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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
FRANk!NG
The Way the Privilege Has Been
Abused In England.

Il
American legislators are not the only
ones who abuse their ranking privi..
legcs. Recent history in England ha
caused the London Chronicle to say:
"Eranking had its birth, honestly
enough, in 1860, in the desire to relieve
members Of parliament of the expense
incurred in the discharge of their ma
tional duties, but the practice rapidly
widened until it became possible for
members to transmit their household
goods Mt the public charge, as the fol-
lowing extract from old postofice rec
ords testifes: Fifteen couple Of hounds
going to the king Of Romans with q
free pass, two maidservants going as
laundresses to my Lord Ambassador
Methuen, DIR. Crichton, carrying with
him COW and divers necessaries;
three suits of clothes for some noble
mans lady at the court of Portugal.
two bales of stockings for the use Of
the ambassador to the crown of Portu.
gal, deal case with four flitches Of
bacon for Mr. Pennington of Rotter-
DAM
This form Of abuse died when the
i
postoftice stable underwent q purifier
ton, but it speedily gave place to an
other variety. Members signed packets
of letters Wholesale gave them away.
to their friends and sometimes paid
their servants wages in franked en-
velopes. In fact, they became valuas
Die form Of currency, subject to the art
Of the forger, who did roaring trade.
: In 1715 f24,OOO worth of free CORE
spondence passed through the postof-
fee.
FIFTY gears later the nation was
staggered to discover that the amount
had Increased to 100000, and srin-
gent laws were passed to mitigate the
immoral tendencies of the houses Of
parliament. But all was in vain until
Sir Rowland Hill managed in 1889 to
abrogate the privileges altogether"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
MINING sPoDuMENE
Interest Revived in the Lithia Min
eral Near Keystone

Ed Christensen, who owns one
of the best spodumene mines in the
famous Eta Hill, has leased his
property to a Philadelphia company
who will shortly begin operating it,
paying the owner a substantial
royalty for each ton taken out.
For more than year the spodu.
meme mining has been at stand
still owing to the low price of the
mineral and the somewhat high
cost of mining. Of late, however.
the demand for lithia minerals
seems to have increased, since in
quiries have, constantly come to
owners of lithia prospects, not only
from this country but from Ger
many and England. Some test
shipments have been made to both
these countries, but freight rates
have prevented them from being
successfully followed. The ar
rangement made by Mr.. Christiern-
sson wich the company lis so good
that probably other deals will soon
be made. Besides its lithia con-
tents the spodumene in Christiens-
sons nine carries large amount
of tin, as does the neighboring
rock, and there is considerable
wolfram in the claim. 1t has al
ways been the owners idea that
by separating these minerals an ex-
ira profit could be obtained: maxi
ing it possible to work this deposit
even with spodumene at low
figure. 80
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
.uuknt ain, How to Die


1t was after seeing Henry Irving act
as Beckett that a young japanese study
ing theology in this country said to a
friend who took him: II thank you
very much for making me remain You
know. ] may have to suffer some day
for holding to what believe to lie the
truth, and have often thought that
would never be able to play my part In
the right way. From now on shall
never be troubled with such a thought
for when the time comes ! shall re-
member that Henry Irving has taught
me how to die. Yes, should like to
die like Beckett" Thus did Beckett In
the flesh and Tennyson. the dramatist.
and Irving, the actor, nerve the pote1i-
tial Christian martyr that may be-
Boston Transcript.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
VOL. IL.
SALT METHODS.
In the Marshes of the Kongo and at
utnh's Great Lake.

One of the sights of the Great Salt
lake of Utah. developed by the prog
ross Of scientific industry, is the sys-
tenn of immense salt making ponds on
the shore of the lake. AT Saltair the
lake water Is pumped into great set
ting basin, where the impurities fall
to the bottom and, containing much
iron, form reddish deposit. From
this basin the water Is drawn of into
Harvesting ponds averaging 10000
square yards in area and six inches In
depth. The ponds are kept supplied
with water, rs the evaporation goes on
from May to September, when the salt
harvest begins. The water having dis
appeared, a dazzling layer Of salt two
or three inches thick is found covering
the bottom Of the ponds, which Is bro
ken up With plows before being con-
veyed to the mills, where the tnal
crushing and winnowing are done.
In general the salt marshes of the
Kongo region represent kind Of pock-
| ct or rift in the soil. They are to DO
\ found in considerable numbers IN the
| district OF Sambnlt, and there are also
| many OF these marshes on the left
bank of the river LufuDu. The walls
Of the rift show first layer of black
ish clay mixed with sand and contain
Ing numerous quartz and slick peh-#
bles or more exceptionally black and
white shells, fragments Of oyster and.
mussel Then comes a layer of strait
fed and gray blue schist. The soil OF
the depression also contains schist as
the greater constituent and Is covered
by a layer Of sandy clay. In order to
collect the salt the natives dig a fun
mel shaped hole from six to ten feet
deep The cavity soon fills up with .
warm and clear water, which Ii
strongly charged with salt. 1t comes
up with considerable pressure and the
liquid seems to boil. The salt is partly
precipitated at the bottom Of the cav
ity and. mixes with the soil to form q
blackish mud. The latter is washed
/ out with hot water to extract the salt,
which is then crystallized from the SO.
luton, The product which is thus OBJ.
! tanned is of Il salty gray color, and ita
taste is more alkaline than that Of Eu.
ropean salt. ,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
The Ivanhoe.

DIR. Rate, manager Of the Ivan
hoe, has returned from Denver,
where some important mill tests
have been made on Ivanhoe ore.
The plans of the company are not
yet ready for publication as
regards future work. But DR..
Rate informs US that they will
continue to run the present mill
and that a new pump station is to
be put in at the spring to supply
sufficient water. e. D. Stevenson
and c. T. Doney, both of Indian.
apolis, are at the mine now and ex.
pect to remain there some two OF
three weeks. Both are officers OF
the Ivanhoe.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27

Who first found tin? There is q leg
end among the Cornish miners that
ST. Piran, an Irish hermit, was the dis
coverer.. His ancient church in the
parish Of Perranzabploe, II Cornwall.
laid bare Of sand by the sea many
years ago, has recently been repaired.
Cornish miners still keep the feast Of
St. Piran, who, according TO the IA
ble first found tin, forgetting that
their forefathers had long previously
sold IT to. the Phoenicians. Possibly the
legend points to the fact that this
Irishman was a skillful metallurgist.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
sIGMAN CASE.
For the Second Time the Jury
DiSaqrees.

The case of Reed VS.. Sigman cad.
ed Tuesday afternoon. After being
out from p. m. Monday until 3
p. m. Tuesday, the jury stood
eleven for acquittal and one for
conviction. On being questioned
by Judge MCGEE the foreman
stated that there was absolutely
no hope of an. agreement. And
one censor of polluted incense has
been offered to the fair goddess
by the illustrious jury system.
The caseis SO thoroughly known
to the public in general that al
lengthy review of the evidence
would be entirely superhuous.
Brifly therefore the case is as fol-
lows:
Reed claimed $4,000 damages
against Sigman for the alleged
theft of 28 head of horses. Testi-
mony was introduced to show that
the horses were shipped to points
in Ohio by the defendant. There
they were found by the plaintiff
Greedy aud four of them brought
back later. These horses, SO the
evidence showed, were of a pecu-
liar breed and could be easily iden-
tilted.
In desense Sigman tried to show
that the horses in question were
his and that they had been re-
branded by Reed or some of his
men.
The argument on both sides
hinged upon the brand. Reeds
brand was cd" with an rs" in
scribed while that of Sigman was
the bar s. Witnesses for the
plaintiff showed that two separate
1 brands were used for the ID S and
that the d which had been Gu,
from another brand had little
protrus ion on thu front side so tina,
if the brand was pressed hare
enough upon the animal this pro-
trusion or bar would show. Thu:
sometimes resembling a bar ed
The defence introduced evidence
to show that since Sigman's
brand was the bar "S,'' if a D BIZ
circumscribed over this it woule
give much the same effect as tn,
plaintiffs; brand. They showed
or tried to show in many cases
that this had been done.
Reed was ably represented b,
Wood G. Brown, while Sign an wa
equally'well defended by Sc hrade
d Lewis.
The jury were: William Austin
James Eastman, William r. Cook
c. L. Hodnett, James I''ltsim
mons, P. c. Simkins, Aueu. Rec
amacher, Morris Estrop, J. 4
Behrens, E. A. Iawler, Floy
Hornby, Charles A. Vollnicr-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
MEYERS GOT THIRTY DAYS

The case of II ,e state against c.
w. Meyers, aliasa George Gardner
vas called and d isposed Of Tuesday
afternoon. Tb ) defendant was
charged with E rand larceny, COM
mitted against sh- Sweeney Hard
ward Co. 81
Ben Coin. the principal witness
for the state se,stlhed that he had
on various es.uasons daring March
and April S s ee,n iisaeadefendanti in the
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
The ,s,x Graces.

The three summer cruces are the
Anne Arundel strawberry the Eastern
Shore peach and the Maryland water
melon, all from the land. The three
winter ,graces are tho Oyster. tie terra
pin and the canvasback Gil from tho
water aitimore American.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27

This" said the professor Of anato-
my as he exhibited a human jawbone,
"is the inferior maxillary."
II beg your pardon, professor" said
one Of the married students, '.but
didn't ] understand you to say the
skeleton you have before US belonged
to q femaleT
~ did"
In that case. then. there is no infs-
rior maxillary."
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
Rails and Wire.

IN early times the leading states-
men were those who split rails
But we have none save wire fences
today"
And the leaders are consequently
those who pull wires" Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
Nature.

t3gy NatufGs tsssl.37
You should be very proud OF having
won the love Of such q mnn. !"
Then you advise me to marry him XII
by all means. He Is one Of nat,lress
noblemen.' &
mo doubt But: consid der this ma
3ture fad will inevitably pass. Puck III
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27

which seemed at times studied she
denied with Mr.. Boyd,s assisting
questions all that Allen had said
earlier in the day, regarding her in
reference between him and his
wife. She stated that her daughter
was evidently unhappy, but that
while she felt all the mothers sym
patty and love for her child, did not
wish to interfere between husband
and wife. Mrs. Clemens thought
that after their little one was born
better condition of affairs would
come about, that Aliens alleged
curses would change to blessings and
tt ey would be once more the happy
man and wife of honeymoon days.
She testified that she tried to i'm
press these things upon her daughter.
Defendant stated that after the child
was born her daughter refused to
stand Aliens alleged cruelty any
longer and came home.
Characterization by Mr.. Gard
ner made some points in her testl
mony rather shaky.
After Mrs. Clemens, Mr.. Clemens
and Miss Beatrice Clemens were in
time placed upon the stand by Mr..
Brown and they practically corrob-
Grated the testimony of Mrs. Glenn
ems.
Plaintiffs attorneys objected to
Mrs. Allens's testimony and their
objection was sustained.
After q brief rebuttal by plaintiff
court adjourned till 9 a. N. Thurs
day.
Thursday morning session was
opened by rebuttal on part Of plain
tiff.
Allen testified that in March 1905
he was struck by Clemans and
knocked down, that as q means of
defense against what he thought
would result in serious bodily injury,
he drew is pocket knife. This was
one of the occasions on which plain
tiff was trying to see his child.
II. B. Turner was next sworn and
testified that he saw the little I'm :
pleasantness between Allen and
Clemans.
Emma Haxby, Laura Mccain.
Mrs. Ed. Allen and Ruth Morris all
testified in turn that the coniugal
relations between Allen and his wife
had always been happy as far as
they knew.
Mrs. w. j. Collins stated on the
stand that Allen had requested her
to take picture of his child but she
was unable to do SO.
Mr.. Buell. opened the argument
for the plaintiff He spoke eloquent
ly and c0nvinclngly for about fifteen
minutes, reviewing the case briefly
and bringing out certain phases of
it for his client.
Mr.. Boyd on behalf OF the defense
was followed by Mr.. Brown also for
the defense. Both gentlemen en-
larged upon their side of the case
for. about thirty minutes each. The
final argument before the Jurors
was made for the plaintiff by Mr..
Gardner. This address was master.
piece Of forensic eloquence. Every
sentence tore huge gaps in the de-
Tense, every word went like sword
true to the weak points In the opros-
ing armor. Filled with the business
Of his cause, speaking not to the
jury with retorical flow of we'll
turned sentences alone, but with q
dramatic eloquence which clearly
showed how terribly in earnest were
his words,-he mercilessly and ruth
lessly condemned the practice of in
terfering between man ard wife, of
tearing asunder God 3 greatest bless.
ing, the family.
r After Mr.. Gardner had finished
Judge MCGEE instructed the jury as
to how they were to Judge the case;
at IL m. the Jury retired
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-04-27
RAPID CITY

The Largest Stream Of Water
nth, Black Hills
Ur i'm ted Supply Of Build
inc Stone ana 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??, 1906-04-27
WEALT

awaits the Manufacturer at
Rapid City. Within year
FOUR railroads will re making
this place the one distributing
point for the great north.ve.>
"a word to the wise-.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-15

III lie smallest deposi'
tor receives as prompl
and courteous treatment
as the largest. Managed
entirely Sy our home
people.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-15
Longs and shorts.

Thackeray was six feet four inches.
So was Fielding Scott, Walt Whit
man and Tennyson were six footers.
Goethe, the elder Dumas, Robert Burns
and Longfellow were five feet ten
Inches. ]. N. Barrie Is only five feet
five inches and Kipllng only five feet
six inches. Edwin Abbey has the same
height as Barrie; SO has lma-Tadema.
Lord CurZon is six feet one Inch,
George Westinghouse is over six feet
two inches, Andrew Carnegie Is five
feet four and one-half inches, Presl-
dent Roosevelt is five feet nine inches.
Mr.. Gladstone was five feet nine
inches. Sir Henry Irving was an Inch
taller. Edmund Burke and Oliver
Cromwell were five feet ten and one
half inches. Wellington was half an
inch taller than Napoleon. That trio or
great admlrals, Nelson, Blake and
Sydney Smith, were a little under FIVE
feet six inches. Bismarck was tall
man. but not so tall as George Wash
ington. who was six feet three inches.
Sargent, the great painter, is six feet.
Carlyle, Darwin, Huxley and Ruskln
were six footers.-Halifax News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-15

VOLUME XVI
BEN T. GUNTER.
Attorney-at-Law,
Accomac @. H.. Va,
Will practice in all the courts OF
Accomac and Northampton counties
s. JAMES BURLINGTON
Attorney-st-Lsw.
Offices-Accomac c. H. and Fair
Oaks, Va.
Practices in all the courts on the
Eastern Shore Of Virginia.
JNO. r. and ]. HARRY REV,
Attorneys-at-Law.
Offices-Accomac @. H. and Parks
lev. At Accomac G. H., every wed
Will practice in all the courts on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia.
ROY d. WHITE,
-Attorney-at-Law,-
Offices Parksley and Accomac Z. d.
Practices in all courts Of Accomac
and Northampton Counties.
Prompt attention to all business.
WARNER AMES,
-Attorney-at-Law,-
Offices: Accomac c. II. and Onancock.
At Accomac G. H. every Wednesday
and Friday.
Will practice in all the courts OF
Accomac and Northampton counties
JOHN s. PARSONS,
Attorney-at-Law,
Accomac Courthouse, Va.
Will practice in all courts Of Acco-
mac and Northampton Counties.
JOHN f. NOTTINGHAM, JR.,
a,,,,on~rr,y AT LAW
Franktown, Va
Practices in all the courts on the
Eastern Shore Of Virginia.
Will be at Eastville and Accomac T.
II. first day of every court ana at East
vile every Wednesday.
Otbo F. Mears. G. Walter Mapp.
MEARS & MAPP,
--Attorneys-at-Law,--
Offices: Eastville, Northampton
County and AccOmack Court House
Practice in all courts on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia.
U. @. STURGIS,
-ArToRNEY-AT-LAw.-
Offices: Accomac G. H., Onancock
and Eastville.
At Accomac G. II. every Monday
and Wednesday.
Practices in all courts on Eastern
Shore. Bankruptcy cases speclslty'
DIR. H. d. LILLISTON,
DENTIST.
-Accomack Court House, Va
Office hours from ga. N. to p. M. VIII
be at Parksley every Tuesday.
FRED. E. RUEDIGER
COUNTY SURVIVOR
Accomac c. H., Va.
Thoroughly equipped with latest ana
best instrHments. offers his services 10
Inc citizens of AccOmac County.
Will meet all engagements promptly.
]. A. MEARS,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Notary Public with Seal,
Keller, Va.
Claims Collected Promptly.
VIM. P. BELL & Co.,
DRUGGISTS,
Accomack c. H.. Va,
Agents for
WATERWAYS
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-15
The Practical Question.

Now come the practical questions:
Are we as Intelligent Americans going
to care for our nelghbors' children,
born in filth and dirt? Are we going
to give them public parks and public
Fairgrounds and free bathing places
and free docks, where the poor can get
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-15

Customers extended
every accommodate n
'-.A ....l
consistent with conser
vative banking. Strict
ly a home institution.
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city Is inconceivable to me. Where
there Is work for one man In q large
city there are five applicants for the
position. In 1888 there were 79,OOO
deaths Ia the city of London; O,17OI
took place In the public workhouses,
lib in public hospitals and $50 In pub
lie asylums. This made In all 1882
paupers who died that year In Lon
don. In other words, at least one-ffth
of all the people dying In London In
one year were dependent upon public
churlty. The records Of other cities are
only little better. There were over
100000 paupers in 1888 In England
alone. But today one out of every ten
persons who die In New York city Is
buried in potter's field. That means
when they die they leave not an estate
large enough even to pay for the pine
box which covers them and the hire OF
the hearse which drags them to their
grave nor the fee Of the gravedigger
who digs the hole In which the coffin
Ia lowered. One-tenth Of all the popu-
lation which die In New York city are
buried In potter's neld. Now, DR.. Bar
nardo and General William Booth In
telligently recognized these social con-
ditions, and they sent forth their colo
nists by the thousands and the tens Of
thousands.
Thank God, I cay, for DR.. Barnar-
do. In the winter nights he roamed
about the London streets gathering
the raggedest and most forlorn of boys
and girls into bis public orphanage.
But no sooner had be collected them
there than he sent them out by almost
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-15
descent Of Thorium.

Seldom In the history Of the chemical
Industry has any chemical product un-
lergone su,h marked variation oe
price within O few years as thorium.
the principal constituent Of incandes-
cent mantleS Early in 1891 thOrum
nitrate was sold by the German COM
bination at 1000 marks per kilogram.
and by January Of the next year
1t had fallen to 900 marks. in July Of
the same year it stood at 500 marks
and in November at 300 marks. In
1896 it fell in May to $50 marks and in
October to 90 marks. touching the
very low price of 80 marks In 1890.
After that the price was pushed up to
63 marks. less per cent discount
In May, 1904, figure which the CON
vention" succeeded in maintaining till
January Of this year whcD II dropped
to q marks less per cent discount
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-15
MARTIN & MASON Gu

Call attention to their large stock of
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings,
Builders Hardware, Shingles,
Laths, Lime, Bricks, and Build
ing Material generally, Paints,
Oils and Painters Supplies.
We are prepared to cut house bills to
order: also manufacture barrel slaves
and heads Of good quality. Our grlst
mill will run every Saturday,
Notwithstanding reports to. the con-
trary.
we shall at all times be pleased to
show our goods and invite you to call
and inspect our stock before making
your purchases and we will save you
money.
MARTIN & MASON CO.,
Harbortcn, Va.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-22
MANY INJURED
BY EXPLOSION

New York. May 22.-Thirty people
were injured, many perhaps fatally, as
the result of an explosion in the factory
of the New York Glucose CO., at Shady
Side, N. j., this morning.
The cause of the explosion has not
been ascertained, but 1t Is believed to
have been due to a defective boiler.
The factory was located in four
story brick building. 10Ox200 feet in
extent, which was completely wrecked
by the explosion. Outbuildings We're
also torn to pieces.
About 5000 men were in the building
at the time Of the accident. Their
wives and children who live In the I'M
mediate neighborhood. were panic
stricken at the sight which met their
eyes as they rushed from their dwell
lings at the sound of the explosion.
The work Of rescue commenced inn
mediately, the injured being rapidly
taken from the burning debris. Some
OF the injured will die.
A 16-inch water main installed In the
building for fire. fighting purposes
burst when the explosion occurred.