The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-09
WISCONSIN.
Kissed tbe Girls All RCunG.

But when Mr.. Gibson retired, other
railroad officials appeared-the jOlliest
sort of fellOWs-usually fat and hearty.
1t is clearly the policy of railroad COM
panies to promote every fellowship.
Even the young fellows, as We got west,
young men scarcely old enough to tell
a through ticket from a Pintsch light,
wore badges that betokened their titles
as passenger agents of some degree;
and they proved to be Of the same jolly
makeup as their superors. They were
good ry-tellers and could crack
conundrums with the small boys. One
of them was jointly indicted with
Jefferson county editor for providing
embalmed beef at one Of the meals. We
had mock trial on the train and the
prisoners escaped acquittal, whereupon
the fat and jolly official kissed all the
jurymen Qadies) and the latter de-
clared that they would travel on his
road and no other until the end of life.
Women are curious folks.
The Hot Springs form an approach
to the BLACK Hills and both are in
the western part Of South Dakota. The
Hills" are 100 miles across and reach
over into Wyoming. Between them and
tuC IeIllle pldlLS Ol 6dSISTH OOulu
Dakota are the bad Lands" These
are said to be one of the most hopeless
wastes known to man. Nothing lives
there but an occasional coyote unable
to leave The earth is thrown UP in
flakes, baked in the sun. AS one old
stage driver phrased it, THE soil looks
as if the world had been taken sick and
it's stomach had beIched forth it's con-
tents" But it is choice land for the
finding Of historical remains-fossils
and the like.
Warm Plunge 200 Feet Long.
After a ride through the cattle coun-
try for hundreds Of miles, one comes
upon Hot Springs surprised to find
colony of expensive hotels and all the
refnements Of luxury. The Indians
knew the healing Of these springs and
bathed in stone basins carved out
mocassin-s shape. Today one can swim
in plunge bath 200 feet long and so
wide. A building houses this great
swim and the water bubbles under
your feet at uniform temperature Of
80 degrees The bottom is gravel of
many colored stones. And among the
diverting features is a 'chute'' down
which you may come sitting or head
foremost. 1t is nearly perpendicular,
but lined with metal and with no
chance for splinters
We spent quiet Sunday at this place
Rev. Dr.. Smith preached for the resi-
dent Congrega tionafsts and in the aft
ernoon the party joined in Memorial
day services at the state soldiers home
on one Of the surrounding mountain
sides The senators and congressman
for South Dakota have long tried to in
duce the federal government to locate
one Of their homes there with es-
pecial reference to the healing waters
for rheumatics.
A Cave with Ninety Miles of Walk
From Hot Springs We drove ten miles
to the Wind Cave" and in this we
spent three hours. Each Of the party
carried a candle and now and then the
guide ignited magnesium wire to show
off the beauties Of the place. The path
in which We walked was narrow, one
could barely pass another, but in spots
as Fat Mans Misery" it was a tight
squeeze for one, and the tourists could
not walk upright. The curious and
beautiful deposits, 'box-work" (honey-
comb), popcorn frost work. ETC.,
give an idea of these The chambers
are not as stately as those in the Mann
moth cave, Kentucky, and there is no.
river in the Wind Cave" but those
who had seen both conceded a charm