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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
ToLsToI ON SOCIETY,".
He 1h,nk. 1t Abnormal. but Says . Goo.
Word for America.

He Thinks It Abnormal, but Says . Good
Word for America.
.Tolstoi, the great Russian socialist,
was recently interviewed in regard to
his opinion OF men and things, and,
according to his wont, he expressed
self without reserve. Among other
things he said: Il consider the cultured
society OF to-day, as you call it,as some-
thing abnormal. Common sense has
lost its footing there, and, as for love,
1t Is conspicuous by its absence. 1t Is
very sad. Inbred sin leads to grewsome
consequences, especially because it Is
never possible to define the form in
which 1t is likely to manifest itself or
the victims predestined for it. II q
dying horse in the street lashes out in
spas,ms any passer-by may fail under
He VAS then asked which nation
American, French, English or German
The considered the most vicious and
abnormal. AT any rate not the Ameri.
cans" he replied. ITO their credit
must be put an immense national self.
love, which cannot exist in an abnor.
NAL people. l one day wrote an article
on America and the Americans, in
which ! did not particularly overload
| sent the MSS. over the ocean, think.
ing it would be accepted by ,tny paper
as eagerly as my other productions.
Not q bit Of it. The translator took it
to fourteen different editors withou,
getting it accepted, and finally it had
to be sent to England"
If not America, Count, them"
why, France! Can anybody con.
slider France as normal where such
things as Panama occur, where mer
occupying high positions in society are
ready to commit any crime for gold? Ii
that q normal state? A thousand times
o1ts
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
Il EYES POWER.
An ocullst Thinks That Il Has Deterio-
rated OF Late Year,,

"a AaV0 A01EH0
think the eye power Of the present
generation of civilized men must have
d~eteriorated q good deal, said an ocu-
list. I am called upon to examine many
young persons nowadays whose eyes
showsno symptoms OF disease or stra-
bismus,. but are simply unable to do
Of school boys, school girls, college
showing symptoms OF Overwork. This
weakness seems to be constitutional,
and glasses are required which lessen
the muscular strain on the eyes only.
In spite OF tho invention Of the type
writer, which has relieved the eyes Of
much work, the state Of things is al
o a9sf sa u aSSo e @R Rssdeaiis! in business
That this is deterioration from the
men of old, is evidenced, I think, by
the vast amount OF work some of them
are known to have done without any
trouble from their eyes. Take Dickens
volumtnous works, for instance. He
wrote them all with his own hand,
volume after volume, and composing is
o far greater strain on the eyes than
mere copying or reading. since compos-
ing or studying involve mental effort
as we'll as physical. Dickens wrote q
great deal of the time with blue ink
upon blue paper, and his ensures and
interlineations were done in 30 fine q
hand that it used to be the despair of
the printers. Scott wrote all his nu-
merous works and poems without the
aid of an amanuensis; johnson did the
vast amount Of work involved in his
dictionary in the same way, and Thack-
cray. who write his long-drawn-out
stories in an almost microscopic hand.
used to say laughingly but truthfully
novelist he could earn money by exhib.
iting his ability to write the Lords
Prayer on his thumb nail,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
re,.,,e en u, .,pr,nys

10 wy far from amazing, u~usravelel reader,
II 90 be you are one. Arebellion fsmented By
each mountainous ave that smitss the yes
ssl's hull threatens absolutely to dislodge your
very vitals from their natural resting plsos.
and . nausea 90 friehtful that IL would recon.
cile you TO . termination Of your suRerines BY
shipwreck hsrasses you. Well for you then. OF
rather before this crisis. II you are provided
with Hostetter's Stomach Btttsrs, Q swift
remedy for and preventive Of the nausea Of
travellers BY sea OF land. nervousness caused
by the vibration Of the screw Of steamer OF the
jsrring Of . railway train. and N antidote to
bowel. liver and stomachic troubles caused BY
Impure water and unaccustomed food. The
Bitters also counteracts the effects Of fatigue
laris. rheumatism and kidney trouble.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

Like Barkis, Pritcs Poniatowski
seems willia. but whether Miss Maude
Burke, the California heiress, will BE-
as responsive as dear old teggotty
proved to he is an open question. NJ IS
Burke is about tn sail for Europe, leav-
ing her prince behind her. and il is
said she has not even named the day.
Philadelphia Inquil or.
1t is gratifying to know that at least
one American girl cannot be bought
with q title. There are others, no
doubt. but Miss Maude Alice Burke, IN
refusing Prince Pom. atowski, has set
an example that many of her country
women will do vel to follow. The DAYS
when a king or any of his royal de.
s%cendants can win q wolnan by merely
shaking his ha d lcrchief ut her is
over, for republican America at least.
New York ADVERTISE.
AFFAIR. In Africa.
1t is not at all surprising to lean
that all the violent k CT ing again.t
Spanish rule in North Africa has b. en-
inspired by Muley Hassen. A rose by
any other name could not kick SO hard.
st. Louis I epubltc.
Kabba Rega is the name of the
African king who is a. present taking
q preliminary course of machine guns
in the line of English civilization. It
will cost Kabba all his possessions to
get out Of school. King Lobengula re-
Gently took the full course and died.
Exchange.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
COMMENT.
On variou. Subjects.

On Various Subjects.
He who raises q laugh dees not nee
essarily elevate his Observation-Disclosures
kee Journal.
Rosebery rattles around in Glad
stone 8 c.iair. but fails to ill it.-New
York Recorder.
It must be said to the credit of Mad
cline Pollard that she is out of politics.
New York World.
The latest news from Honolulu shows
ning-rod grounded.-Ncw York World.
There's a good deal of peanut politics
In Congress. Yes; and u good deal OF
chestnut politics.-New York Herald.
Canada i;s, anxious to join MS that
even her towns clip into tho water and
hurry along 10 us.-New York Journal.
Spring has come. Tigers in circus
menager es will sOOn commence to kill
their keepers. New Orleans 1 leu.
yune.
"Breck" indicates that he doesn't en-
pect to be v%inaicated, but he want to
be elected all the same.-New YORK
journal.
1t is now said that the yelled woman
seen with the commOnweul army is
Wattecson's e capped sstar.eyed god
dess. Buffalo News.
A jury has awarded Il Dakota man
SS22a 900 for the l.ss OF his feet. AT this
rate he will he u rich man if he caa
hold IN long enough Chicago Tines.
A Kansas PAPER says that. if Jim
Lane were ali Q to-day, he would be Il
Populist. How easy it is to abuse u
mar when he is dead!.-Kansas City
Star.
1t is difficult to please a woman. If
her husband abuses he: he il u brute.
II he is a mildly hammered, inofl.ns.
having a soul of his own.-Boston
Transcript.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
Napoleon's Wit.

Il has been charged against Napo-
leon, as II has bcen chal ge1 against
Wellington, that he lacked humor, but
he certainly did not lack wit when he
said to a beautiful young m who
married q hideous old man, who had
given her magnificent jewels: The
present makes her forget the future"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
MIX Sold b. tho Pound.

At Quebec the winter markets are
very curious. Everything is frozen.
Large pigs, killed perhaps months be-
lore, may be seen standing frozen in
the bltcher's shop. Frozen necks of
beef, mutton, deer, fowl, cod, paddock,
and cells. long and stin, like walking.
sticks, abound on the stalls. Milk also
Is kept frozen, and issold by tho pound
in masses which look like lumps Of
white marble.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
The First Patents.

Tho first recorded patent in this
country was taken out July 81, 1890, by
Samuel Hopkins for an improved meth
cd Of making potash, and the second
was issued Aug. 6 of the same year to
]. s. Sampson for q candle mold. There
have been scores Of patents along the
but as pioneers these s'a are v sery1 inter- ssp.
esting. Most Of the early patents re-.
lated to household industry and fur.
nish evidence that even at that early
day Yankee ingenuity was busy.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
A Lesson in English.

"After you," as the policeman said
to the escaping sneak thief.
Pardon me-" as the criminal said to
the Governor.
"step this way, please" as the dane.
ing master said to his class.
by, by, "as the clerk said to the GUS
toner.
.Ho, there" as the farmer said to his
field hand.
Take a chair" as the dentist said tic
his patient.
you make me tired" as the hired
girl said to the Monday washing:
chine said to the nickel.
Call again" as the poker player said
to the other poker player.
Get on to it," asfhe bicycle teacher
said to his nervous scholar.
Come around next week." as Thurs
day said to the day before.
Its all up with you" as the sidewalk
sweeper said to the roof cleaner.
YOU'RE a corker," as the brewer said
to the bother.
That's the end Oft" as the boarder
said to the landlady when she gave
him the tail of the chicken.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
America,s big oyster Crop.

Tho luscious bivalve is evidently
Msryland's oyster. OF the S5,0.0,tGO
bushels Of oysters produced in the
world each year nearly 3c,0o0,CC0 BUSH
els are natives Of the United States,
and more than 100000 bushels come
M Mary ' Saa1 annual usIe product t is s. nesr ~
ss.oGo,ooo, that Of tho United State,
about sl6,oO0,CO0, and that Of the rest
of the world . little more than sl2, $780,.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

IN 1850 "Bro,cn's Bronchial Troches" were
introduced, and their success as 1, cure for
Colds. Coughs. Asthma. ind Bronchitis has
been unparalleled.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
Don't Blame the Cook

II a baking POWDER is not uniform in strength,
so that the same quantity will always do the same
work, no one can know how to use it, and uni
%formlygood, light food cannot be produced with it.
All baking powders except Royal. because
improperly compounded and made from inferior
materials, lose their strength quickly when the can
is opened for use. At subsequent bakings there
will be noticed a falling off in strength. The food
isheavy, and the flour, eggs and butter wasted.
1t is always the case that the consumer suffer,
in pocket, if not in health, by accepting any SUBJ
stitute for tile Royal Baking Powder. The Royal
is the embodiment of all the excellence that it is
possible to attain in ar absolutely pure powder.
1t is always strictly reliable. 1t is not only more
economical because of its greater strength, but
will retain its full leavening power, which no
other powder will, until used, and make more
wholesome food.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

N. L. THOMPSON q CO., pruss,s,a, cou.
dersporN Pa, say Halls Catarrh Cure 10
the best and only sure cure FOR catarrh they
ever sold. Druggists sell 1t, CSC
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

The first letter envelope dates back
to May, 1896. 1t is now in the British
Museum, London.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

shiloh's ConsumPtion Cure Is sold on q ensr.
best Cough Ouro. 0csnts. 90 cents and 1l.0o.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

INDIANS believe that mirages are
caused by evil spirits.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

KNIVES and forks were not in gen.
eral use until the seventeenth century.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

moro enchanting than . Young girls face made
supremely beautiful BY the use OF Glonn's Suis
Ohur SOap.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
Tho subject Of the above portrait 70 the

Tho subject Of the above portrait 70 the
Rev. Charles Prosser, . much beloved and
most devout minister Of the gospel Of Car
mel, Northumberland Co, Pa. Nj. Prosser's
usefulness. was; for q long time, greatly inn
How his maiady was fln,aiiy conquered wo
will let him tell in his own language. He
says : ~ was o crest sufferer from dyspep-
sia, and I had suffered SO long that I was
q wreck life was rendered undesirable and
It seemed death was near ; but I came in
Discovery and his Pleasant Pellets Itook
twelve bottles of Discovery and several
bottles Of the sPellets,' and followed the
hygenic advice Of DR.. Pierce, and I mn
happy to say it was indeed O cure, for life is
worth living now"
plant" OF torpid liver, 6iliousness, constipa-
ton, chronic diarrhca and oil arrangements
Of the liver, stomach and bowels, Doctor
Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery effects
perfect cures when all other medicines fail.
It has O specific tonic effect upon the lining
membranes Of the stomach and bowels. As
strength to the whole system and builds up
solid flesh to the heolthy standard, when re-
duced BY !" wasting diseases"
Mr.. j. +. Hudson, a prominent lawyer Of
Whitcherville, Sebastian Co, Ark, writes
ton, nervousness and general debility, and
finding no relief In my efforts to regain my
health, I was induced to try DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery and PLEASANT
Pelleta.' Under this treatment, I improved
very much and in . few months iva able to
attend to my professional dutiean
Yours truly,
f.E MA%-
To purity, enrich and vitalise the blood,
and thereby invigorate the liver and diges.
tive organs, brace up the nerves. and put
the system in order generally : also to build
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
;s:,ilr Cures

malaria, and Hoods s~arsaparilla built us up
and keeps us healthy and free from sickness.
We cordially recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla."
Nh. WILLIAM EVANS. West Haven, Conn.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
f.E MAL

To purity, enrich and vitalise the blood,
and thereby invigorate the liver and diges.
tive organs, brace up the nerves. and put
the system IN order generally !: also to build
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25

hoods Pills are the best family cathartic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-09
THE BUSINESS SITUATION.

The commercial agencies report tina.
there is very little change in the busi-
ness situation and the few exceptions
where improvement is noticed are
simply of local Importance, not improve
ments warranted by the better condi-
tfon OF general trade. Unfavorable
weather, the strike of the coal miners,
and labor disturbances still contribute
their full share TO the hindrances to
business improvement, nearly 300, 900
industrial workers being idle OH account
of strikes.
Gold expectations still continue and
the reserve is rapidly being re-
duced. Conflicting reports come
from Washington in regard to
Mr.. Carlisle's probable action
in case the reserve falls below $65, ,000,-
900, the point at which he thought il
imperative last year TO issue bonds, but
the action of the New York bankers in
drawing gold from the Treasury and
accumulating it in their own vaults is a
significant pointer as to their belief in
another bond issue.
In the meantime the tariff question
seems but little nearer "A solution and
hope for "A business revival under these
circumstances is foolish.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-09
THE GOVERNMENT DEBT.

We are now approaching the end ol
the government fiscal year and the treas
ury statements show condition that il
startling. The May statement show.
that the aggregate Of the debt, includ-
ing certificates and treasury notes
amounted at the end of May
to $1,63S, ,045,005, which represents
a net increase of nearly $500, 900 for the
month and of over $92, ,0OO, 900 since the
beginning of the fiscal year. The aggre-
gate interest and non-interest- bearing
debt amounted to $l,016,91 $50. 1S,
decrease of $640, $40 so for the month,
but an increase of over $50, 900, 900
for the IL month. The certificates
and treasury notes offset by an
equal amount Of cash in the treas
ury aggregated $621, 1913, 445, an in
crease of $1,13S,6 $50 for the month and
of over $50, 600, 900 for the eleven months
since the beginning of the fiscal year.
Tbe gold reserve at the end of May
stood at $7S,693, ,267 and the net
cash balance at $50, ,161 ,O6s.s5, max
ing total cash balance of $117, ,S54,-
1855. This represents decrease
of $7,243, ,450.0S for the month of May.
The gold in the Treasury amounted
to $14S, ,067, ,S16, of which 800, 900, 11O
was in coin and $4s, ,O67, ,7O6 was in bars.
The total holdings show falling off of
over $22, 900. 900, of which little over
5000, 900 was in coin. The Treasury's
silver holdings amounted to $512, 194,-
954, slight increase for the month.
OF this total s367, $50, 1888 consisted of
standard dollars.
The government receipts for the eleven
months ending with May, amounted to
$270, 474, 4l0, which represents decrease
of more than Ss3,000,O00 as compared
with the corresponding eleven months
of the preceding fiscal year. The
falling off in receipts was most notable
in the item of customs, the receipts from
which were over $65, 900, 900 less than
those from the same source last year.
Internal revenue receipts fell off over
$4,000 and receipts from other
sources nearly $4,OO0,OOO, The expendi.
lures for the eleven months just closed
amounted to S34i ,036, 1897, decrease of
over Sl3,6OO,O00 as compared with those
for the corresponding period Of the pre-.
ceding year.
fFf
This is the Democratic prosperity we
heard so much about during, the last
campaign.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-09
INSURANCE.

Massachusetts VIII Hold the Stakes.
The Aachen and Munich Insurance
Company has entered this country for
business. 1t Will only do business on the
Pacific coast, but will make its deposit OF
500, 900 in Massac husetts.
Death of Leonard Finley.
Leonard M. Finley OF New Orleans,
president of the Sun Mutual Insurance
Company, died Thursday.
Mr.. Finley contracted severe cold two
weeks ago while in attendance at the
meeting OF the Texas Fire Underwriters
Association at Louisville, from which a
severe fever resulted. The immediate
cause OF his death, however, was the
bursting OF tumor in his right side, the
existence OF which was unknown to his
physicians. Mr.. Finley was born in New
Orleans nearly forty-eight years ago, and
when young man entered the services of
the Sun Mutual, of which his grand
father, Leonard Matthews, was then
president.
The South Eastern Tariff Association.
wAsHINoToN, June s.-The closing
session of the South Eastern Tariff Asso-
citation was held today. All Of the
recommendations in the presi ient's
address were adopted. The following
officers were chosen for the year
Thomas Egleston, general agent of Hart
ford at Atlanta, was elected president;
Geo. Dewey, vice president; Chas. Il.
Flemming, secretary. The new executive
committee follows: S. L. Tupper, j. c.
Whitney, w. Z. Chopin, A. B. Andrews,
G. T.. Dox, j. w. Pearce, III. L. Rees, w. l..
Reynolds; resident members, L.R. Warren,
Virginia; +. b. Dewey, North Carolina;
j. b. Ezel, south Carolina; j. G.. Hunter,
Alabama; f. w. McCerren, Mississippi;
II. 5. Wilson, Georgia; Crosley Darkins,
Florida; G. 3. Low, louisiana, associate
members. The death of Leonard M. Fin
ley was announced and suitable resolu-
tions OF sympathy and coincidence to his
family were adopted.
JACOB +. M. LYONS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-09
MEETS WITH APPROVAL.
Judgment Pas-ed on Appropriation Bills
For Government Expenses

Judgment Pas-ed on Appropriation Bills
For Government Expenses
WASHINGTON, June 9-The diplomatic
bill, as agreed TO by the senate committee
yesterday, appropriates sl,579. .43s, an in
crease of go. 700 over the amount ap-
propriated by the house bill.
The salary of the minister to Belgium
is increased from s75o0 TO $40, 900, and that
OF the minister to Switzerland from S65OO
to $1,000. A secretary of legation for
Nicaragua Is added, at $500 per annum.
The appropriation for co ntingent ex-
penses OF United States consulates is in
creased to the extent of $4,000, and an
additional $4,000 il" appropriated for the
bureau of American Republics. There
are also small increases for clerk hire and
for consuls general, consuls and vice
consuls.
The army bill, as agreed on. shows an
aggregate increase Of only $40, 400 over the
house bill. the total being s2s, 6O6 IA. The
increases by the senate omInittee include
$l5 900 for the removal of the Apache and
other Ind Jan prisoners from Mount Vernon
barracks, bama, to Fort Sill, Indian
Territory, ,Ssnd for their support; and s10.-
600 for the purchase OF land for rife
range at Sacketts Harbor. N. Y.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-09
THE TRADE OUTLOOK.
A Slight Improvement Noted in the
Business Channels.
Grain Prices Tending Upward-New
England Industries Hampered BY
Lack of Fuel.


Bp The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June ar q. Dun & Co. 8
Weekly Review of Trade says today:
The outlook for business seems little
better on the whole, though the improve
ment is not great. Moreover, IL Is inn
possible to di stinguish between mere re-
placement Of orders cancelled for want of
fuel or other causes. and the new business
for which works are anxiously looking.
That cancellations have been heavy Is
certain, and it is not entirely clear that
orders of equal magnitude have gone to
other works that are able TO hll them.
The strikes have not ended, though there
is renewed reports that at least partial
settlement is near.
Speculation in products has turned
toward higher prices. and wheat has
risen cents, with an Official state report
of injury in Kansas. The actual receipts
In western ports have been l,4i7, ,Qp3
bushels. against 2,348, ,391 last year, and
the Atlantic exports only Ola, ,S9s bushels,
against 2 253. 955 last year. Corn rose IA
cents. partly in mere sympathy. but with
more substantial accounts of injury, the
western receipts having been 2.s65, 450
bushels, against 3,545, 29l last year.
Pork products and coffee are un-
changed, and cotton Ia steady at 737,
with slender receipts. In spite Of the de-
cline in exports and visible stocks here
and In Europe, amounting to 2,735. AL
bales, against 2,774,607 last year, more
than enough to supply the worlds re-
Quirements for four months.
In the Industrial World
With only 1887 coke ovens working. and
1876 idle, with the Cambria disch arRinQ
half its force and seven out of nine of
the Carnegie furnaces in bessemer out of
blast, the production and manufacture OF
iron and steel are smaller than at any
other time for years. While il IL be
lieved that the deferred work will cause
heavy production after the strike termi
mates, the demand for products Is at pres
ent much below general expectations,
even in the east.
Other industries have been less af-
fected, but many of the textile mills.
even in New England, have now been
closed for lack Of fuel or of orders. be-
sides other concerns in great numb be-
tween the Atlantic and the Mississippi
river. The market for goods is dull and
weak, with further reductions in price.
and stocks visibly accumulating. Sales
of wool in the past five weeks have been
l6,949 49S pounds at three chief markets,
against 2.s75, 600 last year, and 20, 796, l5O
in the same weeks Of 1892.
The returns of failures are still en-
couraging, 2l6 in the United States for
the week. against 322 last year, and 10 in
Canada, against 2T last year. The liabili-
ties in all failures reported In the month
of May were sl3. 3o5. .957, about e5, 42o, coo at
the east, 1850, 900 ut the south aud s3.-
400, 900 at the west. Out of the aggregate
g. 1876. 025 was of manufacturing, and &C.
6S3, 499 of trading soncerns