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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-24
Skin
me Off

1 had an obstinate skin disease, called Eczema.
Ny body, head, and arms were covered With
spots like drops Of mortar. which came off in
without relief, consulted several doctors with.
out aid, and had almost given up hope. / saw
an advertisement about CerIcuRA REMEDIES;
took them, and in eight eceeks l was as well as
ever, for my skin is as mice and clear AZ q babv,e.
GEO. REABURN, Hanover, Ontario, Canada.
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With CurrcURA Soar, gentle applications Of or.
rIcuHA tointment). the great Skin Cure. extcr.
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greatest Of hurnor cures.
soid throughout ths world. Price. cur1cvxA. 6uc.,
AND cA4N. 1qHt., Sole Props. Eosfons
U"Asv y Carr Every skin Disssss," na1sG fpok
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26

Thousands Of dollars worth az stock i sold
and the promoters do not yet know whether
there Is enough gold in the prospect 10 pay
for the h~ighly-colored certificates, Often
there Is not and the shareholders suffer.
With this capital , shaft is sunk fabout
three feet square) and II good ore is not
doned, and there is 4 howl-from the share
holders A shaft is sunk ON each Of the
several hundred prospects, each hoping to
strike the continuation Of the rich vein or
extending from the original mine.
and over these shafts are shaft houses, This.
several hundred men are employed and So
looms, houses, aad gambling houses,
ana OF course. newspapers naturally follow.
A few OF these mines become producers.
yielding $1,000 a month, but the great ma
)!onty remain prospects and are soon aban-
doned: This working Of prospects by the
SAFE OF shares is resorted to by those who
think they have a good thing and want to
oig into it-at the expense Of others-selline
only enough OF the stock to pay for the
work. There are others who prefer to sell
out. on a blind guess, and take the chance
OF missing a good thing, or a bad one.
The man who has money does NOT pros
pect. and when he does find a mine, or To-
cate a prospect, he must make a sacr ace to
the capitalist, OF invite the masses to ioin
him in the speculation.
]. M. SCANLAND.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
ENGLISH WOMEN IN AFRICA.
h Exploration Fad Seems 10 be Spreao.
Ing Rapidly.

h Exploration Fad Seems 10 be Spread.
Ing Rapidly.
Miss kingsly, the African explorer. it is
said, will be getting out before many
months to explore West Africa. She is
enthusiastic over her travels in Africa. and
boasts, in addition to climbing the Cam
eroons, of having led a ,,arty through the
country of the cannibal Fangwes and their
manner of living shows them to be a com
pletely barbarous tribe, and she also tells Of
a race OF savage dwarfs who live in the re.
cesses OF these African forests. The case of
the Fangwes--since they have been pressed
down from the center Of the continent-sug-
ges $ what a world of strange things and
beings may yet be hidden away in darkest
Africa" Miss Kingsley knew that the sur.
rounding amid which she found herself here
and there meant danger. but she never
blinked the danger. If asked if she felt
nervous at any time she wonld say: ooh.
dear, no, why should II l knew before /
started that was running certain
risks, and l had just made up my mind to
them"
African expeditions. says the new York
Press, threaten to become fads for rich
women. Two young woman are now travel
ing up the Buluwayo, South Africa, by
wagon, with ali the comforts of the road.
including a valet and attendants. Mail
coach travellers who have passed them re-
port that they are dressed in the most ap-
proved style; tight fitting shooting jackets,
short plated skirts, top boots. rifles at
back. cartridge belts, etc, altogether a
charming outfit.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
ONE WAY.

Ne Rays E0vcsdrOrper With . LIE.
gal Brother and Then TFies t.
Work the Other End OF the Case.
II had an experience to-day that has
taught me 4 lesson" said a small
tradesman. Recently l had a bust
ness transaction with a man. and it
seemed to me that l had been swind-
led. l made up my mind to 60 to law
about 1t. A friend recommended me
to q young lawyer, and l went down
town to see him. I found l was In
one Of those little nests Of offices
which young lawyers occupy in pairs
for the sake of economy. The front
part was used in common, while the
rear was partitioned off into two pri-
vate Offices. When my turn came the
door of the private Office vas left
open, as there was no one but the
other lawyer in the outer room.
1.-THE lawyer listened to me care.
fully, asked a number Of questions,
and when I got through he jumped
up, slapped me on the back, grasped
my hand, and said l had a perfect
case. There was not the slightest
doubt as to my recovering damages
In full. l told him l would think the
matter over before taking any action.
LAS l was passing through the main
office on my way out, the other lawyer
took me aside and said he wished I
would give him the name and address
of the mar l was thinking OF bringing
the action against. You see,' he ex.
planned. 4 happened to overhear all
you said to my friend about the mat
ter In dispute, and l am 90 convinced
that your opponent has the best OF
the argument from a legal standpoint
that l should like to have him for q
client As soon as l reached home I
wrote to my lawyer that l had decided
not to bring any suit."-New York
World.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26

The woman who wants to attract her
friends to her house more than once viii
be careful q to what c0l0red lamp shade
she uses. Lavender sounds pretty ct .
..violet luncheon" but IL adds ten years
to the age of every woman In the room.
Green makes 0ne look like what "Helen's
Babies" called "a deader," and blue lives
up to Its name. There is nothing more
satisfactory than pink, though red looks
charming from tho outside of the house to
wayfarers. late coming husbands and such.
Boston Home Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26

dish made Of cottage cheese, eggs, butter,
sAgaf and spds e., i % indispensable 10 the
Easter table OF the Gear 10 Of the Russian
peasant.
"A quantity Of hard boiled, colored eggs.
ham aud brandy, As we'll a gingerbread,
candy and nuts. complete the whole. Any.
body who makes = call during the Easter
week brings m egg and receives one in ex.
change and is obliged 10 partake Of the
dainties that are on the table.
A priest Is usually invited to bless the
Easter table and to sprinkle the ssKulitsch"
an d the ssPaskka" with holy water. On
the eve of the holiday q lit lie before mid.
night the people, young and old, dressed
N their best, start for church, where is held
the great Easter service.
As midnight approaches the hum Of the
voices gradually ceases till, as the clock
strikes u, all the bells suddenly send forth
q merry peal. Every one holds in his hand
. lighted taper, and these thousands of
little lights in and outside the church give
the whole scene a curious picturesqueness.
"kristo's Vossk ess" Christ hath arise J
says one friend to another, and the other
replies: "Vo istine Vosskress," Eyes.
verify, lie hath a~risen). Then they kiss
each other on the right and the left cheek
alternately.
At the Church of the TRANSPORTATION in
West Twenty-nirth street, better known rs
"The Little church Around the Corner"
where all the famed actors and actresses are
married and buried from, will be found
those of the stage folk who are religiously
inclined on Easter Sunday. Recently the
quaint, rambling church was ornamented by
a ''lich'' gate after the old English style.
In the language of the ancient Anglo saxon,
sslich' meant corpse, and the fundamental
idea OF the Itch gate is to provide a resting
place at the entrance of the church yard tor
the coffin and give the pail bearers a breath
ing spell.
Actors and c tr.sses are more rel gious
than most people give themcredit for. They
have always made ita point to go to the lit.
tie church when in the city at Easter time,
and with their fine clothes make a brave
slowing.
One If the oldest congregations is that of
the little float g chapel for seamen, tied to
one OF the south street wharves. Fashion
does not count for much there, as lack
knows little or nothing about the changes of
styles and cares less. Out of the large nun
Der of scattering men who are Away, in the
city there are siways enough to till the little
chapel on Sundays, and particularly on holi-
days like Christians and Easter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
A Pardoned Convict Sues the state.

In 1876 Ezekiel Phillips, of Nation, ILL.,,
was sentenced to imprisonment for life at
hard labor. In 1893 he was pardoned by
the governor. Now he has brought suit
against the state for $500. The claim is
based on the ground that the sentence Of
the court was not carried out, and that, in
stead of being kept at ''hard labor" the
prisoner was set to work as q gatekeeper.
1t is held that this was 4 position ordinarily
filled by appointment and had attached to
it a salary of $50 . month. 1t is charged
he performed the duties of the position for
fifteen years and has never been compensated
for his services.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
Discharged.

Magistaate-The young woman says that
your continued staring at her annoyed her
excessively.
Prisoner-1 never Intentionally annoyed a
woman in my life, your honor.
Magistrate-Ther why did you stare at
her so persistently?
Prisoner-Becvuse she is pretty, and I
couldn't help it.
Young Woman-Let him 60 judge.-Bay
City Chat.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
One Of His Triala.

"Hang he luck!' exclaimed Mr.. Close
fist, II forgot to notice how much money l
had in my pocket when l started down town
this morning. l found a 5o-cent piece on
the seat when / got up to leave the car, and
l don't know whether it had dropped out Of
my pocket or some other man had lost it. 1
can't tell whether l am half a dollar ahead
or whether I had a narrow escape from los
ing half q dollar!'-Chicago Tribune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
A Protected Telephone.

A special m~outhpiece for public tele-
nhones has been introduced In Ger.
many with the object of avoiding the
spread OF diseases by the condensed
moisture of the breath. A pad OF q
large number Of disks Of paper. with
= hole In the middle, IL inserted in the
mouthpiece, and the upper disk OF the
naper is torn OF after every CONVEX
satiOn.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26

Friend-say, Dauber, all New York
IA laughing 1T your picture View on
the Hudson ~.
Artist-Eh? What's the matter with
It?
Friend-You forgot to put In q
steam-tug with forty 'leven canal
boats after it.-New York Weekly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
Compressed Air.

Compressed air IL used In Paris for
ali from running clocks to
onerating dynamos for electric lights.
The central station furnishes air at .
nressure OF Is pounds to tie squaro
inch. It IL sent around the city under
ina streets in pipes and II sold to cus
tomers by meter, just a. gas IL.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26


place the longest bridees o. tn lire
of tho road-lm NontanA.
OSHKOSH, Wia-Chas. Shield. one Of
assigned 10 WilIiam RlChuian, ot this
city. The assets were $4,000; liabiIi-
ties $4,000.
WAsHrNaToM-Ths supreme court In
IN opinion read BY Chief Justice
Fuller, affirmed tho decision Of the
supreme court Of California to the
effect that tho franchises, capital
stock, etc., OF the Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroad companies
were taxable under the laws Of that
state. Justice Field dissented from
the judgment Of the court.
PARrs.-The minister Of agriculture
NJ. Viher issued q decree that imported
cattle need not to killed on landing.
There will be tests however for tubsr-
culosia.
OMAHA.-Ata meeting Of the board
OF directors of the Trans-Mississippi
aud international exposition tho
amount necessary to be raised outside
OF the congressional appropriation
was fixed ut 100000.
VALLEY ClTY, N. D.-Ths winter term
of the state normal school has closed.
Students have been In attendance
from almost every county In the state.
The board OF management OF the
school, at it's meeting this week. auth
orized the principal to arrange for .
summer training scnooio d our Weeks.
BILLINGS, Mont.-At the North Pc
cifc stone uuarries two laborers were
killed by q powder explosion. and
three others were seriously injured.
HUDSON, Wis.-Councy insane asy-
lum bonds of s65, %. o we're sold to the
Farmers and Me. hanics' bank OF
Minneapolis for e69,OI1, Q premium Of
6Is per cent. There were twenty four
LoNDON.-lt is stated that the gov
eminent will support the Wtteley bi-
metallic motion with the quAlidcatton
that 1t does not intend 70 depart 70
standard.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
A New Years Parable.

1 am free to confess that I am I'M.
der the law Of both Biddy MCGEE and
Billy McGaw; and that Biddy MCGEE
has no folly or TIA ", but a scamp OF q
rascal is Billy McGaw; and both Billy
Mctiaw and Riddy MCGEE are two
parts Of the nature that constitutes
me.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26

EAU CLAIRE.-Ofcials Of this city
and Augusta are charged with arrest-
ing tramps In order to secure fees.
GREEsssuso PA-The stables Of the
Hecla Coke company, 1T Tranger
we're destroyed by Ere, Of incendiary
origion. Thirty mules, ave horses,
and . quantity Of hay, harness, grain,
etc, were burned. Loss about $1,000.
partly insured.
STEVENS PolMT, Wis. - In court
George L Leonard, the groceryman
who failed recently, testified that he
lost $3.50 In . green goods game ut
Oshkosh. Leonard's liabilities greatly
exceed his assets.
CHIcAoo.-The strike Of the garment
workers Is about Go complete @ can
be made by action Of the union. By
Monday It il said there will not be 3
union Gutter or tailor at work "a the
city except In the custom shops.
KANSAS CIrY. The Peoples cable
railway built during the boom days g
cost Of $4,000 was sold at auction for
$4,000.
GEosoErowx, Ind The = 2. 4 st.
I. tunnel 800 fest In length, caught
fire ct m early hour In the morning
and the entire woodwork W. burned
ont. Il took several days to clear
away the debris.
NEW YoRx-Ths Heralds Rio Jane
iro special say1: The Brazilian gOv-
eminent will present to Conarees a
n~nrAAnnont With pran0a nnnm 1hA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
Failure.

1ees-The drst thing Mrs. Blocker
AID was to break her husband OF III
his had habits.
Bess-Then what?
Jesa-He became 70 insipid that she
had ia sue Tor : separation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
Bread and Butter Tree.

e1N2 D0VVGR 8GG@e
The French territory on the Gaboon
river il celebrated for (among other
things) It's "bread and butter trees"
They belong to the Ihvingix species
and grow abundantly In that district.
The butter, an oleaginous substance
extracted from the tree, IL called cay
cny by the natives. It 10 palatable
and nourishing- considerably superior
to much Of the '.pure butter" con-
sumed In this country.
The bread 10 made from the seeds,
which, contain fatty matter to the ex-
tent of from Is to so per cent, Of
weight, and of this about 10 per cent,
II albumen. Bread made from these
seeds Ia consequently very nutritious.
The tree ID held In high esteem, and
there IL some talk Of making an at
tempt to acclimatize 1t In Europe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
Tfne for aChangs.

She-May ! suggest an occasieual
change In your style OF dancing1
He-Certainly; what change do ron
desire?
She-You might step on my right
foot nov and then: my left has shout
III Il can stand.-Truth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
A Tough Csstoner.

Radbourn-I saw one Of the Har-
ward foot ball team run ' e by q CO.
BILE car to-day.
Chesney-Great heavens: Were the
injuries serious?
Radbourn-Yes. They had to tow
the car to the repair yard.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
4 CHINESE vExrRILoaUlsr.
The WonaerfuI Illusion CreeteA ~
HIS Art.

L~EESG4a# AbS0 ~ &ta4@e& &EEM -M#HF5E
A mar who Witnessed the perform
ance gives the following description
Of what q ventriloen ist In China did:
The ventriloquist was seated behind
. screen, where there were only I
chair, a table. q fan and . ruler. with
the ruler he raped on the table to IN.
force silence, and when everybody had
ceased speaking there was suddenly
heard the barking Of q dog. Then We
heard the movements OF q woman.
She had heen walked by the dog. and
Wal sha king her husband.
We we're just EXPECTING to hear the
man and wife talking together. when
. child began to cry. To pacify It tho
mother gave It food; we could hear 4
drinking and crying Mt the same time.
The mother spoke to It soothingly, and
then rose to change Its clothes.
Meanwhile another child Ind been
wakened and was beginning to make
q noise. The father scolded 1t, While
the baby continued crying. BY and BY
the whole family went back to beA
and fell asleep. The rAtter OF q mouse
was heard. It climbed up some vAee
and upset It. We heard the clattef OF
the vase as It fell.
The woman cOughed in her sleep.
Then cries OF 'Fire! fire!' were heard.
The mouse had upset the lamp; bed
curtains were on fire. The husband
and wife wakened up shouted and
screamed. the children cried, thou
sands Of people came. running ana
shouting.
Children cried, dogs barked,th walls
came crashing down, squibs and
crackers exploded. The 1ra brigade
came racing up. Water was pumped
mp In torrents. and Missed ii the
flames.
The representation wal "a true o
life that every one . 3 to hin feet and
was starting away. when d second
blow Of the ruler on the table cOsnr
manded silence. We rushed behind 4hN
screen. but there var nothing th1tn
except the ventrlloquist. hin table. ~
chair and his Observation-Disclosures
Times.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14
EXPERTS IN cHExIsrRY.
Germans Lead the World In the Mys-
ticism of the Laboratory.

Germans Lead the World An the Mys-
tfcism of the Laboratory.
Made In Germany" Is now the rec
ognized trade mark for chemicals
throughout the world. The dyes and
by products derived from coal tar have
become classical instance. or, as Ba-
con would have said. glaring exam
pie. As we have stated, the father
landers have captured these trades
from US, Go to Elberfieid. and what
do we see? At the Farbenfabriken,
besides first-ciass works, we are shown
a laboratory unsurpassed, perhaps not
equaled in London, and employed In
research or in the business there are
sixty first-class chemists. In the
Badische Anilin und Scdafabrik sew
enty-eight chemists are engaged. An
expert witness told the Gresham com
mission that six skilled chemists was
the maximum number employed In
any English color works, III, indeed.
there were so many. These men are
increasingly active In research. The
price TO pay for progress Is eternal
vigilance. Every hint from England,
France, America or Italy 10 tried;
every new material tested; every hope.
full process patented. The great works
at Hochst made in 1890 from 1,I00 to
1880 colors, they employed 1900
hands, 20 chemists and IL engineers.
A firm in Offenbach with 800 workers
had As investigators.
The lesson that has been driven
home In the fatheriand Is that indus
trial processes carried on upon large
scale give great chances for dlscov-
cry. Just as gas making gave anlllne
so the soap boilers I've yielded iodine.
the waste of salt gardens bromine, the
mother liquors from the springs Gaze
sum and rubidium, the acid cham
bers selenium and thallium. the mines
and metallurgical works gallium and
germanIum Therefore the ''cheml.
kerr" on the other side OF the Rhine.
is always looking out for something
new. He found 1t In the benxidlne
and azo dyes, the former giving Congo
red and ehrysamin, the most import
ant discovery OF modern times so far
as cotton dyelng Is concerned. In
short. as DIR. OSWALD has said, 1t Is
now a firm article OF belief that "the
secret Of German Industrial chemistry
Il the recognition that science Is the
best practice" In England 1t Is great
ly to be feared there still fingers faith
In ..the rule of thumb. london Tel.
egraph.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

bundle up neatly and sell in the big
tenements where many families live
on different floors, and the little wood
peddlers carry their wares right up to
the doors of the living rooms. As the
wood costs them nothing. they can af-
ford to sell 1t at low rate
They give a good-sized bundle. all
split up ready for the stove, for Il
cents, and sell it easily.
Picking up old iron, horse shoes,
nails, bolts. etc, along the lines of the
car tracks is another mode by which
certain boys earn livelihood.
The iron is sold to the junk men. and
often the pickers make 10 or 20 cents a
day. The boys often find odd pennies
and pieces OF money along the line of
the surface roads.
Boys with delft fingers and a steady,
domestic turn OF mind make good
wages washing dishes in the big res
taurants. others make themselves use
full about the big markets, waiting on
the butchers, carrying ont orders, etc.
Scores OF boys also find employment
carrying out lunches from the box
lunch companies to the various bust
ness men Journalists, lawyers, clerks,
etc, who are too much occupied To
leave their desks even for half an
hour.
The very first thing that these self.
supporting boys do in the morning Is
to buy or borrow newspaper, so that
they can be on the lookout for bust
ness. Sometimes two or three club to-
| gether and get paper, or else they
levy on the kindness of their newsboy
acquaintance.
No broker, banker or widely known
| merchant read sthe advertisements
with more attention or avidity than do
these little waits assembled In the
gray light of morning in front of the
lodging house. No one Is allowed In
| the lodging house during the day, so
when they get breakfast they are
turned out until 8 O'Clock that even
/ ing.
"A canal boat is In; thereTI be a
chance. says one making a bee line
for the wharf.
The Helen Mar came UP to the dock
/! last night. Some Of you fellows come
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-03-14

Rurik. built and engihed by the Baltic
works, Is at anchor I'm Cronstadt
Roads, having satisfactorily completed
her steam and gun trials. The battle
ship Navarin, built and engined In Sc.
Petersburg, is about to make steam
trials. The battleships Poltaya, sevas-
topoi and Petropaulovsk, all built I'm
government dock yards, have their
machinery on board, and will be ready
for trial next spring. The Sissol yeligy
and Admiral Senyavin are both prac-
tically ready for trial at sea. The Adj
miral Apraxin ls almost ready to be
launched.
The two last named vessels are of
the Admiral oushakom class. The
trlple-screw cruiser Russia Ii being
rapidly constructed In the new build
Ing shed Of the Baltic works and IA ex.
pected TO be launched next year. Be
sides these, there are several new yes
sells just begun or to be soon laid
down.
In the Black sea the battIeshipg
Catherine, Tchesma, Sinope, Twelve
Apostles and George Pobedonosetz are
completed and fully equipped. The
latest addition of the same class liz the
Three Saints, now In an advanced
stage Of construction and awaiting
steam trials. Londcr Letter.