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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
NEW FAD,
How the Up-to-Date Girl Seals III.
Letters.

How the Up-to-Date Girl Seals He,
Letters.
MY lady has a new fad about her ma
peterle which this time has nothing +,
40 with the size or shape of the en-.
Velope or the tint Of the paper The
fad has just begun to gain 2 hold IN
New York society girls, but it is seen
often enough for the letter carriers tc
have noticed it, and if you carefully
inspect envelopes the fair sex have
used that come to your notice Won will
soon see what it is. When she seals
her letters now the up%-to-date girl No
longer puts the seal in the apex of the
triangle made by the flap of the en-
velope, but carefully sets it about two
inches to the left, as the cnyelope lies.
address side down, on her writing ia
BILE. Just what the reason for this is
or what the origin of it was none of
the fair one who are following the
fad seems to be exactly sure. Its SO
novel, though" n of them explained,
land the seal really looks much more
artistic off to one side than planted
right in the center" Rumor has it
that the fad started from a letter re-
ceived from a New York girl now in
Paris who has quite a reputation
among her friends for doing original
things. AS sc many of the STYLES an6
fads come from the capital of France
that seems as good an explanation a,
apv
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12

as they would they could not disturb
the glass of water, which seemed some
how to be moved by a hidden force,
upon which the force of the water had
no effect.
And so it was; the great inside was
fastened to the big outside shell by a
big pivot in such a way as to allow
It to maintain it's center of gravity in
spite of outside ~upheavals. The great
pivot by which it hung acted as a
pin upon which was suspended the in
side ship. No matter how the outside
turned, it could not affect the inside,
which, being Independent of it, still
hung perfectly straight.
To illustrate this to your own salts
faction take the pendulum of a clock
which is not wound Up. Take the
clock in your hands and o it from
side to side. The pendulum, you will
find, will always hang vertically, and
in spite Of the most rapid movements
of the clock, will always regain it's
position at once. So with the ship. The
inside acts as the pendulum; the out
side corresponds to the clock case.
The value of this invention to an
Englishman can hardly be appreciated
on this side of the water. The Eng
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
CHILDREN in a Plo-srY.
Revolving Story of Parental Cruelty and
Neglect,

Revolving Story of Parental Cruelty and
Neglect.
Charles Russell. an employee OF the
High Brooms Brickworks company
was at Tonbridge police court, Lon
don, the other day, charged, along with
his wife, with cruelty exposing their
two children, Louisa, aged 10. and
Edith May, 5, to unnecessary suffer-
ing. The cas- was taken up by the
National Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. Two police Of
ficers found the two children huddled
up together in a pig-sty on the brick
company's premises during the night,
and the wind was sweeping through
the large holes in the wall, while the
roof was partially off. The poor chill
dren, who had hardly any clothing on,
were wallowing in the filth, and were
crying bitterly with pain and cold.
What clothes they had on had not
been taken off for weeks, their stock
ings, which consisted Of a pair OF old
sleeves, had no feet; their boots had
no soles to them, and the children
we're absolutely smothered with ver-
min. The parents admitted that they
had been turned out Of their cottage
some weeks ago owing to their filthy
habits. In July, 1896, Russell and his
wife were convicted at this court OF q
similar offense in connection with
three of tl.eir children, and then the
male prisoner was sentenced to six
weeks hard labor and the woman to
two months. The bench sentenced the
prisoners to the same terms Of impris.
onment as before.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
1t Was in Philadelphia and Was Uncle Sans
First Property.

The first piece of property owned by
Uncle Sam and the first United States
mint was nearly destroyed recently by
a fierce fire, which broke out in the
basement of this interesting and his
toric old building, which is situated at
81 and 80 North Seventh street, Phil
adelphia.
Fortunately the firemen were near at
hand and by their prompt response to
the alarm and untiring efforts the old
historic building was saved from ON
plete destruction and might yet be re-
stored and placed in such "a condition
that 1t would be a splendid object les
son not only to the present, but also to
the coming generation, illustrating the
wonderful growth of the wealth of the
republic from a very small and modest
beginning.
1t seems incredible that almost with
in the recollection Of living men this
plain old structure represented the en-
tire personal holdings and real estate
security of our national government.
The history of the first mine of the
United States began with the passage
by congress of an act looking to the
formation of such a necessary institu-
ton. The initial step to put this act
in operation was naturally the appoint
ment of the officers of the institution,
who should nave charge of the estab-
lishment. For the director of the mint
Washington selected David Ritten-
house, the astronomer, who received
his appointment and accepted the posi-
ton on July 1, 1892.
Henry Weight, a matchmaker, was
appointed chief coiner, and Tristram
Dalton was made treasurer. In the
succeeding year Albion Cox was ap-
pointed chief assayer, and Robert Scott
engraver. The officers having been
selected, the next important matter
was to obtain a proper building for the
accommodation of the machinery of
the mint and the officers. With this
object in view, a lot on the east side of
seventh street, north of Farmers al
ley, now FIlbert street, was purchased.
There was an old stillhouse and other
buildings upon the property. These
structures were quickly removed. and
Oh the 31st of July, 1892, me corner
stone wa. laid by Washington, 6 dis
tinguished gathering OF the leading
men of the day being present.
The foundation stone in place, work
was commenced on the building at
once. So rapidly for that period was
the work nuShed that tho fo,na,t;o,
was ready for the superstructure on
the 25th of August. The framework
was raised On the afternoon OF tina:
day.
A few days later, on the 10th Of
September, six pounds of old conner
were bought for the mint by Ritten-
house, at the rate of 1 shilling, 3
pence per ounce, this metal being the
first ever purchased for the coinage
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
TIAT INCREASE IN WAGES.
A Weil-Posted Workingman Tells What
1t KenllY La.

IL Really Ia. ~
The loud heralding by the capitalist
press throughout the country of an
increase in wages" in the cotton mills
of New England is one of the most
impudent lies ever resorted to by the
capitalist class for it's own b%amboozling
purposes. Supplemented as it is by
the incredibly bold assertion that this
so-calied increase is a restoration Of
the schedule of 1897, it dwarfs any
other colossal fake in this age Of fakes.
The cold facts are as follows:
An average reduction of 1871 per
cent was made in 1897, and followed
in January, 1898, by a further reduc-
ton Of 1917 per cent, making a total
reduction Of SO per cent. Or, to put 1t
in other terms, wages, after those two
reductions. were only 67 per cent of
the previous wages. In order to re-
establish the rates prevailing in 1897
before the first reduction, IN increase
of nearly so per cent Tin exact figures
1925 Fer cent? upon the present rates
would therefore be necessary (since
1926 Per cent Of 81 equals 33).
Now, the utmost hat is claimed by
any employer is that his new schedule
will increase the present wages from
S to 10 per cent; in other words, that
it will raise wages from the present 67
per cent to 70 or "A per cent of what
they were in 1897, leaving them still
from 26 to 80 per cent lower than they
were before the reduction.
But even this claim is in most cases
absolutely fraudulent, and instead Of
an increase, eve SO small, there is an
actual reduction. I use the term
fraudulent" in it's most literal sense,
for the tricks resorted to in defraud-
ing the operatives are really criminal.
Not only the new goods, upon which
it is falsely represented that better
wages can be made, are found to en-
body more labor for less money, but
in the case Of unchanged work the
cuts" are surreptitiously heightened
in even greater proportion than the
wages are said to be advanced. This
the part that the devil" acts in the
mines as an instrument Of downright
robbery. For instance, the workers
engaged on a certain grade OF goods
were until yesterday paid Is cents per
cut" and the cut" was understood to
be so yards. Now, 81 cents are paid,
but it is found that the "cut" has been
heightened to 81 yards, for which, at
the rates paid yesterday, the workers
would have received 2sk cents.
In the light CT such facts as these,
the phenomenon of a strike against
an increase Of wages" is no longer
puZZling.-L. Sanial.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12

NlSO MIL LA hENCE. f7
fuse and cap we're attached and the
would-be murderers stood off at a dis
lance to watch their fiendish work.
The explosion came and the side Of the
bedroom was torn out, but Kitty Law
renee, white in face and garb, stood
among the wreckage uninjured.
The report Of the attempted assass-
nation spread through that section,
and the Americans in the camp de-
manded of the sheriff that the per-
petrators of this crime be brought to
justice. The sheriff was unable to cope
with the Italians, and he called upon
the governor of the state, asking that
he send the militia to his aid. More
than 100 Italian miners, all heavily
armed, entrenched themselves near
the Hidden Treasure and Ute and Ulay
mines, ready to shoot anybody who
might come nea them, and threatened
all sorts of violence to the authorities,
the company, or anybody not In sym
pathy with them. Upon the appearance
of the troops the Italians surrendered.
and they are now under arrest. After
the explosion Kitty Lawrence took
shelter under the protecting wing Of
tht Americans in the camp. It was
feared that another attempt would be
made to kill her, but so far this has
not been done. The girl is but % years
old
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
The slowest Americana.

Two gentlemen from different Sec
lions OF the country were recently dis
cussing the capabilities Of nervous,
restless Americans" for being very
slow and deliberate. One of these
gentlemen, a M~arylander, claimed the
palm for slowness for the inhabitants
of the Eastern shore in his. state. "It
is a saying with US" he said, that If
oysters had been created with legs,
tne people Of the Eastern shore would
all have starved to DEATH THAT is
nothing to the people up around
Mount Monadnock." said the other,
who was a New Englander. "They
used to say of n man up there, that
IL you was to give Hiram Abbott for
ty rods start, stock-still would catch
him."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
WHERE THE FIRST MINT WAS SET UP.

in the latter year steam was intro
duced for operating the presses. Dur
ing the yellow fever that devastated
Philadelphia in 1797-99 and again in
1923 the work of the mint was sus-
pended. David Rittenhouse, the first
director, was generally liked and re-
spected. And although the establish
ment under his care was of a most
primitive nature. it was conducted
with great care and judicious manage
ment. For forty years the old build
ing on Seventh street was used for
the purpose of the mint. 1t was only
after the marvellous increase in the
population Of the country had rendered
it absolutely necessary that better
quarters should be obtained that the
secretary of the treasury and the pres
! ident seriously considered the matter,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
R0lERbAT USED D PREVENT SEA SICKNESS.

An Englishman of title, Sir Roderick
Henshaw, has in his workshop a work.
ing model of a roiler-boat which is to
carry the queens devoted subjects
across the English channel without the
taste of sea-sickness.
1t is a roller-boat, so operated that
the center remains always on a hori-
zontal, although the outside rolls with
every motion of the waves. Outwardly
the ship is a typical ocean steamship,
with nothing to attract special atten-
ton beyond a few minor changes,
which might easily be found elsewhere.
but when you behold a cross section
Of the ship you change you mind and
decide that it is entirely out of the
ordinary.
The secret of the boat and it's action
Is a pivotal one. The outside" is a mere
shell, inside of which the great boat
itself, with all its living apartments, is
hung. The outside is light, and con-
tains only the necessary machinery,
but the inside is a great, heavy mass,
in which live and move the boats crew
and passengers.
When this boat was first explained
to a party of English gentlemen they
laughed at the idea, but Sir Roderick,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
My.terious Murder.

A mysterious murder was committed,
at Mathers' Switch, two miles east Of
Puxico, Mo-, the other night, supposed
ly by White Caps. John Sullivan, one
of the best known men in the commun-
ity. was shot and killed. Suspicion
was cast on four OF the most prominent
men in that vicinity. Evidence has
leaked ont Indicating that they did mot
get the man they were after.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12

after the opening of the mint not only
half dimes, but also dimes and coppers
in a sufficient quantity to meet the
pressing needs of the country had beer
coined.
in 1884 the first silver dollars and
half dollars were coined and in the
next year tn: 1rst gold eagles and half
eagles wer" produced. Up to the year
1876 the york of coinage at the mint
was done by hand Or horse power, but
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12

AAooAus
There has been rioting among the
American and Italian miners en-
ployed in the Hidden Treasure and
Ute and Ulay mines at Hensen, Col,
and the cause of it all is Kitty Law
renee, a pretty clearinghouse
waitress. After working in Denver all
last summer Miss Kitty decided that
she would like to spend the winter in
some Of the mountain towns. She Wis
tied the different employment offices,
where she left her address, saying
that she wanted a place outside OF the
city. Mrs. e. Mitchell got an order
from Lake City for a waitress to work
in a clearinghouse at that place. She
sent for Kitty Lawrence, who decided
to accept. This was about the mid
die Of last October, and the next day
Kitty Lawrence was on her way to the
mining camp. When she went to work
in the clearinghouse she was pleas
ant to all. as usual. Among the
boarders were several Italians, and the
new girl treated all alike. The 1tal-
ians were not accustomed to politeness
from al American girl and they fell
in love with her. Kitty Lawrence did
not know hat she had won the hearts
of the Italians, and when they bowed
and suffered to her, she thought 1t
was out of respect to her. because she
had treated them courteously. The
bowling and suffering increased as
time went on, and at last one of the
Italians, who was holder than the 9TH
ers, went to the waitress and vowed
that he could not live unless she would
consent to become his wife. The offer
of the Italian was heartily rejected,
and Kitty Lawrence gave 1t out that
she was going to look for another
place to work. The rejected Italian
told his countrynren that the waitress
had rejected him on account OF his
nationality. This enraged all Of them,
SO they decided that their honor must
be vindicated and that she should pay
the penalty with her life.
A few nights ago these Italians
placed some dynamite on the window
sill OF Kitty Lawrence's bedroom. The
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of the United States. Three coinage
presses imported from England arrived
OF the 25th of September, and were put
in operation about the LIST of October.
In his message to congress Novem-
Der 6, 1892, President Washington
made the gratifying statement that a
small coinage of half dimes had been
completed, the want of small coins in
circulation calling the first attention to
them" Before the end of the first year
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
SavinH His Regard.

Sulby-That was mean of you to re-
fuse to lend me that $40 l wanted the
other day. Dafney-1'd rather have
you regard me as too mean to lend if
than to be obliged to regard you as toe
mean to return it.-Roxbury Gazette
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12

lish channel is the toughest body Of
water in the world, and an Englishman
VINO has to cross it is sure to prepare
himself for the trip by a course Of
medicine, or he will suffer desperate
1y from se%asickness. Even English
women who cross frequently never out
grow their dread Of the trip.
AS an assistant to transatlantic
travel the roller-boat must not be un-
derestimated, but ever its great use
tulness to the steamship companies
grows small compared to the need that
exists for it upon the English chan
mel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
Twenty Years Not Accounted ro.

Captain Arch Homer, who is wide
ly known as n Of Kentucky's 1nost
picturesque characters, is seriously ill.,
says a Vanceburg (Ky.) paper. HE
claims to have been drunk for fifty
years, and is now TO-"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12

By the will Of the late John Z,
Hates, a prominent merchant of Phil.
adelphia, who died there a few months
ago and who was at the time Of his
death the owner of the cid mint
building, he ~bequeathed the corner
stone and all its contents to the His.
torlcal Society of Pennsylvania. Sc
this portion of the historic old building
Will at least be forever properly pre-.
served
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
A BOAT WHICH PREVENTS sEAs1cKNEss.

the inventor, challenged them to an in
v%estigation. On an appointed day they
had a meeting, at which were present
the noted ship builders of England, to
whom the workings of the roller-boat
we're explained. 1t seemed to be all
right, but they could hardly believe
that it would work.
Prepared for this, the inventor plac-
ed his small ship in a big tank of wa
ter and on the upper deck he set a
glass Of water. The tank was then
violently agitated until the little boat
rocked as though pitched by the salt
waves. But make a commotion violent
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12
Small Sugar Crop in Cuba.

It is estimated that the sugar crop
OF Cuba for the season of 1S98-99 will
be 200, 900 tons, which will be n Of
the smallest known. 1t is said that but
n planter in Cuba, Antonio Gonzalez
Mendoza of the Santa Gertrudes, has a
full complement Of field hands and
working cattle employed
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12

The trusts have closed the Leaven-
worth linseed oil works. The larger
plants can produce the necessary out
put with less expense for wages. The
private owned trust is a fine illustra-
ton of the beauties of private prop
erty. The trust will get you if you
don't watch out.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-12

Two nncdrla ana nlsy nSU onph
MES have heen incorporated in New
Jersey during the. month of March,
and the total capital of those author
lied to issue stock and bonds Of over
sl,oO0.0 600 each amounts to $1,lll,75O,-
600. The incorporation fees received
from these companies by the secretary
of state amount to $4,000. The aver
age capital stock Of the 250 companies
is S4,447, 600. The American Tobacco
Company today certified an increase
in its capital stock from $35, 900, 900 to
10000 GOO. Following is a list of the
largest trusts formed under New Jer-
sey laws during March: American
Woolen Company, $65, 900, 900; Ameri-
can Ice Company, 100000, 600; United
States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry
Company, $4,000, 900: American Ship
building Company, 100000, 900; Inter-
national Steam Pump Company, $27,-
000, 900; New England Electrical We
hicle Transportation Company, $25,-
000, 900; Royal Baking Powder Com
rany, $50, 600, 900; Havana Commercial
Company, 500, 600, 900; United Electric
Company of New Jersey, $40, DOC, 900;
American Beet Sugar Company, $780,
100000; United Fruit Company, $20,-
600, 200; Consolidated Street Car Com
pany, SIS. 000, 600; Egyptian Com
press Company, $4,000, 900: Compress
ed Gas Capsule Company. $15,00 900;
National Salt Company, $12, 000, 900;
Park Steel Company, 10000 900;
American Brick Company, $4,000 900;
Continental Cement Company. 100000
coo; American School Furniture Com
pany, 500 0.O00; United Zinc and Lead
Company. Sc, 200, 900; National Cash
Register Company. $4,000, 900.
To Let-50 factories. warehouses
and mills, with power, to let. d. w
HAYNES, 2S5 Broadway.-Ad. in N.
Y. Sun.
In the wake of the trusts. These
items will continue to become more and
more common as trusts are perfected,
The little fellows are not in it. If the
men whose business tact and genius
built up these plants cannot operate
them successfully how in the world
do you suppose any one else can? II
is a sign of the times.
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The Question of Governing,

All governing is done by people,"
the question is whether all the people
shall govern themselves or whether a
few of the people shall govern the
others.-The New Era.
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gent ru.e more corrupt than The az
ministration of Chicago, Philadelphia
and New York? Has the Filipino
government national Legislators who
are under Indictment for robbery and
accused by their own state of bribery?
Considering that the murders in this
country exceed the homicides Of the
whole of Europe, don't you think that
we had better attend to our purifica-
ton first? Are there any more little
children toi!ing at hard labor in the
Philippines than are working here, un-
der the beautiful banner of the free?
Are there more women toilers in the
Philippines than there are here, ruin
ing their constitutions by working in
fitting themselves for the burdens, OBJ
legations, and, aye, the glories of moth
erhood?
Is life so awful in the Philippines
that there are suicides there by the
hundreds of men who are glad to es-
cape the struggle for existence, as hap
pens here, till we have ceased to Won
der! Isn't it a general rule Of a ma
ton, as of an individual, that when it
goes about calling attention to its SUI
perior virtues it is usually the biggest
kind of a hypocrite? Did not Christ
have in mind just such assumption of
virtue as is manifested now by the
United States when He condemned the
Pharisees for their self-announced
righteousness? Will some of our min
listers kindly give us a sermon on the
difference between tho Phariseeism OF
Christs day and that of 1899?