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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
BLACK BEAN CLUB.
| Organization That Is OF Prime Inn
nortance to Aounp Women.

Syracuse, N. Y, Nov. 3O.-Forty
Young unmarried men Of Geneva have.
organized the Black Bean club. The OBJ
iect Of the club is matrimony., The
membership is limited to forty, the in
itiation fee IS $50, n there are no
dues or assessments. The club meets
once a year, and at that meeting a
box containing forty beans. n of
which is black, is passed around and
each takes a beam. The man who
draws the black bean must, according
to his solemn pledge at the time of
initiation, get married before the next
meeting. All members pledge them
selves to remain single until they draw
the black bean. The whole expense
of the wedding of the man who draws
the black bean is to be paid from the
treasury Of the club, including a we'd
ding tour not to exceed three. weeks
and complete furnishings for a Sc even
room houEe.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
REPORT OF THE
WAR SECRETARY
Mr.. Root Tells of Army Reor-
ganization and Other
Matters.
ABOLITION OF CANTEEN
Large Majority of Officers Think Post
Exchanges Were a Benefit and
Not an Evil-Low Death
Rate.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The annual
report of the secratary of war was
made public yesterday. After review
ing h reorganization of the army,
which has been effected during the
present year, the secretary says:
1.-The regular establishment now con-
sists. according to the latest reports
which have been received, of 1888 Of
f1cers and 76,0S4 enlisted men. There are
also 1895 men Of the hospital corps,
172 volunteer surgeons in the Philip
pines, appointed under section IS of the
act of February 2, 1901; 4,973 native
scouts under the command Of SO officers
in the Philippines. and 25S officers and
SIS men of the Porto Rico provisional
regiment. The distribution Of the force
is as follows:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
FOR Beers AND G
New York Priest Will Celebrate Mass
in Their Behale,

New York. 10Y 2s.-Rev. Joseph r.
Mendi, rector of the Church of the Inn
maculate Conception at Mont Clair, MI,
that on Thursday he will cele-
brate high mass for the repose OF the
souls of the Filipinos who died fighting
for the rights of their country" and
Catholics who have been slain fighting
with the Beers in South Africa. Father
Mendi said the mass was intended as a
tribute to those who had died in defense
Of their homes and families. It is also in
the nature Of a protest, he said. against
tho acts Of both the American and Brit
ish governments.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
ARMY AND NAVY:
More Appointments Made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.

p Washington, Nov. 2S.-The president
today, made the following appoint
ments:
War-Captains of infantry, James w.
Clinton, william A. Burnside, Frank G.
Rolles, Alexander T. Ovenshine, Henry
E. Eames, Robert Field, Benjamin M.
Hartshorne, jr., George S. Goodale. Ar
thu o. Koewin, Houston V. Evans,
Henry E. Tebbetts, Russell c. Lang
don. Reynolds J. Burt, James N. Pick
ering, Dennis E. Nolan, Charles E.
Russell, Frederick w. Lewis, Merch B.
Stewart, Clarence N. Purdy.
Navy-Juhn r.. Buchanan, assistant
surgeon, rank of lieutenant Junior
grade; Edgar Thompson. passed assist
ant surgeon, ran Of lieutenant Junior
grade.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
j. w. DEAD.
One OF the OIdeat Settlers of North
eastern Nebraska.

Jackson, Neb., Nov. 3O.-John w.
Brannan, n of the Oldest settlers in
this part Of Nebraska, died at his
here last night and will be buried.
ct TO- O'Clock Friday morning. Mr.,
Brannan came here forty a aga
and q been IN business ever since,
conducting a large general store. He
raised a family$of highly respected
and successful children, and no man In
this section had wider acquaintance or
snore friends. Last summer he was n
inred, having a leg broken. It failed
to unite after being set, and ever sinca
ne has been q patient sufferer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
,ui misuse Of the

r"Htul misuse ~ ~
left unchecked, thS N sition Wbi2orF,, iatel
s T6aEe + nd Iserm of il nhs special rats ate
pose 1ese : Not esfv eniy dc 70 tthhssy' SSnus5n shsx q;
and harm ar ps a great Susinss ID; 0y and idp5n 3aisa.
mate publications. Is. he sYtG "a theft Of thel,
g efsre @1ss NiiI S ~s7ey y ! ana srs sus VII n s. IT, s !,
IHRrt for the enfor-ment Of ii Ward T Ihd
redemption Of the postal ervicenss the
Incubus which works q great n5eTsSS1 mug "a
the people, and to all law abidinLss 4 pu q
the department for efficiency and impreSsxss.
nient In many directions is felt tn be tNNNs u
MEMS ad ares. an its 70 th at v guy IN .ae fb Hep sap-s
port of all who would have the law faith
fully observed.
Rural Free Delivery.
The secretary says rural free delivery
has advanced with increased strides.
Its. extension during the past year has
been nearly three times as great as the
whole amount of service previously es-
tablished. The number Of routes in OPP
GRAFTON at the close Of the fiscal year.
was 1876, and at the close, 4,S01. Dur
ing the current year, with an augment
ed appropriation and a more expert
enced force, the work will proceed still
more rapidly. At the opening of De-
cember 5000 routes will be running,
and under present plans the number
will Increase by July l, 1902, to 5000.
The rural population now receiving
daily service is about 1000, 900, and at
the end Of the fiscal year 1t will each
5,f00. 600. The delivery system will then
cover more than O quarter of the eligt-
Bile portion Of the country, n at the
present rate of establishment the en-
tire area suited to the service-that Is.
as estimated, a million quare miles of
territory with q, 00O, 900 of rura resi-
dents-win be brought within Its scope y
in less than four years. The mail will
then, If the work goes on, be delivered
at every door in the United States ex-
cept in the most remote, mountainous
and sparsely settled sections, and in
villages Of limited receipts where the
postoffice Is within easy reach. The
demand for the service grows with the
public experience of Its convenience and
utility. The number Of applications
for new routes at this time last year
was 2,159. Those now pending and
awaiting action amount to 6,12s. Thus
the 5000 routes which have been or
ganiZed are only one-half Of the num-
Der already asked for.
The report con~prehensively covers
the postal service in Cuba, and the
ocean mail service. 1t also touches
upon the experience of other countries
with the parcels post. but makes no
recommendation on thiss score.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
AN ABUSE that
MUST Be ENDED
Postmaster General Urges q
taiiment of Second Glass
Mail Privileges.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
Extension During the Past Year Has
Been Nearly Three Times as
Great as Whole Service Pre-
vfousIy Established. .

Washington, Nov. 29.-The annual
report of Charles Emory Smith, post
master general, shows the financial OPP
erations OF the department for the year.,
in brief. as follows:
Revenues and Expenditures
Ordinary postal venue... .S1G9, 531, 1857
Receipts from money order
business 1,66S, $50 90
Receipts from unpaid money
orders more than one year
old 43o, 1885, 3
Total receipts from all .'..
sources Sill, 631, 1893. 80
|
natal ,.,,,l,,z e.. e11s sEA nnn OF
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
Must Be Ended.

1t Is morally impossible thai the fragrant
abuses which have been depicted shall go
on un~interruptedly md INCREASINGLY. II,
with their palpable obstruction OF postal
advance for the advantage Of all the peo-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
Total expenditures for year.. .sl15, 5a,9

Excess OF expenditures over
While the expenditures in the ordi-
nary development and through various
extensions Of the service are 1874, $685.
greater than for the preceding year, the
deficit, says the report. is Sl,461 96l.22
less. Under present prosperous condi-
lions the annual increase of receipts Is
fortunately larger than the inevitable
Increase Of outlay, and for several years
the deficit has been steadily growing
smaller.
The estimate Of the n ex-
pe%nditures OF this department for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1908, which
has been transmitted to the secretary
of the treasury, is given below, togeth-
er with such other items as may be nee
essary to show more clearly the bases
upon which the calculations are made:
Total postal revenue for 1901. :. :. Sill, 631. 1873
add 8 per cent for estimated in
crease for year ending June 80,
1000 10 0ls SO7
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

Estimated deficit for 19OS.....$ 2,710,94
This estimate is based upon the ordi-
nary course of operations, and without
considering the possible effect of spe-
measures, the results of which are
not vet determinable,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06

Estimated revenue for 1902. $12l, 5000
Appropriation for postal service
Estimated deficit for 1902......$ 2,104, 6SS
Estimated revenue for 1907. ...... III, 67S,OW
Add S1s per cent. 1O,342, GO
Estimated revenue for 1909. >. 1882, 020, $50
Estimated expenditures for 1903. 1874, 1871 SIG
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
Wreck Catches Fire.

TITO add to the horror the wreck caught
fire instantly and in a short! time the
bodies Of dead and those Of the in
tdured who We're pinned down were be-
Ing burned
Farmers near by and those who es-
capped from the wreck alive made
heroic efforts to rescue the less for
funate. The condition of h wreck
such$that in tho darkness It was
impossible to render immediate aid.
The Immigrants who were lucky
enoughsto get out alive from h last
8 or two immigrant cars We're un-
able to speak! English and could give
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-11

CTrr BUSINESS SAL E-Er-l-e -.c-r
fan rlrE p=c1- 1t
fred 2fez- Furniture O.. - y "a
E-s9c ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-11

LCST-Between 81 S. Topeka and ESQ 5.
Main street, an iron couch leg Finder
return to SO 5. Main and receive re-
ward 16-rf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-11
PHYSICIANS


+ l. HA8IILL0N. Al L.
Is l. Dougas avena= CBlttng Block.
third heoEl Tsks elevator a. Azrzs.
street sutrancs-
Practice um-tsd 70 Eye. Ear, Noss ana
Throat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-11
The Pratt Lumber Go.
(Es-ab-izhsd IA Is7i3
Don't Buy a PiJ in a Poke

Don't Buy P1 in z Poke
II your lumber dealngs-5uy only what
You Know 81 good and don't Pay any more
taan our prices. our business this season
IS ocou.us strictly on the merits az our
stock and We stretch the purchasing
power az the smallest coin % JOS fullest
capacity.
See our perfect window Screens ard
Fancy Screen Doors
Cor. First AMI Lawrence Phone II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-11
EIdridqe Commission Go.

CATTLE. HOGS AND sHEEP-stock
yards, Wichita Cousign your stock 20 u
Tor best POSSIBLE resL. Is IS G expect %
get and hold our trade by Tie thorough
efficiency OF our WORK and the strict
business integrity or our methods. and
cordially invite your business &C tni.
basis. Telephone 60
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17
The English Are UnmiIitaru

Partly from historical and nartlv
perhaps, from racial causes, the Eng.
ilsh are essentially unmilitary. They
resent the control of soldiers Thew
o1strust military ideals. No Govern
ment that ever existed in this country
was more unpopular than that of OH.
YER Cromwell and his Major Generals
Its unpopularity left an indelible
mark On English institutions. For
many years 1t made it impossible to
nave q standing army. Even when
the course Of events made it necessary
TO concede that much to the military
necessities Of the time, It still remained
a maxim for centuries with all politi.
clans that as little power as possible
must be granted to the soldiers-that
their business was to fight our wars,
and this being done, that there was
little or no place for them in the body
polite. We do not think it necessary
to defend this attitude of mind. Like
most popular feelings, it Is largely un-
just, but also, like many popular feel
ings, 1t Is based to some extent on q
true conception. Politically, using the
word IN its largest sense, the DONNA
ton of the military idea in a State is
'alamitous. 1t tends, we believe, to
destroy individuality, and is a serious
menace to individual liberty. - The
Monthly Review.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17

d new law of vision is said to bavo
Yeen determined by experiments con,
au''ea under the supervision of Pro-
lessor Dodge, of the Psychological
, department. of Wesleyan University
~ Conn. 1t is tbIs-tbat
I' eye While in motion, distinguishes
r ~ IN a complex field of vision
: seems to be proven that the eve
a y rest looking at some definite mart
w.. " d S'llI object, for about one-twen.
wv ~''u OF a second before 1t sees any,
M S' several years ago Professor
w., 'sSe showed that the operation Of
8u'us consists not in a sweeping ~
Hpauses. Wv ~ series
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17
King Alfred's Camp.

The approaching millenarv NJ Al
fred the Great lends special interost
to the estate of Winklebury, in Hamn.
shire, now in the market. II contains
the we'll known circular camp Of that
name, said to have formed a strong
mold OF Alfred. Excavations lust made
oy Reginald Smith of the British mr.
scum have brought to light fragments
OF ancient British pottery. An exam
nation was also made in the autumn
OF last year, and on both occasion.
bones of extinct animals have heor
discovered, showing traces of Aro
probably sacrificial The camn 10 be,
lleVed to have existed before the Po-
man invasion. 1t was occupied as Iats
Is the seventeenth century by the par.
iams g forces when bese!s!ng sas.
ag House, THE 1.oaaon Chronicle, /,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17
Telephony in Berlin,

An observant European correspond
ent writes us: Zone afternoon about q
fortnight ago a shower came down in
Berlin, and although there was not the
slightest indication of lightning or
thunder, the whole telephone service
of Berlin was suspended for several
hours. 1t was the most ridiculous
piece Of ofticialism ever heard of. II
seems that the minute a drop of rain
falls they shut up the telephone ex-
changes, and all hands go out for beer
They don't do it anywhere except nm.
der the administration of the Reich
post. there being no such nonsense in
or Wurtemburg. "-Electrical
World and Engineer,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17

CONT, '"so justice of the peace has
Tno ISea a young man to save 500.
h.a , wv, was arrested for playing
M "a 1aI III the public street and for
' mS added misdemeanor of advising a
i bone' officer who objected to 60 and
'su,p IN the river. As the lad was
,rsuS during business hours tho
va " 81 Shrewdly opined that he
7ba ~ - 'uler' and hence the sentence,
trv. lu'pslt is to report at stated in.
account, sentoroa MS savings bank
6pp .. , sentence to be suspended as
tsr,' s' =. ne shows reasonable progress
,ea,.n., 'uS accumulation of 500. The |
jp,,.S, s" ~ novelty in petty criminal |
sptton aaence' but it may be the SAL |
bette, ". Tue young man. 1t will be
s Y,s' Tor him than a workhouse son.
d, i, -, At tie least comments the Minnesn.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17
Exactly IA Advarti.ad

An Indignant Working farmer re
turned to ahorse dealers about az
hour after purchasing a horse.
Look here. sir" he exclaimed, az
don't want this horse you sold me! He
shies. can't get him to cross the
bridge"
That's the reason / sold him, "
said the dealer, calmly. "Why did Won
come to me for the horse?"
I saw your advertisement In Tho
paper"
Il thought so. gave my reason for
selling him."
Yes; to be sold, you stated, for no
other reason than that the owner
wanted to go out of town"
We'll, If you can get out OF town
With him." said the dealer, at will be
more than / can do."-London An.
iWers, AL
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17

byrons cynical definition Of fsr,o
oS dying for your country and having
your name spelt wrong in the Gazette
Is recalled by an anecdote in the New
aOrN Herald's special cabled letter
from London the other day. AS the
story runs the author of several ap-
pfeciatiVe books on Admiral Droto
'no his successors wrote to the British
naval authorities suggesting that a
r u Oaftleship should be called the
Dt"Ae' and received the reply that
s tat.e was no precedent for naming a
OattIeship for a bird!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17
THE VALUE or fLAvoRs.
we could Not Get Along Without Thels
Presence In Our Food,

we could Not Get Along without Thei
Presence in Our Food.
Chemists tell US that cheese IA one
OF the most nutritious and at the same
time one OF the cheapest foods. Its
nutritious value is greater than meat
WnlIe Its cost is much less. But this
chemical aspect Of the matter does not
express the real value Of the cheese az
food. Cheese is eaten, not because 81
IT'S nutritious value as expressed by
the amount Of proteids, fats and carbo-
hydratss that 1t contains, but always
because of its flavor. Now physIolo-
gists do not find that flavor has anv
1000 value. They teach over and over
again that our foodstufPs are proteids.
tats and carbohydrates. and that food
flavor plays absolutely no part But
at the same time, they tell us that the
body would be unable to live upon
these foodstufHs were it not for Tho
favors.
II one were compelled to eat pure food
without flavor, like the pure white Of
an egg, 1t Is doubtful whether one
could, for week at time, consume q
sumclency of food to supply his bodily
needs. Flavor is as necessary as mi.
1t gives a zest to the food
ana thus enables us to consume Il
properly, and, secondly, 1t stimulates
Ine glands to secrete, so that the foods
may be satisfactorily digested and as.
simulated. The whole art Of cooking
me great development Of fiavoring
PRODUCTS, the high prices paid for spe-
'lai foods like Holsters and OYSTERS
nese ana numerous other factors con-
lected with the food supply and pro. &
uctlon are based solely upon demand ,
or flavor. Flavor is a necessity. but
is not particularly important what
ne flavor may be. This is shown bv ,
be fact that different people have such
ifferent tastes in this respect The a
arlic OF the Italian and the red pepper .
the Mexican serve the same purpose
the vanilla which we put in our Ice =
'eam; and all play the part of giving o
'iish to the food and stimulating the d
gestive organs to proper activity II
opular Science Monthly. 4.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17
Is a Good Breakfast Nscea.arra v.

""o" breakfast Necessary? Yes,
A good breakfast is thephysical basis
OF days work. The American break.
tast. regarded with so much horror on
the European continent. has contri.
outed largely to make the nation
wnat 1t Is today. It enabled our fore.
FATHERS to do an amount of work which
1t appals foreigners to contemplate.
AS a rule there is something wronx
with the man. or with his habits. II
ne cannot eat a good breakfast. A
man who works at high tension all
through the morning hours without
this substantial foundation Is working
entirely upon his nerves. That means
disordered nutrition, and sooner or
later bankruptcy and collapse.
II man gets up in the morning
with bad taste and no inclination for
Iood, 1t Is because his system in full
u waste and his circulation of oh.
'tructfons. Let him make a radical
mango In his habits. and train his di. |
FESTIVE organs to accommodate q nour. |
shing morning meal.-The Medical
Brief.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17
Shark Skins and Shawl IT..

In all the equatorial islands of ~,
north and south Pacific shark fisbino
.s q very profitable industry to the ma.
ives and every trading steamer and
sailing vessel coming into the no,ts
OF sydney or Auckland from the isl.
anus or the mid-Paciflc brings some
IONS OF Tins, tails and skins of sharks
Inc principal markets for the former
are Hong Kong and Singapore, but the
ChineSe merchants of the Australia.
sian colonies will always buy sharks,
mus and tails at from sixpence to elev.
enpence per pound, the fins bringing
the best price on account of the larger
amount of glutinous matter thew con.
taln, Tor which they are highly rel
lshed by the richer classes of Chinese
as dellcacy. The tails are also an
preciated as an article of food in
emma, and, apart from their edible
qualities they have a further value M
base for clear varnishes, etc. It is |
stated, on the authority of O. Chinese
,ea merchant, that the glaze on the
PAPER coverings Of tea chests is due
o a preparation composed principally
y the refuse of sharks fms, tails and
kins. All the natives of the Gilbert
Aingsmill and other equatorial Pacific
Stands are expert shark fishermen,
ne wild people Of Ocean island Paan,
pa and Pleasant Island, (Naura),
Wo isolated spots, just under the
Quator' being facile principles in the
rt-Chambers's Journal, Il
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17

Byron's cynical definition Of ramo
% dying for your country; and having
your name spelt wrong in the Gazette
10 recalled bySan anecdote in the New
York Herald's special cabled, letter
from London the other day. AS the
story runs the author Of several ap-
pEeclat'Ve books on Admiral Drake
ana his successors wrote to the British
naval authorities suggesting that a
new oattleship should be called the
Drake, and received the reply thar
lnere was no precedent for naming a
oattleEhip for a hirdi
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-17
The Art of Sktnnipo

When meet a paragraph which be-
gins
1T Is now necessary to retrace our
steps somewhat to explain"-Or,
THE crimson sun by this time
neared the horizon. Far over the hills
stretched a vault Of heavy cloud, its
strange purple tints fading and dis.
solving into"-Or.
"But the contents of this room-his
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES more
detailed description" Or,
20 strange, unfathomable mystery.
Of existence, compelling our purblind
race"-when, I.say, meet q passage
In Q novel which begins thus, | akin
We anything yRe Pilot