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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08

with the poorer classes in Belgium
says the Lancet. Recent statistics
show that in Antwerp alone nearly
1900 horses We're slaughtered last year
for human consumption, ard the num-
Der of shops dealing exclusively in
horsetleSh in the Belgian port exceeds
thirty. Over 100000 horses were inl-
ported during the year for conversion
into meat. this number being largely in
excess of the imports Of CATTLE
The really great American tree of to-
day is the big tree at Tule in Mexico.
in the State of Oaxaca. That tree, cy-
press, still in fun vigor and active
growth, is 154 feet in circumference.
If section Of this tree We're taken for
a table there is no house that it could
be taken into. Mr.. Aston proposes to
put forty Of his fellow Englishmen at
forty-five front feet of table. That's
the very tight squeeze Of foot aud an
eighth apiece. Similarly damned you
could put 1876 people at the Tule tree
table.
Sir James Crichton Browne, the ex-
pert on brain diseases, holds that in
somnia is not attended with such dis
astrous consequences as is commonly
supposed. 1t is not as dangerous AZ
the solicitude of the sufferer. He sug-
gests that the brains of literary men.
who are the most frequent victims,
acquire the trick of the heart, which
takes a doZe of Il fraction of a second
after each beat and so manages to get
six hours rest in twenty -four. Some
brains. in cases of insomnia. sleep in
sections, different brain centers going
Off duty in turn.
Military journals are at present In
tercSted in a new self-moving carr
which is to be Il veritable carriage Of
death. 1t is to be driven by sixteen
horsepower engine at the rate of forty
miles an hour over country reasona-
bly, level, and, of course free from
fences. 1t has four broad-tired wheels.
But the climax and purpose of this re-
markable machine is to carry two rap
id-tire cannon, arranged ON pivots, to
sweep the entire horizon. One man
only Is needed to run this terribl6
wheeled weapon of war and this same
! man also attends to the firing, load
ing, etc.
The dogs are to the foreigner the
worst pest in Turkey. The streets OF
Constantinople are given up to the
! NANCY, MANNED, famished drove9
which insist upon occupying the best
parts of the pavement and snarl at the
feet Of the passers-by. There is rule
that no one shall kill these miserable
creatures, but, ON the other hand, NO
one ever pets or cares for them. They
are left to fight among themselves for
their precarious existence and, as .
consequence, they are generally tail
less, with their ears torn and theiE
coats ragged. Their only good seems
to lie in the fact that they are a useful
supplement to the city's Intellectual
scavenger force.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
ALTGELD AND THE ISSUES.
Ex-Governor of Illinois Addresses a
BrOOklyu Meeting,

John T.. Altgeld, former Governor of
Illinois. spoke to an attentive audience
Of about $500 persons Monday morning
in the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The
melting was held under the auspices Of the
Democratic League of Kings County, and
was ostensibly Fourth Of July celebra-
ton. For those Democrats who would
temporizc, who would ignore the silver
question. and run the campaign on purely
local issues, Altgeld has but one epithet,
''Traitors." THE Benedict Arnold of
$780," lie said in his peroration, sleeps
on English soil. Let the Benedict Arm
olds of the present time make their graves
beside him. For those Democrats who,
having Tut their hand to the plow, would
turn back for the sake of Il temporary To-
cal triumph. he has the bitterest con-
tempt. Lobbyists and corruptionists who
debauch legislatures or pollute the
stream of justice are not Democrats he
said. ''So-called leaders who use their
positions in their party to assist corpo
rations in getting an unfair advantage
over the public are not Democrats
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
Bound to Have One.

john said Mrs. Atwood. thought
fully, everybody in society appears to
think an awful lot of genealogy these
days"
Jennie what?" exclaimed John, look
ing up from his evening paper.
"Genealogy," repeated Mrs. Atwood.
Whats that
81 don't exactly know" replied Mrs.
Atwood, but think it's a tree of some
kind. AT least, heard some ladies re.
fer to it as family tree"
well, what Of it?'' he asked.
"Why, it seems to be a sort of fad,
you know, and every one who is any
one has to have one, suppose"
Buy one, then" he said, irritab bly,.
''Buy the best one in town and have
the bill sent to me, but don't bother me
with the details OF the affair. Get one,
and Stick it up in the conservatory, IL
you want one, and if it isn't too large
But l don't know anything about
Them
Find out. and If it's too big for the
conservatory, stick it UP OH the lawn,
and, if that aint big enough I'll buy
the next lot in order to make room.
There can't any of them fly any higher
than we can, and, If it comes to a Ques-
ton Of trees, III buy a whole orchard
for you
Still she hesitated
THE fact Is, john she confessed
ut last, II don't just know where to go
for anything in that line. Where do
they keep family trees and all such
things?'
What do you suppose l know about
IT." he exclaimed. You're running
the fashion end of this establishment,
and don't want to be bothered with it.
If the florist can't tell you anything
about It, hunt up Il ffrst-class nursery
man and place your order with him."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08

In Canada the white man provides
provender for the winter. He lays in
a store of frozen meat, frozen game.
frozen fish and frozen milk. He has,
vegetables in his cellar, stacks Of fire
wood at his door, and has his lartier
we'll stocked with the necessaries and
many of the luxuries of life. The In
dams, except those now becoming civ.
ilized, do no one Of these things. A fatal
list could not be more apathetic on the
subject of his next meal than is the red
Indian, even when the prairie Is be-.
neath two feet Of snow, must be SO for,
many months, and the thermometer;
fingers day after day at thirty degrees:
below zero, with an occasional dip t04
forty degrees. The wild Indian in wine
ter starves; he starves himself. Two.
winters ago l was among the Stony In+
dams, on the lake-dotted plains Of All
berta, almost within sight Of the Rock
les. There was not more than one OF
them who possessed more than days
food, except the chief. who had had thei
foresight to grow and store a few bush-
els Of potatoes. They subsisted by nets
ting fish from beneath the frozen SUR
face Of a lake; they shot cartridges and
rabbits. Whenever they did SO they
Toasted.
If a day came when the fish COULD
not be caught, and the rabbits and
cartridges would not be shot-why1
then they tasted and smoked kinikinilC
(the inner bark Of the red willow).'
While l was with them two squaws,
after three days sport, shot a bear,
some rabbits and cartridges. Ona
would have thought that experience
would have dictated to them the ex-
pediency of freezing them for judicious
consumption. Not so, however, but, AZ
Carlyle would say "Just the opposite
Of So" The Indian is anything but
selfish. He will not feast while hfs
neighbors fast. On this occasion q
grand dancing party was convened, and
the whole OF the spoil was cooked; the
next day not a mouthful was left, and
the feasters slept the sleep Of the,
gOrged. /
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08

gland has been guilty of bad faith in car
rying out the terms Of the Paris seal
award. The correspondent says:
''Tlere is no doubt that the publca-
ton of this dispatch will cause resent
mem in england. 1t was really the work
of Mr. Foster and Mr.. Hamin, jointly.
l learn that the administration is very
proud of the dispatch. and believes it will
be received in the. United States with the
same peculiar approval rs greeted Mr..
O!ney's Venezuela dispatch. Lord Sails
bury has not yet replied.
"a later dispatch of the same series
complains that while America maintain
ed feet Of five vessels to prevent lille
gal scaling in Behring Sea England had
only two. one of thes" being mere
yacCt -
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
OSTRICH FARMS.
Aftev Twelve Years of Costly Expert.
ments They Now Pay Diyideuds.

1t L. estimated that seven ostrich
farms in Southern California have sold
over $780, 900 worth of Gathers during
the last year, and that now. after more
than twelve years of costly ana dis
couraging experiments. ma jority of
the ostrich farms in this region pay
dividends. Several of the enterprises
are pronounced successes, and have
paid good interest on the capital in
them for several years. The greater
part of the money invested in the pro-
duction Of ostrich feathers and in the
big birds in California has come from
England and New York The industry
Is popular one for young Englishmen
fresh from college or the academies
and possessed of ample means and a
spirit for novelty of business pursuits.
There are over fifty bright young men
from England now engaged in manag-
Ing ostrich farms in this part of Cali
1ornia, and there are others recently
from London who are in search Of suit
able localities among the valleys and
foothills III this region for new ostrich
farms. 1t takes a capital of $4,000 to
establish any sort of an ostrich farm.
and $50, 600 to $4,000 is required for a
first-class, well-stocked and scientifical-
~ arranged farm.
The men who have been in the os-
trich plume industry in Southern Cali
fornia since 1884 say that there has
never been such demand for ostrich
plumes as this season. Dame Fashion
has made their business suddenly be-
come most profitable. and every MAJ
engaged in ostrich farming is hoping
that the present fashion for wearing
ostrich plumes in profusion will con-
tinue for several years. Last month
the heaviest consignment of ostrich
plumes ever made from Southern Cali
fornia went to Paris from Los Angeles.
Ostrich farming was first made an
experiment as Los Angeles and Fall
brook in 1883 by a company of French
men. The profits from the several os-
trich farms in this section have grown
each year, as the habits Of the birds
have been learned and the ostricheS
have become ncclimatcd There are
now successful ostrich farms at South
Pasadena. Anahein, Fallbrook. Santa
Monica, Coronado, and Pomona.
There are about 400 ostriches In
Southern California. and they have be-
come so common that none but the
tourists who come to spend the winter
seasons here take any curious interest
in the birds. The capital invested in
ostrich farming in this region is rough
ly estimated at 500. 900. and there will
probably be $4,000 to $4,000 more in
vested in the industry before the year
Is Oyer.-St. Louis Globe-Democrnt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
HOT WAVE is FATAL,
Many Stricken Down During the Days
of the Torrid Valuation.

4 tremendous death roll from the ex-
cessive heat during the past week has
been placed on the record. In Chicago
during the first six days of the hot wave
thirty-seven persons succumbed and 149
were Frustrated. Monday there were
twelve deaths in Cincinnati and seventy
prostrations, while in Detroit and vicinity
on the same day the unmerciful rays Of
the sun brought death to FIVE There
were many prostrations and several
deaths in other cities
Following is the recorded temperature
Monday at the places named:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
TORNADO STRIKES A GROVE.
Panic and Death Among Picnickers
Near Huron, Ohio.

Rugglcs Beach, four miles east of HUI
ssn. Ohio, was the scene Of Il severe storm
Monday afternoon. A cyclone cut swath
through the large oak grove, telling large
numbers of trees, twisting them off like
pipe stems. Frank Chandler had both
legs crushed ut the hips by falling trees,
both his horses also being killed. a dozen
horses were killed and large number of
bugges and carriages smashed into kind
ling wood. The grove contained several
thousand people. who were driven into a
panic by the storm.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
Why so Called.

Some authorities say that the pistol
was 50 named from the city Of Pistoja,
Italy, where pistols were first made;
but others think the word was derived
from the Latin pistillum, pestle, be-
canse the first pistols looked much like
the pestle used with the mortar. The
word pistol" was used by Shakespeare,
but there il nothing in It's employment
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
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The Iuhilee.


The last sixty years have been great
ones in the history of England. but they
> nave been even greater ones in the his
tory Of this land Of ours.-Raltimore
American
John Bull has time to turn from the
serious business Of the month and indulge
IN characteristic bit of English humor.
fy'e calls us grabbers.-Cleveland
s. lain Dealer.
1.he American contingent in London
seems to have done all it could to make
the jubilee affair big success. Let us
nope her majesty is duly grateful.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
1t is to be hoped that the Prince OF
Wales made the most Of this diamond
Jubilee. us the chances are very much
against his ever having one Of his own
Washington Star.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
GUILTY OF BAD FAITH.

State Departments Sharp Tone To-
ward Great Britain.
The Washington correspondent OF the
London Chronicle asserts that recent Of
fetal correspondence includes dispatch
sent by Secretary Sherman to Ambassa-
dor Hay, dated May 10, for submission to
Lord Salisbury. insinuating that En-.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08

After all, there are few compliments
more e1fectdve than when woman
says in repeating gossip: II wouldn't
tell this to anyone IN the wng1d bu4
you"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
Annexation.

With both Hawaii and Cuba on the
bases. President Mckinley will have a
great opportunity to make double an
nexation Washington Post.
Hawaii is at least affording little di-
version. When some of the Senators tire
OF annexing Cuba they eur turn in and
annex the other island for 4 while.-Chi-
cago Record.
Speaking of Hawaiian annexation. it is
pertinent to remark that ii Uncle Sam
would attend to his own business he
would have more business to attend to-
Louisville Courier Journal.
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE WEEKS DOiNGS IN SENATE
AND HOUSE.

A Com prehensive Digest OF tric Pro-
cecdinEs in the Legislative Cham
bers at Washington - Matters that
Concern the People.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08

the oven. Afraid Of choking some
member Of her family, she was struck
with the happy expedient Of taking the
cakes to a photographer. who placed
them under the X rays, with the result,
that the ring was Immediately discov.
cred.
DIR. Bueb, chemist of the Continental
Gas Company Of Dessau, Germany
has found a plan for preventing the
freezing Of water in gas pipes. 1t con.
sists in the introduction of alcohol
fumes into gas mains where they leave
the gasometerS. Only enthusiastically
small quantities are necessary, at q
temperature OF Is degrees Fahrenheit
Five drachi.ss Of alcohol is found to be
sufficient for each 1000 feet Of gas.
Manufacturers of news paper are
making an effort to develop a market
in Great Britain. and with very good
success. Something like $4,000 tons OF
this paper is said to have been sold
in the British market within three OF
four months and at prices about as
high as are charged at home. Ameri.
can makers have an advantage In the
possession Of better water power and
larger supplies Of raw material. which
Is now almost exclusively wood.
ut Is stated that horsenesh continues
I. hold IT. own % an article Of food
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26
THE CITY OF YREkA.


YREKA, CAL, April 23.-Nature did
were known in the land. The site is the
most picturesquely beautiful to be found
in the northern mountain land of Califor-
MIA. The c1rcling mountains gather the
town in loving embrace and protect it
from all but gentle breezes, and the
numerous passes and low swells make in
gress easy in all directions.
Standing on the hillside above the town
in summer 1t CLEANS restful and clean
from its masses of leaves. There is not
town in the State that can show grander
array of shade trees. Great widespread
ing locusts and cottonwood border the
residence streets, shading the walks, and
in the yards stand giant pear and apple
trees, beautiful through the summer and
a treasure-house in the fall, for who does
not know the fame of Sisklyou fruit2
Long, long ago, as We measure time in
our young State, when the surface ground
was full OF gold, there came miners to the
valleys of Siskiyou who saw a good site
for camp IN our little yale, then green
with oaks and pines, and here they
stayed. The gold panned out well, and
the camp grew into thriving town named
Yreka; and what the odd name means
and how We came to get it is not known.
Whether 1t Is OF Indian origin or the re-
suit of mans bad handwriting makes
no difterence-it is a good name.
After the stirring 'early days" the
placer mines rather played OUT" and
Yreka was very quiet place, which if it
didn't go down hill in progress at least
made no advance. In twenty years
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26

thoroughfare, has new walks, several new
buildings and general well-to-do air.
And the outlook is excellent. During
'97 we shall see a greater number OF new
dwellings erected than any one year has
shown US. The builders smile as they
work on their plans and the merchants
sm lie as they see the builders pass More
mines are to be opened, and the grocer
looks pleasant as in his minds eve he
sees his delivery wagon making its trips
ND and down the river three times a week
aud his order-books grow full and he has
10 hire another clerk.
The fame OF the clean, quiet, prosperous
and beautiful town as summer resort
has gone abroad and larger and larger
numbers OF tourists stay the baimy sum-
mer months with US.
Siskiyou County has practically no in
debtedness. There are number of fine
and costly residences, among which
should particularly be mentioned that OF
II. B. ellis, banker and lawyer; ].
Chur chill. president of the bank and
apit alist; John S. Carr, merchant; H.
Raynes, District Attorney, and W. L..
Hobbs, Sheriff. The city has now an
estima ted population Of about 2OOO 1t is
we'll equipped with electric light plant,
water system, q good sewerage and all
kinds of mercantile lines are well repre-
sented. There is one tirst-class hotel, the
conducted by Charles
Bonhart, who started it many years ago,
and is now enjoying the fruits of his in
vestment. The general merchandising
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26
UNEMPLOYED At SACRAMENTO.
LemRgweHs Army Arrives at Night anO
tie Leader and -Four Men Are
Arrested

SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 25.-Lef-
fingweL's army OF unemployed reached
thisclty by water from Stockton at II
O'Clock tonight. Their sloop was stopped
above the city, while the launch came on
to the wharves. Officers were stationed
on shore to arrest the occupants of the
launch, but when it arrived only the reg
ular crew was aboard.
The army, which remained with the
soop, sent committee OF nine to the city
to canvass for food.
-Four OF these were arrested as soon as
they began to solicit assistance, and the
rest departed.
Later, Leffingwell arrived, went to
restaurant and partook OF hearty oyster
supper. Then he visited Chinatown, en-
loyed himself in various PAGES there 1or
an hour or so, and finally purchased four
boxes of crackers TO be sent 10 his army.
As Letfingwell was leaving Chinatown
he was arrested and placed in jail on a
vagrancy charge. On his person was
found $l3 so IN change.
No assistance in the way OF victuals and
sleeping accom- modations will De ex-
tended to the army, and its members will
! be arrested as fast as they appear on the
streets in search OF food.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26
LAWLESSNESS ON THE cLONDYKE.
Rough Characters Attempt to Drive Aas-
kan Miners From Their
Claims.

VICTORIA, B. C., April 25.-Serious
trouble is believed to be brewing on the
CIondyke River, Alaska. A private letter
has Just been received from former Vic
toria merchant, now owner of one of the
richest Clondyke claims, who writes that
Canadian clalm-owners will probably be
com PEELED 10 use guns to defend their
property against unscrupulous Americans,
who believe that III that far off country
British law can be set at defiance.
The writer continues that Circle City
has long been infested by tough charac-
tiers, some of whom are fugitives from JUS
tice. When the only discovered placer
grounds were in the vicinity of Circle City,
these men were very jealous about their
rights, and protested against Canadians
taxing claims in American territory,
where twenty acres are allowed for 8
placer claim.
When the discoveries were made on the
Clondyke Inspector Constantine OF the
mount ed police, who acts for the Domin-
ion Govern ment. allowed each claim
owner TO stake off only six acres, for regis
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26
CRICo'S OUkLN OF MAI.
Miss Marie Nc Htiian Elected after ar
Ercitin1 Contest.

Miss Marie Nc HtiIan Elected After an
Ercitin0 Contest.
CHICO, CAL, April 25.-Voting for a
May Queen TO preside over the May festi-
val next Saturday came to an end late last
evening, Miss Marie Mcmillan being the
popular choice. There were three candi-
dates in the field'during the closing hours
and this tended to make the contest ex-
citing. At first there was at least a
dozen, but the number dwindled down
until NJ ISIS Marie Mcmillan, Miss Mabel
Merry and Miss Mamie Mcclure were the
only ones con idered.
At the last moment Miss Mcmillan took
the lead and won, With Miss Merry close
second and Miss Mcclure third. Miss
Mcmillan will rule as Queen of the Fiesta,
with Misses Merry and Mcclure as her
maids OF honor. The queen is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. NJ. Mcmillan, proprietress of
the Park Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26
The odd Fello,cs' Picnic.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 25.-The Odd
Fellows of this vicinity will celebrate the
anniversary of the Inauguration of Dad
Fellowship with a basket picnic at Alum
Rock Park tomorrow. The lodges at
Santa Clara, Campbell, Los Gatos and
Gil roy have been invited to attend and
the gathering promises to be the largest
of its kind ever held in this county. There
will be music and dancing. District At
torney Harrington will deliver an oration.
In the evening there will be an entertain
ment and bali at Turn Verein Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26
SUPRE ME- ARCH OF
THE DRUIDS DEAD
Philip ROhrbaCher Sud-
denly Expires at
Stockton.
Stricken by Heart Disease In
the Commercial Hotel
ParlOrS.
Had Long Been Prominent In Sew
eral Of the Leading Secret
Societies.

STOCKTON, CAL. April 25.-Philip
Rohrbacher, a weli-known resident of
San Francisco, dropped dead in the
Commercial Hotel in this city from heart
disease this afternoon.
For years Rohrbacher lived in Stockton,
having settled here in 1855. He con-
Quoted saloon on Main street and accu-
mulatei considerable wealth. Early in
the SOS he left Stockton to engage in the
brewery business, and was as successful
in this as he was in his other ventures
He was one of the founders OF the Will
lows Brewery.
Mr. Rohrbacher, who was president of
the Dunn barton Land and Improvement
Company and interested for the Pabst
Brewing Company, had been to Lodi on