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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-09-04

coini II 70 his policy yin already hsvs I'd.
vanced the value Of coin. These are qaes-
lions that 90 asthte . reasoner ~ Judge
Thurman ought fairly to answer before he
~persuades the people to embark In his
scheme.
WHAT THURMAN PROPOSES.
He opo to issue more notes without
any provision for their payment, when our
avenues are ample to meet our expcndlt.
ure. In . time Of profound peace, when there
i no motive Of patriotism Or duty, or safety,
to impel such . course; and this merely to
save the interest Of four per cent. on &20,-
600, 900. But this very act, If adopted,
would prevent our selling . thousand mil.
lion Of four per cent bonds with which to
nav an equal amount Of six per cent. bonds
and in this work an annual loss tn the
government Of $4,000 600, or eight millions
: year more than the entire pretended say.
ing by his proposed policy.
Again, what moral right has the govern.
ment of the United States to require its cit.
liens to take lis notes - money and q stan
dard value merely for the purpose of saving
the interest ON these bonds? In . time oil
war we may concede this, but in = time Of
peace there il NO legal or moral foundation
Tor such . claim unless the notes are main.
tanned at par and redeemable at par. Is moi
the United States able to pay the interests
of its notes?
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24
An EmperOr's Generosity.

Emperor Joseph H., of Austria, hated
ceremonious receptions" as cordially as
Emperor Dom Pedro II. of Brazil does.
To escape them he used to travel tacOg.,
being known as Count Falkenstein, and
rarely recognized as the Emperor except
when he chose to reveal himself. Many
interesting anecdotes are told of him
while journeying through his dominions
in this way, or walking in disguise
through his capital.
Once, passing down the streets of vi
emma, he saw young girl with bundle
under her arm, seemingly plunged in the
deepest distress. His delicate inquiries
led her to contide in him that she was
the daughter of deceased officer, and
that her mother and herself were reduced
to such penury as to part with their few
remaining Clothes AS a last resource.
"You ought" replied Joseph, ITO have
petitioned the Emperor"
She told him this had already been
done, but without success, not concealing
the opinion Of His Majesty's want OF
generosity.
"You have been deceived" he replied,
suppressing his emotion. ~ will myself
report your case to the Emperor. know
him too we'll to fear he will refuse you
assistance"
The girl now broke forth into express
sions of thanks, which Joseph hastily
interrupted, saying, "Allow me to lend
you twelve ducats for your present ne
cessities."
In day or two Joseph dispatched
messenger. bidding her aud her mother
repair to the palace. When the young
girl saw the Emperor she tainted from
fear and emotion. On her recovery, Jo-
seph said, on delivering to her pension
equal to the appointment of her father,
ii entreat you and your mother to par
don the delay which has been the cause
of your embarrassment. You are con
vinced, l trust, it was inv oluntary on my
part; and should any onein future speak
i'll OF me, expect you to be my advo-
cate"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24
Training Boys.

If had Sons, / should try TO surround
them with such influences as would make
them crave beauty all their lives. They
should be taught to love the best books,
the finest pictures, the highest music, and
more than all, kind words and thought
| full deeds. There is no reason why the
life of a boy should be n barren, practi-
cal life, missing that which trains the
heart to love beauty. ask you, mothers,
if you are doing as much in this way for
your sons as your daughters. You smile,
and ask how any difference can exist be-
ween the surroundings of boys and girls in
the same house. But say there is differ
ence. You, in the fret place, give your
boys the smallest, darkest, ugliest bed
room in the house. If you don't believe
it, go up stairs and see. Possibly your
hired help has a worse room. If YOU
have a dingy, half worn carpet, it is,
good enough for the boys" II you
have cracked mirror or creaky chair,
ditto. They have nothing but rickety
table or a dusty muntel ON which to put
their things, and if they possess closet
in which to hang their clothes they are
fortunate. Is it strange that boys in such
apartments throw down their clothes,
never thinking by whom they are to be
picked up2 Is it strange that in rooms
so barren of pretty conveniencies, they
kick shoes and stockings in all direc-
tions2 Girls, know, love dainty, lovable
rooms-rooms in which they can read and
write, and dream their youthful dreams,
in seciusion which is dear to every one
1t seems to me that boys would prize the
same refining privilege, would like to en-
terrain their tavorites as girls do, sur
rounded by what is graceful and sweet.
o mothers and sisters, don't go on think
ing that we girls must have monopoly
of the delicate, refining and beautiful
things of life! Don't put your mind so
much on the adornment of your own
rooms that you can't make a slipper case
or a watch-holder, or a set of mats for the
boys chamber. Don't spend so much
time looking at your prettiy framed en-
cravings, that you forget the hideous
chrome which glares on Johnny every
tins he goes to bed No; give the boys
good books, pictures, everything you can
which you would enjoy yourselves. They
will be used to them, and will not do
without them, and when they are men,
their wives will not tremble to ask for Il
dollar with which to buy anything they
choose.-Pioneer Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24
A'Ire Experiments With the Electric
Light.

Notwithstanding the statements here
tofOre mado and broadly disseminated to
the effect that the electric light, especial
" on the Jabloshoff plan, is too costly TO
come into practical and economical use,
experiments which have recently been
made on quite broad scale in France
seem to contradict this opinion. 1t ap-
pears that experiments have been made
for forty consecutive days In the city OF
Lyons, by the railway authorities there,
which are quite satisfactory. 1t WAS
found that a force equal to about forty
horse power was sufficient to keep going
twenty eight electric lamps, each OF
which gives light equal to 80 gas
lamps, and works with regularity and In
a most satisfactory manner. The effect
of such illumination is grand beyond
any thing else ever experienced in the way
of artificial! illumination. These expert
ments have been tried on Lontons sys-
TEN, a modification of Wilde & Siemen's.
This plan is to send an electric current,
generated by Wilde's machine, into an
electromagnetic engine called dis
tributor. The central part being strongly
magnetised by the current from a Wilde
machine, a number of electromagnetic
are Influenced by its rapid rotation, and
in each of these an induction current is
generated. These induction currents are
powerful enough to feed these electric
lamps. Actually the machine feeds %
lamps. LontOn's plan uses regulator
which works by the dilatation of silver
wire, which Utilization works lever sys-
TEN, bringing the carbon electrodes into
contact. The French Northern Railway
has ordered several magneto-electricm ma
chimes to light their freight stations at
the termini of the road. The cost of
these lamps has not been fully worked
out yet. 1t requires more time and
further experiments to arrive at definite
result in this respect. But careful
study of the statistics already furnished
leads to the belief that light can be fur
nished in France at about 40 per cent. Of
the cost of gas.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24
Vancouver Independent
Vancouver, Clarke County, Wash
ington Territory.
Song.

II the windows of your soul
Shine out in deepest blue,
Rejecting the lovely lights within
Blue violets, pure, tender and true.
II they fash upon you black as night
Two starry gems bright and clear,
Telling of passions many and swift
Inspiring love-mingled with fear.
Or sparkling playfully in hazel lights,
Betokening mischeivous merriment,
Beware! looking deep in orbs like these
IT'S but a dangerous experiment.
Blue eyes, pure, tender and true,
Ny heart longs not for you.
Black eyes, SO dark and bright
feel no want OF your light.
Hazel eyes, sparkling with gem,
No mischief with me you've done.
But gray eyes, God bless my wife.
They are the light OF my life!
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

A LOSING BUsINEss.-Not long since a
gentleman travelling by rail from a
neighboring city to Boston purchased q
glass of soda at refreshment stand in q
way station and gave the attendant a
quarter. The latter apparently purposely
delayed making change, aud his Gus
toner was obliged to hurry on board the
train with feeling of having been
cheated, and consequently "out" fifteen
cents. He concentrated his wits on the
idea of getting even with the refresh
ment vender, and at last devised q plan
which succeeded admirably, as will be
seen. At the next stopping place he
rushed to the window OF the telegraph
Office and dictated message to be sent
to the soda water man aud paid for by
the recipient. 1t was as follows: "Do
you still sell foam at twenty five cents a
glassi" At every station where there
was chance he repeated this message.
Upon reaching Boston, having thus re-
venged himself five times, he glided out
of the depot and of about his business,
with quiet smile Of satisfaction irradiat-
ing his placid features that was refresh
ing to look upon. As forthe soda water
man, that night after shutting up he
drew up little balance sheet on the dy-
leaf of his diary as follows: Expenses
of telegraphy, 81 .25; extra profit on soda,
is cents; out, $i.10."-Boston Adcertiser.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24
The Duke of Wellington's PerilOus
Nap.

Self-reliance may be carried too far,
and self-reliant great men are often very
difficult to take care of in old age, when
their habits have survived their strength.
The late Duke of Wellington was ac-
customed. during the latter years of his
life, to drive himself about in currricle,
habit which caused his family consid-
cradle uneasiness since, from his incrcas-
ing years and failing vision, it seemed
probable that he would meet with some
accident.
The dukes well-known character, how
ever, was such that nobody dared to hint
such thing to him, and all the round
about methods taken to induce him to
abandon his charioteering having failed,
he was left to enjoy its pleasures at peace.
What rendered this so extremely dan
gerous was his habit of going off sudden
~ to sleep, which brought him so many
hairbreadth escapes that ut last it was
arranged for some member of the family
to accompany him whenever he could do
so without awakening his suspicious.
One day his second son, Lord Charles,
. coutrived to be- honored with the peril
Gus invitation. After driving a certain
distance along the road, the duke went
off into a nap, and one of the reins fell
from his hands, while he kept hold of
the other, still feeling the horses mouths
with it. The result WAS that the animals
were gradually edged towards u deep
and steep ravine which bordered the
road.
Lord Charles was watching things
meantime, and prayed that his father
might, as he had done many time before,
awake in time to prevent the else inevi-
table smash. The duke, however, con-
tinued TO nod aud to pull, until at last
rs the horses were on the very edge Of
the ditch, Lord Charles seized the fallen
rein, ami giving it pluck, pulled them
short round into the road again. With n
sharp turn the duke awoke, and seeing
the rein iu his sons hand, asked angrily,
"What are you doing with the reins, sir.'
"Well. sir" replied Lord Charles, 1.-THE
horses were going straight over the edge,
and | just pulled them of it in time to
prevent US being smashed to pieces"
The duke looked at him sternly and
said: "l'ii trouble you to mind your own
business"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

KEEP Your TROUBLES SAcRED.-A
wife of forty, whose life could not have
been all sunshine, writes the following
advice to other married women:
"Preserve sacredly the privacies of
your house. Let no father or mother, sis
ter or brother, or any third person, ever
presume to come between you two, or
to share the Joys and sorrows that belong
to you two. With Gods help, build
your own quiet world, no, allowing your
dearest earthly friend to be coniidant Of
aught that concerns your domestic pence.
Let moments of alienation, if they occur,
be healed at once. Never, no never,
speak of it outside, but to each other con-
fess, and all will come out all right.
Never let the morrow's sun still find you
at variance. Renew or review the vow,
at all temptations; it will do you both
good. Aud thereby your souls will grow
together, cemented in that love which is
stronger than death, and you will become
truly one.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

health. The secretary provided for her
necessities, and called the
attention of some charitable ladies to
her case. For weeks she lay lowering,
on the brink of the grave with bra'.n
fever, and when she arose her mind 'Eas
gone and her hair was gray. Her be-
trayer was traced out and forced to con-
tribute to her support, but for the sake
of his family the whole matter Sas kept
from publicity. When she AS able to
60 about an attempt WAS made to change
her abode and surroundings, but she re-
sisted the attempt with terrible energy,
believing, as she did, that her lover
would one day return. She chung to
this hallucination to the last, and every
day at the hour of noon she visited the
department and read the notice, and
fading mo vacancies" turned away
with sigh and returned to her room.
Once the notices were taken down, but
she WAS SO demonstrative in her joyful
anticipation of obtaining the promised
place that they were Immediately re-
placed. As said before, the history of
the case was kept profound secret, and
tut two or three who from day to day
saw the pale, wan face appear with the
regularity of the sun, knew or could
fathom the sad history OF that bligh!ed
life; and of the thousands who careless
ly read the words of that notice, few are
aware that it had its origin in the perfidy
and the treachery of man-that its let
tiers are written in the hearts blood of
confding and betrayed woman"
Here the old man blew his nose, babe
me goodbye and was about turning
away when detained him with:
"One moment before you go-what
became of the girl2'
"She faded away-that is all. Her
visits toward the last became less frequent
and finally ceased altogether. In few
DAYS, those entrusted with her secret
were notified, and we followed her to
her grave. | tell you," continued the
old man, ~ have attended many funer-
ais in my time, but never attended one
so sad as this. Her betrayer still lives
and it is to be hoped, for the credit of
humanity, is a prey to remorse for the
part he to * in blighting the life of as
beautiful u girl as ever lived. There; ;
that is all. | never told this story be-
fore, and you are welcome to it. You
are literary man, and by adding lit
tie to it you could make quite story
out Of it,
But l am not ambitious in that line,
and prefer to give the plain story in the
simple language used by the department
relic.-Washingtor Cor. Detroit Star.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

tALAO.
Special fund for re- ''' ''''''' %
dempion of fraction ~
Special deposit OF legal
deposit .Sss; 999 ssS Ss go g g
Coin certificates $685.. Si,4ISoOo % 1891, 400 0U
eau Gates. 4aas7s7l "a os7s,s4 4s
Outstanding called ..m .. 90, on ~
ot1"r outstanding coin ,oo.oo, ....... :,
liabilities. ........... s2SS,224 70 5,4oS,Sof ~
outrtanding legal ten ,,, oos ~,
o"tstsnding fraction 900, ,oo. oo =.
al currency ..... s.iSS S rs doaS ~ ~ S os
Outstanding silver corn Io,p'ssS % '''""'''' 6"
Total debt les cash in 49,, ~, o 4, ne ~, M. >.
Reduction ciH Of debt for ..-..,s, 900 80, 40
r duction Of debt since .oo., 600, .,
Market value of gold los IS i02<
Imports Tor twelve
months ending Octo' 400 ,o,o,ooo .,soa, or, m
ESporis for twelve
Ssr si' e.a'e s7osssess % so, $780, SIS o.
The features of this statement are:
There is only 100000 currency in
the Treasury.
Coin has been increased by $54,oSs,-
1919.
Coin certificates have been decreased
about 100000.
There is about SOL 100000 in the
Treasury available for resumption pur-
poses.
There are outstanding S2S,931, 500 of
bonds that have been called in.
Legal tenders outstanding have been
reduced about $5,500,000.
Fractional currency outstanding has
been reduced about 100000.
Silver coin has been increased about
$14,O00,000.
The total debt, less cash in the Treas
ury, is $43,309,034 less than a year ago.
The greenback was worth, Il year ago,
about 81 cents. and now it is worth 81
cents.
The imports have increased sal $780,
962.
The exports have increased s56,444,-
1872.
The imports and exports combined
show an increase of business of sos ,4O5,-
154.
The exhibit is excellent in every re-
spect, and the features, as we have ex-
tracted them, should be sufficient to
drive away the blues from the bluest
and restore confidence in the capacity of
the country to meet liabilities, contend
with adversely, and re-establish the
good times" That great progress has
been made the above fully shows, and
that the good work is still going on is in
the highest degree encouraging.-BostOn
Journal Of Commerce.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

ELECTRICITY FOR SLERPLEssNEss.-
That galvanization of the head has an
hypnotic effect has long been known;
hitherto, however, it has not been used to
counteract sleeplessness. Vigoureaux as
serts that he has daily obtained the finest
results in this direction, aud has failed
only in exceptional cases, As, for instance,
when sleep has been disturbed or pre-
vented by severe dyspon9. His method
is to place the broad, Hat electrodes (car-
bon covered with channels leather ON
both temples, and allow the current Of
from three, at the most five, Frouye's
elements to pass for half or whole min
ute. When the application is made in
the morning, the patient experiences n
more or less profound inclination to
sleep. Occasionally the effect of the gal
vanization is prolonged, after the inst
night, for night or two.-Seiensife Amev-
lean.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

To REMOVE WALL PAPER.-Wet n
cloth in pretty warm water and dampen
the paper all over. Let it remain some
fifteen or twenty minutes, wet again thor
oughly, and then use dry cloth to rub
the paper of. Sometimes it will peal off
easily; again it will roll up only as far
as you can rub it. On wood it adhercs
very closely. On plastered walls the sec
ond wetting will soften the paper SO that
it will peal off almost entire. All wall
paper ought TO be removed and the walls
washed in weak lye or copperas water be-
fore new paper is laid, AS this renders
the room sweeter and preserves the new
paper much better. Where grease spots
have been, it should be washed thorough
ly in hot soap suds, or the grease will
strike through the new paper in short
time.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

GOLD IN EURoPE.-The New York
Tribune states that there are $42a, 4s3, 900
in Gold in the bank of Frances as against
these sums in other European National
Banks: Bank Of England, $l25, 148, 900;
Bank of Germany, $i33 s45, 900; Bank
of Austria, t6S. $40, 900; Bank OF Neither
lands, $62, 335,0O0; Bank Of Belgium,
$l9, 4s9. 000-being a total Of t35l ,599,-
900. Thus France has more gold than
England, Germany, Austria, the Neither
lands and Belgium combined.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

A GOOD man in the large sense-in the
root meaning of the words not merely
''goody -goody" person. The quality Is
in bis very grain and fiber. He ''abhors
that hich is evil, he cleaves tn that which
is good" You Can not separate kind
man from his kindness, nor an honest
man from his honesty, any more than you
can separate him from his intellectual
faculties. Moral qualities are not acct
dents, but growths. If mau is wicked.
then is his wickedness in him ss acidity
is in the sour apple. Evil does not lie
outside of him; is not hung upon him.
something that he puts on or of at pleas
ure; it is in him as blood is in the artery,
and as marrow is in the bOne.-Golden
Rule.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24
The Sugar Business.

In all of the great seaports of England
and America the sugar business is about
the largest importing trade. London, in
six months of the present year, received
ass, 900 tons of new sugars. This would
constitute the carsoes of at least one thou
sand ships, barks and brigs, such as are
generally employed in the sugar trade.
Boston, alone, in six months of the pres
ent year had nearly three hundred and
fifty ships, briggs, barks, and schooners ar
irving at this port entirely loaded with
sugars.
This fleet gave to our commercial in
terests a vast business; for the remaining
four months of 1877 we may not receive
more than one hundred cargoes. The
seven months of 1877 have shown proba-
bly, the largest sugar trade that Boston
has ever known. The receipts have been
about 80, 900 hogsheads and nearly half
a million baskets from the East and West
Indies. The receipts at Philadelphia and
Baltimore have been very light in com
parison with Boston, and large quantities
of sugars have been sold here for those
markets and also for New York.
With the exceptions off few scattering
cargoes from the West Indies and some
niue or ten vessels from the East Indies
due 10 August and September, the bulk of
the entire receipts for the past year have
now arrived.-B0stOn Post.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

LAST June Western farmer turned
100 shotes, averaging 1875 pounds each,
into twenty acre clover field, kept them
there four months, and the first of Octo-
Der obey averaged a weight Of $50 pounds
each, or u gain of nearly 500 pounds
of pork to each acre of clover, besides
the land was well dressed with hog ma
nure. Feeders claim that hogs fed on
clover during the summer months are in
fine condition to finish off on grain in
the fall.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

A MAN, who was determined never to
lose his temper. was grossly insulted
while arguing point, by his opponent,
who threw glass of water in his face.
Taking out his handkerchief snd wiping
his face, he coolly said: That, sir, WAS a
depression; now for the argument"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

IT is computed that the grain used for
liquors in a year in the United States
reaches 10000, 900 bushels, which would
make 1850, zoo, 900 four pound loaves of
bread. Great Britain uses 10000. 900
bushels of grain yearly for the same
purpose, and annually imports food to
the value of nearly $400, O0O,O 900.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

ABOUT 100 Of the recent emigrants to
Kansas from Maryland have returned 10
their old homes, disappointed aud dis
heartened. Some Of them walked back,
begging subsistence on the way.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

A RESOLUTION that is communicated is
no longer within thy power; thy inten-
tons become now the plsything OF chance !;
he who would have his commands GER
tainly carried out mast take man by sur
price Goethe
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

GRAIN ExPoRrs.-During the present
year the exports of grain from New
York have been 1,l5S,700 barrels Of
wheat -four, 1891 900 bushels of wheat,
21,256,000 bushels Of corn, 1885, 900
bushels Of barley, and ,9O3,0OO bushels
Of rye.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-24

ENQUIRER" Is informed that the
milk-punch il not an article used 70 do
tect dishonest milkmsn.