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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

Two young men loved the same lass in
Undertook, N. Y; one was accepted
and the other rejected; and the unsuc-
cessful sutton challenged his rival to a
duel with pistols, which was fought
recently under the trees on the Wild
farm. There were two seconds. The
ground was duly paced off and the rivals,
with faces as pale as death, were being
placed in position, when the discarded
lover demanded a parley. The seconds
looked at the other man. A tumultuous
struggle was raging in his breast. To
die was not a pleasant trick, and there
was many a girl in the world. While
these thoughts flashed through his brain,
the courage of his opponent was rapidly
out at his finger. ends, and stimuli
.taneously they cast down their weapons,
and to the intense surprise and disgust
of the waiting seconds, rushed upon each
other. A short, sharp struggle followed,
and at its close the disappointed swain
lay with a bleeding nose at the feet of
his foe, who demanded the immediate
surrender of all claim to the beautiful
cause of strife. The jealous soul sur
rendered, and the victorious lover went
home to his bread and cheese and kisses.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07
A Hot Bite.

A funny street incident is related by
q ST. LOnis paper about a dog which,
being bothered by a bee one hot day, as
ne was doing by a grocer's door, incau-
tiously snapped it up in his mouth. He
made q sudden spring to his feet as If he
just thought Of something thatAe had to
do in . hurry, and the hair all over him
raised on end as if he had been electro
fed. Then he pranced around a mo-
ment, shaking his head frantically as If
he were worrying a rat. A little black
object dropped from his mouth, which
he looked ct inquiringly for q brief in
slant and started off ia haste to zee a
man around the corner, bowling dismaIly
- be went. The man was not there, and
the dog camc back and once more made
IN inspection of the little black object
that lay ON the sidewalk and poked II
timidly- with his paw. He, perhaps.
wanted % be aba 10 recognise one 81
those littls things il be should ever q
counter . again.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

! have often heard people say of such
and such . place that they are SO lonely,
and the women in particular have COM
planned that they never see anything,
never go anywhere, and that they might
~ we'll be dead. But what do you think
Of this place for loneliness? Altogether
there are six of us-one lady, quiet and
young-four employees, one away most
of the time, or perhaps two or three alb
sent; often during the day all gone, and
when night comes each has his special
duty to perform, and is out of sight, or
is seen only for q moment. So the sun
goes down over the mountains with
cedars on the north side, and one looks
down the narrow valley which opens a
little a mile or ~ to the north-looks
along the wagon road where only one
track has been made this year, as if some
n were coming tired and ready for q
warm supper, looks out through the gap
in the range a. if a four horse team
might be discovered in a hurry to make
the five or six miles before night; but
not a soul is seen, nothing moves unless
it be Indian ponies, a boy riding behind
to seek a fresh range; and the sun slants
its long shadows by the desolate stock
ade and among the four Indian houses,
where supper is cooking over a fire out
doors. If there were a neighbor five
miles away, or ten or twenty miles, it
would be quite cheerful, and one could
ride v for q visit once a month, and
receive one as often, but it is sixty-five
miles to the nearest house, where, by the
way, no family i snow living, the woman
having gone east because it was q lone
iy. The lady here came two years ago;
the M who left recently had been here
four years, and never been out once; but
she got a fashion paper ono a week, and
how she felt when she reached the rail-
road, nobody will probably eve know.
-Greekev Tribune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

PULLED BREAD.-Take from the oven
an ordinary loaf of bread when it il about
half baked, and with the fingers, while
it is vet hot, pull it apart in egg-sized
pieces of irregular shape; throw them
upon tins, and bake them in a slow oven
to a rich brown color. This bread is ex-
cellent to eat with cheese or wine. An
ordinary-sized loaf, costing about three
cents, makes a large painful.
SWEET OLMELETs.-Break six eggs in
a basin, add to them three teaspoonfuls
of q and beat them up sufficiently
to have the whites and yolks we'll mixed;
then add to this three tablespoonfuls Of
cream, stirring it until it is mixed thor
oughly. Cook the same as another ONE
let, and, just before turning out on
your dish, put a spoonful of strawberry
jam, currant jelly, or any kind of pre-
serve you prefer, over it. Turn it out
in your dish, sift powdered sugar over
it, and hold a salamander over it a few
minutes. A shovelful of hot Goals will
answer in place of a salamander.
SrEwED TOMAToFs.--Loosen the skins
by pouring scalding water we them
pctl Giu tuo ehCAI up IcdNIuS Out tuC
cores, should they be hard, and remov-
ing all unripe portions. Stewed in either
a tin or porcelain vessel. When thor.
oughly cooled, add salt, pepper, butter,
and a teaspoonful of sugar. Some cooks
thicken the tomatoes with grated bread
or rolled crackers. A minced onion i'm
proves the flavor. Another pleasant
variety is to put about a quarter al
much green corn AZ you have tomatoes
Stew them together gently for abouI
half an hour.
BOILING FRESH FIsH.-All fresh fish
or fresh meats must be put into boiling
water; salt fish or salt meats into coli
water. Before putting in the fish throw
in about two tablespoonfuls of salt for
large fish, a little heaped, and a wine
glass of vinegar. This secures the hes
favor of fish, and the vinegar does no
affect the taste at all. The water mus
be boiling when the fish is laid in, bu
after that it must only simmer. Neve
boil fish. 1t is done when it begins t
crack or cleave apart from under tn
gills, If a whole fish; if only a part of
fish it will, when done, spring off a littl
from the backbone. Don't let it cook
minute longer after that.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

"You find me-" / interrupted, "a
wrcck-a miserable wretch, who has
blasted three lives BY his criminal weak
nesA, his childish credulity in believing
evil, and who will soon rid the earth OF
his presence" and / started to 20, for
despair had seized uron me.
That / should have believed that hor-
ror for % many years, and find it q
stupid mistake; that / should have
thrown away my life, the blessed love
of my true wife, the warm affection Of
my brother, for an idle scandal. It was
too much to endure.
Robert laid = OBTAINING hand on my
arm.
"But Susy, Ralph what shall I say
TO the loving woman who has suffered SO
much for your"
Let her still believe me dead, 1 said
gloomily.
"Nay, brother; let me rather restore
you to her. Ralph, 90 home, and let US
be 70 happy together as to partly make
up for these years Of mistakes and error
and grief"
Well, he persuaded me, and soon I was
eager enough myself. Now the gold I
had despised was valuable, as it could
add to Susy's comfort. / gathered it up,
and we started for home.
Homel l had not spoke the word for
fifteen years.
Az we went, Robert tried to prepare
me for a change in Susy.
"She has had q life Of sorrow as well
Is you, Ralph, and you must remember
she isn't the girl of Is you left. She is
nearly 40 years old"
As / drew near, I seemed to grow
young again, and / wanted to rush
through without stopping amoment. But
Robert refused; and he wanted to get
me into civilized clothes, and under the
hands of q barber. He wouldn't take
such q wild man Of the woods home to q
little wife.
So we stopped a few hours in San
Francisco. I had my long white hair
and beard trimmed, and my dress ar
ranged to suit Robert, and FASTENED on
toward home.
As We approached the blessed spot
where my darling lived, I could scarce
ly breathe, and l dreaded to brighten her
to death. In sight of the house, l sent
Robert ahead to tell her, and I basely
hid in the shrubbery, where I could lool
into the window.
There she wasl the same dainty figure
the same lovely face; but dressed, oh,
my Godi in widows weeds, and hel
bonny brown hair thickly sprinkled with
silver.
saw the rapid, eager conversation. !
saw the color come quickly to her face
then leave it pale as death. / saw hel
turn TO the door, and fly. And l spranf
to meet her, and-and-
Well, / can't tell about that.
And what aaid the little women, whel
she knew that ] had staid away all thes
long years, had blasted her fife, disap
pointed our brothers life love, mad
deep misery for four, by my stupid belle
of q piece of gossip that ever to hear re
peated she shrank from AZ though i
would wither her life. With ~quiverin,
lips she said:
"Dear Ralph, let us forget the past
This dread suspicion has wrought it
wolk of sorrow upon us both. 1t ha
been a fearful mistake, but we may agail
be happy in each Others love-"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07
Ready to Buy Out the Thing.

Edward King writes from Paris: A
good story is told of Mrs. Mackay, the
wife of the illustrious bonanza Califor-
nian. ! do not for a moment suppose
that it is true, but that does not matter,
~ it is at least ben trovato. 1t is said that
the lady applied to the project Of the
Seine for permission to place electric
lights in front Of her house in such q
manner that they would illuminate the
Arch of Triumph, 50 that her guests on
= certain occasion might have a dazzling
view of that architectural wonder-the
Mackay mansion being near the Arch.
The project found it impossible TO grant
the request, Out the lady, like all ladies,
insisted, and when a fat refusal was
given she said, well, how much il your
Arch WORTH
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

Two quarts of -four, sift through it
four tea-spoonfuls DooLEY's YEAST Pow
DER, two table spoonfuls of butter or lard,
one pound and a quarter of sugar, dissolved
IN two and a half cups of sweet milk. Spice
to taste. and bake i'm small moulds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07
TRAVELLERS by railroad or steame

TRAVELLERS by railroad or steamer
should always have a box of GRACE's
SALvE with them ready for immediate use
in ease Of an accident. There is nothing
like it for the relief of Burns, Scalds, Cuts,
Wounds, Bruises and Sprains, while for the
cure of Felons, Ulcers, E~rysipelas, Corns,
old Sores, &C., it is a specific.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

If the fountain is pure the streams
will be pure also. So with the blood. If
that be pure the health is established. Par.
sons Purgati,v Pills make new rich blood,
and taken one a night will change the
blood in the entire system in three months.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07
q MANY forms Of Heart

Among the many forms OF Heart 9
are Palpitation, Enlargement, SpasmsW
Heart, Stoppage of the Action of the He
Trembling all over and about the Hedlk;
Ossifcation or Bony Formation OF the Heart,
Rheumatism, General Debility and Sinking
of the Spirits. Send your name to f. +.
INGALLS,, Concord N. H., for a pamphlet
containing a list of testimonials of cures.
etc. The HEART REGULATOR is for sale by
druggists at SO cents and 81 per bottle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

We know of no way that we a BEN
eft our readers more than by calling atten.
ton to .Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. 1t is
the Oldest and most valuable patent medi.
cine in the world. Everybody should keep
it in the house. 1t will check diarrhGa and
l%YaenterV in one hour
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

In a recent trial in England IT came
out that economical band-leaders were in
the ha.it of ringing "dummy violins"
in upon the managers whom they o
tracted to furnish with musicians at 80
much a head. The dummy violin is
played with a CREASED bow by a man who
knows nothing of music, and renders no
audible sound.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

WE have a list of a thousand country
weeklies, in which we can insert a one.inch
advertisement one year for two dollars and
a quarter a paper, or for the same price we
can insert ffty.two reading notices, "a new
one every week., averaging seven lines each.
For list of papers and other particulars, ad.
dress BEALs IL FOSTER, 10 Spruce street,
New York.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

For upwards of thirty years Mrs.
WINsLow's SooTHINGSYRUP has been used
for children with never-failing success. 1t
corrects acidity Of the stomach, relieves
wind collie, regulates the bowels, cures dys.
entery and diarrhea, whether arising from
teething or other causes. An old and we'll
ried remedy. 25 c Is. q bottle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

II&&EX II 1~M vi A&A4M x ~ Hy H8xxs
49, 49, 49, - M. Won
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80 fcrtueea An the
fSnily vers dad, and Ne
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$500
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~s3 ssir sn1f thsn 81 srrre
and 5000 that one
a. It'd d III - Francisco,
~ lstis husdne.lVe had
49, -
s~s~ss- -. II uarfner.
S.Ss ns,f1f n = fnterset
Ss-- - .s1 IL. Inov. felt
3.aur6San -. Witch of 81
~ yesy tsmp3ine.
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fox SS{3 - -
1s~ssctSer ,.aeon my / didn't
49, xe- K@siS. ~ nn-nnspfortahle
i1iS ronld not tell Rob; fof /
- S,s~s 80 ~ Il tha minee ana
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

It il . little singular how quick the
blue glass excitement died out when
everybody knew il - azure thing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07
Mifestdhes ON the Road to Health.

The recovery of digestion and the re-
sumption Of activity by the liver, bowels
and kidneys are milestones which mark our
progress on the road to health. They
speedily become p%erceptible when Hostel
tersI Stomach Bitters ;s used by the invalid.
NOthing so surely and expeditiously con-
.sumes the distance to the desired goal. As
NO bodily function can suffer interruption
without impairing the general health Of the
system, so the system can never acquire
perfect vigor, health's synonym, until that
function be actively resumed. Take, for in
stance, digestion, a suspension Of which 10
invariably reetiied by the Bitters. 1t the
organs upon which it devolves grow weak.
biliousness, constipation, headache, power
ty of the blood, and hundred other symp-
toms supervene, which indicate unmistaka-
bly, the baneful general influence of dyspep'
STA. The isappearance of all these symp'
toms throughsthe use Of the Bitters shows
with what t~hofoughness it removes theil
cause. @
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07
Lawrence University,

An Institution for both sexes. Classical and
Scientific College Course Preparatory and Acn
demic IDepartment, with Com merciAl Schools. SCHOOLS
Of Music and OF Painting and Drawing. One Of the
least expensive and q the same time most : fieisnt col,
sckolarship and high moral tone. Fall term be-
Address q. -. President.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

AFRICAN princes require their brides
to have their teeth filed like those Of a
saw.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

Real merit viii win, and the merit of
DR.. Graves HKARr REGULATOR has won
for itself a deserNed reputation in the cure
of Heart Disease RgaA well known firm in
Manchester, N.-HlHtay:
I've have sold in ne last three months forty bot
ties Of d.. Graves' HEAT REGuLAfoe. Every one
that has used it says II ~ bas. nInHed 4Attsfactory.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

The human system 10 liable to become disordered
from the insufficient efforts Of tho liver to discharge
The excess Of bile. II nature Ii not assisted in her ef-
forts severe bilious attacks, or prostrating fevers
necessarily follow. causing great suffering and even
death. A little timely preCsutiOn, hewevcf, will pre-.
vent all this, and may BE- found In that fAyorite house
hold remedy, Liver Regulator.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-07

hAye."
"Then, hear me, Ralph, while / swear
and his form seemed fairly to dilate,
and grow grand, as be said-solemnly,
The whole sfoEEais . most infamous
falsshoodl \ ) i q true 70 you
today = .he day you left her,
What do you meanf' l cried, fran
tically, overwhelmed BY his manner and
and his words.
"What do / nay, Robert OIL there
has been s0me great mistakel Hear my
story. After ron left us, l struggled on
with the business, though not succeed
ing very we'll. 5usy dropped At first
but soon grew cheerful and began to
plan for your return"
These words brought the dear little
creature % plain before my eyes, that l
sank to the ground and covered my face.
As weeks and months and years
passod on" be went on slowly. Hher
cheeks grew thin and pale, and shungry
look came into her eyes. / nav she was
pinins. and wrote 1 letter after you, but
no word could We hear. There came to
me h : little envelope, directed TO both Of
M = draft OF dve thousand d0llars, with
not : word to tell how or from whom it
caMe. OF coarse W knew it was from
yoay bat whether gift Or legacy, who
" We instituted nsw inquiries Moth.
Ing that loys could suggest WA left UNI
donA ~ last Ne were forced TO con-
cauIe ron we're dead. BY my advice
tn m0nav vaa fnRenfad IN : sfmaa1 Farm
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20
Greatness.

There are times in the lives of all men
when the desire to do some great thing
that shall immNtalize their names makes
them act is strange ways. Potter trundles
his wheebarrow across the plains, Bates
carried the flag through the South !;
Squire Hayden aud Deacon Gutter ride
on dray through our principal streets
every day: the editor of the Union writes
communications to his own paper; Morris
gives publicity to the statement that he
did mt want to be nominated for coroner;
and thus day by day we see that some men
are born to greatness, others have great
ness thrust upon them, but no man ever
got into Office by being Endorsed by the
Union, nor can the Davenport base ball
club beat the Peoria club or the Springfield
club. The question that agitates this
community is where does the squire and
deacon go on that dray every day. Dan
Daley refuses to TELL The squire puts or
his store clothes while the deacon goes il
his shirt sleeves All their movements
are deliberate, neither is there any unusua
excitement in their manner. They ar,
usually gone about long enough to 20 e
IVIne street and return.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20
Question of Fines and Fees.

10 reply to the criticisms of the Union,
on taking cases, wherein the city has juris
diction, before the county court, resulting
in the payment of fines to the county in
stead of to the city, and in paying fees to
the county court and its officers instead
o. to the city treasury, the ex
cuse is given that the city justices
are inefficient In breaking up the
disreputabIe houses. This is severe
reflection upon the moral of our city
justices and leads to the retaliation that as
the police do not get any fees in city fees
they made the complaint before the county
court 10 order to get grab at the fees and
help the county attorney out on his house
and lot. This matter has now assumed
such phase before the public as to call
for some explanation from our moral
justices or to warrant the attention of the
mayer and city council who employ Johnny
to bring cases, wherein the city has juris>
dlctioD, before the proper city courts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20
Chapin's Bichupaiba.

The new and remarkably successful
remedy in genital urinary, kidney and
bladder affections, is rapidly superced-
ing all other preparations Its remark
able power and soothing nature, pro-
ducing quick relief and sure cure Its
economy and simplicity requiring no
medical fees and its unvarying Ger
taintv 1T is attracting attention every
where, and isnow employed largely by
the profession. In cases of impure or
diseased discharges, Chaplin Injection
Fleur" is to be used with Buchu-
paiba," and to remove any faint OF
mercury or syphilis that may exist in
the system from past illness, use
''Ohapin's Constitution Bitter Syrup"
Sold by Druggists at 81. each by ex.
press on receipt of price. Advice free.
See circular with bottles. Address e.
S. Wells, So Barclay street, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20
NOTES HIRE AND THERE.

The game of base ball at Davenport,
to-day. resulted: Springfelds l; Daven-
ports O.
The Cambrige Chronicle says that the
Mercer County Soldiers Monument
Association will unyeil the monument that
they have erected, at Aledo. on the 4th OF
July, with imposing ceremonies. Col.
FIagler. of the Rock Island arsenal, has
consented to be present with section OF
artillery furnished by permission of the
Secretary of War, and militia companies
and bands of music will also attend.
The Union gives up the nomination of
Judge Lynde for congress and prostrates
itself before the Henry county delegation
and abjectl7 begs for the state senatorship
for Mr., Gest. They forget that he was
the leader of that dust-begrimmed band of
politicians who adjourned the senatorial
convention four years ago and tramped all
the way up to Princeton to slaughter John
B. Hawley. Dost recogniz, the chickens
that have come home to roost?
John r. in the Union this morning
does injustice to Capt Blackburn. That
officer did not receive anything for his
services and does not expect to. He was
called upon to assist in the arrest by the
Marshal, and helped in securing the
prisoners, He delivered his prisoner at
the county court and left him there. Was
not even a. the trial. John R. had better
be certain of what he writes about before
making reckless assertions.
The Cambridge Chronicle attempts TO
give the Uaion little political history by
way of showing how inconsistent it is for
Rock Island county to claim candidates for
Office on sectional grounds The Chronicle
is tired of so much talk about the claim
Of this or that locality in the selection of
officers, as though Offices were created to
reward individuals and crafty communi-
ties, and proceeds to give the following
table for the information of the Union:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20
Household Economy.

The housekeeper or cook who studies
economy in the kitchen, can do so in one
direction by always using DooLEY' S YEAST
POWDER, 1t will be found truly econ
omical aud valuable assistant in baking
biscuits, rolls, bread, cake of all kinds,
waffles, mufins, and most all articles pre-
pared from -four; and why? Because, in
using the DooLEY POWDER, you save in
eggs. in shortening, in patience, IN every
thing; and when the baking is done, it is
turned out light, palatable and wholesome,
so that every morsel is eaten up and nc
waste