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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
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Laborer-"Mr. Free Silver, II it is so
hard for me to find any chance to earn
enough to buy bushel of potatoes
now, how will it help me to have the
price of bushel doubled?"
Farmer-"Mr. Free Silver, II it is SO
hard for me to find any man to buy
my bushel Of potatoes now, how will
1t help me by charging him twice as
much as l am now Offering them at?"
Mine Owner-"Mr. Free Silver,if you
are going to give those fellows a So
cent dollar. how are you going to keep
your promise to me to double the price
Of my bullion?"
Debtor-"Mr. Free Silver, II you are
going to double the prices of the bull
ion of those silver kings how are you
going to keep your promise to me that
l can pay my debts at SO cents on the
dollar?"
Old Soldier-"Mr. Free Silver, II
debtors are to be given the chance to
pay what they owe at so cents on the
dollar, how can get more than half
of the pension which Uncle Sam owes
me?"
Financier-"Mr. Free Silver, If you
are going to make 1O0-cent dollar,
why not use the present dollar. If
you are going to change the present
dollar, why trade 1t for one worth not
half so much?"
Uncle Sam-"Mr. Free Silver. II I
build the mill, work for nothing, and
nav all the oYnonaoa Univ oho,,Id 7 ,ox
you boss and take all the grist?"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
To Kansas CITY eut Che sout,,.

There's only one QUICKEST route
the Burlingl on. Nearly u 2hours faster
than the fastest. Here is the schedule:
Leave Hot Springs. .8:45 p. m. today
Arrive st Joe. ~. $50 p. m. tomorrow
Arrive Kansas City. .8:O0p.m. tomorrow
Arrive st. Louis. .7:19 q. m. next day
Close connections in Kansas City
and st. Louis with all east and south.
bound trains. For full information
call ON H.J. CuRTIss, Agent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
For q first class shave 20 to Gene
Lewis opposite Union depot. e
For gem coach oil 60 to r. Young.

Wanted 1000 Mon. Women and Children
To come to Pixies Photo Studio and
have artistic photos made that will be
pleasure to give your friends and
q JOY to yourselves.
Crayon, pastel, oil and water color
portraits a speciality either direct from
life, or copied from old pictures.
Three doors from Minnekahta livery,
east Of Minnekahta block.
j. w. PIKE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
Wanted

Wanted
At Black Hawk, South Dakota, AZ
teen four. horse teams to haul logs and
lumber. Good wages and steady work.
PRICE & BAKER Co.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
1EcULlAR in combination. pro.
portion and preparation ofingredi.
emit, ,Hood's sarsaparilla possesses great
curative value. You should 1RYlf.
wanted-C.tt,e to Winter

WWut0U-C0ttI6t 70 Winter.
have three sections of good winter
pasture, under fence, with sheds and
plenty of water and will take cattle to
winter on reasonable terms. Located
on Sand creek. Address
w. H.RoB1NsoN, Oral. 8. d.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
We Want You People to Remembe,

We Want You People to Remember
That our train leaves O'Neill imme.
diately after arrival of train from Black
Hills making q through connection to
all points in northeastern Nebraska
and saving three hours time to Sioux
City and beyond and it doesn't cost a
cent more.
Buy your local tickets to O'Neill and
take our line there. Free transfer at
O'Neill.
Closing Out At Cost.
By order of the receiver, F. H. Ruee.
will close out, for cash only, the entire
stock of Hulst g. Prices lumber and
grain at the following low prices:
LUMBER
Framing lumber. er................s1 $1,000
STOCK lum0er. ........... ........ 1850
Flooring No. 1. 1000
Flooring No. g. 1900
Window 5Oand doors 4Oper cent of list
0esSS. 10000. .lU
Bran Observation-Disclosures. 60
Shorts. .................... .65
Everything else in stock at same pro.
portion. GEO. A. FIELD,
Agent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
For paint go to R. Yonng's.


Mrs. Scott, of oakes, N. D., a guest
at the Boomer, Mrs. w. H. Stanley and
her guest. Miss Dott Druse, of Lincoln,
Charley Stewart, Lloyd Boomer, Stew
art Stanley and w. H. Stanley com.
posed an excurtion party to that de-
lightful resort, Cascade, the first of the
week. Fred Noerenberg and his esti-
mable wife furnished the tourists with
bountiful supply of delicious spring
chicken, Mr.. and Mrs. 8. B. Sherman
supplied the hot coffee, and these with
the provinder taken along by the
excursionists, made up a meal that
would tickle the palate Of the most
fastidious epicure. And the appetite
was there too.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30
The Making of Tacks.

''Where do the pins go top is a COM
mon saying, but when one takes a few
notes of the tack industry, the question
where do all the tacks go to-" seems
to be the next thing in order.
The first tacks were made by hand.
The operator used a wise and dies. A
bit of metal was held by a clamp, and
the head was made by striking a blow
with a hammer. Later on machinery
began to be used, and now metal is fed
into an enormous apparatus that will
cut out nearly 300 tacks a minute. The
processes are extremely interesting and
a tack factory has many visitors. The
machinery is automatic; narrow strips
of metal are fed in and clipped off; the
heads are made by pressure, and it lit
orally rains lacks into large boxes
placed underneath to receive them.
They are then poured into a RATHER,
which is rapidly revolving cylinder.
through which jet of air is forced
under high pressure. This removes all
lead is sometimes put in to give them
a polish, and then they pass on to the
sitter. which sorts them and takes out
the imperfect tacks, leaving the good
ones to be passed on and dropped into
a box, from which they are taken to be
packed by quick-fngered girls. A good
workwoman can pack 1000 pounds of
tacks in day. When one realizes that
many of these machines are going, and
that the tacks at this rate are being
sent out to market, the wonder grows
where all the tacks go to.-New York
Ledger
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30
with fruits and vegetables from the Egyp-

with fruits and vegetables from the Egyp-
tian Soudan, and when this region is
pierced by railroads, the time may come
when oranges, bananas and pineapples,
figs, dates and melons, from the heart Of
Africa, may be seen on the tables of Paris
and London. That day is vet far away,
however, the exports of that region be-
ing at present limited to such articles as
will bear the long, hot journey to the mar
kets of Cairo or the Red Sea coast. Os-
trich feathers have for many years form
ed the greater part, in value, of the Sou
dan exports, while wax, coffee, a large
variety Of gum, and an enormous quantity
of fine skins and hides make up the re-
mainder. It is plain that under proper
conditions the region can be made enor-
mously productive, and those conditions
will be attained when the land has been
reconquered for civilization by the Anglo
Egyptian troops.
So far as the towns are concerned, they
are, at present. hardly worthy Of the
name. Khartoum and Omdurman, Ber-
Der and the rest are all alike i'll their
main features. the leading difference be-
ing found in the fact that some are larger
than others. The striking similarity is
even continued down the Nile. for Edfour.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

prosperity. on the annual overf1ows of
that river, and French engineering skill
might find means to divert the course of
the stream and thus ruin the land of the
Pharaohs. All these things are possible
ties that were probably taken into the ac-
count when the enterprise was under con-
sideration, and unquestionably had a
share in determining the course that has
been resolved upon by the British Gov
eminent.
Aside from the political aspects of the
case, however, the Egyptian Soudan is
well worth conquering for its own sake.
The opponents of the British Govern
ment's policy have loudly proclaimed the
worthlessness of the region, and declared
that the whole country is n9t worth the
blood that was shed for~-if during the
campaigns already made there, but this is
merely the talk of an opposition party,
which considers itself under obligations
to object to whatever the Government
proposes. no matter how obvious may be
its expediency. During the Egyptian oc-
cupation of the region, the exports from
the Soudan down the Nile and by means
of caravans to Cairo amounted to about
$4,000. 900 a year, besides as much more
that went abroad through the Red Sea
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

on the borders of the, present Egyptian
frontier, is of the same class. A few
buildings of stone, where live the wealthy
and important perSonages of the town, a
great many houses with mud walls and
matched roofs where dwell the canaille
Narrow streets, Or rather passways. lead
between the houses, and these miserable
alleys serve alike for entry and exit and
as receptacles for all the filth and offal
of the houses. Ii it were not for the vul-
lures and dogs and hyenas and jackals,
every town in Soudan would be depopu-
lated in year by pestilence. but by day
the vultures eat all they can hold. and
after nightfall the other animals prowl
about and devour the remainder, so that
the towns of the Upper Nile Valley are
as healthy as those of any tropical coun-
try.
Intelligence from the Egyptian Soudan
has been scarce since the death of Cor
don and the fall of Khartoum, but from
all accounts the power of the Mahdi's sue
cessor is waning The original Mahdi
has been dead for several years, and Il
splendid tomb, that is, splendid for this
part of Africa, has been erected over his
remains, but his mantle has fallen on an
Arab sheik who seems quite able to rouse
the fanaticism of the native Arabs and
blacks to the point of fury. The Anglo
Egyptian expedition will probably meet
with opposition ere it arrives at Dongola,
and if it is true that the successor of the
Mahdi has proclaimed holy war against
all infdels and promised Paradise to al!
who fall in the conflict the end will be
difficult to foresee. Such a war, once be-
gun, may rage all over the Soudan, for in
that region Islam is the strongest form
Of religion, and should it do so, the French
influence may be completely destroyed
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square miles, with an unknown popula-
ton.
The country is as different from Egypt
proper as can easily be conceived. In
stead of the arid sands and brazen skies,
from which rain never falls, there are
forests and swamps, long stretches of
what we call prairie land, and frequent
plateaus. considerably elevated above the
river. which furnish excellent pasturag e
for wild antelope and the fiocks and
herds of the nhabitants. Here and there
are arid spots, even along the river bank,
where the shadoof, or curious mechanical
contrivance which answers the farmers
instead of a pump, is put into practical
operation, in order to secure for the grow
ing crops the amount of water necessary
to their proper growth, but as a rule the
rainfall is sufficient for all purposes, and
little artificial irrigation is practiced. The
soil is SO fertile that anything which can
be raised in a tropical or sub-tropical
climate will grow with luXuriance in the
Egyptian Soudan. 1t is the native home
of the sweet potato, the yam and the
watermelon. and in the hot sunshine of
the Upper Nile Valley, and in the clear
ings made by the natives in the great for
ests of Equatorial, these vegetables grow
in other parts of the world. A traveller
in that region some years ago said that
all the tables of Europe could be supplied
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

civilized, some decidedly barbarous. others
entirely savage but most of the States
having a population of sufficient lntelh-
gence to appreciate the benefits that
would arise to them from closer associa-
ton with the whites. The expedition
that has Just now started from Cairo is
one move in a game for supremacy be-
tween the French and English. The for
mer have long been aspiring to large pos
sessions in Africa, and when the Dark
Continent was divided among the great
powers of Europe, France managed to
add to Algeria the Western Sahara, eX-
ending Morocco and the land of the
Moors. SO as to unite the Senegambian
coast with Algeria. In addition to this,
the French secured a large section of
country north of the Congo, and immedl-
ately began the task Of extending the
French influence into the interior. 1t is
said that this work has been attended
with such success that the sphere of
French influence now extends far to the
west of Lake Tchad, even into Darfoor,
and therefore comprises two-thlrds OF the
whole Scudan. The object of the French
Government is to acquire a belt of coun-
trv stretching entirely across the conu-
nent. but in the Nile Valley the opposition
of the English is instantly encountered.
Forced out of the Upper Nile Valley ana
the Egyptian Soudan by the growth OF
the Mahdi's power, the English have new
er relinquished their nominal claim to the
country. and the British East African
COMPANY actually occupies an enormous
area of land on the east coast. extending
inward to Lake Victoria Nyanza and
nortbward to the boundaries of the Nah
dis domain. The reconquest OF the Esyp-
tan Soudan would unite Egypt with the
possessions Of the British East African
Company and give England control OF the
entire Nile Valley, with access to the
oceonion the east. A most effectual bar
wonld thus be placed to the growth of
French influence toward the east ana
England would become the oomili'h'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

desert, with its shifting sands ana sn.rsa
population, lies Soudan, Land Of +be
Blacks, region that stretches c,aar
across the continent. 1t has nevar haan
fully explored. but the accounts brongh+
back by travellers who have penetra tod =
here and there show it to be a country of
marvellous possibilities. So far as climate
is concerned, it is one of the hottest re-
glons on the globe, there being many
places where the mean annual temnera.
ture exceeds 50 degrees, but it differs from
the Sahara in an abundance of rainfall
and consequently in fertility also. The
entire region comprises an area of 800
700 square miles, or about half that of
the United States, and of this great do
main from fourth to third is forest.
NO one yet knows how great are the re-
sources of this country, nor how vast the
value OF the exports that will flow from il.
when once it has been opened to com
merce, but as its population is estimated
at from 100000 to 100000, it will.
no doubt. prove valuable acquisition to
the civilized States that in future will
control it.
At present it is divided among over a
hundred native African or Arab rulers.
often at war with each other-some semi
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30
A Vacuum Wanted.

It may be worth while to note state
ment by Sir James Crichton Brown
which suggests method of avoiding
the difficulties experienced last winter.
Speaking at a congress of plumbers.
he pointed out that water pipes would
never burst if protected by vacuum.
Why, then, he asked, could not plumb
ers invent a vacuum pipe? A space
even an eighth of an inch of a high
vacuum would be sufficient. InclOse the
pipe to be protected in an outer tube,
exhaust the air from the intervening
space, and Theoretically seal the in
closing tube at the ends; then no
changes of temperature could affect the
nrOtected pine
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

I ID Of Gordon's expedition to
b the Anglo Egyptian control
Egyptian possessions up the Nile
and from that time to the pres
R'npt has been made to reclaim
4 10 civilization.
|lFeyer, it is evident that the
fned propitious for a forward
having for its purpose the re-
1.-THE Egyptian Soudan, and the
mat left Cairo for Dongola is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

ports and from the Somali coast. A Gis-
trict that can export S1S,OO0,O0O worth Of
goods every year is certainly worth hav
ing, for country from which this amount
of surplus wealth can be annually spared
for export, under SO bad a Government
as that of Egypt, would certainly prove
of almost incalculable wealth if its own
affairs were properly administered and the
people given an equitable system of taxa
ton. The Egyptian domain comprised
Kordofan, Nubia, Senaar, Taxa and some
provinces still further south, an area esti-
mated at a little less than 100000
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

aggression on the part of Great Britain,
Tor II this plan be carried out there will
De little to prevent that power from es-
tabllshing solid line of colonies from
north to south through the heart of the
continent, uniting Cape Colony with
Egypt, and thus enabling traveller to
pass from Cape Coast Castle to Alexan-
drla without ever stepping off British
soil. 1t is great plan, but then the Eng
lsh are people who make great plans, and
carry them out with as much audacity as
they make them. It is quite evident that
the British Government is not going into
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30
In the Tropics.

Among the .curiosities Of tropical
plants are the pearls found occasionally
in the cocoanut palm of the Philippine
Islands-pearls which, like those of the
ocean, are composed of carbonate of
lime. The bamboo, too, yields another
precious product in the shape Of true
opals, which are found in its joints.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

@ !. 'oFerunner of a more impos-
-, ,a', may be needed ere the con-
S %0e complete. The men an
j, ~ enterprise do not anticipate
ll Undertaking as that of con-
o+ u when the whole oppos-
ANA, p'Seks was put to rout with
.1a ~ ana sky rockets, for the
n Aaildi are hard fighters, are
so,, "''u nave proved their steadi-
''lah one severe action. but
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

this Soudan enterprise merely for the fun
of the thing, and it is quite possible that
in the considerations which have i'm
PEELED it to undertake the reconquest, the
extension of French influence as far as
Darfoor, which is next door to the Egyp-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30
\ THE MAHDI.
AIMS INVASION OF
a,yoTIAN SOUDAN.
,oody War with the Fa-
Peo-
j :. strange Country-PO-
Remind the Movement
IF an Empire.

/ .'n If those maps Of Africa
/ . .on Dublished in the last few
.In existence of a new power
E Of, the Dark Continent g The
:: represented the Egyptian
s,,,ondjng from the mouth of
,,r tbp whole course of that
'' Great province called Equa-
|, Ioke region. In the latter
;. ,ormiDates on the south not
.npsoIa, while up the stream
' yf lies a vast region. with in
|, honDdaries, marked Empire
,tG" With the disaster to
d army and the unfortunate
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

d any quest will ultimately be eff
iof A. can doubt who looks over
| ara urea and sees the spheres of
sons .eised by the great Euro
dij,ts ~ On that continent.
south Of the vast Saharan
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

tian Soudan, has had a prominent part.
For if the French should gain control Of
the Upper Nile, it is not impossible that
they might be able to destroy the value of
the lower river, for all Egypt is depend
ent for its existence. to say nothing of its
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

even as far as the Congo. Taking all the
circumstances into consideration, it is
evident that for some time to come this
hitherto little regarded region will proba-
bly, furnish a good deal of news to the
press of Christendom.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30

hover. not only in Egypt and Egyptian
Ssondan. but also in the. whole lake region
of Central Africa. 1t is not, therefore, to
he wondered at that not only the f,rencn.
hit other powers interested IN Airlea'
should look with impotence on TINS fresn
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

MIR, j. E. Whitesides, the always
Jolly and clever hat drummer, is in
the city. He is hustler, and Is
selling lots Of hats for his house,
Messrs. Norsdick & Wagner of Mem.
phis, Tenn.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

I have fine selection of the
choicest pattern hats-ladies, if
you wish the latest and best, and at
the lowest prices, come to see me
before you buy your Spring hat.
3 % ct Mrs. L. +. ToRRANs
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

If you wish to buy or sell any
kind of secondhand goods, it will
pay you to call on Joe Murphy. He
also carries a good line of new fur
niture. 3-17.tf.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

w. G. Pierce this week sacrifices
handsome line OF Lace Curtains;
choice goods; $1.OO to $3.50 per pair
Irish Point, Tambour and Not
tingham makes.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Mr.. Sol Hewitt of DeKalb, Texas,
came here yesterday to attend the
funeral of Mrs, 7. E. Hewitt, the
lady killed by the train of the Tex
arkana & Ft. Smith railroad.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Mr. Harry Ehrllch left this NOR
ming for Pine Bluff, with the Black
Crook Company. 1t is whispered
that Harry is acting the good friend
to the company and is helping them
over a rocky road.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Wanted travelling statesmen to sell
complete line of Lubricating oils,
greases, varnishes, etc, Liberal
terms and permanent position to
proper party. Garland Refining
Co. Cleveland, o. 324 ct
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Colonel Joe Fuqua, of Boggy who
never misses a good thing in the
attraction line came here last night
and witnessed the "Black Crook. "
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Easter services at st. James
church on Sunday will be one of the
most interesting yet had. In ad-
dition to special sermon on the
resurrection, there will be arranged
musicsand song by Prof. Schmolck
and a choir of good singers. Seats
will be found for all who may wish
to attend.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Before Easter the enterprising
Huddleston Brothers will have eve
rything nice for the table, such as
spring lamb, green peas and all
kinds of vegetables. Leave them
your orders now. 4 At
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Joe Murphy handles all kinds of
second d-hand goods. Do not fail to
see him if youwish to either buy or
sell-he can save you money.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

OHe who by his biz would rise must
everlastingly advertise keeping ever
lastingly at it brings success. The
TExARKANIAN is your medium. tt
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Huddleston Bros. have for sale
several Jersey cows with young
calves. If you want first-class
milk COW, see them. At
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

A. W. Mcqueen has just re-
ceived bill lading for car load of fine
pianos and organs. Look out for
some sweeping bargains. 4 z st
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Mrs. Alice Story and her two
daughters have returned to Tex
arkana from Mississippi, are being
warmly welcomed home.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Mrs. E. F. Torrans is now and
has been for the past week, open
ing a nice stock of hats and
millinry goods, and would invite the
ladies to call an examine before
buying their Easter head gear.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

w. C. Pierces New Point Lace
Collars and Ribbons have arrived
special Prices reign this week.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

The East side aldermen are regu-
lar dandys, when it comes to work
There are several hairless gentle.
men, including the Mayor, in this
official family, yet not single one
played sick last night for the pur-
pose of seeing the Black Crook. but
all reported at their posts and vot-
ed aye to the tunnel ordinance,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

w. G. Pierce open this week new
additions to his collection of Fine
Irish Point and Nanisook Embor-
deries- also Laces.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-02

Several lawyers were out last
night to see the "Black Crook" and
get pointers in the sorcerers art.