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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
Jolly wo,.l,,,en Dance.

The Modern Woodmen will give a
dance at the court house on Christmas
eve. Dec. Oath. Dance and supper only
sl.OO. Everybody is cordially invited.
This promises to be one of the happiest
affairs of the season.
Following are the committees:
Arrangements-John Miller. Charles.
Stewart and A. Snyder.
Reception-J. w. Joyce. Earl Cham
bers and Geo. Hummel.
Floor Managers. B. West, c. s.
Eastman and Geo. Leach.
j. r. Mower will furnish the supper.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
KlO,lnike

What does it cost toget there. When
and how should one go? What should
one take? Where are the mines? How
much hav. they produced? Is work
plentiful: What wages are paid? Is
living expensive: What are ones
chances of ''mnlling strike?
Complete and satisfactory replies to
the above questions will be found in
the Burlington Route's "Klondike
Folder" now ready for distribution.
Sixteen pages Of practical informa-
tion and an up-to-date map of Alaska
and the Klondike. Free at Burlington
Route ticket offices, or sent on receipt
of four cents in stamps by j. Francis,
Genl Passenger Agent, Burlington
Ro ute. Omaha, Nebr.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
Modern woo.lmen Officers.

Hot Springs Camp NJ. w. A. No. 1868.
held its annual election of officers last
Monday night, with the following re-
suit:
Ven. Consult. b. West
w. Advisor A. c. Duke.
Banker-J. II. Gillespie.
Clerk ]. w. Joyce
Escort A. Snyder.
Watchman- q. lIummel
Sentry-E. a. Huebner.
Medical Examincrs-Dr C. W. Har-
gems and DIR. r. ID. Jennings.
Manager q. c. Wooster
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
4. II. 4 \. NJ. Elcc,ion.

At the regular annual election of
officers of Harmony lodge. A. +. n A.
NJ. held last Saturday night. the fol-
lowing officers were elected
w. M.-E. S. Ames.
S. w. q. C. Smith.
j. Wv. NJ. knowlton.
Treas. L. Judkins
Sec'y JAS. Bradley.
Tyler j. Il. Chapman.
The following are the appointive
officers:
S. DID,. Il. Grippcn.
j. ID. II. c. Curtiss.
s. s. Dan Larson.
]. S-Don Mckinley.
The new officers were installed Sat
nrdoy night by postmaster a. ID. Wood,
j. w. Joyce acting as grand marshal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
a. d. U. w. New o.,tccr..

At the meeting last Thursday night
the \. o. U. W. elected the following
officers:
NJ. W.-John Pearson.
Foreman Wood.
Overseer VIM. Atkinson
l'inancier-John Mueller.
Recorder-Jason March.
Guide-E r.. Ness.
Inside Watchman Otto johnson.
Outside Watchman-G. c. Wooster.
Trustee Il. p. Hesnard.
Grand Lodge Rep.-J. q. Richer:
alternate. L. III. Wells.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL ROLL OF HONOR.
The Leading Men and Women of the
Future are the Punctual hoy and
Girl of Today

Girl of Today.
The following pupils of the public
school we're neither absent nor
tardy during the month:
ROOM ONE
Hazel Adams, Clarence Barnes.
Everett Basford, Lille G.. Brown,
Daisy Cramer, Sadie Bingham.
David Harlow. Carl Jackson,
Daisy Milligan, Waldemere Moore.
Harry Murphy. Maud Petty,
Harvey Petty, Bert Stewart.
John ID. Potts, Willie Virtue,
Pearl Williams, David Wells.
MATTE G. ALLEN, Teacher.
ROOM TWO.
May Herbert, Willie Dennis.
Glenn Rucker. Harold Crane,
Elton Stanley. Katie Muller.
Morley Pearson, Rex Joyce.
Fay Somarindyck. Harvey Ferguson.
Earl Basford. Harry Fisher.
LULU KENDALL. Teacher.
ROOM THREE.
Willie Richer, Ilo Bentley,
Jesse Spencer. Ada Orr.
Bennett Wooster, Prank Little,
Brown Afford, Catherine Reeder.
Dora Wells. BerniceWomendorf
X. HOFFMAN. Teacher.
ROOM FOUR.
Paul Richer. Gail Fargo,
Floyd Adams. Inez GODDARD,
Harold Peterson, Bessie Fisher.
Ethel Pierce. Mary Wilson.
Holland Boomer. Willie Fawell,
George Murphy, John Lessard,
Bessie Wood. Winnie Phillips.
Melvin Gordon. Lloyd Ferguson.
Este Dearduff, Leila Boyles.
Cecil Bentley.
ROSE PERKINS, Teacher.
ROOM FIVE.
Sixth Grade Fifth Grade
Lottie Davis. Pearl Cramer,
Leo Dornan. Luther Cleveland.
Bertha Gordon, Emma Englebert,
Walter Moore. Earl Gillas.
Bernard Potts. Frank Entzminger.
Amy Simms, Willie Huebner,
Mabel Thayer. Flossie Judkins.
Leo Wood. Maggie Petty.
Geo. Turner.
Nellie Barnes,
Chas. Newell.
Louisa Herbert.
Miss WHEELER, Teacher.
ROOM SIX--sEvENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.
Roy Ness. Eta McVey.
MYRTLE Coleman, Edith Bradley.
Nettie Jones. Charley Wymer.
May Cleveland. Katie Potts,
Matte Petty. Carrie Schermer,
Elmer Cummings. Merchant Fargo.
Marsie Clark. Louise Entzminger.
Miss LlNpLEY, Teacher.
HIGH SCHOOL
Beatah Huebner. Anna Milligan.
Ina Phiney, Maud Wilson,
Edith Cleveland. Chas Entzminger,
Edwin Gibbs, Charles Harlow.
Fred Watts. Paul Wood.
st. Clair Wood. Claude Richards
IpA p. NEWELL. Teacher.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
Clerical Permits. 1898.

Clergymen and others entitled to
clerical permits are respectfully re-
quested to call at the Burlington ticket
Office and arrange about their 1898
permits.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership i'll insurance business en-
isting between John Il. Parks. Elmer
r Juckett and Edmond S. Kelly. as
Perks, Juckctt Il Co. is hereby dis
solved by mutual consent.
JOHN T.. PARKS.
EIMER r.. JucKErr.
EDMOND $. KELLY.
December 1st, 1897.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17

The following gem was found float
ing without credit among eastern pa
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
1t Wouldn't Work.

Zone touch of nature. you know. old
man
'.Of course. Of course; but you're not
nature, and consequently refuse to be
touched"
Thus the promptness with which he
saw the poin: saved him.-Chicago Post.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17

KEEP your blood pure, your appe-
- tite good, your digestion perfect
by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
has power to keep you WE'LL.
The National tribune., 1897-10-14

that Sherman had raised the siege and
fallen back to the Chattahoochee, and
we felt something of the bitterness Of
despair. For days thereafter we heard
nothing, though the hot, close Summer
air seemed surcharged with the pre-
monitions of war storm about to burst,
even as nature heralds in the same way
concentration of the mighty force of
the elements for the grand crash of the
Thunderstorm. We waited in tense ex-
pectancy for the decision of the fates
whether final victory or defeat should
end the long and arduous campaign.
The National tribune., 1897-10-14

coat, our rude chessmen, and no less
rude board, our little black can, and
the spoon made of hoop-iron, and babe
farewell to the acknowledgement that
had been our home for nearly seven
long months.
My feet were still in miserable condi.
ton from the decorations received in the
attempt to escape, but / took one Of
our tent poles as a staff and hobbled
away. We repassed the gates which
we had entered on that February night,
ages since, it seemed, and crawled slowly
over 70 the depot.
The National tribune., 1897-10-14
CHAPTER TT.

soLICITUDE AS TO THE FATE OF ATLANTA
AND sHERMAN's ARMY-PAUCITY OF
NEws-How WE HEARD THAT ATLANTA
had FALLEN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A
GENERAL EXCHANGE-WE LEAVE AN
DERsoNvILLE.
We again began to be exceedingly
solicitous over the fate of Atlanta and
Sherman's army. We had heard but
little directly from that front for several
weeks. Few prisoners had come in since
those captured in the bloody engage
ments of the Goth, 22d and 2Sth of july.
In spite of their confident tones, and our
own sanguine hopes, the outlook adj
mitted of very grave doubts. The battles
of the last week of July had been-look
at it in the best light possible-inde-
cisive. Our men had held their own, it
is true, but an invading army cannot
afford to simply hold its own. Anything
short Of an absolute success is to it dis
guised defeat.
Then, we knew that the cavalry col
umn sent out under Stoneman had been
so badly handled by that inefficient COM
mander that it had failed ridiculously in
its object, being beaten in detail, and
suffering the loss of its commander and
a considerable portion of its numbers.
This had been followed by defeat of
our infantry at Etowah Creek, and then
came long interval in which VIC re-
ceived no news save what the rebel papers
contained, and they pretended no doubt
thse.- Sherman's failure was already
demonstrated.
Next came well authenticated news
The National tribune., 1897-10-14
Copyright, 1897, by Albion W. Tou,eex.
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTEI;

EYN0PSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
The aathor, noting among the names OF the
victims of the Paris Charity Bazaar holocaust
that of "A. Quitman," recalls receiving a few
months before a letter signed :" a. QGiiman.
accompanying a sealed package. The letter
stated that he WAS prisoner in Libby with
the author; that the sealed package, which
WAS not to be opened until the writer's
death contained the narrative Of strange
experience. Tie author remembers no one
bearing Il name at all like " A. Quitmsu.
He opens the package on seeing the notice
Of the writer's death. "Quitmans" identity
tie author keeps secret
"A. Quiiman," or Philip Dcvers" tells how,
many years before, he. prospecting, prominent
man, possessing a wife and a daughter. spocu-
lates in stocks. loses his ali. and, rather than
face his wife. resolves te go away until he has
redeemed himself His overweight brain
gives way. and he rushes bindly on thinking
someone is pursuing him.
He DISCUSSES himself After that he remem-
bers no more. Sensibiity comes to him years
Afterwards by degrees. He finds himself in a
comfortable, large dwelling. where .here are
many queer people He seems to be well taken
care of. and is visited by kind man. who asks
him his name; but when he cannot remember,
leaves him as if in anger.
The National tribune., 1897-10-14

equally well established that the disease
may be communicated by the various
ways just mentioned"
The old adage says that Hunger is
the best sauce for poor food" but hum
ger failed to render the detestable stuff
furnished us palatable, and it became so
loathsome that very many actually
starved to death because unable to force
their organs of deglutition to receive the
nauseous dose and pass it to the stom-
.ch. | was always much healthier than
the average of the boys, and my appe-
tite consequently much better, yet for
The National tribune., 1897-10-14

the last month that was in Anderson
vile it required all my determination
to crowd the bread down my throat,
and, as I have stated before, | could
only do this by breaking off small bits
at time and forcing each down as |
would pill.
A large part of this responsiveness was
due to the coarseness and foulness of the
meal, the wretched cooking, and the
lack of salt, but there was a still more
potent reason than all these. Nature
does not intend that man shall live by
bread alone, nor by any one kind of
food. She indicates this by the varying
tastes and longings that she gives him.
If his body needs one kind of constitu-
ents his tastes lead him to desire the food
that is richest in those constituents.
When he has taken as much as his
system requires the sense of safety
supervenes, and he "becomes tired of
that particular afood. If tastes are not
perverted, but allowed free but tenn
perate exercise, they are the surest indi-
Gators Of the way to preserve health and
strength by judicious selection of ali
| mentatlon.
In this case nature was protesting by
a rebellion of the tastes against ANY fur
ther use of that species of food. She
was saying, as plainly as she ever spoke,
that death could only be averted by a
change of diet, which would supply our
bodies with the constituents they so
sadly needed, and which could not be
supplied by cornmeal.
How needless was this confinement of
our rations to cornmeal, and especially to
such wretchedly prepared meal, is con-
clusively shown by the rebel testimony
heretofore given. 1t would have been
very little extra trouble to the rebels to
have our meal sifted; we would gladly
have done it ourselves if allowed the
utensils and opportunity. 1t would have
been as little trouble to have varied our
rations with green corn and sweet po-
tatoes, of which the country was then
full.
A few wagon loads of roasting ears
and sweet potatoes would have banished
every trace Of scurvy from the camp,
healed up the wasting dysentery and
saved thousands Of lives. Any day that
the rebels had chosen they could have
gotten thousand volunteers who would
have given their solemn parole not to
escape, and gone any distance into the
country to gather the potatoes and corn,
and such other vegetables as were readily
obtainable, and bring them into the
camp.
Whatever else may be said in defense
Of the Southern management of military
prisons, the permitting of 1000 men to
die Of the scurvy in the Summer time, in
the midst of an agricultural region, filled
with all manner Of green vegetation,
must forever remain impossible of ex-
PLANTATION.
The National tribune., 1897-10-14

Doctor" cosld not help laughing at his
little tricks 10 catch me-
You do not mean to give me any hints -
ne responded, with smile. But yon have.
] have learned one thing At least"
What is that?"
You were lawyer before you became
my guest"
or minister, perhaps" l suggested,
holding up the little Bible had been read
ing.
No; your self command is too perfect for
that. Had you committed any crime that
you arc afraid TO be known?n His tone was
anxious.
Really, Doctor" said with a laugh,
which took pains to check before il was
full grown, suddenly remembering that my
laugh had been very characteristic one in
the old days, really, cannot say. l have
notion that did but it is not that which
determines me to keep SILENT"
The National tribune., 1897-10-14
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice had
placed IN his hands by an East Inda missionary
the formula OF u simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy ana permanent cure of Consumpton
Bronchiiis. Catnrrh, Asthma and ali Throat and
Lung Affections. also n positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints
Having tested its wonderful curative powers in
thousands OF cases, and desiring to relieve human
suffering will send free of charge 10 MI who
wish IT, this recipe in German, French or English
win iuii directions for preparing and using Sent
by mail. by addressing with stamp. naming ibis
paper. w. A. NoyEs. $40 P0,Uers' Block Rochester,
The National tribune., 1897-10-14
Ito BE- coatinusi.l
Sandy's Salvation.


IBVtUt HUHttHIS
AN hoo's the guild vie, Sandy" said
one farmer to another, as they met in the
market place aud exchanged snuff boxes.
Did We no hear that she's dead and
buried ?" said Sandy solemnly.
Dear mel" exclaimed his friend sympa-
thetically. Surely it must have been very
sudden?"
Aye, it was sudden" returned Sandy.
Ye see, when she turned i'll we hadna time
to send for the doctor, sac l gied her bit
pouther that had lying in my drawer for a
year or twa, an that I had got frae the
doctor myself. but hadna ta'en. What the
pouther was l Jnna Vera weel ken, but
The National tribune., 1897-10-14
CHAPTER Nv

The next morning when my friend, the
Doctor: came, he found me reading the Bible.
IL Is strange what an attraction the book
lad Tor me. i had not been q specially re-
The National tribune., 1897-10-14
j" Enfant Terrible.

"Enfant Terrible"
Caller" Nellie, is your mother in?"
Nellie" Mother is out shopping
Caller" When will she turn, Nellie Pr
Nellie calling back y" Mamma, what
shall | say nOw2U
The National tribune., 1897-10-14
FOR NERVOUS WOMEN
Horsford's Acid Phopshate.

DR.. J. B. ALEXANDER, Charlotte, N. c.. says:
" 1t II not only pleasant to the taste. but ranks
among the best of nerve tonics for nervous
females"
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-14

a bill to amend that paragraph Of the
revised statutes relating to the appeal
on habeas corpus Of criminal cases to the
supreme court Of the United States. The
object IL to do away with numerous APP
peals by attorneys of prisoners, made
with the sole view Of gaining time SEN
ator Perkins presents the Durrant case
as a particularly strong example Of iths
cort In this connection. he said that
when a prisoner had the advantage of q
Jury trial, q retrial II desired, and an
appeal to the governor of the state, 1t
was manifestly unjust to allow appeals
to the supreme court without the GER
tificates of either the state supreme
court or the circuit court before which
the case was tried. The measure. II
passed, will not affect the Durrant case
in any way but will considerably short
en- the legal process in all such cases in
the future.
Senator White Of California introduced
a bill today to strengthen the eight hour
law, as applicable to government work.
1t has been found impossible to enforce
the law, owing to the lack of adequate
penalties. Mr.. White purposes an
by which a violation Of the
law is made misdemeanor subject to
a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprison-
ment not exceeding six months or both.
The legislative. executive and judicial
bill. as reported to the
house today by the committee on appro-
priations. carries a total of $21.552, 461,
being $7S0.S61 less than the estimates
The number Of salaries provided for is
10, 900. being 1913 less than the number
estimated and Is less than the number
provided for in the current law.
One of the interesting items in the
agricultural appropriation bill is pro-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-14
CIVIL SERVICE
Rounding Up Forces to Destroy the
system

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-The out
look for changing the civil service law
is being actively canvassed among Re-
publican members of the house, as re-
suit of the conference held Saturday
night. The members of the special COM
mittee having the matter in charge are
trying to so shape a bill that it will COM
mand the support of a number of diver
gent elements. One of these is the DEM
ocratic minority, which, combined with
the Republicans opposed to the present
law, will be strong enough to carry a
bill. But in canvassing the situation,
it has been found that Democratic mem
bers would favor complete repeal of the
law, but would oppose anything short
of a repeal. AS the Republican move
ment Is not toward complete repeal, but
rather for modification of the law,
there appears to be no basis by which
the anti-civil service reformers of both
parties can unite. 1t is claimed, how
ever. that modification of the bill will
receive the votes of two-thirds of the
Republican members, and will have a
good chance of passing the senate and
receiving the presidents signature.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-14
vision for $4,000 for an agricultural e,
pertinent station in Alaska.
A VAST ESTATE
Claimed by Collateral Heirs Of George
WASHINGTON

STOCKTON, Dec. Excitement V.
Ball, a waiter at the Commercial hotel,
claims to be relative of George Wash
ington. If correct. Ball is one Of the
heirs TO one of the largest estates in the
country. The matter all came up through
letter which he received yesterday
from his brother in Chicago.
The Ball family has in its possession
SO Clement says, records which, as far
as they know, establish their lineal con-
nection with the family of Washington.
1t is some years since he has seen these
documents, but they are in the family
Bible. AS far as he can remember. Jo-
seph Balls grandfather's sister, who
died In 1872, was Washington's mother
His connection with Joseph Ball Is,
therefore, not so far removed, and
brings him in direct line with the "Fa-
Their Of His Country
There is a vast estate in four states of
the south that is soon to be divided.
This estate Is little empire in itself,
containing in all 471,000 acres in the
states of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Virginia Shortly before
Joseph Ball died he leased his vast hold
ing for period of SO years, and since
then there has been some uncertainty as
to the affairs of this estate. The lease
expires in 1918, and that is why there is
so much activity on the part of the heirs
Ball says that in all there are over 60
of these heirs.
Clement Ball has placed his interests
in the hands of E. Myron Wolf, a San
Francisco attorney.
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sary to point out that this course of &C.
ton would not accomplish the desired
end. AS the animals are never all pres
nant would be left, which in time would
revive the herd and with 1t the whole
question. In the meantime every OBJ
lection which has been urged against
pelagic sealing would be justly charge
able against such slaughter. 1t would
be necessary to lie in wait for the fe-
males and kill them as they came ashore
on land to give birth to their young or
to provide them with nourishment. The
young must be slaughtered wantonly
or else left to starve. The proposition
is an abominable one, without a single
redeeming feature.
1.-THE fur seal Is the noblest Of all the
animals Of the sea. From naturalist's
point of view, it Is the most interesting
form of life on the earth. From the COM
mercial view, 1t is one of the most val
liable. Unlike the buffalo, elk stag and
like animals, it occupies territory that
cannot be used for any other purposes.
Where the former animals once roamed
great cities have sprung up, but the
ndunIS VI tIlt luI Stdl Will DS dCSCl lcd
for all time If their inhabitants were de-
stroyed.
Though sadly reduced in numbers, a
nucleus Of the fur seal herd is still left
Under favorable conditions, 1t can be
restored. The Pribyloff herd once yield
ed 100000 skins annually worth 10000 900
or more, and without injury to itself
This would represent cash value of $685.
100000. If properly protected, it will
again reach this value. These figures
represent a sum too great to be thrown
away in childish spite. To slaughter
the fur seal herd ourselves because it's
preservation is beset by diplomatic diff
culties, in which thief ault has not all
been on one side, would be confession
of impotence unworthy of a civilized ma
ton. 1t would transfer to the United
States alone and for all time the odium
for the destruction of the fur seal herds. +"