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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16
Have We Eight Scnses7

We speak of five senses, says DR..
Dio Lewis, and perhaps have never
thought that there could be any other.
But we have others. One Of these may
be called the '.Sense of Direction. -
This is possessed in but a slight degree
br men who live in cities, but men who
live a wild life on the plains or in the
forests often have It In u high degree.
There are animals whose sense of di-
rcction" is wonderful. A pigeon, taken
from New York city to Columbus, OHIO.
in box. within car, and released.
W Ii rise in the air, make circle or
two, and Immediately commence q bee
line for his little box in New York. A
cat, put in close bag, and taken ten
or twenty miles from her home at night,
viii appear in her former hauuts early
next morning. This "scnsc of direc-
tionH is in animals. 1t is as unerrlng
as the sense OF sight In attempting
to explain the "sense of direction it
has been suggested that the animal OBJ
serves and keeps track Of all the wan
derings and turnings, and thus deter
mines the exact direction of his home.
When man is riding in the cars, if lie
shuts his eyes he cannot tell in which
direction he is going. With his eyes
bandaged, let him stand between two
seats and turn round dozen times,
then sit down upon one of the seats.
and he cannot tell whether he is going
backward or forward. How then can
pigeon, shut in n t~s-se box, within a
ear, take notice OF the scenery, and
make calculations about directions!
Nj. Cyon has made certain ingen ious
researches which seem to prove the ex-
istence OF ano,he sense, which he calls
the IS ,n3e Of Space" This discovery
has been much discussed by leading
specialists of Europe and is regarded
as Of the greatest physioio yical impor-
| tancc. There is another sense. popu-
| larly known as "Ciairvoyancc. Many
| animals possess it. but we c; II study II
more adyaniageously in man. / have
| seen Il numper Of persons who. WAN
their eyes bandagcd with seyerai hand
| kerchefs and shawl, could read 8
column OF any old newspaper without
an error, the paper being held behind
| the readers head. With hundred o1
| The strongest mon in the medical pro.
fcssion devoting their lives 10 the study
! OF the brain and nerves, it is not at al
Improbable that we shall soon hay.
added 10 the eight senses have namet
The ninth and tenth, though what they
may be no mortal can begin to conjec
ture. We now have the sense OF touch
taste, smell, sight, hearing. direction
space aud ciairvoyancc, with seyera
back counties to hear from.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16
Justice Waite's Experience.

Chief Justice Waite had n funny ex-
perience the other day. He had an
imperative engagement in Baltimore.
Like all great men he is absent-mind-
cd As he went mp to the ticket office
he discovered, TO his surprise, that he
had only few pennies in his pocket.
He saw no one he knew. He filed up
in ,:ne to the ticket Office, smiled across
the full width of his ample mouth, and
asked the ticket agent il he knew him.
mo. don't" snarled the agent,
"and / don't want 10. What do you
wantp"
II want a ticket 10 Baltimore and re-
turn, / am the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court, and l have no money
with me: il is purely accidental can
give YOU my personal check
..Oh, know you. That dodge won't
work. have had two members OF the
Cabinet try to blk me ost OF tickets. -
The Chief Justice giarett. He could
not fine the Young man for contempt OF
court. He b.nshed SO that the agent
had his belief strengthened. The
Chief Justice had only five minutes
left. Across the street there was a sa-
loon. The Chief Justice made rush
across the road. lie rushed in and ac-
cos,ed the proprietor:
'.Do you know me9.'
..Bct yer head, yer Honor" said the
| short-haired man behind The bar. "Ye
are the boss ay the Supreme Court.
| see YOU livery day.
..Wil you cash my check? ! have
no time 10 explain. "
| "Snure will. I've seen ould b'yes
off on y tear before get out Of money
Hire it is.
| The Chief Justice grabbed the mono,
| and ran IS the street. Mr.. Waite
| made the train. Iut he has not hat
such shock to his Iii nifty since h,
went upon the bench. - Wash;ngtoa Dis
1 aanflA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16
The Use aud Abuse of the Rubber
Coat.

Tho season has set in for wearing
mac sintoshes, SAYS the Lancet. A cau-
ton may be therefore not unnecessary,
and let us hope. not unhceded. as to
the use and abuse of this servicable,
but. when improperly employed, dan
gerous. article Of clothing. When once
u mackintosh is put on to defend the
body from wet, il should on no account
bc taken of until the wearer has not
only taken shelter. but is in a position
to change his clothes. What cover
ing OF oiled silk does for wet rag in
the surgery--vz: convert it into pou!-
tice-the mackintosh does for the
clothes of its wearer. The inscnsible
perspiration which finds way Of es-
cape through ordinary clothing is kept
in by the waterproof, and the clothes
are saturated with moisture. A very
few minutes will suffice 10 render the
understanding "damp'' under mack
in,osh. particularly if either the wearer
persp res freely, or the weather be what
Is called .'muggy" as well as wet
When, therefore, the wearer OF a
mae sintosh takes OFF that article OF
clothing because it has ceased to rain,
he is in the position ef person who
has damp clothes on. and. il he sits IN
the saddle. or walks home, or rides in
an open trap, he is more likely to take
cold than if. he had not used tho mack
intosh at all. II. therefore. We say, A
mackintosh is once put on, it should on
no account be taken otf until the clothes
can be changed or dr.ed by a, fire with
ont reduction OF bodily temperature.
The use Of mackintosh il TO protect q
man from \ severe storm of rain. His
clothes must be damp if he wears one
Of these protectors. The sole gain from
using it is to render the moisture warn,
instead OF cold. and to prevent loss oi
heat by evaporation. Ii the mackin.
tosh be removed, evaporation com.
menccs Immediately, with all the con-
seqnent risks OF that process. II
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16
South Caroi;na's Cold Day.

An old resident of Charleston, S. c.,
after reading the notices occasioned by
the cold snap, writes as follows from
Canada: The oldest nhab tant must
have got so Old as to have lost his
memory, or he could not say that Is
degrees above zero was the coolest
weather experienced in Charleston in
the last 1870 wears. There must be at
least hundred persons now living in
Charleston who We're there in Februa-
ry, 1885, when the thermometer fell to
zero. hal pened not TO be there my
self on the day OF intensest cold, for l
had gone the day before on business to
Cooper river, and there l had very
good opportunity of judging Of the
cold. AT the plantation where l was
guest, thermometer, IN passage
opening on two rooms with fires, stood
at 10 degrees above zero a: 10 O'Clock
A. Nj. My brother and other mem-
bers of ,he family saw it at zero in
Charleston. and Gen. Haync, who was
at little place he had three or four
miles below Goose creek bridge, had 4
seif-registering Thermometer which
regis cred zero. Our Cousin r., VINO
was then living at ST.. Augustine. where
| saw him soon after, told me that the
thermometer there had fallen to s de-
grees above zero, and know that all
the orange trees there were Killed, and
also for al least fifty miles south OF
that place. and many saw trees along
the coast, which must have been at
least hundred years old, which were
all killed. Ii it WAS degrees at s..
Augustine it could not well have been
above zero in Charleston. according to
the usual proportion. Not only AL Of
| the orange trees, but all of the fig trees
| in Charleston were killed, thing
which mad never happened before in
the memory of the Oldest inhabtant.
So remarkable departure from the
ordinary course of nature set people
| looking back 10 discover whether any
thing like it had ever happened before.
and il was found by reference to 'Chal-
mers' No.es on South Caro-, ina that
once about ninety years before the
Thermometer had fallen to 5 or 8 de-
preeS above zero.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16
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Singular Contests Of Strength

Apropos of Sullivan's claim that ne
can knock a bull down with one blow
Of his fist, Arthur Chambers says that
some years ago he saw Bauer, the
wrestler, force bear off a platform at
ter three hugs. and he saw two men IN
Manchester, each In . pen with = bell
ligerent bull, each striving to win =
wager they had made OF fl0 rs to who
could stay in the pen the longer Both
were to fight the bull at the same time.
ii the animal rushed At one OF the men
tho other man was TO come to his de-
tense. Thus they wera 70 continue I'M
till one OF the men lad to jump the
fence. The pen wus about .five feet
hivh and thirty feet square. Iho bull
took q corner When be caIsic ont tue
men Btruck him ID the neck and b.
hind the car and upon the ribs me
buu could nos dodge. while the naesi
could. He fought John A lsusiiyatl
FIGHT At last tAe bull ran Y horn
through the cllenk cf one pi the men.
Tho other fellow Jumped m ences
The injured man nhedly blasf
I'd down ma goreS sss 1f llt " llss M
iariss. Hs wislpsv M
X III III
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16
thought He Resembled Webster.
Many lawyers were seated around
as their wont is, they begsn to

dany lawyers were seated around
as their wont is, they began to
stories.
when was young man," said
dge M, whose stock of legal anec-
los is inexhaustible, "thero was
Eyer in Now York whose name was
He was not much of genius,
he priaed himself on being like
Nniel Webster. He got himself up to
emble the famous lawyer. adopted
gOllar and necktie ike his, and wore
hair in the same fashion. In court
d In private life he affected Web
krian attitudes and tones aud was
Droughiy satisfied that he was Web
pr's counterpart. Vanity was not
only failing which characterized
~ He never paid his debts when
lEas possiblc to avoid payment. One
iuxys srelit 10 whom ~ hxd owed
money for long time and whom he
had pat of with excuses over and over
again, entcrel Rs Office. The lawyer
was seated at his desk and on the top
of Il bookstand in front OF him was q
bust of We
"'Gooi morning, Mr.. r. said the
creditor. How well You are locking.
Good heavens he calculated. raising
his eyes 10 the bust. what splendid
likeness; where did you have that
takcn?
."'Think it's like, ehp' the lawyer
said, smiling.
"'Like.' the creditor exclaimed. why
it's marvellous. Who is tho scu p,or?
/ never saw such fine work. When
did you sit for it?'
".Ha, ha. the lawyer laughed gent
ly. do you think it's goodP Well. |
suppose it is. 1t doesn't flatter any.
how.
'Fiatterp' the creditor said; it is
the very living representation of you.
By the way, Mr.. R., called in on a
little bus ness, but that splendid bust
drove it out Of my head-about that
little bill, you know. Ii it's perfectly
convenient and won't incommode you,
l should like to have the money
".Why, certainly said the lawyer,
with gracious air. AMI forthwith he
produced his pocketpook and paid the
amount.
''As the creditor was quitting the
oH;e. he paused. with the door in his
hand. and, looking back. said:
"'You don't suppose I'm such q
blank BANKED fooi as 10 suppose thai
bust was ever intended for you. Its
no more Ike you than it's Ike Mel
chzedek."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16

While some workmen were cleaning
out the riser joanna, one OF the small
streams at Rio, in Brazil, they found .
very old esMar chest buried in the mud.
when opened they found il to contain
many valuable articles, snch as lamps,
swords, works in gold, aud diamonds.
These arsicles were taken at once 10
tlle maseum. They arc supposed 10
have belonged 10 the Jes,iiis. who
threw them into tho stEram when
-4ress6s<r n fi,c1x rsrls. rrura lsliS
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16

No fairies left? You need not tell me so,
For in the eht upon my window pane
Grew woudruus things that make me surely
The tairies are at tEc!r Old trio rs again.
Stand where The ght strikes thro' the frost
And see Aid in's pal"cp roar is ,wers:
Lnol nj the Sc. d ufts on Iha' lnn> II Il grass,
The hunning bid %bovc hose My flowers
what hu, fairy PENCIL coa,d dsti~n
T ose Gthcrcd fronts r Guiuy maiden
tn every leaf so Gclicatc.y ino
You a.niosi see it tremh q On he air.
sonn ri!nh fingered sn'rt of the leo
Has wrougu, his fIoic viii Ee:e. that is
And wine ,tudy out coca qnsint device,
A wsttul fancy gathers IL my BRAIN
O woodcr wtrkinC spirit 4 could
Bur iei rn CT Nou The secret or the snow
How frost Is ven IN the breath of nod,
A Auu where the Eii4en water courses Low.
Ard where beg 1ttcn Is the dew that sir.Egs
ii Y Yelv ps.ar upoI Ahe nHanest wed,
A. what swt ct al mating | flu urnCe brings
IHe b4osso splcHGiI fryin tae tr.vla! Seed
Could but ride Tie south wind and the
And fnth1 m ali the mv.teros they hold.
See tow the IsttnnG, eYpiuS Nillly forth,
And how the Iugtuleul thunder is con-
trol c'--
! would - moro hc fr";tai by the greed
And self hn,ss 81 IN II: their punv tpitc,
Nor any Nori8}r !Cs3 or cross ludct d,
Ny lifted sCul cau.d evcrHare fright.
And wherefore now? The lau2hiug fairy
seems
TO mock at me the sran9,ed window
tHrGueh:
And ! ugh al 90 waking from my dreams
TO k up daily loss IN! cro's anew.
But with a sense of things div incly planned,
That makes me sure l need not fear dis-
dpin.
From One who holds tie thunder in His
hand.
Yet stoops to trace the frost work on tho
pane Merry bradley.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16

Speaking OF Alaska, the San Fran
cisco Cg.roMicle says: 'sIts climate is
on the coast less rigorous than that Of
Newfoundland, or Sweden. or Norway,
or tie Baltic coast of Russia There
are good reasons for the belief that
whest can be made \ profitable crop IN
parts OF tho Yukon valley. Aud the
cedars of Alaska are better and intin.
itely more inextaustible than the famed
csaars Of Lebanon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16

An amendment is proposed to the con-
s.ilulion by Robert Rodney, u. s. n. ;"
limiting the aggregate oi property in
any individuals 5 ownership TO $40, oO0,-
900. aud declaring any accumulation
beyond this sum 10 be "a public nui-
sance ana a public peril, Liable at any
time TO be confiscated into the United
StaleS TreaSury.'
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16
.Ma. I'm now II. Mayn't / enter

.'Ma, I'm now II. Naynt enter
society?" you will have to ask your
father, Lizzie. y .'Oh. but he's so grum;
I'm afraid TO- '.Spaa to him pret-
thy, dear. and he viii hear you. He's
in the sitting room." Lizzie summons
courage and goes to her father PA.
dear, I'm now IL. MayI enter socicty?"
.What kind OF soeicty?' why, the
best society. OF course" "No. DO You
suppose Pm going to hare yon make .
fool Of yourself agoiu about here say.
ing cav fur car, flaw fnr for, and
such nigger talk? No, never. 1
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16

Along the London underground rail-
ways there is not that moidy, damp,
offensive odG.. wnicn one would natur-
ally expect, but the almost noiscless
ears drawn by. smoke-eon ,umin5 en-
gines, glide along brightly lighted
avenues, and venders o: small wares.
fruits. etc., are TO be seen on either
hand
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16
YANKTON COLLEGE.

The second year hegiiis III the ucw bntldiHs
ssN 9Th Three cea,ses Of study: Llassieaa,
.,cfersstic aud vofa.a3. Preparatory d,srafin.sSs
Ata fof college Fall corpa 81 instrnetsTs 10 ~.
departments. including Mnsic. B.n~s.x shd
Painting. For information apply iu keese "
.Shctton. Field Aaxcnts ". Joseph Wxr5. Pr~xa-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16

;few minutes after the swapping Of the
lina He was picked up inscnsiblc.
With several holes punched ia. The me-
tallic part Of the diving suit Paaonla
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16

A Tucson. A. T.. man has discovered
e1,270 in the lining of little old sachel
which has been lying unused about his
house for some time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-04-16

/ would 10 moro hc frottei by the greed
And self hn,ss 81 IN II: their punv tpItc,
Nor any Or5}r !Css or cross indeed,
Ny lifted sCul cau.d evcrH3re fright.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-08-01

viii doubtless be farce.
In 1880 the Democratic election of
ficers made their majority SO large
that the fraudulent nature of the
contest was apparent. There will
be little opposition to the Demo
Gratis. The same may be said of
the election in Georgia. In Yer
mont it will simply be a question of
the size of the Republican majority.
The same may be said of Maine,
where Mr.. Blaine's candidacy has
over-shadowed all local issues. The
contest in Ohio will be watched with
interest. The State is usually close,
but nevertheless always Republican
Presidential years. The election in
West Virginia is sure to attract at
tention, as the opposition to the
Bourbon Democracy have united OF
State ticket and will make an eff
fort to carry the State with reason
able grounds to expect success.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-08-01
NEVER DO ANYTHING WRONG.

This is trite, old-fashioned advice,
but not week passes which does
not show that hundreds of people
would be better off if they had OBJ
served it. Religious teachers give
this advice with the addition that
crisis is coming when every wrong
deed is to be found out. But in the
political world, wrong doing is very
apt to transpire without waiting for
the judgment day. In fact, wrong
doing is generally alleged of politi-
cal opponents without any sort of
Judgment. 1t is often the case that
q man is no sooner "mentioned,"
than he has to begin explaining
some crooked transaction which
somebody remembers against him.
Until that happy time comes when
anen will think no evil of one anoth-
er, there will be people in the world
who will treasure, like an old coin,
the remembrance of the wrong do
ings of others. In the political
world this is especially true, and the
best advice we can give to men who
hope for political preferment at
some future time, is never to do
any thing wrong or crooked or ques-
tionable. If you do, you will be
sure, by and by, to tread on it, as
you might on an old hogshead hoop,
and it will fly up and hit you in the
face.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-08-01

AS was anticipated by the HER
AID, Gen. Grout was nominated at
the Republican District Convention
at Montpelier last week to succeed
Hon. L. P. Poland as Congressman
from the Second District. The
news of his nomination was received
here with much pleasure by both
parties, a life long Democrat in
forming us that no political news
had conveyed, for long time, such
welcome intelligence. The circum-
stances all pointed towards Mr..
Groat's nomination. He has long
participated in our public affairs, is
an able man, well posted on public
questions, a strong supporter of Re-
publican policy and one of the best
representatives of the tariff for
furthering our national industries
lie is also representative, and a
leading one, Of the agricultural in
terest, which is the backbone of the
Republican party in this State. In
personal qualities and experience he
possesses the requisites for a good
Congressman, firm, of positive con-
victions, and a thorough knowledge
of the processes and methods of
legislation. AS Gen. CIRCUITS NOM
ination is equivalent to an election,
we congratulate the people Of the
District in securing so able man
to represent them; and in doing
him honor, they honor themselves.
We believe that the choice of the
Convention is the best possible one
that could be made.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-08-01

Gov. Cleveland, in his brief career
as chief executive of the great State
of New York, seems to have been
singularly unfortunate in antagoniz-
ing certain influential elements
which include large voting popu-
lation. 1t is notorious, we believe,
that the working men of New York
are in arms against him on account
of his veto of certain measures of
great Importance to their interests;
and now it appears that the soldier
element, as represented by the
Grand Army organization, have a
grievance which must deprive CIeve-
land of a great many votes. 1t
seems that as Mayor of Buffalo and
as Governor of New York Cleveland
has vetoed no less than four meas
ures regarded as of great Importance
by the soldiers, viz: an appropria-
tion for the observance of Memorial
Day; bill granting the use of
muskets belonging to the State to
the use of &. A. R. Posts; a State
pension to a one-armed veteran
made helpless cripple while in the
service of the State; and a bill max
ing it misdemeanor for any other
than an honorably discharged soldier
to wear G, A. r. badge. The
national organ of the G. A. r., the
National Tribune, of Washington,
D. c., having an immense circula-
ton among the soldiers of the coun-
try makes bitter war upon the tick
ct, urging the points above given,
the hostility of the Democratic ma
iority in the House to the interests
of the soldier element, and the dis
tinguished services of Gen. John A.
Logan, on the field and in the halls
of Congress-, as the soldiers friend.
1t begins to look as if the New
York Sun knew what it was talking
about when it declared that Cleve.
lands nomination rendered him "the
man of destiny-and that destiny de-
tedt!"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-08-01

benefited by its operations. 1t was
fortunate for the Department and
for the country that Secretary Tel
Ter wisely nominated General But
terwOrth to represent his great
DEPARTMENT. That gentleman has
put all his great energy into the
work, and will have every bureau
magnifcently displayed. The Di-
rector General of the Exposition
was equally wise when he induced
Gen. John Eaton, Commissioner of
Education, to accept the appoint.
ment of Chief of that Department
of the Worlds Exposition. Gen.
Eaton's reputation is as wide as
civilization. He is man of clear
mind, of great executive ability, and
tireless worker. Through his
| iudicious efforts the educators of the
world have been brought into cor
respondence, with results mutually
advantageous. The most complete
and logical exhibition of education
the world ever saw will be made a
New Orleans next winter-the di-
rect result of his endeavors.
|
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-08-01

The undersigned, having boon appointed y
thel Hon. Probate Court for the District of rs
adjust all claims and demands of all pers ms
against the estate of Alfred Bean late
OF Victory, in said District, deceased
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet for the
purposes aforesaid Mt the late residence of the
deceased, on the 9th day of August and Goth
day of September next from 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
until o'clock, p. NJ, each of said days, and
that six months from the 18th day of Juno, A.
D., 1884, is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors 10 present their claims TO ua fer
examination and allowance.
Dated at Concord, this 18th day of July,
A, q, 1881,
p r TURNER, COMMISSIONERS,
JOHN TRAIT, S'F'