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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
The Deyll,s Tower.

The Devils tower, a geological won
der, which stands on the Belle Fouchre
river in the Black Hills region, and Of
which a geologist of international
reputation said: ut is q remarkable
freak of nature, and appears not to
have been repeated elsewhere on the
earth's surface, but stands alone,
unique and mysterious" is believed to
be the cone Of a cooled down volcano.
At a distance it looks like a huge
cask or barrel made Of gigantic tim
bers, the sides being roughly fur
rowed with crystals of trachyte. Its
height is 625 feet and the walls on all
sides r so nearly smooth and per-
pendicular that no human being has
ever been able to climb to the top,
It's diameter at the base is 796 feet,
and at the summit (estimated) $50
feet.-St. Louis Republic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28

A Scottish Boggar In tho Olden Time.
This man. who hourished in tho
west Of Scotland, was known under
the familiar cognomen Of Cabbage
Charlie. He vas q mendicant on q
wholesale plan Of operation. Not
eontented with his own simple exer-
tions he kept . numerous band OF
beggars in pay, who went abroad az
his servants throughout the country,
and who, coming back to the APP
pointed rendezvous at the end of the
week, gave up all the proceeds Of
their industry to him, and received .
certain allowance, previously agreed
upon, amounting to from ten to fifteen
shillings per week. BY q talent that
might not have disgraced more cele.
5rated names, he contrived to organ.
lie and reduce to . perfect system
what would appear almost imprao~
ticable considering the habits OF
those with whom he had to deal
He ever found means of detecting
De smallest dishonesty on the part
= his ma. nd he acquired such q
Itrange influence over them that they
burst make nc remonstrance agains,
She severity of his rules nor complain
Of the penalties and taxes to whiob
he sometimes subjected them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
Origin Of tb, Word Doylsy.

The word d1Yley, now a familiar
one with the Uadies is derived from
the name Of Robert D'Oyley, one of
the followers of William the Norman.
He received a grant of valuable lands
on the condition Of the yearly tender
of q table cloth of 8 shillings value
at the feast of St. Michael. Agree
ably to the fashion of the time the
ladies of the D'Oyley family were ac-
customed to embroider and ornament
the quit rent table cloths; hence these
cloths, becoming curiosities and nc
cumulating in the course of years,
were at length brought into use as
napkins at the royal table and called
doyleys.-New York Recorder.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
TOOK A MEAN ADVANTAGE.
Engaged Man Insisted Gu kissing His
Fiancee in a Sire ct Car.

Engaged Man Insisted Gu Kissing His
Fiancce in a Sire ct Car.
Ayoung man and 3 young woman
changed from a Belt zine to a Four
zenith street car at the avenue.
Washington, and sat IN one of tho
seats in the first car. He was carry.
ing an %overcoat and a satchel and was
evidently going away. She wore a
shirt waist and dark skirt, as if start
ing out on a shopping expedition.
just before they reached Sixth street
he leaned over her and said quietly,
so quietly that only the reporter back
Of them could hear: II am going to
kiss you good-by when I leave tho
CAR"
oh, please DON'T" she said appeal
ingly; mot before all these people"
But he was decided and said per
s%istently: Eyes shall; SO raise your
veil. If you try to resist people will
see it and wonder about you, and
they will look at you all the way up
town after I get off,"
She glanced up shyly and then
slowly raised her veil He bent over
her and kissed her and no one in the
car looked up. A few peopl, won
dered why she was sc anxious to show
the diamond ring on the left hand,
but n body but the rep ,rter appre.
ciated the fact that she was trying to
justify the kissing by means of an en-
gagenent ring.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
Oysters and , orn Tread.

A Belgian living in Virginia com
plains that his friends at home cannot
be induced to cook the oysters he
sends over because they have always
been accustomed to eat oysters raw.
The Belgians exhibit q like conserva-
tism touching Indian corn meal. In
this, however, they have many imita-
tors in the United States. Nothing
surprises the Southerner more than
the distaste of Northerners for corr
bread of all sorts. The Northern pal
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28

Powered with gay SIX; srs, who
freened around merrily nd threw
property snowballs at each other.
Godlnski appeared with q chair learn
ing to skate. This was the original
act, and before the days of the Ravels
nobody had ever seen a J r skate.
The scene ended by the i breaking.
Godinski fell through, ut was res
cued in the end.
These skates ran on little wheels
set squarely, in the place of the blades
OF an ice skate-the simplest possible
form. They did not pivot and could
not be used for figure-skating. Ex-
cept they were low, they were like
the high road skates lately put in use
in Scotland and now on trial in Europe.
they set Yankee inventors to thinking.
why not a real skating party on boards
as well as actors.
One day there opened in what was
then upper Washington street. Boston,
in the top story Of Plympton's furni-
ture warehouse, a school and practice
ground for roller skaters. This was
about the year 1867. Plympton's
brother had invented a skate on which
you could do the outer edge by lean
Ing over, as or ice. The rollers were
in pairs and on pivots. The boys and
girls came out and found it easy to
learn, but it was not advertised and
few heard of it. The result was the
closing of the place and tho apparent
failure of the invention as q popular
toy.
The inventor went to Europe. Pur-
suing more liberal methods, he made
. huge success. He planted Kinks in
every principal city, and gathered
ducats in piles. Unfortunately they
lasted nowhere more than a few years.
New plants had to be constantly es-
tablished.
When the Lalimes took up roller
skating at the Worcester rink, which,
by the way, was admirably adapted
for the sport, and the skating a
broke out in this country, it was ell
over in Europe, but %Plympton had made
q fortune out of it. Here, too, Kinks
were short-lived.
The Winslow skate, made later,
brought out lawsuits with Plympton,
who claimed an infringement. But
Plympton's patent had not long to run,
and the dispute was in some way ad-
justed.
It was al admirable exercise, and
there was no end to the possible skill.
It was a pity it could not last, but
Americans overdo all amusements.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
DEREL!crs IN THE ATLANTIC.
One Wreck That Has Been Floating
Around for Naarly Thraa Yaar.

One Wreck That Has Been Floating
Around for Nearly Three Years.
The report that the famous derelict..
the Fannie F. Wolston, has been
sighted again, this time about csc
miles east of Norfolk, awakens fresh
Interest in the champion and record
breaker among existing wanderers on.
the sea. This schooner Of Bath; Ne.
was wrecked more than two years:
and eight months ago, and, has ever
since drifted in the Atlantic, making
q total course Of many thousands OF
miles. About two months ago she
was sighted not very far apparen thy
from her present position, but the In
dications are said TO be that, as she is
how OH the eastern edge, OF the gull.
stream, she may float with it up to
the transatlantic steamer, line, and
SO be q still greater peril 70 naviga-,
ton. ,,.s. ;.
The history OF that vessel alone
would form q sufficient argument for
carrying out promptly the proposed
,ystem of international police for the
destruction of dangerous derelicts.
1t was shown by the commissioner Of
navigation in his last report that in q
period of Ave years there had been
332 known derelicts on the Atlantic
coast of North America, besides e25
wrecks whose tracks were not marked.
On the pilot chart for one month
alone forty-fve derelicts still ahoat
were marked. OF which more than
half appeared to be in the path of the
transatlantic steamers. OF course
many have a short career, as they
speedily break up or sink, but the ex-
perience of the Wolston shows how
persistent is the peril in some cases,
for she is only of a large number
known to keep awash for years.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
PHEL.2P IN. PEHLIl6.
- entertainments wsrSslhs lG1ksS s
the Whole ownt

- GntNreatnmones&W orosstAA g
y MAoies row1s
Berliners will never: ,eeassA taiRinnar
Of the manner. in which Minister;
Phelps procured i ahandsome rent.
dence right in the heart -of their CAP
itat and within g.nnshot ofsthSes Linden
not ~ small undertaking In sasaIty
where the private houses. can DO
counted on the fingers Of one hand
and where everybody lives Id fats.
The only suitable house, for which
Mr.. Phelps had offered an annual
rental of 100, 600 marks, was unavaila-
BILE, owing to legal difficulties, 4intd
though the court, the foreign office,
and his friends of t::ae diplomatic corps
assisted in the search, no other dweTl.s
Ing fit for his purpose could be found.
With the practical ideas Of an Ameri.
can, and regardless Of cost where the
proper representation of his country
was concerned, Mr.. Phelps then de-
cided to create the right kind Of q
house if he could not find it ready.
He leased the upper part Of a new
house in Neue Wilhelm strasse, and
AZ once commenced tearing down and
rebuilding until a typical American
home had been established, which on
account of its amplitude and a%ccessi-
bility to light and air, became the
talk of the town.
The entire American colony was in.
vited for the opening, and thereafter
the minister's residence was never
closed against any Of his countrymen,
rich or poor; indeed it became the
Mecca of many a poor and struggling
artist or student, and mono left It
without kindly advice and-where
needed-substantial aid. During Mr..
Phelps tenure of Office in Berlin the
number of American students; there
trebled, while many distinguished
and wealthy Americans, attracted by
the fame of his hospitality, removed.
from Paris and other towns to- the.
German capital.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
~RAT-AND-cAr BATTLE.
4 Remarkable Engagement. with q
La ws Of Nature Reversed.

4 Remarkable engagement. with tha
Laws Of Nature Reversed.
when the oats are away the mice
will play" is an old saying, Us every
body knows. The little blue.coats al
the Western Union telegraph office,
in the Board of Trade building, have
changed this to make it read, "Wher,
the rats are away the cats will play
They claim that the largest and Oldest
rodents in Louisville are in their
Office, and they ought to know, for
they go every day into every quarter
OF the city. The Western Union rats
are enormous. says the Courier
Journal. Even Manager Smith does
not deny that.
One day Mr.. Smith dropped q sug-
gestion before a group of his mes
senger boys that a few oats might do
away with the nuisance. These little
fellows told all the other boys in the
Office, and the next day cats lounged
upon ell the desks, in the
behind doors and all over operators
tables. A lot of food was brought
down from the Calf house, and the
cats thought they had been brought
to an institution for poor and
aged felines to spend the clos
Ing days of their lives. All went
we'll for q few hours, and then the
fun began. An old rat, weighing
some two or three pounds, walked
into the middle of Manager Smiths
office with his customary impudence
and was soon the discoverer of the
fact that there were a great many
strange ANIMALS around. At first he
could not imagine what they could
he. but after pushing his nose against
the soft hair of one OF them he re-
membered that they we're cats. In
his youth he had heard about them.
Instantly the old rat went into his
hole, but he was soon marching back
1T the head OF 8 brigade of veterans
full Of fight. Then how the fur did
fly! Out O. every door the cats
rushed pell nell, the army of rats
after them. In q few minutes the
rats returned from the chase and
took possession OF the Gait house
meat that bad been served to their
enemies. That was several months
ago, and since then q cat, large OF
small, has never darkenod the door.
way OF the Western Union. The rats
hold the fort. Manager Smith says
he has submitted, and thinks nothing
Of seeing a big rodent sitting on his
desk playing With the red-ink bottle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
why He Didn.e.

Little Wnaie-l wantsd 10 much @
peek through the keyhols last night
while you were Ia the parlor with Mr..
Castleton. Sister-But, like q good
little boy, you didn't, did your Willie
No; the servant girl got there nrst.
New York Herald.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
The Latest Rat-Tran,

A little bit Of cheese and an electric
wire form the latest rat-trsp. The
cheese Is fixed to the wire and the in
slant the rat touches the cheese he is
shocked to death.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
Notice.
LAND OFFICE AT RAPID CRY. s. d.
1or,,oru OF QOS
Notice.

January ~, 1896.
Notice is hereby gwen that the follow
ing township plats, all north of the
Black Hills base line and east of the
Black Hills meridian, have been received
at this office and will be filed on the 4th
day of March. 1896, viz:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28

Thus far the cattle men have had
clear sailing this winter; it is reported
that cattle are in almost as good con-
dition as in midsummer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
J ~ az n, ! 9sf. - z. Nv
This Week

We advertise great bargains in Cloaks, Shawls.
Blankets Flannels and in fact all winter goods.
We ore right in the midst Of our January clearing
sale and our customers are getting. the bene4t Of
reduced prices in nearly all lines Of winter goods
this week.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28

The lands in said townships will be
subject to entry on and after the said
March a, 1866.
E D. RALPH. Register.
JOHN LAFABRE, Register.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
W. do Exactly as we
ADVERTISE"

N. b.. During our heavy fall and winter bust
ness a great many ssort lengths and remnants
accun1ulafed-co1ne and see how you save by buy
ing remnants of us.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
I'VE Advertise"

reduced prices in all departments of our we'll
hlled store and invite you to call and let us prove
to you that
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-28
sHisToRY or ROLLER sKAras,

invented BY : Yankee ana First Us.d
IN : Ravel Pantomime.
Inc late ex-Mayor Winslow made .
good deal OF money in skates, ice and
rSessrasr, although he was . mar Of many
g 80 sSs, says the Worcester, Mass,
= esspNNs His death naturally recalls
70 .pees when the ink was in It's
p aSsnd whers Ihe gallant and
Sc hynock' 4 lessor in the art
1 = about, Nd to promenade
~ n preUvy girl and then
her, occasionally darting off
puter-edge sweeps backward
1.
L. M as ago the Ravels, French
MAAa fM5s of extraordinary clever
ogreat profit in the United
to OF their shorter panto-
81 y sGodinski, or the Skater Of
~ Lac last scene show ID a Polish
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-21
UNDER RUINS.
Continued from Page 1.

Schenrt's barber shop, next door to
the fallen building, was crushed like an
egg shell. 1t was full Of BARRIERS and Gus
toners, and II was certain that all OF
them did not get out alive. Quickly re-
spending To an alarm, force of firemen
were put at work cleaning away the
ruins. The men worked with fe verish
haste, hurting brick and broken iron and
timbers into the street for they heard, as
they worked, the agonized cries OF men
beneath them.
After 20 minutes work the firemen
dragged mangled piece of humanity
from the ruins. The ambulance bore him
away. 1t was George Metz, barber,
and he dieo later In the hospital.
Soon after. the firemen working in the
midst OF the ruins were noticed to re-
doubl their forts and the strong arms
OF three firemen pulled a young fellow
from the debris. He was able 10 stand
alone. and rubbed the mortar and dust
from his eyes. He had been imprisoned
under 10 feet of brick. He is Robert
Castle, steamfitter, who was in the
cellar and heard the first cracking warn
ings of the impending ruin. He sprang
quickly into the part OF the cellar
that is under the sidewalk. A moment
later the " hole structure was about his
ears. He was tightly penned in, elthougb b
he could breathe easily. He said there
were two steamfitters and helpers in the
cellar and he did not see them as the
building fell. lie thinks they may have
escaped injury, as they were in the other
part of the cellar. Up TO noon but one
dead man was known, though Ii Is
thought there were mere facilities The
dead:
George Metz, barber, "a years old, died
at the hospital
INJURED.
8. l. Hawkes., carpenter, not serious
ly injured.
James Adams, carpenter. severely bruis-
ed, cut and injured internally.
Michael O'brien, carpenter, back
broken.
John Lanedon, barber, j. Ricketan,
barber; George Murphy, steam-fitter; Will
liam Alexander.
All of Schenert's employees now, except
the woman cashier, have been accounted
for.
Seveutv-fivo men are working at the
pile OF debris this afternoon.
man has been found pinned down by
beams. lie was taken out alive.
Peter SIraub, contractor.
William Kuppinger, internally in
- Fulmeyer, workman, internally
injured.
Straub, Fu,meyer and Kuppinger were
worKmen and were pinioned down by
bricks and beams ALI were rescued alive.
The extent of their injuries is not known,
dead man was taken out soon after
wards. His name Is not vet ascerrained
The body of the missing girl has not YET
been found.
MISSING.
Miss Jennie Griffin, cashier in Jones
barber shop. and is thought TO be bur
ried in the ruins.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-21
FATHERS CRIME.
Continued from Page 1. }

Holt, who Is about 25 years Of age, was
married two years ago and until recently
appeared to be happy. A few days ago,
after a slight disagreement with his wife,
he gave up his situation in the mills, say
ing he was gcing out of town and wanted
her to pack up their goods anu leave
with him at once. THIS surprised the
wife, and when she objected, Holt ap-
peared 10 be much irritated.
Mrs. Holt had gone to the kitchen this
morning TO prepare breakfast, leaving
her husband up stairs with the baby.
The latter was asleep in the cradle.
When breakfast was nearly ready. Mrs.
Holt went upstairs TO cali her husband
and to dress the infant. As she entered
the cham Der, she was just in time to see
Holt draw a large butcher knife across
the bahy's throat as he held the infant IN
his arms.
Mrs. Holt screamed and rushed forward.
AS she did SO, the man threw the baby
nto the cradle and before the frantic wife
could prevent the act. he had drawn the
knife across his own throat. After. one
glance at the scene, the Woman fled to a
neighbor's house and called assistance.
When they arrived at the house, the baby
was dead end tho husband barely alive.
Hot's friends have noticed ecentrici-
ties In his manner for some time but he
was not thought TO be seriously deranged.
There are some, however. who claim that
the whole trouble resulted from ground
less jealousy which Holt entertained in
ro spect TO bis wife.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-21
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Notwithstanding the fact that the Cor
ham Manufacturing Company is only run
ming four days a week, and most OF the
other shops are OH half time, jewelry buy
ers begin 10 flock into town and hold
chairs down in the hotel lobbies. Today
T. Fred Cohen OF Milwaukee Registered at
the Dorrance. IL Is understood that no
has an innovation In store for the rest OF
the boys, but ne will not state what il
10.
Manager Arthur n. Clark, who directs
Abbey's New York Tneatcr and was here
in connection with tho "Mizard OF the
Niop company, has deci1 ed to stay on
awhile aud. by carriage drives, view the
points OF attraction IA Providence. The
mose important hotel arrivals follow:
rarrd ,ansoti--L Lolis Levy. T.. Emery
Andersen, Thomas r. Bancroft, II. q.
Petters, II. 4. Goodrich, Theodore
Iopliiz, j. B. McDonough, w. ID.
Lynasen, New YORK; g. ). Shamblin,
Mr.. and Mrs. y. J.. Bellows, Chicago;
Rev. :. u. Ecclestoa, Mr.. ana Mrs. Il. 5.
Lockwood, Bnltmore; John fisler,
CraIits 81 . Sisgon, philadelphia.
Dorrancc.-r. F. Cohen, Milwaukee; T..
A. Au Sing, J. u. Taylor, VI. x. Mason,
". J. NlooThead, ". L. thompson, New
YORK; 81 nor Aioss, Llncastef, Pa; j.
sidney Smith, Boston.
Perrin N. ". Church, Uncasville; J.
v. hoe, Boston; ). l.. Coombs, :. A.
stephens. city; w. II. Rowley, Spring
lie d; NJ. Conner. Pr. Conner, New
Nork; q. II. Kelton, New Rerlin, N. Y.
city-I. II. Pond, ". Is. Lewis, Now
YORK; :. X Mctresdy, phiadtlphia; X.
- Goudey, {. h. Holt, Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-21
A LIVELY SESSION.
Methodist Conference Battles oxsE Ssiee-
tion of travelling Secretary.

KANSAS CRY. No., May q. AT the Metho-
dist Profestan: cor ference, the election OF the
officers yesterday developed a surprise and
threw the conference into a wrange that
lasted until late hour last night. Or. Mel
vim of the Maryland conference. who held the
position of travelling secretary of the board Of
foreign missions, having been appointed to
the position after the death OF his predeces-
sor. was supposed ia be sure of reelection
A decided opposition arose. however. ana it
Is said to have been due TO the attitude OF tho
Maryland delegats on the woman quss
ton"
When the vote was taken. Rev. Mr.. Ogburn
was elected. Later, friends of Or. Melvin in
troduced resolution reciting that inasInuch
ss DIR. Melvin bad given up lucrative POST
tion to accept the secretaryship. he should be
idemnified in The ameeHt ei- -Sieee.-This pro-
voked lengthy Discussion that was not con-
clu1ed until DIR. Melvin informed the confer
ence that he was perfectly able to look out
for himself. He requested tlat the resolution
should be Withdrawn. This was done, and
il was finally agreed that DR.. Melvin should
be- cont nued in his present position uct til
December J. BY resolution, all record Of the
debate was then exou2ged from the proceed
ings