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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

Thp arss meeting Of the Elk Point
slsisson 81 ths Teachers Reading Cir.
oe fOr The year 1908 .. will be- held at
tna court house In Elk Point, next
week Saturday. October IL. at 10 =. M,
with Tho following prog ram:
sAarN ) coMMoN sENsE DipAcTics.
tsnnpsor The Nature and Character
ii Teaching Miss otlae Rowe
ChanserIl The 1eacher- Miss Teresa
NHughton
tilpssr Ill Preparation for Teach
sne Hiss Edylh Anderson.
NivER's ENGLISH HISTORY
CAapspt Britain Esetore 40 A. u.
a. Esrls Bslsaiu- Mssa Mary
ward.
"a. The Romans la Rrllain~-.
Miss Randane Rlngsrad.
caApspr ll Anglo saxon EuRland.
A. Early Angles Ia Englaad :
Miss Florence Waterbury.
II. Alfred sud his Works.
Mss Kathryn Nall.
al Norman aud Danish Con.
quests Mss Minnie Garter.
Napste I'M NormAu Kiugs.
4. Nilllan l.-Msss Char
lokkN sewark
s. wslllam II Mss MAud
CAsa,
ssnnheu Ma .goaenhsna
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

Neither Mabel. that young man kiss
Cd you twice 70 lny knowledge done
know bow many times be kissed you
after that.
Mahsa Neither do I. mother. never
was gecd It mentai arithmetic -Bos-
CON Transcript.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

Judge You arc accused of having
driven your car directly against the
barn. You made no apparent effort to
avoid accident.
Chauffeur You do me grave injus-
tice, your honor. footed my horn re-
peatediy and even slowed down to
eighteen miles The barn had ample
time to get out of the way. Chicago
Post.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05
HUMoR or THE HOUR

xSeHkea Like Concerted scheme.
Just as the curtain went down at the
end OF the thrilling third act q loud.
anxious voice in the rear of the hall
called out:
els DIR. Johnson In the housef'
Half a dozen men instantly rose up.
X mean DIR. Samuel Johnson2" said
the voice.
Five or the men sat down.
Then all at once twenty or more
athletic young men looking suspicious
~ like college students, who were sit
ting In a body near the front, sprang to
their feet and yelled In unison:
DIR. johnson
Is no moreI
He died In seventeen
Eiehty-fourl
With q Zip, Zip, zip
And yaw. yaw. yaw
And a-rinktum, hngtum.
Raw. raw. rawl
I'll Ohg Oo-oo-oo-oopi
Thereupon they sat down In unison
with resonnding thud that Jared the
building, folded their arms and looked
at the drop scurtain with dreamy,
faraway gaze for the next Ave min
utes.
As for the owner OF the loud. anxious
voice. he had disappeared at the be-
ginning OF the outbreak.-~Ch Chicago Trib-
une.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05
Hss Aeconana dating Diapoaition.

why did you quit your job?''
There was q fellow In the Office |
couldn't get along with at all, and
rather than have any trouble with him
got out
Who was he7"
HE was the er--boss. Seems to me
you're mighty inquisitive." = Detroit
Free Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05
An Aaphaheefo Coneueian.

Il Dir. Scadds a man OF scientific
Distinction
Yes, indeed answered Miss cay
ennes he has 30 many college degrees
that when he sends Ii his card You
cant be sure whether il Is his name or
problem ID algebra. ~ Philadelphia
Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

II have here. sir" began the book
agent, "a volume containing hfty-two
lectures by fifty-two great men. One
lecture for every week Of the year."
Good gracious. man." replied the
meek citizen, II am married and have
d wife that supplies me with lecture
every day In the year, Chicago News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

Mra. Pancake tto q fourth fzoor losiR.
asl~ Anything the matter with your
skeak. Mr Haraupy
AaraupA triae 0vertrRaned maybe.
mAaazn. But. really. never saw 4
MrmAar MUSCLE T.nnaon TIE sts.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05
canla real m1m . ! asement.

Mr. Mum 3. Baggs New, then, you
knew what kind of house I want.
What viii II cost 10 build 1T
Architects Why un what was the
amount ron originally Intended to put
tnfo CHE building = Baltimore News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-10-05

sWhat reason did he give for wish
Ing TO break on the engagement 80
s0onf''
He said the report that he was en-
gaged 10 me had not extended his cred
4 nearly 80 much as he had expected. 4
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
CONCERNING LoRsTERs.

To select lobster: to choose lobster look for good odor; stale lobster has a heavy, muggy smell, firm flesh and glitterlng, fine clear skin. The tail should be stiff and springy. If the lob~ ster has been already boiled. as it should be if shipped any distance, the claws should be drawn up rigidly. If sprawly and limp the creature was dead before it was put into the pot, and is therefore unfit for food.
 To boil a lobster: if one lives near the source of supply it is cheaper to buy the lobster alive and boil 1t at home. Nor is this difficult. Have a pot of water slightly salted and boil ing hard and pop" the lobster into this. Watch carefully, and the mos ment it is red all over take the kettle at once from the ffre.-f If there is time let the lobster cool in the water, which renders 1t tender and preserves the fla vor. If in a hurry, take out, sprinkle with salt, let 1t stand a few moments, then put under the cold water faucet and let water flow over it until cool.
 To open lobster; the best way to open and cut up a lobster Is q trtcl; worth knowing. Without that knowl- edge the result will be a sorry mess Of broken meat and shell not fit to eat. Lift up the lobster in the left hand and with the right pick off the claws, both large and small. and the feathery feel CTS. Break the body in two in the mid Gle where the upper part joins the low CT and with a stout pair of scissors cut through the shelly membrane on the inside of the tail. Lift out the white piece of thick meat entire, change the scissors for sharp knife and cut along the back of the msat until a black string-like vsin-the intestinal canal-is found and remove 1t. Now cut the up.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
PUBLIC.

James-Truly, dearest, this is the first time that have ever asked woman to be my wife.
 Ethel-so I should have imagined Judge.
 Ethel-so you think that Mr. Gotrox is quite catch? I always thought diff ferent.
 Maud-I know; but he has such rec ord for paying alimonys-Judge'
 "Is your son getting on nicely in col lege?"
 T don know" answered MT. Thoreau Bredd. He stands so well in his stud ies that I'm afraid he is neglecting his athletics. ."-Washington Star.
 My proudest boast" said the lectur- CT, who expected his statement to be greeted with cheers, lis that was one of the men behind the guns.'
 How many miles behind?' piped a voice in the gallery-Philadelphia Press.
 Poet-I'm sure don't know what to do with this poem. The editors say it's utter slush, and even my friends pro- nounce it nonsense.
 Friend-Well, I'll tell you-why don't you have it set to music c?-Cleveland Leader.
 What beautiful new public build- ing!" exclaimed the visitor, And it's almost completed, isn't it?"
 "No," replied the citizen. Tt locke like it is completed, but they haven't exceeded the appropriation et."-Indi- annapolis Star.
 Have You decided where you will spend the summer?" "No," answered MT. Keptdown. I'm going to let my wife decide this year. l She used to wake me up in the dead of the night last summer to remind me that l picked the place out. Detroit Tribune. Pardon me-" said the clubman with the bald spot on the back of his head but why do you always insist on play ] ing for stakes when we sit down in a quiet game of cards?' That's my business, not yours!" re- torted the clubman with the watery eye.
 T know it is. Why don't you quit il and go at something else?"-Chicago | Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
LIFE RANcE EMPTINESS.

The stir over life insurance just now has led to a good deal of examination of the business. For instance, Sereno S. Pratt, an economist of distinction, in a recent article in the Worlds Work made the statement that the expens;s of twenty-eIght American life insur- ance companies in 1894 were IA per cent. of the income, whereas in Great Britain the expenses of ordinary lite companies were only 9.2 per cent. of the income, and in Germany the govern ment industrial insurance expenses were ' per cent. Walter Wellman puts the percentage of expense to income even higher, and says that 20 per cent is probably correct. This is more than twice the cost in Great Britain, and nearly three times the cost in Ger many. He says: obviously American companies spend too much money in management. There are too many high salaries, too much lavishnfss in mag nificent offices, and, above all. too much money going out to the agents and so- licitors who drum up new business"
 Of course the agents and solicitors will heartily disagree with Mir. We'll man, and their disagreement will per" haps be supported by those who know how hard and troublesome their work is. It is not the agents and solicitors who have harmed life insurance. The trouble has been higher up.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
OPEN AIR TREATMENT AT HOME

OPEN AIR TREATMENT AT HOME.
 The window tent is an awning which. instead of being placed outside of the window. is attached to the inside of the room. It is so constructed that air from the room cannot enter or mix with the air in the tent. The patient ly- ing on the bed, which is placed parallel with the window, has his head and shoulders resting in the tent By fol- lowing the description closely 1t will be seen that the ventilation is as near ly perfect as can be produced with so cheap a device.
 In the lower half Of an American window is placed the frame to which is attached the awning, stretched over quarter circle, with a radius of forty inches.
 When there is a recess. so that the bed placed parallel to the window can not be moved close to the window sill, the tent has to be made corresponding ly longer and the bottom fps made long enough to reach under the mat tress The frame of tl:e tent does not quite fill the lower half of the window; space of about three inches is left for the escape of the warm air in the room. | By lowering the window this space can be reduced to one inch or less, &C., cording to need. On extremely cold and windy nights there need not be left open space at all above the tent frame. The patientss breath will rise to the top of the tent and the form of
 the tent aids in the ventilation. The awning is made of stout duck and is
 waterproof.
 The patient enters the tent through flap which can be made either on the left side of the tent. The lower edges of the canvas that come at the head and side of the bed are long enough to be tucked well under the mattress to exclude the air from the room and pro- tect from draught. The flap is so con- structed as to admit of easy access to the patient.-New York Medical Juorn- 1 al
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
NOT IN DANGER JUST NOW.

England is probably not afraid of an immediate invasion of India by Russia. A veteran officer of the Russian staff was discussing the invasion of India with special correspondent of a Lon don journal the other day. He ridicul- ed the idea that there was the least possibility of anything of the kind He said: Where is our overwhelming force to come from? Where could we now find five army corps, the least pos sble number for such a risky cam paign? You talk of the Transcaspian and Orenburg- -Tashkend railroads as two immense military arteries through which our invading legions are to be poured. One of your expert military commentators says that the invasion of India is the only possible means by which Russia can hope to regain her lost prestige. That prestige, l may tell you frankly, is an utterly lost quantity. be in possession of sakhalin. A glance at the map will show that any warlike possession of that island constitutes a standing menace to our great Amur province, The Japanese being Great Britain's allies is it not certain that if our army in Central Asia assumed a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
RELIGIOUS 1rBEErr IN FRANCE

RELIGIOUS IIBERTY IN FRANCE
 The French Chamber of Deputies has agreed to the separation of Church and State promised by the French ministry. A bill providing for that separation has passed the Chamber by vote of 341 to 233. More than three months has been occupied by the discussion of the bill, and the pertinacity and resource of the opposition may be estimated from the fact that no fewer than 250 amend ments, all more or less emasculating, were offered and rejected. The bill abolishes the Concordat or agreement with Rome into which Napoleon and Plus VII. entered in 1901, and with draws from the Catholic Church and from other religious denominations the annual contributions made to their sup port by the State treasury. In 1904 these contributions included 40,6S1, 1903 francs for Catholic worship, 1,577,5O0 francs for Protestant worship and 160,- 53O francs for Jewish worship. "The republict' says the text of the new bill. assures liberty of conscience and guar antees the free exercise of religion. sub ject to the restrictions of public order. The republic, neither recognizes, pays stipend to- nor subsidies any sect, but provides funds for college, hospital and asylum chaplafns. Otherwise the pub lie worship budget is abolished, and public establishments connected with religion are suppressed"
 Great changes are going on in France, and she seems to be standing them pretty well. Her friend Russia is hav- ing the revolutions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
CAPTURING ELEPHANTS.

How the Natives of Ceylon Compel
 Tame Beasts to Catch Their Jungle
 Kin.
 In the dry weather the head men of villages, having obtained permission from the civil government and paid certain licenses, collect some 1000 cooies from the neighborhood, when
 there is not much work in the fields,
 and together they surround a herd of
 elephants which are then more easily
 located on account of water being
 scarce. Some miles off, in the same forest. kraal is built. This is a stout stockade of three trunks, placed some
 two feet from each other in the ground,
 and supported by slanting posts on the outside, and all securely bound to-
 gether by wild vine and bamboo bark
 The kraal is about 200 yards square
 and in dense jungle. On one side
 gap is left, and sply mouth wide
 wings, extending for a hundred yards
 or so in the direction of the herd to be
 captured. For about a month the
 coolies live in big circle round the
 wild elephants day by day working them nearer the kraal. The coolies with much tomtomming and gunfiring, frighten and urge the poor beasts on- ward. and work them toward the gap in the kraal and between the wings, when one or other of the elephants, seeing dense jungle-for the gap Is all pushed up-makes 8 dash through it, and the others, now thoroughly scared, follow, Poles are then run and lashed securely, and men posted all round
 the kraal with long spears keep the elephants from breaking 1t down. The poor beasts are met at every rush by a row of six or eight deep of grinnIng black faces, and at last, thoroughly cowed huddle together, and keep on walking round and round near the centre until all the jungle gets trodden down except the huge forest trees. The next day the tame elephants go in, each ridden by its mahout and having @ long rope fast round it's neck with a I moose at it's free end this being carried by man on foot who when in danger takes refuge under the ab- domen of a tame elephant. The tame herd now hustle the wild herd, keeping | close on their heels, round and round
 and men on foot try to slip their nooses
 over the animals hind feet and tie i them up to trees. Many are the ad- ventures, for the wild elephants charge about. and spectators both black and white have many narrow shave when bolting back through the palings of the | kraal. At last all the beasts are tied l up, and after twenty-four hours they are one by one taken out of the kraal and to their new homes and in four to six months become quite tractable, and
 later on, haul timber on the estates. It
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
THOUGHTFUL GIFTS.

There are some who sometimes think that the big givers of money might do more good with some of their gifts than they do. Perhaps such will be pleased with the action of the late Mrs. Caroline C. Baker of Kansas City. who left s5O,Ooo for the aid of women and children of that city. She directed that $25,O0O be used as a per petuaI trust fund to be called the Harlow W. Baker memorial fund" the income of which shall be used for the relief of self-respecting, self-sup' porting. unmarried women of Kansas City. Mo. who have on account of sick ness. disability. or age, become, either temporarily or permanently, incapac- itated for labor; and the remaining 1000 is to be used as a perpetual trust fund, to be called the "Caroline c. Baker memorial fund" the income of which shall be used for the relie1 of destitute children under the age of sixteen years, and deserving. destitute women over the age of sixty years, in Kansas City, Mo. who are not being cared for in charitable homes. To other charities of like nature she left S5.0OO.
 It doesn't seem as if this money could do any harm, or much more so applied
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
Little TOmmy's POIiteness.

Little Tommy was polite
 And always knew his place; He never yelled nor whistled while His pa was saying grace. He said Excuse me when he pushed His sister down the stairs, And begged his mothers pardon when He added to her cares. When visitors got ready to
 Depart he always Fosei He never used his napkin when
 He wished to wipe his nose. And if he dumped the baby from The hammock or upset Its carriage he would hasten to Express sincere regret. He bought a cannon cracker which Was big and red and round, And blew his brother up and tore 4 deep hole in the ground. He saw the fragments float away And sadly sighed and then Politely called: Excuse me, please It won't occur again"
 Chicago Record Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
ANIMAL FUR.

Fur is threadlike fiber which grows out of the pores of the skins of ani- mals. It grows in length from the root and not from the top, as with Yege- table productions. The lower portion merely Iengthens out and the top pro- jects forward. consequently if once cut it will always remain. It is tubular and filled with oil, which gives to the fiber its color. In addition to the oil it contains mineral matter, among which are sulphur and iron. A close examination of the fiber will, to cer- tain extent, show the section of the country the animal inhabits. The short and crisp, with an oval or angular cross section. indicates tropical growth the long and soft, with circular cross section, a northern climate. The flbers from different parts of the same ani- nal have different structure and value, that which is taken from the back of land animal being the finest, while the reverse is true of the animal
 which confines itself mostly to water the belly being much finer than the back.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
SIMPLICITY OF JENNY LIND.

Jenny Lind must have been the most simple, unpretending prima donna tha: ever lived. When she first came to England she was bound to sing only at the Royal Italian Opera House, and when commanded to sing at the queens concert she was obliged to re- fuse. Very sorry to be compelled to notify this, she ordered her carriage and drove straight to Buckingham pal ace. She handed her card to an official, who. not unnaturally, declined to take 1t. A higher authority happened tu pass and took it upon himself to pre- sent it. As soon as her majesty saw 1t she said, Admit her by all means" |" Jenny Lind appeared and said simply that she was so very sorry to be unable to sing at her majesty's concert that she thought it better to call herself and explain. The queen was charmed with her natural manner gave her cordial reception and promised to be her friend.-Lohdon Globe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07

If I were younger" said the rich old man, T believe l might win you for my wife"
 tYes,'' replied the cold beauty, dream fly considering his sixty-five years, "or say fifteen years older. er."-Philadelphia Press,
 Mrs. Cummins-So you love your grandnamna, do you, Oracle? And why do you love her?
 Gracie-Because she used to punish mamma when mamma was a little girl. hope she used to spank mamma as hard as mamma spanks me.-Boston Transcript.
 Wyld - So Dyer's get-rich- h-qulck scheme didn't pan out
 Mack-No, she refused him.-Brools- lyn Life.
 Say, father, what is a 'nobody?"
 "A nobody, my son, is a prominent wonaans husband. d."-Washington Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07

A we'll known veterinary who has been travelling about the country says that the question most commonly asked him in rural neighborhoods concerned making horses blind. He was astonish- ed when it was first asked. His busi- ness had always been to save, not de- stroy, the animals sight. It seems, he says, that the automobile has created a demand for sightless horses. A dealer told him that people are becoming afraid to ride behind horses, so fre- quently are they frightened by reck- Iessly driven, record breaking motor cars. The veterinarian could not or would not suggest any humane way of destroying horses sight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07

threatening attitude towards Afghanis- tan or India the Japanese would simul- taneously threaten the Amur province and even the whole of eastern Siberia? 7? He went on to say that, whatever plans once existed for the invasion of India from Central Asia, they had all been dfssipated by the unlooked-for result of the struggle in the Far East, and the sudden rise of the new Asiatic Titan.
 True enough perhaps. but recent events show that England is not going to take any chances.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07

per part of the boly with the scissors. lift out the lungs and stomach. then pick out the meat. Crack the claws and pick out the meat also and shake
 the shell to rsmove the siver. These preliminaries attended to, the meat is ready for dressing and cooking in any one of a great variety of ways. all ot which are equally applicable to the canned lobster.-Worcester Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
A small boy recently wrote to Penn

A small boy recently wrote to a Penn- sylvania legislator asking for a report of the State Fish Commission. The member, who is relative of the youth, was greatly pleased at the request and exhibited it in the State Capitol. He wrote the boy, however, asking what report was wanted, explaining that a volume was issued yearly. Whether he Aever showed the boys reply to his friends or not, it has leaked out. It reads: q don't care which year it is. All I want is any old thing heavy enough to press wild flowers"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
ADyERTIsING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements. One Cent a Woro each insertion. Five Cents Wora TOT full week.
 Display advertisements. pc" inch' ons insertion. s1.20; each subsequent tnser- sion. 40 cents; one weeG. SS.2O; one month. $40; one year. $40.