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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Their High Noses.

~ hNEos
He o sheep-skin mittens, had his
pants in his boots, and he covered his
horses with old pieces of rag carpet, and
entered a hardware store and asked to
look at a sheet-iron stove. He. was shown
several patterns, II after the other, but
none seemed to exactly suit his ideas.
II have shown you every style of par
lOr stove on sale by any house in De
troit," said the dealer as they stood be-
fore the last one.
Eyes, l s'pose so, but none o. them
quite fills the BILL" was the dubious an
sweT.
IVY not? Aren't they big enough,
tall enough, handsome enough, or what
is the trouble?"
"Waal, I'll tell you," slowly replied
the would-be customer. "The ole wom-
an she takes a story paper, and her head
is chuckful of such names az E~vangeline,
Emslens, Maud, Arabella, and Riverbell.
The gals they read Shakespeare, and they
are all the time talking about Hamlet,
Claudius, Petruchio, Romeo, and so on.
I'm kinder postin' up on astronomy my
self, and I'm all the time thinkin' about
Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter. Now,
havn't got a stove in the lot with a more
romantic name than Ajax and Just i'm
agine folks like us sittin' aound a stove
with a plug name like that"
He thought he'd look further, and, as
he unhitched his team, he colled out:
Whoa, now, Lady Estella-stand
around there, Othello!"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

flock of fifty or sixty well-fed sheep. A
shed with a good roof will need to have
its windows open to let the heat escape.
The manure under the shed seldom
freezes, even in the coolest weather, as
long as the sheep remain there. This is
one reason why sheep manure is so valua-
BILE. Most of it has been partially de
composed before being drawn out in the
spring. -,
To secure quiet, the sheep while fat
tening should be kept in rather close
quarters. No experienced feeder would
think of having ~fattening sheep roaming
over the field or large barnyards even, ex-
cept once or twice a day to get water.
The less exercise they take, the faster
they will lay on fat. Feeding them
regularly, and by the same hand, they
0 learn to expect their r%ations, and
having eaten, will lie down with a salts
fed grunt, like a fattening hog. Stran-
gers and dogs should be kept at a dis
lance"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
A vermonter on Mr. Evarts.

At the great meeting held in Cooper
Institute in October last, to sustain the
administration of President Hayes, at
which it had been announced that Mr..
Evarts would be present, a gentleman
from Vermont, who had never seen the
secretary of state, but had a desire to do
50, said to the person seated next to him,
"Is Mr.. Evarts on the PLATFORM :
No; he has not yet arrived"
"He's expected?"
ooh yes; he'll be along presently"
GIVE e seen Mr.. E-varts, though
I've heard good deal of him. He's got a
farm up in Windsor, in our state"
"Well, when he comes in I'll tell YOU.
The boys generally give him a cheer
when he comes on the stage. All, there
he comes!'
els that himT'
"Yes."
William M. E-vartsY'
Certainly"
Well, l declare" exclaimed the
Vermonter. Why, he looks a. though he
boarded "-Edaor's Drawer, in Harpeys
MaCQziue.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Sad Death of a Circus Performer,

Whoever has habitually attended cir
cuses in this country remembers the
Conrad Brothers, acrobatic clowns, and
their comical performance, in which one
pretended to be dead, while the other
tumbled him about. They recently
went to Germany. The London Era
contains the following: "One evening
the elder Conrad fell to the ground after
a pretended blow, and was turned and re-
turned as usual. His arms and legs
were jerked, he was struck and kicked
and dragged, but preserved a steady i'm
FEASIBILITY. Suddenly an expression of
distress could be noticed through the
g~rotesquely painted lineaments of his
brother, who hastily dropped upon his
knees and placed his hand upon the
heart of the inanimate clown, exclaim-
ing, MY poor brother is deadp At this
the audience only laughed. Gentle
men, said the distressed man, with tears
in his voice, Il assure you that he is
dead" Then, taking him tenderly in
his arms, he bore him from the arena.
The crowd appeared struck with the
natural in which the bereft
clown expressed grief, and applauded
him vigorously as he departed. There
were loud encores for both, but neither
presented himself. Death had been more
thoroughly simulated than ever before"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
TURNING OVER THE NEW LEAF

The year begins. l turn q leaf,
All over writ with good resolves,
Each TO fulfil will be In chief
Ny aim while earth its round revolves.
How many a leaf I've turned before,
And tried to make the record true;
Each year q wreck on times duh shore
Proved much l dared, but little knew.
All, bright resolve! How high you bear
The futures hopeful standard on;
How brave ysu start; how poor you wear!
How noon are hope and courage gonet
ieu point TO deeds Of sacrifice,
You shu the path Of careless ease;
Lentils and wooden shoes7 Is this
The fare a human soul TO pleaser
What wonder, then, II men do fall,
Where good Is ever all ~austere;
While vice Is fair and pleasant all,
And turns the leaf to lead the year?
Yet still once more I turn the leaf,
" And mean TO walk the better way;
struggle on with old unbelief,
And strive TO reach the perfect day.
Why should the road that leads to heaven
BE all one reach of sterile sand?
Why not, just here aud there, he given
A rose to deck the dreary land 7?
But why repine7 Others have trod,
With sorer feet and heavier sins,
Their painful pathway toward their God
My pilgrimage anew begiss.
Failure and failure, hitherto,
Has time inscribed upon my leaves;
I've wandered many a harvest through,
And never yet have gathered shea YES.
Yet once again the leaf I turn,
Hope against hope for one success;
One merit mark at least Is earn,
One sunbeam in the wilderness.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Dickens Little Folks.

Nothing has given the writings of
Charles Dickens so strong q hold upon the
hearts of parents as the ~well.known excel.
lence of his portrayal of children and their
interests. These delineations having re.
ceived the approval of readers of mature
age, the different child characters have been
detached from the large mass Of matter with
which they were originally connected, and
presented in the authors own language, to
a new class of readers, to whom the little
volumes will be as attractive as the larger
originals have proven to the general public.
A series of twelve volumes has been pre-
pared, presenting, among others, the follow
ing characters: "Smike," from Nicholas
Nickleby; Little Nell" from The Old Gu.
riosity Shop; "The Child Wife," from
David Copperfeld; "The Boy joe" from
Pickwick Papers, &C., &c. A new edition
of the first volume of the series, Little
Paul" from Dombey Il Son, has just been
issued, illustrated by barley, and attract.
lively bound. The other volumes will
shortly follow. Sent postpaid for $1.OO; or
any volume will be sent with a years sub
scription to the New York Tribune weekly,
for $500; or any two volumes with a years
subscription to the Independent for $500.
JOHN X. ANDERSON, Publisher,
Hartford. Conn.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

Who are blessed? The man who
minds his W business; the woman who
says to her husband, ~ told you
So" the man who can sew on his but
tons when the baby is crying; the moth
er-in.law who never reminds you that
you married above your station; the old
men that don't hate old people and chill
dren; the old bachelor that don't hate
cats and pincushions; the married people
that don't wish they were single; the
single people who are content to remain
so; the husband who v saws his
mothers pies were better than his wife's.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

1T was Benjamin Franklin who re.
marked: avoid all arguments at
home" When Mr.. Franklin asked
Benjamin to 60 outin the yard and split
an armful Of kindling wood, instead of
entering into q controversy over the mat
ter ne would put on his hat and 20 down
town to zee q man. Thousands of hns.
bands Of to-day avoid arguments at home
by adopting the same method.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
The Household,

AhC
Corn MUFFINs.-Use 3 cupfuls corr
meal, l cupful -four, l egg, J cupful mo.
lasses or sugar, 2 teaspoonfuls of cream
tartar, and one of soda, and a piece OF
butter the size of a butternut; wet with
milk to about a consistency of sponge
cake.
MEAT PIEs.-A good very dry crust,
one pound of flour, half pound of butter,
half pound of lard; after making the
paste proceed in the usual way. After
rolling in the butter and lard once, let it
stand a half hour; then roll as above,
and let it stand ten minutes in a very
cool place. Roll in the remainder twice
without letting it stand.
ONIONS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES
Cover 2 quarts of white onions with soft
water; stew to a jelly, strain through a
cloth OIL fine sieve; weigh the liquid and
add an equal weight of brown sugar
the commoner the BETTER; simmer all
together until it is of a consistency of
molasses. Dose: A tablespoonful three
times a day. If it causes no pain, more
should be taken.
GOLDFISH BALLs.-Put the fish to soak
over night in luke-warm water, having
first cut it in shall pieces; next morning
boil 20 minutes; change the water for
boiling hot and boil Is minutes longer;
when cold pull to pieces; remov all
bones and skin; then shred very fine
with a fork; add as much cold mashed
potato as fish, a lump of butter, and a
little milk; if they are to be extra nice,
add a beaten egg; fry in hot lard or good
drippings on both sides.
CARAMEL SAUCE FOR PUDDINGs.-
Put 4 tablespoonfuls of white sugar into
a pan on the fire, with | tablespoonful
OF water; stir it constantly until all the
water evaporates; watch it until it as
sumes a delicate brown color. In the
meantime, put into another pan l cupful
of sugar, the grated rind of a small
lemon, a little grated nutmeg. and a pint
of cold water; bring these to a boil
gradually; simmer for 10 minutes; add
a wineglassful of wine or half of brandy;
pour rapidly into the Drowned sugar, and
serve hot.
CHEESE STRAws.-Sift l cupful of
-four upon a pastry board, make a we'll
in its center and put into this 2 table,
spoonfuls of cream, 8 ounces of grated
cheese, 2 tablespoonfuls of butter, yolks
of 2 eggs, and a teaspoonful of salt, a
dust of pepper and a little nutmeg; if
he paste is too stiff, use a little milk
until you can work it without breaking;
roll out thin, cut it in narrow strips, lay
them on a buttered tin, and bake to a
pale yellow; serve as q relish, hot or
cold.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

HAVE you Heart Disease: If 20, we
would like to call your attention to DIR.
Graves HEART REGULATOR, a preparation
specially prepared for the cure Of Heart
Disease, Nervousness and Sleepless Nights.
When we say it can be cured, we know
what we say and can substantiate it by Ger.
t~ifcates of cures, and what is best living
witnesses. Send to FRANK f. INGALLS,,
Concord, N. H., for a pamphlet containing
certificates of a few who have been cured BY
its use. Also description of various forms
of Heart Disease.
You can obtain the HEART REGULATOR
OF your druggist. Small size so cents, large
size ST..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
How to Feed Mich Cows.

Probably there is no better way to feed
mich cows, from December to May, than
that adopted by good farmers every
where, which is to feed on hay, with
some corn stalks daily; and also roots, As
meal of some kind. If a COW will not
produce a good ness of milk daily on
such feed, she should be fattened and
sold to the butcher. ave use corn fod:
der almost exclusively in place of hay,
and | find an acre of corn fodder, if it is
cut up at the ground SO as to save all of
it, will carry a COW through the winter.
| can hire an acreof corn cut up, husked,
bound, and hauled to the barn, for four
dollars" In regard to fattening cows in
milk, that one is DESTROYS of selling for
beef, the anne writer says: "Let any
one try feeding a COW one hundred days,
three quarts cornmeal, and nine quarts
shipstuff, costing nine dollars for this
time, and | am much mistaken if he does
not find that his COW is worth n and
one-half cents per pound more in the
market, than when he began feeding her,
and this will more than pay for the hay
or fodder. In my practice with a few
cows for many years past, l have fed
nearly double this amount, and MIXED
all winter, and then have fattened in the
spring, with four or six weeks feeding"
His cost of 50 is based upon shipstuff at
$l3 a ton. bought of millers in SePtem-
Der, when they have a large supply on
hand. In regard to regular feeding, he
adds: al think there is no domestic
animal that suffers so much from irregu-
lar feeding as the COW, and the man who
feeds sometimes early and sometimes
late, and who feeds one day literally and
the next scantily, will neither have cows
in good order, nor yielding a profitable
amount of milk"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

BURNETTs COLOGNE is of the best
quality, and is filled in elegant bottles of
superior finish and beauty. 1t is offered in
oPULA R sizes and at POPULAR prices. This
refreshing perfume is thus brought within
the reach of every one. tits prepared from
the purest and best materials, and with the
utmost care.
4" Quarter and Halt Pints, Pints, and
Quarts. In Basket style, cork and glass stop.
pers.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
Sunfower Seed for Fowls.

We have for years been aware of the
value of sunfiOwer seeds i'm the fall of
the year, and in the winter, too, as food
for fowls. This plant should be grown
by every poultry grower in the country
who has the opportunity to grow only a
few stocks even. For its properties for
CLOSING the plumage of exhibition birds
are altogether remarkable. Buckwheat,
properly fed, will operate similarly; but
the latter is by far too heating in its ma
ture, In comparison with the other.
This plant is a very gross grower but
it yields wondrously, and may be set in
any soil where other fruit or vegetables
cannot be conveniently raised-for ex-
ample, along the sides of fences, or any
where where the soil is not 80 easily Gull
tivated as in the open fields. If given
a good chance-as other grains have-it
will grow luxuriantly, and will well re-
pay its care, for its yield il many hun
dred fold under any ordinary cultiva-
ton.
The great Russian sunAower is now a
new thing with us, in this country, and
a marvellous improvement upon the old
style seed. The flowers are double the
average dimensions Of the common
South American variety, SO well known
among us, and as a bearer it far excels
he latter in the number of large seeds
it riPens upon its more expanding and
heavier stalks.
The Russian sunfower is to the Amer
lean what the stalk and ear of the field
maze are to the popcorn variety, in Or
binary culture.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

Made from the prescription Of one Of the most emf.
Dent physicians in the medical faculty, Ia nov offered
to the public as a radical cure for CoAsUnPrIoN,
BRoNcHiTI1,C ATARKH, AsrnnA and all affections OF
the Throat and LuNGs for all disorders Of the Ner-
.9Is system. and Diseases Of the BLOOD. Pull
IONA increased the strength and d~epens the
color Of the pale blood. It. check. Night Sweat.
Ervrn r, '0ddin,1i.i IL snnd1es the cT,Lls and
calm and refreshing sleep. Il invisorates In. appe-
tile. anf the invalid gains flesh rapidly. IL 10 hey 0nd
comparison the best remedy known for CON0U6P.
TlsDN and all affections Of the THROAT, LUNas and
NERVOUS system.
Extrsets from Letters from Pasaoru or
Churehea.
PULMONA saved my daughter's life. .
Rev. 8. JosRs, Remsen, n. Y.
the use of
Rev. r. WARREN. Canton. Pc.
Every one who ! have recommended II to has bene.
fitted much by its use.
kEv. @. d. HunrHREYs. Racine, wis.
A circular containing advice for the treatment VI
actual enres, and full particulars u cases succens-
fuliy treated viii be- sent trss to applicants;
Or orders may be sent to the Proprietor direct.
Price q per bottle. or six bottles for b. OSCAR q,
MOSES. Ia Cortlandt Street. New York.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
vEeETInE.


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self; and wishing every sufferer may pay attention to
It. 1t 10 d e sing for health.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
FRANK [l3Su&
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

Biscuits, rolls, bread, cake or pastry,
made with DooLEY's YEAST POWDER, can
be eaten with impunity and relished by the
most sensitive dyspepticsa as healthy and nu-
tritious.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

PATENTEEs and inventors should read ad
vertisement of Edison Bros. in another column
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02
VEGETINE.
SAFE AN0 sure.

Ma. II. X. SrEvESs:
In 1872 your NEGETINB was recommended 70 me,
and, yielding to the persuasiOns VI y friend, l con-
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and under its persistent use rapidly recovered,
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lO Monterey Street. Allegheny. Penn
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

The two high-born burglars then in
vested themselves in their dominoes,
locked the postern behind them, and
entered the house through a side door
which they found opened to receive
them.
"Remain here, Alamada, and give me
timely warning should anything occur
TO cause you alarm, and do not hesitate
to use your poignard should occasion re-
quire."
With this injunction Salano left his
companion, and by a narrow stairway he
ascended to the upper portion of the
house. The staircase led him to a corri-
dor which he pursued until he came to a
door which was but partially closed. He
knew the room well; it was the chamber
of the bankers daughter. Salano peered
into the apartment cautiously, and per-
ceiving that its fair occupant was buried
in slumber, he entered silently. 1t was
an elegant chamber, and fitted up in a
rich and lavish manner. Elegant books,
flowers, paintings, and statuettes were
there, and q ~profusion of articles of
virtu and costly ornaments of ormolu
and buhl. A taper was burning before
. virgin in a recess, and when the bur.
glar perceived it he crossed himself
piously, - all good Spaniards should.
The eyesof Salano sparkled when they
rested upon the fair senorita's dressing
table. Diamonds of rare size and water,
rubies and glittering sapphires, blended
their sheen with cabochoa emeralds.
pearls md beryi. He caught up the
precious gems hastily and placed them
u . casket standing open on the table
-ring1 chains bracelets, watches and
brooches, all shared . similar fate. And
money too; for In . beautifully embossed
and jeweled portemonnaie he found q
koodly supply Of bllets de banque and a
draft payable ct sight for thirty thou-
md reals, which the banker had that
day presented The young hdy q q birth
day gift, and this h did not fail 70 an
propFiate for his own use and behoof.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-20
Exciting Walking Match.

LONDON, March 2O.-rhe inLcrnaliona! walk.
ing match, which began in Agricultural Hall,
Isngton, Monday mor6iog, and 10 last six
days, is progressing amid much interest At
eleven o'clock this; morning O'Lorary, the
American, had completcd 23l miles, ii. BIowu,
Of Fuham, 2224 and Harry Waugh, of Chester,
900 The n,atoh appears to rest between these
three.
a London dispatch says Albert A. Smith, Of
Chicago, has wagercd several hundred pounds
10 the books thatO' Leary will win. Smith is fair.
ly bcsegod by the book makers. Carroll Lvrgs.
ton, James Gordon Bennett, MIR. Stevenson and
the Earl OF Fermoy, who won heavily on
O'Leary when lie beat Weston,a are again among
his strong supporters
At midnight over $4,000 persons were pres
ent, and o. Laary was walking Eve mile an
hour gait amid the applause CT the excited
thousands.