Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-09

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A mysterious ringing OF electrical
bells In a house In Switzerland was
traced to a spider whose web had con
nected two wires.
Fashions In dogs change as often as
any other fad. This year dacshunds
and poodles seem to have the call, and
pugs are relegated to obscurity.
Light acts upon the brain, and those
who sleep with their blinds up will
find that, In summer time, when 90 few
hours are really dark, their sleep Is not
refreshing.
The county clerk Of Fresno, CAL, IL
in a Quandary. A will written In
Chinese has been fled with him for e
ord and he doesn't know how to copy
It into his book.
1t IL estimated that the average life
insurance In Cape Colony II about 1928
per head, a very remarkable showing,
and indicative Of activity among in
eurance men. +
The railroads Of Mexico are, with
n exception, Of American make. and
the engineers, train and station officials
are nearly all Americans. The roads
are all well managed.
The Russian Government Is expected
to introduce the Gregorian calendar in
1900. This may be done suddenly or
by emitting the 10th Of February in.
the first twelve leap years.
The Mexican police attend closely to
their duties and are very polite. At
night each policeman carries a lantern
and his lantern Is set out on the side
walk opposite wherever he may be.
A city ordinance in New York limits
the number Of hand organs to 1900.
The result has been to crowd Brook
lyn full Of perambulating music boxes,
to the great annoyance Of the people.
The quantity Of bananas shipped
from West Indian and adjacent ports
into the United States now amounts to
13, ZOO. 600 or $4,000 900 punches an
nually, valued at considerably over
no. 900.
A 'cafe chantant and May day revel,
at which Princess Edward Of SAKE
Weimar opened the proceedings" was
the method by which money was raised
for o children's hospital In London
lately.
About 1000 miles Of railway are un-
der construction in Japan, and the Lon
don Times says there are signs that
American engineering and material will
be preferred to English hereafter by
the Japanese.
1t is understood that the government
Of New Zealand will introduce a meas
ure for the exclusion Of consumptive
persons on the same lines as that deal
ing with smallpox, making masters
of ships liable.
Mr.. Gladstone's political life, al rep
resented in the pages Of Punch, is soon
to be published In London. He had
been nine years In Parliament before
Punch appeared. The first picture Of
him are by Richard Doyle and John
Leech.
There has been a great falling on in
the use Of shoe buttons. The anu
facture was formerly very profitable,
but owing to cutting Of prices, the dis.
use Of the button shoe by men, and, to
some extent, by women, the profits
have been lessened.
Buttons are the jewelry Of China.
The manufacture was originally intro
duced into Canton by foreigners, but II
has been allowed to pass almost en-
tirely into native hands, and last year
over $4,000 pounds Of brass buttons
were actually exported by the Can
tOnese.
The value Of some preservative pro-
cess for the protection Of telegraph
poles imbedded in the ground 10 best
appreciated when 1t Is known that the
telegraph poles Of Europe alone are
estimated to have cost $50, 1000 and
that the sum Of $1,OOO,O 900 q year IL ex-
pended for renewals.
A German naval captain has invent
ed a new lifebuoy. It consists Of 4
large cork ring, capable Of floating
three persons, and provided with a
kind Of net, which affords q support to
the feet. Its principal feature, how
ever, is that 1t il fitted with an electric
light and q small supply OF provisions.
The new Uganda postage stamp
ought to fetch the ~philatelists. One
Of the assistant commissioners has ca.
tablished q sort of native post and pre-
pared q series Of typewriter postage
stamps. When used they Z crossed
with q pen and ink mark instead Of
cling defaced in the ordinary manner.
The Canadian press 10 enthusiastic
in its support Of the petition to 81. 3. 81.
the Prince Of Wales for the restoration
Of the One Hundredth Royal Canadian.
to Canada. All over the country the
question Ii being taken up with the
greatest keenneAs, and the petition
forms have been distributed broad.
cast over the dominion
Professor Carl Barus recently com.
municated to the National Academy Of