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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
A REoUknECIIO THOUGHT.

whe bulbs that were hid In the darkness
Through the winter time and the snow
Have felt the thrill Of the sunlight,
Their hour to bloom they know.
Purple and gold and scarlet
And white as the robes Of king
To the glory Of love at Easter
Their beautiful wealth they bring.
The grass that was brown and withered
And cold on the sodden plain
Has been kissed by the tender sunshine,
Carcssed by the crystal rain,
And it's bright green lances culver,
Lo! twice ten millions strong,
And the birds, with her nest among them.
Flies up with a sudden song.
And we. who have seen our darlings
Reft from our side away;
Who have wcpt In silent anguish
Ger the cold and pulseless clay.
Take heart In the Easter gladness.
A parable all may read,
For the Lord who cares for the flowers
Cares well for our greater need.
He knows Of the loss and anguish,
The grope Of the stricken soul;
He will bring again our dear ones,
BY his touch of life made whole.
We shall need and know and love them
In the spring beyond the sea,
That, otter earth's dreary winter.
Is coming to you and me.
Mrs. NJ. K. Sangster.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
Day of Great JOY.

The Easter Of Rome transcends in pomp
and splendor that of all other countries.
The Pope is borne into the great gallery
of st. Peters. and gives his solemn bene-
diction, ito Rome and the world"
Poland feasts ut this period on saffron
cakes, roast pig and little lambs served
with pistachio plums. The number of
dishes cooked is enormous. Eggs form a
part of all the pastimes. The religious
services are devout and impressive.
In Mexico it is the great festival of the
year. In the City of Mexico the popula-
ton fill the streets and the parks, which
resemble the most beautiful gardens. Peo-
pie passing each other in the streets throw
flowers with their salutations. Bands dis
course sweet music, and there is general
abandonment to the delights of the festi-
val of their Sunday of joy"
In America the occasion is observed
generally but quietly. Presents are ex.
changed, eggs and flowers are given u
prominent place, and the church services
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15

The fair humanities Of old religion,
The power, the beauty and the majesty
That had their haunts In dale or piney noun
/ tain,
Or forest. by slow brook or pebbly spring
Or chasm. or watery depth-all these are
vanished
They live no longer in the faith Of reason.
In places of these fantastic heather i'm
ages the new religion brought realities of
grace and truth. The old fictions of the
earth and air dissolved and disappeared
They were succeeded by the gospel of
peace and good will to all mankind-of
universal practical charity. of faith mani
tested in good works, of all the gospel les
sons which Easter day and it's associa-
tons convey. Pagan philosophers and
poets reached only the fancies and dreams
of men. Christian philosophy reaches the
profoundest depths of the intellect and
the heart.
This is the lesson and instruction of the
day! 1t relates both to the past and the
future. 1t is a "reminiscences and prom
Use. 1t combines the garnered wisdom of
ages with the hope of all the years to
comet
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15

ly dawning, Easter Sunday, when so
many ages ago Christ had risen from the
dead, and brought with him light and life
to the waiting soul.
Away off in the distance you might
catch the chime of the old cathedral bells
as they rang in the joyous morn-perhaps
some of the music reached Fanny's ears,
for half opening her eyes she stretched
her hand toward Lulu and whispered: Il
will take the lily to him." Just them the
sunshine burst into the room, Lulu turn
ed to the window, and there unfolded in
all it's beauty was the lovely lily.
Long hours afterward, when the Sab
bath bells were pealing their glad notes,
and choral voices sang, 1.-THE Lord is risen
indeed" the little child lay there so still,
so beautiful, with the smile of heaven
upon her lips, and holding in the waxen
fingers her precious gift, the Easter lily.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15

differs in significance from the autumnal
thanksgiving and later Christmas holi-
days. Autumnal holidays mark the end
of the harvest, when all it's fruits have
been gathered and when gratitude is ex-
pressed for every gift of Providence to
mankind. The year is closed. Reflection
is the sole occupation of the mind.
Truths may be gathered from expert
ence as fruit is gathered from the soil.
But in the autumn every human senti-
ment is inspired by knowledge that the
best products of the year have been gath
cred. that its enjoyments are closed. that
it's fugitive hours. opportunities, events
and lessons, that all which it contained for
good or evil, have become an element of
the unreturning past.
Easter is the period of resurrection. 1t
is an emblem of the revival which nature
experiences with each return of the sun
in it's orbit and of the rains and dews at
their appointed time. 1t brings vernal
sunshine. airs and odors. 1t is celebrated
by offerings of flowers, by gayety in at
tire, by festive display. by all the gaudy
outward semblance, in which the day
spring of the heart and of the season is
clothed.
Inc tnrlStlaDlZeu Easier WHICH Inc
world celebrates is higher inspiration of
pagan philosophy. renewed, refined and
etherealzed by the influences which pro-
ceeded from the tragic events on Calvary
and from their sublime conclusion. From
the earliest era when man began to study
the world around him and defy its mani
festations the spring was sanctifed as
the period of the year when the vigor Of
natures creative forces first was display
ed. Every form of ancient mythology
recognized the vernal equinox Us the point
of rejuyenation for the world of vege-
table and animal life. Every wind Of
spring that blew and every wave that
murmured were regarded as the source of
new vital energies in production and
growth.
From these beautiful pagan beliefs to
the beautiful new Christian belief the
change was not violent nor phenomenal.
It was a graceful evolution from heather
to Christian thought. 1t was transition
of that which was false but was almost
mn beautiful as truth to the beauty and
holiness of truth. Coleridge described the
abandoned fictions Of classical beliefs:
The ineligible forms Of ancient posts.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
DAN VOORHEES, DEAD.
Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" At
Last TOtters and Fall.

Lust 1Ottefs ana FAN
Daniel w. voorhees,, ex-United States
Senator from Indiana. died at o'clock
Saturday morning at his home in Wash
ington, d. c. He had been in poor health
for several years. suffering from rheuma-
tism of the heart. His friends therefore
expected to hear of his death suddenly.
At last reports. however, he was showing
signs of improvement His death, there
fore, while not entirely unexpected, came
with shock. Mr.. Voorhees, ives IS years
old.
Prior to his retirement from public life
on March 4 last, he had been for many
years one of the most conspicuous figures
in the Senate. He was born in Ohio, and
taken by his parents in infancy to pion-
eer home in the Wabash valley. Indiana.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
About the Seat Of War.


No part of Greece is forty miles from
the sea.
Greece is little larger than one-half Of
Pennsylvania.
Hellas is the name by which the Greeks
call their country.
The royal palace at Athens, built By
King Otto, cost $2,5OO,OOO
Greece has longer coast line than that
Of Spain*and Portugal together.
About one-half Of the population Of
Greece are shepherds and agriculturists.
The present King of Greece. George l.,
came to the throne in 1883, ct the age Of
seventeen.
The Greek nag h . white cross on : blue
ground, the Ravarian colors and ne
Greek cross.
King George OF Greece IL q brother 81 !
the Princess of Wales and Of the mother
Of the Gear Of Russia.
The standing army Of Greece consists &c
1920 infantry, 3,120 cavalry, 36l2 -
tillery, 1850 engineers and 3, 400 O6iceSs.
The legislative power Of Greece i veas-
Cd In single body, called the BoulA ~
members are elected by the psopss 6e
fous years. ss5 30 4
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
Outcome Of Centuries.

The resume of Easter customs finds the
central idea in the fact that they are the
outcome of eighteen centuries of religious
zeal, and the concentration of genius and
enthusiasm in art, science, poetry and
learning of every sort. Easter is a crys-
utilization of the hope expressed in it's
solemn observances. deliverance from
death, founded on the story of the great
Teacher of Nazareth, and carrying joy
and life into the dead and desolate theo-
ries that in the dark ages held the world
in dominance. The festival Of the soul is
the highest and greatest of all the cere-
monies of Eastertide.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
WILL GO TO CUBA.

Judge William r.. Day 40 q Special
Commissioner for United States.
Judge William r. Day, who will 60 to
Cuba. as q special commissioner for the
United States to be present at the invests
CATION into the death Of DR.. Ruiz, il one
of the leading citizens of Canton, o. For
many years the Judge has been a near
neighbor and an intimate personal friend
of President Mckinley. He is son Of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15

ASTER is more de-
lightful in its asso-
Citations than any
other holiday season
Of the year. 1t fol-
lows a period Of con-
ventional mourning.
1t is a revival from
traditional depres-
sion and gloom. 1t
opens the morning of
hope and expecta-
ton. 1t reveals the
unfolding buds of
the year and of hu-
man faith and prom
Use.
In <horo roSnocfs II
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15

with which under the soubriquet Of the
Tall Sycamore Of the Wabash" his
name has since been associated through
out long and honorable political career.
The immediate cause of death was IN
attack Of angina pectoris. Two weeks
ago his old rheumatic trouble became az
gravated and three days before he died
became alarming, but not until half hour
before the final summons did any one real
ize that death was near. The remains
were taken to Terre Haute. Ind, for in
terment
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15

are unusually impressive. If the Ameri-
cans had any special use for the festival
in worldly way they might designate it
as the feast of hats" The feminine por-
ton of the community wear new hats,
according to the ancient tradition that to
be lucky all the year, something new must
be worn on Easter Sunday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15

Luther Day, who was the chief justice Of
the Ohio Supreme Court, and from his
birth breathed the atmosphere Of the law.
Judge Day was educated at the University
of Michigan. Since 1872, in which year
he was admitted to the bar, he has lived
in Canton. He was elected judge Of the
court Of common pleas in 1885. and on
thar occasion was the candidate of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties. Mr..
Day is leader in Canton society and 10
one of the most unostentatious women in
the world. She is the mother of four sons.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
THE EASTER LILY.

ASTER was but a
fortnight off and two
little girls, Lulu and
Fanny, were watch
ing with great inter-
est mammals Gala,
which at last was
budded. Every morn
ing they came early
to the windows,
where Il few house
plants were strug-
Cling for existence,
and ALTHOUGH ororv
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
HAVOC Of WATERS.
STARTLING STATISTICS FROM
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
Thousands of Square Miles Of Farms
Are submerged-N1 Millions in Capital
at Stake-Agricultura Department
Sends Ont Definite Flood Figures.
Appalling Facts Given.

The food conditions in the South are
appalling. The Mississippi valley is
stricken almost beyond intelligent compre-
hension. To give an idea of the frightful
ravages the deluges have wrought from
Cairo, Ill.,. southwark, this self-explana-
tory table is apnended.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-15
BEST OF THE YEAR.

The Easter Holiday Season aud Its
Delightful Associations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20

CHICAGO, oct l9;;-Cattle buyers took hold
for the bulk of the offerings So few native cat
tie were offered that prices were largely nominal
good dressed beef Steers tockers and feeders
n mere fairly fairly sn ann at S5so S9ws bulls
active and - generally -, unchanged. best grades
Went to feeders and Gamers at prices ranging
from $3.50 to S4So for steers to s215@4 for cows
Hogs were active. prices ruling steady. at Mon
Common packers sens or and the best
ght Weights at Ssso@ Pigs sold as mostly at
around 2lo pounds were made in several instances
at s4.05. The late market was very slow on pack
Trade IN sheep and lambs was fairly active.
sheen ee sn we're naabe at sS
for the poorest up to s4.2Oai SO for choice hocas
Ais for common to prime grades. Lambs sold at
S3.75@5.75. Great numbers OF Westerns sold at
Keceipts-Cattle. 5000: hogs $4,000: sheep. 1900
ST. LOUIS, Oct 9.-CattIe-Receiptts, 1900;
and Texans; .natlye Shipping steers scarce. but
w0qd h r%F 81 saes toF 4 % ba
butchers steers, s340Q475; steers under 1000 lbs
cows and pP heifers sS4 bulk at s. 20
g3;ls; Texas and Indian steers g so42 .. bulk at
500 sbp IN xs ZOO q Mar Market
shcepwReceipts 1000; shipments none. Market
ard bucks si.G0qS.J0: lambs s4.2Sd5.25
KANSAS CITY oct. l9.-Cattlee1R Receipts 3 500
cows. s2dS05 native steers. So 25@5.15: native
cows and heifers. S.25a3sO stockers and feeders
81. 75f74. 40.
Hogs-Receipts 1000 Bulk OF sales ss52iaa
3.G2l9; heavies S3.25u360. packers. $3.45GS. G2ls
mixed, s3.55qs 70; lights. sS.57l2@3.7O; workers.
So G5I3.70; pigs. s2.S5Q3.75.
Sheep-Receipts. Zoo Market firm; lambs, So. Is
Q5.S0 muttons, S2Q315.
NEW YORK Oct. 9.-Beeves-Receipts, $780, no
trading. Cables quote American steers at i0i1Q1
lie. dressed weight; refrigerator beef 7Q7i1t
Exports. 440 beeves and 2,240 quarters OF beef
Calves-Receipts, 70. Market steady; veas. SOC
Z so. grassers So 75fDa. 25
Hogs-Receipts. 2,l40. Market steady at s4.l50
4.40.
sheen and Lambs Receipts ses9. Market ac-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
In reading in your paper. this morning,
an account of Stephen Horsey dying was
reminded of what happened to me on a
visit to him. to Colonel Bowles and Col.
Milligan. while they were in prison under
sentence of death. | visited them min
lister of the gospel. and offered them my
services as such if they wished to avail
themselves thereof. Colonel Milligan asked
for instructions in relation to the Catholic
Church, was satisfied with them and was
to be baptized on the morning of the exc
cution, but the night before the
day appointed they were reprieved
and sent to Columbus. O.. and it
was after the war ended that he was
baptized by me at Huntington, Ind Colonel
Bowles explained to me his strange belief
in two principles. and was satisfied to die
as such believer. Now for the subject of
your notice, Stephen Horsey. / asked him
kindly about his religious belief. His an
swer was: II believe in all Christian
churches but | have d preference for tho
Baptist denomination | said 70 him:
perhaps you would like to see a Baptist
minister" Upon his affirmative answer /
promised to send him one On leaving the
prison / went to my friend Rev. Day. a
well-known Baptist minister. and told him
to go and see Horsey at the military pris-
disposed and wanted to baptize him. He
asked the officer in charge permission to
take Horsey to the river canal to i'm
mCrse him. but permission was refused,
no doubt the baptism he desired was by
immersion. He was reprieved and had
many chances to fulfill that desire. Did he
profit by il? The writer cannot tell, but If
be did not there is for him poor chance
of salvation. AUG. BESSONIES.
INDIANAPOLIS Oct 49,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices I'm Produce at the Sea-
bonrd's Commercial Metropolis.

NEW YORK, Oct 19.-Flour-Receipts AZ. 305
brIs: exports 25, 424 brls. Market fairly active
and steady. Rye flour quiet. Buckwheat flour
quiet. Buckwheat easy. Rye easy; No. West
ern 4Sc. Barley quiet at 2S14c Barley malt NOM
inal.
Wheat-Recepts, 224.9 75 blu; exports 1874. COG bu.
Spot firm; No. red. 97lsG97ssc Options opened
easy under bearish cables, but rallied and were
firm all day on later foreign buying. small North
western receipts. covering and final steadiness at
Liverpool closed sGAc net higher No. 2 red.
October closed at 943sc; December, 949sG95Ac,
closed at 94lsc.
Corn Receipts. 100000 bu exports, 1oS6O bu.
Spot weak; No. q 30ssc. Options opened easy and
declined all day, with few reactions under weak
ness abroad and liquidation. closing %@Skc lower;
May, S4%Q54Ssc. closed at S434c: Noyember, 297s
oats-Recepts. s7S 600 bu exports. 300 bu Spot
steady closing lsc net lower; October closed at
22,9c: December. 23h@2SSsc closed at 2sAc.
quiet. Wool quiet
Beef steady; cut meats dulI Lard Lard dull; West
Talow inactive. Cotton-seed oil quiet and
steele prime crude 2e Pr%s sow sS
prices to 10 POINTS decline. ruled quiet and fea-
tureless with a weak undertone under disappont-
absence Of speculative support, indifference of
spot BUYERS and general pessimistic feeling sell
closed barely steady with prices SOLO points low
eT Sales, l6 600 bags including; December 625e;
ioGi5c sales 500 Bags Maracaibo. Rio-Reeeiptss'
% 600 bags cleared for the United States, 900
bags Total warehouse deliveries from the United
States. 1884 bags. including III from New
YClk; New York stock to-day 1895. 1876 bags; United
States stock sos $50 bags si0st for TIE United
States. 92s $50 bags against $50 S29 last and
Sugar-Raw nominal. refined steady
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20

Chicago Bonds and Mortgages.

CElcago Bcnus ana Mortgages.
The prudent man who wishes to again
employ his funds safely and profitably
should not defer much longer. To the most
superficial observer it is evident that the
bottom has been reached and that all kinds
of reliable investment securities are now at
the lowest point Interest rates are tending
downward rejecting the great abundance
Of available capital. Between now and
spring there Will be healthy and marked
advance all along the line and particularly
noticeable will be the renewed activity in
real estate circles with its corresponding
enhancement of value. Yet when buying for
investment the mistakes of former years
should be corrected. Buy for cash. If possi-
bic. If not. think twice before closing the
deal We have just recovered from the most
serious period of credit expansion and mar
gin speculation which nearly always turns
a supposed asset into a liability. There is
no sense in keeping idle funds locked up
any longer, for the country abounds in at
tractivc securities which will never be safer
nor cheaper than they are now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20

prime steam, s420 choice s4.27h Bacon-Boxed
lots. shortciear. S575: ribs s515 shorts. &c.
pry-salt meats-Eoxed shoulders. $50; extra
shCrtclear, 1925; ribs $5.3Ile: shorts, $3.50 Re
ceipts-Flour 5000 brls; wheat. $4,000 blu; corn
100 000 bu: oats So coo bu. Shinments-FlouT, H. coo
brls; wheat, $1,000 bu corn, i4l0OO bu; oats
81 900 blu.
BALTIMORE Oct 19.-Flour quiet. steady and
unchanged; receipts 25.29S brls; exports, 3 1856
brls. Wheat firm. No. red. spot, g5134i95ssc !;
October, 95lsMa5#c; December, 99AN96c; steamer
No. red. 90M90Ac. Southern wheat by sample
s9u96c; Southern wheat on grade, sO12M95izc; re-
ceipts. ". 1874 bu; exports $1,000 bu Corn easy
mixed. spot, October. S0lN30Ac: December. 3e'4
qS012c; steamer mixed. 2S19u2S&c; Southern white
corn, 3lQS3c. Southern yellow. S2M33c; receipts
31743 bu exports. .42S bu sales %. 900 bu. oats
firm; No white, 26AGl27c; receipts, II, 246 bl
Grain freights steady steamers more active and
quotations unchanged. Butter and eggs firm and
unchanged Cheese steady and unchanged
CINCINNATI Oct. 19.-Flour dull. Wheat
quiet: No. 2 red, 9la92c. Corn easy; No. mixed
zee. Oats firm; No. mixed. 20M2O4c Rye quiet
No. 2, &c. Bulk meats steady at $3.50 Lard
steady ut A25. Bacon steady at 640. Whisky
steady at Sl.20 Butter firm. Sugar dull Eggs
quiet at 13c. Cheese firm.
TOLEDO Oct. 19.-Wheat higher and steady
No. 2, cash, 93c; December 94c. Corn active, but
lever; No. mixed. 2414c. Oats quiet; No. 2
mixed 1Sisc. Rye dull but steady: No 2. cash.
4fc; Glover seed active ana steady; prime, cash
and october, $3.37l4
DETROIT, Oct. 19.-Wheat--No. l white. ole;
No. red, SIC; December. 93i2c; May. 9S2c. Corn
No. mixed, 26c Oats-No. white, 22lec. Rye
No 2. 47c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations ut st. Louis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Other Places.

ST. LOUIS, Oct l9-Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat unsettled, closing the same as
yesterday for December. but with May &c higher.
December opened &c lower. advanced NC de-
clined %6f7kc, reacted 1-l6c, relapsed %G1sc and
Der Spot higher: No. ? red. cash. elevator. 94ssc
bid; track, 95I96c: No. hard cash. S5M96c; De-
cenber. g5s.c bid; May. 94lsc Corn-Tutures
showed considerable strength on outside Influences
and there steady buying of December, largely
for export account, but declined later ana closed
fractions below yesterday. Spot lower No 2.
bid. Oats-Futures weak and declined: buyers
on the selling side Spot lower: No q cash
elevator. lsc bid; track, l9c; No. white. 2lc;
at 4sc. Corn meal. 81 As. Bran dull, but strong:
sacked. east track, 4sc bid, and sold at mill at
seed. $3.50. Hay choice grades firm: prairie s765
80: timothy. SSMl0 g. Butter firm: creamery. is
H23lkc; dairy lGr16c. Eggs steady at he Whisky
$40. Cotton ties, nc: baggina. 6NN7he PORK
lower: standard mess, jobbing. SS.25 Lard lower:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20
Not Enough Water VIII Fall to Fill
Cisterns or MOisten the Soil.

Not Enough Water VIII Fall to Fill
Cisterns or MOisten the Soil.
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending II p M. Oct.
20-Light rain in early morning. followed
by fair weather on Wednesday.
General Conditions Yesterday-Low bar
ometric pressure prevails from beyond the
lakes south to the gulf; elsewhere the pres
sure is moderately high. The temperature
fell east of the Mississippi, except near the
Atlantic coast; it rose west of the Missis-
sippi Local rains fell from the Mississippi
eastward to the Atlantic coast. Thunder
storms prevailed in Michigan.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-For Ohio
Partly cloudy weather; probably light To-
cal showers; light to fresh southeasterly
winds, shifting to southwesterly.
For Indiana and Enthusiastically fair
Wednesday; southerly to westerly winds.