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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
DEADLY PNEUMONIA.
Increase in Death Rate Caused by
Dread Disease

Increase in Death Rate Caused by
Dread Disease.
Public Opinion: During the first six
months of 1904 the percentage of deaths
from pneumonia compared with the to-
tai number of deaths in the city of
New York was 1875, an increase from
l4.7 in the first half of 1898. This is the
highest rate recorded. the next being
1874 in 1900. In no other year has it
risen above Il. The same increase is
shown by decades. the rate per thou
sand of the population from 1864 to 1874
being go, from 1874 to 1854, 2.57, from
1854 to 1894, 2.9S. A much greater in
crease is expected for the decade now
ending. Pulmonary tuberculosis is eX-
cluded from these statistics. Last
June the board of estimates and appor-
tionment of New York city appro-
priated $4,000 for an inquiry into the
cause and prevention of pneumonia,
ans the commission has organized and
begun its work under the direction of
the New York board of health. The
chairman of the commission is DR.. Will
liam H. WEIGH of Johns Hopkins uni
rersity, and amongs the members are
DR.. William OSl9r of Johns Hopkins,
DIR. Il. NJ. Prudden of Columbia uni
versty, DR.. Frank Billings of the Uni
Neisity of Chicago and DR.. Thomas
Darlington, president. and DR.. H. NJ.
BiggS, general health officer of the New
York health department. The inquiry
VIII be national in its scope. The prob
lem OF prevention of the spread of acute
respiratory diseases was outlined re-
Gently by DR.. Biggs for the New York
Herald:
There can now be no question that
the exciting cause in each one of the
diseases of this group is a micro-o organ
ISM which requires such conditions for
It's growth and multiplication as are
found in the living body. These organ
I lSmS practically do not multiply at all
outside of the tissues or cavities of the
BODY under natural conditions. The
injection therefore must practically al
ways he the result of communication,
directly or Indirectly, from one human
being To another The conclusion, then,
seems justiiinble that these diseases
are essentially communicable, and
! however great the Inherent difficulties
OF the problem may be, theoretically
a. least, they should be to a greater OF
less extent preventable. The difficult
ties in the problem of prevention arise
, largely from the wide distribution OF
these organisms. Srteptococci, pneu-
mococci and influenza bucill are pres
enl IN almost morbid conditions in the
respiratory tract of the inhabitants OF
large cities, and probably, also. to a
very large extent in the respiratory
tract of healthy individuals. The con
ditionS are much like those existing
With relation to diphthcria excepting
that these organisms probably live
more readily and for longer periods OF
! time in the body cavities of healthy in.
/ dlNiduals than do the diphthcria bacilli
/ ana the latter. perhaps have Cat leas
IN cnIldren) greater pathogenic activi
/ ties
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
Found at Last.

Hensley. Ark, Dec 26.-(Special)-
That 4 sure cure for Backache would
be priceless boon to the people, and
especially the women OF America. is
admitted by al. interested in medical
matters. and Mrs. Sue Williams of this
place is certain she has found in
Dodd's Kidney Pills the long Hooked
for cure.
Il am So years Old" Mrs. Williams
says. "and have suffered With the
Backache very much for three or four
years. | have been treated by good
physicians and got no relief. but thanks
tc God | have found Il cure at last and
it is Dodd's Kidney Pills l have taken
only one box and it has done me more
good than all the doctors in three or
four years. | want all sufferers from
BacEAche 20 know that they can get
Dodd's Kidney Pills and get we'll"
Backache is one of the first symp-
toms of Kidney Disease. Guard against
BrlghtS Disease or rheumatism by
curing it With Dodl's Kidney Pills.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
Sentence Sermons

Cshcago Tribune: Good cheer is half
of good courage
Character is the only true culture.
Love (ls,9ps over the lines of liking
me eh,pty head needs naughty air.
A frozen heart does not make a stiff
Borrowed trouble always comes to
abide "
When man has fame he does not
know it.
The cynic gets his opinions before the
mirror
Burdens may be the ballast that saves
the ship.
DAY saint
Worry is the worst wolf that comes
to our doors
A little cant can spoil whole lot of
conservation
no soul was ever saved by a scheme
of salvation.
me more helpful the deed the more
molly the day.
AS soon as YOU are nroud of your I'M
mlity it dies.
A little sorrow may teach more than
many sermons
Triekery in the pulpit will not lead
the pews into truth.
The crudest truth is better than the
most cultured lie
1ilckerN IN the pulpit does not make
truth in the pews
He who will not pray for others can
not pray for himself
Many are willing to lose this world
by swallowing it.
kickers hide the best things of life
IN the dust they raise.
The gloomy church is likely to be
1llled with tombstone saints.
NO man gains anything until he is
wiling to lose pNprvt hing
Canned charity may feed the hungry,
but it cannot fill the heart.
The great thing is not so much to fill
the pews as to fill the people.
1t will take more than goldloving
hearts to make the golden age
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
The Dyino Year.

Now the year is sinking slowly. l..
Sinking TO its last long sleep.
And the passing hours seem holy, 49,
While We turn aside and weep.
Like a friend about to leave us,
Very precious still it seems:
All too honest to deceive us,
Though made up of transient dreams
Yet those dreams are interviewer
With the fabric of our souls
And in passing they have proven
Life is real as IL unrolls.
o. the year of tears and laughter,
Shade and sunshine. calm and storm,
Passing on. while We come after
Namly searching for its form.
sun that form. so feeble, fingers
Like pilgrim by the sea,
Aud II points with trembling fingers
Toward thc unsolved mystery.
o, how lovely in its dying
Is the year so gray and old,
While the wintry winds are signing
Ger new grave in the mold.
BY the grave with open portal.
Thoughtfully we stand and wait
Till the old year, like a mortal,
sinks beneath the walls of fate.
From that grave come rejoicing
Al the breaking of the morn:
In these words our gladness Noicing:
"Lo, another year is born"
C. w. Crofts. in Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Smart Set: Mr.. Kidder looked VI
from the evening paper, upon which he
had been intent.
Il see. my dear" he said sorrowfully
that Christmas is coming again"
What else can you expect this time
of year,? queried Mrs. Kidder, UNI
shocked by the news.
Still" said Mr.. Kidder argumenta :
lively, 'it is distressing and har-
rowing fact which no reputable news
paper should thrust upon a mans, es-
pecially a family mans attention
think ] shall have to change my paper
| can't stand such 'yellowishness'
why, does the paper announce it?''
asked Mrs. kidder with some sur
prise.
well, not in many words" replied
Mr.. kidder, carefully adhering to the
exact facts; but it is the deduction
from what it does say which no logical
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
he Bible and Pnetru

II. l.. Elmendorf in Review of Reviews
boy of II should intimately know the
English Bible. lie should know ii as lit.
orature quite aside from its religious
teaching. He should know it from having
it read to him from his earliest years
ana from reading and studying ii for him
self. Under this same kindly home innu-
cnce. All with the same tactful personal
introduction, every boy should have an
opportunity to know the worlds great
stories. such as Robinson Crusoe," "Ciul-
lVers Travels" The Swiss Family Rob
lnson. and THE Pilgrims Progress" A
mind well stored with poetry and taste
cultivated to a love Of the best is treas
ure to a boy of II. TO give this seems so
easy, if the home influence ana interest
begin carly. The Low" of rhythm is Unborn,
and boy will appreciate and love poetry
which Is beyond his exact comprehension,
and"Which expresses thoughts to which
he would not listen If expressed in prose.
H. J.. Elmendorf in Review of Reviews.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

The New Year came to the Old Year.
door
When The sands were wasting thin,
thatch.
And his hand grew chill as he slipped the
latch
To let the New Year in.
And the New Year perched in the Ole
Years chair
And warmed by the old Years fire.
And the Old Year watched with visit
full gaze
AS he stretched his lands to the fading
blaze
And cinders of dead desire.
And the Old Year prated, as Old Years
will,
OF summer and vanished spring.
md then of the future, with grave ad-
vice,
" love and sorrow and sacrifice
That the seasons round would bring.
And the New Year listened and warmed
his heart
In the bloom OF the Old Years past,
But he gave no heed of the thorns that
lay
In the bud and blow of a coming day,
And, nodding, he dreamed at last
The New Year came to the Old Years
door
And warmed in the Old Years chair.
And the Ola year talked till the New
Year slept,
Then forth in the night he softly stepped
And left the New Year there.
-HarperS Bazaar.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
Chinese Goi,1o

In fifty yearS-perhaps less than fifty
If the present laws remain in effect and
are rigidly executed the Chinese pop
ulation of the United States Will be-
come practically extinct according to
the views of w. S. HarWood iii the De
cember Worlds Work. From 1890 TO 1906
they fell away from l26,TTS to 1860, a
decrease Of nearly 5000. or more than
6 per cent. In the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1903. more than 1000 voluutnr-
lily left the port of san Francisco for
the land of their birth, the total deport-
ed and returning voluntarily being
1920
generation ago there were in San
Francisco from 10000 to 10000 China
men. The Chinese consul general there
told me that, counting men, women and
children, there are now not 10000
The total number of Chinese now in
the United States includes &C. 7G1 in
Hawaii and 3,116 in Alaska. s.. that at
the beginning of this decennial period
there were living In the United States
proper only $4,000. A generation ago
there were at least 10000.
The main adult population is male,
is unmarried. or at least wifeless in
America, and is rapidly approaching
old age. Thus b. 1890 or 1910 the main
Chinese life in America will be extinct.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
New Years at Blue RIDGE

New York Journal: "Speaking of New
Years, said the Nevadian, Il always call
TO mind this time of year the blowoT we
boys give a young doctor chap who came
up to Blue Ridge just at the time that
camp was the liNclist, to which | might
add that though the days Of the Ridge
was few in the land. as the book says,
While 1t did last there was no camp ON
the Pacific slope from Puget sound to the
Rio Grande that could furnish much
fun in week as transpired in Blue Ridge
every twcntN-four hours.
but the sport didn't need no medicine
1t was not, as YOU might say, sickly
neiGhhorhood. which 1t seems peculiar TO
remark, seeing as how we had the most
likely looking graveyard. considering the
population, as YOU would find in all the
Sierras But The gents as populated the
graveyard was mostly lively ana healthy
lot up 10 and inclusive OF the moment of
their demise
That's what the boys was speaking Of
when the doctor came into camp,
Long Bin remarked TO me that the
boys who WAS hurt ought to make an eff
fort to last until the doctor could arrive,
which would give him Il legal claim on any
dust they might leave. He was just the
kind Of a chap for the camp if so it had
been that there was amy trade for him,
for be was quiet, nerVY, had more book
learning than the editor ana cheerful
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
NEW YEARS IN RUSSIA,

New York World: In the smaller cities
Of Russia New Years day IS in the
Twelve Days festival. The Russians in
many parts have held to the old WAYS
from time immemorial The preparations
for the season begin early in November.
| The host of some great house begins to
lay in stores of sailed beef and sausages,
iqueurs, etc. The hostess calls on all her
friends and invites young and old Next
day she is succeeded by the nurse who
makes the same rounds of visits Her duty
is to invite especially the young ladies'
She is hailed with joy, and the lady of
the house hasteps to mix for her the cup
, of Wine She delivers her errand and Is
piled with questions as to the invited and
rejected. But the most important ques-
ton is. who are the eected?' These are
, the young men invited by the hostess for
the girls. or fair ma!dens," as they are
called. The duty of the young man thug
designated IS to look after the amuse-
ment and pleasure of his far maiden"
during the twelve days" The respon-
sibility of the choice lying with the host
ess. she has to be careful in her selec-
ton.
But the invitation has again TO be re-
peated, this time by the master Of the
house in the person of his servant. or
swat" who, with mace in hand. per
forms his mission. on entering each
house he offers a prayer before the shrine
OF the saint to which 1t is dedicated He
then delivers the invitation in the name
of his master and mistress. At first, ac-
cordng to etiquette, the invitation is re-
fused, but after much pressing it is final
ly accepted. When the day arrives the
young ladies who are the heroines Of the
season appear in sledge accompanied by
their mother and favorite companion,
generally girl Of inferior rank. who sits
at their feet. This sledge Is followed by
another containing tlrewomen charged
with caskets and dressing boxes. Other
sledges follow-the longer the procession
the greater honor to the house visited.
On the arrival the host and hostess meet
the guests at the gate, bow without
speaking and conduct them into the
house.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
NO TONGUE CAN TELL
How I Suffered with Itching and Bleed

How Suffered with Itching and Bleed
ing Eczcma-Until Cured by Cuticura.
NO tongue can tell how | suffered
1or i've years with Il terribly painful,
itching. and bleeding eczema, my body
and face being covered with sores.
Never in my life did experience such
awful suffering, and i longed for
death, which ! felt was near. | had
tried doctors and medicines without
success, but my mother insisted that
! try Cuticura. felt better after the
first bath with Cllticura Soap and one
application of Cuticura Ointment, and
was soon entirely we'll Any person
having doubt about this wonderful
cure may write to me. (SiGncdD Mrs.
Attic Etson, Bellevue. Mich"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30

There is more Catarrh In this section OF INC
country than all other diseases put together. ant
ubtll tiie last lew years was supposed to be In
durable. For great many years doctors pro
hnlinced 1t local disease. and prescribed loca
remedies. and by constantly failing to cure witt
local treatment, pronounced 1t nclrable. Science
mas proven catarrh TO be a constitutional dis
ease, and therefore requires constitutional treat
lntnt. liall's Caiarrh Cure. manufactured by f.
D. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. Ohio. is the only con
sututi4nal cure on the market 1t is taken In
1t acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF tho system. They offer one hundred
collars for any case 1t fails to cure Send foi
circulars and testimonials Address
r.. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists 75c
HalVs Family Pills are the best
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
A New Year,s Cuclnne

Is that cyclone ragin'?
Is the roof a-tumblin' down?
Is that earthquake shakin'
All the winders in town?
Is that the river roarin'
Above Its banks of green?
Has G. briel blowed his trumpet
10 make the dead serene?
They stood and heard in terror
While loud the noise arose,
Like the warwhoops of the Indians,
The shouts Of foreign foes,
But a voice brought better comfort
Iet not the seinted scofYC:
Thar Amt bit OF trouble:
That's daddy swear1n' OFF.
Atlanta Constitution
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
Fudu

One cup Of sugar, three quarters Of
cup of grated chocolate half cup of
mix, half gill Of molasses. one tea
spoonful Of vanilla. Put all over the
lire together, boil for ten minutes, or
uhtil Mule dropped in ice water is
brittle. Take from the fire, stir until
sugary, turn out and mark into squares
with a CREASED knife
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
To 'Nauohty-two.

Come in. New Year, come in come In:
Don't stand out there In the cold and grin
Put on some clothes; your legs are bare;
You haven't half enough to wear
The old mans gone: tho coast is clear;
The worlds your oyster, kid NeH Year!
I-CybIc30.o rrriI,r,pa
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
All He Needs.

How is your boy doing at college2n
First rate" answered Farmer Corn
tossel He knows more than anybody
around here, all he needs now is sense.
enough not to make people mad by his
way Of shown it,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
His Vacation.

Philadelphia Press: Diggs-On your
vacation now, CHI? Rather late in the
year, isn't it?
Henpeck-Wel-er-y but my wife
thought I'd better wait unit this time 50
] could help her with the fall houscceun-
ing
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
The Master There

Is the master of the house in?'
asked the man at the door.
You bet your life she's in, young
MANI said the woman With her arms
allimbo.
"oh, | beg your pardon, madam, I'm
Just taking a straw vote of the town
Have you made up your mind yet how
your husbands going to vote?"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
Foolish Resolutions

The New Years VOWS that Perkins made
To keep viii prove a strain.
lie vowed 20 shave himself this year
And use not words prcfane.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
But MRilIuD Ran AWAY

Woonsocket Herald: AS usual with
Sioux City justice, Solly Wise secured
his release, and now Billy Smith has
returned to the fair prairies of Sanborn
county a poorer, but, we trust, a very
very much wiser man.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
. Quickly Settled.

MISUNDERSTANDING wrote play
once entitled "A Pot of Coffee"
1nkerton-Was it a success?
Pennington-Yes in a way. A few
raw eggsm settled it.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30

Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION aIwavs
gives immediate relief In all throat trou.
bles.-F. e. Bierman, Leipsic, Ohio, Aug
t3l.l9O1,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30

In England, some centuries ago, If an
ordinary workman, without permission,
moved from one parish to another in
search of work or better wages he was
branded WITH n hot iron.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
One ON Eairhanks

Jack-So she is very cold Must be a
regular Boston girl
Tonl--Worse than that. She is a reg.
ular Fairbanks girl
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
Fired Him.

Cleveland Leader: Wasn't Jack
Stone an CID flame of yours?"
He was IS long as he had money tC
burn. After that I fired him."
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
Sure.

What did Noah live on when the
flood subsidized and his provisions in the
ark We're eXhausted?" asked a Sunday
school teacher of her class.
Il know" squeaked little girl after
the others had given up.
well what?' inquired the teacher.
DRY land."-Lippincott's
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30
As GnnG &C Me-,

Smart Set: How about those good res
buttons you made the first of the year %
'Oh, they are still good"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protmding Piles.
Your druggist will refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure you in to ii days SOC
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
rake Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money il il fails to cure
l. w. Groves signature is on each box 25c
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-30

Now the year is sinking slowly.
Sinking TO its last long sleep.
And the passing hours seem holy,
While We turn aside and Weep.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-20
conservative.

conservative.
"a majority Of them voted for the
retention of the amusement clause, and
likewise the return of the time limit.
"On the question of consolidating
book concern interests they stood pref
ty solidly for unifcation.
"The most determined fight will
come when the proposition to unite
the various societies of the church is
presented. My brothers fear that if
consolidation prevails the Freedman's
Aid society will be demolished.
"Should the one society plan OBJ
tain, then the colored men will urge
that the Freedman's Aid society be
made the governing body. The other
two societies concerned are the board
of education and the Sunday school"
DIR. Bowen leads the candidacy for
colored bishop. The other two col
ored men prominently mentioned are
DR.. M. c. b. Mason of Atlanta, Ca,
and DR.. j. B. Scott of New Orleans.
DR.. Bowen will not be elected bish-
op. but may be elected as a missionary
bishop
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an easy one to Ward, then key came

|au easy one to Ward, then key came
TO bat. There were wild cries from
The bleachers to 'Line'er. out, Rocky"
Put 'er in the river!"
II was Up 10 the little fellow to not
dsappoint the excited fans. He was
there like o duck. He slammed the
Gather square and sent long, easy
By, which just barely went over the
fence. 1t was decidedly exciting mo-
aent for the fanatics.
James Rockingham Sharp and his
chewing gum were there again yes
erday. Between chews j. Peck held
ome "conversationings" with several
" the players. His eye was a little
better yesterday and he ruled the field
vith u rod of iron.