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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
Jacob Bupp. the famous maker Of

Jacob Bupp, the famous maker Of
hangman's ropes. 10 dead. He made
the ropes by means Of which 100 MUIR
derers were Launched into eternity"
But one OF his ropes ever broke. and
that he always claimed was because
Of q sheriff's negligence. 1t was Jacob
Bupp who fashioned the rope by which
Charles Guiteau. the assassin OF Pres
ident Garfield. was hanged He lived
for half q century ut Allegheny. Pa.
and was known a. hangman's rope
maker throughout the Keystone state.
He made the rope to hang DR.. Beach
OF Hollidaysburg, Pa. DR.. Beach was
the noted physician who dissected his
wife alive. Beach weighed 265 pounds.
and the rope which was used to hang
him was one Of special make. and i
served its purpose. The rope which
hung the Nicely boys. OF Westmoreland
county. was also made by him. He
made the rope that hung Eli Sheets,
the only murderer ever hung IN Beaver
county. Er. Bupp made III the ropes
used 20 hang Allegheny county mur.
AerssD until q few years as0. whs1 -
savs - The businses. Il
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
LITTLE MISS TWO TEETH.

Little Missy Two-Teeth. sitting on thu
floor,
Bubbling Ger with laughter like
festive fay,
Tell US of the revels on the golden SHORE
Where the fairy babies frolic ali m,
day.
Who's the Queen Of Faery-is she lily
With rose for sceptre. nodding on
the stem?
When you pause to listen, do you hear
her call.
AZ she led the children when you
danced with them?
Where's the land Of Faery: is it in the
Or behind the Pleiades, Whitley trem-
ulous?
Did you lose your way. dear. and with
magic shoon
Stray along the moontrail till you
came to US?
From the pleasant meadows where the
little dears
Whose cherubic faces sorrow never
mars,
Romp among the daisies till one ale
most heart
Lilt of baby laughter sifted through
the stars?
Oh. that pretty country, where the fall
ing leaves
AS they fiutter earthward turn TO but
terfiies!
Where tits dollies' dresses that the spi-
der weaves,
And the ,ovely pansies-they are la
dies eyes?
Little Missy Two-Teeth. whimsically
Do you know who led you to this
earthly nest?
Mother love was yearning like silent
prayer,
Christ it was that placed you on .
mothers breast.
George Horton in Chicago Post.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
IN THE UNION.

I've faced the fight with Jackson, I've
marched along with Lee;
! bad some words with Sherman as he
galloped to the sea:
Exchanged brisk compliments with
Grant when vict'ry seemed in view
breast in blue.
l say, I've been with Jackson, and Lee
he knew my name;
And sometimes. when the fight was on
he called me by the same.
I followed fierce and fearless when
Longstreet led the way
To fields whose bloody daisies were
blent with blue and gray.
But now I'm in the union! see there
overhead.
The flag our fathers fought for; her
ripping rills of red
All glorious and victorious-the splen-
dor Of her stars
And say: The blood Of heroes dyed
all her crimson bars"
I'm for that flag forever 'gainst foes
on sea and shore.
Who shames her? Who defames her:
Give me my gun once more:
Wen answer when they need us--when
the war fires light the night;
There's Lee still eft TO lead Us 10
the glory Of the fight!
See how the old flag ripples, and naunts
her folds in scorn.
Her stars and bars will be the Joy Of
nations yet unborn;
And though she waves DER new made
graves, Eeath alien sod and dew.
There. in the starry silences, the gray
sleeps with the blue.
We're one in heart forever-we're one
in heart and hand;
The f1ag's challenge to the eea, gar
land to the land.
We're united: one great country: Free
dom's the watchword still;
There's Lee that's left to lead US
let the storm break where 1t Will!
Frank Il. Stanton in Golfers Weekly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
the disease can retain its vitality In a

the disease can retain its vitality In a
dried condition for a considerable per-
iod. but not nearly as long as In a moist
state. The fact is of material import
ance In explaining the distribution Of
the disease, for 1t Is a recognized fact
that the disease 4; apt to be spread
more by means Of polluted watering
troughs. pals, etc. when the disease
germ remains moist, than where 1t is
dried. The danger from hitching posts
is lessened from the fact that the dis
injecting action of sunlight Is added to
that Of drying. but even under these
conditions infectious material is not In
frequently transmitted to other ami
mails.
Sometimes the virus Of the disease is
transferred directly from one animal to
another. This is possible where horses
are herded or pastured together. as II
often done in the western states. Under
these conditions. glandered animal
may spread the disease much more rap
idly than would be possible where the
stock is kept separate, as in individual
stalls.
DIAGNOSIS OF THE DISEASE.
In the early stages Of the disease. IL
is often very difficult to accurately di-
agnose the disease by physical exam
nation. This is especially true With
the chronic type of the trouble. The
nasal discharges. or enlarged glands.
from which the disease derives its name
may often be wanting. In farcy, the
symptoms Of the disease may be more
apparent, but 1t more frequently hap
pens than not, that the malady cannot
be recognized by simply the clinical
appearance. Sometimes 1t is confound-
ed with non-infectious inflammatory
and Lucrative affections that may oc-
cur on the mucous surfaces.
Within recent years method Of d.
agnosis has been devised that does for
CHAMBERS what tuberculin does for tu-
berculosis. This Is the mallein test, so
called because mallein Is a product from
the growth Of bacillus mallei. the CLAN.
ders microbe.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27

plant better adapted to the needs and
conditions Of southern agriculture than
this rank-growing little annual.
The feeding value of the cowpea is
very high and the quality Of the pork
raised on 1t Is fine.
The bulletin may be obtained from
the United States department of Ag-
riculture. Washington. D. c.. or from
members of congress. In making re-
quests always mention number and
series: as in this case-Farmers Bull
letin No. 80.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
cowPEAs.

Among the publications in press and
soon to be issued by the United States
Department OF Agriculture is Farmers
Bulletin No. SO. .Cowpeas." by Jared
q. Smith. assistant agrostologist.
Nj. Smith In this bulletin calls atten-
ton to the fact that thousands Of tons
Of hay from the Northern and Western
states are each year marketed in the
south and shows the great necessity for
more extended cultivation Of grasses
and forage plants in that section. Many
Of the farmers and planters Of the
south still confne themselves to grow
lng cotton, sugar cane. or tobacco and
buy meat products and forage instead
Of producing them. This 10 no longer
profitable. because Of the low prices to
which the staple crops have fallen.
The bulletin says that the south has
% great an abundance Of varieties OF
grasses and leguminous forage plants
a any other section. There Is. per-
{ haps. greater need for the cultivation
Of leguminous crops than In the north.
The soils are more liable to the rapid
exhaustion of the available plant foods.
because the washing OF soluble salts
{ goes on all the year. Soils can be most
profitably built up by increasing the
quantity Of organic matter In them. and
the quickest and cheapest way OF doing
this is by growing leguminous forage
crops and feeding them on the farm.
returning all the manure to the land.
The cowpea - to the south what alfalfa
d to the west and red clover to the
north a forage plant well adapted to
the region. The cowpea has been culti-
vated in the south for at least $50
\ years.. s9
The bulletin also describes the varie-
lies. of the plant. IT. power OF increas-
NJ the fertility OF the soil upon which
4 . gtous, and says there e no forage
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
CHAMBERS.

One Of the most dreaded diseases that
affect our domesticated animals Is CLAN
ders. This disease is highly contagious,
affecting, under normal conditions. the
solid hoofed animals, horse, ass and
mule. Occasionally it attacks. other
species, man included The disease is
widely spread over almost the whole
world, but is particularly severe in the
warmer climates.
The disease manifests itself in two
phases, phases that are so distinct in
many ways that they have been given
separate names. One is the cutaneous,
or skin affection, known as farcy; the
other the arrangements Of the mucous
surfaces of the air passages, to which
Is given the name glanders. The char
acteristic symptoms Of the latter phase
of the disease are the ulcers that are
produced in the nasal and other mu-
cous surfaces. These break and dis
charge, the germ being thus dissem-
mated. The internal organs are also
frequently involved. When the lynn
phatic system beneath the skin be-
comes involved. as 1t IL very apt TO do
when the disease is spread throughout
the system. Inflammation sets in. which
later gives rise to the suppurating tu-
mors that end In the so-called 'farcy
buds
The disease may assume either .
chronic or an acute phase. In fact, It
IL because Of Its presence in chronic
cases that the percentage Of affected
animals 10 as large as 1t Is. for the
trouble In these cases is frequently not
recognized until infection In other an
finals has occurred. In chronic cases
the disease may sometimes be held In
check for considerable periods. only to
break out again at a later date. This
is particularly noticeable on horses
grown on western ranches, These an
iimals may do well during the summer
season, but the advent Of the unfavor-
able weather causes the disease to fire.
quently break out afresh.
CAUSE OF CHAMBERS.
The melting cause Of CHAMBERS and
farcy is the CHAMBERS bacillus. B. mall
lei, an organism that develops luxuri-
antly in the animal body, but not out-
side under ordinary conditions The
germ is spread from animal to animal
through the discharges from the mouth
and nose.
The material containing the disease
germ may be deposited on the surface
of stalls and managers. on hitching posts
or In watering troughs. or parts OF the
harness. AZ brides. bits. etc. and no in
! variety Of ways md III way Into an
other herd. The organism producing
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
THE TEETH OF HORSES.

Some years ago test was made by
an express company. who had 900
horses in constant use. twenty-five Of
which were Unfortunately selected
for proper dental treatment, and sep
arately weighed. Their oats and maize
were reduced two quarts per day each.
After the first month great improve
ment in their general condition was APP
parent, continuing during the second
and third months, when they were
again weighed, and it was found that
an average increase of 48 pounds per
head was the result. The test lasted
during the hot months Of July, August
and September when f1atulent collie was
very apparent in the stable, yet not
one single case had occurred among
these twenty-five horses! Since this
trial and whenever carload Of newly
purchased young horses arrives. it is
considered waste to feed them until
their teeth are examined and put in
proper shape.
AS preventive for lameness, to COM
mence operations on the teeth would
appear to some very ludicrous, yet
common sense and practice would con-
vince them that this would be the
proper means of preventing interfer-
|ence, one Of the chief causes of lameness
in young horses.
Young horses fully developed show
signs of atigue and weakness after
journey. and interfere. Some grab the
quarter of the fore foot with the toe
Of the hind foot or overreach.
In such cases the ordinary practi-
toner would treat locally. possibly adj
wise different shoes, order tonic balls
or condition powders and few days
rest Cthe latter would benefit most and
give temporary relied.
Now, supposing there were irregu-
larities Of the teeth, as is usual with all
young horses. the first treatment would
be to put them in perfect order. so as
to promote mastication and good di-
gestion. to enable proper assimilation
Of the nutritive qualities OF the food.
and thereby insure increased strength
and condition, thus removing the orig
inal cause Of the weakness.
1t may seem equally absurd to some
Of our readers to assert that operating
on the teeth will prevent pulling and
other vices. but that it is SO Is proved
by the following incident: A pony that
we treated had changed owners for no
other cause than that none of them
had been able to drive him with ease.
although various bits and contrivances
had been tried. The primary cause
must be discovered. which in this in
stance was decayed tooth. the re-
moval of which effected an instantane-
GUS cure. The pony is now driven in a
plain, straight bit without a curb chain
by the present owner, an elderly gen.
tleman. who appreciates the animals
quietness and docility so much that no
amount Of money could part them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
pRArrLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS

George, you can't squirm out of it.
I've got to spank you" "All right, dad
dy. II you've got to. But there's one
thing you will do. won't you?" well,
what's that?" LET me sit down while
It's going on?"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27

weather in Atlanta, Ca. is the case Of
a barefoot little fellow who walked into
shoe store. planked down dollar and
said: II wants pair O. shoes fer that"
what number?" asked the clerk. Il
dunno what number" was the answer.
II amt never wore no shoes since can
remember. You'll have to measure me-"
Teacher-Now, children. what did
George Washington do for his country?
Chorus of children-He had birthday.
Boys" said Chicago Sunday school
teacher after she had impressed upon
her pupils the duty Of prayer. suppose
one OF you were in some far-away city.
Suppose that you were without friend
and that you didn't have cent in the
world. Suppose that you were unable to
flnd any work or to get any money and
were hungry. What would you do?"
She paused and gazed at the serious
faces in front Of her. and felt sure that
the class had profited by the lesson.
Johnny Green raised his hand IN reply
with the utmost promptness. I'D go to
q free-lunch counter" he said.
=
A little girl who lives uptown went
TO church last Sunday, relates the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. She is a bright
little maiden. and, considering her tens
der age. only 6. she is decidedly intelli-
gent. Her mother has been suffering
from the grip and didn't accompany
her, and as her father was away from
home she went alone. Whether it was
the loneliness of the big pew or whether
the church was poorly heated, mamma
wasn't quite sure, but. anyway, the lit
tie maid came home and declared she
was very chilly. my toes got 30 cold
while I was sitting there. mamma," she
declared. And so did my fingers and
my nose. I don't believe there was
hardly speck Of fire in the furnace"
THAT was too bad" said mamma, did
the other people seem to suffer. too?"
"Oh. yes, they did," cried the little
maid. "They Just shivered!' Then man.
ma thought she would divert the little
maids attention. What was the text.
dear?" she asked; "can you remember
TT" II should think could" was the
quick answer; II can member every
word Of It," "Well, what was it?" The
little maid put her head on one side.
and. screwing up her face, airily In
toned: Many are cold. but few are
frozen!" And mamma had to admit
that 1t seemed remarkably appropriate.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27

President Krueger's insensibility .
physical pain Is very great. Four yeazs
ago he was kept awake one, night ~
toothache. and he extracted the toseh
himself in the middle OF the night ~
means OF pair OF pincers which -
hunted UP 10 the kitchen.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27

The Pilot says: ..since when has
America become q Protestant nation !?
Our country knows no esta blished
church. The census shows that only
about one-haIf the population asknowl-
edge any church afnliations, and ONE
third Of them claim the membership Of
the Catholic churchY'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27
a DISAPPOINTMENT.
- 0TSNFT yin "ENIs
The postman brought II to me
In q big square envelope.
All adorned with hearts and Cupids
And perfumed with heliotrops.

The writing was unfamiliar.
But d2lnty and feminine.
And thought some lovesick maiden
Had sent me q valentine.
was very much elated,
And my bosom swelled with pride
Az tore the misstve open:
But these words found inside:
would you win the love Of woman
Be she peaeant girl or queen.
There IL nothing 80 effective
AZ PerkinS' Moustachine."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-07-27

b The Princess Louise. Marchioness q
Lorne. has had the rather uncomms8
experience Of having three mothers-inr
law during her married life-her huD.
bahd's father. the duke OF Argyll. hay.
ing been married three times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
COLE TO BE BROUGHT BACK
warrant for Bankers Arrest Reaches
Los Angeles.

The warrant forthc arrest of Char, S
II. Cole. formerly president of the
Globe bank OF Boston. has arrived at
Los Angeles. Cal. The United States
marshal also received n telegram from
the Encouragement of the United
state, directing him to conduct Cole
to Boston under guard. Cole waived II
preliminary examination at Los An
gclcN, and the start for Boston has
been made. The warrants contain four
counts. The first charges Cole with
receiving SdOo,O 900 IN August : last and
cmbcz2ling it, and the second accuses
him of cmbczlling $500. 900 on August
Il. The other " counts simply refer
To those previous transactions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
OLD SETTLERS QUARREL
r:anc!,mcn Nta- Alliance Indulge In
Shooting.

i:anc.,mcn Nca- Alliance Indulge In
Shooting.
An Alliance, Neb., December 81 spc-
cial says: c. l.. Clough was shot by j.
A. Kline at the formers home in Al
lance. Three shots were fred from a
revolver at close range only one Of
which took effect, passing through
Coughs neck. The wound is not con.
sidered dangerous. A warrant has
issued for the arrest of Kline.
Both arc old settlers and ranchmen.
The difficulty is one Of long-standing,
and arises over a dispute Of the govern
ment survey lands in township "a,
range ~, each claiming to own the
same land by different numbers. AZ
ter the shooting Kline gave himself up
to the sheriff. His hearing will be had
before County Judge Hewitt.
II is thought that Kline has brooded
over the matter until his mind is out
of balance, as it is not thought that he
would do such II thing while in his
right mind.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
Beers TAKE ADVANTAGE
Are Not Idle While English Remain In.
activo-Fortifying.

activo-Fortifying.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg
dated December 30 says:
Every day reveals some new fact 70.
ga riding the strength of the Bocr posi-.
ton at Colenso. Thanks to the servi-
ces OF continental officers the character
OF the campaign has changed. We are
no longer fighting n foe who relies
upon guerilla tactics. but we have to
deal with what Is rapidly becoming "A
disciplined army, enjoying the advant-
ages of knowing the country, and of
selecting the scene OF contest without
the burdens of cumbersome commits
sariat.
The Beers have converted the hill
near Colcnso into fortrcsscs Of i'm.
mcnsc strength. Everywhere they
have splendid trenches, many of them
bomb proof. Tramway lines permit
the shifting OF guns with astonishing
rapidity. The main positions are con
ncctcd with the outlying positions by
underground passages and the forts
proper bristle with machine guns that
command the approaches. Probably
mines are laid.
One hears less nowadays about Bocr
shells not bursting. Observers OF the
Colenso fight say the Bocr shell fire
was very effective.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
PRES. DOLE NOT ALARMED
Believes No Octa sion Exists for Worry
About Black Plague.


President Dole of Hawaii. while
realizing the seriousness of the stu
alton. does not believe there is much
cause for alarm. The president thinks
there is no danger to those whose
houses, persons and food are clearly.
He has %unboundcd confidence in the
ability Of the board Of health to quickly
stamp out the disease.
Some physicians say that the disease
is not black plague. Public opinion is
divided also. Many believe that If the
plague were present in Honolulu the
inhabitants of Chinatown would be
carried off by the hundreds on account
of the filthy condition of the district.
Another interesting phase of the case
is the fact that 10 Japanese have been
attacked. They live in large numbers
in the ~quarantined district.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
OPEN THE CANAL
Work of Years Finds Its Fin
ish at Chicago.
THE DRAINAGE PROBlfM is SOLVED


At 0 o'clock this morning water wa
turned into the S33, 600. 900 drainage
canal and began to flow toward Lock
port, says "a Chicago dispatch of Jan
uary .. where it will fall into the Des-
PLANES river. and thence through the
Illinois and Mississippi rivers to the
gulf. What is termed by the canal on
gineert the collateral channel has
been for some time completed from
the Chicago river in the southwestern
part of the city to within fifteen feet
of the main channel Of the canal. This
~hftccn-foot wall of earth. with two
sluicc gates behind it. has been all
that kept the Chicago river and Lake
Michigan out of the canal. At 10
o'clock Monday a steam drcdge began
to cut away this wall of earth. and q
few minutes before o o'clock today the
water in the collateral channel was
against the sluice gates and only Il few
inches of timber remained to be re-
moved before Chicago wa to realize
its dream of years and see the great
ANA in actual operation. When the
water began to back up against the
sluicc gates the timbers were knocked
away and the first water from the Chi.
cago river ran into the canal.
Water was allowed to flow into the
canal at the rate of only $4,000 cubic
feet per minute. although the capacity
is 800, 900 cubic feet per minute.
Probably no work has ever been ul,-
dertakcn by any other state or munic-
ipality. designed to do so much for
the navigablc and commercial inter
csts of the country as the Chicago
canal. The requirements of law which
compelled the construction of rock
sections to meet the demands of the
next generation was wise. for il has
laid the foundation for a mammoth
ship canal connecting the great lakes,
with the Mississippi river and the gulf
and saving the sanitary district of
Chicago and the federal government
the greatest expense that would in the
future be necessary in rock excavation
and blasting under the flowing water.
The first work in this great enter
prise was begun on Shovel day" Sep.
TENDER ,, 1892. on the rock cut below
IenOnt on the line between Cook and
Will counties, so hat a little over
seven years have been consumed i'm the
entire work, involving an outlay of
about S33. 900. 900.
Chicago people are already eagerly
watching the effect on the Chicago
river ofthc opening of the canal. This
stream, which is so Objectionable in its
present condition, is expected to be
comparatively pure and certainly to
lose all its features Objectionable from
a sanitary point of view when the
present ~stagnation gives way to IA full.
strong current from Lake Michigan.