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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
The tUiratOr'S Nest.

Alligator's nests resemble haycocls
more than anything else to whicL they can
be compared. They average about four
feet in height and about five feet in
diameter, and are constructed of grasses
and heritage. First the mother gator de-
posts one layer of eggs on a floor of NOR
tar, and having covered this with a
stratum of mud and heritage about eight
inches thick, lays another set of g upon
that, and SO on to the top, there being
commonly from 100 to 900 eggs in a nest.
With their tails they then beat down the
tall grass and weeds to prevent the APP
proach Of unseen enemies. The female
watchei her eggs until they are Matched
by the heat of the sun, and then takes her
brood under Ter own care, defending them
and providing for their subsistence. DR..
Lutzemburg, of New Orleans, once packed
one of these nests for shipment to st.
Petersburg. but they hatched out before
they were started on the long voyage, and
were kept around the doctors premises,
running all over the house, up and down
stairs, whining like young puppies.-St.
Louis ReDu6Ic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
SUSPENDED IN Air.

a citizen from the Pacific coast tells Of a
thrilling accident to the Canadian Tactic
through express in the mountains. The
rail gave way on q point on the side Of the
high above the Columbia river.
The engine passed over safely hut the two
coaches following swung about and top
pied over. The bank was almost perpen-
dicular and the cars would have tumbled
several hundred feet into the river had it
not been thst the coupling twisted around
n held the tremendous weight. The
weight Of the engine and the balance of
the train prevented the suspended cars
from drawing the whole train down. The
suspense was dreadful. The frightened
passengers were compelled to remain in
their perilous position until the train
hands built a platform around and
underneath the hanging c,rs, enabling all
accident occurred is considered the most
dangerous in the mountains,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
Remains of MastOdonS,

George Mollenkof, near Pendleton, has
/ collection of remarkable fossils discover
ed by him on his ranch. He unearthed
them in a canon in strata ten feet below
the surface, and judging by their position
and surroundings, they have been lying
there for thousands of years. The relics
are those of a mastodon, and, although the
is not complete, there are sufh-
cient bones to show that the animal was
twice as large as any now found on the
face of the globe, including even the huge
Asiatic elephant. In proportion to the
joints, and estimating according to the an
imals on earth nowadays, the monster was
certainly not less than fourteen feet high.
The joint from the knee to the thigh is
thirty-one inches iii length, and the swivel
JOINT is seven inches in diameter, whereas
that of a horse is only two inches. The
bones are in an excellent state of preserva-
ton, and Mollenkof tells the Tribune that
he intends to donate them to the state ag-
ricultural college.-Porttand Oregonian.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
NEW CLERKS WIN.
A Test Case Passed Upon--South Dakota
State.

AIest Cs,se Passed Upon--South Dakota is
The decision of Judge Hanev at Woon.
socket, in the mandamus case of Ross vs.,
Dunkle, has been looked for by the county
officers for many weeks. Ross was ap.
pointed clerk of the circuit court by the
county commissioner and Dunkle was
elected district court clerk Under tho terri
torial law for q term Of two years, one year
of which had already expired. On the
appointment OF Ross, Dunkle refused to
give up the Office. Ross instituted
mandamus procee 'lngs. Judge Haney
maintained that the proceedings were
proper and ordered Ross to take charge of
the office. Dunkle's chief point, and upon
which most Of the like cases based their
hopes, was that under the constitution it
Prov es that a circuit court clerk s.,all be
elected at every general election and that
general elections must be held on an even
number year. Therefore ms 1889 was an
odd year and no provision was made for
cleo ing q clerk, Dunkle held t at lie was
entitled to the full term of his office.
This case represented Il test Uase of IN OF
ganization of district court clerks, per-
fected some time ago to prosecute q case.
and the decision of Judge Hanoy puts at
rest any hopes the rejected district clerks
may have.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
Something NAn

With the compliments Of the season.
we find on our table q very attractive lie.
stla volume which contains very many
useful items Of information, besides the
novelty OF q large collection Of autographs
OF prominent men, and also hnmor and
rhyme well illustrated Aspecial attrac-
ton is its offer of Tree Music, which
offer is set forth therein. The little book
is the annual st. Jacobs Oil Calendar for
lss9-9O, which is in every way as good as
the best published in this line, and is
gotten out IN the interest of The Great
Remedy for Pain, st. Jacobs Oil, and the
other valuable specifics for. the cure Of
disease which The CHARLES A. yoGE1-
Err Co., Baltimore, Nd. the publishers
and proprietors, have placed on the mar
ket. These great remedies are by reputa-
tlon standards in trade. TIE book is to
be found at druggists and dealers, for free
distribution, or, it can be had by sending
a two-cent stamp to the publishers,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
Prize Paid,

Nj. T; J. Carlyle. one ofthe proprictors of
the Dcimonico Hotel, has just received
$4,000 by express from Now Orleans, being
o~ne-twentieth of the capital prize of $500
coo in tn" drawing for October of Tho
louisiana State Lottery. A few days be-
lore the drawing took place he tried to dis
pose Of his tickets, G3. 1906 among them, but
without success. Something very peculiar
and interesting attended the success OF Mr..
Carlyle. A short time ago he and Mr.. Mar
shall. ~bookkeepcr for ~Schwabacher Bros,
entered into a compact that if one was ever
SO lucky as to draw the capital prize he
would give the other 10 per cent. of his
CRAVING. As soon as he received his money
Mr.. Carlyle hunted up Mr.. Marshall and
counted out S1,5W to the surprised gentle
man. He had forgotten about the agree
mert but Mr.. Carlyle had not. The Louisi-
ana State Lottery is perfectly reliable, and
those with the most conscientious scruples
can invest in it. 1t is merely ono form of
speculation. The Walla Wallans are very
much pleased with tho honorable way in
which the company treated their fellow
citizen.-WaAa HaHa. Hash.. Statesman,
NM <
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
Something for the Nav y..r

The world renowned success of Hostetter'a
Stomach Bitters, and their continued popularity
for over a third Of @ century as a stomachic, ia
scarcely more wonderful than the welcome that
greets the annual appearance of Hostetter's AL.
lished by The Hostetter Company, Pittsburgh.
Pa, under their own immediate supervi sion
employing 60 hands In thLt department.. They
work, and the issue Of same for 1890 viii not be
less than ten millions, printed In the English.
German, French, Welsh, Norwegian, Swedish
Refer to a copy Of it for valuable and interesting
reading concerning health. and numerous testie.
monials as to the efficacy OF Hostetter's Stomach
Bttters, amusement, varied ntormation, astro.
nomical calculations and chronological items,
etc. which can be depended on for Correctness,
The Almanac for 1880 can be obtained tree Of
cost from druggists and general country deal.
ers In all parts of the country,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
ACTS LIKE A CHICKEN.
. Modern Munchausen's Imaginauo
Turned Loose.

Turned Loose.
A remarkable case Of madness, resulting
froma wound inflicted by an angry animal,
has recently appeared near here, writes a
Br"zor1a, Texas, correspondent. A negro
woman employed by Jos. Middleton, on
his plantation, while setting q hen to hatch
a nest of eggs, wished to place more under
her, and raised the fowl from the nest in
order..to do so. The hen turned on her and
gave her q peck o N the hand so severe as to
break the skin, drawing ct the same time a
few drops of blood.
AS the wound healed up without delay
nothing was thought of the matter, the
woman only mentioning the occurrence
the place.
Last5week, some ten days after the hen
had pecked, the woman began to exhibit
strange freaks of demeenor, and, from a
gaod-natured, obliglng creature, las be-
come SO fractions and surly that all are
afraid to approach her. She refuses all COM
Panlonship, and wanders about the coun-
try all day from early morning, only COM
ing to the house for her meals. If my
attempt is made to confne her or to lay
hands on her, she becomes violently angry
and makes vicious darts and springs to.
ward anyone present.
Ior Gays now she has not spoken O
word, but keeps up continually q low,
clucklug noise, most horribly like that Of
a hen, and sits by the hour scratching in
the earth with her hands and feet. In eat.
ing her resemblance to q fowl is displayed
In q most remarkable and shocking man
ner, for her food is taken up by pecking at
it with all tho motions of q chickens head
while feeding.
All who knew her before her madness
say that her entire expression has under
gone a Change. This is probably true, former
features now wear a sharpened, eager as
pect and her eyes have a most unnaturally
hard and bright look, with q bird like way
OF glancing about her. At night she re-
fuses to sleep under q roof, and is gener.
ally found hiding about sunset under some
tree or bush, and will vigorously resent
with an angry cackle all attempts to dis
turb her. She is vis1bly growing weaker,
and rhyslcians who have seen her say that
her death is only a question of few weeks
!, at most.
The negroes about regard her as n be-
witched or "%hoodooei," and cannot be
prevailed upon to approach her, even hel
husband and children having deserted her.
People come from all over the country to
see her, while she remains to appearances
perfectly obvious to her visitors, and
| quietly parsRes her eluelsiag and scratch
ing as long as she is not interferred with.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
KING HuMBERr of Italy, although ONLY

KING HUMBERT of Italy, although only
%, is already quite gray. This fact vor-
rles his beautiful queen, and she recently
gave him a box of famous French hair
c%olorins material and anxicusly awaited
the effect of its application. But she was
Instead of a more youthful
looking king she found her favorite lap
dog dyed an ugly green the following
morning. When she asked for IN explara-
ton King Humbert said that he preferred
TO- try the medicine first upon her dog.
io-morrow, he added, your Brazilian
parrot will lave its turn" But from that
hour the hair dye disappeared and the
locks of King Humbert remain un,
changed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
Deafness Can't Be Cured.

By local application. as they can not reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There is only ont
way to cure Deafness. and that is by constitu
famed condition of the mucous lining of tn,
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets 1nfannet
you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect
hearing. and when it is entirely closed Deafness
Is the result, and unless the Inflammation car
be taken out and this tube restored to its nor.
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed for.
ever: nine cases out OF ten are caused by
catarrh. which Is nothing but an tnhamed con.
ditlon Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh, that we
can not cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F: J.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
as"sold by druggists, T5c.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
DAVID BIDWELL DEAD.
The Veteran Theatrical Manager Passe

The Veteran Theatrical Manager Passes
Away ut New Orleans.
A New Orleans fLa.) dispatch says:
David Bidwell. one of tho best known
theatrical managers in the country, died
at his homo in this city, aged IS. Ho
has been connected with the theatrical
business in this city since 1858, managing
tho Academy of Music II st. Charles
and other .theaters, ~ was a member Of
the firm of Spalding, Rogers & Bid wcll,
who many years ago built the Olympic
theatar in st. Louis IL leased the Mem.
phis and Mobile theaters, established a
circuit and ~inaugu-ated a system now so
common with theatrical managers. With
the exception Of j. II. McVicker, Of Chi
cago, Mr., Bidwell was the eldest active
ger in this country.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
No Amnesty for Boulanger.

Paris cable: The Trench Chamber Of
Deputies, by a vote Of 304 to 1913 nulliied
the election of the Poulangist N. L.aur.
he was elected for Neuilly by a majority
of {, 1000 over the Republican candidate.
The Chamber also voted by 1913 to 81
against the proposition to give urgency to
q measure declaring amnesty for Boulan.
ger and his condemned associates. It also
voted, by 1870 to loo, against giving am
nesty to strikers who had been guilty Of
violation of law,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

NoFEwER than nineteen species Of mi
crobes in one kind Of cheese-and that in
a fresh state-have been found by Prof.
Adametz, of the School of Cheese-Man-
ufacture at Sornthal in Switzerland.
Every gramme of the cheese contained
from 80, 600 to 140, 900 bacteria, which
increased to more than 100000 in 70.
days. In a soft cheese "a days old the
number was calculated to be 1000, 900
to the gramme, and 2,000,0 900 in a
specimen As days old. This was the
interior, while on the rim there were
from 100000 to 5000, 600 for every
gramme. 1t was proven that the ar
rest of these organisms prevents the
maturing of the cheese.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
: SnEI->L1 O. w., 4O1sl
R1"sold by druggists, 75c.

PRINCE BISMARCK is constantly inn
proving his estates and adding to the in
come which he receives from them. His
at Varzin. the diaries in Schoen-
hansen, and the paper and street pave
ment factories make him already one of
ths greatest tradesmen in Europe and
show his industrial and business talents.
He has recently added to this q large
.brickyard, which he has built in the forests
of Louenberg.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
Pension Omce Work

Gen. Raum, in nm interview, SAYS: II
had no idea Of the extent of the work here
before I took charge of the Office. Yes
terday We received 675 letters from sena-
tors n mcmbers Of congress. The COM
munications sent from this Office daily
average from 10000 to IA, coo, the number
sent out last Saturday being more than
a, 0o0. IT is utterly impossible for me to
find time to look ut or even attach nv sip.
nature to them. There are twenty-two
letter critics employed here TO whom ali
letters are submitted before being sent
out, and their instructions are that every
letteissshall be looked over carefully"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
TO BRAZIL.
Resolutions to That Effect Introduced in
CONGRESS-.

Congress-.
Washington dispatch: Senator Nor
gan introduced a resolution congratulating
the people of Brazil upon the peaceful as
sumption of the duties and responsible
ties of self government, and directing the
President to notify the new republic of
it recognition by the government of the
United States, and that it is entitled to
''the benefit of all rights, privileges and
advantages under the existing treaties
that were concluded between the United
States of America and the late Empire of
Brazil.'
A resolution to the same effect was in
troduced in the House by Representative
McMillin Tenn 'directing the Secretary of
State to notify the republic OF Brazil,
through the proper authorities, Of the
recognition Of chat republic by the govern
ment of the United States,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
A Famous Charger.

treddy-Ma, whenever pa meets DR..
Vande he always says to him: How are
you, old hoss?" What dues he mean bv
that?
Ma-Oh, it's nothing more than a term
to express thorough familiarity.
Uncle John-May be; but l rather think
ne calls the doctor "Old Hoss" because
he's such q famous charger.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
Entitled TO the Resf.

All are entitled to tho best that their
money will buy. &c every family should
have. at once. a bottle Of the best family
remedy. Syrup OF Figs. to cleanse the sys-
tenn when costive or bilious. For sale in
DOC and 81 bottles by all lending druggists.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

PHILADELPH1ANs are getting up a
monster petition to send to the car in
relation to political exiles in Siberia. This
will be a godsend to Russia's prime min
lister, who uses all such documents to
light his morning fire.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
One THOUSAND Coal Miners Strike.

About /, 900 coal miners Employed by the
Rochester Il Pittsburg Coal and Iron COM
pany at the Walston and Adrian mines
are out OH strike. They demand increased
pay for working clay veins, a decrease in
rent. and the levying by the company of
an assessment on each miner for the bene-
fit of the Miners Relie- committee. The
company's headquarters are in this city
and the officials confirm the story.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

THERE is rejoicing in New Orleans com.
mercial circles over the proof furnished Of
late that the channel through the j~etties
ut the mouth Of the Mississippi is equal
to all possible requirements. The heaviest
laden vessels pass through without dan
ger or delay, and the channel is not af-
fected by tides or low water.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

A REMARKABLE spot in Vermont is the
farming town Of Waltham, which contains
9,76O acres of land and has 248 Inhabitants.
1t has no postofie, church, town house.
poor house, store. lawyer, doctor, black
smiths shop, nor even a bridge, and vet it
is one Of the thriving towns Of Addison
county. Its taxes are merely nominal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

WHEN Ben Butler read jeff Davis
obituary it probably reminded him of the
fact that in December, 1862, Davis issued
a proclamation declaring him an outlaw
and directing that he be killed wherever
found.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

THERE is a drill in use on the frame
work of the new war ship Maine, in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, which drills q
threesquarter inch hole in . plate three
quarters of an inch thick, in less than
o minute. The drill is driven by an
electrical currentgwlhiioh is deadly, il
any one comes-in contact with it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
TO HELP THE NEEDY,

The Bankers Association Will Make a Levy
According to Capital.
A meeting of the executive council of
the South Dakota Bankers association
was held at Huron, nnd it was decided to
raise at once $50. 900 for the relief of suf-
ferers in the drought districts. TIE
assessments are as follows: Banks with a
capital of $4,000 or over will pay 500
each; those with SIS, 900 capital, SIS, each;
those with $4,000 to SIS, 900 capital will
pay S25 each.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
nay ANpNlGHr

Whom drowsy Day draws round his dovnv he'd
me Tyrfan tapestries Of gold and red.
And, wearv OF his flight.
Puts ont the palace light
'Tis night
When languid Night, awakening with a yawn.
Leaps down the moon-washed stairway Of the
In trailing disarray.
Sweeping the dcws away
'Tis dayi
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

The Mormon elders are busy denying
that their church is hostile to the govern
ment. But this is an instance where act
ions speak louder than words.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

WITH characteristic courtesy the French
chamber Of deputies has granted Boulang-
er an indefinite leave of absence for his
American lecture tour.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

The skin of the whale is from two
inches to two feet thick, that of a lar
ger specimen weighing thirty tons. The
r~hinocerros is the thickest-skinned
q%uadruped, with a hide so tough as to
resist the claws of the lion or tiger,
the sword Or the balls Of the old
fashioned musket.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers,

Mud, equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit. grain, grass md stock
country in the world. Full information free.
Address the Oregon Immigration Board, Port.
land, Oregon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castorla,
When she was q Child. she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to castoria,
When she hadCbldren, she gave them castorta,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

SOME of the black Congo boys are learn
ing telegraphy, with a view to taking
charge of stations when the railroad and
the telegraph shall have been established
in that country. This is a good method
of civilizing the dark continent.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

Two freight trains on the Hooking VAL
ley road ccllided on the trestle near Della
ware Ohio. A fireman and an engineer
received fatal injuries.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

ALL that we can say as TO the merits Of
Dohbins Electric Soap pales into nothing
ness before the story it will tell you itself,
Of its own perfect quality. II you will give it
one trial. Dom take imitation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27
( Cara Of Catarrh

In the head. as we'll as Of all bronchial.
throat, and lung diseases. if taken in time,
Is effected BY using DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. or money paid for it will
be returned.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

DESERVING OF CoyF1DEycE-Thera Ia ~
article which SO richly deserves the entire
nae OF the community as BaowS's
BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. Those suffering from
and Bronchial Diseases, u
ana Colds should try them. P,ice Is cents,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

IT is said that the recent destructive
Boston fire was only checked by q
hai;ldineRith iron shutters. 9 precau-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

No stranger should visit the city without
smoking "Tansill's Punch" sc. Cigar.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton. Cures where other remedies fail. CSC,