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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
NCHBO
Was II Pronounced Success, but n Thing
of Deceit Ncverthr !css.

Was Il Pronounced Success, but "A Thing
of Decent Nevertheless.
The bachelor girl had a house cool
ing the other night. The house warm
ing is so eifete that she disdains it, and
instead gives frequent and merry house
coolings. The house cooling takes
place whenever she moves, and as she
moves whenever she gets tired of the
wall decorations her parties are one Of
the standbys of the season. The last
Il before her summer flight took
place the other evening in the literary
colony, which still tlourishes over in
Greenwich village. 1t did not differ
from the ordinary, except that a huge
p%unchbOwl, surrounded by a Baccha-
na!ian wreath of grapevines, completed
the artistic beauty of her dining table.
Whether the claret cup was better than
usual or whether it only seemed so,
who can tell? At any rate, the house
cooling was a success, so much so that
the next fiat neighbor stayed after the
last guest had fluttered away, and when
the ext flat neighbor stopped to dis
cuss matters it was a sure sign that
the evening was a red letter one. Tell
me-" said the hostess. after the portiere
had gathered its Bagdad folds together.
was it all right? Could you detect?"
The next fiat neighbor demanded fur
Their explanations. why, the punch
bowl" whispered the bachelor girl. IF
the lynx eyes of my dearest friend did
not discover it l could trust my enemy.
That punchbowl, with its Bacchanalian
wreath of grapevine. is only an old
washhowl which l borrowed for the
OCCASION"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
FORGERS NOT DETECTED.
forments Suffered by Honest Men VIII.
Yield to Temptation.

forments Suffered by Honest Men Who
Yield to Temptation.
AT least one-half of the forgeries
committed in any great city are never
detected said an old bank clerk to a
New Orleans Times-Democrat man. Il
base that statement Upon the observa-
tons of years. It happens now and
then that some mar finds himself in
desperate need of money, yields to the
temptation and discounts a note bear
ing a forged Endorsement. The cash
tides him over the crises and by the
time the paper natures he is able to
take it up and put it in the fire. That
wipes out the material evidence and
the secret remains locked in his heart.
Occasionally he fails to raise the
money in time and then, of course, the
affair ONE out and he is ruined; but
I am convinced that the proportion Of
discovery is small. The feeling of a
man who has been honest before and
who permits himself to take any such
desperate chances must be terrible. A
prosperous merchant confessed a
transaction of hat kind to me once,
and l have never forgotten his story.
1t was shortly after he started in bust
ness and in a moment Of frightful
pressure he cashed a forged note for
$1,100. The paper had ninety days to
run and he felt certain he would be
able to collect enough outstanding ac-
counts to pay it before the time
elapsed. But once the deed was lone
he became a prey to all manner of hor-
rible apprehensions. Risks and pos
sibilities he had never dreamed of sud
denly doomed like mountains. He
heard accidentally that the bank cash
Ter and the man whose name he had
forged belonged to the same club.
What if the note was mentioned by
chance in conversation! The thought
went through him like a bullet and he
nearly swooned. For two months, he
said, he kept a loaded revolver in the
top drawer of his desk, fully deter
mined to blow out his brains on the
instant of discovery. Eventually he
paid the note and the reaction sent
him to a sick bed for a week. He as
sured me that the memory Of that
transaction had kept him on the
straight path of honor ever since"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
For Hollow Cheeks.

Fill u hollow cheeks by compress
ing the lips and putting out the cheeks.
Do this often and it exercises the larg-
est muscles of the face and fills out
the whole outline into a well-rounded
contour. This is better than wearing
'plumpers' or increasing the 1abbiness
of the outer skin with a suction pump
or by frequent steaming. The lips
should be contracted into a circle and
then moved in a circular manner also
stretching them backward at the cor
ners, showing the teeth. This will re-
duce lips which are too large and
coarse, and give them a pretttier curve
in consequence, as we'll as expression
to the mouth, by reducing the fat and
developing the muscles. 1t will be no
ticed by a little observation that a fat
face is stolid and expressionless, while
a muscular one is expressive and intel
ligent looking. This is the end to be
aimed at in all exercises. There are
four movements for reducing double
chins which are absolutely certain in
their results. One to stretch the chin
forward and upward and the next
downward and forward, these two in
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
THE WAR SECRETARY
SHORI OF ELlHU
ROOTS CAREER,
A Native OF New York State-Laryely
Interested in Legal Business Up to
the Time of His Appointment-De-
Tended Tweed in a Celebrated Case.

Elihu {foot, the new secretary of war,
was born at Clinton, Oneida county,
New York, Feb. Is, 1S45. His father
was Oren Root, for many years profess
sor of mathematics in Hamilton
college. In his youth he taught
school and paid his way
through Hamilton, subsequently study
ing law there, and he completed his
course at the University Law school in
New York. He then entered the law Of
nee Of Mann & Parsons. His first part
nership was formed with John H.
Strain, and the next with Willard
Bartlett, who became a judge Of the
supreme court. Mr.. Root wac connect
ed with the municipal reform move
ment in New York city in 1871. In 1879
{ he was the republican candidate for
judge of the court of common pleas,
but was defeated, though polling a
large vote. He was chairman of the
Republican county committee in 1856
and 1887, and for many years execu-
tive member of the Twenty-first as
sembly district. He was appointed by
President Arthur as United States at
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Pet Suicide Spot.

In the southern part of Columbus.
Ohio, where all the inhabitants are
Germans, there is a large and beautiful
city park in one part of which is a
statue of Schiller, dear to the German
neart. Whenever the burden of living
becomes too heavy for a south end citi-
zen to bear he betakes himself to the
locality of the Schiller monument and
there gives up the ghost. When a man
is seen resting against the base Of the
monument an officer runs to the res
cue. sure that he is intent upon self
destruction. To prevent would-be sui
cides from rushing to their doom at
Schiller's feet the city authorities had
a high iron fence placed about the
monument. but the more desperate
scaled this impediment and persisted
in offering themselves up on the same
spot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
FOUR MONTHS UNDER GROUND
Long %Sojourn of u Kitten in a Montana
Mining Shaft,

Mining Shaft.
Little Annie McGinn of West Butte
owns a kitten that has just emerged
from + of the strangest adventures
that eve befell any little girls feline
pet, says the Anaconda Standard. This
cat in particular, after wandering
through the mine workings under
Butte since last fall, reappeared on the
surface two miles from the place where
she tumbled down a shaft. Pussy spent
fully four months wandering through
underground Butte, but has survived
in good shape. The cat, becoming
frightened at something, jumped down
a shaft near the big Poulin hoist. She
survived and opened up a bowling con-
test by herself. Little Annie was heart
broken. Her brother secured a long
rope and lowered it into the shaft, hop
ing that the kitten would 'catch on"
and be hOisted, but the cat only hoNled
louder. Annie used to carry bits OF
meat Il bread over to the howl and
throw them down for the cat to eat.
After a couple of weeks the moaning
in the shaft ceased. Annie gave up
her pet as lost forever, and Christmas
at Annie's home was not as cheerful
for the owner OF the lost kitten as it
might have been had kittie not been
so ventuTesome. Early in the winter
the miners in the Green Mountain, the
Mountain Con and other shafts in the
vicinity imagined they heard sounds
similar to those made by a sick in
fant. Later the same noises were
heard in the Anaconda. Mountain View,
Gray Rock, Modoc, Mountain Chief,
Rarus and the other workings on the
Meaderviile slope. While some chill
dren were playing near the dump Of
the Coiusa mine they were startled
upon beholding a cat tumbling down a
pile of rock with a carload of waste
that had just been dumped. The cat
meoWed %piteously as it rolled over just
IN time to escape a big chunk that
came bounding past. The children ran
to the rescue and found a sorry look
ing species of the eat family. Its hair
was matted and soiled, its eyes red,
and 1t was sore and lame. The only
mark Of Identification was the little
ribbon about its neck, to which was
attached a small brass bell. The fe-
line underground explorer was re-
turned to its owner at once.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Peach

Soak one-half a box of gelatine in
half a cupful of cold water one hour;
add one and one-half cupfuls Of boil
ing water and n cupful of sugar; stir
till both are dissolved, and strain. Pare
and cut crosswise in whole rings six
large ripe peaches. When the gelatine
is nearly half cold, add the juice Of half
a lemon and the whites of three eggs
beaten to a stiff froth, and whip thor
oughly together. Line the bottom and
sides Of a mould with peach rings and
pour in the gelatine. Let stand eight
hours, and serve with whipped cream,
or with custard sauce made of the
yelks Of the eggs poured round.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Peach Float.

Pare and slice enough ripe peaches
to make two cupfuls of pulp after they
have beer rubbed through a colander.
Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff
froth, and add one cupful of powdered
sugar; add the peach pulp gradually,
beating smooth; heap in a glass serv-
Ing dish and set on the ice. Make a
custard of beating the yelk Of the eggs
in half a cupful Of cold milk; bring
one and one-half cupfuls Of milk to a
boil; add two tablespoonful of sugar,
a pinch Of salt, a teaspoonful Of vanil-
la and the yelks Of eggs, stirring until
smooth and thick. Set on ice, and
when ready to serve pour around the
peaches.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
CUBAN WOMEN
Grow Old Quickly, but Keep Their Clio

Grow Old Quickly, but Keep Their Glo-
rious Eyes to the Last.
AS a rule, the Cuban woman is round
in figure and pretty in feature. Her
face is seldom vivacious-one looks in
vain for the beauty of expression. Her
hair is often a glory" to her, and is
sometimes Of that black-blue shade
only possible with the daughters of
southern Europe and their descend
ants, though occasionally the Cuban
girl varies the programme by being
blonde, and, to be plain. rather fat.
This lady is often a woman at IL, and
the mother Of a large family at 10 or
20. So pretty in her youth, in age she
becomes either lean and dried or fat
and unwieldy. She fades early, and,
for want of strength Of character, is
apt to lose control of her husband,
who, nevertheless, still continues to
need such control as badly as. any man
of his times. But, whatever she may
grow to seem, her eyes never fade. To
the last, through all vicissitudes, they
are big and black.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

A lace stole is as popular as the lace
jacket. The little garment is generally
made with the two long ends falling
from a lace yoke. One exhibited with
the Ascot gowns was of malines, over
a frock of pink mousseline. The frock
was quite simple, trimmed only by
several ruf1es at the bottom. 1t had
tight sleeves with a full ruf1e at the
elbow. On the front of the stole, be-
tween the two ends, was a rosette OF
black tulle, with a straw center. These
same little garments in black lace ara
pretty and useful.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
A White Muslin Frock for a Gir!-A
Plaid Cloth Dress--A Cheap Pretty
Bed Valancc-OStrich pIumes and
Rembrandt Hats.


The Seven Ages OF Woman.
At first the infants cap, soft, warm and
White,
With strings we'll outhc and mauled,
in sorry plight.
The giddy schoolgirls hat, a waif and
stray;
Any old thing that binders not her play.
The budding maiden's hat. pert, smar or
trim.
According to sweet siXteen's' mood or
whiln.
Rravest OF all, the bridal wreath and veil,
Which marks lifc's great event and turns
the scale.
The new-ncdsed matron's "drcam,' by
Worth designed.
Which Hubby" pays for, signs and
looks resigned.
The well-plannod bonnet of the Chaperon,
Which hides Times ravagcs from her
alone.
Last scene of all, the widows ruchc and
weeds,
Sans feathers, flowers, ribbons, lace or
beads. p. Il. Oliver.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
A Handsome mission,

England is the country which holds
the record for the consumption of al
cohol. Engiishmen, and even Eng
.lishwomen, drink enormous quantities
of alcohol, and the vice is even more
prevalent in Ireland, where it has as
sumed unheard-of proportions. But
we must not flatter ourselves that we
are much better in France. Unhappily
alcoholism is increasing alarmingly in
our country.--Bordeaux La France.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
ELIHU ROOT.

torney for the southern district of
New York and served two years. Dur
ing his long career as a lawyer Mr..
Root has been leading counsel in many
noted cases, notably for Tweed and In
gersoll on the exposure of the frauds
perpetrated upon the county Of New
York by the Tweed ring, for Judge Hill
ton in the Stewart Will case, for the
executors in the Hoyt and Havemeyer
Will cases, and for the contestants in
the ~Hammersiey will case. He is now
counsel for and director in several
banks, is attorney for several steam
railroads and the chief adviser of the
syndicate controlling the Broadway
railroad. He is also counsel for many
large private corporations. Mr..
Root was chairman of Governor Roos-
cvelt's campaign committee last year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
The dress for a young girl is of white

The dress for a young girl is of white
muslin. The corsage is formed OF
broad White ground faille ribbon,
printed with pompadour flowers, which
appear % encircle the bust, and form
large rOscttcs in the center in front.
In reality the ribbon is tight and cut
beneath the arm on the side on which
the corsage opens. 1t may, if so de-
sired, be rolled each time that the
dress is put N. but that has the in
convenience of crumpling the ribbon
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

out of the fire for a group OF syndicass
tors in this country and for the group
of syndicators that controls to a great
extent the aristocratic class-goyern'
ment of England?
Is it not rather the truth, as Mr..
Choate said tie ether day, that we are
on friendly terms vita all nations and
propose to remain SO? Is 1t not a mat
ter of indifference to us what nation is
dominant in China, since, no matter
what nation it may be, we can sell the
Chinese all the goods they want, it
our goods and our prices are tie best!
The publication of its plans and pur-
poses by the 'pulse-feeling" syndicate
sweeps away the last veil before those
secret springs that have been impell-
ing the administration to draw the
American republic away from its
splendid natural destiny and to drag 1t
up those toilsome, blood-stained steps
of imperial tyranny to "glory-crowned
heights" At last we understand the
frantic enthusiasm in certain quarters
for an "Anglo-American alliance
against the rest of the world"
The "glory-crowned heights" are at
last in fall view. Upon them we see q
people sweating and toiling, paying
enormous taxes and pouring out their
blood to enrich syrdicators and mon
Cpolists.
Mr.. Mckinley and his friends have
thelr fingers at the public pulse. Does
1t respond to their shout for glory and
patriotism and meddling in China?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

and pretty appearance for very little
work or money. Twelve yards Of the
tambour is sufficient for both sham
and va.ance, at a cost of SO for the en-
tire outfit, the sheet being generally
obtainable from the spare stock of
partly worn household bedding, or cas-
lily secured for, at most, fifty cents;
the whole will be found dainty and
practicable and preferable to more ex-
Densive and less washable %va,ances.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

and causing it to fade. The neck Is
encirclcd by a navy collar edged with
a narrow lace ruchc. The sleeves are
trimmed with narrow linen plaits,
crossing each other. The skirt, which
is made up over a ground to match the
ribbon, pink or blue, or white if pre-
fcrrcd, is long, fiat over the hips, but
with narrow linen plaits in the back.
The front is trimmed with lace inscr-
ion. The bottom is trimmed with two
large gathered lace hounces.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

Plaid cloth dress, with an overskirt
reaching but half way, bordered with
pale yellow to match the stripe in the
cloth. The revers are also of the same.
Mousseline de sole of deeper yellow is
shirred into a yoke, and falls graceful
]y in front. The belt and collar are of
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Peach Pattie1.

Pare six large ripe peaches; chop
fine and season with sugar and a little
lemon juice. Fill deep rich patty shells
with the mixture; heap sweetened me-
ringue on top, brown slightly in the
over and serve cold.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

A good cure for e wife's insomnia is
for her husband to come home earlier.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

It is a poor preacher indeed who
can't tell people more than they can
practice.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

"Disperse, We rebels, dispersed" That
has a familiar sound. 1t is a command
of Gen. Otis to the Filipino rebels, or
was it said more than a century ago by
a British officer to some New England
rebels who had concluded they would
like to do what the Filipinos wish to
%do-have Observation-Disclosures
%Johnstown, Pa.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

The exposure Df the secret alliance
between the Mckinley administration
and Great Britain. which explains the
nauseating AnglO-Saxon twadGle that
has filled the republican papers during
the past year, has a very depressing ef-
feet upon the Irish and German repub-
Unconstitutional Watchman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

n now Il syndicators are "feel-
Ing the public pulse" for Mr.. Mckinley
to see how the people will take a pro-
posal that our government interfere in
China to enforce a corrupt concession
and to establish y p~rotectorate in China
to enable these syDdicators to enrich
themselves.
What have the United States to gain
by interference in China?
Do we van a part Of the Chinese
empire, which if we took it would al
ready be a vested right" a private
possession OF a small group Of Ameri-
can syndicators? Can we in honesty
interfere in the sovereign Chinese state
to enforce a corrupt contract which
China ought to r%epudiate for her own
sake? Shall we expend American
money and perhaps American blood in
obtaining for a few of our private cit
liens a monopoly which cannot posi-
bly, benefit the masses of our people,
since all the trade >hat results will be
in the hands Of the monopolists? Shall
we become the money to pull chestnuts
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

The street car strikes at Brooklyn
and Cleveland have apparently ended.
we cannot learn that the strikers
gained anything except experience and
mat does not seem to teach them any
thing. If the men would be as unani-
nous at the ballot box as they are at
a strike their energy might amount to
something.-People's Press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

When thieves agree let honest meg
beware. The alliance of British-Amer-
lean m~onopolists threatens us as we'll
as the Ch~inese.-Wilmington (Del.)
Justice.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-20
A LOYAL ENGLISH. GIRL
She Took a Dare TO FLY Her Que ems
Flag and Almost Caused Riot.

Greenwich. COnn.-Becaus a cir
refused to be dared a riot was narrow
Iy averted at Shippan Point. near here
on July 4. Miss Muriel Russell, an
English girl, a guest OF her uncle. Rob
eTt Fosdick, was dared to run up the
English colors from the fagstaf in
front of her Uncle's house on the
Fourth of July. She did not ware for
the dawn of independence day, but
flung the colors to the breeze on Mon
day. That night flag and pole disap-
peared
Miss Russell made another flag and
nothing daunted displayed it from an
upper window There it waved tri-
umphantly until shutdown while neigh
hors ragged and one even went SO far
as to display a revolver while taking
with Mr.. Fosdick
The household was aroused early
Tuesday morning by the sound of
some one saving wood. When Mss
Russell looked out of the window rha
pole was missing and a crowd was
running across the lawn. She imme-
diately started out for Stamford for
another English flag. bE. none was 70
Re had, so she purchased maternal and
by noon had made one.
HS dltSHllOI u My OF upper ann
Selectman Holly was called to the
sight of the waving British colors, and
they went 70 see Mr.. Fosdick. 4 told
him" said Mayor Upper Wednesday.
that there was fear Of a disturbance
He gave me a short answer. and when
told him that the neighbors objected
TO the flag and that il might be well
for the public peace if it were taken
down, he said: The people can go tn
the devil That ended my talk with
him.
Seiectman Holly and Mr.. Brown. a
neighbor OF FoSd.ck, went TO the lat
ter's pace. but say they were ordered
away after being threatened with
whip. Another caller drew a revolver.
but went away without using it.
Mr. Fosdick said Wednesday: The
Incident was a huge joke Ny niece.
who is loyal - her home, was dared
by several of our neighbors 20 fly the
English flag on the Fourth. and they
ssid # she did i would be torn down
l advised against it. but 1 decided TO
uphold her. / told her that there was
no law against it. but that il was a
foolish sh.ng to do
It IS said that M Fosdick intends
TO erect two flag poles of the same size
flying the stars and stripes from tho
one and the British flag from the
York Herald.