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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
A Remarkable Gave in Deycnshire.

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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
What Constitutes The State"2

In the Introduction TO his little vol
umc, Professor Sumner remarks: ''Du-
ring the last ten years | have re: d q
great many books and articles, espec-
tally by German writer's. in which an
attempt has been made to set I'D the
state as an entity, having conscience.
power and genius over us,all. have
never been abie to find in history or
experience anything To fl this concept.
l once lived il Germany two years. but
| certainly saw nothing OF it there
then. Whether the state which Bis
msrck is nianlaissfs ~~isi s4.s sas~~- .sNt;es..
is at best & matter OF faith and hope.
My notion of tic state has dwintiled
with growing experience of life. As an
abstraction, the state is to me only ALI
of-tls. In practice-that is, when it
exercises VIII Oh adopts line OF action
lit is only n Little group o; men
chosenn n Il very hsp-hazard way by
the majority OF us 10 perform certain
services for all of US. The majority do
not 20 about their selection very ration
ally, and they are almost a.ways dis
appointed by the results of their own
operation. Hence the state, instead
OF offering resources of wisdom, right
reason. and pure moral sense, beyond
what the average,af us possess, gener-
ally offers nuchslvss Of ail these things.
Furthermore, it o-ten turns out in prec-
tice that the state is not even tie
known and accredited servants of the
state, but. as has been we'll said, is only
some obscure clerk hidden in the re-
cesses OF government bureau into
whose power the chance has fallen for
the moment to pull one of the stops
which control the government machine.
In former days il often happened that
the state was a barber, a fiddler, or y
bad woman. IN ourday ii cften hap
pens that The state, Is u little function
ary on whom ) l,ig functiohary is
forced to depend. ''--Ippa.dr SC e,ice
Nonthly for December. 3T&sR1 8Mg
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
ncw to raIl Asleen.

had often noticed that when en-.
gagged in deep thought particularly at
night, there seemed to be something
like compression of the eye,ids, the
upper one especially, and the eyes
themselves were apparently turned up
ward, as if looking in that direction.
This invariably occurred; ard the next
moment that, by m effort, arrested
the course. Of thought. and freed the
mind from the subject with which It
was eDyaceh the eyes resumed their
normal position and the compression
OF the lids ceased. Now it occurred to
me one night that would not allow
the eyes to turn upward, but keep them
sdeieynrinedly 10 the opposite position,
a. if looking down; and having done
SO for short time l found that the
mind did not revert TO the thoughts
with which it had been occupied, and
seon fell asleep. tried the plan again
with the same result; and after an ex-
perience o; two years, / can truly say
that, unless something specially annoy
ing or worrying occurred, Ihave always
been able to 60 to sleep very shortly
after retiring 10 rest. There may oc-
casionaliy be some difficulty In the po-
sition have described. but . determin-
ed effort to do SO is all that is required,
and am certain that if kept in the
down-looking position It will be found
! thii composure and sleep will be Tho
result.
I. may he said that as the continued
effort to kecp the cyebails in . ceriais
position so divcsts the attention rs 10
free tho MUD from the disagreeabie
|. subject With which II had USefi engag-
ed. sleep Will fpllox as q natural cun-
sequence. II il not improbable that
this Is TO some extent correct; and il
So. it is wcll that by means so simple
and 50 easily adopted, such desirable
result enn ba secured. Bnt I think this
is not the only nor ghc principal reason.
The position IN which The eyes should
be kept Is the natural one; they are at
ease ii ii; and where there Is no com.
preston Of tie lids u. Knitting of this
brows, the muscles connected with ap,i
s.a1phJnlipg tire eyes nrn relaxed 1'nis
condition ! much more favorable sfor
sleep than for mental .utig .ty or deep
.hou. .sht Charsbsrsv JOuyDal
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
The jordan Canal.

Tie Rev. w. j. Stacy. of Norwich,
England, writes to thc Guar Ian to Iii.
rect attention TO tho apparent fulfill.
ment in three several WAYS of the Propt,
ct Ezekiel's words in chapter Xviii.
should the proposed plan OF connecting
the Mediterranean and the Dead sen DO
carried out: ss, 5
/. Bearing in mind that Jerusalem
stands 2. 40) feet above the Mediierr,s-
nean. while the Deal sea lies l.30n feet
below that level, the waters OF iha Med
iferranean would flow far up the valley
of the Kedron, SO that to one coming
from Jerusalem castwar,h they woa.d
be first .ankle deep then ITO IT,.
knees then ITO the ioins," then ~
river that could not pass over" Nott
also that Z.chariah XIII, B.. fore, ellis a
communication bv water from Jerusa.
lem both to the bead sen and the Mr,l-
iterraneaD, "in both summer and win-
ter = 'ke'-i. e. never falling.
9. The waters of thp Dcai sea ". S-N
are to be healed and filled with = IN ait:-
sude of fish .'as The fish of the great
sea-. e. the Mediterranean. Tne
mention of Engedi (v.l0j makes the
IeteTcuGd VI Lne Detu Sea CtEtslH.
8 As inc Jordan descends GOO feet
between the Sea Of Galiee and ine
Dead sea, the level OF the former would
be raised from 600 feet 70 200 feet,
swallowing up Tiberias, ard forming \
sea nor.hwsrd over the sites Of Caper.
naum, Bcthsaida, Magdala. etc, toward
Damascus, Mount Hermon. and the
Haurau Wv. rs. ~ This we may we'll
re -res. rs than Jericho anil the fountain
OF Elisha. and the fords aud plain of
the Jordan, shuuld be buried 80 feet
below the water.
In the Speakers binle'' there are
many ,,6intsof iri.grest M fYsi6 coininanis !
upon Ezekiel xlvii.. bearing directly
upon this project. mover thought oi
when they were written.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
Duel With 4 Fish.

S. Every soul on board crowded to the
side 70 witness the duel. u was bound
~ be wlt to thei death One or both
OF the combatants must die. Tho brute
!: Nae what is kHown a. "A right ehark,
ssand was about thirteen feet long. His
black and shining back, sct vita sharp
PINS. made northumberland grow DEATH
nv sick. gf tsA6& ~ MI
J. Ubukia met the FIRST rush of the mon-
ster by darling aside and letting the
hinge bulk go BY him. He made 4
lunye with his sword atthe tail as it
whisked past, and q thin line OF blood
son the clear water told that his aim
had becll good one While tile shark
sswas neat. he swami with half his body
I ont of the water. taking good care that
{ his legs were never much below the
L SSuEfaca; but when il went by dropped
ITO Nle neck and looked Zip at us with q
xxttG On his icoticcscolored face.
Nd kill nm! ,slac, sl,ouse.i. 1t tSss Sssl
Tassnaxt IRISH was similar 70 tho
te I'M this the when Vie white belly
+ le5k ~
saw thc pofiTt OF s~ot-i-tlStls o~.er
It's right eye, and tiien the native dived,
coming tu thirty wards away. 4
] began to breathe cas.tr now. The
fellow carried himself in the water
with as much ease as the fish itself,
and his sword gave him an advantage.
while lhe. sharks Inability 10 use it's
jaws without turning over was another
point in his favor.
The fish seemed to be fairly madden
cd by The last wound, aud we could
see its dorsni fin ripping through The
wa er for q secpnd, and then &c went
down out Of siglt, eleavine nothing but
the kanaka visible on the wide surface
lof water. II theEsisht of the monster
WAS horrible,s how much worse was its
idissppearsncc.@ WI dif not know now
upoa what side Of the devoted swimmsr
it would come up, and we held our
breath, waiting as one waits when
diver has been un Ter water for n lons
time. and every minute seems an hour.
The grin had lett the natives face,
and he kept wiiriing about liSe a tee
to-tnm, ready to meet the attack 1t any
point.
After the lapse Of few moments the
famiiiar fin caue into sight again, and
Ubukia's Lody rested with his eyes on
the creiny. There was no rushing on
the sharks part now. 1t advanced
slowly, readyto swerva with the slightest
motion of the native. 1t seemed de-
termincd 10 approach him 80 slowly that
its momentum could not possibly carry
1t past him. He waited until its mug
zle was not ten feet from him, aud
then. assuming thc.aggressivc, he dart
ed forward. buried his blade To the nilt
In its eye, and then swan leisurely to
the ship.
For ten minutes the water within a
radius OF many yards was lasheI into
white foam by the dying struggles OF
the monster. At times ne would throw
himself completely out OF the water.
showing us the whole OF his round,
tapering body and ugly mouth. Final
ly, however, he rested belly upward,
without a motion, and Ubukia's face
ghstensd with pride.
Good" said he, climbing into his
canoe; s.ne kill um. ~ Cor. Csnc.nDGsi
Ey2nffi3.eS
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
Ths Child By tAs Lskssside.

Sweet. shimmiring sun!A hs In >t~hat hsupy..
thou III est Ger the sct ne Thy sdiapl iaaey
MI rptt tf ttaut. fumu,er-se,s ,roInd
1srssN by elk The raw. IN Infinite rthc lfAd, .Es
30, rk ing aplid The crysthi waters riay
= gh c. RI, css!pg pristns dance nerriy,
1i- harp ,R-m. 81 lhirnrh The kurnArted ar
ktr kes fr4tseles cffug htre everywhI n fy
fnm. h gs1S y, asvzAs
Trhy z q y S 4 l1umlnss N M k3as 3 r.
g!l I : IA! : a b
ksfses tie 4 istrninp ca " II dimried feet,
Lfhkerr 'er CHI dhood't contour pure md ilna
F.akhcs IN itht aud grace frem every line
showing. ami fair natures fairrs sheen.
.ttste chid ss beautys peer css queen.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23


question OF cost may be divided into the
following classes: Coal tor generating
steam: attendance; interest on plant
and deterioration. The exact cost OF
making quantity OF gas yielding one
candle-power for any given time can be
easily a>ceraincd. and yare. IN differ
ent localities with the price of coal and
the cilicicncy Of the apparatus. Toseih-
Ell with the other expense items, this
maHes a total cost below what gas is
sold for, leaving large profit for the
the electric iynt it
seems to oe impossible to find Il reliable
estimate of one of tho items. The cost
of the pant and of attendance are
knUwp. but the quantity of coal con-
;sumeU for zach dynamo cannot bcoD-
tanned, and without this no accurate
i,.ea can be, formed. A comparison Of
the rcmaing items With those of gas
shows n result decidedly in favor Of
eleciric:ty. Recognizing the promin-
ehcs OF Sc steaan question. one of the
elcGr;c i ehs & IN psnies has cQtlp pped a
station with the best machines and is
keeping ;lxslese account OF every ex.
pense i,enAi,dpf Tho candle-pow OF
light oil. b.aileasA Such planl win give
results which viii increase our knowl.
edge Of y nucii-disputcd point. We
shall carefully watch the experiments,
and attteir conclusion hope to present
c,,mparisons in .igures, which always
carry. conviction and make verdict
6naL-- E.ccsric0l Wor'd
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
.Ths poulaer.

Ger the grey boulder sermes ana scared by
time,
Crenrs the ow iichcn with cncrusti pg ri,ne.
FaiSwtF ~ searching II resM my tfo0xi.t
void Wind -. -
NM Oee fnctfnt srcyicee u HfdS Z.
lte 81 bte force wl'ca shaped the cleavage
rrtrd
Ard htted hlcck IN b eck with master.hand.
ana VIE titcss each Geep MY e'ei fsus line
Inc & cret h!erce.yph Of tA isrl.t t,ivii,e 80
Z cord Of eans by God's finger graved
Os u s. shore Ey sui en- " steis laved ri rs
-Otn T, and aiac cf,- cry stariaA'g isw'S ~ - ~
Atoms nbrient ~ II central cause
Altcrs viatina sure tp purpose wise,
" tatWe-Ove inc rth anilt,sr /, ad .kies.-- 4 !
], hut one grain OF duat upon q, Dis phere.
Make astar " tie rocks, and Eotship heres
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23

A New York cigar dealer has invent
ed a ..tobaccorefrigerator'' fer keeping
the weed fresh and moist while exposed
for sale. It is a cigar stand and topac-
co-box 'comBincd, made OF polished
white metal, ami d.yi.ied in tav center
uy two perforated partitions, between
which IS placed a wet sponge.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
Some Englishmsn Abroad.

TO English gentlemen resident in
America nothing is more gallin,, than
the misconduct OF too many of the
'.swelli sEn glish visitors. A very prom
sinent mewber Of the commlttee of the
New York Union club cordTSlained to
me bitterly of the behavior of some OF
the young Englishmen- -admitted there
''Why in the world Ito you let them
in?" | asked. "Wcll,i he SAID, is
name came up Yesterday @for-an exten>
sion of his honorary. membership, and
j moved its rejeetionr Young Lord
T. went in q morning coat to q dinner
party in New York, sbnt his host was
equal to the occasion. '.Ah," he sai,l,
see YOU dom knpw our ways. will
wait with pleasure untr You ihdve
ehangea syonr Iress.9 Lord vi. did
the same thing at 4 very smart party
at Newport. Lord NJ. gave a check
t6r acansi;terable. .snin, which swas .rA-
turned dishonored. This year matters
seem waExe than ever. Some OF these
why yant vest as sIgseets in the parry
OF Mr. 1dateh seem TO have oatfaaed IN
Eell ll1 M =
= 81 a L. lSl lly OH 93le two younE
descendants Of our eminent law-,ords,
which they should surely, for their own
credit. refute ii they can.
Comment is made, too of the pre-
posterous airs which some English and
Irisnmsn give themselves on tie At
lantic steamers. Lord II. (the idcnti-
call Irish peer who was thrown in a
state OF irrepre ssible Indignation when,
BY an accident, his vie was sent down
after some lady OF lower rank at a
Briggh on dinner party, and exclaimed
exc.tedIv, to the CONSERVATION of the
compnny. rfLa;ly H. must nave her
rights!') assumed on the Adriatic airs
such as a. Lhe queen 4 sons put tegeth-
er never gave. themselves n ther~Eves,
81 want a BATH BY {" His lordship s. "a,
imper!ous.y, TO the barber. ~ on can't
have IL, ssr; it is engaSed's .But I
must have aid ih q IA ~ nitico of the
peerage OF Ireland /. DO you kl, ow W no
l ann mo. sir.n Il am Ford a.,
baiss'; Ss.sd a,s ts mss yor 5u0a a'aaains' MT
ancc, am sure" and ia a tricc the
barner er.pped the .ordly paw and yig-
ororsly slsodS the s;liae. 10 the iecstscy
of the bystanaers and The ineHaDle dis
gust OF the SHAKEN. IL is, rsallya a bless
ing when Sisush men as the duaes of
anl Switzerland, Lord
Dunraven and Elph nstone, and men
of that stamp visit the United States 81
a set-oH 70 the miserable specimens of
the seerage and sprigs Of nobility who
bring discfeai. on their order there
Edmund Ia.es il tie Loaion World.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
G st If Electric Light ana Gas

Th2 rapidly increasing use Of j
electric cucrent as an iliuminant n
the favor with which each additi0q
installation is received. have gra,lun1
made imperative the close study a.
cost as compared with that OF r.
With the general consumer. the fiM9
cial question ranks first ia finiportaii
tie qualify or the light furnished ban
avsecoadaty consideration. In ccft2
isolated rsSes where quality is Vital
success, or is at least Eictor ia
problem, the cost Is Of no moment.
Is not even NECESSARY that the eteG1
.fisit Should be furnshcti alta price
low that Of gas in order 10 secured
universal l~r9nHion,ybut the two II
nSuss-bf he#tly!egual; a slight en-
on the hart ii LAtlxi will only III
the dale Mt which it will he in the
cender,as-.
z 9fhe whole question will hinge os a
point the cost of producing one cfnsl|
power pfFlsrft.r 4he prareicsHI "
itsSsk csliklis i alrSaslS 4 !!
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
GEO. Sl'ICKNT,Y,s
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
0Do = ReRnAaS asv Block, on AAiA Street,
ELK POINT, DAKOTA
ELK POINT. DAKOTA

'1evino tsse Nes Ansiy three pears Rsceives In
- D. D. kAnd Ofacr, at vefuilnu, mi became
e1oustnts6 viii the ocaton and qualify OF ,h~
otvssensnt laade broueheut the lerSi'ory OF Da
6seA, - vail Leonal tiy answer ali 'eters or en-
qutrses reiattve To The Anner of acGnir,pg title t.
QovcfAnent lands unssr The # ths United
osaass. Also viii attend promptly TO the ia.
0oo ~ DEC asatofy -;steiacn and Honesteaa Eh-
ePsso zion lands th&t have been abardsrcd AUD
prep ~ testtnony for win. sses In Of 6n.l
troue % Homes csd., c.mmutd rosn stead en-
steo aud r e-snp ion eLtrrs. Also parties desir.
- IN Ole o p Dttof er ., Tor isre TN the
00OeMead Act csD through hi, Office With
eae pssDoaAI Aitspdsncs q the Loea Land Once
1.Sn1
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23

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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23

Uutie IN shs.rs nstits faIf3tsd SIC sss}f x3kcs
oi tfons aud Hss sss.s7s u fol- Isl, ~,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23

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The Evening critic., 1884-05-21
ARTHuR's BUSINESS BOOM.
An Enthusiastic Meeting I'm Ne,
York Last Night.


The great mass-meeting OF citizens and
business men, called to express approval OF
the Administration OF President Arthur and
urge his denomination for a second term, was
held last night In cooper Union, New York.
At 2 80 o'clock every seat In the building was
occupied, and half an hour later, when Cor
nolius N. Bliss called the meeting to order,
not another person could ind standing.room
in the hall. At 8 10 Captain McCullogn, who
was In charge OF sixty policemen 10 the hall
closed tho outside doors.
Among the audience were many ladies'.
Among those present were Cornelius N. Bliss
Frederick 8. Winston, Henry Ward Beecher
BENJAMIN II. Drietow, Surrogate d. g. Rollins,
DR.. o. II, Agnew, Ledrand d. Cannon, Jesse
selgmap, Salem d. Wales, Sam Sloan, prosi
dent OF the Delaware, Lackawanna western
VIM. Dowd, silas D. butcher, Julius Hall
garten, Leonard Hazleton, DR.. A. Hawkins
Parke Goodwin, James Otis, J. A. 1nman, Hugh
X. Camp, J. X. Herrick, Josiah M. fiske, j. ID
vermilye, Henry Clews, John Austin Stevens
Vernon II. Brown, Charles +. Chandler, nj. W
Cooper, DR.. 8. o. vanderpoel and others.
Speeches were made by Frederick B. win
stsn, Parko Goodwin, Henry Ward Beecher
Benjamin II. Bristow and others. Resolu
tlons indorsing Arthur were adopted.
The Evening critic., 1884-05-21
dTbe seyen,eenth.Year Locust.

This is "eeventeenth.ye year locust" season In
Virginia. According TO the Prairie Farmer,
considerable alarm Is felt In some quarters at
the announcement. 1t Is blessing 70 the
country that these voracious fellows are by
nature prevented from making n raid over all
the country the same year. Tho history OF this
Insect 10 curious and interesting. The eggs
are deposited in small slits made by the female
In branches OF trees. In a short time the eggs
hatch and the young larv@ follow down the
branches TO the trunk, down this to the roots,
along the roots to tho tips, where thoy fasten
themselves by the beak, through which
they draw sustenance. They also at.
tach themselves 10 other succulent roots.
Here they remain for nearly their
entire existence OF almost seventeen years
without other change than gradual increase
in size. They come nearer the surface as the
period OF transformation approaches. They
make cylindrical holes some half an inch In
diameter, which they carefully cement and
vaInish, 30 as TO be impervious to water. In
this they remain for several days. They
finally Issue from the ground, crawlup tree
or stump, take rest, and cast their skin. They
come out In the evening, and by morning the
perfect insect is ready for flight. They seem TO
prefer the oak to other trees, but Will take up
with many others, having rather q liking for
the apple tree. They usually appear In the
latter part Of May, and they disappear IN yaboni
Elk or seven weeks. Io
The Evening critic., 1884-05-21

J. b. MCCULLAGH, editor of the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat, Travelled all the way from
st. Louis to interview himself on the Presi-
Dental outlook. 1t is printed in the
Arthur organ this morning. 1t contains
nothing new nor startling. To those who
understand the situation McCullagh's op-
position to Blaine and support Of Arthur is
plain. For year tho appointment of a
postmaster for st. Louis hung fire. Chauncey
/. Filley, who had been the Republican boss
in Missouri for years, by some means in
CURED the ill-favor of the Globe-Democrai.
He was an applicant for the postmastershp.
McCullagh opposed him, and came to Wash
ington to see President Arthur. What ar
rangements were entered into can only be
inferred from the results. Filley was not
appointed, nor was friend of his, bat Nc
Cullagh's man was appointed, and the
Globe Democrat extolled the President to the
skies for the appointment.
Who now doubts the causes Of Macs sup
port of Arthur?