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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
SPRINGFIELD AWAITS
THE PRESIDENT

Springfield, H., Feb. TO- The
finishing touches to the preparation
Tor the visit OF President Taft anc
the annual banquet of the Lincoln
Memorial association, at which tht
President will speak tomorrow nigh
We're completed today. The down
town section of the city is DOMINIC 6
patriotic air in honor of the occasion
The great hall of the state arsenel
where the banquet will take place
has been deliberately decorated. Five
thousand American beauty roses and
thousands OF branches of artificial
foliage have been used in the decor.
ations.
During his brief stay in the city
the President will be the guest OF
Governor Deneen. The Presidential
party will arrive in the city about
2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, and
the president will speak an hour
later in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives at the state capitol
Eight o'clock in the evening is the
hour set for the banquet to begin,
In addition to President Taft a num-
Der OF other distinguished guests
will attend, among them Martin w.
Llttleton, of New York, Senator Shell
by M. Cullom and Robert T. Lincoln
OF Chicago. Immediately after the
conclusion of the banquet the Presi-
dent will leave Springfield on the re-
turn journey to Washington.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
ABERDEEN BANKER ON
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
Says Bank Opposition Almost Gone
institution Lauded as Means
of Encouraging Thrift.

Aberdeen American: That the
reason the United States was almost
without exception the last of civil
l1zed nations to adopt the postal saw
ings bank system was largely because
of the opposition of American bank
ers to the institution, was the state
ment made by E. T. Cassell. cashier
OF the Aberdeen National bank. in
the paper of the evening read before
the local Social Science club at its
regular fortntghtly meeting.
Mr.. Cassell added that most Of This
antagonism on part Of the banking
fraternity has disappeared and he
predicted that it would shortly be
gone entirely. He gave a succinct
review Of the history nature and
working Q fthe postal savings bank,
and lauded 1t as something tending
70 encourage thrift among the poor,
George Sine and w. L. Cochrane
led the discussion which became een.
sral $50
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
BASEBALL NOTES.

Chrlsty MatheWSon, who is appear
ing in vaudeville, says he hopes to
become a sure-enough regular kind
of an actor some day
President Murphy says that any
Cub failing to report and start with
the team Feb. &c, will have to pay
his own travelling expenses.
If Hunter can make good at first
base the Pirates will be able to show
a great deal more class than they
did last year.
Report from Washington has it
that Manager McAleer will shift Wild
Conroy from third base to the out
field beginning with the coming sea-
son.
Miller Higgins of the st. Louis Ma
tionals and Ownie Bush of Detroit
top the list in drawing beses on balls
in the major leagues.
All the new members of the Chit
cago White Sox have fine records as
minor leaguers and the chances are
that Hugh Duffy will develop a few
stars.
About the only tangle in baseball
circles of late is the fight in the
Three l League. An effort to GUST
Waterloo and take in Quincy touched
off the fuse.
AS capable umpires are getting
so scarce President Lynch of the Ma
tional league will engage a scout to
visit the minor leagues and look
over the arbiters.
Samuel Strang- Nicklin the old N.
Y. and Baltimore player, is studying
music in Paris. Sammy believes he
is good for the 300 class in grand
opera.
Manager Jennings will send his
vteran pitchers, Donavan, Mullen
and Summers to Hot Springs, Ark,
where they will spend two weeks
oelole JoluluS tue tlSefS at monroe,
ouie'a ANA.
Claude Herzog believes that he
will be able to make better show
ing in Boston now, that Fred Tenney
is the boss of the Rustlers. Last
year Manager Fred Lake and Herzoe
couldn't see eachother.
Work has been started IN the new
baseball park for the New York Am
orleans at Kingsbridge The main
grandstand, triple decked, will sea-
10000 persons and On either side
will be beleachers with seats for 90
600 more
If Jake Stahl fails to report this
spring, the Boston Red Sox may try
out iris Speaker at first base.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
BREWING
IN THE SUGAR TRUST

New York, Feb. O. The resiz-
hauon or Washington B. Thomas
from the presidency of the American
Sugar Refining company, head o,
the so-called Sugar Trust, will, it II
believed here, precipitate the break.
ing OF the combine which has been
bitterly attacked by the federal gov
eminent. Mr.. Thomas, it is SAID.
has had differences with some of the
directors. Young Horace Haves-
meyer is antagonistic to the corpora
ton which was founded by his faith
er. and has resigned from the board
OF directors. He has issued state
ment attacking the company.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
TO ADDRESS
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.


Decatur, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-Decatur
IS anticipating with lively interest
the visit of President Taft here to-
morrow. The Presidents stay in the
city will be brief. only long enough
10 deliver an address to the students
of James Milliken university and to
members Of the Illinois Schoolmas-
ter's Club assembled there. The pres
idential party will make the journey
from Decatur to Springfield over the
lines of the Illinois Traction Com
pany. Representative William B.
Mckinley, who is president of the
company. has placed his private car
at the disposal of the President.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
BRIDE SUICIDES BECAUSE OF
HER HUSBANDS ARREST

San Diego, Feb. O. Learning of
the arrest of her husband Chief Yeo-
man Jackson of the cruiser South
Dakota, on a charge of embezzlement
Mrs. Edna Jackson, bride Is years
OF age, committed suicide here yes
terday' by taking muriatic acid.
jackson was arrested last Satur-
day and imprisoned aboard the
South Dakota. His wife was not told
OF the charge until yesterday. Short
ly after she was heard sobbing in
her room and gave no answer when
called later in the day. The door
was broken open and she vas found
dead.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR A
LEADER IN RUSSIAN SOCIETY

st. Petersburg, Feb. TO- The
American ambassador, w. w. Rock
hill, and Mrs. Rockhill. have steppeu
among the society leaders here thru
the brilliant reception they gave to
mark the occasion of Mr.. Rockhills
presentation of his letters of Gre
dence to the car. Russia is the only
country where this ancient form of
reception persists. The last similar
reception by an American represent
ative was during Robert S. McCor-
mick's incumbency. The function
was entirely in the hands of the
protocol department of ceremonies
attached to the foreign office. and
the invitations numbering $500 were
sent out exclusively to those entitled
to admission to the court.
Among these were the president
of the duma, the members of the
council of the empire, and ladies and
gentlemen in waiting of the imperial
and grand ducal courts. The presi-
dent of the duma and few repre-
sentatives of the press were the only
men in civil dress. The others were
in gorgeous uniforms.
A revival of the social life of the
capital was evidenced in the atten-
dance, which was larger than at any
similar gathering in many years.
About 900 were present, including
ali of the members of the cabinet,
the entire suit of the emperor and
empress, the civil and military Of
ficials and unprecedented number of
the Oldest families in Russia, who
were seen outside Of the court for the
first time since the revolution.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
METAL BALL LIFE
SAVER FOR AIR MEN.

| Parts Feb. O. Tests of life
saving, metal, springy ball for air.
men are being made on the military
| drill ground at Vincennes under the
| direction of the inventor and army
officers. A guinea pig was placed
inside of the ball, composed of
springs bent in circles, and after be-
ing placed in a model areoplane -
feet long, was hurled from a roof
eighty feet high. The pig was badly
shaken up but not otherwise injured.
La bigger ball is being made for a
regulation biplane for tests soon. 1t
is not likely that anyone will volun-
teer to fall in it and hog will be
substituted
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
TAFT is STRONG
FOR RECIPROCITY

Columbus. o., Feb. 1O.-"Ths
greatest reason for the adoption o,
the reciprocity agreement with Can
ada is the fact that it unites two
countries with kindred people lynn,
across the wide continent in com
mercial and social union to the
great advantage of both, such q 10
suit need not be justified by tbs
nice balancing of pecuinary profit n
each.''
In the above statement, Taft this
afternoon sounded the keynote in his
fight to have the reciprocity agree
ment recently framed between the
two countries ratified by congresA
He spoke at the corn show and
made it plain that he intends "a
fight for the agreement.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
POSTAL BANKS REPORTS
FOR MONTH GRATIFYING

Washington, Feb. 9.-"If the nee
would establish in 500 additional
cities and towns of the United States
postal savings banks
This statement was made tonight
by Postmaster-Gene Hitchcock in
view Of reports of the first month s
operation Of the postal savings sys-
TEN. The reports are most crafty
ing to Mr.. Hitchcock. They are re-
garded as demonstrating that the
new system already has passed the
experimental stage.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
DETECTIVES WORKING
ON GRAVE RlBRERH

Erie, Pa, Feb. 9.-It was report.
ed here today that the body stole.
was not that of Mrs. Emma McCul
lom, but William Scott himself. The
detectives found the milkman who
says on the night of Jan. q. he
passed the cemetery and met a n.
boring man who said he had been
watching three men with a WACO.
remove body from the cemetery n
a nearby house.
1t was rumored that Chas. n
Strong received letter demandina
ransom for the return of the BODY.
but this was later denied.
Gilbert D. Perkins, detectives ana
squad of men from Pittsburg ar
rived today in response to q tele.
gram from Charles Strong to worh
on the case. The police think the
body is buried in cellar and Erie
houses are being searched.
The ransom theory 10 weakened
oy the dicovery that $4,000 worth
or silver ornaments which were on
the casket were left in the vault ana
not taken although they could eaa-
lily have been removed. This indb-
Gates that the body was stolen for
revenge. The mysterious woma.
who first gave the alarm BY tela-
phoning Mrs. Strong Ia being sought,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
MONOPLANE TESTS FOR
POSTAL SERVICE

Pau France, Feb. O. In the pres
ence of the French minister of col
onies, Aviator LeMartin has Just
completed series of test flights in
an aeroplane intended for French
postal service in the colonies. A
monoplane was used and the tests
were all successful. Though this
particular machine is intended fol
use in Madagascar others will be
built for other lands.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
NEW HAMPSHIRE Y. NJ. g. A.

Laconi, N. H., Feb. TO- Repre-
sentatives of the college and city
branches Of the Y. M. C. A. in New
Hampshire. assembled here today
for their fourth annual state con-
ference. The proceedings will last
three days and will include addresses
by several Of the international Of
ficers and other prominent workers
of the organization.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
TO HONOR
CONFEDERATE MOTHERS.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. TO- In all
the public schools of Mississippi to-
day was set aside for the celebration
of Monument Day." when historical
exercises were held and contribu-
tions offered by the teachers and pu-
pills in aid of the fund that is being
raised for the erection of a magni-
ficent monument to the memory of
the Confederate Mothers of the state.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
BENCH SHOW AT DEL MONTH";

Del Monte, Cal, Feb. 10 tn.
annual bench show of the Del Mont,
Kennel club opened today and win
continue over tomorrow. The exh,.
oltlon this year exceeds all of til.
previous shows here, both in the
nuhioer and high class of the en-
tries. The exhibits include prize
winning dogs from many of the mos,
famous kennels of the west.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17

Des Moines. Ia, Feb. 10.-The
senatorial deadlock continues. The
vote today was Porter Sc, Kenyon
As, Funk 10, Young 33, Garst 8,
Clarke 2, Henry Wallace 1.
Young issued statement that he
would be a candidate before the pri-
mary in June 1912. State Master
Judson of the Grange issued state
ment today attacking Canadian reel
procity.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
LINCOLN BANQUET
AT GRAND RAPIDS.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 10
The Lincoln republican club of this
city has concluded elaborate prepar-
atoms for its annual Lincoln day
banquet to be given tomorrow night.
The affair Is to be made the occasion
for great gathering OF the faithful
from all over the state. United
States Senator Bradley Of Kentucky
and several other republican leaders
OF national prominence are to furnish
the oratory.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
SPANISH REPUBLICANS
ARE ACTIVR.

Madrid, Feb. TO- A notable ~
VlVal of the republican activity tn
Spain is promised as a result OF y
gathering of leaders of the party who
assembled here today from all parts
OF the kingdom for an importan,
conference. A new leader is to be
chosen and steps taken for thoroues
reorganization of the party.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17

Porto Rico contains six thousand
unionists.
A general labor strike In the
spring is rumored 1t Kingston. Can
Cleyeland's Jewish Carpenters
Onion has doubled its membershiD
within four months.
Newfoundland's government mas
decided to establish an old age pen
sion SUSTAIN.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
EDISON NEARS Goth
MILESTONE.

West Orange, N. j., Feb. 10
lhos. A. Edison, the famous invento,
VIII enter upon his sixty-fifth yea,
tomorrow. having been born Febrs.
airy IL, 1S47. Excepting that his deaf
ness has increased of late, Mr.. Ed,-
son Is reported to be in as good u
better health than he has enioysa
in some years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-12
The American Spirit.

Impotence of delay is one of the
symptoms Of Americanitis, and 1t ex.
hibits itself In many ways, much to
the establishment of the more phleg.
matte inhabitants of the globe. An in
stance of this is given in A. G. Brad
ley's Highways and Byways of the
Lake District" The author was be.
ing rowed on one of the lakes by a
clear-eyed young dalesman.
asked him If he had many foreign.
ers as passengers.
Il take a gey few of them"
do you like Americans"
lie liked them we'll enough. but he
followed up my query by asking an.
other as to the fishing in America,
saying that the water there must Ell.
Their be chock-full of fish or else there
were none at all.
| asked him why he thought that
because" he said. when tale q
party OF Yankees out they get In q
turble way If they don't catch fish
about every two minutes. So | sup
pose they either never had a rod in
their hands before, or else they were
accustomed to catching fish as fast as
they could haul them in."-Youth's
Companion
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-12
Difficulties to Be Overcome

Following are some Of the prob
lens that must be solved both by the
man who Is already in the business
and by the one who expects to start
for himself a dairy farm. large OF
small:
/. Is there profit to be made in the
business?
2. Is this business suited to my dis
position and will like to work with
COWS?
8. Is my farm properly located to
make the most out of milking COWS?
4. Which breed of cows is best for
dairying?
S. Shall ! use pure bred COWS. or
grades?
6. Will it be better to start large
herd or should | start in small way
with one or two cows, and gradually
work into the business?
7. What points are necessary to be
known along the line of breeding in
order to improve the dairy herd?
s. How shall l arrange my farm,
barns and lots so they will be suitable
for the work?
8. What foodstuffs should l raise on
my farm and in addition to what ]
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-12

Plant the early crop as soon as the
ground can be gotten ready. and the
late crop soon after the corn is in
Cover to s inches deep. Use the
harrow or weeder to keep the weeds
down and surface mellow until the
potatoes are large enough to cult,
vate. Cultivate as late in the season
as possible without disturbing the
vines too much. Use surface rigs
after the middle OF June. Do no
hill up much.
Spray with bordeaux mixture 10
prevent blight. Add paris green or
lead arsenate for the bugs. Paris
green must be used carefully. as 1t is
likely to injure the vines.
Select potatoes from the hills that
give the best yield of good quality
tubers, and save them for next years
seed. By this method both the yield
and the quality can be greatly i'm
proved.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-12

raise what must buy in order to
stimulate the greatest and most eco
nomical milk flow?
10. Shall | raise the calves or sell
them for veal?
II. What sort OF sire shall l use?
IL. How should the calves be raised
in order to develop them into profit.
able dairy COWS?
IS. How best can manage, care for
and feed the dairy herd in order to
accomplish the greatest results in
milk, butter-fat, pleasure and profits?
Whether or not dairy farming will
pay rests entirely with the individual
who is conducting the business. There
are large profits to be made in dairy
ing Many are the cows that are being
MIXED in Iowa today that are return
ing to their owners 81 for every dol.
lars worth of feed given them. while,
on the other hand, there are many
COWS that are returning 81 or less for
every dollars worth of feed they are
receiving. The cows that are paying
100 per cent. profit on the money in
vested in the feed they are eating, are
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-12
HooF.pRINTs.

A we'll harnessed team shows up to
advantage.
Build frame on the colts. through
the feed.trough.
1t is the smart snappy" step, that
catches the eye.
Weight and action in the drafter
bring high prices.
The purchaser sees beauty In the
flesh, as we'll as in the frame.
Quality and weight. coupled with
feed, beget excellence in the drafter
Ii you are breaking in young horses
for sale, train them to show as well
as 10 work
Add Is per cent flesh to your horses
and there will be so per cent in price
ou ga - you.
The horse Is possessed of wonder.
full memory. and the driver should
possess judgment.
The draft horse can bring you in
. heavy purse. and the race horse
can carry it away swiftly.
If all Of the poor horse-feeders had
their own feed regulated accordingly
how many more fat horses there
would be.
]. B. Crabh
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-12
MAKE PUPILS GOOD
Graphic Method of Recording At
tendance and Standing.
New Jersey Teachers Principle ~
tended With Such Success Il 10
Likely to Meet With Gen.
eral Approval.

New York.-Practical application Of
one Of the principles which he was
teaching in class to some of the activi'
ties Of the pupils by the principal OF
Q school in New Jersey has been at
oonded with such success that 1t 10
mely to meet with general adoption.
During lesson on the graphic
method Of representing variations
of quantities with time this
teacher conceived the idea that tho
method might be used very easily to
show the variation of one Of tho
quantities which was at that particu.
lar time giving him certain amount
of food for thought The regularity
of attendance at his classes was not
what he thought 1t ought to be, and
he was on the lookout for something
to improve 1t. The lesson he was
teaching suggested possible method
of improvement. Suppose he were to
represent the variation in attendance
graphically and post 1t in q place
where his pupils could see 1t at any
dme. He tried the method and 1t had
Dood results.
On large piece of paper he set
up the attendance figure each day.
and drew the curve showing the varia.
lions. The pupils at once became in
terested in what they were doing, and
whenever the curve showed signs OF
whiting they began to look around for
the delinquents who had caused 1t.
Such was the general desire to see the
line on the upward grade rather than
going down that not only did indivld-
oals alter their conduct of their own
accord, but pressure was brought to
bear on erring members of the class,
which resulted In further improve
ment.
A list OF numbers used in the same
way made practically no impression,
but the graphic method, with its pow
erful appeal to the eye, produced re-
suits. At the same time the value OF
the method was so admirably illus.
trated to the pupils that much class
room talk and work was saved.
The same idea used in another con.
nection has produced corresponding
results In the weekly report of po-
sition of pupils figures were used to
show the percentages of marks OBJ
tanned each week. Instead of noting
that the pupil got 80 this week. rs last
week and IS the week before, this
teacher plotted the percentages on pa.
per and enabled the pupils to see
much more clearly Just what they were
doing Such was the desire for con.
dnued improvement. and the opposite
was so clearly shown that the efforts
put forward by the pupils were found
to be very much increased. BY mark
ing the curve of the best boy pupil
alongside of that of any particular pu.
Pill, rs we'll as that of the average OF
the class, the standing of any indi
vidual can be clearly shown, and the
power of emulation utilized. Besides
pitting the pupil against himself it Is
possible to pit him against the rest OF
his class.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-12
MRS. EDISON is sKEETER FOE
wife Of Inventor Gets Stove From
Board Of Health to Danish 6uz-
GERS From Homo Basement.

West Orange. N. J.-No matter II
mosquitoes do infest Llewellyn park
again, as they have done every sum
mer for the last so years. driving the
wealthy residents to other climes. the
cellar of Thomas A. Edison's house
will have no part in the responsibility
for the visitation.
Mrs. Edison was the first to take ad
vantage of the offer OF the board of
health to loan fumigating stoves tc
clear cellars of the alternating buzz
GERS. She had it set up In the base
ment Of her house. shut all the doors
and windows tight and then aban.
doned 1t to its destructive work.
The apparatus consists of an alec
hol lamp, a fue about the size Of ar
ordinary stovepipe and a receptacle
for culicide, the name given to the
substance which does away with the
insects. The police will loan the appa
ratus and the Women's Improvement
league will also aid those who are de.
sirous of helping rid the community OF
the pest.