Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-07-23
The Connecting Link Between Amir
NAL and Vegetable Life.

Last week some codfishermen
brought to New York a large specimen
Of the a%ctinia, which they found cling
ing to a rock off Barnegat Inlet. Prof.
Rice says it is the finest and largest
specimen he has cver seen. 1t was at
once placed in a tank, and the Profess
sor has been feeding it with small
pieces of meat and chopped fish. The
sea anemone is the connecting link
between animal and vegetable life.
The sea flower in question consists Of q
stalk five inches in diameter and eight
inches in length when extended. The
stalk is crowned with a largo number
of ~tcntac,cs in n series of circles, and
the whole foliaieI SO as to resemble
the fine petals of y pink. In color it is
a pale gold. Upon the slightest touch
of the E"nd the flower draws in its
tentacleS. shuts its mouth and flattens
down upon the rock. In the same tank
there are several specimens Of the yell
lowish ficshy corais. or those which do
not sccre:o 4 hard skeleton. -NeO
York lie aki.
A Kansas i.ry gave tie following
verdict in the case whcie u man died
in q state of intoxication: death by
hanging-round y rum shop" An In
diana jury recently returned a written
verdict OF ''Blode to peces by the biler
Dustin" Jury" said u Western
Judge, '.you kin 20 ou and find a YER
dict. If you can't find one Of your
own, get the one the last jury used
The jury returned with a verdict of
''Suicide in tho ninth degree" A
Rhode Island jury were five days de-
batting on a long case involving n hog
worth 81, and then came in, found tho
hog not guilty. and recommended both
plaintiff and defendant to the mercy Of
the court. A Pckin (lll.) Coroner's
jury rendered y very singular verdict,
that a man whose body was found in
the river came to his death by a blow
on the head. (which was given either
before or after the drowning"
The Welsh Druid.
DR.. Price, the Welsh Druid. has q,
last succeeded in crenating the body
of his child. Yesterday morning he
fixed three hurdles on a hill, then had
half a ton of Goals piled within the
triangle thus formed, and upon a pair
Of large iron CRATES he placed a box
containing the body Of the child.
wrapped in napkins. Petroleum was
thrown over the Goals. and this served
to make the pile a mass Of fire as soon
as ignition took place. The Druid,
with a large shawl thrown over his
shoulders, was present during the pro-
cess, and chanted an ancient sacred
song, in the presence Of q number Of
women, who climbed the hill and
peered over the fence to catch .
glimpse of the proceedings. He prom
ises to cremate his bull Morgan in
> similar manner after he has died .
natural death--PaH MoH Gaselts
.Summer boarders taken in" IL the
truthful advertisement Of = New York
State farmer.
A West Virginia young man who be-
lieves In sclf-improvement having re-
Gently married, suggested to his wife
that they should argue some questions
frankly and fully every morning. in
order to learn more Of each other. The
first question happened to be ..Wheth-
er q oma conld be expected TO get
along without a hat" and he took the
affirmative. Ho learned several new
things before the argument closed.
Don't fail to come in and look at
my stock Of women's and children's
Shoes. A. +. ROME.
Fresh OYSTERS md Celery nj Nal.