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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
USES OF TIE BANANA.
The Skin Is Valuable for Elackenlng
Shoes.

SHOES.
In the West Indies the dried leaves
and prepared portions of the stem are
used as packing materials, says Cham
bers Journal. Fresh leaves are used
to shade young coffee or cocoa seed
llngs in nursery beds, and to cover CO.
Goa beans during fermentation. The
young unopened leaves are so smooth
and soft that they are used as dress
ing for blisters. In India the dried
stalk of the plantain leaf is used as a
rough kind of Irvine and the larger
parts are made into small boxes for
holding snuff. drugs, etc.
In the Malay peninsula the ash of the
leaf and leaf stalk is used instead Of
soap or fuller's earth in washing
clothes, and a solution Of the ash is
often used as a salt in cooking. In the
Dutch Indies, the skin of the plantain
is used for blackening shoes. The juice
which flows from all cut parts of the
banana is rich in tannin and Of so
blackening a nature that it may be used
as an indelible marking ink. In Java,
the leaves Of the wax banana are COW
cred on the under side with a white
powder, which yields a valuable wax,
clear, hard and whitish, forming an i'm
portant article of trade. The ashes Of
the leaves, stem, and fruit rind are en-
ployed in Bengal in many dyeing proc
esses. In Siam. a cigarette wrapper is
made from the leaves.
Fiber is got from the stems of many
kinds of bananas. The most valuable
is the manila hemp Of commerce,
which holds the chief place for Making
white ropes and cordage. Ola ropes
made of it form an excellent papermak-
ing material, much used in the United
States for stout packing papers,. The
MANILA hemp industry is a large one.
About 5000 ton of fiber, valued at
f3 ,0O0, 900, are annually exported
from the Philippine islands. The ma
nilla hemp plant is grown exclusively
in the southern part of the Philippines,
and all attempts to grow it elsewhere
have failed. Many articles are made
from manila hemp-mats, cords, hats,
plated work, lace handkerchiefs of the
finest texture, and various qualities Of
paper. At Wohlau, in Switzerland, an
industry has been started for making
lace and materials for ladies' hats from
it. BY a simple process it is made into
straw exactly resembling the finest
wheat straw for plating.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
Making Roman Roads.

Up to the year 1924 the modern
roads of Great Britain were inferior to
those the Romans built prior to the
fifth century. The complete system
included six main roads from London,
with their branches, and a perfect net
work of crossroads, measuring, all
told, some 5000 miles, and connect
ing Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bath, Bristol,
Newcastle, Dover and other points still
occupied by thriving towns. The
Roman roads were narrow, but built
to last for all time. The usual width
was about Is feet, the depth three feet.
The bottom was dug out and we'll
rammed, a foundation of larger stones
was laid in cement, and layers of
smaller stones tapered off toward the
top, which was laid browning in the
middle to shed rain. Such cement as
the Romans used made these roads
practically solid blocks of stone,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
TRY G%rain-O! Try Graln-o!

Ask your grocer today to show you q
package of GRAlN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without in
jury as we'll as the adult. All who try
it, like it. GRAlN-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives 1t without distress.
One-fourth the price OF coffee. 15c.
and Csc. per package. Sold by all
grOcerS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
RAlLROAClNG is UPHILL WORK
advent of the Iron Horse in China and
How 1t Is Received.

advent of the Iron Horse in China and
How 1t Is Received.
From the London News: Mr.. Cox,
who was recently assaulted near Pekin,
has had many similar experiences dur
ing the dozen years he has been rail-
'oad building in the Chill province
and has only eXtricated himself by
dint of tact, pluck and good humor.
He has practically for years carried
his life in his hand. In 1890, for in
stance, during the floods, a mob, led
by the soldiery Of Lutai, a military
camp near Tien-Tsin, cut the railway
~embankment and destroyed seven
miles Of their line, their officers en-
c~ouraging them and enlightened Vice
roy Ii Hung Chang, in his yamen a
few miles off, 'layin' low and sayin'
nutfin.' The cause alleged was that
the embankment prevented the flood
water from running off, which, as
there were frequent outlets, was utter
nonsense. Previous to that attempts
had been made to wreck trains, and
the lives of the foreign employees were
constantly threatened. The life, too,
of the foreign guard on a train is not
always a happy one. Mandarins' SER
wants, without tickets, take possession
OF q first-class carriage; eat. drink,
sleep n perform other functions of
nature in it. Perhaps they light a pan
of charcoal to warm themselves if the
weather is cold. Charcoal has certain
asphyXiating effects: the other passen-
gers complain and the servants have to
be elected. Too much violence might
cad to a general attack OF foreigners
and another Tien-Tsin massacre,
while too little would not be effective.
The unhappy guard has to follow the
"happy' mean between a good hard
push and a mild knock-down blow.
There have, of course, been many lu-
dlcrous as we'll as dangerous incidents
on the North China line. When it was
first opened, Chinese would come to
the booking office and try to bargain
for tickets. When told the fare they
would offer half and gradually raise
'hSii DAN, IluNH ulSSuSlSu lldI lhcS
should not, in a business spirit, be met
half way. One day a country gentle
man on his first ride in a train seeing
his house midway between two sta
tons flying past, deliberately opened
the door and stepped out into space.
At the pace the train was going a
European would certainly have been
killed, but the supple celestial, after a
prolonged series of somersaults, was
seen to pick himself and bundle up,
dust his clothes and set off for home
across the fields-much pleased witt
his short cut and the convenience Of
the fire wheel carriage An unfor-
tunate railway cOolie, equally ignorant
of the laws OF mechanics. did not get
off so well. Seeing two trucks coming
at a snails pace down a siding he
placed his foot on the rail to stop
them. To his establishment it was cut
off and he learned, like Stephenson's
COW, that momentum is made of mass
as we'll as velocity. But, in spite Of
everything, railways are bound to
prosper in a country where travelling
is otherwise SO slow and difficult, carts
and ponies in the north and boats in
h south doing more than thirty
or forty miles between dawn and dark,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

If lakes have no overflow to the sea
the water always becomes salty, par
ticularly if there is small rainfall and
much evaporation. The Caspian sea
is properly a salt lake. So is the Dead
sea. There are several lakes of con-
siderable size in Canada which have
no visible inlets, being fed entirely
from subterrar.ean scurces.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
Healthy Underground Workers,

It is declared in London that the
health of employees in the underground
railway is better than on any line in
England. The atmosphere is said to
have positively cured cases of uuinsy
and bronchitis, and to have benefited
people with lung troubles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
A Memory Aid.

Goodfello-"Here's your health. old
fel. BY the way, what is that knot
in your handkerchief for?" Jollifello-
Hem! That is to remind me that I've
sworn off," Goodfello-"But you lust
this minute took a drink" Jollifello-
Y e-s. Fact is. I never see the knot
till I take out my handkerchief to wipe
my mouth"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
Reward of $4,000 Offered

wealthy .ady lost a satchel contain
Ing jewels worth $50. coo. and offered a
reward OF $40. 600. The loss of health
is lar more serious. and yet it can easily
oe recovered. A little money invested
In Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will re-
store strength, purify the blood. regu-
late the bowels and help the stomach
to properly digest food.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
HOw's Thisl

We ofer One Hundred Dolla re revor ~ ,oro,.
Catarrh Cure. i'a1i ;
VIZ F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Q.
we, the Undersigned, have known F, r.
Cheney tor the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in ali business transactjons
aho nnanclally able to carry out any obliga-
west q Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
e.; Wald1ng., kinnan g. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
nal Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
~ 'ne system. Testimonials sent free, Prizes
'of per bottle: Sold by all druggists
halls Family Pills are the best.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
Flower Farming.

The statistics of flower farming tell
US that the British Indies and Europe
consume annually, at the very lowest
estimate, $4,000 gallons of perfumed
spirits, under various names.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

Nothing but wheat; what you might
call a sea of wheat" is what was said
by a lecturer speaking of Western Can
ada. For particulars as to routes. rail-
way fares, etc., apply to Superintendent
Of Immigration, Department Interior, Of
tawa. Canada, or to w. V. Bennett, sol
J. S. Crawford. PA West Ninth Street,
Kansas City. Mo.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
THANKFUL TO MRS. PINKHAM.
Earnest WorSe From Women Who Have Been Relieved OF Backache
Mrs. Pnkham Warns Against Neglect.

DEAR Mrs, PrSKHAM:-1 have been thankful a thousand times, since l wrote
you, or what your Vegetable Compound has done for ne 1 followed your ad-
vice carefully, and now | feel like a different person. Ny troubles We're back.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a God-send to melvin. B. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept. II, 1895.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

Ambition receives many hard knocks
before success comes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

. Many a man gets married becaus'
some other woman wants him to.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

The pathway to success is filed with
stumbling blocks.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant
Co., Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

You can't punish an angry man worse
than to take him at his word.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

RICHARDS Magic Catarrh Expellant
Co., Omaha. Neb. Write for particulars.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

Some people neverrcally enjoy them
selves except at a funeral.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

There is no uncertainty about the
age OF the man who thinks he knows
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

ache, headache, nervous tired
feeling, painful menstruation and
leucorrh9a.
l took four bottles of Vegetable
Compound, one box of Liver
Pills, and used one package of
S%anative Wash, and am now we'll.
I thank you again for the good
you have done for me.-ELLA E.
BRENNER, East Rochester. Ohio.
Greatnumbers of such letters as
the above are constantly being re-
ccivcd by Mrs. Pinkham from wo-
menwhoo owe Notwithstanding
piness to her advice and medicine.
Mrs. PinlSha1n's address is
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is Of
fcred free to all suffering women
whoare puzzledabout themselves.
If you have backached on'tneg-
lectitor try heroically to work it
down,"you must reach the root of
the trouble, and nothing will do
this so safely and surely as Lydia
E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Backache is accompanied
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
TO CURE "A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine ia blets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has l.. Il. q. on each tablet.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

The shafts of criticism are often di
rected at genius.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

Richards Magic Catarrh Expcllan
Co., Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

A cupfull of JOY is sweeter than ;
barrel of sorrow.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething. Goftens the gums. reduces In.
alays pain, cures wind collie. CSC a bottle
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
Heavy Loss.

: he barn of J. S. Frederick in
,hley, was struck by lightning about
< p. M, on Wednesday,, and totally
sstroyed, together with most of it's
ontents, including seventy-fve tons
# timothy and Glove" hav, 1000
bushels 4; gr@ri htrley, oats, ryp
and wheat-coneide rs.ble good feed,
two cutters, and any number Of tools,
etc. The total loss will reach fully
s1500-s500 in building and $1,000 in
contents. Insured with j. Fred Cooper
$500 on building, $500 on grain and
$50 on hay.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
Fees Advanced.

The state railroad and warehouse
commission met yesterday in St. Paul
and advanced the fees for the inspec-
tiou of grain 5 cents per car load.
The charges which will become eff
fective Sept. /, are as follows:
For inspection on arrival, 20 cents
per car load to cars. For weighing.
20 cents per car load. For inspection
from store. 20 cents per car load to
cars. For weighing, 20 cents for each
car load. &
These charges are the only ones af-
fected by the action of the commission.
the others remaining the same as last
year. Charges for inspection and
weighing are by law constituted lien
upon all grain so weighed or inspected
and shall be paid by the warehouse
man and added. to his charges for
storage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07

Archie Brooks has written home
from Honolulu, on his way to Manila.
John j. Coughlin who has been Wis
iting his aunt, Mrs. ] ohm B. Brown, in
Ashley, returned to his home in Chi
cago on Wednesday.
Mrs. Dubois and children have ar
rived safely at Greenwich. Connecticut,
after pleasant trip. She is highly
pleased with her SURF oundings there
Mrs. H. B. Wood and young lady
daughter, Miss Myra, of Spencer,
Iowa, will arrive on Tuesday next for
a visit with Mrs. Woods daughter,
Mrs. E. D. Phelps.
Miss Louise Whitefeld has given
up her school at Browerville, and will
leave about October /, for Astoria,
Ore, and San Francisco to remain a
year.
Chas. S. Bronson of Grand Forks,
who has been visiting here for some
time, left on Sunday for St. Paul foi
q few days sojourn. Mrs. Bronson
left for home on Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
The public Schools.

The schools opened on Tuesday, and
as usual, the first days have been de-
voted to getting down to that smooth
routine which is necessary for effective
work. The following is the roster of
teachers for the ensuing year:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Principal-George A. Stanton. ~
First Assistant--A. L. Gunderson.
SAssistants-Bertha Bower, May B..
fowler.
! Normal Departm't-Caroline Rich.
GRADED SCHOOL.
Eighth-Evelyn Pribble.
4 Seventh Mildred Terry.
Sixth-Eva Davis. 49,.
Fifth--Lucile L. O'Connor.
Tourth-Hattie Gilman ea's.ssisas
Third-Mabel Baker.
Second-Mrs. Gertrude A. Gilman.
: First-Amanda Rinkle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07


Say, friend, are you one OF those
thin-skinned people, that always
think somebody is trying to snub you
and slight you? II you are take some
thing for it or get it pulled right away.
Let's reason together and use some
little horse sense. If your acquain-
tance passes you on the street and
fails to speak, don't lay it up against
him, and wonder what he is mad
about. There are hundred reasons
for it that don't affect you in the
least. He may be absorbed in thought
and not notice who you are; he may
have his weather eye out for that
strange but good looking young lady
across the street, or the fair cyclienne
just round the corner; he may be wait
ing for you to speak first; he
may think you are too busy counting
the links in your watch chain to
notice him, or he may have such a
flag" that he thinks you're twins.
But whatever the cause, the chances
are 999 out of thousand that he
didn't intend to.snub you any more
than he intended to run for president
next year. Be charitable, give him
the benefit of the doubt. Anyway, you
amt of SO much Importance that
many folks would go around three
blocks either to snub or to greet you.
You are only one of us-just common
folks-and let us all use common
sense.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
"A rretty Bad Break.

Brethren" said the Rev. DIR.
Fourthly, II am requested to state
that the Ladies Aid Society will meet
in the church parlors next Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock. The object OF
this meeting, if I mistake not, is to
arrange lawn party, or ice cream
festival, or something of the sort, to
the end that the gentlemen may be
brought to contribute their aid in the
only way it seems possible to make
the masculine members of the congre-
CATION come to the assistance of the
ladies in any movement-but I see
frown on the face of the president of
the society that warns me I have al
lowed my mind to wander again. We
will sing the long-meter doxolgy and
be dismissed"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
what they Say.

1t would be difficult to criticise San
ford Dodge. His voice is Of good
range. His physique is of splendid
type. His gesture of body and hand
has much merit. There is a certain
excellence of putting the three together
which marks the best results and
which the Damon of last evening did
prove to be his possession. Mr..
William Lloyd, in very finished
manner, took the part of Pythias.
Mr.. Lloyd DOES what he tries to do
and he does it we'll. His acting is
clear-cut, strong and, withal, pleasing.
Daily Tribune, Great Falls, Mont.
Will appear at the Grand Opera
House on Wednesday night, Septem-
Der IL.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
Penmanship thoroughly, practically
and scientifically taught at the Sank
Centre Business college.
A Frightful Blunder.

Will often cause a horrible burn,
scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arni-
ca Salve, the best in the world, will
kill the pain and promptly heal it.
Cures old sores, fever sores, ulcers.
boils, corns, all skin eruptions. Best
pile cure on earth. Only 25 cents a
box. Cure guaranteed Sold by
Fiesler q Co. druggist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
A Thousand Tongues.

Could not express the rapture Of
Annie E. Springer, Of 1125 Howard
ST., Philadelphia, Pa, when she found
that DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption had completely cured
her OF a hacking cough that for many
years had made life a burden. All
other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she says of this royal
cure-''it soon removed the pain in
my chest and 1 can now sleep soundly
something can scarcely remember
doing before. 1 feel like sounding its
praises throughout the Universe. So
will every one who tries DR.. Kings
New Discovery for any trouble of the
Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price so
cents and $1.00. Trial bottles free at
Fiesler & Co.'S drug store; every bottle
guaranteed,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
Robbed the crave.

Robbed the Grave.
la startling incident. of which Mr..
John. Oliverlof Philadelphia, was The
su biect, is narratedIbY him as follows
II was in most dreadful condition.
NY s1ln was almost yellow, eyes sun
ken, tongue coated, pain continually
in back and sides, no appetite-grad-
ually growing weaker day by day.
Three physicians had given me up.
Fortunately, a friend advised trying
Electric Bitters, and to my great Joy
and surprise, the first bottle made g.
decided Improvement. I continued
their use for three weeks, and am now
a we'll man. 1 know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of another
victim" No one should fail to try
them. Only so cents guaranteed at
Fiesler & Co.'S drug store.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07

The first suit TO rsaeh the courts be-
cause of the wreck on the Great North
ern at St. Michael's last spring has
just been announced. Michael Dana
hsr, who was mail agent in the mail
car Of the wrecked flyer, has com.
nencsd An action in the district court
OF Hennepin county for go, eco dsm-
ages. He alleges he was permanently
and seriously injured.-Journal-
Duos 49, - .:-.'.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
Advertised Letters.

. The following is list of advertised
letters whichremain uncalled for in this
Office, for the week ending Sept. 6
1899. To obtain any of these letters
the applicant must call for advertised
letters" and pay one cent for each
advertised letter
William Bishop, Miss Myrta Ora
ham. Charlie Parker.
w. o. P. HILSDALE,
Postmaster.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07

Judge Collins says: Last spring
Judge Buck gave me single squash
seed with the injunction to plant it
where the vine could have plenty Of
room. The seed was planted in my
garden snd II the result was not open
to all who choose to 60 and look at it,
I should hesitate before stating that
the vines rsdiating from the main
stalk measure at least 500 running
feet and still growing. Thsy cover
over 400 square fest Of ground and
there are not less than LOCO leaves,
from 6 70 8 inches in diameter on ths
vines. There. are seyeraf squashes
dark green in color and Of the crook
aecked varisty.''-j ournal.press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-07
St. clouds stree Fair.

St. CLOUD will hold it's Second Annual Free
Street Fair on September 1e, 20, q and %.
The one held last year was a grand success
and was greatly enjoyed by all who attended.
This year, the management announces, it will
be much better The premiums offered are
wonderful. SIS for best half bushel of pota-
toes! SO for second bestl 81 for best half
bushel of wheat! 81 for best half bushel Of
oats! IS for largest pumpkin or squash!
Other prizes in same proportion. Total pre-
miums $1,000. Read advertisement elsewhere.