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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20

In 1857 the United States made ono
million tons OF pig iron. Last years
output was about 25,O00,0O0 tons. Faf.
ty years ago tho largest cargo Of iron
ore taken down the Great Lakes was
$40 tons, and pig iron, foundry No. =.
sold at >31. Better iron Is sold to-ddy
at SIG.
Last season the steel Corporations
ships brought down caSgoes Of froia
1900 TO 5000 .sxerr each and d.
charged. them at lower costs ana N
one-sixteenth the time required TO IN
load the lake vessels Of nifty years ago.
Fifty years ago the learned Sir
LOwthian Bell, one OF the great iTOA-
masters OF Great Britain, gave 1t Tor
his opinion that the Lake Superior
iron ore deposits would not be a fan
tor of Importance in less than a cen
tnry. Last seasons downtake OF iron
ores from the Great Lake ports wild
aggregate forty million tons, which Is
within eight million tons OF the total
axpoFt, and import tonnage Of the ports
Of London and. itycrpopl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20

NATARRH Of the respiratory organs
~ is common ailment in Canada for
at least two-thirds Of the year.
This condition IL no doubt caused by
the long, severe winters experienced in
this part Of the continent.
Therefore, when Peruna was discov.
cred by Canadian people to be a reliable
remedy for these catarrhal diseases, it
ct once became popular medicine, not
only among individuals and in families,
but in the great hospitals, where it was
used as a preventative and relief in
hundreds Of cases.
These institutions do not hesitate to
give their endorsement Of the remedy
which has been so helpful in the treat
ment of their poor and sick.
Among these institutions is that of
the Sisters Of Good Shepherd, who gave
the following endorsement:
TIE Peruna Compan.
Columbus, Ohio,
Having used Perun for the past few
months, for our sick and poor, we are
happy 70 &sy tbst II has given US great
; satisfaction.
The Sisters Of tie God Shepherd,
August 20. 1893.
Montreal
After a continued use OF the remedy
this institution has found no reason tc
change its good opin IN of the remedy
and expresses it, satisfaction in the fol
lowing terms:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
skilfu, TeIearapher Who is Deaf.

Peter A. Foley, the ''lightning-tak
of Portland, is the most wonderful tel
egraph operator in the world, says the
Lewiston journal
Foley Is totally deaf. an affiiction
which ordinarily would be supposed to
make telegrapky an utter impossible
ity to him. but since he became deaf
eight years ago Foley has developed
what may be called sixth sense, and
by touch and sight he can detect the
finest movements of the instrument
and correctly interpret them. His ner-
vous system is part and parcel Of tel
egraphy. and by means of the sense OF
touch In his finger tips he takes mes
sages transmitted from the ends OF
the continent. He can read message
by watching the sOunder
With his left forefinger placed light
~ on the sounder he can by his won
derful sense OF touch take a message
as accurately as any man In tb" Office.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20

Montreal. Nov. 7. J00j.
We found Peruna relief n several
cases.
We can ssy II u : good sosic As6 ~
are very thankful
Sisters Of the Good Sbspherd.
When catarrh once fastens itself upon
the system 1t becomes an obstinate dis
ease to eradicate.
A systemic remedy-one that reaches
every internal organ OF the body-is an
absolute necessity.
Peruna is Just such remedy. 1t
searches out the cause OF the disease,
healing and strengthening the mucous
membranes. and thus giving Nature an
opportunity to perform her part of the
restorative process.
One Of the many hospitals which have
found Peruna of value in treating old and
obstinate cases of catarrh Is the Hospital
st. John, who write. ~ follows.
I'VE are happy to tell you that your
Peruna has given us satisfaction. Three
patients have tried 1t, one So years old,
Renoui Dupuis, afflicted with catarrh, il
much relieved, more than he has been
for number Of years.
"a young girl, Is years old, had "a
obstinate cough, which half bottle Of
Peruna caused to disappear.
"As to myself, two bottles have CON
vinced me that Peruna is magnificent
| as q tonic.
Before the treatment could no
walk for q quarter OF an hour withou
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20


Irvine made taut by extending the
sticks which he held, one in each
hand. France became so infatuated
with the apparently childish game
that the craze inspired articles in the
journals and the making of numerous
cartoons, which are to be seen in the
Paris museums at the present day.
Seriously speaking, diabolo has
much to recommend it, 1t is really
an ideal form of exercise for most of
the muscles of the body. It keeps
the eye and the brain on the alert, and
rs to the arms-well, diabolo is al
most equal to boxing for giving them
strength and cunning. The fact that
1t is a most becoming" game may
have had something to do with it's
popularity. 1t is indeed an extremely
graceful game il well played, which
cannot be said of tennis. Unlike the
latter game, dfabolo permits the wear
ing of the most elaborate frocks.
which is telling point In its favor.
1t may be played both indoors and out
in the open and by one person or by
ten-acre field full of them. There
seems to be no limit to the cOmbina-
tons that may be evolved, and, best
OF all, it is as suitable for women as
for men.
It is a game that responds gener-
ousiy to devoted practice, and it re-
uuires steady hand, steady eye
and unlimited practice. The appa-
ratus required is ridiculously simple.
Two cones, perfectly balanced, are
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
The Reign of DiaboIo

For some time past returning Amer
lean tourists in Europe had been tell
ing of the amazing popularity of
new game in France and later in Eng
land and Germany. 1t has made it's
way westward very deliberately, and,
now that it is here it turns out to be
neither very new nor especially exhil-
arating, at least to the American tenn
permanent. 1t is really the revival of
a game which has been played in the
Far East-notably in China-for sew
eral centuries
AS a rule, Americans are not at all
slow in adopting things which have
obtained unqualified foreign sanction,
and that is what diabolo pronounced
de-ah-bo-lo) seems to have done. The
craze broke out virulently in Paris
about two years ago, and with that
point as a source of contagion there
has been every opportunity for it to
spread. At the present time it is as
serted that there is scarcely a man,
.swomaa or child in any European town
gDf considerable size who is unfamiliar
with it under some one of it's numer-
Nous titles, for it seems to be masque-
Grading under various names, all of
them, however, with pronounced
Satanic flavor. Besides diabolo, it
answers to the call of bon diable, me-
phisto, avilo and perhaps huebsche
teufel
OF Periodic Occurrence.
This devilish pastime-always in
h proper sense, be it remembered-has
had several periods of popularity in
j France. Its most triumphant vogue
was during the reign of Louis XIV, at
whose court it was fashionable under
the name of double ball" 1t was
B played at many famous fetes at Yer
sailles and at the time was essentially
- pastime of the wealthy and the
q great.
4 In 1872 the French fell again under
the spell OF the game, which at that
& period bore the rather startling title
II of 10 diable,' without the temporiz-
d ing modification ''bon"--plain devil in
& all its naked suggestiveness. It's pop
ularity during that revival was confin-
ed to France, for about that time the
4 English were trying to avoid meeting
american ships on the high seas and
had no room for any other game. The
renchman who precivitated the craze
Tor lie diable in 1872 used two sticks,
ID bit Of string connecting the tip OF
each, a bobbin-like affair which he
spun and tossed on the bridge Of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20

49, W ~ sfsts s~ss stA1fs
experiencing much fatigue. Now ca
walk maize easity.
Through these three cases We desire
to make known to tho pNhAic the ei-
ficiency Of your remedy"
Hospital st, John, OF Sc. Johns,
Province Of Quebec.
A later letter received from the sans
Institution reads rs follows:
Three weeks ego wrote 20 tell
you low satisfactory we found
Peruns. We recommend II hi9hly tor
colds, coughs, cat1rrh and neursl9ln.
II have used IL myself rs tonic with
the. best results, taken. M directed, half
., tesspeonlui every half hourY
I Mrs, Eta Booker, Dnndurn. Sash.
N. w. t., Canada, writes:
II suffered with pelvic catarrh until
! wrote to DR.. Hartman, and after tax
ing treatment as no advised. can say.
am now cured Of this most trying
affiiction, for which am truly thank
full. think Peruna the best medicine
for catarrh. never felt better In. my.
life than do ut present.
Peruna not only promptly relieves
coughs and colds in their ilrst stages,
but lie equally prompt and eficient fog
catarrh hal diseases In the chronic stAgo,
| OF course, IL In only reasonable 20
suppose that great deal less medicine
viii be necessary 10 cure slight attack
OF catarrh than would be required 20
relieve tire Ailmenk after IL had been q.
lowed TO bGcOMo eAson3AA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20

Of the game, 1t is possible to make the
holding one stick-the left one-at
the height of the hip and moving the
right stick up and down. In actual
practice this has been found to be al
most impossible. A trial-several OF
them, indeed-convinces the wOuld-be
diabolist that the rules promise too
much. The cone may be started read
lily enough. but prevailing on 1t to
continue to revolve in the same d.
rection with anything approaching
speed is quite different proposition.
The cone persists in revolving in the
opposite direction, or it falls of the
string without any apparent cause for
SO doing, or. perhaps, If it should hap
pen to remain on the string, 1t twists
itself about in the most aggravating
manner.
A Great Future.
When pingpong is recalled the pos
sibilities of the vogue of diabolo prom
Use to be limitless The game is yet
in it's infancy, but the chief skill at
present seems to consist of catching
the bobbin great number of times
without missing 1t. At the moment
the record is held by French youth,
who has caught the bobbin 1907 con-
secutive times in 100 minutes
The throwing and catching OF the
bobbin is an excellent exercise for
girls. One moves about quickly in
playing and adds grace to the figure
by the necessary pastures. The arm
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
THEY NET AFTER MANY YEARS.
Brothers Side by Side in the Work
house Ten Years

house Ten Years.
The following incident actually oc-
Cured at st. Olaves workhouse. Ber-
mondsey. Two old paupers who had
been in the house, one for ten and one
for twelve years, were smoking their
pipes In the exercise yard when the
conversation turned on street which
was then being pulled down.
"Ah," said one. that's the street
where / was born"
WAS you? Why, so was l." said
the other. Where did you nve7"
"My mother kept the little corner
shop when | was boy"
Why, dash it, so did mine!" ex-
claimed the other.
The men stared at each other
Then the men rose, and, gasping.
stared into each others eyes.
Then you must be jack"
And you must be Bill"
And the old men, one seventy and
the other seventy-three, grasped
hands. knowing each other as brothers
for the first time during their ten
years Of fellow paupership.
This is the explanation. Jack, the
elder Brown. went to sea when he
was fife IN, and from that time trOu-
bled his family no more. He couldn't
write, and he didn't find it convent
ent to call in at Bermondsey, as he
was never near it. The second broth
er when he was nineteen enlisted, de-
serted and re-enlisted in false name,
Under the false name he married and
stuck to it, and when he became
pauper he went into the workhouse
In 1t. The brothers had not seen
each other since one was fftce" and
the other twelve. That is hcw they
came to sit side by side, day after
day, in the workhouse for ten years
without the slightest suspicion that
the same mother bore them both.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
Plck-a-Hack IN Mexico.

The qneerest mode OF travel | saw
In all Mexico wars that adopted by a
woman who was on her way to the
doctor. seated complacently In chair
borne upon the back Of man. Some
Mexican women are afraid even OF the
mule cars, while they look upon the
rapidly spinning trolley with such
trembling OF knees they cannot be per-
suaded to put foot upon 1t. Unable to
pay coach hire, they employ the I'm.
man carrier at a few cents for each
trip.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20

movements expand the chest and add
fullness to the bust, accenutuating the
graceful outlines of the waist.
No other game affords such oppor-
tunities for identifying the neck. The
head is continually being thrown back,
bringing into play muscles that ought
to be worked, but seldom are. This
free movement Of the head has a
marked effect on the neck, which be-
comes slender and supple.
Austin E. Harris.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
Week End Soup and Things.

The week end custom Of entertain
ing has brought about a new depart
ure in that to let preparations that
hostesses are expected to furnish for
their men and women guests. Mrs.
or Miss arrives and finds everything
provided in the chamber and bath al
lotted to her. Not only combs and
brushes, but pins OF all shades and
sizes up to an equal variety.
Perfumes, powders for face, mani
cure preparations, brilliantine, bath
and hand soaps Of several kinds. Per
fumed bath bags and waters. denti-
frice In powder and liquid form, lister
inc, camphor spirits.
For men are added shaving creams,
cigarettes and slippers.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
Friday.

Washington. Feb. Is. - Oratory in
the house yesterday gave way to legis-
lation, with the result that material
progress was made in the executive,
legislative and judicial bill. It met
with comparatively smooth sailing un-
til on points of order by Mr.. Macon OF
Arkansas the proposed increases in
salaries of the assistant secretaries of
the several departments were strick-
en- out Mr.. Macon explained his &C
ton by saying that an appropriation
bill was not the place for such legis-
lation.
The senate yesterday gave its atten-
ton to a speech on the Aldrich cur
rency bill by Senator Clay of Georgia.
Mr.. Clay's declarations in favor of the
issuance Of paper money by the gov
eminent provoked controversy be-
tween him and Republican senator's:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
nets Gr,nu on Tne,s Teeth.

A eusiOnsly market stone has been
found ~ GOiebrooite, Devonshire, N,
the middle OF a wheat rick. says tho
London Globe, ana biologists VINO
have seen II express the opinion that.
the markings on the stone was caused
by rats using 1t to grind their teeth,
which otherwise grew 10 an inordinate
length
Some rats haze been known to
starve owing to their teeth getting
too !onr
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
BUSINESS sooMs AGAIN.

Money Il Easy and Merchants Build
up Their Stocks.
Chicago, Feb. 19.-Confidence is re-
turning and there is gradual recov-
ery all over the country from the re-
cent slump in business. Special dis
patches from. all parts of the country
indicate that business is showing more
life. Idle men are finding employment,
money is easier and, most significant
Of all. manufacturers and merchants
are again discounting the future and
building up their stocks.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
WARRANT FOR OFFICIAL.

Charged With Fiourishinq Gun.
Ell Reno, Okla, Feb. ia warrant
was sworn out here yesterday for G.
w. Bellamy, lieutenant governor.
charging him with fourishing revol-
yer during row in the Democratic
county convention here last Saturday.
AS result of the row there was a
split and contesting delegates were
sent to the state convention at Musko-
gee.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
Monday.

MONDAY.
Washington. Feb. 18.-The legisla-
tive. executive and judicial appropria-
ton. bill. one Of the largest supply
measures of the government, was pass
ed by the house yesterday after sew
eral days discussion. The amount
carried by 1t is practically as report
ed by the committee. $32,336.573.
After a brief executive session yes.
terday the senate ordered the doors
closed and for several hours discussed
the Wetherspoon nomination. During
the executive session an agreement
was reached to consider the ocean
mail subsidy bill on Wednesday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-20
Wednesday,.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Ray
ner of Maryland spoke at length in the
senate yesterday on the currency bilL
condemning the present system of
banking in the United States and in
cidentally declaring that the president
by his methods of fighting the en-
croachments of predatory wealth had
done much to intensity the panic
through which the country has recent
ly passed.
The pent-up feelings OF members
on the issues of the day and other
topics were given a chance to be aired
in the house of representatives yester-
day. The opportunity came when the
legislative. executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was taken up and gen.
eral debate for an indefinite period
was begun. As was the case last
week, the tariff question and the presi-
dents message were the principal
themes of discussion.
Thursday.
Washington, Feb 1.-THE senate
yesterday discussed the law govern
ing the reserves OF national banks,
that subject being brought up by Sen
ator Rayner who reverted to contro-
versy over statements he made in the
senate Wednesday when the Aldrich
currency bill was under consideration.
The criminal code bill also was a sub
ject for discussion during couple of
hours
General debate on the legislative
appropriation bill was brought to
close in the house Of representatives
yesterday after session full of inter
est and entertainment. Several
speeches were made on the issues of
the day, the most notable being by
Champ Clark OF Missouri, who COM
msnded the attention of the house for
an hour and half Upon the con-
clusion of his remarks he was &C
corded an ovation by Democrats and
Republicans alike.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-04-17
NOTES.

The Salvation Army is established
in 30 countries and colonies and
breaches the gospel in 81 languages.
How shall We secure a greater at
tendance Of young people at our Sun
day schools?' inquiries an anxious SUI
rerintendent. II everything else fails.
brother, try a box Of fudges, says the
Chicago Tribune.
The her0ines are not ali dead yet
One ofthem returned from Japan last
month. where she bad been a mission
ary for l3 years. She left her two
young children in America when she
went To- teach Christianity 20 the Jap
anose and when she returned they
had grown so that she did not recog
n'ze them as they stood on the pier
waiting for her 70 disembark from the
steamship. II the japanese do not ap-
preciate the sacrifice that she has
made for their sake. remarks Youths
Companion. all mothers will under
stand how great It was.
Agnes Paynter and Nellie VI. Bry-
ant. missionaries IN Ceylon. write:
one OF the objects worshiped on Ko-
matt Lanke island was a huge. high
post. with a few punches Of corn tied
at the top"
The convention OF the Presbyterian
brotherhood Of America viii be held
I'm Cincinnati, November u 10 a.
There will be an exchange OF practi-
cal information about the work sue
cessful organizations are doing.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-04-17
WHO CAN BLAME HzR2
Parmelia Loved Him Well but What
Could She Dor

They sat in The parior
Also in the eloamlng Parmelia
loved him wclli but the old man had
warned her against running up the
gas Dill.
Any s'fl VINO knows n9" Io iaHe ap-
.aniate OF The cleaning can save ner
dad quarter Per night ana not nah
Try.
The windows were np ana ine May
Dree]es swept INTO me iooH' ",a'-
.ns upon l.eir "lnss me oo''7 o. '"n'
1e'ioiis anu '"'nip .o N''7''''- .''' '
nance oil ule SITUATION
Ihey sat opposite caon o'nei--i' .ii'
meiia and Charies-ani he naa To-
stretch his arm To the ut.efmost io
take and hold her hand. After an
hour OF SO she observed MIN "iie tAe
beads OF perspHaiion from .'s Ne''el
oIo"' anu sue ii'i'.'''
1harile' deaF a'eA loi '..-''
your arm VIII get p"Ia., zen "''''n5
it out so long
lie replied taat DE WASH C. ana tl"l
he would hold It out thus Tor year
for her sake. The nomosknli never
took the hint TO move up closer
There was another long period Of
silence. during which the walls oi
tired children and sieepless cats came
10 the lovers from aiar. Then the
maiden whispered.
Charlie. are you over thcrc.'
Yves love-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-04-17

I|"N IN INANAs
Uganda mission In Ugan-
do. and men went forth 10 lay down
their lives in the land Of Livingstone
DO was not only the fever that killed
them Uganda had extraordinary ira
gelies Among the rest was The death
of The missionary. Bishop Harrington.
who was murdered by an African chief
hy command OF the wicked King
Nwanea.
Mwanea was The son OF the king
nho first greeted the missionaries In
l>fl Miesa. the father. bade them
hearty welcome. and was very deslr-
GUS TO know whether they had brought
The Book" with them. But his friend.
dip was tickle; and the son who sue
ccadcd him was both a worse man
ihan his father and a weaker one;
and under his reign the missionaries
were often in peril Of their lives, and
some of them, Ike Harrington, met
mariyrdom
DO was a most discouraging sequel
to the welcome accorded the mission
aries by Mwanea's father. and there
were those in England who proposed
t0 give up the mission altogether BY
that time Mackay was there. and by
his courage and tenacity and the faith.
iul devotion of others the mission con-
dnued.
The son Of the king who welcomed
the missionaries became the murderer
OF the missionaries But he too. had
a son. In 1855 Harrington was muir
deged. Twenty-one years later. in
1906 the son Of Harrington baptized
Che present king, son of the man who
murdered his father Here. surely.
was an example Of poetic Justice. and
proof Of the value Of holding on.
Religion. says theh Youths Compan-
ion. has a firm hold in Uganda today.
and thousands attend worship every
sunday. Those who endured the per
scutions Of 20 years ago rejoice that
times have changed
The life OF Harrington was not
thrown away. Men die. but the work
lives There IS a verse in the Psalms
which is full of promise for genera.
ons that have reached the limit Of
their upward progress. Instead Of
thy fathers shall De thy children.
whom thou mayest make princes IN
aIl the EARTH"