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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
DOUBLE BARREL SHOT GUNS

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13
GUNS &RIFLES

-, D or a calibre full or half magazine 1890
former price s27 Od VIII soon advance Guaran
t4ed perfect goods
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Moak y. Who Mixed Their Drink.

As well as the apes in general our
balloons were passionately fond of strong
liquors, and had u peculiar propensity for
nerisa. kind of beer made of the grains
of durrah by the inhabitants Of the Sou
dan. Brandy was not to their taste. but
unfortunately they maze an exception one
day. After having swallowed copious
Quantities of merisa each one Of the troop
was offered big glass Of date brandy,
which he drank As consequence they
became completely intoxicated insolent.
passionate, bestial. and griDned and gam.
boiled in fearful manner in word they
offered the bideOus caricature OF drunken
men.
The next day thirteen of the drunkards
were suffering from the consequences Of
the spree, and looked sick unto death
All food gave them nausea: the turned
away with disgust from merisa and even
from wine. favorite beverage in ordin.
AIRY times the only things they accepted
were lemons. Of which each one ate an
average uf twenty pieces. In this
wretched state they comforted themselves
like men, and would doubtless have EN-
Dyed sour herring II 1t had been posi-.
he 10 secure this antidote in the country
Of the Mahdi in the evening they felt
better. and were all right the next morn.
ing. hoped this bard lesson would
teach nv pupils the advantages of absti.
nence but. a'asl ! was mistaken once
more In my life They drank and reveled
all the same. and from that day drank
brandy with prediction
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Negro AMI African.
Alta To Constifutl, m. +.

II Is a common mistake 10 regard the
term negro as Synonymous with African.
The word regrO does not denote nation,
but an ideal type constituted by tn as.
semblage of certain physical Characters
tics exemplifed in the natives of certain
portions OF Africa and their descendants
in America and the West Indies
In Africa the area occupied by the gen
uine negro. men with back skin. thick
lips. depressed nose. and woolly hair is
exceedingly small compared with the re.
mainder Of the continent. As rule the
prevalent color in Africa Is that of the
Arab the Indian. and the Australian The
true negro districts are the Senegal. the
Gambia. the Niger. aud the intermediate
rivers of the coast, parts Of Sudania Sen.
naar, II ardofau, aud Darfur cople
who are certainly not negroes inhabit the
whole coast of the Mediterranean, the
desert the Kafir. aud Hottentot areas
south Of the line. Abyssinla, and the
middle and lower Nile This does not
leave much territory for the typical
negro
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
RELICS OF THE meas
Numerous Evidences Of the IndaStry aud
intelligence Of the Ancient Pernvlan>

Numerous Evidences Of the Indasiry aud
intelligence of the Ancient Pernvlan~.
Lima Cor. Inter ocean.l
All along the valley Of the Rimae are
the remains Of Inca towns. temples, for
tresses, aud cemeteries, vast reservoirs Of
earth 10 which these prudent people used
10 hoard their surplus barvesls for time OF
scarcity. irrigation bitches carved out OF
the living rocks, and terraces aiong the
mountain sides. walled up with stone to
catch and keep the drifting SOIL every
atom of which was necessary to sustain a
people whose numbers were as the sands
of their own deserts aud whose struggle
for existence surpasses the wouder Of
modern times There was No nj he Of
sod from the mountains base to its sum.
NIT TOO small or too inaccessible TO be
utilized. Wherever q grain of maize
could be lodged 1t was planted, and even
with this perpetual war against the oppo'
sition of nature the; accumulated a
wealth which il took a century OF span
ish Incidence aud extravagan 10 waste
These hanging gardens. these rows OF
terraces around the mountains rs well
as the ruined cities whose walls are a per.
petual defiance TO destruction and de ay,
teach lesson that modern Peru will not
profit by The people of this republic
have been too proud 10 work. but their
ancestors were not too proud 10 steal
and live for centuries upon the profit oil
Inca industry The ChilianS have been
here and despoilcd them as the despoiled
the original inhabitants of this republic
a race superior to them in morals, in
ethics, and in the science Of self-govern-
menL
A visit IN the Inca cemeteries. where
millions Of bodies are buried in the drift.
ing sand. gives clew to the extent OF the
original population rs well as to their
arts their religion and their customs
The dead were preserved after the custom
of ancient Egypt, and a few moments
toll with a shovel will disclose mummies
whose features are perfectly preserved,
whose eyes are petriiied whose fingers
are clasped with riggs and who are sur
rounded with such implements and utcn
sis as those who buried them thought
they would need in the other world As
the soldier takes his blanket aud his cook.
ing kit. his food and his portable treas
ures. so did the doctrine of future life
cause the dead Incas TO be equipped in
their departure from one world 10 an
other
In this rainless region. protected by the
magnetic sand, nothing can decay, and
the contents Of the Inca graves are as well
preserved as if their age was counted by
days instead of centuries Wood. vege.
tables, and flesh petrify; fabrics and arti.
cles of similar character are preserved
There is no moisture TO produce decay,
and there are no insects TO consume. The
contents of their sand hills are projected
from every form Of destruction. and their
extent has never been measured.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Copper-Greened Pick. IS,
New York Letter.1


Five of the wholesale pickle dealers OF
Brooklyn, n. Y. admit that they use cop
per for the purpose of imparting fresh
and inviting appearanceto their commod.
titles. and one of them describes the pro.
cess by which the fictitious coloring is i'm
parted as follows: The pickles are placed
in vat and sub ,,ected 10 steam heat OF
lao 20 Ito degrees Fahrenheit In the
val quantity OF alum and copper plates
arc added and the innocent cucumber or
onion Is subjected 10 contact with these
harmless ingredients for term Of from
three TO nine hours The pickles are
then carefully washed, and are ready for
the palates Of the public.
One dealer said he discountenanced the
use of copper plates and said he only used
crystal Of blue vitriol, most appetizing
adjunct This highly agreeable method
Of -greeuing" the pickles and poisoning
the public will not be further permitted
by the health oticer. He prefers his
pickles straight.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Fccent lex nc Ludwig
f. Iea q 7rbu,e.I


The Bavarians are beginning seriously
70 consider their position In regard 20
kim ludwig His malesty's passion for
building palaces and ordering special
performances Of dramas and operas, at
which lie constitutes in his august per.
son the entire audience, together with
mad cxlrayagances OF other kinds, have
raised the public dissatisfaction 10 such a
pitch that there Is actually talk Of a
change OF ruler. The next heir TO the
throne is admittedly insane, and the most
desirable candidate Is Prince Ludwig.
cousin Of the king The only redeeming
feature in the proceedings Of the eccen
trio king is that he secludes himself
strictly from the public gaze lie has
become. says Berlin correspondent,
more inaccessible than ever.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Caparit Cd % Eggs.
iouungl

There Is nothing better than an egg; II
Is the unit of perfection. simply boiled
or roasted il is entirely good but. when
cooked by madame. 1t takes as many
forms as protoplasm ii ike a jugger,
she can do ANYTHING with eggs. Well
beaten, with milk or Hour, she makes bat.
ter cakes, which We take turns in frying.
exhausting ourselves In the effort 10 turn
with dexterity. at the right moment. q
cake the full 81 Of the pan Maple
strip is delectable upon these cakes. You
may not believe Il, but slice of stale
bread, dipped in hot water. buttered aud
spread with French mustard and cooked
with three eg as an omelet make n
capital dish With box of sardines one
can make meal of IL
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Ox-Horn Chairs.
ISAn Francisco Chronicle. !

san Francisco Chronicle
You have no idea what a demand
there is for tits style Of chairs. said q
well known furniture dealer TO re.
porter. as he proudly pointed at a beautl
full specimen, made entirely Of horns
and exquistely finished with silk plush
and fringe No, 1t is not exactly a new
idea continued the furniture man, for
my firm has been turning them out fuI
nearly a year. This style of horn chairs.
finished with silk plush. easily sells for
500, while those finished with leather
bring $15.
How are they manufactured
well, you see, there are twenty-five
horns used in this seat which We are ex,
aiming. IF course a smaller number Of
horns can be used in some styles only
eighteen are required, but these do not
have as neat an appearance and are much
cheaper The mode of manufacture is
quite simple. The horns after being
thoroughly cleansed, steamed. and scraped
10 the proper thickness, are filled OF
stuffed with sawdust and glue After
being thoroughly dried and polished, the
horns are fastened into the proper position
with brass rivets and glue. Then follows
the upho'stering operation. which is very
simple. but upon the whole the chairs
thus made may be considered very
artistic.
And the demand is there much call
for this style Of fur itureY /"
-lesyindeed. There are many chairs
now In use in several of the Nob.hill
residences We la shipped them to
France, the Pacific islands, and many TO
the eastern and northern states. orders
are constantly coming in. and | may
safely say the demand is increasing.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Designs for Carpets.

In the school of designs. in South Keu-
sington, there are several quotations
which are regarded as automatic. and
they unequivocally direct the efforts OF
the pupils The following is the rule
upon carpet design:
l. The surface Of a carpet. serving as
. ground to support all OBJ cIs, should
be quiet and negative. without strong
contrast Of either form or colors
, The leading forms should be so dis.
posed as 10 distribute the pattern over the
whole floor, moi pronouncing either in tn.
direction Of breadth or length all up
and down" treatments being erroneous
3. The decorative forms should be fat.
without shadow or relief. whether derived
from ornament or direct from flowers or
foliage.
4. In color the general ground should
be negative, low In tone, and inclining to
the tertiary hues
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Th- Pass on Flower.

The usual belief Is that the pass on I"
flower derived its name because OF the re.
semblance, OF fanc!ed rcsem blance. Ut the
parts Of the pant 10 the instruments. of
the SAVIOR passion and Crucihsion.
Thus the three nails through tue hands
and feet on the cross are represented by
the stigmas. five anthes represent the five
wounds. the rays Of glory OF. Ias others
aay) the crown Of thorns are represents
by the rays OF the corona, the ten part
Of the perianth represent ten of the
apostles li'eter. who denied The SAVIOR.
and Judas. his beuayer. being absentt
The hands Of the Prosecutors are supposed
20 be indicated by the finger.like leaves
Of the plant and the "scourges" ia the
teodris
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
AT DAWN


tRxchsrd Nixon in New Orleans Times DemocrskI
A dawn where all the churches spires
Are circled by white crowns OF mist;
And cloud whose hues OF amethysts
Await the suns transmitting fires
A river with sad, sullen lips
That dill the air with hollow wall;
While faint across the pale skies trail
The eob-wsb ropes Of swaying ships
The lazy fog, still dark with night
Rolls of, a demonstrating food.
Just over head two ssagulls stud
The air with diamond points OF light
The skiffs move by as noiselessly
As PASSING shadows OF a cloud;
The boatman's call is not more loud
Than echoes Of melody
The sea-gulls startled, wheel and cry
As thro' the waves they catch gleam
OF some white shape borne down the
stream,
With sightless eyes turned toward the sky.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
, consumption 90 saEaT.


We eat good deal more sugar than we
did five years ago 10 1880 the annual
consumption OF sugar per head In this
country was Al. 2 pounds In 1884 II was
SID pounds Al the same time much less
molasscs is used. Our total consumption
Of sweets is fifty sir pounds per head In
Engiand Il Is sixty-seyen pounds We eat
more than twice as much As France. three
times as much as Germany. aud eight
Times as much as Russia.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
Rare snnri.

Salmon. fishing around the islands be-
tween Japan and siberia is rare sport
A scientific traveller describes seriously
the abundance of fish. They exist 10
such numbers that during the summer
and autumn seasons their fins sticking out
Of the water near the entrances OF the
rivers look like masses Of tangled kelp. /"
A single haul brings to land 5000 sal.
mnn
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04
~. AIahdi'. Tear.

Gen. Gordon SAYS. IN his diaries. that
he was told the Mnhdi concealed pepper
under his finger nails, which were long
30 that when lie wanted lie could draw
from his eyes copious Hood OF tears.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-04

Though the Hawaiian people have been
gartinlly conYeficd 10 The Protestant re.
hfiob. they sin are superstltions aud call
upoo their gods and goddesses 70 help
nem IN any gront trouble
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-20

LANCASTER. MARCH 20, 1886.
The Penalty Of Greatness.

We do not quite understand why doc
tors daily bulletins should now be num-
bered among the burthens of distinction.
Certainly the country was not edited by
the Garfield bulletins and is not greatly
entertained by the Grant dispatches But
it is easy enough to understand why these
things are printed when they can be got. 1t
is simply because the newspapers aim to
feed the curiosity Of their readers with
the purpose, regardless of quality. But
what seems strange is that these bulletins
should be furnished. OF course it is
done with the assent of the patient $
family. The physicians in attendance
would seal their lips unless thus opened.
But family which desires minute descrp-
tions to be printed of the daily progress of
the disease of one of their number, must
have but moderate sensibility and a mild
regard for the interest of their patient.
The habit of physicians is to seek to con.
ceal from their patients the seriousness OF
their illness, and no doctor has vet thought
of dilating at the bedside upon the bad
possible remedies of medicine and surgery
yet General Grant is invited to read eacl
day such talk by his physicians, and il
given every opportunity TO know the baC
features of his case, and to enjoy tn
reasons why his tongue is not cut out, hi
jaw sawed through and his palate " eXtir
- Pated."
General Grant is soldier and may en-
joy descriptive butchery of himself whicl
would be disagreeable to most people. l
so, and he can read with peace the medica
bulletins in his case, there is no goo
reason why they should not be printed. !
he likes it and his friends like it, the rest O
us can stand it well enough. But does h
like it Or do we owe it only to tn
brutality of those about him
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-20
Learning.


The New York Tribune, in review of a
new edition of the works of Alexander
Hamilton, pronounces that statesman the
most eminent and influential of his time.
II declares there is none whose works are
more valuable for study and instruction at
the present time" and that " there is edu-
cational value in the elevation of his
thoughts the sustained nobleness of his
discourse. II is the breadth of great
spirit that is manifested thus, and the
young may well profit by the example"
The Tribune is not prevented from say
ing this of its political apostle by the fact
that the complete edition of Hamilton's
works, which it commends 50 warmly, is to
contain " the Reynolds pamphlet, which
cannot with any pretence of completeness
be omitted from such an edition."
1t may even be expected that the TriJm,'
will yet concede something of worth and o
public usefulness to Benjamin Franklin
notwithstanding the revelations of his auto
biography.
We mention it not to quarrel with tn,
Tribune 'sjudgment but to commend it
intellectual enlargement.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-20
Judge and Jury.

1t quite often happens that judges who
are not content with the verdicts of juries,
undertake to reprove them from the bench
for their verdicts. We believe that this
practice is bad one. 1t is open to the
objection that it is both wrong and cow
ardly. The judge takes advantage of his
position and of the respect and obedience
due to him in the court room to deliver
himself of denunciation which cannot
we'll be resented. Though if the jurymen
We're alert with their tongues, they would
be justified in saying from their seats to the
Judge that he transcribed his authority
in calling them to account for the eXerc Use
of their sworn duty to deliver their verdict
upon the case submitted to them. For this
is the fact. The jury is sworn as well as
the Judge. His duty ends when he in
structs them upon the law in the case. 1t
is their duty to yield the verdict. 1t may
not be an intelligent one but if it is an
honest one they have done their duty, ac-
cording TO their powers, and it does not lie
with the judge to upbraid them. If their
verdict was improperly influenced, it is his
duty to act but if he knows of nothing to
challenge their honesty, his duty is to be
silent
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-20

AFTER an experience of over three years
the Thirteen Club" New York, makes an
exhibit that vindicates the success of its reso-
lutte efforts to defy the old superstition that
when thirteen sit at table the first one rising
will die within year. 1.-THE first dinner OF
this organization was held on the 18th of Jan
uary, 1882, in room Is, ..at thirteen minutes
past 8. Thirteen men sat down to dinner.
That was the whole of the club at that time.
These are all alive and well to-day. Since
then the parent organization has granted
charters to thirteen branch clubs, and several
more are prospering, there being in all thir-
teen times thirteen members of the order
Among this number there were ten deaths
last year, but not one occurred within a year
after becoming member. Having refuted
the "l3' superstition, the club now proposes
to attack the popular notion about Friday be-
ing an unlucky day; and after they have
disposed OF it they will doubtless attend to
the people who think cremation is un-
Christian and inhuman and to the idiots
who pronounce family card playing "the
rudiments of the education without which
no one could ever become gambler" The
fool-killer has plenty of work but the Thir-
teen club is doing its share to- tighten his
labors.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-20
STRIKING TELEGRdPHERS
The Bankers and Merchants Operatives q
WOrk-Their Salaries Innaid.

The Bankers and Merchants Operatives QUIT
Work-Their Salaries Unpaid.
The feeling OF dissatisfaction that has long
existed among the operators of the Bankers
and Merchants telegraph company at the
main office, ls7 Broadway, New York, cul-
minated in a strike Thursday night. Twenty
five men, comprising nearly all the force,
left their tables at nine o'clock. They had
been paid their January wages. ON reporting
for duty in the evening each man was given a
printed slip, which stated that Receiver J. Is.
Butler would pay seventy per cent of all
claims, provided a receipt in full were given.
Alter consultation the men telegraphed TO
Mr.. Butler that unless he agreed 10 pay them
at once they would quit. Mr.. Butler answered
i'll person. A committee of three waited on
him with the information that if they received
their salaries in full for February on Saturday
and he assured them that they would get
their March money on the I'D instant they
would remain at work. Mr.. Butler answered
that he would pay last months wages on
Tuesday, but he could say nothing at present
about this months TheOperators then with
drew and quit work.
The operators complain bitterly of the way
they have been treated in money matters
and say that messages have been coming in
from all over the country where the com
pany has offices asking when they should
be paid. Mr.. Butler is said to have stated
that the money with which he offered tu
make the settlement came from Edward
Stokes, of the Hoffman house, who owns
much stock in the company.
The entire night force OF the Bankers u
Merchants telegraph company In BOston
stopped work Thursday night and 1t is un
derstood that the strike is general through
| out the whole line of the company. The
| operators in the Boston Office have no per
sonal grievances, having been paid III full
| except for extra service performed in Feb
| ruary. The action is simply to strengthen
| aud sustain their brother operators in New
York and the larger cities, to whom the cCIn
pany is heavily in arrears.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-20
The Specific Charge.

Some of the superserviceable defenders
of Postmaster Huidekoper, of Philadel-
phia, are trying to make defense for him
against very different charge from that
against him. They represent that the INTEL
LIGENCER which formulated this charge
has declared that although Postmaster
Huidekoper did not openly interest himself
in the partisan fight for the election of Mr..
Blaine, he secretly connived against the
election of Mr.. Cleveland by permitting
documents inmical to the Democratic
cause to pass through the postoffice."
Nothing of the kind has been complained
of.
What the Philadelphia postmaster is ac-
cused of is that he permitted the free and
wholesale circulation through his Office
which was made the centre Of its distribu-
tion-of obscene literature, such as is ex-
pressly forbidden by the United States
statutes and such as postmasters are contin-
ually intercepting, and having the senders
and publishers sent to the pententiary for
mailing it.
Philadelphia was selected as theplace foI
the publication of this vile stuff, because
Anthony Comstock might have scented it
out in New York or Brooklyn and the
Philadelphia postoflice was used as the
chief mailing place, because if sent through
the New York office in one cent envelopes
it would have been intercepted.
Postmaster HuidekOker either knew to
what base and unlawful uses the service OF
his Office was being prostituted, or he did
not. If he did, he is knave if he didn't
he is fool.