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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
Saving Vegetable Seeds

DR. George Thurbcr gives, in the
american Agriculturist for August, the
following valuable facts concerning the
"mixing" Of plants and its effect upon
seeds: If there are many varieties Of
the same vegetable in a garden, it is
impossible TO save the seeds of some in
An unmixed state. Sweet corn and all
the squash family are sure to '.mix."
On the other hand, peas and beans rare
ly cross. II one saves seeds of any veg
etable, let it be Of tho best. Instead Of
leaving the last peas on the vines for
seed, set apart portion OF row for
seed, and let none be picked from it.
By proper care the quality of q vegeta-
Bile may be improved. In saving Lima
beans we have for several years selected
only those with four beans in the pod; a
q consequence the greater number OF
pots in the whole crop now have four
beans. The selection Of the first-ripened
and bcst-formed tomatoes for seed will
have marked effect upon future crops,
and this is the case with all other veg
etables. Ii one has choice melon be
would preserve in its purity. the surest
method is to fertilize few female flow-
ers. Take q male flower that Is she'd
ding its pollen, remove the corolla to
expose the stamens. Select q female
flower that is just ready to open. but
has not been visited by insects, open Il,
and apply the stamens to. the pistil ol
that flower. Cover the flowers thus
operated upon by bit Of muslin until
- sruit begins to grow.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
A Very Cunning Toad.

An intelligent toad is a nightly visi-
tor at the Office of the Marysvilie Gas
Company. Mr.. Freeman, the com
pany's accountant. usually works in the
office an hour or two every evening,
and he says that the toad hops upon his
desk with unfailing regularity each
evening at the same hour. The crea-
ture makes its exits and its entrances
through hole in one of the panes of q
window about six inches from the desk,
to which it jumps from the window
ledge. The toad is attracted by the
flies and bugs which burn themselves
in the flame Of the gas jet and fall help
less upon the desk beneath. The know
ing creature. after devouring such
singed insects as await its coming,
squats in trustful content upon the desk
and eyes the gas jet with speculative
eye. The instant moth or bug flutters
down. the toad springs upon it, and
gobbles it up in moment. - -Mayysutlh
(CGI) Appedl.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
Eisft

Who is doing all this nisfit work On
carpets? They are advertised all over
the country. Not only misft carpet
but we have stores in this city which
pretend to sell misfit clothing. What
goes it all meanp Who believes that a
business equal to hundreds of thousands
Of dollars a year can be carried on SOLE
ly through the mistakes of incompetent
workmen? As near as we can figure It
out there are two or three million men
in the United States just now doing
nothing else but manufacturing misfit
carpets, coats, vests and pantaloons. 1t
looks very much as though an army Of
blind men had got to work somewhere
making up job lots of misfits. If this
thing keeps on there is no knowing just
where it will stop. The first thing we
know there will be misiit boots and
shoes, hats and caps, gauze undershirts,
suspenders, garters, lace curtains, wall
paper, kid gloves, hoop-skirts, striped
corsets and Balbriggan hose. Some.
body will be out on the road with red
wagon and patent leather dashboard
peddling misiit collins. 1t has got so in
this world that man can't tell exactly
whether the next thing that turns up
will be something else or entirely diasr.
ent. - Cheek.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
Observation Of Sound.

The following curious observations Of
sound have been carefully verified BY
an extended series Of experiments: The
whistle of locomotive is heard $500
yards; the noise of railroad train, g.
800; the report Of a musket aud the bark
Of dog. 1,S00; an orchestra or the roll
OF drum, 1900; the human voice
reaches to adistance Of |. 100; the croak-
ing of frogs, 900; the chirping of chick
ems. 800. Distinct speaking Is heard in
the air from below up to distance Of
600 yards; from above it is only under
stood to range of l00yards downward.
1t has been ascertained that an echo is
well reflected from the surface of smooth
water only when the voice comes from
an elevation. Other similar phenomena
connected with the transmission OF
sound have been observed, but the re-
suits disagree, either from inaccuracy
in the observations or from the varying
nature Of the circumstances affecting
the numbers obtained. Such variations
occur to an extent of 10 to 20 per cent,
and even mort The weather being
cold and dry or warm and wet are the
chief influencing causes. In the first
case the sound gees to greater and in
the second to lesser distance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
The Disappointed Candidate.

The candidate who got left at tho
convention can be told by tho wav he
grasps your hand, braces himself against
his gurgling emotion. and whisperingly
inquiries:
''Did you ever hear of case like itp'
You never did. You tell him that you
never did. and he pulls you into door
way and continues:
''rm done with politics forever"
mo"
.Yes, F.! am. and with the party. too"
'You don't say"
''Oh. but l am. This thing has satis-
fed me that there fs no such thing as
honesty in politics, and that politician
has no more word than dog. I was
sold out"
Possible"
''Sold out and lied out! They used
money to beat me. They lied about me.
They played hypocrite and knave. Here
l have served the party for nineteen
long years and never asked for an Office,
and the minute ! decided to accept the
nomination for little fifteen-cent DO
sition they 60 to work and beat me in
the convention with wooden head who
doesn't know enough to mark barrel
OF pork. Corruption, sir-cor-rup-shun
and the whole ticket will be defeated
on account of it,"
And the best Of it is he takes You for
. man who isn't posted. He doesn't
believe you have the sighted idea that
he packed three or four caususes, bought
a dozen delegates, told three lies to the
other mans one, and was beaten be-
cause his delegates sold out. He takes
you for an innocent. and he grasps your
hand again at parting and chokingly
says:
''Corruption-vile corruption! Most
bare-faced fraud in American politics!
Can't train with party upheld by the
practice of such principles-can't pos.
sibly do it."-Detron Free Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
Tba british unicorn.

Specification Of the unicorn In the
British coat-of-arms, etc. The unicorn
is described by Ctesias, the Greek his
torian. as native # India, B. c. 1913.
Aristotle speaks of it under the appel
lation of the Indian ass, b. C. 334. As
a NEUROLOGICAL figure the unicorn has
since been mentioned by historians as
an hcraldic emblem. When James I.
succeeded to the crown Of England in
1908, he adopted the figure Of the uni-
corn. with the lion. to support the roya.
arms, the supporters Of the Scotch arms
being two unicorns. In early history
the national emblem Of England was
the rose. OF Scotland the thistle, of Ire
land, the shamrock, or three-leaf clover.
When England claimed ireland and
Scotland. these three were united on
the royal shield. as we find them 10 the
time of Queen Elisabeth. On victory
over France, the symbol Of France, 4
unicorn, was also added, the unicorn
wearing 9 chain to denote the subjec-
ton Of Franco to England. When .
new sovereign succeeds to the crown be
has rightto place his own family coat
of-arms on the royal shield Of Great
Britain.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
Creation Of Electric Forces.

A water-wheel. by being employed to
generate electricity, may light our
rooms, cook our dinner and ripen our
peaches. We can have light from it by
which we can work as easily at night as
in the day-a light which will neither
consume our fresh air, nor vitiate it
with foul gases, nor smoke our ceilings
and destroy our curtains; which can
set fire to nothing; the globe of which
can be hooked to an invalid's bed-cur-
tain without risk, or attached to flexible
wires and taken into the most confined
corners to give light to a workman,
without danger of fire. 1t would fill
volume to state at length all the practi-
cal advantages which this development
of electricity has opened up already and
more than volume to state all that
it may be expected yet to accomplish.
Let it also be understood that while
the foregoing illustrations have been
stated in relation to water-power, they
are equally true for any other power,
such as steam-engine, gas-engine, horse
power, or human labor. The fixed en-
CINE on farm can do the plowing hum
dreds of yards off. The gas engine that
pumps WalcE Wy uny, Cau iSh1 euo
house at night. The horses that drag
coal carts for many miles to work q
steam engine in some outlaying place,
can be used at home instead to work an
electric machine. with no loss of time,
and in many cases with less waste Of la
Dor. The convicts on treadmill can
be doing work by it in any part OF, or
outside, the prison.
In word, the power for work can be
generated by any ordinary means, and
any place where the means exist. and
can then be economically conveyed to
the spot where it is to be usefully EN-.
ployed without loss OF time and practi-
cally in full strength. The tide on the
shore can do work inland; the stream in
the mountain gorge can do work on the
hilltop; the windmill on the eminence
can do work in the valley; the horse in
the yard or the man in the outhouse can
do work inside the dwelling. And with
all its power and its universally Of ap-
plication, this newt servant which sci
ence has supplied US with Is the the most
docile of menials. A touch of = lady's
finger will bring into action . power
which q thousand men could not resist;
another touch will stop its action or 70.
verse it in o moment.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
Nothing She Would Not do for Him,

A West side couple were spooning the
merry hours away one night last week
They were engaged. He had uttered
the momentous words filled with such
deep import to them both and she had
snapped him up like a nocturnal bat
gathering in a june bug.
You say, Pelephonesia," he said
suddenly, ''that you would do anything
for me?''
Anything in this great wide world"
she exclaimed passionatcly; "there is no
sacrifice which l would not make; no
danger / would not brave; nothing l
would not do for you, love" and She
wound her large, white arms lovingly
around on his No. Is neck.
81 have most solemn request to
make, darling" he continued impress
sively; ''it is one which fear you will
find it hard to comply with"
"Name it, she said, rising with
flashing eye and drawing herimperious,
queenly figure to its full height. "name
it and learn, doubter, that girl will
make any sacrifice for the one she
loves! What ist?'
''It's that you'll lock up the piano
after we are married, and not churn on
1t any more"
The girl wilted and limped off into
one corner like stricken jack.raouis
Chicago Cheek.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10

The French are seriously considering
the question of building new docks AZ
Cherbourg which is one of the most
completely fitted towns on the coast of
France, the construction of its elaborate
harbors and docks having been begun
by Louis XIV, and continued with i'm
perial magnificence by Napoleon L and
Napoleon III. 1t will be recollected that
it was off Cherbourg the Alabama was
destroyed. The great dock built by
Napoleon III. cost 100000 francs. 1t
is estimated that the new works will cost
10000, 900 francs.
OF the many varieties of fish caught
in San Francisco bay none are in great
er demand than the sturgeon. The con-
sumption of this particular fish has great
ly increased in that city of late years.
Formerly the business of sturgeon fish
ing was conducted by whites, but the
trade. at present, is managed almost en-
tirely by the Chinese. Tho manner in
which Cinnamon catch tho sturgeon is
peculiar. No boat is used, but the fish
is caught in a trap,
A Putnam county farmer tells the
Palatka (Fla.) Herald that few days
since, while walking along the edge of
an oak scrub not far from his house, he
heard loud squealing from young pig.
Hurrying to the scene of trouble, be
found that a large rattlesnake had it by
the throat. The pig was making des-
perate efforts to release itself, but the
snake had its tail twisted around bush,
which held him fast. The snake was
dispatched. and the pig Immediately
died.
The number of insects known to be
injurious to our forests and shade trees
is already very large. although the
knowledge of this subject is as vet scan
ty. The United States chronological
Commission has recently issued .
pamphlet in which it enumerates the diff
ferent species which live upon our more
important trees. Thus we find that the
oak is infested by PA species of insects,
the elm by 43. the hickory by 81, the
black walnut by IL, the butternut by lS,
the chestnut by 18, the locust by 20, the
maple by 81, the poplar by Sc. the beech
by Is, the willow by 80, the pine by 1O2,
the spruce by "a, the fir by l9, the benz
lock by 9. These numbers are sufficient
ly large to excite fears for the future
prosperity of our trees, and entomologio-
al researches in this direction should be
encouraged as much as possible.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10

A Farmers Oauehtar.

'What is the use of life to me?' my
young guest passionately cried. "To
do the housework, wait on the hired
help. and get my board, and shabby
clothing! No wonder farmers daugh.
tcrs want to get away from home, to
the factory. or into stores, anywhere
that gives them opportunity to earn
money of their own. Ii it was not for
mother l." But broke in on this
s'ls there no way in which you could
earn rs much money Mt home as you
fould have left after your board was
paid if you worked away from home?'
s'Plenty Of ways" she replied, "but l
bhould not be allowed to keep the mon
sy if it was earned. 1t would be .Jen-
ME, give me the money to pay the
hired men, and that would De the last
pf it. Oh, l have tried it, worked in
Che garden, planted corn, raised fruits,
\ nd poultry; but it's Of no use; cam
ot even get money to buy postage
sMamps without asking for il. and nn-
dergoing fire of questions" I felt
that what this young girl said was in
many instances too true. But is such
state OF affairs rightp If a good daugh-
ter stays ut home to cheer the declining
days of mother and father, should she
not be paid in a regular and stated way
and have something her very own? The
butter. the poultry, certain portion OF
the fruit crop; or buy her dozen hives
of bees, and let her have the product,
that costs nothing from your barn or
granary. What sacrifices she has made
her youth, her hopes of mental inn
provement, society and an independent
living, and let not her pocket money be
doled out grudgingly, but as her share
in part of the profits of the home she
helps to keep so thrifty and cheerful.
Every woman, married or single, has
feeling of this kind, and know many
cases of wives who would rather do
without things needed. than ask for the
means Of purchase. This is the reason
why store bills are run up, and why
women often have to resort to subter-
fuges to get what is really their own.
If fathers could once be brought to see
this, and give their daughters what
they can afford of the mutual earnings,
then the new era would dawn.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10

How the Northern Pacific R. r Is Driving the lro,
Horse Through Montana.

!
Horse Through Montana.
Mingling with the roar Of the falls,
mile or 50 above this point, l hear the
heavy boom or sharp, Parrot-gun-like
crack OF the blast fired by Hallett's army
OF railway laborers, now within a few
miles of this point, and approaching
with speed heretofore unknown in the
era of railroad building. Hundreds Of
men are scattered in the woods on this
side of the river getting out timber for
false work of the bridge that is to span
Clark's Fork here. The river banks and
barges for pile driving fairly swarm with
Workmen getting these timbers into
position, and the "bosses'' are really
confident that they will have tempo
rary crossing ready by the time Hallett's
graders can get here. very much
doubt it. for the last heavy through
rock cut has been made, five miles east.
Of Rock Island, and when what is known.
I here as the "big blast tore away 4
mountain the chief difficulty was over
come and the force surged ahead like a
released racer.
Following with the eye the small dark
line on which the map represents the
route of the Northern Pacific around the
head waters of Pen d'Oreille, and along
rugged Clark's Fork, one has no con-
ception of what the construction of such
railway means. Going over the pro-
files in the chief of subordinate engineers
office there comes a better idea and
realization, but one must ride over the
completed track, or watch the thous-
ands OF men at work in these rock-
ribbed hills, see the deep cuttings, the
immense filings. count the bridges and
miles OF trestle-work that carry the trains
safely over streams and arms of lakes
and inlets, to fairly realize the expendi-
ture of muscle, directed by skill and
executive ability, necessary for such
a work as building a great railway
route through this mountainous coun-
try.
At places. for instance point near
Cabinet Landing, to the men who do
the labor, and even the subordinate
leaders, the passage seems closed against
them. The mountain towers like prop
to the sky, and from the waters edge it
rises like wall, presenting no break or
the men make a halt, and word goes
back to the chief that nature has raised
an insurmountable barrier-"the work
cannot be done" The reply is: "It
must be DONE" and Halleit comes to
see it done. BY and by cable ropes hold
ing plank staging go down the precip-
itous side of the mountain. Down
rope ladders to this staging Chamber
Cinnamon armed with drills, and soon
the rock sides are filed with siant pow
der. Then they Chamber up. the blast
is fired. and the foothold made by the
explosive soon swarms with Celestials;
the cant be DONE has been done. and
mans skill, energy and perseverance
have triumphed. And SO this work has
progressed in spite of the rigors of last
winter, combined with the huge OBJ
structions nature threw in the way
ShdnnonUille Cor. San Francisco Chro,s-
tcle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
Photography From Trains.

instantaneous photography, in its
more familiar aspect, supposes motion
of the objects photographed; but anoth-
er form Of 1t is that in which it is the
camera. more especially. that has mo-
ton of translation. MS in photographing
from balloons or trains. The practica.
bility Of photographing landscapes from
the window of a train running At rate
of over forty miles an hour has been re-
Gently proved by DR.. Csudeze, who uses
what he calls gyrograph for the pur-
pose. The apparatus comprises cop
per tube similar to that which, carries
the lenses in ordinary cameras, but the
lenses are placed on opposite sides par
alel to the axis. Within is q shutter
similar to the box Of a stopcock; it pre-
sents two quadrangular apertures which
according to the position Of the shutter.
do or do not let pass the light-rays in
making quarter of turn. This 70.
tary movement is obtained by means Of
. spring liberated from q catch. An
exposure of only 1-100th Of . second
may be had. With little practice
wonderfully distinct views. il Is said,
can oe obtained with the apparatus.--
London Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-10
Hofenstein's Practical Advice on the
Marriage Question,

''Misder Hoffenstein, vot you dink,"
exclaimed Herman, in flutter of sur
prise, Il shust get an invidation to de
Wedding uf my trent Moses Powski, vot
lifs by de Sorapuru Market. He vas
going to marry Miss Sallie Liechtenfel-
der, whose fader keeps de shoe store"
docs she haf any money!"
'.No, sir"
"Does he haf moneyP''
''No, SIR"
''Vell, den dey vas tam fools, YOU
know, und dey will find it oud. De
more man vas poor in dis world,
Herman, de more he wants to get mar
wants to exbress his opinion efery
chance he gets, ven it amt wort Won
cent on de dollar und he don't repre-
sent anyding but an old valise. Ven
people get married or GO around dalk-
ing dey ought to haf someding to back
it up. People yot get married und
don't hat money vas shust like de
steamboat vot don't haf any steam und
fire in de boilers, you know. DE pilot
rings de bell und turns de veel, but he
don't 60 anyvere. You see in de books,
Herman, dot love laughs at locksmdts.
Veil. it may do so you know. but love
nefer goes around laughing at grocery
bills, und de landlord vot don't get his
rent Love vas very brave, but it gets
weak in de knees ven anyding like dot
happens, und you can bet on it. / dink
poor CONAN should haf velty hus-
band und poor man velty wife. i'll
had my way NIT dis world, und l heard
uf poor young man vat wanted to
marry girl no better off as himself l
would chain him to post, Herman,
shust to keep de fool oud of trouble. A
poor man NIT any pride ought to know
dot if his love. und care, und protection
is vert anyding it is vert being paid for
at de best price he can get in de market.
DE easiest way. und de most pleasant,
dot man makes money is ven he mar
ries woman vot haf it. 1t vas de SAT-
est piseness transaction in de world:
you risk no capital, und you make big
profit. Dink uf it. Herman, und watch
your chance. Dousands of velty und
good young women haf married no.
count fellows vot were so poor dot de
feas wouldn't stay NIT dem, und you
must feel encouraged, you know. No
Won can dell vot woman was going to
do"
''But, Misder Hoffenstein," expos
tulated Herman, "if man marries
woman vot he don't love. he wont haf
any respect for himself no matter if she
vas velty."
"Neffer mind, my poy, nef1er mind,
oder beeple will respect you. know a
man vot dinks de same way as you ven
he married, und now he goes around de
streets wearing blue pants init yellow
patches. Dake my advice. Herman,
und don't let poor woman rope you
nm o. Times Democrat