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THE TIMES.
THE WEEKLY TIMES .

al papers sent OUT Oh tnc CITY must oe paiu Aoi
nvarably in advance.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
The Professor ,y..u.. in Error

Prof. Truman Henry Stafford of
Williyms college is one of the most
remarkable lightning calculators nov
living. A gentleman who had heard
of his power and wished to test it
said to him one day:
II have u little problem for you,
Prof. Stafford. was born Aug. Is.
1852. at 3 in the afternoon. This is
June 20, 1883. and it is just :, o'clock.
Now can you tell me my age in Sec
Onds?"
The great man frowncd, bent his
head. and began to walk rapidly up
and down, twisting his mustachc. and
clasping and unclasping his hands in
his nervous way. After a moment or
SO he returned the answer, which
was somewhere in the billions. The
gentlemen produced paper contain.
ing the problem worked out, and
said with a superior smile:
"Well, professor, I'll give you credit
for great genius, but you're several
thousand out"
The professor stretched out his
hand for the paper. and running over
the calculation. said contcmptuously:
sIIumph! You've left out the Leap
years. ."-lsoston Traveller.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
Jedsc waxem's Proverbs.

Git thar oughtent to be everything
q man is in politicks fer.
Wimmen has more infiuents ON
polltticks than the men air willin' TO
acknollidge.
Licker votes air unreliable.
Don't buy nothin' els from q man
tlatull sell you his vote.
l woodent give a peanut for all
some statesmen kno about the right
kind Nv law maxim and how to do II.
A candidates love fer his feller
sitizen begins to stuff off after he's
elected.
Congressman air born, not made.
Even United States Senator has
4 sneakin notion to favor legislashun
that favOrs him.
Nothin' short Nv Gabrel's trumpit
kin git some people out Nv oilis
a man feels like votin' the way he'.
bettin'.-Free Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
nurvlar.I.r.,pf (;la...

Under the name of wire glass a new
invention has been put on the market
in Dresden. The process OF manufac.
turc consists in furnishing glass in II
hot plastic condition with a flexible
metallic layer. iron wire netting, for
instance, which is completely en-
closed by the vitrcolls substance and
effectively protected against exterior
influences, as rust. etc. The new
glass possesses much greater resisting
power than the ordinary material,
and is. it is claimed, Indifferent to
the most abrupt changes Of temper
aturc, and will even withstand open
fire. The glass is specially adapted
for skylights, the powerful resisting
Qualities of the material enabling
the usual wire protectors to bc dis
penscd with. AS wire glass cannot
be cut by the diamond, except under
the application of great force, and
cannot be broken without creating
considerable noise, the substance is
claimed to bc, in a measure, burglar
proof.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
A Disappointment.

A Paris correspondent recalls q
story of the unsuccessful efforts of u
citizen OF Marseillcs to hear Never
beers ''lIugucnots" in that city. En-
plovcd by a corporation not in the
habit of giving holidays. he at last
succeeded. after waiting thirty years,
in obtaining a two days leave OF alb
scncc. 1t was his only chance, and
he came to Paris as rapidly as the
''tram express would bring him. AS
luck would have it, they were play.
ing the "1Iugucnots."
Needless to say that he rushed of
to the opera the moment after he had
reached his hotel, bought an cxpcn-
slvc seat, and was on hand to claim
1T as soon us the doors were opened.
PHYSICAL WEAKNESS, however, is
more potent than even the prospect
of the qualification of a long-delayed
desire. Our worthy c0nnolsscur had
been all "brokcn up by his long
journey hy rail. and when lc took hi,
coveted scat was half dead with fa.
tigue.
What happened was provoking, al-
though altogether natural. Bored hy
the long wait before the rising of the
curtain. he fl.st yawncd, then
stretched himself out in his too COM
Portable position, and in Il few seconds
was fast asleep
About a quarter past twelve the
wcll-known ianitor, Louis. came
to awaken the tired traveller
:What! ch? Going to begin?"
"No," replied the cmployc. .it has
just finished. You must 20 home"
The poor man took the train back
to Marscilles: and, it is said, died
without having seen the famous .slIu.
VucnOtS.n
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

TIE Milwaukee fire has brought
out the fact that Chicago is just as
jealous of her great coniiagratioM, ls
of any other part of her greatness.
a Milwaukee paper had said that s.in
proportion to the size of the two
cities, tine loss of s6,OOO.0 900 will be
felt here us much us was the loss at
Chicago" The resentment with
which this statement was met by
Chicago papers shows that when some
other city actually does excel the
windy city in the matter of contlagra-
tion. she may possibly set herself
alire and annihilate herself rather
than to be behind in ANYTHING. With
conscious pride. the Chicago papers
quoted the old statistics Of their big
fire of 1871 and contrasted them with
the poverty Of the figures which
Milwaukee is now able to show.
At the time OF the Chicago
fire, the population of that city
was $4,000, and the present
population of Milwaukee is 23O, ZOO.
The property loss in the Chicago fire
was $3.50, 900, 900: the property loss in
Milwaukee was only $4,000. 600. OF
course, such figures can be compared
only by contrast. Chicago is still far
ahead, and Chicago is still happy
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

TIE Hungarian Government does
not sci! any part Of its forests, but
buys more each year. In some parts
of the country, as in the eastern
region of the Carpathians woods arc
found Of several thousand acres in en-
tent, consisting for the most part of
red beech. This is used for flrewood,
carriages, slaves. and agricultural
implements and in the manufacture
of bent wood. There are very few
fires and they seldom permanently
damage the woods. There are large
rcsinous forests in Transylvania, but
they are not very accessible, and
there are also some in the district OF
Marmaros, in the northeast OF the
. country.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
TnE scene which SO fascinated d

TIE scene which SO fascinated the
spectator in the play Of 1.-The BELLS, :"
in which the murderer is represented
as giving up his dread secret under
hypnotic influence, has been repeated
in real life in Il Californian court. 1t
was successful. the hypnotizcd person
furnishing, in minute detail, tcsti.
mony us to the commission of IL muir.
dcrous assault by himself. and the
motives which led up to IL. But it
would be very unwisc to repeat the
experiment elsewhere The man in
question was, il appears. capable ot
sclf-hypnotism, ana in trance stalk.
ing abroad to commit the worst
crimes. 1t was, therefore, compara-
lively easy to succeed in convictimg
him by hypnotism in court, but in an
other case the effect might lc dis.
astrous both to the s.patient" and to
the cause Of justice.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
watch. .LcoI here; los IS q. m.. and
your stove is getting cold: ii you don't
adjourn our debate, VIC II have to
burn the works OF Averrocs to keep
| from freezing"
Too Much Ice.

IL wish," said an experienced ply
siciaD, ''that 1 could impress on NV
patients and the public generally the
fact that iced food and beverages arc
Staying their thousands and tens OF
thousands in the large cities of this
country every wear. There are few
things in which the majority of peo-
pie indulge that arc SO deadly in their
effects. OF course, things taste we'll,
and no injurious results are observed
Immediately. but all the same the
deatlly cold is doing its work by sap
ping the vitality and entirely under
mining the whole system. The pow.
crs of the human family are limited;
and, as a natural consequence, when
! there is a continual draught on the
vitality. there must come u time
when it shows signs OF failure.
''Many Of our recipes give directions
for covering this, that aud the other
vegetable with chopped Ice, pounded
ice or shaved icc-anything to lower
the temperature: or the food is pre-
pared for the table and placed in the
icc-b box or on the block of ice until it
is thoroughly chilled: and then prob
ably coming i'm from the intense heat
OF a summer day, people sit down to
the table and partakc freely of these
things, often eating immodcratcly,
because it is so cool and refreshing,
as they say; then deluging the stom-
ach with glass after glass OF icc-watcr
or iced tea, they arise from the table
with a long breath of satisfaction.
ana declare that they feel so much
better.
swell, probably they do for the
moment, and they never seem able to
comprehend that when some hours
after they feel ovcrtaXcd and have a
headache and nausea and blind spells,
that they are paying the legitimate
penalty for their ovcr-indu!gence in
such denominations.
II venture the assertion, and am
sure my brethren in the profession
would sustain me, that half the dis
eases incident to the summer season
are produced or aggravated by eating
cold food. And it seems SO hopeless
to try to impress this ON the minds
of the people generally. that / have
almost given up in despair, and have
concluded that unless the sufferers
arc persons over whom have author
ity, it is a waste of time to express an
opinion. New York Ledger.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

OLD travellers will not he mt Il loss
to explain why il was that i'm the ter
riblc railroad accident III Yorkshire,
England, the passengers in the com.
part,nent cars were nearly all burned
to death, while those in the Pullman
cars were saved. Tho English habit
of locking passengers into the com
partments does not prevail on Pull.
mans, the windows and doors OF those
vehicles being left under control Oh
the passengers. but the only way
out of Il compartment, withouta key.
is to crawl through the small window
in the door When the gas after the
collision sc5 the Yorkshire express
train on fire, it Is not strange that
many passengers locked in were
roasted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

TnE motl,cr of Charlie Ross still
lives. a sorrow stricken woman whose
beautiful hair has been prcmaturcly
whitencd ly her great grief, hut who
still hopes on with u mothers endless
love and faith.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
Expeditions but Rather Trying.

An Hibernian, fresh from the green
isle, having sufficient means to pro-
vide himself with horse and cart
(thc later kind probably he never saw
before) went to work on public
road. Being directed by the overseer
to move o lot of stones near by and
deposit them in gully on the other
side of the road, he forthwith loaded
his cart, drove up to the place. and
had nearly finished the swing of his
load by hand, when the s'boss" told
him that was not the way-hc must
tilt or DUMP his load ut once. Paddy
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
w.tcl. Cases and Dl.ls.

The process Of making gold cases
is interesting. The l4-karat cases,
which are the most popular are made
of gold to which an alloy Of copper
aud silver has been added. A flame
Of gas quickly reduces the metal TO y
liquid.
This is poured into bar molds of
various sizes, and when it is hardened
the metal is placed under ponderous
rolls and reduced to the desired thick
ness. One of the machines will re-
duce bar of gold into q sheet
l-l0OOth Of an inch thick.
The sheets are then sent to the
turner's who shape the cases. Joint.
crs then solder the parts together and
add the receptacles for the springs
which are inserted by workmcn who
are known as springcrs II the case
is to contain q decoration in relief,
the design is then sOldered ON, and
the case Is delivered to the cngraver
Engraving cases frequently adds
one-thlrd to their cost. Last ct all
the cases are sent to the polishcr, and
when they leave his hands they arc
ready for the market.
The making of watch dials is also
interesting. Those made by lnachin-
cry are rapidly produced A steel
plate is first engraved with the de-
sired figures and lines.
BY means of a wax matrix q copy
of this plate is taken and electro.
typed. The pigment is placed on the
electro plate and a thin coat Of COLO
dion is placed over 1T. being distrib-
utcd by centrifugal force.
A sheet OF Paper placed on the col
lodion before it dries. adhcres. ana
when removed withdraws tho COLO
dion and the pigment, thus leaving a
negative on the paper.
This paper is then placed ON "a
blank watch dial, and after being
slowly pressed into position the dial
is placed in a furnace. The heat dc.
stro.s the paper and the collodion
pcnctrates the enamel of the dial,
producing on it the design. In this
manner the most intricate designs
arc transferred. Weekly.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
Tree.st,,.ans.

Rotting tree stumps may he easily
removed inthis way: With Ia one-and-
a.quarter-lnch augcr bore q hole in
the center of the stump about eight.
cen inches deep and put in twenty
ounces of saltpcter, I'LL the hole with
water and plug it tight. In the
spring take out the plug, pour into
the hole q half-pint OF crude petro-
leum and set it ON fire. The stumn
will burn and shoulder to the end of
the roots, leaving nothing but ashes.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
sitting Up straight,

Grown people and children alike
are inclined to fall into the very bad
habit of sliding down into chair,
and sitting for hours with the spine
bent almost in a half-circlc. That
this is injurious thousands of people
who indulge in it never SO much as
dream, but that it is the cause Of many
serious ills those who have investi-
gated the subject are we'll aware.N
The continual strain upon one side of
the spinal column, with the cores
pondlng comprcssions on the other,
give rise to nervous difficulties and
affections of the brain. Dizziness,
nausea and blind spells are not infrc:
quently the result of this practice.
While the strictly upright position is
undoubtedly the most healthful, it
Seenls rather hard work to persuade
the young and indolent to maintain
it,.
Lazy people, and those who love
luxury. have habit of sslumping"
SO to speak, into their chairs, and re-
lnaininy in Il scmi-recumhcnt position,
with the spine as nearly tclescopcd as
may be. That portion of the human
anatomy generally known as the
backbone was intended to be worn in
an upright position, and the constant
pressure OF the sections OF the yer.
tcbr;e upon each other is productive
OF various ills.
Children should be taught to sit
erect, especially if they are growing
rapidly. When tired or in position
for rest, let them lie down, and en-
tirely remove the strain from the
muscles of the back. II the young
sters who suffer from dizziness or
headache are carefully observed. it
will frequently he noticed that their
position is faulty. The curved form
of the spine results in the pulling
of the muscles at the back of the
neck. and the difficulty is quite GER
tain to be removed by correcting the
habit of sitting. New York Ledger.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
there is no other man to take his
place and when he personally repre-.
sents great cause.

MANY BOYS and girls never learn
the full meaning of gratitude. Thcv
imagine that its chief office is to.
make. II possible, some correspond.
ing return. II they would remember
that the benefit conferred consists
much more in the feeling Of Kindness,
goodwill, or sympathy which prompts
it than in anything actually given or
done, they would have different
view OF the sort OF gratitude that
ought to follow.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
Ernest i,e,,,.,,.

The late Orientalist Renan. with
all his learning. appears to have been
something of Il Bohemian, as uncon-
vcntiDnal as his friend Hcinc. and
constitutionally adverse to social
furmalitics. On the conference DAYS
OF the Academic Franchise he made
it rule to come too late for the ln-
troductory speeches, and on meeting
an acquaintance on the street always
opened the conversation with q bon
mot or II bit of banter. He was an
accomplished Arab scholar, and on
his occasional visits to the Elysces
now and then treated himself to the
fun of taking a seat on u bench along
side of a Syrian peddlcr, and aston
ishing the poor Mussulman by sud-
denly addressing him in his native
tongue. On his way home he gcner-
ally managed to lug along an ac-
quaintancc for tablc-talk PURPOSES
''NO excuse: / can't spare you," he
would overrulc the protests of his
friend Sandeau, .sthc cacklc, of
my womenfolks has to be spiccd
with rational speech" In the
heat Of controversial soiree he would
sometimes forget the lapse Of time
and argue away till the caller of the
market wagons announced the dawn
Of the morning twilight On the oc.
casion Of that kind he extolled the
superiority of Averrocs and other
Arabian savants, at the expense of
the Grecian philosopher, but his re-
sp0ndent, Mons. Prudhommc, had
strong convictions of his own, and
the dispute continued till Prud-
homme suddenly took u Peep at his
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
A Fire.Lirl,ter.

An invention which is a vcritable
boon to housekcepers is q sire.
lighter" This consists Of small
iron box filled with asbestos on which
q little paraffinc oil is poured and lit.
The box. which has a long handle, i.
inserted between the bars of the
crate. in which the coal has been
placed loosely to allow the oil to fame
freely. In about a quarter of an houi
Q really good fire is made, and II WON
Is used 1t will ignite, of course, in :
much shorter time. With q yerv Int.
tie care there would really be no need;
OF kindling wood at all with this lit
tic invention.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

In these latter DAYS Mrs. Lanytry
has won swcctcr smiles from fortune
on the turf than ON the stage, She
has established stable of bang tails
bred in the purple, has seen her colors
so to the front in her maiden race,
and gives every promise of becoming
rcfnlgcnt star in the sporting tlrma-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

\ LONDON lady of extreme age and
eccentric manners recently died. af.
ter leaving a bcquest of 900 per
year for the maintenance of pet
parrot and Il furthcrsum of 81, 500 for
u cage for it. AS her relatives were
cut off without IL cent they will try
10 upset the will and wiring the par
rut,S neck.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS il no ad.
mircr OF Christopher Columbus, and
thinks it would have been quite
as we'll if America had not been dis.
covered for hundred years after he
advertised its existence. Itcertainly
would have given the Adams family
Il better chance Of showing how they
could freeze to it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

GLADsroNE's vitality is marvellous
but it is not absolute, and his sup
porters are acting wisely in husband
ing his strength and keeping him
away from Lanqucts and formal din.
GERS His energies are needed for his
country, especially at this time. whcn
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

IT does gosling no good to have
an eagle as his ideal. On the con.
trary, good goose is often spoiled in
its efforts to become an eagle. There
is great deal o. foolishncss in the
ideal business
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

Now AND then one sees face
which has kept Its smile pure and
nndctiled. 1t is a wo,man's face,
usually; often a face which has a
trace of great sorrow all over it, till
the smile breaks. Such IL smile
transfigurcs face. If the artful hut
knew it, it is the greatest weapon {;
face can have.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

No MATTER how modest and unas-
suming a young woman is. it is not
difficult for a young man to persuade
her that she is an angel ii he only
goes about it in the proper way.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

replied that he would know better
next time. After loading again, he
drove to the chasm. put his shoulder
to the wheel, and upset the cart,
horse, and all into the gully. Scratch
ing his head, and looking rather
doubtful at his horse below him. he
observed, .sBedad, it's q mighty ex.
peditious way, but it must be tryin'
tn the haste"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

lT somewhat gives the lie to the
saying, "l'eath loves a shining mark, :"
that Marshal MacMahom is S3, Popc
Leo the same aye, and MIR Glad
stone S4.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

The man who will not execute his
resolutions when they arc fresh upon
him can have no hope from them
aftcrward, they will be dissipatcd,
lost, stitlcd in the hustle of the world,
or swa1npcd in the slough OF indo-
iCuCn
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

THE son OF the King of Sweden
who some time since forfeited his
right to the throne to marry Mile.
Munk, has been rcconcilcd to his
ia thcr. Hc and his wife live very
happily together. Another proof
that Swedish matches arc among the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

THE hest way to live is 10 cast
away troubles and contentious, which
cannot he cured by fretting. In just
ice to the requirements OF the pres
cnt, you should not look back and
make yourself wrctchcd over things
that cannot bc undone.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

STEAMSHIP wrecks seem to be the
order of the dav. Following the
Houmania catastrophe comes the
news OF the loss of the Roklara, with
Il mortality list Of one hundred and
twenty. This is one of tho worst sea
tragedies of the century.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

HENRY BUTTS of Oregon thought
he had killed his wife, and much
Sratitlcd thcreat did kill himself.
Tho wife, iu reality. had not Eccn in-
cured. Mrs. Eutts would seem to be
entitled to double congratulations.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

NOTHING in this world is so good as
usefulness. 1t binds your fellow crcl-
lures to you, and YOU to them; it
tends to the improvement of your own
character; and it gives you "a real ini-
Wrtance in society, much beyond
what any artificial station can bcstow.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

Lowers of good music have no.
liced with considerable pain that
the use of stops is confined to the
organ. They ;,hink it's time to in.
vent some way of stopping players on
the piano who fail to realize the point
in performance where harmony ceases
and noise begins.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

AT last it has been recognized by
the managers that the pay OF base.
ball men is too high. A good many
people arrived ut that conclusion long
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17

MORE money is spent ON funeral,
than is spent in preventing them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTiNG ITEMS.

Comments and Crticisms B.sed Upon
<he Happenings of ti,s Day-ilistOt icat
aud News NOtes.
ONE MILLION two hundred thou.
sand dollars royalty, it is said, have
been paid to Moody and Sankcy for
their gospel hymns