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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-11
Using We. Yn,l.

Lazy people have sought to convince
themselves and others that there is
economy In using green wood that is
full Of sap. Science and observation
alike condemn the notion: All the
moisture in wood must be evaporsted
before it will burn. BY splitting it and
exposing IL to the heat Of the sun in =
current Of air the moisture will be ex-
peeled Without the expenditure Of heat
created BY burning fuel. If. however,
the green wood il placed in a stove or
fireplace, q considerable amount uf fuel,
pr. viousiy dried By artificial heat, must
be consumed in evaporating the mois-
ture it contains: Heated steam is not
consumed. rs some people appear to
suppose: 1t passes up the chimney aud
gives of but very little heat. The
amount Of heat required 10 dry wood SO
IL will burn Is very considerable. Green
woOd Is very incOnvcnient ns well rs
expensive. II makrs III Unreliable fire
that can mol be depended ON for either
heating or cuokiny purposes. 1t is pro-
ductive Of much smoke and of little
satisfaction or comfort. Green wood is
very heavy to handle. and some varie-
ties will weigh fully twice as much
when full Of sap as when thoroughly
dried in the sun. Unless wood is til be
drawn on runners over the snow thtre
is great saving in having it dried be-
fore it is taken from the forest to the
house. When it is once dry it should
be put under cover SO that it will not
absorb rain or become covered with
snow. The loss in burning damp coal Is
not as heavy ~ in burning wet wood,
but after all it Is very considerable:
According to experiments made in Ger4
many seven tons Of damp coal viii only
produce as much heat AS six TOM that
are dry. The price Of one ton of coal
will buy lumber enough tn build pro-
lection for six tons and it will last many
years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-11
The Aristocraoy of the New World.

Some twenty years ago we used to
hear a great deal about "nludsills" and
IF. +. v.'s'-slang terms implying
that the people of Virginia. or Of the
southern states in general. were If more
aristocratic origin than the people ut
New England, and were accordingly
are the gentlemen Of this country" 7"
said Rob TT Toombs in 1860. This as.
sumption was thoroughly baseless. In
point of fact. the English ancestors Of
the Washing,ons. the Randolphs, the
Fairfaxes, and the TalbOts we're no
higher in social position than the fami-
lies of the Winthrops. the Dndleys. the
Millions. and the Saltonstalls. The fore
most families which came to New Eng
land were of precisely the same rank
with the foremost families which came
to Virginia. and in many instances there
was relationship between the former and
the latter. So far as mere names 90,
this is we'll illustrated in BishopMuade' :
list of old Virginia families, in which
occur such names as Allen, Baldwin.
Bradley. Bowdoin. Darlington, Copper.
Dabney. Davenport. Farley. Gibbon.
Holmes, Hubbard. Lee. Mordon. Meade.
Nelson. Newton. Parker. Russell. Sell
den. Spencer. Talbot, Tyler. Vaughan.
Walton. Ward. Wilcox, and Wythc-ey-
eryone Of which il name Of frequent
occurrence in New England. Two
thirds Of the names in Bishop Mensie'a
list occur also in ..Savage's Dictionary
Of the Settlers of New England" Most
Of the leaders of the Massachusetts col
0aists were country gentlemen Of good
fortune; several Of them were either re-
lated or connected by marriage with the
mobility; the greater part Of them bad
taken degrees at Cambridge, and NC
! c.,rslingly one Of tho first things thai
natural: occurred 10 them was 70 found
/, . new Cambridge IN the new world. II
they had remained In England. many Of
them would have gone into parliament
with Hampd and Cromwell. and
would have risen to distinction under
the commonwealth. - Aarper's Aaga-
sins.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-11

Mr,. Theodore Tilton.

Rev. George o. Barnes. ..fhe, Noun.
tain Evangelist" writes rs lf0llpws II om
New York to his home paper. TIE Jour
nai. of Stanford KY: II paid 4 visit TO
Mrs. Theodore 1ilton few days ago.
She is kind Of q cousin. though not
of blood kin, and has always been =
favorite relative with me. She Il. and
always has been. lady of rare refine.
ment and gentle loveliness. Those who
have only known hersin connection with
the horrible Beecher trial. know nothing
whatever about her. Well; I found her
boarding house on Bedford avenue,
Brooklyn. after a little search. and she
welcomed my visit As Of old. She is
fearfully altered BY those awful years.
Her personal beauty, once very marked.
is almost gone-only here and there
trace. The soft, bright. innocent eye
remains. but that alone. Her delicate
hands, once soft as velvet, sse bard
with toll; the lustrous, siark-trUsaxE i1xir
Is very gray and the pink and white of
the old beautiful complexion replaced
BY dull sallow. But her life is full Of
peace and rest that .the world can not
give" The seven-times-hra,ed furnace
mas pur1neu. not consumed (save the
dross). and to-day sine has what others
have not. conscious void Of offense
toward God and man" o. in the day
when accounts are settled. and they
will be. thank God. let me be in her
company. and there. like her, venturing
oil to keep everything right with God.
l write this word for my dear cousin.
of whom l am nroudcr than in thi, davs
when she was not the forsaken creature
she is. but the center of an ad,niring
social circle, where all acknowledged
her charms. can not say that .time
at last sets all things even." rs Byron
does. but know eternity does. Aud so
l bid her good-bye, with the radiant
smile Of the reflex Of the deep soul
peace lighting up her faded face and
for moment giorifying the ravaxes Of
despair.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-11
Why She Went.

A young woman Of Auburn visite.!
the chief Of police the other day and il,
great agitation informed him that a
gentleman Of her acquaintance was
about to commit the horfid crime ~
suicide. Sine Was just rs sure as any
thing that he wouild do it. for he had
Grawn . revolver from his overcoal
ptcket and hoar>ely told her that he
was going away to die. The chief en-
deavored to quiet her alarm; but his
soothing assurances were Of no avail
1t was not that She particularly object
ell to the young mans killing himself,
she sobbed. hit he possessed tin-type
portrait Of herself and she woul,in't have
him found with her picture on his per.
son for the whole world. An investiyn-
tl6n showed that the lover had been
playing the old game of "b'ufr." hopinx (
that pity would win where persuasion
had failed, and had no intention what
ever III commit suicide.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-11
A French Sample

An eminent lawyer undertakes the
defense Of a miserable aud detected
looking man accused of stealing coat.
He cross-examines the prosecuting
witness and involves him in numerous
contradictions. tears in pieces tae ilimsy
sophistries of the opposing counsel. and
winds up with such an eloquent perora-
ton that the jury brings in a verdict Of
Not Guilty" without leaving the box.
Ainid perfect Wiggins tornado Of ap-
planse.
The rehabilitated prisoner casts him
self into the arms of his defender,
bursts into tears and sobs:
my prescrver! My preserver!'
''Thats all right, sny good fellow"
says the advocate. patting him on the
shoulder; ..your innocence has been at.
tested BY jury OF Your peers, and
henceforth you can walk abroad hold
ing your head high IN tie consciousness
OF your integrity"
'.And can wear the ccat aowr'
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-11
Heavy Blows.

"Yes, SIR" continued The Texan,
wiping his mustache and contemplating
the Montana man thoughtfully. "Yes,
sir. Texas norther is such as il regard
ed as considerable by them that has
seen 1t in full operation
''Is II al'lated to beat . Montana
blizzarl?' inquired the nam from the
Northwest, whcttihg lliS knife on his
boot and apparently much interested in
the narrative of his companion.
"It are," replied the Texan, solemn
". II am prepared to say that it 10
cal'lated to beat anything that blows.
Stranger. I've seen = norther carry >
stone wall twenty miles and sct it
down rs it picked II up, without dis
placing . dornicki Seen IL done my
self. Oncct seen one that turned an
apple orchard upside down, and the
man had to dig his harvest. And that
wasn't much of norther, either"
II hearn they was pretty powerful, !"
continued the MontAna man, .'but they
don't make no speed"
Stranger. continued the Texan,
falling into the trap. stranger, seen
aTexas northcr catch the first shake Of
an 'arthquake and carry it right over
our town before that quake could get 4
grip anywhere! Speed! Epeedl Why,
stranger, Seen . norther kctch d mort
gage Out'n man hand Onct, and that
mortgage was due before the anan
picked himself out n the mud!''
Didn't think they went so fast, +" oh
served the Montana man, with An orii-
nous mildness. That's pretty fair goin'
and think great deal O money could
be made by importing them northers
into our parts for little breathing places
when we have blizzard ON.
"Docs blixxards 90 faster than thatss''
inquired the Texan, who wanted to
kick himself for not letting the Montana
man get his work in first.
II never seen but one that wasn't
making 10000 miles an hour.' replied
the Montana man carclcssly.
..What seemed to BE- the matter with
him." asked the desperate Southerner,
sarcastica.ly.
..It was ! long time before We could
find out, " continued he from Montana,
''but finally when he got barksct
somewhere and wasn't going over 100
miies : minute. We got on to what
tAU>hUICNA
..Was he sick demanded tho Texan,
ready to light
mo, he was trying to haul that dog-
goned norther OF Yours along! know
i was the same northcr, cause seen
the .ame mortgages sticking out'n his
carr
and then they went It IL; but when
the police got there tho M0ntxna mau
WAS still little ahead.
Dr.. C. II. r. nsten. DsrpctOr a -
Observatory at Hamilton College, hns
devoted tho lnbOr ii twsnty-two yeasp
70 his system 81 si.iereal cllsrfa. tweasS
sheets Of which 10 ha1 now HntohSd
Each sheet = sixteen " twsotv-10Sir
inclses IL sise. and on GOSH aSp marhea
from 15C0 ~ S,Sa)0 selsscopic staxs, ~
mapping bssng oasrisd y stafs q III
1oussssl1fh tnagnlsnsie. noenestiox noser
/ hskofe 6Eaeppasd. Dr. Eseess peIasn,sd
! ~ q she twsnty cilasts % Ssssy rs.
isrysaOsy And pfn1nlnent aafsd ~ ~ r.
- oOu0Esy, ~ " a6oA ~ u y
/ s1ed 6l 1rusas q Ialf) =
= p y = = = =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-11

Aristotle rrcounts tiie story OF Ger.
tain man Of IA.sb.,s. who bought up Ill
the oil presses in the country because
through the rppeath failure of the Ol 70
crup for several years they had brcome
useless rubbish. Then, when there
came good year for olives, this man.
owning MI the presses, sold them st
prices satisfactory to himself and msde
! fortune. This seems to US distinct
and typical corner. and It does not in
vo.ro The idea u fictitious tsansaO-
ton.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-11
Elk POINT. DAKOTA

0ayfnS epse ~ oeaRiy thrss yesn kse-svrr !,
- q. .. Lad OAc ~ ver,atltua, ana bscsm
eeousins.1 v,tA the osAs sod Vus ny OF b
orssssns~ut lAsds 'hrouaA " the rs1'tory Of Da
Aetav wsA tr =. ~ ans~.t ali e.,ers or en-
60v raAAsat iauds oatsr lb~ 'sws e the Uutt ,s
Dtssos. AIso will attend prssniptty 10 tue eaGcc /.
uoa - De aeSsnRy >ssie i.eD aud HOAar issd kh
ogteo otOn tands thst have bsu st,ss.d.e. i ~.
Drsp - tassi,uoty loe vita ssss In cAss Of ene
t~ot - Homes eAd.. q. uDHtd ten ateAd On
sSeo spd -eGap Ion sutrrs. Also par'Ies desir
20 nse - g. nj TORE 81 O. Ter isna Mnref n
0o0eateaA Act do 80 tteoush ihi. Gd.c~ ait b
ost perssob s.tendsncS - The L1ssl Lsud O1los.
A1DN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06
SOME POSTAL FACTS AND FIGURES.

EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT or THE THIRD
ASSISTANT PosTMAsTER-G ENERAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-FTom the annual re-
port Of the Third Assistant POslmasterGeneral, MI
Hazen it is learned the increase in the gross receipts
was 1862 292. II would have been much greater but
for the of March 1888 reducing letter postage to
two cents There a noticeable dminutOn in the sale
of stamps from the time twocont postage was recon-
mended to Congress by the President The eject IN the
way of diminished sales noticeable during the
quarter ended September 30, the period Immediately pre-
cedinc the reduction OF postage. The increased eXpend
ture on account OF the REIMBURSEMENT OF pOsmasttr5
salaries contributed TO the reduction OF the surplus
receipts.
The total number Of stamps postal cards and stamped
envelopes issued sale the public sG1 $780, G99
OF aggregate value of $i29O319. The total increase
in value Of all issues the issues OF the preceding
year 1892, 2GO, or All per cent The weight Of
newspaper and periodical matter mailed from regular
Offices Of publication and from agencies incud-
ing free circulation within the county Of publication,
was So 25s,s76 pounds, or 42,620 TONS the postage
on which Sl,7O5177, an increase OF $I40,O74 25,
on 9Ol per the amount OF postage collected
such daring the preceding year. The whole
Der of pieces OF undelyered mail matter received in the
dead letter Office 4,440,5Z2 OF this number 1885
letters contained money, aud 1927 letters contained
drafts checks ana 0ther articles OF value Oi TINS class
OF matter l46O valuable letters returned and 43l5
are under treatment looking 10 delivery. Registered lot
aud parcels to the number Of 1912 were received
al the dead letter Office.
The change III the method OF treating lnsuGcenty pre-
paid letters and parcels deposited for mailing at the more
Important post offices has resulted IN material edut non
the number OF pieces OF such matter sent 10 the dead
letter Office 5S4 being the number OF letters received
while in the previous year they amounted 10 275,24O
The reduction of letter postage from to cents per
half ounce Will doubtless have the effect materially to
decrease the number OF heldforposage letters In this
country for the that under the former rate many
letters bearing cent stamps were necessarily detained
This notably the at Tree delivery Offices where,
according the statistics Of the Department fully 45
cent of the hcldOrpOsage letters actually pre-
paid atthe local or drop rate.
In conclusion General lIdZcn says:
Under The change or postage the cent and cent
stamps aud envelopes not adapted TO the purpose for
which they were purchased, and In good faith they
should DO exchanged for other denominations
suited TO the present requirements. The change
of postage also left considerable quantity
in the ate of and cent stamps and stamped
yelOpes Ia offices For these there will be further de-
mand and to relieve pOstmasleTs Of the and respOn
sibiy OF holding them, they should be called i'll and
deemed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06

posing National Constitutional amendment regarding
alcoholic LIQUORS and by Mr.. George to permit sna,uo
of arjbad to be erected in the public grounds OF
burg Mr. Jones' Of Florida offered resolution wnicn
was agreed to- calling the President for hs
to whether the ninth article Of the treaty OF lSis Dc
tween the United States and Spain has been fuly eh
ecuted by the United States II mott what mpeanen'S'
whether law fact interfere with such executlon
Mr Morgan offered resolution which was agreed to,
instIucting the Committee Indian Affairs TO Inquire
into the policy end expedency OF creating military
academy west Of the Mississippi River for the training
and education OF Indian youths and men up 10 proper
age as soldiers and TO admit them, when qua1ed INTO
the regular Army of enlisted men.
Mr. Hoar introduced q bill concerning Federal eleo
TONS 1t provides for the Of certain speened nqr
OF patented balobox and counting device, ana requires
all ballOng and counting OF ballots TO be done IN open
meeting, the meeting not to be adjourned untl an
are counted and the result publicly proclaimed IN ucn
open meeting by the officer In charge which 8eS h ha
be United States Marshal supervisor, VINO snsn 10
custodian OF the boxes etc. the o In
Attorney General, who shall have primary ch &c Vi anu
responsibility for such boxes. -, ,,r A..
Mr. sherman presented petition from j. w Niles the
colored "Separatist OF Arkansas settlng Iorth an
alleged unlawful combination to prevent MN anu ns
cOlored associates exercising their right 10 MAKE
tries OF public lands charging cruel treatment on the
part OF the white citizens OF Arkansas ana ASKING lor lc
Itaf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06
FEARS ABOUT TIE PLANTYN.

Considerable apprehension is felt in shipping
circles for the safety of the Belgian steamship
Pantyn which sailed from this port for Antwerp,
on November IL, with twenty-seven steeera &c
passengers aud miscellaneous cargo. The vessel
is commanded by Captain Scott and she has a
crew of thirty-four men, She is water-ballast
vessel, built of iron with four water-tight bulk
heads, and was launched at Glasgow in September,
1879. Her Dimensions are 320l2 feet in length,
tons displacement. She has been running between
this port and Antwerp since, she was built.
pounds Of lard, 4S,222 pounds of bacon bacon,
1856 bags Of grass seed, 100 bags of timothy
seed, 1892 bushels of corn. 49, $50 bushels of
wheat, 3,075 sacks of flour. 10000 pounds of
stearine 200 bales of cotton $50 pounds of starch
10 hOgsheads of tobacco, 90 bales of moss and
1913 slaves. IL. W. .. Edge, the New-York agent
up the vessel for lost, but he hoped that she had
met with nothing more serious than arrangement
Engeis Co., Of Antwerp, and is valued at about
100000. Her cargo is valued at about $780, 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06
WASHINGTON NOTES.

.,
MINERAL PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED sTATEs-Albert
Williams IT, reports the total value Of the metallic pro-
ducts of the United States In 1882 at 2l97560O4 and
the total value OF nOn-metalIc mineral products al
S226.l56, 1906
PROMOTION IN THE ARMY second-Lieutenant Arthur
C. Ducat, ir, Sd Cavalry, has been promoted to be n
from November 30, vice Porter dropped
as a deserer Second Lieutenant James NJ. Jones' 4th
Artillery, promoted to be Lieutenant from De
cember ], vice Greenough, promoted TO be Captain
A CADETS RESIGNATION AcCEPTED.-The resignation Of
Cadet Robert ID. Locke, fourth class, U. s. Military
Academy, has been accepted by the Secretary of War
INDIANS AS sUB-TEACHERs.-The Secretary Of the In
terror is considering the feasibility OF employing Of
the advanced pupils at the Carlisle Indian School In
subordinate positions at the new Indian schools at
ChilOcca Indian Territory, Genoa, NeD, ana Lawrence
Kans.
ARGUING THE MCGARRAHAN CAsE.-The Secretary OF
the Interior to-day heard argument by Eppa Hunon and
Michael Wood as counsel for cGarrahan IN his protest
AGAINST the issue OF patent the New Idra Mining Com
pany mining property In California 8 s. Burdette
represented Ncwldria Mining Company in the argu-
ment
HYDRoGRAPHIC CHARTs.-The photographic Office OF
the Navy Department to-day issued 1000 copies of new
pOt chart of the North Atlantic Ocean for December IL
Is intended to publish these charts monthly, and later
weekly, if a sufficient appropriation can be secured
The show the prevailing winds and currents for the
month"; and the location OF any floating wrecks dangerous
to navigation.
PICTURES FOR THE LOAN EXIIDITIoN.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has Informed the directors the Loan
Exhibition 10 be held in New-HOrk I'm aid OF the
Bathou statue that foreign pictures intended for the
exhibition NAV admitted free OF duty II the assOca-
tion il properly authorized but in il is not the
hbitio han may be bonded bonded warehouse at the
expense Oi the association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06
is SHE WIFE OR M1LD1

THE sro RY OF MISS HGBIES MARRIAGE TO MR.
VAUGHAN.
The trial of the claim of Miss Annie Evadne
Higbie of No. 4O3 Mabonest, Flabush. TO be the law
ful wife Of Jerome alter Vaughan. son of L. s. Vaug-
ham, n wel-tO-dO iron merchant, Of No. lob Maiden
Lane this city, and for support "a such, held crowd OF
men and women IN the Town Hall at New-Utrecht for
five hours Yesterday afternoon Miss Higbe, or Mrs
Vaughan was represented by Leggatt Mccarthy, OF
BROOKLYN and her alleged husband by PeOn Poucher,
OF this city. The bride" the only witness examined
She said that she first met her husband year ago at
Mrs Welters In Flatbush and that she afterward met
him about thirty times at socahes and other gatherings
and that he called her frequently ut her sisters Mrs
Mundys In Fatbush On July 49, at party ~ the mousse
of John A. Case. Fatbush he asked her to become his
wife Charles Areson performed marriage ceremony IN
the Epscopalian form, telling her that II was lawful ana
Mr. Case cOrrObOrated this statement Vaughan miro
duced his wife, and she Introduced MIN as her nus
hand lie called her August g. at her sisters, ana
they were alone there for the first time since their mar
rlage Vaughan she said assured her again that they
were legally married. and they lay In each others arms
In a hammock. =.
The crOss-examination by Mr. PcltOn directed to
show that the girl who Is seventeen years OF age the
same tho defendant, never really DeeVeu thhI sue
was married and that she and number OF others several
times performed q mock marriage ceremony aJ MT.
Cgsets number OF her letters were put In evlience
mostly by the defendant; but OF hers was put In by
her LAWYER She denied that she had performed the
ceremony with any else allowed any one else to
kiss her She had denied her marriage ut hrst she sid
because she didn't want IL talked all about ON the
Srydan nor lay IN a hammock with him. The case was
then adjourned until Tuesday, December ii, ut p'm'
Vaughan sal inside the railing penslyely and when the
subject of adiOurning to moro convenient place III
Brookyn was discussed he raised his voice to suggest
with touch Of sarcasm, Wen hire hall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06
THE LIQUOR QUESTION IN PLAINFIELD
lBr TELEGRAPH TO TUE TRTBUSE.l

PLAINFIELD, N. j., Dec. 5.-The charter cleo
ton in this city yesterday the first for dozen years
in which the temperance question has not been an e1c
ing issue. The license people have with one exception
always elected their ticket for the Council chiefly because
the abolition Of license would render necessary the ras-
ing by direct tax OF so per cent more for city
purposes than otherwise.
year ago the Council elected was, as usual, In favor
Of license by small majority Unexpectedly, however,
amWorty, made up OF part Of the temperance and
part Of the license members took up the hghcense idea
and passed ordinance raising the license fee to $500
for shops and $500 for hotels The minority made up OF
both prohibition and license men, for some time used
their power to prevent the granting Of licenses at an
But after few weeks their objections were overcome,
and the highlcense system went into operation, IL has
been successful that neither the quorseers nor the
ProhbtOnsts took any interest In the election yester
day and the Council elected will not only continue tho
policy Of the present but OF ts members talk or
further raising OF the fee 10 81 900. Plainfeld has
nearly 10000 inhabitants and less than dozen liquor
shope The license ordinance is very strict besides fixing
he