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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
Notice for Publication.
L. S. Land Otfic,

y. ,. Liant Once.
Rapid City, S. d., Feb. II, 1899. {
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has flea notice
Of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before the register
or receiver at Rapid City. S. D., on
April IL. 1899. viz: Joseph S. Poor,
nom entry No. 4l07, for the
southeast quarter of section 10, town
hip ! north, range II east b. Z. NJ.
He names the following witnesses t.,
Prove bis continuous residence upou
md cultivation of said land: Abne,
Raymond of Cres1on. $. D.. WilIough-
~ A. Brennan of Dakota City, S.. D..
ID. f.. Sisson of Dakota City, S. d. and
William II. Whuley of Dakota City. S.
D. "A. X. GARDN Err, Register.
First publication Feb. "A.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
JUST AS A MATTER OF FORM.
Senate Confirms the appointment of
Admiral Dewey.

WASHINGTON, March b.-The Senate
confirmed the following nominations:
Rear Admiral Dewey to be admiral in
the navy; Brigadier General Elwell S.
Otis, to be major general by brcvct;
o Fred ~Ainsworth. to be chief of
the record and pension office, with
rank OF brigadicr general; John Twee-
dale of Pennsylvania, to he assistant
chief Of the record ana pension office,
with record of major.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
Helen Gould on the Stand,

ALBANY, N. Y, March G. Miss
Helen Gould was on the witness stand
yesterday in the trial of Margaret T..
Cody, accused of attempting to black
mai the heirs of the late Jay Gould.
Miss Gould identified letters from
Mrs. Cody dated March, 1896, and also
a letter dated Denver, October IS,
1896, and signed by Mrs. kirkpatrick.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

F. c. King spent a few days in town
this week. He reports having had sew
eral tlattering offers for his cattle, and
has about concluded that they are good
enoueht to keep.-Belle Fourche
Times.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

NOTICE is hereby given by the un.
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Elizabeth V. Wells. deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the estate of said de-
ceased, to exhibit same with the neces-
sary vouchers within six months after
the first publication of this no ice, to
the said administrator at Rapid City,
in Pennington county, South Dakota
Dated at Rapid City, S. D., this 10th
day OF January, 1899.
GEORGE WELLS,
Administrator of the Estate of Eliza.
beth V. Wells, deceased.
First publication Jan. l3, 1899,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the most won
derful medical discovery Of the age. pleas
ant and refreshing 10 he TASTE, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing The entire system, disps' colds.
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and bilionsncss. Please buy and try Il box
OF {. G. &. to-day: 10 %, 80 cents. Sold AND
guaranteed to cure' Ill druggists
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
A WarshiD Offered.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-To show the
depth of the sympathy felt by the
United States government with the
British government and the family in
the loss of the late Lord IIerschell,
our government has protfered the use
Of a United States warship to convey
the remains of Lord Herschell to Eng
land.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

CHICAGO, March 6.-Ralph l.. Os-
trander, who heretofore has enioyed
an excellent reputation, was indicted
on a charge Of receiving stolen prop
erty. From letters in his possession
found by the police it was shown to
the jury that he has been acting as a
fence" for thieves in all parts Of the
United States.
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POISON IN W ALL PAPER.
A Corncl Professor States Thai Nearly
All Contains Arsenic.

AL Contains Arsenic.
ITHACA, N. Y, March Cdr. +. NJ.
Chanel of the chemical department Of
Cornell university has announced that
as a result Of the chemical analysis of
ing on for several months he is able to
state that nearly all wall paper con-
tains arsenical poisons, some of them
in surprising quantities. DR.. Channels
Investigations were prompted as a re-
suit of the several cases of arsenic
poisoning which were said to have
been caused by contact with paper
covered walls.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

Association President G. X. Howard
has been losing a few cattle at Smith
vile Of late from a most peculiar dis
ease which some pronounce dropsy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
Notice to Owner Before Tax Deed
Shall Issue.

Notice to Owner Before Tax Deed
Shall Issue.
To J. V. Dewitt and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that on the
lth day Of November, 1898, the follow
ING piece of real estate taxed in the
name Of j. V. Dewitt and situated in
The county of Pennington and state of
South Dakota as follows. the east half
Of the southeast quarter of the north
last quarter, section s, township |
north, range S east Black Hills Merid-
ian. 20 acres, was sold for ,ax"s due
and delinquent for the year 1894 by the
treasurer Of said county TO Pennington
county and vas by said purchaser duly
assigned To Charles w. johnson.
who is now thu lawful holder 0 the
certificate Of purchase; that the taxes
Tue and delinquent on said 4'h day Of
November, 1898. was 81. 6S. with inter
st and penalty Sc, making a total of
IS o6: that this sum, together with sub
>rquent taxes paid Of S2l.74 (nak'ng to-
al mount necessary 10 redeem $1,000
he cost OF service of this notice aud
such interest as may accrue after this
date must BE- paid and that the right
Of redemption will expire and deed to
said land be issued within sixty days
from the completed service of this no
tice.
Dated at Rapid City, S d., this 10th
duy 81 February. 1899.
CHAS w. JOHSNON.
First publication Feb. a. 1899.
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President and Cabinet at the Capitol.

President and Cabinet at the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-At ~ o'clock
President Mckinley and his entire
cabinet came to the capitol and went
directly to the Presidents room in the
Senate wing. The many bills which
had been passed were presented to
him for signature. The President
had little time to give to the consid-
Grafton of the different measures.
Many enators and representatives
went to the room where the President
was and paid their respects.
W. \ iLdsuGgists g%u...antee Or. Miles PAT
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the Tammany braves to file onto the
Chicago platform, but they are com
ing all right.
f. NJ. VaLesh.
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Notice to Creditors,
In the Comfy Court of Pennington
County, State of South Dakota.

In the Matter of the Estate of
Elizabeth V. Wells, deceased. /
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
sABINA AND HER BROTHER IN THE CHURCH.

dernesS which is even more of bless
ing to orphaned childhood.
Guillermo soon became strong. and,
clothed in beautiful new sailor suit,
presented a wonderful contrast to the
ragged. hungry little being of a short
time since. But Sabrina. though she
rewarded the kindness lavished upon
her with gratitude, had gone one step
too far on that long, painful way which
leads to death by starvation. All they
could do was to lessen her sufferings
as they watched her waste away. She
showed the utmost intelligence of
mind and an inexhaustable patience,
for she had been we'll drilled in all the
grades of physical suffering. She re-
tanned her brightness until she breath
ed her last tortured breath. and the
wasted body was still. A postmortem
examination proved that she had starv-
ed to death.
Guillermo came north with the
nurses. He is to spend his summer in
Virginia
ANNA NORTHENA BENJAMIN.
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This new development, the stealing
of the captains Sunday dinner, reused
the stewards ire to such an extent
that he determined upon return
blow which should be crushing and
final. He ,chuckled as he thought of it.
The following Sunday the blow fell,
and the half deck staggered. 1t came
about in this way: Masters the only
apprentice in the second mates watch,
was below when seven bells was struck
He turned out promptly, and, tin plates
in hand, went forward to the galley
for his dinner After receiving he
usual ration of "salt-horse" and soft
bread on one plate, Masters held out
the other.
"Wot's that for?'' asked the cook,
with pretended ignorance.
THE duff, of course" answered the
boy.
You might a saved yourself the
trouble o bringing two plates. sonny"
said Adam, smiling.
Don't play the fool. doctor. Give
me my duff"
Now, don't go for to fly off the
'andle so quick, Mister Masters" said
the cook. 'The whole of it is that there
hain't no duff for you. It's bin stop
ped"
Our duff stopped" echoed Masters.
in his establishment allowing his chunk
of mahogany-colored beef to drop on
deck. who stopped it, I'd like to
know"
"Capting's horders.' replied the cook,
shortly.
Captain be blowed," snorted Mas
tiers. It's all that beastly little stew
ard, I'll bet a sou. Well" he added.
significantly, Il wouldn't like to be in
his old boots. He'll be jolly glad to
leave the ship without his payday or
anything else by the time we get to
Calcutta. And you, too, doctor, If
you've got anything to do with it,'
AS Adam had a wholesome fear of
the half-deck enmity, he made no
reply TO the threat, and Masters, growl-
ing audibly, went aft again. That
afternoon the boys of the Bonito held
an indignation meeting. followed by a
council of war. Plum duff on Sunday
for the apprentices was an institution
aboard the BonitO. The captain mad
given il to them on the preceding voy-
age as a reward for smart service, and
had made them promise, which they
looked upon as sacred. that it should
be continued until they had served
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can and an old iron kettle. She had a
mop of black hair and luminous dark
eyes, which showed lack of intelli-
gence and shone with unusual brill
fancy out of her pinched face. Huddled
close to her was a boy of five with
the same dark features. and the same
look of patient, hopeless endurance.
A small bundle of rags on which they
sat and slept, completed the list of
their possessions.
A few questions drew out their story.
Their mother and father had died of
the fever, they had no relatives, no
friends. nowhere to go, no one to sue
cor them. They had lived in the
church five months. There were three
of them at first. but one, a sister. had
died: God only knows how she was
buried. They had subsisted on what
the little boy could beg or find from
day TO day. He taking at that early
age the masculine part of breadwin-
ner. had gone forth to CLEAN scraps
of food. no matter what, so long as
they could eat it. She-the woman
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
STARVING chill DREN
FOUND IN CUBAN Church

| had been true to the feminine role, the
role of self-sacrifice, for, while the boy
was still plump, her features and limbs
were emaciated, and starvation looked
from her eyes.
Her feet were drawn up and were
stiffened from sitting forever in that
one position, and she was unable to
stretch them out. Their names were
Sabrina and Giullermo Hernandez.
They made no complaint; they regard
ed it as entirely natural. They did not
expect anything else, and had lived
on day after day, kept alive by their
instinct of elf-preservation, their keen
intelligences dead to the possibilities
of life.
The kind-hearted nurses melted over
the pathetic story, and they deter
mined to carry the children back to
camp. There was nobody to raise any
objection, and to the children it was
like being translated to paradise A
little tent was pitched back of the
nurses row at the division hospital,
and the children were washed and
clothed and fed. and were given. be-
sides scientific care, the love and ten
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responsible for the theft; and he PROM
ised himself a speedy and awful re-
venge.
Now, trouble between the half deck
(the apprentices quarters) ands the
pantry were no new thing; there had
been more or less of it ever since the
Bonito had left port, and so far Biggs
had had the worst of it. The cause of
it all was his own astonishing mean
ness. On former voyages the boys had
been treated a little differently from
the forward hands as regards food.
They had been allowed .'cabin bread, y
an extra 'twhack" of sugar, oatmeal
for breakfast, and were the recognized
recipients of the cabin tables spare;
all of which are considered at sea as
delicacies. Under Biggs' management,
however, these things had been done
away with. The boys, very naturally,
had resented il. Hence the feud-
At this time the boys were stealing
everything in the way of food that they
could lay their hands on, and in addi-
ton, harrassed their common enemy
by tripping him as he struggled along
the slanting deck with a cabin meal
in his hands, by dropping balls of spun
yard upon his head from aloft, and by
playing the hose on him when they
were washing decks.
Quite accidental these things were,
of course. They might indeed have
passed as such, so cleverly were they
managed. but for their frequency.
The steward on his side, after max
ing one or two unnoticed complaints to
the captain, retaliated by giving the
boys their bare allowance, and by
wantonly heaving messes of fresh
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
III Stomach CrcubIe.

Copyright. 1899, by H. Phelps Whit
marsh.1
The northeast trades were gradually
dying away, and the heat was increas-
ing daily. Yet no one aboard the
Bonito seemed to mind it very much
except Adam, the cook; and he, being
a fat man, and obliged to spend most
of his waking hours over the galley
stove, sweltered and swore in q manner
alike shocking to eye and ear.
'tOh, Lordr' he groaned, as he leaned
against the side of the weather door.
And we haven't crossed the line yet"
The cook, after wiping his face on
the greasy rag he always carried, and
consulting an equally greasy watch,
proceeded to take the cabin dinner out
of the oven, which he placed on the
locker near the door, ready for the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

About forty trained women nurses
accompanied the army of occupation to
Cuba last autumn, and remained on
duty there at the division hospitals
all winter. The work was light, and
SO thoroughly systematized that three
or four at a time were often granted
a day off.
One day-the Sth of February-they
drove to a village named Red Eye,
eighteen miles from Havana The place
had been almost entirely destroyed,
but from the nature of the ruins it was
evident that they were the remains
of substantial houses, in which we'll
TODD people had lived. A crumbling
parish church stood in the midst, and
this the party had the curiosity to en-
ter. They found it entirely dismantled
and the walls fast falling away, but
in one corner of this desolate place
two little waits had taken refuge. They,
like refugees of old, had sought sane
tuary in the church, and found it.
A girl of twelve, with her knees
drawn up, sat on the floor by an empty
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
Honest American Birds and Are
Clever Actors


The one flock of geese to crane il
| over all other fiocks in the world is
the troop of trained actors who have
been induced to give up goose-lilxe ways
| and take to entertaining the public
The goose by nature makes good use
of his tongue. His long neck, and his
strong wings and Kisses, flaps, cackles
| and makes much ado at the least dis
turbance-any stranger who has cross
| ed farmyard where geese We're kept
can testify to this, but the eight per
forming geese exhibited now for the
first tim in America have not ONLY
learned to keep their mouths shut and
their neck and wing feathers quiet in
face of all excitements, but they have
learned to walk up ladders and across
tight ropes, to see-saw in a ticklish
position in mid-air, to waltz, jump
hurdles, play bo-peep with their train
er, go through military discipline, and
do other surprising things.
I'll pay you good price for your
star performer. | want to examine his
brain and compare it with the brain
of an unframed goose" a London sci
enlist said to the goose trainer lately:
but Unos master and teacher would
not agree. Uno is by far the smartest
goose of the eight; can fire off a pistol
without wincing, and is to be counted
on for his pluck and obligingness. So
the Londoner will have to train a goose
for himself if he wants one to kill for
scientific data.
The trained geese are everyday
American birds, Matched. raised and
educated in this country; but like other
high-nyers, they had to go abroad for
the topdressing to their art studies,
and for the cachet-the seal of foreign
approval-to signalize their merits.
They have been travelling around
abroad for over a year, and this fact
alone gives them distinction. for the
average American goose never makes
but one journey, that from the farm
yard where he is raised to the market
town where he is sold for a table COM
modify. maybe stuffed for the benefit
of his liver, or else kept cooped up for
while, to be plucked and furnish pil-
low filling.
1t is doubtless the knowledge oe their
superior station in life compared ajth
the common run of geese, that ,akes
Uno go through his platform act with
such un-gooselike thoroughness and
painstaking, causes Tidy. the big white
Walter. to keep her feathers preened
and shining. under all odds of wcrl,
and travel, and makes Fop, the grizzIeI
gander, inclined to give himself airs
and waddle back to his stool with his
head on one side, once his Speciality is
over. Fop is the champion hurdle
jumper. and Andy. the clown of The
troop, droll in his manner of lodging
work and getting ahead of the others.
Then there are Tattle. Fidget. Trisk
and Tough, the last always ready to
pick a quarrel, and peck at anything in
sight if he had his own way
From goslings of a tender, downy
coating the troop were raised indoors
and are quite used, now, to getting
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
MUST HAVE BEEN A BLooM1N OLD WHALE.

captain, smiling. You're saints, ]
Know
Did you give him the order, sir?'
persisted Warburton.
mo, my boy, didn't" answered the
captain. And you may go and tell him
from me that If he takes upon himself
the right TO give any more orders, I'll
stop his pay"
THANK you. SIR" said the young
sters, as they jubilantly turned to leave
the poop.
The next minute. however. Warbur-
ton was back again.
Excuse me, sir. but have you any
objection to our punching his head ?''
he asked.
None at all. If you can do it" an
swered the captain, struggling to con-
troll his face.
A few minutes later the steward.
wiping dishes in the pantry, received
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their time" 1t was the one thing now
that gave them a standing a little
above the fOrecastle: the one luxury
they now had to look forward to. The
loss, therefore, was a very serious
matter.
"A rank shame, call it," said War
burton from the top bunk. in which he
was perched. Enough to make Il man
disguised with the profession" And
the dark. wiry youngster began
viciously to cut himself a pipeful of
tobacco.
Enough to start a mutiny, 1 think"
said Tubby from the bunk opposite.
And I'm jolly sure no court would
find fellow guilty under such provo
cation. Would they, Masters?'
The elder boy, thus appealed to, rose
from the chest upon which he had been
sitting, spat violently. and set his back
against the side of the house. You
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
PROF. REEDE

He gives full names dates and facts
concerning your affairs. and unerring ad-
vice upon matters of business. journeys
speculation, law suits love, marriage di-
vorce. social and domestic relations, old
estates, everything; the separated are
united through his efforts.
Professor Reede's office, at pa South
State. opposite Hotel Knutsford. first
floor reception room 2, is secured with
that view to privacy so frequently desired
by those who are foreign to the knowl-
efige of the wonderful results of these
psychic consultations and advice. From
3 am. TO 7:30 pm. daily, and Sunday to
nm. the professor can be consulted on
ali difficulties whether in mind, body or
spirit He guarantees absolute Satisfac-
ton or will positively refuse any remun-
Grafton.
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ready for an evenings work just when
all other geese are tucking their heads
under their wings and going to roost
comfortably for the night. The flock
does it's work as responsibility as train
ed dogs: let anything untoward happen
and they begin to quack. word from
the master secures silence and order.
At the signal each bird gets up on the
especial stool that belongs to him.
turns round face forward to the audi
ence. and complies with orders as ODE
diently as good boy in school, 1t took
four months TO teach Uno to fire the
pistol and two years patient practice
to drill the flock. Geese have no imita-
tive faculty, and their acting IS en-
tirely a matter of habit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
TO PLAY TANGLED MAZE,
THE NEW GERMAN GAME

pocket If his marker stops on any of
the numbers with a circle round it.
the player must gof orwards or back
wards. according to the plus or minus
sign found by the number on which he
has stopped. When he reaches one of
the pockets and pauses there. he must
cry out loud whatever he finds written
on the pocket. If he should forget TO
do this. any other player may call 1t
out. and the negligent one must go
back to the next preceding pocket.
Whoever goes through the maze first
from one side to the other, wins.
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Two or four persons may take part
in this game at the same time. When
two play they begin at opposite sides
of the plan; when four take part, they
commence on the straight and curved
lines ar the places marked entrance
and exit 1t is played with ''tee-to-
tum," each player having small but
tons or disks of pasteboard to use as
markers. Each enters on his line and
advances, according to the throws with
the ''tee-to-tum,' being careful to fol-
low his own line in and out of every
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21
Do Your Children Thrivs2

If Is the business of children to eat
and grow. If you have child that eats
we'll hut does not grow, or If its appe-
tite is variable. you have cause to sus-
meet worms There are apt to be other
symptoms. Face is pale, eyes are dun.
sieen is broken, child picks at its nose
and is restless and fretful. Use Whites
Cream Vermifuge. Every worm will be
DESTROYED and the child will be able to
grow end develop as nature intended.
Price. 25 cents.
Sold by q. C. NJ. l. Drug Department.