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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26
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pered, and it was the lover, not ths
reporter, that spoke.
There was very little that she could
tell and a great deal which she did re-
veal, as she confided in her lover as
much as she knew of her fathers at
fairs-at least. it would have been
great deal to more astute reporter
on the alert for story" How he had
been the dupe of evil men, who had ac-
cused him of theft! Think of it-her
father accused of theft!
And father has never been quite
himself for over year. never since
that Il. & N, affair.""
What" Ralph cried out in harsh
voice.
The L. & N. affair" the girl re-
peated. You must have heard some
thing about it, the girl looked into her
lovers face with the puzzled express
sion at his sudden energy and inter-
est.
DO you mean to say that you father
was interested in the l.. & N. 2?
why, yes; of course do not UNDER
stand business, but someway he came
into a large fortune through it. But,
Ralph, Ralph, what is the matter? You
are as white as ghoSt!"
And indeed he had cause to be! For
was it not the l.. & N. the rock upon
which his fathers fortune had been
lost and there from the lpseof the girl
he loved, he learned that her father
was the one who had wrecked that
fortune, sent his father to a dishonored
grave and the son penniless into the
world. All there was chance for
revenge! So secretly had the manipu-
lations been carried on, that neither
Ralph nor his father had connected
Van Regal With them.
Still the girl prattled on-between
sobs-telling her own hearts version
of her fathers criminality.
II know you do not like him because
he separated u.s." she continued, but
Ralph, because you love me, help him
now. Can't YOU keep the worst of the
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26

1t was know to every one else In
The office except Butler that this was
Buffers last chance.
BY some freak of fate he had secured
a position on the reportorial staff of the
Times. and he had faithfully tried to
make the position permanent. But ev-
cry one, save, perhaps, the city editor,
who seemed strangely dull of judgment
in this instance, knew that a thou
sand years Of work would not make
reporter Of Butler.
Sharp, short and frequently he had
been called down. Daily he had "fal-
len down on the simplest assignment.
alization of how earnestly he was try
ing, that made him patient, and gave
Butler a longer trial than many bet
ter man had received.
But now, even his patience had
come to an end, and when Butler left
the office that night, every man. from
dramatic critic to office boy knew that
his fate was in the balance.
There had been sensational defal-
cation case In the city that afternoon,
and BUSINESS man of highest financial
and social standing had been arrested.
Butler" called the city editor, you
used to train with the 400, didn't you?"
"Yes-that is l suppose So" Bull
Ter answered as he approached the
desk.
We'll, what do you mean? You know
of the Van Royals, anyway, don't
you?"
Yes, I have heard of them"
The city editor wondered at Buffers
lack of enthusiasm.
Then take this assignment Go to
the house and get a story. Describe
the house. Describe'-
The city editor broke off to inquire
again:
You have the entrance?"
Yes, | can get in, if necessary"
his reporter replied with slowness
which did not escape his chief, who
could not understand it.
Describe the house, the servant who
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26

naturally, but with little tremble
Then want you," said promptly.
A small, timid figure crept up to me
and said:
Can do anything for your"
YES l said, but you won't do 1t,
know, added, in a tone Of tixed con-
viction.
How do you know? said the voice
Indignantly. "Of course I will! Try
mel"
couldn't see her for the bandages
and the bump of jealousy; still, but for
them, I'm sure I should have never
had the courage; as it was, said in
audible tones:
You might kiss me-
Silence.
You might kiss me- I ventured, in
a weak murmer this time.
Dead silence.
Il shouldn't have thought" I said,
more weakly still. that you would re-
fuse dying mans request"
own that was my last card, but
still never thought 1t was going to be
such trump as 1t proved.
Dolly flung herself on her knees be-
side me and clasped me around the
neck in a manner one might have
thought certainly calculated 10 hasten
the demise of a man with but few more
breaths left to draw. but which on the
contrary had a singularly pleasing and
ly robust constitution; so much so,
indeed, that In a few seconds / was
able TO sit up and return with consid-
cradle vigor. the caresses she had hith-
erto lavished on me.
You're not going to die!" sobhed
Dolly. don't, don't say such dread
full things
do You love me?" I asked
"Oh, yes. yes--you know / do. And
If you had died should have felt a
mnrderess, and Mr.. Saunderson would
| have been one. because he put the
lschairs there: he insisted on putting
them there. and now he is covered with
| hands are scratched all over az
feel better,.I said. ignoring the
latter part of her speech. Il think
1 shall recoVer--with5 care. shall re-
/ quire all your care" I said, sinking
back as the memory of the bump on
my head and her concluding words oc-
Cured to me together.
ooh, shall be your devoted nurse. ;,
4 she said tenderly, as tenderly as even
i Icould wish.
My sweet Dorothy,', said.
But that Is not my name, she said,
| pouting. and you don't like my name,
You. said hateful things about it,
\ he sweetest name In all the
World!" / cried enthusiastically
4 But my real name is Jemima,' she
said, with crimson cheeks, and Dolly
/ - only al pet name. quite thought
you knew.
And then suddenly understood ev-
erything, but even IL my head ached
/ with my folly. what did 1t matter, my
l,heart was light now.
1 It's only q matter Of spelling" I
declared fondly Whatever your
!, name. # would always read Dorothea
4 to me.
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1t was summer afternoon In the
orchard. The conversation had died
down. but brought it to momentary
life with a somewhat belated remark
on the subject which had just been
under discussion.
for my part" said laziJy, ,loung-
ing on the grass. Il think most names
are good enough, but at least preserve
me from Obadiah! l knew a man once.
who was actually christened Obadiah
Octavius! And Jemima.-I think Je-
NINA is an atrocity. IL there ever was
one. Now Dorothy, Dorothea, Theo-
dora, the gift Of God, that's the best
woman's name know OF"
spoke With meaning, for I had a
special reason for thinking so. and
glanced stealthily at pretty Dolly Ira
cy. who was sitting in low deck chair
not far from me. but still a good deal
further off than l could have found
1t in my heart to wish. But presently
when the others scattered themselves
a bit | meant to change all that.
AS I looked at her now, | gathered
courage from her bearing; her checks
seemed to have taken on pink tinge
and she lifted her eyes mOmentarily
to mine, removing them hastily with
a reproachful, almost frightened glance,
which was ut loss 10 understand.
The pink color deepencd to red, but
as she did not look up again, l contln-
ued In my seltishness to gaze at her.
Whether she felt my scrutiny and
the love that provoked it, or not, do
not know, but all ut once the blush
seemed to have become scarlet, dis
tressful. and even to my bewildered
fancy a tear trembled on her eylids,
q dew drop that glistened for sec
ond In the sun and was gone the next,
as she sprnng from her seat and cried
Come, the court Is in shadow now,
who'll have Il set of tennis?'
My airy, fairy castles all came tumb-
ling to the ground for the moment.
but ] was quite willing
I'll help you play against Miss New
lille and Tedn said eagerly.
No thank you." she replied cody;
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26
California Irrigation Project,


There has been set aside $3,00O,C0o
for the construction OF an irrigation
works on the Colorado river above
Yuma, Cal. The irrigable lands in the
I Colorado basin consist almost entirely
Of long narrow valleys. ranging from
!, S to 10 fec; in elevation above the
stream in low water. A high percen-
tage. of these lands Is Inundated by the
annual rise of the river. which occurs
about July l. The strean, Sed is Of
shifting nature.
The general program for irrigation
development along This stream it 20 be
hrst--the irrigation of the valley lanIs
IN the immediate vicinity OF the river
IN the territory OF the United States
There are two reasons for tilis plan.
First, the length OF the canal lire to
reach these lands vii. be at a minis
the water applied for irrigation on
these lands viii return by seepage to
f the river to available for U.s.. below
Extensive examinations for bed rock
have been made alons the stream. but
no satisfactory bed ruelS has been found
at s..lS point. Any storage on the S,ol-
orado. as far as now known. will have
to be accomplished IN the upper reach
es OF the stream, and explorations are
now being carried on in Colorado and
Utah with this In view.
The September water suppiy is SUM-
SlSAt " AfttSdSe 3oS9,vGV acres OF land.
There are 100000 acres of land in the
bottoms above the Yuma project, anG
100000 acres Including the Yuma .pro-
Ject. Assuming that 90 per cent Of
this water returns from the 10000
acres irrigated. there would be sum
scient water for the irrigation Of about
100000 acres of land. The bottom
lands in the valley OF the Coloraao
river in the United States aseregata
about 100000 acres. Ia
ST. Levee surveys are being made to
study the overflow problems near Yu-i
ma; Canals are being located in the
field and estimates prepared: diamond
borings are being made at Bill will
fom; evaporation and seepage losses
are being carried on in the canals.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26

stories out Of the papers for us? For
he will surely be cleared tomorrow. Be
good to us in our time of distress"
4. P. M.
An hour later Ralph entered the city
editors ROOM
''Well?" that gentleman demanded,
looking up from his desk.
II have no story"
The city editor looked at him stead
lily for moment and then turned again
to the pile of copy on his desk.
You may call on the cashier tomor-
row and get your. time"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26

K An unsalted speclman of the genus
American, who was introduced to J.
Pierpont Morgan recently. facetiously
/ inquired: 5f
did you ever see a genuine monop-
olist, Mr.. Morgan r.
The. banker hesisated q moment and
then replied:
Yes I did. once met 4 man who
minded his own business. New York
Times.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26

\ The Birmingham city council has de-
.cided to issue a circular to all medical
men In the city, asking them to report
all cases OF tuberculosis OF the lungs
coming under their notice, and Offering
to pay 2s Sd for each noti fication.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26

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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-26
. lady punconnhe,s Enaaaement.

no Lady Utica Duncombe in her en-
gagement to Colonel Everard Barring,
is due the credit of giving society Its
quietus on the last Gay ca che season.
And 1t will be perhaps among the hap;
piest recolleetions of Lady CIrzon OF
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
WESTINGHOUSE METHODS.

The Way the Father of His Country
Conducted Receptions.
Presidential receptions at the White
House nowadays are vastly different
from those given by the Father of His
Country when he was at the head of
the government. Philadelphia was then
the scene. The president rented house
at Sixth and Market streets for $1,000
q year and dressed himself much more
deliberately than he had for similar &C.
casions in New York.
On the occasion of a presidential re-
ception a chosen few were admitted
and formed circle around the recep-
t1on room. Then the president made
the round, favoring each with formal
bow and few words. Then he return
ed to his position before the fireplace,
and they in turn were conducted to
him, bowed and retired.
There was no handshaking, his hands
''being so bestowed as to indicate that
the salutation was not to be accompa-
MED with shaking hands," At these
levees our first president shone, too, in
the matter of dress. Washington is de-
scribed as respondent in black velvet,
silver knee and shoe buckles, long black
silk stockings, his powdered hair tied
in silk bag or cue behind. He wore
yellow gloves and held a cooked hat in
his hand.-Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
WEEPING At A WEDDING.
A Chinese Marriage IL q Moist and
Solemn Ceremony.

a Chinese Marriage IL q Moist and
Solemn Ceremony.
A Chinese marriage is solemn cere-
mony-no talk, no levity and much cry
ing. The solemnity of funeral pre-
walls. After the exchange of presents
the bride is dressed with much care in
red gown-brocade or silk, If she can
get it; her eyelashes are painted deep
black, and she wears heavy red veil
attached to scarlet headdress from
which imitation pearls hang over the
forehead. A feast is spread upon ia
BILE, to which the blushing bride is led
by five of her friends. They are seated
at the table, but no one eats. Deep ST.
lence prevails, when finally the mother
starts crying, the maids follow, and the
bride joins in the chorus. Then all the
bridesmaids leave the table, and the
disconsolate mother takes seat beside
the chair of state, where the bride sits.
The bridegroom now enters with four
Of his men friends. The men pick up
the throne on which the bride sits and,
preceded by the bridegroom, form in
procession and walk around the room
or into an adjoining room, signifying
that he is carrying her away to his own
home. The guests then throw rice at
the happy couple, a custom we have
borrowed from them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
Danxerou. Fishing.

Some years ago the New London
sloop yacht Redhot, while cruising off
Marthas Vineyard for swordfish, was
struck by wounded fish and SO badly
injured that she sank. The fish had
pierced the bottom with his sword and
in his blind attack had butted his head
so hard against her timbers that they
were shattered.
Actually not one of the fifty or sixty
vessels that cruise for swordfish has u
record of complete immunity. One
craft was struck and rammed by sword
fish twenty times in one cruise. Luck
lily none of the attacks was delivered
under such circumstances that the fish
succeeded in piercing her hull entirely,
but the vessel was injured so badly that
she needed thorough overhauling aft
er she made port.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
The cre.m of rart.r rree.

The Oldest tree now extant is proba.
by the baobab (Adansonia digitata) of
Africa, alias the sour gourd or cream
Of tartar tree (Adansonia gregoriD of
Australia. This remarkable tree has q
rather short and branching trunk not
more than sixty or seventy feet high,
while it's girth at the ground is from
eighty-five to ninety-fve feet. One of
them has names cut upon it which
date back to the fourteenth century,
and the naturalist Adanson, who gave
the genus it's botanic name, calculated
from certain data that it's age must
be upward of 5000 years. The hollow
trunks of these trees, which are capa-
cious enough to hold comfortably thirty
or forty bodies, are used as tombs by
the native Africans, where the suspend
ed corpses soon become thoroughly
mummified and preserved.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
Mozart. Musical Memory,

Mozart had a wonderful memory of
musical sounds. When only fourteen
years of age he went to Rome to as
sist in the solemnities of holy week.
Immediately after his arrival he went
to the Sistine chapel to hear the ia
NOUS ''AIiserere" of Allegri. Being
aware that it was forbidden to take or
give copy of this renowned piece Of
music, Mozart placed himself in cor
ner and gave the strictest attention to
the music and on leaving the church
noted down the entire piece. A few
days afterward he heard it a second
time and, following the music with his
own copy in his hand, satisfied himself
of the fidelity Of his memory. The
next day he sang the "Miserere" at a
concert, accompanying himself on the
harpsichord, and the performance pro-
duced such a sensation in Rome that
Pope Clement XIV. requested that this
musical prodigy should be presented
to him at once.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
ouopEc,MAL,sms.
N TAeery the Number II =. .....
VASt ThAM In IN

N Theory the Number IL IL q Better
j. Unat Than 10 10.
Herbert Spencer was ever opposed IN
the metric system. He was no such fool
% to call the present British reckon
ing in pounds, shillings and pence sat.
1sfactory. His point was that the num-
Der IL was better unit than 10.
Twelve is twice Invisible where 10 ss
only once Invisible. One-quarter of 10
IL ~, not an integral number. There
are other reasons, based upon the OBJ
served workings Of the human mind.
all tending to show that to reckon in
dozens is more natural than to reckon
IN tens as soon as man grows beyond
the finger counting stage.
In scientific duodecimalism new char
acters would have to be designed for
10 and IL, while IL itself would be writ.
ten 10. The number now called IA
would be written as 100, and 1,72S
would be 1000. The present number
100 would be "a. In the course of a
hundred years or so, when people had
got used to 1t, the duodecimal system
would be just as convenient as the dec
1mal. Twelve inches would make foot,
twelve feet a rod, and SO on.
In theory duodccimalism is sound.
But it is not an easy thing to change
peoples standards of money, weights
and measures.-New York World.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
spencers and Titles.

Herbert Spencer in disdaining all IT,
ties happened to follow lead set to
him by others of his name. Charles
Spencer second Lord Sunderland,
would not, when he sat in parliament
for Tiverton, allow himself to be called
my lord and expressed the hope that
he would live to see the day when
not peer would be left in England.
Another and later Spencer, the Hon.
George Spencer, sixty years ago aston
ished his father, the Earl Spencer of
the day, by dropping his title and even
his name when he became a Roman
Catholic and entered the Passionist or
der as Father Ignatius'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
After Long Illness.

"The plates on the table looked
strange to me, though l have used
them forty years. The pictures on the
walls seemed to hang in new places.
The very carpets had a novel coloring,
as if they had been at some magic
cleansing and dyeing establishment"
Dear Aunt Mary was telling her favor
lite niece her 'queer'' feelings after long
illness. She was unconscious that she
was repeating the story that has been
told by convalescents from the time of
Hazlitt till the present day.
Familiar things take on q disguise to
the recovering eye. Even the face of
a friend bears q new depth of meaning.
"Did she use to look at me with such
intensity of gaze? Did she clasp my
hand so warmly? Was her voice so
gentle and her word so full of hope and
courage before was sick?'
To the human creature just returning
to life after lingering for days at the
gates Of death the whole world as
sumes new aspect. Even inanimate
objects seem to say: "You came near
leaving us forever. No wonder you for
got our shapes and colors." And the
warm, conscious, loving friend bends
over us and with eye and voice says,
"See, I love You more truly than before
I knew how I should miss you" So
after long sickness, as after hard,
cold winter, the world breaks into q
new and blOssOming SDring-YOuth's
Companion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
THE VANITY OF MAN.
Illustrated b. the way He Feel,
About His Phstographs.

illustrated By the WAY He Feels
About His PAetographs.
The man was about fifty-hve. He
was rather bald. His wrinkles were
many. His mustache was gray. New.
ertheless he looked vigorous and intel.
hgent. He was handsomer, take him
altogether, than he had been at forty.
But he brought out photograph Of
himself at forty, which hardly resem.
Died him, so much had he changed,
and 1T you want to print my picture
use this" he said to the reporter. ..But
don't lose it, for it's the only one I've
got of myself at that age, and I'd like
10 Keep 1t, for, you know, I don't grow
any younger" I'D rather have your
picture as you are today" said the re.
porter, "cor you are handsomer now
than you were at forty" "Oh, no. l
am too old and wrinkled and bald
now" said the man. "Use the forty
year-old picture" The reporter ex-
claimed, with puzzled laugh: $50
many men are like you. Though they
are old, they insist on having young
pictures printed. They fail to realize
how much more interesting and pleas
Ing their face is in old age If they have
lived fairly wise and Industrious life.
I've had men of seventy actually who
have given me- for reproduction photo
graphs of themselves at thirty-five.
Women don't do this. I believe men
hate old age more than women do" 81
hate it," said the other grimly.-Ex-
change.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
THE NATURE OF STARS.
Why They Range From White to
Dull Red In Color.

Why They Range From White to
Dull Red In Color.
The very constitution of stars implies
the presence of some that are dark. Ev-
cry one Of them is more or less quickly
using up fiery matter which is never
long at one temperature; hence their
range Of colors, from incandescent
white or BLUSH white to dull red pre-
ceding darkness, the ultimate goal of
all.
The so called temporary stars, Of
which no fewer than twenty-seven have
been noticed in historic time, wax and
wane with maximum and minimum
brilliancy, sometimes within the short
period Of sixteen months, as Tycho's
star in 1872, and then become dark bod
les only to be lit up afresh by the down
fall of vast mass of meteoric matter
from some neighboring swarm.
Many bright stars are known by the
periodic doubling of certain spectral
lines or by curious perturbations to be
attended by dark companions. The
companion of Sirius was found shortly
after its existence was pointed out by
Bessel; SO was the tiny green fellow to
the fiery red Autares, while the dark
companion Of Procyon still eludes as
honOmers.
The absorption of light in passing
through space, especially in distances
so infinite, causes the number of faint
stars to exceed by millions the bright
ones, and this is supposed to render
many of them quite dark to us.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
Her Double Turn.

els there any foundation for the pop
ular belief that the constituents of
mans body are renewed once every
seven years?" inquired the female med
ical student.
81 do not know how it is with man,
replied the grumpy old professor, who
does not approve of having women at
tend his lectures, "but 1 have read Of a
certain female whose body underwent
two complete physical changes in the
course of very few minutes"
allow and when did such wonder
full thing happen?"
"It was Lots wife. You remember,
she turned to rubber and then almost
at once turned to salt"