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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-10-16
From Saturdays Daily.
DR.. searles recently returned from

the east.
l. H. Hunt will start Monday for
Palisade, Neb., where he will locate.
M. }. Codner and M. J. Klepler,- of
Smithwick, are doing business at the
hub today.
F. H. Fall. editor of the Newcastle
News came in this morning. He re-
turned this evening.
e, b. Warren, the boot and shoe man
on Chicago avenue, has been confined
to his bed for several days.
Charley Stephens has returned from
up near Belle Fourche where he has
been the past three months.
Mr.. }. w. Martin returned from his
Iowa visiting trip on Thursday even.
ing. He had a pleasant trip.
+. g. Silkenson and family take pos
session of their elegant house on Evans
Hill about the middle of next week.
Mr.. Wright, of the New York Herald,
is preparing a letter to his paper de-
scriptive of Cascade Springs, which is
in addition to a general description of
the Hills.
The Messrs Head Bros. returned
from their Yellowstone park trip on
Thursday. They were pleased with the
country they visited, and expect to re-
turn to that locality in the spring.
Mrs. G. E. Sawyer gave an afternoon
tea yesterday from four to seven in
the evening in honor of Mrs. and Miss
Laberateaux, who are guests at the
SAWYER mansion. About thirty of our
ladies assembled in response to the in
vitation. and a very enjoyable time
was had.
Walter l5eales leaves this evening
over the b. & NJ. for Newcastle, Wyo.,
where he will accept a position on the
News, for this winter. Walter is one
of Hot Springs most promising young
men, and we heartily commend him to
the tender mercies of the fraternity
of Wyoming.
At the home of Mr.. Jacob Lampert
last night there was held one of the
most enjoyable sociables of the season.
A large crowd attended, both of old
and young, and all kinds of games
were provided for the young folks.
Miss Alma Lampert acting as hostess,
while the older people were enter
tanned by more staid amusements. At
about 10 o'clock an excellent supper
was served. That the occasion was
fully enjoyed by all, was shown in the
fact that the guests did not begin
to leave till the "witching' hours,
and then with visible reluctance. The
NJ. E. ladies are to be complimented
on the success of their entertainments
generally, and on this n in partic-
ular.
G. N. King, a well-to-do farmer Of
Bradgat, Iowa, in company with his
wife, arrived this morning yer the
Northwestern road, and will spend
some weeks rusticating IN Hot Springs
Mr.. King had quite an experience with
the pick pockets. ETC., on taking the
cars from Sioux City. As he and his
wife stepped on the platform to enter
the car, they were met by two men
one Of whom took Mr.. Kings grip and
threw it in his face. King would have
fallen ovel backwards, had it not beer
for a man coming from the car, whe
caught him and prevented the fall
When he had Strengthened up AGAR
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-10-16
The Senators Visit ms.

According to announcement in Sat-
urday's issue, Senators Pettigrew and
Henderson arrived in a special car on
the B. & NJ. train that evening. Dr..
A. S. Stewart and G.. G. Fargo went
oyer to Mlnnekahta to meet the dis
tinguished visitors. and on their ar
rival here escorted them around town
and to the residence of DIR. Stewart.
Here IN front of the residence, on the
brow of the hill a rousing camp fire
was built and the large crowd
in ATTENDANCE were favored adj
dresses by each of the senators. An in
formal reception was then held III
doors, which gave u citizens a
chance to join hands with the guests.
Sunday was spent in the city, service
being attended at the NJ. E. church
in the morning. In the evening the
party left over the Elkhorn, the next
objective point being Pine Ridge
agency, where they have matters
Of an official nature to look after. The
gentlemen expressed themselves as be-
ing much pleased with Hot Springs.
This was their first visit here and we are
glad to have them carry away a favor
able impression Of our city. Every
body knows that Senator Pettigrew
belongs TO our commonwealth Of
South Dakota, but all may not BIZ IA
miliar with the fact that Senator Man
derson. Of Nebraska, occupies the dis
tiuguished position of president pro
tenn of the United States senate.
John L. Jolley never asked or
worked for an Office, and yet he has
many times been rewarded. There Is
only one reason for this, and that is
that he has never been found untrue
to the peoples interests. Such a man
they love to exalt, and seek him with
their sales.--future Free Press.
The two largest heads Of cabbage
at the Sioux City Corn Palace were
raised by Mrs. Cleghorn on her
RAPID Canyon Ranch. The cabbage
heads weighed forty.four and forty
six pounds respectively.
For lame back. side or chest, use
Shlloh's Porous Plaster. Price q cts.
Sold by w. w. Root.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-10-16
From Mond.y's Daily.

From Mond.yis Daily.
A. S. Fielding r%ejoices in the ad-
vent Of a son at his home.
l.. A. Richards. of Fremont, Nebr.,
spent Sunday in the Springs.
W. j. Fargo, of Cascade, spent Sun
day with his brother G. g. Fargo.
Mrs. P. A. Shope and son returned
on Saturday from a short visit in Iowa.
Our States Attorney S. E. Wilson is
registered at the Booge Hotel, in Sioux
City.
w. E. Benedict left Saturday even
ing for a visit at his old home in Can
ton, S. d.
DR.. w. E. Adams was called to
Oelrich Saturday night. Who was
sick we did not learn.
Rex Kyger, representing the Mail
Pouch Tobacco Company, of Cincin-
natti, is in the city today.
Engineer e. j. Robinson came down
from Hill City Saturday evening, and
spent Sunday in the city.
Harvey Mosely returned this MORN
ing from down the road where he has
been the past week ON business.
j.. H. Grabel, of the Grabel Portrait
& View Co., came down from Dead
wood Saturday evening, and will
spend several days looking after his in
terests in this city.
A sale of the Oickover Electric
Block Signal has been consummated
for the munificent consideration Of
100000. The STAR most heartily
congratulates all the parties interested
in this deal on the success of these
achievement.
Clay Lambert, advance agent Of the
Ole Olson troupe came in from Chica-
go this morning and has been posting
their bills in numerous parts of the
city. MI. Lambert will be remembered
as being manager of the Black Hills
circuit last winter.
Geo. Tourtlet, the Lincoln Gail rep
resentatlve, who has been rustling
through the Hills the past two weeks,
stopped off on his way to Lincoln and
%Sundayed in the Springs. Mr.. Tourt-
let was much pleased with the Hills,
and vas especially pleased with Hot
Springs
DR.. W. E. Rowland starts this even
ing for Miller, s. H.. where his family
is living. The doctor has been con
templating to make them a visit for
some time, and yesterday he received
word that two of his children were
sick. So he starts sooner than he had
been intending.
Samuel McClay, took his departure
for Lincoln last evening after spending
a week in this great. wonderful and
noted health resort. Mr.. McClay is
the sheriff of Lancaster county Neb.
and came here to try the water, for
the benefit of his health. it being very
delicate. A week of bathiug, and
rambling over the mountains made
him more strong and robust than he
had been for years, and he left very
much pleased with, Hot Springs and
will try and return before spring.
Miss Mamie Irene Tavlo-, of Bald
win. Kan. is expected to arrive tomor
row morning to fill the char Of music
in the Black Hills College. Mrs. Con
nor who undertook the work for a linn
tied time, found it too much for bel
strength in connection with othel
duties, and for several weeks has beer
unable to attend to that department
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-10-16

For lame back. side or chest, use
Shlloh's Porous Plaster. Price q cts.
Sold BY w. W. Root.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
The Story of Whittier and the
Cabbage.
Boston Advertiser.

IS3Sbou AuFOEtlSeFs
did you ever hear the story OF
Whittier and the cabbage?" asked an
old friend recently; sit may have
been told before, but it is worth re-
peating now. He hates the odor OF cab
bage, like most sensible men, and has
cordial horror OF the right smell in
the wrong place, as Henry James calls
the fragrance OF dinner in the hallway.
One day, however, a cabbage was
cooked at Oak Knoll and most of it
was left over. In Difference to her
cousins olfactories the mistress OF the
house directed the cook to put the
cold cabbage on the top shelf in the
pantry until the next day.
In the course OF the afternoon MI.
Whittier was seen digging i'll the gar
den. A member OF the family asked
him what he was going to do, but he
put her off with q merry twinkle in his
eye. When in the course ofhousehold
events, the cook sought the cabbage,
it was gone. Mr.. Whittier had traced
it to its eyrie; he had climbed up and
had borne it away in triumph, and in
defiance of domestic economy had
buried it in the garden. Il tell the
story as it was told me-" said his
friend. Call it "How the Poet Plant
ed q Cabbage (boiledi."
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
The Forgotten Tunnel.

At Brussels the visitor is often
struck by the extreme thinness of tho
earth covering the Braine le Comte
tunnel and wonders why the common
sense of the engineers who made the
line did not direct them to continue
the cutting, and thus avoid a subter-
ranean passage. The mystery is thus
xplained:-When railways were in
their veriest infancy, the Belgian gov
crnment sent a party of engineers over
to England to acquire experience in
construction of the new iron highways,
and on their return, they were in
structed to lay out the first railway in
that enterprising little kingdom. The
work was accordingly put in hand; but
on its completion, one of tho engineers
exclaimed:
Good gracious, we have forgotten
the tunnel!'
The CONSERVATION was general, es-
pecially when it was remembered that
there was not a single line in England
but could boast of q tunnel. What
was to be done? Nothing but to con-
struct the long corridor at Braine lie
Comte, and when it was finished, the
earth was put on the top. The tunnel
was the glory of the line. Saturday
Evening Post.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
The Bud of Love in Boston.

From tho Boston Courier.
She (blushing deeply)-And you wish
to pay your addresses to me?
He enthusiastically THAT has
been the dream OF existence since
first met you.
She-I scarcely know what to say.
think must consult mother.
He--Certainly. | should expect You,
as dutiful daughter, to consult your
mother on O matter of SO much inn
portance.
She-You have never met mother!
He-I never had that pleasure.
She-You will be delighted to know
her. She is noted woman's rights
woman, and president of the Society
OF Female Emancipation.
He-(somewhat trigidly)-H'm! 10
that so?
she(proudly)-Well, you would
think so if you heard her. Why, she
is just boiling over with fervor ON the
subject OF woman's wrongs.
He(consulting his watch)-Well-er
-I-I-er-ought to have told yon
that I-er-couldn't stop but q min
ute this evening. My-er-uncle is in
town and-er-well, | will call again,
when we can renew the subject OF this
evenings conversation.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15

In connection with the Jewish per-
secutions curious story is told by the
correspondent at Vienna, who says
that its accuracy is vouched for. 1t
appears that Jewish horse dealer
named Kraus, who rented a stable at
an inn at Semmering "a suburb of
Vienna) from another Jew named
Klein. was preparing to go to market,
when he happened to look under the
box-seat Of his cart and was startled
to find there little boy about Ave
years old, huddled up in a narrow
space between number of iron spikes
so arranged as to threaten him with
serious injury whenever the cart was
put into rapid motion. He had pres
ence of mind enough to summon wit
nesses, and the child, who turned out
TO be the son of a poor Christian peas
ant in the neighborhood, was extri-
Gated unhurt from his dangerous
position. The supposition is that he
was placed there by anti-Semites. who
intended to rescue him later ON, after
he had been wounded by the iron
spikes, and then charge the Jews with
the abduction of Christian child for
sacrifice at the Passover, which was
then near at hand. The child was un-
able or unwilling to give any informa.
ton on the subject.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
APoWerful Lighthouse.

The new lighthouse at Houstholnl
is the most powerful in the world.
The beam il of 100000 candle
power, and shows clearly at Blokhus,
a distance of thirty-five miles. 1t is
produced by arc lamps fed by De
Meriten's dynamos, driven by steam
engines. To prevent the extinction
of the light through an accident to
the machinery the latter is duplicat-
ed; one set coming into play should
the other fail. The light is further
supplemented in thick weather by two
powerful sirens or fog trumpets,
working with compressed air. The
fascination which powerlullight ex-
ercises on wild birds is curiously IL
Illustrated by this lighthouse. It ia
said that basketfulls of dead snipes,
larks. starlings, and so fonrth are
picked up in the mornings outside the
tower. They kill themselves in dash
ing against the windows of the Ian.
tern.-Baltimore Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
Deep Wells In Pennsylvania.

Some of the deepest wells in the
United States are within the limits OF
the state Of Pennsylvania, the deepest
being that at "Homewood' y the coun-
try seat of George Westinghouse, near
Pittsburg, which, on Dec. l, 1886, had
reached a depth OF 4,61s feet, when
the tools were lost and the drilling
ceased. The Buchanan farm vol, be-
lo,m.'ing to the Niagara Oil company,
driIled by Fred Croker, in Hopewell
Township, Washington county, is f.
SO3 feet deep. The Rush well, also
belonging to the Niagara Oil company,
in Washington county, was abandoned
at 3, 800 feet. The Watson Deep Well u
on tho Jonathan Watson place, near
Titusviile, is something over $500
feet. J. M. Godfrey u Co.'S well on
tho Waltz farm at West Newton, West
rnoreland county, Pa, is also $500
feet deep. The Isaac Willetts well at
Sargeant's Mill, near Sycamore, in
Green county, is 3,OO8 feet deep.
have been info%med that there is
an artesian well at Potsdam, in our
own state of Missouri, that is $500 feet
in depth. II this is true it is the deep
est boring of any kind in the United
States. st. Louis Republic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
NEcGufFtyss spelling Book.

1t will interest thousands of persons
who were ut one time school children,
to learn that Alexander II. McGutfeV
the author of McGutfey's spelling
book, is still living in Cincinnati.
These thousands of persons have at
one time or another harbored bitter
feelings against MI. McGuffey, and de-
voted both him and his spelling book
to the cloven-footed and Internal gods.
They all knew that Mr.. McGutfey had
put words in his outrageous book that
he could not spell himself, and were
never intended to be spelled. They
knew very we'll that these words had
been put there in spirit OF innate
meanness, not to say wickedness.
Hence their feeling of resentment. But
all these things are past Time has
softened their hearts, and they join us
in wishing that Mr.. McGutfey, al
though he was not ths good speller he
pretended to be. may live a good,
long spell
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
MAGNETISM.
It's Strange Effect on 10th Tracks and
Wat hes.

Mot well-informed readers OF
NO es for the Curious are doubtless
aware that the gloDo on which we
i've is a treat ball Of magnetism, but
comparatively few, however, have ell
de uate idea Of tAe influence this
curious property is coat nually exert
ing on all SIDES and that many SEEM
ng inc :piicab,e phenomena can be
raced directly to that source. Status
tics 90 to show that in the matter OF
steel railroad rails as many as thirteen
will become crystalhZed and break
where they go to make up track rum
hing east and west before one OF those
m a nolta and south road becomes
similarly affected. This is entirely
iue to the magnetism generated by
riction, and the fact that the polarity
# tho magnetic current is, In the
former instance, resisted by the head
lone rush of trains, whereas in the
latter case it q undisturbed. Another
strange effect Of this peculiar occult
force is that eAerted on the watches OF
trainmen. The timepiece carried by
o conductor running Il train twenty
miles an hour. however accurate 1t
NAV be, will, if the speed OF the train
be increased to, say, fifty miles per
hour, become useless until regulated.
The magnetism generated by the
aight of a train may be said to be in
proportion to the speed with which it
Is propelled; and the delicate parts OF
watch, numbering all the way from
90 to 1000 pieces, and peculiarly
susceptible to the influence Of mag
nett N by reason OF the hammering
and polishing they have received, are
not SLOW to feel the effects. st Louis
RapJblir
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
SNAKES IN FLORIDA.

Mot Nearly So Plentiful or So Dangerous
as They Are Reported.
don't think your correspondent
"Anti-Snake'' needs to be so much
afraid of rattlesnakes in Florida, says
n writer in Forest and Stream. have
done considerable camping, tramping
and hunting in the twenty winters !
have spent in Florida, but have never
lost, q dog nor seen a live rattlesnake
in the woods or the swamps OF tho
state. | walk through the swamps,
scrubalmetto or grass without ever
thinking of snakes, ard in the twenty
wears have only known OF two persons
to have been bitten by rattiers; one q
Mr.. Babcock, at Pine Island, Charlotte
Harbor, and the young Engilshman
killed this winter at Halifax River
He saw the snake and struck at 1t with
n stick. when it struck back and hit
him. It don't do to play with them.
What is called the moccasin snake
or cotton mouth here is very abundant
in the water and swamps in the south
ern part of the state, but ESs much
feared or considered very dangerous
like the rattlers.
Twas once shooting from a boat in
South Florida when tho bushes pulled
out one of our rowlocks quite a loss
when we could get no other). | pro-
posed to our colored man ''Bilf' that
he take off his shoes and pantaloons
and feel for It with his toes in the
water, about three feet deep. He
dropped out OF the boat and stepped
upon big moccasin snake. He gave
an awful yell, and as he came out had
an enormous snake twined about his
naked legs, AS soon as he was out oil
the water it unwound and went away,
Bill was sure he was bitten, and
thought he looked very pale for a
black man, but I could find no bite or
damage. 1t was several days before
he got over the shock, and the row
lock was never found. The moccasin
snake keeps in or near the water all
the time, and the fires that run all
over the country do not kill them; but
the rattlesnake keeps most always up
on the dry land and most Of them are
burned up in the long grass and scrut
palmetto.
I only know of three poisonous
snakes in Florida or the United States,
the rattlesnake, moccasin, and coral
snake. The last is small, very pretty
snake, and not dangerous unless you
handle it. The rattlesnake of the
Southern States is very large and
dangerous reptile, but, as / have said
before, q very rare snake and seldom
seen.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
.yea "said the man with a. kind OF

yes" said the man with a KING OF
erunt. It hardly sounded like yes,
but it was evidently meant for that:
Alice went up to the dining table
and spread The honey dantily on the
slice of bread and butter. Then she
handed the plate to the man, and ne
fell to eating.
She sat down in q chair opposite
and watched him little wistfully.
She was, as her mother said. very
iand OF honey, and she did not nave
l5 every day, and this was the last
shere was in the house. 1t seemed
Ike a little self-denlal, put then
che was q little girl, and
,ieals only in small treasures:
The man munched his bread and
lelrter ard honey and seemed to en-
icy it, she thought. She wanted to
ask him if he did. but could not quite
&c; up her courage. The man was
Father rough and queer looking.
"Won't you have some more bread
an! buttrr?" said she, when he got up
finally and set the empty plate on the
cable. THAT was all the honey, but
there's more bread and butter.'
"No, thank ye,' said the man.
He stood moment looking at her
curously. Then he put his hand in
his pocket and drew out q bundle
wral ped in an old newspaper. lie laid
il carefully on the table.
.'r,ere's somethin' for YOU" said
he. Iou mustn't open it for an hour
though, mind. It's to pay for TIL"
bread and honey, you can tell you"
folks. Cause you didn't give me il
crust and shut the door in my face,
the way they generally do
"-.'hank you," said Alice, looking at
the bundle in amazement.
At,er the man was gone she HUNG
over It and could hardly wait untl!
the hour WAS up. When it was she
opened the package with trembling
fingers. There were-all their own sill
We: spoons. There was no doubt about
it; there was her mothers monogram
on every one. she studied them over
and over and ehen turned and looked
at the spoonholder on the side board.
1t was empty.
When MIR. and Mrs. Armstrong re-
turned they found Alice sitting at the
table staring at the spoons in a brown
study.
80, mother!' she cried. 30, father
What do you suppose he meant by
giving me the spoons for tho bread
and butter and honey?'
"What!". cried he" father and moth
er together.
The Alice told her story. When it
was finished Mrs. Armstrong caught
her up in her lap and Rugged her light.
II guess I'll never leave you alone
again, if l know it, said she. "We'l
have somebody-we'll get q watch
dog" TO Alice's great astonishment
her mother was actually crying.
Her father looked pale himself, but
he laughed and spoke lightly to reas-
sure Alice.
Il am not suro but the bread and
butter and honey with q good little
heart to set it on was the very best
kind OF a watch dog that she could
have had," said he.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
HUGoED BY A BEAR.
Rem Hurd, Philadelphia Woodsm an has
Narrow Escape.


A party of gentlemen who have just
returned from fishing excursion up
Kettle Creek, Penn, tell of the start
ling adventure of Ben Hurd, O woods
man living in the Black Forest says
the Baltimore American.
The region close, to where Hurd
lives escaped the ravages of the forest
fires last spring, and for that reason
the neighborhood is now infested with
wild animals who sought refuge from
the fires
One morning, as Hurd and his
daughter were some distance from
home looking after the prospects OF
the huckleberry crop, they came upon
q bear and her three cubs. She at once
assumed the offensive and made for
Hurd, who was uparmed. The girl,
frightened nearly out of her wits,
started for bark-peelers' camp further
up the mountain for help.
When she reached the camp nearly
exhaused by her fearful run, she could
scarcely tell the location of the fight
that was going on between tho man
and bear. James Callihan understood
enough of the disconnected story, and
Immediately fastened to the rescue.
He grabbed bark-peeler's Ak and
ran. As he neared the spot he gave a
loud cry, which Hurd family answered.
Callihan was just in time for when
he came upon them the bear had Hurd
in her deadly embrace. with every bit
of clothing torn from his body. CALI
han dashed at the bear with his up
lifted ak. The blow caught the mon
ster in the back, and the bear was
dead in few minutes. Hurd was SO
weakened with the loss of blood and
from his desperate fight that he fell in
q swoOn.
Several others came from the camp,
and Hurd was fixed out with enough
wearing apparel to get home. The old
bear and the cubs were subsequently
carried into camp. Hurd has almost
recovered from the effect of the fright,
but the narrow escape is wildly i'm.
pressed upon his mind.