Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-07-25

familiar with powder puffs.
There's difference between the at.
liability Of young girl and the taffybil-
ity of the experienced tiirt.
Mark Twain is the name Of a Colo
RADIO mine. Can't be because they have
TO dig over good deal of rubbish to
get any metal out of it. can itf
II you ask baldheaded man how he
would prefer to be upholstered, he'll
likely express 4 desire for mo shair al
tbs top e hls head
On the neck u ! New xofk sliI1e -
screams louder than the girl who sees Z
snake at the picnic.
When an elderly maiden lady adorns
herself with false hair, false teeth, paint,
powder. etc.. she Is making up" for
lost time.
When a certain bachelor married,
members Of the bachelor club broke him
up by sending him, as n wedding present,
copy Of paradise Lost
''History repeats itself is an old say
ing, but You can't make boy believe ii
who has been up at school with his les
sons unlearned.
Teacher: ''Can you tell me which il
the olfactory organ?n Pupil frankly
answers: mo, sir" Teacher: "Cor.
rect" Pupil goes off in a brown study.
''The jacks trumpcd. said the card.
player as tile train jolted uncomfortably.
"And the track jumped, said his part
ner, as the train rolled into the ditch.
Should music be sold by the chordl
Drum music might be sold by the pound,
Neacs. And bad music is very often Civ
en- away by the choir.
A new editor, who had wrote his first
article Of wit, explained TO the manag-
ing editor, who called him up to rebuke
him. that the article was all right as q
punish h-ment for some person.
Said Mrs. Blank ut the funeral of q
dear friend; ''lt is too bad, isn't it, that
Clara was so thin when she died? How
much better she would look had she died
before she lost SO much tlesh!"
An exchange says that whistling to .
piano accompaniment is new whim OF
New York society bellies. As people
cannot talk while whistling, the idea 10
not such bad one.
Mrs. Spaggins was boasting OF her
new house. The windows, she said, were
stained. That's too bad; but won t
turpentine or benzine wash it off?'' ask
ed the good Mrs. Oldboy.
mo, father isn't drone, either, -
said a bright lad; ''He's a philanthro-
pist, and collects money for the heather
things"
The Hindoos are said TO have $50, ,00O,-
600 gods. In order to give the requisite
attention to their religion these heathcn
must have lot of idol time at their dis
posal..
Inductivc reasoning Mr.. William
Doodle: Yes, Miss Frost. always wear
gloves at night; they make ones hands
SO soft" Miss Frost: '.Ah! and do YOU
sleep with your hat on?''
A man in New York has refused to
tell why he attempted suicide. It Is
probable, however, that in suddenly
turning corner he encountered dude,
and at once perceived that life was q
burden.
We suppose the principal reason the
Brooklyn bridge directors refused to al.
low Mr.. Barnum the first opportunity Of
sending his elephant across the bridge
was that they did not want the Jumbo
- tc acquire the habit Of crossing it
The Philadelphia Times very peril.
nently speaks y good word for the pr;-
mary school, which nowadays is some
what apt to he neglected. There Is. !"
it says, very much talk about the high
er education. but it IS the lower educa-
ton that is really important to most of
us, and there is no more gratifying evi-
dence Of progress than the gradually
developed recognition among those who
have charge of our public educational
system of the essential Importance oi
the primary schools. The work of the
primary schools is the foundation and
the malnstructure Of all public educa-
ton. Many children, 20 beyond this,
and In every case it Is the first bending
of the twig that determines the incliua-
tion of the tree. We have been giving
attention in Philadelphia to high schools
and grammar schools. which are for the
few; the primary and secondary schools,
which are for the many, have been left
too much TO chance and TO the ignorani
Numbering of imrerfectly educated
teachers. " .s i q I.
The meaning of language may bt
taught horse in = limited way, on
only in connection with the BIT Il i
comparatively easy to teach the colt r
advance upon the loose rein and to stoT
at the sound OF ..whoa, y that sound be.
ing simultaneously accompanied with q
sharp pull upon the bit; but backing i
another process, less natural to the ani
NAL. and requires patience and gentle
ness on the part If the trainer. Ths
first lesson, in backing should be giver
without any load behind the colt. Stand
| directly in front OF him, take hold d
each rein. and gently press the Iii
against his mouth, using the simple wore
.sback' in clear vnicc, not too loud
He will naturally step backward. Shov
him your appreciation OF this by patting
| and sgentling him. Repeat this les
| ,en, but do not tire him. Do this ot
! several occasions, until be associates til,
sound of the word With the motion
| then try INN with the wagon behind him
and. finally. from your seat ID the wng
on.
Connecrcpt boasts 81 the largest lyory
factory in tic wnrll. 1t Ii situated il
Centrebrook. Ivory piano keys are ID
great demand. There nr.s kept AL tn
time oyer five miles IN lengtn sof scroll
ivory for fronts. aud 10, Ot,o sets u ivory
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