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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-01
CONCLUDES INVESTIGATION.
Legislative Committee Back ut Pierre
There VIII BE Z, 800 Pages OF Testimony.

49, I'd i
Pierre. s.. D., FEB. 25.-The members
Of the investigating committee with
the exception Of Senator Martin re-
turned here Saturday night, having fin
lshed taking testimony at the reform
school. The committee has worked
night and day since leaving Pierre and
there will be $500 typewriter pages of
testimony. Some more witnesses are
to be examined here, among them Sec
rotary George W. Kingshury, of Yarx-
ton. Nothing startling was ELECTED at
Planktnton In addition to the charges
made by exc Governor Lee. Former Su-
perintendent Ainsworth, like former
Mead, of the asylum,
explained many things by the fact that
there had been fires at both institutions
shortly before his retirement Aims
worth failed to- clear up the charge
that he had failed to account for the
nineteen head Of cattle shown by the
inventory to be on hand at the time
of his settlement. 4, s. h. e
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-01
SCHMIDT SUCCEEDS sTEERE.
Governor Herreid Makes appointment on
Board OF Charities and Corrections.

Governor Herreid Makes appointment on
board OF Charities and Corrections.
Pierre, s.. D., Feb. %. Governor Her.
Of Jacob Schmidt, Of Memo. Hutchfn-
son county, to succeed F. M. Steers as
g member OF the board Of charities and
corrections The nomination was con-
5 John Armstrong. Of Desmet; Prof. +.
q. Chiicott Of Brookings college; Thos.
Fullerton. or Mitchell. and q. a. MouI-
ton, OF Faulkton. were appointed mem
lbers OF the state fair board. giS
On motion Of Senator Gilmore the
chntr refused by ex- Governor Lee was
given to the, state historical society.
Senator Ehglesby. Of Codingtor In
PRODUCED bill to transfer the state re.
form school from Plankintpn 70 !. the
state grounds near Watertowr.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-01
THURSDAYS PRocEEDINGs.

d Pierre, 8. D., Feb. q. The senate
devoted most Of the afternoon yester-
day to the general educational bill
which was put through under wf1ip
and spur; Stewart moving the previous
question to cut or an amendment nv
johnson Of Douglas embodying the
Nebraska free text book statute. The
bill passed 80 to %. Gilmore. LOOMS
Newly and Stilwell, republicans. yot-
ing with. the populists In the negative.
The senate committee on rules re-
ported a ruke which passed fixing SAT-
Mrday as the last day for Introduction,
of any but committee bills.
The house and senate both passed
resolutions giving to the State Histori-
cal society the once chair refused Nv
Governor Lee. Burke introduced bill
appropriating $4,000 to pay Fred Evans
q deficiency In the construction Of the
soldiers home IN 1883
The Ninth circuit bill was postponed
till Thursday next In the house. after 8
hot fight and the governors veto 81 the
bill allowing authorizations In describ-
Ing real estate tax sales was unani-
mously approved. q M
The Merchants, association bill 10
prevent saleS Of merchandise to- des
fraud creditors Was defeated, 20 10 ~.
And on rec0ndderat tOn was lost. IN
- : -
Evening journal., 1901-10-30
GATHERING NUTS in FOREST
ALONG THE UPPER BRANDYWlNE

From the day of the frst frost to the
time when the ground Is covered with
snow the boys of the city go nutting
in the upper Brandywine woods This
yet unspoiled bit Of natural forest COW
ers many acres of bhe region lying
between the creek road and Concord
pike, beyond DuPonts' lower powder
yard, and although it is private prop
erty it serves in effect as park for
the surrounding region
Here grow scores Of the largest
chestnuts in all the northern suburbs
monsters two or three feet in diameter,
growing singly and as twins and trip
let's. Here. too, are hundreds of shag-
bark hickories. from the slender sap
ling which has still the smooth skin of
infancy to towering giants whose shag-
gy trunks are two feet across at the
butt and whose rounded crowns over
top all their neighbors of the forest.
Black walnuts. butternuts and frilled
hazelnuts also grow in the woods, and
the beeches of this bit of forest are the
noblest Of their kind.
The chestnuts and the hickories form
little groves within the woodland,
growing great and small. a dozen or
more together stretching in long lines
beside the stone walls that traverse the
woodland. following in irregular
course the brook and edging the bit Of
low meadow that makes a perpetually
green clearing in the forest
Large as is the population about the
n n n
or boy of the hundreds that 90 nutting
there is sure of getting a share of the
nuts. Those who rise early on the first
windy morning after the earliest frost
go home laden with quarts Of chest
nuts. Only the fortunate few can do
this, however and most content them
selves with taking their chances on
Sundays along with any one else who
comes.
Accordingly, Sunday after Sunday the
whole woodland is secured from early
morning till dusk by men, women and
children with baskets. salt bags. tin
pals and pockets. The fallen leaves
are raked over a hundred times. until
it seems as if no chestnut could escape,
yet weeks after the chief harvest has
been gathered there is a rich aftermath
for those who have patience and in
dustry.
The chestnut trees are 50 great that
few are climbed, and only the strongest
arm can send an effective missile to
their tops. and the same is true of the
hickories But the chestnuts are barred
of burrs soon after the first hard frost,
and after that the nuts are for the boy
with the keenest eve.
AS to the hickories they retain the
fruit on their highest branches far into
the winter tantalizing every boy that
passes Bushels of the nuts fall to the
ground and shine white among the fall
en- leaves or show dull green if still
muffled in their hulls.
The harvest of the hickory nuts be-
gins before that Of the chestnuts. but
is suspended when the latter begins,
Evening journal., 1901-10-30

IS unsurpassed; as far as the eye can
reach the land e under cultivation and
the colors change with the crops and
the seasons.
In 1876 twenty acres were purchased
adjoining the original I'VE and in 1885
/ began improving the place by setting
out an orchard and shade trees. Since
then ten acres more have been added
so that the farm now consists Of thirty
five acres Our only son is past twelve
and believing that life on a farm would
be beneficial TO him, as well as Pleasant
to the rest Of us. we are now about
to realize The plans made years ago.
The first day Of October was the
seventeenth anniversary of our mar
riage and the fourteenth anniversary
OF my removal from Illinois to Nebras-
ka. TO celebrate this double anniver-
sary, Mrs. Bryan and ! went out to
the farm on that day and helped to
stake off the ground for the house and
took out the first shOvelfu, of dirt. The
foundation will be put in this fall. so
that the house can be completed early
next spring When it Is ready for oc-
oupancy a picture Of il will appear in
the Commoner-until it is completed
the plans are subject to change"
May Editor Bryan's farm yield boun-
tiful crops, may his wheat bring good
prices, regardless Of the price OF silver.
and may his life on the farm be "one
grand sweet song"
Evening journal., 1901-10-30

because any boy would rather have a
salt4bag of ohestnuts than a bushel OF
hickory nuts. BY reason of this neg
lect the hickory nuts are buried deep
beneath the fallen leaves to be olsen
tOmbed from time to time so long as
the ground is clear of snow. Many nuts
escape altogether both squirrels and
boys and are found next spring sprout-
ed and firmly rooted in the ground with
the young tree we'll started skyward
Half the pleasure of nutting in
these woods is not in the harvest but in
the delightful autumnal pictures that
greet the eye at every turn. Wherever
one looks one sees the nut harvesters
bending over the freshly fallen leaves,
amid slanting sunlight hardly to be dis
tinguished from the rich russet and
gold of the remaining foliage. Far
through the woodland vistas the falling
leaves come wavering down. The old
stone walls are half buried in the leaves
already fallen. When the wind is still
there is a far whisper through the
woodland. the noise Of many feet rus
tling through the thick and gorgeous
carpet spread by the hand of autumn.
Other sounds that reach the ear are
the shouts of children over their har-
Vesting. the echOing bark of dogs the
scolding Of squirrels as they behold
their natural winter supplies thus ruth
lessly carried of. the calls of strange
migratory birds that have paused on
Their way southwark for rest and food.
These strangers are to be known not
only by their plumage and their cries.
but also by an air of excitement and by
a marked timidity in the presence of
human beings. doubtless due to the
fact of their coming from the wilder
ness where human irterlopers seldom
penetrate.
The woodland. in the midst of the
excitement and hustle that these immi-
grants bring with them, takes on a
touch of that dramatic interest which il
had when the play of lovemaking and
housekeeping was enacted by the famil-
lar birds of the region in the spring.
Along with all these autumnal sights
and sounds come appeals to other senses.
Deliciously cool airs bathe the cheeks
and suggest the frost that has perhaps
only Just vanished from the fields and
gardens. though as yet ii has not reach
ed the warm heart of the woodland.
Pungent and wholesome odors salute
the nostrils. from fallen nut hulls, from
the slow combustion of fallen leaves in
the vast crucible that stretches from
end to end of the woodland and en-
croaches upon the bordering fields.
Early evening finds the nut harvest
ers trOOping home through the cool and
echoing aisles of the woodland. now
pensive with the last rays of the set
ting sun. An hour later the woodland,
lately SO pOpulOus, returns to its pris-
tine peace. Far on its western edge,
seen through a dense network of twigs
and branches, burn the after sunset
fires, as they burned when the grand
.sires Of the nut harvesters made merry
in the larger woodland area of their
day.
Evening journal., 1901-10-30
A Pumpkin Pie Shortage

There is trouble in the country.
There is trouble in the town
Ana It's Just the sort of trouble
Ihat won't at our bidding down:
FOR the grangers sadly tell us.
lhat the pumpkin crop is shy.
Ana that means there'll be a shortage
In the toothsome pumpkin pie.
Many autumns has this Wand
Been feature of each feast.
Tickling palates of all eaters.
From the highest to the least.
IL has held a place of honor
Next the famed Thanksgiving bird
And on all occasions festal
Everywhere its praise was heard.
We began TO think about IL
Very early in the spring;
OFT we talked about the pleasure
That the autumn days would bring.
Many times our mouths have watered
As we coniured up the scene
OF our teg'h are slowly closing
on the pumpkin pie between.
But alasl for expectations
OF what autumn had in store.
And alas! for plans of feasting.
Based on pumpkin pie galore,
For the crop has badly fooled us.
And our sorrow is profound
AS we face this pumpkin shortage
Not enough to go around.
or the cause there's no use talking
That is neither here nor there
We're confronted by conditions
And for theories don't care.
We are troubled by this shortage
And we're thinking. as we sigh,
Life is not so much worth living
When one can't get pumpkin pie.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegra
Evening journal., 1901-10-30
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

In carrying out death sentence Aus
tria. Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark
France. Hanover and Saxony use the
eWillotine Holland. England. United
States generally and Portugal depend
on the gallows. Ecuador and Olden-
0dtg shoot condemned criminals.
Brunswick retains the axe. China falls
hack on the sword or cord. The sword
is Prussla's resource. the garrote that
.of Spain. while Russia varies her set
element OF such matters among shoot
ing. the sword and the gallows.
But can YOU keep house?" he asked
doubtfully. for he was above all things
a practical man.
If YOU get a house and put it in my
name" she replied promptly, "I'll keep
it all right enough"
Matters being thus satisfactorily
settled. their engagement was an
nounced.
The Department of Fisheries is intro
ducing in Nova Scotia waters the rain
bow trout from British Columbia.
The new Glasgow municipal tele
phone service has underground wire
l6.5O0 miles in length. It provides 70
10000 subscribers.
There is a case on record where al
amateur actor said he could play Kin.
I Lear after a weeks study. Sarah Bern
hardt rehearsed FIVE hundred times IL
the role Of Cleopatra before she con
sidered herself ready to play the par
Ia public
It's the cook who can understan
best why the man Of the house who
3 deaf is the happiest.
While windmill roof was hein
overhauled near Besancon. the mum
= mified body of a pigeon was found AZ
tached to a wing was quill containin
Evening journal., 1901-10-30
TAXING PARooHIAL soHooLs


The question OF the taxation ol
church property is a most delicate one
and has been variously treated in diff
ferent States. In some, Uhe statutes
and decisions have confined the exemp-
tion to properties actually used for
worship, while in others THE exemption
has been extended to cover all proper
ties psed in either Worship or educa-
tion. This question as It stands is
purely legal. and should be construed
by the courts. We hope that a case
stated will be decided upon in order
that It may be judieially determined.
The fundamental difference OF opln-
ion leading 10 the formation or church
sch0cls. need not be discuessed here,
but Oae broader view would incline us
TO construction whiom would place
I'D unnecessary burden upon those wlnO
are furthering education. The mem
bers OF the Roman Catholic Church
have assumed great burdens. and to
their credit be IT said, They bear uaem
uncomplainingly., They not only cen
tribute to their churches. but keep am
efficient system Of schools inOperation.
They make no complaint, notwith-
standing the fact that they pay taxes
Just as either men do, to sustain Ule
public schools.
OF course, there are those who de-
clare that the parochial schools are
unnecessary, and that the public school
system is ample. But this is a some
what narrow view, and we should rec
ognize the educational force which is
being fostered under the auspices Of the
Catholic Church, and avoid the appear
ance OF antagonism or friction.
The argument is made that il THE
parodhial sohools We're abandoned ANA
the pupils thrown into the public
schools, the additional burden
TO taxpayers would be very
great. Additional buildings would
have to be constructed, and many new
teachers would be required. This is al
view worthy of remembrance when ,he
equities OF tho case are to be taken
into consideration. and If tle statutes
Will bear the construction That these
are exempt fIom taxation, we
believe all people win be satisfied.
Occasionally we hear the opinion eX-
pressed that it is a narrow view thati
the public schools are not suitable to
educate the youlh OF all religious be-
lefs. but it certainly would be equally
narrow TO hoad thalt any class of per-
sens should be hampered in the CON
duct OF any form of Christian educa-
ton We think we have reached a
pcint where these questions may be
and selected without undue
prejudice or passion.
Evening journal., 1901-10-30
wEDNEsDAY.ooroBE 30, 1901
A MAN OR THE PARTY

There is nothing surprising in the
ahreats Of the Addicks newspapers &c
throw the State into Democratic con
tllcl. unless the ambition OF theiI
thameless leader is gratifled. For years
there has been a loyalty to Addicks Oh
the part OF certain servfe leaders which
has been so unreasonable as to inspire
uhe thought that 1t was the result OF
PERSONAL gainl 1t is the policy of the
autocrat and dictator, and has been in
evidence for a number OF years.
The men upholding that policy
have received rewards, or expect them.
Some OF the most obnoxious have been
the recipient of favors from the hands
of Regular Republicans. They are
.0yal to the idea promulgated years
since. that unless an individual could
receive the highest office in the gint OF
our people. he would sink cur party.
His intelligence has been just suni-
cient to carry out THAT role, and that
Of his supporters. just great enough
to uphold him. II Democratic success
is held preferable TO Republican sue
cess with Addicks eliminated, there is
nCCAing TO prevent THE execution Of the
threat We must remember uhe logic
OF the case, however II says that Ne
mocracy is better than Republicanism
with Addicks left cut. That is a
high estimate of The party, to be sure.
Slowly we are coming to The con-
clusion that THE depravity of the Ad-
dicks Readers has been underesi-
mated The Governor whom they
elected and who was regarded as their
own property is cast aside like an old
garment when he dares have an opin-
ion nlcs dictated by Addicks. They
would leave father and mother-and
their conscience-to cleave 90 him.
The position OF Regular Republicans
has been distorted, but we propose TO
make It plain, and to keep it before
public attention. They are willing TO
elect any two decent men to the Senate
without conditions. OF course, that
would eliminate the base adventUTer
who has sdhemed for his personal ag-
grandizement so long. II the faction
in opposition wish TO stake everything
on tlila elevation cf one man, and
wantcnly turn over the government to
the Democrats, because they regard
that as a proper alternative, then We
believe the people will have some
thing TO say. It is one man against
a party, which viii we choose? Surely
the honest and intelligent voter Will
have something to say.
Evening journal., 1901-10-30
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK

life There was the young housewife
smiling while the butcher was giving
her an undesirable piece or meat. tell
ing her at the same time that she
would thank MIN when she went to eat
it. After her order was filled a woman
of middle age, with cold blue eyes, a
sharp dhin and a sharper nose, came
IN. Her mouth would close with &
SNAP and her eyes would emphasize
the movement with an accompaniment.
or triple snaps.
What can I do for you, madam %
asked the butcher.
Il want a pot-roast. and want il
tender she snapped.
Here is a nice one, man." said thu
butcher
After smelling it over and punching
lsundry holes in it with her finger. she
said: How much is it a pound?"
Twelve and a half cents, madam
and it lis cheap at that"
Twelve and a half centsi Why,
can get all that / want of it right neXt
i door to my home for ten Gems" re
piled the woman.
Il am very sorry ma'am"--
It's no use to talk to me. know you
butchers and / will give you 10 cents a
pound for that roast and no more"
ITS ruinOus. said the butcher, as he
started to wrap the meat up.
Won't YOU put some bones in The
bundle for my dog, and a piece of IA
for a griddle greaser?" she asked.
The butcher sighed and the crowd o
patient customers looked on him witt
lpity.
+ The Wayfarer followed the woman
and saw her have tilts with the tisl
dealer, with the keeper of poultry, anI
finally with a butter dealer.
He was obdurate and obstinate ant
refused to he 'jewed" a bit. and the.
snapped at each other until the Way
farer thought that they would come u
, blows. The woman finally took hair
pin from her hair and began samplini
the butter. This brought the butte
b seller to terms. and he quit quarrelin
and sold the woman a pound of butter
/ while disgust was written in every fea
! ture of his face.
That woman is a holy terror, and
{ have seen her taste nearly everythin
= in the market, and then leave withou
} buying a thing" explained the butte
5 merchant to the astonished Wayfarer.
Evening journal., 1901-10-30

a missive dated 1870, which read.
Darling. all wei, but starving. P. p
c. The pigeon was most likely enc
lof the homers released in Paris during
the siege.
Charley. dear" said young Mrs.
Torkina, there Is one favor I want to
ask Of You. / hope you will realize
It is for your own good and net get
Iangry"
What is it?"
i want you to solemnly promise me
thai you will never bet on a horse that
isn't going to win"
The st. Luke's Society, Of Chicago,
mas bought Abraham Lincoln's birth
place. farm of 40 acres near Hod-
gensville. Ky, and intends to turn il
into an inebriate asylum. They say It
will be a memorial to Lincoln and the
greatest temperance project ever un-
dertaken in this country.
Carmen Sylvia" Elizabeth. Queen of
Roumania. is said to be a great worker
she rises at o'clock and works at her
desk until breakfast. after which time
she devotes herself to her duties as
consort OF the king Elizabeth's fairy
stories are very popular in her own
country. anu one day in each month
IS devoted to reading the queens books
in The public schools of Roumania
The new Glasgow municipal tele-
phone service has underground wires
l65OO miles in length. 1t provides for
10000 subscribers.
An immense potato crop has been
raised this season by irrigation in the
Yakima Indian reservation in the
State OF Washington The quantity for
export is 1000 carloads, and one farmer
will clear $4,000. 1t is estimated that
the crop will be 10000 tons, worth ST.
600 900.
Little Willie-Pa?
Mr.. Hennypeck-Wellm my son?
Little Willie-ls a bald eagle one
that's married?
Usually there is discord in the hearts
of the church choir. however much har-
mCny in their voices.
Some women have got to quarrel
with their husbands if the only reason
hey can find for it is that he isn't
enough.
Evening journal., 1901-10-30

George w. Fowler and Werlic Fowler
his young wife, were released from Gus
tody last night. and will not have to stand
trial for alleged perjury. Attorney-Gen-
eral Ward found that Mrs. Nellie NJ.
Binson. whose name they are alleged
To have signed 10 check for S110. had
gone out of the courts jurisdiction. The
following sentences were imposed:
Wilbur Ridgway, daef mute, stealing
two wedding rings. value 500. from the
burning home of Mrs. Hattie L. Martin
dale. Dover. two years and ten lashcs
Charles Purnel. robbing William NJ
Watt of a suit case and clothing while
a passenger on the Delaware railroad
train, one year and ten lashcs: Charles
Burton. stealing iewelry from William
ID. Williams of Milford. four months and
ten lashes; James May Horsey. an at
tractive Moor and Joseph Lee charged
with larceny, were released by the grand
Jury. William II. Decker pleaded not
guilty to an Indictment charging him
with stealing a horse and carriage and
harness from West Dover. and will b'
ltrled to-norroW. . .ss -.. 8. .-s.-ta
Evening journal., 1901-10-30
NEWSPAPER OPINION
The Bank Of Delaware

From the New York Press.
The Bank OF England is a pretty
healthy institution. with a capital of a
little over S72,O0O.OOO and a surplus OF
about Sl6,O0O,0 900, yet the governor re-
ceives a salary Of only $4,000 a year
Our smallest city banks pay as much
as that TO their presidents. The pay
Of its twenty-four directors is $2,50O
each per annum. The bank is a vast
building, one story high and perfectly
isolated. There Is not a window to be
seen in its walls. The offices are light
cd from the roof or from the nine
inner courts and garden. AT night a
detachment Of THE FCot Guards, COM
manded by a captain. watches over the
safety of the "Old Lady of Thread
needle Street" During the day the
private watchman of the company IT,
self suffice to maintain order The bank
is intusted by THE treasury with the
arrangements for the interest on thC
national debt, consOls. annuities. etc.
and receives from the government a:
payment for its services about $1,000,
600.
Evening journal., 1901-10-30

The Union Republican organs have
determined TO turn the State over Ia
Democracy. and declare their inten-
tiOn of driving the Regular RepubI-
cans into that party. Their friendli-
ness for the old time enemy is almost
as great as when they conspired to
elect r. II. Kenney senator and de-
feated Richardson and Cannon. They
evidently want to get rid of the decent
element in order that they may in
dulge in carnival OF rascality.