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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
The Use of the Great Toe.

The negroes of the West Indies use
the great toe constantly in climbing.
Several years ago, while spending
sorts in Jamaica, l had an opportunity
to observe the skill with Which the
black women, who do q great part of
the mental labor, carried stone. mortar
and other building materials on their
heads, to the top of Il tive-story tower
in a part of the hotel not then finished.
Much of the unerring accuracy with
which they (women and girlsy chased
a other up and down the long lad
lers. with heavy loads skillfully poised
on their woolly pates, was due to- the
frmness with which they grasped
each rung of the ladder with the big
toe.
They did not place the ball or the
hollow of the foot on the rung, but the
groove at the juncture of the great toe
with the body of the foot. and they
held fast by making the back of the
other toes afford the other gripping
surface.
In much the same way, the Abyssin-
Ian native cavalry grasp the stirrup.
And I have seen a one-armed Santo
DOMINICAN black, astride the neal OK
In a wheel yoke. guiding Il lead mule
with a rein held between his great and
second toes, while his only arm was
devoted to cracking his Transfers
whip.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

NO friends--no horses near"
"Ah. YOU arc lost. Miss Florence" said
Fish Hawk, laughing and showing his
teeth.
al am not lost; l know my way she
r%enliel.
"you make To 20 to the Fort:'
Yes"
Then Fish Hawk he guard YOU and
guide YOU. DO not fe.r; our hearts are
good to you
But You will not keep your word"
she said, fully realizing that when dark
ness came-and it WAS falling rapidly
She would he At the mercy of these
wretches. She had 10 think quickly, and
sly felt that it would he an error 10 let
them see that She did not believe them
and was not willing 10 trust them.
III l do not Keep my word and show
l am & good injun. you take the knife
from my belt and put the point far into
my breast" said Fish Hawk, barring his
fAroat.
oh. | do no, want 10 do that. BE my
good friend. aud | shall be yours"
Florence came down from the rocks.
and walking directly up 10 Fish Hawk.
reacled out her hand.
Il often shake hands with you when
you We're a little girl" said Fish Hawk,
eviilcatly mach delighted.
And il gon TO not prove to he my good
friend. yol will he The first red man that
ever treated me uikindly." she said.
Me and these. my friends. will die
for YOU. You 90 on 10 Fort Clark. lost
yo horse, eh?'
iou are very good at guessing. Fish
Hawk"
And. mcbbe, Scion he goes out in the
woods to find The horse, eh?"
II see YOU know all about it," she re-
piled. with wcll-affcctcd lightness.
ooh. ! can think. Now, near here,
close by, we have camp. You come
there. give you venison. l make you
a nice hut ana put inside dry grass. You
lie down and sleep. Bimeby, after Il
time. the sun comes up, then we see the
Fort Clar'i trail. eh:"
YES; that will do very we'll. Where
is your c:mp::'
This way; follow me. [ shall carry
ynIf' 't.le sun-no::"
"'N0. ~iaa,i..s: it is not n all heavy"
she replied.
Two OF the Indians grunted something
to each other in their own language and
went ahead. One of them dropped be-
hind. and Fish Hawk. still protesting
how good his heart was, went on by her
side.
\ faint glow in the advance served as
a guide. 1t grew brighter and brighter.
They entered a narrow, rocky defile fifty
feet pr so through, and came upon q fire
in tue center OF a rock-rimmed valley,
whose every side was visible by the light
Fl Me flames.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
seaat, "of Isaac Macavo,. one Of the

geaot, "of Isaac MacavoS, one Of the
very best soldiers in company G of the
First Kentucky. He was probably
6 feet 4 inches in his stockings. and ON
one occasion while the men were work
ing on Notifications in front of Chatta-
nooga became the subject of an .eXcit-
ing controversy. The men We're sitting
in the trench, with their backs to the
earthwork they had thrown up, eating
their monday lunch. AS they We're not
exposed, they could not understand
why the rebel sharpshooters kept peg.
ging away just at that part of the line.
"Finally, III of the boys proceeded
to investigate. We heard him murmur
by CUNT and laugh. Just then came
n sharp command from the officer in
charge: You man in company C, there:
take down your head We supposed
that this was addressed to the man
who had been prospecting. and paid 10
attention to it. 1t vas repeated again
in Il sharper and more peremptory tone.
Then the man who had been Investigate
ing slipped into the trench to say, The
Johnnies are shooting at Macs top
knot Macavcy. was sitting on q level
with the other men, but his head went
above the earthwork a few inches, and
the rebels We're plugging away at it
with enthusiasm. Requested again TO
take down his head, Mac took Off his
hat, leaving his head exposed, and
quietly remarked that he thought he
had heard Il spent ball. There were
three bullet holes i'll the hat.
ION another occasion the men were
ordered to kneel behind a low stone
wall to receive cavalry that was eX-
pectcd to pass that way. The officer
looking after the disposition of the reg
iment was about to pronounce every
thing all right, when he wheeled his
horse and said, You man in company
C, there; kneel down. Macavoy was
lsneeling down like the other boys. but
his head showed above the top OF the
wall. Unconscious of this, he was look.
ing serenely at the irate officer, and
said calmly, 4 nm kneeling down. The
officer replied, Then take your head
down, blast you, or it will be shot Off
And Macavoy sullenly crouched down
SO his head wouldn't show.'-Chicagd
Inter Ocean.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
Burning Hoods Train.

The burning Of Hoods train wAH the
topic of a general discussion by a num-
her of veterans of the Fifteenth Penn.
sylvania cavalry, under Col. W. j.
Palmer. After the discussion had wax.
ed warm and several had given their
version of this important incident in
history, George Neil spoke up: Com.
radcs. perhaps you know about it, and
perhaps you don't, but the fact is Col.
Palmer secured permission to so after
Hoods train Oh New Years eve, 1868.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
Go be c%ontinued.)
An Ur-,o.pa,c Young Man.

an tR-No ~" .H"
"Dick proposed to me last night"
confessed Madge TO Elizabeth.
Let me congratulate you. for Of
course you accepted hing
NO."
You didn't reject him"'
Yes"
How did he take it,"
"Oh, he Vas perfectly lovely about
it, and l almost worship for it. He said
he knew girls liked 10 have it to say
that they have had Il great many offers,
and that he should o despair, but he
hoped that when l had refused enough
proposals to satisfy me 1 would init
mate the fact to him in some way, and
then he would propose again and we
could. be married quietly and settle
down. Do you think it would be for
ward in me to let him know that l
have now refused all the offers I caro-
to:'-Leslie's Weekly.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
CHAPTER XIV.

The mail from Portland, Oregon, had
just come in. and Maj. Gcrmon sat in
his room reading a letter from his cousin,
Mrs. Morton, and dated at Paris.
You will be surprised" she wrote,
"to learn that Mr.. Morton has gained in
health. By this timS, he begins to see
that I do not. never have and never can
love him. He talks more than ever about
his son, Colin. and has become so ipdif-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
H AWARD
ON
COCOA AND

The judges at the Pan-American Ex-
position, Buffalo. have awarded three
gold medals to Walter Baker s. Co.,
Limited, Dorchester. Mass, for the SUI
periority Of their Breakfast Cocoa and
all Of their cocoa and chocolate prepar-
atoms, and the excellence of their ex-
hibit. This is the thirty-seventh high
est award received by them from the
great expeditions in Europe and Amer.
lea.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
hIeaical Assistance

Speciaust-Your nerves are affected;
YOU need exercise; walk to business
every day.
Sick Mani do walk to business
every day.
specialist-You do? Well, you ought
to have more sense-that's what ais
you-overstrain. Now, behave your
self nationally and ride every day-$10
please.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

y few hours later We captured the first
train of 12O wagons and eighty pom.
toons, With full equipment. Then we
our horses, and while i'll camp we go.
an order 'to burn the train AS ii
stood stretched along over the ope1
ground it was nearly two miles long.
Each of Dur men-1OO in all-sccured IL
torch and went alongside of the wag-
ons, and in less than an hour the entire
train had been fired and the flames
were rolling skyward. When morning
came nothing remained but Il few bolts.
tires and a few iron bands. The next
day we captured another train, which
we also destroyed, making the total
amount of property destroyed in two
days q trifie over $o00,0OO."
Deceived the Guard with n Hymt..
"There was n man in our regiment
named Bronson who loved pork said
j. G. Brown Of Company G, Fifty-tiftll
Illinois infantry, to Come comrades.
He frequently went on foraging eXpe-
ditiOns. l remember once when he had
been out he returned with n half q hog,
which he placed under his pup tent
For some reason, eve explained. the
captain of the company instructed the
guard to visit the various tents and
confiscate all contraband goods found.
The guard started out about 8 o'clock
and reached Bronson's tent about an
hour later. AS the soldiers drew near
they were astonishcd to hear a voice
singing IN old Methodist hymn.
eyes, it's Bronson said the leader
of the guard, and he's singing an old
hymn Drawing a little nearer, SO that
they could catch the words of the song,
they heard:
"a charge to keep I have,
Oh. blessed Lord. for Thee"
The song and the position Of the
singer hoodwinked the guards and they
passed on without making a search.
When they had passed out Of sight
Bronson crept into his pup tent and
Ysoon afterward disappeared in the
woods with the stolen meat, where he
put it out Of the way of the guard.'
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT sU.
GAR.

AS a good deal has recently appeared
in print regarding the consumption Of
sugar, and as the Importance Of this
article as a food, in which every indi-
vidual is concerned, is apparently not
sufficiently understood, the following
facts and figures furnished by the we'll
known sugar st%atisticians, Messrs. Will
lett and Gray (91 Wall street, New
York;, who are the publishers Of the
weekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal,
must necessarily be of great interest
to all our readers:
RAW SUGAR.
Total consumption, U. s.,
1900 (Willett and Gray).2,2l9,s47
Add 6.34 per cent. average
annual increase In con-
sumption last 10 years. 49, 1873
Consumption for1so1 .2,seo,5s5
Louisiana pro-
ee dae eaom a;;a ;i prS,
duces -. .....15O,000
Hawaii frec) pro-
po oasss Rico Gree ;j''0'00'
produces 90. 100000 1,0C0,OC0
l,3eo.5s5
Paying duty ut an aver
age of say $50 per tom. $3.50 ,OGO
Equivalent to $40 per
ton in Granulated.)
price increased because
of tariff, $50 per ton.)
Total consumption, g.
3GO,5S5 tons q $780,. SS4,9 S ,O60
Additional, people taxed
annually and pay to
provide the 40 millions
for revenue. ........... $685. 600, 600
Viz:
TO Louisiana planters on 100000
tons at $50 per s12, COG, 900
To domestic beet planters on 15O,-
600 tons at $50 per ton. ......... 100000
To Hawaii planters on 100000
tons at $50 per n............. i o,Goo,ooe
To Porto Rico planters on 10000
tons at $3.50 per n............. 100000
$780, coo, 600
Remove duty and the whole $S4, $751;
060 accrues to the public. On October
8, the quotation for Cuba Centrifugal
sugar, SO per cent. test, free on board
Cuba, was 1.96 cents per pound, and the
duty on same amounted to 1.6S5 cents
per pound, which is equivalent to S6 per
cent, ad valorem.
(Signed WILLETT & GRAY,
81 Wall street, New York.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
"a charge to keep I have,
Oh, blessed Lord. for Thee"

British Columbia has decided to
amend the coal miners act SO az to
prohibit the employment Of any one
under ground who. can not read and
write English. y
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

Hawarden Castle, where Mrs. Glad
stone was born in 1872, and which was
her home during the long period of her
life, passes to her grandson; William,
Glynns Charles Gladstone. who II q bon
at Elton. 10 years Of age.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
Appropriate Color.

"The British government has issued a
blue book giving the losses and ex.
penses Of the Boer war"
"Well, 1 should think that really
would be n blue book."-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
Wings Are Essential.

First Actress-I thought he was your
angel?
Second Actress-1 thought SO, too! 1
was mistaken!
Lacks wings, eh?"-
"Well. his money lacks wings, at any
rate!'-Detroit Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
In Chicago.

"Mrs. Wabash looks like such a Iowa
BILE woman"
"Lovable. 1 should say she was low
able. That's her long suit. She's had
five husbands in seven years!'-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

Mrs. Newlywed (reading-Do you
know how Holsters are caught, John1
Mr.. Newlywed-Cona. come, Nary
Don't rub it In:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

DO YOUR CLOTHS LOOK YELLOW
If SO, use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will
make them white as snow. 9 OF package
s cents,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

TO Louisiana planters on 100000
tons at $50 per ton.
To domestic beet planters ON $780,
600 tons at $36 per ton.
To Hawaii planters on 100000
tons at $3G per ton.
TO Porto Rico planters on 100000
tons at 500 per ton.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

$4S,9S1,OG0
ss4,9s1,oGo
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-17
RAILROAD RATES IN NEBRASKA.
The Legislature Proposes tc Enact q
New Schedule

LINCOLN. Neb, Jan. 1.-THE action
Of the Legislature en- new maximum
freight and passenger schedule for The
railroads operating in Nebraska is at
tracing a great deal of attention. Al
ready the Republicans have introduced
measure to declare the present railroad
board abolished and nothing has been
substituted for that organization This
Is accepted as certain evidence that the
steering committee had in view 4 rail-
road measure that means reductions OF
from 10 to 20 per cent in present sched-
ule5
The last measure passed in this State
to regulate the freight and passenger
rates was declared void on the theory
that with the business then being done
the reduction Of 10 per cent was too
radical Since then the business of all
the lines in the State has increased
greatly and the opinion IS expressed by
many lawyers that the same measure
which was I've years ago regarded as
equal to cOnfscating railroad property in
Nebraska would now be regarded by the
courts as making Il fair reduction OF
course. the railroad managers are pre-
pared to make a bitter fight on this
opposition. but the Republican majority
is piedgeG 20 the reduction and will Ger
taiuly attempt il.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-17
GOVT LUNCHES.
Eminent Doctor Orders Grape-Nuts.

An old physician in Washington, j.
C. comments on the general practice
Government employees have Of taking
with them fer luncheon. buJlered rolls
and a variety OF non-nCtritIous articles
of food which they bolt down aud go on
with their work
Ultimately dyspepsia and gastric trou-
bIes ensue. and in all such cases where
he mas been called in for consultation,
the orders have been to abandon all
sorts Of food for the Rooniay lunch. ex-
cept Grape-Nuts, which is c ready-cook-
ed, predigested food and a concentrate
form OF nouTishment.
This is eaten with a little fresh milk
or cream which can be secured from the
vendors who pass through the buildings
during the noon hour. The doctor says:
For many reasons I would prefer not to
have my name used publicly. Do not
object to your furnishing same TO any
honest enquirer. I have been prescrlb-
ing Grape Nuts in numerous cases for
about a year and a half and am pleased
10 say my patients have reason 10 be
thoroughly satisfied with the results I
am myself a strong believer III Grape
Nuts and shall continue 10 be 50 long as
the preparation gives the results l have
obtained thus far" The doctors name
can be had Of the Postum Cereal Co,
Ltd, Battle Greek, Mich.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-17
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY
4 Canadian Official Inspects the Sci
vice in MARYLAND.

vice in Mary land.
WESTMINSTER. Nd. Jan 1.-THE
free rural mail delivery service, which
has now been in successful operation in
Carroll county for over a year, was in
spotted yesterday by George Ross. As
sistant Postmaster Of Toronto. Garada
He is making an official inspection as
the representative OF the Postmaster
General OF the Dominion OF Canada
In company with Postmaster Milton
Schaefer, OF Westminster, and william
A Barr. Of the special agents division
OF Washington, Mr. Ross followed the
route Of one of the four ..rostofffces on
wheels which are used IN Carroll coun-
ty- They followed the wagon closely.
and the method OF delivering and col
lecting mail was noted miruteIy by Mr.
Ross At q point of the route where a
rural carrier crossed the line of the wag-
On the party branched off and followed
the carrier until they came 10 the place
where the wagon again commun- lated.
Several villages we're IN the line Of the
days Inspection, and the whole service
Tas given a thorough examination Nj
Ross spoke highly Of the country through
which he passed. and although he said
nothing as to his opinion II regard TO
the system it was evident he vas well
pleased and was favorably impressed He
VIII make his report direct TO the Post
master GeenraI Of Canada he left Ias1
evening for Washington.
4 commission has been appointed b.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith 10 examine all private mail boxes
used for free rural delivery service. The
commission. which is composed Of H.
Cc"quest Clarke. chief special agent.
T-z .deIt; Special Agent E H Hatha-
way of The Eastern Division: Special
Agent y :. Eisenhower. Of the Second
Division; Postmaster II. Schaeffer. o.
Vest minister. and the Postmaster Of Bur
ingIOn. Iowa, VIII meet on February i
for the purpose OF examining all mail
boxes submitted 10 them. when a report
VIII be made 10 the department. Moth
ing IS known as 10 the intention of the
inspection except that all meritorious
mailing devices VIII be set Ont in the re
n0TT
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-17
CARNEGIE LET'S CONTRACTS.
Begins His War on the Sheet Steel
Trust


Trust.
PITTSBURC. Jan. 1.-THE Carnegie
Company yesterday took the first step to
fight the American Sheet Steel Company.
the So, 600 G56 combine now controlling
the sheet steel trade, by awarding con-
tracts for machinery for a thirty-milI
plant at DuQuesne. on the Monongahela
River. above Homestead
The plans provide for thirty instead Of
twenty mills as rumored- The plant will
be larger than any single one owned by
the combine.
The matter of experimenting the build
ing Of the plant has been placed in the
hands OF J. E SchWab. general manager
OF the DuqUesne Steel Works
Estimates of the cost Of the plant place
if at s., 0C0 COO II will work up product
Of the steel mills which is not in demand
by f1nishers and has to be made into fin
ished form before il can be marketed.
The Pittsburg. Bessemer and-Iake Erie
Railroad Company is now actually under
the control OF the Carnegie Company The
formal transfer OF the management took
place at a meeting here today The terms
Of the lease, guaranteeing the common
stockholders . per cent dividends were
formally accepted. The Bessemer Com
paDy has q 00G 600 in preferred stock,
Sl0. 600, 0G0 IN common. and $40 00O 600 in
bonds.
The read was built principally to haul
ore from the lakes to the works Of the
! Carnegie Company. but in addition to this
| il does a general business
The deal gives the Carnegie Company
complete control Of the railroad property
| and is part Of Andrew CaTnegie's plan 10
| erect immense steel and iron works on
! Lake Erie
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-17
HAVE YOU ANY OF THESE
symptoms of n Very Common
TreuEsIRS

There IS no disease SO common in the
United States as caJaTrh. because it sp-
pears in so many forms. and attacks 50
many different organs
It is 4 common mistake to suppose that
catarrh IS confined to the nose ami throat.
Any inflammation of the mucous mem
brane, wherever located. accompanied by
abnormal secretionS. IS catarrh- Catarrh
of stomach or bladder or intestines is
nearly as common as nasal catarTh ard
much more serious, although it IS true
that stomach Catarrh and catarrh Of other
internal organs is the result OF neg, ecied
nasal catarrh.
\ new remedy has recently appeared
which so far as tested seems to be remark
ably effective il promptly curing catarrh
wherever located. The preparation IS sold
by druggists generally under name of
Stuart's Catarrh Tables and in addition
TO being very palatable and convenient
possesses extraordinary merit in many
cases giving immediate relief from The
coughing, hawking. and constant clearing
of the throat and head those symptoms
with which everyone is familiar who has
ever suffered from colds il the head and
throat
Catarrh is simply a continuation of
these symptoms until the trouble becomes
chronic and grows gradually worse from
year to year.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are composed
on SydTastin. EUcalyptol. GUaiacol, and
similar anttseptics and catarrh specifics,
from which 1t win be seen that no secret
is made of the ingredients. and also that
no mineral pOisons are used. as Is the
case with many well-known catarrh meii-
cineS.
Fer catarrh of the nose. throat, bran-
chial tubes for catarrh of stomach. in
testines. or bladder. no preparation IS so
safe and gives such rapid and permanent
results as Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
All druggists sell them at soc for full
sized package You can use them with
assurance that you will not contract the
cocaine or morphine habit. as the results
from this catarrh cure are apparent from
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-17
North CaroIinn Tobacco Growers,

RALEIGH. y c. Jan. 1.-THE North
Carolina Tobacco Growers Association
met here yesterday J. Bryan Grimes re
signed as president and John B. Cunning
ham was unanimously elected his success
sor- The association instructed Mr.. Gun
ni7sha"H - --, f"fr'-s RI legislature I'D
obtain charter giving the farmers OF The
State ample power to erect At any desired
points tobacco, cotton. and fertilizer fac
tories. Some prominent farmers with
means express their purpose 10 subscribe
literally to these plants, which they be-
Iisye viii greatly aid farmers. The asso-
citation asked 4 reduction Of the tax on TO-
bacco- IGe Cotton Growers Association
has adopted q resolution also asking Il re
duction of the tobacco tax.