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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Conversation without Words.

I'M traveller in a foreign land is not
necessarily helpless because he does
not know the language. Nor was a
correspondent Of the Chicago Record,
who admits that when he entered
Italy his nine words OF French and If
teen words Of German we're of no great
use to him. He says:
In Genoa l went into a Photographic
er's shop and selected a dozen photo
graphs.
pointed at the photographs and
looked at him inquiringly. which
meant. How much?"
He nodded his head and wrote '14''
on a slip of paper.
nodded. signifying. II will take
them
He walked over to a calendar hang
ing on the wall and pointed to 20;
then he walked back and picked up the
photographs and shook his head,
which clearly meant that he could not
allow me to take the ones / had Sc
lected. but would have others printed
by the 10Th.
Thereupon I pointed to IS on the cal
endar, and said Roma" which. meant
that should depart for Rome on that
date.
He nodded and then pointed to 30
and asked, "Eh?" which meant, Shall
you be in Rome until the 3Oth?"
l nodded violently.
"Hotel?' he asked.
l wrote my Rome address on a slip
Of paper.
In making change he held out one
Ira.
"Poste," he explained.
Then I departed. Ordinarily a shop
per selecting a dozen photographs to
be printed to order and forwarded to
him at the next town would spend ten
minutes or more in making inquiries
and giving directions. Our total Of
conversation was Just five words.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
New Use for Rlot.,r.

&.
The use of blotting-paper for clean
ing machinery Is a new idea, but 1t has
beer tried in the German workshops.
and found to answer we'll. says the En-
cheering and Mining Journal.
Tow, wooden refuse, sponge cloths
n jute waste are the materials US
ually employed for the cleaning OF ma
chimes and parts of engines which are
soiled by dust and lubricating sinh
stances. The better varieties Of cotton
waste are very good for securing pur-
poses. but the cheaper grades are
charged with dust, and in using them
a sponge cloth, specially manufactured
for the purpose, has to be resorted to.
In employing blotting paper for
securing purposes the use of cotton
waste is decreased. and the o
cloths are entirely dispensed with. On
an average the German workman re-
ceived under the former system two
hundred and fifty grams Of cotton
waste, one new sponge cloth. and n
or two renovated one every week.
Now he is supplied with one hundred
and fifty grams Of cotton waste and
about eight or ten sheets Of plotting
paper, at a cost Of two and a half
cents, or one-third the cost Of the cot
ton waste.
The paper is not only cheaper, but it
does not soil the machinery with fbres
and dust, as do the wooden refuse and
the sponge cloths. It is also less COM
h,yctih1> 49, - - E.4-Hl .e.ltEJ
and If 1t should be caught in the ma
chinery while engines in motion are
being cleaned. it tears easily. and the
workmen run no risk Of having theb
hands drawn into the machinery.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Rent.

Rent, rent, rent.
The tenant sleeps,
But rent sleeps not.
He wakens with the dawn
And hastes away to labor,
But all the day
Rent spurs him on to toll.
The noontide hour
If spent in fastening home
To eat, that strength may still be hai
to toll;
Each footstep is pursued by rent.
Or If, perchance, the buckets content!
He hastily devours beside his job,
Its contents is the less for rent.
Around the evening lamp
Domestic joy is marred by rent.
The common food,
The coarser shoes,
The less expensive dress,
The homely furniture,
Are ever present evidences of rent.
The holidays, the holy Sabbath DAYS
Are neither holidays nor holy days.
There are no holy days to rent
Rent robs of joy,
1t poisons peace,
1t pliers plenty,
1t pinches poverty.
1t lays its robber hand
On all production,
And vampire-like
1t sucks the blood OF industry.
DAVID B. PAGE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
To Operate . Kite Camera.

The camera is pointed at the earth
before 1t is sent into the air, and when
aloft a special very thin line, distinct
from the kite cable. pulls the lever
that snaps the shutter. The camera.
which is rigidly braced into a fixed
position by an inclosing frame, is sus-
pended about 100 feet below the group
OF tandem kites. which radiate or
branch from the main kite cable like
the branches of a tree. When a sum
Gent number of kites have been added
to produce a maximum lift OF seventy
pounds then the camera is sent aloft
and the shutter line is pulled When
the operator thinks it opportune.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
A New Star,

Mrs. Fleming of the Harvard OBJ
servatory has discovered a new star in
the constellation Sagittarius. The dis
covcry was made, not with the tele-
scope, but with the microscope. The
star had been photographed on eight
plates taken between March 8 and
April 29, 1898. Within that time il
faded from the fifth to the eighth mag
nitude, and Professor Pickering reports
that a photograph made on March 9,
this year, shows that the star is yet
visible, having fallen to the tenth
magnitude. OF six new stars which
have appeared since 1885, Mrs. Flem-
ing has discovered five by means OF
photographs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

The icebreaker Ermack, which re-
GENTLY arrived at Kronstadt, has been
put to a practical test. She was called
up to the assistance Of three steamers,
one British, N German and the other
Norwegian, ice-bound some twenty
miles from the port of Reval. The
German. steamer was dangerously
leaking from damage done during her
struggles with the ice. However,
when the Ermack came up she made,
as shown in u illustration, a chan
mel in the solid ice in which the me-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Remarkable Lakes.

On the Mangishlak peninsula, in the
Caspian sea, there are five small lakes
One of them is covered with salt crys.
tails, strong enough to allow mar and
beast to cross the lake on foot; an
other is round as any circle, and a
lovely rose color. Its banks of salt
crystal form a setting, white as the
driven snow, to the water, which not
only shows all the colors from violet
to rosy red, but from which rises a per
fume of violets. Both the perfume
and the color are the result Of the
presence OF seaweeds.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Victor Hugo's Idea,

Victor Hugo said hat "the rich will
do anything for the poor, except get off
their backs"
They will give a small part of the
money that others have earned for
them to churches, colleges, hospitals
and in aims, but they will not permir
the multitudes to get taat which is
their own.
Which is better, to establish a svs-
TEN that will guarantee to every man
the full reward of his labor, or to con-
tinue the present system of robbery
with its aims giving?-Commonwealth.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
A Mortgage on Heaven.

Over the door of a church in Arizona
are these words: This is the gate of
heaven" and on the panel of the door
is a notice which says, CLOSED by or
der of the American Loan company"
The corporation foreclosed the mort
gage which it holds on the church, and
thus actually closed the gate of heav-
en-" to increase its profits.-Sierra Gaz-
cite
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
A Delicate Pier.

Father" said the boy who was look
ing ly p%ensively at the sunshine and
luxuriant foliage which told of an
preaching June. What is it,"
where do you suppose Gen. Funston
would be to-day if his father had pun
ished him so that he was afraid to go
iii Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

In the war of the Crimea, with 1,4CO,-
500 troops, there were killed in battle
$3.50; died of wounds; $4,000; died OF
disease, $4,000. In the American wal
of 1876, in the Northern army, there
took the field 1886, 900 troops; there
were killed in battle 1920; there died
of wounds 34,006; there died of dis
east 419,240. In the Spanish-American
wal there took the field 274,717 troops;
there were killed in battle 1893; there
were wounded 1,577; there died from
disease 2,619.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

lars of different heights, to eQnalize
the grade, and the floor will be OF
boards. The width will be about IL
feet, and each side will be inclosed by
lattice work rising to a height OF about
four feet. The path will be lighted
by a double row. Of lights, placed sc
high as to alternate. and half way be-
tween the cities a park and casino will
be established by the company that
has undertaken to build the structure
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

a great favorite, and many a time.
would be seen in a corner with a pref
ty girl to pull out a plum.
Nancy Etticote' with her golden
curls and pretty white gown was the
belle of the evening.
Simple Simon" was bright enough
to knew her. but she thought TON"
the "Piper's Son" was more attractive
as he let her taste of his chocolate pig
as he played on his pipe for them to
dance.
Peter Pumpkin-Eater" was so late
with his wife, whom he drew In q
pumpkin shell. that there was little
time to introduce them, and they all
marched to supper singing to the tune
OF Mistress Mary's BELLS"
1t was a real Mother Goose" sup
per with white bread and butter"
hot cross buns" pink slices Of ham.
a large plate of tarts. candied plums,
and a pail Of water.
Curly Locks could not bring
strawberries and cream, SO they had
strawberry ice cream with pat-a-cakes
that the Baker Man" made.
At a signal from Mother Goose"
Boy Blue" blew his horn, and every
body went upstairs. Curtains were
drawn across the doorway leading into
the library.
The curtains parted, and there was q
Dig nest with a monstrous goose sit
ting upon it, then Mother Goose"
made a little speech which made them
all laugh. The goose put her bill into
the nest and pulled out a little golden
egg. The nest must have been full.
ior there was an egg for every one OF
the children.
when they went home they all said
that there was nothing quite SO nice
as a Mother Goose" party,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
The Land Beyond the Blue.

written for the Family Herald and
Weekly Star.)
Fair and beyond the blue.
Where the flowers unfading grow,
Where the tree OK life Is blooming in
beauty all untold.
There are pastures green and smiling
where the quiet waters flow.
And the saints in white are walking on
the streets Of shining gold,
BY faith thy shores arise to view,
Fair and beyond the blue!
Calm land beyond the blue,
Where the sound of strife is still.
Where no storms of grief or terror can
the peaceful joys modest.
And the melody OF music from the many
harp-strings thrill!
There the weary hands are folded. and
the weary feet have rest.
We dream of thee when falls the dew.
Calm land beyond the blue!
Dear land beyond tho blue.
Where our loved and lost ones dwell!
Though we miss them. oh, we miss them
for n little weary while,
Vet to earth we would not call them. for
we know that all Is we'll.
And when there. too, we have gathered
we shall see and share their smile.
When shall We meet those hearts so
true
Dear land beyond the blue?
Homeland beyond the blue,
We are only strangers here;
Pilgrims. w still we journey to That
home which waits afar.
sometimes. when our footsteps falter and
the way seems lone and drear.
Faint sweet echoes Of the music hoat
from out the gates atar.
'IIS TINS our hearts find strength
anew,
Homeland beyond the blue!
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
A Clearly Stated Issue,

The sermon on the mount and ma
tural justice can rule the world, or they
cannot. If they an, our present rul-
ing is the invention of the devil; IL
they cannot, the devil has a right to
rule, If the people let him-but he
ought not to call his rule Christian civ.
ilization.-John Boyle O'Reilly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Mother Goose,s p,nner par,v.

1t was the 18th Of February. TWEEN
ty-ive guests had been invited. Tom
Tucker" Jack" and Jill" and the
rest OF the guests came in squads and
platoons.
There were three boy blues" and
three Miss Muffets," and the maids
Of the Kitchen"
The Queen OF Hearts," decorated
with fifty blood-red hearts made a
sensation. And boy Blue became
al once her devoted slay,, and when
Bobby Shaftoe" arrived the Queen"
paid more attention to him, and poor
Boy Blue" felt very badly,
Bobby Shaftoe" presented his card,
and then began to comb down his yell
low hair.
The Queen" was very much i'm
pressed. and "Bo Peep" told the "Blue
Bird" in a whisper that he was her
lover forever more.
Little Red Riding Hood" did not
Ike to hear this, for she thought Bob
by belonged to her, IT, Just then
Johnny Green" came in and made ev-
erybody laugh trying to ring his little
silver bell and at the same time keep
MS large pussy cat swinging.
Mistress Mary" was quite contrary
as usual. especially when George Por-
gle" tried to kiss her. but then he kiss
ed all the girls, and strange to say,
none OF them cried; they rather seemed
to like 1t.
"Jack Horner" with his Christmas
pie, which was a real mince pie. was
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

A book agent recently tried to sell us
a copy Of ~Swedenborg's Heaven and
He'll" We would like to know more
about heaven, but, running a reform
paper in Chicago, we get quite enough
OF the other place.-People's Press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

WHO is the victim?" asked the dep
uty coroner when he arrived on the
cene.
He is the publisher of an almanac"
was the reply of the mob.
"RSt what have you against him?"
asked the deputy.
His book says that this is SPRING
answered the mob.
Verdict: Justifable homicide.-Chi
cago Post.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

1T Is unutterably sad" she said
"unutterably sad" and went on talk
ing and talking and talking about it.
II wish it was" remarked her hus-
band, when he had a chance to speak,
as he laid aside his newspaper hope
lessly.
WAS what?" she inquired in some
astonishmcnt.
"Unutterably sad" and there was 2
lull.-Detroit Free Press,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Had Heard Of tho Place

What is the name Of that United
States ship after our money!" asked
the sultan of Morocco. THE Chi
cago, SIRE" was the reply of the
underling. "In that case,' said the
monarch, sadly, there is nothing to do
but to separate ourselves from our Sc
uins.'-Indianapolis Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
To Catch the Pnby,c.

First Capitalist understand you
are forming a trust for the manufac-
ture Of a new bicycle. Second Cap,tal-
ist-Yes, that's SO. First Capitalist
What are Q going to call the wheel?
Second Capitalist-You won't tell?
First Capitalist-Certainly not! Sec
ond Capital:st-Well call it the amt.
Trust. '-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
NOTES..

Twenty-eight suicides in twenty-six
days, IN the city OF San Francisco!
Cause, as innocently given by the ever
reliable daily press, and without COM
meEt, Poverty; inability to obtain en-
ployment!"-San Francisco Star.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
The idiot.

1T is a funny thing, when a fellow
is hugging a girl" said the Cheerful
idiot, fixing the youngest boarder with
his giitteringkTsye, that then Is the
time she maybe said to be more or
less Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
A Trying Moment.

Slugem (from the West)-Say, young
feller. if yer don't keep ycur end OF
dat contract, yer'll hear something
drop!
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
One Of the "Ble~sed Institutions.

A city gives a gas company the mon
opoly of making gas and selling it to
its citizens. The monopoly then pro-
ceeds to indulge its own sweet will in
the matter of charging for gas. 1t is
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

Dorothy ION being asked to define =
hooo-lt's a cows finger nail tina.
grows all the way round her foot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Dear land beyond tho blue,
beyond the blue!
What Frightened Isabella.

Dorothy has a beautiful doll named
Isabella, with the pinkest cheeks, the
brownest eyes, the curliest hair, and
best of all. with W. little strings hang
Ing from her back. which will make
her speak II they are pulled. She can
say only two words, Mamma" and
Papa" n for each string, but that
Is enough to give a great deal OF
amusement to Dorothy and her little
friends. Isabella is dressed in baby
clothes. SO Dorothy plays that she is
not old enough to say any other words
yet.
Isabella says Papa" quite slowly,
with a funny little jerk in the middle
of the word. but she says"Mamma''
very fast, and as II she really wanted
her mamma very much. When she
says that, Dorothy always feel like
taking her in her arms to comfort her.
it sounds SO much like a real child's
cry.
One day Dorothy put Isabella to
sleep, and laid her in the dolls cradle,
which just fits her, and then she her
self went out Of doors to play with
the two little girls who live next door.
D%orothy's mamma was sitting down
stairs, when she heard some one call
ing, Mamma! Mamma! Mammal"
over and over. very loudly and very
fast. 1t did not seem like Dorothy's
voice. but it sounded so frightened that
mamma thought something dreadful
nnct havo horro~nl - Do.nkl. -
make her call in that way. What could
1t be?
She ran upstairs as fast as she could
to the play room, from which the cries
came, and opened the door. She could
not see any n in the room, and for a
moment everything was quiet; then
suddenly she heard again, from the
corner where Isabella lay in her cradle,
Mammal! Mammal" 1t was no one
but Isabella. calling as fast as she
could, as II she could not get along
without her mamma another minute!
Dorothy's mamma did not know what
to make of it-she could not think no "
Isabella could talk all by herself, with
no one anywhere near her. But as
mamma went closer to the cradle she
suddenly saw what was thc matter
with Isabella, and then she went to the
window and called Dorothy, whom she
saw playing in the yard, to come and
see,
When Dorothy and her playmates
came running upstairs, mamma told
them to come into the room very quiet
ly, and what do you think they saw?
On his back behind the cradle was Do
rothy's Maltese kitten, Pussy Willow,
having such a fine time in kicking and
biting at a little string which hung
through the side OF the cradle!
1t was Isabella's mamma" string.
and every time Pussy pulled 1t Isabella
cried Mammal" as II sh, were very
much frightened, and Pussy-Willow
seemed to think that that was part Of
the fun.
The little girls all laughed heartily,
but Dorothy could not bear it very
long, the cries were SO pitiful, SO she
caught Isabella up and Rugged her,
and Pussy Willow scampered off to find
something else to play with.-Ruth
Tangier Smith in Youths Companion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

Mr.. Atkinson is now a fanatic" and
a mental degenerate" out he was wise
and very level headed when he was
writing on the currency in support OF
the election of William Mckinley to the
presidency.-Springfeld Republican.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

Reform in cur economic system is
purely a business question. BY bust
ness methods, four-ffths of the wealth
of this country has been transferred,
without an equivalent, to the few who
apply them for their personal gain
Equity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

"A california Citizen Is Much Mixed on
the foint-Trust Methods of To-day
and Those of the Near Future-A
Timely Hint.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

What Frightened Isabella" a Juvenile
Sketch-"Mother Goose's Dinner Party
an Amusing Story for the Juntors-A
Conversation without Words.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

PAX: was such an astonishing rea-
soner ae could prove a just mar to be
a cunning THE. among modern rea-
soners it does not require near so much
excellence to prove a cunning thief to
be a Just man.-Southern Mercury, Dali
las, Texas.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

Three years ago a Buffalo man stole
a locomotive, and was sent to prison
Tor two years. If he had only stolen
the Whole road, and tossed a few shares
OF stock around among the editors and
politicians, he might have served his
term, not in Jail, but in congress-
Coming Nation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

In New York City, the a%ristocracy is
engaged in teaching working girls how
to live on Scent meals.-Peoria Gaz-
cite.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

thant vessels were able to follow to
the harbor of Reval without difficulty
and the port of Reval was opened for
traffic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

The loyalist patriots creed, my
country, right or wrong; my state,
right or wrong; my city, right or
wrong; my neighborhood. right or
wrong; my family, right or wrong; my
self, right or wrong. Me!"-The Pub.
H.,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

These figures show an increase Of 76
per cent in the number OF organiza-
tions and OF GO per cent in amount of
bonds and stock. The census Of 1890
valued the entire mechanical and man
ufacturing industries of the country at
$685. 600, 900, SO that the capitalization
OF these 1853 industrial combinations is
90 per cent OF the census estimate for
the whole country.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

The initiative and referendum would
come in mighty handy to head off this
lmperialistic ranaway-The Peoples
Press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

In considering whittier we have al
ready drifted, Howard H. Hogan, a
wholesale grocer of San Francisco, in
a letter to the Examiner of that city,
rises to what the San Francisco Star
calls a social point of order.