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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-07

Trials of an American at the Siege
of Psris.
An artist, In a recent description of
life In the students quarter in Paris
gave an amusing account Of an odd
American who has lived there for many
years. and has been the companion
and friend Of his young countrymen
and others who have been his neigh
bors while following the difficult road
that leads to artistic success.
This oddity, who, from his wide
knowledge. has been nicknamed by the
students Dictionary Snyder" was a
resident Of Paris during the siege. He
was very poor; indeed, he possessed not
quite eight dollars in the world when
the Investment Of the city began; but
he determined that, with the exercise
Of proper forethought, he could make
this sum carry him through the siege.
OF course he knew that the price Of
food would soon rise, as indeed it did,
to almost fabulous figures; but he laid
In, before people had thought of such
an article Of diet, or Of its inevitable
rise in value, three bottles Of olive oil.
Then he bought bread from day to
day, as he required It; and soaking II
in oil, and adding and stirring in water
until the mess was as nearly combined
into soup as oil and water could be
made to combine, he lived upon this nu
tritious but unattractiye fare until the
siege was nearly ended.
His health did not suffer, but he be
came at last so desperately sick OF
bread and oil that he could endure II
no longer, and resolved upon a single.
handed sortie in search of a square
meal" He left the city secretly and
walked boldly up to German picket
who OF course challenged and halted
him, but was persuaded, when finally
convinced that he was no French spy,
but only half-starved American, to
be come his accomplice In a harmless
ruse. Snyder ran past him and made
dash for camp; the sentry, whose
orders were to allow no one to pass.
fired his gun after him. but In the air:
and Snyder arrived safely among a
much-astonished group of amiable Teu-
tonic soldiers, who gave him a hearty
welcome.
They Toasted him upon cheese, beer
and fresh bread, and indeed entertain
ed him 50 well that he forgot the flight
Of time, and failed to return within an
hour, as he had promised the obliging
picket to do. Az consequence, there
was a new man on guard, md Snyder
was again halted and detained.
But his plausible tongue convinced
the second picket as it had the. first,
and the ruse was repeated, with the
difference that the Ingenious Snyder
was this time running Tor the gate
from which he had originally emerged.
The Frenchmen who received him,
painting and pursued apparently BY
rife-shots, regarded him as the hero
Of q marvellous escape, and were 90
moved by admiration Of his feat that
they, from thef own slender re-
sources, provided him with another
good meal-the secoasd in one day, and
In many weeks.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-07

A pot that cannot boil over has N
Gently been invented In Berlin. H
a perforated rim, through which -
overdowlng fuld returns to the I A,,s
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-07

Independence can be trusted nowhers
but with tho people in mass. They are
inherently indsoendent ef III buk mocaA
law.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-07
Have Queer Ideas,

Some cyclists have queer ideas of
the functions of the League of Ameri.
can Wheelmcn. Letters reach the
headquarters of the State divisions al
most daily asking absurd questions
and making requests that could not be
granted We're the officials disposed TO
do so. Not long since Il member of the
League ran into Il truck and wrecked
his wheel. The driver of the truck re-
fused to turn off the asphalt strip on
which the wheelman was riding. He
was going in the same direction as the
pedaler and there was no law com
polling him 10 turn out for 'cyclist
under the circumstances. The wheel
man thought there was. however. and
wrote to the New York state division
and requested that body to bring suit
against the driver for the recovery Of
the cost OF his wheel. Another 'cy
clist residing in one of the up-the-State
towns wanted to know that if he join
ed the League whether that OrSaniza
ton would build "A cycle path from
his house to the railroad station, a dis
lance Of three miles. 1t wouldn't cost
much" he added. probably not more
than $780," Membership in the l.. A.
w. costs s. the first year and less the
second. Still another rider, this time
woman, and evidently young one.
wrote to find out il the League would
pay her expenses to the national meet.
and also the expenses Of her friends II
they became members. She added that
she thought racing was tho INCEST
sport and hoped that she wouldn't bs
disappointed.
Earn Big Incomes.
The noted riders Of Europe are re-
ported to be earning large incomes this
year. possibly more than those racing
in this country. The important races
are divided up between six or eight
professionals. who secure the lions
share Of all the big purses. Match ana
long distance racing Is conceded to he
the more remunerative pastimc. Linton
is said to have saved 500, 600 in the past
two years from the income derived
from racing. The boom professional
racing has received in France IL respon'
sible for the generous purses offered
A big item to the foreign riders consists
Of the moneys they receive from tue
bicycle and tire manufacturers. VINO
are great supporters of racing. Est'-
mating the earnings Of the leadins
men In England this year. a Wen
known authority gives the following
figures: J. w. Stocks. $4,000; T. LIN.
ton, 5000: Plat Belts, 5000; r. We
Chinn, $500; G.. T.. Barfien, $4.MW
Ankle Action.
Ankle action is not such n inysteF'
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-07
CHAPTER XIII


Frank Armathwaite woke about eight
O'Clock and shortly afterwaN Lord XII
DOMAIN, in his dressing gown, came in frpm
the study with disturbed face. The t,li
ScOtchman told him that he had gone tn
his wife's room to bid her good morning,
but did not find her in her room. while he
missed from the wardrobe one of her
shawls. Armathwaite tried to convince
his host that the iatter's wife might have
run inoo her boudoir for novel. With a
doubtful shake Of the head Lord Kildo-
nan left the room, but returned ten min
utes later looking more than ever bewil-
dered, with the statement that her lady
ship was safely in bed asleep. He had NO
doubt chat she had been out Of the house.
for her dress was lying ON chair that
had been empty when he went in the first
time. He felt sure, however. that she
would make some explanation during the
day.
This she did, in fact, to her guilelsas
husbands satisfaction, by telling him chat
she had been down in the morning room
hunting for book she had left there when
he looked into her room. She received
Armathwaite with looks of both fear and
enmity, sud managed 90 a. not to leave
MIN alone with her husband for mo-
ment. When he was ready to leave The
CragS to 60 On his round of visits to his
patients she followed him almost to the
door. They were alone here and Arma-
thwaite grasped the opportunity to say:
Lady Kildonan, listen to me. am not
your enemy, AZ you think. / would save
You If could. can even now if you are
ready to save yourself. But you taust
work against yourself, and let the good
self conquer the evil now, at once. or it
Will be too late. One more step in the
wrong direction, and no power on earth
can save you. Try, implore you; con-
jure you, try!"
He Missed out these words with almost
hery earnestness close to her indifferent
ear. When he had finished, sAe drew
back her head and hooked @ him with Ian
guild recklessness, which bod 4 most UNI
happy fascinAkion.
= an not In the mood for great Efforts,
docor; ndtAse an I n IL mood to b de-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-07
NUTRITIOUS NOT pAIArAe,e

To be continued. }
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. w. II. Merritt of Elkhart, Ind,
attempted suicide by shooting. The bull
let passed entirely through her body
just below the heart. She is alive.
At a special election held at Milan,
Mo-, the proposition to bond the city
for the purpose of putting in an electric
light and waterworks plant was car
ried.
Thirteen loaded freight cars were
wrecked on the st. Paul railroad thir-
teen miles east of Mason City, Ia.
The trial of Captain Hedley for kill
ing Mayor Richards of Bunker Hill,
Ills, will begin at Carlinville Oct. %.
William Morris of New London, Ia,
blew out his brains with a shotgun.
Poor health caused temporary insanity
An explosion of gas in No. slope of
the Parrish Coal company at Plymouth,
Pa, killed Isaac Edmunds, aged 65;
George Eddy, aged %, and Louis Rich
ards. aged 80.
Edith Clements. aged II years, daugh-
ter of Charles Clements, was instantly
killed by a freight train at Clinton, Ia.
Flames caused a $4,000 loss to the
Henry lumber plant and adjacent prop
erty at South Bend, Ind.
In broad daylight and surrounded by
a crowd Charles Devoe of Akron, Ia,
was held up at Sioux City. Ia, for $3.50.
An east-bourd Milwaukee freight
train was derailed near Charles City,
Ia, by a fiange breaking. Twelve cars
Of grain were piled in a heap and the
track was torn up for several rods, de-
laying traffic seven hours. The crew
escaped unhurt
Charles Roulden and Fred Cock were
arrested at Frankfort, Ind, charged
with counterfeiting.
Engineer Anderson Of the Wabash
railway was killed in a head-end COLI
sion between two freight trains near
Jacksonville. Ills. Three locomotives
were demolished.
At Preble, Ind, on the Erie road. two
hand-cars loaded with fourteen Italian
laborers were run down by a freight
train. Several were badly injured.
The city council Of Joliet, Ills. has
adopted a resolution declaring the ne
cesssity Of forming the east or main.
portion of Joliet into a separate drain
age district.
Milwaukee has obtained a judgment
II comes into possession of dock
valued at $4,000 which was
to be owned by the Shea Dock
--
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
Died In a Sleeninr Car

] weaso' oct. when Mrs. William
= g.. work, awoke in her berth inst he
the oa we Chicago and Erie train from
WsdnS s' urew into the Dearborn station
tia, nay morning, she discovered
been " s,a husband, who she supposed had
in sleeping, was cold and apparently
coDd,, amt She called the porter and
msr ,' OF the Pullman car and the
On N" examined by doctor who was
TIE Train. He was found IN he daad
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
Race Horses Hurped to heath

Waverly. Ia, Oct. THE livery barn
Vi George Martin at Allison burned
early Wednesday morning. Nine
nVlses perished, including seven valua-
ve trotting and running horses owned
w H. Z. Hurd of Nashua, who was on
III MS way with them to the races at
hampton. Miss Mamie. Sound Cur
iency' Howard Lee and Sid Regain,
al Well-known to Iowa turfmen, were
among the animals burned. The fire
is supposed to be Of incendiarv origin
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
Anxious to Settle the Strike.

be a ta'' Ills, Oct. There will
noIs ' Jun" convention of northern Iln-
S, t.s operators and miners held AZ
pose ~ a ruluay at o'clock for the pur-
Ing d,a auJusting If possible the exist
to send s All miners are notified
Whit p delegates fully instructed. The
mines nreat Fuel company started
ing ,ha a. clarke City Wednesday. pay
first H. Springfield scale. This is the
Oreak In the Wilmington ea,d
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
TOUGHs AT ST. MICHAELs.
They Are More To BE Feared Than the
Pirates of the Sea.

Thew Are MoFt 10 IMAM tne
Pirates of the Sea.
Port Townsend. Wash, Oct. IA pri-
vate letter received from st. Michaels
via the cutter Perry from Dutch Harbor
explains the story published some time
ago about en- Alaska treasure ship re-
curing protection by revenue cutters
against the possibility Of piratical at
tack. 1t is not to guard against pirates
that the vessels are needed
Ever since the movement toward the
KlOndike began steamers from the seas
have been dumping oil sorts and condi-
tons Of men at st. Michaels. The gath
erng has been getting worse from
month to month. and as a result, the
Rush and Corwin are now at st. Mich
aels ready to lend men at a moments
notice and nut a stop to any trouble
which might, considering the fierceness
Of the miners, quickly spread into a
riot
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
Gold Stories Not Exaggerated.

Tacoma, Wash, Oct. Henry Brat
nober, the celebrated mining expert for
the Rothschilds of London, has reached
Tacoma direct from Dawson City. He
came over the Dalton trail, and made
nearly the whole trip alone. When
within hundred miles of Lynn canal
he found the mail carrier who was lost,
and they came the rest Of the distance
together. Mr.. Bratnober left Wednes-
day for San Francisco, and refused to
talk about his own business, but said
that the amount of gold on the tribu-
taries OF the Yukon was not exagger-
ated
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
For Governor of virginia.

n Lynchburg. Va, Oct. 6.-The state
o mepu ,1I convention called by Col
~ Sa'i william Lamb was largely attend
w. captain II. II. McCaull of Culpep-
n ~, ana Captain Warren S. Luty Of.
Co. ilsohpurg were placed in nomination
~. soVernor, Captain McCaull receiv-
,Ss The nomination by a vote of SOP to
bn,u colonel o. b. Roller of Harrison
srne s was nominated for lieutenant gov
s,,o and James Lyons of Richmond for
attorney general Iva
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
ABOUT THU ARGONAUTS
ife Sacrificed in the Mad Chase
for Gold.
,rTEMPT TO SAIL UP THE YUKON.

81, Men who Tried IL Drifted Out to Sea
..d Are Probably Lost -New Finds on
,,,nook and Hunter Creeks Cause Great
rxcitemont Among the Stranded Miners
An sorts and Conditions Of Men at St
Michaels.
e. Michaels, Sept. 16 via Seattle, Oct.
THE general impression Is that the
hoats that leave here from this time on
will not be able to get over 1000 miles
nm the river before they will be frozen
IN. All independent steamers Will be
,oor,nelled to carry coal, as the natives
soye cut up all the driftwood along the
liver hank for over 100 miles and have
sold Il TO the steamers owned by the
two big companies. The new finds on
,tnook and Hunter creeks continue to
cause excitement and there are now
about GOO miners on the ground.
Some High Prices.
Tn ST. Michaes sugar is % cents per
Mound. shot shells are rs cents each, ba-
con "a cents a pound, blanket trousers
81 chocolate drops three for 20 cents,
5-cent calico S5 cents a yard. cotton
handanas 81 each, flour So per 100
Mounds. candles 35 cents a pound, and
small boxes of sardines so cents each.
Six men have probably lost their lives
near here as the result Of a foolhardy
attempt to sail up the 1850 miles of riv-
or which in some places runs at the
rate Of eight miles an hour. The men,
two of whom are named Abercrombie
and Tate, were last seen drifting out of
the mouth CT the Yukon to sea. Three
men in a sailboat started up the river
from here last week and have not been
seen by anybody since. Their names
are Matthews. Roberts and Schultz.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
NO Money for saeasta.

Bank 90 oct THE committee of the
ton Of the pam am mas refused the applica-
100 pese, "e ministry for loan of so 900. =
ninistrat,sso On account of the Cuban adj
DOR the a.lon' Thereupon Senior saliva
cd the ,I governor of the bank. demand
resignation of the committee
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
;, AS Much Space as Anv One.

The spec, T.'; h-Major Moses P..Handy.
70 the ps United States commissioners
cured 2s ms ms exposition of 1900. has Sc
The Ame,,ppeer cent. additional space for
ahe Tn,,ss exhibits, making the space
other bio eu states equal to that OF the
s nations of the world.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
Food in Plenty mt Circle CITY.

washington, Oct. 7.-According to
John Sidney Webb, the supplies aban-
doned at Forty Mile creek and Circle
City when the stampede to Dawson took
place, VIII prove a godsend in case of
want this winter Affairs In the Klon-
oiKe district, he says, are not so des-
perate as reports have made them.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-27
Timber Land. Act June 3, 1ST3-Notice of Pub
LEGATION u: s. Land Office, Duluth MINI.

Timber Land. Act June 8, 1s7s-Notice Of Pub
licaton u. S. Land Office, Duluth MINI.
December 49, 1896. IS
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 8,
1873 entitled San act for the sale of timber lands
in the states of California, Oregon, Nevada. and
Washington Territory" as extended to all the
public land states by act of August 4, 1892,
Alexander j. Curtin Of Duluth, county of ST.
Louis state of Mimi, has this day filed in this
Office his sworn statement No 3O06, for the pur-
chase of the lots l. and 81 neA of section 6 in
township Ga north range west, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is more valu-<
able for its timber stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim to said
land before the Register and Recover of this office
at Duluth MINI, on Thursday, the Sth day of
April 1897. z: 5t .tSstf =, "a
54s He names as witnesses:
Joseph Couture William Besson and William
Bassett. of Duluth, Mimi. and Swan Norauist
of Gun Flint, Mimi. 54 rs 55 K 5s j55 %
8 Any and all persons claiming adversely the
aboyed escri bed lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before said 9Th day of
April 1897 %.s Isl I.s 81
And you, Charles H. G. Boumar, who filed
timber and stone sworn statement for said land
December is, 1895, are hereby summoned to APP;
pear at said time and place and show cause WHY.
said Curtin should not be permitted to enter
said. 81 as35sE
1-30 A. J. Taylor Register.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-27

isprang up into the air and yelled:
Sssts Mister Chair ans, House and Senate:
I kend sid in ny sead md listen to dot
bloated rascal talk Ike dot woy apoud 4
great statesman dot is more able to black
his own shoes than dot man is tit ena-
how. It is big disgrace to dis hons
und senate for the senator to Dakota to
shpeag dot way apoud Crofer Glefeland
as the biggest vailure dot has efer dis
graced the Wide Hous. He shpeags dot
how BECAUSE Glefeland didn't gif to the
pops fifty cents und call him two tollars.
I trow it up in his eyes, dot great man
Glefeland is the greatest statesman dot
has efer disgraced the Wide Hous, und
defy him oder ena oder pop to prove dot
I am right. Great and prolonged laugh
terry
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-27
. Keler's Master Effort.

Rube} Allen in Crookston Tribune:
1 was fortunate enough to be in the
house of representatives on Thursday
when they held joint session between
the hours Of IL and IL to pass resolutions
OF congratulations to President McKin-
ley, his wife and mother, on his inaugu-
ration. There were some fluent speeches
made, but the two which stood out in
great contrast and furnished all the fun
were those OF Ignatius Donnely and Som
ator Keller, the rosebud statesman from
Stearns county. Keller is wild-eyed
Cleveland democrat, whose English is
4 & mostly German and his gestures bor-
rowed from a windmill in the third stage
OF consumption, while his voice suggests
factory for sharpening saws. l
Donnelly rose, and in calm, we'll modu-
lated tones. paid Mckinley glowing
tribute, not forgetting Bryan as his
emotion progressed, and when. at the
height OF his capacity, he pointed dra-
mstica]ly to the clock and said &.
But above all we should feel most
grateful and sincere ID our thanks to the
Giver Of all good things that when that
hand points to the hour Of u, the most
stupendous failure who has ever dis
graced the White House, will have gone
out Of office. 2
Amidst the applause which followed
Donnelly's utterances, Senator Keller
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-27
Timber Land, Act June 3. 187S.-Notlce for Pub
ication. U. s. Land Office, Duluth, MIMI,

Timber Land, Act June 3. 187s.-Notlce for Pub
LEGATION. U: s: Land Office, Duluth, Mimi,
February 3, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provision of the act of congress of June 1873
entitled Gan act for the sale of timber lands in
the states of California, Oregon Nevada and
Washington Territory as amended by act Of
Aug. 4 1892, IheodoreM Helinski of Duluth. Co.
of st. Louis state Of Minnesota has this day filed
in this Office his sworn statement No. 2945 for
the purchase of the nv of nwM, ny of nea of
section ~ in township s., range 5west, and will
offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes. and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver of
this Office at Duluth, Mimi, on Thursday. the
goth day of May 1897. -,> 49,
g He names as witnesses: -@'*'a ,5-...&
Arthur @ Jamison and John Segog of Duluth
Mimi, Amt Juberg and Julius Juberg of West
Superior, Wis. -
+ Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims is this office before said goth day of
May, 1897.
AL TAYLOR, Register.
Frank Cutting, Atty. 49,. 3-l3 .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-27
WHAT MAKES MONEY VALUE?
Like Everything Else, 1t IL Based on the
Law of supply aud Demand.

Like Everything Else, It IL Based on the
Law Of supply aud Demand.
The assumption that with unlimited
minting the value of the silver dollar
would fall to the present bullion value
of silver is, while common, wholly err
roneous. It ignores the fundamental
law, viz: that the value of money does
not depend upon that of the material
on which it is stamped, but upon the
supply of money relative to demand.
Under this law, which appears to have
been first affirmed by Aristotle, and
which is confirmed by every reputable
political economist, the value of the sill
YER dollar could not fall to the present
gold value of silver bullion unless the
supply of money were at once doubled
or one-half the demand for it were.
cut off. AS free coinage would not
cut off any part Of the demand, and as
it would not double the quantity of
money, the worlds entire quantity of
surplus silver bullion available for free
coinage at the American minis not ex-
ceeding one per cent. of our circula-
ton, the volume Of money would not
be doubled. On the contrary, while it
would increase, the increase would be
gradual. Therefore silver money
could not fall to the present value of
silver bullion. What would take place
would be a rise Of the value Of bullion
to the value OF money. The latter
would depreciate as its supply in
creased and the prices Of commodities
and the value Of real property rose,
but the decline ID silver would be no
greater than il that Of gold money.
Dollars of all kinds, whether stamped
on gold, silver or paper, would buy.
less, and It's absolutely necessary that
their purchasing power shall be dimin-
ished if industry is to revive and pros
per. When the farmer has to give Is.
bushels " s Of oats Tor it the dollar is ruin
ously dear. Dubuque Telegraph.