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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
COCA CHEWING IN BOLIVIA.
ssouth american Belief in the Mystsri.
ous Powers of the Plant.

OILS l'OWCfS Oh INC Plant
Tho Indians regard the coca with cx-
trclne reverence. Won Tsciludr the
Austrian scientist. who made :f1.lor-
ough study of the ancient customs of
The lncns. says: "Durin. divine wor-
ship the priests chewed coca leaves.
and unless they were supplied with
them it was believed that the favor of
the god could not III gained. 1t was
also deemed necessary that the supp.i-
cater for divine grace should approach
The priests with an 'aculiico' in his
mouth. 1t was believed that any bust
ness undertaken without the benedic-
lion ot coca leaves would not prosper,
and TO the shrub itself worship was
rendered. Daring an interval of more
than 600 years Christianity has rot
been able 10 Subdue this ueeD-roote,l
idolatry. for everywhere we tinh traces
nj belief in the mysterious powers of
This plant. The e%Ncavators in The mines
of Cerro del pas:o throw chcwe,l coca
upon the hard veins of metal. in inc
belief that 1t softens the ore and rem
dprS il more easy TO work. The Indians
even nj the present time put ora leavcs
in the mouths of dead persons in order
TO secure them Il favorable reception on
their entrance into another wo:l,l. and
when II Peruvian OH q: journey fails in
with Il mummy he. With timid lcver-
cree. presents to it some coca leaves
as his pious Offering"
One of the scientific explorers who
has hcen working up in this region told
me his experience with n coca chewcr.
"A nan was employed by me-" lie said.
sin very laborious digging. During the
five days and nights he was in MY ser.
vice he new tasted food and took only
two hours sleep each night. hut at in
tcrvals of two hours and II half or three
hours he repeatedly chewel about half
an unc of coca leaves and kept an
'acullicu' continually in his mouth. l was
constantly beside him. and. therefore
had the opportunity to closely observe
him. The work for which / had en-
gagged him being finished. he accompan
led me OF Il two days journey across
the level ground. Though on foot, he
kept pace to my mule and halted onl,
for the chaccar chewing coca). Ii
leaving me he declared that he would
willingly engage himself again for the
same amount of work and that ht
would go through it without food IL ]
would but allow him a sufficient suppl,
OF coca. The village priest assured ms
that this man was 90 years of age. ant
that lie had W known him to be ii
in his life.'-Chicago Record.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06

yot ne-icc the rose ptint OH that cid
lady's brown satin. Ecra!"
Thu was Lady Kynastnn."
"Ga, vas it! by the way. OF course.
You must know sonic of the lNynastoMs,
as trey come from yoIr part of the
world. I wonder they didn't ask you to
the wedding"
Vc:a murmurcl something unin:clligi-
bic. NJ. d'.Arhlct looked at her sharply.
lie saw that she had in IN way recovered
her agitation yet, and that she could
hardly bear her companions brainlcss
chatter over this wedding.
THAT has been no ordinary low at
fair" said this astutc r'rcnclman to
himself. ~ must decidedly cultivate this
young lady's acquaintance. for l mean
TO pay you out well yet, ma belle Helene.
You will come back with us to lunch,
Monsieur d'.Arbict:' asked Mrs. Hazel
dine.
II shall he delighted. madame"
III you will excuse me, Cissy. l am not
! going to lunch with you to-day" said
Vera.
My dear. where are You going. tlen?'
III have IL visit To pay-an engagement.
/ mean. | will lie licme Very soon. iii
time for your drive. il you don't mind
my leaving YOU"
"Oh. of course. do as you like. dear"
Lucirn d'.Arhlct WAS annoyed at her
detection. but, of course. having accept
cd Mrs. lIa2cldine's invitation. there WAS
nothing for it hut TO go ON with her. AS
to Vera, she turned away and retraccI
her steps slowly toward ST. Paul's
Church. 1t was IL foolish. romantic fam
cy. but she felt as though she must go
back there once more.
The church was not closed. She push
cd open the swinging door and went in.
Vera went up into the chancel. She
stood where Maurice had stood by the
altar rails. n soft. subducd light came
streaming in through the colorcl glass
window: Il bird was chipping liisi, up
somewhere among the oak ~rlftcrs of the
roof. the roar of the street without WIS
mutlicd and dcadencd. Vera lifted her
eyes; great tears wcilcd down slowly,
one by one. over her Understanding.
blistcrins tears, such as one sheds but
once or twice in IL lifctilne-that seem
To rcnd our very hearts as they rise.
Presently she sank down upon her
knees and praycd-praycd for him. tha.
he might lie happy and forget her. hut
most OF all for herself, that she mish.
school her rrlclliols heart ill Patience,
and her wild passion OF misery into peace
and submission.
And hy degrees the tempest within lirr
was hushcd. Then. ere she rose from
her knees. something lying on the ground.
within IL yard of where she kncl,. caught
her eye. 1t WAS Il little Russia leather
letter-casc. She recognized it Instantly;
she had often seen Maurice take ii ont
of his pocket. Could anything on earth
bc moro priceless to her than this worn
and faded object!
She rose hurricdly. She was in haste
NOW to le gone with her treasure. lest
anyone should wrcst it from her. She
carried ii down the church with Il guilty
delight, kissing it more than once as She
Wen And then. as she opened The
church door. someone ran up the steps
outside. and she stood face to face with
Sir John Kynaston.
TO be c%ontinued.)
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
An Unanswcrablc Argument.

The excess of exports over imports
for three years of President McKin-
ley's administration has been: 1897,
$3.50, 1868, IA; 1898, S615,431,6 7G; 1880,
$%529,S74,S13.
That the United States sold far more
than a billion dollars worth of prod
ucts mor than it bought during this
period, despite the fact that n state of
war existed during the greater part of
1t, is an unanswerable argument in ia
vor of. the protective tariff. During the
last two years. under n wise and care
full Republican administration and an
adequate tariff for the protection Of
American Industries, the people of the
United States have sold more goods
abroad than under any three years Of
Democratic administration.
During the past two years the excess
Of the sales made by the people Of the
United States in foreign markets over
their purchases In foreign markets,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
Austraaa's Grand Old Man.

The grand old man of Australia, 81,
Charles Nicholson, is 90 years of age.
Graduating NJ. ID. at Edinburgh When
the Queen was n little girl in short
frocks. DR.. Nicholson emigrated to
Australia in 1884. He is now the soil.
tary surviving member of the first
Australian parliament. Oxford made
him a d. c. L. in recognition of his
generous benefact:ons to the Univer
sity Of Sydney.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
A Dwarf Queen.

Probably the smallest monarch In the
world reigns over the Hindu vassal
state Of Bhopaut. and governs a people
of more than a million souls. This
dwarf Is a woman. Djlhan. Begun by
name. but although she is about fifty
years old she does not appear larger
than n child of ten. Her dimlnutive
size does not prevent her. however.
from holding the reins of government
with a firm hand. and in her realm
quiet and order are supreme.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
. Practical American Mother.

An amusing story showing how prac.
tical are our cousins is going about in
Washington. a young diplomat has
lately appeared to pay considerable at.
tention to IL beautiful debutante. The
lady has n mother whose name in fash.
ionable New York inevitably suggests
cotillons and the leading thereof. The
eager swain's ardor was, it is said. con.
siderably damped the other day. when,
on m indirect reference to his inten.
tions regarding the daughter, the
mother cut short his panegyrics with,
We'll. Mr.. -, she would be a very
expensive young woman to support
London Leader.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06

The Silver Question Eliminated.
The Republican monetary bill. having
been passed by both houses of Congress
and approved by the President. is now
a law. The act establishes the gold
standard and is intended to protect the
Treasury from gold raids through the
operation of the so-callcd endless
chain.' With this law on the statute
books it will be impossible for any
President to carry the nation to the
silver standard by executive action
alone. The Senate is now so strongly
Republican that the silver element can
moi possibly hope to regain control of
that body before the expiration of the
term Of the President who will enter
the White House March 4 next. Even
the election of Mr.. Bryan will not en-
danger the maintenance of the gold
standard.
Under such circumstances it is almost
irconceivable that the silver issue
should cut any serious figure in the
Forthcoming campaign. The people of
this country, as BOurke Cochran has
said, cannot be induced to wage a Presi-
GENITAL campaign ver an abstraction,
and in its relation to politics at this
time the silver question is an abstrac-
ton. The practical status of silver can
not be affected one way or the other by
the outcome Of this falls election.
Therefore, in casting their ballots, the
people very largely will ignore the sill
YER question and will divide according
to their views on other issues. The
! passage Of the gold-standard bill has
! eliminated the silver question from poll
ties for fur years ut least.-Chicago
| Record.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
Maurice, half stretched across the

Maurice, half stretched across tho
table. his face downward upon his arm,
whllc those fearless. voicclcss sohs,
which are so terrible to witness in IL
man. sobs which are the gasps of a dcs-
pairing heart. shook the strong broad
shoulders and The down-hcnt head that
was hidden from lcr sight.
And then the mother knew at last the
secret of her sons heart. 1t was Vera
whom Maurice loved.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06

Since the last Presidential trial of
strength there have been three fall cleo
tions in various States and in all of
them an evident loss of ground for the
Bryanites. The States that have left
their column are Kansas, Washington,
South Dakota and Wyoming. Maryland
Went Democratic last year, but on q
platform written by MIR. German and
making no mention of free coinage.
Some suggest that the Democrats might
try Germans idea in the national light
this year. 1t could only he done with
some other candidate. for Bryan and
silver are SYNONYMOUS. To drop Bryan
would cost the Democrats all the trans
Mississippi States that remain to them
and the gain in the Eastern or border
States would be predetermined. An elec-
ton practically on the German plan
was held In New York in 1898 and the
Republicans carried the State, with IL
plurality for Roosevelt owe Van Wycll
of 11,7s6. The Republicans won i'll
New York d%ecisivcly again last Year
on the vote for Legislature. Though
party lines We're much broken in Ohio
last fall, the Republican plurality was
larger than usual and the Democratic
aggregate vote III of the smallest COM
parativcly in the history of the State.
AS far as the facts of the political sit
uation are revealed the Democrats can
make nothing either with Bryan or
without him. So they are disposed to
let matters drift. knowing at least that
another defeat will lessen his superb
cial popularity, representing now,a as al
ways, a great deal more noise than
votes. The Republican party holds the
vantage ground of having redeemed its
pledges and also of having conducted
the nation through a series of uneXpect-
ed and serious emergencies. 1t has mo-
mentous work on hand connected with
the country's expansion, and it would
not be businesslike to turn it over to
new hands and Il hostile party, bent OH
destroying what has been done rather
than lettering it. Possibly the Demo-
cratic national convention of 1900, like
that of 1896, may he seized with Il sud-
den impulse and do something eXtraor-
binary; but no matter what ticket or
sensation is ground out at Kansas City
the electoral table gives the Democrats
no encouragement whatcver.-St. Louis
Globe-Dcmocrat.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
Too Much Smoke for Him.

An Iowa turkey roasted on the top of
a chimney, cut Off the escape of the
smoke and gas and came near asphyx-
iating the occupants of the house. Mr..
Bryan Inns been spreading his wings
over the stacks of the New England
mills, hut the volume of smoke emery
ing from the furnace fires is too great
to enable him even to approach, the per-
Torrance Of the Iowa turkey.-wash.
ingtOn Post,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
Uphill Business,

While the farmers Of Kansas are
paying on their mortgages and loan
ing money in the East 1t will be rather
uphill business convincing them that
protection isnot good for the farmer.-
Peoria (Ill.l Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
Dcbs Growing Conservatives.

Icbs Growing CONSERVATIVE?
That calm and %judicious statesman,
the Hon. Eugene v. Debs, has consent.
ed to become the Social Democrat can.
didate for President. He fits the Job,
but it seems a little ungrateful for him
to have a party Of his own. The Chi
cago platform contained n plank shaped
expressly for him. and 1t is unkind for
him to abandon his old and true friends.
Perhaps he is growing conservative
New York Sun.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
lydl. E. pinkt.n's veset.bl. Compound


oured them. e always
relieves painful periods
and no woman who suf-
fers should be without
tfsfs knowledge.
Nearly all the Ills Of
women result from some
arrangement Of fho
female organism. Ms.s.
Pknklhes,,,s great x,seoky-
0Ine makes w0mon
healthy; Of this asere 70
overwhelming ps.o0f.
Don't experImenf. N
you suffer get 6lils nsody-
cine and get Mrs. Plmk.
hams free adNloa. Her
ddress e Lynn, Mass.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06

over one billion of dollars, has been
greater than in twenty years of Demo-
cratic administration.
During the past two years the people
of the United States have sold in excess
OF their purchases in the markets of
the world five hundred millions more
than the entire excess over imports
during the eight years that Cleveland
was Iresident.-Quincy (Ill.) Wing.
!::ai for the Calamity Party.
Prosperity stories have taken the
place Of calamity croakings in Kansas.
and Mr.. Bryan is wondering what he
can do to regain his former hold upon
the ears of those who no longer find
him interesting. The story is told of an
Old farmer who, at the point of n shot.
gun. compelled Il creditor to accept
payment OF Il note before it fell due.
why did he do that::' some one asked
the narrator. "Oh, he wanted to stop
the interest,"" was the reply. John w,
~Breidenthal, the State Bank Commits
sioner, tells of a banker out in the
short grass country who wrote Il letter
asking II there was any law that would
compel him to receive money for de-
posit in his bank. II wrote him." said
B~reidenthal, 'that if he had more
money than he knew what to do with,
l knew of no law in Kansas that would
compel him to take more. You sec,
they were paying their taxes, and the
County Treasurer wanted to make a
depository out of his bank, but he
would be mandamuscd before he
would submit to it,"
All this looks bad for the political
party and candidate who hope to win
by reviving the free trade and free
silver issues of the Chicago platform.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
The Prcsidcnt,s Position

. -
Mr.. w. Z. Curtis, of the Chicago Rec
ord, In reply to many questions, fairly
represents the Presidents position on
the Porto Rican measure as fellows:
Il have endeavored to represent cor
rectly the Presidents position on the
Porto Nican question. lie has not de-
parted from the position he took in his
message. He has told everybody who
has asked him that nothing that has
been said or done has changed his opin-
ion as to the just.>e and eNpcdicncy of
free trade'w;th Porto Rico: but, finding
that he could not get free trade, he has
used his influence to secure the small
est possible tariff for the shortest pos
sible time. 1t was ut his suggestion
that the House of Representatives COM
promised on n ID per cent. basis for two
years, which lie thought was better
than % per cent. perpetually. He tried
to persuade the Ways and Means Com
mittee to consent to Il. 10 per cent.
tariff, but it would o so lower than Is
per cent. The motive of the President
from the beginning has been to secure
tAlC AuOSI 1lDcIil lCSlSldtlOu possible lot
Porto Rico without dividing the Re.
publican parry.
Opposed to All Reciprocity Treaties,
The way to fight these treaties is not
to spend all u strength in exposing
the gross injustice done to this State in
these particular cases, but to attack
the principle involved. 1t is utterly
vicious. No reciprocity treaty can be
negotiated whose effect is not to di.
rcctly and without compensation take
money from one class of our citizens
and bestow it elsewhere Mt the caprice
of the negotiator of the treaty. 1t is a
relic of m%ed:aevalism; it should have
no place on the statute books of n
civilized nation. flight not merely
these treaties but all reciprocity
treaties. Let us end the whole bust
ness once for all.-San Francisco
| Chronicle.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
Happy
Women

who nave been of
painful s,,ensfruafion by
Lydia e. Pinlkbanscs Neuo.
fakie COMPOUND are COM
sfanfly writing grateful
letters to M~Fs.Pknkl5ann.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06

DR.. K!ine's Invtgorating Tonic. FREE. 81 Trial Bottle
Containing 2 weeks trentment DIR. kline's Institute,
al Arch Street. Philadelphia. Founded 1871.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO,
vrynAc rnpyN.r,Ny SSs
Sefsn9a-Aao He9r,
sre--9zoeE3 yAnExsDae8&s3Rg1y

she-Nonsensc; nobody ever pays
taxes. Pa always got out of 'em."-
indianapolis Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-06

Mrs. WtnsIOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teetlilnR: sottens the gums. reuuces Inflammation:
sllsss pain. curev wind collie. Is cents bottle.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-10
JURY DISAGREES
In the Hissom Case and Is Dis
charged, Neoessitating q
new TRIAL OR COMPROMISE
out Of Court, and There Are Some
Indications That the Latter Course
WIN be Followed-The Jury was
Evenly Divided at the start-Thsre
Was Never ANY Chance That an
Agreement Would be Reached.

Yesterday afternoon at 5:l5 o'clock.
the jury in the Hlssom case was
brought into court, before Judge Her
very. and the foreman informed the
Judge that they had been unable to
agree upon verdict: that they were
hOpelessly divided and could not agree
II they KEEP. at it for a year.
Judge Hervey asked each member of
the jury, whether the fOreman's state
ments were correct and all answered in
the Affirmative.
one Juror said:
IL made a proposition to them but
they wouldn't accept it." IN Observa-
ton that created considerable amuse-
ment.
The lawyers were then called into
consultation with the court, and the re-
suit was thr announcement by the lat
ter that tho jury was discharged, and
that court would adjourn for the term.
Before the jury came in, claims young
DR.. Hissonl. the plaintiff, his father
stated his Willingness to .nFbltrate their
case, both sides to agree to stand by
the verdle5. To this arrangement the
son says he would not consent. How
ever, 1t would not be surprising II a
compromise of some sort were to BE-
made before another trial OF the case
is get in tho circuit court.
1t is said the Jury stood six for the
plaintiff and six for the defendant at
the start Of their deliberations. An
other story is to the effect that at one
stage eight were for the plaintiff and
four for the defense. In the afternoon
1t was seen that the deadlock was q
serious one, as the jury requested a
supply of novels, which were soon forth
coming, and the twelve resolved them
selves into a literary society for the
nonce.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-10
RR1EF 1[ENTIoNINas.
Events in and About the City Given
IN a Nutshell.


Matinee at the Grand to-day
Grand Opera House to-night-''rho
Heart Of Chicago"
Part Of the whitaker mill will cloae
to-day on account Of repairs, q the
completion OF which the mill VIII re-
sumo In full.
II Is expected the new building OF the
West virginia Steel Company, In the
East End, win be finished the latter
part OF this month.
The council committee on accounts
met last night and audited bills agBre-
eating 1898 O5. The books Of the city
clerk and receiver were audited.
The Dolly" Club met Friday evening
at the home Of Miss Emma Rank, on
Fortieth street. A very pleasant even
ing was spent and refreshments eere
served.
There WILDE the regular monthly
meeting Of the directors OF the West
Virginia Humane Society. Monday
next. at p. m, sharp, at White q AL
lens office.
All the heavy castings Of the new
water works pump have been placed In
position in the well at the pumping sta
tlon, and the improvements win be
completed within month or six
weeks.
The funeral Of James n. Hail, an
old river man, occurred yesterday az
ternOon. from the family residence on
North Huron street, and It was largely
attended. The services were conduct
cd by Rev. c. E. Clark and Rev. Sam
uel Schwarm.
Rev ]. w. Martin, Of Millersburg, o.,
will give an address TO young lnea at
the Young Mems Christian Association
building Sunday afternoon, at o'clock.
Tho Standard Male Quartette Will sing
several selections Young men are In
Yited TO attend The Saturday evening
mestlng will be held at o'clock to-
night
Through a typographical error yes
to-day, the IntellIgencsr had Harry Nc
Kown crazy and committed to jail.
when the name Of the man arrested
was really Harry McCune. The friends
OF the popular plumber worried him
considerably with telephone messages
OF coincidence during the day, but ev-
erybody knew McKown was not the
man in the case. The Inteiiigencer ex-
tends apologies.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-10

A lively scrap" occurred at Wheeling
Creek, back of bridgeport, yesterday
afternoon. Marshal Thompson ana on
Ger DOuds went out to arrest three for
eigners and they encountered some dIt-
acuIty. The three were together and
when they caught sight Of the O;iicers,
they separated and ran in opposite d.
recuons. two staying together and taxi
ing to the fields, and the other to a
house near by.
Marshal Thompson went after the lat
ter and had almoqt caught him when
he darted into the house. The marshal
went to the rear Of the building Just as
the offender was making a hasty exit.
The offender seeing the predicamcnt he
was In attempted to pull his revolver,
but the marshal was too fast for him
and succeeded in planting q bullet in
the mans back almost before he knew
what had happened. The shot did not
floor him. however, and 1t required a
500 yard sprint before the marshal sue
ceeded in catching him.
While this was going on, omcer
Douds succeeded in running down the
two other men. and the three were
taken to the city bastlle. When they
were safely located behind the bars a
search of each was instituted, which re-
vealed many unexpected things On
their persons were found revolvers.
burglars tools. safe blowing. imple-
ments, etc. Their arrest for crimes
committed in this vicinity may not end
their trouble. as It is likely TO be dis
covered they are wanted elsewhere on
charges more serious. as the tools found
in their possession indicate the trade