Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-29
CITIZENS. AELP!
The Starving Cry for Food, and You
Are asked to Help Them. Give
of Your Substance in Fra
ternity. Christ faulty
and Charity.

and Charity.
The greatest calamity known to
modern times is the restitution of
Russia.
There are humane, patriotic and
commercial reasons why South Dakota,
and the northwest, should give t, thi,
people of their abundance. South Da-
ko;a, although but lately having re-
ceived some assistance. should now do
all she can to relieve the starving Rus
SLAMS. No n can conceive thegreat dcs-
t@itution existing in that country. Every
second hnuse has its dead and diving
from starvation, and emaciated men.
women and children, too weak to walk.
are found everywhere, who piteously
appeal for bread. and unless bread is
given them fifteen millions of people
must perish with hunger. Will you
refuse to give them something to keep
them allve. Will you not help them
from your abundance even il it is just
a little: Nothing is too small to re-
ceive. A bu>hel of corn. of wheat, of
barley, will Feed ii great many: aud
canned goods and the like will help to
maintain life in many others.
The commissioners recently appnint-
ed 10y your governor are at work i'm
every county in the state. and the d.
rector, and canvassers will be among
Won for aims. Give to the starving.
the starved. and the sick. that they
MAY live. and therefore feel that vtu
lis citizens of. this gyeat state. have
helped your fellow man. the same as
Won We're helped in a time Of need.
The desi ire Is to send an average of
one a of grain, ect, from every county,
and it can be done il tine people will
help all that is known they can. \
penny. a nicl:le. a dime. IA quarter. a
half Il dollar. a dellar. several dollars.
and South Dakota will have been en-
ahled to do her whole duty toward her
dying neigIlhnrs across the sea.
Help. then. citizens. and let us send
to them a large donation. Ii will he
to our great crsdit. and it will be the
establishment of our charity toward
those crying ia us to help them. lie,
South Dakota take steps in this matter
that calls 10 the world. that will place
her name among the most christian
like and most liberal.
Every dollar will he strictly account
ed for. and the receipts and expenses
published in the several county news
papers. so that the public may know
just what has been done with the CON
tmltntlons. and each county will be
Icredited with all that it gives through
Lifts citizens.
= Y is estimated that five dollars will
Aalintain IL human life until the com.
ing harvest. Five dollars. then. is the
price of a human life. Who will a Y
one? How many times five dollars
will Fall River county send to these
starving people? How many lives
will Fall River county save?
The city officials. school teachers
school treasure.s and christian minis.
tiers are authorized to receive contiru.
tions throughout the county, and for.
ward the same to the directors at Flo,
Springs. who in tu,n will deliver tc
the commissioners
Sunday. May 1st, is designated as the
day for the offerings to be made in the
churches. The Friday preceding ,ht
first Sunday in May or the Monday
following Is designated as the dav fol-
the offerings to he received in schools
and by all school teachers and srhoo
treasurers. If offerings cannot b,
made on the days designated let them
be made as neal those dates as possible
! j. w. HANcHER.
Russian relief commissioners for It'll
!. judicial district.
j. w. JONES.