Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-27

Ut their salaries in order to make up for
the deficiency in the college income,
caused by shrinkage in the value of
property and securities held by that
college.
Mr.. ALFRED TENN AsoN is said to
hare reserved the noblest poem he has
ever written to be published after his
death. 1t is added that the poem is
long. is of tragic nature, and is in every
way remarkable and beautiful--in short,
worthy of the poet.
THE Memphis Appeal lost during the
epidemic bookkeeper, s compositors
and 10 men from the press room, while
16 members of the families of its em.
ployes died. The A,G'anche lost its bus
iness manager, z editors, 8 compositors,
Z pressmen, porter and 2 carriers, and
the Leda( "A compositors.
SENATOR SHARON, Nevsda's chronic
absentee, proposes to return to the legis-
lative halls at Washington in December.
His fortune, attention to which kept him
from hi post of duty, is estimated at
$4,000 600, all paying good income, to
which the Palace Hotel at San Francis
co, contributes $50, 900 net snnrally.
MANUFACTURERS agents pushing
New England goods abroad meet singu-
lar experiences. The agent of an Amer
icrn ak manufacturing company is hav-
ing hard work to make the Russian peas
ants believe that the polished American
tool is as serviceable rs their cumberous
instruments. Besides, it is the fashion
to saw down the trees.
The Mexican goyernme mt pays 500 a
head for European immigrants who will
-e.t.e permanently at Mesade Corone neles.
As soon as the immigrant is permanently
settled he can draw on the custom house
at Vera Cruz $50 for himself, $50 for his
wife and $50 for each child over foul
years Of age. The arrangement is for
ten years from January last.
A WRITER in cotemporary Journal
slredged the barks of his bees with Hour
as they were leaving the hives in the
morning, during very dry time, doing
this by preconcerted arrangement with
friend who had fine clover field in
bloom 40 miles away. The friend wrote
back directly, "There are plenty of your
white-jacket bees here in the clover"
The city government of Philadelphia
hss ordered tha. tho Telegraph .sar, nanias
shall place their wires under ground and
dispense with the poles, which are re.
parded as an obstruction and dlstgure'
mept of the streets. The N. Y. Herald
sees in the construction of the elevated
RAILWAYS in New York an additional
reason why this measure, which com
mends itself from other considerations
should be adopted in the metropolis.
THERE used to live bird, whose post
Office address was New Zealand, names
Dinornis Giganteus, that looked calmi
down on the man who came out t
look for nice bird for Thanksgivln
from the proud height of ten feet, an
its drumstick was yard long. In tho'
days the head of family hesitated
long time before he nerved himself
comply with the requirement oil II
Presidents Thanksgiving proclamation
SINCE 1875 there has been stead
diminution in the number OF children
especially those between IL and l4-er
ployed in factories in Berlin. This
due to the rigorous enactments for the
protection, in carrying out which the
.pectors of factories are aided by t
police. Employers find, too, that adj
labor can now be obtained at rates Il
much above those that are paid to ch
dreu, and is in all respects, except co
far more desirable,
FLORENCE, the actor, Of :" Hon. ba
we'll Slote" renown, was president
the jury which sampled the wines at
Paris Exposition, and he informed
New York reporter that he would
undertake the task again for all
vintage of France. The jury tasted es
day for week from eight A. NJ. to tn
M, passing judgment upon one tho
and six hundred bottles. The Turk
representative on the jury was not sa
fed with tasting his glass, but emp'
it every time until he was snoring un
the table.
AT the reception of the Chinese
nitaries at the Maryland Institute
in Baltimore, the other day, all the
nese faces were wreathed with SIN
and there il said to have been one G.
tenance, that of Chin Shn Tang
which the most dyspeptic mortal c
not have looked without catching
of the humor that seemed to twl
from his almond eyes and hover ar
laughing mouth. He established
self at once in the graces OF the Ia
at only speak pigeon English now
said to two young dsmsels; "by al
talk better. / come to see the fail
the fair ladies they come to zee me,
then he seemed TO bubble over
laughter, and shook himself as gle'
as school-boy.
WITH as much gravity as he
command, an English bishop has
investigating a practical joke
commotion was caused BY the reft
the vicar OF Sheen, near Ashbou'
administer holy communion to
man whom he deemed unworthy
bishop of Lich6eld, after much
pondence and cross examination,
certained what was the imrFopriet
which the young commsnican
charged. One morning In Aug
went to the house Of young NO