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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
Length Of the Earfh.s SHADOW.

The length Of the shadow which tho
earth casts into space has attracted
some attention since the eclipse of the
moon. This shadow is. in the form Of
a cone with the diameter Of the earth
IS its base. It is S64,ooo miles long.
That is if you Travelled into space, away
from the earth, more than three times
as far as the moon, the shadow would
shield you from the sun, provided you
remained on what may be called the
night side of the earth. The diameter
Of the sun is 100000 miles, that Of the
earth is 1926 miles. and the distance
from the sun to the earth is $4,000, 900
miles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
ABSOLUTELY PURE
A WELL KNOWN FACT.
Petroleum spirit or Benzine is Largely
Used in SILK and Wool Industries.

Petroleum Spirit Or Benzine Is Largely
Used in SILK and Wool Industries.
The fact is well known that petr.o-
leum spirit, or benzine, is largely
used in the silk and wool Industries
and in chemical cleaning works Us d
solvent for greasy impurities. It is
extremely volatile and infammable,
and has often been suspectedsof being
the cause9of those mysterious fires
which occasionally break out in
works and factories where it is much
used. One who has studied this phe-
men declares that the ignition
of this spirit is spontaneous, and is
caused by electrical excitation-that
is, in certain states of the atmosphere.
particularly when it is cold and dry,
the spirit becomes excited and ex-
hib.ts sparks and flashes of light, to.
the accompaniment of cracking
sounds, and the ignition of the spirit
may take place at any moment.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
"Aversion,'
COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN.

# S~N4 LAiA $1,000
sis not the term to use. I have let them
alone, that is all" Z
II cannot, never could-comprehend
why, in this respect, you are SO differ
ent from other men-insensible to. fem
mine charms. But I have no time now
for discussing the subject, as I have
several patients to visit this afternoon.
Good day.
Good afternoon" the lawyer re-
sponded, and was again alone.
When by himself an expression
which it would be difficult to describe
stole over his countenance as he NUT
tered:
"Of a 'frigid temperament and in
sensible to feminine charms am I?
Having my reason therefor, other men
would be So"
AS the words fell from his lips his
head dropped, the muscles Of his face
twitched convulsively, his hands clutch
cd the arms Of the chair in which he
sat. Then, rising and pacing to n
fro. he exclaimed in a sad tone:
81 am not to blame"
. Il
on a bed in a handsomely furnished
apartment lay a man, apparently not
far from SO years of age, whose stay
anon earth would be brief, at whose
side sat DR.. Ashton.
! II am afraid that he will not get
here in season." the invalid said, ina
scarcely audible tone.
Eyes, he WILL" reioined the doctor,
en~couragingly. 81 am expecting him
every moment
Almost simultaneously with the ut
torrance of these words Lawyer Seward
was conducted into the room.
"Here he is" observed the physician,
and then, turning to the lawyer, he con-
timed: "My patient, Mr.. Walter
Burns, wished me to send for some one
to draw up his will, and | summoned
you here"
Seating himself near the bed. Mr..
Seward quietly remarked:
81 am at your disposal, Mr.. Burns"
"In the left-hand corner of that writ
Ing desk" the invalid began, pointing
to the article, you will find pens, ink
and paper, as you also will an inventory
Of my unincumbered property. Before
you draw up the will I have a story to
tell YOU"
Exhausted by the effort required to
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
English stage a. ME-. B,.p~s Tells It.

One day Miss Nelginn-an actress
whom we should have had some diff
ficulty in recognizing but for the fol-
lowing not wholly individualizing
qualification "maitresse du Roi Charles
H."-played st. Catherine, and said to
those about to lift her body after her
martyrdom: "Arretez, chiens maudits!
je dois me lever ct reciter l'epilogue."
(Stop, We accursed hounds! I must get
up here and recite the epilogue.)
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
IA GRIEVOUS MISTAKE
AvING graduated
from college and
completed a course
of legal study,
I h O m q s Seward
established himself
in n of our most
fourishing cities,
where he soon se-
cured a large Glen
tage.
Fine : looking,

courteous, generous to a fault, he. was
held in the highest esteem by all VINO
formed his acquaintance, but he as
ISOLATED only with those of his W
sex, as had been his custom from boy
hood, on which account he was deemed
odd" particularly by the gentler sex.
AS he sat alone in his office
August afternoon, bordering over an
important case which he had in hand,
a gentleman Of about his own age (2S)
entered his presence, dropped into a
chair, wiped the perspiration from his
brow and remarked:
1T is a deuced hot day, Tom"
No other person in the city would
thus Familiarity have addressed him, but
the caller-Frank Ashton by name, a
physician by profession-had been his
chum and bosom friend in college.
Il have been very comfortable" was
the reply. you know a lawyer must
keep cool under all circumstances" he
added, with a smile.
"As n can who has your frigid
temperament to quote what | heard a
lady say of you the other evening"
80 she placed a 'frigid tempera-
ment' to my credit" and again he
smiled.
why don't you get married?"
What do l want to burden myself
with a wife for?"
"A wife is not g burden, but a bless
ing, if wisely chosen"
There is just where the rub comes
in-in making a vice choice. Most
women are Influenced to marry by sell
fish motives, and many of them prove
unfaithful.'
Ever since 1 formed your acquaint-
anc you have manifested an aversion
for ladies and"
49, 90 - H. E-.1on sr4 q Nh, i n toI
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and.
soothing effects of Syrup of Figs, when in
need of a laxative, and if the father or
mother be costive or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow it's use; SO that it
is tie best family remedy known, and every
family should have a bottle on hand II
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
Do Won snecu,ateY

Then send for our book. How to Specu-
late Successfully on Limited Margins in
Grain and Stock Markets Mailed free.
Comstock, Hughes & Company, Rialto
Bldg, Chicago, LII.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
when Wrinkles Seam the Brew.

And the locks grow scant@ and silvery,s in
tirmities of age come on apace. To retard and
amelioratc these is one OF the benign effects Of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. q medicine to
which t, c aged and infrm can resort as q safe
solace and invigorant. 1t tcounteractsi O ten
dencys to rheumatism and neuralgia, improves,
digestion, %rectiies blliousness and overcomes
malaria. A wineglass before retiring promotes
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
S Wsgs4 MISSOURI,

y Tte best fruit section in the West. No drouthA
"a failure OF crops never known. Mild clinlata
Productive Foil. Abundance of good pure water.
For Maps and Circulars giving full description Of
the Rich Mineral, Fruit ard Agricultural Lands In
Eouth Vest Missouri, writcto JOHN NJ. PURDY.
Manaser Of tho Missouri, Land and Li,c Stock Comp
any, Neusho, Newt, IN Co. Missouri. s4j
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22

Piso's Cure is a wonderful Cough medi-
cine.-Mrs. w. PIcKERT. Van Siclen and
Blake AYES. Brooklyn, n. VI, Oct. 26, '94.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
A Child En5oys

A woman can rarely conceal her true
self from another woman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22

Il understand your employer has a very
uniform temper?' He has-uniformly
i hoI >; #s=E ftrf& #H,8@" ts+ffsNf So %sI.NT &GE
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22

A perplexed woman can ask moro ques
Ftions. in a minute than she can remember
the answe to in q lifetime.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22

Asound mind in nsound body is not as
attractive to some peopieaas a sound body
in sound clothes. -
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22

made known to the world, he at once
moved to a far-away place, where he as
stunned the name of Seward. He never
looked at a paper from fear of seeing
her name in it, lived in misery for six
years. diedSard was buried.
sNaturaliy the supposed conduct of
my mother influenced me to regard all
wonen as tickle, and father did. all in
his power to incite ME to shun girls.
Hence was developed what you, the
othersday sdenominated my 'insensibil-
ity to feminine charms,
Poor mother! how you were wrong
ed" and tears filed his eyes, as they
did those OF his friend, who said:
81 do not wonder at it,"
OF the thousands OF dollars be-
queathed him by Mr.. Stanley the law
yer accepted one-half and placed the
other half so as to benefit the poor.
His mothers remains were removed
from their resting place and inferred
beside his fathers. e
He did not resume the name of OAR
ling; he did change his attitude toward
the gentler sex. Indeed, a year had
not elapsed after he had learned the
truth relative to his mother before he
became the husband Of a most estima-
be lady, whom he admits to his friend
Ashton 10 hh a blessing"
The courier., 1895-01-19

Then Dowd advancing. pulled his gun
And remarked in sneering tones:
You'll take drink. or therell be fun,
Likewise some blood and groans!'
As sudden as the lightning flash
Our youth worked the elbow charm;
The pistol flew through mirror, crash!
And Dowd had broken arm.
Now the other toughs on our athlete closed,
When Shanks got a touch down thud;
Next a clever knee interposed,
And Billings threw up blood.
Deep Gulch Mike had his unkempt head
Cross-split on stone spitoon,
While Sandy Grant was put to bed
Center-rushed to a deadly swoon.
Red Thompson, with wild, scared look
Made tracks for passing car;
And the lawyer chap our hero took
And threw him over the bar!
How'd We do it?" asked barkeep' Pete,
And his eyes wore a yatery gleam;
Said the student, They were easy meat,
I've played on our football team
'>.GEoRGE NJ
The courier., 1895-01-19
A fiAhFBAGK FROM WAYBACk.

lie was young Yale graduate
And he hied him to the west.
Oblivious of fear or fate
And fashionaby dressed.
He landed out at Sante Fe
And captured the town by storm,
Thought naught he said. or didn't say.
But chiefly because of his form.
One night in Dutchys restaurant
Assembled famous crowd;
Shanks, Deep Gulch Mike and Sandy Grant
Red Thompson and Aleck Dowd;
A lawyer chap they called the Judge,
And Billings of Navajo;
Each pledged the other in Dutchy's bulge
That the tenderfoot must 60.
Right here the subject Of their scorn
Walked into the restaurant;
tie ordered "beefsteak rare with corn
In manner nonchalant.
Then up and spake big Aleck Dowd:
You'll first take drink with Mike?''
Nay, nay. Pauline" in no way cowed,
Said the Yale youth, carless like.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

Mr. Nate Brown. "A hile work
ing ibdustriUusiy 10 TIE tVbaec0
factory one da! this week stuck
q nail in bis f0ot, causing him
10 stop whistl'ng "Af tr the
Ball" very suddenly, aud com
mence ON something e 81.
Whether IL was a political
sepecb in Greek or q Sunday
school lesson in Hebrew we
have not Teen able b. determine
vet. but il was altogether dif
ferent from expressions general
" used ia this print shop wlnn
things goes wrong. lie hasn't
wbistled ny since.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

There is a certain young man
in town whose pocket book is a
nickel heavier at the expense Of
another young man of this
place, the why and Wherefore
of the matter being thulsy: The
first young man carried a Ger
tain young lady to church on a
certain Sunday night and ere
the services were concluded he
had accepted an offer from the
second young man of a nicke'
for the privilege of escorting
the certain young lady to her
nome, tile condition being that
the FIRST young man was to re
linquish all claims, etc, for the
night. The second young man
escorted the young lady home
and she being acquainted with
facts in the case says the first
young man will not have an.
other chance soon of bartering
her company TO. nickels.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

The Mount Lebanon Shakers
have recently perfected an in
genious cure for dyspepsia.
The Digestive Cordial consists
of a food already digested and
o digester Of food happily COM
bined.
The importance of this invention
will be appreciated when we
realize what 4 proportion of the
community are victims of some
form of stomach trouble.
Thousand of pale, thin peo
pc have little inclination to eat,
and what they do eat causes
them pain and distress.
The Digestive Cordial of the
Shakers currects any stomach
arrangement at once. 1t max, 8
thin people plump. Every one
will be greatly interested tu
read the little book which HIS
been placed in the hands of
druggist for free distribution.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
E. w. WOODS DEAD.
The Half Brother of Governor Holden
Died at Chapel Hill rlonday.

At 2. P NJ Monday one of the
oldest citizens of Chapel Hill
passed from earth the great be
yond of which no mortal has
any knowledge.
He had been an invalid for
two years or more-afficted
with a complication of diseases.
For fifty or more years he had
be- n a resident of Chapel Hill
andwas one of its landmarks,
and yielded the ghost at the
age of n years.
Deceased was a half brother
Of the late Governor w. w. Hol
den.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
TAX NOTICE.

l will attend as follows to re
ceive taxes:
AT Carr Monday, Oct 14th,
il" Caldwell Inst. Tues. g 18th,
Hillsboro. We'd. /" 10th,
"White Cross. Fri. +" 18th,
"Chapel Hill. Tues. " 22nd,
| earnestly call on the tax
payers to meet me promptly. II
you knew how badly the money
was needed, | believe many Of
you, especially those in arrears,
would make greater efforts t.
pay what they owe. ! sympa
thize with you in your financial
trouble, but l tell you now that
the taxes must be paid as / can
not and will not give further in.
dulgence. Your Servant.
JNo. K. HUGHES
Sept 18th 1895.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26
ABOUT HTLLSB0R0.

Mr. I. n, Webb Went to the
University Monday.
Miss l d. Graham went to
Durham Monday.
Maj. John W, Graham went
to Henderson Monday.
Geo M. Graham Of Durham,
spent Sunday in the City.
Mr.. Butner. of Salem, N c.,
the piano tuner, is in town.
Mr.. & Mrs. w. H. Harrison
went to Durham last Thursday.
Miss Nettie NJ. Trice returned
from Reidsville Monday, after
a short stay.
TIE Misses Jones went to
Raleigh last Thursday to enter
st Marys School
Mr.. Ed King, of Ra'eigh, the
well known cigar drummer, was
in town last week.
Mr.. H. L. Parrish and Wife
and two children left Tuesday
Morning for visit TO Shelby.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. SherreD
went to Summerfield on a short
visit. Mr.. Sherrell returned
Monday.
Rev. w. S. Bradshaw of the
Presbyterian Church is conduct
ing a series of meeting at Little
River.
Mrs DR. Jones and little daugh-
ter who have been visiting Mrs
Jones parents at Oaks returned
Friday.
Mr.. Howells and family of
S. Z. have taken charge OF the
Dairy department at Occonee-
chez Farm.
Pref. D. H. Hamilton Jr. who
has been spending his vacation
in Hillsboro left for Baltimore,
Nd, Sunday.
Geo A. Baker a popular sales
man for Hodges Bros was re-
gistered at the Occoneechet
Hotel Monday.
Miss Emmie J. Overaker re
turned from a twelve month
visit to Waxahachie and Plano
Texas, last Friday.
Messrs Jas Webb Jr and Wn
Graham accompanied by
friend from the U. n c spent
Sunday in town.
VIM. Faucette the polite
driver of the City Transfer hal
opened a grocery store one dool
below the Post Office.
Capt John F. Lyon Of Greens
boro after spending some tim'
with friends in Orange left
Wednesday for Durham.
Mr.. Whitaker, the brick con
tractor, will commence to burn q
kiln containing three hundred
thousand brick this week.
Mrs X. B. PEBBLES and daugh
ter, who have BEEN summeriDl
at the Green Brier White Sui
phur Springs. are visiting SIR
P. C. Cameron
Miss Radc life. of New York
after a pleasant stay in Out
town, left for her home in thai
city last Friday, much 10 the
regret Of her host Of friends
here.
Did Mr.. KeDion say that the
sun was so hot on the gable enc
of Hcoker's house last Monday
il melted the nails and the
shingles fell eff? Lock oul
Mr.. Kenion, Sam Jones tells Of
a land that is hotter than this.
J. c. Cheek has been appoint
ed by Chief Marshal Rufus L
Patterson, Marsha at H. Sta't
Fair TO be held in Raleigh Oct
22-25. Mr. Cheek Yves one Of
tine Marshals last year and will
Gil the position gracefully.
Mr. Nate Brown. while work,
ing ipdustriUusiy 10 The tVbaect
factory one da, this w'tk stuck
a nail in bis fD0t, causing hin
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

"castoria is an excellen. niruscsle for chi,
dren. Mothers have repeatedly soid me Of its
good effect upon their ehiitren."
Or. G. G. osGooD,
Lowell, Mass.
"Castoria is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. Ihope the day is not
far distant when mothers willconsider the real
interest of their children, and use castoria in
stead Of the variousquack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them TO premature graves"
DR.. ]. T. KIScHEIoE,
Conway. Ark.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

" castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend il as superior TO any prescription
known to me-"
= II. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
sour physicians In tho children's depart
ment hate spoken highly Of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits OF castoria has won Us to look with
favor upon it,"
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPKxsARx,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN G. SIXTH, Pres.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

What is LAxoLl Nothing but
Castor Oil made as palatable as
honey. Children like IL.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

We regret to learn that Mr.
John R. Roach's baby is quite
sick.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-26

The centaur Company. II Murray Street. New York City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-01


Boston Journal.-M things are
said to be as natural as that ducks
take to water. But writer in a
French magazine tells of ducks that
actually hated water. There were
three of them, and they had lived some
years in Paris, where they had a small
basin and their daily bath. Their own
er finally took them to the country to
live beside a fine lake, thinking it the
ideal place for the amphibious. What
was his surprise, on putting them into
the lake, to see them instantly
scramble ashore and waddle Indian file
to a neighboring stable, whence they
never came out save to feed. Never
could they be induced to remain in the
water save by force or fear, and when
there they always drew close together.
so rs to occupy no more space than
their bath basin in Paris. They were
thoroughly afraid of the lake, and they
never became used to it. In Picardy,
it seems, young ducks are often kept
from the water in order to protect them
from water rats and prevent them from
eating things that might injure their
flavor when they appear upon the table
Ducks thus brought up until their full
growth of feathers is acquired refuse
to enter the water, and, if forced in.
sometimes drown. After all, what does
instinct amount to?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-01

COIORED REPUBLICANS.

The Fred Douglas Republican Club
held very entertaining and eh=
thusiastlc meeting at the old Grant
Club rooms Wednesday evening The
meeting was not advertised very well,
but the hall was completely filed and
very enthusiastic. The principal
speaker of the evening was Rev,
Timothy Reeves He gave the reason
why he was Republican, recounting
the early history of the party and the
impressions made on his mind while a
slave in the state Of Missouri, and dis
cussing the subsequent history of the
party of the present time in brief but
graphic manner. Mr. Reeves is thor
oughly opposed to leaving the Repnb-
lican party on account of prohibition.
He said: "a man may take a glass
occasionally, and vote the Republican
ticket and yet go to heaven. The
audience showed strong endorsement
of the sentiments of Mr. Reeves speech.
Hon, Owen Bromley spoke mainly on
the tariff and money questions, illus
trating and simplifying those vexing
questions.
Hon Isaac Brandt followed in q very
patriotic speech, giving the reasons
why he was Republican He was at
the birth of the party and has been
fai ithf,,l ever since He eS hi bited some
old ballots, showing that the Repub-
lican party was in favor of Negro
suffrage prior to it being placed in the
constitution of the United States. The
ballots showed that the Republican
party was for and the Democratic
party against, just as to-day. At the
close of Mr. Brandt's address commit
tees were appointed in eacn precinct of
the city.to see that all colored voters
are registered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-01
LINCOLN AND MATHIM ONY.
Appretsnsiee That the Pathway Was
Not 6ne OF Flowers.

Apprclsnsiee That the Pathway Was
Not 6ne OF Flowers.
Letters from Lincoln to His closest
friend, Joshua Fry Speed, subss1ashs
to the latter's marriage, betray an anx-
ious and impatient desire to learn II
marriage Is pathway of flowers ana
sunlight, and not OF darkness and pain
the two had morbid1y feared 1T to be.
John Gilmer Speed presents these hitn-
erto unpublished letters bearing upon
"Lincoln's Hesitancy to Marry" IN the
Ladies' Home Journal. In one Lincoln
says:
1T cannot be told how 1t now thrills
me with joy ~ hear you say you are
far happier than you ever expected TO
be- That much ! know is enough. l
know you too well to suppose your eX-
pectations were not, at least sometimes,
extravagant, and If the reality exceeds
them all, I say, enough, dear LORD. l
am not going beyond the truth when
tell you that the short space 1t took me
to read your last letter gave me more
pleasure than the sum total OF all
have enjoyed since the fatal first OF
January, 1S41. Since then, it seems to
me, should have been entirely happy
but for the never absent idea that there
is one Creferring to Miss Mary Iodd)
who is still unhappy, whom have con-
tributed to make SO. That still kills my
soul. cannot but reproach myself for
even wishing to be happy while she IS
otherwise She accompanied a large
party In the railroad cars to Jackson
Vile last Monday, and on her return
spoke so that heard of 1t, of having en-
joyed the trip exceedingly. Cod be
praised for that One thing ! can tel
you which / know you will be glad to
hear, and that is that | have seen Mary
and scrttinized her feelings as we'll as
| could, and am fully convinced she is
far happier now than she has been for
the last fifteen months past"
Eight months after Speed had mar
ried Mr.. Lincoln wrote him:
"But l want to ask close question::