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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01
+. Pretty Hard OH a Poor sDot1.

He had Just. COME in from 4 days
fishing i'll the perch lopl, md was.in
the net Of opening his ,nSsitl to. tell of
his. exploits. when his wife, closing. the
book which she had been reading. said:
"Oh. it's you, George, dear. Tin glad
to see You back. 1t was so dull with
you away that I took up the Bible 10
pass the time. and was reading the
Book of Revelations as You came in.
That's q wonderful book. And, Just
think, it says, All liars shall have
their part in the lake which burneth
with fire and brimstone.' Have you
caught anytliingw
mo, Mary" he answered; II didn't
-catch-..a thing, but I thought as I
went out to get fish we might as we'll
have q string, SO | called at the fish
store and bought these"
She said she was glad to get the fish
and talked to lin with much cheerful.
ness; but lie was gloomy and preoccu-
pied, and scarcely said q word in reply,
and, in 9 short time, giving the excuse
that he was tired, went off to bed.
Poor feii0S.~.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01
Her Little Game.

Mrs. Gall Gin dry-goods store)-I
wish, if you please, that you'd give me
samples of six or seven different pat
terms in surah silks and q few SAMPLES
of colored velvet-a friend Of mine
would like them; and I'd like q SOM
pie of this green India silk. Iwant a
dress of some kind, and q sample Of
this figured silk, too, please, and one
OF this pink satin. Thanks. I'll de-
eide soon about the dress.
Mrs. Gall Outside the store)-One,
two. three, five, eight, eleven, fifteen
-nineteen perfectly lovely samples in
all! Six or seven more as large az
these will make q whole block for nv
new crazy quilt. I'll go around to
Ribbon & Linnen,s and get them be
tore I 60 hame.-Drakes Aagastue ?
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

familiar to every reader; aud, while the
details of the great disaster, the horrors
of which shocked the civilized world,
have long since become a part of history,
few IRE familiar with the causes which
resulted SO fatally to the 'long-haired
soldier" his gallant officers, and men.
The writer, from u long association
with the Sioux, as hunter, scout, trader,
and Deputy United States Marshal, thor
oughly acquiring the Sioux language aud
q knowledge of their habits, has been
transient or casual observer.
The name and fame of Gen. Custer
had spread among the Sioux in the early
seventies, and the writer can afford no
better illustration of the respect in which
his powers as a successful Indian fighter
were held by the savages than the fac
that he was able to cross the then almost
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

assist him IN puttin9 n tsn patCh&o
country ssat of a wealthy man. Here
to thinking once more OF his old wo1l
detective line. First he thought he would.
try 1t al a stOwawav, but he only tried o.
vessel and found that another paper hadA
representative there. and IL stowaway
was eaiiy an that the vessel would ACCOM-
modate.
Then it occurred to him TO get smuggled
into a dtssecting clnss. i Shad heard that
theclasses in anatomy vi -.de OF the big col.
leges were very much ,lcpraved. and that
subject. and whom tl.ey went to lunch. in
order to prevent fellow students from swfp-
ing their pipes and chewing tobacco. many
OF them concealed these articles during the
lunch hour in the tiovaN of said subject.
He decided. therefore, that. ghastly as the
subject was. he would hnve to do 1t. After
a good deal of delay he got permission as a
friend only to visit a dissecting DOM as o
young visiting physician from Philadelphia.
He desired TO reveal the true horrors OF the
dis secting room with his trenchsnt pen and
thus attain u name and u salary which
would rattle along down the corridors OF
time.
He asked If he might be permitted to see
the gentleman. upon whom the class pro-
posed to eluctdate and was given permis-
sion to visit the room prior to the hour OF
demonstration. .if he would agree not to
curry anything away"
"OhS y sOuciy ~ la PANS0 Oy ntAAl
sell IN order to got his courage up. Also
to make IL few notes. He saw something
that looked like q person concealed under
. covering evidently doing tho sir John
notebook went up 10 the table. and. won
dering whether he would SEQ a mangled
lifted the sheet.
II was q young man.
Ihcre was nothing ut all shocking about
his appearance. He looked US II he might
be siumbertng. One could almost fancy
that he breathed.
q moment n aliglted on the white. hand-
some nose. h corpse stood 1t as long as
1t could. and then brushed him off.
The reporter felt iaint. He tottered and
i Istt, over against the table; l. tipped uFo
SEEING the notebook. tho RENAME said:
Mister. are o q reportcr?"
Yes. sir" said TIE sad a
We'll. shake. if you please. So am l. It
struck me that it would be u good idea to
get at the inside of the traffic in dissectlng
goods raw material for demonstration.
SO 1 concluded to work it up and give 1t to.
the public: II arranged the matter SO that
could be Isnatchetl., and i guess I must
what you could call Il success. however,
although 1 have got enough notes to make
Il good story. hut l have just found out.
when 1t was too late. ti,at another medical
S'VRS utltiscu Ouc vi lilo reporters OF
the evening papers. so hc'll scoop me at
ono o'clock ON u story I had for tomorrow
The sad reporter said thar he went home
to the Office and asked for an assignment.
Il have none for you." said the city editor,
as he put II column story in the boiler and
boiled it down to half a stickful; we have
none."
-very we'll" said the reporter with n sob.
IF you have no assignment for me l will
go home. II with the mid Of my creditors
/ Will mako one myself"
He is now doing time or a funny paper.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01
Wants More Honesty.

A negro policeman in a southern city
called on the mayor and said:
"Ao. honor, things amt gwine along
ter suit me-"
whats the matter?"
"W'y, dar amt ernuff honesty in dis
we're 'munity ter suit me-"
"It's not a policeman's duty to look
for honesty, but for dishonesty. If
everybody We're honest we might as
we'll disband the force"
"Yas, sab, dat's so, but still I do
like ter see er man make some little
attempt ter be honorable. Fer in
stencc, my 'sperience las night I
want treated plitely den, 1 ken tell
you dat right now"
How were you treatedoSnnee
"Shamefnl sab. / WIZ on auty ouv
yonder in de park. close ter de little
lake where it's SIGH Ell heavy fine fur er
p1sson to fish i'll. 1t must hab been
putty nigh midnight when I seed a
man pullin' out catfish. I slipped up
an nailed de generman fore he knowed
i WIZ in de neighborhoN Mussy.
how he did beg! He tole me dat lie
wuz er man o. mighty fine family an
dat it would mighty nigh kill his folks
ter know dat he had been rested fur
stealin' fish.
."'Dat doan make no diffunce wild de
law says 1.
"Den he shifted his tactics. Look
we're, podner,' says he, TIL give you five
dollars eff you'll let me Of dis time.'
Dat made me think er little. L kim
thinks 1, make five dollars fur de city
mn knnN, <1,r,~ ~. -..s -
time.'
a.Gimmy de money! saysI.
Here he said, handin' me er bill.
It's ten-give me tive.' I Jest had five
dollars in my pocket an j gin it to him
IN he didn't lose no time in hustlin'
erway frum dar. I sauntered on up ter
Ell lamp-post an thought dat 1 better
look ut de bill ter see eff it wuz% counter
felt, an bless my life, dat triAin' gener-
man had done gin me Ell one dollar bill:
an sab, Use out fo' dollars, an / wants
ter know whut de city gwine ter do
erbout it."
"The city will take action in the
matter"
AThank you,, sab: Gwine gin me
back my ten dollars, is you?"
force" wy
"Whut! Jest because I lost fo' dol
lars?"
s%ition."
@Wa'n'tm me dat disgraced de position.
It wuz dat rascal dat want honest.
Man come lose fo' dollars O. his own
money, tryin' ter make five dollars fur
de city, an den gifts bounced. Oar
amt no gratitude in dis country, sah."
@Take off that starr
Look yere, eff you'll jest let me keep
on bein' er policeman you needn't gin
me de fo' dollars. You needn't put
yourself ter no trouble on nv er.
count er tall, an I neber will mention
de TO- dollars"
here!"
"Dar it goes. Man tries his bes' ter
do right, an folks m er fincin'
trouble in his road. Neber seed de like.
l amt gwine be so hones' after dis.
Folks dat has any dealin's wild me hab
got ter take dar chances from dis time
on, I ken tell you dat."-Arkansa,o
TYGUeler.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

the bread. milk. egg. music. etc.. is all
taken opt ofthe quality of tho cocktail we
ct once 'arrlse at the conclusion that the
|liqjlor is Of hn Inferior quality.
'he:drank. another and then decided to
gradually work his way over to tho Inc.
brtateg: Homo. where he had heard there
was yefyy.roor food for the inmates md a
good field for newspaper work. He took
another Attorney street cocktail and a
breath Of air. and soon let Off i yell which
awoke a police s~oinnambulist. Goaded to
madness by thus being aronsed in the mid
die Of the afternoon. the policeman hit the
reporter u sickening blow on the head and
took him to the station.
On the following day the reporter tried
tp write II up as far as he had gone. but his
head hurt him so that lie gave 1t up. The
other papers. however. had real good ac-
counts OF the incident. giving his name
and also his stating that he was q reporter
Eho had made an as OF himself BY Inter.
viewing. TWO other reporters ON q street.
oar. and oiled the columns OF the press
With horror over ~ imaginary tale OF voe,
we'll calcplstedj to tnjure the street,csr line.
30 he d not try to intervi.w the Inc.
prtates' Homo 1t I'LL. he just stayed for Z
lev days at q little int briate's home OF his
pyu, and fried to make his vile believe
yhat he told her about the orlein Of tho
81 hired ont thens tot . day OF two q =,
ststant 70 . tancs. and went lwiik him g
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01
BEING TAKEN IN ny ANOTHER REPORTER.

her needle at night without sufficient light.
80 that the little ones were practically Or
ph;ns. He had a long. hard days work to
do. after which ho had 10 cook enough for
clothes while they We're in bed. And yet
the company locked him ut every possible
point. and abused him III he dared to sit
dow to drive on a dull day.
The told q sad story OF priva-
tion also. He said he had only n little
girl. but she was a cripple. The child had
come one day to bring his dinner to him.
and on the way had been run over by u
brewery wagon loaded with glucose beer
and IL fat driver. The conductor heard her
scream aud ran to her in time to snatch her
out from Under the hind wheels. but the
other wheels ran over her and injured her
spine. Now he had to leave her ut home
all day in charge of his wife's mother. who
was paralyzed on n side and an habitual
drunkard on the other.
Yes, he said. the company locked him
Tor the time no was absent when he ran to
save his little girl. though he only lost one
trip. He was not a complaining man. he
said. but sometimes it seemed hard. The
reporter made copious notes. md that
night made two columns OF the story for
the Sabbath paper.
When it appeared all the papers made
fun of him, because both the driver and
conductor of that car were reporters. who
were also getting n .aterial for their jour-
nails. n when they saw that he was Sc
curing Information for publication they
proceeded ut u rapid rate to fill him up.
and. even as the reporter was listening to
the smooth and fearful tale Of the driver.
the conductor was thinking up what he also
would tell him.
In the afternoon the editor told him that
he would not do. You ought to know
better than that he said. .You have made
us a subject of mirth. for tho other papers
have got their stories direct from the
driver and the conductor Of the same cur.
and the worst Of it is that they tell ali
about how they loaded you up with prop
erty facts and low. coarse f~alsehoods. You
ought to know better than to show your
notebook. anyway. unless you want to be
done up. Now. go and act at once. and do
something creditable. or go away. and
tired Of people who have no originality Of
thought. Why do you not lead a life of
shame or murder some one. and write 1t up
for us?"
The reporter said he would do the best
he could. He began by taking a drink at
g place whore you can get a cocktail. a
fresh egg, and a bowl of bread and milk.
with music and o shave. for ten cents.
When We stop to consider that the cost Of
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

toward the agencies. and The most warlike,
under the leadership OF Sitting Bull,
Gaul. Rain-in-the-Face. Crazy Horse,
and other s~ub-chicfs. toward the north.
Until this time' the Indians had been
liv ng i'll Il semi-state of war and peace,
but now the lines We're drawn, the gaunt-
let accepted, the war pipe was sen to the
various camps, and Us early us May, 1876,
o village of nearly 1000 Sioux, Chey-
ennes, and renegades from other neigh
boring tribes had assembled on the
Yellowstone River. >.
ALL was life and gayety. ThesTntlians
felt safe in the security which their mum.
bers afforded. Game was very plentiful.
Their horses We're i'll prime condition.for
the chase or for war. Games of chance
nd athletics were freely: ipdulged in.
Racing, training. and friendly contests
with rifle and bow and arrows were of
daily occurrence. The children Of nature
We're enjoying only such sports as nature
had taught them.
The runners were now returning from
the Canadian Northwest. bringing arms,
ammunition, aud recruits to their cause.
Everything promised security from want,
hunger. or invasion by the %pale-faces.
idle. Stories of the bravery of fathers
WIN ~ FOAPs 1ACy WEkC GA?
horted to be as brave and strong of heart,
and the land they now occupied would
lie secured TO them for n great many
years. The gods had been invoked; the
medicine was good. They said that up-
less they called down the wrath of the
evil spirit by acts of cowardice no enemy
could withstand them. that the Great
Spirit was watching over his red children
with pity, and that now he had placed it
in their power not only to avenge
their own wrongs but those Of
their fathers. The many wrongs the
white man had done them were
detailed by the old witches aud time
tellers of the tribe, and when it is con-
sidered that this wal the bravest and most
warlike Of the Sioux nation, the result Of
the engagement with Custer, their most
hated foe, is no longer n subject of von-
der.
About the FIRST of June. 1876, the spies
who. had been sent out to watch the
movements Of the enemy rsturned with
the new that Gen. Crook, with o large
command and an ally Of Grow aud SNAKE
Indians. had appesfed on the Tongue
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

ALL Indians name a man from his
habits or pecnlialities. At a certain
trading post. Il youth who preferred his
left hand in working. was Immediately
christencdAstinclaw-the Lcft-handed.
Another, who when first appearing
there. happened to he wearing n shir,
with Il lacing in front. with small bells
IN the ends Of the cords, is known b,
the Indians to this day us Tupabeo-
the Bell Sheep.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01
He Was Qualified.

II think said the young man, as
she refused him for the third time, II
will go into the business of photogra.
aBut,' said she, you haven't the ex-
%perience."
II don't know about that. Ihave de.
yeloped several negatives recently
Washington Capital.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

DURING some maneuvers of the Ger.
man cavalry at Breig a m and her
little hoy got in front of a regiment of
%cuirassiers charging ut full gallop.
The leading officer shouted to her ia
lie down, and she did, living upon her
hoy. The whole regiment passed over
without iniuring- her, every horse in
whose track she lay having been made
to Jump over her.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

SrrRcE"H, the eminent Baptis1
preacher, never makes any preparation
for n sermon. 1T is his habit to choose
ONE text on Saturday evening to he
used on the morrow. Thirty minutes,
and no longer; he devotes to looking
up references. On these references he
jots down II few notes, and with moth.
ing else ut hand he steps into his pull.
pit on Sunday morning. without manu-
script or thought of his text other than
that given it during the half-llour's
study of the previous evening.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

unknown country from Fort A. Lincoln
TO the Black Hills. through the very
heart of their country. with a part of his
regiment, without firing Il shot.
The result of this expedition was the
finding OF gold i'll paying quantities i'll
the Black Hills, and from that time duties
a hatred by the Sioux that onIy ended
with his death.
Tho Sioux then forcsaw that, in n short
time. they would lose their choicest hunt
ing grounds, an event which, when con-
summarized. they traced directly to Gen.
Custer.
Exaggerated reports from the camp
followers of Clusters army soon had the
effect to stir mp the minds of the adven-
turers from the States, the hardy miners
from Colorado and California, and the
hunters, trappers, and fronticrsmen of
Wyoming M Montana, which resulted
i'll q desire to visit the new Eldorado.
Parties were formed by stealth, and led
of the fact that the SiouN, who were row
sustained by the military, were noting
every move, several succeeded i'll gaining
the goal and a realization of their
dreams.
The Government now decided upon Il
change of tactics. a treaty WIS made for
the cession of the Black Hills, a treaty
that was never ratified by the leading
chiefs, and very indiiferently kept by the
whites.
Late in the fall of 1879 the agents at
the different agencies were instructed to
coll in all of the Indians then away hunt
ing and to inform them that their right to
hunt in Wyoming and Montana hid ex-
pred. The Sioux failed to comply with
these orders. and i'll March, 1876, Gen.
GaOrpe Crook took tho field oroinSf fbau
with twelve companies of cavalry and
about forty scouts (of whom the writer
was oneN, mostly fronticrsmen and half
breeds.
Tho General succeeded in meeting and
completely destroying a Sioux village on
Powder River, Wyoming. This had the
effect to turn the more timorous Indians
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

River. As soon Us this was learned IL
was resolved to send out q party to make
a sortie, to discover their strength and
engage them If practicable. This was
continued from day to day, In the hope
of drawing tlsa enemy into some ground
where an ambush could be laid. This
they came near accomplishing on the 18th.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

THE prisoners in the Texas pcni-
Tertiary raise sugar cane and refine it's
juice. After paying all the costs of
food, fuel, shelter and clothing. 500
900 have been turned into the State
for this work.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

The proudest boast among Cuban
women is the dainty smallness of their
feet. They require nothing larger in
the way of footgcar than the No. 1 size
for American This peculiar
endowment is perfectly natural: no
pinioning or pressure of any kind is
used.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01
Cornneld philoscphy.

OtsAe
The nun who excuse himself for
getting on a tear on the Fourth of
July by SAYING that "it comes but
once a year" will usually find enough
other holidays that come no oftener to
keep him pretty busy SOLDERING up.
A burnt child breads the fire and he
wilf.be putting in his spare time try
ing to find some way of playing with it
without being burned.
It is always the best horse that dies.
Pay as You go, and if you can't pay
stay at home.
The school ma'am may not be SO
heavy as the prize fighter, but she is
more valuable to the country at large.
Some men regard strong drink as
%theiisenemy and they bravely resolve
to die with their face to the foe.
/. The time spent in envying your
neighbours possessions would,. If put in
ut work, enable you to make your
n%eighbor envy you.
1t is all we'll enough. to tell the boys
not to gamble, and to teach them that
it is n baneful habit, but it is foolish to
tell them that all gamblers lose money.
They correctly argue that if one man
loses another mustswin. and they set
out with the determination to he the
other man. y. -.
There is much food for tllought..iin
the statement made by.am eminent inf
del, that baptism, with soap,i is a good
|. The chicken regards the duck in the
pond with a species of horror, and the
duck. thinks the chicken very foolish.
for not indulging in the luxury Of o.
;liath. Don't blame. people for not do
ing. ms yon dec cayosL Ledger.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

advising a charge and a riding down Of
the enemy by sheer force of numbers. q
part which he fulfilled to the letter later on.
The column under Gen. Alfred Terry
was advancing steadily along the Yellow
stone River Tho Sioux were kept in
formed of his movements by spies and
couriers, and his presence gave no I'M
%casiness. They were accustomed to the
white mans mode of warfare, and little
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

A LAw-scnooL for the purpose of
giving to the ladies of New York and
others the opportunity to study law
and to qualify themselves for the man-
ager6ent of their own affairs is soon to
be started,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

HE tragic death
of III gallant
General George
A. Custer, with
five companies of
the SeventhUnit-
ed States Caval-
ry, in the Valley
of the Little Big
Horn River, in.
Montana, is of
too recent occur
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

y PROBABLY the longest word in the
German language is in the last edition
of the official journal of commissions.
Here it is: Observation-Disclosures
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

The Empire of Japan has 81, ooo,ooo
inhabitants who are slowly hut surely
adopting Western customs in dress as
we'll asl in civilization and methods of
rn,Nnw,1.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

In view of the merou recent
deaths resulting from dependence ON
christian science, "the faith-curc fraud
should be renamed. "Barbarous igno-
rance" would lie q much closer fit.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

AT Unadilla, Mich, a farmers tur-
keys got into a dispute with his bees,
aud the result was that seventeen tur-
keys were killed.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

Joaquin MILLER, who gave to the
incipient State of Idaho its name, says
that it is written and spelled improp-
erly. The correct form is Idahllo,
with the accent on the middle svlla-
BILE. The name means the light on the
mountains.