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Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14
IRELAND'S RUINED CASTLES.
The Green Isle Is Rich In These Ancient
and Interesting Landmarks.

Ireland is rich in castles and ruins. One
of the most ancient of these is tho Grianan
of Aileach ruin that stands on the
heights above the Swilly, and which was,
centuries ago, the stronghold of the north
ern princes.
Around this tort many battles were
fought Hosts swarmed over the adjacent
hills or fled down the river, and in those
deadly engagement scenes were enacted
that often cast gloom over the whole
country and wrecked the social life of Erin.
AS England gained power she strove
again and again to exert her influence
over the sister isle, but warriors like
Strongbow spurncd u foreign" suprem-
acy, and when tho battle went against
them found safe retreat in the boys, the
valleys and the hills of that lonely coun-
try, only to sally forth to avengo them.
selves anew upon their enemies.
The rock of Cashel, Dunluce castle and
many other spots were the Centers of these
fearful combats.
The picturesque ruins of Sligo abbey,
built by Maurice Fitzgerald in A. d. 1858,
and the more imposing proportions of
Donegal castle are silent witnesses of a
progress that proceeded steadily in spite OF
these disturbances.
That unhappy land, with all its beauty
and its early advantages, has been the
scene of endless struggles. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

The Times of India gives the following
example of English as written in India.
1t is n copy of an application to become a
volunteer: II humbly crave tho desired
permission to join the Volunteer corpse
under your honour's commandments. 1t
is true that by some Bengalies are expect
ed to be of a cowardly nature, but can
assure to your honour that am Of good
bottom and have SO much plucks that
nothing fears me in day or night season.
Therefore l may be considered accustomed
to bravery. If 1 am only once teached
drills and exercise of shooting and bagonet,
then fear no foe and am ready to expend
my bloods in defence of earth and homo
in my fatherland. Hoping to receive early
reDlv -
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14
As True as Gospel.
| married man walls thus:

A married man walls thus:
Nothing maddens mo moro than to at
tempt to read the paper to my vito.
IN sit down and begin-it's always
something interesting-and she'll be seat
ed for minute or two. Then she'll rise
and say:
&" Go right ahead, dear. can hear ev-
cry word
Then she'll prance into the next room
and tinkle and tinkle with things on the
mantel or the bureau while 1 raise my
voice and have to roar out some paragraph
that loses all it's sense by that means.
"Then she'll disappear again, and I'll
hear her voice come out in muffled tones
from the clothes closet:
&" Wait minute, dear; I'll be back
but l don't wait.
II put on my hat and go down town
and read to myself all the way. NEW
York Recorder.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14
HoRsEELEsH FOR FOOD.
The Taste For 1t Spreading In Europe.
Sentiment and Science Against 1t.

Hippophagy, or, to speak less euphemis-
tically, tho habit of eating horse1esh, is
spreading in Europe. While savage man
is known to have stated his ravenous hun
ger on horscQesh or any other variety of
flesh he could find, the modern origin of
this peculiar taste dates from the siege Of
Paris during the Franco Prussian war,
when the populace were compelled from
dire necessity to sacrifice this noble quad
ruped to sustain life. Many acquired a
taste for the meat, ana the demand for
it did not cease with the capitalization Of
the city.
1t was to be seen on sale at many Of
the butchers stalls and has been ever sinCJ
a staple article Of diet for thousands of tho
poor Of the French capital. For horse
flesh is much cheaper than beef Beef in
Paris is worth 20 cents pound, while
hOrsotlesh can be had for cents a pound
which affords a reason why the barbarous
custom should take such firm hold upon
these people when once necessity gave it
root.
Once planted in Paris, the practice
spread to other continental cities, especial
ly to Berlin, where horsefesh is now con-
sumed in considerable quantities by tho
poorer classes, and the medical authorities
and humanitarians are raising their voices
against what they justly consider bar
barous and dangerous custom.
The medical men warn the eaters Of
horsedesh that the horse is peculiarly liza
Bile to the disease known as trichinosis,
also found in hogs, and while cooking
generally destroys the germs of this dis
ease it cannot always be depended upon
20 do So The disease is frightfully fatal
N it's effects and battles medical skill.
The humanitarians take the ground OF
sentiment, urging the almost human af-
lection of the horse and the close compan-
tonship he has shared with man since tho
dawn of the human race. A base return,
they deem it, to slaughter and eat this
noble creature In spite of these warnings
and protests hippophagy is on the increase
in Europe. 1t has not yet reached Eng
land, nor is it likely to as long as the roast
beef and mutton of Australia and New
Zealand last. Still, if the sentimental
Britishers are too squeamish to eat their
horses, they are not too squeamish to sell
them to the continent to be eaten. Quite
a number of superannuated equines are
exported for that purpose.-New York
World
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

There is Of course but one United States
in our estimation, but as n matterf0f fact
the designating title which we are in the
habit of assigning to our own country
alone is borne by four other nationalities
They are the United States of Mexico,
which came into official being in 1924; the
United States Of Colombia, which succeed
ed New Granada in 1861; the United
States Of Venezuela, which superseded
plain Venezuela in 1864, and the United
States of Brazil, which were established
in 1SS9.-New York Herald
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14
Two Rats.

A London journal relates a rat story
that is worth repeating. 1t says a gentle
man, on coming home from India on a
sailing ship, while in the tropics was one
day bathing his hands and arms in a ba-
sin full of cool water placed ON top of a
sea chest. Suddenly large rat jumped on
the chest beside him and looked up in his
face; then, placing it's fore feet on the edge
of the basin, drank long and deep. Al
though usually rough on rats" the
writer says he had not the heart to hurt
that one for-to make Use of nautical
term-''his coppers were hot" An &C
quaintance Of mine, truthful man, told
me in Melbourne some years ago that one
evening, while sitting on his veranda
with his old tom cat (nearly blind) close
beside him, a large rat came from under
the veranda, and going straight up to the
cat, first with one paw and then the other,
SOundly smacked his face, then slowly re-
tired once more beneath the veranda. -
Boston Herald
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14
Tribute to Departed Worth.

"That man Ardup," said the man in
the macintosh, was as good hearted a
fellow as ever lived, but he was always in
debt and always bounded by creditors
Poor fellow! He deserves a better epitaph
than an unfeeling posterity will engrave
ON his tombstone"
"'Well dunned, good and faithful serv-
ant, " suggested the man who had his
feet on the table, and deep silence fell
upon the group-Chicago Tribune.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14
No Chance For Such an Impression.

THAT is wonderful work of nature, {"
said the man who was visiting Niagara
falls for the first time.
Pretty big, replied the hotel keeper.
81 don't see how anybody could contem-
Slate it without feeling terribly insignif-
can't"
"Well, suppose a good many people do
feel that way. But, you see, most of this
people who stop at this house are brides
and grooms. Washington Star.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14
A Rising Youth,

Applicant-You want an elevator boy
that's young and has had lots of expert
ence, do you?
Janitor Of Office Building-That's what
I've advertised for.
App!icant-Well, I'm your holster
Chicago Tribune
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

Mes3ina was the first to bring the Sc
orets of the oil painting of the Neither
lands to Italy He studied with the Eycks
about the middle of the fifteenth century,
and after returning to Italy introduced the
improved methods in the use Of oils.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

The Christmas panic has come, and
how to give presents to those who ex-
pect them is keeping many good wom-
an awake nights, and wetting many an
uneasy pillow with tears.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

Mr.. Lakeside-Old man, congratulate
me. Pm engaged to that charming widow,
Mrs. Van Wabasher.
Mr.. Dcarbornstreete-Wit all my heart!
never had better wife than she was
Chicago Record.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

The somewhat impecunious young man
had married the daughter of the rich leg
islator so much against the fathers will
that he had left them to shift for them
selves.
Your wife's father, " remarked friend
one day to the young man, lis great old
fnancier."
Yes, but he is no statesman"
SIS that SOP"
"Of course, for when I married his
daughter he demonetized her, and we've
had hard times ever since. detroit Free
Press
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

The resistance of canalboats to traction
increases with the displacement of the boat,
but more slowly.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

Wire hairpins were first used in 1916
and were Invented in England. Before
that time the hair was held in place by liz
tie wooden skewers.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14
1t he is no statesman. "

Robin Ito his sweetheart)-Come, Jen-
ny, don't be an owl. There's duckl 1t
was only lark, you goose.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
The Dear Girls.

An exchange editor has SCOT it bad"
From the tone OF the following, he is
evidently not out of his teens. BY
the time he is called by that dear name,
papa" and has or each knee and
another on his back, rolling pebbles
down his spinal column, while mama
has run over to the neighbours" he
will undoubtedly have changed his
tune:
Every few days some freak, with
more brass than brains, jumps up
with an essay on girls. This abomin-
able class of literature begins with a
sheer and ends with d kick. A distinct
flavor OF sourness permeates it. The
genuine girl is absolutely unessayable.
Nobody understands her; she doesn't
understand herself. She is Il delight
full bundle OF contradictions. As wise
as q serpent, she is rs innocent as q
sucking dove. She is as modest ms a
violet and ns sweet as Il barrel OF mo-
lasses. She is MS rosy a a winter
apple and AS plump as an Indian sum
mer partridge. She knows something
about the piano and lots about making
biscuit. She is tender with her sweet.
heart and sets the dog ON the other
fellow. She Is an armful Of delights,
and blessed Is the youth she takes into
partnership in wearing out the sofa,
She Is a daisy and a dumping, and In
all Gods created creation there ie
nothing worthy to be named In the
! same breath with her. Them's 0ul
sentiments, and the man who differs
with us has treason In his soul and
bile on bis livers-Ex.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
ToopuliSt Principles.

An exchange culls this a fair speci-
men Of populistic assertion: A paper
rag is It dollar. a creditor is a thief.
4 debtor is Il slave. A millionaire is
II monster. A promissory note is /,
thumh-screw. Prosperity is poison.
A tramp is alaborer. Bankruptcy is a
blessing. Reputation is righteous
ness. Government is a gigantic
Tyranny and fraud; government ought
to run the railroads. Plutocrats run
the government; the government
ought to make all the money. Con-
sress is corrupt; congress ought to
fix the currency. The Slav striker is
a statesman. The Chicago anarchist
is an angel. The devil is to pay; no
pitch is to he heated. The mines
must be idle; coal must he cheap.
Wool is too low; we must take off the
tariff. Taxes are too high; we must
raise more money. The cow must be
taught to crow. The hen must he
made to give milk. This is an educa.
tiOnul campaign.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
For RS Only.

The past several years have been
hard on the farmers located on this
portion OF Gods brown earth. Good
times are bound to come again, but
until then it is the best policy to make
everything count. Economy must be
the rule. Every corn stalk and spear
Of grass will be of value. Many have
large numbers of cattle and hogs
to winter, and the question of
feed being Il serious one, some are
disposing of their stock for whatever
it will bring.
Bearing directly on this subject the
north Ncbl aoiNa Eagle voices Il peTtl-
nenU truth when it sa~ys-though its
suggestions may be a bit tardy for the
season:
"Don't get panic-stricken because
Your crops are poor and sacrifice any
stock for fear you won't have feed, and
don't pay high prices for grain that
you are not liable to need until next
winter. Wait until the new crop comes
on the market and prices will drop.
Nebraska is but a small portion of the
country and a partial failure here only
raises the general market Of the coun-
t y less than a cent and there are good
cops in some other states. Missouri
has il good crop, SO has Illinois, and
with more rain there will be lots of
nubbins in Nebraska. The world
never raised as large Il wheat crop as
in'9l, and wheat is good food for stock.
Hogs can be kept owe till nextyear Oh
it. Sow few acres of rye right away
and putin early sweet corn next spring
and Il pasture of oats for your hogs.
Don't sacrifice your pigs u your crop
is destroyed for years. Top out all
Your old straw and millet stacks. If a
layer of old straw and n of new
straw or millet are placed in the stack
in alienation, cattle can be induced
to eat the oldstraw. The lesson farm
ers have learned this year will he
valuable. No more straw stacks will
be burned and oats ground will be
prepared, more carefully hereafter"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
PERSONALS.

DR.. Blunt was a Sunday visitor in
our city.
Miss Ida Woods is in Akron visiting
with friends.
Miss Clark Of Vermillion is here on
a visit to Mrs. Brace,
DR.. NJ. V. Mulcahey made a business
trip to Vermillion on Tuesday.
Rev. Cofey was the guest Of Mr..
Jas. Smith while in the city.
Mrs. Fickie and boys and Miss Ger
trude Wood drove to Vermillion on
Tuesday.
O. S. Merager of Lake county was Il
visitor in THE COURIER Office during
the week.
Prof. A. J. Kimmell of Lead City, S.
D., is the guest Of his nephew, Geo.
G. Kimmell.
Mr.. Chas. Jolley and sister Of Yer
million were in the city on Tuesday
visiting friends.
Mrs. Ed Wood Of Coleridge, Neb.,
was in the city a few days last week
visiting relatives.
Miss Irene Simmons is in Tyndall,
S. d., visiting relatives. She is en-
pected home Saturday.
Girt Collins, the Vermillion dentist,
and wife were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryant over Sunday.
Mr.. Ole Quaale, one of the promi-
nent farmers Of Nora, was It caller at
this office during the week.
Will Freeman departed III Saturday
for his trip to Sault Ste Marie, Mich.
He will be gone three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conway Of Westfeld,
H., were here last Thursday on a visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Conway.
WV. Mikesell was over from Ponca,
Neb., on Sunday visiting with friends.
He returned home on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uri Wood returned on
Monday from Coleridge, Neb., where
they have been on IL few days visit to
their son, Ed.
G. NJ. Bigelow, general agent of
the Interstate Building and Loan
Association of Sioux City, H., was in
the city on business last Saturday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, OF Junction
City, ILL.,, vas told by her doctors she
had consumption and that there was
no hope for her, buttwo bottles OF DR..
Kings New Discovery completely
cured her and she says 1t saved her
life. Mrs. Thomas Aggers. 1879 Florida
ST., San Francisco, suffered from Il
dreadful cold. approaching consun1p-
ton; tried without result everything
else, then bought n bottle Of DR..
Kings New Discovery and In two
weeks vas cured. She Is naturally
thankful. It is such results, Of which
these arc samples, that prove the
wonderful efficacy Of this medicine
In coughs and colds. Free trial bottles
ut DR.. J. 8. Talcott's drug store. Reg
ular size 50c and d.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
What Is a Guaranteed

1t is this: II you have a cold or
cough, a tickling in the throat which
keeps you constantly coughing, or il
you are afflicted with chest, throat,
or lung trouble, whooping cough, etc.
and you use Billiards. h%orehound syrup
MS directed, give..it a fair trial, and nc
benefit is experienced, we authorize
our advertised agents to refund youl
money on return Of bottle. 1t never
fails to give satisfaction. 1t promptly
relieves bronchitis. Sold by DR.. J. S
Talcott.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
REPUBLICAN
BRJ LIE.

There will be a caucus held by the
republicans OF Brule in the Peterson
school house at 2 O'Clock on Friday
afternoon, September 7, to- select SIX
delegates to attend the county on
vention to be held in Elk Point, We'd.
nesday, September 10.
JOHN DAHL, Committeeman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
LOCAL

DR.. Blunt is here. Once with DR..
Mulcahcy.
The Ponca ferry boat has been UNI
dergoing repairs the past week.
The Sioux Falls Forum starts the
publication of II daily on August ~.
Sam OmdahI, living near Sphinx, is
hauling lumber for a new residence.
Rain drove the ball players from the
field at Burbank on Sunday afternoon.
That African under the sidewalk has
been routed out and now carries Il
pad" =.
Geo. nj. Iinch is renovating the in
terror Of his shoe making establish
ment.
Republican county convention on
Wednesday September IL, at Elk
Point.
A trip into the country reveals the
fact that the corn crop will turn ont
better than at first expected.
Lou Murphey, who has had consid-
cradle trouble with Very sore throat
for some days, is again able to be out.
Mrs. H. L. Moore, nee Cora Minis, is
improving rapidly in Sioux City and
her friends look for her return in three
weeks.
The bids for the fail printing have
been opened and the Leader was
awarded tho work. Only three bids
were submitted.
The rain this week has been refresh
ing to the crops and the prospects are
that fully thirty bushels to the acre
will be the average.
Mrs. Fennell and daughter, who
were severely injured in the runaway
accident la 1t Sunday, are reported to
be rapidly mending.
Sioux City has offered $25 900 for
the Corbett-Jankson mill. The mayor
will not allow the fight to take place
within his jurisdiction.
The Editor Of The COURIER is in
Yankton attending the state convin.
ton aud subscribers will have to ex.
cuse the thinness OF our locals.
The Alcester Union last week noted
the marriage OF Mr.. W. w. Hoover
and Lizzie Bekey ut the residence Of
the brides parents, four miles south
of Alcester, on August IL.
On Saturday E. F. Peterson Of Yer
million delivered his MAP Of ELI
Point" to the numerous subscribers
which he had secured on a previou.
trip. The map is a good one.
l.. L. Pike has resigned his position
rs foreman OF George r. Freeman.
place, north Of town, and has moved
into the cottage formerly occupied b!
Rev. Thos. Irvine and family.
On SATURDAY. o. H. Williams ha.
worked" washed, sailed and re
packed 1900 pounds of butter. wv,
men were kept busy for seven hour
handling the unctuous substance.
Olof johnson, John Clementson, n
A. Kirk and others took In the bal
game in Sioux City n day this week
1t might have been Sunday, but on
informant would not tell us the day.
Francis Smythe left on Tnesda,
morning FOR Akron, Ia, where he wi
9sINb;uk IN the harness making busl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
RaNard's Snow Linimeut.

This in, aiable remedy is one that
ought to be in every household. 1t
will cure your rheumatism, neuralgia,
sprains, cuts, bruises, burns, frosted
feet and ears, sore throat and sore
chest. If you have a lame back it will
cure it. 1t penetrates to the seat Of
the disease. 1t will cure stiff joints
and contracted muscles after all other
remedies have failed. Those who have
been crippled for years have used Bal.
lard's Snow Liniment and thrown
away their crutches and been able to
walk as well as ever. 1t will cure you.
Price soc. Sold by J. s. Talcott.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
Bucklen's ArmiCa Saly6.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever.
sores, letter, chanped hands, chill
blains, corns and all skin eruptions.
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re.
funded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by DR.. j. S. Talcott.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
A Sound Liver Makes q Well Man.

Are you bilious, constipated or trou.
bled with jaundice, sick headache, bad
taste in mouth, foul breath, coated
tongue, dyspepsia, indigestion hot, dry
skin, pain in back and between shout.
ders, chills and fever, etc. II you
have any OF these symptoms,yo your liver
is out OF order and your blood is slowly
being poisoned, because your liver
does not act promptly. Herbine will
cufe any disorder OF the liver, stomach
or bowels. 1t has no equal as a liver
medicine. Price 75c. Sold by DR.. J.
S. Talcott.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23

The Francis Bacon Piano, estab.
lished 1870 in New York City, Highest
medal of award at worlds fair. G.. d
Lufkin. agent, Elk Point, 5. d.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
BIG SIOUX.

The republican caucus of Big Sioux
township will be held at the school
house i'm district No. 4 on Monday.
September 3, 1894, at 6 o'clock p. m.
II. II. LEEBY,
Committeeman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
the Worlds Fair

can not remain such without bloom
ing look and radiant complexion which
health alone imparts. Parks Tea, by
clearing the blood of Impurities, makes
the complexion again the hue of youth.
Sold by Or. j. S. Talcott.
There is no such flour as the "Top
Notch manufactured by keeny &
Newgard Of Hawarden. Warren Fisk
sells it and he can retail or wholesale
it lust as YOU wish.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
RGIN

A caucus Of the republicans of Nir-
ginia township will be held at the Ed.
wards school house on Friday, Sep.
TENDER Z. 1894, at 2 O'clock p. m.
HANS ANDERSON.
Committeeman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
BUSINESS LOCALS.

For bread making the Top-Notcl
| flour, handled by Warren Fisk, is the
finest in the market. Try u sack
| You will never regret 1t.