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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
A Foreign Language.

MI. Depew has q large collection of
southern stories, of which the following
Is his favOrite;
II went to q hotel in Georgia and said
to the clerk:
where shall I autograph
Autograph gasped the clerk.
"'Yes; sign my name, you know
oh. right here.'
~ signed my name in the register.
In . little while in came some Georgia
Crackers One of them advanced to the
clerk.
Twill you autograph, asked the clerk.
with q smile,
"'Sartnly. mines rye said the Georg-
Ian. beaming. What's yours, fellows?'
tnrning to the other crackers,
1.-THE clerk treated with good grace.
Then he leaned back and giared nj me.
! felt sorry for him, and was somewhat
c0nscience-stricken.
"Too bad said, this Is what comes
from speaking q foreign language In ones
own country"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12

A north country clergyman once made
clear even to the dullest of his flock the
difficulty OF treading the straight and mar
row path, rs contrasted with descent on
the spacious highway leading In the other
direction. Before he was well started in
bis discourse he ran down the pulpit stairs
q proceeded to suit the action 10 the
word.
my brethren" he cried, 1.-THE road to
heaven Is like this" And lying fat on
gag 1anister ne began to pull himself up,
hand YER hand. as l~aboriouslv "a : Inv
climbs . creased pole.
At last he reached the top, and rot on
MS feet again. happy in his Christian VIC
tory. Then. having taken breath, he ex-
horted his hearers to look at the road TO
me other place. doubled n leg under him
and slid down the rail In q half Sitting
posture with q rapidity and grace that be-
trayed q juvenile familiarity with the
oute.-Pearson's Weekly,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
Their Turn to Run,

A bear hunt which terminated in I man.
ner 1t once disappointing and surprising.
Is described by the Portland Oregonian. Il
occurred In the mountains OF Oregon.
whittier two gentlemen had betaken them
selves for q vacation trip. Several DAYS
were spont In trout fishing. Then one az
the men expressed 4 strong desire for :
days shooting, for large game. They set
out the next morning bright and earl,.
and after hours Of fruitless trampinr were
about returning to camp, when suddenly
they SAW straight before them q brown
bear sitting on his launches under a hlma-
berry bush and gorging himself with the
berrleS.
Both hunters fired, and the bear, with
IN ugly gOwI, disappeared. The men
fastened after him, but were unable Ia ov-
eftake him. For half an hour or more
they followed the trail. Then al a. nnce
they came TO Q clearing. In the clearinr
was = cabin, and on the porch Of the cabinS
sat the brown bear with one OF his forelees
In Z sling!
The hunters were greatly taken ahack.
- may well Be supposed, but were stilii
more surprised whom they saw : man
Fastening toward them with I gun. They
turned and ran, the man sfter them
They got away In safety, and learned a..
terWerd that the bear VA : famiIv ~
tho owner q which Was naturally enrry 81
finding II III treated.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12

10 the face Of such chances Is these.
l understand. And yet,'-
"Are you going to reproach met" me
sighed.
"Reproach you?. No, It's my lsck,
that's all"
'.Our luck" she corrected with . jefkt-
ness Ia her tones that suggested . tightness
about the throat.
I'VE mustn't forget to mention the chit.
ION and the rosebuds for the bridesmOtDs'
hats" Lady Temple remarked to her niece
when driving up Regent street some ven
minutes later. my dear child. how dis
trait you are this afternoon! Really.
you're not looking your best"
"Drive me back to st. Thomas auntse.
I mean to marry Robin, and land to tell
him So"
you're mad"
"Drive me back, or | must get out and
walk"
The irate lady sank back among the
carriage cushions In tragic helplessness IS
Eve unresponsive, but determined, was
swallowed up bv the opening and closing
OF the hospital doo-.-London News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
Vv..r, n..s,.ns A., nsss Nun,rou.s

Wh0so Mooelomo Are 0uot NuIAefouo
Far in advance Of any other nation In the
number Of the Moslems under it, rule Il.
Great Britain. In India alone there are
about 80, o,ooc Mohammedans, and they
.outnumber Ill the subjects vt the sultan
more than two to one. Besides, England
rules Mohammedans in other parts Of her
vast empire, though not many in Nj place.
The queen Is the sovereign Of many millions.
more Moslems than Christians.
China is believed to come next - = country
.inhabitated by many followers of the pro-
phet. The number of Mchammedaus in the
Chinese empire is estimated all the way
from 100000 to 5o,ooo.oco, and the
smallest of the guesses is more than Turkey
can match. Holland also has nearly or
quite 100000 Moslem subjects in her
populous and rich East Indian possessions.
Java has fully zs.ooo,o co people, and nearly
all of them are Mohammedans.
The Turkish empire is supposed tn con-
tain about q, 200, 600 Moslems, counting the
portion of Arabia in which the authority Of
The sultan is not very well established and is
in danger of being destroyed At any time.
Therefore it is apparent that unless great err
ror has been made in estimating the number
of Mohammedans. in the Chinese empire
the sultan IS only forth among rulers Of great
bodies of men and women who believe in
Mohammed.
But among other countries which are domi-
mated by the Moslem element of their popu-
lation and are under tbs sway of a Moham-
medan ruler the Turkish empire is easily first
in numbers and in power for evil. veland
Leader.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
Horses That Know the Time TABLES.

The transfer cOmpany's omnibus horses
for several years have been driven over the
same routes for thirty-twO trains daily,
says an Anderson, Ind, correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer. They have be-
come accustomed 10 the train schedules
and when the Big Four made marked
changes several weeks ago they entered
protects when they were not taken from.
their stalls at the same time or driven to
the old depot. They have made the same
rounds for both the Panhandle and Mid.
land and also know exactly when the.
trains OF those roads 60.
Several days ago the driver was late for
the Cincinnati mail train. The horses
waited until within q few minutes of train
time and then struck out of their own &C.
cord. They made the calls at DOxey, An
derson, Griffith and Spencer hotels and
then to the post-ofiice tor the mail. 1t
was thrown on, thinking the driver was
on the seat. They then started on q run
for the depot and turning backed the bus.
driver, who appeared . few moments later
much chagrined. They did not arriye q
minute too early for the train, however,
and the mail was thrown on by the station
men.
The next day exactly the same thing
happened. the horses making the circuit Of
oil the hotels and stopping for the passen-
gers to get In. This time several boarded
her, not noticing that the driver was miss
Ing. They were taken to the depot In
safety. The bus backed up and but for
the opening of the door and the collection
of tickets or fare everything was as usual.
This time they were not too early, either.
The horses are beautiful bays and are
very careful when making the trip by
themselves. They will not scare ut any
thing and any Anders0nian would be will
ing to risk his life behind them when
turned loose to make q train.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
A Poor Boy CampMen.

Whoever is nominated a the Renuhii
can candidate for the presidency va sh.i,
have - poor boy" campaign. (lovernor
Morton Is the sOn of a Presbyterian nsrsnn
ana was earning his own living when he
war 10 years old. Senator Ousy is .lso,
the son OF q Presbyterian parson down n
the mining regions of Pennsylvania and,
worked his own way through collere.
senator Culiom was raised on Z Kentuckv
farm. AJ
Senator Allison's parents were also
IalmeIs pioneers on the western reserve.
. ne earned what education he rot
speaker Reeds family were Wen 10 IA. Int
also worked for q living when I mere
10Y: ana the same can be said OF Nfai0r
mckinley. Therefore the genuIna Amesri.
can ~aristocracy 10 represented by ali the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
Lincoln In war Times.

The president OF the United States being
the servant of the people, the people con-
slider It their privilege to call upon him.
During the civil war they improved this
privilege TO the full.
Scarcely q day passed, Mr.. Lamon says,
that several delegations of citizens, especi-
ally of clergymen, did not call to advise
Mr.. Lincoln about the conduct of affairs
Some wanted this. others wanted that,
and all Of them, o. a rule, had plenty Of
advice and criticism to offer. Mr.. Lincoln
was accustomed to receive them with re-
spectful courtesy, but sometimes It was
not easy for him to retain his good TEN.
pr.
"How many men have the C~onfederates
In the field?" inquired one trespasser upon
the handwriting presidents time aud pa
thence.
Twelve hundred thousand, according
to the best authority"
The inquirer and his companions look
ing aghast. "GOcd heavens!" they ex-
claimed.
Eyes, sir" reiterated Lincoln, "there is
no doubt of II. You see, oil our generals,
when they get whipped, say that the enc
my 0utnumbers them from three to five to
one, and l must believe them. We have
4VVsVVV tl0u III TIC u0lus 8OO t0Te0 times &
make 12-don't You see it,"
Once Mr.. Lamon saw the president re-
ally turn upon his critics, q committee of
western clergymen. Their spokesman de-
livered q long lecture, charged with fault
finding from beginning to end, and con-
tanning many sharp thrusts at the admins.
tratiOn. which thrusts the members Of the
delegation had the poor taste to applaud.
When the trade was over, Mr.. Lincoln
replied as Mr.. Lam0n says. with unusual
animation"
Gentlemen" be began, suppose all
the property you possess were In gold and
you had placed it in the hands OF BlOndin
to carry across the Niagara river on q rope.
With slow, cautious. steady step he walks
the rope, bearing your all.
would you shake the cable, and keep
shouting to him: 'Blondin stand up q lit
tie straighter! Blondin, sto0p a little
more. Go a little faster, Lean more to
the south; o a little to the nOrth?'
mo. You would hold your breath,
every one of you, as well as your tongues.
You would keep your hands off till he was
safe on the other side.
This government, gentlemen. Is carry
ing an immense weight; untold treasures
are I'D Its hands. The persons managing
the ship Of state in this storm are doing
the best they car. Don't worry them with
needless warnings and complaints. Keep
silence, be patient, and we will get YOU
safely across. Good day, gentlemen. l
have other duties pressing upon me-
Youths Companion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
CHI XII.
IN SILENCE AND A

When he had time to think, Colonel
KelMscott determined in his own mind
that he would still do his best to save
Granville, whether Granville himself
to take oil the necessary steps for breaking
the entail. and raising the money he need
ed tor Guy and Cyril.
In all this Granville neither acquiesced
nor dissented. He signed mechanically
whatever documents his father presented
to him, and he stood by his bargain with
. certain sullen, undertaking, Manufactured
loyalty; but henever forgot those few &
words in which his father had halt let out
his long guarded life-secret.
Thinking the matter over continually
with himself, however, he came in the n
: the natural conclusion that one cxplana-
ton alone would fit all the facts. He wa
not his fathers eldest Sol ct all. Colonel
KelMscott must have been married to some
else before his MARRIAGE with Lady
Emily. That someone else's sOn was the
real heir OF Tilgate. And II was to him
that his father. in his passionate penitence,
proposed alter many years to do one-sided
Justice. Now Granville Kelnlscott. though
: naughty and somewhat headstrong fellow.
after the fashion Of his race, was . young
man of principle and Of honor. The mo-
nent this hideous doubt occurred to his
mind he couldn't rest in his bed till he had
settled it forever, n way or the other. II
Tilgate wasn't his by law and right, he want
ednone OF II. Ifhis father was trying to buy
of the real heir TO the estate with pitiful
pittance, in order 70 preserve the ill-gotten
remainder for Lady Emily's son. why.
Granville tor his part would be no active
party to such q miserable compromise. IT
some other man was the Colonies lawful
heir. let that other man take the property
and enjoy 1t; but he, Granville KelllscOtt
would 90 forth upon the world, an honest
~adventurer, to seek his fortune with his
own right hand wherever he might find II.
other hand, to hunt up the truth about the
Coionel's real or supposed first marriage,
for here an awful dilemma blOckedt the way
before him. 1.-THE Colonel had married
before, and il by that former marriage he
had q son or sons, how could Granville BE-
sure h supposed first wife was dead before
the second was married.? And sunposing, for
posing his father had been even more GRIM
inal and more unjust than he ut first Inn
agined-how could he take the initiative
himself in showing that his own mother,
/; S1 sSe Emily ssaht S Hisl Iss fsxr w lnan9 o sc Mits q c,d 81
woman was his fathers lawful consortf
The bare possibility Of such an issue was 80
horrible for any son on earth to face nm
dismayed. 20, tortured and distracted by
his divided duty, Granville Kelmscott
shrunk alike from action or inAction,
In the midst Of such doubts and dif1cul.
DAY bsiors him. iii the mystery VA
cleared mp, Till the problem was solved, hs
must see no moro Of Gwendoline
Oildersleeve. He had engaged himself
~ her q the heir Of Tflgnke. She had 40
esptsd him under that xnise, and looked
Inward 10 IN saFay and happy marriage
1ow ~ US changed ~ was. or might
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
stoves and Coal In Paris.

Goal in Paris is brio. a-brac, /" laughed q
woman who Is just home from q year's
residence in the French capital, land a
stove, oh, q stove Is a large article of viz
tn. When we began to freeze last winner,
which We did at the first cold weather.
over the tiny CRATES set in q orner of the
room where they will throw out the least
heat, even when at their best, l announced
that we must have a stove. There were
three women of US doing Paris in lodgings,
and the Others agreed. commissioning me
to act as purchaser. You will see q stove
here tonight I said confidently, as W.
separated one morning. But they didn't
l Travelled up and down before l could find
any that fell in with my American ideas OF
. stove, and when finally l did find an ap-
prOach to my standard 1 found it's price
TOO. That was larger than the stove.
Sixty dollars!
"Of course, we couldn't pay that for .
couple of months use of q stove, 1 asked
the dealer II he would rent It. After q
parley he consented. but wanted IS q
month ! reported the proceeding to my
friends, and we decided to rent the stove.
The flenchmen assured me the stove con-
sumed 10 cents worth Of cosl . day. Per
maps u Old, With the fire kept Ut his ON
ception OF what 2 fire is for, but we piled
that stove to Its limit. and It ate up 4 dol
lars worth of coal at French rates every
"a hours.
Those who treasure notions that Paris
Is . cheap place OF residence for Ameri-
cans should keep out of 1t In winter.
They will lind themselves bankrupt be-
fore spring, and there will not have been
one cold day their apartments will be filled
with . genial warmth such as pervades ali
our American r00mso outside the most soual-
Id homes. New York Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12

MT. bickers," said that indlyidual,s
~, IN On admonit0ry tone. ii hecr
.nst you 1se:telling people that / DO not
It's ~ :lnistake. Mars" replied M.
nlc.ess. don't talk Of my domeefic
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12

eeMOrse quite fre@h Ur,On his soul about
poor Lucy's sons, Colonel Kelnscott vas
laid before him by Gsanvills's proposal.
30 lie temIorixed for awhile, nursing his
chin with his hand. and then, Alter muoh
discussion. yielded at last 8 conditional
co,xe,t-coI;ditiOnal upon their mutual
agreement as to the terms on which the On.
tail was to be finally broken.
"And what sort OF arrangement do you
proy,o-e / should make for your personal
maintenance, and this Gildersleeve Rirl's
househo. d?" the Colonel asked at length,
with a very rcd face, descending to details.
His son, without appearing to notice the
implied slight to Gwendoline, named the
terms that lie thought would satisfy him.
That's a very stiff sum-" the master OF
Tilgate retor,ei; "but perhaps / could man
9 it; perhaps could manage Il. We
must sell the Dowland tarmsa 1t once, that's
certain; and l must take the twelve thous.
and or SO the land will fetch tor my own
use, absolutely and without restriction"
ITO build the new wing with9" the SON
put in, witt, a gesture OF assent.
certainly moi" lis father answered. ansriiy.
Am ] TO bargain with my son what use
I'm to make u my own property? Marx
my words, | won't submit to interference.
To do precisely rs l choose with, cir. TO
roll in, il 1 like! To fling into the So II
the fancy takes mer'
Granville Kelmscott stared hard at him.
could his is,lsar mean oy this xSimf he
very biz sum to fiinr awsy rom the eststs
without q question asked" he retorted,
growing hot 1T seems to me you too
ooer Rom Hni,sn Uui a. n, uesttas. ~ ~I h,,.;nn..
YOU know. the fault ofthe Dntch i oiyin:
toy little and asking too much"
His father oiarea a. hin, That. ~.
worst Of this hncksterinr and hieoI;no Win
your v flesh and blood. YOU have to
mt IN with snch intoiersh,e insn,ts INT
controlled himself. and continued. The
angrier he became bv degrees And rh.t
made him the hottest and aneriest Of ali
doing il every bit ior Granyille's own sase:
nay, more, that Consideration for Granyille
alone had brought him originally into this
peck of trouble.
At last he could contain himself with
indignation no longer. His temper broke
down. He fared M and ont With Il. "Tsks
care what You do!b he cried. "Take csrs
what o say, Granyillei I'm not eoinc To
be bearded with immunity in NV dem ~
you press me too hard. remember. mi ruin
all. I can cut you OF with 3 shilling. sir.
II I choose-cut You off with . shiliinsi
%, u 40 justice 10 others I've WrOuRAd
for your sake! Don't provoke me too "a
I sayi Ifyou do. you'll renent tn
.sCut ME off with q shilline. siri" his .or
answered, anRrily. rising. ma staring hard
at him. WHY. what do Won me.n he
that? You know Won can't do Il. Nv -.
terest in the estates as GOOD a vour orn
I'm tile eldest son"
He broke of suddenly; for at those fatal
words Colonel Kelmscott's face, fiery red
till then. grew instantly blanched and
white with terror. .,Oh, what have I doneY"
the unhappy MAJ cried, seeing his
sons eyes read some glimpse of the truth
too clearly in his look. 'tOh, what have /
said? Forget it, Granny, forget It'll I didn't
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12

wiiley-l tell you, it's better in the and
20 % nonest. Did you ever know : roene
cnalley-No; but, them one would hard.
y capect rogne to be happy when he b
n s Its the rogues who are not
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12
- 1slsels MSsAsrs.

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/ lHsn1Ie nockesy q mothsTboodl
N NJ - shoald tssl tie fostering care
1as1s1al, ~ ths tender rood
q - VIA toadling arms are there.
l1all - ~ tlne, II mimic show
kAve ~ aacrod DATES, ~
W311s Il euide, thus deep 70 know,
- ngeds q infancy.
sKe tf1ltls notAsssl WIN they win
6lless-sWeet q elder ysars7
Nlll 10sepeo1ect them fron the sin.
81 r. eattA gleam .danntless through the
--&eassf
s19M rnnt eoms gnasdon Tor the loss
1k chilly ~, aAd vhsn they come
1eay oNDon ways and woman's cross,
0tee tAem . Int more 1rolicsome.
HID ktslard Burtcn ID The February centusy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
I SLIDING SC4LE or PRICES.
Yor PAY 81 FOR ADMISSION Mt O'CLOCK. AID
- cats At io-WIIAT THE DOORKEEPH
THINKS ABOUT IT
ITO be continued)

YOr PAY 81 FOR ADMISSION At O'CLOCK. And
- cats At io-wrIAT THE pooRKEEPER
THINKS ABOUT IT
Tho doo-keencr a; the Chinese Theatre In Doyers-
-, Il a thorough New YORKER and does not seem TO
Joe I'm close sympathy with the rest OF the estab-
Nshm"ni. excepting only The German American
Waterman. \ visitor asked him something about
the plot The other night.
say IT, funny about that" he answered. but
can, keep mp with what they are driving ~. They
ain, Ike Us They does everything different
know they're playing some historical thing what
happened long ago. Is that woman? No, they
don't have any women any more They used
have one but she got married. 1t was funny about
that A fellow In Mott-st married her. lie a
rlch merchant. Had lots OF money. Her and her
father and mother came over together. lie paid
her father 400 and her salary for year for her.
They had quarrel IN two or three months and
separated. II cost him good deal.
II went to a Chinese wedding once Say. 1t
funny about that ] best man. Tho bride
didn't see tho groom and the groom didn't the
bride They woke me mp about o'clock In the
morning 10 go the wedding had 10 lay ont the
Garnet out en- tho Sidewalk for tho bride 10 walk on
when she got out OF the carriage. Say II was
funny about that. There more than hundred
Cinnamon came to the house and went In the front
door and never them AFTER that They
have gone into the cellar somewhere because I
never OF them after that.
Don't the actors rehearse? Say. rs funny bout
that They sends clear to Havana San Fran
cisco for n good actor He won't unless they
pay him bis salary for whole year in advance.
or sometimes only SIX months. The best
some lines won't want TO come for more than Ave
or six months They gets downstairs and they
puts up piece OF paper and all the members OF
the company stand around and read II. Pretty
soon they know what 70 do Maybe the play lasts
"A week. two weeks or longer but they ali know
just what to do.
''There amt many people here tonight. The best
nights Is Mondays and Tuesdays. Then the place
= damned. \ good many comes a. o'clock and
stays through ill Il. 1t costs dollar az O'Clock.
10 at so cents at and 81 cents 9. Ii the
play don't draw very wei. they charge 10 cents
after 10"
The doorkeepet was here interrupted by a China
man who wanted to get In without paying He
made II Ineligible that he wanted 10 a
and wouldn't stay but a few minutes The door
keeper insisted on deposit guarantee OF
good faith. The chinaman handed him a paper
dollar md went inside. Before long he came be ok
10 the door and held out mis- hand. A return check
then worth IL cents WAS placed In II. The China
man became much excited and thus impaired his
powers OF English speech. Finally tho doorkeeper
Understood that he wanted his dollar The door
keeper wasn't sure that 1t was the right Chnaman.
bui ai last Yielded ana returned the money.
'T'hey all looks the same TO me- he explained