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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Are You Ga:alnrP

If you are gaining little every day,
be content. Are your expenses less than
your income, 80 that, if it be little,
you are yet constantly accumulating
and growing richer every day? BE con-
tent, for as concerns money, you are do
ing well. Are you gaining knowledge
every day? Though it be but little BY
little, the aggregate of the accumula-
tion, where no day is permitted to pass
without adding something to the stock,
will be surprising to yourself. Solomon
did not become the wisest man in the
world in minute. Little by little
never omitting to learn something, even
for single day-always reading, always
studying little between the time OF
rising up in the morning and lying down
at night-that is the way to accumulate
a full storehouse of knowledge. Finally,
are you daily gaining in character? Be
not discouraged because it be little by
little. The best men fall far short Of
what they wish to be. 1t 10 something,
it is much if you keep good resolutions
better to-day that you did yesterday,
better this year than you did last year.
Strive to be perfect, but do not become
gloomy 80 long IA you are approaching
nearer and nearer to standard at which
you aim. Little by little, fortunes are
accumulated; little by little knowledge
is gained; little by little character and
reputation are achieved.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Important Facts for Those Who Burr
From the Central New Jersey Time,

From the Central New Jersey Times.
Kerosene oil is one of the products de-
rived from refining crude petroleum as
it comes from the we'll.
The oil is always more or less danger
GUS, according to the amount of volatile
gases left in it.
Every lamp filled with the fluid is La
BILE to explode after burning several
hours.
But no explosion will ever happen with
the lamp full.
A simple test is to place tablespoon
full OF the oil in saucer and apply a
lighted match; if the oil ignites, is is un-
safe; never use it. If it does not take
fire it is not necessarily safe; because the
temperature of the oil in the open air is
not so great as that in a burning lamp.
The only reliable test is one made by
slowly heating some oil in which a ther-
mometer is placed, constantly noting
the number of degrees and applying a
lighted match, not to the oil but to the
vanor, if any, just above the surface.
If the oil flashes below 1909 reject it.
This flashing point is the temperature
at which the oil emits an infammable
vapor, and depends upon the quantity
of naphtha or gasoline in the oil. This
point should always be higher than the
temperature that the oil ever reaches in
lamp, which is often 100.
| Cautions. l. Keep the metallic parts
of lamps clean and the air passages open.
2. After lamp has been burning
three or more hours at one time, never
re-light again, till filed.
8. In extinguishing the light, turn the
wick down quite low and allow few
seconds to intervene before blowing out
the Pickering fame, or, better still, do
not blow it out, but let it flicker" out.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
An Indians Report Of q Fist Fight.

From the Virginia City Enterprise.
Two Cornishmen who had some diff.
Guilty to settle yesterday repaired to the
slum reservoir below the old Hoosier
state mill, with few friends to see fair
play, and there had it out" 1t was at
the old reservoir, where the Indians
sometimes play footbal!-a nice, level,
soft spot. Being out of the reach of the
police, the parties had all the fun to
themselves, and fine social time they
had of it, till the capacity for its enjoy
ment failed one of the principals. An
Indian, who witnessed the battle from
afar, was greatly delighted with the ex-
hibition. He, was full of the battle
even when We met him-hours after it
was over. Said he: "Wooh! me see two
man heap plight um" He then shut his
eyes, bowed his head upon his breast, and
struck out blindly for half minute,
when he Strengthened up, tossed his long
hair back over his head, and remarked:
"Wooh! You betv' He then began pok.
ing out and drawing in his "right" and
left" alternately, representing cautious
sparring, but suddenly clapped his hand
to his left eye, and said: "Ughw Next
he made one or two lunges with his
right" still keeping his left hand over
his eye, gave another Ughv' removed
his hand to the end of his nose, and
reeled about quite groggily. When he
was in the act of blowing his nose, he
got lick in his right eye, which called
forth a prolonged grunt, and this, ac-
cording to the Piute pantomimic report
of the affair, ended the fight. as he paved
the air for moment, threw his head
back, and "wen. to grass"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
A Charity Corpse.

Not long ago, gentleman conducting
small manufacturing business in the
northwestern section of Philadelphia was
requested to visit family in a suffering
condition, and, if possible, to relieve
their distressing necessities. On enter
ing the house sight presented itself to
the kindly-disposed visitor which would
have moved to tears much less sympa-
thetic heart. Resting on two trestles,
placed in the center of the floor, was a
coffin, around which were placed burning
candles, and near it sat the disconsolate
widow, pouring forth, n stream of lamen-
tations and tears.
The visitor kindly inquired what he
could do to assuage her grief, and was
informed her greatest, in fact, her only
concern was that her departed might be
buried in consecrated ground, and not
laid away in the potter's field; but she
had no money to purchase lot, and to
raise sufficient amount for this purpose
was all she prayed for.
The gentleman urged her to keep calm,
promising to see that her desires were
fulfilled, and to give her the money next
morning, With shower of thanks and
blessings invoked on his benevolent per-
son, he bade the sorrowing mortal adieu,
receiving from her the injunction to be
sure to call at ten the next morning and
give the money to the undertaken HIM
self, and be satisfied that it would all be
appropriated to the purpose for which it
was donated.
Returning to his factory, the gentle
man succeeded with his own contribu.
tion) in raising SIS for her.
The next morning thought occurred
to him that it was useless to wait until
ten, the appointed hour, but that he
would 90 there, although it was but sew
en-, and leave the money with the object
of his charity.
Arrived at the house second time, he
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
FreAhmen's Franks,

FROM the new York Tribune.
The Freshmen of Trinity College,
Hartford, are evidently more familiar
with the pranks of Captain Marryats
Mr.. Midshipman Easy than with the
roisterers of Trinity College, Dublin,
whose portraits Charles Lever has
drawn with strong hand. The janitor
has been worried out of his wits this
week. One morning he discovered a
skeleton hanging in the chapel, and, by
some means known only to himself,
managed to break in and take it down.
The Freshmen had bolted and barred
every door and shutter, and jumped out
of an upper window or gone down lad
der, after putting the skeleton in con-
spicuous place and leaving the chapel,
as they supposed, impenetrable. They
also cut the belfry ropes, and the janitor
had to turn the wheel with his hands
before the bell gave out even an uncer-
tain sound. But the worst was still to
come. When the junior professor was
reading, during the late afternoon recita-
tion, the line in the advance German les
son, Is this the end of the world?"
the lights were cxtinguished, and there
was a total eclipse of text, commentator
and students. All scrambled out of the
room to find out what was the matter.
and not long afterward the president ap-
preached the groups that were singing on
the steps, ai,j announced that there
would be no chapel that evening, the gas
pipes having been stuffed with putty.
Now the medical students of New York,
who insist upon red pepper in their
Jokes, may not think these pranks very
funny. But the Trinity freshmen are
too young to appreciate the latent hu.
NOR OF cayenne pepper. In fact, it re-
minds them of one Of the stale perform
ances of little Percival Keene and Tom
my Dodd in the classics which they
have Outgrown.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
FEARFUL EXPLOSION

A Boiler in q New York Candy Manu-
factory Explodes, Wrecking the Build
ing and Burying Large Number O,
Children in the Ruins.
On the afternoon of the Goth inst. al
about five O'Clock, the boiler in the large
candy mandatory OF Greenfield & Son.
Barclay street, New York city, exploded
with tremendous force, tearing out the
entire front of the structure. which was
five stories in height. The ruins inn
mediatelv took fire, the flames spreading
50 rapidly that many of the employees
who were not injured by the explosion,
were burned to death. 1t is estimated
that there were in the building at the
time Of the accident ITO persons, includ-
ing few customers and visitors. The
major portion of the employees were boys
and girls ranging from eight to twenty
years of age. The greatest sacrifice Of
life was among the young girls employed
in selling, asserting and packing candies
On the floor directly over the boiler.
None of these are known to have es-
,aped.
As soon as the ruins are cool enough
he work of recovering the remains of
he unfortunates will commence. At
he lowest calculation there must be 40
n 80 bodies in the ruins.
The loss Of property is estimated at
500, 900.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Tho Vendone Column.

The sale of Courbett's pictures and
goods, seized by the French government
in execution of the judgement declaring
him liable to the cost of restoring the
Vendome column, attracted crowds tO
the auction mart in Paris, the other day
but their curiosity was i'll rewarded
Nothing but rubbish came to the ham.
mer. The artist had got out of the way
in time all the valuable works in his
own possession. The best things
were q portrait of Proudbon and
his family, which fetched only $500
and horse and dog, $50. The whole
sale, including some poor furniture aud
a great many picture frames, whose ex.
hibition excited laughter, produced only
S2. 600.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

How to carry some burning Goals from
one room to another was the problem
that arose in the philosophers apart
ment, for the philosopher was too poor
to own q shovel and too wise to burn hia
fingers. In the absence of . proper utcn.
sill, it was a problem Of immcasurable
difficulty, and the philosopher racked
his brains in the desperate effort to eoly<
it by the rules, methods and processes, oi
all the science ct his command. And
while he was deep in these proeesses the
neighbor's little girl gathered upa doub-
le handful of cold ashes and the live
Goals placed thereon went safely 70 their
Idestination.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

IN the state prison at Charlestown,
Mass, is man named Dunannin, who
has had an eventful career. He was
there when the war broke out, serving a
sentence of thirty years, but he was par
dOned on condition that he would enlist
in the army. His bravery quickly won
the good will of his officers, who knew
nothing of his antecedents, and after the
battle Of Fredericksburg, he acted as a
spy, gaining important information.
He was afterwards captured and SEN
fenced to Libby prison and paroled.
He broke the parole, re-enlisted, deserted,
committed a burglary, and is back
in his old quarters again, with twelve
years more to serve.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

raped gently at the door, and receiving
no response, quietly opened the door,
stepp into the house, and seeing moth
ing but the coffin in the room, went soft
ly-as one should do in the house of
death-to the door of the kitchen, OPEN
ed it, and there sat the corpse, in his
shirt sleeves, eating. He concluded, on
mature reflection, to let the dead. beat
bury himself at his leisure.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
THE MARKETS.


NEW YORK, December 26.-3 100 p. M
Cotton-l.l6 lower; at 1l14c for middling
uplands. Flour--Firm; receipts "a, 900 bbls;
sales 5000 bbls $5.5O@7.50. Wheat-kMlc
better; receipts l5S,000 bus; sales 5000 bus;
at call, Sl.33A for No. 2 spring and seller
January. Rye-Quiet at 77@77111c for state.
Corn-Old firm; new dull and declining;
receipts 1900 bus; sales 1000 bus at 54M
66c for western mixed. Barley-Quiet.
Oats-Steady; receipts $4,000 bus; sales 81 ).
eco bus at 35@4oc for mixed western; s6a
424c for white. Pork-Firm at $l325.
Lard-Firmer; at 1915. Whisky-At s.. 10.
Petroleum-At 75G9l3Hc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

The Colt Arms company, of Hart
ford, Conn, are giving their 500 hands
eight hours. They have sold more
Baxter steam engines during the last
two months than at any similar period
for years. They have Just received an
order for 800, 900 horseshoes, drop-forged.
They are made of iron, with calks of
steel. They are getting up tools for the
manufacture of the Wardwell sewing
machine, and for new double-barrel
fowling piece.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

THERE are but three illuminated
crosses on church spires in this country,
one on church in st. Louis, another
elevated on Catholic edifice in Brook.
lyn, and third on spire of the church
OF st. Augustine, in New York. The lat
ter has just been erected, and when first
viewed last Sunday evening was the OBJ
ject of much curiosity and considerable
superstition. Away up in the dark blue
vault of heaven, flaming with myriad
stars, appeared an illuminated cross, per-
feet in its proportions, and shooting out
flashes of light.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
NAMES OF RUSSIAN GENERALS.
BY ROBERT sourHY.

rnere was Formazow and JamalOw
And all the others that end In ow;
Milarodovitch, and Jalodovitch,
And Karatchowitch,
And all the others that end In itch;
Schamscheff, Souchosanef,
And Schepalef,
And all the others that end In eff;
Wasittschik0ff, KOstoniaroff,
And Tchoglokoff,
And all the others that end In off;
Rejefisky, and Noverefisky,
And Rieffsky,
And all the others that end in effsky;
Oscharofisky, and Rostoffsky,
And all the Others that end In odsky;
And Platoff he played them of,
And Shouvalof he shoveled them Cd,
And Markof he marked them OF,
And Krossnotf he crossed them of,
And Tuchkof he touched them on,
AMI ,Bsroskoff he bored tlsem on,
And Kutousoff he cut then on,
And Parenkoff he pared them of,
And Worrouzoff he worried them OF,
And DoctOroff he doctored them of,
And Rodionoff he flogged them of.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, December 26-3:0O p. NJ
Flour-Very quiet but firm; choice spring
$5.25@5.5O; common to good $4.5O@5O0
Wheat-Firm and higher; si.1oK@l.loN;
for No. hard; No. 8 sold at
$1.o5N; January options, No. 2 sold
at $l.10k@1.l1; February at $i.llK@
LIZ. Corn-Quiet at 44c No. 2; new sra
39c. Oats Quiet at 25c No. cash. Barley
Steady; 64c No. 2 cash; 4Sc No. 3. Rye
Steady at sec. Pork-Quiet at $ll.75.
Lard-$775@s.00. Hogs-Steady at $4,000
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

1HE manufacture of buttons is largely
carried on at Bethel and Gaysville, VT.
The material used is the vegetable ivory,
which is an exceedingly hard, fine
grained nut, grown on the Isthmus of
Panama. 1t is about the size of an Or
dlnary hens egg, and after the bur and
shell are split off it is white and solid
1t Is split by circular saw into several
pieces, from each of which different
sized buttons are turned by machines,
which pares but sides at once. The iyor,
nuts cost 800 per ton.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

A FRENcHMAN discovered process
for making glass iridescent by the appli-
cation of acids, under pressure of two
10 hve or more atmospheres. Water
containing IL per cent. of hydrochloric
acld Is used to bring out rainbow tints
like mother-of-pearl, and artificial gems
OF various sorts have thus been made,
Ihe application of the acids hastens n
result that that the ordinary agencies of
the atmosphere would take centuries to
produce,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Chicago.

CHICAGO, December 26-1 80 P. NJ
Wheat-Unsettled; $l.1OA@l.109s for sci.
Ter January; $1.l( l(s@1.11L fer seller
February; $1.05 bid for cash No. 3. Corn
Quiet; nominally at 44@44l&c for cash
December; 4S@43Ec forseller January; 42A
for February; 44@441sc for May. Oats
Quiet at 25c for cash 25ssc for January ;
2s9sc for May. Whisky-At $l.06. Pork
seller February; $l2.05@12.O7k for March.
Lard-At S7.72N@7.75 for January; $3.50
@7.s2H for seller February. Hogs-Re.
ceipts, $500; active to extent of supply, and
stronger; common to choice at $4.0O0l4. .35,
generally at $4.l5@4.30 for packing. Cattle
Firm receipts 800.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

CAPT. RICHARD BURTON, the famous
african traveller, now English consul at
Trieste, has set out for Meilah with a
strong force OF soldiers and marines fur
n'shed by the khedive, to complete his
exploration of the old gold and silver
mines of the land of Midian. After.
wards he may take the governorship of
Darfour and press some pet ideas of ex-
plOration in Central Africa,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

Co., EDMUND RICE, the inventor of
the tro"el bayonet, has been giving some
Illustrations of the efficacy of his inven-
ton before the Russian officers in Bull.
garia. He constructed in three minutes
rifle pit large enough to shelter one
man, and several staff officers used the
weapon with equally satisfactory results.
This invention has for some time been
used in the United States army in the
Indian campaigns,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

The Russian ship Equator was lying
at Boiat Breeze, Philadelphia, taking in
a cargo of petroleum. When her cap
tain heard of the triumph of his valor-
Gus countrymen, and the consequent
Turkish disaster, by the capitulation OF
Plevna, his patriotism overaowed, and
he decorated his ship with the signal
flags of all nations, assembled all hands,
and fired his horse-pistol. Then the sail
ors sang the Russian hymn, and toasted
in hot coffee the czar and conquerors of
Osman Pasha. The brilliant display of
bunting was inexplicable to some who
witnessed it, and consequently the peace
full petroleum vessel soon became mag
nified BY the imaginative into Russian
man-Of-war.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

The German Workingmen's Congress,
held last October, unanimously petit
toned the government that the standard
OF popular education be raised, and that
instruction in all the popular and higher
institutions of learning be made gratui-
tous. 1t is also requested that the en-
pioyment OF children in factories be
strictly forbidden.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

THE singular spectacle of six children
the oldest not IL years old, accused of
murder, was presented the other day in
aColumbia, $. C., court. While picking
cotton one of them was struck by a
young lad, whom they unitedly attack
ed, lnfiicting wounds which resulted in
his death. The case isperhaps without a
parallel.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

Low, square-neckod princess dre6ue,
are the -most styliah for evening wear.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

In reference to the remailing of
"hotel letters" the postmaster-general
says: "Under a uniform ruling of the
postoffice department the right to for
ward letters by mail to a second destina-
tlon without additional postage applies
only to such letters as have not yet left
the custody of the postal officials. When
letter-carrier calls at hotel with let
ters for parties who have given the pro-
prietor instructions to forward their mail
to another address. the proprietor should
at once redirect such letters and return
them to the carrier, in which case they
may be forwarded without additional
charge; but If the carrier il allowed "a
leave them at the hotel, or if they are
taken out of his presence, they are re.
garded rs having been legally delivered
and cannot again be mailed without pre-,
-vment of postage anew"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
VARIOUS TOPICS.

KANSAS leads every state in the Union
IN the yield of corn per acre, being 43.5
bushels. Little New Hampshire, strange
to say, comes next, with yield of AZ.
Vermont follows with 80; Ohio, s6.7;
Wisconsin As; Indiana, Iowa and Ne
braska, 80; Michigan, 20; Missouri, 27.s;
Minnesota, 254; Texas and Illinois 25
each.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

HIGHwAYMEN relieved bank collector
named Geo. Reed, of a pocket-book contain.
ing $4,000 in drafts and $50 in money, at
st. Louis, on the 10th inst.
THREE children of Mrs. Catharine Ryan,
and Mary +. BURY, aged IA, were suHocated
by coal gas at Randolph, Mass, on the 10th
inst.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

PA",voo "ViH VI notcs anu otneT papers
stolen.
BY runaway accident at Hartford,
Conn, on the 22d inst, Mrs. Mannil and
her son, l3 years Of age, were thrown vic.
lently to the ground. The boy was instantly
killed and the mother dangerously injured.
THE rectifying establishment of Fogarty
& Skclly, New York, was damaged by fire
to the amount Of $25, 900 on the 22d inst.
THE store of Buckman 4 Mallet, carpet
dealers, Toledo, O., was burned on the 22d.
Loss on building and stock $4,000; insured.
EXECUTIONS on Friday, Dec. IL Samuel
Mills (colored) murderer, hung at Elko.
New; Van Dyke wife murderer, hung at
Canton, N. Y; Henry Norfolk, wife mur.
derer, hung at Annapolis, Md.
ONE William Martin, stabbed and killed
Frank Briggs and seriously injured his
brother Caleb, near Council Bluffs, Ia, on
the 2lst inst 1t seems that Martin had been
circulating stories derogstorv to the reputa-
ton OF Miss Briggs, when her brothers Frank
and Caleb confronted Martin, demanding an
explanation. A row was the result.
JOHN LEJORR was killed near Storeger's
Station, Kansas, ON the 18th inst, while re.
sisting an officer.
THE City Hotel, Portsmouth, N. H., was
destroyed by fire on the 10th inst.
JOHN CRoNIN, three years old, was shot
in the head, at Boston, ON the 10th inst, by
Henry Hickey, II years old, and died in a
few minutes. The boys were in an upper
room at play when the Cronin boy scratched
Hickey in the face and started to run down
stairs. he was followed to the head of the
stairs by Hickey, who fred the fatal shot
with q revolver.
A MERCHANT named Frank Harris was
knocked down in his store at Rockford, ILL.,,
on the 18th inst, by two roughs, and the
! safe robbed of $1,000 in money.