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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
Hoods Texas Rangers.

bring from the land Of fiocks and OF herds
From broad fertile fields of measurelees land.
From lunds Of untamable beasts and Of birds
From lands Of the Gulf and OF Ri iirande,
The tall Texan Ringer, the mate of wild men.
With blade In hts hand he is blazing the way
For the world to come after. He does not
Nor yet comprehend. But finally. wnen
The New World is finished, twill be written
that he
Was no duh worker in its destiny.
The Lone Star that rose from the Mexican
seas
And rode in the morn of the tropical West
Over gray San Jacinto, still shines in the trees,
Where foliage is freshest, ana fruits are the
best.
Here rovcs the Ranger. He is strong, he
Az the ST ,rms of the Gulf. Lo! the majesty
or manhood ia his. The turbulent soul
Or an Alnt Sheikh that defles control.
1t tides and 1t swells in this half-tamed man,
As he turns and he talks like king to his
clan.
.rm one w them feliers g fought with ole
Trckon, 1s 81 eoiiy, Yer might recoitck
Them lean, ragged Rangers Not 'lg
They'd cuss, and the like So? Then spock
They've writ up a book bout that tussle with
Hood.
"what! you At us? Lord! Thar stoodyou'ns
A long blue line NV blazin' red hell.
Then Hood Civ a whoop, and down on the
blue'ns;
Then back rolled the gray'uns. then, God, sich
aycll!
And. cats and black dogs 1t was hot then fol
you'ns
ave scoched you that day. Lord! Every blue
Shucks! Let a man brag. That's all we've
got.
Yer incident TO straddle and make sich I
muss -
The bare right to brag NV the fight that w
fought,
That's all We got. Thar! amt much left w
Ns,
"Yuu wui'oped us. ehp Say, remember tina
fiyhf
wy, NV course the feds won! But then, don
you see,
No matter who won, or which 'uns was right,
Twas rcg'iar ole American victory,
An rtg lar ole he-American fight!
by joaquin Miller.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
GLEAETNG2

The Maryland Agricultural College
wants moro students, and has sent out
word that the demand for graduates In
agriculture is much greater than tho
supply. and that there are many paying
situations that can be filled only by
graduates Of agricultural colleges.
A Philadelphia bird fanoier says.
.You can tame = canary inside of six
hours by dcpriving Il OF food for that
length Of time, and then pntting your
hand filled with seed into the .cage
Repeat this at intervals, and the bird
will soon become tame enough TO Ny
about the room and come to you when
you whistle for it" -.
The Medical News, after giving two
or three recent instances Of death under
chlUrcform, says ''the danger Of tooth
drawing under chloroform anDsthesia
being . pronounced and % readily cx-
4 4
tus&fned III T1n1iHg Sick fisES.
One Of the new Judges In Wisconsin
found on opening court that hc had
been attorney upon one side Of the 9TH
or in thirty-tive Of the cases on the cal
endar before him. He viii find il neces.
sary to exchange" In the ministerial
sense, with some of his brother Judges
Cor some time to come.
The following story. says tho H0ni.
Journal, was told at dinner party il
Boston the other night. A man frou
Woonsocket was obliged to make visi
to Boston ON some business. He timet
his visit so as to be able to,hear lectur,
of Mark Twain's at fremont Temple
BY some misunderstanding the Woon
| socket man mistook the day OF the lee
ture. and happened in on one of Mr.
Joseph Cooks lectures. He listened t
the long discourse without discoverin,
his mistake, thinking all the time tina
the lecturer was the famous humorisi
On his return to Woonsocket his famil
questioned him as to the lecture
.'Were it funny?' was asked. "Wsll.
slowly replied the traveller, lit war fun
ny, but it warn't so darned funny"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
The Petition.

The petition iiend is the next man
who should be shot without the com
piiment of repentance. He is dong
the State more harm than any other
agency, and his sudden removal would
be regarded as a sign of returning pros
uerity. The other day while the gov
ernor sat in his executive study after
an exhausting interview with a woman
who wanted her son taken from the
penitentiary and appointed justice OF
the peace. man Of rural appearance
entered without ceremony and said:
II don't wish to detain you but m"
ment. sir, but would like to call your
attention to petition here. There Is
man in my county who needs killing as
bad as hog ever needed corn. l wanted
to buy piece of land from him some
time ago and he wouldn't sell n
wouldn't sell piece OF land 10 An
honest man. Well, told him unless no
left the ceuntry I'd Kill him. He hasn't
pone, and I've got to keep my word.
Never break my word. When l tell a
man I'll do anything I'll do it in spite OF
IN, n water; so, now, to have the law on
,s $40. I have gotten up petition,
signed G by msuy of our leading citizens,
sS ssI;uu the governor 10 pardon me. !
haven i killed hin, set you know, for !
want the law on my sue. II can g..
ten or fifteen more signatures, ! VIII 81
home and shoot the scoundr.l. inch ~
ease I am arrested and convicte>', can
send this petition to the governor.
"You are mistaken in your man" re-
piled the States chief officer. y am am tn. b,
Governor, and let me say now will not
recognize such petition.
.You the governor, exclaimed tne
visitor. "i,lamed if | haven't made
mistake. thought you were sort q
clerk around here. Couldn't put you
fist on the paper anyway, could YOU
No. Why, don't get mad. OF cours
III get out. Couldn't make q notar
public out Of me. | reckon All rlsn'
no harm done. I'll knock on aro''n
town and bcfor. night I Il get up . pc
tition that il paralsze you. -ifsa''sa'
1rdrelcr.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
Aarolites.

The largest in any museum in the Uni
ted States is in the National Museum.
1t was found in Northern Mexico, the
region where most Of the aerolities have
been found. Its weight is 5000 pounds.
The second largest is the Gibbs aerolite.
in the museum of Yale College. weigh
ing 1,GO0 pounds; and the third in size
is also in the National Museum. its
weight being 1.40O pounds. This last
is called the Tucson acrolite. The
government also owns heavy mass Of
iron found in the interior of Greenland.
which for time was believed to be Z
monster aerolitc. Several smaller nero
Iites axe TO be found in the Smithsonian
institution and other museums OF the
country.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
I. DAKdrA, WEDNESDAY, JULY H. 1888
Valuable Lands for ueyelopmsnt

There are to-day no less than 800, 600
acres Of vacant land, railroad and gov
crnment, within from twenty to sixty
miles of Yakima City. commencing and
extending down the Columbia to the
mouth Of the Yakima river on this side.
and from Priest rapids on the Spokane
county side for an unlimited distance,
are immense tracts of land that are sus.
ceptible of cultivation. On the route
from here to the Columbia, via Mckee
coulee, there are estimated to be $1,000
to 20, 900 acres of land that Is equal to
the wheat-producing lands Of Walla
Walla. The only drawback is lack Of
water, but there seems to be little
doubt that it can be had almost any
where by digging from ten TO forty
feet. Wood can be obtained diving the
June freshet, drifting down the Column
bia, in any desired quantity. NtartinG
| q point tsslys ailss sssfe lan
ka y u a Z = L = :
river and going east. or little south
east, is strip of coIntry called Selah
valley, extending to the head OF Cold
creek, in which is located Charles
Schannon's timber culture claim, which
embraces scme most excellent lands.
Some places the spil, particularly on the
head Of Cold creek. is of black alluvial
formation, and is eight to ten feet deep.
| Thousands of cattle winter on these
| hills, which are coated with the finest
bunch-grass that grows. Priest rapids
will, from its natural advantages, be
the center of this immense section Of
uncultivated lands. This point is the
head of navigation at present. but we
understand the o. II. and N..company
are now taking steps to improve the
river so as to extend the navigation
above Kettle falls. This will necessi
tate the making of u portage at thu
rapids. The United States engineer, IL
his late report upon the upper Colnm
bia. recommends appropriations b,
congress for the improvement OF th'
rapids aud the upper river. A ship rail
wav has been recommended as the mos
economical plan to make the passage
around the falls, which would be needet
only by steamers while ascending. III
expressed the belief that, with a littl
outlay, the steamers could pass safel.
over the rapids. One of the best stretche
of navigation, on the Columbia is from
Ainsworth to the rapids, a distance o
sixty odd miles Yakima W. r..
Signal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
ihe Amazon ants, oo.nS

The Amazon ANTS, en.uS
travel from two to two and hall me-
tres minute. The Amazons Of antiquity,
to be even with them, If we judge by
the relative heights, should have travelled
eight leagues an hour. We have, how
ever, in this case, to compare the forces
with which given masses move them
selves, and should take account Of
weights or volumes. Il We proceed by
this rule, We shall obtain formidable
numbers, that stagger tho boldest inn
avina,ion. The warlike inhabitants af
the banks Of the Thermodon would have
to get over Fifty thousand leagues Ia m
hour. Yet, who can deny the truth oi
the observations, the rigor Of tho Ineas-
urcmcnts, or the justice OF the reason
ing From !" "Dsc0rfs 6nd Gidass," b.
M. DELBGUF IN Porwl0r Scisssce X0nN
~ for d1ril.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11

raner houses are coming into use IA
ENGLAND. where for some purposes tncy
are found greatly superior to sents.
Shooting boxes twelve feet squaac 49,
found convenient. both 70 use anu 49,.
mort. and, the material being lmpervlooa
to moisture, the little cottages are sasls'
factory from q sanitary point q view.
n Is said that they will be used at tne 3.
seaside during the coming season. Is
only for Bathing houses, but y 49, 49,.
dences'' for quiet Lachelors p eonssn'
platiye habits.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
aELlaIoUs AND EDUCATIONAL.

"
"A young married couple ara. s.fresh.
aen" IN the Wesleyan University. Mid
ueton. Conn.
.-Twenty.six women have graduated
1t the Italian Universities, that OF Radua
being the fsyorite since the royal decree
AlS77.
AT the commencement exercises Of
he University of California the highest
nonors were carried of by two young
ladies.
The British Government has put :
stop TO several lotteries ostensihly or.
ganizcd to pay OF several church debts
In Wales.
The leader of the classes at VassM
College il q Japanese girl. She is from
the elite OF Japanese society, and Is both
stylish and popular.
---One-third of tho Congregations
churches IN NeW Hampahirssass uaAhls
ID 5E lI5Als NM IIUHIl eGGll
-Polyglot religious services havs
been established at San Francisco. a
recent opefi-air meeting WAS addressed
In ten different languages.
John Wanamaker, the rich mer-
chant of Philadelphia, is the Superin-
tendent of the largest Presbyterian
Sunday school in the United States,
containing more than two thousand
children. - ~
| AT Harvard College the seniors ar(
ne longer required to attend church
and it Is rumored that after this yeal
morning prayers will be discontinued
The library is to be opened on Sunday
eft .rnoons.
The Churchn,an says that "pecpl'
with whom it is an open question ever,
Sunday morning whether they will g
to church are not only not most apt b
90 but they are not apt to be th0s'
Wto profit most by going"
Tho Methodist Conference OF Min
nesota, at its recent session in Mime
apvlis., adopted resolution declaring
tbs obligation Of the State to pay th'
$1,000. 900 Of repudiated railroad bonds
aid promising that each minister woult
public sentiment on the question.
Tho triennial convcntion OF tn
Protestant Episcopal Church lately il
session at New York. resolved that ''th
time has Come to endow the Episcopal
OF each missionary jurisdiction with .
endowment fund OF at least $4,000
snd that the privilege and duty Of ere
A,ing such endowments be earncsti
commended to the cons de.ation g
iAcmbers Of the church whom God ha
intrnsteL witt wealth, that they nla
xid in the founding OF II great Dioces
.f the church and connect their name
. with lasting memories to His glory Al
,he advancement OF His kingdom"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
NEW MILLINERY GOODS
Mrs. A. E. Burdick

Has Just stocked her establish
ment with nice new line Of Mlll'n-
ery goods 10 Which she invites the
attention Of the ladies Of Elk FONT
and Uuion county. All the latest
spring styles may be founSl in her
store. l,,n,t fail to cnil and txsnllae
I STYLES and prices, #
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
True. True! Times Will Change.

Twenty years ago, II private gem
tleman had taken up public print and
seen his house laid bare. the names Of
his private friends and what they were
.egaled with in his dining-roOm warmed
up for the public palate, he would have
asked satisfaction from the editor who
dared to take such liberties with his
household gods as to seat them up for a
public show. A mans house was then
his castle. There was a feudal spirit in
the home, pervading good society. II
il no longer so. A mans house Is the
public's. All may gaze at his pictures.
see his plate, count his Dishes, enumer-
ate his servants. and report price lists
Of his wines. There is nothing hid from
the publicity thereof Hid! Who desires
to live the private life? What is the thing
expected? Editors are expected to give
the finishing touch to the entertainment
by swelling notice in the next days
paper, and columns of such matter would
not be too much for those who attended
to read. Vanitas vanitAtum. Twenty,
wears ago, had q gentleman seen his
sisters name printed in full as Miss So
and-so, of Such-and-such street Ooh, vul-
gar of vulgarD, he would have settled
with the editor in very short. If not sharp,
fashion-but now! Nothing more pleases
charming young lady than to see her.
! self in print; to hear herself described
au tout personnelle, in detail. even to the
hair Of an eyebrow or the curve Of .
| n0stril.- Boston transcript.
| For the Family Scrap Book.
A handful Of -four bound on . cut
viii immediately stop the bleeding.
Let clothes that fade soak over night
in one ounce of lead In . pail oi
water.
All stains should be removed from
white goods before they are wet or put
into the wash.
! To temper glass jar so that It car
be 1t once filed with anything hot, put
into it silver spoon.
An excellent furniture polish is o
equal parts OF shellac varnish. hnseeG
oil and spirits of wine.
After washing cut-glass articles le
them dry thoroughly and then rub will
prepared chalk and 3 soft brush.
TO prevent discoloration from bruises
apply q cloth rung out in very hot va
tor. and renew frequently until the paa'
ceases.
TO remove ink-stains from linen. pu
the stained part in pure melted tallow
then wash out the tallow. and the inl
| win disappear.
/ Do not put glass articles that hav'
held milk into hot water. rs this cause
the milk TO penetrate the glass. and
Can never be removed.
The best and easiest way % ciea'
white paint Is to use enough spirits Q
ammonia TO soften the water, and orttina
" hard soap, and rub well.
4 a little powdered resin sprinkied ~
70 : cut will prevent inflammation; pm
| : soft cloti, around the finger and we
. e with water frequently.
Straw Lumber.
AtLAwrsnce. Kan, i : factory g
, eneod in making : substitute fcr iom
6oE e has the appearance q NJ
claes sound board, free from knotA a
-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
Hs Kept His Word.

.'My dear" said "a syoung and fash.
ionabfe Austin lady to her plain and
oltl-fashioned husband. II hope you are
not going to talk. at dinner. before ali
the company. about how You went bare
footed when boy. Every time we have
company you shock people by talking
about your bare fest when you were .
boy"
s.My dear. I'll not mention my bare
feet. !"
He kept bis promise. He did not say
Q word about his bare feet, but he
talked long and sloquently about his
having been obliged TO walk backwards
out of church on one occasion, owing to
the dilspidated condition Of his unmsn-
tionables consequent on his indigsn1
condition. 1s1as Sifsiwgs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11

Daring the last twelve months Amer
icau newspapers have boci: rccciveu Dy
mail in Englnnd nt Tho rate q Moso
tha,, 1s.UUO day. or ton msisions :
vear. sss
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
4 Tra.np's Treat.


A tramp went into q saloon recently
20 beg a drink, and. while waiting sof
the barkeeper to come from back
room he noticed quarter lying on the
counter, and gently laid his hand over
it. When the barkeeper appeared the
stranger cordially invited him to join
him in drinking, paying for the treat
with the quarter some former customer
had left. The two conyersed while on
the irritability of human affairs, etc.,
when the salOonist, wishing to recipro.
cate such gracious eordiality, kindly
asked the tramp to have something
with him. OF course there was no re-
fusal, and, after drinking, as the tramp
started out he .gave the scheme away, "
and vanished from the house with the
voice Of tho saloonist ringing in his cal
to ..come back 'and have q cigar. ".
t'ronkfort (Kv.) Commonwealth.
A Oscoanu. Pudding.
Read this and finds new and spprov-
ed way of making cocoanut pudding.
It is q suitable conclusion to q most
elaborate dinner. Beat two eggs very
light, stir them in with a coffee-cupful
of fresh milk, and one-qnarter of {
pound of grated cocoanut, three table
spoonfuls each of grated bread and pow
dered sugar, two tablespoonfuls Of melt.
ed butter, one cup Of raisins, and the
grated peel of one lemon. Beat all un.
til we'll mixed. Butter the bottom and
sides of q cold pudding dish. and pour
the mixture in; bake slowly for an hour,
then turn it out on q platter. scatter
powdered sugar over it, and serve with
or without fruit; oranges cut up are very
nice with it. The pudding dish should
be cold, when butlercd. 80 that mOr4
butter will adhere to it, and then the
padding will turn out smoothly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11

strUn1, and he bad an eye that would
look you through and through. His
nose was like an eagles, and there was
something very fascinating about him.
vet superstitious; and made that sketch
Of him and called him the Wandering
Jew. He was talking about sheep-rais-
ing. and talked very intelligeptly, too.
and was interested in what he said.
because thought he might be going to
buy land in our parts. Well. my wife
put that picture away and forgot about
it. Suddenly the descent on Harper's
Ferry was made. 1t did not then occur
to me that Brown was the same man l
had seen. But when he was tried at
Charlestown and stood up to make the
speech before sentence was passed upon
him, took the opportunity to draw an
other sketch of him. By that time hs
had somewhat recovered from his
wounds. l took the sketch home, and
said: There, Mrs. Boteler, you see old
John Brown why, said she, 4 have
seen this man before oh. Iguess not,
said l. Yes, / have She thought
about it awhile. and then turned to the
drawer where she had put my sketch OF
tire Wandering Jew, and drew it out. -
Yes said she. here is the very man.
had made the sketch of John Brown
unwittingly. ."-"GGth."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11

1t may be mighty big source for
consolation when po' man sets down
an says: "It's ali right. fur de rich man
can't git ter heabcn;'' but glib de po'
man a chance, an see how quick he'd
stan in dc rich mans shoes.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11

nsv'ns hbs~ fsr naariy thses years ee'efTcr ir
th- T. g. Land u:ace, At v-rn illGI, snu bccam.
scqnah.id with the ,uca. on and quality CT b.
eoserurneii iapds ,lrong hcut the Territory ef pa
ba,a, n w,1 tr N! t'y answer all iciterS or tit
aft~s relative 10 tie u-anler ci ACC rlHX fi,ie 10
eev rnhen, ixtds ar,der the cf tue Uuil4 4
Naies. Also wii' a'tsad promptly 20 tte canc-its
tou 0< Dec Ari:cry safe and Eomes lead In
tries s,,oa ispis thit haze been shardSE"d aad
prep re t-~tiiapty for wRErssss IN case Of Ill 81
po on Euiues.eaa-, c-lm.AIutsd io;n stesa el.-
ties q 4 cum ion oEtfrt Also p&r'fca uesjr-
NJ ,io as T. e. ultufs e. tsr land nn1ft TIE
UNnl, s'eHd ici eGn 90 80 tsTJnsI futs rfIca With
eu, yrrspnaI s.tsuds"cs 81 tue LEGAL Land Once.
=
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
Plantation Philosophy.

Ef de higgcrs had more soap an few.
err preachers, dar would be prove
ment. Da mout not shout so much. but
da' 4 be dcblish sight cleaner.
1t ain wulh while fur ole man. eben
cf he does wantermarry. tercaper 'rouh'
like boy. DE ole boss may try ter ack
like lie colt, but one or two capers gibs
him away.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11

De men wha: made de ole sayin's
mout hab hen Spectacle gen lemen.
bu; tIa didn't allus tell de truf. De say
in da. barkin' dog nebcr bites, ANITA
fack. based my safety on dat procla-
nation, once, went inter n mans door
ward, and was bit monst' Gus bad by a
dog what had barked at me.
1t takes oman five times rs long ter
git in de bed AS il does man. She has
ter cross do flo certain number oh
times, an has ter tumble 'mOng de-
quilts. turn down dc lamp too low, an
den 60 back an turn it up too nigh. A
oman walks mighty light when She
got shoes on, but when she takes 'em of
an walks, she shakes dc whole house,
like dog trottin' cross bridge.-Ar'
kansaw Irarelcr.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-11
Sketchipk John Brown.

Md I: "Mr. Boteler, you lived close
lie John Brown said; did you see
zMu?"
Yes, sir. not only saw him haul.
ut Of the engine house, but while
6fNas yet freshly wounded Colonel
1rt Lee allowed me to pass in and
to him as he lay on the bare floor
! 70 of the armory buildings. There
1 Hningular circumstance about that
= ke time before Browns descent on
1per's Ferry l took to my wife ono
ka sketch that made with q pcpcil
10 ears coming from Point Of Rocks
ZArper's Ferry. Said l: My dear.
b . genuine picture Of the Wan
hk Jew Who is It'll? she asked. i
know. 1t was strange old man
nngers like the talons Of bird that
talking to two young men. He
o most remarkable head ! have
wv NJ yoaxr. His hair went up
p 50 15ax76S1Hn nuf66ii nii1S6e0
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-03
Obituary.

1t is with sorrow we record the
death of Nellie, wife Of T. 8. Hamil-
ton, which took place at their resi-.
dence yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Hamilton and his deceased wife were
widely known throughout che south
ern portion of the Territory. MI.
Hamilton was M of the pioneers of
Alder Gulch, having gone to that
place in 1858, where soon after he be-
came acquainted with and married
Miss Helen Cornell. They remained
In Virginia City until about 1872
when they moved to Sheridan.
where they resided until 1881, when
they moved to this city. Through
all the trials and tribulations of life
she has ever been q true and faith
fnl and devoted wife. They were
never blessed with children but this
only served to bind them the more
closely together in their own rela-
ton. MI. Hamilton has lost a good
and loving wife and her host of
friends will deeply mourn her un-
timely death.