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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-11-01

BEEcHAM's PILLS cure Bilious and
Nervous Ills.
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Anxious ALCHEMY son, saw
that young lady y0n admire playing
tennis to-day. She will not make yaI
3 good wife.s
Adult Son-4Tennis? Wile?.
Anxious Mothsr-I noticed that
when she made : miss she did not blame
her own swkvardness /: she got mad q
he racket 81 the ball.s=-HsU Yark
Heekfn.
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of a pleasing style of architecture, how
ever, covered generally with q light
color en- stucco; and the nRrrowness of
the streets, so far from rendering them
gloomy, serves q useful purpose in keep
ing them cool and shady in summer
Nearly every window has its balcony
story above story, so that the houses
have the appearance of hanging out nu-
merous ornamental iron cages.
Quite as curious as the donkeys are the
fiooks of goats which are driven into the
city morning and evening to be MIXED at
the doors. With their tinkling bells,
their quick, light walk or lighter trot
and with their peasant drivers they form
one of the most characteristic sights of
Naples. Each goat seems to know the
door or gateway at which it is to be
MIXED; it stops, while its companions
canter away to the nearest garbage pile I,
which they nibble, till they are driven
away again or another is called to take
It's turn at the milk can. Sometimes a
customer lets down by string, from the
fifth or sixth story basket with
a cup or mug in it and little
money, and draws it circumspectly
tip again over the intervening balconies
after the mixer had filed the dish. o.
casionally a goat is taken up several
flights of stairs within the house to be
MIXED at the apartment door Of par
ticular customer. 1t would seem as if
one might in this way make sure of get
ting unedulterated milk. Yet, there is
a story of a lady who had her milk de-
Iivered in this fashion, and congratulated
herself on its purity, until she one morn
T. Co., ctr q
goatherd MIXED into the bowl he also let
IN a spirit of water from q rubber tube
that ran up his sleeve to a hidden bag
under his arm.
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would gather within hearing distance be
would hRrangue them loudly, perhaps
upon the error Of their ways. The visit
ors, with heads atilt, would listen with
solemn intentness as If to the words of an
oracle, and the lecture would go on till
the appearance of some one from the
house would brighten the strangers away
when the patriarch IN the tree top would
send after them a derisive "Whoor-
hoor-ha-a-al''
A sad thief was Lijer. 1t seemed that
if there was an honest bone in his black
body it must be a very small one. 1t was
believed by the Baxters that the only
things safe from his dishonest bill were
those so large and heavy that they were
beyond his ability to lug off. For metal
objects, especially If they were bright,
he had the greatest liking. Mrs. Bax-
ter's thimble would disappear, to be per-
baps found in some odd corner or crevice.
Spools of thread were to be discovered
poked into the bedding, in the kindling
box, behind the wash bench, out of
doors under big chips. aud goodness
knows where else.
Part of paper of tacks left carelessly
about one day attracted Lijer's atten-
ton. and be made number of trips be-
tween it and the bread sponge that Mrs.
Baxter left on the table all ready for the
oven when a neighbor dropped in. After
the departure of the caller the housewife
hastily thrust the bread into the oven
without noticing anything unusual about
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servatory of music; not an Italian at all,
but Teuton, who had been imported to
teach Italian youth the art of
Paganini. His method was the
method of Joachim; he had skill
and experience, and he spoke French. We
considered it piece of rare good fortune
that he could give Estelle two lessons q
week; and we lost no time in securing
him. Even little Ariel was never at a
loss for amusement within doors. He,
too, had passion for drawing, and he
would often put aside mis- other play
things to take up his pencil. A fGvorite
subject with him was Vesuvius, which he
drew over and over again; he was
especially strong in making The smoke at
the top. Although in his sixth year, We
had never taken any pains to teach him
the alphabet; but he learned the letters
by drawing them first and inqHiring their
names afterwards.
Meanwhile we saw, of course, the prln-
cipal sights which everybody sees in Ma
pies, and enjoyed almost daily walks and
drives. The weather for the first two or
three weeks was superb; a sort of Indian
summer continued to midwinter. But
then came cold and rainy days; often
Vesuvius and the Appenlnes would be
heavy with snow, and twice we had a
few flying flakes in the city. Still, be-
tween showers, we managed to have our
little occasional excursions, aud 1, at
any rate, would go to the villa
and the seashoIe, or take a ramble
on the Corso victor Emanuel, and enjoy
the magnificent panorama of ever
changing views, almost every morning or
afternoon.
Naples is full of novel sights end
SOUNDS, of which we never weRried. 1t
extends from the bay up the mountain
sides, aud many streets are SO steep as
TO be inaccessible to vehicles. Foot
passengers ascend and descend by stone
stairs, which are often built broad for
accommodation of donkeys. 1t is aston
ishing TO see what burdens these patient
little animals will bear with sure feet up
the long, narrow flights of "donkey
stairs.'' Now they are well packed
panniers of vegetables, which peasant
is peddling from door to door, with loud
cries; now 1t Is load of goods, marvel
ously balanced and bound TO the crea-
ture's back; OF 1t may be enormous
bundles of long, slender faggots, which
so hides the donkeys beneath that they
look to be mere moving brush heaps when
seen from above.
Its situation on the mountain sides af-
fords wonderful views of the city or the
sea from the innumerable points, and
gives to Naples an airy picturesque as
pect. The streets are generally very
narrow, while the buildings are loftyi
looking up at their many-storied fronts,
you perhaps, hastily conclude that an
athelete might without difficulty leap
across from roof to roof. The houses are
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have told you how very important it is
that only thorough soldier should be
selected for this position Look around
among your comrades, pick out a boy
who is soldierly in every act and word i,
quick as fash, fearless independent,
and who will not hesitate to speak his
mind to any man in the ranks who may
be inattentive or careless. With a good
captain and a good first sergeant you are
sure of having a good company, even
though the material of which it may be
composed is rather poor, and [ feel
morally certain that the material that
you have, il you have stood to your work
through three months or six months of
setting-up drill, must be unusually good
Be particularly careful whom you select
for captain and first sergeant In choos-
ing your second sergeant or left guide,
get boy if possible about the height
of the first sergeant, and one who is ca
pable of filling his place occasionally.
The other three sergeants and the cor
porals select from the boys who have
been devoted to their duty, prompt,
punctual and reliable; and you will have
take it all in all, well officered COM
pany. Now, of course, there will be
some who are much disappointed in not
having been elected to wear the stripes
or chevTons. Patience and perseverance
will overcome everything. Stick TO your
work, would say to such young fellows
and your promotion is sure to come; and
that ends my lecture on this subject. In
my own boy company here we had thirty
who stood to their guns to the last, and
among them are now some of the finest
captains and lieutenants that we ever
had in the national guard of this state;
and our best drilled company is COM
manded by a young fellow who five
years ago was going through his setting
up drill in the ranks of the Cadet Light
Infanty.
CHARLES KING, Captain, U. S. A.
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near by 1 went over to interview the pro-
prietor. His little shop was kept by
himself and two daughters, one of whom
picked out the pieces of coal from bin
and filed basket in the course of ten OF
fifteen minutes. Meanwhile l took a
walk. on my return found the basket
filled and ready to be weighed. 1t was
attached TO clumsy steelyards, and these
were suspended from a wooden bar, sup
ported on the shoulders of the daughter
at one end and of the proprietor at the
other. Occasionally it was lowered
while the proprietor stopped to put on
one or two pieces more of coal, or to take
off one, or to exchange one for another
in adjusting the weight. This was half
a quintal, with an allowance of three
pounds for the basket; price, two pounds
and a half-at the rate about $50 a ton.
To this 1 added twenty-five small
fagots for kindlings, at cost of five
cents, saw them bound upon the top of
the basket, and supposed my concern
trated machine was ready for delivery.
Not at all. There was not laborer IN
the yard. and the proprietor, standing
at the gate, began to look up and down
for one. AS no one appeared or came at his
whistle (the Neapolitans have a signih-
cant "sst" when they wish to call any
one), l took another little walk. Re-
turning in ten minutes I found young
fellow ready to shoulder my basket and
follow me TO the hotel with 1t, where it
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it. Upon getting the loaf at supper she
was astonished to see one end Of it plen-
tifully studded with tacks.
Lijer dearly loved to get at q WELL
filed pinoushion, from which he would
extract the pins one by one and thrust
them into some convenient receptacle
One night after the prophet unbeknOwn
to any one had robbed the pincushion +,
Dolby was considerably surprised, if not
delighted, to find upon going to bed his
pillow carefully bestuck with pins.
One winters day old Mr.. Hanson
"sorta drapped in, :" as he expressed it ,
and was sitting beside the stove retailing
the scanty gossip of the neighborhood
while his dog, faithful Tyler, was COM
fortably curled up before the fire. Lijer
was staggering about looking for an OPP
portunity for displaying his peculiar tai
ents, when a live coal popped out of the
CRATE. Like flash he snapped 1t up in
his hard bill and inserted it into the dog g
ear. Poor Tyler sprang up with terri
Bile howl and dashed between the legs of
his master, who had just risen to take
his departure, nearly standing the old
gentleman on his head, and sprang out
of the door, colliding with Dolby i,
who was just bringing in a bucket of
water. The bucket went flying, half
drenching the boy, and the dog scuttled
away, yelping mournfully, followed by
Lijer's triumphant "Whoor- hoor- ha-a-
a-ai'
But, in spite of all his villainies, Lijer
had one redeeming trait. This was his
fondness for Dolby, whom he loved with
all his rascally little heart. 1t was Dolby
who had fed him when he was helpless
gormand and rescued him from the roos-
ter and bound up his broken leg and
nursed him teuderly. 1t was Dolby who
saved him from many unpleasant scTapes
usuallysbrought upon himself by his own
rascality, and it was Dolby, too, who
petted and pranked with him, and 1t was
upon Dolby that he lavished all the affec-
ton that was in him.
He would swagger around after the boy
at his tasks, investigating everywhere,
sticking his nose into everything, often
hlndering sadly while intending to be
helpful, and all the time murmurIng to
his master in crow language. He seemed
to deem nothing too good for Dolby, and
often when the lad was sitting quietly
the crow would hop up into his lap and
pop into a pocket or q fold of his jacket
one of his choicest steals, and then back
away as proud as a peacock when Dolby
found and accepted the gift, usually
some small article that had been missing
from the house and accordingly charged
to Lijer, though perhaps no one had seen
him steal it. And when tired of prank
ing the crow would hop up on Dolby 8
shoulder and mutter and humble IN his
ear and then drop off to sleep with his
head against the boys cheek.
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with drawing-room, which we did
not much frequent; it was small 3,
ill-ventilated and cold. There was
seldom a fire in it; or If there
was you had to look carefully around the
room to find the little square iron box IN
which the handful of burning charcoal
was contained. The tawdry elegance of
the room did not compensate for its lack
of comfort.
Having decided to remain where we
were, we set about making our own
apartment as coy as circumstances
would permit. By a little changing
about of furniture we brought sofas and
easy chairs into inviting proximity, with
a comfortable for books and papers and
the evening lamp. We had begun with
candles furnished by the hotel at half
penny each. These we followed with
others furnished by ourselves at three
cents ecah. But cheeriness required a
lamp; so we bought one, with quart
can, which the porter filled for us as
often as we wished. And here may as
we'll say word about kerosene oil in
Italy. It all comes from Amer
lea, and costs four times as
much at retail as it does there.
The uniform price is fourteen cents q
quart, and it is not much cheaper bought
in larger quantities. Retailers make so
little on it that they add to profits by
dIluting it with some cheaper fluid.
When it was introduced here few years
ago, it was sold at very low figure, and
became at once popular. Small, mex
pensive lamps were also introduced, and
the poorest families bought them. Here
was light, come from America, which
was so much cheaper and better than
cGndlesl Then the price of oil went up,
and was taxed by the government and
controlled by monopoly; people must
buy it at the new rates or go without.
The result is that AnesIoan kerosene,
even at tifty-six cents gallon, is now
burned by almost everybody in Naples.
But to us the essential thing for cheer
and comfort was fire. The hotel would
furnish that. But finding that could
buy English coal at a coal and wood yard
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One September day the Bsxters were
thrown into a futter of excitement by
the coming in most unexpected fashion
of visitors from the fort. Miss Ernes-
tine Rossiter of Chicago had lately be-
come the guest of Col. and Mrs. Conklin
and several times the household under
the tall cottonwood had seen the stately
beauty ride by, member OF the eques-
trian party from the post. To-day her
escort was blonde-mustached and eye
glassed Lieut.. Lemon, just from West
Point, a gentleman of apparently tre-
mendous Importance in his own mind.
How it came about does not matter
but, when little way from the Baxter
homestead, the lady's horse stumbled +,
giving her painful and most ungrace-
full tumble, bruising her somewhat and
giving her dignity a sad shook. This
was truly unfortunate, for, upon this
particular day, she had srrayed herself
with unusual care for the purpose OF i'm
pressing the officer.
That gentleman came CALAMITY to the
rescue and supported her tenderly to the
house where Mrs. Baxter, in high state
of flutterment, did her best to administer
to the needs of her unexpected guest.
The lady's shoulder was sbraded and
famed and one of her hands con-
siderably bruised. Mrs. Baxter was
ready with linen cloths and home made
liniment. Dolby thoughtfuliy brought a
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cut moderately loose of the same ma
'eral dark blue forage cap, made by
such firm as H. V. Allen, or Boy
ian, or Whitlock of New York, or
Lucy OF Columbus, OHIO. 1t must be
naity and well shaped or the effect is
pad; and here you will have trim, SOL
ulerIy suit. Add to this white Berlin
gioVes, white webbing waist and shoulder
ue!' with plain plate and pair of laced
canvas leggings, and YOU will have q
SunoTm that will set you off to
ueIeF advantage than all the plumes,
Va SaA coats or colored facings in creation.
Jus White webbing belts have been worn
=! 'ue cadets at West Point for three
quarters oil century. They wash like
so'a' ahu always can be made to look
'po"ess and snowy. This being your
sa1e' Uniform, your drill by squad and
Vompany being well advanced, your in
onsol., having given most of the boys
SppCrtuhities 10 act Us chiefs of platoon,
=. "su' OF left guide, as fiIe-cIosers,
Wv, now, and not until now, when YOU
perhaps SIX months old as a company,
, NV may begin 10 make out your election
'-ts's ana see who shall be your officers.
6, t-u noW is the time think as men, not
IN gV!s' The tendency of young fellows
~ We selection of their officers is to
t use some popular leader and make
Won 'ueF captain. But by the time that
mo u ua'e been drilling three or four
Iso o5'ns' 1t may be that your popular
sp,rr, uas SHOWN that lie hasn't stamina
il ti-os ~ pefsevere in the work; that he
/, NJ NJ VI the mOnotony and routine. 1t
rpia. 80 man possible that other bows,
ssr az a.. .T'lo"s who haven't had much to
i've ra'ueIto' who have ALWAYS been act
rs,,a.. SPORTS, but silent in general con-
rl'IOn, have turned ont TO have far
dOps Io..ulerly qualifications and TO have
as pniS .a'er as platoon commanders, or
fellow lnan any of the more popular
rsn. among you. Consider this
who mink of the bows
dens,s nave been sturdy, in
Bow nsl' manly and truthful ALWAYS.
ieelipg I -, you have looked up to with
Ike h. VI respect, even when, PERTAINS
have s-you have ridiculed what YOU
lsCed,, NJ to call their ''straight-
len srob oeua7ior; in nine cases out of
Gers snS young fellows make better Off
hsl-felIon lure reliable soldiers than the
daily liz Wv TeA-met companions of your
captain on auu associations. Pick out for
ior Dr. 4 Do VINO has shown an aptitude
Choose fo- quo whom you all respect.
quick. kss your lieutenants two bright,
made 6ra. Young fellows, who have
And pos ss-rate platoon commanders,
that, in boys, We come to the office
by lone os oIpinion, next to the captain
COMPANY. y 3, the most important in the
be 1.sd : mat OF first sergeant, or
Tine Of The 70 be called up to the
deri! ,e arc war Of the rebellion, the or
seAnt' Your instructor viii
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this long way home, enduring all this
agony, that he might lay his trophy at
his masters feet?'
Lieutenant, said Miss Rossiter
shortly, awe must go. Mrs. Baxter,
how much do 1 owe you for the moon
yenience have caused your"
Nothing" answered Dobby's moth
er. ''Money cannot pay for suffering;
good-oyelr
Skinny and Joe followed the lady and
the officers out to the horses. Presently
Skinny came back.
when the woman wasn't lookin' -
he said, "that pompouE Teller handed
me this and whispered for me to give.tE
to Dolby" 81 49,
This was bright gold 6iece. 6
That was last autumn. Lissf's broken
wing healed long ago, but st sdsoe
little, making him look mora ralssh and
rascally than ever.
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PARADE EESls Will hSouLLlC again t'Ak
nsrs are thirty-fve who remain
,tsa5fast, who stand up to their
work like little men, and per-
hon, hiring in few recruits. We
viii say that it is evident that that num-
he'd at least will hang together; that
three months have gone by and you are
being rapidly initiated into company
movements; now you want your uni
forms and are entitled to them, and the
question is, what shall they be?
The swallow tailed coat for soldiers is
arctic of the Waterloo days, and never
had an excuse for its existence. The
frock, or tunic, is soldierly and sensible,
but BY long odds the nattiest and most
solderly dress worn by boy or man is the
sack coat, CT so-caIled "blouse,' cut
close to the figure. 1t is IN shape just
like the undress uniform of officers OF the
regular service, and it ought to be cut
andmade by military tailor. Ninety
nine out Of 100 civilian tailoTs will make
itall stomach and no chest; whereas, if
you bave been properly taught and have
observed the teaching, you Will be
modelled Just the other way-thin in
flank, but big of chest. Ask your in
sruCtOr, if he is Irregular, - and
has blouse cut by Hatfield or Brooks of
New York, to let you take it to the
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on the rOll-that Is
about what my last boy
company mustered.
One month of setting
up drill, balance-step
and facings has re-
duced the number to
thirty-five and some
of the thirty five would
gladly quit if they did
not fear being laughed
at for want of grit.
OF course the boys who
have dropped out are
dong what they can to
induce others to follow
them, that is human
/ nature and boy nature
the world over. But 1
so A., 4
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ITH one exception ,
the members of the
Baxter household were
honest and upright.
Though life had been
something of q strug-
gle with them since
Mr.. Baxter 8 death +,
they had met their
trials bravely, and af-
ter each day of strug-
Cling, when night set
tied down over the
little weather. beaten
house under the tall
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n rooms so pleasant
it seemed as If we
might have our little
family circle and en-
joy our own home
life, even in a hotel
and in a foreign city.
We had our break
fast served in our
apartments: coffee,
, hot milk, fresh eggs
excellent rolls, and
butter, brought in by
quiet and efficient
walters at ten min
utes' notice. Lunch
was at 1890 aud din
ner at $3.50 at the ia
BILE d 'hote, where we
met all sorts of peo-
pie of several ma
tionalties, and made
some agreeable ac-
quaintances. There
was a salon, or
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made material changes in your
pave 5ber.bip. Boys who started with
n ~, Enthusiastically will have dropped
-. S oS the company is a month old,
ou. .t SI N stand the racket. But every
Dln aUa fellow of grit and determination
!y Il hove stuck to the work, and by the
,,ro he he has had a month of the setting
Lu Ali etc, will admit that he feels
,i5a Inherent person entirely.
- Now will assume that when you
...-tad Won had perhaps forty names
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,,-;ea out of sight. That is why
vii be pu 80 learn to carry yourselves
Itell you you. ~ and men, to march and ma
ike soldleL ,5 10 learn what is to remain
psurer, a anuaI Of arms last of all.
Of the ma alod YOU ''course Of sprouts, !"
IPTGmi !. one, depend upon it, that will
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tailor who is TO make
your uniforms; let him
see how there is album
aant room for chest
Development and ex-
pausiOn, and for the
full free use Of the
arms; how neatly It
fits about the neck;
how trinity it outlines
the figure. Have this
coat made of dark
navy blue flannel,
lined. Your trousers
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[cTzTETEl
q. W. HARRIS.

6O.-Charade.
In merry play
The first one day
Was frisking on the heath,
When quick her last
Was captured fast
Between the traps sharp teeth.
We heard her call,
And hurried all
To set the captive free.
Her last once small,
Pulled oUt like all
That in the swamp we see.
ETHYL,