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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

The hold of Dickens upon the mind
of his own generation, at least, is more
evinced, if possible, with every added
year. What other writer since Shake
speare could be relied upon to furnish
q gallery of characters for a carnival?
Scott possibly might, had he not ranged
so far north with the most of his crea=
ton; but there Is something in Dickens
that not only appeals to the general
heart; but which retains Its place there
without faltering IS the generation Of
Dickens is, passing away. This
magician's unapproachable humor has
much to do with it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
Quite Satisfactory.

Hotel Clerk-I can give yon a pleas.
ant room on the top floor, sir, but you
will have to pass the servants quarters
to get to il.
Guest-O, that's all right. I expect
70 pass EN- quarters to get anything
Detroit Free Press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
Tasteiess Medic.ne.

An old oolored man saw a sign In a
drug store which read, .Tasteless Medi.
cines,n Looking into the apizenmixer."
as he called him, he said: dat am de
bes advice / eyer got-taste less medi-
cines,D and hurried away just in time to
dodge q package which was thrown
after him
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

THERE is a proposition to construct an
atmospheric railway three and one-half
miles long up the Jungfrau. According
to the plans there will be two parallel
tunnels nearly ten. feet in diameter,
finished cylindrical and provided with
rails for the cars; the cars will be
cylindrical, and will be forced up the
incline by compressed air operating
against their ends.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

II is understood that the Bell Tele-
phone Company is about to make anew
departure in one branch Of its business
which promises to prove highly bene-
dcisl TO the public as we'll ~ to the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
The Spitefu full Thing.
nDo ,o, %h;o1, - &, N DooI rorfroif nj

sDo you think it is a good portrait of
me?" asked Maude.
every good, indeed" said Ethel.
81 don't think the tint in the checks
Is very good, though, do you?"
'It isn't perfect, but you know yell
lows are very hard to get just right
Chicago NeWs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15


Takes 1000 people to bury,
Or. Sages Catarrh Remedy,
at 50 cents a bottle, to make
up $500
One failure to cure would.
take the profit from 1000
sales.
It's makers profess to cure
g cold in the head" and even.
chronic catarrh, and if they
fail they pay $500 for theii
Iover-confdence,-
Not in newspaper words
but in Myn ush! Think of
what confidence it takes to
put that in the papers-and.
mean it.
It's makers believe in the
Remedy. Isn't it worth a
trial? Isn't any trial prefer
able to catarrh?
After all, the mild agencies
are the best. Perhaps they
work more slowly, but they
work surely. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are an actz0e
agency but quiet and mill
They're sugar-coated, easy to
take, never shock nor derange
the system and half their pow.
er is in the mild way in which
their work is done. Small:
est, cheapest, easiest to take
One a dose. twenty-five cents
a vial. Of all druggists.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

RECENT information gathered by the
German forestry commission assigns to
the, pine tree 500 and 7O0years as the
maximum, 425 years to the silver fir,
275 years to the larch, 245 years to the
red beech, 200 to the birch, ITO to the
ash, 145 to the alder and 100 to the
elm. The heart of the oak begins to
rot at about the age of 800 years. The
holly oak alone escapes this law, it is
said, and there is a specimen of this
aged 40 years in existence near
Aschaffenburg in Germany. %.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

AN EXTENDED POPULARITY. BRowN's
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs have for many years
been he most popular article in use for re-
lieving Coughs and Throat troubles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

"Pa," said Johnny Shattuck, shere's
an item which says that Lucullus usually
paid $50. 900 for a feast. Who was Luz
cullus?"
"Lou Cullus, Johnny" replied Shat
tuck, twas a noted actress who died last
year. Those theatrical people are aw-
fully extravagant."-Inter-Oced
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

A PROCESS has been discovered by
which the time of the manufacture of
champagne is reduced from eight
months to forty hours, but, unless this
great saving in time is followed by a
proportionate reduction in price, it is of
no advantage to the rounder, who,
owing to the unfailing supply of cham
payne, never expects to wait ven forty
seconds when he has called for his
bottle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

Wool-What did your father-in-law
say when he gave your bride away?
Van Petite quoted from the bible.
but l can't remember it exactly.
Wool-That's funny.
Van Pelt-Oh, yes; he said something
about it being more blessed to give than
to receive. -NeaD York Herald.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

Worm medicine! The very name puts a
bad taste in a child's mouth. unless her
mother has been kind and given her DR..
Bulls Worm Destroyers. These little can.
dies taste good.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
Malaria

is believed to be caused by poisonous miasms arts
ing from low. msrshy land. or from deosyins vege-
table mater. and which. breathed into the lungs.
enter aud poison the BLOOD. II . healthy condition
of the blood Is maintained by taking Hool's sarsar
nna. one Is much less liable to malaria. and Hoods
6arsaparilla has cured many severe cases of this
distressing affection even In the advanced stages
when the terrible chills and fever prevailed. Try 1t.
And If you decide to take Hoods Ssrsaparllla do
not be induced to buy any substitute.
Hoods ~SarsapariUa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for IS. Prepared only
by @. !. HOOD 4 co. Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
A Queer Animal.

A Queer Animal.
First Politician-What do you think OF
the kangaroo ballet?"
Second Politician-"O, it's fair enough,
I suppose; but you can't tell which way
the blamed thing is going to Jump
LotceH Citizen.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

If erery uoman knew for herself the ac-
tual quality of Dobbin's Electric Soap, nc
other washing soap could be sold. Millions
do use 1t, out other millions have never
tried it. Have youf Ask your grocer for it
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

The electric light of Berlin has pro-
crossed very much during the past few
years. In March, 1888, there were l89
private installations, as we'll as a num-
Der of central stations. In 1889 these
private plants had increased to 237, OF
which seventy-aine were run by gas,
the rest being driven by steam. The
arc lamps used in public buildings
numbered 1876 in 1859, and in private
establishments, 1916. The incandes'
cent lamps in use numbered 62,816.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

The abandonment of tea cultivation
in China would be strange indeed, yet
a Foochow journal reports that, in con-
sequence of the distressed condition of
the tea c%ultivators in the Fukhien
Province, the authorities are advising
them to abandon the cultivation of tea
altogether and to replace it with rice
and potatoes. Many landowners in
districts where water is abundant are
following this advice, and it is said that
opium also is to be extensively planted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
Happy Thought for = sinner.

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
Honari.. f;ot Wantad Thia SEASON

Homiiies Rot wanted This season.
Benevolent Person Ito old tramp
You ought to be ashamed Of yourself to
be begging at your age.
Tramp (indignantly)-How in thunder
can I beg at any other age now, I'd like
to know. Gimme a nickel.-Wdshington
Star.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

"What's the matter? What are yon
laughing at?"
"WhY, it has just occurred to me that
the nav of a church is the right bower
for 3 repentant sinner."-Brooklyn Life.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
ONE ENJOYS

oN1 NA<
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cIeanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy os its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
EALIFDRNH N SYPUp IN [
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

The travelling public will hear with
satisfaction the announcement that the
two ocean steamship lines which have
been contesting for supremacy during
the past season have decided to discon-
tinue the practice of racing. It is for
tunate that this decision has been
reached amicably and before it has been
forced by some great disaster and loss
of life. No one has seen the City of
New York and the Teutonic start on a
voyage, either from this side of the
ocean or the other, without feeling a
twiuge of fear lest one or both of them
might never be heard from again. But
no disasters have followed, and now
that the racing is over, not only for this
year, but for the next also, the timorous
can breathe a sigh Of relief. But whether
the practice was approved or not, every
one will have to admit that this seasons
record on the ocean has demonstrated
how safe travelling is on that great high
way and to what perfection the build
ing of great steamships has been brought
when they can bear without injury the
strain to which the contesting vessels
must have been subjected.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

LOVE in a cottage is lovely, but love
IN 4 fat Is just too suite at last.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

I; THE original mask of Napoleon, taken
after death at St. Helena, is for sale for
$4,000.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
OF THE TIMES
CHOICE sRLecTIoN or IN
TEHEeTlNQ ITEMS.

Commsnts ~ Criticissas Bsssd Upon
the Happsainss " Day-AlstorIcai
anA News Metse.
An ordinary nan during IN average
life will drink about one hundred and
seventy-hve hogsheads Of Liquids.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

She tossed her Christmas toys aside,
Her face with disappointment frowning,
sOh dearl" the little maiden sighed,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
Tho Bo ,ton airl,s christmas.

BEEcHAM's pills cure ck-Headache.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

.conil'any. In pr0p0Ees 70 cell y
phones outright to parties desiring them
for private use. the cost Of each instru-
ment complete not TO be over $40.
These telephones will not, Of course, be
permitted to connect with the central
Office, but will be allowed to he used
solely for private INSTRUMENTATION
without recourse to the general system.
OF course, this will be of great advan-
tage to individuals who may have need
Of such a meant Of communication with
each other, and it will further popular
ize the telephone tremendously.
ABOUT three thousand men, accord
ing to recent reports, are now at work
on the Nicaragua Canal, and some
SO, 500, 900 has thus far been expended
on preparatory work. The work of ex-
cavation will soon be commenced, and
Gen. Macauley estimates that, of the
entire route of 1877 miles, only 81 miles
will require much digging. Some Of
this, however, is of rather formidable
character. He states, for example, that
ON the east coast, there is to be an ex-
cavation to the depth of $50 to 200 feet
through solid rock for q distance of two
and-a-half miles, this alone involving ON
outlay Of &c. 0O,O 900 or SIS, 900, 900.
He believes that within six years the
canal will be open for traffic.
The action of Boston in essaying to
effect on an elevated railway the same
successful and profitable developments
Of electrical traction which it has ac-
complished on its surface lines, is re-
garded with much interest by electri-
clans all over the country. One Of the
greatest objections to elevated railways
has always been the use of steam To-
comotives, with their di~sagreeable &C
compartments of noise and smoke and
cinders. With the heavy locomotives,
too, required for steam traction, q very
cumbrous structure was needed, but
with the use of electricity, cars lighter
and of more ornamental construction
can be adopted. This new departure
of Boston seems likely to inaugurate in
city travel an era long desired. 1t il
now mentioned as a fact that a mile al
hour better time is made in Boston by
the surface electric cars than in New
York by the steam cars of the elevated
roads.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15

LADIES, use Dr.Le Dues PeriodicslsP PHI. from
1878; United States, 1887. Cures all suppresious, m guarhie, and
monthly arrangements. Safe, harmless, reliable They positively
must Tot be taken during pregnancy. The large proportion ofIHs
70 which ladies are liable Is the direct result Of = dsordsed and
Irregular menstrua.on. Continued monthly suppressons result Ia
blood poisoning and quick eonsunption. t9a package or 3 for y,
per mail, In plain sealed envelope, on receipt OF prics. Tbs 4 nsrL
can Pill Co, Wholesaler and Royalty Proprietor,
The genuine pin sid by SEDGwicK q DE n DrsgEissS
Sioux City. Iowa Wholesale and Retail Agenia.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
Tho Old Man Know.

T. j. CdENCI q OO., IOI6U
@Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-15
BEWARE OF THEM.
S. S. s. WILL CURE.

Ny daughter had a case of chronic
Eczema, which for over five years
had bafled the skill of the best ply
sicians. As she was daily growing
worse, I quit all other treatment and
commenced using s. s.. 8. Before
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-11-05

>lo;cs of the val tys, in the tall rag
we and bricrs Of the ho'lows and on
the sunny borlsrS Of the W, DDS and
hedgerowS. They VIII rot now lie Ii
to tn dog, and when flushed VIII go like
bull t into tn deepest thickrt
A 20 the best way to sho.: Il bird on
the wing opinions differ, Some hold
that "snap-shooting" is the only way to
shoe. successfully. "Snap-sh Ooting' is
generally understood to consist in put
ting the gun tn tho shoulder aud firing
the instant it is in position: making the
allowance to the right, left, under, or
above, as tn case may require, before
raising the gun; iuSt as YOU point your
finger, inStinctltcty to any oh cct, with
ont having to sight along it. others are
Just as ellrc that no one ever hot decent
ly unless he 70 lowed the bird with the
sight on th2 gun and coverc | it before
firing. Some again. insist that the gun
must swing along with tie coarse of the
b rd after pullin" the trigger. In the
op Mon of an authority, every one who
has shot very much acquires style pc
cular to himself. and cannot do better
than depend on his temperam" and
thr kind of birds he has had the most
practice Oh.
lie also says the most difficult shot is
bird coming directly t,ward you and
flying about twenty feet above the
ground 81 have been quite successful
in this shot lie goes on. by holding
directly at the bird unit he is within
range. and then. ust as ] touch the
trigger. | raise the n.uZ.c of the gun
about $ inches ] would only advise
trying this shot where there is more
than one bird, and you want to use the
second barre. When there is only one
incoming bird, wa uutil lac passes CT
you, and then by shooting under him,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-11-05
HABITS OF BOB WHITE.
PECULlARiTIES OF AMERICAS
FAVORlTE GAME BIRD.
He Bears hut Slight Resemblance to His
European Migratory in His
Habits. but a Faithful Husband and IL
Devoted Father.
n Trial to Wing Shots.

Little "Pob White" is On Of the IA
sorites of American game birds. He is
known To pvrtsmen from Maine to Flor
Ida. and from tie Atlaut { 10 the Pacific.
altl ough different 70 aitirS give him di
feicnt lanes North and East he is
familiar a. quail" while West and
South lac IS called "Tar ridge Com
pared with the birdS OF the sam rame in
Europe he is neither, and :or this reason
many prefer 10 call him As he calls him
selt-"Hob Nh5tc.' The Euroi can Guaii
is smaller a:d G.orc dumpy, vi h fat,
dark meat II does not form in cove, :.
the plumagn is dull, and II is a quarre'-
some, sclnSh fcl ow. cntjrel, diIcIent
from the ;.ifccti. nate. a,iant American
bird. The European ra.tr tige is double
bob Whites" weight, bat ack, the
lattcrS swift and frequently long CON
thu fight Tie Fl sh i. however.
white. ana the wings are Of tc Ameri-
can share.
lob White" Is to come extent miera-
tory in his habits In the IA he has Il
running 'ra-on." dCrii. which he will
not take wing but runs with Incredible
speed before an enemy. In weight be
tween six and seven uHutes Is Il good
average, Il thou <it con Siderable depends
Oh the fccdi; z ground. t'e condition Of
the weather. Il d the hr IS age. With
every thing "a O al .o- flesh, bags have
been II ad aEeraGin- ii ht ounce :. but
this * au "Hcef tioI ratht r than Il RUE.
Unlike the grouse and The flropcar
quail. the LITTLE .:Tc"ican is a faithful
husband ami devoted father To tlId
him IN Mormon PRACTICES IS rare. Should
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-11-05

tender affect on. If dispersed by acci
dental causes, either iii the pursuit OF
their food or from being flushed BY some
aSual int uder So soon a their first
alarm has passed over they begin calling
10 each other with a smaii, pla ntif
note. quite different from the amorouS
whistle Of the male bird and from their
merry, day break ing cheepjng. and each
one running toward the sound and re-
prating it at Intervals. they soon collect
themselves into one little family
AZ. however, the ruthless SPORTSMAN
has been among them with his we l.
trained setter and Hncrring gun, 50 that
death has sorcly thinncd their numl crS.
they will protract their littl. call for
their lost comrades, even to nightfall
and in such cascs-~I know not if it re
fancy on my art-thcrc ha> often seem
ed IT, me to be an unus al degree Of
melancho'; in their waling whisttc." :"
Fob W hItr tries thu wfng-Shot a s0rr-
~ as the trout tn angler. As with the
trout. something must be known of his
habits and peculiartics if he Is to be
/ landed In fair wcathtr start carly for
the birds viii be feeding at sunriS If
+. there are any feds of b. cllwh at. rang.
about them, for this is a taking dish
BY II o'ciOcll they will leave the ii ld for
some covert near wat /, where they will
dress and smooth lh-ir f, athcrS Til Y
viii remain hnr' several hours unless
started up If the weather is very dry
do not seek the birds Oh the Up!ands for
liob Whit likes the vicinity of water
Aft a rainy spell. go to the upland
strbb =" fields and w0rE, the dogs along
the order Of the Gri It and sunnicst Of
the covers
If it is windy AMI cold. tlln birds will
be found in cow IT along the sunny &c
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-11-05

frogs arc piping in the marsh. and the
Wills u Snipe i drumming above the
meadows II the Wint St rm >hcu Il
com" back, the malrs wi ] TeasScmb.c i'll
a covey aud keep each other warm O
nights and huid o on the sunny slopes
during The day.
In the month or May they build their
s mplc nest, formed Of slight dcpres
lion in the ground lin d with dried
leaves and soft lrds-es THIS nest may
b found unGer Il tusSoch Of grass, be
meath a small bush. N the hr rcr-grown
corner Of . worm fence. at the foot of
an Cd stump. alongside Il lo-, or often
in thr open iic ds of wheat or clover
TIL" nest j. >ou etimcS closed above with
s;ublie mingled with tie grass tu>sock
Or br er: and provided with a id. en-
trance: bat the nest is as often foun
oIcn above as closed
In this nest the hen bird lays from one
dozen to two do. Ell egg If pure, bril-
liant white, When the hen is laying
and during her t M Of nesting the cock
is the haTpcSt Of husbands Filled
with Joy and pride. he Sis on the low
b0ugh of Il / e ghbOrimg tree, or Irrchcs
on TIE fcnce-rali quite ncar his spouse,
whom he never Woa les of telling that
lie is Bob " hitc-yOur Bob White" in
such gay. oily voice, that cr,. one
within hearing distance eau but give it
attention.
In three or four weeks the chicks
leave the cgES- Their feed i, seed and
insects, large quantities Of the latter
that would otherwise work injury to the
farmer being caught At III. age of
two weeks the W ung cgin to fly, but
the flnttcr is fccbc by TIE side of the
old birds. When too large to longer
gather under the mothers protecting
wings the flock will take flight at night
from the days fce%ing ground. ard,
dropping at some distance under a bush.
will huddic up together in circle with
heads out In this way Il foe can ap-
Troach without instant detection. II
the ncTt day is wet and cod they will
remain nestled together. or not go to
feed til. afternoon. But wien bright
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-11-05

In the United States there arc eaten
every day. $50. 900 pies. Each week.
1000. 900. Each year. 1000. 900
at a total cost of SI64, 900. .nO0-an
amount greater than the internal rev
cnuc. and more than enough to pay
the interest on the national debt. If
the pies eaten every day were heaped
one on top of another. they would
make tower thirty-Sevcn miles high.
If laid out in a line. they would reach
from New York to Boston. With
the yearly pie product Of the United
States. tower 13.46S miles high
could be erected. and stretched in IA
lin" they would girdle the earth three
times. These pies of Il year would
weigh SOB. 600 tons. And if. as has
been so often stated, figures don't lie.
then certainly pie is a great institu-
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