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Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
GLOSSY TILES OF THE BROKERS.
The Way In Which They Are Kept shiny
The Hatter's Little Trick.


"These brokers are queer cattle, as a
rule" remarked a dealer in hats on
lower Broadway the other day. They
want their silk hats to shine all the time
as if they Were just out of factory.
Swell young men about town have that
sort of desire. but it don't seem to be a
characteristic of business men generally
except i'm the case of brokers. Some Of
these brokers have their hats ironed, or
think they do, two and three times
day, and have got so into the habit Of
that sort of thing that l have to keep
two men who don't do anything else
but keep hat, in order, either by block
ing or ironing.
The shiny tile of the average broker
would seem 10 indicate either that what
the hat man said was true, or else that
the brokers are lavish and frequent pur-
chasers of new silk hats. The former
was proved by inquiry to be the fact.
Nearly every downtown halter has a
similar experience. Brokers are liberal
buyers Of high mats. They are also
economical in caring for them after they
once buy their tiles, however. 1t costs
from 80 cents to 81 to block them. So
the broker escapes the necessity of this
expense 10y going to his halter daily to
have them ironed. There is no charge
for this service. Ironing is supposed to
be the running of a hot hatter's iron
over the glossy surface of the hat, and
this always gives a lustre to the tile. 1t
don't take much time even when thor
oughly done, but it does help TO do away
with the necessity for blocking hat,
and does, in measure, help to eat up
the profits of the halter. So the willy
halter has found way to get even with
the broker.
Some of the brokers'" said one of
these, come in here as soon as they get
down in the morning and have their
hats ironed. Then they 90 to business.
Knocking about in the crowds they run
up against spoils the appearance of their
hats. So, before they go up town they
either bring or send around tleir hats for
a fresh polish. Sometimes, too, they put
in an extra polish at lunch time, especi-
ally if they are to have ladies down town
to lunch with them. Now, that sort of
thing gets monotonous when it happens
six days in the week.
"Hatters know, but the public gener-
ally doesn't kow we get even with these
brokers, whose custom we naturally
value too highly to offend the men in
any way. Once in a while VIC iron the
iron the hats, of course, in order to keep
them in good shape, but generally all we
do is to rub them over with bit of silk
warmed until it is quite hot. That gives
the hat the necessary polish. 1t saves
us the trouble of ironing, and the polish
makes the broker happy. If the people
knew how easily they could burnish up
their silk hats by simply rubbing them
with heated silk handkerchiefs suppose
we should lose some money, but it would
save us lots of time and trouble. 1t
would be great scheme for us if brokers
could be informed of the fact without
letting fellows who pay for having their
hats blocked and ironed know anything
about it. We'd save much trouble if
such plan could be carried out. New
York Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
Our Great Ignorance Of Mexico.

Although geographically near, and
having been in commercial relations with
the rest of the world for over $50 years,
there is probably less known to-day
about Mexico than of almost any other
country claiming to be civilized; GER
tainly not as much as concerning Egypt,
Palestine, or the leading states of British
India, and not any more than concerning
the outlying provinces of Turkey, the
states of Northern Africa. or the seaport
districts of China and Japan. 1t is
doubtful, furthermore, if as large pro-
portion as one in a thousand of the fairly
educated men of the United States or of
Europe, could at once, and without ref
erence to an encyclopedia, locate and
name the twenty-seven states or polit-
ical divisions into which the republic of
Mexico is divided, or SO many of its
town and cities as have a population in
excess of $1,000 or 2c.000.-David A.
Wells in Popular Science Monthly.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
The Earth Viewed at q Distance.

If it were possible to rise above the at
mosphere which surrounds the earth we
should see nothing but an intense and
sharply defined ball Of fire, while every
thing else would be wrapped in total
darkness. There could be no diffusion of
light without an atmosphere, or some
similar medium for it to act upon; but If
the air about extended to height Of 700
miles, the rays of the sun could not pene-
trate it and we should be left in dark
ness. At the depth of 200 feet in the
ocean the light cease altogether, one-half
of the light being being absorbed in pass
ing through only seven feet of the purest
water.-Scientific journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
Time Saved i,y Railroad Travel.

The estimated number of passengers
carried annually on the Berlin tramways
is 10000, 900. A statistician has calcn-
lated that, if every person thus trans
ported saves only ten minutes time on
every working day Of ten hours, count
ing 300 working days to the year, the ag-
gregate saving of time In single calen-
dar year will amount to 5000 working
years. Adding to this the saving of
twenty minutes time for $1,000, 900 of
persons carried by the city railroad
namely: 1866 working years-the grand
annual saving for the travelling Berlin
public would be 6.666 working years in a
twelvemonth.- Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
The boomerang Practically a Myth.

do we ever get fooledg" exclaimed
Barnum' when | asked him if he was
often led into wild goose chases after
things that turned out to be ordinary.
swell, should say SO. There's no de-
pendence to be placed on the reports of
travellers as to the alleged wonders
they've seen. For instance, we've Just
wasted $500 on boomerang throwers.
You've heard of Australian bushmen
who have a weapon made of a bent
stick with sharp point, that they throw
with wonderful skill, hitting the prey
unerringly, and then returning Of itself
to fall at the feet of the marksman. Well,
it struck me that half dozen of them
would he fine attraction, and had an
agent go from London to the wilds of
New South Wales; but he writes me that
the accounts are two-thirds lies, and
the remaining third isn't worth
bringing away. The boomerang
is fact, and the native Australian saw
ages fling II at game-missing about as
often rs hitting; and it will return, if it
strikes nothing, to somewhere near the
starting point, but with no sort of Ger.
tainty. My man searched thoroughly,
and witnessed the feats Of the best ex.
perts to be found, but they amounted to
nothing in particular. The famous
boomerang is practically a myth
Boston Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
Ace. n, our p,.tipeu,.hed Men

Somebody who has figured on the sub
ject gives the ages of our own most dis
tinguished public men as follows: Simon
Cameron leads in point Of years. He is
81. Morrill, is rs, Edmunds, So; Pig
Iron Kelley, ~; Randall, So; Mckinley,
AZ; John Sherman, 63; Lamar, 81; Tom
Reed, AZ; Blaine, SO; Cleveland, 40; Car.
Isle, 81: Beck, "a; Ingalls,, So; Holman,
"a; Schurz, 81; Voorhees,, so; Morrison,
81; Logan, go; Bayard, SO; Hawley, go
Garland, "a, and Sunset Cox, 81.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
saw.rable. Charged with Electricity.

Complaints are often made by those
using iron saw-tables that the table be-
comes charged with electricity to such
an extent as to be disagreeable. The ia
bic is undoubtedly charged by the fric-
ton of the belt, To prevent the table
from becoming charged run small cop
per wire from the leg of the table to a
water, gas, or steam pipe. Anything
that will carry off the current as fast as
produced will do the work effectually.-
Baltimore Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
SECRET OF A GREAT RIVER.

The Headwaters of the Brahmaputra-An
Explorer In Disguise.
Descending from the Himalaya mount
aims and flowing for nearly 1000 miles
along the southern border of Thibet is
the river Sanpo, which has been the sub
jet of more geographical controversy
than any other river in the world. No
body has known whether this large river
was the headwaters of the Brahmaputra
and reached the sea through India, or
whether il fed Irawady and flowed
through Burmah. Most geographers
have been disposed to identify it with
the Brahmaputra, but as late as January
last year. Mr.. Robert Gordon. the leading
authority on the photography of the
Irawady, read paper in London to show
that the Sanpo must be tributary to the
Burmese river.
In the southeast corner of Thibet is a
region marked on some maps as ~The
Country of Robber and Wild Tribes.
These tribes have guarded the secret Of
the Sanpo. No explorer, white or In
tAstiis hAsts tNti Nitii y
The last to try it was the now famous
traveller. Ak, who had to turn back
three years ago from the threshold Of
the dreaded Mishmi country. The Mish-
mis- are still unvisi'ed, but the secret Of
the Sanpo has been solved beyond doubt.
1t is identical with the Dihong, the
north Brahmaputra, and is thus the head
waters of that Indian river.
Not far from the southern edge of
Thibet a river coming from the east
unites with the Dihong to form the
Brahmaputra. Messrs. Needham and
Wordsworth fifteen months ago followed
this branch far east until their explora-
tons joined those of Ak. proving that
the river was identical with the Zayul
Chu, whose upper course he had
thoroughly explored. The Zayul Chu is
therefore the eastern branch of the Brah-
maputra. instead of an affiuent of the
Irawady, as Mr.. Gordon and some Chi
nese geograpers have believed.
The Zayul Chu having now been as
cended east and northeast for several
hundred miles to Its sources, 1t is certain
that the Sanpo can not join the Irawady
unless it either burrows under the Zayul
Chu or takes flying leap over 1t. 1t is
thus proved beyond a doubt that the
Sanpo is identical with the northern
branch of the Brahmaputra Another
geographical mystery has passed into the
realm of ascertained fact.
The explorer Ak is so called because
the names Of the travellers in the employ
Of the Indian government are not pub
lished until after they quit the service.
Ak Travelled in the guise of mer-
chant. and if his real character became
known in many regions north of India
his usefulness as an explorer would be
DESTROYED. New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
P.cuIiarities of Borneo,s Tree Toad.

The Borneo tree toad has a slender
body and broad. webbed feat that can be
spread out to act like parachute, en-
abling he animal to leap from a tree top
and float through the air for consider
able distance like flying squarrel.-Ex-
change.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
Value of an Overlooked Material.

A German writer remarks that the com
pound known rs "Zeiodelite," discovered
by Simon, has not been. used 50 much
its peculiar advantages would seem to
suggest 1t is prepared by mixing twenty
TO thirty parts Of the powered glass with
twenty parts of melted sulphur. This may
be shaped into any design; and 1t cools
iutoa strong hardnes, resisting boiling
water and the strongest acids. 1t can be
united at heat of 100 degrees.-Arkansaw
Traveller
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
WINS Offered "A Thousand Apiece.

Before sailing for England James Rus
sell Lowell is said 10 have refused a num-
Der of requests from publishers of maya
zines for articles, for which $1,000 was Of
ferel
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
The Oil Well of louisiana.

Although petroleum has been struck in
the sulphur mines at Calcasia, La, no
effort is made to save it, rs the flow is not
large. The quality is said to he superior,
il being lubrieating oil worth 81 barrel.
Chicago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11

In Macready's dress for Virginius, now
in Mr.. Irving's possession, the armor was
of pasteboard, covered with tinfoil, and
the dagger of wood. There was a scarf
of red serge. linen tunic and sandals,
etc. The whole could not have cost $40.
Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11

The colonsts of New South Wales
have lost s4,OOo, 900 sheep in the last five
years because of droughts. They were
worth sIhOoO.00o, and might mostly
have beei saved by proper works for the
storage of water.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11

Avoidance is better than cure; yet,
judging by what confronts US on every
hand, il would seem that the latter fac
tor is the only one which is compre
hended.-Mme. George Sand.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
, New York society of Bachelors.

A society Of bachelors has been organ
lied in New York, and each member Is 10
receive 500 ON his wedding day. 1t is for
the purposa OF encouraging marriage
Inter lrl.tIn
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
A Cath. Range In Florida.

Wyoming cattle kings have purchased
81, 200 acres in Hillsboro and Manatee
counties, Florida, for a cattle range The
price paid was 81. 500 cash.-Inter Ocean.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11

ID. T. ,Jewett, of st. Louis, is said to be
the only man who ever served "one-day
term" in he United States senate.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11

A hundred years ago there were not
more than $4,000 Christians in pagan
countries. Now the number is close on
1000, 900.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
what the Park pheasants Cost.

Each pheasant that is shot in English
parks snd preserves costs its breeder, It'll
estimated, sum of at least shillings.-
Montreal Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
TO the Public.

The Oldest Clothing House in Custer County
is the Reliable Clothing House of Silverman's We
do not misrepresent our goods but sell them for
just what they are worth We also do not need a
New Department to hire tailor to make over our
clothing. The goods we are selling recommend
themselves. We are proud to say, and can prove
it by our numerous old customers, that we have
the best trade in the county. We do not drum all
over the country making announcements what we
can do, paying big advertising bill in the papers,
etc.. consequently we are saving all this big ex-
pence to our customers and can thus afford to sell
you better goods for less money than any other
house in town. Our Spring and Summer Stock is
arriving every day and if you are in need Of any
thing in my line, from &C. PAIR Of stockings to q
90 suit of clothes, we can accommodate you.
Remember the place.
l. SILVERMAN.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-14

tions. And all unexpended road tax at the date
of the passage of tins Act shall be paid over by
the Minister of Finance TO the respective Road
Supervisors of each district wnen collected. And
all other moneys for roads and bridges shall be
expended by the Board of Road Commissioners of
the respective districts under the direction of the
Minister of the Interior.
SEC. Z. On or about the first day of July in
each year il 1t shall appear on inspection of the
Board of Road Commissioners that the roads and
bridges of any district are in satisfactory cond-
ton any unexpended balance of road money of
such district shall the requisitiOn of the Min
lister OF the Interior be paid to the Governor
and shall be expended for road work in any other
district of the same Judicial Circuit when II may
be required or If no work Is required 1t shall be
held as q contingent fund for future use and the
responsibility of the Road Supervisor shall cease
when such money is paid TO the Governor.
sec s. Chapter . of the Laws of 1854, known
as the Road SupervIsors-in-chlef Act) and all
other laws and part of laws so far as they conflict
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed
Sec. .. This Act shall take effect from and
after the date of its approval"
Representative Castle, on suspension OF the
rules, read for the first time bill to provide for
liens of mechanics and material men. On suspen-
sion of the rules the bill was read a second time
by title and referred TO the following select COM
mittee The Attorney-General Reps. kaulukou,
Dole, Kalua and Thurston.
On motion the Assembly now resolved into com
mittee of the Whole to consider the report of the
which Rep. Kaulukou expressed himself as of the
opinion that tne Assembly was to blame for any
middle IN the accounts of the Secretary, the COM.
mlttee rose and reported the little progress made.
At LAS on motion the Assembly adjourned until
10 a. m. on the next day.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-14
NrNETY.NINrH DAY.

9A4lhDA4y tOGpts IL.
The Assembly convened at fifteen minutes past
the usual hour, pursuant 10 adjournment from the
previous day. At the time of the delivery of the
prayer by the Chaplain, only five members were
IN their places, and at roll-call only fifteen, in
Guiding the Attorney-Geueral, answered to their
names.
Under suspension OF the rules, the following
petitions were presented:
By Representative kalua, from residents of
Ulupalakua, Maui praying that the pay of the
Postmaster at that place be increased. Tabled.
By Representative kaulukOu, from the Queens
Own Volunteer military company, praying that
the sum of $500 be appropriated for their for
the purpose of purchasing arms and requirements.
Referred to Military Committee.
By Representative LiliuOkalani, from Leleio-
huku Guards, praying that the sum of $1,000 be
appropriated for their use, for the purpose of pur
chasing arms and accoutrements. Referred to
Military Committee.
Representative Aholo. from the Finance
Committee, presented the following majority re.
port the bill indemnifving the Minister of
Finance, signed by himself and Reps. Richardson
and Hayselden, viz,
The members of your Finance Committee
having had under consideration bill introduced
by the late Minister of the INTERIOR June 21st,
1856, entitled An Act 10 indemnify the Minister
of Finance beg leave to report that, upon close
examination and inquiry, they ind that the total
amount of SOL Si3 II has been actually paid out by
the late Minister of Finance on the following ac-
accounts
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-14
a Two of said items

"Two of said items:
ray OF lax Assessors 2,J0 81
Pay of Tax Collectors 2OS7 %
Could have been avoided entirely if the Minister
of Finance had used ordinary judgement He
could, in the exercise of the power in him vested
have fixed the commission of Assessors and Col
lectors in the District OF Honolulu at % per cent
instead of the exorbilant commission of per
cent, as allowed by him, thereby saving the coun-
try about $500 during the biennial period, and
said items would never have appeared in an in
demnity bill.
Two more of said items:
Interest account OF bonds ----........-.. 6i50 %
Interest on special OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 9.725 -
Rest on an illegal basis and should be stricken
out.
80 The former was paid on . per cent bonds held
by the Robinson estate, and which matured and
should have been paid on September l, 1854.
They were renewed without legal authority ay a
private agreement between the representative of
the estate and the Minister of Finance which, was
equivalent to a spiral loan of the amount of the
bonds at per cent. The latter item was for IN
terest on a special loan made without shadow Of
authority Of law
The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-14
CORPORATION STOCKS
FOR SALE.
H. A. sCHAEFER,

n. A. SCHAEFER,
A GENT OfBremcn Board of I'm ersgrffcrs
n Agent Of Dresden Board Of Underwriters,
Agent Of Vienna Board Of Underwriters.
Gains against Ins urance Companies within the jurs
dction Of the above Boards OF Underwriters viii have
to be certified to by the above Agent to make them
valid. fi01 ~
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
GOING A-FiSHING-
A Plain Hint to Wise Young Men with
Sporting Propensities.

A Plain Hint to Wise Young Men with
Sporting Propensities.
The fishing season Is thoroughly in
force at present, and the efficient and e1-
perieaced liar energies from his lair and
takes advantage of the occasion.
Man who is born of woman frequently
goes forth in the morning to the seques-
tered spot where fish are supposed to wait
in anticipation OF death
He sits there patiently all day amid the
mosquitoes and rattlesnakes and amaze
oudas and poisoned netties and red ants
that chew holes in him and lizards that
crawl into his boots until he wishes he
was dead; and over him big trees bend,
from the branches OF which green worms
fall on him and crawl down bis spine
and then he throws a rock at n COW which
is coming toward him, and the rock falls
in q bees nest, and the bees follow him
up and camp on him and dig caves in his
eyes until he stands on his head and hOuls
And at night he gathers up the three
inch scrub fish he has caught and rubs
mud in his ears to take out the bee stings.
and shakes the snakes out ofhis pants, and
starts for home.
He swears by Saint Bugo that he will
never go fishing again, and he doesn't
until the next time. And then the same odd
circus occurs again, and it is followed by
the same stern VOW.
Young man, if you must go fishing use
some Judgment. Don't go to the woods OF
to the water; go to the fish markets.
Louis Whip.