The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-05-31
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the Demorest medal CONTEST was q
decided success on FRIDAY evening last.
Miss Msssie Barber won the silver
medal. A recent WORK Of Miss Francis
Willard, "a Wheel Within q Wheel"
was presented to each Of the other par
Elephants, who were Carl Benson, Bessie
Post. Orpha Steel, Willie Norrlneton
and Herbert McManus. Each OF the
CONTESTANTS did exceptionally we'll, SUR
prislng their friends and evidencing what
children do when trained. A col
lection OF $500 was taken at the door.
The w. G. T. U. would be glad to have
any OF the school districts or Sunday
schools IN the county hold Demorest
medal contests. The requirements are
that Mr.. Demorest's rules should be fol-
lowed. His selections are to be used.
Not than ten or less than SIX con-
testants can compete. The w. C. T. u.
would furnish information and anv as.
sistance possible to any who would
undertake this work. An admission fee
il desired, could be applied for any
worthy purpose. After Blk silver medals
have been taken, those who hold them
can compete for a gold medal.
The Duke OF Wellington once said:
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Educate men without religion, and you
makr them but clever DEVILS"
is THERE ALCOHOL IN ROOT BEER?
That is a question often asked. It's
answer is important, inasmuch as said
drink ls becoming very popular. One
manufacturer reports the sale OF nearly
three million packages last year.
There are several things in the market
called root beer, and some. if not all,
claim that they contain no alcohol.
This is literally true of those which con
sist OF dried roots or herbs, fo1 alchol is
always d liquid. But the dried herbs
are merely the favorings, and when the
directions are followed, adding water,
sw%eetening and yeast and letting 1T
stand to ferment, you make the alcohol.
The claim, therefore, of no alcohol. is
OF the numerous dc ceits so common
in all this alcohol business. Most of the
root beers are now sold in the form OF
extracts. Some of them are cor
mended to be mingled with water and
used before fermentation, and in one of
these claiming to be free from alcohol,
this poison was found by the testing
apparatus.
We hear occasionally Of temperance
people who drink fermented root beer
not knowing that the fermentation of
sweet liquids always produces alcohol.
We have known it to be recommended
as a temperance drink by the leading
professional men in the community,
men who are trusted to think for such
people as will not take the trouble to
inform themselves. This fact is a direct
%refutation OF the claim that the people
already know these facts OF temperance
science.
So we say, spread more light. Talk
about the alcohol wen IN root beer.
Tell how it is made and how it's use will
create or arouse an appetite for stronger
drinks. Tell what the brewers and
liquor dealers themselves say about it
and about us for drinking it. If O
have not these facts, send me a postal
asking for them and also for receipts for
summer drinks that are safe. Use your
ingenuity to get these facts before the
people. They cannot be expected to do
better than they know. Tell me your
needs and difficulties and l will try to
find something to fit the case.
JULIA CoLMAN.
AZ Bible House, New York.
Mrs. j. M. Woods parlors were we'll
filled Friday afternoon at the "Coffse."
Had the day not been rainy a much
larger number would have been present.
The names of two new members we're re-
ceived. Some OF the state laws relating
to women were read and discussed. 1t
vas a matter of surprise to most If