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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
ONE CASE IN A THOU5AND.
How He Got His First Start in the
World.

How He Got His First Start in the
World.
There is a gentleman in this city
who is fond of telling the story of how
he got his first start in the world, says
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat. Before
l was married." he said, 81 received a
pretty fair salary, spending every cent
of it as 1 went along. Then l fell in
love, but, try as l would, l could not
see how two could manage on what had
scarcely been enough for me. We
talked it over, she and l, and consid-
cred the question Of ways and means.
She thought we could manage with my
salary, and we were both so Desperate
ly in love with one another that we
were brave to the point of rashness,
and were married. l did not care to
assume the responsibility of making
that salary go around, and so questions
Of finance were left to my wife. We
lived modestly, but very comfortably,
and gradually added pretty things to
the little stock of furniture we had be-
gun with, until at the end Of five years!
VIC udu dll We udu SpdCc lOl. w
course. my salary had increased IN that
time, but so had the family, and there
were hundreds of demands for which
We had made no allowance when we
discussed the subject before marriage;
One day, in the course of the days
work, l made the discovery that, if i
had 81, 900 to use Immediately I could
~, l~ .o,,p,D1 ~,~ @,1o hnfo~o fhrt
week was out. That night I went
home dispirited and discouraged.
began to think of the dogs life l wasi
leading. living from day to day with
70 prospect of anything better as fan
as l could see, and by the time l hadi
reached home l was cross and tacit7
turn, but a good dinner put me in a;
better humor, and as we sat together
in the dining room after the children
had gone to Led l told the dear woman
about the fortune that we had missed
because l did not have a paltry $1,000.
How soon will you need it" she asked.
when l had finished the story. l told
her that the money would have to be
forthcoming within the next three
udy >, anu dShtu utl IL W uIu l1OI "1Sl
she had a fairy ~god-mother to supply
the want. 4 will have it in three days.
she replied, confidently, and l took me
answer as a joke and thought little
more about it, but imagine my surprise
on the third day when she handed me
a check for the amount. There had
not been a year since we were married
that she did not ave at least a couple
of hundred dollars, and she had kept
her own ounsel about it, too, lending
it in small sums to the best advantage.
A thousand dollars nay not seem much
to you, but it was a mighty large sum
to me in those days. l made the in
vestment and made several thousand,
and the first thing I did was to pay her
back what she had lent me. The little
bit Of capital l then had was all I need
ed to make a start with, inc from it
has come all the money l have since
been able to make"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
p TX.

I On the following evening Lady How
trd and her niece, accompanied by the
lndefatigable Falkland, were taking
I little stroll along the terrace, when
Major Brown appeared and handed a
note to Evelyn.
THE last delivery, and only one
letter! Dear me. the postman is treat
ing us badly to-day" exclaimed Lady
Howard, with symptoms Of astonish-
raent. II have been expecting to hear
from the boys. Their school breaks
up on the twenty-ninth, and l was
wanting to arrange about the trains.
Why, Evelyn dear, whoever Is your
correspondent? You look surprised"
she broke off suddenly.
We'll, yes-I am" said Miss Lutt-
tell, with a little nod, contracting her
brows into a distinct frown. ut is
from the bank; but what it means |
lave no idea. l cannot make head or
tail Of it,"
From the bank?" repeated Lady
Howard questioningly.
Yes" explained Evelyn. "They say
That the enclosed check was presented
At the bank this morning, but that they
refused to cash it on the ground that
only the initial Of my second name
MAS signed instead of my name in fun"
All understand! 1t is merely
your own mistake, l suppose? You
wrote the check in a hurry and for
got how you usually sign your name"
That must be 1t, of course" mus
ed Evelyn In a tone which, in spite
Of her words, sounded slightly doubt
full. All the same, though"-with
sudden decision-"I am perfectly GER
tain that have not written any check
Tor five hundred pounds!"
Five hundred pounds! My dear
child, why did you not tell me that
at once?" Lady Howard turned anx-
lously towards her niece. Let mo
look at the check. Is that your sig
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
The Power Of The Obi Man Over the Black
Natives is Almost Absolute.

Not least Of the tasks yet to be ac-
somplished in Cuba, through the me-
olum of an advanced civilization, is the
elimination CT the %fanatical tendencies
and customs from among the black
population Of the island. While super
Stltlon is an accepted characteristic of
the African race, it seldom exists to a
more inordinate degree than among the
Cuban negroes, where fetishism is as
prevalent as among the most barbarOus
tribes OF the Congo region. This ia
naticism has existed for centuries,
steadily increasing with the growth of
the negro clement, INC up to the pres
ent time utterly defying all measures
tending to its eX%tirpatiOn. Even
SPANS otherwise ~inexorable policy
was unable to cope with a condition
which had its origin in the minds of
these. her lesser subjects, and her fire.
Quent efforts towards its expulsion only
aggravated the evil. The h~alf-savage
black man might endure with equa-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
at
! Mysterious
Aajor...

own that she could scarcely believe.
despite the convincing Five hundred
pounds" that she had not really writ
ten it herself. "And the finder has
evidently considered it advisable to
let some months pass before trying his
experiment; only, now that | come to
think Of it"-Miss Luttrell paused.
and. glancing up quickly as if for in
spiration. encountered Falkland's dark
penetrating ayes fixed steadily upon
her-"the checks l lost were blue-I
know they ~were-whilst this one is
pink. payable to order like those |
am using now"
1t was undoubtedly rather an as
founding piece of news. Falkland look
ed distinctly perturbcd, whilst Brown
examined the end of his cigar more
intently than ever and tried to APP
pear perfectly unimpresscd.
Are you certain of that. Miss Lut-
trell?' The question came somewhat
abruptly from Falkland.
Certain" answered Evelyn dccid-
eddy. But. il you like. l will fetch
my check book; then you can see for
yourself"
She jumped up from her chair and
turned to hurry off along the terrace,
when, to her surprise. she found that
Major Brown had turned likewise, and
that consequently their paths both lay
In the same direction.
This Is a very serious business,
Miss Luttrell." he began as he walk
ed along by her side. going straight
to the all-important object.
Yes; 1t IS rather serious-at least.
It might have been" was Evelyn's
philosophical rcjoinder.
Anyhow, 1t Is annoying: and Of
course some steps ought to be taken in
the matter at once, or the same thing
may be occurring again. only next
time 1t will probably be your full
name, instead of merely the initial"
yes: but, whatever we do. it Is
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drought; if he invoked the frog, the
people were at once stricken with the
fever; when he commanded the eagle,
there speedily followed war; while the
mere mention of a name to the serpent
resulted in instant death to the bearer
thereof. And the black people from
the W great valleys alone knew the
whereabouts of this temple and the
source Of the dire Affections which
from time to time smote the island.
And 1t was the wont of these people to
assemble on certain nights of each
week in the midst of the temple to per-
form the rites of their sect, and to
purchase exemption and favors from
the o%ranipotent Obi man. For not only
did their payment Of tribute render
them impervious to the plaques, but for
additional sums they were enabled to
have the same visited upon such of
their enemies who were without the
pale of the Obi mans protection.
Now, it happened that the brother
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Moreover, the time speedily came when
famine brought his household face to
face with want. Yet in the presence
of his ~exigencies, he marveled that his
slaves suffered no ills, and perceiving
that they came and went at certain in
tervals he disguised himself, as had
his brother, and followed them into the
mountains. And it happened that as
he reached the temple and mingled
with the people therein the Obi man
was in the very act of calling upon the
frog to send the fever plague into his
household. And he looked again and
saw that tho slave who desired this
thing was none other than his brother
disguised like himself. And when the
afflicted brother understood the source
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Port Mah0n.

Port Mahon, in Minorca, has had a
varied experience of conquerors. II
was first captured in 1908 by Gems.
Stanhope and Leake, who, it is said,
intimidated the inhabitants by shoot
ing arrows into the town, to which
were attached messages threatening
the defenders with labor in the mines
in the event of continued resistance.
In 1713 it was formally ceded to Brit
ain by the treaty of Utrecht. In 1856
the neglect of duty for which Admiral
Byng suffered death enabled the French
and Spanish to retake it. The year
1863 saw it again coded to Britain, but
in 1882 it was surrendered once more
to the Spaniards. Gen. Stuart cap
tured it from them-this time without
losing a man-in 1898, but in 1902 the
peace Of Amiens gave it back finally
to Spain. Since then, however, the
British Mediterranean fleet has re-
peatedly used it, and sometimes been
in actual occupation Of it.
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nature? Oh, ridiculous! 1t is the
most glaring case l ever saw! Mr..
Falkland-Major Brown"-in her agi-
tation her ladyship would have ap-
pealed to her bitterest enemy-"come
and SAY what you think about it. 1t
Is a forgery, Of course!"
A forgery! The word acted like
magic upon the two men. Falkland.
with his head almost buried in an
evening newspaper and his whole
thoughts occupied with the interesting
"~Beauchamp Case" instantly dropped
the paper and stood perfectly i'm
movable, looking from Lady Howard
to Evelyn, from Evelyn to her aunt.
whilst Brown, who had sauntered of
to the edge Of the terrace, started per-
ceptibly and grew white to the very
Ups.
For q moment not a word was
uttered. Everybody gazed in fasci-
mated silence at the thin slip of in
nocent looking pink paper fiuttering
softly to and fro in her ladyship's
{ fingers. and then It was Falkland who
was the first to speak.
But the money? Five hundred
bounds. did you say?" There was
strange energy in his voice, a dash Of
teverishs excitement in his manner.
The check has been cashed?"
oh. dear no-certainly not! Luck
lly for Evelyn. the flaw in her sigma
lure was discovered in time, 80 that
z. mo- harm dopoO 80
How very f~ortunate!". was the re-
ply. terse rather than jubilant.
And yet I hardly understand" came
dubiously from the Major. who. from
The moment the expression and. alarm
had come into his face, had stood.
with his head bent, glazing fxed-
at the glowing ash Of his cigar.
OF what does the flaw consist?"
"ofsthe merest triie." answered Lady
Howard readily. ut is simply that
! NY niece is always In the habit Of
signing her name In full-'Evelyn
Chantry Luttrelr-whereas in this case
L Is signed only Evelyn C. Luttrell.' !"
Yes" added Evelyn. speaking for
The drst time. And, as one OF my
stheck books. upon which l had very
6oolishly written my name. Evelyn
sCs Lnttrell, al lost In the post last
sears they said at the bank that for
me- future. as d preventive OF forger-
~. they would never cash any checks
sthat we're not signed with 'Chantry.
'n fall.''s
ssThen this check. suggested Falk-
fSaSf4a<&hA nnrna calvns - <owaa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

quite hopeless expecting to succeed"
returned Evelyn, with a rueful shake
or her head. That poor Sir Adrian
l5eauchamp has been Offering his re-
ward for months in the hope of dis
covering the man who has forged his
name; but 1t has been perfectly use
less. The only wise thing Is to keen
ones check book safely under lock
and key. After all. Mr.. Falkland's
advice to me the other day was pref.
ty sensible"
'Yes-lock up your check book, BY
all means; but even locks and KEYS
are not always PROOF against such vii
lalns as--the writer Of that check. 1t
Is all very well, Miss Luttrell, but be-
Cause he has not succeeded in robbing
o Of that five hundred pounds is no
reason he should be allowed to 20
scOt.free."
Still how are we to trace him?"
Tho Major shrugged his shoulders.
well. your first and only chance of
discovery would lie with an expert.
The thing is"-he looked at her anx-
iously; Notwithstanding the studied
calmness of his manner, there was a
strange inexplicable fear almost mo-
ticeabl beneath his tones-'will you
trust that check to me? If so, l will
send it straight up to town in the morn
ing for the advice of one of the best
men In the country"
Gould he find out anything, though,
without having the least clue? You
sec. we have not the faintest' suspic-
ion rs to who 1t is: we have no writ
Ing to show or anything Of that Sort"
observed Evelyn, with a rather doubt
full expression.
Certainly there was weight in her
words.
"No-of course not.' returned Brown
hurriedly; perhaps nobody realized the
truth of her assertion more wildly
than he. but this expert that l
know of is such a wonderfully clever
man that, ii anything can be found
out, you may be quite sure that he
will succeed"
"Oh-if you think there Is even the
smallest hope. try him, by all means!
Anyhow. 1t is really the only thing
that can be done: and, II it falls
Miss Luttrell laughed; she was evil
IDENTIFY not in the least sanguine-"we
can but have recourse to our locks"
A any rate. you will let my ex-
pert have a chance frst? Thank O
Miss L~uttrell." was the reply, &C.
companied by q glance 80 full OF graf
ttude that, had his companion con-
ferred the greatest Of favors upon
him. It could scarcely have been re-
ccived with more apparent apprecia-
ticn. but what about the check? MAY
I have II some time this evening? III
order to lose no time, / shall take it
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

A well-known Englishman, Nassau
Senior, whose wife was a sister of the
author of Tom Browns School Days."
used to keep diaries in which he wrote
down all the conversations he heard.
On n occasion he vas presented to
the late khedive, who had been warned
of this little habit. ooh, yes, l see,"
said his highness, "Mr. Senior is the
trumpet, and I am to blow down it."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

From the London Spare Moments:
A barrister passing through Chancery
lane was accosted by a beggar. Spare
a copper for a poor Teller, sir" whined
the mendicant. Get out Of my way!
Don't you know l could give you in
charge for begging?" replied the man
of law. "All right, guv'nor; don't cut
up so rusty. I'm only in the same per-
fesshun as yerself. We both get our
Twin by %pleadin'," was the unexpected
reply,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
A MIscalculatIon.

The father-in-law (sarcastically)-
Isn't 1t pretty soon in the day to bor-
row money from me? Why, you've
been back from your wedding trip only
three days. The Bridegroom know
it, sir, but when we started out 1 had
no idea that the wedding trip would
fall SO near the end of the month.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
John Brown. Son.

John Browns son. Jason, is living a
hermit's life on the highest peak Of
the Santa Cruz mountains in Califor-
mia. He was with his father at Harp
er's Ferry and still suffers from 4
wound received there.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
hut Etlau.tte ForbIds.

Smithson-That COMPOUNDED dog Of
yours bowls every time my daughter
plays the piano. Brownley-I don't
blame him. j often feel like bowling
myself when l hear her.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Not a Product of the Country.

Watts-"The French did no seem to
take into consideration the reasonable
doubt Of Dreyfus' guilt" Potts-"They
don't have that kind of doubt in
France."-Indianapolis Journal.
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The busy

The screw of an Atlantic liner re-.
wolves something like 100000 times be.
tween Liverpool and New York.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

1t is said that Switzerland has a
larger percentage Of lunatics among
its people than any other country.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Neigllborly.


Robert Southey, poet laureate Of
England, is still remembered and
loved by the old people of the lake
country who were once privileged to
be his neighbors. All the memories of
the dale that can now speak of him
tell Of one who was not a man who
said much to anybody except he
kenned 'em, and then he wad nivver ga
by wi'out passin' t'daay." The author
of Life and Nature at the English
Lakes talked with a number of the
old inhabitants about the poet and
scholar. Vera kind he was" said one,
land weel thowt on, We knaw. A par
teller man to look upon, but not q
mar as liver cracked on with anybody
a deal" Remember %Soothey?" said
another. "Ay, BARN, wha cou'd for
git him? Sic a tall, slender man, wi
sic eyes and sic a head of hair-a vara
particler man" (meaning a very no
tlceable MANI was Robert S%oothey."
He was a regular church-gaer," re-
marked a third, "and he looved a hal
liday. He could gaze out all wedders.
If it were fine he would have a beuk
in his hand he be gaan slow, and if it
were wet he would step ava grandly.
There wa no pride about Soothey. He
moast always wore clogs, and all the
BARNS wore clogs. and he had a fawn-
colored, all-round cwoat, and a cap
with a web to it; that was his rig;
vara plain, you mind, but vara neat,
but he never wore swaller-lappeted
cwoats, for a. they was in vogue" 1t
is pleasant o thing that a man who is
remembered by the world for his great
talents should be best remembered in
his W community as a kind neighbor
and a good man.
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pass, spoke his name to the serpent.
And straightway the last plague which
the wicked conspirator had intended
should fall upon his brother was visit
ed upon himself, and he fell dead be-
fore the wrecked temple. Moreover,
declares the present aged guardian of
the ruins, from that day the virtue de-
parted from the cane fields in the val
ley to the north and entered the great
tobacco fields Of the south, which even
until now are the richest in the island.
The age-herald., 1899-06-24

a more definite conclusion as to the grain crop results can be drawn. The crop outlook Is, however, less favorable than a week ago, and an active bearish campaign has had it's effects.
 The uncertainty of the European politi- cal outlook and the bad state of affairs in South Africa, with it's unfavorable bear ing on the London market. was not with out some effect, and the foreign representa- tives in the main were sellers of stocks here, while favorable accounts of the ac- tivity and sustained strength of the iron and steel trade seemed insufficient to coun- teract the impression made that the cap- italization of the steel industrials has more than discounted all the possibilities in that connection.
 It was also noted that the industrials fur nished the weakest part of the list, while the proposed amalgamation of the several spirits corporations in the American Dlsull- ing company, with a capital of $l25OOO'OOO had no result so far as the market was con- cerned other than a sharp decline in Amer ican spirits manufacturing. The traction stocks and specialties were irregular and weak at times, though support was e4- tended to the accumulation Of the snort ln- terest and resulted in covering and rallies.
 Bonds havo been active and the invest ment demand already noticed continues In the early part of the week new high rec ord prices were made in a number of prime issues, but later on there were some 1rac- tional concessions.
The age-herald., 1899-06-24
A French Dancer Wins Beauty Prize.

Mile d'Ortzal is the most beautiful woman in the world, according to the judgment of the most competent authority. A Paris cable tells the story:
 "Mlle. d'Ortzal is the winner in the inter- national beauty contest, which was open to all corners. The task of arriving at ver- dict has occupied the jury since March 31 Mme Sarah Bernhardt, as the greatest &C., tress; Henner and Basnard, as the painters most competent; Rodin and Falguiere, for the sculptors; Catulle Mendes, author and critic Pedro Gailhard, director of the opera; Jules Cheret, the poster genius, and not the least important, Doucet and Red- fern, the man milliners, composed the jury which has decided this momentous question. From Bernhardt to Redfern the verdict was unanimous for a la d'Ortzal.
 Mile. d'Ortzal is a slight, young girl, with great, soulful eyes and wonderful hair, worn somewhat Cleo de Merode. She Is a vaudeville artist, who has made no great stir either as performer or as popularly considered beauty. If any Parisian was re- lied upon to carry off the crown it was La Varalieri, generally adjudged the type of all that is lovely and French. She Is avenged by her marriage today to Rus- sian Prince.
 'The competition was open to women of any race or station in life and age was no bar to entrance into what was announced