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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-30
STORY OF A SNUB,

Row Mrs. harrison Got Even with IN Of
Tending Massachusetts, Statesman.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-There is a lit
tie story whose moral would seem to be
that 1t is . very dangerous thing to Of
fend senator's wives. 1t seems that a
Massachusetts statesman, who is well
known in Washington, and who passes
much OF his time In this city, would have
had far more pleasant position abroad
II his wife had not offended Mrs. Harri-
son when the latter's husband was sena.
tor from Indiana. II seems that the wife
OF the Massachusetts, statesman gave an
afternoon reception, md among the call
ers were Mrs. Harrison and three other
ladies, who were also in the senatorial
circle. The hostess had just greeted
them, when . young attache OF some un.
important legation entered. The host
ess, all unmindful of official etiquette,
promptly deserted the senatorial circle,
and greeting the young foreigner, hur-
ricd him back to the tea table, leaving
her other guests for some time. As they
waited In vain for any further recogni.
ton they held short indignation meet
ing and left the house more in anger
than In sorrow.
The sequel OF this incident came when
Mr.. Harrison became President Harri-
son and the Massachusetts, statesman
applied for the English mission. His
.'backing" was magnificent, and 1t looked
for time rs though he would get q
frst-class diplomatic position. Mrs.
Harrison heard of the matter and went
Indignantly to her husband to demand
that the Massachusetts, man should get
nothing st oil, or II he got anything he
should get IN appointment to one Of the
least important missions in the gift OF
the state department. Whether her In
duence brought about that result, It is
certain that the Massachusetts, man did
not get . second rate appointment, and
Il Is also certain that when Mr.. and Mrs.
Il called at the white house to pay
their respects before their departure to
tho foreign mission, they were distinctly
and emphstically snubbed BY Mrs. Har.
rison.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-30
DROWNED LANDS OF FLoHiDA


.
Florida has airesdy acquired gTsAl
and early vegetables, Florida oranges
eastern markets. Il has also become
famous % . winter health resort Hui
It's greatest distinction Of al will - the
vast area OF arabic lands which 70
will be able 70 offer to enterprising moSu
in the course Of few years. A YSry
considerable portion Of southern
Florida consists OF land 0vern0wod u
subject to over1ow-swamp lsn6S, =
short, for the most part, that at one tlnno
were the fastnesses OF the lndiAns, who
were not driven out Of them until aiaeg
several long and bloody wara The mae.
sAcre Of Dade and his command. c1u4Ae
In IN ambush, rivaled that Of the nAs-
sacre Of Custer and his command ~ -
Sioux st later date. These overnoW06
lands, with their lakes. Of which Lake
Okeechobee alone covers IN areA Of l,O0o
square miles, were regarded - pr1cti.
cally worthless, and efforts were made by
the state 70 sell . part Of them 70 capt.
talists who would drain and Improve
them. Four millions Of acres wete o3-
fered to On English syndicate at IS cent?
per acre. but before the papers wsre Up
there was change Of Administrations and
the contract was repudiated. These
1900. 600 Of Acres were subsequently,
bought by Hamilton Disston, Of Philar
delphis, and other capitalists Who
Joined with him IN the purchase. They
were nSs the men 70 lot their
property lie idle. Surveys were
made and scheme Of drain.
age adopted which he's been II proerees
for the past 10 years. What might -
called construction company ~
organized, which agreed 70 u1der1Ako
the work Of reciaiming II sisea efant
with every alternate square milo II ~ /
deemed. The undergrowth was clsAro1
Oh, the lines Of drainage canals marked
ont and steam dredges set - work.
These dredges are excsvating caaAls
from to 10 feet In depth, and fron
30 to Ito feet wide, and ~
work has 20 far proRro1oea
rs to AFFORD passage for l0w-drAft 1teAaD.
ers from Charlotte harbor, on the sulf
coast. to Kissimmce City st the hsad q
Lake Kaliga. Thus far the construotioM
company, with It's working headquarters
in the central basin Of the southern kajf
,15O, 600 acres for the work Il has done.
Settlers are already taking up the lanGls
that have been seclAimed, and maAy
more will follow - tho work pro
ceeds. -Four thousand square uilee
have already been drained. An i6oos
Of the magnitude OF the schsms b givea
by Mr.. Kellogg, correspondent os IL
Philadelphia AmericnH. From La1s
Little TohOpekaliga, distance Of I'D
miles, canals have been drcdged 09 o1h1S
means emnlOved n form r continual 49,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-30

THE marriage Of first cousins is illegal
In South Dakota.
THE Black Hills towns are talking OF
organizing base bali league.
The Chinese laundrymen OF Lead, who
resisted payment Of q $50 race tax, have
gained victory in court.
THE Yankton Portland Cement COM
pany is making cement at the rate Of $50
barrels per day.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-30
KING WILLIAMS VILE TEMPER.
A Violent Scenc Between tho Dutch Mon.
!. arch ard His Aoinintrr.

I. arch ard HIS MiniHtrr.
King William Ill, OF the Netherlands,
who died a few days ago, was, In his
best days, man Of frightful temper.
The person who excited him above all
others was the lank, phlegmatic Thor
becke. who left the desk OF Utrecht
professorship to become q minister of
state. The king expressed his contempt
for Thorbccke by always addressing him
as ''Sir Professor"
In 1870, when William was drifting
swiftly toward an alliance with France,
in order that he might avenge .he
wrongs all Dntchmen feel that they have
sustained at German hands, the "pro-
iessor" was selected to convince the king
that his people would not support him in
such course. Thorbecke entered the
kings bedchan.ber, with his hands be-
hind him, on the morning Of the day OF
the decision.
''Good morning, sir professor. What
is the news?" asked the king.
Nothing special, sire; only the peo-
pie OF The Hague are talking . good deal
Of nonsense" said Thorbeckc, with d.
plomatic delibcrateness.
'Humph! concerning my mintsters?''
"No SIRE" droned on Thorbeckc, ''con-
cerning you"
Concerning mc?" shouted the king,
and what, o honored professor, concern
ing me?"
"Sire, hardly wish to repeat 1t. H.
Enough! wish to hear it,
swell, sire, the people OF The Hague
say you are as crazy as q LOOM"
Bif! Like shot tho short, heavy
body OF the. liking bounced from the bed
to the floor. Purple and specchless, he
caught up great silver inkstand to
throw 1t at Thorbecke. His hand be-
came entangled for moment in the bed
curtains. Thorbccke strobe up to him,
thrust down his keen white face TO the
level Of the kings eyes, and said In q
tone Of Icy Indifference:
''And II you strike me with the ink.
stand the people Of The Hague will be
right"
The king dropped the inkstand In the
curtain that had caught II and glowered
at the professor, who fastened TO pile
reasons on reasons why the Neither
lands should remain neutral during the
Franco Prussian war. A few hours
later. in tho presence OF oil his ministers,
William III. tore into bits and stamped
on the declaration Of war which he had
Ill but forced on his unwilling subjects.
--NeW York Sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-30
THE MARK ETS
Sioux CITY Live Stock.

UNION STOCK YARDS, Sioux CRY, Jan.
21.-Hogs-Estimated receipts, 2, 200. About
Thirty fresh loads comprised the receipts
to-day. The market opened slow. with best
offers nickle lower than yesterday. The
good hogs were sadly in the minority. the
coarser stuff being plenty enough to have a
dampcning effect On buyers. There was no
life whatever, and the sellers anxiety was
met half way by stubbornncss On the pa rt
OF takers and constant inclination to lay
down. Sales were strong on the decline,
and hogs selling for $3.S0 yesterday were
weak to-day at a quarter. The market
closed dull at l0c lower.
Quotations: Mixed. S3.301332N; COM
mon and lights. &3.20G3.30.
Cattle-Estimated receipts, 1000. There
was no dearth OF any kind OF stuff on sale
to-day. The frt sh stun comprised thirty.
Ave loads Of COW stun, from Gamers to
good fat steers. Outside buyers were few,
but a big string OF stuff. mostly OF an In
ferlor quality. weighed up to the Beef &
Canning company, helped cut the market
to great extent Steer stuff sold easily,
but prizes showed downward tendency
from the very first. and butcher stun was
at l00i5c decline. Stock steers SOLD
strong, but the balance Of that grade OF
cattle was very slow.
South Omaha l.ivs ssook.
SourH OMAHA. Jan. 27.-Hoes--Estimated
receipts, 5000. 0mcial yesterday, a,Gi0:
0hipments, car. Market opened slow SQa
1Oc lower; selling, at &3.00D3.50.
Cattle-Estimated receipts, 2,l0o. Ohl-
cisl yesterday, 9ls Shipments. IA cars.
Market opened strong; quality fair.
Chicago Live Stock
CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.--CatLle ~ Receipts,
5000 Market strong to shade higher;
steers, S3.5ue53.55; stockers, g. 50d.3.50.
int 81
and lower; packers, sa.5oGb3.60; prime
heavy and butcher weights. s3.G5G3 20;
light, %. 4dsaL3.6s.
sheep-Receipts, 1000. Market steady:
natives. s4.0o@A.s5: westerns. N.2504. s5;
Texans, S3.s50i6O.
thicaEp Produce.
CHICAGO. Jan. 81. - Closing - Wheat
weak; cash. eoMc; May. 95Ac.
Corn-Steady; cash. loc: May. 5IT@s2c.
Oats-Easy; cash. lssS04ic; May. lsssc.
Rye-Steady at Tic.
Barley--Nominal Ut 75071c
Prime imothy-s'eady IT el.240l.es.
Flax-Si, y ut e1.17.
Whisky-el.1s.
Provisions-Pork steady; cssA oa.5o0e. IS:
May. 1lo.o. Q5lo.0 OK. Lard dull; cssh, q. .e7,,
May, es.0506.05k. Short ribs. steady; cash.
HiAes-firmer, heavy ana light green
exc; Green salted calf. &c: dry Aint, ec:
dry sslted hides. 607c; dyy calf. oooc;
deacous, each, sc.
Taliov-stSady: No !, said packed
INC; No. J. Sc: cake. 4c
May. ol.o20i.03t.
ssw xssA sssasss.
NEw YoHx. Jan. s7.-whsat- Dull and
Nc lower: May. el.04ko1.0ls<.
Ccrn--Lc lower and easy; No. 3. lN0
6Nx,. nflan. ar mfAed. 6lkc
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-30
Tenth Joint BALLOT.

Shcafe and Durham paired. On the Sec
ond ballot Moody lost one. Harden gained
two Winslow three. Otherwise there was
but little change. The assembly then dis
solved,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-30

MES. ELIzAHETH B. CUsTEB IL 10 ap-
pearance slender littlc woman, delicate
TO fragility, who looks as II she could not
have endured Tor day the lifs Of privar
ton and hardship which she chose 70
share with her gallant husbsnd for
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-30

PlCTuKE FRAMES.
I CHAIRS OF ALL KINDS
A Full Line of Cofflns, Caskets
and Undertaker's Goods
Constantly on Hand.
The Finest and Cheapest lot Of
Furniture ever brought to Elk Poin:
Call and see my stock before pur.
chasing elsewhere. IA.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10
Horse Talk.

There is no doubt the kind of horses for farmers to raise for sale is the kind there is the most demand for. and will generally bring good prices. The wants for different kinds of business in different localities differ. and it is the interest of producers to eudeavor to supply the article the market requires.
 Fashion sometimes seems to have almost as much to do with the style Of horses called for as in the matter of dress. and fashion is as tickle and ca pricious as the weather in April. At times the large breeds like the Perch erons and Clydesdales are all tho rage, and threaten to drive the other breeds out of the country, and then there will be reaction, the pendulum will swing the other way almost to the Texas mustangs and stop at the French Coach horses or the Cleveland bays It is said that tho latter breed once went out of fashion when the English stages were superseded by railroads. and became extinct but has since been revived in order to supply these same railroads with omnibus horses It does not make particle of difference whether the Cleveland bays of the present day can trace their genealogy back to the stock in Noah's ark so long as they are just as good horses as they ever were.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10
Trusts and Inventions.

One of the greatest evils of trusts is undoubtedly to be found in the fact that they tend to prevent those inventions and improvements which are constantly being made in freely competing indus tries. Protection is granted under the professed claim that 1t will cause com petition and so reduce prices Most of our industries are controlled by trusts in one form or another; and these defeat the introduction of new inventions, and thus prevent the cheapening of their product to the people.
 This view is expressed by that eminent high-tarff authority the Boston C0m- mercidt Bulletin. It has recently been discussing the proposed combine of the several companies engaged in making automatic sprinklers for extinguishing fires in factories. The Bulletin thus states it's objection to this combine:
 Ut is not for the interest of the com munity that the sprinkler combine should come to pass. Automatic sprink lers have not reached perfection by any means, and any comb nation would sure ly retard the development and the i'm provement of this almost indispensable instrument of protection.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10

ventions and improved methoda entire ly apart from any outside stimulus like . protective tariff. Of course there 10 . duty on canned corn, but this duty has had absolutely no effect on the industry. being simply one of those bogus duties put into the tsriff to hoodwink farmers.
 sThirty years ago." says g leading corn packer, ~corn was cut from the cob. by hand at the rate of bushel an hour, placed into handmade cans, the labor cost of which was SIPS per dozen, cooked six hours, and sold for S55O per dozen. Now machine, with the aid of one hand, will cut 125 bushels an hour. Another machine will fill the can at an equal gait The labor cost in cans will not exceed three cents per dozen, while improved cookers have run the time for processing down to a single hour, and the corn is sold at profit for S1 per dozen. The revolution has been from a horde of unskilled laborers, doing all the work by hand, to fewer but better labor CTS, who are intelligent enough to use machinery; while increased facilities the emanations from the brain of a Nor ton, SpraRue, Chisholm, and host of other tireless inventors-have reduced the creative cost over 80 per cent"
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10
Is Mckinley a Free-Irader?

Mckinley cannot avoid showing that he does not believe his own words when he tells that "the tariff is not tax" In order to develop the manufacture of beet-root sugar in this country, he put a provision into the tariff law that all machinery for manufacturing it should be admitted at the custom houses free of duty till July 1, 1892.
 This was intended to encourage tho new beet-root sugar industry; but if the tariff is not tax, how can this exemp- tion from the duty help the sugar indus. try? Mckinley is anxious to help a young and promising infant industry, and the first food he gives it is a large chunk of free trade in it's machinery, After doing this, Mckinley goes up and down the land trying to prove that this very free trade would ruin the country; that it is advocated only by "those who serve foreign interests" and are enemies to their country
 It Is singular that Mckinley should give such 8 high indorsement to free trade as to hold it like a pap bottle to the lips of the new born infant of beet sugar making.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10
Etna's Crater,

At last we stood on level, and the boiling vapor was seen seething up from a great yawning pit at our feet "Be- hold it," cried Sebastian, with salute, bareheaded, to the mountain, and l re- alized that 1 was 10, 500 feet abo' the sea, and in as convenient situation for Q sensational ending as a man may find anywhere in the world. Etna responded to Sebastian's c,vilities with terrific below, and an out-throw of ashes and rocks that put me in much doubt of my ability to live through it. The stench of the sulphur, too, was villainous, and though I adopted Sebastian's plan of binding a handkerchief over my mouth and nostrils, 1t was all 1 could do to draw one satisfactory breath in ten, Add to this ia t that the ground upon which we stood was composed of burn ing ashes and hot mud, and it. will be apparent that Etna's summit is not alto gether fit for the daintily shod tourists who climb Vesuvius by the fttnicotdre. nor an easy spot for the indulgence Of political rhapsodieS
 Some say that the crater of Etna Is two miles round; others ara satisfied with half the estimate Tho truth Is that both reckonings may be justified. At one time the crater is two miles in circumference; at other times, more or less. The volcano is so terribly active that it is always revising and reshaping itself. The outbreak of ash one week most of which falls back into the crater obliQuely, so as to form an inclined bank-may be so prodigious that the crater itself seems curtailed of a third of it's previous area. But, perhaps, on the eighth day that part of the 'loor-to speak loosely-of the crater which has to support this growing weight of ma terial suddenly gives way. and not only all of the newly formed boundaries, but part of the original environing rim of the crater fall in. and so the circuit of the crater is enlarged. This process is always going on W tn greater or less rapidity. And the fact that it occurs so constantly make, the travellers meas urements of so little permanent value that he may generally be counseled to spare himself an trouble in the matter -Chq1nbcrs' Journal
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10
Rubber Betting for Germany.

The undiscriminating and reckless manner in which the Mckinleyites raised duties, even in cases where there was absolutely no need for an increase, is seen i'll India rubber belting The duty on articles made of India rubber was raised by Mckinley from 25 per cont to 30 per cent. ad valorem.
 When duty is raised 1t ought, even on protection grounds, to be done only when it has been found that domestic industry is being hard pressed by foreign competition. But that such is not the case with the makers of rubber belting may be seen from the fact that the Bos- ton Betting Company has recently shipped large invoice of rubber belting to Germany.
 "Pick up German paper and you will fnd,' says tho New York agent of this company, that tho manufacturer, if he adyertises at all, puts it after this man ner: Betting made after the American mode It is a compliment which pleases Us, and the orders we get are substantial tokens of our merit in this line, "
 Able to export, and yet Mckinley in creases the protection!
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10
Manure and Mistakes.

Among the mistaken opinions long held by cultivators, is the belief that spreading manure broadcast subjects it to wash and waste. We see state ments made in late number of one of our valued exchanges, that the man. ure spread on land was washed or 10 rods, and in another instance l5 rods ;; and another person asserts that he had seen it washed the entire breadth of a field. How did he ascertain that this was a fact9 By observing the color of the water. He did not report what portion of the manure was thus carried away by the rain. A very small DOT tion. n part so small as to add little or nothing 10 its fertilizing character will strongly diseoler the water. Liquid manure made by gardeners and florists, may be many times diluted by water, without changing it's high color. to il common observer, and judging from the color is loose and inaccurate, and an unfit way for deciding import ant questions. But there is another source of mistake. The water is liable to be strongly discolored by the soil which 1t washes, and superficial obser- vers have supposed this color came from manure when no manure was present. But this is not all. Any one familiar with the effects of irrigation is aware that water alone running over sur face of land will often add greatly to vegetable growth. It is this influence alone which caused increased crops for 10 or l5 rods, and which was mis- takenly ascribed to the manure. - Country Gentleman.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10
About Heart Disease.

The changes which go to make up heart disease take place slowly and go on for years without making them selves known to the victim: and in not a few cases death occurs suddenly from such disease without existence having been suspected. On the other hand, there arc persons who think they have heart disease, when the structure of that organ is perfectly healthy. They complain of bad feeling 'a the cardiac regions, palpitation. irregular breath ing, etc. and such symptoms would naturally suggest disease. In these cases the trouble is purely nervous in its character; that is the nerves which control the workings of the heart are in some way deranged. And very generally this Arrangement Is the re- suit of dyspeptio trouble. Those who exhibit the signs described should turn their attention to the stomach and try and overcome them by careful atten- tion to diet The quantity of food taken should Do no greater than health and strength demands and only sub stances easily digestible should be eaten. In some people, oven with fairly strong digestive powers. tea and coffee cause palpitation of the heart hence their use is forbidden. Tobacco also gives rise to the same symptom. Of course this habit and all others which tend to produce nerve weakness. should be discontinued. Where trou- hle with tho heart is purely functional the remedy lies with the victim. and by wise restraint cure is generally effected. In fact medical treatment is rarely needed except it Dc to tona up the system.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-10
TEAMMATES.

Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls.
 Cincinnati women get after their street commissioners with broom. New Or leans Picayune
 Mormon widows remember rcgretfully the time when their husband was Young. New Orleans Picayune.
 The smallest part of the cost of an en- gagement ring is the amount the young man pays to the jeweller when he gets the ring. .-Somerville Journal.
 John Stanley, aged ai, and Louisa Brooks, aged 76, of Ashland county, N, C., were married not long since. John said neither of them could risk a long engage ment, and so the contract was begun and ended in about four weeks.
 Keep celery fresh by rolling it in brown paper sprinkled with water, then in . damp cloth, and put it in . cool dark place. Before preparing it for the table, submerge it in cold water and let 1t stand for an hour. It will bc found very crisp.
 A Massachusetts girl planned the com plex machine which makes paper bags; . New Jersey girl found . way of turning out horseshoes by machinery, and New York farmers wife is the patentee of an arrangement for feeding cattle on trains. The latest 'Ohio idea has been en- volved by a clergyman of East Liverpool, who has arranged an infant room, with a corps of nurses, to take care of the babies while the mothers listen to the sermon A similar annex to theatres would be . boon alike to players and play -goers.
 A man in Milwaukee saw woman fall down, and he helped her up and spoke words of consolation, and she sent him . deed to S, 900 house. A man in Peoria did the very same thing, and the woman yelled for her husband who was near hy, and he came running up and broke tho considers nose.
 May Belle Van Leer would have been martyr in the dark ages'' Stella: 'What makes you think sov' May "Why, you know, when she found that George Bond had lost all his money she said, If marry him people will say l am phianthropist, and l can not and will not be ostentatious. So shall give him up, though it break my heartpn