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The Democratic advocate., 1890-11-29
BOYS WEAR.

From the Shirt Waist and Kilt TO the richest
effects in Suits for Young Men, we have made
rare and elegant provision. Our Juvenile
Department is treasure house of style and
beauty in Boys Suits at right prices. Prices
range from 81 to $40 for Suit or Overcoat.
OEHMS ACME HALL.
The Democratic advocate., 1890-11-29
.oPARTNERsHIp NOTICE.

| have this day formed a copartnership
with Peter Ledlich, under the firm name Of
E. May & Co., for the purpose of conducting
the Westminster Steam Bottling Works.
E. MAY.
Westminster, Nd, Sept. Is, 1890.
The Democratic advocate., 1890-11-29
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The County Commissioners of Carroll
county will meet at their Office, in Westmin-
ster, on the lst Monday in December, 1890,
for the transaction Of business.
By order, CHAS. BRILHART,
novS Clerk
The Democratic advocate., 1890-11-29
IRON FENCE. II
Dg ALI Iron-Posts, Rails and
Pickets-Not Wire.
FROM 1bc TO soc A FOOT, ACCORDING
TO VARIETY AND WEIGHT.

Send for circulars giving full description OF
call on the undersigned in person.
Agents wanted.
D. f. SHIPLEY,
iuna7 1y Westminster, Nd.
The Democratic advocate., 1890-11-29
OVERCOATS.

Whether the neat and Dressy Top Coat for
fall and early winter, the thicker Coat for
comfort, or the Ulster or Storm King to defy
weather, our styles and prices will please you.
These Overcoats include kerseys. Meltons,
Thibits, German Cloths, Beavers, Chinchillas
and all the best of Imported and American
Weavings. Prices from S. to $25.
OEHM'S ACME HALL.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
The Shah of Persia.

At the visit of the shah of Persia to Wad-
desden manor, the country seat of Baron
Ferdinand Won Rothschild, he inspected all
the treasures and antiquities of the baron,
but was pleased most with jewel set mantle
clock, which is veritable work Of art. The
central figure of this clock is that of an ele-
plant, which, when the clock q wound, be-
gins to wag his golden tail, move his jeweled
trunk, shake his large ears and turn his small
diamond eyes; thereupon the lotos flowers,
formed of jewels, at his feet, begin to open, a
procession passes by, and from under the en-
ameled leaves of the bushes snakes and other
reptiles crawl out. The shah was exceedingly
charmed with this costly toy, which had con-
stantly to be wound again for his delectation,
and his behavior demonstrated that the illus.
trious shahen-shah preferred it to all the
treasures owned by Rothschild. Articles
had finally to be resorted to to attract his at
tention to other things for fear he might ex-
press a desire to possess it.-Jewelers' Cir
puiar
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
aailg - eagle
FOR WANT OF BREATH.

A poor city babe lay dying che day
On ragged and dirty cot,
Lay quietly gaspiDg its life away
In basement squalid and hot;
0 Godl for sniff of cool, sweet air
Just one for the child and its mother;
For the heart that bleeds so helplessly Their,
And the babet that must lie there and smother.
The farmers boy is a cheerful sight
As he sits on the floor in the sun;
How he doubles his fist In mimic might.
How lusty his grief and fun!
OH full Of life all day is the breeze
From the fields of the farmer coming,
For it dallied awhile mid leafy trees,
And awhile where bees were humming
The fsherman's boy is ut play on the sand
How sturdy and plump he grows.
There is strength in the grip OF his chubby nano,
And his lips are as red as rose
Obi sweet are the breeDes born at sea
And Graded in white foam flowers
Sweetly cool, when waves are like grass on a lea,
Cool and keen when tempest lowers.
The babe In the tenement house is dead,
With none but its mother to weep:
Then lay it to rest in that narrow bed
Where the sleepers breathe not in their sleep.
Oh! breeDes that wander at will Away,
II ashore or where sea scud is flying,
There are thousands Of poor city babes today
That are smothering. fainting, dying.
Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
Gloves in Early Times.

Gloves date back to very remote period,
the ancients not being strangers to their use,
and by the eleventh century they were uni
versally worn.
In tomb in Egypt pair of striped linen
mittens were found that had been worn by a
lady. Xenophen alludes to the Persians
wearing gloves, and gives it as a proof of
their effeminacy; and Homer describes
Laertes at work in his garden wearing gloves,
to secure him from the thorns. The Romans
were severely upbraided by the philosophers
for wearing gloves; but these reproaches had
no effect in diminishing their use-they were
too convenient and comfortable to be lashed
out of being by the tongue of philosophy.
They do not appear to have been worn in
England until the beginning of the eleventh
century, and were of German manufacture
In the course of time, great deal of orna-
mentatidn was used on the gloves in England.
The efhgies of Henry II and Richard had
gloves adorned with precious stones, and
real gloves ornamented with jewels were
found upon che hands of King John and Ed
ward I, when their tombs were opened during
the last century. Gloves were -even orna-
p,ented with crests and armorial bearings
The ecclesiastical were always richly adorned.
They were made of silk or linen, embroidered
and jeweled A pair preserved at New col
lege, Oxford, are of red silk, with the sacred
monogram surrounded by glory, and en-
broidered in gold on the backs. Pope Boni-
face VIII had gloves of white silk embroid-
cred very beautifully and studded with
pearls.
About the year 1000 leather gloves ap-
peared. They were embroidered, adorned
with pearls and gems and trimmed with lace.
Perfumed gloves. too, made their appearance
and were very popular with the ladies. We
are told that Queen Mary Tudor had a pair
of ''swete gloves" sent to her by Mrs. WHEEL
lers. The college tenants of Oxford had per-
fumed gloves presented to them, as well as
distinguished guests. The custom went out
soon after the reign of Charles Montreal
Star
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
How Labor Day Originated.

In the spring of 1882, General Secretary P.
j. Mcclure, of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters. first originated the observance of
distinct and new holiday-with parade and
picuic-to be known as Labor Day" He
preached the idea to several labor men and
then TO the Central Labor union of New
York, sAld got them to adopt it. The first
Monday in September, 1882 was agreed upon
as the day for the first public observance Of
Labor Day" The first attempt was deemed
to be so successful by the Central Labor
union that it decided to celebrate the first
Monday in September every year as labor's
holiday. The plan was then Endorsed by tho
annual convention Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and by the general assembly
of the knights of Labor. The idea met with
favor in other cities and states, and the labor
organizations in them observed the day in
various ways-by parades, festivals, excur-
sions, or meetings, and have continued to do
so.-Carpenter.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
Intelligent Pigeons.

The Central prison at Agra is the rocstina
place of great numbers OF the common blue
pigeon; they fly out to the neighboring coun-
try for food every morning and return in the
evening, when they drink at a tank just out
side the prison walls. In this tank are 3
large number of fresh water turtles, which lie
in wait for the pigeons, just under the sur
face of the water and at the edge Of 1t. Any
bird alighting to drink near one of these tur-
ties has good chance of having its head bit
ten off and eaten; and the headless bodies OF
pigeons have been picked up Dear the water,
showing the fate which has sometimes be-
fallen the birds. The pigeons, however, are
aware of the danger and have hit on the fol
lowing plan to escape it:
A pigeon comes in from its long fight, and
as it nears the tank instead of flying down at
once to the waters edge, will cross the tank
at about twenty feet above its surface, and
then fly back to the side from which it came
apparently selecting for ahghting safe spot
which it had remarked as it few over the
bank; but even when such spot has been
selected, the bird will not alight at the edge
of the water, but on the bank about yard
from the water, and will then run down
quickly to the water, take two or three hurried
gulps of it, and then fly off to repeat the
same process at another part of the tank un
til its thirst is satisfied. had often watched
the birds doing this, and could not account
for their strange mode of drinking, till tolo
by my friend, the superintendent Of the
prison, of the turtles which lay in ambush
for the pigeons.-Cor. Nature.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
Underground Water in Australia.

The future of Australia for the next thirty
years will rest with the engineers. The Re
cent discoveries Of underground rivers In the
most arid portions of the continent have glver
these words greater significance. The diff
Guilty of Australia has always been the fear
that the land will not support large popu'
lation. These discoveries of water dispei that
ear. 1t now appears that the volumes OF
ain which fall about once in five years over
he greater part of the Australian continent
,overing with food the plains which for four
ears previously have not known more moist
ire than might be given in England by good
iall Of dew, find their way through the por-
Gus soil into channels and chambers beneath
the surface, where, at a depth OF LOCO OF
2,00o feet, they provide an iaexhaustible store
of the lnest precious commodity known to the
Australian squatter. 1t is only to be
expected that as more water is brought to
the surface the clouds will take up more
moisture by evaporation, and the rainfall
will increase. Then, with regular rainfall
and inexhaustible tanks and creeks, even the
Australian squatter might begin to be con,
tent.-Macmillan' Magazine.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
Artistic Book Covers.

A great deal of money is invested in secur.
ing novel and artistic designs for book covers
by publishers in the east, and the dies for
most Of the new ones have been designed es-
pecially for the particular use. But in the
west, where books are not published by the
publishers at their own expense, book cover
designs are not usually elaborate. When a
man wants book published, he generally
asks for some stock die, not caring for an
original design for the cover. It is not real
lied what benefit the sale Of a book will de-
rive from taking cover Get up something
original, striking or artistic, and many .
person, who would otherwise give no atten-
ton, viii have his eye attracted, and will ex-
anime the book. A design will sometimes
cost as much as 800 or $500. Certain east
ern houses are always on the lookout for new
ideas, and pay Is much attention to the cover
as to the contents in st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
Iaughfer.

We are on earth, and a merry home it is
for us. Talk Of laughter-why, the light
nings laugh; the sun laughs at us through
the clouds; the stars shake themselves with
laughter all the night long; the birds laugh
on the boughs and in the wide air; the whole
universe rings with laughter; lambs laugh
on the hillocks; kittens laugh on the carpet;
the brooklet laughs down the valley; and is
man alone of all created things to know
gloom, he with the seeing eye, the thinking
brain and the loving hearts He cannot, be
won't. Then let him laugh; he must laugh,
and that laughter may come to him, let us
give him something worth laughing at; let
us SO attune his spirit to mirth that in all his
laughter humble sincerity and truthfulness
may at once be understood and appreciated;
let us sanctify his soul, so that his laughter
may be pure; ay, and let us so strengthen
his body, that he may laugh aloud, with a
free, hearty, unbounded ring, with genu-
inc blitheness, and with a zest that shall make
his very heart to dance to happy music and
his face to shine like sunrise on the hill
Theodore Parker.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
The Wrong Book.

Mime. de Talleyrand had the name OF being
as stupid as she was handsome, and her hus-
band took manly pleasure in leading her
on to the commission Of the most amazing
blunders for the amusement Of their guests
One day, for instance, when Demon, one OF
the savants whom Bonspaste had taken in
his train on the expedition to Egypt, was to
dine with them, Talleyrand told his wife
that he was traveller Of note, whose last
book he would give her to read. At dinner,
Demon was at first delighted by the accuracy
and discrimination of the compliments which
Nine. de Talleyrand paid him, but she soon
gave such feelings pause by saying: land
that good fellow, Friday-what comfort he
must have been to you'll" Talleyrand had
given her Robinson Crusoe" to read.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
A Familiar Sparrow.

Macon, Ca, has queer freak in an English
sparrow Every morning this sparrow flies
into the Office of the city clerk through the
window, tarries awhile on top of the inner
blind, chirps a merry good morning, and
then makes itself at home. 1t does not seem
at all frightened at the people coming in and
going out, but fits about from window to
window, from the top Of the bookcase to the
maps on the walls, as unooncerned as if sport
ing amid the branches of a tree. The chill of
the morning causes the flies to remain dor
mant for some time, and it has been noticed
that the bird makes a meal on these limp flies
After gathering them in and making hearty
meal the sparrow perches on the window
through which it came, chirps its profuse
thanks, and then skips out to join its less for
tunate companions 1t happened several
days ago, when the morning was chillisr than
usual, that the porter ST the city hall did not
lower the window at the top, as usual. That
day the bird was seen TO fy against the win
dow pane and kick up considerable fuss at
not being allowed to come in, and il was not
until the window was lowered that it seemed
TO be satisfied-Chicago Times.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01

Nearly all fur manufactures in the United
States as well as abroad are owned by He
brews, and in America, at least, they are
among the kindeSt of employers The writer
OF this has talked with girls in nearly all the
manufactures in PHILADELPHIA, San Francisco
and New York, and has never heard one COM
plant against their treatment, only they de
plore the unhealthiness Of the business
Many of the girls work at boxmaking or
aorne other trade durin. thu dull season.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
A Long Felt Want.

Able Editor-Want a position, ehl Do you
understand the tariff question:
Applicant--Um-to tell the truth, l don't
know anything about the tariff.
Are you familiar with international lawf'
''No: can't say that am"
Have you followed up the various African
and polar explorations and have you all the
localities at your finger ends, SO that you
could write column after column on the sub
ject without exhausting yoUrself!"
IL never took any interest in such
things"
Are you thoroughly familiar with Eng
lish, French, German and Russian politics."
Don't know anything about European
squabbles and don't want to-"
Young man, take that desk there. j
shouldn't wonder if you could make paper
that sensible people would like TO read
New York Weekly
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
An Elephants Politics.

Many stories are current of the remarkable
intelligence of the elephant, but have come
across nothing so conclusive Of the noble ami
mails sagacity as the story Of the elephant
which broke loose at Leigh, in Lancashire.
On gaining its liberty, this intelligent beast
made straight for the Conservative club, and
did his best TO demolish the front of the
premises, after which he proceeded to the
parish church and battered down q gate
which barred the public access to the sacred
edifice. Leigh is a strongly Radical town,
and there can be little doubt, take it, that
this is a Radical elephant, who, inspired by
the genius loci, determined to hold political
demonstration on his own account.-London
Truth.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01

ssDo you see that rubicund gentleman over
thereW said DR.. Muller, president OF the
Deutscher klub, Of Oakland, pointing TO
blonde bearded man who was leaning AGAINST
che chain box. swell, that's Coroner Henry
Evers, of Almeda county, and want 30 tell
gou how he turned joke on some OF MS
friends a few weeks ago. We have nttie
dining coterie which we call the Bumbiebee
club. and one afternoon we were all seated
about the table while the jokes went round,
when messenger came in bearing word to
Coroner Evers that there was dead body
living in a lot at such and such q portion OF
che city.
"Evers grumbled good deal, but finally
left the table and went in search OF his dead
ster. He found nothing but decomposed
hen on a garbage heap. While he was away
we all laughed great deal at his expense
Tie message was just little jokelet OF our
own.
"The coroner came back after half an hour
or more, very red, very mad At first ne
told his experiences innocentiy enough, ana
the more he told the more we laughed. an
the afternoon we chaffed him about his fruit
less search for body and fee, ehinking that
he didn't in the least suspect our connecDion
with his trip. Finally we rose to 60, ali IN
the merriest mood and thoroughly content
with our fun at Evers' expense.
"'Gentlemen,' suddenly spoke up the butt
Of all our ridicule, I hereby summon you 70
appear at once as jurors in the examination
into the cause which led to the death OF -,
deceased
Now this - had been in the water for
over two weeks. He wasn't pleasant after
dinner subject. We laughed no more. We
begged, pleaded protested. 1t was OF nc
avail. Evers was obdurate. So we all
marched over to the norgue and viewed the
remains AS each jolly diner out turned pale
and sought the open air, Evers laughed. lie
shook with merriment. He seemed threat
ened with apopiexy, SO thoroughly did he en-
JOY himself.
HE is laughing vet. Watch him when ne
looks my way."-San Francisco Examiner
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
Ahout Brain Wear.

1t is very desirable to have what quietness
is possible during brain work, and the neces-
sity for proper ventilation as a means OF
maintaining mental energy is well known
Il might lessen brain wear in many Offices il
electric lighting were substituted for gas il
Elimination. Good digestion is essential to
continued work with good lasting power.
Late rising and hurried breakfast. a still
more hurried luncheon and rush back 10
work, followed at the conclusion Of the day
by heavy meal when the man is wesried,
often tend to exhaustion, as much as tho I'M
avoidable pressure of business. a more rs-
tional refreshment after heavy brain work is
TO partake of light refreshment and then rest
for half an hour be re dinner; thus the
power of digestion a, social enjoyment are
restored 10 the mar
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01
Beating an Architect.

81 feel particularly happy this morning"
he observed to a friend as they met on the
corner.
''Over whats"
''Over the fact that my new house has cost
800 less than the architects estimate. It's
one case in hundred, suppose"
Eyes. House all done"
"From top to bottom"
'Cellar concreted?"
''Good gracious, but forgot that!"
s'Got your furnace inF'
sN-nom
Painted upf'
"No!"
Burglar alarm and electric bells all readys'
''Say, there's clean thousand dollars there
yet?"
about that"
"And the architectP'-
''All alike. It's part of the profession. The
only time / ever beat one was in building a
woodshed. He planned for 5000 inlaid floor
for it, and put down pine at SIS thousand
and saved $500. New York Sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-12
The Yirs. Step.

Perhaps you are all run down,
can't eat, can't sleep, can't think,
cant do anything to your satisfac-
ton, and you wonder what ails you.
You should leesi the warning, you
are taking the first step into nerv-
Gus prostration. You need a nerve
tonic, and in Electric Bitters you
will find the exact remedy for re-
storing your nervous system to its
normal healthy condition. Surpris-
ing results follow the use Of this
great nerve tonic and Alternative.
Your appetite returns, good diges-
ton is restored, and the liver and
kidneys resume healthy action. Try
a bottle. Price 80 cts. at J. S. Tai
COTS drug store.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-12

For many years the Arensdori
Brewery, of Sioux City, Iowa, sent
forth Il stream of polluted drink,
carrying hunger, misery, and death
to thousands. The state law closed
the brewery as such, and now the
building has been turned into an
oatmeal factory. This is a blessed
change-from drink to food. But
it will take the output of many a
year to make up for the hunger the
brewery caussd.-S s.. Aduocate
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-12
First Publication Feb. Goth, 1880.


PIERRE, Feb. 9Ist, lsW.
Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day
kf April. 1890, all the School Lands IN Union
bounty will be leased at public auction TO the
highest bidder, at the front door OF the Court
House In said county. The leasing VIII be con-
iucted by the County Superintendent of Schools.
laid leasing will be held between the hours OF
10 O'Clock u. IN. and 5 O'Clock p. III. each day
Until all tracts Of School Lands have been offered
Dr lease. Each bidder whose bid is accepted.
bust at once deposit the amount Of his bid with
le County Treasurer, taking his receipt there
br. II the lease is not approvedb by the Govern
the money will be returned.
The following Is the list OF School Lands In
2nion county III hp offered
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-12
Tn Rev Discovery.


You have heard your friends talk
about it. You may yourself be one
of the many who know from per.
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it, you are one ofits staunch friends.
because the wonderful thing abou,
it is, that when once given a trial,
DIR. Kings New Discovery ever after
holds a place in the house. If you
have never tried it, and should be
afflicted with q cough, cold or any
Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, Sc
cure a hottie at once and give it a
fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial bot
ties Free at j. S. Talcotts drug store.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-12
A Card o. Thanks.

Our many friends and neighbors
who SO kindly assisted us through
the last illness, death and burial Of
our infant son, will please accept
our most heartfelt thanks.
G. w. LANE.
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