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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

When the telegraph line was first
constructed to Custer our townsman,
F. B. Smith, was in business there and
the following item in tho Custer paper
at that time refers to him:
"The first telegraphic transfer of
money over the Cheyenne and Black
Hills telegraph line was sent from Gus
ter on Dec. 11th (1s76), by Smith Bros,
to their house at Cheyenne. It
amounted to five hundred and five dol
lars and twenty-four cents, and the
receipt was duly signed by Mr.. j. s.
Roberts, the manager at Custer. Now
for bank and next a railroad"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
CHURCH SERVICES.

Congregational church service
days at 1O:3O a. m. and 400 p. ms Sun
M. E. church-Sabbath school at 10
a. M; preaching services at IL a. m.
and 7:3Op.m
Morning subject, "Fullness of Christ:
or Grace for Grace; evening, "Knowl.
edge of the Kingdom of Christ"
A. B. CHAPLIN, Pastor.
Baptist Misunderstanding at 1890:
Sunday school at 11:45; Junior Union
at 3 p. M; B. Y. P. u. at 6:3O: EVENING
preaching service at 7:3O.
Morning subject, "Power of Gods
Word"; evening, Dangerous Ground"
j. f. CATL1N, Pastor.
Presbyterian Church: Morning ser.
vice.at II, evening service at 7:3O. Sun
day School at noon. In the evening
the choir will repeat the song service
given at the Soldiers Home last Sun
day, entitled "An Hour with Fanny
Crosby"
B. F. PEARSON, Pastor.
Services at st. Luke's Mission. Epis-
copal, Cold Brook northof court house
Sunday morning at 1880 q. m. Sunday
school at II o'clock. Evening service
ats.
The new schedule of services for the
Soldiers Home is as follows: First
Sunday in each month, j. +. Catlin:
second Sunday in each month, A. B.
Chaplin; third Sunday in each month.
j. b. Long; fourth Sunday in each
month, B. f. Pearson; fifth Sunday
IN each month; song service.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

January 22nd was New Years day for
the Chinese-the day of days in the
whole year for them; the day on which
they gather together their families and
friends to feast and make merry.
Joe Chow is the efficient laundry
man at the Home, whose ability to do
the work of three men, and to return
to their owners without mistake the
innumerable belongings every week,
for $50 men, is standing marvel to all.
Joe celebrated his recent New Years
day by giving dinner on New Years
eve in honor of Mrs. Whitfield, with
whom he has been studying English
for the past year. He was assisted in
its preparation by Mrs. Cleveland, the
adjutant's wife, at whose house it was
given. Covers were laid for fourteen:
Commandant and Mrs. Linn, Adjutant
and Mrs. Cleveland, Surgeon and Mrs.
Whitfield, Col. and Mrs. Brown, Col.
and Mrs. A. b. Connor, Misses Hattie
Clough, Edith Cleveland and Jean
Linn, and Joe Chow. The menu which
was chosen by Joe, and prepared as he
ordered, was extensive and choice.
Yellow being the Chinese color, ribbon
of that color was tied about the cubes
of bread, and knotted in favors for the
ladies. The favors were tiny Chinese
parasols and fans. This New Years
feast was pronounced great success
by the guests, all of whom gave Joe a
vote of thanks and wished him many
happy New Years celebrations. The
invitations were stamped With "Happy
New Year" and Joe Chow in Chinese
characters, and will be priced, to-
gether with the favors, as souvenirs of
the occasion.
Joe, by the way. is far. removed from
the typical China boy, he having long
since discarded his queue and adopted
American clothes. He is also men,
Der of the Equal Rights Chinese
League. Membership i'll this league
meaus the gaining as fast us possible
the American manners and ways, the
uplifting of thei. own countrymen and
as II rule the taking out of naturaliza-
tion papers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
GhaAtlY Idea.

Somebody with a morbid, uncanny
fancy claims to have discovered new
way Of preserving the remains of the
dead. He subjects bodies to certain
dry air process by which they become
hardened and mummified while retain
ing still the color and appearance they
had at death. He proposes therefore that
instead Of burying the dead mankind
shall build huge mausoleums and put
the bodies in rooms or inches therein
and keep them always, like horrible
Egyptian mummies, except that by the
new method the remains will not turn
black and shrivel up.
A more frightful fancy has not ema-
mated from human brain even in these
days of pessimism and morbidity. A
human being is not his body. He is
himself; his body is his garment.
What exceedingly poor, not to say
crazy. judgment we should display if
we were to preserve in glass cases all
our old clothes, place them in marble
house and make pilgrimages to visit
them with music and flowers and pomp
at least once year!
No! Out of sight, and quickly. with
the mortal garment the soul of man has
worn. 1t is not SO beautiful, nor was it
SO healthy or comfortable that our
friends should want to preserve it after
the owner and wearer of it has fed.
Many of the most intelligent and
thoughtful persons of our time earnestly
advocate cremation as the safest and
least unpleasant manner of disposing of
the dead. To preserve bodies in the
manner the inventor of the new process
proposes would heap the earth with
corpses.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
New Owner of Minnekahta Block.

The Minnekahta block has finally
passed into the hand of c. N. Miner.
In an interview with Mr.. Miner as to
his intentions regarding the remodel
ing of the block into hotel and bath
house. he said that he was not vet fully
determined upon what he should do.
but that he was now having the seats
and staging taken out of tho opera
house and stored away, preparatory to
whatever he may decide to use the
building for. He does this. he says.
for the reason that an opera house i'll
the block raises the insurance heavily
OH the block as we'll as on the various
stocks of goods in the block. Mr.
Miner says that he hopes that an opera
house may he built by itself in an ac-
cessible location before long Should
he conclude to go ahead with the hotel
proposition he has plans that will make
it very convenient. pleasant place.
Mr.. Miner has moved into the Eben
Martin residence in the city, and he
has fitted up an Office in the block,
the first door east of Judge Juckett's
Office.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
A Night WIN HOLLAND.

The Travellers Club has recently
been studying Holland and conceived
the idea that they might give a very
practical illustration of society in that
little Dutch land. They therefore in
vited number of young people to join
them, and their husbands, at the w. r.
C. hall on Wednesday evening for q
good Dutch time. There was nice,
happy crowd present, many dressed in
attractive Dutch style. They had an
interesting program, among which are
noted music by the Mandolin club, a
Dutch speech by G. G. Smith, a German
recitation by Prof. Elliott, a recitation
by Phil Kellar. There was an attract
i've display of Holland ware and art.
Their refreshments consisted of rare
and dainty Dutch dishes, after which
delightful amusements were engaged
in, and the evening was gone scarcely
before the happy gathering realized it,
and with it an occasion that the guests
of the Travellers Club will always
fondly remember.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
A Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean he can cure himself right a.
way by taking Electric Bitters. This
medicine tones up the whole system.
acts as stimulant to the Liver and
Kidneys, is blood purifier and nerve
tonic. 1t cures constipation, headache.
fainting spells, sleeplessness, and mel,
ancholy. 1t is purely vegetable, mild
laxative, and restores the system to its
natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters
and be convinced that they are a mir
acle worker. Every bottle guaranteed.
Only so cents a bottle. Emil Hargens'
drug store.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
Killed at the Holy Terror.

William Lintz, a carpenter employed
in the Holy Terror mine at Keystone.
was killed Tuesday while being lowered
in the cage. He was struch upon the
head by a projecting beam. He was
on the cage with AL. Osborn and had
rung to make the ascent to the fourth
level. Osborn stood with his back to
Lintz and hearing the shock he turned
around to find Lintz lying across the
floor of the cage. It was found that
the mans neck was broken by the blow
he had received, producing instant
death.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
Something Tint win Delight You.

Remember! There will be n grand
concert ut college chapel on Monday
evening. February 4, consisting of in
strlmental and vocal music--all that
goes to make "a delightful musical en-
tertainment. Ii you enjoy good sing
ing and charming piano, violin, guitar
and mandolin music be sure and be
there. 1t will be Il rare musical treat.
Fix the date in your mind, Monday
evening, February 7th. under the
auspices of the NJ. Il. Ladies Aid So
ciety: Don't forget 1t.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
Mrs. Walter scott Die. suddenly at sturr,s

NhIS. NtNlter Scout Dies suddenly at SturgfS
Word was received Thursday morn
ing announcing the sudden death that
morning of Mrs. Walter Scott at her
home in Sturgis. of pneumonia, the re-.
suit of Il cold contracted while upon
her recent visit to friends in this city.
She was sick but few days and no
one here knew of her sickness. The
news of her death was therefore "a
shock to her friends in this city, where
she visited only last week. The
deceased was member of the order of
of this city, the family hav.
ing resided here for several years. The
funeral will he held Friday afternoon
at o'clock. MIR. Scott has much SYM
pathy in his great sorrow.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

Gin Is alcohol favored with junirev.
berries, coriander, almond cake, an.
selica root, licorice, cardamoms, cassia,
grains of paradise and cay
'nne pepper. Other substances are often
nsed, together with alum. sulphate Of
inc and acetate of lead.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

among her three cvaa:ssss..-s of GUS
toms duties, English, Russian and Jap
anesc, poor little Korea will not have
much left that is not nailed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

Bion Cole of Kansas City, represent
ing the Western Newspaper Union,
came in yesterday morning. He reports
q general improvem ,nt in ths news
paper business.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

The late but not lamented weyler is
making as much trouble for the Span.
ish government at home as he did in
Cuba.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

The Cincinnati Enquirer utters a
ing most horrid. It says law be.
'es dead letter when it il uncalled
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

AS rule a mans hair turns gray
years sooner than woman's.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

MERlT is what has given Hoods
~ Sarsaparilla the largest sales in
the world and enables it to accomplish
Thousands Of wonderful CURES.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
E. E. BURNS,

The year past has had a considera.
bly, larger number of cloudy and partly
cloudy days than the average for sew
eral years. The large percent of days
noted as partly cloudy, are so only by
very light clouds through which the
sur almost, and frequently does, break
through-[ED.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR.
Maximum temperature, 95.
Minimum temperature, 10.

Mean temperature, 4G.8.
Total precipitation, 9OOO5 inches.
Number of days on which precipita-
ton occurred, 63.
Greatest precipitation in any "a con-
secutive hours, O.675.
Total snowfall, 1884 inches.
Number of clear days, 154.
Number of cloudy days, IS.
Number of days partly cloudy, 133.
A day is noted as partly cloudy
when the sun is obscured by clouds for
from one-third to two-thirds of the
day.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

An Argument That Should Move Congress
The Chicago Record of last Saturday
contains the following sad tale of woe
from veteran that should move the
hearts of patriotic congressman and
incline them to favor the building of
the National Home at this place. The
Record says:
"Edward S. Best, an old soldier, hun
cry and sick, asked Justice SABBATH at
the Desplaines. Street lStation .yester-
day to send him to the bridewell. His
story moved the justice to pity, and he
gave the veteran So, while prosecuting
attorney Scully gave him new crutch
and clothing. Best said he was so
years old and had no friends. He
fought in the civil war and was SO bad
ly injured a cripple for life. For some
years he made a living by selling pen
ellis on the street. Two months ago he
lost his stock and the money he had
saved. Then he went to the County
Agent and begged to be sent to the
poor-house, but he says the agent told
him because he was an old soldier he
could not bereceived at the institution,
and was told to go to the old Soldiers
Home at Milwaukee. This he did, but
found it overcrowded and was refused
admittance"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
A FAVORABLE REPORT.
The Senate Military Committee Makes a
Favorable Report Upon the
National Home.

Washington telegraphic reports of
last Thursday brought word that the
senate committee on Military Affairs
had reported favorably, without amend
ment, the bill authorizing the estab-
lishment, control and operation of the
Northern Branch of the National Home
for disabled volunteer soldiers at this
place. This is the first official step in
the progress of the bill, and it starts
we'll. Senator Pettigrew in a note to
Col. Kellar says everything looks good.
Many congressman from various
states are expressing their favor with
locating the National Home in this city.
w. r. Reeder has received letter
from his brother in Kansas, enclosing
u letter from Congressman Mccormick
of the Sixth district of Kansas, in
which Mr.. Mccormick says that he will
give the National Home his hearty
support. Other equally encouraging
reports are being received daily.
Capt. Watts has received IL letter
from his friend, Congressman Broder-
ick, of Kansas, endorsing Hot Springs
as the place for such National Home
as is contemplated. Mr.. Broderick is
a very influential congressman, whose
support will be valuable.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04

Ripans Tabules: for sour stomach.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-02
Musical Recitation.

Although the Quakers, as sect, do not favor music, regarding it as a profit less amusement indulged in by ths worlds people, there are occasionally stories told which show that the love of music sometimes steals it's way into 8 Quaker household in spite of discipline.
 George Thompson the famous English abolitionist, whSae featuring on the abo- iition of slavery in the British provinces, stopped one night with Quaker family. He was q great lover of music. and at that time was a good singer.
 During the evening he sang loft In the Silly Night. which was listened fo with the closest attention.
 In the morning his Quaker hostess appeared somewhat uneasy. She wished to hear the song again, but it would hardly do, she thought, for her to re quest its repetition. At fast, however, her desire overoame her scruples.
 George, she said, with faint pink color in her soft cheeks. will thee rs- peat the words of last evening In thy usual manner? ?"-Youth's Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-02
HOW A MAN MADE S7,OOo.
Because the Chap Who Lost It Told His
 Business In Caf,k

Business In Cafa
 Don't discuss your private business affairs in a public place, said all old Brooklynite to the New Yorker who ap- preached him in a cafe near the city hall. Then the Brooklyn man, pointing out real estate dealer, said:
 Talking about a business deal in this very cafe cost that man s7, 900. and the money went into my pocket too You see, he represented a syndicate that wanted to build on some property in which was interested as the owner of one house and city lot. The agent did not know ne from a Canarsie clammer. Well, he came in here with friend one of tho syndicate-fer luncheon on an afternoon in last July. They took seats at this table. I sat at the next one.
 ''I began to take notice, as grand mas say, when heard the strangers at the next table discuss quite loudly deal in relation to the property adjoin- ing mine. The agent had ordered fine layout for luncheon and was evidently well pleased with his deal He said to his friend:
 We'll, I pulled off the trick for that property at 219 Cheap street today. The owner thought was doing him a favor. I started in at $15, 900 and final ly closed with him for SIS. .0o0. He bit in a hurry. Why, the property is worth S25, 900 if it's worth dollar to us. Now must look for the chap that owns 921. He'll be glad to get SIS, 900 for his house. It's lucky for us they're not on to the fact that we want to buy that entire block
 "I didn't need to do any eayesdrop- ping, you see. That little speech of the agent cost him exactly $7, 900. You can readily guess that I, as the owner of 221 Cheap street, was not especially anxious to sell after that kept Mir. Real Es- tate Man on the jump for nearly five months, and when let up on him I got my price, exactly $25, 000--a neat little profit of $7,000 above what I would have gladly accepted. So you see the point of my remark to you, Don It discuss private business affairs in pub lie place. Now we'll go to my office and I'll listen to your proposition "~ New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-02
The Art of Lighting a Pipe.

Now, comrades, not to waste tim9 talking of style of pipe or brands of to- baece-tastes differ i'll those things-try this: Keep pipe and stem as clean as possible, and the time to clean them is immediately after smoke. Fill the bowl with your favorite brand and press down firmly, but don t strive to see how solid you ean pack it. If you make 1t as solid as wood, it will burn like wood and make coal fro about as hot and ungrateful. Don't light the entire sur. face. Don't pull as though you had no more matches and feared it would Ego out. ' Light small srct directly in the center. Smoke slowly until it works it's way gradually downward If it under takes to spread, press it down again with thumb or finger. A half minutes care in starting is all that is required Now smoke slowly. The little fire cor tinues downward, delicately roastir 1, the tobacco on the sides, and presently, when you cave this off. there will come a revelation in soft, mellow smoke, so cool, so delicious, so soothing, that you will never regret having read this.o- Sports Atieid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-02
HIDDEN GOLD IN PARIS.
Many Fanatics Spend Their Lives Hunting
 For Buried Treasure.

Some Parisians are actually kept from wandering by conviction that there is hidden treasure behind the walls or be- heath the flooring or in the chimney nook or under the roof, says Chambers Journal
 You are told that during the number less sieges to which Paris has been sub- jected and the internal revolutions = has undergone there exists not cellar or a garrett out has become the reeepta- ele of some part of the immense riches accumulated in religious houses and old families. There is, perhaps, nothing ir- rational in he supposition that in the good old times when convents were made the repositories not only of the secrets of the aristocracy, but of the family jewels likewise, instances must have occurred wherein these deposits were buried and remain undiscovered, together with the treasures of the CO., fraternity. But human folly has of late years exalted this rational possibility into dazzling certainty. Every means js now resorted to and more gold and pre- cious time expended than the most val uable treasure could repay in order to seize the secret which still resists dis covery. "While you of the matter of fact, plodding Anglo-Saxon race are toiling and broiling in Australia and California, searching for gold, we gold seekers of Paris find it here beneath our feet in the old quarters of the city round Notre Dame and the Hotel de Vile, where gold is teeming in greater plenty than amid the rock powders of Califor- mia or beneath the soil of Ballarat, :" said Dueasse, the great treasure seeker.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-02
TREES IN THE STREETS.
4 Society In New York City to Beautity
 fha AYanues.

4 Society In New York City to Beautify
 the Avenues.
 Without doubt the Tree Planting as. eooiation of New York has undertaken a most beneficent work So far as it proves to be practicable, it will contrib. ute as much as any other scheme that could be projected for the embellish- ment of the city. Tho ineorporators are to considerable extent the same as tho incorporators of the Botanic garden men well known for public spirit and intelligence. Thus the society begins under tue most favorable possible aus pices, for caution and discrimination as well as for enterprise.
 Of course its work will be largely ex- perimontal There are streets, even resi- dential stree tH, in Now York in which it may not le wise to attompt tree plant ing at all, fir the reason that the space cannot be spared, either from the sidey walk or tho roadway, for the boxes thas must protect the young trees or for the trunks of such as live to maturity. EveR in those streets in which there is room enough for trees theEe are many places in which no trees car thrive Ey reason of the lack of sunshine, and, indeed, there are scarcely any streets in New York below the park ill which trees can he expected to do so well as in place like Washington, where the streets are so wide and the buildings SD low as to give all trees that may be planted fair chance for life. Almost the only streets EF1 Nnxxr Vnrlr bnf u5 faunVo htxr cik f.. mated are the Broadway boulevard and the Riverside drive The boulevard has been until within the past few months dismal monument to municipal neg tect Now 1t is kept in order, but time is required 10 replace the trees that have been allowed to die, and the double row of trees that were meant "high over- @rehed to embowero does not embower ct all, but presents upon the whole 8 scraggy and dismal spectacle.
 This, of course. comes mainly from neslect, for there is no reason way trees tn this thoroughfare should not thrive If they can be made to thrive anywhere fn New York The general introduction of electric lighting will do much for ths trees unless gas is still carried through the ground for fuel. It is given out that nncontaminated earth will be used for She setting of the new trees, but, judg. ang from what we have experienced in ehe opening of Fifth avenue for sewer and the previous openings of other ave- nues for laying cables, the percolation of tho gas through the fresh soil would be a matter of only weeks at the longest. The new association is plainly destined Go encounter many obstacles. If it euc- eeeds in gaining even partial victory over them, tt will eatitle itself to the gratitude of all New Workers. New York Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-02

600 large nages; 100 superb illustrations
 many in richest cOl0rs Has large colored mars 2fovtst hanlf biuhacf po,,, n,f.s;,s.-s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-02

sert- %-s are required to pay their assessments to me by June 15. 1898. If such payment is not