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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
A Heart Party.

The old-time donkey party recently
suggested a new form Of evening en-
terta1nment, namely, a "heart party"
writes Minnie Morss, A large heart
made of red flannel cloth was pinned
upon a sheet hung from a door. In the
center of the heart was sewed a small
circle OF white. Arrows of white cloth
with pins placed therein were given to
the guests, each arrow bearing a
number, the number corresponding to a
list, wherein the names and numbers.
OF the guests were placed. hhe poinfN
OF the game, OF course, was to SAsH whichv
person, when b%lindfolded, wo,HLaia.
the arrow nearest to the cent III spot
OF white. -Four prizes were q cred
one each for the lady and gentAAman
coming the nearest to the center apd
one Zach to those coming the farthest
from the bulls eye. The prizes consist
ed OF 9 heart-shaped p%incushion. a
heart shaped photograph frame. silver
heart-shaped pin and a h~eart-shaned
box OF bonbons. The BOBBY prizes were
a Brownie holding a tiny heart, with an
arrow inscribed, Try, try again" and
a %pincushion made Of red satin. shaned
like a beet.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
YOUNG MEN IN THE SENATE.
western Push and Brixhtnessl Reaectsd
IN Its Choice NJ Man - s.n.%cr.

. Western Push and Rrixhtnossss Re1ecxod
In Its Choice Of Men for Senators.
At the time Zach Chandler was first
q member Of the Senate he was b OF
the youngest members Of that body.
Besides having q youthful appearance
all the other men seemed quite old to
him. On the day Of the first term Of
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon. Chandler
and he sat in the barber ship and chat
ted about events Of the session, and
finally Chandler began talking sSbout
his earlier career. \
When / went to Detroit" h~zsFY
there were not more than fifty hoH IA
in the place. Now it has become M5rl,
OF the leading cities in the West. Micila-
gan was a territory and we. had some
pretty hard times there, but I stuck to
1T, and have been rather successful.
Why" he added. rather proudly, Il was
elected to- the senate when Irwas A
years old"
That's nothing" answered Senator
Mitchell laconically.
Nothing" exclaimed Chandler.
SOho1uS IL d GREAT ZEAL 10 nave
been elected to the United States SEN
ate at A."
WELL" replied Mitchell, quietly, II
have served six years in the senate and
am not A yet"
II give it up" responded Chandler.
you have the best of me. The further
West we go the more push we have"
Senator Mitchell is still a young
looking man, yet there is only one man
in the senate who was a senator when
he was first sworn in who has served
continuously. That is Senator Morrill,
OF Vermont. Sherman of Ohio, and
Stewart six years while another man
the senate at the time Senator Mitchell
was elected, but both have been out,
Senator Sherman as secretary of the
treasury for four years and Senator
Stewart six years while another man
represented Nevada. Senator Mitchelps
first term began in 1873. After serving
six years he was defeated, a Democratic
legislature having been chosen. Six
years later he was again elected and
has since been reelected.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
H BEE INDUSTRY.
a Minnesota Farmer who Has No Great

"A minnesota Farmer Who Has No Great
Respect for Honey Gatherers.
Bees, a Farmer William Russell
to a reporter for the Minneapolis Trib-
une, are just like human beings. When
they are busy they are %virtuous and
p~eaceabie; but when in idleaess they
become vicious, given to foolish actions
that dissipate the strength of the COL
onies and make the work of the bee
keeper twice as arduous. Last year the
season ran so that the bees were busy
all the time. The blossoms came In ro-
tation and the bees always had some
thing to do. They made honey very
fast and the business was prosperous.
This season there has been less
honey to gather and the bees, with
nothing TO busy themselves upon, have
devoted their time to frolic and idle
ness. The old rhyme,
How doth the busy bee
Improve each shining hour
is all nonsense. The bees are mar
yels of thrift and industry when they
have work to do, but they can be quite
as foolish as men.
The talk of the "idle drone'' is an
other foolishness that has crept into
the language through ignorance. The
drone is the male bee. He has no bust
ness to gather honey; his function is
altogether different and quite as i'm
portant as that of the worker. He is
the father OF the hive, and when his
work has been performed he is killer
OFF as useless.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
What One Life Costs.

There is abundant material for the
novelist in the tragic end of Charles
German, who was shot to death by Off
Ger Rosenthal Monday night near the
Auditorium hotel.
German HAD oeen out of work sew
erai months and was penniless. He
had left a wife and child in st. Paul,
and received a telegram Monday that
the latter had died. He tried to borrow
enough money to buy a ticket to st.
Paul to see mis- dead baby, but failed.
An attempt to pawn his revolver
proved unavailing. He offered the $18
weapon for a SO railroad ticket, but was
refused. He spent all day Monday
trying to beg, borrow, or raise the
necessary money. At night, crazed by
desperation, he attempted to rob a
sa!oonkeeper, met with resistance, was
pursued, and shot to death like a
hunted wild animal.
And all this in a city of 1000, 900 peo-
pie with wealth and amuence on every
hand! Thousands would have gladly
given the pittance he asked if the facts
mad been known, but the truth was es-
tabl!shed too late. 1t is. a cruel world,
my masters.-Chicago Dispatch.
1hat man was shot down as a GRIM
lnal-but is there a man in America
with soul so dead and mind so ortho-
dox that he believes God will condemn
the victim of mans cruelty and the
criminality of laws?
Poverty causes more crime than ev-
erything else. and itself is caused pria-
cipally by the unjust laws favoring spe-
clal classes of respectable thieves, and
turning honest laborers. out to beg,
steal, starye or commit suicide.
The man who fired the shot was
doubtless doing his duty as an officer of
the law-but, nevertheless, this man
was murdered-murdered by society
n every person who neglects his duty
to work and vote for honest govern
ment and equal rights to all, is in some
measure guilty of this and other MUIR
ders.
There may Ee material in this for
the c~old-hearted novelist, who ana
lyzes human beings as. scientists study
insects, plants and rocks. But to the
man who lives among human beings
and has a heart instead of a thermom-
eter IL his breast. this is a tragedy that
no novelist should dare to touch With
his bloody dissecting knife.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
LOSING THE EMPEROR.
Why Napoleon Was Angry and Refused
to Ride

AS to Maj. Poppleton's letter, dated
March is. 1917. it may be stated that
some little sensation had recently beer
occasioned in the island by the repute
losing of Napoleon by that officer
when accompanying him on one Of his
daily rides. says the Gentleman's
Magazine
Abiding to this circumstance Maj. p.
writes:
With regard to my encounter with
his majesty, it is enormously stated.
We never exchanged a syllable. In con-
sequence of his riding at a very great
rate / lost sight of him altogether, but,
being perfectly satisfied as to his ulti-
mate safety, 1 did not trouble myself
about him, but left hin to return to
Longwood when he pleased. This he
did in due course. I afterward related
what had happened TO Admiral Sir
George Cockburn and he desired Of me
"if we rode out again not to lose sight
of the emperor, but to ride near him.
In the course OF a day or two he (BOna-
parte) sent to me to say he wished to
ride. I sent word to him that I should
attend him with pleasure, but that for
the future I should ride near him If I
chose, not as his servant; that / should
behave toward him with every delicacy
possible: that I would not interrupt
nor listen to his conversation, and if a
wish were expressed by him to be left
alone it should be compiled with. The
horses were Immediately unsaddled,
his breakfast equipage was unloaded
and he gave out that he was unWGll.
We have never ridden together since.
A most terrible business was made Of it
all, but not a word of truth in the whole
Of it. The French officers Who were
with him were determined at that time
to misrepresent everything and to make
him dislike the English. In this they
completely succeeded for a length Of
time, but Napoleon has for some time
past been Of contrary opinion and ex-
pressed himself highly pleased with my
self personally. I have nc doubt but
that all / desired to be told him wai
miSconstrlIed."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23

FL 81 ia us oAkSE ANA 0@SAs -
more than a babe when Mrs. Ferguson
died.
The girl was small. but still she was
wonderfully developed.
She had the nerve of a man, and hel
strength and quickness were really as
t0nishing.
Sometimes she would laughingly i'll
vite me to feel Of her muscle.
Old Ferguson was a reserved man.
rather sullen and suspicious toward
strangers.
Still, he seemed to be educated, and !
wondered why he lived there In hat
lonely mountain hut, so far from civil
fzation.
There was something strange about it.
One time 1 asked him:
why don't you move to Bozeman or
Helena? What is your idea of living
here where nobody can find you?
He shot me a queer look.
"Mebbe that's what l want he
grunted.
WHAT"
Nobody to find me-"
If / had not known him well, l might
have taken that as a hint: but l knew l
was always welcome at F~erguson's.
"YOu seem to forget Little Tret," | ex-
pOstulated. ct is scarcely right to
bring her up here without any advan-
tages."
WAL, I dunno bout that" he re-
turned. Gals brought up In big places
don't alwus turn out for the best; an
thar hain't no temptations fer Tret
hyar. She kin enjoy the free air, the
sunshine, the birds an flowers. an l
wou't hev ter watch fer snakes all ther
time-human snakes, | mean"
But her schooling
Say Swift, you'll muddle me all up.
an get me ter thinkin O things as i
don't keer to. ] wish you'd drop it."
And he would never talk IN the sub
ject again.
I, In the course Of time I came to sur
mise there was a mystery connected
with old Ferguson's life. and that he
lived in that secluded spot for a reason.
i But I never questioned him.
I knew it would be useless.
In time, however, he partly revealed
his secret.
He a an enemy-a deadly foe
who had hunted him for years.
He did not explain why the man was
his enemy; but I came to suspect that
the dead Mrs. Ferguson a something
to do with it.
''Ther emery whelp'll find me ag'in
some day!" the hermit declared. when
he does thar's goin' ter be a rocker
MIN
1 had not seen Ferguson and his
pretty daughter for six months.
Passing that way, l sought the Sc
Guided cabin.
The door was open and swinging in
the breeze.
Something looked wrong about the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
BTILL cL1NGING TO THE OPEN

BTILL CLINGING TO THE OPEN
UMBRELLA.
I .sprang from my horse, but no n
met me at the door.
Then I hurried into the cabin.
There was a huddled figure sitting on
q stool in n orner
AS / entered the figure moved. and a
haggard, CHASTITY face, with wildly-glar-
ing eyes, looked up at me.
There was no recognition in those
eyes.
Yet Ferguson was before me.
Fol Gods sake, what is the matter,
mani" I cried aghast.
He mumbied something I did not UNI
derstana.
I leaped forward and caught him by
The shoulder, giving him a fiesce shake.
whats happened? Tretty-"
"Gone!"
ozone where? Dead?"
.sWorse!!'
1 saw the man was almost persisted
from exhaustion and hunger.
First I gave him a little watered
whisky. and then I made him eat some
thing.
..Now tell me what has happened"
I commanded.
His shaking hands fumbled in his
pockets, and he brought out a scrap Of
dirty paper.
On the paper, scraWled b. a lead
mcneil, were these words.
sT've found you at last, .Ia.ris! You
stole the mother, now I will steal the
daughter. You'll never see your girl
again, and Ben Raven has his revenge.
shes mine, and you know what ! mean
nv that.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
Changed Their Tune.

The sold bug newspapers, especial,
those in the north and east, are now
pursuing a policy of suppression, hay-
ing found that the silver issue conld
not be laughed down. When the Har-
vey-Horr debate opened in Chicago all
OF the cuckoo organs gleefully predicted
that Herr would simply wipe I'D the
earth with Harvey. In fact, it was
openly boasted that there would not be
a grease spot" left of the author Of
Coins Financial School, when Horr
got through with him. The gold or
gans printed full reports of the first
days debate, when to their horror it
was discovered that the tables had been
turned-Harvey had literally fayed the
gold bug champion alive. Then there
was a scene like unto that which han
pened after the famous battle of Bnll
Run. Those who went out to see the
rebel Harvey thrashed turned tails and
flew for their holes when Coin" un-
limbered his artillery. The gold bug
newspapers closed up like clans. They
now refuse to print the debate. Every
newspaper in Chicago, with the single
exception of the Inter Ocean, a free
silver paper, is ignoring the contest in
their news columns and trying to be-
little it on their editorial pages. They
haven't the nerve to admit that their
man got the worst of it, and now they
hope to hide their humiliation and cha
grin by a policy of suppression. But
the people cannot be fooled in any such
style. There are enough other news
papers in this country to print the
news. The people will read the debate
and rally to the of honest money
the gold and silver of the constitu-
tion-and when the next election is
held they will rise up in their wrath
and wipe the gold standard contrac-
tionists from the face Of the earth
Memphis Commercial-Appeal, July 81.
Very few people doubt but that the
money question is the paramount issue,
hNt n is pot tha solo iscpo
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
Hypocrisy.

IA
Why is It that the advocates Of a
gold standard decline to give the
real reason which influences them to
oppose free silver? If 0 ask a
farmer why he favors bimetallism, he
will tell you that it is because bimetal-
lism is a good thing for him; if you
ask a labOring man why he is in favor
OF bimetallism he will tell you that it
is because it is a good thing for him.
Ask the merchant why he is in favor
Of bimetallism and he will count up the
shrirkage in his stock as the dollar
has risen in purchasing power and tell
you that he is in favor of bimetallism
because it will help him. But if you
ask the fnancier why he is in favor Of
a gold standard, is he candid enough
to say that it is because a gold standard
will help him? No, he always tells you
that he might really profit by the free
coinage Of silver, but he is SO unselfish
that he will ignore that which is best
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
''Explain it!!s was my demand. How
came you bygthis?'

explain lt!"WaS my How
came you by this e
Found it hyar."
rWhen?"
Week ago. Was away six hours.
Came back-found that-Tret gone!
I've hunted everywhar! I'll never see
my little girl ag'in!"
I knew Ferguson vas an expert trail
er, and he was familiar with the noun
tains.
1t looked as if his enemy had
triumphed.
But ( did my best to give him new
life and courage.
I kept at him till he was in much bet
ter shape than When I found him.
Then we went out to search for the
kidnapped girl.
The reader may not believe in luck.
but 1 do. / nave seen too many strange
freaks of cards not to believe in it.
luck was with US that day.
Old Ferguson had secured the noun
tains all about. and he did not believe
his child was within hundreds of miles
of his cabin. ts
We were riding through a canyon
about twenty-five miles from the cabin.
At our left ran a strong, deep stream.
On either han the walls Of the can
yon rose perpendicularly.
"A sudden scream caused US to look up.
On the opposite side of the stream,
far UP the face of the canyon wall, was
a big black opening.
In the blackness of this opening q
figure suddenly appeared.
Its Tret!'
Ferguson shouted the words, clutch
Sing my arm.
Then something astounding hap
pened.
The girl suddenly opened a huge UNI
brella, and, in another moment. clinging
fast to the handle. she sprang out from
the opening.
AS she did this a man came into view,
and clutched at her.
He missed.
Then we saw him Keeling on the verge.
trying to gain his balance once more.
Like a flash Ferguson flung up his
rifle. and fired.
With u hoarse Shrek of horror the
man fell outward, and came whirling
down.
He passed the girl, who was descend
ing swiftly but steadily, still clinging
to the open umbrella, which served as
a parachute.
Into the river I urged my horse.
The mar had struck with a great
splash. and disappeared.
The girl followed.
She relinquished the umbrella and
swan toward me.
[ picked her up.
Little Tret was saved.
She told us her story as we sat before
the open fire in Old Ferguson's cabin
that night.
Tie a had taken her to a cave
which was the retreat of several ruff
fans Inc robbers.
Their booty was stored there.
Amid the stuff was a big government
umbrella.
The regular entrance to the cave was
guarded, but they did not guard the
opening into the canyon. as there
seemed no possibility Of any one enter
ing or leaving that way.
Tret had heard Of parachutes, and
she conceived a desperate plan for es-
cape.
Raven was tormenting her when she
was driven to put her plan to the test.
1t happened We were passing rat that
very moment.
Whether Ferguson's bullet reached
his enemy or not could not be known.
but certain it is that Raven disap-
peared, and never troubled Little Tret
or her father afterward.
Being satisfied his enemy was dead,
Ferguson" resumed his right name Of
Harris. and moved to Bozeman.
There Tret attended school. and she
is now n of the most cultured and
charming young ladies Of the place.
w.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
She Was Quite Old Enough,

Dc LITTLE, ne Whispered.
Something in the summer girls man
ner warned him that he was no good.
Don't say" he fastened to add, that
you are not old enough to accept me-"
Mr.. Fathers" said the maiden. eI
had not the least intention Of saving
that was not old enough to accent
YOU. was about to remark, in fact.
that I was old enough not to accent
you"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
TREI7S GREAT LEAP.

r e was about
twelve years old.
and she was a little
beauty. Whenever
/ stopped at Old
Ferguson's cabin. L
found Tret the sum
shine and JOY of the
lonely place. Her
mother was dead.
Tret could not re-
member her mother,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23

Very few people doubt but that the
money question is the paramount issue,
but 1t is not the sole issue.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-02-01
Personal.

Grant Caruss spent Sunday in st. Johns.
Mrs. +. A. Todd is the guest of Flint
friends.
Henry b. Dewey arrived at Naples on
Wednesday.
o. F. Webster spent Sunday at home in
this city.
r. q. Allison, of st. Johns, spent Sunday
in Owosso.
Eugene Parker, of Durand, was in the
city Saturday.
Miss Carrie Fisher spent Sunday at her
home In Byron.
II. l.. Lewis has not been as we'll as usual
for week past.
Prof. J. G. Monroe, Of St. Johns, was in
the city Thursday.
Mrs. f. G. Smith and daughter spent
Sunday at Morrice.
Miss lvah McHardy, of Ypsilanti, is visit
ing Miss Myrtle Wiley.
Clarence l.. Cowles. OF Saginaw spent
Sunday at T.. M Wiley's.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-02-01

lbs small white fish for csc at Hunts
lbs. crackers for csc at Hunts.
lbs. ginger snaps for 25c at Hunts.
Boneless pork &c pound at Hunts.
Hunts "Owosso" baking powder at 10c
pound is the best powder on earth for the
money.
Hunts "Globe" baking powder at 25c is
as good as other powders that cost double
the money. Buy it.
Hunt.st easiftings at csc pound will
make as good cup of tea as anything
you can get for 40 cents pound. Try it.
Prize coffee-the best prizes you everwas
with coffee at Hunts.
Strictly pure ground spices at HUNTS
California dried apricots, 10 cents a pound
at Hunts.
California driedopitted plums 10 cents at
at Hunts.
PItted cherries extra large fruit Is cents
at Hunts.
California Peaches extra large 10 cents
at Hunts.
"Diamond Crystal" salt for butter at
Hunts.
Four packages mince meat for 25 cents at
Hunts.
"Cloyer Leaf" cheese, the finest full
cream cheese ever sold in Owosso, al
Hunts.
Hunt is selling his regular 10 cent corn
for 1917 cents, great bargain.
Hunts 10 cent canned corn is the very
best corn ever put into can for 10 cents.
Canned beans, great big can holding
about peck or bushel for only 10 cents al
Hunts. -
Oysters, solid meats without drop Of
water, at Hunts.
Crackers-for the best and freshest crack
ers go to Hunts.
Pea nuts, elegant fresh roasted pea nut:
only cents a pound at Hunts.
Salt trout elegant new catch fish only
cents a pound.at Hunts.
White fish the finest new caught fish 20,
ever saw, at HdntS
For the finest freshest rolled wheat ant
oats always 20 to Hunts.
New figs cents pound or pounds fo
rs cents at Hunts.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-02-01

c. Allen, Of West Bay City, spent Sun
day with Frank K Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs G. H. Howe, of Linden,
are visiting at Il l.. Lewis.
Miss Maud Rose, Of Ovid, visited Owosso
friends the first of the week.
F. w. HOLSTER and wife, of Saginaw.
were In the city Monday.
l.. e Woodland and K. E. Holmes were In
Grand Rapids on business Tuesday.
Ed. Carpenter. OF Saginaw, visited his
brother Geo. in this city on Tuesday.
Miss Collier spent Sunday at st. Louis
with her sister. Mrs A. ID. Whipple.
John A. Morrice. of Morrice, was pleas
ant caller at the THE TINES office Tuesday.
M. II. Reynolds spent Sunday in Green
vile in the interest of the State s. s. work.
Mrs. N. P. Leland and daughter. Miss
Jennie, of Durand, were in the city Mon
day.
Geo. M. Dewey was able 10 get down
town Wednesday for the first time ia ten
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Clements, of Bay
City, visited at VIM. Groves the first of the
week.
j. d Estes gets out nearly every day and
lis recovering quite rapidly from his recent
sickness.
A. l.. Conger, of the kalamazoo Bar
gain House, has been in Kalamazoo during
the week.
j. G. Stone, formerly of Langsburg, now
editor of the Harrietta News, did business
in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. Lusk, one of the first small poS
patients at ST. Johns in November, was in
the city this week to visit his son.
Superintendent Simmons spent Friday
last in looking over the Port Huron schools
and Saturday made an address at county
teachers meeting.
Senator Fitzpatrick arrived home from
ais trip about the Upper Peninsula, Satur
day evening. He reports the trip a very
pleasant one.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. nj. Estey were in Ovid
Tuesday, visiting Mr.. and Mrs E. DeCamp
who leave next week for foreign tour Of
several months.
Capt and Mrs. T. c. Mallon and daugh'
| ter. Miss Vera, who have been visiting ID
NJ. and T. O. Christian, have gone to Ian
sing to remain week.
George T. Abrey, one of the owners o.
Woodlawn park addition in this city, wa:
married in Pontiac last week Thursday anC
with his wife has started for tour in Eu
rope.
| Rev. j. r. Reitzel and wife left OF
Thursday morning for Chicago where they
will take up their residence. Hundreds o.
friends here wish them happiness and sue
cess.
Robert o. Austin, of Morrice, candidat,
for the republican nomination for commits
soner of schools, was in the city Tuesday
shaking hands with his many friends. FL,
feels certain that the chances for his nom
| ination are excellent.