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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-21

voyage around the world. II serves a. q
floating industrial exhibition, and is likely
to be Of material benefit in extending the
trade Of Germany.
A CONFERENCE Of representatives Of the
Anglo American Telegraph Company, Di.
rect United States Gable Company, French
Gable Company and Western Union Tele-
graph Company as lessees Of the American
Cable Company, was held at London, at
which it was decided that ON and after May
the same rate to and from all places in
the United States east Of the 9th parallel
to all places in Great Britain, France and
Germany shall be II cents per word by the
cables of these companies.
The Earl Of Shaftesbury committed sui
eide at London, by shooting himself through
the head, while riding in cab on Regent
street. The suicide was "a years Of age.
He was the eighth Earl Of ShaftesSury,
succeeding on Oct. l, 1885, at the time Of
the death Of his father, who was noted
philanthropist. He leaves widow, Lady
Harriet, daughter Of the third Marquis Of
Donegal, and one son and Ave daughters.
The Earl had latterly been unwell, and had
complained Of mental depression.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-21

was broken by the conclusion. The exact
cause Of the accident could not be ascer-
tanned. An eye witness Of the accident says
the scene was most narrowing one, o. the
injured were most fearfully disAgured.
A CYCLONE struck the town of Shubert,
Neb. Considerable property was destroyed,
belonging principally to the Burlington and
Missouri Railroad Company. Two women,
one man and one boy were severely injured,
and one child was killed outright.
SPECIAL AGENT DELEaoRE, OF the
General Land Office, stationed in Mime
sofa, reports to the Commissioner that 30
per cent. Of the homestead and pre-emp-
ton entries in that State are made as pre-
texts for obtaining timber on land with no
intention Of permanent settlement.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-21
ITEMS FROM TIE SOUTH.

DICK BAKER and son, James Baker,
were killed at Flat Lick, Ky, by Elliot Ba-
ker and man named Ferguson. Daniel
Baker. a brother of Dick, was fatally
wounded. An old feud, growing out Of .
lawsuit, was the cause.
Gov. BATES, Of Tennessee, has ap.
pointed Hon. w. G. Whitthorn to succeed
Howell E. Jackson a. United States Sena-
tor.
ABOUT 200 miners employed ut Wool
ridge Mines, near Jellico, Tenn, have
struck against the usual summer reduction
in wages. Operators refuse to coincide,
and all the miners in the Coal Creek and
Jellico districts have been called out by the
strikers. Only few have responded.
A TERRIBLE accident, involving the loss
of three lives and the narrow escape of two
Side, w. Va, on the New River. Five civil
engineers, employed on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, undertook to cross the
swollen river in skiff. When in mid
stream the frail boat capsized, and all the
occupants we're thrown into the water. Two
managed to reach the shore in an exhausted
condition, but the three others, two being
brothers named Qnimley, and the other
named Jamison, were drowned.
ROBERT SMITH, colored, was executed at
Nicholasville, Ky. Smith killed his step
father, James Sea, at Pekin, KY, Nov. %,
1875, by beating his brains out with IN ax
while Sea was asleep. Taking from the
dead man whom he killed $12, Smith
wrapped the body in blanket and threw it
into the Kentucky River. The crime was
easily traced to him, as he had tried to get
the assistance of his brother to help him
commit the crime. Smith was only 10 years
of age.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-21
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
81. Cloud and Sauk Rapids,
Mimi, Suffer IN Appalling
visitation.

Minneapolis dispassh.l

st. Cloud and Sank Rapids were swept
by terribly destructive cyclone about $50
o'clock on the afternoon Of the 14th. Tho
Arst knowledge Of the disaster was con-
tanned in the following telegram. sent TO
Mayor Ames from 81. Cloud, asking help:
etructivo cycloms paAssd ovsr - Cloud and oank
6spids late this afternoon. There Il tsgEtnlo -
stzuction hire. Plsess ssnd up sl the ssslsss.ss
physicians and surgeons.
Telsgrams to the Following s6scs wsrs
received from Sank Rapids:
special 1sy yen uss i a e. ~;
great many ars believed 70 have bean killsd, but
the number 10 mot yet known.
Immediately ON receipt Of this news
preparations were made to respond t0pthe
calf for help. A train for st. Cloud left =
6 o'clock. Information 10 very meager and
sensational reports are current. II b Te-
killed at st. Cloud. It IL believed that q
least forty persons have been killed and
about seventy Ave wounded. Il 10 impOs-
sible to get much information Il this hour.
All is excitement, and the streets are filed
with excited men and frightened, weeping
women and children. Tha disaster ceS-
tainly is very appalling. Scores Of houses
have been entirely wrecked and the exkent
Of the loss cannot now be stated.
The storm struck 81. Cloud between the
round house and freight depot and swept .
path 600 yards wide through the city, level-
ing between $50 and 400 buildings. N. d.
Clark, the well-known lumberman, who
lives in st. Cloud, says ninety persons were
killed in that city and more than one hum
dred injured, many very seriously. Supt.
Wakeman, Of the Manitoba Road, says be-
tween thirty and forty persons were killed
at Sank Rapids, smell town on the Mani
toba and Northern Pacific Roads, few
double that number injured. The telegraph
wires north and west Of this city are al
down, and NO news direct from st. Cloud
or Sauk Rapids has been received since
o'clock. A terrific thunder storm passed
over st. Paul and Minneapolis about s
O'Clock, and heavy hail storm followed,
though Of but short duration. In fact ono
storm cloud after another has swept across
the state ever since last evening, and the
rainfall has been heavy. The storm ID the
worst known In the state since 1883, when
Rochester and Elgin were devastated BY
tornado.
The latest reports give the number Of
killed in st. Cloud a., fifteen and the In
jured at about twenty -6ve, and q Sank
Rapids fifteen killed and twenty injured.
Nearly all the buildings In s.. Cloud de-
molishcd in the cyclone were small frame
absent, and only their wives and children
were Ia the houses. The pecuniazy los
viii reach 100000 q 81. Clond. More
DAMAGE vas dome nj Sank Ranida. VhoRe
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-21
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD,

MIR. MCLANE, the American minister.
presided at brilliant banquet which was
given at Paris TO NJ. Pasteur. In propos-
ing the health Of the distinguished guest,
Mr.. McLane referred to him as benefac-
or Of humanity, to whom America was ex-
tremely grateful. N. Pasteur made an ap-
propriate response, and closed BY proposing
q toast to the Union and to the friendship
existing between the United States and
France. NJ. de Lesseps vas called upon
for speech, and seized the occasion to re-
fer in glowing terms to the prospects Of the
Panama canal. One hundred and twenty
French, English and American citizens
were present.
THE Porte has sent to the Powers cir
cular declaring that as Bulgaria has settled
its dispute with them, it becomes necessary
to put stop to the bellicose conduct Of
Greece, as it is compelling Turkey to sup
port an enormous military outlay. The
Sultan's yacht Ixxedin is now ready to con-
vey to Livadia, in the Crimea, special
mission from the Sultan to the Csar, con-
graduating him on the outcome Of the Bull
garian trouble.
MCCAsKIIlL, the United States Consul 1t
Dublin, has recommended that the vessels
Of the transatlantic steamship lines call At
that port. He draws attention to the stead
lily increasing value Of the Irish exports TO
America, and cites the fact that during The
three months snded March 81, the ship
ments through ~ port Of Dublin % ~
United States wsss doubled. = comparsd
with The experts during ~ saus psriod
2ast rear.
TIE GermaAs have hit upon ) nsw snd
inespisus way d advertising thsis nxnn-
fae4ufss. \ vessel 4 Cited up viii : com
pleie Assostment cf GeIman products ~ i
German Commerviai Gesgraphieal socisly
aad ! Hssaia bsnk ~ - lssn NJ ~ 4
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POLITICAL CHAT.

THE President has appointed F. B. Con-
dert, of New York City; Franklin Mac
veagh, of Chicago; Edward P. Alexander,
of Augusta, Ca; Marcus A. Hanna, Of
Cleveland, and James w. Savage, of
Omaha, Neb., Government directors of the
Union Pacific Railroad.
The President has withdrawn the nomi-
ration 0f HI p. Albert To b aasastsf o.
Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa.
The President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate: Postmasters-
Guthrie Centre, Iowa, W. H. Camp; War
rem, ILL.,, Jacob P. Kerlin; Tekamah, Neb,
VIM. B. Beck; Dell Rapids, Dakota, H. C.
Briefly.
THE Senate confirmed the following
nominations: To be Collectors of Internal
Revenue-G. A. Wilson, Fifth District of
Illinois; r. Stone, First District Of Illinois;
Maurice Kelly, Fourth District Of Illinois;
W. B. Anderson, Thirteenth District Of Illi-
nois.
The Senate has confirmed the following
appointments: Postmasters--T. A. Beard,
Crete, Neb.; O. b. Rippey, Ainsworth,
Neb.; H. d. Davis, Hyde Park, ILL.,; E. b.
Miller, Pierre, Dakota; M. W. Ryan, Med
ford, Wis; V. Ringle, Wausau, Wis; H. C.
Hunt, Reedsburg, Wis; NJ. H. Mould,
Baraboo, Wis; w. H. Dawley, Amigo,
Wis.,; J. Dave, Edgerton, Wis; B. G.
Craig, Fort Atkinson, Wis; N. H. Cannon.
Merit, Wis; j. w. Bette, Marshfeld,
Wis: 8. M. Sead, Fond lu Lac, Wis.,; H.
c. Moore, Broadhead, Wis.
The President has appointed E. Prentiss
Bailey, Of Utica, N. Y; Thomas w. White.
Of Hernendo, Miss, and L. G.. Kinne e
Toledo, Iowa, commissioners to examine
and report upon forty miles Of railroad con-
structed by the Northep Pacific Railroad
Company in Yakima Valley, ON the Cascade
branch Of said companys road in Washing
ton Territory.
THE Senate has confirmed the nomina.
tions of Col. H. ]. Potter, to be Brigadier
General; Col. J. H. Ruger, to be Brigadier
General; ]. T. Gregory, Indian Agent at
LaPointe Agency, Wisconsin; postmasteS,
o. P. Gibbons, Keokuk, Iowa; G. J. Evans,
Hastings, Neb.; H. C. Hunt, Delevan,
Wis; F. c. Sharp, Oconto, Wis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30
What Fish Can Do.

Grant Allen says that the help
lessness and. awkwardness of fish
out of water has been much exag.
agerated by the thoughtless general.
ization Of unscjentific humanity.
While most fish prefer water, many
of them cut better figure on dry
land than most of the critics them
selves would cut in mid ocean.
There are fish that wiggle across the
country intrepidly with the dex-
terity and agility of the most &C.
complished snakes fish that walk
about on open sand banks, semi.
erect on two legs as easily as lizards;
fish that hop and skip on tail and
fins i'm manner that the celebrated
jumping frog himself might envy,
and fish that fly through the air
with a grace and swiftness that
would put to shame hosts Of their
feathered competitors. There are
even fishes, like some kinds Of eels
and the African mud-fish, that
scarcely live in the water at ali. but
merely frequent wet and marshy
places, where they lie snugly in the
soft ooze and damp earth that line
the bottom.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30
An Ancient Albatross.

The following interesting facts
were lately communicated by Capt.
Heard, of the British ship Duchess
of Argyle; when rounding the
Horn in January last, an immense
albatross was noticed following the
ship and feeding on the refuse
thrown overheard, One day as it
lowered directly over the poop l
noticed circular object, about the
size Of a silver dollar hanging to the
birds neck. l Immediately gave
orders to have the bird caught. The
third day he was hooked firmly by
the beak, and after desperate
struggle hoisted on board. / then
discovered that the object l had
seen hanging from the birds neck
was brass pocket-compass case,
fasteted to the bird by means OF
three strands of thick copper wire.
Two OF the wires had worn through,
and the third was all but gone.
After some trouble, as there was u
quarter of an inch OF verdigris,
succeeded in forcing open the lid,
and inside found carefully wrap
ped up in piece of paper, on which
was written, in much fadded ink,
the following Caught May l, 1912,
in latitude go 5south 400 Ia west,
by Ambrose COcharn, of American
ship Columbus then procured a
plated label off wine decanter with
my ships name on it, and got the
carpenter to fasten it around the
birds neck, with my name, the date
of capture, the latitude, and also the
facts of the previous capture by the
captain of the Columbus, deeply cut
into the metal. then let the alba
tross go. BEFORE doing so We meas
ured the wings and found them to
be twelve feet two inches from tip
to tip. The bird was grayish white
in color, with reddish browR
hcad.' To judge from the above
the albatross must be very long
lived bird, as it was probably at least
four or Ave years old when caught
Ivy Capt. Cochran, which would make
it 81 years old when last caught.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30
MISCELLANEOUS.


We have an account, written iI
1911, of the household Of Henry
Percy, Earl of Northumberland, in
his Yorkshire castles of Wressel and
Leok enfield. The Number of attend
ants who lived permanently in the
house was 165, besides those who
were employed outside. Among
them were officials of every sort,
including eleven chaplains, and
complete choir to sing the service
daily. The daily occupations of
each were infinitely regulated, and
the system of accounts was carefully
precribed. The various articles of
provision for this vast household
were estimated for the year to
amount to 2,ll6 quarters of wheat,
l24 bullocks, 977 sheep, ten tons of
Gascon wine, and SO on in proper.
ton. The meat was generally eaten
sailed, and needed 16O gallons of
mustard to make it palatable. OF
course the number of the household
does not include guests. Every day
something like three hundred must
have been fed at the castle. At SIX
o'clock all attended service in the
chapel, after which they breakfasted
off beef and ale. At ten o'clock
came dinner, at four supper, and at
nine O'Clock all retired to rest. The
household of a great noble gave a
training in business habits, iii
which our forefathers were as pro-
ficient as men Of the present day.
In fact, their ordinary occupations
we're 50 few that they gave great at
tention to the regulation of the
minor matters of daily life.
The Earl of Northumberland,
however. was one amongst a few in
the greatness of his establishment
and in his magnificence. Even he
had few comforts, as we should
reckon; and when he moved from
one of his castles to another, all his
furniture was carried with him.
The rough walls were hung with
tapestry, which was suspended from
hooks. Food, though plentiful, was
coarse, and furniture was plain.
There was little privacy in the grim
fortress which the great inhabited
Two or three rooms were set apart
for the use of the family and their
guests; the rest were small cham
beers for holding stores and provid-
ing sleeping room for the host of at
tendants.--5Ke Leisure Hour.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30
The Effective Song.

(Which of your solo songs, Mr.
Sankey, have the most effect upon
your hearcrs!'
"The Ninety and Nine place al
the head of the list. l we'll r9mem-
Der how came to compose the
music to the words. II was done on
the spur of great and exalted feel
ing. When was going from Edin-
burgh TO Glasgow 1 picked up a
paper on the train and came across
the words. They OF once struck me
as being full of feeling, so l hid the
paper away in my pocket. The
words rang in my ears. At glasgow
we had a glorious meeting. Mr..
Moody preached from tho twenty.
third psalm of David. He touched
the hearts of the people. When he
was about to close his sermon 1 did
not know what to sing. I wanted
to select something appropriate to
the sermon, but l round nothlng
suitable. Those grand words. full
of poetry, simple, yet beautiful: lie
maketh me to lie down in green pas
lures He leadeth me beside the
still waters He restoreth my soul {;
lie leadeth me in the paths of rigt.
eousness for His names sake as
Mr.. Moody closed with them, acted
as an inspiration. l hastily pulled
the crumpled newspaper from my
packet and sang the words of The
Ninety and Nine to music that
came to me then and there. / did
not know how the accompaniment
would 90. The feeling Of the mo-
ment carried me through, and l
afterwards wrote the music.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30

Mr.. Farringson stop and look
around, and Mrs. harrington un-
cover her face, who, when she saw
me, cried out, oh, Fanny, Fanny
and them commenced to cry again."
Fanny stopped her recital, put.
ting her hand M to her throat, as
if the tears were choking her.
After moment she said "There,
1 can't tell you any more of that,
but I can tell you of the good part.
The letter was from Mr.. Holt. say
ing he was going to send them a
twenty. pound cleque--that's about
a hundred dollars, you KNOWN
part payment for what they had
done for him, and they might look
for it in a week. He wrote he had
prospered beyond his own expecta.
lions, and they must use the money
freely, as he would send more in a
month.
1.-THE coming of the letter had
more than one good effect. Mrs.
Harrington commenced rallying d.
rectly, and it so far restored Mr..
harrington to his rightful feelings.
that he actually took money from
father pending the arrival of the
check, and the check came last Tues
day"
"'After many days it shall return
unto you," quoted Mrs. Cook.
"And 1 am thinking what differ
ence there Is between the two men-
the one who cheated Mr.. harrington
out of his money and the one who is
sending it back"
eyes, it is a sharp contrast and it
has its lessons. Such conduct as Mr..
Hollis keeps our faith in mankind.
And what are your friends going to
do? For you see you have gotten
me interested
"Oh, in his last letter, Mr.. Holt
urges them to come to England.
He says he Is getting old--and wise,
too--and he needs young mans
help and if he will come it will
help him to save his money for
them"
"Well, Fanny you have told me
some good news, and now let us 60
to dinner, for the bell rang five
minutes ago. 1t looks like case of
adoption.
Eyes, and it's mutual, too. The
young people commenced by
calling them father aad mother, and
the old people return the compli-
ment by calling them son and daugh-
ter. It's all through their letters
that way
"And do they think they will 60 to
England?"
Eyes, think they will, for they,
neither of them, have any near rela-
tives to keep here
at will he grand for them, and
then you see, Fanny, Mr.. Earring
ton won't have to come up where he
went down.
1t is only needful to add that Mr..
and Mrs. harrington did 60 to Eng
land and are prospecting as they SO
richly deserve fer having given so
freely to tue stranger at their gate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30

AN ingenious improvement on the
ordinary compass has recently Leen
patented by Montreal inventor. 1t
is intended to show the amount of
local attraction on shipboard and en-
able the mariner to correct it at any
time. It's distinguishing feature is
the use of a light ALUMINIUM bar, piv-
etcd on a jewel at proper distance
over common needle, having fas-
tened across it some forty magnets
about half an inch long. made fat
and thin and set on edge an eighth of
an inch apart. AS the like poles of
these magnets face one way, and sew
eral point north and south, the bar
across which they are set points east
and west. when there is no local at.
traction this bar and the common
needle are exactly at right angles /;
any disturbing mass attracts both,
and their inclination can be read on
a circle. Compensatin is effected by
using the repellent pole of a cylindri-
cal magnet until ninety degrees can
be read off again.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30
POETRY.
THRENODY.

Oh sweet are the scents and songs Of spring
And brave are the summer flowers;
And chill arc the autumn winds, that bring
The winters lingering hours.
Aud the world goes round and round,
And the sun sinks into the sea;
And whether I'm on or under the ground
The world cares little for mo.
The hawk sails over the sunny hill;
The brook trools on in the shade;
But the friends have lost lie cold and still
Where their stricken forms were laid.
And the world goes round and round,
And the sun slides into the sea;
And whether Pun on or under the gro Ind,
The world cares little for me.
Oh life, why art thou SO bright and boon!
breath, why art thou so sweet!
o friends, how can ye forget so room
The loved snes who lie at your feet!
But the world goes round and round,
And the sun drops into the sea,
AID whether I'm on or under the ground,
The world cares little for me.
The ways of men are busy and bright;
The eye Of woman is kind;
1t Is sweet for the eyes to behold the light,
But the dying and d cad ale blind
And the world goes round and round,
And the sun falls into the sea,
And whether I'm on or under the ground,
The world cares little for me.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30

PICKLE PEACIIEs.-Ten pounds Of
fruit pared, four pounds sugar, one
quart of vinegar, mace, cinnamon
and cloves to taste. Lay the peaches
in the sugar for an hour, drain off
every drop Of syrup, and put over
the fire with about cup of water.
Boil until the scum ceases to rise.
SIX i'm, put in the fruit and boil five
minute Take out the peaches
with skinner and spread upon
dishes cool. Add the vinegar and
spices. Boil fifteen minutes longer
pour over the fruit in glass jars.