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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
Bits of Things.
Thu m0fhor ~ sin Is col2Shpooe

Inc motner OF sin Is SellShneSS.
Contentment is found In making
others happy.
No opportunity appears so golden a.
the lost one
Before we a be ready to run, we
must be willing to wait.
It Is not great deeds but faithful lives
that God rewards.
Every temptation is an opportunity
for you to vindicate your manhood.
I account the scriptures Of God to be
the most sublime philosophy.-Nr
Isaac Newton.
He who would be a great soul in the
future must be q great soul now.-R
w. Emerson.
Only he who puts on the garment OF
humility find how worthily it clothes
his life.-Phillips Brooks.
Instead Of praying for effects, let ua
pray that we may be enabled to fulfil
causes.-Prof. Drummond.
The best cure for sorrow Is to sym.
pathize with another in his sorrow. The
cure for dependency is to lift the bur-
den from some other heart.
The star of hope for the temperance
cause hangs over the school-house. If
We save the children to-day, we shalt
havc saved the nation tomorrow
Mrs. Mary FL. Hunt.
We are never without help. We have
no right to say Of any good work, 1t Id
too hard for me to do; or of any sor.
row, it il too hard for me to bear; or Of
any sinful habit, 1t is too hard for me to
overcome.-Elizabeth Charles.
Educated natives In Japan and India
are beginning to realize the value Of
Christian home life. A japanese gen.
tleman lately remarked, The religion
that makes the purest and happiesr
home, will always be the best for any
country. If Christianity does that, 1t
is the right religion for Japan"
MI. ]. Hudson Taylor estimates that
there are 50,0OO,O00 families in China,
and says one evangelist could visit fifty
families a day. If England sent on Il
thousand evangelists in three years, he
says, the whole Of China could be
reached. Would the churches In Eng
land and America raise 500 mission
aries, perhaps the other 500 could be
raised among the native converts oe
China.
1t is a sweet, a joyful thing to be a
sharer with Christ in anything, All.
enjoyments wherein he 10 not are bitter
to the soul that loves him, and oil suf-
ferings with him are sweet. The worst
things of Christ are more truly delight,
full than the best things Of the Worlds
his Affections are sweeter than their
pleasures; his reproAch o rich than
treasures, ~ Moses accounted 6smr
Archbishop Leighton. !
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

The Song Of the Ben.
What mean yes b. this weeping
To break my very heart?
W. both are IN Christ's keeping.
And thsEsfogs cannot part.
You there|l here-thoueh severed,
We still at heart are one;
I only in sunshine,
The shadows scarcely gone.
What IL the clouds surround you.
You can the Brightness see;
It's only just . little way
That lesds from you to me-
y was sOEesy weary,
Surely you could not mOurn
That ! . little sooner
Should lay my burden down.
Then weep not, weep not, darling.
God wipes away all tears,
lis only yet = little whNe,~
Though you may can II years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

undertook to dispose OF me After
breakfast I told the landlord I would
pay my bill, % I must be In Mineral
Point at . certain ho1r that day. He
said: You have no bin here; get away
He was very nervouA
II noticed, a. I sot In front Of tho
hotel that morning, various members
Of the society standing around talking.
About 8 o'clock three ef them started
In the direction I was going, but turn
ed to the right when . mile out. I
asked n Of the others to take me to
Mineral Point. Within twenty min
utes he drove up and We started. When
we reached the point at which the
three had turned to the right I said to
him: Let me drive for a while He
said: No; l prefer to drive my own
horse BY that time l had one Of my
revofvers out, and when he reached
for his gun l hit him a blow on the
head. The blood spurted and he fell
over. Then l took the lines and start
ed rapidly for Mineral Point. The
driver recovered soon, and not liking
the looks Of my revolver concluded
that the best thing for him to do was
to accept the situation. Before We
reached Mineral Point he owned up
that the plan was to follow the three
lei and at a certain point I was to be
hustled out and railroaded into eter.
nifty.
II had been through the battle OF
Shiloh, but saw nothing there as try
ing as my experience with the Benton
delegation. A few days later the lead
ing men Of the society were duly ar
rested."-J. A. Watrous, in Chicago
Times-Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
BOX ron MIXING rERrIL1zER.

running through centerpiece,~ necessary
1ot good work. @, lid for opening and
N10sing box. A should be turned to Il
10e 61ling, and ID shown for contents
"a b. removed. The box should also
~ large enough to hold 200 pounds Of
commercial fertilizer. or about two
thirds full for satisfactory work.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
DESTROYING Burdocks.


The burdock IL a bad weed for a care.
less or lazy farmer. II It il allowed to
seed, the product Of seed is so enor-
nous from each plant that one they
get scattered W the ground the place
will not be free from them for years
after. Yet It Ii not a hard weed to kill.
All that is necessary at any stage of
growth IL to cut the plant OF n to
two inches below the surface and I'LL
In the hole that the part of the root
cut out has occupied with common salt.
The root IL full of sap, which first dis
solves the salt, and then as the mois-
ture gradually increases. it rots away
the root that Is left In the ground,
making a new growth of shoots above
impossible. One application is enough,
and 1t takes less than q minute to make
II.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

mixer becomes taxed. and the poor
beast - too frequently beaten and kick
ed. because she tries to rid herself of
the flies that r biting her. Try Il
dark stable for milking. and you will
never be satisfied without one there.
after.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
Study the Bible.

l never saw a useful Christian who
was not a student Of the Bible. II a;
man neglects his Bible, he may pray
and ask God to use him in his work,
but God cannot make much use Of him.
for there Is not much for the Holy
Ghost to work upon. We must have
the Word itself, which q sharper thani
any two-edged sword.-D. L. Moody.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
Lost OnDortunitiea

We cannot explain how heaven can
be a place Of perfect happiness with
any regrets in the memory, but surely,
there must be regrets for lost opportu-
mites Of loving, giving and serving,
when we thoughtlessly INDUCED our
ease.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
THE B~ATTLE-FIELDS
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY ExPEaleNCE&

The Blue an4 the Gray Review Incl.
dents Of the LAts War; and In .
Graphic ana 1~neeresting .Maa,sr
Tell Of Camp, March and Battle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
FOR SUNDAY READING
the GOSPEL or GRACE IS HERE
EXPOUNpER
Strange Views Entertained by q Gan
Francisco Minister-To Acknowl-
edge Ones Error L. 60metimes
1Su1y Heroic.
Killing 10 Not Murder.

Francisco, startled
his hearers by say
ing: "Ctvilised man
has always 8 u
ed the right to put
to death HE fellow
man In the Inter-
ests Of law and Or
der. Why. then,
should he not, In
the cause Of hu-
manityr w b . q
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

. faithless fellow creature, It - hts
fault when ! am deceived. But whsn 4
su0er from anxieties about what ! have.
put Into my living, loving Saviorei
hands, the fault and the folly are al!
my own. I cannot trust Christ t0o;
much, or myself too little.-Re. Thsos
L. CuyieS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

Potato Asserting Device.
The device shown below for assert
Ing potatoes Is made by constructing
a box II feet long and 4 fee: wide, with
three partitions. The back piece is
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
Gen. Pierce Younn's Daring.

Some years ago the general was re-
lating some Of his experiences In the
wal. He had been asked especially to
tell Of the capture Of the corral Of
cattle, which Gen. Grant had brought
together as a base Of supplies for his
army, on the Chickahominy, in 1854.
This capture was one of the most bril-
liant and successful raids of the war.
in which Gen. Young had played a gal
liant and conspicuous part, but through
out the narration a casual listener
would have thought that he was relat-
ing the incident to show how magnif-
Gently Hampton had conducted the af-
fair. The conception and plan were
Hampton's. 1t was arranged that a
picked body Of 500 cavalry, under
Hampton, should sweep around to
Grants rear, capture the corral, and
drive the cattle into the Confederate
lines, while Gen. Young should hold at
bay any Federal troops that might
come to the support of the corral guard.
The scouts had gathered every detail
of information needed. They knew the
exact location of the cattle, their num-
Der, the number and quality of the
troops on guard, the relative position Of
the great army Of Grant, and how long
it would require for him to dispatch
assistance to the guard when attacked.
Hampton relied upon Young to keep
back the entire army, II necessary, un-
til he could get the cattle out of reach.
As cattle have to be driven slowly, and
over fairly good country, it was nee
essary for Hampton to drive them quite
close to the enemy's lines, making tho
risk very much greater.
! Everything worked smoothly until
tho cattle had been captured. The
negro guard were soon disposed of, and
the corral, consisting Of $500 head Of
cattle, was shortly being driven toward
the Confederate camp. To reach the
real of the lines Hampton and Young
and all Of their troops had been In the
saddle day and night, and had ridden
fifty miles almost without a halt. De-
spite the fatigue of horses and men, a
forced march had to be made by Hamp-
ton, while Young and his weary caval-
rymen had to face the entire Federal
line and draw their fire" until the
raiders were out Of harms way. Gen.
Young accomplished this in most bril-
liant style. He stretched out his $500
troopers into SO long a line that It seem.
ed as il nothing less than an army d.
vision could occupy the space. BY
rushing from one point to another a con-
siderable body Of his men and concen.
trating fire on the Federal advance he
succeeded in keeping up the deception.
The Federals expected momentarlly to
engage the Confederates in force, and
90 advanced cautiously, feeling their
way. The dashing cavalry officer was
playing NapoleOnic tactics in minia-
ture. Before the army of Grant real
Eed that It was putting forth It's
& liant strength against a handful of dar-
Nk horsemen Hampton was safe, and
We spectral lines Of the grand army of
Confederates closed up and galloped
away, having completed the most reck-
less foray Of the war. '~The Federal
CATTLE" added the general. formed the
basis of our supplies for the rest Of our
campaign."-New York Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
e1nple Yreminx Of Rnildins.

There has been b wonderful change
n recent years In the manner Of franz
Ing buildings, reducing the size Of tim
hers used and doing much less cutting
Of mOrtises and lemons. But there are
4till other changes In the direction of
simplicity that are not commonly
known. One Of these u shown In the
accompanying sketch, which very near
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

ravages Of incurable diseases, ending in
agonizing death. l have satisfied my
self Of the causes and fatal character of
the tortures endured by being present
at many autopsies. AS a result Of my
study and close observation l am con-
vinced that the unhappy beings whose
ailments are beyond the reach Of med
ical science have a right to demand the
relief that death alone can afford"
DR.. Wendte told Of a poor leper who
was a patient at the county hospital.
When the nature Of his disease was dis
covered he was Immediately isolated.
A hut ut some distance from the hos
pital was prepared for his reception,
and there he was left, absolutely alone,
to await the release of death. His food
was deposited at a distance from -,
miserable abode, and the a~ttendantA
made good their escape before his ap-
proach, lest from his breath they should
contract the loathsome disease. The
doctors, knowing they could do nothing
for his physical welfare, did not go to
him, fearing they would carry con-
tagion to patients, who, being i'll and
debilitated, would be doubly suscepti-
bic. After enduring his isolation for q
time the man took his own life.
would it not" said DR.. Wendte.
"have been an act Of humanity to have
saved him the torture that led to sui
cide?"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

~ explains itself. Instead Of a heavy
~. two~inch plank y laid upon the
SHINE foundation, bedded into the ce-
Nn1nt. Upon this are laid the planks
4hnt ne D support the door boards.
Eheee are spiked to the uprights, which
1rs themselves spiked to the sill plank.
The aanae plan of spiking the frame
scan bc carried ont In the upper portion
~ the building. IN this way all the
a11ame = made Of plank, and no NOR
'1Stnx or tenoning ID required. This
a y highly useful for small build
while there are plans to use a
4 oSsnowha1 similar construction In the
Eamtng Of barns.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
furnipe Amcnr corn,

h%N 101WApO AMGWB AOI0s
Turnips will not only bear frost with
out injury, but 1t Is the belief Of many
farmers that their quality n Improved
after the first frost. Certainly when
they are grown among corn they make
= large part Of their growth after the
corn II cut. This Is commonly thought
~ be owing to the root crop being out
from under the shade Of the corn. This
may be one reason, but another doubt
- IL that a. soon as the corn Is cut
~ roots q to draw upon soil fer
tility. Az the soil Is warm and fermen-
tatIon constantly goes on. heterogeneous
plant food ID constantly being liberated.
sThis - still more 30 after q frost hard
senough to kill most OF the weeds, but
not severe enough to affect the turnips.
There IL often q growing season OF Ave
six weeks after the first frost, and In
this time the turnips will often double
the growth they had made before the
frost.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
l1xinx Fertilixefn

Mlxiag Fertilixers.
Here n = plan ct q mixing box for
nlxlng homemade fertilizer, % illus
1rnted III the Ohio Farmer. The box
oAou1d be made stationary to q CEN
4ofplece 20 that It will revolve with q
efank. Fig. ! shows wooden pins
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
Hew - Hiteh ! Horse.

How u Hiteh Z Horse.
70 hitck i horse to = smooth post or
stree without the rope slipping down or
untying Il shown In the illus
tration. The end 10 turned
round the rope, forming .
s 1sma1 circle, carried round the
post, returned above the rope.
passed round the post again,
Il pulled over the last turn of
the rope and through the first
eiscular turn made BY a, COM
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

into three grades. Shovel them on Il
slide above the first incline and pu.
down slowly and the asserting II a
complished.-Farm and Home.
Quick Maturing.
There is less demand every year I,
the extra large overwhelmed hogs til.
have taken two years to reach matu
ity. What is wanted for pro6tab
feeding IL a thrifty pig that in six
seven or eight months growth win a
erage a pound Of pork per day. TIL
al usually be made at a profit. tt
heavier hog costs more to keep, ar
Its pork is neither SO good nor viii
now sell SO well as pork that weigl
200 pounds or less per carcass.
Dairy Dots.
Watering Is as important az feedin,
Winter the best, and make meat 1
the rest.
The milk dairyman cannot feed eI
actly a. the butter maker.
A cows biography is expressed, III
In good deeds, but In quarts Of mil
Cows which give a large quantity/
yellow milk are not always the III
butter cows.
Winter dairying gives milk and bf
ter at \ season when they conmal
the highest prices.
Smoking an old pipe where there
milk or butter, Is first-rate eviden.
that the smoker ought not to be il Il
dairy business.
Every time you swear at a COW 81
makes you pay for your Ill manner
Every time you kick her you kick Del
MES out Of your pocket-took.
Fine butter will always sell readil
at a profitable price, white poor bh1
ter fails to find q CUSTOMER and loses |
quality daily, and In the end makes
loss to every n who has anything t
do with 1t.
Atoms from the Apairy.
II q hive is IN good condition in ever
respect, it is proc. against robbers.
GRADUATED sugar is the most health
diet for ~winssring bees-much bette
than honey.
When bees are to be left on thei
stands all winter, it will be n good plaI
to give them a windbreak on the mort
md west sides.
$3.50 ii M
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15

about 4 feet high, the next ) md the
third III feet. Nail pickets = -sqr
screens. Put them rather closely I
gether on the first incline, ard furth
apart on the second. This separat
into three grades. Shovel them on Il
slide above the first incline and pui
down slowly and the asserting II a
cOmplished.-Farm and Home.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
Facing the Evils Together.
Trust in Christ.

What a precious peace this complete
trust in Jesus brings! There are many
anxieties that make people lie awake
In this world Of panics and Of perils.
Tomorrow l will go and draw that
deposit out Of the bank" says the
frightened merchant as he losses on his
Uneasy pillow. But q true believer can
ssleep serenely as far as his real treas
asures are concerned. His deposit for all
eternity IL secure. There is no torture
more intense than distrust. The wife
who doubts the love Of him to whom
she has plighted her all, the mother
who fears that her son is deceivinS
her, feels the pangs Of a perpetual pur-
gatory. Half Of a Christians spiritual
troubles arise from his wanton distrust
Of Christ: Of the rest. most arise from
dlSobedIence TO Christ. II l confide In
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
Rlundern.

BlunderD.
Few attributes of character are more
charming than the faculty Of grace
fully acknowledging ones r The
man who makes a blunder and sticks
to it Is a person with whom argumen,
or controversy becomes impossible. The
trouble and time spent in attempting
to convince him Of the truth are com
pletely wasted; for he will still believe
that what he has advanced must be
right, even In the face Of actual demon
stration that it 10 wrong. On the other
hand, Of the action Of one who will ad
NIT with frank and ready courtesy that
he has been mistaken, it may be said
that it "blesseth him that gives and
him that takes"-it covers his own re.
treat with gracefulness, and gives his
adversary a pleasant memory Of an
encounter with a generous foe.
Facing the Evils Together.
God il moving over the face Of the
earth. Errors are vanishing before
His presence. His spirit Of understand.
Ing and power Is making less Of bigotry
and ignorance everywhere. I trust az
we begin a new century greater char.
ity may prevail, and the churches unit.
ing to face the evils Of the world may
come to realize the might Of a common
action, that, SO working, sin may cease
from the face Of the earth, and the
world be filed with righteousness in
Hf0 n0mo
The Butler weekly times., 1896-07-23
NJ FES.

Directors day will be day Of
deep interest at the Institute. Il IS
the day when teacher and director
come together to discuss the salient
features that interest both. The dis
cussions that will be engaged in will
be of vital Importance to both, and
while it is set aside for the two
classes, the public should lend their
influence by theirpsesencs and par
ticipation.
A greater interest has been dis
played by the public in the
Institute than any former one save
the last. 1t IS good sign and evi
dence Of the awakening to the bet
terment of our educational system
Mr.. Pat Thurman, an erstwhile
teacher OF the county, was an inter
ested visitor this week.
The lecture of Rev. Jones was one
of great interest. The theory in re-
gard to the tides is new and rea
sonable one, and is the Doctors
own. 1t has caused q great deal of
interesting discussion among the
teachers.
Miss Ludwigs lecture was also an
interesting one. She handled her
subject, Primary Education Among
the Early Greeks" in an easy and
logical way. She is lady of rare
culture and one of Michigan's deep
students.
The class divisions in the Iusti-
tute are developing methods and
theories, sitting and boiling down in
a way that family takes the breath
from the layman Teachers are an
independent body in their views
Mrs. Sherman was visitor this
week.
Miss YuIa Tye. Bates teacher,
visited Monday
Prof. Ed Crowder came down
Monday to see his wife and shake
hands with friends. Ed is one of the
oldest teachers in the county
Mr.. Owen Hoover came ever from
Rockville to see how things are get
ting along,
Miss Heath, OF Sulphur Springs
Ark. visited Monday.
Mr., Speers, of Butler schoo,
board, was caller last Monday.
This week has been an esp-ciail,
interesting one. There was lecture
each afternoon, besides the morning
work.
The enrolment is now one hun
dred and eighty six.
And Butler wants the institute
next year, teo.
Teachers are invited to our office
They may fnd their home paper
among our exchanges And we wei
come you also TO the sub" list o
the great weekly-The TIMEs-on'
dollar year.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-07-23
Columbus HAYES Re-sen,.....

Savannah, No, July 1s..-na
bus Hayes, tried and eouy;c,.. ]
numbering his brother in Law =.
liam Snead, but escaped fron . =, s
drain county Jail two weeks h..
he was to have been hanee, ). -
tember, 1894, and who was c.n,
in Southeastern Kansas ono
ago, was to-day re-sentenced ],
hanged September / next, Tba q.
ouer showed DO sisus Of ema,;s.
while in the court room, but =.
profusely on his return to jail. i.
is confined in the same iail ~
cambridge and o Brien. two Of 4.
State bank robbers. who had se.,..,
S1,400 in United States ho,a.'
and who will be placed on trial tn.
day next for that crime.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-07-23
Bland Gets an Ovation.

Springfield, Mo, July 20-There
was an illustration tonight as to
what the rank and file of Republicans
think of Bland "Silver Dick" Bland
spoke for few minutes on the pub
lie square this evening, and all such
little fellows as Davis, Upton, Ca.
hoon. Lewis and the rest were en-.
tirely forgotten. The eptire cit,
turned out to hear him, and farmers
came from every direction for miles.
There was torch light procession
which was over an hour in passing,
and 10000 people packed the public
square to hear the father of free sill
yer. Bland was given great ovation
and every sentence in his brief
speech was greeted with applause