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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-08

The SHEAF has been designated
as the official paper OF the county for
the ensuing year.
g. C. Winchester returned this
morning from st. Paul where he was
present at the opening OF the legis-
lature.
Secale Flakes and Rex Wheat are
jnst the thing-Winchester sells them.
Miss Maude Fletcher has been
employed as an additional teacher
in our school, and has commenced
her work.
We can give you anything in the
Carpet line at bottom prices.
&C. Vino HESTER.
Doctor Finney visited our public
schools on Monday and he gave the
scholars in the upper room very
interesting talk.
Albert Nntting the county com
missioner from the third district is
an intelligent and prosperous farmer
from town Of Parker. Heis pioneer
settler, having resided in the count y
eleven years.
Powell says the man who has the
good sense to buy n Tanning Mill, is
on the road to success and entitled
to good credit.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-08
MARRIED.

CARI.SON-NELSON. At Warren.
on Saturday December 9th, 1890.
by Rey. N. j. Sttre, MIR. Oscar Carl
son to Miss Hilmn Nelson, both Of
Angus, Polk Co, Mimi.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-01-08
PHOTOGRAPHS.

PHOTOGRAPHS.
l will be at my cutlery in Warren,
Jan. 9th, one day only. Come one,
come all. r. NJ. DAusER.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14

memory OF their calling. Still another
story attributes their original $ to
the Medici family OF France. The
Medicis money-lenders, who used
the three pills as a pun on their med
ical-sounding name.
Last, but not least, the BARRIERS of
long ago were barber-surgeons, but
the rapid advance Of surgical science
has caused them to fall from their
high estate. The gilt knob at the end
of the barber pole of to-day represents
a brass basin, which but a few decades
since was actually suspended from the
pole. The basin had a notch cut in it
to fit the throat, and was used in lath-
ering the customer, preparatory to
shaving him. The pole represents the
staff held by the patient who came to
the barber-surgeon to be bled. The
two spiral stripes painted around it
signify the two bandages, one for
twisting around the arm previous to
the act Of phlebotomy, or blood-letting,
the other for binding when the opera
ton was completed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
TWO USEFUL PET LIONS.
They Assisted Their Master to Escape
Jury DUTY in q Neat Way

They Assisted Their Master to Escape
Jury Duty in u Neat Way.
The lioness appeared to amuse her.
self by playing pranks on human
strangers Of her own Sex, says a writ
er in Forest and Stream, lying in am
bush for them under the dining-table.
The writer continues: Fearing that
something serious might occur if I al
lowed my pets their liberty any longer
l had a large cage constructed, and
for the first week or two was obliged
to spend much time in it with them.
The lioness fretted a great deal, and
the only way 7 had of quoting her was
to go in and lie down, using tho lion
as a pillow, while she stretched her.
self beside me with her head on my
chest.
One day the sheriff informed me
that he had a summons in his Office
for me to serve as a juryman. l beg
ged off, but he was memorable. A
few days afterward he rode up to my
gate, and I called my servant to open
it for him while l hurried to the lions
cage. Presently 1 heard him calling
me, and on my answering he gradual
ly found his way to the den, in which
/ was seated on the lions recumbent
body, while the lioness sat behind me
with her chin resting on my shoulder.
As soon as he saw me he sprang back
and cried: Come out of there!' Hand
that in here and I will do
So" do you want my arm torn off?'
NO, but l want you to make a legal
service of that paper by handing it to
me-" Il shall not take any such risk,
but I will tear up the paper if you will
only come out and save me from see
ing you torn to pieces" "All right.
Do so. and I will try to get out alive.'
The paper vas torn up and I stepped
out of the cage, much to my friends
relief. A short time after I met the
Judge in the street, who wished to
know if my mode of lodging jury
duty was the II commonly practiced
in my own country.
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Artificial N HABITS.
E::% NJ. YES -. the Dark Continent
la. and Drink.
himself.

N:5 M: ,cs -. the Dark Continent
la, anh Drink.
1t eating the negro, having always
rs washed his hands and rinsed his
.tauth, sit upon the ground, holds the
a,"et pieces between his teeth while
&c cuts OFF a bite with his knife, but
'ccs not use both hands to hold
oo', except in gnawini; bones, says
:uul Richard in the Popular Science
..Onthly.
With the usual dishes he lays his
'j@ht arm over his knees, and, reach
ne into the pot, molds the thick mass
no Jumps about the size of a walnut,
which he throws into his mouth with a
erik without scattering any OF the food.
70 take out vegetables or soup he
presses Il hollow into the lump and dips
,ith it. Politeness is shown to the
lost or housewife after eating by
:mncking loudly enough to be heard.
While the negro is capable of eating
A,1t in a. un1Dlcaaant state Of dCcom-
o,ition he Is very sensitive against
on" ta@i25, unl viii make evident
'%u i1stAtjm3" @I his dislike Of thom.
c Is careful about the outer matters
drinking. lie Will always rinse his
J@uth frs. even whom he is intensely
If the cup is not too small he
'}S48 ii in both hands, and he likes TO
,it Gown with it. II the vessel is large
rad open lie draws in the water from
he surface with his lips without bring
.ng them. in contact with the dish.
Sometimes negroes pour water into
2heir mouths. When drinking at ponds
jnl rivers the water is carried to the
youth with the hand. For some mys-
tic reason it is considered bad TO lie
1T down when drinking from rivers.
The fear of being snapped up by :
crocodile may hayo something to dc
with the matter.
Great attention is given in most o
the tribes to tho care of tho body. The
teeth are cleansed with q stick whicl
has been chewed into a kind Of brush
The hands are washed frequently, no
by turning and twisting and rubbing
them together one within the other
as with us. but by a straight up-and
down rubbing, such as is given to tn
other limbs. This manner of washing
is so characteristic that an AFRICAN
might be distinguished by it from
European without reference to tn
color. The sun is their only towel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
ALLIANCE DIRECTORY.

BATTLE RIVER.
Battle River Farmers Alliance meets
III Helmosa on the first and third Sat
urday OF each month.
JOSEPH BENNETT, ELMER LEWIS,
President. Secretary.
Hcrmosa. S. D.
PENNINGTON COUNTY ALLIANCE
meets at TIE UNION Office on the first
Saturday 0! each month at two p. III.
L. S. ALLISON, President,
Creston, S. d.
OTTo ANDERSON, Secretary,
Rockcrvillc, S. d.
GLEN ALLIANCE.
The Wednesday on or before a full
moon at the Fanshawc place.
Orro ANDERSON, A. ID. RICHARDSON,
Secretary, President.
Rapid City: S. ID. Hermosa, S. D..
WHITE EAGLE
At the Murphy school house the second
and fourth Saturday evenings of each
month. J.. NJ. BARNES, President,
Mis-. ZELLA HUNT, Secretary,
Rapid City.
SPRING CREEK
At the Dausllenbaugh school house on
the last Saturday Of each month.
ClIAs. GEIGET, President,
c. PERUVIAN, Secretary.
Rapid City, S. D.
SUMMIT
At the Pike school house on the third
Saturday OF each month.
VIM. LARGENT, President,
W. II. FousE, Secretary.
Hermosa, S. D.
CRlISTON.
At the school house on the LIST. Thurs
day after the first Saturday OF each
month. q. S. ALLISON, President,
G. W. FAUs, Secretary.
Creston, S. D.
BOX ELDER.
Met at the Slick school house Friday
evening June 26. They meet every two
weeks alternating between the Ensorand
Slick school house.
JOEL THACKER, President,
A. A. ROGERS, Secretary,
Rapid City, S. d.
LAME JOHNNY.
At the Dean school house on the Sec
ond and fourth Saturday evening OF Teach
month. E. e. DEAN, president,
Mrs. MINNIE Dow, secretary,
Buffalo Gap, S. d.
PENNINGTON CENTER.
At the house of j.. John on the second
and last Saturday of each month.
A. a. NEwKIRK, President,
L. l.. SMITH, Secretary,
Creston, S. d.
Regular meeting first Friday evening
in each month at Ryan school house.
j.. Z. HADLEY, j. f. GROsHONG,
Secretary. President,
Rapid City, 5. D..
NOTICE.
Will all alliances IN the Black Hills
send in their place and time O. meeting
also names OF president and secretary
and their addresses.
axe .. G
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wants to-.

wants to.
For some time back there has been
considerable talk about the amount
OF money in circulation per capita
in the United States, therefore the
tables prepared by the treasury de-
partment giving the exact figures may
be said to fill a "long felt want. In
1860 the amount per capita in circula-
ton was S13.S5; in 1866 it was $2O.S2;
in 1855 it was S23.O2, and on the first
OF January OF the present yearitreached
the highest amount in our history,
$24.1O. Since then it has been reduced
by the heavy shipments OF gold to Tor
eign countries and on the first OF August
it was S23.37, or nearly back to what
it was in 1885.
1t is amusing to hear the Ohio polltl-
clans OF both parties. who drop into
Washington constantly, talk about the
prospects OF their respective parties
Both republican and democrat will as
sure you that there isn't the slightest
doubt OF the election OF their ticket, and
in the course OF five minutes conversa-
ton both OF them will admit that the
Farmers Alliance is the real umpire in
the contest and that which ever side is
favored by that organization will win.
Naval officers are feeling very jubilant
over the series OF experiments conducted
at Annapolis within the past few days
to ascertain the destructive power OF a
certain class OF proiectile. An injunc.
ton OF secrecy has been placed upon all
who were present at the experiments;
but it is said that it was demonstrated
that the United States can sink the
heaviest armored vessel now ailoat II il
comes within the range OF these proiec
tiles. If this be true the problem o
harbor and coast defense will be solved
Mai. Gen. Schotield and his bride have
returned to their Washington home.
1t is now stated here that Senate:
Quay proposes taking charge OF th'
Pennsylvania state campaign this yea
and making it one OF yindication 10:
himself.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
THE WHY OF 1T.
Reasous For the Existence of Two Ia
,,il;.; GhSccts.

Iseasous For the Existence of Two Ia
lniliar Objects.
We all know that a wooden Indian
IS set up in front of a cigar or tobacco
store, three balls at a p~awnbroker's
door and q striped pole immovably
fixed somewhere near to the entrance
to a BARRIERS shop. says the St. Louis
Republic. But why?
Antiquarians tell us that the wooden
Indian is a tobacco sign, because to-
bacco is an American weed and that it
was originally used by the Indians.
But the same antiquarian gets tangled
occasionally and tells you that tobacco
has been in use for over 3, 1000 years
AMONG the Chinese. Meyen, in his
Geography OF Plants" is Of the opin-
ion that the smoking of tobacco is Of
great antiquity among the Chinese, be-
cause he has observed carvings of to-
bacco pipes upon monuments. whose
age run back into the thousands Of
years, and they are exactly like the
Celestial tobacco pipe to-day, too. If
this is a fact it would be much more
appropriate to use the figure OF a Chi
in place of the wooden Indian
now used by dealers in the filthy
weed"
Three reasons are given to account
for the origin of the pawnbrokcr's
sign. One says that tho balls are used
because they were the cmblcns of St.
Nicholas, who is said to have given
three purses of gold to throe virgin
sisters to enable them to marry. An
other legend attributes the use of the
three balls to the members OF the LON
bard family, the first great money
lenders Of England. They were drug
gists before they became capitalists,
and used the three golden pills in
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
TE.e E.aEEc Of Lilies.

Twelve miles north Of Norwich,
Conn. is one of the most wonderful
lily ponds in all America. 1t is a lake
one mile in diameter, SO closely grown
with lilies that during blossoming
time it is hard TO get q glimpse of the
water. When the wind is strong and
the lilies r open the perfume of
them is perceptible a quarter of a
mile from the brink Of the pond. So
ttick are the lilies and in such tangled
masses that it is almost impossible to
propel a boat in the pond, and the
lily gatherers have to wade for them
in hip rubber boots. Not only ire tho
lilies extraordinarily plentiful, but the
blossoms are more regal, perfect, lus-
trous and of deeper hue than in other
ponds.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
LETTER,
Our Regular CORRESPONDENT

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Observation-Disclosures 7, 1S91.-A new
factor seems to have been thrown into
the speakersh;p fight, and it is by no
means impossible that the representa-
tives elected as members Of the Farmers
Alliance and those elected as democrats,
but who are members OF the Alliance,
may by combining their votes succeed
in naming the next speaker. Already
Mr.. Crisp has had notice served on HIM
by the four Alliance democrats elected
from Georgia that unless he will endorse
the Ocala platform they will not vote
for him. Whether these gentlemen are
acting independently Or in concert with
the other Alliance men elected to the
next house is the conundrum that is
worrying the political prophets Justnow.
A democrat thus figures how the men
OF Alliance sympathies can, unless some
one of the candidates shall haye an
overwhelming majority at the start,
there are in the neighborhood OF forty
members who favor the Alliance and
that they will all go into the democratic
caucus for the nomination OF officers OF
the house. If that be true all they have
got to do is to keep their votes together
until the man they want nominated
shall get votes enough with theirs added
to make a majority Of the caucus, and
presto, the thing is done, by casting
their votes for that man" That is an
aspect of the case that few people seem
to have thought OF until now, and it is
causing no little uneasiness among the
friends OF the various candidates.
Washington has been unusually quiet
this week owing to various causes, but
it wasn't so quiet that no attempt was
made to launch a presidential BOOM
few weeks will be for the next ten or
eleven months. The booms this week
by a coincident were for a full ticket for
each party, and all four OF the gentle,
men named have, been prominently
mentioned as presldssfGal s1fhdidates.
The southern democrats ARE credited
with having launched TIC Gorinan and
Gray ticket and the old soldier republi-
cans are said to be responsible for the
proposition to make the republican
ticket Blaine and Alger, and it is given
out here that the scheme has Gen. Ayers
consent. Republicans say, but demo-
Gratis deny it, that the meeting OF the
executive committee Of the National
Association OF Democratic Clubs, which
has been called for next week in New
York City, is to be held in the interest
OF the German and Gray boom. The
chairman OF that committee, Reprcsen-
tative Wilson, OF West Virginia, has
heretofore been classed as a Cleveland
man, but OF course there Is nothing to
prevent his changing his mind if he
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
Mind i'll sac Clouds,

An absent-minded German professor
was one day observed walking down
tho street with one foot continually in
the gutter and the other on the pave
ment. A pupil meeting him saluted
him with Good evening, Herr Pro-
fessor! How are you" II was very
well, l thought" answered the pro-
fessor; 'but now I don't know what's
the matter with me; l have been limp
ing for tho last half hour.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
the Sea.

At Il forthcoming vessel launching
in Venice the ancient custom of chris
tening Of the Venetian Republic is to
be revived. It consists in attaching a
gilt ring. to the vessels prov in such a
way by the god-nother hat when the
ship is launched the ring shall be the
first thing to touch the water, thus full
filling the wedding Of the sea-"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
HOW HE WAITED.
The Poor Hold Carrier Exhibited the Sub
FINEST Philosophy.

The Poor Hold Carrier Exhibited the SUBJ
FINEST Philosophy.
A h~od-carrier was badly crushed, q
fortnight ago. in New York, by the
fall OF q s%caffolding while he was at
work on u tall building, says the
Argonaut. His fellows picked him up
and bore him, bleeding and dusty, to a
shady spot to wait for the ambulance.
People were being Frustrated by the
heat all over the city, and the ambu-
lances had been on the run all day.
After about half an hour of suspense.
a doctor, who was passing, was called
over. He knelt dow1$rry the man, felt
his crushed-in side, and examined his
fractured skull. Then he shook his
head and asked, softly: HAS he any
friends among youw ''None of us
knows him, SIR" said the foreman.
''Well, if any of you can get any in
formation from him about his people,
you'd better do so at once. Nothing
can save him. It's only q question of
a few hours" Brandy was procured
and seemed to revive him, and he
opened his eyes and looked around,
but to all questions as to his name, his
homo, his parents, his wife, his child
rem, ETC., he gave no answer. "Wel],
old man." said the foreman at last,
tendcrly, eve can't do nothing at all
for you, the doctor says, though you
know W. would if we could. The day
is wearing on and Jul job must be fin
ished. The ambulance will Don be
here, so you won't take it hard if we
leave you now, will you?" The hod-
carrier looked up at him slowly and
spoke with a great effort: dive got to
die, eh?" Doctor says So" How
soon?" Before shutdown, my boy"
mo help for it," mo" well, :"
with a long sigh, 'you go on with
your work and I'll go on with my
dyin'," and he turned his head-shut
his eyes-and-waited.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14

We have moved our stock of Boots and Shoes from Main street to
Florman block, St. Joe street, where we can show you the largest and
best stock of Boots and Shoes in the Block Hills and we will guarantee
you the best prices in Rapid City as we wish to close down our stock
to make room for more goods. Mr.. Lockwood will stay with us and
he will be glad to meet all of his old customers as we'll as new ones in
our room on St. Joe street. Call and see how cheap we will sell you
goods. Sign of Big Red Boot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14

Montgomery Ward & Co., advertise DR..
Warmers Coraline corset at S1.25. Our
price ever since we came here has been
95 cents for the same thing.
LEEDS & Co.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
'TeIsll,Ils Fugit.

Judge-Iou are charged with being
a trump. This is the third time in six
months.
Tramp-Grcat heavens! How time
does slip away.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14

When in want of a good custom
Boot or Shoe made to order call
on c. S. Mccoy, at sign of Red
Boot, Main street. I do the finest
Repairing in the City.
c. S. Mccoy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14

Attention.
Secretaries OF sub-alliances in Penning-
ton county. The bylaws of the +. A.
and L. U. requires the secretary of
county alliances to forward a list of all
members IN good standing the first of
Jnly each year to the secretary OF the
state alliance. You are hereby required
to make out a list OF all members OF
your alliance and forward to me at once
F~raternally,
OTTO ANDERSON.
Secretary county alliance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14

See our Bright Dongola Kid Oxford. pat
ent leather tipped for $1.4O-Montgom-
cry Ward &Co. sell this atthe same price
so it must be cheap. THE FAIR.
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To HOrSelnen.
Lost.

Go to Trowbridge's jewelry store for
watches, iewelry, clocks, etc. Eastern
prices. Repairing OF watches, clocks and
jewelry promptly done.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14
See Schleuning & Young as to prices on
resh and sailed meats.

Pure Ice.
Delivered by W. II. LaBee, successor
to Mallow. Families SO cents, hotels,
restaurants, etc, 35 cents per 100 lbs.
Prices for season guaranteed. Tele-
phone care Hulst & Prices lumber office.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14

Do you take the BLACK HILLS UNION?
Ii not, you should. 1t only costs $l.5O
per veal in advance.
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DiSGRACEFUL MANAGEMENT.

A Meade County Correspondent Throws
Some Light upon tho Manner III
Which Their County Officers
Dorfnrm Their nutieS
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-14

Montgomery Ward & Co. sell Superior
Wrngcrs at $40. They weigh fifteen
and three-iourths pounds making them
$40. We haye them at $2.15.
THE FAIR,
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Go to Spaulding's for Ice cream.

Note books and blanks at this office.
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BATTLE RIVER
Battle River Farmers Alliance meets
III Helmosa on the first and third Sat
urday OF each month.
JOSEPH BENNETT, ELMER LEWIS,
President. Secretary.
HormOSo s u
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Legal blanks at THE UNION office. 10.
cation certificates, mortgages, etc.
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Rg- Subscription orders received by your
Post Master and by the publishers Of this
paper, at the above rates.
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Address all post Office or money orders AM
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