Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-07

to escape the many wooers who sougn.
her hand within year Of her. hus-
hands death. Her brother-in-law res
cued her. and when she had time to
think 1t over she regretted her precipi.
fancy.
Bulls are not all Of Irish origin, or
at least they do not all originate In Ire
land. A dispatch from Constantinople
printed by the London Telegraph con-
tains this radiant specimen: whether
the powers will avail themselves Of the
opportunity to prevent the inevitable
catastrophe that Is impending remains
to be Seen"
A Georgia legislator named McCook
thinks that possur1s are rapidly disap-
pearing from the State as a result Of the
constant war that u waged upon them,
and he 10 urging upon his fellow states
men the duty Of passing a bill to make
illegal the killing Of these interesting
marsupials at any time between
March / and Oct. 1.
The early British custom Of erecting
cairns, or heaps Of stones, to commem-
crate events, is greatly In favor with
the Queen. The first royal cairn was
erected when she took possession Of
Balmoral, and the estate is now quite
rich in these unique memorials, there
being one to commemorate the prince
consort's death and the marriage Of
each Of her children.
PropOrtionately, there is no great
town in the civilized world that has 90
few daily morning papers as London.
This is due to the large expenditure in
volved in starting one. Anyone con-
templating starting a London paper
must be ready to lose $4,000 or $780,
600 per annum for the first two or three
years, and then 1t is an open question
whether he will have turned the corner.
In Genoa there are regular marriage
brokers, who have pocketbooks filled
with the names Of the manageable
girls Of the different classes, with notes
of their figures, personal attractions,
fortune and other circumstances. These
brokers 60 about endeavoring to ar
range connections In the same off-hand
mercantile manner which they would
bring to bear upon q merchandise
transaction.
The percentage Of tlliteracy among
the whites Of Colorado Il As; Idaho, 8.5;
Kansas, 20; Montana, Al; Nebraska,
%; Nevada, AZ; Utah, 81; Washing
ton, 81; Wyoming, 3. On the other
hand. the percentage Of illiteracy In the
white population Of Connecticut Is 81;
Delaware, "a; Maine, 81; Maryland,
Z; New Hampshire, 6.S; New Jersey,
81: New York, 5.4; Pennsylvania, 6.4:
Rhode Island, GO; Vermont. 81; West
Virginia, Is.
Syracuse has a leaning tower, but
the Syracusans, unlike the Pisans, are
not at all proud Of their architectural
freak and devote lot Of time to prod
ding the city authorities into taking &C.
ton for its removal. The tower II q
part Of the great Stearns factory and
is used in making wire. It Is now thir-
teen inches out Of the perpendicular
and with every high wind sways about
in way that gives people living in the
vicinity severe attacks Of nervous pros
tratiOn.
Complaint is made that in the Cape
Cod cranberry boys the native pickers
have been supplanted by Italians,
Firms and Swedes, and that thus an,
other American industry has passed
into the hands Of foreigners. In re-
gard to another and more celebrated
New England industry, that Of whaling,
visitors to the cape Of recent years have
not failed to notice that Portuguese i'm
migrants and West Indian negroes form
the bulk Of the crews.
The Ohio Wesleyan university Of
Delaware. Ohio, has received from Mrs.
V. T. Hills Of that place the gift Of q
collection of carbon photographs, num-
bering many splendid examples. These
works, comprising selections from old
and modern masters. will be hung in
the halls and reception-rooms of
Mounett hall, according to Mrs. Hills
letter of presentation, ito stimulate the
love Of art and to create and foster the
arr instinct among the budding girls
and growing youth"
A New York physician, who has
very large Office practice, has adopted
simple but effective plan for the enter
tainment Of his patients while they are
waiting. He has provided half a dozen
ingenious puzzles, which are strewn
carelessly around on the tables and on
the mantel in the waiting room. Ere
quently there viii be score Of persons
In this room, and, for some Of them, es-
pecially the nervous ones, the waits
would be very fatiguing IL it were not
for the puzzles.
Names Spry Young Women.
Sounn Of the young women are seek