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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28
II must have made Tom Ayers eyes
water to look at that $3.50, 900.
TRUSTS AND COMBINES.
The Dakota Farmer.


The news is flashed out from that at
present most attractive city in the
United States, Canton, Ohio, that the
President-elect Mckinley will attempt
to give particular attention during his
administration to dealing with the in
inuituous trusts and combines that
have come into existence to the menace
OF the entire people, in the past few
years. 1t is questionable whether this
report is authentic, but If Mckinley
pursues that course throughout his
term Of Office he will endear himself
to the common people Of the country
from Maine to California as almost no
president has since the time of Lincoln.
The growth Of these unholy alliances
against competition and the consumer
has been carried to entirely too great an
extreme. And now we have nail, coal,
shoes, sugar, cracker trusts, in fact al
most every manufactured article and
the people have to ''pay the freight"
The writer stepped into the shoe store
for overshoes recently and was inform
ed that he would half to pay $l.6O for
an inferior pair, because they are now
controlled by the rubber trusts, that
pay its president $4,000 year salary"
for regulating the prices and stamping
out competition. A similar report was
made as the excuse for charging so
much for key OF nails (the nail trust
has since disbanded.) But at the
present quite as serious combination
as all Of these put together is the re-
cent attempts being made to organize
combine among grain buyers, which
comparatively speaking will, if success
full, be SO effective at to almost climate
the least vestigage of independent
grain buying from the face Of the
country. If it's organization is effected
as proposed all past COM
binations to beat the producer in this
direction will sink into insignificance,
and the only hope for responsible sue
cess in marketing independently in
the future will be when the death Of
the new combine is sounded. Grain
merchants of the entire country have
recently been holding meetings Of the
greatest secrecy. Their first claim on
being asked their designs, being that
they were purely business, but the as
ISOLATED press dispatches indicate that
they have canght the fever and pro-
pose to make as effective an organiza-
ton as possible.
II Mr.. Mckinley then carries out the
plan suggested in the telegram and
devotes some considerable attention
to the new evils. he will be doing the
people irrespective Of party, great
service. On the other hand il his
party or any other continues in power
any length Of time without giving this
growing evil some effective attention,
when election day rolls round We pre-
dict they will find the people ''agin
EN- This is u business question--no
politics in it, and it has grown big
enough to claim attention OF purely
agricultural papers, hence this editorial.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

& The legislature has been In session
nearly three weeks and only two bills
have been passed. One paying the
members their salaries and another
extending for ten days the time for
approving the ,reasnrer's bond. Evil
IDENTITY the legislature is playing horse
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

As 4 usual thing when you hear q
man stand on the corner and talk OF
how the county Is being robbed, you
/ c&n at once set ii down as a fact that he
has not paid his taxes for some time
o. has not been here long enough to
pay q tax.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28
A PicAYUNE OUTFIT.

For seven years there has been pub
lished In Elk Point Il newspaper called
the Leader. Its ups and downs would
compare with the rise and fail OF the
fumes Of lard factory. During those
seven years it has constantly assaulted
the good names OF honest men. Scarcely
man in the town has escaped its VEN
OmOus tongue. No matter what the
reputation or his position in life, with
the appetite OF IL cur, and the longing
OF snake it has sent forth its spray
of poison each week until it has scarcely
friend in the community. 1t listens
to the barkings of the street gossip: OF
the scandal rnonger and the blather-
skite. 1t has II tool in it's office to do
Its dirty work in the form Of Foxy
Reynick, who, two years ago, was dis
charged from The COURIER Office for
time ago was taken from gambling
room by the chief function OF the sheet.
THE COURIER does not feel that it
should stand still and be slandered any
longer, and the time has come when it
will tell the truth. This Reyniek left
BeresfOrd with II trail OF debts behind
him which should make him blush and
only recently through the lack of good
habits, or something, his household
goods we're taken from him, because he
refused to pay for them. That such an
irresponsible character should be
chosen TO dish out the siush each week
10 nothing more than naturai-,ind the
controlling force OF the Leader Office
/ hides behind and smiles a cy meal smile
In the hope that the people are deceiv-
ed rs to the real culprit.
The COURIER two years ago was i'm.
proved to the cost OF several thousand
dollars-and by this fact, it was enabled
to do practically all Of the county print
ing, and, the officials thinking and be-
lfeviDg that an Investment of that kind
should be recognized, gave us the order
rather than send the order to an out.
side concern. We voluntarily offered
to print all legal blanks at the catalogue
price per dozen OF any OF the leading
concerns in the state. There is not an
item In all the work The COURIER has
done that it is afraid to let the light
upon. A great share Of the work could
not be performed anywhere in Union
county except this place, and yet, we
have only charged the catalogue price
Of the blank houses for the same.
The only thing the Leader pretends
to hinge its accusations upon are. the
printing OF the ballots, and yet, THE
COURIER charged less than the Leader
did two years ago. The COURIER
made q contract with the auditor,
charged what he agreed to do the work
for.
1t was perfectly understood and the
number of ballots ordered were printed.
Even the populists who bought some
thought they were getting them cheap.
So far as the Leader is concerned it
may we'll say 1.-THE end is not yet for
they will have ample time to explain
their charges where explaining counts
and lying is called crime.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

The Sioux Falls Press fears that the
pops are being bought up. This is en-
couraging to reformers, coming as it
does from the leading populist paper of
the state.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28
wasted.

One energetic lady or gentleman in
each county 10 S-il our new attach
menL. Makes any lamp equal to cleo
tsic light. Every agent coming money.
Sample post paid 50 cents. Circular
Tree. Dou't delay write today. Turner
& Blanchard, IS South Fourth Sd,
Minneapolis, MINI. Exclusive agents
for Dakota.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

Weyler is making about as much
progress in putting down the Cuban
rebellion as the populist legislature is
in carrying out its promises.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

Ole FL. Olson at the City Bakery
keeps always on hand fresh supply Of
white bread, Boston brown bread, now
process bread, Vienna breab, cream
bread, rye bread, graham bread, and
not 70 forget Ols0n's Health Bread.
And also q full line OF cookies, cakes
and pies. Lunches and meals in con-
nectiOn.. 48tf
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

Name OF Mortsagof. Matilda j. Phiiiires.
Maine Ut A,ulIgaiee, Nalicn risk.
Date OK NOiIt,aSe. DteeiEDeT Is. 1875.
kecoraea Ill y . clock a. la. DECEMBER ~, 1893,
in Tie oitca " tle register 81 deests, VI Union
county. South Dakota, book II Ok mortgages Oh
page 2ol.
Default having been made ia the payment 0f
the principal Oi the note die JANUARY !, 1857,
and the interest thereon I.oin December II, 1855,
,lid default having been Maae III the pAyilient
OF tile nIcYess oI the lutte due January !, ISIS,
maturing Since December Is, 1885, the said uUIcs
mvrIa age the assignee isiects 10 amt does undtr
the conditions vi tAe said mortgage hereby de-
clare the wiioie prlncipai ana interest secured
BY said mortgage, linnttdlatett due itnA payable
ana the amount claimed 70 be due vt the date
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

Congressional Records have been
thankfully received by the newspaper
editors of South Dakota this week. 1t
has been extremely cold.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28
EXTRA FANCY FLOUR.
Guaranteed as good ~ tho best uinps
ap0lis Patents.
w. G. Halter.
Dray g. Express Line.

An orders intrusted to my care win receive
prompt and careful attentiO.. Prices moderate,
satislaetion guaranteed. Wood sold and de-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

1t has been cold ever since the leg
islature convened at Pierre which con-
clusively proves that the aforesaid Leg
islature is frost.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28

.ss The only economies the pops arc prac-
ptng y In regard 70 the passing Of
4 bllle. Over twenty-five days have been
consunaed and but two bills hare been
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28
Cribs Mill is running
night and day. Plenty
OF flour. Prompt ex.
change.

NO Other kind now leads ft,
I'"r every woman kneads It.
~ not. she needs It sffl1..
The Fsiourmatfe mt tho Mil or Grill.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23
ExpIorinx the Upper Niger.

After an absence Of three years the
expedition under Lieutenant Hourst has
safely returned to Europe from the Nj
ger. The party assembled the Senegal
river and then carried the sections Of
an aluminium boat overland to the up
per part Of the Niger. On reaching this
river the pieces of the boat were put to-
gether and two native boats purchased.
In these the expedition sailed down the
Niger 70 Timbuktu, where a stay of
ten months was made The voyage
from Timbuktu TO Lokoja, at the con-
fuence of the Niger and Benue, seems
to have been arduous, but from that
point the expedition was towed by q
launch Belonging to the Royal Niger
company to the coast at Wari. How
much fresh typographical information
Lieutenant Hourst's party has obtained
is not yet stated. This will depend on
the highest point reached on the Niger.
Reuters message states that the expedi
ton first met the river Niger al
Hayes" but that town is on the Sene
gal river. There can be no doubt, how
ever, that much valuable scientific in
formation was obtained. for the expedi
tion travelled slowly and was admirabl,
equipped. One novelty was the use Of |
photograph for reporting the native wa
songs. The expedition kept peace will
the natives throughout the journey, il
which it differs greatly from some o
those previously conducted by French
explorers in that region. Mature.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23
West End Night School.

A night school will be opened in the
West-End not far from the 9Th Bap-
list Church on Thursdsy night, Oct.
LIST by experienced teachers. 1t will be
on the order of those i'm the larger Cit
les You can be taught for soc per
month in advance; reading. spelling,
arithmetic, geography, grammar, his
tory and penmanshlp.
Another course OF type-writing,
shorthand. instrumental and vocal
music, fancy work and advanced stud
,es for which it Will cost you 81 90 per
month up. 1t is grand opportunity
OF thOse persons who want TO learn
and cannot reach the day sell ools on
account of work and other things.
We have among our people two
many young people, unable To COM
pete with the business men of Other
races. Our voters have to depend on
,thers TO scratch our ballot. his
should not be- These young men are
going TO assist you To read and write
or yourself. Will you show your
appreciation by assisting them7
l4l5 West Beverly otvet,
w. G.. Carter and A L. Wright,
If and Others. Teachers
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23
Richmond Traction Go.
FULL LENG TIL BROAD ST.
Chimborazo Park to Exposi-
ton Grounds.
Also. branches TO
Reservoir Park from EXPOSE
ton Grounds,
and from
Eighteenth and Broad Streets
to Oakwook Cemetery.
SCHOOL TICKETS

Best Constructed Electric Line il
the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23
AuDAcIous KlssANE.


The RoKae and EorEer Was = Typaeal
Soldier Of Fortune.
The hero Of the following story. Kis-
man in Cincinnati. He was tried with
others and acquitted on the charge OF
burning the steamboat Martha Wash
ington to secure insurance. and after
ward was sent to the penitentiary for .
large bank forgery:
Into the Walker Nicaragua expedi-
ton. made up for the most part Of ''men
Of strong character, tired Of the hum
drum OF common life and ready for q
career which might bring them the
sweets Of adventure or the rewards Of
fame" Kissane now, on coming out of
the penitentiary, threw himself with all
the abandon OF his daring nature He ar
rived ct Nicaragua Feb. /, 1855. On
der an assumed name be was soon ap-
pointed and commissioned assistant
commanding general, with the rank of
major, and ordered to take charge Of the
commissar;at Of the army. he showed
such ability that Walker soon promoted
him. For eight or nine months he had
the entire finances Of the country In his
hands, and bat for hts careful manage
ment the f1libustering scheme, it Is con-
oeded, would have met an earlier de-
feat.
When General Walker marched "a
Rivas, he left Granada in charge OF
Kissane. The latter made sudden sallieG
ON the neighboring haciendas, and, cap
turing the wives and daughters Of prom
inent Nicaraguans, held them as hos
tsees to be exchanged for money or pro.
visions. He is reputed to have made 9
fortune in the sale OF confiscated hacien.
das and vouchers. Under his direction
cathedrals and converts aud private
dwellings were pillaged Of gold, silver
and jewels. The plumber, which filled
six large cedar chests, was melted
packed in small bulk and shipped t
New Orleans ROBBED in priestly vest
ments and carrying the holy eucharist
Kissane led a triumphant procession
through the streets Of Granada. His au
dacity and bravery won him devoted
followers Few, il any, of his compan
ions In arms suspected his early history
Nevertheless the tropics did not shield
him wholly from memory Of the past
Recognising IN one Of the youthful fol
lowers of the army the son Of q mai
who had testified against him in tb
Martha Washington case. Nissan
bad the young man arrested on SOM
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23

Mr.. George @. Perkins is uneasy be-
cause Of the competition of Japan and
gives his reasons in The Overland
Monthly:
Japan has an unlimited supply Of
cheap coal and cheap labor. 1t has al
ready demonstrated its ability to COM
pete with Europe and America by In
vading the home markets Of those coun-
tries. 1t has the best machinery which
the world has up TO this time produced
and can manufacture as much more as
it needs The initiative faculty of the
race is unQuestioned and unrivaled, and
its originality is becoming aoknowl-
edged. It recognizes such educational
defects as it possesses and with charao-
teristic energy and conscientiousness is
setting about 60 gain such knowledge as
is necessary TO bring its people TO the
highest state of industrial efficiency.
Chemistry was formerly practically an
unknown science in Japan. Now the
japanese export chemicals 20 America
Physics and mathematics will be studied
with similar practical results, and most
Americans now living will undoubtedly
see Japan with a modern civilization,
As far Ns It's industries are concerned,
but with people still Japanese in char
aoter ana tastes, who manufacture goods
for foreign markets, as do the English.
and who no more desire TO supply their
needs with English. French or American
| productions than we do to supply our
with those Of China. Japan OF India
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23
A storv OF CeciI Rbode..

Often mentioned is Cecil Rhodes dis
like to women and the fact that he will
not allow a female to serve him in any
way. He had a secretary to whom he
was much attached. One day he an
nounced the fact that he was going to
be married. The chief was thunder
struck, and after gIaring at him for a
second growled out, "Where the devil
am to get another secretary?" and then
walked ont of the room and banged the
door. His innate goodness of heart,
however, prevailed after a bit, for he
presented the bride with some lovely
diamonds, and when, soon after, he left
for England he lent the young couple
his carriages and horses, so that the Of
tending bride was enabled to return her
wedding calls at his expensei 1t never
occurred to him, however, to keep his
favorite secretary on. The mere fact OF
his marrying put that quite out of the
pale Of possibility.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23
A TIeERlsH TURKISH MOB.

RruxderOus BludgeOn Men In the Streets
OF COnstantinople.
Such men az the bludgeon men one
does not often see in the streets Of Con-
stantinople. OF the better class Of Turks
there were none among them. They
were Of q class like the wharf rats and
longnhoremen Of western lands. They
were of all shades Of color, from the
white skinned Lac and Circassian to the
brown and hook nosed Kurd and the
coal black Nubian from Africa. Their
faces were . study Of fearful passions.
There wsre faces scanned and SCARED
like the head OF fighting bulldog; faces
distorted by malice and greed; faces
scared, as by fire. case hardened in ig-
norance OF all except vice and ferocious
as an angry tiger. Some Of those faces
burned their way into my memory and
remained for days, haunting revela'
ton Of brutal instincts and beastly de-
sires which made one wonder how il
was possible to have lived in safety fol
weeks in a city containing such men.
These men were not armed, in TIT
common sense Of the word. Some o
them had revolvers, and the most o
them had knives. But they seldom use'
either. for awkward questions might b
raised IL the police were called to &C
count for failing TO arrest armed civil
ians ON the streets Carrying ak helveF
| piokax handles, heavy clubs, like base
ball bats; Jagged fragments Of broke
scHntling-carrying anything that ca
crush the skull of mRn-this horribl
rabble flooded the streets Of all Chris
tian quarters Of the city, like an all deF
olating tidal wave. silent but irresist
ble- Their silence by day was almost Q
terrible as their bowls by night The
would be seen going along the street
when they would meet an Armenia
who had ventured to attempt to reao
his home. Without word they woul
break in his skull and 60 on their way
entirely unmoved and hardly havin
spoken q loud word. If resistance WI
offered, they had only to say, ''Tt
Giaours resistr' and horde of the
fellows would come running from q
directions to destroy one who had pro
. ed his seditious quality by daring TO T
sist a Mussulman. IA Bystander
I Notes % Massacre. by WAN Troshin
IN Scribner'a
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23

The associations called up by = we'd
ding ring are very touching, and it IL
the last thing that even the poorest wife
will part with. If il ever was consider
ed badge of servitude, it now is much
more suggestive Of queeDship and SOW
sreignty. An old Latin writer thus de-
scribes the ring: 1t is circular, because
the mutual love and hearty affection
Of matrimony should be forever, their
continuity remaining as unbroken ~
the circlet itself. 1t is an old--and ex-
ploded-notion that the ring is placed
upon the fourth finger because a small
artery connects with the heart. The
real reason probably is that the left
hand is not used as much as the right,
and the fourth finger less than the other
fingers
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23

All Paris just now, according TO The
Journal. Is flocking to 20 Rue Raw
gnan. Montmartre. where. a few days
ago. n most remarkable discovery was
made. In this neighborhood are the
ruins OF the ancient monastery of the
Benedictines and other old buildings
used by the brothers. most of which are
also giving way to the ravages OF time.
At az Rue Ravignan Nine. Berthelot
keeps q grocery store. She sleeps in q
mail chamber in the rear, that at one
time was probably used as an oratory.
Nine. Berthelot, noticing that the tiles
ON the door Of the chamber gave forth 9
hollow sound as she stepped upon them.
and thinking that q cellar there would
be very convenient for her business, sent
for u mason and had the tiles removed.
A fight Of stone steps was revealed,
leading into labyrinth of passages.
The authorities have now taken posses.
sion Of the place. and systematic In.
vestigation is being conducted. Many
relics have been found, and it is believ.
ed that much light is likely to b,
thrown upon the history of Paris dur
ing the fourteenth century.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-23
A ROMANCE OF WALES.


me Two Ladies OF LlanEollen Who Lived
= strange Life Together.
Helen Marshall North contributes 60
The Century an account Of Lady Eleanor
Charlotte Butler and the Hon. Sara
Ponsonby, who, more than = century
ago. ran away from their homes and
settled In the picturesque little town Of
Llangoilen. They dressed in q strange
costume that was partly made up Of
masculine garments. They were visited
by many distinguished people and cor
responded with most Of the notables Of
their times The writer says:
Among their visitors the ladies also
counted = certain Sir Alursd, q hand
some and interesting but venerable man
&C this period. Here IL = romance within
. romance. for OF this gallant gentleman
il IL said that one Of the princesses fell
desperately in love with him, and her
father, poor old George III. sent the too
fascinating young man away to India,
where there was war at tho time, and
whence, therefore. there was some like
lihood that he would not return. But at
80 he came back, still handsome and
fascinating. and was received with dis
tinguished favor BY the new king. who
made him . field marshal. OF the
princess and her affection nothing more
il learned.
Sir Alured had long known Lady
EleaDor-indeed, for aught know Ia
the contrary, be may have been one Of
the Eve despairing SWANS mentioned IN
that lady's obituary-and once a year,
usually in October. he came down t
Llangollen to pay his respects to che
two ladie1. to whom the visit was 81
ways an occasion OF consequence.
The death of Lady Eleanor was
Rrisvous blow TO the old man. BE cam'
the year following. however, but wa
less gay than usual, and IL is even sai'
} that he neglected to bestow the usua
! parting kiss on his fair entertainer. Tn
Hon. sara promptly reminded him o
the oversight, for which he at ono
made atonemens.
Mary Oarryl, the faithful servant
had died in 1909, making the frs
change that had occurred in the inmate
? OF tho household.
t Each Of the friends wished pictur
: Of the other. but neither was willing t
! sit for her portrait. BY some stratager
, OF friend pictures Of the two togethe
were secured when the ladies were IN
aware.
! In June. 1890. at the age of 90, Lad
4 Eleanor passed away. and. although he
: friends surrounded Miss Ponsonby wit
}. every possible kindness. she refused
e be comforted. She was seldom seen e.
n cept by her domestics and survived
her loneliness only IS months