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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
How Protection Economics.

Some three weeks age Alfred Dodge,
the noted manufacturer and philan-
thropist, made a speech in New York
in which he gave the following explana.
ton Of how he can prosper under pro-
lection, Notwithstanding he has in
creased wages 20 per cent. and reduced
working time half an hour a day, and
Notwithstanding his foreign competitors
have reduced wages and cut their prices
5 per cent:
He had been mading felt for glass pol
ishers and selling it for Sl.30 per pound.
but the Mckinley bin so increased the con-
sumption OF polished glass in this country,
that he felt justified in expanding some
$780, 900 in improved machinery for manu-
featuring sheet felt. and he is now selling
the same quality at 30 cents per pound,
and making more money than when he
sold it for $1.S0.
But these plain business facts are be-
yond the comprehension OF, the free
trade theorist, who affects to be amused,
because pr0tectiopists claim in one
brsstA that protection benefits tn No.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
A life Twice saved.

Twice in his experience has John B.
Obermeyer, of Chicago, owed his lie
to the practice Of carrying papers in
his inside pocket. The first time was
on q battlefield in the war of the re-
bellion. Then the muster roll of his
company Of the Eleventh Pennsylvania
Volunteers stopped q musket bali fred
at random from the enemy's lines.
The second time was on Monday, when
q bullet from a 3S-calibre revolver, fired
only six feet distant, and aimed del:b.
e~rstely at his breast, failed to pene-
trate an envelope filled with bank bills
and q passbook in his inside breast
pocket. After this second event Mr..
Obermeyer, it is said, looked coolly at
the would be- assassin, and called him a
coward and invited him to shoot a Sec
ond time, but the latter stood for a
moment irresoIute, then, with his hand
trembling, laid his revolver on the desk
and surrendered to the police.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
cAREssEs 70 BE AVOIDED.
4 Visitor to the Lion Learns sOme rhi1GD
lie Gid Not Know 1sefors.

ne bt0 MOI NuDW bBStOtos
eyes, he's a friendly old chap"
said the lionkeeper. 'He was bore
in captivity at BarDum's headquarters
In bridgeport. Conn, and he'll let
eve a stranger scratch him behind
the ears"
The stranger tried the experiment.
cautiously and the lion seemed
pleased.
"Now he'll lick your hand for
thanks, If you like" added the
keeper. "Don't be afraid. his teeth
are nearly all gone, anyway
The stranger put his hand through
the bars again, and at the keepers
word of command the weli-traineo
lion gave it a gentle lick with his
tongue.
Wow! Great Scott" exclaimed
the owner OF the hand, as he jerkcd
it out and looked at it ruefu1ly. If a
piece of sand-papcr had been applied
to it vigorously it would have looked
and felt about the same. Lost his
teeth, did you say? His tongue IS
covered with them"
"Well," said the keeper, with a
good-natured grin at the success OF
his practical joke, you're just about
right. A lions tongue is covered
with strong horny little hooks
-papillH is the scientific name for
them-and they all point backward.
When he ticks hard he can scrape the
meat and cartilage off the bones of a
tough horse quicker than you could
with a sharp knife"
81 suppose you would have to feed
a lion as old as this II or what the
Others would regard as dainties?"
said the visitor.
NO." answered the keeper; ''as a
general thing a lion won't eat at all
or he'll eat anything in the fresh meat
line. The whole cat tribe has a low
sense of taste. You have often seen
a cat lick herself, haven't you? She
gets handfuls of hair in her mouth
without minding it at all. Consider
what discomfort one hair produces in
the mouth of a human being whose
sense OF taste is delicate
''rhis old fellows claws are pretty
well worn down." said the visitor. II
suppose, by constant use on the floor
and walls OF his cage"
''He has one claw not wOrn down
at ALL" answered the keeper, "but
I'll bet you can't detect it,"
The visitor looked at all the paws
and could see nothing but well worn
claws. "Where is it?:" he asked.
Sat the end Of the tall" said the
keeper.
sob, now" remarked the visitor,
"no more jokes on me to-day, thank
you"
The keeper put his hand between
the bars, caught the patient ex-mon-
arch OF the forest by the tail and
showed the visitor q sort Of horny
hook concealed among long hairs at
the end Of it. what use it serves
there" he added, ''naturalists don't
know, l believe. Some say he Uses
it to lash himself into a rage. Next
time you look at any books on
Nineveh, notice how the old Assyrians
exaggerated this hook on the tails Of
lions carried upon their funny old
marbles. New York Tribune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

dueer. and In the next that Il beneats
the consumer. Elbow can it help the
producer" they triumpkantly inquire,
unless 1t raises prices, and how can il
benefit the consumer il it does, and how
can it both raise wages and reduce
prices, and ii . partial reduction OF
prices is . good thing, why not have free
trade and bring them down TO the mar
kets Of the world"
A man who gets tangled in such logic
~ this nj easily get clear by studying
such facts as Mi. Dodge presented, and
by remembering also that any general
cut in prices at the cost of labor is not an
economic advantage or . national bless
inc
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.
How Lord Rosebery Made Himself solid
In Sydney.

How Lord R~osebery Made Himself SOLID
In sydney.
The story is told in an English letter
to the Chicago Inter Ocean. to illus
trate Lord Rosebery's habit of killing
two birds with one stone when he sees
the chance: When this rich young peer
wal in Sydney, New south Wales, he
was entertained with great eclat by the
Athen9um Club, a powerful literary
fraternity there, and was very soon
elected a member. The club was poor
ly housed, though on q very valuable
site, and not being rs good at business
rs at literature, it's were in a
difficulty as TO how to provide quarters
for their growing membership and i'm
%portance.
Lord Rosebery having been consult
ed, at n solved the problem for them.
What they wanted was q really magnifi-
cent clubhouse. Out of regard for the
institution and the city, he would him
self advance the whole of the money
required, on security of the lane and
building, and would not require repay
ment for ten years. Rates of interest
we're rather high in the colony ut the
time, but he would be content with 6
per cent. The club joyously accepted
this generous offer. They spent the
whole of the money on the premises,
their membership doubled, the very
fact of Lord Rosebery's connection
causing a rush of most desirable candi-
dates-and Lord Rosebery got about as
snug and safe an investment as the
heart of man could desire.
The popularity that he got in the coli
onies by doing himself this good turn
went a long way to further his fortunes
at home.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
Friends

sin the village where / live" says
a writer in the Spectator, II was in
the habit Of visiting two poor, infrm
old women, one inhabiting the single
downstairs room, the other occupying
the garnet above her. Each kept a
Jealous watch as to whether ] be-
slowed more tea or sixpcnce on the
other, and each was sure to tell me
every ill-trait she could hear Of the
other. One day the old lady who
lived upstairs, thanking me effusively
for my visit, said, You're the only
lady eve comes rear me, tn only
friend / have, That one,' pointing
downwards, has hapes of friends
adding hastily lest ! should be too
favorably impressed by. that circum-
stance, and there's not wan OF them
but hates her. ! thought to myself
that such q description OF friendship
may sometimes apply to higher circles
than that Of my poor old frienda"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
How tho National FieId Looks,

Asa rule political prognosticatiols are
worth hut little, but the following from
30 eminent an authority a. the Philadel-
phia Press will doubtless attract care
ful attention: The perturbed condition
OF political factions in both parties in
New York makes that state q rather
more than ordinarily interesting feature
OF the political situation. 1t is q matter
of far more interest to the Democrats
than to Republicans, however, since the
Democratic cause is hopeless without
New York, white = Republican Presi-
dent may be elected in spite Of Demo-
cratic success there.
1t is not nninteresting to study the
figures n little. We think it may be
fairly assumed that the following-named
states, in u presidential year and on ma
tional issues, will vote rs indicated in
the table.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
Commen,s and ILLUSTRATORS.

Louisville Courier. journal (Dem.l
The Michigan Democrats are for
Cleveland and victory" But where is
the Democrat outside of New York who
doesn't favor that combination? 1t is
getting the two to flock together that
makes the difficulty.
indianapolis Sentinel (Dem.): The
people want q tariff reform campaign,
and they propose to have it. Cleveland
means tariff reform to the exclusion OF
all other issues. His nomination means
q square fight on that issue, with no
lodging, no trim ming, no evasion. Ev-
erybody understands that.
In 1891, during the three months end
ing March 81, the exports of tin plates
from Great Britain to the United States
amounted to $500 tons, valued ut
FL ,630, SO3.
In 1892, under our Republican pro-
lection, during the corresponding Pc
Rod, the exports Of tin plates from
Great Britain to this country amounted
to "a, 6ll tons, valued at 1887 .56l.
This decrease of 1928 tons, valued
At E734,2l2, or $500, 1856. IL, was caused
by our Republican protection, which is
rapidly building up u great tin plate in
dnstrv in the United States.
We had no tin plate industry when
the Mckinley bill became = law on Oc-
tober l, 1890. In the preceding twenty
years we had sent 1907 ,O0O,0 900
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
A Speaker who Does Not Spoak,

The speakership Is a curious institu-
ton in America and has a peculiar ORR
gin. A speaker is one who speaks, and
naturally it is puzzling to know that our
speaker Is one who does not speak. II
he wishes to speak he must abdicate tho
chair, thereby abrogating his functions
as speaker. But by glsncing at the orr.
gin Of the term speaker the inconsistency
IL understood, Our Legislature is mod
elled upon that OF England. In the
British Parliament 1t has been customs.
airy from the time Of Edward III. and Ia
customary to-day for the presiding
member OF the House OF Commons to
speak for that body In addressing tho
crown. At the meeting Of a new parlia.
ment the Queen summons the House Of
Commons to the bar OF the House Of
Lords and signifies her pleasure that
they choose q speaker who may speak
for them in matters on which she may
desire to address them. When chosen
by the Commons the speaker is approved
by the Queen and he then addresses her,
claiming those ancient and undoubted
rights and privileges" &C., which had
been granted by other royal predeces-
sors. Inasmuch as we have adopted tho
forms OF legislative procedure Of the
mother country We have also adopted
the title OF speaker, and we still cling TO
1t, although Its original meaning is gone.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

Syrup"

JupGE J. B. HILL, of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup to
send lis voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend all article, what they say is
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. II have used
your German Syrup" he says. "for
my Coughs and Colds OH the Throat
and Lungs. I can recommend it for
them as a frst-class medicine" -
Take 10 substitute. Q
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
lola on Anarchisln.

NJ. lola, referring to the Anarchist
scare, said: This excitement is much
ado about nothing. My verdict is that
the Anarchists are few in number; they
have no organization, and that the most
they can do is to blow up a few more
houses. Then public opinion will sup
port summary justice dealt in the
streets. The lynch law will speedily ST.
ience the adyoe gn Of Anarchy: ! am
ton, not revolution. Socialism is moth
ING akin to A%narchism."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
II Ia M Joke.

The joke about pigeons milk has q
foundation in fact. After the incuba-
baton of the young has been complet-
ed the crops Of the parent birds become
thicker and secrete a sort of curd with
which the young are fed. This descrip-
ton of nourishment is necessary for
them, for if the young pigeons are de-
priyed of it during the first week or two
after Matching they are sure to die.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

A trial is being made in Paris of a new
system Of wood paving. 1t consists of
pieces OF oak about four inches long,
split up similarly to the ordinary fire.
wood, and laid loosely on end in fine
sand on = bed OF gravel from four
inches to four and q half inches in
thickness. A layer of fine sand is then
spread over them, and they are alter
nately watered and beaten several
times. In about forty-eight hours the
humidity has completely penetrated
and caused the wood to swell, and it is
claimed that the mass becomes thus alb
~solutely compact and homogeneous
and capable of supporting the heaviest
traffic
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

The human frame Is an excellent
magnet. A man will carry a watch for
years and be proud Of its accuracy; then
he will fall sick, the watch will lie on
the mantel or on the dresser, and will
develop great ~inaccuraoy and irregu-
larity. No explanation IL forthcoming
except the n that the absence Of mag
netism upsets the time announcer, and
the best proof OF this ID that when the
man gets round again and CARR 8 his
watch it soon goes all right.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

The hu0 Of heAlthl Who cAn mIetAks nv 7he
white brow, the despsnsd tint Of the cheek.
OF the eys. Q cheery eUpressi0n of the counte.
nance, are iufallibls indicia that the liver 10 per.
forming it, functions actively. and that conao-
iurbsd. II, however, the complexion aud eye
balls have . saffron tint, or the face 10 dra wn
and void OF spfiyhtliness ana amin stion, ths
btliary gland ia almost certain to DO out Of order.
Rctify the difficulty speedily, thoroughly. with
the antibiiious specific, Hoststtet's
Stomach Blt:eTs, which promptly remedies not
biiiousness. but also the sick headaches. con-
etipa,ion, vertigo, fur upon the tongue. nausea,
sour breath. and pains through ths right side
which characterize 1t. This liver Is always serf-
is q sovereign specific, This medicine remedies.
with equal promptitude and completeness, kid
ney complaint. dyspopsia. rheumatism, and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
A Bamboo NlainsDrinU.

A gentleman travelling in Japan broke
the handspring of his watch, which he
took to y native village jeweler. The
watch was returned apparently in as
good going order as ever, and kept
good time until the rainy season set in,
when it stopped. Being in the city of
Toxic at that time, the traveller took tho
watch to an English workman, who was
astonished to find that the cunning Jap
had putin a spring made out of bamboo,
which, 80 long as it kept dry, remained
elastic, but during wet weather had
gathered dampness and lost Its power.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

~
Bah the method and results when
Syrup 81 Figs il taken; II il pleasant
and reffeshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly On the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cieansos the sys-
In eaectually, dispels colds, head
a0hos md fsvers aud cures habitual
oonatipation. Syrup Of Figs il the
only remedy Of it, kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing TO the taste and &C.
ceptabls to the stomach, prompt in
10 action and truly beneficial in its
sGscts, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
10 IN and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale in 5Oc
md on bottles by all leading drug
gista Any reliable druggist who
nay not have it on hand will pro-
sure 4 promptly for any one who
vi1hes 70 w i. Do not accept any
nubstitute.
CALIFORNIA RIO syrup co.
sAH FRANCISCO. CAL.
l0Ui8tIllE, ~. NEW Y0Rk. M
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
FAMlNss.
Years when MultatuAes Starved % Dealt
Through Failure a Crops.

A~o0D VMS~
Through Failure a Crops.
Tho Russian famine nov prevailing
has drawn public attention TO other ter
rible disasters Of this kind Not includ-
ing the seven years famine In Egypt
mentioned in the Old Testament, the
first great famine noted in history was
IN Italy, b. c 43s. Thousands Of per-
sons, driven mad by want, threw them
selves into Z sea and rivers to es, ape
from furtt - suffering. In A. ID. ~
there was a great famine in Egypt, and
another In Rome and the vicinity In
A. ID 262. In 272 famine prevailed over
the British Islands, and people ate
grass, roots and h bark o. trees;
thousands died in Scotland from priva.
tion in A. ID 3o6, and over 10, 600 per.
ished in Britain four years later. In
A. ID. $50 famine prevailed all owe the
south OF Europe, raging worst in Italy,
where parent; ate their children, and In
T39 England, Scotland and Wales We're
again ravagcd: also in 1913, when thou
sands starved, and in @54, when the
crops failed fur four successive year.
In l0l6 an awful famine ragged through
out all Europe, and again from 1923 t,
1895, when crop failures caused terrible
suffering. In England and France the
people ate the flesh OF dogs and cats,
and many cases Of cannibalism were re-
corded There were famines in Eng and
in 1881. 1915, 1886. 1913 and 1868, and
general distress prevail ed also In both
England and France in l69", l74s, 1889
and 1895. The great Irish famines OF
1914, 1916, 1s22, 1871 and 1876 wyrc in
consequence OF the failure Of the potato
crop. and NO doubt in each thousands Of
persons starved to death. European
ca 'amities OF this kind, however, dwin-
die into ms gnilicance when compared
with the colossal dimensions of q famine
In the crowded countries OF Asia. In
1887 over 500, 900 human beings starved
to death in Northwest India, and in
1860 another famine carried OF 500, 900
In 1865 Zoo, 900 people were supposed
to have starved in Bengal and Orissa,
and in 1868 the dea,h-rol from famine
in / . pootana excee ed l,5OU. 600 Even
as late as 1877 about SOC, 900 persisted in
Bombay. Madras and Mysore. The
worst calamity OF this kind ever 70
corded took place In the years 1877 and
1873, in China. Comp etc crop failure
took place in all the northern prov
inces, and tho number Of those who
persisted from want OF food was esti-
mated at s, 800, 900. As the internal
commune atoms Of a country are i'm
proved, the danger of wholesale starva-
ton is much lessene1.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
by . Hair.

]. J. Jolly, of Conneautville, Pa,
suffered greatly with q pain in his heel.
extending to his knee and swelling
badly. Upon examination . little black
point VA discovered in his heel, which
upon being removed with tweezers
proved to be . hair about an inch long.
It vas supposed to have worked IN
from his sock.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

across the ocean to buy tin plate. The
tin plate mills already built or projected
under the new tariff have . capacity of
243, COO, 600 pounds a year, which, at the
present average import value, means
about $4,000 O annually, or in twenty
q $l40, O0O,OOc
which will stay in this country and pay
American wages, develop American
mines, and turn the wheels of Ameri-
car mills.
The price Of cotton ties before the
passage Of the Mckinley bill a. 1920
per bundle, and the duty imposed by the
bill ri lob per cent. In the year 1890
foreign manufacturers had a monopoly
on the manufacture of cotton ties. Now
about seven-eighths of the ties We use
are made in this country, and they sell
for q lower price than those England
used to furnish. An attempt is to be
made to reduce the tariff on this class
of manufactures and give the foreign
makers q better chance. Anyone can
see that this is anything but good poll
cy for home prosperity.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

The Growth Of Mis- sfOnA.

The work of foreign Christian missions
began in this country within the first
quarter century Of it's existence. 1t has
been prosecuted with constantly in
creasing zeal and the expenditure now
made in behalf Of these missions reach
es s., 0 900 annually and employs owe
1000 American citizens abroad.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

REV. Madison G. Peters, Of the Bloom.
ingdale Reformed Church, New York
City, in his sermon Sunday night said:
There are In the city Of Now York
1000 saloons, or n for every 400 peo-
pie. These saloons, given each q 90
foot frontage, would extend, il placed In
q row, o distance Of thirteen milea
They are hotbeds Of vice, the breeding
place OF all crime. They are kept, with
the exception Of a few Germans, by
low. vulgar, i~lliterate, blasphemous, OBJ
scene men. fully SO per cent. OF whom
are ex-c0nvicts. The saloons are FREE
quented by ~blackless. thieves, gam.
blers, murderers, ward politicians, and
other scoQndrols."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

W uSu tttOSC utStiCSSts'
assail
you, remember that
LtdiA r. PiMkAaan's
EsExkatis Compound will
selieve them. We have
a record thousands OF
cases that have
been restored to yigo-
ON health.
Al Dsuegists ssll 4, er sent
mail, n form Of Puts or
spnengee. ON receipt eff -.
Jsiyes Fills. 3!ke. Come
Npop1sscs Srcely aDswered.
&64FssG In eonadenee,
SEfaA n. I1NKHAM MED. Co.,
6 LINN. Mana.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
Counting Quarter OF "A Billion.

A Western exchange mates the fol-
lowing remarkable statement: Suppos-
ing that u great forefather, Ada N,
had begun to count as. qnickly as he
could, and when his life was ended his
Son commenced where the father left
of, and that he spent his whole lifetime,
day and night, counting as fast as he
could, and supposing that upon his
death he had enjoined upon his heirs an
eternity OF counting, and that they had
continued doing so up TO the present mo-
ment, their united efforts would not yet
have reached the amount OF one quar-
ter of "a billion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03
Mans Ma1netism.

BEECHAM's PILLS are q painless and
effectual remedy fer all bilious disorders.
rs cents q box. For sale by all druggists.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

TIE order OF the royal succession at
present 10 tho Prince OF Wales, Prince
George, the Duchess Of Fife, Lady Alex
exandra Duff (her infant daughter),
Princess Victoria, and Princess Maud.
Al these would have to pass away With
OFT Issue before the Duke q Edlnburg
ooul6 ee0e to The throne
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

We will give 500 reward for any case OF
catarrh that cannot be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
+. }. CHENEY Il CO.. Props, Toledo. o.