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The silver lance., 1897-10-29
SALISBURY's REPLY.
OPPOSES A MONETARY CONFER
ANCE.
M Answer - Woleott L. DIPLOMATS bu
1mpAaAe-Not Ready 70 Re-Open tn
Inian1 nGlmtu.

Lou3u0, Oct 2O.-LTd Salisbury to-
nAgaE sent 10 Ambassador HAY the re
pay of ta1e British government to the
prupoR7B Of the American bdmetalfic
special commission, headed by Senator.
Wu6cotf, q dip1Dumftca wortied note
HI lrds1ip says the government of
GreAk B11fnn ~ not able 30 reopen the
India mkzrts at present. He regrets
the inab6k1ty 10 acceie to the proposals
of the American commissioners, Great
BHdthln having - ereat an interest as
the United SenAes and France m se,cur-
Mg a stnbae par of exchange for gold
and silver and al enlarged luse Of al-
yer.
In these circumstances. continues
Lord Salisbury, the Brfti1l govern
ment doe8 not eee the desirabifity Of
an international monetary conference,
hut will be pleased to coHsider any
other THa61trHl Suggestions from the
United Sthtes.
Lord Salisbury ialc4osed with the
note q copy of the statement Of Sir
]. WestaRnd. head of the financial de-
paitment OF India. which was under
discussion at the meeting Of the cabi-
net council last Saturday, and which
takes strong grounds against the re-
opening Of the India mints.
SeAlabOf w WOfcUtt ES nOI M l<OdubOn
this evening. Ambassador Andrew
White came from Berlin last Saturday.
He has avoided publicity, but has had
several conferences with Senator VOL
colt. In the course of am interview
with the correspondent of the Asspci-
ated Press, Mr.. White said that Ger
many's action as TO bmletalfism will
depend upon England. Discussing the
possibility of taaiff war, Mr.. White
Gafd:
IT DO not believe that Germany will
tnaugyMate tariff war with the Unit
ed Sates. The German press and
many German STATESMEN have been
very hitter against the Dingley law,
but think they are now beginning to
realize That an increased prosperity
will enable the United States to buy
.as much as under the lower tariff"
The chancellor Of the exchequea'. sir
Mic4lhel Hicks Beach. replying to the
memorial OF tine bankers and mer-
chants Of the city of London, says pa
perv viii soon be published fully ex-
pIalntng the proposals made and the
position taken up by the government.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
90 NOT USE roo MUCH SALT.
II ra a Tax ON the System to Dispose Of an
Excess of the C0ndlment.

II ls q Tax ON the System to Dispose Of an
Excess of the COndiment-
The use of salt as condiment is 30
general and so universally believed In
as necessary that We rarely hear
word against its excessive use, but
there are a. multitude Of persons who
eat far too much salt-eat 1T on every
thing, on meat, fish, potatoes, melons.
in butter on tomatoes, turnfps and
SQUASH in bread and on a host OF
foods too numerous to mention. 10 SO
great an extent is it used that no food
is relished which has not a salty
taste, and this hides more or less the
real taste, which is often very delicate
Now. the amount of salt required N
the system is comparatively small,
and If the diet has been rightly COM
pounded very little is necessary. Some
90 so far as to discard its use aftogeth-
er, but whether this is wise or not we
will not here consider. What are some
of the evils of the excessive use OF
salt? They are to paralyZe the nerves
of taste. or to pervert them so they
cannot enjoy anything which has not a
salty flavor. and in addition there is a
direct tax on both the skin and the kid
neys in removing it from the blood.
Whether the skin is harmed by this
tax we do not know. Possibly 1t is
not greatly injured, yet We know that
few people possess a healthy skin. but
it Is now pretty well settled that an
excessive use of salt does overtax the
kidneys in its removal. and that the
great number of cases of arrangement
and disease of these organs is due to
its use. 1t takes only a little time to
learn to enjoy many kinds of food
without salt. and we advise our read
I...I t.,t. hi n tor
and to try and diminish the use OF this
condiment as far as possible. We be-
Iieve they will be better for ft.-New
York Journal of Hygiene.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
TURNING SILVER INTO GOLD.
Professor Emmens Tells How He Makes
the Process Pay.

Professor Emmens Tells How He Makes
the Process Pay.
Professor Stephen ii Emmens. who
processes to have discovered a method
of converting pure silver into sub
stance which he called gold. has recent
ly written a number of letters to emf
nent scientists In which he maintains
his position that both gold and silver
are composed of molecules. by chang
ing the arrangement of which he can
change the character of the metal, and
that in his experiments in this line he
has discovered new chemical element
which he terms argenturum, as 1t par
takes Of the nature of both gold and Sill
yer. Professor Emmens is now con-
structing force engine, which VIII
give the tremendous pressure OF 900
tons to the square inch, and claims that
when his engine is completed the prob
lem Of manufacturing commercial gold
will have been solved. The engine was
recently tested and is said to have
worked satisfactorily. A friend in New
York sends the Denver Republican cop
les Of some of these letters from which
the following extracts are taken: In
letter to Professor william Crookes, dis
coverer of the X-rays, he says under
date of May 21, 1897:
"Our gold process has become modi-
fled since the announcement made last
September lin the New York Journal.
When work on a microscOpical scale a0-
yanced to commercial dimensions it
was found possible to dispense with the
tedious and costly preparation OF So
called 'allotropic' silver as raw mater.
ial. We now use Mexican dollars.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

1t IL a common maxim that history
repeats itself: 1t Is quite as true but
less understood, that life repeats itself
from generation to generation. The
meanness that has been forgotten. the
lie that was too small to be remember
I'd, the impurity. the hatred, the skep-
tfctsm that We think are hidden deep
" in our hearts, only lie fallow, pos
sibly to bear fruit in our sons and
daughters. Whatever we SOW, we
reap" This makes life a problem Of
tremendous importance. But the fact
that what we SOW others may reap.
complicates our responsibilities. and
makes " not only the arbiter Of our
own destinies, but the prophets. for
veal or for woe. of those who come
after Us. The science Of life should be
taught in our public schools.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
The rurkish authorities have tn

The Turkigh authorities have the
suspiciousness of a pursued criminal.
In every novelty they see device to
make the government less secure. They
look not for peace, but for plots. and
naturally = conspiracy II easily imag-
ined when none exists. A bowling out
~ reached Jaffa. The suspicious Of
1cers opened the box, asked what those
dangerous looking balls contained. and
finally cut one of them open. Finding
nothing within, they confiscated the
articles. Ultimately the balls were sent
to the arsenal at Damascus, and the
Minister OF Wan. ordered the authori-
ties ct Jana and the commander at
Jerusalem to be vigilant. A government
which rests on suspicion il sure to
make itself ridiculous. as well as to
show itself revengeful In England a
Nike condition Of affairs exists. Royalty
IL on . keg of dynamite.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
An Advance I'm silver.

New York, Oct. 2O.-The price Of bar
silver in London rose 3-16 of a penny
today. TO 27k pence, and in New York
the price rese y cent to 59A cents.
This carries the price above the rally
Of September Goth. when 1t went to
2TN pence m London and 591z cents IN
New York. To-day's price Of silver
has not been equaled since July 21st.
when it was q 7-16 pence IN London
and J9% ceutB N New York. The
present strength OF silver h attributed
to various causes. There Is at present
a good mintaee demand in London and
there ia also some covering Of epecu-
lative short sales. This ks coupled with
a present scarcity OF supply. The In
dian demand for silver also continues
good
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
CREEKS REJECT THE TREATY.
Chief Isparhecher Is Elated Over the De-
feat of the Measure.

ShcA lbParhechcF f1ihteu Ottf INC De-
feat of the Measure.
Muskogee, l. T., Oct. 20.-The treaty
between the Dawes and Greek Com
missions, which was concluded at this
place last month. was rejected by the
Creek Council in session at Okmulgee,
Indian Territory. last night. The vote
in the House of Warriors, which is the
lower house of the Greek Council, was
unanimously against the treaty, and
only eight of the House of Kings voted
in favor of it. Chief Isparhecher is
elated over his victory over the half
breed and non-citizen element. He has
never been in favor of allotment and
the abolition of tribal government.
The principal charge against the
treaty is that it does not give the
Greeks their share of all the lands Of
the Greek nation. and leaves too much
room for money sharks and spectators.
A warm legal war is expected to be
waged between the United States and
the Creek nation. as the act of Congress
which takes effect January 1, 1898,
abolishes the Greek courts, places the
Indians under the jurisdiction of the
United States and makes their acts Of
council ineffective unless approved by
the President of the United States.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
A Big Cut of Lumber.

Marinette. Wis, Oct 2O.-The total
cut Of the seventeen mills on the river
this year will be over 327 100000. The
Marinette mills will continue running
until it freezes, as all the companies
are to saw as much as possible this sea
son. Marinette and Menominee mdlls
have manufactured more lumber this
year than any other district IN the
world. A record the companies have
had for scverai years. The value Of
this seasons product in round num-
bers b $4.OO0,OOO. Most Of the humber
llas been sold and will be stripped be-
fore navigation closes.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

The lynching Of two Italians In St.
Charles parish, near New Orleans, two
years ago. for the murder Of an old
man cost the general government sew
eral thousand dollars by way of indem-
NIFTY to Italy; and now an old negro
confesses and proves that he was the
murderer and the Italians had nothing
10 do with the crime. The doctrine
Of an eye for an eye would make it
necessary to hang the lynchers; but
perhaps the matter may be compro-
missed by bringing the innocent Italians
to life.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
A1OOO Given Away.

Think of it! One thousand dollars
in gold coin offered free by the Sterling
Remedy Company, to the friends and
endorsers of Cascarets Candy Cathar-
tic The Sterling is honest and re-
liable, it's offer is liberal and attrac-
tive and Cascarets are the best medi-
cine preparation ever discovered. Don't
miss your share of the gold, for you
can easily get it by reading and an
swering the big ad in this issue.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

An English Tory army oficer who
died lately left directions that his body
should be cremated and the ashes bur-
ied IN . garden by the side Of his ia
vorite dog. The dog was Scotch col
lie that had been taught to bark and
growl whenever M. Gladstone's name
Wa mentioned. After 1t died Its mas
ter used to decorate the grave with
primroses on Lord Beaconsfield's birth
day.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
The Yerkes Telescope.

Williams Bay, Wis. Oct. 21.-
Charles T. Yerkes splendid gift is now
in the possession of the University Of
chicago: Shortly after noon to-day Mr..
aerkes formally presented to President
William r. Harper the KEYS to tha oh
servatory which contains the Yerkes
telescope The ceremonies covered two
hours, and the greatest refracting taIe,
scope In the world. having fortv-incb
lense, is dedicated and ready to BE- use,i
BY astronomers from every part Of tia
globo.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

Estimates Of population of cities and
towns In the United States having one
thousand or more inhabitants. accord
ing to the census of 1890. have been
received at Washington in response to
Z circular sent by DR.. Wyman, OF the
Marine Hospital Service, to the health
o1lcials of those localities. The esti-
mates were asked for as part Of de-
sired data bearing ON the statistics of
mortality and morbidity in the coun-
try, but It is needless to say that they
have an interest for people outside of
the class Of sanitarians and patholo-
gists. This is particularly true as re-
yards the larger cities. The figures
compiled. which are for the year 1896,
seem to indicate that Chicago has made
the largest increase in population in
the interval since the last national
census. Its population Is given a.
1.619. .226 in 1896, as compared with
1000 $50 In 1890. New York seems to
have made the next greatest gain
among the large cities. its population
being put at 1895. 900. as against 1.516.-
3o1 in 1890. Brooklyn comes next, hav-
ing increased its population from S06.-
3l3 to 100, 100. Philadelphia shows an
advance from 1.046,s64 to ], 1,1Ss, ,7e3 st.
Louis shows a gain from 451, ITO to
SO, 900, Boston from 44S.477 to 516,305
aid Baltimore from 4s4.439 to 506. .37S.
These represent the cities having .
population in excess Of 100000. Note
worthy gains are shown by some Of the
cities FALLING below that figure, in GER
tain instances more notable proportion
ately than those shown By some Of the
larger ones.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

It appears that the freight rates ON
The Great Lakes are not the cheapest
IN the world, - We recently asserted
tAem TO be. Our attention IL called to
TIE fact that two dollars will pay for
the transportation Of . ton Of -four
from the Pacific coast to Hong Kong.
thousa.d miles. The two dollars can
- bought for about ninety cents in
opI1. Accordingly the Pacific freight
rafs ~ about one-efghth Of . mill. or
uae-olghtisth Of . cent, per ton Per
nile. rsskoned BY the English mone-
taFy standard.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
Deep Coal Mines in Germany.

The shaft of the Freie vogel colnery a q
Hoerde which has attained a depth Of 1000
feet, has hitherto been the deepest In the
Westphalian coalfield. This depth VIII,
however shortly be exceeded by two shafts
at Gelsenkirchen, where. at the RheineiDe
colliery. q new shaft is being sunk, the IN
tention being to carry 1t down to 3,5oU leet.
The adjoining Dahibusch colliery is also
sinking a new shaft to 2.eDO feet. In Dotn
cases it is Intended to work the coal seams
at the deepest portion Of the basin.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

The Bible tells us that Naomi was
$50 years old when she married. Surely
that ought to be some consolation to
the old maids
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

secretary Of the United States legation;
Consul General John X. Gowdy, Mr..
Getty Of Chicago, Mr.. Seligman and NJ.
Launey DelviIle. director general of the
Department of Exploitation Of the Ex-
position.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
M.ior H.ndx Gave i. plnner.

Paris, Oct 19.-Major Moses p. Han
dy, United States special commissioner
to the Paris International Exposition
OF 1900. gave dinner this evening to
General Horace Porter, the United
Statss ambassador; Henry VignAud,
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

The hnding Of uniform case marked
Gordon Pasha' on board one of the
boats recently captured at Berber. re-
calls vividly the tragedy of the Nile
that led to the fall of Khartoum.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

Once more the man who saw the
whole flre and escaped alive will make
his neighbors regret 1t.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
Brit.ln.s Foes Are strong.

London, Oct. 21.-The staunch resist
ance of the insurgent tribesmen when
~ British forces stormed the Dargal
The silver lance., 1897-10-29
PAINFUL AFFLICTiON
A Son Writes . Letter Telling How sste
Father Was Trou bied.

WINAMOE, IND.-"My father wss
troubled with boils and carbuncles. Anef
suffering for some time, he heard OF
similar case cured by Hoods sarsaparilla.
He began taking this medicine ana CON
tinued its use until lie was cured. ~
mother is taking Hoods SarsapafhAe fok
rheumatism and 1t is helping hsr." 0ux
e. NEwKIRK, Box 184.
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

ssVVO > fbblo take, easy to operate. 1oe'
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

1t Is strange that In all this talk of
annexation nobody thinks of New Jer-
sey
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. ~
Druggists refund the money If 1t fails to cure zc
The silver lance., 1897-10-29

A.s..slt.on that prohibits might be
termed glass stopper.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-09-10
The Sports Of Young Animals.

What may be called the athletic
sports of young animals are a direct
training for the future life. FLYING
for instance, is as unnatural to a young
bird as walking is to a child, and chick
and baby alike attain their adult mode
of locomotion only after they have
triumphed over the crawling stage by
continuous experimental practice. The
South American stink-pheasant when
it is a chick has claws upon its
wings. and uses it's wings and legs
alike, in the fashion Of a tree-lizard.
In mammals, the exercises of the
young bear a definite relation to adult
babit. MOUNTAINEERING creatures, like
kids and chamois, continuously prac-
tice standing jumps, springing verti-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-09-10
\ Lions Affection,

ga time chronicles tell a remark
able story Of gratitude and affection
shown for mar by a lion. During the
First Crusade, a knight of the crusad-
Ing army, Sir Godfrey de la Tour.
while riding out from the camp in the
early evening came to a thick Jungle.
IL was difficult to penetrate. being both
painless and without a road, but the
young knight p~ersevered. and present.
~ came to an open spot where he was
stdltled by a strange ..Oise made by
something or some one in great pain
or distress. 1t came from a dark thick
ct IN which he could see strange forms
IN action belonging to some living
or things, he knew not what. Dis
mounting, with a bound, he cautious-
~ advanced with his sword u%nsheathed.
What was his establishment to discover
that these h~eartrending cries came
o no human being. but from a lion.
about which the folds of an enormous
serpent were cooled. Obeying the first
impulse Of a generous heart. he killed
the serpent with a single stroke of
"'NAu, ~ tIcH ltdppu aside 10
AVOID the expected attack of the tor
ture maddened beast he had rescued
from death. For a few seconds rho
almost breathless beast glared at him
with gradually opened eyes. and then
Slowly turned towards him, advanced.
IN a half-crouching attitude, to lie
Gown before him, licking his feet
When he rode away the huge beast fol-
lowed him like a dog, and, to the great
terror OF the sentinels and guards, went
with him to his tent, took shelter with
IN II, submitted to be chained, and was
seen by crowds of laughing visitors.
During the whole of the time he was
with the Crusaders the noble beast was
never absent from his self-chosen lord
and master, n the utmost coidence
was O o reposed in it's perfect tame-
ness. At length the young knight was
ready to depart. and had determined
that his lion should return with him
to France. But the captain of the yes-
sci would not consent to the beast
being taken on board, nor could plead
Ing or bribery induce, him TO risk the
lives of any one of his crew or the mas
sengers he had with him. The result
was that when Godfrey de la Tour was
roWed out to his ship the beast en-
deavored to 60 with him, and. being
prevented, began to roar hideously. At
last he plunged into the water and en-
deavored to overtake first the boat. and
then the ship, but his strength being
soon exhausted, Godfrey, with tears
in lis eyes, saw the faithful and CRATE
fully affectionate beas. sink, never TO
rise again.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-09-10
Curious Inventions.

Amongst the old patents which have
become public property may be found
an ~inexhaustible fund of novel ideas.
Above, for instance, m shown two
curious gravity escapements found in
two expired patents, which may be of
interest to those handling machinery.
In the first the levers or pallets arc sup
ported on an arbor and are raised by
the simple central gear wheel which
causes the projections shown in the
lower end Of the levers to check the
movement OF the larger wheel and
come in contact with the teeth thereof.
In the second the levers are weighted
and separately support and alter
nately fall into the escapement wheel.
A pendulum is necessary in each case
to actuate the levers. Inventors and
others desiring information as to pat
ents should address Sues & Co., Pat
emit Experts, Bee Building, Omaha.
Nebraska, for free information.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-09-10
"A Volcanic Island GrOup.

The Hawaiian Islands possess prob.
ably a greater variety of climate and
diversity of natural features than any
other group of islands of like extent in
the world. But one dominant feature
for which they are best known and
most famed is to be found in their
mountain peaks and volcanoes. While
many other Pacific islands are of coral
formation, these are distinctly volcanic.
Each member Of the group has one or
0 commanding peaks. On the
largest, Hawaii itself, are the stipend
Gus cones of Mauna Loa and Mauna
kea, which rival the loftiest Alps, and
far outrank any other island noun
talns in the world save the lately dis
covered peak in Papua. Here, also, is
kilauea, IN the side of Mauna Loa;
making with the summit crater of the
latter The largest two active volcanoes
in the world; "hile just across the
channel, in Maui, towers the gigantic
~t1aieakala, an extinct volcano,
ing Mount Etna in size and grandeur,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-09-10
rrosprctors' Map OF Utah.

Tn Passenger Department Of the no
Grnnae Western railway has just issued an
~up-to-date map showing al miningdlstrict>
Of record. together with an outline SECt"Et
of the older districts. und taiilng SFeci"!
attention to several partially deveihNci 't-
gionS which recently have shown 'mHQT-
tam uncovering, of yuib nM' COP, e.. noW
attracting notice OF pro pert0r>. investors
md others.
For coolies OF this valuable maN address
"A. Wadleigh, e. L. A., Salt Lake City, ltaa.
The success of an educational institution Is
Indicated in no small degree nN NC number
who give il 1hrir iiailO:.EG rom year 10 year.
A consultation Of the record h ohS OF The New
England Conservatory OF Music. Boston, Mass,
reveals u student mem bccS5lip OF something
like tN,OO2 since its fOInOing, W.th i present AT.
tendance of from l,50D To zoos annually. Th1S
evidence. when taken in connection with the
careful work done at the Conservatory, is con.
vincing proof OF the efficiency OF the Schoo! and
makes it little wonder that its reputation is
worldwide.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-09-10

cally in the air in a fashion that seems
irresistibly comical in the geological
gardens. GaZelles, on the other hand,
which in adult life have to. jump water
courses and gullies on the veldt, COLI
fine their youthful enthusiasm to prac-
tice of the running jump. Similarly
the play Of tiger-cubs with balls OF
with the tail of their mother, and
the wrestling and mimic combats of
other carnivorous young, all exhibit an
instructive bias by which the restless
zeal of youth is disciplined for the real
purposes of maturity. A still larger
number of sports and pas,imes, diff
ferent in the sexes, are preparation for
Courtship or for the rearing Of young
The special instinct Of imitation domi-
mates all the other directing agencies
of youth. and young animals learn a
great part of their future duties from
their play-fellows and parents.