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y CHAPTER XIX.
The Cubano Unmasked.

As we kept the coast Of South Africa
well aboard, few days after we saw
Cape San Rogue, or, as 1t is sometimes
called, Point Pelinga, the northeast
ern extremity Of Brazil, rising from
the blue water like purple cloud.
But 1t diminished to low black streak
Oh our weather quarter when the sun
set, and we found ourselves ploughing
the waves of the South Atlantic.
There fell a calm for whole day
after this, and while the Eugerie
rolled lazily on the long CLASSY swells,
with her topsails Tapping, and her
courses hauled up, the sole amusement
Of the crew consisted in catching al
batrosses, or in killing them, unde-
tered by the old superstition that 1t
was a bird of good omen" or by the
story of the Ancient Mariner" Of
which they were probably ignorant.
A flock of these gigantic sea-birds
congregated under our stern, where
they gobbled up everything that was
thrown over to them; so H!slop and l
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,roceoded nethodIcAIIy . aah the1al


proceeded methodIcAiIy 10 nsh them
en- board.
We procured strong lines, balted tho
hooks with pieces Of pork, laghing
thereto buoy formed OF a common
cork, and lowered four OF them over
the stern,
They had scarcely touched the
water, when amid furious Mapping
OF heavy pinions, they we're eagerly
swallowed; the hooks and lines began
to bear taughtly, and we soon had four
gigantic albatrosses splashing the
water into froth 10 their Intellectual
efforts TO escape.
We towed them In, hand over hand,
and after measurement found the
smallest TO be eleven feet from the tip
Of one wing to- thestlp of the other.
Though rank and fshy In flavor, the
flesh Of these ybirds was made into
sea-pies on Which the crew were re-
galed for two days after, and they par
took Of II with great apparent relish.
But Jack Is not very particular, es-
pecIally when at sea-
Though none OF the crew shared the
superstition connected with the de-
Gtruction OF an albatross and probably
none, save Hlslop and myself, knew
the splendid ballad written by Coler-
idge, II would seem as II our mlsfor-
tunes commenced with that days wan
ton SPORT ie|i I..'
The huge sea birds became shy and
left us, The sun set amid satfron-col-
ored waves, and the western sky was
all aname, when the sails began to
Ill and collapse as the wind camo In
heavy puifs, causing the masts TO sway
from side TO side. and the bellylng
courses to crack and flap with a sound
like thunder
At last there came steady breeze;
the courses were left fall, and with
both sheets aft, for the wind was fair,
the Bugenle once more walked through
the shining waters.
Full, round, and slvery the moon
arose, and tipped with liquid light
every wave, that seemed to dance on
ward with the brig, which In half an
hour had the snow-whlte foam flying
In sheets over her catheads,
It was about the hour of In the
morning that the horrible events
which am about to relate occurred.
was in the middle watch, relieving
Weston who, as the tropical dews
were heavy always ordered Billy the
cabin boy to give me glass OF bran
dy-and-water before going on deck, for
fear OF ague, and then he turned In.
The sullen Spanlard Antonio was at
the wheel. Tom Lambourne, Ned Carl
ton and | were walking to and fro,
lettering at times, and looking at the
compass to see how she headed-now
aloft to observe how the sails drew
anon over the side, where the water
bubbled merrily past, or ahead at the
patch OF blue and star-studded sky
which was visible under the leach OF
the fore-course, as the briggs bow filled
every now and then, and she rolled
heavily from side to side. as all ves-
sells do when running before the wind.
All was very STILL for, save the brb-
BILE Of the water In the wake astern,
or gurgle as II surged up In the rud-
der case, the creaking OF a block, Sr
the iron sllngs OF the lower yards, not
sound stole upon the first hour OF
the silent morning
Two of the albatrosses we had
caught were hanging by the legs from
the gallows-top abaft the foremost,
where their great extended wings
swung somewhat mournfully to and
fro In the wind and by the motion OF
the ship.
ITO be continued)
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The short cut to wealth-organized
trust-issue twenty million dollars In
certificates against property worth five
million dollars--sell ten millions Of
the common stock--put the cash In
your poclset--retain ten millions Of
preferred stock, control the business
and absorb the dividends. You can
now pity the poor fellows you will find
poring over the twelfth census who
will be shocked to find that the men Of
moderate fortunes have disappeared
while millionaires have been multi
piled.
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DICK RODNEY;
Or The Adventures Of
} t.srV ... u..Ho '''
An Eton Boy.
by JAMES 0RANr.
CHAPTER XVIL-(Contlnued)
by JAMES GRANT.


Soon after this, when evening came
on we heard a noise In the forecastle,
and the voice Of Hislop exclaiming:
stand clear sheer OF, Antoniol II
you come athwart me, III knock you
down with q handspikel What you
grip your knife, do you' Well, Just
do II again, and III chuck you over
board like a bit OF old junk"
what is the matter now2" said /,
Fastening forward,
"oh, this rascr'ly Spanish creole has
been swearing at the men again, and
threatening old Roberts"
"He VOWS, sir, he will burn the
ship" said Roberts, who seemed con-
siderably excited
Burn the ship" reiterated Weston,
81 have a great mind to put him In
the bilboes for the remainder OF the
voyage"
"'Twcre best for all concerned, sir,
said Tom Lambourno touching his
forelock with his right hand, and CIV
ing the deck scrape with his left
foot; cor set him adrift with some
provisions In the jolly-boat."
Come, come, Antonio" said Wes-
ton, with greater severity than had
hitherto seen expressed in his open
and honest countenance, you must
haul your wind-for some time you
have been going too far, can't spare
my jolly-boat, and, thank heaven! the
days of NARROWING are past among
British sailors, but beware you, ship
mate, or the bllboes 1t shall be, and
wo have pretty heavy pair below,
And as for you, Marc Hislop," he
added, In low voice, when we walked
aft, take care Of yourself, for these
Spanish creoles are as slippery and
treacherous as serpents,"
"I'll keep my weather eye open,"
said Hislop.
you will require to do SO, think"
"You do?" exclaimed the Scotsman,
with growing anger. "If he proceeds
thus, I'll break either his heart or his
neck"
Next morning, Roberts, the old man
o'-war's man, who had always been
Antonio's chief accuser concerning his
dreams, was nowhere to be found on
board!
All the hands were turned up; the
whole brig was searched the fore
castle berths, the cable-tier, and every
place below from the fore to the after
peak, but there was no trace OF Rob-
erts, save his old tarpaulin hat lying
crushed and torn In the lee scuppers.
He was last seen when turned up
to take the middle watch, which ex-
tends from ~ to 4 o'clock a. M, and
Antonio was then in his hammock,
Roberts was entered in the log as
"having fallen overheard in the
night" but his loss cast a terrible
gloom over all the ship. Suspicion
grew apace, and seemed to become con-
flrmed, as open war was soon declared
between the crew ana Antonio.
Every man was ready to take his
trick" at the wheel, rather than trust
the Eugene to his steering in the
night, lest he might let her breach to,
and lose her spars, or do some other
mischief; and no man, II he could
avoid It, would lay out on the yard
beyond him. No man would walk on
the same side of the deck with him,
or exchange word, or light for a
pipe, or use the same cup or platej SO
he was generally to be seen, leaning
moodily and alone, against the wind
lass bits, with his black eyes fixed
on the horizon, as II he expected a
sail or something else to heave in
sight.
We shall soon see how all this ended.
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STATEOWNED RAILWAYS
THE PROBLEM IN IRELAND AND
INDIA.
Tho Lieutenant Governor of tho North
West Province Discusses Private and
Public Owned Railways in Some OF
p England's Colonies and Elsewhere,

A correspondent writes; "Your edi-
torlal on the Irish railway problem is
most timely. The railway companies
which are operating in Ireland have
picked out the richer sections OF tho
island, and in these sections are levy
ing such excessive rates that the pro-
,ducers are discouraged and even forced
to emigrate. In the poorer districts
no railways will ever be constructed
by private enterprise. What Ireland
requires is state ownership with mini
mum rates. so that II no profits are
earned on poor section in the con-
gested districts the surplus earnings
in prosperous districts, such as Meath,
Limerick and CorlS, may be used so as
TO return an average dividend of, say,
q. or 3 per cent on the entire Irish sys-
tenn. Atprcsent the enormous charges
levied OH the transport of cattle, but
ter and grain from the interior OF the
ports arc fullySO per cent per ton per
mile in excessof those charged on an
average English railway. These
charges, levied,by English 'proprietors
.oi Irish railway stocks, are just as un'
fair TO Ireland asltbopgb, with more
moderate rates, an export duty on all
Irish produce was being collected in,
her ports. Let me ask you to repub-
lisb o portion OF q recent speech made
by Sir Antony Macdonell at the open
ing the EIgin Bridge, and which mp
pears IN the Pioneer Mail of February
3.
"Sir Antony said: Il yield to no one
in my appreciation Of the advantages
of private enterprise in its proper
place, but, even in the presence of this
distinguished company of men inter-
ested in railways, / venture to say that
private enterprise in railway under
talsings in India must, in the public
interests, be subject to qualifications
Given large region-say the region
served by the Bengal Northwestern
railway-it may be confidently said
that there are same railway connec-
tions that arc most profitable, others
that are lees profitable, and Others
which, ifworked independently, could
only be worked at loss. II railway
construction in that region were
thrown open to private enterprise in
Mr.. Bells sense Of the word, ! have no
doubt that the most profitable connec-
tions would be made; but / do not
think that any syndicate or COMPANY
no matter who, would touch a line,
which could only be worked at q loss.
They would leave the construction OF
that connection to the government,
and when the government could, in
the nature Of things, not make it pay
they would point the finger Of scorn
at a state management Uaug hter.)
Well, gentlemen, you may laugh, and
no doubt there is little exaggeration;
but there is u great underlying truth.
"EThere is no doubt, in India field
for the appropriate and successful
prosecution of private enterprise in
railway construction, but on the whole
1t seems to me that we cannot do bet
ter than we have done with such COM
pauies as the Bengal Northwestern
Railway Company and with the sys-
TEN on which such companies are es-
tablished. We are bound by the con-
ditions of our POSITION in India to
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Tho tramp is one Of the products Of
the protected" millionaire trust
Hence, in the large number Of unem'
ployed, such blisters as the lying
Commercial agencies" Of New York
see unbounded prosperity in this coun.
try for the--trusts. But how about
the prosperity Of the small manufac'
turer, the small shop-keeper, the
miner, the mechanic, and the day las
borer, who are idle9
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The owners of one hundred and fifty
billions of bonds against the nationi
and people Of the earth constitute a
worldwide money trust, which has
dictated legislation on.the money ques'
ton to all nations for more than
thirty years This trust is the parent
and master Of all other trusts.
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Nnu Mord. Neconnarr.

Motor vehicles are responsible fo
new words in the vocabularies OF mos
modern languages. To describe tn,
man who is addicted to the new habit
the French say Chauffeur" or motor.
cyclist." In London he is called "au.
toist." "autocarist," or "motocyclist.'
The Hollanders say "automobilst,'
and the Italians "carbonaro." The Ger
mans ampllfy by saying "motorfahrer'
or "automotofahrer."
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"There is one thing continued tho
Dry Philosopher, "that can be proven
by a goats head--a striking cc1nee-
nance is not always sign Of brain"
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There may be an education in on
experience with the Philippines, bu
nothing else.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17

pleasant to those who go to and from
the home. The little knoll to the left
of the drive on the way to the Home is
being graded down. This work will
improve the appearance of the grounds
in the first place by making better
slope to that part of the grounds and
also change for the better, that part of
the ground which is being filled in with
the dirt that is being removed.
The home was favored with a short
visit from Assistant Secretary of War
Meikeljohn Sunday night. On his
way to the home the Secretary said he
did not have time to go inside but MIR.
Wilson, who was on the reception COM
mittee, prevailed on the gentleman of
the party to meet Col. Linn and wife.
When inside the building the Col took
MIR. Meikeljohn down to the dining
hall and showed him the supper the
veterans were to have. Very favorable
comments were made by the Secretary
on the fine condition of the home and
expressed his regret that he could not
have had mure time to spend ut the
home and also that it was impossible
to see the home and grounds by day
light.
Tuesday ana Wed. the home flag
was at half staff in respect for another
one of our nations heroes. William r.
Wilcox, Private Battery f, 1st. MINI.
Heavy Artillery, entered the Home Oct.
the Goth and has been in the hospital
ever since. He had been able to be
around most of the time and had been
confined to his bed but a small part of
the time. Monday he had hemor-
rhage of the lungs and Tuesday he
died. He leaves wife in Sioux Falls
to mourn his death.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at . o'clock from the chapel
and was conducted by Rev. Mahood.
the body was inferred in the Home
cemetery. Quite "a number of old
veterans formed near the hearse and
honored the dead by their presence.
The pail bearers were: A. Renerson, A.
Minir, Peter Daily, A. Holdersen, L. l..
Smith, and j. w. Huston. The escort
was in charge of L. ID. Smith and the
members of the squad were: III. c. Dai-
ly, Henry Rozey, Jac. Shoopman and
o. Willsey. Their volleys we're as one
shot and reflect great credit upon
the squad and its commander. :.Trump
eter Johnnie Field closed the last sad
ceremonies with the heart touching
taps played as only Johnnie can
play it,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
COLLEGE NOTES.

President Pyle was in Custer Sunday
He returned Monday.
Miss Simmons of the music course
goes to Spearfish this we elk to visit her
aunt.
A young ladies quartet has been or
ganized. We will all look for some-
thing pretty now.
What is more beautiful than the
voices of ten or twelve young ladies
singing sweet melodies on moonlight
night? Why it is inspiration to the
soul of the listener
DIR. Clark of Deadwood conducted
the devotional exercises in chapel
Tuesday. His talk was very good and
the strictest attention was paid during
the entire address.
The new hymnals were received the
first part of the week and the singing
during chapel is done from them. A
book with more and better music
could not have been selected.
There was a meeting of the board
Tuesday. They were unamous in their
comments on the improvement noticed
in the institution this year and realize
the school is in the best condition it
has known for many years.
"Wednesday Pres Pyla anno,ncad
that all of the students were required
Ito attend chapel. If for any reason
one should be late or absent they must
have a good excuse or the privilege of
reciting for that day will be denied
them.
The captain of the foot ball team
received challange from the School
of Mines at Rapid. 1t has not yet been
decided whether the challenge will be
accepted. The boys up there have a
good team and it would keep our team
on the move to win but if the offer is
accepted we will play to win.
A petition to President Pyle asking
that there be no noise in the library
was passed around for signatures of
those interested. Most of the scholars
signed and on Wednesday the presi-
dent posted it in the library. To tell
the truth, it was rather difficult to
study when there was SO much talking
and laughing being done.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
then on again with his never firing

then on again with his never firing
clip.
Down through dark gorges, deep cuts
and black tunnels. The next day we
rolled into Rawlins, Wyoming where
we meet \. D. Wood and his son.
They are both we'll and very busy.
We reach the foot of the Sierras late
Thursday afternoon and we make our
way through the grandest scenery by
night-Allow me to digress again to
note the great change that has taken
place in some portions of Nevada in
the last thirty years. The greatest
that observed was at Lovelack station
on the Humboldt river. There thirty
years ago, there was nothing but sage
brush, grease wood and alkali: today
there are vast fields of wheat, oats and
barley and alfalfa meadows as large as
townships. They must have had an
immense crop judging from the numer-
GUS stacks and ricks. Here also saw
trees 18 inches in diameter and rs feet
high, grown from the seed or slip in
the last 30 years. At Wadsworth too
noted a great change; from one lone
log cabin, owned and occupied by
"Tom and Joe', it has grown to fine
city of several thousand. 1 looked
for tom and Joe" and learned that
''Tom" was visiting in the east and that
"Joe" was dead:-I worked for them in
'6S. We reached Sacramento at a. m.
stopped there an hour. There we
found one section of the 36th. Their
rendezvous had been jefferson Bar.
racks, st. Louis Mo. From Sacramento
to Oakland we pass through the most
beautiful valley I have ever seen
Seventy five miles wide and ahundred
and seventy five long, as smooth as q
billiard table, almost every foot of il
under cultivation. It is assuredly the
garden spot Of northern California. Al
3 p. m. our section pulls up to the
wharf in Oakland, we marched onto 8
great steam ferry 600 Of US, and are of
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
OFF FOR PHILIPPINES
Judge Kanable Writes Another Interest
ing Letter for Star Readers.
Arrives at San Francisc0

On and still on! till at length we
leave the land of tho Demopops long
enough to shave slice off of Colorado
then back into Nebraska again; On! and
the rising sun of Tuesday finds us in
Wyoming's Capital. Here we halt for
an hour, then on again, climbing up
the SHERMAN HILL" Here allow me to
digress long enough to remark that,
since / last saw Cheyenne most
wondrous change has taken place.
Then, thirty years ago, it was hurrah
town of tents and board shanties, now
it is a beautiful city of brick and stone
and seems to be enjoying most pros
porous season, and higher and
higher we climb. But now we have
two steeds hitched to our train; at last
we reached the summit, and from the
lofty hight of moro than eight thousand
feet we looked out over four states.
Here are situated vast gravel beds
from which the Union Pacific gets its
ballast. Now we are on the down
grade, across the Dale Creek bridge
and out onto the Laramie Plains
These plains lie between the Little
Rockies and that mighty one which
starting within the Arctic circle ends
only in the isthmus of Panama and are.
(the plains) five thousand feetabove sea
level. Thousands of sheep are feeding
upon the grasses growing there in
much greater abundance than when l
skinned mules over it 81 years ago.
On across the plains to the old home
of "Bill Nye". Then up slowly but
surely up-the ascent is very gradual
for hundred miles or more, lat length
night closes in but our steed is not
weary, now and then he gets thirsty
and pauses by the way to drink, and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
The Federation of wonan's Clubs.

The Black Hills Federation of
Woman's Clubs met in annual session
at Lead last Friday. The Federation
will here after meet annually in Oct.
instead of semi-annually as heretofore.
The following officers were elected for
tho ensuing year, President, Miss Sarah
Briefly, Sturgis; vice president, Mrs.
Seth Bullock. Deadwood; recording
secretary, Mrs. w. I. Coad, Rapid City;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. w. A.
Stuart, Sturgis.
A very interesting musical and liter
ary program was rendered, Mrs. Col.
Kellar's paper upon art being very
highly commended. The Lead Club
served refreshments in the evening.
following the musical program.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
Music: Music.

Citizens of Hot Springs and vicinity
please notice that the Music Depart
ment of Black Hills College is open to
all. Any student may take Music only
or as much of the college course as
they desire. Any one attending the
High School will be welcome to the
Music Department or any other depart.
ment the College has to offer.
WILLIAM j. PYLE, A. b., S. I. D.,
President.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17

for San Francisco six miles away. On
the way across we get a pretty good view
of that grand old fighting machine, the
Battleship Iowa. An American boy,
looking at her might be excused for
thinking that with half dozen such
giants as the old Iowa, Uncle Sam can
whip all creation!! After leaving the
ferry we are marched seven miles in a
N w. direction through the city to
Camp Presidio, where we found tents
set up and waiting to be occupied. i.
Runor has it that we will leave for the
Philippines on Nov. Z, reserve my
observations of San Francisco. Camp
Presidio and other points for an other
letter.
NIL. KANARIE
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES.

There have been three new arrivals
since our last issue. They are: Joseph
A. Boyden, Hermosa: Niles Holderson
.Millbank; Thomas Ward, Lead. This
makes in the neighborhood of one
hundred and sixty in the Home now.
The new bridge near the gate of the
Home grounds is nearly completed
and by the end of the week the walk
will be finished to the gate. The i'm
provement makes quite q picturesque
appearance and will be much more
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
COURT HOUSE.

Clerk, Osmotherly has recorded only
one marriage licence this week, that
one being issued to Fracis E Coleman
Hot Springs and Mary F. Mills, Buffalo
Gap.
Court has been adjourned till the
11th of Dec. Judge MCGEE is busy with
legal matters in Pennington Co., hence
the postponment of the session.
County Commissioners met last week
to canvass the votes polled Tuesday.
They adjoured Saturday.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17

The Fair will take your measure for
} suit and fit you.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
Teachers Meetings.

Meetings for the pro motion of Read
ing Circle work will be held in Hot
Springs and Oelrichs Saturday after
noon Nov. %.
The meeting at Oelrichs will convene
in the school house at 1:3O p. NJ, and
be led by Mr.. w. r. Woods. The one
in Hot Springs will take place in the
office of Co. Supt. at 9 o'clock.
BERTHA Y. THORNBY,
Co Sunf
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Help the Young People.

Help the Young People.
Will anyone desirous of student to
work for board, please drop note to
College Presidents Office. You may
thus add one more student to Black
Hills College.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17

President Pyle was in Custer Sunday
He returned Monday.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
Tailoring

Tailoring
Cleaning, pressing and repairing
neatly and promptly done. Leave or
ders at Severns' laundry. Phone 26.
26.4t.