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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
EASY WAY OF srEouLArlNa.
Uncle Jerry's Wall Street Experience and
NarrpVv Epno,,o

Uncle Jerry's Wall Street Experience and
Narrow Escape.
New York Telegraph: $50 you saw
Wall street, eh?" was asked Of Uncle
Jerry as he got back home from New
York and was ready to tell of his adj
ventures at the village store.
Yes, you bet I did, was the hearty
reply. Yes, sir, l went right down 70
Wall street almost the first thing after
l got to New York"
And you s~peculated?"
II did. That's what I went down
there for. I wanted to learn the ropes,
you know. It's just as easy to specu-
late in Wall street as 1t Is to fall off n
a fence"
How did you do it?'
why, l was standin' on a ccrner
when a Teller came up to me and asked
II l wanted to speculate In cotton. ]
told him I did, and he walked me into
a place where a ticker was tickin' and
said:
"'old man, cotton has gone up Q
points n you are 80 cents q head.
Take your money
II took the so cents and sauntered
around q bit, and then another man
came up n wanted to know If I'd like
to take a little flyer in wheat. 1 told
him l would, and he walked me into a
place n said:
Old man, wheat q tumbled and
you are out 81. Hand over the money!
Was that all there was to it," asked
one of his neighbours.
That's all. I handed the money over
and said I was much obleeged and
strolled off,"
But o lost so cents.'
II know It,"
And amt you going to make a fuss
about it?"
Nav. Why, bless you soul, but
there amt q day in the year that fell
lers amt losin' from IS to $40 on Wall
street, and instead Of kickin' they go
around looking as balmy as pumpkins
and ask everybody they meet whether
they'll have soda water or ginger ale"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
RAISES DOGS FOR THE MEAT.
II. II. Patrick Has Unique Stock Farm
Not Far From China.

Chicago Chronicles: r. H. Patrick, a
guest at the Auditorium has probably
the most unique stock farm in the world.
It is near Midway, Caroline Stands. AL
though Mr.. Patrick raises animals for
market, nc bleating. Of sheep or lowing
Of kline disturbs the silence on his
farm. Instead Of these pastoral noises
there is the sharp barking of dogs.
These are the animals he raises for the
market, for the Chinese esteem a young
dogs flesh as highly as the gourmands
Of more civilized countries esteem lamb
or tender veal.
, To the ,epicures OF China Mr.. Patrick
looks for the patronage that keeps his
business alive. He stumbled upon tine
i peculiar business altogether by acct
| dent He was travelling in China when
he found that although the Chinese
considered dogs as staple articles Of
food, no attempt had been made to
raise them for market. Shortly after
ward when he had removed to the Car
dime lands he put his idea into exc
cution and his stock farm is now the
biggest institution on the island.
Up to the present Mr.. Patrick had
bred nothing but the native Chinese
dogs. They are not SO large as the av-
erage dog of this country and, probably
I-'SthS ~ ESH SSAAAOSSN
the wolf, they are tough and not a
choice article for the table. 1t is to
remedy this by cross-breeding that Mr..
Patrick has visited the United States.
He will leave this morning for the east
where he will buy a number of FLOODED
st. Bernard dogs, which he will ship
to Midway.
IT have been shipping the dogs to
Annoy, China" said Mr.. Patrick last
night, land ach month I manage 10
send from 100 to 125 young animals.
These animals are sent alive and are
killed in the native butcher shops as
they are needed. ! hope within the
near future to be able to send the car
casses in refrigerators, for then they
will command a far better price"
MI. Patrick has been feeding his dogs
goat flesh for the most part, but he IN
tends to investigate the latest discov-
cries in dog foods before returning 20
his farm. He believes that pemmican,
such as Explorer Baldwin took with
MIN on his Arctic exploration trip,
would prove highly beneficial on his
farm. The pemrnican is fattening to a
great degree and samples will be se-
cured from the Chicago packers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
To John Fiske.

How fares it now with thee, great Seer,
Chou didst
Not fear cast iron creeds. nor words Of
men,
Nor ancient faiths, but with a reverent
soul,
And patient seeking after TRUTH, didst turn
To Natures book and tirelessly didst read.
And in her secret chambers thou didst
track
The footsteps oftke Everything, All
Creating One
And thou didst, trace not in delusive
myths,
But in eternal verify, kinship
OF human souls with the A!l-Father. God!
And hast thou found that other life,
which thou
So fearlessly proclaimed, and hast thou
found
Elm, thesAli-Father, there?
How fares 1t now with thee, great Seer?
Sarah De@Wolf Gamwell, in Springfield
Republican.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
Boston Transcript: Weary wraggles

Boston Transcript: Weary Wraggles
Funny how things go. The people you
would like to have friendly to you turn
away from you, while those whose COM
pany is distasteful to you force them
selves upon you.''
Dusty Roads-Weary, what're yer givin'
us ~
Weary Wraggles-Up at the farmhouse
on the hill everybody turned away from
me..an but the dog, and he showed a dis
position to force his uDon me
that was positively nauseating.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

We refund 10c for every package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYE that fails
to give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co.,
Unionville, Mo. Sold by druggists.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
A miraculous survivor.

Chicago Record-Herald: Hobbs-Tubbs
is the most remarkable man l know.
Dobbs. in what way?
Hobbs-He weighs $50 pounds and ac-
cording to his own account he never eats
anything that hasn't had a good nights
sleep for thirty years.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

Piso'sC Cure cannot be too highly spo-
ken of as q cough cure. j. w. O'Brien,
322 Third avenue. NJ, Minneapolis,
Mimi, January 6, 1900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
Drawing n Distinction,

Chicago Tribune: II was in the South
African war" said one Englishman.
"General?" asked the other.
"No: journalist"
"oh, I see. You were q reporter; not a
regretter.'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

uCnN0VAO For both sexes. for the cure of I'm.
uUltUVH natural discharges, lnnammstlons,
r~ritations, Ulcerstions, Gonorrhna, elect. az In.
BY mall on receipt Of price. H. 3. Baker. Sioux City,
who carries o fun line OF legitimate rubber goods.
Kidd Drug Co., Elstn, Ill, guerantors.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
His GuebE.

Washington Evening Star: who was
Omar Khayam? asked one young man.
II don't know, but ] have a strong sus-
picion that he was a wine agent
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

Bishop A.. Grant, of indianapolis, Ind
writes the following letter:
Indianapolis, Indiana,
.3340 N. Pennsylvania Street.
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Genfiemen-'I have been using Pc
runa for cafarrh md can cheerfuIy rec
0mmend your remedy to anyone who
wants a good medicine. ~. Grant.
Prominent members Of the clergy are CIV
ing peruna their unqualified endorsement.
These men find Peruna especially adapted to
preserve them from catarrh of the vocal
organs, which has always been the bane OF
public speakers, and general catarrhal de-
bility Incident to the sedentary life of the
clergyman. Among the recent uttcrances OF
noted clergymen on the curative virtues on
Peruna Is the above one from Bishop Grant.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

VIM Garlic, a Chicago young man,
has reached a point within 1000 feet
of the apex of Mt. Rainier. Garlic al
Why's lie go farther than anything else.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

Consuelo, the duchess of Marlbor>
ough, should explain to her western
friends hat the office Of mistress of the
royal robes does not require making
over Alexandra's last years dresses.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
on ana on.

man with the flashy necktie, that prize
fight of yours and sparwell's Is still orr
II suppose So replied the man with the
prognathous Jaw. .They wont let us pull
it off,"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

Mrs. Window SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
%teething, soften the gums, reduces Inflammation
allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc a bottle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
stuck There.

Stuck There.
Philadelphia Record: How much ard
you getting for that?" he asked of the
man who was moving the lawn.
Nothing" replied the man.
Then you're a fool.,'
IT know 1t: but as I own this place
and can't get away from 1t I've been e.
fool a long while
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
Goop

Use the best. That's why they buy Rec
Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, sc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
On a hot Afternoon.

I'll get licked,
I'll bet a dollar,
I don't care.
Amt goin' to holler.
III take twenty,
Eff / must,
But Ill go swimmin'
Eff ] bust.
st. Louis ~Post-Dispctcl
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white as snow. All grocers. SC a package.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12

Continued Next Week.)
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

shirts made with stiff bosoms as well as those described as outing shirts. They arc stlIl made with broad patterns and plnits in front and with the newer pat terms the plaits are so arranged as to show in the intervening spaces no signs of the pattern
 The high turned-over collars are still worn with them. and are indeed the most popular style for all but full dress, al- though the haberdashers believe that this form of collar, which has already held It's own for nearly ten years, is likely to disappear before very long. Just what will take it's place they have not yet de- cided.
 One interesting sign in mems fashions is the cheap prices at which one can now buy the neckties made first to be worn with these collars. They are never more than an inch broad and fit snugly under the folding collar Practically nothing else has been worn this year by the men eager to take up the newest varia- tion in the fashion They are to be had now in the shops that make 1t rule to get rid quickly of undesirable stock from one-third to one-half of their for mer value.
 They have not yet been shown in any of the summer materials and it is prob ahle that the common four-in-hand which holds it's own in every period will soon return again to full favor. The man who wears a handsome tie of this kind or one of the broad scarfs tied in way to show a single fall of silk is well dressed under all circumstances
 The tendency to avoid eccentrlcl-y shows itself in the narrower ties which are no longer. butterfly in shape, but vary no more than half an inch in width at the middle and the ends.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
NEW MODES FOR THE MEN.
One of Them a Cutaway Coat From
 London, Nor Likely to be Popular.

From the New York sun
 None of the new fashions for men is more striking than the style of cutaway or morning coat which London tailors are now sending to this country. It is not pretty garment, as mems dress goes, and no man would ever take to it because of it's own intrinsic attractiveness, or be- cause he was likely to look well in it, as to any but very thin men it's peculiari- ties are trying.
 Instead of the pointed tails. rather short, which have been the distinguish ed mark of the English morning coat for the last two or three years, it has tails so broad and full that they nearly meet in front and deserve as much as the tails of a frock coat the right to be described as skirts.
 These coats are made in tweeds and mixed cloths and show the same tendency toward the very broad shoulders that has been characteristic of London styles for the last two years They have only recently come into use for town wear, although for riding they were popular a year ago. It is not likely that they will be widely initiated at cheap prices.
 Mems shirts will show this spring a marked change from the gaudy stripes that have prevailed for several years. The revulsion against this style has been so decided that the stripes threaten to dis appear altogether even in their most modest form. Polka dots and other small designs on a white ground are the new est patterns.
 The demand for the two styles is now just about equal and the stripes in the less innamed colors hold their own for
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1N\71

JNU( ham. contributes the fol- rent number of the International Social ists' Review on "Civilization in Southern Mills"
 The miners and railroad boys of Bir- n,iugham Ala, entertained me one even ing some months ago with a graphic de- seription of the conditions among the slaves of the Southern cotton mills, While I imagine that these must be something of modern Siberia, l con clnded that the boys were over-drawlng inc picture and made up my mind to see for myself the conditions described. Accordingly I got a job and mingled with the workers in the mill and in their homes. I found that children of six and seven years of age were dragged out of bed at half past four in the morning when the task-master's whistle blew. They eat their scanty meal of black cof- fee and corn bread mixed with cotton seed oil instead of butter, and then off trots the whole army of serfs, big and little By 5:9O they are all be hind the factory walls. where amid the whirl Of machinery they grind their young lives out for fourteen long hours each day, AS one looks on this brood of helpless human souls one could almost hear their voices cry out. Be still moment, O you iron wheels of capitalistic greed, and let us hear each others voices, and let us feel for moment that this is not all Of life"
 We stopped at 12 for scanty lunch and a half-hours rest. At l2:30 we were at if again with never a stop until |. Then a dreary march home where we swallowed our scanty supper talked for A few minutes of our misery and then dropped down upon a pallet of straw, to lie until the whistle should once more awaken us summoning babes and all alike to another round of toll and mis- cry.
 | have seen mothers take their babes and slap cold water in their face to wake the poor little things. l have watched them all day long tending the dangerous machinery. l have seen their helpless limbs torn off, and then when they were disabled and of no more use to their master thrown out to die. l must give the company credit for having | hired a Sunday school teacher to tell the little things that Jesus put it into the | heart of Mir to build that factory |
 so they would have work with which to earn little money to enable them to put a nickel in the box for the poor little heather Chinese babies"
 The Rope Factory.
 visited the factory in Tuscaloosa. Ala, at 10 o'clock at night. The superinten- dent. not knowing my mission, gave me the entire freedom of the factory and 1 made good use of it. Standing by a sid- ing that contained 155 spindles were two little girls asked man standing near if the children were his. and he replied that they were. How old are they?" l asked This one is 9, the other 10" he replied. How many hours do they work?" "Twelve.' was the answer. "How much do they get a night?' We all three together get 60 cents. They get 10 cents each and 40"
 I watched them as they left their slave pen in the morning and saw them gather their rags. around their frail forms to hide them from the wintry blast. Half
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
PILLS USED FUR
 BULLETS IN DUEL Mississippi Captain and Span iard Settle Old Score THE END OF A LOVE STORY Poisoned Pellets Fell to the Lot of the Man Who Was Wrong-The
 Second Round Proved
 Fatal.
THE END OF A LOVE STORY

One of the oldest and widest known gamblers in the South and the middle West died the other day in the city hos pital at Indianapolis, says the Philadel- phia Press. Although during his life he had won and lost a score of fortunes, had his friends not come to his rescue at the last he would have been buried in an unmarked grave in the city's paul per field.
 The old man was Captain James G. Calvert, known from St. Louis to New Orleans, in every city and town up and down the Mississippi river as Captain Jim" He was acquainted with all the old time, ante-bellum card players of the South, and there was no place of any importance in the middle North that had not at some time received visit from the old school gambler and gentleman of fate and fortune
 Although Calvert, by nature of his life, encountered a number of adventures per haps the strangest that the old man re- lated came to light in a conversation just a month before his death. He rather re- gretted telling the story, he said after ward, for he was not certain that some of the principals still lived. Calvert hitn- self figured in the adventure, and being still a young map at the time of it's oc- currence-1S60-it made a profound im- pression on his mind.
 In the days preceding the war, one of the handsomest boats plying between New Orleans and St. Louis was under the command of Captain Albert Haskell. Although few, outside of one or two rGA G,.& To- NII e. story it was generally rumored that he was the scion of a well known English family which still resides on its broad estates in Surrey.
 Haskell Was an Aristocrat.
 Being younger son, Haskell had been educated for the ministry, but a course at Oxford has undermined the young mans health, and he had been sent to Madrid to recuperate There Haskell met a young Spaniard of his own age and of noble parentage, and the two became fast friends.
 Before the Englishman left Surrey he had plighted his troth to a distant cousin and, during his residence in Spain he had communicated regularly with her. Nat urally his friend soon learned all about the girl, so that when it was arranged that the Spaniard should visit Haskell at his English home, the young don need ed no introduction to Haskels fiancee.
 After the Spaniard had been with Has kell fortnight or more it was evident
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
PHI Duel Was Arranged.


 The Spaniard outdid the captain in the formallty with which he accepted the terms, and the meeting was at once ad- Journed Calvert remained with the cap tain and attempted to dssuade him from the duel, but Haskell was firm and un- relenting.
 A week later. at midnight. all four men were seated about a table in a dingy and poorly lighted room of an unfrequented house on the levee. Captain Haskell pro- duced the box containing the pills. One could not be told from the other.
 Calvert and the Spanlard's second cut cards for choice and Calvert won. The captain hastily selected pill and swal- lowed it. The Spaniard followed The seconds held their watches and told the minutes as they dragged by.
 Five. ten. and twenty minutes passed but their was no change on the face of either man. At the end of thirty minutes both principals were alive. Captain Has kell motioned to the seconds to draw again, and the Spaniard bowed acquies- cence Calvert won a second time for the captain.
 Haskell took the box In his hand, eX- amined both pellets and finally selected one. He carried it to his mouth, but sud- denly returned it to the box and drew the remaining pill. This he swallowed. The Spaniard LOOK the pellet the captain ndu rejected
 Again the weary waiting begun. There was certainty this time, however, one or the other of the men would die. The cap- tain's face was expressionless; his eyes were fastened on the Spaniard's features. The senor showed no signs and the cyn- ical half contemptuous smile still played about the corners of his mouth.
 Captains Dose Was Fatal.
 The minutes dragged on without a change. The seconds watched closely. At last the smile seemed to fade from the Spaniard's face he half rose from his chair. His eyes were riveted on the captains face. Both seconds followed his gaze.
 A ghastly pallow was overspreading HaskelIs features and his eyes were open and staring. He attempted to speak, but the words were frozen on his lips Suddenly he flung his arms above his head and fell from his chair to the floor An examination showed that the poison had been fatal.
 That night according to the agreement made by the dead man himself, his body was weighted with lead and sunk in the depths of the Mississippi river.
 The map furnished our subscribers
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

and to me the father who casts vote for the continuance of that system is as much of murderer as If he took a pis- tol and shot his own children But I sec all around me signs of the dawning of the new day of socialism, and with my faithful comrades everywhere I will work and hope and pray for the coming of that better day.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
ATExAs woNDE:;. i.
Hall,a Great plscoverY.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis cevery cures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and lame backs rheumatism and all irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women, regulates bladder troubles In children. One small bottle in two months treatment, and will cure any case above mentioned. Price $1.00, Dr. B. ", Hall, sole manufacturer. P. O. Box 629, St. Louis, Mo Send for testimonials. Sold by all C-pggists.
 Mobile, Ala, Feb, 16, 1899. Dr. D. ". HalL St. Louis, Mo.-Dear Sir: During the past year we have sold over twenty-four dozen Halls Great Dis eovery," for kidney and bladder troubles and during that time have received ne complaint. Yours respectfully,
 G. VAN ANTWERP & SON,
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

will draw again, and we will repeat the selection and swallow the remaining pel- lets. The body of the man who draws the poison will be weighted with lead and sunk in the Mississippi river"
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

The map furnished our subscribers is the most complete of it's kind ever published. s...a
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
Loyalty.

From the Washington Star. Old friends are best We find them Still faithful, kind and true, And that's why your comedian
 Ne'er learns a jest that's new.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
OTHER JONES" whc

" VT 1V VI TIT TIT tfIf tIIITI6
 ham, contributes the fol- I.,,,,i,,n nrtIrln La il,n r,,,.-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03

Hanna is In the new coal combine.
and he and hiss associates do not fear
prosecution by the trust attorney general.