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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
with a big eel wriggiins in its ella VS.
that a man could MT hold thirty Sec
onds with both hands.
CORRUPTION.
New Works Police Have Levied Near,
500, 100000 In Thirty Years.

New Works Police Have Levied Nearly
1OO.OOO.OO0 In Thirty Years.
An insight has been gained through
the LcXOw Investigating Committee
into the rotterness OF the New York
police department. hut very few have
an adequate idea of the immense
amount of blood money that has been
levied during the thirty years that
this systematic thieving has teen
going on. Conscrvatively computed
the total is stupendous and far ex.
ceeds any other official steal in the
history Of America. 1t is not far
out of the way tn place this gigantic
steal at $lCO, COZ, OOO.
The .'initiation fec" of disorderly
h uses was $500 and the monthly
contribution $50. The present num-
Der of such places in New York is
$500 and the average life Of a
house of this class under one prorri-
etor is three years. Thus we have
the 'initiation fee' for 1900 houses
falling due each year and yielding a
corruption fund of $40, 900. The
regular monthly payments on the H.
500 houses reach $500 IL year for each
or 81, 7OU. OOO for all, giving Il total
of 3,45O.OO0 Il year for disorderly
houses.
Theamount of money paid by green
goods swindlers for police protection
was about 1900 a year, and gam.
blcrs paid a yearly tax of So, 600 for
the privilege OF plying their unholy
calling. The price paid by merchants
for blocking the sidewalks with their
ware was so II year, and as there
were 1900 merchants who paid for
the privilege the amount turned over
to the police annually reached Sao,-
COO. The 500 peddlers OF the city
paid 81 Il week or $4,000 year, and
from the 1000 saloonkcepers al,75O.-
900 "a taken for the privilege en-
tended of violating the excise laws
with impunity. At least 1000 own
ers of stands, Observation-Disclosures and
hootblacks c%ncrOachcd upon the pub.
lie domain to an extent which the
police thought justified an assess
ment of SO each, making SIS. OUO
Il year. &.
We have thus reached the cnor-
nous sum of So, 800, COO u year.
scooped in By the police toIatten the
higher criminals who managed the
city's affairs.
But this system of corruption has
been going on for thirty years. AS
Stunning that thirty years ago the
blackmail amounted to only 10 per
cent. of what it did last year and
that its growth since then has been
uniform we would have the amazing
total during the period of nearly
$500, 900, 00o, or to be exact $685.
$50, 600.
This sum is larger than the bonded
debt of all the Western States: the
bonded debt of New York alone
equals this great figure. And this
sum represents what the police of
New York have demanded and re-
ceived as brides to induce them to
break their oaths of Office and prey
upon instead of protect the city.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
lnc nm xIlsfl OrOWN l-.nIc,

The crown plato Of England does
oot belong 10 tho British treasury. but
to tho head of tho rcigning house for
the time being. Tho nation has moth
ing to do wit it. Much of It belonged
to Queen Victories ancestors long be-
fore they evcr came to England from
Hanover and Brunswick to ascend the
English throne. Tho crown plato in
cludes u peacock of precious stones,
valued at $780, 90; a dinner service of
pure gald for 100 guests; q silver-gilD
comfortably sit; almost 1000 silver
OF them entil ely consisting Of jeweled
snuff boxes. and valued ut $50. coo.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

good luck, so that no one would think
Of even SO much as throwing a stone
at one of the big birds, much less
shoot at one.
There is nj sign of spring so salts
factory to farmers along the coast as
the coming of the tish.hawks. The
coming and going of these birds is
peculiar. You get up some morning
in April and they are here. After
their young are Matched and grown
up it is October, and you get up some
morning and find them gone. The
same birds come back year after year,
and they occupy the same nest,
which always needs a bit of rebuild
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

Habits of the Hawks.
People who visit the northern
coast counties Of New Jersey in sum-
mel are struck with the curious,
bulky nests Of the f1sh-haws. which
are so common in that locality.
These nests r about three feet
across and about two feet deep. and
are nothing moro or less than a big
heap of brush or dead branches. The
hawks are protected in these counties
by the impression that they bring
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
rschanzin to Become n Catholic.

Rchanzin, the eN-King of Dahomey,
Is about to emf race the Roman Cath.
olic faith. When Nj. Carnot was as
sassinated the eS-king ordered q mass
for tho repcse of his soul. He was
greatly affected by the murder of tho
late President, and he has been in a
low state OF health ever since.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
ing and occupies the birds for a few
A SPECIMEN NEST.

ing and occupies the birds for a few
weeks.
1t is generally believed that there
is a law protecting fish. hawks, but it
is IL mistake. There is an unwritten
law and a well-obeyed one of custom.
A boy is told that he must not dis.
turb the birds, and he does not. The
good treatment that the hawks have
received has made them so tame that
their nests are built in door yards
and by the roadsidcs, and the natu-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

send your full name aud address To Dob.
bins Soap Mfg. Co.. Philadelphia. Pa. BY
return mail. and get FREQ Of all cost. .
coupon worth several dollars, ii used BY
you to its full advantage. Don't delay.
This Is worthy attention. 80
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

rally timid birds have no fear of man
kind. The flsh-hawk is found along
many of the inland waters of the
State, but it is impossible to get near
them, and it is a rare thing to find
nest. They are the shyest of birds
q these places.
Years ago the fisher folk along the
cast used to think that If a fish
hawk built its nest on ones land it
vas an omen of good luck. and that
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

strong, plump, round and rosy. Moth
ing so effective as a strength restorer
ence; this puts on healthy flesh not the fat
of cod liver oil and its filthy compounds.
It rouses every organ of the body to &C.
tivity, purifes, enrichcs and vitalizes
the blood so that the body feels refreshed
and strengthened. If you are too thin, too
weak, too nervous, it may be that the food
of bile is necessary for the reception of the
fat foods i'll the blood. Too often the liver
holds back this element which would help
digestion. DR.. Picrcc's Golden Medical
Discovery stimulates, tones up and invig-
crates the liver, nouris.es the blood, and
rich blood they require.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
That Joyfu, Feeling

With the eNlilarating sense of renewed
health and strength and internal cleanli-
ness, which follows III. use of Syrup of
Fig. is unknown to the few who have not
progressed beyond the old time medicines
and the cheap substitutes sometimes Of
fercd but mover accepted by the we'll in
formed,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

AMONG the definitions in a new
English dictionary are these: "Bicy-
cle-Pleasure's treadmill. Ink-A
black fluid often used to make black
seem white"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
"a Mercantile Pricst,

A Polish Roman Catholic clergy
man at Passaic, N. j., has gone into
the general merchandise business,
and has the name of his church and
the sign of the cross over his store.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

LIKE u touch of nature. which makes the
world akin. the usc of Glern's sulphur Soar
beauties the complexion of young ladies
il syery part Of tho universe.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
SIBERIAN PEASANT LIFE.
Striking reculiarities OF that Vast Terri.
tory Of the Gear.

tory ut the CEnr.
One Of the Uost striking peculiari-
ties Of a West Siberian Landscape ia
the absence of fences and farm
houses. The cultivated land of the
peasants is regularly laid out into
fields; but the fields ar. not inclosed.
The absence of fences is due to the
practice of inclosing the cattle in the
common pasture which surrounds ev-
cry village, and the absence of farm
houses is explained Ivy the fact that
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
Tensile Strength.

The tensile strength of wrought iron
rods varies as the square of the diam
eter. A l-inch rod will support 1000
pounds and a Pinch rod $4,000
hounds.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
IAN Ounce

Of prevention is worth Il pound of cure"
Rfpans Tabules do not weigh an ounce, but
they contain many pounds of good. One
tabule gives relief. Try for yourself tho
next time you hav u headache or bilious
attack,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75 cents.

Coal tar yields sixteen shades OF
blue, the same number of yellow tints,
twelve of orange, nine OF violet aud
numerous other colors and shades.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

ROYALTIES have. as a body. defeo.
tive eyesight. Princess Maud Of
Wales is the only royal lady who
wears a single eyeglass.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

SEA bathing causes many diseases
of the ear. Cotton should be put In
the q when it is the intention to
submerge the head.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

SNAKES in South America fear the
secretary bird, and will even crawl
away from it's shadow. This bird can
easily thrash q snake twice its size.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
FEAST ON THE FISH.
BIRDS OF THE SEA COAST AND
THEIR CURIOUS NESTS.

Fishhawk. Obtain Their Entire Food
supply from the water-An Cnwrltten
Law Protects Them-striking Peculiar
ities of Their Nests.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
Too Valuable for Farming.

Some long leasehold property in
Cheapside, London. sold the other
day at a price equal to $3.50 per SUI
perscial foot
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
Good Bonare Material.

A carload of matches was ignitec
by friction in transportation and
burned the other day at Bu,gin. Ky
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
Seattle

Seattle, WASH, was so called after
a powerful Indian chief of the neigh
bOrhood
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

Mrs. winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for childrea
tcetuing: %SOiteiis the gums, REDUCES Inflammation,
sllays pain. cares wind collie. 23 cents u bottle.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
TO PUT ON

uCSoG0 uGSu, no m6Ss
ter how you've lost
it, take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Dis.
covery. 1t works
wonders. By restor.
ing the normal nc.
ton of the deranged
organs and functions,
it builds the flesh up
to a safe and healthy
standard promptly,
pleasantly and nat
urally. The weak,
emaciated, thin, pale
aud NUM- IN S~SNl>
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

at work on the tender part OF rne'
birds legs there was somewhat Of
shaking and diving in the air to get
rid Of the crab, but it is not often
they get fooled. 1t is generally all
in their favor. A hawk will fly away
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02
ELY's CREAM BALM

Opens and c'eanses the Nasal Passages. Allays Pain
end Inflammation, Heals the Sores. Protects the
Membrane from Colds. Restores the Senses Of Taste
aud smell. The Balm 10 quickly absorbed and gives
relief at once.
Aparticle ts applied into each nostril and Is agree
able. Price 50 cents. At druggists or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, &c Warren Street. New York.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-02

DIRECTIONS for using E.;
CREAM BALM--Applu IGINvEIHH
q particle Of the Balm ,rcu SSiSs.AlAsSly
W , 'm.n Me nos.,as. Atter IyysafrSrsN
breath through the nose. -
Use three times a dau, af-
YER meals preferred, and 80
before retiring. W.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-17

Maddox and his no. hew came ND. They
proved to be uninjured, and after seeing
the equipage disposed of departed on foot
tor the cars, cOngratulating themselves
upon lucky escape. This was the only
accident of the dav.
There has been two recent contribution s
to the museum. Tlere /. a fine bust of
john Bright. a facsimile Of the bust exc
cuted by Mr.. Bruce Jov aud occupying
pl ,ce in the Town Hall OF Birmingham.
England. The work was intended for ex-
hibiiinn at the Midwinter Fair, but arrived
too late for entry and so it was presented
t. the museum by j. ii. Styles, British
Commissioner.
The other contribution is a bronze cast
of nymph in the embrac, of satyr. The
work bears the name OF "Clodion" as the
sculp or ana "F. Barbedienne. foudeur.'
1t is presented to the museum by Mr.. W.
Lent.
The following statistics are handed in
from the weather magician's Office in the
Mills building: Maximum temperature
Sacramento. 90; San Francisco. So;
Fresno. 90; San Luis Obi.po, 80; Los An
geles, %; San Dlegr, "a; Yuma, 100:
Tucson, 81. The relort says: Somewhat
cooler for Monday" Thus does the
magician temp 3, providence by rushing
into prophecy.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-17

an airshiD that will travel 1000 hours, AMI
with it / can cross the Atlantic Ocean IN
thirty hours. | can sail from mere o
China in forty-ive hours, and will be able
tn accommodate a numbe of passengers.
and no expense whatever for motive
power. except the wear and tear incident
to action.
I'VE are now building working model,
he went on. SIT is about 1--WE feet long and
Will WORK about thirty hours. There Is DO
doubt whatever about its success, because IL
Is constructed strictly 10 accordance with
mathematical rules. We are not expert
menting with possibilities. but with the
certainties of science and the laws that
govern matter, cause and effect"
What does the German Government
propose to DO with the invention" was
asked.
SAT first it will be used in the army,
principally" was the reply. cit will be
ntiiZad for military observations and
for carrying dispatches between places
far apart. Eventually. | think, it will be
adopted for the conveyance of passengers
and mails. not only over the continents.
but across the seas to the most distant
parts of the earth"
A few days ago Captain Wolff ele-
graphed to Mayor Rowan OF Los Angeles
asking if that city would permit the use
OF twenty-three acres of land for the pur-
pose of establishing plant for the manu-
facture of balloon trains. An eDcourag-
ing reply was received, but nothing
definite has been done in that direction a.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-17

have thrown away time, money and labor
in San Francisco, as well as in other parts
OF the world. And none have sailed
through the air. except as the winds chose
to carry them, which, generally. was to
disaster. Still, the idea has moved the
spirit Of invention without abatement and
without success.
But now comes Captain Wolff and as
serts that he has a certainty. He is
civil engineer Of International reputation
and high scientific attachments. He ac-
cents nothing save that which is demOu-
strated BIZ mathematical rules. lie claims
10 be disbelieVer in everything save facts
and figures as appi-d to facts. He is a
sturdy Teuton, who does not indulge III
the luxury OF Speaking the English Ian
gus % as she is spoke, and therefore the
majority Of San Francisco newspaper men
have heretofore lied to draw the in
ventOr's secrets from his mimi.
The atrship recently invented by Cap
tain Wolff and his associates, NJ. Med
Zwiedzinski and George de SOsnowski, is
in many RESPECTS different from all pre-
viou5 attempts in atmospheric locOmOtiOn.
Ii carries motive power that Will drive
il forward or backward, as desired; but 1t
has neither engine nor fuel nor boiler Dor
batt-ry nor electric motor Its motive
power is derived from its own bailasi-
two huge anchors that hang from ropes
beneath the framework OF the car.
Captain Wolff is very jealous of his in
vention, which he says has been contracted
for by The German Government, and he
will not permit his plans and specifications
TO be copied or taken out of bis sight. In
thirty days more he will have his patent
perfected, and then the whole world will
be At liberty to come and see.
The airshIp-tl begin at the top-con-
sists Of. frsj a long cigar-shaDed SAX, or
balloon. which vii! be filed with hydro
gen or some other gas Of great buoyaDcy.
Around and over this is the regulation
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-17
WATCHlTHE SPARS
A Sailors Way of Judging
the Temperature.
Henry Ericsson Says He Can Tell
How Warm 1t Is by Ships
maStS.
Did you ever see a man who could tell

Did you ever see q man who could tell
the temperature by ships spars? Well.
Henry Ericsson, late OF the British shin
Torrisdae, that was in port twelve
months ago, processes to be able 10 do it.
AS you all know, vessels masts
"shiver" in the sunlight and wriggle like
snakes. Henry didn't have the snakes
however. when he tried 10 explain his
method of telling how high the tbermome-
ter had crawled yesterday afternoon.
"Spars of American Ships" said he. as
he walked down the water front, don't
make good thermometers. Wood doesn't
act exactly right. 1t requires an iron mast
to do your guessing by. and the larger the
mast is the be ter will be your calculations.
Notice that schooner there, the Laura
May" he continued, as he walked along
section of the seawaH. You cannot OBJ
serve any motion, CT apparent motion. of
her sticks against the sky. They are per
fectly still; only at the tops there seems
TO re a ball of vapOr playing around the
Trucks.
when the glass registers between so
and 90 degrees in the shade the ball be-
comes expanded. 1t then has the apnear-
snce of thin halo OF light blinking against
the blue sky. If tho tempera urs be be-
tween 20 and so degrees in the shade the
bail is not Noticeable AT all, and if the
glass falls 10 below 20 then nothing can be
seen at all. In really cold weather the
outlines of the trucks, spars, braces and
yards will be as clearly cut as If viewed in
a lithogTaph.
Now we will have look at an iron
ships mast. There il the Aida at Green
street. She has very ordinary spars.
abou the same in circumference as those
of most three-masted ships.
Come across the street. Now we are
just 100 yards from the vessel, and have
her mast outlined on the sky To the east.
Look sharply al the center Iortion of the
foremast ana see If Won do not notice the
wavy motion OF the st ok. 1t j. very slight
at the butt OF the mast. when you will
change YOUR gaze quickly, ana increases
al the truck is reached.
whenever the Thermometer stands 50
IN the shade the spar VIII present this
phenomenon, but If the heat becomes
greater the whole mast will simmer like a
Trying hsh and by optical Illusion become
oul@y. 1t Will not wriggle in the least,
out on the contrary remain stationary ex-
cept at Us out'i"c, which will look as if il
was Oubollng up in a thousand lfferent
places ana giving out Il transparent smoke
~ changing my position according To
my Judgment Of about how warm think
1t - can, by watching an iron ships mast,
tell within one or two degrees exactly how
the thermometer stands"
But Henry must have remarkable ewes
Tor the reporter could not note any differ
ence I'D the sDarS at the distances marked
OIL by the marine weather clerk.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-17
CHALLENGES OUT.
Rivalry Among HandbalI=
Players.
Several Exciting and Keenly Con-
tested Games Played at the
Different Courts Yesterday.

Handball enthusiasts turned out in large
numbers at the different courts Yesterday
and saw several closely contested games
One of these was the game between j.
Harlow and J. Dillon and AL Pennoyer
and G. Hutchinson at the San Francisco
court. the fifth and deciding game being
won by the two former by only one point.
Harlow and j. Lawless also llayed Pen
meyer and NJ. Dillon and won three
straight.
The challenge issued a week ago by
Harlow and Lawless to play a team from
any other court for The double amateur
championship or the Pacific Coast has not
vet been accepted. 1t was expected that
team from the Occidental would pick up
The glove at once, but there has been
hitch. The challenge viii not 90 a-Deg-
glDg.
This challenge has also led to PROPOSE
ton which has met with considerable
favor. 1t is 10 have a handball Iuurna-
ment in month or six weeks at the Occi-
dental to decide the amsteur Champion
ship In a series of siDgle-handed games.
Several OF the more prominent amateurs
have already expressed their intention If
taking part In the tournament, and there
is little doubt but that il will take definite
shape ere long. Nothing better could he
devised for booming the sport. which has
made wonderful strides in popular favor
during the year.
A new player on the coast appeared for
the first time at the Occidental yesterday
in The person of Ben Chapman of Aus
traia. He llayed against j. OBrien and
j. Comb aud defeated them in three
straights. He is O finished player aud
made most favorable impression. He
will yet be heard If TO advantage.
Two rafting games were witnessed at
this court, IN which four Of the leadiI
amateurs took part. In the first Pat Don
ely and j. Purcell defeated T. f. Bonnie
and Dennis DAILY, champion of Oakland,
by two games to one. Dannelly and Dalv
then tired conclusions With Bonnet aud
Purcell and defeated them by two games
10 one.
The Cyclone surpassed himself yester-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-17
A MOONLIGHT TRAMP.
Members of Two Clubs Enjoy a
Romantic Outline

Saturday evening q party comprising
mem bers IF the 'Cross-conutrY Club and
the Slghtseers, including both ladies and
gentlemen, went over TO Oakland on the
6 80 boat and boarded The cars to Pied
mont, where they took possession of the
old Piedmont Hotel grounds, and. after
enjoying a bountiful cold supper which
was taken along, walked back to Oakland
by way of Lake Merritt.
1t was a beautiful moonlight night. and
the road, which winds around among the
hills. in places passing through patches of
trees, WAS very picturesque. ana with the
pleasant company a delightful evening
was spent. The party returned to the
city on the 10 :45 narrOw-gauge train, hav-
ing resolved TO mold another evening ou'.
ing at the time of the next full moon.
The following participated: Mrs. Msrv
ParoIini Miss Idella NJ. Adam, MISS
Laura Adams, Miss Pauline Dworzek,
Miss Alice II. Lplande, Miss j. NJ. Nep-
pert. J. p. Neppert, George P. Neppert, j.
e. Locke, a. Ii. San born, j. n. Lofstad,
Benedict Steiner, j. f. Marshall. Bert
Abenheim. E. Z. ChessmaB, Clarence
Becker and w. l.. Wilson.
These moonlight tramps were inaugu-
rated last month, and both events having
proved so PHEASANT it is proba Bile that here
after on every similar accession the 10 em-
bers of the two clubs mentioned will CON-
biae to hold an outing.