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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24
Selecting . ~clsrsy,n.n.

81 am Chairman of a committee to
select a pastor for church." said a
Western gentleman at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel the other day to a New
York Times reporter, ssand 1 have
come to New York to find out what
can about three or four ministers. 1
don't know much about theology, but
l do claim to be a judge of men, and
1 know what kind of a nan will suit
our congregation. I'm a business.
man, and l went at this in a business
way"
"How?" he was asked.
81 wrote to r. g. Dun s. Co. and
got the mans standing just as 1
would If 1 had been wanting to find
out the standing of some firm with
which 1 proposed to do business.
The firm answered my letter, and 1
now practically know whether I want
the man or not"
The Chairman of the committee
then showed the Times man the let
ter from one of r.. G. Dun & Co.'s
agents. 1t gave the clergyman's age,
his general build, and the color of his
iIdil anu eyes. ~ Is Sdlu UIldU lie lllO
presided over his present parish for
three and a half years and was liked
by the congregation. 1t gave the
amount of his salary and the average
length of his sermons. His family
was described briefly.
One sentence in it said: "He is
deaf in n cal. but not enough to
make it disagfecable to talk with
him." He was said to be rated as
good man, but not particularly elo-
Quent. 1t closed: s.Hc is about a
So, 500 or a $4,000 man."
"Now," said the committeeman,
81 claim that this information is a
good deal more reliable and valuable
in determining whether he is a man
who will suit our people than l could
have got if I had heard him preach,
!. questioned his deacons and brother
clcrgymen, or attended his prayer
meetings. I'm going to have a talk
with him and find out how deaf he
is, and if he isn't too bad I think
he's about the man we want" +
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24

tel, who administered some brandy
and told him to lie quiet. The ward.
en- came and looked at him and tho
wretched man began to beg to DO al.
lowed to die there. 81 can't live
many hours" he gasped, and 1t was
evident he spoke the truth. His
CHASTITY face made the warden's heart
ache. The prisoner closed his eyes
h~opelessly and prayed: go God, let
me die In the air." and tainted away.
When he became conscious they
gently lifted him into the wagon and
the warden gave orc : to take the
ravine road.
II am afraid the mules will shy II
they hear the blasting" said the cor.
vict driver, respectfully.
"Wcll go that way anyhow" was
the answer; SIT you can't manage
them I cam"
The swamp was about three miles
from the prison and the return trip
seemed long. At last, however, the
ravine was reached. The warden
took the reins and all went we'll un.
til they neared the top of tho hill ON
which the prison stood, when sud-
denly a loud explosion was heard.
The FESTIVE mules SHE'D, bounded
clear over the low stone wall, and
the whole party was scattered in the
ravine below. Slowly they arose,
looking first at one another and then
at the dying mules. The warden,
the doctor, the driver, and the
guards were all right; but where was
Jim? Presently he was discovered
laying across the fallen limb of Q
tree. The doctor felt his pulse, lis.
tened for his heart, andthen, turning
to the others, said:
"Genticmen, Jim's prayer is an
swered. He is no longer a prisoner"
Chicago Times.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24
Concealed weasons.

In the days when firearms were a
part of the personal outfit considered
necessary in certain very youthful and
active Western towns, one man could
scarcely bear testimony against an
other in this respect, since all we're
alike guilty. The author of the mill.
tary experiences entitled ION the
Border with Crook" speaks of an &C.
centric character named Duffield, n
man who was M night persuaded in
a good-humored mood, to produce all
the weapons with which he was
loaded.
He drew them from the armholes
of his waistcoat, from his b~oot-legs,
from his hip pockets and the back Of
his neck; there they were, eleven
weapons, mostly small Derringers,
with one knife. Comment was USE
less, for none of those present thought
it wise to criticise.
The next day, however. Judge Titus
had Dutfield arrested and brought be.
fore him on a charge Of carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons. The court
room was packed with a very orderly
crowd, listening to a long exordium
from the Judge on the practice of car
rying concealed deadly weapons.
When this very sensible address was
concluded he said:
sCall the first witness. Call
Charles o. Brown"
MI. Charles O.. Brown, under oath,
states his name, residence and occu-
patton and was then directed to show
the Judge and jury how the prisoner
had drawn his revolver the day pre-
viously:
"well, Jedge," said he," the way
he drawed her was jest this;" and
suiting the action to the word, this
main witnessfor the prosecution drew
a sixshooter, fully cooked, from a
holster on his hip.
There was a ripple Of laughter
through the court room. Every one
saw the absurdity of holding one man
responsible for the misdemeanor Of
which a whole community was guilty,
and the trial proceeded no further.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24
n..u.ei.Mon Of Un,on P.n.,o,..

81 do say that the enormous sum paid
in the way of pensionsis q double hard.
chip on the people of the South. It is q
hardship because it is drawn, not from
the wealth or property of the country,
but from its consumers. And it is q
hardship because that part paid by
them is transferred from the South to
the homes Of these soldiers, thereby de-
circuIstion. From ali these aas s saUsy Il Il
results that there is q dearth Of money
south of the Ohio River. n-Speech Of
Patterson, of Tennessee, in the Houss,
March 2.
1.-THE saddest thing in life to me is to
see q poor Confederate veteran as he
drags himself from his cabin to the field
to labor, to earn bread for his wife and
children, and to realize that one-twelfth
OF all he makes must be taken from him
to pension some camp follower or bounty
jumper. '-Bankhead, of Alabama, in The
House, March %.
This Congress has passed a bill APP
propriating $4,000. GOO for the pay
ment of pensions. This large amount
must first be collected from the people.
II is Q cash Transaction, not credit, not
checks or drafts, but cash. This
amount 10 more than 81 iper capita, or
naV!0 s000 VCSVOOsVOV AOI tli0 6tALo OF
Alabama, Or nearly twice the amount
collected for state and county taxes in
that state; or. to put it more plainly.
each family of five is taxed more than
$40 for pensions. This money. the rep
resentative of one months lator for
the head Of the family on the farm, or
one.twelfth the years return for labor,
goes into the pocket o, some pensloner,
many of whom are rich men and wom-
en-. "A very small per cent. goes back
to Alabama, for we have but few PEN
s%ioners, and those We do have are not,
as . rule, entitled TO the money they
receive" -Bankhead, of Alabama, March
20.
"when the people can no longer
stand the oppression, when they can no
longer remain silent, when the time
comes, ~ I believe it will If they are
not given relief, that the masses in this
country rise up and demand justice at
the hands OF the law makers, I trust
that I may DO found on the aide Of the
people and fighting with them for what
I haliava tn hs jnst.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24

IF q man is too polite to swear In
the presence of women, they should
be equally considerate, and leave the
room for moment every time q thing
provokes them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24
-foR BETTER. ron WORSE"

800 g..
e. have never pressed thee, dear he safd
THE wild waves rage over Whitby Scar;
" But Twas but Tor q month they sailed away,
q twice thou has counted a year and y day,
An thou knowest thy Jenn Is dead.
{1he wild waves rom over Whitby Soar.
But thy lot Ia lonesome, and toll IL harI.
An II thou wilt 81 me thysen to guard,
~ never ask thee for more reward,
An Ill hold thee very dear"
At last she sobbed. az will be thy wife"
CIhe wild waves thunder on Whttby Scar,
She had learned to lean on his tendor care;
1t Is i'll on a lonely path to fare:
And never IL woman but fatn would sharo
The rosos aud wine of Lie.
Tn wedding day drew near apace
t1he wild waves call upon Whttby Scar
When n lad ran hnrd to his cottage home
Az. bade him Haste thy wave and come"
che looked up in his face.
AMI at last she whispered, N wedding day.
CThe Wild waves crush on Whitby Soar
- VIII ever bring me dear, to thee;
A Vision has comeiu sleep to me.
And know he lives, though deep in the sea
Ltcs the wreck Of the Flying Spray.
81 saw him, denr-it is sore on US BOTH
THE wild waves rave over Whitby Scar
(" I saw him weary, and worn. and white.
But the coin We broke in his hnnd sho1e
blight,
<NAiN AE AZ uIucI uSCD6t luOVAS 4AS0te
And said, W. keep our troth."
SCI doubt 1 have used thee very ILL.,"
THE gray WIVES wall over Whitby Scar, 4
, thou art tender mud strong to forgive, |
An be friends the lit that lhas TO live, =
Sitha! the bees have left my hivei Z.
But thou wilt he happy STILL.
And Jean looked up to the crimson skies"
1.-THE ebb tide sobbed upon Whftby Scarf;
" I heard his voice speak clear and strong;
He said, MA lass, It Is not for long.
For Heaven sets straight what earth makes
wrong
And u smile was in his eyes,"
And before another autumn came
1.-The blue waves Sigh over Whitby Scar
They laid tho pa'e girl to her rest.
With her broken siXpence on her breast.
An We mourned her gently who loved hcr
best,
For her weary watch was done.
The day on a desert tropic isle
1.-The soft waves whisper on Whitby Scar
A lonely man lay down on the sand.
token tight In his wasted hand.
And rassed to the undiscovered land.
And his dead lips wore a smile.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24
Tho Old and the New Tariff Law. a.
Touching the Farmers.

Perfectly beautiful to look upon Is
the consistency Of the free trader. He
is always extending his sympathy to the
the tariff. When among farmers he 10
very quiet about the agricultural sched-
ules of the new tariff. The increase In
the Mckinley bill of the rates of duties
on agricultural products 10 given here:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24

1.-THE essence Of my Democracy is nv
sublime confidence in the people Gol
the SOUTH. They will do right when
this right is understood by them. This
is their government and they will con-
troll it's destiny. When il becomes op.
pressive they will try to reform It.
When it becomes unbearable they will
destroy it and build upon the ruins an
other, fashioned with their own hands.
warn you, gentlemen, not to tempt
them too far. I remind you that it is
unwise to treat the sufferings of the
people lightly. "-Bankhead. Of Alabama.
March %.
1.-THE United States Senate voting
money for the relief Of the charitable
institutions in and about the national
capital 10 Q violation of the constitution
and should receive . revere censure;
but on top Of this that august body went
90 far last Friday a. to vote 100000 to
the carousal fund of that national Re.
publican organization known as the
Grand Army of the Republic, which
gathers In Washington during the COM
ing autumn."-Birmingham, Ala, Age
Herald.
The president Of the Georgia Farm
ers' Alliance said, not long ago: "Had
our Southern Alliance the power we
would. sRbfogate all pensions. The
war va over more than twenty-five
years ago and our Southern people
won't stand the swindle any longer" /.
The Unitsd states Beating Englsnd In
Canadian Markets.
The Canadian Manufacturer of April
! gives q list of articles imported into
Canada from the United States and En-
gland, and the list is quite suggestive.
1t shows how this country outstrips En-
gland in furnishing goods for one of
England's own provinces. It affords a
striking. illustration of how the superior
skill and genius developed by protec-
ton in these United States, even with
u high wages, are gaining upon En-
gland in the worlds markets. 1t will
he observed that the articles enumer.
ated are. with few exceptions, not the
ones made from free raw materials, but
the ones which have been most highly
and consistently protected all along the
line of production. The imports into
the Dominion of the things mentioned
are as follows:
Articles of American manufacture which
compete successfully with British manufactures
in Canada:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24
The weea Qu..tioa briefly stated.

Free wool has been made an issue in
the presidential campaign by the near
ly unanimous vote of Democrats in
Congress. II makes no difference now
what they say in their platform; actions
speak louder than words. The wool
growers who prefer to abolish the duty
will vote for y Democratic president
next November, knowing that he will
be prepared to sign any such measure
which his party demands with SUBJ
stanIal unanimity. In several journals
reasons are given at length for oppos-
ing free wool, but they do not place
seem to the Tribune most important of
all.
It is urged that at least $4,000 900
sheep out of 44,OOO,O 600 in the country
IN Of the merino blood, which are not
probably raised for mutton, and would
be slaughtered and no longer raised at
allif duties on wool were removed. In
effect the destruction of wool.growing as
an American industry would inevitably
result. No doubt this is true, and it is
q strong roeson for retaining dutiee.
Wool Of the same quality, costing not
more thar so to 50 cents secured, is inn
ported largely now, the American
merino costing in secured condition
bUeut Twice. 8B Mucn. SOCl o can be
grown in any quantity in Australia and
other countries where land is valueless
and labor cheap, and it is sheer folly to
suppose that the American grower can
compete at all without a defensive duty.
But this is not the greatest objection to
the abolition of that duty.
The greatest, in the Judgment of the
Tribune, is that every one of the great
manufacturers must go down, if justice
is denied to the w~ool.growers. When
the Tribune stated more than ayear ago
that the wool manufacturer might count
with certainty upon absolute free trade
in Yoolens if the duties on wool
should be abolished, it was simply an
nouncing q political fact. Some per-
sons thought the remark q threat, and
became warm about it. Nothing like Q
threat was intended, unless It be q
threat to tell q child that fire will burn.
The relations between wool.Rrowera
and wool manufacturers have beer
such for nearly thirty years that re-.
moval of duties on wool would DO in,
stantly followed by . demand from
wool-Rrowere for abolition Of duties on
WOODEN goods-a demand which would
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24

If the theory of the free trader, that
than the Cnited States, is true, why do
not the Canadians patronize the home
land of their Queen? The fact is the
Canadians are wiser than the free trad
ers. They know a good market when
they find one, and they are sharp
enough to see the superiority of
American articles over those of En-
glish manufacture. Look at all articles
of hardware, for instance, saws, axes
and SO on, boots and shoes, tin manu-
facturers, binding Irvine, and many
other articles. The list is certainly
very interesting and suggestive.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24

potatoes, hay and meats were the same
in the Mills bill as in the old law.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-22

Your march to-day and tomorrow will recall to
you, as II will to the great review when Grant
ranged himself by the size of the President OF the
United States when Meade saluted for the vet
Grams of the East and Sherman for those OF the
West and when the light that fell upon the dome
of the Capitol was flashed back by the sword Of
Sheridan.
still leading your ranke among them. and wish
that could summon them all, but the giorles OF
the battle names recall them with vivid person.
ality.
In the order of time this may or may not be
your last grand review, but / express the hope OF
a grateful people that heaven viii bounteously
lengthen out your lives before you are called to
the other shore 10 rejon the ranks OF your COM
psnions.
whole American people, dedicate this Grand
Army Place." and the commemorative memorials
which Ii Is believed will be hereafter erected upon
it TO the everlasting glories of the Grand Army OF
the Republic
God bless you all, and those who to-day unite
with you, in Strengthening the union OF the great
Republic
This concluded the oratorical part of the
program as marked out by the Committee, but
the old veterans were not quite satisfied, and
calls were made upon Gen. Bussey, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior; Secretary of Agri-
culture Rusls, Gen. Schofeld, Commander of
the Army; Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Past Com
r1ander-in- Chief OF the GAR; Secretary of
the Interior Noble, Assistant Secretary of War
Gen. L. A. Grant, Attorney General Miller, and
Gen. ]. Warren Kiefer ex-Speaker of the
House of Representatives, who all responded
in an appropriate manner.
Thus ended remarkable, inspiring, and
brilliant scene and Grand Army Place will
hereafter exist as a most significant memorial
to the defenders of the Union.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-22
Bergman Sentenced.

Alexander Bergman, the Anarchist, who
shot III. c. Frick, the Manager of the Carnegie
Steel Company, at Homestead Pa, has been
found guilty and sentenced to 81 years in the
penitentiary and one year in the workhouse
Mr.. Frick was the principal witness.
He described the location of the Carnegie
offices and of his own private Office. lie had
one room on the fifth floor of the building and
another on the second floor. He remembered
the day he was shot.
It was between and o'clock on July 23
The witness had gone to the fifth floor of the
building about o'clock. He stayed there a
few minutes aud then went to his office on the
second floor. On his entering the second. floor
Office he saw Bergman pacing the hall outside
of the office. He went into the Office and Berg
mann WAS announced short time afterward.
When Bergman came in he shot at the wit
ness, who fell to the floor. He tried to rise
but received another wound In the neck.
photograph of the private Office, showing the
furniture rs it stood that day, was exhibited.
The clothes that Prick wore on the day of the
shooting were all produced in court His gar
ments had been saturated with blood, and they
presented a CORY appearance when the package
was opened.
Immediately after the trial Bergman still
said he was sorry he did not kill Frick. If
my knife that l made in New York had not
failed me-" he said, 81 would have cut his
heart in two" Then he became more vim
dictive aud spat in the direction of the judge,
saying that he did not expect to find Justice
Then he was taken to the van and his face dis
appeared from the public gaze.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-22
Monument to Gen. Crook.

On the shady slopes of Arlington on Monday
was laid the foundation of another imposing
monument to one of the Unions heroes, Gen.
George Crook. His remains still rest at West
Point. where they were inferred little while
ago. but il has been the ambition of the Army
of West Virginia 10 lay their favorite leader in
some specially hallowed spot.
Accordingly members of the various organi-
cations which he indifferent times commanded,
together with officers and prominent mon con-
Virginia, gathered to hold fitting ceremonies
ment. Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes was
chairman, and opened the exercises with q
brief account of the work of the Society and
description of the monument to be erected.
He characterized Gen. Crook as soldier,
statesman, and phianthropist." Gen. Butter
worth, Capt. Mckee. LIST w. Va, and others fol-
lowed with appropriate remarks.
The monument to be erected at this place is
of rough hewn granite, in the form of an obelsk
six feet high, six feet long and two feet thick.
1t rests on pediment two feet high and In its
sides are sunken bronze tablets, giving the
record and names of organizations commanded
at different times by Gen. Crook during the
career in which he rose from Colonel to Major.
General.
In the face Of the monument will be shown
in bronze relief the scene of Geronimo's sur
render to Gen. Crook in the Sierra Madre
Mount ains. Mexico, in 1885, This tablet, i've
by three feet in size, shows excellent portraits
of Gen. Crook and staff, together with the
Apache chiefs. 1t was on exhibition at the
monument site yesterday.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-22
A Campfire of tho Veterans.

The veterans testified their delight in Camp
fires By meeting Monday night to the extent
of fully 1000 in Judiciary Square, which was
well lighted for the occasion by huge circle Of
gas jets and the rays of electric search light.
They listened to war "reminiscences. small talk,
music by bands and chorus by colored people
from st. Augustinc's church, In this city.
There was an air of abandon about the meeting,
and, as Gen. Henderson remarked, they were
there to have a hell of time,v and the crowd
certainly took advantage of his invitation.
When they got tired of oratory they demanded
goodnaturedly music, and music they were
given TO their hearts content by two willing
hauds The meeting was formally inaugurated
by Gen. Ellsworth. of New York, who was fol-
lowed by Gen. Henderson In a witty speech,
interrupted frequently by thrusts Of bantering
from his loquacious audience. DIR. Hutchins,
Of Iowa, followed in a short talk, and he was
succeeded by more music and banter. This
continued until late Ia the evening. when the
comrades dispersed. The Campfres will be
held each night during the Encampment.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-22
INDISPENSABLE Now.

It was not until the reign of the Empress
Josephine In France that the pocket handker
chief was tolerated at all as an article for pub
lie use. No lady would have dared to use one
In the presence of others Even the name was
carefully avoided in polite conversation. An
actor who would have ventured to use one on
the stage would have been Missed off the boards.
1t was only In the beginning Of the present
century that Mile. Duchesnois. q famous 90
tress, dared to appear with handkerchief In
her hand. Having to speak of 1t in the course
of the play she could only summon courage to
refer to it as "a light tissue"
A translation of one of Shakspere's plays by
Alfred de Vigney was acted, and the word was
used for the fret time upon the stage, and pro-
voked storm of indignant Kisses from all
parts of the house.
The Empress Josephine, although really q
beautiful woman, had very bad teeth, and to
conceal them she was in the habit of carrying
small haudkerchiefs, trimmsd with costly laces,
which she raised gracefully to her lips to con-
ceal her teeth. The ladies of the court fol-
lowed her example. and hsudkerchiefs rapidly
became an important part Of the feminine
toilet
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-22

The banker gave the problem to a boy not
long ago. who found a solution which was much
better, the numerals being arranged in regular
order like this: times plus plus plus
plus a plus plus plus equal 100. An old
problem. to which we have two solutions. was
to arrange the figures l, e. 3, 4, 8, g. 8, o in
such way that when added the sum will be
just 100. One solution is: 80 plus 8 plus plus
plus 81 plus 4-26 equal 100. The other is:
8 plus % $40 plus 81 4-8 equal 100 In this
problem only addition may be resorted to,
while the banker excluded the cipher and a.
lowed any process so long as each figure was
used only once.