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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26
Toronto ~PeculIaritics.

Toronto is probably the s~trictest
Sabbatarian city in America, and very
few cities in any part Of the world
r more rigid. All business is sus-
pended on Sunday, all stores are
closed; it is even forbidden to sell
newspapers. OF soda water; nc street
car are allowed to run, and any kind
of transportation is difficult to get.
But a great many Of the less truly
good Torontonians have been OBJ
jecting strongly to the tightness of
things. Queens Park is a beautiful
place, but it is quite a long way out
of town, and, as no street cars are
allowed to run, many thousands of
citizens are deprived of the enjoy
ment of the park uimply because they
cannot walk the great distance. The
s~treet-car question has been made a
political issue, and it is probable it
will be decided at the polls at the
coming municipal election.
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to consumption and kindred ailments.
Santiago has many magnificent build
ings, which are neatly grouped around
the Plaza, where stands the Grand
Cathedral, of enormous extent and SUI
perb front. Almost opposite is the Opera
House, believed 10 be the finest in the
Americas, cith-r North or South, and
close around stand many noble build
ings, both public and private. In the
Min are the public Offices and the Prcsi-
dents official dwelling, and within easy
reach are the halls of Congress, Offices
of the various departments and build
inss for the city government. In the
center OF the city rises the lofty hill of
Santa Lucia, which, well fortified, forms
the chief protection of the city. Santiago
is connected by railroad with Valparaiso,
and more than one railroad line has been
traverse n or another of ten known
passes discovered in the Andes. and
connect Chill with tho Atlantic coast.
As Santiago is tho largest city, so
Valparaiso is the chief seaport, not of
Chilli alone, but of all the South Pacific.
III is a city of 40 900 population, and
more cosmopolitan than Santiago, for at
least one-fourth of it's people arc for
eigners. Situated on IL magnificent bay,
defended by fifteen forts which together
mount over 200 guns, it does so large Il
business with so many different nations
that Il stranger from any quarter of the
world, coming to Valparaiso, will find
himself at home among his countrymen.
1t, too, has all the appointments of IL
modern city, including electric lights,
granite paving and street cars. The
culture and refinement of Chill are
largely confined to these two cities. The
country villages are, to the careless OBJ
server, very much alike, each consisting
OF IL line of onc-stoly houses covered
with tile or thatch and light i'm construc-
ton. One-story houses are, however,
i'm Chilli the rule, for this part OF the Pa
ellie cOast is moro frequently visited hy
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26
n. Earth.
~hss n inside the earth? Metal.

What a inside the earth? Metals,
ne materials of r0cks-about the
tame things, in short, that we find
pn its surface, except plants and ami
Dnals. But in what condition are
those minerals that lie deep in the
sarth, clear down to its very center.
i'm what proportions do they exist22l
Has our planet Il metallic core, whero
Iron and silver and gold abound in
marvellous %profusion?
Is the earth simply encased IN q
t,lidiflcd crust, underneath which is
an ocean, Il globular ocean, of molten
matter, or are there only fiery lakes
Of melted rock that supply volcanoes
with lava, while the great mass OF
the globe is solid to the core?
These arc some of the interesting
questions that 1ucn have asked about
the world On whose surface they
dwell. Most of them remain still
without any decisive answer. 1t is
no longer generally believed, as it
once was, that the central parts of
the globe are wholly composed OF
melted rock, but just what the con
'lition of things is there nobody
knows
The great difficulty is that We can
not dig deep enough to find out, for
the deepest mines and artesian wells
Ere, after all, but insignificant pune
lures in the outer rind of the globe.
One fact does seem to be estab-
fshed: The deeper you go the warmer
b. gets. An important contribution
to our knowledge on this subject
comes from the deep we'll that is be-
ing driven at Wheeling in West Vir-
ginia. The facts ascertained there
were the subject of a report to the
American Association for the Adj
vancemcnt of Science at it's session
st August.
Tho well, which is a little less than
sc inches in diameter, is now about
forty-five hundred feet deep, and it is
hoped to make it at least a mile deep.
Thermometers are lowered into the
we'll, which, fortunately for science, is
perfectly dry, and the temperature is
thus taken at various depths.
AT the depth of 1850 feet the
temperature is IS. rs degrees; at 1916
feet it is 1912 degrees; at 1876 feet it
is 92.1 degrees; at 1915 feet it is
1857 degrees, and at 4,462 feet it is
1902 degrees.
1t will be observed that the temper
allure goes on increasing faster and
faster the deeper the we'll gets. For
instance, the increase in the Thousand
feet of descent from 1876 to 1876
e. bout 13 degrees, while the increase
he thousand feet from 1876 feet
N MS feet is moro than 1G degrees.
~ Mhe heat should go on increasing
i'm Il similar progression, a depth
would 500 be reached where every
solid substance would be melted.
Possibly if the driving of the we'll
we're continued. such Il place would
be found: but that would not prove
that the same condition of thin;a
exists everywhere under the earth"
crust, because deep wells have been
driven in other parts of the world
which show different rates of increase
i'm the heat. The Indication is thai
there is a particularly hot spot in the
earth under Whccling.-Youth's Com
Ooninn
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pulses ceased, his breath did not stain
Il polished mirror, and a European
doctor. who was present, declared
that the heart had ceased to beat.
10 all appearances he was as dead as
Queen Anne. In this state he was
put into Il carefully made box, the lid
was closed and sealed with R%unieet
Singh's own signct ring.
The box was buried in IL vault pre-
pared in an open plot of ground under
the royal windows of Lahore, and the
place was guarded day and night by
Runject's w guards under Gen.
Avitable's own supervision.
Sun and rain came and grass sprang
up, grew and withered on the surface
over the grave, and the sentries went
their rounds, and the joghee's dis
ciples and friends were all kept under
careful surveillance, not to call it
Imprisonment. After forty days, in
Runjeet Singh's own presence, the
vault was uncovered and the box ex-
tracted from it with its seals intact.
1t was opened and showed the
joghce within precisely as he had
been placed. He was taken out,
dead still. to all appearances, but the
body %incorrupt. His disciples were
now brought to manipulate the body
in the name i'm which he had
taught them and which he had pub
licly explained before his burial.
lie revived, as he had saddle would,
and was o in as perfect health as
when he had suspended his life. He
refused all gifts and retired to his
former retreat, but shortly afterward
he and his disciples disappeared. 1t
was not safe for such a man to live in
the Jurisdiction of so inquisitivc and
arbitrarya uler.-Chambers' journal.
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sea has always been rclicd on as IL means
of communication between tho different
parts of Chilli, and the coasting trade is
IL very important branch of ommcrc
The Chilians are, comparatively
speaking. we'll advanced in civilization
that is. compared with the other South
American States. They are so far
ahead of their Spanish American breth-
rem that they have not in%frequently been
denominatcd the English, and over the
Yankees. OF South America. According
10 the last census. the population of
Chill was nearly 5000, 900: and IL busy
people they axe. at least in the towns,
and do IL thriving business with the rest
of the world, for to The numerous ports
there came in 1888 $3.50 vessels, with IL
tonnage of s.730.329. nearly onc-half of
which was owned by Chilli, and displayed
the native flag, most of the remaining
vessels being British. In the same year
the value of the imports was $50, 0OO,-
00n. and of the exports STA, 900 900, SO
that Chilli has IL fair balance of trade in
her favor. AS in other South American
countries, however, the great bulk of
the trade is with Great Britain. Or the
exports of 1888, 500, 0OO, 900 went to
Great Britain, and only s., 900, 900 to the
United States. IL fact which explains the
anxiety of the present administration to
ccurc reciprocity with IL country which
.buys so much and has SO much to sell.
Notwithstanding the character of the
country. which tries the skill of the rail-
road engineer at every step, Chilli has n
large number of railroads. and though
most are of no great length, the aggre-
gate is 1,74S miles. Owing to tho exc
pence Of their construction. over one.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26

young women On the rear platform of
the street car, taking fares and attend-
ing to the multifarious duties of a con-
ductor, but the women do it we'll, and
any rudencss to them is at once resented
by the more gallant of their passea-'
gers.
The lower classes Of the population
are almost entirely Indian, or the i'm
mediate descendants of Indians, having
all the traits which characterize the
aborigines of America. A copper skin,
small, bright eyes, high cheek bones,
and, above all, a reckless disregard of
life, a hatred of work and u owe OF
strong drink, are their most marked Pc
culiarities. Not u few of them are de-
scendants of the most remarkable race
ever seen on the face of the Western
Continent.
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earthquakes than any other quarter OF
the globe. 1t is rare for IL week To pass
without an earthquake, and as many as
twenty have been noted in Il single day.
However accustomed the Gillian is to
these remors of the earth, they never
lose their tcrrors. Day and night in
Chilli, whatever the weather, the inside
doors opening into the courtyard are all
ways open; every house has it's haven of
refuge in a large open space between
the buildings which inclose it, and to
this courtyard, on the slightest symptom
OF danger, every inhabitant runs.
The condition of most of the popula-
ton of Chill is far from fortunate. The
greater part of the land is owned by
large holders, who live in Santiago or
Valparaiso, and there spend the money
received from their farms, which are
managed by oversecrs. Tie mass of
the people may be divided into tenant
farmers and laborers, the former having
small holdings, for which they render
personal service in payment, while the
latter, as IL rule. have no home, and
travel from place to place i'm search of
work. But they do not wander on foot,
for i'll Chilli everybody rides. The poor
est farmer has his horse, and the tradi-
tional beggar on horseback would be no
novelty in Chilli, for more than one tray
clcr has noted the curious spectacle of
being pursued by Two or three mounted
begSars, who We're earnest in their sup
plications for charity, "for the love of
God In Chilli, however, nobody starvcs,
Il" matter how poor. Nature is too l,oun-
tiful and the people are. too hospitable.
In this highly favored country hospital
lty is the most sacred of virtues. In
travelling to and fro no inns are to be
found; the traveller on reaching a village
or country town presents himself at the
house of IL Governor, or, if the latter
be absent, at the best house in the viii
laSe, walks in, as IL matter of course,
and equally of course is at oncc made
welcome; wine is set before him, and
while dinner is prepared hs is ques-
toned as to the news.
Among the better classes in city and
country, after rising and imbibing the
mornings coffee, men and women separ-
ate, the latter to goto mass the formerto
their clubs or business, and meet again
at breakfast, which begins at noon and
lasts from II to three hours. In the
afternoon, rest, the inevitable siesta or
drive, passes away the time; in the
evening the opera, social visiting and
dancing bring the gentlemen and ladies
together again, until past midnight.
CHILEAN women, however, are not intel
l%ectual. While very pretty, their beauty
being of the dark Spanish type, their
talk does not rise above the common
place. Until recently they were kept il,
as close retirement as their sisters OF
Spain. and only lately, when with for
eigners came in foreign customs, were
they allowed any considerable degree of
freedom. Fifteen years ago such a
thing as young girls appearing on the
street was out of the question; now two
or three girls may escort each other,
though wen at present the older Chill
ians look on this with some decree OF
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26

north. the desert districts. rainicss from
ON" years end To the other. present IL
sandy plain. incapable OF supporting life;
further south. 4" the center of the couil-
try, there are wooded heights and IL tenn
pera,e climate; still further there is the
wei o with its almost ~impenctrable
forests. giant mountains and i%ron-hound
coast. Chill is u Sahara in the north,
Il California in the center. and Il Norway
IN the south. All districts are. however,
in one respect alike: they are all noun
famous. The nature OF the country is
such as 10 render land intercourse be-
tween different towns. even when sit,r-
ated close together on the %seneoust, II
matter often of itrnassibility; hence tho
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26

Spanish knights made an occasional
raid into the south, Chill, more than ~
colony, was al exercise ground for the
Spanish troops against the Indians. The
few settlements made in Chilli We're
rather neglected than encouraged, and
consequently the population We're left to
the slower but surer means of acquiring
wealth than by the gold mines of Peru.
Their development was not SO rapid,
but far more substantial. The result is
seen in several large and well-built
cities, in numerous villages. and in the
immense trade which has grown up be-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26
CHILL AND ClIILIANs.
FACTS ABOUT n BUMPT!OUS
LITTLE REPUBLIC.
"A Remarkable Country and IL Strange
Pccpie-iThe Longest strip of Territory
On the Observation-Disclosures of tho In
Observation-Disclosures mmu I,o,,nxruphx.
YnnlscrS OF South America.

In more Ways than ono Chilli is IL curi-
Gus country. It's extent, to our way of
thinking. is enormous, having u SUPER
fetal arvaof 2o3,non squire miles, bc-
ing. therefore. somewhat Y;rcat,r than
Te&as. II is Of 81 shape so unique that
there iap"thins else like it on tho globe.
Imagine a strip %: coast h%esiM"ing at
Alasta and ~oyi"ndiag through British
Am"rica, Washington. Oregon, CaliIo.-
mia, i~ir&ico, and tho Central American
st#,es 10 III" Istl,rts Of Daricn. and yuu
lluv" l. car "i'p:c#et to- 'l,a Shape OF
Chill. fhc extent ri this remarkable
count: Is nearly :.OW miles. from north
u spr Ii, a!ni 10 travel from oue ind of
it 20 ;'la o,tnr il il, iiccrs sii-.y to make ~
journey ~ lon@ III from The north point
u. Hua5un's Bay To tho southern !nind-
h'y cF N"Siro, II io'"nry nrnrly as long
us tina, rom New vnr', to Sna Ernarisco.
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But The width is by no means propor-
tionate to this vast length. Though so
long Chill is r;,rely more thail 100 miles
wide. a mere strip between the Andes
and the coast. and SO narrow as to give
rise to the facetious saying that the pco-
pie % Chilli hang to the Andes by their
finger and toe nails to keep from falling
int" II" sea.
Save in one district. and that is of no
great extent. all Chill is cut up by noun
tain ranges. Ii is not too much to say
that a journey through Cl,iii is up one
mountain and down another. from the
torrid region OF the tropics to the frozen
zon" of Cape Horn. Extending from
near The equator To the antarctic circle,
II has everN variety OF ~eli!Mn!c. LII the
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DEAD FOR FORTY DAYS.
"A Remarkable Case of Suspended AMI
nation In an India Court.

My first acquaintance with the
narrative dates from my boyhood.
About the time of the occurrence I
heard it related by my father; and
his authority was the well-known
Gen. Avitable, R%unjcet Singh's right
hand man, who was present.
Those facts are that a certain
"joghee" (Hindoo anchorite), said to
possess the possess the power of sus-
pending at will and resuming the
animation of his body, las sent for
by Runjeet Singh, and, declining to
obey. was brought by force into the
tyrant's presence and ordered ogivc,
under pain of death, Il practical proof
of his supposed power. He submitted
pcrforcc.
He was put by his disciples through
certain processes, during which he
became perfectly unconscious: the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26

the invention and it's construction.
1t is to enable one to milk Il COW in
an improved manner over the labor
ious and primitive method, which is
just n same now as it vas when
man first pressed tho 10Y into service
as a food supply.
Every who has ever MIXED a
COW or attempted to milk one, knows
that it is not such an easy thing as it
looks. and that the milking of any
number of them is quite I. job. by
the invention the work is very much
simplificd. -Four rubber ends of a
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26

g%rass-cating animal that has eaten
much of the loco becomes thor
oughly worthless for the rest of
his days. The only cure is preven-
sion. There is no antidote, says
Frank Leslie's, the most careful
chemical analysis failing to reveal the,
reason of it's baleful effects. and thus
giving the veterinary no clcw to work
upon in his attempt to cure. The
actions of a "locoed" animal are pitt
full in the extreme. He will spring
wildly into the air, strike head, neck,
or hoofs against any convenient OBJ
ject regardless of consequences. drink
imaginary water out of imaginary
brooks, etc. The picture, sketchcd
from life, gives a vivid idea of this
destructive plant.
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a Question of Sanity.

A MAJ was brought before a justice
in Illinois accused of Il criminal Of
Tense. The prisoner pleaded guilty,
but asked the Judge to suspend e
tencc until he should have an oppor.
aumity to prove some mitigating cir.
cumstances. The Justice acceded to
the request, and continued the case
until the next day.
In the meantime the accused Sc.
cured the services of a certain young
lawyer, who was the laughing stock
of the entire bar. On the following
day, when the case was called, the at
torney arose and said, "Your honor,
yesterday my client, while laboring
under a slight attack of insanity,
pleaded guilty as charged; we there
fore now makca motion to strike that
plea from the records, and enter one
of not guilty instead.
"Has the prisoner retained you as
his counsel?" asked the Justice.
eyes, Sir, he retained me this
morning, and paid me SIS dollars"
"What is the nature of your de-
fense?:"
VI expect to prove that the pris-
oner has been out of his mind until
this morning"
The Judge said nothing, but seemed
lost in thought, and the young at
torney asked in some trepidation
what was the matter. -,
"Oh, nothing in particular" re-
sponded the Justice, shaking himself
together, 81 was only wondering
whether the poor fellow might not be
suffering from a more violent attack
of insanity than ever"
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tween Chilli and Europe. Santiago, the
capital of Chilli, is one of the most
beautiful cities in the world. Stu
ated in a valley on both sides of n
small stream, and in sight of the An
DIES, only a few miles distant, it is
well laid out and provided with all mod
ern co%aveniences. The streets are paved,
lighted by gas and watered by perpetu-
ally flowing streams from the noun
tains. At al altitude exceeding $500.
fact above the sea it is high enough for
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Not Old Till You're ii Hnnars,.

Bishop Turner once said that any
man who thought he was near the
close of his life at go or IS ought to
be ashamed of himself, and that
those who obeyed Natures laws
ought to live to the age of 100 years.
Bishop Turner is 80, and in his prime.
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EFFECTS OF THE LOCO WEED.
Tho Curse of tho Southern Rancl,cr for
Which There Is No Ant,dotc.

The loco weed (Astralagus Hornii)
is the curse of the Southern rancher.
In the early spring, before the
hcalthful grasses are growing in
quantity, the Southern plains are.
dotted with the small fiat bushes
of this noXious plant. and the cow
boys have to exercise their utmost
vigilance to keep their horses and
cattle from eating it. The plant oh.
tains it's local name of "loco weed"
from the Spanish loco, meaning crazy,
from it's effect on the animals. Any
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tube are placed over the udders of the
COW, which they clutch firmly. and:
pressure is then cxerted on the tube
The milk flows, and the stream is.
kept up by pressing and releasing the.
tube just as in the regular way of
milking.
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Abxtemious Thcolorian..

Out of :, Zoo Congregational minis
tiers in England and Wales, at least
1000 are abstainers; of 361 students,
$50 are abssainers.
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Persistent Beppfnr.

A country parson in England has
written la. 600 begging letters. His
wife has sent as many as IL, 200 and
his children a few thousand more.
About n person in fifty responded,
one to the amount of S25, ZOO.
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it's population Of 900, 900 to be healthy,
and so they ought to be, but unfortu-
nately pulmonary diseases, perhaps on
account of the humidity of the climate,
arc fcarfully common iii Chilli, and u
largo percentage of tho deaths is due
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THE FRIEND.

An Ingenious Device That WIN Save Betty
Much Labor. =
An ingenious inventor of this city,
says the Philadelphia Record, who
passed his early life on a Bucks Coun-
ty farm. has just put on the market
a novel but useful machine. A glance
at the cut will show the purposes of
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re%probation. But there arc better days
ahead; women, both young and old, are
now employed in the telegraph offices,
in the stores as clerks, and for u novel;
ty, as conductors on the street cars. To
the foreigner it is a strange sight to see
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How We no GROW.
hut He Doasn.t Gat

The population Of the earth dou,
bles itself In 26O years.
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More Can't Afford 1t.

Only n couple in III, 800 live to
their diamond wedding.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-02-26

The sun yields 5000, 600 times the
light Of the moon.