Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-14


B Cough. Every one is familiar
with the story of his early life, and
Of his rescue from q drunkard's
grave, and how this once wretched
and despised sot become one Of the
most famous men Of our time and
the best known speaker in the world.
For several years he stood amid the
horrors of delirium tremens, an alb
ject slave to the bottle; and his con-
dition and wretched appearance was
such as to cause people to exclaim,
"There's the man who has been in
hell" Since that time the good he
has accomplished cannot be estima-
ed. The rich and poor, the high,
the low, the learned and unlearned,
have been alike thrilled and moved
by his burning words. He has
swayed brilliant audiences of royal
ty and fashion; has spoken in State
prisons, jails, poor houses, peniten-
%taries, reform schools, and houses Of
correction; to the deaf, and dumb,
and blind; to audiences composed
wholly of outcasts; and to audiences
numbering thousands Of children.
At his feet more than ten million
people have sat and listended in adj
miration and wonder. In his libra
ry may be seer a set of large vol
umes--a far better memorial Of his
life and labors than any monument
of marble or bronze-containing the
original signatures of one hundred
and fifty thousand men and women
who were induced to sign the pledge
through his personal efforts. These
names many of them tear believed
and written with trembling hand
represent stories Of happiness and
woe, of ruin and remorse, Of blight
ed hopes and wasted lives, of battles
fought and victory won. To give
some of these thrilling life histories;
to depict scenes of JOY and sadness;
to lift the curtain Of LIES stage and
show its its tragedy and comedy;
and to draw "living truths from
the lessons thus taught, and bring
them home to every heart, is the
prime object of his volume.
Many distinguished men and wo-
men have urged Mr.. Cough to write
this book. They knew that in for
ty-five years of u~nceasing work
among all classes in Europe and
America, he has seen much of the
bright and shady sides of life, and
that the wealth of material in his
possession would make one of the
most valuable and thrilling books OF
the day. Rev. Dr.. Lyman Abbott,
the eminent editor and divine, has
written the story of Mr.. Coughs
life and career for the book.
II is John B. Cough in print. In
it gives to the world in permanent
form his best thoughts on many
topics, his most touching tales, his
most thrilling anecdotes and Incl.
dents, his most telling stories Of
deepest pathos and keenest humor.
AS a story teller he has never been
equalled. The tenderness of his
pathos and the spice OF humor are
irresistible. But whether he mar.
rates a story of mirth or OF
sorrow, it is always to illustrate
great and living truths. Strange,
stories are here told than romance
ever dreamed Of. every one Of them
drawn from real life by a master
hand. In every chapter he weaves
in anecdotes, incident after incident
story after story, and underneath
them all lie Living Truths" that
stand out as beacon lights. He
plays upon the readers feelings az
With at e%nchanter's wand, at one
time filling his heart with gladness
at another binding his eyes with
tears. At his bidding hearts are
melted, and stern, strong men, at
well as sensitive women, weep tears
of compassion, are aroused to indig.
nation. or moved to uncomfortable
laughter in spite of every effort t.
control their feelings.
This work is wholly and entirely
new. Not one word of it has ever
before been published. 1t contains
nothing that appears in Mr.. Coughs
Autobiography" 1884, Or in his
Sunlight and Shadow" (lS8O.,
This is a totally different work, and
is conceded by critics, and by the
entire press. to be the browning life.
work of its illustrious author.
It's illustrations are the best We
have ever seen. 1t contains two
hundred and twenty-five fine en-
cravings by the best artists and en-.
grayers in the world. Many of these
illustrations are "too funny for any.
thing" while others depict wretch.
edncss and woe. Sixteen Of these
engravings r full-page ones, and
are magnificent specimens of art.
Two hundred and nine are text il.
Illustrations. There are two fine steel.
plate portraits. One is from a life.
size full length painting, showing
Mr.. Cough as he appeared shortly
after his rescue. The other is from
a photograph just taken. All in all,
it is one Of the finest and most elab.
orately illustrated volumes ever pro.
duced by the American press.
We advise our readers to buy
Platform Echoes at the first oppor.
tunity. They can, in our opinion
much better afford to dispose with
dozen other books than not posses
this. Once begun it will not be
laid aside till the last page is finish.
ed. A. CORE. Agent.
Sioux City and Elk Point
AStrong Endorsement.