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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

way station on the stage road yer
which all travel between the places
passes, when the driver was consider
ably taken aback by hearing the famil-
lar old command of the early border
days, Halt! Hands up!"
Following the sound Of the voice, he
say the old vision of the big mouths
Of gun barrels and he quickly obeyed
orders. The passengers, who were only
three, poked their heads through the
windows to see what was the matter.
They saw, and with appraised hands
Joined the stage driver in the middle
of the road, while the reeking horses
stood with dropping heads and he
taller of the two bandits went through
them and Invested them of about $3.50
in money, a revolver and a gold watch.
During this interesting proceeding the
slighter Of the two kept the quartette
covered with a double-barreled shot
gun. In spite of the exciting event,
one of the passengers, a miner, was
not too nervous to study the pair who
were relieving him OF his world goods.
He noticed that the hand upon the
trigger was slender and white and not
in harmony with the rough attire
worn, which consisted of an ordinary
suit OF rough but fairly neat, though
dusty, clothes. topped by a broad
brimmed sombrero and a 'kerchief.
Continuing his Investigations further.
he noticed q regularity and softness Of
the features that were striking under
the circumstances. and, to crown all,
the hair was drawn up in a knot.
which was hidden under the broad
brimmed hat. He was certain 1t was
a woman. 1t was Pearl Hart, who had
nerved herself to become q female
highwayman, masquerading in mans
he oiliments. The stage drove on and
the robbers disappeared. The travel
ers took it philosophically. but when.
the telegraph office was reached at
Globe the story of the robbery and
descriptions Of the robbers went to
sherifs and papers, and another Of
Arizona's long chases after criminals
was on. 1t was three days before the
sheriff Of Pima county and his posse
struck the trail.
The robbers had started southeast on
foot to either gain the railroad or Mex
leo. They had pressed on W lonely
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white fur hearthrug, talking to her
father. A sudden change passed over
the face which before had been only
beautiful. No other man ever carried
himself with such careless grace as
this man. AS he stood, only the back
of his head visible, she knew that it
was Valdane; her breath came more
quickly, her heart beat faster at the
thought. She stood perfectly still, her
eyes fixed upon him. Then he turned
slowly round, saw her, and at once
came forward. She moved not an
inch, but remained where she was. the
brilliantly lighted room bringing out
every point Of her beauty.
Their hands met, and in that mo-
ment she knew that he was changed.
He looked i'll and worn, but in her
eyes a ~thousandfold more lovable. His
greeting was cordial, but 1t lacked the
delightful tone Of mutual understand
Ing. Almost in terror she scanned his
face for the wherefore, but found it
not.
II did not know that you had come"
she said.
II arrived two or three hours ago.
They told me you were somewhere in
the grounds, SO l went to look for
you-as far as the lakeside. Then l
came back; you were being we'll en-
tertained and did not want me-"
Lady Mildred's ebbing spirits came
rushing back in swift flow. She
thought she had a key now to his cold
greeting and worm appearance. It was
love OF her, she thought, which was
telling upon him; she had accom-
plished her object, she had made VAL
dane jealous.
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x.-Continued.

CHAPTER X.-Continued.
Have you q sister? l didn't know.
What is her name?"
Mary. / should like you to know
herr
And who Is Miss Lilbourne? Does
she live with you?"
"She is an orphan; my father and
mother adopted her." said Bernard, his
eyes fixed upon the sketch.
rs she pretty?" asked Mildred in
her slow, direct way.
"Yes-very."
And she won't sit still when you
ask her? How very unkind!"
"Oh, she was always very busy, you
know!" said Bernard in some confu-
sion. Tine girls had always plenty to
do, but, thanks to old Miss selwyn,
that's i've now"
The sketch finished, he showed 1t to
Lady Mildred, who was evidently
much struck.
How clever you are to do SO much
with so few touches! / should like to
show 1t to my father. Will you, Mr..
6telling-Selwyn, / mean-be so kind
- to give It to me?"
7 had meant to keep it." he said
hesitatingly, "as a remembrance of
n Of those golden days which don't
come twice. but I'll make a bargain
with you. Lady Mildred"
"A bargain?"
You shall have this sketch If you
VIII give me your photograph. l have
one photograph Of you"
Indeed"
"Yes but 1t was taken a long time
back. You gave it to me at oxford.
Il doesn't do you justice now, Nav |
have another?"
Well, think that 1t would be only
fair," she assented. "a photo of me is.
after all. a poor return for this clever
little sketch"
Lady Mildred"
NAY; I mean to pay a compliment
not to fish for one, / assure you"
He leaned against the tree thought
FULLY for a minute or two, and there
q q brief silence.
1T Is growing cooler" he said at
last. Come down to the water and
! will row you about"
1T will remind me Of Commemora-
tion!" she said merrily, as he helped
her out OF the hammock.
"Your brother tells me that Mr..
Martineau. Of the firm OF Leroy &
Nartineau, is your cousin. Lady Mil
dred," he remarked, as they walked to-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
quarrel Ends In Murder.

An old quarrel between William
Lodwin and Mark Hay, fellow-workI-
men at the Parish coke works, near
Dunbar, Pa, breaking out anew, LODI
win was shot by his enemy in cold
blood. The men met in a house. where
they became involved in a quarrel.
Hay left the place and soon returned,
shotgun in hand. He dared Lodwin to
come out, and the latter, a fiery little
man. promptly accepted the challenge.
Lodwin told Hay that he was afraid to
shoot, at which the gun was promptly
discharged. the entire load taking eff
feet in Lodwin's thigh. He died in q
few minutes. His murderer surren-
dered to officers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
LARGE SUMS
Demanded of Bootblacks for Chair
Privileges in OHIc Buildings.

Demanded OF Bootblacks for Chair
Privileges in Office Buildings.
Since the bootblack's profession has
followed the general modern trend
toward Organization" it seems to have
become a highly remunerative pursuit.
The latest development and the one
that best illustrates how the business
must pay is the rent that is charged
for bootblacks' chairs in the new giant
Office buildings. There are several Of
these structures in which the exclusive
shoe-shining rights are rated as being.
worth from 81, 900 to $4,000 a year in
rental to the owners of the buildings.
In one Of the newest and hugest,
scarcely yet finished, a man recently
offered $1,000 for the privilege of op-
Grating ten chairs for a year. This
sum was refused without an instant's
consideration, the owners asserting
that $4,000 a year was the least they
would accept.
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But when the cottage at Bourne.
mouth had been taken, the trains
looked out, and the day Of departure
hxed, Marguerite electrified them all
BY gently refusing to go.
! have no right to a farthing Of
Demands money" she said, "and I
should not feel happy, thank YOU"
But. but, my DEAR" splutterea the
good doctor, that's false delicacv Won
know-that's straining a point! You
surely may accept favors from the man
you are engaged to-"
bernard and I are not engaged /.
she returned with quiet persistence.
then, after a short pause, nor ever
shall be-" she added.
We shall see what Bernard vii. saw
to that" said Mary. HE is the univ
person that can manage you. Mar.
guerite."
Marguerite smiled.
We won't discuss It," she sa,d
steadily. Only l am not going 70
Bournemouth." ~
Inere was no shaking her decision.
Her Will was indomitable. and uncon-
sciously she Influenced all. Wit,
quiet tact she persuaded them an =
start without her. and lived on ~
herself In the dull. close London
house. looking eagerly each day for 4
possible answer to the advertisement
which Bernard had inserted I'll the
West OF England newspapers.
Had Valdane Martineau known Of
that advertisement II would have oc-
casioned him "a uneasiness. a
rather strange thing had occurred on
the morning the day after he paid his
visit to the stellings. house. a box
Of exquisite, cut. hot-house flowers had
arrived for Miss Lilbourne. No mes
sage or card accompanied them, and
Marguerite vas thoroughly mystiaed,
Mary thought that Bernard had sen,
them. hut. on being written to on the
subject. he WAS obliged to disclain
any knowledge OF them. Each day ar.
rived j fresh selection OF choice and
delicate blossoms; they were brought
~ ! man from . floral depot, who
knew nothing OF the person who had
ordered them or. anything about IL
Margusrite loved flowers and. left
alons n her glory, she grew to hail the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
THE RAGE FOR PUBLICITY.
The Mania for Destroying All Privacy
Is Growing Among Us.

Is Growing Among Us.
Yes, we are growing very publi~
Lack of respect for private life and
private friendship is a serious part Of
publicity sart which really matters
Stories ana tittle-tattle about the
great, or the Qerely known, matter
far less when they do not proceed
from friends and ra9tives, but we
have a sufficiency of them. The mat
ter goes farther, indeed, for many pa
pers are full of the very ordinary pro-
ceedings Of people known to nobody
but their friends, but presumably
known by sight to the strange witness;
you read how some young man, who is
very likely a minor clerk in a bank or
a subaltern in a militia regiment, has
been "seen walking in Sloane street."
Or you read how some half dozen peo-
pie, whose reputation is, or should be,
entirely private, were 1.-The only men I
saw" at the opera. l venture to u 6
gest two improvements on all this. One
is that the names should be fictitious;
they would mean quite as much as the
others to the general pubic, and an
advantage would be that weird and
fascinating stories might be told about
them without fear of libel actions. The
other improvement is that all little So
cieties and lotteries should hire col
umns in newspapers to be filled exclu-
sively with their picnics and "at
homes" 1t might end in free publicity
being granted, like education, by the
state. In this way we all, from loot
ing to Tennessee, would have the graf
ification now enjoyed by the subaltern
in Sloane street, of seeing our doings,
our %shoppings, and saunterings, and
supper parties, recorded in print, and
so at last the Spirit of the Age would
find complete expression.-G. S.
Street in the Pail Mall Magazine.
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CLAIMS A GIFT FROM A SPIRIT.
Says Her Father Appeared to Her and
Made Her His Heir.

~
Alexander Devore of Quincy, Ill.,,
son and administrator of the estate of
Andrew Devore, has applied for a cita-
ton in the county court requiring
Sarah ]. Hitchcock to come into court
and produce all the personal property
of the estate in her possession. De,
wore died Jan. % last, and the admin
istrator has since been unable to get
hold of any of the personal estate. 1t
is all in possession of the daughter of
Devore, Mrs. Hitchcock, who is a spir-
itualist and claims that since her
fathers death his spirit has communi-
Gated with her and given her all the
furniture, farm equipment and per-
sonal property a. well as confirmed her
possession of the farm of 260 acres.
She says she will defend her rights
with a shotgun if necessary. A suit
to set aside a deed to the farm itself
will be commenced in the Circuit court.
Mrs. Hitchcock is the wife Of Paymas-
ter Hitchcock of the Wabash, who
lives at st. Louis. The estate of An
drew Devore is valued at about SIS, 900.
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I Think Not

The father of the present Lord Alb
ingdon. who was remarkable for the
stateliness of his manners, one day
riding through a village in the vicinity
of Oxford, met a lad dragging a calf
along the road, who, when his. lordship
came up to him. made a stop andstared
him full in the face. His lordship
asked the boy If he knew him. He
replied: "Ees," What is my name?,
said his lordship. why, Lord Abing-
don," replied the lad. Then why don't
you take of your hat?" $50 / will,
sur" said the boy, "if yell hold the
calf."-Answers.
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gether through the park to the water.
Yes, he is," she answered, without
raising her head.
1T Is strange. He has the man
agement Of some business for Miss Lii
bourne"
Indeed. Did she 30 to him by
chance! Z" "
Quite by chance. She says he is
very kind and painstaking. shall be
glad to meet him."
= can't fancy valdane a solicitor"
che said, Laughing. He is go essen
TALLY q society man."
Bernard saw that he had started an
unwelcome topic. He adroitly changed
the subject.
The water was the great feature Of
The Clarisdale estate. It was q beau
tiful irregular-shaped lake. with q
small island In the middle. much used
Tor picnics. Bernard thought there
might be many worse ways Of spend
1ngfassummer afternoon than sculhng
Idly III the shade Of the great trees. on
Tho classy surface Of the water. with
Lady Mildred,s proud, sweet face be-
fosls him shaded ~ her wide-brimmed
Mt.
Aslong silence fell upon both during
H. litter part sof that row. and q they
NAIke1 slowly home together under q
s1aFoa-coioredssvspins sky they hard
sppkAsat III. Lady Mildred was
11tnk33gsthaf her companion, with
~ SyaS;ss1n han6shgwn
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
PEARL HART AND HER EXPLOITS.

park. They have bred with great ra.
pidity and
But the kick of the kangaroo
M'sieu-Mon Dieu! 1t is terrible!' say
the peasants. They are not used t.
kangaroos.
The result of this and that is that the
kangarocs now have to be hunted and
exterminated. lest they become a nui'
sance. French dogs employed to CHASE
them frequently get killed by kicks
who brought the animals to France.
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Eaunuinr Health R.n..

EoiAoWAuS kheAAtn NuLeA.
Housekeeper-You don't look as II
you had washed yourself for a month.
Tramp-Please. mum. tn doctors say
tn proper time to battle is two hours
after q meal. and I haven't had any
thing you q call a meal in six weeks.
4-Tit-Bits. tg
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Her Way 81 Gettin1 4.

aicks-Does your wife ever ask yu,
for money? Wicks-Neyer. Hicks
She must be a wonder. Wicks-But
she frequently tells me to give bar
some.-Boston Transcript,
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Prescription Wanted.

Mrs. Oldham-Doctor, what shall /
do to prevent these horrid wrinkles
from coming at the corners Of my
eyes? Doctor-Stop getting old, mad.
am. Two dollars. please.
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PLAGUE OF

American Living in France Held Respon-
sible for One.
Trace a bit Of mischief anywhere in
the world and an American is as likely
as not to be at the bottom of it.
Like the plague of kangaroos in Brit,
tany, France.
an American who had lived in Aus
tralia bought an estate in Brittany and
turned some kangaroos loose in his
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

Paradoxical though it may seem.
some oficeholders are very much cut
Of place.
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Injustic.

Injustice.
It's an unmitigated libel" ex.
claimed the Filipino.
What's the natter"
This writer says we have a lazy
climate. III leave it to any unpreju-
diced thermometer maker ard germ ex-
pert to decided it If we haven't one Of
the most industrious climates in the
entire Observation-Disclosures Star.
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While there she met a stranger, of
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
MOST ATROCIOUS
MURDER AT OAKMAN
White Man Shot Down by Un-
known ASSaSSinS.
TWO NEGROES UNDER ARREST
Victims Name Was Knox but Details are
Meager-He Was Standing
in the Door ola Res
taurant
TWO NEGROES UNDER ARREST

An atroeious murder occurred at Oak
man, small town on the western division
of the Southern Railway, in Walker county,
last night about o'clock, the victim being
a white man named Knox, who was shot
down by unknown parties.
Meagre details of the tragedy reached the
city about 10 o'clock, and from what could
be learned the murder appears to have
been wholly unprovoked.
1t seems That Knox was standing in the
doorway Of Collins restaurant in the cen
ter of the business portion of the little
town, when Shot suddenly rang out on
the air, coming from the darkness, and
Knox fell to the floor, shot Through the
heart.
The unfortunate man was known as a
peaceable citizen, and why he should have
been shot down is a mystery. During the
afternoon, SO 1t is said he had some words
with three negroes, and two of them have
been arrested ON suspicion, although there
Is no direct evidence against them.
Little could be learned concerning Knox
except that he had a brother living at
Brookside
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
ANNUAL BANQUET
OF MEDICAL MEN
An Enjoyable Affair at the Nor
ris Hotel Last Night.
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
DR.. Wyatt Heflin Acted as Toast Master
and Many Eloquent Responses
Were Made-The Occasion
a Memorable One.

The annual banquet of the jefferson
County Medical Society took place last
night at the Norris hotel, and proved a
most enjoyable affair.
The Medical society of Jefferson county
is the ablest body of the kind in Alabama,
if not in the south, and numbers among its
membership some of the brainiest men in
the country The following members were
present at the banquet last night Drs.
Wyatt Helm, e. p. Riggs, T. d. Parke,
George S. Brown, d. f. Talley, G. W.
Brown, j. T. Brown, II. T. Helm, W. NJ.
Jordan, R. V. Mobley, G. C. Chapman, w.
p. McOdory, NJ. N. Due, J. d. Heathcock,
e. A. Jones, C. C. Jones, J. w. Hirsh, NJ.
Rogers, r. NJ Cunningham, e. p. Lacey,
George II. Stubbs Z. II. Sholl. R. c. Bank
ston, w. W. Ransom, s. L. Ledbetter, Dr.
Presley, DR.. Howell, c. II. Jernfgan, J. w.
Barclay, r. NJ. Robertson, j. c. LeGrande,
w. VI Wilder, H. NJ. Collins, J. D. Gibson.
]. 7. Coulbourne, E. II. Glass, Robert Cot
ton, L. W'haley, j. H. McCarty, DIR. Sexton,
H. NJ. Rosser Cunningham Wilson, T. L.
Robertson, A. 7. Henley.
DR.. Wyatt Helm acted as postmaster,
and the following toasts were responded
to:
Trials and Rewards OF Upright Profess
sional Conduct DR.. e. II. Sholl.
Jefferson County Medical Society,"" DIR.
Wyatt Hefln.
Some Aids TO Higher Medical Educa-
tlon," DR.. j. C. LeGrande.
'"The Doctors Girl" DIR. J. C. Chapman.
ACTIONS Speak Louder Than Words"
DIR. j. II. McCarty.
Meet Together" DIR. g. l.. Ledbetter.
Management of Hositals By Lady
Boards" DIR. T. Il. Robertson.
How the Devil Got Into the Garden of
Eden" DR.. IL NJ. Rosser.
Nothing In the World" DR.. r. M. Cum
ningham
''Bessemer," DR.. e. p. Lacey.
BABIES" Dr. T. D. Parke
Watching and Watkins" DR.. Wyatt
Hefiin.
Faith Cure" DIR. George S. Brown.
His First Case DR.. j. ID. Gibsons
A vote of thanks was extended the ban
quet committee and to Mr.. c. II. Nabb,
proprietor of the Morris.
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An appropriate gift, a 25
box of 'rexies only &1.25.
Delegate Leath IL Back

James II. Leath, representative of the
Birmingham Trades Council at the nine
teenth annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor, returned to Birming-
ham from Detroit, Mich, Thursday and re-
ported a most pleasant trip, as well as a
very profitable session. Mr.. Leath address,
ed the assembly on the proposition to or
ganize the farmers and on one or two other
propositions; also being quoted in a compre-
hensive article IN one of the Detroit papers
relative to child labor. Mr.. Leath was also
a member of the committee on the execu-
tive boards report, and did good service in
that position.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
CAPABLE TEACHERS.
Agnes Scott Institute and Its Christian
Environment

60 There is much being said today as to the
capacity of people to teach. The require
ments of teacher from every standpoint
are many. The officers at Agnes Scott In
stitute, realizing this. have secured in
structors of the highest intellectual and
moral standing They are graduates of our
great universities, and few institutions
anywhere can equal it. This, in measure,
will he a guarantee to parents that their
daughters will be properly looked after IL
sent to Agnes Scott.
The music and art departments rank with
HE best in the SOUTH
If YOU will write to the president, DR.. f.
H. Gaines, at Decatur Ga, and tell him
about your daughter he will give you hon
est advice.
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GOVERNOR JOHN STON
Refused to Be Interviewed on Action of
Trustees

Governor Johnston was in the city yester-
day, having come up from Montgomery
Thursday night.
lie was seen by a reporter and asked if
he would make a statement with reference
to the action of the trustees of the Unlver-
sity of Alabama in refusing to confirm the
recent sale of lands to the Sloss-Sheffield
steel and Iron company. He replied that
he had nothing to say at present, but that
he would make a statement in a short time
The governor left over the Southern at
4:4O p. m. for New York to spend the holt
days with Mrs. Johnston, who is in a hos
pital in that city.
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Notice Bids for Convict Labor


Mobile Ala, December, Il, 1893.
To the Birmingham Age-Herald:
Proposals for convict labor of 1900 are in
vited by the board of revenue and road
commissioners of Mobile, Ala Bids must
specify the labor to which convicts are to
he held, the place or places of employment
and must conform generally with the re-
quirements called for by bids for state con-
victs. Bids must be in and ready for con-
sideration at the regular session of the
board set for 70 o'clock noon on Monday.
the eighth 6th) day of January, A. D. 1900.
Reservation Is made of the right to reject
any or all bids in whole or in part.
Bids Should be endorsed proposals for
Convict Labor" and addressed to the I'M
dersgned.
WILLIAM II. HOLCOMBE.
President and Authorized II. L. Agent
12-16-3t sat
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
HEAVY TRAVEL
Railroads Enjoying Splendid Holiday
Business

The holiday travel ON all the railroads in
this section is exceedingly heavy. The
union depot was thronged all day yester-
day with people coming to and leaving Bir-
mingham. Every train coming to the city
carried almost as many people as could get
into the cars.
The travel from Texas to the southeast
is heavier than usual, and 1t Is estimated
that by the time uhe special rates expire
thousands of people now living in Texas
will have visited their old homes
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Enroute for the Philippines

A letter has been received by Deputy
Sheriff I. j. Hickman from his son, C. F.
Hickman, dated Honolulu, December 5.
The younger Hickman is a member of the
Thirty-eighth Volunteer regiment, and is
en- route for Manila, having sailed from
San Francisco November 20. Some coffee
and cotton accompanied the letter, the
cotton having been picked from a stalk
eight years old