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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05

These boats msy be compared to freight
cars, and the propeller by which they are
towed corresponds to the railway locono-
tive. One propeller can carry 1900 tonf Of
freight, or four or FIVE ordinary cor loAds
The propeller is steam steel canal boat,
which contains q fore and aft compound
condensing engine, with cylinders 10 and Is
inches, and I6-inch stroke, with one Scotch
boiler. The TAO horsepower engine i cap
able of towing the fleet at about six miles
an hour in deep water. Probably the great
est significance of this new departure lies In
its bearing on insurance. The steel boats
themselves cost but little more than wooden
boat, probably about 81, 500 each, and the
propeller costs $4,000; but wooden boat
cannot be insured to cross the lakes from
Buffalo, consequently at that point every
thing has to be reloaded on freight cars or
lake steamers.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
vinaigrette Holder.

Since women will not have pockets in
their gowns, Or, more properly SPEAKING,
since dressmakers will not permit the exist
ence of these useful adjuncts, there seem
no other way for shopping impepimenta o.
the gentle sex to be carried about than BY
being strapped to the belt. The ordinary
chatelaine bag becomes 4 satchel if more
than change, purse, handkerchief and mem
orandum goes into it, yet often more is need
ed The suburban woman hesitates, for cx.
ample, to pass day in town in the fatigue
of shopping round without her bottle of re
viving salts, but how to carry it is pro.
blem. A London manufacturer seems t.
have solved it in bottle pocket, in which
the useful vinalgrette may rest and swing
from the belt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
MARKET REPORTS.
Chicago Produce.

CHICAGO, Special. -Wteat-Active with
in nc range, closing at medium figures and
Nc higher than yesterday. The firmness
was due to buying by shorts and large oper-
ators, strong outside markets. belief that de-
liveries on December contracts will not be n
heavy as expected, assisted by rumor that
Turkey had declared religious war.
Corn was quiet within Nc range, closing
at the bottom and unchanged from yester-
day.
Oats was quiet and steady with no notice
able movement, closing at yesterdays fig.
ures.
Following were the days quotations
Flour-Dull and weak.
Wheat-Weak; No spring, s6x0s73<;
December opened at s7Kc highest. s7xc:
lowest, SIX. closed At 57kc;
Corn - Steadier; cash. 28N@2oxc: Dee
ember opened at 3Sc; highest. a8Hc.
lowest, s7N closed at 27Ac.
oats-Lower; No. > white, not quoted;
No. 8 white, Ioc.
Pork-Easier; December, $3.50: Ian.
uary, $3.50.
Rye-36c.
Barley-No. 3, 23@36c.
Fiax--92H@93.
Timothy-$3.6o.
Clover-$7.2s@73o.
Shoulders-5H@54c.
Short Clear-sX@5Ac.
lI@7oc.
Eggs-Firm; 7o@2Ic.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
Dress Reform for Babies.

DRESS REFORM 1Of B9Ule1s
Dress reform Is more popular in the
nursery than 1t is anywhere else, and the
young Inhabitants thereof are to be con-
graduated upon the change The baby OF
today Is freed from irritating flannel bands
pinned tight about Its chest, the flannel
skirt, the pinning blanket and loug dan
mel skirts, other dress skirt and little sack
that constituted its toilet q few years ago
poor little thing. Undoubtedly half this
misery thew endured was caused by the
''wadded up" condition of their clothing
Fancy yourself swaddled In bands and
bands-ofttimes too tightly pinned or al
together too l0oee-feet rolled In innumer-
able thicknesses of fannel-then the un'
necessary strain on tiny hips of the lona
skirts-itis high time, indeed, for the &C.
complishment of such reform. Curious
neighbors will no longer have an oppor
tunity to look ct the dear little toes for thu
express purpose of examining the flannel
which is right good thing, and baby II
its short clothes will grow sturdy ant
hardy with the hours.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
College Girl Athletes Who
Can Run and Jump.
MERRY SCENESON THEOVAL
Each Game Has Its Champ
ion Player.

SHOW girls, well try the hurdles.'
Twelve young women with serious faces
and determined looks lined up on small
track, dotted here and there at regular in
tervals with low hurdles. The prospect OF
jumping the obstacles did not appear to
brighten any of them.
At the sect Ready" signal from the
first speaker, twenty-four little hands be.
came clinched, the bodies bent forward
and the faces took on a strained look.
Two of the girls stopped down until thei,
hands touched the earth. The few specta.
tors, all girls, observed these two with
wondering admiration. The other ter
placed one foot forward and poised the
other as if to make terrific leap.
"Are you ready"
No one spoke, but each of the twelve
pulled herself together as if some dire
tragedy were al hand.
eco" almost screamed the speaker, and
twelve shafts of black and white shot dowr
the narrow track, while the onlooker,
jumped up and down in an ecstacy of ex
element, each one shouting words of en-
couragement to her favorite.
1t was only the hurdles of Vassar Colleg.
taking trial spin over the jumps, under
the tutorship of Miss Ida Thrallon. 81,
Brooklyn girl, who knows as much abou
outdoor athletics as some of the experts a
Yale, Harvard or Princeton.
If any one wants to see the athleti,
girl of the period in all her perfection o
glorious health vassar is the place to visit
But if the caller be man he might just a!
well have remained at home, because tn,
athletic grounds are strictly barred to tn
masculine gender.
But if you are woman with an infuentia
friend connected with the college you cal
see some extraordinary sights. Or, bette
yet, if you are student at Vassar there i
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
ANovel Dress Binding.

Every woman has more or less trouble
with her skirt bindings, especially since
gowns have been worn at such an incon-
venient length. and knows too well how
quickly they wear to shreds. One busy
business girl, who has little time to
spend In replacing the shortcomings OF
her garments, has In despair and by ex.
pertinent hit upon devise which she
thinks lasts longer than anything YET
tried for the purpose. She cuts black and
tan suede gloves with long wrists into
bias strips and sews them neatly together.
Then she uses them exactly as any Other
skirt braid. The greatest difficulty is tG
secure enough gloves; she taxes all hel
friends to supply her with their cast-of
hAndgeAr.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05

ticable means Of conveyance Ii ths cool Of
the morning.
CARNATIONS ARE 4 SECOND CHOICE.
Carnations rank next In importance TO
roses in the cut-Aower trade Of New Yosk,
a. Il shown BY the enormous lumber Of
10, OOO, Don sold last year. It IL quite posi-
BILE that some proportion OF theeo went TO
other cities, for there is demand for New
York carnations all over the country.
Generally that demand Is met by direct
shipments from the growers, but some
went out, no doubt, from the commission
men also. There are probably 200 florists
growing carnations for the New York mar
ket, butsonly about twenty or TWENTY-FIVE
Of these arc specialists, cultivat.ng practl-
cally nothing else.
FLOWERS FOR SHIPMENT.
Few flowers bear shipment SO well a.
carnations, or last 50 long IN good condi-
ton after cutting. even when exposed I'M
der conditions that would make short work
Of roses. ViOlets rank third In importance
in the cut-fower supply of New York.
This Is conceded by oil the f1oiiculturists,
but It seems to be practically impossible,
- the business Is now conducted. to OBJ
tain even an approximate estimate of how
many are sold. The best authorities guess
at Is. 900, 600 as New York's annual con-
sumption Of viOletS.
Violets fiuctuate in price from Is cents
to 30 or "a hundred, according to theil
scarcity and the demand for them. There
Is hardly any choice among them, except
in the matter of freshness. The only Va
rioty worth growing for the market Is The
Marie Louise, q dark blue with reas0na
bic long stem. Light blue violets, though
they may b. as fragrant, are not SO salabi,
as dark ones. One much heralded ant
pulled at the opening of the present seasan
as great Improvement from California
turns out to be broad single flower, will
no other advantage than remarkabl.
long stem.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05

There is often great loss Of property, and
sometimes Of life. in the severe electrical
storms that rage at certain times Of The veal
II Russia, To protect the houses Of the
peasants. which are frequently struck By
lightning, the Russian government has rec.
omended tbat the peasantry be encouraged
70 plant white poplar trees around their
dwellings,, to act = lightning reds. This
suggestion arose out Of some investigations
Conserving the liability # lightning stroke
b certain species Of trees, made BY Rus
sian electrician and the government forest
inspector. They spent Ioo days in the great
forests near Moscow. and Of the yo7 treea
that dnring that time were struck By light
ming, they found 30z were white poplar. not
outstanding The fact that that species i
comparatively rare. ,s.s
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
there will be no change IL the costume =
THE CHAMPION SPLINTER:

there will be no change In the costume =
worn to-day.
THE CHAMPION SPLINTER:
Each game, Of course, has its champion.
As previously stated, Miss vassar is the
best Splinter in the school On dry track
she can run one hundred yards close to II
seconds, which is better than many young
men can do. Som: of her friends assert
that when the spring comes around she will
be able to 90 the distance in less than II
seconds. There are large number of the
girls who claim to be the champion broad
jumper of the college. Miss E Lister
Baker is probably the best Of the lot. In
practice she has jumped twelve feet. which
is not bad by any means when It is
remembered that the running broad, mp
is very severe work, even for the most hard
ened athlete. A few of the girls who had
decided to make a speciality of this worh
suddenly abandoned it when the rumor was
circulated that it had tendency to enlarge
the feet to enormous proportions. But
matters of this kind do not bother the
majority of athletes.
A CLEVER HIGH JUMPER.
The running high jump is another class
Of sport which has many followers. Miss
Laura J. Brownell has cleared FIVE feet in
this class of work, and is far ahead of all
her competitors. She works as conscien-
tiously as professional and scarcely day
passes that she does not put in half hours
practice. High jumping is severe work,
and after tour or five leaps have been made
it is generally time to stop.
NO DISTANCE RUNNERS.
Distance running has not been taben up
yet as none Of the girls have displayed great
staying powers. besides, the principal Mrs
Kendrick, DR.. Thalberg, the hysicsl dlrec-
ter, and Miss Ballentire, the gymnasium di-
rector, are opposed to ANYTHING which may
rlove to great stain. Many girls are de.
barred from participation in the sports be-
cause of some organic weakness, All appli
cants for athletic horrors mus: pass severe
examination.
The 22o-yard run, or!an eighth of a jec'
| ton.
The 22o-yard run or an eighth Of mile,
is the longest distance yet attempted, but TIE
girls who made ypecialty of it run frop
start to finish at top speed. Miss Helen I've:
Haight is the cleverest at this distance. hav
ing frequently coveted it WREN the trsck wa.
East in Sax seconds. That is about a four
minute gait to the mile. and the average mar
would feel like sitting Down before the fnist
was reached, if he attempted it.
Nearly every girl in Vasssr is cyclist, a!
are also many Of the professors.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
STEEL CANAL BOArs

The arrival in New York Of a.. :.
steel canal boats. towed by steam BRO.
pellor from an Ohio port, is an event 81
much significance, For number Of ve.r.
.ne old-fashioned wooden boat towed b.
horses @ mules has been losing in the r,ce
ana ne boatmen have had hard work d
make living. The new boat, are o6x ~,
over Al. n feet II inches Ma -. 80 !
nodded depth Of 10 feet. Each hos, .. 49,
$50 tons on : draught Of s feet a 80
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05

So great has the rage for perfume become
that in some of the expensive New York
shops perfumed gloves, ribobns and artificial
flowers are sold with any desired odor. The
perfumed gloves are really excellent, a.
kid retains perfume As long as it lasts; in
tact, the great perfumers are now putting up
their most expensive perfumes in the form
Of kid; it is called peau d'heliotrope, peau d.
violette. or whatever the odor may be, and
is sold in squares six or eight inches square,
and the merest scraps of this skin will per-
fume an entire garment thoroughly. The
great dressmakers and corsetiers sew strips
Of t into their CONNECTIONS, and the perfume
fingers always.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
were more easily satisfied then than they
are now.

were more easily satisfied then than they
are now.
A resourceful florist one of the most
prominent In the city, receiving IN order
Tor - SO basketn In the evening, after
his stock Of flowers had bean entirely ex-
hansted, actually filled the order out Of
the waste barrel. Discarded buds were
carefully blown open, tattered petals
torn on, shattered and full-blown flowers
wired together, stemless ones deftly
pierced BY t0Othplcks to hold them In
place, and when the collection Of remnants
was closely mAssod their general effect
was 90 satisfactory that the customer,
upon receiving the basket, was pleased
and complimentary.
1t ID little detail Of the business moi
generally known that the freshest roses
ever Obtainable In New York have been
cut from eighteen 70 twenty-six hours
before they reach tho market Were they
sent "a by the grower Immediately aftel
CUTTING. they would be wilted and their
beauty gone before they could reach thu
city. 70 make them last It Ii requisite
that they pass Z naanyin I Temperature 81
10 degrees Fahrenheit That braces them
MP 70 die slowly.
Each variety Of rose has its own time
and manner Of opening. Some like the
Madame Cusln, reach certain point Ol
|developement and retain II all day long.
while others make such haste to fiaunt
their petals that II lett on the bush for half
IN hour after they are Just right for cutting
they will become worthless. Tho Meteor
are cut twiCo day their d0velOpoment be-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
Yorkers Spend Vast
un,s for Decorations.
I'D REvERTS TO CHARITY.
Hospitals and Other lnstitu.
tons Receive the Flowers.

yhat becomes Of al the flowers used
~ ~ Dociety ontertai ncrs3
= ! question which people with
6oeiAlfstic tendencies like to put to IN
andleuce and then answer It in the next
breatA " luridly picturing the diabolical
0ol1Alnoss 81 tho wealthy class which
Gpends 31oo or 81 900 on floral decorations
Wills there no families starving In one
snsnssby street Of freezing In the next.
Why not give Il to charity?" the
saksr shouts.
III 10 knew the ultimate end OF thu 500
siue ~ N 900, he would know that It prac-
g1leallI went for charity. only needs .
Stour Ut any Of the great hospitals Of the
NV y ascertain the accuracy Of this state
1n9nt. Near the bed 81 some little walt II
! 10 tenelnsnts will be found ! cluster Of
seican Besnty roses which the night
11oss adorned the banquet table Of some
fy queen. The roses may have cost I
p11arcr two apeico. and the cluster more
4 eaey peThaps than the tenement child
- ~ Is eps time Ii ~ life.
ghAt y where tho great quantities Of
lIeWs1s Go There are more than hun
s1 hospitals. big and little. In this city
o their sysr- changing population Gloss
~ 19.ooo. Some of them notable Belle
49, hsys more than $40 patients while
q - have Len than scoFo. To each on
- - ~ nnn = 1saas.nh ~ nvvnrs Il IN am
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05

no limit to the exciting things to be seen at
all hours of the day, for the ssathletic sci. -
as it is called, includes fully one-third Of
the college and is rapidly increasing.
Recently the best Of the pirI athletic.
had field day, but nasty rainstorm in
terfered largely with the sport, and the
officers of the Vassar College Athletic AS
ISOLATION felt rather blue. Some Of the
girls had previously talked of their ability
to cover hundred yards in fraction over
II seconds, but the best time YVES Is1 Sec
onds, made BY Miss Elizabeth Forbes Vas
sar.
WHAT THE ATHLETES EXPECT.
|. But the most progressive of the athletes
are looking forward to the time when the
athletes Of sister colleges will all meet in
annual collegiate games, which, of course,
will decide all the championships. Some Of
the optimiSts are even talking of the time
when Yale, Harvard and the other grea,
universities will bow down to the athletic
skill of Vassar. Even the optimists, how.
ever, allow that this condition Of affairs is q
very long distance of in the future. bu,
they positively assert that it is sure to come.
Perhaps it will be the daughters Of the
granddaughters Of the students Of to-day
who will compete with Yale and Harvard,
but compete they will sooner or later.
THE TRAINING FIELD.
The field where the girls train Is oval
shaped and hidden from the public gaze By
m evergreen hedge, ten feet high. There
IS no regular costume worn. Most Of the
girls use their gymnasium suits Of divided
skirts ar full knickerbockers covered BY
skirts, which reach to the knee. In the
outdoor work they invariably wear heavy
white sweaters, embroidered with the figures
Of their class number
None Of the costumes ret produced have
afforded satisfaction to the fair runners and
Jumpers because OF the skirts, but there i
q general timidity about appearing on the
oval without them. Some of the girls have
threatened to wear se-6tting knicker.
bockers, but the college anthorities dis
courage such An innovation, q Il would
doubtless create lot Of talk and discussion.
The claim of these girls that the proposed
costape would knock several seconds %
the best vassar record In each Of the eame1
goeS undisputsd, but fof the time being
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05

~ yUElDH0Ov 0kD0 DOsn0 ~ Se31tta ~ UssDx-
nnons quantities. but Toses and carnations
ne always the most popular.
u conservative estimate OF the green
house space employed IN growing cut
flowers Tor the market. stating It 10 the
gardner's fashion, Is 8. 00o. 900 square feet
Of glass Probably there is considerable
moro. for that estimate does not take Into
account the many little semi.prfvate green.
rule, supplied directly to the retail florists,
and aso not OF sufficient importance TO in-
terest the commission merchants or large
growers.
But, figuring only on the amount speci-
Ned. the original construction Of those
greenhouses covered BY 100000 square
feet Of glass, cost In the neighb0rh00d OF
o., 600, 600; th0v contain 100 miles OF iron
pipe for heating them, aud 10000 tons OF
coal are consumed annually In keeping
them ct the required temperature. Allow
ing them an average width Of fifteen feet,
they would stretch In continuous line
81. 81 miles. and II massed together would
cover space of So. 81 acres.
Agriculturists accustomed to figure upon
the returns by the acre from crops OF wheat,
hay or corn may find interest In reckoning
that, as the Wholesale profit Of the cut
flower trade OF New York Is approximately
estimated at 81, 500, 900 year, the profit
In Horticulture appear to be about $SS.OOd
m acre.
$40, OOO, 900 A YEAR.
As the wholesale profit Is 81. 500, COO, u
seems that New Workers spend annually
with the retailers something like $40, 0Oo,.
600 year for flowers. Each year shows
great increase over the proceeding one
One shop on Broadway alone sells 81. 500,
600 worth Of flowers year. and the profit
Of the proprietor Is close to 800. 600. twice
the salary OF the president OF the United
States.
FASHIONS CHANGING DEMANDS.
Fashion now demands very large anc
full roses, such as are at their best when
well opened. and those capable Of meeting
this requirement. and at the same timt
possessing sufficient vitality to last well II
that condition may almost be regarded a.
| = new class OF flowers forced from nature
TO meet special wants. There has been |
great change within the last twenty year,
regarding flowers. Formerly the mos
common 1exhiblts Of the florists art wer'
bouquets INSIDE on the model Of cabbages
with many flowers packed 30 close TO
gether that to distinguish their Quallt!
separately would almost b impossible
Ard there ,wer also floral pieces, con
structtOns Of wire packed with moss, faco'
with ferns or everlasting blossoms wtre'
to tOothpicks and covered with short
stemmed flowers, according to rigid rule
that gave them mathematical precision o
arrangement. Those horrors one sees ye
Orca iOnally at funerals or weddings, o
aboard departing steamships.
| The next step In progressive improve
ment, the popularixatton Of floral baskets
was little advance but not much. TIL
old way Of packing short-stemmed flower
together on bed OF moss still obtained
general effect being held the oh ject, an
the quality Of individual flowers matte
Of quite secondary importance. Peopl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05

Put pint of milk over the FIRE. Moisten
four tablespoonfuls of rice flour with little
cold water and add to the boiling milk; stir
cup Of sugar, take from the FIRE, STIR ia tea
spoonful Of vanilla, stir in the well beaten
whites Of four eggs. Put layer Of this in
the mold. then layer Of cherries, then .
layer Of cream, and 20 continue until the
mold is full. Serve with a soft custard made
from the yolk Of the eggs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
Minneapolis Produce.

MINNEAPOLIS, Special.-Wheat receipts.
$50 cars, Nov, and Dec, s3Nc; Nav.
57hc. On track: No. hard, s4Hc: No
northern, s3Hc; No. = northern. <2c.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05

The Magma Charta was written with or.
binary black ink on very heavy parchment.
i Is curious fact. as stated BY an eminent
Erglish historian, that Of all the barons who
signed that most important document, no,
one could write other than his signature, and
only two were able to write even that.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
LIVERPOOL Produce .

LIVERPOOL, Special. Wheat-Ouiet
NO. red winter, s. AID; No. red spring.
81 44d.
Cdrn-Spot dull; American mixed ns~
s. 4Nd. -
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Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Special Cattle Receine..
$500 head. Market stronger. Common n
choice native steers, t3.Io04oS: 800
N:4o@3.oS; stockes and feeders. 1a.1s
@t3.65 800
HoGs---Receipts, 5000 head. Markee
higher. Heavie:, t3.7s@4.3 IS; light weirhfs.
8. So03.9o mixed sold q hiek = +. ~
Sheep-Neceipts, 5000 head. isrfet
active and I5c higher. Ranged frn~
I.4o@3.5o; yearlings, $1,000 loo: Sprine
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-05
Msw York nonav.

INV YoHK, Special. - Money q Il
easy: closed At a@aK percent. = -
80. ns ne1cans'is paper, 340s 10
oseshng exchange strong and hiahsr IN
sctaA business Ii hanker., m. v q. -
ss94 4.S94 Tor demand and y. ~
$4sS fos sixty day.. - 5AO