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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01
COMMON TINE FOR THE WORLD.

A conference of delegates appointed by
the governments interested in the inter-
national geographical congress held at
Venice, Italy, recently, viii take place in
Washington about the first Of May next,
for the purpose of adopting first meri-
dian that will be common to all nations.
The system sought to be established was
presented to the congress by Sanford
Fleming, chancellor of Queens Univer-
sity, Canada, one of the American dele
gates, and may be summarized as fol-
lows:
l. To establish standard time which may
be common to all people throughout the world
for ali common as well as scientific purposes,
this standard time to be known as cosmopolitan
time.
2. One particular meridian to be selected as
time-zero and first meridian, the time to be
properly determined by the suns meridian pas
sage.
3. Twenty-four secondary or standard hour
merchants, including in the number the first
hour distant from each other.
4. These standard hour mcridians to regulate
time in all places of the earth's surface.
3. The twenty-four hour standard meridians
TO be designated by letters Of the English
alphabet, emitting and v, from east to west,
the zero meridian being lettered 2.
6. Tie hour of the day at any place on the
earth's surface to be regulated by some one Of
the standard meridians, generally by the stand
ard nearest such place in longitude.
7. The interval of time between two consecu-
live passages OF the sun over the prime meri-
dian to be called the cosmopolitan day.
3. Local days to commence twelve hours be-
fore and twelve hours after the suns passage
over each OF the standard meridians, the local
days to be designated by the letters Of the
twenty four meridians which determine them.
O. The hours Of the cosmopolitan day to be
known by the letters Of the alphabet in their Or
der, corresponding with the twenty-four mcri-
dams. When the sun passes meridi tns H or N
It will be II or N time Of the cosmopolitan day.
10. The present division of the day into two
series Of twelve hours each to be abolished and
one series of twenty -four adopted. or the after
noon hours to be designated by letters.
II The time determined directly from the
prime meridian to be cosmopolitan tame, and
local time to be known by the particular stand
ard meridian to which it is referred, as that
from meridian c would be standard time.
II. Each town of importance to have q pub
lie time signal station electrically constructed
with a central observatory for the purpose Of
receiving and disseminating standard time with
precision.
Is. All railway and local public clocks to be
connected electrically from the public time sig
nal stations.
General W. B. Hazen, chief sigma
officer at Washington, is at the head Of
the executive committee, and viii furnish
information to all who take an interest
in the matter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01
How the Express Business Started.
Josiah Quincy in tho Indepe ndent.l

I have Just found an old letter, adj
dressed to me ON the 29th of October,
1898, which led to results quite over
towering in their magnitude. The
writer is William F. Harnden. He tells
me that he has applied for post Of con.
ductor upon the Western Railroad, and
solicits my influence, as treasurer Of the
road, "should You think me worthy of
the office" Harden had been selling
tickets at the Worcester Railroad Depot,
but found this occupation much too sed-
eutary for his active nature. He was o
man who wished to be moving. For
some reason, which do not recall, Har-
den did not get the conductorship; but
his application brought me in contact
with this live, intelligent young fellow,
who wished TO be ON the 60, and sug-
gested to him new sort Of business.
which in the hands of bright man /
thought might be pushed to success. AZ
director and president Of the Providence
Railroad, ! was compelled to make
weekly Journeys to New York, where the
bulk Of our stock was held. The days OF
my departure. were well known, and
was always met at the depot by bevy
of merchants' clerks, who wished to in
trust packages Of business papers,
samples If goods and other light matters
to my care. The mail establishment was
at that time utterly insufficient to meet
the wants Of the public. The postage
was II cents upon every separate bit oi
paper, and this was . burdensome tar
upon the daily checks, drafts and re-
c.s;uta incident Tn ynarcan&ila krors-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01
BRIBERY IN ELECTIONS.

So many cases Of bribery in elections
have been brought to light Of late years
that pesimists and cynics are wont to
speak OF them as evidences OF the rot
tenness Of republican form Of govern
ment. They see the incr ease in number
Of the offenses against the law, but over
look the fact that the American system
of government Is stretching out with .
g rowth as wonderful az the present age;
that as crime OF all kinds increases with
the growth Of a population, so ofsnses
against laws regarding election viii be-
come more numerous a. the country en-
largcs in extent and power. Az proof
that Americans are not alone in INSIDE
meanors Of this nature the following by
the london correspondent Of the TIC.
ronto Globe is offere.: "The extensive
bribing which prevailed at the general
and recent hye-elections has cast seri-
GUS slur upon our electoral constitution.
The elections at Maccles6eld and Sand
wich were among the worst in this re-
spect, and yesterday in the queens
bench judgment was delivered in the
case Of the offenders at these elections.
Among the defendants were three soil
citors, holding high positions in their re-
spective towns and counties, who were
found guilty Of distributing money and
Of falsifying the election accounta.
These men-thc bench scorned to call
them gentlemen after their conduct
had received immense sums of money
for distribution, and out q the
1900 voters at Macclesfeld 5,OOt
Lad been influenced BY bribery.
The high position aud conse.
quent large influence which these solici.
tors held ~, in the opinion Of The
judges, only m aegreyation Of the Of
Tense, and they could not be content
with the usual Anes, but may sentenc,
each II the defenlants to nine months
imprisonment mot II Ant-0lass misie
meannnts, but.as common priscners, VIII
hard labor. In the caeec 81 the HanaMicl
soli0itor ! judgment 81 six months in
pkisonmcnt with hard labor ~ paaaed
II n much a Ia regretted that Is IN .
the persoxs wh0 ~efe gnilty y bsibez.
shculd ~ puni1hsi l u
~, 6omShun ccsnei Izlen ma nnspy oehs
~ * ixla ~ T. ~ e! = cs v
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01

from Affections When hon have these
cosreotiyes their Aesh must b healthier.
We have had hundreds Of ho6n and
never . case q cholera, whish ~ q.
tribute to TIE healthful elBects d plenty
Of charcoal and sulphur, together with
succulent food. A long-continued corn
diet. win invariably produces fever and
more or less Inflammation Of the stom-
ach and hoWels."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01
Deaths Of Kings and Queens In England.

OooWS W NtUys oUO VuUS"o W GUSsouVs
William the Conqueror died from
enormous fat, from drink, and from the
violence of his passions.
William Rufus died the death of the
poor stays which he hunted.
Henry 1. died of gluttony.
Henry III. died of broken heart, oc-
casioned by bad conduct of his children.
Richard C1ur de Leon, like the ami
NAL from which his heart was named,
died by an arrow from an archer.
John died nobody knows how, but it
is sad from chagrin, which we suppose
is another name for hellebore.
Henry III. is said to have died "nat-
ural DEATH"
Edward /. is said to have died of q
"natural sickness "a sickness which
would puzzle all the college physicians to
denominate.
Edward III. was barbarously and in
decently murdered by ruffians enc ployed
by his own wife and her paramour.
Edward III. died of dotage aud Rich
ard III. OF starvation-the very reverse OF
George Nv.
Henry Nv. is said to have died Of fits
caused by uneasiness, and uneasiness in
palaces in those times was very COM
mon complaint.
Henry v. is said to have died Of q
painful affection, prematurely. This il
courtly term for getting rid of king.
Henry VI. died in prison, by means
known then only to his jailor, and now
only in heaven.
Edward v. was strangled by his uncle,
Richard III.
Richard III. was killed in battle,
Henry VII. wasted away, as mise1
ought to.
Henry VIII. died Of carbuncles ani
fury.
Edward vi. died OF decline.
Queen Mary is said to have died Of /
broken heart.
Old Queen Bess is said to have died o.
melancholy. from having sacrificed Esse,
to his enemies.
James I. died from drinking and tn,
effects Of vice.
Charles /. died on the scatfold.
| Charles II. died suddenly is sai.
Of apoplexy.
| William III. died Of consumptive hab
its Of body and from the stumbling Q
his horse.
| Queen Anne died from dropsy.
| George I. died from drunkenness, whicI
his physicians politely called an apoplec
| tic fit.
/ George II. died Of . rupture Of Oh
heart which the periodicals Of that a.
termed visitation OF God.
| George III. died ~ he had lived ~
mailman Thrnurhonk Efa M 80 :
least, consistent monarch.
j George Nv. died o.. glnttony An
drunkenness.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01

tried to realise them before he time 49,
ripe, and died : poor man q Tie ~ ~
So In attempting to extend the expEeas
buainess to Europe, he assumed risks
that were ruihotis, and the stalwart Yer.
monter, Alvin Adams, took bin placa =
chief Of the great industry which had
arisen under his hands,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01

Another interestins fact is that the states
eof New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Massachusetts,, Wisconsin and Ohio con-
tain the largest number of foreigners, in
the. order in which they are named, and
the six states together have within their
borders considerably more than one-half
OF the total foreign population of the
whole country in 1880.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01
ANCIENT AND MODERN Hxr1AvAcAxcx

AuC LAVISH mAuuer WIN WINCH modern
men OF wealth entertain company is
often noted and commented ON by the
press OF the country. Occasionally a
rich stock broker of the east electrifies
the world with an illustration Of the pow
er OF wealth in the setting of princely
banquet or the adjoining Of a private
residence Of palatial extent, while from
the far west come notes regarding men
still habited In miners garb, who toy
with millions and spend money with
seemingly no thought Of its value.
During the oil excitement in Pennsyl-
vania years ago, the same exhibitions Of
princely extravagance were made by men
who became rich in a day. This ten
dency to display is as old as the human
race, and will continue as long as the
world lasts. The London Quarterly Re-
view cites few instances Of ancient ex-
travagance which will be interesting in
comparison with those of the present
time. Crassus, when candidate for the
consulship, gave feast of 10, 600 tables,
to which all the citizens of Rome were
Unfortunately invited. Caesar, to Gel
citrate the funeral of daughter, gave
one of $4,000 tables, with accommoda-
ton for three guests at each. In the
course OF the festivities in stituted by
Titus to celebrate the colosseum, 8. 600
wild beasts were let loose and killed
by gladiators. The Emperor Pro.
bus collected for a single show
100 lions, 100 ionesses, 100 Libyan
and 100 Syrian leopards, 800 bears
and 600 gladiators. Having caused the
circus to be planted with trees to re-
semble forest, he let loose 1000
ostriches, 1000 stays. 1000 does and
1000 boars, to be hunted by the popu-
lace who were to keep whatever they
could catch or kill. Tiberius, whose life
at Capri was disgrace to human nature,
was fonder Of saving money than spend
ing it, and he left an immense sum in
the treasury, which his successor, Cali.
gula, managed to dissipate in two years
by extravaganza OF the most senseless
kind. As if in rivalry of Cleopatra, he
swallowed precious stones dissolved in
vinegar, and caused his guests to be
helped to gold (Which they carried away
instead OF bread and meat. One Of his
favorite amusements was showering gold
among the populace from the Basilica
of Julius Caesar. He built galleys Of
cedar, covered with jewelry, and large
enough to contain vines and fruit trees,
and had canals cut for them along the
coast. The stable of his favorite horse,
which he talked of naming Consul, was
marble, the trough Of ivory, the harness
of purple and the collar of pearls. The
set of emeralds and pearls worn by one
his wives, Lolita Paulina, was valued at
s4O0, 900 sterling. The principal ex-
travagance Of Claudius was in public
games. One OF the shows organized for
him was naval combat on lake, in
which the-galleys were manned by 49,
600 men. He was fond of good cheer,
and was in the habit Of inviting himself
to the tables OF the rich. He came On
one occasion with 600 persons in his
train. The utmost excess in gluttony
was reached by Vitellus, who gave feasts
at which 1000 fishes and 1000 birds were
served up.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01
the HOME pocToa.

DANDRUyT.
A complete cure for dandru6 il said
TO be effected by washing with Z solution
Of borax, once each tenth day, and using
bay rum each alternate day. At first
use IL every day.
corrrr.
Coffee .ccorainv g n T.avan ~
nrodrc;nc ansam;s ~ the stomsch ' ::
tards d;rast;on srS rIt;m.taI- c.,,. -
hoh;tusi ;rcres.ea ocrca.+;cr - ~
stomach ~ dvsr,ers;a " '
-. ss..s -
~ $500 soor oa aAsA
lake . pound OF JUICY steal, from
wnicn Oil the iat mas Deen removed; cut
y Up ~ pieces OF apont az men square,
eais ana pepper y sngntly; !ake stone
lN, 70 noio Two p,nts; pour INTO II 2 punt
and nan Oh coIu waser, 2 seaSPoonsul
o. wno,e nee; cover sne laf wlsn 9 sau-
cer, ana iet y oake Slowly TOT four hours;
remove any fat present.
LIGHT IN BEDROOMS.
The common practice OF having night
lights in the bedrooms OF children Of
weil-to-do parents is deprecated BY DR..
Robert d. Bakewen. He says that IL
iaa the most . injurious effect upon the
!. Instasa ~ sla ~.s y3uns t Unuu IN.
AAASsSsss - SsA~ kCAACSv AN0e WAC ORtAC
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-01

from the .ncinnad MuEical People.)
Have ye any gud pianDiesp She
asked, as she stepped into piano store
ware-room on East Fourteenth Street
the other day, displaying prosperous
looking pocket-book. ~ want one for
me datter, who is comm home from the
semetary wild flushed dedication"
"What style Of instrument do you
prefer ?" said the clerk, displaying an
upright. "This piano il q double patent
MISUNDERSTANDING board never stay
in-tune and celluloid keys"
"Och! niver happerth do care
about the sthoile, SO long as it's STRONG
case. Have ye any wild iron cases ?"
"No ma'am, but all our cases are
made extra strong"
"How much'n ye take for that plan
nie?''
-Four hundred dollars, ma'am.'
"Do you sell on the slow-pay planf
"Yes, occasionally We sell to reliable
purchasers on the installment plan. The
installment on this piano would be SIS
q month.
"Wlll you throw in cover and
"Hardly fair to ak in ma'am; bus
we'll throw in these articles this time.
"An' buk o. music
EYES; we won't be mean about it.
"Now, il ye'll insure the piannie III
take il.
| "well, really, ma'am, the purchases
| usually insures the instrument; but e
close the bargain well insure this piano
and agree to take all risks.
"Ye zee, betwsne me and you, rid
she, after she had made her mark on tn
necessary papers and ds1ca sd the 6rsa
iDstallment receipt IN her bosom, I'm
glad to be aisy about the INSURANCE, -
| want TO get the Nosser Of me ole man
who took nm oath that il ! brought /
piannj into the house, he'd smash Il III
wid an az. An faith he's the bi to do |
the next time he gets dhrunk r.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12
The Bad and Worthll S.

are never initiated and counterfeitel. This
is especially true Of family medicine, and
il is positive proof that the remedy imita-
ted is OF the highest value. AS soon as 1t
had been tested and proved by the whole
world that Hop Bitters was the puTest, best
and most valuable family medicine on
earth, many limitations sprung up and be.
gan TO steal the notices in which the press
and people Of the country had expressed
the merits Of II. b., and in every way trying
to induce suffering inyaIids to use their
stuff instead, expecting to make money on
the credit and good name Of II. B. Many
Others started nostrums put up in similar
style to II B., with yariously devised names
in which the word Hop" or Hops were
used in a way to induce people to believe
they were the same as Hop Bitters. All
such pretended remedies or cures, no mat
ter what their style or name is, and es
pcciallv those with the word Hop or
Hops in their name or in any way con-
nected with them or their name, are imita.
tions or counterfeits. Beware of them
Touch none of them Use nothing but gen
uine Hop Bitters, with bunch or cluster
of green Hops on the white label Trust
nothing else Druggists and dealers are
warned against dealing in limitations or
counterfets. ~,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12
W0man'S True Friend.

A friend in need is friend indeed. This
none can deny, especially when assistance
is rendered when one is sorely afflicted
with disease, more particularly those com
plants al weakness so common to our
female pofu alton. Every woman should
know that Electric Bitters are womol's true
FREUD, and viii positively restore her TO
health, even when all other remedies fail
A single tr,al always proves our assertion
They are pleasant to the taste, and only cost
fifty cents a bottle Sold by Harry w
Schulz. C)
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12
The Seven Riddles of the World.

Prof, Du Bois-Reymond is one Of the
most prominent members Of the Berlin
Academy Of Sciences. When he de-
liyers his popular lectures there is not a
lecture-room in Berlin large enough to
accommodate his hearers He is far
from being thest; still less is he u
Christian. In an address delivered by
him on "The Limits of Natural
Science he propounded what he called
1.-The Seven Riddles of the Wordn-
riddles which have never been explained,
and the majority Of which never can be
by mechanical laws
The first riddle is the nature and es-
sence of matter and force,
The second is the origin Of notion
The origin Of life is the third,
The fourth is the apparent design of
nature,
The fifth is the origin of conscious
ness.
The sixth is the origin of national
thought and language.
The last is the freedom of the will.
OF this Du Bois-Reymond says: Our
seventh difficulty is none il one resolves
to deny the freedom of the will and to
declare the subjective conviction OF free
dom as an illusion; otherwise it is mex
pliCable.'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12
Eat Your Breakfast First,

DR.. Hall Is authority for the following
thoughts upon breakfasting before much
exercise in the open air particularly in
districts where fever and ague are
abundant; Breakfast should be eaten in
the morning before leaving the house
for exercise or labor Of any description;
those who do 1t will be able to perform
more work and with greater alacrity
than those who work an hour or two
before breakfast. Beside this, the aver
age duration of life Of those who take
breakfast before exercise or work will
be a number Of years greater than those
who do otherwise Most persons begin
to feel weak after having been engaged
five or six hours in their ordinary avoca-
tons; a good meal reyigorates; but
from the last meal Of the day until tho
next morning there is an interval of
some twelve hours; hence the body in q
sense Is weak-and in proportion cannot
resist deetGriOus agencies, whether of
the fierce cold Of mid-winter or Of the
poisonous miasm which rests upon the
surface Of the earth wherever the sun
olllHtN vi u Uldlt vi Ntg'tdllDu vi
heap Of ofi'al The miasm is more solid,
more concentrated, aud hence more
malignant about sunrise and sunset
than any other hour Of the twcnty-four,
because the cold Of the night condenses
it, and it is on the first few inches above
the soil in its most solid form; but as
the sun rises, it warns aud expands and
ascends to a point high enough to be
breathed, and being taken into the lungs
and swallowed with the saliva into the
stomach, all weak and empty as it is, it
is grcediIy drunk in, thrown immediate
~ into the circulation of the blood, and
carried to every part OF the body, de-
posting its poisonous influence ut the
very fountain head OF life. II carly
breakfast were taken in regions where
chilis and fever and ague prevail, and
If, in addition, a brisk fire were kindled
in the family room for an hour, incud-
ing sunrise and sunset, these trouble
some maladies would diminish in any
one year. not ten fold, but thousand
fold, because the heat OF the fire would
rarely the miasmatic air instantly and
send it above the breathing point. But
il is troublesome" to be building fires
night and mornngall summer; il being
no trouble requiring no effort, to
SILVER and shake by the hour, weeks
and months together
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12
A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat

should be stopped, Neglect frequent re.
suits IN an Incurable Lung disease or on.
sumption, Browns Bronchial Troches do
not disorder the stomach like cough swaps
and balsams, but act directly on the inham-
ed parts, allaying irritation, give relief IN
Asthma Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, and
the Throat Troubles which Singers and
Public Speakers are subject to, For thirty
years Browns Bronchial Troches have been
recommended by physicians, and always
give perfect satisfaction. Having been
tested by wide and constant use for nearly
an entire generation, they have attained
wellmerted rank among the few staple
remedies of the age. Sold at 25 cents n
box everywhere.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12

II Mrs, Lydia f. Pinkham has not really
discovered the Elixir VITAE, which the an
cient Alchemists sought by SO much patient
research and persistent experiment, her
medicine seems, at least, likely to command
an immense sale and universal popularity
IN the future. II rapid progress and emf
nent success furnish any basis for a correct
Judgment, Mrs. Pinkhan is a most prom.
ising competitor for such honorable dis.
tinction as the alchemists failed 10 achieve
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12
A Wild Woman in Missouri.

A nude colored woman, wild as q
gorilla, is startling the people Of the
MARVEL section, twenty miles out on the
Midland railroad. She has been seen
several times, aud the last time threw a
young lady who was notwithstanding
into hysteria, and with grunt, not I'M
like that Of wild hog, jumped up and
ran into the forest, At the time Of her
discovery she was burrowing into the
side of the road catching and eating
crawfish, which she ate, claws, hide and
all, AS yet nothing can be ascertained
as to her identity, but steps will be taken
to that end She is very black, and
foams at the mouth when angry like a
wild animal at bay.-GI0Je Democrat
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-12
Humbugged again.

saw 50 much said about the merits of
Hop Btters, and my wife who was always
doctoring, and never well, teased me SO ur-
gently to yet her some. concluded to be
humbuggged again and am glad did,
for in less than two months use of the bit
t9rs, my wife was cured, and she has re-
NAMED so tor eighteen months since |
like such humbugging.-H. T, st. Paul
Pioneer Press