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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

In the month of August Farragut's feet
left New Orleans, bound for Mobile. We
had a happy time as long as We were on the
river, singing songs, talking and laughing;
but when we got on the Gulf it all changed.
by noon more than two hundred of the
boys were lying IN deck, all seasick. They
locked more like dead men than living. It
wouldn't nave taken fifty Confederates to
have cleaned out the whole party.
l sat propped up against the side Of the
deck all the forenoon and part Of the after
noon. The boys We're quiet, too, after the
first heave up was over; and kept still the
rest of the day. About three o'clock /
crawled below and staid there the rest of
the day and all night. did not sleep much
that night, l was SO sick, bnt like most OF
the boys was better in the morning. When
/ came on deck I saw a box of dried herring;
and a longing for herring came over me. II
seemed us il | conld do anything for q her
him for some: he laughed and gave me
three. They were dear fish in the South
then, but ! thought they were dear before
got them down. ] went on deck and off to
one side by mysslf. I hadn't eaten any
thing the day before nor any breakfast. Oh,
how good those fish did smell. ] was
tickled I'LL over. and / forgot all about be-
ing sick. Gulf sick then, but herring sick
after.) They were the small sized herring,
mic. and salt, beauties. / thought. ] ate
Ii and then | began to feel sick. ! got
about half OF another down, when up they
came with a force that would not be staid.
With a nr-r-r-rp, overheard they went
and I sent the other after them. Since
that time behring's have been at II great dis
count with me and with many Of my COM
rades upon that trip. II any Of the boys
wanted to beat me out OF a sqna,e meal,
they would sing out: Cook, give me q
herring" That settled il. The word ~her-
ring demoralized my APPETITE terribly, and
To this la. the sight Of y herring box just
about pamlyzes me.
MoraI--if YOU ever get seasick do not
undertake 10 improve your condition by eat
ing salt herring
one WHO HAS Tried u.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

During services in an Arkansas
church, two game roosters entered the
house and began to fight. An old
deacon was about to eject the chickens
when the preacher, stepping down from
the pulpit, said: Hold on q minute,
Brother Matthews, / want to show this
congregation the evils Of cock fighting
show how b~arbarous-"
"Bet ten dollars on the red one. some
one exclaimed.
II go you," the preacher replied.
II am q new man in this community
and / want to show this congregation
that there's not q sinner in the neigh
borhood that can bluff me-"
The red chicken was defeated. The
preacher, putting the stakes into hii
pocket, remarked: "Pve been needing
q new saddle for some time and ] an
thankful to see that circumstances have
favored me. Since chickens are de
termined to fight and since sinners art
determined to bet, I think that it j
the preachers right to take advan
tage OF the situation. "-Arkdnsae
Traveller.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Talk about eating mule beef at Vicks-
burg and dog vension at Rock Island pris-
OBJ"
Dog yensionl Who ever heard of such
q thingf"
"There are hundreds Of men now living
b can tell you that while in the Federal
prison ut Rock Island every dog that could
DO caught in the barracks was as quickly
snatched mp andkilled and eaten by the half
starved prisoners as if it had been thrown
in IN alligator pond, and very palatable ven-
ison it made, and when properly dressed
could hardly be told from the sure-enough
| article.
But this is not what / wanted to tell. As
l started to say, you may talk about your
mule beef and dog ~vension, but about the
toughest morsel l ever tackled was O cat, q
veritable and venerable Thomas cat. 1t
happened this way: We were in winter
quarters around Dalton, when I received q
friendly invitation to dine with Captain
Stark Oliver and his mess, the invitation be-
ing supplemented by the announcement
that he would have rabbit pie for dinner.
| OF course such q menu could not be de-
spised, and l was promptly on hand when the
pie was brought in and opened with due
what pungent odor as the hot fumes of the
smoking dish flied the tent, but with ap-
preciative appetites We fell to. The odor
was but a suggestive prelude TO the taste,
but We thought it was seasoning and chewed
on.
But it was no use to chew; a bark-mill
| could not have masticated the little ends Of
the sinews into which the morsels would
wad themselves. The harder we chawed
the tougher they got and the bigger they
swelled. The taste was nothing. II was
the leathery ~toughness that We revolted ut,
and Captain Oliver called out his cook:
".Joe. what is the matter with this rabbit
| that makes it SO toughf'
"'Doan' know, sab. It's ies de toughest
est varmint / ebber sawed. I dean believe
it's no rabbit, nohow. It's foots doan' look
like a rabbit foots.'
Fetch it's foot here, and let us see.'
"The foot was brought, and, would you
have thought it? 1t was the foot, with well
worn claws, of a cat--an ancient John Thom-
as, well advanced in his ninth life, SO pro-
~nounced by Lieutenant Cuthbert, who was
an expert in natural history.
Zone Of the boys had killed the venerable
feline, and, ~skinning il, had sold it to Cap
tain Oliver for q rabbit. Since then I al.
ways respectfully decline an invitation to
rabbit pie"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Nv D. II. Barnaby, OF Owegc, n T., says
that his daughac ~as taken with a violent coIa
which terminated with f~nespnonia, and all the
best physicians gave the case up ant: sad she
e,rntl live but q few hours at most she was
in this condition when q friend recommended
DIR. WM. HALLSEAtSAM FUHTHELuNoS,
and advised her to try it. ahs excepted it 40
a last resort, and was surprised to find 'h't !,
produced q marked change for the better, ana
by perseyering a permanent cure was Effected
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

On ono Of the tours Of picket duty dur
ing this month of July, 1854, says a writer
in the Veterans Advocate, we are on post
ON the left Of the army, near what is known
o. the "Gurley Farm" and l am sergeant
Of one Of the reliefs. My line extends for
q couple miles or SO, and In the center is
the Gurley mansion, situated on a road
which runs across the lines. The enemy's
lines IL Just in sight in the edge of the
woods In our front, say seventy five yards
away. While my relief il ON duty ! remain
for the most Of the time near this house,
occasionally riding along the line to see
how matters are. The first day, a man from
the enemy's pickets comes along the road q
short distance in front Of their line and
waves . paper. / understand this to mean
that he wants to exchange papers, but l
have nothing in the newspaper line except a
copy Of the Free Baptist weekly paper. the
Morning Star, published at Dover, New
Hampshire, and this is more than a week
old, and not supposing he will care for this,
and knowing 1t Is against orders to commu-
nicate with the enemy, l at first pay no at
kaufsoN Ia him Rr,f ba 10 a vxaru;ataoA cor<
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
Last Years Fire Losses.

1t is estimated by insurance compa-
MES that in the United States last year
dwelling houses were burned at the
rate of n every hour, with an yer
age loss of 81 1896. Barns and stables,
fifty per week. Country stores. three
per week, with a loss of SllO,O 900 per
week. Ten hotels burn weekly, with
a loss per year of 81, 900, 900. Every
other day a lumber yard goes up in
smoke, each representing $40, 900.
Forty-four cotton factories, the loss in
each 1871 being S2s,0o0; forty-three
wooden mills at $25, 900 each, and
forty-two chemical works at S27 600
each, were destroyed by fire last year.
Forty-twO boot and shoe factories were
consumed, the loss being SIT 600 each.
Theaters were Tapped up by the flames
at the rate of five per month, averag-
ing a loss OF 81 ,009. Only about half
as many Court Houses were destroyed,
the cost OF each being about $40, 900.
- n,lir,a oftunG, ana a~rnlsI- xnl;,-.1 49,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

When you visit or leave New York City, save
baggage, expressage. and % carriage hire, and
s,op Il the Grand Union Hotel, opposite
Grand Central Depot
6l3 rooms, fitted up ct a cost Of one million
dolisrr. 81 and upwards per day. European
plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with the
best Hors, cars, stages. and elevated rail
road TO ali dspcts. Fsuilie. can live better for
less money a. the Grand Chicn Hotel shan II
any Other first class hotel ID tie city
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

VETERINARY surgery, for the first
time we think, has saved a valuable
domestic animal that had broken its
leg. A cow in Yorkshire, England,
was the patient. Having broken her
leg, the surgeon was called to ampu-
tate the.limb and to save, if possible,
the animal. The stump healed COM
pletely, after which q wooden leg was
fastened on, and with this the animal
seems about as happy as before the
misllap. Here is a suggestive pre-
cedent for those to follow who have
heretofore considered a domestic ami
NAL quite valueless after receiving a
broken leg. With the improvements
that are being made in the breeds OF
domestic animals it may be That BY
and by greater effort viii be made t.
save those falling victims to accidents
DIR. Foote'S Health Monthly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

THE Rev. John l.. Scudder, of Min
neapolis. preached on dancing, Sunday,
and said: There is a line
where safety ends and peril begins. In
dancing, that line can be definitely
drawn, and the place to draw it is
around the woman's waist"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
DO Not be Alarmed

at the raising Of blood from the lungs. II is
one OF the very earliest symptoms Of consumP-
ton, and only shows the healthy efforts Of the
system to throw OF the s~crofulous impurities
OF the blood which have resulted in liberation
Of the lungs. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery" is a positive remedy for consump.
ton Ut this stage. II taken faithfully, It will
cleanse the blood, heal the ulcers in the lungs,
and build up aud renovate the whole system.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
A Very Successful Case.

First Lawyer-".Ah, Dobkins, how
din you come ont in that case you were
just beginning when ] went East
Second Lawyer-'Glorious}y 1t was
IA perfect success. Created q gTeat
sensation. Papers full of it.. Got lots
of advertising out of it. think 1t was
the making Of my future
Good, Glad to hear it, old fellow.
| knew Won had stuff in you. And, by
the way, what did they do TO your
elient?'
..lh tbpv hanged him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Insurance agent-Mrs. Macgoonigal,
don't you think your husband would
like to have his life insured so that you
would be provided for at his death?
Mrs. Mac-No. sor. Oi don't. Oh
troid i'm wunst before.
Insurance Agent-You don't mean
to say you have already tried to have
him insure his life?
Mrs. Mac-No, sor! But whin imam
would go all through the war widout
gettin' kilt, an so deprive his wilder
of a dacant pension. he is too slow en-
toirely to have his loife insured, do yer
moipd2-Fhitadelphi0 CuH.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
Free to Ministers, Lawyers, Doctors,
and Teachers.

II yeu will get your dealer to order from
his Wholesale druggist one dozen bottles
WAnNrR's WHITE WtsE OF TAR SYRUP
the best remedy in the rorn FIR Coughs,
Colds. Asthma, Catarrh, and CGas"mp.
zion. / will send two bottles free. Recon-
mend to your friends. Send name OF
druggist who gives the order, Map OF Holy
Land free with medicine. Address DIR. Z.
y. WARSER, Chicago, Ill. All druggiste.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Sought for the last hundred ycars-A
remedy for Catarrh, Hay Fever and Cold in the
Head. found at last In Ely's Cream Balm. Safe
and pleasant to use, and easily applied with the
finger. 1t gives relief at once and a thorough
treatment positively cures. 80 cents by drug
gists. GO cts. by mail Ely Bros, Owego, N. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Emma goes TO school, but dislikes 1t
very much. \ lady friend Of the fam.
ily questioned her ON the subject:
Emma, what do you do at SCHOOL,
Do YOU learn to read?"
Emma shakes her head.
do you learn to writer
Another shake.
Then what do you dof'
II wait for it to be out."~B Boston
Beacon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

EVIL c%ucumbers corrupt hannrfas, is the way
a little girl repeated the text She was quite
right, as her little brothers stomach aehed
after dinner. but fortunately Perry Urois' PAIN
klisr was within reach and the little sufferer
WAS put to rights without delay. No family
should be without a bottle of this old family
ytmedg. Sold by ali druggists,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
oh, they hanged him.

Twenty years of suffering from Catarrh
and Catarrhal headache l never found anything
Balm. have used two bottles, and now con-
slider my Catarrh cured. Ihave recommended
it to several of my friends with like good re-
snits.-D. 4. Hisginson, li5 lake Street,
Chicago. III.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

l Am thoroughly satisfied with the re
suit of a trial of Athlophoros, as it does
all you claim for it. II cured me entirely
OF rheumatism. and l cheerfully recon-
mend 1t to all sufferers with that terrible
disease. c. p. Griffin. q butcher of Stu
art, Iowa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

EIy's Cream Balm has entirely cured
ME of a long standing case of calarrh. | have
never yet seen its equal as q cure for colds in
the head and headache resulting from such
colds. 1t is a remedy of sterling merit-Ed.
/. Grossly. Nashville. Tenn,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

AT THIRTY FIVE THE AVERAGE AMERICAN DIS
COVERS THAT HE HAS AN IMPERIAL STOMACH"
and 10 goes into the hands OF the doctors for
the remnant Of his life. Prevention is better
than cure, but DR. WALKER's CA1IFoRIA VIZ
EGAR BII1ERs will both cure and prevent dys-
persia. d seases of the skin, liver, kidneys, and
all disorders arising from bad blood.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

EXPRESSES Hrs GRATITUDE Albert A. Lar
son, of kilhman, la, in expressing his graft
tude 10 the PROJECTORS of Aliens Lung Balsam.
writes: Il firmly believe my wife would have
Of your balsarn." Buy the 81 bottle for lung
,ljspasEa
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Rev. T. NJ. GRIFFITH, q Methodist
minister at Media, Pennsylvania, is
afraid there is some latent Calvinism
left in his brethren, and says 1--WE are
NOT all miserable sinners"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Why suffer pilesg Immediate relief and com
plete cure guaranteed Ask for"Rough on Piles. "
Sure cure for itching, protrUling, bleeding, or
any form Of Piles. JUc. At Druggists or Mailed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

SMoRE THAN ALL OTHER LUNG REMEDIES
is what f. W. Fairman, a druggist at Dayton,
Ind, writes about the sale of Aliens Lung
Balsam. He has sold it for eight years, aud it
gives satisfaction. Sold by all druggists at
pc, 5Cc and 81 a bottle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
CROUCH ON PILES

corrects offensive odor1 at once. Complete cure
of worst chronic cases; also unequaled rs gargie
for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath. 5oe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

QUEEN VICTORIA has paid the bills
for Princess Beatrice's wedding, $2d,-
600, and will not ask Parliament to
give anything toward 1t.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
nROJfGtt OS ITCH

Rough on Itch cures skin humors erupt'ons,
ring worm, letter, salt rhcuin, frosted ieet; ehii-
blains. itch. iyy poison, BARRIERS itch. soc. jars.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Star. tie bile, relieve the bilious stomach, thick,
aching head and ossrioaaeab bowels. Small gran
ules, small dose, big results, pleasant in opera
ton, .iou't disturb the stomach. &c.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
BROWNS
IRON
B/TTERS

WILL CCKE
INDIGESTION
BfLlOUSNESS
DYSPEPSIA
v P~ROSTRATION
MALARIA
CHILLS AND TEVERS
TIRED FEELING
GENERAL DEBILITY
PAIN IN THE BACK & SIDES
IMPURE BLOOD
CONSTIPATION
FEMALE 1NFIRMITIES
NEURALGIA
KIDNEY AND LIVER
TROUBLES
FOR SALE BYALL DRUGGISTS
The Genuine has Trade Mark and crossed Red
Lines on wrapper.
TAKE NO OTHER.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
QTncIesx Fat Wife,

Why Is the letter p like rncle's fat wife going
up hillg 1t makes ant pant %tauntl, and cooling
off too soon produces coughs and colds. lay
lor's Cherokee Remedy of Jun and Null
Elm will cure her.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

If gray, restores to original color. An elegant
dressing, ~softets and beauties. No oil nor
grease, A Tonic Restorative, Stops hair com.
ing out: strengthens, c~leanses, heals scalp. 5Cc
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

IT is a pleasure and satisfaction to many to
learn that Aliens Lung Balsam, that standard
lung diseases, can now be procured at 25e,
SEC and 81 q bottle at any drug store.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

lowed admittance into IIaryard's GYM
nasium.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Walking advertisements for DR.. Sase's Ca
tarrh Remedy are the thousands it has cured.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

APPROPRIATE sign for church in
need of musicians: Wanted Singers;
in choir Within
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
twas an old oriental doctrine Tn I women hay

Y an old Oriental IOctrlne Tia 8 women have
no souls. More enlightened philosophy con-
cedes that they have purer, finer. more exalted
souls than men. But they are too often con-
tanned in feeble, suffering bodies, which nam
per aud retard their fnil development. For
all those painful ailments incident TO the sex,
DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription is the best
specific in the world. and is sold under a posi-
tive guarantee that it viii do all it is claimed
for il. Price reduced to one dollar. By drug
gista.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

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fSSg4aeS1 1g2xe1k.oeeeewa1. Jaekson's brig
GcSS TSws5SS 4f1S 1870 sssSssASrd -
Ns3AayS1 sktf nssasn6sr d. piacs?
M<Ss4 ySsss ~ n ~ t.ssadsd Z snculd
q $500
-, a1ee9 - ssaf. right thsrs; not much .
WNA tt swss Misstng lse. q Jos's emrty
nese@A
nxeNnoe41oM11 ~ retnina ma where
- ee4eeg WAe theSe ~ That old crooked tree,
O9tsDA - neos tn gully, that's washed by the
~.
q - Ny. Im1iA suS thas sAms stick for 4
m b3I3s4s borsd holss n that old rotten
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

One pair cf boots IL snyet every year by
using Lyons HGtCn. Meta!lc Heel Stiifeners
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

THE City of New York is 200 years
old this month.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

BEST, easiest to use, and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. by druggists, SOC.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Rough on Rats clears out Rats, Mice. l5c.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31
An Impr0vident Husband.

Proven: your hair from becoming prcma
tuyeiy gray by using Halls Hair KcncNey.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-31

Uevega9e ~ = Aew Colonel md sent I
|ye9meeeee - - the 0ovstncr. Yates
- aaye : vesy good opinion Of the regi-
1enf 80 y esns9 the committes Il there
49, e1y coe with whom they would b.
ssdsaed. They replied that they thought
Capeetn Gfants who had mustered them In,
would nut them Tor 3 Colonel. They said
sney Wnnted . military man for . Colonel.
tases autographed to Grant asking him IL
y would take tbs ~col0nelcy Of that fegi-
ncnt. Grant replied simply, Yes Well,
p make the story short, ! made out his
comntsston ~ Colonel Of the Twenty first
llltnots Infantry. on the 18th day Of June,
lS6l-and I'm proud to say that commits.
sion bears my signature. He came right on
and took command. That regiment
turaed out splendidls. The material was
there and all Il needed was q hand 10 mold