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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
"soon Forgot When We Arc Gone.

''soon Forgot When We Arc Gone"
A strange lesson is taught BY
science that, In the death Of all or.
ganic forms, nourishment, essential
to the growth and maturity of new
forms, is furnished. Then in death
the best good Of new forms is served,
endless and ever-recurring change
being the only permanent thing In
nature. Ceaseless change, the out
come of which We call evolution.
prostrates daily in death one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand hu.
man beings, and also brings . slight
" larger number into the world BY
birth. The same idea probably gov.
erns In the higher domains Of life,
and applies to the social, indus.
trial, and business phases OF OF.
istence. II this be 90, every
one serves certain purpose
In the scheme OF existence and passes
into oblivion, 20 far a. this atom Of
stellar dust We call the world Is con-
cerned. It is by no means Q fatter.
Ing utterance, though 1t may be the
truth, that this world is bettered By
tho death Of mortals and that those
who 60 can be spared az we'll a. not,
and that those who are left behind,
and interests which the dead aban.
don, do not suffer much BY the sepa.
ration. A nation, or even q group OF
centuries. resolves itself into . mere
thought and the individual actou
quickly fade into tho azure of the
past and are % nothing to their sue.
cessors In time. 1t Is not . pleasing
thought that when We shall have en-.
tered the tomb the world will bs
better Oh without us than with ~.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26

shingle mills In operation, togethe,
with brick yards. IN foundries, ma
cline shops, In all some twenty-five or
tkirsy industries.
tLumber must always occupy a lead.
Ing position, Everett commanding the
unrivalled forests OF this country.
through the three principal logging
streams OF Puget Sound, the Snoho-
mish, Stillaguamish and Skagit.
For city OF less than three years
old Everett has made marvellous prog.
ress, and without municipal debt,
with 5000 population, street cars,
water works, profitable and diversified
industries well established, Its future
Is assured. Its location Is most sight
", giving view OF the Olympic range
In the west, and the mighty Cascade.
In the east from Rainier TO Baker-lO0
miles apart-the only city on the Sound
where these two mountain monarchs
are visible at the Same time.
There are openings here for many new
industries, and the Everett Land Com.
pAQy, Everett, WASH, invites corree
poudence from persons seeking new 10.
oGtf0a4 LEON STEVENS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26

ing eight feet wide and q, 900 feet long.
The mills have capacity Of fifteen
tons . day, making only the higher
grades Of book paper and writing
manilas, together with hardware per
perA The plant has cost 3400, 600 and
The buildings and yards occupy twen-
ty-sight acreA The possibilities Of
the wood pulp industry are limitless, a.
the supply Of material here Il houndless.
The Barge Works, with : steel
whaleback steamship 36O feet long and
Of 8, 100 tons burden on the ways, b the
only ship yard Of IT. kind and impor-
tAnCo on the coast
Tho Wire Nail Factory q the chief
concern ol this kind west q the Mis-
sisstppl having capAetty q 1860
keGs q nails an4 Aftv tom q drawn
wire : day, making evorythin9 from :
thlr4senr1nch spike aoWn - tke small
- bea6, N alloyer x5O yaEaot4ao.
Il ThA go16 md ealver ~. built % 3
ee1t0 1640e0 ri ~ 1I ~ ~ 1oast
! lll / e.
T. 4. .. y A. : ,. I! - "a
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
A Story or lucy stone.

"A characteristic story Is told OF Lucy
Stone. AT one of her early lectures,
when she made a strong statement OF
the injustice some OF our laws did wom-
en-, and an appeal to have them right.
ed, hiss, clear and strong, came out
of the audience. The little creature
stepped to the front, quickly ran her
eye over the audience, fastened her
gaze upon one point and said: "Sometul
body Kisses. | am glad Of 1t. Hiss 1t
again, my fat friend, for 1t Is shame
fact and deserves to be hissed!" The
audience was overcome with laughter
and appreciated her ready wit. The
man felt as much like goose as q man
can feel. He got his head down before
she had finished her sentence, but her
finger still pointed at him. His head
went lower and lower, and rs soon as
the audience turned from looking at
him, he slipped out and was gone.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
A SCENE OF SLAUGHTER,
Frightful Ravages by . Slave-Raitlin
Tribe In Western Africa.

Frightful Ravages by y slave-Rsitling
Tribe In Western Africa.
BY q British vict ry recently gained
at Bagbwema, on the We African
coast, one OF the most cruel and blocd-
thirsty of the slaye-raiding tribes Of
the Dark Continent ha been practical
ly destroyed Extending over several
months band of Sofas, 600 strong
have committed fearful ravages in
parts OF Sierra Leone.
1t was while the British were ope-
rating against them that the COLI ion
between the former and the French oc-
CURED at Wal "a. Then the Britt h
troops advanced upon Ka-Yima, one of
the Sofa strongholds. hut they found
the post deserted. The scene, how
ever. was horrible. Between the first
and second camps was a row OF head
less bOdios of men, whom the Sofas
had taken prisoners, but whom they
We're obliged to kill or set free owing
to the British pursuit. At other camps
numerous dead bodies strewed the
ground. But it was at the fifth camp
that tn, scene of carnage was most
terrible. Near the gate was pile of
the bodies of women and children nine
feet high and containing 100 corpses.
Most of the bodies were headless. The
spectacle inflamed the British troops
and the pursuit of the Sofas was hotly
continued. Next day the Sofas were
encountered at Bag gbwema and were
practically exterminated.
Forcing the IL, VI Train to Stop.
sir Robert Burnett Of Leys, who
die last week, had lived in seclusion
since his health broke down about
three years ago, just when he was
about to be married t. the eldest
daughter of Lord SemIill. Sir
Robert, who passed many years OF his
life in America, succeeded to the
family estate which exte nds to about
$4,000 acres in 1876, on the death Of
his father, Sir James Burnett, Lord
Lieutenant of kincardineshire. He
took very prominent part in county
business AMI was a liberal landlord,
and presented q public Iark to the
town of Banchory, which adjoins his
estate.
Sir Robert came into notice about
ten years ago by his litigation with
the Deeside Railway respecting the
special messenger" I. aims which run
daily when the Green is residing at
Balmoral, and he succeeded in obtain
ing an order from the Court OF Session
that all such trains were to stop when
required at Crathes Station, which is
near his place. 1t had always been
the practice to run these specials be-
tween Aberdeen and Ballater without
stopping, and Sir Robert Burnett's
triumph was regarded in Deeside rs
direct snub to the court.-LOndon
Truth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26

us next fell when We come to prepare
for winter. But one Of the glories OF
It is, that when this 5000, 600 acres
have been treated In this way, there
are nearly 42,OO0OW more for other
people to water and cultivate. Nor
should we who are here, waiting for
our ship to come In. fail to take Into
account the fact that for at least TWEEN
ty years to come, South Dakota may
depend for large accumulation OF
wealth and vast and happy additions
to her social conditions, upon the
inflow Of people and OF capital from
other states and countries. Can
we think of anything else SO sure to
accelerate that inflow as practical dem
onstration that our theories are sound
concerning the abundance and utility
OF our sub-surface waters. and the
practicabllity of bringing them to the
surface and applying them as a power
in both agricultural and manufactur.
ing production?"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
TYR,AN PURPLE.
A Beautiful Dye Obtained from . Shelf
Fish.

Beautiful Dye Obtained from . Shell
Fish.
The most costly aud brilliant dye
xn own to the an tents was Tyri IN pur-
pie, which was obtained from the ma
rina saail or mures. This was the
first color which man was ab to fix
permanently on wool or linen. So
mary of the animal, we're required to
st a sarnent that wool dyed with
it was worth $50 po, nd during the
reign of Augustus. The dye liquor is
contained in vein IN the back uf the
snail's b1iy. The method commonly
sd9p.e for extracting 1T was t. smash
up the molluk, in mortar. The
liquid obtained was poured off and in
it the stuff to be co. red was aked
Fabrics thus treated exhibited wonder
fully beau iful color effects, presenting
metallic green reflect rs from one
point of view and in other lights show
ing brown AMI purple tints.
It is possible still to extract this dye,
which pres ents some Gu ious phe-
Gomena. At first it is of a creamy hue.
When applied to cloth it is at first light
green, then tul MS to sea green, changes
to b'ue and finally becomes very deep
purple rcd. II the cloth be n wsoaked
in scalding water it comes cut bright
crimson. hich no subsequent process
can change or lessen. The perma-
nency of this dye l. one of it's most re-
markable ch ara teri ,tics. Snails which
yield it are to be found all along the
coast of New England
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
Telegraphers' Peculiar Penma nship

IoloGrAphers' Peculiar Pcnma anship.
sAn expert telegrapher can always
be told by his writing said an oper.
ator to Pittsburg Dispatch report
er. "No matter how different the
writing Of expert operators may be,
there Is similarity that can always
be distinguished by a fellow-manipu.
lator Of the keys. 1t seems that
there are certain muscles of the hand
capable Of quicker motion than 9th.
ers. A telegrapher who is compelled
to take down thirty to fifty words q
minute develops these muscles and
makes them do most of the work.
So the writing of expert operators
has . peculiar resemblance, which 10
particularly noticeable to persons who
follow the business. A telegrapheY
is compelled to adopt q different
style of writing from that usually
taught In the schools. In the latter
beauty Is what Is most desired; In
the case Of the telegrapher he must
have speed, and great speed, too, or
he will be thrown aside. The other
day a fellow-operator and myself saw
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
Alteration.

Looking into the blue stiffness OF .
nightly sky s0wn with twiuklins
starA every one OF which 10 . sun
like 0ur own, or much larger, q Arc.
turus, which 10 $50, 900 times larger
than that sun, every one OF thesa
millions Of suns, no doubt. having in
habited planets revolving around Ii
can We marvel at the words Of the
psalmist what 10 man. o God,
that thou art mindful OF himfs An
fndnity Of suns and systems OF suns,
IN infinite space, In Infinite duration,
controlled By Infinite Power and In.
fnite Wisdom, and guided 10 the
mfnutest atom and aggregstion Of
atoms by inflnite intelligence, I'll ~
get q rightly constituted mortAls
the deepest humility, and cause their
hearts to overflow with adorati0n
and wot1hip Of the Creator. -Pullmau
Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26

q postal-card. 1 had only glanced at
it when I remarked that it was the
writing of man who had once been
a telegraph operator. My companion
agreed, and further suggested that
he had received his education in
railroad Office, inasmuch 90 he dated
his postal In the right-hand corner,
whereas . commercial operator al.
ways writes the date In the left-h hand
corner, as the blanks are made in
that form. Yes, and he has been q
bookkeeper; for, although the figures
were written hastily, they were in
perfect lines, added my friend. This
all came from our noticing the class
distinction In the writing of q teleg.
rapher. We asked the man who re-.
celved 1t who had written 1t. He
gave the name Of q now prominent
businessman who began life as Z
messenger in railroad office, then
became telegrapher, next was given
. position OF trust where bOok-keep
ing was one Of his duties, finally
launching out for himself in q line
entirely foreign to railroading OF
bookkeeping. The characteristics
that had crept into his writing dur.
ing his early training were still vic.
ible. We bad guessed tho history Of
the man from bis writing"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
THE NATIONS SOLONS
SENATE AND HOUSE or REPRE-
SENTATlvES.

Our National Law Makers and what They
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
and Acted Upon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
3. Briggs,
Furniture, Picture Frames and
Chairs Of ell kinds.

U1ly H6dlS6 III u6 my.
GA full line Of Oofflns Gas.
kets and Undertaker's goods. The
finest and cheapest ~ Of fur.
niture every brought n Hs city.
Gall and sse my stock before pur.
chasing elsewhere.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21

consequences what they might-Prof
SequitA the glory of English science.
the dear friend Of 90 many among hiG
confrersA undertook that last opera
ton which should crown, and. - il
were, sum up Ill the labors Of the
human intellect In all ages
What was that opera ton? cannot
tell precisely. Mira Sequita has found
very little to assist conjecture In the
study 1t Epson, and of his papers at
Ratholin not tho tiniest fragment re.
mainA It would be quite consistent
with the professors other arran ge-
ments 70 destroy every hint Of his pur-
pose before leaving home. For II tho
operation succeeded. he designed,
know. to make public announcement
instantly; but il it failed, he would be
anxious to prevent others following tho
same deadly course of experiment..
Therefore, it is scarcely to be hoped
that detailed memoranda survive
But although unable to give any ex.
act information, can furnish some
hints. Prof. Sequlta chatted to me-
. friend from boyhood, ignorant Of
technical science-more freely, per-
haps, than to his brother savants,
upon the final purpose of his investi-
cations. There is no harm. l think,
in sketching the general idea which
those conversations left on my mind.
Everyone knows that the higher prop
critics of electricity were his special
study of late years After inventing
all those wondrous applications of the
power which have made his name i'm
morta. and gained him such wealth,
he sought, in his own words. the First
Cause. OF his conclusions upon that
matter, up to q very recent date. there
is no s-cret-they will be published
But this inquiry led him, by q
parallel course, to speculate on the
mechanics of electricity. That it is the
only force of nature, as we say, the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21

Scene on road between Rochester Fairport
and Pittsford, n. Y. from photograph taken In
April. 1893 An expenditure equal to one per
cent Of the assessed valuation in Monroe coun-
ty would build and maintain . system OF a1terf-
al county roads, forming hard smooth ways ~
al times Of tho year. and connecting Rochester
with al the principal villages and towns within
the county limits.
before his place of business-he could
not afford to; how much less can .
farmer afford poor. rough roads? As a
matter of business he cannot afford
them Is well as can . merchant It is
q fact well established that roads over
which farmers carry their produce to
market return the largest interest upon
the cost of construction. A good road
saves from y to Is TO the farmer. and
oftentimes more, because there are
times that the roads cannot be used at
all The habit that some of our path
masters have of plowing and dragging.
only ruins . road; with good drainage,
and no good road can be built or main
tanned without drainage. the heavy
scrsper and heavy roller are best on
common dirt road. There is moro TO
the farmer in good roads than there is
in pOlitica
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
NOTES ABOUT MILKING.
what to do and What Not to Do-Prao-
tical Suggeotions.

what to do and what Not 20 Do-Prao-
tical suggestions.
It is blessed sight easier to keep
the dirt and i'll flavor out of the milk
than to take It out of the butter.
Any delay in setting the milk lesseDs
the quantity of cream obtained. To
secure the best results in cream raising
let the milk be strained and put 1T rest
At once it is drawn from the cow. To
test this. strain one-half the cows milk
into . pan rs soon rs you get up from
the milk stool. and strain the other
halt into another pan half IN hour
later and note the difference in re-
suits
The old-time method Of covering the
milk pail with strainer cloth. laying
. clean clam shell in the depression
and milking in the clam shell. Is not
one which modern dairymen need to
laugh at. The practice Is excellent
1t allows straining the milk instantly.
and does not permit the streams to
force filth through the strainer. - their
force is expended upon the hard and
odorless clam shell, or other like sub.
stance.
In milking q cow with sore teats a.
ways Net them first, also place the
hand 50 the sore will come in the palm
of the hand
Do not expect 20 pound milk out Of
q cow with the stool. and halloing
is no better than pounding.-Fsrm
Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21

nent OF . sovereign. II you wish to
Rnow more, come to me at Epson rs
poon Is you please, ON condition that
you stop . week. have some very
curious novelties to show you"
Clearly there was no accident" in
eAis case. IT my poor friend did not
Auow what would happen. he foresaw
It least grave danger. In truth. the
circumstances published prove so
.uch to anyone who considers them
sehourhtfully. II would have been an
.ccident indeed. and : strange one. il :
,nau Of Prof Sequita's character and
habits had been lef: alone in the
hosse. unless BY his express desire. OF
rouree, he did not send away that ad-
nirable woman to whom savants all
nvor the world sre offering respectful
-vmuathy. Nor did he volunteer per-
S3neion 70 the servants. Watkins aud
~ wife. to attend the festivity 1t
Rroath. With the same patient i'm
.,enuity which led him to such marvei-
- inventions-we used 10 call Il cum
.inr In the domestic sphere-he con-
trived that MrA Sequita should 80 on
visit two days before. and that the
nutcher s.puld call. IN his tax cart
mon the way TO BroatA, thus tempt.
ir~ the servants It appears even that
- rcde on. upon his pony In the d:rec-
eioa Of ksy's hut-the shepherd OF
whom be. wrote Ne. Doubtless he
.eeehed il, with the intention of send-
tn~ that family to Broath also. with .
.overeirn to spend; but they had
.lreadv left And thcn-assured that
, ,.one 6ut himself would suffer. be the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
The Poultry B,sa,ess.

The raising Of poultry on the farms
of the country is not "a general Is It
should be, nor is the subject ever given
q thought, ~ . rule, when figuring on
the most profitable or productive crops
to cultivate. It % no secret that the
staple products furnish the smallest
profits for the investment Of money.
time snd labor involved. The raising
Of turkeys. chickens, geese and ducks
brings more money to the farmer or
farmers wife on the investment, than
anything else that can b named.
Rarely failure except through gross
neglect, they are always marketable at
profit either alive or dressed; apart
from them the eggs alone bring in quite
. revenue. The favorable conditions
essential to success in raising other
crops arc not demanded. and no good
excuse can be offered for not raising
more or less in every state in the union.
They are needed on every table 20 there
Is always local n well n outside de-
mand for poultry and eggs, and hence
the elements Of risk do not figure to
the extent visible in other enterprises
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
PLANTING PEAR TREES.
The Kiads which Are Nest Profitable foe
tho Average GroWer.

The Kiads which Are Nest Profitable foe
tho Average Grower.
Never plant pear trees on wet soil
Do not be afraid to manure them, for
you cannot produce large and luscious
pears on starved trees Do not let them
run too near the sky. but prune back
some every year. II this il done in
June and July 1t will induce fruitful
ness In trees that are tardy bearers
OF all the early kinds Tyson is my
favorite II is almost free from blight
and for beauty and delicate flavor II Il
scarcely equaled. Seckel IL also nearly
blight proof and behaves we'll either -
. dwarf or standard. II bears well
and for sugary richness and high flavor
is equal to the best Howell is another
favorite and is . dependable bearer.
but the fruit is too soft for market
Sheldon should not be forgotten. - 1t
is one Of the best Of the fall varietiea
Bartlett is too well known to be de-
scribed and should be planted either
for homo or market use. Anjou 10
about the best Of the winter kinda, ex.
cept it be Lawrence. All these are we'll
tested and Of high qualities almost
every way. Those who want TO mako
money regardless of giving o6ense to
those who really know what good
pears are should plant KieRer. It will
pay In almost any market. and when
cooked with sugar is quite good. Le
Conte is almost tasteless, but In the
south il pays for market-Prok L. H.
Van Deman,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
WITHOUT WATER.


The CltiWate Conaltlo0 Of Our Earth -
Dedaced From Anslogy.
volume might be written on the
vast and awful desolation of the lunar
surface; but unquestionably this tre-
mendous metamorphosis was wrought
when the oceans, whose dry beds we
now designate as mares, retreated to
the interior and literally rent the
planet with explosions Of natural gas
and steam.
If We calculate the coolest crust of
our earth at fifty miles in thickness,
and this is perhaps allowing for more
than there really Is, then the molten
interior at m approximate estimate
still has q diameter Of seven thousand
nine hundred miles. We can imagine
what an effect this would have on
the earth's contour, or rather on
the character of its periphery. if
any of the oceans should in q
colossal way come in direct con-
tact with this internal fire. We can
turn our large telescopes TO the moon
and see, ON = smaller scsle, what has
occurred. and which. il we may deduce
conclusions from analogy, will be the
ultimate fate Of the earth.
Yet, without the water there could
not DO . single form Of life, for in both
vegetable and animal formations this
is the all-important vehicle in produe-
ton and development Beyond any
question it Is to the wster that all life
forms must primarily refer their ORR
gin. and there is not . single known
form that can maintain life without IL
The principle of life can not be opera
tive except it be in organic moisture.
Neither brain, nerves nor capillary
tubes are capable of manifesting the
vital principle In dry condition.
Hence . waterless world is necessarily
dead world. II is the water that
molds the sphere, gives it its contour,
is the animating vehicle. sustains its
life, and also rentls it in the throes of
dissolution. n.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.