Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-04

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The tone Of a piano is best when the
instrument is not near wall.
The British mint coins half a ton of
pennies, half-pennies and farthings
weekly.
NOT until the present time has q Lon
don theater been named after Shaks-
pearc.
The Parisians nickname the pawn
broker aunt" the Londoners call him
'uncle."
The new British army magazine rifle
will throw bullet to a distance of over
1900 yards.
In Scotland in the case of domestic
servants engaged by the month a
months warning Is required.
The telegraph lines Of the world ag-
gregate 1,069, ,123 miles. America has
more than half-54S, 1872 miles.
Burmah's whole system Of state rail-
roads, 1000 miles in length, has been
bought up by syndicate for $50, ,OOO,-
600.
: 1t is claimed that the claims against
the Chartered Company arising out Of
the Matabele revolt amount to $1,OOO,-
600.
A dealer says there is more steel used
in the manufacture of pens than In all
the sword and gun factories in the
world.
Cold boiled water tastes fiat, because
1T has been deprived of the air. To re-
store air pour water quickly from one
jug to another.
Some Japanese magicians are SO clev-
er that while smoking they are able to
form letters and short words with the
smoke that issues from their lips.
There are about 100 grains of iron in
the average human body, and yet so
important is this exceedingly small
quantity that it's diminution is attended
with very serious results.
The Dowager Empress of Russia's
magnificent Danish bloodhounds crea-
ted considerable interest during her
visit to Nice. They had round their
thick bull necks broad silver curb
chains.
Some HindOOS wear muStaches and
boards turned up; but all wear whis-
kers, which are shaved off once when
an adult of their connection dies. The
shaving off of whiskers is thus a sign
of mourning.
The Eskimo have queer custom in
regard to doctors. At each visit the
doctor is paid. If the patient recovers
the physician keeps the money; If the
patient dies the money is refunded to
the family of the deceased.
Though Italy leads the rest of Europe
in suicide as well as homicide, Russia
is ahead of her in the proportion of pro-
fessional men, especially doctors, who
take their own lives. Most of these
are between 25 and 30 years.
After Jan. 1. 1897, the city of Glas-
gov, Scotland, will levy no taxes of any
kind, but will obtain from city street
railways. water and lighting systems
more than enough revenue to pay the
expenses of the city government.
Plans are well under way for the ex-
pending of S9O0O,OOO on the canals Of
New York State. for which the people
voted at the last election by a majority
OF 243, sos, and it is expected that the
work will be done in the next two or
three years.
Japanese houses in the larger cities
are of one general shape, two stories
high, and put together with curious
method of mortising, at which these
people are adopts, not one nail being
used throughout the construction of
the building.
Inside bust of Victor Hugo which
is hollow the leader Of the anarchists Of
Prague imported large quantity Of
anarchist writings for circulation in the
country. The bust has been seized by
the authorities, and the anarchist has
been arrested.
The total wealth of Great Britain
with all her possessions is estimated by
an American authority to be $4,000
100000. France comes next with $37,-
500,0O0,O0O. The wealth of the six
largest nations in the world aggregates
$1G5, OOO,OOO,OOO.
The statistics of life insurance show
that in the last twenty-five years the
average woman's life has increased
from nearly 42 to nearly 4G, or more
than 8 per cent, while mans life aver
age has increased from nearly AZ to A.
which is 5 per cent.
The number of businesses in England
worked upon cooperative principles
that is, where the worker is recognized
rs u partner in profits and responsible
ties--has grown in about ten years
from fifteen to nearly 200, while the
failures during the same period have
been very few.
One of the most eccentric church
spires is that Of the parish church (All
Saints Of Chesterfield, England, with
its curious spire, 228 feet high, and
sixty-four feet off the perpendicular.
Whichever way the observer looks at