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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-14
THAT LETTER.

A recent convert to free COIN
age and a large policy holder,
noticing a "warning" letter in
the daily press which had been
written by c. L. Greene, Presi-
dent of the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company, him
self pens a very pertinent letter
of inquiry to the Enquirer, pub
lished at Cincinnati, and in which
he propounds a few questions
and arguments which Mr.. Greene
might find it very inconvenient
to answer.
In speaking Of the two letters
the Enquirer says:
Our correspondent has so
aptly characterized Mr.. c. L.
Greene's "scare" letter, and has
SO forcibly and justly criticised
it that there is little for us to
add. See how absurd Mr..
Green's position is. The Con
nccticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company of which he is Presi-
dent, is, or will be in future in
debted to $685. 900 policy holders.
Their policies call for a certain
number of dollars. Mr.. Greene
is SO alarmed lest the policy
holders may vote for CHEAP
money and thus enable his COM
pany to pay them off in fifty-cent
or twenty-hve-cent or thirty
f%ve-cent dollars that he rushes
trantically into print and begs
them, for Gods sake, not to give
him and his company a chance
to be dishonest. Why, bless
your upright soul, Mr.. Greene,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-14
SHAKE, BROTHER BANGS.

In last weeks issue of the Kew
stone Nugget that paper pub
fishes the national and state
peoples party tickets and the then
follows the same with a short edi-
torial in which its allegiance to the
peoples party is openly avowed.
We have long known the editor
and proprietor of the Nugget, a
Rapid City boy, and have always
felt that when the Nugget took a
stand politically it would be on the
right side of the fence. Below we
publish his closing words in MAXI
ing this confession of faith:
We take this stand because we
believe that the principles advo-
Gated by the populist party are
more progressive and logical than
those offered to the voters by any
other party and if carried into ef-
tect would result IN the greatest
good to the greatest number. We
do not pretend to have the insight
into the future accredited to states
men but can nevertheless draw
some conclusions from exist
ing facts; therefor we say we can
see no benefits to be derived from
perpetuating the present conditions
of poverty and strife, which we be-
lieve to have been brought about
largely by the denomination of
silver and the continuation of
which the election of the republi-
can ticket insures. For this as
we'll as other reasons which we
shall outline in future issues, we
shall support the above ticket.
FREE SILVER AND LABOR.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-14
NO OF DIRT,

NO CAMPAIGN Or DIRT.
Already the better class of repub-
lican newspapers has begun to dis
cover that the present campaign is
not to be fought on the lines of a.
buse. "Demagogue' Anarchists
"Silver Maniac" are words which
carry no weight as arguments,
while they disgust and repel sober
minded people who don't believe
that one-half of the citizens of the
United States are not as sane, as
loyal and as order-loving as the
other half. The half thus stigma
tized is composed of the essentially
conservative class, the farmers and
artisans, who look to a stable gov
eminent as a surety for good times
and plenty of work.
The dangerous Glass; if any
be outside of the criminal class, is
the class of stock gamblers, mo-
nopolists, usurers, makers and mas
tiers of trusts and "scombines.' 1t
will be a bad day for these latter
when they invite comparison be-
tween themselves and the common
people. whom they have robbed by
special legislation and every device
of the stock exchange.
Mr.. Ambassador Bayard outdid
even himself in ~tactlessness when
he said in England last year that
the American people needed to be
ruled with a strong hand. They
need nothing Of the sort. They
are quite capable of governing
themselves and of doing it more
discreetly than MI. Bayard does
his unruly tongue. If they want
Mr.. Bryan for their chief public
servant they will choose him, all
the more surely if any class say
they must not. If Mr.. Bryan dis
sapoints their expectations they
will try and get a better mar next
time. They are in no mood to
accept pictorial advice from any
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-14
ENCOURAGEMENT.

To the Popullsts OF Pennington Comfy:
l hereby announce my candidacy for
the legislature. l do not do SO at the
request OF anxious friends, nor OF an un-
controllable desire for office, but because
/ honestly believe if nominated and
elected | could ACCOMPLISH something OF
benefit to all the people. Let the peo-
pie al their primaries make their will
known. OTTO ANDERSON,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-14
BETTER OIL UP.

A very long time ago Uncle
Samuel brought out the old nag
and hitching her up to the
wagon, put a liberal amount Of
oil on the axles, and then piline
in S'manty and the children,
started off on a journey. For a
time everything ran smoothly.
Samuel continued to grease the
wheels at proper intervals and
sufficiently for the easy pace at
which they were travelling.
AS they gradually drew away
from the starting point which
could now be seen but dimly in
the rear, and gazed onward to
the scenes ahead, Uncle Sam, in
his anxiety to obtain a better
view, closer inspection and reali-
cation of the pleasures which
shone SO promisingly on ahead,
quickened the pace of the old
family horse, urging him to
much longer and quicker strides
and succeeded in getting up a
momentum which made the old
wagon fairly hum. This would
have been the proper caper if
the old man paid the attention
called for by the wheels and
axles in the way of a proper
lubricant, but in his earnest en-
deavor to stir up the old nag he
neglected them and instead OF
receiving as much oil as was
needed when running at the
former old gait, in reality used
about one-half that amount, ex-
pecting the wheels to turn sew
eral times as fast and still retain
the same smooth motion, en-
tirely free from friction.
Now, the action Of the ole
man seems very laughable anc
absurd to US, yet the creates
absurdity lies in the fact tha'
though he has been driving like
this for some time with the box.
ing and axles grinding away like
sin, and drawing nearer ane
nearer to an abrupt stop 0:
smash-up, and despite the plead
ings of the passengers in the per
sons of wife and family for a hal
to oil up, the old man stubbornly
insists upon keeping up and still
increasing the same ticks ant
with a diminishing supply O
lubricant. There is but on,
hope left. His little, bare
footed boys whom he lifted int
the large wagon at the start, ar,
now become stalwart, self relian
men, fitting protectors to the OLE
gentlemen, and they have beer
earnestly considering the DANCE
and intend to take charge O
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-14
WHEN GOLD S

WHEN GOLD RISES
When the single standard gold
rises in purchase power. the prices
of the products Of labor go down.
Gold is boarded and cornered, and
the result is read in the falling
market for all staple commodities.
Read the rise Of gold in the farm
ers fallen market.
The home value Of Minnesota,s
wheat crop wass22,000,0 900 in 1878
and dropped to Sis, 000, 900 II 1898
although the wheat acreage was
double.
The home value Of the corn crop
Of Illinois was 100000 in 1870
and $95, 100000 in 1875; and has
fallen off to $50,000,000 in late
years-a shrinkage Of over one
third through gold appreciation
In 1867 Minnesota raised 5000,
900 bushels of potatoes, the home
value Of which was placed by the
government at $2,S00.000. Last
year, Minnesota raised nearly four
times as many bushels worth less
than half that total measured in
the appreciated gold standard.
The cotton crop of the United
States was over 60 per cent larger
in 1898 than in 1873 and yet the
home value Of the'73 crop wayS30l
100000 while the '93 crop was
worth only S26S, 000, 900, in the sin
gle gold standard measure.
The United States feeds one
half more mich COWS now than in
1870 but their value has shrunk
over $50,000,000. The value Of
the sheep and horses and of the
live stock in the aggregate for the
country is less to-day than it was
a quarter of a century ago-in the
risen gold measure.
This country raised 60 per cent
more corn in 1898 than in 1879 but
the home value of the 10 crop was
1901, 100000 and the '93 crop$591,
100000 while last years crop was
worth still less-in appreciated
gold.
The Secretary of the treasury
valued the country's wheat crop at
home prices, in 1868 at $319, 900,
900 and in 1873 at 1928, 900, 900;
while the 1893 crop is valued at
only $4,000, 900 Here is a
shrinkage of $ll0,000.0 900 in 20
years Notwithstanding tho vast in
crease in acreage and in labor and
capital invested-a shrinkage
which represents simply the in
creased purchase power Of the eek
listing gold standard.".
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-14
the free coinage Of silver.

is one of the main arguments held
out 5y our gold bug friends as a
reason against such legislation and
it is this same argument which
they are STRIVING to cram down the
throats Of laborlng people for the
furtherance Of their own ends.
But is this so? Has labor re-
ceived no injury from the contrac-
ton and appreciation Of u cir
culating medium? Will it receiye
no benefit from an expansion Of
u currency by the restoration OF
silver to it's rightful place by the
side of the yellow metal as q me-
dunn Of exchange at the ratio of
Is to l? Let us see.
Ever since the demonstration
Of silver in 1878 the condition Of
the ]aboring people in the United
States has tended downward and
downward until at present the or
binary, average, everyday labor
er's lot is one not to be enVied.
Thousands upon thousand of them
throughout this liberty-loving land
Of ours are now unable to find en-
ployment at any wage whatsoever,
while many more WHO do succeed
in having labor offered them are
forced to take it at almost starva-
ton wages. And why this? Is it
because employers as a class are
heartless wretches, hiring and pay
ing to suit whim or fancy? Oh,
no. They themselves are con-
trolled by circumstances, and the
main adverse circumstances at this
time is the stringency of the cir
culating medium. While a dear
Or appreciated currency, such as
we have now under the present
contraction, may purchase a few
more Of the necessities which
every ]aboring man must have, yet
it will also purchase more of the
labor which he has to sell. Thus,
if he has the good luck to get any
work at all, he also finds an oppor-
tunity to put in more labor for the
same number of dollars than would
have to with a more expansive cur
rency. AS stated above, with this
he may be enabled to purchase a
few more Of the products of the
farmer or merchant. but this in
turn makes these parties less able
to employ, or to pay living wages
to those employed. TO illustrate:
A farmer who, before a contraction
of currency having more work
than one man can do, hires the
labor of two and from the prices
he is receiving for products of his
lands feels enabled and pays to
these men good liberal wages.
They with their families are en-
abled to purchase Of him such pro-
duce as may be needed, allowing a
good fair price, clothe we'll and
still find some left tor the less
necessary but very desirable lux
uries Of life. But the currency is
contracted; one-half Of the mocey
of the land is robbed of it's debt
paying power, and what is the re-
suit? The number Of persons who
can now afford to possess such an
article as a portion of the medium
of exchange is mush smaller,
about one-half of what it was pre-
viously. Consequently they arr
not wIVjDr to mort with - ,~o,
Evening star., 1896-07-30
Three Playful Whales.

from the san Francisco Call.
Three whales made their way in through
Golden Gate yesterday and had a great
time of 1t for two three hours with the
Sausalito and Tiburon ferry boats as they
came and went on their hourly trips. Two
of the mammals were graybacks and one,
Captain White Of the Tiburon Is confident,
was sperm. 1t was Of enormous propor-
tions, and three times the size Of either of
the other leviathans. The graybacks
spouted about the steamer for over a mile
Of her course. One of them jumped al
most clear of the water and then sounded.
The last seen of him was his tail, which
waved for an instant in the air and then
vanished. The sperm whale remained by
the Tiburon for a time, and then 1t also
sank out Of sight.
On the return trip they again put in an
appearance. and Captain White came to
the conclusion that they were feeding on
the small fish with which the bay abounds
at this time Of the year. They did not
seem to be afraid of the steamer and evil
IDENTIFY took her and the noise she was max
ing for one of their own kind at play 1t
would probably fare badly with any Of the
bay craft that should happen to strike
enc Of these monsters on a dark night.
The last seen of the trio they were work
Ing their way slowly back to the head.
Evening star., 1896-07-30
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.

The board of supervisors met Monday all the
members being present
The treasurers delinquent list of 1895 was found
to be correct. and certified to the county court.
The salaries Of the county officers We're fixed the
last year.
The sheriff directed to have the approaches
to the clerks office fixed, also the cutters to
convey the water away from the building.
Messrs. Hurst and Auld appointed q COM
mittee to settle the treasurers account on the tax
levy of 1898.
BGllenser Eros. merchants In West End, this
county, We're authorized to scales the Lit
Tie River turnpike, in front Of their premises.
While Mr.. Mortimer Mills stopping at Mr.
J. III. Swart's on his way home from Vienna,
Tuesday night. his horse kicked him In the abdo-
Iaen- in1icting serious injury. DIR. X. W. Dorsey
rendered the medical attention and his family at
Aldte We're notified.
Misses blanche and Carrie Brook Mrs John F.
Bridget, Mrs Hillery. Mrs. H. OBrien and Miss
i. r. q Brien ~ Mrs X. X. Farr's.
Miss NJ. j. Sagar who has been visiting friends
at Falls Church. Va. has returned home.
Miss Mamie Wiley is spending a while with her
brothers in Lorton, Va.
Evening star., 1896-07-30
BROOkLAND.

Miss Mary Marean. who is now at Cotton Point
Md, Will return home Sunday.
Mrs George A. Howe and her little daughter,
Elise Frances, left yesterday Montgomery, Ala.
Mrs. Howe's former home. She will be the guest
Of her mother. Mrs. Frances Jost.
Mr.. John O'COnnor. who for the past two months
has been the guest Of Prof. and the Messrs Burg
returned to his home in Philadelphia yesterday.
The lawn party given last night by the B. Y. P
U. at the residence Of Mrs. Lynch proved quite a
success and despite the inclemency Of the weather
there was a good attendance. Music was furnished
during the evening by Mr.. Many and Herbert
Marean. The lawn was beautifully decorated with
Chinese lanterns and flags 1t is hoped that a
large sum was called.
Miss Lottie Murphy Is spending some time in
Anacostia, where she Is the guest Of Miss Clara
Barse.
Mr.. John Fl. Semmes who has been visiting Capt
Joseph Baumer for the past month, returned to his
home in Meridian. Miss. this morning.
Mrs. Guy Camp il visiting her mother, Mrs.
Fillmore, in Washington
Mr.. Bradley Mccormick left yesterday for stay
of three weeks In Cincinnati, Ohio, where he will
be the guest of relatives.
Miss Cloyd of Decatur, ILL.,, Is the guest of Mr.
X. r. West.
Evening star., 1896-07-30
BRIGHTWOOD.

Ffhy evening the lecture Of Mr. u. Mengo was
attended by many of the members of Emory Chapel
The lecture WIS very Instructive being not only
biblical Subjects and the Pilgrims Progress, but
also natural history, the whole being beautifully
illustrated with lantern slides The proceeds 90
TO the pure la>e Of new Sunday school by mn books
Sunday evening. while riding In Washington.
Master Philip Darling Of this place colliied with
damaging his wheel The colored stranger whose.
fault it wIs, came out With completely wrecked
Mrs Jessie Brown Of Flint street invited Friday
evening. few Of her girl friends in honor of her
guest. Miss Florence + Stevens of knowlcsville,
y y Among hose present We're Misses Mabel and
Maggie MacElwee. Nergie Brown, Gertrude Hody-
kins Mamie iiodSkiEs, Miss Stevens and Miss
Grace Perry of knowlesville who came a delc-
gate froEl that city To TIE c. E conven, Ion
Miss Perry is also the guest Of Miss Jessie Brown
and VIII return lHlp sonn with Miss Stevens
Miss Mamie HVitA!ns Isft Saturday evening for
her home in WaIrrnton Va. for months visit.
Miss Ger;rrd. li's:-N:ns has gone for visit to
Fails Church. Va.
Miss iugsni Ston. has entirely recovered from
her recent Illness.
Tie recent stealing Of one Of ex-Gov Shepherd 4
fine horses, together with the missing, a week or
more of DIryman Maloney's animal. has
a=itated those owning horses in this vicinity. In
the latter Instance The horse has not been recovered
Monday morning. hy Policeman Mcnamara OF two
men who had horse ard We're returning from
Gov. Shepherds farm has made the situate worse
Sunday evening Pastor Reed preached a fine ser
mon on The Coming of Christ According to
Prophecy" The regular chr.stiIn Endeavor meet
In led by Mr.. Theodore Thomas
Misc Anna Belle Nslley is staying with relatives
at Chillun. Prince Georges county. Md. She will
return in a week.
Citizens OF Brishtwood and the Park approve of
th,. plan of OF their number recently given in
The star regarding Pney branch sewer and pro-
posed serpentine avenue to follow the branch fa
the District line in Takoma. During the present
hot season the reed is especially 8pII.rent.
In q recent order of the See retary If War. Lieut.
John II. Stone NJ d. was appointed an c1-
aminer 4 board before which non co,lmss ioued
officers who candidates for promotion to
appear September / ut Fort Loaypnworth, Kan.
where Leut. Stone Is stationed, In the medical
corps His examination of the applicants will be
$ surgeon
A. A. NJ, NOnlay night, the third degree was con-
ferred
Seventy-two .esks ard seats for two of the vacant
rooms OF the addition Of BriglitwooI School have
arrived. More expected In the future.
Evening star., 1896-07-30
Potato Bugs Fight Army Worms.


From the Reading. Pa, Eagle.
Cosmus Eckenrode Of Pike township, was
in Reading yesterday and gave the de-
tails of a most extraordinary occurrence
He mas a potato patch of about an acre
ard a half. near the western line of his
farm, adjoining the land Of Samuel Ken
derdine. This place was SO infested with
potato bugs that, several weeks ago, he
gave up any hopes of having a crop, and
allowed the bugs to have their own way.
In the latter part of last week the army
worms invaded the farm of his neighbor
Mr.. Kenderdne, and by Sunday the worms
were crossing over into Mr. Eckenrode's s
land. Early Sunday morning he found po-
tato bugs assembled in countless thousands
derdine's land and facing the direction
from which the army worms were coming.
AS soon as worm would come within
reach Of the bugs one Of them would fasten
itself upon his back and begin to eat him.
soon causing it's death. In q short time
the worms began to come by the thousands
and tens of thousands, and the battle ragged
most furiously
The army OF potato beetles was appar-
emily numberless. and as fast as the army
worms came on they were attacked and
killed in the way before described The
slaughter went on at such a rate that in
feet wide along the edge Of the potato
patch vas covered to an average of a foot
In depth with dead worms. Mr.. Eckenrode
estimates that the dead worms will weigh
probably eight tons. He intends to use
them for fertiliZing purposes.
Evening star., 1896-07-30
TAkOMA PARK.

The Takoma Base Ball Club defeated the Brook
Ianl team Tuesday afternoon by Of % 10
IA The batteries for the former were Sullivan and
Lauer and Mi and Halowell, and for the latter
Gray and Reddy. This Is the second time the Ia
komas and Brooklands have met, each having scored
q game.
Miss Olss Judd is spending month at Faupuier
Springs, Va
Nj. and Mrs Herbert Gibbs of Washington are
guests of relatives Takoma.
Prof. y. Dushane Coward Is conducting a sum-
mer music school at his residence, Colonial Place,
In North Takoma.
The weather being extremely warm, work on
Takoma avenu- has been suspended.
The ladies' german to be given at Takoma Springs
Hotel this evening is looked forward to the
event Of the Mr.. +. b. Martin will lead.
The late arrivals at the hotel are Eugene Deviva,
Reginald ID. Smith Of Iowa. Carl Peltz, Z. Hamil-
ton Chill Of Louisville. Mrs. Genia Rice of New
York, Miss Amy ID. Macleod, Miss Anna b. Handy
ElrIlra Middleton. Mr. Warfleld and family Of
Fairfax. Va: Mrs Ben Miller. Miss Cavanaugh.
Judge Barrett. NJ. A Seibold, Oscar Won Entrees
of New York. VIM. Campbell of Charlestown, W.
Va. Vim. Boteler. Mr.. Ward Of CharlestOwn. H.
Gunson Of New York and Walter o. BlackwoOd.
Evening star., 1896-07-30
jv25-G&d,


II USTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. No. 721 EAST CAPITOL. STREET
BY virtue OF certain deed OF trust to US, tied
April -. 1893 and duly recorded April 25, 1888,
in Liber No. 17:'s folio 2ts ct teq., Of the land
records of the District OF Counll la, and the
quest Of the party secured thereby, we. the under
signed trustees, will sell. at public auction, in
front Of tn" premises. on FRIDAY, the SEVENTH
DAY Of AUGUST, AID. 1895. at HALF-PAST FIVE
O'CLOCK f.M., the following described land and
premises. situate in the city OF Washington Dis
trict of Columbia: Lot numbered thirty seven (37l
In Eben Is. Huntng's subdivision Of lots In square
numb, ed eight 3undred and ninetyeigh 1888, nt
per plat re- ordcd in Book No. 70, folio 30, Of the
records Of the office of the surveyor Of the said
District, together with the improvements consistln.
of three-stury and back building 10-room brick
dwelling; cellar, furnace, bay window, brown stone
steps and all modern improvements, known No
721 East Capitol rtreet.
Terms OF sale: One-Ihird Of the purchase money
to be paid IN cash. and the balance In two equal
inst ailments payable in and two years. with
interest," at six l6, per centum per annlm. payable
seni-annually, from day OF sale, secured 10y deed
OF trust upon the property sold. all cash, at the
option OF tie purchaser. deposit OF 500 will he
required Of tie purchaser at the time Of sale. All
ccnveyancing and recording At the cost OF the pur
chaser Terms OF sale 10 bc complied with within
days from day of sale otherwise the trustees
the right to resell the property the risk
and cost { the defaultinS purchaser
WASHINGTON pANENH0WER,
w. IRVING BOSWELL,
lil1 G ST. NV.
{yoS Trus
Evening star., 1896-07-30

tions Of the county the board ordered that notice
be given to all offending that they would be cited
law. The CONTRACT for building an iron bridge over
the Mettopolitan branch, b. and O railroad, ct
Bridge Company it LIS the following being the
other bidder: King Bridge o.. q .1ss; Berlin
Iron Bridge Co., 81 ,22O; Wrought Iron Bridge Co.,
l,lso; O. q. emith. 81 go; Day { Wsstbrook.
z 800; Toledo Bridge CO. p 80; Massi,on Bridge
town Bridge o.. q. .1ss; Groton Bridge and Manu-
featuring o.. 81 .225: The following accounts 70.
work on sSad and were pss'sMa a. anS I'd ode1sd
POOLE (pikine and bridgel, $oe 20: Somerset 7.
WIliars w trosg ?4be0; Harry NJ n. Hurley I S1oaSl.
ley (road), s45; g. 3. Lechlidsr (road {40i P: Z.
Mossburg Goad). 81. 20; James B. Welsh bridge),
lroad). $29. .95 Jas. n Benton (roadD, $50; w: H.
Benson (road), $7950; w. Waters road). $88: John
W. Wood (roadj, $40; Arthur Myers (rOad), $3.50;
J. D. Wardeld lroad), $25 so.
Mr.. James Wheatley and Miss Cora L Bissett,
both Of Potomac district. were married at this
place the 2sth instant by Rev. g. r. White.