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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10

place are all graveled, and the gem
eral appearance of the big farm is
that Of an unusually prosperous, we'll
kept country establishment.
Whatever may be said in condem-
nation of Schweinfurth's peculiar
morals, nobody can truthfully say
that he lacks shrewdncss or ability.
1t may be only ability to hoodwink
weaker mortals, but there is no gain
saying the fact that he Uses it in a
TRULY cunning manner. He is averse
to talking about his doctrine to out
siders-the heretics. 1t doesn't pay,
and Schwcinfurth never engages in
anything that doesn't yield a fair
profit. to George Jacob.
Schweinfurth was born in Marion
County, Ohio, in 1853. His early
years yer passed in company of mere
mortals, and he acted as n until he
evolved his grand wool-pulling scheme
that has blinded the eyes Of his de-
luded followers. Now he acts worse
than ordinary mortals. In his youth
he gave indication that his life would
be consecrated to God, and his
avowed aim was to take the life Of
| Christ as a model Of his own career.
He gradually became conscious, he
! says, that neither the ortho-
dox churches nor their ministers
could satisfy his aspirations. While
stationed at Alpena, Mich, Schwein-
furth became acquainted with a
woman named Dora Beekman, who
was conducting a mission there. Her
permanent home was Byron, Ill,
where she ministered to a congrega-
ton who aimed at a life Of actual
holiness, a religion that was not ac-
ceptable to the popular churches OF
Iethat town. Schweinfurth attended
the mission services, and his belief in
the p~racticabilfty Of a becoming
the image and counterpart Of God
was strengthened and developed.
Mrs. Beekman was the first preacher
he had heard that satisfied him,
and ultimately his preaching, fash
toned after hers, became un-
acceptable to his orthodox hearers.
Then he went to Byron and
became associated with Mrs.
Beekman in her pastorate. This
connection continued until her death
in 1882. For the last ten years his
place Of abode has been the Weldon
farm, which is only nine miles north
| of Byron. Schweinfurth claims that
Mrs. Beekman was made to know by
an inner illumination that she was
the woman clothed IN white described
in the Revelations, the spiritual
mother Of Christ in his second COM
ing, and when she found that he was
partaking Of her spirit and showing
the characteristics Of the Christ, she
was further assured. that he was In
deed the Messiah" She announced
the fact to her people, and at her
death in 1882 he succeeded to hel
pastorate and has since continued to
I'LL the throne.
When an individual recognizes
Schweinfurth as the Christ, and fol
lows him accordingly, he or she be.
comes q member of the aChurch Tri
umphant," as they call 1t. The
y ~. .H.I4 fE.. TIFT
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
A Bamboo Mainsprine,

A gentleman travelling in Japan broke
the handspring of his watch, which he
took to . native village jeweler. The
watch Wa returned apparently in Is
good going order as ever, and kept
good time until the rainy season set in,
when it stopped. Being in the city Of
Toxic ct that time, the traveller took tho
watch TO an English workman, who VA
astonishedto find that the cunning Jap
had putin sspring made out ofbamboo,
which, % long - Il kept dry, remained
elastic, but during vet weather had
gathered dampnesS and lost its power.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10

Portable porches, and Is surrounded
by verdant, sloping lawns with just
enough shrubbery to show them to
the best advantage. An inspection of
the interior was made, including
Schweinfurth's library and chambers,
the chapel and school-room. The en-
tire house and appointments are sug-
gestive Of taste, refinement and re-
pose.
The men, women and children live
together in one house as a large fam
lily, of which Schweinfurth is the
head. The disciples claim that the
relation of brother and sister is main
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10

rious engagements, additions, and
Improvements the old Weldon
form house has be IN transformed into
. handsome, well-appointed establish
ment, . good likeness Of which is
herewith presented. The members of
the church triumphant" dignity the
place by calling 1t Mount Zion. The
residence in the summer is complete
y shaded BY the spreading oak and
dim trees which surround It. Each
year the building ia painted and fire.
Quently changed at the order Of the
fastidious Schweinfurth. The house
y c%apacious, we'll provided with COM
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
20 eminent an authority a. the Philadel.
nhia prana will dnuhfIosa attract caro-.

% eminent an authority as the Philadel-
phia Press will doubtless attract care
full attention: The perturbed condition
of political factions in both parties in
New York makes that state q rather
moro than ordinarily interesting feature
of the political situation. 1t ie . matter
Of far more interest to the Democrats
than to Republicans, however, since the
Democratic q is hopeless without
New York, whilo Q Republican Presi-
dent may be elected in spite of Demo-
It is not n~ninterestine to study the
figures . little. We think it may be
fairly assumed that the followinR.named
states, in q presidential year and ON ma
tional issues. will vote a. indicated in
the table.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10

the reputation of being a hard work.
ing man. But on Sundays he has
great goings on there" said one Of the
nearby residents. Baldwin is q sign
painter and has a shop ct 3O3 Dear.
born street. Both men live at the
house in Wolfram street, but since
the damage suits were brought which
threaten to expose the evil workings
Of their principals shallow scheme
they have not been noticed about the
place 90 frequently. The neighbors
have become accustomed to the nov
city of living in such holy atmosphere
and have ceased to pay any attention
to the proceedings in No. 1909.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
our Relations with China,

OuE 4N0AoSsVuo tSt .
The Senate voted 43 to l! to substitute
for the Chinese exclusion bill passed by
the House, q provision extending for
law. The Chinese minister had stated
that the passage of the House bill would
resultin China's closing her ports against
the United States.
Looking at the matter from q com.
mercial standpoint only. it would seem
ut first that China would suffer more by
non-intercourse than We should.
Our imports from China in 1891 were
$19.320,O00. and our exports to China
we're S.. 7O1,O08. But as only $780, 900
OF the exports were of our own pro-
ducts, the real balance of trade in
China's favor was $l4,520,OO0, and thu
domestic exports andimports combined
were $24,120,OO0.
But China's total trade with the
world was, in l8SS-the latest full re-
turn Ct hand-$255. 5l0,54o Her trade
with the United States, therefore, was
snd she would lose very little in eacri-
fcing it, as We should buy her products
from other countries.
The great bulk of China's foreign
trade is with Great Britain and the
British colonies. With them it has
steadily increased, and with us it has
huctuated. But they have cultivated
the trade, while We have given it very
little attention.
Recently, however, cur cottons have
found there q growing market. They
are preferred to the British cottons be-
cause they are less "loaded" and more
durable.
There is no doubt whatever that with
the advance of railroad building, which
has Just been begun in China. the
market for foreign goods will increase
for some years, or until China produces
her own. - she assuredly will some
day.
With this prospect, and with our in.
creased commerce on the Pacific. We
cannot siford to be rude to China.
Home protection does not require 1t.
Internal development will tend lal
onee to keep her people ct home andtc
call for moro of our goods. II will pro
tect ID better than . more rigid exclu.
sion bill could. and IL We cultivate
friendly relations We can largely In
crease our trade.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10

TOTAL ................... see. ....... ......... tSl2 SV&600
Up to date the Democratic Econ
omy" Congress has appropriated
nearly S50.OO0.O00 more than the
"Billion-dollar" Congress appro.
prlated at its FIRST session. And that
Is not all. There is still to be added.
SIS, 100000 to the pension and sundry
civil appropriations.
The country need not look to Repub-
lic9n papers Tor adverse criticism of this
extrava9ant bill. The better class Of
Democratic journals have done the SUBJ
ject justice. Two samples will serve -
. fair illustration of honest Democratic
'' The New York Sui. That there
should be Democrats in this majority
who are doing their level best to equal
and surpsss the billion record Of the
Billion Congress 10 almost beyond be.
lief. They are fools and traitors"
The World: Are the Democrats Of the
House Of Representatives madf Or
have they submitted themselves to the
control Of politcalimbeciles? Uponno
theory Of sanity and sense can their 70.
cent course bs explained. For days in
Succession, wtthe majority Of $50, they
permitted their quorum to be broken
by . horse race. AZ though the faith
nessuess Of insttention to duty were not
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10

Bsw tbs Nataonal t1sla Lacks.
ASS rule political representations are
worth hut little. but the following from
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
RANKEsT OF FRAUDS.
THE BOGUS CHRIST. GEORGE
JACOB ScHWEiNFURTH.

Description Of Ills Observation-Disclosures
Quarters on the Weldon Farm-served
by His Dupes-suits that May BE Dis
nstrouR.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
comments and Illu.traeions.

louisville Courier.Journal Oem.l:
The Michigan Democrats are for
cleveland and victory" But where is
the Democrat outside of New York who
doesn't favor that combination? 1t is
getting the two to flock together that
makes the difficulty.
Indianapolis Sentinel DENY: The
people want q tariff reform campaign,
and they propose to have it. Cleveland
means tariff reform to the exclusion of
all other issues. His nomination means
a square fight on that issue, with no
lodging, no triT 4. ming, no evasion. Ev-
erybody understands that. :
In 1891, during the three months end.
ing March 81, the exports of tin plates
from Great Britain to the United States
amounted to 9S,909 tons, valued at
81, $780, 500.
In is92, under our Republican pro-
t t!st during the eorresponding pc.
Great Britain to this country amounted
to 81, 6l1 tons, valued at 9SS77, 561.
This decrease of "a Dos tons, valued
at 1929, or $4,000, 1862, was caused
by our Republican protection, which is
rapidly building up q great tin plate in
dustry in the United States.
We had no tin plate industry when
the Mckinley bill became a law on Oc-
tober l, 1880. In the preceding twenty
years we had sent $307 ,0OO. 600
across the ocean to buy tin plate. The
tin plate mills already built or projected
under the new tariff have q capacity of
az, OOO, 900 pounds a year, which, at the
present average import value, means
about $7,0O0.00 0 annually, or in twenty
years $140, 900, 100
which will stay in this country and pay
American wages. develop American
mines, and turn the wheels of Ameri.
can mills.
The price of cotton ties before the
passage of the Mckinley bill was $l.2O
per bundle, and the duty imposed by the
bill was lob per cent. In the year 1880
foreign manufacturers had q monopoly
on the manufacture of cotton ties. Now
about seven-eighths of the ties we use
arc made in this country, and they sell
for q lower price than those England
used to furnish. An attempt is to be
made to reduce the tariff on this class
of manufactures and give the foreign
makers . better chance. Anyone can
see that this is anything but good poll.
CIV for home prosperity.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
A Rich sample of Democratic Economy

The $47, 900, 900 river and harbor bill,
sentatives. is the biggest bill of the kind
ever passed or ever reported in Con-
gress: 1t was passed by a vote of 1856 to
Southern states andth Southern mem
preparation, really forced the commit
unprecedented measure. But this is
appropriations made by this economical
Democratic House, which adopted the
Holman economy resolution.
1t has been affirmed by Democrats
that the Republicans were e~xtravagant
to describe. The "Billion-dollar'5 Com
gress was a promising campaign cry for
the Democrats. Yet it is a fact that the
first session of this Democratic House
has provided for larger appropriations
than the first session of the aBillion-
dollar" Congress. The Democratic
first session, more than half q billion
dollars, and the same rate for the sec
ond session will make the total far in
excess of the total appropriated by the
"Bil!ion-dollar" Congress. The follow
ing statement shows the totals appro.
priated at the first session of the last
Republican Congress and the totals APP
p%ropriated by the first session of the
present Democratic Congress:
By THE "BILLl0N DOLLAR" CONGRESS-
Regular annual appropriations ........ 1851. 77o.o5t
Permanent annuala appropriations. Sc. l0l. 62s. As.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10
DEMOCRATIC
REpuBLIcAN.

Under the Michigan law providing for
the choice of electors by districts it il
very generally conceded that the Re-
publicans will get 10 of the electors
and the Democrats 4. 1t will require
o2223 electoral votes to elect, and the foot
ings of these tables Of practically sure
Republican and Democratic states show
that the Republicans will have to get at
least 8 electoral votes or the Democrats
will have to get IS out of the following
states:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10

. ssssss ssssssss ssssss4
II the Democrats lose any one of
these states except Connecticut or West
Virginia they cannot win; If they lose
both the small states named they would
fail in the election.
On the other hand the vote of Indi-
ana alone would give the Republicans q
majority of Z in the electoral college.
Harrison carried Indiana four years
ago, and nothing has been offered to
show that he cannot carry it again. In
fact, Indiana Democrats practically con-
cede that he will again receive the vote
of that state i. he be renominated.
Connecticut cannot be depended upon
by the Democrats, and West Virginia is
land only about 800 majority in 1888. 1t
go Republican this year. Virginia is
fairly entitled to go in the doubtful
column, since on national issues it gave
but 1900 Democratic majority four years
ago.
1t will thus be seen that the Republic
cans have several chances of electing
their presidential candidate without
New York. while the Democrats have
none. 1fthe Democrats lost New FORK
and carried every other doubtful state.
with Massachusetts and Iowa-whichi
they are absurdly hoping for-thrown
in, they would only succeedin producing
q tie in the electoral college. The vote Of
Indiana alone added to the substantial
ly sure Republican states will assure
Republican success.
But with all its complications, much
more threatening on the Democratic
side than On Republican, New York is
far more likely to give it's electoral vote
to President Harrison thant o any DEM
ocrat now in sight. We believe that
state will be commended for in November
by a united Republican party, but it is
not just to the chances of Republican
success, so promising without it, thatits
importance should be magnitied for the
single purpose of influencing nomina-
ton by the national convention.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-10

BY THE "~EcoNoNY' MGR
Regular annual appropriation ........ 1854, el0. 800
Permanent anaaala appropriations. e. l2l.s63.e $50
The Press., 1892-02-18
ToLIAND


 Mir Barber q Windsorville, who two weeks ago bought up carload of applee, is now buying another. Some farmers are holding back for higher prices, but think he will find enough who will sell them for &1. 10 per barrel. They are very
 Quite q number from this place at tended the wheel club dance at Rockville last week.
 Henry Benton and wife were blessed with q new daughter Feb. Sds
 Mercury stood six degrees below zero Saturday morning ss
 A lively runaway occurred on Sun day morning. A couple of boys going towards Rockville got into snow drift lon Chapman Hill and upset. tho horse making good time until he roachIed Sand |Hill, when 10 stopped of his owr 1eSord. having loft tl,e sleigh at tho foot of Ciaap- man Hill, He was caught and led back |by some mon who found him standing Est1lI in the middle Of the road.
 Adelbert L Aborn was married last we4k to Miss Lillian A Oldershaw of Hartford. s.
 Mrs. Ebert Parsons was in town over Sunday ats hsr father's, Q. Meacham.
 Rev sIf Foss from Clinton; N. Y, who has supplied the pulpit of the Con
The Press., 1892-02-18
5DrI,es 1leafIare' $
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 springneld FeDr.aary. lsse.

E 7 '
 springneld, February, isse. { BABY CLEVEL.AND'Ss dainty outfit will be pictured and described in the F ebrnaryI Number of FASHIONS. See how varied and how interests ing to women is the table of contents for this number where tAe south. charlesDHalsy warRer. Rtiquette of Mourning, with esA.-,s double page Illustration Valentine Story, Mrs. Harriet Prescott spoford. Fnll-page picture Of debutants dresses.
 Special Article on Five o'clock Teas, Home Full-page picture of Gowns, for tea and morning. The Musical Women Of Springfield, ISabelGOrdon. The Swedish System of Gym Fashion letters from the regular correspondents in London, Paris and New York.
 FASHIONS is issued in Springfield on the first of each month at 5 cents; 50 cents a year.
 News! news! nothing like ] it afore! Good news about black dress silksl
 Black taille franchise for as little as 5o cents a yard. And nobody bankrupt,no ohody hurt.
 Six numbers have fallen up- on us wonderfully. We do not ourselves comprehend. q. it yet. All we know of their coming is they are here; black faille franchise 50 and 6o cents; black gros grain 6o and l7o cents; black satin rhadames 6o cents; black arrnure 6o cts.
 This is the cheapest lot of black dress silks wesever knew of in trade; and it'll be quick ny SOlQ. z Left aisle.
 Since Friday linens have been going faateI than ever within our time and VT lts1- |agine there never was a faster time in dry goods than i've have seen. The sale of liable damasks at 3o, go and l 7s cents has. reached into the I thousands of yards. The sale Twill continue nntil every Ihonswife within reading dis |tance has been here to see us.
 FoRBEsS S& WALLACE,
 Springfield. K:
The Press., 1892-02-18
YOU CAN'T SLEEP.

Nothing more surely tells of i'll health than that.
 Nothing can be more unnatural
 Nothing can be so full of danger to you.
 Nothing surer than that the unnat- ural condition can be removed, and that the greatest restorative on earth can come to you.
 And you will sleep.
 Lasomnia is not disease.
 It is the most dangerous manifesto ton of disease.
 The healthy man or woman goes to sleep like q child and wakes in the morning with delight.
 The perfect organism is in vigorous action, nothing obstructs the natural order of life, and yes gre sgex
 The naturalcondition of life is health. Pain is unnatural, and comes as a warning. You allow your stomach to become deranged; you put upon < double the work 1t ought to do. Every effort of your whole organism Is called to the work of digestion and often only half does it. You are obliged to make great men, tai effort. It is such burden. You struggle with it, you grow irritable and moody; you look upon the dark side of life.
 You become NERVOUS DYS- |PEPTiC; still you do not heed the warning. and now you have the result ; INSOMNIA. There is no possible excuse for this condition of things. You need greater vitality, and you ought to have 1t. The wastes of the system must have unobstructed outlets. The blood must reach to the extremities. It must be healty blood, full of glowing life. OXYGEN gives all this for surety, when wisely administered. OAfGEN VIII give strenRtn ana vigor to the organs of life. OXYGEN will remove all unnatural conditions. And then: INSOMNIA disappears. And you sleep. Do you suffera Come to the OXY- GEN PARLORS, 476 Main street, Springfield, Mass, and see how we can help you. That costs nothing. If you can't come, send your name and address, and we'll send you FREE OF ALL COST, book of helps. Address,
 8. H. PLATT, M. D., Med. Director, | us. COMPOUND OXYGEN O.,
 47s MAIN-sr., SPRINGFIELD. MASS.
The Press., 1892-02-18
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

tMatter under this head cents per iine.,
 Fast Black Jerseys 30 and 75c., at E. L. Burr's.
 Night Robes from sg cts. to $2 each, at A. ". Walkers.
 An entire new stock of Wall Paper and Carpets at Converse's. Call and in spect.
 s-Plain cheese, sage cheese, Eng. Dairy, Roquefort and Neufchatel cheese at Ellis.
 Special sale of Ladies, Cotton Un- derwear at A. w. Walkers.
 We invite you to inspect our full and carefully selected line of Cotton Under wear, also Dress Linings and Trimmings. Miss Russell.
 Have you seen the Jersey Ribbed Corset Covers at A. w. Walker's2
 Fresh premium butter from the FL lington Creamery, at Ellis.
 Call at A. w. Walkers and examine the largest and best stock of Cotton Un- derwear that was ever shown in town.
 Winter Garments, Underwear and Dress Goods marked down at B. l.. Burr's.
 IA good assortment of Face Veilings, Handkerchiefs, Jersey and Kid Gloves, at Miss Rnssell's. The Press office. We have linen paper in large sheets, and can make unruled Note Paper any shape desired. < Ladies' and Children's Lined Kid Gloves at E. l.. Burr's.
 Do you know what a large line of stationery of all kinds is carried in stock at The Press offieef If you do not, call and see 1t the next time you require sta tionery of any kind.
 Fine Stationery of all kinds at The Press off1ce.
The Press., 1892-02-18
WELLINGTON.
 x<,<,....s<.s, <,s, SanaaA <


 There is nothing more true than that people don't see the great facts that are 6tarting before their, very eyes, so busy are they with the details of life
 "A blue bird was heard last Sunday. Papa, Stafford Springs is all afire v cried 2 youngster, last Saturday evening. Many persons of older growth thought it was fire, even, on beholding the mag nificent electrical display in the north western heavens, called the the aurora borealis. There has been so much fine writing in the papers over the event we will not undertake to add thereto.
 Mrs. Esther Phillips Cleveland, 8 former resident here, sister of the pas tor of the Baptist church at, the time, is now nearly blind. Since the recent death of her husband she has been living with her sister, Mrs. Fitch, in Mansfield.
 Rev. Charles H. Brown was in at- tendance at the first meeting of the state Baptist Young Peoples Union held in Danielsonville last Tuesday. He is a member of the state committee, and was one of the speakers on the occasion.
 Mrs. Cortis and her daughter, Mrs. Morse, of Willimantie, are at Ward Cor tis.
 Mrs. J. B. Carpenter is residing at Frank Knox's, Hartford. Her aged father, William Shaffer, who has for some time been an inmate of the family, is suffering somewhat from recent fall.
 -Philo Wright, for some thirty years . resident of this town, died early Tues day morning, after weeks illness, from Inflammation Of the bowels. Hs was at tended by Dr. Richardson of Westford. pr. Watts was called in the day before his death The funeral Will be attended to-morroV, It eleven o'clock .. m, burial n Westford. MT. Wright leaves . widow and daughter, Mrs. Jesse Emo. His age wpe 64.
 South will,nston Corrs6psn ndencs. { MT. Gardiner Hall, Mr. Arthur Dew. eraux, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Parker and Levi Bond are on tic sick list. 5 Mrs Frank Bowen and Mrs. Austin dpwland have heen visiting friends if, tIIis village. s. , Mrs. Scott Is h Springfield attending 'the funeral Of her uncle.
The Press., 1892-02-18

Boston Pilot: We do not say that the democratic party will not miss the mtg wump; but 1t will be as man misses an offensive neighbor after he moves away, an aching tooth after 1t is drawn, a bad odor after the wind changes.