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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
l(ishap to the Coiunbaa.

On July - the u. S. cruiser Columbia,
while being dry-dockdd at Southampton,
England, was strained, owing to the placing
Of the keel blocks Of the dock too far apart,
which caused the keel plates Of the vessel to
be denied in and the cement between them
and the inner hull to be cracked. The ship
was further damaged by the bending Of sew
eral frame stanchions. Recent reports from
the Navy Department at Washington say
that about $4,000 will be the cost Of repair.
and also that a court of inquiry will prob
ably be instituted for fixing the responsible
ity in the matter. The Columbia was dry
locked at Secretary Herbert's orders, SO that
she might be put in condition for a trip
against time across the Atlantic, and it is not
thought The damage is serious enough to pre-
VEN this participation in the coming squad
ron m%aneuvers.
The mishap to the Columbia appears to
have been the result Of gross carelrssness
somewhere. 1t seems almost incredible that
the dock people should not have known how
to block the ship properly. We presume
the arrangement of the blocking was not ex-
amined by the officers Of the vessel before
the docking; they no doubt took 1t for
granted that everything is arranged in the
best possible manner
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15

The work of construction at the Cotton
States and Inter .tional Exposition is rapidly
approaching completion. Several of the
buildings have been finished and accepted
by the exposition managers. The work of
installation in the Electrical building has
already begun, and the Machinery building
is ready for exhibitors. The parking is al
most finished and the grounds and buildings
are beginning to resemble the completed
Fair. The water from the city water works
has been turned into the lake.
DIR. Daniel e. Gilman, president of John
Hopkins University, has accepted the posi-
ton of chief of the Department of Awards
at the Exposition. This should be a guaran-
tee of the high merit upon which the awards
will be based.
The General Council Of Philadelphia has
decided to send the Liberty Bell to Atlanta.
The request was refused at first, but the per-
mission was granted after the Legislature
of Pennsylvania decided to make a State
exhibit.
The electric fountain at the Exposition is
being constructed under the direction of the
designer, Mr.. Luther Sticringer. The de-
sign is that of a twin fountain, rising from
an island in the center of the grand basin,
Immediately in front Of the Machinery Hall.
The island which forms the groundwork
for the base of the fountain covers the
operating chamber, which is 100 feet long
and so feet wide. There are 10 ori6ces,
each with to 10 jets; the electric lights
used under each orifce to project the beam
Of light through the water are 100000
candle power each. The forms of water
used are the solid stream, the geyser, the
spray and the fog hank. The highest Jets
will rise something over 100 feet from the
basin of the lake. The fog bank is to be
produced by steam condensed by means of
spray. The four forms will be used alter
nately in various ways with fine effect. The
streams and geysers will be interspersed
with circular pipes throwing jets in the form
of wheat sheayes.
A party of newspaper men and ladies
have arranged a house boat party to leave
New York on the list Of September for the
Exposition. The route which they will take
is a good illustration Of the facilities for
water travel through the United States.
The route as outlined will traverse the Hud-
son River from New York to Albany. thence
by the Erie Canal to Buffalo, thence to
Cleveland, along the shore of Lake Erie,
then to Portsmouth, Ohio, by the Ohio
Canal, where the Ohio River will be taken
to the Mississippi, and the latter down to
some convenient point, probably Memphis,
from which the railroad will be taken to
Atlanta.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
Typography q Roman Art.

1t is stated on the authority of the Foia
Diecessana, the official paper Of the Greek
Roman bishcpric Of Carausebes, in South
Hungary, that unmistakeable evidence OF
the art Of topography has been discovered
among the ruins of Bersovia, in Dacia, an
old province established as a colony by the
victorious Romans on territory acquired by
them. The discovery is attributed to the
architect and archaeologist Adrian Diaconu,
who, it is said, found evidence Of the use
even of movable type by the Romans at this
colony, and particularly by those Of the
fourth legion, Flavia Felix. Two members
Of the Bucharest Scientific Academy con-
firm Diaconu's opinion, having examined
the evidence and declared the discovery to
be of the utmost importance.
If these facts be really true, the honor of
inventing typography will no longer reside
with the Germans nor with the Italians,
who attributed the discovery tc Pan6lio
Castaldi.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15

fancy, l fear; to meet with nv .prro,.,
llan must he quick to grasn a sitnst;on
Ieaay to make the most OF an o~pnortnn,tv
ventionalities." ~ con-
.C!ever-in other words,n
"Clever"-thoughtfullv. .Wan ao,,.
Know that l meant that. I haliaxa .he
~ aa,lhg' conveys my meaning better"
ne looked at her In surprise,
i. ! am so tired OF commonplace people,
sno salu' the correct conventional ones
sou meet every day. / think | have a
.oucn Oh the Bohemian about me. l can
nos make my parents responsible for It be-
cause tney are eminently correct, as YOU
SHOW Dut one OF these days I shall inyes-
usa.e tDe career OF some of my ancestors:
l am sure they knew how to get the best
OUT OF life, and l find 1t hard that they
Dequeathed me their restlessness without
the power OF gratifying it,"
one had become quite interested In her
subject and failed to notice the change in
her listeners expression.
1T Is a pity we have only one life to
1rve' Is It not9 l could easily enjoy two.
Inc duil, everyday n we live to please
tne world. n another. broader existence
where conscience Is not a ruling factor,
and we can revel In those pleasures con-
v~entionality denies us now. YOU see
Qaughing) have the spirit of the age, the
investigating intellect that will not b. put
Oft with ~platitudes."
lie looked at her thoughtfully. How
pretty she was, and how pure looking.
The freight fickered on her mobile face,
her eyes shone, and the lips that were
voicing such dangerous sentiments were
like those Of a child. Was she really in
earnest? Did she really mean what she
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15

whose soul was unsnllied from the world.n
Her eyes dilated: And do you not
think 80 now?"
He turned away. and for a moment
there was silence In the room; then he
answered. sadly: II cannotv'
She looked ct him ~curiously.. II am
very sorry for y0ii," she said, ''but I do
not think I Inn to blame. 1t is . pity you
should have thought SO well Of me-"
"Yes," he responded, 1T Is q pity"
And then before she Gould prevent him
he was kneeling beside her and look
inR with q hungry passion In her
II, could kiss you uow," he said,
"for we are alone. and you have said
enough TO justify my doing sO-but / will
not, in memory of what l thought you
were."
He took her hand and stroked it gently,
as q touches the hand Of the dead.
why did you do it dear? Why did
you rob me Of my illusion and turn my
joy into b~itternessS"
She did not answer, but for the first time
In her careless life she was genuinely
touched, and IL It had been In her power
she would have, given much to recall her
words and restore to him the ideal he had
lost. Hitherto she had Knocked ct the pro-
testatiOns OF men; but now 1t vas impos-
sible to do SO. "a,
~ believe you are sorry Tor me-" he
went on, land / suppose that is something
to your credit; but l do not think you know
yet what you have done. You have broken
my heart! Oh, l shall not play the fool or
the coward either-for that matter. nobody
will know the difference, but l will know"
You will forget me-" she said. AFTER
q time l will be but a memory to YOU"
He dropped her hand and got slowly to
his feet: '.How pretty you are and how
gentle seeming! 1t. is not strange that I
should have, loved you. Do all men love
you who know you? Have many come to
grief as l have done, or do they UNDER tand
you betterp This Is q charming room, +"
looking absently around; IL wonder how
many hearts have been broken in it-how
many glad hopes wrecked? Yes, 1t is a
pity / should have been mistaken in you;
but as you say, ! was q mere boy, So may
be forgiven. In future l shall not orr SO
readily; and for this l owe you my thanks.
And now l must be going-my train leaves
at midnight and I will pot detain YOU"
She arose and offered him her hand. Il
did not mean to hurt you" she said; If /
had knOwn-if 1t had ever. crossed my
mind"
II know you did not mean it." he broke
lin, ''but that is the saddest part of 1t all"
For a moment they stood looking into
leach others eyes, then he stopped and
lifted her hand to his lips.
''GoOdby," he sard, gently-''a long good
Nby."-N. D. Times Democrat
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
SUMMER IN
NEW YORK.
It Is Not a Season Of Comfort
and Delight.
Rather Than Stay in the City
the Gothanite Will Be
Robbed at Coney,
Especial New York Letter.

The climate of New York is remarkable
for Its versatility, SO TO speak. We have
more winter weather In summer and more
summer weather in winter than In any
other city that l know of. l am simply
stating facts when l mention that l have
seen flowers blooming in the open air be-
tween Christmas and New Years and
that l have shivered from lack of an over
coat while returning from Coney Island In
July.
There Is, however. one feature OF the
New York summer that is pretty reliable.
When it is hot it is very hot. Some time,
during March and October, there is a con-
tinuous spell OF hot weather that causes an
increase profanity. Then 1t is hot, hotter.
hottest, Hottentot, Hottentotter, HottetOt.
est, hot as one oven, hot as two ovens. hot
as-blazes. In the dog days the New York
weather Is beastly.
We have to contend with three distinct
brands Of heat. and, consequently, the
mean temperature is very mean indeed.
First of all there is the direct heat that
comes straight from the bright orb that
hangs respondent in the blue vault above.
This Is reinforced by the reflected heat
from the paved streets and the rock and
brick houses. But the most insidious and
diabOlical heat crawls up from the kitchens
under the sidewalks. 1t Is aromatic with
the flavor Of fried onions and other Tempt
Ing viands. When all these different heats
are saturated with eighty-five per cent. of
humidity, You feel IS If breaths of air
were being sold at auction, and everybody
was outbidding you.
The next thing to be done is to get out
Of town as suddenly as possible. Those
who do not keep their elbows perfectly
straight ere apt to get s~un-struck, hence
there Is an Old-fashioned exodus whenever
it Is sultry.
There Is any number of inland resorts In
the vicinity OF New York, but the fact IL
that while they are destitute of the COM
forts and c~0nveniences of a large city. the
temperature is not much lower, q the
average Gothamite makes a bee line for the
Atlantic ocean. where 1t Is Away cool and
refreshing. In other words, he goes to
Coney Island, In which terms are included
the resorts of Manhatten beach, Brighton
and Conev Island proper. or rather inn
proper, judging by the number of arrests
that are made for violating the excise law
and some other laws.
Manhatten beach consists of a large hotel,
q splendid music pavilion, a bath house, q
bicycle. and that is about all. Everything,
except the low. sad moan of the sea Is very
high. The Scotchman who complained
that London was a dreadful place, fot he
had not been there more then ''two
hours" when ''bang went a ~six-pence!"
would have a tit at Manhatten beach. A
hungry man might possibly subdue his
appetite at the expense of six or eight dol
lars, II he were only moderately hungry.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15

A short dista, G. from M~anhatten beach
ID the Oriental hotel, which Is q nice place
for plumbers and other m~illi0naires. You
can't steal q side glance at q waiter with
out paying q dollar, and, IL you stump
your toe It Is two dollars and q half. There
they sell you q cigar for forty cents and
charge you ten cents for q match, so |
have been told. For eason too painful
to elaborate, / have never had any per-
sonal expersonal at that particular hos
telry.
Manhattan beach is, to all appearances.
aristociatic and highly respectable. You
don't see much of the billing and cooling SO
noticeable at some seaside resorts. Most Of
the billing Is done by the proprietors. At
the same time l have observed, while gaz-
ing at the bathers. that quite q number OF
family skeletons were on exhibition. l
have been told, moreover. that some OF the
ladies 20 out Into the water to catch the
swells, but this may be a Islander. Here
the summer girl is very much in evidence.
She must 60 to the seaside, and, very
likely, while she is breasting the waves,
her poor mother Is at home stemming the
currants.
The great attraction Of Manhatten beach
is, and always has been, the music. Until
his death, the grand bandmaster, Gilmore,
supplied the music. He was fairly idol
lied, not only on account OF the entertain
ment, but also because of his great per-
sonal popularity. Everybody liked him.
Now his place is filled by Sousa, and he is
quite rs popular. Tempora mutantur. It
nos mutamur In ILLS. People crowd into
the pavilion, and are Just rs we'll pleased
with the way Sousa hits ct the mosquitoes
with his baton, although SousA has never
been able to acquire poor Pat Gilmore's
smile.
BY the way, every man, woman and
child at Hanhatten beach Is . masher. IS
there 10 small kind Of gnat that can b.
discouraged In no other way.
Brighton 10 only about two hundred
yards from Manhatten beach. but there Is
no way to get there except by patronizlng
the Marine railroad, for which ten cents Is
extracted for the round trip. The truth Is
that you have to pay extra for everything.
except the fresh air. All efforts to bottle
it up and compel the public to buy 1t have
failed. The musical airs, however, In the
pavilion have 70 be paid for, as the benches
are put so far aff that the music cannot be
heard.
At Brighton there is more music OF an
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
Ha W0uld Wait.

After taking a long look at a case of false
teeth on display in front of the Office of a
Detroit dentist he climbed the stairs and in
quired:
ssKin you fit me with about 'leven false
teethP"
ssYes, with any number" was the reply.
elbow long will it take?"
''Four or FIVE days or a week."
''If I had 'leven false teeth in my mouth
and a Teller gimme a crack on the jaw,
what would be the effect7"
"The blow would probably break, n or
two of your plates"
And l MIGHT swaller a lot of the
teeth?"
"Yes, some Of them might be driven
down your throat"
s'Then l don't want 'em for a couple Of
weeks yit- Do you know a Teller called
Humpy Sam who lives up Gratiot avenuee
Well, | was engaged to his sister, but she
bleached her hair and l gave her the shake.
That made Humpy mad, and he's layin fur
to bring about a tragedy. I'm a dodgin
him, but its only a question of q few days
when we'll meet. / know l car lick him,
but he's bound to git on my jaw once or
twice before I do him up, and / don't
want no false teeth skitten down nv gullet
to shet my wind Of sud give him Al ad-
vantage. No, you bet I don't! He can
swing on my Jaw now and not mash any
thing, and Is soon Is he's a licked mar I'll
cum back fur my teeth. See? / want
seven upper and four lower, and ! want 'em
50 can take 'em out and put 'em in my
pocket in, case Ct a row. Yes, his sister
bleached her hair and l gave her the shake.
and if Humpy Sam swings on me mebbe
Ill want twelve or fourteen teeth stead Of
'leven. See7 Pisht! See you later"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
ArmOr Plate For Russia.

The Bethlehem Iron Company has re-
ceiyed u cable message from Lieut.. ]. r.
Meigs, at st. Petersburg, announcing the
acceptance by the Russian marine.
The lot includes about 700 IONS of nickel
steel armor that Is not face hardened. The
ballistic plate was tested on july IL. 1t
weighs % tons and is 16 inches thick, tap
ering to 8. 1t measures about IA feet In
length and ~ feet In width. The Beth
lehem Iron Company was represented ut
the test by Lieut.. Meigs, its chief of ordi-
nance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15

Chauncy NJ. Depew has . new story
n which he won't tell The newt time he
goes to Chicago. Here It b:
There was once q prominent man In
Chicago who. like all othars out there, had
a very exalted opinion of his own city.
He died, and when he reached his eternal
great credit to Chicago. I expected some
change In heaven
..sThe attendant eyed the 'Chicagoan a
second and them observed, sTAis isn't
heaven"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15

Anthracite coal In q vein four feet thick
has been discovered on the Line Mountains
which bounds Schuylkill and NOrthumber-
land Counties. The vein Is on the south
siae of the mountain. near Pitman. In the
former county. This is q surprise 10 coal
experts, for it is five miles south OF the
SLamOkin coal basin. and was believed to
be outside the coal diitrict.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15

Importers OF sewing needles made in
thousand needles. This Is for the common
quality. The better qualities sell Tor from
forty to sixty cents per thousand. At
present there Is no duty on needles.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
They Take Wings.

''Riches take unto themselves wings and
Nv away" said the teacher. '.What kind
Of riches is ment?"
And the smart boy at the foot OF the
class said:
''Thuey INST be ostriches. Spare NOM
entS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
Not His rault.

Poor little creture..' exclaimed Uncle
Allen to the mosquito that was buzzing
about him. There's room IN this great
world for both yon aud me. But you
shouldn't try to crowd me, he added q
moment later as the insect alighted on his
nose. Andhe crushed It remorselessly.-
Chicago Tribune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
a NortAern acientinc Expedition.

June ~, carrying an expedition under Emil
Peary's headquarters in North Greenland
and will bring him and his small party Of ex-
plorers home. The relief party Is composed
Of Prof. Rollin D. Salisbury. Of Chicago
University; Theodore Je Boutiller, Of ] hila-
delphia; John E. Walsh. Of Washington.
and Prof. LII. Dyche, Of the Kansas State
University.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
Summary BY . Cynic.

- SS.e$ ..L.H.A-
This world i but a feeting show,
And little joy he CLEANS
Who curiously undertakes
To look behind the enc
1t is not what the player does
That In the long run tells
In rounding out his baseball fame.
But what the umpire yells.
The aeetest racer sometimes fails
The victory to claim;
IT'S not the horse that goes in first,
But the n the judges name.
And SO it IS with all success
That human life may see:
IT'S not the man who counts but what
The man is thought to be.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15
BAsE BALL.

Standing of the National League, Westera
Association and Interstate League.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-14
How to Cure Rheumatism

ARAao, Coos Co, OREGoN, Nov. 10,
1881 wish to inform you OF the
great good Chamberlain's Pain Balm
has done my wife. She has been
troubled with rheumatism OF the
arms and hands for six months, and
has tried many remedies prescribed
for that complaint, but found no re-
lief until she used this Pain Balm;
one bottle Of which has completely
cured her. take pleasure in recon-
mendipg it for that trouble. Yours
truly, @. A. BULLoRD. 80 cent and
SlOO bottles. For sale by all dealers
Benson, Smith d Co., agents for the
Hawaiian Islands.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-14
HAS A coRNER ON EGGS.
A Minnesota Firm Controls the Eas-
tern Market.

H. A Foste' OF Vinona, MINI, has
Just c"rnered h egg market of the
United State, aad the colder the
weathe grows and the longer the
cold spell lasts the greater the pro-
fits he will reap, says Chicago tele-
gram.
Eggs ara 80 cents a dozen in
New York." said he. Before an
other SUI goes down | may make
them 40 cents or | may stop their
supply altogether and compel them
to. eat Canadian timed eggs that
we're laid before the Mckinley bill
became a law"
Mr.. Foster is the principal in the
firm OF T. A. Foster 81 Co. of
Winona, MINI, the most extensive
shippers west Of Chicago. Mime
sofa, Wisconsin aud the Dakotss
furnish the markets on which the
firm depends for its supply.
During last spring, when the
prices were low, the firm gathered
in all the eggs it could and stored
them in cold storage in Chicago.
The Foster firm was appealed to
when there was big demand for
eggs to break into the reserve. 1t
always declined to do so. Mr..
Foster said to. might:
"When | was satisfied the cold
weather had come to stay divided
my eggs into three parts. One part
/ sent to New York, one to Boston
aud one kept here. As there can
be no fresh supplies while the pre-
sent weather continues, and as there
are no holdings outside of mine, !
practically control the market"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-14
INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISTS.
An English School to Raise the
Standard Of Newspaper Men.

A society called the Institute OF
Journalists is being organized in
England for the purpose OF raising
the standard OF admission to their
profession. The plan is to have
two sets OF examinations, one for
pupil associates or apprentices and
the other for members. For the
first class the examination includes
English history and literature, arith-
metic and geography, composition,
skill in condensing and general
knowledge" The candidate for the
advanced degree is examined ia
these subjects, and also political
and general history, natural science
or mathematics, political economy,
the law OF newspaper libel and copy
right, verbatim reporting, descrip-
tive writing and the conduct Of
legal and public business.-Chicogo
Herald.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-14
DELICATE INSTRUMENTS.
Measuring Rods That Must Be Care
fully Handled.

1uily handled.
Not so many years ago O0l inch
marked on drawing would have
been objected to on the ground that
it was difficult or impossible to work
so closely to measures. At the pres
ent time COOS inch is measured in
every fine workshop, and dimensions
given in hundredths or even thou
sandths OF au inch frequently APP
pear on drawings without objection
on the part OF the workmeD. The
instruments OF measurement are
now made with such degree OF re-
fined accuracy that even the warmth
of hand may expand a rod twelve
inches long SO that the amount OF
expansion can be measured.
1t has thus become important in
fine measurement to bs careful that
the temperature Of the piece to be
measured or gagged should have the
same temperature as that OF the in
strument by which its size is deter
mined. By first handling a rod OF
the length named and measuring it,
particularly il the rod be OF brass
or copper, and then, after allowing
the rod to cool, handling the gauge
until the latter expands, it is found
that a discrepancy Of from OOO7
inch to .Ol inch may be sometimes
made apparent, due entirely to diff
ferences Of temperature.-American
Wdchinist.