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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
TLctter'to Michael Cresap.I
MOUNT VERNON, Septemr 36tt

SIR, In my passage down the Ohio in the
Fall of this year ITO, made choice of 81
piece of Land, being tho first bottom on the
So Fast sidc Jne river anove Captecnlng. as
also little above a place where the
effects of hurricane appear among the
Trees, and opposite to Greek on the other
side near the upper end of the bottom,
cull'd Pipe Creek. The next Spring, when
Capt: Crawford went down the Ohio
to survey, desired him to run out
this Land for me, which he accordingl,
did, & returned INC epat of it, as you may
SEQ by the incloscd copy; intending as soon
us Patent could be obtained, to apply for
INC. Tho summer following, hearing that
Doctor Brisco had taken possession of this
bottom (a.tho' inforn'd of my Claim to it> I
wrote him u letter of which the inclcsel is
q copy. And within these few days have
heard (the truth of which know not) that
YOU, upon tho Doctors quitting of it, have
also taken possession of it. If this infor-
nation be true. own can conceive io
reason why you or any other person s;lo,;lt.
attempt todisturb NC in my claim to this
Land, as have not, to my knowledge, III.
jurd or attempted to iiijure, any other man
in his prctensions to Land in that country
it is q little hard, therefore, upon me that 1
can not be allowed to hold this bottom
(Which is a small one) in peace and quiet
ness, till a legal right can be obtained,
which l always have been and still am
ready to pay for, as soon as know to what
Office to apply would feisn hope that my
information respecting your taking posses
sion of sslis Land, Is without foundation; as
I should be sorry to enter into q litigation OF
this matter with you or any other Gentle.
man; but us concciv'd that had as good
a right to make choice of this bottom, us any
other person had; ;.s 1 aml sure that am
tho first that did so and have had it sur
| vcy'd so as to ascertain the bounds, up
wards of two years ago, cm resolved no,
to relinqlish my claim to it-But il you
have made any Improvements thereon no,
knowing OF my clam, will very readily puy
you the full value thereof being,
4 Sir
Your most humble Servant
~ N
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
A YoutAfu, PHILOSOPHERS:

A st. Louis bootblack suys he can tell
the size of q mans feet by looking at his
face. "If he is tall and raw-boned, with q
lean face" Gays tho knight of the brush,
II know got 20 deal win piirof No. los,
or even bigger shoes, but If he's short and
plump and round faced know that his foot
is small ard wc,l-shapcd. The tail, angu-
lar man is likely, too, to wear coarse shoes
that give mo o great deal of trouble. and
the other man will, ia nine cases out Of ten,
have on soft and we'll made shoes that need
only little coaxing to fake shine one can
see oue's face iu."I
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
ropic, Tor Curta,n Lectur,s.

Ob'ses s0s Ssss sesss ~SSS1sssso0s
Consult with your wife.
Better use, on rainy day, mind and pen
than tongue and jack-knife.
"All work makes Jack o dull boy" and nc
work makes Bill avery mean one.
Every man ought to be heartily ashamed
Of q gall on the shoulder of the animal he
drives.
A lie is the only thing that can be made
out Of nothing; the milk can not contain
moro than is in the feed and drink.
When the wife and children attend to the
poultry, it isn't fair % exchange eggs for
tobacco and machine oil.
II the money expended for tobacco and
whisky were judiciously applied to the beau
tifying Of our homes, what lovely land
would ours be!-American Agrjcutu Sist,
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Continued on next page.

The men who advertise are tile men
who are doing the most to boom their,
town. The Chicago Inter Ocean says:
"It rs notan unfrequent occurrence for
business men to either come to the Inter
Ocean exchange room or send for ex-.
changes for the sole purpose Of study
ing the life and enterprise Of various
towns in their territory, which they
judge by the advertising columns end
appearances of the local press. In
these days city without advertisers 10
dead, no matter what the resources
ara"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
rences nya,lc of. soft Steel,

A new fence is inndo Of soft steel, cut
while in the plate and drawn out after the
fashion Of piircr love baskets. It is pro-
posed also TO maze iron lathing by the same
process, Witch. it is sYid, will be fire-resist-
ing and capable Of being bent and ham,
,nered into corners and around curves in a
way to put wood quite out Of countenance.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
Turning Ones Back.

Editor Dana says that he never turned
his back on friend or foe. It may he stated
hat very few men ever undertook this feat.
10 turn your back on q friend is foolish, and
ORGANS.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
Discord from. Unanimlty..

"Thcrc is no difference whatcve; betweeu
the two political parties, y remarked. Cha,
tcrton. sThey are both agreed on wan.i..
tho spoils!" ''But don't you know; nv t;o...
fellow" returned Pcgram, ..that that agree
ment causes the greatest diifcrcnce.',
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
R.,o,p for ayillions Moro

A French scientist says that, allowing
hye acres for each inhabitant, Europe has
room.for l15, ,00, 900 moro people, Africa for
l,S6. .000, ,0oo. Asin for ,402, 900 000, Ocesnica
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25

Milligan &AMueller are now prepared
to grind feed or corn meal at their.
mill on River r'Avenus.-Sltt
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
LETTERS BY GEORGE
How tho Great vlrginian Attended to Il
Details OF His Affhirv.


Details OF His Affairs.
Tho New York Evening Post Of recent
date printed number of letters from Gen
eral George Washington heretofore unpub-
ishcd. Among them were the following:
TO CHS. LAWRENCE, TAILOR IN LONDON.
VIRGINIA, ..6 April, 1903.
Mr.. I4AwRENCE: Be pleased to send mo
gcnteei suit of cloaths made of supertine
broadcloth, handsomely chosen. I should
have inclosed you my measure, but In o gen.
cral way they arc so badly taken here, that
lam convinced it would be of very little
service. Iwould have you, therefore, take
measure of q gentleman who wares we'll
made cioaths of tho following size: to wit, @
feet high and prUportionably made;-f any
thing rather slender than thick, for per-
sonof that highth, with pretty long arms and
thighs. You will take care to- make the
brccches longer. than those you sent me last,
and would have you keep the measure Of
the cloaths YOU now make. by you, and II
any alteration is required, In my next 1t
shall be pointed out.
Me, for your further government and
knowledge of my size I have sent the in
closed, and YOU must observe that from the
coat end
To No &, No 8 is the size over the breast
and hips;
NoS over tho Belly, and
No 4 round tue arm and from. the
brooches end
To No a Is for wai' >und,
bthicls of s,nigh,
cuppcr button hole,
dkneeband-and
for length Of Observation-Disclosures
II you take measure of person about 6
feet high of this bigness think you can't
go amiss. You must take notice the in
closed is the exact size without auy allow.
ancc for seams, &c.
BELLS "a ROGUE AND A RUNAWAY
MOUNT VERNON, 9 July, 1sU8.
To Captain Joh. 1n0mpson-Sir: With this
letter comes negro (Tom), which beg tho
favor of you to sell in any of the islands you
may goto, for whatever he will fetch, and
bring me i'll return for him:
One hid of best molasses
One ditto of best rum
Ono barrel of lymcs, IL good and cheap
One pot of tamarinds, continuing about 1C
lbs.
Two small ditto OF mixed sweetmeats,
about 5 lbs. each.
And the residue, much or little, in good
old spirits
That this fellow is both rogue and q run.
away (tho' he was by no means remark
able for the former, and never practiced the
latter till of late) I shall not pretend to
deny, but that he is exceedingly healthy,
strong and good at the hoe, tho whole
neighborhood can testify, and particularly
Mr.. Johnson and his son, who have both had
him under them as foreman of the gang !;
which gives me reason to hope he may, with
your good management, sell we'll, If kept
clean and trim d up little when offered for
sule.
1 shall very chccrfully allow you the GUS
tomary commissions on this affair. and mus,
beg the favor of you Qest he should attenp.
to escape) to keep him handcuficd Till you
get to sea, or in the bay, after which l
toy you.
4 iwish you a pleasant and prosperous
4 stassugc, and safe and speedy return.
WASHINGTON OBJECTS TO HAVING MS CLAIM
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mated every baboon on Babyan's peak.
echoed the oath, and, as shall be seen,
we kept it.
We started on along the stream, fol-
lowing the spoor of the balloons as we
best could. But the stream left no spoor,
and the hard. rocky banks but little.
Still we vandered on. All night we
wandered through the lonely moonlit val
leys, startling the silence into thousand
echoes with our cries. But no answer
came to them. In vain our eyes searched
the sides of precipices formed of water
riven rocks Enthusiastically piled one upon
another; in vain we searched through
endless dells and fern clad crannies.
There was nothing to be found. How
could we expect to find two human
beings hidden away in the recesses of
this vast stretch of mountain ground,
which no man yet had ever fully ex-
plored? They were lost, and in all hui
man probability lost for ever.
To and fro we wandered hopelessly,
till at last dawn found us footsore and
weary nearly at the spot whence we had
started. We sat down waiting for the
sun to rise, and the men ate of such
food as they had brought with them, and
sent to the kraals for more.
sat upon a stone with breaking
heart. l cannot describe my feelings.
Let the reader put himself In my posi-
tion and perhaps he may get some idea
of them. Near me was old Indaba-
zimbi, who sat staring straight before
him as though he were looking into
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because we did not count, but it was
vast number. ] should think that the
stock must have been low about Babyans
peak for many years afterwards. From
that day to this, however, have always
avoided balloons, feeling more afraid Of
them than any beast that lives.
The path was clear, and we rushed for
ward up the water-course. But first we
picked up little Tota. The child was moi
In swoon, as I had thought, but par
alyzed by terror, so that she could scarce
" speak. Otherwise she was unhurt
though it took her many a week to re-
cover her nerve. Had she been older,
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QUATERMAIN'S WIFE.
By 4 RIDER HAGGARD.

author of Colonel QsSaritch, p. Co. "Mv.
Nelson's WI" "A Tule Of Three
LIONS" "Auaa Q~aterm0tH,n
'.She," "Jess," etc.
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CHAPTER XII.

Whue but C w
had csc aped
without some
tokens whereby
he might remem-
Der what a ba-
boon's teeth and
claw S are like.
How many of the
brutes we killed
/ never knew,
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CHAPTER XII.

The natives look
ed at the torn
fragments of the
dogs, and at the
marks of vio-
lence, andIheard
them swearing to
each other thai
whether the SUar
lived or died they
wouldnot rest till
they had EXTERN
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lie FIGHT

lie FIGHT
was over.
In all we
had lost
seven men
killed, and
8 @ V err O !
more were
5 erely
b / + { en- ,
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Il gained
the spot
by tn
stream
w h ere
Stella
had been
t a ken.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-02-06
Japanese Children's Toys.

Surely the children of Japan must have
q far better time than any others IN the
world, since the grown people in that far.
away land arc such pleasure lovers, and
the very toys the boys and girls have to
play with are such ingenious inventions.
In no respect has the originality of con.
trivance so characteristic of the japanese
exhibited itself more markedly than in
their playthings. No European would
ever have imagined, however remotely,
the least absurd of them.
The japanese kite represents in itself,
in its endless notifications, the solution
of aerial problems ungucssed at by Ben
Franklin. Curiously enough, no Anglo,
Saxon boy can fly such kite; to accom-
plish the feat requires an instinct essen
TALLY japanese, or Chinese if you will.
A youthful Oriental, without specific
Instruction, thinks nothing of setting of
out of the nursery window half dozen
paper birds of varied plumage, with
strings attached to them, some of them so
contrived, maybe, as to give voice to
chirps like those of chicken cocks and
other fowls before the breeze.
Of course, the kite itself is a Chinese
invention, and probably the same is true
of the top. Anyway, it was gentleman
of japan who first conceived the notion OF
nest of tops that should all fly out and
spin when the papa top was set agoing,
and similarly it has been with all sorts Of
other implements for adolcscent enter.
tainmcnt.
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To be saved is to wake up in the presence

To be saved is to wake up in the presence
of Christ! You know when Jesus was upon
earth how happy He made every house He
went into and when He brings us up to His
house how great our glee. His voice has
moro music in it than is to be heard in all the
oratories Of eternity. Talk not about banks
dashed with eflorescence. Jesus is the chief
bloom of heaven. We shall seethe very face
that beamed sympathy in Bethany, and take
the very hand that dropped its blood from
stand sau i in eternity @ H with Him. Toward that
harbor l steer. Toward that goal
I run. I shall be satisfied when I
awake in His likeness. Oh, broken
hearted men and women, how sweet
it will be in that good land to pour all your
hardships, and bereavemeats and losses into
the loving ear of Christ, and then have Him
explain why it was best for you to bo sick.
and why it was best for you to be widowed,
and why it was best for you to be prosecuted,
and why it was best for you to be tried, and
have Him point to an elevation proportion.
suffered with Ne on earth, comeup now and
be glori6ed with Me in heaven"
Some one went into house where there
had been good deal of trouble and said to
the woman there: "You seem to be lonely"
"Yes," she said, II am lonely" "How many
IN theramlly?" Only myself" Have you
had any chldren?' II had seven children
i'Where are they?' "Gone." '.All gone"
GAIL" "All dead?" "All." Then she
breathed long sigh into the Loneliness, and
said: 70, sir, have been good mother to
the grave" And so there are hearts here that
are utterly broken down by the bcreavements
of life Ipoint you to-day to the eternal balm
of heaven. Are there any here that am
missing this morning? o, you poor waiting
maid your hearts sorrow poured in no hui
man ear, lonely and sad how glad you will
be when Christ shall disband all your sor-
rows and crown you queen unto God and
the Lamb forever! o, aged men and women,
fed by His love and warmed by His grace
for tiree-score-years-and-ten! will not your
decrepitude change for the leap Of hart
when you come to look faco to face upon
Him whom, having not seen, you love? O,
that will be the Good Shep-
herd, not out in the night and watch
ing to keep off the wolves, but with the
lambs reclining on the sun lit hill. That will
be the Captain of our salvation, not amid the
roar, and crash, and boom Of battle, but
amid His disbandcd troops keeping victorious
festivity. That will be the Bridegroom of the
Church coming from afar, the bride leaning
upon His arm while He looks down into her
face and says: "Behold, thou art fair, my
Lowell Behold, thou art fair"
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How the Joke Was Evened.

We had new master IN W Aca-
denny, New Hampshire, says R. Red
wood, in the New York Mercury, when
I was pupil there not many years
ago, with whom We promised ourselves
some sport, before We got through with
him the first morning he faced us in
the classroom. He was q moderate
sized, rather delicate man, with o
mild, defensive air that seemed to
appeal to our generosity to make his
life less of q burden to him than we
had made that of his predecessor.
He appeared to fear we would carry
him out of the building or spring some
sort of a mine under his feet for the
first few days, and he eyed Wilkins
Sharp, our ringleader in all mischief,
with sort of care, as though he felt
completely at his mercy,
Things moved on with half-hearted
uncertainty for about week. The
master held such lax grasp Of the
-eins of authority that we expected to
make him step down and out within a
few days at the furthest. His reading
of lengthy chapter from Chronicles
or Deuteronomy every morning before
prayers was grievance which the more
active spirits determined to redress.
We knew there was fun on hand, of
what nature the majority of us were
ignorant, when we went into the class
room one morning in the second week
A loud bray greeted us, which we an
swered with shouts of laughter. A don
key stood in the masters place at the
desk before the open Bible, with
huge pair of rusty-rimmed glasses
straddling his nose and 1udicrously
solemn expression of countenance, as
if he wished to bear the honors thrust
upon him with becoming dignity
We were all in our, seats trying to
smother the mfrth, when the master
came in. He walked up to the desk as
usual, and seemed to look right
throug that animal without seeing
him. Behold thy brother!" staring
at him from the board made no impress
sion on his optic nerve. He stood upon
the right Of the desk, looking down
upon us without q word. AS we
watched he seemed to rise inches be-
yond his usual height. His eyes fairly
blazed behind his glasses. His mild,
defensive air changed to such mastery
aggressiveness that We fairly quaked
before him.
Presently he brought his glance
round upon Wilkins Sharp and concen-
trated IL on his face. Those orbs of
flame seemed to scorch him. His face
Redeemed, as if he had been pulling
chestnuts out of the fire.
wilkins Sharp, come here!" said the
master.
Wilkins obeyed with look of bra
vado.
"Ride that donkey out of the room!"
Wilkins did not move to obey with
alacrity.
"Do you want a Hft?" inquired the
master, and in a flash, by some dexter
GUS movement of arm and boot that
fairly dazzled us, Wilkins was boosted"
upon the creatures back and was on
his way to the door amid roar of
laughter.
We looked at the master. He had
relapsed into his usual calm.
Now that we are rid of the donkey
and his BROTHER" he said, as he turned
over the leaves OF the Bible leisurely,
"we will read the third chapter of
Leviticus."
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Found Wanting.

If servant obeys orders as far as he
can, and does his work correctly as far
as he goes, what more can be expected? :?
And yet the result is not always salts
factory, even to reasonable employers.
The Boston Courier has story of a
woman who own very large and hand
some dog, of which she is very fond,
and perhaps little proud. The other
day she sent him out to the stable to
be weighed, confding the operation to
q new servant, who looked upon the
powerful animal with considerable awe,
and apparetly with sone real affec-
ton.
The man was g:ne surprisingly
long time, but at last reappeared, and
announced that the dog weighed one
hundred and twenty pounds.
"One hundred and twenty pounds"
repeated the lady. care you sure you
weighed him right? He must weigh
more than that"
"Oh, yes, marm; sure an I weighed
him right, but 1 could't get him ali ON
the scales"
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Flint the breakfastable he asked for second
cup coffee, I've made discovery" :.
what is i?n
the heavy end match its light en" responded
u would adorned skull
quickly eorted
discovery Cyrus made by Dr. R. " Pierce and is called
and makes feel brand9ew why it cured
skeleton
Before his wife to she pale thing but look her. she's
That
S discovery that's worth mentioning" sE
Golden Medical Discovery
blood curing all pmps
Skin diseases
selling doing through
will benefit
will be refunded It Bronchial Throat
yields
marvellous curative properties taken time and fair trial
Bronchitis
Asthma Severe Coughs and kindred affections an efficient remedy
something
the dealer make profit There's nothing at all like the
peculiar in its curative effects in its % It's concentrated
children WORLDS D1seENsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION No. 665
Main Street. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Pretty Girls in Cages.

One of the pretty sights in the
Treasury is fifteen OF twenty handsome
ladies in cages. Pretty women are not
so scarce in the department that when
they get hold of one they put her in
cage, but the ladies referred to oc-
cupy their little prisons in accordance
With an old custom. The Comptroller
of the Currency has decided to revive
q system in vogue some years ago by
putting safeguard around the coun-
ters of money and isolating them in
little iron cages. They are put in
their prisons in the morning, large
piles of notes are given them, and
there they sit all day long counting
the currency as fast as their fingers
can move. The only communication
the ladies have with any one outside
of their cages is through a speaking
tube connecting them with tie Chief
Of the Bureau. The ladies, naturally,
don't take to this arrangement very kind
ly.-Pittsburg Commercials WaSh-
ington letter.
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No Angels for Them,

Early last summer aNew-Englander
moved out to a small town in Arizona
and announced his intention of opening
up frst-class grocery. He had o
number of bills posted up, dwelling
particularly on the fact that the bust
ness was to be square and above board.
Just as he was getting ready to open
shop deputation of citizens waited on
him and asked the newcomer if the
statement on the placards were made
in good faith.
"You mought as we'll give us the hull
truth about this thing" said the leader.
"You mean to say there hain't goin' to
be no water in the vinegar"
That's what I mean, sir" replied
the stranger, little surprised. Nor
no sand in the sugor!"
"Ain't there goin' to be beans in the
coffee?"
"Most decidedly not, sir"
"Nor chicory, nuther?"
Never, gentlemen; I give you my
word for it."
The crowd seemed nonplused for
moment, and the leader held short
consultation, at the end of which he
turned and said:
"Say, stranger, we've concluded that
YOU air suspicious character. But first
let me ask you if your cigars are goin'
to be loaded " with cabbage. you
know"
"Not while I -"
"That's all we wanted to know. We
give you twenty-four hours to leave
town, an you better leave. When we're
in need O. angels we'll drop you pos
tai card. Good day stranger" And the
deputation filed out.
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A Sign Which Failed.

Young Husband-"Seems to me, my
dear, this chicken is pretty tough"
Ioung Wife-"I know it is, and I
can't understand it at all. I picked it
out myself. "
did you examine it closely?"
Indeed I did. I looked in it's mouth
the first thing, and J. could see it hadn't
even cut its first teeth yet. ."-NeW
York Weehly.