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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

tives Of any OF your fellow travellers
than as plain, unvarnished Samuel
Crops, the forger."
You blackSuar1-you-"
Pray do not forget that Miss Lut-
trell Is present" interrupted the major
in low, concentrated tones. But it Is
useless to attempt to argue the point
Your guilt IS now thoroughly estab-
ilshed That check, which Fortunate
ly fell into my hands last night, also a
few lines Of your writing and the i'm
precision Of the forged signature upon
piece of blotting paper, are all the
proofs that were needed to join the
links in enc long cnair of evidence ;
and, since the whole affair rests with
the authorities at Scotland Yard, you
Will very speedily have an opportunity
OF explaining anything that you wish
to be made known to one of their rep
rcsentatives"
Here a warning Shrek from the en-
CINE made him suddenly stop short
and, with an anxious glance at the adj
vancing porter, turned hurriedly to
Evelyn
Miss Luttrell, what can I say for
myself? You have heard both Falk-
lands statement and my own. Which
do you believe? / am afraid that my
story sounds almost as suspicious as
hi3. In fact, you know less OF me.
But, on my honor, | assure you that
adv Howard 10 NJ bn bn. al
you can trust mc"--with a suuplicat-
ing look that was far more potent than
wcrds-"cCme! Will take you
straight back TO her at once."
Already the train was beginning to
move. The porter had actually reached
door For one instant Evelyn hesi-
tated, whilst her gaze wandered from
the cold cynical countenance OF Gil
bert Falkland to The dark, handsome
enc of Major Brown, ard then, with a
little SILVER, she thrust out her hand
to the one held out 10 her, ard an
swercA in Il low, hurried tone
Il will comet
And the next moment sic was stand
Ing or the platform watching tAe criT-
son lamp C the departing train rapid
ly disappearing il the gathering ,nis.s
OF the summer Cyfning. alone vita the
man whom for the past lour-and-twcn-
ty hours she and he: amt, and even
Falkland himself. had been regarding
IN the light of the most notorious
criminal.
A few minutes conversation with
one OF the porters ELECTED the fact
that there was no train back to Salt
cliffe that night. There was, however,
gig available which would convey
them the eight miles to their Gcstina-
ton.
(TO be continuel)
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
His ChiSf Concern,

A party Of eXcursiQnists visiting
large city on one of the Great Lakes
during the summer went out one fine
morning for a sail. There We're sew
eral enthusiastic amateur photograph
ers on board, and in their zeal for tax
ing Snapshots Of the shore scenery
as they sailed along they did not notice
that the wind was freshening and the
lake becoming rough. At last, how
ever, an unusually high wave rocked
the boat, and one of the young men
standing near the gunwale lost his
balance and pitched headlong into the
water. He was good swimmer, but
1t was several minutes before the boat
could be rounded to, and when he was
finally reached with the aid Of line
and dragged on board he was almost
exhausted. That was narrow
escape, Charley" said one of his
friends, after the young man had
partially recovered his breath, and was
able to speak. "Yes!' he gasped.
Another lurch like that and my cam
era would have gone overheard"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
UTAH'S CAVE OF ICE.
ONE OF THE WORLDS NATURAL
CURIOSiTIES
Located In tho Northwestern Fart OF
Tho State and Bids Fair 10 Become u
Rival OF Kcntucky's Famous Mann
moth Cave.

Utah has produced another Won
So remarkable is this ice cave
that it bids fair to become rival
of that other subterranean marvel,
Mammoth cave. According to the san
Francisco Chronicle it is located in
northwestern Utah, near Lake Badly,
one of the highest peaks of the Wa
satch range. The cave has been eX-
plored a distance Of coo feet from its
mouth, but there exploration has been
stopped by log jam that has closed
the opening into the next underground
chamber The mouth of the cave Is
twenty feet wide and forty feet high.
A few feet from the entrance is mon
strous iciCle or ice column eight feet IN
diameter. 1t reaches frcm the floor to
the ceiling, a distance of seventy-lVe
feet. The column has been formed by
the dripping of the water overhead.
1t is clear sapphire-like blue. Pass
ing this great guarding column, the
explorer finds a dozen small pools.
Some of them are covered with a coat
Of ice two inches thick of Il solidity
to charm a skater. Others are of
warm almost hot air. The pools are
fed by small streams, some hot, some
cold, that COZe from crannies in the
wall. All about stand pillars Of ice
little smaller than the giant guarding
the entrance There are perhaps fifty
Of these. Sta!actites of ice are pendent
from the ceiling. The most curious
feature of the cave is that q dozen cur
rents CT air, varying in temperature
from Arctic cold to Sahara heat, play
about in it, and make the visitor fancy
he is having an attack of asue Some
times Il fierce food from Brush
creek drives a mass of floating logs
through the entrance OF the cave, and
across its thousand feet OF pools Of
varying temperature to the mouth of
the second of the series Of caves, eff
fectually barricading it. There is no
warning of the wonders beneath until
you come to the edge of a precipice in
Mount Baldy's rocky environs. Look
ing over the sixty-foot precipice you
see a big dark hole at the left and be-
meath YOU As though nature would
guard this wonderful cave from sight
of man she has thrown great wall OF
lime rock across the entrance Nor
mon settlers had heard of this cave OF
ice from vagrant Indians, but it re-
manned for two snub-nosed, edhaired
freckled urchins of 10 and y years to
find it while 'herdin' cows
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
ODD ENGINEERING,
Water, Taken from the Pacific, Sent to
Atlantic Ocean.

Water, Taken from the Pacific, Sent to
Atlantic Ocean.
1t is a remarkable fact that water
which flows naturally into the Gulf of
California and thence into the Pacific
ocean has been virtually lifted across
the backbone of the Rocky mountains,
and now, after being used for irriga-
ton, finds its way into the Gulf of
Mexico. A number Of small streams
on the other side OF Longs peak,
which flow into Grand lake and thence
into the Colorado river, have been di-
verted by ditch that finds its way
through 10000 feet high into the head
waters of the Poudre. Some 400 cubic
feet per second has thus been diverted
from the Pacific TO the Atlantic slope,
where the water is used for irrigating
additional farms in Larimer county.
1t is not strictly correct to say that
this water has been lifted across the
range. But feat OF sinuous engineer
ing has diverted it, which amounts to
the same thing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
A PRACTICAL. TEST.
It Upset Some OF the Ideas Ono Man
Was Bent on Propngating.

It Upset Some OF the Ideas Ono Man
Was Bent on Propngating.
This citizen of Detroit has a good
position with railroad company.
What happened him at home the other
evening will explain some things that
it would take long to relate. Il don't
care what you call it," he said earnest
~ to his wife. 1T may be Christian
science, faith cure, magnetism. hyp-
notism CT pure Imagination. But it
does the business. and that's all care
to know" What makes you remain
baldheaded then?' she asked, irrever-
emily. Don't get funny, now. I'm
talking about actual pain or sickness,
not about creating something like
teeth, hair or flesh that you've lost.
When l thought l had that bad at
tack Of malaria, l just made up my
mind that it was delusion and that
was the end of it, The day that pic
ture dropped down on me | could have
sworn at first that my head was brok-
en-. but I just said to myself that it
wasn't, and it wasn't. Now you have
the earache. Let me try, and make
yourself just as receptive as you can.
That's right, hold my hand You have
no pain; you are thinking Of better
things" But there ended the expert
ment. He let out a screech like
panther, grabbed one Of his slippered
feet in both his hands and went hop
ping about the room, loudly using the
most shocking language. His portly
wife had rocked on his toes. Had she
been tactful, she would have soothed
and petted him, but she mockingly told
him he had no pain. He vociferously
told her to go to blazes and other re-
mote places. No telling what domestic
tragedy was averted by the coming of
company, but he submitted to sooth-
ing applications, and the next day he
carefully replenished the family mcdi-
cine chest.-Detroit Free Press.
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President Krugcr's Father.

The bitter feeling which Paul Kru-
ger cherishes toward the British Is GER
tainly not lessened by the memory that
his own father was the man who fired
the first shot at the English troops
at Boomplatz in 1S4S, and by the fur
Their thought that he was one Of those
who were driven by the English to
take part in the great trek" of 1886.
Again, in 1854: when the Beers petit
toned the queen to be allowed to re-
main under the protection Of the Brit
ish flag, the elder Kruger was one Of
its signers. The answer Of the duke Of
Newcastle, who returned the petition
with the remark that it could not be
entertained and that England had al
ready extended its rule too far in AZ
RIGA, has always been remembered by
Kruger and his associates as an I'M.
dying insult
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
OYSTER EATING,

The capacity or y New Orleans Cit,zon
young man sitting on stool In
an oyster bar the other night had last
finished his fourth dozen. He drew q
satisfied sigh and looked at the barri-
cade Of empty shells with a mixture Of
pride and apprehension. Gee whiz!"
he exclaimed, that must be pretty
near record, amt it," The opener
smiled scOrnfully and went on Washing
his knife. Such foolish assertion did
not call for Il reply. "Well,' said the
young man, trifie chop-fallen. cts
certainly right fair snack. What's
the most You ever knew anybody to
eat?' "Straightaway. or heats?" in
QHlred the opener, with an air of one
who weighs his words "Oh, right at
one time; hand running. y know"
well, the most ] ever opened for any
body myself was fifteen dozen an a.
half, for two-whcn l was working on
Royal street. One gentleman eat eight
dozen and half and the other gentle
man eat seven Dozen" Eight and
half!' said the young man, enviously.
Holy snakes That's 1O2 oysters!"
They was large oysters, too" con-
tinued the opener, land that makes all
the difference in the world. A dozen
such oysters is equal to three dozen
small c,llls, and you want to bear that
in mind when you hear fellows blow
ing about their records. Five dozen.
though. is nothing out Of the way In
the winter time. I open that many
for single customers every night"
What's supposed to be the record
among the oyster openers in town?'
well, they say man ate seventeen
dozen, medium size, at a place here
last season. He came from New Iberia
and he wasn't big man to look at,
either, but he sure had capacity. The
shells filled barrel" Yes, that's
straight spoke ZIP q customer from
the other end Of the bar Il was there
when ne did it, but pshaw! that
wasn't anything. l claim the cham
pionship myself. 1 won it about six
years ago, eating barrel CT oysters in
Wholesale house here, opening them
myself as ! went along. l admit they
We're not very big, but the score was
306, and up to date l haven't heard Of
anybody who has beaten it, The
speaker was well-known resident Of
New Orleans, and several bystanders
confirmed his statement. The young
man with the four dozen record
changed the SubjeCt.--New Orieanl
Democrat
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
STORY ABOUT INGERSOLL.
He Had No Faith in That Particular
Egg,


Here is an entirely new story about
the late Col. Ingersoll, which is quite
as good and fully as genuine as the
usual run of them, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. When Ingersoll was a
young man he went into short-order
restaurant in Peoria and called for an
egg. You are an agnostic, think"
said the waiter, who was also a college
student in the winter, and had just as
ISOLATED himself with the restaurant
business. Your habit of thinking has
not betrayed you this time-I am" re-
piled Ingersoll. Then you do not
have faith in the integrity of this egg"
quoted the waiter. II have no faith in
its integrity" replied Bob. Il have
no faith in anything. l believe only in
what see or in what is proved to me"
II have faith in the egg.' said the stu
dent, and he regarded the colonel with
sad eyes. my faith tells me that it
contains yolk." my doubt admits
nothing OF the kind" said the agnostlc.
So the student broke the egg, and, 10!
1t contained chicken! But the fact is
the agnostic took an unfair advantage
Of the student. He had eaten at that
restaurant before.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

Mysterious
Major. ..
CHAPTER EIII.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER EIII.-(Continued.)
Dropped 1t! You do not mean to
gay that the letter is lost?' exclaimed
Falkland, starting forward with a look
of terrible anxiety on his face Really,
Miss Luttrell. how very" But dis
covering Miss Luttrells gaze concen-
tratad upon him in absolute amaze
ment, he seemed suddenly to bethink
himself, for, leaning back against the
cushions, he folded his arms with an
air Of calm completeness and laughed
indolently. 1T is SO annoying, l al
ways think, to lose ones correspond
ence; one never cares to have ones
private affairs published from the
housetops. But, great heavens. why
are we stopping herc?" Falkland
sprang up from his seat and let down
the window with bang as the train
began to slacken speed.
Why, what do you mean? We stop
at Redhill. of course; this Is where
Parker will be waiting with the lug
gage" and Evelyn commenced rubbing
vigorously at the window nearest her.
at the same time peering out anxiously
through the din.ned glass in the hopo
or catching glance Of the missing
maid.
But Falkland, who had his head half
way out OF the window as the train
came to standsti!l b. the side Of the
lamp-lit station, all at once drew back
into the carriage and brought up the
window again with resoundng bang.
Redhill, Miss Luttrcll? Oh, did
not eXplain?" AS he turned his face
toward her Evelyn noticed that he was
deadly pale. This train was not
down on the time table to stop here
Lynwood is the first stopping place;
SO that it will be the next station
where Parker is to he found"
Are you sure?" Evelyn bent for
ward anxiously. Had you not better
ask somebody to make certain? Yes
here comes guard; ask him"
She had risen to her feet and was
about to lay her hand upon the win
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
I'M MENSE SPIDERS,
Insects in Ceylon That Arc beyond All
Com pa riSOn.

Comrn rison.
Far up in the mountains of Ceylon
there is spider that spins a web like
bright yellowish silk, the center net
of which is five feet in diameter, while
the supporting lines, or guys, as they
are called, measure sometimes ten or
twelve feet, says the Cleveland Leader,
and, riding quickly in the early morn
ing, you may dash right into the stout
threads, twining round your face like
lace veil, while, as the creature who
has woven it takes up his position in
the middle. he generally catches you
right in the nose, and, though he sell
dom bites or stings, the contact of his
large body and long legs is anything
but pleasant. If you forget yourself
and try to catch him, bite he will, and,
though not venomUus, his jaws are as
powerful rs a birds beak, and you are
not likely to forget the encounter. The
bodies of these spiders are very hand
somcly decorated being bright gold o.
scarlet underneath, while the upper
part is covered with the most delicate
slate-colorcd fur. So strong are the
webs that birds the size of larks are
frequently caush, therein, and even
the small but powerful scaly lizard
falls victim. The writer has often
sat and watched The yellow monster
measuring, when waiting for his prey,
with his legs stretched out, fully six
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
The major smiled.

The major smiled.
We'll, perhaps not, when one takes
into consideration that on the one
hand the statement comes from a man
who would stoop to anything In order
TO secure his own ends-an individual,
In fact, who habitually carries about
with him supply Of a most dangerous
drug, which he administers. as oc-
casion requires, to any passing ac-
quaintance. That reminds me, Mr..
Falkland. For the future, a third of
that amount which you gave to me last
night will be quite enough; and even
then you will have plenty of time to
make a thorough search and disap-
pear, bag and baggage, before your un-
fortunate victim, whoever he may be.
has enjoyed more than his allotted
share of dreams; only be quite sure
he does drink it-that is all. had the
sense not to do &C."
Il beg your pardon, Major Brown;
but, If you wish to insnuate--"
THANK you, wish to insinuate
nothing. / am merely anxious for you
to know that you have not been quite
as lucky as usual in the choice Of your
subjects" Here the major raised his
foot to the carriage step and looked
steadily at Falkland you may never
have seen me before--1 do not suppose
so. or you would hardly have behaved
as you havel-but once had the pleas
ure of seeing you. Possibly he con-
tinued, you may recollect the time OF
which am thinking 1t was at Monte
Carlo, just before the notorious forg-
cry affair was made public. But per-
haps my name Is not altogether un-
familiar to you. Most likely"-and he
pulled out case of cards and handed
one across to him-"you will recog-
nize It,"
"A deathly paleness came over Falk-
lands face.
sSir Adrian Beauchamp indeed" he
muttered. flinging the piece Of paste
board to the ground in sudden tu-
multi Of wrath. who do you suppose
would be fool enough to be taken in
by such q piece of trickery as that?"
Yet the mere question Of identifi-
cation becomes the simplest matter in
the world" was the majors reply. as
he gave one swift, furtive glance in
Eyelyn's direction, smile involun-
|'tarily crossing his face. The difficulty
has been to remain incognito all this
time. AS foryou, suppose you would
prefer to sail along under false colors
as long as possible. AS Gilbert Falk-
land you have more scope altogether-a
better chance. In fact, Of claiming an
acquaintance with the absent rela-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
CHAPTER XIV.

There was an awful silence, and then
Evelyn passed her hand with a gesture
Of dazed bcwildcrment across her eyes
| and slowly recovered herself.
"a forgcry-that letter." she gaspcd.
ooh, surely, you are mistaken. lit
cannot be-"
Yet, even as she spoke. even rs her
eyes rested for one brief moment upon
the majors face, terrible fear took
possession of her, and, starting to her
feet, she made one quick movement
toward the door. Instantly, however,
hand was laid upon her arm.
Miss Luttrell, what are YOU doing?
Arc you mad? Have your senses for
salen you?" cXpostulat"d Falkland
with sudden vchcmcncc. that you
can believe such an absurd, really out
ragcous Fabrication?
You mean to say
! THAT it is Il liza downright iic,"
| he exclaimed, al his pcnt-up fury
bursting into a namc-''as ! myself
happened to see Lady Howard passing
on her way to the station now more
| than an hour agO!"
You saw her driving paste Evelyn
gave one wild dcspairing glance
around.
And at ten minutes to nine | left
her sitting in her own room at the
| Royal George. Miss Luttrell," declared
the major in the same peculiarly calm
tone. (which do you believer"
Which? Great heavens. do you
suppose there is any question:" in
terrupted Falkland, with a harsh
! laugh.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
KING LEOPOLD'S DAUGHTER.

Princess Stephanie OF Belgium, whose
marriage to Count Lonyay Of Austria
Hungary has recently been announced,
is the second daughter Of King Leo
pold II. of Belgium, and her dow-7
will prove quite an important accom-.
paniment to the hand with which she
will honor her future husband. Prin-
cess Stephanie was born May 81, 1864,
and on May 10. 1881. she was married
to Archduke Diedo Rudolf, son Of En-
peror Francis Joseph, and heir to the
imperial throne. When her husband
died, in January, 1889, the chance Of
the archduchess to be empress passed
away, and she has lived in quiet ever
since. Her sister Louise, who mar
ried Prince Philip Of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, is noted for the extravaganza If
not the insanity Of her character, be-
ing as wild in her ways as Stephanie
is the reverse. The future wife Of
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USE OF COCA
In Bolivia and Its Wonderful Tonic RI
fccts Upon Indians.

lcCtS upon InulAnS
Sucre (Bolivia) Cor Chicago Rec
ord: The Indians regard the coca
with extreme reverence. Won Tschudi,
the Austrian scientist, who made a
most thorough study Of the ancient
customs of the Incas, says: During
divine worship the priests chewed coca
leaves, and unless they were supplied
with them it was believed that the
favor of the gods could not be pro-
pitiated. 1t was also deemed necessary
that the supplicator for divine grace
should approach the priests with an
'acullico' in his mouth. 1t was believed
that any business undertaken without
the benediction of coca leaves could
not prosper, and to the shrub itself
was rendered. During an interval of
more than 800 years Christianity has
not been able to subdue this deep
rooted idolatry, for everywhere we find
traces of belief in the mysterious pow
ers OF this plant. The excavators in
the mines of Cerro del Pasco throw
chewed coca upon the hard veins of
metal in the belief that it softens the
ore and renders it more easy to work.
The Indians even at present time put
coca leaves in the mouths of dead per-
sens in order to secure them a fav-
orable reception on their entrance into
another world, and when Peruvian
on a journey falls in with mummy,
he. with timid reverence, presents to
it some coca leaves as his pioIs offer
ing One of the scientific explorers
who has been working up in this
region told me of his experience with
coca chewer. "A man was employed
by me-" he said, lin very laborious
digging. During the five days and
nights he was in my service he never
tasted food and took only two hours
sleep each night, but at intervals or
two hours and q half or three hours he
repeatedly chewcd about half an ounce
of coca leaves and kept an 'acullico'
continually in his mouth. I was con-
stantly beside him, and therefore had
the opportunity Of closely observing
him. The work for which | had en-
gagged him being finished, lie accom-
panied me on two days journey
across the level ground. Though on
foot, he kept the pace OF my mule and
halted only for the chaccar (chewing).
On leaving me he declared that he
would willingly engage himself again
for the same amount CT work an@ --hal
he would go through it without food il
l would but allow him sufficient sup
ply of coca. The village priest as
sured me that this man was G2 years
of age and that he had never known
him to be i'll in his life