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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Notice the Difference.


People of this locality can hardly
realize what a wonderful difference
there is in the weather of this region as
compared with that no more than 100
miles distant. The fore part of the
week was quite cold here, the ther-
mometer being in the neighborhood of
zero for about three nights. But just
read the following Associated Press
report, and then thank your lucky
stars that you live in Hot Springs eli
mate. This is what an Omaha report
of Nov. 81 says:
"The entire west has been swept BY
. blizzard Of unusual severity, which
commenced last night with snow and
heavy wind marked by q rapid fall of
temperature. The fury increased to.
night, and every state east of the
Rocky mountains and part of Mississ-
ippt Is enveloped in snow from three to
five feet deep. On the ranges of Ne.
braska and Kansas the storm has done
untold damage to live stock. Railroads
have been almost compelled to aban-
don trains, but few being out now, and
they several hours late. Telegraph
wires are down in all directions, and
business generally has been forced to
suspend. 1t is the worst storm this
early in the year in the history of the
west"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Mxsteries Of sound.

Many Of the manifestations Of sound
are still complete mystery to science.
One of the best architects in New Or
leans remarked the other day that q
building with good acoustic properties
was always lucky fiuke, and that it
was impossible to be absolutely certain
In advance. Sometimes trifling al
teration will do the work-the dimen-
Sions OF an arch are modified BY an
inch. q corner 10 made blunt, slight
obstruction removed, and, phesto! q
whisper becomes audible.
There are old seafaring men in this
city who can tell strange stories of fog
sirens aud bell buoys heard now for an
incredible distance and again not heard
at all when right at hand. There would
be nothing about the air or weather to
account for such q variation, but the
naked fact was indisputable, and the
phenomenon is at the bottom Of many
an otherwise unaccountable wreck.
Near the center Of the city is clock
that strikes the hours on deep toned
bell. Sometimes the note may be heard
almost to the suburbs On other days,
or rather other nights it is inaudible
outside radius of half dozen blocks.
Oddly enough, the bell seems clearest
and lite tone most penetrating in turbu-
lent weather, irrespective Of the direc-
tion Of the wind.-New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
The Crysanthemum Fair.

When the ladies of 1.-THE Baptist
church decide upon the date of their
annual Crysanthemum Fair it is a
pretty certain indication that the peo-
pie better look out for cold snap. 1t
happens to be the case every lsyear. 1t
began to get cold Monday, and by
Tuesday, the day of the fair. it was
right down to zero business. Howev-
er the enterprising ladies had num-
Der of very beautiful chrysauthemums
on exhibition, and also handsome
collection and variety of articles on
sale. They were all very reasonable
and sold fairly we'll. They served an
excellent supper which was we'll pat
ronized. The following were prize
winners on chrysanthemumyexihi
Mrs w. P. Phillips received q souve.
mir tea pot, by j. g. Richer & Co, We
netian vase by E. Elsey, can maple
syrup, by Connor & Co., ladies tie, by
/. H. Chase, and one years subscrip-
tion to the STAR; Mrs. Jas. Bradley re-
ceived three china cups and saucers,
given by the Fargo Merct. Co., sack of
corn meal by w. j. Mcgowan, stereo.
scopic views by w. r. Cross, cracker
jar by e. Elsey, and box of note pa
per by E. B. Cook & Co.; Mrs. j. b.
Long received can Of Moca and Java
coffee given by Thomas & Taylor, and
a china plate, by Tom Sing. These
were all nice prizes, and of course the
the ladies are thankful to all.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
ELMER R. JucKErT,
Secretary.
Big Deal at Keystone.

w. =. Hymer, the mining man, stated
last evening to the Independent that
he had just perfected one of the largest
mining deals of the year in the Black
Hills by making the sale to r. Nj. Ma
loney of this city of the Egyptian No.
/, Egyptian No. 3, N. Pope, j. ID. r.
fraction, West Star and Gold Link
mining claims, all in the southern
Hills. and lying next to the Keystone
mining property. Mr.. Maloney bought
the entire group himself with the ex-
ception of Il four-ninths interest in the
first three claims mentioned, that in-
terest belonging to aud being retained
by the owners of the Holy Terror mine,
who have volunteered to cooperate
with Mr.. Maloney in the development
of tho ground.
The valuation of the entire groupe,
so Mr.. Hymer stated, was fixed at ST.
600 aud for the interest that Mr.. Ma
loney purchased he paid in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. He has begun work
on the ground already, aud his opera
tions are in charge of j. P. Horgan.
This, Mr.. Hymer strted further, is con-
sidered one of the most important
mining deals ever made in that section,
owing to Mr.. Maloney's standing as u
mining man, and the success he has
achieved in that pursuit. it.-Independent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
The Companion for the Rest of 1ss

The Companion for the Rest of 1898
The principal attractions offered by
the Youths Companion for the remain
ing weeks of 1898 provide foretaste of
the good things to follow in the new
volume for 1899. To the first issue in
November Frank r. Stockton will con-
tribute humorous sketch. entitled
..Some of My Dogs, "and in the issue
for the week of November 10. will ap.
pear Rudyard Kippling's thrilling sto
ry of the heroism of s,iliers in the
ranks, "The Burning of the Sarah
Sands" In the seven issues to follow
there will be contributions By Lord
Duferin, William ID. Howells. j. u.
Chamberlin, the American war CORES
pondent, Mary f. Wilkins, Hon. Thos.
B. Reed. Marquis of Lorne, Nine. Iii.
lian Nordica and 1. Zanywill. Those
who subscribe now for the 1899 volume
will receive every November and De.
cember issue of the Companion from
the time of subscription to the end of
the year free, the Companion Calendar
for 1899 fre anb then the entire SO is.
sues of tho Companion to January l.
1870. An Illustrated announcement of
the 1899 volume and sample copies will
be sent free to any one addressing
THE YOUTHS COMPANION.
I'll Columbus Ave. Boston, Mass.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Title. For Sale.

The only state in which the sale Of
nobiliary honors is open and legal is,
strangely enough, republic-the tiny
Italian republic of San Marino, of the
existence Of which many are unaware.
You can get a title in San Marino on
application-and payment of the fee,
which is not always the same for the
individual honor-and the proceeds are
used for the support Of the national
founding asylum. You have the satis-
faction of knowing that you have per-
formed an act Of charity, but you viii.
get little more than that for your
money. San Marino distinctions do not
count for anything outside the state and
for but little within it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Former Parliamentary PRIVILEGES.

Former Parliamentary Privileges.
The privilege Of freedom from arrest
enjoyed BY members Of parliament 10
confined to civil matters; but, since the
abolition Of imprisonment for debt, this
immunity has been shorn Of most Of its
utility. Formerly it was very useful
privilege. Disraeli says Of one Of the
characters in his first novel, "vivian
Grey" that "the only way to keep him
out Of the house Of correction was to
get him into the house Of commons"
Parliament was then a convenient haven
Of refuge for "splendid paupers.
In one case an English member named
Mills, who owed e2S, 900 and for whose
arrest warrant was in the hands Of
the sheriff, avoided imprisonment by
purchasing seat for one Of the old
''rotten boroughs'' in 1907 for the sum
Of 81, 900. In another case an Irishman
named Bourke was confined in the
Kings Bench prison about 20 years
ago in execution for q considerable debt.
HE friends got him elected for an Irish
constituency, but he never entered the
house. On his release after election
he fed to the continent aud remained
there.
Again in 1895 the year before Dis
raeli published "vivian Grey, a man
who was in prison for debt was returned
for Bererley, small English borough,
and was forthwith released ON war
rant issued by Mr.. Speaker. 1t was
case in real life of from the house of
correction to the house of commons.-
Good Words.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Resolution. of Respect and Regret.

Hot Springs, s. D., Nov. ls, 1898,
A special meeting of the Bar Asso-
citation of Fall River county was held
at the office of Cleveland & Dudley
the object being to take suitable action
upon the death of it's distinguished
member, Major, Albert r. Anderson.
On motion of w. B. Dudley commit
tee of three, viz: s. E. Wilson, A. j.
Kellar and E. G. Dudley, was appoint
ed to draft and report resolutions ex-
pressive of the feelings of the associa-
ton.
The following resolutions we're re-
ported by the committee and on mo-
tion wete unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t pleased Almighty God
to remove from us by death our below
ed brother, Major Albert r. Anderson,
on November II, 1898; now therefore
be- it
Resolved, That we bow in humble
submission to the will of Him who not
only rules the affairs of men and ma
tions, but controls the destinies of
worlds, fully believing that we shall
meet our brother again at the great
court above, whose judgments are al
ways Just and from which there is no
appeal.
Resolved, That in the death of our
brother, this Bar has lost one of its
ablest and most distinguished mem
bers; his family devoted husband and
father; the state patriotic and public
spirited citizen; and the world q noble
man.
Resolved, That the members Of the
Bar tender to the family of our depart
ed brother, our sincere sympathy in
this, their irreparable loss.
On motion it was ordered that a
copy of the above resolutions be spread
upon the records Of this Association;
that one be furnished to the family of
deceased; one to the newspapers of
this city; one to the newspapers Of Sid
ney, Iowa; and that one be furnished
to the Circuit Court of this county
with the request that it be spread upon
the records of the court.
S. e. WILSON,
President.
ELMER r. JucKETT,
Secretary.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Paid rheir Last Respect..

There we're brief services conducted
ut the home of the late. Major Ander-
son last Friday evening, Rev. Arnold
Luton reading some beautiful passages
from the Psalms, and making an i'm
pressive prayer. A large number Of
friends of deceased and family we're
present, and after the services at the
home followed the remains to the I'm
ion depot, from whore they were sent
over the B. & M. to Sidney, Iowa. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Anderson
and Walter. Hot Springs will greatly
miss Major Anderson.
Mrs. Anderson and Walter retuaned
Thursday from their sad mission.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Miss Harker Elocutionist.

Miss Emma Harker, the gifted elo-
cutionist, will give an entertainment
at the M. E. church next Monday even
ing. In an extended complimentary
notice of her appearance in Deadwood
the Pioneer Times says:
"The audience was enthusiastic and
to nearly all her numbers she was
obliged to respond with an encore.
Miss Harker is an entertainin reader
and easily holds the interested atten-
tion of her audience"
Go and hear her next Monday night.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
In Meu,oria,n.

The tenth annual memorial service
of Silas A. Strickland Post No. 127. G.
A. r. and w. r. c., will be held at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning,
Nov. q, 1898. Rev. B. F. Pearson will
deliver the memorial address. Exer-
cises will commence at 1880. All are
fraternally invited Signed .:..s0
COMMITTEE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Proposals for Wood. .

Sealed proposals for furnishing 30
cords of green body four foot, to be
delivered ut the court house In Hot
Springs, will he received before II
O'Clock, noon, Nov. 26, 1898. The com.
mittee appointed by the board to open
said bids reserve the right to reject
any or all bids. By order of Board of
County Commissioners.
w. II. STANLEY,
County Auditor.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
A Frightful Blunder.

Will often cause a horrible Burn,
scald, But or Bruse. Bucklen's Arni.
ca Salve, the best in the world, will
kin the pain and promptly heal it.
25cts. q box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
By Emil Hargens, Druggist.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
A stronx combin.tian.

"Your mother agrees with me exact
ly. Johnny" said his father, proceed.
ing to trim the twigs from a tough
switch. "She thinks with me that you
need good trouncing. and you are CO.
ing to get it, my son.
Eyes" bitterly exclaimed Johnny,
lyon and nav always agrees when it
comes to lickin me. You and maw's
the whole thing. Idon't never have no
show. This fam 'ly's run by a trusti'-
Chicago Tribune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

A cough is not like a fever. It does
not have to run certain course. Cure
it quickly and effectually with One
Minute Cough Cure, the best remedy
for all aRes and for the most severe
csssts. We recommend it because it's
.kond. E. b Cook. Emil Har9cns.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Relief Corps Meeting.

Members of W. r. G. are expelled to
be present at regular meeting Satur-
day, Nov. 26. Business of Importance
will be presented. Executive commit
tee will make report in regard to Mill
tary Bazaar and final arrangements will
be made. By order of
COMMITTEE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

Soothing, healing, cleansing. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve is the impla-
cable emeny Of sores, burns and
wounds. It never fails to cure piles.
You may rely upon II. Emil Haresns,
p. B. Cook.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

When you ask for DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve don't accept countsrfit
or imitation. There are more cases of
piles being cured by this, than all 9th.
ers combined. Emil Hargens. e. B.
Cook.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

4 ooK OUT for the first signs Of
impure blood-Hood's SarsaparilIa
is your safeguard. It will purify.
enrich and vitalize your Dloo6.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Young. Meat Market.

No more old COWS will be put in my
market. II you want nice, young, first
class beef, patronize my shop. All
kinds Of meat Of the fluest quality.
Will run free delivery.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

Go to F. B. Smiths Hot Springs liv.
cry barn for saddle horses and rigs Of
sll kinds. Telephone No. IS.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
MUTE BUT MUSICAL.
An Arti. who Refuse. to Explain Ills
Motives.

An Artist Who Refuses 20 Explain Ills
Motives.
a rather mysterious musical artist
who SET a good many musically inclin-
ed Washington people 10 wondering
last summer has lately rcappearsd In
the northwest section OF the city. This
man Is a remarkably good player Of the
viola. says the Washington Star. Rath-
eF late In the evenings OF last summer,
when residents living in the northwest
quarter had about finished their cool
ing-on sittlngs on yerandas ana front
steps and were about ready 20 retire,
they we're all at once quieted In their
chatter and then thrilled and inspired
by very beautiful music. proceeding
from an inyldual source-musle now
like that produced from a violin By a
skilled player and again like the muted
notes Of cello. The music was OF a
high grade nne old German llcder
songs, bits from the more melodious OF
the noc;urnes. arias from some Of the
great operas. an rendered with fine
musical feeling and precision Al the
conclusion OF these rather peculiar
serenades. the player never appearing
In view OF the listeners for baeksheesh,
the men on the steps and yerandas
would seeS the source Of the music.
They found. standing In the heavy
shadow cast by a tree or the wall OF
a building a weil-dFcsEed man, good
looking and under 20. picking out
chords with his fingers on the strings
% bis instrument. when the lnvesti-
gators handed him silver the man
stretched ont his hand for u smllingly.
but with no word Of thanks When
the Investigators attempted 10 pump
the strange musician. with the idea %
finding out how an artist 30 spl,ndidly
trained happened 20 be- playing IN the
streets FOR coin. the man simply point
ed 20 bis mouth with a deprecatory
gesture. as 4 % indicate that he was
mute. Then he would walk away. Last
week some ladies' living In upper Sew
enteohth street heard this music OF the
vlola-they had often spoken OF Il
among themselves since hearing u last
summer-and when the young man OF
the house whom they sent TO investi'
] gate returned he told them that the
musician was the viola player OF last
summer. as prosperous-looking. mys'
FERROUS and quite as silent as ever
Whether the man Is really a mute OF
not cannot. % course. be ascerialned
but Il Is certain that he Is a master o.
the viola up to the bridge OF the In
sirument
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

canes which nay serve e bearing
wood the next season. removes those
=hisa sfs Las desirable. 80 sssTtsz<
to their proper length those which are
20 remain.
Stripping. a. lie name suggests. con-
sists Of forcibIy tearing on the trellls
the several parts Of the vines. These
are tkrown between the rows. 70 be
removed either By vagoa or By drag
ging through the vineyard q pole. Is
TO Is feet In length. BY means Of q
chain attached to II al q point about
six feet from one end. BY this latter
continuance nearly every cane Il caught
up. Although these two terms apply
particularly 10 the methods commonly
practiced in eastern vineyards. they
also stand for similar processes where
a vineyard trained upon the horizontal
arm system IL under treatment But
with this system the blocking OF the
vines Is comparatively easy matter
Assuming that the vines thus far con-
sidered In detail have passed their third
season Of growth and are In readiness
for their next pruning. the work Is
done a. follows: The canes which
have been maturSd from the buds upon
the arms Of the vine must be spurred
back to about too buds each. This
doubles the number OF buds upon the
plant as compared with the preceding
year. and consequently doubles the
yield for the fourth year. In case the
arms from adjoining plants do not ex-
tend TO each other. the cane formed
from the last bud upon the arms must
be bent down to the lower wire and
tied. so az 20 extend the arm TO the
desired length. The framework Of the
vine Is then complete. and after strip
ping the vineyard IL ready for Ia
growth Of the fourth season
The pruning for the hfth season II
practically the same as for the fourth.
There are. however. two canes TO be
shortened where last year there was
but one. The buds may be reduced 70
the same number as before by cutting
one cane away entirely and reducing
the other to two buds. or the number
may be increased by leaving both
canes. In this way the number Of buds
may be controlled at will. After the
capacity Of the vineyard has been de-
termined the pruning becomes a less
difficult operation. The canes are each
year cut back 10 the same number Of
buds. as already described. But the
continually frightening branches soon
become unsightly. and they must be re-
newed BY young shoots from theii
bases. Occasionally the branches are
allowed TO become much longer anc
much more irregular. On this account
the system has not become very popu
lar. although. theoretically. Il Is one O
the best.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

called the hermit down. and said IN
= solemn tone. Joseph. the parlor Is
the proper place 20 court. That's
where would do IT," The hermit re-
piled: Perhaps you would. deacon.
but you ought TO know by this time
that don't do anything like any other
man" This was Joseph's first and last
attempt to do any sparkling"
On Dec. .. 1862. his niece. Mrs. Free
man Plummer. went to the cabin and
found him dead upon his bed. His
property. real estate and personal.
amounted in value 10 about 1920. and
was divided among his Eieees and
nephews. Of whom there were fully
thirty.
Just over the Sanbornton line In the
town OF Meredith stands the hermit's
home. as Il now appears. a photograph
OF which Is here reproduced. In a field
a short distance from his One-time
home Is a grave whose mOss-coyered
headslone bears the following inscrip-
tion:
THE grave OF
Hermit.
Joseph Plummer.
OF Meredith.
Died
Dec. ,. 1862.
Aged IS.
Content with seeking happiness for
himself only. he lived In seelusion.
lie died alone.
peace 10 his ashes. Rest TO his soul"
This grave Is enclosed by a solid
stone wall with no gateway tmade In
accordance with his instruc,ions) thus
shutting out all mankind. He died as
he had lived for three score years and
ten-alone, and even after death he
wanted TO be alone The only thing
that Is unchanged near Joseph Plum
mer's old retreat Is the mountain
brooklet The hermit came and the
hermit went. but still the brook flows
on. and the tumble-down hut In the
midst Of the forest is all that now re-
mains to remind us Of this very eeeen-
tric man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

The pugnacity Of the swordhsh Is
amazing. and many authentic accounts
Of It's attacks upon vessels have been
substantlaied by mutilated hulls, with
the sword sticking In them. In the Brit.
lsh naval archives Is a report on the
sword OF a fish taken from the bottom
OF her majesty's ship Leopard. The
sword had penetrated the sheathlny.
plankIng. and into the timber to a
depth OF eight and half inches. No,
many years ago the yacht Redhot. Of
New Bedford. ran afoul a swordfsh and
lanced H. The fish pierced the side Of
the boat and sank 81. The ship Prlscll.
Ia. a new boat. when near the Azores,
was struck by a sword iish one day
with such force as 10 bring an hands
from below under the impression that
the ship had struck rock. In 1871
the British ship Quoenshury was struck
by a sword fish. the sword penetrating
thirty inches. causing a leak which no.
cessltated the discharge Of the cargo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

seven escaped The loss to the posse
was four killed and four wounded. OF
the enemy two were killed. Including
the leader. and several wounded. But
that was the end OF the gang.
On the premises Is an old well into
which II Is repuied the bodies Of many
OF Browns victims were thrown. also
large amount OF money. tho booty OF
the gang. The well, however. was
filled mp years ago. and never has been
dug out by the time the contompo-
rariss Of Brown had become gray hair
ed an old fellow wandered into the yard
one day and begged that he be allowed
20 clean out the well. Permission was
refused. and II always has been be
lieved that he was the last survivor Of