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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-23

Train q Is limited and will only have
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars. No extra
charge In addition 10 hrst-class passage
rate and regular Pullman car fare.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-23
A HOUSE AND LOT IN MANCHESTER,

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-23

GEORGE w ALIEN a. co, Agents
No. 1901 Main street ar1
ty1Dtf Company's Wharf. Rockets
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Hysterical Persons az a Funeral

During the funeral services of Will
lam j. Osborne in Brooklyn, the other
day, six persons become subject to hys-
terics during the services, which were
conducted by Rev. DIR. Darlington.
First the widow became historical and
sobbed. A 12-year-old child did its ut
most to soothe its mother, and when it
failed to do SO cried bitterly. The pee
pie in the audience became excited as
DR.. Darlington talked, and tho child
by the windows side tainted. This
created further commotion, and tho
child and the weeping widow were re-
moved to the vestry. Then DIR. Dar-
lington continued his address, but it
was evident among the congregation
that there was IN u~ndercurrent Of feel
ing. The preacher had hardly spoken
a few o words than midway down in
the audience there was q disturbance,
and an elderly man became unruly.
Women screamed and almost fainsed,
and the services were again interrupt
ed. There was considerable noise when
the struggling man was removed to the
vestry Of the church. Women end
mendropped on their knees and prayed.
DR.. Darlington left the pulpit, and dur
ing the excitement three others
among the crowded audience tainted.
The widow and her grown-up son had
both tainted before reaching tho
church.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
The Making Of Scissors.

Though no complexities are involved
in the making Of scissors, yet the proc
ess is very interesting. They are
forged from good bar steel heated to
redness, each blade being cut of with
sufficient metal to form the shank, or
that destined to become the cutting
part and bow, or that which later on
Is fashioned into the holding portion.
For the bow q small hole is punched,
and this is afterward expanded to tho
proper size by hammering it on q con-
ical anvil, after which both shank and
bow are fled into q more perfect shape
and the hole bored in the middle for
the rivet. The blades are next ground
and the handles fled smooth and bur-
nished with oil and emery, after which
the pairs are fitted together and tested
as to their easy working. They are
not finished, however. They have to
undergo hardening and tempering, and
BIO again adjusted, after which they are
finally put together again and polished
for the third time. In comparing the
edges of knives and scissors 1t will be
noticed, of course, that the latter are
not in any way 80 sharply ground as
the former, and that in cutting scissors
crush and bruise more than knives.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Point on Farm L.:w.

In the case of surface water, that
which flows upon the surface without
any defined channel. The law is that
the farmer "a appropriate it even
though the flow into some neighbor-
ing stream is prevented. II the land
OF two owners is situated so that me
is higher than the other, such owner
is entitled to have the water that
falls upon it flow off even though it
b. across the lower land and such
owner has NJ right to obstruct such
flow. But the water from the higher
level must come in the natural way
upon the lower level; it cannot lie ac-
cumulatcd into Il stream by artificial
means to enter upon another to his
possible injury. This is law in this
State, Missouri, North Carolina.
Illinois, Ohio, California, Iowa, and
Louisiana. This doctrine. however,
is rejected by the courts OF ali tho
New England States, New York.
New Jersey, Indiana, Minnesota,
Kansas, and Wisconsin. which recog-
nizc the right of the owner OF a lower
surface to prevent flow from IL higher
plane upon his land even though it
cause an injury to the other. If a
farmer without any intention of in
jury, by means of drainage or sinking
a we'll should interrupt. divert, or cut
oil the supply of water from Il spring
that had an underground flow and
come to the surface upon the land of
another. he would not be liable. The
owner of the soil owns all the water
fore along through il, and no one
can acquire an adverse right except
by contract. In the casc of diversion
by Il well the remedy would only he
by sinking a we'll enough deeper to
take the water
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
A DreadiuIiy stuck-Up Engine.

smithville, in the live and liberal
county Of Lee, Ca, has a brass band Of
some years. standing. And this is the
story which the village newspaper tells
of It: "A fagman, almost out Of breath,
rushed into the Academy OF Music
here the other night while the smiSh.
Vile Brass Band was praeticing and
asked to see the leader. He said that
when the south-bound passenger train,
which is Cue here at 7:15 p. M, got
near enough to hear the band the en-.
gine pulling tho train suddenly became
nnmanageable and stopped dead still,
listened o moment, gave q short and
unearthly shrek, reversed itself and
took the back track for Macon in regu.
lar Nancy Hanks style. As o as Il
got out Of hearing Of the band y
stopped, and q 1agman was sent ahead
to ask the boys to cease playing until
they could get it through town. Now,
any engine that won't pass through
the city while our brass band is play.
ing is q freak Of the first water and
should be s~idetracked and left for ths
rust to devour. For sweet, heavenly
music give US brass bands and bull
frogs"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

can be fastened between them to
make a third leg. This pole should
extend it. above the top of the
boards and have "a short cross piece
nailed to it upon which a basket or
bucket may be hung. In Fig. is Il
ladder that can he used either as a
stepladder or a common long ladder.
IT consists of two M ladders
made rather wide and $ or 10 TT. long,
but one of them being few inches
narrower than the other. In Fig. 4
is shown an cXten sion ladder which
is best made with round sticks for
steps. There are two ladders, one
being narrower thar the other. To
the narrow one near the end are
fastened four pieces of heavy strap
iron bent as in Fig. 5. They are
screwed or bolted ON, two on each
side, just as far apart as the rounds
are on the wide ladder to which they
hooked on, the two forming one long
ladder that can he varied lin length
by placing the hooks On the different
rounds of the ladder.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Nature Demands . Tonic.

We ought never to forget, even those Of ms
who possess vigorous health, that we are wear.
ing out-that the vital clock-work, SO to speak.
must eventually run down. This. Of course
we cannot prevent. because it is in the ordi,
nary course Of nature. but we may retard the
too speedy arrival Of decay by the use of ar
invigorsnt which takes rank Of every other
namely, Hostetter's Stomach Ditters. This
century b.Snot witnessed q parallel in success
to .l.zs famous medicine, which not only srs.
ty6ns health by promoting vigor but overcomc.
constipation. dyspepsia. chills. and fever, ncr.
/vousness, rheumatism, and other disordered
conditions OF the systcm f0s.ercd by weakness
and an Impoverished condition Of the blood.
The feeble, persons cOnvaiescing after OK.
hausting disease, and tho aged. derive Infinite
tCclc.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
~NUREMeERa's STEEL MAIDEN.
a Horrible Instrument Of Torture EN-.
ployed During the Middle Ages.

Nuremberg, the cradle of invention,
the birthplace of the watch and many
of our most useful mechanical devices,
vas not alone tho home of that which
is most useful and helpful to mankind.
Among some of the achievements of
her citizens + the most horrible in
struments of torture used during the
middle ages. Chief among these is
the Steel Maiden, the acme Of devilish
cruelty, which is still kept in one of
the upper rooms of tho town hall aud
exhibited to visitors as q curiosity.
AT first sight M is apt to mistake
this awful instrument for a rude statue
Of q wolsan of gigantic size, roughly
hewn out of wood. Closer investiga-
tion discovers two doors, n swinging
to the right and the other to the left.
These doors are cunningly constructed
and open n~oiselessly, revealing the fact
that the Statue" is hollow, the cavity
being about the exact size of the v
age man. Inside r straps, chains and
bound SO tightly that he could not move
limb Or muscle. Both the doors, as
yell Us the back and sides, are studded
with sharp steel spikes, those in the
doors being many times longer than
Nhe others. When the victim was Sc
surely bound tho door on the left was
elowly but firmly closed, the long spikes
searing their way through his flesh,
TWO being SO arranged as to pierce his
eyes.
Then the door on the right was
closed in Q similar manner, %whereupon
no would receive another complement
IF spikes, the closing Of this door, as
with the other, being done very slowly,
&C that tho torture Of the person in the
smaiden's" embrace might be as pro-
pened that death did not come until
She last spike was driven through a
hole in the heert of the poor victim.
Persons treated to this ignominious
death were taken from the instrument,
ground to mincemeat in another ma
chine and then dumped into the river
as food for the fishes.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
OUR RURAL READERS,
SOMETHING HERE THAT WILL
INTEREST THEM.
our Convenient s%tepladders Modedn
Methods in Farming Experiments in
Wheat Culture 80 Instructive Points on
Axo Law--lIanl Garden Plow.
eV.pladdcrs for Picking Fruit.

The ladders shown here are SO
plainly illustrated as to render de.
scription almost unnecessary. The
first is made of two & inch fence
boards about I feet long and two
about 6 feet long With steps, braces,
and cleats nailed to them as pictured.
a wide board or top gives room to
stand and set a pail. In Fig. , are
two boards : or 8 it. long with strips
between as described in Fig. 1. At
the bottom these boards should be j
it. apart. coming together almost at
the top SO that "a pole or scantling
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

A farmer who has tried it find q
small steam engine one of the most
valuable l%ahor-saving implements in
his dairy operations 1t is always
ready and never tires. A little wood
in the summer gets steam up in
twenty minutes; in winter a little
fine coal maintains a steady fire to
keep the dairy and the ripening
cream at Il proper temperature, no
other fire. being needed tor the pur-
pose. 1t permits the separating to go
on simultaneously with the milking,
so that the m is completed almost
us 500 as the other. 1t almost
churns and pumps white turning the
separator, and in addition supplies an
unlimited amount OF steam and hot
water for sending and cleaning the
separator, churn. butter-worker, and
other dairy utensils, besides other
services not necessary to cnuMerate.
TIL engine does not require a skilled
engineer to run it. and needs almost
no attention. the automatic governor
and injector doing most of the work.
In IL Wisconsin dairy the separator
is run by Il siXteen-hundrch pound
bull, in a treading mill. The exercise
thus obtained by the 'sfather of the
herd" seems to be just what he needs.
Idleness-in males Of all sorts-is the
mother of vica. A bull needs to use
his muscles in regular exercise to keep
his temper good, says an exchange
Poultry World.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

bone fertilizers gave little or no in.
crease on the station grounds, but in
Southern Illinois stable manure pro-
duced a marked effect, and other fer
tilizers sufficient yields to make fur
ther trials advis lblc. There was a
constant increase in yield and size Of
berry from the earliest to the latest
cutting, the latest being dead ripe,
and that dried in the shade with the
head on the straw exceeded that
dried in the sun.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Wheat Culture.

Experiments with wheat at the
North louisiana Experiment Stations
show these results. In thickness OF
seeding. five to six pecks of seed gave
better results than four or eight pecks
daring a series OF years. Last year
there was one bushel more per acre
for five pccks OF seed than for six
Iecks. The best crop was from seed
sown September ). and the yield of
straw steadily decreased from the
earliest to latest sowings. In the
trials covering several years, no ma
tcrial difference has been found in
the yields of wheat sown any time in
September, but delay until October
13 caused a large decrease. Little
difference in yield was found whether
the seed was put in n inch or three
inches deep, but that five inches deep
yielded considerably less. Stable
manure. bone meal, md b.voJ and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Food for ran rlgs.


Ground oats is by no means bad
feed for pigs; but it should not be
given dry; it is better, as being more
dige stible, to mix it with SKINNED
milk, or water If milk cannot be pro-
cured. The meal is better when
made into a rather thick slon so that
it cannot be swallowed too quickly.
Any kind of dry grain fed alone is
not SO economical as ground feed, the
ground meal being more easily di-
gcstcd. The meal may be STEPPED in
thu milk or water the day before it
is fed, but it should not stand until
it is sour. If barley is ted it should
he ground. This grain is excellent
food for pigs, especially If 1T is mixed
with potatoes boiled in the same pro-
portion. pound for pound. Mixed
food is better for all animals, as one
helps the digestion OF the other. 1t
would certainly be advisable to
change from soaked barley to the
ground meal STEPPED as mentioned.
The pen in which young pigs are
kept should be dry and clean, and if
good bedding is given in a tight pen
and the pigs are we'll fed there is no
necessity for artificial warmth. Pigs
are good feeders, and if we'll supplied
with good food they will be warm
enough in a close, dry pen with
plenty of litter, as they will keep
themselves-warm. 1t is never adj
visable to permit pigs to lie in warm
manure, as it overheats the pigs, and
this is apt to cause disaase of the
chin
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Reduced Passenger Fares.

Commencing Tuesday, Aug. 1. the Sioux
City & Northern Railroad and Pacific Short
Line will sell tickets gool for thirty days
at greatly reduced rates. landing passen-
gers at Englewood at Worlds Fair gates.
The only line that does this without extra
charge. For particulars address ticket
ages: s, or W. B. MCNlpER,
Gen. Pass. Agt., Sioux City, I,wa.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

and mortise this in \ A, or bolt them
together. The piece should be ~ i'm.
square. Make a light wheel or pro-
cure IA from an old machine. For
Il shovel l took Il small one from
cultivator. With this plow Il garden
can lie gone over in Il short time
c. Ellison, Vermont.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

THE longest fence in the world is in
Australia-1,236 miles. 1t is made of
wire netting and its object is to keep
out rabbits.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Dry Weather for Beans.

II kept free from weeds, the weather
a hardly be too dry for the bean
crop. They cannot be cultivated
while the leaves are wet. as the soil
touching the leaf will brn wn it, and
thus iniurc the %rcrfccting of the crop.
Loamy soils full of vegetable matter
are not best for the bean crop. 1t
needs mineral fertilizers rather than
d%ecomposing vegetable matter. On
very poor soils the shrunken beans
sometimes grown are evidence of soil
poverty rather than lack of sufficient
moisture to make the crop.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Summer Desserts.


COFFEE JELLEY-Soak a box of
gclatine in cup OF cold water for
two hours; add two cups of sugar and
two cups of boiling water, stir until
dissolved and pour over them three
cups of strong, hot coffee; strain into
a mold and set ON ice until firm.
Serve with whipped cream
PARIS CREAM-Rcat the yolks of
five eggs with half Il pound Of sugar,
the juice and grated rinds of two
lemons: put in a saucepan, set on
the fire and let come to a boil; add
the beaten whites of the eggs, stir
gently, take from the fire, put in
glasses and set to cool. Serve with
cake.
ANGELS :SNow.-Gratc one cocoa
nut, peel and slice q dozen sweet
oranges, take out all the seeds, put a
layer in the bottom Of a glass dish,
sprinkle with sugar, then a layer of
grated cocoanut then another layer
Of oranges, sugar and cocoanut until
the dish is full: cover the top with
cocoanut frosting. Let stand on ice
n hour and serve. Courier Jour-
nal.
SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE CREAM
Soak one tablespoonful of gelatlne in
cod water for half an hour, put in a
quart cup and set in u pan of boiling
water, stir until dissolved: add six
tahlespoonfuls Of powdered sugar;
CRATE two tablcspoonfuls Of sweet
chocolate. put in a pie pan and set on
the back of the stove to melt, mix
with gelatinc and set aside to cool,
whip q pint Of cream: ana stir with
the mixture, pour into a mould and
set until firm. Turn out and serve
with vsai!!a cream.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

THE marriage rate of Germany o
10 per cent. in the year following the
Franco-Prussian war. The same phe-
nomenon was observed afterthe French
war, which ended in 1915,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

AN impecunious debtor in Mecklen-
burg, N. c., mortgaged himself to the
man he owed, and, as he was q married
man, his wife joinedi in signing the doc
ument.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Queen Bes. Was Not Angelic.

Queen Elizabeth was not the angelic
creature represented in the historiea
and poems Of her own times. Her hair
was rcd. her temper red hot. She
sometimes drank too much and at any
p%rovocation would curse like q trooper.
She frequently sworc at her maids and
sometimes struck, kicked and punched
them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

It is calculated that tho recent visit
of the German sovereign to Rome has
cost King Humbert more than 2,OOp, OOOf.
The breakfast at Pompeii cost 15O, DOOR,
and 500, 000f. was spent in preparing
apartments for the imperial visitors.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

We will give sloo reward for any case of
catarri that cannot be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
7. j. CHENEY & CO., Proprs., Toledo, O..
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Garden plow.

A correspondent of Farm and
Home sends Il drawing of a useful
hand ga:den p!ow which he made
himself. For the frame take two
pieces of hard wood, A A, 24 it. xl4
~ in. Take a piece, b, ) in. long,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

For weak and inflamed eyes use DIR.
fully prepared physician's prescription.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

BEEcuAM's Pills quickly cure sick head
ach. weak stomach, impaired digestion,
constipation, disordered liver, etc.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

Hiram @. Wheeler. odebolt. Sac Co. Ia.
sells arst-class imported Percheron and
Shire stations, $500; !, 2. and 3 years. time.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

THE scorpion is a total abstainer.
If o drop of whisky be placed on ones
back it will Immediately sting itself to
death.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
Young Men.

1 can heartily say to amy young man who
is wanting good emf loyment, work TO,
johnson s. Co, follow their instructions.
and y IL will succeed" So writes sn agent
of b. +. Johnson s. c.. Richmond. Va, and
that's the way all of their men talk.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

The Chinese use a mixture of honey
and -four to cleanse their long, coarse
hair; the Italians use a wash made Of
thistle roots; in Cuba rosemary leayed
ara staeped to make q shampoo.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

Telephones.
There arc $4,000 telephones in the
Uuitco States.
N. X. Browns Essence Jamaica Ginger is o
wonderful stimulunt. Try 1t. Only % cents.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1893-10-06

has large membership and is pre-
sided over by the following officials:
Chris. Gorder, n. G.; Jno. Kennedy,
V. g.; }. q. Romstad, See; Jason b.
Root, Treasurer. The Modern Wood
men of America also have tlourishing
camp with the following officers:
Chr. Gorder, consul; lrv, Evans, ad
visor: o. c. BLY,, banker; f. w. Brain
ARD, sec.
Last but not least
THE &. A. r..
General Burnside Post. No. 2S, with
the following officers: j. b. Root,
Commander; E. G.. Baldwin, V. c.:
j. y. CEanberlin, Q. NJ; Nj. y. Cham
berlin, Adj; Ed. bly,. Chaplain. The
Post has twenty members and holds
regular meetings every second and
fourth Saturday in each month.
Noble men, the standing monu-
mrnts of loyalty and patriotism to
the best form of government known
to the civilized world. In the hour of
their nation peril, when the national
existence was threatened and attacked
they freely left their homes, with all
that was near and dear to them ON
earth, father, mother, sisters broth
ers, wives and babes, and laid their
lives on their country's altar. that it
might be saved, and freedom of
thought, speech and action preserved.
Today all over this land these noble
organizations stand, slowly but surely
weakening in numbers, until in ii few
short years they will all be gone, but
| trust not forgotten. Never should
the thought be lost that they repre-
sent a citizen soldiery.
RAILROAD FACILITIES.
There are but few towns the size
and OF the age of Oakes that can
boast of such excellent railroad facil.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1893-10-06
CAKES.

1t is no idle boast to say that Oakcs
will i'll the near future become one of
the leading and most promising cities
of North Dakota 1t already has
three of the leading railroads of the
United States leading in and out of
the city in all directions, and it car
not help but become one of the lead
ing distributing points of the great
Northwest. Only few years ago
where now stands the bustling little
city of Oakes, there was nothing to
obstruct the vision from a great ocean
of rolling prairie. Now we can see
fine farm honses on all sides, with
here and there beautiful grove
springing into view aud city being
rapidly built up with substantial
buildings. Her citizens are all OF one
mind, working hard and faithfully for
the advancement of the town and
county, with the exception of one or
two, perhaps, and investing the mon
ey made here right in the city in good
buildings and other improvements.
The city is already abundantly sup
piled with all business enterprises,
but still others could do profitable
business, especially in the wholesale
line and grist mill and starch fac
tory.
Oakes was incorporated as city in
the summer of 1888. Thomas F. Mar,
shall was elected the first mayor and
filled the position with credit for two
terms. In the spring of 1891 w. H
Ellis was elected to this honorary po