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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05


Housekoepers falntly realise the dA6r
Rer 0f IN fndiscriminat0 u0e Of the
numerous baking powders nowadays
found upon every hand, and which are
urged upon consumers with such pcrs
sistency by peddlers and many grocers
on account Of the big profits made IN
their Eale. Most Of these powders are
made from sharp and caustic acids and
alkalies which burn and infiame the
alimentaty organs and cause. indi.
gestion, heartburn, diarrh9Al dis.
eases, etc. Sulphuric acid. caus.
tic potash, burnt alum. all are
used as gas-producing agent in such
baking powders. Most housekcepers
are aware OF the painful effects pro-
ducad when these chemicals ere ap.
Piled to the external flesh. How much
more acute must be their action upon
the delicate internal membranes Yet
INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers do not hes
itate to use them, because they make q
very low-cost powder, to urge the
use of their powders 70 made. by all
kinds of alluring advertisements and
false representations. All the low
priced Or social ID cheap baking pow
ders, and all powders sold with a gift
or prize, belong to this class.
Baking powders made from chemic-
ally pure cream OF tartar and bi-ca"-
Donate Of soda are among the most
useful Of modern culinary devices.
They not only make the preparation OF
finer and more delicious cookery po!.-
sible, but they have added to the di-
gestibi!ity ard whole sOmene5s CT our
food. But baking powders must be
composed Of such pure and wholesome
ingredients q they must be tabooed
entirely.
DR.. Edison, Commissioner of Health
of New York, in an article in the Dec
tor of Hygiene" indicates that tho al.
vantages of q good baking powder and
the exemption from the dangers OF bad
ones in which the harsh and caustic
chemicals are used, are to b, secured
by the use Of Royal Baking Powder
exclusively, and he recommends this
to all consumers. "The Royal" he
says, contains nothing but cream
Of tartar and s.da refined tc
a chemical purity. which when
combined under the influence OF heat
and moisture produce pure carbonic,
or leavening. gas. The two materials
used, cream of tartar and soda, are
perfectly harmless even when eaten.
but in this preparation they are com
bined in exact compromising weights
so that when chemical action begin:
between them in the dough they prac'
tically disappear, the substance Of both
having been taken to form carbonit
acid gas" Hence it is. he says, tina,
the Royal Baking Powder is the mos
perfect Of all conceivable agents fol-
leavening purposes.
It seems almost incredible that any
manufacturer or dealer should urge the
,ale of baking powders containing in
furious chemicals in place of those OF {
well-known, pure, and wholesome char
tcter, simply for the sake of a few
:ents q pound greater profit; bu1
ince they do, a few words of warning
eem to be necessary.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
Reminder of q Great Fight,

The Franco-German wal OF 1901
was one OF the short, bloody and de-
cisive wars OF history. Within a couple
Of weeks Of the appearance OF Emperor
Napoleon at the head of his troops, the
strength OF the French army was bro
ken and the long disputed provinces Of
Alsace and Lorraine were occupied by
the German army. Then came the SUR
render Of Sedan, where Napoleon, with
$4,000 men. gave himself up. The
c~apitulation Of Strasburg, the fall Of
Metz and the siege Of Paris crowded
one another in that year OF 1870, 80 dis
astrOus to French arms.
The fighting throughout was terrific
and the loss heavy. In the fight Ct
Mars-la-Tour the German loss was
nearly 5000 men, and the French up
ward Of 1900. In the Gravelotte bat
tie, where 400, 900 combatants were en-
gagged, the Germans lost 10000 men. OF
whom 800 were officers. In half an
hour the Prussian Guard lost 5000 men
and 3O7 officers. The French loss was
q. little over 1900.
Numerous scenes Of this great strug-
gle have been put on n
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
August!
Flower

II am happy to state to you and
TO suffering humanity, that my vita
has used your wonderful remedy,
August Flower, for sick headache
and palpitation Of the heart, with
satisfactory results. For several years
she has been a great sufferer, has
been under the treatment o. eminents
physicians in this city and Boston,
am; found little relief. She was in-
duced to try August Flower, which
rave immediate relief. We cannot
saw to ,nuct, for it." L. G. Frost,
Springfield, Mass. =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
Knew who the Burglar Was.

A Cass avenue man, with o wife who
has her own way about doing things,
catches her now and then.
My DEAR he said. the other morn
ing, as he was dressing, Il think you
were right when you told me last night
there we're burglars in the house..
"Why?" she asked, ~nervously.
Because all the money that vas in
my pockets when / went to bed 10
gone"
well" she said, with an ~I-told-you-
SO air, IF you had been brave and got
up and shot the wretch you would have
had your money this morning"
Possibly, my dear, possibly" he
over"
She laughed softly and then gave
half Of it back to im.-DetrOit Free
vpH02 Lr
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement snd
tends 10 personal enjoyment when
rightly ussa. The many, who live bet
ter than others sud enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, By more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 70
thc'needs Of physical being, MI attess
the value to health of the pure tiqa.d
Laxative principles embraced in mo
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting.
IN the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 70 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; efiectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions n
met with the approval of the mcdical
profession, because it acts on y MD
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free ZION
every Objectionable substance. -.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
eists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured 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 NOS
accept any substitute if offered
$50, AM. v,r,.a m ASyeunsanA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
Royalty Doesn't Always Come High.

Royalty Doesn't Always Come High.
The smallness OF his stature is al
most as sore q point with the Duke OF
York as the same shOrtcoming IL
with his father. Both the Princess
OF Wales and Princess MAY are akood
deal taller than their spouses, and
that is the reason why the Prince OF
Wales has such a marked aversion to
being photographed standing by the
side OF the Princess. II you look at
almost any photograph OF their royal
Highness, you will see that either the
Princess is sitting in a chair with the
Prince standing behind her, or. II she
be standing up, the Prince Is mounted
on some steps in the background.
There are q number OF the masculine
members OF our royal family who
would be prepared to take any GUAM
tity OF thought II they could there
by add an inch or two to their height
London Figaro
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
Horrors OF q Eire-ROOm at Sea.

Air is supplied to the fire-rooms OF
ocean steamships through a ventilator
on deck, which is supposed to be- tui ned
to face the direction OF the wind.
Sometimes this turning is neglected.
Then ensues a terrible state OF things
down below in the already overheated
fire-room. The air becomes sitting,
the unfortunate s;okers gasping in
vain for a breath OF fresh air. The
smell of the oil and the alb minable
cdor of the bilge water ara enough to
knock ont the strongest u No pen
can describe the horrors OF life in the
tire-room during these times, and the
wonder is that scores Of the stokers dc
not drop off instead OF the few that are
reported. The coal trimmers and coal
passers are just as badly off as the
stokers, having to breathe the same
poisonous atnos phere. Another thing
which makes the life of a stoker u very
unhappy one is the fact that the lcor
of the hre-room on which he stands is
always hot. The floor, which is com
posed OF steel plates, retains the heat
and, as a consequence. blisters the feet
of the stokers, who car scarcely stand
up at times, they a!e SO much tortured
in this Respectively York Morning
Jnurpal
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
what Kind OF = Guest Are You?

W max h1Wu Oh y O1UG0C are xOUS
There are guests and guests, and the
one who Is most beloved is the one
who makes the least trouble. The
true visitor whose stay Is best enjoyed
is the one who does not intrude, yet
does not sit apart. Have you never
suffered from both kinds Have you
never been annoyed by the guest who
was SO anxious to help and show her.
self not In che way, that she kept con
stantly getting under your feet, and in
this very goodness Of her heart kent
hinderfng you by appearing in places
that you did not wish, and Offering as.
sistance that you did not need?
Again, have you never been afflicted
with the kind that were SO reserved
and quiet 1t was almost impossible to
amuse or interest them.
A very nice point in kindliness for
that is what it amounts to- is knowing
Just how far to prefer services and
Just when your hostess likes to be- let
alone. After all, the pleasant guest Is
the observing one who does what it
seems right to do at the proper mo-
mouf
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
rtE RESIDUE OF HARD TIMES.
= s1risus Stats ~ Aka.rs stfli Exists IN
ths Labor World.

4 ssrisss SEATS ~ Aka.rs Still Exists In
n Labor World.
The Democratic papers which are
10 declaring that all the factories are
resumlDg are hiding q pa { OF the vital
truth. They are doing this for two
reasons, Ii to affect what they
think r. the tendency Il political
events In Iowa, Ohio, and other States.
and, second, to reconcile the laboring
classes tOthe tariff and lndustry-smash-
Ing committee which Is now ut work In
washington under the leadership OF
Mr.. Wilson. The Dies Moines Register
Gays 1t IL glad to note the evidences OF
returning prosperity and las open,
aye, yawning columns for any items Of
this kind. As far as the banks are con.
cerned it may be stated that for them
the hard times Are practically over.
Their condition he's at no time been
Beri0us except through the folly OF the
people who YER panic-stricken. The
time Ii coming when they will have
o money than they can loan profit
ably, for there will be no enterprises
started and operated to absorb capital.
The serious state OF affairs Is still In
the labor world, not In the financial.
OF the thousands who have been idle.
during the summer months when they
should have been laying BY something
TOR the long cold winter, oaly hundreds
have 90 yet been returned TO employ
ment, and even these on reduced wages
and on part time. There is no conceal
Ing this fact. Dem 1cratic papers an.
nOnnce simply that this or that mill
has resumed, but they neglect to say
that IL has been ct reduced wages and
on part time and with part of the old
fOfc W only. The commercial agencies,
which are frequently quoted by Demo-
cratic papers, but only part quoted,
bear out this statement. Bradstreet's
last week said:
The starting up of idle manufacturing In
0astrtee has mot been - cons picuous this
week ~ last, and In most instances has been
with rsduced forces and on part time.
Al the Same time Dun's said:
About two-thirds Of the Fali River cotton
mtlls arc operating. but 1T . reduction Of 10
70 ~ per cent. In wages.
Last year the riots at Homestead
grew out Of an attempt to reduce the
wages OF two or three hundred OF the
moro highly paid w0rkmen-men like
Hugh O'D0nnell, who we're receiving
from % to ol5 . day. This year 10 per
sent. Of the workingmen Of the Anal.
gamated Association Of Iron and Steel
Workers have been idle for months,
and m offer from the employers is now
pending for the men to return to work
8 = reduction OF % per cent. in wages.
These arc facts which must not be lost
sight Of, that Republicans who believe
In protection must not allow the or
cams 81 free trade to csver up. The
E4kNx~kt>- 49, -.ASk s-r-r~.-l L..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05

Vkees YsAGDA W111n -
Lnea DssanG - 80
The 80 81 newsparses In the ranks
aurinr the civil Wal Wa . great sourCe
AZ itrt161, "a army newsb0ys were d
ways ready to fAse danger while en-
dasyorin0 to carry their pepers into
ma Hines. So keen became the eomPo-
tition in selling newspapers thet
Govarnment va compelled to dispose
Of tho privilege 70 the highest Didde
Al ore time the sum Of $4,000 per m.
mum w. paid for the exclusive rlgns
TO sell ueNsbAbers In the Army Of the
Potomac. the r1otiej being devoted 10
the benefit OF the hospitals.
Newspapers formed . bond Of fellow
ahip between Eastern and Western ar
mics. for from the daily journals they
vieaned the news Of each others move
ments. The intelligence tEat Sher.
mans troops had reached the seacoest
came n evening - the Army OF n
Potomac in the columns Of . Washing
ton journal. and rs the newsboys gar
loped along the lines Of intrenchmaht,
before Petersburg they were followed
BY tumultuous cheers, until 1t see.ned
rs II the whole army was uttering n
mighty shout OF gladness. The on
federate pickets, hearing the cheer,
were anxious to ascertain the cause,
and, when informed, . deep silence fell
on Lees lines. There was scarcely any
musketry that night. and not q single
piece OF artillery disturbed the slum'
bers of the opposing armies.
The Frog Market.
Thirty thousand frogs a week are
brought into the Buffalo market. Even
the local fishermen a:e dsv0ting much
Of their time to collecting frogs, for 100
of which they are receiving III at the
present time. A Buffalo fish company
Is the largest buyer. 1t freezes the
logs for quick New York consumption,
and also stores large quantities Tor
| profitable sales at other seasons. The
business OF securing the frogs II worry
| r~emunerative to the ma who knows
their haunts. Twelve hundred we're
| b. ought into the city on a recent even
ing b. q fisherman who takes them
| along the lake shore on the Canadian
side. One of them was q COW frog that
weighed two ard an eighth pounds
and sold for a dollar and a quarte", its
legs being as large as those OF a good
sized spring chicken. There r three
methods OF killing the frogs-with a
stick, by spearing, and by shooting.
| The best time t. hunt for them Is
about the middle of the day, when they
come out OF their hiding-places and
seek the meadows, pastures and fields
where the grain has been cut, in search
of insects. Very few frogs are caught
in the marshes or on the banks OF the
lakes, as 1t is only at night they gather
in those localities. In winter they ere
either caught with a net, which is
dipped under the ice, or dug out with
a spade from the side Of the banks, and
are invariably caught in clusters, for
they huddle together.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
We're Ahead OF England.

1t is q matter Of establishment to
those who are conversant with the
many evidences Of native energy to be
found in England that the English have
not made 0 rapid progress in cleo
trio railways. The tardipess to take
advantage of the benefits OF electric
traction is strikingly shown by the fact
that whereas in the United States,
where the industry only commenced in
1887, there are now 1859 miles OF cleo
trio roads and 5,s5l cars, carrying 49,
100000 passengers annually, the whole
Length Fns1ars p , s1sc'f lsss soa e on a1,a a. GOWN mile ~
Against this must be placed to the
credit Of English electrical engineer
ing the admirable electric elevated road
at Liverpool, and the underground
electric road In London, both new de-
pnrtures In electric traction.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05

II makes no difference how good Z
man vas Yesterday; II he 10 bad to-
.day. HI goodness Of Yesterday will be
called hypocrisy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05

cups. Then he toll them that he had
been iale for two months. In these
two m nthi he would have Eeen able
to earn enough topaz the so-called taxes
on wooden goods consumed in his fam
lily for twenty.six years to come. That
man answered all the arguments Of
the fIec-traders and did it so plainly
and conc,n lively that 70 one car fail to
understand him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
WIN Not Anect Them.

There are q great many workingman
who voted for a change" who win not
care at all whether the Democrats
Will pass an income tax or not. They
know that they will In no way be af-
fected by such . law.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05

= ,sopuOllcan Sommlseee OF New
Oounsy exRresseu me senliInent
oI evory IsepnO.icsn wnen tney
Iscla1e1 tnae ~ ques.ion now peiore
LsOIL = hyperion 70 Pure ana tree
SsecsiUns. No caroInsl pr,ncipie' ol
Isopu.i.c.aasin 49, = iree suo1 az
noaes. vouus M prvsec.lon " AIherI-
49, lsn0r. nepuDiicans nay some-
samos olHo. - rogaru 70 minor issues.
~. ~. s parry ~ a nDsoIute
un.s e tss uolnanu .nrt sno ualiot Q
s ..nicn y VIZ 81 ING ns.lon ~ reg.
1870 ,nsli g !ree from terrorism
~ ~u1poiissoa " lTa.u. 1870
= 9 "a.
~ .sspup,lcaa Press wayneu lss Fsau'
~ snss sensHTssls vic.ory Meant =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
Facts About Neal.

Larry Neal, who is now the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio,
opposed the denomination OF Cleveland.
and when the President appointed
Judge Gre sham Secretary of State
said: That is enough to damn his adj
ministration." That Neal is q radical
free trader is explained in Ohio by the
fact that he is a Southern man, born in
Virginia, and takes the old southern
view of the tariff as an institution OPP
posed to cheap labor.-Des Moines
Rapistar.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
Babylon's Hanging Gardens.

The hanging gardens of Babylon"
were built by Observation-Disclosures to
crafty his wife, Amyitis, a native Of
Media, who longed for something in
this fiat country to remind her OF her
mountain home. They consisted OF an
artificial mountain, 400 feet on each
side, rising by successive terraces to 81
length which overtopped the walls OF
the city. The terraces themselves
were formed OF a succession OF piers,
the tops of which were covered by flat
stones sixteen feet long and four feet
wide. Upon these were spread beds OF
mating; then a thick layer of bitumen,
severed with sheets OF lead. Upon this
solid pavement earth was heaped, some
of the piles being hollow so rs to afford
depth for the roots of the largest trees.
Water was drawn from the river SO as
TO irrigate these gardens, which thus
presented to the eye the appearance Of
q mountain clothed in verdure.
Volcanoes Of the World To-day.
In the varioas volcanic regions OF the
earth there are nearly $50 volc inoes
which still have eruptions ut Ion ger or
shorter intervals. About POO of these
are on the shores of and islands in the
Pacific. They are to be found in every
land with the single exception Of Aus
tralia. In Europe there are three dis
tinct volcanic centers, Italy, Iceland
and the Azores. AS a result Of the
volcanic action in Iceland. and tho fire.
quent eruptions which take place in
that country, 2,4OO square miles Of its
area are covered with lava, while
many of its ice hills are the result Of
volcanoes frequently emitting mud and
ashes. The most terrific eruption in
Iceland in the present century threw
ont a lava stream forty-six miles in
length and nearly fiftesn miles in
breadth. Stromboli is in such con
slant eruption that it has been named
the lighthouse OF the Mediterranean.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
Voice Of the villa Cat.

There were rot a few inconsistent
supporters Of Democracy in last falls
campaign, Gays the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican, who insisted that the State
bank pledge OF their party platform
was only n Of their party meaning
less pledges, and therefore not to be
taken seriously. In their shameless
disregard Of the pledge their party
had made, they even went so far us to
ridicule these who pointed out the dam
ger embodied in the so-called wildcat
resolution, declaring that nobody Sc.
riously considered the question OF re-
viving State bank currency and its
attendant evils. While we still have
hope that the wildcat schemes OF
Southern capitalists will not receive
the support which the Atlanta Consti-
tuition predicts it will receive, namely,
that OF the President and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, yet the fact re
mains that q portion OF the Southern
press are positively counting upon an
era of wildcat currency, as witness the
following clipping from the Memphis
Commercial:
Most Of the Southern Senators and Repre-
sentetivcs have expressed themselves In favor
Of ! repeal Of the 10 per cent. tax on State
bank issues, and WI believe that such q law
would receive . majority OF the votes in both
houses of Congress.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
1t Controls Democracy.

"The South Is the section OF states
man ship, a Southern Congressman is
reported as saying q few days ago;
thirty years ago We were out OF the
Union, to-day we are not only in the I'm
Ion again, but we r on top. We are
here because the country can t get along
without us-we have the genius for
government" The South has at least
. genius for running the Democratic
party.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
A Method Of Revenge,

Kepe1ling the election laws is only
another way OF the South revenging
itself for its defeat in 1SOl-66.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05
How 1t Works.

In the course of q recsnt interview
Senator Allison, Of Iowa, said:
Thu manufactured of wooden goods will not
buy his raw material at = high price when he
believes that wool will be put upon the free
list and the price Of wool 20 down.. The i'm
porter of wooden goods will not pay . high rate
OF duty on HIS importatiOns when he believes
that within . short time the duties will be
greatly reduced. Thus the importer and the
manufacturer will only provide for immediate
and pressing wants, and production and trade
anguish. This Illustration one OF many that
might be made-shows what our Industrial
and trade conditions must be, pending the re-
vision. 1t ts impos tble to confine this distur-
bance to what Ia called our protected indus
tres. When such disturbances come, they
soon permeate all trades and all stations.
Every word OF it is truth, and yet
there are worklnen in town which de-
PEND on wooden industries who will read
1t and say yes" to it, and next election
will take two drinks and a two dollar
bill and vote the Democratic ticket
Just the same as ever.