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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
MoURNFUL
A Series of Tales Invented by n You
Lady for tho Benefit of lS0res.

A Series OF Tales Invented by n Young
Lady for tho lsencft of Dores.
There is q very nice young lady in Wash
ington who, according to the Post, has Il
way of Kidding herself of borcs to be COM
mended for u%nlQucness at least. She tells
thetiresome party u story; then q second:
If the second doesn't start HIM, the third
one is almost sure to. In case that fails
tho fourth never missed its man. She
calls them her "Undertakcr Serics." They
are as follows:
"Ohldcar," said the beautiful daughter of
q prominent undertaken, ~ am afraid !
shan't be able TO go to Saratoga this sum
mer. Papa says he never knew people to
be so frightfully healthy. If some one
doesn't die before long l shan't even have q
new spring hat
Tho second runs as follows: A New
England gentleman went to Florence in the
last stages of consumption, fingered u few
months and passed awav. His bereaved
widow t~clcgraphcd home: sJohn is dead.
Loss fully covered by insurance" She
then set about preparing the remains for
Shipment TO the North. The local undertaken
was called in. The season was about over
and ms large and select assortment had
been reduced to q single caskct, which
proved about two feet too long for tho de
ccnsed. "Nevcr mind,'' sobbed the widow,
after she had hagglcd the price down to the
lowest possible inquire; "t.ic box is too long,
but 1 can fill the end IN w-with oranges!n
And tho third is like unto this: A
certain undertakcr's energetic wife ckes
out the family purse by Keeping u board
ing-housc. The boardcrs claim to be able
to tell, with unerring accuracy, when the
husband has had charge of IL funeral, be-
cause the next day there are flowers on the
table, and ice on the butter.
The fourth story can be told only under
extreme provocation. 1t would be down
right grave robbery to repeat it.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
Tho Ola German,s Ta.isman.

The Germans nave a story which that
hone-loving people like to repeat. A father,
when his daughter became a bride, gave hcr
q golden caslset with the injunction not to
pass it into other hands, for it held a charm
which, in her keeping, would be of inestima-
BILE value to her US the mistress Of q house.
Not only was she to have the entire care OF
it, but she was to tako It every morning to
the cellar, the kitchen, the dining-room,
the library, tho parlor, the bedroom, md to
remain with it in each place for i've min
utes. looking carefully about. After a lapse
of three Years the father was to send the
key, that the secret talisman might be re-
vealed. The directions were followed. The
key was sent. The casket was opened. 1t
was found to contain an old parchment, on
which was written these words: sThc
eyes of the mistress are worth one hundred
pair of servants hands," The wise father
knew that q practice f inspection followed
faithfully for three years would become,
habit and be self-perpetuating-.hat til.
golden casket and the hidden charm would
have accomplished their mission.-Folk-
Lore.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
MUSICAL INSECTS.

Tho Notes Produced W. titn :,o.ss-.4r,
the Bee and t,,s ass-sui,o.
Poets have frequently alluded TO the
"busy ham OF insect iifs,'' ,1a,t it. bar
faonicus mrralar adds i dreamy casriD 20
tnmer golden days. Naiuraiiats hayp
afforded Us much interesting Information
AS 10 the means whereby these tiny lrns
seis Of creation produce distinctive soui'.,s.
and musicians have succeeded in trai.a-
fe-ripg to paper the actual holes tc vi...l
hey give ut -erancc. The sonc ~ BIRDS tas
been often utllized by Mus.;..ns. eeen
Beethoven having 80 far panccred to :.
taste for realism as to sin ulate (and thsi
IN mastery f~ashion) the u.terances OF saa
quail. cuckoo and nightingale Al his Pes
tcral Symphony. Mendelssohn, too, ha
i!ealized insect life in his "Midsumlner
Nights Dream music From researches
recently made it has been discovered that
the cricket's chunt consists of q perpet-
ually-recurrlng series Of triple,s IN b nat
ural, whereas tne s'death watch' q series
of b flats in duple rhythm extending over
one measure and an eighth. The
fcmalc ,ndulges in precisely the same
musical outbursts one minor third
lower. The whirr of the locust is produced
by the action Of muscles set in motion by
the insect when drawing air into its breath.
ing holes, aud which contract and rels.:s
alternately u PAIR of drums formed OF con-
vcx pieces Of parchmcnt-liks skin lodged in
cavities Of the body. The maie grasshopper
is an "animatcd fiddle" It's long aud mar
row wings placed obliquely meet at the up.
per edges and form a roof-l,ke covering.
On each side of the body is deep ~incision
covered with a thin piece of tightly drawn
skin, the two forming natural ssounding
boards" When tho insect desires to en-
crcisc it's musical functions, it bends the
shank of one hind leg bca,iud tho thigh, and
then draws the leg backward and forward
across the edges and veins of the wing
cover. The sound produced by the common
house-fly is produced by tho motion of its
wings, the vibrations of which amount, in
credible as it may appear, to nearly twenty
thousand in the minute The actual note
heard is F. The honey bee, with half tho
number of vibrations, causes by similar
means n sound one octave lower, and the
ponderous flight of the May bug originates
Il note an octave lower tnan the bee. It is
interesting to add that the popular mos
quito is responsible for the production of
A-natural when wooing her victlm in the
otherwise silent watches of the summer
night.-Boston Mus cal Herald.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
ALL KINDS OF GHOSTS.
Monsters and Guardians Invented by vi.
lions ERNi.S ur Niuu.

liou. Races of Men.
have been in almost every country Il,
the world, SAL a writer in Tho NV y or
Nail a:tt Express. aud cYcry"hsra / l,av
found people who lave seen and hc.icve il
ghosts. In western countries CHESTS AZ
generally harmless, but IN Asia and asri,..
they a.tct IL malignant ANA ~viciuus tyr.
tue dre.,t 0i ghosts is common IN al 3t,o
riSinal :aces OF india and E,.i.a. AMI II.
My E.e;,!is employed Is their ru.e..,
and M.se...avoas di5easitloas IS 10 hr,i..
..irires Tor ti!em AMI 10 nlal., t.cia ca.."r
i;iss. Any severe il!.ies,, ANY ai.iieu.::a. 81.
case, as aG.a.! pcx, c~inlcrl. &C., l.. %;.:vi.:-
utea TO TIE iis;sna,cy of co.s...n .. these
%.li.iis, w'o mas. be propi,ia;vd .rcnrs.
iass..y. in !.ti,a the :lan IL, T;s, p...isn5.
IKE Most ar,adaa OF AL those der:na .,:ns .
for when a,g rhas liked aiu:.n ,:e,i-cf
ls ccmsiacre! slie Itcln i.lrln, rs taca.:y;
Of the ml, .f..-sMpan A.s h..t ..i,l gti.uas
higi clear o! danger. According Y i. i; lie.
i'cvs,. :.at a.o..y sure uio.is OF .csiroy-
ing . t..rr,r ~'..p .as Killed. many peup.s is i.
begin ~ h:.Hi:iy cta,,!"Sss 80 In. 81, ri.s q,
his victim, '.ieroby ;cp.ivin@ liza OF t!.yi,
v.lnatic services. In China III. ;5tusis mo
rrnr!ii:'2d arc Of Those VINO have ~
u v'ri.nt g. u.,t..nely death, whether !,
dcs'sA Orby aC"iasat. Even women vi
die i" c'.iid-3eao az wr.tel,ea wio:.;c lsp.n.f
fer their c:i:.,es arc believed 10 h4val-
same isrwcr Of eaasing u. ii " line l4vit- =
these vac i.ave been killed ny any al.
yioisnt causes. including i:a:sca, disc.
ginning. &c. Al .icsc ,.ei..cl s...fl
arc Often distinguished :.Y senio t.sr;1, d..
nosing the MAIN = of their death. II;
the '.!i.,rr s;iio,t' ia tho ghost Of a :u:.,.
killed hya tiger; tho ''sni!ke ghost" III
ghost CT u person who was ,5;..cd l.y :,
snake. In Africa tho "Nadeyo aac .si,..,
t.ias' ghosts are tas r.ost cn.a!non, b.,
the most are:.ied spirit is ,he %.ii.ecc, saos,
which !, repuf eli Ivy the natives an i4nplncs.
nc spirit. st &C the deceased rcrsy.
whose s.'iftsafen1w worsh;,ea we're IT,,
ancestors af so:ae 1.-the aboris;ncs.
The carsnpn g ooservedin rrclitiatiee
the ehos;s consist mai.,iy of the csfe.r.
u f,w.s. lit:,, coats, IS we'll as ct !iuvs..
and fruits. II i.ic recitation and singing Z.
certaiE pray ors ard Charms before tue q !.
fers..t s!i.iues. Tsin.s ~riiarins OF PRAYER
are addressed to tne deiiicd ghosts o. III.
dead for t':e rnrMse OF cu,npalii. g IL,
SPIRITS tcaasisif.n.n doing llarih u 10 an.
pear and rccc,va Tic crtie 5 of tho rri.
formers. Aricr Two OF three st.eexs.ve
performances thc glost is understood To 10
pluc,ited.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
Ediso.,,. oueor ,.inow.

Not,ong ago 1 called at Elison's hs,r,.
expecting 10 $50 him. he want here, az.
Nrs. L. Ton tald me she hadn't sean h.r.
forth.ee days. I soon found tt.:.!.e ~.
at his Obi tricks-worlsins night and e.y:
his laboratory, having his mea:s sr,s .
him and 81 ep.ny on the floor VIII. y
clothes ou and u stick of VOID u.in..,
head for 2 pillow. When working he n,vc
leaves his laboratory, and he scenls IL .a!a
that by keeping his clothes Gu he car liz
tie: preserve the nervous tcH<;cn at,.rA
has started 10 work. Then he p..s.Yes-
until ho hos accomplished his pncpcsc. T..
time he regards ms very va.a*:,le, and t!is
is the reason he doesn't want to come here
until it is necessary. Els deafness las noi
improved any. remaining about the am
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25

A GOOD BEAR STORY.
But Unfortunately L. Has n v-ry Sad q
iAs,fisfscf.. .r YNul;...


Many years ago q New I~sArrsf,.,e b.
found u very young bear cNn .!ca- II,
Winnitisccyes, and carried il bona vi-
him. 1t was fed and brought up anous.t.
house of the b,y's father, ana tccala,
tame as a dog, says The New York L,,!g.
Every day it's youthful captor had 10 ,
a school at SOME distance, and by dec.
tho bear became his daily companion.
first the other scholars were siy ol
creatures acQna :ntancc. but ere lcrgi;
caninl.,cir regular playfei!ou:, and l.iey =
!lshtcdtn sharing wi. h it the little store
iro"isi ms which they brought for the
day snstcnamce in small bags. After I,
vea"s Of civilization. however, the bear W..
acrcd TO the woods, and did hot return
Search was made for him, but in VAN.
Four succeeding years passed away, an
in the interval changes had occurred abou
the school alluded to. An cid dane lu
succeeded to the ancient master, and q me-
generation OF pupils had taken tho place T.
the former ones. Quo very cold w:ntcI
day, while the school-mist,rss wa has
wi Il her hu:ablc lessons. q hey Glanced /
leave the door half open on his rc%-entrunce
and suddenly q large bear WI kct in. I'll
CONSERVATION OF the old lady aud her bu,
and girls was u~nspeakabla. Both sc;.co.
mistress end pupils would fain have beg:
'ahtoad," hut the bear was in the path. Il. :
all that could be done was to fly as far 0.
as possible, ami hide behind the benches.
Vat the bear troubled nobody. Ne Wake.
quietly UP TO tho fireplace and wurmes
i.ims,.,f. exhibiting much satisfaction n i,..
countenancc during tho process. lie y,
ma:nad ti:us about u quarter of an inu,-
and ,hen wsilted up 10 The wall where III.
ltrovci.'ar bags aud baskets OF TIC rur!.
were auspsEaad. Standing on his hnMd IL.
lie then ten.s hold of these successfully, "a
his paws into them and made free with iii,
bread. fruit AID ether ca,a5les therein con
tanned. He next tried the s:lool-mistress
desk, where some little provisions usual,
were; Ef.t finding it firmly shut, lie woi,
up asa;a 20 the fire, and after u few mir.
u,cs' stay before it he walked out by til.
way he came.
AS soon as tho school-mistrcss ard he
pupils had courage TO move, tic alarm wa
given to the neighbcrs. Several yoiin.
men Immediately startsd after the t'ear
and as it's t.;,ris was perfectly visible in III.
snow. they scrn came up with it and kiiie,
it. Then it WAS that, by certain marks upa,
its sk:n, some of its pnrsucrs re.o-aize,:i.
the l,oc. i'arno cuc,ny, but an cid friend O.
ttici' recent school days. Great rc..i.r,
was fri: tor il.e death of the creature. /
vas Ike killing a human friend rather tla.
"a Mid animal.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
AUNT sAAsEER's wH.n..


An Old i.a;.s Who Is t-.t tn ssice:. by the
sseati.. 0i !. sJ.:,;:.
Among TIE Iucrr people in this part OF
the world, says y; letter from i;ns!ay, u, is
Mrs. Ann ;5na,fcr. ta,ni!i.r:y k....,vn us
Ann she lives On . tasm with
her husband about ten miles fvora this city,
is over scveIty-niic years CD, AMI in full
possession Of all her faculties. Her Chief
pccu!iari:y-for she has IL Eum3er-is that
she can not sleep unless her husband he;:ts
a drum in front of the house fer i, i"ass Az
hour; and summer and winter. night after
night. tho roll Of obi Jacob .>il.;:Trr's drum.
can be heard by :he nelgl.oors tor ..iies
around as he leads the charte wlic;, his
w:fc is making into drcam'and. He has {;
snare drum which he made for himself
during the early years of The war, and, as
he was iacapaci:ated from gong into the
a.ihy by reason of physical disabilities, he
did what h" could for the country by
acting IS the drummer for II company OF
''hcme guards which drilled in his neigh.
borl.ocd.
IL was during this period that his wife
first developed her strange mania. Being
of n Hight. nervous temperament, and
much wrought up oyer the war, she could
not sleep at night unless her husband was
awake. As he was not permitted TO slecr
until his wife had first ~jou.neyel INTO tine
realms of siun!,cr, he PIT IN tire time prac.
ticing upon bis drum. In this way "Aun,
Ann" grew into the habit of falling asieer
to the systematic music of the drum, and
soon II hesi.,ne u necessity. Size coIld nc,
Sleep without its solacing sound, and thus
the .;ears have gone on, every nigh. the
same. 1.hcnt eight o'clock Uncle Jacob gets
out his drum and goes to work ne ii he
We're Leading IL charge OH a battery, and
then gradually drops into slower and more
soothing music until ut the end of an hours
steady beating he feels convinced THAT his
wife is sound asleep. Then he puts aside
his sleep producer and joins the partner OF
his joy. and sorrows on her excursion into
Sunderland.
The Skaters have a nice farm and are in
good circumstances, and barring this drum
popularity, are quiet people and good neigh.
bors Both husband aud wife belong TO the
Methodist Church.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
TRAINING a woLE.
The Difficult Task Accomplished by a Pa.
ticnt DukOtn Man.

= Aho Nv - Nh ny u kus
ticnt DukOtl Man.
According to tho Denver Republican, q
Dakota man, who goes by the name of
Uncle Davy. is the owner of u tame gray
Welt. The animal is about six months old,
weighs Il little more than fifty pounds, and
has very much the appearance Of o we'll
kept dog, though his bearing indicates a
rather limited acquaintance with polite So
ciety. He vas found i'll Middle Park last
summer Wine Uncio Davy and his family
were on = camping expedition.
Uncle Davy was riding at some distance
from camp one afternoon when suddenly he
was Startled by the savage yalp of a wolf
and ~ cry of pain from his pet greyhound.
He urged his burro to the sccne, and
found his dog in O serious position. An old
she wolf, With her four cubs hldGjcd close
iy under her, attacked the hound with her
fore-paws, struck hin two severe blows on
the head. and lald him out on the ground.
Instantly tho wild beast caught the side
of the hound in her teeth, and tore out a
piece of flesh.
She then maze an attack upon the man.
just as she Icaped the frightened hurro
SHE'D, and Urcie Dnvy struck tie beas.
with his stiif-orimmea hat. The blow, was
harmless of itself, but the s~uddcnncss with
'iaS was aSuiO 6O s&olOlltSkiSl OUS NOlI
that she ran away.
UnSlo Davy quickly appropriated one of
the CRIBS, which was prooacly two weeks
cid, and hastily retrcatcd. the little stran-
s-nrwas taken in at the camp %andtendcrly
,.ursed until he was old enough 10 compic-
A.sid h:ssurroundings and associates. Then
tic process of instruction was l,g,l,, and
he soon showed himself an apt upll i'll nc.
q,iiring such tricks as dogs are commonly
taught.
Kindness has been the ruling rod, ami
Jack, while Ike has learned many tricks, has
never developed the least disposition TO he
ugly or SAVAGE. He possesses ncnc OF the
wicked tricks known to his kind, and HIS
%:ractaAili;s las t'isprovcd the old assertion
that q ssrsy wo.f can lever he .iomesticu,ed,
While in The Republican Office his master
put him through a course of performances
which were surprising He would liedown.
roll ever, sit up. take Off his masters hat.
aud, funniest of all, would leap up, hug
Uncle Davy with wo!flh fervor and mis-
~ciiisvously take oil the old gcntlcman's
s,,nctuc,ac
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
A WASTE OF EGGS.
Melancholy Adventure which lseseil .
Couple Of aeldxh P~asaonpers.

Melancholy Adventure Which Defell q
Couple Ut Selfish Passengers.
Railway pigs do not always secure happi-
ness for themselves by making their fellow
passengers comfortable, writes o Boston
correspondent. A friend Of your CORES
spondent CHANGED to witness o melancholy
adventure which befell two Of the breed on
a suburban train the other day. Pig No. 1
was unjustifiably occupying two seats
While other people were compelled to stand
for want of sitting room. To keep the sec.
ond place at his side he had deposited there
on q gond-sized paper bag full Of something.
The train drew up at a station on its way
INTO town and pig No. Q entered the cur with
slam. Fig No. l was o selfish pig, whereas
pig No. . was an aggressive pig. Both
varieties arc only too familiar. Now cnsued
a tragedy in one act Pig No. Q made his
way along the aisle until he came to the
bench occupied by pig No. 1 for the accom-
notation of himself and his paper beg.
Then no paused and glared. Doubtless il no
had asked pig No. l to rcmove the Offending
parcel and make room for him, Zig No. /
would have acquicsccd and all would haye
been peaceful and lovely. Pig No. 2, hoy8 /
err, did not choose to make any such po!St21f
request. He simply spread his coat tails and
sat down upon the paper bag with the non.
dcrous emphasis of about 1870 pounds ay.
oirdupois. Squash! Pigs Nos. 1 and q
lcapcd to their icet simultaneously. Onthe
countenance Of the former was an en-.
preston of pardonable anger, on that Of the
latter were written emotions of horror md
alarm. At the same time the passengers
near by observed that pig No. 3 was liter.
ally covered as to his real with a fluid OF
chrome yellow tint, which trickled down
the legs of his trousers to the floor. Tho
scat he had 80 suddenly vacated was O pud.
die Of the same.
sSir!" exclaimed pig No. 1, wrathfully.
show dare you smash my eggsW
~"Jackassr" replied pig No. 2, with equal
heat, what do you mean by setting q trap
with your Internal hen fruit for decent.
people to sit down uponp
Two dozen md a half, fresh lsid.o said
pig No. 1. "I'll thank you to pay me for
them"
"a brand new pair Of fourteen dollar
pantaloons," rejoined pig No. 2. fireplace
them or tight"
1t was III brakeman who ~interfered and
put an untimely stop to what promised to
be an unusually interesting scrimmago.
And at the last view the writer's friend.
had Of the co%mbatants, as the train came to.
Q full s.opin the Boston depot, pig No. 1 was
leaving tho car breathing awful threats of
action for assault, Willie pig No. Q was be-.
ing wiped of with newspapers by tho brake.
man aforesaid. Most Of the passengers.
strange to say, appeared to DO grieved that
the " had not been permitted toswlpe
each other out unmolosted. : There are
plenty Of railway pigs to spare in these
marta.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-25
AN INTELLIGENT cAT.

u Goes ts Frnyer-MeetinE to Bring ispnsn
Miss r;iisa Oraugsblossp,n.
Over al iie West End, says the l:cs:o';
.s..saciea. there lives a colored f~.f.:iy
.ea IS noted for possessing a breed 81
N ~lica it seems to have Q monro,iy
..a5iosbis intelligent animals they ~;
- s."::ys sleek and handsome. No:
'gs 3 lady OF Beacon Hill who wes j,
pri y servant, and 10 whom a daughte.
,ois cc'ur-d household had been reco.n
i'.@a1sd. .'a.lsd one evening at the little
s''e,e ~ a. ;!iey where the people lived. a
slut lack woman came to the door.
.'isnrs ELIZA Orangblossom live heres"
.A.- .ly asked.
DIS minute" seid the stout, colored woman.
',at eff you'll step in, III sem out after
sAer.''
She led the way in and seated the lady in
the living.room Of the house. There were
several cats present, one Of which. .
scrawny but alert.looking Maltese with
green eyes, rubbed up amiably and In
quiringly against the visitors dress.
"You come way from dor, you Malty!"
exclaimed the colored woman to the cat.
"You hyah me Now you 20 ober q de
clutch N git 'Lizy, and bring her home.
You go fetch 'Lizyl" she repeated, holding
the door open.
The cat, after siding and wavrring on thu.
threshold q moment, as cats always do in
ordernot to appear too obedient, disappeared
through the door.
"Will-will the cat bring your daughteri'
the lady asked In establishment.
Laws bless We, ma'am, you wait an
see,o said tue colored woman.
Some minutes went by, and the lady be-
gan to think that the mission was quite q
failure. when the door opened and q strap
ping cclored girl came In with the Maltese
cat ut her hoc.s. The girl had hardly got III
when she broke puts:
"Mammy, did you send that 'ar Malty to
fetch met"
sCo'se I did,"
"Wal, now, I'm tired o. habin' dat cat
follcrin' me up wherever I go. Seems like
Ican't go nowhere but you send her after
me! Dere ! wus in de pra'ar meelin' sittin'
quiet in dc pew listcnjn' to Matildy john
son relatin' her Experiences wild grace, am
all It once in walks dat cat right up de aisle,
IN begins mewln' an yowiin' ut de pew
door! oh, dey wus all lookin' an laughin',
and nothin' fer me ter do, o. co'se, but ter
went right out. 1 hope yell 'scuse nue.,
ma am. but l reckon you wouldn't like ter
he fotched home way from do pra' ar meetiu'
bya screechin' Maltese cat, neither"
The visitor could not help inwardly reck.
oning that she wouldn't. But her ad-
miration for the cat was 80 great that she
made a point aftcrward to get one of her
kittens. The animal, however, was a erea.
disappointment. Not that he seemed to be
lac!:ing particularly in inteiligence-he was
intelligent enough. on the contrary, to gc,
himself lodged und fed aud cited without
rendering any return whatsoever. He sits
in the window pretty nearly the entire day,
watching the panorama or the street with
evident interest, and never appearing to
dream for a moment that he has any social
dutiaa.