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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
Coal OIL.

A mixed fuel consisting of coal and
petroleum mingled together has been
tried for firing the boilers of an Ital.
ian man-of-war, with the result that
her normal speed of fifteen knots was
increased to seventeen knots. 1t will
thus been seen that this new method
of firing may prove very useful in
wartime, when Il ship may have rorun
away from a superior force. The in
creased heat is said to affect the
boiler plates iajuriously, but this mis-
hap could of course be foreseen and
guarded against.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
Measurements.

rude and simple kind, and in our
modern standards we have abundant
evidence of the fact, as well as in
some ancient ones. The "cubit," for
instance. was the measure of a mans
hand and arm from the tip of his
middle finger to his elbow. The
fathom was the height of a tall man;
the palm, a measure of about three
inches, was the width of his hand;
and the "span," about eight inches,
was what he could stretch his hand
ovar
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
based upon their records as shown by

based upon their records as shown by
the facing slips already spoken of.
A good postal clerk must have the
physical ability to stand the fatigue Of
from twelve to sixteen hours a day Of
continuous work, and also have the
mental ability to learn, retain, and have
at command without hesitation the Local
ton of from 5000 to $4,000 postcflces.
He who hesitates is stuck" It does
not follow, however, that because u man
has a good brain that he will make a
good postal clerk. A man endowed with
phenomenal power to memorize may
have physical and mental defects which
reduce his adaptability for this service
to the minimum. He may be unaccus-
toned to manual labor. effeminate, of
scdentary habits, impractical, wanting
in stamina, may have cultivated his
mind at the expense of his body, and,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
The Hawthorn.

The hawthorn is still known in
Germany as Christdorn; and the ira
dition is current among the French
%peasantry that it utters groans and
cries on Good Friday; while in Eng
land an old superstition that it is I'M
lucky to uproot a thorn still fingers,
and a belief that it is ill-Omened to
bring boughs of it into the house is
sometimes expressed. Before the
change of style its flowers might
generally have been gathered on May
Day.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
Three We're for water, three We're on ac-
count of functions, and one at Sednlia
to change engines and onnec with the
TIL STORAGE CAR.

count of functions, and one at Sednlia
to change engines and connect with the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas. AS the
train nears Kansas City the clerks work
all the harder. The pigeon-holes IRE
emptied. and each package of letters
tied up and thrown to it's proper sack.
In the paper ear the clerks have been
working with might and main. Their
run had been very heavy, and it had
pushed them to get through. They had
handled several tons OF papers, periodi-
calls and circulars, and We're now IL
gagged i'll tieing up the 300 sacks that the
pudding" had been sorted into. And
now the boys are cleaning up. They
have been on duty about fourteen hours,
and have been working as hard as they
could for about nine hours. At 1890.
Kansas City was reached, and the men
had been discarded and the dust of
travel oblitcrated. Dinner was eaten.
and at l o'clock each man went to bed in
order to rest up IL little for the return
"trip. AT 6 O'clock the men We're obliged
to get up, go to their cars and commence
getting ready for the trip back to
st. Louis. The bulk of the mail was
not so heavy as on the night before,
but it was OF sufficient proportion to
make things decidedly interesting until
after Sedalia had been passed. Then
part of the crew spread out their blank
cts and obtained what rest they could
on their rude beds of mail. The return
trip occupied three more hours than the
trip to Kansas City. The mail ears se-
urn to ST. Louis with the fast passen-
ger train, leaving Kansas City at 1928
p. NJ, and arriving at st. Louis at 6:55
a. III. On the return trips the clerks
were not so busy, and the reporter had
more opportunity to talk with them in
regard to their work. The chief clerk
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13

Thelaborcrs were working at piece
work, and each. ones credit differed
from another's. / ran the column OF
figures, up and. found an, error.
tried it again and was satisfied. that
the true total was only S9S.sS.
took the paper to the brick man,
learned who had made. out the. roll,
and within an hour had got hold of
evidence to. prove that in year his
young man had defrauded him Of
$500 by means. of false footings.
For several years 1 was detailed, on
IA branch of detective work known as.
mysterious thefts," and many of
them did really have a mysterious
appearance at the outset. One of NV
very first cases was that of loss of
money in a retail store. A girl 10
years of age acted as cashier, and she
had an office in the real of the store.
This office was rallied in to- d height
of seven Oh eight feet. and had two
cash windows. The cashier occupied
it exclusively. and it had come about
on several occasions that her cash
wouldn't balance the tips on the hook.
She would be short 50, $55, $40. or $50,
and there must be something wrong
somewhere. AS she had to make the
shortage good she could not be sus.
spected, and, indeed, it was on her
demand that | was sent for to inyes-
:tigatc the case. l took hold, think
ing it would be a tough one, but luck
aided me to speedily solve the mys-
terv. No one on the floor of the store
could take the money, as no one was
admitted to the Office, and the bills
were stacked up on the counter next
to the wall, a clear twelve feet from
either OF the cash windows.
L entered the store at III O'Clock
in the forenoon. AT - half of the
employees went out to dinner, and
three or four others lunched from
their baskets. Among the latter
was the cashier. She sat on a stool
facing the front of the store, with
her back to the money, and kept upa
conversation with a girl seated just
outside the railing. She had been
seated thus about ten minutes when
l saw a ssring slowly descend from
the floor above her head. 1t came
down alongside the wall. and the lit
tie black ball at the end of it rested
for a moment on the top bill of the
pile of bank notes. Then it was
drawn up, and away went a bill with
it, and was drawn through a hole
above. The cashier neither saw nor
heard. The few employees of the
store were busy, and the festoons Of
dress goods, handkerchiefs, ETC., from
pillar to pillar, INSTRUCTED their WIS.,
ion. 1 went softly upstairs, and
found a stock boy eating his dinner
just over the office. I stood him up
and found a $40 bill in his vest pock.
ct, with a fresh spot of pitch on it.
and his fish line was concealed under
a box ear by. There was a hole inn
the floor where some heavy box had\
smashed a board. He owned right
up, and the mystery was a mystery
ne longer. He had never taken but
one bill at a time, and that always
when the cashier was eating.-New
York Sun.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
GOOD STORIES OF TIE ORES
EMIT DAY.

Some Crooked People I Have Met and
Overcome.
I happened into the Office Of q
large factory n day to see a friend;
and during the call l met the pro-
prietor and asked him how business
vas
I'm about discouraged" he re-
piled.
.But you seem to be very busy
nlling ORDERS"
$50 / am, but for some reason I
can't make any money. 1t seems as
If the more we did the less profit we
made
On the desk before him was a bill
he had marked 70. K" 1t was for
stuff Observation-Disclosures, paint, and
oil. Without meaning to do SO l
glanced at the items, and footed up
the column of figures. 1t stood as
follows:
DIR. to
kegs paint. Ct sl.so eaeh..;."....-..slo.so
u gals. OIL. at 63 cents pcr gallon. ......... CSC
Lumber from N, ifs 1901
Hauling LIS
Paint brushes. 4.oa
.........w.S53.25
The bill was in the handwriting of
the nan who acted as book-keeper,
cashier, and buyer for the factory,
and was six bills put together to, save
separate. o. KS. Does the reader
see anything wrong with the figuress:.
l did alta glance. The total should
have been S44.S5. instead of s53.22:5.
Where is your book4Secper this
aiternoon2" L asked.
Hes OUT"
well. find me all the bills YOU
cam"
He brought me half Il dozen from
the hook. and we discovered that
each one had been. falsifled in adding
up the figures. Next day the man
was sent away IN, an. errand and an
expert brought in to overhaul his
books, and in half a day over $4,000
in small; embellishments. could be
footed up. He had taken the SIM
plest way to rob his employer, and
n which is always ~practiced with
the most success.
A similar discovery wat brought
about in. Il still more singular man.
ner. l was riding along the high.
way when l noticed. a folded. paper
which had evidently fallen from some
ones pocket. When had. 1 had
alighted and picked, it up, 1 found it
to be the weekly pay roll of a brick
and tile yard. The owner of the
yard, while a very successful business.
man, was poor scholar, and he en-.
ployed a young man to keep, his
books and handle more. or less cash.
The pay roll stood as follows:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
HORSES NOT NEEpEp

A Boston Man Has Invented n Novel Thin,
in the Buggy Linz.
There will 500 be exhibited in the
streets of BOSTON an electric carriage
which is decidedly novel and useful.
The vehicler which is illustrated
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
THE CATCHER.

clerk who assorted it, together with the
name of his run and the date.
Papers are thrown according to the
same schemes as the letters, and similar
facing slips are used. The cases are
larger, one clerk having q row of boxes
5 or 4 fees! above his distributing table,
and from, 30 10 40 feet in length. Great
d~exterity is acquired by the paper clerks
in throwing into these boxes. Papers
are distributed with wonderful rapidity,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13

showed the reporter a bundle of mixes
or letters improperly addressed. Most
of these letters were from. various parts
Of Europe, and much valuable time had
been lost by the clerks IN trying to
make out the addresses. Other mixes"
were the results of carelessness on the
part of the writer's.
When St. Louis was reatAed. at 6:55,
the clerks were about WORKOUT, and each
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
Zinc Expansion,

Zinc expands up to the melting
point. A bar of hammered zinc six
inches long will expand one one-hun-
dredth Of an inch in raising tho
temperature 100 degrees FahrenhsaHt
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13

SILENCE is not always Indicative
of wisdom. Many a man keeps hia
mouth closed for fear his breath will
give him away.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-13
and a mistake is seldom made. 1t is said
that u st. Louis paper clerk attended a
Party recently and played at "bean-bag,"
winning three prizes before the other

players learned that his business had
made him I'LL expert in more difficult
throwing than that required in playing
the game of "baun-buy."
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
Final SeltIemnnt.

STATE Of VERMONT At Probate Cour.
HARTFORD DISTRICT IS Aheid a. Woodstock,
within and for said District on Tie stu day Of Dec
lsiz- Present. 7. %. Seaver. Judge.
Whereas glianncey Boutwell, admr oftle estate
o David Boutwell, late % stnckhrdgc IN said district
deceased iutesiate proposes rendering account VI
hs administration Of said estate and
presenting his account against said estate for allow
auce az session OF said Court 10 BE- Held at Wood
stock, II the said District ON the 29ih day Of sept.
A. D., lSta.
And whereas said court has assigned said time and
place for The settlement OF said account and for
decree OF the residue Of said estate 10 the heirs OF
said deceased, aud ordered that public notice thereof
be given % all persons interested Ia said estate by
publishing copy Of the record Of this order three
weeks successfully, previous 10 the day assigned,
Aforesaid. IN the Bethel Courier newspaper
published az Bcthe IN the County Of
Windsor Ia tie state OF Vermont.
Therefore. All persons concerned in said estate
are notified 20 appear al the Probate ONCE IN Wood
stock. IN said District the day assigned. as
Aforesaid then aud there "a contest The allowance OF
said account II ey cause snd 10 establish their
rights as heirs. egatecs aud lawful claimants Of said
residue.
true COPY Of record attest. iog2
y. y. SEANER. Register
A true conv Ut record. r. o. sEANER. Judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
AT THE TABERNACLE.
pR. TALMAGE BEGINS A SERIES OF
SERMONS ON DIVINE SCIENCE.

God in the Natural WorId-The Heavens
Declare His Glory and the Earth shows
His Handiwork-It Was Only Necessary
THAT Christ should Die in This world.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
Commissioned Notice.


Estate Of Or,is F. filley
The undersigned. having been appointed By thelien
Probate Court for the district dOphCommis-
si0ners TO receiyeeNaine and adjust all claims and
demands Of all persons against the estate Of Orvis r.
Cility late Of Tuubridge, in said district. dcceas-
ed, and all claims exhibited IN Offset thereto. hereby
give notice that we viii meet for the purposes af0re
said at his late residence the 3oth day Of Dec and
the llthOf May next from 10 O'Clock A. NJ. until
O'Clock r. NJ. each OF said days and that six months
from the 18th day o. NOVA ID. 1872 is the time linz
lie by said Court for said creditors present their
claims 10 as for cXa animation aud allow uce.
Dated Iunbridge thls 26th day Of Nov A. ID. 1892
WALLACE W. SWAN e.,,,.,s.ta,.rs
=. II. HOWE. SV'ihi'7t0'eis.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
STATE OFNERMoNT SAta Probate Court held al
District Of Harlfofd.sS Woodstock within and for
said district on the stl day Of Dee AID. 1872.
Present, ION Thos. .. seaycr. Judge.


said district on the Stl day Of Dee. 4. ID. 1872.
Present lion Ibos. .. seayer. Judge
Where's John I. shepard executor Of the last
will Of Nancy Caiburn late If Royalton Ia said
district deceased. testatc proposes rendering
account Of Eis administration aud presenting his
account aetinst said estate for allowance at a
session o. sad Court 10 be- held al the Probate oice
In Woodstock. in said District. on the 29ih day Of
De A. D.. 1892. And Whereas said Court has
signed said time and place iol settlement Of saidae
count. and Tor decree o the residue OF said estate
The heirs and egatees OF said deceased and ordered
that public notice thereof be given to an persons iu
tcrested IN said estate BY publishing a copy Of the
record OF this order three weeks successfully prev
ous 10 the day assigned aforesaid. IN the White
River Herald a newspaper published at ROyalton la
tic county OF Windsor In ih Stale 81 VI.
1l reforp. All persons concerned IA said estate
notified to appear al the Probate oHice IN Wood
stock Ia said District. on The day assigned. afOre
said then apd there to contest the allowance Of said
account 81 they cause. and 10 establish their rights
heirs, eeatecs, and lawful cid INFANTS Of said resi-
due
true record. Attest, \. }. sEAVER, Register.
true copy Of record,
lO09 Afest. 7. o. sEAVER Judge
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22

The twentieth annual meeting Of The
stockholders Of the First National Bank OF
Chelsea, VT, will be held at their banking
house in Chelsea on Tuesday, January 10.
1893. at one O'Clock p. M, for TIE election
of directors for the ensuing year.
q. :. EMERY, Cashier.
Chelsea, VT, Dec. 3, 1892. 3w
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
Estate Of CHARLES WHITNEY,

Estate Of CHARLES WHITNEY.
The undersigned, having been appointed by tire
Hon. Probate Court for the District Of Randolph
Commissioners, 10 receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against the estate
Of Charles Whitney late Of Brookhed in said Dis
trct deceased all claims exhibited in Offset thereto
hereby give notice that VIII meet for the purposes
aforesaid at the Office Of Peck, Clark Go. Ia Book
held. on the 18th day Of March AMI 10Th day June
next from O'Clock p. until 4o'clOck. D. OF
said days and that six from the 4th day Of Dec.
1892 Is the time limited by said Court for said credit
os 20 present their claims to us FOR examination and
allowance. Dated at Bro 3kfeldihis 18th day Of Dee.
A. ID. 1892.
MARCUS PECK Com
Hlo0j Z. NJ. UPHAM missioners.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22

ject lesson has thrilled the multinillions
of stellar population, especially when they
heard that in order To arrest the disaster
of centuries the World Maker and the
World Starter and the World Upholder
must give UP his only son to assassination
to expiate andy. store and save thevictims
of the alsiupft CD .hipsvreck
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
SfIentitIf AMerlEaM
M n BABCOCK'S GOLD
Medal Sarsaparilla
UhIU combined with RED
GLOVER is a leading

GkGWLN
household blood medicine, since that
there is unmistakable evidence that this
remedy has saved the lives ofmany with
in our knowledge, as IN lie case OF the
beautiful daughter of b. Marsh, now
Of Montpelier, whose life was despaired
Of from blood poison which was the re-
sult of an illness Of bilious fever. The
doctors gave her up but the fathers fond
ness for his child, chung to the life and
from his persistencv aud in giving her
the Gold Medal Sarsaparilla her neigh
bors were astonished by her speedy re-
coyery. Ii has cured bad cases Of hid
ney troubles, Rheumatism, Stomach
troubles and all such diseases, which
arise from disordered stomach and bad
exposures.
This medicine Is sold By r. e. Morton. T. 2.
Evans & Co.. VI. J. Sargent 4 Son, A. x. Hood
& Son. 9. NJ. Miller aud Geo. W Bush.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
y. Ii. LAMSON. West Randolph.
GEO. II. UPPER 4 co., Bethel.
An Firsl-Class Drugglsts

AL First-Class Druggists
From present date viii keep on sale the
Imported East India Hemp Remedies. DR..
II. James preparation OF this herb on its
own soil lCalcutta) viii positively cure
Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma and
Nasal Catarrh. and break up a fresh cold
in p hours. $50 per bottle, or 3 bottles
for $3.50 Try it.
Cradunck q Co., PrOprictors,
1852 Race street, Philadelphia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27

heroine pulls it up to her crown, twists
it tight and lets II brush of curls stick
out and up in the middle with n dagger
diving straight down to pierce the
brain.
One popularity of theater dressing
this winter is that the fantastic rufus,
boas and collarettes which the grip has
called into existence and many of
which it has christened are not COM
monty unfastcncd. You will see half
dozen girls in row most wonderfully
tied up with laces and ribbons and ruff
files as to their Threats sitting out a
long, tear-compellng and most DISNEY
cling tragedy without loosening one
knot or tightening one twist of fur.
There was pretty creature on the
street this morning with round ruff
at her throat of golden beaver. 1t was
tied in front with pink ribbon, which
rested on wide box-plaitcd yellow
crepe ruche falling to her bosom and
flushed with just hint of rose color.
Fancy crying over Camille" in such ar
ray.
Hats with strings are favoritc theater
wear, very broad strings often, and
white to make them the more conspicu-
Gus. Ruched wreaths of ribbon are the
simplest and most usual trimming with
fancy feathers standing up behind
haven't left myself much room to
talk about the evening wraps that are
used to cover up all these playhouse
glories when their wearers go ont into
the night, but can at least tell of one
OF white velvctcen which saw getting
tucked into carriage not many even
ings ago. 1t was long and full and
lined with rosc-colorcd satin and
trimmed with white ostrich feathers.
1T had loose fronts and set on pelcrine
forms over the arms, and it looked as il
the woman in it was pretty confident OF
good fortune in not brushing against
any literal or metaphoricaD muddy
wheels. ELLEN OsnopN
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27

l. INSTALLMENT STOCK. = Nom
bership fec, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month, after that the
monthly dues are 60 cants per share.
2. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK.-S5O per share (par value, 5000,
yielding a dividend, payable semi-an-
nually, January 1, and July 1, OF 9 por
cent. per annum on the $50 paid in, which
is duly remitted by check to the share
holder.
8. The stock is expected to mature in
seven years from date of each series re-.
spectively, the same being issued
monthly.
4. There is no investment anywhere
safer or moro profitable than it's stock.
With the assets Of the Association in
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit OF the Association, on a basis
not exceeding so per cent. of its value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders of the Associ.
alton, while the debt of the member
borrowing is being curtailod every
month Of its ez istence, it is difficult to
conceive Of safer Investment than its
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, ITO Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES R. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER & TINSLEY, Roanoke,
va. aprl9-1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-27

so little money does it take to construct
new and dazzling toilet when YOU
have one simple and wcll-ftting skirt to
begin with.
The green had done duty could loo:,
back and check off the nights on my
1ingers--with pink jacket very pref
lily. That was the evening it showed
and particularly devoted young man
had received the flakes full on his
broad eXpanse of rufllcd shirt as he
held the umbrella all over her, while
his overcoat tapped wide as they went
out from the light into the storm.
1t was a very pretty pink jacket of
pale rosy de sole with three insertions
OF lace in the back, alternating with
bands of rosy ribbons. 1t was gath
cred to a point below the waist, and i'm
front it had four insertions of lace and
velvet, tapering to the bottom of the
bodice. Between the insertions was n
gathered vest of pink chiffon shot with
silver. The pointed neck and the ell
bow sleeves were edged with cream
colored lace gathered extremely full.
The green had done duty also with
gray furry jacket that was ut n mat
inee. The dark girl had sat with a
blonde girl and the two had eaten bou-
bons out Of little box with blue en-