Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-31

Inc W1cceSS OF MOrmOn missionaries
In gainyng proselytes at the south is 20
great that the Atlanta Pos.-Appeal says
that 1t they can not be kept out of the
country BY peaceable means, forciblo
methods will become justifiable.
A Boston maa has made. in the public
prints q that city. very sensible sug-
gestion 20 the effect that the Fire De-
partmeft should be supplied with large
nets int which, when supported by
poles. persons In danger OF incarceration
could jump from any height.
A veterinary surgeon of Binghamton,
N. T., has successfully removed one
half OF the tongue Of valuable horse,
upon whfch WAS an epiphytical cancer,
without Much blood or trouble to the
horse. a perfect cure will be affected.
The best veterinary surgeons of Cort-
land and Syracuse pronounced the case
incurable aud amputation impossi.
bic.
The Yale catalogue for 1928 shows
total of l,096 students in the various
departments, an increase of over the
last catalogue. They are divided as
follows: Theology los. medicine 30,
law IS, graduate Al, undergraduate
academical 615, Sheffield scientific
school 206. fine arts 40. This makes a
total of l.ll9, from which 23 names are
to be deducted for double insertion.
A negro at Louisville could not be
placed under the influence of ether and
ansesthetics when physicians desired to
perform surgical operation upon him,
and so one of the doctors mesmerized
him and kept him under mesmeric in
fiuence for two hours, or until the opera.
ton was over. When the patient was
time been conscious of what was going
on, but had felt no pain.
English authorities state that youth
full damsel makes use of polarblue pa
per, with lily thereon inscribed. for
epistolary purposes. Engaged people
adopt orange flowers as fitting en-
blem for their writing paper from the
moment OF betrotnai to that OF mar
riage. Sporting characters are natural
ly lavish of horse-shoes and Jockey
caps, even where billetdoux are con-
cerned. A successful menage proclaims
its happiness to the world by choosing
two partridges contentedly sitting side
by side on the tuft of greensward, as
the description of the family note paper.
At Warstewstein, near Casselin, Ger
many, is library which is said to con.
tain curious collection of books. At
the first glance one would take these
books to be mere logs of wood, but in
vesligation shows that each volume is
really complete history of the trees
which it represents, The back is the
bark, in which small place is cut to
write the scientific and common names
as title. One side shows the tree
trunk in its natural state and the other
is vanished or polished. Inside are
shown the leaves, fruit, fiber and the in
sect and other parasites which prey up
on it, anG full description of its pro-
ducts. etc., is added.
Salt lagoons are met with in several
place " kFachA county, Arizona, tho
principal on6 being near the line Of
New Mexico. About one million pounds
are taken yearly from this lake, and
with proper facilities it could be made
to produce an almost unlimited supply.
The salt is precipitated to the bottom
OF the lake. wagons are driven into shall
low water, and the crystals, shoveled in.
Thus the supply for cattle-raisers in
Apache and portions of Yavapsi is OBJ
tanned, in addition to the large quanti-
ties required for the working Of silver
ores.
A statistical writer says: "Rhode Is-
land has furnished more men of national
reputation for inherent deviltry than
any other Northern State Wild Bill
was born in Providence, Billy, the
Kid OF recent unsavory renown, came
originally from Watch Hill, and Ca
lamity Jane is a native of fashionable
Newport. Texas jack for whom, like
Homer, seven cities claim the honor of
his birth, was born in Bristol, and
Yellowstone Kelley the scout of Mon
tana, is a native of Pawtucket."
The aggregate wealth Of the State of
New York is estimated at $1,000. OOO,-
0OO This is about seventh of the
estimated wealth of the whole United
States. William ii. Vanderbilt is sup
posed upon the best of grounds to be
worth $3.50, 100000. This would make
him the possessor of about one forty-siyth
part Of all the wealth of the Empire
state, and of about one hundred and
twenty-second part of that of the whole
country. That is to say that this indi-
vidual. in a population of over 5O.OOO,.
600 of people in the United States, rep
resents in wealth the importance Of
nearly 200,O men.
OF old Stephen Girard is told an
anecdote showing his inability to pro-
nounce the English language. He call.
ed ''wax" ''vaska." He had mischiev.
ous boy named Barney, who spent his
idle time in the counting house The
apprentices, no less mischievous than
Barney. said to him one day: Cant
you make the old gentleran say shoe.
makers vaska?' "Ycs." says Barney,
''if You will give me ftp" The boy
knew when Gira,d would come in and
seated himself on a chair, with his bare
foot in his lap, SCI atching the sole of it.
At the proper moment Mr.. Girard came
in. Barney" said he '.vat's de matta?''
II think have n splinter in my foot"
was the reply. ''Put piece of shoe
makers vaska on it, said Girnrd. And
70 Barney earned his Zip.