Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-16
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kspen md AMONG the gang fsrmer
~ ) W yellow dog and boy with his
na11uic nAajesty Ia his heart Tho boy
~ out 70 hove what be considered fnn.
Whils - farmsr md the ewner q the
a wspe ~ hooking, he inyeigled the
| esas csnine over ~ tlle can.
- - ss1uced : cord and ND the
- y No dogs tail. These proceedings
wsre watched BY many d the bystand-
- with keen interest. When tho job
- done, the boy drew away to give the
dOg : chance 70 run. But the animal
dfdnt II just stood and looked miasr-
ebae Tie crowd whooped 70 start him.
The colnmotion attracted the notice Of
The farmer and the owner Of the eau.
The farmer Was awful mad. He wanted
70 wallop whoever tied the thing to his
doo, and was about 70 release him, but
Ne old man interpossd.
Han III your ivesi' he cried !;
- there's Dynamite ID tl,as can, aud the
minute tie dog starts things will lie
scattered round here like an earthquake
had called"
Agreat chsngs came over the crowd.
Their looks Of mirthful interest faded.
They turned and fed. The dog saw
them going, and started after them.
The farmer was nearly frantic. He
wanted TO save his dog, but. after hesi-
tation, turned and fed, too. After him
wsnt The dog. on the gallop, dragging
the can. It didn't explode at first, but
they knew il was liable to at any min
IT., and they ran like deer. The train
oame 10 the station. and the old man
who had not ded boarded it and left.
Finally the can got detached from the
dogs tail. Then the terror OF tho mob
had subsided. They returned to the
station. Somebody discovered that the
cover Of the can had come Of. The
can contained only two eggs. Half the
crowd had intended 10 take the train,
but By fleeing had lost it. They were
the maddest men alivs. They couldn't
get st theold man for he had gone on the
train. But they took hold Of that boy.
and. while two held him, the others
took turns with the single. His yells
were heard two miles away, and the
hide on certain parts Of him is all tired
ont He won't try to amuss . crowd
again. -B0ston Post.
FEE WIND ~ A MOTIVE rowEK.
Turning. now, to sources Of energy
derived from sun-heat, let us take the
wind arst. When We look at the regis
ter Of British shipping and see 49, 600
vessels, OF which about 10000 are
steamers and 81. 900 saillng-ships, and
when We think how vast an absolute
amount OF horsepower is developed by
the engines Of those steamers, and how
considerable : proportion it forms Of the
whole horsepower taken from coal an
nnally In the whole world at the present
time, and when We consider the sailing.
ships Of other nations, which must be
Seckoned in the account, and throw in
the little item Of windmills, we find that
even in the present day OF steam ascend.
ency, old fashioned wind still supplies
large part Of all the energy used by |
man. But, however much we may re-
greet the time when Hoods young lady.
visiting the fens of Lincolnshire ct
Christmas, and writing 20 her dearest
Friend in London (both GO years old now |
Y they are alivel describes the delight
Ct sitting in bower aud looking over |
the wintry plain not desolate. because
windmills lend additional animation |
to the scene, We cannot shut our ewes
70 tho fact ct lamentable decadence OF |
II this decadence perma-
nsnt. or may We hope that it is only
temporary
The subterranean coal.stores OF the
world are becoming exhausted surely.
and not slowly, and the price Of coal Is |
upward bound-upward bound on the
whole, though no doubt il viii have it,
ups and,downs in the future as il ha.
had II the past, and ~ must be the case
n respect to every marketable COM
modify. When the coal is all burned.
or long before it ID all burned. when
lhere i % little Of ii left, and the coal.
mines from which that little is to be ex-
0avated arc 70 distant and deep and hot
hat it, price 10 the consumer l. greatly
higher than ct present, it Is most prob
Ible that wind-mills or wind-motors in
pcme form will again DO in the ascendant,
md that wind will do mans mechanical
work, on land It lsAst in proportion
scmparAbls to il present doing OF work
y seA - Popular Science Monthly.
EM1 DE 01ASs1 EAHxLY.
Oount Do 0rasse, the commander q
he French dest at yorktown, was mar
led three times. and had six children.
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