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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-21
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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13

The following from the Pioneer Press
of the 9TH inst. will be of interest to
parties making final proof and those
holding land under the public landlaws:
Secretary Villas is getting very liberal
in his decisions on public land matters.
He is going Lamar one better every
time he gets a chance. He is improy-
ing upon the most liberal practice of
recent administrations, and is almost as
generous as a candidate before election.
For instrnce. he has just decided that
a MORTGAGE is authorized to perfect a
defective final proof. This is n very
important decision in Dakota, as it
makes it possible for partiesin interest
independent of the entrymen, to COM
plete cases where the entrymen are UNI
willing to further testify, or where they
have moved to an unknown part of the
territory. The secretary also holds
that a claimant can get his money back
where his final entry, presumption or
homestead, has been Cancelled for fail
ure to comply with the law in the
matter. of residence. In such cases he
directs the repayment of the purchase
money. Heretofore it has been held
that there was no law authorizing such
repayment. and the claimant failing tic
cure the defect as to residence lost his
money as we'll as his land. The secre
tary gives a fresh Interpretation to The
timbcr-culture law. Where a claimant
has been contested and it appears thai
he has five acres of trees growing
where he should have ten. the secre
tary awards the contestant half Of the
land and not all Of it, as the practice
has always been. The claimant car
retain half and surrender half. This
decision is set down as equity in har
mony with the rule that denies the
yght to another "to reap where he ha:
not sown."
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13

filed to over flowing with visitors and
invalids from all parts Of the United
States, for it is a we'll known fact that
u winters here being SO mild and con-
nected with high, dry and pure
bracing air IRE as favorable to the
invalid aud health seeker as our SPLEEN
did summers are. The Hot Springs Of
Fall River county have this great adj
vantage over the Hot Springs in
Arkansas and all other resorts for all
health resorts can be visited but q few
months during the year, some only in
the summer months and others only
the winter, while these in Fall
River county are open the year around.
Dick Moon.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13

ARarid City gentleman recently sent
q small quantity of clay to England to
haye q test made as to it's value for
manufacturing crockery. Last Satur-
day he received the dishes manufacture
ed out Of the clay which establishes the
fact beyond all doubt that there Is inn
menseiquantities of genuine potter's
clay in the Black Hills. Hero is an
other source of wealth for the Black
Hills and fine crockery will soon be
among the Black Hills already elongat-
ed list Of valuable productions.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13
d OE CONTEST.

U.S.LAND Orrlcr DEADwooD, DAk., Junc14, 1898
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
failure to comply with law as to timber culture
entry No. gsA dated July list, 1881, upon the M
sell and MS swl,. section 4, township 8 south,
with a view to the cancellation of said entry: con-
testant alleging that the said Clifford Parker broke
about five acres on said tract in the year 1885 but
since then has broken no additional ground and
has never ut any time planted any trees thereon,
has done nothing whatever ON said land except
break said : acres in 1881 and has seemingly aban.
moned to appear at this Office on tile 9th day of
August, 1855, at ~ O'Clock .. IN, to respond, and
fiji ,InuN LAFARKE. Receiver.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL AND PER.
SnNAl ESTATE.

Notice is hereby given that IN pursuance Of an
order of the probate cour. of the county OF lall
Of june. *. d., iSss, in the matter of the estate Of
Jacob (iroscnhcck.. deceased, the un,'ersisned!,
the administrator of said eat ate, will sell nj public
jest TO conflrmation by said probate court ON Sat
1ar,lay, the aist day of July. 4. p, less, at so,ciock
p. m, at court house at Hot Springs, in III co'iiity,
Of Fall River, all the right, title, interest ana
estate of the said Jacob t;roscnbcck at the time
of his death; ami al the right, title, and interest -,
and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land
situate. lying and being In the said county Of Fall
dasrrii,cd as foiinws: Lot il, block .3, town of
Hot Springs, Fall River county; also the follow,
ing articles Of personal property, so.w ttot, Gold .md
shoes, jewclry, rubber coat, etc.
~. II. SrASLEY, Administrator
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13
SUMMONS,
TrnH,ronr OF DAKorA, ..ss

TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, leo
County or FALL RIVER -
In Justica's Court before j. S. Jones, Justice
SC. Fargo & Son, plaintiffs, We. S. a. Barks-
dali. defendant,
The Territory of Dakota sends greeting: To
s. A. Barkslail, defendant.
You are hereby summoned to appear before me
ut my Office in the town of Hot Springs, in the
said county, ON the 9TH day of August, y. p; 1855,
the above named plaintiff, Sc. Fargo : Son VIII"
clnims to recover of You the sum of forty-three
dollars aud twenty cents for goods ard merchan-
special instance and request.
Yon arc hereby notified that if You fail to mp,
said uiaintiff viii take Judgment for forty-tlrce
dollars and twenty cents, together With coets aud
disbursements of this suit.
Given under my hand this gid day OF June. a.
D. tSSS. DIS. JONES. W.
county II. n.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13
NOTICE mol

In the matter of the estate OF OHIO HOoeick
Martin. deccased.
Ali persons having claims against said Ohio
lIoosick Martin, deceased, are required to exhibit
Norton. my agent of said estate. at his office in
Hot Springs, i'll the county of Fall River, Terri
tory of Dakota. and that four months have been
claims against said estate.
Dated the 18th dag of June, a. ID. 1885.
JOSEPH MARTIN, Administrator.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13
SPRINGS STAR.
By WILL n. STANLEY.
That the pen is might:er than the
sword is APPLY illustrated by President
Cleveland in his veto Of NUMEROUS
private pension bills.

The editor of the Rapid City Repub.
lican after celebrating our natal day
with great hilarity and spending the
day in Joyous revalry, observes: 1.-THE
Fourth of July is the day to celebrate,
the fifth a day to ruminate and reduce
the swelled head to its normal size"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
\ BOYS DESCRIPTION OF THE
GOOSE.

This lie big bird which woddles and
swims. The reson it woddles is cos it
amt got no nees to its legs, and the reson
it swims is COS it's got fiat looted belly.
Their feet has got lether between the
toes, and here is story wich I've herd my
mother tell till line sick. Wen we had
in goose for Christmas it was lying
on the kitchen table, and mother held up
the baby to see the goose on the table.
Wen the baby see its feet sticking up,
with the lether between the toes, it said,
the baby did, doosey dot gluvs on. But
pirate storys and Ingin storys is the kind
for me. Stoopid folks is sometimes call
ed geese, and Isposs If geese talk among
their sells they calls the stoopid ones
folks, which is wot L calls fair play.
Once there was ole man that KEEP geese
for livip, an he was very ill, cos he
cuddent sleep well mites, and wen he did
sleep he bad such frifile dreme. Sohe
sent for the doctor, and the doctor felt
the old mans pulls, and lookt at his tuDg,
his simptems, and the old man he said
mite mares. Then the doctor said he
knew that, but wot did the old man
dream. The ole man tole the doctor that
as soon as he shut his eyes at mite he
thot hissef surrounded by geese, witch
kept a snatchin out his hair with their
bills. Then the doctor said cud told
you that when first see your tung, you
must thro this pilIer away, and make a
other piller of3 fethers which you must
jerk out of live geese. Wy, said the man,
that is jes how made this piller. Then
the doctor said oh! OIL and went away,
but the ole man he see how it was, and
never stript any pore geese until they
was dead. But that's the kind Of pliers
some foxes dies on reel peaceful. Geese
lays eggs like hene, only bigger, and wen
they are hatch the chicks are called Cos
Inns, wich is green. My sisters young
man he says once upon a time Of the
geese in puddle got together.to chose
king, but it wss long time before they
cud agree, cos them that didn't want to
be king wanted to be prime minister,
and these gabbled oil to once SO that was
as bad as the others. And now, Johnnie,
my sisters young man eaid, how do you
guess tina settled it. And when I said I
didn't kno, he said wy, jest like reasona-
BILE humin beins; tina made king of the
biggest goose. LITTLE JOHNNY.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
Our Uonm9 People.
THE YOUNGEST CAT.

A small bright face. two round green eyes,
A fluffy head as soft as silk,
Two ears pricked up in swift surprise,
Two whiskered lips to drink the milk.
So sleek, so quick, so fair. so fat.
There's nothing like the youngest cat.
She has no reverence for the rest;
Plays unconcerned with Sambo's tall
Pulls gently at Lord Ernest's crest
A feat that turns her mother pale.
He growls and bites. What of that?
She's safe up high, our youngest cat.
Then creeping round the sofa back,
She pats her mistress with her paw;
Disturbs the monarch, sleek and black,
whose lightest mewings once we're law:
He wakes: he splits. She's reached the mat
And flown outdoors, that youngest cat.
She's here, she's there, she's everywhere;
No spot is sacred from the pet.
OF food she takes the lions share:
She rushes where the saucer's set;
The mouse she claims; she boards the rat
Within his hole-the youngest cat.
She climbs the desk, she spills the ink,
Then chases swift the tagging pen.
We put her down, but, ere we think,
She's up and at the game again.
An authors words come scarcely pat
When walked DER By the youngest cat.
A tease, joy, plague, dear
Her names are many as her tricks.
We chase her off then call her near;
The rest look on as cross as sticks.
No house is dull, be sure of that.
Which always holds a youngest cat.
j e. Pdnton, in Hdrper's Young People.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
BLIND BOYS PLAYING

BLIND BOYS PLAYING ALL.
When 1 was in Louisville, KY, while
ago, visited the "Institution for the
Blind" While walking across the grounds
saw some boys under the trees playing
with bat and ball. I asked. What
boys are those?" "They are blind boys"
said the superintendent. "But what are
they doing?" said I, thinking there must
be some mistake. When he told me that
the blind boys regularly played ball, I
could hardly believe him, and begged
that I might be allowed to see them
play. He said the boys would play for
my special benefit.
Five or six of the best players were to
play and I believe that all but two of
them were stone blind. The two could
only see little, like the trunk of tree,
a man, or gravel walk. 1 do not think
they could see ball on the ground or in
the air.
They took turns at the bat, and each
one was anxious to make his bases.
Their way of pitching and catching was
this: The pitcher stood about six PAGES
from the batter, while the catcher sat
squarely on the ground Immediately be-
hind the bat. When all were ready the
pitcher would count: "One, two, three"
and gently toss the ball. The batter
would, at just The proper moment, swing
his bat, and the catcher would spread out
his hands and feet to stop the ball. He
seemed to hear the ball as it passed the
batter (and it generally did) and struck
the ground, and it was most surprising
to see him catch it in his arms on the
first bound, and yet perfectly blind! II
he failed to stop the ball, he would pur-
sue it on hands and feet as spry as dog
and almost as keen on it's track. Either
he could hear the ball roll along the grass,
or he could judge from the nature of the
surface and the known speed Of the ball
just how it would roll. His hands would
sweep the ground with great rspidity,
and when he had the ball he would jump
on his feet and rush for the home base.
With the exception of the home base,
all the bases were trunks of large shade
trees. I was astonished to see how rap
idly the boys could run. They just few
We, the ground, making greatstamp-
ing on the smooth earth, until they were
within five or six feet Of the base, and
then they would feel up TO it. Not once
did they run against q tree, though it
made me shudder to see how near they
came TO doing so.
Occasionally the batter would make
good hit; then all hands but the runner
went in search of the ball. As soon as
he had made his run he would join in
the hunt. They always started off in the
right direction and did not hunt in each
others tracks. Once the superintendent
helped them to find ball that We
some fifty yards, but generally they found
it themselves.
Though the game was played for my
benefit, the we'll worn turf gave album
dant proof of the fondness of the boys
for the sport during their hours of
plsy.-The American Teacher.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
A BI,oODY AFFRAY

is often the result of :" bad blood" in fam
lily or community, but nowhere is bad blood
more destructive of happiness and health
than in the human system. When the life
current is foul and sluggish with impurities,
and is slowly distributing its poisons to every
part of the body, the peril to health, and life
even is imminent. Early symptoms are dull
and drowsy feelings, severe headaches, coat
ed tongue, poor appetite, indigestion and
general lassitude. Delay in treatment may
entail the most serious consequences. Don't
let disease get strong hold on your consti-
tuition, but treat yourself by using DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and be
restored to the blessings of he alth. all
druggists.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
PROTECTED BY LILO s.

Col. Sparks Stabb, of the British army,
is responsible for the following interest
ing story:
"In 1872, made an expedition, partly
for hunting purposes, northward from
Kurumah, past MARCO, on the edge of
the desert, right up to Limpopo. Near
the banks of that great river, in the
wooded lion country, we fell in with some
Boer travellers and hunters, forming a
camp of four wagons and about twenty
two persons. They received us with
great ospitality,-tobacco coffee, con-
versation; and at night, the usual meas
ures having been taken to secure our
stock from attack or dispersal, we slept
the sleep of the elephant hunter, much
sounder one, by the way, than that of the
just, who are intolerably restless people
at times. About twelve o'clock there
was an alarm. A little child, girl aged
nine years, one of the daughters of the
famous shot and ion-killer Viljoen, was
missing. A quiet search, made for an
hour or 80 had failed to find her in any
of the tents or wagons, so it was surmised
she was lost. Our encampment was three
quarters of mile from the great river, a
measure of security adopted because the
actual bottoms and banks are at night
positively infested with wild animals 60
ing down to drink, and by lions, which
more readily find their prey at the water
ing places of their weaker neighbors. 1t
was dark, and no trail of the little girl
could be found or followed through the
woods or under the vast forest trees of
the river margin; while wild beasts of all
sorts could be heard passing and repass-
ing, roaring, moaning, yelling, and some
times rushing in fright or screaming with
pain and anger, as they devoured or fell
victim to one another. No hope was en-
tertained for the poor child's safety. At
the first blush of dawn, the Hottentcts,
Kaffirs, and Beers, all good 'tueldstmen'
and very experienced crackers, COM
menced search for the child. !, with
Capt. Patterson, rode with the unfortun
ate father. Before the sun was an hour
high, the little one was found asleep in
the centre of a clump of giant mimosse,
quite near the river.
"For the affecting incidents of the mo-
ment none of you would care. The in
terest of the find to me lay in the sand.
Right through and around the mimosa
clump was marked everywhere with the
spoor of lions, and their footmarks were
plainly visible everywhere between that
point and the river. How had the child
escaped being devoured? When Rwak-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
GOOD HUMOR.S VISIT TO CROSS
FRANKIE.

FRANKIE.
Once upon time there was a little
boy and his name was Frank. He was a
good boy generally, and had plenty
toys, such as nine pins, blocks. drums
"a boy doll, lovely horse, and he liked
to play with all those things and scatter
them over the floor, which his mamma
allowed him to do all day until evening.
Then mamma said: "Now, frankie, pick
up your toys and put them in the drawer"
But frankie being tired and little
cross would say with a pout: 81 don't
want to put them away. Mamma, pick
them up"
Well, one evening frankie was sitting
on the carpet with his toys all around
him, when there was a brisk "rat-a-tat"
at the door, and in walked little man
who said; "Good evening, Frank. Why
what is the matter? You look SO cross. 1
see you don't know me to-day. My
name is Good Humor" frankie said,
81 don't want to pick up all these things
every evening" Then Good Humor
laughed and said, "Well, 1 will have to
introduce you to two friends OF mine. /
expect them here every minute. While
he was yet speaking there came ''rst-
a-tat tat" at the door, and in walked two
little gentlemen. One of them went to
Frank and said, "Good evening, Frank;
my name is Cheerfulness. Allow me to
introduce you to my friend Work. We
have called this evening to help you put
away all your toys in their proper places,
for tonight. Come show as the drawer
"Here it is" said Good Humor with a
laugh. So Frank went with Cheerful
ness to work, and they piled up the toys
on Works back and they put them away
in the drawer very carefully. Then Good
Humor shouted, "Hurrah, hurrahp and
Cheerfulness shook hands with Frank
and Work said, "Good evening, 1 am
going to bed," and they all went away
and left Frank laughing.
Dear little boys and girls, whenever
you feel cross or sulky, and don't wish to
obey your parents, call on Good Humor
and Cheerfulness and they will help you
with your work.-Brooklg, Times.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
SECURING HIS RIGHTS.

In one of the police courts up town in
New York one morning not long since, a
very small boy in knickerbockers ap-
peared. He had dilspidsted cap in one
hand, and green cotton bag in the 9TH
or. Behind him came big policeman,
with a grin on his face.
"Please, sir, are you the judge?" he
asked in a voice that had queer little
culver in it.
81 am, my boy. What can I do for
you?" asked the justice, as he looked won
deringly down at the mite before him.
"It you please, sir, I'm Johnny Moore.
I'm seven years old, and live in One
Hundred and Twenty. third street, near
the avenue; and the only good place to
play miggles on is in front of lot near
our house, where the ground is smooth.
But butcher on the corner, that hasn't
any more right to the place than we have,
keeps his wagon standing there; and this
morning we were playing miggles there,
and he drove us away, and took six Of
mine and threw them away of over the
fence into the lot. And went to the po-
lice station; and they laughed at me and
told me to come here and tell you about
it,"
The big policeman and the spectators
began to laugh, and the complainant at
the bar trembled so violently with min
gled indignation and fright that the mar
bles in his little green bag ratified to-
gether.
The justice, however, raped sharply
on the desk and quickly brought every
body to dead silence. "You did perfectly
right, my boy" said he, gravely, "to come
here and tell me about it. You have as
much right to your six marbles as the
richest man in this city has to his bank
account. II every American citizen had
as much regard for his rights as you
show, there would be far less crime. And
you, sir" he added turning to the big po-
licemRn, "you go with this little man to
that butcher, and make him pay for those
marbles, or else arrest him and bring him
here"
You see this boy knew that his rights
had been interfered with, and he went to
the one having authority to redress his
wrongs. He did not throw stones or say
naughty words, but il a manly, dignifed
way demanded his rights.-Seleeted.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25

ened by her father she expressed neither
surprise nor any special pleasure as
one saved from death, but was simply
glad to see him, and that he had brought
a horse, so that che could ride back to
camp. "Were you not afraid? Katrina,
were you not afraid to be alone here in
such place away from mother and me
last night?' mo, pa, the big dogs played
with me and were very good; and one Of
them lay here and kept me warm said
the innocent, unprompted child, indicat-
ing the spot where truly was the mark of
some vast recumbent form beside that
left by herself, which hardly indented
the sand. Now there we're no dogs foot
marks or spoor about; there were no
dogs in that part of the country, nor
kindly animals of any sort. The child
had slept with and been protected By
lions. London Ne1os.