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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
Queer Thinas He Saw.

Philadelphia Press: What was the
queefest thing you saw While you We're
down among the Beers 2" asked the
sweet Thing Of the Returned Traveller.
re Don at her th%oughtfully for a
moment, then grinned reminiscently.
outside of the Beers themselves"
he remarked, II think that funny lizard
with the patent, double duplex. back
action. adjustable tail I saw one day
out on the side of n kopje was the"
Come now" h pouted, with an in
Jured look in her pretty eyes, stop
your stutflng me and tell me really; 1
want to know
But this is really true" he has
tened to explain, amusedly. "On nv
word, l laughed so that / had to sit
on a cactus thing when T saw
that wiggly tail just part itself from
that lizard, while Mr.. Lizard-or, as
the natives of this Deutschland call
him, 'getje'-slid off and hid under a
rock" =
I'm glad you sat on a cactus-pun-
ish you for telling fibs to credulous
stay-at-homes-but you can't fool me.
| don't believe a word you say" And
h shifted resolutely.
but it is in the accounts of that nat
uralist fellow at Hanover. in Cape Col
ony,' he persisted, still laughing, and
you will see it in his book when 1t
comes out just as l have told you. The
reptile is called a gecko and when it is
alarmed of if you should grab his tail
as l did, trying to catch him, the thing
just sewers all connection with that D
pendage as easily and gracefully as a
from his moAey--and the body
goes off somewhere while the suuirm-
ing tail wiggles ABOUND on the ground
to entertain YOU. I SUPPOSE, SO the rest
of him can reach safety, Then the GU
part of it is that the beast at
sets out to grow a new tail. In
a short time, a few weeks or so, he is
as well tailed as ever. ready to shed
that one, too, if danger seems to war;
rant the sacrifice"
1T sounds f1shy." said the girl. "Tll
up that naturalist mans book
it comes OUT
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

Il do" was the reply. "bu I can
make them go, just the same"
Then tell me how aid Mr.. Car
negie, impressed with his employees
ea~rneStnesS.
with that the little chemist, who had
not been given credit for knowing any
thing beyond the n of his mortar
and tubes, unfolded his blue print plans
and started to explain his scheme. Be
tore he had got fairly well started it
was evident to Mr.. Carnegie that the
German had hit upon the right idea.
He turned to his desk, and, while the
man kept up his struggle with the Eng
lish language. be wrote out this order:
Mr.. - is to have any material and
any men that lie deems proper at his
disposal until further notice"
Take that" he said, as he landed
the paper to the German and broke off
the Interview; and If you make the
cranes go | shall be pleased
a month later the chemist arain OBJ
tanned an audience with Mr.. Carnegie.
They are working" he said.
Today the man Is living In Germany,
where he is running a vineyard. He
bought 1t with part of the $3.50, OoO-the
cost of the cranes-that Mr.. Carnegie
allotted him of the stock of the steel
d
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
BOTH FEEL
What Proper Food Docs for Ro4
Mind and BODY

What Proper Food Docs for Ro4,
Mind and Body.
Physlcal health, mental health. in
deed almost everything good on this
earth depend in great measure unon
proper food.
Without health nothing is worth
While and health can be won almost ev-
cry time by proper feeding on the sci
entiic food Grape-Nuts.
A California trained nurse provod
this: Three years ago I was taken
very sick, my work as a trained nnrso
having Worn me out both in BODY and
mind, and medicine failed to relieve
me at all. After seeing a number Of
physicians and specialists and settinr
nc relief | was very much d~iscouropad
ana felt that l would die of general
nervous and physical collapse.
MY condition was so bad 1 I eve i'm
nglned food would help me, but on tha
advice Of a friend I tried Grape-Nuts.
The first package brought me so much
fellef that | quit the medicines and
used Grape-Nuts steadily three times =
day. The result was that within six
mohtns l had so completely regained
my strength and health that | was
PACK nursing again and 1 feel the i'm.
provement in my brain power just as
plainly as I do in physical strength.
After my own wonderful expert
ence with Grape-Nuts l have recon-
inehdeo II to my patients with splen-
did success and it has worked wonders
IN the cases of many invalids whom I
nave attended professionally Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
LOOK in each package for 4 copy of
the famous little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
Mrs. LOWS Hot Coffee.

New York Press: Seth Low had no easy
time of it to butt into politics. He brckleG
down to hard work in his home district ia
Brooklyn and was "one Of the boys' at
all meetings. These boys of course,
spent most of their time in barrooms,
where it is either beer or whisky. Low
never INDUCED. His mother. whose home
was not far away from the stamping
ground, made gallons of rich coffee every
night and sent the hot beverage over 10
the boys with the injunction to drink
if, because it is so much better for you
all than liquor" | wonder if our mayor
recollects those nights. Mrs. Low was
one of the richest women in Brooklyn, and
it was largely due to her encouragement
that Seth, her baby boy, struck out in
political waters. The elder Low opposed
his sons choice in a mild way.
Every one of the I-Told-You-Sos is say
ing hat reform never succeeded reform"
This is not literally true. Seth Low was
elected mayor of Brooklyn as the candi-
date of the republican and reform parties,
and was chosen to succeed himself.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
A Remarkable Woman.

Kokomo. Ind. Nov. 23.-Mrs. Anna
". Willis, of this place, a charming old
lady of a years. has given for publica-
hon a very interesting letter.
Mrs. Willis is widely known and
highly respected. and the recommended
lion she gives is well worth the CON
sideration Of any one who may be i'll
terested. Mrs. Willis address is r. r.
No. 6, kokOmo. Her letter reads as
follows:
Il have been troubled with Kidney
trouble for 20 years. 1t was so bad
that it affected my heart and my back.
1t hurt so that | could not get up
when down, and l began to think that
| would be past doing anything. l
was recommended to get Dodd's Kid,
ney Pills and purchased some at the
drug store of Mr.. G.. T.. Neck. After
using several boxes, | was completely
restored. | feel twenty years younger,
and | am able to do all the usual
work in the house and garden which a
person who lives on the farm has to
10, although l am "A years Of age.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
The French as Golfers.

Vance Thompson in November Out
ing: I said to Higbee: "Higbee have
a cigar?" Higbee had the cigar.
And tell me-" l said, what do YOU
think of the French as golfers?"
Like BALKAN Chat unwilling prophet
he spoke under compulsion and in spite
of himself and he said: The fact is
the Frenchmen dinna and cana under
stan games. I'm no meanin' cards or
billiards and sic risky things as Won
lose money by, but %neeborly oot-o'-door
games. l think it maun be allooed that
q native like mysel kens mair ABBOTT
the thing than a former"
Native O. what, Higbee?"
90 st. Andra's. Ma, the Frenchme1
are ma preceesely adapted for gawf.
They are an evenforrit, playful people
wi exuberant speerits, but they are ma
canny and judgmatical as the gawfer
maun be-"
l am very much afraid that Higbee is
right. Shall 1 tell you a true thing
once will hardly fasten the habit on me
this, then: Four men 1 saw and they
were golfers; the grassy knobs lay be-
fore them a picture and an incentive
and an nco temptations; and they sat
around a table under the tree and
played what game of cards I know not.
They We're counts and dukes, perhaps,
and one of them might have Deer a
Rothschild. Men, men, dinna We ken
how it CARS he grue? Ye who MIGHT
be ~whanging the ba' over the breezy
knowes! And there We sit, bitten by
the black. vermeellion-spotted spider
o the cards, wastin' siller at a thow-
less game! Well, t is by ordinair, the
French %callant's way-putr, daft loon
that he is in. matters he dinna and
Gamma understan'.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
Needed His Trousers.

Among the passengers of a STEAMSHIP
just in from England was a clergyman.
whose emit it was to take up his
permanent residence here. During the
examination of his baggage. which in
cluded SUPPLIES, stoleS and other non
uutlable church veStnents, The cues
ton arose whether the reverend gen
ema was not called upon to pay duty
LOT the numerous pairs of trousers
which he was importing. Said the GUS
tom officer:
L am sorry to say, sir, that you must
pay duty on these trousers: ONLY the an
parel o make use of during divine
serlce a be admitted free of duty"
"hereupon the quick witted clergy
man exclaimed:
Come, come, my dear man, You
surely don't expect me to oficiate in
church without my trousers."
SO the apparel in question was nasead
free Of charge.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

DHVTU Nt5KIsOn.
Lr. Hartman, one of the best known
PHYSICIANS and surgeons in the United
States, was the first man to formulate
Peruna. 1t was through his genius and
perseverance that it was introduced to
the medical profession Of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement OF your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. O.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
"Geoffrey Heathcote, Esq"
By JOHN fiNNNnORE. Copyright 1899, by S. S. Mcclure CO..

asking him what was the matter. He
looked up as If surprised to find l spoke
ltnglish freely. and replied that his
mistress was i'll.
Seriously ill?" L said.
shell never see the mdfn," he re-
80 near?" l cried.
50 near" he repeated: for two days
past her only wish hath been to see
your young mistress, and how it comes
she arrives so pat l know not, but it
seems a miracle that my mistress can
DID her farewell. as hath been her ear
nest wish"
said no more, but went about my
work with very serious thoughts. What
was to do now, with Ends friend fast
slipping away from her?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
An ~Indiscretior.

Twas wet as wet can always be;
The car was filling steadily.
Priscilla, standing, raised her dress,
TO 'scape the floors uncleanliness,
Her lace-clad ankle and her shoe
Made manifest to ommon view.
The crowd pressed in; Priscilla chung
Against my arm as on we swung.
Close up!' cried the conductor, curt.
She blushed and dropped the lifted skirt
My clothes were up, but how i'll bred
Or him to shout it out!' she said.
Town Tonnes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
Feminine GenJer

Inc lie OF a school teacher would be
soreiy m~onotonous,' said a teacher of a
boys school, IF it were not for his sense
o. hunor every day in the school room
one DAY, for instance, I had up nv smart
lass IN grammar and set the BOYS pars-
ing. l called to Moses, u colored bow. to
purse Arkansas, and he said Arkansas
with emphasis on the second syllable. r
on: "'"'
Hark-en-saw is a noun, objective case
lhulcat1ve mood, comparative degree, third
person, passive, and nominatiye case ia
scissors N"E !"
o haven't said what gender, Moses
FEMININE gender quickly remarked
my smart scholar. ~
why, sir% asked. somewhat puzzled.
Becos It's got Miss Souri, on the norf
Louisa Anna on the souf, Mrs. Sippi on the
east and ever so many more shemales on
the west IA
1t was SO well done I Joined in and en-
courased the laugh which followed the
mart boys humor." 49,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
WATCH AND CHAIN,

A lady's gold filled watch with Elgin,
Waltham or Hampden movement. Case
warranted for 20 years. Gold filled long
guard chain with solid gold slide complete
for $l5, in fine plush case for mailing or
express, prepaid, with my personal guar
antee. VIII II Beck, The Sioux City
'eweler, Sioux City, Ia.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

"HehtIenlen: II
have used several
bottles of Peruna
and feel greatly
benefited there
by from my ca
tarrh OF the head,
and feel ncour
aged to believe
t h a it's co n
tinued use will
fully eradicate Il
disease Of thirty
years standing"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
Among the Red Cans.

Chicago News: Wall, by hen!' ex-
claimed old mar Hayrix. Here yew
hev been tellin' me ez heow yew
work'd for six months on a dairy farm.
and yet yew don't know which side tew
milk a ceow on, b'gosh!"
THAT amt no fault wv mine" an
.swered the new hired man. ..Th' boss
had a couple Nv other feliers few do
tn milkin', and 1 did tn pumpin..
See.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
The Audience Worse.

New York Times: .Ha-a-! / am mad
madr" ranted Hamphat. the tragedian,, In
the dungeon scene.
HUH snorted q mar in the gallery,
you in near as mad as us fellers that
paid to get n"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
rmn Of a find

Chicago News: "a man needn't be
afraid OF lightning SO long as he can nee
it approaching" said the would-be hu-
morist.
Same way with a bullet" observed
the solemn party with a far-off look in
his Off optic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27
Miss Rose Hennessy, well

Miss Rose Hennessy, well
known as a poetess and elocu-
ZIONIST, of Lexington, KY, tells
how she was cured OF uterine
inflammation and ovaritis by the
use OF Lydia 8. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-For wears I
enjoyed the best of health nj thought
thatIwould alwaysdo SO. I attended
parties and receptions thinly clad, and
would be suddenly chilled, but I did
not think OF the results. I caught a
bad cold eighteen months ago while
1ne~nstruating, and this caused inflam-
nation of the womb an congested
0varies. suffered excruciating pains
and kept getting worse. My attention
was called to your Vegetable Conn
pound and the wonderful cures it had
performed, and / made up my mind to
try it for two months and see what it
would do for me. Within one month I
felt much better, and at the close Of the
second I was entirely well.
at have advised a number Of my
lady friends to use it, and all express
themselves as well satisfied with the
results as I MISS ROSE NORA
HENNEssY. 40 8. Broadway, Licking
ton, Ky 10000 5oJsitY originate 81 above lot.
- prcr!HHg Ssaaiusness cannot % prosaead.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-11-27

The following letter is from Congress-
man Meekison. of Napoleon, Ohio:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Looking After the Rights Of Valley
1rrigators.

The Arkansas Valley Ditch association.
which comprises the various canals from
Canon City to the state line, has taken up
the question Of securing to the various
canals the water they are entitled to un-
der the law. and the state engineer has
promised them his assistance in seeing
that the laws are respected. The Twin
Lakes reservoir people have been causing
the ditch owners much annoyance. and il
is the intention Of the associations exec.
utive committee. @. M. Hall. q. W. Swink.
and A. E. Bent. TO compel the reservoir
people to comply with the law by putting
in self-regis,ering water meters and guage
rods and furnishing contour maps Of their
reservoir. or else havo them restrained
from using water they now claim. II
is estimated that the valley bitches now
lose daily from 100 to 500 feet Of water
they are entitled the by court DEGREES. It
being diverted into smaller bitches above.
while the Bob creek canal claims its full
allowance Of water supposed to be deliy-
cred by the Twin Lakes reseryoir.-La-
mar Sparks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
CORRESPONDENCE
WEST HorBRook.

Rain every day. Ditch full Of water
and farmers all smiling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wasson and Miss Mayme Wasson attend
ed the Miller-Kline wedding in North La
Junta last week.
Mr.. Tallman and renter have SIX acres
Of beets thinned. These are under the
reservoir ditch.
The grass on the prairie is looking
reen since the rain. 1t was about dried
up.
Mr.. Johnson reports quite loss Of bees
in his apiary north Of the reservoir. The
unfayorable weather and late blooming Of
alfalfa are chief causes.
Miss Hayes Of West Virginia. has come
10 spend the summer with her sister.
Mrs. w. II. Anderson.
Carl Larmore went TO Pueblo last week.
He may remain there for the summer.
A number Of people have been fishing
during the rainy weather. Not much
success reported.
p. J. Reiae OF the Rocky Ford Hard
ware Co. was calling on farmers last
week. Come again. Phil. we are going
70 have something TO harvest before long.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
The Outlook For the stsss Fair.

Tho outlook for tho Colorado state fair.
which is 70 be hold as usual IN Pueblo. is
mos; encouraging and hefo is good rcas-
on 10 believe ;ha; tho oven; this year will
sufpass ali former records In this state.
both In tho amour; and variety Of tho dis
plays and in tho crowds in attendance.
A special effort Is TO bo made 70 secure
large and representative delegations from
tho di.!eren, parts o. tho state. and those
interested in tho management; Of The fair
!eol ,ha, this sort Of attendance Is neees-
sary in order 70 secure tho full measure Of
success ;ha; belong TO Il. and TO accom-
plish tho design for which h~asinsended.
There is hardly any person In the state,
and certainly no ono connected with tho
groa, productive industries Of agriculture.
horticulture and stock raising. who would
no, bo well repaid for visi; 70 tho state
fair. For Il is ono Of tho main advantages
Of such exhibitions Of resources and
methods ,ha; they servo TO educate in a
mos, valuable way those who give proper
attention TO ,hou. Tho Colorado state
fair ough, TO bring together the most
progressive and tho mos; backward OF
our farmers. tho mos, successful and tho
least so Of our s.oesrrowers, and there Is
no one Of them so thoroughly well versed
in tho practice Of his business ,ha; he
could no, gain something from tho expert
once Of others who are working under
similar conditions TO his own.
In fact experience has clearly shown
,ha, there is nothing Of greater value TO
the agricultural interests Of state than
a well conducted state fair.
Such a fair under eompe.ans manage
mon' and with full measure OF local
support. Pueblo now assures to this state.
and !, remains for the farmers and ranch
men Of Colorado TO make tho mos. Of its
oooor,uni,ies. Chieftian.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Farm Lands with Reliable Water Rights

At from sa5 to siss.co per acre. RaiiroaJ IA
cilities reaching the bcs, market. in the state
Water supply always reliable. La Plata lands
are rapidly increasing In value. Fine climate
free from pulmonary troubles or malaria. Al.
titudc about eypo feet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
CLOSED LATERALS
OF GREAT VALUE.
Experiments At Manxanoia Prove the
Importance OF Sewer Pipe Laterals.

j.. F. Harseh. Geo. Tope and others
who put in sewer pipe last spring are
well pleased with the results. Mr.. Harsch
put in a quarter OF a mile string. and he
says that he believes il is saving Of IS
per cent Of water. Mr.. Tope claims =
saving OF SO per cent This item Of gain
alone Is worth the expense. but this is not
all the beauty Of the closed conduit. Its
nothing unusual for an irrigator To open
his gate and then 90 home and wait two
or three hours for his water. II hs uses an
open lateral. and then. IL overcome by i'm
patience. 90 TO hun: |; and find Il flooding
tho road. wasting on another mans beet
field or running down some fellows lat
eral. either Of which makes him in poor
or condition for his Sunday school work
for tho following Sabbath. With tile
lateral the farmer can open his hsadgats
and 20 70 hi. field As fas; As he can and
find tho water there ahead Of him. He
can 50. |: and 60 TO sleep and know h Is
doing service. Ha knows that no wind
will obs,rue; his lateral by sand or this;les.
,ha. no ono will cut his ditch. that the
weed, arc no,risingup 70 choke L. There
will undoubtedly be a suitable clay dis
covered hefe or somo means employed
,ha, will reduce tho cost Of this means Of
carrying water 70 such an extent that !;
willbeeome generally adopted. tits prae-
,ieable and will prove = saving In many
Instances q, tho pfesen, pfiee.-manxa-
nols Sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Noslce In Nixoeea.

stats of Colorado. County of ot-so. o. In
tho County Court.
z-ida Y holes piaintis. versus Russell A.
linlss. dcfcndsnt. sufnhsoes.
The People OF the state of Colorado, To
ltussrli A. Holes. the dcf-n'isnt above namesas
uf-cfine9
You arc hereby required To spprsr In an
action brought ssaissi you by tho airnse
named piainfin. In the County Court OF
Otefo County. State of Colorado and ansvrS
the complaint fhcrvin vifhin thirty ,isys AZ.
ter the sctsic- hereof. " served within thu
state uf Colorado uf by puhiieaiiaal or, 70
.-tNc-i out OF the state af Colafssya viIhin
hity DAYS astrs tho service h-rvsf. exclusive
OF the day OF .rrvic~: nf sad sciion may bs
regularly .-t faf trial the szms q. Ihsush
such appearance had t-~n made and is.s,s
had bren Joined "a such e,is-. plaint.
Tho SAID acfion Is bsuusht by risIuti4 Tn
obtain drcr-- of disusv~. aissolsine the
tunds uf tnsffitt11ny nos existing brtvcDo
trsucvn risiniid and Defendant. oa the
rruuhd OF d-s-ftinn fof mote than opr yvaf
ls.t psss. and for nna->uppsrt Of his fasuiiy
fully act-sr frufn cosnriaini 10 said srtia0
to uhich reference is hrrv made and : cs,sY
ofuhIch ts hcsvso attached.
Mud you arc hereby botincd that " yeo
fail TO appear, and to answer aid eosnplsInV
.. above required, the said plainti6 1iII sss.
plt 10 the Court foe tho rviief thcsvin Do
tnandri.
Given under my hsh. and the .ssi os al,
Couft. at La 1unta. in .aid County Ihls HIflh
day os May A. u. ia
a. u. Wallis. clerk.
Es-oficio clerk OF the County Court.
yirs, publication May y. iru Las, publ.
cation June ~. iso
a. e. sloan Attorney foe risin,ia. ga.