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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

inc Visitor. cite. ing tho door an passing
trough Il narrow hall, at ti!c side oI which
were small rooms occupied by the porter.
ouid n'msell IN Il cout: open 10 the sky.
around which were the LIVING and Sleeping
rooms OF Inc mails members OF the family.
Easing through anoth \ narrow uassag.
he entered ;nother con I. around which
were ranged the sieepin9-roums for the
women. The houses of TIC rich were mo- q
extensive. moro elaborate. and %ornamcuted
With paint nrs and statua'y. S,ill tiore was
ON tho Whole an absence oil luxury, the
Greeks living much in the open air. and
liinlcrring to cNielld their architectural
skill ra'har OH ti.irteinples and other pub-
lie buildings. Tho i!ca . ttiie roman house
Was tho open court with rooms arranged
around it. Their FIRST plan of the house
Wis tikcn from tho Etfuri;tns, aid COM
plised Il single court, in the center of
inT ircM the roof that s,oped in Oh all
sides. nrfrom q Fountain. The latcr To-
MN mansion may ia briefly described as
follows; The front usually cunio ,o the
street. ikctn wa an entrance III the mill
die oil tho iacnde, on each side o which
were sBl'til shops. for the ancient liomun
WAS IL thrifty ind viiual. either carving ON
some form of business hiiAsrlf or leasing
some part OF his house to be used Tor tho
purposes OF trade. y narrow p assare gave
."crss to The ii st court. which in the mo 6
luxurious diys OF tho empire MIS- SUI
ioGndc, by rooms used for storage or bust.
ness. y gallery |ei from tire ivar OF tie
couit into the In gcr court behind it. in the
center of which Was II fish pond and on the
sides the liv.n. and 81 ,cpinr rooms O. tie
innnlly. Sonnet mo, there WIS u gard II n
the rear O. tin. house. This fashion of
livin : IL will TT once be seen was one OF
.re;' seclu lion. Iii honse heiig II sor. o
fortress SURF und,d by walls on all sid IS,
easily defcns rle. ard herring TIE houses
from the street only II IN nt%eclocs. Some
times. as in the Cir X hous q, tllefe was Il
pa ty wall. sometimes IL ma low ;,llev con-
nectiig the rear OF the luiiling With the
stloet. There mi int have been one or SOW
oral stcri s.. Most OF those mt pomreii.
whole streets OF which are in perfect state
OF preservation, lad hut ol.e story. In the
etrIy days OF Rome houses and even tho
:ters W re OF woad and covcrei With tliatch.
Inter TINY .,I.l.h II iNinl.lA .ahnu- 20
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
B.by IA church.

Aunt Nellie had fashioned . dainty thing
OF Hamburg and ribbon n lace.
And mamma had said, as she settled It round
Our beautiful baby's face,
Whore the dimples play and the laughter lss
Like sunbeams hid In her violet eyes:
4If the day is rleasnns and LADY Il good,
She may go TO church and wear her new hood
Then Ben, aged six, bsgnn to tell,
IN clder-brotherly way,
How very, very good she must b
If she went TO church next day.
He told of the church. the choir and the crowd.
.And The man up in front vho Talked 30 loud:
Bnt she must not talk, nor laugh nor sina.
But just sit as quiet 81 anything.
And 40. on q beautiful Sabbath in May.
When the fruit-buds burst Into flowers
There wasn't a blossom on bush or tres
So mir ny this blossom OF oursl,
All in her white dress, dn;nty and new,
Our l;:i,y SIT in tha ialnfly pew.
Tie g,aad, sweet music. reveront air,
The solemn hush, ind the voice OF prayer
Filled oil her baby soul with awe,
As she sat in her little place. :
And the holy look that the angels wear
Seemed pictured upon her face.
And the sweet words uttered so long ago
Came into my mind with Q rhythmte flows:
.Of such is the kingdom0f heaven" said He.
And I knew that He spake Of auch 80 she.
The sweet-voiced organ pealed forth again,
The collectiol-box came round,
And baby dropped her penny in,
And smiled OF the climbing sound.
Alone in the choir Aunt Nellie stood
Waiting tho close of the soft prelude,
no begin her solo. High and s.rong
She struck tha first note clear and long
She held ii. and all were charmed but one.
Who, with NIL Tho might he had,
sprang to her little feet aud cried,
Aunt Nellie, you's being badl"
Tho audience smiled, thu minister couRhed
The little boys in the corner laughed,
Tho tenor. man shook like an aspen Leaf,
AMI hid his face In his handkerchief
And poor Aunt Nellie never could tell
How she finished that terrible strain,
But says that nothing on earth would tempt
Her to go through the scene again.
So We have decided perhaps tits best
Tor her sake, ours. and all the rest.
That we wait, maybe, for q year or two,
Ere our baby re-enter the family pew.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
a Don aia.le OF Corn l1usks.

A doll made of corn husks and
dressed entire in the same material is q
novelty, and so dainty a creature that
she cannot fail to please the most fas-'
'issions little lady in the land. Tho
model is about eight inches tall, handJ
somelv dressed in modern style, and
Il really quite a work of art, and would
he, II the little ones wished to help o
charity, n desirable contribution to
fairs and bagArs.
\ coFn cob is the foundation for the
body. Measure and mark tile waist
line; below this wind layer after layer
OF hasks. leaving them full size and
fluffy al the bottom, but cutting out
cores at the top. Sc as to make it
shapel.y; stick a pin through anywhere
1t Is necessary to keep the skirts in.
place. Small strips of husks are wound
closely and pinned to the body for
arms after having wound o few extra
strips across the shoulder to mako
the required breadth. A bit of
cotton il laid over the end of the cob
Tor the head, shaping it as we'll as pos
slble; this is covered with a yery
smooth piece of hnsll, and the eyes
nose and month marked with q pen or
pencil and a little bit of carmine is put
ON the cheeks to give her the flush of
health.
Some of the best husks are selected
for the dress, u few of them being
stained with pink aniline dye for trim
ming. Two full widths of husks are
being, used for drapery in the back.
the join and puff being fastened with;
pins, which IRE hidden under the folds.
A full-draped apron-front covers the
front and sides; the edges are van
d,yked-that is, squares cut out and a
row OF pink husks cut in fringes set
underneath. When it is impossible to
hide the pins, stars are made by cut.
ting q tiny disk of the straw-col-'
ored husk and one of the pink, and
sticking the pins through the middle.
giving the appearance of a very small
rosette.
A bunch of the o silk is fastened
II to the head for hair, the back fall,
ing loosely to the waist, while the front
is cut into shapely bangs. The bon
net, made of colorc1 husk, fits the
head closely. A coachman's cape COW
ers the shoulders. By using different
coioring matter, a large variety of
dolls and dresses may be made; whole
families of fathers and mothers, little
children, sailor boys, and gypsy girls
can be made to spring into being al
most like magic, for the husks are very
pliable and not at all troublesome to
handle.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

see ,1AN AN "0 W.
getliel. one gains n very uccurntc idea
of tho prehi-toii c nan and the manner
in which he lived anu moved and had his
being.
Two epochs OF the stone age arc recorded
ty sc;entists-tie old and the new. In tie
heglnning the first man supported himself
by bunting. fishing. or pnrtaking Of such
wild fruits rs We're accessible. AT tho end
of it he made rude tools. began to construct
h,,tS with branches. and as tho rcindee
and bear became numerous used the skins
OF those lo killed for various Iurposca. In
The new stone epoch he began to construct
circular houses. to build lake VILLAGES. to
dom.stica.N animals. To weuv sewci gur-
mcnts. to weave. to make baskets and rude
pottery, and to cultivate the earth in ii svs-
ten,utic manner. Tor this improved exist
ence IL great variety OF tools Was found
necessary. which his skill permittcdh him by
hi; time to make in II passable way. ghe
lake dwellings were simply small houses OF
wood buiit on piattorms support Il by piles.
II style of construction adopt ID ior the
greater safcty- of the inhabitants. Such
still be seen in Central Africa and
in the valley OF tho Amazon. In the latter
stone ago the great dolmens seen in such
numbers in france wero constructed.
mi tho dead were buried i'll tombs
that show the respect OF the survivor, us
well as some germs OF architectural skill.
The life of man as regards his shelter and
the degree OF civilization lie has attained
presents these generalfcaturcs down TO the
beginning OF authentic history. During the
on ago tho house. is sad to have been
built in the moro inhabited regions OF the
earth on tho hillside accessible by steps.
This seems to have been tho theory OF NJ.
Gurni.r. but it is u point which cannot be
settled with accuracy. Even if this style
prevailed 1t was only local. Ali the other
forms of habit tion that had preceded con-
tinued to exist in localities where they wore
found most convenient OF where the people
ment. There are %scicn,ists who cstimate
tho length of the period between tho ap-
p.arance OF the first human beings aud the
beginning OF AN authentic history at 2UO. OOO
years. That is n matter. however. on which
1t is not probable that learned men will
ever be perfectly agreed.
Authentic history begins with the annals
Of tho Assyfians. tho Egyptians and tho
ancient Inhabitants OF Greece and Italy.
THO original inhabitants o. Greece arc
call,l the Pelasgi: those 81 Italy OF which
anything IL known with certainty. the
Etrurisns. To reproduce IN accurate type
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

WE shall have to cease talking of
American tire.proof buildings. Recent
fires have demonstrated that there is
no such thing. During the last few
years great progress has been made by
architects and builders in reducing the
combustibility of buildings, but the
best of them will burn, and it is q mis-
homer to call any fire-proof. Some of
the so-called fire-proof buildings may
resist an ordinary FIRE, but none of them
can Withstand n great one. The best
that architects and builders can do is
to reduce the chances OF burning to a
minimum and provide simple means of
escape in cast of fire.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

A YOUNG lady near Clayton, Ca, q
few days since prepared a wedding
supper and invited relatives and
friends to be present and witness her
marriage to o young man of the neigh
borhood. The company assembled,
the bride was attired in her wedding
costume and the supper was in wait.
ing, but the bridegroom did not APP
pear. At a late hour, however, lie &C.
cidentally happened along, dressed in
his everyday clothes, and, being made
acquainted with the object of the as-
semblage. expressed great surprise,
stating that he had no notice whatever
of the intended wedding. The we'd
ding was postponed, but the supper
was highly enjoyed all the same.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

A GREAT cutlery has been raised in
tho Swiss Canton Tcssin against the
prevalence there of bribery at elections.
The political workers are constantly
racking their brains TO devise new
c of buying votes. The Mayor of
u small city near Locarno recently,
while running for reelection, invited
every man who would promise to vote
for him to eat and drink at his eN-
pcnsc for three months mt certain
specified tavcrns. The success of his
plan is shown by the fact that he was
reelected, and that his bills at the
tavern in question amounted to IL, GOO.
francs. Votes bought in tho old-fash-
ioncd way cost from 20 cents TO So
each. Even tho clergy are said to
bride electors right and left.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

are coarse-grained and pulpy. Tho
best lemons are grown on poor soil,
and for that reason they are a very
profitable crop. This country con-
sumes more lemons every year than
oil other countries combined, and the
consumption is constantly increasing.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
4 Present for a husband.

Furniture Dealer - Yes, madam,
there is no nicer present for a man than
a handsome writing-desk. Look at this
~ for example.
what arc all those square things?
@DraWers, madam. That desk has
n hundred and sixty separate draw
ers."
"Huh! And every time he mislays
anything he'll expect me to find it.
Show me q desk with one drawer."-
New FORK WeeklY.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

NOTHING that has happened of late
in Constantinople has excited so much
comment as the action of the Sultan in
driving about in an open carriage with
the German Empress.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

FLonIDA will 500 be the greatest
lemon-growing country in the world.
Lemons weighing s pound each are
commoa in Florida, and along the
banks of Caloosahatcllie there is q sin
gle tree which bears 5000 lemons,
many of which weigh q pound each.
But, except for show, such largo LEM
ons are OF little value. ss they
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
IIe Gut a Qnarter.

Tramp-Please. sir, can You give me
q quarter? I have no place to sleep
tonight.
Policeman-sure am q quartheer is
it? III give yez quarthers, 90 OF will
-.quarthers in the station yen get
this night, an in the mornin' the
judgeM give ye quarthers OF the BRIDE
we'll fer about six monts, fer Q va9, 60
he will. Quarthers it is ye want. is
it? Well, quarthers yen be . kittin,.
sufe. Come on, noo!-Ameyi0on Com.
merciul Traveller.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

EW departments of
'the Paris Exposition
are moe interesting
than the enc called
THO History OF the
Human Hnbi.ation."
vito, IL Paris cor
respondent. 1t COM
series OF con-
structions extending
for about II quarter oil
u mile ulon. the quay
in front of the liilcl.
lower. presenting
tho various efforts
Sl- a. ~
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

In a little town of schleswig-Hol-
stein there is a tax exemption for dogs
that sleep with their masters and mis-
tresses and so preserve them from govt,
rheumatism, and like pains"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

KIND words produce their own image
in mems souls, and a beautiful image
it is. They soothe aud quiet and COM
fort the hearer. They shame him ont
Of his sour, morose, unkind feelings.
We have not yet begun to use kind
words in such abundance ss they ought
to Ae used.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

A PocAnoSTAs COUNTY yves Yir-
ginia) ghost in the shape of n woman in
white wearing Il belt stuck full of re-
volvers turns out TO DO nothing but the
shadow of a tree rs thrown against a
wall by n street lamp.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

LADY FORESTER, of London. is q
practical rhilanthropist. Each week
she sends to the factory girls of Lon
don upward of two thousand punches
of flowers gathered by the servants on
her estates.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

A YOUNG lady OF Augusta, Me-, has
received a bill amounting to ovcr 500
that tells a little history. The bill
came from Peter Clark, of New York,
and in it she is charged with twenty
two yards of silk dres, goods, two gold
bracelets worth so, one diamond ring,
o hat and several other items. CLARK
was a rejected suitor of the lady, who
claims that the above named articles
were presents from him.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

A SCIENTIST says that there is such
o thing as a hoop-snakc, but that it
doesn't roll like ~ hoop. Ut simply
makes n succession of loops, like the
inch-worm. but so rapidly that it seems
to roll around like a hoop.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

In private letter n New Orleans
teacher declared that the pupils in
Southern schools obey only when com
PEELED by force or fear. and that they
have little sense of right or honor.
Somehow or other the letters got pub
lished, and now they are making it hot
for tho teacher.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

SECRETARY BLAINE attributes his
good health to the fact that he has
given up his habit of eating meat three
times a day. He eats eggs for break
fast, cracked wheat for lunch, and
roast meat for dinner. Since he adopt
ed this regimen his health has been
greatly improved.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

JUDGE MARK BLANDFoEp, of the
Georgia Supreme Bench, is a firm be-
lever in the zodiac signs. He lost an
arm at the battle of Mcdowell, Va,
in May, 1862. and he declares that he
and every other soldier who got wound
ed in the arm in that combat recovered,
while all the leg wounds proved NOR
tai. He says he had occasion to take
particular notice of that fact.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
FADs OF NEW YORK WOMEN.
rhci, 1nio.ic .ANec,ation Of E,tbc.,c,,,u

ealNGS q Woln-
IAN cannot learn
Yin. the beauty
parlors of New
York. W here
Nine. de Cosmet-
iaue Tolls about
in scented hair
and clin 6.
silks. are not
worth prosecut-
ing. But it isn't
every Lady Jane
who can get the
entree and the
privilege of being
III
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
HOW Ran INTO MATRlMoNH.
sY CHARLES 8. pLAcKBuRN.

WAS 8 setting
type in a South
Ell, Slate. The
editor of The pa
per was a "Know-
nothin'" fellow
who made up for
his lnckof knowl-
edge by the free
use of big words.
He lsrew nothing
of the printing
bu sin g S S, q d
could learn moth
iDg; ii alive now,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

MNs. CLIFFORD, of New Haven,
Conn, has given sll5,ooo TO societies
and institutions for tho prevention OF
cruelty to animals. She has endowed
a home in Boston with s::so,oW for
stray and starving animals.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
Doing. Things We'll.

"Ihere!" said Harry, throwing down
the sloe-brush, "that'll do. Ny shoes
don't look very bright, but no matter.
Who cares?"
Whatever is worth while doing at
all is worth doing we'll, said his father,
who had heard the boys careless
speech.
Harry blushed, while his father con-
tinucd:
My boy, your shoes look wretched.
Flick up the brush and make them
shine: when you have finished them,
come into the house."
AS soon rs Harry appeared with his
well-polished shoes, his father said:
II have a little story to tell you. I
once knew a little boy whose mother
taught him the proverb which I re-
peated to you a few minutes ago. This
boy went out to service in a gentle-
mans family, and he took pains to do
everything we'll. 10 matter how unim-
portant it seemed. His employer was
pleased, and took him into his shop.
He did his work we'll there, and when
sent on erraiids he went quickly, and
was soon back in his place. So he adj
Nanced from step to step until he be-
CAME clerk, and then a partner in the
business. He is now a rich man, and
anxious that his son Harry should
practice the rule that made him pros
per-
Why, papa, wore you a poor boy
once?"
"Yes, my son; so poor that I had to
go ont to service. and black boots aud
wait at table and clio any service that
was reali!cd of me. BY doing these
little things we'll u was soon Entrusted
with mnle imnortant onoan
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

A SHARPER is making good income
by advertising Q lure misunderstanding
insects. When yousend him Ait5 cents
You receive q, card with words:
1Gct your insects to smoke cigsrettes,
It will kill them"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

JANE D%EruEnlpeE, OF Kingston,
Jamaica, has refused thirty-seven
offers of marriage. Jane has 81, OOo,-
600, and is an orphan. She does not
think she can afford Il husband who
cares only for her money.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

The operator of an electric a at
Pittsburg, Pa, reversed the current
very suddenly a few days ago and the
iron work became SO heavily charged
that two passengers received severe
s1,oc1ts
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
Didn't Suit Him.

@Waiter, what is this?"
"Beef stew, sir"
Sleeves, two, ell? Well, I should
think by the bones there arc in it, il
was at least q dozen. say, waiter,
they needn't put in the horns next
time"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

The old gunboat Condor, which, I'M
der the command of Lord Charles
Beresiord, did such efficient service at
the bombardment of Alexandria, has
been condemned and sold. The Condor
will be broken I'M for the iron that is
in her. Lord Bercsford takes COM
mand of the cruiser Jndaunted, and
will do duty in the Mediterranean.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

OVER half a million "letters that
never came are reported for last Year,
all due to careless and insufficient nd
dresses md to lack OF postage stamps.
This shows that the public is itself
responsible for II good deal of the fault
that it finds with the postal service.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10

PRIVATE SECRETARY HALronp was
once a newsboy, and he is now earnest
ly urging some action looking to q bet
terment Of the condition of the waits
of the streets.