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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-03-18

when travelling. Steps should be
taken 70 bring this matter before
our next independent" legislature
and : saving Of 100000 year ca,,
easily 10 made 70 the taxpayers Of
the state.
We On. much disappointed in the
outcome Of this expert Investigation:
From what was preached to 10 1t
our meetings last summer and fall
~ had expected something entirely
difierent-in TACT one Of our county
officers on one Of his lecturing tours
reported that the experts had found
one clean steal OF 1900 and much
more would follow. Some have
Tears OF an action against the experts
and their bondsmen (by the county,
for damages and in q talk among
ourselves" it was agreed that the
only honorable way out Of it would
be to raise the amount demanded,
by subscription, and reimburse the
county for the money paid out
ON our order 40 as TO speak-It was
said by those who solicited our sig
natures last May, that the cost u
this Investigation would not exceed
Is cents on each Of us. We do not
see how 500 times Is cents makes
1880 but We saint much on fig
gers' aud are ready with our Is
cents towards this subscription; for
as reformsrs we can not shrink from
our duty. The names on the Pc
tition show who are entitled to
stand ~ shareholders in the enter.
prise (Which now appears to have
failed), and to pay the expenses
without = grunble is only showing
that We are re%for,ners.
JAcoBER JENKINS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-03-18
TIL; COURIER.
Nueuom&D cyEM vgsoAv.
lklpiy. ni1M 10. 1871.
Omcial Paper Of City and County
NUTS m CRACK.

DE~ OO~-S4
NUTS TO CRACK.
Total amount Of bills allow
~. . published In tho pro-
cesdings, from Feb. lot, 1890.
20 Feb. LIST 1901. under Repub-
ncan administration:
e24,74o.3 90.
Total amount Of bills allow
"a from Feb. lst 1901 to Feb.
Let l0o2, under reform" ad-
ministration:
12o,6oo.64.
Net loss to the taxpayers:
- 1A,76O.22. -
The above figures have been com.
piled in answer ~ IN article in the
Leader Of March 10th, which con.
tradicts our statement that the n.
duction of the floating indebtedness
'is NOT due 10 any economy on the
part Of the present officials" This
does not include the commissioners
The bills in the proceedings pub.
lishsd in the official papers have
heen carefully added for the two
years and the figures are not far
from the exact figures as they would
be II taken directly from the county
records. They are substantially
right. I~fincreasing expenses pays
of the debt, we are in favor Of doub.
ling the present officials salaries
aud having the county pay their
campaign expenses for reelection
this fall. There are many reasons
Why our expenses should have been
lighter last year than the year BE-
fors. Now, calling tho so-called
Elk Point ring "blood suckers" and
the editor Of this paper "prevarica-
tor" does not explain this; nor does
any reform appear after deducting
what the Leader claims was the cost
Of the Cassidy murder case [43. SOO.]
Do you know any more about who
killed Cassidy OF have We recov.
cred any Of the large amounts Of
money that the Leader says have
mystsriously disappeared? What
have We to show for this increased
expenditure II republican law
has cut down salaries on two Offices
alone $1,000, and in spite Of that
1.-THE poor asylum is nearer self sus-
tsining," and that the salary Of the
superintendent thereof is reduced,
the expenses are still growing great
Of With nothing 70 show Tor it,wheie
does the money go7 Has it gone
~ ices in Cassidy csse": Expenses
TO associations p cash advanced fol
postage2" postofice box rent 7-yes
where has il gone? The reason
Why the debt, has been paid of !.
because the Leader and the officer,
could not help themselves. The 70.
duced interest as . result of bond.
ing the debt, the party leaders op.
posed; the law requiring the back
taxes brought up and compelling
their payment, they opposed; The
prosperity Of the past year enabling
people to pay = little heavier take,
and to pay back taxes, they hav,
denied: but to accept money wher
it came in, they could not refuse
The transferring Of several thous
ands Of idle money in the Sinking
fund TO The General fund to he ap
piled on the debt WAS proposed By
Commissioner Main, notwithstand
ing the Leaders statement 10 tn
contrary.
We repeat that the hoard has order,
ed the drawing and payment Of oil
warrants a. money has come in and
Il the treasurer has cashed any with,
out the chairman's signature, i'm,
parchment proceedings should b.
begun against him. He has ne
right to pay any for the county
without his signature.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-03-18

Tie Onida Journal, the indepen.
dent organ Of that locality, writes a
long editorial on the cordage trust
trap that the South Dakota alliance
leaders would have decoyed the farm
err into but for the Inter Ocean.
The following xre extracts from the
article.
The "Sockless Socrates" Of Kansas
was absolutely right when he de-
clared THE National Union com.
pany is the very opposite Of what the
alliance needs, that it lie but another
devil fish Of national proportions
and has not been discovered too
soon, and the alliance made a mar
row escape from getting into its
clutches"
The National Cordage Company
paid the transportation Of members
of the National Union Company to
and from New York paid their hotel
bills while in the city, wined dined,
and theatered them sent them home
10 their respective states to boom the
National Union aud rope in the al
lance in general. The Journal is in
possession Of uncontrovertable evil
denoe 10 support the above charges
and numerous others equally serious.
While We deeply regret the condi-
lions into which things have resolv.
ed themselves We believe We would
be false to our duty ~ remain long
er silent. Look at the elevator and
insurance wrecks, rs we'll as other
ruins that lie scattered along the
pathway of the same parties whu
nre trying to foist this Infamous
octopus upon the alliance Of South
Dakota. Is that not enough. It il
tho duty Of the alliance to insist up.
on . most rigid and impartial iiivesti.
CATION Of this matter. The alliances
in most other states have repudiat.
ed the Shiny monster, what are you
Of South Dakota going to do? Elk.
allied stations of high official position
should only add to tie Nervousness
Of tho offense. The fact Of Benedic,
Arnold being . Major General in
the American army o Aron Bur,
being vice president Of the United
States only adds to the black halo
uf treason that surrounds their
names. Let the sledge hammer full.
Let no guilty man escape. The Al.
lance must purge itself Of such can
cerous corruption or in time, and =
brief time, become one mass Of pu.
trid corruption itself;an object to be
and will be despised and Stunned
by al honest people.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-03-18
Editor Of Onion County Cosrier:

Editor Of Onion County Cosrier:
In the educational department VI
the CouRlER we find = proposition
70 change the mode Of electing SUI
perintendents VI schools, by having
the teachers Of The different counties
elect the county sCperintendcn,s,
then for the county superintendents
to elect the state superintendent. II
10 thereby proposed 70 stake the
political phase out Of county and
state educational matters" We have
had a talk among ourselves" on
the subject and have resolved thst.
whereas the alliance il tho only
secret association organized for the
purpose Of attending 70 electio.. mat
ters-without claiming to be = po-
litical organization-we can elect .
superintendent better and with
much lesp expense than the teachers,
scms Of whom may 10
biased by political prejudice. The
change in the mode Of electing these
officers is Of little interest 70 the tax
payer unless the expenses are cut
down,and We would fail in our duty
- yeformers il we did hot now and
at al times put in . word for The
0yerburdened taxpayer. In order
10 reduce expenses, We propose that
the secretary Of tie county alliance
act as-and DO appointsd-county
superintendent and the secretary VI
the state alliance be the state super
intsndent; and. q the alliance pays
these othcers,tlley will not need any
salary from the counties above Whist
doodle they xst out Of the school
books they handle,and their mileage
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-03-18

The only warrant tho present
board Of county commissioners ever
ordered drawn was ono . few weeks
ago in favor Of A. o. Ringsrud for
500, as = result Of the recent invest.
igation.*s@ To show the falsity oil
the C0uRIER's statement, We will
say, that the treasure does not re.
port 10 tho board at all, but TO the
county Auditor!-Leada.
Al order for cash out Of the coun.
~ treasury, by the auditor,is worth.
lees, unless ordered by the board al
county commissioners.-Leader.
What 10 4 ,carrant but an ordeq
Il 10 4 mistake TO publish your ar.
ticles more than once, Mr.. Knapp,
for you can't stick to the same story
two weeks and clear yourself.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-03-18

Lner,-Near the Congregational
church, 4 Grieshaber fountain pen
and Q celluloid comb. Finder please
return to ERNEST LYMAN.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-03-18

Editor I, vElEK: / thought that
MT all Of Your readers wSss aware
Of the fact that Elk Point has and
ran beast Of having and belonging
70 IT. menageeie anatural curiosity.
II can act 10 called 4 monstrosity,
but simply . freak Of nature. Il,
she or them seems TO be q cross be.
tween man, monkey aud parrot, or
rather the parrakeet. 1t resem bles
man by walking on two legs, its
nose Is placed too high up and is
not at all built after the Roman
style. The space between the nose
and ori6ce,cs lied mouth in nan) has
= peculiar look, somewhat resemb.
ling the lace Of . little animal called
pug. It's taste in some respects
appears TO be human, i'm this: that il
seems to love tobacco and 10 mu-
sically inclined for it likes very much
to make q noise on q snare drum,
aud is also q great prevaricator. It's
resemblance 70 . ~parrakeet in that
it 10 very easily trained to mimic
and repeat whatever its trainers see
Ct to have il do. It hasa perch in
Mayor M~urphey's hardware store,
where it can be seen frequently and
there is where it makes ito great
strides,in acquiring its parrakeet ed.
ucatiop. It does not seem to be
vicious, but is in the habit Of trying
to lacerate the hands Of the ma or
woman who has been feeding it pea.
nuts and candy; but strangers had
better look . little out.as it lie gener.
ally conceded that it is not fully
matured. 1t 10 an open question
among many whether it possesses
brains.' Some time ago there were
experts put on its track to asser-
tain whether it really was minus Of
brains, aud il it had any, where they
were located. The investigation 90
fsr has not proved a success only in
this: that il it really has brains. hey
are not located in the HEAD. II this
thing we're only able TO put in a.
w@ll-a kind Of = supplementary
hint as ~ location, il would be pro
ductive in bringing this (so fur,
fruitless Investigation to = close
Its trainers have named il i
FRANK KNAPP and whenever thai
name is called it gives unmistake'
able eigns that II knows what they
mean.
Well, by, by, Pet, I can't away
play with you. In fact l will not
until your keeper gives you = goot
bath in a tub Of warm water and
soap. You smell bad you have
Ia, .. Ammunition left for biz
game. ]. KIPIINGER.
II Knapp feels aegrieved viii
the action 81 the Boord in tho Kip
linger case, he should show Why
argue tho matter and Qui: callini
names; or expect to receive ~ GOOD
az he sends. Ed.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24

The painting of a hand on the houses
in Tunis, Algiers and other oriental
countries is not wholly a Jewish Gus
tom, but is common to the natives of
all. 1t is always an emblem of good
luck, and in Syria, also in Naples, is a
charm against the evil eye Hands ar
ranged in the form of a branch are
merely an aesthetic form of the charm.
The reason the Jews paint hands on
their walls at the time of the passover
is because at that season of the year
their houses are renovated inside and
out.
Captain Candar remarks that the
hand charm was used by the Pho
nicians, and that it occurs on votfne
steles at Carthage, whence it is sup
posed to have spread to neighboring
cities and countries. Hands are found
painted on the walls of St. Sophia at
Constantinople; are common all over
India the hand in that country being
supposed to be that of Swa). The
same curious charm is found in various
parts Of Ireland and in the Moorish
temples in southern Spain. st. Louis
Republic.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24

Women" says a man, "have got to
devise some way to meet the searching
rays of the electric light. In the thea
ters and hotels | am struck with its
effect upon the faces of the women. 1t
not only brings out every spot and
blemish on a face, but creates by its
sharp shadows lines and angles which
do not exist, endowing fair women
with unnatural, homely countenances. "
This is so accepted a truth that women
who make a study of accessories sur
round themselves wherever possible
with other than electric lights, or if
obliged to face them, see to it that
their rays come through shaded globes.
Nor does a woman of discrimination
nowadays buy ball or reception gown
till she has tested it under electric
lighting, small rooms thus Illuminated
being provided for the purpose in all
large shops. A fabric beautiful and
becoming by gas, lamp, or candle
light entirely loses these characteristics
when subjected to the cold dazzle of
electricity, and women know this
Her Point of View in New York Times.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24
Tho Use Of water In London.

One does not find any period in the
history of London when the citizens de-
sired plain cold water as a beverage.
Beer was always the national drink
they drank small ale for breakfast,
dinner and supper; when they could
get it they drank strong ale OF water
for washing there was not at this
period so great a demand as at present.
At the same time it was not true to say,
as we said a few years ago in the house
Of commons, that for 500 years our
people did not wash themselves. All
through the Middle Ages the use of the
hot bath was not only common but
frequent, and in the case of the better
classes was almost a necessity of life
Walter Besant in Harper's.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24

Zero is a story Mark Twain recently
told an English interviewer who wanted
TO learn all about American humor: "a
clergyman in New York was requested
by man to come over to Brooklyn to
officiate at his wife's funeral. The clergy
man assented, only STIMULATING that there
must be no delay, as he had an impor-
tant engagement the same day. At the
appointed hour they all met in the parlor.
The room was crowded with sobbing peo-
Pile The clergyman stood up over the
coffin and began to read the service, when
he felt a tug at his coat tails, and bend
ing down he heard the widower whisper
in his ear, we amt ready yet.
Rather awkwardly, he sat down in a
dead silence. Presently he arose again,
and the same thing took place. A third
time he arose, and the same thing oc-
Cured. But what is the delayY he
whispered back; why are You not readyY
She amt all here yet, was the very
ghastly and unexpected reply; her stom-
achs at the apothecary's. San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24
\ Substitute for Tile.

"A Vermont correspondent tells in the
New England Homestead that those who
have undertaking to do and are not
able to get tile will find a very good sub
stitute in boxes made of fir or hemlock
inch lumber. 1t will last a lifetime
where the subsoil is clay or hard pan
For main drains have 5-inch sides
and finch tops, and for laterals 3-inch
sides and 4-inch tops. The boxes can
be Of any length, and from eight to
twelve inches does very well. For
the under side Of the box put on
cleats six inches wide at each end and
in the middle. Have the drain dug so
that there will be no dead water. In
laying the boxes sink the cleats down to
the level of the bottom of the drain. In
filling the drain pack in the subsoil first,
as the boxes viii last longer in that than
topsoil
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24


The greatest success Of the last TWEEN
ty years has been the "Cloches de
Corneville.' 1t ran for 600 nights
Comic opera scored the second place,
as well as the first The "MascottS"
and Mime. Angot' ran for over 400
When we get into the 800 night pieces
we have again comic opera, in the
petit Due" and in Miss Helyett, a
piece still running at the Bouffes and
at our own Criterion under another
name. Then at last we get to a real
play, and the "Maitre de FORCES" APP
pears on the list But it is not the
plays that run longest that make the
most money
"Michael Strogoff" caps the list with
receipts Of nearly 3,OOO,OO francs.
After it comes mime. Angot," with
$500, 900 francs; then Oifenbachs OR
fee" and then, and not until then,
''Theodora,' with Sarah Bernhardt.
In a list of thirty-eight successes, spread
over twenty years, there have been fiji
teen comic operas, twelve light farces
and only three serious dramas-"Theo.
dora, - 'L'Assommoir' and THE Able
Constantin Pail Mall Gazette.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24
A Serious Case.

Customer-My watch won't go.
Jeweler examining it)-Myl myl
Have you been in a railroad collision2
Customer (surprised)-Why, no.
Jeweler (solemnly)-When you un-
dress you should not throw your vest
on the floor when your watch is in the
pocket
Customer (thoughtfully)-Ineve do.
I have been exceedingly careful with
that watch. Don't know how it got
hurt. How long will it take to fix it7
Jeweler latter another examination
You'd better leave it here at least a
week, but if you can get along without
it, | would advise two weeks.
Customer-Very we'll Do it up
right. Good day.
Jeweler to assistant)-Hans, blow
that speck of dust off this wheel, and
charge up five dollars for repairs. -
Good News.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24
The Cranes of Ibycus.

The well known story of the cranes
of Ibycus is paralleled by one which is
told of hanging which took place at
New London, Conn, many years ago.
The murderer who was hanged was
known to have had an accomplish in
bis crime, but no hint could be had of
the identity of the other guilty party
Just before the the execution took place
Gor it was a public one) a stranger
came up hurriedly to the gallows and
said to the culprit who was about to be
hanged, "Goodby, Dennis; don't blame
me-"
By these words suspicion.was directed
toward their utterer, and soon after he
was arrested, and in due time was con-
victed and executed for completely in
the same crime as that for which poor
Dennis had already suffered death
American Notes and Queries.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24
The Care of a Furnace Fire.

The furnace fire should be shaken
down and raked perfectly clear in the
morning A few shovelfuls of coal
should be put on and all the drafts
opened. The ashes should then be
taken up. AS soon as the coal begins
to burn well and the fire looks clear at
the bottom, put in enough coal to
come almost to the top of the tfrepot.
Keep the drafts open until all the gas
has burned off then close them, and
later, if the fire be too hot, open
the checks. Except in extremely cold
weather this is all the attention that
ought to be necessary through the day.
The fire must be raked down and fresh
coal or cinders put on in the evening,
but a small amount of coal will answer
for the night, unless the drafts have
been open the greater part of the day.
On an extremely cold day it may be
necessary to have the drafts open a
part of the time and some coal put on
at noon.
All the clinkers should be removed
when the fire is raked down in the
morning. The water pan should be
replenished once a day.
If the furnace fire be allowed to burn
to a white heat it will be ruined for that
day unless more coal be put on a little
later The cold air boxes must admit
enough air to drive the hot air through
the house.
Heating stoves and open CRATES are
to be managed so far as possible the
same as a furnace. With the stove
there is no trouble, there being plenty
of checks and drafts.-Ladies' Home
Journal
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24
An Embaa..dor,. Remarkable Experience

An Embassador's Remarkable Experience.
When in 1910 d. Guizot was the
French ambassador to England he was
on very friendly terms with the young
queen, who was much entertained and
instructed by the learned diplomats
varied and brilliant conversation. Upon
numerous occasions NJ Guizot visited
her majesty at Windsor, and there has
been published in London a letter writ
ten by the ambassador to his daughter
during one Of these visits.
''The queen retired at II 80, - writes
NJ. Guizot I'VE stayed chatting till
midnight when seeking my apartment
lost my way in the innumerable cor
ridors and rooms, and half opening a
door which | thought was mine | saw
lady half undressed, attended by her
waiting woman | closed it quickly
and went on, meeting some one who
conducted me to my room. The next
day at dinner the queen said to me
laughingly, Do you know that you
came to my room at midnightP How,
madam 1 exclaimed Was it your
m9jesty's door that l half openedY
Certainly and she recommended
laughing, and so did l.
II then told her of my mistake, which
she had guessed, and ! ended by asking
permission, if ever wrote my memoirs,
to put in them how | had at midnight
in Windsor castle opened the door of
the chamber of the queen of England,
who was going to bed She gave me
permission, laughing, with all her
heart. Chicago News.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24

According to gossip. Lord Dudley a
few weeks before his marriage dis
covered a quantity of reputedspaste
diamonds in a neglected corner. Ad-
miring the graceful designs he took
them to the jeweler to see what might
be made of them The expert imme
diately pronounced them real stones Of
the finest size and water. They had,
we ere told, been considered and treat
ed as paste from time immemorial, SC
it WIS an agreeable surprise. Thi'
fairyiike story is founded on facts
Detroit Free Press.