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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
SPECIMEN
Cons Of the Utmost Perfection and Very
Rare and Precious.

Cons OF the Utmost Perfection and Very
Rare and Precious.
Before the existence Of specimen
stones" becomes, through the drain
OF them to America, a thing of the
past for us, it may be we'll TO say g
few words about things which very
few people have ever seen, and
henceforward have little chance of
seeing. The word specimen stone''
explains that it is a gem of tho ut
most perfection. but few know how
rare and precious it is and how little
it differs to the eye of any but an
expert from an ordinary example of
this kind. Specimen stones are mas
culine Injuries. They are never set,
because even the most delicate set
ting might hide defects which would
make them comparatively valueless.
The desire to possess them consti-
tutes the last intirmity of noblemen,
for not only r they the most conse-
Grated form of property, but the APP
probation of them is the most exclu-
sive form of culture.
1t may seem strange, but is true,
that there IRE probably not fifty per-
sons in England who can tell a dia-
mond worth a hundred pounds a car
at from one worth ive-and-twenty,
and of these fifty not a dozen r
jewelers.. The trade in specimen
stones is wholly in the hands OF four
or five great firms, and minor deal
ers, who have no custom for this
class of gems, know almost as little
about them as the laity. 1t takes
years of practice, with such rarity of
opportunity as the market affords, to
train the eye to recognize exactly
the orthodox color of a ruby, emer-
aid or sapphire, and to distinguish a
brilliant of the first water from an
ordinary ''ine stone" demands del
icacy of vision which most persons
could never acquire.
Stones may be divided into four
distinct classes. Poor stones, OBJ
viously bad in color and full Of
'clouds," FLAWS" and "feathers,''
may be bought Gone marvels who
buys them at comparatively exceed
ingly low prices. The value of two
iuOleS VI Cne same Size, 1Or example,
might be severally FL and 91,o00
per carat. Then come the ordinary
stones, stones which a lady may
wear without discredit, their flaws
and the poverty of their color not
being visible except to the practiced
eye. OF such stones consist ninety
nine per cent of those worn even by
rich m ''Fine Stones" being OF
thrice the value, are only to be seen
on the persons of those who are fas-
tidious as we'll as rich, for, though a
commonly good judge car detect the
difference at once, there is TOO great
q temptation, with most women, to
put conspicuous quantity before
unconspicuous quality, for the latter
to prevail.-Pall Mall Budget.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
Three Years for Fat Grove.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. iO.-Pat. Grove.
the notorious desperado, pleaded
guilty in the Criminal court to-day to
grand larceny, and was sentenced to
three years in the p~enitentiary. He
was indicted for train robbery, but to
escape going to Denver, where he is
wanted for adiamond robbery pleaded
guilty to the lesser charge and ac-
cepted the sentence. He was charged
with leading the gang of bandits who
held up a Burlington express train
near this city January 1S, 1884.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
A Place Asked for Judge GIBBONS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Representa-
tives Dockery and De Almond called
or Attorney General Harmon this
morning in the interest Of the IAN
didacy Of Judge Gibbons of Cass
county for a place on the beEch of the
court Of claims. The life Of the court
vas extended by act of Congress, but.
b \ of the judges IS ahont=te
expire. It is not believed that the
candidates. of new applicants will be
very strongly considered.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
MORE N
The Gold situation is Again Becoming
Critical.

The Gold Situation is Again Becoming
Critical.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lo.-The present
condition of the foreign exchange
market, and the commercial situation
generally, it is said on the best au-
thority, point Enthusiastically to further
large Withdrawals Of gold, and unless
something shall be done by congress
to prevent the usual heavy exports
during January and February, which,
during the last two years, have forced
issues of bonds to recoup the depleted
gold reserve, a similar situation will
confront the treasury before the next
year is far advanced.
The available cash balance in the
treasury to-day, including the reserve,
is approximately $175, 500, 900, as the
government has realized from its three
bond issues about $l32, 600, OOO, it APP
that but for these issues the govern
ment would be without one dollar in
the treasury, and, in addition, would
ave outstanding obligations amount
ing to about So, 500, 900. In the mean
time the excess of expenditures over
receipts amounts to about $3.50, 600, 600.
The exports of gold during the last
four months have been as follows:
August, $lo, so7, 900; September, s17,-
$4,000; October, So, l6oo, 900; November,
$4,000, 900; SO far during December,
$3.50, 0o0-a total of SIS, 796, oO0. So
far this calendar year the exports of
gold amount to about $35, 600, OU0. In
1884 the exports amounted to SOL, sl9,-
e24. From the best information OBJ
tainable it is believed that the present
month will show q surplus of at least
$1,O0O,000, which will leave the deficit
for the fiscal year to January about
$i5,0o0O,o o0. It is expected that this
amount will not be materially in
creased during the remaining months
of the fiscal year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
Doing Things by Halves.

please give me some more chick
en-" said Teddy, as he passed mis-
plate the fourth time.
'sI'm sorry there is no more, but
we only had half a chicken on the
table," answered the hostess. kindly.
.Humpl." grumbled Teddy, II
don't see why you don't kill a whole
chicken while you are about it,
Life.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
DONALD KENNEDY, OF RoxBURy, MASS,

Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind of Hunor, from the worst Scrofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humorl He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
of its value, all within twenty miles of
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit is always experienced from
the first bottle, and a perfect cure is war
ranted when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears in a
week after taking it. Read Me label.
If the stomach is foul or bilious it will
cause squeamiSh feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough of it.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed
time. Sold by all Druggists.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
s.rlke Leader Goodwin Set Free.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. lO.-After be-
ing out eighteen hours the jury at
Kalispell, Mont, brought in q verdict
Of acqnittal in the trial Of Roy Good
win. the A. r. q. leader, much to the
surprise OF almost cceryune. 1t was
proved that he ordered he strike and
helped to skill" engines. On the frst
ballot the jury was evenly divided
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
POISON GIVEN IN WHISKY.
The Burlington Railroad Agent at Lath-
rop, Mo, Killed by Otis jackson.

LATHRoP, Mo-, Dec. 1O.-A. w.
Stevens, the Burlington railroad agent
here, died this morning at l o'clock.
His statement before death was that
Otis jackson, a farm hand, gave him
poison last night about Cookbook in q
from town.
Jackson got the whisky at Elders
drug store at 6 O'Clock yesterday, but
where he got the poison is unknown.
At the inquest the jury held jack
son for the murder. He is under ar
rest.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
Derelicts.

It is announced that OF the TWEEN
ty-eight vessels abandoned by their
captains and crews on the Atlantic
within the past three months. nine
teen we're loaded with timber, and
are believed to be still drifting about
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20

Every once il awhile the Western
mother, after putting her children to
bed and picking their p~laythings OF
the floor and putting thingst to rights.
sits down to her woman's magazine
for comfort and discovers that the
mother who doesn't have y southeast
room for a nursery, with a mating
floor and delicate, colored pictures
on the wall, is not a true mother
and is ..raising' her children like
barbarians. The Eastern, woman is.
not only foolish, but is allowed to
appear in print-Atchison Globe.
A Singular Form OF Monomania.
There is a class of people, rational enough in
other respects, who are certainly monomani-
acs in dosing themselves, They are instantly
trying experiments upon their ston their
bowels, their livers and their kid with
trashy nostrums. When these Il are
really out of order, if they wouls.s 1y use
Hostetters Stomach Bitlers, they Zhld. il
not hopelessly insane, perceive it's h lriority.
Success depends on doing business on
business principles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-12-20
A Singular Form OF Monomania.

Success depends on doing business on
business principles.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
In TWO PENINSULAS.
NEWS OF THE HAPPENINGS IN
MICHIGAN.
Secretary OF states Statistics showing
a Severe slump In Farm vaiues-Gen.
Kidd, of IonIa. General
of the Michigan National Guard.
E,.ures for Farmers

The report of Secretary of State
Gardner on the condition OF farming
in Michigan the past year is quite IN
teresting. 1t shows that: The total
area of the state is 80, 443, SAC. 40 acres.
The number of acres in farms in the
state is Is, 296, 07s, or AZ per cent of the
total land area The total number OF
farms reported is 7S,0jl, or an aver
age of 1921 acres in each farm. The
average size of farms In 1854 was "a. 81
acres. The area of improved land in
farms Is lO.379,5 15 acres, which is
81 50 per cent of the total area In farms
and an average of 5S.3 acres in each
farm. The area unimproved is 1876
500 acres, an average of 276l acres in
each farm. Compared with 1854 there
is an increase of +43, o52 acres In farms,
of /, 4O4, $50 acres in the area improved,
and of / ISL, SO acres in the area titled
and a decrease of 96l, 007 in the area OF
unimproved land in arms.
The value of farms. including land,
fences and buildings in the state is
shown to be SJ2s, PAP, SOB, a decrease of
S43, 1913, $50. as compared with 1854.
The average value of farms per acre
in the state in ss4 was S3o. 40 and in
1894, S34.54. The average decrease
per acre in the state is S5.Y4, or 10. "A
per cent. Farm implements in the
state are valued at 81, l3+, 6l6, de-
crease compared with 1854 of SI62, SO.
Live stock in the state is valued at
S53, 15O,1l3 decrease of Sl7, 47d, 1875 as
compared with 1854. The aggregate
decrease in value of farms, farm I'M
plements and live stock in 1894 com
| AL. g
The estimated value of all farm pro
auctions of the state in 1894 is Ssl,270,'
s4s, an increase of S2,7s1, AIS compared
with the value of productions in 1883
The increase is wholly in the central
and northern counties and upper pen
insula.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
POLITICAL.

"Coin" Harvey will make a number
OF speeches In Missouri, beginning at
st. Louis, after the debate with Ros-
well c. Horr.
Kentucky Democrats in convention
at Louisville. nominated Gen. Hardin, a
free silver man, for governor. and In
dorsed the financial policy OF President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle.
Thomas Taggart, chairman OF the
Indiana Democratic committee, refuses
TO call a convention 10 consider the sill
Yer question.
Senator's Turpie and voorhees, con-
suited at Terre Haute over a suit TO test
the constitutionality OF the recent state
apportionment act.
G. G.. Moffit, chairman or the Demo
cratic state central committee or MIS-
souri,. has notified all county chairmen
that he will call the state committee
again to consider a state silver con-
vention IL the counties so desire. Henry
and Pettis county committees nave re-
sponded with this demand.
The silverite conference at Topeka
Kas., appointed a committee TO take
steps towards calling a State conven-
ton.
The Oklahoma silver convention be-
gan it's sessions at Oklahoma City. w
j. Bryan, of Nebraska, scored the Re-
publican National League for refusing
to discuss silver at the Cleveland meet
| ing.
Congressman C. A. Towne says he Is
considering the calling OF silver con
vention in Minnesota and says II vii
be call for a Republican conVentlor
of silver men If he decides to issue it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
Mechanical Engineers Of America

Members of one of the foremost
technical organizations of this country
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, assembled in Detroit
They are men who plan and devise the
machinery for rolling mills, blast fur
naces, sawmills, mines and in fact all
mechanical devices of the great ldus-
tries of the country. The many papers
read upon important subjects made
the meetings extremely interesting.
The members com AHMED pleasure with
business and were given excursions to
Belle Isle, st. Clair Flats and about
Detroit. They also participated in the
testing of new Allis engine at the
Detroit waterworlxs, with guaranteed
capacity of "a, 1000, 900 gallons of water
every "a hours.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
ouatermaster-Generai JAS. IL. Kidd.

Gov. Rich filled the vacancy in the
office of quartermaster-gener of the
Michigan National Guard occasioned
by the death of Gen. DevliD, by APP
pointing Gen. James III. Kidd, of lonia,
to that office. General Kidd is pecu-
liarly well qualified to fill the office
having made an enviable record both
in the service of his country and this
state.
Gen. Kidd entered the service as captain in
the Sixth Michigan Ca airy Oct. IL. 49,, ana
on May y 1868. was made ma or. May 1864, he
was commissioned colonel and was breyetted
brigadier general in 1860. for gallant and merl-
torious services, His connection with the M.
~ o. commenced with the organi alton OF Co.
q. Second regiment OF lonia, OF which he was
the nrst captain continuing as sucn Tor three
years up,,i he Wa appointed lieutenant colonel
and assistant <luartermas ter-general. he
lseryed in the latv r capacity until Dec Is; 1872
lie was commisl pned brigadier general and
! insnector genera bf the M N. " by GOV. Alger
IN ,ssS ana sszla1h for4two years In l5s3 cen.
I kid was commander Of the Michigan depart
ment, e.. a. X.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
MEN TALKED ABOUT.

Lord Rosebery. the English premier.
Is a great student OF the Bible.
Julia Ward Howe says that Longfel-
low was a good deal Of dandy in his
youth.
Edison's fondness for electric science
is only surpassed by his admiration Of
children.
Arthur Balfour. the leader OF the con-
sentative opposition in the house OF
commons, is bicycle rider.
Charles Dickens the younger, has sue
ceeded the late James Slime as a literary
adviser to the house of Macmillan g. Co.
In London.
William r. Moody, son of the evan
gelist. who is in charge OF a depart
ment in Mount Hermon school. has de-
veloped considerable aptitude as a pub
lie speaker.
Robert ]. Cook, better known as Capt.
Bob" Cook, Yale's most celebrated
boating expert. has consented to take
charge OF an eight to represent the uni
versity against oxford and Cambridge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
State Bar Asso iation.

The State Bar association meeting
held in Lansing, was very poorly at
tended. Judge Martin V. Montgom-
cry, who presided over the meeting,
made pleasant talk and commended
the new law for providing for board
of examiners to pass upon the efficiency
of applicants for admission to the bar
The members enjoyed an elaborat
banquet at the Hotel Downey, over
which Alfred Russell, of Detroit
presided. The following officers were
elected: President, George p. VANITY,
Grand Rapids; vice-president, Charles
Flowers, Detroit; secretary, Ralph
Stone, Grand Rapids; treasurer, A. ).
c. Dennison, Grand Rapids.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04

Halls Journal of Healthy says;
Don't economic in bath water. Don't
economic sleep. Don't be stingy with
fun. Laugh all you can. Laughing
shakes up the system, makes the blood
circulate, starts the digestion, warns
the feet, relaxes the nervous system
in a word, 1t rests you all over" That
settles 1t, IL one had nothing to do but
accept such advice. But how are you
going to laugh when the rent day is
at hand and the money isn't. Suppose
YOU have a boil, or the blues, or the
toothache. Everybody likes to laugh,
but most people have got to be worked
I'D into a funny mood. Got to have
good digestion, a steady job, something
TO eat and something to wear. II every
day were a circus and every night a
minstrel show, that advice would bring
as many testimonials as patent med
icine. II time were clown and trouble
only a jack-in-a-box, life would be one
ee-score-and-ten-year laugh. But II
isn't. So far as the advice can be taken,
It is good, very good.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04

An experiment of some Importance
is reported, made with view to deter
mine, if possible, the origin of natural
gas, irrespective of theories hitherto
prevalent For this purpose dried sea-
weed was stepped in water which had
been freed from air, and on the third
day gas appeared, continuing to be
evolved in diminishing quantities until
the tenth day, when 500 cubic centimet-
ers had been collected. The evolution
had evidently ceased, though after
standing two years and half thirty
cubic centimeters more of gas collect
ed In the apparatus; the second gas diff
fered from the first, consisting, 1t Is re-
corded. almost entirely of methane-
the chief constituent Of natural gas
from which 1t is inferred that this slow
secondary decomposition OF vegetable
matter has some relation to the origin
OF natural gas.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04

The Gillian congress has recently
enacted legislation guaranteeing the
capital of the Transandine Railway
Company for 20 years at Az per cent,
which virtual subsidy will enable the
completion of the road between the two
oceans. The line will do a great deal
for South America. It's completion will
mean that the long journey aroundCape
Horn is only for cargoes and that pas
sengers instead of prolonging a voyage
about two weeks can reach the Pacific
from the Atlantic or vice versa in "
hours. The gain afforded by this route
can be imagined. Chilli is brought some
thousands of miles nearer the United
States and England, and she will be no
longer remote country.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04

Young Mr.. Astor is fine example OF
the power of money in literature. Hav-
ing written a book-which, indeed,
might have been worse-he gets up an
elegant copy and sends it to King Oscar
by special messenger. Mr.. Howells or
Mr.. Clemens or Mr. Stoddard would
have ben obliged to rely on a registered
letter post, which would have been
very uncertain. But Mr.. Aston corners
royalty with his messenger and insures
a reception. 1t is useless for contempt
raneous authors to buck against Mr.
Astor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04

Mack Huling, farmer near st.
Joseph, was arrested and admitted
having criminally assaulted his IL
year old daughter for two years past
and that his hired man had committed
the same crime upon an s-year-old
daughter. Huling was placed under
So, 900 bonds, but for fear of beng
lynched, went to Jail. The hired man
escaped and the officers have been
securing the county for him. Lynch
ing has been freely spoken OF. The
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
A Silver Convention that Didn't Convene

Chairman Little, of the Third con-
gressional district Populist committee,
issued call two weeks ago for silver
conference to be held in Grand Rapids.
The non-partisan bi-metallic league
would have nothing to do with the
scheme, looking upon it as move for
the organization of new silver party,
and the conference idea was discour-
aged generally. James +. Mcbride,
who was looked upon as the father of
the meeting and in charge of the local
arrangements, waited around until 8
o clock and no one appearing, he went
to the base ball game. Congressman
Sibley. of Pennsylvania, the prospec-
tive candidate for president on free
silver ticket was in the city TO attend
the convention, and was evidently
much disappointed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04

DR.. DeSaussure believes that he has
discovered that the negro race is dying
out in the United States. He tries to
prove his conclusions by local Stats
tics which show more deaths than
births of colored persons in South Car
DINA cities. In his deduction he is not
supported by the latest census. 1t may
be contended that the development of
the American negro has been tardier
than his friends anticipated when citi-
zenship was given to him. Neverthe-
less, such development is actually TAX
ing place.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
A GRAND TRIUMPH.
Baffled Many Times but Success Comes
at Last.
rrrom the Grand Rapids Press.)

a
The following incident would be hard
to believe if it had not occurred right here,
in Grand Rapids, and investigation by our,
representative has placed it beyond the
reach of doubt. These are the facts in
detail Mr.. j. Ii. White of No. 20 Haif1ey
Place, has been an instructor in penman-
ship in different business colleges for tho
past fourteen years He says Last DC
tober was suddenly taken ill. l consult
ed physician, who said the pain was
from gravel stones gradually grew
worse the pain was in my back and side.
My back swelled up in great ridge, and
/ finally grew so bad that | was taken to
bed, as helpless as a child l passed
blood, and when the pain was at its worst
was like one crazy The doctor injected
morphine to give me relief, but further
Il an that he said he was powerless, and
nothing would do me any good but a sur
gical operation. | believe my flesh was
literally cooked in the attempts to relieve
my agony, everything was used, mustard
plasters, turpentine hot cloths and all
such things. / was in this condition, given
up by the doctor, and almost out of my
mind with suffering. l commenced taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and really felt easier
in 20 minutes. After about two hours L
had passage of urine, and passed blood
and some gravel stones which greatly
relieved me. / rapidly improved took
in all six boxes, and feel to. day entirely
well. Mine has been wonderful case.
/ feel that cannot say anything strong
enough for Doan's Kidney Pills. My
great wish is that they may become well
known. They will prove a boon to man
kind.
For sale by all dealers, price so cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n Y, sole agents for the U. S. Remem-
Der the name, Dodh's, and take no other.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04
- ., D.tt act harmoniously with
Hoods Pills Hoods sarsapariila. 2sc.
WORDS TO MEN.

Have you ever put any value on the
love of God?
Every young man must either go up
stream or drift down.
The fact that there are drunkards is
proof that moderate drinking is not
safe.
No matter how bright the pleasures
of sin may be, they are only pleasures
for season.
1t costs the young man pearl OF
great price for his first drink.
Whoever goes wrong himself leads an
army astray.
When the prodigal started back to his
fathers house he didn't have to go all
the way alone.
Gods help is all the weakest man
needs, and what the worst may have IL
he will repent.
The truly sublime is always easy and always
natural