The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-22

keep tine #uttle ancient houses III StraC-
ford-on-A Avon, on the site of the pro-
posed Carnegie library, standing. These
ladies have written to the English
press unsupported and no man has
come forward. "Mr. Carnegie, with
brand new public library and the may
or of the town, bent on pleasing Mr..
Carnegie, are apparently to have their
unWelcome way" observes the London
Chronicle.
Queen Alexandra does not think
women should smoke cigarets and oc-
3asionally she expresses her opinion
on the subject. Some ladies of the
court We're discussing cigarets recent
iy, when her majesty said: Il have
noticed that men who smoke generally
say they would leave it off If they were
not slaves of the habit. 1t seems to
me extraordinary that women, who are
continually adopting new fashions
should deliberately become slaves Of
one that seemingly cannot be laid
lside.'
The 214 wells completed in the Ballu,
f(Russia) oil field show an average
lepth of 1902 feet and an average in
itial production of 292 barrels we'll
4 day, against an average depth of
l,0S6 feet and an average production
wells completed in 1901, indicating a
very material increase in the depth of
drilling and a not inconsiderable falling
Of In the average productiveness Of the
wells. Oil is worth at the wells two
thirds of cent gallon.
Principal Story recently said before
meeting at the Glasgow university
that Andrew Carnegies gifts to Scotch
a inY IN cft Io, IL,
the local springs of generosity While
IN the past it was easy for him to coll
Iect more than 100000 for the univer-
sity. now 1t is difficult for him to get
100000. He says Mr.. Carnegie's mu-
niHcence has scared away other givers
If lesser wealth.
An experimental shipment Of Cali,
,sornia oranges, raisins and other fruit,
products is to be made to Japan in thel
nope of building up a large trade.i
Japan grows oranges, but they areI
small, and 1t is said that no raisins are
raised there. The plan originated with
y Japanese commission house, and it is
hoped to send the fruit without ice and
still have 1t ina salable condition when
received.
superintendent Richard Sylvester of
The metropolitan police of Washington,
q. c.. has made public a police regula-i
zion for that city, which reads; ITO spit
Pm any sidewalk or footpath, or to spit
.Dn any street railway car or other pubs
tic vehicle, or to spit on any part of any,
public building under the control of
The conmissj oners of the District Of
Columbia il unlawful"
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Z Here Is an extremely delicate way
which a Kansan states his chief rea-fi
son for asking that he be freed from
matrimonial bonds, which gall: The
defendant has acted in such way that
said husband has had difficulty in dis
tinguishing her treatment OF him as g.
husband from her treatment of others
who bore no such relationSto her. e
II 1T Is now said that the cigaret trade
Of Indiaan enormous and a growing
one, for every native smolles--has been
captured by America. 1t is the old
story over again surplus stock sold
at ruinous prices. Ten American cigar
sts, done up in a box, can be bought to-,
day in any Indian bazaar for half al
penny. |
@ Until a few days ago John Wanna :,
maker was believed to &carry more life
insurance than any Their American, his
amount being $1,5o0,000. Now he has
been outstripped by his son Rodman,
who, in addition to the million which
he carried for some time, has taken
but another policy for an equal amount.
sEasG {8t8
Experiments show that a large ocean
steamer, going at nineteen knots an
hour, will move over distance of
two miles after its engines are stopped
and reversed. and no authority gives
less than q mile or mile and a half
as the required space to stop Its prog
ress. n IN RI
A nickel In the slot X-ray machine
has been invented. The observer places
d coin In the slot, moves, a lever, puts
his hand, or whatever he wishes to ex-
anime. into a box without any sides
and locks down at It through the f1uor-
ascent screen which forms the top Of
The box.
N In the course Of a chatty magazine
article on how and where to make a
cheap sixaweeks' tour of Europe. Lillian.
Bell says that IL she were asked to-
mention the most beautiful object in
nature she would be obliged to say z An
Austrian cavalry ofIie !.
According to a report newly laid on
the table of the house OF commons
there were 2, 93 sdea this from cancer in
ireland in 1901. This represented a
nlorta rate Of 6.5 per 10, 900 OF the
popula Ion.
sssout ordon trarnway men are
subscribing for al handsome gold lace
driver s cap for. the Pripee Of Wales
when n u rives the first electric car at
isie opening Of The footing route. IS
he S lbans Messenger Is eiaased