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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

the author or copyist of the matter that
is to appear in print. This preliminary
work is accomplished on an auxiliary
machine like a typewriter. /.
The author or cOpyist sits at his aux
Hilary machine and operates it exactly
as he would a typewriter. The cylin-
der is supplied with a roll instead of a
sheet of paper. The ron steadily re-
wolves, and the paper is attached by Il
series Of small punches that drive holes
through it. After having passed the
punches it is rolled up on another cylin-
der.
After the operator has finished. the
perforated roll is removed and attached
to the casting machine, or monotype
proper. 4 lever Is turned and the ma
chine suddenly becomes Il thing Of life.
Almost instantly a g%listening type-let-
ter marches out of n door in the ma
chine. Immediately followed by nnOth-
er and another and another. They
march along at right angles to what
may be called an ordinary printers gal
ley. Nobody is near When the line Of
type is as long as the width Of the gal
ley. 1t gravely steps forward, aided by
a metal arm. and takes its place in the
galley ready for business. 1t seems
magical. and the gravity with which
the metal letters march along is ire
sistibly comic; each one seems living
being-a well-drilled soldier doing a
march past.
That Is the whole matter: the one ma
chine. aided by the operator, punches
the paper. the other machine produces
and sets up the type aided by no man.
and sets 1t up in such a fashion that
you could take your sterco or print from
it ut once. The type which energies
from the machine was. one-third of a
second ere 1t started, part of simple
molten metal in a pot. When the per-
foration in the ribbon Of paper reaches
a particular spot, a portion of that mott
en- metal is forced into a mott, then
nodded into type, cooled. picked out,
and set on Its legs. y rather, leg. And
the operation is repeated about three
times in the second.
NJ lew pIllcIple OF science IS nVOlv
ed. no startling development Of electri-
city. AS a matter Of fact, the machine
is driven by electricity, but any other
force would serve as well. The actual
casting and setting is done by means of
compressed air. The machine works as
fast as three compositors, and. since it
produces new type each ,ime. the cues.
ton Of bad impressions from WORKOUT
type or plate disappears. 1t produces
automatically a perfect Justification"
In other words, spacing. In the case of
writer's who can %typewrite, no uues-
ton Of difficult scribbling occurs. For
the typewriting part being separate
from the castings, the author ran write
on the machine and send over the ner-
fOrated rolls to the office to be put into
the machines.
The machine has been vigorously test
ed by many practical men. who are
unanimous as to its speed. efficacy and
the quality Of work it produces. The
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

and ghostly figures, clad in long white
robes, wearing high peaked white caps
and having their features concealed
by white masks, float n~oiselesscly
through the room, SO that ven the ST.
lence Is awe-inspiring. When the high
~priestess speaks 1t Is In hollow tones
that strike the novitlate dumb with
fear. The ritual is q most interesting
document.
The candidate Is required to prom
Use by the Great Horn Spoon to re-
main forever in 1.-THE honorable, lauda-
BILE and enjoyable state OF bachelor
girlhOod," and also binds herself,
should 1t ever be her misfortune to be
the victim of a proposal Of marriage,
to report the occurrence, with full de-
tails as to respiration, pulse and tenn
perature during the ordeal" She Is
also required to equip herself with n
pistol and to perfect herself in It's use.
The arts Of fencing aud boxing must
be carefully studied. After taking the
obligation the candidate, blindfOlded
Of course, becomes the central figure In
a grand frolic, and II she be inclined
to old-maidish ways so much the
worse for her. A mechanical contri-
called the goat cuts no small
figure In the festivities, the candidate
being compelled to ride all around the
room on the frisky beast, after which
1t attacks her In the fashion peculiar
to that animal. should 4 candidate
marry she Is bound TO invite the entire
club, Al members attending the we'd
ding Al hdge-r0om costume.
MI GAfyjD Clapp. y yoans lady ~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

accomplishment, is president Of the
Bachelor Girls Club. Miss Laura
Gaut, as vice president, and Miss Mae
De Ford, rs secretary, complete the Of
fetal trio. The absence OF a treasurer
Is accounted for by one of the bylaws,
which s%tipulates that all moneys re-
ceived by the club shall BIZ Immediately
expended for confectians.
1t is said that half Of the girls are
engaged now and that the balance
hope to be this season.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
John Bul, sizes himself On.

England to-day, says. a London news
paper, Is what Carthage was in times
Of old. We are ruled by a hungry,
greedy aristocracy, which, In It's turn,
is ruled by loan mongers and by CON-
pany mOngers. Honor and honesty
under this regime are derided as old
fashioned superstitions. The minister
who ~ steal any territory whose In
habitants are too weak to resist us is
acclaimed as a hero. The company
promoter who a build a palace, by-
npprqpriating the savings Of his TEL
low countrymen Is worshipped as 4 di-
vinity. When we NOW down Africans
with Maxims we glory In this proof Ct
orr bravery. When, at the bidding OF
kings and emperOrs, we shell Euro
peans struggling to free themselves.
from the s~userainty Of some wretch
who claims their allegiance, we glory
ID our sna1Ge. And while We swaeeer
and boAst Of our might, We are in such
abject fear of being attacked that we
heap up ornaments on ornaments. be-
capse, no matter what we spend. We
stQ would spend more to make us
naeure.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

ahe .'anspeakable Turk" II appears,
has .tak6h his medicine" in the case
~ the Asia Minor officials whose dis.
missal was demanded by the Austrian
Government for outrages perpetrated
Aesinst. Austrian subjects. The result
shows that the Sultan knows how 10
come down gracefully when circum-
stances ~ which be has no control
r~equife-lnd III this instance he seem
10 have had no control over the Aus
trian Government. The latter is en-
titled "a great credit for solving a prob
lem which has puzzled European cab
fnets and dlplomatists alike in the
spast. Why cannot 1.-The powers ase
tn hint contained IN this little incident
% a6vahfAge when their requests are
tn1ptsntly disreGarded BY the Sultan
"a kutnte1 Action on this line i Ell
- tUQaaeo might have sayed Great
As4tqaAs Krnnce, and Russia from the
eeIle " Virtual cgtnptclty II the.
.ALI%H &R9 E3 - AEM& 90
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

According to the annual report OF
the commissioner Of the general land
office at Washington. the United States
government still owns nearly tOO,OOO,-
600 acres Of land, in addition to the
This land Is In twenty-five States and
Territories. Montana stands at the
head of the list with 71,JOO.OOO acres.
There are still 100000 acres Of public
land in Kansas, 500, 900 acres in Mis-
souri, and 1O,5OO,OOO acres in Nebras-
The greater part Of the govern
ment's possessions consists Of arid
lands and mountainous districts. which
are unfit for agricultural uses. Though
without much value at the present
time, many million acres of this great
public domain is destined at some flu
ture time to support a large population,
by means of cultivation with the aid
of irrigation, and the present growing
sentiment in favor Of experiments In
government operation Of industries
will probably result, before many
years, in the construction Of vast irri-
CATION systems in the arid regions. by
the United States government. There
Is an excellent opportunity there to
test some Of the popular Socialistic
theories without a disturbance Of the
existing industrial and social cOndi-
tions, and without any chance of So
riOHs loss to the government. There
are many people In the United States
who are inclined to approve a good
many features of the single tax idea,
for example, but who are too conser-
yative to advocate an application Of
the theory to lands already controlled
by individuals. Such persons would
welcome some experiments with the
theory in the regions now owned by
the government, which can he made
arabic by irrigation, and it Is not at all
unlikely that a well considered plan for
developing these lands and putting
them into use, with the government as
q great landed proprietor and the peo-
pie as l~essees, or renters, may be adopt
ed by Congress before many years. In
times these lands will be q source of
great wealth to someone, and as they
are now owned by the government and
there Is q strong sentiment In favor 0.
launching the nation into an expert
ment of that sort, there seems to be no.
good reason why the government
should not undertake, by irrigation, to
put large bodies Of arid lands In condi-
ton to yield the treasury a substantial
revenue, and at the same time make a
test Of the effects Of such an enter
prise on the social conditions, the In
dustry and the enterprise Of people
who are anxious to take part in such
an experiment.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Under Her Thumb.

He had not been married Owe Il year.
and his friends asserted. with some
truth, that he was still under his wife's
thumb.
While admitting the soft impeach.
ment he was accustomed to plead in cx-
tenuation that it was a very nice little
thumb to be under.
When he had cracked this joke for
the fiftieth time people began to say he
was uxorious. Several accused him OF
genius and some of possessing original
ity.
1t was 7:3O o'clock. They had just
finished dinner, and he extended his
legs across the hearth rug with a feel
ing OF luxurious ease. The cheerful
blaze behind him impaired a friendly
glow to his whole being. He drew
forth from his vest pocket, as had long
been his habit, a small pin box, which
he meditatively held between his thumb
and finger.
Edwin" exclaimed the wife, re-
proachfully, do you remember what
you promised mey'
"-ah-I DON'T" he stammered.
THAT you wouldn't dope yourself
with any more of that wretched allo-
pathic medicine"
"Tbis Is not allopathic medicine, my
dear" he retorted; ut Ia homeopathic,
and 1t Is intended for you."
For me!"
Yes, for you. In view Of the present
state OF public opinion | have deter
mined that you should take your miil'
merry In homeopathic Doses"
Look" he added. as she sank on her
knees in establishment.
And q cry Of admiration escaped her
as he pulled from the pill box the latest
style In Plotke invisible thcater hats
which had only cost him $25.-Chicaso
Dispatch.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
Lacemaking Machine

The problem of making by machin-
cry lace which cannot possibly he dis.
tlngulshed from that made by hand
seems 10 De solved by a machine In.
vented by a Spaniard and now in use
IN a great Nottingham lace factory. Il
claims TO reproduce any pattern that
an be made by hand on the cushion.
ny one-third finer than the are
quaStty OF lace. The mechanism has
. speed OF $50 motions per minute.
when can be raised to 200, SO that 4
machine 90 inches wide, making pinch
Dreadtns' would perform the work 81
Iolty women. The design Ii pricked
out on Z cushion ruled In squares, and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
THE CEREMONIAL OF THE BACHELOR GIRLS SOCIETY.

she took money from the Egyptian re-
serve fund to pay the uills; but for
eign custodiodians Of that fund pro-
tested, and she had to pay the o
back.
When Doctor Jameson raided the
I%ransvaal, German resentment at
what seemed English aggression
named up SO quickly that information
al trouble could hardly have been
avoided II 1t had not been so soon made
clear that Jameson's act was unau
thorized.
But on the other hand, when German
expressions Of sympathy with Presi-
dent Kruger became somewhat elfu-
sive, England made ready at short no.
tice a powerful flying squadron, ap-
parently as an intimatiOn of what she
could do, II attacked.
Russia, powerful ms she is, could not
send n war-ship from the Black Sea
through the Bosphorus, without run
ming the risk Of q general European
war. This Is because Europe has de-
cided that 1t Is best that the straits
should be closed to war-ships.
An American politician once asked:
what do we care for abroady' We
care less for abroad" than we should
II our foreign policy were more com
plicated and aggressive than 1t Is; but
no nation II no strong rs to be entirely
independent Of international public
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Companion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

The scheme Of autonomy proposed
for C9ba by the new Liberal ministry
goes farther than previous projects OF
the kind. II tswere carried. out. Cuba
waould. have It's own legislature, chosen
directly BY the people; and this legisla-
turo would have control over taxation,
the tari6. public instruction and all
matters Of internal administration.
There would be a ministry. appointed
BY the Governor General, from this
legislature. and responsible to 1t. The
Governor General, appointed, by Spain,
would have a veto upon legislation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Germany's foolish hostility to Eng
land, ~ voiced through her monarch,
naturally gives offense to Austrian aud
Italian statesmen, and to that extent
weakens the tie between the three Ia
tions. Thus far the net result of the
Kasier's freaks In his efforts to isolate
England has been the creation OF a dis
trust toward himself among his friends
which may, II his pranks are persisted
IN, isolate Germany.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
GIRLS WHO RIDE THE GOAT.

Narrowing Initiatory Ceremonies OF
:. Club in oklahoma.
Not by any means the least inter-
esting feature Of Ponca City, Ok, Is
Its Bachelor Girls Club. although the
bustling little place has other attrac-
tons. For one thing, it is the greatest
live stock center in the Cherokee strip,
besides which it's streets are daily alive
with real Indians, and in addition it
can boast Of a population about as
heterogeneous as can be found in the
West. Banker and bandit, cattle king
and cow puncher, rich and poor from
everywhere, Indians, negroes, Mexi-
cans and Cinnamon, touch elbows on
the street. Being comparatively a new
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
INDIAN CENSUS PAPER.

How the Chippewa Enumerator Re.
ported His Band.
This symbolical census paper of an
Indian band was drawn and given IN
to an agent by Nago-nabe, a Chippewa
Indian, during the progress Of the an.
nuity payment in 1910. 1t represents
in Photographic characters each family
in the band by its name and numbers.
Thus Fig. 2 denotes Il man shooting at
a mark: No. 5, a catfish; No. I, a bea.
yer skin; No. s, the sun; No. II, an
eagle; No. IL, a snake; No. 10, a buffa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Mrs. Mckinley. mother of the Presi-
dent, has been Informed that she is
one Of the heirs to the rich estate Of a
re3ative who has just died in Scotland.
With the Presidency Of the United
States and . fortune In Scotland things
are breaking nicely for William Me-
Kipley and his. venerable mother.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Miss Augusta Main, Of New Berlin,
Conn, charged with an assault with
Intent to Kill, declared In court that
there were two things in the world she
hated, and they were men and dogs.
II never see either" she said. .'but
what Tsache to kill them" How un-
wOmahly In her not to love dogs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

A Boston asylum advertises for ''gra-
tuitous contributions Of perused litera-
ture for eleemosynary distribution"
The Bostonese have such a charming
way Of putting things!
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

The British lion is now maintaining
two wars against uncivilized tribes.
10th are being waged by the tribes in
N attempt to maintain or regain indie
pendence. Of which Great Britain has
robbed or IL seeking to rob them. The
sum never sets upon the British empire,
anc Il never runs It's daily course but it
49, blood spilled by British bayonets.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

New England farmers have organ
iSed cooperative hog-killing clubs. In
al = national organization Is establish
ed, however, the person who sprawls
over two seats In a crowded railroad
Cur need feel no uneasiness.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

A New Jersey training school for
nurses has refused a diploma to a
young woman who writes poetry. This
p rather rough on the young woman,
bu.. Just think how unpleasant she
would MAKE things for an invalid.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
SETS TYPE.

Familiar Mechanical Principles Ap'
piled in a Novel Manner.
A British syndicate Is putting on the
mn. .ket a machine called the monotype,
the object of which is to automatically
cast and setHype in lines suitable 10 be
arranged into pages for printing. The
part of the mechanism that determines
the order in which the letters or other
characters shall appear is a perforated
strip of paper, that is to be prepared by
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

New York has sent sixty w0men in
boomers ito ciyilize the Klondike re-
gions." IL they reach their destination
at all It IL pretty safe to wager that
they win be civilized by the miners.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

GOES FROM S""Aseis ~
TO HOUSE. an expert linguist,
having mastered French. German, ltal-
Ian, Spanish and, OF course, English.
He has his own ideas about style and
always wears a white suit and cap.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

all the necessary
material, he goes
from door to door
soliciting "shaves"
and haircuts. Not
only does he attend
to the wants Of
but ladies al
so receive careful
at Q
hands Of this wan
dering tonsorial ar
fist. He has the
custom of some Of
the best families,
a n d O m etimes
spends an entire
day at one house,
beginning by cut.
ting the hair of the
smallest tot and
ending his days
work by dressing
my lady's hair.
One of these pro-
f~esSional clock
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Science and sanitation not only ought
to drive yellow fever out OF the United
8tatess but 1t ought to drive out all
other Nth diseases. We talk about
the dirt Of the Digger Indians, and yet
We are dying by the thousands all the
time from dirt. The objectionable sin
Of civilization Is its daily death rate
from dirt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

A Paris dispatch says: m. Sauverin
was scratched In a duel fought early
this morning." Heavens! The women
have begun II now.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

That, the Prince OF Wales is sc years
oil: OF course lessons his possible period
% king. However, he's supposed 20
have had a royal time as 1t Is.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

Pride Is never SO effectually put to
the blush as when 1t finds itself con-
Arasted with an easy but dignificd hu.
mility.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

The reason q woman is In no hurry
10 die Ii that she wishes to sweep into
heaven after everybody else Is seated.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

economy that It effects il obvious. Ono
engineer can attend ten machines. each
working as fast as three compositors.
n much of the t%ypewriting work will
probably be done by the authors. and
even without this the saving is enor.
nous.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
SOMETHING NEW IN BARRIERS.

He Goes from House to House Solicit.
ing Shavcs and Hair.Cuts.
The travelling barber is something
new in the way Of making a living.
Equipped with Il full set of tools and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

When you e q young man cleanlne
4 girls bicycle they are engaged; whens
you zee the operation reversed they arr
married.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

New York physician says he "can
rive directions for living a hundred
ysarS." Well, anyone chi do that.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

= doctor may spend money like wate4s
but he doesn't st 4 fsom the well 80
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

10, and SO on. The marks in each d.
vision indicate the number Of persons
In each family.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
: = County Courier
BRUCE, EDrroR AND Pun.
LEX PoINT, IS. D.

ssISl there Is one real failure possible
11aslfe, Il Is the failure to be true to
MN411A hest one knows
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16

The stronger tho butter h n the TIM
ne weaksr Il II q the market.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.


- SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, JAN. IL, 1897.
US~S The orphans and halforphans that were re-
ceived into st. Francis Girls Directory orphan
Asylum since July l. 1896 to January !, 1897,
are as following: Orphans, females-Ella Andrew,
age years; Teresa NJ ELISA, age years; Nellie
Allen, age years; Echo Allen, age years:
Phoebe Allen, age. 2 years months; Marie 81,
Clair, age hour. Half orphans, females-Mamie
o Farrell, age years; Henrietta O'Farrell, age
years Nellie o'tarrell, age years; Katie Dillon,
age II years; irene Cambel age b years IL
months; Nellie Stocking. age 10 years; Augus,
tine Hutton. age years; Mile Crowley, age lO
years; May Crowley, age years; Ethel Crow
ley age year; Rena Matti, age years: males
Frank Hopper, age years; Charlie Hopper, age
years. Frank Kane, age years; Eddie Burk, age
years; Louis BurS, age years; Dante M Mattl,
age years: Robert Matti age years. Frank
Matti, age years months: George Dillon, age
l year months.
R@s N Ola OPIUM CURE FOR $25: PER-
G>S fectly harm ess; ladies treated at home. b.
ID. klMMlS, 916 Market ST., tolum bian Building.
eLSS BAD TENANTS ELECTED FOR S4
1~S collections made, city or country Pacific
collection Co. 4l5 -dontcy ST.. room b. Tel. 6ooo