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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11

conditions, as they meet / demand
that cannot be filed by any ether ce-
real Practically, then, our export
trade offers the last chance for curtail-
ing the annual distribution. This trade,
however, is already accustomed to the
present range of values, and now takes
TWO bushels where 1t took one five
years ago at price 10 cents bushel
lower.
Possible Increas n Production.
Present consumption being of per
manent character at anything like the
present range Of values, the question
narrows down to the possibility u in
creased production. Our rate of yield
IS gradually increasing with improved
agricultural practice. but this incre-
ment is too slow to offer any solution of
the problem. If our crop is to be radi-
cally increased it must be through an
enlargement Of the acreage. The COM
mercial corn belt is limited to definite
territory In seven states, and, broadly
speaking, every acre of this belt is al
ready in farming use. The day of new
farming lands is forever past. There
can be no great enlargement of corn
acreage except at the expense of some
other crop area. and in the well settled
system of crop rotation which is becom-
ing the dominant characteristic of ag-
r1culture in the corn belt, such changes
are not practicable and could not be
permanent without violently affecting
the price relation between the various
cereals. Broadly speaking the Ameri-
can corn belt has reached the limit Of
It's expansion and crop enlargement
hereafter must come in the way Of more
bushels produced on each acre.
In American agriculture the corn
grower is the first producer to reach a
position where production becomes
practically fixed and demand exceeds
supply. He has reached the position of
an agricultural monopolist, and coll
lectlVely he can now fix the price of his
product Conditions of supply and de-
mand have so changed that the pres
ent or even a higher range of values
Will permanently rule the corn trade,
Huctuating of course, with changes in
crop results, but averaging in the 40s
and sos instead of the eos and 3Os
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11

Remedy fora Bad Cold. No one drinks
Rum except in the Nautical Novel or a
Story by the Rev. Sheldon. Perhaps
you can tell me what Sour Mash is?'
Il am afraid not said the other.
Then | denounce you as a make
believe Rounder,' said the Major.
When I heard you misuse the Terms
in your Lecture last Evening, saw
that you did not know the difference
between a Remsen Cooler and Shandy
Calf. And all that Talk about throw
ing your Sister against the red-hot
Stove and trying to choke your old Fa-
Their did not go with me. Don't you
know that when a True Gentleman is
Corned he goes Home and gives Money
to his Relatives?'
II have always understood that
Liquor makes a Brute of Man." said
the Lecturer.
Not at all. It is Shortage OF
Liquor me Morning After that causes
one to be Disagreeable. You should
have studied up on these Details before
you started out to be Reformed
Drunkard. 1 don't believe you have
had any Experience whatever"
II tried to take a Drink many Years
ago, but it made me ILL.," said the Lee
turer. Il discovered, however, that in
order to be Power for Good in Tenn
perance Work 1 had to tell about be-
ing on prolonged Bats around the D.
cent Doggeries. The Slums have all
abiding Fascination for well-behaved
People who never go near them and, of
course, there is no Risk in Stringing
them. But when I strike Saloon
Specialist, such as you, my Talk doesn't
go. l trust you will not Expose me.
Certainly not" replied the Majer.
We are justified in doing anything 70
push along a Good Cause. But I am
going to ask you to make quick jump
to the next Town. You have democrat
lied my Boarding House. The Land
lady has been so Busy trying to get
Hammers Lock on the Demon OF
Strong Drink that we don't get any
thing to- eat.
Il thank you for keeping my Secret"
said the Lecturer. IF you Were to
Squeal on me and let 1T be known that
/ have led an Exemplary Life all these
Years would not stand one-two-seven
with the Respectable Element"
Next Day the Town settled back to
its usual Calm.
MORAL: Any one who is going into
Reform Work should get thorough
Technical Education.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
WHY COMBINATIONS THRIVE
Tom ,Johnson's Idea of Trusts and Laws
to Govern Them.

TO Govern Them.
Tom l.. Johnson, of Cleveland, O.,
presents his views on the trust prob
lem in clear, concise and interesting
manner. in the July issue of Success.
Mr.. Johnson does not favor the aboli-
ton OF business consultations, but adj
Vocates reconstruction of the laws
governing them. He says:
Competition is the natural order
among free men and immense benefits
TO the whole community result there
from. Not the least of the benefits is
the fact that competition under proner
conditions results in combination of in
GiV1duals and aggregations of their
capital and abilities In this way enter
prises can be undertaken which other
wise would be impracticable; waste is
prevented functions are specialized,
information necessary for the highest
business development is obtained and
opportunities are furnished for the
various kinds Of natural ability,
We have no right to say that either
competition or combination should be
considered inherently evil, or that they
necessarily produce evils, SO long as
we have had no experience with a So
cial organization where it is possible
TO have competition and combination
and aggregation free and unrestricted.
Our laws now by restriction and by
direct grants give some men advart-
ages which others do not enjoy and
this has always heretofore been the.
case in every country and every kind
of civilization that has existed.
In my view, the evils of which there
is such loud complaint are due to the
restrictions created by the special priv
neges granted by law; and the true
remedy will be found in removing the
restrictions and abolishing the special
privileges, giving to all parties an
equal chance.
Everybody who has had an oppor-
unity to observe the formation OF a
syndicate for the promotion OF a new
enterprise knows very well the great
influence which the consideration Of
special advantages has You have to
show the amount of capital invested
and how much is needed for further
investment: also the earning mower
both by what has been done IN the
past and by what may be. reasonably
expected. But this is not enough. I'm
less you can show some special adyant
age that the corporation which Won
seek to form will have over the organ
izations that may be formed in the
same way, You will find very great Diff
hculty In making the combination.
And, on the other hand. the more GER.
tain and clear You make it appear that
there Will be particular benefits the
more easily and quickly will the COM
bination be formed. II we change the
laws so that 1t will be Impossible for
some men to acquire these advantages
over others. we shall have removed all
or substantially all, of the evils Of
trustS tnat are now complained of.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
He Oualiaed.

Denver Times: Young man. said
the stern parent do you think you
will be able to support my daughter in
the style to which she has been accus-
toned % 81
NOW. this young man might have ta-
ken advantage of a glorious opportun-
ity TO ring q chestnut bell. but he
didn't Instead. he thought moment.
and then replied. =
Well.er-I think SO. with one ex-
ception.,
Aha! And what may the execution
be. sir?" n E'' '.ol
4 don't think could be so intern al,v
stingy with the gas''' 1N'-11s -.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
By GEORGE ABE.

Once there was Town that was
having Total Abstinence Jamboree.
The Excitement over Temperance was
becoming Incorporate, all on account
Of Reclaimed Sot who was conduct
ing Series Of Meetings at Central
Hall. The Lecturer claimed to have
been Ossif1ed for 10 Years at a Stretch.
He had a sodden Past that read like a
Session Of the Legislature. He had
been down in the Gutter, and told
about it every Evening. The Front
Rows were filed with horror stricken
Old Ladies and sympathetic young
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
His Point 81 YIiaMlI.

4 Chicago Post: Our soubrette." ex-
planned the advance agent excitedly,
..hit one of the stage-door Johnnies
square1y In the face
Good cried the manager.
do you believe In that method OF
treating them?" asked the advance
agent. OF course. they are annoying,
but
II believe in any thing in the nature
of good advertising" Interrupted the
manager. II take It for granted that
when no reporter was present.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
Her Way.

Eyes? Well, no. her eyes amt much;
Guess YOU seen a lot or sucn
Sort o. small an bluey-graY;
{ 'Tain't her eyes-it's jest her way.
Hair amt black, nor even brown;
Got no gold upon her crown;
Sort o. ashy, / should say:
Tain't her hair-it's jest her way
'Tain't her mouth-hcr mouth is wide:
Sort o. runs from side to side;
See 'em better every day:
.Tairl't her mouth-lt's jest her way.
Nose reckon's nothin' great,
Couldn't even swear it's straight;
Fact, feel I'm free to say
Tain t her nose-it's jest her way.
Love her? Well, /. guess I do.
5. Love her mighty fond and true;
y hove her better ev'ry day;
Dunno why--it's, jest her way.
Elizabeth Sylvester. in the Century.
~ any pa ia Ganarul Erer5n ~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
MI islr
llpgs.

4 chicago Post: It's getting SO man
can't keep dog around the house any
more commented the dog owner Bit
sterly after reading the rules and regu-
.ations for dog days.
Oh. yes. ne can-if he keeps him
around the house, !. was the reply. ..The
trouble Is dogs are too often kept on
the streets or In the neighbors' yards.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
He Paid the Freight

Catholic Standard and Times: ..I,n ,,,n,,
think inquired the laxative frisn ~
that a, college education pays Il.
Yes a:s., replied e. the old gentleman, whose
It pays the college pretty WE'LL !. ~ ~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
Setting Wiac

Atchison Globe: When q man knows too
much TO so on a big picnic or an excur-
I sion, he has made q good start toward
practical common sense. 81
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11

AT any rate General Frederick Dent
Gran will never be known as q. Silent
warrior. sgS g & .
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20
THE HUNTINGTON FAIR.
A GOOD SHOW PROMISED.

The Union Agricultural society of Monroe, Huntington and Trumbull once again come to the front, this the 3Oth time, to hold their fair, and an- nounce that the time is to be Tuesday and Wednesday, the 24th and 18th. Though the fair has gone through with some discouraging things in the line of weather, etc., it is just as lively as ever and will give just that same generous show it always does, one that always makes us feel as if we were sure to get our moneys worth and would go again. This society is of1icered by men who take great interest in it's welfare and who give their best efforts to its success. Their list of races is attrac- tive, and with the many other attrac- tions offered at this fair, crowd is sure to be present. This fair is con- ducted by the towns of Huntington, Trumbull and Monroe, but many peo- pie from outside always go to this show, each year increasing in numbers. Any further informat tion will be furnished by S. T. Palmer, secretary, Shelton,
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

Miss Lillie Sanford Procter, daugh- ter of MT and Mrs Harley Thomas Procter, and Fitz w. Hoeninghaus are to be married on September 2l at Orleton Fields, Williamstown, Mass, the country place of MT Procter. The bride will have no attendants. w. w. Heaton will be best man, and the ushers will be Messrs Henry $. Kip, Alexander s. Cochran, w. H. Corbitt, J. Allison Kelly, William Procter and Rodney Procter. The ceremony will be performed by Rev Dr Dudley Ward
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
 any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
 Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY x CO, PrOps., Toledo, O. We the undersigned. have known F. J. Che
 ney for the last l5 years and believe him per fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able te carry out any Oblga- tiOns made by their firm. WEST & TRuAx. Wholesale Druggists. ToedoO WAI.DING, kINNAN X MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. 0. Halls C;itarrh Cure is taken internally. act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20
Cherry Creek, N. Y., is visiting her
AN INTERESTING LOCAL EPISODE.
A PARTY STARTS OUT AT NIGHT TO IN
 SPECT A PEACH ORCHARD.

The residents on large peach or chard in our neighbOring village of South Britain were marvelouSly sur prised one night last week. At la. m. a party of men and women were taken with vigorous desire to see some peaches. So, nothing daunted by mist, rain or wet underbrush they took an early morning stroll through the peach orchard, lighted only by two torches and the glow from the luscious fruit. Their joy nearly proved short lived, for the owner and his dog, who keep watch there, hardly expecting friends at that hour, soon spied in- truders and a gun leveled, was on the point of being fired when voice in the party was recognized and a catas- trophe narrowly averted. Those even from large cities say they had not heard of this new style of recreation but hardly think of adopting it, as the hour seems rather late for honest folk. From a Traveller.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20
THE DANBURY FAIR.
GREAT EXHIBITION AS IN PREVIOUS
 YEARS.

The famous Danbury fair is now neal at hand, as it commences October '. It is one of the greatest outdoor festi- vals in New England, and everybody who visits it is astOnished at the mag. nltude of all it's departments. The ex- hibition grounds have, since last year, been considerably improved. The dog show will continue under the super vision of James Mortimer, and is ex- pected to surpass the very successful one of last year. Exhibits are solicited from any parts of the country. Pre- mium lists or other information may be obtained from the secretary. EX- cursion trains on the railroads, land passengers directly at the grounds.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

Business continues good at H. A. Pratt's shop in HattertOwn. If you need anything in the line of wagon re-
 pairing or making do not fail to get
 MT Pratt's prices, as he will save you mOneV
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

MT and Mrs PhilO Nichols and MT and Mrs Henry c. Curtis are at the Pan-American exposition. They are expected to return on Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

Rev and Mrs James Taylor are pass ing their vacation at Tinkertield. Sunday, MT Taylor preached in the Methodist church at Sandy Hook, of which he is former pastor. He was warmly welcomed by his friends there.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

School opened, last week, in Gray's Plain district, with a Miss Martin from Massachusetts as teacher. Miss Martin is boarding with Mrs Ferris.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

Mir and Mrs E. l.. Johnson have been passing a few days with their son, Lee Johnson, at Dalton, Mass.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ON SUNDAY.-HARDLY A DRY EYE WAS NOTICED IN THE CONGREGATION DURING REV MIR BARKER'S EULOGY ON THE PRESIDENT.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20
AFTERNOON SESSION,

AFTERNOON SESSION.
 1.3O Devotional Service.
 I.45 Reports from the Field by the dele gates.
 200 Address, "The Homc,' Miss II. E. Wal den, State Home Dept. Supt.
 2.30 "How to Teach the Temperance Les son." H. II. Spooner, Assistant Secretary c. T. U.
 300 Ten minute addresses: My Ideal Method of Teaching" Rev F. M. Hollister Danbury; My Ideal Teacher" Rev E. Z Ellis, Danbury; My Ideal Scholar,' Rev A. c. Hubbard, D. D., Danbury.
 3.3O Round Table, Conducted by George S. Deming, General Secretary Connecticut Sun day School Association. 40 Address. Grand POssibiities,' Miss May B. Lord Field Worker Conn. s. s. Assn 445 Closing exercises and recess for supper EVENING SESSION. 73O How We got our English Bible. lec- ture illustrated with nearly 100 lantern slides tracing the descent of the Bible from the l monuments and manuscripts to it's present 1 form, Rev Charles r. Hall assisted by D1 Hubbard.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

Mrs Caroline Wolcott, who has been quite poorly for few days, is conva- lescent. Dr Paul Sunderland of Dan- bury attended her.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

G. w. Fairchild X Sons, the Bridge
 port jewellers, have just received an invoice of watches which they are offering to the public at very special prices. The cases are of the newest designs, and the movements warrant
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

MT and Mrs Charles E. Beers of Pal estine district attended the Orange
 fair. last Thursday.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

Miss Grace Lake is at her home. Her cousin, Miss Nora Lake, from
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20
TO BE HELD IN THE CONGREGATIO
 CHURCH AT BEDDING.

The fourth quarterly conference of the Fairfield Northwest Auxiliary of the Connecticut Sunday School Asso- citation will be held in the Congrega- gational church at Bedding, Tuesday, September 24, with sessions at 1.3O and 7.3O p. m. At the session of the Sunday school of the local Congregational church on Sunday, Miss Susie Scudder was chosen as a delegate, and it is probable a good-sized delegation will go from this town. The program will be as follows:
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20

Rhodes, assisted by Rev J. Franklin Carter. Miss Procter is the grand daughter of MT and Mrs Aaron San ford.
The Newtown bee., 1901-09-20
A SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

''To lie in cold oblivion and rot"
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-13


After long delay the British Govern
ment has begun the construction of
submarine torpedo boats, with gaso-
line engines, electric motors, a bow
torpedo tube, and five eleven-foot tor
pedoes as lethal projectiles. The &C
tiVity Of the French Naval Office In
putting new submarine boats in CON-
mission has finally enforced upon the
British Admiralty a lesson Of prepara-
ton which it has been very reluctant
to learn. Germany, on the contrary,
will have none of the new-fangied
boats, the naval authorities In that
country being inclined to agree with
Admiral Won T:Ipitz that it would be
impossible to make use Of the vessels
In actual naval operations. The Ger
man Government, moreover, is not
harassed by the fear Of a maritime in
vasion that keeps naval experts in
France awake O. nights.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-13

A gentleman, who doubtless belleyed
that by being rich and successful in
business he had attained the highest
success in life, recently expressed his
disapproYal OF college men on the
ground that they were always in
''dreamland." Now, there is no great
difficulty In determining what this gen.
tleman meant by "dreamland." To
one who does not prize culture, 1t is
the land Of dreams, the realm of the
immaterial, the DOMAIN of the unprac-
teal. Literature and art are dreams
that have come out of this land and
recorded themselves in forms Of i'm
~perishable beauty. These products Of
the dreaming imagination do not COM
mend themselves to one who discerns
the road to wealth and power only in
the avenue of business, observes the
New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-13

But too late. He already had
clutched it by the throat, and, to my
intense CONSERVATION and amazement,
it, too, became endued with animal
life.
For a few moments the two struggled
for the mastery, Jenny and l mean
while screaming at the top Of our
lungs; but before the police arrived
Tom had boknd the mans hands, and
stood t%riYEEI/bhant over his PROSTATE
form.C
He soon made piteous confession.
1t was not his fault. He had been
hiHed to open the door at midnight to
Mr.. Algernon Vernon, and was to as
sist IL" carrying off the booty.
"Mr. Algeron Vermont" I gasped.
The fellow smiled a hideous smile.
"Yes, miss" he said. "His real
name is Jake Brown, however. He said
there'd be no trouble in fooling the
old woman, and that he had a sure
thing of it."
The old woman! | would almost
rather they had taken my silver and
my bonds. Algernon! Algernon! Still
my heart echoes the desolate cry! Still
it is empty! Jake Brown!
/ yet believe the name, at least, was
basest Islander on the part of his &C
complete, whose term Of Imprisonment
has just expired.
Algernon escaped detection; but l
have the wooden models and the un-
finished painting Judges pronounce it
a chromo) to recall the one romantic
episode in a old maids life.-Saturday
Night.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-13

John Bull at last begins to recog,
hize the necessity of industrial edu
cation, and recedes a little from his
old-time position that everything Brit,
ish was in the nature of things supe
rior and incapable of improvement
Lord Rosebery's recent Mansion House
speech not only recognizes the need OF
careful technical training for all
classes, but also Of systematized com
petition In the markets of the world,
If the, country Is to maintain its stand,
ing In them and keep alive and alight
the lamp Of its shining commercial ira
.ditions, comments the New York Tri.
bune.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-07-13

A fervid Chicagoan writes from Hot
Springs, Ark, to the Chicago Tribune
to pour out wrath against one hui
initiating habit to which SO many Chi.
cagoans yield of writing Chicago,
H." on letters or hotel registers. His
loyal cheeks burn with shame at the
sight" And well they may. Chicago
is or ought to be as well known as the
world. 1t Is for the traveller from Chi
cago. Ky, Of Chicago, Ohio, or Chi.
cago. Tex, to append the name Of his
State. But. as the enraged pstriot OF
Hot Springs writes, where and what
is Chicago that 1t needs identification?
Has It not emerged from the Kanka-
kee classT And he calls upon Chi
cagoans to ..arise and trumpet to the
skies that henceforth he who writes
III on a hotel register shall die a
thousand deaths and be execrated in
memory even III the ghost OF Mrs.
0Ieafy's cow"