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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-11
Prospectors and Miners.

As g matter OF general interest in con-
nection with the development Of the
mineral resources Of the state, the
School of Mines will make analysis with
out charge, of iron ores, as there Is a
demand for fuxlng ores of this charac-
ter in Denver, Colorado. Samples
weighing from n to two pounds repre-
sentlng the average of the discovery or
mine should be sent to the school by
mail or expresses prepaid.
". Z. McGnLYcUDDY, President.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-11
SIGNAL TRIUMPHS WON

By DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder.
Two signal triumphs have been ach-
ieved by DR.. PRICES Cream Baking Pow.
der, FIRST it received Highest Award
and Diploma at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition OF 1894. At both fairs it
surpassed all competitors in every re-
spect. The award, in each instance,
was for strongest leaving power, perfect
purity ana general excellence. It was
sustained by the unanimous vote of the
judges.
The victory at Chicago established
the supremacy OF DR.. Price's as "The
Foremost Baking Powder in the World
The triumph at San Francisco confirms
and emphasizes it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-11
4 THQuAKE
MssSN Me- sages Of shakings In Japa1
Conveyed by q Little Instrument.

IL fGsssL Mes & OF Shakings In Japan
Conveyed by q Little Instrument
il has become possible to discover an
earthquake and to mark its force at q
distance of over seven thousand miles,
says the New York World. This seems
to smack of magic, but it is neverthe-
less q scientific fact. Some time ago it
was stated as simple truth that the
earthquake in Algeria was made known
to the scientists in Paris itself while it
was actually taking place by the un-
dulations of certain delicate instru-
ments over a strip of paper. That the
movements Of the earth could thus
transmit themselves almost instantane-
ously, registering, AZ it were, across
the Mediterranean and nearly the
whole of France more quickly than a
telegraph message could have been
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-11
LOCATED

At last! I have found a room such as
| have been wanting, and located where
I want 1T to be, and I have decided to
stay IN Rapid where all my friends live
and deal out real bargains such as l al
ways have done. The success that /
have made in eight years enables me
fill up my room with all new goods and
pay cash for which means a saving of
nearly twenty per cent IN buying. which
my patrons will get the benefit OF, be-
sides having them all new and stylish.
Call on JOHN KRONING,
Proprietor of Chicago Store in W. w
Gifts old stand. Sign of the Big Gold
Boot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-11

sent, was thought hardly plaulible.
But Il can well 30 believed now IN
view Of : recent more marvellous dem.
onstration Of the self-registering of N
earthquake much farther away.
Within an hour from the time It COM
menced the late earthquake In Japan
had revealed itself TO the instruments
Of the Roman college. The oscilla-
tions Of the earth outlined themselves
on q single sheet Of paper clearly and
distinctly, showing plainly that there
were five separate disturbances" Of
varying force. Recent scientific re-
ports that have just come from the
Japanese empire confirm the accuracy
Of the instruments Of the Roman col
lege in a most remarkable manner.
The practical part Of the discovery is
that the approach Of an earthquake
may be told with little chance of error,
though it must be confessed that the
instruments give no hint of direction
nor do they indicate the starting point.
Instruments of this character were
at NicolaieH and Charkow, cities in the
central part Of Russia, and here the
Japanese earthquake. mentioned was
registered even more plainly, the dis
tance in this case from it's seat being
fully four thousand five hundred miles.
The instruments in these towns were
carefully watched at this time and they
were seen to oscillate and mark the
tremblings of the earth for over an
hour.
One of the most remarkable of mod
ern inventions, indeed, is this seismo-
graph, which was invented by Bartelli,
the father of earthquakes" The most
valuable evidence of it's practical bene-
fit to mankind was in 1883, when the
sensitive machine gave warning of an
eruption of Mount Etna. Up to this
time, however, it has only been valua-
BILE for foretelling shocks comparative
ly near at hand. The long-distance in
stances recorded above are the first in
the history of the seismograph.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-11

Rips sewed free on Boots and shoes
bought OF Deutsch and Lockwood.
They will save you from twenty-five to
fifty cents on every pair OF boots and
shoes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-11

For bargains in all kinds Of second
hand furniture, carpets, curtains, stoves,
tinware, queensware. harness and har-
ness supplies. The largest stock in the
Black Hills at Deutsch & Lockwood,
Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-11

Call at the Cooperative Store for
groceries, farm produce, harness, sad
dies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

should be interested in the same pro-
round studies as have engaged Mr.. Bal
TOUR. But Mrs. Craigie has gone
through most thorough scheme of self
culture. A Scotchman in America once
made the remark to me that the only
educated men in America were women
Mrs. Craigie confesses the paradox
She studied the piano with Walter Mac
farren; for two years she worked at
classics and philosophy with Prof.
Alfred Goodwin at the University Col
iege. London. and she had for years
private tutors In every subject she cared
to take up. known to the public as a
writer Of fiction--which. to some extent
IS OF the world worldly--she is really
one OF the deepest read. most serious
and most widely cultured women Of her
time.
Her output of work at the present has
been very small She has her hours ev-
cry morning. during which nobody is
allowed to enter her room: and. all
though she thus Y orks .eadily and reg
ularly. she grasses infinitely more than
she publishes. Thus it is that, in spite
Of the startling success Of Some Emo
tons and a Moral" she has since writ
ten only three stories.
Perhaps thu most triumphant mo-
ment Of her life was OH eIat memora-
lie afternoon at Days theater, when
one OF the most remarkable audiences
that could be found assembled to sec
that little play. Journeys End in Low
ers' Meetings" The cast was Ellen
Terry, Forbes Robertson. and william
ferris. The play. though taken from
the French. was absolutely original so
far as the dialogue was concerned, and
contained all those qualities-quick OBJ
servation. delicate satire, and dramatic
point-which are to be found in all the
conversations Of John oliver Hobbes.'
The success Of the little play Was never
doubted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

everybody studying the character of
her parents can see where she has de-
rived the qualities that go to make up
her genius. In person she is slight,
just about the middle height and singu-
larly frail in bearing and impression.
Her face is very pretty as / have said.
The features although strongly marked
are delicate and intensely feminine.
Her eyes especially attract your atten-
ton, for they are large. open and beau
tiful in color and shape, and with their
keenness and brilliancy tenderness is
the predominant expression. She
moves through room with singular
softness and grace of motion. Her shy
ness has almost disappeared in her
larger experiences of London life and
she acts the part of a hostess with ease
and readiness. and. as she lives with
her parents, and has to organize those
Gargantuan evenings to which l have
alluded. her task is not always quite
easy. / have alluded to her tendency to
pietism. In her it has taken a some
what different form from that of her
parents. The family was originally
Presbyterian. but Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ards are regular attendants at DR.
Parker's City Temple while the daugh-
ter only a few years ago became a
Craigie was married when she was lit
tie more than a girl and her affections
are bound up in Charming little boy
1t is certainly a somewhat uneasy
sign of our times that a girl of this
marlborough up in wealth and opu-
lent surroundings, free from the sordid
and meaner cares of life. and reared in
an atmosphere heavy laden with love
should take the saddened and almost
cynical view of human life which is to
be found in her works. No human be-
ing's conversation could give one less
the idea of a nature soured, malignant
or even specifically cynical. She never
speaks unkindly of any human being:
and she enjoys social, literary and
dramatic gatherings; she is tireless in
the giving and organizing of charity
But she suffers from the malady of her
age; she has had some painful dtsillu-
sions. and above all things she sees
straight and she sees clea-.
Some surprise may be felt that wom-
an who has hitherto devoted her pen
exclusively to the novel and the drama
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

number in the caHebrake When the
guards were making their round they
scared up an old mother hog with three
or four pigs. and they came past where
we were sitting. Fresh meat being
scarce in camp. Hy said we must have
some and he grabs the old SOW by her
tail. She gave grunt and few jumps
into the canes. with Hy swinging on.
and down went Hy and the old sow into
an old dry we'll some twelve or fifteen
feet deep; and as soon as they struck
bottom. both being strangers in
strange place, the old SOW went to work
on Hy with her malars, and Hy on the
SOW with his pocket knife, all the time
yelling for us boys to help him out. as
the old sow was probing for his vitals,
ana IL help did not soon come she would
get there sure as thunder. Well, we
boys lay down on the ground laughing
as old boys did in those days when fun
was ahead. yelling to Hy to stand his
ground and never surrender. Hy final
ly executed the old SOW, and when we
pulled him out of the we'll he was puff
ing like an engine. and dryly said that
he believed that fresh meat wasn't
healthy that time of the year.
e. M, In American Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

father of Mrs. Craigie. founded the first
theological seminary In New York, and
held the chair of theology up to the
time of his death. The Fields, who have
figured so brilliantly in so many depart
ments of American life-in law. with
Judge Field of the Supreme court, and
David Dudley Field: in enterprise. with
Cyrus Field of the American cable
are cousins of Mr. Richards
Mrs. Richards is even more typically
American. Restless, energetic imagin-
alive and lavishly hospitable, her spa
cious home in that series of rather
gaunt castles near Hyde park called
Lancaster Gate is a place where you
will meet some of the most distin-
guished of Londons social types A
child of Quaker pedigree. she is devo-
tional. spiritualistic and inexhaustibly
good natured. and her enthusiams
range from DR.. Parker Of the City
Temple to the Duchess of Teck and the
Princess Christian. Indeed. it is one
of the peculiarities of this stanch
American republican that she is on
terms not merely of intimacy, but of
affectionate friendship with several
members Of the royal family. that they
often make her home theirs during
their visits to London and in hours of
trial and sorrow they have sought CON
ISOLATION from her generous heart
Probably you will meet at the home
of the Richards larger and more in
teresting collection Of London's celeb
rites than in almost any house in Lon
don. 1t is characteristic Of both the
host and hostess that sometimes their
dinner parties consist Of forty or fifty
guests. and these guests represent
every section Of London celebrities, the
literary p-edominating. then the jour
nalistic, artistic and now and then the
theological
Mrs. Craigie is a somewhat curious
outcome OF such surroundings, but
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

When Secretary of the Navy Herbert
was a confederate colonel his life was
saved at the battle of Seven Pines by
Maine soldier. who prevented a re-
vengeful comrade from running his
bayonet through the breast of the Ala
bama officer. who had been wounded
and had fallen from his bullet-riddled
horse. When Mr.. Herbert was a MEM
Der of congress. says Washington
correspondent of the New York Sun,
he endeavored unsuccessfully to learn
from his colleagues in the Maine dele
cation the name of his preserver. After
he became secretary of the navy he re-
ceived a letter from a man in California
asking If he was the Colonel Herbert
at the battle of Seven Pines. The writer
of the letter was Jonathan Newcome.
and he said he was one of the Maine
soldiers who participated In the cap
turc Secretary Herbert in answering
the letter, made an appointment to
meet the man in California. Some time
after this the secretary went to Cali
fornia to visit the navy yard, and there
met his Maine soldier. He found that
the man had been at the front in the at
tack and had taken him to the rear as
prisoner, but it was not the man who
saved his life. His preserver. the ser
geant, had been killed at Gettysburg,
and the search for him was ended. Sec
rotary Herbert was deprived of the OPP
portunity of showing his gratitude to
the principal, but he did the next best
thing by extending it to one survivor
of the little group. whom he found. The
man was ship caIker. who had drifted
from Maine to the Pacific coast and
was poor and out of employment. The
order of the secretary of the navy APP
plying the civil service rules to navy
yards was in force but it was rule
made by an order and not by law. AL
though 1t was the policy of the depart
ment. and insisted upon by the presi-
dent. that there should be no exception
to this rule the secretary suspended it
long enough to give this man work in
the yard at his trade. and he gave di-
rections that as long as there was a ship
or boat in the navy yard to be call1ed
the old Maine soldier should have work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
Wonderful Cures of a shepherd.
m the London Daily News.

From the London Daily News.
Wonderful cures are attributed by ig-
norant German peasants to a shepherd
named Asst of Radeburg, who processes
to diagnose diseases by inspecting the
hair of the neck of his patients Al
though this quack has repeatedly been
fined for this Illegal exercise of medicine
he seems well enough off to pay his
fines and to continue to defy the law.
An amusing instance of credulity came
to light at the hearing of the case the
last time he was prosecuted. A man
from Bremervoerde went to consult him
with regard to some real or imaginary
ailment. Asst inspected his back hair,
and then calmly prescribed an hour
and half's wood-chopping exercise. 1t
seems that Mrs. Asst wanted some wood
chopped, and Mr.. Asst hit upon this very
practical expedient for gratifying her.
The patient strange to say, submitted
to perform the task in the full conf
dence that it would cure him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
Who Was the Youngest mang

j. L. Kaplinger of Sioux Falls, 8. D..
lock and gunsmith. says he was born
at Norwich, Conn.,, April 8, 1S49. At the
age OF years he removed with his pa
rents to Williamsburg, Hampshire
county. Mass. There he was attending
school when the war broke out, and
from the first manifested determine
ton to become a soldier. Despite the
entreaties of his relatives he went to
the front and enlisted under Captain
hayden, in Company II, Thirty-seventh
regiment of Massachusetts, Volunteers.
Aug 2, 1862. As he was only Is years 3
months and q days old, and the re-
CURED age BEING IS. he was obliged to
conceal his age, task which occa-
stoned him much uneasiness; but he
ssNSSeeied and went with his regiment
" be mustered into active service the
fh of September. 1862, at Camp Briggs.
Pittsfield, Mass. There his regiment was
assigned to the army of the Potomac.
Sixth corps, and placed in Franklin's
lett grand division in front of Fred
erlcksburg. Though a lad OF only thir-
teen summers, young Kaplinger
showed great courage throughout his
entire service, and few men in the war.
saw more rough campaigning than he.
serving. as he did, under Generals Nc
Clellan, Hooker. Burnside, Meade and
Sheridan, and participating in the bat
ties of Fredericksburg, charlottesville,
Gettysburg. the Wilderness, Spottsyl-
vanla, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Win
chester and Cedar Creek. He also served
with his regiment in front of Fort Ste
VEINS at Washington and helped to stem
General Early's rebel raid on the cap
itol, and accompanied his regiment to
New York in 1868 to quell the famous
riot. Mr. Kaplinger was mustered out
of service July 3. 1865 at Rendville.
Mass, after serving in the army nearly
three years. After the war he went to
Boston. where he learned the gun
smiths trade. Twelve years later he re-
moved to Troy, n. Y, and subsequently
TO st. Joe, Mo. lie went to Sioux Falls
two years ago and engaged in business.
He is member of Custer Post of st.
Joe, Mo. and takes just pride in his
record as soldier
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

was ready Sir William sent his check
for that amount and received an ac-
acknowledgement from Mr.. Whistler for
the same. Sir William left on the fol-
lowing day for India. On his return he
found that the sketch. which was about
tho size of sheet of note paper, had
been exhibited at the Salon, without his
permission. where it had been greatly
admired. On Sir William demanding its
delivery the artist refused to comply
Herewith, claiming that the price paid
was preposterous, and that the picture
was worth a great deal more. Sir Will
liam then instituted legal proceedings
to compel the artist to surrender the pic
ture, whereupon Whistler. in a fit of pet
ulance, painted out the whole head.
The French courts have now issued a
decree commanding the artist to re-
store the picture, and to turn it over to
the baronet, with 800 damages for de-
lay in delivering the picture. besides
paying the entire costs of the proceed
ings. 1t will be curious to see how the
restored head of Lady Eden will COM
pare with that originally painted by Mr..
Whistler,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
SOLUBLE GLASS.
How 1t Is Utilized In France for BIoaeh-

How 1t Is Utilized In France for BIcach-
ing Linen.
According to NJ. Geisenheimer, in the
Complies Rendus, an entirely new de-
parture has lately been made in France
in the application of soluble glass to the
bleaching of linen. In explanation of
this 1t is stated that, to insure the COM
plete bleaching process the process
arose of increasing the elasticity of the
I've and prolonging the time of boiling,
to the injury of the fabric though inn
proving the color; and though the pro-
duction of yellowish or brownish
patches on the linen is usually attri-
buted to impurities in the chemical. it
is chiefly due to the. presence in the
water of calcium and magnesium salts,
which are precipitated on the fabrics
and act as mordants, fixing the Yellow
ish coloring matter of the lye-an eff
feet preventable by adding to the water
mixture of sodium carbonate and
soluble glass. Calcium and magnesium
silicates are thus precipitated in a foe
culent form which settles rapidly, does
not adhere to the fabric, and becomes
granular and pulverulent on boiling:
and, thus purified, only very small
quantity of caustie alkali is necessary
the greater part of the saponification
being effected by means of the less in
furious alkali carbonate. A convenient
form in which to have the soluble glass
for this purpose is said to be obtain
able by adding from ten to twenty per
cent of anhydrous sodium carbonate to
a saturated solution of the soluble glass
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

ON the I'D day of May. 1868 very late
in the afternoon. General Boomer
commanding the Third brigade. Third
Division Fifteenth army corps, received
orders to lead his command over The
walls Of Vicksburg. and it was nearly
dark when the command arrived on the
ground designated for the assault. Our
line was formed and marched down the
hill to the rife pits and halted for a
short rest behind the low bank. BY this
time the rebels had caught on to the
racket. and the bullets were zipping
over the top of the rifle pit as thick
as swarm Of bees. Indeed, il was a
cross fire from every angle along the
wall for one or two miles, and a safe
estimate would be a dozen bullets for
every man in our line. in each minute
of time. But orders must be obeyed
Third brigade, forward! The next
word would have been march, but it
was cut short by bullet passing
through the generals head. He fell for
ward so that his head was touching
our heads as we lay in line. / looked
up and down the line to see If his or
ders were being obeyed. but every man
was hugging the ground as stlll as
death. In about twenty minutes dark
ness had practically put an end to the
firing, when several officers came to
where the guard was and held a short
council deciding to abandon the as
sault and fall back. Boomer was high
ly esteemed by all in his command and
ever since his death it has been plain
to me that by the word march" not be-
ing called, the brigade was saved from
a dreadful slaughter. u. l.. MARKS.
Reynolds, Neb.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

permanent she is thoroughly American.
Her father, John Morgan Richards, is
one of the wealthiest wholesale chem
lists in London. Mr.. Richard--Welsh by
descent-is an American of Americans
and belongs to that peculiarly charm
ing type-tEe quiet. refined and cul-
tured American gentleman. This is a
type which is as yet but little known
among us, writes T. p. OConnor from
London. We know the American mil
lionaire who consorts with our royal
ties and marries his daughters to our
dukes. We know the keen. pushing
and smart American man of business,
and we know the somewhat loud
voiced and over-hurried American
tourist. But that delightful and entire
iy unique type of American gentleman.
with a family of long descent and of
university education. is as yet but a
rare phenomenon among us. Mr.. Rich
ards can go back TO a period anterior
to the revolution in the history of his
family's settlement in America In the
days of warfare his people were sol
diers; but in quieter times they went
into the church. No fewer than four
generations of them have been in the
church; one of them, the great-grand-.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16

A queer character seen on the streets
of Boston few years since was nick
named Yankee Doodle" He went
about cobbling shoes. although he lived
in a mansion that cost $4,000.
He received his title from the habit
of continually whistling that famous
tune while going his rounds. 1t was
said that no one ever cobbled or whis
tied as well as he. Although famous
for his peculiarities he would never al
low his picture taken and was angry
when an ambitious newspaper man Sc
cured one by a trick He cobbled and
whistled until very old and died worth
nearly SlOn 900.