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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Dumbarton what had happened o.
not. Eventually he decided to consult
her cousin on this point and leave IL
TO him to act as he thought best.
Valerius was at home, and on seeing
the inspector looked at him expect
antly.
Not of the kind you desire sii.' an
swered Mackwortb, who then proceed
ed to - tell him what had beIallen
George BoStoCl.
GaIbraith's prominent blue eyes
frightened With excitement.
Il will say nothing about 1t TO Mrs.
Dumbarton at present; she mas .iou
hles enough already, without adding 10
Them" he said.
.'Eut she Will read of it in the news
PAPERS," suggested Mackworth.
she never looks at newspaper
now, fearing she might see something
unpleasant about herself.
''.sut if Mir. Bostock dies?
1T will be time enough TO tell he'
then"
The inspector felt that there was
nothing more to be said on the sub
iect He had noticed that no WORD OF
sympathy. no expression OF regret nau
fallen from Nalerius on hearing OK the
publishers misfortune, ara MacKV orth
was shrewd enough to gauge the feel
and to guess its cause.
The inspector said good night ana
turned away, but scarcely nau ne
reached the door when NaleriuS caiieu
him back, his voice sounding somewhat
strained. els manner betraylng hesi
tatior, Looking at him MackWorth
saw that his eyes We're full OF eager
INQUIRY, that his pale face was full OF
panied agitation.
"Supposing that--that Mr.. Bostock
dies?" he said with emotion.
Yes"
Has is never struck you-has 1t
never occurred to you that a secret
secret you are now trying 10 ramon
might die with him?'
Mackworth looked at him with some
surprise thinking that Galbraith's sus-
picions had gone hand In hand with
his own.
such an idea did strike me. sir"
Have you any clew-any direct cleW
connecting him with thiS-thiS deed"
asked NaleriuS quickly.
IF I had he would have been ar
rested before this"
NaleruS was disappointed.
yet you feel SURE
circumstances seem to point In that
direction, sir. Do you know anything
which would help me to a discovery
mo, no. have merely had my sus-
picions.'
Nothing more" questioned Mack
worth.
Nothing more. If he dies the blame
will still rest upon Mrs. Dumbarton?"
Time can only tell" replied the in
Spector laconically.
Nalerius, still hesitating, looked at
him with questioning. dissatisfied
look yet in his eyes, and then his lips
opened to speak, but suddenly chang
ing his mind he turned away.
Mackworth waited In silence.
Presently Valerius faced him once
more. saying, II have nothing more to
add. Good night"
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| thirty miles of beach; always ready to
land the infringing auto fiend' IN the
twelve foot Jail over the river, where.
while escape through the strong inch
vail might be possible, the offender
would be obliged to swim to liberty
OF meet a watery grave.
But little has been written regard
ing the summers on the Florida east
coast and readers may smile to be told
that ii is fast becoming a favc-.se sum
mer resort for many wealthy resi-
dents, originally from the north. and
who, having time and means to travel,
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year and having long record Of tri-
umphs in fields OF thought and ath-

& q D 3 /.
\ year and having long record OF tri-
umphs in fields OF thought and ath-
tetscs.
The Cecil Rhodes scholarship exam
nations were held Tuesday and We'd
nesday tI the old capitol building at
iowa City. OF the six students. two are
from the State university. two from
Drake university, one from Upper Iowa
university andS one from Morningside.
4 The papers will be sent to the Rhodes
committee and from those who pass
the examination and meet the other re-
sQuirements the Iowa committee will
choose the lucky candidate.
MIR. Maynard Is the son Of Rev. o. X.
Maynard, formerly pastor of Grace M.
ID. church, but now presiding elder of
che AIgona district. Maynard is very
prominent in college society affairs ana
In Christian work. He is remark
ably bright student, diiigent worker
and a mcst pleasant and companion-
able young man. He is a splendid VII
olinfst, member OF the well knownj
conser'Ea tory quartet Maynard is not
ass d aIsisfi2 w ais 'iRR
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For the Rhodes Scholarship.

OF the six Iowa college students
chosen to take examinations for the
Rhodes scholarships, two are from
northwestern Iowa. Carl w. Maynard,
Of Algona, Ia, attending Morningside
college, and Jacob Van der Zee
q Sioux Center. Ia, attending Iowa
State university.
Both young men are recognized as
brilliant students and that they should
come from northwestern Iowa Is con-
sldered a compliment to this part of
the state.
Mr. Maynard stands high at Morn
ingside. and Van der Zee has made a
temarkable record. being in his Fist
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-10
Elk Point Girl Wins a Name.

Miss Luella Conley, OF Elk Point, S,
D., has been making a name for herself
on the Chicago Evening Post during
the past year.
This young woman, at the age of
23. last summer wrote daily
"Automobile" column, signed. 1t proved
popular feature in Chicago and alone
was sufficient to establish for her a
reputation for cleverness.
Miss Conley studied music for five
years in Kimball hall, Chicago. While
there she composed and set to music
a number Of songs of which her teach
er, Professor Harris speaks WELL
After contributing to Chicago papers,
Miss Conley took regular position on
! the Chicago Post January /, 1904, and
from there went to Indianapolis to
work on the indianapolis Star. She
left there April and returned to Elk
Point to care for her father during his
last illness. June / she returned to
the Chicago Post and IN July started
the automobile" column. She now
has position in the art rooms of the
Post.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-10
Oyama and Hap piness,

New York Press: The great Japanese
field marshal the Marquis Oyama, once
said: MY idea of happiness is to dis
pose of everything l possess that be-
longs to the practice of arms and go
far into the country with big boxes of
books to read for the rest of my days;
books that tell of happiness and prog
ress, and not of the terrible deeds of
war. And I would gather about me my
best old friends and little children.
Then. In the sunny days. all would be
SappineSS,"
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and abuse OF the auto, constantly SEEK
ing new fields for missionary labor Qf
this kind of incubation can be termed
missionary work). he has at last even
tempted the phlegmatic alligator from
his native haunts. and tourists must
not be startled should they now en-
counter these autogators,' which,
obeying no law, speed to their hearts
content through hammock and swamps
and along this far-famed beach,"
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have at last found as near an ideal all
the year round climate as this imper-
feet earth can supply. From last June
till January the thermometer reached
80 degrees but once. and that was on
October >, and the nights are always
cool and comfortable.
perhaps no one has done more to-
ward bringing this beach to the at
tention Of the automobile world than
]. Fl. Hathaway, who in the winter
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Very Stunid.

Commercial Tribune: I'm triple
plated, four-ply internally stupid ass"
moaned the socialist convert. ~--
What's the matter, old man %
asked his best friend.
why, during the campaign I got
excited In stump speech and declared
no man could earn a million dollars
honestly. u lie Rich heard of 1t and
left everything to charity"
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Their llse

Judge: Now, children" said +ho
teacher after school had resumed its
sessions at the close Of the Christroas
holidays. we have nice new caIendar 81
on the wall. Which little boy or GIRL
VIII tell us the chief use of the calen-
the air. ~
What is the use of the calandar.
Tells yer where to git yer insurance,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-10
Ailigators as Chauffeurs in Florida.

j. r. Hathaway sent to The sioux
City Tribune fir n Daytona, Fla, tins
very novel picture, showing the latest
diversion OF the denzens of FloriGa
swamps.
Mr. Hathaway writes of the beach:
Probably no places have contrihlted
more to the automobile industry than
Daytona and Ormond. connected by
the famous beach where all records
have been broken and upon which cv-
cry novice who rides is not only en-
thusiastic but at once allows himself
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to become the legitimate prey of auto
mobile statesmen.
Climate, roads and this magnificent
beach have drawn the autoist hither,
and strangesto say. he is welcome.
True, he must exercise some discretion.
and, should he drive faster than 100
miles an hour, is liable to be arrested
by Its solitary heavyweight policeman,
who with club and loaded gun faith
Gully paroles thirty miles OF streets and
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-10
The Test.

Judge: Mr.. Uppagainst-I hear
they have passed a law in Iowa that
no degenerate shall be allowed to
marry.
Mrs. Uppagainst-But what will be
the test of degeneracy?
Mr.. Uppagainst-Oh, wanting to get
ma FRIED. [ SuuuNSe
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Bad Form. at Least.

Brooklyn Life: War Correspondent (oi
the Moscow Morning YeUowvitchl-Are
the pagan pigs living up to their reputa-
ton, general?
General Pannik-Beyond 1t! Why, only
yesterday they forced to us execute a
flank movement in the midst of our morn.
Ing prayers for victory.
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on leaving HerSchcl Mansions the in
spector acknowledged himself that the
interview had proved unsatisfactory,
fol there WAS something in Bostock' $
manner which sorely puzzled Mack
worth.
"A man who was guilty would scarce
~ have urged a detective to further in
NestiSations of the crime he had per-
petrated. but if hetWere innocent would
ne nave been 50 certain Of the guilt
leSSneSS of the woman accused? Was
there anything known to him. and re-
latlng to the case which he dared not
declare; and if so, what was this civ
culEStance?
That he loved her was plain, and that
grief for her misfortune struck deep in
his heart was certain. And then arose
the question, if he had killed David
Dumbarton would he allow her TO suf-
fer for the deed? Perhaps in saying
her innocence might yet be proved he
referred to the confession whitehall
other means of proving her blameless
failing-he might make.
This was the theory MackWorth felt
most inclined to favor, and with this in
his mind had he framed his conversa-
ton with the man be suspected. And
being undecided regarding the steps he
next should take in his efforts to bring
home the guilt to George Bostock, the
inspector resolved to seek the director
OF criminal investigal ions. to whom he
would disclose the SurmiSeS which per-
picked him SO.
While coming the thoughts that led
him to this decision Mackworth had
taken refuge from the rain in a door
way OF an unoccupied house. From
this shelter he was about to step that
he might hail passing cab, when a
tall straight figure with the collar of It's
coat turned up around the lower part
of the face, and his hat pressed over
the forehead. shot past at a rapid pace
In an instant the inspector recog-
niZed George BostOck. and without
hesitation followed in his footsteps
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Mrs. Caller-I understand your husband
Is troubled with rheumatism.
Mrs. Growell-Yes: but his rheumatism
does me. -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-04
THE CROWDED STREET.

BY William Cullen Bryant.
Let me move slowly through the street,
Filled with an ever-shifting tran,
Amid the sound of steps that beat
The murmuring walks like autumn rain.
How fast the fitting figures come!
The mild, the fierce, the stony face
Some bright with thoughtless smiles, and
some
Where secret tears have left their trace.
They pass to toll, to strife, to rest
To halls in which the feast is spread
To chambers where the funeral guest
In silence sits beside the dead
And some to happy homes repair.
Where children, pressing cheek to
cheek,
With mute caresses shall declare
The tenderness lney cannot speak.
And some who walk in calmness here
Shall shudder as they reach the door
Where one who made their dwelling dear
Its flower, its light, is seen no more.
Some, famine struck, shall think how
The cold. dark hours. how slow the
light;
And some who flaunt amid the throng
Shall hide in dens of shame tonight.
Each where his tasks or pleasures call.
They pass and heed each other not,
There is Who heeds Who holds them all
In His large love and boundless thought
These struggling tides of life, that seem
In wayward, aimless course to tend,
Are eddies of the mighty stream
That rolls to its appointed enc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-04
Famous Sieues.

The fall of Port Arthur, after siege
of over ten months, recalls other sieges
of modern times, including that OF
Vicksburg. Flag Officer Farragut first
demanded the surrender of that city
on May IS, 1862, but the bombardment
of it was not begun until June rs. 1t
was surrendered on July 4, 1868. The
forces engaged were much alike those
that met face to face at Port Arthur
General Pemberton surrendered 81 900
men and liz guns, after encountering
losses aggregating 10000 men and 80
guns. General Grants losses were
about 10000 men out of a total force
10000 strong. The fall of Vicksburg
came with the battle of Gettysburg,
and the two marked the turning point
in the civil war. The siege of Peters
burg, lasting nearly eleven months,
may be said to have ended it.
A few years before the days Of civil
war France, Great Britain and Turkey
were engaged in fighting Russia, whose
land greed looked at that time towards
Constantinople. The scene of war was
in the Crimea, and Sebastopol became
its focal point. That famous siege
lasted eleven months, and from it Ten
nyson drew the subject of his immor-
tai poem. The forts about Sebastopol
became household words. It was a
military experts agree that Port Ar
thur outranks it alike in military skill
and in general picturesqueness. Port
Arthur was comparatively the bloodier
of the two.
The siege of Lucknow in 1857 had
+ sted four months when a relieving
army cut their way through the Sc
poys, and another immortal poem was
written. The siege of Plevna lasted
142 days; that of Ladysmith, 11S days,
and that of Paris in the Franco. Ger
man war, 1872 days.
Other sieges of modern times were
of short duration, although of far
reaching Importance, notably the siege
of Yorktown, which lasted twenty
days.
The siege of Port Arthur will live in
history with the best of them, and II
it lead on to a reorganization and re-
iu, enation of China it will outrank
the best of them in enduring results.
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Birmingham as Railroad Center.

birmingham is the best city in the
south for a railroad man." said A b..
Freeman, travelling passenger agent of
the Queen and Crescent route yester-
day. Il mean by that his prospects of
getting business are better than other
cities, and that the officials of the roads
entering Birmingham watch this city
closer than others, and either an increase
or a decrease in business is commented
on at once.
Whenever one sees all the railroads in
the south heading for a city it is a
certain sign that the future of that city
has some peculiarly bright aspects. Rail
roads are all reaching towards Birmins-
ham, and l feel that 1t means good things
for the railroad men who are located here
IL they stick and their work is ss-tisfac-
tory.
THE passenger business in Birming-
ham is growing steadily. I understand
that for December. of 1904, the receipts
from the sale of tickets for all the roads
showed an increase of about II per cent
over the receipts for the same month in
the previous year"
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Post-BeIlum Conspiracies.

Scarcely had the news of the fall OF
Port Arthur been received in Paris
when the French jumping-jack news
paper writer's rushed into print to de-
clare that the retention of Port Arthur
by the Japanese would endanger the
interests of the Western nations in the
Far East. The holding of 1t by Rus
STA was admirable, but the holding Of
it by the Japanese would be something
awful. The Berlin Monarch proposes,
it is said, to name the terms of peace.
This is said to be the secret wish Of
Continental Europe. England and the
United States should stand firmly
against any such action. Russia, Ger
many and France made a mess Of it
when they dictated the terms of settle
ment between Japan and China. They
really brought on the present bloody
war, and Germany and France should
keep out of the settlement that is
plainly approaching.
Japan has now twice conquered by
her skill and valor Port Arthur, and
she should hold it as a guarantee of
peace and control in the Far East. The
United States and Great Britain Should
aid in the diplomacy that is near at
hand. Japan believes in the Open
Door. and that Is all we want in the
Far East. England is Japan's ally.
At any rate Japan should begin to
fortify Port Arthur with view to the
holding of it to the end of time. Ne
combine of land-greed robber nations
should be permitted to rob her of her
conquest. She should fight this time
all Corners, for if France or Germany
get into it England must perforce side
with Japan, and the United States
should do likewise if the Open Door is
to become a fact in the Far East.
There is no Open Door when France
and Germany conspire to aid Russia.
1t is an ill-assorted lot, and this coun-
try should stand against them, and in
favor of the Open Door.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-04
THE JIU JITSU GIRL.
Tied Young Washer Into Bow Knot and
Tossed Him in the Mud.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
Sef-relant young American women are
learning jiu-jltsu, which is the defense Of
the weak against the strong. Miss Estelle
Wyman of San Francisco, gave an exhi-
bition of jiu-jitsu last evening which all
the professors of the art from Nagasaki
to Hakodate would have applauded.
Miss Wyman came to New York fort
night ago and Is stopping at the Hotel
Marie Antoinette. At 7;45 o'clock last
night she was on the northwest corner
of Fifty-ninth street and Madison ave-
nue. waiting for a west-bound car. From
a Madison avenue car sprang a young
man in all the glory of evening attire
crush hat, opera top coat, pumps, white
tie-fine. When he saw the attractive
Miss Wyman he began to twist his blonde
mustache in a most captivating manner,
ne thought.
He walked by her two or three times,
ogling her. He might have been in Tokyo
for all the attention she paid him. Fin
ally he halted at her elbow, raised his
hat spoke to her
Then 1t must have seemed to him an
earthquake toppled a building on him.
With a combined movement quick as
lightning Miss Wyman thrust her right
arm across Blonde Mustache's unmanly
bosom, under his chin, and seized his left
shoulder; put her right foot across his
ankles, grabbed the small of his back
with her left hand and with both arms
gave him pull and a push. Before he
had time to think the young man was
hurled head over heels into the mid
die of Fifty-ninth street.
He jumped up, picked up his hat and,
hastily trying to rub the sticky mud from
his clothes, hurried down Madison ave-
nue.. Only three men waiting for cars
realized what had happened and they told
Miss Wyman they would have Blonde
Mustache arrested If she said so.
"Oh. no, thanks" she said calmly. II
guess he has been punished enough. 1
learned some tricks of wrestling in the
San Francisco high school,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-04
Land Frauds In OREGON.

The. land frauds in the northwest
are surprising only in the fact that the
government has caught in them a
United States senator and congress.
man. The Senator is John H. Mitch
ell, whose past is by no means UNI
clouded, and the member of Congress
is Burger Hermann, formerly commits
sioner of the general land Office at
Washington. Both have been indicted
by a federal grand jury, and both will
be tried, as Senator Burton of Kansas
was. The methods employed by the
timber rascals were about these: Men
are employed to apply for homestead
right which covers 100 acres of land.
This right permits the homesteader to
clear the land, which he proceeds to
do. selling the timber at profit often
a. high as five thousand dollars to
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PralsIng what is lost
Makes the remembrance dear.
---AIl's Well That Ends Well.
That lnauquraI Ball.

When Congress reassembles today
the old issue relating to the inaugural
ball will reappear in all it's pristine
vigor and glory. The issue will not
down" 1t has come to be settled one
way or the other.
1t can be negatived without creating
q precedent. Washington served sec
ond term without the aid of an inau-
gnral ball. John Adams knew no ball,
and Jefferson the father of democracy,
was guileless in that respect. Not I'M
til Dolly Madison came into the social
life of the republic was the inaugural
lall fairly and fully inaugurated 1t
has since held its own as a rule, al.
though in Jackson's first term and in
Hayes term no ball was given.
In some administrations two balls
were held, an administration ball and
an opposition ball. The doubling of
festivities occurred III FOLK anu lay
lor's terms. Since the balls at the
opening of Zachary Taylors term the
double function has been abandoned,
and the single function has held its
own.
Plenty Of precedent upholds the Gus
tom of giving an inaugural ball, but
precedent counts for little if no place
can be found at the capital in which
TO hold the ball. The social and busi-
ness circles of Washington have long
promised to provide building adapt
ed to the holding of inaugural balls,
and perhaps 1t would be best to skip
one ball, thus letting the people Of
Washington know that they must
house the inaugural events that they
pull off hereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-04

ers in Birmingham ON the advance in
price of several Of the monthlies and
weekles.
A number of the magazines which for
merly sold at 10 cents have been adj
vanced TO ID cents, and the public is pay
ing the difference.
A well known news dealer yesterday
explained the advance, and said that it
was not the fault of the dealers that the
public suffers. He stated that the deal
ers have a contract price with the pub
fishers for the magazine, and that the
former have to pay the express or mail
charges to have the magazines delivered.
In the past few months the express and
mail charges have grown considerably
until the dealers profits had been cut
down to practically nothing. The in
creased cost of getting the magazine to
Birmingham arose through the magazines
being increased in thickness and there
fore in weight, due to the largely in
creased advertisements they are handling.
The dealer stated that the same adj
vance is in effect all over the country
and that kicks" are being made ev-
erywhere, but that it cannot be helped
by the dealers. At the old price they
claimed that they were just breaking
even or losing money