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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
a POULTRY QUEEN.

Woman Who Started With setting
Of Eggs Clears 5000 Season.
Five years ago Mrs. o. II. Bur-
bridge secured setting Of Orpington
eggs and raised brood OF chickens.
To-day, accoring to Spare Moments,
she IL called the Poultry Queen Of
California.
She he's taken more ribbons and
cups than any one in the Golden State,
but the bulk of her money is made
BY fattening capons for the big hotels.
Mrs. Burbridge makes at least S.
900 ID season of four montAs by sell
ing capOns. Her aim has been to
demonstrate that poultry raising fs
woman's field.
Mrs. Burbridge says that the pleas
ATTEST part Of the whole business y
the opportunity to help women VINO
come to her for advice and assistance,
and she points with pride to one OLD
Indy whom she started two years ago
With setting OF eggs and who used
piAko 81 for hen house, but wnc
now clears nearly 500 month from
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
TREE FROM A HANDsPIkE.

West Virginia Memorial Of Jim Mar.
tins Enlistment for Mexican War.
There Is river birch tree on the
banks Of the Pond Fork branch OF the
Little Coal river in Boone county, w.
Va" said M. C. Eldred Of Madison, w.
Va, land 1t would go hard with any
man who put an ak to 1t. That tree
has story.
when the Mexican war began, In
1886, recruiting Officer visited a lum-
Der camp in the vicinity Of Madison,
seeking enlistment from the sturdy
woodsmen who vera At work there.
Among them was 3 giant lumberman
named Jim Martin.
"He was using a handspike made
from river birch sapling recently
cut and still green. Eager to 60 IN
the front, he thrust his handspike deep
into the soft soil OF the river bank
and went away with the recruiting
ofIicer.
"The handspike Jim Martin used
was too big and heavy for any Of his
fellows to handle, and It was left stick
ing where he had iabbed It into the
ground. The next spring It was no
ticed that 1t was putting forth green
shoots. showing that It had rooted
In the ground.
1T was left undisturbed, and It grew
to be great tree, and It stands to
day on the spot where the patriots
Jim Martin thrust Il into the earth
( IS battered handspike sixty-ons
years. Jim Martin was killed II bat
tie, and his bones he somewhere On
Mexican ground. but he has his monu
ment IN this stu sound and vigorous
tree. which = revered landmark q
all that country"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
PRINCE JONAH
kALANIAlMOLE
AoaloTial Fever FER Several
Months.

Mrs. Sue M. Morris, 22l4
Patterson ST., Nashville, Tenn, writes
0I1ast fall severe attack OF makariaI
fever laid me mp for some months. MY
rondati0n was serious for time and
the doctor who Was attending me did
not seem able to cope with the trouble.
"a neighbor advised me TO let the
DOCTORS prescription alone and try
neruns. extolling its virtues to the
skies, and am now ready TO do the
same, for in three days I was much bet
Ter and in ten days was able TO be up
and In Two weeks every trace Of malaria
had left my system.
~ now use Peruns OF and on when n
need Of tonic and Is braces me mp won
derfully."
~The Doctors Oave Ne Up.~
Mr.. Lewis Kitchen, Hulingtdn, Ohio,
writes:
a II cannot thank you. enough for the
good your PerunA has done me. About
six months ago cosld not JsavS ny
bed, and the doctors gave me up aging
that I had consumpkioa and could not
live. Then = friend recommended
Peruna to me, and / commenced using Il.
"When started to use your Peruna
/ weighed LII pounds, and now I weigh
I'D pounds. u shaA been Xxx for sles
,yearsrand wasso sick Icould mot turn
over il bed when / begen the use Of
Peruna. think 1t IL tho greatest med
icine OF its time.
1T am now feeling well and hearty
and would not ~ W1khout Peruns. -
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
catarrh OF liead aad Unrest.

Catarrh Of llead aud Ihroat.
Mrs. william 81. Hinchliffe, - Myrtle
street, Beverly, Mass, writes:
81 have taken four bottles Of Peruna,
and l can say that It has done me =
sgreat deal of good for cakarrh of the
heakisaud throst. TrecommnndT Peruna
to al sufferers with scatarth. do not
think i ever felt much better. / am
really surprised 1T the work I can do,
1 do not think too much praise can q
aaid At Perun9. I"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

Mrs. 81. Is. Marsh. 3l2s Reservoir St.
Los Angeles, CAL, President Woman'a
Benevolent Association, writes:
81 suffered with y grippe for seven
weeks, and nothing could do or take
helped me until tried perunG.
~ felt st once that / had ct last %.
cured the right medicine and I kept
steadily imprOvilg. Within three
weeks was fully neSfored, and am
Fglads thxt ! gave thattrnly great remedy
trial.
81 viii never b without il again"
Used Pe-ru-aa FER Dreachltis.
Mr.. Frank Battle, Jr., First street,
near Charlotte Ave-, West Nashville,
Tenn, writes:
81 desire TO say for the benefit Of
sothsrs ,th9t your Forums has snnques-
stionahly cnred meof chronic bronchitis.
It Is the grandest discovery Of the age
for fhrost and lungs"
Peruna il not simply palliative q
relieve some OF Of the distressing symp'
toms. Il brings permanent relief.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
a BIT OF HEAVEN FOR HER.
Vet the Few Kind Words Cost the
Man Nothing.

Vet the Few Kind Words Cost the
Man Nothing.
Everything had gone wrong In the
house that day. The cleaning was
only half done, the place was upside
down, the butchers boy came late.
the dinner was miserably cooked.
She expected him to be cross. He
had every right to be cross, she knew.
She had mismanaged everything She
was just failure. And she threw her
arms about his neck, sobbing.
But the man was more of man
than she thought He did not speak
one unpleasant word. He did not ut
ter q single syllable of blame. He did
not even frown the least bit.
Indeed. he put his arms ABOUND her
and held her close, and said:
"Cheer up, little woman. It's all
right
It might have been because he dis
liked q scene, but 1t wasn't. It might
have been because he understood that
disagreeable words would not make
things any better, but It wasn't that
either.
1t was because he was man With
I heart big enough to know the magic
Of a kind word.
Poets and authors have written
volumes about kind words, but none OF
them nor all OF them have ever come
anywhere near expressing all the
beauty all the power. all the comfort
that lives In one little word OF kind
ness.
The world was . different place ia
that woman. Her tiredness vanished
Her tears were dried. Her disappoint
ment III herself was taken away. Hel
love for her husband was magnified !
thousand-fold. There was only sun
shine where there had been clouds.
II was little bit Of heaven tor her
And II cost the man nothing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
cAMELs pWELT IN OREGON.
In Days Of Old When the state Was =
Tropical Wilderness.

In Days Of Old When the state Was =
Tropical Wilderness.
That the whole of interior Oregon
was once the bed OF the Pacific ocean
has been proved beyond question,
says Sunset, by the investigations of
Prof. Thomas Condor, DR.. Diller and
other noted biologists. That the re-
gion was later a tropical country has
been equally well established.
Numerous discoveries Of the bones
Of these animals, and rocks containing
the perfect imprint OF the plants Of
the tropics, have been made, and 1t is
no longer an occasion for surprise
when well diggers or irrigation exca-
vators unearth the fossil remains OF a
camel or a broad-faced OK. Within re-
cent years many fossil beds Of beauti-
full palm leaves have been found In
Eastern Oregon.
\ The Cascade Hills. Blue Mountains
and Owyhees, once islands surround
ed by tropical lakes. were1 covered
with luxuriant growth, forests and
towering shrubs, for knowlton tells
Us the magnolia and cinnamon and
fig trees were there.
To-day the soil presents q finely
ground mixture Of basalt and volcanic
ash, containing the elements OF most
fertile soil, and when properly watered
producing enormous crops OF vegeta.
bles, fruits and grains common to EN-.
perate zones The climate has been
changed, says Prof. Condor, by the
unfolding OF the Cascade range. shut
ting on from the interior the softenine
influence Of the Japan current and the
drift or ocean fogs and clouds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
Fpr ! Parsysell IPartx,,.

kindly offer suggestions for fire
well party to be Given IA honor q
young lady who y about to leave town.
I am ct loss "a know how to en'
toxtGfn, Az / expect ~ have at least
n1ne couples
dtviduals favors. ANXIOUS.
Seems tor me evaty reader must
haxS seen the sagge lons ~ fare
ven party, SO won yuu please send
! i(pped addresa14 envelope fo1
inf0r1totioa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
NOT MANY TEETorALLEns.
Only IS Per Cent 81 the Adult Matess
Hanked a Such.

Only is Per Cent 81 the Adult Natos,
Ranked = Such
Per cent Of men who drink, 81.
Per cent who drink to excess, ~.
Per cent who are inehriates. 1S.
Per cent who are incurable, 4.
Per cent Of women who drink, 81.
The man who Is responsible Tor
these figures is DR.. W. p. Lawrence
of Minneapolis.
Fifteen per cent Of the adult ma1es
in this country are teetotallers." said
Or. Lawrence to the Des MOines cor
respondent Of the Clinton Herald,
while 81 per cent are what may b
termed privilege drinkers, that =,
men who claim the right 70 take =
drink al It pleases them, but Who a.
not drink to excess
Thirty per cent are Diseased
through the use Of drink Or drug
these statistics relate to the uae ~
drugs as well as the Hse Of ll9ucr
They are inebriates, ana have acQ1ired
the habit which n beyond their Coz
troll. or these ~ PER cent are sub'
merged.
AThey are dipsomaniacs ma rsuulrs
the attention of the public, ~ q bent
evolent societies, orgapixati0ns. 0even
per cent are hopeless, ana Il = -
less to expend funds On then e1cepe
10 isolate and detain them, humanely
ana 1T work II possible. "
otraMberrIes IDENTIFIES.
Perhaps It's your sunburn that -.
ceives me. but really believe, !" I'D
the first girl. a. she hoated On IA
sunwarmed pillows, that your teeth
have turned three shades lighter. I
The second girl, taking huGe
breaker very skilfully. laughed ~
replied:
mo. II Il re truth. They really ~
white. Il II ! new wash that use.
Tell me what II Il, =
III u nothing but crushed straw
berries. You take two or three frenl
strawberries. crush them and rub youi
teeth with them Tor nve 81 TX milluts1
day The Improvement begins 4
once. and IA short time the yellow
est teeth are ~ white as pearls.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
u New loes.

aIt II \ wonder these society people
who are aIxays trying for new sen-
sation IN their functions don't give
dried apple parties"
'.WhAt put such an idea into your
head
"They would be such swell affairs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
Back to Nature.

Queer things result from this r.
cent day craze Of city folks to get into
the country to live. Volney T. Matott
and family are among those who are
thinking Of the delights Of getting
hack to nature, and they have spent
some time looking over the northern
end OF Marion county, Ind, Not long
ago they drove un Millersville way.
Coming back they passed very pref.
ty farm.
Now, there's place I should like. :
suggested Mrs. Malott THAT knoll
would make an ideal site for the
house. and the place could be made
quite attractive
Huh, said Mr.. Marriott. "You
like that, do. your" !.
yes, indeed
That's odd. We've owned that
place for thirty years"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
DISCOVERED IN TIME.
How Z Naval officer Recovered His
Lost Buttons.

How : Naval officer Recovered His
Lost euttons.
It happened on one Of the United
States cruisers now at Hampton
roads. says the Washington Herald.
A lieutenant, having met two very
charming ladies while ashore, invited
them ON board for luncheon. They
came and were shown over the ship.
They fingered long in the lieutenant's
room, which was daintily furnished.
and they admired his photographs Of
home. When he was summoned on
deck he left them there.
Returning, he took them to lunch
con, and, having to go on duty In the
afternoon. he excused himself SO as
to get into uniform. Alas! he found
that every button on his best coat had
been cut on, and then he remembered
that one Of his fair guests had been
rather importunate on the souvenir
question.
He got her alone after luncheon and
accused her of the theft, and after
some preyarication she confessed that
the buttons were in her corsage. With
some firmness the lieutenant led the
culprit To his cabin, pointed silently to
the denuded coat on the bunk, pro.
duced needle and thread, and, going
out. Locked the door on the outside.
In half an hour he returned, unlock
ed the door. found that his coat was
once more In excellent order, and
then with great gallantry bowed the
lady over the side. She has not been
invited to luncheon on the same ship
since.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
Book. on Entertainments.

Books on Entertainments.
Dear Nine. MerrieCan you tell
me II there is published any book or
source of entertainments suitable Tor
use by large gatherings such as 2 20
cial club? II there be such book
where could 1t be obtained or where
could anything in the way Of enter
tainment ideas be obtained. especially
novelties for the stag parties.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE.
There is book that I think would
be admirably suited to your needs
Send self-addressed envelope for ad-
dress OF publisher and the title.
Formal Dinner Party invitation.
Please inform me as to wording Of
invitations to formal dinner to be
given for bride and groom elect BY
an intimate girl friend and her hus-
band. ANY suggestions - to menu
and decoration woHld be appreciated
Kindly tell me what is appropriate for
lady to wear to noon home we'd
ding. also 1880 evening Wedding.
VIRGINIA.
Word your invitation In this man
Nor: Mr.. and Mrs. John James Brown
request the honor Of Miss Blacks
company at dinner to BE- given Tor
Miss Stone and Mr. White ON Wednes-
day 1t IN the evening. October IS.
The menu Of course depends upon
your purse and your markets. Il
ahr,s,16 <.<,v, ufa% ~ = - !. 40 u0,1na 8ah
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

6unbury Ohio also Attorney for Farmers
INK Sunbury Building and LOan 20, writes:
Itis med
known friends who have
lined PERFUME highly"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
Answers TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Madame Merri Replies - Inquiries
Of Many Kinds.
Pertaining to TabIe Etiouette.

Pertaining to Table Etiquette.
ID It ever correct for the host to
serve hostess first in Q meat course.
or the maid to serve the mistress hrst
in the salad or dessert course? It
looks inhospitable to me. yet ire
Quently see 1t done. M. A. Il
The guest of honor, II there is one,
or the most elderly lady present, -
served first, not the hostess.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

Prince Jonah KslaniAnaole, Dewey Hotel,
washington, D. G., Delegate 70 Congress from
Hawaii, writes:
III can cheerfnly recommend your
peruna - = very effective remedy Tor
coughs, coHds and catarrhal trouble.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

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Yrs. Ellen Maggie. ~ Ath
st., Green Bay, wis.,wvitss
II have often heard Pc
runa praised and - more
widely known hers than
other medicines, but Inever
knew what : splendid med
icine it really was until :
few weeks ago when !
caught : hed cid which
4 settled al over mo.
"The doctor wanted TO
! prescribe, but / told him 1
/ was going to try Perunn
and sent for : bottle and
1 tried IL. I felt much better
the nextmorning and with
/ In flve days ! had not !
trace Of any lameness or
( cough"
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-11

them planted with oysters. The town
Itself Is somewhat recent affair. but
the place itself historic. indeed The peo-
pie here seem in comfortable plight. with
good houses. The place is excep-
tionslly healthy, a. will be seen hv the
lact that with "a population of over
LOO there is only one doctor, and he
does not seem To be especially busy: and
tiirre Il no drug store. - Malarial
Diseases are not cOmmpn, and typhoid
almost unknown; and have seen or felt
more musquitOs in Manassas than here.
lhe place has become Of late quite a
health resort.
The hotel here land my friend Mitchell
Keeps IA good One) is crowded all sum
iner long, he having TO find quarters for
ms patrons outside of his hotel among
the homes of the people. The water for
drinking is splendid; the sea-breeze cool
and refreshing, the food excellent, and
BEST oil all the people seem to strive to
make all corners welcome -
There IL one thing forgot. that is the
gasoline launches. Every body who can
aHOrd II has one of these clever little
boats, the automobile OF the water. and
they are skimming about the creek in all
directions. All excursions, picnics and
eDloyments of that sort are made on the
water. The gondolas of Venice could
not be more delightful. What IA place
Tor counting couples Your TOP buggy ia
nothing to thames Is. Hodgkin. In
MANASSAS journal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-11
VIRGINIA DIVORCE OF RANSoMS
UPSET IN NEW YORK

Just about a. queer a tan1le a. can be-
conceived OF in a matrimonial dispute re-
suits from a decision of Supreme Court
Justice Bowling, handed down yester-
day, that decree OF absolute divorce
obtained by Eva b. Ransom in virginia
from Port '. Ransom Is invalid in this
State
Mrs Ransom, relying on the deere.
granted in 1901 in Virginia. where she
was born, married George l.. Browning
at Madison, Va, on April -. 1906.
Notwithstanding this, Justice bowling
holds in effect that she il still the wife OF
Ransom, who Is a son of former SurrO-
gate Ransom.
Ransom and the young woman Were
married In this city in 1890. In Nav.
1898, the wife left Ransom and returned
TO her old home in Virginia. Later they
We're reunited here for a short while
Then Mrs. Ransom again returned Il
Virginia, sued for "a divorce 10 1901
naming "a Mrs. Casey a. correspondent
obtained service on Ransom bv puhIica.
ton and was granted decree.
A short time ago Ransom sued his wife
here for absolute divorce, naming a.
the correspondent George l.. Brown
ing, his wife's second husband. He at
tackled the validity OF his wife decree OF
the ground that no personal service was
made here. Justice Bowling agrees witt
him. The court holds Mrs. Ransom
biameless and says that unless she anc
Ransom can agree upon the custody O
the children they shall remain with fhei
mOther.-New York World.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-11
RAPPAHANN0CK RIVER
Some OF the Attractions of lrv
inetOn
ON BEAUTIFUL CARRIERS CREEK

irvington, Lancaster Co, Va. April -
Tidewater folk like to get to the
mountains, and per contra mountain
people sigh for the salt water and the
swash al the ocean tides. Both have
their attractions, and certainly in the
Old Commonwealth one may find in
pleasant proximity salt water and
mountain breezes. Here. along the Rap
pahannOck, close down by the Chesa-
peake, ! md restfulness and quiet, far
apart from railway rattle and the smoke
and din of the swiftly moving trains
Here no sound of the whistle of the loco
motive reaches the ear. for the nearest
one Is at least thirty-five miles away,
with two big rivers between But the
steamers come and go with reasonable
frequency, the only vexation a. To that
method Of transit being that all that il
known Of these leviathans of the deep il
that "the boat Is coming" This, how
ever, Is not so great a vexation a. might
at first sight appear TO the up-country-
man, Tor there II a telephone connection
between the wharves, and one can learn
the whereabouts OF the boat away
down the river and be guided accordingly.
Meantime he can bring along his fish
ing tackle, and try his luck in the briny
waters OF Carriers Creek, or he can most
likely hunt some acquaintance who has
pair OF oyster tongs, and take "a dozen
iresh from the water-oysters ~ arr
oysters. The Rappahannock il l2O
miles long from the bay 10 the head oi
the tidewater-Fredericksburg-and IL
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-11
COL. JOHN SCOTT DEAD
He HAD Noted Career As Solder and LAWYER

Col. John Scott died at Warrenton
Wednesday OF old age at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. +. Lowell Johns, aged 81
years. Colonel Scott was editor of the
Richmond Wing in 1850, but later re.
turned to his plantation
In 1858 Col. Scott organized the cele.
brated "Black Horse Company, Confed.
crate State Army" of which he was the
first captain. He was then appointed
major and then promoted 10 colonel.
Alter the war Col Scott published his
Lille OF Mosby" and THE Republic as a
Form of Government"
In 1870 he was elected Common
wealth's Attorney of Fauquier and held
the Office 81 years. In 1887, as State Z
Attorney, he was defendant in an i'm.
portant suit over the coupon question.
In which he supported the State law over
the Federal Jurisdiction and was I'm
prisoned by Judge Bond, which action
was reversed by decree of the u. S. Su.
preme Court. He is survived by tive
daughters and two sons.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-11

about five miles wide at H. mouth For
ioriy miles it, bed l. covered with nys-
ter-, and all the numerous creeks that
empty INTO the river are hkrwi-e planted
with the juicy hivalvr-. Ihs-tne oys-
Ter buslncSS-I- enormous and. indeed
that, with the fishing trade T. the bust
Ness along the rivers OF tine section. IL
has lts i-advAntage-, Tor 10 is almost
Impossible 70 hire labor for farming
purposes IN this Northern Neck. ever,
negro being engaged To some extent In
catching oysters, or fish. or both. Ovs-
t"rs in winter, fish in summer. 4 very
'tfge industry j. the menhaden fisher,
There Is located here q large factory
called a fish factory not that th.
make fish. but destroy them. ~
menhaden Is a ti-h belonging, ! beh-,.
10 the herring tribe. aud full of oil T..
nSh are caught in the seine, taken e. tl. .
factory, boiled down To- get TIN, oii
which Is sold Tor mixing paints Co.,
sOhd matter left II converted ig...
fertilizer. One fisherman tells me that
last Year he had bad luck. catching ni.i,
10000, 900 fish.
Down here We are in the heart OF Oh
Virginia. Certainly We are where th.
NirHihian OF the olden time made hi
iair' ana Just across the creek from W here
! sat stood the home OF King Carter. r
famous IN the annals of Lancaster, when
tn's ana the counties adjacent were one
blg county, reaching from the Great
Rails To the mouth OF the James. Thr
ancestral mansion was burned long ago.
but there still stands the house Of the
oVersecr. a quaint old structure. with it,
many chinncys suggestive nf the day of
WIDE hreplaces aud generous hickor,
logs. What legends linger about the, {,
old fireplacesl
Along the Rappahannock are many
canning factories, where tomatoes. gr, en
pas, corn and such like are preserved.
! wish could remember the millions Of
'ans that l am told are each summer
pNNeu here or how many millions ui
bushels OF oysters, but they are many 90