Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-13
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budget Of Naturalist Notes, speaks of q
single fox fur fetching us much as $3.50.
Pressed by the builder, and unable to
pay his bills, the owner of boat on the
Seine has named it "The Floating
Debt"
The "fisherman's ring" is the signct
Of the Pope. Its bezel bears an inn
preston Of st. Peter in his boat with
fishing nets.
The German Emperor has contribu-
ted 10000 marks to the fund for the
erection of a monument commemor-
ating the battle of Leipsic in 1918.
A writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung
says that horseflesh is the most nour-
ishing of meats and its taste is hardly
distinguishable from beef.
A gravy preacher" means one of
those eNllo1ters who grunt after every
word when fairly under way on the
''my brethren-uh" plan.
Prof. Huxley said: Smoking is a
comfortable and laudable practice, is
productive of good, and there is no
more harm in Il pipe of tobacco than
III q cup of tea"
Letter writer's in Spain receive about
10 cents page for writing letters; if
required to take extra pains. as with
the young woman's love letters, they
charge 10 cents.
1t is said that every man, woman and
child who lives ut Point San Pedro,
Cal, is a bleached blonde. This pecu-
liar condition of affairs is due to the
chemicals used in the powder factory
at that place.
English law takes no account Of libels
on the dead. Not so in France. A
Partisan lady has just obtained ver-
dict against an author who published
some defamatory statements Of her
grandfather.
The platinum beds of the Ural noun
:ains are the only ones in the world in
which that metal is found in grains. In
several places it is to be found imbed-
dcd in the hard serpentine rock, but
only in the Ural in grains.
Robert Dundas, who presided at the
annual gathering Of the Caledonian
railway engineers, remarked that the
much vaunted invention of the street
sleeper is, where fast traffic is concern
ed, not half so durable as cresotel
timber sleeper.
The term "yacht" is derived from the
Danish word "jacht," meaning chase;
hence yachting is the chasing of one
:essel after another. and accordingly
yachting and yacht racing are synono-
nous expressions. A yacht is. and nj.
ways has been. essentially Il pleasure
craft.
About the latest oddity in prize con-
tests. or circulation boomers. IS the
offer of 4 san Francisco newspaper tn
give Il silver cup to every baby born
Washington, Oregon, California. Ne
vada and the Territory of Arizona. No
conditions OF contest are made.
DR.. Beck, renowned for his kaowi-
edge and experience of the diseases OF
the chest. writing upon tobacco i'll astli-
ina and consumption. declares: Com
mon observation settles the question
that the moderate and daily Use OF to-
hacco does not prove injurious. This
is the general rule; exceptions ncces-
sarily exist
AT Hammerfest. in Norway. the most
northern town IN Europe, the polar
lights commences on Nov. is and will
last to Jan. 23. The city is Illuminated
during the dark days by electricity.
ihe Hammcrfest people have Il most
enjoyable time during their winter.
Dancing is the most popular form of
amusement.
Africa is becoming very good Gus
tcmer of the Pacific States. Lumber
and flour are the staples of the trade
and shipments are rapidly growing IL,
Importance. The largest shipment of
flour ever made from the Puget Sound
.egion for African ports was loaded nit
| Port Blakely. 1t consisted OF 5000
sacks.
A peculiar substitute for window
| glass known as .'tectoriuM" is stated
20 have been for some time employed
Ia Australia, Italy. Germany. Switzer-
land and Russia us Il covering for hot
houses, marques, verant!as, windows
| Uf factories, roofs of stores. etc 1t IS
q special, insoluble, bicllromated gela-
tine, translucent as opal glass, and i;i-
corporated in wire ga,!Ze.
Great Britain is the greatest c,!on;..-
ing nation the world has ever seen.
This great nation. whose home doini.l.
ions are smaller i'll area than the terri:
tory of New Mexico. rules over .,ho::t
12,O00,0G0 square miles OF the eorths
surface and over nearly 40O.O0O.COO OF
!ts Inhabitants. 1t possesses nearly Il
fourth part of the earth's land and
about third part of it's Inhabitants.
An English officer was shooting re.
| Gently in Somaliland. One night whe.,
he was in bed inside his tent IL lion
sprang over the rough thorn fence and
seized the sportsman himself-fortu-
nately only by the hand. Then by some
wonderful piece of luck, as the lion
changed his grip for the shoulder, he
grabbed the pillow instead and so van.
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