet, at
u cost to the city not to exceed half
tllion dollars, has passed both branches
the city council, and awaits the sigma
= he of Mayor Pierce.
The Congressional directory shows
at out of 369 members of congress only
are natives of the states which they
present. Only one state, North Caro-
y, is represented entirely by native
I'm citizens, while the delegations of 10
Dtes do not contain single native.
SINCE New Years the managers of the
tlroads centering in Chicago have
ned 10000 deadhead yearly passes
Dbably seven-tenths of these have teen
ned in exchange for similar favors
rom other railroad companies. A very
- have been issued to editors, still
swer to large shippers, some to stock
hCIders, and good many to members of
ta0 legislature and Congress-
The Philadelphia Public Ledger OBJ:
jects to the enactment of law by con-
a1c1s imposing tax on incomes, on two
GEvnnds: First because it is necessarily
inquisitorai, and second, because
Straightforward, honorable people will
repDrt the incomes honestly and pay the
tnxes, while Others, having less scruple, or
nOsscruple at all, escape either in whole
0eh part"
The medal given 10 Stanley in Rome
- a beautiful piece of workmanship,
bearing the simple inscription, Henry
IL Stanley, the Intrepid African EN-
plorer," and was accompanied with
lstter from the dead king containing the
mA0et tiattering compliments, marking
Victor Emannel's appreciation of
61enley's numerous geographical discov-
1ftes and the great services he had rem
de1ed to humanity and civilization.
MAsoN LONG, one Of the most notori-
@B gamblers in the west, was immersed
the FIRST Baptist church in Fort
Ayne, Ind, recently, in the presence
vast audience, including many
Writing men and saloon keepers. He
- been the proprietor of a faro bank in
ut city for the past twelve years, and
also at times run gambling, houses at
1ianapolis, Logansport and Lafayette.
ID made an eloquent address, beseech-
his old associates in crime to follow
example.
HE secretary of the treasury has
4 hrded.a gold life saving medal of the
flHH class under the provisions of the act
ef June 20, 1874, to Philip c. Bleil,
parolman of the New York Metropoli-
ta4police, for extreme and heroic daring
living from drowning six persons, on
~ nany different occasions. The medal
ID awarded to Mr.. Bleil in recognition
only of services of this sort rendered since
the passage of the act referred to, but
preyiously he had saved from drowning
twelve persons and one horse.
PARIS eats Thousand horses month,
and hipPophagy is gaining ground in
tholarge towns Of France With view
70 promote the introduction of horse
Aeeh into the English dietary, Emile
D0croix, who first tasted it from neces-
sity in Algiers, and now is unhappy be-
caaise all the world will not eat it, gave
Abanquet in Paris on the last Saturday
inDecember and invited all the cores
pondents of the London journals. Horse
hesh was served in variety of forms
sOnp, boiled, roasted, sausagcs, etc.
Everything except the sweets at dessert
was OF chevaline extraction. The crown
ing dish was roast fillet, which was very
tender and succulent. There was no
dayOr or odor that in the remotest way
reminded one of the stable The weak
point of the feast was the salad, which
wafdressed with oil from the horses feet.
~ the little manufacturing village of
QMeechy, W., has arrived new brood
~ BATS. They made their first appear
60 last spring. Several old family
80 all of them quite aged, gave births
itters of kittens of a very peculiar ap-
Sance. They were long-haired, with
se legs and long claws and very heavy
rs. One specimen of each litter was
xped, SO as to see the freak of nature in
sAturity. At six months of age they are
Nofy large Some of them are striped
HE lion, Others are quite black. The
II is from three to six inches in length
6u over the body; tuft of long hair
Al =. Al
ny cat except the eyes of all Of them
I've wild or frightened look. At the
Eek the fur stands out like wide ruffle,
e tail is covered with long fur, and
onld perhaps measure six inches in cir
& Inference. All of them are very
live, and will spring from the floor to
= top of room eight or nine feet with
fleet ease. When frightened, they
disposed to turn and show fight, and
n not permit much petting.
oK originality and a plain under
nding of the case, stripped of the
fmality of words, the plain directness
our city scholars cannot be excelled
hong the questions which were given
n school at a recent examination were
3 following, and every mother might
proud of the sturdiness of the an
ers: "Upon what does good diges
bn depends" "Upon eating slowly
Din ID don't 60 fooling after you eat. .
|sl| What are the rules of preserving tht
ethT' "Brush them at breakfast, din
er and supper, at seven o'clock, twelve
clock, and between six and seven.
Why is cleanliness of the skin impor
n hntw If you leave it on the dir