The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-03-27

BY THE WAY.

The Colossus OF Rhodes marked )
great stride In art.
MONEY is the root OF all evil, but the
need OF money issthe evil ITSELF.
The world never sits down twice on :
MAJ xhB has any point about him.
ELEVEN battle ships are now being
built for the German government.
GEN. SHERMAN's papers are to be put
In order and published in biographical
form.
IT is easy to gain a great reputation
for truthfulness by always speaking Ill
of yourself.
You may doubt a mans Christianity
who Is always complaining OF his dinner
on wash days.
This Is no laughing matter Q said the
author, when the editor handed him
back his jokes.
The death of o bookkeeper should oc-
casion no surprise, as 1t Is natural for
him to go to his accounts.
EVERY heart knoweth its own bitter
ness. Many a nan who looks happy is
wearing a shirt his wife made.
In New York city last year the say.
inss banks handled oter $t5s, COO, 900
and had over 77o,sSo open accounts.
ToMMY-"Paw, what Is 'fame??'" Mr..
Figg-"Fame, MY son, is something a
man makes money out Of after he is
dead"
II is easy enough to find friends who
VIII advance theories or opinions, but
When It comes to advancing money, that
kind is scarce.
SHAEPsoN-"Phlatz, what makes your
aose so redp" Phlatz-"It CLOVIS with
ntide because 1t never pokes itself into
aiher peoples business"
A ROCHESTER, teacher having occasion
to use a portrait of George Washington
at school exercises, was unable to find 1t
on sale anywhere in the city.
DEAR WIFE," said Sam Jones in q
dispatch to his wife the other day, II
licked the mayor Of Palestine, Tex, this
morning; will preach in Taylor tonight
Observation-Disclosures, have you ever
spoken to the milkman about the kind
OF milk he has been leaving lis lately?.
Bridget (recently imported)-"No, mem.
| never shpake to strangers until l am
well acquainted wild EN-"
Nh. BILLus-"Another pair of shoes
already for that boy? He's the most
destructive and wasteful %younster on
earth" Mrs. Billus-s.Johnny waste
full? That is unjust, Mr.. Billus. A boz
OF backing lasts him q year and a half
SPECTATOR Cn court-room) -"The
prisoner looks as if be had a tremendous
weight OF guilt on his mind" Cthe,
Cnnptofnr-GkVn, opI %I1~o51I ~ 49,
mcndous wait of guilt before anything /;
done with him. He's rich"
LANDLoRD-"When you moved in yor
promised to pay me on the LIST of every
month. You have been here three
months and I have not seen a cent. Now
l don't propose to put up with such ir
regularity" Tenant-"Well, 1 don't SEE
any %irrcgularity about that"
SERGEANT-"You are charged with
conduct unbecoming an oficer.n New
Policeman-'In what respect?" Ser
geant-"You have been In the habit Of
taking nuts and fruit from the street
stands kept by old men and helpless wo
men," New Policeman-"But I pay for
them always.n ,Sergeant-"Yes, that.
the substance of the complaint"
Prince HATzFELDT, the interesting
sprig of German nobility who married
the daughter of G. P. Huntingdon, wa.
at an early period in his Partisan career
desperately in love with Emile Loisset
the charming circus-rider, who returned
his affection. A time was set for tn,
marriage, but before the happy day ar
rived poor Emile was crushed to dealt
by the fall Of her horse in the ring
Hatzfeldt was Frustrated with grief, bu
as an act of vicarious sacrifice he bough
the horse, led it to her grave, and she
him.