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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04
ELECTRICITY ON RAILWAYS.

Experiment to Determine the Superior
Motive Power.
Chicago Record-Herald: The Northeast
ern railway Of England has become a pi-
eneer in the substitution Of electrical for
steam motive power. This railroad now
has forty miles OF the busiest portion Of
its line equipped with electricity, using
the third rail, and is therefore the first
road to grapple In a big way with the
problem of increased cost Of operation OF
steam raill Dads and increasing competition
of electric roads. The experiment is one
that should SO a long way toward setting
the question Of superiority as between
electricity and steam, as the conditions
are about as unfavorable to the former as
could be presented by any railroad.
For a large portion Of the distance four
tracks are involved, numerous crossings
and injunctions and other special fea7
lures are to be overcome and traffic over
that portion Of the road Is very heavy.
The Scientific American states that the
trains, which consist of two motor coaches
with one trailer coach between them, are
operated by a continuous current obtained
from a single collector rail placed in the
s~ix-foot way with a return circuit through
the running rails. The collector rail
weighs eighty pounds to the yard and Is
placed s lGGC ana llt2 lllCleS lIOll llle Gil
ter of the track, and where necessary 1a
protected by two creosoted boards bolted
against distance pieces on each side Of the
rail. Under the protected rights of way
Of English roads a third rail needs little
protection, which is far different from tho
condition presented by American railroads.
The rolling stock consists of motor and
trailer coaches Of the open corridor type.
lighted and heated by electricity. Each
motor car is equipped with two motors
each Of $50 horse power. The motors used
In freight service are capable Of hauling
a train of $50 tons up a grade of / In II at
q speed of between nine and ten miles per
hour. At present the accommodation
trains between Newcastle and Tynemouth
will run at an average speed of about
twenty-five miles an hour including stops,
and the express trains about thirty miles
an hour. On a portion of the section pro.
vided with electricity the electrical oper-
alton is for the time being to be confined
to passenger traffic, while on another por-
ton it is to include freight.
The Northeastern's actual installation
and the New York Central's prospective
installation Of electricity have induced
Bion J. Arnold, the electrical inventor Of
Chicago, to declare that 1904 will be ar
e~poch-making year In the displacement Of
steam locomotives by electrical motors or
railways.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04

distributed among the scholars, O,O0O,O 900
colored and instructive text cards and
nearly %, COO 600 weekly and monthly pa
pers Of choice reading matter which per-
tains more or less directly to the lessons.
The Sunday schools annually absorb a
good percentage of the bibles printed,
probably 100000 q year going to the
scholars directly or as presents from
teachers.
Sunday school libraries are established
everywhere. The total number Of volumes
in the hundred and fifty odd thousand
schools probably approximate close to 49,
coo, coo, allowing 100 to a school. The IL
brary books represent a huge educational
institution and their publication supports
enormous plants. The special form of
literature called into existence by these
Sunday school libraries is steadily i'm
proving and the children are being pro-
vided each year with superior advantages
in reading.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04
Feed the Birds.

Scranton Republican,: The poor bird.
are having q hard time of 1t his winter.
Reports from various sections of the coun-
try indicate that the feathercd songstcrs
are dying off by thousands. perishing from
cold and hunger. They are unable to OBJ
tain food because Of the unusual heavy
snow fail. Reports of the great destruc-
hon of bird life have aroused the Audubon
y~ocieties and their national committee
has issued an appeal to the public to care
,or the birds by feeding them while the
.nclcment weather continues. The appeal
8 especially directed to the children. It
points out that birds suffer very little In
he cold weather provided they can Sc
cure food enough to maintain their normal
temperature, but the sleet storms and
neavy falls Of snow cover all natural bird
food and that some help is needed to pre-
vent an excessive bird mortality. The
committee uggests that bones with scraps
Of meat and pieces OF suet be hung In
orchard or dooryards, and that broken
auts and corn, small grain chaff and waste
from the barn floor be scattered in places
where it can easily be found by the birds.
This appeal for help for the birds should
most pleasing Of Gods creatures, but
their usefulness is almost beyond compre-
aens!on. They destroy insects and pests
and save the farmers and fruit growers
from great loss. In fact, were 1t not for
The birds certain troublesome species Of
insects would In time become actual men
Ices to several prominent forms of agri-
cultural industry.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04
Bars Down for Irene.

Mrs. Irene McCarty Of Augusta, Me-,
wrote to a citizen Of Anacortes, Wash,
saying that she Ia a real widow" and
having heard Of the beautiful scenery and
70 migrate thitherward. She asked the
,itizen's advice. He turned 1t over to
the editor of the Anacortes American to
answer, and he did it as appears here
with:
Come, Irene, come to the land where
the giant peaks OF Mt. Baker, Of st.
Helena and Rainier peep from beneath
:heir bedclothes of snow. Come where
he silvery streams meander adown the
mountain sides and mingle with the bios
SONS In the vale below. Come where the
Hills are ever green and the wales are
oedecked with natures choicest flowers.
Come where the blue waters ripple peace
tully between green. arpeted islands and
garland entWined hills; come where milk
white sails of pleasure ships are filled
with the balmiest breeze that ever kissed
q Widows brow. Come in the winter
time, Irene, when the gentle rains descend
and the feathery flakes Of snow find their
resting place upon the crest of giant hills.
Come in the spring, when the Johnny-iump-
ups are opening their petals to the rays Of
the smiling sun. Come when the wooing
winds are whispering love tunes to the
h~eaVy-hearted and all nature seems to
Join in one sweet song of joy. Come
when the doves are cooling. when the song
oirds are caroling from the branches Of
the hemlock, the spruce, the cedar, and
the fir. Come when the wheat fields are
waving green and the family COW grazeth
lpon her native clover field. Come In
summer, when the rose is blushing red
and the speckled trout are wont to grab
the passing fly. Come in the fall, when
The Harvest Days Are Over Irene, dear;
when the salmon cannery blossoms and
The sockeyes are in full bloom. Come any
old time, Irene, but come, for If ever this
terrestrial globe CAV birth to a paradise
tor widows, Anacortes Is the place, for
certainty. She Is the isle Of every Isle
the pride Come on with your candy
kitchen, you soup house or any old biz
at all. You will do well, Irene, and may
haps in the golden days Of June, those
sweet days which make Anacortes the
rosebud of the Pacific, you, while strolling
lp the dewy pathway from the blue waters
to the crest Of Mt. Delight, may meet a
man, for truly l often meander UP that
pleasant hill"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04
CAN LIVE WITHOUT WATER.
Sheep Have Shown Their Endurance in
Seasons Of Drouth.

Sheep Have Shown Their Endurance in
Seasons Of Drouth.
New York Post: Other creatures than
the camel are able to get along for ex-
tended periods without drinking. Sheep
in the southwestern deserts 20 for forty
to sixty days in winter without drink,
grazing on the green, succulent vegeta-
ton Of that season. Peccaries in the des-
ert of Sonora live in little dry hills,
where there Is no natural water for long
periods. They cannot possibly find water,
)n fact, for months at a time. The only
moisture they can obtain comes from
roots and the fruits Of cacti.
But the most extraordinary case Is that
Of the pocket mouse, one Of the common
rodents of the desert. This little creature,
by the way, has a genuine fur-lined
pocket" on the outside of Its cheek.
When it is hungry 1t takes food from this
pocket with Its paw, just as a man would
pull a ham sandwich from his pocket.
One of these mice has been kept for
three years with no other food thar the
mixed birdSeed Of commerce. During this
period 1t had not a taste Of either water
Ir green food. Other eXperimenters have
found. in fact, that these mice in captiv-
lily refuse such treats, not seeming to
know that water is good to drink. The
birdseed put before this mouse contain
not more than 10 per cent Of moisture,
which Is less thar Is necessary for diges-
ton. Stuff SO dry as this cannot even
be swallowed until it is moistened by
saliva. Yet this remarkable mouse gave
nothing but his time to the interests of
science. He suffered nothing in health
pr spirits during his captivity. The lab
~tolutely absternious ass" Of which Edward
Lear wrote is completely outclassed.
The question Is seriously raised whether
this mouse il provided with a condensing
apparatus by which it is able to absorb
moisture from the atmosphere. At night
| and in the burrows the humidity is much
higher than in the daytime above ground,
but it never reaches the dew point.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04
WHY WINE FIRST TO HOST.
In America a Mere Formally, in Ital,
a Real Necessity.

q ICdi NSSSSSley.
Philadelphia Record: The wine was
opened de%xterously by the waiter, who
wrapped a napkin about the bottle,
and, before serving the guests, poured
a few drops into the hosts glass.
why did this waiter give you a
little wine before helping the rest of
us?" said a man Of curious mind.
OH. said the host, that's always
DONE
II know it's always done. That does
not answer my question, though. Here,
waiter" the man persisted, you tell
me, won't you why, when YOU open a
bottle of wine, you pour a few drops
into the hosts glass before serving
the guests?'
The waiter smiled and answered.:
ut is a matter of form, sir-an old
custom-a politeness. Its origin lies in
the fact that, after the removal Of the
cork, there might be left in the neck
of the bottle a little dust or a few
specks of cork. The first drops poured
out would, in that event, contain the
dust or the cork, and thus the guest.
were he served first, might get this
refuse; Hence the host is given the
first drops. He is determined that, II
there is n dirt in the neck of The
bottle, he, and not one of his guests,
will take It.
GAS a matter Of fact, If you know
how to open wine, you have nc diff
Guilty In keeping the bottles neck clean.
The custom, therefore, Is a formality In
America. In Italy, though, it is a real
necessity, for it seems that over there
they pour a little oil In the necks OF
their bottles of native wine before
corking on the ground that this makes
the wine alright. No doubt it does
but it also, in some cases, gives to the
first glass from the bottle a decidedly
oily flavor. Therefore the first glass
the host CALAMITY takes"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04
History in Tattoo.

London Tit Bits: There exists in Paris
a famous professor, Pere Tible, who, to
describe him in his W words, is an EN-
graveT Upon human skin. He lives in
the Grevelle quarter. AS q kind Of per-
manent advertisement he exhibits his left
arm. on which are "~engraved" in order
all the presidents of the republic from
THEIRS 20 Loubet. On the professors
body, 1t is stated, Is to be found the whole
history Of France-portraits Of Charlie
magne. Henry W.. Joan of Arc, Louis
XIV, Robespierre. Napoleon, Gambetta
ind others, with escutcheons, faces. flag
trophies and similar ornaments galore.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04

Chicago News: Br6%n-T feel sorry TO,
Smith. His friend Jones broke up his
Apply home.
Green-Did he elope with Smiths wife?
Rrown-No: with his cook.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-04

The American sewing machine Il
making advances in Japan far ahead
of all others.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03
Prince of Montenegro.

Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, the
comic opera ruler of the Black noun
tain principality which has popula-
ton less than that of Rhode Island,
was a great athlete in his younger days
and is still a good horseman, a capital
shot and splendid swordsman. To
his other attachments the prince adds
that of being a poet and prose writer
of no small talent, his best work being
tragedy, 1.-THE Empress of the Bal
kans." His civil list, only $4,000 a
year, is ample for his simple tastes,
which never call for great expenditure
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03
Zinc Corn Bread.

Mix with one quart of milk two
cups of Indian meal and three of -four
and two teaspoonfuls of cream of tar
tar, one of salt; beat three eggs, whites
and yolks separately, add the yolks to
the batter, then tablespoonful of but
ter or lard and two of sugar, then add
the whites, which must be very firm,
and teaspoonful of soda dissolved in
tablespoonful of boiling water. Bake
in a buttered tin in a very quick oven
half an hour. More sugar may be
added if the bread is liked sweet.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03
Johnny Cakes.

One cup of Indian meal, a pinch Of
salt, butter the size of walnut; pour
over this enough boiling water to make
a stiff batter, after being well stirred
Set for three or four minutes in a dish
of boiling water; then thin with sweet
milk until the batter drops easily from
the spoon. Put on hot, buttered grid
die in spoonfuls, and when brown turn
them over and brown the other side.
This will make six good-sized cakes.
Water may be used in place of the
milk. but the cakes will not brown so
nicely in that case.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03
blackberry Jelly.

Put the berries at the side Of the
stove in preserving kettle. cover
closely and cook very. very slowly I'M
til the fruit is broken. Press out all
the juice. Measure this, and to every
pint of it allow pound of graduated
sugar. Put this in pans in the open
oven to heat, but not scorch. Boil the
juice twenty minutes. Remove ali
scum, add the sugar, stir until dis
solved, bring to the boil and remove
from the fire. Fill the glasses at once.
Strawberry jelly may be made by this
recipe.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03
WOMEN PREFER TO GET WET.
Brave Rain Rather Than Carry Um-
brellas-M odern Dress Cause.

The day of the feminine umbrella is
over. Few women now think of car
rying an umbrella save on extreme oc-
casions. At the umbrella counters of
the large shops the decline of feminine
enthusiasm in the matter OF umbrellas
is distinctly noted. Many of the UNI
brellas now purchased by women are
of a better grade than formerly, show
ing that they are intended to serve
upon superior rather than usual occa-
sions. The feminine umbrella, indeed,
will soon be as extinct as the dodo
and the last woman to carry one may
shortly occasion as much interest as
the man who recklessly dared. the
gibes and comments of the Fleet street
following by carrying the first one.
Recently upon a day Of persistent
pouring the observant woman called
the attention of her comrade to this
paucity of umbrellas.
Chicago women have little use for
umbrellas nowadays" she said. Lots
of women, in fact, never think of car
rying an umbrella, no matter how
heavy the downpour. Oh, yes, the
woman who is caught in her best light
gown or wearing a chiffon hat may
rush into the nearest store and buy an
umbrella to shelter her fragine finery
homeward, just as the woman who
must wear her best clothes outdoors
on a rainy day will make use of an
umbrella for the sake of sternest ne
cessity. But how many women OF
your acquaintance, preparing for a
regular rainy day of shopping, calling,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03
Sweetbread and Celery Salad.

Sweetbread and celery salad is made
exactly like chicken salad, substituting
sweetbreads for chicken. The sweet
breads are prepared in the usual man.
her. shredding and parboiling them.
Mix with mayonnaise, and serve on let.
tuce leaves. A nice garnish is a large
green pepper cut in fine strips or cir.
cies. Red peppers are equally good, as
far as looks go, but the green pepper
combination is better eating.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03
THE BIBLE AND OTHER BOOKS.
Three Hundred Million Copies of tho
Scriptures Circulated in a Century.

Three Hundred Million Copies OF tho
Scriptures Circulated in a Century.
On Wednesday, March Z, 1904, "a
numerous and respectable meeting of
persons of various denominations" was
held at the London Tavern, and So
ciety formed Ito promote the circula-
ton of the Holy Scriptures in the prin-
cipal living languages" At that time
the Bible. or portions of it, could be
obtained in about forty living Ian
guages, spoken by two-tenths OF the
race. During the century since the
meeting at the London Tavern adj
journed, and very largely from the
machinery then and there started, the
Scriptures have been translated into
$50 languages and dialects, understood
by seven-tenths of the race. BY the
London society alone 1SO,OOO,0OO copies
have been distributed, at an expense of
$4,000, 900. If we add to this total the
| 100000 copies already distributed by
the younger American Bible Society,
and the unknown millions printed and
sold by private enterprise, we find our
selves inside safe estimate ii we hold
that certainly 30O,OO0,OOO copies of the
Scriptures, in whole or separate books
or portions, have gone into circulation
during the last century.
Amusement attends the study of the
Bible, whatever the point of view OF
the course pursued. But nothing about
the Bible is more amazing than its
continuous, universal and utterly I'M
paralleled popularity. In nearly every,
il not every, country on earth where
books are sold, more Bibles are sold
than any other book. Last year the
British and Foreign Bible Society
alone distributed 5,943,775 copies, the
majority by sale, in $40 languages
covering every part OF the globe. And
the issue by the American Society for
the year amounted to 1,993,55S Bibles
and portions.-Century.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03

the opening of the Model Fairgrounds
the other day. There she saw dainty
little carriages, upholstered in blue
silk, with tiny white Blankets and coun.
terpanes with lace edges. Skyblue took
her own little Chez to the babys party,
strapped in the leather and bark
papoose frame, to her back. Chez was
content and very happy. Her big
bright, dark eyes took in the pretty
scene with an apparently perfect I'M
Outstanding of metropolitan social
ways.
But Skyblue did not have a happy
moment after she saw the little go
carts and was told to what use they
were put. she resolved then and there
that she would have one.
She is a large, healthy woman, and
the excuse that she was not strong
enough to carry her papoose on her
back she knew would not carry weight
with the Indian officials. The only rea-
son she knew of that she should have
a new sort of carriage was based OIL
her theory that nothing was too good
for little Chez"
She was given to understand that
she would be permitted to purcha sc
one, but that she would not be al
lowed to use it while in st. Louis, fol
the officials argued that such an limo
walton would spoil their exhibit.
This question of imitation among
the Indians is one of the most per
sistent that the Indian officials have
to contend with. Nearly every day
one of the squaws. the young children
and the chiefs suggest to DR.. Meow
an, superintendent of the exhibit, tina
they would like to have some article
of clothing, or some one thing, tina
they have seen and admired on thei
white sisters or brothers.
A Navajo woman, who recently ar
rived at the Indian school, wants ,
modern baby carriage in which to car
~ her papoose, Chez. If she canno
get baby carriage she would accep
"roller chair"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-09-03
or business, arm themselves with ar
umbrella before starting out?

or business, arm themselves with an
umbrella before starting out?
1.-THE cause of the change? There
are several First of all, women wear
more sensible clothing than they once
did. The 1nstep skirts snug storm
serges, and heavy-soled shoes of the
present fashion will stand quite bit
of rain before allowing their wearer
to become drenched. The fact that
they will be none the worse for thor
ough soaking helps the busy woman,
especially If she must carry parcels,
to leave the umbrella at home.
Hats, too, are different from what
they once were. The felt, mohair. or
'ready-to-wear' hats of the day with.
stand water nobly.
THE pompadour represents another
important fact In the umbrella Danish
ment of the present. Hair not natural
ly curly has imperiled many good
woman's SOUL especially in wet wealth
err. Now, with the smooth or only
mildly 'fluffed' pompadour most popu-
lar, it really doesn't matter much
whether the hair gets wet or not.
THE pressing business cares that
now render so many women absent
minded have borne their part in the
adjustment of the feminine umbrella
also. The price of two or three UNI
brellas will buy new hat, while the
lost umbrella always pricks annoying
ly at the womanly conscience. So the
average Chicago business or profes
sional woman stalks serenely along il
the rain. quite unprotected, solacint
herself with the reflection that all the
beauty culturists agree upon that i'm
proving effects of rain water. Ant
when the rain is over the umbrella
| less woman feels delightfully."- free
Chicago Record-Herald.