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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
WOULDN'T MARRY j. G. FAIR.
How the California Senator Got the
Mitten in HE Youth.

How the California Senator Got the
Mitten in His Youth.
Because he loved so ardently, for
which reason she thought him 'too
soft" Miss Lizzie Hardin refused
James G. Fair to marry Thomas
Bryan. That was years and years ago,
before the great bonanza days on the
Comstock lode. when Senator Fair was
plain Jim" Fair and both We're young.
Indeed, Lizzie was only Is years old
and "Jim" had but recently reached
his majority. Mrs. Bryan is widow
now and still lives on the old farm in
the Sonoma valley. California. She
was asked about her acquaintance with
Mr.. Fair and how he came to propose
marriage. She said:
'Yes, he wanted to marry me-" said
Mrs. Bryan, slowly. Il was very young
then-hardly IS when he first proposed.
We never Quarreled. thought every
thing of him as a friend-he was so
kind I couldn't help liking him that
way--and l suppose should have had
him if he hadn't thought so much Of
me. The more he showed that he liked
me the less l cared for him-I thought
he was too SOFT" she explained. illus
trating the perversity of feminine hui
mainly the world over.
Now, Mr.. Bryan never showed that
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
Put Buacny.

Though the great Napoleon was not
accustomed to tolerate talking hack on
the part Of the people about him, sewer
al instances are on record in which no
not only forgave but rewarded q ccr.
tain degree OF bluntness Of speech frou
persons whose loyalty he had no reAoc0
to suspect. Victor Hugo tells story
of Monseigneur Myriel, in which Ma
poleon asked:
''Who is that little man staring a4
me?'
Napoleon was answered by Myriel
himself:
You, sire, are looking at little man.
and I am looking at a great man, and
1t may be to the advantage Of us both"
The story Is declared to be true. The
emperor made the little priest bishop
the next day. 1t Is related In recent
volume Of NopoleDnic "reminiscences
that, as Napoleon was one day review
ing SOME Of his troops, he rode by old
and faithful officer who perhaps from
want Of brilliancy on the mans part
had never been advanced beyond tho
eAu~C "a Napt@Ah, tAou6A uC was WCA
known to the emperor. The emperor
was passing at slow trot. As he
came directly in front Of the old cap
tain, the officer saluted and said aloud,
without apparent movement of the
muscles of his face:
Fifteen campaigns private, cap.
tain!"
The emperor. without turning his
head or slackening his pace, said:
Colonel, brigadier, baron!'
Then he was gone. There had been
no time for word more than had pass
ed; but these had sufficed for the cap
tain to communicate a long story and .
reproachful complaint, and for the en-
peror to set matters right with a mill
tary and social promotion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

ideal statues are largely destitute Of
character. OF the truthfulness of the
busts we know nothing. and, indeed, it
is remarkable to notice how greatly the
portrait busts Of the same man differ
from each other. There are ten or
twelve bllsts of Julius Caesar. for in.
stance. each SO different from all the
others that it would be impossible to
identify them rs belonging to the same
man, and the same peculiarly may be
noticed in the ease of several other
celebrities Of that age.
The sculptors Of our own day are still
TO some extent. fettcred by the tradi-
tons of the ancient art canons. but the
painters have burst their bonds and
established ideals of their own. In so
doing, they have freed themselves, not
only from the thralldom of the ancient
art rules, but also from the almost
equally rigorous bondage Of the Re-
naissance art. The present age, in art
as in almost everything else. has brok-
en- away. to no inconsiderable extent,
from the domination Of its predecessors,
and the artists have created for them
selves new ideals, which appeal more
strongly than those OF former times to
the public taste, because they are more
truthful to nature than their predeces-
sors. One touch Of nature in art, as in
poetry or fiction, makes the whole
world kin, and in this fact may be
found an explanation Of the popularity
Of such paintings as ''The Anselus."
1t is to art what the picture Of Tiny
Tim, with his plaintive God bless us
every one," is to literature; a perfect bit
of characterization. done In irreprOach-
able style and with the strictest regard
to detail and colOring.
Where the whole modern artistic
world has taken the same course, COM
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

subject, while 1t might be satisfactory
to some, might also be extremely dis
tasteful % others. The belle Of Da-
honey would hardly shine in Paris,
while the most beautiful Chinese wom-
an would not come up to European
ideas, ye. these ladies are doubtless
very beautiful in the eyes Of the gal
lantS OF their respective countries, how
ever much their charms might lack Of
satisfying the aesthetic tastes OF the
beauX of other lands. But among the
Caucasian races there has been a gen
eral consensus Of artistic opinion as to
what constitutes female beauty. Reg
ularity Of features. without undue
prominence on the part Of any one,
plumpness Of face and form. medium
height, all parts of the body in just and
proper proportion, color and expression,
are regarded as the main points Of
beauty, and while some of these have
received scrupulous attention from the
ancient sculptors when doing ideal
work. one has been notably neglected.
Ancient portrait busts are full of ex-
preston, and. in this connection, it is
a singular fact that there Is compare
lively little difference in the type Of
countenance between the women Of the
time Of the Caesars and the women Of
our own age. When they We're repre-
senting in marble or bronze the fac-
lures Of living women. the ancient
sculptors were true to life, but the mo-
ment they departed from the copy set
before them and attempted to idealizs
they became meaningless. There is not
an atom of expression in the face OF
Venus as it has come down to us in In
Vulnerable statues and busts: the fea-
lures are irreproachable, but the face is
that Of doll, and the same lack of ex-
preston Is observable in the Junos, the
Minervas, the Muses., the Graces, and
other ideal female faces which the
Greek and Roman sculptors preserved
for us in bronze and marble In seek
ing to avoid positiveness of expression,
as in portraits, they lost all, and pre-
scented regular features. but nothing
more. While the ancient portrait busts
are, therefore, admirable, the ancient
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
A STRANGE CUSTOMER.
T. Dogs Daily Visit to a New Orleans
BakeshOp.

D0ACOuOps
Writes a visitor to New Orleans: I
was going down a little side street In
the French quarter yesterday morning.
when I saw adog-apparently cross
bred setter that had come down in the
Woodworking gayly along the BAN
Quette in front Of me, carrying q part
ridge in his mouth. Presently he came
to o queer little bake shop opening
upon an old-time court. stopping be-
fore the window the dog reared himself
upon bis hind legs and tapped with hin
fore paws upon the closed pane, where
upon the baker came and raised tho
window.
bon jour, monsieur" said the man
quite cheerly, as IL he were speaking
to an old acquaintance. At the same
time he took a small round loaf Of
bread from the shelf and put it down
on the sill The dog, wagging his tail
the while, deposited his bird on the
window ledge, picked UP the loaf and
trotted back the way he came.
"You are wondering at my queer Gus
tomer?" asked the baker, seeing my
establishment at the transaction.
"Wen. all I can tell you,' he went on)
us that the dog has been trading with
me SO for nearly year now. Where
he comes from and to whom he belongs
knew not. think 1t Is more than
likely that he is a stray, making his
own living. have fancied sometimes
that he must rob the stalls In the
French market for the things he brings
me. But do not know and nobody
complains. Perhaps wrong him; do
not know. Sometimes he brings a bird,
az you see: sometimes a fish, or q crab;
now and then only q potato or a aprig
Of parsley or thyme. Now and then, al
though very rarely, he comes without
anything at ell. Then know, poor fell
low, that he has had a hard day, 90 he
gets his loaf just the same. Why not7
Even a dog malst Live, and often he
over-pays, anyhow, and 1t all comes
right in the end.
1T u queer, though" the man con-
tinued, "he must always have the same
sort Of bread; no other win he take.
See, keep his loaf here always, and Il
i start tc ret one from another shelf,
he barks, you cont know how, and will
not put down VIII, tever he has brought
till get the right bread. Oh, he -
sharp, that dog"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

Roses" by Bernard; AT the Feast" by
Leon Fortunski: ''Traumerei' and
Song" by Konrad Kiefel: 1.-The Water
Carrier" by Blaas; and 'srhe Flower
Girl" by Edmund de Pury. There are
hundreds Of others, but the striking In.
dividuality of the art Of the present day
may be as well exhibited by one ex-
ample as by dozen or a hundred. and
these illustrations are typical Of the
whole.
The cause of the remarkable differ
ence Is not difficult to find. The artists
OF our time have a vivid apprehension
of the fact that the closer the approxi-
nation of art to nature, the truer be-
comes the picture as an art work, and
also as glimpse Of one phase Of life.
In "Traumerei," for instance, there Is
the suggestion, not only Of n charming
face and figure, but also of a train Of
reflection and "reminiscences. 1t Is q
beautiful picture. also suggestive, and
the bcholder feels certain that behind it
lies whole romance, three-volume
novel, with plot, Incidents and denoue-
,ment complete. So also round the
water Carrier" and the Flower Girl''
fancy can play and weave a web of
imagery which shall make them prin-
cesses in disguise, or heiresses who are
kept from their estates by the machina-
tons Of heavy villain. who, sooner or
later, will come to Justice and be COM
PEELED to give them possession Of their
Frhnxy Mt ro hNV
the ideal characters. the Graces. the
MUSES. Of the Renaissance painters, he,
cause they are truer to lfe
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

We're the names Of men living in the
next street; while. II the talk be OF
painting. Zeuxis and Pausias and APPEL
les and number Of others figure with
equal prominence and familiarity as
the writer's deScant on the superiority
of ancient art to modern and prove, to
their own satisfaction, that the painters
of our own time ought to be painting
fences instead Of faces. and that the
rsculptors would better be employed in
breaking macadam than In chiseling
marble.
Ideals are well enough in their way
IN fact, the world, without them, would
probably not amount to much; but in
sounding their praises it Is we'll to re-
member that it is quite possible not
only for every age to have Its own. but
also that those Of a succeeding age may
be a decided improvement on such as
have gone before Owen Meredith says
somewhere in Lucille:
"A dwarf on dead giants shoulders sees
more
Than the live giants eyesight availed to
explore.
line saying Is just as true now as
when he stole 1t from George Sands
novel and made it as much his own Us
he could by putting it in rhyme and
meter. Artistically, the painters Of the
present day stand on the shoulders OF
those who have gone before them, and
are able to create models of their own.
Particularly IN this the case In the
matter of female beauty. Every age
and country has It's own standards o.
Ideals in this matter, and what would
be considered perfect type IA one
might be regarded a. deficient IN m
sother. 20 that dogmatic ruling on the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

tween them. says q writer in the Globe
Democrat. In really learned art crit
icism. the names OF PraXiteles and Phid-
las. Agesander and Alcamenes. Apo,-
lonius and Tauriscus. and Chares, and
Cleomenes. and Lysippus, and Myron
are as famiiiarly used as though they
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

he cared for me. Instead, he was as in
different as MIR. Fair was kind and nf
fectionate, and in fact it was because
he acted so Indifferent l made up my
mind l would have him. Well, got
him." she continued, by way Of com.
DlriSOn,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
I,r "olmc.' 1horoueh-c.a.

AS an editor am enraged by moth
Ing SO much, or with SO good cause. as
by notes. sometimes from near and In
tisnate correspondents. who say they
have dashed OF something" which
they have sent to me without revision:
or who say that the thing would have
been better II they had kept It BY
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
Familv Pride

my papa" said little Tommy, whose
parent was the public prosecutor. has
all the bad people punished"
"Ah. that amt nuthing," replied IT.
tie Jimmy. my father makes ropes
what they hangs 'em with."-Phihdet
phia North American.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

grade so far above anything that has
been produced in modern times that the
works of our contemporaries are not
worthy to be mentioned in the same
breath, if, indeed. in the same day,
when comparison Is instituted be-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

Knew Whose Word Was Law.
'Shall ask your father, dear7'' ~
inquired, after the worst was ovsr.
'.Just see mamma, George = M -
piled. -Philadelphia North Ameraca
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
OUR MODERN IDEALS.
BEAUTIES OF TODAY COMPARED
WITH THOSE OF THE PAST.
Lack of Expression in the vcnuses
and Junos- NJ eaninglcss Faces Dra wn
by Noted Observation-Disclosures of
Ideal Faces of Today.
Chanfer on Art.

Chapter on Art.
The critical writer's ON high art have
q fashion. or, more properly. fad, of
reverting to the classical models Of
sculpture and painting as being of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

Az 4 matter Of fact, when you pinslI
your fnser, does sympathy 1e es
Goodl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

parisons would be invidiOus, but illus
tratious Of the peculiarly modern style
may easily be observed. not only In
such pictures NJ thosL left by Miilet.
but also In "Now Are the Days Of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24
The Yenr.

The countries and nations of the
world, with few exceptions. begin the
year with January 1, but that this sys-
tenn is arbitrary and based upon MOTH
ing In particular does not even need to
be proved. The ancient Egyptians,
Chaldeans, Persians. Syrians. Phoeni-
clans and Carthaginians each began
their year with the autumnal equinox,
or about September %. Among the
Greeks the beginning Of the Year was
ut tue time of the winter solsticc dc WI
to J3o b. c.. when the "Metonic cycle
was introduced, after which the new
year begin on June %. In England
from the time Of the 14th century until
1862, the legal and ecclesiastical year
began on March %.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-24

Two Race. Trsck Proverbs.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained"
He carosed as he started.
When he returned he sighed, "A fool
And his money soon are parted"
Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-08
THE BERMUOAS AS A MARKET
GARDEN

A large market grower OF green stuff
who has Just returned from the Bermu-
das laughs at the idea Of Bermuda grown
stuff hurting growers here. why,
there isn't enough stuff grown In the
whole group to last New York city three
DAYS" he said. Ii Is the southern grow
ers who hurt northern trade. The culti-
vable Bermudas do not cover more than
nine and one-half square miles, and
much Of this ares consists OF mere
pockets OF earth amidst outlying coral
formation. The big farms are five to
eight acres; the majority Of the Fields
cover from ten square feet to the size OF
an ordinary building. The chief crops
are lilies aud potatoes, both OF which are
affected by disease. II Is q good thing
they don't have to irrigate, as (although
one cannot look in any direction without
seeing water, and the tide rises In every
pool, and even in the spongy rock) there
Is no water to use except what Is caught.
There can be no wells, and the cisterns
are above ground, for catching rain
water. Wages are from % to 80 cents q
day. Although the temp rature Is very
mild and even, the Bermudas are not
half so much Of a paradise to live In as
they are TO resort to for short time.
The chief crop, as some one dryly said,
Is Yankees.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-08
CHlLOReN'S DAY.
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN GRANGl
AND FARM ASSOCIATIONS.

State Master Bachelor says In hi.
circular giving notice OF children's day
In New Hampshire: The future prosper.
ity OF agriculture and welfare OF the
state will depend In some degree upon
the interest in rural life taken by the
present rising generation and the reten'
tion upon the farms OF boys and girls OF
superior mental capacity who will de.
veiop into broad minded men and women
and constitute yeomanry OF influence
and power. For the furtherance OF this
object the patrons Of husbandry have
annually set apart day known as chill
dren's day. BY the consent and ad-
vice of the executive committee OF the
New Hampshire state grange, Satur-
day, June 18th, Ia hereby designat-
ed as children's day for New Hampshire.
We urge its observance with enthus siasm
and with n full appreciation OF its i'm
portsnce. An afternoon or evening
meeting should be held TO which all the
children Of the vicinity should be invit-
ed, especially remembering the children
OF the poor and needy. Let the exercises
be arranged. and the feast served for the
special enjoyment of the children that 1t
may be such bright spot in the chill
dren's lives as To call to mind In future
years pleasing remembrance OF early
farm associations and an intensified re-
gard for the memory Of those who thus
contributed to its pleasures. The patrons
OF husbsndry can be interested In no
more commendable work than that tend
ing towards the development OF love
for rural life in the mind and heart OF
the boys and girls Of New Hampshire,
and nothing can contribute more TO the
permanent prosperity Of agriculture, and
the future welfare of the state.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-08
THE cuRRANT FLY.
BULLETIN OF THE MAINE AGRIcULT-
URAL EXPERIMENT STATION.

In the report OF the Maine Experiment
Station for 1889, Prof. Harvey gave the
results Of an extended study Of the life
history Of the Apple Maggot, Trypeto
pomonelld. During the past two years
Professor Harvey has, with patient
labor, completely worked out the life
history Of the Currant Fly, Epochrd
cdnddensis. This pest In It's habits quite
closely resembles the Apple Maggot, and
In some parts Of the state Is causing
much damage to the currant and goose
berry crops. The more technical de-
scription Of the currant fly and the re-
suits Of the investigation were printed
In the annual report OF the Maine Station
for 1895. The present Bulletin, No. 30,
gives somewhat more popular de-
sc1ption of the life history, habits, and
the way Of fighting this pest.
A full page plate gives pictures OF the
insect in all stages Of development.
The insect spends nearly eleven
months in the ground. II cannot be de-
stroyed so far as known In the winged
stage. The eggs are deposited under the
skin OF the fruit and spraying would do
no good. A part OF the infested fruit
drops prematurely and the worms re-
main in 1t for some time before they
emerge and 60 into the ground. From
this habit II is recommended TO gather
the fallen currants frequently and burn
them. While this cannot be relied upon
to destroy all Of the flies, 1t can be en-
ployed to keep them In check.
As the pupae are found only about an
inch below the surface, they could be
destroyed with little trouble by remov-
ing the soil to that depth from under the
bushes and burying 1t deep or depositing
IL on a road or other exposed place.
Methods OF determination are being
studied at the Station and it II hoped
that an effective method OF destroying
the insect may be worked out during the
season Of 1897.
This bulletin will be sent to all who
apply to the Agricultural Experiment
Station, Orono, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-08
ssaaH
FARMERS FIELD DAY.

A farmers field day meeting will b.
held at the Maine State College, Orono
Maine, Wednesday, June ., 1897.
The program Of the day will consist ol
inspection OF the grounds, buildings
and appliances Of the College and Ex
pertinent Station.
The buildings will be open. allowing
all to see the museums, laboratories
workshops, green houses, barns, recita
ton and drawing rooms, apparatus and
other facilities for instruction. The ma
chinery OF the Dairy Building, the Elec
trical Engineering and Mechanic Art:
Departments will be In operation.
There will be informal addresses by
members Of the faculty in regard to the
collections, demonstrations with some
Of the more important apparatus, exhi'
bition OF improved agricultural machin'
cry, the operation Of the dairy building
and the inspection of the barns and
herds. The Investigations In the Expert
ment Station will be explained by those
engaged In the work.
Parents who have children to educate
and young men who wish 10 become ac.
quainted with the opportunities offered
In the several courses OF study, will dc
well to visit the college at this time.
All who are interested In the work OF
the institution are cordially invited to
attend.
Beans, brown bread and coffee will be
served for refreshments. For anything
further visitors will depend upon their
lunch baskets. As far as practicable
visitors will bring forks, and mugs or
cups for coffee.
Both the Maine Central and the Ban
gor and ArOostook Railroads will sell
tickets at one fare for the round trip
On both roads tickets will be on sale the
9th, good TO return the l0ih.
Transportation from Orono village,
Bangor and Oldtown can be had on the
electric cars which pass the college
ground. For further Information apply
TO PROF. CHAs. ID. WOODS,
Orono, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-08

II the cost of marketing the crop Of q
given country can be reduced by 10 per
cent through the building of good roads.
that country will find good roads pay
ing investment. Good roads once built
will last almost forever, and the cost OF
maintaining them Is relatively smaller
the better they are built In the first
place. Crops are marketed year after
year, and the unnecessary expenditure OF
time and effort, the unnecessary wear
and tear ON wagons and harness, result
ing from bad roads repeat themselves
annually.
Money spent on good roads il an invest
ment which pays handsome annual div
idends. They are as certain, too. - the
annual return Of the warm spring sun
shine after the frost and SHOWS Of win.
Ter. Good roads are . most profitable
invsssmsnt Cedar Rapids 0apettA