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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-03-08
A ADMIRAL'S FLAG AT LAST
AFLOAT.
Dewey HOisted It on the Olympia
and it Is Saluted.

Manila. March Admiral Geo.
Dewey raised his flag as an ad-
miral on board the Olympia this
morning and was saluted by the
guns of the fort, foreign warships,
the British cruiser Narcissus and
the German cruiser Kaiserin
Augusta, and by the American
ships in port.
The United States cruiser Bal
timore arrived here at 4 p. m, to-
day with two Of the civil mem.
bers of the Philippine commission,
Prof j. G Schurman president of
Cornell university and Prof. Dean
G. Worcester, of the University
of Michigan.
Some of the wives of officers
have been allowed to land from
the United States transport Nor
gan City, but they have been
ordered to return on board that
steamer by ) o'clock this after.
noon.
The United States cruiser Char
lesion has arrived here from Ap-
parri.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-03-08

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarcts Candy Cathartic lOc or 25c
Il &. G. c. fail TO cure. druggists refund monsv :
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-03-08

Nozfo-Bso for Yifty. Csnts.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes WeAk
men stronA. blood pure. 90. q. All drusgisa1
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

The question of where was st, Pat.
rick born often crops up, and it woulG
seem as If there were as many claim
ants for the honor Of his birth as there.
were for that of Homer. The Rev. Ed
ward O'Brien, of Limavady, Ireland
starts a new theory in a late issue If,
the Irish Ecclesiastical Record. The,
patron saint of Erin has generally got
ten the credit of hailing from SCOTLAND
but Mr.. O'Brien claims Spain as the.
land of his nativity. He (Mr. O'Brien}
holds tina st. Patrick was either born,
at Emporia or was living there when q.
very young child. Emporia is on the,
Clyde (not the Scottish river of that
name, but the Clodenus) which falls.
in the Gulf of Rosas (Rhoda), a g,rlf of-
the Thyrrene sea, the Mare Infernunr
of the Romans. The saints grandfatb-
err was a p%resbyter, or member of the.
supreme council, and his father was n
decurio. The city of which he was de-.
curio was Vicus, an episcopal see. II.
was on the River Alba Flubia, in the.
territory of Tiburne. The umen
FOR this theory are most logical. andr
are certain to lead to an interesting
discussion amongst a~rchaeologists ands
historians.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
A Brilliant Investment.

Probably one of the prettiest pieces.
OF financial foresight, as we'll as keen.
statecraft, on record was the acquisi--
ton of the shares when Great Britain
holds in the Suez canal. Condemned.
by the short-sighted at the time, events,
have since proved the wisdom OF the
policy. AS a mere investment the
purchase of these shares was a splen-.
did stroke of business. The sum Of.
4,080,000 pounds was originally paid for,
them, and their market value at the,
present day is close upon rs, 900, 900,
pounds. Moreover, the original pur--
chase price has been more than re-
turned in dividends, so that Great.
Britain stands in the position hat she.
is the holder Of $4,000, 900 pounds Of
capital which has not cost her a half
penny to acquire, and which produces
an annual income of some three-quar--
tiers of a million, while also bestowing,
on her an enormous political indu--
ence.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
CHAPTER XIV.


It was a beautiful autumn day. The
Virginia creeper on the little waysidc
station OF Great Woodenham, a mass
of scarlet and gold. Tustled every now
n hen in the light breeze. The
distances melted in blue mist; the dew
still lay in heavy beads on the long
grass of the banks and bitches, as Mar
guerite stepped from the London train
and looked about her with wondering,
observant eyes.
She formed a very fair picture as she
stood there, in a neat, we1l-ftting gray
morning dress, and white straw sailor
hat trimmed with a knot of white rib
bons. Even the solitary porter forgot
himself in admiration of her pretty
face and charming figure. Marguerite
did not see him: she was gazing at
the board on which the name of the
station was painted in large black let
lets.
Great Woodenham-for High Lees
and Clarisdale." She had not grasped
the fact that she was coming SO near
to Clarisdale. Why, she was within
a few miles of Bernard, and of her le-
gal adviser, Mr.. Martineau! Suppose
she were to meet them! Her cheeks
burned at the thought. Turning, she
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He was blushing as deeply as she:

he was DluSn1ng as deeply as Shes
but he struggled for %self-control.
"Oh, Marguerite, you torture mel"
he said, with a groan. And you are
not content that I am fallen so low?
Llsten-listen! The other day you
urged me to confess-to atone! 1t
was not too late for some poor sort Of
atonement. l can set you free; and
meanwhile-meanwhile"- faltering -
there is something l would tell you.
viii you hear me?"
yes she answered, weeping. Il
Will hear you. l do not want to be I'M
merciful."
ohe sat down in the porch seat. Val
dane leaned against the pillar and bent
over her.
Il should like to tell you here" he
SAID IN a low tone-"here, where we
nrst met. What l want to say is this
there is no need FOR you to punish
me; my punishment has overtaken me
already. The retribution is peculiarlv
just n fitting. The wrong
ed SO is the woman l love. Do I in
suit you by those words? Hardly
v Is free 10 all. l love Won as |
neve thought to love any woman
with a love which nothing can tear
from my heart. Is that not nunish-
ment bitter enough-that the one
| would make my wife should
De the woman whose greatest sorrow
is the shade tie that binds her to
myself"
She ~shuddered. There was a fire of
passion in his voice which terrified and
astonished her.
'See.' he said, when I break that tic
when that marriage of ours is dis
solved, break my heart, too! 1t is
a poor sort of atonement. Such as it
is, lay it at your feet"
She could find no words in which to
reply to him. A feeling of pity was
stealing over her. She knew the Bit
terness of a love that was not re-
turned.
Il would give worlds" she faltered
presently, for it to have been any
one else but you. But-but-"
Out IL was /" he said, Ito my
everlasting degradation"
There was silence, only broken by
an occasional sob from Marguerite. A
lark shot up into the sunny sky, anu
sang rapturously. The branches rus
tied softly in the breeze; and Valdane
longed to prolong each minute that
went blythe last minute he should
spend with her. At last she stirred.
Il will go back again." she said.
There were a few moments of hesita-
ton; then with an effort she said,
"Good-by."
The pain seemed too great to bear
He leaned imploringly over her as ahs
sat.
(To be cOntinued.)
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
CURED BY JEALOUSY.
How One Woman Was Made Well and
Roay.

Rosy.
1t would never do to give anv Glow
to the identity of the physician who
conducts a private hospital and who
has just successfully ACCOMPLISHED a
new departure in medicine, says the
San Francisco News Letter. One of the
patients is a wealthy hut ignorant
woman, who has been for many years
a confirmed hypochondriac and who
has excessively tried allopathy. no.
meopathy, hydropathy, osteopathy-in
short everything pathic. The patience
Of her husband vas finally exhausted.
and he consented to enter into a con-
spiracy with the doctor to play upon
his wife's Jealousy. 1t was arranged
that he should seem deeply smitten
with a young widow, healthy, rosy and
jolly, who is secretly engaged to be
married to a Los Angeleno. There
was no question about the unhappy hy-
pochondriac's jealousy. 1t blazed out
in hysterical declaration that the pref
ty widow was waiting for her old
shoes, but she vowed she would get
better just to spite her supposed rival
and to be avenged upon her faithless
husband. She has kept her word and is
now certainly fair, fat M forty. But
her doctor says she is an example of
the jealousy cure.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
TAKES A ROOM
On the Top Floor OF a Hotel to Avoid
the Noise at Home.

On the TOP Floor OF a Hotel to Avoid
the Noise at Home.
A sad-faccd man with iron gray hair
and a tired manner walked into a hotel,
bowed to the clerk who greeted
him, by name, and took the key held
out to him. "High?" he asked.
TOP answered the clerk with a
smile. The man wrote his name in the
register and followed it with thai of a
popular summer town near New York.
AS he walked to the elevator, the clerk
turned to a man leaning on the coun-
ter. S long as the Fourth of July
continues to be celebrated and that
man lives he said, this hotel will
never be without n guest on the ma
tional holiday. While everybody else
is hurrying out of town, he is making
his way for this hotel from his country
place. He lives near a small town
which has lately become the center Of
a fashionable country house district.
lie is the father of several children and
a man of wealth. But he suffers from
nerves. The Fourth of July is too
much for them. He says that the fire
works get into working order twenty
four hours ahead of time in the country
and he cannot stand the nervous wear
and tear. Nor does he want to inter-
fere with the pleasure Of people who
like to hear noise and smell powder,
So he has come here on this day every
summer for the past four years, taken
a room on the top floor where he can
hear nothing and passed the night and
day as quietly as if it were not the
day his family, friends and n%eighbors
are celebrating."-New York Sun.
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girl reeled and staggered back a pace
or W in a feeling of helpless terror.
The a was there-it was the same
man who stood there beforehand yet
it was the last man whom she would
have expected to see.
1t was Mr.. Martineau!
The rush of ideas was too quick, too
instantaneous to enable her to rea-
son; she only fell back as if suddenly
struck in the face, and, as it seemed,
without her W volition a name spas
medically left her lips.
Wall" she cried.
The short syllable appeared to ring
out like a bell, SO startling was the
sound.
The man who heard it started: his
eyes met those of Marguerite, and for
some moments they remained so-each
staring at the other with the terror
of the first surprise written on their
haggard faces. Through the girls
mind was stealing the awful convic-
tor that this was no delusion, but a
horrible reality-a thing that could not
be rejected. Twice it seemed as if he
would speak-twice he made an una
valllng movement towards her; then,
with a despairing gesture he turned
away, and covered his face with his
hands.
Slowly, with compressed lips, Mar
guerite approached him. She went
nearer and nearer; and at last, with a
strong effort of will, laid a hand upon
his arm.
He stared again, and raised his face,
gazing at her with a look of dumb.
lespairing appeal.
Il wanted to see" she said, huskily,
"if you were real, or whether you were
a nightmare. You are real-you are
a man-oh, most unmanly! Oh, COW
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

ard! What I'm l to do? Oh. what am
l to do?"
you urged me to confess" said a
hollow voice, but l had not sufficient
courage. dared not tell you what a
wretch l was; l could MOI bear to
think of your eyes turned upon me
with contempt for a Iced so vile. Con-
fession would have been terrible, but
not so terrible as this, Marguerite--"
old she said, shrinking from him
with an air of disgust which made
him vince. rs this true? Is it real
ly so, or are o and l both mad? Tell
me-tell mech, don't say it! have
lked you so-trusted you so-don't
say you are the wretch for whom I
have beer searching all this time!"
Il am the mar who injured you," he
said, huskily; land would give my life
to be able to deny it. See," he said,
desperately, Il am at your mercy-say
what you please to me-; do as you
like! Set me my penance; l swear to
perform it. I loathe myself and my
fault. Could a mans humiliation be
more complete?"
"You!" she calculated, turning i'm
ploring, piteous eyes up to his. you
oh, you'll"
ut was worse than Caesars EFT tn,
Brute!"
Valdane was rallying his manhood.
He had been terribly unnerved at the
sight of her. Daily, since he parted
from her in London, had he haunted
the old house, head and heart filled on
ly with the thought of that one wom-
an. To look up and behold her had
been to him only the realization Of a
daily dream. Now that the first feel
ing of horror and shame was over, and
he stood SO utterly condemned, it
seemed az if. by comparison, those
lost few days had been full of radiant
hope. 1t was over. What remained
to him was the bitter humiliation Of
having to let Bernard Selwyn know
Of his wrong-doing, and his exile from
Marguerite forever.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
TROVE


Fhe Innocence OF One of the Prisoners.
Saved Him.
In 1863 a man named Thomas Butch
er, a laborer in the employment of a
farmer at Mountfield in Sussex, was
blowing a field one fine day when his.
ploWshare threw up a long piece of
metal like brass. with a trumpet at
each end, and doubled up like a coil Of
string, says Chambers Journal. There.
were several other similar pieces in the.
same furrow, the whole weighing alto
gether eleven pounds. Butcher, who
had very little imagination. thought
nothing of the find, and allowed the
metal to lie at the bottom of the field
TIL evening, when he carried it home,
thinking it to be the discarded orna-
ments of some gentleman's hall or par.
Tor. Subsequently he mentioned the
matter casually to an acquaintance.
named Thomas, who, after taking a
look at the so-called brass. and consult
ing with his brother-in-law, Willett.
went to Butchers house with a pair of
scales and a great show of honesty,
and bought the metal at the rate Of
slxpence a pOund-fve and s%iXpence.
for the lot. The plowman heard moth
ing more of the transaction until his.
acquaintance began to annoy him by
lnquiring jestingly if he had found any
more old brass lately, and then it leak
ed out that Thomas and Willett had
sold the brass to a firm of gold refin-
ers in Cheapside for 1929 lbs I'd. The,
crown took the matter up, all inquest.
was held by the coroner, and Thomas;
and Willett were at once arrested.
Butcher, whose simplicity had saved
him from temptation, was an innocent
finder; but the prisoners, who, knowing
how the metal had been found, had
bought it as brass n sold it for their
W benefit as gold, were convicted on.
the evidence and punished severely.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
CHAPTER XVI.

She had walked a few PAGES away
from him; now she came back. and
stood looking into his face.
"Oh, say you did not do it" she
cried.
1T would be useless to say SO; you
know I did it," he returned mournful-
ly. you remember me; I saw it in
your eyes just now. You called me
VAL as I taught you to do in those
old days. I stand convicted. I ask
for no mercy"
Mercy! Did you show me mercy
when I was helpless and in your
power?" she cried, a burning blush
creeping into her face. "Oh, to think
of it all! To think of how you used
to deceive me-of how l used to-
to" She hid her cheeks With her
hands.
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PREPARING FOR A NEW PLAvs
Complete Model In Miniature of the
Scenery Made Before theP Production.

Complete Model In Miniature OF tho
Scenery Made Before the Production.
The preparation for a new play, as
far as the scenery is Concerned, Is
most interesting. A complete model
in miniature is made, about the size
of one of the German toy theaters seen
in the shops. The picture is carefully
painted, the rocks if there be any, and
the foliage are cutIout, and all the de-
tails are followed with no less thought,
than when the real affair is attacked
The work is done in water colors, and
mounted on p~asteboard, and if the
scheme be an interior there are real
curtains in miniature, flights of steps
n the %hangings, all seriously worked
out. 1t is something that would de-
light the heart of a boy and furnish
him with endless amusement. These
models are kept until after the piece
is produced, n are hen put away on
shelves, alas, only to warp and be-
come covered with dust. But the mas
ter painters work does not end here
by any means, for there are lights to-
be arranged, since they play an impor-
tant part in the performance, and they
must be regulated by the scheme of
color; so there are long conferences;
with electricians and many discussions
with the makers of glass shades where
by the exact tints may be obtained
When every detail has been settled,
then the great acres of canvas are
spread on the paint frames and the.
drawing is begun. Large china pots
are used for the colors. These are fill
ed with paints which are mixed with
water and a size, and enormous brush
es put the pigment on the canvas. 1t
IS wonderful to watch the artist, h
dashes on the paint with no apparent.
care and who has to work fast to COW
er the surface before the color dries,
which it does very quickly.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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o EMS CLUB
And the Reason for Their Rapid Growth
of Late Years.

And the Reason for Their Rapid Growth
of Late Years.
1t was at a woman's club, after the
meeting, and when the hum and buzz
of feminine voices were intermingled
with the clatter of spoons and tempo
rarily hushed by the mouthfuls Of ice
cream, that the following conversation
took place between two women, one of
whom was an ardent club woman, as
could easily be seen by the string of
medals and insignia which ornament
ed the front of her bodice, while the
other was just the ordinary everyday
woman. MY dear" said the club
woman, grabbing her companions
hand, l must be going. l am due at
a meeting of the daughters of Lafay-
cite Post, and then l must drop in for
a moment and see Mrs. Blank about
our next meeting and the topic for dis
cussion." How do you find time for
all these clubs and what does your hus-
band say to all this running about?"
home and waited till between S and 6
for him to come home. Mails nous
avons change tout sela,' he sits home
and waits for me now. l have been out
since 8 this morning and l am just
looking lige a tramp now. Well, he
doe not seem to mind it; he is just as
good and dear as he can be. We board
you know, and never had any chill
dren. But good bye; I shall see you
again at the 'Justicia,' shall l not?" Is
this the solution Of the abnormal
growth Of woman's clubs, "We board.
you know, and eve had any chill
dren." Is it the lack of motherhood
which has driven her into the clubs?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

A little rustic bridge crossed the
stream; and in the distance, behind
a clump of dark trees, a thin line of
blue smoke went up, showing where
the house lay.
Marguerite let herself into the
meadow, and wandered across it like
one in a dream. She went and stood
on the bridge, and stared down at the
clear water. Little incidents came
crowding upon her memory. 1t was
here she had sat so late, absorbed in
her book, on the evening of her at
tempted escape. She remembered how
she had watched the sun behind that
very clump of trees; she recalled the
splendor of the sky; she heard again
the cav of the rocks as they flew home
in long graceful lines, looking so
densely black against the glowing SKY;
she almost felt the dampness of the
dew on the pasture as her small feet
threaded the misty meadow as she
went homeward.
Yielding to the impulse of the mo-
ment. she left the bridge and went
wandering on, making for a small
white wicket, which appeared in the
dark private hedge. Step by step she
traversed the very way she had gone
that evening when she saw her uncle's
guest leaning against the porch, She
would approach the house this way.
not by the drive and front gate. Dan
lei Brandon was away-there was no
one to say her nay.
The wicket clicked under her light
touch. A deathly stiffness reigned
around. Was the watch dog dead, she
wondered-the dog whose name she
had so often tried to remember? In a
path between high clipped walls of
privet she paused.
His name was Sultan of course"
she said. Il remember it we'll
enough"
Her heart SCAT with a strong agita-
ton as she reaShed the end of the
privet walk. She knew she had but
to turn the corner of that clump of
Towering shrubs, and she should see
the white columns of the heavy porch.
Her steps faltered., For a moment she
stopped and held her breath. A sort
Of superstitious fear seized her. She
felt as If. once she turned that corner,
the solution Of her difficulties would
stare her in the face. 1t took but a
moment to conquer the feeling. Slow
ly she passed round the thick barrier
Of laurel, yew, and holly, and there
flashed upon her sight the same pic
ture which had presented itself that
evening long ago; and her heart al
most ceased to beat for an instant, and
her mind was filled with a CHASTITY con-
sciousness OF delusion.
A man was leaning against the white
pillar of the porch-a man with his
arms folded and his head bowed; his
whole attitude was expressive Of the
most hopeless and absolute detection.
He had not heard her footstep: he
remained pe-.Sesly m~otiorless, hu. the
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beckoned to the admiring porter
In which direction is Clarisdale
from here?" she asked.
ABOUT five miles west O. this. n1is;:
put there amt no village to speak Of
only Lord Umfraville's place."
"Oh-and which is the way to High
Lees?"
Right out the other wav, miss
rather better n three mile. miss"
Goes Mr.. Brandon still live there?'
Yes, miss; but his house is two mile
good beyond the village. It's a long
tramp, MISS"
oh, | am a good walker! 1 sup
pose. when l get to the village, any
one would direct me to Mr.. Bran
don's?"
"Oh, yes, miss"
Then will you tell me the nearest
way to the VILLAGE"
He gave the necessary direction, and
with a bright Thank you," she started
off.
Marguerite walked on in a state of
mind strangely divided between exhil-
aration and fear. The fresh, pure air,
the blue sky, the waving trees, and,
above all, the sense OF enterprise and
daring, were delightful to her. But
presently, to her establishment, she
found that the old habitual terror of
her uncle was creeping over her. She
began to realize that it was scarcely
prudent to trust herself alone to the
tender mercies of the man who had
already adopted such measures to be
rid Of her. She began to think that
she was foolhardy; but, being thus far
on the journey, nothing would have
induced her to turn back. She walk
ed on briskly, secure in the thought
that every step was taking her farther
from Clarisdale, and that there really
was no chance OF her being seen. AS
to Mr.. Brandon, she did not want to
see him; she wanted to see Cathie; and
her remembrance Of the back entrance
to the house was SO vivid that she felt
certain that she could accomplish her
object. Anyhow, she was in for it
the issue must be left to fate.
She felt the longing for certainty
greater than ever. Come what might.
she must ascertain who and what was
Arthur Phillips. and whether he was
living OF dead. A letter from Bernard
lay in her pocket-a letter full Of Lady
Mildred.
This is such an ideal house." he
wrote. Mine shall be managed Just
the anne You should know Lady
Mildred-in fact, you must know her.
She ear,,da teach you SO much. espe-:
cially IL: regards dress-she under
stands the art to perfection; and, when
sou see her. you must take hints:
though OF curse your style and hers
are very different" etc.
The letter hurt Marguerite.s feelings.