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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25

lm'Secretary A!ger has made mistakes
but when the books are posted and
the record made up his management
Of the war-department will not stand
lowest in the list of those things that
have given the administration prestige
III and the republican party strength for
future contests.-Chicago Inter Ocean
" The Chicago brother is eminent]v
correct, Alger will not be at the bot
tom when the republican party begins
to reckon up its Jewels. Here are some
, OF. its jewels; Reputation of pledges
made at st. Louis in reference to BIZ
metallism and civil service reform:
criminal aggression in the Philippines.
> 4 benevolent assimilation with the bav-
- ~Ionett and-the sword; a. wicked tariff
passed for the benefit of trusts. en-
~ balrned beef; horse doctors for sur
geons, cattle pens for transports, push
ing volunteers to the front after their
terms of service had expired, favoring
the regular army by keeping it idle
irtt at Manila; refusal to- make Cuba free
RAJ after congress had solemnly guaran-
teed its independence, the voluntary
purchase of a foreign war at an ex-
So ~!travagant price, denial of the Declara-
ton of Independence, retiring General
Eagan on full pay after he had been
convicted by court martial, holding
up the order of court which punished
Captain Garter for robbing the gov
ernment Of Ia million; and a half and
" keeEing him I'M the army on full pay,
buying transports at four prices to
enrich the presidents brother, and
other favored contractors, and sinking
one of them to keep the fraud from
being exposed, camps established-t to
enrich railroads and encourage yellow
fever, censorship of mails and tele-
graph, to the end hat the people
3 Z, should be deceived; IN attempt to de-
8 YStroy our greatest military leader by
indirect charges and cowardly inuen-
seedo,s b%lackening the reputation of a
~ gallant naval hero to benefit a favor
lite who never captured a ship or fired
# . shot. conducting for two and a half
Years a. general Jail delivery for the
benefit Of convicted bankers. These
are only a few OF the things that have
Z sseiven the administration prestige and
i the Republican party strength for fu-
ture contests" and who will dare to
say that the late secretary has not
IS stood very close to his chief in weav-
fng this beautiful web Of immortal
glory?i5 AI iJE}fffTf5J 3
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25
Lived on Cod Liver OIL.

One English governess seems to have
had a hard time in earning a living in
these competitive times In telling to a
London paper the story OF her hardship
she says: II speak from experience,
having kept myself virtually alive on
cod liver oil, of which I could only az
ford the cheapest sort. though even
then l was reduced to the delirium of.
starvation"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25

Rotation of Crops Illustrated.-The
value OF rotation Of crops in prevent
ing plant diseases has been .s~trikingly
shown in some experiments with cyl
plants u One plat of ground had been
grown With this crop for three u c
cessive years, when the crop was com
pared with that of another, plat on
which elephants had not been pre-
viously grown: >Rot was prevalent on
the. old PATCH There were five times
as many sound fruits upon the new as
Upon the oidFlandg The percentages Of
decayed fruits were only 16 per cent
against 81 per cent
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25

nishedl lat the top OF one side With
heavy hooks, by which it can be hung,
Onto the top Of the bin boards. At the
bottom ofthe box are, other hooks tina:
hold the bag, The grain can then be
shoyeled 'into't the bags with ease and
without a. second person to mold. the
bag" a.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25
ew'ootfd' take ii" the study, and grow

'~~'otfd' take up the study, and grow
ing of7ths orchid ,r:r;-,7 IL, .,
To make a beginning one should Sc
cure good manual OF culture. By:
far the best practical man.El on the
subject is an English work by a
berry, iorohid grower! to- the Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, NJ. P. entitle e.
the Amateur Orchid Cultivator's
'Guiue.H.G An American chiffon Of this
work is soon to be issued by the Put
mans, of New York In a general way
the points to- be considered in the
window culture of orchids are: First,
that during the cooler season the
plants are more, or less inactive, and
need, little water. Second, that dur
ing the warm season, when growth IS
more rapid, the roots should, be more
or less continually surrounded by
moist air. Third. that provision should
Jbefmade to protect the roots from be
coming dry during the period of
growth, yet allow a much more free
contactlwith air than is usual in the
case, of most other plants; this is ac-
complished by The nature Of the re-
ceptacle in which the plants are grown
by using a fibrops peat and moss for
potting soil and by frequent wateringsi
and dippings.T Unless fresh raipwater,
or other water containing the neces-
sary fe1tilizing elements. is used to
feed orchids. there will be, a gradual
degeneration in the constitution of the
plants; but ths,is a minor matter in
the culture, Of few plants which cap
be replaced at small expense. Cattleyas
Will usually ishrVive "a starving treat
jmept for TEL, 1rI more years. Orchids
are less particular about the arch1tec-
tnral nature of their abode. than any,
othert plants iEnnGlosed windows or
porch Conservatives answer "ell.-
lvicks.I aE How ~ ,~ra,l.,up .ys.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25
Doctor Ito Gilbert arc

Doctor Ito Gilbert, aged 4)-Put your
tongue out, dear. Little Gilbert pro-
truded the tip OF his tongue. Doctor
No. no. put 1t right ont. The little
fellow shook his head weakly. and the
tears gathered in his eyes: Il can't,
doctor: it's fastened on to- MI"
Women are a new PACE. lie-created
since the world received Christianity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25

OmcIali nnty W.. the Political Canvass.
It ia. really too bad to send Adjutant
General Barry to San Francisco to fix
Up GAt5ternors 'Poynter's fences with
the returning volunteers just at q time
when BaTry's boom for the congress
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25
<DIspo.rne Of lGoHv Government Lands. -

NV GNU
III There is a strong growing sentiment
IN many sections in favor of allowing
the Western states to have control Of
the publici lands situated within their
borders and Lease, them TO tstockmen.
using the rental money for stateIim-
p~rovemerts,' such. as building itTiga-
tion works, improving land, etc! The
prejudice. against allowing the governs
ment to 'cede the public lands to the
states is So fixed that those who have
favored this policy have reached, the
conclusion that they will never attain
their end; but the rental. proposition
is a comparatively new idea, and meets
with very general favor. Some of the
new states have very small settled
areas, and it is claimed that it is un-
fair that they shbuld be IMPOSED with
the burden of, policing in some cases
as much as 80 per cent of, the state,
which is government land, and from
which the state derives no visible ben
eft. If, however,, this land should be
leased for a, nominal sum-, it WOULD do
away with the range problem, which
Is becoming a serious matter, in the
West, now that there is not room
enough for all the .stockmen, and it
would hringlin a. considerably revenue
to the states and territories. ILegis-I
latures Of new states are prone some,
times ito do very foolish thipgSS, but'it
is argued that whatever they did with
the money derived from the leases
they could only squapder the incomes
while the title to the land would still
remain with the general government
until needed for actual settlement gli
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25

Brown rot Of the, Potato;, willing of
stem and leaves and browning Of tubers.
Various insects! such as ,%Coloradot
beetles, flea beetles, and blister beetles
serve as carriers, OF the disease! 'jThese
insects may feed on aidjseased plant
n in their visits to adjoining healthy
ones Infect the TISSUES ithroighl bites
and possibly, IN otberyways glij 81
Observation-Disclosures the. South,
namely, IN 'sbtnta 'CardlinAaF, mississippi,
Alabama. and adjacent STATES where
ough1 system of sp3rraayy}}nmg5, 7ENd1tIh' Is rec
commended for earay blight shopld lbfs;
followed, IN ADDITION, all DISEASED
vines, should be removed and destroyed;
asl' soon as IIpdssible, and the ,thhers
should be dug and Either used at once
or stored in a COOL, dry place, liIn
planting 1T would be we'll to avoid land
which, has Just been, used for TOMATOES
Or elephants, and finally seed tpbers
from localities where the disease is alb
sent should be used, if practicable "'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25
mo-. III II i,-
A Convenient Device.

THE accompanying illustration will
give a good idea Of how a box can. be
constructed that will greatly facilitate
the filling of grain sacksIlIt Is fur
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25
'iiDlBi iNIaj 10 K
Feeding Colts.

tIt .fbIDlDl itIIIj II Igy,f ri asii
Feeding Colts.
futurei usefulness OF 1.-The colt,
depends upon nothing so much as the
feed during the FIRST year or Its life
says, Rurall World. To ,be useful IN any,
way a horse must have good bones;
and. above all, good joints Bones are
built. like the rest of the. body. from
the feed consumed by the young an
inal, ana If the food does not contain
the elements essential 70 the CROWN
of the bone, it is evident hat there
will be al weakness 'infthis part of the,
organism, The milk from the dam
contains a large proportion of the nos
necessary mineral substanoesl such as
,lime, but the colt seems, to require
much more in a short time, and may
belaeen trying to Supplement- This linn
tied supply by taking occasional
Imouthfiuils Of soft. Probably no ma
terialsla at the farmers disposal contain
more mineral or bone-forming mate
rial than bran and oats, and the colt.
ishoud have plenty of these and good
clover hay from the start. 1t Is quite
Safe, lis d rule, TO give as much 'as two
quarts Of these concentrates mixed Per
diem as seoon as the colt can be taught
to eat them,I ana this may be, grad
ually increased. The colts tempera-
ment and character should be closely
studied, u however, and ratihn igauged
accordingly. These concentrates n
clover hay being rich in protein or
'fesh7forming material, sjnew and EN-
dop, as well as bone, and such are the
great desiderata III colts Feed lib
Iepally, OF the right kind of feed, and
nature will do the rest SO far as bodily
deVclopment is coneerned.I" rhj
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25

81 A1nerican Wheat in Malta .--Some OF
our consuls are doing energetic work
in attempting TO extend foreign MARI
kets for American products. Consul
Grout at Malta states: Il realize that
Malta IS 'but/a speckj upon the man an
compared with other countries. but
there is a market here for gu our Wheat
which,, if small, will; at least prove a.
factor in the sun total of our trade,
Since sending in my first REPORT or the
sunJectfl am happy TO say that already
one cargo OF wheat has been landed
here direct from New York, another is
on the way and a third has been prom-
ised." '''r'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25
Bean Culture.

The small white varieties Of beans
are, the most. easily raised and most
prolific, ripening better and harder.
They bear distant Shipping nor long
voyages better, than the narrow or
roundish sorts, Or the long or kidney
beans; but the latter sell much, higher
in, market, The navy beans average
twenty bushels per acre; all kinds
vary in Notwithstanding to. the
season. The narrow are considered by
some the most uncertain, but I'M other
respects the most desirable. puI
ln-growing Deans. it is more an OBJ
ject to obtain seed than vines; to sue
deed 'Sequsresl Judgment iasivell as a
favorable season. Too rich land In.
'c1ites' the Vines to ruiz too mi ch TO
blossom after the first, mods have
rlpened. Growers. have succeeded best
upon sod 'b16wed' 'down 'snta1lo,w; y the
second year yielding the best, with a
light cast of manure sowed broadcast.
THEY is%hbu1d"notn be worked while the
ihfWiY ~, Jess they BECOME rusty. The
vines have a longer root than the bo-'
tato.-Up'to-DAte FarmingHnd =.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25

Moies'in the Garden. Mva meth
obs are, adopted to destroy or drive
away moles. Some persons appear ID
be able to'use mole traps TO good adj
vantage, While other; are not SO sue
cessful with them. prbably because
they do mot giveIthe' needed attention.
It is said That %lkerpsene oil poured into
a mola run, and then covered UP, Will
drive the creatures away iBisulphide
q, carbon viii Fill them if it reaches
them; pour into the mole run about h
gill of carbon b%isulphide and imme-
!diately cover it over; the fumes viii
penetrate the runs for Some! distance,
and will kill the moles if present.
Small bits, of meat containing a Very Very
little srrythhihe viii kill the animals
III eaten cbN, them. Grains of corn
soaked in strychnine and water and
placed <in'the' rims are also said ste. be
qSsJtFuActiye if eaten:TXick,s Magazine.
Evening journal., 1899-08-03

Bertha Robinson, Of No. S3S Wind
sor street, was seized with cramps at
Fourth street wharf last night and was
removed to her home by the Phoenix
ambulance.
Evening journal., 1899-08-03
UP THE HqDsoN

on August s. 10. H. "a and 81 the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will run its
usual midsummer excursions to the Up
per Hudson under personal escort. Spe-
cial train will leave Broad Street Station
at i59 "A. m. stopping at principal points
betWeen Philadelphia and Trenton.
stop viii be made at CranstOn's Dock
at West Point, giving those who dlsem-
bark an hour and half at that point.
and enabling them 10 view the United
States Military Academy.
IN order 10 insure an early return. no
sop will be made al Newburgh. although
the steamer will run TO a point of that
,city and there turn.
Tickets will be sold at the following
round-trip rates. From Philadelphia.
Bristol and intermediate stations $3.50;
Philadelphia market Street Wharf.
Florence. and intermediate stations $3.50.
Bordentcwn, $2.25; Trenton. $500: Tulpe-
hoclzen. Westm0reland and intermediate
: Ations $3.50; UpSal. Carpenter and All
lens lane. $3.50, Wissahick0n Heights,
Highland and Chestnut nm. 1910.
At Germantown Junction connection
will be made with regular trains from
! Chestnut Hin Branch. al Frankford with
7.45 a. m. train from Kensington. and at
Trenton with $40 a. m. train from phila-
deiphia (Market Street Wharf)
| Tickets good only on special train and
4 connections at above points.
Evening journal., 1899-08-03
THE UMBRELLA FIEND.
Drought TO Mind by Meeting Man
Carrying a bundle OF
Pitchforlxs.

1T has always seemed to me-" said
Mr.. Bifleby. that the good-nature'
man who carries his umbrella jauntily
over his shoulder or under his arm in
the city's crowded streets was about as
dangerous q person as one could meet,
but met the other day man to whom
the umbrella man was but an innocuou
babe. This other man was carrying
over his shoulder, in horizontal posi-
tion and with the tines to the rear, a
bundle of pitchforks. AS l followed
along after him, keeping all the time
IN eye on the forlci, the man pulled out
of his pocket paper which he held up
in front of him, slowing down his speed
meanwhile TO enable him the easier to
read an address thercfrom, and before
/ could stop myself and sheer of i had
almost impaled myself on the pitch
forks points. Then / sheered off and
went ahead, and thought / would
rather be polSed in the back with the
handles thnn jabbed in the face with
the tines of the forks.
"Stin, whilethis bundle of pitchforks
was 80 times as dangerous as an UNI
hrella would be, as q matter of fact,
one does not often meet men carrying
bundles of pitchforks over their
shoulders in the city's streets; and so,
immensely more dangerous as a bundle
of pitchforlls' would be over n single
umbrella, yet, in the aggregate, the
amount of danger arising from the um-
brellas thus carried would be greater
than the aggregate amount from the
/ pitchforks, for there are probably 5,Oot
umbrellas carried IN this way 10 one
bundle OF pitchforks.
80 it's umbrellas that we want tC
look out for mostly, after all; and il
seems to me that something might rea
sonably be done about them. While
don't believe in multiplying laws on tho
statute books, believe il would be {
good thing to make it mild form o.
misdemeanor 10 carry an umbrella ovcl
the shoulder or under the arm in al
cities of population say Of 100000 an,
upward. IN. Y. Sun.
Evening journal., 1899-08-03
nelnrn nf nIn narn-

Big bows for che neck so much in
vogue seem TO be a reaction from the
tiny cravats. One must have the bow
rmall and the ends long and sweeping
Ribbon is, of course, the favorite, but
silk, mousseline de sole, taffeta, lace
and null are some of the many materi-
ais employed. These bows and ends arc
not at all in keeping with the tailor
made effect Of the shirt waist, with
which they are too often worn, but
fashion Is a strange inspiration, and
combines the most unlikely caprices oi
toilet with the utmost disregard for
seeming. The long bows and ends have
certainly the merit of covering deticien
cies, which is, perhaps, their reason foi
existence.-N. Y. Herald.
Evening journal., 1899-08-03
RRANnYwINE SPRINGS

A large force of men was put to work
at Brandywine Springs this morning to
repair the damage done by the storm
last night Everything will be in readi-
ness for the attractions to go on this
evening as usual The Childrens Day
program yesterday was success in
every way, but It was cut short by the
storm and il is likely that the man
agement OF the park will decide to re.
peat the day later In the season. The
children's chorus, accompanied by
Howson's excellent band, was a sue.
cess In every way and those who were
present are anxious that the expert
ment should be repeated when tn,
weather is fair The same program al
ready announced viii be given for tn,
remainder of the week. Everything
possible is being done to-day to fnisi
the repairs to the park and the man
agement believes the work can be com
pleted.
Evening journal., 1899-08-03
A SHOT SOLDIER
HS Had n Singular Dream which It
Is 10 he Sincerely Hoped
Came True.


"Of course" remarked the newspa-
per man who had seen service in Cuba,
ut is almost n chestnut now to talk Of
the nerve displayed by our wounded
soldiers az Santiago, but l came across
an instance one day that was unusual
lying outside of n tent, waiting his
turn patiently, for he had been there
several hours, was an extremely bright
young fellow had known at home.
He was half doing when / first dis
covered him, but In an instant, on hear
ing my voice, he opened his eyes and
feebly held out his left hand, smiling.
BY Jove, old boy ! said, I'm sorry
to see you here. Are you much hurt?
I don't know how much, he an
swere1, with considerable effort, but
apparently not much pain, but it is
very frequently. Look me over q min
ute and see for yourself.
II had had some experience in that
sort of work, and after short inspec-
tion ] found half a dozen bullet holes
through his limbs and body. not count
Ing an occasional scratch
"'You must have been in the very
thiclSest Of it, ] said, encouragingly
"'That's where we tried to be-. he
replied, with pride. How many times
was / hit-six?'
"'That's my count
"'That was mine, but / wasn't sure
You see, had 20 guess ut some OF
them
How do you feel7'
"Ile smiled.
"'Well, as mother used TO say about
worn-out garments, guess feel h
little more holy than righteous.
"'You'll pull through, all right, old
fellow i said, cheerfully, for his cour
age really gave me courage.
." 4 don't know about that, and Tn
not worrying over it, one way or the
other. That's what we're for, and il
we get chucked it's all right. hat
a funny little dream about half houl
ago. thought had got my discharg,
knowing that didn't have any letters
Of recommendation, was loafnl
around the pearly portals sizing then
up to see II there was any chance foi
me to break In, when st. Peter opene,
the gate and saw me. "Hello, Jim,
says he, whats all those holes il
you?" Bullets" says I. "Wha
kind?" says he. "Dons'," says l. III
that SOP" says he. "Well, come righ
In. You never would have passed 9th
erwise, but we're needing q hatracl
In the hall and wen Just put pegs il
the holes and make you do till we fine
something better. Come on in" And
by gum, was glad the Dons hat
i punctured my tire the way they did
l wonder If It win come true.
whether II did or not" concludes
the narrator, "no man knoweth, bu
before two weeks had passed Jim ha'
gone TO see. Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1899-08-03
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS
LOW-RATE VACATION TRIPS VIA
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.


The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has selected the following dates for its
popular ten-dey excursions to Niagara
Falls from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. July "a, August 10 and
"a, September and 21 and October s
and l9. An experienced tourist agent
and 'chaperon will accompany each ex-
'cursion.
Excursion tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclusive
of limited express trains, within ten
days, Will be sold at $hO from Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, and
all points on the Delaware division;
SLIPS from Atlantic City; $500 from
lancaster $3.50 from Altoona and
Harrisburg; $3.50 from Sunbury and
Wilkesbarre; 1915 from Williamsport,
and at proportlonate rates from other
points. 4 step-over will be allowed at
Buffalo, Rochester, Canandaigua and
Watkins within the limit returning.
A special train Of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will be run with
each excursion. An extra charge will
be made for parlor car seats.
A'h'AN III a nAA1 zip " NiAt nOA-
sand Islands alexandria Bay) will be
sold from Rochester in connection
with excursions OF July q, August 10
and "a, September z and 21, good to
return to Rochester or to Canandaigua
via Syracuse within Eve days, at rate
of $3.50.
Tickets for side trip to Toronto
will be sold at Niagara Falls for $1.O0
on July 29 August 12 and 26, and Sep
tember %. In connection with excur-
sion of September Z, tickets will be
sold to Toronto and return at reduced
rates, account Toronto Fair
For time OF connecting trains and
further information apply to nearest
ticket agent, or address George w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Phiiadel-
phia.
Evening journal., 1899-08-03
Philadelphia and Chester Steamers
City OF Chester
a"u ,sstlslsi ts,,
Brandywtne. sssss

leave Fourth street wharf daily (Sun-
days included). at 7.30 and 1870 a. m. and
100. AIS and 200 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, from Pier s. north
above Arch street. at 730 and 10.15 a. m.
and 1.30, 400 and 100 D. m.
Fare to Philadelphia, 25c. excursion
40c.
Freight received all day at Philadelphia
and Wilmington and carried at lowest
rates. Telephone No. 1.097
WASHINGTON PARK, SATURDAYS
AND SUNDAYS ONLY.
Boats leaving Wilmington at 1880 a. m.
and / p. m. win stop at Washington Park.
Boat leaving Philadelphia at p. m. VIII
stop to return Wilmington passengers on
SATURDAYS and Sundays only.