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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
Human Resemblance. to Animals.

There is a very curious point con-
nected with the more pronounced
animal faces-namely. those in
charge of animals grow to be like
them. Thus, Il hostler in charge of
tramway horses has himself u fine
Roman-nosed horse type of head,
growing day by day more like his
horses. Men in charge of cattle on
the farm become essentially bovine.
and in Shropshire it has often been
remarked that the sheep breeders re-
semble their own rams. / cannot
explain these singularities, which,
however, are wholly or partly true.
The sheep type of man is not indica-
tive of great intelligence, and it is
usually found in remote agricultural
districts. The bulldog characters in
nan denote courage without refine7
ment, but in the case of n lady-like
her favorite pug dog-with nez re-
trousse, the refinement was not want
ing. The Eskimos or Lapps in the
water are so like seals that a man has
been shot in error, the wistful en-
preston of countenance being COM
O in both, rs the head only APP
pears at the surface of the water. l
have seen a comfortable-looking bear
man in the train, and IL wizened, bat
faced old woman in Brittany.=IPall
Mall Gazette.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
Has q Record.

One Of the most remarkable old men
in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is
Edwin Urian, residing on the Hotch
road, in Darby Township. He has a
record hard to eclipse. He is now in
his eighty-third year, and says he
never smoked a pipe or cigar, never
chewed tobacco, never own. d a dog,
watch or gun, except al old gun he
bought ut a sale for So, and he thinks
somebody stole that, for he never shot
O load from 1t. He never ate but three
oysters, never drank a glass OF beer,
never was at u circus or theater, and
was more than thirty miles from
home but once in his life. He never
belonged to any association or secret
order. He went to work when q boy
for three fppenny bits a day, and has
never been idle a day since for want Of
work. He thinks that honest labor and
temperance never hurt anybody. He
has an idea that he has squared more
timber for building purposes than any
other nan o living in Darby Town
ship, or, perhaps, the county. He is
still as hale, hearty, and active as most
lei of 81, and his wife, who is a few
years his junior. is also living and in
excellent health.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
COMMON 70 AL.
no Religion which 1..cHs b 1de. 4,
Sacrifice.

no Religion Which LACKS the idea %
Sacrifice.
It is.a curious thing that mankind
has never known any form of religion
in which IN idea OF sacrifice did not
play q prominent part. The objects of
sacrifice have been various and valu.
able in every part Of the world. The
Kamschstkans, however, offer nothing
'valuaiA1 lAB tffeirgods but what is val
liable to themselves.
The Copts kill q sheep, lamb, or kid
at o marriage for the use Of the guests
at the bridegroom's house.
Palmer's Koran refers to the ancient
custom Of human sacrifice as either ex-
tinct or abolished by Mohammed.
The most valuable sacrifice that can
possibly be made is the human being,
common among the savages of the
South Sea Islands. In Mexico, the
brutality o. the practice was excused
by the fact of the victim being an
enemy. Gyttle are next esteemed in
value, and The largest OK in herds is
selected.
The 500 Soos, of West Africa, are
so careful to propitiate their deity
that they never undertake any affair
OF Importance until they have sacrificed
mestic animals r held worthy of the
honor of sacrifice.
The American Indian sacrificed dogs
Oh the borders of difficult roads or BY
the side of rapids.
In China the animals slain are bull
looks, heifers, sheep, and pigs.
Bullocks, goats, and sheep were the
chief sacritcial animals of the Jews,
selected with great care, to be with.
out blemish.
An actual sacrifice of something the
owner valued is the general practice.
We cover the coffin Of the dead with
flowers; the grave is often lined with
them. Reverence and respect go with
these tributes. The custom is q form
Of sacrifice and will not soon pass away.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
no ERA Of leuaclA

This 10 q ataletic ase. Everybody wants "a
be strong. Ths craze for It has well nigh
reached that stage-a1ects both sexes and even
childhood The pusilisttc phase Of this fad In
young America IL by no means morally prom.
Using. But It is one thing to be endowed with
vtgor and another to be Sandowed with muscle.
Super muscularity IL often induced by physical
efforts perilous to health and calculated TO
shorten life. The vigor which means . regular
and efhctent discharge Of the physical funo-
tions 10 the first medium at which allmay safe
" sim without causing ruptures or breaking
blood vessels. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters 10
largely conducive to . gain In vtgor Of this sort,
since 1t stimulates and assists digestion, pro.
NOTES regular bilious secretion, and keeps the
bow els In order. Sleep. thst grand recuperatoE
otnervousv igor,t 10 encouraged by It, audi It rem.
edics malarial. rheumatic and Kidney troubIA
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
Strange Tale of a Virginia swamp

Strange Tale of a Virginia Swamp.
Three and a half miles west of Aldie,
Loudoun County, Va, is the locally
famous black swamp, and q strange
story has been current thereatouts for
tae better part of this century. Jesse
McVeigh lived long ago in an cid stone
house on the edge OF the swamp, and
there came to him once q stranger
asking shelter. The stranger was
taken in and he lived there for five
years. He never went beyond the pc. d
for exercise, and he took elaborate
precautions at night to guard against
surprise. When he died a stranger
from a neighboring village came and
claimed the body, protesting to recog-
nize the dead man as an acquaintance.
The stranger who claimed the body
Wa the dead mans son, and he aftet-
ward became Chief Justice of tho
United States Sup enc Court. The
father, q wealthy and we'll educated
Marylander, but q man of ungovern-
able temper. had slam a guest at hi,
own table by breaking his skull with a
decantsr. The hcmicide's place of
hiding was hardly mo. 9 than fifty miles
from the seine OF his crime.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
Care orthe Canariea.

Don't put your canary bird in the hot
sun or cod draft. Let him have O lit
tie mirror for company occasionally,
and don't let the sun or gas reflect init
TO dazzle his eyes. Don't keep him on
dry bird seed. No bird in the world
would live On such stuff If he could
help it. Give him ffcsh water 9
day; crumbs of br. ok soaked in milk.
egg, lettuce, chickweei. Let him fy
about the room occasionally. Treat
him Just as you would like to lie treat
cd ii you we're cana-y. You may BE-
a canary bird YOURSELF some time.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
eeLoiOM's WORKING ooes.
a Curious Spectacle In the City Of
Brussels.


1t is a very curious spectacle to q
stranger who visits the city of Brus-
sells for the first time to see in the
morning innumerable small vehicles
loaded with fruit and vegetables ar
irving ut the market drawn by dogs,
whose good-natured barking proves
not only that they experience no
fatigue, but, on the contrary, q genu-
inc enjoyment. 1t is not only the
kitchen gardeners and the peasants
coming to the city that make use
OF this sort of haulage, for the butch-
ers, the bakers, the coal dealers, and
the milkmen have no other means of
carriage in order to serve their GUS
toners. AS u general thing each
cart is drawn by but one dog, but
there may be several.
The dog thus employed in Brus-
sells and it's vicinity for the. traction
of small vehicles is u strong and
broad-bac&ed mastiff, more squat
than IL large Dane or German mastitf,
generally of u dull fawn color, or
more or less black spotted with
white, and Il somewhat short-haired
and rough coat. However the Bra
bant peasants do not appear to stick
to one type of breed with fixed, con-
formation, color, and length of hair;
provided he is strong and energetic,
TINT is all that they require of their
steed with claws and fangs.
Good specimens are sold from $40
to 1925. In the course of service
these dogs are fed upon bread and
horse meat. and their maintenance
costs about a cent .day, The dead.
weight they haul is, OF an average,
$50 pounds. Bulldogs haul IL much
greater weight.
These dogs are very Jealous and
perform their duty with as much
pleasure as hunting dogs do in follow
ing the trail of game.
An exercise which we'll exhibits
their qualities and shows the degree
of emulation with which they are
endowed is that of the races that
frequently take place as IL conse-
quencc of challenges made by their
owners. The race course is IL high
way, and the goal is at Il distance of
II or two miles. All pnssers-by
can enjoy the spectacle gratis. The
competitors place themselves i'm line,
and the Impotence of the coursers,
which is manifested by voice and
action, can be moderated only by
vigorous applications of the whip.
Finally the signal is given, and they
start off at full speed with loud bark
ings. Falls are frequent, and the
drivers literally bite the dust. But
the automatons in short blouscs are
quickly picked up and put back in
their carts, exciting new their Wig
orous steeds, and those that have the
oftenest fallen are not for that rea-
o the last to reach the goal.
The swiftness of IL team of dogs
is such that bets on speed have been
made on a good horse larnesscd to Il
cub against IN of these teams and
been won by the latter.
The Belgians say that Il good
draught dog costs less to keep and
sells ut a lower price than an ordinary
ass. while at the same time doing as
much work. 1t is quite curious to
find that among civilized countries
Belgium is the only one that exhibits
to us the common spectacle of dogs
in !harness.-[La Nature.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
Somebody's Good.

To make our own troubles the means of
helping the troubles of others is q noble
effort for good. A WE'LL illustrated instance
OF this kindly sympathy is shown in a LETT
ter from Mr.. Enoch L Hanscom. School
Agent, Marsh1eld. Me. an old Union SOL
dier. He says: sit may do somebody some
good to state. l am a man of 90 aud
when 40 had q bad knee md rheumatism
set in. was lame three years! and very
bad most of the time. Igot St. Jacobs OIL
and put 1t on three times and 1t made q
cure am now in good health"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
The Greatest Medical Discovery
q the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DONALD KENNEDY, OF RoxBuaY, MASS,

DONALD KENNEDY, OF R0xBvnY, MASS,
Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Serofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). Hehas now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
Of its value, all within twenty miles Of
Boston. Send postal card fol book.
a. benefit Is always experienced from
the first bottle, and a perfect cure is war.
ranted when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through Them. the same with the Liver or
Bowels. This is caused by the ancts being
stopped, and always disappears in a week
after taking it. Read the label.
II the stomach is foul or bilious it will
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough of it.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed.
time. Sold by all Druggists.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
KNOWLEDGE.

Brings comfort aud improvement end
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
thesneeds Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
etive efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction to millions and
met With the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it " perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs IL for sale by all drug.
gists in Soc and n bottles, but It 10 man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name II printed on every
package, also the mama, Syrup Of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will noi
accept any substitute IL offered.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

Il your nearest, best and most esteemed
neighbors had written the following letters
they could DO no more worthy Of your con
@dence than they now are. coming, as they
do, from we'll known, Intelligent and trust
worthy. citizens who, in their several neigh
Suspect Of all
Mrs.: +. l.. Inman, Of Nanton, Wexford
Co, Mich, whose portrait heads this article.
writes as follows: az began taking Dr..
4ierceIs Eavorite Prescription about agar
ego. For years I have suffered with falling
nm enjoying perfect health.
I took four bottles Of the Prescription
md two Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
eovery. Every lady suffering from female
weakne. should try the Prescription and
s0olden Medical Discovery"
Mis- Mary J. Tanner, North Lawrence,
y lswrence Co., NY, writes: ~ was
Do no work. fhadfve different physicians,
0ished condition OF the blood: and uterine
trouble. Isuffered . great deal with pain in
both Gdss, and much tenderness on pressing
over the womb. I bloated ct timesein my
eosThea. I could not sleep, and WAS troub-
Id With palpitaion Of tbs heart. Suffered
. great deal Of pain In my head, temples,
forehead and eyea. I had Q Troublesome
cough, raised Q great deal and at times X
r:.ssncsd . good deal Ct pain in my chest
kered excruciating monthly, periodical
Ia Since taking seven bottles Of DR..
2eecebFhvoeite Prescription scsaotime ago.
s1have enjoyed better health than have Tor
(1oee than four years previously; In tact,
= several months past have been aba 70
irty-nine pounds since taking. your msdi-
1hnn6s TIA a0rAneaa and main Nv 6faAn.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
srAY. on on,o. c1rz or To1.po., =,

STATE or OHIO. C1TY OF TOLEDO. 4.
Lucas COUNTY, e"
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he 10 the
senior partner OF the arm Of F. j. CHENEY q
Co, doing business In the Cityof Toledo, County
aud State Aforesaid and that said arm will pay
the. sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each n every case OF CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use Of HA1L's CArAnRH CURE.
FRANK. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo aud subscribed In nv
presence. this 9Th day Of December, A. d. 1886. Z,
.s.5s " Se's's s3ss:s
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for Testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. O.
A9-Sold by druggists. use.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

FOR STRENGTHENING AND CLEAR
ING THE VOICE. use browns BRONCHIAL
TROCHEs.-"I have commended them to
friends who were public speakers. and they
have proved extremely serv%iceable."-
Req. Henri Ward Beccher.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

Nerve Rcstorer. No Fits after first days use. Mar
yellous cures. Treatise aud &2.W trial bottle free to
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

S.hlloh!'s Consamptson Cure Is sold on . ensr.
best Cough Cure. Scents. so cents and tly00.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

THERE are 1000 more Hebrews in
Jerusalem than there e fifty years
ago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

Mn. Alsz. Robertson, Ct Half Rock, Me-.
suffered VIII womb womb disease sea and aSs mSst y q The .
time I wa. in constant pain which rendered
lilo o great burden. lcannot express what
! suffered. / had eight doctors and all tho
medicine I had from them failed-ths ono
utter tho other.
j was nervous cold hands and feet, palpita-
ton, headache, backache, constipation. leu
corrhea and no appetite, With bearingdown
around. I had to keep my bed, thinking I
would never get any better.
One day my husband got one Of your little
books and read It to me. He said there wa
nothing doing. me any. good. IsaidI would.
try Il. After tho first few weeks my appe-
tie was better I we. able to at up II BED:
Association. at Buffalo, N. Y, and described
my case they sent me 9 book ~ woman's
diseases. Tread carefully and followed the
directions a. near as I could and took tho
medicine for two years. With the blessing
Of God and your medicines, I am entirely
cured. That was three years ago"
Yours truly,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

"How seraphic!" exclaimed o young gentleman
as an angelic creature swept by. The heavenly glow
OIL her cheeks was due to the use Of Glenn's Sui
Ohur SOaD.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

IN Chinese the letter 81" has 145
ways of being pronounced. and each
RECOMMENDATION has a different mean
Ing.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

GLASS blowing is represented on an
monument dating 1000 B. G.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

ABOUT 1900, 600 articles are pledged
with London pawnbrokers each week.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11

- succIee Z HARnGss At MALE PRISE
90 !.ssy SO ssy .~.as.s:sy. 81. nssds..
~ nsts:sses ~ 80 esst S~:s..:S.: y:s.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-05
Curiosities of Conscience Money.

Doubts are frequently expressed as to
the sanity of persons who indulge in the
habit Of renting conscience money!
to the chancellor Of the eXchequer, but
there can be no two opinions about an
aged couple named Lctoux, residing at
LevallOisPerret, who are suffering from
highly interesting mania. Periodical
ly they send to President Carnot sums
of money, varying from twenty pounds
to sixty pounds, in the imaginary belief
that they are indebted to the state in re-
gard to building material purchased by
them from the historical Chateau de
Blois.
Needless to say that M. Carnot makes
point OF returning these remittances
through the medium Of M. Guihen, the
local commissary Of police, who, how
ever, experiences some difficulty in car
rying out his Instructions. On calling
at the domicile Of the Letoux with the
last installment, he found the door
locked and had to force an entrance
The couple refused to speak word to
the representative of the law, who ac-
cordingly placed the bank notes on the
mantelshelf and Withdrew. M. and
Nine Letoux also send occasional re-
mlttances to the department of public
estates, which is also obliged to use force
IN order to restore the money.-Paris
Cor. London Telegraph.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-05
The Butcher Bird,

l have learned many new things about
the habits of the peculiar butcher bird. A
pair of them have followed me while plow-
ing for three or four days at a time, watch
ing and waiting for me to overturn nest
of field mice.
When | overturn a nest, they will pounce
down upon the little mice and claw and
peck them to death. Then the mouse car
casses are carried away to some neighbor-
ing orange or lemon tree and spiked upon
the thorns The birds seldom eat the mice,
but kill them from sheer love of excite
ment. When they can spike live mouse,
or even rat, on n thorn, they flutter about
and chatter with themselves, as if they had
great fun in seeing the rodents squirm and
twist in the throes of death
But | am most surprised to see how
strong butcher birds are, and what they
can lift and fly away with. | have often
seen toads that had been impaled upon the
thoms of "a century plant upon my place
and left to die. The other morning | saw a
butcher bird with a snake fully foot long.
He had it by the back of the neck and flew
with it up into an orange tree. He then
nailed the reptile onto thorn and sat
and watched it. He let the snake wrig-
gle almost off, when he flew at it and would
fix it on more firmly. Because these birds
are destructive to gophers and rats they
are considered the friends of the orange
grower.-San Francisco Examiner.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-05
EVENSONG.

In the heart of a Saxon forest | followed the
winding ways,
Deep cushioned in moss and barred with the
sunsets slaning rays,
When out of the distance dim, where no end to
the path was seen,
Where the breath Of the springtime hung like
molionless mist Of green,
heard a soand of singing, majestic. sad and
clear,
Rise from the forest deeps and float on the
evcnngair
stopped and wondered and waited as it near
er and nearer grew,
Solemn and strange and sad, till at last came
into view
No vision Of spirits drcamt of in weird old for.
est lore,
Who roam the greenwood singing forever and
evermGre.
But six Tcutonic nlaidcns, tanned with the rain
and sun,
A burthen of bllcted wood on the shoulders Of
every one.
How sturdly by they marched and the chant
ing passed away
In the fragrant depths of the forest, and died
with the dying day.
No spirits indeed! Yet | thought, as while
unused and stood,
That music more than earthly had passed
through the darkening wood.
And thought that the day to the morrow be-
qucathed in that solemn strain
The whole worlds hope and labor, its love and
its ancient pain.
T. w. Rolleston in London Spectator.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-05

business extension in cities is crowding
the street area. This area is precisely the
same in old cities like Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, etc, for the present popua-
ton and business operations that existed n
century ago. The Crowding of streets with
the transportation essential for the move
ment of goods increases with great rapid
ity, but when the crowding is augmented,
perhaps doubled, by the presence of the
means of transporting passengers the diff
cultles involved are almost appalling.
With every increase of population the com
panies having in charge transportation
facilities must, in order to accommodates
the public, add more cars and more ami
mals-if animals are the motive power
and so rapidly add to the already crowded
condition of streets.
This process is one which attacks the
health and the safety of the people. The
presence of SO many horses constantly
moving through the streets is very seri
GUS matter. The vitiation of the air bv
the presence of so many animals is alone "A
sufficient reason for their removal, while
the cloggcd condition of the streets i'm
pedes BUSINESS, whether carried on with
teams or on foot, and involves the safety
OF life and limb. 1t is a positive necessity,
therefore, from this point of view alone,
that the problems connected with rand
transit should be speedily solved, and this
feature demands the efforts and the sun
port of sanitarians.-Carroll ID. WRIGHT in
Popular Science Monthly.