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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-23
The Issues in 1900.

HthLiIfel uOl d SUI ~ q + w
fqcssce to a greater or less degree
the issues that will be involved in
star campaign of 1900, tn: crown
stsg political battle of the century.
4 hat it will be another battle Of
Cine. classes against the masses, a
z.leosaeyed plutocracy against the
s-crzntnon people, there can be no
elcssht. Backed and strengthened
by she power generated through
ahs. possession of the machinery
az the government, and with its
rsAsfers filled anew through the
workings of class legislation, plu-
sxa-aacy, through the republican
party, will stop at nothing to gain
supremacy for another four years.
Whether coercion, bribery, IN
foundation and force will win IN
x9tx, none can tell. That it did
ssss N 1896 everyone knows.
But the Mckinley administration
has not satisfied the people. The
yYukliic clamor for better conditions
has not been stilled. Prosperity
to- any marked degree has not
heSeR restored, the republican press
10 the contrary notwithstanding
III vain have the pent-up hopes Of
seventy millions awaited the word
that should change gloom into joy.
NO hercer light ever beat upon a
tipSone than the pililess glare OF
bnngry eyes that long have yearn-
cd and now agoniz impIore,
and may yet flash ~despairins de-
nassuads for some imperious fiat that
sizsSi compel swift restitution of
the Right to life with happiness to
the wronged. The land quivers,
4 sreat nation awaits it's master
ssIyent, and the times cry aloud
kaE a strong man who can lead,
hasA up and protect, and give back
tt, the industrious millions cursed
A1fh idleuess and despoiled of the
Huits of their toll, the right 10
breathe, to work, to live.
But though seventy millions OF
people still longingly await . master
azzsd that will guide our country
tsaxs of the gloom Of industrial de.
prsssion into the light of renew
sd activity and prosperity, many
1espair of finding IN MIR. Mckin.
4ry that mas.er hand. MI. Nc.
kmley has been entrusted will
glne Eeins of government, the rein
10 guide the country along tn
hHh road of prosperity; he ha
gsase from Canton and been in
sEaaei in the presidential char
Esa, he has not brought with hir
fgas groundwork upon which
buIa prosperity. Mr.. C)evelan
vacated the white house, but h
Eess his policy, the pursuit Of whlc
hxs scattered disaster broadca!
sass.aag IN people, behind hin
Nj. Mckinley entered the viii
Assase 10 pick up this policy, NJ
10 G verse it, and until the polio
aaas breeds disaster and has bee
1i,e. cause Of Jul sufierings is r
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-23

IN
Has prosperity come to the
farmer in the shape of his 15-cent
corn and Ascent wheat? Or has
1t come to the cotton grower of the
south with his product selling at
acts. per pound? Has prosperity
come to the mill operators of New
England with wages at 7octs. to
9octs. per day? Or the wood
workers Of Oshkosh at Scots. per
day? Or has this blessing of pros
perlty been showed upon the coal
miner of Illinois and West Virginia
in the shape of wages at SI.2o per
day? Or has it come to the in
mates of the sweat shops of our
metropolitan cities who from dawn
until darkness labor for 4octs per
day? Or can it be that it has
come to her, who, giving up the
struggle against poverty, sells her
virtue and loses her soul in her
effort to gain a livelihood? Pros
perity, did you say? Look at
Pana, at Virden and at Hazelton
tor proof of prosperity! Look at
our magnificent armv of tramps!
Look at our empty business
blocks--emptied through bank
ruptcy brought on by this same
mock prosperity! But why enum-
crate further?
These conditions must be met IN
the struggle of 1900 and they can
not be overshadowed MOI crowded
from the public mind by issues
presented by the late skirmlsh with
that ,ottering wreck, Spain. The
country is confronted with a con-
diLicn-not II theory-and this
condition must of necessity map
out the line of battle for 1900.
First and foremost will be the
money issue. Money is to the
nation what blood is to the human
body. Currency contraction means
to the people what loss of blood
means to the body. The republic
can party must answer for its ne
furious work in this line which it
began away back in 1873. Aud it
must answer to the people for the
deplorable results that this policy
has produced. 1t must also answer
for fostering, protecting and
shielding trust robbery. Trusts,
combines and corporations have
hourished in times gone by, bul
the pinnacle of systematic robbery
OF the people through this avenue
was never reached until the rays
of mckinley prosperity" were
shed abroad in the land. Not ;
necessity Of life can be purchased
today without paying unjust tribute
to some trust or corporation.
We may talk expansion and anti
expansion, and these questions vii
probably come in TOR their share Q
attention in 1900, but they mus
become secondary to those men
toned. Self preservation is tn
first law of nature, and the question
which involve the happiness an
contentment of American home
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-23

money is still and the struggle
against crust-rule has but begun.
The battle royal will occur in 1900.
Let US face the issues squarely and
unhinchingly.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
"A woMAN's STOMACH.
y0u CaMst Judge from Outside Az
peaxances How Much It
Will Hold.

~The longer live" said the house
physician Of one of the big hotels. "the
more / wonder at aud admire the fe-
male stomach. That abused organ,
cabined, cribbed and confined in cor
set two sizes too small, can stand moro
hard knocks than any pugilist that ever
stepped into the ring. The average
woman at a hotel has the choice sof "a
world OF things to eat, and does not
know In the least what to eat.
Here Is list OF the things that were
slowed away at my table the other day
by spirituelle creature weighing not
more than 100 pounds and measuring II
inches about the middle: Soup. fish
with rice sauce. olives, sliced cucum-
bers. sweetbreads, turkey with C. :cst-
nut dressing, grouse. asparagus. new po-
tatoes, cauliflower with cheese, two
helpings of lobster, Newburg. lemon
pudding, ice cream. cakes. Roquefort
cheese and coffee. The liquids were
glass of white wine and quart bottle
of beer, which she shared with her
father. No, l was not called in to at
tend her. That is her usual perform
ance. weigh 195 pounds and take q
great deal of exercise. My dinner con-
sisted of light soup, stale bread. q
liberal portion of beef. some peas. as
paragus. cheese and coffee. That was
plenty. II not too much. And women
will drink sherry. milk punches, cock
tails and other heavy connections aud
perhaps feel the effects of them too.
But they get over 1t quickly"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
HISTORIC BELT BUCKLES.
Phfladelphaa Ffrenaen Have Them
Made from Bell Which Announces
Americas Independence.

Hardly Of less historical interest than
the famous liberty bell Of Philadelphia
was the old clock bell which announced
the hour on July 4, 1776. when the dec
laration Of independence was promul-
gated.
The bell had been used in earlier days
to call assemblages Of the citizens OF
the Quaker city, but after the revolu-
ton II was lost. ~
Recently the Philadelphia Press dis
covered that the relic had been de-
stroyed. 1t had been bought for few
hundred dollars by the Roman Catholic
church Of St. Augustine for its steeple.
The whole clock machinery was bought.
but the question is yet. unanswered 40
to whether the dials were sold or not.
The church was burned down in 1874.
Several of the firemen collected from
the mass OF bell metal pieces broken
OF by the fall Of the tower and carried
them bone as souvenirs. Several OF the
fire laddies had these nodded into buc-
kles for their organization. the Humane
engine company. and one OF the men
promises to bequeath to some museum
OF revolutionary relics his belt and bnc-
kle. 50 that the country may have an
other RENE mbrAnce Of the crowning
point In our history.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
SUCCESS ON THE ROAD.
It II Attained by an Illinois Girl Whs
Travels for Two Lum-
ber Firms.

For nearly six years Miss Fanny Shan
non, of Mount Carmel, this state. has
been travelling as representative of two
Minneapolis lumber firms. Such q
lengthy engagement. Of, itself shows
clearly that she has been success in
her occupation. SO far as is known she
is the only living woman who travels
for lumber house. In the summer OF
1892 Miss Shannon was visiting in Min
neapolis. She came in contact with
members OF large lumber firms, and
they, being impressed with her good
sense and business ability, offered her
a place as travelling representative. She
consulted her parents and accepted the
position. Miss Shannon ia petite
blond. She is modest and unassuming,
but good conversationalist. She
dresses modestly and carries very little
baggage. When necessary she travels
on freight trains and sometimes
"makes" three or four towns day, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
Nowhere is she treated with more
courtesy than by the crew Of freight
train.
Miss Shannon's grandfather was the
late Judge T. j. Shannon, the first man
to establish a bank In Mount Carmel.
Her father il well known in Illinois
masonic circles. having been grand
high priest of the Royal Arch Masons Of
this state.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
BIRDS m THE CHOIR LOFT.


In q certain Methodist Episcopal
church uptown the choir loft IL profuse-
ly decorated with palms and other
growing plants. and among the green
foliage hang two gilded cages. each
containing a sweet-singing canary, says
The Philadelphia Record. During the
opening musical service the birds, en-
rouraged to emulate the melody OF the
organ, frequently burst into song, but
after thai they invariably tuck their lit
tie heads away beneath their wings
and sleep during the pastors sermon.
just as though they were regular mem
bers of the congregation. One Sunday
evening. however, the birds were rest
less for some reason or other. and
suddenly, during pause in the sermon.
there emanated from the choir loft a
few Joyous notes sweeter than any
salaried soprano ia all this broad world
could ever hope to utter. The next mo-
ment the other bird had joined in. and
a ripping food OF melody went floating
through the church. The pastor stood
and gazed appreciatively in the direc-
tion of the choir loft. The members of
the congregation sat in hushed adm1ra-
ton of the gratuitous song. For fully
three minutes the two little songsters
had full sway, and poured out perfect
cascade of trills and quivers and de-
Iicious crescendos. When the melody
finally ceased the preacher. before re-
xuming his discourse, remarked: Il do
not know what l would not give to be
able to preach a sermon half so good
as that"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
..MY UNCLE AND "MY AUNT. !"
How the Two Teras First Cane to
De Used In ENGLAND By .
Yo1Ag Prince.

An Ingenious French writer has been
explaining to . curious world. says the
London News, why the pawnbroking
Una tante.) The Prince de Joinville,
SON Of Louis Philippe, was kept very
short of money in his youth. One day
the father noticed that the prince was
not wearing q splendid gold watch that
had been given to him by his mother.
"Where is your watch 2" asked the ,bour-
geoise king. at my aunt's." was the
reply. Princess Adelaide was intezro-
gated on the subject, but she knew
nothing about it. Then the young scape-
grace admitted that he had pawned 1t.
"My aunt" therefore, became proverb-
ial for the Mont-de-Piete. But then it
may be asked, how it comes about that
the pawnbroker in England is face
tiously spoken Of a. "uncle." The
French writer il quite equal to the oc-
casion. The English say uncle" be-
cause the French say "aunt." Here in
England everything goes BY contraries.
The French coachman drives on the
right, the English on the left; the
French soldier has red trousers, the
English soldier red coat; the French
man eats an oyster out of the hollow
half of the shell, the Englishman out of
the flat half; the French epicures drink
champagne after dinner, the English
ericure during dinner, and so forth.
1t is all case of pure 'cussedness."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
WORSHIP OF THE SHAKERS.
In Stately Manner TAey March 1nte
Church By Twos to the SAng.
lnw OF Their Hymns.

Sabbath worship il usually CONDUCT
ed at the public church, where visitors
from the world are free to attend.
writes Madeline S. Bridges. OF the
Shakers of Mt. Lebanon, N. T., In
Ladies' Home Journal. Four sisters
and four brethren stand in the center
OF the room and form double quar-
,ette. The Shaker dance, 50 miscalled,
is in reality more or less stately march,
in which all the members join-the
brethren in a procession, two by two,
followed by the sisterhood in like or
der. They move in step to the hymns
they are singing. either slowly or
quickly, as the measure OF the time de-
mands. The ritual 10 OF the SIM
nlest. Testimony OF faith fervently
uttered by those who feel impelled to
speak, a few earnest words OF ex-
hortation from the elders. the march
and the singing OF hymns
Something curious in regard to these
Shaker hymns is the fact that they are
claimed to be largely inspirational--
the music and words come together "as
gifts" and frequently to those who are
not musical. For instance. very often
tap will sound on the door OF mu-
sical sister. and an unmusical sister
will enter with the announcen cnt:
..sister, song has just come to me.
Can you take the words and note 1t fos
mel
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
CHAPTER ON DENTISTRY.
Not Noticed the COldness Of
the 9QR9eon's Forceps,

The special partner came In with his
hand to his jaw, and not in the best OF
humor. He had been having a tooth
extracted. and as the pain wore away
somewhat he was disposed to dilate on
it, as men will. After all the particu-
lars-first attack, what he said. what
his wife said, etc.-he remarked that he
could teach the dentists something
they did not know. says the Chicago
Times-Herald.
''The internal pain Of extraction"
said he, 'is due to the coldness of the
forceps. Nothing in the world is SO
cruelty cold as dentists forceps, and
when they clutch on to the hot and In
famed tooth q chill goes all through
the victim. I think it would confer a
boon on mankind if some one would dis
cover . new metal that was warm. or
why can't the dentists dip the forceps
into warm water before applying them :?
It would be blessing to mankind"
II have had two teeth extracted with
in q year." said the old travelling man,
"and I never noticed the coldness you
speak Of" -:'-s.,
"You must be very unobservant. sir"
said the special partner sharply, vino
was not used to being thwarted.
"No." replied the travelling man. look
ing up at the ceiling. II took gas"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
LAST HIPPO. IN NATAL.
By 0ne, Are DISAPPEARING
FoPevee.

The last hippopotamus has been
slaughtered in Natal. All the larger
and more curious creatures are dis
appearing ssF4ast that this will be .
menotonous world, at'any rate for nat
uralists, in another century. Not %
long ago the hippopotamus haunted the
rivers Of Cape Colony and Natal, and
lake COW bacon" a. the sait<d layer
Of fat underlying the hide 10 called,
was favorke dish; but now this huge
creature has disappeared from both
countries. The hunter has been its
enemy for many = century, but the
rife is 4 far more deadly weapon than
the assegai. says the London Standard.
The animal has an appetite proper
tional to its bulk, and can accommodate
a good deal Of vegetable produce. Be-
sides this, It IL . wasteful feeder. tramp
ling down and tearing up much more
7:han it consumes, and it prefers culti-
waited plants to wild vegetation. That
has proved its doom In Natal.
One herd was left at Seacow lake. .
coast lagoon near Durham, and was pro-
tected by the government. Il consisted
Of parents and 4 family Of five. Un-
fortunately. these, like young people
all the world over, loved "sweeties,
and made nocturnal raids on the neigh
boring sugar cane plantations. The
owners petitioned the government. a
warrant OF execution was granted, and
the parental bull. who must have been
nearly so years old, was the last to fall,
and will henceforth be only an "ex-
hibit" in the Durham museum.
So the strange creatures OF the earth
disappear before the white man. the
great destroyer. The hippopotamus,
the elephant and the giraffe. to speak
only Of Africa, with many kinds OF
antelopes, are rapidly diminishing In
numbers.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
A Ball Of LaAing.

A bill Of lading for slaves 10 curios-,
ity in its way. The following extract
is from one dated February 4, 1856:
Shipped, by the Grace OF God. in good
order and well conditioned.sby James
-, in and upon the good ship called
the Mary Borough. whereof is master.
under God, for this present voyage.
Capt. David Morton. and now riding at
anchor at the Barr Of Senegal. and by
Gods grace bound for Ceorgey, in
South Carolina, to say. "a prime slaves,
six prime women sla1es," etc. It ends
with the pious wish that God send the
good ship to herdesired port in safety.
Amen. '@ However impious 1t may APP
pear to us to associate the name of God
with thx tniquitAw trs16c, stfn It was
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
HER THEORY OFFENSIVE.
She Thought She Knew All About
Bald Heads, But She
Didnst.

A girl who has theories has made up
her mind that Of one of them, at least, she
will never again speak in public. At
somebody's tea, not long ago. she met
an elderly but still youthful-appearing
man who is a power in society. The
conversation turned on hair. and the
lack of hair, says the Washington Post.
"You can tell a mans character from
the way badness begins with him. an
nounced the young woman who has
theories.
IA scolarly. studious. upright man
always grows bald at the crown Of his
head first"
"And suppose he grows bald at the
temples frst2" asked the elderly gentle
man, whose hair IL really almost .
bang.
"Oh." said the young woman, posi-
lively, "he's a very different sort, then.
1 never knew a man who grew bald
above his forehead who wasn't an ut
ter scoundrel at heart"
"But--" began her listener.
"Oh, he may conceal his real nature" !"
she went on, "but he's villain just the
same. Don't you agree with me?"
The elderly gentleman rose. His
voice trembled little.
young lady" he said. II wear tou-
pee"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
RATHER ROUGH SPORT.
How the Hardy IronworkeFs lnitfate
New Hands IN the
Buslneass

"Iron mills are hot places to work In.
but the men have lots OF fun, with all
their hard work." said retired iron
man to q reporter OF the Washington
Star.
"The other day took walk through
several mills over in Pennsylvania that
/ am interested in. As | was going
through one the superintendent asked
me to wait and see little fun. did
SO, and l will tell you about 1t.
"A new man had come TO work that
morning, and the men were about to
initiate him into the mysteries OF the
business. You know it is SO warm that I
the men strip their bodies to an under.
shirt. When the trip hammers come
down they produce myriads Of sparks
which the men try to avoid.
"The newcomer had been told that be
was in danger OF being seriously burned.
and that it he felt spark anywhere
about him the only sure way OF help
ing himself was to jump into big vat
of water, which stood few feet away,
FINALLY one of the big trip hammers
came down with great force. and as It
did 90 one Of the men sneaked up be-
bind the newcomer and dropped small
piece of ice down his back. You never
saw such squirming and agony in your
life.
"Thinking Of what had been told him.
he took run and jumped headlong
into the vat of water. The men gath
cred around him and talked OF an am
bulance, but he soon found he was only
the victim Of joke" - Washington
Star.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
CHILDREN'S cAST-OFFS.
There II Very Little Of Ii Handled
- Compared with the QuAn-
titles of Mems Old Clothes.

While great quantities Of mems Sec
ond-hand clothing are sold, there il
proportionately but very little chill
dren's secondhand clothing. The small
boy is likely to wear his clothes more
than . man does his clothes to begin
with. It would rot, for example, pay
dealer to buy, to sell again as clothing,
a pair of boys trousers that had to be
patched. New trousers can now be
bought 30 cheap that the price that
could be got for the patched second
hand one wouldn't pay for the hand
ling and the work of repairing. 1t does
pay, however, to repair mems trousers
that need patching. for there are always
to be found for these purchasers At
prices that yield some profit.
But while children's secondhand
clothing is rarely seen hanging about
with the mems clothing in secondhand
stores, all dealers will buy 1t when it
Is in good or fair condition, and there
are some dealers that make speciality
Of it, and seek fine clothing that has
been cast OF when but little worn.
There are customers for the compara-
lively limited supply Of children's SEQ
ond-hand clothing that is offered.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-07-09
KING Ava bkl1AND.
Outlaw and His sudden
Execution.

The tribes In the Cauc.aus have, by
their irreconciliable hostility to Russian
administration, greatly retarded the
progress of civilization And made their
country . veritabie hotbed OF outl&w-
leseness.
The Russian government Is using al
the means in their power to attract set
tiers to this district. but their efforts
are unavailing; the district continues
to be ch;efysa place of Punishment for
mild political offenders and members
Of unorthodox sects.
The ebortiveness to introduce any
thing like law and order into this law
less land may be judged by the follow
ing characteristic incident:
A notorious brigand named Ahmed
Abuzar-Ogli was convicted and then
transported for term of TEN years to
Sagnalien for highway robbery. Be-
fore the expiration of this term he sue
ceeded in effectinr his escape. and two
years ago he returned to his native
place. village called Gunjal, in the Els
abetopol district, and commenced to
rule like king the inhabitants Of the
neighborhood.
He did so with the full cognizance OF
the Russian local authorities, who were
powerless to raise even q protest
against the usurpation of their official
prerogatives. He administered the law
after his own fashion, dealing out JUS
,ice with an impartial hand. and caus-
ing the simple peasant folk to wonder
ut his wisdom.
This mans power and influence over
the minds of his coreligionists grew
with such amazing rapidity that it
would only have required . word from
him to cause q revolution against the
Russians.
AS the officials in this village were
abjectly in fear Of incurring Ahmed
Abuzar-Ogli's anger. 1t was due to the
chance visit of high government comp
troller that the true state OF affairs
leaked out. Prince Galitzin, the gov
ernor-general Of the military district,
when aware of the facts. caused Ogi
to be arrested. court-martialed. and
summarily hanged as warning to
others of his type =.