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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
French Practical Joke.


Those who have plenty of time, and
are not afraid of the police, may per
haps find fun in trying the following
which We are assured BY the Graphic I.
"quite n favorite with Partisan stu
dents:"
Fixing upon some thoroughfare where
. bridge crosses the Seine, two of them
take stations, the flrst on a side of the
river, the second on the other. Looking
carefully around, they proceed TO take
measurements with cords and surveyors
instruments, until on each side quite q
crowd has gathered. Next, one of the
students selects some verdant youth who
happens to be passing, and politely asks:
Would you kindly hold this cord, sir
There IL going to be agovernment survey.
Please retain the cord until the Official
comes; on no account dropping it for an
instant, ~ the measurement would thus
be lost" He then gives the other end
to q second innocent young man, and
the way is thus ef3ectually blocked.
Meantime his comrade across tho bridge
has repeated the anne performance.
Caleches, carriages, drays, all sorts Of
vehicles, with throngs of foot passengers,
have collected, who are gravely told that
they must wait rs . government survey
Is in progress. By this time the students,
of course, have decamped, leaving the
unlucky countrymen to manage the
impatient crowd As best they can. The
affair usually ends in the summoning of
! detachment of policemen to drive away
these victimized disturbers of the peace.
This hoax, though often practiced, h
,aid to be always successful
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

remedies to point ont = cheaper and
more efficient one, well known TO enter.
prisihg faTmers in the East. Il II much
easier to pillow an acre Of land thorough.
" eight inches deep, four times, than to
cover the whole surface with gas lime
thick enough TO kill the plants and to
render the plants afterward at for cul-
tivation-or to apply salt, either singly
or to each plant, or thick enough to
cover and kill the heritage. We have
never found any difficulty in utterly
destroying Canada thistles In dense
patches Of many acres by turning them
completely under in June, and three
times afterward in three successive
months-provided the work was 90
thoroughly done that none of the plants
came above the surface. This remedy
succeeds best on heavy soils; on such are
light OF gravslly more frequent blowing
may be necessary to fulfill the above
mentioned reputation. It will be seen
that this thorough blowing il not lost,
and puts the ground In excellent condi-
ton for winter wheat or rye, or other
succeeding crops. Any half way work,
or allowing the plants to see the light
will fail, and bunglers will not destroy
these intruders in q hundred years
Country Gentleman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
Foreign Leechss.

Last June three Eoglish, ladies, ais.
tiers, took up their quarters in Z pension
known as Les Charmettes, in Geneva,
Switzerland. Shortly after their arrival
one of them, after . few days sickness,
died of q disorder that was declared BY
the medical attendants to be neither in.
fictitious MOI contagious. Hardly was
life extinct when the landlord handed
to the surviving sisters q letter to the
effect: off you wish the sisters body to
remain in the house until the time of
burial you must pay nae an indemnity Of
5O0f. In the contrary, be pleased to re-
move the corpse to the hospital. You
will then have to pay me besides only
the value Of the furniture in the bed
ROOM" No attention being paid to this
letter, the proprietor applied to the po-
lice for permission to remove the corpse
to the hospital Of the morgue. The ap.
plication was refused, and an order was
given that on no account would the
body be suffered to leave the house until
the funeral. Immediately before that
event, however, the landlord presented
to the sisters Z bill amounting to 81Of.
and demanded immediate payment.
This bill was composed Of a claim of
SCOT. a Indemnity from the day of
death to the removal Of the corpse" and
S1Of. for the replacement of the furni-
lure Of the room in which the young
lady had died. By advice Of the Brit
ish consul the two ladies refused to pay
these claims, except . reasonable sum
lor cleaning the bed and linen; and
lfter the funeral they took away their
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
Zulu Yalor.

The military skill displayed by the
Zulus is more common than might be
supposed among the warriors of southern
Africa, some Of whose exploits deserve a
wider celebrity than they are likely to
attain. One of the most remarkable of
these untaught generals was a Griqua
chief named Titus Africaner, for many
years the firm friend of DR.. Living
stones father-in-law, Robert Mofiat.
In their youth Titus anI his elder
brother, Christian, were the terror of
the whole country, neve happy except
when making incursions upon the sur.
rounding tribes or the Dutch and Eng
lish settlers. On one occasion, having
been robbed of all his cattle by his chief
enemy, Berend (called Nicholas by the
Dutch), Titus made a feigned attempt to
recover the booty, and then drew Of, As
if hopeless of success. But during the
night he made . forced march Of ex.
traordinary speed, surprised the enemy's
camp, and, by sending half q dozen men
to fire q volley into n side of it, drove
the panic-stricken crowd out on the
other, close to where his main body lay
in ambush. The moon had by this time
risen, and the fire of the concealed
marksmen was 80 deadly that only
Berend himself and q few of his chief
adherents escaped. leaving both the
stolen cattle and all their own in the
hands of the Africaner party. On an.
other occasion, in the heat of q severe
" bush fight" Titus and Berend sudden
ly came face to face. Both rifles were
instantly leveled, and each being the
best marksman of his tribe, the death of
both appeared certain; but at that mo-
ment q stray bullock came rushing be-
tween them, and received the two bull.
lets, whereupon the superstitious war
riors at once withdrew from the combat.
Another of Africaner's recorded ex.
ploits was to swim, at midnight, with
his gun on his shoulder, to an island in
the Orange river, where he awaited the
coming of q hipp0potamus whose lair he
had marked, and laid the monster dead
with q single shot just q it opened its
huge jaws to seize him.-MesO York
TfSn~a
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
Love Always Finds . Way.

MOI sOng ago . Mlchaeies0 gentleman
saw at the theater q young and pretty
donaxetta with whose charms he va 1t
once smitten. The next night he man.
aged to obtain the box next TO hem, and
a. there is no separation between the
tiers except Z thin railing Of sufficient
height for . man to rest his arm upon
whom sitting, the proximity to his in
amorata was anything but distant. It
the only chance that he might pos
dbly ever have, and there was no way
TO arrange for . better meeting; nothing
was left but to take the present oppor-
tunity and mako the most Of it. So,
pulling Of his cuff, he wrote his proposal
on II, detailing his prospects, position,
love and other such things a. might
prove interesting. When written 70
sait he quietly placed it q nearly before
her ~ could BE- and waited until his
eyes could direct hers to this tale of .
shirt. She read, she smiled, she nodded,
and the delighted swain knew that the
how drawn at 3 venture had told tie
mark.-N. McAaSsa Asorss Let&~.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
Experiences Of Q oolozadoan Pho.
mar.

Experiences Of . oolorsdoan Pho
neer.
Two Of tho early pioneers Of Colorado
happened to meet in Denver yesterday,
and, an q natural consequence, the con-
versation turned ON early experiences
and adventures. y And thus the
story was told by The Majors" "Jim
and / started out in the mountains early
one morning after black.tailed deer. We
had no luck up to noon, and then found
ourselves on the side of q precipitous
The trail was wide and plain,
and We o o came to . spring that had
burst its way out of the solid rock.
Here We both stopped to get a drink. /
used the cup first, aud then handed it to
Jim. He drank and stepped off sideways
to take q look down the side of the
mountain and in the valley. As he
stood thus his shoulders reached to q
level with q shelf of the rock which pro.
jected forward some little distance over
the trail. Az I rose up from the spring
something attracted my attention to this
rocky shelf, which was only . few inches
from Jim's neck, and exactly m q level
Herewith. To my horror ] saw thereon
an immense rsttlesnake. The horrible
reptile was all coiled, his eyes were snap
ping, his forked tongue protruding, and
everything indicating an immediate
spring. Jim stood perfectly stolid and
utterly unconscious of the slightest dam
ger. Any motion ON his part, even the
slightest, l knew would be instantly
fatal. What to do I could not think. I
dared not call nor shoot. Everything
depended upon his remaining perfectly
still. After q second further reflection
land the time seemed an sge) l dropped
softly down 30 a. to be out of sight Of
the reptile. Then moved like q shadow
toward my unconscious friend. Breath.
less ! watched him from fear that every
second he would make some slight move
ment Of head or body, and any motion
l knew meant death. Soon / was neal
enough to feel that / could get q firm
hold. Without another thought or tn,
slightest word or warning I then graspet
Jim by the arm and side and brough
him heavily down with q crash upon tn
trail and upon the finty rocks. As
did this I nav what seemed q fash O
light dart out from the rocky shelf
which ! knew to be the stroke of tn
reptile. But my friends neck was no
where the snake hsd hoped, and jim
was safe.
"And what did Jim say when 20,
slung him down in that style?" aske'
one of the auditors.
"He commenced cursisg me in tn
meanest sort of way" replied the Major
till ! made him stand up and look q
that shelf in the rock. When he "a,
that, and the snake as we'll, and saw
too, how near he had been to q horribl
death, he turned around and took m
hand, but he didn't saw anything more
because he couldn't speak. But the
We understood each other, didn't v
Jim?"
"You bet, Major" replied Jim, IAN
I've always felt kind O bad because
never have been able to do you
kind a turn as that you did to me, but
don't give up meaning to keep trying
Major."-Densev NeUs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

Instead Of regarding obesity as IN abnormal
condition, many people have erroneously con-
sidered It - an evidence Of health, and any
agent that reduces fat is therefore at once sus-
pected of being injurious. Starting TO reason
from the false position that fat is an evidence
Of health, 1t 10 not surprising that they should,
very naturally, fall into the error Of supposing
that An agent possessing properties capable Of
reducing corpulency would prove injurious to
the health. Reasoning, however, from the
rational basis, that an undue deposition OF fat,
constituting obesity, 10 not ahealthy but . NOR
bid condition, it IL quite % natural for us to ar
rive 1t the opposite conclusion, which is sus-
tanned by experience and observation, 1. e.,
that the reduction Of fat in cases OF corpu-
lency, is invariably followed BY an Improvement
Allan's Anti-Fat will reducs q fat person from
2 to s pounds q week. Sold by druggists.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

Prices OF tho Mason ! Hamlin Organs are
somewhat moro than thoss OF the poorest or
The quality IL vastly superior. This has been
10 thoroughly proved BY the results at oil
great worlds expeditions for many years that
Il 10 no longer . question. At the prices, they
are the cheapest organs offered.
Coughs and Colds are often overlooked.
Continuance for any length Of time causes b.
~ritation Of tho lungs or ZONE chronic throat
disease. Browns Bronchial Troches" are
an efIectual cough remedy. rs cents.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

AMoHathe assets Of certain well.known
Boston gentleman, who failed recently,
which were seised by his creditors, was
his family tomb Of Mount Auburn,
which was b~equeathed to him By his
father, and which contained the remains
Of his parents and several brothers and
dshsga
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

By the pangs OF rheumAtism. the joints event
times assume an almost grotesque deformity.
To prevent such results BY . simple and agree
able means II certainly the part Of wisdom. A
tendency TO rheumaticailments may be success
fully combatted with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, . medicine with the prestige Of . long
and successful career, Of unboundod POPULAR
ty, and Of emphatic professional endorsement.
It removes from the blood those in1ammatory
cause Of rheumatism, and not only pnriaes the
life current, but enriches it, promoting vigor
by fertihxing its source. Digestion, the action
Of the bowels and the secretion Of the bile, are
aided BY II, and 1t impels the kidneys and blsd-
der to . regular and active performance Of
their functions. It IL besides . thoroughly re-
liable remedy for, and means Of preventing,
peetod3o feyoe1.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

4 ooHsctEHcx4srRlCKRI pilgrim to
Mount Vernon has sent 81 to the super.
intendsnt for q cane which ho cut on
the estate and did not pay fol-, laying It
was the meanest thing he had done in
Ave years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

Gas SIAN."-General Grant quietly
asked the king Of Siam If he would re-
sign and accepts position in his next
cabinet. The king rolled his eyes round
toward the general in an incredul0dS
manner, and, changing his "Jackson's
Best" to the other side Of his mouth,
said, ~ guess l am we'll enough -
Aiam O-f e4eSsfoa 2oxefks.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
the IMPROVED DAYTON CAN PvmP,

Dsstgued and Built especially for BOILER FEED
ING and for PUMPING HOT WATER, pumping
returns from Coils aad Radiators OF Steam Heating
Apparatus, without the use Of trsps or tanks.
The SsmpleSt, Most Ee0nOssJcai end Durable N MS
Markell
No stea n throwing valves to get oat Of order. No
small and intricate passages to fill up with dirt and
erase. Ever Machine Warranted.
Pumps for Tannery, Fire aud other purposes.
Centrifugal Pumps, Engines, Boilers and Machinery.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

To the Observation-Disclosures COMPOUND
or COD Liver OIL AID LINE. without possessing the
narseating favor Of the article as heretofore used. Is
endowed BY the Phosphate or Lime with q healing
property which renders the Oil doubly eficacious. Re-
variable testimonials Of its eficacy shown. 4 Id By
a: 3: MIL1oK. Chemist. Boston. and al drassists.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

TO DEALERS III BAKING POWDER.
Tho best Baking Powder in the world made with.
cut using Alum or any injurious substance, at q cost
Of 1es per pound. Ordinary Baking Powder made
for lee Per pound. Receipts and full directions for
both kinds sent to any address for ol.Oe
Sample box by mail for trial, Ice. The ingredients
can be had OF any ~druggist. Any one can mix them.
NOBLE 4 MATTIsON,
OruRaista and ChAmista. ReraA. Ohio.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATCHLKSS
Wood Tag Plug

TIE PIoNEKR TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York. Boston. and Chicago.
Smoke Pogue's. Sitting Bull Durham TobA coo
Chew Jackann's Pest Rweet NAVY Tobacco.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

RICIHABRSON'H NEW METHOD FOR
THE PIANOF0ysTE, ts 2s. y the most
popular ever issued. as proved positively BY the
sale Of hundreds of thousands Of copies. Examine II.
Any Book mailed for Retail Price.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

hAxyzasals ssttiae eat thsif spring
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23

" virgin, Our &Fe8Ie6G authority ON
poultry culture, BY Burnman, one of
the first Of our American writers and
breeders, and receives assent from DR..
Mikes in bis valuable work on "Stock
Breeding" Felch, on the CONTRARY.
Whose strain of light Brahmas 10 unsur.
passed, contends, after years Of expert.
ence, that there 10 no ground for the
opinion. Being somewhat incredulous.
l instituted the past spring the following
experiment: Ny pure light Brahmas
and brown LeghoFns had u together
al winter. February lst I removed nv
light Brahma cocks and in three weeks
put fifteen brown Leghorn eggs undera
sitting hen. repeated this at intervals
OF seven days for four weeks, when / re-
moved my Leghorn cocks and returned
the Brahmas. Three weeks after this /
set fifteen Brahina eggs, q week later
fifteen more, and 70 on, till a. before I
had four hens engaged in the work Of
incubation. Tho 6nt brood IN each
Furnished two or three chickens.
whose purity there was some aiieht
reason to doubt. The others, and there
were over fifty of the light Brahmas,
not the least mark Of impurity.
But, nays one, il will crop out; Just rive
time. Most certainly I shsM! do O..
| shall keep the Brahmas and breed from
them, and II II does crop ont / ahall -
i, and viii . certainly report.
TEE lllinois Agricultural Report fur.
nishes statements from three counties
m account Of the gradual intro.
ductiOn of the Canada thistle into that
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
Easter Music Easter Carols Easter Anthems
Send for Lists.

The present number of the WEEKLY Mus1CAL
RECORD IL full Of Easter Music. Send 8 cts for II.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28
nRITT

McDEVTTT.-Died. in Half Moon township,
Centre county, on Tuesday. Nov. IS. 1879. OF par
alysis, Mr.. JAMES MCDEvTrT, aged about 20 years.
The deceased was an uncle Of the editor Of the
FREEMAN and q much esteemed citizen of Centre
county where he resided the greater portion OF his
lifetime. He reared a large family OF sons and
daughters, who have done and will continue to do
honor to their parentagc. Wedrop heartfelt tear
to the memory OF our kinsman, and feel assured
thgt his soul has winged its flight to that abode
where there is eternal bliss. The remains in
tered In the Catholic cemetery at Tyrone on Fri
day last.
WEAKLAND.-Died, at the residence of her
father, MT John Weakland. in Carroll township,
Tuesday. Nov Is, 1879, Miss MARY ANN WEAK
IAND aged 81 years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28

AN the apple Of her eye.
And she viii seek no farther;
'Tis sour eN-squeeZe-ate privilege
To be reJuced-well rather,
She's somewhat ficklc yet, Of cores,
But will never chidc her,
For il viii not be long, specked,
Until III bo-be cider
He asked her. later, il she liked cider. and she
answered i don't shoes il - Utterly overcome
by this reply, not knowing whether it meant one
thing or another the apple Of her eye at venture
invited the lady step into =. BlumentEars, 11l9
Eleven tn venue. Altoona. Mr.. Blumenthal keeps
constantly on hand splendid stock of shoes for
ladies' and he imagined maybe il was something
in connection herewith that had been hinted At.
We don't know. and give it up; but there is one
thing TO which can take Bible oath. Nobody
sells cheaper than he does. Just try him once.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28
HYMENEAI..

GLEHART-BERTRAM Mn st. Bcnedict's
Church. Carrolltown, Nov. Is, 1879, by Rev. Prior
otto, MT. LARRY ENGLEHAET. Of Ebensburg, and
Miss JULIA EERTRAM, OF Carroll township.
This is the "oficial announcement; of which we
spoke last week, and which was then lacking. We
repea. our former beniZon on the happy couple,
and add thereto the hope that life may be for them
perpetual honeymoon-precisel the sort Of exist
snce they now enjoying.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28
STRANGE PeODJe,

DO you know that there strange people in our
community We say strange, because they seem
willing to suffer and pass their days miscrably-
made so by Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint. Indiges-
ton. Constipation. and General Debility-when
SHlLOHS NITALIZER is guaranteed To cure
them. Sold by r. J. Lloyd, Ebcnsburg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28
Fire TY,sudred Thousand !SfTon0.

In the past few months there has been more than
500 coo bottles Of ShiIOh's Cure sold. Out of
the vast number Of people who have used it, more
than 1000 persons afflicted with Consumption
have been cured. All Coughs Group. Asthma and
Bronchitis yield at once; hence it IL that every
body speaks in its praise. To those who have not
used Il let US say: If you have Cough, or your
child the Group, and you value life, don't fail 10
try il. For Lame Back. Side or Chest. use Shiioh's
Porous Plaster. Sold by II. J. Lloyd, Druggist
Ebensburg. Pa. [a-I2 T9-e. .6m.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28

WANTED.-Sherman & Co, Marshall,
Mich, want an agent in this county at once.
at a salary Of 500 per month and expenses
paid. For full particulars address as above
G1I-21.-1y.1
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28

WE have q speedy and positive cure for Catarrh.
Diphtheria. CankeT mouth and Headache in SHI-
LOH'S CATARRH REMEDY. nasal injector
free with each bottle. Use il if YOU desire health
and sweet breath. Price. 50 cts. Sold by Il. ].
LLOYD. EbCnshurg. Iq-I2-eow6 ON
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28
THERE was n young fellow named Knox,
Who concluded to gamble in stocks:
And in twenty-fOur hours.
He swore, BY the powers,
I'm rrfad IN pScaup Wit h my socks -

There are said to be certain parties in this sec
ton who have gambled in stocks 10 their own eX-
ceeding great sorrow, but whether the report is
true or not. we cannot answer. If they did lose
money though then their first duty is at once to
yet down again to legitimate hard pan. One
method especially if pair of socks constitutes
their entire wardrobe-one method OF doing this Is
to buy the other garments necessary for comfort
this sort Of weather where you can buy them cheap
est. Where Is that2 At Jas. ]. Murphy's Star
Cloth ny Hall. lO9 Clinton street. J JohnStown- He
has the largest stock Of clothng-he sells the
cheapeSt-he warrant whathe sells. Call onnim
write to him for particulars.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28

With all thy prickly fuzz 20 irritate.
For thou dost laugh defiance at the gale,
That fain would shake
nd with its bluster quake
Our corporOsitics well girt
BY the delights that initiate
'Gainst every i'll, o, flannel undershirt!
This description OF poetry always brings to mind
Godfrey Wolf, who keeps very extensive cloth
ing establishment next door to the post-oficc Al
toOna. He sells not only flannel undershirts but
likewise all manner of warm garments for fall and
winter wear. such as coats overcoats. pantaloOns,
vests. gloves etc and sells the same cheaper than
a Ike article can be bought in many Philadel-
phia New y ork wholesale house. II you have
never patrOnized him, advice is that you RENE
dy the neglect, stther by calling in person or by
writing him, forthwith. He has a bargain reserved
for you, and don't you forget it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-28

Mr. Daniel Griffith, of Cambria town
ship, lost valuable mare by death a few
DAYS since. Lung fever was the ailment