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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
The Kearsarse quito English.

The Kearsage demonstrates some
radical advances in the theory of ar
NOR plating. The United States battle
ship Iowa, launched in 1896, mad belt
of limited length and two gun turrets,
but in the case of the Iowa the armor
was not continued above the belt. In
the Kearsage, and the ships of her
type, some of which are still under
construction, the practice adopted in
Great Britain of covering the sides up
to the main deck with five-inch ar
NOR has been followed. There are
changes in the grouping of the arma-
ment beside the adoption of the super
imposed turrets. The aim of the arma-
ment experts seems to be to avoid the
multiplication of gun positions and TOP
heavy structure. In this the Ameri-
can designers are following the exam
pie set them by British designers Of
battleships. In fact, our ships are
becoming decidedly English in appear
ance.-Collier's Weekly
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
TO SAVE THEIR LIVES
BRITISH OFFICERS RESORT TO
COATS of MAIL.
Curious Story Told OF the Way They
Protect Themselves-The Same Pro-
lection Would Be Deemed CowArdly
In a Common Private.

To the uninitiated the days of armor
have long since gone, but a visit to
certain firm situated in the west end
of London will reveal the fact that
hundreds of vests of mail are sold an
nually to officers in the British army.
The maker is a well-known gunsmith.
and a large portion of his income
is derived, not from manufacturing
guns, but through the sale OF armor to
officers. AS a general rule the mail is
inclosed in leather casing, which is
Sown inside the tunic so as to be in
visible unless the garment is picked
to pieces. And the same with helmets
"a similar device is fixed as lining
SO as to give additional protection in
case of need. Some officers are not
above wearing mail vests underneath
their tunics and perfectly obvious to
their comrades, who, although they
may scott in time of peace, would be
only too glad to don one themselves
when in the middle Of hostilities. The
majority Of the makers customers are
officers, because the suits are very eX-
pensive, costing about $51 each. Never
theless, some "rommies' are prepared
to spend that amount in order to in
sure themselves to certain extent
against the enemy's spent bullets.
Against q modern bullet. fired at short
distance, of course, these suits of ar
may be instrumental in turning its
course or stopping its penetrating
power During the Chino-Japanese
war of 1895 the maker in question sent
out several hundred suits of armor,
which We're eagerly bought up by the
combatants at heavy price. During
the American war of last year he did
the same thing; it was not SO success
full, for he found he had been fore
stalled by Yankee firms, and such
officers in the American army as had
intended going in for suit OF mail
had already obtained them. He then
offered his goods to the Spaniards,
who proved to be good customers, and
were prepared to pay good price for
the luxury. A notable instance OF the
value of mail occurred during the bat
tie of Omdurman last September. One
officer, who is we'll known, got into the
thick of the fight and was s!ashed on
all sides by the dervishes. His men
were surprised to see that he had es-
capped all the force of the blows, ex-
pecting to see him fall from his horse
every minute mass of wounds. After
the battle was over, however, he APP
peared perfectly unscathed save for a
few slight wounds on the chest. Then
he revealed the suit of mail which COW
cred him and to which he owed his
life.-London Globe.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
DISHES THAT GROW.
Piate with Curious Growth Upon " Sold
the Other Dav for 81 900,

Plate with Curious Growth Upon " Sold
the Othor Day for $1,000.
The other day there WIS sold at
Manchester, for no less than $1,000 an
old-fashioncd china plate of the ex-
tremely rare kind which is known to
the collectors as growing crockery,"
though no explanation of this strange
phenomenon was given in the news
paper reports. From the plate itself
had sprung, to a height Of more than
third of an inch, a sort of eruption of
beautiful crystals, that seemed to take
the form Of elegant trees and minia-
ture pagodas. The growing crystals
were gradually rising higher and high
err, and they had brought up with
them the enamel surface of the plate
at every point where they had sprung
from the body of the latter. Such
plates are chemical manifestation Of
the rarest possible kind, and only a
very few years ago a tea pot, the prop
erty OF u lady in London, that had be-
come covered with beautiful crystals
in this way, was sold to collector for
$4,000. The clay Of which such china
is made contains alumina and mag
nesia, and in certain cases these are
so acted upon by the presence OF sui
phuric acid as to produce fibrous crys-
tails, that are in reality very much Of
the character Of EPSON salts or crys-
tails of alum. The plate sold the other
day had belonged to a poor person,
who had never attached much value
to it.--Stray Stories.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
From Music tn Painting.

Prof. Hubert Herkomer, r. A., who
has just been made Knight of the
Prussian Order of Merit, is Bavarian
by birth. He was born at WAL, a vii
lage near Landsberg, exactly fifty
years ago, his father being master
joiner. Six years Of Mr.. Herkomers
childhood were spent at Cleveland,
Ohio, after which came Southampton,
where the family lived in extreme pow
erty, the father making furniture and
the mother teaching music. Although
the elder Herkomer had set his heart
on his son being painter, it was
music with which the boy began.
When, however, the family settled at
Wandsworth, young Herkomer attend
ed the South Kensington schools. 1t is
twenty-six years since he made his
first hit at the academy with 1.-THE
Toll of the Day." which sold for $500.
That marked the turn Of the tide.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Architectural Jokes.

The builders of the old churches in
England were not so serious but that
they now and then perpetrated q joke,
even in stone On more than one CT
their creations they carved in relief
a scene representing monk preach
ing solemnly to flock of geese The
same humorous spirit is sometimes to
be detected in the domestic architec-
ture OF early times. Mr.. Hissey gives
an instance. Just upon the boundar-
les of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
formerly stood a rambling old farm
house. The living-room was long and
low, and on the center beam that went
across the ceiling was inscribed this
legend: If you are cold, go to Hert-
fordshire." This seemingly inhospi-
table invitation was explained by the
fact that one-half of the room was in
one county and one-half in the other.
The fireplace was in Hertfordshire.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
MAsoNs REVERE HIS NAME
Impressive and Solemn Ceremonies at
the Tomb of Washington.1a

Impressive and Solemn Ceremonies at
the Tomb of Washington
Mount Vernon was the scene Thurs
day of the most unique and impressive
ceremony. in its rich and picturesque
history. Masons of high degree from
all over the United States and Canada
met at the tomb of Washington in SER
vices concentrating the Tooth ami
versary of the death of the greatest
American. President Mckinley deliv-
cred an eloquent tribute to the memory
of the first president, and senators and
representatives in congress, high Off
Gals of the government and distin-
guished private citizens were particip-
ants and spectators of the solemn SER
vice.
Later in the day. when the Masonic
ceremonies had been concluded. the In
dependent Order of Red Men succeeded
them in honoring the memory of Wash
ington with the rites of their order
At Mount Vernon the procession was
formed in line at the mansion, where
President Mckinley and other distin-
guished guests joined it and moved
solemnly to the vault where first re-
posed the remains of Washington.
This procession was formed and moved
in the exact order and over the same
path which was followed at Washing
ton S funeral,
Hating at the vault the Third cav
airy band played a funeral dirge, and
Right Rev. A. NJ. Randolph bishop of
the Southern Episcopal diocese of Vir-
ginia offered an invocation. This was
followed by an address by the grand
master Of Masons in Colorado. and the
procession then moved on to the tomb.
where the remains of Washington now
lie.
Here occurred the impressive ccre-
monies of the Masonic ritual. The
grandmasters of the thirteen original
states formed in line, facing the repre-
sentatives of the other jurisdiction. and
the grand lodge and other brethren
standing in a circle around the tomb
with joined hands. Then the grand
master OF Virginia called upon each of
the jurisdictions in turn for the mes
sages and tributes sent by them.
AS the grandmastcrs of California
representing the western states, con-
cludcd the following responses We're
made:
The craft: ''Amen!'
All of the grandmasters: ''Oh death,
where is thy sting!"
The craft: ooh, grave, where is thy
victory
The grandmasters then deposited
their wreaths and evcrgreens and the
craft slowly marched past, laying on
the tomb their tributes. Upon reach
ing the mansion the lines were drawn
up and President Mckinley delivered
an address. He was introduced by the
grand master of Virginia and deliv-
cred an eloquent grafton, which was
listened to in profound and impressive
silence
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
SHE KNEW A GOOD SHINE.
And She Insisted ON tho Ferryboal
Artist Doing 1t Right

And She Insisted tho Ferfyboat
Artist Doing 1t Right
A sight that has the charm Of nov
city for strangers is the up-todate
young woman who gets shine at the
bootblack stand. The custom has not
become general enough to pass unno-
ticed, even among those who live here,
gets shine is the target for many
eyes. Such a one was seen on a Staten
island ferryboat on a recent afternoon.
She was a jaunty girl. rosy checked
and beaming with good health, and
she carried half dozen golf sticks
with the ease of professional caddy.
She took her stand on the deck, and
when the Italian who "shines 'em up"
appeared, summoned him with a short
whistle. Then she took her stand
against the railing, and the polishing
process was begun. In about five min
utes she was the observed Of all OBJ
servers. A man who happened to be
standing outside made sudden dive
for the women's cabin, and moment
later appeared with his better half,
woman Of the old school. who shook
her head, and was heard to remark
that 1T do beat all things what these
here girls is a'comin' to-" The young
woman did not seem to mind the at
tention that she attracted. When the
job was finished, according to the
Italians idea, it failed to elicit her ap-
prevail, and she insisted upon salts
factory polish to the back Of her boots
before she paid the man.-New York
Tribune.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22

La Porte, Texas. is now attracting
the attention of the business men OF
the United States and during 1900
great interest will be manifested in it.
Owing to an advantageous natural To-
cation it is destined to enjoy growth
in commercial manufacturing and
shipping interests which millions of
dollars in advertising and years Of en-
ergetic promotion could not give it
were it not so favored by nature. Men
of affairs with large experience in the
upbuilding of cities are predicting a
future for La Porte which if but half
realized will make it the greatest sea-
port on the Gulf of Mexico and indeed
one of the principal seaports of the
United States as we'll as city Of great
Importance in the manufacturing rail-
road and commercial world 1t is at
the head of Galveston Bay in the cele-
brated coast country of Texas and has
a summer and winter climate which
makes it resort for travellers the year
round. The farming land surrounding
1t is as fine as any in the United
States
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Goethe,s Friend Now Living.

among the few who knew and con-
versed with Goethe, born a century
and half ago, is the widow Cashier,
now in her eighty-seventh year. She
was a pupil in 1923 and 1924 at the
town scnool for girls in Weimar, and
the pretty custom of that institution
was that the four best scholars of each
year should call upon Goethe and Of
fer the congratulations on his birth
day and present him with four bou-
quets, arranged on four plates, with a
lemon set in the midst of the flowers.
The venerable poet received his young
visitors with stately cordially, shook
hands with each in turn, asked them a
few questions as to their scholastic
progress and heard them recite short
poem. Then the flowers were collect
ed in basket and the lemons placed
on tray by the major domo, who gave
back the plates to the girls with a
small coin apiece. Frau Cashier re-
tains vivid Impressions of the cere-
mony, for she had the honor of taking
part in it twice.-London Chronicle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Fighting a Shark.

A lively experience with twelve
foot striped shark came to Boatmen
Harry Johnson and Bob Barnard, re-
lates the San Francisco Chronicle.
They were fishing between Mission
Rock and Goat Island when they saw
the shark. 1t followed them persist
emily, and once when it came boldly
up to the boat the boatmen set upon it
with oars, stretcher and gaff A blow
from the big brute's tail came near
capsizing the Whitehall. Barnard
barely escaped being drawn into the
sea through sinking the gaff into the
boay of the shark, which set off at a
terrible speed, pulling the boat after
him. 1t was 80 weak from the blows
and from loss of blood that 1t was
finally conquered. In the fight the
boatmen broke one oar and stretcher.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
THE CHIEF END OF MAN.
His Feet, Not His Head. and This Is
Not Joke.

Apparently man has been greatly
mistaken in attributing to his mind
supremacy among the animals, says
the London Globe. A medical writer
in one of the magazines, to use an ap-
plicable phrase, knocks this idea on
the head. From an anatomical stand
point of human brain hardly differs
from that of the anthropoid apo. and
intellectually the Australian bushman
is said to be the inferior of the edu-
Gated orang-outrang in the geological
gardens. Mans proud position in the
animal world is due rather to his heels
than to his head, and be it noted that
man is the only animal which can
balance itself upon its heels. This
acquisition. simple as it appears, is
the result of evolutionary processes
stretching back to the dim past, when
our ancestors inhabited trees and
cracked nuts with the enthusiasm Of
latter-day vegetarians. Even now,
among the fiat-footed tribes, the art
of balancing on two heels is unknown,
and lit is only in the highly civilized
nations of Europe and America and
their dependencies that the action is
fully displayed" We are told that
those types Of animals which have by
the agency of their legs and feet most
successfully solved the problem of ter
restria! locomction as regards stabil-
lty Of posture and activity of move
ment are those which are physically
best fitted to live in other respects.
fortunately for man his ancestors,
with that unrest which is the SPUR of
progress, wearied of their first trail
ing or dragging gait, and did not even
rest contented when they haG learned
the difficult art OF hopping. Pushing
on, they attained to strai ght-kneed
plantigrade gait, and 1.-The supremacy
Of man was from that time estab-
lished.'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
MUST NOT USE COERCION
Otherwise Colnbinati on to Strike Is
Legal.

At Trenton, N. j., an important de-
cision was rendered by Vice Chancellor
Reed in the case of the Cumberland
Glass Manufacturing company of
Bridgton against the glass blowers
association of the United States and
Canada, Dennis A. Hayes, president,
and others. The suit grew out of the
glass blowers strike at Bridgton last
March, and which has since been amic-
ably settled. The Cumberland Glass
Manufacturing company sought to en-
join the defendants from the part they
We're taking in the strike. The vice
chancellor, in his opinion, holds that a
combination to strike or to induce
others to strike is made lawful under
New Jersey statute, providing that
the means used be those of persuasion
and not of coercion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Navy Short of Men.

The navy is 1000 men short of the
legal maximum, and this in spite of
the best efforts of the recruiting Off
GERS. Sec. Long has written letter
calling the attention of congress to the
state Of affairs, and suggesting that it
might offer decided premium for en-
listing men by extending to sailors the
act allowing apprentices full outfit
OF clothing not to exceed S45 in value
Under the present system the men are
kept in debt for months after enlist
Inent by the purchase of the necessary
outfit from advance payments.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Was a Desperate Fight.

Details gathered by representative
of the Associated press among the
wounded British and Beers give
some idea of the nature of the fight of
Magersfontein. The Highlanders did
all that the most gallant troops in the
world could do, but it was impossible
to face the terrible fire of the Beers
The British artillery again saved the
situation and divide the honors of the
day with the SCOTS. The batteries
worked for hours under CALLING rifle
fire.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Wants Place to Keep Money,

Secretary Gage has called the atten-
ton of congress to the lack of facili-
ties in our new insular possessions and
dependencies for the safe keeping of
large sums of money required for cur
rent expenses Of the army and navy
He recommends that authority be given
him to designate one or more banks or
bankers in each of these islands as de-
positorics of public moneys.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22

Senator Davis, from the committee
on foreign relations, has introduced
bill to provide for the punishment Of
violations Of treaty rights. 1t provides
for the punishment of crimes against
the citizens of other countries CONT
ted in states of the United States I'M
der the laws of the states in which tho
crimes may be committed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Won't Redeem Them.

Commissioner Wilson. of the internal
revenue bureau, has decided that ne
will not redeem at the beginning of
the new year, imprinted checks be-
cause they may be printed or en-
graved in the date line the figures
1880" or 1850. Holders of these
checks will be expected to exhaust
their supply, write in the figures 1900,
or stand the loss.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
How.s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
cnse OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
F j. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo. O
We, the undersigned, have known z. j.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo,
O.; Walding, kinnau & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, net
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Testimonials sent free Prico
75c per bottle. Sold by oil druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
There Is a Class of People,

Who are injured by the use Of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place Of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress, and but few can tell it from
coffee. 1t does not cost over one-fourth
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cents ami Is cents
per package. Try it, ASK for GRAIN-O.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Tho Cause o. Chapped Hands.

Much of the discomfort experienced
from chapped hands in cold weather is
due to washing with inferior soap, the
ingredients being poisonous to the
skin. 1t is therefore important to have
pure soap. II warm rain water and
Ivory soap are used in washing the
hands, they will be smooth and white
at all seasons. ELIZA r. PARKER.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
The Typewriter Invention.

nv 4 y PVWTIVVr IhVGNtIOn.
A statistician has proven that the in
ventlon OF the typewriter has given
employment to 100000 people, but he
1alls to state how many cases of weak
stomachs it has induced. All people of
seoentary occupation need Hostetters
Stomach Bittcrs. 1t helps nature to
bear the strain which ensues from con.
fncment.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Turkish women,s Rights.

The Turkish woman is marriageab,e
at the age of 8 years, and by Turkish
law, at that age, if married, she is
competent to manage her property
and dispose of one-third of her for
tune. The law allows her to abandon
her husbands house for just cause,
and will protect her in so doing. She
cannot be compelled to labor for the
support of her husband.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Thcatrical snow.torm.

Realistic snowstorms for theater,
are produced by new machine, which
has two revolving perforated cylinders
to drop faxed and granulated sub
stances respectively. with electric fans
under each cylinder to drive the
snow" across the stage as it falls.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Elevation Of Africa.

Africa is the most elevated Of all the
continents. 1t is the continent of
plateaus.' The great tableland in the
south has a mean altitude of over
$500 feet; the wide tableland on the
north has an average eleA.tion of
about 1900 feet
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Cars Household,

The military household of the car
is composed of ninety-eight officers
OF varicns ranks, eighty-two Of whom
belong to the army and fifteen to the
navy. Nineteen members of the royal
family are included in the list.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Fire at the Penitentiary.

The fire at the Nebraska state peni-
tertiary December Is destroyed the
Lee Broom & Buster company, entail
ing loss of 1000. and otherwise
damaging property to some extent.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
Family Burned To Death.

AS a result of using an oil can to
start fire. Mrs. A. J. Clarke of Wal
ston, Pa, is dead, her husband is dy-
ing, little daughter is fatally burned
and the home Of the Inflated family
was completely destroyed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-22
whore the wind shows It. Ser.

Ida-Would you refer to tho wind as
feminine? Jack-I should think not.
Ida-But why not, Jack? Jack-It
can't whistle.-Stray Stories.