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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Noted French Scientist Says "MedicaI
6uttermiIk" Is Made Without
His Authority.

Paris. Various preparations Of
medical buttermilk' in the United
States with my name attached do not
have the slightest connection with my
formula" declared DR.. Ellie Metchni-
koff the other day. Indignantly re-
peating that milk soured naturally and
milk soured through his scientific
process were two different things. he
continued:
.My name, learn, has been freely
used in the United States by men who
have Initiated my products without
paying any attention to the require
ments Of bacterial purity or other
features Of the Metchnikoff process
There are only one or two places In
all Europe where this product can be
procured. IT Is exported thence Ia the
form Of q kind Of cheese or curds to
Paris. where quantities are prepared
IN the form Of milk. and other small
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
USE CAMERA FOR EVIDENCE
Che Of the Newest Moves Designed
For uplift Of Poor Of Ma
tional Capital.

Washington.--An invasion of the
homes of the people at night when the
inmates shall have retired, Is said to
be one of the newest moves designed
for the religious, moral and sanitary
uplift Of the national capital. Noe
turnal descents upon such homes are
to be made. 1t is said, by. Rev. Seed
Il. Copp, probation officer OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, members of the po-
lice force and health inspector.
Armed with camera and flashlight
apparatus. the probation officer, it Is
said, will secure Photographic evil
dence Of the conditions that prevail
when the mantle Of night has fallen
upon homes. He will have informed
himself previously as to the relation
ships and degrees Of consanguinity ex-
listing in the homes he will select for
his visits. Homes OF whites as well
as those of negroes will, 1t is said, be
entered.
The probation officer is quoted aa
follows regarding his proposed expedi.
.tions:
AAlS particular PHdse VI Tue lie OF
the poor has been SO far overlooked
by the Juvenile court don't believe
that as a general thing we will And
conditions very bad, but l am conf.
dent what we do discover will prove
a valuable enlightenment to the gen.
eral public. Little thought is given at
the present time to the immortality en-.
gendered by insufficient or badly.ar-
ranged sleeping quarters"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

r OUISVILLE, KY.-The placidity
y of the COW has been proverb for
all time. That she is endowed with a
good bump of the curiosity that killed
cat" suburbanite learned to his
sorrow one day last summer
Mr.. Blank lives in the East end
with his family Of wife and five chill
dren. They have COW that is a pet,
having been raised from babyhood
and now furnishes all the tactical fluid
and by-products used by the family.
Not SO long since, after Blank had
come to town for the day, Mrs. Blank
took the children and went for a DAVIS
outing to neighboring suburb, leay-
Ing the house (supposedly) carefully
closed and the cow in her stable. But
missing familiar forms and the sounds
of domestic activity, she grew lone.
some and managed to escape the in
closure and came into the yard and
proceeded to investigate. She climbed
the steps to the back porch, consumed
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
LONG TRIP ON LITTLE MONEY
Young Chicago Attorney Makes q
Z Journey Around the World with
Very Small Cost.

Berlin.-Wayland w. Magee, .
young attorney from Chicago who left
home IA months ago to undertake
world tour under peculiar conditions,
arrived today on his way to America.
Mr.. Magee, who is a graduate Of the
University Of Chicago, started with
the intention of demonstrating that q
young man possessed of fair educa.
ton. adaptability and such connec.
lions as the average college man usu
ally acquires. can circle the globe,
even If he has only the most moderate
means.
Mr.. Magee took the cheapest accom-
modations on railways and steamships
/ and sometimes worked mis- way. Wher.
ever he wished to stay he eked out his
resources by making use Of what he
knew.
In Korea he prospected as a geo.
logist for mining company and in
India he helped to locate oil wells.
In the Philippines, finding the bureau
of posts without competent chauf.
feur, he took charge of eight govern.
ment automobiles and ran them Tor
three months.
Y believe such experiences are in.
valuable. The time is coming when
every young American ought to know
the world outside his own country.
When return home intend to start
campaign to popularize such trips.
II avoided the beaten paths and in
certain instances in India, Java and
China went hundreds Of miles into
the interior encountered many DIFF
ficulties, but no serious hardships.
The experience Of facing a new situa-
ton every day is something to which
one gets accustomed
Mr.. Magee took hundreds of pho.
tographs. He speaks hopefully Of the
prospects in the Philippines. where
the government is doing wonderful
work in promoting economic activity
and road building.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Metchnikof Warns on Milk

quantities are exported in various
directions. but almost none to the Uni
ted States. Yet it is in such demand
there that, according to report, certain
business houses manufacture practi-
cally nothing else.
DR.. Metchnikoff believes that he can
protect his moral and material rights
by setting them forth In an American
court and he has already taken steps
to do so. First. however, he sent per-
sonal letters to the American firms In
question stating his position and urg-
ing them to make It possible for him
to refrain from legal proceedings.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Banquet Musician Not Dynamiter

sued colloquy which would make
classic bit of asides for any grand
opera. The musician shook his head
and uttered several "Diable! diablos!
sac-c-rrr-eee-minteaux! You beeg.a.
do boonch Of corn-bift an kib-beach-a."
Then he showed the policeman the
box Of headache powders which only
confirmed the bluecoat's suspicious
the Italian was dynamiter!
The big policeman felt that now
was the psychological moment-the
one he had been hoping for when he
could swing his club-he raised 1t Low.
ingly, and then the bandmaster an.
peared and rescued his musician.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

GH1CAGO.-suggest a method of
~ coaxing Maltese cat out of hole
in wall into which it has been
chased by red bulldog with a screw
tail and since fed upon fish by sym.
pathetic waiter until it has grown too
fat to turn about in it's cramped quar-
tiers.
1t was just common alley variety
of cat. very young and thin, when it
met the dog. The meeting was in the
alley running alongside the Hotel La
Sale in Chicago. The dog said
"Wouff" and several other things
which in the interchangeable language
between dogs and cats means:
I'm after you and shall, at the
very least, bite off portion of your
elongated spinal vertebrate
The immature cat, not knowing
that this was but revised version
of bluff much practiced by others
than dogs. took immediate fight up
the alley, dog in hot pursuit. The
youthful pussy suddenly discovered a
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
= Enjoy

the full confidence Of the Well-lnformed
Of the World and the Commentator Of
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tiai that the component parts Of Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA should be
known to and approved by them; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub
FISHES a full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity Of pro-
duct, which they demand in laxative
remedy Of an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method Of man.
ufacture known to the Company only.
The figs Of California are used in the
production Of Syrup of Figs and Elixir Of
SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most benefcially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
DULL KNIFE FOR SNAKE BITE
Shepherd Cuts Flesh from Wound and
Walks Ten Miles for
Medical Aid.

Cheyenne, Wyo-In having courage
enough to hack off a finger with his
dull kife J. Mills, sheep herder. UNI
doubtedly saved his life. Mills, while
on the range. was bitten on the end
Of a finger by a rattlesnake.
He attempted to amputate the
finger, but his knife was so dull that
he could only cut the flesh away from
the bite.
This, however, was sufficient to pre-.
vent the poison entering his system.
He then walked ten miles to tele-
graph station and ordered an automo.
bile, in which he was brought to
Cheyenne and placed in q hospital.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Leading Culture is Rubber

able for the cultivation are still avail.
able. there is every probability that
this country will be In the future one
of the largest producers of rubber In
the world"
About two-thirds of the area under
cocoanuts is estimated to be in bear
ing. and the value of the whole is esti-
mated roughly at $23,0o0.oO0.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
New England Pie.

Some poor dweller in the benight-
ed beyond of Chicago asks what real
New England pie is like. 1t probably
will not help him to be told, but If
he means apple, it is like an essay by
Emerson liquefied with the music of
Massenet and spiced with the cyni-
cism Of Shaw; If he means pumpkin.
1t is like some of Gounod's music
heard in a landscape all sun and flow
ers. It is too early yet to describe
the mince pies of 1909, but last years
and last year was not an extraor-
binary good year--were like an in
crease in salary, and a present from
home arriving on the day when ones
conscience was behaving itself .-Bos.
ton Globe.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Foes Meet as Friends.

Richmond. Va.-Capt. w. H.
Rauch Of Philadelphia, veteran Off.
Ger of one of the Pennsylvania regi.
ments In reunion here, met by chance
In crowded hotel lobby the other
night, Capt. E. D. Christian Of Rich.
mond, with whom. in the heat Of the
battle Of Cold Harbor. he fought a
sword and pistol duel. They were
separated by the backward rush Of
the federal charging column and had
not seen each other since, but the
recognition was mutual and Capt.
Christian and his wife took Capt. and
Mrs. Rauch home with them.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
COAL DUST AS FUEL

"a ~
ly in oil-producing regions, makes a
good binder, as does also coal-tar
pitch, which. being derived from coal,
is widely available. Pitch made from
producer-gas tar will produce excel
lent briquets with lower percentage
OF binder than other coal tar pitches.
"Briquets, excellent in all respects
save that they are waterproof, can be
made by using starch as a binder.
Though starch is very cheap. the extra
care necessary in handling these
briquets add to their cost"
Many other binders have been tried
at different times. with results Of vary
ing satisfaction. These include crude
oil, wax tailings. Pittsburg fiux and
asphalt tar.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change Of Food Instead o.
Drugs.

. r fIa1i z. {. Z g -
It takes considerable courage for q
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for despairing patient, instead
Of resorting to the usual list Of med
icines.
There are some truly scientific ply
sicians among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions as
they are and should be treated regard
less of the value to their pockets
Here's an instance:
3 -Four years ago was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, SO that I was on
the verge Of starvation. q
II heard of a doctor who has SUM
mer cottage near me-a specialist from
N. Y, and as a last hope, sent for him.
After he examined me carefully he
advised me to try a small quantity ofs
sGrape-Nuts at first, then as my stom.
sach became stronged to eat more. @
II kept at It, and gradually got 20 &
could eat and digest three teaspoon.
fuls. Then 4 began to have color ~ my
face, memory became clear, whero
fore everything seemed q bllnl
limbs got stronger and could
SO ] steadily recovered sss
Now, after u PEAR on &
weigh 163 IDS. psosple M n sigiii &
sprtsed st the way 81 { tss i n y y
strong on this
Read tie little q \ a ~ q n I1
Wsllyille, I, III g.
Thefe
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
GOING UP!

City ways were not altogether new
to. him, but, as he waited at the eleva-
tor shaft, in one of Omaha's large Of
flee buildings, he said to his COM
panions.
well. I'll be hanged if that isn't a
beaten"
why, what?"
''Just look at that confounded rail-
road advertising on an Omaha eleva-
tor-UP! What won't they do next?"
His companion replied, "Sh-, Sh-,
those letters mean up"
When / see that word, this Jingle
always comes to my mind:
Whenever the little word up you
see,
Think of Safety. Speed, Service via
U. p
You will see that word at almost
every passenger elevator in the coun-
try, but before you leave for the West,
be sure to buy your ticket via 1.-THE
Safe Road to Travel"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Girl pisI ates Jaw.

York. Pa. laughing at an amusing
story told by @ friend who was calling
upon her. Miss Emma Behler OF West
York opened her mouth too vide and
dislocated her Jaw. sSs
r A physician Was called In to set ii.
but ~ he swas turning 70 90 she
yawned and threw Il ont again.
e. Her Jaws we're than bandased in
such Is manner that the Accid lent could
not occur : third tims.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Splits in His Eye.

Hamilton, O.-Charles Van Ausdall
of Oxford, o., is lying at his home in
great danger of losing the sight of
both his eyes. Van Ausdall. who is q
farmer, went into a local store the
other day to buy some groceries for
the noon meal. He was chewing to.
bacco. He expectorated on the stove
and a puff of the resulting steam
struck his eyes. 1t poisoned and
burned the lids and injured the iris
and crystalline lens so that physicians
say he never again will be able to use
the right eye, while the other is badly
injured.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Father Wa, an linxalld.

It had been hard day In the field.
and father and son were very hungry.
The only things eatable on the table
were 10 very large apple dumplings.
The father had consumed ten while
the boy was eating one. and then both
reached for the one remaining.
Son." pleaded the farmer, you
wouldn't take the last apple dumping
from your poor sick pa. would you?
Success Magazine.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Honor where Honor /. Due.

y ~ ttVvI0sI svIISTS stVItVt - 6OSss ~.
First Golfer-W Well done, old chap!
That's the longest ball I've seen you
drive yet! e
Second Golfer I'm afraid the
credits not all mine. A beast Of
4 wasp touched me up In the middle Of
Smysswing. Punch. s5
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
imports and 7 Exports.

Washington Figures Just complied
show that In September the United
states imported $l20,97l,475 worth OF
goods and exported 81 .sS9. 357 worth.
Exports In creased $16,5O0. 900 over
last year and imports s22, 500. 000. 4
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
.,vssaalpA W :..Y ay

and misery. / 2dYjse all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkkamss
Vegetable Comp ~ Mrs. EandAs
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
ful drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual. cures
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, ton, ul-
ceration, displace dement's, tibroid tumors.
irregu larities peri dic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostrati0n.
Every such suffering woman owes tito
herself to give Lydia 3. Pinkham's
Vegetable Comp ound q trial.
NyOuwOuld like special advice
about your case write c0nfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free
and always helpful.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

after our subtlest analysis of the
mental processes we must still say
that our highest thoughts and our best
deeds are all given to us.George
Eliot.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

Don't you really like the man Who
says: business y good! 'ssss
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
q Hero.

Tommy's mother had made him q
present Of a toy shovel and sent him
out in the sand lot to play with his
baby brother. Take care Of baby
now, Tommy. and don't let anything
hurt him." was mammals parting In.
junction.
Presently screams Of anguish from
baby sent the distracted parent flying
to the sand lot. For goodness sake.
Tommy, what has happened to the
baby?" said she. trying to soothe the
wailing infant.
There was naughty fly biting him
on the top Of his head, and i killed II
with the shovel" was the proud re.
ply.-Exchange.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
For a Poor Memory.

Say. Wayne, what's that ring on
your finger for?"
That's SO won't forget that /
promised to marry Tommy. Beats
string for looks, too
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
POOR WITNESS FOR. FRIEND
Deacon's Brief Emphatic Testimony
Probably Somewhat Impressed
the Jury. .sss

Deacon Stephen Potter. one Of the
pioneers Of Utica, N. Y. was q man
of great eccentricity but high moral,
character. The deacon win speak
the truth and shame the devil was
often said of him.
On one occasion q friend was en-
gagged in lawsuit in regard to some
land few miles from U tica. He held
the land at a high price. During the
trial he called Deacon Potter az. a
witness, to prove how valuable the
land was. The deacon was sworn and
asked II he knew the land.
"Yes," he replied. Il know every
foot of it,
What do you think It Is worth, Mr.;
Potter?" was the next question.
The old man paused moment and
then said. slowly: II i had as many
dollars-as my yoke Of oxen could
draw--on sled--on glazed iceI
vow-I would not givea dollar an
acre for it!"-Y outh's Companion.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

The man who sits down to wait for
big streak of good luck will need a
good cushion on his chair.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
.O|'N |
Her
LIFE |: ! ) ! 10
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

~. - A00A 0xA0e0x
Of ny life to Lydia
e. Pinkham'sV ege.
table Compound.
Eleven years ago :.
was q walking.
shadow. Ihad been
under the doct1y'a
tarebutg tho relief.
Ny husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com.
pound and itworked
like q charm It re-
1invnf1 all INV rniuc
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
CERTAIN DEATH.

Hilda-Would you lay down your
l life for me?
Harold Gladly, dearest.
Hilda-Then go and tell father OF
our engagement.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Gallant Bob (slipping from, his ia
Tiers knee in the car, to LADY,
Won't you take my place. madam?
A GREAT ANNOYANCE.
Kidney Disease Shows Many Painful
and Unpleasant Symptoms.

George S. Crowell, 110s Broadway,
Helena, Mont, says: Il was troubled
Arizona republican., 1909-12-14
Gifts That Please the Men
Smoking Jackets

There is Cosy Comfort in them The average man appreciates such a present. Garments that a man likes but will seldom buy for himself. Our holiday exhibit is of interest to all from it's variety in rich de- signs, fabrics and price range
 ......S6,SO to S13.5O
Arizona republican., 1909-12-14
Holiday Ribbons

G ! o V c s, S O
 Dent"
 stands for the best in genu- inc kid. This is not a mere matter of sen- timent. It is the outcome of actual person. al demonstra-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15
NOTEWORTHY ADDRESSES

tinn. is about 5000. 900 gallons per day.
This is equivalent To S0.060,0O0 cubic
feet. OF about ! .S36 acre feet, per day
certainly an enormous volume of water.
He informs US that experience with
the rect-acting. >low-moNing pump
lds not been encouraging. He says:
The pumps used may be divided into
t"rce classes: Inn. Her pumps. such as
the centrifugal and rotary types; null
tivalve pumps in which the valves are
operated by waite" pressure. and pumps
having the valves mechanically oper-
ated. such ~ the Reidlcr pump, thl
motiV" power being supplied, IN most
cases. by two. three and four cylinder
engines of the cnrliss type.
Centrifugal pumps have been found
to deliver against 50-foot head from II
To - per cent: impeller pumps or ro-
tary dumps from 30 tn - per cent:
multivalve pumps from - 20 81 per
cent, and mechanically operated pumps
from NJ to 20 per cent
In one case where IA test of the me-
chanical efficiency was made by J. \.
:. Williams Of a Reidler triple eNran-
sion pumping engine. water was de-
The Level of the water in the stump at
the rate Of 100000 gallons per -
hours. and the water measured at the
weir showed an efficiency of 91.S5 per
cent. This test vas undertaken to de-
termine the amount of slip in the
pump. which. i'm this case. amounted
to only onc-f"urth at one per cent.
Comparative Cost Coal costs from s.
To 50 II ton. while California oil ut 81 80
barrel nf - gallons has been found
In be about equal in cost to coal at Sd
ton, but ON account of its greater
cleanliness ami the ease in handling
il its economy is marked. \ coal plant
recurring 10 men to operate can easily
he handled by two when oil is sub
stituted.
With the oil burners in use six
pounds of oil Us beaume, minus scale)
have o"en found equal 10 10 pounds
of ordinary coal
Figures of cost determined by Mr.
Williams For humping. with the ReidIer
triple expansion pumping plapt. men
toned above, are a. follows.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-15

as little "a $50, Why. the price is
lower than would be asked for lots
alongside village, Price lots any
where In Montana close to the built
up sections Of the towns and see ii So
wtIl set you anything around even 5000
or 4.Uo1 towns.
The price ut acreage on the south
side nj Missoula has advanced rapidly,
II - doubtful If il can be secured
u"w at u figure that will permit the
buyers t" plat and sell 30 foot lots for
So each at profit Certainly not
With any improvements, So in all
reliability Car Line addition $50 lots
are the last at the price that will ever
be- offered here.
The Illustration shows Car Line ad-
dit5nn'> location. The bfrdseye view
Mas drawn by Paxsun. the artist.
whose work is Well and favorably
known In all American and European
art centerS, lie has not overdrawn
th" conditions, In fact. he has omitted
hundreds and hundreds OF residences
that really ar. between Car Line ad-
ditlon and the business center.