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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-12-19

The news of Mrs. Kellar's sudden
death will create profound sorrow
throughout the entire Black Hills and
other parts of the state where she was
known and loved. She was lady of
brilliant attainments, with sweet and
lovable disposition, a most charming
hostess. devoted mother and wife and
idolized by her family. Her sudden
death must come with the agony of
despair to her gallant and aged hus-
band. Though both were we'll ad-
vanced in years their lives we're full of
the pleasures and sunshine of youth
Mrs. Kellar belonged to one of the
oldest and most aristocratic families
of the south. whose ancestors earned
renown in the revolution. Colonel
Kellar commanded.a Tennessee brigade
at the battle of Shiloh. and comes from
distinguished southern ancestors. The
golden tie is broken and modrning
alone is left for those to whom the sor-
row comes closest. Three sons
Andrew, Chambers and Phillip and one
daughter, Werdna, are left to solace
the declining years Of the bereaved
husband. To them the editor and
family extend their deepest sympathy.
Canton Leader.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-12-19

Great tonic, braces body and brain,
drives away all impurities from your
system. Makes you we'll. Keeps you
we'll. Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c.
Ask your druggist,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-12-19
DIR. Hancher's Thrilling Experience.


An Ottumwa, Iowa, special of the
18th inst. says:
"Cornered by maniac student, DR..
j. w. Hancher, president of Iowa Wes-
leyan university at Mount Pleasant,
tonight had narrow escape from
death. The student arranged a meet
ing with DR.. Hancher by telephone.
Upon the latter's arrival he was met
by the crazy man with an axe, who de-
clared he was John the Baptist, and
Hancher was Jesus and that their
mission was to reform the world.
Hancher finally escaped. The student
was secured. He became demented
from overstudy. The authorities re-
fuse to divulge his name.''
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-12-19
Christmas Eve Exercises.

Program of M. E. church Sunday
school, Wednesday evening Dec. Oath
1902, at 7:3O. First M. E. church, Hot
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-12-19

There will be Episcopal services Sun.
day morning at the court house at ii
o'clock. All are cordially invited.
w. II. Sparkling.
Priest in Charge
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02
HOW CRIMINALS ARE MADE.

The attorney general of Indiana, re- plying to an inquiry from the town board of Bourban, that state, as to the validity of their curfew ordinance, said: "The right of towns and cities to regu- late the running about of children after certain hours has been upheld by the supreme courts of all the states. It Is within the police power of cities and towns, and a reasonable ordinance is a most excellent rule of conduct. would not presume to advise upon the proposition as to when oh 'ldren should be called in. It may be said as gen. eral proposition that children that run the streets are the children who make the criminals, and after very exten. sive experience in criminal prosecu- tions, am convinced that fully 80 per cent of all criminals can be traced to the unrestrained liberty of children up to manhood in running about the streets, theaters and saloons"
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

Iowa is the greatest state Tn farm products, with an annual total of $365, 100000. Illinois stands second, with $345. .0O0, 900. But Illinois is first in the value of it's farms, which is s2,6O4 ,00O.- 900, Iowa ranking second, with farms valued at $l,S34. 100000. Missouri is the sixth state in the value of it's farms, and sixth also in the value of farm products. The farms of this state are valued at $l, ,O33, COG, 900, and the annual farm products ats s2l9;00O. These fig ures are from the latest United States census reports.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

The appointment by Gov. Brodie of Judge Wells to be attorney general of the Territory is conceded to be an ex- cellent one. Judge Wells is an able lawyer and has the confidence of the of the public. The office will be con- ducted in capable and efficient man. ner during the incumbency of Judge Wells.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02
Physioi>n and Drussists.

Ford & Sturgeon, prominent drug
 firm at Rocky Hill Station, Ky, write: "We were requested by Dr. c. B. Snig- ley to send for Heroine for the benefit of our customers. We ordered three dozen in December, and we are glad to say Heroine has given such great sat- isfaction that we have duplicated this order three times, and to-day we gave your salesman another order. We beg to say Dr.. c. B. Snigley takes pleasure in recommending Heroine" 5Oc bottle at Pioneer Drug Store. i
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

The guarantees which have been ex- scted from the Commercial Pacific Cable Company by the attorney general are the occasion of much satisfaction 10 the administration, as they appear to
 insure liberal treatment of the govern ment and of commercial interests,
 while they do not bind the government in any way. By their provisions, the company is bound to charge not to ex- ceed 50 cents per word between Homo lulu and San Francisco and to reduce that rate to 35 cents per word after the cable has been in operation for two years, and to charge not to exceed $l per word between Manila and China and the United States and to charge the government for official business but half of these rates. Numerous other guarantees are furnished, all making for just treatment of governmental and commercial patrons. The only objec- tion to the plan of the company lies in it's presumable recognition of the claims of Spanish company which contends that, by virtue of an ante-bel. lum grant, it possesses monopoly in the Philippines which will entitle it to charge royalty on all messages sent there. It is feared that the Commer- cial Company intends to recognize, in a similar manner, the monopoly grant ed to a European company by the Chi. nese government, which monopoly is regarded as a violation of the treaty rights of the United States.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

The Citrograph, of Redlands, Cal, {, has entered upon it's sixteenth year. Scipio Craig has been the editor of the Citrograph all the sixteen years and has worked for the advancement of that attractive city year in and year out. The Citrograph has probably done more towards the growth of Redlands than all the other papers published there. May the Citrograph and Red lands both continue to grow and pros- per.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

The board of supervisors of Yavapai county is accused by the Prescott Pros pector of being "bulldozed or bought'' in the matter of the assessment of the United Verde Copper Company. The board placed the valuation at $l, POO, coo, and there are many residents of Yava- pal that believe that fifty millions to be the proper taxable valuation.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

Some of the most erudite students of the war between Great Britain and the Boers ascribe the formers numerous defeats to lack of that army organiza- tion which has long been advocated by the best friends of the army in Eng land. The present administration has profited by the lesson and is seeking to perfect the army organization in this country.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

An opponent of the bill providing for the leasing of the public lands for grazing purposes, recently cited the case of the Marquis of Salisbury who leased five acres of land for that pur- pose in what is now the heart of Lon- don. The lease ran 800 years and the rental is S2.5O per acre per annum.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

s47 feet between Needles and Yuma. The altitude at the former place is 45O feet and at the latter lc7 feet. The distance in Q straight line is 147 miles and by river 2Sl miles, giving fall of l2.2 feet to the mile."
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

The following item has been going the rounds of the territorial press. As the figures are probably all mixed up will the enterprising editor who started the item give the public the correct data: ''The Colorado river falls
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

The Dingley tariff law has been in operation just five years, and those years have shown development of American industries and general pros- perity such as the world never before witnessed.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

The statesmen of this country hope that Senator Spooner will find nothing in the Wisconsin platform to which he cannot assent, for it is realized that his retirement from the senate would mean a loss to the nation.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02

More irrigation canals have been constructed and more money for irri- gating plants has been expended in the state of Louisiana during the past two years than in any state in the arid region.
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-02
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1902.

It is claimed that process has been discovered whereby the peat of Ireland can be converted into as perfect an in- sulatOr for electrical wires and ma chinery as is now secured from gutta- percha.
The Washington times., 1902-09-28

and down each arm, on the unGerside,
extends an opening like a narrow
| trench. Now you would never dream
where the starfshs feet are, because
| in the water 1t is hard to see them.
Along the furrow mentioned there are
scores Of tiny holes in rows, and when
the star is alive under water each Of
these holes is filed by tiny tube
foot. long. transparent tube, with
| sucker at the end. These feet are able
to stretch out until many times their
normal length, and when they are all
doing their proper share the s,arEsl
can establish new records and break
old ones. too, getting over the rocks and
sand. II you turn him over on his
back he bends one of his arms and
fastens bunch of tube feet 10 the
rock. Then "a long pull and steady
pull all together" and over tumbles the
starfish. right side up. When this Gu
rious creature, which is not a fish. but
quite a different animal altogether, de-
sires to enjoy an "oyster on the half
SHELF he attacks the oyster boldly,
wrapping his FIVE strong arms lovingly
about it and kissing it. The kiss, how
ever. is a terrible one. as the poor
oyster is sucked gradually out of its
she'll and into the stomach Of the star
fish. s22t .o
But perhaps the strangest thing about
a starfish is that IL you cut OF one of
its arms it will grow another arm in
place again, while the arm cut OFF from
the starfish will turn into another STAR
fish II it is not destroyed before it gets
a good start, just as tif 3you cut on
your arm and while you were growing
a new arm the old arm was growing a
new boy. Thus. il starflsh is cut in
two pieces two starfish result.
Among the relatives of the common,
starfsh is the serpent star. whose spe-
cialty is dancing. He stands up on two
of his arms and waves, the other three
around. then turns graceful somer-
sault, and darces along on the other
arms.
Another relative, the basket starfish.
Is monstrosity until We understand
him. Each of his rays is divided into
"a great number of lesser arms. until
the whole animal. when punched to-
gether, looks quite like a wicker bas-
ket. A basket starfish uses these arms
to sweep the sea for food. and as he
has very few amusements and a mon
strous appetite, the arms are just the
thing for him. He eats his dinner and
his tangle of arms take care of them
selves.
The feather starfish, whose ten arms
resemble slightly the ostrich feather.
is interesting when very young. Dur
ing his youth he is fastened to the rock
on which he was born. The tie which
keeps him attached to his birthplace Is
a stronger one than love: it is a stem
of hard plates or rings. In this part OF
his life he resembles a lily very clear
ly, except that the petals are stiff plates
of very hard substance. Later on he
becomes anxious for his freedom, wrig
giles about until he breaks his stem and
then floats away, real starfish.
The Washington times., 1902-09-28

Beneath the thunders Of the upper deep
Far. far below in the abysma! sea
The Washington times., 1902-09-28
The Bottom of the Sea.
BY W. S. WALLACE.

| Beneath the thunders OF the upper deep
Far, far below in the abysmai
is the land of sponges, region of mid
night eternal. lit up with hundreds of
| flashing, glowing points Of green, yellow
or white light-the starlights Of the sea
The beautiful sponges, of all shades of
red and brown, green and yellow and
purple, cover the rocky floor. while in
and out between them swim the little
fishes. the cuttlefish. crabs and thou
sands of-other, creatures. Run and get Il
bath sponge and take a good look at it..
waser, But you cannot discover any
animals In it? Notice the holes all
through it, some small and some very
large. 1t was in those holes that the
animals lived, thousands and thousands
in each sponge. When that sponge grew
on the rocks at the bottom of the sea
it was a very different looking affair.
and there was no spring to it.
Now, sponge is nothing more or less
than fiat house of the sea-a tenement
under water. Each little sponge animal
has his own set of holes to live in. with
a front door opening on the outside and
back door opening into a passage.
But, we'll supplied as he is with doors.
the little sponge animal never leaves his
house, for he has built the particular
rooms he lives in and built himself i'll
side! Moreover, the large holes are
closed by a little membrane that only
opens to allow water and floating ob-
jects to leave the interior. Nothing can
enter these back doors. How, then. does
the little creature get his dinner?
Every bit OF his dinner comes in with
stream of water at the little front
doors on the surface of the sponge, and
after he has picked out the best food
the stream Of water carries the re-
mainder out the dack doors. Is not that
a convenient way to live? In the pic
ture there are three kinds Of sponges-
the brown sponge Gig. y, the red arctic
sponge Gig. %. and the little tube
sponge Zig. 81. You see the fine bunch
of tiny glass rods that rise from the
top of the little tube sponges? These
are thought to be for protection against
nibbling fishes. but 1 think they are for
catching and holding little floating
Great lures that are food for the sponge.
Sponges are very beautiful when seen
under water. but there are other crea-
lures down at their feet which are far
more beautiful. These are the star
fishes. These creatures are thrown up
on the beaches and can be found alive
amcng the rocks in those cool and fas-
cinating depths called tide pools"
But they occur most numerously farther
out, especially in the oyster beds and
sponge beds. where they enjoy an oc-
casional oyster dinner or a repast of
sand worms.
The commonest starfish is the fellow
with Ave straight rays. the true star
shape. 1t is covered with a stiff coat,
The Washington times., 1902-09-28

were served at the end of the feasts. AS
bfor the games, there were so very many
different kinds played that 1t was the
work of ten men to count the half of
them.
Late in the afternoon all the noted
persons i'll the kingdom took their
places in the beautiful hall where all
the Kings Of Nulrealm were crowned.
And here King Homojy gave up his
crown, and his Grand High Council de-
clared Fantico, Flitwick, and Saladee to
be First, Second. and Third Kings of
Nulrcalm.
Once more the little boys ran after
the bands and marching soldiers and
cried "Hurrah." Once more the grown
up folk smiled and laughed as they met
and shook hands warmly Once more
the little girls sat In the doors and win
dows Of the houses and played with
brandnew dolls and brand-new toy
dishes.
"Hurrah. hurrah." cried everyone
who had voice. Hurrah for the three
Kings! Hurrah for the three most beau
tiful Queens in the world! Down with
prophecies!"
Again great bonfires were made at the
corners of the streets and on the va
cant lots, and fireworks were let off at
night, and again, when all was over,
everybody went to bed tired and happy
1t was not long before everything in
the kingdom had quieted down to its
usual peaceful state, and the people
were well used to the kind and wise
rule of the three kings. The first thing
they did was to do away with the Office
OF astrologer extraordinary and to for
bid prophecies. This was much applaud
ed by the Nulrealmians. to whom pro-
phecies were cause of much trouble,
as they generally are In this day to per-
sons OF other countries.
Former King Homojy and former
Queen Cuddlehoo set up their candy
shop. and beautiful place 1t was It
was considered quite fashionable place.
too. and was famed throughout the king
dom for the excellence of It's wares
HI Malig. whose place as chief coun-
selor was given to the schoolmaster as
reward for his care of the princes,
was made Chief Strrer Of the Taffy Pot
and Lord High Keeper of the Cash
Drawer. as the former king had promis-
ed. while the Duke of Featherly. who
was very fond Of sweet things, was APP
pointed Lord of the Peppermint De-
partment: but, gracious! he ate so much
that his salary had to be stopped and
he was compelled to pay q sum OF
The Washington times., 1902-09-28

blocdshed and the country Is laid waste
by famine and war
The second part of the prophecy will
also be fulfilled" replied the King, smil-
ing at Hi Malig in a peculiar way.
What" cried the Chief Counselor.
turning pale and trembling. have the
Princes already prepared to attack you
and take the kingdom by force of
arms?"
The King laughed at Hi Maligs
scared face until his sides shook and
he was purple in the checks Why,
certainly not said he, when he had
caught his breath: "but / am going to
give up the throne to them as soon as
we reach Cordelette and let them rule
over Nulrealm as joint and equal kings.
DO you think man can be King and
attend properly to the candy business
at the same time?"
But Hi Malig had nothing more to say,
and was silent until the procession
came to the great tower. Here rest
was taken, and the Princes and the
Schoolmaster once more told the story
of their long years within its walls and
of how they set themselves free.
1T would be good plan. | think,
said the Duke Of Featheriy. Ito shut up
The Washington times., 1902-09-28
the witch and her wicked family in the

the witch and her wicked family in the
| tower
"a capital ideal" cried the King. "In
with them,''
And without more ado in the four of
them were popped through the small
opening, near which strong guard was
placed until the masons came from
CorGelettef and closed it up. and there
they remain to this day for aught /
know to the contrary.
| 1t was not long before the procession
passed through the gates of Cordelette.
when it was met by great throngs of
people, troops of soldiers, and bands.
and escorted with every showing Of joy
TO the royal palace. Here the good
people Shouted so long and SO loud that
it seemed their throats would split or
that they were made of metal.
And was not the good Queen of Cud-
dlehoo glad to see her fine, tall, hand
some Princes! Well! we'll. She de-
clared she never would be able to leave
off kissing them. And when they pre-
sented their three beautiful brides she
treated them in like fashion. Thus
they were all very. very happy to-
sether.
The day following the Homecoming the
King gave orders for feasting and a
general holiday through the kingdom, so
as to celebrate the marriages of his
sons and at the same time let all the
people know that he had given up his
throne to his sons, who were to share
equally in the government of Nulrealm.
From the greatest in the land down to
the very least the people of Nulrealrn
obeyed the commands OF King Homojy,
and you would be astonished II l were
10 tell you of the thousands Of fine.
plump turkeys and rabbits and birds
and meats of all kinds that were set
before them Too, could make your
mouths water by mentioning the num-
Der of fat pies and rich puddings that
The Washington times., 1902-09-28

sons of Pearbutton to the wedding
breakfast Nor did the celebration of
the marriages end at that, as feasting
and games were continued for three
days before the procession was foTmed
10 return to the Cordeiette with the
Princes and their brides, Studimuch and
his Countess. the Chief of the Body
guard, Goodheart and his Griddletta. and
Aramentale. Scarcely had the order TO
march been given. after everybody had
bade goodby to the kind people of Pear
button who had taken part in the feast
ing and games. than the raven. who,
in the meantime, had struck up great
friendship with King Homojy. begged
him TO attack the Witchs castle and
make her and her daughter and the
eyi1-doers prisoners. and SO prevent
them from doing more wrongs to !npo-
cent persons The King at once agreed
and sent in command of Hi Malig fifty
good soldiers to storm the castle, which
they did with such ferceness that the
Witch and her household were soon
forced to surrender and ask for mercy
STILL the sly Uglythorne by no means
despaired OF putting herself out of the
reach of King i4ornojys soldiers. and
If she could only get away she knew
it was in her power to make 1t very un-
comfortable for them all. She begged
earnestly to be given her oaken staff,
and kind hearted soldier was on the
point of handing 1t to her when Good
heart dashed up and snatched the staff
away.
What would you do?" he cried, break
ing it into thousand pieces, while
the Witch fell down on the ground and
shrieked with rage. Had you given
her the staff. which is of magical make
and carries her through the air swifter
than the swallows fly, perhaps she
might have done harm to us ALL"
The King was told of the success of
the soldiers under Hi Malig. and was
loud in his praise OF the Chief Coun-
The Washington times., 1902-09-28

money to former King Homojy In Or
| der to clerk in his store.
After his kind services to the princes
the raven was allowed to do just as he
pleased about the palace and the candy
shop. AT the latter place he was a
prime favorite, indeed, and drew a pen
sion of pound of gumdrops and lemon
sticks day. But once he drew a
months allowance in single iay and
became so Ill that he never again cared
much for sweets.
One day the former king went Gown
into the kitchen to see how things were
getting along, and there he found Hi
Malig stirring the taffy. which dubbed
in monster kettle over the fire, and
reading one OF his books of magic ct
the same time.
Now, what are you doing with that
bcok?" asked former King Homojy, in a
pet.
; why, your former majesty" replied
Hi Malig, I'm looking for prophecy
as to the future OF the Princes and
Princesscs that may be born to the three
Kings aud their Queens"
Hi Malig." returned the former
King. warningly, just drop that book
into the fire. and il | catch you reading
any more books of magic with prophecies
in them III have you made into a big
stick of Glove candy and place you out
side the shop as sign"
So Hi Malig was forced to go out of
the prophecy business altogether. and
the little Princes and Princesses that
were afterward born to the three Kings
and three Queens were spared the
knowledge of the unpleasant things
which were to happen in their lives un.
I'll they actually came to pass. And 1
have heard that there were SO very.
very many of these little Princes and
Princesses that when the last census of
Nulrealm was taken a special enume-
rator had to be employed to count them
alone OF course. as they we're all
healthy children. they grew up with 4
fondness for candy. and as they dealt
solely with their grandparents you may
know the latter did fine business. and
in the end left great fortune. most of
which was made by a sudden, unespect-
ed rise in the price of peanut taffy.
THE END1