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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01
THE
Ell GAG
MILWAUKEE,
& ST. PAUL
RAILWAY COMPANY

0vVas and operates nearly 5000 miles OF thor
oughly equipped road In Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota.
1t IL the Short Line and best
Route between MI principal
points In the Northwest and
Far West.
For maps, time tables, rates Of passage and
freight. ETC.. apply to the nearest station agent
Of the CHICAGO, M~ILwAUKEE& ST. PAUL Rail-
WAY, or to any Railroad Agent anywhere In the
CSuited taste or Canada.
3 $. MERRILL. A. v. II. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. and Tiki. Agt.
r. MILLER, GEO. II. HEAFFORD,
Asst Gent Man. ASS, Gen, Pass. Agt.
MTLw WtscoNSrN
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01
First publication March II. 1854.
LAND OFFICE AT YANKTON, DAKOTA,
Afu,~rk 0&h 9ooG

MAFcn III, IH66.
Notice IL hereby given that the fOllowing-nanl-
ed settler has filed notice OF hts intention to
make final proof In support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before clerk Dist.
Court. Union County. Dakota, at Elk Point. Da-
kOta. on Friday. May 1st, 1885. viz: Charles j.
johnson under hts Hid. Entry No. 1i065. for the
Eh sen 2, and NEA NEA 1l,-93-49.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon. and cultivation of,
berg, and John NJ. Peterson, Of Akron. Iowa,
and EdwardC G. Ericsson, Of Elk Point, Dakota.
10. A. WETTER.H REGISTER.
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MILWAUKEE, WIscoNsIN.

- For notices In reference to Special Ex-
cursions, changes Of time. and other items Of In
terest IN connection with the CHICAGO, MIL
wAuKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to
the local columns OF this paper.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01
Thin People.
Whoopiur Courh

"IU mhu E6OpIe.
Wells Health Renewer'' restores health and
vigor. cures dyspepsia, headache. nervousness.
81.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

Beggs' prices lead them all. Just
look them over.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

COugn.
and the many throat affections Of children,
promptly. pleasantly and safely relieved by
Trough on Conghs." Tr0ches, 15c, Balsam, 25c
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

II You are failing, broken, worn ont and ner-
vous. use Wells Health REVIEWER. - 81 Druggists
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

Catarrhal Throat AfCbceions.
Hacking, irritating coughs, colds. sore throat,
cured by Rough ON Coughs" Tr0ches, 15c.
a e.
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tNou80 on COfnSs
Ask for Wells Trough ON COrns." l5c. Quick,
complete cure. Hard or soft c0rns. warts, bun
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

Rough ON Itch.
.ROugi on Itch" cures humors, eruptions,
ring worm, letter. salt rheuIn. frosted feet. chill
hlafns.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

Palpitation, drupsical swelllngs, dizziness, in
digestion. headache, sleeplcssness cured by
Wells Health Renewer."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

a0Wgh ON TOoshache.
Instant relief for neuralgia, tO0thache, face
ache. Ask for "ROugh on To0thache." is and
Is cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
watching the Incubators.

One of the interesting things ct the
Fanciers' show Is to watch the incu-
bators. The machines have glass fronts
so that the process Of Matching can be
watched by every one who is curious.
An egg will be lying as white and
smooth as II 1t were just going to be
boiled for breakfast, when suddenly o
little hole will appear In Il and q dim
inutive bill will be seen pecking away,
trying to enlarge It. Then some of the
downy little chickens that have been
sitting around gossiping with each
other will become interested and run
over to take hand. The amount of
sport they have with the poor, impris-
oned biped in that egg Is incredible.
Every time he moves they will dart
their bills at him and scare him so that
he withdraws into his shell and resolves
TO become an egg again and see life in
the form Of ham omelet. Then the
frolicsome chickens will pretend to 60
away, but as soon as the unmatched
chicken moves they are at him again.
When they tire OF the sport they GO
away and leave the chicken TO be
Matched in peace. The hole In the
shell grows larger and larger and final
ly head and neck, covered with what
looks like coarse, scant hair, are thrust
out Then kicking and scrambling
takes place on the part OF the chicken
to free himself from his shell. Every
now and then he will pause and lie SUI
pinely for while, exhausted by his
efforts. Finally he Is free, and in a
few hours is fluffy, lively little
"chick. "-NeW York Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
The Sleep OF Death.

The mode OF death to which the ami
mails are subject is that by auesthesia,
not by suffocation or asphyxia. Ply
siologically, there Ia distinctive differ
ence between these modes of death.
Death by anesthesia is death by sleep;
death by asphyxia is death by depriya-
ton of air. Death by anesthesia Is
typically represented in death by chic
roform; death by asphyxia is typically
represented in drowning, or in INNER
sion in carbonic-acid gas. When prop
erly carried out, death by an@sthesia Is
by far the most certain and least vio-
lent Of the two processes, although
both are probably painless. II Is worthy
of record, however, that all animals
are not equally susceptible to the &C
ton Of the narcotic vapors. Cats, for
instance, lie asleep much longer than
dogs before they cease to breathe.
They fall into sleep rs rapidly as dogs,
but do not pass so quickly into the fin
al sleep. There is q difference between
different animals of the same kind.
Some dogs die almost instantly--in
fact, as they fall asleep; others fall
asleep and continue to sleep for several
minutes before they cease to live. In
the first observations, before had rem
dered the narcotic atmosphere over
poweringly active for all cases, there
were few instances, nine In the first
seven hundred, In which the animals
slept on from half an hour until an
hour after all their comrades had died.
Finding out this strange popularity, /
increased the amount Of narcotic vapor
until all succumbed very nearly at the
same minute, and in the last six thou.
sand there has been no recurrence OF
the prolonged insensibility. The ami
mails are now commonly all asleep in
from two to three minutes, and have
ceased to exist in O further period Of
the same duration. B. w. Rich
Grdson, 10 Popular Science Monthly for
March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
A New Science.

One was q devotee Of fashion anc
pleasure. The other was a pale-faced
woman. whose manner displayed great
energy. She held in her hand q slip Of
paper, with which she measured around
the neck of the fair creature Of fash.
ion.
THAT will do" she said.
;. What! you ~, fit my dress by measur.
THAT is all / want" was the reply.
Dear me-" said the lady, show
strange"
"Gynametry is the name Of the sci.
ence," said the lady with the paper
measure. "The system of measuring
the female figure was discovered by me
after years Of patient study and hard
work. was then dressmaking in
Columbus, Ga. and Profs. Bartlett and
Battle gave the new science the name
of .gynametry,' which is made up OF
the Greek words that mean female
measurement. The rules, however,
which apply to the female figure apply
with equal and absolute force to the
male figure"
"Do you mean to say that you can
make my dress fit by simply measuring
my neckp"
II do, II see you."
Sand II you don't see mep'
"Then must know the measure OF
your neck, the measure Of your waist,
and which toe Is the longest"
"Dear me! Why do you want 70
know which toe Is the longestp''
IF your big toe is longest, your
shoulders are square. If your second
toe Is longest your shoulders are droop-
ed. and the waist Is correspondingly
shorter. Dropping shoulders are those
that slope from the neck outward-not
stopped shoulders. "--Atlaata Constitu-
tiOu.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01


The cormorant does all the work of
fishing for his master, who only has to
take care OF the boat. The birds stand
upon the edge Of the shallop till the
boatman gives the signal, when they
spring into the water to perform their
task. As soon as they have captured
large fish or filed their throat with
smaller ones, they return to the boat
and their master takes possession Of
the prey. II they find q fish too large
for one bird TO take care of 1t alone,
two or three Of them will join to assist
In bringing 1t In.
The cormorants are trained for their
business with great care. The most
intelligent birds are said to come from
the province Of he-Kiang The eggs
OF the first spring laying, which usually
takes place In February, are collected
and put under hens, the maternal love
OF the cormorant being only feebly de-
veloped. The young when first hatch
ed. being extremely weak and delicate,
and prone to succumb ct the slightest
chill, are put into wadded baskets,
where they can be kept at q uniform
temperature. They are fed with pei
lets of beans and finely chopped eel,
till at the end Of q month, when having
become nearly covered with feathers,
they are given the eel alone; at the end
OF another month, they are able to eat
small fish whole, and are worth five
dollars pair. When they have got
their growth, which is about FIVE months
after they are Matched, they are tether-
ed by string tied around the foot on
the banks of stream or pond. The
trainer, stirring the water with q pole,
and whistling an air which the birds
learn Is the signal for stake to the wa
ter" throws in some small fish, which
they attack with all the more voracity
as they have not been too well fed.
The trainer then whistles another air,
which Is to be the signal for coming
back, and, that the birds may not be
mistaken as to its meaning, he pulls at
the same time upon the cord that holds
them. These lessons are continued for
two or three months, when the scene of
the practice Is changed to the boats;
and at the end Of another month the
cord Is dispensed with. There are, of
course, differences in the capacity of
cormorants as well as of men. While
the stupid ones are sent to the pot, the
most sagacious and best trained male
birds are worth seven or eight dollars
apiece, females less. The period of
service of tho cormorants. is short.
They begin to lose their feathers and
to 60 into decrepitude in their fourth
year. and generally die before they arc
six years old.-M. Maurice Jan,etet, in
Popular Science Monthly for March.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
The Ola stage Queen.

Back In her box by the curtains shaded
She sits above, by the house unscep;
Her eye is dim and her check 10 faded,
She that once was the peoples Queen.
The curtain rolls up, and she sees before her
A vision OF beauty, and youth, and grace;
All no wonder all hearts adore her,
silver-throated and fair OF face.
Out Of her box she leans and listens;
OF 10 II with pleasure or with despair
That her thin cheek pales and her dim eye
while s. that a fresh young voice sings that
She h. back again in her Past's bright splen-
When life was worth living and love was a
truth,
Ere Time had told her she must surrender
Her double dover OF fame and youth.
II IL abe herself who stands there singing
To that sea of faces, that shines and stirs;
And the cheers on cheers that go up ringing
And rousing the echoes, are hers. all hersl
Just for one moment the sweet delusion
Quickens hor pulses and blurs her sight,
And wnhts within her that Wild confusion
or Joy that is anguish, and fierce delight.
Then the curtain goes down, and the lights
are cleaning
OIL brightly Ger 9, circle and bog. and stan;
dreaming
That she lies under funeral pail.
Her day 10 dead, and her star descended,
Never TO rise or shine again,
Her reign IL over, her qucenship ended,
new name is sounded and sung by men.
All the glitter, and glow, and splendor,
All the glory OF that lost day,
With the friends that seemed true and tho
love that seemed tender,
Why, what is 1t all but dead bouquet!
She rises to CO. Has tho night turned colder?
The new Queen answers TO call and shout,
And the old Queen looks back over her shout
der,
As, all unnotlced, she passes out.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, In Frank Leslie's H.
Illustrated Newspaper
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
How To Prevent Fires.


l. Always buy the best quality of oil.
2. Never make q sudden motion with
. lamp, either in lifting it or setting il
down.
8. Never put lamp on the edge of a
table or mantel.
4. Never fill lamp after dark, even.
IL you should have to 60 without
lamp.
5. See that the lamp-wicks are al
ways clean, and that they work freely
in the tube.
s. Never blow q lamp out from the
top.
Z. Never take a light to closet
where there are clothes. II necessary to
60 to the closet, place the light at
distance.
8. Use candles when possible in go
ing about the house and in bedrooms.
They are cheaper and can't explode,
and for many purposes are just as good
Is lamps.
9. Matches should always be kept in
stone or earthen jars or tin.
10. They should never be left wherr
rats or mice can get hold of them
There Is nothing more to the taste of
rat than phosphorus. They will eat it
II they can get at 1t. A bunch Of
matches Is almost certain to be set fire
to IL a rat gets at It.
II. Have perfectly good safes in
every place whore matches are to be
used, and never let q match be left on
the floor.
II. Never let match 60 out of your
hand after lighting 1t until you are
sure the fire Is ont, and then 1t Is better
to put IL in O stove or earthen dish.
Is. II Is far better to use the safety
matches, which can only be lighted up
on the box which contains them.
IA. Have your chimneys examined
carefully in the fall, and at least once
during the winter, by competent per-
son. All the pipes and fues should be
carefully looked to.
Is. II there are any closets in the
house near chimneys or fiues, which
there ought not to be, put nothing of
eombustible nature into them. Such
closets will soil silver and crack crock
cry and burn bedding. They form a
bad part of any house that contains
them.
16. Never leave any wood near fur.
mace, range, or stove to dry.
II. Have your stove looked to fire.
quently to see that there are no holes
for coal to drop out.
H., Never put any hot ashes or Goals
in q wooden receptacle.
10. Be sure there are no curtains or
shades that can be blown into gas
light.
20. Never examine q gas-meter after
dark. -NeU York Eiremdn's Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
Oscar Wilde defines fashion in dress

Oscar Wilde defines fashion in dress
as form of ugliness so unbearable
that we have to alter 1t every six
months. Egyptian dress lasted for
1000 years, and Greek dress nearly
ZOO years, and wherever dress has
been beautiful and rational 1t has last
ed for long time. The texture and
color may have altered, but the dress,
has renamed the same. As to style,
he has seen q bonnet composed of
nothing but . stuffed bird alighting on
piece Of tulle. That did not strike
one as very sensible material Of which
to make o headdress in a climate such
rs ours. On Paris fashion-piate he
had seen under o bonnet Of the stuffed
bird-and-tulle school o note to this ef-
tect, with this kind Of bonnet the
mouth Is worn slightly open"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01

Curiosities of recent news: The
North Carolina man who won a bet
that he could drink quart of whisky
In forty minutes, only to lose his life
In couple Of hours after; the Erie 10
year-old. Johnny Hirsch by name, who
hanged himself rather than take the
dose of medicine his mother prescribed
for him; and the New Yorker, %, who,
when hauled up for wife-beating, gave
as an excuse that his l7-year-oId wife's
health was too delicate for dancing,
and so he took this means Of curing
her. - Waterbury american.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01

A very simple CONFERENCE.-The at
the same time one very valuable Is
being placed In switches. frogs and
guards OF the Old Colony Railroad. II
consists OF q piece of hardwood so
shaped and bolted to rail as to pre-
vent PERSONS foot from getting
caught in the grooves when on the
track. Accidents of that kind are Of
daily occurrence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01

When nearing Montreal an engineer
of a Grand Trunk train saw great
dog standing on the track and barking
furiously. The engineer blew his whis-
tie. yet the hound did not bulge. but.
crouching low, was struck by the loco
motive and killed. Some pieces of
white muslin on the engine attracted
the engineers notice; no stopped the
train and went back. Beside the dead
dog was dead child. which. 1t Is sup
posed, had wandered on the track and
gone to sleep. The poor watchful
guardian had given its signal for the
trpii ~ stop, UNDECIDED, had died ut its
post, u victim to duty. = Harper's
Weekly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
Speoia,1 Sale Of
WASH FABRICS !!

We shall offer during the next few days some. Spe
cial Bargains in these Goods, comprising
A beautiful line Of extra quality Sateens I'm
all shades and patterns. These goods have
ualIy been sold al 25cts., but our price is ID
cents per yard.
One lot of yard wide Perces usual price l2c price Sets
of Dress Lawns all the tnts and colong and
value, Sets. per yard.
One lot of Saeen finished Percaes extra quality These
in beautiful shades and Designs and worth II cts per
yard but offer the entire lot at IL. cts.
percale shrngs. These very fine
usually sold 25cts shall
during the sale at 12H cents per yard.
of Fancy Jaconett Lawns These
nearly double shall offer them
12H cents.
Of a. plain and basket Lawns
at 12H cents.
White Percales Stripes, Checks.
Basle Plaids,
and Mulls, tc., to-
gether large EMBROIDERIES
a
N Gnghams a very figures.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01

The Siamese make wedding presents.
but they never give an odd number OF
articles, for the reason, they say, that
one cannot stand without q partner,
three means enmity, and five sickness.
On the other hand, two signifies ..strong
and welcome" four, daughter" six,
"binding together by love. and eight,
1--WE resemble each other In likes and
dispositions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01

ghostp know I saw her and was In
Produced to her. ] know Mordaunt
holds to the belief of her real, continual
presence near him as firmly as he be-
lieyes in the reality Of his bank stock,
and get ! know no Mrs. Mordaunt
clothed In material clay exists. n.
Perry in Home Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-01
A 6-Year.Old's Exploit.

Six-year-old Paul Herman, says the
New York Herald, met the directory
man the last time he came around, and
told him that his father was Lawrence
ID. Herman, clerk of the Board of Edu-
cation. The directory man put il all
down and Paul felt encouraged
Anybody else, sonnyp" asked the
directory man. patronizingly.
Paul didn't like to be called sonny or
to be patronized, so he said: well,
you might put down Paul Herman.
"What businessp" asked the direc-
tory man, moistening his pencil.
"Architect," replied Paul, with
little hesitation. 81 guess he's going
to be one, anyway" he added. There
fore In the directory appears: "KieI.
nan, Paul, architect, z Beekman, b.
236 Z. &c." Paul felt not q little proud
over 1t. and was envied by his COM
panions.
A few days ago he received por-
tentious-looking letter. There was a
big seal on the envelope. Paul could
not make out the inclosure very well,
but saw there was something about
court in IL, and on the back was some
thing about jail. A friend suggested
that fooling directory man was a
hanging matter. Paul carried the
document to his father with considera-
BILE trepidation. The document was
rs follows:
Once OF Commissioner of Jurors, New
York, March 2, 1ss5.-County and City of New
York, S.: In the matter of the city and
nned 800 by the Supreme court for non-at-
cd TO show cause before the commissioner OF
Jurors at his ofiice In the county court
house, In the city and county OF New York.
on the 9th day OF March, 1885 ct 10 o'clock q.
M, why payment OF the aforementioned
ane should not be enforced.
George Caulfeld,
Commissioner Of Jurors.
The names of the jurors are got from
the directory in part, and this is how
Paul happened to be summoned. Mr..
Herman was good deal surprised by
the knowingness of his son, but will
try to convince Mr.. Caulfield that the
county lost nothing by not having him
as q juror. Meantime Paul Is wonder
ing how long he will have togo with
out pocket money II he has to pay the
fine. II guess it'll take 1900 years"
he said yesterday, dlsconsolately.