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New-York tribune., 1905-06-18

legislative graft at Albany. like all institu-
.ions with q past has certain Oates to which Its
senefciaries turn back with sadness. Such. for
example, are the days of Tweed, when over
coats were hung in numbered closets and OBJ
Twists carried pass keys for those closets and
deposited long rolls of greenbacks in the pockets
of those oyercoats for value received. And yet.
prosperous as were those forgotten times of
traditional generosity. the contemporary legis-
lator need not accept the unhappy description
q. poor but honest" New methods have sup
planted the old. in part; old methods have sur
yived in part. but by and large the legislature
lust gathered to the past is said by many to
have welInigh equalled the high water mark of
Tweed graft" and to have done 1t in the widest
variety OF ways, modern and ancient, ingenious
end brazen clever and brutal. Votes were
bought in the open at prices ranging from $500
contingent" TO $4,000 straight" but it is to the
more delicate and statesmanlike methods Of
raising the wind that naturally turns
70 render the last tribute to the recent meeting
q, the representatives Of the people Of New
York in the Senate and Assembly
Absolute statements of legislative venalfty are
dangerous because the art of legislative graft"
lies in its concealment; therefore. TO announce
that any percentage of the statesmen at Albany
can be purchased is merely to say what every
less to attempt to deal with that class Of graft
ers" who are plain and simple legislative pi-
rates. Indians off the reservation, as they are
enthusiastically called in Albany. This class has
no fine distinctions; it has no internal hesita-
lions; its single article OF faith is always to be
heard in the preface: What is there into this
bill for me?" These men are the captains OF
industry in legislative graft; the "prlvates
and '.nor-cor1s' have milder ways
This first class may be dismissed with a single
example 4 parlor company sought legisla-
tive aid Its attorney labored with the proper
committee for some time and finally said to
them:
This is a little bill; surely there is no reason
for your not reporting it,
There are 100 reasons exactly replied the
chairman of the committee, and the $50 reasons,
namely. annual passes, were promptly forthconi-
ing.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-18
Some Refinements in Corruption as
Practised at Albany

friends for the lobbyist, makes friends that
may be called upon for assistance upon the i'm
portant day when the lobbyist asks the legs-
lature to Justify his employers confidence in him
by passing some little bill"
In all these methods it is apparent that there
are little refnements of conscience, little efforts
to preserve either self-respect or outward de-
cency. The purchase price is never exactly
tainted money! The man bought, moreover.
seldom. If ever disposes Of his vote in any mat
New-York tribune., 1905-06-18

in nearly every field of industry. where the cor
poratons do not come to the 'front.' or, to put
it BADLY, wherever corporations refuse 10
pay blackmail for the suppression of all hostile
legislation. The fact that this field is not wider
is due to the general submission of large cor.
pora tons and the formation. as the result, OF
the friendly combine -; that is, OF 9. com
bine" in each committee, which protects the
corpora tons from the public for blackmatl
Companies are saved the necessity of making
expensive improvements demanded by public
agitation through this means.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-18
a LITTLE FLYER IN STOCKS.

PIT the ~out-ard-outer' needs further
,la ,silcation or description. His scrt has been
f. tiic market since the first lobbyist played
,;,i,iloinaa for corporations in legislative halls
lis terms are cash: his payment is collected
ut a certan Rialto hotel; he stays bought and
las regrets.
But there are other phases many Of them
Iaote or less novel in their character-not .ex-
rely na,v. but representing the response of the
l.rislator to the higher criticism of the age
The occasional and more less reluctant seller
cf i,is vote more usually comes from the country
ihan the city He arrives in Albany with no
rnenev; he accumulates untold debts, and
as the end of the session approaches is
confronted by 4 wilderness of obligations. All
the long weeks the lobbyist watches him, and
one day. when the question of transfers or
street grabs by corporations in New-York City
comes up-some question entirely without i'm
portance FOR the member from the country-the
lobbyist appears. Not with cash. The average
upstate legislator at the outset. at least Of his
career. shTinks from tainted money" But the
lobbyist suggests straight tip" on the mar
ket" "a fyer in Wall Street" the most fasci-
mating of all appeals to the rural Solon-. Then
the lobbyist protects the margin, helps the Scion
to make a few hundreds, and casually suggests
that he vote right" on the grab" bill. Having
prospered in a legitimate market transaction,
the legislator finds il the most natural thing to
oblige a friend, particularly because the streets
of New-York are his most remote concern This
is the bucket shop" system, though, of course,
in its most minute ard 'shoestring form:
But even this Legitimate transaction has a
certain element of distaste for the needy but
scrlpulotis 1t carries with it a suggestion OF
tainted money" One kind OF fish might take
the bait but il needs more tempting morsels
to lure the more cautious The rural member
TO be approached may have a milk route or
vegetable farm His vote must be sought In a
different way The lobbyist recognizes That
self-respect or the extreme fear OF detection
and consequent loss of position In his home
community is strong influence in making the
legislator straight" To reach him he WORKS
through the medium of reduced rates Tor car
rying milk or produce on the railroads; repateg
on freight in fact And when the nauonai
problem of rebates opened up last year 1t Well
nigh caused a panic I'm certain local directions.
Such farmer would resent with all bitterness
the charge that he ''grafter tainted
money" would be spurned by him. but rebates
are q different question, and he may take then
,nds r,ay-la5n fhe deacon at home.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-18
BIG MONEY IN THIS.

To take another Illustration of the friendly
combine one frequently formed the law reg
ulating the character of the railroad bonds in
which the funds of savings banks may be in
vested is stringent in the extreme, but its force
New-York tribune., 1905-06-18

Such combinations as the foregoing operate
New-York tribune., 1905-06-18

Readers will please TINT Part V Is within Part
T-ttiis Is to insure delivery of complete copies.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07

ing stock. and p"'ces were fully 10 to
L. cents higher than the middle of the
previous week. We topped the range
beef market for the season by our sale
OF the Eugene Holcnmb ST ers, weigh
Ing l248 lbs, at S4.20. We also sold
the IIolcomh DakOta-Te steers,
weighing 1863 lbs, at $3.50. Tuesday
receipts we're about 1900 head, and al
though nther markets we're reported
slow and lower, the available supply
was picked up here at rates which az
eraged steady wife the advance OF
Monday. Best corn. fed beeves weigh
ing 1873 lbs. sold at $3.50 with less fin
ished beeves from $5. rs to IS. 40. Spay-
ed heiiers sold at $3.50, and the bulk
OF the native grass cows from $3.50 10
SS. 90.
Sept. 7th, 1905.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07

Yankton Association Of Congrega-
tlonal churches and min STEERS Il ID hold
LII annual meeting here October B ana
The association embraces lwenty.
Is gen churches il This section oE HE
Fsates ineluIiing those IL sioux FALLS,
yermilIlon and Yanklon
MI. Floyd ssarr. Loysl Temperance
Legion organizer will address The III.
dles Of Elk Point At The M. D. Chmrch
~ Friday AFTERNOON al Z o'c ock. 4
public melting will be held ID Tie ev-
ening At the Baptist chur III unaer the
auspices Of the vi. q. 4. III isyerg Of 9
inyited.
Cold weathee interfered with the
open Afr services saturday and Sunday
the sunday meeting being held lii The
Il iptisl church afitr afaw songs on The
street II ID weather permits il Is
pnrpOsed ID bold ne open ar meetings
40 usnil, Otherwise The SUNDAY eyening
> rvice viii b held Ill the Methodist
Episcopal church
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET
Specially Reported for The Courier by Clay
Robinson & Company Live Stock
.Inn ssi0m.

The latter or last week thn total
supplies offaitl.. showed slight in
crease, a. compared with the same per-
iOd OF previous weeks thus far This sea
son. and y.t u e demand was In excess
OF Offerings, although the greater por-
tion OF th ARRIVALS. were OF the killing
classes, including a fair showing Of
western rangers and few corn-fed
Seeves The tendency in the market
was upward on all kinds. COrn-fed
beeves sold at the best prices realized
since May, the best cattle offered real
izing S5.25, good grades readily being
quoted on up TO 1915, with short. fed
and lightweight steers at from 81. SO
up, according to finish and quality.
Range beeves sold largely around SO. 40
to $3.50, and western range heifers as
as high as So s., with the bulk of the
native grass cows at from 81. so TO 50 90,
On Monday receipts were 3O46 head,
the best run oil the season to date. AL
though supplies were OF greater ex-
tent, the mark ct was the best that has
been experienced this fall. Packer
buyers were eager fer all grades OF kill
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07
states Attorney Resigns.
sept. 7th, 1905.

District Attorney Palmer rendered
his resignation TO the county sommis
sloners at their meeting this week and
Ii was accepted. Considerable differ
enees In opinion prevailed as to the ap
pointment of his successor, the boar q
finally rendering the position to 4. g.
Ericsson. MIR. Ericsson asked until noon
today for consideration, and 1t il not
known at the time of our going to press
whether he will accept itsor not.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07
nam.a Thiaa

We oEfef One Hundred Dollars Re
ward FOR any case 81 Caiarrh that san
NOT be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY &CO., Toledo. o.
We. she undersigned, have known r.
rs Cheney for the last IS years and be-
Iieye him perfectly honorable Id all
business transactions ard financially
able TO carry out any obligations made
BY bis firm WaIding. KInnan s Marvin
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of ihe system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family pills for consti-
patton.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07
School Herins

School commented with he usnal
hustle and hustle Monday, and Elk
FONT Il again lively with the merry
chatter q The kids Oh their way to
and from their duties III school The
attendance Il about The same a. usual
Win perhaps slight increase oyea.
'ass years enrolment. The faculty
rs'aains the same, with the exception
81 Katherine varouaka, who takes Miss
Aosns place q assistant principal.
and Miss Bernice Walker who il d
leach The sixth grade This year ii
place Of Miss Price.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07

r.. w. Allyn
Bill aarnes
Jonn Brennecke
Gao. Q. Beaman, card
Dave Jennings
O.. Fl. Mathews
Miss Mary Sauer
Mrs. Martha A. Shinu
Sherman Swain
w. C. Wood.
Persons calling for above, say lad
/"
JOHN F. REID, PM.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07
Mho Was Ita

A county commissioner over in
Unlon county IL sai1 TO have establish
ed new record for economy at the
last meeting oil the board, when he
kicked on bill for ribbons for
.She's nice girl. I said
he, "but the county ID under no obliga-
tion TO buy her clothes. I don't think. !"
Vermillioa Republican.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07
DIV Wood

Hard or soft inr sale. Leave your
orders with b, Shar,, IL posi- Office Or
with Geo w Fluent.
81. G. SMITH
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF UNION


i the nanedba
unet O end
nswot before M day OF August AID
Correct Attest THmA
MnHARLHoF SR
ANDERan Directors
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-07
Natice.

Persons knowing themselves to be
indebted to me will please call at the
Johnson Bros. meat market and settle
the account ut once.
j. ". WEAVER.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30

of tea.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
What the Dentist Saws.

Toledo, Ohio. March 27th-(Special.)
Harry T. Lewis, the well known dem
fist of GOT SUMMIT street, this city. is
telling of his remarkable cure of Kid
ney Disease by using Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
Il was fiat on my back and must
say l had almost given up all hope
of ever getting any help" says DR..
Lewis.
my kidneys had troubled me for
years. The pains in my back were
severe and | had to get up several
times at night. tried different medi-
cines but kept on getting worse till
1 was laid up.
Then friend advised me to try
Dodd's Kidney Pills and in about two
weeks ] started to improve. Now /
am glad to admit l am cured and I
cannot praise Dodd's Kidney Pills too
highly"
IL you take Dodd's Kidney Pills
when your kidneys first show signs of
being out of order you will never have
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Dropsy,
Gravel or rheumatism.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
MASTER OF MANY TRADES.
Louisville Man Shouldn't Be Very
Lonq Out of a Job.

The thriftiest man in the United
States lives in Louisville. He has
trades that fit any climate. season or
time of the day. AS an example of
his wonderful versatility, friend tells
the following story of an average day
in the life Of this strenuous man.
One morning last week he started
out with a rug to sell on commission
for TN installment house. He sold the
rug, and then came back and took out
a clock. which he also disposed of.
About noon he was called by an under
taker to embalm body, which he did.
Another undertaken sent for him to
drive hearse to the cemetery, and
after he had disposed of this errand
satisfactorily he preached short SER
mon at the grave.
He drove the hearse back to town
and filled in an afternoon for a candy
maker who was taken suddenly i'll.
In the evening he worked from till
O'Clock in barber shop. and from
that hour until midnight set type on a
daily newspaper.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
MISS BULL RECEIVERS
FEARFUL DECLINE OF STRENGTH
COMPLETELY ARRESTED.
Medical skin Had Almost Exhausted Itself
In Vain Attempts to Relieve Her-A
Remarkable Result

Medical skill Had Almost Exhausted Itself
In Vain Atternpts to Relieve Her-A
Remarkable Result.
The recovery of Miss Gertrude L. Bull
Is of great interest to the medical world.
A very bad cough followed severe at
tack of pneumonia. 1t seemed impossi-
BILE to break it up or to restore her
strength, which had been sadly under
mined. In spite of the best efforts of
the doctors and the use of several adver-
tised modes of treatment her condition
daily grew more serious. She finally
discontinued all medicine and gave her.
self up to despair.
What was your condition Mt this
timer she was asked.
my stomach was so weak could not
keep food down. l suffered from con-
slant nausea. My kidneys were in ter
rible condition. My feet and ankles were
swollen so badly that it panied me even
to stand on them. was very bilious.
My heart was in bad shape so could
not go up and down stairs or stand any
exertion or sleep in natural position. :"
1t seems n wonder that you should
ever have recovered. How did it
happen?"
"You may well cali it marvel. but
DIR. Williams Pink Pills wrought it,
None of my friends thought could live
many months longer. My parents had
no hope. Just then pamphlet adver-
Using DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People was thrown in our door. 1t was
a great event for me. These pills saved
me from the grave. Within a week from
the time began to take them felt bet
ter, and in three months was entirely
well. cannot praise DR.. Williams
Pink Pills too highly and / dearly hope
that my experience may bring good to
some other sufferers"
Miss Bull, who was SO remarkably
cured, resides at Union Grove, Illinois.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills act Immediately
on the blood, purifying and enriching it.
In all facilitating diseases, such as
lung troubles, grip, fevers, and in all
cases in which the system is thoroughly
run down. these pills perform wonders.
They are sold by all druggists through
out the world. A valuable booklet on
diseases of the blood, will be sent free
to any one who applies for it to DIR. Will
liams Medicine Co.. Schenectady. N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
ODD THINGS ABOUT eolp.
Great Variation in ceior Of the Pre-
cious Metal.

cious Metal.
Few people know the real color of
gold, because it is seldom seen except
when heavily alleged, which makes
1t much redder than when 1t is pure.
The purest coins ever made were the
hfty-doliar pieces which once were in
common use in California.
Their coinage was abandoned for
two reasons: first, because the loss
by abrasion was so great. and second,
because their interior could be bored
out and filled with lead. The differ
ence in weight was SO small that 1t
could not be noticed in such large
pieces. They were octagonal in shape
and were the most valuable coins
ever minted and circulated.
All gold is not alike wren refined.
Australian gold is distinctly redder
than that taken in California. More
over. placer gold is more yellow than
that which is taken from quartz. This
is one of the mysteries of metallurgy
because the gold in placers comes
from that which is in quartz. Gold
taken from different placers will vary
in color. The gold in the Ural noun
tains is the reddest in the world
The Sunday Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
Seeking the LARGE Life.

The habit which many women have
formed and from which they apparent
ly do not attempt to secure freedom, of
devoting the larger portion of their
time and thoughts to the trivial
things of life. robs them of the capac-
ity of enjoying or assimilating much
which would add to intellectual
growth. says writer in Madam. The
woman who sees nothing from day to
day but the four walls of her abiding
place often quite naturally becomes
narrow in her thoughts. She even
lacks the incentive to commune with
great minds through reading. But In
terest in that which best serves hui
manity should not be limited by the
lines of sex. AS woman's opportuni-
ties open she is quick to place herself
in touch with all the active forces
which make for the betterment CT
mankind.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
DISTINCT VALUE OF PolsE.
Means Collecting and Balancing Of
the Vital Forces.

Polse must not be COMPOUNDED with
pose. 1t is not an attitude or an af-
fectation. as so many women seem to
think In disregarding 1t, says Har-
per's Bazaar. 1t is really a prepara-
ton. The arrow is poised for flight
Otherwise 1t cannot be aimed to the
mark. Poise saves a woman from
wasting energy in unaimed effort. The
cleverer, the more energetic, woman
is, the more she needs correct poise.
And few women are born with It..
while many have yet the alphabet of
1t to learn when they come of age.
The exclamation point, in conversa-
ton or life. betrays emotional lack of
balance and waste of energy. Poise
reserves itself for the right occasion.
and emphasizes important things with
out need of exclamation. In other
words. it saves its owner from unnec-
essary words or acts. and prepares her
for necessary ones. Unless one have
an aim in life, poise Is never really at
tained. 1t is not mere repose. 1t is
the collecting and balancing of ones
forces.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
Proof That Dogs Can Think.

The following facts, which I saw
With my own eyes on repeated occa-
sions, fully convinced me that ami
mails have the powers of memory and
thought. l once had three-parts
bred black and tan terrier, which
slept in a basket in my bedroom, that
opened into the nursery. One of my
children was. from i'll health, very
fractions. and whenever Tiny heard
it cry she would go into the nursery,
hunt about until she found a squeak
ing rag doll, take it to the side of the
cot and sitting up. shake it to amuse
the child. If in doing this she did
not display powers of memory,
thought and reflection. l utterly fail to
see to what her clever performance
could be d.-Correspondence
in London Globe.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
Treating Wrong Disease.

Many timea women call on their family
physicians, suffering, as, they imagine,
one from dyspepsia, another from heart
disease, another from liver or kidney dis
ease, another from noryous exhaustion or
prostration, another with pain here and
there, and In this way they all present
alike to themselves and their easy-going
and Indifferent, or over-busy doctor, sep
arate and distinct diseases, for which he,
assuming them to be such. prescribes his
pills and potions. In reality they are all
only symptoms caused by some womb dis
ease. The physician, ignorant OF the
cause OF suffering. encourages this prac-
tice until large bills are made. The suf-
fering patient gets no better, but prob
ably worse, by reason Of the delay, wrong
treatment and consequent complications.
A proper medicine Ike DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, directed TO the cause
thereby dispelling all those distressing
symptoms, and instituting comfort in
stead of prolonged misery. 1t has been
well said that "a disease known Is half
cured" In cases almost innumerable,
after all other medicines had failed to
help and doctors had said there was no
cure possible. the use OF DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, supplemented when
necessary by medical advice and counsel
of DIR. Pierce, has resulted In a perfect
and permanent cure. The genuineness OF
these cures is attested not only by the
entire disappearance of pain, but by a
gain OF flesh, clear complexion and a
cheerful disposition.
A SCIENTIFIC MEDIcrNE.-Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is a scientific med
iclne, carefully devised by an experienced
and skillful physician, and adapted to
woman's delicate organism. 1t Is purely
vegetable In its composition and per-
fectly harmless In its effects In any
condition Of the system. II contains no
alcohol, opium, digitalis or other injuri-
Gus Ingredient
DIR r. v. PIERCE. Buffalo. N. y:
Dear Si--I was very low. and our home
physician said l would never be we'll until /
went to the hospital Knowing what did OF
your medicine concluded TO try II and felt
sure IL would cure me. To-day thank God
for DIR. Pierce's medicine. / began keeping
hodse the 18th day OF April and vas Just able
TO crawl about and In three weeks could do
all my own work. laundry and all | have
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-03-30
Admired the Judges Language.

In the days when dentistry was not
the science 1t is now the pounding OF
hickory plug into the space between
the teeth taking the place of modern
bridgework, the elder Judge Peckham,
who was noted for his picturesque
flow of profanity, visited a dentist.
The work had hardly started when
the judge began to swear. When the
tapping of the hickory plug increased
in force his language became torrid
and when, in time, the dentist gave
the final blows the patient arose from
the chair and fairly shattered the
atmosphere with weird, terrible tor
rent of profanity. AS the Judge
passed out the dentist remarked to
waiting patient: Wasn't 1t beauti-
full? 1t wasn't really necessary to
pound half so long, but did SO en-
joy his infection that almost pound
ed the hickory plug into splinters.
Wonderful command OF language the
judge has!"