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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Pen, ChiseI and Brush.

Miss Sue e. Watson promises to be
Pittsburg's first girl sculptor to achieve
fame. Miss Watson. although but
eighteen years of age. has allSady done
notable work.
A statue of ~Pocahontas will soon be
erected on jamestown island. Virginia
William Ordway Partridge. the distin,
guished sculptor, has just completed
the statue, which is of heroic size.
Countess Troubetzkoy. who is bet
ter known to Americans as Amelie
Rives, will soon come to this country
and will have with her q pet wolf. 1t
vas captured when young in Russia
and tanned and walks along at the end
of a leash like a dog and quite as harm
less.
Mrs. Martin ]. Vessels of Spokane,
Wash, is said to be one of the few art
lists, if not the only one. whose work is
devoted exclusively to pictures Of
grain. Among her pictures are the
%frescoes in the rooms Of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce and the decora.
tons on the walls of the Spokane build.
ing at the Alaska Yukon-Paciic exposi.
ton.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Diplomatic.


The late Lord Savile used to say
that high diplomatists had always to
be on their guard against Intriguing
women, mainly Russian agents. who
would use any vile to extract infor-
nation. During the Russo-Turkish
war. when Europe was always on the
verge of a crisis and Russian states-
men were most anxious to know what
England would do under given circuln-
Stances, a lady came up to him sud-
denly at a ball and said:
II hear that the Russians have made
a forced march and entered Constant.
nople." hoping. no doubt. that he
would be surprised into some indis-
Greet expression.
He merely replied:
Indeed! And suppose the sultan
has conferred on them the order of
the Turkish BATH"
The lady continued gravely:
"And they say in Paris that If Eng
land does not interfere the eastern
question is settled in favor Of Russia"
And that" replied his excellency,
lis, | suppose, the new Judgment Of
Paris"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
A COMEDIANS TRICK.

Ruse BY Which He Escaped Arrest
AID Had His Debts Paid.
Many amusing stories are told of Joe
Haines, a comedian of the time Of
Charles t., sometimes called Count"
Haines. 1t is said that he was arrest
ed n morning by two baililrs for a
debt of t20, when he saw a bishop to
whom he was related passing along in
his coach. With ready esource he i'm
mcdiatelY saw Il loopho1e for escape,
and, turning to the men, he said, Let
ne speak to his lordship, to whom l
am well known, and he will pay the
debt and your charges into the bar
gain"
The bailiffs thought they might ven
ture this, as they were within two or
three yards of the coach. and acceded
to the request. joe Boldly advanced
and took off his hat to the bishop. His
lordship ordered the coach to stop.
when Joe whispered to the divine that
the two man were suffering from such
ScruplcS of conscience that he feared
they would hang themselves, suggest
ing that his lordship should invite
them to his house and promise to sat.
isfy them. The bishop agreed, and.
calling to the bailiffs, he said, you
two men come to me tomorrow morn
ing, and will satisfy your
The men bowed and went away
pleased, and early the next day wait
ed on his lordship, who, when they
We're ushercd in, said, well, my men
what are these scruples Of con-
~science?"
"Scrup1es" replied one Of them.
1--WE have no scruples! We are bal
lifts, my lord, who yesterday arrested
your cousin, Joe Haines, for a debt Of
EGO, and your lordship kindly promised
to satisfy US"
The trick was strange, but the re-
suit was stranger, for his lordship,
either approaching it's cleverncss or
considering himself bound by the
promise he had unintentionally given,
there and then settled with the men in
full.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29

One of the things that the business
men of all town should try to avoid
is friction among themselves. 1t
takes the combined efforts of all to
make a small town a good live place,
and if there is factional differences
among it's business men the desired
end cannot be gained. All have faults
there is no one without them-and
all persons no matter how bad have
some good qualities. The frailities in
humanity should be overlooked and
all should be imbued with the spirit
of charity. If our fellow business
man or n%eighbor doesn't measure up
to the standard which we think he
should it isn't right that we should
condemn him and everything he does
just to satisfy the feeling of disgust
we harbor for him. 1t is better that
we bear up with his shortcomings and
act in a charitable manner toward
him, We should learn to respect the
opinions of others even though they
differ in a degree from cur. The best
interests of the town demands to be
considerable and have foresight and
fore-thought enough to see that there
are others and their rights are as
sacred to them as ours are to us. Let
us then be charitable and use every
effort to suppress any uprising OF feel
ing that would lead to fractional strife.
Let us grant others the same rights
and privileges that we would demand
for Ourselves.-EX.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
The RAISING Of Rice.


The cultivation of rice extends back
into the dim past, and there are no au-
thentic records as to when it first be-
gan. Evidence points. however, to the
Chinese having been among the ear
lest people to cultivate it. and such
great value was attached to it that in
the annual ceremonial sowing of i'm
portant plants i~naugurated by the En-
peror Chinnong so far back in the past
as $500 B. G. the rice had to be sown
only by the emperor himself, while the
four other plants Of the ceremony
might be sown by the princes Of his
family. In India rice has been culti-
waited from time immemorial. 1t was
introduced at an early period into
Syria. Egypt and other parts Of north
ern Africa. In more modern times rice
has been own in Spain, France and
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
A CHINESE SOLOMON.
His Decision In a Case of a Woman
With Two Husbands.

- WV i'uo0Stl0S.
There was a Chinese Judge named
Wang, who was as wise as Solomon.
Before Wang two men and q woman
appeared. The older man was the wo-
mans first husband. lie had gone to
the wars and been reported dead. Now
he returned alive to claim his wife.
But she meanwhile had married the
younger man, who refused to give her
up; hence all three came before Wang
that he might decide this "ruly difficult
case.
Yang HI" said the judge to the wo-
man, (which of these two men made
the better husband?"
Both were perfect husbands, my
lord judge" Yang Hi modestly replied.
So the judge told the mon that he
would keep the m by him for a
week, examining her thoroughly, and
a week hence he would decide the
case. Well, the week passed, and the
two husbands came once more before
the judge. He shook his head gravely
and said to them:
'The woman, Yang Xxi, has died.
There is no ease. Let her original hus-
band take the body away from my
house and pay for the BURIAL"
"Ho, not ~ said the original hus-
band. And, so saying, he darted from
the court and was soon lost to view.
"You, then" said the judge to the
other man, "must stand these burial
expenses"
Yes" the man answered, that is
just, and l will give this woman, who
was good apd kind, the finest burial
my purse will allow"
The judge clapped his hands. Yang
Xxi, blushing and smiling, entered the
courtroom in a rich dress Of gold bro
cade.
Take her." said the wise judge, "for
you and not the other merit her love
and service"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29

There are two kinds Of p%oil:ea:~,
politeness to yourself and p%oliteness to
others.
When you come home late at night,
for example, ever If you r very
tired. always remove you hat and coat
before getting into bed. 1t is little
attentions like this that constitute you
q gentleman. At the same time, do
not disturb your wife If you can pos
sibly avoid it. 1t is the height OF
rudeness to awaken a sleeping lady.
Thomas l.. Mason in Lippincott's.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29

While the dairy cattle are showing
how to give milk and raise calves and
babies, about 1000 of the best bred
hens in America will contend with
each other in an egg laying contest,
which is to be held at the Interstate
Fair Exposition Sept. 3to II. Supt.
B. G. d. Bishopp, of the dairy cattle
department is arranging a contest
for mixers, which will be of un-
tagging interest to the housewives
as we'll as the stockmen, because it.
will show the whole process from the
time the COW is turned out to pasture
until the tactical fluid is either in
baby's bottle, or serving as an in
gredient in the kitchen. But the hen
who will make a good deal more noise
than the COWS expect to captivate
everybody with a ladylike demonstra-
tion of the production of eggs. There
is an element of the shell game about
this contest, because poultry food
dealers from all the country who have
preparations to create and regulate
the egg shells, with the aid of the
hen, of course) expect to show the
value of their product. The hens
will be given plenty of time to train,
and then from the pop of a pistol,
just as the sign is given for an auto
race, the proud contestants will start
on the egg laying tour for five days,
with plenty of food and wa.er, gath
cred in coops eight feet square, ten
hens to the coop, (no ROSTERS allowed)
and then the fanciers will see what
breed lays the best egg the fastest.
The prizes in this contest consist of
cash and are listed in the premium
list, which aggregates $50, 90.
Various other prizes are being offered
which Jimmy Hicks, the publicity
man, says includes a gold cup for the
best hard boiled egg, a silver cup for
a plate of scrambled eggs and a
leather medal for a plate of ham and
eggs from any one coop.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
J22-A5.
How the Rash Comes.

In. measles a rash appears on the
fourth day of the fever. 1t is first
seen on the forehead, face and neck,
afterward yer the whole body. 1t
consists Of raised red spots. In scarlet
fever the rash appears on the second
day Of the fever, commencing on the
upper part Of the chest and neck,
whence it spreads yer the body. In
smallpox an eruption is seen on the
third or fourth day on the face, neck
and wrists. In chicken pox the erup
tion is made Of small blebs. In typhoid
fever the rash rarely shows itself be-
fore the seventh day OF the fever. The
spots are rose colored, and they disap.
pear On pressure.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Lords and Commons.

An ancient English custom fOrbids
the participation of a peer in Che cleo.
tion of a commoner, SO that when a
general election is actually in progress
the lords are ~oratorically muzzled by
Indifferent to the composition Of the
lower house, but until the candidates
have been actually nominated the
peers may use all the eloquence with
which nature has endowed them for or
against the issue involved in the ap.
preaching election.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Famous Men Who Remained Bachelors.

Among the illustrious men who
passed through life in single blessed
ness may be mentioned Sir Isaac New
ton, Thomas Hobbies, author of The
Leviathan;;' Adam Smith, the father
of political economy; Chamfort, the
greatest Of French takers; Gassendl,
Galilei, Descartes, Spinoza, Locke,
Kant, Bishop Butler, the author Of
"Analogy;;" Bayle, Leibnltz, Hume,
Gibbon, Macaulay, Buckle, Pitt
Charles James Fox, Leonardo da
Vlnci, Raphael, Michelangclo, Sir
Joshua Reynolds, the artist Turner,
Handel, Beethoven, ~Schopenhauer
Rossini, Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer
Detroit Journal.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Information.

Gwen if the s~uffragettes had their
way" said the %philosophic person,
your wife would come to you for in.
formation before she went to vote"
Eyes" answered Mr.. Meekton; "she
would probably ask me if her hat was
on straight."-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
The Funny Doctor,

DR.. McCree-My dear Mrs. Goodman.
how could you bring out a young child
on such a day as this with such a
strong east wind blowing? Mrs. Good
man-Ah. doctor. you will always have
your little joke. How can a child of
this age possibly know what wind it
is?-London Answers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Your Chances.

The little chances linger and return.
but the great chances come and 60 and
never come again. If we could look
back over the lives Of the people by
whom we are surrounded, how many
great and rich opportunities would we
see that they have permitted to drift
by them unimproved!
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
A Bad Eoy's Bait.

"Why is Jimmie Jinks so willing to
let his mother cut his hair?"
'It leads the other boys on to make
fun of him, and when he whips them
he car say they started it."-Washing-
ron Star.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
A Chaste compliment.

The late Chief Justice Chase was
noted for his %gallantry. While on a
visit to the south shortly after the war
he was introduced to a very beautiful
woman who prided herself upon her
devotion to the lost cause" Anxious
that the chief Justice should know her
sentiments. she remarked as she gave
him her hand, "Mr. Chase. you see
before you a rebel who has not beer
reconstructed"
Madam" he replied with a pro.
found bow. Reconstruction in your
cas- would be blasphemous."-Every.
cbody's Magazine.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Waiting to find Out,

Cincinnati Tourist (who for the first
time has just entered a restaurant in
Paris)-Have you ordered? st. Louis
Tourist (who has reached the table
some minutes before and who looks
up from a French bill of fare)-Yes.
Cincinnati Tourist-What did you or
der? st. Louis Tourist Gmpatiently)-
How do l know ?-Chicago News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
A Line on Bienkxns.

Lawson-What sort of man is Bjen-
kyns, anyway?
Dawson-Well, his wife always goes
with him when he buys a suit of
clotheS.-S0merville Journal.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Timely Succession.

Skinner-l don't know what I'm tc
do about that bill we 1--WE the grocer
He annoys me terribly.
Mrs. Skinner-Well, if it comes to the
worst you can pay it.
Skinner-Yes; that's so. but l never
should have thought of t~hat.-Pitts.
burg Press.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
An Easier Dosa.

J~ohnny-The medicine amt so nasty
as 1T useter be, mommer. I'm gettin'
used to it. Mommer-Do you take 4
whole spoonful every hour7 Johnny.
Nom; I couldn't find a spoon, SO T'r
usin' q fork.-Cleveland Leader.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Improving on Euclid.

The Pioneer of Allahabad tells
stories of some Kindergarten" classes
In the English army. Among the def
nitions given in an examination is n
Of a circle peculiarly happy, which
gives a freshness to Euclid. 1t is, "a
straight line which starts at a certain
point and gets back to the same point
as quickly as possible"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Caught.

Caught.
Mrs. Jawback-John. you have a
beautiful stenographer.
Mr.. acknowledgements dear! What
makes you think
Mrs. Jawback-John. this letter you
dictated to her is full of mispelled
Words!-Cleveland Leader.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
U:2 TO His Dad,

Papa" said five-year-old Johnny.
please give me a dime to buy a toy
monkey"
"You don't need a toy monkey" an
swered his father. You are a mon
key yourself"
We'll" continued the little fellow
then give me a dime to buy peanuts
for the monkey.'-Chicago News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Perfectly Cool.

Mr.. Figg-Gasser says he kept per-
fectly cool last night when that bur-
glar got into the house. Mrs. Figg-
SO his wife told me. She found him
trying to hide in the refrigerator
Boston Transcript.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Confidence.

Mr.. G~olding-So you want to marry
my daughter. Do you think that you
a support her In the style to which
she has been accustomed? Jack Win.
some-No, sir, but l can support her in
a good deal better style than you lived
In the first five years after you were
Notwithstanding Journal.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Touching Verse,

At first she touches up her hair {
To see if it's in place,
And then with manner debonair y
She touches up her face. Y
A touch to curls behind her ear, g.
A touch to silken collar,
And then she's off to hubby, dear
To touch him for a dollar.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
In the Realms Of Flatterv.

Ills majesty seems inclined to be-
lieve everything he hears" said one
courtier.
mot exactly" answered the other.
"He merely insists on not hearing
anything he does not wish to believe
Washington Star.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Mot Always.

Tommy-Pop, what is the difference
between a probability and a POSSIBLE
ity? Tommy's Pop-A probability, my
son, is something you want to nap.
pen.-Philadelphia Record.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
The Part II Wac

Reacher-1n this sentence. "The sick
boy loves his medicine" what part Of
speech is %''loves?" Small Boy-Please,
ma'am. it's the part that amt so.-Chi.
cage News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
Department. OF Insurance.

Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, The Minnesota Mutual Life
Insurance Co., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Min
nesota, has filed in this office a sworn
statement exhibiting its condition and
business for the year ending December
81, 1909, conformable to the require
ments of the laws of this state regu-
lating the %bueiness of Insurance.; and,
Whereas. The said company has filed
in this office a duly certified copy Of
cation. in compliance with the require
Now, Therefore. I. o. g. Basford,
Commissioner Of Insurance Of the State
of South Dakota. pursuant to the pro-
visions of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered, through it's authorized
agents. to transact It's a]ppropriate bus.
according to the laws thereof. until the
28th day Of February, A. D. 1911.
In Testimony whereof, I nave here
unto set my HAND and official seal, at
Pierre, this LIST day of March, A. D.
(Seal) o. s. BASFORD,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Food and Fresh Air.

You can live forty days without food,
but you cannot live four minutes with
out air. These things being true. is it
wise to stuff ourselves with food and
Ttarve ourselves for want of air?
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Divorce and the Rich.

OVVOT &C dTIU I'TC nTCNs
Just a little millionaire,
Just a little wife, ,
Mighty little happiness,
Awful lot Of strife.
Just some little lawyers,
Just a little fee,
Then a little evidence 4
To a referee. =,
Just a little courtroom,
Just a whispered line,
Scratching of the judges pen
And everything is fine.
Chicago Journal
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Winter In the Desert.

Abou Ben -Adhem explained.
II have the snow promptly shoveled
from the sidewalk in front of::Any va
cant property" he boosted. ,RNs
Herewith the angel fell oveFhimself
to write the name first.-New York
Sun.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
You Should Help

If you believe in the principles Of the republican
party-such as advocated by Theodore Roosevelt
you should subscribe for the BLACK HILLS UNION
and help fight the battle of the people. You owe
it to your party to stand loyal to it's interests. You
owe it to yourself if loyalty republican.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Cost Of liuinn

The price of beef, like the famous COW,
Will jump DER the moon some day,
And the tariff on milk will take a leap
Clear up to the Milky way.
Chicago Tribune.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Mary Up to Date.

Mary had a little car; .
1t ran by gasoline,
And everywhere that Mary went
The auto could be seen.
One day the auto struck q rut:
Its course was much detected.
(The doctor says hat Mary is
AS well as he ~expectcdD
Cleveland Leader.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Not BY S~hskespeare.

There once was a fellow from Butte
Who went on a terrible lutte.
When he tried to drink down
All the beer in the town
The citizens cried. set tn, Brute!"
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Ode to a Wife.

Ode to a Wife.
My roommate is a worthless shirk
Who never does a stroke of work.
He never seems to have a cent,
And when he has it's quickly spent.
And yet. because he's kind and dear,
I do his lessons, buy his beer
And let him lead a social life.
You see, he makes a model wife.
Yale Record.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Stand up and be Counted

The subscription price is 81 so a year. If you are
now a subscriber why not get some one of your
friends to subscribe? Every little bit helps. W.
would appreciate it. We do printing of all kinds
at reasonable prices. Give us a trial. The office
is at $50 Main street. Phone Red-271. Send in
the news and help make the paper interesting.
Communication Of all kinds always printed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
. Tho Cost of Livino.

A whiskered old party named Frye
Raised a howl cause his bills We're so hive,
To a barber he went,
To this speech giving vent:
1T costs more to live than to dyer
Spokane Spokesman-Reylew.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
tn. Usual

"How do these star co1e3( crimi-
nails attempt to excuse tBer delip.
quenciesy"
I'm the usual way. They say usu.
ally Pardon me.'"-Baltimore Ameri.
can.