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peculiar iarring jerk that accompanied
the starting of the train, and by loud
barking from Rusty. For an instant the
eaboose stood still, though he could
hear the other cars in motion. Then it
began to move backwards; at first very
slowly, but increasing its speed with
each moment Although he did not
realize in the least what had happened,
the boy felt uneasy, and stepping TO the
door he looked out. Even to his mex
perienced eye the situation was clear at
a glance.
A coupling pin had broken, and the
caboose was running away, down the
steep grade the train had just climbed.
Quick, Uncle Phinr' he shouted.
"Come here, quickl" and the old man,
hobbling to the door, found the boy ex-
erting all of his strength upon the iron
brake wheel
Together they tugged and strained at
1t, until at length they got the brake
set, after a fashion. or course not as
Brakeman Joe's powerful arms could
have done it, but so that its iron shoes
ground with considerable force against
the wheels.
At first it did not seem TO have the
slightest effect, and the car still rushed.
at fearful speed, down the mountain
side, whirling around the sharp curves
with sickening lurches thatnearly threw
its passengers of their feet
Suddenly new terror was added to
the situation. From down in the val
ley came the shrill whistle OF an APP
preaching train, and they knew is was
climbing the grade, toward them, on the
same track. Now their runaway car
struck short place of comparative lev
el, and its speed seemed to slacken.
If they could only set that brake up
one more notchi Ii seemed impossiblc;
but they did it, and red sparks began to
fy from the grinding wheels
They were certainly going slower, and
at last, on the beginning Of an abrupt
curve, they stopped. Another hundred
feet would have sent them flying down
the steepest grade Of the mountain.
Arthur babe Uncle Phin take one Of
the two red lanterns left in the car, and
swing it from the front platform, then,
with the other in his hand, he jumped
to the track, and ran, at the top OF his
speed, around the curve ahead Of them.
He was not second too soon; for with-
in hundred yards of the caboose he
was nearly blinded by the sudden glare
OF an approaching headlight. Standing
steadily in the middle OF the track, he
swung his danger signal to and fro,
until he could feel the hot breath OF the
approaching monster, and then he
sprang aside.
Its powerful air-brakes we're already
at work, and the Atlantic express"
filled with sleeping passengers. came TO
. standstill within few feet Of the run
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man Joe very happy, for ts1ey were SO
proud of their young RAILROAD man." as
they called him, that they could not
hear the thought OF parting with him.
So, with many a full-hearted God
bless youi' and wen not forget you in
a hurry the trainmen OF the Atlantic
express" went back to their places, and
it rolled x?v over the mountains With
out its sleeri passengers being any
the wiser for wha had happened. Nor
did they ever kno. of the danger they
had escaped; for passengers on railway
trains are never told, if itcan be helped,
of their narrow escapes from accidents.
1t might make them timid about riding
in the cars.
Only one passenger knew. He was an
elderly gentleman who, unable to sleep,
had been lying in lower berth gazing
ont into the darkness through his I'M
curtained window. He knew of ths
sudden and unusual stopping OF the
train, had seen the swinging lanterns,
and had noticed the engineer and con-
ductors of his own train crowding into
the caboose of freight No. 10. When
the express was once more in motion he
called the porter of the sleeping-car and
made him tell all he knew Of what had
taken place.
When the story was finished the gen
tleman sighed regretfully, and said he
wished he had known of it in time to go
and see that boy for himself He had
no boys Of his own, and had never cared
much for them; but recent circum-
stances had caused him to change his
mind, and long for one. He had even
come to regard all boys with interest
and now the more he thought of the one
who had in all probability saved his
life, the more DESTROYS he became Of
making the lads acquaintance. He
waited impatiently for morning, that he
might talk the matter over with young
lady who occupied an adjoining section
in the same car. and whom he addressed
as Niece Harriet"
She was intensely interested in what
he told her Of the events of the night
and, when he said: "I've a great
mind to stop at Harrisburg and see the.
boy when that freight train comes in"
she agreed that it was just the thing
to do.
Thus it happened that when freight
No. Is rolled slowly into the Harrisburg
yard, some three hours behind the Az
lantic express, the elderly gentleman
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-26

away caboose, Just as the freight engine
bumped softly against il from the other
direction.
As Conductor Tobin picked Arthur up
In his arms and carried him back to the
.aboose tears were binding his eyes, and
he said: God bless you, lsal You've
done a thing this night the Oldest train
man on the road might well be proud Of
doing"
The runaway caboose was hauled up
70 where the rest of its train was wait
ING on the siding. and the Atlantic ex-
press followed slowly. Here it stopped
for few minutes. while the engineer
and fireman and conductor and the con-
apctors OF the sleeping-cars all crowded
srso the cabooss 70 see and shake hands
witb the boy who had saved their lives
rrhcv wanted him and Uncle Phin and
Rnsfv to 20 with them and travel
- ne end Of the road surrounded By
sverv comfort and luxury that their train
could afford; but Arthur said be would
~atber star where he was This deeis-
ion made Conductor Tohin and Brake
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that now "fying switch" was made;
and. while the train ran in on the siding
the locomotive. previously cut loose from
1t, still stood on the main track. Again
me lever was thrown over, the green
light, denoting that the main track was
open, swung into place. and the engine
seemed to give a great bound, as it
plunged swiftly down the grade, in pur-
suit Of the runaway caboose.
In the meantime, Arthur had been
suddenly awakened from his nap, by a
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-26
Population of Canada.

The census. which will be taken next
year, is expected to show a population
somewhat in excess of 100000 in the Do
minion Of Canada. Its public debt at the
end Of October, 1889. which is the latest date
at which it was made public, was IN round
figures S2S7, 000, 900. According to estimates
Montreal has 200 inhabitants. Toronto
10000, Hamilton 45, 600, and Ottawa and
Halifax about 4, 900 each. These are the
largest towns in the Dominion.-St Louis
Globe Democrat.
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and the beautiful young lady who called
him uncle stood between the tracks
gazing eagerly at its eaboose.
Arthur was the first to see them; and
for few moments he gazed at them in
speechless amazement Then he criod:
Look, Uncle Phinl Look therel do
believe it's" Before he could finish
his sentence the old negro, who had
glanced in the direction indicated, was
fastening from the car with most sur
prising activity, uttering confused ex-
CARNATIONS Of wonder and delight as he
went.
The next moment Uncle Phin had
seized tho elderly gentleman by the
hand, and was crying amid his choking
sobs Of Joy; "Tank de Lawd Marse
Kunnel! Tank de Lawd lis fonn' you once
NOR
AT the same time. Arthur, who was
but few steps behind him, was almost
smothered in the embrace of the young
lady, who, after giving him one startled
glance as he left the car, made swift
rush at him, and threw her arms about
his neck, calling him. in the same
breath, her dear little Prince Dusty, and
her own Cousin Arthur.
Then Colonel Dale had to be told, over
and over again. that this little hero was
none other than the grandson whom his
niece thought She had discovered while
visiting in Pennsylvania few months
before, and for whom they had since
been searchingin vain.
Rusty danced frantically about the
excited group. with wild barkings Of
delight as though he fully understood
the great happiness that had so sudden
" and unexpectedly come TO thems
while Conductor Tobin and Brakeman
Joe, and the other train mon, gazed a.
the scene in silent amazement
Two days later the happy party
reached Dalecou.t. where the rejoicings
Of the colored people over the home
coming OF Miss Virginny's boy" and
their own ''lil marse" were no less sin
cere than those in the stately mansion
in which the voice Of happy child had
been for so long unheard-
Uncle Phin, once more installed in
his own little cottage under the mag
nolia trees. is regarded by all his dusky
neighbors not only as hero, but as one
OF the greatest Of modern travellers.
Rusty is probably the most petted dog
In all Virginia: and as for Arthur, there
Is no happier, loving or more loved boy
in the country than he He has declared
his intention Of being a railroad man
when he grows up, and is already disect-
ing his studies toward this end.
Although he seems much older and is
much wiser than when this story
opened, Miss Harriet still sees in him
the same brave. dust-covered little
fellow whom she FIRST met protecting
Cynthia from the big dog, and every
night, as she goes upstairs to take away
his candle. just as be is dropping to
sleep, she bends over him and says,
softly:
Goodnight ard pleasant dreams 70
you. my dear little Prince Dusty"
THE ESn
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-26

The night before Junior day some Uni
versity students at Berkeley, Colo, took a
number Of cement barrels and placed them
on top Of the library building The work.
men in the grounds were detailed TO re-
move the conspicuous decorations. They
succeeded in taking all down except one
barrel, which is placed on top of the cupoia-
This is out of their reach. and they say
that it cannot be removed. as no one can
get within fifteen feet of it.-Philadeiphia
Ledger.
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.. ~or have already had. But mind"
i'o .;dad threateningly, as Arthur be-
Dc - = thank him. IF find that you
g been telling me any lies I'll have
Hl'o rested and locked up at the very
- town we come to.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-26

No MATTER how deaf man NAV be
elsewhere, he can always have a hearing
In court
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26
PERSONALS.

2EsNH . H2E
Mn. VANDERHOOvER, . Milwaukee
grocer, can sleep ten days st 3 stretch,
and nobody has had snap enough to
mention his name for . bank examiners
place.
SIH WILLIAM GoRDoN CUNNING will
write . book. We tremblingly await
the announcement that Lady Brooke,
the woman In the case, will 80 on the
stage.
He IL already the possessor OF . string
Of titles = yard or more In length, but
this does not deter the Boston Globe
from suggesting that the Prince OF
Wales add thereto 'sGrand knight Of
the Baccarat and Chevalier do Bum"
. SIR JOHN MACDONALD had an only
daughter, an invalid, for whom he had
q peculiar affection. It Is said that the
figure Of the Prime Minister carrying
the frail child was by no means an un-
usual one Ut the circus or other popular
amuscments.
Nh. JOHN d. RocKEFELLER is in close
seclusion, suffering from Q severe attack
Of nervous prOstratiOn. Even $500, 0OO,-
600 cannot buy exemption from the ills
which follow In the train of overwOrk
necessitated in piling up and watching
such vast wealth.
THOMAS b. ALLEN recently celebrated
his one hundredth birthday al Clarks-
burg, w. Va. He was . soldier under
Wellington and was present at the bur-
ial Of Sir John Moore. Aliens grand
father died at 1875, and his father was
living twenty years ago at the age Of
10. Since then he has not been heard
from.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26

In q spe ,ial dispatch from Washing
ton the kpsnt'sg Post gives the details
from Q report OF Consul Burgess at Tun-
stall, England, Of the suspension of q
large concern there which was engaged
In manufacturing cotton ties for this
market, the works being closed because
OF the Increased duty on that article In
the Mckinley bill. The dispatch con-
cludes with this paragraph:
sThis will be grateful news to those
anti .liye-and-let-live' people who regard
our tariff system Is chiefly valuable for
the injury 1t inflicts on everybody put
side OF onr own country; but how will 1t
strike the cotton producers OF TIN South,
who. In order to ship their goods tO mar
ket, are now compelled to pay nearly
three times the duty they have had to
pay heretofore on their ties?s
II the Post had perhsed Tuesdays
Prcss, wherein II was stated that since
the Mckinley bill was passed cotton ties
have been selling at ST.. 10 per bundle,
whereas the price before that event was
81. 90, II would probably be able to an
swer its own question about how II
strikes tho cotton producers OF tho
South. The broader market and larger
trade assured to American manufact
urers by the new duty enabled them to
put down the price. take 8 smaller mar.
gin Of profit and still make money.
Not only this. but they are now selling
stool tics OF better quality than the old
iron ties Tor the lower price. As for tho
Southern producers paying nearly three
times % much duty, they do not pay any
duty, but buy American made goods, on
which there is no duty. That's where
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26
In the Name OF the Prophet,

ny H"P''9"
ags cry the vendors Of the fruit In CONSTANT.
nople. Certainly . great cry over . little WOOL
Scarcely less foolish is the prsctic Of those who
dy to violent physicking for costiveness. They
dose themselves violently, weaken their bowela
BY so doing. and disable them from
acting regularly. 20 that. verify, the last condi
ton OF such people 10 worse hsn the first. Hos.
letters Stomach Bitters 10 the safe and enec.
tive substitute for such vast expedlents. But
no, lot us not call Thorn sxpedisnts, for 1t 10 by
no means expodient to use them. What 10 need
ed is . gentle but thorough laxative, which not
only insp:ss sction Of the bowels without pain
or weakcninx eGco:s. but also promotes .
healthy secretion and dow Of bfls into its
proper channel. Dyspepsia, debility. kidney
complaints, rheumatism and malaria give In ia
the Bittcrs,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26
hunting for Handler

An intimate friend Of . merchant who
had just lost his property called to ex.
press his sympathy, and found the
family much depressed, with the excep-
tion OF the youngest son. who appeared
~ cheerful y usual.
@How happens it. Bob the visitor in
quired, shat your face isn't 90 long a.
the rest Of the family"
II suppose" Bob returned. "that I
have been %. busy hunting handles that
! haven't had time to pull it down."
Explain yourself demanded the
visitor, laughing.
"This is Ill" said the courageous Bob.
when / was . little shaver, my grand
father used TO have . carpenters bench
in his woodshed. and one day he sent
me for y particular tool, and / brought
Il to him without the handle. What
good is that?' he cried. Are you . fool,
bobf Then l was mad, and cried
back, There isn't any handle to any
thing therer He seized me by the arm
and said. Bob. remember one thing;
there's always . handle TO everythingl
Go hunt tho handel
my grandfather VAS . man who
knew what he was talking about; and II
he said there's . handle 10 everything,
then, sure - . gun, there's . handle 70
our affairs now. and / mean to 6nd TT
NJ virtue is more easily impaired than
that Of courage, and it u needless 70 add
thst the whole family set about @hunt-
ing for handless-and found them.-
Youths Companions
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26

-Ne,D York Press.


US y LINZ bOE ~ W SNy Hi : ..
In Its local news aud under the head
ing Of etched aud Sketchcd, " the At
lanta Ca Consultation permitted one
Of it's reporters to say:
II met Colonel Jack King, Of Rome,
at the Kimball last evening. Mr.. Kin,
will be remembered Is Mr.. Wiliiamson's
second In the famous Calhoun William
o duel. But he has quit that business
now and gone into u mo q profitabc one
He It, making cotton ties up In Rome,
aud incidentally making q fortune ont of
them.
81 am down before ..he rate commits.
son. he said, to get a better tate OF
cotton ties, We have q factory in Rome,
And are turning out $40 bundles of
thirty ties each dai y. We already have
orders for nearly every tie we ran make,
and could sell twice as many hal we tho
capacity. We can make them cheaper
than they can In either Ohio or Penn
~sylvania The Mckinley bill has helped
pie down here don't like for us to say
that. Anyhow, We are making enough
ties to bale half OF the cotton r of
Georgia and Alabama
"Mr. Kings company is making money
Oiu WV Q Ao ICOcOu why OtuC AUNvO-
res OF the same kind should not be
started in Georgia and Alabama. Both
the bagging and the ties for the cotton
crop should DO made entirely In the cot
ton section. There Is money In 1t for a
factory right here In Atlanta
On tho same day and on tho same
page the same newspaper remarked edi-
torlally Ut the Republicans of the United
States:
"Thcy defend and approve tho Nc
Kinley tariff law, which tilches from the
poor In order that the rich may be made
richer.s
The fact IL that the Mckinley bill has
helped oil people In every State, but as
Col. Jack King, OF Rome, Ga, very
t%ruthfnlly observed, tho people Of the
Southern States and the Democrats
everywhere 1don't like for us to say
that H-Inter Ocean.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26
The Most Proft.b's Kind 81 Exports.

There 10 very little profit to any pao.
pie In the export Of crude prod nets.
The exporting nation must pay oil costs
of transportation to market Transport
tation charges on farm products, iron
ore, coal and similar crude products
would leave but . beggarly profit to
their producers II they had 70 b carried
for sale across the ocean This truth
was clear to the founders Of the Govern
ment, who had witnessed the ills Incl
dent to the exclusive production of raw
materials in the early history Of the Col
onies. To change this deplorable state
OF affairs was their desire, 90 they in
stitutcd the American system Of pro-
tectine and encouraging manufactures
Items like the following from the iron
Age ere the result:
~The Rhode Island Locomotive Works
OF Providence, X. l., recently shipped
twelve locomotives from their works,
three of them being for export to South
America The number included three
i0-wheel locomotives, with lSx24 inch
cylinders, 54-inch boilers, And 54-inch
wheels, for the Boston and Maine Rail-
road. The total weight OF the engines
loaded Is 1O3, 400 pounds. and the weight
Of the driver 90, coo pounds"
This Is the profitable form In which to
export our wheat and iron. Our own
working people have received the money
paid for making these locomotives, while
the producers Of coal and food have
saved ocean transportation charges and
disposed Of their products Ut the loco
motive works at far better prices than
they could have hoped for aaross tie sea.
American Economist
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26
NOTES.

Mrs. HICKs-''What an idea to name
the baby Macbeth; what does II signify?"
Hicks--'.It signifies something that
murders Sleep"
RocKs-"Have you been long on the
money market?" Stocks-"No, you
idiot, l have been short on the market,
that's why l Am out"
PEOPLE devote one-third Of their time
to making others wretched and another
third to complaining that others are not
more cheerful.
VERY petite ladies doubtless intend to
be as truthful as any one; but don't you
notice that they almost invariably draw
the long beau.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26

IN the train
Of diseases that follow a tor
pid liver and impure blood,
nothing can take the place
Of Dr.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. Nothing will,
after you have seen what It
does. It prevents and cures
by removing the cause. It
invigorates the liver, pui6es
and enriches the blood, sharp
ems the appetite, improves di-
gestion, and builds up both
strength and flesh, when re-
duced below the standard
Of health. For Dyspepsia,
: Liver Complaint" Scrofula,
or any blood-taint its : posi-
tive remedy. Il acts IS no
other medicine does. For that
reason, It's sold IS 40 other
medicine i. It's EstsssstAe6
AZ benefit 81 cure, ~ the
moncy refunded.
ELtE%S 8k4sNA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26

IMPORTANT TRADE NAM8 OBOA0AONs
cult fso,rt at St. Louis, has recently handed
down an opinion and granted . perpetual
Injunction against the defendants II tho
case OF Tho HOstettcr Co. against the Brug.
eemann Reinert Disabling Go. AIIAs Col
Sprins Distilling Co." prohibiting the adj
vertislng, manufacturing or seliins. OF
article OF stomach bitters either In bulk, ~
the gallon or otherwise, or In any way max
use OF the name ..HOstottor" except In
connection with the sale Of the genuine bit
ters. which are always sold in bottles Sc
curely sealed, and also prohibiting. the sale
Of my bitters in bulk. though the name
s.Hostctter'' be not used, but the suggestion
made to the purchaser that he can put them
in the empty Hostetter bottles and pur-
chasers would not discover the difference.
His decision supports the Hostetter COM
pany in the extensive use OF the name
'sHostetter' In connection with either the
manufacture or sale of stomach bitters In
any manner or form whatsoever. ana hrmiy
establishes It's ownership In the same as .
s.TRADE NAME"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26

"Jones, you'd better join our co-opcra-
tive life insurance company before that
cough Of yours gets any worse"
sid like to do 1t, Ferguson, but
don't believe ! would pass the medical
examination"
That's all right. I'm on the examin-
ing board. l can get you in"
''Thcn I won't join It., Ferguson. !
don't want to have anything to do with
. company that would take q risk on
me-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26
A lesson In wire N.us,

The old Democratic cry that the tar
1T Is Q tax and added to the selling pr ce
Of the article. is not heard nowadays
rs often as formerly. The voters of the
country have studied the tariff and are
no longer to bc deceived by such CAM
paian lies. Any number Of articles have
been cited In which the selling price Is
actually less than the amUant Of the
tariff to disprove these Democratic
claims. The following table, taken from
the New York Press, showing the pro-
ducti0n Of wire nails since 1875, when
the manufacture was commenced, the
price aud the tariff Is an interesting
afysdv.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-06-26

From 1878 there has been . rapid de-
cline in prices from 10 cents to e.S5 In
1880. Meanwhile the amount OF lroduc-
tion increased from 1000 to 2,200.OOO
kegs In 1890 the Republican party
found this great industry. fOstercd by
the protective tariffs Of 1875 and 1889,
strong enough to bear Z reduction Of tho
duty. and It was accordingly reduced
from 4 cents per pound to 2 cents on
sizes In most common use. No other
industry shows SO clearly the workings
OF . protective tariff. The same history
will be repeated with the tin plate In
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