Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

1900 to 5000 feet above the sea, and IL
mostly level, with some low ranges Of
hills. The surface Is bare of wood, ex-
cept in few sheltered spots along the
streams, but Is well covered with herb
age. The air is pure and bracing, much
like that of Colorado or Wyoming.
There are, happily, no billiards., but
violent thunder-storms are not uncom-
mon and the hail-stones which fall dur.
ing such storms sometimes kill the
smaller animals, aud even men.
When one is lying down the heart
makes about ten strokes less a minute
than when one is upright. That means
a saving of 600 strokes per hour. or
about 5000 heart beats during the eight
hours spent in bed. The heart pumpe
six ounces of blood with each beat. II
therefore lifts 10000 ounces less Of
blood in night Of eight hours spent in
bed than when one is in an upright po-
sition. The blood flows just so much
the more slowly through the veins
when one Is lying down, therefore one
has to use extra coverings to supply the
warmth usually furnished by circula,
ton.
The statistics of crime in France are
several years in arrears; those relating
to 1893 were published about a month
ago. They are complete and special at.
tention has been paid to the offensea
against the established rules of society
by French women. Criminologists may
be interested to know that of 1850 &C.
cused persons in 1893 in France, 3,673
were males and 500 were females, q
proportion Of six to one. In other
words, women were responsible for IL
per cent Of the crimes committed
which, according to the statistics, IL Q
diminution since the period Of 1S71-76
when the percentage was II.
In pursuance Of traditional custom
Of the court of Spain, magnificent
royal coach, drawn by six horses. ac-
companied by grooms and outriders in
full livery, was recently driven to the
palace on the Castellana, occupied by
the Duke Of Hijar. Within the coach
were functiOnary Of the royal palace
and a royal valet who held on a rich
silver platter the clothing worn by the
young king, Alfonso XIII. on the last
Epiphany Day. The privilege of pos
sessing this clothing and of sitting at
the kings table on that day was
granted in 1431 to Don Rodrigo de
Villandranda, who saved Juan XI. at
Toledo from falling into the hands Of
the prince royal, Don Enrico, who had
conspired with the grandees OF CASTLE
to assassinate him.
Apropos Of the new census Of London
q writer says: 1.-The suburban move
ment has in recent years become I'M
fashionable. Property has deprecated
in value in suburbs that were smart
but few years ago, and the tendency
Of the richer folk Is to return to the
squares and fats of inner London. But
the people who decree whether q par
ticular mode of life shall be fashionable
or the reverse are very small fraction
Of the whole, and their movements have
no appreciable effect upon the aggre-
gate. II the upper classes' are MI
grating back from the suburbs to town
the middle and working classes are
flowing out in an infinitely broader
stream. The large suburban villa -
pulled down and it's garden dug up r.
make room for the rows of little houses
which accommodate the clerk and tho
workingman."
There Is group Of islands to the
south Of New Zealand called the Sis
tiers, or Seven Sisters, which are ~
puted to be subject to practically con-
slant rainfall The same may be said
of the islands and mainland Of Terra
del FuegO, saving for the difference
that the rain often takes the form ol
sleet and snow. On line running
around the world from four to, eight or
nine degrees there are patches over
which rain seldom ceases to fall. This
is called the ZONE Of constant precipi-
tation," but at the same time there are
several localities along it with very lit
tie rainfall. Thus. for instance, while
the town Of Panama has a six months'
dry season and very line wet one
Colon, on the other side Of the isthmus,
about thirty-seven miles away, u
deluged with rain during the wet
season.