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Thinks 1t Fcasible.

Major L. f. b. Coffin, state engineer
of irrigation, is in receipt of letter
from Sioux City parties inquiring if the
plane level of tho Missouri river is such
that it might be tapped by Il large irri-
eating canal at or above Bismarck and
the same brought around the valley
foothills up to the prairies farther
south. Engineer Coffin thinks the plan
entirely feasible, and viii SO answer his
corrnSDonlcnt
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South Dakota Editorial Association.

The Rapid City board of trade has ap-
pointed committee to take charge Of
arrangements for receiving and enter
tanning the South Dakota Editorial as
sociation, expected to visit that city the
latter part of the month.
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'UTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUG. /, 1890
WHOLE NUMBER 435

WASHINGTON, July o5.-The Aouse went
into committee of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
The amendments were read at length
and discussed until the hour for adjourn
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IhE NATIONAL GAME.

StandhE of the League and Association
Bas6 hall Clubs.
The following shows the number of
games won and lost and the pcrcont-
ages of the League and Association ball
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The proprietors of three newspaper
on the Island of Malta have been ex.
communicated for printing articles
abusing the pope and the bishop OF
MALTA
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
eeYPrlAM STOCKINGS.
Iinw They Were Kait.c i'm the Days ..t
the lsf,artOl,a.

Tho Egyptians OF the present Kcpts
as we'll as Araas-run :.uout with bau.
t.ct. Tho ancient Egyptians. ON tho
contrary. WHO are nov only to be seen
i'll tlricl condition in mascu,ns. nos
sr>,'al a very good mc.A.., of knittin;
stu.':.:;gr, as is sho~a in TIC cole, t;on
at The Louvre in l'a.;s. In t!,s. gray: OF
mummy t.crc was found pair cf
KNITTED s.orS:ngs. which gave Tho. SIR.
pT.s;'g evidence, firstly, that short
stnc.i',s=, resembling socks, were wcrn
sy 'hc ancient Es. r;:ans; and secondly,
that the art of knitting stnclsines Lad
airraay attained great petfcc,inn in
an.ient Egypt. These curious s.;sc,ing;
a:' k:i:t@! in very Cover manner,
and tine material, fac WOO. Of shrcp that
n:sht ONO have bon wi,:.c, is now
trewn Wit. age. 1.c n.....ys will.
'M..::h the work was dnnc must have
'm"n E.:.c tE:1xcr than we sEo.:,l
th.n's: !ur tsc same rI.:o,c. and the
ia;:::,.y Is .ooso .:.l Castle. The sto,k Is.
ir:ss Is t"s'in j'.st as We maze the &c.
s::n. "r:y in the simplest manner. with
s:r;.e ,h:nad; but in tho continuation of
tie wo,K it is nut simply plain, bat fam.
c;:;il. The usual border Of the stoc::ing
ws.:rh prevents the rolling upof the
work is narrow, consisting Of row OF
turn"d-np Icons, and the circle, tho
nae. ::y.s:.a?c ]. heel. w.!ch is . little
different ::om Our method, shows very
sM:"::::.l Asni lsut in the point of tho
stocking there Is o characteristic d:::cr.
cncc between the Egyptian stockings
.,,,l a.":"r, socks. W::ic ours end in
a rounded point, the Egyptian stockings
width. like the fingers otsa g.5vc. This
strange shape is mate to suit tho san
Gals, which are furnished! :.ith q Strap
fastened al.out the middle of the sandal;
and as tn. strap had to bo laid over tho
sto:lSi"s the division is necdcd.-N, Y.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
SAXON v,oL,N.mAkERs,
A Part Of Germany Devoted to th
Manufacture Of Viddies.

A Part Of Germany Devoted to the
Manufacture Of Ittldles.
In Markncnkirchcn, with its surround
ing villages, Klingenthnl, Fleisscn
Kohrback aud tiraslitz, in Saxony, arc
about $4,000 people who do nothing
else, day alter day, but mako violins.
Tho lnhab,tants, from the little urcilin
to the old gray-ha.rcd man. tho small
girl. and tho old grandmother, all arc
engaged In making somo parts OF q
fiddle.
A good instrument consists Of sixty
two different pieces. The older men
make the fingcr.boxrd from ebony. and
the string holder or tho Screws, The
small boys mako themselves useful by
looking after tho glue pot A man with
strong. steady hands and clear eye
puts tho different pieces together. and
this is the most difficult task Of all. Tho
women generally occupy themselves as
poiishers. and the family that has a
daughter who is good polishcr is con-
sidercd fortunate. Even young maa
when hc goes a-wooing, inquiries
whether the young girl is q good
po.ssaer; and if she is, it certainly will
increase his affection for her at lcnst
two.fo:d. The polishing takes good
deal of time, some Of the best violins
being twenty and even. thirty times
polished. Every family has its peculiar
style of polishing. and they never vary
from that. There is one that makes
nothing but deep vino color. tnothcr
citron color, yet another q; I orange
color, and SO on..-cor. bosNA Trans
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
GAMBLING IN HIGH LIE.
English Ladies Who Win aud Lose Largo
Amounts at Poker.

nOsVNoSo AZ GOWets
Tho gambling carried on In private
houses tn London hss been quite as per.
nicious ia its ciiects as that ut tue soi.
disan: clubs devoted ~ baccurut. When
the gatno Ut poker WAS Rrst introduced
into this country, about ten years ago,
it took :.i immediate hold q u certain
set o! ladies in London who, up ~ that
period, !.ad becn content to play WHIST
every afternoon for stakes which, 81.
though hot particularly low, were we'll
within their incanA Poker, however,
changed all this. Thc stakes were graz.
ually Increased. "Flats' who wcrG not
we'll acquainted with tho gasuy wctc
eagerly sought for, and invited to E,eo.
pies houses at q tnoment's y notice. Need.
less to say that very large sums cLaugca
hands.
L,s,tcs whose faces arc we'll known on
the Heath ~ Newmarket, Oh the lawn
at (s"vIwOUa anu in the Royal Enclos-
urc at Ascot opened wide their doors ,O
let in Tom, Dick and Harry and often
tho wives of Tom, Dick and Harry, pro.
vidca they would play poker, and wcrc
not too veil verscd in the art Ut ..,luif-
in" and seeing" bluffs. When once :l.o
movies. had acquired nxpcrcncc anil .
general knowledge of the game tho in-
viiations became less frequent. and llc
or she, In poker pariancc, 'rca!ly sat
too ght," aud had To bc replaced by q
more innocent victim. Through several
seasons the poker fever ragged. On
mirht summor aftcrnuons the blinds
would he drawn, lam ps lit, and the game.
which hogan about four o'clock. would
only cease just i'll timc to enable its
votarcs to dress for dinner. lmmctl,
atrl; aftts- dinner the Same set would
mcrt again, the winners eager to win
more, tho losers desperate to ..gct
l"mc.' 1t was not always caay to find
men for these entertainments, hut stlli
tho ladies' played ON among themselves.
They wcrc for the most part wolacn
sufficiently wealthy to afford to lost. d
hundred or n hundred and fifty pou;;ds
at u sitting, and u npattcrcd not to them
that their houses gained such sohriouct;
as ''t!,c liag's he'll 40 long ;li they could
sit AL day with iivccarlS i'll their hands
a"d "stra'sl!: the blind" or risk their
last sv.>-lE'r:d note on s.jrc!iIot."
These 1,;t,:ician lad les bad all the Amer.
ic:a SLAM. cf the game at their tinsvr,'
ends 1t was such dc;iah.tal new
sensation for them, far ba.,cr than
racing, because i, lasted SO much longer
;na wa; :css fa,isu:.s. I!..; s.lvo cx-
cci::cat ,..a.,cvs anl excellent suppcr.;,
ana every thing WAS done to r,,ract NC
novicc and extract his money. Tn
fortunately, poker is onc-s,,lc,l game.
The money all passed into one .hannel.
Tacrc wrre a few people who always
Won. ~h;ie there were q great inanv
who always lost. Gradually the ladies,
quarrel d among themselves l',,s.
meetings became less f-riacN,. Some
Gt TIC players were ruined aud others
returned to the racc-course.-
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
r,ve.l,oilar Eou,n..

A very good and true story is reported
with Prof. Marsh in the title role, says
the Now Haven Palladium. While
walking Oh Prospect street noar his
homo not long ago lie remarked o horse
attached to . dilapidatcd ash.wagon
driven by an aged negro. which animal
had on its log queer bono formation.
The professor stopped the team. made .
cursory examination of tho pro-
tnbcrance and concluded tho interview
ty saying in o half-joking way that
when the horse died he would like that
leg for scientific examination and would
give 6yo dollars for the same delivered
to his house A couple of hours later
on his return home be found long,
awkward bundlo at his front door on tho
veranda, and 1t required no careful OK.
animation to reveal the leg Of horse.
'You sce. Sab" the owner of tho ash.
wagon remarked. with = peculiar look
in his eye. ''dc old horse he dicd.r
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
MARK rwA.N.s PHANks.
A reculler Custom IL tho Numorist n,
lSis Homo In Hartford.

A recullrr Custom II thu ,iumorist n
Isss Homo In Hartford.
Whenever Mark Twain has largo
dinner party at his homo in Hartford,
says tho New York Commcrclal-.lGvcr-
tiscr, particularly when he has any
Englishmcn for guests, he is in the
habit, it is said, of rising at what ho
considers tho proper moment, without
any warning or explanation and begin.
ming set speech Of humorous kind.
lic usually occupies from, Httcca to
twenty minutes and docs his best to en-,
tcrtain and tickle his auditors. Some
times his efforts, always prclactlitatol
and carefully prepared, arc highly su;.
cessful; sometimes they arc not. Lunaor
can not bo fabricated to order. Est
they arc invariably laughed ct. OF
course. It's an absolute Requirement.
Of conn,on politcncss that they s........ s......
be, when host demands laughter 9
return for hospitality. Twain li!s.i t.
be regarded o.; eccentric &C.. ori..-ina..;
and this is aaqrestiona5ly original. No
man that liavc ever hoard of, either
hero or abroad, regularly makes fo.n,al
s:'ccchcs at his own tablo, especially
without prcmonition. Twain evidently
thinks hc has a. reputation to sus-
tain and he sustains it in tho extra
ordinary manner described. Ila na:..at
be ;unny. If he chose, whilo k.cpin. his
scat; tho position would not r1ar bis
fun. Tut that would not bc sufficiently
emphatic to suit him, so ho pretcrs to
inircss his guests with Il full con.
seriousness of his prc,ncditatcl leter,ui-
nation to do something worthy of tho
OCCASION. " may DO that hc l., thus
seeking to advertise himself by his post
prandial harangucs-n disposition with,
which ha i3 sometimes credited. Doiuc
the thing in that way is in itself 80
con,ic.l that hc could not hopc. how
ever prcpostcrous his jcsts might be, to
say any thing half So good.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
he SOLD HIS TEETH.
Having Nothing to Eat They ,ve.e Of n.
usc to Tho4r Owner.

Having Nothing tD Eat They vese OF No
rsc TO Their Owner.
A South street pawnbrokcr was
amazed on Saturday when a poorly.
dressed man walked in and, putting his
right hand to his mouth. drcw forth .
nfcc-looking set of falso tccth, which hc
leid on tho counter, says tho philadcl-
! phia North American.
"Well, what is it?' gsspcd tho pawn
broker. when no recovered his breath.
"what con get on 'cm2" said tho
man, carcicssly nodAing toward tho
teeth.
''What! on your teeth?''
Yes, on my tceth."
why, man, you won't bc ablc 70
cat.n
II know that"
"You do, eh?''
"Ycs. perfectly. ! can't get any thing
to eat. Consequently my tooth arc Of
no use 70 mo. 'Tis truo raight keep
them for ornamental purposes. but be-
ing poor man I can't afford that.
Then, sgain, whom get angry night
indicate that such was tho fact by
| showing my tecth.' but alas! that
d6etn't pay. either -
| As tho shades Of night began 70 fall
! tho TWO, tho pawnbrokeF and tho pan.
wcro still negotiating. tho man trying
% asguo tho superior quality Ot tho
molars and tho pawnbrol,ci pcrsuasivcly
proving that tooth vcs, ~ y tsras
In the r:lr..ct. 4: j'ss!:.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
THE GOOD oLo TIMES.

A Uonversat.on Overheard By an Omaha
Newspaper Ran.
Coming down to Omaha tho following
dialogue was overheard by On Omaha
Republican reporter;
"Ilollo. Alcckl q that you?'s
"Yca, what's loft; these hard ttmes?'
"Tinaes ia hard. Where arc you
livin'?'
UP north; whcrc arc you?"
"Out west. Do you remember tho
good times we used to have down on tho
old Missouri bottom, years ago?"
"fcs. I remember tho good times;
wish had 'cm now."
"Fcller got somcthin' for somethin',
then"
"Ycs, money OF trade"
lies eco! What was wheat one year
down thcrc?'
''In tho spring Of 1868, 1 think, you
got $3.50 1.-TWO dollars and nifty ccnts) q
bushcl for somc."
"Ycs. and corn was worth ono dollar .
bushcl, ch?'
Sometimes corn brought ono dollar
bushcl in those years; thcrc was not
much to sell in Nebraska, though; VIC
imported corn"
Don't caro-, sold somo at ono dollar:
wish could now; them were good
timcs."
''Things wcrc high, then"
Potatoes was two dollars bushcl
one spring. When wo won't to town
then VIC got somcthin,."
"fcs, we got somethtn' when wc
went to town, sure"
Remember tho sorrcl colt you sold
me turned out such runncr?"
"Ycs."
".And how wc used to como up to tho
old store Saturday afternoons and run
ponies for plugs Of tobacco? Thcrc Was
fun those tin,cs.'
"I4ots OF it,
sWc used to go to mill forty miles, re-
member; but when VIC got tlisro wa rot
scncthin' for our wheat, got our little
old -four and feed out. and had money 10
go homo with-dollar bushcl aay way.
can't do that now?"
''Whcat is down. and so arc tho farm
crs, and butter as SUCH, l,utter afty
cents pound, take little pail in Of q
Is' n,ofnln AND you get somcthin'. Eggs,
TOO, twcnty-h3e and thirty cents ard
evcn forty cents 3 dozcn often. Them
was good times"
when VIC make money, it's good
times. and when VIC doa't its bad
timcs.''
We'll. what makes times, any way?
There wasn't q railroad in tho country
thea, wa; thcrc?'
NO, thero wns not a railroad this
side Of the Missouri in tho days ycu
speak off,
".Aad times was good. and we got
son,cthin' for all our truck. didn't wc?'
eyes. for ail you had"
".Aad there wasn't no railroads I'M tho
country. Darn tho railroads, they yc
busted us all up.'
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
JACK FRosrss l.fE.



When We speak Of jack Frost ~ gene
orally speak Of him ~ : inischievous
young scamp. We never stop b think
Cf his age. but he - many years old. He
was probably born about the time The
earth was planted With ts'ees. He waSI
born In an ice palace, Whtch was veey
beautiful. His father John Ftoek haA
been king Of the north 3hd south toles-
for about two years. He was % ths
south pole when Jack wAs born:
John WAS stopping . mutiny Of the
Wind q Snow, who were his ohief ON.
cers. King John Frost was . vcty Wi1e
king, and he never played The feaGkD
on mortals that Jac1f did. John di6A
when Jack was sixteen years Old. ~
soon - the news reached tho eo6th
pole that John was dead. Wind
and Snow cot up . man By tho
name Of Hail ~ the real king Of
the south pole. When Jack, who was
now king Of the poles, heard ut5tt he
got al his barons and knights and he'd
his armorer make 81, 1000 suits Of armot
Of the best kind Of ice. Each man had
IN loo chariot and two dragons. They
hsrnessed tho dragons to tho char
lots and started. On the way To-
tho south pole Jack stopped
at the temperate sone and
painted every window with the most
beautiful designs. Then he hurried to
join his army. which was way ahead,
He did not wait to SEQ whore he was
stepping, but went right along. He
stepped in flower beds, in gardens, and
you could not help but see that hc had
been along. He caught up with his
army when 1t was in the middle Of q
temperate zone. As soon as they got To
within ono hundred miles Of the torrid
zone they mounted their chariots and
made the dragons go as fast as they
could. They did not 60 out Of their
chariots until thcy came to tho bound.
aries of the south polar kingdom, and
then they loft their dragons and char
lots and went on foot They nat Hail
coming with ar army, and haA s ttas
him pyisedes. .He It hi; asshsr, ia
Snow, and, his crossbowmen, the Wi1dos
to search for the mon who had escaped.
They took 5000 prisoners and killed ~
600, Jack set his kingdom up again and
put one of his fathers counsellors at tho
head. He then went homo. He goes
from his northern kingdom in tho
spring to his southern, and goes back to
his northern kingdom In the fall.
He likes to plague mortals and spoil
their flowers. Some Of his men wont
through town this morning and moro
arc coming.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
l.c rr.. Ia Your rr.cner..

Never forsakc friend. When en-.
cmics gather around, whcn sickness
falls Oh tho heart, when the world is
dark aud c!.cer:css. il il tho time to try
true friendship. The heart that has
been touched with true gold will re-.
double its efforts whom tho f,icnd is
SID aud is in ttou!.:c. AAvcrss,y tlics
real friendship. Ta,sc who turn f,o,u
the scene Of distress bctaay their
hypocrisy and prove that interest only
moves them. II you have friend that
loves ycu. who has sttd:cd your inter.
est AMI happiness. TO suro to sustain
lin in advcrsity Let aim, feel that his
love was net thrown away.eUed iIomc.
stead.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01

-"Ilas that yellow.haircd dude been
around here to-night7' mot yet. Why.
papa, what in tho world is tho matter?
Did you miss your footing ON tho train?
Or" mo. didn't miss my footing on
tho train. / undertook to gently r..
mind that dude Of yours that he wasn't
wanted here. and this is the result.
Whom he comes tonight tell him he can
have You. and ho can't have you any too
quick to suit me. A man who can use
his hands like that fellow is protection
enough for dozen women. II he asks
for mo toll him Two gone to Africa or
Camden aud won't DO back until the mar.
rage has blown over."-Philadelphia
inquirer.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
How to Get ::la ol Rat..l

Rats will cat any thing. from short
bread to slippers. but SO cunning aro
they that unless anise.seed IL sprinklrl
on the trap af:cr 81 ting they smell tho
human land and keep aloof. The bar
rel remedy is worth trying. Fill o. bar.
rel with ctaif. leaving at tho top somo
choice n.orsct to tempt the rats appc-
titc. and IN invittn%: stick leaning
against tho side. DO this for thrco
nights and then on. tho fourth nirhs
I'LL tho harrcl two-thirds with water; and
one-third with chafi. The rats, thrown
OF their guard :by previous tmaunity,
will mount tho ladder gayly anl moot
their fate in fsc t-cachcrous ocean be.
lp.. n. =. Journal
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01
STOVES AND FUEL. :
How the Former should BE Haadlsd IN
the Latter Saved.

How the Former should BE Handled And
the Latter Saved.
A good range or cooking stove light
ems woman's work 80 much that every
kitchen should contain one; though the
parlor be unfurnished or the house un-
painted. have safe, reliable stove with
which to do tho family cooking. A
cooking stove should be rOomy; 1t is q
mistake to buy small stove. Tho
drafts. flucs and chimney should bc
cleaned at least four times 0 year.
Know that no sparks can escape any
place. especially where the pipe enters
the chimney. 1t will pay. Have your
firc safe! Insurance money is hard
enough to get when all the conditions
have been justly complied with. 1t is
terrible to burn outl II your stove
smokes. hnd out the reason and stop It.
We get old and ugly soon enough-don't
allow yourself to be smoked.
Whatever kind of fuel is used, insist
upon it being good; IL you burn wood,
have ut least half Of 1t dry. Green wood
can be burned sometimes. but never at
tempt to bskc with II. Havo wood
shed and sec that 1t Is filled. Nothing
less than saint can keep her tcmpcr
and cook breakfast over sullty, undc-
cided fire. when the kitchen is blue
with smoke and tho wood sings psalms
aud sheds tears. Soft coal makes q
cheap and hot fire. 1t is dirty; q fllter
attached to tho cistern is necessity II
soft coal is used. 1t is better than poor
wood.
Hard coal is excellent to cook ON in
winter IL the stove is madc to burn 1t.
Patience Is an important requisite
when lcurning to make, keep and use q
hard.cOal fire. 1t seems easy and is,
when ono learns how; one of the first
things to learn is to leave it alone.
'Ncvcr have tho coal come above tho
stove-lining. The fire will not bc SC
bright, fuel will waste, because the
draught is not so good. Whom not
using the fire keep hampers closed;
when needed open the drafts. For
cooking Or baking, no matter how hot
the fire desired, having tho coal come
nearly to tho top Of the lining, tho firc
ought to last four hours without new
coal or poking. Tho top of tho stove
may be rcd hot, the coal piled up to the.
lids, and yet tho oven will not bake.
There is too much coal in, and the
drausht is stopped by IT,"
Gasoline is the bcst fuel for summer
But one must be careful when using it
Ono with double burner for wash
boiler and oven and two single burners
costs about SIG. Two and one.half gal
Ions of gasoline at Is. per gallon w,l,
do tho cooking. washing and ironing
one week for family Of four. Then
think Of the comfort A kerosene la,nt
stove with ono burner is very handy. A
quart OF water can soon be boiled OF
onc.-Go0l housekeeping,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01

-...irs. sara., Helen Whitman, the
!:s: low, @. Cigar a, l'cc, was a woman
ct c:s!ui.ite beauty, whose face was q
poem ;:,s whose i.':;c was romance.
s''ic s.'..:arl scr poet lover for moro
thaa t:.i-':' years after bis carl; death.
and drfrnie,. Kim from first 10 last, with
oil wc',aH'; deep. faith AMI nn.:ying
love. HIS friend, were her fricn:s. hi:
cncra!co her c3cnics. To was an ilcl
cnshrincd in her heart of hearts. 10 l.c
worShipcl thoro f0reyermorc. In hcr
lattcr yeass, sho always drcssj 81,
white, hita vail ct tb3 samc color
thro~a oyGf tho hack cf her head, end
she sat IN q room, lighted by alabastcr
lamps. w:'oso .'i:lc. were lined with
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