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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-22
Investigation ordered.

Washington, Aug. l4.-Assistant Sec
rotary Taylor of the treasury depart
ment has directed Immigrant Inspector
Smiley to proceed to Bellaire, o., to in
vestigate the reports that the steel
trust is preparing to import foreign
workmen to take the places Of strikers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-22
IDA GROWERS WIN 800.
Take Purse In Bowling Contest With tho
Odeboit Players.

Mapleton, Ia, Aug. 16.-Mapleton
sports witnessed red hot game Of ten
pins here between the crack teams OF
Ida Grove and Odebolt for a purse Of
$500. Ida Grove carried off the prize
The score:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-22
STONE MUCH BETTER.

Condition of the Democratic Vice Chair
man Greatly Improved.
ST. Louis, Aug. 19.-Ex-Governor
Stone, vice chairman Of the Democratic
National committee, who has been very
sick at his home in this city for the
past three weeks, isreported much bet
ter today.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-22
GERMAN BANKER ARRESTED.
Berlin Financier Charged With Mig For-
geries and DefAlcations.

J Berlin, Aug. I6.-MaX. Opitz, pro-
prietor of large private bank Of Ber-5
lin, was arrested today charged with.
defalcations and forgeries Customers
will lose several million marks.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
Fields of Salt,

At Salton, in southern California, ex-
lists basin of land between 200 and
200 feet below sea level. About 1000
acres of the depressed area are COW
cred with deposit of salt, which q. f.
Holden describes in The Scientific
American as one of the sights of Cali
fornia. The salt is first thrown into
ridges by peculiarly shaped plow,
drawn by dummy engine with ca
bles, and then is piled into conical
heaps before being carried to the dry
ing house and crushing mill. The ex-
panse looks like field of snow bout
1000 tons of salt are removed each
year, but the supply is perennially re-
newed by the deposits of salt springs
which f]ow into the basin In June the
temperature of the air reaches $50 de-
grees, and only Indian workmen can
withstand the heat and glare.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
YOUR WATCH.

In laying aside a watch be sure that
1t rests upon its case.
A watch should be wound up every
day at the same hour.
Avoid putting 1t on a marble slab or
near anything excessively cold.
If suspended, the action of the bal
ance may cause oscillation, which will
interfere with Its going.
A sudden change of temperature, con-
tracing the metal, may sometimes
cause the handspring to break.
The cold also coagulates the oil, and
the pivots and wheels work less freely
and affect the regularity of the time
keeping.
To keep your watch clean take care
that the case fits closely and see that
the watch pocket is kept free from
fluff, which is SO often given off by
Innings.
Avoid sudden jars and falls, for even
II 1t does not seem to affect it at the
moment, watch will resent rough
handling by becoming gradually ''out
of order without apparent cause.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

Ga. Gen. Greene was buried in 1886,
and until the discovery made by the
searching party recently his burial
place has been a mystery. Col. Asa
Bird Gardiner went to Savannah from
New York, representing the Rhode ISL
and Society of the Cincinnati, and en-
gagged the services of local committee
to assist In the search for the body.
Intellectual efforts had been made In
years gone by to find the body, but Col.
Gardiner was sure that the General
had been buried in a tomb known as the
Jones vault. He was rewarded In his
search by finding coffin plate upon
which he could trace the word
Greene" and some continental but
tons. Gen. Greene's skull was of un-
usual size, and this was well preserved
His hands were encased In silk gloves
that were still intact when found. The
bones of his son. who was drowned in
the Savannah River, were found by his
side. The few remaining bones have
been placed in separate boxes and de-
posted in a safety deposit vault for
such disposition as may be arranged
later. They will probably be buried
under the Nathaniel Greene monument
in Savannah.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
American soldiers Generosity.

A writer in Ainslee's Magazine tells
this story: "Our Government allowed
several transports with returning vol
unteers to stop at Yokohama, and so
hundreds of American soldiers visited
that city and Toxic. One of them hired
a bicycle, and was taking a ride about
the streets of Yokohama when he ran
down an elderly Japanese man. The
soldier rang his bell several times, but
the Japanese apparently paid no atten-
tion to 1t, and the American found him.
self promptly arrested and taken to
court, where he was fined 10 yen 1850.
He protested that he had done every
thing possible to avert the accident,
and asked why the man made no at
tempt to get out of the way. The po-
liceman then told him that the man
was blind. The soldier looked dazed
for a minute, then felt In his pocket
and brought out $40 bill Here, he
said, it's the last I've got, but he can
have It, and he turned 1t over to the
blind man.. The Japanese were deeply
touched and that same day a delega-
tion of policemen hunted up the soldier
and gave him back his fine"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
Information Desired.

The rural postoffice is the bureau Of
general information no less so in Geoi-
gia than In Vermont, and the Atlanta
Constitution reports conversation pre-
cipitated by an old darky who ap-
preached the village postmaster and
said:
"Any letters fer me?'
mo"
"Any postal cards?"
mo"
'Is my paper come"
"No."
Got any almanacsw
mo"
"Well, does you know anybody what
wants to buy live alligator?"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

balistic feasts were frequent. There
were twenty-five islands, inhabited by
as many different tribes, and each
tribe had its own language. For the
last fortytwo years DIR. Patton and his
colleagues have been permanent resi-
dents on the islands. They have made
more than $4,000 converts, have re-
duced to writing all the twenty-five
languages, and have taught the natives
the ways of civilization. DR.. Patton had
his satchel stolen while in London, and
declares he Is anxious to get back to
his islands, where his life and prop
erty will be safer than they are in the
English metropolis. During his stay
in the New Hebrides and before the
natives We're brought under the infiu-
ence of Christianity DR.. Patton was
placed in peril of his life more times
than he can remember AT least fifty
times his life hung in the balance, but
each time he came out without seri-
Gus injury of any kind. He loves the
islands and the people and will start
soon to return to them after bidding
last farewell to his native land and his
kinSmen
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

brought gold, frankipcense, and myrrh
Bethlehem. He believes it would pro-
mote thrift among the people if the
same custom should be generally
adopted. The deposit of 81 at 3 per
cent compound interest would amount
in twenty years to a snug sum, and
it is believed that at the same time
young people would be encouraged to
save their money and add to this nest
egg
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
1t Furnishes Many Examples of the
Importance of Small Things.

- aEnA8nGS NAduy G4amplC6 "a thC
Importance of Small Things.
Il have been very much impressed
with the Importance of small things in
late years." said an old steamboat
man. "and the Mississippi river has
furnished me some rather good exam
pies. | can understand now why Gaze
sar looked out upon the Nile in such
curious amazement, and offered all
that he stood for to the Egyptian priest
II he would show him the source of
that wonderful river. But the antics
of the Nile look like Insignificant moth
ings to me when compared with the
strange conduct Of the stream that
cozes out of the earth at Itasca and
hurries on its murky and devious way
toward the Gulf of Mexico. Towns
along the Mississippi that once stood
right on the brink of the river have
been isolated even In my day, and
there are. too, all along the course of
the stream little empires in view where
the river has encroached upon small
centers of population. finally eating the
earth away and forcing the inhabit-
ants to seek other quarters. There are
hundreds of these places that are al
most forgotten now even by the men
who are constantly on the river.
What brings about these violent
changes along the banks of the river?
Not floods. 1t is just the ordinary do
ings of the stream. In the first place
the current Of the Mississippi is won
posted at any point where resistance
to the flow Is offered Is very great. Tie
a string to the neck of a bottle and
sink 1t with the mouth of the bottle up
and open.
IF held in one place where the flow
is normal In an extremely short period
Of time the bottle will fill with sedi-
ment. Stretch a net across the river,
a net so finely woven that nothing but
the pure water of the river can pass
through, and on account of the rapid
ity of the flow and the greatness of
the deposit of sediment almost in a
twinkling the river would be damned
at that point. Experts have admitted
this. This brings me to the point of
my narrative.
'The flow Of currents is frequently
interfered with by sunken boats, per-
haps by jackstaff sticking up above
the surface. The current Is diverted
by degrees, generally touching the far
side of the stream a mile from the
point where 1t again meets resistance,
and Immediately begins the building of
a sandbar. have seen thousand ex-
amples of this sort during my career
on the river. and l have known Of in
stances where the root of tree or the
mere twig of willow have brought
about similar conditions. These things
have tended to make riddle out of the
river; yet the stream after a while will
be handled so as to undo all that it has
accomplished In this way."-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
KITCHENER CAN UNBEND.
The British mmander Not Always
the Stern Soldier.

The British Com ander Not Always
the Stern Soldier.
Most stories represent Lord Kitch-
ener In a somewhat stern light. Here
is one which shows that even the mod.
bend. During the last Soudan cam
paign Kitchener was accompanied by
a telegraphist, to whom he took the
nearest approach to a fancy his stern
nature would allow. After Khartoum
the telegraphist heard that his mother
was Ill and in want at home. He ap-
piled for his discharge, to which he was
entitled Kitchener sent for him, and
demanded to know why he wished to
leave. The man explained
Don't you think you could help your
mother without going home, sir?" ask
ed Kitchener.
"I'd rather go home, SIR" replied the
operator.
closing the interview abruptly. You
know your own business best. That'l
do"
The day came for the telegraphist to
leave, and he went to bid his chief
good-by
"Ah," said Kitchener, you're a fool
to go. l would have given you a good
post had you stayed. I'm very busy
good-by."
The man saluted and was retiring
when Kitchener called out:
Here, just take this note to the pay
master for me-"
The note was delivered, and the
bearer was walking away when he
whom the irreverent subalterns call
"Shovelpenny" called him back.
''I'm to give you this, by the Gener-
ais ORDERS" he said.
"This'' was equivalent in Egyptian
money to f10 note. 1t was character
istic of Kitchener that he would not
lift finger to urge the man to stay.
and that he dii not want to be
thanked.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
THE MAN BEHIND THE PEN.
And the Comment of the Man Who
Received His Letter.

knew 1t was a mean letter when |
wrote 1t, but afterward | concluded
that l must have written good deal
meaner than | knew. | was counsel
for n large manufacturing company.
One of their customers, always an I'M
satisfactory man to deal with on ac-
count of his constant fault finding and
objections 70 paying his bills on yari-
Gus absurd pretexts, finally refused
point blank to settle a bill for some
$4,000 on the ground that the goods
were not just as ordered. The COM
pany then instructed me to write him
the worst letter that l could indite,
threatening him with all possible pains
and penalties, legal and otherwise, with
good measure Of abuse thrown in, since
they had little hope that he would pay
and less desire for his custom In the
/ future Accordingly | bent myself to
kthe task. | hope I'm an honest man,
but can't help saying that that letter
was a stinger. | suspect that 1t was
the meanest thing that ever went into
. mail bag.
8 4 A few days later messenger from
the manufacturing firm called and ask
ed me to step over to their place OF
business, as there was man there who
wished to meet me- | am about 5 feet
inches. and my weight averages 110
pounds.
When l reached the firms place, l
was ushered into the private office.
The first thing | saw, and about the
only thing visible, was big man who
must have weighed fully 300 pounds.
Mr. Blank" said the president, "this
us Mr.. Dash, who wrote you that let
ter"
Mr.. Blank arose, shutting off the
light from two windows. For a full
minute he stood looking down at me
with open mouth and bulging eyes.
Then he turned to the others and with
an expression Of mingled astonishment
{ and disgust on his face said:
"Well, smitten Caesar! If had known
1t was such a little, Insignificant, saw
ed off cricket who wrote me that letter,
l never would have paid that billw-
Harper's Magazine.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

Church Of Mattea-
wan, n. Y, pledged
themselves to earn
81 each and con-
tribute the money
toward the liquida-
ton of the church
debt. At a socia-
BILE the other night
they told how they
had earned the
money. One said
she earned 80 cents
by washing her
fathers pet pig,
and more by sell
ing kisses at 5
cents each. Two
young women had
made the rounds
of the town with a
hand organ. Some
sold flowers. One
said she stole veg
etables from her
glandfather's gar
den. She justified
the theft on the
ground that the
money was for the
church.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

foot on the New
Hebrides Islands.
At that time all the
inhabitants of the
islands were canni-
balls. They had no
written language
and lived in great
degradation. Every
widow was burned
on the grave of her
husband and canni-
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

REV. DIR. HARCoURT twenty-first birth
day. On the appointed day fifteen chill
dren We're presented for baptism. Aft
er the ceremony was over DIR. Har-
court placed In the hand of each babe
a gold dollar, saying as he did so: II
present you with an offering of gold.
God bless you" DIR. Harcourt explains
that he is simply following the exam
pie Of the wise men of the East. who
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23


1000 the
0 The
walls will side which will
Wheatey Hills which mansions we'll
100000 The structure will be granite s feet long from west and
and three smaller The house will be furnished richly
auy which will Mackay third
be n
will o it
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
Couldn't SpareIt.

Easterner-Why don't you build your
courthouse over there?
Why, If we did we'd have
to cut that tree down.
"Well, what of it?
''What of it? Man alive, that's the
only tree in this neighborhood fit to
lynch man ONT philadelphia Record.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
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TOMB OF GEN. GREENE

Has Been Recently Discovered at Sa-
vannah, Ga.
After many years of speculation as
to the burial place of Gen. Nathaniel
Greene, the illustrious soldier of the
revolution, the searchers have been re-
warded by finding his bones in an old
vault in Colonial cemetery, Savannah
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
New Social Level.

She-Oh! We don't associate with
her family.
He-Why not?
She-They recently moved here from
a city that has not been offered a free
library by Mr.. Carnegie.--No
Herald.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

Schools and colleges exist for the
purpose of aiding us to keep up with
the knowledge of those who have never
attended them.-Boston Transcript.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

Some people take such good care of
their things that discarded articles In
their attics look better than the fur
niture In the average persons parlor-
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23

day he would pre-
sent to each child
brought to him on
that day for bap-
tism a gold dollar
to be placed in q
sa wings bank to the
child's credit, where
1t is to remain un-
til he reaches his
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
Racl to Cannibal IsIands.

Just forty-two years ago the Rev.
John G. Patton, who is now visiting his
brother in Glasgow, Scotland, first set
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
HOW THEY RAISED MONEY
FOR THE CHURCH.

Young women members of the Ep-
worth League of the First Methodist
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-08-23
Paid for Babies to Baptlze.

The Rev. DR. Richard Harcourt, pas
tor of the Peoples Church at Reading,
Pa, announced that ON recent Sun
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-03-14
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that the annual cleo.
ton of officers for the City Of Canon City,
State of Colorado. will be held in said Canon
City on TUESDAY, the ~ day OF April. 1901, at
which time the following officers will be
elected, Nizt
One Mayor for the term OF two years.
One City Treasurer for the term of gwo years.
One Police Magistrate 10 fill vacancy, for
the term one year,
One Aldctman Tor the term OF two years, TO.
the first ward. 10 be elected by the qualified
electors OF said First Ward.
One Alderman for the term OF two years, for
the Second Ward, to he elected by the qualified
electors Of said Second Ward.
One Alderman Ito till vacancyl, for the term
OF one year for the Second Ward, to be elected
by the qualified electors OF said Second Ward.
One Alderman for the term OF two years, for
the Third Ward, to be elected by the qualified
electors of said Third Ward
Further notice il hereby given that at the
regular meeting of the City Council of said
City, held on the ith day of March, 1901.
No. 3lb Nam street Was fixed as the polling
place for said First Ward, and y. J Houston
James bennington and Carrie A. Barton were
appointed as Judges Of election of said First
Ward.
The Hose House of the City Fire Depart.
mcnt mo. IL Macon Avcnuel was fixed ms
the polling place of said Second Ward and A.
X. Frisbie, Marie A. Duncan and ], +. Brown
senP Ssre aPS2,nsted as Judges OF election OF said
The Hose House of the City Fire Depart.
ment on 10th street between Main street and
Macon Ayeuue Was hxcd as the polling place
q ssid Third wsId, spd kdith Y. Smith, John
sleesioSs s q n All fhi. AZ
Ed, MINOR, F.k' THOMAS,
issAL) M
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-03-14
Motto. Of Election.

Notice is hereby given that the an.
nual election of officers for the Town
of South Canon, State OF Colorado. will
be held in said South Canon ON Tues
day, the End day of april. 1901, at
which time the following officers will
be elected. viz:
Que Mayor for the term OF one year.
One Trustee for the term of two years
One Trustee for the term OF two years.
One Trustee for the term of two years
Further notice is hereby given that
at the regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of said Town held on the ith
day OF March. 1901 the Town Han WIS
liked as polling place for said el.c.
tiou, and VIM, J. Davis, B F. Young
and J u. storm We're appointed as a
Board of Registration and Judges of
Election, to sit for registration Tues.
day, March IL, and again ON Tuesday,
the 26th day of March, and also on
Monday, April l, 1901.
ATTEST: GRO, +. MORAY,
HENRY LLOYD, Mayor.
lsEAL.l Town Clerk.
First pub. March "a, 1901.
Last pub. March 2S, 1901.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-03-14
Good-By to the Train Boy.

Good-by to the train boy. On jan
uary l. 1901, on two important Amer
lean railroad systems. the experiment.
heretofore tried tentatively. of exclud-
ing from their cars all peddling of pop
corn, peanuts, cigars. newspapers,
games. caramels. matches and maga-
zines, was inaugurated and the train
boy" summarily done away with.
Against this inno- alton serious and
urgent opposition was expected. for
the train boy, with his wares. had
come to be regarded. If not as a cher
ished. certainly as an unavoidable. in
cident OF American passenger travel
by railroad In the evolution of mod
ern travel to its present point of eI-
cellence. the ununiformed conductor,
distinguishable only by his metal
badge, the loud-shouting brakeman
and car coupler disappeared but the
candy or train boy" with his stock
OF peanuts and confectionery had lin
gered on, a burden TO the patience of
many travellers and an unnecessary
survival Of archaic railroading.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-03-14
Notice Of Final settlement.

In the matter of the estate of Il. G
Gulick, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that on
Monday the 18th day of April,
A. ID. 1901. being one of the regu.
lar days of the March term
OF the County Court of Fremont Couu-
", in the state of Colorado, 1, A. NJ.
Ewell, administrator of said estate, will
appear before the Judge OF said court,
present my tinal settlement as such ad.
ministrator and pray the approval Of
charged as such administrator, at which
time and place any person in interest
may appear and present objections to
the same. If any there be.
Dated at Canon City, toiorado, Mar.
II, 1901. a. NJ. EwELL, Administrator
First pub. March IA, 1901.
Last pub, April IL. 1901.