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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
WHEN THE EARTH WAS YOUNG.
It Absorbed, the Heat That Now, a
Coal Serves Other Purposes.

The average householder this winter
does not pause to consider the fact hat
he is keeping his dwelling warm by the
heat Of the suns ray which fell upon
the earth millions Of years ago. Says
DR.. Homer Greene: 1.-THE solar orb Of
that vanished epoch, bigger than it is
to-day and hotter, brought forth ever
In this latitude a tropical vegetation
Of wonderful luxuriance. Plants Of
strange kinds-mosses as big as forest
trees and ferns 80 feet in height-grew
up richly from the clayey soil and
formed dense jungles in the vast
marshes which covered large areas of
the surface Of this planet. Ferns,
mosses, and the leaves, branches and
TRUNKS of trees fell and decayed where
they grew, only to max the soil more
fertile and the next growth more lux
uriant. Year after year, century after
century, this process Of growth and de-
cay went on, until the beds of vege-
table matter thus deposited had reached
great thickness.
But the earth's body was still shrink
ing, and in consequence her crust at
times contracted and fell in. When it
did SO the land sank throughout vast
areas. These beds of vegetable matter
went down, and over the great marshes
he water swept again. Over the de-
posits the sand and mud and gravel
were laid Town anew, and the clayey
soil from which the next rich growth
would spring "a spread out on the
surface. This process was repeated
again and again-as often, indeed, as
seams of Goa in any coal-bed. Thus
the conditions for the formation Of
coal were made complete, atmospheric
air being entirely excluded, while the
vegetable beds underwent the process
Of decomposition"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
SHADES.
The TintOmeter a Valuable Invention by
an Englishman,

a wife may now depend upon her hus-
band to match a piece Of ribbon, and
she need give herself no concern as to
the result. A device, the ~tintOmeter, has
been invented, by which various shades
may be recorded so that there can be no
error. The tintOmeter was recently eX-
hibited in Washington, say the star.
The tintometer is an invention Of j. W.
Lovibond Of Salisbury, England. By its
means the color and brillianCy of any
object may be measured and recorded
so that the tints may be exactly
matched at any future time. The color
test has to some extent replaced chemi-
cal analysis as easier and quicker and
equally certain. 1t is especially adapted
for testing the purity Of ale, beer, and
water, the estimation Of carbon in steel,
lead contamination in water, valuation
Of -four and other things. 1t is consti-
tuted of two parallel-sided tubes. A
| piece of common mirror glass is placed
at the two openings which shOW the
| equality Of light, which must practically
be a white light, or as near white as it
Is possible to get. There are APPS placed
at the bottom of the tubes, used to
measure the glass standards and other
little receptacles for measuring liquids.
The lecturer illustrated different meth
DDS Of measuring different materials.
! The light of a sea fog not contaminated
by other light is the standard white light
most useful in making tests, said the
lecturer. 1t has been found Impractical
BILE to measure daylight, electric light
or any direct light, because of the red
ray, but by rejecting it through the
ground glass and opal it may be so mod
flied as to be useful for purposes OF
measurement. The tintOmeter, Mr..
Ward said, was used with excellent re-
suits by ink manufacturers, dyers and
painters. In determining the measure
ment Of steel the instrument, he said
was an invaluable aid. Several lard
companies in England and America
have used it, and so has the petroleum
trust in England. Brewers, sugar re
finers and winemakers have also founC
it a useful instrument. For qualitative
analysis, he said, there was no more
accurate test. He said that it had alst
been employed in pathological work II
several English hospitals.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
In buying trees good roots are the
most important item to look after.
A Novelty in Bicycles.

A novelty in bicycles went up Broad
way last week, says the New York Sun.
A young colored man rode it and
showed off it's fine points in a way that
attracted a great deal of attention. In
stead of being stationary the handle
bar could be moved backward and for
ward. Every time the rider pulled the
bar back the bicycle shot forward in a
way that showed that it had some sort
Of a rowing machine attachment which
worked in conjunction with the pedals.
There were the ordinary pedals on the
bicycle, and the rider used these the
greater part of the time, but every now
and hen when the rider got in a tick
lish position among the trucks, cable
cars and other vehicles he would give
the handle bar a yank backward and
the wheel would dart ahead.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
HIS MOTHER AS CAMILLE.
Ex-Speaker Crisp's Boybood Recollec-
ton of the Stage in America.

C1O0@ ! OF the stage In America.
Ex-Speaker Crisp's family was Of the
stage. And, indeed, it was this profess
sion of the theaters by his parents
which furnished Sheffield, England, to
the ex-speaker as a birthplace. Both
Crisp's father and mother were Ameri-
cans born and bred. And it was while
his father was fulfilling an English en-
gagement that the leader of the Geor-
gian Democracy was born. Not only
were Crisp's father and mother stage
folk. but his brothers as well. One of
his brothers persisted at the burning
Brooklyn theater many years ago. He
was playing at hat theater at the
time. Not long ago Rhea appeared in
Washington in the role of Camille;
Crisp, then speaker of the house, was in
attendance. In the interim between the
second and third acts he turned to a
behind him. This is the first time I've
been to the theater for many months"
said Crisp. 1T struck me all at once
that I'd like to see this play Camille.
I haven't seen Camille since 1 was a
mere boy, nan years ago. On that oc-
casion my mother played the part of
Camille, while my father was Armand.
And concluded the speaker, while a
smile settled about the corners of his
kind, friendly eyes, while 1 would not
claim that my mother was the greatest
Camille that ever lived, I must say that
the impression which still dwells with
me is that she played it a great deal
better han does this lady" AT this
point the curtain went up. and the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
The Thunder Snake.

Already a good many specimens Of
the thunder snake have made their APP
pearance in Louisiana. This curious
reptile no doubt belongs to the glass
snake family, which is, properly speak
ing, a true lizard. In color it is quite a
beauty, being composed of alternate
rings of red and white, and the length
is anywhere from six to eighteen inches.
The popularity Of this snake lies in its
ability to reproduce lost parts Of its
body. The negroes say that these
snakes fall to pieces whenever it thun-
ders, but that they afterwards go back
together again." so that it is practically
impossible to destr"" them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
Ashes for Gooseberries.-In tho

Ashes for Gooseberries.-In the Anr,l
number Of the Fruit Grower Mrs. Ora
ham, of Indiana, writes that she has
the best success with g~ooseberries that
are not cultivated. My experience is
much the same. | use hard and soft
cool aches and cinders as a mulch, and
NM he bushes I treat in this way
ar Y respect superior to those
II with the .cinders. sha.l
a. ..s,t. bushes, both currant ana
J in this manner as fast as
I ie cinders.-W. y. Hall IL
= ,t-Grower.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01

Where shade cannon be secured from
trees for your fowls, try planting a
patch Of suntlowers. Very soon the
ground will be completely shaded and
it will be noticed that chickens prefer
sunflower seed to any other.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
BRIEF MENTION.

Mrs. W. 7. Coad left on Monday
evening for a visit in Chicago.
Miss Addie Duhamel is undergo
ing a siege of typhoid fever.
Elwood Williams Of Rapid valley
reports the arrival of a new girl on
Sunday last.
Robert V. Carr, late of Edgemont,
was an arrival in the city Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Della McGill of Lead City is
the guest Of Rev. j. W. Barron and
wife this week.
A big dance is booked to take
place in Piedmont's fine new school
building this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Wiegand
drove down from Sturgis on Sunday
and spent a part of the day in town.
Vic Swanson spent the fore part
of the week looking over some Of
his southern Hills mining property.
Mrs. J. B. Gossage of the Journal
has spent the week attending the
state w. C. T.. U. convention at
Vermillion.
H. A.. Piper, wife and daughter Of
Hill City spent a part of the week
in the city, the guests of Mr.. and
James W. Fowler.
Frank Richter of Piedmont and
Miss Lizzie Baker of Black Hawk
were united in marriage by Justice
Frank Joy on Tuesday.
Friends of Fred Spayde helped
him celebrate the sixteenth ami
versary of his birth in a most enjoy
able name at his home on Monday
evening.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
w. Daughenbaugh died of conges.
ton of the brain on Wednesday ev.
ening and was laid to rest in Noun
tain View this forenoon.
Mrs. J. H. Vallette and family
left on Monday evening for her new
home in Wheaton, Ill, A large
number of friends we're at the train
to say their goodbyes and wish her
we'll.
The republicans organized their
judicial central committee last Mon.
day. J. w. Fowler was chosen as
chairman, Fred Whitfield as secre
tary, with James w. Fowler, G, J
Buell. and "A. K. Gardner as an ex
ecutive committee.
And now it's government by in
junction" right here at home! Al
injunction has been issued to the
Harvey Peak company restraining
County Treasurer LaBee from sell
ing a lot of that corporations per
sonal holdings for taxes due.
Sheriff Ingersol made a flying
trip to Deadwood Tuesday and re
turned with Fred Richardson, wh(
is wanted for stealing a horse be
longing to Thomas Burke of Rel
Earth. Richardson's brother is il
Jail here for bicycle stealing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01

1t will make a better sale for eggs
II you will wipe all dirty ones with a
cloth before marketing them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01

Don't be afraid to let your poultry
hunt for their food. They enjoy the
job and 1t is healthier for them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
New Goods Fill
Every Nook and Corner
OF the Store!

nd every article will bear the test of the broadest of
broad daylight in Judging of it's value. Here's an invi-
tation to all good buyers to come and Judge this store
by it's goods and prices. Here's a challenge to all
doubters of our ability to quote lowest prices on reliable
goods to come and Judge for themselves! Here's wish
ing none of our old customers will miss their share of
the good things we are distributing at such little prices!
Here's everybody's opportunity to buy cheap what we
bought cheap, and enjoy it till they get 100 cents
worth of service for every dollar it cost!
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01

Wanted-To learn Of some one who
has invented a hens nest that but one
hen car get on at a time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01
GOoseberries and Mid W.

It was long & the rule III Euro
pear fruit growing that g~ooaeouI..es
could not be grown III climates sun
able for the ripening OF grapes, says
American CultivatOr. The heat re-
quired for the grape crop de>eluped a
mildew, which destroyed the leaves OF
gooseberries and prevented lie Irult
from perfecting. l.hus lAusland grew
the gooseberry, while France, Italy
and Spain ripened crops Of grapes.
The American difficulty in growing
go%oseberries comes from our hot, dry
summers, which are gust what are
needed for the vine. We have mad va.
rious new varieties OF gooseverrles
claimed to be mlldew proof, but we
have little faith that any will prove
entirely so when conditions favor mil
dew. This, however, does not matter
so much, since the Bordeaux mixture,
which has proved so good a remedy for
mildew on the grape, is equally good
to protect the gooseberry plant from
the same enemy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01

Poultry likes buckwheat and it
makes an excellent change in their
diet.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01

Hunt for Borers.-There are many
suggestions printed as to how the borer
can be exterminated in other ways
than that of digging them out with
knife and wire, but it seems that
after you have tried them you have
to go around and examine the trees
as carefully to see if your wash has
been effectual as you would to dig them
out, which makes the application of the
washes which have thus far been made
public rather expensive things to use.
The operation of hunting the borer is
not a particular slow or difficult job,
but it ought to be done thoroughly,
and by the man who owns the trees,
or some n he can thoroughly trust
Central States Fruit Grower.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01

and the clustering me. les it brought
in it's train.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-01

benefit. was u
back to Atchison where
nurses worked with me
night and DAY to keep
me alive to reach my
friends mere. My heart
became so bad that my
friends gave up all
nope. ! began taking
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-06
PROLOGUE II.

A fortnight after the incident on the
DEVILS rock Lola Turrian and her ia
Their sat in close consultation in the old
mans bedroom in hotel in Neufchatel
The old man was sitting up on his
bed, propped by pillows, and his wrin-
killed., parchment colored skin looked
yellow and dingy against the snow
white bedclothes. His voice was quay
ering and thin, but his black, beady
eyes shone with light that seemed all
the stronger and stranger by contrast
with the weakness Of his withered body.
tits good news, Lola-real good
news. I hope the brute is really dead!"
The hate with which he spoke Of the
dead man lent unwonted energy to his
voice, while his lean, crooked fingers
gripped the bedclothes with q gesture
suggestive Of his feeling.
II wish I'd been with you, girl, to
have made sure. Imps like those can
tumble over cliffs, and yet the devil
finds soft place somewhere for them
to fall. If I'd been there" he added
grimly, "I'd have had him found by
those who'd have made sure he was
dead"
"He is dead, father. never fear. I tell
you went back and staid at the hotel
close to the place for ton days, making
cautious inquiries everywhere. If he
had escaped, must have heard Of it."
The old man was silent a moment,
muttering and mumbling and shaking
his head.
but you don't know 1t, Lola. You
haven't found his CARCASS.
"Well, be is dead to me at any rate.
Our paths shall never lie side by side
again. He never held me at all, as you
know, save for my fear for you. / am
not afraid Of such thing as that"
She tossed her head with gesture Of
contempt ,-.l..
MARK my words, We shall never
hear Of him again, she added.
: y shall not, child" said the old
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-06

love b you I am making moray ous o.
thsm eueht b give d ~ 70 ~ bud-
ness which you should appreciate Don't
b fool OF courss you want your hys.
tsrios In some form o. anothss-au wo-
men debut don't let 'em lead You over
the Rubioon. This German pig that
we're stalking now may be the last we
need trouble about He's rich enough
to yield any amount Of gold, and II I
know love in q fat FOOLS face when I
see 1t he's mad on you and he'll give
half his wealth II only you give me the
chance to handle''-
"Stopr' cried the woman hotly.
MAY I rot II ever move finger to
help you again. II you want to rob
men, 60 and do it like other thieves.
Be 1t least q man and don't skulk be-
hind my petticoats. I'll never speak to
that German again, swear"
The man turned a shade pale now
and bit his lip. Then he swore under
his fair mustache, and his voice was no
longer steady when he spoke. He began
to fear that she was in earnest and this
made him angry.
II will make you do what I WISH"
he said, and he laid his hand on her
wrist. -.
She shook it of with toss Of con-
tempt.
"Bahi Do you think am afraid Of
your" she cried. "Do you think have
ever done what you wished because I
feared anything you could do to mei
You poor, oonoeited fool. I'm no more
afraid Of you than Of a ratp' And she
laughed derisively.
At this all the color left his face with
rage. He gripped her wrist firmly and
held IL while, with threatening brow,
be said In "a voice harsh with anger,
"Unsay that ut once or your father
shall rot in jail"
"You oowardr' she cried, and, stung
by the words and the gesture into
paroxysm Of rage, she raised the Light
umbrella she was carrying and struck
him with all her force across the face
while wrenching her wrist from his
grasp.
He was standing close to the edge Of
the steep rock, with his back to it, and
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-06

man. ''That's Why I ssns for you" :,
The girl ross impuisivsly 81 this, and
taking her fathers hand kissed II and
then kissed his face and nnoothed some
Of the white locks which had strayed
down from under his skullcap over his
forehead.
He suffered rather than enjoyed the
oaress and shook his head with . half
petulant movement Of impotence.
"You ought to be glad I'm going to
die at last. Lola" he continued. "I've
been an unoonsoionable time over 1t,
but that fool Of DR.. Lubin says can't
last now more than . week or a fort.
night more, and il I do l can't get out
Of bed. What the deuce il the good Of
living, / should like to know, Gagged up
in hole like this, and in bed, and not
able to have a scrap of decent food or
q drop Of wine, nothing but cup Of
nasty stuff that might be pig swill for
all know; If that's the case, the soon-
or l 20 after Pierre the better. only
wish / could let you know that he's
there safe bound. We shan't be far
apart over there, I expect" he added,
with u smile that made his wrinkled
features inexpressibly ugly.
Lola said nothing.
II hope you don't think I'm going to
make fool of myself about dying" he
said querulously, noticing her manner.
"You wouldn't have me turn white
lvered and send for pack Of priests
and pretend to wipe out all the record
Of full life we'll lived and we'll enjoy
ed with the cant Of half an hourl Pshl
But therel That'll do about myself. I'm
thinking more about you. What will
you do?''
II have made no plans yet, father. I
have only thought so far that you and I
would be much happier together now"
"Then it's time you did think, that's
all. Your face and form are good
enough to win you half kingdom if
you only use them properly, and your
pluck-well, it's as staneh as mine.
You'll go far il you choose. Only mind
don't try to 60 too fast.
II don't want to talk of myself"
II don't care what you want" was
the testy reply. II do, and I mean to.
Listen. Drop the name of that internal
scoundrel and act as though that part Of
your life had never been lived. Play
the beautiful ingenue. Be my daughter,
Lola Crawshay, once more, and as soon
as I'm dead do what those cursed rela-
tives of mine would never let me do
go back to England They d have stopped
my allowance if I'd gone back, but when
they see you in the garb Of the mourn
ing orphan-probably dressed for the
part, mind-they'll take you in as sure
ly as you will them. I've written let
ter for you to the only one among 'em
who ever showed she had heart, old
Mrs. Villyers, and il you play your
cards as my child ought to you'll mako
her home yours and her introductions
be the means Of starting your CAM
paign. She's 90 deadly dull and reli.
gious that the world will cash her intro
auctions at sight to any amount just as
banks will Rothschild's checks. I've
thought all this out, expecting that
you'd probably run away from that
brute as soon as was in my coffin, and
I've written down here list Of all your
eligible relatives, with such hints as
occurred to me Of the best means Of get
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-06

Tho gtrl stamped upon the mans avIstte,
strained fingers.
in his surprise and dismay at the blow
he stumbled hastily back, and, losing
lis footing, slipped over the edge. As
be fell he managed to catch with one
hand at the ledge Of the rock and re-
NAMED hanging by one hand over the
dark, deadly abyss.
For an instant he hung thus, looking
up at her, his face salt white and wet
with fear and rage. while he made
frantic efforts to get hold with his
ether hand.
Before he could do this, however, the
rirl, mad with the rage he had stirred
in her, raised her foot and stamped her
heel with all her force upon the mans
white, strained fingers.
He uttered a loud, sharp cry Of pain,
and, unable to retain his hold, disap-
peared over the face Of the rock.
1t happened so suddenly that the
young wife stood gazing at the place
where he had fallen like one dazed
WltA uOIIOIs
But it was only for an instant. Then
she drew herself up and raised her head
as if with an instinct of defiance.
She waited some time and listened.
Then she bent forward and called to him,
Pierre, Pierrel" and she was pleased
when no answer came. Lying down at
full length, she tried to look down into
the gorge, but slightly projecting
breast of the cliff prevented her from
seeing to the bottom. Finding that, she
moved away and went to another spot
and tried to get glimpse Of the place
into which he had fallen. She thought
she could see him lying far down below.
but the light was thickening with the
growing storm, and she was not certain.
But she made no effort to get help,
and, when she had waited until the time
came for her to leave, in order to catch
the train at the station she walked away
quickly.
She was glad and her heart was
beating with an infinite pleasure that
the man who had gloomed and ruled
and deadened her young life was dead.
He had been too hard taskmaster
for her not to be thrilled with sense
Of pleasure at the thought Of freedom.