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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
"HONEST MONEY!"
A Couple of Consciences That Are Badly


A Couple of Consciences Thnt Are Badly
Mixed Up.
The gold-bug brigauds set up q
howl for honest money" the same as
thieves shout stop thief in order to
escape with their plunder in the con-
fusion which their cry creates.
All the changes are rung on hon
est money"-as If gold were the only
honest money. Silver greenbacks.
treasury certificates are all 'scalawag
money They are dishonest money.
We. the gold bugs, have the only
honest money! that is our money!
Here is specimen of the way the
term is used A Washington dispatch
to the Hessian Herald daily Eemo-
cratic organ of the Shylocks) says:
Many warm tributes of admira-
ton were paid today by the honest
money men to Major Brawley. OF
South Carolina and Mr.. Wilson of
West Virginia for their courage in
voting against free coinage There
is strong sentiment in the districts
of these members in favor OF the un-
limited coinage of silver and many OF
their associates say that they have
signed their political death warrants
by their action. The gentlemen
themselves are inclined to accept the
correctness of this view. Major
5rawley, however declared, in clos
ing his mastery speech on the sub
ject that dear as the approval of his
constituents would be to him. he held
his conscience higher than their
praise. Mr.. Wilson has been urged
by many OF his friends to sacrifice his
convictions in this one instance in
order to preserve for his state the
benefit of his splendid talent and long
experience but after careful ref1ec-
ton he decided with Mr.. Brawley that
the approval of his own conscience
was dearer than that of others and
voted steadily On the side which he
believes to be right
ENow it is altogether evident that
the two gentlemen above named have
gotten their consciences" mixed up
with their ca h account in some way,
says the Chicago Express.
When men will stand as candidates
III ASoo OA q iIC0 SO1udS0 piSG-
form; make free coinage speeches dur
ing the campaign, and then go to
Washington and vote against free
coinage the conclusion is inevitable
that it is not matter OF conscience.
And the chances are that their consti-
tuents will look at matters in the
same light
Pursuing the same matter (the
Bland billy still further the dispatch
says: The following is the pro
gramme of honest money advocates:''
In view of the probable attempt
OF the Bland men to have the silve,
bill again made a special order the
anti-free coinage men are preparing
to appear before the committee on
rules at the proper time and insis,
that if the silver bill Is to be taken
from the calendar, of unfinished busi.
ness and forced to final vote the
| special order shall also contain a pro.
yisien for the protection Of the minor
ity by providing for a vote. upon ths
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
"a Snap.,s

"Ah." said Jacksnipe. as he looked
over -, 40 acres of marsh. OF which
he seemed the sole inhabitant this
is what I call Snap There are none
to Molest and shall Eftsoons gather
Four Bushels of Tender Worms"
So he alighted and Inserted his
Flexible Beak in the soft Earth, and
he said: THE earth is mine.
But there came Cold Wind. which
Froze every thing as it came. It
froze the Tender Worm Crosswise in
the Jacksnipes Flexible Beak, so that
neither Worm nor Jacksnipe could
get away. and in few Short Moments
there was Frappe Jacksnipe on the
Marsh.
THAT is what call a Snap" said
the Cold Wind.
Moral. 1t is poor snap that won't
work both ways especially Iii back
ward spring. .-Forestand Stream.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
.ult of this INVESTIGATION:

NIL. IOftef GIRLS abtenGlOn 10 the
uniformity of the figures relative to
the several counties as fairly indicat-
ing the average condition of the en-
tire state.
1t will be observed that in Kansas
the tenant farmers have increased IN
the past decade 90 II per cent At
this rate how long ere Kansas will
become tenant state? asks the To-
peia Advocate. There is another
fact to be observed in this connection.
The conditions which have brought
about the result indicated by Mr..
Porier's bulletin No. IS, are only just
beginning to produce their effects
and the absorption of Kansas farms
will progress much more rapidly in
the next than in the past decade.
Observe further. that the state of
Ohio is an old and a wealthy state
Under fair conditions its tenant farm
ers should be diminishing rather than
increasing. In fact this should be
true OF every state either old or new.
Still in Ohio they have increased
II. IA per cent
This may be calamity. but if so Mr..
Porter is responsible for it The i'm
portant fact for all classes of people
to consider is, what is the cause of
this increase OF tenant farmsp Is il
uoJ about U1me Tor rar1onar men tC
cease their party ldolatry long enough
to investigate this subject?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
Cow Killed BY q Turtle.

One day last week Richard Mock, of
Miller county, Ga, after milking fine
milch COW he owns, turned her out in
the woods and she wended her way
down to Aycock's creek to slake her
thirst some time during the day, and
while engaged in drinling was seized
by the nose by a loggerhead turtle and
her head pulled under the water and
held there until she drowned. Failing
to return home that night Mr.. Mock
made search for her and found her ly-
ing with her head under the water, her
body on land, quite dead, the turtle
still having his hold. Mr.. Mock called
help and dragging the COW out, drew
the turtle out also, he refusing to let
go the cows nose. The turtle was
killed and weighed fifty pounds, his
shell being as large as a large bread
tray.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
The Mace.

Like the British house of commons,
the lower house Of the United States
congress at Washington possesses a
symbol OF its authority in the form OF
a mace. 1t looks like the fasces which
were borne by the lictors before the
Roman tripuaes and counsels, and con-
ssisii Of q bundle of thirteen ebony .,,ls
ei,tgs;ne1 and bound together with
sit,,sc bands. The thirteen eb5ny
5stsse.ts 'spsesent the thirteen origii,s.
ST -tss oS the union. They are sur
,naanaed by a globe of silver, upon
which the hemispheres are traced.
wis e asilver eagle with lontstretchad
wings is perched upon tho summit OF
the globe, 1t was made in s34.weiglls
Invent ~ i,t,ulitiis, und is intrusted 10
the custody of the sergeantratrarms.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17

r
e erent cities to secure The Enocratiic
csai conv ventios, On the ii her hassd fit-
H. rno effort was nsde for that of ne Peoples
Omaha made no articuIar cftoF and
Mas1eally chosen as being the only ii The
sst able to accomnoda Ne the vast crowd
ected We stated II the Time that very few
ilked the richness Of the plum secured
3Beha. That We believed the gathering III
the Peoples Convention would exceed that Of
eithsr Of the old parties. Reports from N onn-
Eeapo}is are now in and aside from the people
5of the two cities. the highest estina.c is
15odp There was not half the crowd ex-
Ipecleas As in our comfy and state conventions;
50 q the national convention, a void was
4 created by the third party movement. Tile
Pic1ssr Press says.
he citizens have learned some valuable
lessons from the experience Of the past week.
Chikf Of them Is never agaii, to make such ex-
eraration. It was new venture for.
Minneapolis, this conv ention business, and
ttlere was the very natural fear that the city!
ssssit pr,s esinal eos the siI SON
seemed for a time, but spurresl on BY outside
criticism and actuated bp the desire to d, bet
ter by the convention visitors than ever a city
did before. common Minneapolis feeling, by
the way, the citizens did more than they were
called upon to do by the law Of convention
usage and more than there was need Of
The preparations were on too generous
scale, and there to-day many sore hearts
and depleted pocket books in the -four city
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17

following motions: 80 sss3sl
!. That the bill and substitute be.
committed. with instructions to report
baek . bill as q subst titute 10 provide
for an International congress- to con-
sider the matters referred to in the
bill exported BY the majority Of the
cotnmitlee "a si 49, H 5ii49. s
2. II the above Is decided il the
negative that q motion simply to re-
commit the whole subject shall be per-
mitted &; ). 81
II the above is decided ia the
negative, that motion to postpone
the further consid Grafton Of the sub
sject TO q given day in, December next
shall be permit tod. III
4. H the above is decided IA the
negative the previous question may bY
the friends of the bill and the vote
had first upon the substi titnte offered by.
the minority for an internatio mnsa1
etary congress. and II that fails chen
upon the pending amend dments 81 the.
bill. ii ~
And this is what Is called the Pro-
|gramms af + Honest N AdvOeA sss'
4t.Rsonid properly be called d sSchenng,
2of Moneys Dish honorable Advocates. .
But the Bland Bill is dead. Dead
as Julius Caesar. Stabbed TO death in
the house of its pretended friends!
OF course show of friendship for
iree silver will be exhibited. Reso-
lutions may be passed. TEST votes''
that will simply test how many
knaves and fools there are in con-
gress-mey be taken B.t G trce
coinage bill has no more show in the
present congress than humming bird
has in hades.
Win the people resent the insult
which has been heaped upon them in
this mntter of fooling and finding for
twenty years with the silver question:
Will they rise up in their might and
smite hip and thigh the treacherous
scoundreis who have "kilied the
Bland bill'?
Will they deal at the ballot box
next November death blow to the
knayes and pirates who are shouting
honest money for the sole purpose
OF plundering the people9
Will they do it?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
yE,n Greenbacker,s Day.

The old Greenbackers have til eli,
old opponents in the West on the ran,
by the claim that when the nation i
!ebt was due. that they proposed To
pay it Off in greenbacks. the s:lu!,,
money borrowed of the bondholI...:.
hat they were ridiculed for il; $50
their ridiculers contended that er., Y
and ustice demanded that the bsn,..
should be paid in coin. Now the - {;
soldiers contend for" the same ee:ii,.
and justice to them that was :.
tended to the bondholders, to-wit
pay them the difference between g.
and greenbacks for their SCI;
while in the army. The quest,a
the North is a very important L
The southern Greenbacker was IL:
the subject Of ieer for his ma n!s
ing the same position. The a,
crowd who jeered at the Greenha :,
will now have to jeer at thti:,
oppose the soldiers demand
10 be consistent Alliance
Ala
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
SENDING OUT SAMPLES.
A Seeming Triile That Costs IA Great Deal
of Money.

of Money.
81 wonder whether one person in a
thousand who asks for sample of a
piece of dry goods ever stops to think
what it costs the merchants of this
country year to satisfactorily re-
spond to the simple request?" asks a
dry goods merchant.
Il had talk with the managers of a
dozen o. more big houses not long ago
and among other things discussed was
that of giving away samples and send
ing out samples of dry goods, ETC., by
salesmen. Finally we got to figuring
on the matter. The result was most
appalling. Some of us had been con-
nected with big factories in our time,
as well as other large, 1ses, whole
sale and retail. We found that, placed
at conservative figure, there are
more than $4,000, 900 worth of goods
given away. and consequently de-
stroyed, in samples every year in the
United States.
his SO, ,o00,c0 or more, eventually,
Of course, comes out of the pocket is OF
the purchasers, or, more properly
snel:iing, the consumers of dry goods.
The sample feature of the dry goods
business is at once one of the greatest
nu'sances and blessings that we have.
Where the nuisance comes in it is
easily to be seen; the blessing of it is
in the fact that it saves us, or, should
say, the dearly beio..ed people, many a
thousand dollars which otherwise
would go for the expense OF sending
out more travelling statesmen. Thous-
ands of dollars worth of goods are
sent out every Gay to retail customers
over the country from which we never
hear a word. But do we lose it? Oh,
no-never! We simply count upon it
as being SO much clear loss or neces-
sary expense, along with clerk hire,
taxes, etc, and ask the more for the
goods that we sell.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
CRUELTY ASSAULTED FOR DEFENDING
THE RIGHT.

THE RIGHT.
For the last twelve months S. I. Mes
eraull has been editing an independent
paper at Crawford. called the Boomer
;ing. He has never lost al opportunity
to uphold law, order and right and
among other things which he has taken
an instrumental part, is the saloon iss.e.
Because he offended the saloon people
he was waylaid oD last Saturday even
ing, the 11inst. and brutally beaten with
a revolver. He now lies in a bad CON
dltion. This is his reward for speaking
the truth and upholding the right. Is
it not time that law abiding citizens are
awaken to the true situation.
The above from one of our exchanges
explains itself. Mr.. Messerall, formerly
foreman of the Republican Office III this
city, is well and favorably known by all
our people whose sympathy he has in
llis Troubles Only such severe lessons
us the above can open some peoples eyes
to the vileness OF the licquor traffic. It
not only ruins it's victims by tens OF
thousands, rendering useless and objects
of charity, to be supported by their ,fel-
low lllen, the hest intelectn of the ma
ton, but using the strength of it's illsot-
ton gains, tlebuuclIcs the body poll
tic nominating and electing men to DO
sitions vi trust, demanding payment IN
return, even from our courts ofjustice.
Ii any in.ll Is bold enough to attempt
to stem this food Of evil he is asruthless
trampled under foot as are the millions
on which it feeds. 1t is said that in this
country the people rule. And yet ma
ton grants it's permits and throws its
protection about the traffic. 1t is said
that the will OF the majority is supreme,
and yer the people OF this fair state, that
has three times declared against theevil,
allow themselves to be bulldozed by the
minority, and will not SO much as lift a
hand to resent the outrage. Our public
officials, never hesitate to take the oath
OF office and prate OF their faitfliulness
to the trust reposed in them by the peo-
people, yet they wilfully and criminally
grant licenses contrary to law and use
the peoples money to pay q police force
to protect the yiolaters in their illegal
traffic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
Real Estate Transfers.

Following deeds were left for record in
register Of deeds Office:
Robert Boyd Sr. to James Boyd, dated
January I6, 1880: Lot Z, block "a, lot 12.
blk "A, lots 8. 10, II, blk 6a, lots 80, 80, 81,
80. blk r1s. lots 20. p. %, %, blk 8, lots II,
Is, 19. 20, blk 53, lots II, IA, 15 16, blk
10, lot II, blk 9, all in original townsite.
Consideration $500.
H. E. Bailey and wife to Mrs. Elizabeth
H. s. Denny, lot 10, blk 10, Plainview ad-
dition, $500.
Philip Johnson to Harriet NJ. Quiggle,
lots I2, block no, original townsite
1925.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
,Tis . Morld ~ cranIr..

A Bangor woman's pet deg died re-
Gently, and the woman, after copious
tears, gave the cur an elaborate funer-
81 A casket was made and lined
with silk. On shrouded table in
darkened room, and banked with hot
house flowers, the carcass, with crossed
paws, was laid in state. Then the
family and all the sympathetic and cur-
ious women OF the neighborhood filed
in for q last look at Towser. The
casket was borne to the garden, and
there under the hlacs S4worth of black
walnut. silk and flowers. and SO cent?
worth Original svalne1 Of dog wdN
1aid away.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
The Fourth OF July

In Rapid City will be commemorated by
one of the grandest celebrations that has
ever been held in the Black Hills. Mrs.
Wallace is keeping pace with the times in
Millinery goods and can show the largest
assortment of trimmed and plain hats, baby
bonnets, flowers and ribbons, at the lowest
prices of any milliner in Rapid City.
Goods are reliable and the best that can be
had for the money. See them before buy
At the stoTs On the north si o. ST s.
Joe street.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17

TEN 2! AMI: ] { lIERs
Figures Tl,as yvtlf Ilssssk ~ llssi. = -

= x esSs = sifst ~ Ia - st4eD
Dcra6s .s
perintende q xtra ON
sns bulletin Of Apl4l lsaS sssents
the results Of q special iiipsstiga alton
in ten counties Ansas and tan
counties ii Ohio relative to the per.
centage Of tenant farmers III 1880 and
insl $50. Concerning TIE investie easion
Mr.. Porter says:
In selecting the Kansas couuties
the effort was made to ind s body ofSI
;nelgh hboring counties neither among
the newer nor among the ol der ones
With the hope that their condi itionsi
would be- . fair Average for the whole
state In the selection oi the Ohio
counties it was dasir9d to Ind much
cider condd ittlons than ii Iknusas and
especially 70; discover tho deEree OF
home oxnsrshir ii d aIlaree city; tlhAre
lore hamilton county. % lsainirR Eins
cinuai and nine neigh boring coans
ties n TIE south west coEner AZ the
satat Mef sef6cfSs
The following table exhibits there
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
A Kfs. In Ro.ton.

He-May I-I--have kiss Mehit-
ablep
Miss Mehitable Beaconhill (from
Boston)-If you see proper to bring
about a paroxysmal contact between
the labial appendages OF the superior
and inferior maxillariea I shall not
seriously object. Texas Siftings.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
The afternoon will be deyoted to sigh,
seeing and visiting.
ROcKERVILLE NOTES.

The Old Camp Putting on New Llfe-"Sluice
Box" Confident of Rockeryille's Growth.
A few words from this place might not
be uninteresting inasmuch as some ad-
vance is being made in business line
that threatens to develop something
more than at present appears on the
surface. said than appears on the sur
lace. This might be misleading did /
omit to state that the surface indiea-
tons are encouraglngly encouraging.
On Thursday last the Mineral Hill
company broke ground whereon to erect
a stamp mill for the reduction OF ores
found on the company's property. We
understand the capacity OF the plant is
to be four batteries or that power suf-
ficient for that number or more will be
arranged for, but possibly less than four
will be placed in position at the outset
or until such time as the mine will war
rant more. The grading for mill is being
pushed rapidly and the carpenters are
at work preparing timbers for the
structure, all OF which gives strong indi
cations that business is meant. This
movement on the part of the company
has already materially added to the
population OF RockervIle and will pos
sibly infuse new life and change the drift
OF the fossil element chat heretofore had
assumed control.
The great finme is doing duty asusuai,
affording a liberal supply of water for
placer mining purposes. Quite serious
break occurred to the fume recently,
taking time and considerable outlay for
repairs. Another less serious break was
occasioned by Spring creek getting on a
rampage, butat present writing steady
flow Of water makes the heart OF the
miner glad.
Although this camp has dwindled
down to place OF cross-road proper
tions, its future possibilities are not to
be sneezed at by Il man without nose.
The prospect for fruit mean wild
fruits good although il will be late
owing to the backwardness OF the season.
We have preaching here regularly
every two weeks, Rev. Mr.. McCready Of
ficiatlng, appealing to the intelligence OF
his hearers by II line of logical reasoning
rather than to their superstition.
SLUICE BOX
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
For The Independent Convention.

This afternoon Archie McC Curdy, Henry
W. Gould, Hugh Mclean, Frank Sucker
and NJ Cunningham, delegates to the
Independent State Convention, left for
Pierre overland and from there will go
by rail to Redtield. The other members
of the delegation will start on Saturday
by rail.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
THE UNION FLAG FUND.

Arrangements Completed for Buying the
First Flag-A Public Meeting to be Held.
Tomorrow the committee having the mat
ter in charge will order the first school flag
which it is expected will be raised at tie
High School building with appropriate cere-
monies on Independence Day. Prof Abbott,
as principal of the Rapid City public schools,
was seen by amember of the committee this
morning and requested to take an interest in
the matter. In reply he issued the following
notice:
PUBLIC MEETING,
1t is desired that all the teachers, pupils
and friends of the public schools of Rapid
City assemble at the High School building at
the sound of the bell on Saturday, June g.,
at 2:3o o'clock P. m. to thoroughly perfect
arrangements by which to secure flags to
place over the public school buildings Of the
city. Full explanations will be made at that
time and as it is movement for the general
populace a liberal attendance is earnestly
solicited. Sincerely yours
l.. M ABBoTT
The first flag and cost OF flag pole, raising
it etc, will be paid for out of funds already
subscribed II is the intention to buy three
more flags, one each for the Third Ward and
North Side schools and for the new school in
the First Ward, and if possible to pay for
them by ten cent subscriptions. AS stated
some time ago had it SO desired the UNION
could easily have procured enough money in
larger subscriptions to buy all the flags wanted
but all interested believe it will be better in
every way to raise the required amount from
as large number as possible.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17
Dead tiwood. Subject: The Woman's
Relief Corps. I,
Song just Before the Battle, Moth


Address BY Capt. p. E. o 'Connor 81
Rapid City.
s:s.4A e sunset a dress parade will be
formed on the ground near the camp.
ssE q O'Clock rousing old campfire
will be held, Music and song will flow.
Speeches will be made by Gen. Dawson,
Col. Steele, Major Anderson, Col. Diffen-
sbacher and others. Come prepared to
laugh laugh and cry, to live over again the
days OF actual war.
~ SECOND DAY.
Meetat 10 o. clock q. IN.
Music by tie bands and songs BY the
audience.
Address-by Col, Steele OF Deadwood.
Subject. "The Old Soldier"
Music byband.
Address-by Major A. sR. Anderson.
Subject; s. The- Old Soldiers Place in
History z
81 ID s
The afternoon will be DEVOTED to sight
seeing and visiting