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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22
Might BE a MiSnt.

Might Be a Misnt.
Tall Shopper-Will you please tell
me how long these skirts are?
Clerk OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ere the
regular length, madam.
Tall Shopper (meekly)-Ah, u I'm
not.-New York Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22

Coca Cough Halsnm
Is the oldest and best 1t will break mp n cold quicker
!han anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22

A man gets most of his bad luck while
expecting good luck.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22
Humility.

Humility.
Belle-Don't you think 1t is con-
temptible to marry for money?
Blanche-Oh, no; l shouldn't care
to feel myself morally superior to the
minister.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22

The universities usually open with a
',ruSh.n
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22

NO-To-Iac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tocncco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. soc, 81. All druggists
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22

cNEATlI the roots
Of the big pig
weed
We laid the Quad-
ruped down:
lie WASN'T much
squash in pint Of
breed
But he wears a
golden crown.
know that he's got
a crown of gold.
Though the idee
MAY he mine
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22

He didn't like corn, he hated swill,
An he'd climb the fence like a cat;
Sometimes he'd CAD rou to the mill
An hustle for wheat like a rat.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-10-22

They all called him Shaver down on
way,
An many a close shave he had:
He'd git in his work nigh every day,
Though he wasn't tarnally bad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30

Who would have supposed few years
ago that railroads would be injured in any
way by telephones? If anybody had sug-
gestcd before the day of long distance
telephones, that the time would come
when telephones would cut down the in
comes of railroads from passenger re-
ceipts he would have been thought lack
ing in common sense. And yet it has come
to pass that railroads complain that long
distance telephones are injuring their pas
senger business. In our dispatches yes
terday it was stated that a railroad COM
pany was puzzled by the falling off in its
passenger receipts, when, owing to better
times, the receipts ought to be increasing.
After a good deal of inquiry the company
discovered that the decline in it's receipts
was due TO the falling off of it's local pas
senger traffic, and that fewer people than
formerly travelled from one station to
another along its line, because of the
quickness with which they could commu-
nicate with business men and friends in
the nearby towns by means of the tele-
phone. They saved time and money by
using the telephone, and the result of that
HlGdiS o. tidiSdGliiS their DuSllANSS VI
talking with their friends was just as sat
isfactory as a visit to the town where
their business was to be done or their
friends resided.
The use of the telephone is being stead
lily extended. No one can foretell the flu
ture of that remarkable invention. The
time may not be distant when it will
bring the people of the principal CONNER
cial nations into much closer communica-
ton than the telegraph has brought them.
Indeed. we may have only begun to realize
the possibilities of electricity. 1t is an
agent which now renders us great and
varied services, but the probabilities are
that the field of its usefulness will be so
greatly extended that the services which
il viii render us in the near future will
be far greater than those it now renders
us.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
Personal.

The will of Rev. George H. Houghton,
rector of 1.-The Little Church Around the
Corner" New York, who died recently, be-
queathed his property to his niece, Anna
Morse Houghton, for life, and at her
death to the Church of the Transfigura-
ton.
Mr.. Sarasate has given to his native
town, Pampeuna. all the jewels presented
to him by royal and distinguished persons
in the course of his career. The articles,
which will be placed in a museum, include
set of pearls given by Queen Victoria,
three rings by William I, and a watch in
blue enamel by Napoleon III.
Count Bertrand. who recently died at
an advanced age in Paris, was very &c
centric man and to one of his eccentrici-
ties he ascribed his long life. Regularly
once a year he would leave his home, go
to quiet hotel, betake himself TO bed and
stay there for three months. on these oc-
casions he would see no one but his ser
want, who brought his meals, and even
him he forbade to speak. Just before the
Germans began the siege of Paris the
couEl went to bed and the servant prov
ing true 20 his injunctions, said nothing
of the great events going on around him.
One day the bread proved SO bad the
count demanded an explanation, whereby,
of course, he learned that Paris was en-
comprised by the enemy. Springing out of
bed, the count paced the floor, repeating:
What should a Bertrand do under such
circumstances" Suddenly he stopped, ex-
claiming; 1--WE should so to bedv' and to
bed he went, and stayed there until the
siege was over.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
A Pleasant occasion.

Funniest Christmas experience I ever
had?" and as the old gentleman of affairs
echoed the question he chuckled, rubbed
his hands, and for a full minute had all the
amusement to himself says the Detroit
Free Press.
Bob was just a boy in knicl1erbockers
them" he began. He had heart in him
like his mothers, and was calling con-
stantly on me to help those he found in
trouble. Among those he had assisted in
time of dire need were the Graders, when
'Dinny broke his leg. Dinny had a goat
that was the apple of his eye, and there
was no earthly possession thai Bob envied
more.
THAT Christmas morning, with the
blinds drawn and the shutters closed, we
ewere gathered about the brilliant tree, with
its waxen candles and many-colored gifts,
when we were interrupted by a great noise
approaching through the back of the
house. Il was Dinny with the goat and
the maid of all work had gladly admitted
them. No boy ever made a nobler sacrifice
than did Dinny. fer he had come to give
the pet 10 Bob
Just long enough TO get accustomed to
the dazzling light the goat stood blinking
in the doorway. Then he caught a rehec-
ton Of his ugly self in a mirror opposite.
and, breaking away, he filled the room
with shattered glass. Goat like, he persist
ed in running amuck. He bowled good
Aunt Matilda over. made flying leap
through an elegant palm, scattered bric-a-
brac at every leap, landed me in a heap
behind the door, upset the Christmas tree
and then went on gathering through the
hallway, dropping The maid on his way 1t
was very laughable after it was all over,
so we loaded Dinny with gifts and made
him happier than lord by insisting that
he keep the goat"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30

Can this country remain an indifferent
spectator of the movement TO dismember
China? \ few days ago we said it could
not unless our interests in China We're
fully protected, and that is the view
which is entertained pretty generally al
Washington.
Our interests in China are much greater
than they are generally understood 70 he
Our trade with that country amounts 10
about s160000o0 a year. Great Britain s.
trade is vastly greater. The value Of il is
SIP, 100000, and Japans is estimated to be
81, coo a year. our trade with China,
exceeding that of any other nation except
Great Britain and Japan, is steadily grow
ing. We cannot afford to lose it. At the
same time we do not want to engage in
scramble with the nations Of Europe for
a portion of the weak and crumbling en-
pire What we can and must do, how
ever, is to insist that our trade treaties
with China shall be respected. If Great
Britain. Germany, Russia and France
should divide the territory of China among
themselves they could easily destroy our
Chinese trade by establishing tariffs dis
eliminating against ms. That they would
promptly do probably if we should snow
no disposition 20 insist upon our rights.
The fact that there is a lack of harmony
among the powers which are threatening
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China affords some
assurance chat our interests there will not
be interfered with. Each Of the powers
is DESTROYS that there shall be no Interior
ence with its plans by this country, and
care will be taken therefore to afford no
excuse for Interference. It is probable that
England and Japan would ike to have this
country cooperate with thems though they
can hardly expect it would, even though
the proposition to do so were an attractive
one. This country doesn't want any part
of China's territory. 1t only wants the
right to trade with the Chinese on terms
as favorable as those accorded to any ma
ton. Upon that right it viii insist. We
need the Chinese market for our increas-
ing manufactured products, and we look
forward TO the time when our trade with
China will be as great as that of Great
Britain, if not greater.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
The Hernld,s Traveller.

The New York Herald is very proud of
its representative in Armenia-the Rev.
DR. Hepworth-who was sent there to tell
| the whole world the truth about the treat
| rnent the Armenians receive at the hands
of the Turks. DIR. Hepworlh is full of
courage, very persevering in overcoming
difficulties and can be relied upon to pic
ture the situation exactly as it is. He
said himself in a letter to the Herald,
| just before he left Constantinople for Ire
bizond, that he didn't care a rap for all
Turkey that he wouldn't be influenced by
the Turks and that he should tell the
| truth, though he died for it. Such deter
mination TO do his duty cannot fail to inn
press favorably those who are interested
in his mission.
DIR. Hepworth also wants n clearly IN
derstood that the Turks don't attempt to
influence him in favor of the Turkish peo-
pie. In a recent letter in the Herald he
said:
Il am bound to say also that the Turk
ish gentlemen who accompany us have not
in the slightest degree interfered with US
not even suggesting we shall go here or
there, nor asking us on our return whom
or what we have seen. They are nothing
more than a body guard on the route, and
so far as our search for facts is concerned
they either assisted us when it became
necessary to interview Turkish officials or
entirely efraced themselves when we chose
to go off by ourselves
These Turks of the doctors body guard
are certainly very kind. What more could
he ask than that they should efface them
selves whenever he wanted to go off by
himself?
1t seems to us. however, that the doc
tor protests too much about his frankness
and his determination to leave nothing I'M
told We submit that the following ex-
tract from his letter in last Sundays He
! aid, written from some point in Asia
Minor is not as frank it ought to be.
He says
Il can enjoy the days in this region,
but the nights are so dreadful that I am
in utter despair. l am, for example, sit
ting at this moment in a little second
story room, about ten feet square. 1t is
showing without and our prospects for the
morrow are not agreeable. We were
warned on our arrival that it was not
| safe to sit on the wide benches used for
! beds, for reasons which | dislike TO refer
to. 1t seemed horrible beyond expression
to be in such glorious spot under such
frightful circumstances, but il is the only
way to reach Erzeroum. and whatever
happens must be endured"
What were the "frightful circumstances
to which he refers so mysteriously? Still
as he could not reach Erzeroum without
coming in contact with them. although
they were in a glorious spot" We are
bound to admire his courage. though puz
zled by his lack Of frankness. Mr.. Ben.
nett should cable the doctor to be less mys.
terious in his references to "frightful cir
cumstances."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
when Get to BE a Man.

Folks don't seem TO count US much
When were little, fond of play
Feelin just like little birds
Sportin' on sunshiny day;
Seem to gredge us all the joy
That ssould come to ev'ry boy
I'll be dif'runt-ef | can
When 1 get to be a man!
I'll let children have the fun
That is their'n by right of birth;
I'll plant flowers instead of weeds
over all their share of earth.
I won't grumble at the noise,
But remember boys is boys,
Even eff they spoil my plan
When L get to be a man!
I'll remember happy days
When l wuz a boy myself,
An wont try to put their fun
On an unreachable shelf,
But will laugh when they do laugh;
Give them swedish cup TO guaff-
There shall be no bar nor ban
When l get to be a mani
! don't see what makes folks so,
Why they think boy should be
Happy when he has no show
For the fun that should be free.
Why, they don't want him TO play,
Ner to fish. ner romp ner stray
Tell YOU that won't be my plan
When 1 get TO be a man!
Seems like life would be more sweet
To the grown folks eff at whites
They would toss their cares away
An take the cover off their smiles.
Seems like heavend be more near
1f old age want made so drear.
So I'll be jolly as l can
When l get to be a man!
Hamilton law
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
A Grent Shot.

IT notice" said Maj. Blazem, the other
day, according TO the San Francisco Call.
that the police officers of this city do
some remarkably fine work with the re-
volver occasionally"
The remark was made in tone of
voice loud enough to cause the loafers in
the Occidental hotel lobby to look up and
manifest some slight interest in life.
Yes, sir" he continued, looking all
around the lobby, they do very fair work
But am somewhat OF an adept myself at
that business, as you will own after hav-
ing heard my story.
Several years ago-about fifteen,
think-I was riding from San Jose to San
Francisco on my safety
But, my dear major" I said, wishing
to call his attention to the fact that safe
ties We're unknown at that time, unless
1 err
You do, sir you do" he Numbered.
You are so young, sir, that you do not
even know that it is unmannerly to inter-
rupt an older gentleman when he is talk
ing"
The major grew very red in the face of
a sudden. Then he cleared his throat VIC
lently, and began again:
AS | was saying, 1 was riding from
San Jose to San Francisco on my safety
here he glowered at me-"when a foot
pad, or a wheelpad, 1 should say, held
me up at the point of his pistol
There was nobody in sight and so
threw up my hands, just to show him
how small they were
He relieved me of $500, a watch that
has been in our family since 1877"
Before Christ, sir?" queried a mid
faced gentleman on an opposite chair.
No, sir, after" retorted the major.
Fhe watch is the Identical one by which
in later years, the captain of the May
flower regulated his cabin time piece Dor
rowing il from my ancestor for that pur-
pose.
After going through my pockets, the
robber made me exchange wheels with
him, and then rode off.
In those days | always carried a long
barreled 3S-call0eg revolver with me, ara
II came IN handy on this occasion.
Il waited until the robber was about
fifty yards ahead of me and then l fired
not at him, but at the tire of his wheel
"Of course, l hit it, As the air began to
ooze out the rider fell to the ground OF
a sudden | realized that l had damaged
my own wheel. so 1 Immediately fired an
other shot, aiming directly al the old
mark. My aim was so sure that l hit it,
and completely sodered up the puncture
Il then captured the srobber who was
stunned more by my prowess than by his
fall, and delivered him over to the au-
thorihes.''
But, major" I asked chow was it the
robber overlooked your gun when he went
through your pockets?"
Sir he shouted, II carried it in my
hati GOOd-daV SIR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30

A tramp entered the shop of a London
baker Although the weather was not
very cold he shivered and trembled pit
eously, says Pick Me Up
"A loaf. please. num-" he said, deposit
ing the money on the counter. The wo-
man lifted one from a shelf, and having
wrapped it in paper, handed it TO him.
As he took IT he said with shaking voice:
Would yer please, mum, tell me where
the nearest orspital is?"
THE nearest hospital?" she calculated.
YES, mum, please. I'm feeling very
bad. / believe I'm sickening for some
thing-the scarlet fever. l think"
What" she shrieSed Get out of nv
shop, you villain"
lie turned submissivey TO obey. Here.
take up your vile money" she cried. He
did So then, profferng the bread. asked
humbly: You'll take back yer loaf, won't
yer NUMB
Get out OF my shop"
lie craWled out, ana with bowed head
went around the corner. Presently twin
monument Of wrctchedness came toward
Aen Bin?' he said
~ all right ole Fluner j worked IL
l0omln knock"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION CO.
RATEs On PASsAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, limited days, $3.50. Cabin. un-
limited, 5000 Excursion, limited &
months, $52. Second class, limited DAYS.
STATS.
TO BOSTON-Steamer-C limited
days, so. Excursion, limited months S36
Second class, limited days. ST.
TO WASHINGTON-St and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $500 Second class,
limited 5 days, SLIGO.
TO PHILADELPHIA-St and rail
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50. Excursion, linn
tied months, $500. Second class. limi-
ted days, $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA Steamer-Cabin.
unlimited ST. Second class, limited i
days, $115O.
TO BALTrMORE-Cab bin, SIS. Excursion
limited months, $25 Second class. $40
The steamships of this company are an.
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti-
more as follows STANDARD time):
D. H. MILLER, Capt. Peters, SATUR-
DAY, Jan. l, at p. M
ITAsCA, Capt. James, WEDNESDAY
Jan. 5. at 400 p. m.
ESSEX, Capt Billups, SATURDAY. Ian
8, at p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CAROLAN, Agent.
Savannah, Ga
w. f. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. M.
J. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Nd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30

Such conflicting stories are coming from
the Klondike country that o. is impossible
10 tell whether there is suffering al Daw-
son, or whether IL Is likely that the assist
ance Of the government is really needed
One day prospectors who have returned
from the Yukon country ore reported as
saying the situation is distressing. and
the next day other returned prosDcctors
say there is plenty of food no DAWSON
lnd the peaple There are 900 re.L Hean-
time enc government expedition b. being
gotten ip shape.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30

A Communication resident Of this
city, who has recently returned from a
visit to Prussia, says that the affair in
China is a part of Germany's plan to COM
bat our high tariff laws and make herself
independent of the United States. Ger
many must import a large proportion Of
the food consumed by her people. She
desires that she should have trade adj
vantages in return for these large pur-
chases. If the United States are deter
mined to discriminate against her, or die
tate terms which she does not regard as
being fair. she will endeavor 10 produce
what she needs upon her own territory.
and she thinks she can secure that terri
tory la China.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30

Express rObberies are becoming disa-
greeably frequent in this part Of the coun-
try. Il has been only a few days since
the Southern was robbed Of $4,000 at Co
lumbia, and now comes the information
of a similar case at Brunswick. There is
nothing to be said in either case except
that the company has been victimized in
each instance, and that the criminals
should be run down and punished to the
full extent of the law. And The chances
are that they viii be run down. The ex-
press company Is untiring in the chase
after the thieves who steal from it, The
several companies of the country maintain
an almost perfect detective system. The
robbers may elude pursuit for time, but
they will have to contend against heavy
odas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30

Gov. Atkinson of West Virginia is once
more before the public. There is said TO
be.a movement in his state to impeach
him for his failure to act in the matter
Of the non-settlement of the accounts due
the state by the ex-secretary Of state. 1t
is said the governor has declined to iusti-
tute proceedings for the reason that such
action would bring out the evils of the
spoils system in vogue in the state" L is
said that an investigation would show
that the office Of secretary of state is
worth about $4,000 a year in salary. fees
and neutrality-suspicious. the latter two
items. The understanding is that the i'm
parchment proceedings will be begun as
soon as the legislature assemblies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
The Census Onlce.
From the Philadelphia Ledger dnd).

The census Office has been a temporary
affair without order or system. IT should
be a permanent bureau with well-denned
plans ana thorough discipline by this
means the clerks would understand their
duties and mistakes would be avoided
which have hitherto been regarded a.
bound 10 occur To insure the employ
ment Of ft and capable subOrdinates al
appointments should be- made from "a
register Of elig'bles prepared by the civil
service commission. This would cat on "a
certain amount Of Congressional patron
age, but ne sArewd congressman knows
chat patronage d more likely 10 make for
him enemies han friends.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
Registered at the postofhoe in savannah.

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$1,000 for one year.
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The WEEKLY NEWS. issues a week,
Monday and Thursday, by mail, one year.
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Subscriptions payable in advance. Re
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seuders
Transient advertisements. other than
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
Trust and ANTITRUST Parties.
From the Chicago Chronicle Dem).

Let the issue be joined openly The
democratic party believes in competition.
1t will not hesitate 10 say that trusts
must be made TO cease throttling compe-
ution and permit natural conditions 10
prevail. 1t will not hesitate TO Join the
mob" to force the trusts to let go.
Now. let the republican party. whose
whole tariff policy is a policy of throttling
competition and, therefore, a trust policy,
openly and honestly side with the trusts.
On that line the democratic party viii
be content to fight it out il it takes score
of yenrs.