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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-11-15
STORM SWEEPS britain
Dublin |s;ln and YORK shire ~ ded
andsWrecks Strew Coast.
BOATS COZ tapE IN the CHANNEL
Llshssnlp ~ ssss ,sxn ana crew n
Sixteen = Drowned Many Ships
ImperilsaslH the tof sfhres Vs1
sells FoSndGr. s sss *; ssss ~

London, Nov. 1S. tremendous
storm, with torrents rain, is sweep
ing the north Of Britain and Ireland.
There have been serious floods In
Yorkshire. Several Of the suburbs Of
Dublin are flooded and e1sewherassni
ireland great damage has been done
by hoods. Several fatal accidents
have Occurred and railway communi-
cation is delayed. In some parts OF
the country the rain has continued
fors36 hours. The gale is still raging
unabated along the coast, Reports
continually arrive Of shipping casual
ties, especially ON the sNorthumber.
land coast, where the storm is ex.
tremely violent. 'ss9s
Three vessels were driven ashore
at the entrance to the Tyne. Four
small vessels have been wrecked III
the vicinity Of Sunderland and an
other has been wrecked on Hartle-,
pool. Altogether nine persons were
drowned in these disasters. The
lighthouse on Sunderland pier has
been washed away. ''ss Is,
The mail boat Nord ran down the
lightship on the new. Dover pier. The
crew Of the lightship, i6 persons,
were drowned. The Nord has gone
ashore at the foreland, but her pas
'sengers are said to sbe safe.
The gale In the Irish channel is the
severest known Ia many years. FIVE
vessels have been wrecked In Kings-
town farbor. which q "a saf yewm u,ixh
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-11-15
Great 4
q Over'cosl|' {

ltn1atters not what 8.
may appeal, not one Whit !
how smnasl q 4 Isl 4 nor T extrrlIls /; IA Z. Z.
in clothing &, W. Il have I, i
and right now ! yosi 1 have 1 4 I
the best s chance ii II !, I !! ! /
world of FIJI 4 ta,y !, 4 !,
you want a 4 on Stu 4.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-11-15
4 Americans Secure controI.

London, Nov. @ American
syndicate has purchased 1000 shares
OF the Hamburg-American steamship
lines through sA Vienna bank, says the
Berlin espondent OF the Daily
Mail The urchaser isi thus enabled to
demand ct the next meeting i sre-
vision of the articles OF the associa.
tion In its own favor. There Is a gen.
erai feeling here that the i American
danger TO European shipping is more
serious than had been supposed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-11-15
NEARLY sprowas Whlls Being naptIzed.

Nearly 9DroWns While Being Baptized.
Thorntown. Ind. Nov. Miss
y Minnie C6ddingt ton, near this Place.
while being baptized By q minister of
the Christian church I'D some way
slipped from his grasp and narrowly
escaped drownings She was rescued
BY the byss sanders, and the minister
and physicians restored her. to con
'sciousness after two hours Of hard
work. iit,t-si y. Il II
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
SWEDEN.

Over 5000 has been raised for the es-
Establishment of an asylum for inebriates
near GothenbOrg, and the promoters
think they can raise 1000 for that pur-
pose.
Adolf Redin, the noted Stockholm men,
Der of the second chamber of the riksdag,
has presented a lengthy document to the
riksdag to prove that the king and the
members of the cabinet have repeatedly
violated the constitution of Sweden He
finally asked the premier to bring the
matter before his majesty and to take
steps towards remedying the evil Mr..
Redin was sustained by 1874 to 36 votes
in his own chamber.
The Northern CScandinavian) Society,
of Skane. has established circulating
library consisting of Norwegian and DAN
1sh books exclusively. This Is supposed
to be a practical way of working up a bet
ter understanding between the Scandi-
navian nations. ,zs45rs, e..s>.
Adolf Fredrik congregation In Stock
holm is going to erect new church
building at a cost of 100000. 1t is to be
called Gustav Wasa church.
The steamer Gefon foundered in the
I Sound; but it is to be raised by the
Stockholm Transportation & Towing
Company
Trichinae were recently found in hog
at Malnio.
Carl Sundbeck, Of Borass, is to make a
visit to some Of the largest Swedish
81 settlements in America to study their
4 conditions in general. All old country
aEwedes who have lost track Of immi-
grants whom they wish to locate are re-
= CileSted to send the names Of: the 1nst
ones to him. and he will try to find them
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

-
is transpiring in another portion Of the
dance plaza. -Four. young maidens,
who are to distribute certain presents
at the close of the ceremony, are being
prepared by the "lakone TAXA" or
priest, who is the only man allowed to
take part in the Lalakonti. Followed
by the :'lakone MANA or maids, the
priest advances into the dance plaza.
He wears bundle of feathers on his
head, and carries basket of ''hodden-
TIM" or sacred meal, in, his hands.
Drawing certain figures on the ground
with his meal, the maids line up at
certain distance and throw .corncobs,
to which prayer feathers C'babos'')
have been attached, upon these meal
figures. The priest picks them up.
places them in row on the figures and
then the girls advance toward him. He
hands back to them the cobs they
threw, and then the party advance
little nearer to the dancers and go
through the same performance again.
This they do several times, while the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

But when the first basket is hurled
into the air, what scene of confusion
and scramble follows!
The dancers, however, do not paw
any attention to the struggles that are
going on. For, it must be noted, not
one group alone, but sometimes as
many as half a dozen or more groups
are all striving to gain basket at one
time. Now and again the 'lakone
mana" or gift maiden, will slyly or
shyly hand out a basket or a piece Of
pottery or some other gift to a ia
vored person, and such special gifts
do not seem to provoke envy in the
breasts of others. That such special
favor should be shown is accepted as
a matter of course. The women dance
their prescribed length of time and
then withdraw, but the groups of
struggling young men remain, and it
is no unusual sight to see the lads drop
down one by one from sheer exhaus-
ton, and finally the victor remains
alone, his clothing torn to shreds, his
body a shining surface of perspiratio
his hair as tousled as a mop, and the
coveted basket crumpled and mashed
out of all shape and usefulness. But
the smile of victory denotes that these
things are as nothing compared with
the joy of possession, of winning the
prize. For, not only does the possessor
of the basket gain the object itself,
but he is supposed to be the reciDient
of all the blessings prayed for from
Those Above by its, devout maker.
q. WHARTON JAMES.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

It is before this altar that prayers
are recited, hymns sung, sacred smok-
ing INDUCED in, until the kiva is full
of smoke, and certain dramatic rep
reservations occur which are supposed
to be very eficacious in the produc-
ton of rain.
For nine days these ceremonies con-
tinue, then everybody on the outside
as we'll as the participants on the in
side begin to make preparations for
the final outdoor ceremonJ.
And there is no doubt about the
ability of these Indian women to sue
cessfully carry through any ceremony
that they may undertake. have been
present at the New Years day annual
function of the celebrated "Sorosis'-
the mother of clubs-and while every
movement of the distinguished ladies
who conducted the ceremonies on that
occasion (the only one in the year
when men are admitted to the sacred
precincts of Sorosis), they were not
more decorous and dignifed than were
the Hopi women in the whole of the
proceedings I am about to describe.
Led by the chief priestesses, the wom-
en- march in line from their sacred un.
foreground chamber. From their
headdresses, or the manner, of doing
up their hair, one can see that there
are married women, maidens and
young girls. All alike are clothed in
ceremonial blankets, much coveted by
collectors, made of white cotton, with
beautiful red borders. It is apparent
that the dancers all feel they must
mako the best possible appearance on
this occasion, for they wear all the ear
rings of turquoise mosaic, bracelets
and finger rings of silver, and necklaces
OF wampum, turquoise or silver they
are the possessors of or can borrow
from accommodating friends.
AS they approach the dancing place
q circle is formed, and then very soft
~ and sweetly peculiar song is sung
sometimes SO gently that the listen
er can scarcely hear it, and again SWELL
ing out into fair volume. It should
have been noted that as the women
marched into the dance plaza each car
ried beautiful basket, large fat
plaque made of willow, the s!xeins of
which are brilliantly colored in many
different hues and then woven into
geometric and symbolic designs that
are both novel and striking.
Now, as they begin to sing, they raise
these baskets, rhythmically but not
simultaneously, first to the left breast
then to the other, then to the level of
the hips, at the same time bowling
easily and gracefully in time with the
song. It is a pretty sight; the beauti-
full red bordered white blankets, the
glistening of the silver ornaments, the
brilliantly colored baskets, the rhyth-
mic, stately movement, al combine to
make a charming scene. ss ....
While this is going on another scene
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

dancers are busy singing and postum.
ing as before described.
AS soon, however, as the "lakone
manas" enter the circle there is mani.
tested greatly added interest on tho
part of the spectators. The young men
leave the housetops and get nearer to
the dancers. There is an air of ex-
pectancy, which is not at all lessened
by feint made by one of the maids as
if she would throw basket to the
spectators. And now begins merry
frolic, quietly conducted on the wom-
ems part, but entered into with vo.
alteration and spirit on the outside.
The maids pretend to throw to the
right, then dodge over to the left, back
and forth, while cries assail them of:
''Here!" ''To me!' ''Throw this way!"
Sometimes names are mentioned, and
young man in half pleading tone
begs for the coveted basket. only O re-
tire abashed at the jeers of his fellows
when the maid refuses to throw at his
request,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
HATS THAT ARE Up-TO-DATE.

White duck and pique hats look
very chic with white suits.
For outing and street wear the
Madagascar straw hats, which came
in last season, will be much worn this
summer. Now they are often draped
with silk or an oriental scarf.
The prettiest pink hat imaginable
has round crown all of pink roses.
The flare brim is of pink tulle shirred
very full. At the side where it turns
up is a bow of pink velvet and one of
black velvet, side by side. The very
edge of the brim is outlined by a
long, continuous stem, with very
small green leaves and thorns.
A large straw hat of deep ecru is
shaped something like Spanish tur-
ban, but is lifted we'll up from the
head, and its principal trimming is a
long black ostrich plume. which en-
circles the hat, covering the edge of
the brim. Around the crown is
band of black velvet, with long, mar
row buckle of dull gold in front.
There is no way to be imagined in
which straw is not to be used this
year. A charming hat of deep
material has for it's
chief trimming straw flies, which are
set upon chiffon, big soft folds, which
encircle the hat. The chiffon is sup
ported underneath by more wiry
gauze, which holds it and the flies in
position. The members of the mil
linery chronological collection are
each about an inch long, of the straw
color, and very attractive.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
BASKET DANCE.
Begins with Devotions Around q
Curiously Wrought Altar.
Married Women, Maidens and Young
Girls Take an Important Part
in the Quaint Ceremonies
of the LalakOnt1,

Especial Nav Mexico letter.
VX1INTER il especially the time
" when the Pueblo Indians of
the southwest indulge in
their religious ceremonies. They are
religious at all times of the year, but
especially 80 in winter. The reason
for this is not far to seek. In the
spring and summer they are kept busy
digging their irrigating bitches, pre-
pairing the ground and planting their
corn fields, herding their horses, sheep
and goats, repairing their houses and
doing the thousand and one other
things that the pleasant days call them
to do.
But in winter, when the cold winds
from the north sweep over their ex-
posed mesa heights, and, sometimes,
the snow covers with its white pau
the surrounding country, when days
are short and nights long, then is the
time when the Hopi and other aborigi-
nal people feel called upon to devote
a great deal of their attention to the
Precipitation of the powers of good and
evil. Every month sees it's special fes-
rivals and attendant ceremonies. All
of these have their secret rites as we'll
as their open air observances. There
are societies for men and there are
societies for women, and both have
elaborate ceremonies in which the
other sex has no share.
One of the most elaborate aud in
s@1o L
women is the Lalal1onti. For want
of better term, we call this dance,
but in reality it is more a series of
posturings than dance according to
our acceptation of the term.
It must here be remarked that the
word dance conveys a very different
meaning to the mind of the Indian
than it does to that of the white man.
To us a dance means an OCCASION of
festivity, jollity and pleasure. To the
Indian it is a serious, sacred and re-
igious rite. From time immemorial
the gods have required human beings
to dance in order that their anger may
be appeased, SO every Indian engages
in the dance as one of the most sacred
and serious things he can do.
The Lalakonti dance is the open-air
conclusion of nine days of secret OBJ
servances, all of which have taken
place in the underground kiva. This
kiva is a chamber hewn out of the solid
rock, and each clan or organization
has it's own individual kiva. At the
beginning of the secret rites an altar
is erected, shown in an accompanying
engraving.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Compulsory Cleanliness.

Uncle Jeremiah Haycraft had re-
turned from visit of week with his
relatives in the great city, and was
at his customary place in the village
grocery store.
"Well, Uncle jerry" asked one of
the loungers, "how does livin' in the
city compare with livin' in the coun-
try?'
"Wal," he said, reflectively, Gin the
country, We know, we warsh our neck
an years every day, cause hits the
right an proper thing to do, but in
the big city, " George, we've jist got
to do it'll An that" added Uncle Jerry,
shifting his qid to the other cheek,
us differ'nt." -Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
A Smile.

"And you are sure you never really
loved anyone before?" she said, soul
fully.
SWELL" answered the conscientious
young man who tries to be accurate,
"of course that may be only an i'm
preston of mine. 1t is, I have an
idea, with love as it is with the cli-
mate. We have hot waves every year,
but we invariably labor under the be-
lief that the one on hand is about the
only genuine, out and out spell Of
summer weather we ever expert
enced. "-Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
He Had His Doubts.

"4ou seem strangely depressed"
commented the companion of the
man who was leaving home to as
sumo new official position, land yet
I should judge that you were ex-
tremely POPULAR
"Why SOP" asked the new APP
pointee.
'They cheered you so heartily when
you left"
''But may it not have been becaus .
I was leaving?" demanded the pessi-
mistic one.-Chicago Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
And Smiths Are Plentiful.

$50 you're goins to call the town
Smith Manor Ell? That strikes mo
as awfully commonplace"
perhaps so; out" replied the sub.
urban real estate boomer, 1--WE figure
that every Smith in the. city will
jump at the chance to sign himself
Mr.. - Smith, of Smith Manor
Catholic Standard and Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
An Appreciative Girl.

Clara-He boasts that he kissed you
the first time he ever called on you.
Jessie-Thank you. Z
Clara-What do you mean? Whydo
you thank me? !;
Jessie-For saying he boasts, when
you might have said that he reluctant-
~ adnits.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Light of COuntenance.

Jack-You should have seen Miss
Pert's face light up the other night.
Roger-Her face light up? Never.
Jack-She mixed the boxes and put
aashlight powder on her face instead
of flesh tint; then, when she leaned
over the table and came in contact
With lighted candle, her face light
ned up wonderfully.-Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

George O. Smith, of Washington, who
lis the geologist detailed by the gov.
crnment to make a survey of the
United States-Canadian boundary, is
q native Of skowhegan, Me-, and !
graduate Of Colby college, '93.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
To he Exnected.

Towne-Hear about Goldman? You
know he had picked out site for his
new suburban residence, made all his
plans and was just about to buy the
land when some other fellow sneaked
in and bought it. He's simply crazy
about it.
Browne-I thould think he would
be crazy "Out of site, out of mind"
you know-Philadelphi Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
An Exchange of Confidence.

Church-How is it you get along
so well with your wife, and I can't
get along with mine?
Gotham-Why, my wife doesn't
know how to cook.
"Neither does mine" .z-- =,
mo; but understand she's all the
time trying to.''-Yonkers Statesman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
No Guile in Him,

A dealer, in selling horse, frequent
ly reiterated that the animal was ian
honest horse" After the sale was eff
fected the purchaser inquired what
the dealer meant by IAN honest
horse"
'Why, sir" was the reply, when
ever I rode him he always threatened
to throw me, and he certainly never
deceived me!"-Tit-Bits.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Tween Seasons.

The melancholy days have come:
Small comfort now we get.
Too warm to keep our flannels on.
Too cool to shed EN- yet.
-Phila delDhia Press
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Peculiar Case.

Mrs. O'Hoolihan-An' how's all tn
folks afther bein'? -.
Mrs. McGonigal-It's all we'll they
do be, exciptin' me ovid man. He's
been enjoyin' poor health fer some,
toim, but this mornin' he complained
~ feelin' better. - Chicago Daily
Nets.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Serious Symptoms.

''Why did you send for me, Mrs.
Youngwife?" asked DR.. Redlight.
''There is absolutely nothing wrong
with the baby"
"Oh, am so glad, DOCTOR"
"But what made you think there
WASP"
"Why, doctor, he hasn't cried bit
all the morning."-Tit-Bits.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
She Was Sure.

"What makes you so sure that man
is less than 35?" asked the young
woman.
"There isn't the slightest doubt in
the matter" answered Miss Cayenne.
"He keeps Dragging of what he knows
about human ure."-Washington
Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

Mrs. Easypayments (of Elmhurst.
beamingly)-You know you said you
wouldn't pay the best man on earth
two dollars day to work in the gar
den, Oscar.
Easypayments-Y-yes. What of it?
Mrs. Easypayments (triumphantly)
Well, that's what I told the man
who came here to-day, and got him
to 20 to work at $1.9s!-Brooklyn
Life.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
How Did He Find Out:

Mr.. Squegee-It's pretty difficult to
make Miss Hardy blush, isn't it?
Mrs. Squegee-Jo ohm Henry, explain
this minute how you know that
Town Topics. , Is j.. .s.7
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
He Couldn't Say.

He-A fellow kissed a girl on the
street to-day. .~..~. -
She-Was the man crazy?
81 don't know. I didn't see the
Rirl~-Harlem Life.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Reformation.

"WE1t's become of that friend of
yours who used to write poetry?''
do you mean Giddings?'
f. Eyes"
"Oh, he's reformed"
"How 500"
HE has stopped writing poetry and
now is general manager of a peanut
stand" detroit, Free Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

Husband-I see that they're adver-
Using bargains in patent medicines at
Kutt &, Prices drug store.
Wife-Isn't that too aggravating?
There isn't a thing the matter with
any of us.-Moonshine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
behind 4 Good Mans Rack,

''Now your papa" said the Sunday
school teacher to little Cuthbert,
never swears, does hep
NO." replied little Cuthbert, ''but
sometimes he seems to look just
about as mad when he says dun it
as though he would of spelt it with
an a.'-Chicago Record-Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Linhta That Shine.

do you think the present genera
ton will produce men as great as
those who have gone before?" asked
the worried man.
II don't know" answered Farmer
Corntossel. ut pears to me like you
don't hear as much about young men
studyin' by pine knots an taller dips
as you did them days. Cigarettes an
fireworks seems to be more in demand
now.'-Washington Star.
Wal from the Race Track.
never have discovered yet
And 1 am no beginner
Just why, wheneer fail to bet,
I always pick the winner
Chicago Evening Post
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
1t Is Agreed.
Well Informed.

Little Willie Throop-Pa, what does
the title CDR" or doctor" come from,
anyway?
Mr.. Throop-Why, from the Latin
word CDR" or "debtor," used in
making out bills, because doctors
charge so much, Willie. Latin is a
great language. When you wish to
know anything in connection with the
languages, always come to your ia
Their, Willie.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Scientific.

At least, so it is said;
Let's hope he wags it gratefully
Whenever he is fed.
Chicago Record Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Another Claimant

Another Claimant.
The earth worm munched the soil with
mirth,
And as he ate, quoth he:
"Why does man think he owns the earth?
Twas plainly made for me-
Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12
Easily Recognised.

Where's Mr.. Schnorer?" -
Hes in the next ROOM"
j. Are you sure? ?" .. So
Eyes, just overheard him taking
: nap" Philadelphia Press.