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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

and use, if you need a tonic stimulant
and alternative, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The liquors of commerce., even when they
are not adulterated, fsil to produce more
than a temporary exhilaration, usually fol.
lowed by q depressing reaction, anything
but beneficial TO q weakly constitution. Not
only do the potentbotanic ingredients com.
bined with the alcoholic of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters minister to the health and
vigor of those who use it, but the basis
pure old rye, the finest and most salubrious
liquor distilled, is no mean promoter of a
healthful condition of the digestive organs.
Its presence in the Bitters is essential to
preserve their vegetable constituents from
fermentation, and it unquestionably aug
ments their remedial value. Few medicinal
preparations of a proprietary nature have
ever received such strong concentrations
from medicinal men.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13
His Ear in His Pocket.

Yesterday a small boy with his head
bandaged entered a bookstore and said
he wanted to buy some school books. Az
the clerk was waiting on him he inquired
the reason why his customers head was
tied up in such a shape.
"Oh," responded the boy, in a matter.
of-fact way, "a horse bit of my ear this
morning"
"NoH said the clerk, doubtingly;
"what was the trouble, anyway~
II tell you he did bite it off," the lad
said, with some warmth, "and I can
prove it too. just you look here now"
and reaching down into his pocket he
drew forth q wad of newspaper soaked
with blood and slapped it down on the
counter. A crowd formed around the
little fellow, who With great gravity and
apardonable air Of triumph proceeded
to unwrap the unsavory Then he
pulled forth a CHASTITY relic in the shape
Of a human ear, evidently torn out by
the roots. "There, didn't tell you SOP
he cried, e~xultingly. "He fetched it off
at the first nip" The boy gave his name
n Esgan, and said he lived on the Clapp
farm. While working in the barn the
horse reached his head over the side of
the stall, caught the little fellows ear in
his teeth and chewed it of. Having thus
delivered himself, the lad carefully re.
wrapped his precious ear, thrust it in his
pocket and departed.-OH City Derrick.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

put in . warm place to rise over nightaa
sponge for bread.
GOLDFISH ToAsr.-Pick up ONE pint of
Ash, freshen it in water, put It back on
the stove, add one quart Of cold water,
half = cup Of butter, and pepper to the
taste, enc tablespoonful Of -four dis
solved in q little water, then stir into
the fish. Toast half q dozen slices Of
bread and cover them with the fish.
PUMPKIN PIEs.-Boil and strain
Through colander) your pumpkin; then
to two quarts of pumpkin, two quarts
of milk, four eggs, five t~easpoonsful
vanilla, three of cinnamon, one of all.
spice, half teaspoonful of mace, half a
nutmeg; the spice must all be fine; add
sugar and salt to taste. Bake with only
under-crust.
APPLE CHEEsE.-Get some good cook
ing apples; peel, pare, core, and cut
them into small pieces, Add an equal
weight of sugar, and the juice of two
lemons and peel, cut very fine. Put
them on the fire and keep moving them
about to prevent their burning. Boil
until the apples are quite mashed up,
and look clear, and in stirring the bot
tom of the pan comes clean. Dip a mold
in cold water, put in your CHEESE, and
serve next day, with a custard round it.
BEEFsrEAK PUDDING.-Take two
pounds of sirloin steak and cut in pieces
three-fourths of an inch square; season
with salt and pepper, and dredge on a
little -four. For the crust take one
quart of -four, one cup of nice drippings
or lard, rub in the -four; a little salt,
Mix with cold water till hard enough to
roll, then cut the dough in two pieces
one larger than the other, and roll about
three-fourths of an inch thick. Place
the meat on the larger, and put the ether
piece over, and press the edges together
80 the gravy will not escape; wiring the
pudding-cloth out of warm water, dredgt
with a little -four, and tie up the pud.
ding and place in boiling water, and boi
steadily two and one-half hours. Renew
the water as it boils away with boiling
water. You can, if you wish, boil your
pudding in a large bowl or basin, tying q
cloth over the top.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

A Battle Of Boa-Constrictors.

Recently there was an exciting scene
in the house at the New York Geological
Garden, occupied by the dozen beacon
strictors imported from South America.
One of the snakes had crept up the
branch of a tree that wa occupied by
another. At this the one with the
pre-empted claim to this resting-place
seemed to take serious offence, for it sud-
denly, having taken two or three tight
coils around the limb, arched its neck,
and with lightning like flashes of its
tongue, shot forth its head and buried
one of its fanqs in the skin of the other
ut about its middle. The bitten boa, il.
stead of striking back Immediately, let
60 its hold on the limb and dropped of,
its entire length of nine feet hanging
down, partly in the air and partly on
the floor. It was held thus by the fangs
of the attacking boa, that remained
caught in q loop of the skin. This
placed both snakes in q position of pain.
The biter's neck wa pulled out tant by
the weight so that it could not shake off,
and its jaws were wrenched wide apart.
1t seemed that it either lacked the in
stinct to release itself of its coils on the
limb OF was prevented from doing 80 by
the strain. The other snake, evidently
suffering from the wounds and the strain
on its skin, was writhing in pain, with
its tail on the floor and its body and
neck squirming in the air. Occasionally
it would raise its head as if to strike the
other in the neck, but it was not observed
to do &c. At last one of the attendants
opened the door, and with a stick raised
up the lower snake in such q way that it
managed to wriggle of. It appeared tn
be suffering greatly, and there is fear
that it may die. The bitten snake does
not seem to suffer much.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13
Bloody Termination Of . Marriage
Feast.

EH - 3O08ts H.--a.. ns.e
A wedding at Constantine, Algeria,
recently enlivened by the following
incident: "A man named Petrol was
recently married to young woman of
Alsatian origin. Just when the mar
riage party were sitting down at table,
the bride left the room for = moment,
and, meeting one Of the guests, shook
hands with him. Petrol, seeing this. and
actuated by IN inexplicable feeling Of
jealousy, rushed upon the guest, and
struck him q heavy blow with . stick on
the head. The young woman, terribly
frightened, sought refuge in an adjoining
room, whittier she was followed by her
husband in q state of fury, who there
stabbed her with q knife in the breast no
less than six times, and then, availing
himself of the general terror Of all the
persons who had witnessed the horrible
scene, he ran down into the stables be-
low, and blew out his brains with .
pistol"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13
How to Avoid Quackery.

Sufferers from nervous debility, loss
Of vitality and kindred ailments, from what
ever cause, can now obtain the Recipes for
. certain cure BY the famous PHYsiOLoo-
ICAL METHOD, BY writing TO the inventor,
DR.. 7. Williams, ABS East Water street, Nil.
wsukee, Wis. He makes NO charge for the
recipes until . cure is effected. They can
beprepared by any druggist, and have cured
over 5000 cases in his private practice.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

For nearly ninety days there has been
no business in Memphis except to pass
out with . liberal hand the charitable
contributions Of the world to the sick
and destitute. The stores and ware
houses on Main and Front and other
streets have been closed. The goods
owned by the tenants of those stores in
many instances have deprecated in value
to lea than their first cost. The men
who own those buildings-some of them
nillionaires-owe one duty to sufferers
in the great calamity, and that is to
cancel the rents due duriYH the period
of the epidemic. The maj sstty Of the
property owners have resided in safe
places We have no doubt they will sill
have the manhood to stand up and bear
. share of the common calamity. Resi-
dence property should also be exempt
from the collection Of rents during the
same period. 1t is safe to say that the
mas Of refuge tenants have found it a
difficult matter to obtain food, without
the additional burden of paying rents
for houses which they have mot occupied.
The men who stood in Memphis facing
death every hour Of their lives do not
expect to receive any reward this side of
heaven. But they believe the rich citi.
sens win give, in some form, . slight
pecuniary tribute to alleviate the gener-
ii restitution.
After the death and burial of our
friends, the next sad fact is the destitute
condition of u poor whites, who are
too proud to apply for relief. Some
have large families. They win suffer
the pangs of hunger and starve before
they win apply for charity. Many OF
them were once well-ts-do, or living
comfortably, ON good salaries or in off,
ciai positions. There does not seem to be
any remedy. "Sufier and be strong" is
their only consolation. Memphis Ava
Lanche.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

WE still assert DIR. Graves HEART
RRGULATOR is q great remedy for Heart
Disease, n give the following proof:
my wife was troubled with water about the
heart, and could get no relief from any physician.
tain intervals, arising from Heart Disease. pur.
chased some Of the HEART REGULATOR. and she Oh.
tanned great relief. The use of the HEART REGu-
LArsR gave her immediate relief from al sinking 81
the spirits. and she would not be without 1t ct any
time. She would gratefully the HHAkr
REsvLAroR to any one troubled with the Heart Dis.
ease and advise them to try II ~ . safe and certain
remedy. JOSHUA T. KENDALL, Concord, N. H."
Send your name to F. f. INGALLS,, Con.
cord, N. H, for a pamphlet containing q
list Of testimonials OF cures, etc.
For sale by druggists at so cents and 81
ueP hottie.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

erful horse. oaparisoued In the trappings
u : Prunaan star Officer, with his head
hare, and 4 bright aber swinging In his
hand, rushss to the front and urges the
cclumn forward. His words ars hery
and h. look h dauntleaL
"Ior France and Lefebvrei" the
strange horseman cries, waving his
sword aloft, and pointing toward the
battery. a1he marshal will weep il We
los this dayi"
The brave troopers thus led BY one
who feared not to dash forward where
the shot fell thickest, gave an answering
shout, and pressed on, caring little for
the rain Of death 20 long ~ they had .
living leader to follow. Hoping that he
might take the battery, and yet counting
death, Jerome Dubois spurfed on, and
finally the troop came upon the battery
with Irresistible force.
1t was not In the power of the can
ncneers to Withstand the shock, and the
Russian infantry that came to their sup
port were swept away like chat. The
battery wa quickly captured, and when
the gums had been turned upon those
who had shortly before been their mas
tiers, the fortune of the day was decided.
The Russians and the Prussians-
horse, foot and dragoons-such - we're
not taken prisoners made the best Of
their way back into Dantxic, having lost
much more than they had gained.
Jerome Dubois returned TO the guard
house, and gave himself up to the officer
In charge. First : surgeon was called
TO dress several slight wounds which he
had received. Next, his colonel was
called to zee what should be done with
him. The colonel applied to the gen.
eral Of brigade, and the general of bri.
gAde applied to the general of division,
and the general ef division applied to
Marshal Lefebyre.
"What shall we do with Jerome
Duboisfn
"God bless himl" cried the veteran
general, who had heard the whole story.
" I'll pardon him to-day, snd tomorrow
I'll promote himi"
And jerome Dubois, in time, went
himself to see the loved ones in France,
and when he went he wore the uniform
Of . captain.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

A TARMER in Rsno county, Kan,
coming across = r~attlesnake, tied his
reins il : bunch and killed it therewith.
Subsequently lie united the knot with
his teeth, and the poison thus got into
M gy9ten and drove him mad.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

Hon. G. r. PARSONS, mayor of Roch-
ester, was radically cured of Bright's Dis.
ease by Craig's Kidney Cure. Depot ~
University Pl., N. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13
CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco

IMPORTANT NOTICE.-Farners. Fam.
iliss and Others can purchase NO Remedy equal to Dr.
TOBIAS VENETIAN IMMINENT for the cure Of
Cholera. Disrrhea. Dy.entsry, Group. Collie and Bee.
sce cath accompanying each bottle) and externally
fer Chronic Rheumatism. Headache. Iooth:chs sore
Bitss, Old Sores, Pains in Limbo. Back and Chest.
The VENETIAN LINIMKNr was introduced 10
40, many stating, If 1t was Ten Dollars = Bottle they
would not be without Il: Thou:ands 81 oertincates
curative properties. Bold by the Druggists st ~
cfa. Depot 10 Murray st.. New York.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

IT Il astonishing with what rapidity
ulcerous sores and eruptive maladies are
cured BY HRNRY's CARDOLIC SALvE, an *.
ternal antidote to unhealthy conditions Of
the skin which 10 preferred BY physicians TO
every other preparation containing the car.
bolic element. II II undoubtedly the finest
a~ntiseptic and purifier extant. 1t acts like .
charm on purulent eruptions and has also
been successfully used for rheumatism and
sore throat. All Drasgists sell it
FAMILIARITY with the writings Of the
great poets is q necessity to any who
wishes to appear wellin company. Fo 1Oc.
We will send a book of 100 selections from
the beautiful melodies of Moore, the grand
poems OF Byron, and the unequaied songs
Of Burns, and SO popular songs@ Desmond
L Co., 9l5 Race st., Phiis.
For upwards of thirt years Mrs.
WINsLow's SOOTHING syrup has been
used for children with never-failing success.
It e~orrects acidity of the stomach, relieves
wind collie, regulates the bowels, cures dys-
! EMERY and darrhes, whether arising from
teething or other causes. An old and well.
| tried remedy. Is cents a bottle.
To cleanse and whiten the teeth, Ia
sweeten the breath, use Browns Campher'
ated ~Saponaceous Dentifrice. Twenty-Five
cents q bottle.
For Coughs, Colds, and Throat Dis.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

For Coughs, Colds, and Throat Dis
orders, use "Brocn's Bronchial Troches,"
having proyed their efficacy by a test of
many years, IS cents q box.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

4n1 IAO08B6 xV1AVOO SO0RAN
New York. Boston. and Chicago.
A COUGH OF cold taken between now
and Christmas frequently lasts all winter.
This il certainly the case with people who
have weak lungs. The most convenient, re-
liable and inexpensive remedy 10 Johnson's
Anodyne Linissent. It is to be used inter.
nally aud externally.
LAST winter we warned our readers
against buying the large packs of worthle %
horse and cattle powders and a. it 10 now
time to begin using them, We again urge
them not 70 throw away their money.
iMeridan's Pocders are strictly pure, but We
know Of NO others that are.
II each one Of the several makers had
taken the highest medal At one Of the great
worlds expeditions there wonld be oom to
question which wa best: but Mason 4
11asHlin have taken the highest honors 1t
svsry such competition for Twelve year..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13
Domestic Reeipss.

RICE PANcAKEz-Two large cups of
rice well washed; boil in one quart of
water; when the water boils of, add one
quart of milk, one cup wheat -four, one
egg.
BRowN BRKAD.-Three cups of corn
meal, two cups of rye -four, n tea
spoonful Of salt, one tablespoonful Of
molases; stir with new milk. Bake
three hours
DoUGH CAKE&-Ons pint of light
dough; three eggs; two cups of sugar;
one cup Of butter; cinnamon and nut
meg, with two pounds of rajsins. Adds
.cofee-cup of -four.
INDIAN GRIDDLK CAKE.-Two cup
fuls white corn-meal, nj cupful hour,
one-half cupful yeast, one te~aspoonful
sslt; milk added 70 make 4 sti6 batter:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13


NEARLY every farmer has surplus ap-
pies, or some other fruit that the bows
of the neighborhood, and especially of
the ~neighboring village, long for. Tell
them yeu will give them q peck of ap-
pies for a bushel of bones, and you will
have plenty of customers. Then late in
the fall, take a little waste wood, pile it
with the bones in heap, and burn them
Until they are white, and can be pulver-
lied with the back of . shovel. This
gives you what is called bOne-ash, q
powerful fertilizer, and Just what is
wanted is an ingredient of the compost
heap. 1t is the cheapest way both to
get and utilize the waste bones, thou.
ands of bushels of which lie around in
every community.-Rural Nes0 YORKER.
HAVE you not some shed or other
empty shell of q building that can be
converted into an ice-house? Ice is one
of the luxuries that every farmer ought
to afford, because it costs 90 little for
the amount of comfort it gives. The
writer of this has recently converted =
small poultry house, at an expense of
two dollars, into an ice-house. The
building was made empty by the erec-
tion of a larger building for the fowls,
and as it had no other use we concluded
to convert it into an ice-house. All that
is needed IL a building for the purpose
il good drainage, plenty Of ventilation
at the top and plenty of saw-dust. Ice
has been known to keep in an old barn
better than in an elaborate house built
for the purpose. A farmer can begin at
the foundation, buying every thing and
hiring his work done, and build a house
large enough to preserve ice for . large
family, at the cost of fifty dollars
Detroit Free Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

ITCH, INGRowiNa NAILS, NETTLE RASH, MOSQUITO AND
FLEA BITES, SPIDER sTINGs,
And all cutaneous diseases and e~ruptions generally.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

Warranted y perfect cure, tor
money retarncd,) for all the seovst
forms Of fTLEs, LEYRosY, Scn0.
rULA, RHEuMArlsn, SALT RHBuM,
CAfAnRH, KIDNKY DXsEAeGs, aaa
all diseases OF the sKyA AHD
BLOOD. n. u. FOWL8 4
Co., Montreal nnd Boston. Sold
everywhere. - . Bottle. Fuller
4 Fuller. Agents, Chicago.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-17
TO FARMERS.

We call special attention to Mr.. r.
X. Carskadon's liberal offer 10 furnish
every kind Of implements used by Far.
mers ut the lowest prices. Mr.. C. knows
well his business and won't handle an
inferior article. As an illustration the
threshing machines he sells were both
so popular that one Of the largest Man
ufacturers in America had sold out bs.
fore threshing time came on and Mr..
c. had after making his last sale to give
back to purchasers their notes there bo
ing none unsold to furnish, and the 9th.
er purchasers had to wait till machines
were finished after order went in. Send
tohim for circulars ofanything you want
from first class fruit dryer land Won
know this is our fruit year. up TO steam
engine. splendid sulky hay rakes S25.
old prices $40. The old reliable Buck :
eye mowers and Reapers guaranteed
the best in the market. Aw
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-17
- - -H--- -
TIMBER CUTTING.

Cutting and removing timber from
land is rs great violation Of the law
as cutting and removing wheat, oats or
corn from land, without authority from
the owner.
II is larceny to cut and remove any.
thing from the soil-without lawful au-
thority- cutting wheat. oats, corn. or
timber standing on land, converts them
into goods and chattels," and it is a
penitentisry offence TO steal goods and
chsttels" to the amount Of $50. So al.
so it is pcnitentiary offence TO cut
and remove timber from land, without
authority, TO the amount OF $50 in val-
ne. The law is found in the Code or
West Virginia, section IL, chapter 145,
page 6S3, and is as follows:
''Thipgs which SAVIOR OF the realty,
and are at the time they are taken, part
Of tho freehold, whether they he OF
the substance or produce therefor afTlx.
ed thereto, shall be deemed goods and
chattols, Of which larceny may be CONS
mitted. although there be no interval be.
tween the severing and taking away
II Is to be hoped that the courts
throughout the State will keep this law
prominently before ;hc grand juries, un.
I'll the people become informed on this
subject, and learn that stealing timber
is not simply in law n trespass. but
that it is larceny and penitcntiary Off
ence.-RdndDhd GIzeiie.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-17
Reduced To Eating Dir.
IA Ame'iean Missionary's Description
Of The Fansiae IN Cki,.a.

The Rev. s. Wells Williams, in let
ter dated February 10. says: This day
was the worst Of all. i saw abundant
proofs OF men eating clay or stones, and
bought three stone cakes. The stone
Is the same as our soft stone pencils.
1t is reduced to dirt, and mixed with
millet husks, in different proportions,
and then baked. It does not look bad
but tastes like what it is-dust. The
dead seem to-day to number more
than on any previous day, for there
were twenty mine in eighteen miles a.
long the road, and the circumstances
were more frightful. In one valley the
road branched into two, and my servant
took one while took the other-one
on eachIside of the stream. On his road
the servant saw a woman lying in q
ditch. after being robbed OF all she had
and still moving, though unconscious
of any one pa sing by. Further on we
saw a mans head cut clean from his
body-a cruel murderers' deed. We
saw also among the dead some wounded
heads, but not done by the wolves. dogs
or birds. The dogs barked aud howled
at US when we drove them Off from the
dead. Many of the corpses seen when
We were going had disappeared. but
their places were more than supplied by
others. -
To these details OF what saw give
you briefer account OF what have
heard. Some men coming from Sichum
on their way TO Peking, said that along
the whole way they saw dead bodies
here and there. Snow had fallen in
fionan province foot deep, and about
eight inches in Shansi TO the west and
northwest, and none farther north in that
province. In all that region west OF
this the cold had been unusual. The
soft stone is sold at from two to five
mills pound, and bark from five to
seven mills per pound for food. The
roots or sweet flags are dug, but they
cause the face 10 swell. Grain is three
or four times the usual price, and tur-
nips and cabbage five or ak times.
Flour is z, 8 and mills per ounce. In
every city passed through the report
was twenty. thirty or forty dying daily
AT Ping yang. ten great pits had been
filled, and two carts were daily employ.
ed in carting the dead. One innkeeper
told us that one OF his customers re .
ported having counted 270 dead on the
road in three days journey. Whole
families. old & young,die in thair houses
and lie there unburried. In one district
third Of the population are dead, and
the people maintain that in many towns
fully one-halr have persisted, and they
know villages where formerly dwelt
800. 400 and even 500 people, Of whom
not more, than hundred now remain.