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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Franks of Oklahoma windstorm.

The tornado that struck in the coun-
try near Chickasha week or SO ago
performed some peculiar pranks at
the farm of Charles Steinmetz, who
found number of eggs scattered
over the ground near where the barn
had stood, not one Of which was as
much as cracked, although the barn
in which they had been laid was re-
duced to kindling wood.
A short distance away he found a
chicken with an eightpenny nail driv.
en- squarely through its neck. Near
by he found twogallon jar, the bot
tom of which had been broken out,
with hen tightly wedged inside of it
City Star.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Guess Where She Ia From.

The head of the house had been Ill
for many months, and had lost his ap-
petite entirely.
II can't seem to fix anything that
he'll enjoy and he hardly eats any
thing" the mistress was saying to the
maid, who was new arrival from the
old country.
That's always the way" returned
the girl. They're all the same, them
invalids. All they want is nothing at
all, and then when you bring it to
them they don't eat it,"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

The clevis and swivel bolt any
blacksmith can make. The wire is
found on nearly all farms. No. 9 or
No. II wire, galvanized, two double,
is sufficient to hold up any gate found
on the farm.
The swivel bolt which screws into
the post should be placed far enough
from the top hinge of the gate so as to
be turned conveniently to take up the
slack in the wire.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Just what 1t means for farmer boy
TO go to college and get definite re.
suits out of it is being shown in the
work OF the newer generation on west
ern farms. The result of training and
OF broader ideas is seen in the meth
DDS OF to-day as they take the place
OF those of the early settlers who
were hampered by the need of expert
ment and trial before they learned
what was best to do and how to do it.
Not every boy seeks an education
with the idea of being farmer when
school is over, and when one does the
outcome is interesting. Such an ambi-
ton has animated one young man of
the western section and it has worked
out in practical results. His expert
ence is a good example of what edu-
cation means on the farm.
II always wished to be farmer-a
dairy farmer" was the way James R.
Carver put it, as he stood at the door
Of the big barn on his fathers farm.
THAT was why I went to college and
I spent my time trying to learn how
1t was difficult to realize that this
frank-faced young man, clad in blue
overalls and dark shirt with wide
hat shading his bronzed face could
write "B. S., M. S." after his name
and that he had spent five years out
of the "a of his life in college halls.
He is master of half section of
fine bottom land equipped with build.
ings and conveniences usually found
on modern farmers place.
But it was not up to his idea and
the changes that he has made and the
new ideas he has put into practice are
a good exhibit of what may be expect
ed in western farming in the future.
He had learned that grain is better
feed when ground and a feed grinder
was put in. Then an elevator that
would carry the grain to storage
rooms above, where, if necessary, 49,
900 bushels can be cared for, was
added.
Il do not propose to sell grain ex-
cept on foot; it's more profitable that
way" said he.
Pipes were laid carrying water to
all parts of the farmyard and to the
house, where the conveniences of a
city water system are enjoyed as a
part of his modern plan. Great tanks
give the cattle and hogs plenty Of
fresh water constantly and it requires
only the starting of the engine to set
all the machinery in motion.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Ruyjnu Goods.

The farmer should not buy goods at
his own town just to keep up the home
town, as the merchants say; instead
of giving them that profit, why not
keep it ourselves and use it to build
up our farms, for the country is just
rs important as the town. Buy where
rou can do best.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Shift Pastures.

Shift the animals from one pasture
to another, as often as possible, both
for the good of the animals and the
pasture. Sheep especially should
have their pasture changed often, as
they contract disease when kept in
one place too long. Too close pastur-
ing kills out the grass by reducing
the leaf surface of the grass.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
A Weed Extractor.

Experiments at the Wisconsin ex
pertinent station show that hemp is a
great weed eradicator. Land that was
badly infested with quack grass, Cana
da thistle and wild mustard and other
types Of weeds was cleaned up by a
crop Of hemp which grew to a height
Of 10 or IL feet. Some Wisconsin
farmers manage to get profit Of
about $40 an acre from the hemp
crop.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Potato Fertilizers.

The Long Island experiment sta
ton reports that with wood ashes and
manure used for three years smooth,
=Ieyen and large potatoes were pro-
'duced that had a fine flavor. With a
;high-grade potato fertilizer" they re-
mort very small yield of understood
potatoes with poor flavor.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Monkey As an Authors Pet

they were pieced together and after.
ward published
Chateaubriand thought it advisable
to see what else the monkey had
done. His orders had disappeared
from drawer which was always
kept closed. The servants searched
everywhere for them. but they were
not to be found. Nearly week
elapsed before, they were traced, and
then domestic noticed that the
monkey had suspended them to the
cornice in quasi symmetrical way.
The monkey was given his congo
and Chateaubriand replaced him by
cat, which was allowed place on his
masters writing table, and great was
the pleasure which he derived in play.
ing with puss.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Beware of Ointments for Catarrfl
that Contain Mercury.

~ mercury will surely destroy the sense Of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering 1t through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, the damage they
will do is ten fold TO the good you possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, O.. contains no mer-
curry. and Is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get thu
genuine. 1t is taken Internally and made in Toledo
Ohio. BIZ F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free
Bold by Druggists Price. 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Use Of Beef Bones

At the big packing houses the hoofs
are assorted into three grades, the
white ones being used for certain
grade of button closely resembling the
better quality of pearl buttons. A
striped hoof is flattened into plate
through pressure under heat and used
IN the manufacture of cyanide and
chrome. Scraps of hoofs ground up
into fine powder make heterogeneous
fertilizer for grapes and other crops.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

This device when properly adjusted
takes the greater part of the strain
from the top hinge, yet places no
more on the bottom one.
1t also helps to keep the gate closed,
as the wire is frightened as the gate
is thrown open.
The manner of setting the posts and
Of hanging the gate need not be so
fully described, as the most of the
farmers have their own way of setting
posts.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Nitrate Of Soda.

Nitrate of soda has been recon-
mended to mix in the soil around the
roots of plants to strengthen them, at
the rate of 800 pounds per acre. It
acts not only as quick fertilizer for
plants. but also as repellant to keep
out certain insects.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Put Ground in Shane.

Don't SOW anything this fall until
you get the ground in No. shape.
and then better use disc drill, or
some other drill, disc preferred. The
hesuty of drilling lies in putting the
SEED in at an equal depth.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
HEALTH TOO PRECIOUS

4 What do you mean by refusing to
chop some wood after the good din
ner 1 have give you'll"
well, lady, de highest medical au-
thorities gree dat workin' on full
stomach is injurious, an don't want
to run any chances of ruinin' me su-
perb health!"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Ancestral pride is the safest thing
in the world. Our ancestors are too
dead to kick about the liberties we
take with them.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
The WAY Of II.

But I don't love you." objected the
young woman.
Then why" howled the indignant
youth, referring hastily to divers mem.
oranda in his pocket diary, did you
eat up total of Is boxes of chocolates
bought you during the past year II
you didn't love me?"
Because" she said, with a tapt ex-
preston on her lovely features, Il do
love chocolate"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
A Work Of supererooationl

Henry dislikes being bathed and
argues with his mother over every
square inch of his four-year-old anat-
omy.
One night, when his patience was
especially tried by what he consE.
cred wholly unnecessary work. he
exclaimed:
Is ooh. mamma, couldn't you skip my
stomach? Nobody ever sees my stom.
ach Library.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
CHEAP LANDS OFFERED BY THE
STATE OF COLORADO.

Land for SOC an acre is offered by
the State of Colorado in the Little
Snake River Valley. Routt County, Col.
orado, under the Carey Land Act. The
perpetual water right to irrigate the
land is sold under State authority for
$35, under annual assessments ex-
tending over ten years.
This is pronounced one of the most
fertile Valleys in Colorado and crops
of all grains, grass, roots and harder
varieties of fruit are now being raised
there.
The land now under cultivation UNI
der this canal system pays an aver
age profit of $4,000 per acre.
Both the Moffat Road and the Union
Pacific are building into the district
and spending large amounts of money
in developing the country.
The Routt County Colonization Com
pany, 1884 Welton Street, Denver, Col
orado, is sole agent for the sale of the
land and water. There will be no
drawing for this land; those desiring
to select may make application and
select in the order in which they apply.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

No matter how long your neck may be
or how sore your throat, Hamlins Wizard
Oil will cure it surely and quickly. 1t
drives out all soreness and inflammation,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

We desire to be classified according
to our exceptional virtues; we are apt
to classify our neighbor according to
his exceptional faults.-Henry Bates
Dimond.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
nanmatIon, aiiays pain cures Wind ccu ssca 60ttis
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

The dog in the manger is the one
that does the most growing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

DON'T NEGLECT THAT COUGHl
Ncertainly racks your system and may run lAto
something serious. Aliens Lung Balsam will check
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Constipation causes and seriously agsayasss
many diseases. II 10 thoroughly cured By Oe
Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar c0Ated grAnules. E
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

The man who is not trying to make
the world better is casting his vote to I
make 1t worse.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
mas been used in many families for generations
It Is relied upon for colds, neuralgia, sciatica,
strains burns. or bruises. 25c, 85c, 60c bottle.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Have Them or Get Them.
1T is said that impetuous people
have black eyes"
Yes, and if they don't have them
they are apt to get them"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

When a man begins to tell wo
man about his past love affairs he ID
planning to add another to the HIST.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

It's almost as difficult for you to get
man to take your advice as 1t is for
you to take his.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Some men never do anything ON
time except quit work.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Many mans honesty has saved
him from becoming politician.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Many true word has been spoken
Of grammar.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-24

"After some time they called to me.
Between the two of them they ex-
planned everything. They had long
been lovers and, with the aversion that
lovers have for the Gathering of vii.
lage gossips merciless tongues, they
had succeeded in keeping their attach
ment a secret. They had been en-
gagged for some time, and it was their
custom to meet at the home of kind
ly old widow lady of an evening, she
alone knowing of their engagement.
On the night of the robbery they had
spent the evening together at the wild
Ow's.
'She and Mason had left the Wild
ow's about ten o'clock and Mason had
left her at the gate. After leaving her.
Mason had taken long stroll and,
about midnight, had passed the post
Office in returning to his home. AS he
approached the building he had seen
a lady leaving it, closing and locking
the door after her.
Next morning, when he opened
the safe he discovered the robbery.
His suspicion of Miss Lundy had then
come upon him.
1T was pretty tangle. The lovers
had Strengthened it out to their own
satisfaction and, while I knew that
neither of them had any guilty knowl-
edge of the deed, was far from being
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-24
GOOD STORY TO POINT MORAL.
Told by Rabbi krauskopf, Who 30.
lleves in Divorce.

Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, our elo
Quent preacher" said a Philadelphia,
"sees good rather than evil in the fire.
quency Of American divorce. He sees
In 1t a sign that American wives will
not endure the treatment that Eu.
ropean wives put up with. He sees in
1t promise that the married men OF
the future will live better.
"Discussing the divorce question the
other day, he told me that they who
perceived only evil in it reminded him,
In their illogical and confused view.
point, Of little boy with whom he
once took a stroll.
GAS they strolled, they passed the
young girls Of a neighboring boarding
school out on their daily walk. The
girls moved In military formation, two
by two. In front we're the youngest, in
skirts to their knees. Next came the
older ones. in the order of their ages,
their skirts lengthening with their
years. And in the rear came the old
est Of all, the young ladies', whose
skirts hid even their boots.
"The little boy looked at the girls
Then he frowned and said:
"'Why is it that their legs grow
shorter as they grow bigger?'"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-24
cUTIcURA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles
Could Not Wear Shoes Because
OF Bad Scaling and Itching.

II have been successfully cured of
dry eczema. I was inspecting the re.
moval Of noxious weeds from the edge
of a river and was constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night
cleansed my limbs but felt prickly
sensation. I paid no attention to it
for two years but l noticed a scum
on my legs like fish scales. I did not
attend to it until it came to be too
Itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all
sore and scabby and could not wear
shoes. had to use carpet and felt
slippers for weeks. l got a cake of
the Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment. In less than ten days l
could put on my boots and in less than
three weeks was free from the con.
founded itching. Capt. George P. Bliss,
Chief Of Police, Morris, Manitoba, Mar.
20, 1907. and Sept. "a, 1905"
Potter Drug l. Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-24

about the very language of his inco-
herent confession and his manner in
making it that told me that Mason
was not the thief.
"'What more do you want?' Mason
brcathed. I did it, tell you, and
shall be convicted Of it. can't re,
store the stamps and the money order
book because l have destroyed them,
but here is the money, every penny of
it,
"He threw a roll of bills in my lap
and continued:
my confession is sufficient to con-
vict upon. 1 will repeat it in court
and want you to arrest me and get
me away from here just as soon as
you cam
Just at this juncture the depot
agent entered the Office with a tele-
gram for me. 1t was cipher mes
sage from the department. Taking
out my code book, translated it in a
moment and the contents of it, in the
light of Mason's confession, was moth
ing less than unnerving.
without a word l wrote the mes
sage out and passed it over to Mason:
Money orders being passed Waco and
other Texas towns.
"'What does it mean?' he cried.
Before l could answer him, Miss
Lundy came into the office. With a
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-24

woman's intuition, she saw that some
thing was wrong. A look of terror,
which smote me to the heart, swept
over her face. She sprang forward
and stepped between Mason and me,
who stood staring at each other like
wooden images.
"'Oh, Capt. Dickson she sobbed,
don't you believe him. He didn't have
thing to do with it. l did it myself.
The money is in my trunk. l have
burned the stamps and the money-Or-
der book
"'She didn't do it, Capt. Dickson,
ranted Mason like man demented.
She knows nothing about it. I alone
am guilty and she is merely trying to
save me from prison; she Is my af-
fanced BRIDE
"'Hold on there l cautioned, you
are pair of sentimental young inno-
cents, and while l am willing to give
you my blessing, although it is a bit
out of my line, am not going to be-
lieve a word either of you say about
this robbery and don't either of you
i dare to breathe word of such
absurd nonsense to any one
else I know that neither of
| you robbed the safe and you
couldn't convince me Of it If you talked
a thousand years and produced the
charred remains of that money-order
book itself. Dry your eyes, Miss
Lundy; shake yourself together, Ma
son, and let's get down to serious talk
and clear this thing up. See here
continued, producing the four notes
| that had been left at my room, honor
bright, now, you wrote these notes
didn't your
II didn't stay to hear more but beat
out of the Office as If the furies were
| at my back instead of two lovers hap
by beyond expression in the knowl
edge that their doubts were unfoundeG
and that there was happiness still re
naming for them. l wasn't going tC
take chances on their being disturbed
so l took possession on the porch be
fore the post-office door to head off any
persons who might feel inclined to in
trude upon their privacy.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-24
/MQXE.MH GIZZ7T'

sons were a woman and man and
that they had taken the pains to ad-
wise me of what they had seen by
means of the brief, unsigned notes.
'The situation puzzled me more
than ever and didn't fall asleep until
late that night, having tossed away
many restless hours upon the instru-
ment of torture which did service for
bed in the stuffy room of the no.
tel. Involuntarily, next morning, I
as soon as my eyes opened. 1t was
there, a third note, on the same pa
per, in the same hand and of the
| same purport as that of the morning
before. The only change was in the
wording of it.
Why don't you arrest Mason? He
robbed the postoffice. Ask him if he
| didn't break the Window-glass. He
| won't deny it.
| II worried through the morning
somehow, never trusting myself to
show up at the post-office. At noon
was forced to go back to the hotel, as
it was the only place of public enter
tainment in the village. l headed
| straight for my room, expecting tC
find fourth note on the table. l was
not disappointed, for there it was, az
big as life. the exact counterpart Of
the day before:
| Miss Lundy is the robber.
More than ever puzzled, l strolled
over to the postoffice after lunch. Ma
son was there and alone. Miss Lun
dy had not returned from her dinner
The postmaster's face was piteous tt
behold. He shrank from me as l greet
ed him and put his hands over his
face. His hands shook like a mans
with the palsy. Before I could find {
seat he arose and went into his pri
vate office, reckoning me to follow.
II seated myself and watched witt
patience while he strobe back ant
forth across the limited space of the
office. Suddenly he stopped squarely
before me, and bracing himself will
a painful effort, blurted out tumble
of words, confessing that he hat
robbed the safe. l was struck all o
a heap, but never for an instant dit
believe him. There was somethin,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-24

action irregular, and my back so weak
and painful / could hardly stand it.
There was also an irregularity of the
kidney secretions and cold always
made the whole trouble worse. could
tell many other symptoms, too, but
shall only add that Doan's Kidney
Pills made me free of all of them -
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-03-24
A Pin for a Clew
By an Ex-Operative of the Secret Service
Capt. Dickson illustrates a De-
teCtive's "NOse for Details.''

sage of the same character as the
mornings note. 1t was, but there was
a decided conflict in the news it con-
tanned. In a cramped, disguised writ
ing, evidently a woman's, were FIVE
words:
Miss Lundy is the robber
Frankly, l didn't know what to
think. Suspicion and these mysteri-
Gus notes pointed to the postmaster
and his handsome assistant. The let
tiers were written by different persons,
and it was easy to imagine that Ma
son and the young lady had robbed
the safe and that each of them had
been seen by a different person as
they left the building; that these per-