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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24
Verv Poisonous Gas.

II is well known that suffocation by
burning charcoal in q closed room is not
produced by carboiic acid. Death is
caused by the oxide of carbon, which ID
due to the incomplete oxydatiOn OF the
The oxide of carbon unites
with the. red globules ct the blood, 70
that one volume of oxide OF carbon
takes thsplscs of one volume OF oxygen;
the glObules of blood cease to have the
normal provision of oxygen, and suhoca-
ton ensues. Recent experiments have
demonstrated that the poisonous effects
of oxide of carbon are much moro viru-
lent than were supposed-that is 70 say,
that much weaker dilution OF this gaa
in air is fatal. Any man or animal that
breathes during half IN hour an atmos.
phere containing 1-779 part of oxide OF
carbon absorbs . sufficient quantity OF
this gas to make half the red globules Of
his blood incapable Of absorbing oxygen.
If the atmosphere contain merely l-l44s
mart of oxide of carbon, one-quarter 0l
the red globules of his blood become in
capable Of absorbing oxygen. These
perimcnts demonstrate the danger ol
braseros and of several sorts OF stoves
Whenever there il an incomplete com
bustion oxide Of carbon is invariably
produced. All cigars, and especially u
cigars that burn badly, all pipes all ciga
rettes, produce oxide of carbon. I'M
smoker absorbs it; it makes moro or les
Of the red globules Of his blood incapa
BILE of obsorbing oxygen. Narcota
anemia, narcotic cardiacal diseases, ar
probably caused by this absorption 9
the most poisonous gas kn0wn.-Pdy'
Corss. Nsse Orleu1s Picayssne.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24
Why Buildings are Struck by Light
aing.


Il will now be readily perceived Why
tall buildings, such as church spires, are
more liable to be "struck," to use the
common expression, than structures OF q
less height. Buildings may be construct
ed. wholly or in part, of substances pos.
sessing greater conducting power than
the aiT, and ~ they rise to considerable
distances above tho earth's surface, they
lessen by 90 much the thickness OF the
stratum of air TO be traversed, and d.
minished in corresponding degree the
resistance to be overcome between cloud
and earth. Of two edifices equally con-
ductive, the higher will thus occasion the
greater reduction of resistance, and con-
sequently the discharge will take place
directly ever this building, and through
it to and from the ground. The effects
of the passage Of electricity through the
building will be determined by the de-
gree Of conductivity possessed BY the
latter, or in other words, BY the reaist-
auce il o6efs. IL il be constructed OF
metal, or ifit have continuous piece Of
metal running through it from top TO
bottom, the electric charge will pasa
without causing In it any visible enect,
hecause little or no resistance is opposed.
For this reason, buildings, ~ the reader
doubles knows, have often annexed e
| them for their protection metal roc
called . lightning conductor. But \
there be NO metal employed In the con
struction Of the building, or il the meta
md - ID separate and detached piece
these will 10 great resistance TO b over
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24
-, Noted aaxs1es of Notsd Nan.

A weak mind is like . microscope,
which magniies trifing things, but
cannot receive great ones.-[ Chesterfield.
Mankind worships success, but thinks
too little of the means by which it is at
tained-[ Henry NJ. Field.
There is no man 30 friendless but that
he can find friend sincere enough to
tell him dissgreeable truths Bulwer.
must not speak all that we know
that were folly; but what man says
should be what he thinks, otherwise it is
knavery.-[ Montaigne.
To work out our own contentment we
should labor not so much to increase our
substance, a. to moderate our desires
TArchbishop + Sanderson.
Let no man ever cOvet the goods which
another man receives until he is quite
certain he is willing to pay the price that
man has paid for that good.
As good almost kill man as kill a
good Book; he who kills man kills q
reasonable creature, but he who destroys
a good book kills reason ITSELF Milton.
When our souls shall leave this dwell
ling, the glory of one fair and virtuous
action is above all escutcheons on
our tomb or silkcu banners DER U.S.
[Shirley.
Man carries under his hat private
theater, wherein greater drama II
acted than is ever performed ON the
mimic stage, beginning and ending
in eternity.-[ Carlyle.
The man who is curious to see how
the world could get along without him
can find out by sticking cambria needle
into mill-pend, and then Withdrawing
it and looking at the hole.
There is no funeral 80 sad to follow a
the funeral of our own youth, which VI
have BEEN pampering with fond desire
and ambitious hopes, and all the brigh
berries that hang in poisonous cluster
over the path of life Landor.
| As folly on the one side, though !
should enjoy all it can desire, would
Notwithstanding, never be content; g
ON the other, wisdom never acqniesce
with the present, and is never disaati'
fed with its immediate condition.
[Montaigne.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

to comply, but hit upon the ingenious
notion OF casting all the responsibility
upon the Emperor Wilhelm. "My mas
ter, the German KAISER" said he, ICON.
manded me to present myself before the
august emperorOf japan in full Prussian
uniform. Now the boots constitute an
important part of the uniform, and /
dare not appcar a. his representative
without these accessories" The cham
berlain went to the mikado with this
explanation, and the result was that
Dr. Muller marched into the audience
in his boots.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

THE heated term has been unusually |
severe in the southern cities thus far. At
Louisville, KY, on the 18th instant, nearly |
80 cases of sunstroke were reported, Is
deaths occurred, and within three days %
burial permits had been granted. At st.
Louis on the 18th instant 10 cases of sun.
stroke occurred, and on the i4th fully SO
cases, resulting fatally to 20 persons. At
Quincy, Illinois, on the l4th instant, out of
seven cases of sunstroke, five proved fatal.
On the 18th the number of pr0stratlons at
St. Louis numbered fully l5o, with about so
fatalities. On the same day Chicago had
one fatal case, Omaha three, and Wheeling,
w. Va, one. Alex. Warwick, of A. T. Stew.
art L Co., New York, fell dead from heat at
Little Rock, on the 18th, and Col. Lucien
Temple succumbed to the hest ut Nashville
on the 18th.
MONTREAL was in fever of excitement
| on the 18th inst, the day on which the
great demonstration Of Orangemen was TO
take place. Trouble was anticipated and
Eve regiments of infantry, one corps Of
artillery, and troop of cavalry were drawn
up ON the Champs de Man ready for action.
The mayor having forbid the procession, ~
the Orangemen filed ont Of their hall,
mounted police dashed amongst them and
arrested the grand master and several others,
whereupon the entire body returned 10 the
hall and gave up the procession. The valid.
ity of the mayors action will be tested in
the courts. Several minor brawls occurred
but nothing serious.
THE counties of Dane, Sauk, Columbia
Rock and Green, in Wisconsin,, suffered inn
mense damage from q rain storm which
lasted 72 hours, ending on the 18th inst
The bridge at Roscoe, ILL.,, south Of Bcloit
was carried away. A huge boulder falling
across the track of the G. d N. w. road nea
Baraboo, passenger train was wrecked
but no person was injured. The collidinl
engine jumped down ten foot embank
ment into the river.
RRPoRTs Of auditors in the suit of th
. state of Georgia W. John Jones, late trea,
!. urer, shows there il deficit OF 425o,0
}. su,t 10 pending against his sureties, and th
!, case viii be heard in October.
The following congressional nomination
= were made in Indiana ON the 10th inst.
!. Thos. N. Browne, Republican, Fifth di
i trict; R. C. Cobb, Democratic, Second di
! trict; John Studaksr, Grsenbacker, Twelit
!. district.
. PRoF. LANGLEY, Of the Allegheny Ol
servstory, accompanied BY severalseientist
., ere On rosie for Pixies Peak, for the parpos
= Of making observations Of the eclipse Of u
G sun that occurs on the 3Sth Of July. Pike
Peak and Denver are in the path Of IT. :
{, tality.
/. FoUR hundred and sixty NsFnons arrive
at New York from Liverpool on he 10
Instant.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

Shoe leather has desecrated the moor
of the mikado's palace in Toxic. A. the
London Echo tells the story, DR.. Muller,
chief phyaician Of the Prussian general
staiF. recently went 70 Japan 70 help or
rsnise military academy. When the
hour came for his presentation 70 the
mikado no naturally clothed himself in
full unifosn. The court olhciah in
formed him that he could not b par
mittsd 70 enter the awful psssence unlea
he oomplied With Japaness usaGe aad
pullsd o. hk bootk ~, Mailer Epgnesd
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

KANSAS claims to be the banner state
for grain this year, good judges estimat-
ing that it will send fully $4,000, 900
bushels OF wheat to market, or about so
per cent. above the largest yield hereto
fore in any one state, California having
had had the the honor 40 far, with crop Of 3O,-
OOO, 600 bushels.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

The best picture in the American de.
partment of the Paris exposition art
gallery--a portrait of Miss Emily
Schsumberg, of Philadelphia-has been
Withdrawn, because it was hung beside
the picture of fast woman very much
decollette-below-smoking a cigarette
and slipping at glass of champagne.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24
RATES or ADvuR1nsueo !.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

THE American Bible Society issues
copy of the Testament that sells for i've
cents, and the demand for it ID 10 great
that IL has led to the issue 1000 copies
day throughout the month of May.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

LAST year 1000. 900 pounds Of tobac-
co and nearly two billions of cigars were
smoked, snufsed and chewod in this coun-
try, an increase of about 5000, ,O0O
pounds Of tobacco and so, ,OOO, 900 cigar
as compared with the year previous.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

FAILURE is staring the permanent I"
exhibition at Philadelphia in the face,
and unless something in the way of
special attraction is furnished il seems
destined to ignominiously belle its
name.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

The power of heat is shown at the
Rockport, Mass, granite company's
quarry by the upheaval, during the past
three days, of stratum of rock 100 feet
long, ten to fifteen feet wide, about Eve
feet thick and weighing /, 900 tons, which
has been cracked and bulged upward by
the hot sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

A CURIOUS incident in the centennial
celebration with which New Jersey is
about commemorsting the battle G
Monmouth, with the events that pre-
ceded it, was sermon delivered
at Middletown from the original
notes of a sermon preached there 100
years ago, which the noise of the distant
battle did not interrupt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

The treasury department now gets
silver bullion At fifty-two pence an ounce,
making the intrinsic value of the silver
dollar when coined cighty-eight cents in
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

The Boston Jownalof Chemistry wishes
no worse fate for the man who started
the recipe going the rounds of the pa
papers, that "a pail of clean water placed
in a freshly painted room will remove
the sickening odor of paint" than that
he be shut up in newly painted room
for half q day or so with nothing but his
pail of clean water for company and re-
lief,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

THE Scientific American is of the opin-
ion that the fax and linen industry af-
fords rare encouragement for the en-
ployment of capital and skill in the
United States. Very little is done in
this country at the present time in the
production and manufacture of fax.
Last year We imported "a, 25O, 900 of raw
fax, $6,0O0,OOO worth of linseed and
$15, ,00O, 900 of linen goods.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24
Foreign.

for money At s5 1915; on account s5
1916. Liverpool wheat market opens quiet;
average California 1Os{0lOs 4d; floating car.
goes heavy; on passage very heavy; good
cargoes No. spring wheat, off coast, at 42s
Cd; coed cargoes mixed American corn of
coast 24s.
LIVERPOOL, July 16-Breadstulfs weaker;
average California, 1Os(0lOs Sd; California
Club, los 3d@1Os Sd; spring, Ss 9d@9s Sd
corn, 22s 6d@22s Cd.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

BALTIMORE enjoys the novelty of
stage line, which revives the omnibuses
unknown for twenty years. The street
railway company, however proposes to
stop the coaches, on the ground that
when it laid its tracks the city required
that all the property of the omnibus
be bought, and forbid vehicles charging
fares to use the route of the tracks of the
railway.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

New York.

New YORK, July 1880 p. M.-Cotton
Quiet Flour-Dull: receipts / 900 bbls
sales 1900 bbls at $4.OO@5.75. Wheat
Spring shade easier; winter trifie firmer:
quiet; receipts $1,000 bus; sales 5000 bus
No. 2 winter red seller August At 81 .O2.
Rye-Firm. Corn-Firm; receipts 124, 600
bus; sales 5000 bus at 44S47Xc for
western mixed. Barley-Nominal. Oats
Dull; receipts 81, 900 bus; sales $4,000 bus at
3l@34c for mixed western; S2038c for
white. Pork-Firm At $1O.3O0lO.5O Lard
Firm at 81 .2O@7.2iX. Whisky--At $l.OS.
Petroieum-Crude at SIC; refined lOHc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24
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but it often collides with : - ahi1s.
which is much sadder rslsction. ~
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with Jumps Of sugar Hscksnasak n.
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an exnert nnleE he -, c~-,s ~ HsSi
into ths hstt.,s. .so..s.a ~ - .rss ~. ~ -. -. 49,
Of every possible ave.
"BRAvH men. Wise men. tru. ,,enf,,
shouts the Newark .Io.rvai Hto a.
frontr Thanks, thank vou kindiv.
Now, il the uaher viii ahox = rieht m
to the orchestra chair.
TINS II inst tha hind - ~,..4a.. 49,
puzzles nan 3 Is pa rrorrisSv = oesIsk.
inc his umbrella. ~ neoasristy ~ f.r.
ine somebody else's un6sslIs - = a
les puzsiinr.-Bsrksi:s o..
"WEar von evAr .hot y .sl.a -. -
lady dustins ~ sls~ss .rd tei;.s - .
eood look a tha snl6ier ana T-S..
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24
Chicaeo.

CHICAGO, July 1880 p. NJ Wheat
Irregular and higher: at 95c for cash; s4Xc
for seller August: 81 58c for seller September
Corn-Irregular and frmer SsH @3sxc for
cash; 37>sc for seller August; 3Sc for seller
September. Oats-Weak and lower; at
24Mc for cash; 22Xc for seller August.
Rye and Barley Unchanged. PORK
Strong and higher at S9.45 for cash; $9.47K
for seller August; &9.60@9.62k for seller
September. Lsrd-Firm and higher; at
$6.97K for cash; 500 for seller August;
$705 bid for seller September. Whisky-At
$lO6: Hoes-Receipts $500 head; no de.
mand prices unchanged.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

COMMODORE STOREY, who went to
New York only few years ago, has sur
prised the metropolis and himself by his
remarkable advance toward the suprem-
acy as ruler of the marine empire.
His speciality is freighting and shipping,
and he is said to own more floating
crafts than any other man in America,
entirely supplanting Commodore Van
derbilt in this direction. When he went
to New York, in 1868, he was worth
only SIC, 900; now his wealth isestimated
at a. .OOO. 600.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

MILWAUKEE, July 1880 p. M-Flour--
Steady; choice spring extras at $5.OO@55O; f;
patented extras at $6.OO@6 so; common to
good extras at $3.5O9425. Wheat-Strong.
er; No. l at $1.Ol@lOlH; No. 2 at $1,000
I.O01; seller July firm at aoc@$l .OOjf; sci.
Ter August. S7k@SSXc. Corn--Quiet at 38c.
at Zoe. Barley-Higher; Csc cash August
at 20. Provisions-Quiet but higher. Pork
$3.50. Lard-7@7Kc. Hogs-No de.
mand for packing; fair to prime hogs $3.50
GAPS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

-GrepAis '
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

ACCORDING to the census OF Peru,
taken last year, that country has. IL do
partments, 8 frontier provinces, 50 prov.
inces, 765 districts, 66 large towns, 81
small towns, l,3S5 villages 4s7 hamlets
$500 settlements, and 4,478 hacienda'
and plantations. The total population
Ii 1885, ,945, Of which 1885, ,945 are mer
and 1884, 900 women. The 2699, 81
inhabitants Of Peru are distributed ovel
: surface Of ! 1,605, ,742 square hlometers
thst i to ~ = proportionof two persons
OF rather moro, 10 each, the superAcis
bsing about sqaivalsRt 10 ~ aesss.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

JNo. d. McCABE is prosecuting attor-
ney for the Eighth district Of Arkansas,
a leading lawyer Of the state, and has
been candidate for the United States
senate. He lately eloped with his sister
in-law, after writing this to his wife:
"God knows deplore the anguish this
letter will cause. The world may well
denouncs mo for the step / am about to
take, as am leaving my wife, family,
home, all. To refer to the past would
be an insult, but in the future I can only
look to God to protect you." Mrs. NC
Cabe fell In fainting fit, and has sincs
been q maniac.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

The tramp Of the period has . bank
account. He begged a dinner at the
house of farmer in Amherst, Mass, re-
Gently, and supper at an Irishman's
hut several miles further on. After sup
per he sat dewn in the kitchen, smoked,
and finally said that he thought he would
stay over night. The cottagers told him
hey were poor and could not afford to
keep him. He repleniahed his pipe and
coolly informed them that if that wert
the case he would pay for his entertain
ment. This he did, showing at the time
book with q, 800 to his credit in . Bos
90n savings bank.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-24

payment 1IlAOluucs HUUut p@SVVosVev'
uRIMEs AND CAsUALrIEs.
In London, Mass, on the night of the
18th inst, VIM. H. Brock shot and killed
Pat O'Keefe and wounded Eliza Redlon.
Cause, jealosy.
CHARLES A. MINPAUER and man named
Springer were probably fatally injured At
Philadelphia on the 18th inst. during fight
among partisans of rival claimants to the
ownership of . yacht.
A Ere at New Orleana on the 18th inst.
destroyed eight houses, including the Nadi.
SON school for girls. Loss about $50, 1000.
Jos. w. Hartnall and Mitchell Lehr, firemen,
! were killed BY falling walls.
UP to the 17th inst. the number Of deaths
ct St. Louis from the effects Of heat were 81.
RoBRRr N. Lowe, . white man, was shot
iaad killed By Edwin sAndsEspu, colcred,
i near Bede Buckle. TenA., on tAe 18th inst
while Lowe and Is others, in disguise, were
engaged in breaking down his door.
i FIVE men, while crossing Nanitou Lake
il Canada, upset the boat, and Tobias Neghs
wander, his son, Thomas and Samuel Nc
Neern were drowned.
! GEO. p. MACK, Of the town Of Turtle
. Rock county, Wis, was murdered BY hi
hired man on The night of the 18th inst.
4 SNOWMAN Dan Rice's steamer, the Dan
/ sel. vss sunk in the Missouri river, opposit
: pscssps, Aebrasks, On ths eth Inst Rics'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-06
S I'm, az i Feaihered Police Force.

Natures Feathered Police Force
The ,ss.. wi, ss . sss "ss's'" 4ss,
aI.sI Az ;ro,s..s ~ ;r,scts ,bGt other
eneek 'ns ,"oieaI ,I :. WoadnscLsr,
wise wou'd oVet'osu i' m .sss;. =
crsepers and ohicadees are tne guar",a.S
d the trunks Of trees. Warblers and ny
catchers protect the foliage. 'BlacEblrdS'
crows. thrushes and larks protect me sur
face Of the soil. snipe and woodeock pro-
tect the soilhnder the surface. Each tribe
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-06
Baltimore Tobacco Market.
BALTIMORE, August 1st., 1873.

Correspondents Of the Intslligenesr.
The market for Ohio tobacco has been
quite active during the past month, and
the total sales amount 10 about 5000
hhds. Buyers for Duisburg and Bremen
purchased freely; ut present there Ia .
good demand for spangled and foe red
tobacco, for which fair prices are obtain
ed, and we would advice further chip
ments Of such grades.
The French agents also entered the
market and bought $40 hhds. Of common
to medium tobacco from our nsighbors
We have persistently refused 10 sell any
tobacco 70 the French agents. To-day
MIR. Kremelberg, the French buyer, again
looked at lot Of our tobacco, and offered
what he considered to DO higher than he
had paid yet, but we declined the offer
and insisted on full price.: Considering
the large quantity the French require
this year, We do not consider 1t likely that
large stock Of French grades will have
TO be carried over, and therefore We con.
slider 1t to be our duty to make every
effort 10 our power to obtain full prices
We note that in all the Western mar
kets owing to unfavorable crop prospects
prices have advanced. I-....r.. ..k
Our market is firm, and there Is Al
active competition among buyers, We
hope to be able TO obtain higher prices.
The total inspections Of Ohio tobacco
are l2,058 hhds., against 1885 hhds. n
the came time last year. .a
Yours truly,
''" WfLKENs 4 BHALL.