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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
Aluminium Bronze.

Aluminium bronze, which is likely to
come more and more into use, is an
alloy composed in Germany Of 80 to 95
per cent of aluminium and 5 to 10 per
cent of copper, of golden color, which
keeps we'll in the air without soon be-
coming dull and changing the color.
1t can be cast excellently, can be filed
we'll and turned, possesses an extraor-
binary hardness and firmness, attains
a high degree Of polish and Is NAL
leable and forgeable. The technical
working Of the material is not essen
TALLY different from that of iron-in
fact, the metal is, especially In a warm
condition, worked like iron on an anvil,
with hammer and chisel, only that the
temperature to be maintained in forg-
Ing lies between dark and light cherry
red. In case the articles are not forged
in one piece, and the putting together
OF separate parts is a necessity, rivet-
ing, and, in particular soldering have
to be resorted to, with hard or soft
solder. Besides forging, the bronze is
we'll suited for enclosing. After fin
ishing the pieces, the metal can be
toned in different ways, as may be de.
sired, by treatment with acid.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
HAS AN EXTENSIVE REPER7oRv
Whistler OF Chicago Who Measures His
Melody in Statute Miles.

Whistler OF Chicago Who Measures His
Melody in Statute Miles.
He is a fairly good 1histler and has
some knowledge of music. He has
probably attended the grand opera and
recollects some of the airs easiest to
bring to mind. He is not a bashful
man, not inclined to hide his light
under a bushel. In fact, he distributed
melody over seven miles Of Chicago
territory yesterday morning, regard
less of the fact that the market price
on whistling was very bearish. He en-
tered an Alley IL" train at Lexington
avenue, opened his musical valve and
never left off until he debarked at
Fifth avenue and Madison. He broke
all records in this city, at least for
continuous performance" whistling.
While he produced some things in old
and new opera, he was not limited to
mere classics. He warbled popular airs
as changes from the more stately num-
bers in his program, and tossed in a
few marches and two steps, cut in with
waltzes and polkas and even conde-
scended to furnish a few coon" songs
for good measure. Every inspiration
and expiration was accompanied by a
new note in the medley of gems. So
continuous and uninterrupted was thu
flow Of soul that the other passengers
abandoned all attempts to read the
news and in more or less excitement
listened to him who whistled. AS soon
as he took his seat he puckered his lips
mezzzo by Mascagni. Then he passed
to the "Salve Dimora" from Faust"
but became involved in some of it's in
tricacies. He jumped skillfully into
Cold Black Lady," and having wound
this up dashed into a favorite march.
Then he tackled Walther's song in
"~Tannhauser' and wrestled with it to
good effect. Having accomplished lis
in three miles of his journey, he got to
work on the "Jolly Brothers" waltz,
danced through it and back again into
romantic opera. He had everything his
w way for nothing feazed him. He
was harder to knock out than Sharkey.
Remarks in revilement passed over his
head and mingled %confusedly with the
liquid melody which his pursed-up lips
sent forth. One passenger rode three
stations farther than necessary in or
der to observe how long it would last.
He got off with the warbler and follow
ed him to the street. Still the music
flowed merrily on and the man of many
tunes disappeared down the avenue
still busy with his mouthpiece. Sam
Weller in Bath was not half so great as
he," muttered the man who followed.
"As an all-around, two-handed whist
Ter that man is entitled to a monu.
ment."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
Lord Kelvin's Rcprimand.

The eminent Scottish scientist, Lord
Kelvin, who for many years has held
the chair of natural philosophy at
Glasgow university, is the subject Of
an amusing story, illustrative of the
singular force of habit. AS a professor
of science, Lord Kelvin can use lone
words in such formidable array as to
raralyze the average layman, but the
Glasgow student is made of sterner
stuff. During a course of lectures on
magnetism, he one defined an ideal
magnet as "an infinitely long, infinite
ly thin, uniform, and uniformly and
longitudinally magnetized bar" and
the misguided students v%ociferously
cheered, which caused the venerable
professor to say: "Silence!" This def
milton was made and cheered, with the
usual reprimand, frequently during
his lectures. Once, near the con-
clusion, however, the students did not
cheer, but Lord Kelvin promptly
raped out, "Silence!" as before.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
The Sounds Of Hattie.

The report of a battle reaches the
world over in these days of the reign
Of the newspaper, but without any
such outside aid it can be heard far
beyond the scene CT actual strife. The
reports of the guns themselves, the
real sounds Of battle, go far out into
space, and can be distinguished a long
way from the point of conflict.
Prof. w. +. Sinclair says that there
is nothing unusual in the hearing of
artillery at a distance Of sixty miles.
The Bombay time guns and salutes are
often heard at the northern Mahim,
a distance of over fifty miles. The
guns are-or were at the time when
the observations were made-very
modest affairs, old-fashioned twenty
four or thirty-two Founders, loaded
with four or five pounds of coarse
black powder, not all of which was
burnt. The target practice of the forts
and turret ships at Bombay was easily
distinguishable from mere salutes and
time guns, not merely as a louder
sound, but by being felt in the chest
when the others could only be heard.
The sound produced by modern pow
der is probably very different from
that of the old black powder, SO that
an army in action at the present time
may be relied upon to make it's voice
heard. The "din Of battle" is not a
figure of speech.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
WHAT THE LAW DECIDES.

The right Of a city to maintain eject
ment for a street of which 1t does not
W the fee is sustained in San Fran.
cisco VS.. Grote (Cal.), Al L. R. A. 1886.
Poles Of an electric railway, If prop
erly placed. are held, in Snyder VS..
Fort Madison Street Railway Company
Qowa), Al L. R. A. 345, to give no
right Of action to the AUDITING owner,
whether he owns the fee of the street
or not.
A lineman injured by contact with a
span wire charged by a trolley wire
which had a broken insulator is de-
MED a right Of action, in Anderson vs..
Inland Telegraph and Transportation
Company (Wash.) Al L. R. A. 40.
where he failed to test the insulator,
although that was his duty.
Fines for o~yercharge by an express
company are held, in Southern Express
Company vs.. Com, Walker (Va.), Al
l.. R. A., not to be within the con.
stitutional provision setting apart al
a literary fund "all fines collected for
offenses committed against the state"
Interstate property wanted for distrl.
button is held. in Chamberlin's appeal
Comm, Al L. r. A. 204, to be assets
for the administrator de bonis non,
under the Connecticut statutes, ever
il the property has been administer
ed" within the common-law meaning
OF that tenn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20

lures and machinery at J~effersonville,
lnd. The strong feature of the line will
be that a steamer will leave St. Louis
every day and there will be no disap-
pointments. Where it now takes seven
days to make the run from St. Louis
to New Orleans, the new steamers will
cover the distance in two and one-half
days, and make the round trip in less
than a week. The trip to st. Paul,
which now consumes four days, will
be made in thirty-eight hours"
The financiering of the new line is a
move feature Of the enterprise. There
will be no stock company. The boats
will be built entirely by subscription,
the money being pledged by merchants
and shippers along the river. Mr..
Liemke says:
They have been asked for no cash,
but I have given each subscriber a
ticket stating the amount of his pledge.
When the money is needed I will COL
lect it and when the line is started l
will give the subscribers discounts on
their freight bills for the amount Of
their subscriptions. Though the new
boats will not be completed for some
months l will have boats for temper
airy use and will open the line in the
spring."
Mr.. Liemke firmly believes that with
faster and better boats and punctual
service, with the freight and passenger
business separated, the levees of the
great river will once more resound to
the rumbling Of dray wheels, the crack
Of the Transfers whips, the blasts of
the steamboat whistles, the cries Of the
overseer n the song of the darby
roustabouts.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
RECENT

Doors can be easily kept closed by a
new spring attachment, formed of an
expansible spiral spring fastened at
n end to the door frame, with a cord
running from the other end through
pulleys to the top of the door, the
spring stretching when the door is
pulled open.
A Hungarian has patented a doll
which will blow soap bubbles. an ex-
pansible rubber bulb inside the hodv
being depressed at the back after the
tube extending from the mouth is
dipped in the water, blowing air
through the tube and excssiding the
film at the end Of the tubs.
Oil lanterns are prevented c,,sn en-
ploding when tipped over by the use .,
a new burner attachment. consistino
Of a weighted slide inside the lantern
which holds the wick and is balanced
so that a tip of the lantern causes f. 70
fall into the burner opening and nre-
vent the oil from running out.
A combined boat, tent and bed ha.
been designed for campers use, con-
sisting Of a canvas cover, to be fast
ened to the mast and extended to the
edges of the boat to inclose part Of It.
the balance being covered by canvas
stretched OF a low frame, with a mat
tress underneath, which can be folded
when not in use.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
A MEAN ADVANTAGE.

They were riding a tandem. She
was in front-a pretty, laughing, pout-
ing damsel with a wealth Of copper
colored hair and a pair OF tantalizing,
misunderstanding eyes. He sat at the
back, gloomy in face and in mood.
For him the course of true love ran
anything but smooth.
He had known her for years-had
been her school companion, in fact, had
been her devoted slave since the very
first day they had met. He remem-
bered that day very we'll. He had
bought a whole cake of chocolate, and
he loved chocolate dearly. 1t was his
first hard struggle with self, but he
conquered, and after a long last look
and a sigh he offered her the whole
cake. And she-she took it all with
a smile and ate it without offering him
as much as a bite.
He looked back at their lives since,
and felt that that chocolate incident
had been constantly repeated ever
since. He had given and she had &C
cepted-still with a smile tits true, but
smiles did not content him now. They
were SO ready, and she gave them so
freely to others.
He meant to have everything or
nothing. AS he sat behind on that
tandem and admired her bright hair
and caught a glimpse Of her dainty pro-
hle every now and then, he made up
his mind to put an end to his sufferings
one way or another that evening. He
buried himself in thought for some
long time, and then a bright idea oc-
Cured to him. But his long silence
evidently seemed to irritate the front
rider.
How dull you are today, Jack" she
said impaticntly. "You haven't said
a word for the last quarter of an hour.
Don't you think it is about time we
turned back?"
about?" asked Jack.
The girl laughed a bit consciously.
"Well, l promised that would get
home before Z o'clock, and-and it's
very particular" she added, with a
pout.
"Mr. Seymour coming round prob
ably" said Jack. "Mr. Seymour seems
to be coming round a good bit lately,
doesn't he? But, Glare, I'm awfully
sorry, but I don't think you will get
home in time tonight"
what do you mean?" said Glare
quickly.
well, to tell you the truth I don't
know exactly where we are"
Don't you know where we are"
echoed the girl angrily. Don't be alb
surd. Do you mean to say you have
brought me out and have been stupid
enough to lose the way?"
That's about the whole size of the
matter" said Jack, cheerfully.
"Well, you'll have to find the way,
that's all about it," said pretty Glare,
vindictively. "And I'll tell you plainly
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
The Plant Silphium.

The latest number of Janus. a jour
nal which is open to contributors from
all parts Of the world in divers tongues
on subjects relating to the history of
medicine and medical geography, con-
tains an interesting and well-written
article on medical archaeology, deal
ing with the significance of the plant
silphium and its therapeutic value
among the ancients. DR.. Kronfeld of
Vienna is the writer, and he has Illus
trated his article by a reproduction
OF the well-known dish Of Arkesilaos.
now In the Cabinet des Medailles" of
the National library In Paris. Graphic
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
WOULD NOT LOSE HER VOTE.
Rather Than DO So an Idaho Woman
Drove Sixty Miles In the Cold.

Drove Sixty Miles In the Cold.
Mrs. B. +. Jeffers of HALEY, Idaho,
believes firmly that when the state
frage the commonwealth was justified
in expecting that she would exercise
that right to the full. Mrs. LETTERS
owns a ranch at Soldier, and has
shown on many occasions while sue
cessfully managing hat property that
she is not one to shirk her responsible
tiles, be they those of citizenship or
otherwise. 1t was not to be expected,
therefore, that any ordinary obstacle
would interfere with her announced
determination to vote at the recent
election, but even those who knew her
best were hardly prepared for the dis
play of pluck which she gave on the
second Tuesday of last month. Mrs.
LETTERS had registered at Soldier, where
her ranch Is located, but subsequently
removed to HALEY, thirty miles away,
taking a legal transfer to the latter
place. but forgetting to record it.
Shortly before noon on election day
She went to the polls at Haley, but
found that she could not vote without
authorization from Soldier. Nothing
daunted, she secured a team of horses
and started for the latter place, an
nouncing her intention to be back be-
fore the polls closed in the evening.
The horses were speedy and Of great
endurance, and Mrs. LETTERS reached
Soldier within the time which she al
lowed herself. Giving orders for a
fresh team, she proceeded to secure
the necessary documents. These in
her possession, she started on her re-
turn journey. The trip from HALEY
had not been particularly comfortable.
although the bright sun of early after
noon had tempered a cold wind which
blew across the high prairie. This
advantage had disappeared when the
plucky woman took the reins to start
back, and several friends urged her to
abandon the trip and stay at the
ranch over night. Mrs. LETTERS laugh
ed at the advice, faced the cutting
blast and proceeded on her return
trip, but 1t was a cold and cheerless
journey, but Mrs. LETTERS reached Hail
ey in time to vote, though her fingers
were so benumbed that she was barely
able to mark her ballot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
The Mississippi to Teen with Fleet of
Pdldtidl Vessels Next Season.

It may sound like a dream, but an
other year may witness a revival Of the
good old days, when the great Missis-
sippi teemed with life and when fleet
and palatial steamers piled Its broad
waters in regular and profitable trips
between all the important points from
81 Paul to New Orleans. To do this
and to regain for traffic on the father
OK waters it's long-lost splendor a mag
nificent feet of passenger and freight
steamers is to be built for service be-
tween the two points named. In ele-
gance of equipment the passenger
steamers will rival the famous old
Robert e. Lee or the Natchez, and will
completely Guido them in speed, writes
Quincy, ILL.,, correspondent. 1t
may be that with the recovery Of this
trA6ic in it's commercial aspect, there
may come an occasional revival of
racing" and the present generation
may have an opportunity to see the
niger squat on the safety valve"
III. Fl. Liemke OF St. Louis, an old
river man, who, in years Of experience
on the Mississippi, has learned steam
boating from %cabin-boy up, is at the
head of the enterprise, and also the in
ventor of the new style of s%teelboats
which are to travel the river from it's
source to it's mouth. He has labored
on this project for several years, until
today he has people ali along the river
interested in his plans. Mr.. Liemke's
plans are more feasible than any that
have eyer been advanced and he has
received sufficient encouragement from
shippers all along the river to insure
the construction Of a fleet of steamers,
such rs are shown In the Illustrations.
Mr.. Liemke makes the statement that
the steamers will be so equipped that
they will be formidable competitors oil
the railroads, which o parallel the
river On both banks. In discussing his
project recently Mr.. Liemke said:
II have already placed with Harland
& Hoilingsworth of Wilmington, Del.
the order for the first of a fleet Of seven
boats and will shortly go east to make
arrangements for the building OF the
other six. I believe that river men
have themselves been mainly respon-
sibfe for the decline Of the river trade.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20

CHUNG TO HIM IN TERROR.
that l shan't place myself in a similar
predicament in a hurry. Mr.. Seymour
wouldn't have done such a foolish
thing"
Good gracious! Mo-" laughed Jack.
"Fancy seeing Seymour on a tandem"
HE is a gentleman If he is nothing
else" snapped Clare.
well I hope So" replied Jack. "He's
got nothing else to recommend him.
Well. we won't discuss old Seymour.
The thing is to find the way. Now
Jump off and We'll have a look about
U.S."
They slowed up to where two roads
met and Glare did as she was hidden.
There vas no sign-post, and Jack
seemed profoundly puzzled.
II think" he said, after a bit, "well
leave the tandem here and go and ex-
plore a bit. I'll take the road to the
left and you the one to the right, and
Well meet again In this spot"
ooh, no! no! no! Jack" said Calre,
looking round her nervously. cts get
ting so dark and I'm afraid. 1 couldn't
go down that long, dark lane"
well, you stay here and I'll have
a look round. I'm not sure, but 1 think
this is what they call 'Cut-throat Cor
ner.'"
Glare screamed and chung to him in
terror.
ooh, Jack, don't leave me-" she said
entreatingly, Il should die of fright
Tiff I saw anything. Let ME go with
you-please!"
"All right" said Jack, well pleased at
the pressure on his arm. "But you see
we shall lose time, and maybe get on
the wrong track. Surprising we don't
get back tonight, Glare, what will the
folks say?"
A new terror came before the girls
eyes.
But we must, Jack, we must" she
said earnestly. "Oh, If you have any
regard for me at all you would find a
way"
That's Just 1t, Clare" said Jack, 81
have a very big regard for you. Now.
look here, suppose you give me a little
encouragement-promise me II I get
home before 10 o'clock that you will
marry me-"
Glare caught her breath in with a
gap.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
When Men Die FnsteSt.

There are a great number Of curious
superstitions as to the time of day
when a dying person is most likely to
draw his last breath, and the tide, the
moon and the wind have all been sup
posed to have some share in the mat
ter. According to the British Medical
Journal, Raseri, who has analysed 25,-
474 cases of death and 36,515 Of birth,
where the exact time of day was not
ed, finds that the maximum number Of
deaths occur in the early afternoon Ito
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20

They have supinely permitted the rail-
roads to take their business away from
them. There are thousands today who
would travel and ship their freight by
river IL they we're assured Of accommo-
dations even nearly approaching those
furnished by the railroads. The steam
orx / mean to operate will be unlike
any that have ever run on the Missis-
sippi. In point of speed they will be
Sfar In advance of the river steamer of
today. At present a boat which makes
Twelve miles an hour upstream Is con-
adhered q very fast craft and there are
faUI such on the river. The new boats
VIII travel at the rate Of from fifteen to
eighteen miles an hour upstream and
from twenty-five to t~wenty-four miles
n hour downstream. Each boat will
- steel hulled, with a length of 300
6eet and so feet beam. Their draught
uill be 80 inches light and SO inches
Inaded. This will enable them to u
syen when the water is at its lowest
- q. Their holds will be furnished
Nth airtight compartments, like those
81 ocean steamers, rendering them
nkactically unsuitable. 1t Is estimated
fhat the cost Of each passenger steam
"a viii be 5000, 060. and I have ten
dimes that amount pledged by mer-
chants In every river town from St.Paul
- New Orleans, including many promi-
nent st. L%ouisans.
The saving Of time will not be n
tirely due to the speed Of the boats.
Fbfty naphtha tenders will be operated
II connection with the line, to obviate
lie necessity Of making landings to
flle on passengers and freight. These
tsadersswiil patrol the river. collecting
lreixht, express matter and passengers
"a viii meet the steamer In mid
ufyeam. There will be q short stop
wIsn passengers are taken on. Freight
ia express matter can be taken on
khe boats are running at full
$3.50. the result being 3 great saving
l&NnSS The tenders are being built
Madison, Ind. and the upper struc-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20

Z p. NO. and the minimum in the last
hours before midnight, while the max
imum number Of births occur in the
early hours of the morning and the
minimum in the early hours of the af-
ternoon. As regards the cause of this.
he points out that the hours of the
maximum number Of deaths are pre-
cisely those when the pulse rate and
temperature are at their highest in
health and when there is a febrile ex,
acerbation in illness.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
DEAR L LADY.
Her Sweet Way of Making Her Grand

daughter Com fOrtable.
A girl who visits New York frequent
grandmother, says the New York
Times. The grandmother Is an old
fashioned housekeeper and one thing
upon which she lays emphasis in her
household affairs is regularity. The
meals arc always on time and she likes
the members Of her family to be ready
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
Needs SOmAfhinn Ella.

Bill-The under dog in a fight gets
all the sympathy. Jill-Yes; but, un-
fortunately, that isn't all he GETS
Yonker's Statesman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
A Reason for II.

Poor man! He is so subject to
chills," "You wouldn't wonder at it if
you knew how his wife blows."-Pitts-
burg Press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
A DISsenter.

The Speaker-Wealth is not to be
attained by short cuts. The Butcher
Oh. l don't know.-Indianapolis Jour.
nal.