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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
Naval MiehaDs.

We have a good navy, and we do not
appreciate it. AS a matter of fact, cas-
ualties to our new armorclads and
cruisers have not been particularly fire..
quent when their size and their number
are considered. In this country every
trivial mischance is caught up and ex.
plotted by the sensational newspapers,
but nothing is said OF similar accidents
in foreign navies. Barring the destruc.
ton of Admiral kimberly's fleet by the
Samoan hurricane in 1889, which no
skill or foresight could have prevented
our naval service Tor many years has
been remarkably free from really seri,
Gus disasters.
There is nothing in our records to
compare with the capSizing Of the Brit
ish frigate Captain with half thou
sand men in 1870, or the fatal collision
Of the British ironclads Vangu lrd and
Iron Duke in 1915 or tina. OF the Ger.
man ironclad kaise: Wilhelm and
Grosser KurfurSt tho year follow. ng.
when 300 men persisted, or the loss of
the British training ships Eurydice and
Atlanta in 1873 :itl 1850 With GJ2 Oil
GERS. sailors and apprentice boys. or the
sinking Of the British flagship Victoria,
with Admiral Tyron, twenty-five Off.
GERS and $50 sailors, by collision with
the Campcrdown on June %, 1893, in
the Mediterranean, or the wreck of the
Spanish cruiser Reina Regente, on
March 10. 1896. with APO officers and
seamen.
The list Of minor accidents to foreign
naval vessels in the past few years
would be too long to enumerate. But
the standing Of the British ironclads
Howe and Arson, the flagship Am
phion and the cruiser Sultan were far
more grave affairs than any such acct
dents which have occurred to any OF
our own heavy vessels within THE pc
Rod. We have Lad plr fair share Of
troubles, perhaps, tut no more than
that.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
MISSIONERS ACCEPT.
Several Plans Offered for Solution of
Financial Prob!eln.

All Of the appo!ntees Of the sound
money commission have siynitied their &C.
cepttrce. Several plans have .lready
been prepared for submission TO the COM
mission. One Of these looks to the retire
ment of the greenbacks, as suggested in
Secretary Carlis!e's last report, while an
other is in effect to retire all bank notes
unde: S., substituting instead silver. Still
another proposition looks to gradual eX-
tinsuishment of the national debt, which
necessarily will modify the present bank
ing system, and that the government au-
thorizc the organization Of national
banks, the same to deposit sum equal to
their capital stock in gold or silver.
Chairman Hanna is anxious that sug-
gestions be made to the commission, prom
Using to each careful consideration, as in
the preparation of the proposed new
financial system every means should be
employed to create something which Will
commend itself to public confidence.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23

the trbesmen would dispense upon view.
ing the red coats of the British punitive
force-that it would he hardly necessary
to fire shot. These dreams have been
shattered in IL tragic manner.
A dozen officers aud scores Of the rank
and file have fallen before the unerring
aim of the Afridis, Orakzais. Mahmonds
and ether wild dwellers of the frontier
Many posts have been captured and de-
stroyed, and the fearful work is still
progressing. News comes that the lower
Mohmands, whose habitat is south Of
Peshawur, have submitted and have
agreed to pay heavy fine and to sur
render their arms, but these are only a
few of the thousands who are now fight
ing against British rule
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23

made trip to st. Louis to prepare for an
expedition to the Yukon.
In shaking the dust of clerical career
from his feet Mr.. Vrooman takes the op-
portunity to remark upon the unreInu-
ncrativeness of the profession he is lcav-
ing. lie says that he received only 500
from the Peoples Church in the time he
served it. 1t is his opinion that being a
clergyman is too expensive Il luxury for
him and he is tired OF it. NJ. Nroonlan's
controversy with the Presbyterian church
and his acceptance Of the position of as
sistant to DIR. Thomas are matters of ie'
cent history
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
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The title Of Mrs. Cragie's new novel;
is 1.-THE School for Saints"

The title Of Mrs. Cragie's new novel;
Is 1.-THE School for Saints"
The American Monthly Review Of Re-
views is the new title Of the PERIODICAL
edited by Albert Shaw. In course Of
time 1t will doubtless come to be known
more briefly as the American Monthly.i
John Kendrick Bangs Is now vice.
president of the Yonkers Board of Eds
ucation and to the duties Of this office
he deyotes large part Of the time left
from his writing and from golf, In;
which he is an enthusiast.
The most northern paper in the world.
is printed at Godthaab, in Greenland
and is called Laesestof. 1t is mission;
airy sheet, made for the Eskimos, and
has been the means Of teaching many
of them to read the Danish language.
The third and last volume of the new.
London edition of Burns works has
now been completed by w. f. Henley
and his collaboration, Mr.. Henderson;
Included in it will be an essay on the.
genius Of the poet by Mr.. Henley.
into the problem Of the origin of our,
cats by the discovery in Brazil of q.
tortoiseshell wildcat, Of which the late
Prof Cope had the only known muse
um specimen. This animal will be de-
scribed from Prof. Cope's specimen in,
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly,
by William II. Ballou.
Four O'Clock has new fund of ligir,,
short stories, after the graceful model
Of those of its editor, Charles Fletcher.
Scott. The art work, from the poster
on the cover to the last pasted-in tail
piece. is remarkably good. Gibson
never made more graceful and effec-
tive picture than the one by McCutch-
con entitled "And Then Broke Down."
The magazine shows many signs Of
prosperity, and if it's founders do not
make the foolish mistake of changing
its character in imitation Of something
else. they have every chance of holding
permanently the wide patronage due to
the novelty of their enterprise.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
BOYCOTT THE POSTMASTER.
Hogansville, Ga, Citizens Find the
Negro Backed by the Law.

The recent shooting of the negro post
master at Hogansville. Ga, threatens to
entail no end Of trouble for the people Of
that town. 1t is stated that two of the
most prominent business men in the town
will be arrested on a charge of attempt
ing to assassinate the postmaster
The people of the town have never yet
patronized the negro postmaster directly,
the old postmaster, Hardaway, maintain
ing his old postofiice and sending for and
obtaining in bulk the mail matter for all
his white patrons. The ex-postmaster will
will be prosecuted for this. When this
action was announced a few days ago the
citizens conceived the plan of having their
mail sent to the next nearest postoiiice
and sending carrier for it. They are
now told that this would be in violation Of
the law which permits only the govern
ment to maintain a post route.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
High Officers Taken.

Eduardo Velasquez, chief Of police Of
CITY OF Mexico; Lieut.. Cabreta, assistant
chief of detectives; and Commandant
Mauro Sanchez were arrested and taken
to prison and placed in solitary confne-
ment by order Of the fifth criminal Judge.
ia whom had also been turned over twen-
ty-one prisoners arrested for entering the
municipal building on the night Of the re-
cent lynching Of the man who attacked
President Diaz.
If the police authorities are proved
criminally negligent in guarding the pris-
oners they will undoubtedly be severely
punished, and whoever took part in kill
ing the prisoner will be held for MUIR
der. even il they were merely passiveiy
acting as investigators of the crime.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
GOV. MOUNT IN DEAD EARNEST.
Saws He Will Insist on the Indictment
of the Osgood Lynchcrs.

Gov. Mount announces that il the pres
ent Ripley County grand jury fails to in
dict the men who participated in the Yer
sailes lynching, he will send Attorney
General ketcham to the county TO con-
duct an inquiry before new jury. There
will be no relaxation of effort, he says,
until the lynchers have been punished.
The Governor says he still has confidence
in the present jury, but he wishes it UNI
derstood that he is deeply in earnest in
this effort to have the lynchers punished.
A dispatch from Osgood says several
persons have suddenly disappeared from
that place, and the impression prevails
that all the ringleaders in the lynching
will leave the State as soon as they find
that the grand jury is close after Them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
PLAYING WITH DEATH.
England Irritated by the Bad Man
aRement in IndiN.

Popular irritation increases in England
over the conduct of the campaign against
the tribesmen in India. There is q cry
for such another man as Lord Roberts of
Aandahar to crush the growing revolt.
In government circles there prevails a
Keeling of gratitude that parliament is
not in session. They know that embarass-
,ng questions would be asked touching
the recent reverses, and that Lord George
Hamilton, secretary of state for India,
would find himself sorely puzzled to ex-
plain the culpable dilatoriness that has
marked the actions Of the India Govern
ment.
People say that officials danced and ban
Quoted Mt Simla while the rebellion was
nourly gaining in force. 1t took days for
Lord Elgin and his encourage to grasp
me situation. They believed ct 6rst that
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
Circumstance. Alter Cases.

Doctor-"Are you wealthy enough,
madam, to spend the summer in the
upper lake regionsT'
Madam-"We have very small In
come, sir"
Doctor-"On closer examination l
find that yours is not case of hay
fever, but only bad cold in the head"
Detroit Free Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
co,lide Near st. Louis Depot.

A collision occurred near the union sta
tion IN st. Louis between the outgoing
Wabash passenger train and an incoming
ST. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado
train. The Wabash engine was thrown
from the track, overturning and partly
demolished. Conductor Charles Williams
was the only one who received serious in
iuries.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
PASTOR WILL SEEK GOLD.
Rev. Frank r. Vroomau, Tired of Min.
istry, Will Go to X lodike

1StTJI :" III 0O % N 1OuIKVs
Rev. Frank Burlington Vrooman, u.s.
sistant pastor Of the Peoples Church,
Chicago, has confirmed the report that
he will so to the klondike. He has decid
ed to leave the ministry of the gospel so
a to be able to devote his entire time to
the race after Mammon. AS one OF the
promoters Of n company to be capitalized
for S1O,OOO,OOO the preacher recently
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
Beatitudc.

"How do you like your wings?
The angel with the baby stare BEAM
ed radiantly. VERY much" she re-
piled. "They rustic almost exactly lika
q silk petticoat. Truth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
Jim the PenmAn.

A few months ago a Chicago man
who has written play called upon q
New York manager at q Chicago hotel
and sent up his card. The theatrical
man received him very graciously. and
the Chicagoan said he had play
which he would like to have the Goth.
amite consider.
''Sit right down and read it to me-
now said the manager This was done,
and at the conclusion of the hearing
the New Yorker said that he could not
see enough in the play to warrant him
in producing it,
The Chicago man expressed his
thanks for the courtesy of a hearing,
and added that he was somewhat sur
prised to find New York manager so
easily accessible.
'Well,' said the Gothamite, II make
it point always to dip into every play
which comes along, sufficiently to learn
it's possibilities at least. / had an ex-
perience once which taught me les
son. / was in London one summer on
business, and as l was about ready to-,
return a theatrical broker handed me
the manuscript of play and asked me
to place it for him if possible in Amer
lea He said I might have the Ameri-
can rights for $500 and he would give
me 10 per cent commission for placing
1t.
II threw the manuscript into trunk,
and when reached New York handed
it to a well-known manager and asked
him to look into it. He soon reported
that the piece was absolutely worth
less or course gave the natter no
further thought. l tool the manuscript
back across the waite. neut summer
and surrendered 1t.
"But year or two later the author OF
that play produced it in London and
made hit. The very New York man
ager who had Endorsed it as absolutely
worthless secured the American rights
by cable, and for many years paid thou
sands Of dollars for the right to present
Jim, the Penman' in this country-a
play which was offered to me outright
for $500 and which never even read.
Since then I've been reading playa
Chicago Times Herald
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23
In the Trolley Car.

Tae Fat Lady tsweetly) Beg par,
don! Did sit on You. sir?
The Lean Man (crankily) You did.
madam.
The Fat Lady (bridlingl Oh, well,
dare any you needed k.Puck.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23

When a man gets job, after loaAng,
a long time, about the nrsk khtn9 ~.
does Is to monkey around, x ID
~ can't lose II
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-10-07
An International Engagement.

Announcement is made, - says the
Boston Transcript, "of the engagement
of Sir John Ainsworth, her majesty's
special commissioner in British east
Africa, to Miss Ina Scott, formerly of
West Philadelphia. Miss Scott is sister
Of the late Rev. P. Cameron Scott, who
was director and founder Of she African
Inland mission. She went out to Africa
under the auspices of the Philadelphia
missionary council little more than a
year ago with her father and mother,
her sister, Miss Margaret, being already
on the missionary field. Sir John Aims
worth took deep interest in the work
of the mission and aided materially in
the foundation of mission stations. He
formed close attachment for the ear
nest young missionary, the Rev. P.
Cameron Scott, who died on the mis-
sionary field last winter. Sir John and
Lady Ainsworth will probably not re-
main in British east Africa. They are
now at Machaki. but it is expected that
Sir John will return to England at the
close Of his special governmental mis-
sion in Africa.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-10-07
They Played Poker.

In the summer of 1910 Henry Clay
went to Kentucky on his vacation.
Three nights after his arrival at GER
tain springs sociable game began. In
the game were Mr.. Clay, Josiah Black
burn, John Hardin and Sam Clay, a
cousin of the statesman. 1t began on
Friday night and ran along with vary
ing luck. They were all old hands and
had the nerve to back their cards. At
IL o'clock Saturday night Blackburn
quit a little ahead. He had been mar
ried only two months and was afraid
his young wife would think he was
dead. Sunday morning at 9 O'Clock
some one rapned on the door. It was
opened, and negro girl stood in tho
hall. She had clean shirt in her hand,
and on the bosom was a note from Har-
din's wife, s'For Mr.. John Hardin.
wherever he can be found. The doo1
was closed and play resumed. Hardin
changed his linen at the table. San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-10-07
BARONIAL PARKS.
The Extent of Some Which Surround the
Houses of English Noblemen.

The Extent of Some Which Surround the
Houses Of English Noblemen.
An article in The Cornhill Magazine
on the cost Of maintaining country
houses contains some extremely inter
esting particulars about the size Of
noblemen's parks. One hardly likes,
the writer says, to guess the cost of re-
pairs to the loose stone wall around
Badminton park, high enough to pre-
vent deer leaping it and inclosing 986
deer. At Welbeck there are 101a miles
of iron fencing around the three deer
parks. Thoresby park is IL miles
around.
Though the deer have been removed
or destroyed in no less than 30 parks
since 1867 there are 404 deer parks and
|. paddocks in England and Wales alone,
and of these are over 1900 acres.
Savernake is 4, 900 acres. There are
many over 1000 acres. The area has
an additional interest for the owner,
because the bigger the park the more
gates and lodges and roads it needs,
and park roads, except town roads, are
the dearest in this country.
In parks like Fridge, with 2,500
acres; Knowsley, 2.0O0 acres; Blen-
helm, 2, ,254 acres; Tatton, 2,000 acres,
and others of less size, the mileage of
roads, unless their numbers were kept
down, would rival those of q moderate
parish.
The lowest number by which a great
house and it's garden parks and acces-
sories can be served and kept up is from
80 to 60 men. OF these great houses
there are not less than 900 in England,
Wales and Scotland Those of the third
magnitude have a minimum staff of 90
men. Those of the second magnitude,
some of them very large and splendid
houses, almost OF quite reaching the
first dimensions, employ from 80 to 150
or 175 men. Beyond these are the stars
of the first magnitude, real palaces,
maintaining from 900 to, in one case
not Chatsworth-more than 900 men in
the performance OF work, other than
industrial or agricultural. in the serv-
ice of the owner.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-10-07
Perverted Judgment.

The cause Of a wrong taste is q de-
feet of Judgment. And this may arise
from a natural weakness Of understand
ing lin whatever the strength of that
faculty may consist), or, which is much
more commonly the case, it may arise
from want Of proper and well di-
rected exercise, which alone can make
Il strong and ready. Besides, that ig-
norance. inattention, prejudice. rash
ness. levity, obstinacy in short, all
those passions and all those vices which
pervert the Judgment in other matters.
prejudice it no less in this its more re-
fined and elegant province. - Burke.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-10-07
a FAMOUS BAKERY.
How the Hollands Became CAkemaIxers
For the Royal Family.

How the Hollands Became Cakemalxers
For the Royal Family.
In one of the old buildings which
bear the architectural imprint Of Queen
Anne's time in Chester, England, is a
bakeshop- an ordinary bakeshop,
for the royal arms jut out from the SEQ
oa,d story, and Immediately above is a
sign bearing the name "Bollands. "
And the proximity of the sign to the
royal arms is nosidle commercial myth
to insnare new customers.
In the annals of the tradesfolk Of
Chester there never was greater man
than Richard Bolland, the original
owner Of the bakeshop. In 1885 the
Duchess of Kent and her young daugh-
ter, the Princess Victoria, visited the
city for the purpose of officially opening
new bridge that was to bring all
kinds of Importance and prosperity to
the town. OF course it was an immense
event for Chester, and every one did
something to make the visit Of the
great folks memorable.
Richard Bolland was ambitious, but
poor, and he ohurned his brains might
lily to devise some attractive method of
showing his loyal appreciation of the
visit In happy moment he decided to
make some small cakes of transcendent
excellence, put them in fancy box and
present them to the young princess.
Happy thoughtl Potent cakesl Great
Bolland!
The next year the little princess,
whose palate had been enchanted by
the flavor of the Chester cakes, became
queen of England, and one Of the first
acts after her accession in 1887 was the
appointments of Bolland as one of the
queen s warrant holders. So much for
the power of a box of small cakes.
How long the flavor of those cakes
fingered in the royal memory is shown
by the fact that % years later, when
the Prince Of Wales was to be married,
Victoria gave commission to Bolland
to prepare the ng cake for that
great event. Il no ordinary we'd
ding cake that = Bolland produced
either, and it's exhibition earned him
such tremendous fame that every Eng
lish bride of wealth and prominence
who has married since then has had
the Chester baker prepare her wedding
cake.
Descendants of the original Bolland
now conduct the shop, but they use the
same recipe that proved so successful in
the days of Victoria's childhood, and
still bake cakes for the royal family
Philadelphia Press.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-10-07
The Lines Of the Hand.

They were out driving and had come
upon fine stretch Of shady county
road.
Do you believe in palmistry, he
asked the reading of ones fortune
by the lines in ones hand?''
Il believe, she said, that il
could see the lines IN only one Of your
hands could foretell that we would
have very pleasant drive"
He Immediately caught on and
Eraaped the reins with one hand and
The situation with the other. Comic
Cuts. &
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-10-07
The Leper and the Flagstone.

One of the principal legends connect
ed with ST. Patrick's altar stone, ac-
cording to writer in Donahoe's Maga-
zine, is called The Legend of the Lepe1
and the Flagstone. This story runs as
follows: When st. Patrick was embark
ing for Ireland to enter upon his mis-
sion, poor leper came to the seashore
just as the ship was about to weigh
anchor and earnestly begged to be taken
ON board It is probable that he had
heard something of the holiness of the
saint and the proofs of divine favor con-
ferred upon him, and that deep within
his inner consciousness there was born
hcpes vague at first, but gradually
growing strongers that in the company
of ST. Patrick he might expect some
amelioration of his pitiable condition.
Something in the man appealed to the
saint, who was so deeply touched by
his pleadings that he expressed a wish
to have the despised leper taken on
board, but fear and prejudice had such
an influence over the sailors that they
would not allow the leper on board, and
the ship hegan to move out while the
afflicted man continued to plead from
the beach, The saint took his altar
stone and cast it on the water within
reach of the leper, telling him to sit on
it and remain perfectly quiet. Again
was the faith Of the man shown, and
as soon as he had seated himself the
stone began to move over the water. It
followed Immediately in the wake Of
the ship until it reached the harbor of
Wicklow, and the leper thus reached
the shores of Erin in safety. st. Patrick
again took possession of the stone.