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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
BOGUS ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT.
The Alleged Treasures Were Faxed In
Central Asia.

q ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS.
The Alleged Treasures Were Faxed" In
Central Asia.
Orientalists will do wsll to be on
their guard in connection with Cenval
Asian manuscripts, which have OF late
provided them with such an endless
subject of discussion, says the Scots
man. 1t was Capt. Bower who first
discovered the existence of some ex-
tremely ancient manuscripts during
his great journey across central Asia,
and DR.. Sven Hedin brought back a
rich collection for the edifcation and
justification of orientalists. Since
then the supply of ancient manuscripts
has been very great, but it is stated
that the gravest suspicion is now cast
upon the authenticity of a very large
proportion of these so-called reli0 Of
antiquity.
An English officer who is now en-
gagged In some exploring work in Gen.
trail Asia has discovered that there
exists in Khotan a regular manufac-
tory of the manuscript relics, and so
large is the output that he believes
that at least IS per cent of the manu-
scripts which have reached Europe
from central Asia during recent years
are spurious. The process of manu-
facture has been explained to him, and
so impressed is he with the difficulty
OF distinguishing between the genuine
and the counterfeit that he has him
self adopted a rule Of never under any
circumstances buying any ancient book
offered to him for sale. Meanwhile
there is much searching of hearts
among the owners Of the manuscripts
which have already found their way
into European collections.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
No Birthplace.

A remark made by a ~6-year-old boy
on a certain occasion was the natural
result of confusion in his small mind,
but it caused amusement to the by
ISLANDERS. The house in which he had
first seen the light Of day had been.
torn down to make room for a wider
street, and the little boy. holding fast
to his fathers hand. viewed the ruins
with grief and Amusement. why,
papa!" he cried, sorrowfully. why,
papa, I wasn't born anywhere now,
was II"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
A Schemer.

Bannister-"So you think you viii
spend your vacation at SOM inland
resort? Howson-"Yes. 1 don't feel
that We can afford to go to the sea-
shore this year." Bannister-"What
place do you expect to go to-" How
son--"1 don't know. Haven't the least
idea. Somewhere here in the west,
though. My wife always decides such
matters" Bannister-"Is she partial
to the western resorts Howson-
mo, but I've been urging that we go
to the sea or some fashionable place
down east."-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
CHAPTER vI1.-(continued.)

&Nl4f AS4 \SOulluu0u.J
Well, consented; l everlastingly
ulagraced myself by becoming a party
g m Infamous conspiracy. Igive you
due credit for the way in which you
worked it-for the address with which
you transported your niece to Tor
quay and daily a5sented yourself that
q might go through the farce of my
c~landestine vooing. I heard, too, that
your indignation when you arrived at
the lodgings and found your niece
gone was a very fine piece OF acting.
As for me, l fulfilled my part OF the
contract precisely as agreed. l took
my poor helpless little wife to a GER
tain room In a certain hotel, went out,
~ II to ascertain the times Of the
trains, caught the express to London,
with your check in my pocket, and, as
I thought, washed my hands OF the
whole affair. According to our agree
ment you were to send some one 70
fetch Miss Lilbourne from the hotel,
and see to her future yourself.
Today I learn, for the first time, that
you did not fulfil this last condition.
o were not only a traitor to your
niece-you were a traitor to me. You
left to probable want and misery a
young and helpless girl who was not
responsible for her actions.
Allow me to remark that. though /
alwa-s considered you a thorough
blackguara, in this you have exceeded
all the vileness OF which l ever
thought you capable.
have the pleasure to inform Won
that your niece is now restored to her
right mind, that she is under the pro-
lection OF a gentleman and his family
IN London, that she has her wedding
ring, retains a distinct impression OF
her marriage, and that they are alb
solutely determined to sift the whole
affair to the bottom.
! now ask whether you are prepared
10 make restitution to your niece of
the fortune you fraudulently took
from her. / shall expect an imme-
date and direct reply, and beg you
70 observe that / mean business. 1t
will be quite fruitless for you to at
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

OF enjoyment to me, but tonight it was
no such thing, for whom should I dis
cover on the stage but you, Herr Rob-
ert, whom I have always regarded as
a respectable man. I admit to my
house only men of the highest respect
ability, and little did I imagine that /
harbored an actor. Go and seek ac-
c~ommodations elsewhere, for I cannot
and will not give you shelter, even for
a single night"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
Picnicker,s Delipht.

1t is always a new sandwich filling.
Here is the latest. the delight of sum
mer p%icnickers. 1t is compounded Of
grated cheese, whipped cream and the
crispest. most tender celery stalks
none other will answer. Chop the
celery very fine. mince 1t, in fact, and
chill on ice. Add the cheese as a sea-
soning just before the whipped cream
is lightly tossed with the mixture to
be spread on dainty. crustless squares.
oblongs and triangles Of thin bread.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
Boon Companions,

The Kennebec Journal tells of a man
who has a fox and a hound that are
booE companions. When both ami
mails were in the pup stage they were
placed together. and have now enjoyed
a year of each others society in peace
and harmony. They sleep together ana
play with each other much after the
manner of two frolicsome pups.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
Appropriate.

Edmund-"IIl have to send Miss
Wheeler some flowers. What kind do
you think would suit her?" Luther
Century plants"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

Never omit regular bathing, for n
less the skin is in an active condition
the cold will close the uores and favor
congestion or other disease.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

I'VE used to think men hadsto climb
TO fame" Don't Sthey!" mo. Hob
. dived." That's So" And Funs-
ton SWAMI"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
o

Nine. Bernhard gives the following
account of her admission into the Con-
se%rvatoire: "Auber was present, and
asked me: Your name is Sarah?' Yes,
SIR You are a Jewess? BY birth,
sir, but 1 have been baptized" Sarah
then recited two verses Of Los Deux
Pigeons" and was interrupted. "That
will do; you are admitted" Then came
the business of selecting the right
class. Beauvallet declared for tragedy,
Regnier for comedy, Provost for both,
and Sarah selected both, and thus de-
voted herself simultaneously to the
culture Of the two muses., Melpomene
and Thalia.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

A child never seems really happy
when its face is clean.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
Licenses for Hor.eshoer..

An enactment in Washington re-
quires horseshoers to pass an examina-
tiou and to be licensed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
CURRENT

Leslie Bassett, thirteen years old. is
riding across the many miles of prai-
rie between Colorado and the Missouri
river. The idea of making this jaunt
across three states struck the boy last
winter. Attempts to persuade him to
abandon the trip were useless. An
ticipating that highwaymen might at
tack him, he practiced with a revolver,
and on his departure carried a gun.
The boy wears a bicycle suit, carries.
no baggage and only a little money.
He is an accomplished amateur enter
tainer, and relies on his ability in this
line to win the shekels of the kansans
and obtain accommodations en- route.
The Philadelphia Times publishes
the following letter from a perplexed
reader: Can you inform me whether
the shirt waist proposed for the male.
sex is to be the sport Of fashion and
to pass from cambria to silk, having
pompadour sleeves at the shoulders,
or is it for this season to fit snugly to.
the arms? Can percales be worn, and
is organdy permissible? Is it to be
belted at the waist and end there, or
is it to preserve a masculine continuity
Endorsed by older practices? OF course.
If we must wear shirt waists, we want.
to wear the right thing, and we seek
authority. Yours faithfully, Doubt and
Anxiety"
A writer in Bird Lore says: Several
years ago, when in a Western town.
I was taken to a neighbours to see his
birds. Four cages swung in the shell
ter of a commodious porch. One con-
tanned a redwinged blackbird that had
been taken from its nest when very
young and brought up by hand. His
associates were a canary, a bluejay and
an oriole. The canary had been pur-
chased in a bird store, and had there
learned its song. The bluejay and
oriole had been taken from neighbor-
ing nests, and had, no doubt, picked
up the characteristic notes of their
species from the many other members,
Of their kind that inhabited the vicin-
ity, but it was many miles to the near.
est swamp or lowland where one might
find a red-winged blackbird. This red
winged had learned perfectly the notes
of his Gagged companions, and had
picked up some notes of other birds
in the neighborhood, but not one note
of the red-winged blackbird did he
Know"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

It seems that at first the future
queen of the stage did not care for it
in the least. Above all she hated her
daily journeys to and fro in the omni-
bus, land to this day l detest promis-
cuous assemblies and miscellaneous
crowds" Nine. Bernhadt next assures
us that she was never able to win a
first prize at the Conservative, only a
second, and that but once, and for trag-
edy. After a years study at the Con-
s~ervatoire, Nine. Bernhard passed into
the company of the Theater Francois,
and made her debut in Racine's "Iphi-
genie" She writes: MY arms were
SO long and SO thin that when in the
scene of the sacrifice l uplifted them
before the altar the house burst into
4 roar of laughter and 1 was mortified
to tears. l next played Valerie in
Scribe's play of that name. with Co.
quelin as Ambrose, and I was success
full. But even then l could not over
come my innate dislike for the stage.
I never put foot inside tslt. theater ex-
cept for rehearsals and performances"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

In 1879, as all the world will remem
Der. Sarah Bernhadt went to London
for the first time. appearing in "Phe-
DIRE" She at onc established her po-
sition in that country and was not only
a success on the stage. hut the 'lion-
ess' In chief Of the London season..
every fashionable hostess seeking the
privilege OF her acquaintance, and no.
party was considered complete with
out her presence.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
lsadore Rush on Dress"

Miss lsadore Rush is credited by
many people with being a leader in
dress among the women of the modern
stage. Ladies who study the stage for
ideas in costume win be interested in
her opinions.
Every woman should remember that
she has some good lines" said Miss
Rush, and she should religiously strive
to preserve these lines. BE she stout or
lean, long or short, somewhere about
her body she has a good line. 1t may
be in the hip, along the thigh, down
The back, or in front. In order to pre-
serve good lines, l have long ago dis
carded petticoats. l never wear them.
All am guilty Of is a silk flounce, US
ually sewed to the lining of my skirt.
Then, | like everything to match. MY
hose and shoes always match the color
of my dress; light or dark, I stick to
that rule invariably. It's no trouble for
a well-dressed woman to have a pair
of shoes with every dress. Shoes are
cheap nowadays, and if l cannot buy
them to match, / have them made out
Of piece of the cloth of my dress.
What does a well-dressed woman want
nowadays, you ask, in the way Of a
wardrobe? First of all. the short skirt.
wouldn't do without one for the world.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
In Boston and New York

Boston and New York theatres this
week:
Boston. Hollis Street, E. H. Soth-
ern and Virginia Harmed in THE Sunk
en- Bell; Boston Museum, Jerome
Sykes and Edna Wallace Hopper in
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp" Z;
Grand, "Hurly Burly'; Boston Thea
ire, Christmas pantomime, Hanlon's
"Superba'; Park, James A. Hearne in
Sag Harbor'; Castle Square, THE
Adventure of Lady Ursula"
New York. Academy of Music, Way
Down East; Broadway, Ben Hur'' /;
Bijou, May Irwin in Sister Mary /;
Casino, Alice Nelson in THE Singing
Girl" Fifth Avenue, Mrs. Fiske in
Becky sharpe; Hammerstein's Vic
toria Rogers Bros, in Wall Street ;
Herald Square, "A Greek Slave" /;
Knickerbocker, Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall
in "The Elder Miss Blossom; Metro
politan, grand opera; Wallack's, Frank
Daniels in The Amer; Days, "The
Maneuvers of jane; Lyceum, Annie
Russell in Miss Hobbs" Empire
John Drew in 1.-THE Tyranny of Tears
Madison Square Theatre, wheels
Within Wheels; Garrick, William
Gillette in Sherlock Holmes; Cri-
terion, julia Marlowe in Barbara
Frietchie"; Garden, Richard Mansfield
in repertoire.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
At The Park

Worcester people ought to be inter-
ested il, the bill at the Park theatre
this week, for former Worcester girl
has a place of honor on it. Nearly
everybody here remembers Miss Nellie
3, Chandler who was for a number of
years leader Of the Nellie B. Chandler
Ladies' White orchestra, and who has
married at the home of her parents
last summer to H. S. Ricci, the well
known Irish comedian. The couple will
be here this week in an original Irish
playlet, entitled "O'Brien's Election -
which is said to be very funny. The
favorits comedian, Frank Bush, will be
here with an entirely new act, full of
bright stories and good hits His is one
of the highest salaried single acts in
vaudeville, and is a success everywhere.
Dempsey Mitchell and company are to
present Sidney Winners one-act farce,
"A Man of Chance one of the very
best comedies, and presented by one of
the best companies on the vaudeville
stage today. Bogert and O'Brien, the
great musical team, have a novel
speciality, full Of good playing and some
startling revelations in the musical line.
Miss Margaret Scott, the creole might
ingale," has some new songs and will
sing some old ones, and was one of the
hits in Springfield last week. James Ad-
dleman, instrumentalist, promises to
astonish his hearers with his music,
being an artist in his line. The three
Nudos, aerialists, were here last season
and captured their audiences with their
acrobatic work. The bill closes with
Prof. Marshall the famous magician,
who will perform some wonderful feats
of magic and demand a great deal of
attention.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17

It's the finest thing for walking and
general comfort. You remember l wore
one of those skirts out here two years
ago, and now / see the women on the
streets generally rugged out in that
style of attire on rainy and muddy
days. Then there is the tailor-made
suit, by all means. Then a little after
noon or carriage dress, and an even
ing gown, with two or three negligees,
of course, for the morning. My hats, as
you see also match my gowns, and wo-
men who want to be well dressed
should take note of this Always wear a
hat tina. matches the gown. And while
on the subject of hats, please say here
for me that only the heavy, stout brun-
cite ought to wear hat down over
her nose. All the other kinds of women,
blondes, lean, tall, short and of medium
proportions, ought, for the sake of
themselves, to wear their hats off the
face. Especially women with good
brows should never hide them under the
dip of a hat
Gloves should match the dresss as
religiously as hose and Shoes. Another
thing want to emphasize is, that black
and white are the loveliest. the SWEETEST
colors in a womans wardrobe. With
a black and white dress she is ready
for a funeral or a wedding As for
the handkerchief, I carry that up my
sleeve. That's the easiest and best
way to carry that little adjunct to a
woman's toilet It's both out of the way
and handy. Miss Rush has some mag
nifcent gowns this season, one a lace
dress over orange-colored silk. The
overdres is made of Russian renais-
sance in pond lily effect. The prettiest
gown nj the actress wardrobe is one
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17

he was playing Bill Sykes to Lucille
Westerns Nancy, in "Oliver Twist,
that Katherine Corcoran first saw Mr..
Herne. She was young girl then,
and her seat was away UP in the gal
lery. She vowed then that she hated
the actor with all her heart
James K. Hackett and Mary Manner
ing do not act together, as they used
to when he was leading man and she
leading lady of the New York Lyceum
theatre company, but here is a genu-
inc case where absence makes the
heart grow fonder."
Stuart Robson and his wife, May
Waldron have played together for
years. Richard Mansfield married his
leading lady, Beatrice Cameron, and
the match turned out happily.
Rose Coghlan and John T. Sullivan,
although their professional relation is
of the disastrous NARROW Taber type,
seem to enjoy each others company,
and this season both are acting in "The
White Heather"
Odette Tyler, who married into an
| old Virginia family, carried her hus-
band with her into theatrical life, and
now. the two are travelling together in
"Phroso" On the bills he is put down
as R. D. Mclean but that isn't his
name.
j. f. Dodson and Annie Irish, in real
life husband and wife, in the mimic
life of Because She Loved Him SO, "
hear the relationship of father and
daughter.
Henry Jewett and his wife, Frances
Hastings, starred together this season
n "Thc visible Choir'-indeed, the
play was matted from James Lane
Aliens novel by Mrs. Jewett.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
Making of Actresses

That the making of actresses is
easier than the making Of actors is
asserted by the Ladies' Home Journal,
and the reason given Is that the young
women are by nature more apt and
pliable. This fact Is shown at the matt
nees of the Sargent and Wheatcroft
schools. The female roles are generally
well played, while the male ones are
not. But the young women meet a diff
Guilty arising from their superiority of
sex. If promising actresses are more
numerous than actors, the fact oper-
ates in favor of the young men in get
ting work. A good looking fellow finds
himself in no such Quilted market as
discourages his sister aspirant II he
is clever he will readily get an open
ing, even though he is ugly. The mas
cullne roles in plays predominant larg-
ely. OF comedy, intelligent and toler-
ably facile actresses the supply is far
in excess of the demand. Heroes are
scarce. Heroines are plenty. Genius
that manifests itself ever so little is
recognized at once. Mediocrity finds
scant welcome For incompetency
there is no encouragement. The best
graduates pass at once into regular en-
ployment. The rest seek it by applica-
ton to managers, or to the dramatic
o5Sht0' L AC Lee 1OI oil GIG dSeHlGIlU IL
half of the first weeks salary. The en-
ployer pays nothing. The agent keeps a
registry of all applicants who have had
experience on the stage. In some cases.
not usually, he will put amateurs on the
list. Those who have come from good
teachers get attention. AS a rule, how
ever, he will not bother with other than
professionals of whose abilities he has
| a pretty definite knowledge. Amateur
experience is not respected. Assertion
of ability avails naught. A proposes
sing appearance counts. But even those
who have reason to be vain in that re-
spect are likely to be told that their
good looks would disappear on the
stage. The idea that the footlights al
ways enhance beauty is a mistake. The
effect is quite as often the other way
Natural color counts for nothing. The
person with a fine complexion but ir-
regular features may look ill-favored
The face of an actress depends on the
shape of the features and their mobili-
ty. 1t is hard for even an expert to fore
tell how. anybody will appear under
such conditions
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
Married Life Among Actors

Really, inspite Of the divorce court
working overtime in the interests of
the stage, married life among actors
is not without its optimistic side
Nothing could be more idealistic
than the home life of the Herne fam
idy-father, MOTHER two daughters and
little son. James A. Herne met Kath-
crime Corcoran in California many years
ago. He was the most popular actor on
the Pacific coast in those days, and as
a special favor to an old friend he con-
sented to hear read a young woman
who was studying to be an actress.
That young woman was Katherine
Corcoran. Mr.. Herne took her into his
company, and a year later married her.
Like the prince in the fairy tale, they
have lived happily ever since, though
life for them has had perhaps more
than its fair share of trials.
Katherine Corcoran was not Mr..
Herne's first wife, however, for in 1855
he married Helen Western, the sister
of Lucille, so much admired by old
time Boston theatregoers. 1t was while
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17

Sag Harbor" played last week to the
largest receipts accomplished since
its opening at the Park theatre. In
addition to this fact it may be stated
that Sag Harbor" has achieved the
greatest financial success of any single
attraction in the history of the Park
theatre.
OF course it is the intention of Liebler
& Co., Mr.. Herne's management to
take advantage of the wholly remark
able success of Sag Harbor' in Bos-
ton, ami keep the play there as long as
they can, but of course it cannot re-
main on at the Park forever for there
are contracts with the theatres in 9TH
er cities and some fine day the marvel
Gus run at the Park theatre will have
to be called to a close. The immediate
announcements of interest for the near
future in the run of Sag Harbor" are
as follows. There will be a special holt
day matinee on Christmas Day, and
the seventy-fifth will occur on Christ
mas night.
The New Century" performance of
Sag Harbor" which will be given. on
January 1st 1900, will be made a
uniquely interesting event and will be
celebrated by clever mementoes charac-
terizing the exit of the nineteenth cen
fury and the entrance of the twentieth.
On January 18th, 1900 the century
mark in the long run of =" Sag Har-
bor," at the Park theatre, will be
reached and to celebrate this notable
event, Liebler & Co. are now having
specially manufactured a magnificent
reproduction of the America cup which
the British have tried for over forty
years to wrest from the United States.
1t will be unique and patriotic en-
blem and handsome enough to decorate
any mantelpiece, however rich. This
| souvenir for the one hundredth perfor-
nance will, it is said, be the most ex-
/ pensive ever given in a similar way in
this country