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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14

Senator Depsw he was only
@Chauncey" then--once told q story
about the late Senator Oglesby dear
old simple-hearted "Uncle Dick"
Once, when Oglesby was governor
OF Illinois, he was one OF a delegation
OF westerners who went to Washing
ton in the hope of influencing certain
legislation, which. though inimlcal to
Great Britain, was believed by many
people In the west to be or decided
advantage to their part ok the country.
The governor had a few eastern
senators In the corner, and was Grating
TO then In that fiOrid style which be-
came his whenever he warmed up to a
subject. His face was red with earn
estness and words came pouring from
him like balls from a Gatling gun.
But they fell against armor plate, on
which they made no impression.
'.Why, governor said one OF the
seaboard senator's. 'swithin thirty days
after we had passed such measure
Great Britain would have fieet of
gunboats over here Smelling New
York.
Let them come, sir! Let them
come The governor flung out his
chest and shook bis fist In the sir.
illinois alone would send hundred
thousand men, sir, to meet and sink
them as fast as they hove In sight
just how Uncle Dick expected to
send his glorious army out to the
British ships has never transpired In
those days there were no automobiles,
even. BROOKLYN Eagle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14

REV. Mr.. SHEPHERD, OF Canton, who,
Ia sermon week or two ago, made
some serious charges against the con-
duct Of several officers In state instltu-
tions without specifying any, has been
urged by Gov. Herreid to make good
his charges. They reflect equally up
on all such officers until the guilty ones
are pointed out, SO that Rev Mr.. Shep-
herd owes 1t in all fairness TO the limo.
sntones to indicate the guilty, or else
thdraw the charges. Mr.. Shepherd
ould at once make good.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14
Everythins In Keeping.

Attractive as miladi's suit may be,
she must see to it that her hat, her
gloves, her parasol and her footwear
are all in keeping. On her feet she
viii wear either black openwork lace
hose with patent leather shoes or else
white silk hose with white kid or can
vas ties. The ordinary black shoe will
soil the edge OF the skirt and for this
reason IL never worn. On her hands
white silk gloves or lace mitts are the
proper thing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14

Gov. Edmunds, Gov. Faulk. Col. Law
renee, Capt. Brauch, and II Iact, nearly
all the people, consider the governor
and chief justice as unfis 10 hold ofIiee
In territory In early days, and they
had to go, and there is no fight Editor
Linn had in early days that he is
prouder Of than that effort 10 drive out
the nest OF vultures that was disgrao-
ing the territory and making laugh
ing stock OF virtue. Canton Leader
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14

COMMENTING on our recent para
graph which claimed brains and pretty
girls In Elk Point to Offset Vermillion's
alleged four millionaires, the RepubEs-
can offers the COURIER editor as
Exhibit A, an example OF brains OF
the "tinkling cymbal and old brass
kettle" kind. Being printer ourself
we know that the Republican cannot
trot In the millionaire class. There ia
nothing left for US to do then but TO
offer in evidence, Mr.. Fatty Danforth,
Exhibit 3, as q fair sample OF the
pretty girls of Vermillionl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14

After listening aii winter to advice
70 make their cattle ripe II Il prpfty
tough on feeders to ship In nnished
steers now and be told that they ar@I
too heavy; that the market demands
lighter cattle. But II III a fact thn&l
Just now buyers prefer Light and mn-I
ainm weights though III there wngm mnl
heavy ones coming 1t would seem au hm|
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14
Official Paper Of Union Go.

BRO SHEPPART of the Clark Re
pablo Courier, who claims to have
"The only all-home-made weekly pa
per in the State, is running some In
surance statements on plate made in
Sioux Falls. How dare youdo such a
thing, Shep?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
[special correspondence. ]

known as the city or magnificent dis
tances, monuments and statues," said
Senator Blackburn the other day
'Henceforth. predict, it will be known
as the city of apartment houses.
They are going up on every hand. The
number reminds me of a crop of spring
flowers.
'sIn many respects like these apart
ment houses. They do good in causing
the destruction OF old buildings and
the erection in their places of some.
thing more modern and attractive
which will produce more taxes and
help take better care of the city; and
then, too, they will draw the attention
OF large number Of people to the fact
that they can obtain living quarters al
the national capital at moderate rate,
which they can afford to rent In winter
and close up In summer.
apartment houses are not good
places for children, and am sure
those who are In favor, as President
Roosevelt is, Of large families will con-
tinue to occupy old fashioned Amer
lean homes. The people Of Kentucky
are, of course, accustomed to large lots
and low structures.
II think Washinton has taken go-
ing start, and its progress In the next
ten years will astonish the old citizens
and crafty the most enterprising of
improvements. or course am friend
OF this city and have never hesitated
by my hand or vote to advance its in
terests. The people Of my state are
proud of the national capital and will
never object to any Improvements
which will add TO the attractions OF the
city. Here Americans can get more
object lessons to inspire patriotism
than In any other place on earth.9
Rather Ride with the Crowd.
Postmaster General Payne refuses to
patronize his own private elevator,
built to enable him to get in and out
of his Office without being waylaid by
the waiting public. He shakes his
head when the idea is suggested to
him. The private cage runs only
from the fifth floor at corner to the
second, where, because the city post
office has the floor below, the passen-
gers have to get out and walk half the
length of the building and take the
stairway to the ground floor. MIR.
Payne does not like this arrangement
and never has ridden in his own ele-
vator in the recollection of his em-
ployees. Meanwhile the elevator,
handsome affair and one Of the pet
ideas OF those who designed the pres
snt post office building, languishes In
oblivion, almost forgotten. The only
patrons are several officials of the bu-
reau of salaries and allowances,
through whose rooms the shaft passes,
and Stephenson, its conductor only
wakes from his Iethargy at the sound
of four rings of the elevator bel, the
official signal that las right of way
over all others in the public convey.
ances of the building.
TOO Many Immigrants.
Commissioner General OF Immigra-
ton Sargent has completed compari-
son OF the number OF immigrants that
arrived in this country during the
months OF March last year and this
year. The figures are absolutely star
tling. Mr.. Sargent ii not very much
pleased with the character of the lar
ger portion OF the immigrants, as the
greater number still come from couTl-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14
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II you are not well and want to know

uG want 10 Know the
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of every person aMict-
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the author, is recog-
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the United States on
&haaa IN eaaQea Write
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-05-14
Member Of the south Dakota Press Association.

THE COURIER IL auailed reanIariy to its
subscribers untiI definite order 60 dis
ccntinue u received and All arrears are
raid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
THE SCHOOL BOOKS.

The work of the Text Book Commis- sion is before the public. Whether that work was well done or otherwise, is largely for the future to determine. The members of the Board were conscientious and painstaking, and, we believe. have acted for the best terosts of the people most interested. Of course more or less criticism was to be expected. It was impossible for one body of men to please all who were interested IL is natural that those who failed to secure any of the orders are disappointed. Possibly some of them may think they were not fairly treated. This was to be expected. The work of making the selections was an intricate and laborious one. There are many schoolbooks of many kinds. To get the best, and to get them at the low est price, was the primary duty of the Commission. It was not the duty of that board to please or placate any interest having books to sell. The school children, their parents and guardians were the par ties most vitally interested, and the board did right to consider them.
 As before stated. the work is done. and 1t is to stand for five years It has made very decided reduction in the prices of school books and thus relieves the people of Alabama of a considerable pro- portion of what was in many cases se- rious burden. If errors have been made, or if experience shall prove that some of the selections were not of the best, the corrections will be made In the fu- ture. If we find in the list certain books that we would have excluded, or if we fail to find books that we might have se- lected, We must remember that others may have different views. and would not agree with us. Let us consider the work
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
NOT CANDID.

The Advertiser few days ago publish ed an admirable letter written by MT. Edgar Gardner Murphy of this city, to the editor of The New York Evening Post, and published fin that paper. In its comments The Post took occasion to go out of its way, and to arraign The Advertiser because of some of its com ments on the recent letter of Joseph c. Manning Among other things it said:
 All this is not to dispute MT, Murphy's contention that the law-abiding people of Alabama are just as anxious as people in the North to see these criminals pun ished. We ourselves gladly quoted Ala MT. Murphy so certain that honest men in Alabama who raise their voices against these negro wrongs are not exposed 10 Sadumny Tor 1t? % ons such n1 c,t,zen or IettnS hS to The Evening Post exposing the details of the peonage system and expressing his Indignation What was the result. The Alabama pa pers fell upon him with abuse: He "pretends to be a Southern man.. sneered The Montgomery Advertiser. He is one of the bad men in the State" says The Birmingham Ledger, who come forward as witnesses against the people of Alabama"
 The Advertiser did not complain of Man. ning's denunciation of so-called peonage, but of his broad statement that one of the few cases under consideration was "only one in a thousand-yes ten thous- and" It was his wholesale denunciation of the people of Alabama for exceptional cases of crime that moved The Adver- tiser and other State papers into severe criticism of the Alexander City postmas- ter. There has been no word of com plaint about the efforts to convict and punish the men charged with illegal hold ing of the person of negroes, but pro- test broad and deep has gone up against iticians to create the impression that the people of Alabama are seeking to restore slavery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
The overshadowing West.

A feature of President Roosevelts re- cent grand tour little remarked upon was its exclusively Western route. Yet there Is significance in the fact that in the lat est and longest Presidential trip on rec ord. made, as everyone understands with an eye on the Presidential nomination next year, the Eastern and Middle States were all left unvlsited.
 Of the two.lty-two States to which MT. Roosevelt addressed himself less than half were in existence when the first Re- publican President was elected. Mir. Blaine was the first Republican candidat te for the Presidency who turned his face source of his strength, and half hinted the belief that he could be elected without New York and a solid New England. But Blaine, nominated by the West, was beat first candidate to secure a majority in the electoral college so large that even if New ,York,s big vote had been cast elected, That was in 1892, and since then the weight of the West in the electoral scales has considerably increased.
 1900. MT. Bryan familiarized us with the idea that the West has grown large and strong enough to elect Presidents without the the hell, help of of New York in particular or of te the Eastern States as the enemy s country and invoked the spirit of new while, as in MT; Cleyeland's case in 1892 the West could and might give votes enough to elect a candidate without New York if New York voted for him also, 1t would not line up soldly for a candidate for whom New York would not vote.
 Still Mir Roosevelt's exclusively Wes- tern tour is a reminder of the growing political weight of the young America be- yond the Mississippi. There is fortunate ly no possibility of a new geographical line separating East from West in our national politics. The Eastern frontier is continually moving West. Ohio and Illi- nois are both back of 1t today. though they were far West when Lincoln was first elected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Is There a Yellow PerilP

CnlcaBO Tribune.
 It is the custom in this country to ad- mire the JJapanese, but in patronizing
 way; to pat them on the head as pre- cOcious children. The Japanese. in the
 family of mankind, are not precocious children. They are men.
 An excellent chance to compare the sol
 diers of the civilized world occurred when
 the armies of England, France, Germany,
 Russia, the United States and Japan
 marched to the relief of the Legations be-
 captain in the 9th infantry, who was in
 that march, gave his opinion about the
 relative merits of the different soldiers
 thus:
 The Japs are the best soldiers here.
 They march better they live off the coun-
 try better. they keep up their line of com
 munications and transport better than any of the others, including ourselves. sical brewery, 1t Is hard to say they are better than ourselves or the British. be- cause we haven't been tested much be- side them They have done most of the fighting. and in 1t their bravery has been 100 per cent. We are, believe, as brave. We couldn't be braver."
 This opinion of the American officer, who, with his company, had seen service
 in the Philippines and Cuba, was corrob- orated in full by war correspondents who
 had seen service in the Philippines. South
 Africa, Greece and Cuba. It has since | developed that the Japanese General. Yamaguchi. was the brains of the whole campaign.
 The above statements become doubly in teresting in view of the latest diplomatic lineup in the far East-Japan and Siam.
 Siam adjoins French China, and for years | there has been friction between the coun- try of white elephans and the French
 colony. The latter has been bullying and
 encroaching upon its neighbor With Japan in friendly relations. Siam will re- sist and the bullying will cease. Of late years the talk of the yellow peril'' has died out. Westerners have
 come to think the sleeping giant of China was not sleeping, but dead. If the yellow peril ever does amount to anything it will
 be under the headship of Japan. In the
 far East yellow peril' Is called Asia for Asiatics." Japan has trained herself. She is now reaching out to buttress up Siam against the French. She is unques- | tionably holding out the branch of peace | to China. wrapped in the words, Asia for Asiatics."
 If the millions of Chinese could ever be drilled by Japanese sergeants. armed with Japanese rifles. and led by Japanese Gen erals, the armed camps of Europe would, perforce. cease watching each other and turn their eyes eastward.
 For the Japanese are not precocious children. They are men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24

tho Third Assistant Postmaster General was undertaken.
 He Is Edwin Charles Madden of Mich igan. MT. Madden thus told of his own way of spending his official time:
 have charge of the division or pos tai finance. which involves the collection of all money due the government and the payments~of all accounts which are to be settled out of appropriations for postal masters as to what expenditures they shall make. The division of postal sup plies has charge of the issue of postage ttamps. stamped envelopes. newspaper wrappers and postal cards, as well as tn. furnishing of postmasters with stamped envelope for their official use. The divs- lon of. classification of mail matter is the tion. It controls the sorting of all mai matter and the fixing of the rate of post age which Is to be charged in each class. As chief of this Department must judge whether a publication comes under the head of second class mail matter or not I must consider the right of, a, puolica- to remain within it. Penalty envelopes, those which bear warning to the effect that they must be used only in official business. and the franking privilege-two matters of vital consequence to the De- partment-are under the control of this division.
 "The division of registered mails in cludes the management of the registered mail service. This means the conduct of correspondence with postmastels through out tHe CQpuliy, iiloihiHs lnetl ol the latest ruling in registry matters the com pilation of registry statistics the prepar- ation of forms and the establishment of registry bureaus.
 'The division of the redemption of stamped paper receives and disposes of redeemed, damaged and unstable sup plies of stamped paper returned by the postmaster. Besides all thls my depart ment has the betting, of all contracts for furnishing the postoft1ce with stamps, en- velopes. wrappers. postal cards, tags and official envelopes.
 "The most difficult part of my work is the determination of whether a certain publication is second class mail matter. The conditions under which magazine shall be admitted to this category are: It must be issued at regular intervals. not less than four times a year, and bear date of issue. It must be formed of printed paper sheets without any stronger binding than paper, and 1t must nation of a public character, such as lit- erature, science or art, or some special industry
 Fame should not forget MT. Madden as tie originator of the now well known parrafin stamp books-for convenience to carry in the pocket when you are exceed ingly careful to see that the whole thing does not get into a stuck-up merger.
 MT. Madden has been a rising man. But an engine driver on the Detroit. Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway, making daily run with a passenger train. His friends insist that investtga ton will ex- plOit his as the model office of the govern ment and made so by his exceptional ef- fciency. fidelity and fearless integrity. R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Fretting About Grover.

Macon, (Ga.) Telegraph.
 About the only thing that MT. Cleve- land could do to please a small coterie of Democratic politicians would be to die. Then, perhaps, there would be objection to the manner of his death, and they would wish that he had been hung. When he does not speak they think he ought to speak: when he does speak they think he ought to have kept silent What he does they do not like: what he does not they like If he goes fishing they cartoon poon him They say that nobody Is urg- ing him to run for President Che says nothing himself about it and yet they want him to decline candidacy that no one (according to them) has proposed. They want him to decline a nomination that has not been rendered. Should he do this doubtless they would declare that he declined what had not been offered
 So we presume the ex-President will go on with his fishing and let them go on with their fretting about him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
Uncle Josh's Query.
Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press.
 'I occasionally get hold of a queer pas senger" said conductor on one of the suburban lines the other day, but I had always managed to hold my own until a week ago. Then regular Uncle Josh took my car for the first trolley ride in his life. He sat up in corner and watched things for a few minutes and then beckoned to me and said:
 ' Conductor, you look like a smart young feller.
 " Yes, sir
 Then tell me what makes this car go. Electricity sir
 That didn't satisfy him for more than three minutes. I saw doubtful, puzzled look spread over his face, and presently he beckoned to me again and said:
 Conductor, I should say you was about as smart as they make 'em.'
 Yes. sir
 And I guess you know it all
 About all, sir
 "I asked you what made the car go and you said electricity
 That's correct
 "All right. If electricity makes the car go, what in tarnation makes electricity go?
 He had me there" smiled the conduc. tor, 'and I went out of business in half 8 minute. and the grin on the old mans face was something to be remembered foI many days"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
ON THREE FARMS

Over in Georgia three men have been indicted in the Federal Court for viola ton of the following Section of the United States Statutes:
 Every person who holds, arrests or causes to be held, arrested, or returned, or in any manner aids in the arrest or re- turn of any person to a condition of peon- age shall be punished by a fine of not less than $l.000 nor more than 5000, or by Imprisonment not less than one year nor more than five years, or by both"
 This is the Section under which the cases in the United States Court in this State are being investigated and under which a number of indictments have all ready been found. It is we'll to note in going along that so far every indictment in Alabama is based upon alleged viola ton of the law on three farms only in this State. and all of them in one To- cality. While about ninety have been found less than twenty men have been indicted, as most of them have several indictments against them. We hope our hostile Northern critics will note these facts.