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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
. BOOTBLACK TRUST
PROTECTIVE LEAGUE STARTED
IN NEW YORK.
must Be Over Sixteen-Regular Scale of
Prices to BE Fixed and Free Shines
"f Shoe Stores to Be O~pposed-The
President Talks.

mat presumably down-trodden yet
cheerful toiler, the bootblack, has de-
termlned to assert himself and strug-
gle for his rights. Individually, he
says, he has many grievances which
he hopes to have rectihed collectively.
In the near future the ~bootblacks of
Greater New York hope to become a
power for their W good.
The "Bootblacks' Protective league
has already been organized in that city
and, according to the statement Of G.
+. C%aggiano, its president, is already
IN a hourishing condition. The mem
bership, he said, is now 500. 1t is
hoped to make it ten times that num-
Der IN a short time, and to put on a
nrm basis a proposed scale of prices
Tor various kinds of Shines"
If the organization can accomplish
Its purpose the days of the small boy
~bootblack, who polishes shoes for from
2 to 5 cents, is numbered. The union
men are going to try and drive him
out of business. They want no one
who is not 16 years old in the trade.
Circulars containing a set of resolu-
lions adopted by the league have been
printed in English and Italian. They
will be sent to every bootblack in the
city with an invitation to join the
league.
President Caggiano and six members
of the law committee met last night at
lao Mott street. They resolved to
draw up a bill which they will sub
NIT to the league for approval. 1t
will then be sent to the legislature.
Just what its scope will be has not
been determined. 1t will contain many
provisions hat the bootblacks hope
to have made law.
Il think it is time that the boot
black trade should be recognized" said
Caggiano. 1T is our purpose to or
ganize a branch Of our league in every
assembly district of Greater New York.
We want to have uniform prices estab-
lished throughout the city Inc the
practice of free shines and 'polishes'
in shoe stores stopped. In most all
VI Iuc large SLUG SlOIeS d AlCe UOOI-
black stand is placed. That helps
take the bread and butter out Of u
mouths. We want these free stands
prohibited and also we want all stands
licensed whether on the streets or IN
side Of barber shops, ferries, stations,
clubs, shops and steamboats,. The
present license of IS for a street boot
black stand is too high and we want
it reduced. 1t is not the intention of
the league to hurt the wandering boot
black of the street. He must, however,
be an artist and charge at least 5
cents for a Shine and 10 cents for a
polish. Boys under 16 years old are
to be debarred from membership in
the league. We mean to make our
selves felt politically, if necessary"
said one member of the law committee
at a recent meeting.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
LONE LEMON,
That Was S]landered When 1t Did Not
Deserve to BE.

That Was slandered When 1t Did Not
Deserve to BE.
New York Evening Sun: The girls
themselves kept very quiet about this.
They belonged to the graduating class
of a certain preparatory school. 10
meet the class expenses, the members
determined to give an entertainment
before commencement week, to which
all the other students might come and
bring their friends, and, incidentally,
pay an admittance fee. To make the
more money, a lemonade stand was put
in operation, and the two girls VINO
had charge Of it were expected to reap
a large harvest for their class from the
sale of the cooling drink. Carefully
tucked away under the table they had
the reserve supply of lemonade, and
while n of them saw to it that the
glasses were washed out and that the
pitcher on the table was kept filled,
the other sold the lemonade and took
charge of the money. But the first
one was called away for a time, and
hat left the other girl in charge of the
whole affair. She began to feel hurt
when she overheard different persons
saying that that was very weak lem
onade, and to revive the old %jocular
remarks about the one lemon that may
have been used. But a %bystander un-
derstood it all when girl No. / re-
turned and gasped: you haven't been
taking it from that pail! That's the
one l rinsed the glasses in"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
SHE SAT ON THE TICKETS.
Conductor Unable to Give a Sto,
Woman a TrtnsFor

Conductor Unable to Give a Stout
Woman a Transfer.
Madam, will you please stand up
just a second?" said the perspiring
conductor of one of the closed cars on
Fourth avenue, according to the New
York Times.
Certainly not" said the passenger
addressed, who happened to be quite
stout. She was attired in a tight-ft-
ting black satin gown, with close-ft-
ting collar, and looked uncomfortable.
All right, ma'am. Excuse me-" said
the conductor as he moved back to his
place on the platform.
rs it expected that passengers shall
be subjected to indignitles to suit the
whims or convenience of the employees
OF this company" asked the stout pas
senger, tanning herself vigorously with
a Japanese fan, which bore a store
trademark.
NO, ma'am," answered the conduc-
tor meekly.
Il want a transfer for Twenty-nintt
street. remarked the stout passenger
In a dignified tone.
Yes, ma'am," the con-
ductor mechanically.
The car had passed Twenty-fourth
street and was gliding swiftly along up
town. Nobody seemed disposed to get
on or on, and Twenty-ffth and TWEEN
ty-sixth streets were passed success-
lively.
conductor, I want a Twenty-ninth
street transfer" commanded the occu-
pant of the black satin gown some
what nervously.
YES, ma'am," answered the conduc-
tor, listlessly.
Wen, why don't you give it to me?"
II can't, madam, because I haven't
got any transfer tickets"
h car sped on and the other pas
sengers began to manifest interest.
Twenty-eighth street was reached and
the stout woman, flushed with anger,
shook her fan threateningly at the
conductor, and CALCULATED: IF o
don't give me a transfer ticket at once
will report you"
YES, ma'am," said the conductor,
lmSassively, but he made no motion.
AT Twenty-ninth street the stout
passenger arose and prepared to leave
the "a She had several things to say
to the conductor, and while she was
saying them in language forcible and
harsh he hastily lifted the portion OF
the seat on which she had been sitting
and, taking from a box underneath a
bundle OF transfer tickets, rendered one
to her.
You were sitting on 'em, ma'am,"
he said by way Of explanation.
The ticket and the explanation were
accepted by the departing stout pas
senger with a glance Of whitening
scorn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

lips, then paused, aghast at his own
action, and blushed like a girl. He
held the golden circlet almost rever-
emily in his hand a moment. staring at
it; then he put it into his waistcoat
pocket, caught up the letter he had
written, and tore 1t across and across,
scattering the fragments about the
room in his excitement. What vas
Lady Mildred to him now? He felt
that he had never loved her. He laid
a peremptory hand on the bell.
Smiles" he said, as that worthy
appeared, search Mr.. Leroy's safes
for a copy Of the will OF George John
Lilbourne, and let me have it as soon
as you find 1.-THE first thing tomor-
row morning. / am going now"
Eyes, sir"
Valdane took his hat end hurried
out; even the air OF Lance lane seemed
reviving after what he had just passed
through. His face vas hard and reso-
lutte; for a time the struggle was over.
Heaven forgive me If l use deceit"
he said; "but l mean. If human eff
fort can accomplish it mean to win
my own wife!"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
whence Came the japanese.

The people of Japan have shown
such a~daptability to European ideas
that particular interest attaches to the
conclusion Of a writer In the "Transac-
tions" of the Japan Society that the
ancestors OF the present Inhabitants OF
Japan built the sepulchral chambers
called dOlmens in that country. No
similar dolmens are found anywhere In
Asia until the search comes westward
to the shores OF the Caspian sea. "and
for more closely allied forms it is nee
essary to go yet farther to Western
Europe" It is shown that the orig
lnal inhabitants OF Japan. the Amos.
we're driven out by invaders from
whom the present inhabitants are de-
tcended.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

CHARLES E. L1TTLEFIELD.
and his career in this line began with
a term in the common council. In 1885
Mr.. Lttleield was chosen to represent
his district in the state legislature, and
upon his reelection two years later he
was unanimously chosen speaker of
the house. The hardest political battle
he has fought resulted in his election
as attorney general of the state. In
the caucus preceding it he defeated F.
A. Powers, Of Houlton, by thirty votes.
With the exception of Thomas B. Reed,
Mr.. Littlefeld was the youngest attor-
ney general the state had ever had,
and during his term he carried to a
successful conclusion much litigation
of Importance TO the state. Among
the most important cases was that Of
the state against the Grand Trunk
road for taxes, which the lower courts
had decided adversely to the state.
Mr.. Littlefield gained the victory in the
Supreme court of the United States
and secured over 5000, 900 for Maine.
He was made chairman Of the Maine
delegation to the Republican conven-
ton Of 1896. In the latter assembly he
seconded Thomas B. Reeds nomina-
ton, and by refusing to abandon his
candidate he a%lienated some of the
political powers Of his state.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
Manufacturing Fog.

Among the of protecting fruit
trees against frost, practiced in Cali
fornia, is the production of fog by a
generator in the form of a wagon, in
vented by Mr.. George F. Ditzler. The
wagon carries a sheet-iron tank, the
upper part of which is filled with wet
straw, or similar material. kept moist
by the automatic injection Of water
from a cask, while near the bottom is
a crate upon which tar is burned. a
blast, operating by a revolving fan,
serving to maintain the combustion.
All the heat is compelled to pass
through the wet straw before reaching
the air, and in consequence the wagon
is buried in a dense fog, and as it pass
es between the rows of low trees. it
envelopes them in a mist SO thick that
the driver is frequently compelled to
lead the horses.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
Latin .s she i. Translated.

A correspondent tells the following
good story: A dear friend of mine. :
professor of Latin in one OF our large
eastern colleges. a good man, but rath-
er prone to evolving ingenious things
and crediting them to his pupils, sent
me some days since q delicious speci-
men Of modern mistranslation into tile
classic tongue. One Of the Hour Ex-
ans" called for a rendering into Latin
of the words Most men, therefore,"
This n brilliant student gave as
"Hominissimi ig%untur." 1 appreciated
the charming naivette which sought to
compare q noun as II 1t were an adj
jective, but the 'iguntur" was almost
too much for me. / appealed to my
friend. He replies: Have you for
gotten all you learned ut prep. school"
That siguntur' is the most happy part
Of the thing. My unfortunate student
has taken 'igitur' as a third person,
singular. passive, and then made II
plural"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
HESUCCEEDSDIN
A NEW FACE FROM MAINE IN
NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Charles E.. Littleield Recently Elected
In Second District Started Life as u
Carpenter Once Attorney General of
the State.

Charles E. Little1eld becomes the
successor of Nelson Dingley, Jr., as
the result OF the secon congressional
district Of Maine. Starting life in the
role of carpenter, he became successive
ly lawyer, representative and attorney
general. This shows the inherent
power of growth which has character
lied him. Mr.. Littlefield was born at
Lebanon, York county, Maine, on June
Il, 1851. He obtained his education
at the high school at Weeks Mills, and
at home under the tutelage of his
father. At the age of sixteen he took
up the carpenters trade.
Rigid economy enabled him to go to
Rockland in 1874, and study law in the
office of Rice & Hall. In 1876 he was
admitted to the Knox county bar, hav-
ing passed a perfect examination. Cen
eral j. P. Chilly was associated with
him in the practice of law for a time,
and Mr.. Littlef1eld's %eloquence soon
brought him a rich practice. Later he
took his brother, Arthur S. L~ittlefeld,
Into partnership. His ability as an
orator naturally led him into politics,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
DEATH OF AN AUSTRIAN ACTOR

Inc vienna Imperial Court theater
laments the loss of one OF it's most fas-
clnating members-Emerich Robert.
second in popularity only to Adolf Won
sonnenthal, who has just visited the
united States. Like Won Sonnenthal.
Robert was by birth a Hungarian and
native of Budapest, his real surname
being Magyar. Born in 1S47, Emerich
Magyar came to Vienna at the age of
y to pursue his studies at the Acade-
mlcal Gymnasium. Here he soon dis
tlnguished himself in the German
classics and for his extraordinary
declamatory talent. On the sly he
would attend, unknown to his teachers
n parents, a small suburban theater
Prince Sulkowsky-and here, taking
the name of Robert, while still a boy,
ne was engaged to act in minor parts.
Persuaded at II that the stage was to
be the field of his career, he became a
pupil of the eminent court actor, Lew
insky, famed as one of the most emf
nent of Austrian feciters. 1t is un-
q~uestionably Lewinsky that Robert
o"cu AiuCu VI LIS early success, and,
encouraged by his master, Robert pre-
sented himself as a candidate for the
Stadt theater to the famous intendant,
Laube. You seem to have a deal of
talent" said Laube, at the end of a
rigorous examination, but as to en-
gaging you, no, l could never do that,
for you are far too ugly. You blink
with your eyes, and, besides, your
face ISIS too board" Although Robert
subsequently developed into a hand
some man, in his hobbledehoyhood his
appearance was not prepossessing.
After much hard study he next tried
his fortune in 1865 at Zurich, where
he met with defeat, but on May /,
1866, he became famous as Arnold in
William Tell" Elated with the thun-
dering plaudits of the audience he had
infatuated ringing in his ears, he re-
turned to the boarding house where
he was staying. Herr Robert" said
the Swiss householder, his landlord,
%sternly, II visit the playhouse once a
year, on Schiller's birthday, to attend
the performance Of William Tell
Annually this visit has been n source
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
DICKENS "EDEN.s
American Village He Had h Mind In
Martin Chuxzlewit,"

<AherAcAn SulnGe ne had IA Mind In
Martin Chuzzlewit."
The place Dickens had in mind when
he sen young Martin Chuzzlewit to
the highly-advertised city of Eden,
and where his chief character, as we'll
as hundreds of other men whose names
are not celebrated in story, met vita
such great disappointment, was q
scattered settlement situated on the
Mississippi river, called Marion City, a
village which, if it had attained to the
Importance designed by those who
urged the project, would have Deer the
greatest city known to the ancient or
modern world. Lots in Marion CITY
were disposed of at a premium, and
many esteemed themselves very for
tunate if able to obtain ground there.
In the spring Of 1886 the first event
occurred which was destined to event.
ually cause the total abandonment and
destruction Of Marion City. The great
Mississippi, swelled by heavy rains and
melting snow, rose to an unusual
height, and completely flooded the
town. People became disgusted with
the place and began to leave. Several
years later the village was almost de-
stroyed by a great fire. A terrlole
WIND storm visited it and unroofed
many houses and completely tore otn-
ers to pieces, and when, in addition to
this, the river again rose to a great
neight-higher, in fact, than ever be-
lore or since-people hurried from it
IN precipitate haste, and today the site
LOOKS exactly as the great novelist de-
picted it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
CHAPTER VIII.

There was little outward change in
Doctor Stelling's house to tell of the
tremendous social revolution which
had so altered the d~estinies of the
jewellers therein.
Valdane Martineau, walking up to it
IN the last day Of August, noted that
a hanson cab was waiting at the door,
and presently two servants appeared,
carrying down the steps a gentlemaFs
p%ortmanteau, gun, tennis racket, ct
cetera. Evidently a departure Of some
sort was at hand.
He addressed one Of the servants.
'Is Miss Lilbourne at home? Can I
see herr"
Eyes, sir; walk in, sir, please"
Mr., Martineau walked in according
ly; the girl threw open the surgery
door, evidently under the impression
that that was vacant, and the
visitor walked straight in, then stopped
short with a sudden exclamation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

look at?" she questioned, seating her
self zeal him at the corner Of the table.
For answer he produced the docu-
ment, keenly watching the flush which
came into her face.
my wife's only brother, Daniel
Brandon!' Why, that vas my uncle
Uncle Daniel remember that now!
OF course he was Uncle Daniel! Wait"
She half started up, and paused, but
sat down again disappointed. II
| thought just then that I had remem-
| bered the name of-of the other one,
you &now."
But you c%annot?" Fixing his eyes
upon her, he held his breath.
NO" she answered sadly, II can
not" and continued her reading of the
will. Daniel Brandon Of Rue Paris
ienne. Liege. That does not help
much. 1t does not give his English
address," she said disappointedly.
mo, that is a drawback certainly,
but we can try Liege. His business
may be there" suggested Valdane,
feeling more and more a traitor as he
recalled the fact hat Daniel Bran
don's business had failed, and that he
himself had left Liege ten years ago.
Marguerite went on reading.
"Ah," she cried at length, here Is
daylight on the subject at last! So my
father left me money, and 1t was to 60
to my uncle If l married against his
will Nh houo hoor r0h1u tro,t,J
have l not, Mr.. Martineau?"
You have been terrible wronged,"
he said in a low voice.
She knitted her brows; evidently she
was trying to understand.
1T seems-it m I have it,"
she cried at last. This man-this
creature who married me"-Valdane
winced-"was nothing but a tool-a
thing bribed by my uncle to do his
work, paid by Daniel Brandon to go
through the farce of marriage with me,
in order to get at my money!"
You have quick intelligence, Miss
Lilbourne. l think it very likely you
are right"
She looked straight into his face
with her large searching eyes.
II have also come to the same con-
clusion," he replied in a low voice.
h read to the end, and pushed
away the will with a deep sigh.
"1f l had my rights, 1 should be a
rich woman" she said.
You would. May 1 say how earn
estly l trust you may obtain your
rights?"
She looked up at him-a strange,
puzzled look.
CTo be continued.)
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04
FROM THE FROG.
Ono May Get Some Valuable Lessons in
Swimming.

Washington Star: "a swimmer, no
matter whether he is a beginner or an
expert, cannot improve upon the ad-
vice of his great-grandfather, which is
to go to a brook or swamp and study
the manner and methods of the frog"
remarked an ex-champion Of the New
York Athletic club to a writer for the
Star recently. THE most expert swim
mers in the world are tyros compared
to the LATEST bullfrogs. The difficulty
with all swimmers is that they spoil
the effect of the stroke by the ecovery
When a frog starts off he draws his legs
carefully and slowly up under him I'M
til he is in the position of a man sit
ting on his launches. Then he sud-
denly gives a mighty spring in the
water, kicking his legs out, behind
him, but almost directly crosswise.
After the kicks his legs are slowly
drawn together by his motion through
the water until they hang out behind
him in a perfectly rigid form. Every
toe of his web feet is held out as
SLEdlSuL dS al arrow ana lueu uOLQlnR
retards his motion through the water.
Then again he slowly and carefully
draws his legs in and repeats the per-
Torrance. You will notice that in
drawing the legs up to his body for a
second kick the frog recedes a little.
This is owing to the action of the up
per leg on the water, and it CORE
spends exactly with the similar move
ment on the part of a man. The first
thing a frog does is to give his body
a good start through the water, and he
holds himself in such a way that he
gets the whole value of the stroke. A
man starts out with just such a kick,
but after he has gone two or three feet
he will begin to swing his hands for
ward o. draw up his legs in such a
fashion that they Offset the whole
value of his work. He stops his own
body half way before the effect of the
stroke has spent ITSELF"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-04

A pretty tableau was arranged in the
window. Marguerite was in the arms
OF a tall handsome young man in trav-
cling dress. She was crying bitterly,
ana at the moment of Valdane's mop
perfume entrance Bernard was in the
act OF kissing away her tears.
An insane feeling of indignation
hlled the heart Of the intruder. and he
with difficulty restrained himself from
crying out: "Confound you, sir, let
go of my wife!"
He checked himself just in time,
managed to get out an II beg your
pardon" end beat a hasty retreat.
The two parted instantly; Bernard
was the first to recover himself. He
walked forward, hurriedly took Mar
guerite's hand. murmured "a last
goodby, my darling-I shall lose my
train" ard went out into the hall.
She followed him, not even needing
the presence OF Valdane: stood on the
threshold, biting her lip to keep down
her tears, and waved him sweet fare
wells with her little hand.
The yonng lawyer stood ~irresolute.
He could hardly hope for an interview
In this state OF Miss Lilbourne's emo
tioas-he had not suficiently realized
before the existence OF a tangible
rival. Sadly he admitted that young
SIZZLING was a far handsomer man
than he. At this moment Marguerite
darted by him and ran quickly up the
stairs.
One OF the servants came to him.
Miss Lilbourne viii see you In ave
minutes. II you'll take the trouble to
wait, SIR
He was ushered into the dining
room. and sat down; the place was
shabby, but comfortable; the carpet
wa worn. but the b~ookshelves were
well stocked-it was evidently the
abode Of cultured and refined people
One or two excellent engravinKs were
on the walls-the window-boxes were
full OF 5mienonette.
Punctually at the expiration OF the
I'VE minutes Marguerite came sn. Her
eyelids were still red, and she carried
handkerchief In her hand: but she
Was quite composed. She wore a
white dress. clean and fresh. and he
thought he had never seen anything 60
swest and gracious al she looked that
day.
= 49, very pale a they shook
Ehandss 40 hiundered into IN apology
t0r sAlsturbitg her; . subject She dis
Mf6esd I'm ave Of The hand.
You k1ye brought ne ths viii %