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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06


John Brougham has suffered . severe
bereavement. His wonderful parrot,
which for many years has been his com.
panion and friend, has succumbed to ILL
ness, and when his master returned
home from q meeting of the members of
the dramatic fund, he found him stif
and stark at the bottom of the a
The old actors attachment to the bird is
well known to his friends, and they gath
cred around HIM in the Lotos club to
offer their coincidence. "He was the
most intelligent bisd I eve saw" MI.
Brougham said. "He could associate
actions with the phrases he picked up in
the most surprising manner, One of nv
girls who had been in the habit of sell.
ing rags and bottles to the junkmen who
passed the house, and whenever she
came into the room, after he found out
the fact, he called out, : Rags and bottles,
rags and bottles,' in imitation of the
man. He frightened her by his cunning
look. Il tell ye that bird's a dyvil,' she
aid to me one day. While I was sick
last winter, a nan who was sent to mend
the pipes in my room knocked at the
door. l told him to come in. He did
80, and was going to work, when Poll
shrieked, Say, what are you doing
theref' Pm mending the pipes, as /
told you, SIR You old rat, come out
there replied Poll, and the man turned
and saw the bird then for the first
time. Poll never heard an animat-
ed conversation without feeling called
upon to join in it. Very good; good
enough he'd shrek, and when my Wis
itors would stop talking in as~tonishment,
he would cry, 'Ha! hal hal and laugh
and splutter as if choking with merri-
ment. He knewa all the servants. When
Ellen came in with my breakfast, he
called out, Eight o'clock, Ellen. Chops
and eggs! chops and eggsl' He hated
women and always snapped at them
when they came near. He got to imi-
tating the whistle of the speaking.tube
at n time, and nearly set the girls
crazy. To correct him / used to shake a
switch at him. He'd hide his head and
look very penitent, but as soon as l left
the cage he'd rattle his chain and call
after me, Stop that, stop that; get out.
you old rat The last thing he did was
to brighten my shoemaker out of his
wAso' Woo ICING AcasuIcu IOT y pair OF
shoes. and the man was kneeling with
my. foot in his lap, suddenly Poll
shrieked out from behind him, what
are you doing theref Get out of that
The bootmaker jumped up as if he had
been shot and was white with fright.
As he left the room Poll called after
him, well, goodbye He'd generally
say that to any n who'd leave the
room. All, poor old fellow. Poor old
Poll, he has amused me in many a dull
hour: Was he ~profane? No; he was q
well-behaved bird. 'Spitzbub' and 'old
rat were the worst epithets he used. l
am going to have him stuffed and he will
stand in his old corner. He'd look
handsome, with his light lavender gray
wing feathers and his new undershirt of
cardinal red. Poor Poll.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06
Partisan Suicides.

There have been some queer suicides
in Paris lately, but mono stranger, nor to
. certain degree more touching, than that
OF IN old woman, . lace member, who
hanged herself the other day because her
dog, Z beautiful little spaniel, who had
been her constant companion for over
twelve years, had fallen sick and died.
She WAS alone in the world, she had
neither child nor grandchild, nor any
near relative, and her DOG had been the
only companion of her LONELINESS, and 10
when the little creature died her courage
and her spirits failed her, and she slipped
out Of the world to which abe was linked
by no single tie of affection. Next We
have the story of . married man, NJ
e, who was living with 4 certain
Nine. R on the Rue des Martyrs.
The peace Of this irregular menage was
sorely troubled by Nine. & who
fancied she had some claim ON her law.
ful husband, and threatened to resort to
legal proceedings 20 the tender lovers
determined TO die together after the
usual French manner, namely, BY
a~sphyxiating themselves with the fumes
of charcoal N. X-persuaded Mime.
r. TO take . dose of decoction of
poppies before lighting the furnaces, and
- soon - he saw her stupefed BY the
effects Of the narcotic, he slipped quietly
ont, locked the door ON the outside, and
suffered his dearly.loved companion 10
die alone. But the law objected to such
. vigorous demonstration of common
sense OF his mart and he has been arrest
cd for completely in the unhappy wo-
mans death. Talking Of suicides. I
wonder that no Partisan has q vet
thought of making way with him or her
self BY jumping out of the great captive
balloon during one Of it ascensions. The
feat would Be On extremely easy one to
accomplish, and the effect would b ZEN.
sational In the extreme, . result which
your Parisian suicide dearly loves to
bring about Perhaps the high price of
the tickets may have something to do
with the neglect of this very striking
method OF sslf-destruction, for . French
man y apt to study economy even 1t
such . momont-Pwis Letter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

fyiends. But now I love somebody else
md I wrote Z letter b Howard today
not marry him while l loved Edward
Kasson, the gentleman OF whom / have
written ron before.
Kaason Rad NO more. He understood
now that Kat0 had handed him thu
wrong mote. He glanced on the tabls
and NV the other note. In . second be
had put the letter TO Millicent In the
right envelope, and was reading his ab.
suTd Commando" when the ladies' 70
entered.
Il was . hard minute for Kate, but
she Wa i good actress. Not . dash OF
color Redeemed her cheek - abe turned
10 Kanon and said:
SCAN you perform your multifarious
|dutiesf"
She NV that he had his own note in
his hands, and she understood and loved
Kim for what he had done. This square
faced. clumsy man had something Of q
woman's delicacy and quick.witted tact.
~ rarely have received orders 20
pleasant to PERFORM" he said, with =
double meaning to his words double
meaning which he had no idea Mis- Reid
understOod.
The rest OF thesvening passed quietly,
and not until two days later did Kasson
perform his /" pleasant duty" In spite
Of the knowledge be had that Kate Reid
loved him, he hardly knew how TO ask
her to be his wife. He was not going to
tell her that she had handed him the
wrong note, and that he had thus dis
covered she loved him. No, indeed.
He would never lisp . syllable of her
mistake. These thoughts ran
his brain ~ he at near Kate,
and talked with her absently. The first
lull that came in the conversation he
look advantage Of saying:
"MiA Reid, ID it rude to ask when
ron last heard from Winslowf"
II have mot heard from him for over
! week," abe answered, the color coming
INTO her cheeks now.
A short silence followed. Then Kas-
aaid bravely:
"You arc going TO marry him next
IpriDg, arc You mott"
shall never marry him." answered
Kate.
They were not . sentimental boy and
yirl, but the rest Of the tek-a-tete / do
rot propose to chronicle, on account of
However, it resulted in
for them, and bewilderment
Tor Mrs. Reid, and (sabsequeDtly) for
The gossip of Chatemuc City. As for
WinslOw, he took it philosophically and
married another young lady last fall.
Il 10 something Of . problem in my mind
or no Kate Kssson will ever
confess her stratagem TO her husband, or
whether be will confess to her that by
mistake ~ he nav the letter she wrote
% her friend, Miss Sheppard. 80 far,
neither has limited . word of their re-
'pective secretA Il il my belief they
never will.-Goldes Rule.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

eome persons have given themselves .
good deal Of uneaainess lest, from the
paucity Of children born to American
parents Of late years, the native q
should die out. Certainly, the aize of
families, from Whatever cause, has been
reduced in this country during the
present generation. Where there used
to b eight, nine and ten children, there
are now not more than two, three or four
at most, two being called the regular
number. There are many exceptions,
however, 70 this rule. A conspicious
exception IL Mary, wife Of William Aus
tin, now . resident Of Washington, who
has had forty.four children, only eleven
OF them born alive. She has had twins
thirteen times and triplets six times.
Her sister, Mrs. Carrie Kenney, aged 4S,
has had t~wenty-six children, and her
husbands sister has had forty-one chill
dren, making q total of Ill for three
women. This seems almost incredible,
though the figures are vouched for.
MnA. Austin, . native Of South Carolina,
and reared in Tennessee, is the daughter
of John G. Kind, . printer. She was
extremely loyal during the civil war,
and rendered excellent service to the
cause by hurting and administering to
sick and wounded in the army of the
Cumberland, often going on the field and
taking wounded soldiers from the front,
where they had fallen. She il q regular
physician, and has practiced for twenty.
years, having been q of the first women
doctors in the country. She studied
medicine in New Orleans under the we'll
known Dr.. Stone. She lost an eye while
with the army in the Valley of Virginia,
received medals for the able and fearless
manner in which abe discharged her duty,
and was granted, likewise, . regular COM
mission. She is 81, of good proportions
and appearance, and, as may be inferred,
OF vigorous constitution. Her husband
wa also in the Union army, and must
have been q gallant soldier, for he bears
the marks of . score Of serious wounds,
which would have killed any man less
tough. The Kind and Austin blood is
10 prolific that q few members of the
family would be welcome immigrants to
q new and thinly settled country.
Where they were progeny would be a.
sured. Mrs. Austin, judging by Ma.
p0leon's standard AZ revealed to Nine.
De Stael, is unquestionably the greatest
woman in AmericA-New York Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

IMPORTANT NOTICE.-Farmers. Fam.
lilies and others can purchase no Remedy equal to br.
TOBIAS VENETIAN IMMINENT for the cure Of
Cholera, Disrrhoa, Dysentery, Group. Collie and Sea-
sickness, taken Internally lit IL perfectly harmless;
fer Chronic Rheumatism, Headache. Tocthache, Sore
Throat, Cuts, Burns. swellines, Bruises. Mosquito
The VENETIAN, LINIMENr was introduced 10
30. many stating, II 1t was Ten Dollars . Bottle they
would not be w,thont II; Thousand, q Certificates.
curative properties. Sold By the Druggists at -
eth Depot ~ Murray ST., New vork.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

AUNT MILLY's CUP CAKE-Four cups
Of -four, four eggs, two cups of sugar,
one cup Of butter, one half cup of sweet
milk, half . teaspoonful of soda, q tea
spoonful of cream tartar.
To CLEAN LAMP CHIMNIn.-Hold
them over the nose of the teakettle when
the kettle is boiling furiously. One or
two repetitons Of this process will make
them beautifully clear. OF course they
must be wiDed upon . clean cloth.
RAT PoIsoN.-The Germans extirrate
rats BY fu~rnishing them with cakss
made Of two parts sqaills and three
parts chopped bacon, and Dsal enough
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06
How to Avoid Ouackery,

Sufferers from nervous debility, loss
Of vitality and kindred ailments, from what.
ever cause, can now obtain the Recipes for
. certain cure by the famous PHYsIoLOG-
ICAL METHOD, by writing to the inventor,
DR.. T. Williams, 435 East Water street, Nil.
waukee, Wis. He makes NO charge for the
recipes until . cure 10 effected. They can
be prepared by any druggist, and have cured
over 20, 900 cases in his private practice.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06
WHEN NsoLrCrruL on FIT Dur

WHEN NEGLECTFUL OF THE Duty
assigned to 1t BY nature, that Of secretina
the bile, the liver should be disciplined
with On Morris VEGETABLES Liver Pills
which will speedily remedy it injection and
stimulate It to . vigorous performance 81
it, secretivs function. C~OnstipAtion, which
il an invariable accompaniment OF liver dis.
order, u always overcome by this great anti
bilious cathartic, and indigestion, chronic
and acute, IL completely cured BY it All
Druggists sell it.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

"!sLL mo, William" aid Mn. Jones,
turning over on her sick bed and looking
unutterahle tenderness 1t her husband.
"n ] should die you wouldn't marry
again, would youf" "Not BY . DANCED
.dShtl" replied William with great vio-
Iences feeling softly of his denuded
head; !" y0u can bet your LIE on i'll"
4Ah. William" mid Mn. Jones, her
syes hlkng With tsaEA " there Va never
any asn9nent abouf ron worth m.
tsainG"-B41ab kspssR
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

A THOROUGHLY good Cabinet or Par
lor Organ 10 worth two poor ones. Mason
4 Hamlin make the best. The prices ars .
little higher than those Of poorest organs,
but Il y mach cheaper IN TIE end - ebtsis
the booG
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

HON. G. r. PARSONS, mayor of Roch.
ester, was radically cured of Bright's Dis
ease by Craig's Kidney Cure. Depot AZ
University Pl., N. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

ALL persons about to visit foreign
lands, sailors, fishermen, lumbermen and
miners should take with them q supply of
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. It is both for
internal and external use and is worth it,
weight in gold.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

HIP disease, fever sores, ulcers, blotches,
pimpies, and many loathsome diseases orig.
mate in impure blood. Parsons Purgdtice
Pulls make ne,c rich blood and will change
the blood in the entire system in three
months, taken one a night,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06
PHysrcuANs recommend Or. Graves

PHYSICIANS recommend DR.. Graves
HEART REGULATOR Is . cure for Heart
Disease, showing they have confidence in It.
A lady Gays:
"Fron . child I have been subject to Palpitation
Of the Heart. and for the past lev years have con.
tinusd to grow worse, psipitation bsing followed ~
diss,ness and suHcstion. 90 much 90 that II I At
tempted to lie down my heart would seem to cease
beating entireb causing great proetration. ] was
OBLIGED 70 have : phy:ictan In attendance for nearly
HrAar kEauLAIoa. which I did. and have not taken
have great reason to be ieve l shall get entirely
cured By containing to take the HEART REouLAroR.
MAS. ALoNzo MORGAN. Concord. N. H."
Send your name to F. E. INGALLS,, Con.
cord, N. H., for . pamphlet containing = list
Of testimonials OF cures, etc. For sale by
druggists at 80 cents and 81 per bottle.
For upwards of thirty years Mrs.
WrNsLow's SoornING Syrup has been
used for children with never-failing success.
It corrects acidity Of the stomach, relieves
wind collie, regulates the bowels, cures dys.
entery and darrh@a, whether arising from
teething or other causes. An old and well.
tried remedy. Is cents . bottle.
-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

This year Mn. FELLOWS attains to fifty years OF
age; his weight 10 as lbs, aud his health as perfect
as when . boy Of seventeen.
The retrospect shows q life Of exposure to hardship,
sften to privation, to confinement and sedentary
pursuits, TO great mental and physical pressure and
in the year lisa, which illness brought about the dis.
covery of F.llows' Hypophosphites. 4 full sccount
OF this case |. published in Fellows Medical Month
w.. TO be had free of ali Drug.ista
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

FAMILIARITY with the writingn of the
great poets 10 . necessity to any one who
wishes to appear well in company. For Zoe.
We will send q book of 100 selections from
the beautiful melodies of Moore, the grand
poems of Byron, and the unequaled songs
Of Burns, and SO popular songs. Desmond
4 Co., 9l5 Race st., Phiia.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

AN ESTABLISHED REMEDY.-Brown's
Bronchial Troches are widely known ~ an
established remedy for Coughs, Colds, Bron.
Throat and Lungs. rs cents.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

To cleanse and whiten the teeth, to
sweeten the breath, use Browns Campher.
ated S~aponaceous Dentifrice. twenty-five
cents q bottle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06
CHEW
The Celebrated
"4ATCHLE8s"
Wood Tag Plug
TORACCO

The PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York, Boston. and Chicago.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06
A SURE RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERER.

rtAh ce Sass 81 br!t William orsc:. sursson IN 4 k ins
lanes arni-: Through its AGENCY he Cured thous.
ands Of til most serious sores and wounds that
bafied the skill Of the most eminent physicians Of
his day, and was regarded by all who knew him ~
. public benefactoE.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-06

- - As&s W SOS soe
And now" added Mn Van Fleck,
6nally, with : pstronising smile towards
KaaeOn. "You must write notes to Mr..
weeks and Nj. Kamon, askiDx their aid
y sone heayy WORK, such = putting up
Kats Aashed.
sTn vrite Mr.. Kasson's note right
away" shs aid, begisingt to doso In fact.
While yOu aSe doing thaf," aid Mn
Reid, "Tu take Mn. Van Fleck In the
dining roem 70 look ct my homemade
lAAhsequinA"
They went out Of the parlor, leaving
Kate writing N absurd note 10 Kasson.
- nd hafdly 6nished II, whom her
nethee called her.
. Cons here juat . ninutA Kate"
N0A Aaah there entered . thought
Into Kates BRAN. On the table lay two
noee4 ons - Millicsnt Sheppard, one to
Ia. ka1son. II took bat : second TO
thraee tAe letteT 10 Millicent into the
myoaopo 1iroctod 70 Kamon. Then -
han6edit - Mn with : mile, saying =
~ sannands.D
eNaGeeat ~ ~ room, Kaason
xIp1o alnl4 rea4 thus:
He1o6 De hi ~ alew lines. but
IN Ne1 y tGIl yoR : secret: !
@eNkl611 - 1T discovered nv
GkiAg - vary m
...,:: !. =,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-12
SHERMAN.
The way he DOME Remember.


The testimony of Mr.. Sherman, when con-
fronted with the plain, straightforward tes-
timony of Anderson, contrasts pitiably with
the arrogant tone of his letter to Chairman
Potter, and with his insolent declaration,
printed some days ago, that the Weber
Anderson letter was a forgery. Put upon
his oath, and not permitted to know whether
or not the committee could or would pro-
duce the original letter of which only a copy
has thus far been brought out. Mr.. Sherman
fell back on the hackneyed resort of I'M
willing witnesses, and could not remem-
ber;" but, according 10 the best of his knowl-
edge and belief did not think, etc, etc.
This is not the language of a witness who
proposes to swear to the truth. 1t is. rather,
the weak evasiveDess of a man who wants to
swear To what is not true, but daIes not do so
for fear of being at once confronted with the
evidence of his perjury in his own hand
writing Mr.. Sherman will not succeed in
convincing anybody that he 'does not re-
member" whether he wrote such letter to
Anderson and Weber. The fate of presi-
dental election, the political future of John
Sherman himself, and the destiny of party
hung upon the effect of that letter, and to
suppose that as shrewed and crafty a politi-
clan as he would have forgotten whether he
wIote such q monstrous document or not, is
a species of credulty characteristic of fools
Mr.. Sherman has reached the end of his
tether, and his downfall is at hand. There
is no more escape for him than there was for
his great prototype, Tweed, after the publ
cation of the fraudulent court house bills
If be is wise in his hour OF trial he will not
add perjury 10 his other crimes, for the evil
dence Is at hand to convict him.