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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-04
CHAPLIN AS LINCOLN
First Number Of Lecture Course Monday One
of Exceptional Merit.

OF Exceptional Merit.
BENZ amin Chaplin, impersonatiDg the
famous emancipator, Abraham Lincoln,
appeared at the Morris Grand, Monday
afternoon and in the evening at the
Methodist church as the first number
of the Lecture Course which is to be
given this year under the auspices of
the Mothers Club.
To say that Mr.. Chaplin is success
in his impersonations is putting it
mildly. Every American man, woman
and child has fair idea of how the
greatest president OF recent years sp-
peared from Che oft printed portraits
bat to see living picture which CO.
incided with this idea causes one to
think that the author of the little
sketch must of necessity have con.
sumed great deal of time and study
and be q makeup man Of ability to sp
pear as such a perfect likeness.
His sketch dealt with little incidents
from the time Lincoln entered the
white house and ran thru the period
of the great civil war mp to the time of
his leaving on that eventful night for
Ford's theatre. The little mannerism 8
of Lincoln according to many noted
men in the country today who kne W
! him personally were faithfully por-
trayed,
Mr.. Chapin's appearance was greeted
| by nice audience in the evening and
fair sized crowd during the after
| noon,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-04
WILL APPEAL CASE.
Movement is Started and Money Raised tc
Appeal Fall Brothers Case.

Movement is Started and Money Raised to
Appeal Fall Brothers Case.
Rapid City, s. ID Oct. 4th. Friends
of the Fall brothers, John e. Fall and
David A. Fall, formerly auditor aud
deputy auditor, of Pennington county,
who were convicted of using the United
States mails to defraud the state of
South Dakota out of its wolf bounty
funds and are now in the Leavenworth
penltentiary, have succeeded in raising
fund sufficient to appeal the case for
the Falls.
Attorney Chambers Keller is prepar.
ing the necessary papers and when filed
and bonds furnished, which friends
are prepared to sign in any amount, it
is expected the Fail boys will return to
this city.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-04
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
The Strawstack By W. R. Woods, Farmers
Institute l. cturer. Custer. s. n


Institute Lecturer, Custer, S. D.
Land is increasing in value every
year and farming is acknowledged as
one of the professions.
The farmer is looking after the waste
on the farm and using every method of
converting it into high priced meat and
by products.
Prominent among the many minor
wastes OF the average farm stands the
straw stack which frequently deserves
the usual name OF straw pile.
The feeding value of good bright
atraw is coming to be better realized
and one seldom sees the flames of a
dozen burning straw stacks turning
night into day, although the practice
was common one in some sections
five years ago.
1t is not the purpose of this article
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-04

to discuss the comparative value of
various kinds Of straw. The farmers
library. nowadays, contains half q
dozen sources of information on this
subject from the Farmers Bulletins
up, and it is only necessary Ito say that
most any kind of straw pays we'll for
its stacking, fencing, and care, and if
properly preserved, its nutritive value
and palatibility increases with age.
In addition to this, the value of the
refuse straw, rs mulch for the berry
patch and vegetable garden in keeping
down weeds and conserving the mois-
ture, is great and there is nothing bet.
ter, and SO easily secured with which
to prevent the drifting of soil. A thin
dressing Of straw, if applied only in
strips, will Immediately check the
blowing Of sand and dry mulch on
most any kind of ground.
| La the conservation of fertility the
straw stack plays an important part.
| AS bedding it absorbs and retains the
most valuable elements of fertility.
Straw itself is of value as fertilizer.
Hopkins giving s3 40 as the cash value
of a ton of ordinary oat straw at the
farm in central Illinois, at the present
price OF commercial fertilizers.
Possibly the actual value of straw as
an improver of the physical condition
OF the soil is more Importance than its
actual chemical value, most clay and
gumbo soils by discing before blowing,
is universally admitted as good farm.
ing practice.
Under the present system too large q
percentage of the value of the STRAW
stack is wasted. The thresher ia usu.
ally interested only in getting the
most bushels of grain in days run
and, even when careful, has other
things to look after.
Every windstacker in America has q
picture of the old Quaker holding up a
finger with the inscription "The Farm.
ers Friend" Now if this were changed
to "The Farmer Boys Friend" it would
be strictly correct for you we'll remem.
Der that the straw stack was the first
place the boy was put. But with all
its dust and sweat, the work was usual.
ly we'll done and the stack was left in
such shape that it shed water and q
green straw stack was less common
than it is at the present time AS good
stack can be built by one careful
man with the modern stacker as could
be made with ten times the exertion of
the five boys behind the old slat
stacker.
Most any good man,-and no other
should be intrusted with the job-oan
baild the stack and have time to look
after the grain wagons in ordinary
| work.
He should first extend the stacker
chute to its full length and elevate It
sufficiently that the force of the blast
will be downwards and build the back
or far side of the stack first, then the
center and front can be made, always
| blowing the straw into and against the
back which has been built. When
about to finish the stack the chute
should be elevated and blow q few
loads up and over making a solid cap
that will shed water and make as pretty
stack as could be- desired. or course
IT it becomes necessary to move the
machine for any cause the conditions
are changed and intelligent effort will
bs required to cope with the situation.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-04
WAS BROUGHT HERE BY SPECIAL.
Miss WoIyington, Of Hay Springs, Rushed
Here For Medical Attention.

Late Friday evening a special train
from Hay Springs, Nebraska, brought
Miss Wolvington to this city for medi-
Cal attention. The young lady had
been out horseback riding when the
animal became frightened ard threw
her. HeI foot was entangled in the
stirrup and she was dragged for q oon-
siderable distance causing her to be
badly bruised and Ont about the head
and body. A special train from Chad
ron was Immediately secured and she
was brought to this city She is under
the care of the doctors at the Sisters
Hospital and at present is slowly re-
covering.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-04
DISTRIBUTION OF SUNDAY MAILS

A More Libe al Construction of Recent Law
Permits Distribution into Boxes.
Further advice from Washington re.
garding the recen. law passed by con-
gress states that while the law was
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-04
BAPTIST CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Sunday ut the Baptist church the
ordinance of the Lords Supper will be
observed at the close of the morning
sermon. In the evening the PASTORS
subject will be "Some Lessons from
job"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-04
Big CROWD AT FAIR
Hot Springs People Turn Out Well to Buffa.
10 Gap Fair.

The following is short writeup Of
the Fall River Custer County Fifth
Annual Fair taken from the Buffalo
Gap Gazette and gives an accurate ac
count of Hot Springs Day at the Fsi,:
The third Day was Hot Springs day
and the Hot Springs people. ever 10y al
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
A Young 49,
s;;s5;s,sss;zss Mon S
- :. Record
49, EcESssySG
~ By Jeanne Olive Lo<Seasass.

When q young man has been in love
for year. when he has been blnshing'
ly told 10 ASK papa, when he has
asked for an interview that he may
do that same. when he has no reason
10 believe that "papa" favOrS him.
when the moment for that interview
IS at hand-well. That Young man
would rather charge up San Juan hill
five times than knock al the library
door ANA face the within. But for the
girl bracing him he might leave the
house bareheaded.
Harrison Forrest. twenty-three years
old, late of Harvard, athletic, baseball,
swimming, some thoughts OF law, good
family, good fellow and intending 10
settle down and leave wild oats be-
hind him-that Is the young man.
Miss Prue Wilson. twenty. daughter
OF Banker Wilson, very much III love,
afraid of her dlgnifed father, not
bit afraid OF her mother. hoping dad
will consent. but afraid he won't, in
which case II Is suicide. cheeks scar
let heart going pit-a-pat--that is the
young woman,
Il is the crisis of two lives and no
earthquake can postpone ii.
Mr.. Forrest knocks at the library
door. MIR Wilson bids him enter and
he Is lost to the view OF the girl in the
hall. According 10 precedent she
should rush back to the parlor and sit
down and shiTer and tremble ard &c
call her Now lay me down 70 sleep
bnl---she does nothing OF the sort.
Like nice. sweet girl she advances
to the library door and kneels down
and applies her eyes TO The keyho!e &
see and hear what is going on in mat
fateful room.
Mr. Wilson," begins the -oung mau
as soon rs his head stops swimming.
Il have asked for this interview 20 tell
you that"
You needn't tell me-" interrupts the
banker as he holds up a finger. I
have it all here"
And Mr.. Wilson takes a manuscript
from drawer and says:
Il have known for long time what
brought You In this house ami have
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
Thu Painter and the Cobblcr.

The painter Apelles. who houriShcd
IN the time of Alexander, was shown
Il picture by an inferior artist who
boosted Of having sketched it out i'll an
exceedingly short space of time. Yes,
l can see that very well,'' said Apclles,
"but l am surprised that you did not
make several other pictures exactly
like this in the same space Of time"
We are indebted, according to tradl.
ton, to this same Apeles for one OF
our common phrases. The painter had
listened with patience and profit 10
cobbler's criticism Of the sandals in 4
picture. But when the cobber began
to enlarge the field Of his criticism to
other parts Of the painting he received
this rebuke from Apelles: Shoemaker,
stick to your last"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
Ancient Tales of the Law.

or law and the laws delays these
ancient tales are recorded:
4 woman yainly pleading her case
many times before Philip Of Mace
donna received ut every refusal the re-
ply that he had not the time" AT
last her patience gave out and she said
TO him. Then cease to reign The
monarch. feeling that he had deserved
this rebuke, Immediately listened to
her and rendered the justice that her
case meritcd.
AnacharSis, the Scythian philosopher.
spca king OF the laws OF Scion. said,
They were like the web o. 4 spider
very good for holding the weak, but
allowing the strong to escape"
\ petty thief was being led to prison.
Diogenes said to him: Fool. why didn't
you rob on grand scale? Then ii would
have been you that would be sending
others TO prison"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
AN ANCIENT LEGEND.
Creation of the Coooanut. the Wakwak
and the Palm Tree.

Creation Of the Cocoanut the Wak"ak
and the Palm Tree.
According TO the opinion OF the oio
historians and the commentators OF
the Koran. God created from the rA-
mainder of the clay or which adan
was made the kullsecr. or cocoa tree'
which is found in abundance in the
Indian islands 1t produces 4 nut
which is brought 10 Anatolla ana
Roomii. The interior and oily part
is nourishng and terrifying food The
shell is worked into spoons and cups
OF the size OF Il mans head. lt IS ::
round black nut on which all the
parts OF Il mans head may he seen
mouth. nose. eyebrows. eyes. hair ana
whsEers-before it was formed from
Adams clay. \ wonderful sight!
From the same cEA God created
also the wakwak, found in India. the
fruit of which resembles mans
head, which. shaken by the wind. emits
the sound OF wakwak.
Finally vas created also the palm
tree from. the remainder OF Adam $
clav at kafa. near the water 1lnnoor
This is said 10 be the reason why the
palm trees Of Eufa, Medain :ad ON
naln are straight and upright. like
the stature Of man. If you cut It's
branches it does not only no harm to
It. hut grows even more, like the hair
and beard of men, but II you cut of
the head OF the palm tree 1t gives q
reddish Juice like blood. and the tree
.,elisheS like 4 man whose head is cut
,u.--Evlia Effendi. Travels
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
III T,ria,! Runcr.

Or. frederick; Van i:cdeu. the Dutch
physician anL author. AWAY: Kept II
sight the injustice .: Tax mat "a.
:e..ts .ac poor to toTut"s f.'oih |EicG
the ricu are eSealpt. lie told tie o..
lowing litter little at"rdn'e. Wh"a
occurred during his student days III
: mSierdam:
Once POOR maa MAS hr"a&af IN
affected VITA Il very sir:'a"" atn tar"
disease 81 the $pirr ltGlt raasei him
by involuntary spaSms 81 he les. Z"
jump ana 10 con;innc hopping whe" ~
tried 10 stand OF his leg. orr no
fesSor wanted 10 show hi" - h.* "iA
dents. and he rcru"sIcd Iltc patient I"
stand on his lcca. The poor "El:
looked ut he crowd ar"ini and s;:!
with Il ltttheIic. imporin:: look
If the gentlemen wiil please 10
laugh" The professor promised the
would lie serious.
And yet when the nlan hr%nn f.
hop the gentlemen rnA"r'i. hr:i
felt The tears come (" my eyes an
my ist$ Close in lny p"rE"i-..- World
Work.
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BIunders by Novelists.

NovelistS. even Of enlinence. are
prone to make plumbers. Sir Walter
Hesaut in '.!.'or Faith and Freedom
wrote after the EykinS had settled i'll
Providence, "Rarnaby soon grew tired
Of this quiet life and went on board Il
steamer bound for England. promising
that we should hear from him." This
was I'm 1856 or 1857. and the hrSt
steamer froIu America 10 this country
did not reach Liverpool! till July. 1919
Wilkic Collins also made numerous
amazing blnnderS. In The Duel IN
Hcrue Wood" he makes the story open
with the receipt of Il telegram. and the
ncriod is 1911. when twenty years had
10 elapSe before the first tele%raphic
wire was laid. Three OF the characters
also talk OF taking the express train
to London" in defiance OF the fact that
the first railway 10 London was not
opened till 1888
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
Hibernation.

In the state known rs information
respiration practically ceases. Diges'
ton seems TO follow respiration, and
the waste of tissue is reduced to the
smallest possible limit, the circulation
in the meantime being only just Sufi.
Gent to sustain life. 1t has been as
certained that animals can endure tie
loss OF tissue until it amounts TO 40
per cent of their normal weight.
Should the weight be reduced beyond
that limit the result is death. it IS
the stored up fat within the body OF
the alternating creatures that sua.
tainS them during the many months
OF cold weather.
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HIGHEST RAILWAY.
This Cloud Piercing Road Crosses tho
Mountains of Peru.

This Cloud Piercing Hoao Crosses eho
Mountains Of Peru.
TO the question. (Which is the high
est railway in the world:" the answer
is-the Central Railway OF Peru. In
other words. the highest point reached
by any railway line IS touched by this
road. where the altitude OF the rails
reaches 1866 feet above sea level. To
reach this poiut from sea level the
line passes through ffty-seven tunnels.
over a dozen principal bridges and
utilities thirteen Switchbacks, but has
no gradient up to AZ per cent, nor
does it resort TO rack propulsion. A
hand car started at Ticlio will run
unaided TO Callao, the seaport, and. as
a matter OF fact. such z car, equipped
with safety breaks. runs before each
passenger train. carrying an inspector
on the lookout for fallen rocks or other
dangers. Ticio, above referred to, is
the highest station in the world. with
an altitude OF 1865 feet.
The next highest line in the world IL
that from Antofagasta, Chile. to Oruru
and La paZ, Bolivia. This line has
also the distinction Of being the mar
rowest gauge line two and one-halt
feeO for such long distance. The
highest point is st CoIahuasi, where
the altitude is 1890 feet, fifty-siN feet
lower than the Peruvian line.-NeW
York Press.
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VALUE OF 4 PAINTED DOG.
The Ono Sir Edwin Landseer Put In
His Brothers Picture.

His Brothers Picture.
The late Charles Landseer, the broth
er Of Sir Edwin. gained his election as
academician with picture called "The
Eve OF the Battle OF Edge Hill" a
curious and interesting story attaches
to this picture.
When it was nearly finished Edwin
Landseer was asked by Charles TO come
and look at it and remarked that 1t
was a very good picture. but how nice
q spaniel would look in chat corner"
Charles said, Will you put it in,
thep:' at which the master took up
the brush and at once painted in fine
old English spaniel with Some leather
dispatch bags lying on the ground by
him.
The picture was duly exhibited and
admired, the spaniel especially. but
the dealer who bought it, being SIM
pie man OF business, bethought him
that Sir Edwin's dog. would be worth
more than the whole picture. So he
coolly cut it oct and sold ii, filling. the
place by common dog copied from it
Several years afterward the owner OF
the picture showed Sir Edwin, with
some pride, the picture In which ne
had painted the dog, but the great mas
ter declared he'd be hanged II ever
he did that dog" The picture was eS-
amined more closely, and then the trick
vas found out.-London Taller.
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Two Seats In the Aisle.

On a visit of John W. Gates 10 New
York shortly before his last trip
abroad he was discussing Wall street
speculation and how dull ii WAS with
a friend VIII" sometimes takes Il 1iel
IA the market himself.
let me see. said the friend; 1T
was five years ago that Stock EN-
change seat brought S9i 900. Now one
can be GOT for $4,000"
'Seyenty-hTe thousand dollars"
shouted Gates. IF 81 man went down
20 the exchange with $I5.oOO real mon
ev he could get two seats on the mid
die aisle."-New York sun.
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made something of an Investigation. SO
as 10 be ready for you. II is by no
means complete. but will read what
have:
PLAYED football and was ali oars
man In college. Was never perfect in
a lesson. Had The reputation OF being
Slugger
Game near being expelled on sew
eral occasions for pranks. Said prauks
consisted in damaging property and
smuggling policemen, with tearing down
lanpposts as 81 side issue.
Cleaned out one table d'hote and
two saloons in New York and was
stabbed in the arm.
Ran away with a professors auto
and damaged il. Paid the damage. but
guyed the professor.
Raised 4 row on q New Haven
train.
Was the principal feature In an
amateur boxing contest. Left his man
fnsensible.
Saved a man in Boston from drown
ing, but slugged Two policemen ID min
utes later.
Family we'll to do and respectable.
Young man may turn TO law. or he
may turn 10 the prize ring"
Said to dote on his mother. but was
fined So for roofing up sidewalk ut
Fall River"
Mr.. Wilson read that Far and then
laid the report aside. and looked at the
young man for a long minnie before
saying:
And nov you may go on with what
YOU came in here 10 say
"That-that report is true. sir" was
the reply In a trembling voice. but
please don't believe me vicious. Ii was
what they call eXuberance OF spirits.
When you were a young man
Il was not troubled that way, Mr..
Forrest"
"But-but--''
When do YOU enter the roped arena
to meet all cnmers?"
But I'm no slusger. All these things
Just happened SO. ] have put them ali
behind me-
Until you meet the next policeman.
Mr.. Forrest. you came to ask my con-
sent 10 wed nv daughter. ! cannot
give il.
But If | sif ! have changed
IF do any nore--if | am
no longer with exuberauce OF
spirits f.
Please this interview at HI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
TYpEWRITERS IN CHINA.
I'sey Are Used There. but Not For tbs
Native Language.

Nal!NS LS1SudSc'
IyDegriters are now made for use IN
.fecrly a hundred different languages.
en,i they are sold all over the world,
bit there is still one great nation
which, for very simple reason. has
10 tynewriters that write It's tongue.
!En'liat nation is China.
The English alphabet has twenty-six
Istters, the Russian thirty-six. The
typewriter produced for the Russian
market is the largest made. but no
Typewriter could be made that would
begin to be big enough fog he Chinese
language. which has no alphabet. but
- represented by sign characters, OF
which there are about $4,000. OF the
Great number of words found in the
English language only 4 small proper.
ton are used for the ordinary purposes
Of speech, and the same would be true
MS TO the characters used in the CHI
nese language. but the number or chi
uesc characters commonly employed IS
still far greater than could be put on
any TYPEWRITER. so this nation of 400
100000 people has no typewriter IN It's
own tongue.
But that doesn't mean that no type
writer's are sold in China. More ana
more Chinese are learning other Ian
;s,Ia.es besides their own. and chinese
merchants and resident foreign mer-
chants use typewriters. and they are
used I'm legations and in consular or
fees and in banks and shipping offices
and colleges and by missionaries. by
various people. Altogether there are
sold in China 4 good many typeWrit-
ers.-WaShington Post.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13

Nine Maeterl:nck gave out ten rules
which she said would insure married
happiness.
The first is, Always feed your hus-
band WE'LL
Why mention the other nine?-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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"Why did she give him back his
r,ng:''
The were discussing feminine
lovelness and she remarked thHt, Of
course. there were lots Of more beau
tiful girls than she in The world"
And she got angry because lie dis
agreed with her Whnl an unusual"
Nav, the chumY didn't disagree
with her. He said: That stands 70
reason"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
Th. Jenny Lind Rock

The Ohio river claims amon" its
treasures the Jenny Lind rock. The
Ginger was Il passenger on steamer
which struck on sand bar near the
rock. ana while waiting for the boat
% be tioated Miss Lind had boatmen
row her out 10 the rock. where she
Gtool alone and sang 4 song.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
OF Course.

In the bankruptcy court once
heard witness asked the amount of
his gross income. Me gross income.
IS it? Sure an I'd have We know that
have no gross income. I'm . fisher.
man. an me income is all net Was
the astonishing reply.-Grcen Bag.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13
No Use.

POcahontas had saved the life or
Captain John Saith.
What wcuId lave been the use nr
killing him. anyhow. pat' she said.
There are Mu!iJns Of other John
Smiths. and there wol,iin't have been
q line about it III tile papers.
H"r news instinct was uaerring.
Saving the captains life ni;iie Il FIRST
PAGE story VI The affair. = Chicago
News.
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Evidently No Friend.

y thought You were friends
Friends. Friends, Why. the mans
ennlity is so malignant that he gives
every book agent and canvasser who
comes 10 his Office my address and
tells him I'm an easy mark."-Chicago
Post.
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4 Queer Customer.

Mandy" said the village tailor to
his wife, I'm going TO give Sam E.'
l!2gs n suit OF clothes for 4 pic"
My goodness. papa!' exclaimed h:s
little daughter. What does pig
want with suit Of clothes T-New
FORK Times.