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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

The state archives of Venice are said
10 possess the oldest visiting card of
which there is any record, of course
leaving aside the probable use of such
articles for some thousands of years in
China. Giacomo Contarini professor
at the University of Padua. sent the
card in question as Il curiosity to Il We
netian friend. saying that the German
students WHO came to Italy had the cle
CANT and laudable custom of leaving
such little cards, with their name and
place of origin, at the houses of friends
when they called and found them alb
sent. The card referred to bears IL coat
of arms With the motto. "Espoir me
comfort" and beneath. "Joannes Wes-
terhof Wcstplalls scribcbat patavii 4
Martii 5G0.'-I.ondon Tablet
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

: .oUng woman of smart wit and
atrii.ing beauty presided ut one of the
stalls at Paris charity bazaar Among
the small crowd which pressed round
the fair vcndcr was 4 young man OF
much assurance, who gazed upon the
, girl With freedom and affected to adj
mire the various fancy articles exposed
for sale, but bought nothing.
"What will you please to buy?" ask
ed mademoiselle, with an exquisite
smile.
"Oh." replied the young dandy, with
languishing look, "what most wish
to buy is unliappily not for sale"
"Tell me what you wishy" she re-
sponded.
ooh. 40; dare not declare my wish
cs."
"Neverthclcss let me know what you
wish to buy" persisted the fair sales
woman.
well, then. since you demand it, l
should like ringlet of your glossy
black hair"
She manifested no embarrassment at
the bold request, but with a pair of
scissors Immediately clipped off one of
her beautiful locks and handed II to the
astonished youth, remarkins that the
price was only $1O0.
Her audacious admirer was thunder
struck with the demand, but dared not
demur. as by this time group had col
lected and We're listening to the convel'-
saticn. So he took the hair, paid over
the money and left the hall.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Value of Tclcp,,onc Numbers,

Telephone numbers have an actual
money value" said an officer of the
American BELL Telephone company.
"The assertion has strange sound,
but il you think for a moment of the
advantage business house derives
from having its location well known
The thing seems only natural.
"ln tie course of time peoples minds
begin to associate Il firm with it's tcle-
phone number, and if when they start
to call up an old friend they find him
masqucrading under a new number it
is as much of n shock as If they had
called at IL house with which they were
i'll the habit of doing business and
found it had moved away. 1t all
GENES under the legal head of good
WILL very elusive commodity, but
one which has it's market value.
$50 mech is this fact appreciated by
some of our old patrons that they are
willing 10 pay heavy mileage il they
move aWay from the ncighhorhood OF
their exchange in order to retain ilnei,.
old telephone address. Many inpoi.-
t:snt houses have followed the NORTH
ward trend of business in the last few
years, and there are several cases of 81
firms office address being in the up
Gown district. while it's telephone num-
Der remains so and so Cortlandt or
Eroad. The firms line to the exchange
may he several miles iopg"-New York
Mail and Express
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
T1,e nontp,nn,. rnr,,,

a bo:tman in the north OF England
having been engaged to row reverend
gentleman over Il rough part of IL river.
was very much annoyed Mt the manner
he was addressed by the clergyman,
the conversation commencing thus:
Clcrgyman-My dear man, have you
ever studied "geology:'
Boatman-No. sor; IA hewitt.
Clergyman-Wcll, my friend. that's
part of a life lost, but you will proba-
bly, know little ''theo,oss?'
Boatman (urning quite irritable)-
No; IA lSnaw now;t aboot that either.
Clcrgyn.an-W'eil.t that's another part
of Il life lost. ny man.
Nothing more WAS said. as the water
was turning very boisterous and they
We're in great danger, when suddenly
the boat gave a larch and was cap
sized.
The ho;t:aan. being AZ expert swim
mer. took t.ie situation quite coolly,
while his companion. who knew moth
Ing Of the art of swimming. WAS strug-
Cling for iifc The boatman, who was
making goa:! progress toward terra
firma. acccsted the clergyman with the
following:
".Aa say. mister, do ye know onny-
thing aboot 'swimology?
No, my man; don't.'
"Wey, what a pity" said tine boat
man; there's whole life LOST
Pearson's.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

A talcsmn, who WAS called in mur-
der trial il. !, certain state was asked
whether lie had any prejudice against
an alibi plea OF the part oi 81 man ac-
cuscd of crime The taiesman replied
that he had not.
do you fully understand what is
meant by The term alibi!" he was
asked.
II tbini. do: yes. SIR
What do you understand by it?'
The talcsnian reflected !: moment and
then. With hesitancy Indicative Of
gravencss. replied. AN alibi is when
the fellow who did it wasn't there
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

1t is said TINT 4 crtain Cleveland
lady whose har6,scN l..tec is in an
u!trafashloHs'i'- - Of III, c.v vas
called east VIII was i...., =
going the re,ioes. it .;nt..s. :
process. Duri;lt .la a -. i
was especially cli lia.,,,l ....,., t.. l.e-
lures. Among them woe Il number of
excellent copies Of the worlds creates: !:
works OF art. ana the man, aii artist,
found his task :, labor of love.
With great care he hung The more
valuable copies in the roomy reception
hall and had just finished his task
when the lady returned.
Her eyes snapped as she surveyed his
work.
"WTho hung those cid chestnuts
there:" she cried.
"Old masters, madam" said the star
tied artist.
"Old chestnuts, say; it's the same
thing. If YOU hung them, take them
down. l won't have them there. With
new furniture and new decorations and
new carpets and rugs III have new
pictures too. Who ever heard Of such
old trulnpely stuff in strictly modern
ho,se?"
And what shall 90 with the-the
old chestnuts, madame" the artist in
Quircd.
"Oh, dump them into the attic until
can get rid of them," replied the lady.
And there the 'chcstnuts" lie, Ma
f!cnnas and cherubs and all. gathering
dust and calmly awaiting the getting
rid of process.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Renting locomotives.

Hundreds of locomotives are rented
every year. Several corporations make
their chief revenue this way. The
Rnldwins have many machines out on
the rental form Of payment-that is,
the engines arc rented in the same way
that you would buy stove on INSTALL
mcnts-so much down, so much q
month. the payments to apply on the
final purchase money. 1t is seldom,
however. that a railroad rents locomo-
tivcs. They are usually let out to con-
tractors who construct temporary rail
ways for hauling dirt from eNcava-
tions.
Contractors who hire the locomotives
usually have their own names gildcd
OH them so that the public may suppose
that they belong to them. The engines,
as usual thing, are cast offs. They
may lave Iitllcd express trains once,
but now they are only lit to pun gravel
cars. The engineers who work them
arc oftcntimns also the cast offs of the
profession. They may nave operated
express engines, but through careless
ness CT other iaoapacity have been Gis,-
charged from one road after another
until they are only tit to haul gravel or
wood traiiis.-i Philadelphia Record.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

"lt may have been unprofessional
et,sluct," said the civil engineer, "but
l acted on the spur of the moment. and
hardly think that there was any harm
flcrc. | was out i'll the country one day
| on mn Important piece of business, and
as was about to leave for the depot
tc catch a train for the city two old
farmers came 10 me With q line fence
dispute that they wanted me to settle
for them. l had barely time to catch
my train, and told them that did not
care to bother with it. 1t was only a
matter OF six inches or SO that was in
dispute, and l advised them to. split it
up between them. But they wouldn't
listen to my advice. and one of them
declared that If didn't find the line
for them he wouldn't let his son drive
me to the station as he had promised.
AS had no other way of reaching the
depot unpacked my Instruments with
IL sigh and IL mental resolve to end the
, thing as soon as possible.
"'Wul,' drawled both of the old men
as took my eye away from the instru-
ment, 'w.iar's the linc::
"'Gonc,' said solcinn,y.
"What:' they both shouted.
You can see fer yourselves, gentle
men, said l. making way for them.
"'By gosh. can't see it!' said one of
them rs he srainted through the glass.
"'lll he tlarned if kin either said
the Other one as he, too. sqUinted
through the glass.
"'1t seems to have disappeared. gen.
tlcmen,' said l. Such cases are en-
tremely rare, but they are known to
happcn.'
"When i left. they We're accusing
each other Of having stolen the line."-
Detroit Free Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

In 'o other pay can yon go to Cali
fortia so quickly. so comfortably. and
Vet 50 economically. as in 81 tourist
sle ei9ing car.
i'',e Tourist car used for tic Bt,rling-
ton Overland Excursion sure models of
comfort aud convenience They have
wide vestlbulas. high back seats and
do,ihle windows. They are lighted by
gas. The hea'i'lg nr;.,isen!cs..- are
ad'iii:l.l" ;li,! he bed. furnishings are
cieiii al"i oi good quality.
TIE Burlington Excursions leave
Oma.in every TUESDAY ani Thurs lay
ala. q, 'liror'.Fh i" SA., Francisco nnd
Los Angeles without changes or de-
lays %; iuy kind. Icn r;,,, juin them
at i-ii,eoh. Hastings. Oxfo.J. or any
otler sta ion AT which til" trail: stops.
Tlie ronte is through Denver.. and
Salt Lake City. past the finest scenery
visihle f.ori Cal; window anywhere on
the globe. An eN;mrienced excursion
party aud II uniformed porter ac-
companies each car.
Folder giving full information
mailed on request. Beautifully illus.
trate'i % pay. '.e,pl: isbpn. California
sent on receipt of six cenis in stamps.
y. Francis.
General Passenge, agent. Omaha, Neb
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
.fbNulNG STATE LANDS.

Considerable controversy has arisen
over parties leasing large tracts of
state land and then fencing the whole
i'll one body. a company. of which
Senator Quay OF Pennsylvania, Cha>.
III. Mckee, prominent keystone
state politician, and others. are in.
terasted and which is niii..sed hy
Geo. w. Lumley of Pie 70, rented the
Fort Sully Military reservation lands
of the state anG fenced the en:ir
t ract CMe of the roads over whicl
mail carrier had Ieen travelling was
t enced up, and the mail carrier refused
TO shut Il gate which wa:; placed there
for his use. An action was brought
to eDjoin him from travelling over ii,e
road and after having the matter
under advisement for several weeks
j udge Gaffy has decided that the mail
carrier can net be enjoined. This
will comnlicate matters in several
counties where there are large tracts
of state land. and if county COM
missioners open all section lines it
will cause the land leasers to fence
every section separate or else herd
th cir stock. This will no doubt lead
to some fence legislation this winter.
If SO, a warm time may be expected,
as the fence question is one not genor-
ally agreed upon i'll this state, and as
all laws must be uniform III their
provisions the farmer will no doubt
he on the lookout to defeat any bill
W hich may add great expense to their
p roperty. On the other hand the
stockmen are organizing for their
interests, and if AS successful in get
other legislation as they were in get
ting the wolf bounty law it is hard to
say what may happen st Ito Register.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
mistaken For shasts.

A story is told Of pair of feet that
must have been objects Of great regard
in their day.
One day n party of men, including
Jackson. the man of big feet. were
preparing to attend q political meeting.
1t was soon discovered that there was
no way of conveying jackson. as all
the vehicles We're full.
let me ride that horse over there:''
asked Jackson.
"There isn't IL man in the world that
can ride that animal. He'll work to 81
cart oi' a plow'. but 10 one can stay on
his back
''I'll try him. anyway" And the deter
mined man instructed several men to
catch and hold the horse.
The animal plunged and kicked. hut
finally Jackson secured seat in the
saddle.
Every one expected to see him dash
ed to the ground. bnt the horse looked
round. saw the mans feet and walked
peacefully away. He thought he was
between pair of shafts.-London
Standard.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

'Ycs." he s',i.i. Il think Il man owes
it to himself to choose wife who can
do housewois. III necessary. OF course
wouldn't want my wife to work in
the kitchen. but she ought to be able to
do SO. One never can tell what may
happen. Girls sometimes leave sud
denly. and fortunes are occasionally
swept away. In my opinion, Il girl does
herself just as much honor in learning
10 dc houscworS as in learning to play
The piano or iii studying Omar Khay
yam,' and"-
ooh, Mr.. Spoadlekins." she cried, "eN-
cuse me for interrupting you. but such
!, funny thing happened this afternoon.
dropped the dishcloth and said to my
self, There. know somebody will
come this evening" And here you arc.."
Chicago 1'imes-lIerald.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
The sncczc Wood Tree.

The remarkable snecze wood tree is Il
native of Natal and other parts of
South Africa. It's funny name was
given to it because one cannot saw it
without sncezing violently.
The dust of it's wood has just the
same effect as the strongest snuff and
is SO irritating to the nose that work.
men are obliged to sneeze even when
they artplanting it.
III Il piece of the wood of this tree is
put in the mouth. it is found to have n
very bitter taste, and no doubt it is this
bitterness which prevents insects of
any kind from attacking the timber of
the ''sneeze wood" tree.
The fact that insects find it so disa-
grceablc makes it's wood very valuable
for work that is required to last long
fi,nn
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
yyherr the Danger Was.

y little beyond certain Scotch viii
lage the main road has marked de.
clivity. and this added to sharp turl:
at the bottom decided the authorities to
erect & danger board. Tie job was in
trusted to an old worthy. who duly
fixed up the warning at the foot OF the
hill.
Whats wrang with the bottom OF
the brac. ye Numbering idiot?" eX.
claimed Il village dignitary angrily.
Man. there's everything wrang."
came the curt reply. rs it no there
where a the accidents take place?"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

Geo " Peck. the famous Wisconsin
ex-eoveinor, who has probably made
more people smile and laugh than any
Other funny man, has engaged TO the
New York World as editor of its comic
supplement of the Sunday edition. and
proposes 10 write new series OF Bad
Boy papers, entitled, "Peck's Bad Boy
Grown Up All who have enjoyed
that wonderful, laughable book Of
s'Peck's Fad Boy" will be anxious to
read the new series to find out just
what the boy is since he has grown up.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
blamed the Planets.

In the middle of the fourteenth CEN
fury in PariIa new ordinance enjoin-
ing the c!2Ansing of the streets and the
sliutting,'np Of swine was carefully
nesle<ed. as usual. and terrible
plugA was the consequence. The fac
u'..Sof medicine. called upon for Il rem
lily by the King. sent to inform him
(after long discussion that the plague
was the result of Il hostile conjunction
OF the planets Mars and Jupiter.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

The increasing popularity OF tourist
sleeping car for transcontinental travel
is subject of much comment among
railroad men. 1t is said that So per
cent of the passengers to and from
California travel in tourist sleeping
cars. These cors are comfortable and
not nearly so expensive as palace
sleepipg-cars. The Burlington rail-
road is doing great deal to encourage
tourist-car travel, having increased its
California tourist-cur service this sea-
son from oncea- week to three times a
week.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

Sir Lyon l'layfair. who represented
'he University of Edinburgh for II
ears. naturally came i'll contact with
she most eminent men of England. and
ne put this question TO most of them.
Did you in your extensive practice
yer know Il patient who was afraid to
leg With two exceptions, it seems.
3!iey answered No" One of these OK
.eptions was Sir benjamin Brodie, who
aid he had seen one case. The other
.vas Sir Robert Christison.. who had
seen one case. that IL girl OK ban
character who had q, sld,lcn accident
Health
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
His Birthday.

Although unrivaled in the art OF
cross examination. on one occasion
Lord Russell was distinctly beaten by
witness.
"What is your age?" he asked.
'Is it my age you are asking?" re-
piled the witness.
"Yes. sir. Now speak up and be cx-
act"
.And be exact. Well. of all the"-
'"The court does not desire to hear
any comments of yours. Tell the court
your age"
"Well." said the man. II celebrated
my twelfth birthday last week"
Don't tritle With the court and re-
member you are on OATH"
cts quite true. was born OH Feb.
90, in leap year, and my birthday only
comes once in four years"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
EARLY Football player..

Football was for many years the na.
tional game of Florence. The season
was from January to March. and the
Indies and gentlemen of Florence and
the populace as we'll were wont to as.
semble on the Piazza Santa Gioce to
witness the game. which was called
"Calcio," from the word meaning Ito
kick" The last game was played in
7139.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Too High For inspection.

Count de Noronet twho is an ardent
edmirer of Wil!ie's sister)-What are
you after. my little fellow: Come
round here where | can see you.
Willie (who is climbing on the back
Of the counts chair)-rom said you had
skating rink on top Of your head. and
| want to see Brooklyn Life.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

:, The origin of the term "blues' has
bee. traced to the belief that persons
in indig, dyeing establishments are pc
culially sub;cct to melancholy. An
other belief is that .fie l::...,;r.,.iop is de-,
rived from the German blau. or lead.
as lead by its leaviness has always
been held to typify gloom and depres-
sion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
The Bishop Knew Him.

A story current about the bishop of
london represents him rs a bored lis
iancr to windy speech. Turning to q
:pllow sufferer. he said. do you know
,hat speaker"
NO" was the answer.
81 do" said the bishop. "FIe speaks
1lnder many aliases. but his name :s
Thomas Rot."-London News.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
The Discovery o. Iusa.

Teacher Sammy. can you tell me
where and how iron was first discov-
cred?
Sammy can't tell you just where,
cir, but think know how it was dis
.overed.
Teacher Well. Sammy. what is your
information on that point?
Sammy heard pa say the other day
hat they smelt it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

by hook and by crook is an allu-
sion to an ancient manorial custom
which permitted the neighboring poor
to take all the wood that they could
reach and pull down from the forest
trees. using only their shepherds
crooks.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
A Mean Sim.

Very WELL" exclaimed Dr. Quick
after his quarrel with the undertaken;
"1'li make you sorry for this!''
"What are you going to do" retorted
the undertakcr-"retirc from practice?"
Philadelphia Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
OFFICIAL PAPER Of CITY AND COUNTY.
ADVERTISING RATES.

All space under two inches 1a.. cents per
inch per week.
All space over two inches ten cents per
week.
On yearly contracts of over 10 inches 10 per
cent discount Viii he allowed: the whole
year, ,iiscoun, To be deducted from the last
quarterly payment.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

Until the middle OF the century Great
Britain imported two-thirds of the iron
she used. The use of coal for smelling
was then only beginning.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14

When man insists on "explaining'
thing. it is a confession that it wor-
ries him. -Atchison Globe.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
TIMBER CULTURE, FINAL PROOF. NO.
Il tice for Publication.
United Stntes Land Office.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
~ Land Office mt Rapid City, So. Oak, No
vember IL. 1860.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler l,ns filed notice of his intention
to make Communication proof in support of
before Clerk of Circuit Court of Fall River
county. $. d., ut Hot Springs. S. u. on Dec. q,
1900, viz:
JAMES MCFARLAND
H. E. No. i951 for the east half southeast
quarter Sec, II, rg. 9south ranged east, and
HIM..
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous roside:ic.s upon and euitiva-
tion of said land, viz:
John Z. Moran. OF Oelricl.s. S. d.: Frank
Jefferson. of Cheyenne Fails 5. D.; Mark G.
Rich, of Cheyenne Falls, :. d.: Antlrcas EriclS-
sen, OF Oelriclis, S. ID.
X. GAaD;I.,. Reg lsier
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-12-14
Time Table,
Hot Springs, S. D.

LINCOLN, DENVER,
OMAHA. HELENA,
CHICAGO. BUTTE.
ST. JOSEPH, PORTLAND,
KANSAS CITY. SALT LAKE CITY,
ST: LOUIS, and nll SAN FRANCISCO,
points enst and south. and all points west.
TRAINS LEAVE AS FoLLows:
No; 2la: Passenger. daily. Custer.
Hill City, Deadwood. Lead City and
Speartish leaves, l:s5 pm, arrives, sos pm
No. zig. Passenger, daily. Edgemont
and all points east. west and south
leaves 11:15 a .m., arrives, ~ AS r, m.
Sleeping. dining and reclining chair cars.
(seats free) on all through trains. Tickets.
seld and baggage checked to nll points in
United States and Canada.
For Information regarding rates, time tables.
ETC., call on or write II. d, West, agent, or j :.
Nebraska.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-11-28
SouirreLTail Grass.

We have had several inquiries how
to get rid of the squirrel-tail grass,
which is such a pest in all lawns
through the west. We have had this
pest and had it as bad as we ever
saw it anywhere, in our own lawn.
We have practically got rid of it.
This season but very little was visi-
BILE. The remedy is very close and
continuous cutting with lawn
mower during the last of August and
early September, when it pushes up
the seed heads. The clippings must
be gathered in a grass carrier and
burned, the whole secret of getting
rid of it, being to prevent its going
to seed on the lawn. If this can be
done, it being an annual and there be-
ing no seed, there will DE no squirrel
tail grass. The lawn should be lib
orally watered during this period of
close and constant cutting. Be care
full also as to what fertilizer is put
upon the lawn, as it may be full of
these seeds, and thus undo all your
work. Fertilizer for lawn should
be well heated and rotted to destroy
all seeds contained in it.