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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19

Senator Bacon, whose committee
room Is next to that of Senator Till
man. has secretary named Boiffelet.
A French name he has, but he is an
American and well known citizen of
Georgia. Senator Tiilman was intro
duced to him the other day. but when
they met again the senator could not
remember the way the name was pro-
nounced
Here, you Frenchman, you., he
said. Il can't pronounce your name.
I'll just call you Buffalo,"
Pointing to the name over Senator
Tillman's room. which is about the
only thing which reminds either SEN
Sator Tillman or any one else OF the
name Of the committee of which he Is
chairman, Mr.. Boilfelet asked:
us it because you are the chairman
OF the committee on the Five Civilized
Tribes that you think of buffalog'
And the two went down to lunch to-
gether, with the meal ticket on the
senator New York Times
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19

gestive apparatus that NJ doing Its full
duty. getting every particle of vitality
out Of all food hy transferring it to the
bowels IN = perfectly digested state
this above nil else brings health"
Mr. A. G. Brock. cher OF the Brock
Restaurant. Market District. Boston.
Mass, who In stannch believer iii Mr..
Cooper's theory and medicine. has this
70 say: II had chronic Indigestion for
over three years. suffered terribly.
aud lost about thirty pounds. was 4
physical wreck when | started this
Cooper medicine, a month or so ago.
Today | arm as well al 1 ever was in
my life. i am no longer nervous, my
food does not distress me In the least.
and have splendid appetite. am
gaining flesh very rapidly--in fact, at
the rate Of pound day. | would
not believe any medicine on earth
could have done for me what this has
done. 1t Is q remarkable preparation
and Mr.. Cooper deserves all his sue
cess"
We recommend the Cooper prepara-
lions ~ being remarkable medicines.
WIN. j. Comfy & Son.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
Japan's Small TURNS.

While we fight with the full strength
ana value OF the latest accouterments
OF war, the Makaki fight with com.
pleteness Of information and skill. per.
sonal sacrifice and smile as inner.
turbable aud unreadable as that of his
own Dai-butsu at Kamakura, writes
eugene Francis In Army ana Navy
Lille, The Makaki soldier Is not waste.
ful Of anything, not even Of his cour.
age Ills valor Is splendid and dis.
Greet. He does not "bare his breast
20 the enemy's shrapnel when nothine
- 70 be gained by 1t. Rather he gets
under cover. thereby preserving his
iife and services for his emperor. And
IN just such a moment Of enforced in.
action you would ind him intently
studying the eneiny's game. Just SO il
ms Imperial head studying today the
gigantic chances Of game with ns
and u the scbemIng diplomatic way 81
Japan " playing out small trunps Il
locate The position, III the bowers.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
PEOPLE OF THE DAY

Whether founded on competen.
knowledge or not, the recently publish.
ed criticism of our battieships has at
.fracted wide attention both In and our
Of naval circles. Henry Renterdahl.
author OF the criticism. il a marine
artist and claims to be an expert IN
warship construction. He maintains
that our battleships are not sufficiently
protected by armor above the water
line. that the location Of the magazines
" source OF danger and that the guns
are set too low
Mr. Reuterdahi il a native OF Sweden
and Is thIstytseyen years old. He be
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
THE SPORTING WORLD.

tits claimed that the Lima TO-, track
managers will make an effort to gel
In the grand circuit next season
Jockey Herman Radtke viii ride In
Russia the coming season. Radtkes
Russian employer Is Michael De Laz,
erelI.
Kid Gleason win be q member OF the
Philadelphia National leagne team
again The Kid has been twenty -one
Years in professional baseball. He
started In Scranton In 1887.
It has been decided by the stewards
% the Intercollegiate Rowing associa-
tion to ak Saturday, June n, as the
date for this years intercollegiate re.
gatta AZ Poughkeepsie, This Is the first
time In several years that Saturday
has been chosen as the day for the
races.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
Infant prcdin;o ].


indin lays claim To TWO boys who. II
the report be trt,e. are real prodigles'
A bcnarcs native newspaper says
4 When The elder wax two years III are,
ne acquired tlle alplabets III several
languaRrs almost unulsled ANA by hts
NTH year got by heart the whole of
tne grent grnmriar Oh ranini together
with several English. Sanskrit. Tin.
doc md BengalI books. Isy his sixth
year le WINS able To write Il round
hand md soIve problems Of arithmetic.
NOW. ~ his seventh year, he hns taken
~, the VOW III nm ancient Rrnhmar-
charm after being invested with the
sfan xone. urn. threads ana black IN.
telopc skin and " Studying The vcdas.
The other boy. bis YOUNGER brother.
now shout four years old. lii able to
read books a sanskrit, Bengali ana
Hindi with ease ana can comnit Is
memory Any passase On hearing ii
once Or twice.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
NEW YORK CITY.

II is estimated that New York per.
sons have paid $4,000 for dogs during
the last year.
During the present rear there will be
about $500 900 invested daily In land
and new homes IN New York city.
A careful estimate shows that the
buildings and land on Manhattan Is
land from the Battery to Central park
are worth $1,000 .O00. 900
4 New York lover of the drama and
admirer OF Shakespeare wants TO know
why the city has no theater named aft
er the bard or after Stratford -on- Avon
New York Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19

warfare a. prescribed the captain had
" 30 100 miles out To sen. a council
WAS held and the sailing course de-
teFminesi. The captain reasoned TINT
Az returning he would NJ over Georges
hunks ],
MA shah surely nnd \ thick fog
there MA can htde Ia it.r III mid.
me enony's squadron reached the
shoala AZ night. ana the captain was
disappointed IL Hnding the clcarest
moonlight az III Nth Nd service. sud
denly two streaks " Light shot over
the horizon.
They've found ID. ana VI arc done
torr exclaimed shlpmate who VA
with ~ captain III tho bridge. 4
" tmply TN lights d Cape Ann. Y
Said 1he captain
n INN hourS latsr sonethine kreen
MI eesn II III di1tancs, snenklnr
xl0nG the water. 4 Wss ! shin With
A1nlirnl HIxgInDon. Mho commanded
yp ogex III d6koIine, NH ~ onerSy.
J. Arll11ad " Captain pil.hssy. -
s**s7 q Is 81 y .eSs 60 S. -
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
BASEBALL IN AUSTRALIA.
Cricketers Take Up American National
Game In Winter.

Baseball has made rapid strides ir
Australia Unlike AMERICA and Eng
land, the game is Played during the
winter months. which correspond with
our summer season. Several of the
prominent Australian cricketeis have
taken up the sport, some because they
have grown fond of it and others be
cause it keeps them in condition dur.
ing the winter and is not as dangerous
as football, which is the popular win
ter pastime
Since the visit of the Spalding teams
in the eighties the game has made
steady progress, and the prejudice
which then existed has been over
come. A number of teams have been
organized in the suburbs of Sydney
and Melbourne, and a series of games
is played annually. The championship
is decided by O series of three games,
alternately In Sydney and Melbourne.
The first of these interstate series was
In 1902 and has been won each year by
New South Wales
The fielding of the players is uni
formly good. but the batting is poor.
The antipodeans have not as yet mas
tered the American baseball bat and
full pitched ball. but they are fast
overcoming this defect. and in /, recent
game for the interstate championship
the teams played seventeen inning
game with the score Of II to 8. To
encourage the sport Admiral Sir Har-
~ RaWson, governor of New South
Wales, donated silver cup to be COM
peted for as a championship trophy
between the two states. New York
Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
0revities
THE HALL OF FAME.

lillian Lawrence 0f Shefield. Conn,
GNed sayenty-six. has taken as his
elshth wife Mias sarah Laird. aged
sixteen.
Bishop George worthingfon Of the
n Episc0pAI diocese of Nebraska and
Aars. Worthington are spending tile
Infer ~ Nice.
Count Quadt, who was al one time
0Fst secretary of the German embassy
III Washington and lately consul gem
erAI AZ Calcutta. has been appointed
German minister 70 Persia.
Lamar Jackson, fuli bioosled rhoc.
taw Indian or At0ka. Okla. has been
appoIntcd ID i cadetship III the United
States Military academy al West Point
by Congressman Charles n. Carter az
Oklahoma.
General I'M Torrance of Mlnneapo.
IA. former commander In chief cf
fhe GRIND Army Of the Republic. sent
mn a IN Alabama Home For Confed-
etate Xetefans ~ Christmas gift to
~ lsmates.
Fr9nk 4. Vert former mayor Of
Nolley. Kan. -four feet nix inch
Wol0hk nfnety mine pounds, re-
! 1lxtd Mn Nannie Patterson
o0r ~ fonr Inches high.
& nine pounds.
IXl q f,clfast Il probably the
hak&r n Actlre business ID
l71e n m hns heon III the business
0E&f H{xtF wears Mr. Elrwx q nivf,tp
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
The Now NAVIGATION Chief.

Captain John f. Pillsbury, U. s. n,
who succeeded Rear Admiral Brown
son as chief OF bureau of navigation
has had wide experience in various
branches Of naval work He is native
Of Massachusetts and a graduate OF the
United States Naval academy. For ten
years he was attached to the coast sur
vey and performed work of great
value.
Captain Pillsbury tells vivid story
Of Georges banks. 1T was during his
cruise in command of the enemy
squadron" Off the New England coast
some six years ago. BY the rules OF
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Jessie BuSIey was married lately 10
her stage manager Ernest 10y.
Naf &. Goodwin's new play Is called
Tile Master Hand and deals with
Wall street.
Richard Strauss says his new opera
Electra Will not be produced before
November. 1900
Rose Stahl's leading man. wilfred
Lucas. has written a japanese play
called The Children Of Japan
Ernest I.awford win have one OF the
principal parts In William Gillette's
new play. sThat AFFAIR at Boyd's."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19

gan his artistic career as o scene
painter in his native land, later taking
this country to illustrate the Chicago
exposition for European magazines and
liked il so well that he remained 1t is
said that Reuterdahl has been on ships
of nil navics as an illustrator and that
he has also made study Of naval
architecture. At present he Is CORE
spondent on board the Minnesota in
Admiral Evans feet.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-19

The resolute parent stood with the
uplifted slipper
Johnny, he said sternly. .sthis
hurts me moro than II does YOU
Aud for once the resolute parent was
right The slipper was two sizes too
small FOR him. and be had six corns
aud bunion. Chicago News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17
A FRENCH WEDDING
IT IS ALWAYS IAN IMPORTANT
AFFAIR In FRANCE.
Especially Pretty Sight in the
Country Districts Including a
Walk Along the Dusty Highroad-,
Long Programme Carried Out.

Sometimes a country wedding
passed, and that was always a pretty
sight. A marriage is always an i'm
portant affair in France In ever!
class of life. There are long DIS.
cussions with all the members OF
the two families. The cure, the
notary, the patron or the young man
and there are as many negotiations
and agreements in the most humble
families as in the grand monde o.
the Faubourg st. GERMAN. Almost
all French parents give a dot O.
some kind to their children, anu
whatever the sum is, either five hun
dred francs or two thousand, Ii is
always scrupulously paid over to the
notary, The weddiDg-day is o LONG
one. After the religious ceremony
In the church. ali the wedding party
members Of the two families AMI
a certain number OF friends ad
Journ to the hotel OF the little town
for breakfast, which is long and
most abundant Then comes the
GROWING glory of the day--a coun
try walk along the dusty figflroad TO
some wood or meadow where they
can spend the whole afternoon. 1t
is pretty to see the little procession
uudging along the bride in all her
wedding garments, white dress, white
shoes, wreath, and veil; the grooil
in dress coat, top-hat, white crayat
and waiGtcoat, with a whiteribbOn
bow on his sleeve. Almost all tho
girls and young women are dressed
in white or light colors; the mothers
and grandmoters Cthe whole family
turns OUT In black, with flowers in
their bonnets. There is usually q
fiddler walking. ahead making most
remarkable se,nds on his old crack
ed instrumetitsH and the younger
members of the party take an occas-
ional Gallop along the road. They
are generally very gay; there is mucA
laughing, and, from time to time. a
terry to me how the bride keeps her
dress and petticoat SO clean, bat she
does. with that extraordinary knack
all Frenchwomen seem to have of
holding up their skirts. They pass
cd often under the wall OF the chat
eau, for a fayorite resting-place was
In our woods at the entrance of the
alice verte, where II widens out 4
little; the moss makes beautiful
soft carpet, and the big trees give
perfect Shade We heard sounds OF
merriment one day when we were
passing and we stopped to look on,
from behind the bushes. where We
couldn't be seen From Chateau
and Country Life in France.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17
MOUNDS, I'LL.
May 16. 1908.

| May 10, l9U6,
A colored fellow by the name OF
King was shot in the nip Friday night
The scrap occurred in the railroad
| yards.
The strawberry social at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. &, w. Gum of Villa
Ridge, has been postponed.
The Y NJ. C. A. band gave another
of their open air concerts Friday
evening on the railroad lawn. The
boys are doing well and the public
greatly enjoy the musical treats.
Mr. and Mrs. John McInturf. came
clear of the charge OF burning theil
home east of villa Ridge It was a
clear case of malicious prosecution.
Our farmers have their hands full
just now trying to keep up with the
berry crop and plant corn at the
same time.
Mr.. Richard Roche of Villa Ridge
was in Mounds on business Saturday
The vote on the court house site
for Mounds win occur this fall
DR.. H. w. Brown returned Friday
from a visit to his old home at Ell.
dorado.
Congressman n B. Thistewood has
secured $4,000 for the purpose of
fencing the government road.
Contractor j. W. buckle of Villa
Ridge, was in on business Friday. He
has closed the contract with tie
building committee of the !. o. O. f.
lodge at that place to rebuild the nah
and store room that was destroyed by
ing will be of brick and much larger
than the old one. The plans and
specifications are now in the hands
of the contractor aud part of the ma
terial is already on the ground. The
consideration is $4,445.50
Instead of eight saloons we are to
have built in our midst this summer
a mammoth sugar distributing plant.
1t will be the largest one in the
world and something on the plan of
the banana plant, the Central Ice com
pany ard f. G. Britton dairy farm.
The Mounds throws the line for big
fish and no minnows need nibble.
Mrs. Joseph S. Ollie of Villa Ridge,
died at the home OF her daughter.
Mrs. Effie Puddyfat OF Pine Bluff,
Ark, on Thursday evenin of May A.,
1903. She had suffered some time,
from rheumatism and lastly from
paralysis. Mrs. Ollie was born and
raised in this community and has al
host of relatives and friends through
OFT the county who will he grieved
10 hear of her death, The remains
are expected to arrive Saturday M
terment at Villa Ridge sun'iov-
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17

Of personal taste. A delicious little
French model is the one shown here
ecntrived of baby crochet lace,
mounted over very soft silk yelled
With chiffon. The coat is short
WASTED with suggestion of girdla
Hone in taffetas. decorated with tiny
buttons. r.
ctrappings of the taffeta appear
about the sleeves ana shoulders aDi
the silk also forms little postilliona
at the back that are finished in long
points from which depend heavy
white silk tassels.
The coat is worn over graceful
skirt of silk crepe de Chine. tucked
and insert with bands of baby cro-
chet. While the skirt and coat ara
made en- suite each can be worn In
dependently and any lace less ex.
pensive that baby crochet can be
used to duplicate this very smart
model.
The hat is ornamented with a sin
gle plume and a bard of silk at the
base of the crown, secured with a
fancy hatpin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17
BIRDS POINT, MO.

May 16, 1908.

May 10, 1903.
Miss Alice Spencer was Cairo
shopper "Wednesday.
j. ID. Byren, of Cary Bird, went to
Benton, Mo, Wednesday, to attend
the funeral of his mother.
We notice that our iceman is hay.
ing some alterations made in the lee
house and will soon be in position to
accommodate his customers.
Mrs. Essie Freeman. of Evansville.
Ind. Is spending a, few days with
friends and relatives here, this week.
Mr. William Ross of WickHne Ky.
was transactinG business in our town
Thursday.
The ball game between the locals
and Birds iMn, here Sunday last. re-.
suited in victory for the home team
The icemans team ran away Thurs
day evening. but was stopped in time
to prevent much damage being done.
Mr.. Jabe Garrison. of Charleston,
was visiting his sister Mrs. James
Poulter, of this place Thursday.
The continued, high water is caus
ing serious delay to a great many nf
ns,... "'ei niefa, IA eVctrnS uneif crops
planted
Mr.. J. w, Herring the champion
wheat raiser of this vicinity, says he
has a good prospect of a better yield
This year than last. His average acre
age last year was thirty-two bushels.
which is exceptionally good, and if he
goest it better this year we think he
deserves the blue ribbon
Little Miss Mozella Clair. who Is
attending school IN Oran, Mo, is homo
for few days visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clair.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17
Whiskey
Caused Misery
Strong Drink Had Almost Driven His
Wife and Children to Dispair-
Tells How He Was Cured
of Drink


| want to thank you for the great
/ benefit | have derived from youi
treatment not only for myself. bu,
especially has it benefited my fam
! lily and friends They seem delighted
to know l have given up the use If
the most destructive thing to the
| human family
have no desire for Intoxicating
drinks of any kind aud believe my
cure is permanent
! | had been a hard drinker for more
than 30 years and had lost my for.
tune and came near losing my life
and friends; and had almost driven
/ my wife and children to despair.
Since my experience as a drinking
man and since my experience since
taking the treatment / would most
certainly advise any one who drinks
to excess to take your treatment. and
that they do not delay doing so until
it is too late. g
If you think this letter or any part
of II would serve you. or aid some I'M
fortunate in taking the treatment
you are at perfect Liberty to use It.
With best wishes for your CON
tinued success, and the prosperity q
the Sanatorium. | am
Your friend and best wisher
Oxford Miss. w II. BROWNING
Prices for Hypodermic or Internal
Home Treatment for Drug Additions
will be furnished on application. with
a free sample treatment. charges pre-
paid.
Booklets on Drug Additions,
Drunkenness and Tobacco and Cigar
cite Habits. containing testimonials.
etc, sent sealed under plain cover.
Correspondence confidential. Address
Charles B. James. or James sara
forum. 1873 Poplar Avenue. Dept. %.
Memphis. Tenn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGaBORS /:

, hes. themt They have with them this
time organ chimes and marimba
phones consequently their perform
ance will be better than ever. There
| will be no exercises at the tent Sun
day morning but IN the evening Ii
will be open to all with no admission
but collection will be taken for the
cause.
Following is the program of the
Lovejoy High school which occurred
at the opera house Thursday evening:
Instrumental selection Mrs n. C.
Ware; Invocation, Rev. Geo. 7. Shaw;
Piano Solo, Eric Bolen; Grafton,
The Evils of Child Labor" Mabel
w. Sewen; Recitation, Elizabeth
Lindsay Vocal Solo, Miss Rosa
Thompson; Grafton Our Country's
Perils,' Savannah Chambers; Decla-
nation, u, S. Donaldson: Piano
Solo, Daniel Parrish; Grafton, Paul
Lawrence Dunbar" Florence Talley;
instrumental Duet, Corressa McCray
and lnez Meeks; Address, Rev James
Davies; Vocal Solo, Miss Verna
Price; Presentation OF Diplomas, L.
G. Castor; Benediction, Rev c.. A.
Moore The class colors were
lavender and white, and motto PRO
Patra ct Recto"
Mrs, Mary Friganza is seriously i'll
lat her home on Third and Poplar
streets.
Mr., VIM, Harley is quite i'll at his
home on Fifth street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17
FllIinu a Lamp.

Reservoirs Of oil lamps should never
be filled to the brim, as oil expands
when heated. and the overflow is apt
to eXude, causing smell of paranin.
while to prevent the oil from flowing
over the edge of the burner after
the lamp has been filed the wick.
after cleaning. should be turned down
below the level of the burner until It
is required to light it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17
Travels Of an EnaIIsh Postmistress.

Miss Trimmingham, postmisress
and letter carrier Of FtshIake, near
Doncaster, England has been post.
man for 81 years. and in charge OF
the post office for 20 years Her jour
neys total 6.ls6 miles in Il months
During The whole of the time she has
been off duty for only seven days, and
has walked over 100000 miles
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17
EStravanance.

7 heard . story lately OF highland
er who had been persuaded to buy a
ticket for a rattle Ha won the first
prize. a bicycle. but on being told
Of his good fortune instead OF hugging
himself with delight he said: "Weel.
that's Just ma luck buying two tickets
whau yin wad "A dome It's Just a
saxpence wasted. Dundee Peoples
Journal.