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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
THE YOUNGEST FREEMASON.
Ceremony of Adoption Performed When
He Was Il Month Old.

vi -AVoPlAol ! w u
He Was II Month Old.
Upon Master Sydney Frederick
Forbes has been conferred, by the lodge
or which his father was a foundation
member, the title of the youngest ma
son in the world,' says a contributor
to the st. Louis Republic. While the
universal constitution Of the masonic
order provides that no one shall join
the order until he becomes 81 years Of
age, Lodge Jubilee of Barberton, South
Africa, working under the Dutch con-
stitution, performed for him the cere-
mony Of adoption when he was a
month old. The lad a BORN Nov. 3,
1888, Of English parents. His father,
William Forbes, was then secretary of
at present the manager of one of the
valuable mining properties at johann
%nesburg. The small apron used for
the ceremony was made from the skin
Of an African kid for the occasion. 1t
is the chief treasure of Master Sgd
ney's collection of valuables dear to
~juVenility. The press of the T~ransvaal
commented at length and enthusiasts
tically upon the unique rite. ION Sun
day last said one Of the leading jour
nails, was performed in Masonic hall
a ceremony which, we believe, has
never before been witnessed in South
Africa, if at all. The ceremony in
question was no less than the adoption
by Lodge Jubilee, working under the
Dutch constitution, Of the infant son
OF one Of its foundation members, f.
w. Forbes. By the ceremony Of adop-
ton the infant is admitted as a
Lewis in free masonry, the oaths
and obligations being taken on his be-
half by the wardens of the lodge as
sponsors Of the lodge itself, and all
its members acting in that capacity,
and undertaking the masonic uar-
.dlanship of the child in much the same
way as sponsors at a baptism. At the
age Of p years the Lewis may enter
and take part in the working of the
lodge without undergoing any Of the
usual initiatory ceremonies.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
A Frog on the Mizzenmast.

The American ship Iroquois came in
70 port late this afternoon. In her
cabin were the preserved bodies of two
strange fish that were caught on the
voyage and a frog that came aboard
the vessel in mid-ocean. All these were
oda creatures, and Capt. Taylor had
them preserved to be presented to the
academy of Sciences. The frog was
lound by M of the sailors clinging to
the mizzen topmast-backstay LANYARD
Wnen the tar discovered the frog the
man wa so astonished that he nearly
'ost MS mold on the ratlines. He did
uot oare to touch the batrachian. but
rapidly descended to the deck and re-
ported his find to the captain. The
ate went aloft and captured it. The
mp was then in latitude 1884 south
and longitude 108:2O west. The officer.
Oh the vessel say they have no idea
Where the frog came from, unless l.
was scooped off a cloud bv tho mos+
They say it was not on the yesse, whon
she left port. 1t was just about TO
Time the frog was captured that tha
strange fish was captured,-san Erano
cisco Examiner.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
CHAPTER V.
Whittier?

Around me is a chaos of confusion.
Ivan's belongings strew the floor like
the leaves on the strand after a tenn
pest. His open desk, with its con-
tents scattered broadcast is at my
feet; his bedclothes lie in a twisted
heap. with the mattress. beside the
bed. The table, too, is Uttered with
old letters, manuscripts n~ote-scraps
relative to his law studies; but where
is their owner? Where IS Pavel
Yegorevitch?
They have been taken" I groan,
a huge wave of bitterest emorse ris-
ing and sweeping over my soul. Have
l returned to this miserable world
only to bring misfortune to those who
are dearest to me? Am I ever to be
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
An Eagle as An Alarm Clock.

Mr.. w. LIE c. Beard in the April
St. Nicholas tells of a tame eagle he
had as a pet in Arizona. Mr.. Beard
says:
The half-breed in whose charge he
had been left told us that he was far
better than an alarm-clCck for no one
could sleep through the cries with
which he greeted the rising sun and
his notion of breakfast time; and
While an alarm would ring for only
half a minute, Moses was wound up to
go all day, or until he got something
to eat. But his guardian treated him
kindly, and Moses grew and thrived,
soon putting on a handsome suit of
brown and gray feathers, which he
was very proud of, and spent most OF
his spare time in %preening; and he
was beginning to think seriously of
trying his wings when an accident put
off his flying for a long time. Having
known, thus far, nothing but kindness
from man, be was absolutely without
fear, and, as it turned out, rather too
much so.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
A Lively Dead Man.

Right Hon. Sir Mountuart T.. Grant
Duff, in his recently published "Notes
from a Diary" records this incident:
During the Franco-German war 1 took
up a book which was lying on the ia
BILE at the Athenaeum, upon Diebitsch's
campaign in Turkey. It had been trans
lated by some n at the time when
all eyes were fixed on the lower Dan
ube in 1853-54, and the translator had
prefixed to it a short note in which
he or she mentioned that the original
was by a Prussian officer, the Baron
o Moltke, who was now dead. Some
one had written on the margin, For
a dead mar he is surprisingly active,
1870"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04

trait is presented herewith. h
is the daughter of oun de
Wolska, the exiled Polish patriot
whose anti-Semitic book on the Rus-
sian Jew was a literary sensation OF
Paris a few years since. 1t is well
known that Calve is an occultist in mat
tiers pertaining to religious II splr-
itual life. Her friend is of the same
persuasion, only more so. Mademol-
sel]e de Wolska is not merely a the
osophist: her professed beliefs may be
said to begin where theosophy ends.
With her, miracles are simply avs OF
nature misunderstood. The impossible
is a matter of frequent occurrence, and
mysteries seek her out. She habltually
communicates with departed or distant
friends by means of telepathy, or
thought-transference through space,
without material m%ediumship. In her
mind, there is not the slightest doubt
that the planet Mars is inhabited, and
that shortly we shall not only be in
communication with our celestial
neighbor, but that visits in the flesh
will be exchanged between the Mar
tians and ourselves Of this earth. AS
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
The Electric Match Prom,..,

The electric match is the next i'm
portant invention promised. Before
very long the phosphorus tipped wood
en- splints now in use will be- ren1aced
by a handy little tool that NAV ha oan
ried in the pocket OF hung up conyen-
iently for striking a light when want
ed. Already there is on the market >
gas lighter, which affords more than
q suggestion Of the electric match IT
the future, a twist Of the handle panar-
ating sufficient electricity to accom-.
plish the purpose. Also there are sew
eral styles Of cigar lighters which do.
pend for their supply Of electricity IN
on storage batteries.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
CamphOr flinders Seed Growth.

The alleged power of camphor to
awaken seeds or stimulate their germ
nation has been shown by the expert
ments of M. Henry de Varigny to
have no real existence. Vario,,s
kinds of seed were sown in sand satur-
ated with water containing camphor
as advised by hortlculturists. and tho
termination OF all vas slower. instead
OF more rapid. than that of similar
seeds in water without camphor.
termination was often retarded by
camphor vapor in the air: the water
having no camphor. Rural Collabor
ator.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04

to mundane occupation, Mademoiselle
de Wolska has interested herself in
improving the condition of the children
of the Breton fishermen, many of whom
are driven by privation to seek their
fortune-too often to find their ruin
In domestic service or as artists mod
els IN Paris. Mademoiselle de Wolska
proposes to build a home for these chill
dren in a picturesque corner of Brit
tany. The site was revealed" to her
In a characteristic way. She dreamed
OF such a place, before the project had
taken shape in her mind, and before
she had ever visited the Breton coast.
Later, coming upon the spot by chance,
she recognized it instantly as the site
which had been so wildly impressed
upon her memory's vision in the
dream.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
doomed to blast like a t%hunderbolt all

doomed TO Olast ike a t~hunderbOlt all
I come in contact with? 10 prove a
curse where l most would bless?
Maruscha. who now that the fierce
strain has been removed from her
nerves, is sobbing Historically, with
her head on my breast lifts her tear
stained face at my words, anxiety for
me bringing sobs to an immediate
check.
Yes, they have both had to go. but
it is mere form. Tomorrow they
will be released. Nothing was found,
nothing can be proved against them,"
she hastens to inform me.
I laugh harshly. Hast thou for
gotten Vera Sassulitch?" l say.
There was nothing found against
her-nothing but the faintest shadow
Of a suspicion rested on her, yet that
hindered them from not keeping her
two long years of her girls life in the
fortress without trial! And she was
scarcely e~ighteen!"
Maruscha hangs her head and signs
drearily. She replies not. What can
she reply to this cruel fact?
There is Il silence. We are both
struck mute for a space with the
leaden weight of our thoughts.
Il need scarcely ask of what they
accuse our brothers," l observe, at
length. with bitterness. 1T is not
h manner of the Russian authorities
to prefer an accusation when they
arrest a subject. 1t is to prison. and
we'll for him if he is not left to rot
there"
They made no accusation, it is
true; but from their questions. I guess
that they expected to tind-must have
discovered-that some one was hiding
being hidden"
1t is as l thought I interrupt.
"That malignant devil Isajctf, is at
the bottom of it,"
may, | recollect that it was from
Maruscha's lodging Isajeff had fol-
lowed US! Yet she is,here-sh she has not
been arrested with the others. He
has spared her! it is due to his reti-
cence that she is not now in the prison
cell! Why has he spared her? My
brain reels as I contemplate the only
possible reason this foul wretch can
have for acting as he has done-to
have her in his power! Deprive her
of her friends and hold a hideous
threat over her for his own vile ends
And I-oh, my Cod am
powerless to protect her from
him! Nay. l must fly from
her-hasten to put miles between
us, for every moment that remain at
her side l imperil her very life!
1t is a full minute before I find my
speech. When it comes, it is so low
and level that Maruscha suspects not
my murderous state of mind.
'Maruscha," l begin. this Isajeff
has he ever accosted thee:?"
She benus her looks to the ground,
and l. intent on every sign her face
may disclose. observe the vivid color
rise, dyeing her neck, her cheeks, her
brow.
II like not the man, Vladimir. He
is IN impudent fellow
Has he dared to speak to thee?"
l gasp. Tell me-tell me, what has
he said? If he has insulted thee by so
much as a look-a word, l will 90
now-at one and tear the tongue
from his throat!''
My vehement words are scarcely
uttered ere 1 am regretting them, for
l see the fear spring to her eyes. And
now she will not tell me the truth.
She laughs uneasily.
To BE CONTINUED.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
A Memorial of the Revolution.

The recent dedication of the monu-
mental cairn shown in the accompany
ing picture, on Payne's Hill, at Quin-
cy, Mass, recalls an historic anecdote
of the war of the Revolution. When
the colQnists were fighting the battle
Of Bunker Hill, Abigail Adams, wife OF
John Adams (who became subsequent
ly the second President of the United
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
A MYSTIC WOMAN.
MADEMOlSELLE DE WOLSkA A
TELEPATHIC MEDIUM,
She is Visiting this Country in Company
With Emma Calve-WNl Build a
Home for Defenselcss Little Girls of
the Breton Coast.

HE intimate friend
and travelling COM
panion of Emma
Calve on her pres
e n t professional
tour in this cOun-
try is Mademoi-
selle de Wolska, a
Polish lady Of dis
tinguished attain
ments and individ-
uality, whose pOr-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
WORTH MORE THAN GOLD,

Precious Metals That Cost Thousands Of
Dollars a Pound.
Many of the elementary metals are
more valuable than gold. 10 speak
OF them as being mined Is. however,
hardly precise. They are extracted by
tedious and expensive processes in
chemical laboratories in 1%ninitesimal
quantities. The following is a recently
prepared. of the elements whose
market value exceeds that Of gold. the
price of the latter being 1929. y per
mound avOrdnnoi,.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
pound a~vOrdupOio:

These are not nominal values. as
many of the elements are used in the
arts. Vanadium. for instance. is en-
ployed in the production of analine
black. 1t requires some twenty-iv
distinct chemical operations to extract
vanadium from sandstone. New York
Herald.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
c.m FOR H,ccouphs.

Thomas Haywood, of New Bruns-
wick. N. j., hiccoughed for three weeks
and was on the verge of death when
some ice cream 1as given him. The
hiccongh Immediately stopped and he
is rapidly recovering.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-04
Out Of the n

Cora-He has a rather plel,oian
NAME.
Merritt-Yes. but he spells it dit.
ferently from anybody else. -New
York Evening Sun.
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states). watched the soul-stirring scene
from Payne's Hill, which is situated
about ten miles from Charlestown.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
THE TRIP TO KLoNDIKE NO PICNIC.
Swineford Tells His Cousin to Keep Away
Unless He Wants to Suffer.

Swineford Tells His Cousin to Keep Away
Unless He Wants to Suffer.
CHAMPAIGN, III. CSpeciaD.-S. NJ. Phelps,
Of this city, has just received a letter from
his COUSIN, Alfred P. Swineford, OF Mar
quette, Mich, regarding Alaska. Mr..
Swineford was Governor Of Alaska during
the Cleveland Administration. Among
other things he says:
"I can only say that while I have never
been In the Yukon district, and person
ally know nothing about Klondike dig
gings, yet I have no doubt about the
great abundance Of gold. Still, If you want
my advice I say, unless you are prepared
to take your life in your hands and en-
counter such hardships and perils as are
hard to picture even In imagination In get.
ting to the Klondike after you have reached
Alaska; unless you are prepared for the
extreme Of winters cold and Of summers
heat and to endure black flies and m0squi-
toes, that render life almost uncomfortable,
don't 60.
cat all events, don't venture on the trip
this season. The Klondike Is 600 miles
travel beyond juneau, and starting now,
even IL In the rush you succeed in getting
transportation as far rs Juneau, you can
not possibly get beyond to your destination
in time to do any prospecting before next
spring; and It is exceedingly doubtful If
you will be able to find employment during
the winter, for the reason that there WILL
be so many ahead Of you.
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CHILCOOT PISS.

new mines; but before June som OF these
northern prospectors were m~1llionalres,
and all, or nearly all. had fortunes.
Concerning the discovery, &. A. Stanley.
a Binghamton IN. " newspaper man, has
written from St. Michaels, the Yukon port,
a statement which appeared In the Exam
iner. Mr.. Stanley says:
1.-THE richest gold strike the world has
ever known was made in the Klondike re-
gion last August and September, but the
news did not get even to Circle City until
December 18th, when there was q great
stampede over 800 miles intervening be-
tween there and the newer fields.
con August 18th George Cormack made
the first great strike on Bonanza creek, and
on August 10th seven claims were filed In
that region. Word got to Forty Mile and
Circle City, but the news was looked upon
rs a erub-stake rumor. On December 18th,
however, authentic news was carried to
Circle City by J. NJ. Wilson, Of the Alaska
Commercial Company, and Thomas O'Brfen,
a trader. The greatest stampede ever
known in this part OF the world COM
menced."
There may be a great deal Of question
about 'the richest strike ever known but
the general circumstances as narrated by
Mr.. Stanley accord with the statements
made by the miners who have arrived IN
this city.
Accurate reports and estimates Of the OK
tent of the Klondike mines arc difficult to
obtain. The miners, naturally, have vari-
Gus opinions and their statements accord
with their beliefs and their varied observa-
tions, while all insist that the new mines
are enormously rich. Stanley writes:
Those who made the 800 miles first
struck it rich. OF all the 200 claims staked
out on the Bonanza and Ell orado creeks
not one has proved a blank. Equally rich
finds were made June 9Th to 10th on Domi-
MON Creek. Not less than 800 claims have
been staked out on Indian Creek, and the
surface indications are that these are as
rich as any of the Others"
This, too, is supported by the assertions
Of the miners. SO here are 500 paying
claims, without counting those on Bear
Creek and in other districts, if the stories
are all true. There are 200 claims on Do
minion Creek. The value Of the paying
claims may be estimated, though without
assurance Of accuracy, from the fortunes
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q hole seven or eight feet square. As soon
rs the black dirt is reached the work Is a
little harder, but the dirt yields to the pick
and then hard gravel is reached, when the
ground must be thawed out. At night bill
lets of wood two or three feet long are piled
in on the gravel to a height Of two feet.
This is set on fire. By morning the gravel
can be worked easily enough. 1t is piled
up around the mouth of the shaft and by
the time all the gravel that has been
thawed has been put on the dumps 1t is
time to build q fire again.
Casually two men work q claim. One
fills the buckets in the shaft and the other
works the windlass, raising the buckets
and dumping their contents. In the spring
the two men turn the dump into sluice-
boxes and wash out the gold"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
STEAMERS DECK BLOWN UP.
Fatal Explosion on Board h Nutmeg
State at Bridgeport.

State at Bridgeport.
An explosion occurred on the steamer
Nutmeg State Of the Bridgeport line while
she was lying at her dock at the foot OF
south avenue, Bridgeport, Conn, a few min
ates before 7 o'clock p. m. Three mel were
killed and nine injured seriously, while
several persons received minor injuries.
The dead and injured oil belong to New
York, and were employed as ~deckhands.
The cause Of the explosion Is not known
definitely.
The dead are Timothy Reardon, Patrick
Moran and Jerry O'Connell. Reardon died
on the operating table at the Emergency
Hospital while the doctors were preparing
to dress his wounds. Patrick Moran was
taken out Of the wreck Of the forecastle
with his neck broken, and Jerry O'Connell,
who had both legs fractured and was in
jured internally, died q few minutes after
he had been removed to the General Hos
pital. .,
The injured are Michael Reardon, Patrick
Giennon, Michael McGarvey, Edward
Lynch, John Hartnet, John Carroll, Michael
Sullivan, and Patrick Kiley. All the in.
jured except the last two are at the Cen
eral Hospital. They are burned and bruised,
and some are injured internally.
AT the time OF the explosion tue mou
were all seated at a table eating supper,
which had been served forward on the
main deck, directly over the forecastle.
where the hunks in which the men slept
were situated. There were a dozen men at
the table. A terrific explosion came and
none Of the men seated at the table can
tell what occurred.
The complete wreck Of the bow OF the
boat tells the story. The main deck. above
which the explosion took place, Is torn ID
pieces and the timbers badly shattered and
reduced to splinters. The timbers and
siding on both sides of the boat were blown
out completely, leaving 1t wide open. The
force Of the explosion shattered only. the
deck Immediately above the hold, where
the men slept. The upper deck was not in
jured. Some Of the men at the table were
thrown into the water through the big holes
made in the side Of the bow Of the boat
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LIKE A WESTERN CYCLONE.
A Violent Storm Does Immense Damage
in New York and Vicinity.

A Violent Storm Does Immense Damage
in New York and Vicinity.
violent storm struck New York City.
It was accompanied by a high wind, hail,
lightning, and deafening thunder. Much
damage and discomfort were reported from
all sides.
Hundreds OF buildings in and around
New York were struck by lightning during
the great storm and thousands OF dollars
worth of damage was inflicted by light
ming, food and wind.
It seems marvellous that human lie was
spared. The entire side Of a cottage was
torn away at Far Rockaway, yet no n OF
the occupants was 80 much as singed.. :.
Viewing the reports from towns and VII
lagos all around New York City, especlally
in New Jersey, 1t Is safe to say. that TINS
part Of the country was never before swept
by a storm In which the effects OF lightning
were 80 startling and widespread.
From all sections Of New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania comes stories OF the
storms awful work. Buildings were fired
by lightning and houses blown down by the
wind.
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Minor Mention.

The North Dakota wheat crop Is endan.
gered by heavy rains.
The first wheat ever sent from California
to Brazil will leave San Francisco soon in
two big ships.
Writers in some Of the London papers
discuss the chances OF q war with the
United States.
First Assistant Postmaster-General Perry
8. Heath has not lost the habit OF putting a
circle around his periods, which he learned
as u newspaper man. His signature never
appears without this mark after it.
When the late Senator Harris first be-.
came a member OF Congress, Webster, Clay,
Calhoun, Benton, Cass, Andrew Johnson,
Abraham Lincoln, John P. Hale, Joshua Il.
Giddings and General Sam Houston were
members OF one or the other house.
Public opinion in Paris having compelled
the Park Department to withdraw a con-
cession for Il bicycle track in the Bots de
Boulogne made to the Prince de Sagan, as
soon as the Prince began to cut dow trees,
the courts have refused the Prince damages
for the loss Of the concession.
Tho will OF Mrs. Julia @. Maftt, OF st.
Louis, Mo-, disposes OF her IS, 000, 900 estate
to her six children.
A circular lust issued by the Department
Of Agriculture relative to Hawaiian com.
merce shows that the United States controls
ninety per cent. Of the entire trade Of the
islands.
Prince Damrong, the Siamese Minister OF
the Interior. who accompanies King Chula.
longcorn on his European tour, is described
ns being t~aclturn and distant In his man.
ners. while Prince Devawongse, the Prime
Minister, Is very talkative and affable. The
whole Siamese party is exciting astonish-
ment by the extent and accuracy Of its
knowledge of European matters.