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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-15

DO not despise the American hen.
She is industrious. She lays every yeai
9,OOO,O 100000 eggs. She earns the RIGHT
to cackle. Some of these eggs may be
bad. 1t is not the hens fault. She
does the best she can. Out of the o.
600, 100000 deeds that men do more or
less of them are bad. A hens erc i,
good when fresh. Mems deeds are 7 NOT
apt to be So CHICAGO Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-15


Every well, Susan, you may 60; and
remember, I'm not at home if ANYBODY
calls; and if any message comes from
Miss Gibbs, you'll say I'm gone out,
and you don't expect me home till very
late"
Every well, ma am"
"And, l say, Susan, if they send here
to make any inquiries about that tur-
ban, you'll say you know nothing about
it, and send them away"
every well, ma am, said Susan. and
down she Owed to the regions below.
Instead of 4 o'clock. how ardently
did Miss Cecilia wish it was z, for the
danger of the next three hours was inn
minent. Well, she understood how the
turban got there-it was a mistake of
the girl-but the chance was great that
before o'clock arrived Miss Charlotte
would take fright at not receiving. her
hHad-dress, and would send to Miss
Gibbs to demand it, when the whole
thing would be found out. However
no message came; at o'clock. when
the milk-boy rang, Miss Cecilia Thought
she should have tainted; but that was
the only alarm. At she BEGAN to
dress, and at she stood before the
glass in full array, with the turban on
her head. She thought she had never
looked so well; indeed, she was sure
she had not. The magnitude of the
thing gave her an air and indeed a
feeling of Importance that she had
never been sensible of before. The gold
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
Ornel Trick Of the Farmers.

The guileless farmers residing in the
Hudson river counties have trick o}
increasing the value of the mich cows
they send to this market. The COW
which shows the largest milk-bag is nat
urally looked upon as the best mixer.
In order to give the cows rs large bags
as possible the farmers allow the milk
to accumulate for from twenty-four to
thirty-six hours before the animals reach
this city. The calves which accompany
the cows are separated from them and
not allowed to feed. The result is tina,
the dragged" cows suffer much pain.
The calves also suffer greatly because
deprived of their food. 70 such an ex-
tent has this practice been carried at
times that the officers of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
have intcrfered and compelled owners
of the cows either to milk them or per-
init the calves to do SO on the arrival Of
the steamboats,. Several arrests have
been made, and the farmers have been
fined $40 each on conviction. Yester-
day being regular weekly market day
for milci COWS. Supt. Hankipson, Of the
Society for tn Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals, HIS, IN officer on 90 wharves
to insist upon proper treatment OF the
cattle landed There were eighty-ive
..bagqed, COWS landed. and where
calves accompanied them the calves
were permitted to milk the COWS. In
cases where cows were not accompanied
py calves the owners were compelled tc
milk them on the piers. This summary
3.a.tv,,nssr rps,tltr.d in q M 4 rkt ed decrease
in the amount of the b.,llowing OF the
COWS and the pitcous lseating Of hi
calves. = :assu Yor. Tiues
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
What ia the Use of Snakss7

c. C. Hoopey, in his very interesting
work on "Snakes,: writes OF their use.
fulness as fellows:
Persons who dislike snakes contin-
ually ask, What is the use OF them?'
That they are not without a use will.
hope, appear in the course OF this work.
were it necessary to preach that all
things have their use. But in one habit
that offended Lord Bacon, namely, Of
going ON their belly. lies one Of their
greatest uses, because that, together
with their internal formation and ex-
ternal covering, enables them to pene-
tra,e where no larger carnivorous animal
could venture, into dark and noisome
morasses, bog jungles, swamps, amid
the tangled vegetation of the tropics.
where swaims of the lesser reptiles, on
which 50 many Of them feed, would
otherwise outbalance the harmony Of
nature, die, and produce pestilence.
"Wondrously and exquisitely con-
structed for their habitat, they are able
to exist where the higher animals could
not; and while they help to clear those
inaccessible places Of the lesser vermin,
they themselves supply food for = num-
Der OF the smaller mammalia, which,
with many carnivorous birds, devouf
vast numbers of young snakes. The
hedgehog. weasel, ichneumon. rat, pee
cary, badger, hog. goat, and An i'm
mense number OF birds keep snaFes
within due limits. while the latter per-
form their part among the grain-devour-
ing and herbivorous lesser creatures.
Thus beautifully is the balance Of nature
naintainel =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
Loves Way Everywhere.

A correspondent says: "MatamOras
is at present, excited over the elopcment
Of Lieut.. Col. Ehlers, of the 4th infantry,
stationed in this city. lie is dashing
middle-agcd officer, born in Mexico, but
Of German parentage. He is of good
presence. plays tho guital. and sings
Spanish love-songs with rich baritone
voice. Directly opposite the officers
quarters, at Happy Jacks place. on
Gale dc Bravo. lives. or rather lived,
Retiga Caranya, tall, pale, but rather
pretty girl, Of poor but very respectable
parentage. The colonel had sung many
loye-songs and exchanged many burn
ing chances with his pretty ncighbor,
and q Irritation ripencd into love and an
elopement was planned A few even
ings ago carriage drew up in front Of
house about half q block below the
residence OF the pair. and, to lull sus-
picion. the gallant colonel got his guitar
and sat ont on his balcony singing. I'm
der the cover of this diversion, the young
lady slipped OUT Of the house and down
the street to the covered hack. As soon
as her retreat was effected the colonel
closed his sereuadc. with which he had
charmed tae old folks into oblivion,
slipped down the back way and also en-
tered the hack, which drove away. and
soon the happy pair were in safety in
Brownsville, on this side Of the river,
where the law Of angry relatives could
not reach them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
II. Hlna R-nsr SnaIs.

Pref. j. T. Staa.e. Am Arbor Univsrs
II, Mich. writes IS fellow ia t!c imsrt
an .t3rjc,lu list tns May:
Tie Bsue Racer is considered by exl
uartS 10 be :, variety OF the eastern Black
Snake ti3a3ranton toaStrjcfor). 1t int
habits dry wo1ls and fields, seeming til
prefer sandy banks, frequently takinal
possession OF an OIL stamp or hollow
tree. p'ue Racers have been abundan !
in thc oak opening OF Michigan. haVa
never seen one in low, swampy grounds
wEer: most OF our other snakes are
found Their iood is small bi-ts and
mammals mice. chi,3rnnnSs and squir1
rsiS. Tncy bavnt c,@,ulatiOl for chasing
children, and many II bcl'r,ing paYty has
been ssninpa,lei by tae appearance OF
one Of these snakes. Ia2v a:4 swift OF
motion and man has dill alliy IN out
summing them cten in open &rog:i |. They
taise 4 footur more OF their bo;ty with the
head above the weeds. and sccia in many
cases 10 ran upon the low buSies and
lHtlerwrowth. instead of bcnaatl il. par
takinr TO some extent ot tie habits ct
the tree snakes OF the tropics, which
they resemble IN shape. have never
kno@n them to ciiuio trees, as the black
snake Of the Eastern States does, but
tl,cy probably have this habit with their
relative. The Blue Racer is a large
snake. reaching six To nine feet in length.
ii is slender. and the scales wonderfully
5mo7ta and shining. It's color is ashs
Bike, lighter beneath. Though: more
abundant IN the newer parts OF the State,
il seems TO bear the presence of man well.
have known Of two being killed lately
within the city limits Of Aun Arbor.
1nc Blue Racers are not az all related
10 the Poisonous snakes. and have no
hollow or grooved fsngs for tine purpose
al throwing poison into TIE wound.
rncy have simple, solid. conical teeth,
like all tie other harmless serreuts. with
whic;i they seize their food. They he
long 10 Southern Michigan aud North.
crn O'io and Indiana, but | do no,
know how much farther they extend nor
where they gave way to the tropical
Boscua;oa Constructor Of the East.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
The Dull Thuddar.


1t is evident that there will have to he
a national party organized. perhaps a
dynamite party. TO annihilate the ficnds
who write for newspapers and everlast-
ingIy use the expression, 'duil thud. :"
With these writers ANYTHING and every
thing falls with dull thud, from the
carcass of a man who is hung for crime,
to the aesthetic and fairy like maiden
who experiments on roller skates. Every
day for month the dispatches have
contained a ''dull thui' or two ard the
local writers Of the city and country pa /.
pers have described the falling of more
things with 'dull thuds" than would fill
a box car. The expression originated
VITA reporter for paper published ia
Europe, many centuries ago, in refer.
ence to a man who fell off the highest
pinnacle Of II mountain, and struck sew
eral miles below, with "duil thud." II
might have cen an appropriate ex.
preston at that time, but during the
hundreds of years that have passed
since, the dull thud has been worn n,
that it creates smile when the wayfars.
ing man reads about such fall. The
dull thud is almost equal, in amuse-
ment, to the expression always used by
new reporters in describing fire. 18th
scene beggars description. Many peo-
pie have been driven to desperation by
reading of the dull thud, and stop
should be put to it. Some newspapers
make rule that any person who uses
the expression .'dull thud" shall be at
once discharged, but within week the
managing editor, or the proprietor Of
the paper will write something edit
orial, descriptive of fall, and will UNI
consciously work in the dull thnd, when.
of coul Sc. the rule issuspended. There
is no expression that seems to lingee
about in the recesses of the brain, ready
to come forth unawares. like the dull
thud. Dramatic critics, in speaking OF
some unusual bit of acting, describe the
heroine falling. swooning. into the arms
of the hero, with dull thud. If we
could have \ sharp thud, for change.
it would brace newspaper readers up 81
they could stand another season of dull
thud bnt nobody seems to take the re-
spons,bility OF making the change. What
it wants is n society of desperate men.
men who would not hesitate to commit
murder. who shall band together and be-
bound by bloody oath 1t should be
their duty to read the papers and when
they see the expression ''dnll thud''
they should haunt the newspaper Office
until they have discovered the perpetra@
tor, and then follow him to the free lunch
counter. and while he is firing the liver
sausage down his neck, poison his beer,
or choke him to death, and place upon
fh., ioI,r n ,,a,,nv NTH cl-pI1 nj
bones. and warning, This shall be
the fate of all dull thudders." A reign
of terror could bc inauguratcd that would
after few hundred dull thudders had
been slain, wipe out the senseless prac-
tice Of causing everything to fall with a
dull thud. Let such Il band be organ
lied and cause the first man who uses the
expression. ''dull thud," to fall in his
tracks, by the hand of the avengers, With
q dull thud. Picks San.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
For the Family sCrap-Book
Never lot tea boil.

never lot tea OOH.
For rough hands use lemon Juice.
Strong I've cleans tainted pork barrels.
Tepid milk and water clean oilcl0th
without soap.
Turpentine applied to cut is . pre-
ventive of lockjaw.
A hot shovel held over furniture r.
moves white spots.
Sprinkle sassafras bark among dried
fruit TO keep out worms.
Pop corn is good lunch for Sunday
nights with milk for drink.
A handful OF hay in painful Of water
neutralizes smell Of paint.
with damp cloth after sweeping.
In sewing and winding carpet rags
d,uble them with the right side out.
Clean tea or coffee cups with scour-
ing-brick; makes them look good a.
new.
Remove ink-stains on silk. wooden or
cotton by saturating with spirits OF tur-
pentine.
Washing pine floor in solution Of one
pound Of copperas dissolved in one gal
Ion strong I've gives oak color.
Remove flower pot stains from win
dow stills by rubbing with fine wood ash-
es and rinse with clean water.
A paste of equal parts Of sifted ashes.
clay. and salt and = little water CO
ments cracks in stoves and ovens.
Mixtures Of two parts of glycerine.
one part ammonia, and 4 little rose
water whiten and soften the hands.
Cover plants with newspapers before
sweeping. Also put little ammonia
on them once week.
Corn husks braided make . service.
able and handsome mat. The braids to
be sewed with sack needle and Irvine.
Cabbage is made digestible Ly first
slicing, aud then putting In boiling wat
er. with pinch Of soda and some salt,
and boiling just fifteen minutes
A porcelain lined kettle that will nc
longer serve for fruit is just tho thing
for corn loaf A three or tour quar-
fruit can answers well tha same pur'
pose. Troy Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
servilely. Honorable lady, do you take
me for a thiefp''

me Tor thiel!
'Yez; Believe you have stolen him.
she indignantly replied. "Isupposc you
want to make few cash by turning his
beautiful skin into drumhead."
Honorable lady, you are indeed mis-
taken" murmured the rascal. shifting
the basket to his back, cronciing to the
ground and bowling his head. al
though | am onlt miserable kami-
kudzt-biori. lam strictly honest. Ihave
.,ot set eyes on your amiable animal. II
YOU will describe him and tell me where
you live l may meet him in mr. walks,
when will restore him to YOU"
"My little Chin has Il black and white
coat. and wears red and yellow cotton
frill around his neck Although you
pretend to be so innocent. believe you
know something about him."
1.-The gods will bear witness to my in
nocence,' murmured the rascal, with
face close to the ground. lit is hard
enough TO be poor. without being charg.
ed with dishonesty"
While he was speaking. the animal
recovered its senses, wI'ggled from be-
ueath the paper scraps, leaped upon the
.hiefs back and barkc,l at his overj,yed
mistress, who taking him in her arms,
uttered shrill cries Of '.Police!
The kami-kudza-hiori arose hurricdly
aud was darling OF when lie ran into
the arms Of q long-haired, specialized
policeman clad IN tight blue foreign
uniform. who had been attracted by Toe
woman s cries. --.- EdTavu Green.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
whro tbs B,okbonad Animals Bsrin,

There 10 much uncertainty rs to how
the backboned or vertebrate animals
began; but the best clue we have to tie
mystery Is found in little, half-trans
parent creature, about two inches long.
which is still to be found living on the
English shores and the Southern Allan.
tic coast Of the United States. This
small, Insignificant animal is called the
'.Lancelet," because 1t Is shaped some
thing like the head of lance; and II
is in many ways SO imperfect that nat
uralists believe it to be q degraded
form, like the CONFERENCE.-The Is to
say. that it has probably lost some OF
!, the parts which its ancestors once pos
essed. But, in any case, it is the most
simple backboned animal we have, and
shows US how the first feeble forms may
have lived. Truly. it is only by courtesy
that we can call him backboned AMI
NAL, for all he has is . cord or gristle
pointed at both ends, which stretches
al along the middle of his body above
his long narrow stomach; while above
this, again. h another cord eontaiainG
his nerve-telegraph.
There are large fishes, too. which have
this cartilaginous backbone. The young
shark has nothing but rod Of gristlu
or cartilage, and. though he Is one OF
the strongest Of sea-animals, he retains
shis grtstly state of his skeleton through.
out his life; however much he NAV
strengthen it BY hard matter, it never
becomes true bone.
The first feeble ancestors OF the shark
and the sturgeon appear at time when
the crustaceans were the most powerful
animals in the world, and the huge,
lobster-like Pterygotus was the monarch
of the seas. The plated-scaled fish
which existed at the same time were
clumsy creatures, for their skeletons
were probably feeble, and their arrnor-
like shields were heavy. So, as history
went on. they gradually gave way. be-
coming smaller and rarer, while the
more active little shark-like animals
gradually grew strong and powerful,
and from them are descended the giant
sharks of to-day.
The powerful gristly- boned fishes are
much excelled in agility by the herring,
the salmon. and their other bony com.
panions, which move with much less ef
fort in the water, and SO have naturally
made their way into all parts of the
rivers and seas. But where have they
come from? We know very little Of
their early history. but what little VIZ
do know leads us to think that long agU
they branched off from the enameled
scaled fish. and struck out q path Of
their own, to make the most of tho
watery world Popular Science Monthly
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
Separation.

Dear tender handsl that somewhere on Gods
Seem cold and empty, barred from clasp Of
mine;
Ohands that would irr to me in dearth
OF other hclp-myL have need OF thinel
Strong hands. , that would have helped me in
That never would have thrust me careles. nv;
Rind hands! I know that many loving deed
would cheer my weary day, were yo2 but
sometimes dream, dear hands. that once
again
The magic Of your touch mny thrill my heart;
The JOY OF m citing exercise my pain;
Fen though again our lonely paths should
part
No more! Would not the clasp Of hands un-
The silent portals Of the lips. and words
Passionate words, so long repressed - thu
flock
To spocch-as breaks the dawn with song o,
birds?
Alb. dear! could not bear it. sundered wide
Our paths shall lie. Why should we try to
Across The gulf; why let the pent up tide
And 60 pray. ienr hands. that touch Of thine
Shall nccr, before sweet Deaths triumphant
hour,
Until lie too cold for passions power.
Then once, tust once dear hands, when mine
are cold,
Ana stir not at your coming, gently take
The floz fingers in youc living hold
An instant, clasp them for the Old troth's
sake.
-(JesslL r. o. Donnell in Boston Transcript
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
An Americans Original Way Of Securing
Assistance.

Albert Delpit was smitten with de.
tire to become literary man, and hence
Forward there is reason to believe that
his family did not take an enthusiastic
Interest in him. One day in 1868 Del.
pit walked over from his modest garnet
u the Latin Quarter and rang at the
door of Alexander Dumas the elder,
Boulevard Maleshcrbes. He had al
ready offered copy to several journals,
3 bnt in vain. Dumas was then publish.
Ing his journal lie Mousquetaire; he
was reputedly the providence of begin.
] ners; why should he not be the provi-
Hence Of Delpit?
According to the habits of the place,
Albert Delpit was introduced into Du.
mas study, and after the preliminary
phrases the following conversation took
place.
We'll my young friend, what is the
object OF your visit9 am listening te
! you. Doubtless you have some service
IA ask mo. Ell ?H
'sCertainly, Monsieur Dumas; think
can do something in literature, but nc
editor will give me hospitality. and so
have come to you because feel sure you
will open the door of the Mousqueta;re
to me-"
.'Indeed! And pray what makes you
so sure?"
knowing your benevolence, have
reasoned the matter out. | was born ir
Louisiana, one of the Southern States OF
America"
That is to say you are creole
Well?"
..In Louisiana we are all anti-aboli
tionists.''
s'Moral progress is behindhand in
your state. Well, what next?'
''You. Monsieur Dumas, being of mu.
latto origin, are necessarily an abolition
list; we differ in origin, color, and opinion;
therefore we are enemies, AID it is pre-.
cisely for that motive that you cannot
refuse me the service have come to H. /
you"
Your reasoning is at least original
replied Dumas, with q laugh. "And Sc
You want to come on to the Mousque
taire? And what do you want to write?
1.-The croniluc, the article on the first
page"
''Very good; here is paper and ink
Sit down at that desk and write me your
article. Subject? You may select you,
'wn subject"
''Shall it be in prose or in verse, tn.
article?"
why that question:
''lf you prefer it in verse, l can writ.
it more quickly
Delpt improvised the article in prose,
read it to Dumas, and was admitted
among the staff of the Mousquetaire
Shortly afterward he became secretary
to Dumas, a post which he filed for sew
eral months. -Paris Correspondence.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-08
HCol. Buford is more precise about

IfCol Bluford is more precise about
pne thing than another, IL is his razor.
He is SO particular about it that he has
almost come to the conclusion not to al
low himself even to Use it on his own
chin on Sundays. Bluford went OFF fish
ing few weeks ago, and while he was
gone his partner. who was also his room
mate, committed suicide. The colonel
was asked by telegraph to return. He
came back as fast as he could Meet
ing friend at the depot. he asked in q
voice husky with emotion:
ais it a fact that my partner has com
mitted suicide?'
.Yes; he was buried this morning"
The blanched face of Bluford became
more olanched than ever. His voice
sounded unnatural as he whispered
hoarselv:
"How did he do it1'
morphine.
Thank Heaven!' cried Bluford fall
Ing. my razor is safe; but might
have known it would be. for George was
one of the most considerable men.
shall always revere his memory. --Te1as
Si!ings.