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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

The Oldest officer in our army in age
and by entry into service is Second
Lieutenant Michael Moore, of the re-
tired list. He was born in South Brook
Ign in 1896, and enlisted at Governors
Island in April, 1872. He enlisted as a
drummer in the Thirteenth Infantry.
From 1s41 until 1869 he was in charge
of the music boys on Governors Island,
where all infantry recruits were sent in
those dssss. He was appointed Second
Lieutenant in the Ninth Infantry in
1853. He was retired for age in 1870.
He lives with a married daughter in
Brooklyn,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
Its Parents We're First Cousins.

A child born to Mrs. Isaac McNese.
living east of Sidell, ILL.,, has It's upper
limbs drawn up like the wings Of a
fowl, and the hands, while much de-
formed, are webbed between the fin
gers like q ducks foot. The head is
almost flat on one side, while it is un-
usually developed OH the other. The
breast, instead of bullying outward is
sunken. The most remarkable and un-
natural thing about the child is it's
lower limbs. Instead of bending for
ward they bend backward and the
knee-caps We behind the joints instead
of in front of them. The child is still
living and apparently enjoying life as
we'll as . perfectly formed babe. 1t is
certainly tho most remarkable freak
ever born in the State. Its parents
were first cousins.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

News comes Of the bravery and. pres
ence Of mind of an engineer on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, who, while
standing with his locomotive on a side
track in safety. as he supposed, was
suddenly confronted by an express
dashing toward him at full speed and
not a hundr red yards away. Like a fash
he reversed the lever, pulled the throt-
tie and then jumped for his life. After
2 wild run of . few miles the runaway
engine was s%ide-tracked aud totally
wrecked, but a frightful accident was
avoided and many lives saved " the
quick thought Of one who would make
. modern hero.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
Prohibition Item.

$50 this is a prohibition town ?" said
q drummer to the landlord of a small
local option town in Texas.
"Yes; We don't allow any liquor to
be sold if We a possibly prevent; but,
sir, there are men in this town SO ut
terly devoid of honor and principle that
for twenty cents they will peddle out
this liquid damnation. What do Won
think Of such an unprincipled scoun-
drel?"
@It strikes me it is o mere matter Of
business. Where can I find that un-
principled scoundrel?-.
II am the man. Fellow me!s
When the drummer returned his
mustache was moist, and he was out
. quarter.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

tlOnS. YOUNG DAVID.
1 know of no more flerily impetuous work
81 modern sculpture than ~. Mercie's
Genie des Arts" a colossal relief forming
me most conspicuous decoration on tho
south facade oil tho Tuileries. ovcr the gate
way to the Place du Currousel. The brlzen
morse seems to have scnrcely lost tho .ur.
liace glow. and still breatles flame from his
fevertsh nostrils. The rider is strong, but
atrtiy, poised. and bcckons to tile busy
world. Would that our Western world
might shut out once in a while the din OF
firatitc, and listen il but for q moment to
mo spirit OF beauty! Ono would meet then
iewer intellectual moles and butts. fewer
tt,eNotces OF the muck-rake; one. sided crea-
fions. stI juggling all their years to acquire
Eao means for gratifying tistes. only to dis.
power In the end that the starved tastes
Exist no longer.
The sweet female figure In this compost.
fton. which seems with u touch to curb the
5~.stless courser. is said to nave boon mod.
\ lcd from tho artists lair-faced wife, the
daughter OF q wealthy Partisan banker.
Theodore Child tells III that at the time
u: Mercie was called upon for the tomb Of
Mtchelct. he had never read a word Of that
great author. Hc procured ono of his
WORKS. and needed only to read u single
chapter In order to comprehend Michelet
thoroughly and to conceive aperfect monu-
mcnt.
Whether or not this illustration OF quick
artistic instinct n sympathetic grasp be
true. 1t Is certain that the work is one Of
the most original and satisfying ornaments
OF lcre La Chaise. The figure Of the uenial
historian ts represented as recumbent, the
eyes closed IN the last sleep. while upon
tho mouth still rests tie memory Of Q kind.
" ssnliAs yhe upper portion Of this great
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

favorable to the expectation that The
movement will over reach, Dimensions
emitting it to be called colonization.
or even sufficient to attract general oh.
sNrvstion: Be this ~ it may, it comes
with an i'll grace from Democrats. who
pose as the friends of labor, and pre.
tend to love the laboringmen. this con.
tinual clamor aud hullabaloo every
time the negro manifests a desire ia
better his condition and seek some
place where he, can secure Just and
equitable remuneration for his work.
Chicago Tribune.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

News from the Celestial kingdom
makes it known that a governor of one
OF the Chinese provinces has forbidden
the young men in his province to wear
gorgeously colorG and embroidered
garments. a practice which, he says, is
foolish and unmanly, and he gives the
warming to fathers, elder brothers, and
teachers that they will he held RESPONSE
bic for any display Of remarkable CLOTH
ing on the part of would-be dEies.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

A YOUNG man asked q lawyer Of
Montreal to find out the fortune of q
young woman of that city. The lawyer
went to work and in time reported that
the lady was worth at least 800, 900.
The client seemed satisfied, offered Ia
pay literally, soon married the young
woman, and sent the lawyer a check for
q rather small amount. The lawyer
sent in a bill, and the young man
wouldn't pay. Then followed o lawsuit
and publicity.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

That German hotel keeper who at
tempted to blackmail an American by
making a false charge of theft against
him, will in future probably try his
tricks. if at all, upon those of different
nationality. The average American
will submit ungrumblingly to more in
convenience than will any one else,
but when it comes to an open attempt
to swindle him, lie defends. himself with
most disconcerting vigor.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

AcIo anu thefe A LADYS TOMB.
we noticed with pleasure certain familiar
!orms; tho original plaster model Of tho
ie GU nav,d. reproductions of the Gloria
that there was no sculptural work OF i'm
portance under WAY at the time. NJ. Mercie
explaining with nm apologize smile that he
had iits OF painting fever" which he could
not resist. II" then called our attention to
the large canvas upon which he was en-
gagged; Il single nude figure. beautifully
composed. but which | believe Was never
finished. Tho VcrHs now in the LuNum-
hourg. ~ painting which won him high hon
ors at the io'lAwing Salon. proves that the
'paintinss fever" was not with him tho fire.
guent f%ruitlcss yearning OF talented mon 10
do something that they can not do.
OF q tar less elevated type and motive
than his sculpture. this painting shows a
perfection of technical ability wonderful in
the work of a novice. Its flesh is so real
that a usually conse: vative critic forthwith
C~orregsio."
NJ. Mercie has had little leisure to
"amuse" himself with tho brush since that
time.
LOWING IL fo Mr. Erownau fo ,1ieoues +1,o
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

WHEN Barnum received a telegram,
stating that ene of his show railway
tfains was wrecked, killing thirty horses
and two canlsfs, and destroying six cars,
he ioyously exclaimed "Thank Heaven
nobody was killed or injured. We
shall lose one show day and night in
Montreal, but we have plenty of trained
horses to fill the places of those killed.
The Lord reigns, and it is all right"
And he went to bed and slept nine
hours.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

LITTLE MAMIE PARKER, of Nashville,
died the other day in horrible convul-
sions. She had been playing doctor"
with Mamie Wood, she being the pa
tient and the other little girl being the
doctor. sPlaying doctor" is q danger
amusement when children know SO
well how to initiate the doctors.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

The black man is usually athe ag.
gressor." He snakes threats" sHe
is armed" and gathered in large
numbers"-in some swamp-and ready
to swoop down upon the defenseless
white population. But it should be
remembered that he does not control
the Associated Press, nor send special
kilograms, and even under such cir
cumstances, word seldom comes that
he has scourged or killed white people.
With brave, courageous men should
such defenseless condition excite pity
instead of revenge.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
differences between -%sculptural poetry. and
Hsculptural rhetoric" md the turning ales-

differences between .sculptural poetry. and
s%sculptural rhetoric" md the burning q,,es-
ton as to whether Mcrcis's sculpture pos
would wish to pass rapidly in rcview the
most famous OF NJ. Mercie's works. Al
though but IL conn arativ"ly young man
lQborn in Toulouse in 1885. this warm
blocded Southerner hiss already produced
II long series OF che -d'u.uvres. Like Paul
Dubois. he Is us remarkable for making no
mistakes as he is for the high excellence of
individual works. He possesses that UNI
failing instinct Tor the right thing. coupled
with tho ough science and patient execu-
ton, which assures success of every work
from it's first conception. His caleer has
been one series of triumphs.
beginning with tho Young David" his
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
TIE NEXT AppoRrloSxEsr.
A Census of the Opinion. or Leading Men
Of All PARTIES.

"a ConSuS Oh inc Opinions Of Lending Men
Of All PARTIES.
A galaxy of brilliant and well-known
statesmen discuss in the Press the vari-
u propositions in relation to the 9
apportionment to he made on the popu-
lation returns of 1890. In the letters
We find a great variety of opinion. For
example, q Texas statesman thinks the
House of Representatives should be
cut down to $50, while his colleague
from Kansas would gladly see it in
creased to 43O. Some think Congress
too unwieldy now, while others think
by abolishing the desks an increased
number of representatives could easily
be provided for.
There is much that is instructive
and interesting in these letters. The
table presented below also has a value.
The minimum estimate of the popula-
ton liz based OH the returns of the 9 v
eral State %censuses, upon the vote of
last fall, and the general knowledge of
the drift OF migration from one State
or N part Of the country to the other.
1t is probably as near correct as N
estimate. Some s%tatisticians believe
the population of the United States
will be ~, 200, 900 in 1890. The esti-
mate of the census Office, on which the
cost of the forthcoming census in
based, is 80, 600, 600. The Press esti-
mate does not quite reach this figure.
The general idea as obtained from
the published letters is to increase the
population per Congressional district,
and to lessen rather than to increase
the number of Congressman. For ex-
ample, Senator Hawley thinks a popu-
lation of 10000 to a Congressional
district about right, which, ii carried.
out, would not increase representation,
but leave it where Hon. William NJ.
Springer, of Illinois. thinks it should
he left-at $50. We have therefore
figured it out on the present basis of
representation, say $40 members, Civ
ing q population of 49,, 9999 to each
district, and also ON the basis of 2l5,-
600, 100000, 225, 900, and 23O, 900, re-
spectively. The results may he sum-
married. as follows in the Electoral Col
lege:
Republican state. ........rs, Is. 10 rs ,5s
Pssnoerstis states........iel iss lis III Ia
Doubtful States .......... "a 40 ~ 4s 40
1-la2, 800 to one district; 2-al5, coo; 3-osO,-
coo; 4-225, 600; 5-23O,O0O.
Here we have an Electoral College
aggregating respectively Ala, 1856, 373,
800 and 359. 1t is not necessary for
us to present the various combinations,
but n thing is certain-namely, that
the pleasing fiction that the Republi-
cans a elect the next President with
out the doubtful States is likely to do
a good deal of harm in the Republican
ranks unless counteracted by the cold.
facts and figures. In future contests
the Republicans will undoubtedly
stand the best chance, but our plan of
campaign must contemplate not only
every doubtful State, but two or three
w,avering States. Fought out on this
line, the Republicans will surely elect
n President on the new apportionment,
on whatever basis it is made.-Nem
York Press.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

ANTON MERCIE. 1t WIS on account
Of my obstructed flow OF language that l
neglected to call the sculptor's attention to
and Vcdder's Cummun Sibyl. which I trust
cd he had never seen. My companion like
wise may have had certain mental rcserva-
t:ons-hfstoric data us to the inspiration"
OF his composition-which were not vouch-
safed.
We had promised ourselves mover TO do 1t
a.ain. 1. only we could manage to interest
him that time and gain his consent to our
periodical incursions. 1t was accomplish
ed: II cor iial invitation given us not only to
also to come in mud sec him ut work when
we would. We modestly suggested that we
thought the present homer IL favorable
occasion for accepting tho latter invitation.
and were straislitwny .ushcred into tho
great stuiio.
We grew accustomr d to 1t afterward. but
thel first imn.cs I'm OF ihat nnurfment wus
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

MONKEYS are not the only animals
who are capable Of showing sorrow and
of weeping. Humboldt says the sal
miri of Peru are extremely sensitive,
and that at the least cause of chagrin
their eyes fill with tears. Real tears
have been observed among dogs, deer,
and gazelles. Here another supposed
characteristic of man disappears.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

A PAPER known ~ the National
Democrat has just been sta, ted ct
Washington, d. @. II seems like q
voice from the tomb. The last paper
Of that name Of which the country had
any previous knowledge died at Peoria
last year after . mortal illness Of more
than . quarter Of . century. It was
the most emecisted framework Of skin
and bones when it finally did die that
the plying eye Of man ever gsssdupon
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

relief is occupied BY : majestic noasino
lormm-the artists symbolic ivpresentatioa
OF Truth. She Is ~enveloped III the folds Of
which e CHARACTERISTIC OF n. hercie. With
her uplifted right hand she points to the In.
scriptfon. sL'histoire est une rcsurrection."
the words Of him who sleeps below.
his portrait group of Louis Philippe aud
vile. destined Tor their tomb. This We saw
develop from day to day; first the bare rods
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

IDAHO has framed a State Constitu-
ton in which it is provided that in civil
cases three-fourths ola jury may give
the verdict. That is not among the
new States provided for, but the provi-
sion is believed to be wise and promot-
i've of efficiency in litigation. It is in
operation in California and Louisiana,
and is approved by many Of the ablest
attorneys.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

w
the studio OF An
ton Mercie the cele.
brated Ere 9 Ii
sculptor: He invit-
ed us Into the pref
ty ante . cha m Der.
md had us set our
clay sketches on a,
heavy. carved table.
With haste
we removed the
w%rappings. getting
desperately tangled
up In tho strings
and winding sheets.
Fortunately our
work made u better
h impression b did
our use Of the
French. Doubtless
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
His First Day At the Beach,

20, Uncle George!r cried tender.
hearted little Rollo, his eyes filing
with tears, "let us give some money to
that poor woman over there on the
sand; see, she has hardly any clothes
.sure enough" said Mi. George;
why in thunder didn't You point her
out before ?"-LDe.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

IT is now worth $1,000 to capture q
highwayman who has sheld up. the
United States mail. No provision is
made for the surviving relative of those
who try to earn the reward aud do not
succeed.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

IT reflects very little to the credit Of
Boston, the alleged seat of culture and
letters OF this country, that Sullivan,
the slugger, should be prominently
mentioned, and in good faith, too, as =
probable candidate for the m~syoralty.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

LORD TENNysoN devotes the pension
Of $1,000 . year. which he receives as
poet laureate, to the relief of the liter
ary profession who are in pecuniary dis
trasa.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

Of u l'alntial hall
The q. fire. l ,cl
md carved mantcl
tho gallery runnin,
along the high wall
the paintings an,
picturesque furni.
turc. with the WAX
cd floor. made suci
u contrast to til,
bnrn- like. 6 lay
strewn ateliers o
the Beaux Arts. o.
the humble quar-
tors Of the ''an
ciens" of the schoo
who . r begin
ming for them
selves. that we wcr,
in serious doubt a.
to whether model,
ing could be don,
in so %sumptuoul
andso ciean Il plac.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
The State street masher who annoys
every pretty woman is next called

The able.bodied tramp, with a tale
Of woe. who has gust walked from
Pittsburg, and whispers TO you while
you are waiting for u train, gets him
self in trouble.-Chicd0o LeI0er.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11

lkGhL HIINh from
1.-the ii",,rc andvi.
torjoms iIown i,ny
been mnde fumilia
by I,nrLodicn's r..
t,roductions.wen I'm,
q no,nLie niyunc
i'm puruose in I'm,
next yen,.'s eyhibi
ton, the .Glori,
Nictis. Followin'
/: losc unon In.
events Of 70 an,
III. this artist
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
TOPICS OF THE TIMES,
= ohoiE Selection Of Later
estine Items.
A posroyr1oE in Fulton county, Pa.
bears the brief and unromantic name Of
sSias
MISS AoSEs LoNerEI1ow, a daush.
ter Of the celebrated poet, isa skilled
photographer.

Two HEBREWS " the site of ancient
Babylon, where their ancestors were
captives and slaves.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-11
TACK the NENuRR.

A highly respectable citizen becomes
s.queered" by certain things he 9
daily. and, purchasing an outfit which
he thinks about right for the part, re-
solves to become q Jack the Avenger."
, 1889-06-26
Tho Glorlous Apple Tree.

Men will journey a long distance,
women will go into ecstasies, adjec-
tives will be worn into shreds, and
crowds will push and jostle to see a
century plant in full bloom. If, now,
a good, healthy, honest old apple tree
would bloom but once in q hundred
years, the century plant would be ut
terly forgotten. The overwhelming
beauty and fragrance of the tree
would infinitely surpass the odorless
glories of the plant. In the rarity of
its Towering, however, the plant wins
mems awe stuck admiration, and the
apple trees annual prodigality of
sweetness is taken as q matter of
course. But its beauty should find
hearty recognition. A May minus APP
pie blossoms would be well nigh as
dreary as November. Ten thousand
lovely flowers on a single stalk, a mass
of perfume, and a fabric of delicate
beauty wherein the tint of a thousand
sea shells is seenl And yet, by reason
of its commences, the apple tree in
full bloom receives small tribute of
praise and appreciation. If, through
some law of man or nature, each
state in this Union could grow but
one apple tree, that tree in early May
would be u greater thing for that
state than is Eiffel's thousand foot
tower on the banks of the Seine
Pittsburg Bulletin.
, 1889-06-26

The chemical compositions Of fruits
can be changed by the fertilizers APP
piled TO the tress and vines producing
them. II has been found that the
quality of fruits can be greatly i'm
proved by the %iudicious application
of fertilizers, and hat the per cent. of
sugar contained in them can be large
ly increased. The increase obtained
is more marked in the case of wild
fruits. Professor Goessmann performed
some very interesting experiments in
this direction. Several Concord a
vines and several wild purple grape
vines were set in pots and fortified at
the rate per mere of $50 pounds of dis
solved bone black containing 70 per
cent. of soluble phosphoric acid, and
$50 pounds of nitrate of potash, con-
tanning 40 per cent of potassium OK
ide and 10 per cent. Of nitrogen. 50
pounds of soluble phosphoric oxide
and 22 pounds of nitrogen. One-half
OF the fertilizers were applied in the
fall and the other half in the spring.
Three years after the application Of
the fertilizer an examination of the
fruit was made and compared with
that of fruit from tho same kind of
vines on land which had not been fer
tilted. 1t was found that the sugar
in the Concord grape from vines infer
tilted was 1889 per cent, while that
in grapes whose vines had been fertiliz-
ed was 10. 43 per cent. The sugar in the
wild purple grapes from vines infer
tilted amounted toS.2 % per cent, while
that in grapes from fortified vines of
the same kind was 1867 per cent.-a
very remarkable increase. The most
notable changes of tho mineral ele-
ments noticed in the grapes was an in
crease of potassium oxide and a de-
crease in the calcium oxide. These ex-
periments indicate that there is n wide
field for experimentation for the i'm
provement of the quality of fruits by
the skillful application of fertilizers.
The qualityof apples grown upon trees
that are well fed with all tho fertil-
ling elements needed is decidedly u
perior TO that of apples raised upon
trees which have not been fertilized.-
Practical Farmer.
, 1889-06-26
Sowing the War Spirit.

Gen. Trumbull, writing in Open
Court, insists that the martial spirit is
stronger in America than in Europe,
since the armies of Europe are almost
wholly filed with unwilling con-
scripts. He objects, with good reason,
TO the cultivation of a war spirit in
the young by chivalrous battle deeds.
Unless a change can be made in the
method of education, a fiery eruption
is liable, at any time, of the pent up
valor of our sons. Perhaps his point
against pulpit laudations of warriors,
and his point against military schools,
are not SO well taken, but many will
think they are. Corp. Tom Tit and
Capt. Johnnie stand up straighter for
their drill, but are they imbibing the
higher spirit of the age2-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.