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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
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An Engllshman on his fret visit to
this city wit his family strolled down
Broadway alene one night and dropped
into music hall. He had hardly been
seated before two sketch artists pelpe-
trated the following:
Persiflagc-Hear about Jones? Terri
BILE thing happened to Jones.
Badinage-No.
Persiflagc-Yes. He dropped $50 feet.
BadinageYou don't tell ne? OF
course he was killed?
Persitiage-No. not killed. They were
pigs feet.
a half hour later the Briton grasped
his sides and startled the house with
an outburst of cachinatory ecstasy. RE-
covering. he jumped up. hurried out Of
the music hall and soon reached his ho-
tel. He stopped outside the door of his
room and gave way again to u soul STIR
ring laugh. Entering the room he i'm
:rediately called to his wife:
Edith" he cried. "Oh. this is the jol-
licst ever" and he gave way again.
His wife looked at him in frightened
surprise.
"Oh. Edith, did you ever hear about
Percy Smithers?"
NO"
"Bah Jove. the poor fellow fell $50
feet"
"How dreadfully horrid! He must
have been awfully mangled."
mo. He fell on $50 pigs" and he ex-
plodcd again and did not subside until
half dozen bell boys rushed to his
room to make solicitous Inquiries
New York Sun.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
nreaking the Now. Gentlx.

There is man in Liverpool who is
renowned for his imperturbable calm
ness on every imaginable occasion. One
day he strollcd leisurely into the office
of friend.
81 have Just had a chat with your
wife," he said by way of beginning.
"Why. didn't know she was in
town."
"oh. she wasn't in town." replied the
other. 81 called at your house,"
81 didn't know she was receiving to-
day." said the husband with some sur
prise. II thought she had a headache" /"
"Shc didn't mention 1t to me-" said
the calm man. ''rlere was IL crowd at
the house.
"a crowd" echoed the husband.
EYES," went on the calm man. "They
came with the fire engine"
"The fire engine" gasped the hus.
band.
,"Oh. it's all right" went on the calm
man. "It's all out now. 1t wasn't much
of fire. but thought you'd like to
know it.''-London Tit-Bits.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
A Deiig,ntful Afternoon.

The following interesting item is
tskeu from this pages of the sec, etary's
book of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid
society:
"The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid soci.
ETY. met with Mrs. Cavanaugh on Jan.
"a with twenty members present and
six visitors. After the business of the
society was disposed of the remainder
of the afternoon was spent in social
way. Rev. Pearson, at the request Of
the hostess, made short speech and
christened her new home "The Pearl"
The ladies we're then surprised by being
invited out to have their pictures
taken and We'd with each other in look
ing their best, being ready, however, to
admit that baby Dorothy would excel
all the others in beauty. After retir-
ing To the house delicious refresh
ments we're served by the hostess in
her usual hospitable manner. Mrs.
b. Cavanaugh, of st. Paul, Mimi, he
ing the guest in whose honor the ladies
we're entertained, each one present was
requested to send two visiting cards to
Mrs. Cavanaugh to be kept by herself
and mother as souvenirs of the occa.
sion. The ladies agreed unanimously
that Mrs. Cavanaugh is delightful
entertainer aud will consider the af.
ternoon as one OF the bright pages in
in the book of memory
! Members present: Mesdames Pear.
son, Bradley, Ames, Moore, Someran-
dyck, Gaylord, Van Sittert, Osmoth-
erly Daily. Frank Reeder. Win Reaaer,
Joyce, Gillespie. Williams, Watts
Wybray. Smith, Davis, Miss Williams
Visitors: Mesdames E. Cavanaugh
Grippen, Kirtley, Allen Ames and
Dorothy Pearson.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
A Nervy Museum Manager.

Sarah Bernhard said that one night
during q visit to America when she
was playing Jeanne dare" she hurt
her knee with n rusty nail. "The wound
gave me considerable pain and trou-
ble." she said. ''and 1t was thought that
IL slight operation might possibly be re-
quired. This fact Appealed in the daily
papers. and n day or two afterward I
received telegram from the manager
of q museum in Chicago saying that II
It was necessary to amputate my leg
might he please have it. He added he
would drape 1t IL desired"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
Icclure'. Magazine For February.

The Heart of child" by Josephine
Dodge Daskam, which opens the Feb
ruary number of McCiure's Magazine,
is story of unu Il snd profound inter-
est. In it breathes the charm of ten
derest sympathy, and that sympathy is
interpreted by consummate art. The
heart of child, II heart eager, and
thrilling, brimming with the vagaries
of jostlings dreams, that heart is laid
bare before us and we gain glimpses
of all the wonderful life in it. Yet the
revelation is made with gentleness,
with fodnness such that the authors
analytical skill is masked. The story
is realistic in the best sense; it's theme
is beautiful, and the beautiful truth
is beautifully told.
THE s. s. MCCLURE Co.
l41-155 East 25th ST., New York City.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01

The Burlington Route offers
twenty prizes, aggregating $500 for
lettels which can be used in ehcourag-
ing immigration to Nebraska.
The first prize is round trip ticket
from any Burlington Route station in
Nebraska to Yellowstone Park, and q
complete trip through the Park, in
cluding stage transportation and five
and half days Accommodations at the
hotels. of the Yellowstone Park
Association-value 300.
The second prize is ticket to Den.
yer, thence to the Black Hills. and s25
in cash-value S75.
Particulars can be obtained by ad.
dressing j. Francis, General Passenger
Agent Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
Frightened.

"You have not gone to Europe, then,
as you expected?" said Mrs. Fosdick
to Mrs. Spriggs.
NO." was the reply. "1t is SO diff
cult for Mr.. Spriggs to leave his busi-
ness. and really couldn't so without
him. And then read the other day
about ship that broke her record.
Think how dreadful 1t would be to be
oil ship in the middle Of the ocean
with her record broken!'-Detroit Free
Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
The Ma.|uIine Test.

Cholly-Ch. yTs. young Getthar is
rich and received in good society. but it
is plain to see Ii is not to the manner
born.
May-How is that?
Cholly-He can't get into hanson
without hitting fits silk hat to save his
|life.-Punch.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
Some of Our Club Rates.

The STAR can accommodate its
subscribers by getting them almost
any publication, but we can offer the
following in connection withtthe STAR
at rates named:
Inter Ocean Observation-Disclosures. rs
Sioux City Journal twice weekly 200
Omaha Bee. 200
Orange Judd Farmer. ........ 200
Dakota Farmer land state map).. 200
Sioux Falls Argus Leader. ........ l.75
Housekeeper land cook book. 80. 1.9O
Any of those and the STAR for a
year at price named.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01

Gan umbrella is a good deal like a
fellows hair" remarked the observer
of events and things. eff you lose 1t,
you seldom get 1t back again."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01

And then possibly some enter
prising business man wants this
space for advertising purposes.
If so we will give way to him.
Somebody can certainly use it to
better advantage than the Star
can. Think and act.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
coNcRraArIoNA1 cu1-ncu

Morning Topic: ...rhe River of Israel
and Damascus" Evening Topic: Prog
rcss by Experience"
REV. JSo. j. SANFORD,
Pastor.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01

In Japan handkerchiefs are made Of
paper, cords are twisted from it, and
limitations Of Cordova leather are skill
fully contrived from 1t.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
MRS. NATIONS WARNING
20 the Barroom Men of Topeka-The
Saloons still Open.

Topeka, Kas., February 6.-Topeka
joints were closed today, aside from
a few side doors, and the keepers have
promised to city and county officials
that they will get rid of their stocks Of
liquors; u tonight they are as wide
open as ever.
Chief of Police Stahl and Sheriff Cook
had gone from place to place last night
warning the jointers that they must
close their places and keep them closed,
and all gave their word that they would
sell no more liquor.
Mrs. Nation announces that she has
some plans for future action which will
make the jointers remember that she
is still in the city, but she does not di-
vulge them.
Mrs. Nation spent most of the day
in visiting the different jails of the city,
in praying and talking with the in
mates. Some of them sobbed while she
shouted to them to live better YES and
many of them promised that in the flu
ture they would not drink liquor.
The Home Defenders, which is the
organization formed by Mrs. Nation,
held a secret meeting today to which
no one but members with the pass
word were admitted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08

Pekin. February e.-The Chinese
plenipotentiaries. Prince Ching and Ii
Hung Chang. had a p~rotracted meet
ing this morning with the foreign en-
voys.
Twelve names of prominent Chinese
officials were submitted with the re-
quest that China keep faith with the
powers and punish the persons named
commensurately with their o1enses.
The Chinese plenipotent.aries replied
that China's earnest hope was to carry
out fully the demands of the powers
and hat she felt sure the punishment
which would be inflicted would be sat-
isfactory. 1t was discovered that W.
out OF twelve Of the persons named
were already dead.
In certain cases, the Chinese plenipo-
tentiaries gave reasons why the pun
ishment inflicted should be Punishment
n not death, asserting that, in these
cases they particularly desired Danish
ment only because the persons in ques-
ton were so closely related to the
throne.
After a long conversation on the sub
ject of punishment il was decided that
the foreign ENJOYS should draw up a
full list OF all accused officials, both
national and provincial, with indict-
ments referring the guilt Of each and
the statement of the punishment re-
quired which would then be presented
to the Chinese plenipotentiaries for
definite action.
Ii Hung Chang, who is very weak
from his recent ILLNESS, had to be car
ried in and out of the British legation.
He is unable to walk, but his head
seems as clear as ever.
The foreign ENJOYS were impressed
with the evident desire of both Prince
Ching n Ii Hung Chang to come to
terms. Ching asked whether, provided
China showed by every means in her
power endeavor to carry out the terms
of the joint note, the foreign troops
would leave Pekin.
The foreign ENJOYS replied that this
was a subject they could not discuss
beyond saying that, if everything were
satisfactory they believed the powers
would begin to withdraw the troops
early in the coming spring, but that
this depended largely upon the Chinese
themselves.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
a STAUNCH OPPONENT OF Co
EDUCATION

The Messenger has often considered
the question of co-education of the
sexes. 1t is a popular fact that has
swept over this land. Every man with
observation and education and of con-
sentative mold. who dared to oppose
it was fippantly damned as an old fogy
and old fool. And yet after more than
a quarter of a century of trial in the
north ii is not yet settled up there"
that 1t is the wisest. safest, purest,
best way of doing. The Messenger
aforetime ave extracts from opinions
both English and American. 1t is still
a mooted question in parts of the
north. In Chicago there is a discussion
now as to this question of co-education
the mingling of young men and young
women, as well as younger representa-
lives OF the sexes, in the same classes
and halls. Professor G. II. Harris Is a
Virginian. educated at the old univer-
sTty of that state. and Is now presi-
dent Of the board of education in that
great western city. He says that Eek
perienoe has demonstrated"-mark the
emphatic word 'demonstrated"-that
c~o-education fails to produce the best
results among young men and young
Of manageable age. Dove
cotes' and the strenuous labor of wrest-
ling with science and the linguistic in
t~ricacies of Hebrew and Sanscrit will
never go successfully together" This
is very true. 1t shows ,horse-Sense anC
reasonable conviction of what is best
and most proper. We uuote at more
length from him.
But not only are the college careers
of the students brought to an end fire.
quently by these matrimonial plunges.
but the work of those of both sexes is
interrupted by amusements that form
part OF the life of the place. The
dances, receptions and carriage rides are
not conducive to steadyl abor. Young
women educated in co~-educational uni
versities are not equal in scholarship
to those graduated from institutions
which are for them exclusively. l be-
lieve the facts will show hat eastern
colleges from which young women are
barred boast a higher standard OF
scholarship h western co-education-
al colleges"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
r~ELEGRAPHrC SPARKS

The island OF Reunion has been de-
clarsd infected with bubonie plague.
Officials have been dispatched TO
watch all the bays along b west q
of Cape Colony against b landing by
mercenaries OF arms
Twenty fresh cases Of smallpox and
nine deaths from that disease were re-
ported at Glasgow Tuesday. There are
now 433 In the hospitals
The special house committee on the
St. Louis exposition reports f~avorably
h bill appropriating s5.ooo.e 600 for the
louisiana Purchase exposition
A severe storm is prevailing along
the north coast OF France. Three small
wrecks have occurred of Cherbourg.
but no loss OF lives has been reported.
The naval board on construction
adopts plans of superimposed turrets
and 12-inch uns or broadside for the
five battleships recently contracted for.
Colonel Brander has drawn the Beers
out of VarrhyEsdorp, capturing a num-
Der of wagons and a quantity OF mer-
chandise. All the farms in this region
are deserted.
King Edward has resigned his Office
as grand master of Free Masons in En-
gland. but will retain his connection
with Masonry under the probable title
of protector.
The house Of representatives of South
Carolina passes a bill approprfating
500. 900 for confederate pensions. This
is double the amount heretofore appro-
priated for this purpose.
The order directing the German court
to go into mourning for three months
in memory of Queen Victria has been
modified by another imperial order re-
months.
The Rev. w. S. Ament, one of the
missionaries of the American board OF
foreign missions. recently arrested by
German and French troops near Tung
Chow and charged with endeavoring TO
eXtort money from the Chinese viii
layers, has not yet been released.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08

thirteen cotton mills and Is to build
two others this year. we understand.
The Observer says the counties that
have embarked In cotton milling show
marked increase" 1t says, that
Castor, Cabarrus. Stanly, Durham,
Mecklenburg, Guilford and Rutherford
are notable instances The power Of
cotton mills to build up communities
is evidenced in a most convincing way
by the census reports What the cotton
mill has done for Albemarie may be
taken as an instance. In 1890 that
place had a population of only 24s-
This had increased in 1900 to 1882.
Concord, which is officially recorded as
a city, increased in ten years from
1889 to 1910. and Greensboro from
3,317 to 10,o35. Henrietta. not in ex-
istence in 1890, now has a population
of 1,250. Gastonia sprang from 1893 to
4.s1o; Graham from 991 to 2.052; Nor
wood from 159 to 663: Bessemer City
from 0 to LOO; China Grove from ia
TO SS7. etc"
Whence came the populations? They
are mainly North Carolinians. and are
from the country. we would like to
see how the rural populations have
kept up in those counties and how has
farm production Jared? Some counties
-ten-show decrease. What caused
it? 1t cannot be hardly hat it was
because they did not build mills. They
hoI Tnn-oaEaI - ..rhnr 6anodoc rrhxy
not in the last? Did a part of their
people leave for the cotton milling sec
tons? The counties showing decrease
have been mon the very best the
state had in the past. They are Camden.
Granville. Northampton, Orange, Rich
mond, Vance and Warren. Most of
these are equal 10 any in productive
lands. educated white population, gen.
eral civilization. Why have they gone
back in ten years. The Observer says
that the counties showing the largest
percentages OF increase being CASTOR
ST. per cent; Durham, 45.4 per cent.
Alamance, 40.5 per cent; Guilford
1913 per cent; Rutherford, 1877 pei
cent; Surry, 1928 per cent; Graham
81 per cent; Rockingham, 3O.S pei
cent; Mecklenburg. 29.5 per cent,
Rowan. 2S.8 per cent; inc Robson
1872 per cent. We doubt much if any
Of these counties are more desirable
for homes and farming than the sir
or eight best of the ten. A quarter OF
a century ago. Caswell. Granville
Orange, the part called Vance, made
the finest tobacco and obtained thu
highest prices. We know that the
farmers in Granville led all the farm.
ers in the United States in &ctua
average of each man worked, OIL Of
each acre cultivated in tobacco. Whar
has given this long settled section, with
the best schools for eighty-five years
and a civilization absolutely equal tc
the best in the south such a setback
What else has done this but the grind
ing obacco trust?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08

cannot follow him in his fnstructiyeI
so well. He told the house that the
several engineers reported favorabiy|
and emphasized the importance of the
proposed work. He said that they re-
commended that other and additional
surveys be made OF the route via the
Abemarle and Chesapeake Canal and
of all other existing routes between
Norfolk Harbor and Beaufort Inlet in
order to ~intelligt.ntly determine the re-
spectfve availability OF each. The re-
port further states. as a conclusion,
that before the national government
this waterway 1t should own one or
more Of the intervening canays and
make the same a part OF this great
highway. to be maintained by the gov
eminent n kept open freely to all
shipping. 1 n most heartily
in these recommendations Of the en-
gineers."
This grand project truly Of national
Importance is not local and does not
discriminate against any one. He
urged that it would promote the trans
portation OF lumber and agricultural
products from the south. IND would
give increased facilities for the trans
~portation of coal and other products
tof the mines and bulky manufactured
products from the North and the
West" Here is the kind Of improve
ment needed that is neither wasteful
nor un-American. Instead Of expend-
ing hundreds of millions in creating a
huge navy for warlike purposes, it is
a hundred times wiser, nobler and
better to save life and promote
trade and m by a judicious e
penditure of small sums. If the CON
gress is wise and broad it will not post
pone the construction of works neces.
sary to perfect the great inland navi-
| CATION route. Mr.. Small made a good
speech.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
To Be

For war is the surest way for this ma
tion to maintain peace. That is the
opinion of the wisest statesmen. 1t is
equally true that to be prepared for
spring is the best way to avoid the pc
culiar dangers of the season. This Is a
lesson m~ultitudes are learning, and at
this time, when the blood is sure to be
loaded with impurities and to be weak
and sluggish. the millions begin to take
Hoods SarSaparilla. which purifies, en-
riches and vitaliZes the blood, expels
all disease germs. creates a good appe-
tite, gives strength and energy and puts
the whole system in q healthy condi-
ton, preventing pneumonia, fevers, and
other dangerous diseases which are liza
BILE to attack a weakened system.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
SOME FACTS WORTH CONSIDERING

That cotton milling increases p
lation is we'll known. II does this by
drawing people from farming to the
towns. It is not yet seen that ]. is as
desirable to have this done as some
uppos unless farming is overdone'
and the question of food supply is set
tied satisfactorily. From the tens OF
thousands of pounds of white meat.
hams. shoulders. beef. lard. butter
oleomargarine, flour. buckwheat, etc.
sold in North Carolina and imported
from the north and west, it does not
appear as yet that there are enough
farmers in North Carolina to feed the
1900, 900 inhabitants.
That cotton mills have been paying
large dividends in North Carolina for
some years is true. That big money"
is in them still is perhaps assured.
That the temptation to put money in
cotton is great no n can well deny
That some mills have produced exceed
ingly large profits is III a fixed fact
The Messenger has published some OF
the results from time TO time Hete
is one recently reported by h Stanly
Times. and it shows how a small, wei
managed mill can coin money for th'
owner. 1t says:
> "Perhaps no cotton mill in the United
States has shown such a record OF pros
perity as has the Efrd cotton mill a
this place. Twice the surplus has oeel
divided. and only last week the STOCK
holders were paid $50 on each snare o
500. On the former-division S2s on TN
hundred was paid. This is a RECORD [
be proud Of"
Some year or so since, a mill IL
Western Carolina declared a dividen'
way up towards eighty per cent we be
ieve. There are towns in North Car
DINA that nave made fair growth Il
population by the building of mills
Charlotte is a notable instance. 1t haI
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-08
ARE YOU PLUMP

or thin? red checks or salow
life in your step or feel youl
weight? are you comfortable OF
hoping to be so next spring OF
summer or fall?
One is health; the other is
not-quite health.
This condition of not-quite
health can be turned into
health with SCOTS emulsion OF
cod-liver oil.
1t is a pity to get in the hab
it of thinking of health as Z
thing to be hoped for; why no
go for it now!
There is only one way tt
make strength: byfood. You
want appetite first, then food
The emulsion will give yo,
food-rest, to master your foot
with
we-lisend you = little to Try. if you Ike.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, 4o9 Pearl street, New Yori