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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
hammered through the arteries at his

heart.
And at last the moment came-the
moment that was to reveal to him
all or nothing. He rosc-that DOOR,
trembling photographer rose, l say.
took il carefully by it's dripping
edges. that plate upon which his fate
was hanging, half closed his eyes,
held it to the single ray of light that
filtered through the yellowcd pane,
to stagger back with a groan Of an
gu'sh, to, let it crash into a thousand
pieces. His son! Good heavens! The
face of the murderer, the face of the
son!
Five minutes later, when Frederick
Bouscal. the photographer, came from
his nook, and the chef de r
awaiting him with impaticnce, hur-
ricd to meet him, he saw Immediately
by the pallor of his face, by his SOM
brc eyes, that he had nothing good
to announce to him.
SWELL" said he, s'nothing?:"
''No." responded lbouscal, s'noth-
ing"
Gallons! no matter: try it a second
time; do 1T again"
'.ImpOssiblc. the transparency of
the cornca is destroyed. / wished to
wash it, and l burned it through
mistake in the vials. l salute YOU.
NJ. lie Chef" And Frederick Rouscal
turned away.
The next morning the commissaire
OF the quarter of Icrnes, forwarding
TO the prefecture his regular report,
headed it with tho following item:
To-day at 10 O'clock IL summons
to 100. Rue Laugicre. A call from
the concierge, suspicious of charcoal
fumes from the room of the Bous-
calls, man and wife, his %locataires.
The door, by my order, was forced.
Too latc-thcy were dead, both
of them, side by side upon the he'd. a
brazicr of lighted charcoal plainly in
dicating the manner OF the death. A
double suicide; poverty the cause.
'.From - Commissairc - of
Tcrnes, third. 10th d."
''Bali, these inventors" murmured
M. Theodore. as his secretary con-
cludcd the reading, "thcy are all
alike, stupid and rash; though 1,
too. on this occasion, have naught to
boast of. But how the deuce" he
added, as the memory of that pale,
sad face rose up before him, chow
tine deuce could 1 think of suicide for
Il cause SO triiling as this:?"
IA cause as thrilling as this9:"
All, my worthy chef dc surete, it is
not everything that is known in that
prefecture of thinc.-The French.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
The Hotel Business.

Some idea of the enormous propor-
tions the business of hotel excepting
has assumed in this country may be
gained from the fact that there are
in the United States upwards of 3d.
600 hotels, exclusive of what may
properly be termed inns and taverns
and what are commonly known as
apartment houses, although the lat
ter are in many instances conducted
as hotels, in that they have Il COM
mon kitchen and dining room. Dur
ing the past two years there have
been opened in the city of New York
four new hotels the aggregate cost of
which, including furniture, was up-
wards of $1n, 600, 600.
They are veritable palaces in archi-
tectural design and interior splendor,
and yet they may be said to be. only
in keeping with a large number Of
hotels with which our citizens have
for years been familiar. In proof of
this, and as a notable fact, it may be
mentioned that in the municipal tax
levy for the current year the highest
valuation put upon any building, but
one, in the whole city of New York,
is placed upon a hotel that las en-
joyce: a world wide fame for thirty
years; and another curious fact is,
that the two hotels bearing the high
est assessed valuations are two of the
oldest in the city, thus illustrating
the high character maintained by
the hotels of New York for many
generations.-North American Re-
view.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
Morphine Ficnd an Never Tasted 1T

'There goes a woman who is a.
confirmed morphine ticnd, and yet
she never took a drop of the durg in
her life," remarked a well-known
chemist, pointing to a woman walk
ing down Chestnut street. mo, she
doesn't inject it, either, and yet her
system is thoroughly saturated with
it. Strange? No, not so very. if you
know the circumstances. You see it.
is this way: She is employed in IL
large labratory. and her special work
is weighing morphine. She has been
doing this for years, and has absorbed
the drug through the pores of the
skin. The more she perspires the
more freely she abSorbs the morphine.
During the week she is perfectly we'll,
but on Sunday the reaction sets in,
and she says she never sleeps over
two hours on Sunday nights and is
perfectly wretched. In time her sys-
ten will break down, and she will 20
to pieces just the same as in the cases
Of confirmed opium or morphine
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
acquired an accomplishment that will
be useful to you. Never get off back.
| ward or straight out from the car
! ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Bcnvcnuto Ccllini's Doc.

Facts like the following, taken
from the memoirs Of RenvenutO Gel
lini, attest the marvellous instinct of
the canine race, and are not very
rare:-
A robber q night made his way
into Cellini's studio, and the artists
dog at first tried to attack the thief,
who was armed with a sword; then,
running to the room occupied by the
workmen. he Weakened them, pulling
the covers from their beds and shak-
ing them by the arms. Not UNDER
standing the cause of these impOrtun-
tiles, the workmen drove the animal
from the room and locked the door.
The dog then started in pursuit of
the robber, who had gained the
street, and seized him hy the mantle;
but the thief had the presence of
mind TO call s'mad dog" which
brought a number of people to his
assistance, and for the time he es.
capped punishment.
A long time after, as Cellini was
walking n day in a public square
at Rome, his dog suddenly sprang
upon a young man and iercely chung
to him, Notwithstanding the swords
and clubs of the bystanders He was
finally made to release the young
man, who retired SO hastily that he
let several small objects fall from UNI
der his CLOAK. and among them Gel
lini recognized a ring belonging to
himself.
'Uh," cried he, sit is the miscreant
WHO entered my studio at hight, and
my dog has recognized him." and us
he spoke he set the animal free,
when the rohber fastened to ask par
don and confess his crime.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
An llccenrr,c Duchess

Auction sales develop queer things.
Toe sale in London some years ago of
the effects of the Duchess of Somer-
set, then recently deceased, says
Harper's Bazar, showed that dis.
tinguishcd lady to have been Il person
of much ecccntricity in tie matter
of her wardrobe. Among sixteen
hundred lots offered for sale were. ii
reports published at the time were
accurate. five hundred lace and other
handkerchiefs, two thousand pairs of
gloves, five hundred Indian and other
shawls, six hundred pairs of silk
stockings, and dresses of all sorts
and descriptions of forty years. fash.
ions.
1t was rather a pitiful spectacle,
too, says the newspaper Boswell, who
writes of this extraordinary sale: ssfor
the owner of these things had for
thirty years before her death led the
life of q recluse, shutting herself up
in her house, and yet ordering regu-
larly from her milliner ateach change
of season the dresses she would have
worn If she had been mixing in soci-
ETY.. Every three months She would
be dressed I'M court costume. as if
going to a reception, and would walk
in it up and down her own rooms,
much as the widow of Macmillan of
Mexico would celebrate the anniver-
saries of her murdered husbands
drawing-room days by arraying herself
in her best, and preparing for the
courJiers who would never more come
to pay him reverence.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
MAY save Your Life.

More accidents are attributable to
the Ignorance Of people in not know
ing how to get on and off Il street car
than tn any other cause. A motor
man says that to do this with perfect
safety and "a is not difficult to
learn if only a little attention is be-
slowed upon il. The ladies are par
ticularly careless in getting on and
off street cars, and 1T is to them more
y than the gentlemen that he COM
mends the following suggestions.
The perfect ease and grace with which
some people board electric and cable
cars while in motion can be seen
every day. They simply carry out
the rules appended.
When you wish to take a a stand
on the right-hand side of the street,
on the far crossing, in the direction
the car you wish to take is going.
Look toward the motorman or grin.
man of the approaching car; raise
your hand with a slight inclination;
the signal will be understood and the
car stopped. Before attempting to
get on. transfer anything YOU may be
carrying to the left hand or arm:
stand close to the car; grasp the hand
rail with the right hand, step on the
lower step with the left foot, give a
light spring with the right foot, and
you will find yourself safely and
speedily on board. AS you approach
the corner where you wish to alight,
signal tho conductor, move toward
the rear Of the car, holding tight to
the platform or side of the door 50
that you will not feel the sudden jerk
made in stopping: step on the lower
step; face the way the car is going;
hold on to the rail with the left
hand; stepping OF, alight with the
right foot bending the knee slightly,
bring the left foot in front Of the
right and You will dnd that you have
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
What Is Electricity?

AS far as the writer is able to I'm.
dcrstand the matter now, electricity
is simply motion of the molecules of
the different substances which are
the subjects of electrical action, just
as heat, light. and sound are, and the
only difference between these forces
is the rate of the motion. The mo-
tion of sound, a we all know, is COM
paratiyely SLOW: that of heaU and
light are very rapid. That of cleo
tricity would appear to be somewhat
between the slow motion of sound
and the rapid motion of those heat
wave whose motion is slowest. And
it would appear that the wonderful
adaptability which electricity shows
for every kind of work is due entirely
to the position which its rate of mo.
tion occupies in the scale of the ener-
gics. 1t would also appear that the
reason this wonderful agent laid DOR
mant for so many ages and is even
now only partially developed is, very
largely at any rate, because we have
no n which responds to the par
ticular periods of vibration comprised
within the electrical range.
Heat currents would be far more
efficient than electric currents ii we
could make use of them as we do of
the latter; and, as before remarked,
the reason electricity is such a useful
agent appears to he because its rate
of vibration is sufficiently high to adj
nit of rapid transmission, yet not
sufficiently SO to be destructive. 1t
only becomes destructive when it is
transformed into hcat.-Electrica!
Review,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
THE TONGUE AND SPEECH.
Dlmcuitle. which Foreigners Have with
Certain Combinations.

stsNA RAA0X6
Certain Combinations.
For making the s and the tongue
has to tic partially applied to u pur-
t!on of the palate nea the teeth.
Not only, however, must the contact
be incomplete, but its place is in
detinitc-may he halt an inch further
hack.
To make sh and zh the contact has
to be made not with the tip. but
with the upper surface of the tongue.
and must be an incomplete contact.
Though for making the liquids the
tips of the tongue and the sides of
the tongue are used, yet the reQuis-
lite is not any exact adjustment Of the
tip. but an imperfect contact with
the palate.
For the tn the tip is used along
with the edges Of the tongue, but no
perfect adjustment is required, either
to the edges of the teeth or to the
junction of the teeth with the palate,
where the sound may equally we'll be
made.
Though for the t and d complete
contact of the tip and edges of the
tongue with the palate is required,
yet the place of contact is not detin-
lite. and the tip takes no more lm-
pOrtant share in the action than the
sides.
ANY one who observes the move
ments of his tongue in speaking will
find that there occur no cases : in
which the adjustment must have an
eXactness corresponding to the ex-
IRENE power of discrimination which
the tip possesses; for speech this en-.
dowmcnt is useless.
Even were it useful it could not be.
shown that it has heen developed by
survival of the flttest; for though
perfect articulation is useful, yet i'm
perfect articulation has rarely such
;n effect as To impede a man in the
maintenance of his life. If he is IL
good workman, a Germans inter.
changes of BIS and ps do not disadvan-
tage him.
"A Frenchman who, in place of the
sound OF til always makes the sound
OF z, succeeds as a teacher of music or
dancing, no less than III he achieved
the English pronunciation. Nay, even
such an im%perfection Of speech as
that which arises from cleft palate
does not prevent a man from getting
on III he is capable.
True, it may go against him as a
candidate for Parliament, or as an
"%nrator" of the unemployed (mostly
not worth employing). But in the
struggle for life he is not hindered
by the effect to the extent of being
less able than others to maintain
himself and his offspring.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
WORKING Dogs IN belgium.


Consul Smith, at Liegc Belgium.
reports as follows to the Government
at Washington: "Liege is a city of
large wealth and great industrial ac-
tivity, possessing the largest manu-.
factory Of machines and machinery
in the world and employing as many
horses as any other town of its size in
Europe, and yet for every horse, al
least two dogs are to be seen in har-
ness on the streets. They are to b.
met at all hours Of the day. but in
the early morning the boulevards are
literally alive with them. Six hun.
dred pounds is the usual draft of an
ordinary dog, though a mastiff is
often taxed with twice that amount. "
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
RepcisalS.

!n.tne summer OF 1864 eight En-.
gllsh merchantmen anchored in the
roads at Gibraltar England and
France were then at war. A French
brig came in after them, and brought
up near. At sea, if they could take
her, she would have been a lawful
prize. S%paniards under similar cir
cumstances had not respected the
neutrality of English harbors. The
Englishmen were perhaps in doubt
what to do when the officers of the
Holy Office came off to the French
ship. The sightof the black familiars
drove the English wild. Three q!
them made a dash at the French
ship, intending to sink her The In
Quisitors sprang into their boat and
rowed for their lives. The CASTLE gun
opened and the harbor police put out
to interfere. The French ship, how
ever, would have been taken, when,
unluckilN Alvarez de Bacan. with a
Spanish squadron, came round into
the straits. Resistance was impos.
sible.
The eight English ships were cap
tlred and carried off to Cadiz. The
English flag vas trailed under de Ba-
cans stern. The crews, 24O mon in
all, were promptly condemned to the
galleys. In defense they could but
say that the Frenchman was an
enemy, and a moderate punishment
would have sufficed for a violation of
the harbor rules which the Spaniards
themselves SO little regarded. But
the lnquisftlon was memorable, and
the men were treated with such Pc
culiar brutality that after nine
months 80 only of the 24O were alive.
Ferocity was answered by ferocity.
Listen to this! The Cobhams of Cow
ling Castle were Protestants by de.
scent. Lord Gotham was famous in
the Lollard m%artyrology. Thomas
Gotham. of the family, had taken
to the sea, like many of his friends.
While cruising in the Chanhel he
caught sight Of a Spaniard on the
way from Antwerp to Cadiz with
forty prisoners on board consigned, it
might be supposed. to the lnauisi-
tion.
They were, of course, Inquisition
prisoners; for other offenders would
have been dealt with on the spot.
Gotham chased her down into tho
Bay of Biscay took her, scuttled her.
and rescued the captives. But that
was not enough. The captain and
crew he sewed up in their own main
sail and flung them overheard. They
were washed ashore dead, wrapped in.
their extraordinary winding sheet.
Gotham was called to account for
this exploit. but he does not seem to
have been actually punished. In a
very short time he was out and away
again at the, old work. There were
plenty with him.-Longman's Maya
zine,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23

~ lind no trouble in mashinR you.n
remarked the dude to the mosquito
on the back Of his neck" ..Yesr
Rasped the skeets with it's last breath.
''I'm dead stuck on you.n
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
Felt Sorry for Him.

Train Robber-Hold up your hands.
Victim - I'm just from Chicago.
Train Robber Ito his pals)-Say, BOYS.
let's chip in for this poor devil. H.
must be worse of than we are
Texas Siftings.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23

VAN PELr-When my wife gets
Mysteries and begins to cry, how can
I stop her? Invalid's Wife-Tell her
IL is making her nose red
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23
MY WATCH.
ah, fast ticking out
rrosars OF pain and doubt,
GO&nu1t, toll, and strife

o0VD . w -
-ssh, fast ticking out
sars Of pain and doubt,
l0 toll, and strife
Your span of life;
s%sEft-wrung Bighs and teurs
). A. STASif ter with the years,
-u-sssa ais drop and fado
r----I. loom llieB summer made,
1T WOulQ thoughts oach other chase
IN form a , Upon your face.
-A your motions givo,
less have 1 to live.
OF COURilize this thought,
t;me ich solemn meaning fraught.
C'nne Wnesome now born Joy drew nigh
get O1A.se happy lnys gone bv.
~, ND your slight Ii, nas all too slow
Will 0Ntiiu nbont your fncc did go2
Hltbosa taruv hours have piissed,
,Ouid they wore not now no fastt
EVEker stopping in your Eight,
whole ser pIusirg day Or night;
~. III inolneiiu II r.st you crave
InOSc, we cradle b, tho grave,
u uover-reusinr motion.
udy dtuee-nst as tho ,ides ut ocean:
that da ny pscililule 10 hurry,
uuut II iuutnent II furry;
yar vera hearts almost pr.y
r-.NyOu would IL moment stay.
This ti.,ings rest--tlio clouds Mt noon,
W no leaves i'll nights of June;
Slaug!, .ie sriri-bewiidcrOl braun
+ha slelp fnlis like sottrst rain;
Cnc opehestnra wien day awake.
will cstled ywl.tn uoslor si,.Ees
- vi isOUu from out INC SlilOs
6crapc I4vn.i,cr. M lovers eycs.
stioue sw oil on your wny,
u iCst:iS night or day.
a DEiwlst joy those hands invo brough.i
hnipr uS:cii days with rapture fraucht;
'Se o.den ,;ttys by siiuiit iouutnin;
gun a~ni:enIuys on breezy mountain;
.tys il.ae more divine by lovo
NouSCc an ny raiiauce from ubuve.
a clear 20. " lni.ls tuit To ,he sense
-. N u tGoio,s and bear tliem helce;
lett tF los wat. tine concculs
80 littio ticking wheels!
Yet when tlosc slight i,rnds shall mark
nh .t last hour wfsm ni er,w, dark,
AID small still keep licking on
When enrth's li.lt rom mo l. COMO.
Little w,..ch. Your luce slull be
Stii i, memory sweet to me.
Though OWNER light may shine
On tileso opened oyuH of mine.
FOR ynar hands that never ceuhe
Bring "J last the uurfccs lioaco.
-Eeml:ie bar.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23

lr you want to know asmsn,s char.
acter, tand out how he aots q home.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-23

WHEN YOU lind a bureau drawer
locked, You can always flnd the key
within i've feet Of It
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-05
CRISP DECLINES.
Will Not Accept the Place Made
Vacant by the Death OF
COiUuitt

WASHINGTON, u. g., March 30.-Speak-
er Crisp has had the unusual honor of
declining seat in the United States
Senate that has been formally rendered
to him without solicitation and wholly
unexpectedly. Gov. Northen last even
ing telegraphed Judge Crisp that he had
been appointed to the Senate to succeed
the late Senator Colquitt. The Speaker
to-day telegraphed declination of the
office. He feels that his presence is
necessary in the House for the pres
ent. The Governors telegram to Speak
er Crisp was as follows:
CHARLES f. CRISP, SPEAKER HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON: [ have APP
pointed you to fill the vacancy in the United
States Senate caused by the death of Sen
ator Alfred II. Colquitt. L beg you will at
once tender me your resignation so that l
can forward your commission in time for
take part in the discussion and settlement
of the tariff measure soon to come before
the Senate. / am pleased to tender you this
appointment because your distinguished
services in the House have commanded the
admiration and Endorsement of our people,
and [ am quite sure my action will be most
heartily applauded by them.
J. NORTHERN, Governor.
Ex-Corgressman Blount was strongly
urged for the place, but the Governor
believed that Judge Crisp, from his
well-known views on the silver and tar
if questions, would be the most useful
man in the Senate that can be found in
tho ctoto
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-05

a new Belgian cabinet. will retain his
portfolio as interior minister.
SECRETARY SMITH decided that the
claim of Illinois to Kankakee swamp
lands could not be entertained.
SILVER men concede they cannot COM
mand the necessary votes to override
the veto of the seigniorage bill.
FIFTY unemployed men at Boston
presented petitions to the Massachu-
sets legislature demanding relief
AT Montedoro, Sicily, fight between
the workingmen and police resulted in
the serious injury of three villagers.
SECRETARY HoKE SMITH decided to
give Chicago the Indian warehouse, as
contemplated by him some time ago.
HENRY MILLER's general store at Pam
anna, Ind, was entered by burglars and
500 and a large amount of goods taken.
THE jury in the case of Eloise Rude
ger. charged with the murder of Bar
on" Reiser at South Omaha, disagreed.