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Valentine Democrat., 1906-06-07

tube most Of the cream IN the
sample jar; this repeated until the
contents are thoroughly mixed and
a fair sample can be taken; then
drawing some of the cream into
the tube the operator allows it to
run into the test bottle, in stream
at first, and towards the last drop
by drop until the exact weight,
Is grams, is secured.
There is only one way to test
cream correctly for butter fat, and
that is by weight, not by volume.
In other words, by scales and not
by pipette. This insures to every
one his just dues.
The operator then adds to the
cream in the test bottle an equal
quantity of sulphuric acid; then in
order to make entirely complete
the separation of the better fat the
test bottles are placed in a whirling
tester and driven at high rate of
speed; for tester having a wheel
Is inches in diameter the rate of
speed is 500 revolutions per min
ute. These whirling testers are
driven by steam for ten minutes,
then stopped and to test each bot
BILE is added hot water in order to
bring the butter fat into the neck
of the test bottle where it can be
measured; after filling with hot
water the bottles are given Sec
ond whirling in order to bring all
the butter fat to the top of the
added water; then while the fat in
the test bottle is at a temperature
of 140o the column of fat in the
neck of the bottle is measured and
the per cent Of fat in the cream
determined. Only in properly
equipped laboratory and by such
methods is it possible to secure
uniformly correct tests of cream
samples. result not possible to
accomplish at a local cream re-
ceiving station lacking many and
sometimes all of these needed
facilities. 1t is sometimes the case
that a patron who sells cream is
dissatisfied with the test given by
creamery company; if so, | am
authorized to state that the labora-
tory of the dairy department of
the state experiment station at
Lincoln is at all times of the year
open to test, free of charge, SAM
piles of cream for residents of the
state, and any person desiring to
have his cream thus tested can do
so by addressing Prof. A. L.
Hacker, State Experiment Sta
ton, Lincoln, Nebr.
S. G. BAssETT, Secretary,
Nebraska Dairymen's Association.
Arabia's Baseball Boys.
Here's to the boys, the baseball
boys,
The boys who are handsome and
gay;
The boys who are stalwart and
sturdy and young,
Yes, they're the boys of the day.
Our boys are straightforward and
honest,
And they have won them name
That any boy might be proud to
hold,
Their lives are undaunted by
shame.
Our boys are gallant and noble,
In sports they cut quite dash,
They are generous and free hearted
And not afraid of their cash.
These boys are the pride of their
parents,
And are hard to be equaled, l say,
They are are comfort to brothers
and sisters,
And brighten their homes day by
day.
They're Arabia's manifest boys,
They're jolly and like boyish
tricks;
They're the thing, and the whole
thing,
The ball boys of nineteen six 1905
-CONTRIBUTED.
E.cctsrsiOn Rates to Colorado
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02
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ODD FELLOWS.
Coed Scheme of u Detroit EncRmp-
ment-TrfpIe Link Notes.

Coed Scheme of u Detroit Encamp-
ment-TrfpIe Link Notes.
Ingersoll encampment Of Detroit,
Mich. has appointed publicity COM
mittee" for the purpose of placing be-
fore all newly admitted Scarlet degree
members the beauties and advantages
of Patriarchal Odd FeIlowship-a spe-
cial scheme, worthy of emulation by
every encampment In the country and
which, If carried out ON a business
basis, would result In vast increase
in the membership Of the encampment
branch.
To show something about what 1t
costs to maintain an Odd Fellows
home the Odd Fellows Of Arkansas
are taxed 20 cents per head for the
maintenance Of their home at Bateville,
where thirty children and two widows
are being cared for.
A suspended member is liable to
charges during his suspension, but at
the trial he has right to appear in his
lodge and defend.
Grand Master c. A. Walker of Utah
has made record by visiting officially
every one Of the forty-two lodges Of
his state. To do so required over 10000
miles Of travel, 1000 of which were
made by stage. .s
The various branches and lodges of
the order have invested funds In real
estate and securities Of nearly $4,000
600.
Next year Kansas will celebrate the
Eftieth anniversary of the institution
Of its grand lodge. Five subordinates
were the petitioning bodies and the
charter was granted to them In 1867.
1t is just as important to watch the
suspensions as it is to get new men,
bers. A word spoken In time may save
many good member to the order.
Secretaries cannot attach lodge seal
to letters unless ordered by the lodge.
No officer but the recording secretary
or secretary pro TEN. can use the seal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

Mr.. PERKINS, the grand old man Of
the Sioux City Journal, gave Gov.
Cummins q race for his whiskers and
would have won hands down against
any other candidate. Notwithstanding
the Commins threat to rim the conveu.
tion anyway, the state central COM
mittee perfected the temporary organ
ization as usual and heard and decid-
ed the contests. The decision of the
committee to seat the Cummins delega-
tion from Scott county, in which the
big vote OF Davenport is situated, was
the turning point in the contest, after
which there was mild though digni-
fed scramble for the bandwagon. We
could name no other candidate, in a
state full OF good candidates like Iowa,
who could aud would have made as
good fight against Cumminsism as
has Mr.. Perkins aud who would have
come out of the contest in as good
shape. Mr.. Perkins retirement is an
honorable defeat and his campaign is
not likely soon to be forgotten Or
ignored by Iowa republicans.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02
sEAUHL5EJHtI<5EJEGLJLJkd@
1)kN!GHT5 5o'PYTHA5|

At the instigation Of Supreme Rep.
resentative Charles s. Davis each of
the Denver lodges has appointed q
committee of three members for the
purpose of devising some plan by which
the lodges may secure plat of ground
in one of the cemeteries, Fairmount
preferred, to be used and known as a
Pythian burial place. The movement
Is meeting with unqualified approval
Of the members generally.
A recent report of the supreme keep
er of records and seal shows the order
had a membership of CSC, ,239 ON the
first of the year. Since then large
gains have been made.
The net increase in membership In
Maryland during the past year was
1919, and the grand domain now has
10000 members.
The largest net gains In endowment
rank membership last year were made
by the following grand domains: Illi-
nois, 7S9; Ohio, 773; Texas, GIT.
A member of a subordinate lodge
under the immediate control of the
supreme lodge cannot be tried for an
offense in any other subordinate lodge
than his own.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

republican party in the state. He
came near succeeding, and II it had
not been for the fact that the insur-
gents, headed by Mr.. Crawford, won, he
might have made it, for it is more
than likely that the latter would have
bolted II they had not controlled the
convention.
Here is where the ex-senator, Mr..
Pettigrew, and the aggregation of
anti-republicanS he represents, fell
down. They over played their hands
ia helping along the insurgent cause,
and the ex-senator's interview as above
quoted only goes to show that he Is
now trying to pave the way for his
election as United States senator In
the legislative session OF 1909, as we'll
as have South Dakota cast its electoral
vote for Bryan two years hence, the
same as ten years ago, under the aus
pices of the ex-senator. II Pierre Free
Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

The state OF Mtnn. last year for the
first time tried a systematic course of
advertising in the disposal OF its school
lands by auction. In recent inter
view, Hon. A. L. Cole, the author OF
the bill in question and now the re-
publican candidate for governor, says
the cost In increased taxes was only
about one cent on every $1,000 OF as
sessed valuation, while the ADVANCE
ment to the state was of incalculable
benefit. Here is good pointer for
our own state land department In Its
effort to dispose of the state capitol
lands. A campaign OF publicity, very
much after the Minnesota plan would
bring dollars into .the state treasury
with which to build the state capitol
and would stop some of this rush over
the state and out of the state into
Colorado and Canada now going on.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

ECHn nrr unu uTsrory known TO the
Poles of Europe has come to Boston to
live, a refugee from the prosecutions
of the Russian police. He is Jakob G.
Goldszmit, himself at one time a lee
turer at the Warsaw university and
widely known as an author and CORE
spondent.
At Lullingebone castle, the Kentish
residence of Sir William and Lady EN-
lily Hart-Dyke, is preserved a leather
bag of coins. The tradition is that
whenever the heir Is married he and
his bride must place coin In the bag.
The legend further enjoins that this
matrimonial offertory bag must never
be counted or some dire misfortune
will overtake the newly wed couple.
Hans From, who was the fattest
man In Europe, once had trouble In
travelling through France. He weighed
525 pounds and had a waist measure
of seventy-eight inches. Owing to his
great bulk the railroad authorities re-
fused to carry him to Paris, where he
had an engagement, unless he would
go in freight car as freight. The in
dlgnant fat man refused to be so clas-
sified
A family moved out Of a Bath (Me.)
tenement recently, greatly to the salts
faction of an elderly woman, a near
neighbor. who remarked, Il never was
so glad in my life before except once,
and that was when they brought home
my husbands dead bodyw The good
souls husband had died In the civil
war, and some difficulty had been
Z found In the identification of his re-
mains.
Dover, n. H., has adopted the method
of road repairs recommended by the
state commission of public roads. The
innovation Is split log drag which Is
used to smooth over the surface of the
road. 1t is used instead of the old
road machines, and the claim is ad-
vanced that the drag will do a much
more thorough job, and at the same
time 1t is less expensive and covers
more ground.
The following Is the record of which
Fairfield (Me) schoolteachers boast:
Miss Marcia Witherell has taught In
the town for thirty-slx years, twenty
five of which were In one building:
Miss May Brown is next, her record
being thirty four years; Miss Gertrude
Curtis and Miss Eva Osborn have
each taught thirty years, fifteen of
which were in one building; Miss Clara
Osborne has taught eighteen years In
one building. There are five others
who have taught over ten years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

A child reeDntly died in England
from eating primroses.
Sheep from Iceland are on exhibition
In England. They stand fourteen inch.
es
The Massachusetts State Federation
OF Women's Clubs now numbers 223
clubs, with total membership of
3,2S4.
An investigation upon the death of
A. s. Roberts of Little Rock, Ark, re-
vealed the fact that he had tried to live
on 10 cents worth of ice cream a day.
He died of starvation.
In an old Indian burial ground of
Fryeburg, Me-, a great number of thin
stone couches have been discovered.
Hundreds Of them were found, all In
good shape and undisturbed.
After year In his big South Amer
lean diocese and some time at home
Bishop Neely is sending forth cry for
more missionaries. He Is overwhelm-
ed with the demands of the field for
more workers.
"A ShthCSC DCtOIC DCIDE
hanged in Batavia asked to be sup
piled with a ticket to Singapore, so that
he could have 1t on his person after
death. His request was granted, and
he died happy.
The razor clans are getting so nu-
merous on the shores of Massachusetts
that fear Is entertained by the fisher
men that these pests will be as disas-
trous to the native clans as the star
fish are to scallops.
Roses, carnations and violets have
seen the greatest advance In flower
culture. The annual sale In this coun-
try is from $6,0O0,OO0 to $7,OO0,O0O
worth of cut roses, which represents
from 100,0OOOO0 to 125, ,000, 900 flowers
Fifteen or twenty lions suddenly
raided the town of Chorumo, In British
Central Africa, the other evening at
dusk and killed and ate eleven persons.
The other inhabitants fed in their ca
noes, and the lions prOwled through de-
serted streets.
s. w. Curtis Of Chicago has just re-
ceived SS cents in payment of French
''spOliation claim" more than a hun
dred years old. Curtis is heir to one Of
the owners of the brig William and
George, which was captured by
/ French privateer.
OF all the modern writer's Sir Wal
ter Scott has the largest place In that
gigantic work, the British museum cat
alogue. Scott has larger number of
entries under his name than any other
author save Shakespeare, who has two
volumes devoted exclusively to him.
An inventive Swiss is said to manu-
facture perfume tablet which when
dissolved In the gasoline destroys the
odors of the burned gases and emits a
pleasant and agreeable scent They
cost 20 cents for box of six, and one
tablet will perfume $50 miles of road
There is a revival of the old story
of buried treasure at Moneymaker
lake, near Calais, Me. Some strangers
have been found digging under tree,
and 1t Is supposed that they are after
the good money which a gang of coun
terfeiters is believed to have hidden
there.
Hydrogen gas will unite with iron to
form a compound which seems to be
exactly like steel. In no particular can
the compound be distinguished from
the steel made with carbon except by
chemical analysis. This hydrogen steel
was formed by accident In an electro
type process.
The man who more than anybody
else made American letters and Amer
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

REPUBLICAN politics In Yankton
county seem to have reached she acute
stage. As long ago as the June con-
vention Mr.. Gamble was denied the
usual privilege of naming the delega-
tion. The Ethiopian In the political
kindllng wood still further disclosed
himself shortly after John Holman was
announced as candidate for the state
senate, with Mr.. Candles hearty en-
dorsement. Mayor Price, who claims
to be the original insurgent of Yank.
ton comfy, is now an avowed candi.
date for the legislature and is reported
to have made savage attack on Sena.
tor Gamble last weak. II Yankton
wishes to lose the United States sena.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

MAYOR MAIN was el ected on the law
enforcement issue and in the effort to
enforce the law as it stands he should
have the hearty support of every law
abiding and law loving citizen. II
the first case which has presented it.
self shall produce enough evidence to
warrant the justice to bind the par
ties over for trial in district court, ii
will act as power in preventing othe Z
aud similar violations.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02
Af uscaIlne NarIetY.

The two men on the back platform
Of the suburban trolley car were talk.
ing about the little woman in the blue
sunbonnet who was watering flowers
by the roadside.
'"rhe biggest gossip in the county"
said the tall man. II detest Cos
sipers."
$50 do l." replied the short man,
sand she is certainly the queen OF
them all. But then maybe she is wor.
ned and gossips for pastime. They
say her first husband ran away with
the cook"
You don't sayt Well. i heard that
her second husband rolls home a
dawn and you can hear him singing a
block"
"He must be a bird. The iceman
told my wife they only eat two meals
a day and her daughter is going 10
mary lad who only makes $4 q
week"
"Well, I'll declare! But / certainly
hate gossipers."
"Yes, so do I."-Chicago Daily
News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

The total cost of the grand lodge Of
Massachusetts for the session of 1906
was only $50. The members do not re-
ceive per diem and few of them accept
mileage.
Reports OF grand officers show a
membership Of 200 In Pennsylvania.
The New York jurisdiction continues
to forge ahead and now has a member
ship in good standing Of over 10000.
Indiana Knights and Ladies Of
Honor reported recently a membership
OF 6.500.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

The order Is well over the 100000
mark In benefit membership Good
gains are being made each month.
The Royal NelShbors admits both
men aud women to membership on
equal terms, except men are prohibited
from being delegates and from hold
lag Office except on board of managers.
In these days Of prosperity every
member should bring in at least one
neW member
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

ONLY seven cents was left unloaned
in the state permanent school fund at
the close OF the fiscal year, July l..
During the six months previous the de-
partment loaned $443. .63S, nine tenths
of it bsing farm loans, the remainder
on school and municipal bonds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02
Official County and City Paper
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN SEAt6 AASNEA'
For United States Senator
ROBERT j. GAMBLE, of Yankton.
For Congressmen-
PHILO HALL, of Brookings.
w. H. PARKER, of DeadwoOd =,
For Governor
COE l. CRAWFORD, of Huron.
For Lieutenant Governor
H. O. SHOBER, of Highmore.
For Secretary of State
ID. d. WIPE, of Olvet.
For Treasurer
G. H. CASSILL, of Canton.
For Auditor
JOHN HERNING, of Herred.
For Attorney General
s. w. CLARK, of Redfield,
For superintendent of Public Instruction
HANS A. USTRUD, of Sioux Falls.
For Commissioner of School and Public Lands
&C. DOKKEN, of Toronto.
For Railroad Commissioner
GEORGE RICE, of Flandreau.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

tor, she should remember the expert
ence of Sioux Falls and send avowed
enemies OF Mr.. Gamble to the legisla-
ture. There seems to be room at
Yanktou just at present for a little
sober judgment and cool, wise coun.
sci. Get together gentlemen and play
ball.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02
Ru..,a,. rlr.t Parliament. 4.

Parliamentary institutions are not
quite unknown In Russian history.
About 1870 years ago Catherine II
convoked a legislative assembly, and
was present at the opening ceremony.
She used to sit behind a curtain,
listening to the debates. "As to Us"
she wrote, I'VE think, and We look
upon it as Our glory to say 1t, that
We only exist for the sake OF Our
populations May God prevent 1t that.
after the labors of this Legislative As.
sembly are finished, there should be
any people on earth governed more
justly, and therefore more prosperous,
than Our own" But war with Tur.
key brought the experiment to close
after few years. Many OF the depu.
ties were required In the field, and
after they had gone to their military
duties Catherine forgot to call the as.
Semblv together
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02
THE COURIER
BY CHAS. X. RUCE
Published on Every Thursday.
Entered at the PostSOfliCe at Elk Point as mai
matter of the second class.
subscriptions Price, per year......."SI.s

The COURIER is mailed regularly to its sub
scribeTs until definite order TO discontinue Is
received and all arrears are paid.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-08-02

Wood Por Sale.
On Bland's place south OF Elk Point.
Phone Rural No. 119
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-15
New York and London
Items of G reat ness In the Two Cities
Where We Excel.

It is said OF London, IN praise OF its
greatness, that:
In London child is born every three
minutes and a death is recorded every
| FIVE minutes The city contains 700 rail
way stations, 5000 onnibnseS. 1000
hansoms, Ii.ooo cabs and 1000 tramcars.
Daily 100000 persons travel on under
ground railways.
Eleven railway bridges span the
| Thames -Four thousand postrnen de-
| liver 100000 letters weekly. walking a
distance equal 10 twice The circumference
of the globe There are 10000 miles OF
overhead telegraph wires. and the NUM-
Der of telegraph messages received IN
| London i'll year is o,ooo.ooo.
| Ninety million gallons of water arc
consumed daily. The railways. omni-
buses, cabs and steamboats, convey I-273r
10000 passengers daily. and the under.
ground railways 100000 passengers.
The rI8 square miles of London are
| lighted by 4.974 electric arc lights, I,IS5
| electric incandescent lights, 10000 in
candesoent gas lamps and 1878 fiat
| flame gas burners.
Well, New York can do something il,
the same lines Of municipal greatness.
With a smaller number OF inhabitants
than London il exceeds it in the volume
of travel, in the amount paid for work,
in the volume of work done, and in the
increase in the number Of buildings, oc-
cupants Of Il building and OF population.
Where London consumes oo.ooo,ooo
| gallons OF water Z day New York con-
sumes 100000 Where London has
an area Of Il8 square miles. New York
has 32o.
In New York every minute two immi
grants arriye-rrore than 100000 a
year. Every six minutes child is born.
| Every seven minutes there is 4 funeral,
| Every hour new building is erected.
New York has more children at its
public schools than London; fewer paup-
ers; lower death rate; fewer uninhab-
tied houses; more parks, more bridges,
fewer jails, better distributed street
traffic and higher standard of health.
New York's subway carries more pas
sengers in day than London's under
ground. The number of crimes OF
violence is twice as large in London as
in New York, and the number OF ar
rests for drunkenness in London is four
times as great as the number of arrests
for the same cause in New York.
New York has more fires in a year
than London and they entail greater
loss. 1t has less shipping as port than
London, fewer clerks to the whole popu-
lation employed, but more bosses or en-
ployers
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-15
CATALOGUE OF MISNOMERS.

"A silver shoehorn is a misnomer," !"
said a philologist $50 is a wooden
milestone. So is steel pen.
"A shoehorn is piece of horn, ac-
cording to its name. How can it be made
of silver? In like manner, milestone
cannot be made of wood-though they
have them, the same as nutmegs in Con-
necticut-nor can pen, which strictly
means feather, be made of steel.
Irish stew is dish unknown in Ire
land. Jerusalem artichokes were never
heard of in Jerusalem Prussian blue
does not come from Prussia, but from
the red prussiate OF potash.
Galvanized iron is not galvanized; it
is zinc-coated. Catgut is not the gut Of
cats, but of sheep. Kid gloves do not
come from kid skins, but from lamb
skins.
Sealing wax has no wax in it, nor
is it by-product of the seal. Worm
wood bears no relation either to wood
or worms. Rice paper is never made
from rice Salt is not salt.
Copper coins are bronze, not copper.
India ink is unknown in India. Tur-
keys come from our own country, from
Turkey never"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-15
SHAVED SOME ONE ELSE.

An officer of certain regiment was
one morning inspecting his company on
parade when he came to an Irishman
who had evidently not shaved for some
days. Hating in front of the man, he
said:
Doyle, how is it you have not shaved
this morning?"
"Oi have, sorr," was the reply.
How dare you tell me that" said the
officer, with beard on YOU like that y
well, sorr," said Paddy, "it's loike
this. There's only one looking glas. in
our room, and there was nine of us
all shaving at the same time, and maybe
Oi shaved some other chaps face