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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28

A Colorado burro has been shipped
across the Atlantic and presented to
the Prince of Wa es. 1t is y matter of
profound nationai sorrow that this was
not the first American jackass ever pre-
sented 10 his Talines-, the P,inee.
At Omaha. last week. a barrel Of
sauer krant ro led out of wagon and
struck OLeary II. Oleson, who was
trying to unload it, with such force as
IL xiii him instantly, and 10 tls'ten him
out like XII n-dr ed goldfish Sill, a.
ter MANY such instances, there are
many scientists who maintain thar
saucr kraui i, conducive to longevity.
As an evidence OF tho heaihfulncss
Of mountain climate The people of Dem
vcr point to a man who came there in
a without flesh enough to bait trap,
and now he puts sleeves to an ordinary
feather bed and pu..s it over his head
for shirt. People IN poor health who
wish to ,mmun cate With the write.
in relation 10 The facis above stated.
are requested 10 enc.ose Two unlocked
postage stamps 10 insure rvpsv.
Al UDet. NJ. IT,. during the cold snap
in January. one of the most inhuman
ouiragcs known in the annals of crime
was perpeirat.d on a young man who
went West in the fail. hop ng 20 make
his pi C in time to return in My and
marry the New York hcircss selected
before he ", MT.
While stopp n at the hotel two frol-
icsome young women hired the porter
TO procure The Young man's pantaloons
at dead of nigat. I'ney tncn sewei up
the bottoms of the legs, threw the doc
;ored garments back through the tran
som and squcaled Fire.
When he got into the hall he was
vainly trying to stab ono foot through
the limb OF his panta!oons whi.e he
danced around on the o'her and lined
in the general cry of Fire" The hall
seemed flied with people, who were
running this way and tnat. ostensibly
seeking mole of egress from the
ilames, bnt in reality trying to dodge
the mad efforts Of the Young man, who
was trying to insert himself in his OBJ
stinate pantaloOns.
He did not tumble, rs it were, until
the night watciman got Babcock fire
extineuishcr and played on him. ! dc
not know what he played ON him.
Very likely it was. ''Sistcr, what art
the wild waves saying?''
At any rate he staggered into his
room. and although he could hear the
| audience outside in their wild. tumult
uous encore. he refused 10 come before
the curtain, but locked his door ant
so5bed himself TO sleep.
How often do we forget the fneI
feelings of others and ignore their sor.
row. while we revel in some great Joy.
BILL Auc
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
Wing Nins's story.

Wong Ming is n real, hesh-aud- blood
Chinese boy. He tells, In his own
words, in the March Sc. Nich ,lds. the
following legcad Of Confucius, as well
as u few Of his own ideas ON American
life and customs:
II know plenty stories about on
home China. You over hear about
kiny-foo-aoo?-Amer;can call him Con-
fucus-he very great man.
'.Maybe you like, ! tell you one sto-
nv. Kong-foo- too--hc travel all over
Clina. He live about two. three thou-
sand year ago. yts! sure! He travel
every city. teach Chinaman-that very
good.
Zone city he no came. that Canton.
--and try 70 como u the gate-sexy
big gate.
...Onc little boy there, seven yea1
old. think that little boy too smart.
He making play Of little city. and
building three little walls around IL all
The Same like Canton. H. took mp TOO
much room. and talk too smart. 20 that
Coniucius can not get IN.
~He watch him little while, then
he say, 4 guess Canton all right, this
boy can teach Canton. 90 AoIne 9TH
or place Thai rery bad! Next yeai
that boy die Uery seranJe kati s.
Canton mover get any teaching. moi
from boy, not from k0ng-foo-tOo. ]
think not very good for little boy 70 b
TOO smart"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
Rash Advice.

One blowing day last week, when the
sidewalks were as slippery rs glass.
won N stood in front of door on
Clifford street, and sir0wed some ashes
from pan she held on the icy walk.
As she did so. the wind blew the coal
dust rather freely over her, aud man
gong past said:
III yUi will turn your back 70 the
wind it will blow tho ashes from Won
instead OF over you.
The woman thanked him with her
eyes, but did not move. Indeed, she
could not without losing her balance
and the ashes both.
..I4et me show you," said tho man
kindly. as he removed = iur glove and
graspcd with a determined grip tho
wel.-ti.led ash-pan. lyon can throw
them over the walk in this way, and
not be liable TO put your eyes out It's
as easy rs roliing Of = log. and he
bracsd his back against the wind and
gave a generous Hop 10 the asi,-pan.
Tho woman went into tho house to
get the ashes out Of her hair and eyel
and recover her health. When the po-
lice had busted .he man OF and identi-
fled HIN they took him home. The on.
ly remark i,c made was:
You cant most q ways tell from
what quarter the wind will blow when
you attempt 10 give advice about emp
tying an ash-pan.
Which, it is so.- Detroit Ffse PresA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28

- SASD - 49, NuDSc9 SSkktAW 4 NJ Il
prove einstAntanepnsiy destructive. Tho
spar 10 opc,- -nted In the hold of the YES.
eel by proper mechanism.
Above tho water surface the forward
portion Of the hull is recessed, and the
principal gun IL p.accd close 10 what
appears to bo ths stem. over which it
fres in the straight.linc direction. Tho
bow OF tho hull abavo the wafer surface
10 projected by arnor plates ono and i
half inches thick. which is an efficient
defense. As the vessel has tho power
under all circumstances Of either ad-
vance Or retreat. Of keeping bow on to
. foe, whose shot would quensly
be detected uns.cr . very acute angie.
The gun has nc carriage in The osdi-
nary meaning of tho Term. the hull
itself acting as the carriage, the gun
being movable IN only tho forc-and-ait
direction on slides, and depending for
training on the steering screw, which
is also tho propeller. Owing to this
mode Of supporting and using the gun
the Alarm can ta mounted with one u
tho largest size. The vessel Is thus
not only torpedo-boat, but gut.
boat, solving tho important problem
Of carrying the maximum gun ON tho
minimum hnll and having i adirect fore.
and-aft fire, with capabiiiiy OF prompt
and accurate aiming in az.lnuth not
obtainable by any other method.
the length OF tho yes ;ci on dock is
141 feet; her extreme length is l73 2-l0
feet. and length on water line liz fset;
extreme breadth. % feet; hight from
bottom Of keel plato to top of wooden
deck 147-l0 feet; displacement 750
tons; weight Of hull. 355 tons; weight
of armor. IL tons. The hnll IS OF iron
and armorcd on tho upper portion OF
the bows with iron plates II inches
thick. extending from the deck to i lit
tie below the water line. There is no
wooden shcathing coppcrcd. no spars,
no rudder. and no Keel. The lower
portion of the bow at The bottom Of tho
hull is carried forward into q beaker
snout fifteen feet before tho forward
end Of the water line. This bcak car-
rics the spar or pole to which the tor-
pedO Is affixed, which spar is run o,l1
and in horizontally from the vessels
hold without tho exposure Of the men
-, s.s..Sx E.v fsvrsf sgvSursu usytS
tom which, when filed with water, ip-
crenscs the draught from 10 feet 10 II
feet inch. There arc two horizonial
compound engines Of tho tan lem type,
which gave the vessel a developed
speed Of knots An hour on q recent
trinl trip. ~ y. Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
she Was Tired Out.

She came up from the depot on car
10 company with . young man who had
been waiting her arrival from Cine n
natl, and thcy had scarcely taken seats
when he said:
..Susic. you must have had an awful
time thcrc?"
..Wny?"
s.On account Of the high water. How
near the river were you?"
..Oh, not far. =
..Did the water como up around your
housep"
Il believe SO. At least. I heard the
boys saving something about the base
ment being oven full.
Il. must have been grand but ter
riblc sight
II presume so. " she answered with
..Did the boats have 10 bring you
provisionsp''
..Did theyp Wsll. now. I forgot to
ask papa, but l presume they did.
..And wasn't there danger OF the
foundations OF the house g.Ying wayG'
II expect there was. but We keep
four servants and, Of course. We lei
them worry about ihst.
.sYou oould 500 the whole iuundatior
from your window. ! supposcl'
a presume ] could have, had iook'
"a out.
.sWhy. Susie, yon don't scem to hsvs
.sksn re sligAssss iatsrsss Y Sc =
:Aaa bow could Jon expses = !.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
Tho Torpcdo-Bont Alarm,


Among the vessels which, are author
lied to be constructed for the navy Ii
the bill presented in tho senate il ono,
like tho torpsio-n0at Alarm. designed
by Admiral Porter Hence brief de-
scrip,ion Of the Alarm. which has re-
Gently had several improvements com.
pleted. will be IL interest. The Asarm
was designed as 4 cruising torpedov
boat carFy'ng bow-gt;ii, and intended
Tor service moi only In rivers, bays, and
harbors, lui along the SRA coast; ia,
fact Tor use under any os Tho conc litions
Of literal warfare, and her Dimensions q
and form were peculiarly adapted BY
.oe designer Tor that purpose. Tho
b III ID Of iron and tho iprw nd portion:
be 'ow the water s,iriace fasss.s i species
Of t1be for the support aid mtncuver-
ing 81 the main torpedo spar, which II
capalic of safrsing md ss,xiait:ng The
Eea!ciLs " I torps1 4 p ssses sizc thnt
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
A Suicide Writes His Epi,aph.

James Lafford. IS years old, vet
Gran OF the late war and an lrishman
by birth, of Passaic, n. D.. by frugal
industry saved enough money 10 buy
little home. He had, moreover about
1000 in bank, some OF it pension
money. His wife becoming prostraled
with consumption some tine ago, he
got her to execute q deed conveying
the real estate. which WAS in her name,
to y third party. who i'll turn conveyed
it to him. On the night before Ger
death her si,,erin-law got her 10 exc.
cute n will leaving all her property to
her n.eca. This was about week ago.
Her relatives told Latford that As his
deed was Witnessed by two, the latter
was the better instrument, and the
property would be taken away from
him. He mad brought home his aged
mother TO live with him after lis wifc's 5
death. and the prospect OF seeing her
aud himself turned out OF The house
he had earned affected h Ia greatly.
He could not be comforted. although
assured That his decd was perfectly
valid. Tn Wednesday, night. before
he retired. he discouraged an old gun
out of the window. Then nc reloaded
it and went 10 his room, bidding his
mother goodnight as usual. Soon af-
ter she heard another report, and. 60
ing upstairs. found him lying on the
bed partly undresscd. with u ghastly
wound in MS breast. He had evident
ly sat up IN bed. braced lic gun against
the foot-boasd, placed the muzzle
against his breast. and pulled the lrig
ger with the toe OF his bare foot. HI
left note explaining the reason fol
his suicilc. and one 10 his sister, Mag
gle Harte, B .nic.a, Cal. He also lef
the following epitaph TO be placed OF
his tombstone: james Laiford. lat,
a private OF Company Ii. Fifth United
States Infantry. He loved and honoret
the land of his birth and faithfully
served with the land Of his adoption.
4 s. Z = = ~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
Uncle Peter Falls ON . Dndeiins.

y
A very high-tonc.l looking young
man, in exquisite mustaehe. loud plaid
clothes. red necktie, low-crowned hat,
crushed strawberry kids. and knit ing
needle cane, walked into Uf,cle Peer
Ricardi's store. next to onr cHlcc, few
DAYS since, and, throwing u iia.f dollar
with hole in ID down on the counter.
said: ..Well, this Is tho worst town I
svcr saw. A gentleman can find noth-
ING in it fit to eat. drink. or smoke, ANA
for the life % me cannon soc how .
gentleman Of Osaar W;.dcas tastes can
i've in il. ] ssy, MI. S.Drekecper. can
you sell fellow doesn't eigare''
..Ycs, sis. said Uncle Peter. What
kini Of cigar do you wantp"
..Wnat kinde"
s.Yes, sir. !"
",.thy. look at me, sir. a moment,
and see for. yourself wnas kind OF a
cigar would suit me; and be drew him-
self up gradualiy and gazed down on
poor Uucle Peter.
Uncle Peter thought 4 moment and
sized tho lad up Tor al he was wolih.
Then he took the half tin'iar f.,psn tho
counter and handed his H;ghncss II
cigar and iorty-nsne cen id change,
and sail: Il owe yoa ha,f Gent, ssr,
ont Ican't make tho chail~c unless vpss
take another cignr. His Highncss
glanced III Uncle Pssor, then st the
cigar. and. without Il word, NalScd out.
-Ksorv.nc fican.j NearS.
Laslxcr on asnerica.
Sa....> ts..sxs... H., EY<S~S
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
SAW MILLS.

Isaac Moore, proprietor of the
saw mill, known as the Ashley q
Rash mill, south Of Elk Point, de-
sires to state TO the public that he
1000, 600 FEET OF
Dry Cottonwood Lumber for sale,
such as boards, fencing and all kinds
Of Dimention stuff.
Isaac Moore.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
ELK POINT, UNION COUNTY, DA|
A Prise Beauty in Court.

!. Louise Montague. Forepaugh's e11
beauty. sat nearly all day ID Judro
Ludlow's court Visiting for tho trial l
suit against the circus manager 70 ~,
cover the $4,000 prixo to come on o.
trial. She was dressed richly, tast0.
fully. and fashionabiy. Over . skirt III
black silk. elaborately trimmed, sh1
wore dark blue ,rsey. tight almose
10 the point Of bursting. She had ahoSf
her neck narrow ribbon OF s0an3
shaggy stuff in silk that was tied n ~
large bow and ended In large tasse11s
Big solitaire diamonds sparkled "a huF|
pink-and-whitc ears. Her hair NaS.
combed plainly in front and drawn \
In two knots in the back. which Wal
held in place by silver skcwer Win
round gilt top. Hcr hat was liz
big nat shell. covered with brUWn
vet and garnished With hoads - jo /
IS 4
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28
Literary Pirates

American publishers are always
complaining. says the st. james Ga
setee, that they do not deserve the evil
reputation given them by English auth.
ors. But such tale as that told by
Mr.. Max O'Rcll, the exceedingly
''smart" writer OF John Bull ct sou
Ile," is decidedly damaging. When .
great firm of transatlantic publishers
brought out a translation Of Mr..
O'Rell's book. he wrote suggesting the
propriety Of pecuniary compensation.
promising myself" hc says. .'at the
same time that If ] received check
from an American publisher I would
put it in my scrap-book among others
curiosities.'' But the check never
came, and nothing at all has the antl,-
Or OF = book which must have sold by
scores of thousands in America receiv-
ed from across the Atlantic. MIR.
O'Rell, however. is not wholly without
his revenge. America is country Dos
sessing l89 religions (thus beating
England by 81, and is. it appears, no
other than the tribe OF Manassch. Il
is not wonderful that such 4 Christian
land. in constant search after truth,
should not yet have como across the
great prccept given on Mount Sinai
.sTnou shalt not steal?" (. It is worth
paying something in order to be able to
write like this about sosar eneMiaGss snslSls
Know that you can not very we'll DO
c0ntradictcd.
In response TO the above correspond
ent writes the Gazette:
Ii the ingenious n. Max O'Kell
would take walk down. not Fleet
street, but Booksellers row, he might
see another side Of the copyright qncs-
tion. He might notice popular
American work called Democracy"
published by three British publishers at
the exceedingly low price OF pence, or
~ pence cash. Compared with the 40
cents Il shilling pcnce). or even 30
cents (l0 pence). tho American pub
fishers charge for their work, this will
show him the gratifying fact that he Is
more appreciated in America, than the
author Of Democracy" in this country;
Cor. reduced to a least common multiple,
ne is worth nearly 6pcncc more. or 100
per cent, than his similarly placed
anonymous American. A yard or SO
further on he might see tho bad Boys
Diary" published by tho same three
eager enthusiasts for the diffusion OF
American li,crature; and Of ..Don't''
and Never" and always" he may
see at least four copyrights editions
pirated-I beg pardon, ''reissued"-
in this country. And then. il he desir-
ed further enlightenment on the sub
ject. he might find ont how many
English checks were in the scrap
books of the American authors Of these
works.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-05-28

y
dotted with tiny beads, depended from,
the hats brinl and reached just 10 the tip
Of her dainty nose. The red and white
OF her complexion seen through this
covering was not SO quite pronounced
rs when looked at under it A seal
skin ulster--valne, as estimated. $3.50
was thrown across her lap. The toe
Of tiny kid boot now and then pecped
from under part of it that trailed on
the floor. The spectacle was full Of
fascination, for half score of country
witnesses in suit about Roxborough
barn that had place before tho heau-
tvs suit But the beauty seemed nc
more sensible of their admiration than
If she was wooden woman. The suit
dragged SO that it took up all the ses-
sion and the beauty found herself left.
Under the rules of the court her case
went over till next term. NiladslpAta
Times, @
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-30
CIGARETTES

In one of the schools of Brooklyn boy
thirteen years old, naturally very quick and
bright, was found to be growing dull and
titful. His face was pale and he had ner-
vous twitchings. He was obliged to quit
school, Inquiry showed that he had be-
come a confirmed smoker Of cigarettes
When asked why he did not give it up, he
shed tears, and said that he had often tried
but could not. The growth Of this habit is
insidious and its effect ruinous, The eyes,
the brain, the nervous system, the memory,
the power Of application, are all impaired
by it. Its nothing but cigarette" is
really "It's nothing but poison" German
and French physicians have recently pro-
tested against it and q convention Of Sun
day and secular teachers was recently held
in England to check it. 1t was presided
over by an eminent surgeon of Royal eye
infrmary, who stated that many diseases Of
the eye were directly caused by it, Parents
save your children from this vice if possible.
It is now known that old castaway cigar
stumps are used in the manufacture Of cigar
ettes Boys are employed to gather them from
hotels, bar-rooms, sidewalks-from where
ever they are thrown Collectors buy them
of the boys and send them to the manufac-
tories by the barrel. No matter how dis
gusting the spot whence they are picked
whether from the spittoon with its dangerous
saliva, or the gutter with its flth-the foul
refuse finds it way into the mouth and nos
trils Of the cigarette smoker. Many a
smoker throws away the stump of his cigar
because he does not like the flavor of it.
He does not know why the flavor is un-
pleasant to him, but it is caused by nicotine
the active principle of tobacco and q violent
poison. This accumulates in the base of
the cigar with every draft of the smoke, aud
the man, noticing the unpleasant flavor
throws the stump away. The reservoir of
nicotine fluids its way into the cigarette,
and the person who smokes it gets in a
condensed form the poison which SO often
works mischief on the brains Of habitual
smokers. Again, these cigar stubs-or any
tobacco, for that matter, that is made into
cigarettes-is wrapped with paper which
contains a very large per cent. of arsenic or
other deadly poisons, the powers of which
exert deIeterious effect upon the tonsls-
in fact. the whole throat-ot all who use
them indeed, it has been found impossible
TO cure catarrh i'll inveterate cigarette
smokers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-30

SEEKING; DIVORCE.-A Winchester special
to the New York TImcs says. Two weeks
ago there arrived here from New York q
lady and gentleman whose names were as
certained afterwards, to be Edwin +. A.
Seligman, junior member Of the promi-
nent New York banking firm Of Seligman &
Co., and Mrs. Virginia Wright Brattan who
is a neice of r. C. Winthrop, of Massachu-
setts, and connected W ith prominent fani-
lies in New York and New England. She
is said to have come direct here from Paris
and created decided furry in society here
bv her extremely rich and fashionable dress
ing. They went to board in aretired neigh
borhood. Their object here was quite y
mystery, which was cleared away in rather
an unexpected manner by the heannouncement
in the Daily NcUS here that the lady had
instituted suit by her next friend, Mr.. Selig-
man. in the Corporation Court, against her
husband, George James Brattan, who, being
= nonresident of the State, was only given
q month to appear and defend himself or
the case went by default. Mr.. Brattan IS
said to be abroad. Mrs. Brattan's lawyers
are Messrs. Barton and Boyd. They have
not vet filed her bill and much interest is
manifested by the public 10 know its con-
tents. The principal curiosity with the
people here is to know what MIR. Sellgmah
interest in the case is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-30

ATTORNEY GENERAL BLAIR ON THE
STRAIGHToUTs.-At the meeting of the ma
tional republican committee in New York
last Thursday Mr.. Frank S. Blair, of Vir-
ginia, said:
We shall not consent in Virginia to with
draw single member of an electora! ticket
to make place for any of the stralghtouts.
The Chicago convention settled our position
as the regular organization. 1t is not to be
presumed that 10000 voters will ground
arms to 4, 800 which is the highest number
the straightouts ever polled, especially after
we have been recognized as the regular Or
sanitation. If they come to us, as they
Should, they will be received cordially, and
there will be no past, but all present. In
ali the local and future organizations they
shall be brothers with US. The rank and
file of the straightouts are clearly with US,
but a few leaders are still keeping. up a
noise We can carry the State for Blaine by
10. 900 majority just as we stand to-day. All
our M people are satisfied with Blaine and
Logan. We paid our debt of gratitude to
President Arthur at Chicago, and: look foI.
ward to equally pleasant relations with
President Blaine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-30
TINRUSTEE'S SALE
j. OF DESIRABLE PROPERTY

IN HEhNDUN, FAIhF AZ CUUNI1.
By virtue of deed of trust from Agnes 3.
Thomas and Cassius NJ. Thomas, dated the 18th
day of May, 1881, and duly Of record among the
land records of Fairfax comfy in liber 4, No. 5,
folio 15l. and for the purpose therein mentioned,
the undersigned will offer for sale by public auc-
ton, on the premises, on WEDNESDAY. the 9th
day of August, 1854. ut 12 o'clock m., to the
highest bidder. the property conveyed by tho
aforementioned decd and described AS follows,
viz: TWO CONTIGUOUS LOTS of five and six
acres. the whole eleven acres more or less ad :
Joining the lands of Bliss and others. and i'm -.
proved by II NEW HOUSE, with excellent ta.i
cellar underneath stable and we'll of good water :
ii variety of selected fruit.
Terms Of Sale: So much cash rs will pay costs
OF sale also the sum of seven hundred dollars
and the unpaid interest, and the residue, if any,
1T such time or times and be secured in such
manner n the parties i'll interest may direct.
jc2i i-w6w l. BREADY, Trustee