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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-04-05
TO KEEP Off HAWKS.
How a Massachusetts Man Protects
His Poultry.


His Poultry.
A Massachusetts correspondent of
the Rural New Yorker gives the fol-
towing advice on how to keep hawks
away from chicken yards:
''In the first place, my chicken yard
is fenced with poultry netting, small
mesh at bottom, larger mesh at top.
Lengthwise Of the field I run wires,
telegraph wire or wire half as large,
on high posts ten feet above the ground
and about thirty feet apart. Across
these wires | stretch common Irvine,
such as is used for lining cornfelds.
Just how frequently these lines stretch
across the wires / do not know, but
last season mine were not more than
four or five feet apart. l think these
the outermost edge. This costs some
thinga small sum of money for ma
terial, some labor and considerable
time-but ii Is satisfaction to let
ones chicks out and feel that they are
safe.
II never saw hawk in my chicken
yard last season after the lines were
put up. Put up the posts and wire sub
stantially, and they will remain several
years. The twine will need renewing
every season, although with care, TAX
ing down and rolling it UP in the fail,
1t might be made to do duty two sea
sons. | also hang upon the wire some
strips Of colored cloth and some shiny
pieces Of tin. Shiny bottles suspended
also are good"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-04-05
How 10 nur and care For shoe..

How TO Huy and Care For shoes.
Buyers should never go la the early
morning to buy boots and shoes, says
the Washington Star. IL 1t is remem-
bered that activity and standing en-
large the feet and at the latter part of
the day they are at their maximum
size there viii not be so many com
plants Of shoes being tight, which at
the time Of fitting seemed perfectly
comfortable. Never wear a shoe too
small or that does not fit when YOU
first put il on, for misery more com
plete than q shoe that pinehes does not
exist. A shoe should be washed every
now and then with wet rag and oiled
overnight. In this case fresh appli-
cation of backing restores the brillian-
cy of the leather. A wet shoe must
never be placed too near the fire, for it
viii become hard and stiff. The way
TO save a shoe that is wet from an
early grave is TO wipe 1t off and then
apply an oil or cream by means of q
soft piece of flannel or cloth. Wear old
shoes in bad weather Patent feathers
should never be handled until warmed.
and they can be made smooth and
bright by cream rubbed In by cloth
or by the palm of the hand, which is
better.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-04-05

ed and entreated." he read duly, land
now have gone where | shall at least
be spared the Insult of your presence.
You have ruined my life and your own,
but the boy shall be saved"
Under the small square envelope was
a long white one. Her lawyers" he
repeated monotOnouSly, opening it and
stumbling mechanically through Its le-
gal phraSing.
Then he threw himself in a chair
and buried his face in his arms on the
table.
oh, my Cod he sobbed brokenly.
"Oh. my Godr'
After that night | did not see the
master for many months: then one
evening he came into the library, look
ing older ana sterner, with deep lines
In his face. After that he spent near
~ all his evenings in the library, some
times with friends, but oftener alone,
reading or just staring straight ahead
into the fire. So the days rolled into
weeks and the weeks into months and
years until one evening the master
came and stood for long time look
Ing at the picture of "A woman and Il
boy on the mantel. Three years to-
night" he said slowly, "three long
years"
The curtains of the doorway parted.
ana 4 woman came forward part way
into the room, Il slender. graceful wom-
an who carried her head haughtily, al
though her lips quiyered with nervous
ness.
The master turned abruptly.
Elizabeth" he cried.
You are surprised to see me heref"
Elizabeth" he said again in dazed
establishment, then: 1.-The boy? What
Is wrong with the boyy" he cried
sharply
She flushed painfully lit Is because
of him | am here. He has some claim
on you still, even though I-have none"
She stopped abruptly and walked
over to the fireplace, then turned and
looked at him with proud, appealing
eyes.
Il have not money enough to educate
the boy properly" she said simply,
land there is no one could come to
but youths father"
He did not answer her, but with one
quick step forward took her hands in
his
Elizabeth" he said almost fiercely,
81 love you! 1 want you"
Trembling, she leaned against the Ia
BILE.
Love me? After all / did-the di-
vorce-the boy
1.-THE fault was mine. l loved you
through it ALL | have always loved
you. l love you now
He looked searchingly at the sweet,
averted face, then, with quick, happy
movement, drew her close.
at was not until afterward that !
knew how dearly | loved you," she
said, with little catch like sob in
her voice
That was the dawn Of new era.
The old silence is gone, and laughter
and the soft sound Of happy voices
echo through the house. | am fond of
them all, the master with his merry
laugh, the mistress with her soft dark
eyes and gracious ways, the boy who
brings in troops of his admiring friends
to see me,
If | sometimes long for the days Of
my youtli-for the silence of the tenn
pie and the prayers of the faithful.
what would you?
Allah alone is nerfect
! am content.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-04-05

Medical authorities in France have
discovered that a fairly good substi-
tute for quinine, for use in cases Of
marsh fever, or other malarial dis
ease, can beconcocted from the gentian.
Peasants in Auvergne have long used
a sort of brandy made from that plant
to combat such diseases.
According to Berlin letter III Lon
don journal there is growing prob.
ability that the demand for the pay
ment Of members Of the reiclstag q
demand which has been refused by
every chancellor from Bismarck to
Prince Won BueloW-wilI soon receive
the consent Of the authorities.
The Prince OF Palermo derives the
greater part Of the benefit from the
sale Of snow in the north of Cicily It
is government monopoly. and brings
a cent pound, and is gathered in the
mountains in felt-covered baskets AMI
widely sold in cities for refrigerating
purposes.
Artificial pumice stone Is now being
made by mixing sand and clay.
Natural pumice stone for industrial
purposes comes from the islands OF liz
pari, and is nothing but lave which
was cooled rapidly under strong degel-
opment Of gases. 1t Is not firm enough
to last well.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-04-05

A heliotrope sachet is one of the best
that are made and imparts most de-
licious scent to clothing. Make 1t thus:
Mix together and pass through coarse
sieve half pound of orris root, quar-.
ter Of pound Of ground rose leaves,
two ounces of powdered tonquin beans,
half grain of musk and two drops of
essence of almonds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-04-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to sell our
guaranteed Oils and Paints. Ex-
perience unnecessary. Extremely
profitable offer to right party
The GLEN REFINING Company,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Governor Andrew to stanton.

John A. Andrew, the war governor
of Massachusetts, wrote letter to Ed
win NJ. Stanton, President Lincoln's
secretary of war, in behalf of couple
of lovers, one on the field in the
Twelfth MassG chusetts volunteers, and
the other n young wonsan at the home
Of her parents, not many miles from
Newton.
Military necessity separated the
young people, and prevented them
from joining hands in marriage. The
soldier had four times asked for a
furlough, each time to be refused. The
war department refused the young
woman permission to go to the front,
even in company with her brother, to
solemniZe the betrothal, and to permit
the wife to share the lot Of the hus-
band. The young woman then wrote
an appeal TO the governor, which he
forwarded to the secretary of war,
with this Endorsements:
This case appeals TO all our sym.
pathies as patriots and gentlemen, and
/ appeal TO the chivalry of the depart
ment of war, which presides over
more heroes than Homer ever dreamed
Of, and better and Drawer men than
his muse ever sung. / pray you to
grant this request of my fair cor
respondent, and generations will rise
up and call us blessed. Boston Her.
oil
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-04-05

Clotheslines and pegs will keep in
good condition much longer says the
Chicago News. if they are boiled for
ten minutes before using.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

The legislature Of Iowa is enter
tanning a maximum freight rate bill
Governor Cummins in his message to
the legislature said. 81 believe that
competition is vital to the welfare of
commerce and industry, and it is the
duty Of the government to use all
the power it can command to preserve
its full force and yigor. We all know
that tits the custom Of some concerns
thai have attained great strength 20
crush competition by selling their
commodities 10 tie neighborhood in
which competition is established at
an absurdly low price, knowing that
the competitor cannot withstand the
unfair attack. whatever you can do
that will prevent a monopoly from SO
terrifying itself against competition,
without interfering with the bona
ide competition that keeps prices At
a fair level, will be a righteous
service to the people Of the state.p
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20
HIS WIFE CUTS HIS HAIR.
Aged millionaire Keeps to the Custom
of His Poverty Days-Annual
Visit TO Barber.

Over in Brooklyn there lives a
millionaire well along in years
with a wife from whom also youth
has long since fed, says the New
York Press. From the old DAYS
before wealth came to them the
couple retain one custom which
has passed, as the years have
flown, into a sort of sacred rite.
The old lady cuts the old gentle
mans hair. Once a year the mil
lionaire goes to a barber shop and
has his scanty locks trimmed.
That sets the style for the ensuing
year. When he comes home the
wife carefully studies the cut, and
after that it is her work of loyeto
reproduce 1t until another year
rolls around and the annual visit
to the barber takes place. The
Viu Sehlleman also Shayes him
self.
Economy in the matter OF bar.
herring, which atfirst was a mat
Ter of stern necessity, is now the
one little thing that the couple re-
fuse to give up out of the DAYS Of
poverty. As they are a childless
couple, there is nobody to hector
the old man into engaging a
valet. Really the old man has his
hair cut more often than is neces-
(sary, for sometimes when / he
worries Of wealth and social du-
ties are more than ordinarily Cd
pressiye the good wife will say:
Come, dear-comeup to myroom.
want to cut your hair.n And
while the scissors snip the old
couple laughingIy go back to the
old happy days O. youth and strug-
gle once more.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20
FRIoATE CONSTITUTION.
.slories d Our New Navy shoeia Not
Blind country's Pat-sots to the
Old Battleships.


The magniacence Of the new
navy must not blind patriots to
the glories Of the old, says the
Churchman. Pain, not without
humiliation, must be felt through
out the country at the news which
comes from Charlestown navy
yard that the Constitution, longs
though not quite accurately
known as the first ship of the
American navy, and better still as
sold Ironsides,D is in danger Of
sinking at her dock.
Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar
was able to take a place of honor
at the great jubilee naval reviews,
and promises to be an inspiration
still to generations Of English
youth. Republics are p~roverbially
less grateful. Half a century ago
it was proposed to break up tie
old ship as unfit for service, and
only the indignant inspiration Of
Oliver Wendell Holmes "Old
Ironsides" saved the vessel which
now carries, inscribed on its quar-
ter-deck with a noble pathos. the
historic words of Lawrence: "Don't
give up the snip" But, though
kept, the Constitution was not
preserved as she might have been.
Some years ago, at a time when
the country was spending sec, O00,-
900 a year on its navy, hardly more
than half as much as now, a bill
was passed by congress author
izing the secretary Of the navy to
restore the Constitution as far as
might be, to its original form, re-
moving the housing that disng
ured It, replacing the cannon aid
the rigging, masts and spars, if
the Daughters of the War Of 1912
would raise the money to pay for
it. They have not yet accom-
plished the task, and it is to be
feared that before they can hope
to accomplish it this mute witness
Of the greatest glory of our Ameri-
can navy will have persisted for
ever.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20
IS: FORGET YOURSELF.
Writer Declares That One Can Never
Do Anything Great When Pos
sessed of self consciousness

Forget yourself. You will
never do anything great until YOU
do, says 0. S. Marsden, in Success
Self-consciOusness is a disease
with many. No matter what they
do, they can never get away from
themselves. They become warned
upon the subject of self-analysis
Wondering how they look. how
they appear, what others will
think of them, how they can en-
nance their own interests. In
other words, every thought and
every effort seems to focus upon
self; nothing radiates from them.
NO one can grow while his
thoughts are self-centered. The
sympathies Of the man whothnks
only of himself are soon dried Nh.
self-consciousness acts as a bar.
alysis to all expansion, stranples
enlargement, kills aspiration,
eripples executive ability. The
mind which accompsishes things
looks out, notin; II sfocused upon
its object, not upon itself.
The immortal acts have been IN.
consciously performed. The
greatest prayers have been the ii
lent longings, the secret yearn.
ings Of the heart, not those which
have been delivered facing a crit
ical audience. The daily desirs
IS the perpetual prayer that i
heard and answered.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20


The Kansas on producers assccia
ton is sending out some inteFestiee
literature on the subject Of the Kau
.sas maximum freight Tate bill, which
has resulted in efectually putting a
stop to the practices OF the Standard
on Company by which 1t has been
accustomed to stihe composition To-
one section at the expense Of another
section. Il has been the practice CT
the Standard Oil Company to sell It's
oil 10 the vicinity Of 40 independent
refinery at q price less than the cos.
Of production. II has been able to
do this through railroad discrlmina-
tion In rates. The Kansas maximum
freight rate law, passed at the same
time our maximum rate law was
passed, has now been 10 effect ten
months, and it has served its pur-
pose admirably. The only trouble is
that the Kansas field produces more
oil than Kansas can consume, and
when the oil crosses the line into
some other state the law fails to pro.
tect. The Producers Association Is
trying to induce neighhoring states to
pass similar laws. In the circulars
sent out by the Association attention
is called to the fact that the rate from
Chanute to Weber, Kansas, a distance
Of 254 miles, is 1Oh cents for 100
pounds; the rate from Chanute to
Superior, Nebraska, a distance of 26l
miles, is 80 cents. Thus seven miles
additional distance trebles the rate
The rate from Chanute, Kansas, to
Coolidge, Kansas, 485 miles, is Is
cents; from Chanute to Holly,
Colorado, six miles farther on, is so
cents. The rate from Chanute TO
Kiowa, 1S1 miles, is 8 cents; from
Chanute to Alva, Oklahoma, 1919
miles, is S5 cents per 100 pounds
Thus the railroads patrol the borders
Of Kansas for the Standard Oil
Company. what's Missouri going te
do about 1t?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

For some reason or other the
''ruler" Of the United States doesn't
shine quite so brightly when congress
10 iH session as he does in vacation
time, when he shoulders his trusty
ca-blne and with a train load Of
reporters goes forth to lay low a
cinnamon bear. The very qualities
which go to make the newspapers
whoop it up for our popular president
10 summer time when nothing is
going On but baseball and Roosevelt,
only serve to cause him trouble when.
congress meets. The senate has an
irritating way Of standing upon
privilege and precedent. 1t is
probably because it was a United
States Senator, Webster, that Unce
asked the amount OF the national
debt and offered TO pay 1t out Of his
own pocket that the senate now
complains OF the president for
personally guaranteeing In an off
hand, matter-of.course manner the
parity Of gold and silver In Panama.
But the last Of the presidents
midwinter troubles came when
Poultney Bigelow attacked the
management Of the whole Panama
business. The president and Taft
scorntully resented the criticism, and
everything seemed to be coming all
right until assistant engineer Luudy
mildly suggested; "There is a coarse,
unprlncipled jackasS by the name of
Shonts who, under the secretary OF
war without capltals) seems to
dictate the physical and moral tone
OF what is done on the Isthmus, and
the result is pitiful in the extreme. "
Shonts was RooseVelt's pet.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

Miss Carolina Powell, Of Bos-,
ton, said one day that she had
heard that morning of the mean
est woman in the world.
She called before breakfast at
the house Of a neighbor and said:
Madam, see that you have ad-
vertised in the papers for a cook .
Eyes, | have returned the 9TH
Jer; "but surely you are not after
the placeYp
NO" said the stranger, 'but /
only live two blocks away from
you, and since Insed a cook myself.
thought you might send to ME
all the applicants you reject.
N. Y. Tribune.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

The LawSons, Lincoln ~StefTenses,
and STANDARD Bakers are beginning to
grow stale. But there is one man 10
this country who could write one
article which would sell twenty mil
lious Of copies OF any magazine in the
land. If Mr.. Cortelyou would just
write an article entitled "The Plain
UnvarniShed Tale Of bow l Collected
the last Republican Campaign Fund.-
all the other sensatlonallsts in the
land would commit suicide. It Is
strange that all the revelations OF the
insurance Investigation have brought
20 word from Cortelyou.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

announcement is made in this
issue Of the candidacy OF E Meredith
Thomas for the office of associate
Justice Of the county court for the
Western district, subject to the
regular action Of the democratic
party Mr.. Thomas was a candidate
for this office four years ago and was
defeated by Judge Butt by a plurality
OF Al votes. Mr., Thomas is a
substantial farmer, a good citizen,
and an active democrat. 1t is
believed that IL he should be
nominated and elected he would give
to the public service his best thought
and endeavor. Mr.. Thomas is
widely known and highly respected
in Lafayette county where his whole
life has been spent.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

The beet sugar insurgents and the
statehood insurgents in congress have
formed a coalition by which they
mean to break up things unless they
get at least a reasonable part Of their
demands. They lost out on the
Philippine bill and DOW 1t remains to
be seen how they viii fare on the
statehood bill.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

Anew years ago President Roosevelt
was a tariff reformer. 1t is now
given out from Washington that he
has given his hearty ascent to the
Aidrich-C leary bill providing for a
maximum and a minimum tariff rate
in which the Dingley rates will be
the minimum aud a rate twenty i've
per cent higher than this, the
maximum. II the president can
manage to get some railroad rate
legislation as nearly the reverse Of
his protested views his record win be
unique.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

The triumph Of Joseph Chamber.
lain in the elections in England thi,
week is not a triumph Of unloDism OF
Of protectionism but is merely recog-
milton OF the strongest personality In
British public life today. Chamber
lain IS . power. Direct, serious, and
terrible in debate he never fails TO
win the admiration even Of the mobs
thst throw rocks at him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

The year that is just passed has
been one Of remarkable prosperity.
There we're 20 crop failures in any
part OF the c%ouutry, no labor troubles.
Building activity, foreign comBerce
and domestic bank clearings reached
the highest mark. There were few
business failures and no great disasters
OF food, wind, on fame.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20


with "a excellent list OF candidates
to select from, uothingb but pettishness
or indifference can induce the
democrats Of this county to fail to
nominate a good ticket and elect It
10 November. And either pettishness
or indifference would be criminal at
this time. Some excuse is to be
made for the democrats Of this
county who, in the election Of 1904,
relying upon hitherto overwhelming
majorities, neglected one Of the
plain duties OF good citizenship,
But With the disaster Of two years
ago before him, there wAll be no
excuse this time for the negligent,
the sulklng, or the mere trouble
maker. The issues aud l~rritations OF
the campaign two years ago should
not be dragged into this campaign,
II is believed that the rank and file
democrats of this county have party
virtue enough to see TO it that IL Il
not done. II political campaigns are
permitted to reach back two years,
why not four or six or eight or clear
on back'to the Fall OF Man? Let "
not mistake vindictiveuess fol
virtue, and let us get together and
go to work.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

The s77, 42S.7 discrepancy found
this week in the books Of the Kansas
treasury department suggests the old
republican howl in Missouri about
getting at the books. They have
now been at the books fort more than
two years, but they seem to be slow
at figures.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

Governor Folk has announced that
hereafter when application is made
for the pardon OF anyone condemned
TO the penitentlary, he will give the
newspapers the grounds Of the applI.
cation, SO that objection may be made
BY those who know reason why the
pardon should not be granted.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

1t is exceedingly unbecoming in
Congress to doubt Secretary Taft's
ability to manage the Panama canal
enterprise while be is at the antlpodes
acting as a clcerone TO a company Of
congressional innketers
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-20

WANTED-By a prominent monthly
magazine, with large, high-class cir.
culNfion, local representative TO look
aftef renewals and increase subscrip.
tion list ia Lexington and vicinity,
on a salary basis, With a continuing
interest from year to year IN the
business created. Experience desIr.
able but not essential. Good oppor.
tunity for the right person. Address
Publisher, box SO. Station o, New
York 1I-16tf