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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12

the brush denoted the presence of some
hidden animal. 1t might have been a
hog or a horse, but nothing was seen
for upward Of an hour after entering tho
canyon.
Finally a'lovely glade was reached.
carpeted with a deep, rich growth Of
grass, a brook ripping from the springs
which broke from a low hill at one side
n encircled with an amphitheater Of
trees. A more peaceful, beautiful spot
1t would have been hard to find or even
to imagine.
AS the bold hunters advanced into the
glade there was a sound of %squealinR
M scurrying, and then a dozen or
more youthful porkers hurried from tho
damp bog, where they had been roofing
into the deep grass at the opposite side
OF the glade.
Come ont" shouted the lance bearer.
we've got EN-; we'll have some fresh
pig for support"
All three hunters made a dash toward
the tall grass in which the pig had dis
appeared. and then
"Woof!"
The three enthusiastic pigstickers
halted. Their interest in the game
evaporated; their appetite for fresh pork
departed; salt beef was plenty good
enough for them.
just in the edge of the brake stood .
great boar, his eyes flashing angrily and
his mouth opening and closing v%lcious-
ly. The hair on his back stood up in
great spikes. His fore shoulders were
30 long that his head was apparently
about three feet from the ground, while
his hind quarters were, not more than a
foot in height. His horrible looking
head was almost as long as the remain.
der Of his body, while wicked-looking
tusks crossed each other on both sides
of his jaws.
For a second he stood eying the in.
truders angrily. Then the frightened
piglets gave another squeal. as IL they
saw the gridiron in the distance.
Wool" snorted the boar, then made
a sudden dash at the three men. He
only had to v a dozen feet OF space.
but at the sound Of the second snort
the hunters made a simultaneous and
altogether unprecedented break for the
nearest trees. Happily there was an
oak which .sprang from q hillside at an
angle of about forty-five degrees, and
up the trunk OF this friendly tree the
men climbed in far less time than the
Proverbial three shakes Of q lambs tail.
Even the pursuing boar himself had not
time to untwist a single kink out Of his
cauda appendage while he was cover
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
A California; lncldent.

Tagging snipe" has been the favorite
means OF beguiling tenderfeet in every
California town for many years, says
the San Prancisco Chronicle. 1t would
seem as II this sell" ought to have be-
come so familiar by this time that no
one would be so foolish as to be taken
In by 1t. But nevertheless it affords a
regular source Of amusement, and from
one end of the State to the other the
traveller is sure to hear some shipping
expedition discussed with many a
smoker and giggle at the expense Of the
poor devil who mayhap passed half the
night in some isolated spot, patiently
watching the sack, keeping the candle
burning or occasionally whistling in
order, as he has been solemnly assured.
TO attract the wary birds toward the
trap.
But who v heard of hunting wild
hogs as a means Of assisting in con
ferring the necessary degree of indura-
ton upon the pedal extremities of some
fresh arrival on the coast?
1t was on Santa Cruz Island, that
lovely stretch of mountain and valley
off the Santa Barbara coast, that the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
killing Power Of tn. Rin..

A German army officer struggling
with a prisoner catches up a military
rifle and shoots his opponent through
the head. After passing through
two thicknesses of skull the bullet
penetrates the partition of a railway
carriage and imbeds itself in
the flesh Of a passenger. But this is
nothing. A laborer, near the English
practice camp Of Aldershot, was re-
Gently struck at a distance Of ., $50
yards, OF one and one-half miles.
The bullet, after passing completely
through the upper part Of the thigh,
buried itself in the ground. Theo-
retically it was evident that the
p%enetrattve energy of these bullets
ought to be capable Of passing
through several men in succession,
and experiments with the cadaver as
a target shows this conclusion sound.
Now. argues the New York Sun, as
the trajectory of these projectiles is
a very low one, the space within
which men will be subjected to such
dangers in the field has been greatly
extended. 1t Is thought that fire
may be opened from q distance of
Z, 200 yards. 1t is found on trial that
good marksmen can make so per
cent Of hits against targets of suit
able dimensions at 1, 830yaids. With
smokeless powder and the consequent
facility OF distinguishing clearly at
long distances the aim may become
more accurate than has heretofore
been known. These considerations
have led to a call of an international
conference of military medical men.
with a view to adapting hospital
service to the new exigencies OF the
field.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
Nickname. Of European N.t,on..

Englishmen have accepted the
name Of John Bull as suited to the
national character. A Scotsman is
Sandy; the Irishman derives his name
OF Paddy from his national patron
saint; while an ancient nursery rhyme
records that Taffy is a Welshman.
English sailors call the Frenchman,
in contempt, Johnny Crapaud; but in
France he is Jacques Bonhomme, or,
as a bourgeois, Monsieur Prudhomme.
Cousin Michel is the name by which
the German is known to the conti-
mental nations. Mynheer Closh, an
abbreviation of Nicholas, sums up
the Hollanders, who are often simply
known as the Mynheers, while the
Switzer ~rejoices in the name of Colin
Tampon. We have all heard Of the
Russian Bear and the Infldel Turk;
but these are hardly real nicknames.
Don Whiskerandos Is almost a ma
tional nickname for the Spaniards,
dating from E~lizabethan times.
Italians are known as LazzarOni, and
Danes are called Danskers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
the writer detected the fact Chat Tor

the writer detected the fact that for
some a the expedition seemed 9
source OF considerable quiet mirth.
Their was u good deal OF sly rib-punch-
Ing and snickering, and a very few min.
utes sufticied to convince him that the
hunting expedition was only q variation
of the snipe trick. However, it would
never do to funk in the presence Of
such a crowd, so the remarkably simple
preparations We're quickly made and the
three hunters set out on foot. The sup
position that firearms were to be used
was negatived. "Oh, no, we never use
anything but lances." So guns and
pistols were left, and, singularly enough,
when the lances were searched for only
II could be found, and this, Of course,
was taken possession Of by the leader of
the party. The proposition to take sad
die horses was also submitted and We
toed as not being the regular thing at all.
Finally, amid the half-concealed grins
OF the bystandcrs, the little party
started. The trail led up the main val
ley for II couple of miles, then turned
into a narrow canyon and plunged into
the hills. The canyon was thickly
covered with brush and timber and
progress was slow. The trail was only
a stock path, and it wound in and out
through the chaparral in the most tor
tuOus manner.
At last the lance-bearer announced
that u locality had bcen reached where
1t might reasonably be expected to meet
with some hogs, and now strict silence
ana great w~atchfulncss We're necessary.
Not a word was spoken, and care was
taken to make the least possible noise
in walking. Occasionally a rustling in
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
tlnc,den.., to tho season.

There were several men on the
train coming eastward from the Salt
Lake region who told wonderful
stories of the heat Of the alkali
plains. l noticed a contemptuous
expression on the face of an old set
tier who was listening as if he didn't
wholly believe all he had heard. and
finally he took a turn in the CONVEX
sation. Said he:
"Gentl'men, your talk is all child's
play. Heat! give you my word Of
honor that when my wife wants to
boil eggs she just puts them into a
pan of cold water on the roof, and
i'll three minutes by the clock them
eggs are boiled"
There was silence for a moment;
then a thin voice piped out.
Where does she get the cold
water?:"
Before this sumner could be dis
posed of, another man took a hand in
the cOnfab.
ME and my wife don't keer for
billed cggs-we prefer 'em baked.
When my wife sets the table for
breakfast she spreads out a row of eggs
on the window sill, and in two jiffys
they're baked ready to eat. The
only trouble is they're likely to be
overdone."
There was a spell of thinking;
then a long, lean man with a caved-
in chest said, in a whistling kind of
voice:
THAT'S why I'm leaving the
try"
"On account of the heat?:" 1 sug-
gestcd.
YES. Bein' mutually tender-heart-
ed, | don't like to live where baked
chickens walks around with the feath-
ers on. That's all l have agin the
climate. l never heard of but ore
place that was hotter"
That wound up the discussion, and
the last speaker remained champion
of the crowd.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
sup.rvi.lon Of M.al Mater,

Uncle Sans mails are not more
sacred than the mails Of Russia, as
far as Government espionage is con-
cerned. The rules Of the p~ostofice
department empower inspectors to
open suspicious letters at discretion.
The public appears to be very much
astonished at this, but it is carried
to a greater extent than those who
know all about 1t suppose. AIN fact, I"
says q Government oficial, under
the rules Of the postofice: department
almost any private letter can be
opened and read. This will sarpriss
some people, but it is, nevertheless,
true, and q reference to the private
Instructions to p~ost0fice inspectors,
which are In printed form, will con-
vince anybody Of it,"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12

writer took a mrw1rable lesson in the
art of batting tenderfeet-he himself
occupying the unenviable position Of
one OF the two strangers who fur
nished the sport for a crowd Of hard
hearted sheep-shearers.
Years ago some one turned a band Of
hogs loose ON this island. AS is their
nature they increased and multiplied
rapidly, and, free from the restraint of
pen or corral, they rapidly became SO
Wild that 1t was seldom they could be
approached, while the bears became as
fierce and warlike as the widest ami
mails.
With a companion equally IMMERSED
In the peculiar sports Of the old
timers" by whom fresh arrivals are
taught the ways of the country, the
writer paid a visit. once upon a time,
to this island that has been men.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12

had been caught in his wi trap n
was. figuratively as we'll as literally, up
the same tree as his victims. ;.
1t was late in the afternoon before his
boarship was induced by the friendly
squeals Of his harem to disappear in the
surrounding bush. and then three very
weary and very hungry men climbed
silently down from the tree and softly
stole away toward home.
By mutual agreement the leader Of the
party vas delegated to do the lying, and
he solemnly assured the waiting crowd
that not a pig had been seen, and that
he had lost his lance in the sea while
%clambering " the rocks along the
shore. So the tenderfeet and their be-
CUTLER escaped the ordeal that had been
prepared for them. But nobody had any
fresh pig for p
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
AS IT nApPsNrp.

a. I upon my horse one day
Was riding north from out tho town.
tfelt 90 very glad and gay
Host all longings for renown:
Twas content to ride along
And note the splendid scenery,
And now and then I'd hum q song
A song all full Of cheer to me.
But as I kept my eyes on high,
1t see ms there came a maid due south
Upon her horse a-riding by.
A maiden, with a pretty mouth.
a lissome form, q graceful air,
Like mo, deep lost in ~reverie;
And 30 we just collided there.
I blushed, she laughed-ah, woe was maj
But soon Of riding joys we talked,
We called 1t pleasure ft for kings,
We laughed at man or maid who walked
When they could ride-and other things.
We preached mid happy moments whom
Our mutual bliss We could not hide.
We've met upon the drive since then,
hut now We travel side by side.
1.-THE Rider and Driver"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12

ing the distance between his lair and
the foot OF the tree. When he saw how
his disturbers had escaped him. how he
did snort and rave! The lance had
been dropped In the wild flight, and
this his boarship espied, and with many
a fierce grunt he quickly chewed 1t into
matchwood. Then he looked up ct his
game In the tree, shook his head wicked.
ly. CRASHED his tusks and occasionally
omitted another -Woof!" that eylnced
his anxiety to hold . closer interview.
But this anxiety was not re~ciprocated,
and the gallant hunters comf0rted them.
selves as best they could and made up
their minds to remain where they were
until the boar became hungry or tired.
They had a long and weary wait Of It,
too. the only consolation being that the
man who had originated the expedition
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
Editor Dana. E...y ON First Love.

Probably the majority Of men dc
not marry their first loves The first
love of a man frequently, II not usu.
ally captures his heart before he has
reached full maturity. Oftentimes
she is older than he-a woman, while
he Is barely beyond boyhood; and
this youthful passion may be the
most purely ideal that ever masters
him, and the most e%nthralling. II
may be love simply, with no thought
Of marriage and possession, the wor.
ship as Of q goddess. It passes away,
and there succeeds in due time the
natural and healthy and masculine
sentiment which leads q man to WOO
q woman al q bride. The frst served
IS an educator for the second; the
fanciful made ". for the real
New York Sun.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
toned. Eight hours of misery, pure
and unadulterated, were consumed in

toned. Eight hours Of misery, pure
and unadulterated, were consumed in
crossing the channel, from Santa Bar
bara. The means Of conveyance was
an ancient schooner. which had been
utilized 30 long for the transportation of
sheep and wool that each rope, each
thread Of each sail, each splinter Of each
plank was thoroughly saturated with the
decidedly unpleasant odor that is insep-
arabic from everything pertaining to
the woolly quadlupeds. The cabin. was
sitting, the deck vas damp, but be-
tween the two the latter was prefer
able; SC. with a coil Of rope for q pill
low, disposed within convenient distance
Of the rail 81 that the urgent periods Of
communion with the Vastly deep might
not be delayed a second, eight horrible
hours were passed. Finally Prisoners
harbor was reached, and two weary,
rale-faced. w~oebegone, Yellowstone
ached men scrambled up the rude wharf
and thanked heaven they were once
more on solid ground. Their thanks,
however, were tempered by the knowl-
edge that their experience was certain
to be repeated before they could hope to
reach the point from which they had
started in the morning.
But sufficient unto the day Is the evil
thereof. An hour ride through a lovely
canyon removed the traces Of sea-sick-
ness. and when the great central valley
of the island was reached, with it's pref
tily located ranch house, surrounded by
garden and orchard, an appetite had
been created that required a long cOn-
ference at the table to satisfy.
Several days passed agreeably enough,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
TIE visioas nerss.

The horse has no eyebrows, and II
much white is visible in the eye it.
self 1t is a sure sign Of . vicious
nature.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-12
HUNTING WILD HOGS.
AN EPISODE ON SANTA CRUZ
ISLAND.

How Two Tenaerfeet We're Taken In
The Tables Turned and tho Hunters
freed by an Angry Boar-Equals .snipe
B~agging."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-13
FRIENDS OF THE MINER.
A Blue Wasp in Colorado Which Makes
War on Pestilent Spiders.


War on Pestilent Spiders.
The miners of Colorado who have
built cabins on the mountain sides know
what a pest the small, brown wood
spider proves to be. They throw their
webs over your best clothes, cooking
utensils, in every corner where you can
get them in your eyes and mouth. Not
only that, but they will drop into the
frying pan, water bucket or upon the
table when you are eating. But, the
Great Divide says, nature has furnished
a remedy and a friend when she gave
the spiderhawk. The name is given by
miners to q small steel-blue wasp al
most threc-fourths of an inch in length.
He can easily be recognized by the quick
nervous strokes of his wings. They
build a nest up among the rafters of
your cabin of wood pulp or furze from
the outer coating Of old dead trees.
Then they are ready for business.
Every few minutes you can see your
hawk climbing up the rafters with
spider, sometimes carrying one four or
five times his own weight. Sometimes
they get a spider so heavy that they will
fall many times before they succeed in
reaching their nest. They never give
up, but keep on trying until they sue
coed. When the spider is safely placed
in the nest the female hawk deposits
her egg in the dead body. The hawks
live only in pairs, as far as my observa-
ton goes. They become rather tame
and seem to be obliged to you for build
IaR3 the spider trap for their benefit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-13

1rasU1ncG or suDTlle d1vlnation, and Mary>s
instincts were all antagonistic to the
man beside her. He might rough hew
great actions, but there was in him none
of that delicacy of touch. that fneness
Of perception which make small actions
great.
With instant rebound from what dis
pleased her, her mind returned to the
impressions formed at the opening of
their intercourse, and the modification
of the time between was blotted out
which was really an injustice to An
thony.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-13
TWO STRANGE ISLANDS.
they Are in the Gulf of California, BE
tween Guaymas and La Paz.

they Are in the Gulf of California, Be-
tween Guaymas and La Paz.
An employee of the state department
has given an interesting description of
two islands situated in the gulf Of Califor-
mia, which were recently visited by him.
About an eQua1 distance between Quay
mas and La Iaz lies the island of Car
men, where there is an immense salt
lake surrounded by hills forming sort
of crater; the salt deposits mixed with
muriate of soda Sic in strata, which be-
gin with the thickness of six inches and
increase to about fourteen inches at
fourteen feet below the surface. The
climate is exceedingly hot, and only II
few people live on the island, which is
almost devoid of vegetation except for
the luXuriant cactus growth.
The island of Tiburon, situated an
equal distance north of Guaymas, is said
to be a resort of the Ceres Indians.
They are exceedingly hostile and OPP
pose the landing Of strangers on what
| they consider their domain. Their
weapons are poisoned arrows. The
canoes made use of by these Indians are
Of peculiar construction, consisting of
long reeds bound together with strings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-13
DON'T FORGET uNsER FRITZ.
Veneration for tho Late Emperor Growing
Among His Countrymen.

Veneration for the Late Emperor Growing
Among His Countrymen.
The veneration for the late Emperor
Frederick is visibiy growing with every
recurring anniversary of his death. On
the last occasion Fotsdam, and especial
ly the vicinity of the Friedenskirche,
which contains the mausoleum, were in
mourning. The emperor and empress
visited the tomb and deposited beau
tiful wreath of pink roses and white
gilEfowers, with the imperial initials
in gold on white satin. The six little
princes brought wreaths of dark
flowers, the name of each being printed
in gold on white satin ribbons. The
grand duke and grand duchess of Baden
were represented by the hereditary
prince, whose floral gift bore the Badish
crown and colors. All other members
of the imperial family now there, in
Guiding the duke and duchess of Mem
ingen, took tributes of love to the maui
soleum, whereas Empress Frederick and
her daughter had their tokens of loving
remembrance laid down by their rela-
tives. The royal theaters remained
closed, and the widowed empress pal
ace carried the royal standard half
mast, surrounded with Grape. Most
private houses had also black hang
ings, and almost innumerable wreaths
and crosses, and bouquets of lovely
flowers were sent by ladies outside the
court circle. Many of the principal
, towns were represented by Populations,
and also, London Queen adds, all
regiments with which the deceased had
been connected, while thousands and
| thousands of people crowded the church
| the whole day long to express their
sympathy with the late monarch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-13
MACHlNE.MApE MUSIC.
An Ingenious Piece of Mechanism Played
by Pneumatics.


by Pneumatics.
An interesting arrangement of pneu-
matte mechanism for the production of
high class music has recently been ex-
hibited. The instrument has two and
one-ffth sets of reeds, the regular &C
ton of the air grooves being located
above, and on top of the board contain
ing these is row of small pneumatics
corresponding in number to the keys of
the instrument; underneath this board
are four rows of large pneumatics, one
beneath the other, and from an arm on
each of these pneumatics hangs wire at
tached to lever operating Oh the coupler
buttons on the pitmans or wooden rods
connecting the keys of the instrument
with the reed board valves. BY means
of these levers, operated by pneumatics,
the movement of the valves becomes
automatic, subject to the passage over OF
the airboard of perforated paper. 4
peculiar characteristic of the motor
which operates the music roll, whiciI
distinguishes it from all other appli-
nnces of the kind, is its adaptability for
running to the right to wind music and
the left to rewind, or vice versa. When
the instrument is in operation the key
board becomes a thing of life, keys
dropping with the exact raPidity re
CURED by the selection rendered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-13
BIG FORESTS IN ARIZONA.

Heavy Timber GrOwths Not Utilized as
Yet for Lack of Transpor tation.
Few people seem to realize-at least
those who live outside the territory,
and n good many who are here, says
the Phoenix Herald-that Arizona
has heavy forests which will ultimate
~ give us native lumber. The question
heretofore, and existing to consider
able extent at the present time, has
been that Of transportation. To be
sure, the short road at Flagstaff has
made it possible for the northern por-
ton of the territory to have cheaper
lumber to build with, but the southern
portion has had to depend on California
or Oregon for its supply.
This condition of things must event
ually change, and, in fact, the present
railroad projects will make quite a
difference. With the completion of the
north and south road we can have ma
tive building material shipped in at a
nominal cost. The road from Flag
staff to Phoenix, Yuma and on to San
| Diego will make it still easier and
cheaper to get lumber into the southern
part OF the territory.
The resources of Arizona in this con
nection are quite eXtensive-in fact
enough so to furnish building material
for home use for years to come
| Transportation is the only drawback
and that is being rapidly settled. The
forests of Arizona should and probably
will be thoroughly represented at the
worlds fair. This fact alone will have
the effect of inducing people to come
here who now think we are entirely
| lNcfif11tn in this taSnaOt Arizona .
wood is not confined to mesquite Woo
| by any means, and the fact cannot bt
too strongly put to the people of the