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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-04
FOR STATE OWNERSHIP.
Canadian Government Planning to Try
the Experiment.

Canadian Government Planning to Try
the Experiment.
Ottawa, special: Naturalization OF
the telegraph and telephone systems
OF the Dominion is one Of the most
important steps in it's constructive pol
ley which the present administration
at Ottawa contemplates taking at a
very early day. With the knowledge
considerable a scheme to take over
the control and management Of this
telegraph business Of the country, ths
Ottawa board Of trade has just made q
practical departure that must bring the
question of governmental cable, tele
graph and telephone services to the at.
fention Of business men in all parts OF
the British empire.
A circular letter has been drafted
and Will be sent to all boards OF trade
and chambers Of commerce throughout
the United kinkdom End the colonies
urging the Importance Of state-owned
cables connecting the mother country
with other parts Of the empire. The
proposal requires that not only the
connecting transmarine cables shall be
under government control, but that
Rnd telegraphs In the several British
possessions shall be state-owned.
When the Dominion telegraph act
was passed 1t was foreseen that all
auxiliary systems to the post, which is
the main channel of public communica-
ton, must eventually pass under gov.
eminent control, as did the post itself
and this act provides for the transfe.
OF all systems established under it to
the government when deemed exDedi-
ent by the federal parliament.
Under Postoftice Control.
The British government has for
long time managed the telegraph sys-
tenn as part Of Its postoff1ce depart
ment and in all the self-governing ma
lions of the empire--Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa-the same
policy prevails. Newfoundland has
graphs. and the government of India
controls the unremunerative system Of
that country.
Canada is the only important part of
the British empire in which the tele-
graph service is In private hands, and
the letter Of the Ottawa board Of
trade aI!udes to the fact that the
transfer of the Canadian telegraph
lines to the postoHice' department Of
Canada and the laying Of the state
owned cable across the Atlantic are
now under consideration by the do
niinion government With these pro-
jects carried out and the Pacific cable
successfully established, there will be
an all-British telegraph system under
government control, girdlng two-thirds
of the globe.
1t is said that Canada would, long
ago, have owned her telegraph sys-
TENS had it not been for the example
and influence OF her great neighbor,
the United States, which, owing to the
close proximity, was more plainly in
view and more powerful than those of
other nations. The Canadian tele-
graph systems have been allied to
those of the United States, and doubt
less the Joint working of the lines OF
the two countries has been of great
benefit to the Canadian telegraph sys-
TENS.
1t is thought. now, that the time has
come when government control can be
established without any impairment Of
communication with the United States
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-04
The Modern Fable of How Forbearance
Ceased To Be Virtue and Then
Jumped Back Again. u y X
GEORGE BY Iowa rdR Russell
copyrighted, 1901. by Robert Howard Russell
BY GEORGE AIDE.

Once there was shy, apologize
Man named Buchanan Meek, who lived
in Chicago. He wore frightened
Smile most of the time. Mr.. Meek be-
lteved in the Golden Rule, although it
seemed to be costing him Money every
Year. He never liked to hurt any ones
Feelings or inconvenience those with
whom he came II, Contact. and so ne
was Away backing out OF the Way
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-04
ls5.s - ~ ~. 4. z.
Z Hardly = MoyornOnf

Chicago Tribune: 4 How Ii the good.
roads movement getting along in your.
locality ~
Well; we CAM call 1t q movement al
vet. 1t, b only d huneh. 4, q,
Fer the postal authorities ut WASH
inRtou had intimated that there must
is An improvement In the country
roads iii that particular neigh borhood
AZ there would be no free delivery,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-04
GOOD CALF MUZZLE..
A Very Simple and Ine,.pensfvc Com
trivnnce Which Does It's Work
Thoroughly

A simple and good calf muzz,e is
made by taking scantling, a, 3 by3by
IA inches; bore an inch hole about
~ inches from each end. Turn scant-
ling over and bore two more holes two
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-04
Not Trust Ridden,

81 Judge: II don't think the whisky
trust has much Of g foothold IN New:
York. * 5sss y n n 80
Why not ?'' N.
Because every saloon I VISIT has the
sign. No trust heae. over the bar. Z &
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-04
The Disappearance
3, Of Mary Elywn.

), Of Mary ElyWn. 5
Allen ST. o4ubyn.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The style Of living of the new curate
pI Reeston caused great deal Of re-
mark In the neighborhood. Mr.. Elwyn
hlled Fawley court with guests, and In
vited the county to his dinner parties.
4 He was reputed to have an excellent
BOOK. and a splendid cellar of wine
Brown, the rector, and his wife went
Z 70 dine at the court on one OF these
occasions, and met a dozen OF the best
people IN the neighborhood.
The table was literally ablaze with
silver (Mr Elwyn was using the fine
DID Queen Anne plate that has be-
longed to Sir CHESS family for gener-
Ations), and the old blue-sca Wor-
8 scester dessert service of which Sir
Giles was so justly proud.
Mr.. ElWyn was generous host but
ne was not by any means delightful
one.
His manner was hurried and nervous,
3 md there was curious restlessness in
MIS- eyes that Brown had remarked be-
Tore. but never Sc much as on that par
ticular night Mrs. Elwyn was shy
and timid and Ill at ease; and the
eldest daughter had strained har-
Rssed look on her white face that took
all the beauty and youthfulness out Of
ssae 49, 80 ueasne neau az tnc
N ~ tha ss,,ast "nss, anu - was reneI
fahIa and r,Iio,,, th W ne uii'.isr
s aro mt anu aolioW the laoles INTO the
The rector got up among the first and
!eIe MT. ElWyn still at the table, drink
100 ~. .. ~ .iiVushl, somewhat deeply Inc
1a,;Mhts,,, room ,l Of Pawiey court was (, q
and had nassaS ~ ~, da,t nhsW - Wen
exan,ininp the traa a,,ras = hours
He was somstbin1 ~ . co Soaesnneu.
( himself ona ha,, " cIhnoisseur c
oIa e eiI. ana t nag humble collection ct
aver nav aaiinht sor y;; ~, - :. was ~
sractsv rr,,,e as,,',a 10 - aa.. ~ rove not
20 hirst tsAaah,ve. " LIVE, wv from OH
q n,,ites ,,r,ce,s g. TIC .r :" 49, ns 1i,e
iectatl thara tIa MO IS SO ,,a,,,
me cf tl,e % hinets u,,tn hts s,eantea Ias
mn f1ia nose ,,han fha- MAJ, ~ ~.
from the riininr room one ~ +ha s,,as ~
happened to address hin, while he WAS wa
Nus 81, % rad MT " nc " =, ls was
an tfe niece az chirn that 10 ~. = -, ~.
& hand that ne aid not nav anw haad .l ~
him. He was LOOKING for i MARI ~ ! :. =
Sarly Chelsea figure. - : - -
ssEy love-" he excla imad .s nav
eame IN. there II IA" .ss
EVERYDAY crowded aro,,na i, ,o,,,,
III Ii. II was 4 fiistinct tri,,,,,,,, -,
have discovered II ana +han arnu,,,
\ iost his head. a. he aiways did wha,,
: talking about old china. and snfraraa
himself to be drawn ad libitum. He
Ills Kno,vle1ire. a. - 4 4 80
7sssI hope they are ,yot Of ,nnci, val,a J,
sai0 Mr.. Eiwv,, In 3 ,,n,c. "a NJ. $500,
when the rector had finished Ms d,..
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
THE TALLEsT FAMILY.
Combined Height of Faggarts
Sixtv-nine Feet.

Newburg, n. Y.-Is there q taller fam
lily in the world than that of the Tag
CARTS of Newburg?
Giants, all of them, are the Taggarts,
and some of them are growing still. SO
the sum total of their inches, impress
sive as it is, may some day beat its
own record.
1t was not many days ago that Mrs:
Rebecca Bradley Taggart mother of
these phenomenal children, died and was
height was about sixty-nine feet.
Their appearance was a sort OF chal-
lenge to the world. Where else may
family of such height and bulk be
OF course, the Taggarts' height is part
iy a matter of Inheritance. James rag
CART, their father, was six feet two
inches in his stockings, and weighed 3SS
pounds, while Mrs. Taggart herself was
James Taggart died eleven years. ago.
He had just arrived at his majority
when he came to this country from the
County Antrim. Ireland.
He settled here and engaged IN tne
meat business, an occupation which all
of his sons save two have followed:
Mrs, Taggart was also of Irish birth,
coming as a child to this country, and
lived with her parents at Walden, WE'VE
miles west of here. :,
Eleven children were born to them, all
of whom are living. Mr.. Taggart, tne
father died in his SEVENTEEN year, WhlIe
Mrs. Taggart was about 20 when she
died. - i
Archibald Taggart. who is six feet six
inches tall is a roundsn-an on the New
York police force, and Charles is let
ter carrier in this city.
The family has always been an fnfuen-
tial factor in Republican politics here i.
The following table tells the stature Oh
the entire family:
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
Edison's First Big Check.

when / came to New York to sell
my first invention" Mr.. Edison said
Il was largely in doubt as to its value.
l knew it was a useful contrivance, but
i it was with some diffideRcs that l en-
tered the presence of the manufacturer
with whom l opened negotiations for
J it's disposal. AS boy, | had often
! longed to possess $4,000. and 1 had a
good mind to hold out for that much
money, though l felt secretly that
would be doing we'll to get $1,000. So,
when the manufacturer asked me how
much 1 wanted for the patent rights L
stammered and asked how much he
was willing to pay.
Come around in the morning. he
said, ana I went home to dream about
that $1,000 fortune l was going to get
perhaps. When 1 saw him in the
morning he said, with a take-that-or-
take-nothing air of determination, We
have decided to pay you $40,000-not a
cent more!'
Il almost tainted; but in less than
five minutes l had stuck my name to
a contract and was out in the street
looking in a half-dazed way at check
in my hand Payable to the order of
Thomas A. Edison, forty thousand dol
lars (S40,00O).' Then 1 began to think
and the forty thousand seemed like
Tom, you've been swindled; the check
is no good. And when 1 went to the
bank-I had never been inside of one
to do businessman presented the
check, 1 was not surprised when the
teller scrutinized it, glanced at me and
pushed it back with a shake of the
head and a remark that i was too eX-
cited to understand. but concluded that
my fears were confirmed. So l stuffed
it in my pocket and went to see
friend, to whom I related my expert
ence.
LET me see the check, he said.
Why, that's all right. You must be
identified And we went back to the
bank The cashier knew my friend,
and the money was soon counted out
Still I wasn't sure was awake until
] began to feel and hear the snap of
the bank notes. 1t was big bundle of
money. and l stuck some OF it in ev-
cry pocket, so that almost anywhere
put my hand l could feel it bullying
out. When 1 went to the hotel that
night, do you think l took off my
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
THE SEVEN DAYS CALENDAR.

SInday-Chprch door enter in,
Strive a heavenly rest TO win.
MondaY-to your calling go;
Serve the Lord. love friend and foe;
To the tempter, answer No
Tuesday-do what good YOU can;
Live in peace with every man
Remember, life is but a span.
Wednesday-giv away and earn,
Teach some truth, some good things
learn.
Joyful, good for i'll return.
Thursday-build you house upon
Christ, the mighty cornerstone;
Whom God helps, his work is done.
Friday-for the truth be strong,
Own your faults If in the wrong;
Put a bride on your tongue.
Saturday-thank God and sing;
Tribute to Heavens treasure bring,
Be prepared for Terrors King.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY.
lear -Nieces and Nenhews:

Dear Nieces and Nephews:
How are all Aunt Busy's dear chill
dren? Aunt Busy does think that she
should receive more letters from them.
Where, oh where, are the Ogden lads?
Where are you staying so long? If
Aunt Busy finds an Ogden postmark
next week she will cry with JOY. Aunt
Busy certainly does miss the bright
letters she used to receive. Is Robert
Dorsey still alive? Is Raymond Ryan
in the land of the living? Is Robert
Morrissey still in existence? Aunt
Busy begs you, with tears in her eyes,
RaSnorS and Robert, to bring back her
other Ogden nephews to her, and she
has some Ogden nieces up there, too.
Well, dear girls and boys, goodbye
and please, please do write to your
loving AUNT BUSY.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
Story of Eleven Poor Bows.

John Adams, second president, was
the son of a grocer of very moderate
means. The only start he had was a
good education.
Andrew Jackson was born in log
hut in North Carolina, and was reared
in the pine woods for which the state
is famous.
James X Polk spent the earlier
years of his life helping to dig living
out of new farm in North Carolina.
He was afterward clerk in a country
store.
Willard Fillmore was a son of New
York farmer, and his home was a
humble one. He learned the business
of a clothier.
James Buchanan was born in a
small town in the Allegheny noun
tains. His father cut the logs and
built the house in what was then a
wilderness.
Abraham Lincoln was the son of a
wretchedly poor farmer in Kentucky,
and lived in log cabin until he was
81 years old.
Andrew Johnson was apprenticed to
tailor at the age of 10 years by his
widowed mother He was never able
to attend school, and picked up all
the education he ever had.
Ulysses S. Grant lived the life of a
village boy in a plain house on the
banks of the Ohio river until he was
II years of age.
James A. Garfield was born in log
cabin. He worked on the farm ulA' I
he was strong enough to use carpen-
ters tools, when he learned the trade
He afterward worked on a canal.
Grover Cleveland's father was
Presbyterian minister with a small
salary and a large family. The boys
had to earn their living.
William McKinleys early home was
plain and comfortable and his father
was able to keep him at school,
Rocky Mountain Advocate.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
PoE's LOVE FOR CHILDREN.
Preferred a Romp With Them to the
Society of Their Elders.

Edgar Allan Poe Americas most er.
ratio if not most brilliant poet had the
faculty of describing a character in a
single sentence, says the Chicago Chron-
icle There was in Richmond. Va, when
Poe lived there an erratic journalist OF
whom Poe said: Brilliant, yes; but SC
cratic that you might as well attempt
to make an astronomical observation sus-
pended from the tail of a comet as to
follow him..
Poe. like Thackeray, was extremely
fond of children and was most joyous and
happy in his intercourse with them. He
would romp with them by the hour and
himself d child again. Once he took in
his arms a little girl, then about 8 years
of age. with whom he had been playing,
and said. his great eyes be2ming with
happiness:
Il do not wonder that Christ said of
such as these Is the kingdom of heaven.
OH that the human race could always
in this world continue as pure and inno-
cent as this little girl
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19

passed over; for the whole man sinketh
down into outward things, and unless
he quickly recovereth himself. he will.
ingly continueth Immersed in exterior
things.
PRAYER.
Enlighten our minds, we beseecb
Thee. o Lord. and impress our hearts
with the greatness of our loss when We
withdrawn ourselves from Thee. Grant
that we may ever prefer Thee before
all things else, and choose rather to
lose all earthly things, than relinquish
but for one moment Thy grace and
love.
When. o God. shall 1 resemble the
dead within their graves? When shall
| think no more of the world, and be
content Ger the world to think no more
of me? From henceforth. Q Jesus, l
desire to die to all things else, that |
may live only to Thee for time and
eternity. Amen.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
Son, in many things it behooveth thee

Son, in many things it behooveth thee
to be ignorant. and to esteem thyself
as dead upon the earth. and as one to
whom the whole world is crucified.
Many things also thou must pass by
With a deaf ear. and think rather OF
the things that are for thy peace.
It is more profitable to turn away
thy eyes from such things as displease
thee. and leave to every one his own
way of thinking, than to have con-
tentious dscOurseS.
If thou standest well with God. and
His judgment. thou wilt
more easily bear to be overcome.
. Lord, to what are we come. Be
hold Il temporal loss is bewailed for
small gain men labor and run; but
spiritual detriment is soon forgotten.
and hardly ever return to mind.
That which is of little or no profit
taketh up our thoughts. and that which
is necessary above all is negligentIy
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
IF I WERE YOU.
Hndependent.)

independently
If / were you and had d friend
Who called a pleasant hour to spend,
d be polite enough to say:
Ned, you may choose what games wei
play.
That's what I'd do,
If l were you.
II | were you and went to school.
I'd never break the smallest rule;
And it should be my teachers joy
To say she had no better boy.
And 'twould be true.
If were you.
If l were you I'd always tell
The truth, no matter what befell;
For two things only ] despise-
coward heart and telling lies;
And you would, too,
If | were you.
II l were you. I'd try my best
To do the things ! here suggest;
Though since l am no one but me
cannot very well you see,
Know what I'd do
If | were YOU
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
School Notes.

Tho idea that little delay here or
there, a few minutes lost at recita-
ton time. at the dinner hour. or at a
public service. viii not matter much,
is one that, when rooted and we'll
grown, is pretty sure to make young
person a nuisance to others, and to
bring misery on himself. 1t is one that
a good school ought to weed out by
strictness of rule in its daily pro-
gr3mme
The disorderly childrens habit of
keeping notwithstanding, books,
toys-where it is easy to leave them.
and where no one would ever find
them but for fond mothers pains, in
constantly following up and arranging
them, is also a home fault, not to be
tolerated in a school of many pupils.
Courtesy in children is a trainiTly
great Importance in school training,
because it is too often neglected in the
home. Saucy ways and words may
seem bright to the amused family. but
are much less brilliant to the locker
on. or the voyager who happens to be
travelling along the same route. a
careful supervision Of the child's man.
ners and of its language, and demand
for respectful treatment Of its elders,
are things to he highly commended in
z school.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
ETTER-wRIT1NG DIRECTIONS.

write on one side of paper only.
Do not have letters too long.
Address all letters to Aunt Busy, IN
termountain Catholic.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19

clothes? Not much / slept in them, so
1 wouldn't wake up and find it was
cruel dream
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
On the Inside.

Waiter-Will you take your coffee with
or without. sir?
Uncle JOSH think I'll take it within;
dern'd eff I'm goin outside { drink If!
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
Piline it On.

The idler ne'er is satisfied
To take his ease and shirk.
But takes it on him to deride
The simple folk who work.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
LETTERS AND ANSWERS.
Crested Butte, Oct. 10, 1901

Crested Butte, Oct. 10, 1901.
Ny Dear Aunt Busy:
I am going to write you little letter
about my school. School started the
1st of September and my teachers
name is Miss Clouse. She is a very
good teacher and she is loved by all
her pupils. 1t is showing here this
morning. Goodbye, Aunt Busy.
MAY LEWIS.
You are very welcome, little May.
Write soon again and often. Aunt
Busy loves to hear from the dear little
nieces who study hard in school. She
does not want any lazy nieces to call
her their Aunt Busy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
Denver. Colo, Oct. y, 1901.
Ny Dear Aunt Busy:

Ny Dear Aunt Busy:
Such a long time has elapsed since 1
wrote to you that 1 guess you have
quite forgotten me. ! have not seen
many letters from here lately l guess
the boys and girls have been careless,
like myself, Aunt Busy. Since | wrote
TO you last I have had a little sister.
She is so sweet. Aunt Busy, and she
has blue eyes and a dear little mouth
You love blue-eyed babies the best
don't you, Aunt Busy? Well. Will
not write any more now. ] know l am
slow about writing, but I viii do bet
ter for the future. Your loving niece,
FLORENCE MCCARTHY.
Better late than never" little Flor
ence. Aunt Busy has not forgotten
you, dear Aunt Busy is afraid that
her Denver nieces and nephews are a
little neglectful. Aunt BUSY thinks
that all babies are the loveliesT darlings
in this world Not only the blue-eyed
babies, but all babies. even if they did
not have any eyes at all. Give Baby
Aunt Busy's dear love and write soon
gain
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
Pueblo. Colo, Oct. 10, 1901.

Pueblo, Colo, Oct. 1O, 15OL
Dear Aunt Busy:
I thought 1 would write you a few
lines. Willie has a little baby sister,
and he is very proud of her. 1 think
you are a very kind auntie. OF course
you know l go to the Sisters school
I have a kind teacher. Her name is
SiHeT ROsina. l guess / viii close for
this time. Answer soon because I like
TO hear from you. From your loving
niece, AGNES F.
Dear little niece Agnes. Aunt Busy
was very pleased 10 hear from you
again. 1t would take me a long time
TO tell you how much l appreciate
your kind words for your old auntie
But, dear little girl, why did you not
sign all Of your name? OF course Aunt
Busy 'aows your name, but she thinks
that perhaps you did not wish to sign
your last name, so she has published
it just as you wrote. Give her very,
very best love to Willie's dear baby
sister. Aunt Busy would like to hear
from Willie. Much love from Aunt
Busy. Write soon again.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-25
PURELY Personal.

p. T. Mcclure and George
Killian returned to Denver last
evening.
Prof John Reese and G.. w.
Galley with their wives spent Sun
day in Florence.
Mrs George Weisel leaves to-
morrow for a summers visit in the
East. While absent she will take
in cities in Pennsylvania and New
York.
Herman Berliner, of Pueblo
is filling the place of David Grei-
metz at Walker Bros. store. Mir.
Berliner is in the employ OF Walker
Bros. at Pueblo
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-25
Only S2s to California

Via Santa Fe Route; every Tues
day to April 80. Tickets good in
tourist sleepers and reclining chair
cars. Take the trip and see Cali
fornia at its prettiest. Tickets at
depot A. g. Palmer, agent.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-25
A Snap.

Two houses and two lots in ex-
change for good team. Call at
Geo. ID. Johnson's office, opposite
postotfice 47-52
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-25
For Sale.

A fine large business block with
a well built basement under build
ing, located on Front street. Price,
$4,000, by Newkirk q Hanger.
44-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-25

Mrs. C. n. Churchill, editor and
proprietor of the Queen Bee, pub
lished at Denver, was in the city
today. The Queen Bee is the
only paper in the state advocating
woman's political equality and in
dividualiry.