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The sun., 1897-11-09
SELF-DEFENSE.

The Tulane A. c., of New Orleans, is
arranging series OF prize fights to come
off on December l, 8 and Is. The pugi-
lists have all been secured, but the arti-
clcs have not yet been signed. The
marches proposed are between Joe
Choynski and Alec Greggains, Steve
UDonnell and Gus Rubin, and Jack
Ev"rhardt and Young Critic The club
announces its purpose to give three or
more fights every month, and claims that
it cannot be interfered with by the law.
The Olympic Club of Birmingham,
England, has offered purse of 81 800
for bout between Jem Carney, the Eng
lish lightweight, and Jack McAulffe.
There is possibility that Sammy
Kelly and Solly Smith may come to-
gether in the near future. A san Fran
cisco club has written to Kelly. asking
him at what weight he would meet Solly.
Bill Hcffcrnan, the champion middle
weight of South Africa. is trying to ar,
range match with Tommy Ryan. Hef-
fernan says he can fight at $50 pounds,
though he looks much bigger than that.
1t is said that Tim Hurst, manager of
the Empire a. c., OF Buffalo, wants the
match.
George Dixon was to have appeared in
Chicago next Monday, but the latest
word from him is that he will remain in
San Francisco a little longer than he cx-
pected. 1t is said that his manager, who
is also Walcott's boss, is trying to induce
Lavigne to fight Walcott once more, this
time at 40 pounds.
The sun., 1897-11-09

with managers. He certainly had deal
ings enough with them to have sense
enough to hold on to an honest one
when he finally did secure such man.
Frank Craig, the "Harlem Coffee Cool
err" attributes his defeat by Dick O'Brien
of Boston to being over confident The
Cooler" claims that he made bet be-
fore the fight that he would stop O. Bricn
inside OF four rounds, and in trying to
finish the Boston boxer quickly he gave
a chance to the latter to knock him out.
Craig has issued challenge to O'Brien
for another fight, and offers to back him
selfto the extent of ST. 800.
The United States Treasury Depart s..
ment has rendered Il decision that tour
lists from abroad may no longer bring in
bicycles free of duty under the classica-
ton OF personal effects, as was formerly
the rule. However, this does not apply
to bicycles Of American Manufacture.
Some odd reports come about the Span
ish cycle clubs. 1t is said in Madrid that
one of the clubs has for its object slow
riding. Races are held in which the
last one to cross the finish line wins. In
some races the contestants make mccr-
>chaum pipes while riding. Another
club intends to advocate bull fighting on
wheels, and still another limits the age
of its members to years.
The sun., 1897-11-09

captain cried quits" before time was
actually up in the second half. In other
words, Lafayette was a stronger eleven
physically against Pennsylvania than
against Princeton.
As Princeton and Pennsylvania are not
to play this year the critics will want
more returns before claim of superiority
can be awarded by comparison.
Concerning Yale there seems to be but
one opinion. The eleven is better than
it was week ago. Chicago's big ath-
letes are not easy men to handle. That
Yale, by playing good, oid-fashioncd
football, could roll up Is, and do it with
some of the old Yale ease, shows that
the new sons OF Eli are finally beginning
to understand the rudiments Of the game.
Possibly, too, Walter Camps presence
has been of some benefit to the players.
At least this much is evident: Yale,
unless the men retroglade during the
week, is going to play more of a football
game against Harvard next Saturday
than was believed possible one week ago
Furthermore, unless all signs belle, it
will be an open game to a large extent.
made SO by the ability OF Mcbride to
punt like a Western bronco of choleric
disposition.
The total scores made by the ''big
FOUR up to the present time are as fol-
lows:
University OF Pennsylvania, 422-14.
Princeton University, 1900.
Harvard University, 23D--5.
Yale University, lG6-29.
The High School foot ball team will
leave here to-day for Chester, where they
will play the strong team of that place.
The team and a large crowd of rootcrs
will leave here at 2.29 over the b. d @.
If it is raining at II O'Clock, noon, they
will not 60. Now, Harry, get your
crowd together, and don't forget your
megaphone.
The sun., 1897-11-09
BOWLING.

There is a hot time at the Young Men s
Republican Club over the bowling tour
nament going on there. Following are
last nights scores:
II. A. Brown. 25O VS.. +. p. Moody,
245; Il. S. Woodward. 800 vs.. L. p.
Moody, 237; II. II. Billany. 2s5 VS.. J.
II. Beggs, 236; J. II. Beggs, 800 VS.. W.
H. Head, 2s3; W. W. Knox, 300 VS.. G.
S. Woodward 300; W. W. Knox, 800
vs.. A. A. Waite, 222; s. d. Wilson, 2S5 VS..
W. H. Head, 239; H, c. Chandler 2S5
VS.. w. H. Head, 1875.
The sun., 1897-11-09
DIAMOND DUST.

At a meeting of the Atlantic League
at the Hotel Hanover, Manager Sharsig's
team dropped out Of the League and the
franchise was given to Allentown. Wor-
chester was also after it.
The All-American and the Baltimore
ball teams made their first appearance in
California on Saturday.
There will be more or less talk of hay
ing tho Western teams make three trips
East and the Eastern teams three trips
West next year, instead Of two, as has
been the custom. The Philadelphia
Clubs gate recei pts question will also
come up, its three years special privi-
lege by which it settled with visiting
clubs on twenty-five cent basis having
expired. Numerous other knotty prob
lens will arise.
The base ball men are unanimous that
something must bs done to stop such
rowdyism as prevailed among the play
ers during the past season. As to a
remedy, however, there is a difference
of opinion.
The New York Club has signed a new
pitcher by the name of sterline. He is
% years old and weighs 1856 pounds.
The net receipts of the Temple Cup
games is said to be S9.3O6.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that,
contrary to general opinion, the Balt-
more and All-America teams play very
lively game, and go into it for all they
are worth.
George II. Smith, of Allegheny, Pa,
second baseman Of the Louisville team,
was married recently to Miss Florence
Natin, of Paterson, n. j.
Indianapolis has claimed Tim O' 'Rourke
who was released by Kansas City.
O'Rourke has drifted half over the West
crn League since he was released by
Louisville Club. He is the man that
Hughie Jennings and Taylor were ex-
changed for. To-day Jennings is one of
star short stops Of the major league.
Who will manage the Phillies next sea-
son? is question that has been asked
many times since the close of the last
campaign. The Philadelphia papers are
not saying word on the subject, but
they, too, are wondering who the victim
will be.
Stencil Of the Pittshurgs made the
most two-base hits in the major league
during the past season. Harry Davis of
the Pittsburgs has the most triples, and
Duffy OF the Bostons has the most home
runs to his credit. Lajoic OF the Phla-
dclphiaS ranks fourth in doubles, fourth
in triples and second in home runs, lut
take all the long hits together and he
leads.
The sun., 1897-11-09

Sports on Fourth Page
The sun., 1897-11-09
AQUATICS.

Yale has received the new eight-oarcd
shell built for her by Clasper, the Enlish
boatman.
1t is rumored that one of the condi-
tions attached to the sale of the Prince of
Wales, yacht Brittania is that she is not
to be raced again.
The sun., 1897-11-09
TURF TALK.

The London newspapers have devoted
much attention to Sloane, the American
jockey, since he has begun winning races
on the English turf. Sloane's style of
living astonishes the English sportsmen.
He has apartments at the Hotel Cecil,
with his valet, and goes back and forth
by train to the various race meetings. 1t
is announced that he will remain in Eng
land year.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
How to Boil Water.

There is an art in boiling water which
many even among otherwise good
housewives have not learned. 1t is to
begin with a little water, but always
use enough so as to cover completely
the bottom of the vessel exposed to the
fire. This will boil very quickly. So
soon as water boils all further heat ap-
piled to it is wasted. But q little more
cool water added will not check the
boiling. as the fire has only to heat that
much additional to the boiling point. In
cold weather the waste of heat does
not amount to so much, though, even
then, to boil a kettleful Of water quick
ly and get it to the boiling point is oft
en- a convenience. But in hot weather
the waste of fuel, and also of heat. that
is then a nuisance, by filling n kettleful
at first, is Il great mistake. A large
amount will boil much quicker by be.
ginning with a little first.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Paying their Alortxas.

Farmers are paying their debts is
the o~ft-repeated report of financial in
situations that have money loaned OH
farms in the Central and Western
States. Not only is this true, but profit
Ing by past experience, once farmers
get their debts paid they show little
disposition to borrow again. One Ne
braska loan company informs us that
because of this determination among
farmers. IT is impossible for them to
put out their capital ut Favorable
rates." In other words, farmers who
are paying their debts, won't borrow
again even for good business reasons
unless the interest is fixed at a reason
able figure. That is just right. Once
out of debt, keep out, but if for solid
business purposes n farmer requires
more capital, he cannot afford to pay
over 8 or 6 per cent for 1t. Unless some
such rate can be had, let him down
without the loan. This is the most eff
fective way of making money easy"
1t explains why deposits in Kansas
banks are again increasing, while their
loans are on the Observation-Disclosures
Agriculturist.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Played Marbles LONG Aeo.

Dean Farrar thus describes Oliver
Wendell Holmes when he made his last
visit to England in 1886: "He was an
old man, and his diminutive figure, per-
haps, showed that he could never have
had great physical strength. 1t is a
fatiguing thing to go over the abbey,
and he undoubtedly felt tired, and vas
glad to get back to my house for a cup
of ten. But he has recorded the intense
pleasure the visit gave him, and he told
me that he thought those two hours IL.
the great Temple of Silence and Recon-
Citation We're among the most inter-
esting he had ever spent. He mentions
also the curious fact that we are often
more struck by little things than by
great. Amidst the imposing recollec-
tions of the ancient edifice,' he writes,
one impressed me in the inverse ratio
Of its importance. The archdeacon
pointed out the little holes on the
stones (of the cloister benches) where
the boys Of the choir (he should have
said of the Monastic SCHOOL, used to
play marbles before America was dis.
covered-probably centuries before, 1t
may be. 1t is a strangely impressive
glimpse Of a living past, like the graffti
of Pompeii.'"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
d c College Ter

Samuel Ward Chandler of Philadel.
phia, and the class of 1922, now nearly
n~inety-four years Of age, is Harvard's
well-prescrved oldest; he is the father
of Francis w. Chandler, professor Of
architecture in the Massachusetts In.
stitute Of Technology. Dartmouth's
Oldest living graduate is Mark Went.
worth Fletcher of Wayne, ILL.,, class of
1895, who is within u few months of
being as old as Harvard's Oldest. Emil.
lus Kitchell sayre of Monticello Mo-.
who is in feeble health iii his eighty
eighth year, is Amllerst's' oldest; he
u in the class of 1898, of which he
is the sole survivor. The Oldest WILL
iams graduates of the same class of
ISIS are Joseph Lyman Partridge Of
Brooklyn, ninety-three years of age.
and Rev. Ebenezer Harrison Stratton
of Branchport, n. Y. The Oldest fo1
Bowdoin College is Frederick Waite
Burke Of New York City, ninety-one
years old, of the class of 1924.
Wesleyan's Oldest. and indeed her very
first graduate, is Daniel H. Chase, who
lives at Middletown. and now and
then attends the morning chapel SER
vice. Mellen Fitch of West Newton
and the class of 1926, now ninety-two
years of age. heads the list for tho
University Of Vermont. Lawyer Al.
bert Ware Paine of Bangor. Me-. at
Waterville, Me. DR.. Benjamin d. Sill
man of Brooklyn. i. T., holds the sen.
iority for Yalc.-Bcston journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Paris and Her obclt.k.

If the obelisk in Central Park were
to be treated as Paris proposed to treat
her Cleopatra's needle. there would be
a great cutlery. Paris is searching for
sensations for her exposition of 1900.
One of the propositions is to bore
through the needle which stands in the
Place de In Concorde, send wires
through the excavation and install an
electric light ON the summit. The engi-
neering features of the proposal are
striking, for it will be necessary to dig
under the shaft and work upward from
the bottom.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Manx HumOr.

The Manx people are very plain
spoken. Hall Caine, who is their ac-
knowledged historian, tells a good story
Of agrumpyo old Methodist woman inthe
Isle OF Man who could never be salts
fed with her preachers. One of them.
being about to leave. called to say
good-by. "Well, good-by," she said.
"and God bless ye, and may the Lord
send a better man in your place." Next
day his successor came to see hei.
well, I hope the Lord has sent a good
man." she said, but there's none so
good that M as them that goes"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
No ROYAL Road.

Euclid, the famous Greek mathema-
t.cian, was asked n day by King
Ptolemy, whether there was not a
shorter and easier way to the knowl-
edge Of geometry than that which he
had laid down in his elements. mo
indeed" said he, there is no royal
road to geometry" In the same spirit,
when Alexander the Great wanted to
learn geometry by some easier and
shorter method, he was told by his
teacher that "he must here be content
to travel the same road with others,
for the things of this nature are
equally difficult to prince and people,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Farm Fences.

One of tile first evidences of n thrifty
farmer is the state in which he keeps
his fences and the buildings about the
place. A fine farm is often made I'M
slightly by unnecessary fences, especial.
ly If Of the snake fence description,
which harbor weeds and insects and
add to the labor of cultivation. There
are too many fences on the average
farm, and the day must soon come In
which the rails and the expense of
other material will make it necessary
to bring about a change. The most es-
genital fence il. the one defining the
farm boundaries, and we suppose this
will remain necessary until there is a
general arrangement in the district to
do as exists in some other countries-to
do away altogether with line fences
marking the boundaries with posts or
permanent monuments, and the NUM-
cipalities enforcing strictly the bylaws
against cattle straying at large.
For the purpose of keeping stock in
the grazing fields, a light, movable
fence could be in use, so that different
parts of the farm could answer it's pur-
pose in this respect from year to year.
This system may be seen in some parts
of the States, and answers its needs
well. Much land can he saved for TIL
lage, and the farm kept in better order.
The calculation of the extent of waste
fence on a farm will surprise me-. We
do not think the safety of the crops
from depreciation need be feared, and
II the system prevailed, damage caused
by the carelessness of others or willful
wrongdoine would meet with due pun
ishment and compensation in damages.
Burial Companion.
Stacking Nay Properly.
The accompanying sketch from the
American Agriculturist shows the form
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
o OF THE SEA.
tale Told by the Log Of the Good
Ship Topaz

Tale Told by the Log OF the Good
Ship Topaz
Robert q. Folger, the Oldest practic.
ing lawyer in America, has. at his
home in Massillon, Ohio, a treasure in
Fthe way of q ships log kept by his
father, Captain Mayhem Folger Of the
good ship Topaz. While making his
last cruise in the Pacific Captain Fol-
ger discovered the surviving mutineer
of the ship Bounty and his colony on
Pitcairn Island. The entry in the log
book is Of extreme interest. Captain
Folger says: Saturday, Feb. 1, 1903,
at 2 a. ~, saw Pitcairn Island bearing
south. Lay of and on till daylight.
AT 9 a. m. put of with two boats to ex-
plore the land and look for seals. On
approaching the shore saw smoke on
the land. at which l was very much
surprised, as the island was said to be
uninhabtted. l saw a boat padding
toward me. with three men in her,
Iheyh hailed in the English language.
n asked who was the captain of the
SHIP. They offered me gifts of cocoa
nuts and requested l would land, there
beinY5a white nan on shore. 1 went
ashoSe ard found an Englishman
named Alexander Smith. the only per-
son remaining out of nine that escap-
ed on board the ship Bounty. Smith
informed me that. after putting Cap
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Diamonds in an Extinct Volcano.

OlAtnOnO In an Extinct Volcano.
An interesting discovery from n geo
logical point Of view was recently made
by an explorer in the mountains of
Whites Hook, Natal. On the summit
OF an extinct volcano. on the edge Of a
lake that occupies the crater, sound
ings revealed a layer Of sand inclosing
small diamonds. 1t would be interest
ing to know whether these diamonds
were there accidentally, that is, as the
result of washing operations carried on
by the natives OF whether this dis
covery corresponds to an actual mine
of diamonds, for the hills Of Whites
Hook are not situated in regions
known to be diamond bearing. On the
last hypothesis the presence of precious
stones in the crater Of a volcano would
doubtless throw some light on the for
nation of the gems in nature.-Ia
Genie Civil.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Try Aliens Root.Eaae.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes
Al this season your feet feel swollen
and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have smArting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures and
prevents swollen aud sweating feet
blisters and callous spots. Relieves
corns and bunions Of all pain and gives
rest and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
s. OLmsted, lie Roy. N, Y.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Doctors ana Patients,

a physician with a large practice
sees strange eights-some humorous,
some pitiful, and some irritating. Sir
Benjamin w. Richardson, commenting
on the fact that these singular sights
tend to produce In the Doctors mind
the feeling "AN things are alike to
ALL" says he once surprised q bishop
by saying that the writer Of Ecclesi-
astes must have been a doctor.
Once O woman who kept a fuel store
brought her husband to Doctor Rich
ardson in a little cart with his body
covered with small coal, under the idea
that by this means she was keeping
him warm Another woman, to whom
he prescribed an ether mixture, there
fore volatile, first made 1t warm, in
order that it might be agreeable to
take.
He was called n the early days of
his London practice to visit a servant
in n large house, and overheard the
mistress ask the housekeeper, what
sort of n man is he. and how did he
come? Did he drive?"
II think you'll like him ma'am," re-
piled the housekeeper; but, poor man!
he is only a walking doctor yet"
People made a distinction between
the walking and the driving doctor in
former days. A physician with a large
paying practice used to ride in q chariot
which cost three hundred guineas. Now
people do not care if a doctor comes in
u l:Sdau, or a brougham, or a cab,
provided he ONE quickly.
The old physician was known by ev-
erybody as q doctor. He wore a long,
broad-tailed coat, knecbreeches, Hes
sian boots, n fril!ed shirt with rufles
ct the wrists, aud a large white cravat
of the finest lawn. He carried a caale
with a perforated box at the top, which
held campllor or some other smelling
substance. When he was called to a
consultation. he expected to find q
table spread with wine-glasses, a de.
canter of brandy and a bottle of wine.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27

tain Bligh in the long boat and sending
her adrsft, Christian, their chief. pro-
ceeded with the ship to Otoheiti. There
all the mutincers chose to stop except
Christian, himself and seven others,
who took wives and also six men as
servants. and Immediately proceeded
to Pitcairn Island. where they landed
all the goods and chattels, ran the
Bounty III shore and broke her up.
This took place, as near as he could
recollect, in the year 1890. soon after
which n Of their party ran mad and
drowned himself. another died of fe-
ver; and after they had remained
about four years in the island their
men servants rose up and killed six
OF them, leaving only Smith alive. and
he desperately wounded with a pistol
ball in the neck. However, he and the
wiSows of the deceased arose ems put
all the servants to death, which left
him the only surviving nan on the ISL
and, with eight or nine women and
several small children. He Immediate
" went to work filling the ground so
> that it produces plenty for them all,
and he lives very comfortably as COM
<mander-in-ch,ef Of Pitcairn Island. All
the children of the deceased mutineers
speak tolerable English. Some of
them are grown to the size of men and
women, and. to do them justice, 1
think them a very humane ard hos
pitiable people; and whatever may
have been the crimes or errors of
Smith, the mutineer, in times back, he
is at present a worthy man and may
be useful to navigators who traverse
this immense ocean,. I tarried on shore
with the friendly Smith and his truly
good people till 4 p. M. and then left
them and went on board the Topaz and
made sail, steering for Masafuera,
having received from the people on
shore some hogs, cocoanuts and plan
tains."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
Farmers Arc Not penurious.

1t is mainly 10y what city people call
petty economies that farmers have al
ways made their money. Their bust
ness is n that has as many details as
that of the retail merchant to whom
every penny is important. as it's pos
session may profit to him. or the
failure to possess 1t may mean loss and
possible bankruptcy. The farmer, in
selling his products, is obliged to get all
he a SO as to meet his expenses. Yet
farmers are not at all n;ggardly. Most
of what they make over and above eX-
penses goes in better methods of living.
which make prosperity for everybody
else,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
A High Compliment.

No more elegant compliment was
e paid to a preacher than that of
King Louis XIV. of France to Jean
Batiste Masillon, bishop of Clermont.
Said he: II have heard many great
preachers, and the effect they produced
on me vas that ] felt thoroughly sat.
isfied with them. Every time l heard
you, 1 have been dissatisfied with my.
SELF
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27

Snow geese are exceedingly graceful
and beautiful birds, of about % inches
in length. They are sometimes known
as White Brant and Blue Winged
Geese. Their range is very extensive.
They have been noted in Texas, are
abundant on the Columbia river and
Audubon notes that he has seen them
In every part of the United States
which he has visited. The young geese