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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

1ty r0J0er imam com.
pick theories carried out to practical con-
most strikin, illustration Of diversity of
forms obtsinable with the minimum Of
tools, of the emancipation Of the strug-
Cling operative from costly machinery
and o long apprenticeship in many
branches. Three hundred years Of steady
development in the technical arts have
added little or nothing to the resources
Of the glass bower, and the tools retain
the primitive simplicity of the days of
Queen Elizabeth and the Venetian artists
in inimitable glass-work, The only inn
portant labor-saving invention. III. e of
bottle molding. is an American device. :.
Withal, glass blowing a. an art has re-
coded rather than advanced within the
last three centuries, just as painting has
done. Tho Venetian artists in glass have
left no successors. Beautiful effects are
still obtainable in stained-glass windows
and Ornamental goblets. but a collection
of sixteenth century relics is not indica-
tive of modern progress, or OF any COM
parison which can be said to be other
than od:ous.
Entering a glass factory, the first object
which attracts attention is the great CEN
trail furnaces in which the glass is melt
ed. The most unobservaht person will
have noticed that ordinary glass presents
itself in three aspects-brown, green. and
stainless white or flint gla-s. The former
tints are due to the presence OF %iron-oxide
in the sand, which Is one of the princi-
pal ingredients. VIII IL colorless glass is
desired the iron has to be eliminated, or
the color masked by suitable means, ind
it is a noteworthy fact that u proportion
Of iron in the sand too small TO be indi-
Gated by the most delicate assay will i'm
part q distinct hue to glass. Different
metallic oxides impart different hues;
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
timbered with cypress. pine. oak, and
sycamore tthe latter the old Southern


timbered with cypress. pine. oak, and
sycamore tthe lutter tile old Southern
buttonwool).
1t was populated pretty thickly in a
few sections only. The great swamp
tracts, covering thousands of acres, con-
tanned but few whites, however, the popu-
lation being mad up of negroes, whose
indolent nature and impcrvious organiza-
ton rendered them proof against malaria
and steady work.
Lassitude and superstition grew more
prevalent as we j%ourneyed toward the
Gulf, until as We approached South Caro-
of the south seas, idling away their time
lolling about i'll the shade or congregated
at corner stores in groups waiting for that
long-looked-for aud always expected
forty acres and a mule" Caleb wasn't
n of that kind, however. He was
much more intelligent than the majority,
energetic as negroes go, and withal brave
and somewhat rash-an almost unac-
countabie feature with the tar-heel darby.
One afternoon We approached a branch
Of Waccamucca River ut the edge of q
big swamp, A darby ferryman lay onthe
sand of the beach in the broiling sun,
His scow, q tiat-bottomed boat perhaps
twenty feet long, was tied to the shore
awaiting doubtless the arrival Of some
travellers like ourselves. Beyond on the
opposite side Of the stream the country
stretched away in a broad savanna with
fields of cotton and corn, with here and
there the typical log cabin of some negro
tenant or laborer, while at a distance be-
low of huff q mile or more the white
walls and i%vy-covered verendas of some
planters residences brought the first
pleasant relief to our eyes and sense for
over q week past.
The old Virginia and North Carolina
darby is rs full of anything that partakes
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

A FEW days ago as class at the Gin
cinnati College OF Medicine was -bout
to dissect the body of a man who had
died of drink a Young man rushed into
the room and threw himself ON the
subject, crying: My father, my poor
father" This recalls the fact that
some years ago President Harrison
found in the Ohio Medical College the
body of his father. John Scott Harri-
son, of North Bend, Ind. These horri-
bile Incidents emphasize the fact that
there is a vast deal of unpleasant TO-
name in actual life.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

of fun as an egg is full of meat. and
Caleb was no exception. Begging us not
to interrupt the slumbers Of our prospec-
tive Sharon, he ~dismounted, took an i'm
mense pinch of snuff, and. quietly slip
ping up to the darby, dropped the whole
mass fairly down his wide-stretched nos
trils. The next few seconds wero rife
with q display of facial contortions it
would be folly to undertake to describe.
The old darky drew in his nostrils until
his fiat nose looked ready to disappear
altogether. His immense mouth, which
q moment before had gaped open wide
enough TO frighten a r%hinoceros, closed
like Q iy-trap, while his upper lip fiew
up over his nose. For an instant the
entire black face writhed aud contorted
with the most surprising facility. Then
his eyelids flew open and a volcano tore
loose. No such sneeze WAS ever heard in
that peaceful locality. and the noise star
tied the hamipgos along the beach.
just as the old darky gavo vent to that
tremendous sneeze Caleb let go a couple
Of shots from an old duck-gun over his
head. That finished the old fellow. With
ayell of mortal terror he went heels over
head into the river. Fortunately the
drowning, but it was with some difficulty
that We persuaded him that We we're not
devils and induced him to come ashore.
Fore God. gemmen, dis niggah
'spected ole Gabel'd footed his hswn.
What fob You white folks want scare yoh
ole Uncle Joe to def foh?"
When the old fellow found that there
was no danger Of getting hurt, he began
to get mad, and the end would probably
have been . fight with Caleb but for the
present of q bright silver half dollar.
That settled it, and we were soon making
our way ct a snail's pace across the river.
When about half way over a faint yell
vas heard, coming apparently from up
the narrow stream which emptied into
the river just above, coming from the
depths Of the swamp.
Old Joe began to get excited, and went
to work with q vim. pulling on the rops
which spannsd the stream.
What does that noise mean?" asked
Denton, as another yell, louder than be-
fore. came floating down to rs.
'Dst2 W'ydat jss means dat dem mig.
gas cot Q gator, an . big ono at dat!"
"An alligator? You don't mean thai
thsre m any elligstors In that swamp:
sOat I dus, honey. Dogs lots gator
bout hsss. an dsy's dsf on. pigs and dog
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

blows directed with . gigantic crowbar
into the interior of q furnace heated like
unto that into which Shadrach, Meshech,
and Abednego were cast in the days Of
old. When the work is completed, the
new pot, already annealed and heated to
Wilderness, has to be placed in position,
and as the pot and contents may weigh
many hundred pounds, the ordeal is
necessarily a severe one: Burns and
blisters arc everyday occurrences in n
glass factory. but the visitor soon learns
one lesson. If he wishes to avoid burns
and blows he will not seek to get out of
wisely in recognizing that they have an
independent intelligence. The man who
keeps cool in crossing a street will be
safo in walking under tho noses of the
horses; the nervous pedestrian who cd.
vances, turns back, and then stands
still has only himself to thaukif he is run
over
II is n busy scene, this interior of q
glass factory in full blast. About 100
hands, men and boys in nearly equal pro-
portions, are employed. First the oper.
ator sticks the end Of . long iron tube
into o glowing white hole and draws the
~ous-looking mass ut the end. He rolls
this mass actively for q few moments on
q fat slab called q smarver," from a cor.
ruption of the French word marbye, mean.
ing marble, that substance. being former.
~ employed in making the slabs. The
msrver is placed in a slightly inclined po-
sition on a wooden slab, and the rolling
of tho glass on the surface, easy as ii
looks, is quite an art.
While the glass 10 still in the soft,
pasty condition the operator blows II
slightly and guides the lump into the in
terior Of q mold closed by q treadle,
blowing it all the time. The transfer.
nation il almQst instaptarpaus, and when
the pressure on the treadle IL released
the tube 10 Withdrawn with q afull.blown"
bottle at the end Of It. Az already re-
marked, this bottls-mold 10 an American
invention, and the saving in the case Of
cheap goods 10 very great. The bottles
are annealed-a process Of relocating and
gradual c~ooling-and finished OF e the
nscks. etc, by manipulation OF the glory
heles~ Of smaller furnaces.
n snpther part Of the factory the Viz.
tor witnesses the making Of cafbeYs, Or
the huge jars employed % hold acids and
liquids Il. bulk; the Anal shape h this
instaaesalso beinggivsa ~ pssssuss 10
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

EVERYBODY smokes in Japan. The
...,es hold a little wad of tine-cut to-
bacco as big as u pea. 1t is fired, and
the smoker takes one long whiff, blow
ing the smoke Il. n cloud from his
mouth and nose. The ladies' have
pipes with longer stems than the men.
and if one of them wishes to show a
gentleman Il special mark of favor she
lights her pipe. takes half IL Whit,
hands it to him and lets him finish ont
the Whit.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

A HARTFORD, Van Buren, County,
Mich, man, who went West some years
ago. got into trouble and the Califor.
MIA pe~nitentiary at the same time, and
to save his family the disgrace caused
somebody to write to Michigan that he
had been shot and scalped by Indians.
This would have made it all right if he
had stayed dead. but a few days ago,
while his widow was getting her trous-
eau ready to marry a decent man, the
villain spoiled everything by getting
ont of prison and writing home to ask
for his family.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

The late Judge Kelley never found
fault with the sobriqnct of Pig lron,"
which was popularity attached TO his
surname. On the contrary. he was
rather proud OF it. just as the late
Sunset Cox vas proud of his. and as
Great Obiector Holman is of his. His
nnwavering championship OF the duty
on pig iron WAS what earned for him
the title. of course. and ANYTHING that
identified his name with the protec-
ton of Pennsylvania iron industries
was exceedingly gratifying to him. 1t
was applied to him in sarcasm by those
who did not share his economic views,
hut lie used to say that it was IL kind
of sarcasm that WAS worth Il good.
many hundreds of votes to him ill his
district, and there isn't amy reason to
doubt that i, was.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

Arrcn is the name of a postofice in
Huntington County, Pennsylvania.
The origin of its name is somewhat
curious. However. ii arises from civil
lied sources. There were five pros
porous far:Acrs in that portion of the
country where the rostoficc is now,
and their names were Anderson. lsen-
burg, TAYLOR. Crnm. and Henderson.
Each OF them wished the office to he
named after himself. l;ut they could
not come to an agreement. and finally,
as a compromise. the first letter from
each name was taken and placed to-
getller. and thereby originated-Aitch.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

THE Catholic population in this
country is estimated at S.3ol, 3677. and
the number of priests is placed at
s.463-2, l26 regulars and 6.:S37 secu-
lars. They attend 1920 churches,
2,71s stations and / $50 chapels. There
are 2o2 orphan asylums. caring for. it
is estimated, 22,7G1 orphans. There
are 30 theological seminaries, with
1861 students. l25 colleges and 63a
academies, and 5000 parochial schools,
with 654, 1913 pupils.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

"WHEN I went to California in ls4?,"
gays Millionaire Huntington, Il vas
accompanied by Il party of Young fell
lows from my native State. Connect
cut, and when we reached Sacramento
the first thing they did VAS to go to
the hotel and spend 81 apiece for din
ner. Ny dinner cost me less than Il
sixteenth of that sun. 1t was always
my rule TO live within my income.
ny young mar who does that will get
nnp."
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

suitable mold. The easbey. before bsiuo
taken to the annsaling .1afnaee, 10. d.
: .ch-d from the blowinR.rod By . dsx.
trous nip pm the neck With Q stream oil
water, which cuts OF the oafboy q clean
% IL . knife or Tile were used. "A similar
expertness 10 exhibited BY . nsighbo,ina
workman, who, before expanding the
gathering" Of molten glass into 8 car.
boy, examines It critically to detect DAVIS
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
Unlerstool the FamiIx.

Monsieur wanted the picture hung to
the right; madame wanted it on the
left. But monsieur insisted that the
servant should hang the picture accord
ing to his orders. Conseq uently Joseph
stuck 3 nail in the wall on the right.
but this done he also went and stuck
another in on the left.
"What is that second nail for?" his
master inquired in astonishment.
cts to save me the trouble of fetch
ing the ladder Tomorrow when mon.
sieur will have come round to the views
Of madame. London Punch.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
Rather Rich Soil.

Col. sapp of Nebraska was talking
with an Eastern gentleman, whom he
met in Washington the other day
"Haveyoua fertile soilin Nebraska? ?"
the Eastern gentleman asked.
Fertile" exclaimed Col. Sspp: ssI
should say We had" And taking from
his pocket . paper containing an &C.
count Of the finding Of 81, 200 in . box
dug up on q farm out there. he ex.
claimed again: @Fettile! Read thst.n
-WashimQIon Post,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

ONT HAVE NO Fiddle IN MY CHURCH!
There had been great trouble in keep
ing the singers up to the pitch, and, as
the village shoemaker performed on
the violoncello, permission was OBJ
tanned from the pastor to introduce
this instrument into the gallery to 'sus-
tain the voices. On the first Sunday
that it appeared, no sooner had the
unlucky Crispin drawn his bow across
the strings to give the singers the pitch
for the Venite than Miss Smith, in the
front pew below, turned swiftly around,
the bows on her bonnet trembling with
the agitation which shook her pious
frame, and cried out, in loud tones:
stop! stop! take that thing ont! !
won't have no fiddle in my church,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

THE number of cloisters and monks
in Spain has increased with astonish-
ing rapidity OF late years. Spain now
has 29,222O monks and 10000 nuns in
1870 cloisters and 179 orders. In Bar
cclona alone there are l63 cloistcrs for
women. In the last fourteen years the
number of monks in Spain has been
sextupled and the number of nuns
doubled.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
Embarrassing.

ibid you use your French while YOU
were in Paris?" asked q young woman
of . friend who had just returned from
o European tour.
"once o. twice-but it was embar.
RAISING"
"Wly?"
1--WE nearly always had to tell what
we wanted in English before We could
get any n to understand us.'-Mer,
chant 7JUUeler.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

fering the torments Of the damned, az
against eighteen thousand millions
who have been saved. This, of course,
is based on the theory that the accept.
ed schemes of salvation and damna.
ton since the world began have all
heen indicated. Otherwise there will
have to lie a recount.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
4 New Garment.

Mr.. Mushroom-Well, my dear. I
suppose you have all the fixins Won
want to make . swell sensation AZ
the opry this week. Ipaida good many
hundreds for that there box and I vant
to show up in good shape. ~
Mrs. Mushroom-I only think o one
thing. I'd like to weir one Of Chin nav'
wood mantels I sec advertised. i fhinE
they must be awfully swell.-America.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

A MICHIGAN man, true to his ruling
passion, beat down the trader from
whom he bought IL pistol with which
he committed suicide. He got twenty
five cents off from the price.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

DIR. FREDERICK BEAMANN. who per-
formed t~racheotomy on Emperor Fred
erick in 1883, has now become Extraor-
binary Professor OF Surgery in the
University of Berlin. He was gradu-
ated in medicine and surgery barely
ten years age.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

A NEW continuance has been applied
to watches called an appointment re-
minder." A small dial is set into the
watch's face upon which one can set
the hands at any hour required.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
The Editors Alviee.

"Dear editor wrote poet TO . well.
known journalist, splease read With
care the accompanying, and rive me
your unbiased opinion while I am stil]
IN the mood to put moro Are into tht
poem"
Dear poet.s answered the editor,
sthere Is NO occasion to put moro ar
into the poem; all that Il necessary 4
to put the poem into the Are."
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

An elderly lady, residing in Keno
sla. Wis, suddenly dropped dead from
some heart trouble. She was supposed
to he very poor, having worked hard
all her life. The undertaken was sum-
moned TO the residence to prepare the
body for burial. and while removing
the clothing it was noticed that the
hustle was rather heavy; in fact. it was
so weighty as to attract attention. 1t
was ripped open. and the spectators
were thunderstruck to find secreted
therein ovcr = 1880 in bank notes. The
old lady, instead OF putting on style
and spending her money. had boarded
every cent and saved the above amount.
which she preferred to carry around
with her rather than intrust it to the
banks.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

AN eminent statistician, who is
familiar with all the 'ologies, has reck-
oned 1t mp, aud finds that there are
now one hundred and fifty-nine thou-
sand millions Of people who are suf-
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
Obliging Indeed.

"Please tell me where I am to 90. l
was invited to see the transit Of
Venus"
II am extremely sorry. madam, but
youare too late. The transit was over
fifteen minutes ago.
@Oh. that's no matter. The superin.
tendent is . friend 81 mine, and I am
sure he will have it done again Tor mo-
-FtegendN Batter.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

A DISPATCH from Berlin states that
in the stomach of n shark, which was
recently dissected in that city,
found a dolphin weighing 40 pounds.
forty-three fish. a decomposed seal. a
human arm, and four human legs.
With what earnestness that shark must
have been accustomed TO put up the
petition: May good digestion wait
upon appetite. Reading b.tween the
lines of the dispatch, We seem to
gather that it was dyspepsia that a i
ried him off.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

HAT the glass blow.
ing INDUSTRY ought
to be n Of the
principal factors Of
the commercial pros
l,erity Of the United
States is apparent
at once 10 any one
who considers how
instinctively'the av-
erage A m erican
takes 10 any me-
chanical art which
demands personal.
smartness and actiy-
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

I.alN ~ fittae Ne,

elulu played two summsrs,
Little Bee, ONE
Such the tender legend
That was traced ulNn Q stone
In . braanblc~braided corner
OF . graveyard. gray and lone,
Near the old homo at my childhood.
In the darling days a-gone-
sLulu played two summers,
Little Bee. one.s
was but . boyixh stroller
OF the 6elds when / 0rat .
The quaint and fearful record
On that tablet to the dead:
Ihave passed the chtseled marbles
Stretching skyward to the sun,
10 muse upon the meaning
OF tho mystic lines that runs:
sI4ulu played two summers,
Little Bee, one"
I did not understand It then,
But now tie all 20 clear,
God knows my foolish fancy nssds
No cold interpreter;
o, poet mothor! never bard
That ever braathed has spun
A strain Of swee;e. pathos
Than your poor heart has done
Lulu played two summers,
Little Bee, one."
y. N. lattheto. III Chicago NetUs.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
"whlte In . Single Night"

Chemists have discovered TINT the
hair contains an oil, o mucus substance.
iron and carbonate Of iron, phosphate
and oxide of magnesia, besides q large
proportion of sulphur. White hair CON
tains also phosphate Of magnesia, and
Its oil IL nearly colorless. When hair
becomes suddenly white, from fright
or other causes, it isprobably owing to
the sulphur absorbing the oil, as in the
operation Of whitening linen clothes.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

The Santa Maria (Cal.) Graphic
now wants to change its paper sub
scription for stovewood, but draws its
line sharply at hop-poles and pump
kins
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

A QUEER ordinance was passed 10y the
McConnellsville Ohio Council recent
ly. The substance of the ordinance
was to provide for building a high fence
around a certain saloon in town known
as the "Blue Goose" which appellation
is suggested by the peculiarly bright
color of its front. The fence will he
placed there so as to prohibit entrance
from any other than the front door.
which faces the public square, the
most prominent portion of the village.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

IT is told of . Carbon County Penn
%sylvanian that he has worn the same
hat for twenty-three years, and he says
it has come into style nineteen times.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
VERY EXCITING SPORT.
CATCHING ALLEGATIONS IN SOUTH.
ERIN SWAMPs.

Traps Isaid for s.urians n How thu.
Savage lsessts Sometimes Fall Into
Them-Reloiclng by the Entire Colored
Population When the Captive Ix Finally
HI led.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

WITHIN the past eighteen months
Owe 5000, 600, 900 of English capital
has found Investment in the United
States. Breweries, flour mills, patent
medicine factories, rolling mills, have
found favorin the eyes of the British
tinancier, and some of the best-paying'
property has come into their posses
sion. 1t is safe to say that more than
1900, 900. 600 will find its way into OH
country during 1890, and that the in
tiux of foreign gold will increase year
by year.