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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
THE CHRISTMAS BURDEN

This is the time when you ought to
take thought Of the other man. The
way to do 1t is not to take advantage
OF him. The matter OF advantage is
not always obvlsiously one OF money,
though it amounts to that in the long
run. Hours of service mean money
ultimately to the individual. whether
it shows in dollars or strength
You can serve your fellow man now
by not taking undue advantage of him
in the matter of time When it comes
to the rush days-and they are begin
ming noW-it will be an easy matter
to take advantage of great many
people, for nearly all OF us serve some
one or some many. Don't overwork
your employees. Don't overwork the
shop people.
Don't throw useless burdens upon
your friends or your servants. They
will have enough to do. Be good
natured. Be courteous. And remem-
Der that what you give now will help
to make a merry Christmas for the
other person. That though ought to
help make a merry one for yourself
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
Crncheted Guest Towel

A novel Christmas gift for house
Keeper or bride-to-be is an individual
or guest toWel with hand-crocheted
edge. The sores carry several dain.
ty designs in 5-inch toweling at SO
cents a yard. Three-quarters of a
yard makes one towel.
After ightening the ends by
drawing a thread, crochet with sim
gle crochet into towel about one
eighth inch from edge. This serves
in place of hem and forms founda-
ton for crocheted edge, which may
be any design you choose. The fol-
lowing is one edge:
Without breaking thread, return
across end of towel as follows: Three
chain, miss a space equal to 8 chain,
l treble; repeat SO times.
Turn, work 4 single on first two
chains, 3 single on third chain, 10
chain; turn, join beside seventh sin.
gle, z single on 10 CHI, 1 single be-
side 3 single on the 8 chain; Z CHI,
turn, join to 18th single, ch., Join
to ninth single, ch., join to fifth
single, CHI, join beside first single:
4 single, 5 chain Ito form piuuot), 4
single on each of the four Z chains:
single on next 8 chain.
This completes one figure. Reneat
this all across end, and then finish
other end OF towel the same.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
Maxine Presents.

Did it ever occur to you how much
pleasure you could give friend living
in different part of the country by
sending her something from your own
part of the country which is new to
her? A woman once sent friend
three bay leaves from the south.
The recipient had never seen bay
leaves, so they pleased her very much.
Another woman sent a bay-berry bag,
such as southerners use instead of
beeswax for smoothing irons. They
were encased in little stout bags and
are really quite useful. The girl of
the mlstletoe district little dreams
how much another would appreciate
a box Of mistletoe which is so COM
mon in some places and so very ex-
pensive in others. Then the young
woman in the pine districts can make
pine pillows, and she who lives near
the seashore can make pretty shell
ornaments, so you See that many lit
tie things of little value in one Sec
ton of the country may be highly APP
preciated in another. The extreme
north can please the extreme south,
and the east the west. in the SIM
plest ways imaginable with little ex-
pense attached. One woman prizes
a box OF mountain ferns and flowers.
because she never saw the mountains
from whence they came. Ii you hap
pen to know the sentimental nature
of a friend it is easy to touch the
heart. It is the finer sentiment, not
the price OF gift, that counts so
much among real friends. So wheth
ef you paint, sketch or merely sew,
1t lies at the tips Of your fingers
to make little gifts, or borrow from
natures pretty store so abundantly
supplied.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
Christmas Pincushion,.

Get the squares or oblongs of tilet
lace first and make the cushion at
terward. This is most necessary
caution, because the square of tilet
is not to be found in every size; in
fact, in very few sizes
10 be the daintiest gift imagin-
able the cushion should be covered
with plain white satin; the fit
should be perfection.
Over the top and the bottom
stretch and pin the filet square, and
lace the two together by the use OF
a bodkin and with white satin rib
pons OF size suggested by the open
ings in the filet.
The right side of the ribbon
should be kept continually on top,
and two lacers should cross each
other, tying into full fluffy bows at
each of the four corners.
Antique lace or heavy cluny, and
also Irish in motifs, may be worked
into most beautiful small cushion
covers for cushions made from round
or curious shape : to accommodate
the general outline as we'll as the
size of the chosen lace. Silk cords
are sometimes used to fasten the top
and bottom of the lace cover.
When making the embroidered
linen covers for cushions, it is now
thought more beautiful to plan the
under portion of the cover an inch
larger than the top SO that it's but
tonholed scallops or blocks will
peep out from beneath those edg-
ing the top Of the cover.
Dresden flowers in the single bios
sons are sprinkled over a square of
linen which is used as the attractive
top of little cushion, it's under
side being cut OF an identical size,
and each one provided with eyelets
two inches from the outer edge for
the lacing ribbon. The unusual out
line OF this cushion cover was
straight, although treated to a but.
tonhole stitch. The cushion used
was but three inches square, while
the covers measured seven inches.
The little blossoms sprinkled over
the top extended out upon the mar
gin beyond the line of lacing.
The pincushion as Christmas
gift never fails to please.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
A sACHET DON'T.

Don't let us burden our friends with
"sachet Christmas" Has it ever oc
Cured to the fancy-worker that her
gift in the way Of art needlework
would be so much more acceptable II
it did not go out to the recipient
weighted down, reeking with sachet.
so heavy with the scent as to fairly
burden the air about it? he merest
suggestion OF fragrance is all it needs
and by no means an odor.
Sachet powder is positively to be
feared by the worker, so readily may
it be used to excess, SO easy is it to
mistake the amount when the full
quantity of powder is in readiness for
many gifts. Remember, the merest
pinch will do
Christmas is the time for spruce.
pine and evergreen-the woodsy
smells-and not for manufactured
sweetness.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
(To be Continued.)
B0NED TURKEY

To bone turkey, choose young
hen that has been dry picked. with
the skin unbroken. The boning can
be done more easily if the bird is not
drawn. Have the turkey singed;
crack the legs across, just above the
feet and remove the tendons. Cut off
the head, then make an incision down
the back of the neck: take hold OF
the neck and cut it off near the body.
Remove the stomach and windpipe.
Open up the skin of the neck widely,
and at the shoulder joints separate
the wings from the body; then pro-
at the back, going round and round,
and using a small sharp knife for this
purpose. Remove the bones from the
legs and continue going round and
round the fowl until the tail is reach
ed, then simply detach the bones from
the body.
Ii the turkey is to be stuffed and
roasted only the first joints Of the
wings and legs are removed. It is
then stuffed and trussed into shape
for roasting. When it is served cold.
1t is called galantine. 1t is stuffed,
boiled, pressed and served cold and
decorated with aspic jelly. chopped
parsley and hard-cooked eggs. The
force-meat is made in the following
manner: Mix together one pound of
pork sausage meat, half-pound chop
ped veal or tongue, quarter-pound of
bread-crumbs, six sliced pic!led wal
nuts, one teaspoonful grated lemon
rlnd, one tablespoonful chopped pars-
ley, half teaspoonful powdered herbs,
one teaspoonful of salt, half-teaspoon-
1ul OF pepper, a few grains of red
pepper, one gill of milk or stock and
two well-beaten eggs. Stuff this mix
ture into the turkey, then sew up
and secure the ends.
Roll in a clean linen cloth, bind
hrmly with tape, and boil for two
hours in a stock made from the bones
and trimmings from the bird Put
The bones and trimmings Of the bird
into saucepan, add three quarts of
water, one teasDoonful of white pep
pers, one onion, two bay leaves, one
bia'ie OF mace, and sprig of parsley
boil one hour, then put in the turkey.
When cooked, lift out and press, al
low to stand till cold, then remove
the cloth and the stitches from the
ends. 1t should then be glazed and
served on a dish with aspic jelly, cut
into dice Or chopped, round it. Some
times a chicken is boned and placed
inside the turkey.-The Delineator.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
Gift Aprons.

The making Of the gift apron of
materials oths man white is a dis
tinctly new idea, but nothing could
be prettier than dainty handkerchief
linen in cOlors.
Lavender, canary yellow, blue and
rose have all been worked into the
fancy work apron and into the after
noon tea aprOn--tWO very different
sorts.
For those who serve tea in the in.
innate circle of home the pretty
apron is Indispensable, and it's color
put ADDS to the brightness of the
nome scene-a touch beloved by
husbands, fathers and brothers; and
men are not always absent at tea
time. This particular little apron is
small, fiat and dainty, and is unlike
the fancy workers, which takes on
the shape of a bag when she wants it
to. Here again is the color an ad-
vantage from the very practical view
point OF cleanliness. White shows
the dust almost at once, and the
Wofkbag apron should at least see
the worker through one piece of en-
broidery.
On these delicate linen aprons, cut
by either pattern, there may be
mere touch Of embroidery done in
WHITE with single strand of un-
twisted cotton. or tbs apron may be
finished with a frill Of white net
lootlnS after q row of it has been
inlet at each seam.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16


Chop fine cupful of freshly pop
ped corn, add an equal quantity OF
chopped and blanched almonds. and
pound to paste in a mortar moist
enln;g with few drops Of rose and
almond extract. Place in miyin,
bowl the stiffly-beaten whites of three
eggs and stir in gradually eight
ounces of powdered sugar, beating the
mer1ngue steadily with a wooden
spoon for five minutes. Then add the
nut and popcorn paste, spoonful at
time.
When thoroughly blended drop
plees the size of a silver quarter to
sheet of buttered paper, place in
shallow baking-tins. and bake in a
moderate oven for twenty minutes.
Keep closely covered until ready to
use. and serve in sherbert glasses
around tiny pyramid of sweetened
and favored whipped cream.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16

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very intimate, SO fnucn so, ihueed,
that he was more oiten in her apart
merit than in his own. She was a
widow who for fifteen years had oc-
cupied an apartment on the thlrd
Hoor Her name was Madame Gerdy,
and she lived with her son. Noel.
whom she adored.
Noel Gerdy was a man thirty~three
years OF age, but looking older tall
and well made, he had a noble and
intelligent face, large black eyes, and
black hair which curled naturally
A barrister. he passed for having
great talent, and greater industry, and
had already gained Il certain amount
OF notorietN.
(To be Continued
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
OPERA Gags.

A most useful and dainty gift is an
opera bag. The one described is in
expensive and is not difficult to make.
The bag is made from two pieces of
suede OF soft leather SHAPED like the
old-fashioned oval money pouches,
broad and bulging below and narrow
ing to the top like an Egyptian vase,
where it again spreads to form top.
The size is easily gagged by the size
OF the articles to so in it.
Care must be taken that the neck
is amply wide to take in the glasses,
as it is not pleasant, in the hasty
departure from the theater. to be de-
layed by trihes.
Groups OF double eyelets are worked
IN silk the color of the bag, around
the neck. These should be Just long
enough to hold the ribbon without
crushing.
The halves are sewed together in
narrow seam and lined with silk
either in the same or contrasting COL
or. When the latter is done the draw
strings may match the lining or out
SIDE as preferred.
The material OF bag depends upon
the inclination of giver. One for an
engagement gift could be made of
white suede dotted with silver beads
and with initials in center of one side
wrought in silver and coral, or silver
and turquoise beads. The lining and
Il in 81
the monogram
More servlceable would be bag of
gray suede or satin dotted with silver
beaas and lettered with silver and
Gull gray OR black beads. Only the
body OF bag, not the frill above the
neck, is studded; or the studding NAV
be emitted and the monogram embIoid-
cred in raised letters and set in
medallion Of beads.
A good looking effect is in fawn COL
ored suede studded with bronze beads
with monogram in gilt and bronze
and the drawstrings and lining d
bronze.
other pretty combinations are violet
suede studded in amethyst beads and
lined with similar tone, the mono
cram IN several tones of purple;
Whlte with jet beads for one in half
mourning, and pale pink in coral and
dull black bags.
y one does not find it easy to get
feather in artistic shades Ottoman
SIX could be used for the outside ana
lined with satin.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
WE ARE ALI AFTER HIM,

(What the Turkey SAYS
Alas. alas! IT'S Christmas waal
And my fairness is good to sec;
They'll want a turkey for dinner
that day,
And they'll surely be after ne"
(What the Farmer says.)
mo goose nor duck on Christmas
Day
NO pig on the table repose;
I've growed up bird to fit the place.
And nothing but turkey here
goes"
(What the Epicure says.)
"A rabbit pie the heart doth cheer
And quail and grouse are fine:
But for dinner on this day
Ill take turkey for mine"
(What the Fox says.)
"The night it is dark, the fowls are
asleep,
The watchdog has gone TO his
roost;
The hour has arrived to 90 for that
bird
And give him holiday boost"
(What the Coon says.)
Long time I'ze had my eye on him,
An tho he's roostin' high,
III climb de tree an bring him
down,
An he shall shorely die
(What we all say.)
"The turkey lives-the turkey dies
No Christmas Day without him;
No goose nor duck can take his
place
There's something fine about
him.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
Knit Shippers.
One skein black yarn

One skein black yarn, one-half
skein colored.
For No. slipper cast on is
stitches. Knit two rows of black
Then wind colored yarn around fore
niger three times, knit off with
black.
Then knit one stitch and wind
again and so on until you get across
the remainder of the stitches.
Then knit backward, adding one
stitch on each side every alternate
row. Repeat with colored yard un-
til you have Ia stripes for toe. Then
Knit Ia stitches, bind remaining
stitches, leaving IA for other side.
Use extra needle for knitting side.
Knit % stripes and join in back.
Get No. lambs wool sole. Sew
On slipper and crochet plain top with
opening for ribbon. Needs III
yards ribbon.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
A "Pin Farm I.

Two pieces ribbon each 10 inches
long, three or four inches wide.
sIralght at one end and folded back
70 form V shape at other, a layer of
sheet Wadding between and brier
stitch together.
Arrange in neat rows pins with
different colored heads and safety
pins of different sizes
Roll and tie with narrow ribbon
IT same color fastened to v-shaped
end.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16

The real victim Of marriage is the
.-.<>t h>r-in-la u
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-16
Real and the Imaginary.

Just now it's very plain to see
How fact and fancy intertwine;
Though Santa Claus a myth NAV he
The cash he takes is genuine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-04
CHAPTER XIV.
At the Station,


So it had been the tiger, not the
lady! Well, | had held to that theory
all through. Jennie suddenly be-
came a valuable person; if necessary
she could prove the connection be-
tween Sullivan and the murdered man,
and show a motive for the crime.
was triumphant when Hotchkiss came
in. When the girl had produced a
photograph of Mrs. Sullivan, and had
recognized the bronze-haired girl Of
the train, we were both well satisfied
which goes to prove the ephemeral
nature of most human contentments.
Jennie either had nothing more to
say, or feared she had said too much.
She was evidently uneasy before
Hotchkiss. | told her that Mrs. Sulli-
van was recovering in a Baltimore
hospital, but she already knew it,
from some source, and merely nodded.
She made a few preparations for leav-
ing, while Hotchkiss and | compared
notes, and then, with the cat in her
arms, she climbed into the trap from
the town. ] sat with her, and on the
way down she told me little, not
much.
IF you see Mrs. Sullivan" she ad-
vised, land she is conscious, she prob
ably thinks that both her husband and
her father we're killed in the wreck.
She will be in a bad way, sir"
You mean that she-still cares
about her husband?"
The cat crawled over on my knee,
and rubbed its head against my hand
invitingly Jennie stared at the I'M
dulating line of the mountain crests, a
colossal surf against blue ocean of
sky. yes, she cares" she said soft
ly. Women are made like that. They
say they are cats, but Peter there in
your lap wouldn't come back and lick
your hand If you kicked him. lift
you have to tell her the truth, be as
gentle as you can sir. She has been
good to me-that's why have played
the spy here all summer. It's thank
less thing, spying on people"
1T is that | agreed soberly.
Hotchkiss and | arrived in Washing
ton late that evening, and, rather than
arouse the household, | went to the
club. | was at the office early the
next morning and admitted myself
Mcknight rarely appeared before hall
after ten, and our modest Office force
some time after nine. | looked over
my previous days mail and waited
with such patience as l possessed, fol
Mcknight. In the interval | called
up Mrs. Klopton and announced that
l would dine at home that night. What
my household subsists on during my
numerous absences | have never dis
covered Tea, probably, and crackers
1 Dilligent search when ! have made &
midnight arrival, never reveals any
thing more substantial. Possibly i'm
agine it, but the announcement tina
| am about to make journey always
seems to create a general atmosphere
of depression throughout the house
as though Euphemia and Eliza. anC
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-04
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Bakeley, lawyer, goes to
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition Of
John Gilmore. millionaire. A lady re-
quests Blakeley to buy her a Pullman
ticket, He gives her lower II and re-
talns lower 10. He finds drunken man
in lower 10 and retres in lower
D, He awakens in lower and
finds his clothes and bag missing. The
man in lower 10 is found murdered. Cir
'Gumstantial evidence points to both
Blakeley and the man who stole his
clothes, The train is wrecked and Blake
ley is rescued from burning car by q
girl in blue. His arm is broken. The girl
proves to be Alison West, his partners
sweetheart. Blakeley returns home and
finds no is under surveillance. Moving
pictures of the train taken just before
the wreck reveal to Blakeley man leap
ing from the train with his stolen grip.
Investigation proves that the mans name
is Sullivan. Mrs. Conway the woman for
whom Blakeley bought Pullman ticket,
tries to make a bargain with him for the
forged notes not knowing that they are
missing. Bakeley and an amateur de-
tective investigate the home of Sullivans
sister.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-04

Her effort to retain her self-control
was pitiful. Then she broke down and
cried. her head on the back of tall
chair
1T was my fault" she said wretch
eddy, my fault | should not have
sent them the word
After a few minutes she grew quiet.
She seemed to hesitate over some
thing. and finally determined to say it.
You will understand better, sir,
when | say that | was raised in the
Harrington family. Mr.. Harrington
was Mr.. Sullivans wife's father!"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-04

tents his? Since the police had the
bit of chain it might mean involving
Alison in the story. l sat down and
buried my face in my hands. There
was no escape. | figured it out de-
spondingly.
Against me was the evidence Of
the survivors of the Ontario that |
had been accused of the murder at the
time. There had been blood-stains on
my pillow and hidden dagger. Into
the bargain, in my possession had
been found a traveling-bag containing
the dead mans pocketbook.
In my favor was Meningitis theory
against Mrs Conway She had a mo-
tive for wishing to secure the notes.
she believed l was in lower ten, and
she had collapsed at the discovery Of
the crime in the morning.
tTO BE CONTINUED0