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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

How many times did he suffer and weep
during ten human centuries, which seemed
to him Is hardly 20 many days9 And his
martyrdom was Of every hour. Renewa'
did not fill up the CULTS Of the past.
Across the throng Of faces that he had
met in the abolished years two memories
haunted him implacably- that of heaven,
ann also--how strange indeei!-that of Ma
RE, the poor child whom he had met on that
hrst evening, and who now, doubtless, had
long been dead. And it was the women
WIKI resembled Marie that he preferred
above the Others.
Thus, amid noise and commntion, Cyriam
existed for century after century. I n
one day, weary Of everything, envying
mankind, whose inev table escape is death
(which yet may he advanced by self killing,
he drew apart from the abodes of civilized
men, walking for a long time in solitude Of
the fields.
AT twilight, as on the evening Of long ago,
he sat him down at the foot Of a hill, in a
corner of a deserted road.
Suddenly he saw a poor, barefoot child
coming toward him, leading a rich flock
through the deepening gloom. With pant
ing breath he watched her as she drew nigh,
and he murmured:
"Oh, earth! Oh, earth accursed! Yet will
! pardon thee if this poor child be by q mir
acle the child of long ago, the first one met,
whose memory why, l know not-dwelis
ever in my dream. For thee have l suffer
cd, oh, earth! judged of men too hardly
though l knew them not. Now. more gull
ty myself than all mankind together, l alb
solve them. Have mercy upon them! But
the child comes near. who art thou, little
one?"
"a poor, kinless child, who have ever
been very unhappy. And you, oh, prince
OF heaven. beautiful angel for such by
your wings know you to be- come TO
snpplicate you to take ms with you up
yonder, whittier you CO."
Cyriam started. Behind him, in very
truth, he felt the quivering of his wings di
vine. God, because he was penitcnt, re-
called him to the light. Yet he spake
again:
$50 it is thou, Marie, the first whom l
met here find l thee again, my sister, af-
ter a thousand years!p
'sNo," said the chill , p~uileless Of heart.
Il know not what you mean. Yet hapless
little girls are Of all time in this world.
Misery is their name, and l am one of
them"
And Cyriam, the pardoned, Cyriam, the
charitable, opening his wide wings, quiver-
ing with rapture, took the child up in his
arms and bore her aloft into the eternal
glory re conquered.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13
Buckwheat Middlings for Cows.

Buckwheat middlings is a useful food for
cows. 1t has a fuel or food value of about
100000 Galleries, compared to 137 for
wheat middlings. Buckwheat middlings has
more protein lnitrogenous matter or flesh
former) and fat than wheat middlings, and
less sugar and starch, and furnishes a pound
OF p otein for every 2.7 pounds of digestible
sugar, starch and fat (nutritive ratio / to
2 y. white wheat middiings is I:4.8.) The
buckwheat is thus more concentrated than
wheat middlings and its feeding effect is
when fed moderately.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13
The Headsman Of Naples.

On the little island OF Ustica, 40 miles
from Palermo, Italy there died the other
day = man who was for years the terror OF
the people of Naples and the kingdom of
the Two Sicilies, says the New York TIT
bune- He vas Gaetano lmpellizzeri, once
headsman under Ferdinand Ii, OF Naples.
The useless executions attributed to I'm
pellizzerf are countless aud, with the cruel
ty he showed, led to his d~enunciation by
Mr.. Gladstone 40 years ago, in the phillip
pics the statesman directed against Ferdi-
nand.
The executions were only in part public;
1t was the executions In secret-usually 4
night-which gave the mar his power. It
was he who executed In San Francisco
place. Naples. the Calabrain Agistilas Mil
anOQue. who on December o, 1856. madea
bayOnet thrust at King Ferdinand IL. and
patriots innumerabie became its victims.
When Garibaidi entered Naples in Sep
tember, 1860. the excited populace went in
search Of the hated headsman, but he cared
much for his wi life, although he thought
little of that Of others, and escaped with
his wife. Later he was imprisoned ON the
island OF Ustica, whore he became an Of
1icer Of the fort built In those DAYS to pro-
tect the island against pirates. He was In
receipt of = pension Of five dollars q month
much more than he desirved. He was
81 years old at the time Of his death.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13
Fortune Escaped Hin.

Mai. Abe Austin is ! type Of the old
school westel ner who retains al the ole-
ments peculiar to that school. He has
spent more than thirty years beyond the
Mississippi, and during that period he has
met everything peculiar to q pioneers
life. For a number of years he has been q
resident of Helena, Mont. Maj. Austin
has been in the city for the past ten days.
The writer met him at one of the Broad.
way hotels. The tall, bronzed major
leaned back in his chair, blew q cloud Of
smoke from a fragrant cigar and Queried:
did you ever hear that Chicago at one
period of its existence very narrowly e.
capped being snapped for q pair of mules?
Us worth telling. l think, II 0 never
heard about II. The story sounds like lic-
ton, but it's a fact l assure you. 1t all
came about in this way: My father pulled
up IN Chicago in the 4O's. toting along with
him everything he possessed on earth, and
it wasn't much of a load, | can assure you
just an old carpet sack and a chunk Of q
boy. That boy was myself. Well, as /
say, he landed there in Chicago, but at
that time a few scattered log cabins was
all there was to it. 1t was only a pioneer
settlement and a shaky one at that. l vas
a small. bandy-legged lad, just big enough
to stand guard over our scant worldly pos
sessions when We had pitched 0ur tent,
while my father sklrmishtd around for an
outfit. He was making grim preparations
to begin life over again, this time in the
overland freight business.
He had bought a wagon from Onnec-
ticut Yankee VIII" had barely landed on the
shore of Lake Michigan, a swampy wilder
ness, when the tall Yankee timber got
the ague, and it mighty soon had the west
ern fever shaken out of him. Our outfit
was completed when M father traded a
small tract of Ohio land for a blOcky little
team of mules. Well, %preparatiO s were
made at once to leave with the next over
lane wagon train.
II think it was on the very morning that
we were breaking camp preparatory to
leaving on our first trip over the long trail
to the continental divide that a tall brOnzed
woodman came into camp, l well renem-
Der that his long, frOwZy hair, griZsly
beard and formidable display of six shoot
ers gave me a decidedly uncomfortable
feeling. l fully expected to be perforated
or flayed alive BY this rough looking speci-
men OF the woods. He seated himself OF
a stump and greeted US with:
- reckon, stranger We must be goin' ter
take q trip overland?'
Yes replied NY father and he went
OH Harvesting the mules.
wall. pa'dner, l own this patch of
timberland %hereabouts, and had calculated
ter stay hyar, but now I've got a notion to
go furder west IN try my luck at mimi.
Now, how would you like to swap that
pair q mules fer this quarter section o.
timbef?'
my father considered the proposition
for a few minutes, and then declined to
make the swap 1t was The mistake of
his life, for that quarter section of timber
lies in what is now the hub of the city of
Chicago. The land for which my father
refused to swap a pair of tlea-bitten mules
is now worth untold millions N. Y. Mer-
curry.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13
Fashion Echoes.

Small by degrees aud beautifully
less grow the huge balloon sleeves SO
long the rage.
Chiffon, plain, spanf led or lowered
kid glove is again in fashionable favor.
1t is the black undressed glove that is
just now fashionably worn, not only
with various elegant day gowns, but
with full evening dress-at the opera,
theater and like fashionable entertain
mentS.
Skeleton vests of Scotch plaid taf-
fets or surah are worn with the OPEN
fronted coats that have the popular
bObbed off skirts, and also with the
shorter Russian and Elton Jackets.
These gay waistcoats have a semi
loose blouse front of the silk, with a
deep turn-down collar and very broad
ends that tie in a very stunning bow
under the chin. The back of the vest
is merely silesia or sometimes of thin
nest channels.
Killed skirts will appear this spring.
some plain, others trimmed with rib
bon put OH in rows near the hem be-
fore the skirt is plated, or sewed on
from the belt to skirt-edge after the
killing is done, the ribbon appe airing
on every third or fourth kilt. Some
of the skirts will be plated the whole
length; others will be adjusted to q
jersey shaped tightly fitted Lodice
trimmed on the front and plain the
back, and there fastened if the wearer
/ young and slender:
Few colors are SO adva ntageously
worn as yellow under artificial light
yellow in all it's shades, from paiest
cream, primrose and canary to maize.
b%uttercup and pure golden yellow.
Next, and for some people first, come
the lovely rose, pink and cameo tints,
There are few women who do not look
we'll in these colOrs; many are greatly
beautiied by gowns of pink with lace
accessories. But there is still another
color, the new golden green, charteuse
and willow shades that are lovely after
lamplight.
Many of the stylish winter costumes
for calling, skating and the uptown
prOmenades are In princesse shape.
the skirt portion in the approved far
ing style, but open up the sides and
b0rdered with fur or heavy. patterned
passementerie. Graceful gowns Of
Brutus brown, plum colored or dark
Russian green cloth, are trimmed
around the hem and on the deep cane
collar with q roll Of otter, mink or
sealskin, the bodice part fastened
diagonally n straight down the front
with cut steel or Rhinestone buttons
of great size. A dark green cloth
princesse dress, worn at a skating
tournament, had q handsome vest Of
old rose corded silk nearly covered
with an openwork trimming of dark
green silkcord passemerterie. A
golden brown suit had a tartan silk
vest and mink edgings, and one of
fawn- colored corduroy was made with
. full gored skirt, q boxcoat fitted in
the back and an inserted front of old
rose faille overlaid with steel and
bronze passementerie.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

Some one close tn the pres ident's familv
furnishes the information that Mrs. CIeve.
lapd always refers to her husband as .stha
president both In his presence and in his
absence. Sometimes she addresses him a.
"Mr. Cleveland" but when she speaks Of
him 10 the third person, she never uses his
name. When the children are present. she
invariably addresses him Is s.papa.n He
calls her Frank" except on occasions Of
i0rmality Or In the presence Of strangers.
w ne speaks Of her In her absence r.
the mombers OF the cabinet and other
friends. no usually says, my wife,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13
HYou Would SEQ.

Don't read hooks printed on thin paper.
Don't hold the reading close to the eyes.
Don't select your glasses 1t the out
ret.
Don't read by Pickering gaslight OF candle
light.
Don't read in railway trains OF in vehicles
In motion.
Don't read lying down or in 1 constrained
position.
Don't read BY freight, moonlight or twi-
light.
Don't read books which have no space be-
tween the lines.
Don't study Il night, hut in the morning,
when you are fresh.
Don't read for more thsn Fifty minutes
without stopping. whether the eyes are tired
Of not.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

rev. Herbert Armitage james has
JUST oeen appointed headmaster Of
Rugby school, England, to succeed
me 9 bishop Of Hereford. He Is
MY years old, has been engaged il
educational word oyer twenty years.
and Is 2 first rate preacher 70 bows. -
volume q sermons entitled sSchool
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13
In A Line Or Two.
Utah has 80 banks.
paris hos 90

AAAaO VI lWUs
Utah has 80 banks.
Paris has $1,000 artists.
There are aluminium skates.
There are 10000 locomotives.
Great Britain makes no sugar.
Leo XIII. has a $too, 0 pearl.
west Africa has one daily paper.
milwaukee has a $4,000 pound bell.
Russia mas thirty-six mortgage banks.
a ears coronation will cost $1,000
n White House has a $4,000 china
indianapolis has the biggest starch mill.
lney are just cutting wheat down in Ar
gentina.
Inc total mineral production Of Mexico
1of the last hscat year was 81, 26I 600.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

Inc oldest cathedral in England Is
probably that Of Winchester r. Ia 10.
r,ev1o maj u was bully In 1T by the
~ levy converted British King Lucas,
M M me SITE Of 9 great pagan temple.
Az ane ouest portions of the present edi-
ace ate back to the year $50 AID.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

scotland still had a "Grand Old
Nan" ley. Dr.. David Brown, principal
OF Free Church college, In Aber-
aeen. VINO . just been appointed in
ms ninety-second year to 20 to Edin-
cuIg 70 represent his presbytery ct the
forthcoming general assembly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

Snatls are a rare delicacy, they say. Any-
how enough OF them are eaten by the vonr.
NETS OF Europe to make the raising nf
snails on . large scale profitable. Switzer-
and has regular snail farms. Not long
ago l1O, 900 snatls, weighing two tons were
shipped from Meiringen to Paris in n
day.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

Fiy6 pretty tall brothers are living near
Chase City, VA, and there were seven 81
them unul = lev years ago. None Of tho
o!osneIs = lea than six feet two inches
nign. me tal!est now living Is six feet0Ns
incnes ~. and weighs 1876 pounds. il
!sssons g, nis mothers side are extremely
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

ellsasd Atwood,s guest,
ItE&ss saaeh = ! u
11Eg I'D sxlikIs..lgSssd sseseisa
I6Sl1S Iyt eaks M MP"
nsn T. Stain ma Tie mustane
y $500 soeeiher for ] weel
sslpe aslea Il human habitation.
= norsioG 10y caaas across ! aoch
1les6iue anong ths Thick leaved
Ilsds61 tpistsau. II #
I sosditivn, too,n consnented
oras ~ nsst reap the benefit q
n~seo11rarion,s eyes, however, had no
(1nnething more interesting than sheep.
Isaes2 izJls,sA ~ exclaimed. sssAnd she isn't
s1Rl l4loen sither. I'm going to talk to her.
plIaosasinlg md and leading his horse Ne
- 90 ycsng persoa. Who was hurry
tlud nosniprlsnt re sid. 1--WE are
~ (1l1el1 hkess and would like to speak to
\ & the tamb inca D, noticing the lit
&lWktuse ~ held ID her arms, whose
11t WaD striking with one brown hand.
saN$8s&5os hesieast sick, but his mother Is dead.
1e1It6f41 NJ led him 81 home"
f11oNt hone III from here7''
yoessJ hi under the bluff
NS ee1poke n GOOD English, but with I
y 1M1Gien 1ccent.
|sSl;aa w - ~ way, please, 2 .aid Holt.
S@s Z aNentd kkS 10 speak with your people.
l4ye - exchAnRed : word with any
X tMc4 NJ csossed the divide. z
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Cotton Letter.

Cotton Letter.
New York, July 4.-(Special.) -Early in
the day the cotton market was further de-
pressed, December selling down to 6.2S and
August which opened at 6.S1, declining sud-
denly to $40, but the extreme depression
was of short duration. The feeling grew
very general that the decline had fully dis
counted the favorable crop conditions, and
that although prices may and probably will
go much lower il the crop should receive
no serious set back, cotton cannot now un-
der all the circumstances be considered
dear. Active covering of the shorts set in,
the decline was soon recovered and prices
closed a little higher than yesterday, with
the tone steady. August is still the great
puzzle. Many think that August will in
time decline to about the price of Septem-
Der, and we are inclined to concur in that
view, but Mr.. Inman Is believed to have
been heavy buyer in the last three days,
and it is to be presumed that he don't ex-
pect to lose money on his purchases. For
the present we would rather buy than sell
the late months, and we advise our friends
to avoid trading in August
RIORDAN G co.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
MARKETS-LOCAL AND GENERAL
WHOLESALE PRICES.

Groceries and Provisions.
Bacon strips, $780,
Bulk meats, $4.25; plates, s3S71s; clear
sides, $4.10.
Hams, 14-pound average. 10 to lie.
Grits, per sack, Sl10.
Cheese, ~ to 121sc.
Flour-Best patent, $500; straight grade
$3.50.
Corn meal-cream, 75c per sack; straight,
65e per sack.
.salt-15O pounds. Virginia, white sacks,
zoe; jute sacks, Soc.
osyrup-Fancy. new crop, 3oe; other grades,
Is to 25c.
Lard-Fancy leaf, 4%c; refined tierces, 41sc;
smaller packages the usual differences.
Sugar GRADUATED 4.95c; cut-loaf, 6Ac;
fancy yellow clarified, 47sc.
Green coffee, 1872 to zoe: Arbuckles. $3.50.
Fruits and Produce.
Cabbages-Home grown, 10D1Ac.
Iemons-$2.75l3.5 so per box.
Onions-Per pound 11sc. -
Irish potatoes-New crop, $1.75Q2 straight
per barrel.
Vinegar-App1e, 10 to 12c per gallon.
Butter-Country, 121aQ20c per pound;
choice creamery, 2215c.
Eggs, S1sc.
Poultry-Large friers, 15c small.-to me-
dun, 6Q10c: cocks. 15c hens, zoe.
PeacheS-Per crate. SITS.
Grapes-Niagara, $1.75 per crate.
PearS-Georgia LeConte, $3.50 per par
rel Kieffe, $3.35 per barrel.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
Chicago Change.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 14.-There was life in
the wheat market today, something that
was thoroughly appreciated by the opera
tors. 1t was a bull market throughout, the
first news tending in that direction being
the weekly crop bulletin from North Da-
kota, which said the conditions were favor
able for rust and that there was a great
scarcity of water. In the last ten minutes
there was some excitement caused by war
talk, it being reported that Turkish troops
had been ordered to mobilize. There was
an advance on this information, and the
September wheat opened at 5512@55ssc, sold
between 56A and 551ac, closing at 56A q567sc,
lie higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was
steady and followed the advance in options.
Corn was firm and quiet on dry weather
and the effectual efforts of the shorts to
secure any advance and remained steady in
sympathy with the advance in wheat. Sep
tember corn opened at NAc, sold between
2S1a and 271sc, closing at 2S1sc, 1sc higher
than yesterday. Cash corn was firm at Ac
advance
Oats recognized the bullsh tendency, and
a quiet but strong. feeling ruled. The trading
was of a local character. September oats
closed lie higher than yesterday Cash oats
were stronger and AQ1sc in advance OF
Mondays price.
Provisions developed a steady feeling
this morning, but there seemed to be very
little inclination to buy or sell, the pit be-
ing almost deserted. September pork closed
SC higher than yesterday, September lard
pic higher and September ribs DC higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
NEW Yop,e Cotton market.

New York, July 14.-Cotton was quiet;
middling gulf, 7-16c; middling uplands
3-16c gross receipts. $50 bales exports TO
the continent, 1717 bales; forwarded SO bales i;
sales las bales; spinners, 45 bales; stock,
1D2, 219 bales.
Total today: Net receipts, 1881 bales; ex-
the continent, 1717 bales; stock, pa, 1863 bales.
Total SO far this week: Net receipts, 24S3
bales exports to Great Britain, 1868 bales;
exports to the continent, 1928 bales.
Total since September l. Net receipts,
5,147,2 PSI bales; exports to Great Britain.
2,197 $40 bales exports to France. 49, $40
bales; exports to the continent, 1,T52, 063
bales. II
New York. July 14-Cotton futures closed
steady: sales 700 bales. July, 6.S5@6S7;
August, G.s4fl6.s5; September, 6.34G635; Oc-
tober, 6.3516.36; November, 632m6. 80; Decem-
Der, 6340l6.35; January, 6.37Q6.3S; February.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15


-Hay-Prime was firm; shipping. 62lk@
Wool was in moderate demand and I'M
changed.
Beef was quiet and firm; family, $S5O@9.OO;
extra mess. $6.004700.
Beef hams was dull at $145O@1500
mess, $11. 06eD13.00. =
Cut meats were active and stronger;
picked bellies, A.75 bid picked shoulders,
S4.121aI4.371a.
Hams, s9.25d10OO.
s4O5 asked; city, 1875; September S4021a.
American, a. 65; compound, $40G1425
Pork was steady and in moderate demand;
old mess, $7.751S.25; new mess, $S.50MS.75.
Butter-Fancy was steady and In noder-
creamery, 11i5615c; western dairy, 9d12e;
western creamery, 11l2G15c; Elgins, 15c.
Eggs were firm and in fair demand; state
and Pennsylvania, 1SlA414c; western fresh,
Hobo; western fresh per case, $1.50m300.
Cotton seed oil was dull and easy; crude,
20gq2Olsc; yellow prime, 24lsc; yellow primo
off grade, 24c.
Rosin was dull and steady; strained, COM
mon to good, $1.60dp1.6212.
Turpentine was steady at 24s4@25Ac.
Rice was unchanged.
Molasses was steady and unchanged.
Peanuts We're quiet; fancy hand-picked,
Coffee options were quiet at SOLO points
down; July, $1165; September $10.6O01O.65;
October $1010; December, $9.90Q9.95: March,
$9.S5. Spot Rio was quiet and easy; NO. !,
12Ac.
fair refining 2Ac. Refined was~ steady,
quiet and unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool were quiet, firm and
unchanged. 49,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
SUMS COTTON Review.

New York July 1.-THE Suns cotton re-
view says: Cotton declined to points, re-
covered the loss and advanced to points,
closing with sales of IT'S, 200 bales
Today's features: The Liverpool cables
We're again lower today, and again prices
here declined. The selling movement here
was renewed and further rains were report
ed in Texas. Some of the southern spot
markets were lower. New Orleans was
seller here. The crop news was favorable.
But at the decline prominent interests came
to the support of the market and bought
freely, and prices rallied and closed at a
small advance for the day. The shorts were
good buyers. Seine operators believe that
the rains in Texas today have put that sec
ton beyond the fear of damage by drouth.
but at the same time others claim that
much may yet happen to the, crop before
picking time.