davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Hon. Geo. H. Hand, Secretary Of
the Territory, and now prominent
candidate for delegate Pettigrew S
place, was in town yesterday and, as
is his usual custom, dropped into
the COURIER Office short time. He
was feeling very much elated at the
tlattering endorsements he was re-
ceiying from the people of southern
and central Dakota. County after
county is dropping into line to his
support, and it looks now as if he
would he nominated at Grand Forks
on the 9th of September next, with
out scarcely any opposition. Mr..
Hand is an old resident of the ter
ritory, of unsullied character, and
high order Of ability, and these ex-
pressions of the people are only a
recognition of his merit and worth.
1t is certainly a pleasure for the
people Of Dakota to support and adj
yocate the cause of men Of such
character and ability as Mr. Hand.
Good honest men must come TO the
front in politics, and Geo. III. Hands
candidacy augurs well for the polit-
ical st:!nding Of Dakota.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
SIOUX VALLEY TOWNSHIP.

Notice is hereby given that a re-
publican caucus will be held at the
school house in Dist. No 81 in
Sioux Valley township on Saturday
Aug. 10, 1882, at O'Clock p M, to
eject five delegates to the county
convention to be held in Elk Point,
Aug. %, 1882.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

The Photograph Gallery expects
to stay over next week, come early
If you want any Photos taken.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
FRANK LESLIE'S

$ 7 n d A Y NJ A & A Il N K.
The number for September
abounds with pleasant, edifying and
interesting reading, and is, as usual,
profusely illustrated. The editor,
Rev. Mr.. Talmage, has an admirable
article entitled The Horse and his
Rider" finely illustrated; and The
Home Pulpit contains one of his
eloquent and characteristic sermons.
what are our Departed Friends
Doing Now" "California a Big
Trees" 'The Disciples of Memo
Simmon,' will be read with great
interest. Marion Harland continues
her highly interesting serial, "a
Good Fellow; and besides the 9TH
er admirable serial, weighed and
Wanting" there are shart stories,
sketches, essays, etc, by popular
writers; some very excellent poems,
several of them beautifully illustra-
ted; and a large, interesting and in
structive miscellany. There are
also Editorial Comments, The Col
lection Basket, The Drift of Reli-
ginus Comment, etc, etc. The price
is only ID cents a number, or So a
year, sent postpaid. A specimen
number will be sent on receipt of
% cents, addressed to FRANK LESLIE,
Publisher, So, SO and 81 Park Place,
New York.
GRASS FOR HAI.-50O Tons
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
FREEMAN Bros.

Don't fail to look over Beggs'
stock of cloaks before you buy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

On solid real estate security l can
give you better terms on loans than
any man in Dakota.
G. H. WA1WoRTH.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
Committeeman,

Hon. Joel Weber, of Richland,
is in town this week attending
court as a juryman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
JOHN SELBE2G,
committeeman
SPHINX TOWNSHIP.

A Republican caucus will be held
ut the residence of Thos. A. Solem,
district No. 50, Sphinx township,
on Saturday, August 10. 1882, at
three O'Clock p. m, for the purpose
of electing five delegates to a con-
vention to be held at Elk Point,
August I'D, 1882,
ANDREW MARTIN,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

you want loan on your farm,
Walworth can give you the best
terms.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Flour from st. Anthony Mills
Minneapolis, Mimi. the best grade
froni selected hard wheat, for sale
a. wholesale or retail at Elk Point,
by S. Crumrine. July IS, 1882.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

A new line. 20 chests, Of Fresh
Teas Just received. The best line
ever shown in Elk Point.
FREEMAN BRos.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

See those Ladies fine Kid Shoes
and Slippers at Beggs' before you
buy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

One carload Of Bear Creek lime,
also cement, stucco and hair for
sale. w. FISK.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
Freeman Bros. have received II

Freeman Bros. have received the
finest and most complete line
of Boots and Shoes ever display
ed in this country. Ladies genuine
French kid, common sense walk
ing Shoes" Gents fine shoes, in fact,
anything from the cheapest to the
best.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Freeman Bros. have just received
their first installment Of spring hats,
with more to follow at once. Don't
forget.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

lttli SttiluillI Vi !'dhOtd.
The HoRsE RACE.-As predicted
the horse race on last Saturday be-
tween Charley Murtha's bay horse
and Ed Gray's gray, brought large
crowd into town to witness the
sport At two o'clock in the after
noon some four or five hundred peo-
pie collected at the race track south
Of town. About 2;3O the horses
were brought up to the score, and
were started off in good shape, the
Old gray jumping to the front and
keeping it all the way round, and
came out winner of the first heat by
about four lengths. This created
great enthusiasm among the Civil
Blenders, and bets of two to one
were offered on tie old horse with
apparently reluctant takers. The
horses were sponged OIL and given
fifteen minutes rest, when they were
brought to the score again and sent
OFT, the gray taking the lead again,
which he held leaving gap OF two
or three lengths until they got abou,
half way r0uul the track when the
bay commenced closing up the gap
and passed the old horse in good
style, coming in the winner of the
heat by about the same distance he
lost on the first. The hackers of the
bay now took occasion TO use their
lungs and cheered Justify for their
tavorite. Old horsemen who now
took look at the condition of the
horses noticed the bottom gently
oozlng from the old gray, and the
chances of winning the race were
considerably in favor Of the young
horse. After the allotted fifteen
minutes rest had expired they were
brought to the scratch for the third
and last heat. The gallant little
bay, who was now just getting warm
ed up to his work, dashed right
away from the Old horse, coming in
oyer the score twenty or thirty rods
ahead, winning the race. Bob
kncebs, the celebrated horse man OF
Sioux City, was one OF the judges.
The result cf the race was somewhat
of a surprise to nearly every one
present, as it was pretty generally
the idea that the old horse WAS too
quick for tbs young boy. 1t was
evident, however, after the race was
over that the gray was no match
for the bay where it required any
staying qualities. On a single
half mile dash the old gray is light
ming, but he requires good feed OF
oats to proceed any farther. At the
conclusion OF the race Ed Gray
made up a race with Sam Cook, o.
Vermillion, half mile dash for s5(
a side to be on the Elk Point track
in about three weeks. We hope the
old horse will have better success
this time, and we are inclined tt
think he will.
And by the way, while we are
speaking of horses and race tracks
it is proper to say that with a little
more work Elk Point will have on
Of the best race tracks in the coun
try.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Nat Kirk, of Richland, has pur-
chased Mike Hoffnan's carriage
horse. Nat says the horse is ioi
Mrs. Kinks use SO that she can visit
her friends in this city more fro
quently.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
FARM FOR SALE.

A full line of Buntings at Free
man Bros.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Summer has now come. There
fore go to Freeman Bros. and get
lawns and piques at reduced prices.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
Territorial Medical Associa.
ton.

YANKToN, Dakota, July 20, 1882
Il desire through your paper 10 an
nounce that, by order Of the board
of censors, there viii be a called
meeting of the Dakota medical assoc
citation al Canton, Lincoln county.
Wednesday, August Is, 1882. at IL
o'clock, A. NJ. All regular physicians
Of the territory are cordially invited
to attend, as matters of importance
to the profession will be considered
at this meeting.
s. B. McGLuMpHy, NJ. D.
President Dakota Medical Assoc
alton.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
Notice.

Notes is hereby given that all
persons having claims against the
estate of the late Mark Woodside are
required to present the same to the
Administrator at Gothland, Union
County d. t.. within four months
from the date Of this notice.
Dated at Gothland, July 22d A.
ID. 1882. Ira H. SMITH,
Administrator.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

On Monday morning Judge Kip
linger brought into the COURIER Of
flee hill of corn taken from his
large field east OF town. The hill
consisted of four stalks, one measur-
iog II feet, one liz feet and two lO!
feet each. with seven ears of corn
on the four stalks The fact of the
matter is if the kind of weather
that we have been having for the
past week keeps on few weeks lon
gey the corn crop of old Union coun-
ty will loom up to over two million
bushels this fall.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Beggs has the most complete stock
Of ready made clothing in town,
look them over.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Andes Wright brought us III IL
stalk of corn On Monday morning as
a sample of what they had on their
place couple of miles west of town
1t measured IL feet from the top Of
the ground.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09
Administrator,

Hats & Caps in all shapes and
styles, at Beggs'.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Salt Lake apples and peaches
eyaporated apples, raspberries, pit
ted cherries and dried fruits Of al
kinds are all rev and fine which
you will find at Freeman Rroa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

Geo. Ford, Jr. is closing out bis
stock OF goods At cost See his new
advertisement.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

We are sorry to learn that Ben
Crum is now confined to his bed
with quite a serious spell of sick ness.
1t seems to he an old kidney COM
plant contracted while in the army.
We hope he may speedily recover.
People coming into our county
from abroad stand with wonder and
auazemvnt at our vast corn fields
which loom up from 10 to u feet
high. We certainly have the finest
luo~ing cora crop that ever grew in
any COUNTY,.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-09

9. w. BEGGS.
OPENING MAGNIFICENT
SUMMER and FALL STOCK d GOODS.
Bought atthe Decline and We Are
BOUND TO GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS
the aavaHageoft andny you not
THOROUGHLY CONVINCED the tor
Same Quality Of Goods,
goods pleased to show you our
Goods and evcn do OF yaontswot
WE SELL ONE PRICE no ALL
Now Remember It, and Don't You Forget I'll
hcantbe have
SO AS TO SELL it, regardless sofa cmein
and look before
We stock Of
DRY GOODS GROCERIES,
CLOTHING, cRocKERY.
HATS & GAPS, LAMPS.
BOOTS & Shoes sToNEwARE,
wooDENwARE. &C., &C.
We ehadquar erh @
Grain of all Kinds. Also Hogs Sheep and Cattle.
Butter and Eggs Speciality.
DON'T FORGET TO COME AND SEE US, AND We Will DO OUR
BEST TO DO YOU GOOD
c. w. BEGGS.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-10
AcQuisitiYeneSs.

In the introduction tohis pamphlet Ola
Chow to Grow Rich, Dr. Bland gives
the following definition and analysis Of
this organ 1.-The faculty of acquisi-
tiveness is common to brute and man. 1t
is not an intellectual faculty, but sell
fish instinct. Its Office is TO desire,
covet, long for, grasp, appropriate any
thing, everything that can in any way
minister to the physical nature. 1t is a
legitimate organ, whose functions are,
necessary to the continued existence
alike of the insect, the animal and the
human being. It is devoid Of moral
sense as well SIS intellectual perception,
hence it has no recognition of the rights
of property, nor any knowledge of how
to get what &c desires, nor yet any idea,
of the 'ative value of things. 1t Isl
simply the instinct of acqulsitiveness.
1t is the controlling faculty in each. The
insect and the brute having no other
than a sensuous existence, their wants
are limited to food and shelter Man,
while allied to the animal kingdom, ON
the sensuous plane, IS lifted infinitely
above it by the fact of his being endowed
with reason, and crowned with moral
sense and spiritual aspirations. By
means of his Superior intellect, man Is
able to subiugate the earth and all its
forces, compelling it to yisld its fruits
and treasures in rich and varied abund-
ance to supply bis needs and crafty his
desires. Through the guiding wisdom
of his moral faculties he recognizes the
brotherhood of man and the equality of
the race, the foundation of the princi-
pies of Justice" Accepting these propo-
sitions as correct, it is clear that the man
whose life is spent in the service of ac-
quisitiyencss IS simply an int 'lectual
brute. Chronological Journal
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-10

his desk when Mays anxious little face.
looked in on him.
ST you please" said she. "what's
pepper, Mr.. Ha]ey?"
Mr. Haley stuck his pen behind his
ear, and ribbed his forehead thoueht-
fully. "Pepper," said he. is a condi-
ment or spice
Away few May without stopping to
say, "Thank you" and Mr.. Haley,
who wasn't used to children, sat and
wondered for whole minute before he
took his pen in hand again.
So the Cayenne pepper went into the
scorched, sugary pumpkin, with the rest
of the spice; and the pumpkin went
into the crust, and the whole went into
the oven, which was stone cold by this
time.
May and Pink filed the stove with
woo6 again, and when the fire began to,
burn they went out and climbed into the
hammock ard told riddles for half an
hour. Then the pie was done. At any
rate, May said it was after examining it
with knitting-needle; and it looked
very much done, indeed.
Pink tasted little of the edge.
cts just as sweet, said she; "but It
bites my tongue, orfy !"
"That's the spice, said May, tasting
tee, and.then putting her tongue out to
cool it. "It-is--pretty spicy, " she said;
"but guess Aunt Dolly IL Ike it. "
Aunt Dolly was sitting knitting by
her window when they went in. She
nodded welcome to them.
"Here's pie for yeu," said May.
We made it our own sells, added
Pink.
Then how Aunt Polly praised them
and the pie. Pretty soon she got up and
hoped TO the closet, aud took down
tin teaspoon and tasted little bit of the
pie. just as Pink aud May had DONE
She didn't taste any more, but her little
grey eyes began to twinkle and dance
behind her glasses, and when the chill
dren had gone she laughed until the
tears ran down her face.
1.-The dear little creturs - said she,
wiping her eyes. "The--deal-httle-
cretursl"
Then she did funny thing. She took
the pie out and scraped it into the pigs
trough.
But the pig wouldn't eat it and when
Aunt Dolly went out to give him his sup
per she scraped it tenderly ont of the
trough again.
"Bless 'em, said she the dear lit
tie creturs.
She meant May Blossom and Pink
Rose
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-10
Splitting .Ho,ts With Dynamite.

The destruction of large trees by the
severe storms in England has caused In
quiries how to get rid of the tough roots
thrown out of the ground. Splitting with
wedges was found slow and laboriousn
and in answer to inquiries correspon-
dent of the GdrdeR describes the mode
by which he effectually severed the roots
into fragments by the use of dynamite.
He remarked that he had employed half
a dozen horses and as many men ting
cling and straining at the unyielding
mass of roots a large part of day, when
few shillings' worth of dynamite in
Guiding cap and fuse, would have blown
the roots to fragments in short time.
There is some difficulty in procuring the
dynamite in small quantities, but where
it can be had he asserts that while it is
more powerful than gunpowder, it is
much easier and safer to work with. A
hole is bored into the solid part of the
root nearly through it, the fuse put into
a cap, and the whole inserted. The
dynamite cartridge is about four inches
long and nearly an inch in diameter.
The fuse will burn about one foot q min
ute, and the operator can get to safe
distance. Roots four or five feet in di-
ameter are torn to fragments, sometimes
several cartridges being required to COM
plete the work.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-10
The Value of Study,

Increase of strength is called "ac-
CURED habit. Our moral and intelIec-
tual virtues are acquired habits The
acquired power to study is moral viz
tue; inasmuch as its exercise forces back
the lower propensities and urges forward
the higher faculties. Hence the hard
students of a school are always gentle
men and the young man whose appear
ance show him to be rough is never a
hard student. Hence also, men eminent
for great learning are generally eminent
for moral virtues.
Self-respect is also moral virtue; and
it has been said that lf-respect is at the
root of all the virtues. Hope, which is
the companion of energy and mother of
success, springs from self-respect. Hope,
which, as Carlyle says, ''giyes a man a
world of strength wherewith to front a
world of difficulty" The value of repu-
tation springs from self-respect. When
Py thagoras admonished his pupils, {" De
naoLista patton discisunco seabto,a -
/" But especially of all things reverence
yourself, aud when the apostle reminds
us that our bodies are temples of the
Holy Chest, they both inculc&te this
same virtue of self-respect 1t is the viz
tue of self-respect that has determined
you to cultivate, improve and develop
your mental faculties to the highest de-
gree of which they are capable; to make
of yourselves, as Richter expressed it,
+" the most that can be made of the ma
terials." You are accomplishing the end
when engaged in the business of educat-
ing yourself at school
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-10
OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
saturday Night.


Placing the little hats all in row,
Ready for church on the morrow, you know;
washing wee faces and little black fists,
Setting them ready and 1T to be kissed;
Putting them into clean. garments and white,
That is what mothers are doing tonight,
Spying out holes in the little worn hose,
Laying by shoes that are worn through the toes;
Looking DER garments co faded and thin
Who but mother knows where to begin?
Changing button to make it look right
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
Calling the little ones all round her chair,
Hearing them lisp forth their soft evening prayer
Telling them stories of Jesus of old
The Shepherd who gathers the lambs to bis fold.
Creeping so softly to take last peep,
Silence the last token of childhoods first sleep,
Anxious to know if the dear ones are warm,
Tucking the blankets round each little form;
Kissing each little face rosy and bright
That is what mothers are doing tonight
Kneeling down gently beside the white bed,
Lowry and meekly bowling her head;
Praying as only mother can pray,
" God guide and keep them from going astray u
Angels are telling with angels delight,
That is what mothers are doing tonight
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-10
Almost Incredible Distance of the
Stars.

1t would take ray of light travelling
at the rate Of 10000 miles per second
three years and eight months to go to
the nearest fixed star. In order that
the mind may be less confused in the
midst of these thousands of sparkling
points it has been agreed from the high
est antiquity to class the stars according
to their apparent brightness. The
brightest stars have been called stars of
the first order or magnitude, although
this term does not imply anything rela-
tive to the actual size or brightness of
the stars those which follow, still in
the order Of their apparent brightness,
have been called stars of the second
m gnitude; then comes those of the
third, fourth, and fifth magnitude, ac-
cordng as they appear smaller stars of
the sixth magnitude are the last stars
visible to the naked eye. s@
tt is generally thought that the
brightest are the nearest, though this is
not always so. There are said to be be-
tween 5, 900 and 6, 900 stars visible to the
naked eye. But when our feeble sight
gives way, the telescope, that giant eye
which increases, from century to century,
piercing the depths Of the heavens, con-
stantly discovers new stars. After the
sixth magnitude the first glasses revealed
the seventh They then reached the
eighth, the ninth. It is thus that thous-
ands have increased to tens of thousands,
and that tens of thousands have become
hundreds of thousands. More perfect
instruments have cleared those distances,
and have found stars of the tenth and
eleventh maghitudes. From this period
they began to count by millions. The
number Of the stars of the twelfth magni-
tude is 6, 500, 600; added to the eleven
preceding magnitudes, the total exceeds
fourteen millions. By the aid of still
greater magnifying power these limits
are again surpassed.
At the present time the total number
of stars. from the first to the thir-
teenth magnitude, inclusive, is calcu-
lated at 100000 The sky is truly
transformed. In the field of the tele-
scope neither consultations nor divisions
are distinguished; but fine dust shines
in the place where the eye, left to its
own power, only sees darkness, on which
stand out two OF three stars. In pro-
portion as the wonderful discoveries in
optics will increase the visual power, all
regions of the sky will be covered with
this fine ooldan sand