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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-11
EOOTH FIREs THE FATAL SHOT.

his eyes like some mad animals. flashing
with light and resolution, vet with n GER
tain strange calmness. holds aloft in one
hand a large knife. walks along. not much
back from the fooiliglits. turns fully to-
ward the audience. his face OF statucsquc
beauty. lit by those basiiisk eyes. flash
ing with desperation. perhaps insanity.
launches out in Il firm ard steady voice
the words. sic scInrcr %tyrannis,' and
thcn walks, with neither SLOW ror very
rapid pace. diagonally across to the bacl,
of the STAGE. ard disappears.
~ moments hush. 81 scream. the cry OF
murder. Mrs. Lincoln leaning out of the
box with asliy checks and lips. with in
voluntary cry. pointing to the ret.eatiag
figure. 'Hc has killed the PRESIDENT
and still Il moments strange. incred-
uloUs suspensc-and then the chaIge.-
then that mixture OF horror. noises, UNI
certainty-tlic sound somewhere back of
Il horses hoofs Gathering with spcea-tle
people burst through cinlirs and ratings
and break them up; there is ineHtricahlr
confusion and terror: women faint: quite
feeble persons fall and arc t%rainplcd on;
many cries of agony are heard: the broad
stage suddenly fills TO s,lffocation with IL
dense and motley crowd. like some liorri-
DC ciTIllNtli. l!lc sttt.iCtitc IiSi sstiiciililS
upon it; Mt least the strong men do; the
actors and actresses are all there in their
play costumes and painted faces. with
mcrtal fright showing through the rouge
the screams and calls, confused talk re-
doubled, trcblcd. two or three manage to
pass up water from the stage to the Pres
idcnt's box; others try to Chamber up.
sin the midst of all this the soldiers of
the Presidents guard, with others sudden
liz drawn to the scene, burst in-somc 200
altogether; they storm the house, through
all the tiers, especially the upper ones,
inflamcd with fury. literally charging the
audience with fixed bayoncts, muskcts
and pistols, shouting Clear out! Clear
out"
such the wild scene, or n suggestion
of it rather. inside the playhouse that
night. g d " And in the midst of that
pandcmonium, infatuated soldiers, the au-
dicncc and the crowd. the stage and all
its actors and actresses, its paint pots.
spangles and gas lights, the life blood
from those veins, the best and sweetest
in the land. drips slowly down, and deaths
ooze already begins its little bubbles OH
the lips"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-11
A

Dear little maid in the scarlet hood.
l know you're merry, I'm sure you're good:
Your little blue skirt is patched and frayed.
You've IL shoe-strins bow ON your towsled
braid,
Your shoes are stubby. and square. and old.
Your travelling mittens let IN the cold;
But you pass each day when the school-bell
rings.
Mcrrlly making the best of things.
Hoppity skipping. l watch you come.
Arms cntwined with n siggIing chum.
Borne on the crest of n wave of girls,
A motley tossing of hoods and curls,
Friends behind You and friends before
Sursing in shouts to the schoolhouse door
uomefy and happy. and shabby and proud,
The laughing queen Of the chattering crowd.
Wise little maid of the hundred friends,
Cheerliy taking what fortune sends, .
Your nose is snub and your mouth Is wide
Owe seen a cooky tucked whole insideD
And frecklcs all over your round cheeks lie
Like cinnamon %sprinkled OH pumpkin-pie;
but your eyes are gay, and your laugh ID
sweet,
As you hoppity-skip down the dingy street.
Dear little maid In the scarlet hood.
! am your friend, and will you he mine? )
know you're merry, I'm sure you're good.
And ia like You. please. for my valentine,
Youths Companion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-11

that time the custom of choosing valen-
tines was Il sport practiced by the Eng
lish gentry as early as 14TG in their homes.
but as all this is an uncertainty. we are
left in the dark as to the true origin and
purpose of st. Valentines Day.
ut is a ceremony" said Bourne. 'ney-
or omitted among the vulgar to draw lots.
which they term valentines, on the eve
before Valentine Day. The m of a
select number of the sex are, by an equal
number of another, put i'll some vessel:
and after that everyone draws II name.
which for the present is called their val
cntiile. and is looked upon as II good omen
OF their being man and wife afterwards"
In some places, we are told. the Gus
tom was considered hcatl. <nish. and to
abolish it the names of ce. cain saints
were written in billcts and giv>.:-, and this
may have been the true reason. why Vail
cntinc was chosen 'r be the saint for that
day. bit why the practice of sending or
choosing valentines was any more heath
enish than many another custom is not
clear. They were all foolish, supcrs;i-
tious rastimcs.
In 11T9 Il sport was INDUCED in during
the month of February, when the girls
burned 81 figure which they stole from
the boys. and which they called "a Holly
Boy and the boys stole IL figure from
the girls which they burned, calling it an
"Ivy-Girl."
1t is altogether probable that the GUS
tom of sending written love messages ON
that day originated at the time of Queen
Catherine, consort of Henry w. when
Lydgatc. the Monk Of Bury, wrote the
following lines in praise of the queen:
seyn.c, Valentine. of custom ycerc by yeere
Men nave an usauiic. In this %resioun
To lokc and scrche cupides kaicnderc.
And chose theyr choyse, by CRETE afTcc.
cioun As
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-11

night before enough had been learned to
warrant the belief that our candidate had
been elected. We went nearly wild with
joy. and congratulated Mr.. Lincoln most
heartily.
Someone saw the famous "stovcpipe'
in the hall. and. scizing it. threw it up to
the ceiling. Another caught it, and then
it went the rounds till it fell to the floor,
when n ave it n kick. and then an
other. and another gave the hat n send
OFF. until it was so battered that it had
lost all resemblance to its original shape.
MIR. Lincoln looked on and smiled good
naturally at the childish performance
Philadelphia Record.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-11
a Financial Strait.

GLOW do you stand ON the financial
question:"
II think l shall stand pat. At least
when 1 Went to the bank l was told
I could not draw."-lndianapolis jour.
ual.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-11
cu.AlrrER MIL.

The reason Of his separation from his
wife revealed. Lord -ir!cigh again put
the question:
IN" you think. Lord Mountdcan. that
l have done wrong:"
The earl locked at him.
NO" lie replied. Il cannot say that
you have
II thought yon would agree with ne.
And n"w. Mountdean. ten ne, do you see
amy escape from my diiliculty.'
= do not. ii.decd.' replied the carl.
II had one hope resumed Lord Ar
leigh: and that was that the father had
perhaps been ~unjustly sentenced, or that
he might after all prove to be innocent.
went to see him-hc is one of the convicts
working at Chatham"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-11

A Good T'ost,nan.
II l were n postman
I'd learn how to lose
The letters that vex
And that carry bad news.
But I'D pack such n stack
In my bag, 'twould be queer
If you didn't have valentines
Twelve times a year.
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-30
Survey No. 1885 A.
HEIEf,n FRACTION LODE,

uAHFIFLU FRACTIUN LUDEs
From cor No. Q, s. r.. cor. Of q. A. r.
neId Fraction N. 81 deg. a min. w. 17s26 n.
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-30

From Loc Mon. Rip Van winkle Lode, this
survey. to west end center Of 0ccident Lode
g. A deg. SO min. W. s4 It. Beginning at
cor No. S. w. cor. OF 0cc'dent. ident cal
with cor. No. 8. r. cor. Western View
Lode this survey. whence U. s. Lcc. Mon.
No. 1855 indian Secret Mining District bears
N. 30 deg IS min. e. 1920 IT,; thence n. 80
deg. 20 min. e. IA n. TO cor. No. 8. e.
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-30

Beginning at cor. No. / N r, cor.i Tueh'
-cal with cors. No. OF Garfield. ann % :.
sbis survey. From CO... 70. ~ AFriHan
Millsite Mil to cor. No / African Lode. bars
y 60 See, 50 min. E, 23s5 IT.. thence n. g
deg. 20 min. W.. $50 IT: to cor. No 2 idenu,
CO.. co., No. ? Of Nellie BIye MIrsite and cor
SSs' No / 70 Of Fraction Quartz Millsite; thence
Z II deg. 40 min. W. 660 It. to cor. No: 5
Identical with cors. No. OF Junction NO
I ~ Horn silver Mllsitps. this survey and
cor No OF Bonita Millsite, survey No
is5s B.; thence S. 7S deg. 20 min. F.; $50
n 70 cor. No. 4. identical with cors. No,
OF Garfield. ] OF orient, and OF Junction
Whistles OF this survey: thence N. II deg
AZ min E. $50 IT. to cor. No. 1 and place
AZ beginning. Survey and location are iden:
teal variation at all corners ls deg. ~
min. z.
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-30
Survey No. 1856 B.
rEIIIE PLYE MILLSITE.

pae,,nIrg Al cor. No. 1. ". e. cor identi-
20, with cor. No. 8 Of Fraction Quartz MIL
site OF this survey. From cor. No, 1. Nellie
plye Millsite. cor No. 1, Nellie Blye Lode.
bears N. 80 deg IS min. e, 1910 IT.; thence
. Identical with cor. No. Of Bonita
M,,site. survey No. 125s. B.. cor. No:
of Afrcan Miilsite. and cor. No 4 Of
FRACTION Quartz Whistle OF this survey;
Nc identical with cor. No. OF Bonita
MIi,site Mi survey survey No. 1873 B.: thence n. II
deg 20 min. e., $50 IT, to cor. No. 4. thence
g ~ deg. 20 min e., $50 II. to cor NO ]
and place Of beginning Survey and iocauon
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-30

Cor. No. g. schafer's Treasure Lode. 8. Il.
cor IL Identical with cor. No. 1, s. W. cor
of Little Giant Lode Beginning at cor. No.
Mohave County miner., 1898-07-30
Survey No. 1885 A.
NORMA LODE.

From cor. No. / G. A. X. Lode OF this
survey To ~ W. cor. OF Norma s. 90 deg.
4s min W. s251o II. Beginning at cor. No.
l. N. w. cor of Norma Lode. whence u. 8.
Ioc. Mon. No. 1886 Indian Secret Mining
District BEERS N. 76 deg. f. 1915 IT,: thence
g. II deg IS min. e. 1900 II. 10 cor No
N. e. cor. Of claim; thence S. ~ deg o5
min. w. $40 IT, to cor No. 3, s. y. cor. OF
claim: thence 8. 81 deg. So min. W. 7e5 II.
to cor. No s. center side line Of clam:
thence NJ n deg. IS min. w. $50 IT, to cor.
No s s. W. cor. Of claim; thence N. 10
deg 05 min. r. 900 n. to cor. No. and
place OF beginning. Survey and location are
Identical. Variation at corners Is deg. 20
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06

An amusing story IS being told in
London of the duke and duchess Of Con-
naught. A few nights ago they visited =
London theater. They drove in royal
carriages from buckingham palace. the
duke and duchess being in the first
and Col. Egerton, who was in attend
ance, in the second. The royal coach
man made the extraordinary blunGer
Of driving to the gallery entrance, AMI
the duke and duchess aIighting, pro-
eeeded up the stairway. not knowing
they were wrong. They had passed the
ticket Office, when the ticket seller
called them back. lie did not know who
they were. All he saw was two per
sons about to enter the gallery without
tickets. Meanwhile, Col. Egerton. who
had been set down at the proper en-
trance. and had been franti0ally rush
ing about in search of them. discovered
the duke and duchess at the timely mo-
ment when the ticket man was also
about TO discover them. The duchess
laughed merriiy, when the mistake was
explained, and the duke also took the
hlunder in good part.-Philadelphia
Press
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06
A Woman Saved.
A CASE OF INTEREST
TO every WOMAN.
Mrs. Henry YOunghans Tells Story of Suffering
and How She Was Cured.
From NE Eseatno News, Detroit, Maeh.

Mira Henry Younghans, of Detroit, Mich,
who resides at 1908 Grand River Avenue,
said: Ever since orr last little one came
was an invalid. For years have had the
most painful experience and would have TO
lie. down most Of the time. After the last
5aby was born was unable TO attend to my
homework. ! could hardly stand up and
had dizzy spells. | wanted to sleep all the
siIne and was treated by several Of the best
physicians / would have the most fearful
cranp, for which hot applications we're used.
| used these hot applications until / blist-
cred myself severely.
Before our child Wss born had been a
strong, healthy woman and was scarcely ever
5ick. After he was born / grew weak and
shin, and received scarcely any help from
the medicine left by the doctors. They said
was not properly cared for and that the
osby was too strongS me. Ny back seemed
20 be breaking and l was scarcely ever with
sut severe headache. Could not tell you
how many different prescriptions have taken,
out every doctor had different plan Of treat
ing my case ] wore supports and laid for
weeks with my limbs elevated, but without
avail. One day my husband suggested that
try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
rs he had read several articles in the paper
about women who had been helped by them.
| was discouraged and thought must always
De an invalid, but said / would try them
after had taken the bottle of medicine !
Tes then using.
"a few days after he brought me in e box
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06
A TRAIN OF HARD TACK
One MILLION One Hundred and Tween
Sy thousand Tough BIxeuif
sent xs Tamp@-

A train load Of hard tack, made IN
Atlanta factories, was shipped from
here to Tampa the other day for the
army which IS to invade Cuba The
government, in its contract. stipulated
that the bread for the troops AT Tampa
be ready here immediately This in it
self signifies that the invasion is 70 take
place at an early date
Eight thousand pounds of hard tack
was sent from this city. Blocks candy
and cracker factory and Lewis cracker
factory made the hard tack for the
soldiers. and the government officials
said it was as good as any they had
ever eaten. The order for the crack
ers was at first for 6o,oO0 pounds. but
Il was increased to 50, coo TO meet the
demand of the troops
Hard tack is tough cracker, in shape
exactly similar TO large soda cnck-
er. The tseks are cut with the soda
cracker molds, and are the same sire.
with the exception that they are much
thicker. They have the little indent-
atious and perforations which mark the
soda crackers, and cannot be told from
a common cracker until tasted.
One million, one hundred and twenty
thousand of the tough little biscuits
were made here in the last two days.
1t takes Ia of the crackers TO weigh )
pound. aud $4,000 pounds were made.
About 20 of the crackers are served To
cash of the men every day. and, con
siiering the fact that they are solid
they make three good meals
The hard tack is only used to a large
extent upon invasion marches and like
excursions. Always when campaign
OF ..ctive fighting begins the troops arr
well supplied with the tack. 50 that
/ they may have bread ready cooked
The large supply OF hard tack sent e
I Tampa makes it certain that The troop.
there are ready to invade Cuba. for an
less an invasion was contemplated ths
immense supply would not have beer
sent.-Atlsnta Constitution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06
ON THE TURN OF A CARD.
The Singular Manner fn Which 81
Young Spanish Woman Be-
came "a Loyal American.

Two of the boarders at fashionable
uptown hosiery are pretty Spanish
woman and a prosperous young Phila-
delphia business man. Several months
ago, or before the destruction Of the
Maine made the situation between this
country and Spain a serious one, the
two became engaged, and. TO their cred
il be il said. the. affair was lore match
pure and simple. Well, when the war
began the young business man was in
continual hot water He is patriotic 70
the core, and yet he thinks there is no
girl in the world equal to his faneee.
She. despite her promise 10 become an
Americans wife. is as Spanish in her
sentiments as she could possibly be.
and she has not hesitated 10 speak right
out in meeting.
Finally things became SO warm that
the young fellow could stand it no
longer, and ne told his fiancee so. She
received the news gravely at first, and
then laughed: III tell you what let's
do she said. "You love the United
States and lore Spain But we both
love each other better than either Of us
loves our country Have you got a pack
of cards?" The young man. just 4 lit
tie bit bewiIdered over The queer tur1
affairs had taken, hunted up some
cards. Vow continued the young
woman. I'm going TO deal until
turn up jack If you get il you give
up your American sentiments for mi
sake. If Il get it. III give up my love OF
Spain for your sake. VIII you agree 2
The young man dsmurred at first, bu
finally catching a roguish CLEAN in hi
fiancee's eye, consented The cardi
were dealt. and To- the first jack fel
to the young woman 'Heneeforth
am an Americana she exclaimed
throwing herself into her lovers arms
and those who know her say that sine
that day she has been as good s citi
zen of the United States as any woman
can be.
The Spanish girls intended has con
fided to friend that he doesn't know
exactly just how it all happened. bu
he has good reasons for believing tia
his tiaucee dealt the Jack to herself fror
the bottom Of the pack or had it up he
sleeve--Philadelphia Inquirer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06

and asked me to give them trial. started
taking DR.. WiIliams' Pink Pills for Pale
People that day and put the other medicine
away, thinking it would please him if tried
the pills. Before / had taken one boz felt
better. Ny husband noticed the improve
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on using them until had taken four boxes,
and was entirely cured.
Il keep them in the house now and Use
them occasionally, a. they are a great help
to all women. You would not have known
me two years ago. What / am to-day is
owing 70 DR.. Williams Pink Pills tor Pale
People"
(Signed) MIS-. Fl. YoUEcHAss-
Mrs. II. Younghans, being duly sworn,
states that she has read the above and thai
it is true in every particular.
ROBERT T. HULL, JR-, Notary Public.
Wayne County, Michigan.
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06
EMPEROR ENGINEER.


Electric E&M w
To act al one and the same time as
German emperor and king Of Prussia
Is no sinecure, says the Pail Mall Ca
zette. In addition TO the functions nat
orally pertaining to his exalted position
he has to solve a terrifying Eumher Of
questions that in other countries would
be reserved for the municipal audaOr1-
ties Thus the question as TO the sys-
TEN Of electric tremways to De adopted
IN Berlin IS lying ii the kaiser cabinet
for final decision The plan Of the lines
has already been approved, bat The SIS
ten Of conducting the current has net
been settled The emperor has there
fore to act, as it were. as imperial en-
gineer in deciding between overhead
wires and underground conductors or
accumulation cars
As soon as he has pronounced his hoe
Fola, sic jubeo, Berlin VIII be provided
with tae largest system Of electrical
tramways on the continent The Ber-
lin Tramway company has already com
pleted its preparations, the lines are
laid and the cars are ready; only the
wires and poles for conducting the cur
rent have TO be procured. Everything,
therefore. viii be II fun working order
by the summer. The emperor IS GER
fzinIy taking plenty Of time for his de-
eision, for the plans have been in his
civil cabinet since October, and are still
without bis signature.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The life Of tradeSman is about two
thirds that of farmer.
Roentgen rays act on the skin, burn
ing it brown like sunlight, and even
bIistering it if long applied
A novel use has been found for the
cinematograph, which has recently
been employed at the Imperial institute
for the purpose of illustrating farm
ing operations in Canada.
Berlin pays a salary TO professional
bird-catcher, who keeps scientific insti-
buttons supplied with birds, nests and
eggs. He is the only man in the en-
pire permitted to do so.
A new kind Of cloth is being made in
Lyons from the down of hens, ducks
and geese. Seven hundred and fifty
grains Of feathers make rather more
than square gard Of light, waterproof
cloth.
The c. Arthur Pearson company of
London, which publishes il weekly
periodicals and ono monthly, is said TO
be an ideal establishment in its treat
ment Of employees, who are given all
Saturday for holiday, and an annual
festivity.
A Swiss firm has brought out q rib
bon saw worked by electricity which is
able to cut logs over yard thick. The
electric motor is OF six horsepower,
and the saw runs at speed of more
than 100 feet per second. The saw IL
self can travel along track and cut
the logs from end to end as it goes.
Important experiments with the use
of the electric light for coast-defenss
4 purposes were recently carried cut at
Portsmouth. It was found that beam
of light, sufficient to detect the presence
of a torpedo craft, could be projected
from the forts for several miles over
the water, thus covering Spithead, the
Solent ard Southampton.
The director of the agricultural schoo
atNeisse. Germany, reportsthst the best
way of preserving eggs is to keep then
in soluble glass, and the next besf
method is to coat them with vsseIin,
and keep them in lime water. He con
dennis unreservedly the practice Il
which many people pin their faith
Of keeping the eggs in brine They d
not decay, but become unpalatabl
from being saturated with salt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-06
an EGG TRIcK.
Mean One Played by EFondfke'm
ssxsffrwaxer BtE1--

s-SwfffwExer DEkf-~
Mr.. Warduer, reports the MTlwaukee
Sentinel exhibited a paper in which was
an article on the kiondiker and 8 por-
trait showing q Frenchy-looking man
with 4 big diamond IN his shirt front.
swell cut Of clothes and g stOvepipe
hit the prince Of Wales would have been
proud to wear. Mr.. Wardner laughed
as he looked a. the picture again ard
related some anecdotes OF saltwater
Bill the man who had struck 5000
10 the square foot on bedrock" Bib,
had the second best claim on the Yukon.
and was so seIf-important On his re-
turn that he kept 4 private secretary
through whom the reporters had 10 n
terview him. lie married the sister Of
Gussie La More. a yzudeviIle dancer who
danced in a tent in Dawson Swift
water BiI-+ paid her attentioa. but got
mad at the dancer and married her SIS
ter. The dancer was very fond CT eggs
while in Dawson. and after their quar-
rel sBEIs bought up every egg there
VAS in the place. paying one dollar
apiece for them to the number Of about
400, and then ate his meals rear her 50
as 70 enjoy her annoyance at not being
able to have her egg order filed While
he was eating his fill Of eggs in 4 tan
TALKING way she had TO be content with
bacon at SIS an order