Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-10

The marriage rate in England and
Wales last year was the lowest on rec
ord.
The head Of every Chinese male in
FAINT Is shaved when he is about
month old,
The New York police commissioners
are considering the question of cheaper
uniforms for the patrolmen.
The fire loss in the United States for
seven months Of 1895 was $75,5s2, GOO,
against $77,92O, 200 in 1894 and $685.
1O1, 300 in 1893.
Reports from Labrador say that the
fishery this season is the best on rec
ord, many unprecedented catches hav-
ing been made
The midwinter fair at San Francisco
was a memorable event for the city
and left profit enough to erect a public
museum In one of the parks.
The German army is to spend 1OO,-
600 marks for bicycles this year. Two
wheels are assigned to each battalion
for work formerly done by mounted or
derlies.
The murder percentage Of Great Brit
ain Is comparatively small, with the ex-
ception Of London and Ireland, and
personal safety in England and Scot
land is commendable on all sides.
The Emperor of Germany has no use
for the people of this country. The
story thO< IN, <ays 70 nf tho
English nobility about the Kiel fete he
wrote: There will be no Americans
present; - them ALL"
Eastport, Maine, has a genuine new
woman, but Of a type not likely to be-
come fashionable. She regularly does
a mans work on a woodpile, handling
the bucksaw and ak with all the skill
Of the hardest male expert.
A property owner in st. Gall, switzer-
land, has posted In all the kitchens Of
his houses notice that 1.-The use of
coal oil in starting kitchen fires is strict
~ prohibited, under fine Of 5 to 80
francs, one-half to 60 to the informer."
Navy officials complain that it is hard
work to get the best seamen nowadays
for the reason that the private yachts
are able to command their services.
And yet the United States navy pays
its enlisted men better than any other
nation on earth.
A man was arrested in New York the
othe" day for wearing women's cloth
ing. He says he is p years old, and,
with the exception Of brief period,
never wore anything else than women's
garb. Then, he claims, he was arrest
ed as q woman masquerading as a
man.
The youngest member Of the new
British parliament is Is years old and
the oldest is 90. These figures may be
said to mark the limits Of the age Of
public men In Great Britain. As rule
they begin earlier and they live longer
than public men in the United States.
In his address before the British Med
ical Associations congress, Henry
Morris said that the anatomy of the
brain and nervous system had been al
most wholly rewritten during the past
ten years, all because Of the new data
established by modern scientific inves-
tigation.
A pear grower in Blackshear has
made cider from his pear crop with
good results. The cider is sweet and
has very good flavor. If it is allowed
to ferment, hard cider results, which
resembles Rhine wine to some degree.
An excellent vinegar can also be made
from pear cider.
Monsoons are periodical winds which
sweep the northern part Of the Indian
ocean, changing their direction after
an interval of about six months, and
hence the term monsoon. the Anglicized
form Of the Persian mousum, or the
Malay mossin, signifying season, re-
ferring to their periodicity.
Two newsboys of Syracuse, N. T.,
have been arrested for selling papers
in that city on Sundays. According to
an ordinance framed by an intelligent
member of the board Of aldermen, the
only persons authorized to sell newspa-
pers on the first day of the week are
licensed vendors of milk.
Professor Emery e. Smith Of Cali
fornia has succeeded in experiments in
cross fertilization in producing an en-
tirely new violet. highly scented and
Of great beauty. In size the flower
covers an American silver dollar. Its
color Is a clear violet purple, which
does not fade. The fragrance is very
powerful.
One OF the queerest clubs in the
world is the Lazy Club Of Vienna.
It is said to have a membership Of 100
and there are thousands waiting for
admission. No member Of this organi-
cation can do anything for a living,
and the slightest suspicion Of work
that rests on a member means his ex-
pulsion.
An interesting illustration Of the In
dams clever horsemanship was given
by q young buck at Wilbur, WASH, a
few days ago. Carrying in his hand an
ordinary cup brimful Of water, he rode
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