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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13
OLD FAvoR,TEs.
fha Dawn of pa.ea,

The Dawn Of Psacs.
Put of. put of your mall. oh. kings.
And beat your brands to dust!as
Your hands must learn surer grasp
Your hearts q better trust.
oh. bend aback the lance's point
And break the helmet bar:
A noise 10 in tho morning wind.
But not the note OF war.
Upon the grassy mountain paths
The glittering hosts increase.
They come! They come! How fa1e
their feet!
They come to publish psaos.
= And every tender living thing
Shall feed by streams OF rest:
Nor lamb shall from. tho flock bs Lost
Nor nursling from the nest.
.,;oTHNG BUT TKouBLE. IL
There's heaps of trouble in the world
No use to question why. sS
We only know there Is enough
So no one need be shy; q
For never yet was the demand
Quite up to the supply, .S5 80
It's either love or something else,
War; politics or trade,
That keeps a fellows temperature
At ninety in the shade
Ard hands him with his daily brad
More trouble. fresh hand made.
He dips into a business deal "a
A winner. he would swear
Which really seems must hand To- him
"A fortune for his share.
But all he ever draws II Just
A dividend Of air.
He meets up with pretty girl, .s.
A queen from top to boot:
Hc opens up his large bRzoo
And straightway starts to toot,
And very soon he's mixed up In
A breach OF promise suit.
Poor man! He's only born to woe.
For troubles lightly sit
Upon his doorstep. waiting him
To see II they will ft.
And all that he can do 10 groan II, 81
And make the best OF Il.
The American Flag.
When Freedom from her mountain hslgAoi
Unfurled her standard to the air
She tore the azure robe OF night
! And set the stars Of glory there.
She mingled with Its gorgeous dyss
The milky baldric of the skies
And striped its pure celestial white
with streakinEs of the morning light
Flag Of the free hearts hope and hsmA
BY angel hands to valor given.
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome.
And all thy hues were born II hsAve0e
Forever float that standard al,ssti q ag
Where breathes the foe but fails -.
fore US, - 4 = IS Is sssesi sssi
With Freedoms soil beneath our feet
And Freedoms banner streaming o'eB
Joseph Rodman Draks. \
xffiisfsseps are mastered by advics disersst.
And coaiifissel mitigates the greatest smart.
,.s-r -spsnsss.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13
Of Stock
Growers Meeting

The third and last speaker was +.
w. Tho1nlinson of Deadwood, Sec
retary of the American National
Live Stock Association. He 4, dwelt
at some length upon the objects Of
the Association which he representa-.
Particularly he emphasized the point
that the Association was now fighting
against increased commissions rates.
secretary's iseport.s
Rapid City, s. D, April 1908.
To the members Of the Western
Dakota Stock Growers Associa-
tion.
Gentlemen: - ~ 49,
Each succeeding year in the ex-
istence Of your organization has
witnessed marked increase in the
work necessary to protect your inz<<
terests, but the range shipping 81
son Of 1906 has taxed your woy
force to it's extreme limit.
Following are the SoDt1
cattle inspected during Is
of 1905:
chicago ......1A
South: Omaha. !. IlSls
Sioux City q, ,0tess
Total. l..........s.l. ;. $4,000
Estrays recovered:
Chicago ~. 1912 value s6s2, $500 I
South Omaha 5,s32 value l95, ,728 80d
sioux City ,844 value ,2s7. 90 I
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13
RAPID CITY
HAS ........

The Largest Stream Of Water
In the Black Hills
Unlimited Supply Of Build
Inc Stone and Timber at
Her Door
Rich Coal Deposits Within an
Hours Ride
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13
VEAL H

awaits the Manufactures At
Rapid City. Within = year
F FOUR railroads will Re making
this place the one distributing
point for the great northwest
IA word to the wise....
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13

1t is suspected ttlnt part Of tthis
work Of the sugar trust is to sweeten
the campaign funds.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13

When Ben Franklin stayed out all
night discovering lightning his wife
gave him thunder on his return home
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13

Football should be good practice for
the man who wants to 60 through lifo
oil his face.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-13

Sinners never go on a strike. III
wages Of sin are too high as it is. E.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

own. the estate has iuiifssii.C,i ever
since tangled in the courts. DR.. Merritt.
who had temporary custodianshiD of
the library. closed it absolutely. Since
that time no one has been permitted TO
enter it except 4 custodian ana an oc-
casional scholar who has been able TO
get through the red tape which sur
rounded it.
Since the collection has never been
classified no one living knows abso-
lutely just what was there Here. how
ever, are some of the known treasures:
He had a complete collection of
Shakespeare folios-first second, third
and fourth. Some of the early PAGES
of his first folio We're missing and were
supplied in fac-simile. The pages Of
the second folio were slightly scorcIl-
ed. because it had passed through the
London re-to perish. probably, in tie
San Francisco fire two and a half cen
turtles later. There was 1fearly Il full
set of folios of Ben Jonson.
The collection of Shakespeariana in |
cluded the rent ron of Shottery Mead |
oW, Stratford.
An old prayer book and Il hymnal. |
bound literally in boards. were inter
esting historically, for authenticated |
documents showed that they were the
very books placed in the hands of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04
SUCCESSFUL CAREERS
OF DR.. BIEDERWOLF AND
HIS CHORUS LEADERS

DR.. William E. Biederwolf, who took
charge of the revival movement here
wednesday night, is working with
great earnestness. His life has been
rather strenuous one throughout and
one in which the people who hear him
will be interested.
He is a native of Indiana. born at
Monticello, of German parentage. He
is graduate of Princeton college and
OF Princeton Theological seminary.
having finished his course in the latter
institution in 1895. From the Prince
ton school of theology he received the
new testament Greek fellowship. which
supplied funds enabling him to spend
two years in especial study in Ger
many. He had finished this work and
passed year in the holy lands when
he became pastor of the BroadwayI
Presbyterian church in Logansport |
Ind. At the second call for volunteers
during the Spanish-American war he
offered his services as chaplain and
went south as chaplain of the 131st
Indiana regiment. While with the reg
ment he wrote its history. simply be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04
Loss Of Sufro'>s Valuable Library

An irrcparablc loss Of the San Fran
cisco earthquake was the destruction
| IF the great Sutro library of old books
collected by the late AdOlph SutrO. for
mer mayor of the city, says the New
York sun. This was stored in two di-
visions. one in The Upham building at
Pine and Battery streets and one in Il
building at Mon, gOmery ana Washing
ton. 1t is known definitely that tie
Cpham building was destroyed by fire.
and the other building. being IN old
structure not fireproofed, in Tie center
of the burned district, must have gone
too
Early in his career Sutro developed
hobby for old books and conceived
the idea OF collecting Il great library
of them. For ten years lie and his
agents bought all over the world. Al
though he was imposed upon by Il
great many fJrgcries and acquired
much that was valueless, he made
some fortunate purchases, and his
wholesale method of buying enabled
him to get a great deal of gold along
with the drosS
For example, in 1856 or thereabouts,
Bavaria confiscated the property of the
Catholic monasteries in the kingdom
Their books were Jumped into one
great lot, and Sutro bought them all. !
including thousands of manuscripts
dating back before the age of printing, |
which have never come under the no |
tice of scholars. In the same way, !
when the Mexican government discov- |
cred a forgotten collection of books. |
diaries and manuscripts
bearing upon the early history of Cali
fornia and Lower California, especial
" the mission period in the boundaries
Of the present United States. he bought
them all. This collection, from which
t was prophesied the true history of
he old Pacific coast would some day
De written, was never even taken from
is boxes. He had q standing order
With Quaritch for certain lines of
books, and he was willing to pay any
hing for what he wanted. In the end
he collection reached total of about
$4,000 volumes. When it had grown
o that size Sutro brought n bookman
lamed Moss from the British museum
nd had him make beginning of clas-
flying and cataloguing it. Moss began
StiaiSuteu IL out- put He Iit'l MOTkeu
My a year or two when he died. In
S9I Sutro died also.
1t had been his intention to give the
objection either TO the University of
alifOrnia or TO San Francisco, but he {
1T no late will. The only one in ex- !
'tence was drawn up before the time I
his collection, and it left all his
ooks and papers to his sister. DIR. EN- c
Ia Sutro Merritt. There followed n | {
ouble contest over his property. which
-as found to have deprecated greatly. =
Mrs. Kluge appeared, who said that s
ne was his wife by a contract mar p
age, and some of his children by his f
rst marriage raised a contest of their s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04
Some PIxckY Instances

incidents met at every turn show The
unconquerable spirit OF the people OF
San Francisco, says Il special diSpatch
TO the Cincinnati Enquirer. Two race
track men met In the dri.e.
Hello, Bill. where are you living
now:" asked one.
You see that tree over there-that
big One?" said Bill. well. you climb
that and my room is on the third
branch to the left
And they went away laughing.
One man wanted To know whether
the fire had reached his home. He
was Informed that there was not a
house standing in that section of the
city. He shrugged his shoulders and
whistled.
There are lots of others in the same
boat" he said as he turned away.
And those men who have lost every
thing are planning to begin all over
again.
Going TO buildT' asked one man
who lost family and home inside of
two hours. "Of course / am. They
tell me that the money in the banks
is all right, and have some insurance.
Fifteen years ago l began with these"
showing his hands. land 1 guess I'm
game to do it over again. Build AGAR?
Well, 1 wender!''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

talk about every other subject posi-
bic, you neglect to speak 10 those
about you of the condition of their
souls" concluded DR.. Biederwolf.
Last This Week.
This evenings meeting concludes the
series for this week, none being held
tomorrow. This afternoon Dr. Bieder-
wolf is conducting two special meet
lngs. woman's Commute service at
2:30 at the First Methodist church.
followed by a special meeting at the
rink, where DR.. Biederwolf discusses
the subject, Shall We Recognize Our
Friends in Heaven?" Sunday DR.. Bic
derwolf conducts young peoples serv-
ice at the rink at in the afternoon
lor those between the ages of IL and
80. In the evening his service at the |
rink Will be for men only, and admis- /
sion will be by tickets, which are now
being distributed free to any who de-
sire to attend. At this mems gather
ng, DR.. Biederwolf will deliver his ia
nous lecture, "The White Life" which
lie gave before an audience of over
1000 men at the y. P. S. c. E. con-
-entiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

party of gentlemen sat In the Bohe-
milan Club discussing earthquakes in
general and the California variety in
particular-and all for the benefit and
instruction of n visitor from the east
The lawyer expressed his unhesitating
opinion that eventually San Francisco
would be overthrown, if not absolutely
wiped out, by an earthquake, and he
gave learned reasons for this opinion,
many Of which have been advanced
by the scientists since the recent shock.
Other San Franciscans present laughed
at him, and jokingly advised him to
get out of town at once, whereupon he
admitted that while he was perfectly
sincere in his views he had no inten-
ton of leaving town, even though the
destructive shock were scheduled for
the following week, as he would
rather die in San Francisco than
live anywhere else."-Chicago Evening
Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

counted one of the most promising in
Indiana, and worked for him for two
| years. Ii was the success resulting
| from these meetings that led him to
continue his work as a gospel singer
One of the agencies through which
the evangeists have been working is
the Young Mems Christian association,
which is putting forth a great effort at
this time and in this work. The organ
izatiOn of bible class at the shops of
of the Rock Island Pow company has
been an entering wedge by which the
evangelists could be heard during the
noon hour there.
The class was organized in January
and every Thursday noon meetings
have been held with an average at
tendance of about a hundred men. In
addition to the bible lessons there have
been special features i'm the way Of
vocal solos and Photographic concerts.
Responsive 10 EvangeIists.
During the preliminary revival cam
paign five meetings were held at the
pillow shops and at each meeting a
large number of men were present TO
greet the evangelists who came TO adj
dress the men.
II was a matter Of comment that the
men at these meetings were much
more attentive and responsive to the
appeals of the preachers than is usu-
ally the case in gatherings of this
kind. The meetings were addressed
by Rev. d. S. Toy and Rev. Tilman
HObson. who were assisted by Frank
Dickson. Alexander Davidson, and Mr..
Ryllert. the latter three taking part in
the singing
This work was considered by the
officials of the Y NJ c. A. to be the
best work done by the association this
winter and the class will be continued
while the shops are running and taken
up next fall in the same manner
sIass Meetings at Y. VI. &. a.
I'm addition to the work at the pillow
shops. meetings were also. held at the
Rock Island Sash and Door works. al
hough the results obtained at this
place were not so encouraging as at
he pillow shops.
Mems and boys meetings were also
leld in the auditorium of the Y. NJ. c.
building, at which the attendance
illed the seating capacity of the hall
repeatedly. Hobson, Toy. and Dickson
addressed these meetings, and a talk
vas given at one of them by Eddie
Thomas. the reformed bartender, who
accompanied the evangelists here from
Anderson, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04
Contrary on the Quake

The cooling of the earth and the sub
sequent shrinking of the surface, ac.
cording to Sir Martin Conway, f. r. G.
S., the noted British mountain climber.
who arrived at New York recently ON
the Cunarder Campania, caused the
great San Francisco earthquake.
The western mountain range, ex-
tending through North and South
America, is constantly growing" said
Sir Martin. "As the cooling process
goes on the earth shrinks, and. like the
skin on drying apple, as the sphere
gets smaller the outer covering settles
In some places and In others is forced
up In ridges.
These ridges are the mountains.
Now, as the process goes on, the ridges
get forced further up. The mountains
In the west grow probably six feet in
a century. This being so, every once
In while something slips, and then we
have disaster like that in San Fran
cisco.
Two or three shocks may come in
succession. and then there will be no
other disturbance for a hundred years.
No one can tell when they are coming
Why this earthquake happened on the
west side Of the mountain range and
not on the east is, / suppose, because
that Is the weaker side"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

hibiting with the others in Baltimore
theater he had fall from horizontal
bar which would have ended the ca
reer of less vital younGster
Worked His Way.
In other ways his college lie was
| strenuous, for he had to work his way.
| He earned some money while AT Prince
ton, by acting as instructor OF gymnas-
tics at the preparatory school; he was
treasurer of the Wig club and The
| Clio Literary society. which showed
| that he was considered worthy by
those students who are known as
| digs and who are not. usually. deep
| ~ interested in sports. fhe Wing club
is an old and honorable student body.
Sir Edwin Arnold was member Of il.
Grover Cleveland Is sill a member of
it. When these various activities and
his studies did not keep HIM busy. and
he found time hanging heavy on his
hands, he tutOred for what money itI
would bring him. On Sundays. also.
he went out into the state and preach
ed. In Wabash college he had kept
bach'-that is, he had cooked his own
meals because e did not have money
enough to buy them ready cooked
and pumped the organ for a dollar a
week. Then in Princeton various en-
pigments helped to pay the expenses
Of his college course.
ROdeheaver and Gilbert.
The music which is heard at the
meetings is not the least of the factors |
in the revival campaigns. and too much |
credit cannot be given the large chorus,
the members OF which are all doing
their best to add to the work. The
chorus is led by Homer Rodeheaver
and Paul Gilbert.
The events which led Rodeheaver
to the point where he decided to de-
vote his life to this WORK are most in
teresting. He is young man, but
many time he has seen the especial
power of music to impress the human
soul eXemplifed, and feels that the
power of song is only second to the
power of direct gospel.
Paul Gilbert has had remarkable
experience. He began public singing
when he was a 17-year-old lad. in n
male quartet. Then he sang as first
enor against a chorus of about forty I
voices, most remarkable thing for
one so young. In 1896 he had finished #;
college and was already deeply inter
ested in religious work. Almost i'm ,
nediately after his graduation he join {
ID an evangelist who was then ac-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

The sin of failing to do what one
knows to be right was the subject
which DR.. Biederwolf devoted his ser
mon to at the rink last evening, his
text being, Therefore, unto him that
knoweth to do good, and dOeth it not,
it is sim THE meanest man in the
world is he who won't do what he
ought to-" said the evangelist in intro
duction. He declared the man who
sees his duty face TO face and fails to
do it, as a slave to his worst nature
and a criminal. Just as far as man
refuses TO live up to the dictates of
his conscience, so far is he guilty of
the most awful sin. I'd rather be a
slave in darkest Africa than TO live i'll
Rock Island as some men here do"
DR. Biederwolf applied his text to
three classes: the man who processes
TO do, but does not, or the hypocrite;
the backslider,- who once knew the
blessings of an upright Christian life, |
but now follows the pleasures of the |
world; and TO the Christian who is not |
concerned about the spiritual welfare |
of other people.
Speaking of the hypocrite, he said:
The bad man is always bad, but he
is worse when he pretends to be good
He held the saying, 1T is not all of
life to live, and not all of death to
die" to be one of the gravest of truths.
and one that should strike home to all.
"Backslider'' the Worst.
There is no influence so harmful to
the cause of religion as that of the
backslider.' said DR. Biederwolf. The {
influence of the unbelieving man is not {
to be compared with your influence for {
hell if you are a backslider, and the '
prayer, Forgive them, they know not
what they do could not be applied to J
YOU" i
He dwelt at length on the RESPONSE O
oility of the Christian for the spiritual Il
ife of those about him, and urged that il
he church member realize and feel Il
ne weight of his responsibility. I'VE n
iced more church dignitaries who dig" 6
aid the evangelist in this connection. t.
lie classified church membership into n
hree classes: the workers. shirkers. u
nd jerkers. 1T is not the opportunity h
Or work that is lacking. but real con- p
ern in the cause" he said. In sup II
ort of this he stated that at the pres III
Mt rate of eyangelistic work. ii is re- nj
u1rlng a whole year for 20 church W
TENDERS to accomplish the conversion Jr
single person while you daily in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

into conditions for rebuilding, indicate
that he believes the new city of San
Francisco Will be city OF concrete,
says the New York Times. Already Mr..
Gilbreth, who is erecting some of the
largest structures on the Pacific coast,
is preparing to undertake contracts
calling for reinforced and monollthic
construction which shall be earthquake
proof as far as modern methods can
make them and absolutely flreproof.
Il am free to predict" said Mr.. Gil
breth that the future San Francisco
will be erected almost entirely of con-
crete. If ii had not been for the sus-
ceptibility of the buildings to flames
after the CONFUSION the greater part
or the western metropolis would be
standing today. Already Seattle has
taken warning, and the Columbia I'M
provement company, which is build
ing power house valued at 100000,
has changed its plans and will put up
instead of steel structure one of mon
ohthic concrete construction. This, it
is hoped, will withstand any ordinary
earthquake shock and will be absolute
~ fireproof. This change Of plan shows
how quickly the people of the western
coast are taking advantage OF the les
son taught by the disaster. Any fool
ish reports that San Francisco will not
be rebuilt you may put down as unfit
for belief. The city will rise just as
quickly as Chicago did. 1t is not so
much the earthquake that we must
guard against as fire. Concrete is the
)nly solution"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

! many rare ana valuable incunabuIa.
OF the Hebrew collection, said to be
very valuable, less is known, but some
OF the scrolls dated back to the tenth
century, and the one most valuable
work IN the collection. according to
SUtro. was one Of these Hebrew man
uScripts. IT was valued ut $4,000.
There was also discovered n few
years ago an incomplete and uncata-
logued Shakespeare first folio which
lie bought III ii lump with a number
of other Old books Outside of these
books. valuable only to a bibliomaniac
there was 4 great mass of matter
which made Il very strong appeal to
scholars. His collection of British
ana broadsides. running
from the early seventeenth century TO
the late eighteenth. was said by Moss
IN be the most complete outside of the |
British museum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04
A FRISCO OF CONCRETE.

We" iork Contractpr Thinks That Is
the Best Solution.
Reports received by Frank b. Gil
breth. New York contractor, from his
engineer, James Mclaughlin, who went
down from Seattle to San Francisco
the day after the -earthauake to look
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

went down to Princeton theological
school his interest in athletic matters
grew, rather than diminished. For
three years he travelled with the Prince
ton gym team, partly as means of
ellnS out his scanty income, but more
because he loved it. While he was eX-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

GELS, in these days, in his chosen call
ing. While at Wabash college in one
held day he took two firsts and three
seconds. Baseball football, track
work, bicycle riding and all the other
good, muscle-malling pastimes found in
MIN moderate devctee. After he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

cause the more or less arduous duties
of chaplain of an American regiment
in foreign land were not enough to
keep him busy. lie is also the author
of several books upon.religious topics.
In college, when he took the time
for play, he eXcelIed at that as he OK