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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

duty to give to every beggar I meet.
| will be more generous with the next,
that IS all
But all my arguments did not sue
ceed In convincing me, and my inward
discomfort increased-became a sort OF
anguish, so that ten times felt a wish
to turn back to the spot where we had
met that man. Will you believe it? 1t
was a false sentiment of human re-
spect that withheld me from doing SO
IN the presence Of my little daughter.
We are really worth nothing more the
moment We act in view of the judy
ment Of others.
We had nearly come to the end OF
our walk and we're going to turn the
corner of the Rue Latitte when SuZon
pulled gently at my dress to stop me.
Mamma' she cried.
What do you want, darling?
She fixed her great blue eyes on me
ana sad, gravely:
Mamma, why did you give nothing
to that poor man in the Champs Ely
sees?'
Like me, she had thought of moth
ing else since our meeting with that
man.; her heart was oppressed like
nine; only, better than her mother, or
more sincere, she confessed quite sim
ply her u~neasiness.
1 did not hesitate an instant. You
are light, dearest l said to her.
we had u-o1GoI ~o,o o,,;,).1, 4l,r
usual, under the obsession CT our fixed
IDEA; twenty minutes or so still re-
malned before the class hour. I called
a cab, jumped into it with Suzon, and
the driver went up the Champs Ely
sees at a quick pace under promise Of a
generous tip.
'Suzon and I held each others hand,
ana beg you to believe that we were
lar IRON reassured. If the beggar
should have gone away? Suppose we
could not find him again? Arrived at
the Rond-Point, W. Jumped to the
ground; we examined the avenue, there
was no beggar. l questioned one of the
chair hirers. She remembered having
seen him; he was not, she said, of
the habitual beggars of the Rond
Point; she did not know what side he
had taken. We were pressed for time,
we were going away quite distressed,
when all at nee Suzon perceived the
mar sitting on his heels behind a tree;
he was sleeping in the shade, with his
hat between his knees.
"Suzcn went up to him on the tip OF
her toes and slipped a piece of gold
into the empty hat, and then we went
back to the Rue Laftte. 1t was alb
surd, l know quite well. but we en-
braced one another as if we had Just
escaped from a great danger"
The young woman stopped in full
silence, blushing rose all wei to have
spoken at such length about herself.
AS for US, we had listened to her re-
ligiously. We seemed to have breathed
d very pure air and 70 have drunk a
very COO water at the source ITSELF
The Academy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

In the race against time the United
States beat out the sun by two min
utes. In other words the sun never
sets on the territory of this land. Be-
lore it can set in one extreme its face
peeps above the ocean at he other,
n on the longest day Of the year the
nag beats the sun and has two min
utes to spare. Sixteen minutes are
added as the extreme limits to any day
IN the equation of time; the flag has
eighteen over the half of the twenty
four hours. 1t is a narrow margin, but
1t will do, as the %follow;=g demon
stratiOn will demonstrate.
1t was not necessary for the United
States navy to take the Canaries in
order to extend the territory eastward.
The taking of Porto Rico put the ex-
IRENE eastern borders just ninety min
utes of longitude farther east and six
minutes Of time in the same direction.
Eastport, Me-, which for all the life
OF the nation before the Spanish war,
held the honor, must now yield the
palm to Porto Rico. But the difference
Is comparatively trifing. Porto Rico
commences-juts out Of the Saragasso
sea-in longitude 65 degrees 30 min
utes west. Eastport is within half a
mile of 67 degrees west. This makes
the difference ninety minutes OF long
itude in favor of Porto Rico. Fifteen
minutes of longitude equal one min
ute of time, so the island wins by six
minutes In time.
With Porto Rico for the extreme
eastern starting point, the flag runs
with the sun of the Philippines. TAX
ing Manila as the western point
although it is not the extreme
point-and these United States ex-
tend over 1874 degrees 80 min
utes and 4 seconds of longitude.
That is nearly five degrees more than
half the circumference of the earth.
The difference in time between Porto
Rico's eastern point and the cathedral
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
ARMY N NAVY.

Of the 1851, O00, 900 appropriated fol-
the war there will, it is estimated, re-
main u~nexpended Jan. 1, 1899, a total
of S61, O00, 900 plus for the army, and
$33, 900, 600 plus for the navy; in all
$94, SIG, 1865. O3.
Spain, with her population of less
than 20, 0O0, 900, asks for an army OF
questions whether 100000 is not too
many for a republic of Is, 900, 900, which
has fallen heir to the distant provinces
which Spain is no longer compelled to
provide for.
The proposed institution of honor
promotions for meritorious service
may obscure the fact that the United
States is really very charry of gifts OF
this kind. The Military Gazette Of
New South Wales says that the Vic
toria cross was given to ITO men in
the Indian mutiny, 100 in the Crimes,
% in the Zulu war and Is each in Az
ghanistan and New Zealand. The
crosses given for other campaigns do
not run into two figures. None of
these affairs, except the Indian mus
tiny, compares with our civil war in
daring adventure, and OF course all of
them put together do not approach the
number of men we put in the field. says
the Army and Navy Journal, but the
honor medals recorded in the est ar
my register number only al, and the
certificates to enlisted men %. Dur
ing the last year there have been one
or two additions to the medallists.
There have been so many swords Of
honor presented by personal admirers
lately that an impression is given OF
great liberality in such matters. but
this exuberant giving does not spring
| from congress.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
SUN NEVER SETS ON OLD GLORY

The two mon entered the store, and
the challenged party said: Got any
false teeth on hand to-day, Uncle
Jabe?' Without an instant's hesita-
ton, Uncle Jabe put his hand to his
mouth and a moment later held out
the hand with a set of %grinning teeth
in it. There he said, I'll sell that
set mighty cheap for my gooms hev
shrunk SO they don't fit me no more,
and I'm goin' to have some new ones.
If you want these fer--" But the two
men had fled, while Uncle Jabe called
after them: I'll let you have EN- fer
less'n half price"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
Notified.

He kissed her boldly on Market
street, opposite the Phelan building.
"Sir!!" she shrieked, you are an
utter stranger to me. What means this
familiarity"
Miss" he replied, bowling low.
though We never met before, you.
must excuse me. l bet my friend that
l would kiss the prettiest girl I saw on
the block"
A soft, f~orgiving smile replaced her
wrathful glance.
You are forgiven this time" she
said, sweetly, "but please don't let it
occur again."-San Francisco News
Letter.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
ONE GLASS OF WINE.
Many Thi.k 1t Changed Course Of PO&-
tics in This Country

IAN AAs - fShEC N'uiSS L oS-
tics in This Country
1t is said that a single glass of wine
probably wrecked the Democratic par
ty in 1860. The story is worth tell
ing, says the Atlanta Constitution.
After the breaking up of the national
Democratic convention at Charleston
the party in Georgia held a state con-
vention. Great excitement prevailed.
The leaders of the party could not
agree. 1t vas a critical period.
The majority report Endorsed the Sc
ceders Or boilers at Charleston, while
the minority report opposed their ac-
ton. The leading champion Of the
minority was Herschel V. Johnson and
his followers were confident that his
eloquence and logic would carry the
day.
1t is quite likely that such would
have Deer the case but for an unfor-
tunate mishap. EX-Gov. Johnson be-
gan his speech before the noon ad-
journment on the second day n con-
cluded after dinner.
Old men who remember that speech
say that it was a powerful argument
and the impression gained ground
that after the noon recess the speaker
would demolish his opponents with a
few sledge-hammer blows.
But the overcontident friends Of the
minority report were doomed to dis
appointment. Johnson felt the strain
of the morning session SO much hat
he was unable to eat anything, and he
took a glass of wine upon an empty
stomach to strengthen himself. This
was a fatal mistake. That one glass Of
wine perhaps changed the destiny Of
the nation!
The great orator resumed his speech,
but the wine had nauseated him. He
vas hazy, verbose and unintelligible at
times. His style and argument lacked
vigor, consistency and positiveness.
His friends looked at one another in
despair. The men on the other side
were eXultant. 1t was evident that the
speaker had damaged his own case.
Then Howell Cobb and Henry r.
Jackson followed each other for the
hAoJoiitS iCpoll. 4ISS opoNO ~ Gil
air of eXpectant triumph and captured
the convention.
The majority report was adopted. It
is unnecessary to follow the history of
the next few weeks. The national De-
mocracy was completely disrupted and
put two tickets in the field. Lincoln
was elected and the country was
plunged into a civil war. Had John
son succeeded in inducing the Georgia
convention to adopt his conservative
ideas, it is safe to say that other
southern states would have fallen into
line with u commonwealth and the
national Democratic party would have
remained united.
This is the story Of what a little
glass Of wine did. 1t ruined a great
party, caused a disastrous war, and,
besides the loss of life, cost the south
over 81, 900, O00, 900. Perhaps this is
rather speculative, but there are many
who believed it a generation ago.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
Game Wanted,

Greene-"Good morning,Mrs. Brown
Where is Tom today?" Mrs. Brown
Tom is out in the kitchen killins
c~ockroaches. He was going a-hunting
but his gun didn't come home as he
had ordered. He had set upon hav.
Ing a day of sport but rather than be
wholly disappointed he has gone ia
Killing cockroaches. When a man is
l the humor for sport, he must muir.
der something, you know."-BostoJ
Transcript.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

One of the regulars said to me, in
great perplexity: Il can't make ont
this flag of truce gag. 1t reminds me
OF two kids in a street fight, stopping
after every punch to ask the other fell
low if he's had enough. Why don't
we keep at it until somebody gets
hurted?"
One of the cowboys of the rough rid
ers expressed the same idea in profess
sional phraseology: Now that we got
those Mexicans corralled," he said,
why don't we brand them?"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
Taxation.

A third Of the money now flowing
into the Connecticut state treasury IA
contributed by the New Haven railroad
company, and from street railways, the
state now derives $133, 900 in taxes,
where ten years ago only about SIS, 600
was yearly obtained. These last fig
ures strikingly indicate The extent ia
which trolly line enterprises have been
carried in that state.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
His Disability.

"The new boarder has not said =
word about the meals yet" said the
clearinghouse mistress. mo; 1 be-
lieve les a very religious man." re-
piled one of the victims.-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
AGre.t Bargain.

The country store owned by Mr.. ia
bez Dodd contained such a motley
conglomeration in the way Of stock"
that a village lounger day offered
to bet that another a could not ask
for anything in ordinary, everyday
use without Uncle Jabe's producing It.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

81 hear that our daughter has
broken off her engagement with the
count. Is it true?" Eyes; she ran
across a chance to get a duke at the
same figure"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
a Foolish Question.

The Preacher-And do you go tc
Sunday school, my little man? The
Little Man-No. Christmas is past.
amt it?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03

It's better to accept some state
ments than to bother hunting up the
proofs.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21
Personally Conducted Tourist Excursions to
California without change of Cars.

Leaving Washington every Tuesday and
Friday at Ills a. m, the Southern Railway
operates Personally Conducted Tourist Ex-
cursions to San Franciso without change of
cars, conductors or porters. The route is
through Atlanta, Montgomery, New Orleans
Houston, San Antonio, New Mexico, Arzona,
and Southern California. The cars are the
very latest pattern of Pullman Tourist
Sleepers, rosewood finish, have high back
seats, upholstered in rattan, are sixteen
section, supplied with linen etc, same as
standard sleepers lighted by Pintsch Gas.
have wide vestibules, double sash rolled
curtains, lavatOry, and smoking room for
gentlemen, and two retiring rooms for ladies.
Three and one-half days to Mexico aud
Arizona, four days to Los Angeles and
Southern California, and five days to San
Francisco. Such service for rTrans-Continental
travel has never before been offered.
The tourist carfare is less than via any
other route, efiecting a saving of $500 to
$50. 90 for the trip.
All information, maps and rates furnished
ON application to Charles l.. Hopkins. Dis
trict Passenger Agent, Southern Railway
Company, S2S Chestnut street, Philadelphia
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21

For some time there has been "a
rule that the peusioner must take his
certificate to the magistrate when bis
quarterly voucher is executed, but
this rule has been violated so much,
on account OF the magistrates know
ing that it was all right that IA new
rule has been adopted by the Pension
Department. which will make it alb
solutely necessary that the certificate
be taken every time The number Of
the certificate is no longer inserted on
tae voucher at the pension office, but
must be written in by the magistrate
when the voucher Is executed. This,
therefore, makes it absolute neces-
sary for pensioners to take their Ger
tideates. 1t Is likely TO cause much
delay at the next pay day, for there
will be many who will forget about
their certificate and will have 70 wait
until they can go back home after it,
as there is heavy fine waiting foi
the magistrate who executes the
vouchers without seeing the certiii
cate, il he gets caught at it,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21
POUR KILLED IN A WRECK.
The Freight Conductors watch wa
Tnirteen Minutes slow.

The Freight Conductors watch was
Thirteen Minutes slow.
Kansas City Sept 21.-A north
bound passenger train on the st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad collided
with freight train 15 miles southeast
of the city yesterday. Four people
were killed and four others injured.
Dead: b. f. Dedick, engineer of the
freight train; Charles Rider, fireman
of the passenger train; w. Harelson,
freight brakeman; unknown man.
burned beyond recognition. Fred w
Laker, passengef engineer, had his
leg crushed, throat cut and body badly
scalded and will die.
Fireman Rider was buried beneath
the baggage car and burned to
death, the car and its contents of mail
and baggage being entirely consumed
Another man, probably a tramp, was
also crematcd.
The trains met at sharp curve. The
freight was running at high rate OF
speed, bound on reaching Swope Park
to wait for the passenger. Freight
Conductor Brownells watch was IL
minutes slow, as it developed later
The engineer of the passenger train
saw the other train only two or three
seconds before the crash Neither
crew had time to jump. The rear cars
of the passenger train telescoped the
postal and baggage car. Fire at once
broke out and the combination car was
destroyed. Both engines were com.
pletely wrecked.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21
YOU'LL GET ALL THAT'S A-coM1NG TO
YOU"

If, when contemplating trip to any point
West or Southwest of the Mississippi River,
you will purchase tickets via the Missouri
Pacific Ry or Iron Mountain Route (which
are on sale at all principal ticket offices in
the United States), you will have all the
comforts and luxuries of modern railway
equipment, and the finest opportunities for
viewing all of natures museums and marvels
of Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas,
Old and New Mexico, California, etc. Ex-
cursiOn tickets to all principal points at
greatly reduced rates. On account of the
National Education Association meeting at
Los Angeles in July, we will make special
low round trip rates. When contemplating
a trip West or Southwest, write us for full
information and rock bottom figures w
E. Hoyt, g. E. p. Agent, J. p. Mccain, T..
P. Agent, 391 Broadway. New York. 4.22-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21
cole IndIoted For Murder.

Wilmington, Del, Sept 21.-Monty-
loo A. Cole, of Sherbrooks, Canada
was yesterday indicted by the grand
jury for murder in the first degree in
the killing of William A. Montague
on May II last. Cole was a dental
student at the University of Penn
sylvania and Montague was an iron
broker at Wyoming, Del They were
both paying attention to a woman
named Edna Wilson. of this city, and
had quarreled over her Cole seeing
Montague come out of a saloon here
with the woman on the night of May
II, struck Montague a murderous blow
with baseball bat. The man died FIVE
days later without having regained
consciousness. The Wilson woman was
arrested as a witness. and she and
Cole have since the murder occupied
cells in the New Castle county jail.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21
The BIue and the GRAY Reunion

Macon, Ga, Sept. 20.-The Bibb
county Confederate veterans have de-
cided to send a representative to the
reunion of the blue and gray at Evans
vile, Ind. and a resolution contain
ing the following sentiment was pass
ed: THE Bibb county veterans auth
orize Comrade II. B. Hale to convey
to the veterans of the blue at Evans
vile our hearty sympathy with the
movement inaugurated by the coming
reunion, and we hail with delight any
method of bringing about a fraternal
feeling between the veterans of the
blue and the gray"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21
Il. A. K MEN OBJECT.
Refuse TO March In the Rear of Ne
NOrS's Dewey Parade,

Refuse TO March In the Rear of New
1ork's Dewey Parade.
New YORK, Sept. 2l.-Unless the
plans OF General Charles F. Roe,
chairman OF the land parade commit
Tee ot the Dewey celebration, are
changed the q. A. X. organization will
not be represented in the parade. Jo-
seph w. Kay, department commander
OF the New York Grand Army of the
Republic, yesterday sent a letter to
General Roe declining the invitation
for number of reasons. These are
in brief that the G. A. r. forces have
been placed at the end of the pro-
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21
| EHIGH VALLEY
RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT MAY IA, 1899.


Passenger trains leave Shenandoah for Penn
Haven Junction, Maucb Chunk, Lehighton,
Slatington White Hall, Catasauqua, Allentown,
Bethlehem, Easton New York and Philadelphia
at %, z so a. m II So and IL p. M
For Wilkesbarre, White Haven and PittstoR
S %, 10 u q. M. II 50 and II p. m.
For Laeeyville, Towanda, Sayre, Wayerly
Auburn, Syracuse, Ithaca, Geneva and the
West, 10 II a. M, II SO and IL p. m.
For Belvidere, Delaware Water Gap ane
Stroudsburg, % a. m., IL p. m.
For Lam6ertville and Trenton, z 80 a. m.
For Jeanesyille, Lewiston and Beaver Meadow
% a, m, IL so p. m.
and Lumber Yard, 2s, 2 so, 10 II am, II So ano
For Jeddo, DriftOn and Freeland, 5 %, 10 l.
For Scranton, 8 %, 10 IL a. M, 8 II pm.
For Lost Creek, Girardville, and Ashland, 90
and 2S p. m.
Shamokin, 10 40 a. m, AZ, 8 o7, % p m.
s %, z so, 10 12 a. M. and IL So, II pm.
For Yatesville, s %. 10 II a. m.
Trains will leave Shsmokin at 90, Q 20 a. m.
II 30 and 20 p. m, and arrive at Shenandoah
at so, 10 II a m, II so, 8 II m.
New Castle, Morea and New Boston, 80 and
10 II a. M u so and II p. m.
Leave Pottsville for Shenandoah, 45 a. m.
Leave Hazleton for Shenandoah, o SO a. m.
u As, 8 90, 6 26, 81 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Trains leave for Raven Run, Centralia, Mt
Carmel and ShAmokin, 9 40 a. m, 2 2l p. m,
Trains leave Shamokin for Shenandoah al
8 so a M, and 8 95 p. m.
Leave Shenandoah for YAtesville, Mahanoy
City, Park Place, Delano, McAdOo, Audenried
HRzleton, Stockton, Lumber Yard, Weatherly
| and Mauch Chunk, Q ~ q m, and 80 p. m.
For Lehighton, Slatington, Catasauqua, Whit,
Hall, CoplRy, Allentown, Easton and Phillips
burg, A a. m, and 80 p. IN.
For New York and Philadelphia, AZ a. m.
| Leave Hazleton for Shenandoah, 80, q. m
and 27 p. m.
Nj. b. CUTTER, supt Transportation,
| South Bethlehem, Pa
ROLLIN H. WILBUR, Genl. Supt.,
| South Bethlehem, Pa.
CHARLES 8. LEE, Genl. Pass. Agt.,
| New York, N. Y.
A. w. NoNNEMACHER, Div. p. A.,
| South Bethlehem. Pa.
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Tne Advance in News Paper,

New York. Sept. 21.-News paper
has gone up a quarter of cent a
pound within the last three weeks.
The newspapers Of New York city, ac-
cording TO an official of the company
which supplies all but two of the pa
pers printed in this city, use 400 tons
of paper daily, at cost of 2 cents a
pound. The recent sharp advance
means $1,000 a day more to the news
papers, or S7300O0 a year over the
price which has heretofore obtained
The cost Of the consumption is now
$4,000 a day.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21
KnozevIc nnd NJ AccomnIIccs

Belgrade, Sept 21-The trial of
Gjura Knezevic, the Bosnian who at
tempted to assassinate former King
Milan of Servia last July, and of the
influential Radical leaders charged
with being accomplices in the attack,
developed yesterday "A sensational in
cid2nt. Standing before the Bible and
the crucitiX Knezevic formally with
drew all accusations of completely. He
said: 81 charged lese prisoners with
completely in order to save myself.
swear now that these men are absO-
lutely innocent. ! fired on Milan out
Of personal revenge, because l thought
he was the cause of my failing to find
employment l have now freed my
soul. 1t is for your judges to decide"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21

Iris generally supposed that an.
thracite coal is to be found in only
six or seven counties in Eastern
Pennsylvania, but the Philadel Phia
Record is authority for the statement
that coal capitalists claim to have dis
covered 1t in Western Maryland and
West Virginia, a continuation OF the
vein that crops out in the Lyken:
Valley, and have organized the Tide
water Coal Co, capitalized at $1,000,
600
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-21

Chicago, Sept 2O.-The boomers of
the rival baseball league left Chicago
yesterday and will interest themselves
until the next regular league meeting
in fostering interest in the projected
organization. President Quinn went to
Detroit to stir up interest there. That
city seems indispensable to the new
league. Anson seems confident of en-
ticing sufficient capital to embark a
rival team here. Philadelphia and
New York are counted easy, because
of indirect support from the present
club owners there.