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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
A CURE FOR s~oMNAM5uLlsM.
After All other Remedies Had Fuiled III,
Lady WINS Sewn Up in n Bag.

AL VA 11tbu INC
Lady Was Sewn Up in n bag.
a young lady at school became a
somnambulist. She rose from bed
and walked in her sleep. 1 was taken
into consultation, and suggested va
rious expedients, such as sedatives,
sleeping draughts, and network to
put around the bed at night. All,
however. had been tried in this in
stance, and all in vain. l then
thought for a little, and hit upon the
following plan:
1 directed her night-dress to be
scwed up at the foot so that it formed
a large bag, and then / had the
sleeves heightened so much that each
sleeve, after going round the body,
reached the front, where it met the
other sleeve, and was securely fas.
tened to it.
The whole dress vas loose, but the
long sleeves prevented the hands
from being used to get rid of the
dress, while, from the end being
sewed up, the feet could not be used
in progression. At the same time
the dress freely permitted the wearer
to roll about from side to side in her
slumber.
Night came, and our charge retired
to bed in her new-fangled night
dress, with which she was amused.
The usual hour for the night walk
came. Her attendants were strictly
enj0ined not to stir. She raised her.
self up as usual in the sitting pos
ture, then stood upright and COM
menccd to walk. The second step
was a trip, for the foot behind held
the bottom of the bag in which she
stood. She stumbled, fell forward,
and awoke, and was put back into
bed, where she soon fell asleep.
And now came a curious change in
the phases of the ~affiiction. She
would still rise from bed each night,
but made no further attempt to walk
as before. She would stand erect,
and keeping the knees perfectly rigid,
spring straight upward from the floor.
and thus dance about the room. This
she would continue until thoroughly
fatigued, and. then retired quietly to
bed to sleep. I am glad to add the
case ended in q perfect cure.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
Not Enough to Go Round,

During the rebellion a regiment of
volunteers was posted along the front
in heavy timber. AS soon as the
firing began in earnest, a recruit
limped off to the rear, but soon struck
a gait that would have made Maud
S. tremble for. her record. He was
halted in his flight, and when asked
what was the matter, said: II just
couldn't stand out there In the open
all by myself" He was then. asked
why he did not get behind a tree; he
was puzzled a moment, and then
said: There amt only enough for
the %Off1cers.n
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
TIE STRIP is OPEN.
WILD SCRAMBLE FOR CHEROKEE
LANDS.
Scenes About the Repatriation Booths
Before the start-Descrlptlon of the
beauties of One of tho Fatrest e;.ots
OH American Soil.
The New Ell Dorado.

Talk about "rushcs" for FREQ land!
The scenes just enacted at the opening
of the Cherokee Strip surpassed any
thing of the kind ever known. For u
week q constantly growing crowd
surgcd about the registration booths:
for nc n could secure land without
having first registered. Men, women
and children. to the number of 10000
M 225.CG0, formed in lines and remained
there day and night: many weie OVER
come 10y the heat and dust; some died
from exhaustion. Anything eatablo
commanded Worlds Fair prices, and
water was 10 cents per cup. Still tho
mass of humanity waited and grew, re-
strainc,tfrom premature cncrouchment
by United States marshals and cordOns
of soldiers. There worc half a dozen
places for registration along the
northern boundary of the Strip, and
the at enc was but u duplicate of
tic others.
When the last moment arrived, and
tho word SO" was given, with u yell
that tore IL hole in the heavens the
crowd started. Some Oh horseback,
some afoot, some with wheelbarrows
loaded with goods. some on bicycles,
and thousands in the picturesque
lltitlc sCilOOllCFS.
FLOWN. with Milk and Honey.
Comparatively little is known of the
Cherokee Strip or "Outlet" by tho
average. American, despite tho fact
that it lies almost in tao very midst
of the nation, ut the thresholds of
five great States of the Union-Missouri
Kansas, Arkansas Colorado, and Texas,
And yet it is pronounccdb by experienced
jldgcstobe the finest body of land of it's
size on the whole American continent,
with soil of surprising richness and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
$4,000 Indians resident in the Indian
LAND OFFICE.

$4,000 Indians resident in the Indian
Territory.
The price to be paid the Cherokees
by. the government is 49, 95, 1876. There
being s,l44,6S2 acres of the land, the
net price Per acre is $1.O5.
Each settler on the now lands, before
receiving a patent, is required to pay,
beside fees, the sum of $3.50 per acre
between parallels @ and OIL, the sum
OF Sl.5O per acre between 97} and 08a,
md the sum of 81 per acre between 98t
ana loe. together with four per cent.
payment. Some of the lands between
parallels sc and 974 are worth $50 per
acre in the wild state. They are spIen-
didly watered and within easy Distance
OF several thriving towns in Kansas
and Arkansas. and every foot of it is
capable of cultivation.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
in a SNAKES. bENI.'
A Hunter Surrounded by a writhine Mass
of Serpents.

of Serpents.
Shartlc Weist, John Orwich, and
Aaron Numah, of Shamokin, Pa,
went out the other day on a hunt for
ground hogs and came back with
t%hirty-two dead snakes. There were
twenty-one rattlesnakcs, the largest
being four feet long and three
inches thick, three copperheads and
eight blacksnakes. One of the black
snakes was two inches thick and five
feet long. The story they told of
their battle with these snakes was
enough to make the hair stand on
ones head. In an attempt to descend
into an air-hole caused by a mine be-
ing worked too near the surface,
Weist, who was leading, slipped on
the smooth sides of the hole and
struck the messy bottom with much
force. Immediately loud kissing and
ratings came from the thickest part
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
sAeY ON ME SCALES.
Interesting Ceremony in the White House
Grover NIakeR "A Close lsncss.

Interesting Ceremony in the White House
Grover Makes Il Close Guess.
Baby Ruth's sister was weighed tho
other day. DIR. Bryant held the scales,
and lifted the precious weight, but he
set it down at u sign from the Presi-
dent. who said:
weight"
Zen pounds" said Mrs. Cleveland.
%"Eleven," Mrs. Perrine said.
DR.. Bryant looked at the youngster
critically, and said: @Nine and a half"
Il should say" Thurber remarked,
with tho air of u connoisseur, II should
say, we'll, now"
"Oh, guess, Thurbcr," the President
Interrupted. Its not q matter of life
or DEATH"
Twenty pounds" Thurber said,
somewhat ratified, and he blushed like
u girl who had just been kissed and
caught at it.
Then the President, who had insisted
on having the last guess, put on his
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29

secured a long-sought fight. II do,n
he replied, deiantly. sThen, ty
heaven. sir, you are saved" shouted
the Californian, "for / will not be
trified with" Amid the universal
laughter, the young captain was
pulled into his scat, all hands being
satisfied that 1t was impossible to get
a scnseless fight out of the CONNER.
cial.sDirited American.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
To CLEAN Gold.

Powder some whiting, and make it
into a moist paste with some sal-vol-
atile. Cover over tho gold ornaments
and surface with a soft brush; let it
dry, and then brush it OF with a
moderately hard brush.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29

..WELLl" exclaimed the damsel who.
got free admission to the Worlds
Fair, things have come to q pretty
~asa"-.Washington Star.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29

black. There was running water in
some part of the building from some
bursted pipe. the water soaking
through the walls"
AS far as possible attempts were
made to clean out these houses and
put them in a fit condition to be
lived in.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
Wire Fences.

In Australia, it is said, telephone
messages have been successfully
transmitted over wire fences. The
man who thought of this device util-
lied the top wire of the fence and,
carried the wire across the road ON
poles.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
MAP OF CHEROKEE STRIP.

depth. mineral resources of great val
lie and ineNhaustible quantity, natural
scenery that is u%nrivaled, and a eli
mate of delicious mildness and salubri-
ty. The temperature there in winter
varies from 35 to AZ degrees, and in
summer from Il to 81. All the extrav-
agant things that have boon written in
Srapturous praise Of Oklahoma are said
Ne-Ae moro than true of the Cherokee
Strip. fGi:-ft-is regarded as equal in its
entirety to the very choicest portions
of Oklahoma, while its best lands are
said to be veritable garden spots.
Tho strip is 200 miles long and So
miles wide. 1t lies between the 96th
and Tooth parallels of west longitude,
with the southern border line of Kan
Creek country and the Territory of
Oklahoma as its southern. Topograph-
ically it is rolling, broken by hills and
uplands and i~ntcrspersed with valleys
and Eden-like bottoms. Its many water
courses IRE skirted with fine timber,
oak, walnut. cedar, ash, beech, and
hickory. Tho soil of the bottom lands
and prairics is soft and loamy, black as
ink, and of marvellous fertility. Upon
tho ridges and divides tho land is not
so we'll adapted to agriculture, but as
the forest growth is slight they furnish
splendid grazing pastures for sheep
and cattle. being profusely clothed
with succulent bunch grass" Owing
to this self-cured bunch grass" and to
the mildness of the climate and the
abundance of water. the hilly regions
are claimed by old shccp-growers to
afford the best sheep country in the
world.
Indian Neighbours.
Prospective settlers in tho strip may
now prepare to get acquainted with the
Cherokees. Greeks, Choctaws and other
tribes or nations of Indians in tho Ter
ritory. who, with the white homestead
ers of Oklahoma, will be their nearest
neighbcrs. They are as tribes exceed
ingly wealthy, and are now rapidly
adopting American manners, customs,
usages and garments. Tho Cherokees
number about 10000. tho Choctaws 49,
GOO. the Greeks $4,000 and tho Chey-
ennes and Arapahocs 1000, and all the
other tribes 22,C0O. making altogether
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
A New Danger.

A curious fate has overtaken the
little town Of Schneidemuhl, in the
duchy Of Posen. The people OF
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
WON DEP KEN LEAVES FRISCO

He Is the First Chinamam to lse Deportcd
Under the Gcary Act.
The first departure of a Chinese
under the Geary act took place yes
terday afternoon, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Won Dep Ken is the
individual who has the distinction of
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
Help II Atoms

Help It Along.
One OF the most touching sights on
the streets of Chicago is the too com
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-22
Three Practical Jokers.

That perverted form OF humor KNOWN
as practical joking now and then receives
a setback that carries Joy unspeakaoie
to the hearts Of sensible people. out al
Monterey. Cal, the other night threS
humorists conceived the idea OF soaring
a friend by holding him up" as he came
along a lonely road. They provided them
selves with masks, revolvers and the other
pardphernalia of the footpad, and when
the victim appeared they commanded
him TO throw up his hands. He obeyed'
but in each hand was sixshooter. which
he fired as rapidly as he could pun ths
triggers one OF the testers fell oesd
with the top OF his head blown OF. anoth-
err was shot through the shoulder ana
the third saved his life only by tearing on
his mask and revealing his identity IL
is said that the victim" feels badly over
the affair. He regrets that his aim was SO
deadly Few people will agree with him
The general regret will be not that he
killed one OF the trio. but that he did not
dispose OF all three. Any form Of praeti-
cal Joking is brutal and detestable, but
when It takes the shape OF brigandage
and menace 10 life the Jokers should be
summarily disposed OF. The Monterey
humorists got lust what they deserved.
Chicago Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-22
ooooyKrCHEE STOCK FARM.
Mr. c.rr's Consignment OF High' Drea
Trotters.

The fine country place which bears the
=, me OF Occoneechee Stock Farm Is 10
ca,ad one mile south OF HiIlsboro, ~ e.
On the line OF the North Carolina Cen
trail railroad. The farm is owned by Mr.
Iulian S. Carr, who resides al Durnah''
eStaen miles south OF Hsllsboro.
Mr. Carr IS the presiding genius OF ule
,rsat manufacturing establishment known
% the Rlackwelrs Durham Tobacco Com
nsnv and his duties as president OF tha'
yxidelv-known concern necessarily So,-
s,na most OF his time. Yet the Dreeul,o
oStahlishment near Hillsboro has peeh tne
source OF many hours OF recreatiUn Ut
hin The visitor 10 the farm WIN Oo
sarve the cunning Of a master nano On
o,,ary side The spacious barn, Win every
ooraSort and convenience for the care OF
So,h trotting and Thoroughbred horses,
sttracts the eye OF the Traveller a. ne
,,haals hy in either direction on the NoE.h
%arolIna Central railway. over the
srnad acres-numbering over seven nun
drad--of Occoneechee hlgh-bred horses.
Jersey cattle and Shetland ponies roam
"a ana abundant sustenance- While at
t.ntion IN given to the rearing OK different
eIssaes OF improved live stock. II IS the
nroduc.ion and scientific breeding OF the
r,wh-class trotter which most snthtses ns
genial master Of the farm with III eoo
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-22
The Irrigation Congress.

In its broader aspect the congress Will
be useful I'm popularizing and extending
the irrigation idea. Comparatively 10"
OF the American PEOPLE have any just
conception OF its scope and Importance.
1t does not seem at all improbable that
the production OF the irrigated farms
will one day equal In value the product
raised under a natural rainfall. More
over. with the almost complete disappear
ance of lands available for homestead
entry the problem OF cheap homes for
the westward-rolling millions becomea
a serious one. The convention at Los
Angeles will invite attention TO the fact
that IRRIGATION offers almost the only
possible solution. Just how much or tho
arid domain IL Is possible 70 reclaim
cannot be put In definite terms. Ths
final aggregate will be determined only
by the limits OF profitable construction
OF the irrigatlng systems. Bu X may %
may be roughly stated as equalling In ex-
tent the tillable lands OF half a dozen
States the size OF New York.
This. however, give but little idea as
10 the population these lands Will one
day support. The intensive farming
which is the characteristic OF irrigation.
together with the marvellous fertlnty OF
the desert land when supplied Win
water. renders possible a larger return
from farm 81 ten or twenty acres IMAM
the average yield OF hundTed-and-sixty-
acre farm dependent upon natural ram
fall. In other words, under irrigation
there is possible a population 70 me
square mile from ten 10 fifteen times
,bat Of the Eastern States. so. too,
while the price OF irrigated lands is much
greater than the prairie lands In their
f-st cost. the acreage required 20 support
a family in comfort Il relatively so small
that irrigation provides for US an almost
indefinite prospect for cheap homes.
Viewed. therefore, in It's political aspect
the subject IS one Of national concern.
But not alone in its material side does
irrigation appeal for popular interest. AZ
onens up new social conditions. and pro-
vides the basis for an almost Ideal farm
life. with each farmer occupying out Ten
or twenty acres. an irrigated valley BE-
/ comes one large connected community.
! The bane OF isolation and loneliness. tho
| spectre OF farm life. Is gone. and In It's
stead come the club. the library. school,
/ and church. within the easy reach Of all
AS there is neither drought nor deluge %
destroy crops, an element OF stability u
! int oduced. while control of the water
supply reduces farming 10 the limits OF an
exact science. Under irrigation brains are
| the single factor OF success. and the nisa
/ premium on intelligence attracts an IN
usually desirt hle population. lmnunis,
I from disaster and the sense OF security
/ breed independence. while larger social
contact brings refinement. In me. irriSa'
ton maks possible the very nishfst W.
OF agriculture and by maklrs taFn, ~
one OF pleasure and atuscuon shs 49,
sturdy resistance TO ths' uhHeS''"' 49,
OF popluati TO the cites
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-22

foundation for their fortunes by the rails
ing OK corn. mad one OF them Is still at ~
and will gather this year over D'oVo Dus"
els OF corn from his several farms pcssoe s
raising two or three other crops '
yielded him $1,000 / have soushl ln'0
views with and questioned huilVei
farmers since the receipt OF your 80,
that / might inform myself accu' srha
concerning the yield from our farms,
FIRST gentleman told me that ne 'ta,rais
good nototoe crop. averaging 100 oar e's
- bc acre for when he received from
Z, o. "a - net PC barrel. Another 'th1.
he ovaraped 20 barrels 90 the acre ana s 80
- orgcos averaging 81 per barrel ".'
nrotbo. obta!rcd from q 10 - PET pAi
-, on6 reaiized $1,000 on about seven
ocres in cultivation OF this crop AuV'',e'
,-ontlcusn. who operates on isrse seaAe
Rad + 200 acres IN cultivatoni ne plahteu
Eve different crops maturing at ul tl1i.,.
t,,,e and realized exclusive OF freight
"a commission. s5s 900 from all the pro-
ducts OF his farm. 4 friend or mine WHO
for.os on the western branch OF the Eli
zabeth river in reply to my request Tor
come facts in connection with this matter
sends me the following: One man who WAS
n private in Lees army who has worked
on a farm as an ordinary farmland
since the war. now owns two farms Tor
which he paid $4,000; these two farms
contain about sixty acres each, and the
pront from them this year, after paying
all expenses. was about $4,000. This man
has a brother who also done almost as
well. Another farmer who cult'vates a
farm OF 100 acres on shares with The own
er. raised enough this year 70 yield net
profit Of SO. O00 TO be divided between MN
self and the owner OF the farm.
I could multiply instances Of Ike char
acter indefinitely, but realize that l nave
already made this letter too long.
To sum up the matter: our Iamers are IN
excellent conditions and by their LABOR
are doing much 10 build up the fortunes
OF the State In the aggregate IL is eSu-
mated that the yield in fruit and truck or
earlv vegetables I'm this section OF virgins
U,,u roach this wear about four and a half
millions Of dollars. (See the teiiii1eu
statement from Facts and Figures ABOUT
Norfolk" sent herewith
hone for better times for the farmers
who are not doing so well IN other sec
lions of our State. When l think OIL ths
! old country mansions 1t WAS once my
privilege and pleasure TO visit-those idea
/ homes. with all that the word implies, be-
meath whose roof there was more or gen
! uine happiness and hospitality than was
/ IN no found anywhere else on the face Of
/ tbe earth-lt is painful to reflect tina
! they are in many instances now the abode
! OF want and distress. My sympathy Il
with those people; but can see no pos
sible good to result to them from th'
adoption Of such measures as involve
cheap money and defy the Fundamental
principles Of sound trade and finance.
Yours very truly,
WALTER II. TAYLOR.
Value OF truck produced near Norfolk
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-22
MODJEsK4s LITTLE TRICK.

How the Polish Aotres. Entertained a So
eial Gathering by Kecitinc Numbers.
Nine. Modjeska, the actress. is bright
woman who doesn't hesitate 10 play prac-
teal Jokes In an innocent and justihable
way. she was recently a visitor at a
mansion. says the Louisville Times, and
was asked for a brief recitation. But,
though she racked her brain. nothing
aplopos REQUIRED 10 her. ard finally she
begged 10 be let off with short selection
In ner netiye language The suggestion
vas applaud,d and madame began. Al
though her listeners could not understand
Ter words, her gestures and some thrill
ling tones held them unclaimed until the
0nal syllable, when she was oVer"nein-
ed with plaudits. AS she was preparing
10 depart her hostess asked her for the
title OF the selection she had given ana
much TO her surprise. madame went INTO
a small-sized paroxysm Of laughter Il
am sorry 10 deceive you she saiu'
smningly. but my recitation hasn't any
name. Ny. memory failed so badly that
as a last resort recited the numbers
from one TO two hundred and thirty In
Polish"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-22

When acting against cavalry. the Roman
legion always formed q square or circle
With the haxgags In the centre
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-22

The railways of England and scouano
derive a larger revenue from their goods
than from their passenger trafilo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-22

According to measurements given IN tns
pthls Noeh.s Ark was . larger vseeA
than ia 0xsAa EasfsrA