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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Dogs That Don't Know the whistle.

gy1 &&HtrfS- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
kickapoo, Indians are very fond 81
ogs Around their tepees or wickiups
OF Queen Annes. OF whatever they call
their abodes, there are always half q
dozen Wolfish dogs. An Indian dog
mates a white man as far as he a see
MIN, and loves an Indian as far as he
can smell him, and that is saying a
good deal. When a white man driving
through the Kickapoo country sees a
dog by the roadside his natural impulse
IS to whistle in a friendly way, for
somehow in a wilderness Of prairie or
forest a dog is a comfortable sight.
But the instant you whistle to an In
.ulan dog he turns his taA and is out OF
sight quicker than if he had been
kicked. An Indian never whistles at
ms dog when he wants his beast to
come to him; he places his tongue
against his teeth and misses. The coll
ored population of Oklahoma have al
most as many dogs as the Indians.
Those who live in the Blackjack sand
Mills are dog rich. These dog have
a deep-rooted aversion for the white
man also. When an old colored cotton
planter comes to town some Of the dogs
are sure to follow, and when the old
man walks up town the dog stays right
oetWeen his feet, like a country dog
under a farm wagon. And whenever a
white man comes within swapping dis
lance the dog gets busy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Corners Queer viii.

A queer will. made by Nelson Conner
July S last, was filed for probate, says
the Washington Post. He died July +,
1895, at 315 l. street northwest. The will
was written by the Rev. James III. Lee,
pastor Of the Third Baptist Church, who
says that Mr.. Conner, on his sick bed,
sent for the preacher. The testator
wills to Louise Conner, his widow, the
two front rooms in his house, with the
shop Down stairs, and the room over it
for her lifetime. The dining, or middle,
room down stairs and the one room in
the third story are willed to Mrs. Ange-
line Sands to nave for her lifetime I'm
molested by any n as long as she
pays her taxes. The back room up
stairs and the kitchen down stairs go to
John Silas Gordon, a grandson, for4life.
The deceased says he wants them all
to live together in peace and harmony
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
"A Double-Faced Dance,

The city folks at Liberty, N. Y, hao
"double-faced dance a few evenings
since. All wore double masks and
like a corner house. were dressed to
face both ways. The effect was be-
wildering, and made one involuntarily
Worder what kind Of a world this
would be If every one in it were really
"two-faced." Some of the ladies with
abundant hair used that natural adorn-
ment to conceal their faces, and, by
dressing backward, SO to speak. and
putting masks on the back of their
heads, made an effective disguise.
Many complimentary things were said
to the ladies' back hair which were
intended for their faces.
The gentlemen were also reversed in
their makeup, with dress suits on.hind
side before, but their feet, the ladies
said, gave them dead away
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
How She Caught a Rabid Dog.

Washington special: A young woman
made a clever capture of a mad dog
here last Sunday afternoon. She is
Miss Roberta West, the pretty superin-
tendent of the emergency hospital. The
dog, a full-grown fox terrier, had run
into the hospital yard and was rushing
hither and thither to find his way out
again. The black ~janitor ran for him
with a broom, out on seeing his foam
f1ecked mouth fed into the hospital.
Miss West was at a window watching
the Sunday school children pass on the
walk just be. ond the fence through
which the dog was trying to break. Spy
ing the dog she turned and grabbed
a sheet from a bed and ran into the
yard. The dog saw her and rushed for
her. She tool hold of the two upper
ends Of the sheet and let the lower end
fall on the ground just before the dog
reached her. Then stepping quickly
back as the dogs feet touched the
sheet, she lowered her end, bent it yer
the dog, grabbed the lower ends, and
hen Strengthening up, had the strug-
Cling, snarling terrier caught like a
rat in a trap. Amid the applause Of
those who saw her act she carried her
prisoner to the operating room, sprink-
led some ch%loroform on the sheet, and
ere long the dog was dead.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
THIS WAS IN HARD TIMES.
And the Shameless Editor Was Shut of
in His Desire to Explain Things.


And the Shameless Editor Was Shut OF
in His Desire to Explain Things.
A story was recently told of how a
preacher tested the effect OF the hard
times upon his congregation. At the
conclusion of one OF his sermons he
said:
Let everybody in The house who pay
their debts stand up"
Instantly every man. woman and
child, with one exception, arose to their
feet. He seated the crowd, and then
said:
Let every man who is not paying
his debts stand up
The exception noted. a careworn,
hungry individual, clothed in his last
summer suit, slowly assumed a perpen-
dicular position and leaned upon the
back of the seat in front OF him.
How is it, my friend" inquired the
minister, that you are the only man in
this large congregation who is unable
to meet his obligations?"
Il publish a newspaper he meekly
replied, "and my brethren here, who
have just stood up, are ny subscribers,
and"
LET us pray exclaimed the
minister.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Vacation by Caravan.

e. K. Myers Of Harrisburg. who is
touring the state Of Pennsylvania in a
novel way, broke camp to-day and
started on his journey northwest, says
a Chambersburg, Pa, special. He is
accompanied by his two sons and five
hired men, including a groom and chef.
Mr.. Myers andasons live in a large COW
cred wagon, richly fitted out, and his
employees live in tents. The cavalcade
consists of seven horses of fine breed
and four wagons. One of the horses is
Mr.. Myers own riding horse, an ami
NAL Of fine blood, and has carried him
in the parades in Washington during
three presidential inaugurations.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
A Dainty for Docs.

The piece de resistance" of an cpl
r dog is horse hoof pairing, as any
blacksmith will explain. That is one
reason that a. passing dog likes to
drop into a blacksmith shop. It is
said also that the parings are healthful,
and a Chicago fancier makes it his
business to give his dogs a treat in this
way once a week. Blacksmiths say
that a visiting dog will always first
pick out the parings of the frog and
will leave out the harder portions till
the last.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Their Yacht Thumped by a Whale.

John S. Mason, Harry Buckley and
MI. Packard of Providence had an ex-
citing experience with a gigantic whale
off the tiles Of Shoals last Wednesday
night, says a Haverhill, Mass, tele-
gram. Mr.. Mason, while at Portland
last week, purchased the cutter yacht
Pristis, and was returning with it to
Marb1ehead. Messrs. Buckley and Ma
son were asleep below about midnight
when the BOAT received a blow that
stopped her Roadway. Going on deck,
they saw a gigantic whale off the stern.
MI. Packard, who was on the watch,
was para1yzed with fear, but finally
found voice to tell his story. He felt
the jar, and looking up, saw the whale
com up directly beside the cutter.
Turning, it struck the boat, and later
the tender, which was trailing. When
the crew anchored at M~arblshead the
tender, which received the hardest
blow, was covered with oil. The escape
is regarded by the crew as miraculous.
for had the leviathan struck the craft
. fair blow it must have demolished it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
She Caught a shark on a Hook.

A shark ten feet long was caught on
a hook by a young lady while fishing
for halibut from the dock of the steam
er Queen, at Killisnoo Banks, between
Fort Wrangel and Sitka, on the recent
Alaska trip. The Queen lay there at
anchor for three hours to allow the
passengers an opportunity to engage in
the exciting sport Of halibut fishing, and
a large number of highly elated fisher
men with large hooks and lines were
landing or two large fish at a haul
when the young lady, who Collector
Mcdonald thinks was Miss F. A.
Sprague Of San Francisco, discovered
that upon her line was the strongest
and largest fish of the season, but
imagine her excitement when, by the
help Of a gentleman, the ugly, vicious
looking monster of the deep was pulled
to the surface and "a found to be a
shark. The excitement of the large
crowd was intense, but the plucky young
lady did not lose her nerve and hung
on to the line till a rope in the form Of
a lasso was securely fastened around
the sea-fghter's tail, rendering it help
less. It vas then shot dead and by the
efforts Of several men hauled to- the
lower deck.
1t measured ten feet in length and
weighed 40 pounds. It was not Of the
man-eating variety. there being zone
of that kind SO far north. It was more
of a stupid, sluggish, ugly kind which
live IN fish, ard was probably making
havoc in the halibut banks, says a
Seattle paper. Capt. Carroll before re-
turning had some of the teeth Of the
sea monster removed and preserved for
the young lady, who probably enjoys
the distinction Of being the only woman
who ever made such a capture on the
Pacific coast.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

QUICKEN a WINK.
Eour Photograph on : Railrosd Ticket
while You wait.

= AOO06NoESeA ~ - 4AGA0
While You wait.
About two years Julius Gregory, OF
san Francisco, undertook the con-
struction of an apparatus which, with
a simple Photographic adjunct, would
make possible the feat of transferring
to a railway ticket the portrait Of each
purchaser while he is paying the clerk
for his transportation. Success attend
ed his eforts-that is. SO far as the
simple mechanism is concerned. 1t re-
NAMED for Frank Devay to perfect the
machine. This required a series OF
baths for developing solution, an ar
rangement to insure proper INNER
sions of the ticket in its baths and q
novel iash-light attachment. The
tickets used must be Of special manu-
facture, two inches OF the end of each
being Of Il sensitized material, which
must be kept in q. light-tight paper case.
A purchaser. presents himself at the
window and asks for a ticket. The
senitized end, with its paper covering,
is slipped into a frame. The whole is
then inserted in the slot at the top of
the machine. The operator presses a
spring, a percussion cap explodes,
ignitfng a fash light, the lens covers,
shutting almost instantly, and in the
twinkling of IN eye the picture = being
automatically developed. The explo-
sion of the flash light sets the machine
ry in operation, an elevator draws the
ticket down, leaving the light-tight
case behind, to a point where the first
bath meets it. This bath is filed with
developing solution. The first bath
then gives place to the second. AS
these baths recede they empty into the
lower tank, where the development is
complete. The elevator then returns
the ticket to the slot and the operator
pulls 1T out and presents it to the rur-
chaser. The whole process occupies
less than a minute. Thus the ticket is
made absolutely non-transferable.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Crazed by fountain Air.

Lester Perdew, a young man residing
In his city, is just recovering from an
attack of insanity superinduced by the
high altitude of the mountains, say a
San Demanding, Cal, special. Perdew
and a party Of friends left for Bear
Valley early in the week, intending 70
camp at the lake for several weeks.
The valley is at an elevation Of 5000
feet, and the party had no sooner ar
rived at thai altitude than Perdew be-
came violently insane. He threatened
his own life as well as all the members
of the party, and he finally was thought
to be so dangerous that he was bound
hand and foot until arrangements were
made to bring him pack to the city.
Then he was strapped to a burro with
his hands tied behind him, and two Of
h party, one riding in front and,o one
behind, started on the journey with
him. Arriving It Green Valley, about
1000 feet lower, Perdew was turned over
to the stage driver to be brought or
down to this valley. On their way
down Perdew succeeded in getting his
hands united, and a desperate en-
c inter with the driver followed. The
Il ne man was finally overpowered
Wiz the assistance Of a passenger and
brds1ht on to Redlands. AS they con-
tinuedNso descend he became more
quiet, aniI when the level OF the valley
was reach he hadsbecome perfectly
tr rtirs11 ffteJ resting he seems to be
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

ABSOLUTELY PURE
Takes no Unnecessary Risks.

Among the Arabs OF the Atlas
Mountains, where the lion is hunted
with success. the hunter studies his
beast before engaging IN battle. II
he is very fat there is little danger
in pot shots. If he is lean and spry
the Arab will for a coign
of vantage from which he can pour
in three or four shots before coming
to close quarters. If he is SO enact
ated that you can count his ribs the
rule is to shoot boldly; the brute
cannot retaliate.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Saved bv a Woman from Drowning.

saved bv q Woman from
The heroine of Plymouth township is
Mrs. Frank Freas, who bravely Invested
herself of her gown, leaped into water
nifty feet deep. Inc by means Of the
skirt v a little girl from drowning,
says a C~onshohocken special. Mrs.
Freas was going to Young.s store last
evening, and as she was passing Ram
y quarries she heard cries of dis
tress. She hurried in the direction
whence the sound came and found
struggling in the fifty rect of water
IN the abandoned quarry a little Polish
girl. There was no fence rail, rope or
anything of the sort which she could
throw to the struggling child to rescue
her. Mrs. Freas hesitated but a mo-
ment, and then, divesting herself Of her
tea gown, she threw it toward the
drowning girl. but it was not of sufi-
cient length to reach her. She was not
long in considering what next to do,
for she sprang into the water, and
swan close to the child. She kept far
enough away to prevent the victim from
grasping her, but just near enough to
throw the gown so the girl could reach
it. The almost exhausted one seized the
dress, and then Mrs. Freas swan ashore
with the girl trailing behind.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
A Lawn sprinkling Fence.

An Auburn, Maine. mar has invented
sprinkling. He has made the top rail
of the fence around his lawn Of iron
water pipes, jointed together SO as to
permit a continuous flow of water, and
perforated on the inner side with small
holes. He connects the fence and the
hose and the water is evenly sprayed
over every part of the lawn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Tho English Language In india.

11U = ri ~ ~
OF the 200, 600, 900 natives OF India
but 1000, 900 can speak English, the
language of the rulers. The native
courts are conducted in Hindnstani,
and intercourse with the English is
carried on by a sort of inrgon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Tickets at Reduced Rates

IN occasion Of the meeting of the Ger
man Catholic Societies Of the United
States at Albany, NY, Sept. 18th to
18TH For further information address
j. Y. Callahan. Genl Agent, Ill Adams
ST Chicago.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Splitting shackles Asunaer

BY merely fexing the muscles OF his arms is
an easy task for Sandow, that superlatively
strong man. You will never be able to do
which proceeds from complete digestion and
sound repose, il you will enter on a course OF
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and persist in it.
The Bitters will invariably afford relief to the
malarious. rheumatic and neuralgia, and avert
serious kidney trouble.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
A western Hou.e Gets Thero,

Mr.. Olmsted, of Bentley & Olmsted,
has just returned from Chicago, where
he went to meet a buyer of a large
western concern, and in spite of the
ST. ongest competition Mr.. Olmsted
brought back the order, amounting to
over $4,000. OF shoes and rubber
goods.-The Des, Moines Leader.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
The d Beauty

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face
blooms with it's beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action Of a laxative
remedy, h uses the gentle and pleas
ant LIQUID laxative. Syrup Of Figs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
English women printers,

In England the number Of women
employed as printers increases every
year, but they r still umer
u in America. where about 5000
women are employed in printiDg
Offices. In London there are about
200 women compositors.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Tho Knowing Maid.

"of what do you think my hear1
is NADER" asked, in q sentimental
way, a fat and thrice widowed ma,
as he helped himself to q fifth rib 81
roast sucking pig.
''Of three parts stomach and the
rest love OF change" replied taray.
enough the bright waitress, as sho..
passed him the apple sauce
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
A Cautious Mother.

Mr.. Jackson-Miss Albertina imp
Mr.. Johnson-Yep, an will see dat
she stays in as long as such a queer
lookin' thing al you be prowlin'
around outside. -Harper's Weekly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

People start in the Jericho road becauu
the devil keeps them from seeing wbarx
they are going to come out.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
Tickets ut Reduced Rates.

Tickets ut Reduced Rates.
Will be sold via the Nickel Plate rod
on occasion Of the meeting of tho Ger.
man Catholic Societies Of the United
States at Albany, N. Y, Sept, 18th =
18th. For further information address
j. Y. Callahan, Genl Agent. Ill Adans
street, Chicago.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

M. L. THOMPSON g. co, Druggists. Cou.
dersport, Pa, say Halls Catarrh Cure is the
best and only sure cure for catarrh they ever
sold. Druggists sell it, 75c.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

After six years suffering, / was ours
by Piso's Cure.-MARY THOMPSON. ~
Ohio Ave, Allegheny, Pa, March l9, -
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

Mrs. Willard. wife of the English actor,
is founding in London aconvalescent hose
for actors and actresses.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

The preacher is not apt to do much pray
ing before preaching when he knows 10 =
going into the pulpit with a good sermsa-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

The movement to erect a monument to
the memory of Anne Hill Carter, the
mother Of Robert Edward Lee, is gaining
in the south.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

Angels are disappointed when d.
preacher stops working for souls and Cos
to working for dollars.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

Experience leads many mothers to R1
"UseP arkcr.s Ginger Tonic, because It IL espee3ane
good for colds. pain and almost every weakness
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

If putting on a plug hat could add
cubit to the stature, the world would b.
full of giants.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

Whoever tells us of our danger is our
friend, no matter whether we believe what
he say or not.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

Those dlstre ssing C0rnsl
Bad rs they are, Hindercorns will remove them. -
then you can walk and run and Jump ~ you IKE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

Nerve kestorer. No Fits after the first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So trial hottk free Z,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
A Mother at Ia.

A Mother at Ii.
Tht youngest mother in the state OF
Oregon is Mrs. ]. F. Magee, of Mitchell
She is IA years of age.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

Christians get along faster when the,
travel in pairs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

When is a girl beautiful? We know -
only one universal rule: When you lOvo
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

LANNON'S Magic Corn 1a1ve.r
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask IN
for It. Price Is cents.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
even after the disease has progressed -
far as to induce repeated bleedings Gorn'
the lungs, severe lingering cough vi1iE
lar matter), great loss OF. flesh and exfrrase
emaciation and weakness. :
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13
The Onward March

ct ~CcnsumpIG1 10
stopped short by N
Pierce's Golden Ned
ical Discovery. IT
you haven't waited
beyond reason.
there's complete no
covery and cure.
Although by nuzmY,
believed to be incur
able, there is the
evidence of hundreds
of living witnesses o
the fact that, in Nh
its earlier stages, cnm-
sumption is a curahle
disease. Not every
case, but a large ~
,cenfage Of cases, md.
we believe, fully 81
per cent. are cuzedl
n Medical Discovery,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-18

The wife of Mr.. Leonard Wells, of
East Brimfeld, Mass, had been suffer-
ing from neuralgia for two days, not be-
ing able to sleep or hardly keep still,
when Mr.. Holden, the merchant there,
sent her bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, and asked that she give it a
thorough trial. On meeting Mr.. Wells
the next day he was told that she
was all right, the pain had left her with
in two hours, and that the bottle of
Pain Balm was worth 5000 if it could
not be had for less. For sale at 80
cents per bottle by L. Stabler & Co.:
druggists.