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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22
TELEGRAPH BORES.
The Less Business q Man Does the
More He Talks-.A Few Examples.
Chicago Tribune.

MOhV uaN e1Ao- - CIV VhVo~
Chicago Tribune.l
What is the hardest part of nv
work 2" remarked clerk at the receiv.
ing window of one of the larger tele,
graph Offices. Waiting on dozen
men and listening to them all at the
same time? Deciphering unreliable
messages? Answering questions about
rates. wires. and delays? Making a
directory ofmy self for the whole coun.
try! Trying to attend to customers
and avoid making mistakes in the mes.
sages and money I'm counting from the
time | begin until I'm off? Listening
to inventors describe their inventions
Of refusing TO lend money to tramps
and buy stuff Of them because they are
broke-for good many chaps appear
to think receiver is kind of pawn.
broker? No: all that is easy enough.
The hardest job have is to wait on
the people who send message once in
five years.
20 yes; there are plenty of people in
the world yet who never used the telc-
graph wires in their lives. see one or
two of them every day. They consume
more of my time, occupy the window. and
put out more people waiting to thrust
their messages H. than dozen men
who send each hundred kilograms a
day do
Il get tired, he continued. Il grow
weary of listering to careful account
of AZ the circumstances that induce
them to max the great step of sending
telegram, md of a large portion of
their person 4 histories. But the worst
and hardest thing is to make them I'M
derstand that We handle several mes.
sages every day. and that theirs must
take its turn with the rest. Our wires
are crowded all the time, but the fellow
who telegraphs something unimportsnt
to New York say, can't be made to
comprehend that his dispatch can't
be sent and delivered inside of
wink. That's the idea most
of them have of the telegraph.
They want to see il 60. II our
opersting-rooms weren't sacred to all
save employees these once-in-four-years
customers would overrun them. The
other day man stood right there where
you are and talked to me half an hour
by that clock explaining why he sent
the only message he had ever sent in
his life, and in every other sentence
asking me where the answer was. In
vain I expostulated and explained, but
he wouldn't move until they shouldered
him away.
Then there's the ignorance Of these
people, too. Yesterday q woman came
in and sent dispatch to her husband
at Rock Island. In she came Just eight
times before 6 o'clock to see why he
didn't answer Finally we got word
from the manager that the man couldn't
be found ct the address given. ! tried
TO make her understand il, and how do
you suppose she took itG Said she: Il
don't believe you sent the message at
all. / watched the wires and | never
seen il go. You took my 80 cents and
gave me nothing, and I'll send my
brother-in-law down to mash your eve.
And I'm expecting him every minute
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22
NOCTURNE.
Clarence ClouRh Buel

Clarence Clough Buel
I love thee as the steeple loves the star
Above II, wooing in the sparkling night,
When the dueuna moon In out of sight,
And gossip planets wend their course afar.
Soworship |. though frowns thy beauty mar,
Like clouds wind-strewn between me and thy
height.
As on poor earth fair Heaven would put q
slight,
While yet gaze unceasing where YOU are.
Hath Love no bow to fling shaft to scar
Thy calm heart, skied in maiden constancy-
All, this know: Thou art the zenith star
of celestial sphere whose canopy
Covers the heart that's in the old, old plight
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22


Judge Cadaver will please step dis
way" said Brother Gardner, as he
motioned to Samuel Shin to raise the
alley window and let out the odor Of
burning bootleg.
The Judge came forward with a
pressure of $50 pounds to the square
inch, and the president continued:
Judge Cadaver. a society at Defiance,
Ohio, known as De Aggregation Of
Philosophy and Science, has requested
me to send EN- down some member oil
dis club who kin deliber q lectur' full
oh interest an instruckshuh. ! ha:
selected you. Heah am IS in cash an
Q railroad pass, an you will leave heal
tomorrow afternoon"
The Judge looked so meltingly sweet
that everybody began to grin.
Il now desiah to spoke few remarks
to you," said the president, as he laid
aside his spectacles. you are gwint
among strangers. You will meet wild
black-legs and bondholders an al
odder classes of men.
DOau tulh too illNh wiz youI Huoui
"Doan' try to make anybody believe
dat You am millyunaire.
"Doan' stop to bet On do string gam,
or three card monte.
"Doan' purtend yon know what yor
doan' know an nebber heard Of.
"Doan' stop to argy religun wild in
fidels nor pollyticks wild young mar
who can't vote.
III anybody calls you 'kernur yor
needn't stop to explain his mistake, but
at lie same time doan' hire any one t.
call you professor.
If yon lose your money by playin
policy while you am gone, come hon,
by lie highway an say muffin to no
body. Ii You am knocked down an
robbed you kin telegraph us an coun
on receiyin' bout 10 dollars in cash
OATS all, Judge, an you kin now re
sumo yer ropst."
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22
fIndiananolis .Innrnal.


Great are the capabilities OF the Eng.
lish language. A wayfaring Indian.
apolis man in search OF cigar went
,nto grocery store in very small
and rural village, not 200 miles from
this city. The young woman presiding
produced box containing the desired
articles, and when asked the price
thereof gave voice to the following
mystical language:
"Them there two. iers."
"Two.fers!" repeated the bewildered
Indianapolis man. What in the name
Of sense Is 'two.forg'"
"Why, two fer nickel" replied the
young woman, with an air OF Disguised
establishment at some folks ignorance.
ooh, see," said the enlightened
Hoosier. We'll, II you have any
'one.fers, let Inc have look them.
The purchase Of "one-fer' IVES made
and the wayfaring man withdrew.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22

So far from being injured by severe
labor carried on under normal condi-
tons, the brain is improved by it.
Mental activity, like muscular exercise,
keeps the brain in healthy state.
When. therefore, man says he is
suffering from the effects OF mental
overwork. I want TO know what his
vices are. Worry may be one OF these
worry is exhausting. The worries OF
li.c do indefinitely more harm than the
work of life, how onerous soever 4
may be.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22
The Yationl

The platform speaker has his especial
dangers as conspicuously rs the lawyer
or the clergyman; he acquires, insensi-
bly,, the habit OF a gladiator, and. the bot
ter his fencing the more he becomes the
slave Of his own talent.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22

0 little boy he looked. as they drove
away. He thought OF the cold, for.
lorn house to which he was returning,
and shuddered. The helpless old wo.
men, the jeering boys, the nights OF ter
tor-all these he thought of, when,
with pale face and blue lips he was
taken down from the wagon and sent
up to the house. Farmer Pritchard
watched him as he went up the steps. o
slow, forlorn little boy. He went in.
The matron came out for an explana-
ton. It was given and the farmer drove
away.
The farmer laid fresh stock OF gum.
drops ON his bureau at night, and
thought grimly that these were safe.
He retired early, not knowing what else
to do; but his sleep was broken.
Mrs. Pritchard could not sleep at all.
The tears stole through her eyelids
long after the candle was put out,
and the house was still. She was
thinking of the little boy. even then,
perhaps, covering in his cold bed with
terror.
Suddenly curious, small sound at
tracted her attention. It was repeated
again and again, and now and then
there was q tiny rustic of the paper
The sound came from the bureau. She
listened intently, and her heart beat
loud with excitement. She knew the
sound well.
Joseph she whispered. Joseph"
what, Lucy said her husband, in a
voice that sounded like he, too, had
been lying awake.
did You hear that noise, Joseph?
It's MICE"
II know it, What of it?"
Its mice, Joseph, and they're after
your gumdrops."
Good gracious, Lucy" groaned
Farmer Pritchard upon his pillow. II
flashed upon him instantly. He, and
not Tommy, was the sinner. The noise
stopped. The little depredators were
frightened, but soon began again. And
a rare feast they made of il.
1t seemed as il that night would
never end. The farmer heard every
hour the clock struck, and at 5 he got
up and made fire in the kitchen. His
wife arose at the same time and began
to get breakfast.
II won't wait for breakfast" he said
you can have it hot and ready when
We get back. Ill harness up and start
now, so as to get over there by dawn
In few moments the wheels rolled
noisily over the frozen ground out on
the road, and away drove Mr.. Pritch-
ard in the morning starlight.
Mrs. Pritchard brought out the top
and the primer again, and made the
kitchen look its very cheerfulest. Then
she got breakfast. She baked potatoes.
and fried o chicken. and made fritters.
She put the incest syrup on the table,
and plate of Jelly tarts. She laid
Tommy's plate and knife and fork in
their place, and set up his chair. The
sun had risen. and the bright beams
fell across the table. She went to the
door and looked up the road.
Yes. they were coming. They drove
into the yard; they stopped at the door,
and the wondering, smiling little Tommy
was lifted down in Mrs. pritchard's
eager arms. She held him very tight.
"Oh! my lamb! my blessing!" she
murmured, womanlike.
Lucy, come let's have breakfast
now" said the farmer, cheerfully.
This little chaps hungry. He's our
own little boy now, Lucy. He's never
going away from us again."
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22

Bill arp: One of the most pitiful
speetacles in all nature is "a poor man
with a rich mans s..
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22

George Flemil ro,r hrs.-
moss look ng a. ~ .,It rlot
face.
National Republican., 1884-06-13
COLUMBIA CLUB RACES.
Two Interesting Events in the Lives OF
lightweight Columbia Onrsmon.

Two Interesting Events in the Lives OF
Light-Woight Columbia Onrsmen.
Thoro was large company of ladies and
gentlemen present at the Columbia boat
house yesterday afternoon to witness tho
championship contest for light weights. Tho
Rino and tho Rover wero tho four-oarcd
shells entered for tho race. Tho crew of tho
Rifle were Smith, bow; Harlan, 2; Mccoy, 8,
and Ballantyne. stroke. That of the Rover:
Perry, bow; Kerr, q Dixon, 3, and Brewster
stroke. The senior four-oared crew followed
tho shells with Capt. Gibson, coxswain and
referee.
The course was one and half miles, from
the Columbia landing to tho boat house. Tho
boats kept well together to the bridge, when
tho Rover made spurt. IL kept the lead to
the boat house, coming in four lengths ahead
of the Rifle. Time, 0 minutes 40 seconds.
Tho winning crew were awarded four hand
somely hand-painted blue ribbon badges.
The next event was the skif races, with
four entries, with the following crows Davis,
stroke; Wade, bow. Brewster. stroke; Stein-
metz, bow. Downman, stroke; Zeigler, bow;
LeeCh, stroke; Kerr, bow.
Davis and Wade took the lead, closely fol-
lowed by Steinmetz and Brewster and Leech
and Kerr. When nearing tho boat house
Leech's skiff upset. Tho race was won by
Davis and Wade, who had tho lead and kept
1t to tho finish but coming in only one fourth
of q length ahead. Both races were very in
teresting and exciting. After tho races
there was hop.
National Republican., 1884-06-13
THAT UNKNowN POWER.
Miss Lula Hurst, the Georgia Girl, Gives
Private Exhibition.

Miss Lula Hurst, the Georgia Girl, Gives
n Private Exhibition.
About one hundred persons witnessed an
exhibition of the remarkable powers of Miss
Lula Hurst, the Georgia girl, in the parlors
of tho Metropolitan hotel last evening" 1t
was expected to bo private test exhibition
for q number of Washington scientists, but
only three of them were present. These were
Prof. Taylor, of the Smithsonian; Prot. Ferrel,
of the signal service Office, and Prof.
Eastman, of tho naval observatory. The
rest OF the company was made up Of news
paper men and congressman. There were
also present half a dozen ladies who live in
the hotel. The parlor was uncomfortably
crowded, but everybody was ablo to see and
several wero able to feel the force Of the
inexplicable power of the girl.
F, Miss Hurst was accompanied by her father
and mother aud by Prof. Atkinson, tho elocu-
zionist, and Mr.. Cohen, her manager. The
three gentlemen superintendent the perform
ance and kept watch that the bedeviled fur
niture should not break mirror or anybody IS
head. The performances were exactly the
same as those explained in THE REPUBLICAN
yesterday morning.
The first young gentleman who stood
under tho umbrella with Miss Hurst looked
like strong man, but the umbrella dragged
him all about the room. Frank Morgan, of
the Critic, and John Mccarthy, of tho Balti-
more Sun. each accepted the umbrella for one
waltz around the room, and it required the
efforts of several daring people to keep them
from inyoluntarily thrusting the spread UNI
brella through somebody.
Congressman Reese, of Georgia, who Is a
big man and looks as strong as u giant, at
tempted to hold u chair upon which Miss
Lula placed her hands. The congressman
looked as If he was wrestling with Edwin
Bibby, and when he finally released the chair
his face was very much flushed and he looked
tired. Miss Lula was not at all exhausted and
Immediately set Frank Truesdale to dancing
when he undertook to hold, first chair and
then billiard cue which she touched with
the palms of her hand. Several men at
tempted by their combined strength to push
chair upon which Miss Lula placed her
hands down to the floor, but their combined
strength WAS Intellectual.
Tho company was exceedingly merry over
the misadventures of the gentlemen who
struggled to hold themselves steady, and the
red faces of some of tho young gentlemen
might have been due to shame faced modesty
rather than exertiOn.
After the tests were over Miss Hurst re-
mained in conversatiOn with tho guests for
somo time. The ladies who wero present
seemed deeply Interested, and sOmo of them
proposed TO try Miss Lula's strength them
selves, but declared that 1t must bo without
even that much of an audience.
Prof. Taylor said that the performance was
"unaccountable." Prof. Eastman called il
psychic force" Another scientist of loss
note said it was blood power" whatever
that may be,
National Republican., 1884-06-13
THE GOOD sAMAR1rANs.
Parade and Picnic OF Ono Thousant
Members OF the Order Yesterday.

Parade and Picnic OF One Thousand
Members OF the Order Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon between aud
o'clock Pennsylvania avenue was onlivenod
by procession consisting Of coorod lodges
of tho Independent Ordor Good Samaritans
marching on foot, and eighty open barouches
containing tho lodges of tho Daughters of
Samaria, the procession being headed by
Chief Marshal Robert Gunnell and staff an6
q band of music.
There arc 5000 members Of tho two COM
bined orders in Washington, and yesterday
delegations from forty-seveu lodges were
represented in line, numbering about 1000
men and women.
IL was the twonty-first anniversary of
grand lodge, No. 3, /. o. q. s. aud ID. s., Of
the District OF Columbia. Tho procession
formed in front Of tho Fourth Colorcd Baptist
chu rch, Il street, Rev. Robert johnson pastor,
and proceeded over the following route: X
to Fourteenth street, TO Connecticut avenue,
to Seventeenth street, to Pennsylvania
avenue down the avenue 60 Third street, to
Massachusetts avenue, to Sixth street, to the
Boundary, and Ricks's park. Arriving ut tho
park, the large throng crowded upon and
around the pavilion.
Tho seats in the pavilion wero occupied by
Rev. Robert johnson, past grand chief Row.
William Gibbons pastor of tho Zion Baptist
church. South Washington, deputy grand
chief; Rov. Robert Laws, pastor Of tho Nir-
ginia Avenue Baptist church; Rev. ID. W..
Grimshaw, past grand sire; Charles Pratt,
past grand chief and master of ceremonies,
and james Burgess, right worthy deputy
grand chief. All Of tho grand lodge officers
named delivered addresses.
Rev. Vim. Gibbons, ID. q. c.. in the course OF
his remarks said that tho principles of tho
Good Samaritans were those Of love, purity
and truth, with no show for drunkenness
lying, or stealing.
Rov. Robert johnson, 7. q. c., at tho close
of his address said that he had been taken
advantage of by tho parties in charge of the
park In selling boor to tho Samaritans. This
had been done against his orders. Ho had
been informed that both Mr.. and Mrs. Ricki
wero out of town, and thought IL very strange
that they should bo in the country on
the day Of the parade OF tho Samaritans.
Tho hymn "Blest Be tho Tie That Binds
Our Hearts in Christian Love" was sung,
after which, at about o'clock, tho company
separated to return TO tho park in the oven
ing. At night there was happy social
gathering of the Samaritans and Daughters
of Samaria at the park. A band was provided
to furnish music for singing and dancing
Tho day and night was q happy colored
jubilee throughout.
AT q business meeting of tho grand lodge
held at Rev. Johnson's church previous to
the parade, S. w. Herbert was elected grand
chief, Mary Twinc, assistant, and Rev. VIM.
Gibbons, deputy grand chief. The election
Of other officers was postponed until next
Monday niuht
National Republican., 1884-06-13
TIE EIGuT-HoUR LAW.
Secretary LincoIn's Letter OF Instructions
That IL BE Enforced.

Inquiry having been made at the war do.
partment as to the truth of the repeated al
legations that the eght-hour law has been
disrogarded by that department, it is learned
from the acting secretary Of war, Gen.
Benet that the charge was unfounded, as is
shown by tho following copy of n letter of
instructions sent to him as chief of ordnance
by Secretary Lincoln:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 26,
lSS3.-Sir! ! / transmit ~ you herewith separate
petitions purpOrtng to be signed by employees Of
the arsenal at Beniciu, the arsenal at Rock Island
and the arsenal " Frankford, representing that
the provisions of the "cight-hour law" sectOn
373S OF the revised stHtutes) are not complied with
at those arsenals, and praying that they be ell
forced.
The law referred to does not prohibit govern
ment officers, for good reasons based ON the pecu-
liar character of the duty Of the employe or upon
an agreement with an employe of the character
named in the act, that he shall render his services
for an agreed price during more or less than eight
hours In day, and IL may bc that some or all of
the petitioners are employed under such an en-
gagoment.
IL is, however my opinion that in the absence
of public GNigenCy the continuance of active
work at government manufacturing establish
ments for more than eight hours day Is In viola
tion of the intent of the statute, and you will
please to instruct tho commanding officers Of the
aboyc-namcd arsenals accordingly.
/ have the honor 10 be, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, ROBERT Il. LINCOLN,
Secretary OF War.
To THE cttIPp oP OpnS ANcr
National Republican., 1884-06-13
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Leave of absence for fourteen days. from juno
1G 1881, Is granted to First Lieut.. Frazier A. BUu.
telle, lst cavalry recruiting olhcer.
Leave of absence for six months on surgeons
certificate of disability with permission to leave
the division of the Missouri, Is granted Capt James
IL. Gageby, Sd infantry
Leave of absence until Sept. 90. 1884, on sur
geons certificate of disability, with permission to
leave the department of the Missouri, is granted
Mai. John S. Poland, 18th infantry.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Edward h. Morris, u
8. A., viii proceed from Fort Wayne Ind, TO Fort
Ieayenworth, Kan. and report IN person TO the
commanding general department Of the Missouri
for assignment to duty.
The superintendent Of the general recruiting
service Will cause twenty recruits TO be prepared
and forwarded at once under proper charge TO
Fort Smelling, Minnesota for assignment to com.
panies q ana ], 18TH infantry.
Commissary Sergeant John Murphy U. S. A.,
now at Emmett, st. Clair county, Mich, having
Iellnuuished the uuoXpired portion of his tur-
lough will proceed to Fort Wayne, Michigan, and
report to the commanding oncer Of that post, on
or before the 25th instant, to relieve Commissary
Sergeant Charles Steglich, u, s. A, Commissary
Sergeant stegiCh upon heing relieved, will pro-
coed to Fort Ellis, Montana territory and report "
the commanding oiliceE OF that post for duty,
National Republican., 1884-06-13
selrReIiunt Infants.
PiRsbuIg Chronicle

Three passengers arrived at tho Union
depot to-day from tho west, that were the
cause of moro attention from tho public than
generally falls to the lot of ordinary
travellers. A little girl not moro than years
Of age, was one of them, and she had travelled
by herself from San Francisco, having no
directions but what she herself gave to the
railroad men. Hor ticket, small sum of
money, and her own smartness had brought
her thus far on her way to
JohnBtown, whore she was going to live
with somo of her friends. Her nano was
not learned but her businesslke airs
were the cause of her receiving more than
ordinary notice, The other two passengers
were little boy and his sister, ncithor of
whom wero over L on Z years of age, who had
made their journey thus far from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, under the care Of the train men,
National Republican., 1884-06-13
pEpAnrMENT NEWS.

The comptroller Of the currency hns authorized
the First National bank Of fsefling, Kan, TO begin
business with a capital Of $4,000.
The receipts from internal revenue yesterday
worO Si3i l31, and from customs, Sjl5.5iL The
national bank notes received for redemption
amounted to s7200JO.
The President and tho secretary Of war left
Washington yesterday for New York In special
car of tho Pcnnsylynnia railroad. The secretary
of the navy was unable TO accompany the party.
Government authorities have received n telegram
from Special Agent lubbs at Key West, Fla, as
follows: "NIarreso, secretary of revolutionary
committee here, arrested by marshal with explo.
siye material, por steamer from New York, last
night. Examination postponed until to. morrow
Sealed letters IN baggage unstampcd to prominent
rovolutionists"
The following named fourth.clRss postoflioes
have been placed on the presidential list, and the
salaries OF The postmasters fixed at the amounts
stated Blunt, Dak.. 81, 400 Kambll Oak. 81 200 ;
Columbus, Oak, $1,000 Miller, Dak., 81 200 San
born, Iowa, 81 ,000 Anthony, Kan, 81, 600 Sedan,
Kan, lOO0 Tracy Mlnn., 81 100 Glendine, Mont,
81 100; Snow Shoe, Pa, Sl,l00 Newport News Va,
$1,000
National Republican., 1884-06-13
THE MERRY oARsA1EN.
The Programme OF Events Set FOR De-
eisiOn at the July Regatta.

The Programme OF Events Set for De-
oision at the July Regatta.
Tho third annual Potomac river regatta
will take place over tho national course July
3lst, and will bo under the joint patronage of
tho Analostan Columbia, and Potomac boat
clubs. Tho programme announced for tho
occasion embraces contests for eight-oarod
shells, four-oared gigs for the palmer Cup"
four-Oared shells for tho "PoSt" championship
trophy, aud "Ep1iug Star Cup" four.oared
shells for tho mason Challenge Cup" light
weight four.oarcd shells (12S pounds and un-
der) for tho Merchants Challenge Cup,p
senior and junior single soull shells. Hand
some individual prizes will be given each
winning contestant. Entries close July 23.
Tho commodious national course grows in
favor with oarsmen year by year, and there
Is no doubt of tho success Of tho regatta
With the three clubs working harmoniously
to bring about such an end, the leading clubs
of the cast will no doubt be represented in
the different events. The addition of con-
test for pair cared shells might improve the
programme.