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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
NEW BuLLET-PRooF CLOTH,
Wonderful Things Related in an Italian
Invention

Philadelphia Record: The world is at
present Intensely interested In a new Ital-
Ian bullet-proof cloth, and since the Ital-
IAN government is negotiating for its use
1t is Of Importance that we see just what
the results are. although it is necessary
to state that the invention remains Sc
cret, and this Notwithstanding attempts
to discover Its details. Thus we shall
have to deal with a general description
and with the results of experiments
The armcr is sort Of felt, the stuff
being capable of adaptation to any form
Whatever; for example a brea stplate with
collar or sort of coat which completely
enVelops the wearer and absolutely guar
antecs him from gunshot wounds, The
thickness of the protector varies from
one-sixteenth to seven-siXteenths of an
inch, according to the arm the effects of
which 1t Is designed to destroy. Against
the armor Of -sixteenths of an inch
the regular ordnance revolver with steel
covered ball IS powerless, and also the
gun of the 1891 model charged with smoke
less powder. In the numerous expert
ments which have been made-in firing at
distance of several yardS-the ball
whether 1t be Of lead or steel when 1t
strikes the protector Is arrested and de-
formed, in some cases rebounding and In
others being almost reduced to a pulp.
Thus there is not only an arrest of the
reformation the force Of the ball IS con-
verified. While there should be high de-
gree of temperature at the point touched
by the ball. It seems that the ball alone
feels the effects for the protector does
not seem to be burned In the slightest
These results are not limited to ballist,c
effects for In the recent experiments n
was sought to pierce the armor with a
dagger driven with all possible force The
point of the arm, however, could not PEN
citrate the felt and was bent into a shape-
less mass
It Is natural to suppose that the force
of the ball would be communicated to the
armor and that this would be driven VIC.
lently backward, resulting in a disagree-
able shock and one which at times would
be dangerous to the wearer. To demon
strate the incorrectness Of this Sienor
Benedict attached his protector to a
horse and fired upon the animal only six
feet away with an ordnance revolver. the
ball falling at the feet of the horse. while
he, freed from his halter, walked away
as If nothing had happened. 1t is to be
noted that with the same revolver piece
of steel had been previously pierced. The.
Same experiment was made with a chicken
covered with breat piece of the felt the
cock after being rid Of his new shell.
quietly pursuing the even tenor Of his
way,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
PIONEER LIFE ON PLAINS.
Sod House in the Short Grass GETTING
Close RI Nature

Pilgrim: Life in a sodhouse away
out on the plains, where for months at
time there is not a thing in nature
to cheer the eye or vary the silent
monotony. is certainly close to the first
principles. When the corn waves on
thousands of acres, or when the plain is
green with growing wheat, there is
something to interest the sod house
jewellers, but from October to May no
class of intelligent Americans live more
dreary lives than these. One wonders
what livelihood, what future prosperity
or pleasures can repay man and wife
to live in such huge sameness. The
shifting clouds by day and sky of
fine stars at night are for weeks at a
time the only sights to be seen. Yet
some of the most contented and aspiri-
Ing people we have ever seen are men
and women who live among such flat
surroundings and dead solitude for
years.
To realize III how primitive and
solitary fashion people can live and
be happy, one has only to imagine a
man and wife in sodhouse, fifteen
miles from the nearest village, In one
of the sparse settled districts Of western
Nebraska or Kansas. For days. and in
some seasons for weeks, they see no
human being outside of their own
household. Even begging Indians and
tramps are almost unknown in this
country Prairie doge cast up their
mounds and found towns in the un-
molested spots about the place: gophers
and field mice burrow through the sod
walls of the house; not infrequently
snakes swing themselves down from the
rafters inside, or crawl in at the door
to get at any milk pans standing about.
AT night coyotes and some of the gray
wolves come up through the canyons
and skulk about the poultry yard or
howl close to the windows. Through
the day, while the man is in the fields,
the herding usually falls to the wom-
ans lot. Probably each takes a noon
luncheon in a paper to save coming
back to the house until night.
The woman attends to her necessary
household duties. throws a gunnysacl
over her broncho's back, jumps astride,
rounds up her cattle, and drives them
down the canyons to Craze on the steep
sides, or in a low strip beside creek.
Canyons are not sociable places; one
can scarcely have conception Of the
primeyal unless he has walked through
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27


canyon; he thinks Of the. dawn : Of
creation, of the races of extinct ma n
moths, and wonders if centaurs have
not merely retired into the inner
caverns. What the sodhouse woman
thinks about all day long in solitude
like that, is hard to tell-probably the
mortgage on the farm, diseases among
the stock, the prospects of crops, the
time when they put up their frame
dwelling, the hard, unadorned facts In
the treadmil of her life, new plans for
the work, work, work which Is her sole
law of existence. Perhaps she has
memories of another time, other sur
roundings, but they must seem vague
and far away. Even the weather Is
monotonous; there Is practically always
the cloudless sky, the brilliant sun, the
strong. dry wind that curls the leaves
of the young corn, and turns the buffalo
grass brown.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
A Great Catalogue of Americana

London Daily Chronicle: A catalogue Of
q remarkable kind is at the moment being
completed in London. 1t is an index Of
the manuscripts, referring to the period of
the American revolution which are in the
archives Of England, France, Holland and
Spain.
For about thirty years it's compilation
occupied the late Benjamin Franklin Ste
vens. who was so well known as dispatch
agent mere for the American government
II was the pet task of his life, as we'll as
Of mis- leisure hours, and he left it almost
iinished-thanks to the considerable staff
which he had working on It, There Is not,
and there never can be, another catalogue
just like it, and its inevitable destiny
would seem to be the library of congress
at Washington
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
EMERALD STONE OF FASHION.
In Noted jewelers. Lifetime Gen
Worth 500 Has Gone Up to $1,000.

In Noted jewelers. Lifetime Gem
Worth $40 Has Gone Up to $4,000.
New York Herald: Mr.. Streeter, the
we'll known Bond street Iondon)
jeweler, who is retiring from business
owing to failing eyesight, has been Civ
ing lnterviewers some chatty reminis-
ences or his experiences, which begun
In 1916. A Streeter, by the way, was
in business as a jeweler in the reign of
Queen Anne.
1t was the present Mr.. Streeter who
practically satisfied the world that dia-
monds We're to be found in South
Africa. He was nearly ruined by the
flooding Of the market with Cape dia-
monds but nowadays. as he said the
other day, diamonds are as dear as
ever and they will be dearer still, for
owing to labor disputes it is not prob
able that many diamonds will be cut
this year in Amsterdam. Then there
are no Brazilian diamonds
There are very few now either from
Brazil or India. The mines do not pay
to work.
is the diamond still the most fash
ionable stone?' Mr.. Streeter was asked.
NO the emerald, but the colored
stone must have a few diamonds to
throw it up. Emeralds. when I was a
youngster. were ga $500 carat To
day fine stone is worth G4O0 (S2, O0O),
ESQ ($400). Today it would be worth
$500 $4,000. Rubies and sapphhires
! have gone up also, but not SO much in
proportion
During your long experience some
stones must have come in and gone out
Of favor?"
Yes, the catseye, for example. T
brought them in twenty years ago.
Then there was the alexandria.
named it after the then emperor OF
Russia. 1t is a stone which is green
In daylight and red at night"
What about the settlngs?"
'They are lighter than they used to
be. The fashion is to set precious
stones in platinum, as platinum never
| furnishes. don't think with platinum
we get as much brilliancy out of this
| stone as with silver, but silver in fogEy
weather goes black. Never buy a dia-
mond set in gold. If you see one in a
gold mount you may be suspicious. A
yellow stone painted with black looks
white and 1T is then set in gold. That
lis the way In which many pawnbrokers
in the north have been taken in. yell
low diamonds, except they are very fine
do not sell. In India and Burmah they
| all want white"
Recalling the loss of a diamond worth
$4,000 (s25,00o). Mr.. Streeter described
how 1t had been stolen by means of a
| muff which it's owner held over the
case where the goods were displayed.
1t opened and snapped up brooch.
J Later woman was arrested, but she
had sent the big diamond to America,
and though it was traced it was never
/ recovered. Mr.. Streeter said the largest
| diamond he had ever seen weighed
! about 1000 carats and is owned by
a syndicate of dealers. It's value COM
| plete would be about s5,O0oo0O fsa5-
I, 0oO.OOO, but it is now being cut Up.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
Curiosities and Customs Preserved at
the Bank of EnuIand.


London Tit-Bit: When the Bank OF
England commenced business in 1891, with
STAFF of tifty-four clerks all of whom
worked In a single room and the directors
with them, no one imagined that it would
develop into the great national institu-
ton it Is today. And It's career, extend
| ing over two centuries, has brought 1t In
touch with wealth of romance, relics of
which may be found in that department
| OF the bank with which the public is lea It
familiar-namely, its museum.
low many people know that the bank
once issued note for n penny?-al-
though it should be explained that this
was entirely due to an error. But the
penny note went into circula tion all the
same and only by offering reward of
$5 was the bank able to get it back
again before it passed into the hands of
the curio collector. This note Is still pre-
| served In one of the albums, ana in an
other are some Of the curious notes
which saved the bank In 1745. In that
year great run on the funds took place
so great, in fact, that 1t was thought
that the bank would be unable to meet
it; but the directors IN the nick of time
sent number of their clerks into the
crowd to present notes which were pa Id
In sixpences. thus giving the officials
time to prepare for the demand for spe-
Gle.
which Is the only one of that value ever
printed; while there Is also a note which
was In circulation for nearly $50 years
before it was presented.
Specimens of all the forged notes which
have been uttered from time to time by
the INSCRIPTIONS are kept, and their
value aggregates several million pounds,
while notes brought from the wreck of
the Eurydice and one taken from the
stomach of an enormous Goldfish cap
tured Off the coast of Greenland are
among the banks valued treasures.
There are hundreds of specimens of Gu
rous coins which have been, returned to
the bank from all parts of the world. or
found In the testing machine This ma
chine. by the way. tests $4,000 sovereigns
a day and automatically rejects any
which have become light.
The musemum library contains all the
old ledgers which have been used by the
bank since 1t was first opened, and they
number 10000, while another set of vol
umes gives record of every member Of
the staff who has ever served at the
bank. There are also 10000 volumes of
all kinds for the use of the staff, some
OF which are SO rare that the same num-
Der of sovereigns would not purchase the
collection.
The bank has it's own churchyard adj
Joining and here many of the officials
have In former times been buried In one
corner is the grave Of clerk who stood
eight feet two inches in his socks.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
Has Roosevelt Hoard Of Hin, ,

This pass Is for yourself and family.
/ see" said the conductor. Where is
the family?"
Here they are" replied the passen-
ger who had presented the document
"All the people In this end Of the
carr"
Pretty near it, guess. There are
sixteen of u.s.
DO you want to make me believe
this is all your family?"
mo, sir: this isn't quite all of the
family. One couldn't come"
But, great Scott
II knew you wouldn't believe IT. sir. >,
interrupted the passenger, land I
brought the family bible along. Here
is the register, YOU see. I'm John
Henry. the father. This is Mary Jane,
my wife. That's Caroline the next one
is Benjamin, the one in the next seat
is
Look here, Have you any evidence
to show
yes. sir. I didn't forget that, either.
Here are aff1davits from the county
judge and two of my neighbors to
prove that all these are our children. !"
The conductor took the documents
and glanced them over.
After you've read them" pursued
the father, producing a printed slip.
t.Will you kindly look at this?"
What is it?''
IT'S President Rooseyelt's speech on
race suit
At this point the conductor wilted.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
Accommodations,

Chicago Tribune: Ardup-What are yoa
reminding me Of that old bill again for"
Bill Collcctor-l thought you'd be glad
of another chance to forget 1t. sir
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
ITS APPROPRIATE FRAME.
.Lincoln's Portrait inelosed by Rails He
Had Himself Split.

Chicago Record-Herald: A large
photograph OF Abraham Lincoln, In q
frame made from rail split by the
great war president, came to light at
Sycamore, ILL.,, recently while HI. s..
Farley. a lawyer. was removing his
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
Wanted to Know

Policeman-Terrible accident, sir. Ten
people barely escaped with their lives.
iollce Captain very precisely)-How
many escaped without their lives?
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
Live as Americans.

They live, therefore, elbow to elbow
with Americans working side by side
with them, eating at the same table. and
struggling with the difficulties of a new
tongue
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
BANKING ODDITIES,

Continued Next Week,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
Look here, Have you any evidence

At this point the conductor wiltea.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
MAccAsEE MATTERS.
Nothing Radical Contemplated In Re-
arrancement Of Rates.

Detroit, Mich. July 1S.-While the
supreme tent, Knights OF the Macca-
bees OF the World, will not open its
convention proper in this city until
tomorrow, the committees Of the order
have been hard at work on matters
which will be presented 10 the conven-
ton during the week. The commit
tee on laws. which has the most i'm
portant work OF the body in its keep.
ing. has had hard struggle with the
rate problem. but when the matter has
been thoroughly threshed out II had
practically agreed upon plan which
= III undoubtedly be satisfactory 20 a
vast majority OF the membership.
There will be nothing OF a radical ma
ture and the rate problem will be
solved in the simplest possible man
ner To furnish protection at rates
which will keep alive and perpetuate
the order and hold II forever on the
firm financial basis II now enjoys Is
the proposition in nutshell. and the
committee Is satisfied that this prob
lem has been practically solved and
;hat its action will be ratified by the
convention
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
LARGEST AND WEALTHIEST.
Ladies Of the Msecabees Of the World
Claim For Their Society.

Detroit, Mich, July lS-The Su'
preme Hive OF The Ladies OF the Mac
cabees of the World meets only every
three years and though II Is very
business-like affair, the members them
selves cannot disguise the feminine
characteristic % having everything
about them as nice as IT can be The
parlors OF the Russell house have been
handsomely decorated for this even
ings reception, when Mrs. HOLSTER
the supreme commander, and the 9TH
or supreme officers Will greet the dele
gates and visitors. Huge streamers oil
red. white and black satin ribbon, the
Colors OF the order are in evidence
everywhere and the floral decorations
consist of bouquets Of deep red roses
which have been adopted as the Official
flower.
The badge for the convention is or
white satin ribbon suspended from
large silver pin, bearing the Maccabee
coat OF arms surrounded by flagree
work and so constructed that 1t can
afterwards be worn as belt pin, max
ing valuable souvenir.
The only time that the ladies need
the services of a man is when they
strike law point. and the supreme
officers stand ready 10 deny even that
TO the men as soon as some woman de-
velops capability TO handle fraternal
insurance law. which requires special
study. Yesterday the law committee
was in conference with Attorney r
Zimmerman OF Memphis. Tenn. going
over the new code that will be submit
ted to the supreme hive for adoption
The finance committee went to Port
Huron TO check over the books and ac-
counts OF the supreme record-Keeper,
and the committee on rates also had
a session
The order claims 10 be the largest
and wealthiest fraternal organization
in the world. having on July l6, 1904
a mem bership Of 1909 carrying
total insurance OF s99 sS1 1926.
Tuesday morning the formal opening
Of the convention will take place, and
for the rest OF the week the ladies will
devote themselves strictly 10 business
matters.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
Weak Hearts

ere caused by indigestion IL You eat
a little too much, or n You are subject
u attacks OF Indigestion. the stomach
expands swells. and puffs no against
the heart. This crowds the heart and
shortens the breath. Rapid heart beats
and heart disease Is the final result.
Kodal Dyspepsis CuIe digests what you
eat, takes the str in II the heart, cures
Indigestion. dyspepsia. sour stomach.
and contributes nourishment. strength
and health TO every organ OF the BODY
Sold by Chas. Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
Cholera Victims by Hundreds.

Baku. Russia. July 1s.-Refueees
from Teheran tell terrible stories OF
tho ravsges Of cholera. They say that
On some days the mortality reached
900. The Europeans are abandoning
their property and are fleeing TO a
camp in the mountains. There Is pit
iful condition OF affairs al the quaran-
tine stations. which are almost with
out food. The Russian government
has ordered the closing of the frontier
for the purpose OF preventing the in
PRODUCTION OF the disease.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22

Washington, July ls.-The new sal
airy schedule for rural mail carriers
has been completed and applies from
July !. The last congress raised the
maximum salary from 5000 10 500 a
year. II was found that the maximum
route was twenty-four miles long, ana
to carriers on routes Of this length,
numbering about 10000. the maximum
salary will be paid. The net result
has been that slightly over two-thirds
Of the whole force of 24.50o rural car
riers have received increases OF 500 a
year In their salaries.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
incorporate Remarks Lost Case.

Lansing. Mich. July 1S.-Because
~ the Incorporate remarks OF his at
lorney In his argument to the jury. the
Judgment recovered I'm the Wayne cir.
cult court by Samuel A. fIlman
against the Detroit United Railway
for injuries received while crossing
the company's tracks. was set aside
~ the supreme court and new trial
ordered
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22

Monroe. Mich. July 1S.-Rev. Elias
Loose has passed away after an III.
ness extending over two weeks. He
was SO years OF age and for the last
twelve years was resident OF Ida, ten
miles west OF here A widow and five
children are left TO mourn him Flu
neral services were conducted this az.
ternoon from Raisinville church. this
county. He was for many years a
minister OF the gospel and had lived
In this county since 1863.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
From Japanese Headquarters.

London. July lg.-The Morning
Posts correspondent at Gen Kuroki's
headquarters. telegraphing under date
OF July Il, says: "A Russian force
about 10000 strong. at.
tackled the front. left and right Of the
japanese positions, on the western
slope OF Motion pass. at p. m today
uader cover OF dense fog. The sud.
dea onslaught drove In the Japanese
posts. but as soon as reinforcements
arrived the Japanese CALAMITY al.
Nanced to the attack. and after severe
fighting drove off the Russians and re
occupied the position. The Russians
retired. their retreat being well GOV.
cred. The fighting lasted until 3
sclock in the afternoon. and when !
tft the scene desultory firing was
till proceeding"
London, July 19.-The correspondent
OF the Times at Gen. Kuroki's head.
quarters says that the Japanese losses
during the fighting at Motion pass on
July IL were trihing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
Joe Summers Jailed at Coldwater.

Coldwater. Mich. July 1s.-Six
years ago Joe Summers suddenly dis
appeared from Union City. At the
same time another Union City man
missed his best suit OF clothes finding
Joes old suit In the woods. close by.
Wednesday Summers put in an appear
ance at his old home and was immedi-
Ately placed In the county jail. where
he remains until the next term OF
court in default OF s. 900 bail.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
Struck Rich Coal Vein.

Pay City, Mich, July 19.-What is
sisimed to be the best coal mine IN
Michigan is that OF Il. b. Foss a Co.
IN Merritt township, eight miles south
OF this city. The vein, said TO be the
richest yet struck, was found at q
depth OF 2os feet
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
Business Reverses Cause Suicide.

Benton Harbor. Mich. July ia.
Eerkin. , well known pioneer furniture
fealer. who was found dead in his
chair. took his own life owing TO de-
spondency caused by business reverses.
He bad been in business here for forty
years
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
ChaS. Rhodes.

max the readers OF this paper who ARE
suffering with indigestion or dyspeps;s
TO call on him at once and get a bottle
OF Kodsl Dyspepsia Cure. IL you knew
the value OF this remedy as we know a.,
you will not suffer another day. Kodal
Dyspepsia Cure is thorough digesiaDt
and tissue-buildiDg tonic A. well 10 10
e endorsed personally by hundreds OF peo-
pie whom it has cured Of indigestion.
dyspepsia. palpitation Of the heart and
stomach troubles generally. kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what You ent.
IL is pleasant. pslatable and strength en-
ing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22
Huekleberrle. Brine st7s , su.b.t

West Branch. Mich. July 1s-Over
hundred bushels Of huckleberrics
were shipped from here yesterday.
They are selling for sl.75 per bushel
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-07-22

Constipation. headache. backache,
feel mean. no appetite, MI run down
hoirst-r's Roxy Mouursln Tea ~ill
make y,u well ana keep you WILL
Money back II u fails. 81 cents Tea
or tablet form. For sale by Charles
Rhodes