The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-12-27

conscience fluttering in the desolate
waste Of a temple reared by Moses and
urged to its profoundest height by the
commercial spirit OF this age gives me
some hope that the Sermon on the
Mount will one day be the moral, intel
lectual and political exegesis from the
present misrule Of man. I believe that
there. is no remedy for man in legisla-
ton. The wisest men have always
made the laws, and dying left their wis
est sons the power to change those laws.
These human rules OF conduct honestly
but fallibly made by fallible man have
pointed to each degree around the circle
of moral standard, but never yet have
pointed to the Sermon on the Mount. The
Saviour, enlightened by divine wisdom,
spoke the true creed OF time. He gave
to erring man the rule OF liberty, the
only considerable rule by which wrong
can be restrained, when he said: "Ye
have heard that it hath been said, 'An
eye for an eye, and u tooth for q tooth,
but I say unto We resist not evil, but
w%hosoever shall smite the on thy right
cheek, turn to him the other also."-
Pioneer Press.
The Gillette (B. & N.Y. survey party
who have been for two weeks engaged
correcting the line between this place and
Spring creek, surveyed anew line through
this city on Tuesday which enters the
limits in the northern portion OF the
TOWNSHIP and runs in a southerly direc-
ton, connecting with q line previously
surveyed from the west end down Wash
ington street to Harbach's ranch. The
point Of connection was at the junction
of Washington and Third streets. It is
to be devoutly hoped that thepersistent
and long p%rotracted efforts OF this COM
pany' in this field may eventually be re-
warded by the happy discovery OF the
best and most practicable route into
and out OF the Tin city, which it would
unquestionably appear to be their fixed
and well settled purpose to secure
Custer Chronicle.
Secretary OF State Ringsrudha placed
an order with Andrews & Co., OF Chicago,
for 1859 desks and chairs for the use OF
the state senate and house Of represent
atives. The chairs are revolving and
raise and lower. The desks are level on
top with drawers at one side, with rail-
ing on front side and part way across
the end, and are made OF cherry. They
cost S1l.5O each, or a total OF $1,943.-
SO. There will also be two costlicr
desks for the presiding officers, and fifty
chairs and several tables for the copying
clerk and committees. The total costof
furniture will be about $4,000. Mr..
Ringsrud and the governor thought best
to buy cheap furniture until it was def
inately settled where the capital is going
to be.-Pilot.
Some time ago we mentioned the fact
that Mr.. JOS. Wells had this season very
successfully grown a crop Of tobacco
that proved a perfect success. Friday
of last week Mr.. Wells presented us with
abunch OF perfectly cured, leaves measur-
ing IL inches across and 90 inches in
just as fine looking tobacco as
ever saw in Kentucky, with q flavor
and appearance equal to "Virginia
bright" Mr.. Wells says the yield per
acre and Inequality OF the tobacco is
just as good as he ever raised in Mis-
souri,, though to cure it properly he had
to hang it in a root house, the atmos-
phere being too dry for the ordinary |
process OF out door Or shed curing
Register.
The improvements that the B. d NJ. is
making at Newcastle shows that it
means business. The depot is a two
story building 24x1OO. There will be
two passenger rooms and an office on the
first floor; the upper story will be used
for Offices for the company. The freight
depot, Il short distance below, is suffic-
lent for freight business at the present
time. The coal house is OF large proper
tions with a large capacity. A double
section-house is in process Of construc-
ton and the ground has been graded and
work is about to on q ten
stall round house. All the buildings are
first-class.-Alert.
Senator Henderson,, OF Nebraska. has
introduced a bill providing for the pay
ment OF q certain sum OF money to the
farmer or planter for every ton OF sugar
beets raised by him and manufactured
| into noorc1o ~ no 11o Tho I'LL ,1oo
provides for a bounty OF IS cents per
100 pounds for all merchantable beet
sugar manufactured in the United States.
The bill is offered for the purpose OF
stimulating this infant industry .-Stur-
gis Advertiser.
The Grand Island beet sugar plant,
with grounds, will cost when completed
about $4,000, 900, and will give employ
ment to about 5000 people, including
those engaged in growing and marketing.
Everything will be in running order by
the time beets are grown. Five thousand
acres OF land will be exclusively devoted
to their culture the coming year, the seed
having been purchased in Germany
Omaha World-Herald.
The Glendale tin mill was started up
on Saturday last. Mr.. Long, the super
lntendent in charge, expresses much con-
fidence in the continuance and success
OF it's operation for the future.-Chron-
icle.
Geo. B. MCPHERSON, one OF the princi-
pie stockholders in the Tilford FIGURING
mill, left Tuesday for his home at Menlo,
Iowa, to spend the winter.-Times.
Miss Mary E. Hall has been appointed
postmistress at Fort Meade.
Joseph Hare is the new postmaster at
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