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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

THE democrats, so called, nominated
an unusually good ticket at Aberdeen
last week. They probably would not
have put on so many frs. class men
had there been any show for electing
III. Mr. Grill, always populist until
this convention, deserves greai credit
for his courage in accepting the nomi-
nation after Andy Lee and B. HI. Lien
would have nothing to do with it, and
will really make as good run as any
one that could be named. Mark Ben.
nett OF Yankton for auditor IL an "A No.
young man, worthy, capable and
handsome, with nothing between him
and the statehouse but the company he
keeps. Miss Emily Aeade OF Charles
Mix county for superintendent Of
schools ID we'll known here, was nom
mated for the same Office two years ago,
we believe, and for that reason was se-
lected to serve again, we presume.
Olaf Eden OF Brookiugs for attorney
general was born and brought up in
this county, is rather young to be at
torney general, but will be old enough
by the Tins he is elected. The only
thing we know against him is that he
has not yet paid his subscription to the
COURIER sent to him at his request
during the term Of his law studies at
Lincoln, Neb. For democratic tick
Ell old time democrats are remarkably
conspicuous for their absence. The
platform, like the ticket, is more pop
|ulistic than democratic, and the party
name surely ought to be changed be-
fore Ii goes on the official ballot. II
the democrats had dared, like the re-
publicans, to review their former is
sues, their list OF broken pledges and
abandoned reforms would have been
as striking as is the republican record
Of kept promises and accomplished
deeds.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
THE limit.

A number of actors were discussing
recently the merits Of different board
ing houses in certain city, and the
argument turned on the comparative
meagerness Of the table board proYid-
ed by the various landladies. One Of
the party who had listened quietly to
the talk now spoke up.
IF one of you fellows really wants to
put yourself on rigid diet" he said,
go to Mrs. 's boarding house in
Cincinnati. came down to breakfast
there one morning, and the servant
waItzed up and asked me il I'd have
ham or eggs. said didn't want to be
grasping and ordered the yolk of an
egg said I'd have the white Of it for
lunch Harper's Weekly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

THE daily Press aud DGkotdn- Gazette
OF Yankton simply did itself proud mr.
ing the registration. The daily doings
were written up in metropolitan style,
made possible only by type setting ma
chimes and an adequate reportorial
force. Since Bro. Lusk consolidated
the two dailies and put in machines
there has been steady and substantial
advancement in all departments OF the
r. e. 2. G. The new democratic daily
will serve It's purpose during the cam
paign probably, but the Press and Da
kotan Gazette is q living and striking
example Of the fact that one first class
daily Is much preferable to two OF
three mediocre or Indifferent ones
Oace more 1t should be said, Yanktor
has no field for two dailies.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
what wealth nrinws.

The late Colonel Ingersoll was talk
ing one day with group of friends
when the subject Of wealth and the
desire of most men to accumulate
money was discussed.
II never could understand It. said
the colonel "Just imagine man with
100000 hats, 100000 pairs OF shoes,
100000 pairs OF gloves, 0.000, 90
handkerchiefs. 100000 pairs OF sus-
penders and a train load OF neckties
getting up before daylight and exert
ing every energy until late at night In
order that he may make enough money
to buy himself another necktioj''
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28


OUR readers will be specially inter-
ested in Jean Cowgill's story reprinted
in full from the Chicago Chronicle on
our fifth page today Aside from the
prominent place which Miss Louella
Conly Of this city occupies In the story,
II presents picture Of the practical
workings Of unionism which is pecu.
liarly timely just at present. We are
confronted with great social and eco
nomic problem and we scarcely dare
guess what the final outcome will be,
No one can read this story and not rec,
ognize the crying need Of a better adj
justment between commercialism and
art, which leads directly to the wider
question Of the relations Of capital and
labor. Politics and religion are equal.
" interested III . speedy and reason
able settlement Of these deep prob
lens.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

Daniel Webster used to tell q story
about an old woman who was very III
and went into a trance. They all
thought she was dead. and when she
opened her eyes her husband said in q
surprised tone, .'Why, Mandy, we
thought We WIZ dead" The poor old
woman looked at her husband mo-
ment. and then she burst into tears.
tAnd ye never bawled a bit" she
sobbed. "Ye thought / wuz dead. and
yer eyes wuz dry. Couldn't ye have
bawled a little bit. Jabcz2 The old
man was deeply moved, and he did ac-
tually bawl then. But his wife said
sadly: cts too late now. Dry yer
eyes. If I'd really been dead and ye'd
bawled 'twould have done me some
good. But it's too late now
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
A silver Library.

There Is in the royal library Of Ko-
nigsberg silver library consisting Of
a collection of twenty books. mostly
theological, bound In pure silver and
having rich, symbolical Ornamental
ton partly In gold The library has
been in possession of this treasure
Stree 1911. These books were made BY
order Of Albert, the first duke DC Prus-
sia, LII the latter half of the sixteenth
century. It IS supposed that they were
suslde at Nuremberg, where Albert was
stationed for three years Through the
efforts of Ostander and afterward Luz
Their, Duke Albert became friend Of
the reformation. Copies of the silver
library are made accessible to students
by taking photographic copies Of the
same.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

That a mAther-intlaw is not always
an unwelcoine adjunct to the family
is proved in a wholesale way In the
case Of a Bavarian who is steward on
large estate In Monaco. He lost two
wives, but in both instances after their
death he retained tile mothers-in-law,
and now he has taken unto himself
wife No. g. who comes into bis home
accompanied By her mother as well as
three unmarried sisters. All these good
women, who constitute his household,
are said to dwell together in peace and
harmony.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
THE FOURTH DIMENSION.
PIato's Early Efforts 10 Defne This
Intangible Quality.


In Harper's Magazine G. III. Hinton
writes on the much debated question
of .sThe Fourth Dimension" In OPEN
ing his article he cites Plato as an
early exponent Of this idea.
'.Plato, at the beginning OF. the sew
enth book Of the Republic, describes q
set of prisoners who are held in chains
before the mouth of a great cavern,
bound so that they cannot turn their
faces in any other direction than look
ing straight into the cavern.
ION the wall In which the cavern
ends they see their shadows projected
by the sun. Their only experience of
objects is derived by watching these
shadows. If passers by traverse the
roadway behind them all they see is
the shadows of these passers by on the
wall. If an object strikes them what
they see Is the shadow Of that object
striking the shadows Of themselves.
"PIato draws the conclusion that they
would identify themselves with their
shadows. Since events occurring among
these shadow forms are the invariable
accompaniment of all their sensations
they would think that they themselves
were those shadows and lived and
moved in shadow world.
Nov the shadows can only move on
the surface of the wall. They cannot
approach and reeede from it; hence the
prisoners think OF themselves as hay-
ing two dimensional existence only.
And, says Plato, as these prisoners
think of themselves as less than they
really are, so we in our turn think of
ourselves as less than we really are.
His philosophy was an effort to find
that greater which we really are
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
MONEY MADNESS.
The Evils, of the Mania For Getting
Rich In a Hurry.

Rich In q Hurry.
The mania for getting rich the mad,
false idea that we must have money
has played worse havoc among ambi-
tious people than war or pestilence. a
member of the Chicago board of trade
says that the men and women of this
country contribute $100000,000 year
to the sharpers who promise to make
them rich quick They work the same
old scheme Of confidential letter and
shrewd batting until the Victim parts
with his money Thousands are plod-
ding along in poverty sand deprivation,
chagrined and Inundated because they
have not been able to got up In the
world Or to realize their ambitions, for
the reason that they succumbed to the
scheme OF some smooth promoter who
hypnotized them into the belief that
they could make a great deal very
quickly out of very little.
The great fever of trying to make a
dollar earn IS Is growing more and
more contagious. We see. even women
secretly going into brokers' offices and
bucket shops, investing everything
they have in all sorts of schemes,
drawing their deposits out Of the
banks, sometimes pawning their jew
elry- even their engagement rings
and borrowing, hoping to make lot Of
money before their husbands or faIni-
lies find it out and then to surprise
them with the results, but in most
cases what they invest is hopelessly
lost
Thousands of young Americans are
so tied up by financial or other entan-
clements even before they get fairly
started in their life work that they can
only transmute 1.-THE into that which
will count In their lives. A large part
of it ii lost On the way MP, az the en-
ergy or the coal Is nearly all lost before
1t reaches the electric bulb. -Orison
SWEET Marden in Success.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
Travelling whales.

The whales that swim about the is
lands which lie off the coast of Norway
and Finland in March and April travel
immense distances. In May they turn
up at the Azores or even at the Bermu-
das and sometimes pay visit to the
Antilles. They swim fast, for in June
they are back off Norway Some Of
these whales have been known to bring
back evidences of where they have
been. for harpoons Of the peculiar kind
used off the coast Of South America
have been found stuck in them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
At Painters Retnrt

Shortly after Franz Lenbach had
painted the portrait Of Emperor VIII
helm |. prlvy councillor called on him
to express the emperor's satisfaction.
There was only one criticism to make
would the professor be SO kind as to
paint more distinctly the buttons on
the uniform, which were only indicated
vaguely? Lenbach looked at him a
moment over his glasses and said:
look here, Mr.. Councillor, i paint
heads, not buttons (ich mai nur koepfe,
aber keine knoepfeD Tell his majesty
that!'' The emperor. when this an
swer was brought to him, laughed
heartily.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

TO make a~good paste for labels mix
together with cold water until they
form a smooth cream four ounces Of
-four and an ounce and a half Of brown
sugar. Then pour in boiling water,
stirring all the time till the right con-
sistency is obtained. Add five or six
drops Of carbolic acid 10 Eeep the
paste from becoming sour, and when 1T
has been well stirred in the compound
win be fit for use
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
Human Ear a nefnrmitx.

while the ears of animals" said a
naturalist, fare erect and eomely, the
human ear is crumpled. crushed and
fiattened. IT is mans intelligence that
is responsible Tor this defprmity DC his
ear. Mans brain. you see. has made
his head top heavy. An animals neck
alone furnishes enough support In
sleep, but mans neck is too weak to
sustain his brain weighed skull, which
In consequence must be laid, with the
ear underneath, upon pillow Man,
l have no doubt, had an erect. smooth,
shapely ear in the beginning, but his
head, with its developing brain, out
grew his neck's power to support it.
Thence came the headrest or pillow
with its consequent crushing and
crumpllng of the ear, ana thence came
the ear Of today--a deformity which,
being universal, is not deemed a de.
formity at all"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
An nntrace.

When Major General Sir John
McNeill v. c., was badly wounded at
Essaman, in the Ashanti war, he
emerged from the bush excIaiming.
in angry and indignant tones, as IL
some one had deeply insulted him. An
internal scoundreI out there has shot
me through the armt'
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

These are the sore spots with numer-
GUS populists, not only in South Da-
kota but in all localities where pOpu-
lists have been prominent. Many, and
in Increasing numbers, will support
Roosevelt Ia his courageous fight
against monopolies and trusts, especi-
ally since on the money question the
democratic party offers them absolute
ly nc comfort.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
ssss !. = ne ssSS: !" ss sss: sas . w.
Calumet
Baking
Powder
-aioTlR I'VE exklNe pownFR TR0sF--
itmaken pure food.
thief That Took the cap,aia's cigars.

Thief That Took the Captains Cigars.
"A Bath sea captain. coming home
from voyage to Japan. brought with
him as pet little monkey.
During the voyage the captain no
ticed that his cigars we're unaceounta-
bly, and quite rapidly disappearing.
and he instituted search, which.
however proved Id vain.
One day a sailor came aft and re-
ported that high aloft III the rigging
he had discovered quite number Of
cigars. The little rascal Of . monkey
had hid them there. Lewiston Jour
nai.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
A Trace

The counsel for the plaintiff had been
bullying the witness for an hour, when
he finally asked. is 1t true that there
are traces Of insanity in your family?"
Every likely" answered the witness.
MY grandfather who was studying
for the ministry. gave it up TO become
a LAWYER
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
STATE TICKET.

For Presidential Electors
HENRY s. MORRIS OF Roberts
Ii. Ill. GULSTINE OF Lake
JOHN %. ANDERSON or Lyman
G. r. EVANS OF Butte
For Congress-
e. w, MARTIN OF Lawrence
G. III. BURKEof Hughes
For Governor
s. II. ELROD Of Clark
For Lieutenant Governor
j. u. McDOUGAL OF Marshall
For Secretary Of State
DAVID WIPE Of Hutchinson
For Treasurer
G. b. COLLINS of Thrown
For Auditor
j. II HALLIDAY OF Kingsbury
For Attorney General
PHII4O HALL OF Brookings
For Com. School and Public Lands
Gu. BACH Of Turner
For Supt Of Public Instruction
G. w NASH Of Lincoln
For Railroad Commissioner
We SMITH OF Meade
For Supreme Court
DIGHTON CoRSON of Lawrence
RICHARD HANEY of Dawson
IS II. q. FULLER Of Hughes
For Circuit Judge. End circuit
j Nv. JONES OF MinneIlaha.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
% Their n,rn s,reet NVilI.

Visitor see you have water bugs in
the house. What do you do for them7
Hostess Goodness mel ] don't have
to do anything for them. They are per-
fectly competent to 10 for themselves.
They own the Whole house and every
thing in it Boston Transcript.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

The Meade county populists, which
constitute large proportion Of The
anti-repnblican voters of that county,
have Issued az open letter to Mr.. Bry-
50, 10 which they refuse TO follow him
into the Parker gold bug camp They
criticize MIR. Bryan for the inconsis
toney Of supporting Parker and ct tht
same time declaring that after The polls
close II November Id will. at once com
menee the work ofreorganizing and re
forming the so-called democratic party
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
The Noses.

POet-I can make no mistake in say
ing her checks are like the rose. Friend
But you have never met her. Poet
That matters not. If she ID rosy there
are red roses; If she is pale, there are
white roses, and II she Is salIow, there
are yellow roses.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

Never was glad for this impairment
In my speech but once. said the man
from the country.
When was tllat9
"Fe-fe-fell0w asked nle h-h-how much
would take for a-a horse. and while
Ill was t-trying to tell him $40 he Of
fered me $50. /" Kennebec Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
Official Paper Of Union County
pRpuRLlcAN NATIONAL TIcKRT

For President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT Of New York
For Vice President
CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS Of Indiana
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

EVERYBODY will rejoice that No. |
at The Rosebud drawing today was Sc
cured by VIM. Mccormick OF Lancas-
ter, Penn, said to be an old soldier
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

Teacher What are the elements OF
che worldg Boy Earth, water, IRE,
air and Teacher That's all, isn't 1t Z
Boy And the lawless element Yon-
kers Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
Nothing Dun About II.

TITS funny the way poets speak Of
dull care, isn't It'll"
Why, what's funny about that2v
ssWeIl. every care I ever had was
most aWfulIg sharp. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

IT will be real nice when The editor
comes tolive right next door to the gov
ernor, won't IL?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

THE COURIER Il mailed regularly to Its
subscribers nmtil definite order TO dis
continue - received and an arrears are
paid
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28
ALL HOME PRINT
Entered at the postofice at Elk Point as mail
matter OF thesecond-class.

SUBSCRIPTION price, per year ----.--.-. ISL
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-28

MemDer Of the south Dakota Press Association.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-12
He Couldn't aRecover.n

A young clergyman in making his
weekly visits among the poor of his
parish in a nearby country village
quite recently learned of a poor, sick
man who recently came from ireland
with his wife and one child. When
the minister called at the house he
was given most hearty welcome and
on reaching the bedside of the sick
man was surprised at finding him
apparently well. The day being warm
the clergyman suggested that he get
out of bed and spend an hour under a
shade tree in the garden.
1T may do you good" he added.
The wife, who was present, said
her husband had better remain in the
house until the following day and
then take little recreation. When
the clergyman returned a week later
he found the husband stil1 in bed.
Haven't you been out of bed since
I was here?" asked the man Of the.
cloak.
mo, sir, he has not" replied the
wife. Il don't like to tell you, sir, but
the doctor gave my husband up
week ago and we sold his clothes.
That's the reason he didn't go to the
garden."-Philadelphia Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-12

great deal for their energy and their
thrifty qualities. They do look bet
ter and move faster than their neigh
bors. The foreign element here is
responsible for this improvement, but
1t is likely to prove disastrous in the
end, because it has made the native
ambitious beyond his possibilities. He
is making more show than he can
afford. The country is being rented
out to the foreigners; its resources
are being leased and the rent is being
spent faster than it comes in. Some
day there won't be any more re-
sources Then the foreigner will go
back where he came from and the ma
tive will find himself sitting up with a
corpse.
Chill is living over the history of
Peru. It's northern part is desert, its
central portion is vineyards, and the
southern region agricultural lands and
forests. The nitrate deposits in the
northern desert are yielding the coun-
try rs per cent of revenue. The for
eigner is making the bulk of the profit
from these rich fields, and he is send
ing 1t home. When he winds up his
work and goes away, as he must even.
tually, the native will find himself
without means of subsistence. He is
making no provision whatever for the
rainy day that is certain to come to
all men and all nations.
Years ago Peru had a golden goose
in its guano islands and nitrate fields.
It derived millions from them and
spent those millions recklessly and
without thought of the future. One
day the guano deposits gave out, and
then, as if to prove that misfortunes
never come singly, along came Chilli
and took away the nitrate fields by
main strength and awkwardness.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-12

book agents. They found Uncle Sans
agent just leaving his place of bust
ness, and started to ask him where
they could buy some camera plates.
They started well, but never got be-
yond the starting point. The consul
said he was awfully sorry; that he was
busy; that he couldn't spare a mo-
ment; that he had something enor-
nous to do right away; that they
must sit down in his office and wait
for him to come back.
All this was let out like shells from
a rapid fire gun as the consul came
out OF the yard on the double-quick
and headed for the postoffice to mail a
letter, for that was what he had to do
The visitors trailed him for half
block, trying to get their question in
edgeways, but they never succeeded.
They had to get their information
from hack driver. These fussy,
grabbed old fellows are the ones that
cause the demand for consular re-
form.
After 1t was agreed that the consul
might be forgiven his peevishness be.
cause he had to live in Antofagasta
which is really quite as bad as its
name. BY right it is no place for
white folks to live. The huge bulk
of naked mountain oyershadows it.
and the sun fairly shrivels it. 1t is a
blistered, dust-riden transfer station
between the desert and the ocean. The
few sickly looking green things to be
seen are kept alive by constant nurs.
ing with water that comes through a
pipe $50 miles long. 1t is said no
other place in the world has such a |
long aqueduct as Antofagasta. The
hack drivers carry feather busters in
the whip sockets of their cabs because
they need them more than whips, and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-12

The man who selected the site and
laid out the town of Valparaiso played
a costly joke on future generations.
He must have been crazy or drunk.
although the records do not offer any
such suggestion by way of explanation
or apology for the rash act. Valparaiso
means the valley of Paris" and that
is where the joke comes in. Instead
OF being valley, the place is located
on hills that are so steep they make
ones head swim. Several long streets
ramble aimlessly along the water
front, and then, to get anywhere else,
one must take to row boat or an eIe-
vator.
The Chilenos are called the Yankees
of South America, and are praised a