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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
PROMPT JUSTICE.
The Magistrate Was Firm and Triss
to Be Genial.

The Magistrate Was Firm and Tried
to Be Genial.
In the History OF Beverly" Mass,
the following anecdote Is related Of q
good justice of the peace in The old CO.
lonial times. On cold night IN winter
a traveller called at his house for lodg.
ing. The ready hospitality of the JUS.
tice was about being displayed when
the traveller unluckily uttered word
which his host considered profane.
Upon this he Informed his guest that
he was magistrate. pointed out the
nature OF the offense and explained the
necessity Of its being eXpiated by sit.
ting an hour in the stocks.
Remonstrance was unavailing. fol
custom at that time allowed the mag.
istrate to convict and punish at once,
and in this case he acted a. accuSef.
witness, jury, Judge and sheriff. al IN
one
Cold as 1t was. our worthy justice,
aided by his son. conducted the travel.
err to the place Of punishment. an open
place near the meeting house where
the stocks were placed. Here the trav
eler was confined in the usual manner
the benevolent executor Of the law 70
naming with him to beguile the time
Of Its tedium by cdifying conversaaon
at the expiration of the hour he wa
reconducted to the house and hossita
bly, entertained till the next noralag
when the traveller departed witt. lel
us hope. determination to consider
his words more carefully before giving
them utterance In the hearing OF q Goa.
scientious magistrate.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
GOOD PRICES ARE SECURED.
Cuthbertson Estate PRIORITY SslA q,
Auc ton as Means 70 Divide
the Estate.


the Estate.
Land belonging to tho Edward Cuth-
bertson estate was sold 1t auction
Monday at good prices, showing. N In
crease in the value Of Rapid City
realty. The land transfer was caused
by a desire to divide tho property, .
suit for partition being In court O.
behalf Of the heirs. 1t consisted Of
lots at the corner of South and Eighth
streets, two parcels on the north side
of Main street, and a number Of lots
in North Rapid. The sale attracted 3
large number of people of this city and
from out of the city, and was conducted
by Deputy Sheriff Baken. Tho bid
ding was sharp and spirited, especially
for the Main street property. Attor-
ney j. w. Fowler Of Deadwood, attor-
ney for the estate, bid in tho Main
street property at So, 100. Among the
other bidders were ]. C. Haines, John
Clover, Jos. Deranleau and T. B.
Haxby. The lots on Eighth and
South went to C. d. Matteson 1t ol55
per lot, Allen Bros. having started the
bidding at $4,000. Tom Sweeney pur:
chased the twenty-five lots In the
original plat Of North Rapid 1T $500.
Those posted on values claim the
Main street property has advanced
from $4,000 about three years ago.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
peelira a Snake.

1t is difficult to skin dead ssake.
and the skin is often spoiled In the
course Of the operation. while. on the
other hand, 1t Is a simple matter to
Skin alive snake. aud the skin thus
guined is worth much more. Dead
snakes bring from 2 to 5 cents. accord.
ing to their size. and live ones from
Is cents to 81. One Of the largest
snake skin companies has factories in
Sumatra. When II snake Ii received
from n hunter 1t Is seized adroitly By
an operator, one hand squeezing ths
neck and the other holding The tall.
It is then attached by the neck to the
trunk Of palm tree. an assistant
holding 1t by the tail. With tho pslnt
OF knife the operator cuts the skin
just below the head and. pulliaG With
NIL his strength, peels It nron IL
writing reptile in the same way chat
"a woman peels pair of gloves from
her hand. Popular Mechanics.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
The Girl from U. ;. A.

If you are lover of singing, heart
stirring climaxes, and prolonged
round of laughter, pay Derthick's
opera house a visit on Saturday. De-
cember II, when "The Girl from U. s.
A." comes our way. You cannot fail
to enjoy the powerful story Of this
briskly moving musical comedy drama
and the solos and uuartetts which have
been big hits everywhere the company
has been this season. A handsomely
costumed chorus Of fine singing voices
will be seen and heard often during
the action of the play. Seats on sale
now.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Trouble to Enforce Laws.

Deadwood Telegram: Our legisla-
lures and congress enact laws to gov
ern the people, while the courts, strug-
CLING under the burden Of vicious
technicalities, in rules Of practice, are
frequently helpless to enforce them.
The growing maudlin sentiment in
this country that moral suasion il the
penacea for all evil is becoming toe
prevalent. Too many Of our laws are
winked at. Enforce the laws to the
letter as they do in England and Law
will be respected. Until.then murder,
robbery, malfeasance in ONCE will
flourish.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
The MeetlinR PostponeA.

The meeting of the city council,
scheduled for last Monday night, was
postponed. There vas very little busi-
ness of urgent importance and q
Mayor Wood was absent from tho city
it was decided to allow matters to
stand until next meeting, Dec. 10. At
that time the matter Of bridge
across Rapid creek on west Boulevard
will be takenup. The Canton Bridge
Co. has had the river surveyed and
made estimates of the cost, show.
ing the bridge to be an undertaking
Of greater magnitude than 1t first
contemplated.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
MINERS LEAVING THE CITY
N"mestake Employees and Others GO
70 Points to Spend the Winter
and Await Settlement.

Word from Lead Is to the effect
that the emigration of Homestake
employees and others who will make
temporary homes elsewhere pending
the settlement Of the Homestake
troubles with the labor unions, con-
tinues at the rate of 100 a day, both
the Burlington and Northwestern
carrying out heavy loads each night.
A quantity Of foreigners are taking
advantage Of their enforced idleness
to visit their old homes for the win
tor.
The Homestake company has put
into effect a change in the manage
ment Of the Homestake hospital
which for years has been conducted
chiefly for the employees and their
families, each employee paying a..dollar
monthly for its support. Under the
new plan the hospital is made a priv
ate institution and anyone cared for
will be treated by the Regular pay
ment Of hospital charges, the corps Of
company physicians remaining In the
city and practicing as regular physi-
clans without salary from the COM
|pany.
The Hearst Mercantile company,
the company store, has been put. on a
cash basis and will be continued until
Ia complete settlement of the difficult
ties.
Union committees are busy canvass
ling each ward Of the city securing
the name and number and financial
condition Of each family Of union
! men and when this is done the union
Twill be called upon to pay benefits for
1.-THE support Of the men and their
families. The union has also arrang-
ed q nightly and afternoon moving
picture show for the union men and
their families In the Miners union
hall which is5being repaired and for
(which the Homestake company foun-
dry Is completing the contract.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
McCLUREs MAGAZINE wants

McCLURES MAGAZINE wants .
responsible and enegetic man or wo-
man in Rapid City and vicinity to,at-
tend to its subscription interests. Ex-
perience Unnecessary. There is liberal
guaranteed compensation. A profita-
BILE permanent business can be estab-
lished among friends and acquain-
ttances. Whole or spare time. This
lis the best time to start. Complete
outfit and instructions FREE. Write
NOW. .McCldfes Magazine, 46 East
23d Street, New York City. 1868
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Two Point. Of vi.,..
"Good morning. Jones!'
GOOD morning. Brown. Any news

GOou mOFuluR. Jones.
Good morning, Brown: Any nsws
today?"
why. yes. You know my brother
who works 1.-THE bank? Well. he went
to business the other day and found
fl.00O on the counter. And what DO
you think he did? Stole the money
and tripped Off to Canada. And when
the news reached my father i broke
the old mans heart"
That's funny. You know. my broth
er works at a bank. too, and when be
went to business the other morning be
found $1,000. And what do you think
he did2.s IL s-s
s'yyhat-stole 1t r.
mo: took 1t straight to the man
ayers Office. And when the new
reached my father, do you know. Il
broke the old mans heart::-Londo
Telegraph,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
strean,s OF Light.

One night we were In u dense crowd
watching purade when during one Of
those unaccountable lulls which 90 Of,
ten occur In large crowds q little fell
How who was perched high mp on his
fathers shoulder shouted: "Oh. papa.
you ought to see! Way In the street
they are just squirting Hight Ill over
the people z D elineator, r.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
I oIiticall and otherxi.e

The Vermillion Republican has the
following toIsay Of people well known
In Rapid City:
Hon. Joseph Hare Of Fall River de-
niles that he Is a candidate for con.
gress Somehow We Thought Joe
would think better Of 1t, when he
awoke from his dreams.
There Is just enough Missouri mat
ter In our makeup TO Cause US to BE- q
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Encouraaenent.

Artist Yes, / keep pegging away,
I Sometimes get discouraged and say
to myself. Whats the use?" Friend
Don't give up. old man. You can't do
worse than you've done, you know.
Exchange. Il
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
succe,,sful PubIicity.

The King Of successful advertisers
was given nm Interview.
m y. methods are very simple" he
said. II learned them from watching a
girl trying to keep her engagement a
secret. Newark News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
THE THRlCE.A.WEEK WORLD
Without q Rival in Its Field

Without q Rival in Its Field
The Largest, Cheapest and Best
Newspaper published at the price.
Read In every English-speaking coun-
try.
tt has Invariably been the great eff
fort OF the Thrice-a-Week edition OF
the New York World to publish the
news impartially in order that it may
30 IN accurate reporter Of what has
happened. It tells the truth, ire
spective OF party, and for that reason
it has achieved position with the
public unique among papers OF Its
class.
The subscription season is now AT
hand aud this Is the best offer that
will b made to you.
II you want the news as 1T really Is,
subscribe to the Thrice-a-week edi-
ton Of the New York, which comes
to you every other day except Sunday,
and ID thus practically daily at the
price Of . weekly.
Tho Black Hills Union and New
York World together for one year fol
9l.75.
Tho regular subscription price OF
the two papers Is $3.50.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Pay For Fighting Fire.

Keystone Record: Our Uncle Sam
uel was distributing checks Of sl.OO
each to about twenty-five of our citi-
zens the first Of the week, the com
pensation for assistance rendered dur
ing the forest fires OF . few weeks
ago. Everyone worked the same
lepgth Of time, but Fred Stermer and
T. G. Hoy labored with much more
iyigor than the rest Of the crowd and
as an additional reward for their ser.
vices, Uncle Samuel made an extra
flourish with his pen on the end Of
the letter IL fact Of which the
fellows are Justly proud.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

Educationsis d capital to poor man
and an interest to q rich man. Horace.
/ Mann.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

Wanted A good solicitor. ( The
right man on woman can make good
wages for the next two months. Call
aNthe UNION Office for particulars.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
LOW EXCURSION RATES.
National Corn Exposition, OSAKA,
Nebraska Via The NorthWost.
y. 81 oen I lo1n $500. - ~. u -

Tickets on sale Dec. 8, 8, 10, -. and
Is; return limit Dec. 10Th. For full
particulars apply to any ticket agent
of The Northwestern Line. 27-2
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Mems Suits SLABS

Mems Choice Suits up to $4,000 regular
values during this sale all in one lot and
you have your choice at. STARS
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
laDIt el|I's Professional Directory.

EHARLeS w. BROWN,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Once In Pennington County bank
building. Will practice In all state
md federal courts.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
His Dinner Offsets.

-.saTr5 -a.S-y TITS Otuner NUD0t0s go fgs
In volume published In London,
@Piccadilly to Pail Mall" there Is this.
queer anecdote Of the vagaries Of so
;cial life In the capital: Some years ago:
an eminent personag accepted or sugss::
gested a dinner with q certain million:
aire, at that time comparatively un-ss
known. The first guest to STRIVE, hav-.
Ing explained to the butler, that, being
unacquainted with his host, he would
wait till some one else came who could
introduce him, fingered IL the hail..
The second was IN the same predica-
ment, az were the third. fonrth. fifth
and other guests up to the ninth, who
CHANGED to be "the eminent parsonage
himself. Upon the dilemma being ex-
planned to him he cheerfully said: 'tOh,,l
come along with me! I viii introduce:
you all. know him." gsss 5.ss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
WHY II. Earth Cannot ex.,sA

Why The Earth Cannot expsedo.
The theory is frequently advanced
that planets and even suns sometimes
explode and that the earth may some
day blow up like a bombshell. No
celestial body the size Of the earth
could possibly explode. If the entire
molten interior Of our globe could be
replaced with nitroglycerin and deto-
mated the explosion would not lift the
earth's crust. In other words, if we
assume that the crust Of the earth Is
from fifty to a hundred miles IN thick
ness it would require something much
more powerful than even nitroglycerin
to burst the shell. 1t is necessary only
to do a little figuring to see that the
pressure Of the earth's crust 1t a
depth of from fifty to hundred miles
far exceeds the pressure exerted by
the most powerful high explosive
Hudson Maxim. '&%$
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25

on the southwestern frontier, but all
applications of officers for leave of
absence have been refused and the
Kiev department is ready for instant
mobilization.
No. War, Says Germany.
Berlin, Feb. 24.-There is no reason
to believe that an outbreak between
Austria and Servia is imminent, ac-
cording to the view held in the most
authoritive semi-of1icial circles The
alarmist reports are regarded as being
exaggerated.
It is admitted, however, that the
situation is not clear and will remain
clouded until those powers, which,
ike France, are striving to maintain
peace. make their voice hearl a. ST.
Petersburg and induce Russia to no.
stify Belgrade that in the event IF war
Servia cannot rely upon either direct
or indirect Russian support.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
Clown Dogs In b en- and.

/. Clown Dogs In Demand.
4 There are dogs and dogs, but not NIL
dogs are fitted for clown work III the
circus or dog and pony show. Clown
dogs are source Of great amusement
with the children, and when pup u
found which has keen sense OF the
Ridiculous he Is the one for tn saw
dust ring. sometimes pups Of no par
ticular breed are found which MI the
bin for harlequin roles, and the circus
man = glad to get them. When Il hu-
smorous dog II small and agile ie II 81
great demand Chicago News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
THE ELBE RIVER.
How the Stream Was Brought 70 m
!: -, Even Slope and Current. ia s@.

How the Stream Was Brought 70 an
-, Even Slope and currsnt. -;.4 ~; 4.
In the: beginning the Elbe, like any
other river, wandered at it, will, now
spreading out among a multitude Of Is
lands, now narrowing into a short and
crooked turn, now widening over 9:
shoal. As proper beginning Tor the
correction OF this sort Of thing the
Pr,lssians, in true German style, pre-
pared map OF the stream AZ It was,
decided by simple mathematical cali
culation how wide a channel 1.50 me-
tiers deep at middle water: could be-
with the existing How and then upon
the map in red ink, eliminating. al
sharp turns, drew in graceful curves;
and long straight reaches regardless Of
the existing banks two nearly parallel
lines, indicating the banks. ~ they
were intended to be. S,5.
" The engineers began at tbs bead 4of;
the stream and built out from the old,
shore to the location at the rcd line
transverse bikes, ground sills ordi-
nary, contraction works. Sometimes
where they seemed to be needed they
built long parallel bikes exactly on the
new red line. Sometimes they woyei
hurdles and .revetment mattresses Of
willow brush, much as we do at home,
and sunk them on bars between the
tips of the transverse bikes. and then
oh the top Of them set mp upright
sticks and wove waffle" or basket
fences Of willow through them to make
pens, and into these piled sand dredEt3
ed from the stream, to build up the:
shore. Mile BY mile they advanced:
dredging the river or letttngsit dredge7
itself, leaving no ends loose to raYel:
out, gradually reducing the river to an
even slope and current. Boston Tran:
script. TX ;.s. I ~ Z .sss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
sARpou AND :; the n !: 81 SPIRIT.

The Dramatic Wrote and Drew V'e
5:$. turss While !" Under Control ,s&
Before he made his reputation by
writing plays Yictorien Sardou, the
French dramatist, who was deeply IN
terested in spiritualism, had remark
able experience In taking dictation.
He had been interested in occult phe-
nomena, and by chance he came Into
Communication with a spirit person
atty who signed himself Bernard
Palsy" NJ. sardou told the story OF
his experiments In an article entitled
"Only the Blindly Ignorant Scoh" In
the Delineator.;r He said: -.
One day in my room with two
friends I thought | would make the
little table where we had taken our
coffee run about the room. as ! had
often done when alone Without say
ing anything 1 put my hand on the
table, but 1t would not bulge. tried
In vain all the time they were there
to make It move, but to NO avail. AS
soon as they were gone I could make
4 do what pleased, even jump clear
of the floor. So took up my pencil
and asked, t'But why would you, not
make the table move while my friends
were here?" The hand which held the
pencil wrote, "They were too stupid"
Shortly after this was sitting by
my table one day idling, dreaming, not
making any effort to do anything In
particular. All Of a sudden my hand
began to work on the paper before me
with a rapidity and precision which
astonished me. And It kept this up
for close to two hours. The result was
q fantastic piece Of work drawn in
delicate lines, fine almost a. q spiders
web, and at the bottom a signature
Bernard Palsy" "What IL it," I
asked. s., -, -; 49, Is - .~
And my automatic hand wrote, The
house Of swedenborg, on the planet
Jupiter" This was considered as most
curious by all my friends, who knew
that personally I had no aptitude for
drawing. A plate was, prepared, and
I was given an etching tool. The re-
suit, in the same order Of design, was
q mores elaborate piece Of work, this
time curiously combined out Of all
sorts Of musical terms, clefs, notes,
bars, and so on, and the whole was des-
iknated az the house of Mosart, also
on Jupiter, and the whole was again
signed "Palissy." In fact, Bernard
Palsy became my almost constant
companion from this on, like my Sec
ond self.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
Tho Ace of tho Microhe.

People just now are living ina state
of almost morbid apprehension con.
corning what they should eat and
drink. There have been the paleo-
lithic age and the red sandstone age.
The present age would come to be
known as the bacillus, microbe and
tubercle age. II Lord RabblesdAle in
House Of Lords.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
4 FIRE IN JAPAN: .
r.. Victim Has Other Troutsss AZ s.-
= sides Loss Of Goods. .ss88s

The Victim Has Othsr y ro' ~ a. "a, 4
i sides Loss Of Goods. X
An>American missionary living ~ -.
m recently lost his dwelling ~ nIe.
He described In an amusing Wy 80:
polite condolences which nus neienDol
showered upon him. 1--WE were oel-
.need with visiting cards" he says.
t"Thev were forced into our hands pysi
sympathetic inquirers, friends onerinS
aid and tradespeople soliciting oroeIs.s
The conversation with each conner va a.
somewhat as follows: You nave .sl IN.
deed had an honorable disaster says
the friend. 4 have humbly caused . .
ereat disturbance I reply. Please
honorably excuse me- Indeed, It y
honorably sad for you the friena an Z;
svers. Il have done an unheard o.
th,np,I saw. 4 am overcome that y0u:
should have come to call on me On g.
purpose. Thank you very mucn.
please honorably excuse me Tor being
10 late in coming says the FRIEND mo-.
The energy required for such CONVEX ~
sation can be imagined by accompany
ing each sentence with a low bow
and repeating the process about MY
times. ....,s. ~, S5&.5
"About 10 o'clock we two foreigners
escaped to face our next duty, which
consisted in apologizing to all the.
houses in our section-about nifty ~
was nearly IL o'clock at night when
our apology tour was completed, Dqt
our last visitor called at 2 o'clock IN
the morning. Callers began cem1ng
again at 8 o'clock and kept on coming
steadily. During the day we received
many visitors and paid twenty eight Or q \
more calls. The strain Of oil this. TO-
rether with our other tasks, Including
the receiving Of the stream of visitors,
which lasted whole week, IL better
imagined than described. s: .:.ssss5
"All day after the fire and for three
days more people from all over Gtfus
and from out-stations kept bringing
sympathy from their families and pres
ents of cakes and fruit and other ard-
cles. We can never repay all the kind:
ness we received" News. Isl. s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
!. Nh.re the Trouble Nvas.

Where the TroubIGS Was.
81 .'.some mis'bul sinner took an RUINED
on Wild de collection hat las meetin'
day said Brother Dickey, IAN = well
knows dat ef dar WINS no sich place ez
he'll de good Lawd would make one
for dat sinner Nh S
u. VS." Was there much money n the hAt7"
4 'tNo, sub; day Warn't 20 much q q
brass button II Il. sss
Then why are you % mad about # =
3 '.Hit wux my hat" be sid Atlanta
Constitution. s VI
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-25
TRI.STATE WEATHER.

North Dakota-Warmer and gener-
ally cloudy; local snow at night on
Friday.
South Dakota-Partly cloudy and
warmer Thursday; Friday partly
cloudy.
Minnesota fair Thursday
and Friday, with rising temperature.