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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-30
GERMAN LLOYD.

STBA NSHIP LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK,
SOUTH5 NPT6N AND BREMEN.
The steamers OF this Company viii sail every Sat-
urday from Bremen Pier, foot Of Third %a0nk
street, HobOken. Rates of passage: AS&40
From New York TO Southampton, Lon -
don, Havre and Bremen, first cabin, 500; second
cabin $50 gold steerags, $50 currency. For freight
or passage, apply to OELRICHS & CO.,
ap1-em Bowling Green, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-30

Sail from New York for
GLASGOW every SATURDAY
LONDON every WEDN ESDAY;
Passenger acc mmOdations unsurpassed for ele-
gance and comfort. All StaterOOms on main
deck. and Saloon amidShips.
SALOON CABINS, S65 TO $50, CURRENCY.
SECONDCABiN including all requisites $40.
Excursion Tickets for First-class Passage, New
York to Paris and return, Sl35 to 1885, accord
Ing to sfaterOOm and route chosen.
For Books of Information, Plans &C..
Apply to HENDERSON BROTHER.
BOWLING GREEN, NEW YORK.
Or 70 ANNIE Z. HUMPHREYS, 40 10th st. q.
W.. Washington. ap24 3m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-30

~ NOTICE.
With the view of diminishing the chances Of
collision. the Steamers of this line take specific
course for all seasons of the year.
On the outward passage from Queenstown to New
York OF Boston, crossing the meridian Of 80 at 43
hat, or nothing to the north Of 43.
On the homeward passage crossing the meridian
OF 30 at AZ lat, or nothing 70 the north of AZ.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
A Touching Incident.

There is a little boyin this city, whose
name we are not permitted to mention,
bat we may say that he goes to the
Sunday school of the Church of the In
carnation. He is a very precocious boy,
and his remarks at times are more like
those of a grown person than a child OF
eight years. Between this lad and an
elderly lady, living in the south part of
the city, a strong friendship existed, and
he was in the habit of calling her
grandmother H." A few days ago the
mother of the boy informed him of the
dangerous illness Of the old lady, The
boy at once expressed a wish to go and
see her, and his mother consented. On
the way the boy said, al do hope that
Grandmother II. will not be 50 far gone
as not to recognize us, for want to pray
with her." They found the old lady a
little better, and after a time the boy
asked her if he could not pray with her
She consented, and the little fellow
dropped on his knees by the side of the
bed and for fifteen. minutes Offered
prayer, using the most touching anc
affectionate language, and causing al
who heard his young voice, b%eseeching OF
his Heavenly Father to ease the suffer
ings of the dying woman, to uphold hel
in His hand and give her that "peac,
which passeth all understanding" Al
the end he rose, and kissing the sick lady
expressed the wish to see her again. ant
the hope that if his wish wasnot granted
he should meet her in Heaven. TIT
comfort of that visit was a great joy anc
benefit TO the sick woman, and she ha
been apparently growing better each da.
since the young boys visit; though
owing TO her advanced years, it is hardl..
probable that she can permanently re
cover.-Hdrttord, c., Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
No I.abor-Savinp Devices for Her.

"Then you don't want a clothes
wringer to-day?" said the man.
"No I don't" replied the woman.
"Times are too hard to think about it.
Here it is the middle O winter, and me
with nv summer hat yet. | think see
myself buying u clothes-wiinger, and
goin' bareheaded till next summer. Not
much"
"But / can sell you n on weekly
payments" put in the "Glve 1t
to YOU at the wholesale price, and let you
pay a dollar a week On it. In that way
YOU wouldn't feel it, and before you
knew it, you'd have it all paid fos, and
be getting the use of it all the time.
Amt that fair enough?"
"Tm not finding any fault with your
terms,' said the woman, But do |
want to hide all that money where it
can't be seen? A clothes-wringer
wouldn't look we'll propped up in a front
window, would it? Six dollars is right
smart o money, and l could get a hat
with it that would Just more'n make the
plasterer's wife wish she'd stayed in the
old country"
"But," urged the man persuasively,
"think of the hard work it would a v
you, besides it's dirt-cheap at the price,
No twistin' your fingers out of joint il
you have one o them. Shall We call it
trade?"
"Not if l know myself" returned
the woman "Why, sir, with six dollars
l could almost get a cloak that would
make nearly every woman on the square
catch cold peeping through the dool
crack, and ! have my mind on a piece
of alpaca that could be sent home t.
me for about that figure, that woul'
take the peace out of every famil!,
within seven doors each way. / dom
spend much money these hard times
but when | do, l want to get a littl
satisfaction out of it,. So you cal
move on with your squeezin' machine
! an sell it to some woman who hahn
: got no pride about her" and sh
slammed the door in his face.-C acia
: natl Breakfast Table.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
Plevna.

Some inside views of the siege of
Plevna are given by Victor Loire, Ger
man correspondent who remained with
the Turks to the last. Discipline was
very strict in camp, and Osman some
times chastised refractory officers him.
self. One day a captain and a lieuten-
ant were taken before the %conqueror to
be punished for cowardice before the
enemy. The captain was a head taller
than the marshal, and very strongly
built. Both stood in humble attitude,
with their heads bent and their eyes
fixed upon the ground. Osman first
spoke to them gravely andin a low tone;
he then suddenly sprang upon the lieu
tenant, lifted him into the air with his
left hand, struck him repeatedly with
his right fist on the head and chest, and
then dashed him to the ground. He
next turned t o the captain, and gave him
also a good thrashing. at was strange"
says the German critic, ''to see this man,
usually so calm and reserved, leaping
about with the agility Of a cat, his eyes
flashing and his face glowing. crashing
his teeth, and accompanying every blow
with an exclamation of disgust and con
tempt" The busiest place in Plevna
during the siege, wal a handsome marble
fountain at the southern end of the prin.
cipal street. The Bashi- Bazouks and
Circassians here used to sell their plum.
der to the regulars. or Spanish Jews who
afterwards sold them again at good
profit. High boots, clothing, and espec.
tally warm Russian cloaks, were in great
demand. Thousands of Turkish soldier,
in Plevna wore the Russian uniforms
which they had thus obtained, and they
were only recognizable as Ottomans by
the fez on their heads. One ofthe Turk
ish infantry soldiers wore a Russian
medal, with the inscription "Wal
against Poland-lS63-4."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
Grave of Franklin Pierce.

A correspondent Of the Boston Journal,
writing from Concord, N. H., under date
of Dec. 26th, says: The ancient ceme-
terry on State street, in the n%ortherly
outskirts of the city proper, is one of the
most sacred, and at the same time most
sadly interesting of the burial grounds
of New England. Within the Enclosure
rest the remains of the earliest dead of
the Penacook settlement, while in later
years the earth has opened to receive all
that was mortal of hundreds of people
who we're residents here and elsewhere,
including a long list of patriots, scholars
and statesmen, who in many instances
enjoyed q national fame. In later years
an addition wa made to this cemetery
on its northerly limits which was called
the "Minot Inclosure," from the fact
that gentlemen of that name we're mainly
instrumental in procuring it. This adj
dition is surrounded with an iron fence,
and beautifully laid cut with concrete
walks, bordered with flowers and shrub
b,ry, and with burial lots symmetrically
and tastefully arranged. On the western
side of the ~inclosure, and q short dis
lance from its northerly boundary, il
the family ground Of president Frank
lin Pierce. The Pierce monument con.
sists of a solid granite base and tasteful
marble surroundings, which rise to the
height of about IL feet. The plinth
bears simply the word Pierce"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23

and will give farther compensation by
the mulch and shade which it affords.
It is said by special advocates OF the
commercial fertilizers that they contain
no weed seeds. This is an important
fact; but not One-half o important as
the other fact that their judicious use
enables farmers to properly cultivate ana
f~ertilize more land than they otherwise
could. No better advice was ever given
than that by MI. John Ecker, an en-
terprising and successful farmer Of this
town, to a neighbor who asked what he
should do with a foul field. "Put on q
hoed crop and take good care of it,
The advice was followed and that field is
to-day as free from weeds a. the average
of farms.
Cleaning land with a hoed crop offers
this advantage, that the extra labor of
killing the weeds is more than paid by
the increased value Of the product. But
to plant and cultivate more, We must
have larger supplies of manure. Let no
man contemn stable and barnyard ma
nures because they contain weed seeds.
Excepting quack, there are no weeds
| which need excite much alarm, unles,
they are in some crop where you cannot
get at them with cultivator and hoe
The millions of weeds which. spring W
among corn and potatoes, and in gardens
are dangerous only when neglected
They may prove to be an advantage, a
they necessitate mer use of the cultiva
tor and hoe then the soil would other
wise get, but none too much for the goot
of the crop.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
A Convincing Argument.

A southern reporter, who called upon
Bishop Beckwith, of Georgia, to inter-
view him on the "hell" question, got a
story a. well as a theological argument.
The bishop said that in Virginia, many
years ago, u youth was under the care Of
one of the old negro "mammics." She
used to figure to him many vivid and
terrible things that were to be encount-
cred in the bad place. BY these descrip-
tiOns Of the torrents of hell she sought
to make him abhor evil and seek TO
escape its penalties. One day after hear
ing the place spoken of from the pulpit,
the little fellow said to his old nurse:
Nanny, you say the wicked folks 20
TO the bad place." Yes, honey, dey
all goes down dar, sho'! Dem dat don't
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
The Hum of Industry,

Two men and q boy were walking
along down r. street recently, when one
Of them-the father ofthe boy--said:
"How pleasant to my ears is this hum
of industry"
$50 it is to mine," replied the other,
and when the boy got a chance he said:
Father, did you mean the pounding
back theref"
EYES, my son." was the answer.
That evening n the father was seated
in his evening chair, he heard an awful
pounding in the kitchen, and rushed in
TO wee his son b~elaboring a chair with a
hammer.
what on earth does this meant" he
shrieked ut the lad.
"The hum Of industry, father" was
the pleasant reply.
The boy was hummed out q that 70
fast that it was over an hour before he
could compose himself to softly inquire
of his inner consciousness: "Was
father lying to that man, or is night a
bad time for the hum of industry?"-
Detroit Free Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23

A letter from the widow of Gen. Custer
to Gen. Wells, Of the Vermont Cavalry
Organization, written in September just
before the funeral ceremonies took
place 1t West Point, has been published.
Mrs. Custer says that since her recovery
she has taxed her nerve in some work
that helped her to forget herself, and
adds: "If the soldiers who 80 loved
their heroic commander think me worthy
to b. his companion and wife, / shall 60
to my grave comforted with such a trib-
ute. God has answered my prayers and
given me back the sacred dust that /
may doa he wished. Gen. Custer loved
West Point, and when he lies ut rest
peacefully where he asked to lie, ! shall
be thankful for his sake. / wish that !
might some time zee you and the loved
soldiers and officers who followed my
husband 70 faithfully. / long to believe
that they claim me as belonging to them,
in measure. New York is my home
solely because / a find the work there
that will make my life less useless"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
crxcE.
~ WILLIAM y r

II IL the law of streams 70 run,
OF autumn leaves 10 fail,
And she Who has bcen false to one
she VIII be false to all.
@. wild - tempest on b sea
n that moor lovers fate.
Whose faithful spirit. bound to thee,
Must hope, and fear. and wait.
RY surge OF Joy and storm OF pain
His heart Is soothed or broke;
He would not rend thy heavenly chain
he cannot bear thy yoke.
There Ia no heaven as high as faith,
No hell 10 deep as denbt,
No haunted spectre ike the wrath
Thy fancics vile or hoat'
Ali let that tiger heart OF thine,
By british mercy led,
To Just one pitc0us act incfine-
And strike thy lover dead!
Then let the streams forever run,
The leaves forever fall!
Thou wilt at last be true 10 one,
And not he false to all.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23

lub and serve de Lord mus all go dar!"
"And YOU say it is all fire and birthstone
down there?" "Dat's 50, honey; de
birthstone ar Jess burnin' all de time,
all de time-an' nebber gifts done burnin'
yer up furebber!" "Well, nanny,
where do they get all the birthstone
from to keep the fire up?" "Take care,
honey, don't let that fool yer bout de
fab! Yer carries de birthstone wild yer,
an dar's huff in de heart OBJ de sinner
ter keep him in er blase furebber-dat's
an1S
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
Death in His FayOrite Robe.

The mortuary statistics of the whole
civilized world show that about one-ffth of
ell mankind die of consumption alone, and
the number of deaths due to consumption
bears a greater ratio to the whole number
than that of any other three diseases to-
gether. Moreover, investigation proves
that this ratio is steadily increasing. Its in
c~reasing prevalence has led to the popular
belief that consumption is incurable. Every
year hundreds OF these sufferers seek, in the
sunny retreats Of Florida or the dry atmos-
phere of Colorado, for health-and find
only a grave. The influence of the amos.
phere-tbe only remedial agent that either
Florida or Colorado can afford the consump.
tive-is at best only pdHidtice. The cure of
consumption depends upon two essential
conditions: LIST, the arrest of the abnormal
breaking down of the tissues, which pre-.
vents emac;ation, and I'd, the restoration
Of healthy nutrition, in order to stop the
formation OF tuherculous matter. ful6li
these conditions, and consumption is as
durable a. fever. TO fulfil these condi-
ions the required remedy must increase
the appetite, favor the assimilation Of food,
and enrich the blood, thus r~etarding the de-
velopment of tubercles. To accomplish
this, a more powerful Alternative than DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has
never been discovered. At the same time,
IL SOotneS the lTfltdtlou oi the nervous SyS-
TEN produced by violent coughing, which
IN its turn so often leads to more serious
results. The use of "expectorants" in con-
sumption is absolutely suicidal. For while
removing the tubercles already formed,
they produce yet more serious results by
infaming and destroying the sound and
healthy tissues. Consumption requires a
remedy that will soothe while it relieves;
harsh medicines, but add fuel to the fame
that already threatens to consume the sys-
TEN. The Golden Medical Discovery full
fills these conditions, and has been pro.
nounced the best remedy yet discovered to
allay and arrest consumption.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23

Sin GEORGE ODoNEELL, member of
parliament for County Mayo, Ireland, is
anxious to be made = peer. He wss cru
ely hosxed the other day by a telegram
announcing that he had been made Lord
Carlingford. It takes several days to
get from LOndsn to Mayo. Sir George
gaveout the news. Mayo was delighted.
Is lighted b0niires and had publications.
The knight even aligned his name, Scar
|lingfOrd,n in an Official visiton book.
The painful news came only too s0on
UtDonnell IL now the lsughing-stock oi
Mayo.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
For sale by all Druggists.


Tobias Celebrated Venetian Liniment! 80 years be-
fore the public, and warranted to cnre Diarrhea,
Dysentery, Collie. and spasms taken internally; and
Group, Chronic Rheumatism. Sore Throats, Cuts
Bruises. Old Sores, and Pains in the Limbs, Back,
and Chest. externally, 1t has never failed. No fam
iy will ever be without il after once giving IL = fair
trial Price, - cents. Ds. TOBIAS VENETIAN
HORSE LINlME>T. ia Pint Bottles, at One Dollar,
is warranted superior TO any other, or NO PAY. Tor
the cure OF Collie, Cuts, Bruises, Old Sores, etc. Sold
by all Druggists. Depot-lO Park Place, New York.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
The Household.

PLAIN FRUIT CAKE.-One cup of but
ter, two of sugar, half cup of molasses,
two-thirds of a cup OF warm water, three
cups of -four, five eggs, n teaspoon of
soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, salt, n
pound of chopped ~raisins, two-thirds of a
cup of currants, and slices of citron.
SAusAGEs.-Six pounds of lean fresh
pork, half as much fat; grind the meat,
fat and lean, in a sausage-mill, or use a
chopping-knife; then mix in with your
hands two teaspoonfuls powdered sage,
six of black pepper, six of salt, " of
powdered mace, two of powdered cloves,
one of grated nutmeg; pack down in
stone jars; pour melted lard on top, or
pack them in narrow bags of stout mus.
lin, and, when filled, dip in melted lard,
and hang up in a cellar.
RHODE ISLAND JOHNNY CAKE.-A
quart of Indian meal; if unbolted, sift
into a six-quart bowl. Have a kettle
of boiling water ready and pour on to
the meal sufficient water to moisten it
thoroughly, stirring it with a spoon; salt
to taste; add half a pint or a pint of
milk. The mixture before cooking
should be considerably sitter than ordi-
nary griddle-cake batter. Bake on the
griddle rather less han half an inch
thick for half an hour. The excellence
Of these cakes depends on the meal be.
ing fresh and we'll scalded,
ENGLISH RAISED Pork PIEs.-Take
lean pork cut into small pieces; season
we'll with pepper, salt, and a little sage;
mix your -four with melted lard, using
neither water nor butter; when the
dough is worked into a proper consis-
tency to roll out, take a round preserving
pot, Familiarity known in England as a
gallipot, and mold the paste on the cut
side; remove the pot when the past i.
quite cold; place in your meat: cover
with paste; decorate the top and sides il
desired with cut figures or flowers, OF
both; glaze with the white of an egg and
bake in conformity with the size of the
pie.
FARMERS FRUIT CAKE.-Soak two
cups of dried apples over night in luke.
warm water. In the morning drain the
apples and chop them fine. Simmer
them for two hours in two cups of mo
l~asses; when cool add a cup of brown
sugar, half a teaspoonful of cloves, one
of cinnamon, half a grated nutmeg, and
a pinch of salt. Stir in a cup of butter
two beaten eggs, half a cup Of soul mill
and three cups of -four. Add a heapins
te~aspoonful Of soda dissolved in two Ia
blespoonfuls of hot water, and last Of
all, put in a cupful or more of STONED
raisins dredged lightly with flour. Stil
we'll and bake Immediately in pans will
buttered paper in the bottom of each
This cake can be made in larger quaint
ty. and if well wrapped and put in
close box or jar, will keepfresh and goo'
for months.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23
Anecdote of Mollie Stark's Husband.

OF the famous Gen. Stark, whose vic
tory " the Hessians, at bennington,
VT, during the revolution, was cele-
brated with much pomp last August in
that town, the Manchester(N H. Union
says that his business habits at home IL
Illustrated his energy and severe vigilance
and ability to hold his own in an emer-
gency as forcibly as did his conduct dur
ing the war.
Many incidents are related of the gen.
erals shrewdness and quick wit. It is
said that he very rarely came off second
best at repartee, so ready was he with a
sharp reply for any occasion. While on
his farm, in his later days, it is related
that n day he went out into a field
where his men were haying. The work
was badly done, and the general was not
slow to notice this fact and comment
upon it.. Among the men was one
named Whitaker, who vas frequently
the butt for the Jokes of the rest. The
general passed over the field, and find
ng a spot particularly bad, said sharply:
"Who moved that swath?'
Whitaker" said the man nearest
the general, with a wink at the others.
Passing on, the question came again and
again:
Who moved hat swath? and that
one%
Whitaker was the invariable re-
reply.
Gen. Stark made no comment, but
went away. When evening came the
general, after q slight mental calcula-
ton, paid Whitaker a sum which was
equal to the amount due the whole
number.
"Ain't you going to pay us, general"
was asked in chorus, by the others.
Well" said Stark, in his h~igh-keyed
voice, "as near as ! could find, Whit
taker did all the work, and SO l gave him
all the pay"
The men found hat the laugh had
been turned against themselves, and it
is presumed that Whitaker divided the
funds equally.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23

4 kssGHT Of the BATH-Saturday
night.-Puck. A Christian Dey-Sun-
day orristorn Herald. A wedding
day-Tuesday. A sore day-Wednes-
day. A dry day--Thursday. A cook.
ing day--Friday. The ugliest day Of
all.-Saturday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23

GAN OUNCE OF PREVENTION, ETC.
Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders will
positively prevent all ordinary diseases com
mon TO horses, cattle, sheep, hogsand fowls,
besides constantly improving them in ap'
pearance and in value.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-23

CAUTIoN.--We caution our readers to
beware Of diphtheria, pneumonia influenza,
bronchitis, congestion of the lungs, coughs
and colds, at this season of the year. Get a
bottle OF Johnson's Anodyne Liniment and
keep il ready for instant use. II may save
your life. Ithas saved thousands.
The constantly increasing sale of
BURNErT's COLOGNE, confirms the opinion
of the best judges, that it is equal, If not
superior, TO any, domestic or foreign. 1t
also received the highest award at the Cen.
tennial Exhibition.