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aging them by voice and example. his
shouts of defiance were answered by
yells of rage from his dusky foes, who
strained every nerve to capture him in
order that they might wipe out the
bloody score by horrible fortunes at the
stake. A body of redskins blocking
his way, he wheeled his horse and rode
ut the utmost. speed toward Wheeling
Hill. Again his course was stopped
by a crowd of his enemies, who sprang
up in front and began to close in uron
him. AS quick as light he turned
again, only to find escape cut off by q
third band of warriors. The only way
now remaining open to him was toward
the brow of a steep cliff. $50 feet in
height, ut the bottom of which
flowed Wheeling Greek. No at
tempt had been made to shoot
him, although he was in easy range
OF the fire of his pursuers. and his
quick mind appreciated what this
meant. They had devoted him to a
lingering death by all the refinements
of savage cruelty of which their hellish
ingenuity was capable. His chance was
a most desperate and as he mo-
mentaiily refined in his horse and gazed
nvon the rapidly narrowing circle of
his foes their yells rang in his ears as
they saw him at bay, and, as they
tho ght, completely within their pow
Ell. They stood gazing at him in won
der as he struck his heels against the
sides of his horse aud dashed toward
the p~recipice, which they had thought
would prevent his escape in that direc-
ton. 1t was a chance of life against q
certainty of death in it's most awful
form at The hands Of his enemies. and
his dcci ion was quickly made. Turn
ing in the saddle he was encouragedb by
a cheer from his friends in the fort, and
then shaking his rifle toward his rap
idly advancing foe, he grasped the
trusty weapon III his right hand, gath
cred his reins in his left. and urged his
horse toward the blink of the cllasm
that seemed likely to I've his grave.
AS he approached the edge the saw
ages stopped spell-lound at the con-
temptation of his action. Bracing
himself in his saddle an 1 again DASH
ing Ills heels against the sides of his
robe beast. which seemed animated
by his masters spirit, they made the
feasf full leap outward. Down. down
they plunged. without obstacle or i'm
pediment. fully fifty feet; then the
horse's feet struck the smooth shelving
rock. and the remaining distance was
slid and scrambled over until they
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28
4 Csakrsssnaa,s Triais.

Col. Wade, of Missouri, fauiliasiy
known as Farmer Bill" Wade, congratu.
lates himself ON the (act that he has
achieved . committee chairmanship be-
cause he now has Q clerk to attend to his
correspondence. The Law contemplates
this clerk In the act Of devoting himself
exclusively To the pressing business
of the committee on labor, but Col.
Wade views him moro frequently in the
act Of attending to the congressional af-
fairs OF William Wade OF Missouri. This
relieves the col mel of much Of the petty
drudgsry Of congressional work and leaves
him free to relate to his fellow members
the side. splitting anecdotes for which he is
famous. Col. Wade never had o private
secretary or clerk before he was made
on Que occasion. when be employed q SUBJ
stitute whose performance the colonel has
described in q fearful way to all of his coll
leagues.
This clerk was a man who lived in Col.
Wude's district for manv years, and who
had almost a wider acquaintance there than
MIR. Wade. He volunteered his services for
certain hours in the evening to write LETT
ters. Col. Wade was about to absent him
self from the halls Of legislation and from
the national capital, with o view
to transactinR some private business.
The suggestion came to him oppor.
timely. He would 60 away, leaving
his correspondence in the hands OF the ex-
Missuurian. The tx-M issourian would
with much adioitness write in the ~colonel's
name non.committal answers to the letters
that were received aud the colonel on his
return would follow up his assistants let
tiers with something appropriate. explain-
mo the nroagraa NJ hf1csno oa sa,hsO1 ho.1 nm
casioned the hasty reply previously for
warded.
The situation was explained to the ex-
Missourian. He took 1t in smiling and as
serted a thorough comprehension of it. So
Col. Wade went away with q light heart.
1t was a day or two after his return before
he realized the wreck to which his political
hopes and prospects had well.nigh been
brought. Said the colonel, tearfully, ex-
planning the situation to . colleague after
ward:
That man wrote to all the people in my
district that I was out Of town-just the
thing I did not want them to know. But
he did more than that. Instead of adj
dressing my warm political friends in ron.
ciliatory phrase; instead Of implying that
1 was the dust Of the earth aud that they
were the people, he fell on them
Reading between the lines of his
letters these were about the ideas
that would appear to my correspondent;
Look here, you d scoundrel, don't you
know who l am? l am Bill Wade, con.
gresham, and I own the XIIIth district
together with all the live stock, two-lcgged
or four-legged, in or about it!
1t took me the rest Of my term to Sc,
myself right with my people," continued
Col. Wade with q groan, "and it is q won.
der 1 ever got back to congress. "-Nco
TnrI. Tr;L,,,,o
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-l'vs LETT thu bright, bright valley where bowers
No flowers are here but the thistle and thorn,
My days are as darkness aud cyclones and
/ wish i WAS dead or had never been born.
While thus sang . lady when nearing the shad-
Which fall after twilight in life's rugged way,
A voice at her elbow reminded her gently,
.'Tis true as q prophet: Each dog has It's
For there 10y her stdc on a rustic seat sitting
Her lover of youth had returned hronsod and
His form yet erect, his mustache vet a beauty.
His pockets we'll filed with bright silver aid
gold.
They slt in the garden that bright balmy morn.
Beneath tho buds, blossoms, and leaves of q
tree;
With sweet gentle zephyrs of spring for thei,
by. athing,
Much happier far bar young lovers could he
.Comc." said the old truant, alet us gatlic,
thistlcs,
And make a grand bouquet of briars AMI
Come cut in the darkness, the cyclones and
telnpests.
|. Como into the wilds of the winds and the
storms"
They went from the shadow, but found onl,
sunshine;
Deaths nearest approachthen seemed ~fartl,es,
He searched for the thistles; she found onl,
He gave up his task and received her bouquet
NO. II.
I'm sitting in doubt. mid the trembling of pas
And quenchins my fears 'inid the flames o
loves fire,
For Robin insists we must be in the fashion
And wait yet a year, notwithstanding desire
Oh! could i but quicken his flame TO NV notion
And stir up the cmbcrs that s,nolder and pinn
I'd lask in the hoat TINT would give my hop,
molten,
And fill his sonl full of that burning in mine
] know Robin loves me with his understanding
And seems to appreciate iervor md fear;
But that is not what my loves life is demanding
1T wants a love unafiaid TO approach near.
1t wants II love that will draw me to its foldin.
Aud cover my soul with its comforting bliss
1t wants IL love that, as me i'll its arm holding
Willwelcome my love With u lovers warm kiss
To-day, us We sat on the sofa convcrsing,
My soul WIS cnrnptured with hOpiiigs the
more,
But not IL thing happened. he went on rchcarsin.
Oh! how my heart ailei for a drink at its lei
oh. how my lips parclied! how M bosom did
How trolnbled my limbs! how / longed withou,
measures!
And how, spite ofnll these, disappointment II.
well.
oh! Robin, come love me. The doe on tn,
mountain
Is never SO free as thou ma vest he here.
Come stay mid the pillows, come taste at tin
fountain.
Twill give thee sweet pleasure if thou viii
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Personal and General.

APHILADELpHIA bon vivant has kept a
tubful Of terrapin alive in his cellar all
winter. so as to have them handy.
The Mexican government is encourage
ing the cultivation of rubber trees. Acorn
pany has recently planted 300,OOO in
Chiapas.
A..METEoR that cast q shadow and APP
peared as large as the full moon was seen
by Noblesville, Ind, people the other
evening.
A. S. C1oUeH, of Prescott, A. H., drives
a team OF mules that are 33 and So years
old. They are still good workers.
A BOSTON woman has had her shroud
made at a cost of $4,000. This will Ger.
tainly be o case where a woman is wrapt
up in her wealth.
THE British museum is 40 little in touch
with the multitude that popular illustrated
lectures are to be given on its treasures
in ant AMI antiquity.
A MAN in Saratoga, N. Y, who fought
in the wal without being regularly enlisted,
now finds his name on the list of desert.
ers. The congressman from his district
has introduced o bill to relieve him Of the
stigma.
JOHN LuNcE TALBOT, Of North Mid.
dletown, Ky, aged 1lG, is very Ill with the
prevailing disease, Ia grippe. Owing to
his extreme age his friends are very anxious
about him, but it is thought he will pull
through.
TIE bishop Of Rochester, addressing
the students Of the Royal Female School
of Arts, in London, on the OCCASION of the
annual prize giving. remarked: Il am struck
with the lovely taste displayed in your
hats, they are SO quiet aud ladylike." That
pleased the girls more than all the prizes.
The Essex institute, at Salem, Mass,
has received from Robert G. Winthrop, i.,
two original deeds from Masconomet, saga.
more, of Agawam, to John Winthrop. ir.,
Of lands in Ipswich and Chebacco. The
Instruments are in the handwriting of JOIN
Winthrop, jr., and are dated June %. 1888.
Two lovers of a young woman in Biz.
mingham, Conn, got into a quarrel the
other day and went to the railroad trestle
bridge over the Naugatuck river to settle
it. One hit the other o stunning blow
under the ear and then pushed him off the
bridge into the river. The victor barely
had time to step aside to let a freight train
go by.
A ST. Louis physician thinks it lust as
important that the ears of railroad en-.
ployes, and particularly that the ears Of
locomotive engineers, should be scien-
tiically tested for natural or acquired de-
fects as that their eyes should be tested 70,
color-bllndness. There is q trouble known
to medical men who practice largely among
railroad employees as whistle deafness.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28
reached the bottom alive. and witho,

reached the bottom alive. and without
serious hurt. Pushing his horse into
the stream he was soon halfway across.
and 10y the time the savages had
reached the edge of the cliff and were
peering e expecting to see the
mangled remains of horse and rider ut
its base, he had reached the opposite
shore, and. with Il shout of defiance.
had plunged into the woods and was
out of their range.
The additions to the gar
rison of the fort and the hopelcssness
of overcoming the defenders while in
spired by such an action as they had
Just Witnessed, disheartened the In
dams, and, after first putting the
torch to the remaining property of the
settlers, they heat a lasty retreat The
morning after the event Just narrated.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

THOMAS A. DEBLo1s, of Portland, SAYS
the Lewiston Journal, was one of the witty
Name lawyers of whom interesting stories
are told. At one time Judge Nicholas
Emery, who was particular sensitive to
jokes at his own expense. had repeatedly
rebuked Deblois for alleged departure from
the rules Of propriety. He being specially
pointed at one time the councillor retorted:
Il beg your honor's pardon. Your honor
is right and I was wrong, as your honor
USUALLY is"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28
Put on Brake,

II you find you are going down hill in point of
health. Failing strength, impaired digestion.
and assimilation arc the marks of decline.
Check these and other indications of premature
decay with tho grand ~vitalizer and restraining
tonic. Hostetter's Stomach Bi.trrs. Beginning
Al the fountain head, the stomach. the Bitters
remedies its Inc Efficiency, corrects its errors, and
sets 1t vigorously at work. The digestive organ
is thus enabled to thoroughly separate from the
food Its nutritive principles. which the blood as
sinilating, ia enriched. Thus is the system
nourished, AMI being nourished, strengthened,
and abnormal waste Of its tissues stayed. APP
petite, the power to rest well, u regular Labit
are also re.cstablished, and the various func-
lions move once n, more IN their natural and
specific for and preventive of malarial com.
pla nts. rheunatism. biliousness. aud kidney
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

ENa1rsH churcAmen are delighted over
u jnst.told story that illustrates, they
think. the goodness Of. tue late Bishop
Lightsoot. It is that In early life he fell
In love With a woman horeiected him and
married another clergyman. After DR..
Lighttoot became bishop he found his old
sweetheart and her husband struggling
aloug on a poor living in his diocese,
whereupon he tonk every occasion to adj
vance his rival until the latter and lie fam.
lily were In very comfortable cilcum.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28
The Old. Old Story.
little cough ; q feeling ill;

A little cough q feeling ill;
headache oft a daily chill;
slower walk; a quickened breath:
frequent talk of coming death.
No strength to rise from day to day;
From lowing eyes he fades away.
Now lifts no more the weary head,
The struggles Ger; the man is dead.
Such is the fatal progress OF consumption.
How often is repeated tho old. old story.
Yet not half so often rs it was before tho
knowledge came to mankind that there was
a~discovery in medical science by which tho
dread disease could be arrested in its early
stages and the patient restored to health.
This wonderful remedy is DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

THERE is more Cstarrh in this section OF tho
country than all other diseases put together,
aud until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For n great many years Doctors
pronounced it " local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and hy constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be IL constitutional
disease, anu therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrii Cure. manufactured
constitutional cure on the market. 1t il taken
internally in doses from IN drops to a teaspoon.
full. 1t nets directly upon the blood aud mucous
surface of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulara and testimonials. Address 4. j.
CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o. AJ-Sold by Drug.
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dies is sold under such trying conditions: no
ordinary remedy could sustain itself under

dies is sold under such trying conditions; no
ordinary remedy could sustain itself under
such a plan Of sale.
For all chronic or lingering Coughs, Weak
Lungs, Splitting Of Blood, Bronchitis, Short
ness of Breath, Asthma, and kindred ail-
mcnts, il is Q most potent remedy. While it
cures these diseases it also cleanses the blood,
invigorates the liver, improves digestion, and
builds UP both flesh aud strength. Contains
no alcohol TO inebriate, no sugar or syrup to
sour OF ferment in tho stomach and inter-
fere with digestion. 1t is a concentrated,
huld, vegetable extract. Dose small and
pleasant to taste. 1t stands alone in the field
Of medicine, and is as peculiar in its won
dsrful curative effects as in it's composition.
Therefore, don't be fooled into taking some-
thing recommended as just as good" Bear
in mind, it's tho only Liver, Flood and Lung
Remedy possessed OF such t,unsccnaent
curative properties as to warrant its mant-
facturers in selling it under a printed GER
tihcate Of guarantee, which wraps every
bottle. WORLDS DlspENsARY MEDICAL
AssosATroE, Proprietors, 603 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y. "
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FIorcmce, AHA.

Tho personally conducted excursions to
cessful tina, the Chicago 4 Eastern Illinois
Railroad Evansville Route) will! run one on
each of the following dates: Feb. 4. IL. 10
and %. For copy OF "Ala5ama US 1t l." and
further ihioi nation. send to William Hill,
Gen. Pass. Agent, Chicago, Ill.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

THERE'S nothing like fame, and oven
the children recognize it, as is illus
trated in this dialogue: Bobby
dads o squire and gets his nam in
the paper every day. Tom contempt
uously)-That's nothin'. Ny dad took
Jink's liver pills and got his picter in
the papers.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

Hoods sarsaprilla is prepared from sarsaparills.
Dandelion. Mandrake. Dock. Juniper Berries. and
other we'll known vegetable remedies. in such .
peculiar manner Is to derive the full medicinal
value of each. 1t will cure. when in the power OF
medicine. %scrofula, salt rheum. sores, boils. pim-
pies, all humors. dyspepsia. biliousness. sick head.
ache. INDIGESTION. general debility. catarrh. rheu.
matism. kidney and liver complaints. It overcomes
that extreme tired feeling caused by change of eli.
mate. season. or life. and imparts life and strength
to the whole system.
Blood Poison
For years at irregular intervals in all seasons. I
suffered the intolerable burning aud itching of blood
poisoning by ivy. It would break out on my legs. in
my throat and eyes. Last spring Itook Hoods sar.
sapartils. as . blood purifier. with no thought of it
as q special remedy for ivy poisoning. but it has
effected . perm anent and thorough cure" CALVIN
I. SHUrE. Wentworth, n. II.
"Ihad boils all over my neck and back. troubling
me so much that Icould not turn my head around
nor stoop over. Hoods Sarsaparilla cured me In two
weeks. Think II is the best blood p~uriter." DANIEL
READ. Kansas City, Mo.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

A DuDIsn Lird that lines it's nest with
the down of certain flowers is the lsnceo-
late %honeyeater. The nest ia shared like
a hammock suspended from twigs. and is
veiy deep. The groundwork is Of grass
and wood.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

LARGE numbers of Americans. es-
visiting Japan. They generally remain o
few months, aud thus acquire u wide famil-
iarity With japanese manners and lnstitu-
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

SUDDEN CHANGES OF WEATHER cause
Throat Diseases. There is no moro cffcctual
remedy for Coughs. Colds. etc.. than
BnowS's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. Sold only ia
hores. Price 2I cts.
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THOUSANDS of cures follow the use of DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. So cents.

HENRY STRATFoRD. of Kingston, OFT,
has received q letter from England which
went into the sea when the steamship
Oregon was wrecked and sunk in 1856.
TIT letter in question 10 found buried in
the sands of the beach near Cape Hatteras,
N. c. The mail bag containing the mis-
sive drifted 400 miles from the scene of the
xruoalx
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Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers.
Mild, equable climate, certain aud abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and stock
country in the world. Full information free.
the Oregon immigration Board, Port.
land, Oregon.
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ELI CIRCLES, of Carroll county, Mo-,
won a $35 sewing machine by producing
twelve ears of corn that weighed eighteen
pounds eleven ounces.
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The latest English fancy is TO wear
with n tailor made gown q small fancy
watch Of iron. or oxidized to resemble iron.
with elaborate gold initials, fastened with
q breach On the left front of the hasqus,
as a medal or other decoration would be
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

In SCOTLAND it is sail that to rock the
empty cradle will insure the coming Of
other occupants for it.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

A TRIAL iu the harbor Of Portsmouth,
England, recently showed that u modern
torpedo boat can mount any boom yet de.
yised to protect a roadsteat or harbor.
The structure tested it was supposed would
instantly stop and hold fast aN~ boat at
tempting 10 pass it, but he boat,
driven at full speed, went otssa without
difficulty or damage.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

6IK FAEbkRIcK AB.L recently dsliv.
cred . lecture on smokeless powder at the
Royal institution in London. He said that
the smokeless powder now being manufac.
tured in Europe vas q gelatinous SUBJ
stance shap. d into threads and strips under
pressure. It is msd. by Disabling gun
cotton or some similar material with
camphor or other solvent, and forcing tho
compound. WIN properly prepared.
through perforated dies.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

ALL who use Dobbins' Electric SOAP
praise it as the Jes.. cheapest and mosl
will try it once it will tell a still stronger
tale OF its merits itself. Please try it.