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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05
KfSmot.

..Kismet' or .'kismat" is an oriental
word taken into the fold of the
English language. 1t is a variation
of the Turkish quismet and the
Hindu and Persian quismat. and
dates back TO the Aryan quisma. It
means slot in life" or destiny or
s%'fate," and is one of tho most
significant and romantic words in.
literature.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05
A COMPLETE FAVORlTE

pushed by Superior Forces.
WELL" exclaimed the man with the
fur-trimmed coat, according to the
Washington Star, II expected to
see it, but I'm glad it happened" He
was so busy talking to himself as he
hurried through the depot that he raj
into a policeman. Il beg your par
don," he exclaimed, as he observed the
policeman's offended dignity. II really
didn't mean to do it. Things have
gone SO strangely with me today that
I am liable to make most any kind of
a blunder; I really am"
whats the matter with your" in
Quired the policeman. "You aren't get
ting hysterical, are you?'
Certainly not. I was holding a lit
tie jubilee-a sort Of jol%liication meet
ing-all to myself. You see, myself
and the other people connected with
the dime museum which I manage
have been domineered over for a long
time by the bearded lady. She's a pop
ulist, and I never saw anybody so opin-
donated. She won't even admit that
McKinley's elected. She talks silver
by the hour and when anybody tries
to argue with her she simply opens
the food-gates of her e]loquence and
washes 'em clear out of the debate.
She started in just as soon as we left
New York to make life a burden to
articulate faster than Russell Sage
makes money. We all gave up trying
to outtalk her long ago. We knew
there was nobody that stood any
chance. So we just let her have her
OWL way. But she met her Waterloo
at last, and it's all I can do to keep
from singing for joy"
"How did she meet it?' inquired the
policeman, who had condescended to
become interested.
"The two-headed girl Joined us here
this afternoon. They're mighty bright
I mean she's a mighty bright girl.
The bearded lady started in to talk
politics and in a few minutes she didn't
know what was happening to her. One
of the two-headed girls heads threw
the protective tariff at her in sentences
a yard long, and the other head gave
her Observation-Disclosures about the
gold standard. 1t came like a cy-
clone and the bearded lady hasn't had
a word to say for more than three
quarters of an hour"
"The two-headed girl is quite a hero
inc, then, amt she?"
II should say so. She was kind O.
bashful at first, because she has been
out of an engagement and wasn't
dressed very we'll. I'm going out now
to look for a millinery store. / want
to buy her a couple of handsome new
bonnets just to show her now much
We think Of her."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

Aaron Perkins of North Essex, Mass,
died the other day, aged SO years and
10 months. He was born, lived all his
life and died in the same house. He
was famous for wearing through his
long life the high hat he purchased
when a very young man. He didn't
like new things, and evidently believed
there was no place like home.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

A young woman in Richmond, Va,
tells n of the local papers that when
she received her first masculine kiss
she "felt as if something was running
down her nerves on feet of diamonds,
escorted by several little Cupids in
chariots drawn by angles shaded by
honeysuckles and canopied by melted
%rainbows." Is it any wonder the girls
like to be kissed?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

A partisan burglar recently cracked
a safe in a restaurant high up in the
Eifel tower. He is at the top of his
profession.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

Some of the new governors walked
to their inaugurations and some rode,
but it is worthy of note that all took
mighty good care to get there.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

Delaware is going to abolish the
whipping post. The state should make
a clean job of it by abolishing Ad-
dicks at the same time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

The man whose life is not more or
less influenced by some can be
depended on to make frequent mis-
takes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

MSA% coln,' written by
unsuccessful appli-
cants for appointment to the police
force:
"Abrehom Lincoln was president of
the United States he was a very smart
and endust man he was very kind to
all the people who he had controol
over he was grately thought of by all
the officers that were in Office while he
was he was a very brave man all thrue
the wal of 1862 he did nearly all he
took in his head to do he trust in god a
CRATE deal he was at the head of many
battles and fought very bravely in all
battles he was in when he died he was
regarde by menny Ofiaces whom
thought grately of him is picture is
now in menny buildings and grately
dertook to-"
He was shot while at a theater by
Decota Ode Sota?). He had been a
President for a year and six months"
"Abreham Lincoln was elected for
the second turn but only served a part
VI ~ OOA OAOS III Wy q AoA
named Guitar who was aaterwords
caught and imprisoned"
He was a good Presented but he
was kill and we did not hove one so
good it was to bad to have him
kill if he had to live it would be a good
Presented he was trying to make a
good Country for us when he shot but
for the wal we would be slaves so the
People Regards him for that, so i don't
think i no very much about Lincoln
for i went to work at nine years of
! age"
abraham Lincoln was to the best
of my knowledge the Commander in
Chief Of the fighting forces of the
North during the battle for supremacy
between the North and the South in
the year eighteen hundred and twelve"
started life on a ferry boat on the
Mississippi River II from there he
went to Lincoln Nebraska to run a fiat
boat and after that he started in the
Dry Goods business and in this he
went Bankrupt and after that the peo-
pie thought so much about him that
they nominated him for United States
Senator"
"Was president for one term after
the sivil war in which he served and
! gained great distinction"
HE did not die Immediately after he
| was assassinated. He lived until April
IA 1866 and died at his home in Long
Branch It was he who issued the proc
lamation that freed the negroes and
that enlisted them to citizen ship He
was in power during some of the prin-
cipal battles of the late Civil War He
was shot entering a Theater and his
assailant it was said was insane"
He was the President that freed the
South and let the Donkey go fred and
he was shot by Garfield this is all that
I renber of Of p%restended Lincoln so
I will close hoping that I will pass"
I'VE have sertinly had very flew like
unto Lincoln, as far as / can find out
he was a tall lathey man a great rail
splitter true to principle true to his
Country true to his god"
Was assassinated by Booth at Chi
cago 1864"
He was q man Of good moral car
actor have you a copy of His life if
so you phase lend to me for a week
or So"
"He received his education reading a
Bible and a speller."
was borne in Kentucky St. Alalv
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
Druggists refund the money il it fails to cure. Is,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05
ALL ABOUT LINCOLN.
EXTRACTS FROM PAPERS BY
WOULD-BE POLICEMEN.
Some Samples of the Intelligence Con-
tanned in the Heads of Men Who
Want to Garry Handouts and Clubs
in New York.

OR some of O
who see no use in
written civil-ser-
vice examinations
for policemen,
President Roose-
welt had the fol-
lowing extracts ta-
ken from essays on
Abraham Lin
coln," written by
unsuccessful appli-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

No one can study elocution, and not be
affected afterward.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05
The spartan Virtue, Fortitude,

Is severely taxed by dyspepsia. But good d.
both, when Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is re-
sorted to by the victim OF indigestion. Heart
burn, hatulence, biliousness will cease tor
genial family corrective meets with the fair
trial that a sterling remedy deserves. Use 1t
regularly, not Observation-Disclosures and then.
1t coonquers malaria, kidney, nervous and rheu-
matte ailments.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

A caterpillar consumes twenty times It's
own weight of food a day.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

C~AsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe, 1Oc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-03-05

A man needs all his time in which to make
a living.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03
Mr.. Murray Again Talks.

A REPUBLICAN reporter inquired of
Stansbury Murray, Jr., this morning what
he thought Of the recent commencement
exercises of the Howard School, and tho
colored gentleman said that while he did
not attend the exercises he understood
they were most crcditable.
Tho speech by Congressman White and
tho scholars was excellent he understood,
but he considered that the diplomas would
present quite picture when contrasted
with the following letter:
"a Prospect street,
Cambridgeport, Mass, Aug. IS, 1889.
My Dear Mrs Coleman;-
i have every prospect or being able to raise
the money for Sarah's board, and Miss
Dover's mother will board her. She will
be in the same block with Lillian Spencer
and they can attend school together.
I have enough money now to pay her
beard for ono month and think when
leave here shall have enough to get her
safely through the year. Please get her
ready and bring her up to Philadelphia on
Sunday, tho first day of August No,
that is mistake, should have said Sur
day, the first day of September. Mrs,
Doyer's address Is No. 1923 South Seven
teenth street. Lillian knows where 1t is
/ shall be at Mrs. Dover,s on Sunday,
Can you come up with Sarah on the boat
Sunday morning?
You could bring her here and have talk
with Mrs. Dover. 1 am not sure what
Mrs Dover will charge her FOR board, but
she will only charge enough to pay for
what she eats, and Sarah can help her to
wash dishes and run errands, but at th%
sanc time we will arrange it so that she
shall have the regular times for study
Let me hear from you as soon as possible.
/ think we are going to say In the future.
"Isn't Sarah Coleman smart woman"
Very respectfully,
EDwINA B. KRUsE,
Referring to other matters Mr.. Murray
said that 67 year; ago last winter In Kent
county white and black children went to
school district together. M oses Meredith,
l think of English descent, was then
teacher Ny father, who now lives, was
one of tho scholars Several Others are
still living. Tho building was standing
in 1876 whom | visited 1t. 1t stood between
what was know then as the Beaver Dam
and Maston's meeting house.
TIE only difference bet ween the whites
and the blacks, being that tho white boy
usually had John Comley's spoilers and
the colored boy had Primers. They were
told they were the easiest books to study.
The white people mastered the schools
then Il guess they do the same yet.V' Mr..
Murray concluded by saying hc would
have something else to tell later.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03
Eight Sheriff Sales.

Sheriff Finn yesterday afternoon at the
Court House sold the following properties:
Lewis r. Springer's property on Elm
street between Adams and Jackson. $500
George H. Tiudall's property No. II:
East Eleventh street, 1906 Eleventh and
Bennett streets, Si,sQO; No. ll22 Pine
street. 81 300
House Of W. c. Guthrie, No, 1918 Heald
street. $500.
Property of Emil Walter, No. Ills Pine
street. sl2O0.
The house, No. 727 East Tenth street,
the property of the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Company, administrator for
Richard Boeck, sold for Sl,000.
Property of Elizabeth Pusey on McCaul'
Icy street between Lombard and Poplar
and Eleventh aud Twelfth streets, was sold
for 500.
Property of Thomas C. Burko in Bran
dywine hundred, sold for 5000.
Fl. G. Knowles bought the property OF
the Delaware Bureau Car Company for
Sc, 100.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03
The PENNSYLVANIA
NAVAL RESERVES.
To Handle the Battleship rlarines Big
Rapid Firing Guns.
THE DRILLS OFF new CASTLE
In Addition to Target Practice the Re.
serves will Participate In Several
= Drills. No Inspection by
Governor Hastings. T.,

On Tuesday morning next city ice, boats
Nos. 2 and will arrive at New Castle with
the Navnl Reserves from Pittsburg and
Philadelphia. Yesterday the jolly sailors
bold reported for duty for ten days. They
are stationed off the Lazaretto where they
will remain until tomorrow evening,
when they will return to Philadelphia to
participate In tho display Of the Fourth.
Governor Hastings aud Staff will review
the boys in blue and then they will steam
down the river to New Castle.
They will arrive al New Castle on Tues.
day morning. Almost all of tho time will
be spent there In going through tho various
drills and handling Of the big guns on
Uncle Sans crack battleshlp.
The officers have not forgotten to give
Jack" chance to enjoy himself and In
arranging the program they decided to In.
clude trip to Augustine Park, pretty
resort far down the river. The whole
battalion will land, and after land drills
and skirmishes part OF tho day will be
spent In real picknicking. 1t is probable
that t1o boats will then 60 to the Break.
water and another landing made at Cape
May on Saturday. Sunday evening pre-.
paraton will bo made for tho return trip
home. and the boats are expected to reach
this port early Monday morning.
The embryo sailors will have good eat
ing. An ample force Of cooks are on eoch
boat, and such menus as the following
will bo prepared each day: Breakfast.
"Soft' tack, coffee. juicy beef steak,
potatoes, roast beef. three vegetables,
dessert. supper-Iced tea, cold meat.
potatoes, hot cakes, canned preserves and
dessert.
Commander Francis Skunk Brown Is
very proud Of his boys and is confident that
they will not break any of rhe rigorous
regulations. All of the practice will be
done on the Maine aud tn boys will simply
eat and sleep on the iceboats The program
arranged consists Of flag signal drills, in.
fantry and artillery practice and night
signaling with electric lights. This pro.
gram will be followed each day, and be.
sides, Jack will be instructed how to man.
age ship row n boat and made thoroughly
acquainted with every nook and corner Of
o modern war vessel.
The ships and their hardy crews will no
doubt attract great deal of attention at
New Castle. Last year tho Governor and
bis staff and host Ct invited guests went
down the river on the revenue cutter Ham.
ilton and inspected the battalion at New
Castle, but 1t Is doubtful il this will take
place this year owing to the arrangement
for the return of the fleet TO Philadelphia
on Monday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03
Secretary Lang Returns.

Frank w, Lang, general secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. resigned his position on
Thursday, although 1t was not made public
until yesterday, 1t has caused general
surprise Mr. Lang had been connected
with the association for two years. The
financial condition of tho association dur
ing tho year, has not been what was de-
sired, and recently Mr.. Lang offered his
resignation The directors requested him
10 withdraw it hoping that matter would
improve. No change came In the financial
condition OF the association. and feeling
that retrenchment was absolutely neces'
sary. Mr.. Lang again rendered his resigna.
tion and 1t was accepted.
Tho hard times huve caused the depres.
sion In the affairs Of the association and
recently the directors assumed the deficit
of about $1,000. They then made efforts
by personal appeal and by various plans to
raise SEQ 900 for the benefit Of the associa.
tiou, which amount would have paid oil
its Indebtedness and left 1t upon sound
basis. These plans all failed or account
Of hard times.
The work will not be abandoned. Assls-
tant Secretary Williams and Physical Di'
rector 9 r. II. Jackson will direct matters
during the summer months and tits hoped
that by that time the association Will
again be able tosecure general secretary
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03
MRS. MACK HELD FOR MURDER
A Grocer Declares the Body Is Not
That Of Guldensuppe.

A Grocer Declares the Body Is Not
That Of Guldensuppe.
New York, July IA man who said
that he was a grocer, but who refused
to give his name and address, visited
the morgue yesterday afternoon and
declared that the mutilated body there
was not that Of Guldensuppe.
Mrs. Mack was subjected to what
the police call the third degree" at
police headquarters yesterday. The
wash boiler, oilcloth, the white ticking
and the pistol and knife, as well as the
saw found In her rooms. were arranged
conspicuously about Inspector O'Brien's
room, and Mrs. Mack was brought in.
and questioned. The police could not
get her to make any statement.
Justice Flamnaer, before whom Mrs.
Mack was again arraigned yesterday
afternoon, decided after much argu-j
ment that formal complaint must
be drawn up against her. This de-
cislon displeased the. police. Detective
Price told the magistrate that he knew
Of number of witnesses who were
out of town. They were not prepared
to 60 on without these witnesses, and
: wanted an adjournment. Lawyer
Friend objected, and said that the de-
tectives wanted to get the woman back
to headquarters SO as to be able to
question her.
"A formal complaint charging Mrs.
Mack and an unknown person, both Oh
either of them. on Information and
belief" with the murder of Gulden-
suppe. was signed by Detective O'Don-
ohue. ODonohue locates this city as
the scene of the murder, but he is un-
able TO state exactly the place where
1t occurred.
Pending the outcome of the investi-
cation Mrs. Mack was committed with
out bail to the Jefferson Market prison.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03

along at I'm excellent pace. although
the shell had taken In some water.
while Columbia, rowing at SO. but with
indomitable pluck. struggled along to
catch her with precision that was ex-
asperating. The Comedians drew away
from the Columbia boat until at the
bridge there was at least ten boat
lengths between them. 1t was here that
the Columbia crew made a desperate
effort to spurt, but Cornell perceived II.
and. without evidently increasing the
stroke, put a little more back and leg
work In, and carried her boat another
length and a hall ahead of the white
and blue, crossing the fine an easy win-
ner. be e. ~
To the pitiable ,fizzle of{the after
noon there was one bright side, and
that was the true American sportsman
spirit displayed by.Corne1i, On the
referees boat, just after Pennsylvania
was swamped, Professor Wheeler, of
Cornell. turned to Mr.. james Bond. Of
Pennsylvania, and offered to row
against Pennsylvania's eight this after
noon. The offer was declined, with
thanks for the courtesy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03
Mr., HANDY Talks,

In replying to tho statement published
purporting to have come from Congress-
man Handy, that he would not be q candi 1.
date for denomination to Congress, but
would make tho run for the Senate, Mr..
Handy says; .s%'lseSsf: ... -.,:. - -
HThis statement Is without authoriza.
tion from mo. 1t Is the work Of some en-.
terprisirg correspondent who has entered
me In the senatorial raco without my con.
sent. My record Of courso justiflcs tho as.
sumption that l shall desire to soc the free
silver issue kept to the front and earnestly
supported by the Democracy of Delaware.
Unless there should be great change for
the better In the business situation of
which few signs are yet visible, I believe
that free silver will be tho controlling is
sue In clecting tho next Senator from Dol-
aware Just as 1t was in olectlng the last
One. But so far as my personal ambition
goes it is confined at present to q strong
desire to serve with credit and to the satis-
fdction Of tho people the term to which
have been elected In the House Of Repre-
sentatives." -.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03

Willamsport, Pa, July 3.--The lum-
bermen Of this section are Thoroughly
aroused over the action of the senate
in reducing the tariff on lumber, and
are arranging to call meeting at once
of the representatives of the industry
throughout the West Branch valley to
enter a protest 1t is proposed to make
a fight before the congressional COM
mittee, with a view to having the rate
restored to 50 per 1000 feet, as fixed by
the house,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03
A FLOATING PESTHOUSE.

Yellow Fever Called "Tropical Dysen-
terry on q Pacific Mail Steamer.
New York, July 3.-Passengers who
arrived here last night on the steam
ship Alliance tell q narrowing story
of their experience aboard the Pacific
mail steamer City of Para. which left
Panama for San Francisco on May %
last. 1t seems that two days after
clearing the isthmus yellow fever
broke out among the crew and pas
sengers of the Pacific liner, which
caused panic on board and resulted
in the death of the commander of the
vessel, Captain Martensen. Three
fourths of the passengers, 1t is said,
were attacked by the disease, and at
least dozen Of them found watery
graves. When the vessel finally reach
ed San Francisco the facts of the ter
rible voyage were suppressed, and the
sickness and deaths were attributed to
tropical dysentery. But the passengers
who came here last night say that the
symptoms were plainly those of yellow
jack.
The disease was raging on the 18TH
mus, but when the passengers went on
board the City of Para they were told
by the officers that they need not have
any fear There was no effort at fumi-
cation, and when Mrs. Captain Mitch
ELL the wife Of an Englishman COM
manding one of the vessels Of the
Chilian line. appeared on the City of
Para heavily veiled there was no I'M
easiness. Three days out she died from
the so-called tropical dysterery." She
was buried at sea, and the next to be
taken down was Captain Martensen.
Before he died the fever had spread all
over the ship. In first class cabin and
steerage alike the yellow death dealer
went, and how many were Frustrated
will probably never be known. The Of
ficers' suppressed every scrap OF news
they could.
There were two or three funerals
day, and those who were not affected
were panic stricken. After much plead
ing number Of passengers were put
ashore at Corinta and San Jose de
Guatemala. 1t is alleged that the Off
GERS of the vessel supplied the passen-
gers with spoiled meat, and this Is be-
lieved to have added to the yellow
feyers spread