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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

..Oh. you shut up rctorted the lad. knock
ing the mans glasses oil. together with the
bridge of his nose. with a large lignum vtm
keepuuict I will come down there and injure
YOU Very WE'LL said the nan I will have
to 20 tomorrow and tell your father about
you and your insulting language All
right said the youth. Go in. you old
wish. l will. in the meantime. select q few
THE next day. full OF wrath the man went
over to the boys house and said to the
father, Sir. 1 have come to do a very dis
agreeable duty. / come to tell YOU Of your
boy and the insulting language he used to
do not speak OF it, said the old man
softly. He told the doctor and me and his
mother about it last night. He was very
rand is unnecessary. however. sir. the boy
is dead
sThen the man went home and did not
lau4h any for two or three days. Any boy
almost can pick on him now and he does
Robson tells q story as we'll as anybody Z
know. and I wish I might do it half as we'll
in print as he does in conversation. He is
full of "reminiscences, and all of them of in
terest. He tells of u little incident in the
such greet Importance in history. but /
would have given a good sum i'll could have
been concealed somewhere so that I could
have seen the performance.
Young. Edwin Booth was just then get
ting SO that he could play the banjo pretty
we'll He was doing SO III his father's study
one day when the great Forrest entered.
h elder Booth had the most profound
respect and esteem for the genius Of For
rest sesI b and n; 80 , he tried Sdn to g Get Edwin to . con
ly motioned him to go on with 1t.
DO you play Zip Coon. Edwin?" asked
MIR. Forrest in deep. reverberating tones.
"Yes, SIR
play it,
The great Hamlet then proceeded to
PUNK the eXhilarating notes OF the late Mr..
Coon.
Forrest conversed with the elder Booth
Q little. but he kept time with his foo to the
iiascivtous blessings OF young Edwin's
banjo.
-Do you play tho Gray Eagle. Edwin?"
asked the Great Forrest.
YES. sir"
PLAY it."
Mr.. booth and Mr.. Forrest still conversed
In IL rambling way. but they kept time to
tho melodious plunkings OF tho young
tragedian. VS.
VIM"
Yes. SIR
Mr.. Forrest now arose. So did Junius
Brutus Booth. Their faces were as solemn
as ii they were playing Richard III. at q
one night. stand. but gently they fell to
skipping the light and fiippant toe. till at
last. in tn. retirement Of this room. the
two great ~trasedians. with no more mirth
In their faces than there is in the prospects
for the Grant monument fund. hoed ii
down. to the banjo plunkety- plunkings OF
When Horace seayer. Of Boston. was
buried in August. Stuart Robson. among
others. vas asked 10 act as pail bearer.
He wrote in reply to the invitation that he
would feel honored to accept. and at the
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

the fancy Of its owner may dictate. 1t
used to he the mode to give him q leon
inc appearance. but later styles make Of
him a dude. He has rings of curls about
his legs, and not unusually he wears ON
one of his legs silver bangles.
Authorities on dogs say that there is
no difference in intelligence among DIFF
ferent breeds, but the caniche and the
collie seem more human and teachable.
Mr.. de Ruiz, the Consul from Ecuador,
has long had n poodle which he calls
Puck, that came to him in a touching
way. The car carrying dogs to the pound
one hot summer day was passing along.
1t was SO full that the dogs were in q
heaping, writhing mass. Suddenly over
the heads of all and over the tail board
bounded a white poodle. who ran
to Mr.. de Ruiz as he was passing:
leaped to his knees and looked
up in his face. There could have
been no more eloquent plea for protec-
ton. Mr.. de Ruiz interposed and Puck
has since been with him. Puck is not
only q pure-blooded, perfect canine, but
had been taught many tricks, which he
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08
What Mine Host SAWS.

It is a mistake to suppose that our
register books are open to. the public.
as a right. It is simply as q matter Of
courtesy that we permit any one to
look at them, as we are not obliged to
show them. If a person calls at the
house in order to see o friend or find.
out if he is stopping there, it is his
place to inquire at the office; that is
the only proper way. Our books are
always destroyed now as soon as they
are full. Hotel-keepers have been sub.
jected to much annoyance by being
frequently ordered to produce them in
court as evidence in complicated law
suits. In order to avoid so doing we
always destroy our books. and can say
to the court that we have no record Of
any such parties ss the ones in ques.
ton having been at our house at any
HvfN0
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08
Some Other Game.

A man with his left arm in a sling
was tellinga passenger o Fort street
car what allied him and how it happen.
ed. Said he:
my boy Henry likes to go hunting.
a nnd g so last asdt s loo Sa. N ! takes sa my gun gun
him to kill some squirrels. Poorly soon
we vhas separated, und I goes along
by a thicket, und Henry shoots me nit
his shotgun"
Accidentally, of course?"
"Of course. He sees me creeping
along, ind takes me for a wolf"
"A wolf! Why, there isn't a wolf
within 500 miles of Detroit"
"Dot vhas so, but Henry doan' know
it until we comes back home. He feels
Very bad aboudt it. Henry vhaa o
good boy, und next time he doan' make
sooch a mistake-he shoots me for o
woodchuck Detroit Free Press.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08
when he male .his trip 70 the happy
hunting grounds.

A RATHER odd plea for divorce was
that filed by Richard Burton, of Den
e Mrs. Burton, it appears, was
afflicted with some weakness of the
eyes, which resulted in what is vul-
carly known as u squirt. In their
counting days Mr.. Burton did not OBJ
ject to this. He is on record, indeed,
as having said he thought it becoming.
But when it came to eating 365 break
fasts every year with a woman who
squinted at him, even when he said
grace, he broke completely down,
and now asks for a separation.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

friend and companion he has Q larger
number of Friends and admirers than any
other dog in the country.
The next most popular dog recently
failure. This was q mastiff owned by
Mr.. Moore, of the Melrose kennels. Mas
%sachusetts, who paid $1,000 for him OH
the other side. The prices paid for dogs
are enormous. A common price is $3.50
for q valuable hunting dog, and puppies
1925 and $50. One of the most common
sights in the shopping region is men will
their arms full Of roly-poly puppies in,
their most enticing stage of b%abyhood,
and surrounded by a constantly changing
but always admiring crowd of women and
girls. First one and then another Of
these little puff bills is put down on the
walk md allowed to waddle and try to
steer its way alone about the pavement.
A baby's first steps are not more beguil-
ing. and CHORUS of feminine endearment
rises on high. These impromptu dog
marts are Very popular, and appearances
seem to show that they are also profitable.
The fashion in dogs, Us in other things.
is tickle. Tho tiimsy italian greyhound.
the pug, the skye, the toy terrier. aud
such had their day. AT present the fox
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

terrier is supreme. 1t Is tyranny of FASH
ion hat brings the fox terrier to town.
He has no natural affiliations with streets
and parks, in which an inhuman edict de-
mands that both in winter and in summer
dogs shall go muAzled or with q leader.
The fox terrier belongs TO stables, woods,
and lanes. But he is with us and is very
much Mt home.
OF all breeds of pet dog none has met
with such general favor MS the skye. But
skye is u comprehensive term. The true
SKYE is not, in fact, a pet dog ut all. The
real skye is a long-bodied, low dog, with
q gold and blue hard wiry coat, and q
terrier head built for killing. But all sorts
of combinations of Yorkshire and Scotch
terriers have resulted in q harmless silk
on, long haired pet dog, which goes by
the name of skye.
A rarer. but one of the most lovable
dogs. is the cocker spaniel. There is q
lively group of these dogs in almost all
the fine stables.
The most ultra fashionable dog is the
caniche or French poodle. The poodle
allows for costume, as it were, by shear
ing the long frowzy o "A in whatever way
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

That peculiar form of d%epravity
which induces a man, when he cannot
win the love of q woman, to shoot or
stab her or beat her to death, is as
prevalent as ever. 1t is a pity that
some ingenious method of law could
not be devised to punish such crimes
in kind. We ought to be sufficiently
far away from the days of the dawn of
civilization to remove all feeling of
property in woman from the minds OF
even the most ignorant; yet it still as
serts itself almost with the force of an
instinct in many cases.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08
THE LITTLE fOT
DONE wan,cr laoIts ~.

At night when sleep has lowered round ths ".
lie, snowy bed,
And borne AVA OH now winss ths nttis. ss,.
Above the clouds and far away to that funny
aud of Dreams
A merry land OF fancy to infant minds. Il
A mother sit. and watches. while her heart Il
filled with Joy
As she gazes on the features of her little, eloop.
Then Oft rom under covers a chubby hand VIM
And : tiny voice say -Musser, I don't wan,sr 60
to s'eep."
A mother. lullaby is heard; then sleep With
Steals little one away once more. while watch.
full mother sings.
Then comes q blissful silence; the mother does
not speak,
Though that tear is speaking for her a. It Ellis.
tens on her cheek.
She takes the sleeping baby and folds him to
mothers arms. so gentle, will not rob him Of
his rest
And . prayer is sent up yonder, that God will
truthful keep
The lips that mur1mured .Muzzer, I don't wan'er
90 to 6seeD.w
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

soon began to show of. Nothing was
ever known of his ~antecedents, but he
has always showed such an interest IN
music, and such readiness to display his
ssefSomp.asa IN snsa th sSd it is f. supposed npl,o,nih he .
dogs. Noless remarkable are his high-bred
manners, and his habits which are SO
gentlemanly and refined.
Japanese dogs, Mexican hairless dogs,
queer little creatures from Buenos Ayres,
aud the little creeping dachshund are
preferred by individual tastes. The bull
terrier pup, which is so fascinatingly
ugly, has found friends among wolien Of
courage and pronounced tastes. st.
Bernards and mastitfs are now among the
appointments Of any well-ordered coun-
try place.-Mary Gay Humphreys in Chi
ca0O Inter- Ocean.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

PARTIES who were digging into an
old Indian mound at Sutherland's
Bluff, twelve miles from Darien, Ga,
discovered an old earthen pot which
contained petrifed human bones and q
skull. The teeth were still in place
and were In good condition, not being
decayed in the least. The bones are
supposed to have been those Of some
Indian warrior, vho was buried thsre
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08
Beginning a Career.

Aspiring Youth-I understand there
is 9 vacancy on your local staff.
City Editor-Yes, there is: in fact
We are very short-handed, and I can
give you a job at once. I want some
one to 60 around and interview Slurc,
Bulldozer, the eminent politician. This
paper charges that he beats his wife
and starves his children, and we want
to know what he thinks about it.
sUm-er-haven't you a regular in
terviewer for that kind of work?"
SOh, yes, several of them, but thew
are all in the hospital. "-New York
Weekly.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

The jade-producing country, accord
ing to a recent official report OH Bur-
nah, is partly inclosed by the Chind-
win and Uru Rivers, and lies between
the twenty-tifth and twenty-sixth par
allels of latitude. The most celebrated
OF all jade deposits is reported to he in
the Myadaung district. The largest
quarries 20 being worked are stu
ated in the country of the Merip Kach-
ms. The largest mine is about fifty
yards long, forty broad, and twenty
deep. The eason for jade operations
begins in November and lasts till May.
In February and March, when the
floor of the pit can be kept dry for a
few hours by battling, immense fires are
lighted at the base of the stone. A
careful watch is then kept in q tremen-
dous heat to detect the first signs of
splitting. When this occurs the Kach-
ms attack the stone with pickaxes and
hammers, or detach portions by haul
ing on levers inserted in the cracks.
The heat is almost insupportable, the
labor severe, and the mortality among
the workers is high.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

tnat WOuld reasonably insure the dogs q
place, it., indeed. such . n has not
been provided.
An instance of higher intelligence dis
played by dogs was displayed in a spaniel
owned by Mr.. William Mackin, a govern
ment official Of Quebec. Spot was accus-
toned to play with n kitten, whose flower
like face gave her the name of Pansy.
Spot would take Pansy's head in his
mouth and gently roll her to and fro. One
Sunday morning the two were at play,
and. as it proved, the dog wal too rough.
for when he let go of the kitten she did
not scamper away as usual. The dog
capered about her, running backward and
forward, to entics her to play. But the
kitten did not move. Then Spot came
to her, turned her over with his nose,
leased her with his paw, aud began to
show signs of great u~neasiness. He
would pause, then begin again to coax
her to get up.
At length he seemed to realize that
Pansy was dead, and that he knew the
meaning OF death, its sense of loss, and
also its practical results, he proceeded
to show.
With every evidence of distress he car
ried her off to the side of the walk.
There he dug q hole. put the kitten in it,
covered it carefully with earth, and went
away. When the family returned from
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

MAYv1LLE, n. ", hos the Oldest ap-
plicant for n pension in the country,
if not in the world. His name is
Philo Grant. He is in his 1O2d year,
is as straight as an arrow, and has
good eyesight. Until recently he has
been able to do a good days work, but
owing to q accident is unable to per-
form manual labor, and has applied
through the County Clerk for a de-
pendent pension. He is a veteran OF
the war of 1912 and the Mexican war,
and his mind is clear and lie can talk
intelligently upon most subjects. He
is undoubtedly the Oldest man in
C~hautauqua.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

MAJOR JOHN r. EDWARDS, of At
lanta, comes to the front at this late
day to declare false the often told story
that Jeff Davis ran away with the
daughter of Gen. Taylor, and married
her against her fathers will. Majo,
Edwards says: "Jeff Davis and Miss
Taylor were united under my grand.
mothers roof, after General Taylor
had written his daughter giving his
full consent and asking that the cere
mony be performed ut her home. My
grandmother was a sister of General
Taylor. and the ceremony took place
at her home, Beechlawn. in jefferson
County. Kentucky"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

when he reads this to know that he has
missed a Sabbath with one of the gentlest.
loveliest characters In history. MI. Bar.
rett's house is large and white. and has the
uir Of shrinking modesty SO noticeable In
It's great but utterly unconscious n
Mr.. Robson was found at his house. walk
Ing j the trees md t~houghtfuly eating
green apples. of which he is passionately
fond. He raises upwards Of sixty barrels
Of apples on his estate each year. any one
of which is fatal.
"A neighbor OF mine had an odd expert.
ence with his apples the othor day" said
Robson. HE has some of this same breed.
den upon. Nobody but q cider press can
sat one and live. This friend Of mine went
out one day and discovered o boy named
James sitting up in the branches of his
apple tree. eating tho luscious fruit and
alling his shirt and trouser with enough to
stay his stomach when he got homo. i
wish you would not do that. said the man.
I do not care so much for tho fruit. but you
are breaking the tree md disflguring II.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

Z Dogs are now SO completely members
of the family that they share the politics
and prejudices of the family. A young
oma from Canada is an ardent Tory,
and her black-and-tan is just as Jealous.
Gladstone gives you this piece of
cake" she says, and the dog turns up his
nose with an unmistakable sheer and
walks away.
sNo, Lord Beaconsield left it to you in
his WILL" and the dog run back wag-
ging his tail and eats with the greatest
satisfaction.
What would you do for your country2"
she asks, and he throws himself motion
less on the floor. He would die for the
But what would you do for your mis-
tress?" Up he jumps and frisks gayly
about the room. He will live for his
mistress.
There is a young girl under a distin-
guished doctor here in town ut his pri-
vate hospital. None the less she does
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08
Needless Anxiety.

Fair Dog Owner (anxiously)-r am.
80 afraid poor Floss is going to have
rabies, Nj. Vet.
Mr.; vet-Indeed. Miss. I don't see
any signs Of it.
Fair Dor Owner-But his poor little
mouth.
Mr.. yet-That, Miss, is IN accord.
ance with . merciful dispensstion Of
Providence. You see, II It hung. ont
Ct his . he might experience someI
difaoulty n drinking.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

The extent to which atrial by news
paper" is carried on in New York raises
the question, Are courts and juries
necessary to convict, anyhow? News
papers often convict a man as soon as
he is arrested, if not before.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

arc passed. Plinlimmon seemed to know
that only kindness was meant him, and
submitted willingly to the preparations.
The area to be opsrated on was then
rendered iasensiole BY h~ypcdsrmic injec-
w ". applied Pill: ar. Tssss t time: ... . day tt the
when the dog was brought, without .
word hs woufd lie down and raise his
paw FOR the doctor to begin. The wound
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

AN interesting incident connected
with the departure of the Hon. Fred
erick Douglass for his official post as
Minister to Hayti. from the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. was the courteous visit OF
Junior Lieutenant Edward Lloyd ia
Mr.. Douglass and his family before the
kearsarge sailed. Lieutenant Lloyd
is an officer of the new cruiser Boston,
and is n greatgranlson of that Colonel
Edward Lloyd who was the owner of
Mr.. Douglass and his mother when
they We're slaves, and is n son of the
present wner of the old plantation in
Talbot County, Maryland, where Mr..
Douglass was born.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

SAN FRASc1sco proposes to license
prize fights for $1,000. 1t is either too
high or not high enough. If they are
to be permitted at all, the license
should be high enough to cover tho
cost of a murder trial or two.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

has with her.
what does Homeopathy do?" she con-
times, and the dog jumps up and runs
bounding all over the chairs, much to the
Doctors delight, although his profess
sional intelligence has been challenged
by the little brute.
Even the diseases Of dogs and their
methods Of treatment are bringing them
nearer to humanity. Thousands Of
friends made by "Fritz's" beautiful St.
Bernard Plinlimmon will rejoice that he
has been successfully operated on for q
large fibroid tumor. DR.. Glover, who
was the surgeon, has preserved the
trophy, which is noble of its kind. Pin
limmon. he says. was an admirable pa
ing table, which is an ordinary kitchen
table with holes in which are inserted
hooks. placed in q line describing the
dogs body, and through which the tapes
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

IT is said that the body of Damala,
Bernhardt's husband, showed not u
place where the morphine syringe had
not penetrated, such was his morbid.
appetite for morphine and cocaine.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08
Emily speaks Her Mind.

Little Emily, five years old, is q
great favorite in spite of her %incorrigi-
BILE freedom of expression. The other
day she had been on a visit with her
mother at a friends, and had remained
to dinner. At the table she had
amused the family. with the possible
exception of ats elderly and serious,
head, by occasional remarks. As the
meal was drawing to an end the hostess
observed: '
emily, wouldn't you like to stay
here all the time and be our little
girl?"
Emily looked up, pointed her finger
at the head of the family, and ex-
claimed, contemptuously:
"What! and have him for a father?"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

A TIN peddler who travels through
Canada can exhibit ~forty-one scars
where farmers dogs have taken hold
of him to see whether he was a dunn
my or q live man.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

WHEN any one tells you that light
ming doesn't strike twice in the same
place, refer him to the case of John
Bucks, of Urbana, Ohio, whose barn
has been struck, burned, and rebuilt
four different times in six years.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

A PHILADELPHIA inventor is busy ON
q street car floor, comprising Stats laid
crosswise on two endless rubber bands,
that revolve as the a moves, and
gradually roll the people up to the
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

MISS CoRpE1lA MEYERS, of New
vile, Cumberland County, Pennsyl-
vania, has u piano which was owned
by the wife of President John Quincy
Adams. Tho instrument is still in ex-
cellent condition.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

w1LKlE COLLINS used to say that a
book sold was the only criticism he
cared for or respected. AT the same
time no author should he above secur-
ing regular customers for his hooks.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

FEW years ago a
plea for o heaven
for dogs " a 8
made by the Rev.
j. G. Wood In o
the name of
which has es-
capped me. The
idea met with
general accept.
ance among all
dog lovers. As
inthe case Of ami
ma1o their riuhk
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

The man with but q single talent
wasn't so badly off, after all, as it was
equal to about $3.50, Hebrew meas
ure. He was perfectly justified in
putting 1t In . napkin If he distrusted
the banks and hadn't . safe TO deposits il
in.