Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-13
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VARIOUS TOPICS.
SOME of the smaller stores in New York
keep for sale new linen handkerchiefs
unmarked, but that have been washed
and ironed, and 80 are soft and smooth,
for the convenience of people who have
gone out and left their handkerchiefs
behind them.
The Maine legislature has passed a
bill permitting husband and wife to
maintain actions against each other.
This is the area of freedom gradually
widening, and emancipated woman will
soon be placed upon a plane of perfect
equality with the tyrant man.
Col. FoRNnY writes from London to
the Philadelphia Press very deplora-
bic picture of the present condition Of
the working classes in the English manu-.
featuring districts, especially the coal
and iron districts. He believe emigra-
ton to the United States must soon take
fresh start under such influences.
A FIvE-CENT Iuncheon-room has been
opened at Washington, where nickle
will procure for the guest quart bowl
of rice soup, slice of boiled beef and
bread, or piece of roast meat, potatoes
aud bread. The tables are furnished
with excellent crockeryr cutlery, spoons
and cruets, and those who bring cans or
dishes can take their portions home.
The largest oyster on record in the
United States was one taken from the
beds in Mobile in 1910. 1t measured
three feet and one inch in length, and
twenty-three and a half inches in breadth
across the widest part. In 1865 Jetfer-
son market oyster dealer of New York,
found among his stock of East river
oysters one which contained fish six
inches long.
A LADY living in Washington, who
lost a valuable gold chain at the Cen
tennial exhibition one year ago, had it
returned recently with letter saving
that the person who stole it was not a
professional thief, but took the chain in
momer: of great temptation, and, soon
reronting the rash act, had been ever
since trying to learn the address of the
owner.
The postmaster general has received
numerous complaints that merchandise
packages are taken from the mails. In
vestigation of the cases show that they
were stolen before they were deposited
in the department. The postmaster gen.
eral is now in correspondence with
Eikcll, an official in the London post
office, who has prepared system of
checks which he thinks will prevent
these losses. The postmaster general
will recommend that congress authorize
an experiment.
A LOWELL man had house but no
wife to care for it. In a conversation
with friend it was agreed that such an
appendagc was necessity, and a bargain
was made under which he was to pay his
friend $50 for procuring one. The
broker introduced him to smart New
Hampshire girl, the courting sped well,
speedy marriage was the result, and the
man comedies that it was a lucky match
tor him; but he refused to pay the
broker because that gentleman saw fit to
reveal the matter. He has sued for the
money, the lower court has decided
against him, and the case goes to the
superior court on appeal.
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The managers of few creameries in
New York have adopted new method
in management of their milk. As the
new milk is received, night and morning,
at the creamery, it is run into large vats,
and at once heated to 40 degrees OF
above, by driving steam into it. This
drives the odors out and enables them to
keep the milk twelve or twenty -four
hours longer than it would without heat
ing. As soon as the heating is done, cold
water is run around the milk and
through it by series of horizontal tubes
in the middle of it, the top tube being
Just below the cream, to be out of the
way of skimming. Thus by cooling the
milk at the outside and the middle, it il
rapidly done and the cream hurried tt
The surface.
A VIOLENT contest is now raging II
Italy between the railway authoritie
and the commissioners for the preserva
tion of ancient monuments. BY the re
moval of the accumulated soil on tn
Monte della Giustiza, opposite the rail
way station, the agger OF Servius va
laid bare to the depth of twenty-five feet
The railway company wanted to build
big freight depot, and this ancient wal
was in the way; a semi-circular recess o
Diocletian's ThcrmR was an additiona
obstruction. They accordingly set t
work with shovel and pick to level tn
ground, and, before the antiquaries dis
covered what was on foot, a corner Q
the baths was Topped of. The commi.
sioners protested against the destruction
of the Servian wall, and the engineer
were induced to suspend operations ur
til the subject could be discussed.
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THE reason Of the persistence of tn
heirs Of Senator Sebastian, of Arkansa
will be understood when it is ascertaine
that they have just drawn from th
treasury Sl7,700, which was his pay {
senator from March, 1861, to Marcl
1265 Sohas&ia1, uas aro Of thoao aon.