Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-06-17
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out after temperature record we all
want ample notice.-Chicago Post.
Perhaps in the course of time that Tur-
co-Grecian arInistce will just naturally
grow into real peace.-Chicago Post.
Lieut. Peary may never reach the north
pole, out he win prove that his ambition
IS never checked by failure.-Baltimore
American.
Senators are now engaged in showing
how statistics may be made to work to
prove either side of a clse.-Balti
American.
The Sultan now realizes that he is not
the whole thing. but he doubtless thinks
ne Is all Of it except the Czar.-Chcago
Evening Post
There is suspicion that Russia has
cold deck concealed somewhere. Every
time the Car shows his hand he wins the
trick.-Chicago Tribune.
Ii Iillman can succeed in pitchforking
the sugar spectators of the Senate the
extra session will not have been in vain
st. Louis Post-Dispatch ##I
The Greek army appears to be gathering
AGAIN vt the pass of Thermopylae. This
Is probably the starting point for tho run
home.-Chicago Tribune
Emperor William is uncertain and err
| ratio about most things, but be may be
relied upon for consistent hatred of Eng
land.-Terre Haute Express.
Weyler says that he is ''about to pacify
Cuba He is like the individuals spoken
of by Pope who ''never are, but always
to be blest. New York Sun.
Meanwhile the six great powers of Eu-
rope are still talking. In the matter Of
procrastination and lung power they are
simply sublime. Post.
Utah opens fire upon Spain at long
| range with her field piece. The boom Of
her Cannon ought to waken the echoes
in her Canyons Times.
If 1.-The original Mckinley man" was
boiled down 50 us to make fewer of him
the President might b. able to do some
thing for him.-Chica.go Inter Ocean.
American h4iresSes need not feel so
dowuclst There VIII BE- lot of new
dukes and earls created during the Eng
hsh jubilee. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Greek campaign in the present war
has 80 far consisted Of 80 per cent politics,
ID per cent Of treachery and per cent OF
fighting. Commercial Tribune
In spite of anonymous skull and-cross-
bones communications. It may be assumed
that Mr. Reed is safe from any except
oratorical bombardments. Washington
Star.
knowledge is powe+. and from the num-
Der of college graduates now being turned
out there ought to be power of knowl-
edge available just at present.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Cheyennes are reported on the war
path. This news no longer ro,ises TO
| mantle visions. for the modern Indian war
path leads not to glory, but the jail
Atlanta Journal.
1t is to be hoped that Special Commits
sioner John w. Foster will succeed in
arranging for protection of the seals be-
fore the funeral of the last one occurs
Washington Star.
When Cincinnatus forsook his plow to
serve his country he didn't consult the
Latin professors. In the language of the
late Jerry Rssk. he seen his duty and he
done :t.-Baltimore Herald.
If the reports from Madrid are correct,
Gen. Weyler win have to give up the
great business opportunities afforded by
the Spanish commiSsary department in
Cuba. indianapolis News.
The Greek ministers have plenty of rea-
sons to which to ascrbe the defeat of the
national arms. but explanations of this
sort never afford any very substantial sat
| isfaction. Seattle Post lntelligencer.
Eyperince with campaign promises
does not seem to make our citizens any
| wiser. They are going abroad and paying
English sharpers for jubilee procession
seats THAT do not exist.-Detroit Free
Press.
A Parnellite leader has been put out of
the House of Commons because he refused
to sit down when ordered to do so by the
presiding officer. 1t is the Old struggle
which England keeps up trying to make
Ireland sit down.--New Orleans Picay-
une.
There is talk in Madrid of sacrificing
Weyler in order to enable the conserva-
tives to keep in power. If the Cuban
boss mas pocketed half million dollars
of Spanish money, as reported, he must
be abort ready to be sacrificed Hartford
Times.
1t is said that by using kites the signal
service will be able to issue weather pre-
dictions sixteen hours earlier than usual.
This makes little difference; what 10 real
ly wanted is forecast which shall be
about sixteen miles nearer the truth
Chicago Times Herald.
Notes of Current Events.
The alien labor law passed the Cana
dian House of Commons 1t is almost q
fac smile of the American law.