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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-05-03
KANSAS RUINS.
abandoned Cities in tho Western Arid
Ipar~;n,c 800 s#@4@

<ADHANOAeO CiC1eS III the Western Arid
Regions.
Western Kansas is being steadily
drained of its population Of farmers.
In 1883 twenty-five counties contained
1922 GEO people, and to-day the total
is only 54.s63. The exodus has been
caused by the settlers failure to raise
crops on their arid plains. The hope of
those who have remained is in irriga-
ton. At the present time they are in
vesting in windmills, and hundreds of
these machines will be set to work this
summer wherever there arc signs of
water beneath the surface Of the prairie.
The furnace-like winds which have
hitherto parched the farmers wheat
will. then do him service as an agency
in irrigating his lands. The agricul-
turist has not been the only loser, how
ever. All along the branch lines of the
Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific and the
Union Pacific railroads are decayed
towns hat once We're full of promise
and even aspired to greatness. In tho
boom times many brick buildings were
put up and many wide avenues laid out.
Some of the buildings have never had a
CcAdiAC, dHu OUllCTS were soon aD1n-
doned. On the wide streets there is no
traffic worth the name. At Chico, for
instance, the train now stops only on
signal. Once it's arrival was a great
event, and crowds of people swarmed
to the station. In that day Chico had
the appearance, at least, of prosperity,
and boasts were made of it's growth.
Kanopolis was to be the hub of Kansas,
and eastern capitalists, some of them
men Of note, invested literally in the
future of the town. To-day it's ambi-
tious capitol square is used for a sheep
pasture, and the train rushes by as
though it were a tank station. South
Hutchinson furnishes another illustra-
ton. 1t was a young giant at it's
zenith, with brick hotels, churches,
schoolhouses and a street-car line.
Prairie dogs now run about the chancel
of the biggest church, and the hotel
door is hidden by a sand bank.
THE ANNUAL RAINFALL.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-05-03

The Easter issue OF the Saint Louis
Christian Advocate (Apr. 10y is a wo-
mans number, all the articles being writ
ten by women On the cover OF the pho
tographs OF these Easter contributors
are grouped around a picture Of the wo-
men at the empty tomb on that first
to be congratulated on the success OF
this novel idea in religious journalism.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04

color cartoon published in the Rams
Horn, we have graphic picture of the
browning evil of this nation and the
world, and the terrible work it is do
ing every day and week in the year.
If every saloon were really a cannon
and the very foundation stones of the
home were being shot to pieces by it's
terrible vomit, bringing death and de-
struction to the wife and the babe,
what a gallant charge would be made
on the deadly battery by the 400, yea,
by the 10000 times 400. What a "Spik-
ing of Guns" there would be, and in
stead of the confident attitude of
triumph of the greater Napoleon, his
satanic majesty, we would see him
cowed and conquered as he, too, met
his Waterloo. May this little cartoon
preach its sermon and reveal the true
attitude and work of the rum traffic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04

KINDNESS SAVED HIM.

A Drunkard's Moral Nature Aroused by an
Act OF Brotherly Love.
The following recital was recently
made by stalwart temperance man:
II had been drinking man for
twenty years, had ruined my chances
in life and made my family wretched
/ did not believe in God or humanity
A whisky soaked brain is not adapted
10 any noble form of faith either TO.
this world or that which is to come
One day about seventeen years ago,
when ! returned from the shop to my
little home, which was bare of almost
every comfort, to say nothing OF luXu.
ries, my wife told Inc that lady HAD
been to see us and left au orange
apiece for the three children and some
pretty cards, with Merry Christmas
for us all.
Nobody ever came to our house
those days, and | was surprised, for
this lady was the wife of one of the
trustees in the great university, bus
mess man who stood very high. and
she had plenty of money, position, ed,
ucation and occupation. Indeed, She
had everything that we had not. So
sat myself down to try to reason on:
some bad motive for her coming, as it
was my custom then to look for bad
motives in people rather than good
ones.
But as her husband was not in pol.
itics and could not desire my vote, and
as he was not in any business where |
could by any means be of service to
him, and as neither he nor she could
gain anything from us, although l
racked my brain to find something that
they could gain, was obliged to say
to myself: 1t must have been what
Christians call the love of God" and
when had come to this conclusion my
heart melted little, and said to my
SET IF it is true that Their. is such o
thing as the love of God ] ANAL re.
FORM and from that day | have never
tasted Intoxicating liquors. Union
Si0nol
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
A PRETTY STORY.
Friendship That Sprang Up Between
Bison and a Deer.


The bison of India has never bean
kept long in captivity, except in tie
case of one bull, which is now in the
possession of his highness the mahara-
jah of Mysore.
How this bull came to survive, when
so many of his fellows had succumbed,
is very pretty story. 1t is related by
the author of "Gold, Sport and Coffee
Planting in Mysore," who took it down
from the lips of his neighbor, Mr.. Park,
who captured the animal, and was
knowing to all the details of the story.
When captured the bull was supposed
to be about three days old. A week
afterwards young doe mbur, pur-
sued by jungle dogs, ran into a laborer's
cottage, and was made prisoner.
1t was decided to keep the deer as a
companion for the bison, and the two
were accordingly kept together, though
never shut up.
They were fed on milk and then al
lowed to Craze, and soon became insep-
arabic. They were fed at twelve o'clock
and at four in the afternoon, and
seemed to know their feeding time ex-
actly.
When the bison was two years old it
was thought time to fit him with nose
rope. He was tied to tree, his nose
bored, and nc was liberated He ran
all about the grounds, and then, for the
first and only time, he was heard to
below.
After this he was regularly led out to
Craze The sambur would sometimes
remain behind, but seemed to have no
difficulty in finding him, but, putting
her nose to catch the scent, would
start at once in the right direction.
The bison had no such power, and if
ever he missed his companion would go
wandering about till he found her.
When the bull was three years old he
was presented to the mahara jah and
was sent off to the nearest railway sta
tion-somc sixty miles away.
The doe soon noticed his absence,
held up her nose as usual, got the di-
rection, and. when the bull was five or
six miles away, she overlook him. He
showed the most extreme delight, and
the two travelled happily together to
Mysore.
Mr.. Park saw the bull in 1891, and
two or three years afterwards Mr..
Elliot was glad to learn that the bison
and the deer were still inseparable
companions and both in excellent
health.
He believes that the bull would long
ago have pinned away and died but for
the society of the doe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Vanilla Waters: Once cup of SUI.
gar, two-thirtls cup butter, four table.
spoonfuls milk, one tablespoonful
vanilla, one egg, one and a8half tea
Bpoonfuls cream of tartar, two-third
teaspoonf'l of soda, flour enough to
roll out well; roll very thin.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
Brown Bread: One cup each of rye
meal and Indian meal, one-half cup of
molasses, one teaspoonful of soda, a
little salt. Mix with cold water quite
soft. Put into tin pail, cover and bake
two or three hours; about half an hour
before it is done remove the cover in
order to dry off the top.-Boston
Budget.
dressing 70" Cabbage and Lettuce:
Four tablespoonfuls vinegar, one ia BILE
spoonful salt, one tablespoonful mus
tard, one tablespoonful sugar. Put
into dish of boiling water and add
piece OF butter size of an egg. Beat
one egg stir into this, which makes
it thick; add cream to thin it "A little
and pinch of cayenne pepper-Or Orange
Judd Farmer.
-Fannie's Apple Fritters: Beat the
yolks of two eggs, add one tablespoon
full of sugar, add, slowly one cupful of
milk made little more than milk
warm" then add two cupfuls of flour
sitted with one heaping teaspoonful Of
baking powder and a little salt, and
lastly two beaten whites. Stir in tiny
slices of good sour apples. Drop in hot
lard. Serve with sirrp.-Good House
keeping.
-Haddock Stewed in Milk Dissolve
an ounce OF butter in Il frying-pan, add
half pint of milk, stirring it to pre-
vent burning. Then take three dried
paddock, skim and divide each into
two tillets. Stew fer about quarter
of an hour, or till the fish is thorough
ly cooked Place the fillets neatly on
hot dish, thicl1en with milk and pour
over Serve very hot for breakfast
Leeds Mercury.
Cream Cheese: Is much liked by
some epicures. Take sour cream, salt
it slightly and hang it up in a linen
bag to drain until dry. This takes two
| days OK more. Then put in deep dish
still in the bag, and let it ripen for a
week, sprinliling it with salt daily.
Good for luncheon. These are but "a
few of the many forms in which milk
may appear to advantage on the coun-
try table.-Lina Dalton, in Country
Gentleman.
-Minnehaha Cake: One cup sugar
one-half cup butter, yolks of two eggs
and whole of one, two cups flour, one
half cup milk. one teaspoon cream tar
tar, one-half teaspoon soda. This
makes three LAYERS. Filling: Boil one
cup sugar with little cold water until
it will crack when dropped into cold
water, then remove from the stove and
stir into the white of one egg beaten
| to a stiff froth, then stir in one cup of
raisins chopped and stoned. -Harpers
| Bazaar.
Cabbage Salad: Have the cabbage
chopped fine and in deep dish. Put
in a suew-pan, over a rather hot fire,
one cupful of thick sour cream. Stir
in while heating the yolks of three
well-beaten eggs. Add a half tea
spoonful each of mustard and sugar
and butter the size of an egg, with a
dash of white pepper and salt. While
cooking, stir in half cupful of strong
! vinegar. This makes smooth, thick
dressing, with u delicate creamy taste,
superior to the old method. Pour over
the cabbage while hot, and mix
thoroughly. -Prairie Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
Tho PRINCE Tool, OF His nat.

According to the Philadelphia Rec
ord, the captain of the clipper Louisi-
ana, which lately arrived at that port.
tells good story of the way an Amer
lean boy, without making himself Of
fcnsive, cA .orted tribute from
royalty. While the Louisiana was ly-
ing at Dublin, the prince of Wales,
who was then the guest of the lord
mayor of the Irish capital, sent word to
the captain that he would like to come
on board and see what an old-time
American clipper-ship was like. The
captains son heard what was going on,
and declared that he would make the
prince tip his hat to him. He knew, it
seems, that the prince was not in the
habit of uncovering in this way. When
the royal party came on board the boy
appeard on deck waving the American
flag. The prince, seeing the national
colors, lifted his hat, and the rest of
the party followed suit, to the great
delight of the captains son, who thus
had made good his boast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04

A novel piece of evidence was intro
duced recently in n breach of promise
case in Bavaria. The defendant OBJ
stinately denied the charge, and stated
that his accuscr had nothing to show
to prove her statement. The latter, a
buxom village maiden, asked one day
to be permitted to bring in her evil
dence. The court granted her request
and adjourned until ten o'clock the
next day At the appointed time she
was on hand, and upon the query of
the judge where her evidence was, she
opened the door and four lumbermep
brought in a tree trunk, upon the bark
of which her faithless adorer had IN
cised both their initials within Gam
Ing hcart! She won her case
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
HYPNOTISM IN COURT.
They Use 1t in Their Intrigues-Learned
Men Pronounce Opinions.

An interesting case was recently
brought before the criminal court OF
Munich. A Polish adventurer named
Luberz-Czyuski had appeared in Ores
den as professional hypnotizer. Ores
den has many rich people who have
nothing special to keep them employed,
and the man with the unpronounceable
name found plenty of faithful follow
ers. Among these was a lady of good
family, beautiful and rich. The PRO
fessor" declared his love to her, she
accepted him, and there under ordinary
circumstances would have been an end
to the matter. Unfortunately, how
ever, Czyuski had already wife, and
he tried to get out of the difficulty by
sham marriage, asking his new
spouse to keep their union secret. But
the high-born lady's relatives got wind
of the affair and had the adventurer
arrested, accusing him of having hyp-
Noticed his victim. Half dozen
learned men, says the Echo, Berlin,
were summoned from as many uni
versities to decide whether it was
possible to influence person to such
an extent that all resistance is impos-
sible. The jury failed to be convinced
that such is the case. The charge
against Czyusl1i, of having made the
lady subservient to him without her
consent, was dismissed, but he was
convicted of disorderly conduct and of
criminal acts against the public moral
ity and sentenced to three years inn
prisonment, with five years loss of
civic honors The Nation, Berlin, SAYS:
81 do not believe that hypnotic infu-
ence is irresistible. When we see the
exhibitions of professional hypnotizers
we are led to think that they command
obedience. If hypnotized person is
told: You are dog he will begin to
bark and crawl ON all tours. But l be-
ieve that all such people are only
somewhat stupid individuals who fol-
low no other influence than the wish
to appear interesting or to please-for
some reason or other-the hypnotizer. L
have often discovered proofs of this.
One man, for instance, was told that in
a certain place there was a wall too
high for him to jump over. Hewent to
this place and began to jump, but he
always jumped-backward None of the
great scientists who interest themselves
in hypnotism have ever declared that
they themselves could be influenced.
1t is impossible with a person feeling
his responsibility, and neither judge
nor jury could be influenced" 4.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
SURVIVAL OF BAR6ARITY.

1t Is Manifested in the Modern Love for
Jcwciry and Ornaments.
Personal adornments made out of
money current in this and other realms
rank with fish bones thrust through
noses as guide for forming an opinion
as to the degree and kind of cultivation
possessed by the wearer, says the New
York Times. Antique coins at the end
of a mans watch chain, or as links in a
woman's giTdle, are not altogether OBJ
jectionablc, but the withdrawal Of
quarter eagles or whole sovcreigns
from general circulation for use in the
decoration of either public bar-rooms
or private waists, can only result from
4 survival of savage instincts. Every
instance of it offcnds numberless
canons of good taste and more than sew
eral canons of ordinary morality. Hence
it is possible to reflect with tolerable
cquanimity, and even with a certain
grim joy, upon the loss jlst sustained
by much Rewritten and apparently
more admired visitor to our town and
stage, of fifteen British gold pieces and
thirty-fve American ones. These she
was taking, it seems, not scdately and
properly to a savings bank, but in clear
violation of csthctic laws to jewelers.
shop, there to be cunningly united into
q most barbarous zone. That some
guardian divinity made impossible this
purposes accomplishment is thorough
ly and wholly well. The coins, indeed,
are lost, and they had intrinsic value,
being gold, and sentimental meaning,
being marked with the initials of for
lncr owners, but for advertising uses
they remain Is effective rs before.
Neither the kindly youth, whose mu-
nifccncc they recorded, nor the
sprightly nymph, whom they (thc coins)
were tendcrly to embrace, will lam
guish unremarked.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
To Light The Dinner Table.

Candelabra are very pretty things if
there be any III the family, but they
are expensive to buy, and four silver
candlesticlls are. on the whole, more
useful and ornamental. NOWADAYS
there are candles in the market war.
ranted not to drip, and made not who'll
ly of wax, but of some composition
which burns brilliantly and slowly.
They average eight to the pound, and
cost something like twenty-five or
thirty cents a pound. No light is so
satisfactory or SO becoming as candle
light. When the great question of IL
Elimination and flowers is settled. there
remains one more opportunity for in
dividual taste, for bonbons, sailed al
monds and olives may be disposed here
and there in small dishes of cut glass
or silver. Perhaps these are too luxuri-
GUS for human natures daily food in
your household or mine, but now and
then when we have company we NAV
indulge in them. -Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
Afraid of the R.tticr.

The instinct of self-prescrvation is
strong and automatic. 1t works indie
pendently of reason and knowledge,
but even against their teachings. The
Cincinnati Enquirer tells n story which
illustrates these assertions: A man on {.
Lake Huron steamer had the only spec
linen of black rattlesnake l had ever
met with. 1t was about the size of an
ordinary gartersnake and very vicious.
1t was confined in strong box covered
with thick plate glass. When anyone
would touch the glass with his finger
the snake would strike the under side
opposite the finger as quickly as a
stroke of hs itning. The experimenter
would always jerk away as suddenly.
There was not man on board, how
ever muscular and free from nervous
ness, who could keep his finger to the
glass when the snake would strike, al
though knowing that it could not pos
sibly touch him. Strong men would
try it again and again, certain of their
ability to endure the test, but with the
same result
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
\ Rare Event.

Silver weddings are not uncommon,
but silver betrothal falls to the lot OF
few. A case of that kind is reported
from Berlin. The engaged couple first
pledged their troth in December, 1860.
The young lady's aunt. however,
threatened to "cut her Off with shil-
ling" if she dared to get married. Con-
sequcntly, the loving couple had to
forego their most ardent wish, viz: the
prospect of speedy marriage Still,
they remained true to their pledge dur
ing this interminable courtship. Not
long ago the obdurate aunt departed
this life, but by desire of the intended
husband the wedding was postponed to
enable the couple to celebrate the
tweatv-ffth anniversary of their be-
trotbai
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
ON BOARD A BURRO.
a Lady Passengers. Experience in Noun.
tain Climbing.


In riding a mule ND a mountain,
where the trail often runs along the
edge of a precipice, the rider is told
that it is safer to let the beast have it's
own way than to attempt to guide it.
But even in mountain riding the old
adage holds-there is no rule without
its exception. Miss Sanborn tells us in
her book, "A Truthful Woman in South
ern California" that in ascending Mount
Wilson she let the reins hang from the
pommel of the saddle, and humored
her mules wish to nibble the heritage
At a narrow place, with sharp de-
clivity below, the beast fixed his jaws
upon a small, tough bush on the upper
bank. AS he warmed to the work, his
hind feet worked around toward the
edge of the chasm. The bush began to
come out by the roots, which seemed to
be without end. AS the weight of the
mule was thrown heavily backward, 1
looked forward with apprehension to
the time when the root should finally
give way.
/ dared not and could not move. The
root gave way, allowing the mule to
fall backward. One foot slipped over
the edge, but three stuck to the path.
and the majority prevailed.
After that l saw it was safer to let
my faithful beast Craze on the outer
edge. All went well until he became
absorbed in following downward the
foliage of a bush which grew up from
below.
AS he stretched his neck farther and
farther down, saw that he was bend
ing his forelegs. His shoulders sank
more and more. worked myself back
ward. and was sliding down behind
too late. The bush broke, causing the
mule to fall back forcibly against the
inner bank, with myself sandwichcd
between the adamantine wall of the
mountain and the well-shod heels of
the mule.
The animal, being as much scared as
myself, started up the trail on gallop.
had saved my life. but lost my mule.
resolved to push on. At the very first
turn boy appeared hurrying back
with my palfrcy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-04
GIRLS IN BOXING GLOVES.


York Gymnasium.
Nearly every week day afternoon the
favored visitor to a certain aristocratic
gymnasium on FIFTH avenue, New York,
may see clever boxing bouts between
the spirituelle young sports in knicker-
bockers who are members of the organ
ization.
Not many days ago, says the New
York World, a ten-round ''go' between
two of the most expert girls resulted in
a clean knockout.
A member of the gymnasium, who
found the secret too much to keep,
gives details of the bout, but refused to
say more than that the contestants
were named Maud and Ethel respect
lively.
For the first four rounds neither fair
boxer gained much advantage, al
though there were several rafting ex-
changes.
In the fifth Maud secured first knock
down, and there followed three rounds
devoted to uneventful rallies.
The ninth round was distinguished by
some clever work in the way of feints,
uINho COulJtlSs bObl COhbCSGdnIS
being pretty well winded at the quaver-
ing call of time from member who
was so excited that she had almost lost
her voice.
When the flushed and painting, but
plucly, girls faced each other for the
last round the first effort made was a
splendid straight-arm punch which
sent Ethel reeling for a moment. A
new member of tender years quietly
tainted in a corner just as Ethel re-
covered herself quickly in time to duck
another beauty aimed for the chin.
Before Maud could get herself back
into position Ethel landed twice and
her adversary at once became exceed
ingly groggy.
Ethel, though putting like grampus
herself, was quick to see her opportuni-
ty, and with smart uppercut sent poor
Maud to the floor in bunch, fairly
knocked out.
The vanquished maid was carried to
dressing-room, where she soon recov-
cred. Then all the girls, after having a
good cry together, went home, satisfied
that they had lovely time and eager
for the next bout.