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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-03

usually pale and scrubbed-up and
smelling of Bay Rum. stood up in front
of the Tree and mad an Address that
was Facetious. from his Point of View.
The Choir sang one of its hardest An
thems and after two or three other
Stunts, Amos. the Merry Andrew,
came in as Santa Claus and did some
Of his best Comedy Acting. He sal
Hoped up and down the Aisles and
scared several Children in Arms into
Commissions. Then he went up to the
Tree to assist the droll Superintendent
In distributing Presents. AS a Team
they were expected to spring a great
many timely Quips, right on the Spur
Of the Moment.
While waiting by the Tree, waiting
for the Infant Glass to conclude a
Carol. Amos saw on a Table the mag
nificent Toilet Set, with the $3.50 Mark
still in it. He drew nearer to read
the attached Card and almost tainted
with Horror when he say the Name Of
Luella Crockett. The Shock was so
great that everything Swan bCfore his
Gaze, the same as in q Nats orium.
He could not see anything except his
own Finish. When Luella came to
compare the superb Toilet Set and the
G0-cent Autograph Album, he knew
that he would not be One-Two-Seven.
He was inspired to a Desperate Action.
He happened to remember that Cellu-
loid contains Gun Cotton and Cam
phor and other high Explosives. The
Infant Glass stood between him and
the Congregation. Stealthily he plucked
a lighted Candle from the Tree and
dropped 1t on the Toilet Set. Then he
leaped over the Rail. There was a
terrific Report, a flash of Fire, an odor
of Camphor and the Air was full Of
Infant Glass. A Panic ensued. Throw
ing off his Disguise of White Cotton
Whiskers, Amos gathered Luella in his
Arms and carried her to a Place of
Safety. She called him "Preserver"
and refused to let go Of him. When
Quiet was restored, there was nothing
left Of the Toilet Set except the Clasp
and the letters spelling Merry XMAS"
MORAL: True Love will prevail
against the Vulgar Bank Roll, wen at
Christmas Time. .@At
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ABOUT HANGING GARDENS.
A Traveller Describes Those in Inter
Tor Of Eastern Arabia.

New York Sun: The hanging gar
dens OF Babylon constructed over 500
wears before the Christian era. were
reckoned ut that time among the Won
ders of the world. A hanging garden Is
q garden formed in terraces rising one
above the other. There were five of
these gardens at Babylon, each consist
ing of an artificial hill. 800 feet square
the sides divided into terraces of earth
resting on stone platforms covered
With roVeS avenues n beds of flow
ers and rooms. They were irrigated
from Il reservoir at the summit filled
With water raised from the Euphrates.
There are today many hanging gar
aens in various parts of the world, par
ticularly on nlountainsides in China,
water being raised in buckets some
times thousands of feet to irrigate
them. Colonel S. b. Miles of the Brit
ish army has just described the hang
ing gardens he found on the mountains
in the interior of Arabia, about sixty
miles southwest of the trading port of
Muscat. Visitors have to cross a
stretch of desert to reach this beauti-
full region of verdure amid the thirst
lands.
One of the inland towns In Sheraizi,
perched on the brow of a lofty cliff,
which falls to the valley beneath. The
town IS built on so steep a decliVity
that the houses appear to overhang one
another, the only communication being
py means of steps leading from one to
another row of buildings. Just below
the town is a copious spring Of pure
water gushing from the rock in suf-
ficient quantities to meet the require
ments Of the inhabitants and to supply
the channels tina fertiliZe the hanging
gardens below.
These extensive gardens, spread along
the precipitous valley walls, are the
most beautiful feature of Sheraizi. The
whole face Of the mountainside to a
depth of over 1000 feet is cut into a
parallel series of lodges or terraces.
Owing to the sharp angle of the slope,
the lodges are not over ten to twelve feet
in width. The Inhabitants would be glad
of greater depth of soil and the garden
spots AVE been enriched by a large
amount Of fertile earth brought to
them.
The steep mountainside Is almost bar
rem except for the beautiful strips Of
green where vineyards, orchards and
wheat fields are bearing. These curious
gardens with their varied foliage and
ripening fruit, grain and vegetables
form a very attractive n pleasing
sight. The labor bestowed on the ter
an abundant supply Of water and in
this respect nature has been prodigal,
the strips Of cultivation being easily
and perpetually irrigated by the moun-
tain stream which Is led down one ledge
to another, and Is kept from overflow
ing by little entertainments along the
margin.
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Preparations to tear Things wide open
at Christmas.
All through the abbreviated Com
munity the Women Folks We're fever
ishiy popping Corn, and cracking Hick-
DRY u on a. Flat Iron and making
home made Candy. The Unmarried
Kind We're s~ecretively working on
Yarn Mlttens.
Inere was to be a Tree at the Church
preceding the Distribution of Pres
ems there was TO be a Show, alias a
methodist Vaudeville, which consists
OF Pieces, Responsive Readings and the
best that the choir can do. The Drug
slst IN this Village had laid In what he
called an Elegant Assortment of Holi-
Gay Goods. He had all of Will Garlic
tons Poems and Counter covered
with fragile Toys that srnelled OF the
rant, also an attractive Ill of Per-
Iumeries and some Toilet Sets. One
OF these Toilet Sets was the Prize Ex-
hibft of his Stock. The Comb and
Brushes We're of Celluloid, the Amber
ana White being scrambled in a very
eI1ectlHe Manner. The Druggist was
wiling to give a Guarantee that the
Br1stles We're Real. This Toilet Set re-
posed In a puckered Nest of Yellow
satin. n Box was OF Blue Plush
Win q neat Clasp and on the Lid was
the Following, in Silver Letters:
Merry XMAS"
Every Girl in Town came into the
Drug store and leaned on the Show
case n gazed longingly at the Work
OF Art. It was evident that the local
Beau who loosened up for So SO and
gave that Toilet Set to his regular
Sunday Night Dulciana would win in
n Canter. But there was general doubt
as to whether any one would be SO
Reckless as to fork ove Sc. SO. just for
~Foolishness, All who went into ths
Drug Store and Stood in Solemn ST.
lence. admiring h Blue Plush, the
Yellow Satin and the cleaning Cellu-
lotd, conceded that the Outfit was
Purity, but they allowed 1T was too.
hne for Actual Use. It was supposed
that the Box alone would come to SO.
Some said the Letters on the Lid were
genuine: Silver. Others contended that
they were merely Plated.
In every Household the Toilet Set
wa q fruitful Topic. The general Yer
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cream separator. and after using one
you will agree that it is the most profit
able piece of machinery you have on
the farm for the investment.
A good and cream separately should
not lose over one-half to one t&dnd of
a great deal Of the work in washing
pans, milk cans, etc. They are as easily
run az a sewing machine and are a
great dea simpler.
The main features to look f6r in buy
ing a hand cream separator are: First,
one that will skim milk clean; second,
durability; third, simplicity.
1t is better to buy a hand cream sep
arator Of any make han to have none
at all. as 1t would be better to have a
self binder Of any make rather than
to do without. Each max undoubtedly
has some good points. but some of them
are easy to run at the expense Of their
durability, while some are simple, with
few parts, at the expense of their thor
oughness In Swimming, and, again.
others skim reasonably clean but are
too complicated, containing too many
parts.
While there are many good makes,
the U. S. machine-a cut of which APP
pears in this ssue-seems to most COM
pletely meet the requirements of the
above points. It would also seem from
AAS l. AA6 lldSr ~ d
passed a most critical examination by
all the best agricultural colleges. If all
farm machines had to pass their critical
examination there would be fewer of
them consigned to the junk heap.
University Dairy school of Minnesota
Prof. T. L.. Hacker of the University
Dairy School of Minnesota, says in
part: Improved United States Cream
~Separators skim clean, are simple,
durable, and not liable to get out Of
order, four points very essential in a
dairy separator, as they are very sell
dom placed in the and Of an expert
operator"
Iowa Agricultural College at Ames-
Prof. G. L. Mckay, director of Dairy
school of the Iowa Agricultural college
at Ames, say in part: I'VE have used
three different makes of United States
separators at our dairy school during
the past three years and have found
them to give excellent satisfaction,
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Copyrtght BY r. Il. Russell:


dict appeared to be that. in all proba-
bility. the Druggist would either have
to knock off something on the Price or
else get Stuck. There had been one
or two Offers of SIS for the Piece de Re-
sistance. but the Druggist claimed that
he had paid more than that for 1t,
Wholesale. r
Three Days before Christmas there
appeared on the Yellow Satin a Card
marked Sold" The News spread like
Wild-Fire that some one had blown
himself to the Limit. There was but
one Question agitating h whole VII
lage for the next two Days, Who will
get the Toilet Set for Christmas
Speculation ran rife and every Girl
who kept Company was hoping against
Hope, even though her old Judgment
told her that, in all likelihood, her Fell
low had not seen Sc so in six long
Months.
The Druggist had been pledged to
Secrecy and It became evident that the
Populace would nave to wait until
Christmas to have its Curiosity APP
peased. So 1t waited with Il lot of I'M
patience. =
The Village Wag, whose name was
Amos, had been one of Several who
looked at the Toilet Set n counted
their Money and passed out. He loved
a Girl named Luella, but he had a Fru-
gal Mind. 1t seemed to him that it
would be more Sensible to save his
Money and make a First Payment on a
Home. Besides, the Poultry business
had been q little Slack and he couldn't
see himself giving up $3.50 for a dosh-
burned Gimrack that was no Account
except to look at. So he gave up 60
Cents for an Autograph Album and let
it go at that. He would have gone ahead
and bought something for a Dollar,
only Amos thought he had a Cinch.
His only Rival for the Hand of Luella
was Tallmadge N. Crockett. proprietor
of the Livery and Feed Stable. Amos
vas so much more Comic and CONVEX
sational han Tallmadge and had such
a Taking Way hat he wasn't for a
Minute afraid Of being Cut Out by
Talmadge.
Being the recognized Village Wag,
Amos was called upon to impersonate
Santa Claus at the Christmas Tree
Entertainment. Amos was q born
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for Mrs. Bowers and she started, after
Kissing her husband good-by and de-
caring that never again would she for
get an engagement with him.
The colonel felt almost guilty as he
started to keep his engagement with
the girl from Ohio. But when she came
downstairs to meet him all his doubts
vanished. He was certain as he looked
at her that the joke would be a good
one. She wore the red-gold wig as
though 1t had always crowned her, her
white arms n throat were bare, ana
her lacy black gown CAV the last touch
to a perfect toilet.
The colonel was greatly impressed.
Their seats were far down in front
on the aisle. AS they went in the col
onePs watChful eye fell on his wife as
she sat on n side Of Judge Andrews
just across the aisle. AS the girl from
Ohio sat down. the colonel saw from
the corner Of his eye thai his wife was
looking at them. Forthwith he devoted
himself exclusively to his partner. He
famed her, he arranged her wraps. he
found the place in her program, n he
never once glanced Owe In the direc-
ton where his wife sat.
Was he afraid? OF course not. He
was Just carrying out the joke. When
the first act came to an end the girl
from Ohio proposed that they should
go out Into the lobby Tor a walk.
We might as well have as much fun
as we can out of It," she said.
The colonel was a bit dubious. There
was such q thing as carrying a Joke
too far. But still He wished he
could look over and see how Mrs. Bow
ers was taking It. But, of course, that
would ave spoiled 1t all.
Come on" said the girl from Ohio,
getting up and starting out into the
aisle. The colonel followed. There was
nothing else for him to do. Out In the
lobby the girl took his arm. She was
not tall and the top OF her red wig
up and down for q moment. Presently
1.-THE colonel became aware that his wife
was approaching from the other direc-
ton onsthe arm of Judge Andrews.
As they passed In the crowded lobby
the girl from Ohio. leaning on his arm.
looked sideways " her shoulder at
Mrs. Bowers and spoke In a shrill whis-
wife must have heard.
20, Jack she said, who is that
strange onla who is staring at us?',
The colonel decided that the girl
flrsII Ohio was too good an actress to
i be entirely safe. IN
but the colonel insistedson keeping
on to the end OF the lobby. Perhaps
there would be D there through
which ne could get access into the
thsater. In some esoteric way the col
oiiel was perfectly ware that his wife
n Judge Andrews We're approaching
from the rear and were only few
feet%off.
But the girl from Ohio was deter
mined.
scome i she said again in her I'M
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-03
SECOND WIND FOR The HORSE
Strikes a Pace Quite Satisfactory to
the Owner

Chicago Inter Ocean: Secretary Will
sons reference to the American horse
In his address at the live stock exhibi-
ton the other night, directs attention
to the decline and fall and subsequent
rise of that noblest of animals.
A few interesting statistics will tell
the story. In 1868 the total number of
horses in the country a 5,756, $40, val
ued at $432, 696, 226. In 1892 the number
had increased to 5,49S, 14O, and the high
water valuation mark of ST. O7, 500, 636
was reached. There were ], 1000, 900 more
horses In the country the next year., but
their value had declined Inc a decline
both in number and value set in and
continued until 1897, when the former
was 4,364,6 67 and the latter only $751;
1896, showing a ~shrinkage in value
of more tina so per cent in five years.
In fact, the value Of the ii, 3G4 1896 horses
in the United States in 1897 was only
$20,0 900, 600 more han the value placed
upon 5,756, $40 horses in 1868.
These were sad days for the horse.
He was thrown out of the street car
business everywhere and the bicycle
superseded him In millions Of homes.
For a time 1t looked as If he had seen
his best day. But his friends were CON
fident that he would rise again In pub
lie favor ard their loyalty to him was
soon rewarded.
In 1898 the reaction in his favor be-
gan. That year the number Of horses
in the country was smaller than 1t had
been for eight years, but the value Of
the stock advanced to $478, 362,4 07; the
following a the value Of about the
same number advanced to SSH, OLA, S13,
and in 1900 a smaller member by over
200,00 0 reached a valuation Of $500, $685.
442, the highest point in six years.
Secretary Wilson is a friend of the
horse and a firm believer In his ulti-
mate triumph owe all unfayorable cir
cumstances. mo horseman," said he
in his address, has w lost his love
for the horse. The man who has an
is not a man who rears and
breeds and feeds horses. And SO that
gallant animal will be with us through
out the ages"
There is the best OF reason for this
optimistic view of the horse situation.
The bicycle did not succeed in sup
planting him, as many predicted it
would. If the trolley has superseded
him on the traction lines he has found
employment in other and-less eexacting
fields. There is little danger that the
automobile will render him useless. Be
hind the mere unitarian point in
volved In the case there lis a5sentimen-
tai regard for the horse that cannot be
weakened by any putting, blowing,
whizzing, d~ust-raisfng thing on wheels
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ten her husbands invitation, but she
knew he would understand and wouldn't
Jay up a grudge against her because
OF 1t.
When the colonel started down town
the next morning he was thinking it
was really thoughtless OF his wife to
forget her engagement with him, and
was feeling Just a bit sore in conse-
quence. He got on the elevated train
IN this frame Of mind and sat down
next to a Girl he had once known well,
put Whom he had not seen for five or
SIX years. You haven't changed a Bit
ne found himself saying. Are you liv-
ing In Chicago now?"
Inc girl was still living in Ohio and
mad come to Chicago to spend a couple
OF weeks with relatives. The colonel
remembered her as the jolliest kind Of
a girl, ready for any lark that came
her way, and in a moment an inspira-
ton flashed into his mind.
Why not take her to the theater
and have her pose as his 'red-headed
wife?'"
IN few minutes, SO tactful was the
young woman, they We're back again
on their old terms Of intimacy, and
Colonel John found himself telling her
all about his broken engagement for
that evening.
If you'll go with me-" he said to
! girl from Ohio. well have a good
time and I'll teach my wife a little les
son atSthe same time. For she really
ought to have remembered, you Know
The girl thought 1t would be great
run" only, h said, my hair Is SO
black that I'm afraid Mrs. Bowers
wouldn't be fooled at ALL"
II Fix that easy enough said the
colonel, whose evil genius now had full
control over him. when we get down
town Veil go and get a red wig for
you to wear"
They found a magnificent red-gold
WIZ, which the colonel rented for twen-
ly-four hours n which was a perfect
nj Tor the girls shapely head. Then
stney parted, after arranging that the
colonel should call for her at 7:30 that
evening.
Ing you" Mrs. Bowers said to her hus-
band at dinner on the momentous even
1ng. II you say 81 I'll send word
e to the Andrews that I can't &c
and Well spend quiet evening al
home together
mot for the world. my dear, said
the eoioiiei, whose conscience was he.
ginning to trouble him a little. Sec
ahead md have q good time. i wouldnsd
have yousstay home for the world, =
But what VIII you do. poor Fellow
asked HTS wife. ~
Don't you worry about me-" said
the colonels%saI'm going,and I'm gotnr
70 take my red-headed wife, just az
he told you,
The smile which accompanied the col.
observation-disclosures q was Il thfs
occasion last triffa forced.
+ 7:t5 b Andrews carriage called
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skimming very close and costing very
little for REPAIRS
University Of Nebraska ~ Lincoln,
Neb., April 2, 1900.-"I take pleasure In
sending you the enclosed statement of
several tests made Of the United States
No. 6 machines. These are as follows:
Amount separated per
hour, pounds...... 400 4O5 400 40
Per cent of fat in skim
mix 49,. 1880. .........04 .03 .03 .02
II thought this might be Of some in
terest to you.T The tests were made
der the direction of Mr.. A. Z. Hacker,
Instructor in dairying in this institu-
ton.
1T. T.. Lyon, Acting Director,
The machines also are always very
successful at the leading expositions,
as Indicated by the following awards:
united States separators We're award
ed the kings up, which was the first
pr1zeaof honor at G%ottensburg, Sweden,
in August, 1891; three medals with the
highest award at the worlds
fair in Chicago in 1893; a gold
medal with the highest award to any.
separator at the Paris International
exposition In 19O0;Sthe highest award at
the Pan-American exposition at Buff
falo, 1901, as well as quite "a number
Of other places.
Owing to the increased demand for,
this popular machine in theawest the.
Vermont Farm Machine company, the
manufacturers of United States cream
~separators, have established a distrib-.
uting point at Sioux City, which Will
be in charge of the Hanford-Hazelwood
Cream company. !.
This company distributed for them
q large number Of cars Of these ma
chimes the past season. and present In
dications are that 1t will tax the manu-
fa%cturers' plant to its fullest capacity
to supply h demand for these ma
chimes the coming year.
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Col. Johns Red-Headed Wife f fss

Colonel John Bowers is old enough
TO know better. He does know better
now, bit he only learned the lesson the
other day.
For fifteen years the colonel has
been happily married to a pretty wom-
an. has always been his boast that
nothing could throw eve a shadow be-
tween him and his wife. He and, his
wife were friends as well as lovers and
b did not look at things from the
narrow n feminine point of view.
But-there are limits.
For ten years Colonel John a had a
pet family joke. At present he is not
using It as much as he did. The Joke
went on like this:
on his o~vercoat. adjust his neck scarf
about his artistic Van Dyke beard. and
pick up his fedora hat.
Where are you going tonight, my
dearI?" his wife would ask.
I'm just going down to call or
my red-headed wife Colonel John
would answer with a laugh as he went
out into the night.
So the ~.colonel's "red-headed Wife,
came In the course of years to occupy a
Eecure place In the humorous archives
Of hef family. And she was often useful.
When there were "doings'' at the club,
the details ofwhich were not necessar-
ffy for publication. the colonel would
humorouslysh head off inquiries by stat
Ing that he was going to call on his
.redAheaded" wife and let 1t go at
fha
Ali the friends Of the family had
heard of the mythical girl with the
auburn hair. and they all thought 1t
was extremely funny.
That was the situation when a couple
Of months ago Colonel John. who Is
really the most devoted of husbands,
came home evening and made an
important announcement.
ssszs ouaaye seen Irving in Charles
r. 7 believe. He plays II here on De-
cember g. I'll get tickets and we'll 60"
or course. his wife was delighted. She
expressed her qualification and then as
the weeks went by forgot all about 1t.
But the colonel had made note OF
Che date In his pocketbook and In due
time he sent down and got the seats, 4
ss4 That evening at dinner he made an
Gther announcement
we gostos see Irving tomorrow even
Ing remember. I've got good seats,
Job I'm dreadfufly sorry, said his
wife, and In ashamed, too, but 1 for
got all about commencement for to.
Sxnorrow evening" Yesterday Judge and
Mrs. Andrews asked me to go to see
IRVING with them and accepted. What
shall 4 do??s
said the colonel. who was per-
$Fiaps little hurt at his wife'sSforget-
FTnlness, goswith the Andrewses.
confse.Y hcednstfeeI ashamed d
bft.S ssIt'll# be all right. IalHSJust go and
take myred-headed wife with me.
shescploDenHSWife tbcngat he took
xhesdiSappotntnen and she
keailzsWas sorry that she had forgot
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10 Much PublIcity.

Kansas City Journal: AT Russell q
rounded UP the Record ed
itor because he didn't mention the
physicians name in the announcement
of births.
..Ill.do 1t on one condition. said tn.
editor.
whats that2" asked the doctor.
THAT I shall also mention your
name In connection witlss the Deaths
replied the eritor.
he cared to- have his name mentioned
IN connection with births anyway,
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rugged up a Set of Cotton Whiskers and
prepared to be eve Funnier than
usual.
On Christmas Eve the Church put
them in the Aisles. so great was the
Interest in the Tree. The Superinten-
dent of the Sunday School, looking UNI