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The times., 1898-04-08

Sugar had an advance and the grangers
went down as a result of the days trad
ing in its entirety. Sugar reached 120 and
went back TO 1l9 1-2 at the close.
The times., 1898-04-08
SOC. neckwear, 23c.

We will give you an opportunity,
gentlemen. to buy your Easter neck
wear under price. The handsomest
bows. puffs. imperials four-In-hands
and tecks. at soc, will go at DC tomor-
row as a special offering. These are
the newest Spring stufs-the cream OF
a makers stock.
The times., 1898-04-08
Suso enderS, &c.

FROM Ii TO u O'CLOCK)
rubber ends-patent cast-Off-good
webbing-best mems 25c suspender
made.
The times., 1898-04-08

Spanish fours had q drop yesterday of
TWO points, whlcn might mean Jhat the
brokers believe Spain is TO go TO war and
be whipped. but there is every reason to
believe that il does not The clear in
depreciation in the light OF latest events
is that Spain is 10 give up Cuba without
a fight.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Ono TO Tailor.

When Poole, the famous tailor, was
an old man he was at Brighton OH u
vacation. and IL afternoon went out
to walk upon the pier. a young man
was also upon the pier with a couple
of laditA, to whom lie said, as he saw
Poole coming:
"Now, you wouldn't take that good
looking man for a tailor, but he is.
Just listen while l take him down a
notch or two. I'll tell him my coat,
which l have just had from him, doesn't
fit"
AS he spoke Poole approached and po-
litely acknowledged the salutation of
his customer, who, walking up to him,
said: Here, Poole, now do take a look
ut me. Does this coat fit?"
Poole took in the situation. ut GER
tainly does not fit" said he, and pulling
out II piece Of French chalk lie proceed
ed literally to mark and cross the coat
all over, and then observed. with the
utmost urbanity: "Now, If you will
kindly send that coat to my shop the
alterations shall be attended to."-Tid
-sttS
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
INDIANS ON THE wARPATh
scminolcs Reported to Be Killing and
RaidinR.

OA4S
RaidinR.
There is an uprising in the Seminole ma
ton. Two hundred and fifty braves went
on the warpath Tuesday and left a trail
of blood and ashes. The Indians are seek
ing to avcnge the recent burning of Lin
coin McGeisey and Palmer Simpson, two
Indians of the Seminole tribe who were
accused of numbering Mrs. Simmons ut
Maud postoffice, in Oklahoma.
The redskins went to Maud and massa-
cred twenty-five men, women and chill
dren of the hOmesteaders. After killing
every white person they could find they
fred the town and it is in ashes. Many
of the victims were scalped by the saw
ages, and other bodies were otherwise
mutilatcd according to Indian traditions.
The redskins then marched on Earlsboro,
U. L., swearing vengeance on every white,
regardless of age, sex or condition. Their
march through the country was marked
ut every point by bloodshed and fire. The
Earlsboro inhabitants had been warned
and Il train conveyed every woman and
child to Dallas. \ train was dispatched
bound for the scene of the reported mas
sacre under orders from Federal Judge
Springer and having on board all the
available deputy marshals under command
of Capt. Brady. The Secretary of War
was wired to order troops from Fort
Reno. Tho general officers of the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf road ordered out
a special train from Shawnee bearing vol
untcers armed with Winchestcrs to inter
cept the Indians and prevent further
bloodshed. There is general alarm
throughout the Southwest and grave fears
are entertained for homestcaders on the
border.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
The Cycle Path of Life.


Let me moralize-and don't interrupt
me unless you want to lend me money.
To-day we are an infant on the
wheel, held up by some friendly hand,
progressing slowly, filed with vague
fears and soothing syrup.
Tomorrow we can wobble n little.
though we suffer many falls.
The next day our line is straighter,
we call ourself a "Wheelman," join the
l.. A. w. and OWL the sidewalk.
Then m Il rapid youth. We
scorch-and sooner or later are laid I'D
for repairs.
Afterward we learn to ride more Sc
dately, and we think seriously of life.
Now we begin to eschew the solitary
path and seek the broad road where
two may ride abreast. We try and dis
cover to u delight that we can ride
with n hand while the other encom.
passes the slender waist Of a pretty
girl.
Then we enter the holy state of tan
dem riding. In a sense we have to
learn to ride over again. There is an.
other period Of wobbling, but eventual
~ we do as well as the rest.
Now comes the period of caring ten
derby for smaller wheels.
Finally we become so expert that WI.
can ride the strait and narrow path.
And then we croak.-The Yellow
Book.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

cage in a frantic effort to escape. He
could not open it. He had sprung the
lock on entering the trap and made
himself a prisoner. He threw his
weight against the door, but it did not
yield. He next tried to force his way
Through the wire netting. putting his
back against 1t and raising himself
with all his might. 1t resisted his
strength. His strength failed and ut
length the horror Of his situation over
came his senses and he dropped uncon-
scious in the trap.
Farm hands found him in that condi-
ton a quarter Of an hour later. They
had climbed to the loft in the expecta-
ton Of seeing the terrier, Spot, extermi-
nate the rats, and were horriied on
looking into the trap to see the dog
dead and mangled, his master mutt
lated and apparently lifeless and rats
.gnawing at them. The men opened the
door and drove out the rats, then drag
,ged forth the farmer and carried him
to the house. His nose and ears were
gone. his face frightfully bitten, his
hands torn to the bone and his eyes SO
scratched that the sight was destroyed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
GREAT HISTORIAN.
Theodor Mommscn, Whose Birthday
Was Recently Celebrated.

Theodor Mommscn, Whose Birthday
Was Recently Celebrated.
Theodor Nommsen, the eightieth am
niversayy of whose birth was recently
celebrated With much ado in Germany.
is one of the greatest of living h;stori-
ans. In the opinion of many competent
critics Herr Mommsen deserves to he
ranked with the noted Gibbon. Like
the author Of tie decline and FAIL"
his one great work deals with the ro-
mantle, fascinating and ineXhaustible
theme that runs through the life Of
Rome. The German historian. nc. So,
istied with one, or a number, Of tho as.
poets of Roman history, has endcavor-
ed to handle all. The title Of his E2a!s.
is simple and sweeping-"Roman lis
tory" 1t was begun in 1854. III 1856
three volumes had appeared: in 1885
the fifth volume was published in adj.
vance of the fourth, which has not yet
been issued. Roman History" treats
of the political and social growth of
Rome from the earliest beginnings
down to the battle of Actium. Its con-
tents are as good history as it is posi-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

most famous archaeologists In the
world. She discovered the superb ruins
Of the Temple Of Darius, now in the
Louvre, at Paris, and for this notable
achievement the French gave her the
decoration of the Legion Of Honor aad
the privilege of wearing mems clothes
at all times. She avails herself of this
freedom, and is said to wear the most
stylish trousers, coats and hats in Par.
is. She and her husband have the same
tailor. The couple are thoroughly con
genial, and have a most beautiful home
and salon. where the savants assemble
and many brilliant discussions take
place. Nine. Dieulafoy wears short
hair and conducts herself like a man,
though showing many little feminine
WAYS.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

bic for human research and the high
est erudition to yield. Besides this. the
work is written in Il style which is all
that comparative history, et%hnography.
or even autobiography could desire.
This is the new history" with which
Lampreht, a copatriot of Mommsen.
has startled the staid old school.
Mommsen's book has been done into
various languages. His Roman Juris-
prudence" which should be considered
a part of his history, is Il mine of infor-
nation for students of history, law,
methods of research. historical criti-
cism. Roman chronology. topography
and numismatology. Herr Mommsen
was CORN in Schleswig. studied Mt Klel,
lived in Italy, and worked for years on
the non-Latin inscription Of pre-Ro-
man Italy, which are called the Sa.
bellian, the Oscar and the Umbrian.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

AN excellent catarrh snuff can be
made by mixing equal parts of powder.
ed camphor, boraX and salt.
For one afflicted by boils Il good rem
edy is found in a one-fifth grain pill of
sulphide of calcium taken every three
hours. A dose of Rochelle salts should
also be taken before breakfast several
times a week.
Meat three times a day is harmful to
any person of sedentary habits, and
even a laborer is better off with meat
but twice q day, as it contains so much
nitrogen that the liver and kidneys are
given too much work to do. Meat in
moderation with plenty of vegetables
and fruits should be the rule.
Food is often made unpalatsble BY
being too greasy. This is a common OBJ
lection to meat brotls. Mutton and
chicken broths should always be skim
med several times before they are scrv-
ed. The last trace of oily substance
IAN be removed by passing blotting
paper or a bit of bread over the sur
face.
Children receiving natures nourish-
ment stop when they are satisfied.
Their capacity varies greatly. a child
artitlcially fed should, if in good health,
be able to take six ounces at n feeding
Mt the age of three months. and such Il
feeding should consist Of 21a ounces of
milk, the balance as directed by n ply
sician. Ordinarily the feeding is best
composed as follows: stcrilized milk,
21a ounces; boiled water, 3N. ounces;
sugar of milk, " t%caspoonful; bovinine,
90 drops. During the first week of an
infants life its stomach contains about
an ounce 1.-TWO ta~blespoonfulsl and this
should be the amount given at one
feeding, to be repeated every hour in
the case of IL very hungry infant, and
every hour and Il half otherwise.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
WINDS AWFUL WORK
NEARLY FIFTY LIVES BLOWN
ouTAr FORT SMITH. ARK.
Many Residences and Public Buildings
Ground Into splinters-Dcad and
Wounded Arc Dragged from the
Ruins by Survivors.
Cut a Wide Swath.

Fort Smith. Ark. was swept Tuesday
night from end to end by a terrific cyclone,
and Wednesday the business portion of
thet own was in ruins, while the dead lay
in long rows ut the morgue. Fifty peo-
pie, it is thought, persisted In the fury Of
the storm.
Coming from the southwest the cyclone
swept Fort Smith completely, smashing
everything along the way. The crash of
falling houses was first heard Mt IL o'clock
and before the sleeping inhabitants could
rise and seek refuge the full force of the
storm was upon them. Buildings went
down in heaps on every side. One large
boarding house, struck by the full power
of the tempest, broke in fragments like an
eggshcll. Fifteen bodies were taken from
that boarding house Wednesday morning,
and it is thought that ut least twenty-five
victims died among the falling timbcrs.
The handsome new high school building,
recently erected ut u cost of 100000, dis
solved like Il fabric of n dream. Two
churches fairly flew asunder when the
cyclone pounded on their walls. Resi-
dences went crashing to the ground,
stores and business blocks followed in one
hideous ruin. In a few moments it was
over-the storm had passed and the city
was in ruins.
In the blackness Of the night, the up
roar of the falling walls, the cries of the
injured and the hurtling of flying timbers,
the uninjured citizens were for u time
completely panic-stricken. Toward mid
night, %regaining their self-control as best
they could, they began a systematic in
~vestigation of b damage done, and also
an attack upon a number of fires which
mad blazed up among the ruined buildings.
For a time it seemed US il this new dan
ger would add equal damage to that done
by the wild work of the Storm Several
bodies, whether dead or living it is hard
to say, were crcmated in the flames be-
fore the fire department could ovcrpower
the blaze.
Morning came and revealed q scene of
horror and destruction. Among the
w%reckage. torn out Of all shape by the
storm, burned and blackcned by the en-
suing fires, We're found moro dead, more
wounded. The hospital was full to over
flowing. The morgue could hold no more.
Scores of people who had missed relatives
or friends in the wild uproar of the night
Joined with the scarchers, directing, aid
ing. digging among the masses of mason
ry, roofing up the fallen timbers and drag
ging way the shattered beams. No cs-
innate can be made at this time of the
damage done to property.
After tearing through Fort Smith the
cyclone vecred, whirled to the southeast
and laid in ruins the town of Alma, nine
miles away. 1t is reported that Alma is
almost utterly destroyed and that several
people have been certainly killed, while
many are missing,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
BATTLE WITH RATS.
Pennsylvania Farmer Terribly Mutt,
lated by the Rodents.

Pennsylvania Farmer Terribly Mutt.
lated by the Rodents.
Attacked by several hundred fierce
rats, which swarmed upon him while
he was imprisoned in a narrow space
from which he could not escape, Rob-
ert Crook of W~ilkesbarre, Pr, fought
them until his strength failed, and then.
unable to beat them off, fell s%enseless.
He had been terribly mutilated when
rescued and his sight had been de-
stroyed.
Crook. who is a wealthy farmer, had
suffered considerable loss from rats,
which infested his barns. At length he
hit upon the idea of constructing a
monster rat trap in the loft Of n of
his barns. This trap was like q big
box, some ten feet square and about
four feet high. Mr.. Crook completed
1t, baited 1t and then left 1t to do is
work.
When he visited it again he found
that its captives numbered several
hundreds. The farmer called his rat
terrier, Spot, and thrust the dog into
the trap in the belief that he would
make short fork of the enemy. The
dog sprang fiercely to the task, but
the rats leapcd upon him by the score
from all sides and he was o stretch,
ed lifeless in the trap.
Angered at the fate of his pet Mr.
Crook armed himself with two stou,
cudgels, opened the door of the cage
and crawled in. The rats flew ut hin
as they had at the dog. He beat then
down by the dozen, but they swarmet
upon every part of his body. The far
mer flung himself Mt the door of the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
YOUNG GIRL MURDERED.
Her stepnother confcsscs the Grim
at the Coroncr's Inouest.

IL VIC &OTOlST
Louise Wollert. II years old, was MUIR
dcred in her own home ut Algonquin, ILL.,,
Tuesday morning. Her step-mothcr, Mrs.
Christian Wollert, at first said a tramp
had shot the girl. She said he called and
asked for breakfast and when Louise
turned to ask her mother if she could feed
him he shot her in the back. This was at
first believed, but the woman's actions
and lack of grief aroused suspicious. HI.
nally, while the %coroncr's inquest was in
progress, she confessed to the murder.
She would not at first give any motive,
but little by little it was drawn from her
that she wanted the girl out of the way
because she feared her testimony in a
suit for divorce now pending. The girl
had two bullets in her back and one in
the right arm, and another had grazed her
temple. 1t was evident from the p
ance of things and the blood marks on the
floor that a struggle had occurred. After
shooting the girl Mrs. Wollert, it is be-
lieved, set fire to q mattress with the in.
tention of burning the house. Tie WON.
an was taken to Woodstock and lodged
in iail.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
German "BulIs."

The Germans are about as brilliant in
the use of the metaphors which occa.
sionally crop up IN parliamentary as
semblies as the French. Here are some
sentences reported by a German paper,
which seems to show that forensic clio.
quence is much the same in all coun-
tries: with closed eyes you have
watched the flood rising" THE peri.
odical sanitary reports are submitted
to III after a decade of three years."
I'VE do not bury the battle az. On
the contrary, we shall give it renewed
life" II speak, not as n deputy. but
as the person sent by my electors"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
An of Twins.

Besides the ordinary rent paid to the
landlord, it used to be customary in
the Highlands for the tenant to give to
his master one of the calves or lambs ft
it happened that a COW or eve should
bring forth twins. This seems a little:
hard. but the gain was no all on one
side, for the master was obliged If the
wife of any of his tenants happened to;
have twins, to take one of the babies.
and bring 1t up in his own family. AS
cases Of twins happened once in every
sixty-nine births, this adoption by the.
master must have been a fairly fire.
uuent occurrence.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
oAvlo.s SLING.
Investigation 1s $ aid to Show that I
Was No Shocstring Affair,

Now comes some iconoclast and dc
clares that 1t was no miracle by whic.
David slew Goliath. Investigation
shows that the famous sling that shot
the stone was no mere shoestring af
fair. And the stone was no mere peb.
BILE. The Asiatic sling is two yards
long, and as thick as n mans finger
David could have hanged Goliath with
it had he happened to catch him. and
1t would have borne a giants weight
The sling throws it's missile so that Il
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21


engaged to appear in concert at the
Metropolitan Opera House. She was
advertised as Il great artistic, M her
name appeared on the program in large
letters. She was to sing an air from
''The Queen of Sheba." 1t was as IA
miliar to her as Home, Sweet Home"
She was led out on the platform and
TOO near to the piano. When the accom-
PIANIST began to play she knew she
was too near and her clf-possession
left her. He whispered to her to mount
the little platform OH Which Seidl
stands. She looked and saw that tia
little platform was carpeted. Suddenly
the words of her song went out of her
head, vanished. She could think of no
word but ''carpeted."
The song was Il nightmare. She her
self knew it. She saw the faces of the
audience change when her stumbling
notes reached their ears. She saw
looks of admiration give way to those
of amazement, and then to amusement.
She heard derisive laughter as she fin.
ished. She tottcred and thought she
was going to faint. Then someone
Kissed. The singing sound nerved her
and she slowly left the stage. When
she reached the wings she fell swoon.
ing into the arms Of a friend. She was
driven home at once. A low fever set
in. Her brain lived in delirium, and
She lived that nightmare over and over
again, a thousandfold worse in dreams
than 1t had been in reality. She will.
recover, but will never sing in public
AGAIN
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

A day coach on the %west-bound West!
ern Alabama Railway went through Gu.
bahatchie bridge, twenty-one miles east
Of Montgomery, Ala. Conductor Law
anG Flagtnan Pope were seriously injured
aud eighteen passengers received injuries,
none Of which are serious.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
A self.supportine CITY.

The citizens OF Glasgow, Scotland.
pay no taxes. for the reason that the
municipality owns ito lighting plant,
water works and street car lines, the
revenues from which pay all the ex-
pense of governing and policing the
city.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Beats the Gold Cure.

A German doctor has started a theory
that most drunkards can be cured by a
very simple and pleasant course Of
treatment-namely. by eating apples ut
every meal. Apples. ii eaten in large
quantities, possess properties which en-
tirely do away with the craving that
all confirmed drunkards have for drink
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
The Weaker Sex.

Despite the fragility with which their
sex is credited, the number of British
female ~centenarians greatly exceeds
that of the men, 225 women out of ev-
every 100000 reaching the century
mark, while only 80 men of the same
number round out 100 years.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Did Lots of Chipping.

Two-headed animals are common
enough, but q two-headed bird has
never come to light till recently. The
freak, a two-headed English sparrow,
weld aveloped and about a year old,
was shot by the SOL Of w. L. Morris, of
Columbus, Ohio. The boy went out to
shoot sparrows for a sparrow pie, and
the pathological freak was among
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
To Abolish Profanity.

Furniture drawers are prevented
from binding by a push or pull on one
side, by means of a rod placed under
each drawer, and carrying a toothed
wheel at each end to revolve equally
and support the grooved plates. at each
end of the drawer when 1t Is moved In
CO cut.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Not an Ideal Place.

"No," said Wheeler, thoughtfully. II
can't cotton to the idea that heaven is
a place where the streets are paved
with gold. l don't believe a fellows
tires would stick worth a cent to q
street Of that kind."-Indianapolis
journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
milwaukee,.

The valuation Of Milwaukee has IN.
creased in ten years from $~SS,972.1sO
to $144,GSss.425, OIL CO per cent. The
bonded debt has increased from So
$4,000 to $685. go, or 1872 per cent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Witnesses.

Mrs. Brown-Jones-Your neighbors
say your husband abuses you dreadful-
ly.
Mrs. Jones-Brown (eagerly)-Do they:
Then I'm going to get n divorce.-Thc
Yellow Book.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

A large expedition of Laplanders is
about to start for New York from Copen-
hagen. Christiania and Tromsoe, to go to
the klondike in sledges with reindeer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

travels at the rate of about fifty miles
an hour. A stone as large as a hens
egg crushing into a gentleman's head
at that rate would naturally prove
more or less fatal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

r II s laL Afiss
Luta Van C..-s>
land . New York
girl, and IL descend
ant of an old Dutch
t a mily, several
weeks ago turned
her face holneward
to captivate t Ii Q
music loving peo-
pie of her native
city with her gift
ed voice. When she
orrfva1I cho M a a
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

Baseball players are always looking
for q change of base,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

The cruiser Duguay Trouin, flagship Of
the French Pacific squadron. has been or,
dered to Chinese waters.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
The Usual WAY.

The Usual Way.
Mrs. Wabash-Do you keep a serv-
ant?
ars. Dearborn Yes. and several Of
her relatives.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

A husband is like a turkey in that he
has to be roasted before he gives q
Christmas present.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
SEIZED WITH STAGE FRIGHT.
Miss Van cortlandt's Promising Mus
ical Career Blasted.

After years of assiduous labor in Eu-
rope under the best singing masters.
and after a successful tour through
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
AN oRNITHoLoGIcAL FREAK.

Partisan Lady Wears Mems Clothes
Nine. Dieulafoy is one Of the best
known women in Paris and one Of the