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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
A Mean Trick.

He drew letter from his pocket,
glanced at 1t and hastily put II back;
and there was something In the way
he did 1t that attracted his wife,s at.
tention. He meant that 1t should
II wonder" she said to- herself,
whats In that letter. He certainly
was nightly disconnected when he
took 1t from his pocket"
Later he changed his coat for his
smoking jacket and left the coat con-
venientiy near her.
The temptation was too great to be
resisted, and when he was out OF the
room she shyly abstracted the letter
from his pocket, as he had meant that
she should do.
Her curiosity was satisfied. ri was
the bill for her latest gown. with COM
ments on extravaganza written across
it. She wanted to answer them, but
she could not without betraying what
she had done. She was angry, but she
dared not show 1t. When be returned
she had to sit there and smile as pleas.
antly as he had before he left.
Such a mean manic chicago Post.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
something Up Groysr's sIsevs.

Says Mr.. Cleveland to Mr.. EckeIs on
the subject Of the speech scheduled for
Chicago In October:
II wonder whether It cannot in some
way be given out more emphatically
than has been done that In what may
say at the clubs dinner not single
word of politics will cross my lips. and
that my so-called address will be sim
ply an after-dinner talk of probably
a half hour
Nothing is more likely, however.
than that emphasize it as he may on
its social side, Mr.. Cleveland will not
be able to convince the public that his
speech will have no political bearing.
MIR. Eckels, who engineered the invita-
ton, held Office under Mr.. Cleveland
from 1893 to 1897. and favors his for
mer chief for another term In the
White House. This Ii suspicious old
world, and politicians in particular find
1t difficult to secure acceptance for
their plans and maneuyres at their
face appearance. Washington Star.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
Tipplnx q the waldorg.

One of the stock stories about tip
ping is that OF the walter In swell
hotel sneering at quarter and re-
marking to the giver, Il beg pardon;
haven't you made u mistaken A few
nights ago In the main dining room
of the Waldorf Astoria. where tips
range from quarter to SIS. western
err mot John Watch-Me Gates this
time) said to his two companions:
Watch me paralyze this waiter; he
amt worth cuss. He hasn't showed
us any extra attention, and doesn't de-
serve cent, but here goes"
The bin being paid and change
placed before him In plate, he hand
ed the waiter copper cent AS be ex-
pected, garcon turned up his nose and
said:
II beg your pardon; haven't you
made a mistaken"
Not at all, J" was the reply; mot al
all. You are quite welcome. never
give less.
Waiter duly paralyzed.--New York
Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
Ho,neseekers EXCURSION.

Via the Great Northern Line, the
first and third Tuesdays OF October and
November 1908
Round trip tickets to all points In
Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana
Also points In Manitoba at rate OF one
fare plus o.. Stopovers allowed at in
termediate stations. For full particu-
lars apply to any Agent Great North
eru line or address FRED ROGERS,
General Passenger Agent,
Nov IL Sioux City, Iowa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
THE HORSES FEET
ne II Important as Well az Humane
20 Give Them Close Care.


90 Give Thern Close Care.
The horses feet should be frequently
examined if he Is to be protected from
such accidents as the picking up OF
nails, glass and strips or metals OF va
rious forms and sizes, says an ex-
change The frequency with which
such accidents occur should cause In
creased vigilance on the part OF those
that handle horses. Ii the horse steps
on a nail, even though the head be up,
he may catch II in part OF the foot
that forces it out OF the rotten board
In which 1t was previously held. The
next step of the horse drives the hea,
of the nail farther into its resting
place In the foot The point of the foot
that is most subject to such mishaps is
the frog and the cleft just behind the
frog. Not only metal, but splinters OF
wood, find their way into this vulnera-
BILE region and become the cause of
pain to the horse, with subsequent
lameness. 1t is fortunate for the horse
IL the injury is such that be shows
lameness, thus leading to an inyestiga-
ton of the feet and discovery of the
cause A good many times the In
jury IL not sufficiently great to cause a
show Of lameness, but 1t is great
enough TO cause pain to the poor beast,
and that for days at time. Frequent
" this is manifested by a disinciina-
ton to rest the weight on this foot
when in the stable. In motion the pain
is not sufficient to prevent the horse
putting his foot down as usual. Such
injuries are found for the FIRST time
when the horse has to be rushed. Hn.
mainly should lead MS TO frequently
examine the feet to see that all things
are in normal condition. Midland
Farmer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
Cheap Rates West

Via the Great Northern Line daily,
from September 18th, to November
Both, 1908.
Kalispell, Butte, Mont. s22.9O
Spokane, Wash. 25. 40
Wenatchee, Wash. 25.40
Seattle, Portland, etc. 1890
Similar rates to all other points.
Stopovers allowed at intermediate sta
tions. For full particulars call on any
Agent of the Great Northern Line, or
address,
FRED ROGERS, @. p. A.,
1880 Sioux City, Ia.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
A Runaway bicycle

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg Of j. B. Orner, Franklin Grove,
Ill. IT developed stubborn ulcer I'm
yielding TO doctors and remedies for
four years. Then Bucklen's Arnica
salve cured. It's just as good for
Burns, Scalds, Skin Eruptions and
Piles, &c, 1T McDu1ie = Sons. Drug
Store.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
JUST WHAT you NEED.

Chamber1ain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets.
When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite.
When you have bad taste in your
mouth.
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are constipated.
Wheu you have headache.
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite,
cleanse and invigorate your stomach,
and regulate your liver and bowels.
Price rs cents per box. For sale by
McDuffie Sc Son.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
Notice Of Application for Letters or Adj
miMiskrafiom.

miMistrafiom.
nfirst publication. Oct. 20, 1867
State OF south Dakota. county OF Union.
In County curt within and for said County
man. deceased.
Notice Ii hereby given that Abraham I. Mel
son and HI. 4. Hoffman have fled with the Clerk
Administration Of the Estate OF Hannah 5. HAfT-
man, deceased. issue 20 Abraham 4. Nelson. and
that Saturday, the 18th day of November, 1908.
at ten o'clock A. NJ 0f said day, being day Of
a regular term OF this Court, ut the court room
thereof, &C the court house. Ia the city of Elk
Point, In the County OF Union, State aforesaid,
has been set for hearing said petition. when and
where any person interested may appvar AMI
show cause why said petition should not be
granted.
Dated October %, 1908 r. w. SMYTHE.
Attest: Judge.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
1t Keeps the Feet warm and Dry.

Ask to-day for Aliens Foot. Ease, a
powder. II cures Chilblains, Swollen,
Sweating, Sore, Aching, Damp feet,
Az all druggists and shoe stores, 25c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21
O% $ @ @ as @ @ $ % % $ $ < % $ & c & SPIRITS IN PRISON R
Q %% @ * 9e % ss * * @ a% % * # (

70 ye who, prisoned in these festive rooms,
 Lean at the windows for a breath of air. Staring upon the darkness that oerglooms
 The heavens and waiting for the stars to bare Their glittering glories, yelled all night in
 cloud.
 know ye scorn the gaslight and the feast l saw you leave the music and the crowd
 And turn unto the windows opening east"
 He went and preached unto the spirits in prison"
 Prisoners are we all The vast throng dvells in dungeons and knows no light.
 The fewest have in dreams caught geams of other lights. radiant, dazzling to the pur- blind eyes. The vision Is of fadeless light outside the prison walls. With straining eyes they gaze through the windows looking east ward But the windows are barred. They bruise their hands in vain.
 The prison Is the Gaol of Circumstance.
 my brothers, my sistersi We know each other, we who have striven in vain to break the bonds and go free yet strive oni We pass each other and touch hands in the crowd that knows not and the real soul within thrills, derstood. Sometimes we may not touch hands. The crowd moves too fast We only look into each others eyes and say to ourselves. Here is a soul that understandsi
 O soul! I know thy aspiration, noble and true-aspiration now, 1t may be- with scarce hope of fulhllment. I read the poem thy hand and brain may not express, for in thy prison, thou art chained the treadnill that Rrinds out bread for other. Oh, to be free free!
 Thou, too o my sister! Thy dream is of Interpretation, of showing forth to the pris- Oned multitude the meaning of it's own joys and sorrows, of it's own dumb, weak aspiring. Before thee day and night floats the vision It thrills thee with power that tugs at brain and heart. Its light makes the life of all the prisoned mean and dull. Yea, It is mean and dull, know thee! Thy chains are the heaviest cFuelest, of all, for they the conventionalf- ties of the common mind. Thou are not stron 2 enough to break them? Heaven help theel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

liable to service and there are S7o,00O new recruits every year. Of these 219,- 900 are taken into the active army and fleet. and of the rest the majority go into the militia. They serve eff and on until they are 43 years old. and are always ready to be called out in case of war.
 It takes a vast number of troops to keep this great empire in order. The frontiers are enormous. During the Chi nese war 100000 men were sent into Si- beria and a great wall of Notifications has to be kept up along the western from tier to guard against invasion from Flu rope. The frontier guard now amounts to B, 900 men. and in addition vast num- bers have to be scattered throughout the various States and the Russian terri tories in Asia.
 Soldiers From Everywhere.
 These Russian soldiers come from ev- anywhere over the empire and they serve everywhere. So ne of them are sent to Russian Turkestan. where they form part of camel troops, taking long marches over the desert. Others are Cossacks serving in Southern Russia and different parts of Asia, and also with the regu- lar troops in other sections. There are Films from Finland, great Russians and little Russians. Tartars and Circassians and indeed so many races that some regi-
 
 selves understood outside their own army division. l see mady of the different characters here in St. Petersburg. The uniforms arc of all colors. Here is a long-haired officer from the Caucasus with a coat reaching down to his feet there a Cossack with q cap of black as trakan making his head like that of the Medusa, and farther along a noble Rus sian in the swell uniform of one of his majestys pet regiments.
 Among the Cossacks.
 I am much interested in the Cossacks They are dark-faced, rough-looking fel- lows from about the Black Sea. There are about 3.O00000 of them all told and they furnish 1500O0 men for the my. They are sent out by the various Cos sack states, each of which eQuips clothes and arms it's own soldiers They belong mostly to the cavalry. and are among the finest horsemen of the world h. deed. it is said that the average Cosack can ride bareback. standing up like the athlete of the circus. -'~.
 These men are professional soldiers and the Czar keeps as many of them as he can in the army. They are loyal but are very independent. and are better treated than the other soldiers They know but one thing: that is. to obey, and they will fight to the death It was these Cossacks who gave Napoleon so much trouble when he retreated from Moscow. They hung about him and kept up a con finual attack When the French soldiers threw away the gold and silver they had stolen at Moscow, the Cossacks gathered
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

Back to thy jail. girIi Look not even out ba. twixt the bars.
 Thou, o my brother, my sister. thou with thyz great drama unexpressed, thy epic of life unwritten. the music of thy soul unsun9 thy picture unpainted. whoever thou art, whereverE with thy lite's splendid ideal unattained. 1s know thee! know you all. every one. hear your souls voices, soundleBs save to the ears of us who know. chanting ever and evermoroe ? the droning melancholy fugue of the unat- taining. Fs T An, back again! Only for Q moment gase through the windows looking eastward Mount the treadmill. feel the lashr. on in the loch step. brother. my sister, see you glide ghostlfke amid the throng of the unknowing. see you turn from them. Silent you sit in the ctrc9ns silent amid the kangaroo hand shaking, tha affected voices that squeak artificial aympa- thy. They are not for you. You cannot breathe their air. Oh, to be out of prison. where men are free and real and true, where hearts are not crushed and where worthy aspiration is fulflledI
 Yet o my brothers, we who cannot share This life of lies. this stifing day in night Know we not well that if we did but dare
 Break from our cell and trust our manhood'n
 might,
 The night would prove a sweets sttn solitude Not dark for eyes that, earnest as chtlda strove through the chaos but for truth and
 good2 Dark is the night, but we are not he nFst = Who break from the enchantera' evil speEisssa Though they pursue us with their scoffs and Though they allure us with their uaren cong. Trust we alone the light within our heartst Forth to the air! Freedom will dawn ere
 -Eliza Archard Conner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

riding horses. The Czar takes five thou sand of them every year for the cavalry
 And then there are the Kalmuck horses bred by the wandering tribes of South eastern Russia and beyond the Caspian Sea in Asia They number about 30 900 in mares alone; they are noted for their cavalry qualities The Kirghiz, who live over in Asa, but are governed by Russia, have something like four million horses and the peasant farmers of Russia have horses which will serve in time of war Even the commonest of the blow animals are good trotters and they are made to go like the wind
 The chief race horse here Is the Orloff trotter, a breed originated by Prince Or loff. who imported Arabian and English stallions and crossed them with Dutch and Danish mares.
 The Czar as a Horse Breeder.
 The Czar spends vast sums in the in- provement of the Russian horse. He has a board of horse breeders which takes charge of the Government studs The finest of Arabian and English horses are imported, and also British. French and Prussian draft horses. The best of these are sent to different parts of the em- pire. In addition there are thirty-one State stables under. the management of the chief of this board. which furnish stalliOns to the farm districts free of charge. There are many private socie- ties for horse improvement and about ,, 300 private stables.
 Many of the cavalry horses are bought at the horse fairs, which are held every Spring and Fall in different parts of Russia, and especially in the stock-rais. ing centers. The horses as a rule are cheap an ordinary one for general pur- poses bringing $S0 or $35
 Russian Notifications.
 The Russian empire is we'll fortified. Poland is defended by four strongholds and there are numerous other fort salong the European frontier. Finland has
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

they are sent back home with new ideas gotten through their service in different parts of the Russian world. Indeed, the change is so marked that man who has had military service can command 25 per cent. Hgher wages in almost any pursuit than those who have not served.
 Military Schools.
 Russia has a large number of military schools. It has academies which will rank with West Point, and also subordi-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

The landlords of the hotels are respon- sible for their guests. The Hotel de Eu- rope, where I am stopping. has a police bureau right next to the office, and had to leave my passport there upon my ar rival. It will be returned to me when depart Every hotel takes charge of your passport the moment you come in, and this Is the case not only with the foreign CT. but with the Russian as we'll. Every citizen of the empire must carry a pass port, and the native is subject to the same rules as the foreigner.
 FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

Copyright, 1903, by Frank G. Carpenter)
 ST. PETERSBURG.
 The Czar is in favor of universal peace, but he has the largest army of the world. Heshas more officers than we have officers and men in our regular army, and even in these piping times of peace his troops exceed one million. Should war be de- clared he could increase them to five mil lions, and could put into the field 560,OOo of the best horses in the world.
 For the past thirty years military ser vice has been obligatory upon all Rus sians. Every boy on becoming of age is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21
GREATEST ARMY
 .1. <, OF THE WORLD
Russia Has More OfficerS Than America Ha.r Men, Their
 Pay is Poor.

it up and gave it to the Kazan Cathedral of St. Petersburg. It has been nodded intos silver. fence and it now surrounds the altar of that church.
 With the Recruits.
 As it is now every family in the Rus sian empire has something to do with the army. There are in all about twenty five million families. They are recorded and a record is kept of all births and deaths. The ages of the boys are watched and every year a call is issued to those who are 21 to come forth for inspection. They draw lots and two hun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21
Don't Poison Baby.

0RTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her child ha A PAREG0RC audauum make sleep These drugs will produ see and FEW DROPS TOO MANY will produce the SLEEP FROM WHD THERE NO WAKING Many the children who have been killed either of the narcotics named children all anybody without abe them poison The definition of narcotic is A but whieb poisonous doses produces The and smell medicines containing opium disguise and sold under the Drops" Codal' Soothing syaps" should permit any medicine given your children without you your physician know of what it composed CAsToRA DOES NOT Oo TAIN NARCOTICS if bears the signature of Ohaa H. Eetcher
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21
SMILES ON MEN;
 THEN SUES THEM.
Lawyer Tells of Woman Who Carries on a Breach of Promise
 "Business."

Chicago Tribune.
 You don't have to be a successful lawyer to make a good living out of the law" said a lawyer who keeps tab on queer cases in con nection with his profession. If you're smart enough and devoid of scruples you be a professional lltigant
 About nine years ago I won a breach of promise suit for a woman who had been a school teacher. The defendant was an elder ly contractor. and got 5000 out of him He was a widower and, like a good many lonesome old men, he had been pretty mellow fin his correspondence with my client, which won out for us. The woman wasn't espe- cially pretty, but she was winsome and at tractive.
 Well that woman has been professional litigant in the breach of promise line ever since. and she has made herself well off out of it. She has instituted more than a dozen breach of promise suits. always against wealthy and elderly men in large cities of the United States and she has won the ma jority of her suits know these things be- cause with a frankness naive as 1t was overwhelming, she told them to me herself not long ago.
 She told me at the same time that she had become so well to do through her breach of promise 'business'-she called it that--that she had decided to give 1t up and settle down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

dred and fifty thousand of them are put into the regular service, while the most of the others are assigned to the militia. Those in the active army serve five years and later on have eighteen years fin the first and second reserves
 The Russian army is one of the great civilizing forces of this country The peasants are very ignorant, and there are but few schools. Those drafted into the army are taught to read and write and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

A professor m Birmingham, England. has carefully examined sixty-seven skulls from the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron ages. and finds their teeth complete and perfect, but one tooth showing decay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21

President Roosevelt in an address. advised the poor not to envy the rich He might as well tell people not to long for curly hair.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-14
A Weak Stomach

Causes a weak body and invites
disease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cures and strengthens the stomach
and wards off and overcomes dis
ease. ]. B.Taylor, a prominent mer.
chant of Chriesinap, Tex, says: u
could not eat because of. a weak
stomach. lost all strength and
run down in weight. All that money
could do was done, but all hope OF
recovery vanished. Hearing OF
some wonderful cures effected by
use of Kodol I concluded to try It.
The first bottle benefited me, and
after taking four bottles l am fully
restored to my usual strength
weight and health" Morrow & Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-14
Lansing for a few years.

One Minute Cough Cure gives
relief in one minute, because 1t kills
the microbe which tickles the
mucous membranes, causing the
cough, and at the came time clears
the phlegm, draws out the infiam-
nation and heals and soothes the
affected parts. One Minute Cough
Cure strengthens the lungs, wards
off pneumonia and 10 a harmless
and never failing cure in all durable
cases of coughs. colds and Group
One Minute Cough cure 10 pleasant
to take, harmless and good alike
for Young and old. Morrow d Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-14
Better Than uold.

~ was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and ner.
vous debility" writes F. J. Green, OF
Lancaster, N. II. mo remedy
helped me until I began using Elec.
trio Bitters, which did me more
good than all the medicines I ever
used. They have also kept my wife
In excellent health for years. She
says Electric Bitters are just splen.
did for female troubles; that they
are a grand tonic and invigorator
for weak, run down women. No
other medicine can take its place in
our family" Try them. Only SOC.
guaranteed by A. K.
Kane
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-14
THE NEWS.

The scratch of pin may cause the
lose of q limb or even death when
blood poisoning results from the
injury. All danger of this may be
avoided, however, by promptly APP
plying Chamberlain's Pain Balm
II 10 an auteseptic and quick heal.
ing Eminent for cuts, bruises and
burns. For sale by A. R. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-02-14
Escaped an Awful fate.

Escaped an Awful fate.
Mr.. H. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla,
writes, any doctor told me had
consumption and nothing could be
done for me. wac given up to die.
The offer of free trial bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consum.
ption, induced me to try it. Results
were startling. I am now on the
road to recovery and owe all to DIR.
Kings New Discovery. II surely
saved my life." This great cure 10
puarant for all throat and lung
diseases by A. r. Kane. Druggist.
Price zoe & $1.OO. Trial bottles free.