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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
A Woman Talks.

"People may eat strychbiro. true
women don't. All the stuff with refer
ence to tight lacing and kindrt! ap
p!ianccs, that ladies are alleged to
use, to bcauifi their form, are falsely
described and maliciousIy ridiculej.
This IS the spirit Of the age. wan; tt
be saved from such an nge.
.'Thev say, do these womanly tradu
GERS of women. that eyebrows are coloreG
and pinched and painted. l say it Is
false. If they choose To select demi'
mondancs for average women, and de-
scribe their habits. garments and falst
ties rs those Of an everyday woman. the
world il as foolish as the pen painters
are knavish. and | am satisfied. Bat
t. world don't believe them, believe
me- Not muc, Beauty is power, wo-
men know il. and seek to be as beauti-
full as possible, Some false means are
taken to improve the real. Art has
reached such perfection that it inn
proves on nature. But such hideous
art as these newspaper women describe
would show its hideousness.
.'Bcauty enhanced by fair means is
fair beauty. After all. whose benefit is
this very beauty for? Men! We have
only them to please. They take care
to fight each step by which we seek to
become independent actors in the world.
They don't succeed at all times, but
they make an honest effort. I'm an av-
erage woman. Am tightly laccd?''
The reporter said he ddn' know in such
an innocent way rs to cause the quick
glance of s,lsDiciOn that was cast ut him
to become calm.
The fair speaker answered the ques-
ton. "No. Tn not, women are not as
rule" the lasterqualifyin@ly. ''Some
women may be. but not even u small
part OF the sex Women cannot battle
but they are written up. believe that
is what you call it? Our perfumes are
ritliculed. Let them be. Fiesh-brush-
cs, nail-clcaners and glycerine are all
held up as the articles with which wo-
man is to deceive poor mankind and
ruin him. It's all bush. A woman
may have a slight mustache. She pulls
it out or DESTROYS it. Good for her.
Men use the razor to get one. Each
sex thus follows its own natural road.
What dccorates one distorts the other.
Appliances. made by human ingenuity.
makes things even. Good forhu,nan in
genuitv say |. And now let me tell you
something. am going TO battle. use
perfumes and glycerine, destroy hairs
that grow on my lip. if they grow, and
use every laNfa! means to make mysetl
prescntahle to humanity, especially mas
| culine humanity. Cltceland Leader.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
Hslry Clay Gu sting Shaksp ,are

Henry CLAY, who left a seat II the
Senate for one in the House. hut after
MANY years service ut the other end Of
the Capita, returned to the Senate CHAM
Der, exercised a powerful control oveI
the politics of the republic. Idoiizct
BY the Wing party, his wonderful pow
,rs Of personal magnetism, ami his rich
manly voice would enable him to hold
an audience for hears. He made but
little preparation, AMI used but few
notes in speaking; but when he wrote
out his remarks for the press, his nan.
asegipt was remarkably neat. without
interim atoms or bIots. He seldom in
d,il red in classical illusions, and his
occasional attempts TO make quotations
II Eng'is!, poetry were generally fail
urcs. On one occasion, he used tho
wcll-known phrase from Hamlet. "Let
tie called jade vince. orr withers are
unwrUng. bat m;squoted the last svl
iasle. callingit ''un-straag. The gen.
ti.men who sat on either side of him
noticed the error. ana simultaneously
whispered "unwruug. This doubl,
pron,pt!ng confused Young Harry ..
the West who Strengthened himself
nj with stronger emphasis repeated,
.unsunr." This raised a general laugh
Il the close of which Clay. who hae'
meanwhile ascertained his mistake)
, opk his head. and said with one G.,
is inmiiabie smiles: "a. murder wi :,
lu,. Unwrung' 5 tae word. The fatl
,,natgn which he exercised over an
VITA whom he had personal intercours,:
even his political adversaries. WI
remarkable; out he was imperious ant
iomnee-iag. exacting unconditional
mi unqualified support rs the price ol
ais friendship. Ben Periey Poore, IN
u saeHt.l.Q
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
Electric flalino,.

Found at last! We knew it would
come. We have had electric belts
electric hair and tooth brushes and
electric razors, but it remained for q
Frenchman to invent electric iannel!
This flannel, which he says will cure
rheumatism, contains, per kilogramme
of wool. ll5 grammes of oxide, of tin.
copper, zinc and iron. A series of
threads of the tissue saturated with
these metallic products. are woven al
ternately with the ordinary threads.
The flannel SO prepared forms dry
pile. NJ. Drincourt. professor OF phys
les at the Rheims Lyceum, and NJ. Por-
tcvip. of the Polytechnic school. have
proved, INDEPENDENTLY, it is stated, by
precise experiments. that NJ. Claudat's
flannel liherates electricity, either by
simple contact or tbetter) in contact
with the products Of Transportation when
tho tissue is applied to the body.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
When Croek Was 4 Cantiye.

! Gath" writes: Crook entered West
/ Point in 1913, so tina; he is. | Judge,
about 81 years old. H. MAJ put out
I in California ~ SOON rs be- sr,alnated,
+ and served ut ence against the Indians,
/ whom he has now known for thirty
| years. He was wounded with IN arrow
( about twenty-five wears ago. The re-
billion called him away from eight
! years of Indian encounters TO the con-
/ test OF civilized forces, and he BEGAN ia
| West Virginia, was woundedthere, was
Z. promoted for gallant services Mt Antie-
tam. then served in the western armies
at the head Of a division of cavalry. was
ut Chiekasnauga, broke up the gsierillas,
wen: on several raids, served undcr
Sheridan. and was taken prisoner by
his subsequent brother-in-law most in-
Hospitality at Cumberland, but very soon
! released. He was in all Sheridan's
great battles, commanded all the cav
--alrv Of che Army Of the Pbtnnsac Tor. 4
while, and was in The Zig tisirsnit to Ap-
| pomattox. When saw him las! he was
long, lean man loosely put together,
/ with rather shy, strange face. as il he
had partly turned into IN Indian. He
is an Ohio boy. Anything wild seems
tame to Crook. He wants no friends,
and can do with very little family. Dur
ing the war he became much intere sted
in Mary DALEY. n young lady of good
family living in western Mar. land. but
! from Virginia people living about
Mooreficld. Her people sympathized
with the South, and she had brother
a member of McNeill's semi-guerriila
band This young scanegracc. finding
that Gen. Crook and Gen. Kelly stop
ped al her fathers hotel in Cum berland
the former paying attention to hssis-
teT-slipped into that hotel aud cap
tured the two generals in the midst Of
their troops, forced them out of their
lines at the very point of the pistol. and
took them to Richmond. Crook was
then released. probably through the in
tercesson OF his capior. He afterwar,l
married Miss Daley, and she has been
with him in good many strange plsc
In the West His young c..ptor al.
, ward became suffer at his can't.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
Family Jars.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hubnagel were speak,
ing about man who had committed
suicide. He remarked PECULIARLY:
.Well, that's something would
never do, ut least personally. l would
have friend TO 10 it for ine- I"
"Why not attend to IT yourself" ask
ed Mrs. Hubnagel in apparent astoilsh-
ment.
"Well, you see it creates prejudiee
against you in the community. !.
IF you were to commit suicide II
would NOT create any preiudiee against
you. On the contrary, it would make
people respect yo.,.
Then he picked up his hat and we'll
down town to see a lawyer about IL
yorce.-- Texas Sifsinds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
"A irue story.

A Wyoming paper predicts that the
Rocky Mountain region win soon fur
nish the mosa popular summer resorts
in the world. and this is probably the
case. In those lofty attitudes the air
is clear, cool and invigorating, fish and
came abound, the scenery is grand and
inspiring. and the tired denizen of cities
can find more real rest, rccuperation
and pleasure in a fortnight there than
the seaside could furnish in all sum-
mer. Instead OF listening to the monot.
onous blare of horns. and trying to
extract honey from the various artifi-
cial flowers of fashionable seaside re-
sort. one could angle for the gamey
trout, track the rugged cinnamon,
grizzly or black bear, to his lair; lay
in wait for panther, mountain lion.
elk, antelope, sage chickens, and an
endless variety of game. Even herding
is better than loaHng about q watering
place.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
A few miles from Corlzo, ON the Lit

A few miles from CoTlzo, ON the Lit
tie Colorado River pe,riiied forest has
been discovered. The petrfied stumps.
limbs and whole trees lie about Or all
sides. The action of the waters for
hundreds of years has gradully washed
away the high hills ronndabout and the
trees that once covered the high table
lands now lie in the valley beneath.
Immense trunks some OF which will
measure over five feet in diameter are
broken and scattered over surface OF
500 acres. There are numerous blocks
or trunks OF this petritied wood
that have the appearance OF hay
ing been cut down by the woodman' 9
ak, and the chips are thrown around
on the ground SO that one instinctiyely
picks them up rs he would in the log
camps Of Pennsylvania.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01

After blowing out for four days the well
took another freak, and began sucking
in air with the same force. There are
no sink-ho!es near, and no hills or val
leys. The question is: Where did the
air come from. and what power or ef-
feet draws the air IMP There has always
been noticed another popularity abou,
that particular locality. The sound OF
wagons. or of noises OF all kinds, can be
heard for long distance better than
when close by, showing that there may
be hollow ground causing communities
ton Of distinct sounds. The noise oil
the wind as it passes ont of the well or
into 1t could be heard distinctly over a
hundred feet away. Portland Oregon
Snsa
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01

A man approached Mr.. Beerner. and
after looking at him carefully. Inquired;
..Are you Mr.. Beeclcrs'
Mr.. Beecher answered in the afiraa-
tive.
II met you four OF five years ago and
shooK hands with you, !" bic said.
..WelI, did it hurt you anyP asked
Mr.. Beechcr, somewhat gruAay.
mo, sir.
s.Well. suppose We try again. and
the two aiaspcd hands fur second
dine. kvawd Kuptds Lsasscr.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01

There are quite rs great objections
to living in the northern districts OF
China IS iu some of the Western States.
The hurricanes, floods and other caiam-
tiles that aiii,ct tie Gle stial empire
are as fearful rs any IN this coun-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01

A farmers journal recommends
..blanketing the bees in winter" A
man should bo careful watch end IL tho
bee no grasps when he goes to put !
blanket on II. or he may = blank II cor
sidersbiy more than BIZ bar.riinel Tor
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01

Yea" said Mrs. Towser. as she exra-
iiatea upon the beauties Of her flower
garden, II have given it great care and
Il YOU come over in week Or two, ex-
pect to be able 10 show you some beauti-
ful scarlet nnSnmoni:ls.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01

The Philadelphia Record ssysfrs1 kles
cennot b. removed, and seriously telDs
IL girls thai they are becnning Of
oourse. they Ar0 not. hat thep. what
sAn't ~ cured NIT nv endures1 \. n
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
NEW MILLINERY GOODS.
Mrs. A. B. Burdick

Has just stocked her establish
ment with a nice new line Of Millin-
cry goods to which she invites the
attention Of the ladies Of Elk Point
aud uuion county. AL the latest
spring styles may be found in her
s.ore. Don't fail to call and examine.
styles md prices
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
n Wo.iu 3riul " eli IN oregon.

Mr.. A. G. Edmunds. who resides about
a mile east Of the insane asylum 10 East
Portland. has been engaged in digging
= we'll on his place. and early last week.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-01
elk PCl..T. DAKOTA

1syine hst- - yearly thrs~ yea-s Receiver r.
IL U q l.-p1 - a vernti u. tnd locaiu
AcQusiuta q W b lhr 10 Aua Ity %! u
CIV rutu ~ ta'i- trouah u the ..IfUct5 Ct Ia
kcts, wi 4 a, tiy snss.r al eii.rs or a.
qnIrs.ss 10 stIvt 90 anrer Of geo irt,L IA q
CIV rLsnea su3s t,. - e the United
Sne-. Aiso Wi, s!eHI ,.rufIptiy to ths canoe, Ia
tIOB OF l)oc arrturs ate and Bon,v IA I'D III
tfi.s upou lands tia: be bva aba,-d. 4 .i.r
prep re .,.siiu"ty for with ases In c2sc OF hn-,
POI ou iio,onp rsi-. maui tiom st-sd -i,-
ties tta p .euip ION estrEs. ki.O psrti.s dcsi-
~ ~ 'iic az y Hrltors tar lat,H IN,
Aum.H'csd Act cas- 40 AZ t"r,uHi, hi t.fcp q lit
eat persona kt.pisrss ~ tie o4A! Laau Once
A-t~G
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-18
FROM OAKLAND.

". Wright Of Roseburg, gave Us
pleasant call during the first of the
week.
Miss Chadwick of Salem, was visit
ing friends and relatives in this vicil-
ity, during the week.
NJ. Sullivan, one Of Roseburg's lading
citizens and the Plaindealer's leading
correspondent, paid us a visit during
the week.
Our streets ATE undergoing consider
able Improvement, at last. This is
something that has been needed for a
long period Of time.
Mr.. A. Williams has taken his de-
parture for Eastern Oregon, but will
return in short time to the place he
loves so well.
William Hanna has leased his butch
er shop to Mr.. Morris of Salem. Mr..
Mr.. III. is well known by the people
and is bound to be successful in the
business.
A number of Cinnamon have been
employed by the New 1drian mine to
attend their mining business. People
may not be surprised now to see quick
silver come forth in large quantities.
If it does not, the Cinnamon must 80
Business is improving; the wheat
hauling season has just commenced; r.
Smith is able TO walk on the streets
again; Sol. Abraham was guest of
our town, on Tuesday of this week;
Horace Hanna has departed for the
mountains, with the intention of i'm
proving his health. May success at
tend you ON your trip, "old boy!"
The Stephens grist-mill is now in
charge Of Thomas Batty. one Of the
most successful millers in this county
Mr. B. is using every effort to make
that mill the leading one of Southern
Oregon and is detamined to sell the
best quality Of flour in the market a
| 50 so per hundred pounds. Success,
will he yours, Thomas, as the peopl,
will flock to you as patrons, by grea
numbers, x, X. K.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-18

Burte, infant son of Alexander and Emma
Gage, Is months old, died at their residence
in the town of Wilbur, this county, on
Thursday evening of this week, after a few
bowels and brain. It is truly sad to see
children taken away in the morning of life.
The afflicted parents have the sympathy of
the entire community.
Mr.. +. P. Hogan has opened the ware
house of Floed & Co, at the depot in Rose
burg, and will conduct the warehouse busi-
ness hereafter Farmers desiring to store
their grain with him will be charged no:h-
ing for storage; the only charge made will
be for handling. The owner will be at lib
erty to sell when and to whom he pleases.
Caesor & Co. of Portland, to buy wheat and
viii pay the highest market price for grain.
Ee was youth from the country. More
than &C summers had famed his manly brow.
! lie passed along the center of Main street
with IN anxious and downcast look, as if i'll
search of something. w made bold to in.
quire what he was looking fsr.' He replied
81 lost my wheel, and can't go home" We
trust the young man found his tap and
reached home III safety. Young men should
not drive too fast with dead axe on q
rough road.
Will @. Brown, Superintendent of the
Nickle mine, near Riddle in this county, has
just returned from San Francisco, where he
has had quantity of the ore smelted and
reduced. He exhibited to Us a bar of the
metal, which is entirely pure and free from
any and all conglomerates. The yield wal
fully up to what was expected and the free
| dom of ore from other metals render it more
easily reduced than the ore from most other
mines The numerous uses to which this
metal is being put and the large quantity OF
ore at tho mine, make it one CT the richest
mines on the Pacific coast.
Robert Leadbctter, who was indicted at
the May term of court for the larceny of a
pistol and who forfeited his bail by failing to
appear for trial, was arrested by Sheriff
Purdom in Portland and brought to Rose
burg and lodged in jail last Monday. Bob
is looking well. He has bcen engaged as
engineer on one of the river steamers since
he left Roseburg. It would have been fully
as we'll for all the parties concerned and d
great deal less expensive to the county, to
have allowed him to continue at his employ
ment. A good part of the money put up for
his bail, which was forfeited, was raised by
the owner Of. the stolen property, and per-
sons injured were willing that the matter
should drop.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-18
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A Bear Fight.

Friday Of last week John Dixon dis
covered the track of large bear that
had been rreying upon the sheep III
the Deer Greek settlement for some
time. James Short and Tom Hinkle
collected a lot Of dogs and gave chase
to his bearship, which they continued
until late at night The next morning
they renewed the chase, and late in the
day on Saturday brought the monster
to boy in Il clunp of young frs some
five miles distant from where he was
first started. AS Bruin was making
sad havoc with the dogs, Mr.. Short
rushed into the thicllet and joined in
the fight, and after firing many shots
into It's body succeeded il killing it.
1t proved to be large sized cinnamon
bear, weighing over five hundred
pounds. In the flight three Of The
dogs got badly hurt Nj. Short exhlb
itod some of the monsters claws as {
trophy Of the chase which are danger
Gus looking weapons.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-18
Rovitalizing q Worn Cut System.

An elderly lady in East Orleans, Mass,
after years use Of Compound Oxygen, re-
ports that, through its vitalizing effects, she
has been able to keep about in her little
store, and earn enough for her daily needs.
II commenced" she said, ''rsing your
Compound Oxygen year ago last
April; have had in all. three supplies. For
more than year / have not failed to be
able to be in my little store, and, averaging
sales, earn enough for the days needs. This
I esteem very great blessing, and as | be-
lieve the ability to do this was due to the
use of the Compound Oxygen, have wished
Others on the down-hilI side of life, and
obliged because unable to work to depend
on others for support, could know as do,
| its power to revive waning abilities of both
mind and body
Our treatise on Compound Oxygen, its
| nature, action and results, with reports oi
| cases and full information, sent free. DRs.
| STARKEY & PALES, l109 and iii Girard
street, Philadelphia, Pa. All orders for the
Compound Oxygen Home Treatment
directed to II. E. Mathews, 606 Mont.
gomery street. San Francisco, will be filled
| on the same terms as if sent directly to us IL
| PHILADELPHIA
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-18
FROM RICE HILL.
Fine indications Of rain.

Most of the farmers are through
stacking their grain and the thresher
will be here Thursday.
Napoleon and Louise Rice and the
Misses johnson took a flying trip to
the Nonpareil mines Saturday.
The quarterly meeting which was
held here last Saturday and Sunday
was attended with considerable success.
A number manifested desire to do
better.
Miss Femia Tower, who taught a
three months fchool in this valley last
spring, is trying to get a three months
school this Fall Her former efforts as
a "school marin" speak volumes in
her favor.
Tea F. Rice has an unlimited sheep
range in the yellow creek mountains,
which, together with about 700 head of
sleep, he offers for sale at low figure.
| 1 understand that Napoleon Rice has
| oiltCISd liIto ii CoHt tCG Will 4sAI. y oI4il-
son, the leading butcher of Portland, to
furnish him venlson during the Fall
| He came from the mountains Tuesday
with fine fbuck and made his first
shipment Wednesday.
| Isadore Rice informs your cores
pondent that he won't raise more than
one-half the amount of grain this year
that he usually does on the same
amount Of land He is about to give
up farming as bad job
Miss Della and Efie johnson of
Portland, who have been spending a
| few weeks in this valley, are at present
engaged in taking some beautiful
sketches Of this valley. One is hand
some picture of the residence and prem
ises Of lea F. Rice. 1t is said that
Napoleon, who was just starting to the
mountains at the time the sketch was
taken, and who was loaded down with
bedclothes and biscuits, occupies very
conspicuous place in the background.
Rice Hill derived its name from
Hon. lea F. Rice, who owns large
tract of land at the foot of this hil'.
Mr. Rice has lived in this valley for
many years and was, few years ago,
the nominee Of the Democracy for Rel :
rosentative, and later the choice of Il g
same party for Sheriff.
RpADy
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-18
RosEay.aG.-Rosehure is steadily i

RosEBcRG. Roseburg is steadily Inn
proving. The character of the new
buildings are more permanent than the
old. There are no empty houses and
an increasing demand for dwellings.
From our location and position we are
destined to have at no distant day the
second city in magnitude within the
State. Nature has done all for us that
We could desire. What is wanted is a
little more energy in the right direc-
ton by our moheyed men and property
owners. Neat and convenient tene-
,nent houses, built on the cottage style,
would be Il paying investment A sys-
tam of sewerage or drainage, is what
the city most needs Had the money
which has teen worse than wasted in
the reservoir on the hill ard ii defect
i've pipes, been applied in the construc-
ton of proper sewers, it would, no
doubt, have saved some valuable lives
Were we not most favored by our nat
ural surroundings, our people could not
withstand the ravages of disease in
duced by the accumulated filth of
from year to year, and the noxious
gasses engendered by the decomposition
of animal and vegetable matter We
need some sanitary regulations and this
should be attended to at once.