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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-15
regular army and the assistant secre.

CdFy vi WAT.
Besides the extracts made from Capt.
Palmer's report to the recent national
encampment at Philadelphia, as re-
printed above from the Omaha Bee,
we give the latter portion of nis re-
port just as presented by him:
"Since the adjournment of congress
have been active as chairman of the
committee and know that Comrade
Henderson, our next speaker of the
house, is strongly in favor of the meas.
ure. Comrade Hull, chairman of the
military committee, visited Hot
Springs in July last and says the pro-
position is a good one and has his
earnest approval. Note, comrades,
that the only sanitarium under govern
ment control at any curative Hot
Springs is IL small one for the regular
army at Hot Springs, Ark, where ma
laria and heat for nine months of the
year makes the place undesirable. At
Hot Springs, S. d., the altitude is
3,4S2 feet above the sea, climate the
most delightful the year round, waters
the best and most curative i'll the
world-note also, please, that at Den
YER in 1883 resolution was presented
to our grand encampment calling for
western soldiers home. y committee,
of which Major William Warner. then
department commander of Missouri.
was chairman: Comrade Wiseman, of
| Kansas, Comrade Lindt, of Iowa. Com
rade Pease. of Missouri, and myself. at
that time department commander of
| Nebraska, were appointed a committee
to wait on congress. We met in Wash
ington early in 1881 and remained on
the ground three weeks. secured the
passage of the bill, the home was duly
located at Leavenworth, Kansas At
the Minneapolis encanpment in 1854,
we received the unanimous thanks of
the Grand Army for the services rem
dered. l mention this that the COM
rades may not forget that with united
action on our part sanitarium will
be secured for the old soldiers that
will become the hospital of all the
homes and bring to our disabled, pain
raked comrades great relief, and help
immeasurably to prolong their days
and lesson their pains. AT the last
state encampment of Nebraska strong
resolutions we're adopted asking this
encampment to sustain the hands of
this committee. Similar but stronger
resolutions were unanimously adopted
at the last South Dakota encampment,
and this encampment was petitioned
to re-appoint practically the same COM
) mittee. Similar resolutions were also
unanimously adopted by the last Iowa
| encampment. Members of congress
3 and United States senators in those
: states are asked by the state encamp-
l ments to do everything in their power
f for the passage of the bill. The COM
: mittee on military affairs of last con.
v gress printed my argument for the
4 sanitarium and attach same to this
report as exhibit A. Respectfully sub
6 mitted, H. Il. PALMER.
Past Department Commander Ne
braska. e. A. r. Chairman of Com
+ 1t was moved by past Commander
: in Chief William Warner of Missouri
Y that the report be received and printed
t with the proceedings and that the
y committee be continued another year.
: This was unanimously adopted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-15
Eepublican Ccntrnl Committee Meeting

The republican county central com
mittee of Fall River county is called
to meet at the court house in Hot
Springs on Tuesday, October 3, at 1:30
p. m., for the purpose of calling con-
vention for the First commissioners
district. to nominate candidate for
county commissioner, to elect chair
man caused 10y the resignation of Wal
ter Anderson and to transact such
other business as may come before the
committee.
j. \. STANLEY, Secretary.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-15
He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renic Hamilton, of
West Jefferson, o., after suffering IS
months from Rectal Fitula, he would
die unless a costly operation was per
formed, but he cured himself with five
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
surest Pile cure on earth, and the best
Salve in the world; % cts. a box. Sold
by Emil Hargens, Druggist.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-15
Many a Ioyer

Has turned with disgust from an other
wise lovable girl with an offensive
Karl's Glover Root Tea purifles the
breath by its action on the bowels, etc.,
as nothing else will. Sold for years on
absolute guarantee. Price 25 cts. and
SO cts.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-15

TAKE ONLY the best when you
need medicine. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is the best blood purifier, nerve
and stomach tonic. Get HOODS.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03

From the time the willows grow
bare in the fall till the first birds ap-
pear in springtime little Ethel is
watching for pussy-willow. She i'm
AGNES all sorts of pretty things about
the cunning fuzzy balls, and keeps the
vases in the parlor full of willow bou-
quets. One of her beliefs is that all
the kitties that have ever been drown
ed in the creek down in the pasture
come back in the shape of pussy-wil-
lows. For this reason she loves them
and pets them, and talks to them as
she would If they were real pussies.
The other evening Brother Rob was
having a torchlight procession and all
the boys in the neighborhood were
helping him. Their torches were "cat-
tail" flag reeds gathered in the swamps
and soaked in kerosene oil, which made
them the jolliest torches imaginable.
Ethel was having merry time watch
ing the boys form in line, when she
happened to hear one of them call his
torch "cat-tail." She stopped an
thought moment, and then, rushing
in to her mother, buried her face in
her dress and sobbed, ooh, it's drefui;
the boys are using the tails of my
grown-up pussy willows for torches."-
Ruth Newton Rennick.
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to Pearl. "Eun to the parlor window,
dear, and see what it Isl ,.
20 mamma, somebody's moving into
the house across the street," she cried
joyfully, and then. she watched until
all the furniture was safely housed,
and she forgot to be lonely.
Each morning for several days. and
many times during those days. Pearl
would go to the parlor window and
watch the house across the street. and
more than once she said, II wonder
whether there is little girl over
there?"
One cold day soon after this mamma
was busy upstairs. and Pearl stood
again in the parlor with her little
nose pressed against the window,
watching the house into which the new
neighbors had moved, when little
curly head bobbed up at the opposite
window, and the bright face of little
boy smiled across at her. Then Pearl
smiled. too.
81 must bring Victoria Jane and
Fluffy to see that nice little boy" she
said and hurried off to get them, and
soon they were perched up by her side
at the window.
The little boy greeted the new
corners with smile. and then disap-
peared, but returned soon and ar
ranged company of soldiers on the
window-sill, and held up little white
rabbit.
Then Pearl and the little boy ex-
changed pleasant smiles; the soldiers
marched across the window-sill; Vic
toria Jane silently looked on; the rab-
bit raised his ears and Fluffy barked.
And then into PEARLS busy little brain
came thought, and away she ran.
and returned with her alphabet
blocks. Then against the window she
spelled with the blocks, PEARL.
Once more the little curly head OPP
posite disappeared, and when he re-
turned he spelled with his blocks
against the window, HARRY.
All through that winter Pearl and
Harry played together although the
street separated them, and they lived
in different houses. In the window on
one side were arranged day after day
the different toys of little girl, and in
the window opposite those of a little
boy, and mamma did not hear her little
girl say again all that winter that she
was lonesome.
FRANK E. GRAEFF.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
The Rarest Stamps in the World.

The Mauritius postofice stamps,
while commanding the highest price.
are not the rarest stamps known. They
rank third in scarcity-the 2-cent Ha-
wall, of which five copies are known
to collectors hands, ranking first, and
the British Guiana pink 2-cent, eight
copies being known. second. The
stamps of Puerto Rico. Cuba, Hawaii,
and the Philippines are being taken
up by an increasing number of collec-
tors in the United States. At the Oc-
tober meeting of the Philatelic society,
New York, Mr.. Audreini exhibited a
large number of Cuban and Porto Ri
can PROFESSIONALS, most of which were
new to the members present.-Harper.s
Round Table.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
IN CANADA'S FREE HOMESTEAD
LANDS.

Wetaskiwin, Alta, April 9Th, 1893.
w. F. McCreary, Govt. immigration
Commissioner, Winnipeg. Dear SIR
like the country very much so far;
have seen a great number of farmers
from the states and every one seen
so far says they have done we'll and
like it here far better than where they
came from, and all claim it to be the
best country for poor man that they
were ever in, and with good crops this
season l predict a great rush. There
are some nice claims to be had yet, but
will not last the summer through. I
do not find it any colder than in Iowa
and am feeling much better than when
left there March LIST. I think this a
great country for those who are suf-
1ering with throat and lung troubles.
I have seen men that had as high as
511a bushels wheat per acre and near
100 bushels oats, but they weigh from
45 to 81 pounds per bushel, but the
general run is Is to so wheat, so to
Is oats, and stock looking fine; some
cattle running out were nearly in mar
ket flesh. I expect to return to the
states late this fall for stock, etc.; will
write you when want to go. Thank
ing you all for past favors, remain,
most respectfully yours,
(Signed) DR.. ID. e. Strevell.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
ADVENTURES OF A PICTURE.

We have heard of the adventures Of
guinea. The story of a painting
brought to Rome by Queen Christina OF
Sweden is not less interesting. The
subject is Leda and her attendant
nymphs attacked in a bath by swans.
1t was painted 367 years ago for the
Duke Of Mantua, and given by him to
the Emperor Charles V. Phillippa II.
took it from Italy to Spain. 1t was
brought there by the sculptor Leone
Leoni, who sold it to a picture dealer
for the collection of the Emperor Ro-
dolph II.
The Swedes took it, with other spoils
Of the Seven Years War, to Stockholm,
where Christina took fancy to it, and
with other treasures transported it to
Rome. She left it to Cardinal Azzo-
lino,who died few months after it was
handed over to him. 1t passed on to his
nephew, and was sold by him to Prince
1.-TWO Odescalchi, who left it to a
cousin, Prince Bardassone Odescalchi
who sold it to the Due d'Orleans, Re-
gent of France,
His son Louis, Due d'Orleans, pious
prince, thought the head of Leda too
pagan, and had it cut out. Coypel
bought the painting and painted in a
head from memory. He sold it to Pas
quin, collector, who sold It at a large
profit to Frederick the Great. Marshal
Davoust took it from a Prussian pal
ace and brought it back to Paris. II
was there restored and given back to
the King of Prussia in 1915. The head
fell off the canvas on the way, and a
new head was inserted by Schlesinger
The picture is now in the possession
Of the German emperor, who is fascin.
ated by the swans. AS he likes to think
himself a Lohengrin, this is as it shoulG
be. The curious thing is that the art
lists name has not gone down to pos.
terity, though the picture has been ia
nous for so many centuries.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
How They Became Acquainted.

81 do wish l had somebody to play
with" sighed Pearl, as she set Vic
toria Jane in the corner, and turned
with wistful look toward her NAM
ma. There isn't any one in this
whole house only papa and you and
me; but papa's at the Office, and you
are busy working most of the time,
and get awful lonesome by myself"
"Well, there are Victoria Jane and
Fluffy" replied her mamma.
81 know" said Pearl, "and do
love them both, but Victoria James a
doll, and Fluffy's only dog. and dc
want some peoples to play WITH"
But just then there was heard the
sound of the rumbling Of heavy
wagons in the street. and mamma said
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
Bella was the bride.

=
"No, there is nothing the matter
with Bella, at present. It 10 about
yourself want to talk. think-when
we first knew you-you told me that
you stood quite alone in the world
that you were an orphan-had fought
your own way in life-had not a liv-
ing soul belonging to you"
Cali that is quite true" answered
CASTOR Foy, looking straight at the
questioner, with face that showed
no trace of emotion or surprise. "Why
discuss the matter this morning? 1t is
not cheerful subject"
"You have deceived me-" said Mr..
Umpleby. II am told you have sis
ter"
This time the young man was palpa-
bly, moved. Strong as he was in dis
stimulation his self-control failed him.
For the moment he stood staring
blankly at his accuser-wordless. Then
he suddenly recovered himself and
looked at Mr.. Umpleby, pleadingly,
with a deprecating smile.
"You have found out my secret" he
said, mournfully. cit is sorrowfu;
one. Yes, have sister; yes, have
kept her existence a secret from you,
and from all love in this house. Poor
girl! her life has been-is-a burden
to herself and others. An invalid, al
most an imbecile, my afflicted sister
shrank from the world as the world
would have shrunk from her. Had
you seen her you might have been
prejudiced, you might have regarded
her as an obstacle to my marriage"
'You ought to have told me the
TRUTH" answered Umplsby, stern,y.
II learn that few days ago this girl
was living with you at Parn,inter. You
removed her from there in a weak
state of health. Where is she row?"
eat the seaside"
"Where?"
cat Howcomb."
He named place at least fifty miles
from Grandchester.
"Alone?"
ono; with friends of mine"
Mr.. Umpleby took telegraph form
from one of the drawers in his desk,
and laid it on the plotting pad.
write letter to your Howcomb
friends at my dictation, to inquire
about your sisters present condition.
A few words will do. Thus: 4 am anx-
ious about my sister-please let me
know how she is this morning. An
swer paid The reply can come here.
Why do you hesitate?"
Because your request implies sus-
picion. I shall send no such
telegram. Why should you drag my
poor, suffering sister into this days
business? have told you the truth
about her. have told you why I
have hitherto concealed her existence
from you and yours. Can you not
allow me to forget her, at least for
to-day?"
mo; Mr.. Foy; want to have posi-
tive proof that your account of this
young woman is a true one. 1 want
to know that she is-alive, and in
safe hands. When we have settled
that question, I shall have to ask YOU
another
The hectic spots have intensified on
the young mans cheeks, leaving the
rest OF his face livid. He wiped his
ashy lips with his handkerchief.
What question:"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
!" Eva Dispositions
Are Early Sho1vn. -

Just so evil IL the Blood
comes ont IN shape of scrot:
ula. pi,nples, etc.. IN children
and young people. Taken in
time It ca, be eradicated BY
using Hoods Sarsapaflla.
In older people, tie aftermath
Of irregular living shoqus It.
self In bilious conditions, a
heagy Head, a foul mouth.
disordered kidneys, yellow eyes and
skin, with general bad feeling.
1t is the blood, the impure blood,
friends, which is the real cause. Purify
that with Hoods sarsaparilla and
happiness will reign in your family.
Blood PoIson-"I lived in bed Of fire
for years owing to blood poisoning that fol.
lowed small pox. It broke out all over my
body, itching intensely. Tried doctors and
hospitals in vain. tried Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. It helped. I kept at 1t and was en-.
tirely cured. could go on the housetops
and shout about It," MRS. ]. T. WILLIAMS,
Carbondale, Pa.
ecrofula soree my baby at two
months had scrofula sores on cheek and
arm: Local applications and physicians
medicine did little or no good. Hoods Sar-
saparilla cured him permanently. He is
now four, with smooth fair skim" MRS.
s. 8. WROTEN, Pennington, Del.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
Where the Robins Go.

Ray was looking out of the window,
watching the snowbirds hopping about
under the trees, looking for some of
the crumbs he had thrown out that
morning.
"Auntie," he asked. "where do all
The other birds go when the snow
cornes-the swallows and the bluebirds
and the robins? Where do the robins
CO.,"
Como here, DEAR" said Aunt Bess,
and I'll tell you what saw last win
ter when l was in southern California.
Ray came and the other children,
Jack and Daisy and little Ted, left
their play and came, too, for they
were always ready to hear Aunt Bes-
sizes stories, and especially ones about
California. Auntie lifted Teddy upon
her lap and began:
Zone morning in February, when the
sun was bright and warm, I was out
in the yard picking an orange, when
1 heard a queer little noise near me.
1t seemed to come from a big pepper
tree that stood there, and sounded like
two things-like rain-drops pattering
on the ground and corn-popping up in
the tree.
While I was wondering what it
could be, suddenly there was a CHR
rup!' that sounded very familiar, and
said, Why: they're robins, eating the
pepper-berries! And sure enough,
there they were, a big flock of them,
picking away, and that made the pop
ping, and the berries they dropped
made the rain-drops.
The Preparedness are tiny, round
bright red balls that grow in bunches
something like grapes, and taste like
our black pepper; and how the robins
were eating them! Perhaps they need
ed something to warm them after
their long journey from the north"
Il know!' said Jack, peppers good
for chickens, and maybe it is for rob-
ms, too"
Perhaps" said auntie. "Well, all
at once there was great whir and
clatter, and there came a big gray
mocking-bird right in among them!
That was his own particular tree,
where he always sat to sing his morn
ing song, and he didn't propose to
have robins taking possession and eat
ing up his berries!
$50 the selfish fellow flew at first
one and then another. chattering and
scolding, and drove them all away"
Did they stay away?" asked Daisy.
"No, indeed! When they found it
was only harmless mocker they came
back in spite of him and went on with
their feast; and when he found he
couldn't drive them off, he flew away,
scolding.
They stayed about all winter, sing
ing their morning and evening songs
in the peppers and the tall eucalyptus
trees, just as they do in the summer
here; but when the spring came, all
at once they were gone, and We knew
they had flown away to spend the
summer in their northern home.
$50 that, Ray, is where some of the
robins go when the cold weather and
the snow GOMEZ
The children were silent a moment
and then little Ted asked. soberly:
"Auntie Bess, do you s'pose it's eat.
ing the red pepper-berries that makes
heir breasts so red?"
HELEN LOUISA DYAR.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03

Little Marjorie's papa is photogra-
pher, and Marjorie is always very
much interested in all his experiments.
One evening hs they sat together
watching the playing of the lightning
and listening to the distant thunder Of
an approaching storm, Marjorie looked
up and said. Papa, are the angels
taking Aash-light pictures now"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
Barkh. mstead's War Record.

When the little town of Barkham-
sted, in Connecticut. decided to raise
the monument to the memory of its
dead soldiers, the strange fact devel-
oped that the town furnished five more
soldiers to the continental armies in
the war Of the revolution than It did
to the federal army in the war of the
rebellion. The number Of the latter
was 1876, which is 10 per cent of its
present total population.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
Iotcles and Blcycle..

Icicles and bicycles,
What pretty rhyme,
Though one belongs to winter,
And one to summertime.
Bicycles and icicles,
They're almost merry mates
For the boy who rides wheel IL
June,
In January skates.
Ann nj. Prat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
Unusual Fruit.

His Mother-"Why, Mary, what's the
matter with the child?" Mary-"Sure,
ma'am, he's been crying all the way
home because the man as sells fruit
told him he never kept star-spangled
bananas. Truth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
Avoided Him.

"Now, that Harry Tucker is the
worst boy In school, and I want you
to stay away from him as much as
possible" ooh, yes. nav, do. He's
at the head of the class always."-Il.
Illustrated American.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03

In Winter Weather.
Oh, where is the children's playground?
1t is buried beneath the snow;
The flowers are dead, the birds have
fed;
Now where will the children go?
They will go to the cozy corner,
Where the fire burns warm and
bright,
And there they will meet the fairies,
Who bask in the moons pale light.
They will find fair Cinderella;
They will go with her to the ball;
They will find that lovely fellow,
Clever Jack, and the beanstalk tall.
And Red Ridinghood will be there;
And the wolf, he will be there, too:
But now that he has wiser grown,
am sure he will not harm you.
They will there meet Mother Hubbard,
And good old Mother Goose as we'll,
And score Of other people
Of whom we have all heard tell.
They are all there in the corner,
For there is the Fairyland true,
And when it is winter weather
That's the place, children dear, for
you.
Arthur J. Burdick.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES ron OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

Where tho Robins Go for the
Winter Time-"How They Became -Ac-
quainted.' q Juvenile Romance-A
Tale of Pussy.Willow.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03

The Greenland whale. It is said.
sometimes attains an sge Of 400 years.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03

much in listening politely as in talking
agreeably.-Atwell. *
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@od1 Sa,sqbaM
llazl7; lE7!ZJl5z,7z

Hoods Pills cure liver ills. the non-irritating and
The only cathartc to take with Hoods sarsapariIIa:
We cannot live better than in seeking
to become better, nor more agreeably
than to have q clear conscience.-SO-
crates.