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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
\ Quarter Acre Lot in Chicago.

The history of a quarter acre lot in
Chicago reads like q romance. In 1880,
when the population of the city num-
bered fifty souls, this quarter acre Of
raw prairie was worth 500. At $50
per day a man could have earned in
IL - days enough to buy it outright.
To-day 1t is worth 100000. AS the
report of the Illinois Bureau of Sta
tistics puts it: Six hundred average
Illinois farms would not now exchange
for that quarter acre of rare prairie
land, and nearly 5000 years of the labor
of one man would be required to buy
1t. If 500 Years before the Christian
era some man had obtained employ
ment at the equivalent of one dollar
and fifty cents a day, had. like some
wandering Jew, been preserved through
all the VicisSitudes Of the centuries,
had been m~iraculously sustained with
ont expense for any Of the necessaries
or Injuries Of life, had done his work
regularly from thai day to this 800
days in the year without losing a day,
and had boarded ali his wages. his saw
lnSs would not yet be enough to buy
this quarter acre CT prairie land at the
mouth of the Chicago River.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY,

The Mayor Met the Indignant Com
snittee and Defined His Own Rights.
From the Detroit Free Press: a man
who had been mayor of a small town,
largely through an accident of politics,
YVES waited upon by a committee of
moro or less indignant citizens, who
desired to protest against his arbitrary
method Of conducting affairs.
I'VE represent the people, said the
spokesman, and We think we ought to
have more say in running this place
You're only the mayor, you know. We
Gidn't deed the town to you"
"Of course assented the official, II
realize that the people have a right to
so,nc say; but at the same time when a
things done I'm the that must so
ahead and do it. The people could get
together and hold mass meetings and
holler till doomsday, but that wouldn't
transact any business. What do You
waHt, anyhOw?'
What We principally want" said
the spokesman, is to know who is TAR
ming this town."
WELL the mayor answered thought
fnliE. its a hard thing to say exactly
You know my wife, don't you?"
Yes"
We'll, my wife is q m that has
hen W way now and then. When it
m to figuring out where the su-
prcme authority in this community lies
yoE'rc liable to run up against a good
deal Of confusion. You see. my wife
bosses me and the baby bosses my wife.
But lave a legal right to spank the
baby, SO it does seem kind O hard 70
tell exactly where the highest power
lies. But there's one thing you'll be
entirely safe in making a few friendly
bets ON, and that is that it 3ever gets
outside of the family for a minute"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
A WoMAN,s BRAVE ACT.
She Plants Her Heel ON tho Head Of q
Cobra and Crushes 1t to Death.

Shc Plants Her Heel on tho Head Of .
Gobra and Crnshes 1t to Death.
from the Golden Penny: A few
years ago my husband, then stationed
IN India, was struck down by fever,
on me developed the duty OF watch
ing him. Our bungalow lay at snlne
little distance from the barracks, and
on the morning OF the day on which
We expected the crisis to occur I was
anxlously awaiting the doctors visit.
When he arrived, after taking my hus-
DShds temperature, he would not, he
salc, utterly forbid me to hope, for it
was still barely possible that tho vio-
lence of the fever might yet give way
10 natural sleep, and recovery might
ensue, provided his slumber remained
u~iCroken. For some hours my hus-
band continued to toss and moan pit
eousfy. By and by he passed into a
disturbed sleep. Seating myself at the
foot of the bed, I prepared to watch till
he woke. An hour passed, when, oppo-
Site me, through the veranda, 7 saw a
large hooded cobra gliding into the
room. On 1t came, elevating it's hid
eous head and emitting a kissing sound.
AS the venemous creature passed me,
the glare of its eyes made my blood
run cold. 1t drew nearer and nearer
to the bed; then, rearing up, appeared
to be about to insinuate itself IN the
pillows among the folds CT a shawl that
lay beside the bed. I advanced softly
and, raising my right foot, ground the
heel of my slipper down upon it's vi
cious head. 7 felt it writhe and the tail
twist violently round my ankle, but
no until it relaxed its folds did l re-
move my foot. There, thank God, lay
the cobra, dead. The doctor found me
lying unconscious soon after. My hus-
band made a rapid recovery, and treas
urcs as his most sacred possession a
blue silk slipper.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
From Iaddy'S standpoint.

An 1rishman whose chief occupation
in life has been rock blasting obtained
q position on a farm, and was one day
seated outside vigorously churning
butter with an old fashioned churn.
Two former companions passing by
caught sight of him, and, after stopping
to contemplate the situation a moment,
one of them suddenly exclaimed:
Pom NE conshinse, Terrence, but
there's McManus, and he's gone crazy,
sure enough! He's sittin' dbere wild a
wooden dhrill, pleparin' to put a blasht
tace.'-Indianapolis Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

kand their rough cases and rich burial
caskets, finished and unfinished, stood
at an incline against the wall, and on
low tables the entire length of the
room were long lines of those finished
for immediate use, silently waiting
their occupants.
Gas my eye took in the situation, I
conceived a bright idea. Taking the
arm of my pard, l hurried him away
and when by ourselves, told him my
b]an and the ease with which that safe
might be examined.
"I shall put on my rubbe shoes,
said and sneak in that back door
some time before it is closed for the
night. Then I'll crawl under 4 Of
those low wide tables, where nobodyu
notice me. II I'm discovered, I'll play
the dead-drunk doage. At precisely
midnight, I'll enter the front office and
omen the safe. At that hour exactly
I shall expect you to be on the watch
in the alley or hallway on the other
side of the street. You shall give me
a certain signal that you are there,
and we'll agree Oh another should any
person pass the building when I'll get
out O. S ght. Another whistle shall
signify that the caast is clear. We may
get only a little JAZZ, and then again We
NAV get a GUod big pull.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

! nau quietly crawled under the
table. Soon afterward, the rear door
OF the building was closed, barred and
locked for the night. Customers and
others were coming and going and
collins were selected and removed
within a few feet of me until after II
o'clock. l began to think | was to he
a prisoner for the night.
Just as could hear talk of CLOSING
up the establishment, an elderly man
hastily entered and in low tones con
versed with n l imagined to be the
proprietor. | caught a few words. 1T
was impossible for me to get here ear
her he was saying, but here's the
money collected this afternoon and
from my hiding place, I looked toward
the desk and saw a roll of bank notes
pass to the hand Of the funeral dire &C.
Tor, who quietly deposited it in the
safe. The knob clicked as it fastened
the bars in place and then all parties
passed out of the building, leaving the
one gas jet full blaze in the office.
Inc instant all was quiet On the
street, crawled out from under my
coffin table. Quickly turning off the
gas, l waited for the low whistle of
my pal, hearing which, I went to work.
With my dark lantern in one hand,
inside OF my five minutes I had all the
valuable contents Of that safe in my
pocket, had relocked it and was eau
tlously unbarring the rear door. That
done, and the key withdrawn, l lodged
PACK into the office, listened an instant
and heard the signal from my pal that
the street was deserted. Then I quickly
rellghted the gas jet, glided through
inc Tear room and stepped into the al
ley. i was careful to close the door
after me, and plainly heard the iron
par fall into its place in the bracket as
| ana sol had placed it in such a Do
sltlon that / knew it would when the
door closed. Then I locked it and
placed the key in my pocket.
everything was absolutely as when
lhe proprietor left the building. save
the iact that the key to the rear door
was mlssing-also the small matter of
lAe contents Of that safe.
n small roll of bank notes con-
la'hed $500, and | found $45 more in
announcer dlaWer-a fair nights work
1or TWO penniless thieves.
but, We gods and little fishes, what
'n lneHtricable rumpus it kicked up
III that firm. There were three part
heFs, and. as everything was found in
such good condition the following
morning, with the single exception
mat the man who locked the alley door
III The evening must have placed the
Key In MS pocket and should account
Tor ITS loss, it was s~upposed-and talk
ed OF openly--that. for some unknown
reason. the firm had robbed itself. as
no OUTSIDE party could have entered,
WORKED at the safe with the gas burn
lng-tlie police on duty testified that
1t was burning constantly that night
ana left the building with the safe
locked on the same combination and
WITH every door locked or barred. De-
tectlVes employed laughed at the idea
OF any outside parties being impli-
Gated and winked Significantly at each
other.
1.-The business has since changed
hands and the newcomers are more
careful with the premises.
Il never made such an easy haul be-
fore, nor have | since,' concluded Mr..
Burglar, laughing heartily.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
Refor,rs Need More Thar +, n.s

To bring them about, ami are lways more
complete md lasting when II ey proceed
with steady regularity to a co, summation.
Few Of the observant among US can have
failed to notice that permanen ~ healthful
changes in the human system are not
wrought by abrupt and violent means, and
that those are the most salutary medicines
which are progressive. Hostetter's Stom-
a a Bitters is the chief Of these: D1yspepsia,
ated by 1t.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
Con, para tive Mortality OF the World.

An eminent Italian statistician has
been making inquiries into the compa-
rative mortality Of the countries Of the
world, and he has arrived at some in
teresting conclusions. The death rate
per 1000 inhabitants in 1924 was as
follows: Australia, 1872; Sweden, 17.2;
England, 1873; Scotland, 1874; Ireland,
1875; Holland, 1876; Switzerland, pol;
Belgium, 20.2: France, 22.3; Germany,
23.7; Italy, 25.7; Austria, 27.9; Hun
gary, 1873. All tlles countries except
France and Ireland have reduced their
death rate during the last twenty years.
In Ireland it has increased, and in
France it has remained stationery. In
France, too, the death rate of persons
in the prime Of life is higher than in
most other countries, and shows no
tendency to decrease. In England the
mortality is feeble in childhood and
youth, relatively strong in the prime
Of life and old age, but is gradually
diminishing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

A girl 10 said to have died IN q New
York hospital from a misplaced heart
This displacement Of the heart hap
pens time and again out west, but the
girls don't die-they bring suit foy
breach OF promise.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
4 Voluntary Statement.

From the Herald, Juniata. Neb.
I wish to call attention to q volun-
tary statement Tad in my presence
by one who for t~wenty-four years SUI
fered the most e~xcruciating pains from
Inflammatcry rheumatism. together
with ST. vitus' dance. and now Is
thoroughly cured. This lady, Mrs.
Matilda Vanatta, OF Juniata, Nebras-
ka, is well-known here, and she cheer
her long suffering n final
Mrs. Vanatta said she contracted the
rheumatism when she was but eight
years Of & that she gradually grew
worse as years passed by, untli she
was considered a hopeless Invalid, her
life being despaired Of by her friends,
and her relatives at one time were
called in. supposing her time had real
ly come. During all this time she was
under the constant care Of different
| physicians, and a tried every known
remedy that was recommended Tor her
disease, until a fortune was spent, ana
no relief obtained. She said 1t would
be hard to estimate the amount OF
medicines she had taken
They had almost given up hope OF
ever finding a cure. when she CHANGED
to see an advertisement Of DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. She
asked her husband what he thought OF
that remedy, n ne SAID they coula
only tell after q trial. So a box was
purchased for fifty cents, and the use
of this remedy begun. Before the box
OF pills was gone she began to feel
relief. She stopped all other medicine,
and took them alone from that time on.
and now, as a result Of these pills, she
is a we'll woman does all her own
work, and is happy. and praises the
time when that advertisement came
her way. She says she will recon-
mend Pink Pills for Pale People for
any like disease, above anything else,
and is willing n anxious TO give a
statement to any one that Is troubled
with the dread disease, that they 100
might enjoy health through the use OF
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie.
This is to certify that the above
statement Of Mrs. Matilda Nanatta, OF
Juniata, Neb.. vas voluntarily made
IN person, before me this 3rd day OF
CSigned.3 B. F. HILL,
Justice Of the Peace,
Juniata, Neb.
Or. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are considered an unfailing spe-
cifc for such diseases as l~ocolnotor
ataxIa, partial paralysis. st. Nitus
dance, sciatlca. neuralgia, rheumatism,
nervous headache. all diseases result
ing from initiated hurnors in the blood.
such as scrofula. chronic erysipelas,
etc. DR.. Williams Plnk Pills are sold
by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid
on receipt Of price, SO cents q box or
six boxes for $3.50. by addressing DR..
Williams Med. Co. Schenectady. N. Y.
1t the Bible in our home is simply
a parlor ornament, the devil may walk
IN and sit down on it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

Ms. Nola Meads of Hagerstown, Md.
is suing for a divorce. She says her
husband has served four terms in Jail.
two in the house of correction, and is
now under arrest for an alleged at
tempt to wreck a trolley car
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

Tho united kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland has one medical student for every
1886 Of its population.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

When bilious or %costtve, eat a Cascarot
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 1Oc, 25o.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

I shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Kent. England, Nov. 8, 1895.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
Cnpreyaricnted Proverbs.

From the Boston Home Journal
People quote most from the author,
they read least.
A broken heart you may heal, but a
crushed object is never of any further
use.
Few men seem to realize that a we'll
dressed woman is an advertisement of
her husbands goodness.
A beautiful soul might rest in any
sort Of a body, but it doesn't.
Nowadays three objects are neces
sary to a marriages. million dollars,
another million dollars and a minister.
When a mar shows enough interest
in a woman's actions to scold her for
these that do not please him, he may
safely be set down as in love with her
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup
'orchlldren %teething, softens theyums. reduces inham
nation, allaye pain, cures wind collie. Is cent . bottle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

All husbands are not alike, because some
husbands are b%ridegrooms.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

Hegeman'sC amphor Ice with Glyc-rins.
The original and only genuine. Cures Chopped Hands
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

After a man passes fifty he never hopes
to be out Of debt.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Observation-Disclosures WAS of good and
Observation-Disclosures respectable pareA.t-
MAVlN WllIDTYN age" began the
IMINESSEgGAlNAS IH.%l burglar, "and was
lNMhppSE IfMmH5NS SAM given a more thar
5K MWlM rdinary education.
\ Qf'''f'' :: !: :: :: !: !: 6: !: :: .: 5: :: 8: !: !:
M ~Nnnnd' Nm. ordinary education.
WITHIN HMmHV' vas at work in one
VH MA(E,,'' Of the principal
)A ll safe manufactures
III, ~ of the United
States. I had al
ways a natural taste for working in
metals, and was now in a position to
crafty my ambition to become an eX-
pert In the business. AT the age of "a
l was selected from the force Of thir-
" hands to expend all my time and tai
eht IN n particular branch of the
WORK, namely, the locks and doors.
lis was many years ago and the mod
ern improvements had not been dream
ed Of. But several kinds OF combina-
tlon n Formulation locks had been
patented and one of the best Of these
was placing upon our. hardened steel
doors. No ordinary burglar, however,
would have thought of wasting his
time and taking the risks with such
a lock; consequently, our sale of safes
was large and profitable.
II was receiving a good salary for
my special work and imagined, like
many others in life, that I was a favor
ate OF fortune and that it would always
last.
From the position I occupied it was
easy to fall into the companionship OF
the sons of the wealthy classes, and
to drift with them into eXpensive-if
not OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. The allnr-
ing games of chance soon fascinated
me with their golden favors. Intern
perate habits in everything, together
with loss of sleep, soon untitled me for
a fair days work and I was discharg-
ed. Going from bad to worse | soon
found myself the welcome companion
Va tbAAN "a "ll' olA'AA AiSl
knowing where myenext meal was to
come from.
"Wandering aimlessly about the city
with a favorite companion Il day, we
were passing the shop Of an under
taker. My chum called my attention
and fronted the open door Of the office.
and suggested that it might contain
money, of which we were both in great
need.
""That lock and door are both my
W make said I, as we halted a mo
it in five minutes
"'You don't"asay that you can open
that safe door in five minutes without
knowing the combination of the lock"
said my friend, with establishment.
"I certainly can, / answered, al
though the game might be too small
for the risk. If we could get into the
room, it's possible 'twould pay to look
into it, on account of this smallpox
epidemic. Notice that the back door
is OPEN I continued. That door opens
into an alley. In passing here before
when that door was closed, I've noticed
a heavy lock on it and there's an iron
bar across it on the inside
""Let's wander around to the alleJ
and look over the situation said my
companion, and maybe We can get IN
tonight
1.-THE alley seemed deserted Collins
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

A school of medicine is soon to be estab-
|ished at Petersburg for women.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

There are $500 teachers in the Japanese
empire.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06

nDUEE Habit Cured. Est. In 1871. ThousanAs
UF lllIHi cured. Cheapest and best cure. FREE TnIAI
State case. DR.. MARSH. Quincy. Mich.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
(Signed.) B. F. HILL,
Justice Of the Peace,

II the Bible in your home is simply
a parlor ornament. the devil may walk
IN and sit down on It.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
Don Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life AWay

II you Want TO quit tohacCo using easily
and forever, regain lost manhood. be made
well, strong, magnetic, full of new life and
vjgor, take No-To Bac, the wonder worker
that makes weak men strong. Many gain
ten pounds in ten days. Over 4OO, 900 cured.
Buy No-To-Bac from Your druggist, who
will guarantee a cure. Booklet and sample
mailed free. Adj. Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago or New York.
If some people kept their business en-
tirely to themselves they would forget how
to talk.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-06
WAS of good and

6OOu duQ
respectable pareAt-
age began the
J burglar, "and was
given a more than
rdinary education.
! ordinary education.
was at work in one
OF the principal
safe manufactures
of the United
States. I had al
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-16

HELEN HIICHCOCK.. Press Supt.
MRS. L. G. CHADDERDON.. Associate
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-16
TEACHERS READING CIRCLE.

The regular meeting of the Teach
ers' Reading Circle for the north side
of the county met in the high school
room Saturday afternoon, January IL.
The meeting was called to order at
LIS p. m. by the vice president, Miss
Margaret Larkin. Two selections
were sung by the association after
which the roll was called. Twenty
nine members we're present.
The subject of Pedagogy was next
taken up under the leadership of
Prof. j. L. Torrens. No recess was
taken SO that the meeting might ad-
journ earlier on account of those who
had some distance to go. Miss Kelly
next favored the association with a
recitation entitled "Little JIM"
The lesson in "Schoolmaster in
Comedy and Satire" was next con-
Quoted by Supt. Race. The charac-
tiers discussed we're Armand Berquin,
Coleman the younger, and Marie
Edgeworth.
An interesting paper on Biology
was then read by Miss Joan Peterson.
The remainder of the time was
spent in primary instruction in music
in charge of Miss Frances Everett.
The lessons IS assigned for the
next timo were in Pedagogy, Princi-
pies of Teaching, and in Literature
the characters of Eugene Scribe and
N. P. Willis.
Upon motion the association adj
journed to meet the first Saturday in
February at LIS p. m.