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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Who Slew Thomas, Market Mystery

mystery to the bitter end. Granting
that the cat was dead, there remained
only the simple discovery yet to be
made. /. e.. why was the cat dead ?"
Here, he unused, eve have the
effect, and for every effect there must
be cause. It is the cause we want
now. or words to that effect"
Then Walter Moore hit upon the
DRY that he was certain would put an
end to the cloud OF mystery that en-
yeioped the market. He was saunter-
ing carelessly across the floor when
he discovered several flour brokers
at their oven baking bread. The -four
traders have stove on the floor in
which they make bread.
\ 1t was this scene that gave Mr..
Moore the clew upon which he relied
to clear up the crime.
"Ah, hal" he said to himself (detec-
tiyes always say "Ah, ha!"). "Ah.
hal" he repeated. "the cat ate of the
brokers' bread. That explains the
look of horror on It's face"
Calling a cab. he dashed madly
across the exchange floor and found
the janitor.
"Pish! tush!" he said in low
voice! mot word Come and give
me the corpse of the cat. It was
killed by eating a biscuit baked by a
broker, and will prove It," he
Missed. y will have the chemical de-
pertinent hold an autopsy and If we
do not find a biscuit in that cats stom.
ach my name is not Jack Rogers
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

Sc1H HE Brokers' Bread; or, Who Slew
the Black Cat" is the title Of the
latest Produce exchange mystery in
New York City. Furthermore, 1t is
likely to remain mystery, deep and
Ampenetrable, until the present gene
ration Of brokers has passed away and
the old Exchange building, grim and
stanch as It 10. has crumbled to dust.
When the janitor arrived to open
The exchange he was Mortified to find,
stretched upon the floor with a look
lof terror and pain upon It's face, the
BODY of Thomas. the exchanges black
cat. stark and stir In death.
The 1anitor, whose wife's brother
sometimes delivers parcels to q de.
|tectiye agency. Is naturally Of an In.
curing turn of mind and by associa.
ltion has acquired the instincts OF a
Adjective. He Immediately began a
l1earch for clews.
Obviously the cat was dead. He de-
Auced that almost Immediately when
Ne picked the animal up and found
that ity was cold and rigid. He was
not satisned with this progress, how.
over and determined to probe the
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Allof Their Il Children Born on Water

son 4 Downs of Broadway.
When seen on his boat Capt. We'd
ders was seated On the, back "porch."
Surrounding him were dozen or
more captains Of other barges moored
near by. as well as several Of the al.
rectorate Of the power house Of the
immigration bureau.
YES" said Capt. Vedders. "I'm the
man. They're doing fine. It's boy
and we're going to name him Freder-
lex Ellis Vedders,, just to show how
much we think Of this island.
why. OF course. I'm not at all
bashful. I've had IL OF 'em, all born
on either coal or ice boats, and. bar
ring two who died when they were ba.
bies. they never saw the inside Of a
drug store or had a doctor at their
tongues.
my youngsters have been the hus.
kiest lot you ever saw. The three
oldest girls married barge captains
themselves. and the two oldest boys
have got their own boats now. Funny
thing. too. we're all working for the
same Arm.
Say, pa" interjected James We'd.
ders. aged IL. Frank got sick once
and ma had to give him some medi.
cine"
Yes. KID replied his father. ..but
that was because your mother took
him on safe canal boat and went up
on one OF those risky merry-go-rounds
In Central park,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
MUTE SHOWEDHOW
punches were growing in the track
of the old mule

punches were growing in the tracks
OF the old mule.
What did it?" he asked himself.
But he didn't leave the farm. For
days, however, he asked himself the
question, What did it?" And final.
ly the answer came to him.
1T was the packing of the earth
by the weight of the mule"
The next year. when Campbell
sowed his wheat, he rolled it with a
home made roller for days and days
His neighbors laughed at him.
When the wheat sprouted every ker.
mel came up, and so did that planted
by his neighbors, who again laughed
at the fool Vermont machinist who
thinks he knows how to farm"
Then came the long, hot days, and
the neighbors' wheat dried up and
burned.
But Campbells didn't. His fields
were green, and in the time of har
vest it was found that he had raised
the biggest crop that country evel
saw. Campbell's theories had beer
proven. and the next year every farm
er in that country packed his wheat
ground down at the bottom of the
furrow.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Report on British Shipping Shows Ma.
terial Falling of in Fatalities
by shipwrecks.

London-A return compiled by tho
board of trade gives the number of
lives lost by wreck, drowning or other
accident in British seagoing merchant
ships registered in the United King
dom during the years 1891 to 1898 in
elusive. When similar return, COW
ering the period 1891 to 1907, was cir
culated. the figures were used to show
that the deeper loading Of merchant
ships sanctioned by the load line reg
ulations of 1896 was not the danger
it was in some quarters held to be.
The new statistics are just as conclu-
sive on the point, although, obviously,
there are other elements Of the whole
problem that cannot be ignored. Only
the lives Of masters and seamen are
taken account of In this reckoning, in
order that the number OF lives lost
may be compared with the total num-
Der Of people employed. With single
exception-that for the hrst year in
which the new load lines were opera
tive-the lives lost in 1908 make the
lowest annual total In the period COW
cred by the return. although the num-
Der of men employed increased from
21s,247 in 1891 to 243.1s9 in 1908.
The number Of men employed in
sailing ships declined from 63.357 in
1891 to 23,478 In 1908. On the other
hand, while the number Of men en-
ployed on steamers increased from
154,s90 in 1891 to 219,711 in 1908, the
number Of lives lost decreased from
S46 to 500. The latter group Of fig
ures seems to indicate ~ that there
is no danger in the deeper loading:
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

NJ W YORK--It would be interest
~ ing to learn what Henry and Rob
ert think about the disturbances
which shook Manhattan island and
the territory about it during the Hud.
on-Fulton celebration.
An interview with these two old
Observation-Disclosures would be a pleas.
ant respite from Peary and Cook.
But not even Prof. Hyslop, the spook
expert, has ventured to reach beyond
the veil and ask questions; surprising,
too. in one who has called up the
spirits Of the dead for advice as to
whether he s'4ould marry again?
Especially 20 the interview, if au-
thentieated, would have brought good
money from the newspapers
But there Is no vagueness or I'M
certainty as to mundane impressions
of the celebration. There has been
no room for cayiI or criticism. The
millions In town and the millions who
came to town unite in expressions of
satisfaction and praise. Only one dis
cordant noise has been heard. 1t was
from Brooklyn alderman, who
offered to punch the nose of a Man.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
TALK or NEW YORK
Gossip Of People and Events Told
l in Interesting Manner.
Glad the Hudson-Fu Fulton Fete Is Over

(, haitian alderman because he did not
| receive as many aldermanfc stand tick
cts as he believed himself entitled to-
The show was magnificently shed,
uled, deliberately arranged for, and
successfully carried out No greater
thing of the kind was ever seen in
America. But New York is glad that
It is over.
Ten of millions of dollars poured
could total the cash paid to the hotels
alone in the two weeks it would make
the United States debt look small.
Every hostelry in town was packed to
the doors, and you will know, gentle
reader, how the most of them can
end of a fruitful ten days.
Add the receipts of the railroads,
the street car lines, the restaurants,
the steamboats,, the stand owners,
the souvenir sellers, the saloons, the
hundred and over takers Of money
for which New York is famous, and
you reach a total that speaks for the
abundant and generous prosperity of
the country.
Add, then, the money left in the
stores-it looks as though this would
double the sum.
The feeding capacity of New York
was certainly put to the test, and
yet there was no strain. Add a mil
lion new mouths to fill each day, and
the consuming capacity becomes en-
iarged. Yet no one went hungry if
he had the price.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
FORESTS IN GOOD CONDITION
Chief Forester Clifford Pinehot De.
ciares They Were Never In Bet.
ter Shape Than Now.

Washington.-Uneq assert
ing that monopoly now is in process
of formation whose object is to OBJ.
tain possession of the water power
sites of the country. Clifford Pinchot,
chief of the Bureau Of forestry. who
returned from an extended inspection
in the west, declared that remedial
legislation must be enacted At the
coming session of congress II this
great natural resource is to be pre-.
served to the people,
Looming up as another big problem
which will confront congress will be
the question of the disposition of vast
areas of coal lands in the west, but
principally in Alaska. 1t is important
that congress should take prompt ac-
ton on this important matter, Mr..
Pinchot said, for ths protection Of the
country's fuel supply and also to pre-.
vent monopoly in this product.
When national forests were men.
toned Mr.. Pinchot's countenance
beamed with delight. He declared that
he had never seen the forests in a
more satisfactory condition. The per.
sonnet of the service was at a higher
standard and the district plan of or.
ganization, which was put into opera.
ton in December last, was in admir-.
able shape, he said.
Mr.. Pinchot declared that the recent
trip of Secretary of Agriculture Will
son through the west has had a most
admirable effect in fostering the con.
servation sentiment. 1T developed
tho fact" continued Mr.. Pinchot, "that
the people in the region where the
most complaints came from were
strongly in favor Ct the preservation
of the forests. In fact, public senti
ment is very rapidly getting to be
unanimous in favor of the forest serv
ice work. Our receipts from the sale
of lumber and from grazing are in
creasing; there have been fewer fires
this year than ever before and we now
have them under better control than
formerly. Therefore, have come back
here feeling extremely good over the
forest service"
Have you anything to say on the
question of conservation" Mr.. Pin
chot was asked.
yes, have" he replied, with great
emphasis. Il wish to announce that
have come back here to continue my
work in conservation and forestry just
as have done in the past. There viii
be no change in either policy"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
England Visited BY Pernieious insects
and Organized Campaign lnausu.
rated 20 Exterminate Than.

London. Farmers, fruit growers
and gardeners all over the country are
fcongratulating themselves on the APP
proach Of winter. because It will free
them from the wasp pest.
For. although the summer has been
more too warm. the wasp has -four
iahed vigorously and made himself a
nuisance to men and animals.
Men and women. horses and dogs
have been attacked and fruit crops
! half ruined Ia places 20 far apart as
Cornwall, Essex and Sussex.
ut u many years since wasps were
$ numerous III Cornwall ~ at the
present time" wires . correspondent
st Bodmin. I.
~Thsss pests have been very
troublesome and have done consider.
sblea dapaaGs 70 fruit crops. especially
piums and psars. Many persons have
been stnng 4
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
BABY's WATERY ECZEMA.
ltched and Scratched Until Blood Ran
$50 Spent on Useless Treatments
Disease Seemed incurabIe.
Cured by cuticura for $3.50.

when my little boy was two and a
half months old he broke out on both
cheeks with eczema. 1t was the itchy,
watery kind and we had to keep his
little hands wrapped up all the time,
and If he would happen to get them
uncovered he would claw his face till
the blood streamed down on his cloth
ing. We called in physician at once,
but he gave an ointment which was so
severe that my babe would scream
when it was put on. We changed
doctors and medicine until we had
spent fifty dollars or more and baby
was getting worse. I was so worn out
watching and caring for him night and
day that almost felt sure the disease
was incurable. But finally reading of
the good results of the Cuticura Rem.
edies, determined to try them. I
can truthfully say was more than
surprised, for bought only a dollar
and a halls worth of the Cuticura
Remedies (Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Pills), and they did more good than
all my doctors medicines had tried,
and in fact entirely tured him. His
face is perfectly clear Of the least
spot or scar of anything. Mrs. w. M.
Comerer, Burnt Cabins, Pa, Sept. Is,
1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Solo Props, Boston.
In after years man wishes he was
half as smart as he used to think he
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Wins ~ by Eating Sc Ears Of Corn

dous task. one OF the conditions being
that every ear should not be less than
eight and not more than nine inches
long. and should measure not less
than fiye nor more than Ave ana one.
half inches around the butt. 10 OBJ.
tain q supply conforming to these
qualifications more than $4,000 ears
were examined by ten men.
Figured on q minimum measure.
ment the winner consumed 604 inches
OF corn. or AZ feet. equal to more than,
seven times his own weight. At the
end Of the contest he stated that he
could have eaten at i least dozen
ears more, but ~ he had beaten III
lcompetitors he Preferred to save;
room" for something else. He closed
his achievement ~ consuming three
chops. three boiled eggs and nix cups
of coffee.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Packing Of Earth BY Hoofs of
Animal Taught Lesson.
Starting in 1883 on South Dakota
Homestead Claim, Il. W. Camp
bell To-Day Has Profitable
Farms In Four States.

Lincoln, Neb.-Twenty-fv years
ago. during the dark days" Of the
west, when every crop failed, and
thousands of settlers were returning
back east" a discouraged farmer in
South Dakota, looking over his ruined
field for the last time before trekking
back to Vermont, noticed that in the
tracks made by his old lame mule,
where the soil was packed by the
weight Of the animal, the wheat had
grown strong and tall. AS a result
of this observation, South Dakota is
just now harvesting one Of the larg-
est wheat crops of any state in the
union, and is filled with prosperous
farmers, while the erstwhile discour-
aged farmer himself, H. W. Camp
bell of this city, Is owner of five big
wheat farms aggregating 10000 acres,
which produces an average Of 60
bushels per acre. He is known as the
"Bononza Farmer" of the west, and
all because a lame mule tramped
across his wheat field one day.
The good stalks of grain growing
in the mule tracks, and surrounded by
puny stems, set Campbell to thinking.
From 1t he evolved new system of
farming. His neighbors laughed at him
and remained poor, while Campbell
grew rich. When he wanted new
tools with which to farm, according
to his new ideas. the farm implement
manufacturers made light of his ideas.
| Cyomnho11' ynodo 1,lo o1,,r tools opd 20
day they are being manufactured in
Odessa, Arad. Hungary, Hyderabad
| and a half dozen cities in the United
| States.
When Campbell took up home
stead in Dakota territory, in 1888, all
he possessed, besides his family, was
a few farming implements. plow, a
wagon, ETC., lame mule and a long
horned OK. The OK and mule, yoked
together, broke the sod and put in
the crop OF wheat. The rains came.
the water fell on the loose sandy soil,
sank into the ground and ran of just
about as fast as it fell. AS a re.
suit. when the long. hot days OF the
sunny summer arrived, the blades Of
wheat dried up and died.
Other farmers had similar expert
ences. After several years they de
cided to leave the country. and wrote
back home" for funds with which
/ to do no.
Campbell had been a machine shop
foreman in Vermont, and had no one
to whom he could write for assistance
He was desperate, and was preparing
4 to leave the country. going anywhere
/ But he walked out to look once
more at his burned field. And he no
ticed small lunches Of good wheat
His curiosity was aroused. He ex
amined carefully and found that these
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
sEALBY A "FREsHIE" AT so
Captain Of Steamer Republic, Recently
Sunk in Collision, Enters Uni
versity Of Michigan.

Ann Arfor. Mich.-Capt. 1nman
Sealby, commander of the White Star
Line steamer Republic when she was
sunk last February after collision
with the Italian steamer Florida, has
entered the University Of Michigan as
freshman law student at 50 years
of age.
The collision, with the litigation
which has followed to determine the
responsibility for it, turned Capt. Seal.
by's attention to admiralty law and its
opportunities.
II want to be treated like any other
freshman in Ann Arbor," Capt. Seal.
by said. III there is any ducking OF
freshmen done. want my share"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Decrease IN Sea Lite Loss

(2) that the design and construction
of the modern steamer are improved;
and CD that steamships are nova
days handled with greater skill and
more care. The improvement may
also be partly due to larger vessels,
Whatever the causes may be, how.
ever, the improvement Is gratifying
because the true significance of the
return is that the dangers of seafar.
ing are diminishing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Meet After IS Years.

Tyrola. Okla.-When Mrs. Sarah
Jane Meyers, Sc years old, was sepa.
rated from her niece, Mrs. T. M. Mey-
ers, 81 years old, back in Walker
county. Alabama, Franklin Pierce was
president of the United States. That
was IS years ago. and aunt and niece
had not met until, at the home of T.
NJ. Myers, at Tyrola. recently. they
were brought together. They moved
to Texas over half century ago, but
were unaware of each others where,
abouts.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Pole Home. Petrlfied.

Stockholm. Pole dwellings, 1. 900
years old. similar to those discovered
In the north OF Switzerland, have been
8unearthed In swamp on the plateau
east OF Lake vetter, northwest Of
Stockholm. The excavations disclosed
petrifed apples. wheat kernels, nuts.
pottery. hint and horn implements,
amber ornaments and wild boar teeth.
all IN good state Of preservation in the
calcareous mud.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

ures at her picturesque summer
ONE. Bourne court. near Andover.
Every morning now at daybreak.' =
she said. my bedroom is invaded by
| large swarm, which Just buzz harm
essly round and wake me up. They
are perfectly tame and allow me to
handle them at will"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Girls XIII Snake.

York, Pa.-While out for stroll
upon the old towpath along the Sus-
quehanna river. Iva Kindig. Hester
Smith and Mary Silar of East Pros
pect. this county, met black snake
six feet long coming from the other
direction. Being country girls, they
did not run and scream when the rep:
tile stubbornly barred their path, but
stoned 1t to death.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
oM Aftsr Eart.hauaka.

Zamora. Mexico. Since. the recsnt
earthquakes an oil spring has been
found on edge Of Lake Chalapa and
preparations ars being made 70 bore
In that vicinity. 3ssG
This win open up new OIL 1lsld II
Mexico. -
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Many Student. Work.

Many Students Work.
New York.In a report just made
public 1t is shown that Columbia uni
versity students earned s1OO,223 while
they studied last year
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

The wickedness of other men we
have always in our eye, but we cast
our own over our shoulder.-Seneca.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

DR.. Pierce's pleasant Pellets cure constipation. 1
Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure
the cause and you cure the disease Easy to take.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
costs only 5c $50 or0c bottle but many
dollars worth of virtue in curing colds, rheumatism
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

To the good the world is very good !;
to the bad it is bad-Smiles.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
is Poor Consolation.

Is Poor Consolation.
Yes. it must be a terrible thing to
go through life without your limb. But
you must remember it will be restored
to you in the next world"
II know it will, mum, but dat don't
encourage me. for 1t was cut Off when
was Il baby, an it won't cone with.
in a couple of foot of de ground wen
it's restored"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-15
JESUIT EDUCATORS MEET
President and Members of Creighton
Faculty at Conference in
Milwaukee.

CHICAGO, Jan. l4-CSpecial.) )-Some OF
the most notable educators of the Missouri
province Of the Society of Jesus are in
conference at Marquette university Mil
waukee, es the committee on course of
study, bringing the courses OF the various
universities and colleges in the province
up-to-date.
There are no changes OF Importance in
contemplation" said President McCabe of
Marquette university, but these confer
ences are held periodically TO make sure
that the courses at our institutions arc
fully up to the requirements OF the times -
The educators present include President
Grimmesman. st. Xavier's college, Gin
cinnati; President Joseph Pickle, St. Igna-
thus college, Cleveland President Hugh
McGeveney, Creighton university, Omaha
Vice President Thomas Wallace and Father
F. DeLaak, professor OF physics, st. Louis
university Father NJ. O'Conner, vice presi-
dent of Creighton university, with Father
j. Weir, member of the faculty at Crelgh-
ton; President George Worpenberg OF St
Mary's college, st. Mary. Kan. and Father
9. Nicholas OF Marquette.