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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-07-18
:, Is,J. UnDon COUNTY eoURIER--sUPpLEnEnT.

herby fixed al the time within which
all Russian thistle, Canada thistle, and
cookie burr in this county shall be des-
trOyed and that the am shall be done
either by blowing down such weeds so
as to thoroughly cover and kill the
same or by uprOOting and burning them
aud that all persOns md corporations
be and they are hereby required and
directed to destroy all such weeds on
any land which he or II may own or oc-
cupy, within the time and In the man
ner specified and that nil road super
visOrs and road Oversecrs OF highways
OF this county be and they are hereby
directed and required to DESTROY all
such nOxious weeds on the public high.
ways under their charge within the
time and In the manner stated. Upon
the neglect or refusal OF any owner or
occupant Of lands to destroy such weeds
as herein provided. the road supcryis-
or or Uverseer Of the highways OF the
district or township in which such lands
are situated shall aus to he served a
written notice on such Owner Or Occu-
pant requiring that such ~nOxiOus weeds
he forth with destroyed ind upon the
continued neglect or refusal of such
owner or occupant for q period Of three
days after the service Of such notice
the road supervisor or Overseer shall
u such weeds to be destroyed in the
manner hereinbefore designed. and
shall then present to this hoard a verb
fed and itemized account Of the charge
for such serv ce, describing the land,
and the amount of such account shall
be carried forward on the tax list as a
lien and tax against such land as pro-
vided by law.
Notice hereof shall be published in
the official papers Of the county for mt
least three weeks prior to August ath,
1895.
Adopted July 18th, 1896.
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High Noon.

Times finger on the dial OF my life
Points to high noon. And yet the half.spent
Leaves less than half remaining! For the
dark,
Bleak shadows of the grave engulf the end.
Those VINO burn the candle TO the stick
The sputtering socket yields but little light.
Long life is sadder than early death; NV,
We cannot count on raveled threads OF age
Whereof TO weave fabric, we must use
The warp and woof the ready present yields,
And toll while daylight lasts. When 1 De-
think
How brief the past. the future. still more
Calls on to action, action! Not for NE
is time for retrospection or for dreams;
Haye t'e done tU nnbiVs T6en must M moi let
Dead yesterday unborn tomorrow shame
Have done wrong? Well, let the bitter taste
or fruit that turned to ashes on my lip
BE my reminder In temptations honr,
And keep me silent when would condemn.
1t takes the acid of sin
To cleanse the clo1ded windows OF our souls
So pity may shine through them. Looking
back
My faults and errors seem like steppin g
stones
That led the way to knowledge of the truth
And made me value virtue! Sorrows shine
In rainbow colors DER the gulf OF years
Where lie forgotten pleasures. Looking iortn
Oat to the Western sky, still bright with noon
l feel well spurred and booted for the strife,
That ends not till Nirvana Is attained.
Battling with fate, with men, and with my
SELF
UP the steep Summit OF my llfe's forenoon,
Three things learned-three things Of pre-
cious worth
I have learned how to pray, and toll, and save;
To pray for courage TO receive what comes.
Knowing what comes to be divinely sent:
10 toll for universal good, since thus
And only thus, can good come unto me:
To save, by giving whatsoever have
To those who have not-this alone is gain.
Ella Wilcox Wheeler.
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100000 of our money. The income
from this vast sum amounts to about
$4,000, 900, all of which it was part
of the duties of his Office to invest.
Sir Charles is about 80 years Of age,
tall and thin. In his manner is dis
tinct touch of Chesterfeldian polite
ness, and in conversation he is smooth
and diplomatic, suggesting "the iron
hand in the velvet. "
Sir Charles rendered valuable service
to Great Britain and indeed to all in
vestors in Egyptian securities in 1876,
when as the representative of the Brit
ish government he Strengthened out the
financial tangle in Egypt. He found the
country practically bankrupt and its Sc
curities almost valueless. Through his
efforts and negotiations, in connection
with representatives of other powers,
Egyptian securities we're made valua-
BILE, $50 acres Of fertile lands, which
Ismail Pasha had "anneXed, were re-
stored, and the finances and taxation OF
the country placed on basis of pros
perity which had never seemed possible,
and of which the wretched and down.
trodden fellahs had never dreamed
He is at present one Of the English gov
ernment directors Of the Suez canal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
OF General Interest.

The experiments of DR.. Voelcker, of the
Royal society of England, proves that
manure gradually depreciates by keep.
ing, even under the very best manage.
ment. 1t gains in water and loses in
valuable organic matter, which is spent
in the fermentation.
The report of the Ohio experimental
station is that whole potatoes have invari.
ably given better results than cut ones.
Butter pals and pans should always be
scalded we'll with water in which little
baking soda has been dissolved, to re-
move any odors that may not have been
entirely removed with the first washing.
for very slight particle will soon destroy
tho best butter. Sunshine is very good,
but it don't always find the little seams
and cracks that often cause much trouble.
As soon as any crop is harvested the
ground should be cleared and something
else planted to keep the soil covered and
exclude weeds that may run TO seed and
give trouble next year.
A little time used in the care of the
harness will make it last much longer. II
will also be more comfortable for the
horse if kept soft and pliable.
Empty the water dishes for poultry at
each feeding. wash clean and refill wita
cool, fresh water.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
How to Build a Chimney.

To build a chimney that will draw for.
ever and not fill up with SCOT, says
Scientific American. you must build 1t
large enough-sixteen inches square; use
good brick and clay instead of lime up to
the comb; plaster it inside with clay mixed
with SALT for chimney tops use the very
best of brick, wet them and lay them in
cement mortar. The chimney should not
be built tight to beams and rafters; there
is where the cracks in your chimneys
come and where most Of the fires origi-
nate, as the chimney sometimes gets red
hot. A chimney built from cellar up is
better and less dangerous than one hung
on the wall. Don't get your stovepipe
hole too close to the ceiling-eighteen
inches from it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
In Love With His Mother.

Of all the love affairs in the world
none can surpass the true love OF a big
boy for his mother. 1t is pure and no.
BILE, honorable to the highest degree
in both. do not mean merely a duti-
full affection. Imean love that makes
a boy gallant: and courteous to his
mother, saying to everybody plainly
that he is in love with her. Next to
the love of husband, nothing so
crowns woman's life with honor as
this second love, this devotion OF a
SON to her. 1 never yet knew a boy
to turn out. bad who began by falling
in love with his mother. Any man
may fall in love with fresh-faced glrl,
and the man who is gallant with the
girl may cruelty neglect his worn and
weary Wife but the boy y'iGde %ho is sss lover ~
of his mother in her mluale age ID
true knight, who will love his wife as
much in her sere-leaved autumn as he
did in the daisied springtime.-Wom-
ans Signal.
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j
from Philadelphia for the region of the
Sudan, the most dangerous mission field
in the world.
The party is under the leadership OF
the Rev. Peter Cameron Scott, an en-
thusiastic and determined young clergy
man. He has spent seven of the % years
of his life in Africa, two years of that
time in the interior of the dark conti-
nent. Among those who will accompany
him on his perilous mission is his sis.
ter, Miss Margaret Scott, who has re-
Gently returned from missionary work
on the Kongo river. Before beginning
their pilgrimage to darkest Africa they
expressed the belief that they would be
successful in overcoming the supersti-
tions and bitter prejudices of the saw
ages and were full of hope and courage.
1t is the purpose Of Mr.. Scott and his
associates to land at Mombasa, on the
eastern coast of Africa, and proceed at
once to Mount Kilima-N jaro, where a
station will be established. From this
point the missionaries will work north
ward along the mountains Of the Sudan.
Little if any Christian missionary
work has hitherto been done in this vast
region of eastern Africa, where there
are 90,000,O0 people wholly without
the teachings of the gospel. 1t is ac-
knowledged to be the most perilous mis-
sion field in the world, both on account
Of the climate and the bitter hatred and
hostility of the Moslems, who hold al
most undisputed sway in that portion Of
the dark continent. Facing the dangers
of disease, the savage natives and the
bloodthirsty and marauding Arabs, this
little band of Christian teachers carry
their lives in their hands, and that some
or all Of them will be sacrificed on the
altar Of their devotion seems more than
Drohoh1a
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Commercial Fertilizers.

It is quite true that some farmers are
adopting the practice of buying their own
chemicals and doing the mixing them
selves, but compounding The materials in
the righ. proportion, so rs to get just
what is needed in q concentrated form,
requires skill as well as experience. So
many manufacturers are now engaged in
the business, with all the appliances nee,
essary for doing the work economically.
that it is thought in most cases money
will be saved by buying what is wanted
already prepared for use. Still there ara
cases where home nado fertilizers com.
pare favorably with those made by man.
ufacturers, and, It IS claimed. at less
cOSt
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
About Hybrid Plants.

At the Nurserymen's convention at Do
troit, Mich, Thos. Meehan, an authority
in such matters, said:
A plant with comparatively sour fruit
has Seeding with sweet fruit. Insects
or the wind carry the pollen of the par
ent, or those like the parent. to the new
departure, and the next generation pro-
duces fruit neither sweet nor sour. The
adventurous younster Is back again to-
ward the ranks. 1t is next to impossible
to make any good use Of hybridizing or
crossing improving fruits. In the origi-
nation of new races it is, however. invalua-
BILE. There was time when people be-
lived hybrids were sterile. They saw
that the poor mule was sterile, and
jumped at the conclusion that that was a
law in all things. Truly some hybrids
are sterile, but then there are numerous
cases of sterility among individuals not
hybrids. American horticulturists surely
know that hybrids are not necessarily
sterile. Rogers, of Salem. over quar-
ter of century ago produced a new race
Of grapes between two species. We all
know this race is not sterile. The race
having been once established has given
them by natural variation great ad'
vance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
KASSON'S GOOD IDEA.
IT HAS BROUGHT ABOUT UNIFORM IN
TERNATIONAL POSTAL RULES.

The Next Convention of the Universal
Postal Union Will BE Held In Wash.
ington In May, 1S9G-Something About
the Work Then to BE Done.
Of all the cooperative schemes that
have been set in motion by mankind, it
is probable that the worlds postal sys-
tenn, everything considered, is the most
satisfactory in its operations. So accus-
toned, however, have we become to its
almost perfect workings that we marvel
not dali ly at the astonishing fact that
for pgtry ? cents letter may be sent
to anyEpart of the United States and
for sill i3htly larger sums to any part OF
the efsth; that the amorous epistle OF
the lover. the important communication
of the business man, and the dainty So
cial missive, no matter how long may
be their journey, are all quite as safe
as if sent by the hand of private mes
senger, probably safer, and surely, as ii
rule, delivered more promptly.
Like many another of our highly
priced modern institutions the postal
system of tho present is relatively of
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limit Colonel Wilson was recently trans
ferred from Washington to the northeast
division, which includes New York and
New England.
Colonel Wilson has had the rather
unique and, for an army officer, unusu-
al experience of having refused to drink
with two presidents of the United
States. The first occasion was at the
close of the long and fatiguing day of
Cleveland's first inauguration, in con-
Quoting the details of which Colonel
Wilson had an important part. When it
was all over the president suggested that
they take "quiet little drink" togeth-
er. A decanter Of whisky was pro-
duced. With a moral courage not less
conspicuous than had been his physical
courage in the time of war the colonel
firmly declined the invitation Of the ma
tion's chief executive, saying, 81 can
not join you in drink of whisky, for I
have never drunk spirits and never mean
to doso." The colonel therefore pledged
the presidents health in glass of apol-
linaris. He had similar experience on
the occasion of Harrison s inauguration.
AS before, the president, after con-
graduating him upon the successful
management Of the ceremonies, suggest
ed that they take q drink together in
honor Of the occasion. Colonel Wilson
again declined, and drank President
Harrison's health in glass of water.
Colonel Wilson has had rather
brilliant military career and combines
in a high degree the Distinguishing
traits of soldier and gentleman. He
was born in the District Of Columbia,
and is about 80 years of age He entered
West Point in 1856, being appointed
from Washington territory, and gradu-
atcd in 1860, joining the engineer corps,
with which he has since been connected.
He served with distinction all through
the war of the rebellion and was sue
cessively promoted for gallant and mer-
itorious service in the battle of Gaines
Mill, Va, at Malvern Hill, during the
campaign around Mobile, in the capture
of Spanish Fort and at Fort Blakeley,
Ala. His present rank is that of lieu
tenant colonel Of engineers. During
President Clcveland's two terms he has
held the position of superintendent of
public buildings and grounds at Wash
ington. For four years he was superin-
tendent Of the United States Military
academy at West Point.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
AN ENGLISH FlNANClER.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, the New Presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk Railway.

Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, the New Presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk Railway.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, the new
president of the Grand Trunk railway,
is one of Great Britain's most eminent
financiers. He recently came from Lon
don to America to investigate the affairs
Of that great Canadian thoroughfare
with the view of placing the property
Oh substantial paying basis. For some
time. it appears, the affairs Of the road
have been in rather bad way. This is
Sir Charles second visit to this conti
nent on mission connected with rail-
road financiering. He came here year
ago as the representative of European
stockholders of the Central Pacific rail
road, having in charge tho interests of
some $50, 100000 belonging to foreign
investors in American securities.
Until recently Sir Charles Rivers
Wilson was comptroller general of the
British national debt-an Office which
he had held since 1S73-and had charge
of funds amounting to the stupendous
total Of e240, 900, 900, or about 81, ,400,-
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Indiana senator of that name. It's erec-
ton is due to resolution passed by the
senate providing that busts of all the
vice presidents who have presided over
that body be placed in the chamber
overlooking the scene of their former
parliamentary labors. Johnson was vice
president during Martin Van Buren's
administration, taking the oath of office
in 1887.
Richard M. Johnson's especial title
to the grateful remembrance of his
countrymen lies in the fact that to his
bravery was due the death of the IA
NOUS Indian leader, Tecumseh, and to his
heroic services in the war of 1912. He
was native of Kentucky, and in his
veins flowed the fighting blood charac-
teristic of the blue grass country. He
was born in 1881, while Washington
was still alive and when the nation was
yet in it infancy. Early in 1900 he was
chosen as a representative in congress
from Kentucky.
In 1912, when the English and the
Indians had combined to attack the new
republic, johnson was commissioned by
Secretary of War Levi Woodbury. to
raise regiment of thousand Kentuck-
ians. As their colonel he marched them
to attack the enemy, joining his force
with that of General William Henry
Harrison, who was then governor of In
diana and leader of the American troops.
Tt was in the famous battle Of the
Thames, on Oct. 5, 1918, that Colonel
johnson showed conspicuously his BRAY
cry. The American troops were con-
fronted by the allied forces Of the Eng
lish and Indians. The conflict was short,
but desperate, the Americans being
victorious. At its close Tecumseh was
found dead on the field, and undoubt
edly johnson was the one who shot him.
The desperate chief no doubt sought out
johnson as q foeman worthy Of his
steel, and in the hand to hand struggle
which ensued, Tecumseh lost his life
and Johnson was badly wounded.
When returned to congress soon after,
johnson was too weak from his wounds
to walk, and his way to the capitol
was {. triumphal procession. His hero
ism was recognized in faint resolution
of thanks passed by congress. He was
later elected United States senator and
subsequently chosen vice president.
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Sowing Wheat.

Care should ba taken to use none brt
the best of seed savedfrom crops that were
free from rust or smut. Experience has
proven drilling to be so superior to broad
cast sowing that it is now the most COM
mon practice. AS good results will con-
monty follow from 200 pounds of fertil-
izer to the acrc, drilled in, as from double
tho amount scattered broadcast. 1t is
quite important for the young wheat to
eet q gco;! start and vigorous growth Of
well rooted plants so as to safely pass
through tie winter and spring. This early
start Is materially aided by the fertilizer,
end besides 4his, most of our wheat lande
ere often lacking IN one or more necessary
elements that commercial manures adapted
to the crop will supply.
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Thrcsl,inS Corn by Machinery.

The idea of threshing corn by machinery,
says The American Cultivator, is moro
popular in theory than in practice. 1t is
well enough on paper to talk of putting
through several hundred bushels per day
and tearing the cornstalks to shreds,
but it will use more coal to run the engine
and require heavier force to handle corn.
stalks and grain than is ever got around
@ thresher on any other kind of grain.
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other mlSSlO Ona-
ries from seeking
dangerous fields
in unci vilized
and semiciyil-
lied countries for
the spread of the
gospel. In spite
of the dangers
W h c h aw al t
them q SIN all
party of religious
workers, compos-
ing the African
Inland mission,
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INTO DARKEST AFRICA.

The Hazardous Venture Of a Band Of
american Missionaries.
The recent brutal butchery of Chris
tians in China does not seem to deter
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Exact obedience, in the smallest de-
tails, is an indispensable element if
one would do great things in Gods
service.
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HE REFUSED TO DRINK.
Colonel Wilson Declined to Imbibe With
tn. President of the United States.

Tue PresIuent OF tHe CHl1eu otaces'
Colonel John NJ. Wilson Of the engi-
neer corps of the United States army is
a familiar and popular figure in the
military and social life Of the national
capital. BY virtue Of the retirement of
General Henry L. Abbot under the age
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
Brief History of the Battle.

The battle of Chickamauga, result
ing i'm the death of 10000 soldiers, as
brave as every rushed into battle front
where the sitting smell Of smoke and
carnage came hottest has gone to his
tory az the American Waterloo.
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ated by a memo
rial bust in the
halls of congress.
The bust, which
fills a niche in
the senate cham
Der, attracts at
tention by the
imposing pose of
the massive head
and the clearness
Of its execution.
1t is the work of
Mr.. James Voor-
hoac CON pf fba
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
HE KILLED TECUMSEH.

An Appropriate Memorial to Vice Presi-
dent Richard NJ. johnson.
The name of Richard M. Johnson as
a soldier and statesman will be perpetu-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-04
FARM, FIELD AND GARDEN.
MATTER RELATING TO SUBJECTS
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Hints on Cider Making That Will Prove
Valuable Alike to Large and Small
Produces, of This E:everage-Thresl,ing
Corn by Machinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
THE SEA QUAKED.
A Startling Experience on Board
Ship Bound Home From Alaska.

A Startling experience Oh IL
Ship Bound Home From Alaska.
From the San Francisco Chronicle
The ship John c. Potter came in yesterday,
having safely passed through an earth
quake at sea. The captain of the vessel does
not insist that it was an earthquake in the
sense that it was shaking of the solid
ground far beneath him, but he does say
that the effects produced on board the Pot
ter were precisely those that would have
been produced had the vessel been on dry
land during one of the commissions that the
earth hereabouts is sometimes subjected to.
Every man on board felt the shaking, and
every one who experienced the tremor
agrees with the captain when he says that
it must have been CONFUSION of the earth
that shook the ocean.
On October 9th the weather was perfect.
The ship was gliding smoothly along under
full sail. Nearly everybody was on deck
that could be, and all hands felt as well as
hungry men could feel Suddenly it seemed
as if the ship was sinking. Every person on
board felt that peculiar gone" feeling typi-
cal of earthquakes. The whole vessel shook.
tie on the masts The shaking of the ship
made every bit of the standing rigging
crawl" In other words, even the taut
ropes shook as loose lines might be shaken.
The lifeboats moved. the water casks rolled
and everything movable on deck took a
start.
Capt. Meyer at once took pains to fix his
latitude and longitude in order to report the
strange occurrence. In his official report
made to the merchants exchange the cap
tain described the ocean wonder in these
words:
October "a, in latitude 43 degrees 81 min
utes north and longitude lbs degrees 80 min
utes west, experienced a severe shock of
earthquake lasting twenty-five seconds. 1t
made the ship shake like as if it had jumped
over coral reef in a heavy SWELL