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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
Swearing Box on London Bars.

In many public houses at the cor
rers of mean streets in London there
are boxes on the bar counters which
have a peculiar use.
They are called Swearing boxes"
and when any customer, annoyed by
the bad weather, for example, or by
some remark from an acquaintance
derogatory to his facial features or to
che reputation OF his ancestors, gives
vent to an unparliamentary express
sion, he has to pay fine by dropping
a penny-or in case of a very violent
expression as much as threepence-
into a slit Of the box.
In certain public houses on the out
skirts of London there is one of these
swearing boxes, but the popularity of
this particular house Is that it is al.
most entirely frequented by women.
They belong to factory on the other
side Of the way, and unfortunately
find that their work tends to constant
thirst. One would imagine that among
women a swearing box would be an
unnecessary article of furniture. but
in this case it Is in frequent use.-
London Tit-Bits.
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nrinces to-day than ever before. Practically all OF
these are southerners, who have had an expert
knowledge of this staple Most OF them have been
cotton nlanters themselves large scale, and all
their lives they have been studying cotton It's
growth and its overwhelming markets
Almost every day there have been rumors fly
ing about as to what Patten was doing in cotton.
But curiously enough there has been never word
said about the real bull leader in the cotton mar
ket the man who has been the biggest Spectator
in this staple and who recently has jumped into
the multimillionaire class, Eugene G. Scales OF
Dallas Tex. Scales is the most towering BULL
probably that the cotton market ever has known
Patten is piker beside him. Even the celebrated
Mr.. Suy in his palmiest days never operated on
such huge basis as Scales has been in the last
eight months.
This new and mighty multi-mionaire in the cot
ton market has steadfastly kept himself in the
background. He is no amateur Spectator, how
ever for five years ago he was in of the Sully
campaigns and retired from the fight with several
large dents in his financial armor. But now he
has won back all his losses and lot more
Some among the many others who know cotton"
and have big fortunes through its rise in price
Fergus Reid of Norfolk. Va; Morris H. Roth
schild of Woodville Miss: William P. Brown Of
New Orleans and Louis S. Berg of Mississippi.
Berg had charge of the Chamette terminals at
New Orleans not long ago and was Woodworking
ralorad man. A little later he peced together a
lot of small Mississippi railroads and combined
with modest fortune, he came to New York, and
since then has been making money out of cotton.
And SO the list Hardly among
the thousands of millionaires Is familiar to
New Workers. They practically unknown out
side of the small communities they came from in
the west and south They live in the costliest suites
in the most expensive New York hotels Next
summer. If they have setback they will begin
leasing or buying palaces at Newport, Bar Har-
Dor or other places where the socially elect are
IN i've .trvi IN
break through the imaginary Enclosure with which
society surrounds itself. There so many of
these millionaires that perhaps like the incur
sion of new they will overwhelm and con.
quer the relatively small group of people who have
been priding themselves on having their wealth for
decade or more. At any rate, the names of most
of these millionares probably will be read for
the first time i'll print in the next years books OF
social registry, which form the nearest approach to
the directory of the peerage that the putocracy OF
America knows.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

vidually with any degree of accuracy Compare
lively few Of the old band of millionaires have
failed to add materially to their fortunes since the
panic. There are some it is true who were more
less disabled in those days. and the period that
predeced them who have not succeeded in win
ming back their lost money and prestige some
who were in the Inflated trust companies, others
OF the insurance crowd, and SO on. But those
who held and were able to weather the storms
have been lifted up and now richer than ever
Not only that, but large number of new groups
of great financial strength has been developed
There is the Hawley group, for instance, which
has made millions and millions in the rise in val
of railway shares. Edwin Hawley, the head
of this coterie, was not big Wall street figure
until within the last year so, but Of late he has
added immeasurably to his wealth and to his pow
transportation king.
Among those of his friends who have climbed
into the chariot OF the plutocrats is Frank A. Van
derp, the president of the National City bank.
He is reputed to have made than million
out of Chesapeake & Ohio and Union Pacific.
When he assistant secretary of the treasury
few years ago Vanderlip man of very
moderate means and lived in modest little fiat
in Washington. After he came to New York his
wealth increased somewhat but only since the
first of this year has he entered the millionaire
class.
Another of the Hawley group who is one of the.
crop of multimillionaires is banker named
Scott who piled up small fortune. dollar by dol
lar, In richmond, Va, and who has increased 1t
many fold of late in Wall street Still another OF
the same group is Robert Fleming He not
poor man when the rise in stocks began but he is
said to be very rich one now. Then there is
new crop of Union Pacific millionaires, Southern
Pacific miliionares, Wabash. Rock Island and
many other groups OF new millioaaires who have
become wealthy by the tremendous upturn of the
shares they were interested in. Some of these
were millionaires before the beginning of this
year; these have now moved up to the multi
millionaire class.
There quite many who have won for
tunes in the field of industrial stocks, especially in
United States Steel common One of these-more
than millionaire when he began buying Steel
is Frank A. Munsey, the publisher He is said to
have started his Steel purchases two years ago,
when the stock around %, and to have accu-
mulated total of 100000 shares at very low
prices His winnings are estimated at more than
$5,O00,o0O.
These instances taken at random, give an indi-
cat'ou Of the thousands OF fortunes that have
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

from the poet. 1t was in his own
hand and covered four pages. In vain
the secretary pored over the manu-
script. He turned it over to the pres
ident, the board of directors and the
members in turn, but all failed to de-
cipher the scrawls. The question be-
fore the club was. Has Miller ac-
cepted or has he declined?"
The secretary finally took the mat
ter into his own hands and addressed
the following note to Miller:
my dear Mr.. Miller: Your letter
received, but l have been unable to
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
Knows Value Of Time.

Admiral Won Roster, who represent.
ed the German emperor, at the Hud-
son-Fulton celebration, is a stickler
for punctuality. Before sailing for
home he gave an example of how i'm.
portant he considers the keeping of
the time of an appointment. He had
promised to visit the seemanshaus, in
Hoboken, haven for German sailors
when in port, at nine o'clock on Tues
day morning. On reaching the build.
ing his watch showed one minute past
the hour of his appointment and he
Immediately made profuse apologies
to the officers of the institution for
his inability to meet them at the ap.
pointed time.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
SURELY HERE is THE LIMIT

Gently from the secretary of a we'll
known local club. 1t seems that the
club. desired to have the poet address
the organization at an annual affair
at which an elaborate program had
been prepared. The secretry adj
dressed a letter to Joaquin telling
him of the purpose of the jinks and
requesting his. cooperation. He was
scheduled for a recitation.
In due time. there came an answer
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
UndeeipherabIe Handwriting Minor
Thing, According to. This
Story.

From Horace Geeley's time great
men have been noted for their poor
chirography. and in this connection
Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sier-
ra," is no exception. But the best
story regarding the versifier's hand
writing that l have heard came re-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
A GOOD COUGH MIXTURE.
Simple Homemade Remedy That IL
Free from opiates and Harm
full Drugs.

An effective remedy that win usu.
ally break up cold in twenty-four
hours, is easily made by mixing to-
gether in large bottle two ounces OF
Glycerine, half-ounce Of Virgin OH
OF Pine compound pure and eight
ounces OF pure Whisky. This mix.
ture will cure any cough that is cur
able. and is not expensive as It makes
enough to last the average family an
entire year. Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co., Cincinnati. o.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

sprung up lately through the up
ward sweep of prices in Wall
street. Great corporations. like the
fire and the life insurance COM
panies, have also profited stupen-
dously. These tremendous reser-
voirs of money own huge blocks OF
shares in scores of railway and In
dustrial companies-lots OF from
10000 shares to almost a control
ling interest. The most of these
are sober, gilt-edged, dividend-pay-
ing stocks that have not been spec
tacular in their advance in price as
compared with some of those that
have gone up like skyrockets. Yet
even these high-priced shares have
been enhanced in value from 20 to
50 per cent. in the last IL months.
They were bought at panic prices,
so the published records of these
companies show, and these institu-
lions now are said to be selling
them off, cautiously and carefully
at the fancy figures that have been
prevailing of late. Unlike the in
dividual investor, they believe in
cashing in their winnings and salt
ing them down until there is an
other chance to buy cheap.
In the commodities there are new
groups of millionaires and multi
millionaires also. Some of these
have won their wealth in wheat,
others in corn, but most of them In
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
On to the Pole!

When word Of the discovery of the
north pole came to Chattanooga, q
slightly deaf old lady remarked unctu.
ously: We'll, now always said them
Cook tourists got about most every
where. amt a bit surprised to hear
that one of. ems reached the top
notch in the travelling line" -Lippin.
colts.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

financial hopes ana aspirations OF those who had
survived the various ills that followed in the wake
of industrial over-eXpansion. But since the panic
clouds have cleared away there has come another
and more wonderful appreciation in values,
the most remarkable advance in the prices of all
commodities and securities that this country has
ever known. Probably more millionaires have been
made in the last IL months by the steadily rising
tide of tremendous prosperity than history
has, recorded in similar period of time The
number Of those who have grown rich quickly is
greater probably than 1t was in the time of mer-
ger and consolidation, nearly decade ago. Be-
fore the panic of 1907 there were perhaps, 5000
millionaires in New York Now there any
where between 5000 and 10000.
The advances in the value of securities in the
last two years have been almost incredible There
probably are more than 100000 persons who are
stockholders of United States Steel. In October,
1907, Steel Common was 21A; in February, 1909,
1t was AN; this October it has been well above
co. The shares of the Pennsylvania railroad are
more widely distributed than any other transpor-
tation line, more than 10000 people being listed
on its books of shareholders. Two years ago it
was 1903; lately it has been above $50. Union Pa
cifc is next to Pennsylvania in the length of its
stockholders list. 1t is not only one of the most
popular investment securities, but also that is
specialized in most largely Union Pacific COM
mon was 100 in 1907; this year it has been above
PIG. an increase of more than 100 per cent. New
York Central Southern Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio,
Atlantic Coast Line, Illinois Central Great Nor
thern Standard Oil-practically all the stocks in
the long list of railways and industrials have ad
vanced from so to 100 OF more per cent. in value
since October, 1907.
Thousands of people who are not spectators
and who are intolerant of speculation have profit
ed enormously by this wonderful rise in prices
They are the ones who bought for investment
when the prices were low and who are reap
ing the harvest During the panic enormous
blocks of giltedge shares were thrown on the
markets when great spectators like Heinze and
Morse, and some others who were not SO spectac
uar or daring, had to sacrifice anything and ev-
erything for ready money. Their holdings now are
scattered throughout the country and have been
tucked away in tens of thousands Of safes and
strong boxes.
While some of the new millionaires come from
the ranks of those who were bargain hunters in
the days of panic most of the new plutocrats are
from the army of spectators.
There are so many OF these new millionaires
that st would be impossible to list them all indi-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
One to Hand.

Belle-My husband must be man
Of high ideals.
Nell-Then why not marry an avi.
ator?
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

The danger from slight cuts or wounds
is always blood poisoning. The immedi-
ate application of Hamlins Wizard Oil
makes blood poisoning impossible.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

Good company and good discourses
are the very sinews of virtue. -Izaak
Walton.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17
opnosites Meetino.

"They say food is rapidly going up"
+ well, If all homes have appetites
like my family's. should say fol- Is
rapidly going down."
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

There are limitations, don't be fooled.
There is no substitute! Tell the dealer you
want Lewis Single Binder cigar.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

DOCTOR YOURSELF
when you feel cold coming on by taking few dosea
of Perry Davis Pankier 1t Is better thnn Quinino
and safer Tho large 50c bottles are the cheapest
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

The best preparation for the future
is the present we'll seen to. and the
last duty we'll done.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

Not to alleviate II we can all that
needs alienation
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

determine whether you have accepted
or declined our invitation. If you will
be present on the date mentioned, will
you kindly make cross on the bot
tom of this letter? If it will be impos-
sible for you to appear. will you
kindly draw a circle?"
In due time the letter came back,
but the secretary could not decide
whether it was cross or a circle
San Francisco Call.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

Constipation causes and aggnvates many serious
Pleasant Pellets. The fayorite family laxative.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

Greek State Monopolies.
Salt. petroleum, matches. playing
cards are state monopolies IN Greece.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

To believe only what our finite
minds can grasp.
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- er staples has been heralded
fxN9Syi far and wide. But there is
another harvest that has
been growing and ripening all unno-
ticed by government statisticians and
by everybody else, and that is the
bumper crop of new millionaires and
multi-millionaires. Never before were
there so many in New York as there
are to-day. Millionaires were made in
a night by the great wave of CONSOLE
dalton and the merging of hundreds
of industrial enterprises that was the
feature Of the opening years of the
twentieth century, just after the close
of the nish-American war. There
were steel kings, steamship kings.
pump kings, kings of car springs and
Of air brakes and Of all sorts OF
things. They blossomed forth between
the sunset Of one day and the dawn
of the next. The select circle of plu.
tocracy widened so swiftly that it
broke all barriers and created new
aristocracy OF wealth in America.
New York was invaded by horde of
westerners whose manners in some
cases shocked even the imperturbable
servitors at the expensive hotels
where they monopolized the royal
suites. Pittsburg, from being simply
great mill town, a city of grimy
workmen, jumped into worldwide
prominence because it was discovered
suddenly that it had more millionaires
to the square inch than any other
spot on earth. In New York all sorts
of people achieved fortunes, paper or
actual, almost before they were
aware; jockeys, walters, bartenders
and other humble folk glanced with
amaze at the balances with their
brokers and began making plans for
yachts and country houses. The his
tory of this period was one of the
wonders of America.
Then, two years ago, the panic
came and put dampener on the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
AN ALL DAY ride
ON STEAMER
On Account of Delays the Taft Fleet
Will Make no Stops But
steams Steadily All
of Today.
NEXT STOP, vIcKsBURG
Mississippi is On One Side and Ar
kansas on the Other as the
Boat steams Down
the River.

GREENVILLE, Miss, Oct. 28.-[Via
a bottle thrown overheard from the
Steamer Oleander:1 The lighthouse
tender Oleander with President Taft
aboard steaming far ahead of the re-
mainder of the fleet which is strung
out for miles astern, passed here
shortly after ] / O'Clock Under orders
issued last night the original align
ment of the feet has been thrown to
the wind and the various vessels are
proceeding at their own speed and
maintaining such positions as they
can. The Oleander, the fastest in the
lot will not reach Vicksburg until
after o'clock tonight, more than six
hours behind schedule. The others,
by cutting our stops hope to be able
to rendezvous with the Oleander, out.
side New Orleans frf a triumphant
entry sometime before noon on Sat
urday. AT the dinner on board the
Quincy last night, the President and
Speaker Cannon discussed waterways
Improvement. The President favored
bonds and the speaker declaring he
would not favor any improvement pro
ject other than by continuing con
tracts, the work beinG paid for as |
progresses. The speaker said If Con
gress voted bonds in response to al
demands made for money. deb
equal to the civil war deb. woult
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Negro Champion is in New York City
to Meet Jeffries and Sign
up For the Bat
tie
ONLY ONE PROVISION
All That johnson Will Insist Upon is
That .he Purse is to be Di-
vided Between Them
Both.

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-Jack John
son, modeslly dressed and with a hick-
ory nut diamond cleaning from his
shirt, arrived this morning from Chi
cago. The first deliberation he made
was that he intended to see Jefferies
this afternoon and he was hopeful of
arranging articles for fight before
the day is over. II will insist on only
one point he said "and that is that
there shall be a division Of the purse
with both winners and losers ends.
Jeffries can name the percentage"
Jack Johnson and his manager
George Little, James ]. Jeffries and
his manager, Sam Berger. agreed this
afternoon to meet at 8 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon at the Hotel Albany to
discuss the fight. 1t was decided to-
day at a conference between the prin-
cipals. Inas much as both men declare
they are willing and anxious to fight,
they will not haggle over terms II
is generally believed all will be set
tied at tomorrow's meeting. The
actual signing may BE- left until the
men meet outside Of the state as the
laws of the state make IL a felony to
arrange for a fight no matte where
held.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
warm MEETING
THIS EVENING
The Williams in the Polar Controversy
Promise TO unmask the Hero
on the Platform This
Evening.
MoNTA1N CLIMB CASE
BarriIl and Prntz Will 90 to HamiI-
ton Where Dr.. Cook Is to
Give Free Lee
ture.

MISSOULA, Mont, Oct. 2s.-Just
before the arrival of DR.. Cook in
Missoula last night, Edward Barrill
and Fred printz, guide on the famous
Mckinley expedition, announced that
they would publically denounce Cook
as an ilnpostor when lie speaks at
Hamilton tonight. They say they have
been angered by Cooks representa-.
tive to persuade them to do various
things which they will not specify at
present and they say they are determ-
ined to corner Cook and show him up.
Yesterday Printz and Barrill challeng-
ed DR.. Cook to institute proceedings,
criminal or civil, and declared that
they would welcome such proceedings.
They asserted that they wanted a
criminal suit instituted If possible so
that the controversy could be settled
in the courts. Dr. Cook will leave for
Hamilton where he will give free
address in which he will explain his
Mount Mckinley trip. Barrill and
Printz will be present and will defend
their affidavits. A sensational meet
ing is promised as Barrill and Print7
appear greatly stirred up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
OUTBREAK IS
AGAIN EXPECTED.
Telegram Sent to the Governor Who
is Sailing Down the River
With the Taft Fleet
Of Steamers.
BOTH CLANS ARMING
The Pritchard- Newman Feud Threat
ems to Break Out Again and
Create All Kinds Of
Trouble.
BOTH CLANS ARM1NG


MEADvILLE, Miss, Oct. 2S.-A
hasty telegram has been sent to Gov.
Noel with the fleet above Vicksburg
today, asking state troops to help put
down what is feared another outbreak
of the Pritchard Newman feud. A. b.
Sullivan was fired upon from ambush.
His horse pitched under him and he
was severely hurt being pinned under
the falling animal. He is said to be
a close friend Of persons directly con-
nected with the feud and both clans
are arming. The authorities were
alarmed and ask the governor to help
them keep the peace. A telegram
from Gov. Noel is expected as soon as
the feet lands.