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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
BRYAN ON THE COAST.
EXTRACTS FROM HIS SAN
FRANCISCO SPEECH.
Lucid and Powerful Arguments in Favor
of Bimetallism-Bryan Aroused Great
Enthusiasm in California-A Clincll-
ing Illustration.

Notwithstanding the great unDe OF
speeches Mr.. Bryan has made and the
Republican assertions hat he simply
repeats himself, he continues to sup
ply new material. In his recent adj
dress in San Francisco he said:
I'VE wan 16 to ! because we own
property and owe debts, and we dom
want to decrease the value of our prop
erty and Increase the value of our
debts by changing the ratio of 16 to /.
by opening our minis we can raise the
value of silver. When India closed her
minis 1T drove down the value of silver
IN this country and thereby decreased
the value Of u products. Thus by
the legislation of England the value
or II silver product was affected.
Yet they tell us that legislation cannot
90 anything for silver. We has his
tory, we have experience to justify us
in the opinion that the opening of our
minis would raise the price of silver
lie said the government would not
be criticized for deepening the harbor
OF San Francisco, wen though thereby
SN~ a. VI 1Sdt ColdIt IL III NlLy
would be increased. For the same
reason he thought there should be no
objection to the free coinage of silver
because the silver mine owners would
be benefited by it.
DE la VIOLA has said that if a river
is fed from two sources it will be more
uniform in volume than if fed from
one source, his explanation being that
when one feeder is swollen the other
may be low and vice versa. Therefore
the volume of water in the river Will
change less than if it is fed from one
source, and must change with the
change in one feeder. This illustrates
bimetallism. In bimetallism the VOL
ume of money is derived from two
sources-the gold mines and the silver
mines. In the beginning of the cen
tury we were producing SO Of silver to
81 of gold. Fifty years later the world
produced SO of gold to 81 of silver.
Then silver increased, and within the
last two years gold has increased in
production. But if the volume of mon
ey is fed from w sources that volume
is less changeable and the value of the
dollar is less %1uctuating than if the
volume Of money is fed from one
source, whether it be gold or silver.
On this point, however. | want to re-
mind you that it is necessary that the
debtor shall have the option in order
to maintain bimetallism."
He riddles the ahcnrditv Of condiro
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
ON HER KNEES,
Once a Year Il California Woman Walks
a Quarter of a Mile.

a Quarter of a Mile.
Walking on barred and Bonded knees
Tor a quarter of a mile along a dusty
and stony road may seem a queer way
to show ones appreciation of the gifts
ot GOD, but that is the way in which
Mrs. Louisa Williams of San Leandro,
CAL, annually pays a debt of gratitude
to her maker She recently accom-
pllshed the feat for the sixteenth time.
Mrs. Williams is the wife Of J. P.
Williams, who owns a large fruit farm
near San Leandro. Seventeen years
ago her husband lost his sight. Emil
nent OculistS: examined his eyes and
all agreed that he would. never see
again. hen the wife turned to God.
She prayed on her Bonded knees that
lie restore her husband to sight. She
vowed that If: her prayer was granted
she would Walk OH her barred knees
from her home: to. the; church in the
annual procession of the holy ghost,
that she would feed the poor and care
for the distressed. Whether or not her
prayers were: heard and. answered or
whether or not vision returned. to the
nilnQea .:-eyes. through some. natural
cause, the unusual happened. The eve
sight of"Williams was restored within
q rev Weeks!afterWard, and:today the
frulterer: sees as we'll as any man.
Mrs. Williams, her. husband. her ella
tives and all her neighhors. believe that
her prayers. and the performance of
the vow caused the miracle to be done,
In that belief she has taken her pain
full Journey each year to the church and
will doubtless continue to take it while
the power to travel remains. 1t took
her over an. hour to complete the jour
ney, the people along the route stand
ing prayerfully by as she slowly passed
along. Once in the church the woman
almost overcome from exhaustion
prayed for the continued. favor of he,
Creator.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
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WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF in Men They Treat and
Fail tn (ura-

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effects positive in its cure. All readers,
who are suffering from a weakness that
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physical suffering peculiar to Lost Man
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This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
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prefer to 60 there for treatment, if they
fail to cure. They are perfectly reliable;
have no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or c. O.. d. fake. They lave
$250,0W capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat or refund every dol
lar; or their charges may be deposited in a
bank to. be paid to them when a cure Is
effected. Write them today.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
The Domestic Problem.

Mrs. Gotham-"I suppose, Mrs. SUI
ouros, that you must find it difficult to
keep good servants in the country? o.
Mrs. Suburbs-"Dificult? Why, you
city folks don't know nything about it
Just fancy, the best cook l ever had
stayed with me only a month"; Mrs
Gotham-"Why did she leave?" Mrs
Suburbs-"She eloped with my nus.
band. I tell you, these girls don,
know when they're we'll off,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

The lower house of the Prussian DIT
81 parliament has rejected a govern
ment measure which, had it become
law, would have greatly abridged the
right Of free speech. Under the pro-
visions of the bill, the police officer
who represents the government at all
political meetings in Prussia would
have had power to disperse any meet
ing when in his judgment it was con-
trary to the criminal law or to the pub
lie order, or when among the audience
he saw any person whom he thought
to be a minor. The police would have
had authority also to dissolve any as
sociation which held such a meeting,
Dr which had minors among its mem
bers; and penalties of fine and impris-
pnment were provided for any one who
might remain at a meeting or con-
trtbuted to the funds Of a society I'M
q the ban OF the police.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

President Kruger's order that Queen
Victoria's Jubilee day" be observed as
a holiday in the South African repuh-
lie must have appealed to students of
politics as a noteworthy return OF
good for evil. Such exchanges are none
too common, and they are seldom SO
graciously made-though, as a we'll
known clergyman has wisely said, the
purpose of GOALS of fire" is not to
scorch an enemy, but to melt him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
I,n Strenrthen Your Eyes.

A simple and excellent plan to-
strengthen and preserve the eyes is to
follow this rule: Every morning pour
some cold water into a bowl, at the BOT
tom Of the bowl place a silver coin or
some other bright object and then put
your face in the water with your eyes
open and move your head gently from
side to side. This Will make the eyes
brighter and stronger.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

Californians, Republicans as well as
Democratic papers, instinctively rec
ognize that he truly represents the
American people, with whom he is
proud to be a "commoner.'-Natiou,
81 Democrat.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
Utilizing Waste Energy.

Mrs. Crabshaw-Won't you walk up
and down with the baby? BRADSHAW
Are you really heartless enough to ask
me to do such a thing when my tooth
is aching like thunder? Mrs. BRADSHAW
L thought you wouldn't mind, my
dear. You know you never keep still
when you have the toothache.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

At least Gen. Miles has the satisfac,
ton of having inspired y good mar to
follow his example. The Prince of
Wales went to a reception. There vas
nobody at the door to welcome him
and he went away.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
Much Alike.

Britishel~-Rut your club walters and
the clubmel themselves wear tAe same
evening costume. How can you tel:
them apart? New Yorker-Oh, thu
walters are %habitually sober, and the.
never hit you for ten. That's the onl,
way I can tell.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

A Topeka paper remarks concerning
a recent abduction and the arrest Of
the abductor: ct is presumed that a
term in the penitentiary will satisfy
the enraged parents" But haven't
they. already suffered enough?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

The Christian Endeavorers left Chi
cago with several new and improved
"yells." Think of Paul and Timothy
starting for Macedonia on a mission
airy journey and giving a "yell' as they
left Ephesus.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

Something should be done RICH
away to break the thermometer of tn
ro~of-garden habit.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

Out in Webster City, Iowa, the hot
weather has been Matching the eggs
in the grocery crates. This shows
where Colonel Joe Mulhatton is spend
ing his summer vacation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

Now that 500 wheels have rolled
down to $75 it is hoped that the 500
typewriters will soon learn the same
trick.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

When you love, love like a house
on FIRE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

for Corbett just what punch inside the
solar pleylls is doing for Sullivan.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

Some dude has written an article, en-
titled, "ShOuld women so to warp or
course not, except with their neigh
bors. What a Ounce that chap must
lie!
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

In Mexico City "frst-class American
butter, made by an expert is adver-
tised at so and IS cents a pound, AT
wholesale and retail respectively.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

A girl is or never has better clothes
at home than she has with her.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

Among the maxims of the late Bar
ney Baranto were the following: :Nev-
er let a man put his hand on you with
out giving him what for and always
have the first hit" "You have no
right to spoil another mans game, as
long as he plays it cleverly; he will
expose himself soon enough when he
ceases to be clever at it," Never play
the game above the peoples heads, but
as they think they understand it,. you
have a bit in hand every time them"
and, always wind up with a good cur
tain, and bring it down before the pub
tic gets tired or has had time to find
you out"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

II remember Mckinley" says ore Of
his oldest friends, quoted in 1.-The st.
Louis Globe-Democrat. "as a man with
his full share of impulsiveness. The
time was when he gave away. as other
men do under strain or provocation.
Do you want to know what wrought
the change? For twenty-five years
this man has stood between his wife
and all that might give her: the slight
est worry. No matter what the load
he was bearing, he has never failed to
wear into her presence a smiling face.
Whatever emotions might be surging
underneath, he has appeared calm and
placid on the surface. This frail be-
ing owes her life to his shielding care.
Self-control was born of that twenty
i've years of devotion. There you have
the whole explanation of what is SO
admirable in McKiEley's character"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

,ne~ warning factions to settle their diff
ferences by means of a%rbitrators ap-
pointed under national laws. Secretary
of State Sherman has come to the aid
OF these corporation attorneys in an
interview. He does not believe in any
governmental interference in disputes
between employers and EMPLOYEES.
The parties to such a conflict ought to
be left to settle it between themselves.
1t does not occur to the secretary of
state, says the Twentieth Century. that
every great strike is settled by the gov
eminent which sends troops to the
aid Of the capitalists. The theory of
arbitration under governmental au-
thority, he remarks, is good, but the
execution would be difficult, if not i'm
possible. He does not say that the
theory of governmental aid by mean
of military power to enforce the con-
dltions of the capitalists is bad. hut
the execution thereof neither difficult
nor impossible. Arbitration with Eng
land is a very good thing, but arbitra-
ton between employer and employed
is something the government can take
no cognizance of. The bishops and COL
lege professors who were such enth1s-
iastic friends of arbitration a little
while ago, when the arbitration treaty
was in the senate, have not a word to
say at present when hundreds of thous-
ands of men are pleading for arbitra-
ton. There is now nothing to arbi-
trate. Meanwhile the strike is spread
ing in all directions. The men seem
to be very we'll organized and their
leaders report that the prospect OF sue
cess is encouraging. 1t is likely that
the troops will be sent to the front il
no other way of giving victory to the
capitalists can be found.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
Newt to an Approyinc Conscience.


A vigorous stomach is the greatest Of mum
lane blessings. Sound digestion is a guar
anty of quiet nerves. muscular elasticity,
a hearty appetite and a regular habit OF
body. Though not always a natural en-
dowment. ii may be acquired through the
agency of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, one
of the II ost effective invigorants and blood
fertilizers in existence. This fine tonic
also ~fortifies those who use it against NAL
aria. and remedies b~iiiousness, constipation
and rheumatism.
Here's a Chance for the "PrintA"
A Nebraska oma advertising for
a husband, says she owns a good job
office and can set type.
NO-To-Isac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tocacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong. blood pure. SOC, IL. All druggists
Education polishes good dispositions and
oor1.ortc 1,a1 n>,n
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

A lost opportunity finds it's way back.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

Education polishes good dispositions and
cOrrects bad ones.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27
THE PCPULIST FIELD.

Nebraska's Populist legislature, be-
sides much other meritorious legisla-
ton, enacted a law reducing stock
yard charges at Omaha about 40 per
cent. Such measures as this, and, in
TACT, PoDullst state government in
general, are supposed to drive away
capital. But the supposition fails to
dovetail with the facts. Armour has
just let the contract for the erection in
Omaha of the largest packing house
IN ne country, and a half million dol
lar sugar refinery is also to be located
there. And this in defiance of the fact
that Bryan carried four-ffths Of the
counties in the state and that all of tho
state officials are Populists.
The Cleveland Leader sits on a
fence with a stiff wind blowing and
whistles the following ode:
A croaker sat upon a box
"P hna crG Ak d, the whole day long;
was the burden Of his song.
And so he croaked and croaked and
And never worked a stroke,
For had he worked he'd had no time
10 SIT up there and croak.
The Cleveland Recorder also owns a
poetry machine and grinds. out this
lyrical reply:
The reason that he did not work,
I'LL make quite plain to you:
Inc advent of prosperity"
has left no work to do.
Charles A. Towne writes in the
Arena:
under such disquieting conditions is
1t not as criminal as it is unscientific
Tor mel to go about prating of the
system that has occasioned these
things as honest money" and Sound
money! and denouncing it's opponents
as regulators and anarchists?'
United States Senator Pettigrew has
specially studied the reasons for the
adoption Of the gold standard by ia
pan, and, in a statement to the senate,
says the change was made entirely in
the interest of the creditor classes,
whose influence has been greatly in
creased by the war debt. Manufac-
turers have been made to believe it
would increase their exports, but,
While farming is the paramount indus
try in Japan, farmers have not been
considered or appealed to. He believes
that If China continues on a silver
basis, %Japan's "wonderful industrial
dustries transferred to China. Sc
would much British industry and trade
be transferred to this country, if we
the silver standard.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-27

:. Pulitzer has & delicate job on his
Is in swinging the ST. Louis Post
atch around for sound money, af-
all it's rabid ~utterances for free
n coinage, says the Indianapolis
S. The task has been begun BY
led silence On finance and editorial
siors to the state of the weather,
h pole expeditions, and the prob
tiles of the canals Of Mars being
rolled by syndicates. P.S.-The
s tried goldbugism for a while but
to quit it.
is amusing to observe the dode.
and squirming of the corporation
rneys II the senate when urged to
themselves on record as regards
strike. The proposition has been
e to have the government exercise
i%ndoubted prerogative and compel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
SAVED BY DOGS.
Two of J. Pierpont Morgan's Prize
Collies Rescue a Woman.

Highland Falls, N. Y, July 2O.-Sef-
ton Hero and RuffGrd OrmOnd, two of
j. Pierpont Morgan's prize cOllies, to-
day saved a woman from drowning.
A boat having been upset, Robert
Armstrong, his wife and baby, and a
friend of Mrs. Armstrong, were thrown
into the Hudson.
The Armstrong; could swim, but Mrs.
Armstrong; friend could not. The
sagacious animals plunged at once to
her rescue, and, working together, drag
ged her safely to shore.
When the young woman found herself
shore she tainted, but soon recover
ed. Her arm shows the marks of her
preservers' teeth, but otherwise she is
uninjured.
The dogs swan out again at the
command of Mr.. Armstrong, who is the
superintendent of Mr.. Morgan'S ken
nels, and brought in the boat.
Seton Hero and Rufford OrmOnd are
two of Morgan'S famous prize winners.
Gold medals, silver cups and scores of
blue ribbons they have won hang in the
sitting room of the kennels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
AValnable Prescrintinn

Editor Morrison of Worthington, Ind.
Sun" writes: You have a Va1tIa BILE pre-
scriptfon in Electric Bitters and I can
cheerfuuy recommend It for sonstipa-
ton and sick headache. and as a gem
eral system tonic it has no equal" Mrs.
Annie Stehle. 1925 Cottage Grove ave
nue. Chicago, was all run down could
not eat nor digest food, had a back
ache which never left her and felt tired
and weary, but six bottles of Electric
Bitters restored her health and re-
newed her strength. Prices so cents
and 81 Get a bottle at J. K Jones'
drug store. Fifth street and Kansas
ct crave but One Minute" said the
public speaker in a husky voice: and
then he took a dose of One Minute
Cough Cure, and proceeded with his
oratory. One Minute Cough Cure is
unequaled for throat and lung troubles.
G. w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20

Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
BENNETT IN AN ASYLUM.
he Rushes Into the Street in Weirs,
N. H, Clad in a Nightshirt

Concord, N. H, July 2O.-Arthur F. Den
nett, otherwise known as Angel Dem
nett, formerly superintendent of Dr..
Parkhursts New York Society for the
Prevention of Crime, was committed to
the New Hampshire asylum for the insane
in this city today. After leaving the New
York hospital last spring bennett spent
several weeks at his home in this city, and
then went to the Weirs, preparing to
manage the Aquedoktan house during the
summer. He suffered so severely from
insomnia that he was obliged to relin-
Quish all work and he returned to this
city.
bennett showed no signs of violent in
sanity until o'clock this morning, when
he rushed into the street clad only in a
nightshirt- He was arrested and lodged
in cell at the station. When his mother
called to see him he said to her, "Too
late, too late.'' He refused to speak to
any one else.