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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-31

In South America there is plant.
. species OF mimosa. which resorts to
death feigning. evidently for the pur-
pose OF preventing grass eating ami
mails from eating IL. In its natural
state this plant has vivid green hue.
but directly 1t is touched by b human
finger or by any living animal it col
lapses into tangle of apparently dead
and withered stems. Among British
wild plants the most sensitive to touch
is the insectivorous sundew of Eng
lish boys. London Globe.
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THE STATELY sTORK.
HIS Immense Power ON fhe wi1@
and HIS Lack % Voice.

His Immense Power ON the Waa@
and HIS Lack or Voice.
In Holland the nests Of storks are
generally on the summit Of tall post.
put up ON purpose for them. on which
is fixed an old cart wheel. Says an
English writer: "A Dutch gentleman
OF my acquaintance has one such post
In his grounds within sight OF his IL
brary window, but he improves on the
cart wheel by having an iron frame
work for the reception or the nest. The
first year 1t was put up. toward the
end of June. solitary young stork
used to come daily and inspect this
framework. ! saw him there myself
one day, standing In the empty recep-
tacle exactly like would be Benedict
inspecting an empty house, conteln-
plating the view and wondering il the
drains are all right The verdict was
apparently favorable, for next season
saw the nest occupied by the newly
welded pair. Their power Of wing is
very fine. and on hot days 7 have
watched them ascending spiral circles
hardly moving their broad. black
wings. till they have looked no bigger
than flies. After the young are hatch
ed they appear to be suspicious OF one
another and unwilling to leave the
nest unguardedv
St0rks have no voice. The only noise
they make IL ''klapperinga (snapping
their great red mandibles rapidly and
loudly. Thus they greet one another.
generally by throwing back the head
until the upper mandible rests on the
back, but occasionally ''klappering' is
performed with the head and bill In
the former position.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-31
The papsr that conaes from Boms.

Wme Nmn@r th&k Games fT0m H0me.
The following has been handed 10 us,
With The request that We publish ii,
which we gladly do:
The bnsomof the country editor would
sweii with pride II he could ride up.
torn on IN elevated train on the after,
noon ~ Friday or Saturday OF any week
day III the ysar. or these two days .
CREST many business men give only q
hasty glance 81 the evenIng paper, and
then Immediately draw from pocket
> copy Of . paper that Is Ia marked
contrsstto the city papers, u FIR as
type and general appearance 60. The
type II Invariably larger, and the dis.
PLAY Ill advertising and heads ID news
articles IRE commonly smaller. The ink
Il nos always spread evenly over the
page. Nevertheless the business man
opens the paper % The page devoted "a
news and reaas every line there. After
that he not infreQuently reads the vii
laee advertisements and gives brieI
look Ill the editorials.
Tbs city man used I'd live Ia The
village where that paper was printed,
MD he recognizes the pamea printed
khare - chose Of old aequaintanees.
perhaps friends. The village paper "a
hi1n ii Hike lester from home. He MAY
: = x5 80 .|
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-31
The New Year Formsn.

The tirsf number of The Forum for
the New Year opens with IA estimate
BY Henry Litchfield West OF the pres.
ent situation In American Politics, \
the prinCipal topic considered being
the candidates and issues at the Presi
dental eleesion. a. Maurice Low fol.
lows with 4 similar review Of ssForeign
Affairs, Including Russia's action In
the Far East, the Panama revolution,
and Mr. Chamberlain's propaganda.
"FlnMpcen 10 dealt with by Alexander
p Npyes. who discusses the conflict.
ing trade opinions Of East and West,
and sdrame the lessons OF the recent
startling events on the stock markets
6eyeraInoaable advances Of the past
quarter IN applied Science are de-
sCribed and explained BY Henry Har.
rison Snplee. The greater part Of
Herhert w. Horwill's LITERATURE
article lii i criticism OF Morley's ssLife
Of Gladstone. = but she most important
recent fiction IL also noted. Henry
Tyrreil writes on the present c0nli,
tlon Of The Drama" In the United
States. and Prof. a. p r. Hamlin on
Architecture. There ore two ed.
ucstiOnal papers, one By Ossian ii
Lang on The Educational Outlook
and tbs other by DR.. J. M. Rice on the
result u his recent inquiries into the
methods and results oi the teaching oil
language. The magazine Is completed
BY special articles On 1.-THE Russo Jap.
ansse Imbroglio, I BY Muhammad Bar.
alxaeulIah, and on International Cnesa
Tournaments" by Emil Kemeny.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-31

State q Ohio, County Of Toledo. Lu'
cas- County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
ID senior partner of the lrua Or n. d.
Cheney = Co., doing business Ii
the City Of Toledo, County and sssase
aforesaid, and that said frm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS tor each and every case Or o.
tarrh That eannot be cured by the uss OF
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK q. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed
II my presencs. this 6th day III Dseem-
ber, 1885. ii. M. GLEASON.
(sEAL Notayv Pubic.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ii taken Internal.
III, and sets directly o. ire blood and
mucous surface III tbo system. Send
fox testimouials, freea
+. 7. CHENEY Il CO, ToIedo. b.
Sold by II DrnQelsts, 76c.
Halls Family Pulls are tha hess,
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a. tha nnfiea ar 4arenaa.

Tommy" asked his grandmother,
s'why would you rather be little boy
than little. grip
Because. grandma. = rcpliod Tommy.
I'D rather be papa than mamma.
The mamma has to take eare Of the
children, but the papa jigst goes to the
Office Little Chronicle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-31
EDA TRUSTWORTHY

WANTED-A TRUSTWORTHY
gentleman or lady In each county To
manage business for an old established
house Of solid financial standing. Al
straight, bona fide weekly salary Of
$500 paid by check each Monday
with all expenses direct from head
quarters. Money advanced for ex-
penses. Enclose addressed envelope.
Manager, $50 Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
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The manager says he engaged the
forty chorus girls IN twenty minutes :
Gracious, but he's quick at figures
Town Topics.
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Not Mer wv emRuza.

rs your wife club woman. Mike r
Marry the likes u thot. sor. she
uses flatir0n. sor. Detroit Free
Press.
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i Webster's International diction-
ary. Used short time bur is good Il
new. Two.thirds price il taken at once,
Enquire 81 this ONCE.
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aRome wasn't built In day, you
know"
"Ah! It was put up under a govern
ment contract. was itT' Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-31

X8kA laxative Bxpmo nuInln& Tablets.
All drNExlste refund the money Il II xaila
a. cur. Ne. Groves signature ID ox
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-31

Firss publication, Dec. 81. 1908,
CTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, e.
y COUNTY OF UNION.

SlAIE $500 VI sOu ~ 4 DzhOIA' ss
In Circus Court, Second Judicial Circuit.
Anna L. Hanson. Plaintiff,
vs..
Amanda Gundlng, Anna Daniel
son, Sofia Danielson, Elizabeth
Danielson Julanna Olson, Kaisa
Torreson, Gustaf Olson. Carl
Johan Olson. Sophie Bergduist.
AxeI Olson. Abram Olson, AL
bertha johnson, Hild0r John
son, John johnson, August john
son. and Nellie E. johnson, Al
bert johnson, Matilda johnson,
and William Anderson. minor
heirs Of Emma johnson, de
ceased, John johnson, guardian
OF the person and estate OF VIII
liam Anderson, Nellie r. johnson,
Albert johnson, and Matilda
johnson, minors. A. f. Erickson, summon
Anna Linn, Jordan Erickson,
Sophie Erickson, Gustaf Anthem
Erickson, Hildor Erickson, Lily
Erickson, Robert Erickson, Ma
bel Erickson. Cynthia Erickson.
Alma Anderson. Karl Anderson,
NicOlaus Sellberg and Anna EN-
ers0ns and TO all persons un-
known who have or claim TO have
any interest in the West one
half OF the Northwest quarter Of
Section thirteen and the East one
half OF the Northeast quarter OF
section fourteen, all In township
ninety three North OF Range for
~ nine West Of the 9th p. M,
Defendants.
The State OF South Dakota sends greetings Il
the above named defendants:
You and each OF you are hereby summones
and required to answer the complaint OF tn,
above named plaintif, praying for the partition
OF the property above described, a copy OF which
is herewith served upon You. and to serve ;
copy Of your answer upon the subscribers q
their Office in Elk Point. South Dakota, within
thirty days after the service of this summons
upon you, exclusive OF theday Of such service
and II you fail 20 answer this complaint within
that time. the plaintiff will apply to she Cour
for she relief demanded In this complaint.
Dated ct Elk Point. South Dakota, this est
day Of December, "a. ID. fD08
ERICSSON 81 STIcKNEY.
Plaintiffs Attorneys
To the Defendants above named: You ar
hereby notified that the summons and com
plant in she above entitled action were filed Ii
she Office of the Clerk OF Courts at Elk Point. 3
D. on tile astil day Of December. A. D. 1868.
ERICSSON 81 STlCKNRv.
CIV Plaintiffs Attorneys
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State q Ohio, County Of Toledo. j
cas- County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

md 1 thought to hear 1t whisper: For
you, poor kings son, there is no earthly
happiness
Such things passed with me while I sat
at the table in the bright day with Mss
Fritz and her household. and while she
was saying:
Il have had my latest hen killed and
roasted for his royal highness. But since
he will eat with US, why he must eat what
comes to our table. However. he has nit
on a good day, for we have stewed black
cherries. and milk and fresh baked peas
ants bread. May God bless 1t for our dear
prince in my house"
She said these words with so much sin
cerity. and yet with SO much joy and even
a little merriment, that l began to feel
wonderfully happy again and even found
courage to answer:
I'm your house everything will be blessed
for me-"
Then the pale child raised her eyes She
looked at meme the happy oneI Ewes
world can own; most unearthly, large and
shining! With it all full of childish in
nocence. Only from a cloister could she
have stepped with such eyes into the world
wherein lies much that is dirty and
worse. They were holy eyes.
Woe to him who makes those eyes to
weep. A curse would smite him.
A tremor ran through me before her
glance.
And then l felt my youth and my life
How through my soul like a stream of
sun-iire. 1t happened to me for the first
time to feel myself young; young and hap
Ply, joyous in her vicinity. under her eyes.
Lord, oh Thou Lord, how glorious In the
life that Thou givest Thy human children.
Thou good Father in Heaven,
In this beautiful moment 1T was that 1
made vow in my deepest heart: Miss
Fritz shall have been right If am in
deed a good man l will remain such a
one. 1 will! Lord Lord, Lord-let me be
and remain an unhappy kings son hut
good man.
CTo be continued)
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empire will split and Siberia will have an
independent government of its own
The Trans-Siberian Road.

empire will split and Siberia will have an
independent government of its own"
The Trans-Siberian Road.
Tie convers lton turned to the Trans
Siberian railroad andsMr Emery said
The success of the road is extraordinary
1t was prophesied that it would have no
business and on the supposition that the
traffic would be light only light weight rails
were used The traffic is enormously heavy
under the trains. 1t is indeed only a matter
of time when the whole road will have to
be re-laid at the cost of something like S25,-
0O0,00O or more. The old rails will be
used for switches and short branch roads
and the new ones, almost twice as heavy
will take their places"
Mr.. Emery tells me that Russia is having
hard times and that just at present there
is no prospect of better ones. The Chinese
the great public improvements which are
now under way have been heavy drains.
Stocks have been falling for some time and
many Of the banks are not in the best con-
dition. This is SO all over Russia.
Russian Banker on American Trade.
met the director of one of the big
Russian banks during a visit to the Mos
COW stock exchange and had chat with
him about our trade prospects in Siberia
and Russia. He says that the openings are
good, but that the business should be done
with a big capital and on a big scale and
with agents who understand the country and
the languages. "A large part of the trade
here, said the banker, lis with the govern
ment and your agents should be diplomats
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THEY LABOR HARD.
In Avoiding Work Tramps, for In
stance, Expend Much Energy.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Did you ever notice how hard some men
Will work to keep from working?" said
man who keeps tab on things of curious
kind IF you haven't you have missed
something that will entertain you for a
while when you have nothing else to do.
Take the man who shirks his work. and
as a rule you will find that the act of
lodging what he should do will vastly in
crease the amount of work which he is
forced to do. The man who shirks never
has smooth way OF it.. Things which he
had hoped would rebound to his good he
finds to be really to his DISADVANTAGE. In
stead of Sinking decreasing the amount
OF work which the shirker must perform
1t increases the work. Besides, the man is
robbed of that mental satisfaction which
comes of duty Welt aEL faithfully done.
You take the comrlson beggar and the
tramp as examples. MING. you, am speak
ins of the real beggar and the real tramp.
the professionals as they are called, who
develop into mendicants 1 have often
wondered If these fellows ever took the
time to figure out how much less energy
they could expend on the little things and
little comforts they get If they would but
go about 1t in different way OF course
many of the beggars and tramps roaming
over the country belong to the hardened
criminal class, and they are simply out to
loot In whatever way they can dc it. But
l was thinking more particularly of the
man belonging to the honest class and not
of crooks. Sinking doesn't pay 1t is
costs more than it comes to- Yes, indeed.
This thing of working just to keep from
working is about the hardest work man
can do. have known not few instances
of men who would burn I'D IS worth of
muscular energy and time in an effort TO
get cents for nothing as they were
pleased to think and 1t never once occur
red to them that instead of gaining &. cents
they had actually lost $4.95."
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"And yet you can speak this wayr
Just because love him land do love
him). fear for him"
What do you fear for our dear prince?'
His race
You mean because the poor lad is the
son of kingsT'
Just consider-"
/ did not learn what Miss Fritz was to
consider. for the count suddenly lowered his
voice to whisper Years of my life would
have been given by me at this moment.
Might l have learned what 1t was that
the count feared for me.
But that I was good still. Still a good
creature'--that Miss Fritz. strong, healthy,
splendid Miss Fritz believed it of me. that
the count loved me!
A storm of sensations overcame me, and
they were sensations entirely new and so
mighty that l felt it like a roaring in my
soul: somebody believes in me, somebody
loves me!
But-the count probably said 1t only be-
cause. after all. he could not possibly con-
TESS to her that he did not love me. was
not loyal to me-ah. surely that is it.
With how strange an infection he made
the remark about my race" I feel that
L shall never be able to forget the tone of
his voice. l imagine for myself with what
glance he accompanied the words. That
must have been remarkable look with
which he spoke of my race"
And this. too, l feel plainly 1 am pitied
oy her. the good and strong woman. She
pities me because the poor lad Is the son If
Kings. 1t is queer thing to know ones
sell TO be pftied; and that, too, because OF
something for which we are envied by mil
lions and millions
believe as implicitly in the pity of the
woman as mstrust the love and loyalty of
the count. All, had 1 not stood still, had
not listened!
Now the two in the arbor began to speak
aloud again. But I remained even then.
listened even then. despite all the Shame
that l felt.
VOW they were speaking of my father
Miss Fritz asked:
Does the prince know the condition of
the king?"
No"
But he is the sonn'
The count did not answer. Probably in
stead Of any reply, he had merely shrugged
his shoulders
Miss Fritz surely must have meant the
same thing that everybody in the capital
and the whole kingdom knows; she meant
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CONCEIT OF THE SOMALI.
It Takes the Form of a Chant to His
Horse.

From the Golden Penny.
Perhaps the most remarkable character
istic of the natives of Somaliland is their
unbounded, preposterous conceit English
men who know their language have been
appalled, by it. When watering his camel
or his horse, the Somali encourages the an
imal to drink by chanting to it in mono
tone. 1t Is a such moments of extempor-
airy effusion that the man shines In all his
glory. The subject matter may be the eX-
periences of the days march. the virtues Of
the animal beside him, the charms of his
latest wife or his own prowess in some
bloodless tribal raid. By great good for
tune the following literal translation of one
of these chants songs came into my
possession and insert 1t without any COM
ment:
will you a man? Then behold me!
am a Somali, as perfect in size and form
as Adam was, after God had breathed into
him his immortal soul. Look how beautiful
my curly hair Is, and how majestic l look
when wrapped from head to foot in my
snowwhite jungle colored tobe. al
though there be sometimes only one pie "a
small piece OF money! tied to 1t. My house
is the desert and am born a free man.
master. / am as Adam was, my own mas
ter and king. In the jungle tend my
camels and sheep: my only labor is to
watch them feed. In my kerrier. my wife,
my dear slave does all the manual work.
while tending my offspring. and woe to
her If she forgets to prepare my evening
meal. The jedal (whip) shall then have its
In such a state is any man happier than
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Christ, wreathed around with bloOd-red
pinks She was clothed in a deep black.
city-made dress out OF which the slender
neck and the sweet faee rose like an an
tique marble bust with just a faint flush
Of color. But the lips shone like pinks
and her hair was Of reddish brown, such
as had never seen before. Her eyes were
cast down. and the hands were folded rev.
erently; long, slender, pale Madonna hands.
/ saw all that as In a dream, as in
vision, while she said grace slowly and low.
Until then had not known that the tone Of
human voice can sound so much like
music. 80
Now the prayer was at an end Now she
would have to look up and 1 would see her
eyes But she kept them lowered.
We sat down. She was opposite me be-
tween two girls in their gay native cos
tune. They were young, pretty creatures.
and beside them she looked like a queen of
fays. ~
Miss Fritz said:
This is my dear niece Judica. She is
just out of the convent school and has no.
body now in the world except her old Aunt
Fritz. We love each other very much
arose and bowed. Very deeply bowed.
She could not see it, for she kept her eyes
down obstinately, but she must have felt
my respectful obeisance. At any rate she
blushed charmingly.
1t is difficult for me to address any one.
When know that am to speak to stran-
gers on a certain day often have a sleep
less night from excitement and apprehen-
sion. And when the terrible moment of
the introduction and address comes my
throat feels as if grasped by the strangers
hand. This time. too, l could only force out
with difficulty:
Then mademoiselle will remain with you
always?"
"A good long time, hope"
Now this was an intensely foolish qucs-
ton for me to ask. How long would 1T
be and-the beautiful creature would be-
come mans treasure! No one could see
her without loving her at once.
/ know no more what I replied to the
good Miss Fritz; doubtless 1t was some
thing most clumsy again. But 1 never
shall forget how deep a sorrow suddenly
overcame me. It seemed to me as If l
saw happiness glide by me. The celestial
form had the pale, sweet face of little Ju-
dica. l stretched out both arms toward
the splendid shape, but 1t ioated past me-
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wish to know Loisls mother and tell
him so. On his best behavior, but with a
face as II l demanded something outrage
Gus. he replied
what does your royal highness wish
with my mother? She is a poor. worn wo
man. and i'll besides. And she will not re-
ceve you we'll"
"Why not?"
"She cannot bear the great"
"Then you are just like your mother?"
"Why 'iustr
well. you cannot bear me-"
He did not say no" He only looked at
me. and-truly. he did not say mo-.
could have Rugged him.
In the dawn started on a tour We
had to cross the lake and then go over
mountain and valley for nearly three hours
1t was beaming morning and I was as
happy a schoolboy who begins his va
cation time.
After we left the boat Loisl walked
ahead / called him back.
TELL me something of your mother"
~There Is nothing to tell about her."
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hundreds of millions of pounds They are
planting tea and expect TO compete with
the Chinese in the Russian ma: :-atS
Russian Asia has excellent pastures and
parts of it are already well stocked
have the figures from the government
and about 20,OtNOOO sheep. An enormous
dairying interest is growing W in western
Siberia and tons of butter are shipped
across European Russia to the Baltic and
thence sent to London 1t will be the same
with cheese and poultry, so that Siberia
may some day be the chicken and dairy
farm for the capitals of Europe.
AS to timber Asiastic Russia has not
been prospec.ed, although about 3370N00
acres have been reported upon. Northern
Siberia has some of the finest trees of the
world and along the YoneSei rive" tf'""n
are vast areas of magnificent forest The
car is now annually getting about $25. OOO.-
600 out of his timber lands. and this is just
the beginning.
In mines Asia+ic Russia has every kind.
from gold to iron, copper and lead. 1t has
coal in the north and south, and its
Asiatlc oil fields now competing with
ours in the Chinese and Indian markets.
The Russians are pushing their Oil trade in
Manchuria to such an extent that our
gallons during the past year. This has
been displaced by Russian kerosene.
American Trade in Asiatic Russia.
Indeed, the United States will have to
trade That country is growing fast
in population and imports. Its business HIS
doubled in the last five years and at times
within the last ten 1t has increased from
100 to 600 per cent At present large part