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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
Beating the Spectator

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
A man whose garb and hearing be-
tokened the stranger within our gates
stood cycling the posters in front of
vaudeville house a night or two ago,
while about him buZZed half a dozen
ticket spectators, each of whom in
sistently declared that he had the
best seats in the house at only a
slight advance" The stranger at first
paid no attention to their entreaties to
buy apparently being content to take
the autographed and photographed en-
tertainment of the sidewalk in lieu of
what was offered inside. Finally, after
the most active of the spectators had
thrust a package. of tickets under his
nose half a dozen times, the man turned
to him and said quietly that he could
get the seats he wanted at the box
Office without paying any extra fees.
"Oh, you can, can your" impudently
shouted the speculator.
Il can" said the man.
The ticket Spectator laughed boist-
erOusly. You're from the country,
amt you?" he remarked Il guess you
don't know that it's a sellout here every
night"
Maybe So" said the other, still un-
ruffled, but / can get the tickets /
want at the box office"
See here" said the ticket specula-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28

tor, I'll bet you IS you can't" with
which he flashed bill.
We'll, l hate to take your money ON
sure thing" said the stranger. but
IL you insist-well, here's my SIS, and
1t says that l can get the seats / want
at the box office without paying any
advance"
A respectful looking stander-by was
made stakeholder, with a couple OF,
brother ticket spectators on hand tor
see that he did not decamp. Then the
stranger and the ticket Spectator who,
had laid the bet walked together to-
the box office.
Give me two orchestra seats for q,
week from next Monday night" said,
the stranger, putting a dollar on the
ledge. The tickets were promptly
handed out.
See here" the Spectator began to
sputter. Il said for tonight amt CO.
ing to be done-I-I-I-"
But the crowd around the theater en-
trance was giving him the laugh, for
the stakeholder had heard the whole
argument, and didn't hesitate a minute
about handing over the money to the
winner, the man who had said that no
could get tickets that he wanted, and
who, Of course, hadn't specified any
particular evening on which he In
tended to come to the theater.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
CHICAGO MINISTER IS
HURT IN BELFAST FIRE
Rev. ]. w. McCaughan and
Wife Seriously Injured in
Burning Hotel.

Belfast, Ireland. July 2S.-Fire swept
through the Calvin hotel today burn
ing to death three employees, while sew
eral guests received frightful injuries.
Five of the guests were dangerously
burned and others are in a serious
condition.
Among those surviving who suffered
most were the Rev. William John Nc
Caughan, for nine years pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church of Chicago
and his wife.
The McCaughans were caught on an
upper floor, and in attempting to find
an exit through the hall, were terribly
burned. Their escape through the us
ual exits being cut off by the flames,
the minister and his wife finally threw
themselves from an upper window.
Both struck the pavement with great
force, and when they were removed
to a hospital it was found that the
skulls Of both had been fractured The
condition of the two is critical.
DR.. McCaughan resigned his pastor
ate in chicago in May, 1907, to become
pastor Of the May street Congregational
church in this city.
The fire burned out the interior Of
the hotel. The flames spread so rap
idly that the three employees had no
opportunity to escape from the build
ing and many Of the guests were COM
PEELED to jump or drop fro mthe WIN
doWs Of their rooms. Several received
serious injuries.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
HOTTEST NIGHT OF
YEAR IN new YORK
Relief for Sweltering City Is
Said, However, to Be in
Early Prospect.

New York, July 2S.-Although five
deaths attributed to the heat were early
reported measurable relief for heat
stricken New Workers. was in sight to-
DAY after night which was the sea-
sons hottest, its discomforts tempered
only by occasional fitful breezes. At s
o'clock the official thermometer stood
at so degrees, one degree higher than
yesterday at that hour, but at that the
air was much dryer with a humidity
Of only 81 per cent and a smashing
breeze OF p miles velocity was blow
ing.
Residents of the crowded sections
enervated by the persistent torrid city
were in poor shape however to stand
even the moderated conditions of the
day and as the morning advanced heat
prostration cases were frequently re-
ported.
Infantile mortality during the heated
period has been high, but health Of
ticials are quoted today as believing
the worst is over for the babies The
death rate among them shows a de-
crease despite the hotter weather
Those who weathered the previous
prolonged heated periods will be pretty
well able to survive this one, DIR. Gull
foy, statistician OF the health depart
ment, thinks.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
One Way of Love.

All June bound the rose in sheaves,
Now, rose by rose, / strip the leaves
And strew them where Pauline may pass,
She will not turn aside? Alas!
Let them lie. Suppose they die?
The chance was they might take her eye.
How many a month l strove to suit
These stubborn fingers to the lutte!
Today l venture all know
She will not hear my music? Sol
Break the string; fold musics wing;
Suppose Pauline had babe me sing!
My whole life long learned to love
This hour my utmost art prove
And speak my passion-heaven or hell?
She will not give me heaven? IT'S well!
Lose who may--I still can say,
Those who in heaven, blest are they!
Browning.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
1T CAME TO PASS
BY DR.. J. O. STEVENSON, IN THE WATERLOO COURIER.

ural or unusual about the second OF
time which marked the end of one year
and the beginning of the other This
is the universal rule of change. Ii In
evolutionary, never revolutionary, al
though it may sometimes seem to be
so.
1t is very important for religiously
inclined minds to understand this
Three times within the past so years
prophets have arisen after the type or
William Miller OF Massachusetts, pre-
dieting an immediate and catastrophe
end Of the world, accompanied by a
spectacular second coming of Jesus
Christ, misleading large numbers or
men and women into a graveyard
preparation for the event.
The word world" in the bible means
the social organization of men and
women more frequently than the geo.
logical globe on which we live. In the
sense that all things come TO pass new
er to stay ii is true that the end or
the world is at hand all the time, but 1t
is not true at any time that any world
wide catastrophe is at hand, for all
changes are gradual and evolutionaL
When the globe shall end, Ii Will end
into a beginning that is better and
higher than anything we have ever yet
seen. When the present society of men
and women shall end, II will end into
! the beginning Of a better society than
| the world mas ever yet KNOWN lhlS IL
| the meaning of the new heavens and,
the new earth" foretold in Revelation:
| this is the meaning of the second COM
| ing Of Christ. SO far as the social
world is concerned II has come to an
end several times since the birth and
death OF Christ and Christ has come
again in revival after revival many q
| time.
! Life also comes to pass but not to
stay, and the world came to an end for
! William Miller 60 years ago 1t has
| come to an end for many of our rela-
tives and friends; 1t win come to an
end for all of us, and that very soon-
! If analogy teaches us anything IL
| teaches us that the end of this life Is
| but the beginning of another life. Just
as the different methods of lighting.
| travel, communication, transportation.
| pass into each other; just as the end
OF 1908 is the beginning of 1909; just
so the end OF this life is the beginning
of the next, and the passing away from
| the world that now is entering upon the
| new heavens and the new earth that
| is to be. As to the joys and sorrows
that await us in 1909; as to the life
! that is now ours and the world that we
now see, 1t is well to remember that
they have come TO pass and to all who
steer their course Alright, the passing
away Is always into nobler and better
conditions of a nobler, better and high
! er life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28

The year 1908 came to pass, but not
to stay; 1909 has come to pass also,
not to stay. All things come to pass,
nothing comes to stay. AS means of
lighting up the night the candle and the
kerosene lamp have almost passed COM
pletely away, the gas light even is pass
Ing, few new public buildings depend
on gas, newer cities do not light their
streets with gas; the electric light is
coming into general use, but let no one
think that even electricity has come to
stay. for It also has come to pass. AS
a mode of travel the stage coach is a
curiosity, the steam propelled train
sees its finish in the electric car, and
all carts buggies, carriages and horse
cOnVeyanCes are doomed to pass in ia
vor of motor cars, buses and mobile.
Has the automobile come to stay or to
pass? Ask the aeroplane fitting across
the sky. Dugout has been followed by
canoe, canoe by boat, boat by schooner,
schooner by steamship, nor have the
great floating hotels come to stay. They
too have come to pass.
Turn to industry and see that the
competitive system Of individual Oper-
atives has passed away. Nor has the
cooperative system of corporation and
trust any assured permanency. Social
ism, cooperative and machine owned
labor points to something possibly bet
ter. 1t doth not yet appear what 1t
shall be, but ii will be something bet
ter than a system which enables capt.
tai to laugh at $29.000,000 fine while
labor receives the open prison for a
technical contempt OF court In war
the bow and arrow the arQuebuss, the
sword and battle axe, the old flint lock,
the muzzle loader and bayonet have all
come to pass. The monster cannon
that shoots miles and the massive bat
tleship, yea even war itself has come
| not to stay forever but to pass, and the
dawn OF universal peace draws nearer
each Christmas day.
In our means of communication we
| see the reign of the same principle of
| eternal change. The stylus and the
| tablet gave way to the pen and paper
| writing to printing, pen to typewriter
| and tyre setter to linotype. and these
| too shall in time give way to something
| speedier, easier and better. The letter
| carrier was succeeded by the telegraph
| the telegraph by the telephone, and now
| we are moving on to wireless telegra -
| ply and telephony. The whole round
| globe will soon become a whispering
| gallery.
If we look into all these changes
! carefully we will see that the end OF
one is the beginning Of the other; 1905
! ended at midnight, and the minute that
marked the end of 1908 was followed by
the minute that marked the beginning
of 1909, nor was there anything unnat-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
PRINCESS IS ADMIRER
OF BACHELOR BISHOP
Pays Weekly Visits to Palace,
Where Her Hero Has Been
Besieged.

London, July 28.-The Right Rev. Ar
thur Foley Winnington-Ingra the bach
elor Bishop of London, has so long been
almost besieged at Fulham palace by
women, young, middle aged ana old,
anxious to seek spiritual and temporal
advice or to proffer assistance as work
ers' in the diocese, that he has become
absolutely case hardened.
His latest admirer is the Princess
Louise Of Schlesw1g- Holstein, the daugh-
ter of Princess Christian. The princess
married some years ago a German prince
-Arbert of Anhalt-but the marriage
proved disastrous, and was annulled. The
princess returned to England, and has
remained with her mother ever since. She
pays almost weekly visits to Fulham pal
ace, and, as she is member Of the royal
family, the embarrassed secretaries and
chaplains cannot very well tell her to call
another day"
The princess Is much interested in "sluno
work" and does a great deal Of good in a
quiet way, and the bishop is her hero Just
as he is the hero OF thousands of infatu-
ated women who keep his photograph en-,
shrined on their chimney pieces
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
SONS OE ST. GEORGE.
FAILS IN DEATH PACT,
Gets LIFE SENTENCE
Alabama Man Kills Himself by
Aforementioned
Does Not.

Birmingham, Ala, July $50 far
as known the only man in the United
States who is serving a life sentence
in the penitentiary for failing to keep
a compact with a fellow man to kill
himself is Kebe McMahan, who has
Just been sentenced to the Alabama
state prison for 80 years by the SUI
preme court of this state.
McMahan and his friend, BENJAMIN
Travis, who lived near Gadsden, in
this state, were in love with the same
woman. They were going to a dance
one night, travelling by private convey
ance, and agreed to settle the rivalry
by killing themselves. McMahan says
both Of them had been drinking and
that he had no idea his friend was in
earnest when he made the compact.
Shortly after the agreement was
reached the horse ran away and Travis
fell out. After travelling half a mile
in the runaway, McMahan went back
and found his friend had shot himself
according to agreement.
McMahan's courage failed him and
he did not carry out his part of the
compact. He was arrested and tried
in the county court, was convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary for 80
years on the charge of numbering
Travis. The case was appealed to the
supreme court, which has just ruled
that in entering into a compact for
suicide McMahan was guilty of muir
der in the first degree, and the deci-
sion of the lower court was confirmed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
SUN TEST FOR BLONDE
AND BRUNETTE MEN

Washington, July 2S. - Weather
blondes or brunets will stand better
the actinic rays of the tropical sun
is being made the subject Of an inves-
tigatiOn by the war department.
New commands going to the Philip
pines have been ordered to keep de
tailed health records of an equal num-
Der of blondes and brunets in the en-
listed ranks for the benefit of the army
board on tropical diseases.
A complexion study is to be made of
the sick in hospitals and data will be
gathered from the soldiers invalid
homes, all bearing on the correctness
OF the theory that persons Of dark
complexion show less the effect of the
sun in a hot climate than do their
lighter companions.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
OKLAHOMA CITY SHOWS
AN ENORMOUS GROWTH

Washington, July 2S.--Oklahama City
to which Governor Haskell moved the
capital of Oklahoma from Guthrie, has
had the remarkable growth OF almost
$40 per cent in 10 years, according to
figures enumera ted in the 18th census,
which were made public by Director
Durald, Of the census bureau, yester-
day. The present population is GA ,205,
an increase of 54,16S since 1900 and an
increase of 91,753, or 97.s per cent since
1907, when a special census showed 3d.
ASP
Oklahoma county, in which Oklahoma
City is located, increased from 25, 915 in
1900 and $3.50 in 1907 to 1922 in 1910.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
HEALTH BOARD GETS
HAMS MADE OF WOOD
Druggist Complains of Bad
Odor From Them-Joke Is
Him.

East Orange, N. J., July 2S.--Max
Rose had a butcher shop here. Max
went away, leaving in the deserted
shop a lot of canvassed hams swinging
in the window as an advertisement
John Smith, a druggist, after a few
days, complained to the health board
that the hams were emitting an odor
that was not only offensive, but dan
gerous. Neighbors joined in the COM
plant.
The authorities burst In the door Of
the shop and, with clothespins on their
noses, seized the hams and ripped off
the canvass covering The hams were
Eastwood.
Druggist Smith is advertising a large
stock Of disinfectants at a discount
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
SHOT THROUGH PIPE,
HE SWIMS ASHORE

Washington, July 28.-Shot through
300 feet of 20-inCh drain pipe in a
column of water at high pressure. a
labOrer on the Gatun dam on the Pana-
ma canal lived to tell the tale. Juan
Antolin was the human projectile,
according to the report made to the
canal commission. From a floating
PLATFORM where he was keeping rubbish
in hydraulic fill from clogging the
drain, he fell into the pool and was
sucked into the pipe. His companions
rushed to the outlet, but AntOlin pre-
cede them by some seconds and swan
ashore
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
CONTRACTOR is KILLED
UNDER MOVING TRAIN

Kansas City. Kan, July 28-George
L. Wright, a paving contractor of Lib
erty, Mo, was killed by a Burlington
train on the Hannibal bridge over the
Missouri river here today. The bridge,
while only wide enough for the railway
tracks, is used also for vehicles. Mr..
Wright, with his wife, started across In
a buggy. In the middle of the bridge
the train struck them. Mrs. Wright
jumped and clang to the railing and
was saved. Wright was cut in two.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
SITUATION QUIET NOW
IN SOUTH BEND YARDS

South Bend, Ind, July 28.-The Grand
Trunk strike situation here opened
quietly today. AS was the case Mon
day. union men engaged in other trades
were at their employment. and the mob
was small and easily controlled. Police
and deputy sheriffs patrolled the rail-
road property as yesterday. Two at
tempts to derail passenger trains were
unsuccessful.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
BENEFITS OF YAwNINe.

Value in Diseases of the Throat
Strengthens Respiratory Muscles.
From the Washington Herald.
DR.. Emil Bunzl. of Vienna, Austria,
in speaking of diseases Of the throat
and remedies, said that yawning had
it's great value. Yawning has recently
been recommended. independently, as
a valuable exercise for the respiratory
organs.
According to DR. Naegli, of the Uni
versity of Leuttich," said DR. BunZl,
"yawning brings all the respiratory
muscles of the chest and throat into
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
GIGANTIC HATS BRING
BADNESS TO WOMEN
Specialist Says They Shut Out
Sunlight and Wind Pulls
at Hat Pins.

London, July 26.-The gigantic hat has
been monarch OF all II surveys, and ridi.
cule and rage have left it as firmly fixed
on pretty curs a sthOugh It intended tc
be fashionable forever.
But danger is now said to Turk beneath
It's mammoth shade, and there Is every
likelihood that the hatbOxes will shrink
to normal proportions. A West End hail
specialist has come forward to assert that
If women keep their large hats they will
lose their hair
LAS grass turns yellow under a mush.
room, so womens hair will lose its color
and deteriorate under the gigantic hats
which are now the mode" says the spe
cialist
There Is every possibility OF the fan
sex going bald unless a revolution in hat,
is effected.
First Of all, Il enormous mountain,
Of millinery shut ont the healthg1ving sur
and air.
Secondly, they present such vast sur
faces to the wind that they tug agains
the OBTAINING hatpins like a kite on &
string.
The finest heads of hair in the worIc
are to be seen in the South Sea islands
where the women fish with uncovered
heads under the rays of the sun, anG
pour cocoanut oil on their hair"
SONS OF ST. GEORGE.
Boston, July 28.-The grand lodge OF
the Sons of st. George opened its 22d
annual convention in Faneuil hall to-
day.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
SUGAR MEN STRIKE.

New York, July 2S.-Four hundred
employees of the Federal Sugar Refinery
at Yonkers struck today. The officials
of the company could learn nothing
from the men except that they had re-
Gently formed a union,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28

FARGO, N. D.-Governor John
Burke, of North Dakota, was Endorsed
as the democratic nominee for the
presidency in 1912 at a meeting Of the
democratic party of the state held
here yesterday. Governor Burke is a
candidate for reelection for governor
in North Dakota, and the cry of the
party in this state will be three times
governor of North Dakota, then candi-
date for president"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
COURT Is READY.

Guthrie, Okla, July 2S.-The supreme
court gave notice here today that il
would hand down the state capital de-
cision at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
HIGGINS GETS CATCHER
FROM NEW YORK STATE

Des Moines, Ia, July 2S.-George
Dawson. a catcher formerly with Al
bany of the New York State league
Joined the Des Moines team at Oma ha
today and will get into the game at
once Higgins Is after a new outfielder
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-Mass meet
ings of miners were held yesterday at
Verdin, Gerard and several other
places, at which the compromise agree
ment recommended by the representa-
tives of the operators and miners was
vigorously condemned and the resigna-
tion of National President Lewis. of
the United Mine Workers of America,
demanded. The Girard mass meeting,
after demanding the resignation of
President Lewis, rendered sincere
thanks to William Rogers, of Albion,
Ia. who at Indianapolis opposed the
compromise.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28
No Doubt About II.

DO you love me alone?" she ask ed.
after the manner of cautious maidens.
Gee! That's when love you most,
he replied, somewhat ambiguously.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-28

Self possession is nine points OF the
law governing success.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-11-11
Woman'S Extravaganza.

How much is said and written up
on this subject. Now pause a mo-
meat, my dear masculine friend and
let US compare notes. We will be
very brief and only enumerate a
very, very few so as not to tax your
patience in the least or weary you
with many comparisons. To be sure
our ribbons and laces look like great
prodigiouS piles to your unfeminine
eyes, but could not the entire lot be
bought with the thrown away in
your cigar stumps? Our darling
bonhets, though so liliputan il this
age, we admit cost trifle, but so do
all those luxuries over the way where
we, poor souls, never care nor dare
to enter, and where even you for
modestY's sake, have to go in at the
back entrance. Our silks and saiins
cost less than your broadclotil while
our boOts--dear, dainty little things,
are scarce a third Of the price Of
youf own. Nov saying nothing of
your clubs. and the secret associa-
tiops to which you belong. but ig-
noring all these, where are all the
superfuities of our sex, l would ask,
not overbalanced by those of your
ow2 Where are they?