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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

they're different from your wife, and
why! I ask you fair and candid, why
shouldn't she look as happy, be as happy
make as good a 'pearance every way
as them women? And why is it that she
has took to her bed in the prime o. life
mud don't wanter live no longer? For l
find that's about the way it is with her"
When Uncle Jerry came baek he went
up to the bed and sat down beside his
wife and looked ut her. She was asleep,
and Mis- Hopkins thought he must "a
realized how pitiful she looked for she
seen him draw his hand acrost his eyes
two or three times ON the sly.
Bimeby he got up and went out to Mis-
Hopkins, and, says he:
what was the doctors ordersy What
can I do to help YET"
He ordered nourishin' food, and wine,
and so on" she says, land l guess the
fust thing YOU may kill a chicken, ii
you're minter, and git it ready fer the
broth; then go owe to Jim Jackson's and
buy n quart or so Of that Oldest grape
| wine O. his'n. She'll be awake by the
time you get backwith it, 1 guess"
Uncle Jerry didn't SO much rs wink at
mention Of the chicken, but when she
! spoke o the wine so offhand and matter
o course he drawed in his breath once OF
twice kinder spasmodicky. but he never
opened his head.
When the broth was ready Uncle Jer
ry asked il he might take it in; SO Mis-
Hopkins filled one of the chiny bowls that
was Aunt Betscy's mars and set it in a
plate with a cracker or two, and he took
'em along.
! The broth was good and strong. and
when Aunt Betsey tasted ont she looked
ut her husband real kinder scairt, and,
says she:
Where did this 'cre come from?"
And he 'aughed and says: Its made
out o. one of our best Plymouth Rocks,
is it good?"
A wonderin'', quiverin' smile lowered 70,
a minute on to her DOC face; she didn't
know what to make ont. But when he
lugged in the jug o. wine and poured out
a hull half n tumbler full and handed it ia
her. her eyes fairly stuck out Of her head
with establishment.
Drink it; it'll do you good" says he,
Its Jim Jackson's Oldest grape wine
you've heard tell on"
"Why-why, husband!" she WHISPERED,
"didn't it cost an awful sight o. o p
"Only s. a gallon" he answered, tryin'
to smile, but lookin' rather CHASTITY. She
slipped it slow, eyein' him over the ton o.
the tumbler as she done SO; but pretty
soon she set it down and spoke apain.
awful meachin', and 'pealin', her Inns
tremblin' as il she was going to cry.
I'm sorry to put you to so much ex.
pense, husband. I'm afraid-T'm afraid
1t amt with while!"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

could bear. There want nothin' to her,
no time, us you might say, and this was
the last straw on he camel's back. ~
any rate, all to once she give out and had
to 60 ter bed. The next mornin' she
couldn't get up, but Uncle Jerry didn't
think much about it, s'posed she'd be up
bimeby; but when he come in to dinner.
there lay his wife jest the same, as il
she hadn't no thoughts o. gettin' up.
He didn't know what under the sun to
do, but he knew he must do somethin', so
he het n brick and put to her feet, and
was jest making n mustard plaster to
put on her somewheres when Mis- Hop
kins happened in.
She see how it was with Aunt Betsey
in a minute. She's awful cute about some
things, Mis- Hopkins is, and she amt
afraid o. no man livin'.
Uncle jerry" says she. matter of fact
as You plense. "your wife's a very sick
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

woman, and she's goin' to die right off,
I'm afraid, less we hyper round and do
somethin', and do it quick. But fust I'd
better step over N fetch the DOCTOR"
Uncle Jerry was wonderful tool down.
All of a sudden he realized that his wife
was i%nvalooable to him; he felt that he
could not get along without her, nohow.
He was as anxious to have the doctor as
Mis- Hopkins was, and told her to hurry
and bring him.
So she went-he lived near by-and she
says to him:
doctor Cross, now is your chance to
do n deed O. humanity, and put a spoke
in Uncle Jerry Fosters wheel for all
time! II he's got any heart and feelin's
You must find 'em and work on to 'em for
his wife's sake. It would he cruel to
bring her back to life, less you can do
somethin' to make that life endoorable.
Don't. l beg on ye. raise her up to live on
In the same old skinny miser'ble way!
Better let her die and done with it."
They discussed and considered over the
matter for a few minutes, then went tn.
gether to the house.
They found Aunt Betsey layin' list the
same only she stopped cryin'. The doctor
examined her and diaggernosed her case
as well as he could, then he motioned I'M
Gle Jerry out into the other room and. shet
the door behind him. -
1t seems the doctor took him awful
sollum and In dead earnest, and says he.
to begin with: -,
"Uncle Jerry, do you set high vally on
your wife's life?"
High vally on my wife's life?' nays
Uncle Jerry, red in che face. "Of cour.a
I dew. What you talkin' about?"
Il was here when you fetched her home
a bride. I remember how handsome she
was: plump as a partridge, fresh az q
flower. and as laughin' and clipper a girl
as I bout eve see. Changed, terribly
changed, amt she?' turnin' to Uncle Jer-
ry and feelin' in his pocket fer his ham,
i'chif to wipe away the tears. "It does
seat all how she's changed" says he.
Changed" says Uncle Jerry, II Of a
fiuster, ''of course she's changed! Why.
we've been married goin' on Is year! You
can't expect q. woman to stay 10 all her
.life!"
~ know that farmers' wives grow old
pretty fast as a gineral thing; break down
young, don't they? But. Uncle Jerry"
squarin' round or him suddenly and look
in him in the eye. 81 want to ask you to
compare your wife's looks with the looks
of other women Of her age in town. no
handsomer, no healthier than what she
wac when you married her, and tell me if
you think there's a difference. Now.
~ ~ .EE +,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

ey, that most every farmers wife has for
her W use. all went into Uncle Jerry's
pockets; and il she wanted a new gown
or a bonnet or II pair o. shocs-I hadn't
orter say if she wanted 'em. but if she
must have EN-, and there want no posi-
bic airthly way for him to skin out O. get
tin 'cm-then Uncle Jerry would go to
the store with her and buy 'em and pay
for 'em, jest as if she was n child or an
IDIOT, and incapable O. dewin' business on
her own hook.
If Aunt Betsey hadn't had the best dis
position in the world, she wouldn't stood
1t all them years. AS it was. it wore on
her, and told on her fearful. Though
Uncle Jerry was one O. the richest men in
town, she might IA been the wife O. the
poorest and miser'blest, so fur's any out
ward indication was consarned-or in
ward indications, cither-for she was al
wers half starved, and want nothin' but
Skin and bones, as you might say.
Uncle Jerry grew wuss m wuss, and
come along towards Christmas he got a
bran'-new crochet fer savin' into his head.
1t was Mt family devotion one mornin'.
jest before the readin', that he divulgated
1t to his wife. He finds the place in Ne
hemiar-he alwers read the long chsk,ters
in fall and winter-and puts his thum' in
to keep it, then, drawin' on a long face.
he looks at Aunt Betsey over his spe'ta-
Giles, and says he:
"Wife, l are of a notion that this 'ere
Christmas business is all foolishness!
Seems IL it must be a sin in the sight o.
the Lord to eat so much one day in the
ear. l don't believe it's necessary to
make pigs m gluttons Of ourselves in
order to have thankful hearts; and il we
60 to meetin', and 80 on, why amt that
enough? I reckon we'll sell the turkey
this year End have our usual dinner.
longs there amt no children comm
home, nor nothin'."
Aunt Betsey set there with her hands
in her lap. not exactly thinkin', but kinder
worderin' and grievin'. And when they
kneeled down to pray she kept on wonder
in more'n ever. She wondered what
she had to be thankful for, anyway.
snow, II Ellen could come home!" Ellen
vas their daughter, all the child they had
in the world, and she lived 80 far away
that she couldn't afford to come home
and bring the childre9-bein' she was a
wilder and poor-but, oh, how her. mother
did wanter see her! what did she care
about turkey and plum puddin' IL Ellen
and the children couldn't eat it with her?
Yes. the money might as well be put in
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

The stage had stopped, and there was
the sound o voices talkin' and laughin'.
and Of feet hurryin' up the steps. Then
the door %opened-no. it was burst open
and in trooped n parcel o. children. and
behind EN-, not fur behind, with her hands
stretched out and the happy tears stream
in down her pretty face, come her daugh-
ter Ellen!
How them two kissed and chung to one
n other. till the children got out o pa-
thence and wouldn't wait no longer for
their turn! Then Uncle Jerry came to the
resky and says, betwixt laughin' and cry
in:
"There, there, children! 1 guess that'l
dew! Its my turn now." and he took her
to b lounge where she could lay and
rest and still be with EN- all. She pulled
him down to her and kissed him and
whispered:
"Oh, husband. how good you be! You've
made me. the happiest woman in the
world!'
Uncle Jerry got away as quick rs he
could. md out to the barn and set
down on the hay cutter and laughed and
wiped his eyes till he was some calmer.
Then he fell on his knees and thanked
God reverently for showin' him before he
died what true happiness wuz, and how
to get it for himself by bestowin' it on
Others.-New York Tribune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
MUSINGS.

They are divine II they but serve our needs;
And hence the brightness Of that glorious
That stu, is called 1.-THE Star of Bethle.
hem
a Star. beyond all other stars. designed;
To shed a purer lustre ON mankind.
And through the various lenses of the soul
To warm and cheer and elevate the whole.
And what, although Its broad supcrnul heams
May be but concentrations of the CLEANS
That lit up many an eastern Buddha's breast,
To shed rewhile their radiance DER the
west?
Whate'er the grade or color of the flame.
In essence. light and love are all the same.
Both myth ana mystery must to all things
Else Progress has no source from whence to
spring.
Here none superior knowledge may assume,
As mind and matter are conceived in gloom;
Nor has a veda or Apocalypse
Dispelled one cloud of the profound eclipse.
But see! amid our happy homes we stand.
With peace and JOY widespread throughout
the land,
While merry little household Cirists are
born
OF every song and smile this Christmas
morn.
Then let our inmost souls ascend in praise
10 that mysterious power who guides our
ways:
And let US truly thank him. one and all.
For all his Christs and Vedas. great and
But. oh. alas! that We should only see
His love and care In full prosperity!
Or that discomfort for II single hour
Should prompt us to deny his fostering
power!
Oh! when shall 1t he clearly understood
That evils but the darkest shade of good;
That in some great equation may be blent
Darkness as though 'twere lights true CONE
plement?
But now that we are all assembled here
On this glad day, the white stone Of the
year
As on this elevated plane we stand,
Let us give those below u helping hand.
Let each produce what treasures he has got
From any lore he %loves-no matter what;
But all the Christian needs. on his account,
Will simply be 1.-THE Sermon ON the Mount"
Ienness-Miller Monthly.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
Don'ts About Giots.

Don't above all things ask the giyer
whether YOU may exchange her Gift.
Don't forget that it is the inward spirit
that makes the real value of the Offering.
Don't express dissatisfaction with a
gift. no matter how great your disappoint-
ment.
Don't above all things be guilty of maxi
ing a list of articles you desire. This is
a species of polite blackmail.
Don't, ven in your innermost self, spec
ulate as to whether your gift will bring
a return, and above all u return in none
tary value.
Don't forget that the chief charm of a
gift is essentially the surprise. Don't,
therefore, barter with a friend as to re-
ciprocal gifts.
Don't, IL you have neglected to remem-
Der a friend, wound her pride by sending
a New Years gift in exchange for her
Christmas present. The motive is too ap-
I4lTent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
He got up and blo*ed his nose with all

49, 80 "p AAA AONS lis AOSS Will III
his might and main.
II want You to get we'll. Betsey. I want
you to get well!!' he managed to say.
The %strangest expression come into her
race You ever see in any creatures. Then,
as If struck by somethin' in his looks, she
seemed to get II dim idee that he was diff
ferent. and she tried to make out how it
was. but couldn't, and, bein' too tired and
weak to think much, she jest shet her
eyes and give it all up.
That night Uncle Jerry h~arnessed the
old mare and went over and got Mary
Buell. to came m stay with 'em a spell.
Mary's an excellent good hand in cases
o. sickness, and bein' an old maid, she's
always ready to go and dew fer the neigh
bors. She's a prime nuss and housekeep-
er, and she's good company, too-jest the
kind o. person to cheer Aunt Betsey up,
you know. Wall, it come along the day
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
Another Year Is Dawninp.

Another year is dawning.
Dear Master, let 1t he,
In working or in waiting,
Another year with Thee,
Another year Is leaning,
Upon Thy loving brcast
Vi ever-deepening trustfulness.
OF quiet, happy rest.
Another year of mercics,
OF faithfulness and grace;
Another year of gladness.
In the shining of Thy face.
Another year of progress.
Another year Of praise;
Another year Of proving
Thy presence all the days.
Another year of service.
OF witness for Thy love;
Another year of training
For holier works above.
Another year is dawning!
Dear Master. let it be
On heaven OF else I'm heaven.
Another year for Thee.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
UNCLE JERRY'S
CHRISTMAS.
%~~1~%%\1%%11v11>>

N G L E ]
Foster was too stin-
gy to live, and every
body knew it. But
everybody didn' t
K o how poor
Aunt Betsey, his
wife, had to manage
and contrive and
skimp to get along.
She never had the
handling of u ny
money. Even the
butter md nup mon.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
A Cltucher.

Mrs. Cobwigger-You are to ask oniy
one more question the whole evening.
Freddie-Then, ma, IL Santa Claus really
brings the presents why am 1 not to look
out Of the window il an express wagon
drives up to the door?-Judge.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
A Definition OF Christma..

Sunday School Fredericksburg, what
does Christmas mean? Johnny-My pm.
says Christmas means swapping u lot o.
things you can't afford for a lot O. things
you don't want.-Lfe.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
Another Altered WilL,

Little Alice-Mamma says she amt go
ing to give you anything for Christmas
this year. Papa's Maiden Sister-Oh, she
isn't, eh? Why not? Little AAce@Cause
the present she give you last year was
worth twice as much as what you give us.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
VIII Receive Calls.

do you expect to receive calls on New
Years day." asked Willie Hicoilar.
''Yes," answered Mamie Hollerton; "I'l'
have to. The telephone exchange where l
work wouldn't give me the day off. Isn't
it mean?"-WashingtOn Star.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

the bank; she didn't care" So she
thought ON aud on. rot hardly sensin' the
prayer II mite.
She e out to. her work in the kitch-
en- feelin' NIL broke mp. She didn't know
why she should be. less she'd been kind
er secretly hopin' to hove Ellen and the
children. Christmas sas mere than she
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
A FLORIDA CHRISTMAS.
How the Happy Day Is Celebrated in a
Fair Southern CITY.

III II L NJ A S In
Florida is u novel ex-
perience to North
erncrs. There the
name of observing
this holiday is o
like IL Fourth of
j uly celebration
than anything else.
The incessant firing
of %torpedoes and fire.
crackers in the mid
die of the day and
the display of pyro-
technics in the even
ing rob the day Of
muoh ne ;to mvthn1.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
The Flirt.

The mistletoe she keeps in view.
And though she says she won':.
She's angry with You if yOu do.
And cats you II you doc't. :
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
Need Noe ~Interfere,

II don't see our mistlctoe," said he,
glancing up ut the chandelier. as it real
~ necessarily" replied she. archly. Il
wasn't.-Judge.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

ogical and sacred Significance. A stroll
through n typical town in the realm OF
fruits n flowers gives IL person from
the North some startling ideas. The
show windows are full of tirecrackers,
Roman candles, sky rockets, packages Of
torpedoes and other fireworks. The July
weather is present, aquatic II field
sports are carried out in accordance with
IL regular picnic program, and the sight
Of thousands in holiday attire on IL race
track. the borders of some pretty lake or
Il baseball park, gives little hint of Il cele-
brntion which at the North is attended
with s~leighing, skating and Christmas
trees.
Only in the churches is the lei
ration suggestive and familiar. In some
of these a great Christmas ship. with
evergreen-trimmed masts. is displayed.
Bright little lads and pretty maids dress
ed in white and carrying tinscl wands
distribute presents to everybody. In the
negro quarters, too, the real yuletide fer
vor is shown. No one loves n holiday
better than a negro. and the eating. drink
ing and singing in the rough, boarded
huts is engaged in with ardent zeal.
Through latticed windows and open
doors may be seen the smoking turkey
and 'possum. hoe cake, pumpkin pies and
watermelons. The patriarchal colOred
preacher all his dusky clientele
to the rickety frame church in the after
noon or evening. fixing the minds of his
auditors on the sin of chicken stealing and
wandering in the white folks orange
groves after midnight. Then all hands
| join in the chorus Of the old Christmas
| SnnV.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
Shin on, shin on;
Doan' git weary, chillun!

Shin on shin on
oh, Jerusalem!
The weird chanting, accompanied by
the regular tapping of the feet Of the
singers on the pine floor, is followed by
an adjournment to some large barn, where
the music from the negro orchestra's vio-
Inns and banjos for hours keep up the
dance, between fragments Of
"All de darkies am n weepin',
Massa's in de cold, cold groun,'"
and "Suwanee River" the primitive
strains being waited swcetly through the
swaying pines.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

Whate'er the facts or fancies Of our creed,
They are divine II they but serve our needs;
And hence the brightness Of that glorious
Gem.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-19
TARBORO, N. c.

The Ladies Aid Society at its meeting Friday
night elected the following officers for the ensung
term: President, Mrs. Joseph lander Vice Presi-
dent Mrs H. Teser; Secretary, Miss Theresa Teiser;
Treasurer, Mrs. Henry Morris.
Glad to see William Michael on the street again
after attack of la grippe.
Mr.. Henry Norris, Jr in the city Monday.
Morris and Mr.. Aaron Norris spent Sunday in
Rocky Mount
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-19
CHARLESTON, w. VA.

Miss Emma Moses is visiting friends in New York.
Miss Mabel Jeenko entertained Sunday night by
giving valentine party The main feature of the
evening the recitng by Mr.. Nathan Jelenko.
Our temple, which slightly damaged by fire,
has been repaired and is again ready for
The whist party which given at Germania
Club last Sunday evening was enjoy able affair.
The head prizes were won by Mrs. S. May and Miss
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-19
DARLINGTON, S. c.

Mrs. H. Taylor and children, of New York, are
visiting relatives here.
Miss Celia Weinberg, who has been spending
several months in Washngto ton, D. c., has returned
home.
Messrs Louis Hirschberg, Hugo Spitz, A. Cohen,
of Atlanta, and Ralph Elias of Charleston were in
city this week.
Miss Estele Eiseman, of Georgetown, S. c.. is the
guest of her sister, Mrs Weinberg, on Broad street
Mr.. A. Schultz, of Spartanburg, S. c., who has
been visiting his parents has returned home
Miss Celia Weinberg entertained with progress
sive whist. The first prize by Mr.. l.
Schultz. The booty captured by Mr.. David
Witcover most delightful evening spent
Mr.. Morton Strauss, of Maysville, S. c., has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs A. Nachman.
DR.. Chumacero, of Augusta Ca, honored
again with his presence and conducted his usual
services His lecture was magnificent effort and
fairly enthraled all who heard it. The doctor takes
great interest in Sunday school, and is getting
up the play of Hannah and Her Sc ven Sons" for
Purim.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-19

Sadie Midelburg, and the BOBBY by Miss Helen Kauf
Mrs. Gus Stern, Miss Rika Frankenberger and
Mrs. BENJAMIN Baer left for Cincinnati Tuesday.
Mr. L. Baer, who has been quite i'll, is much better.
Mrs M Adler, of Cincinnati, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Baer, has returned home.
Mr.. Charles Strauss lest Tuesday for Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The l.. H B. S. met last Wednesday with Mrs. NJ.
Kaufman
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-19
RICHMOND News.

Mrs. Daniel Whitlock was rendered surprise
party last Tuesday night by Mrs. Isaac Cohen.
Miss Gertrude Bear of Gordonsvile, Va, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs A. Godach IA east Main street
Rabbi Calisch will deliver an address before
Pickett Camp next Monday evening at it's Washing
ton Birthday celebration
Mrs. Frank Leibermuth and her daughter Miss
Mate, left some days ago for New York, where they
will visit for about two weeks.
Mr.. 1. ]. Marcuse, who was at st. Lukes Home
for five weeks, is now well enough TO be at home,
and was able to take short walk Wednesday
Mrs S. Rothschild anu oh ldren the guests
of Mr. A. Rothschd for few days this week. They
reside permanen ly.
Mrs Marx Gunst, who has been undergoing treat
ment at the Old Dominion Hospital has recovered
sufficiently to be able to sit up short while
each day since last Tuesday.
The annual meeting of the members of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged and In6rm will be held in the
basement of the Beth Ahaba synagogue next Sunday
afternoon at o'clock Business of great Importance
including the presentation for adoption Of consti
tuition and bylaws will be transacted 1t is proba-
BILE that the question Of opening home may be con
sidered
Richmond Lodge, No 164, Sons of Benjamin, eel
ebrated it's second anniversary at Thon's Hall last
Tuesday night the members and their friends spend
ing very pleasant evening. fine banquet
served, and appropriate remarks were mace by Past
President Alexander Cohen, President E. Phillips, Mr..
NJ. Cohen, Mr.. Joseph Cohen, Mr.. S. Stern, and DR..
Charles Labenberg the medical examiner of the
lodge Two members were initiated and three appli-
cations received.