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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
JOSEPH Meo,LL e a
Veteran Chicago Newspaper Man Ex-
pires In San Antonio.

OoTGo IN SoU AutO0tOs
Joseph Mcdill. for almost half Il century
editor "f the Chicago Tribune aud former
Mayor of Chicago, died at his winter home
in San Antonio. Texas. Thursday. The
great journalist was az years old, and the
cause of dealt, is assigned simply us old
ugc. with it's attendant weaknesses.
MIR. Mcdill decided last fall that he
could not risk the severely cold weather
in Chicago and went tn San Antonio. The
deaths of his wife and his favorite daugh-
ter. Josie. were shocks from which, it liz
believed. MIR. Mcdill never recovered md
he had been growing perceptibly weaker
for the last three years.
Joseph Medill was born in ST. John.
n. b., April q. 1922. His parents, who
were of Scot.h-Irish descent, moved to
Stark County, Ohio, in 1881, establishing
themselves upon a small farm near Mas
sillon. Joseph helped his father with the
work and made his pocket money by get
ting mp clubs of subscribers for the New
York Weekly Tribune. In the winter and
spring for several years he taught school.
Tho law had great attractions for the
young man and in 1916 he YVES admitted
to the liar in New Philadelphia. ONO.
MIR. Mcdill did not engage long in the
practice of law. Becoming interested in
politics and having a natural bent for
writing he determined to enter journalism.
In 1S49 he bought the Coshocton Wing.
which he renai>rd the Republican. 1t
was Il ~frec-soil wing paper. In the VIII
ter of 1S54-55 Mr.. Mcdill sold his Ohio
paper and. going to Chicago in May.
bought Il large interest in the Chicago
Tribune. a paper which was then almos:
bankrupt. 1t was placed on a paying
basis by the new owners In 1874 Mr.
Mcdill secured full control of the paVer
and through it made IL fortune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
8JzaMlkSeEog
A=5ZNofABLEs

Lord Salisbury was the first English
premier to visit Australia.
Gen. Sir Arthur Cotton is one of Eng
lands Oldest soldiers, being in his Goth
year.
The Prince of Wales breakfast never
varies. 1t always consists of tea, toast
and one egg.
Prof. Blumcntritt. through whom Agui-
naldo and his colleagues have been max
ing their cause known to Europe. is u
member OF the faculty of an Austrian uni
versity, and has made a thirty years.
study of the Philippine archipelago and
its history.
Don Carlos has taken a curious and
striking advantage of the foreign post
card craze to further his cause, having
had some printed with portraits of him
self and his wife, with fac smile sigma
lures below, under which communica-
tions are written.
Count and Countess Boni de Castellane
have just leased for three years, with the
option of purchase, the Chateau de Ma
rias. belonging to the Due dc Noailles.
Three million dollars will be spent in re-
storing the estate.
Queen Victoria possesses two of the old
est watches in the world. Both have sill
yer dials, and are about as large as half
a crown one being a blind mans watch
and the other a repeater.
Mr.. Hall Caine shows that carelessness
permitted to genius in his dress, but Lon
don has few more handsomely gowned
! women than Mrs. Game.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
A Truthful Ktndereartner.

Two little boys from q Kindergarten
in Boston went into a BARRIERS shop to
have their hair cut. Two men were
there awaiting their turn. An ex-
change tells n good story Of what hap
pened.
The barber said to one of the BOYS:
Run over to the store across the street
and see If my assistant is there. Tell
him to hurry up and come back, there
are four men waiting"
The boy went, found the man. and
gave the message, except that he said
there were two men and two boys wait
ing. Then lie added: 1.-The barber told
me to say four men, but l wasn't going
to tell a lie for two men,"
why notY" asked the man.
why" responded the boy. don't
you suppose we have n picture of
George Washington over in our kinder
,arten?"
The teacher declares that she shall
tell the story of the "cherry-tree' with
renewed interest and frequency.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
coAcHMAN WITH A HISTORY.
An Incident that Shows the Ups and
Downs of Life.

III w 1IukGs
william T. Page, Of Chicago, who is
now in the Philippine Islands with the
Third infantry, U. 8. A., told a good
story before he left the city. Mr.. Page
is a son of Colonel Page of the Third
and goes with his father with the idea
Of applying the expansion doctrine tc
his fortunes. One night just before he
left Mr. Page was driven a short dis
lance in tl.e carriage of a friend who
lives at one of the big South Side fam
lily hotels. The coachman has been in
his friends employ for fifteen years
and Is Justly considered n model.
Nevertheless, his employer has always
suspected that the man who held the
reins could tell an interesting story If
he would. He is evidently IL gentle.
man and n man Of good education.
But his employer, being also a gentle
man, has asked him no questions.
1--WE known James several years my
SELF" said Mr.. Page, land 1 think a lot
of him. So 1 said to him as l got out
of the carriage: 4 guess I'd better say
good-by, James. I'm going to start for
the Philippines Monday and 1 may not
see you again!
"'Is that so, Mr.. Pagey said he.
We'll, l wish you good luck. BY the
way, perhaps you will run across my
brother out there
eff you'll give me his address, said
I, I'll look him up, If l have any sort
of a chance
"'Ide's with Dewey said he, giving
me his full name.
".All right said 1 in n patronizing
sort of a way, thinking the man was a
sailor Or n marine OF something of the
kind. I'll tell him all about YOU
HELL be surprised to hear from me-
said he. He hasn't had n word i'll ff.
teen years. He doesn't even know I'm
alive
81 felt like a brute, but l didn't
know what to say and l got away us
fast as l could. When 1 got home
looked in the army and navy register
for the brother, and what do you sup
pose l found? The .cOachman's brother
has been twenty-nine years in the navy
He's q surgeon with the rank of lieu
tenant commander and he's on tho
swell monitor Monterey. AS near as
can figure it out, he must be the boss
doctor OF Dewey's fleet. When l reat
all that l felt like 30 cents and I want
ed to know that cOachman's stor,
worse than eyer."- Chicago Int
Ocean.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

du who wanted to confuse aud deride
him; ''fOr lie is there ut the end OF the
street, What is the use of a god you
can't see?"
Then the boy asked a question in
turn: 'Havc you ever seen the tax
c~0llcctOr?'
Eyes, Often" said the Hindu.
1.-The GOVERNOR"
well, rarely"
"Ah!" rejoined vadivelu, triumpn-
antly, "tlic little people you can see any
day. but the great people seldom or
never. We can see your gods in street
corners. because they are such little
ones. but Christ. II God, the Great
and True. is in the heavens. We can
not see Him now, but those who love
Him here shall see Him hereafter"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

%.slAiarcapotis created her public library the
books OF ilic Atllcnacum were used as q,
nucleus. There were but 1900 volumes
ii the collection. Seven years of labor or
MIR. Futnam's part swelled the number to
5O,O00 choice hooks and lifted the new
library to the fifth place in circulation
among the concerns of it's kind in Amer
lea. The new director of the National
Library is Il lawyer and a man of high
culture. He knows not merely the titles
of books. but their contents, too. He is
:;Nt vet 40 Yrars old.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
England Loans Most Money.

England Is the great money lender of
the world. A statistician estimates
that she has $55O,OOO, 600 invested In
land and mortgages in countries
abroad. She lends to foreign govern
ments and municipalities an average of
$2O0,O00,O00 annually. She finances
railways in India, Canada, the United
States. Australia, South Africa and
South America, her Investments of this
class aggregating 81, 1000, 200. Eng
lish capital is invested in this country
In water and gas companies, cattle and
horse raising, breweries, flour mills,
street railways, iron manufacturing
and mining.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
coReA AND ITS PEOPLE.
They Have Queer Customs and curio,
characteristics.

characteristics.
Corea is a splendid country. The
summer in three-fourths of the prov
inces is bright, bracing and temperate,
not unlike that of Nova Scotia. In any
case the hot weather and mosquitoes
do not last more than n month or two
ut the utmost. The winter is clear and
very cold, rather like that Of New York,
or perhaps Quebec. Taken as a whole
the land is fertile, and the rice especial
~ has a bone in it," which turns out
tough natives and makes it very high
ly esteemed even in japan. Its bean
crop also is enormous, and It has Il
plentiful supply of gold, cattle, tobacco,
hemp, paper, leather, vegetables, fish
and medicine. The inhabitants are
clean made, erect, active walkers, with
a physique perhaps not SO wiry, but far
superior in grace to that of either the
Chinese or the Japanese; not SO coarse
and uncouth in movement as the Ger
man physique; perhaps more like that
of the Spaniards in general build than
that of any other European nation.
Women are kept in s~eclusion, and one
sees none but old hags in the market
places. The men are great eaters, in
defatigable marchers, ready drinkers
when they can get liquor, interminable
smokers and very Quarrelsome. But
they are lazy. except under stimulus;
calm and deliberate, except under
provQcation: obstinate. destitute of
moral feeling, full of natural religious
emotion, while recognizing no religious
sanctions; dirty in person, tllievish.
cunning. untrustworthy. but affection
ate and loyal if kindly treated.
They are without the simpering DO
likeness of the Chinese or the obse.
quious ceremony of the japanese.
Good form" is imperturbable placid-
ity. elaboration and %taciturnity. Not
even n Turk can approach a Corean in
perfect calm and restfulness of atti-
tnde. The trading instinct seems good
and will develop. hut. Of course. lack of
experience and organization keeps it
backward. The agricultural laborer.
works we'll, and would be hard-wOrk-
ing If the fruits of his labor were Sc
cured to him. Party feelings runs Won
derfully high among the official classes,
who are corrupt almost to a man. cruel
and full of fierce personal hatreds: but
both civil and military mandarins are
often exceedingly refined in manner. l
neve saw more perfect manners in
any country than those of the general
Mt TOrai. whn onfortofnod mo In +,,o
most princely fashion. His palace was
scrupulously clean. but plainly furnish
ell: his clothes were of the finest posi-
bic texture; his hands and nails clean,
his hat and button" a marvel of 'bas-
ket work." art and jewel carving: in
short, his whole bearing, as also the
wine and sweetmeats he gave me.
showed the utmost refinement and good
taste.-Fortnightly Review.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Their Preference.


II 1t has to choose between a free
silver Democrat and a high-tariff Re
publican, the CourierJournal will vote
for the Dcmocrat.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
This, from an earnest enemy of de-
preciated dollars, shows what may be
expected in 1900 when anti-Bryan
Democrats are called upon to make q
choice between unsound money and
sound economics. If protection wins
next year 1t will win on its own merits.
and on its strength with the intelligent
voting masses. 1t may expect no help
from frec-tradcrs who would rather
e silver and Democracy in the saddle
than see protection aud sound money
continue to travel in double harness for
another term Of four years.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Her Program.

"Perfunctory charity"-charity of the
organized and statistical sort-becomes
SO familiar to the recipients of 1t that
they feel themselves quite competent to
organize and direct it themselves.
Punch has a scene in which q district
visitor is shown entering the cottage Of
a poor woman.
The visitor is evidently new to the
business, and somewhat embarrassed.
The cottager says to her:
I'm quite well, thank yer, miss, but
l amt seed you afore. Y're fresh ut it,
amt yer. miss:"
81 have eve visited you before, Mrs.
Johnson"
The woman dusts a chair. "well,"
she says. yer sits down here, an yer
reads me a short psalm, yer gives me a
shillin'. an then yer goes"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
PASSING OF THE POPS
oAvs OF THE PEOPLES PARTY
ARE NUMBERED.
The Return Of Prosperity Spiked
Every Prediction of the Calamity
ite.-The Party's Leaders Arc De-
sorting.

When the Fifty-fifth Congress ad-
journed on Saturday, says the Sioux
City Journal, five Populist Senator's
and twenty-one Populist Representa-
tivcs-twenty-six in all-packed their
grips and went home. When the new
Congress gets ready for business only
four Populist Senator's and
Populist Representatives-elcvcn in all
will comb out their whiskcrs and
start for Washington This means that
The representation of the Peoples party
in handling the affairs of the nation
has dropped off more than 30 per cent.
III the change from one Congress to an
ptler, rather a discouraging view from
even a populist standpoint. From any
other point of view it means the pass
ing of the Pops.
The Peoples party Is going the way
IF all the minor political organizations
chat have sprung up from time to time
without filling any long-felt want. 1t
presented It's claims to public support.
The Populist theories found favor in
some localities. The party grew on the
strength of radically presented theories
and promises. 1t crept into the Legis-
latures and State offices as we'll as into
the halls of Congress. Wherever 1t
went it's representatives did nothing
but talk and %theorize. In the spots
where the new party was able to con-
troll legislation nothing substantial was
achieved. In time the plating rubbed
off many of their theories tliat seemed
alluring at first glance. Men who were
nut of work or in debt were inclined to
grasp at any theory backed by prom
Uses. The same men, with work and
out of debt, lost interest in those theor.
les.
The return of prosperity has deprived
the Peoples party of the main prop
Its platform of protest. Tie farmer
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Every Man in HE Place.

Every of us has his own work to
do. No hi has the work of his prede-
cess0r to perform: no more has he to
do the work of his successor. Elisha
may take up Elijah y mantle; hut the
mantle's new wearer is Elisha aud not
Elijah. Elijah would have failed in
Elisla's place; and Elisha would be
sure to fail If he were to try and to lie
aud do Just like Elijah. The same is
true Of every new prophet, or preacher
OR worker or waiter in Gods vineyard.
God has a place and a mission for
every ~ 1t is for each to ind
what God would have him do in his
day and place, and then do that with
all his might and at once. God wants
no man to do less than this, or to do
more.-Sunday School Times.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Who Can Say?

If we had been as content to allow
foreigners to furnish us with our manu-
features as we have been content
permit them to furnish us with ships
with which to do our foreign carrying,
is 1t not q foregone conclusion that we
should have been far behind our pres
ent manufacturing and industrial dc.
velopment? Who can then say to what
extent the lack of our ships with
which to do our Own carrying has held
back our greater national Development
Schenectady IN. W Union.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

who is marketing his crops at good
prices or the laborer who is working
every day for good wages finds that he
has lost interest in the initiative and
referendum as sure cure for every i'll.
Gen. Weaver received more than q
million votes on the Populist ticket in
1892. In 1896 the fusion arrangement
makes 1t difficult to estimate whether
or not this showing was bettercd. Tom
Watson, the middle Of the road Vice
Presidential candidate, scraped up only
about q quarter of n million votes. 1t
is probable. however, If the lines We're
clearly defined in that campaign, that
the Peoples party would have in
creased its 1892 record. The Demo-
Gratis suggested the fusion plan under
the impression that the Populists would
cut a most important figure in the
counting up. The results were suf-
ticient to disprove the correctness Of
this assumption. 1t is probable, how
ever, that the Populistic tide was ut it's
flood in 1896. Since, that time the ebb
has been rapid and steady. The civil
war over the Sewall- Watson candidacy
helped to di%sorganizc the party. The
overwhelming reputation of the silver
issue discouraged many OF the party
leaders. The return of prosperity
spiked every prediction Of the party
orators. In Iowa fusion robbed the
Populist party of its name OH the bal
Not.
With its individuality swallowed up
by the larger organization, its currency
ideas no longer welcome, its represen-
tation in legislative matters cut In two.
its fantastic theories far awry from
common sense politics, its leaders de.
sorting, wrangling among themselves
or searching desperately for new is.
sues, the days Of the Peoples party are
numbered. The passing of the Pops
is rapidly being accomplished.
yhe sonth Needs the Tariff.
Restrictive legislation and constitu-
tional limitations have practically elm
mated the rae problem in several of
the Southern States, and with the trou-
hesome question out Of the way, some
interesting political developments may
be looked for from that region beyond
the Mason and Dixon line in the next
campaign. The South needs the tariff
Tor the development of its resources
and industries. 1t needs the tariff for
the protection Of it's lumber, sugar, to-
'bacco, cotton and minerals and for the
encouragement OF the manufactures
that are springing up in every dlrec-
ton. The only hope the South has for
protection is from the Republican
party, and with the race problem out
of, the way It will be the most natural
thing in the world for the South to
drop into line for the party and policy
that viii do 1t the most good. The
Spanish war has done much to remove
The ed bitterness and animosittes. and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

state Officers Paid in Pelts in 1888.
Probably few people to-day know
that the original name of the State of
Tennessee was Franklin, or that in
17SS the salaries of the officers of this
Commonwealth were paid in pelts. but
the following is n correct copy of the
law:
"Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Franklin. and it is
hereby enacted by authority OF the
same, That from and after the first day
of January, 1888. the salaries of this
Commonwealth be as follows, to wit:
Ills Excellency, the Governor, per
annum, 100 deerskins.
His Honor, the Chief Justice. 800
dcerskins.
The secretary to his Excellency, the
Governor, 500 raccoon skins.
County clerk, 800 beaver skins.
"Clerk of the House of Commons. 200
raccoon skins.
members of the Assembly, e diem.
three raccoon skins.
Justices fees for serving a warrant.
n mink skin."-Murfreesboro. Tenn.
Independent Banner.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Loaf. straxed orr Stolen.

BY the way! Has anybody lately
found Tariff for Revenue Only. The
animal has been lost and a reasonable
reward will be paid for his return to
the Office of the Catsklll Recorder. Il
is supposed he was chased out by Anti.
Expansion, and is afraid to rcturn.-
Catskill IN. W Mail.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

Wedding Among smosdcrine Ruins.
A determined bridal party at Strood,
near Rochester, England, OH. reaching
the church found that the building was
on fire. 1t waited around until the fire
was put ont and made the pastor per.
form the ceremony in the ruins.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Genuine I,iamondh.

There is an easy. simple way to tell if
a diamond is genuine. Make a small
dot on a piece of paper with u lead pen
Gil, and look at it through the diamond.
If 1t shows but a single dot the dia-
mond is genuine. If it shows more
than one, or the mark appears scatter.
ed, 1t is false, no matter what 1t cost.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
-. Proper Stipulation.

The bounty bill should not extend
over a longer period than five years
from the date of registration, and, as
n safeguard, it should be stipulated
that as soon as a trust or q combine.
ton of the shipping interests shall be
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
NEW LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS,
Herbert Putnam, Head of Roston's
Public Library. Appointed.

Herbert Putnam of Boston, has been
appointed congressional librarian by Pres
ident Mckinley. Since he became head of
the Boston public library in 1885 that in
stitution has been greatly improved-a
high compliment to the librarians merits.
for Boston has always prided itself on it's
library. Mr.. Putnam began his career as
custodian of books in 1884, when he was
called to Minneapolis To take charge of the
Atlicnaeum Library in that city. When
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
CHAT OF TIE CHURCH
WHAT q GOING ON IN THE RE.
LIoloUS WORLD.
New. Nese, tro. A,lL.uds Regarding
Their Religions Thought and Move.
aent-what the Great Denomina.
tions Are Doing.

s in good King
David's time, SO
10 W, people
s%neeringly ask a
believer, "Wherc
is your CODY
What would you
answer, y u q
Christian? Here
is the reply Of
Vadivelu, u ser
want boy, a con-
verified Hindu:
MY god eau be
seen by every
one" said a Hin
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

when another election comes, unless all
signs full, the campaign in the South
will be conducted on lines Of patriotism
and business.-Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Herald.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24
Dog Drives Oxen.

On the high road between Bordeaux
and ArOachOn, France, n certain mon
grel collie is known to and much re.
spected by hundreds Of people OH ac.
count of its almost human intelligence.
1t invariably accompanies n couple of
bsullocks that draw II cart loaded with
charcoal into Bordeaux, and returns
with 1t empty to the locality where thu
wood is burned.
Although the cart is in charge II :
man, the oxen are practically in charge
of the dog. The animal walks ON ahead,
leading the bullocks. and always
strictly observing the rules of the road.
When the slow-moving beasts have TIC
turn to the right the dog barks OH that
side of them, and when to the left he
banks on the other side, the oxen hav.
ing perfectly learned their part and
being quite willing to obey a Quadruped
many times smaller than themselves.
The dog learned his business by observ.
ing his master, who was much sur.
prised day to find his companion SC
accomplished.
To lead a bullock cart and to know
exactly what to do on meeting other
traffic seems MS near an approach To
human reasoning as can be attained
by the intelligence of the brute.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

He-"Don't let your father put in
electric light"
She-"Why not?'
He-"Well-er-you can't turn 1. low,
don't you seeY"-Detroit Free Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

The poor have but little show, in this
world. Some editors reject poems for
no other reason than that they are pocr,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-24

Postage Stamp Worth $c5.
The highest value Of an English post
age stamp is $25. The stamp is of oh.
long shape and very seldom used.