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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
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At a recent meeting OF the Pegasus
Club the talk turned to medicine, and
DIR. s. Weir Mitchell told this story: .5
There was once a physician who was
summoned hurriedly at midnight, to the
house Of an upholsterer. The upholste-
rer had a bad attack OF typhus fever;
ana was plainly dying. Nevertheless the
physician prescribed for him, though he
had no hope OF the mans recovery. Tho
next morning he called at the house, .ex-
pecting to find the upholsterers corpse,
but he found him instead well. lIo had
recovered as by q miracle.
How does this happen?' the physl-
clan asked, and the man replied,
ts$" After you We're gone sir, was
seized with violent thirst. and drank
a quart OF picked cabbage juice. 1m-
mediately proceeded to got better
wonderful! exclaimed the physician
and he wrote down IN his notebook, Pick
led cabbage julce-a cure for typhus,' Fl
Later he was summoned to another
typhus sufferer and prescribed the cab
bage juice, hut this second man died,
i""Wllat was our poor friends bust
ness7' he asked the widow, and she
said: He was glazler.'
si"t''Aha 4 cried the physcan.# and he
amended his notepooR 30 tnat " reau
Cabbage juice a cure for typhus. II tho
patient be not a glazier."
Mrs, Julia b. Carney the author OF
I"Little drops OF Water" lives at Gales
hurg, Illinois. Though over 70. she Is
still active, a love OF cats Is one OF her
| charact erIstics, One OF the editors of the
Galesburg Mail said In New York the
other day that Mrs. Carney used to have
an intelligent white cat called Sam. Sam
had learned to know the significance OF
the dinner bell, and when Its peal re-
sounded through the house, he would
come with Joyous leaps and bounds into
| the dining room, where plate OF food
would always be set upon tie floor for
him. But one day Sam happened to be
shut In an upstars room when the bell
| rang and no could not come down 10
dinner, over an hour had passed and the
table had been cleared, before he was
discovered and released He ran to the
| dlnlng-room, but there M was nothing
| there to eat. The cat hesitated a mo,
ment, and then leaped upon the Side,
board where the dinner hell stood. He
turned the bell on Its side. and began t.
push II hack and forth. causing It te
send out loud clangor. Ihe famils
hurried to the scene, and could not mar
j vel enough at SAINTS intelligence. q
Always" they said, he ringing, !!
HIS mind Is what gota Inn his 1000
II A
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Therefore having missed his dinner, ne ne
thinks that a dangling OF the bell will
now cause food to be orthcoming And
in this Sam is right. they concluded \.
aTwo countrymen," said Colonel q, I. 4 Il
Mcclure, tho president OF the Glover
Club OF Philadelphia, came to the h city
many years ago, and wandered q bout;
seeing the sights. Late in the q fternoo e't's
they were observed pro,Wllng along the
river front, al a point where several sew, I
ers emptied into the stream. As long
shoreman saw tile taller OF the $5li two
pause and lean down at the mouth 9 &
the sewer. Then he heard him ca " =! TO
his friend, who had gone on head:
53'''. Hey, Bill here is another sprlnE
.'Bill called back: b well OF tall bet
tern that other one, be burned CT t1'd
drink a drop Of It Of $wuz 5you
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iesple Ind DIX stacks all counted out
4 when they sat down. Thej Chips were
Il two Kopecks per Stack and Mi les
Any Money On the Table. The Min
s,ite that he started In TO Bank on this 4
Il Basis he was Loser. II 81 Il q,
III Mrs, Jinkins sat next 10 her H,is-
& band, I 30 4 that he Il could ook u at her
4 Hand every time and tell her what to +
J do. II required fifteen Minutes TO
\ explain the Values OF the Blues and !
II and then I here wa ~ grand Gcta way.
Mr.. e illesple requested that there be
8f,o Talking and L his W'ifo said she had
Just one more @ t1estion 10 nsk, did q (
Y Flush trrnr MI OF ono Color Then
4 he asked her II she had ever boon 70 !
II Might School and she gave him the \
i3 Bessener Eye and there was a pain
ful sionce bro ken only by Mrs.. l.ris-
bic, who laid down and asked X four !.
4 fivo, sIx,5 seYen eigh meant anything
AT which, everybody & else q tucked ana i
K sio pulled fiji q White Bean and hor@
Husband told her she oug ht to go back
TO Jack Straws, but she said she didn't
care, she " on five Cents. He told
her TO- boost the Ante whenever she I
4 had n Pat Hand. NH l3,5
During the next shufrle, Mrs. jim "
q kins yaWned ana eald she dld not tulHh \
Poker was much Fun. After she had
4 hor$ Hand, she showed 1T to her n 4
g band. He took ono Look ut i and /,
e dropped out. Mr.. Gillespie allowed /
4. thntf Hoyle did not say anything about
1 Partners In Poker. y When Mrs. j ln--#
58k!ns showed up 3 Bullets and bumped 4
y him for 50 Cents. he rnndo several
y other n low Al Cracks about every ono
e playing his or her own Hand 81.
g 1t was evident that Mr.. T'risbio and
Il Mr.. q Gillespie were the only two who !
x were lip on the Game. They should 8
have connected with all the, Coin, only
the sJlnkins Family began to ring In
X Miracles on hem. Ono timo Mrs. jim
\ Flusha MI. Gillespie was in with
three Type Writers and Mrs. Frisb'' %
had an elegant Full House and Six
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS;
4 COMMENT AND GOSSIP

The Yankees are outwrltng us as
usual, Mrs. Ayary's virginia Girl IN the
lCiyi, War" which appeared a little
while ago, although Q little gem OF re-
minscent verify, IL overwhelmed by Mr..
Joseph A. Altsheler's 'Hefore the
Dawn and Mr.. Cyrus Townsend
I3rady's 1.-THE sopthsrners,' both OF
which are fictitious tales placed In tho
period OF the embattled sixties, And
along with them comes book BY one
Emma Rayner called Handicapped
Among the Free, which is full Of tho
usual pathos concerning our friend and
supplicating martyr to Southern devil
try.
Mrs. puryea,s delightful stories Of
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q Of Town. and nothing doing afters one
arrived there. III So these HONEYMOON
ers who lately had q, come pat @ ,he
B TIousek keeping, had to organize a little
a Set Gof their own. n. n q
they played Ping Pong until IT be- <
z came n M sdemcanor %and N then MIS-,
+ Frisbie organized q Rending Circle, at Y
(which Works were read aloud ana DIS
y cussed. The Men we're not VERY strong
\ for that sort OF Revelry. so MIS- Gilles-
4 lively Games she had learned !, d, at
Boarding School,. She had them doing
4 Charades, also Cross Questions n and
y Daffy Answers and another peculiarly
exciting form OF Lark In which every II
one wrote something on q piece OF IA "a,
4 per and dropped ut In "a Hat. .st These
limitation Pastlmes are no e calculated li7l1
VI to keep a Man up after IL n N es
5peclally II he has been accustomed 70
y wing the Ponies and doubling up I
VI on the First Eighteen. Tn "a little
/. Wills the Suburber sextetto arrived at
the end OF tho String. jack straws
y md Ind oor{ Croquet no longer thrilled
4 them. six-handed Whist seemed 10
& be out OF the Questlon.sso Mr.Et rlsD,e,
81 who had been an Indian before ne sd1a !,
e the Matrimonial Stunt, timidl VI sug-
j; 1a.tad ! hat Draw was! about. the only
Il Game that would keep the Blood In
Circulation six Nights out OF every
Week. u Z MI 5
q aition because she was the Soprano IN
& NJ church Choir and did not wish.to 4
start any Talk. Mr. Frisble and Mr.
n Gillespie assured her that 10 cent limit
4 was not Gambllng,S,b be cause n g was
played merely for FNn and that very
Y often one would play all Evening ana
lose only a Dollar or. 50, or perrlhlaa ps
come out just Even, 5l,s z,
So the Gillespies gave a Poker Party.
Ail7fof the Leaves were ia ken out OF
the Dining Room Fable and Mr. Gil Gil
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Frisbis seerned to be all the Money
Estillathey counted her Cards on her
and then they told her 70 back OUT
Che said she was willing 70 throw \
away one card but 1t didn't 80. Mrs. 4
sJInkins took the Pot and made 80 3
much Noise about It that Mr.. Giles,
/ Bic began TO act Fpeevisf b. Mrs. Vri lsI:s
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XII Cnos there were three Young Mar.
& Fled Couples that Used to bunch up OF
an nvsnlns,isp AZ to have some ono
4 else to look at ot, co In II ~ lie, !.
They lived out toward the end OF
q the Trolley. Line and were acting a q
/ Decoys q fnr d n nav SGl Bubd vision. y,
was d long Ride down to tho Centre ire
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B bie;tsbeing Flat, swlped one half OF
what Mr.. Frsbie had and never let
Then Mrs. Gillespie mlstook 9 four 81:
Il gnott for a seven and EWasa cleaned Dys$
A the sJinklns Com binauon. 30 she dug
into tho Bank and took what was need -$5E
.4s About 1o.so,s Mrs. d lllesple, who had
H tapped the Bank for seven lar ges II On 9i
& Dollars and played, them In. regard.
Less said 4 Oh. ps haw hey were 2 o.
II playing III real Earnest anyway 10
& she went into the OF her Room and be-6
I gan playing "AIr. Dopley on the ss
u Piano. 81 Mr. Frisbie had won 81, and IL
Il his Wife and pinched 1T, twenty cents e
H Of al clip until he was down to one 81
Il lslue and two Whites and 30 sore that
4 linking Duo had their Heads together a.
Il every Play. BY trading Cards and Nj
4 building up Hands they succeeded I'M
& stlngIngf the Expert about three times #
out 81 four. In the final Round OF
Roodles, preceding the Dutch 5L .l aa
Il Mrs. Jinkins held up q Tray and g.
4 Nine and filled and that was when y
Gillespie forgot that he was 5 e Ger. 81
q tlemnn and used some OF the Langu
1 that he learned at Club, N 9sss
q " Mrs.. Jinkins got on. the H Ugh Horse 9
and cashed In. She picked out the y
4 right Moment because she had S1a, 90 Il
4 in Velvet thrown UP In front ,of her,
Il Giliespie had ia BIS against all the ot nj
crs, but they went right in to help
out With the Music and left him Their rs. Il
/; to Dig. 81; & III I3Sa
Sg Mrs. Jinkins said It didn't seem RIG hit
TO take all that Money, but she got !
y away with It just the same, and then a
swore on, a for fea r some one In no
z Church would hear abou { It.
4 Mr.. Gillespie still has tn, Ta bs.
]. TX MORAL: "a In Reputable Poker
Game tile only Man who invariably
gets stuck is the Banker .5 l "a
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me IN tt,s F1oria cpast makes y mat.
III 81 resret That she has not ot,cs I.
literature Tor profession she wt !, =.
ythnt shs MA no caln, to any tic y
however, that her motto e Y, e
tfAnuss pour xous afnusef. II ~ 81 4, IN !
CHS spirit that she wrpts An1one M, Y
palnsp and her purpose ha a e 81 u !:
met With euouess Her
Taylor d Co. hes Issued = g oop'ouslS
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
Assessments

From State Auditor Halliday:i
state board of assessment and eqh
ization completed its work yest@
day and took final adjournmei<
The task this year was anything b8
a pleasant one. The last legislatu4
passed appropriation bills to til
amount of nearly two million dollas
The property valuations as returne
by the assessors this year sh;8we95
but seven percent over last year an
even with the two million defcienc.
levy the receipts will fall short OF
meeting the expenditures. Aftet5
equalizing the property of the state
the board raised the valuation of real
estate property 4 per cent. The
valuation Of the corporate property,t
railroads, telephones, express tele
graph companies, etc, were raised
8 per cent. On this basis the pres.
ent deficiency of S2l5, 900 will be in
creased to about $500, 900 at the end
of the biennial period. The board.
concluded that the extra deficiency
tax and the increase of the valuation
mentioned, were sufficient tax for
one year and that it would not be
justice to wipe out the entire deti-
cheney in the coming fiscal year, al
though that body had the power to
increase the valuation 333 per cent.
There were number of good reas-
ons for this action, notably the fact
that large percentage Of the APP
preparations were for permanent
buildings, the cost of which should
be divided over term Of years the
further fact that If the slate was
cleaned, the tendency Of the next
legislature would be towards in
creased instead of decreased appro-
priations. The average legislature
cares not if excessive expenditures
are raised by a direct tax on the
people-iust SO they are raised. He
considers it the business of the state
board to wrestle with the problem
of how to get the money. But if the
board consideres it a wise policy to
carry the deficiency instead Of wip'
ing it out by d heavy direct tax il
one or two years, it will be there
for the next legislature to bump VI
against. This may have the etfec'
of curtailing future appropriation
or be the means of forcing the mex
legislature to provide additional
methods of revenue.
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pared and we hope she has. 1t will
certainly be interesting if she can
proze that alcohol, the mother and
base of all medicine, is an unnecess-
airy ingredient.
Vermillion Republican: There
was q rich banker who had
cashier in whom be placed infinite
confidence aud trust. His man was
a nice sober fellow-a singer in the
choir and teacher in the Sabbath
school. Together with this the
cashier frowned on cards, did not
know poker chip from coat but.
ton. and was esteemed by all the
brethren as one of very elect-one
of those on whose tombs tone an an
gel hand points not Here but There
One glad morning the president Of
the bank came down town about 10
o'clock and sure enough the cashier
was not on hand-not Here but There
likewise large number of bank
funds. Now the banker has new
cashier-one that smokes, takes a
glass once in while, bumps the
slot machine once in while, but so
far has kept straight with the books
to a penny. Here is raw, unvar-
nished comparison and some of the
business men are awaiting results.
Rev. Joel A. Smith will deliver
the last sermon for tho conference
year on next Sunday night. He will
attend the annual conference at
Deadwood next week, Appointment s
for the coming year will, at that
time, be made by Bishop Andrews
of New York, who will hold the con-
ference.
The northern Hills were visited
by regular deluge of rain this
week. Bridges were washed out,
small buildings swept down the
gulches and considerable damage
was done to business in Deadwood.
The Elkhorn tunnel between Dead
wood and Whitewood had three feet
Of water in it and the train from the
Hills was twenty-four hours late.
The damage done in Deadwood will
amount to several thousand dollars
alone and much more may oe added
when the extent Of the storm is
learned.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
Horse Market.

The recently organized Stock Com
mission company organized at Belle
Fourche, composed of local men,
held it's first sale Wednesday and
met with unqualified success. About
$4,000 worth of horses were sold,
mostly in car load lots and buyers
were so plentiful that twice that
number could have been sold had
not the consignments run out. The
farmers and horse raisers did not
dream Of the success of the first sale
hence We're slow to take advantage
of it. The lowest price paid was
twenty-five dollers per head by the
car load lot and the highest was $50,
Pioneer Times.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
Cowboy Festival.

Wyoming's great annual cowboy
festival Frontier celebration, was
opened Tuesday with a whoop and
dash that puts in the shade any
opening in the history OF the day.
The races were exciting, the buck
ing and pitching ontest brought
out some of the most dare devil COW
boy tricks known to the profession.
About 5000 spectators witnessed
the sport, many visitors remaining
in the city on account Of threatening
weather.
The opening races, free-for- alls, in
which thoroughbreds competed gave
the crowd but passing amusement.
The people were there to witness
broncho busting, steer roping, stake
racing and Indian riding; they sim
ply tolerated the tanner sports, and
reserved the volume of their ap
plause for what they knew was
coming. There was wild excitement
OF course, when blue blooded horse
flesh came down the stretch neck
and neck, riders and horses alike
straining every nerve. but the first
real outburst did not occur an til the
painted warriors skated around the
course on rangy, mangey, nondes-
cript punches of equine crowbait-
saddleless, spurless, but whoopingly
misunderstanding the half-mile in
one minute and nobody cared how
many seconds, amid tremendous
applause. This was glimpse of the
frontier in earnest, and the specta-
tors were there for a frontier show.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
the SHELTER STARTS.
After Six Months Close-doWn the
Shelter Runs

After Six Months Close-down the
Smelter Runs
Prof. Knutson, manager Of the
National Smelling Co., came down
from the Hills the first Of the week
With orders to place in order and
start the big snelter at once. A
Union representative called at the
plant this week and found Manager
Knutson with a force of fifteen men
as busy as bevers repairing and
placing things in tip top order and
he thinks he can have things run
ming by next Wednesday. More men
will be put at work as soon as they
can be secured.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28

PioneerTimes: Will Warner who
went east after the expiration of his
term as receiver OF the land office at
Rapid City, writes from Philadel
phla that he has settled there as be
had hoped to do when he left the
Hills with his family. He calls il
|"God's Country and seems to be
pleased with the change. He is ad.
vertising manager for "The Interna.
tional Patent Exhibit. and Exchange
company" at a fair salary and prom.
ice OF promotion He says ''the field
is big down here and thousands OF
chances for fellow who is willing
to give the best there is in him and
watch his Knitting. What employ
ers want now is men who will keep
sober and work for their interests
and the cities afford the greatest op.
portunities to such of any place. in
the world. We are nicely situated
and Mrs. Warmers health has great
ly improved. We are feeling much
better down in this moist air."
1T you need Trunk, Suit Case,
or Telescope, 60 to Chase's.
Miss Annie Brown returned this
week from two weeks business trip
10 Pierre and Fit. Pierre. Miss
Brown says there is plenty OF talk
of the Northwestern building across
and o. a long distance phone from
Pierre to the Hills While near the
Cheyenne Miss Browns party en-
countered severe wind and rain
storm and for time she said it was
a question which section of the
state she would be able to come to a
stop in.
-FoR SALE-Complete Steam
threshing outfit. Inquire of Jack
Holmes. Rapid City, S. D.
J. G. Sherman OF Pactola, was in
town this week on business. He
reports crops good in his section.
The attendance at the Soldiers
and Sailors picnic held at Fremont
this week was not as large as was
expected. About three hundred
people were present. The rains in
terfered considerable and the ina
bility of the railroad company to
provide cars cut down the attendan-
ce. The old "boys" who were there
however made up in enthusiasm and
good cheer whatever may have been
lacking in attendance. A good pro.
gram was carried out and everyone
who attended felt we'll repaid.
The annual convention Of the W.
G. T. U. for the Fourth district Of
South Dakota Is being held here
this week. Among the papers that
are to be read is one entitled "Non-
Alcoholic Medication" which advo-
Gates the making of medicine with
out the use of alcohol, as we take it.
The good lady may have an inter
esting and entertaining paper pre-.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
0C0' Bits

Mrs. L. Smith, mother of Mrs.
Joe HALEY. and Miss Hiteman, a sis.
ter, left this week for Rothdruen,
Idaho, after month or 80 visit with
the HALEY family. Mr.. Smith did
not accompany his wife owing to the
illness of his brother-in-law, Joe
Herrick, whom he is clerking for.
II will make you suit to your
measure that will fit we'll and wear
we'll, for $10-others charge fifteen
and twenty dollars for same class
OF goods. Other grades OF cloth at
equally low prices. No better lin
ings or workmanship to be had
anywhere. When you want clothes
see E. M. Severns and save money.
Che door north of the Harvey.
Geo. Knuckenberg was in town
this week from Farmlngdale and re-
ports crops in good condition in
that section. Mr.. Knuckenberg or
dered some printed stationery for
himself while here. when maa
can get a hundred sheets of writing
paper and fifty envelopes, both
printed, for q dollar" said Mr..
Knuckenberg, ''he ought to be will
ing to give up the dollar
Special sale OF Dress Goods at
Owens & Clemens.
GRAM Robinson came up from his
rarch this week where he has been
looking things over after an absence
of several years in Iowa. He brought
with him from the ranch some fine
specimens Of wheat, barley, corn and
potatoes which he will show his Iowa
friends on his return, to that state.
He left this week for. his home IN
Mt. Pleasant, Ia and will prepare to
move to his old place near Vesta.
= -Chase's is the best place in
town to buy your Dry Goods, Cloth
ing, Boots and Shoes.
A reception was given Monday
evening oL Cne DeautlLul LOveland-
Haines home for the Rev. Steven G.
Butcher and wife. Rev. Butcher
will occupy the. pulpit Of the con-
Rregational church and We are sure
that Rev. and Mrs. Butcher will con-
tinue to find their welcome as warm
as it was extended them Monday
evening. The reception was most
pleasing and successful. About
seventy. couples were present and
all enjoyed the delicious refresh
lnents as we'll as the comfort OF the
charming roomsin the homo which
was beautifully decorated with pot
ted plants, cut flowers, etc.
Go to Chase's for bargains in
!. Lawns, Ginghams and PEI Gales.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
An Additional Pastor.

Al the Quarterly Conference Of
the M. E. church held this week the
membership, it was found, had been
increased Is per cent the last year.
All lines of church work had advanc-
ed. The coming year an additional
pastor will be sent to Rapid City
and take charge OF outside points.
The charge will be called Rapid City
Circuit.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28

church. The pastor will give suit
able address. Easy chairs will be
provided, A program in keeping
with the occasion will be given, All
who can should attend and make
this great day.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
Change in Time of Services.

At mcating of the Ministerial
Association Monday it was decided
to change the services at the various
churches beginning with the first
Sunday of September as follows:
Preaching at 1O:45 a. M, Sunday
School at y m;a Young Peoples
Meeting at $50 p. IN.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
House Wanted

For winter. Furnished or I'm
furnished. Full particulars. Ad
dress. L. A. RICHARDS,
Pactola,
S. d.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-28
The TrOtting Record.

In ninty-seven years the onemile
trotting record has been lowered
tifty-nine seconds. The following
table shows the record by decades
since 1900.
Year Horse Time
1900 lSIo-Yankee QS06. 1850
1910 lS2o-Boston Horse Chestnut
1890 I84O-Edwin Forrest (black
geldlng) ..................... a: 3l4
1910 ls50-Lady Suffolk (gray mare,
1o40) .2;2o5
1850 106O-Flory Temple $3.50. .2:loh
1860 1s7o-Dexter Drown gelding)
1870 1sS0-St Julian ebay gelding
1917 ...'..... .2:I2f
1880 1S9O-Maud S Chestnut mare,
Aooo) ....... .2:OSa
1890 19o0-The Abbott (bay gelding,
crsceus chestnut horse, 1901 .2:O2A
Lou Dillon (bay mare, 1909. ;. 200