Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
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has been presented with an alligator.
that il Ii feet g inches in length. and
weighs 800 pounds. 1t is said to he the
largest saurian in captivity.
1t is said that IL Western firm recent
ly adopted the rather unique name of
THE Flying Squadron" The people
of the town could not figure out what
1t meant until the first of the month,
when IL lot of bills came due. Then
the store was found closed and II brief
note tackled OH the door read: ''Ordered
to the Philippines That. of course.
explained matters.
\ IN returning from II stay in
England is authority for the state
ment that 1t Is not uncommon over
there for the wne Of IL handsome
suburban residence to receive for pay
an autumn or winter house party. She
will act as chaperon. If desired, or will
efface herself in her quarters, Gi-
recttng the management of the SER
wants to relieve the temporary hostess
from all care of that sort.
Mosquitoes have discovered that
foggy England is admirably suited to
their tastes, and the newspapers re-
sound with letters of complaint from
indignant readers. who ascribe the
pest to the introduction of tropical
palms. to the return of Indian nabObs
with their baggage full of mosquito
eggs. etc. Now there will I've Il good
chance to study the connection he
fV,.nNyn tA>-. .,..n ..,V,
The Greek Government has prepared
81 bill to establish an .antiquitics-gen-
darmerie." the special function of
which will he the guardianship Of the
national Greek antiquities. including
places where no excavations are at
present in progress. in the interest of
the Greek people. Every man who shall
bc admitted to this corps is to possess
IL certain degree of necessary culture,
in order that lie may understand what
is contided to his observation and pro-
lection.
Bee culturists are now puzzling over
:: new subject. These are numerous
enough to have 81 newspaper organ"
of their own, and are filling it's col
umns with incidents to prove that bees
will more quickly attack IL man with
black hair or wearing 81 black Int. Il
veil with black spots III black gloves,
on his hands than those who 20 to the
hives as blondes or wearing light col
Ois. Evidence seems to he pretty on
| elusive. too. that bees have u color
sense. To Il certain extent, at least.
.Apropos of the growing popularity of
Scotch whisky. a London paper OBJ
serves that in order to secure the pref
crrnc. OF the snloon-keep9rs of New
York and the ba%rtendcrs of the musll-
room towns of South Africa the dis
tillers occasionally insert Il sovereign
$50 gold piecel between the cork and
the capsule of each bottle in Il case.
This fact is. of curse. duly advertised.
and the retailer continues to order the
special brand so commended to his
favor i'm the hope that lie may secure
II prize.
W0rkmen OH tile colduits for the un-
foreground trolley line in West Br0ad-
way. New York. have uncovered an in
tcresting relic in the form of wooden
water pipes that We're laid in 1904. The
pipes We're constructed from logs
about the size of ordinary telegraph
poles. The bore is about three inches
in diameter. Tint the pipes would still
lr serviceable if they were large
enough is shown by the fact that the
wood is decayed only to the depth of
about half an inch from the outside
sllrfacr. Otherwise the wood is per.-
tectly sound.
Henry Il. Watson. IL blind newspaper
man of New York. has opened an ex-
change for the blind in the hope of
bringing tho afflicted and the public
closer together. 1t is Mr.. WatsOn's in-
tcntion to show that blind people
would rather work than accept charity.
The field for labor will, OF course. be
somewhat limited. but it is easy to be-
licvc that work can he found even for
the unframed blind. This philanthropic
enterprise is especially important in
New York. as there are ut least 1000
blind people wholly dependent mt pres
nlt on charity.
The separate railway coach law has
been in operation in Georgin for many
years. and even before it went into eff
feet white people and negroes were as
completely separated while travelling
OH railroads Il y they are now. The
railroads are impartial in the enforce
mcnt of this law. Conductors will nut
II white man out of 8 coach set apart
for negroes just AIS promptly as they
will eject IL negro from IL coach for
White persons. Tie separate coach
Jaw has gone into force in South Caro-
lima. hut it has very little practical eff
fact. as custom had already worked n
separation of the races on railr0ad
trains.
Prince Bismlarck's brain. according
totlle tlattering estimates of the anthro-
%pologist. Otto 4Ammun. WAS probably
the h. aviest known tu anatomical sci
ence. Mr.. .Ammon. in consultation with
Prof. Scinfer. the sculptor. concluded
from the measurements taken for Scha-
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