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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

MI
Sk9tls III Niai9iGGSfSS yn1de W61al9
ltnacst ever naSdeInA 6ehs fope. he
first Quincy acrOoJ WAa o. tn 3gth ~
Jure fs53. ard ~ cOntinncd the ssOur-
neys during that and the following yeAr.
TIE 8 D was about three inches fn
thickness. made entirely Of hemp, and
its adjustment In its place waA, In IT.
way, On engineering fat. The rope
cost over ri, 600, and remained In po-
sition for nearly two years. Special
trains were run on the railroads, while
enormous stands ON either side OF the
Falls were crammed with Ie0plo. Bl0n-
din continued giving exhibitions until
1860. when he crossed over on 0tilts be-
FORE the Prince Of Wales, then making .
tour through America and Canada. He
was photographed while Standing still
In the center Of the rope. He walked
across enveloped In . sack made OF
blankets, wheeled Q barrow across,
turned somersaults. cooked q dinner.
and carried q man Y on his back.
Blondin, who is the champion tight.
rope performer Of the world. though by
birth = Frenchman, now lives ct Nj
aRsra House, South Ealing, In his
adopted country. On the rope, Blondin
ssys he feels as safe as II walking along
an ordinary street. The rope that he
performed on at the Crystal Palace was
i70 feet high and 249 yards in length.
Though now 6S years Of age, Blondin
has begun . series of tight-rope per-
formances at the botanical gardens ct
Old Trefford. Manchester. Since his
famous exploits across Niagara he has
made more than 1000 journeys along
the rope In various parts Of the world.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

The startling announcement IL male
that the whole range OF the Andes iE
slowly sinking into the earth's Greet
Az proof OF this La Gazette Geograph-
iaue says that Quito was 1886 feet
above tho level o. the sea Ia the year
HAS; In 1900 1t was only $3.50; In 1881.
1861, having sunk twenty-stx feet in
the ffty-ive years following HAS. and
but three feet during the thirtJ-ono
years which interviewed between 1900
and 1881. In 1868 the city's level had
been reduced to $3.50 feet shove the
level Of the Pacific Ocean. To sum up
tho total, We find that Ecuador's capital
has sunk seventy-six feet In l22 years.
A~ntisana's farm, the highest inhabited
spot on the Andes 1900 feet higher
than Quito itself, which Ii the highest
real city on the Rlobe), is said BY the
same authority to be as feet lower than
II was In 17l6.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

The barbecue OF to-day bears little
reeem blsnce to the outdoor love-feast
Of half . century ago. In those days
they were not such monster gatherings,
were moro orderly and had q distinct
political end. There were no side
shows to distract the attention Of the
crowd, no noisy fakirs to disturb the
speakers, and no such confusion and
general cussedness as distinguish the
general character OF to-day's gather
ings. In early days 1t was much diher-
ent. Then the barbecues we're given
by both parties In every county In the
State. There q nc great crowds,
for there we're no railroads to bring
them. The farmers drove In with their
families. for miles around, and In those
days q crowd Of 1900 or 1900 was q big
one. The farmers Clipped In and con-
tributed the beeves, the sheep and the
hard cider; tho county committee took
charge OF the arrangements, and when
the feast wa on there was nothing
thought Of OF discussed but politics.
After the p~rovender had disappeared
came the speaking. There was only
stand and usually only n or two
distinguished speakers from abroad.
Home talent supplied the rest. Every
thing was quiet and orderly, and by
shutdown the grounds were deserted and
the happy farmers were driving home
filled with enthusiasm and hard cider.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21
A Strange Woolnx.

That queer Norwegian dramatist,
Henrik 1bsen, had a strange wooing.
II the story told Of him is true. An
Australian correspondent Of a Lon
don paper says that when he fell in
love with the beautiful daughter Of
Pastor ThOresen, how to make known
the fact to her troubled him for
weeks At last he resolved to write
to her. He would come and fetch his
answer the same afternoon at 5. Did
the lady accept him she would be at
home, otherwise not. At S o'clock
he presented himself, and the maid
asked him to go into the best room.
He was very hopeful. and glad to
have time to collect himself before he
met the lady. But when he had
watched half an hour awful doubts
began to assail him. After an hour
had passed he imagined the letter
had not reached the young lady.
Some fatal mistake was making q
fool of him. Still he waited on.
After two hours he began to be
ashamed Ut himself. She would learn
that he had sat two hours in that de-
serted house and would laugh at him.
At last he jumped up In a rage and
ran to the door. He was opening 1t
when q loud peal Of laughter arrested
him. He turned and saw the fair
head Of his adored emerge from under
| the sofa Her mouth was laughing,
but her eyes were filled with tears.
.Oh, YOU dear, good fellow, to wait
all this WHILE" she said. II wanted
to see how many minutes q lovers
patience lasts. How hard the floor
Is. Now, help me to get out and
then we will talk" In less than a
week the marriage IA arranged
Housekecpers' Weekly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21
An Electric Tricycle..

An e~nterprising electrician elaine
The invention Of q commercially prac-
ticable electric tricycle., and has patent-
ed a machine which relics for motive
power on the storage battery. The SIN
gular point In its construction Is that
the storage batteries are carried around
the circumference OF the wheel, prefer
ably close to the tire, and there can be
any number OF cells. according to the
power required. 1t is claimed that In
this way the weight OF the storage bat
teries is more equally distributed. and
In such q manner as to h mini
mum interference with the efficient run
ming Of the machine, while at the same
time aYording q simple and easy method
of construction. The cells are con-
nected by wires to insulated sleeves
that carry the current to . motor in the
axle OF the wheel, which gives the
motive power to the machine.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement ind
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, With
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
theineeds of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Fig.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs 10 for sale by oil drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it 10 man
nfactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute II offered.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

William Somers was fatally bitten BY
Q large rationale on Ruby Greek,
Idaho. the other day. He was out
hunting, and, seeing q deer, he jumped
Into a hole. In order that he might SON
ceal himself. The hollow proved to be
q r~attlesnake den, and Somers lost no
time in jumping out again. A dozen
snakes bit his boots, but their fangs
did not penetrate the tough leather.
The deer having been frightened away.
Somers decided to have some fun with
the den Of snakes, which numbered 100
or more. He lighted . bundle Of pine.
and threw 1t into the hole. As the
snakes darted about, trying to escape
the flames. Somers threw rock and
sticks at them. At the height OF his
sport he reached down to pick up
what appeared to be q portion Of . tree
limb. It was really n OF the snakes
Somers had wounded. It coiled itself
and bit him upon his right wrist. SOM
ers started on the run for his camp,
three miles away. The sun vas warm,
and the venom Of the snake accom-
plished Its deadly work before hs had
run half o mile.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21
Eas,y Use Of Petroleum.

In a diary kept by one OF the sur.
veyors engaged In the survey Of the
Holland Land Company's purchase at
the very beginning Of this country an
entry occurs to the effect that near
the headwaters Of the Allegheny
River, In this State, was q spring Of
water from which, when conducted
into shallow pools would collecL guam
titles of oil. This the Indians col
lected and used. For unknown gen.
erations the Indians had held this
spring In high venei alton, believing
it was q direct gift from the Great
Spirit.
They dried the oil by exposure to
the sun, and made an ointment that
they used In mixing their war paint,
as we'll as for medical purposes This
ointment was the vaseline for the
present day In its crude state, for the
oil SKINNED from the spring was
crude petroleum. The oil spring and
q plot OF ground one mile square were
given to the Indians az q reservation,
and Is 90 held at the present time,
being known as the Oil Spring Reser.
Walton.
In after years enterprising whites
collected the oil, and 1t was bottled
and sold. It had a wide reputation
and was eagerly sought BY many, who
extolled It's merits In the most ex'
travagant terms. Had it not been
for the fact the inquisitive whites
found out q way toget petroleum from
the earth by sending the drill through
the rocks this oil would doubtless
now be = popular medicine worth q
! bottle. American Register.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21
~ Insals - Pstvssesm.

~ appointing John e Kisiey
United STATES minister 20 Aonnsatk,
Mr. Cleveland has once more shown
his contempt f0r Amefican pfincipiea
AND American paVriotism. u tnis
mans record = Doen known 70 tDe
public q the time q nis nomination,
o y unqnsstlonaDay vas known to
NJ. Cieveisna nimseiI, sto1m oI
pr0teete WOula nave swept the coun-
w from Inc Atlantsc 70 tine acme.
The gravest cnafges are maze asainst
hieley "a connoctlon 49, nis
IN handling sums @ money Deionains
~ other pe0pie. 1nese accusations
of enDesxiement MAJ not pe true.
A. my f1te. tncy are not yet pfoved:
But ~ d. Deen autnOr1tetlvoi stated
~ the new. columns of Democratlc
q well - q ssep1Olican newspapers
that haeley. Wilo comes ifotn INDIANS
and u = Df0tncf.in.laW % senator
voorhees, vas, curing the WAT, =
prominent member 70 me sIeas0naOIe
Qrganlxati0ns Known as tno SOus ~
lApeTSy ana ~ Ans6n0 OF sno
Golden Circle InA ststement mas
MOI Deon contEadlcted irom any reii-
Able source.
bOtn the IONS q LiDeFty and
KnlGnts ~ Inc uoiden Calcie we're
cOneplracioA q N0rtnern COpperneads
70 az tho Oonfederates ~ tneif
ciEotts W destroy the American ~.
public. Opperneadism Mas rampant
In GAREHtUs N0fGt0D6 OF l0Qt808 during
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

ss 1Be1k
GSYfjn ffU ili1s
s1DDsSy, wh0 Iiys1 ihf4atk Mount
AIAkl north Of IsaF4ant0yss oad Nal
Hon, Breckenriu90 10 HG L0uIs
GlDhe. Democrat mAu. sAOkl Chris ID
we'll known Throughout the entire
West He formerly lived IL Salt
Lake City and was ! power in the
church, but when the split came on
the question OF Lolygamy be cast his
fortunes with tho Joe Smith saints
and moved up into the BIN Mountains
where he has acquired worldwide
fame as . trapper aud : rifle shot.
Every spring, when the trapping Is
over, he takes his stan and sets forth
TO preach the gospel Of one-wifc
MormOnism, tramplnU over Wyoming,
Idaho, Colorado, aud Utah. He Is 4
splendid, specimen OF physical man
hood, 8 feet ! inch, straight as an
Indian, touvh AZ spring steel, with
| long white hair and beard sweeping
| down below his belt
He enjoys the reputation Of hav-
ing killed more bears than any other
American, living or dead. A year
ago last spring he brought into Lara.
mie and sold 500 bear skins the re-
suit Of one winters trapping, He
was assisted. however, by his three
grown sons Many OF the skins were
those of enormous grizzlies. that
svarmint being extremely plentiful
in the Elk Maintains He ID marked
all over with the teeth aud claws OF
bruin. I bought ar especially fine
bear skin OF him and he told me that
the original owner came very al
getting the best of the scrimmage.
lie said he was tramping along a
narrow mountain path, en- route to
his traps aud In making asharp turn
he met bruin face to face. He had
with him a savage wolf dog and a
Misunderstanding rife. To the left the
mountain rose abruptly and to the
right was o chasm 800 feet deep.
The foOt-path was but a yard wide.
The dog spranG forward and attacked
the bear, but bruin cuffed him over
into the chasm as though he were a
rabbit. Then he advanced on the
apostle of the silver-plate revelation.
Old Chris threw down on him, but
his rifle hung fire and he only sue
cceded In wounding his assailant.
The bear rushed forward, and he
threw 1t his fur cap 1t snuffed al
II. tore it into fragments and cuffed
them owe the ledge. That gave
Chris time to reload, and when buir
again advanced he got a bullet in the
/ knnfn ~ eHUE@ E4E +@ ~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

The girl Of the period seems to be .
case Of suspendered animation.
An Improbable job-Laboring under
q delusiOn.
The distance that lends enchantment
is hardly distance Of manner.
Shabby treatment-"Cleaning and re-
pairing"
II you want q thing we'll done, do 1t
yourself. II Noah had trusted his ark
70 Q contractor, he might have got wet.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

1t may be that Notwithstanding
the inconsistent and discourteOus
manner In which ex-Secretary of
State Thomas i. Bayard treated
Baron Sackville, otherwise called Sir
Lionel Sackville Sackvillc- West, when
that Doblcman was Minister ut Wash
ington, Mi. Bayard will be persona
grata as American Ambassador at
the English court; but 1t Is very an
likely. E~nglishmen have stubborn
memories, and the rude manner In
which Sackville- West was bundled
out OF the country because he had
betrayed the preference OF Great
Britain for Cleveland's election Is far
from being forgotten. Cleveland had
no objection whatever to being the
British candidate, but he thought the
time decidedly inopportune for an
nouncing the fact, and Bayard, In his
anxiety to retrieve the blunder which
Sackville- West had committed In tell
ing the truth, forgot both decency
and dignity In hurrying Cleveland's
too outspOken advocate out OF the
country.
To send Bayard, after such az
episode, TO represent the United
states at the Court of St James may
be very like Cleveland, who has q re
marksble capacity for sending people
where they happen to be obnoxious,
but 1t will not be appreciated In Great
Britain as tho kind Of appointment
that ought to be made. OF course
Bayard will be treated with more
consideration than he extended X
Sackyille-W West, but it is safe to say
that there will be an arctic frigidity
In the atmosphere OF the BRITISH
court whenever Bayard and Sackville
West happen to be present at thu
SAME function, which Is likely to b
often, II Bayard attends to his publ,
| duties.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21
Found $4,000 in a Paper Package.

In q cellar In q house at Hartford,
Conn, several boys happened to be
playing about when n Of them
stumbled on . package wrapped in
brown paper. The paper was opened
and s., 900 was disclosed. The owner
of the house, an italian, knew nothing
OF how the money came there. 1t had
evidently been hidden o long time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

Ito 1854 or 1885, III tho market value
and the cOinave value OF silver were
70 ~ kept within hailing distance Of
0ach other, aud two OF three changes
would have had TO be made since.
This plan IL too confusing and costly.
Ksrp the Fight.
Gov. Mckinley Vas emphatically
right when Ia his manly and inspir-
Ing address at Canton he declared:
There IL no cause for discourage:
ment on our part. We have but I'd
move on with our Oid-time yigor,,
yielding nothing OF principle. As
Mr.. Lincoln said Nov. 10, 1858: This
light must 60 on. The cause must
not surrender ut the end OF n Of
even q hundred defeats"
This II good common senses, good
patri0tism and good Kepuhlicanism.
The Republics party Is far more
likely to win the next Presidential
election than 1t would have been II
the result OF the last contest at the
polls had been q division Of respon-
sibility in the Federal Government
between the two parties. In the
completeness Of the Democratic vic
tory lies the assurance OF future
Democratic defeat. Gov. Mckinley
pointed out the dilemma In which
the Democratic leaders % find
themselves whom he said: .They
have no divided responsibility. There
10 no longer any excuse for prctense;
no longer any room for Hypocrisy.
II they believe In themselves and
their professions Of thirty years they
can now make them effective.
The combination OF greed and un-
American ideas OF intolerant Bour-
hons and corrupt rings that consti-
tute the Democratic party Is power
less to govern = great nation. Its
only power Is the power to obstruct
and destroy. When the nation was
far smaller and less important than
it ia to-day Democracy was driven
from the helm, because of it's treach-
| cry and incapacity. The statesman
ship needed to conduct successfully
| the affairs OF the United States, with
Its So, 600, 600 people and its vast
array OF magnificent Industries Gre
ated by protection, does not exist
among the ~rapacious politicians Of
the Democracy. Bourbonism and
bossism q check the progress OF the
nation, degrade Its currency, disgrace
its nag, and condemn Its hundreds o.
thousands OF well-paid workingmen
to pauper wages and pauper homes.
But these dominant Democratic forces
cannot continue to rule.
The Republican party has only to
be true to Its principles and steadfast
In It's opposition to Democratic policy
to achieve victory In 1896. The ma
ton that has marched so far in The
field OF progress will not consent Il
retrograde In obedience to Democrat,
demands. Four years of Democrati.
laundering, dishonesty and hostilit.
To American principles will DISCUS
the nation with Democracy as effect
ually as 1t was disguised thirty year
ago. The motto for Republicans wa
put In q Enthusiastically concis'
form by President Harrison the othe
day: keep on fighting"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21
Denial Not Accepted.

John 4. Risley, MI. Oeveland's
new Minister to Denmark, denies
that he had any connection with the
Knights Of the Golden Circle. Tho
Terfe Haute Express, however, pub
fishes the following letter, OF which
1t has the original:
NBw YORK, Aug 6, 1864
II. II. Dodd, ESQ, Indianapolis:
nv DEAR SIR--llunt q ca have played
the devil, according 20 reports Does he
attempt 70 implicxte Any OF our friends.
and does II affect n people In any degrctf
Can Morton overAwe our people by his
military organixatlonf l have read with
dOep interest the mesger newspaper re-
pOrts OF affairs Ia our StAte. and am n 4
ious to learn more Write 70 me II you can
Direct 70 care OF Thomas, PlAksr L Co,
~ Wall street Very truly yours
1OHa r RIsLEY.
II. III. Dodd, to whom this letter
was addressed, was Grand Commander
OF the Sons Of Liberty, and was ar
| rested for treason. He made his es.
| cape at night from the Government
building through an open window,
| left the State and never returned.
The foregoing letter shows that Rts-
Icy was . close and interested Oh.
server Of Dodd's operations and In
| sympathy with the Sons Of Liberty
movement, II not . member OF the
order.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

BETWEEN London and Paris the long
distance telephone lines have almost
supplanted the telegraph, so much
more expeditions are they.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

Mrs. Fannie Dlgnam, l4l Mott st., New
York City, makes u mil acuious cure OF her
rheumatism. She writes: II owe UNI
.. eakable and never to be forgotten graft
tude to Salvation Oil. " /. d y Miracu-
lous cure Of my rheumattsm
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

In the Legislature OF British Column
bia the proposition to put . prOhibitive
poll tax on Chinese was defeated by
one vote.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

THE most beautiful bank notes issued
are those of France and Germany.
They are very difficult OF imitation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

A PHILADELPHIA taxidermist is ap-
propriately named Suffer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-21

YU6U4 80. OSsOUOs

That ID, the COUNTRIES Of Europe
wanting Ia, 100, 827 bushels OF wheat
tOsupply thedeilcit for which the home
supply u inadequate have netsurplus
expofted from the countries outside Of
Europe OF 132, 1858, 4o2 bushels from
which TO draw. Al Cuba Il included
Ia Spain, the actual European deticit
ID eight or ton million bushels less
than the above figures show; 80 that,
in fact, the European wheat market
which u open TO the composition of
the world Ii confined to the 124, $685.
3O7 bushels required BY Great Britain
and Belgium