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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07
sawdust for Bedding.

The cost Of obtaining straw for stabling
purposes long ago led horsemen to adopt
sawdust for bedding in the city stables.
1t is the article now in general use and
answers the purpose 30 well that any
attempt to displace it has proved futile.
Recently there have been considerable
importations Of peat moss from Holland,
which it has been sought to introduce
here as substitute for sawdust bedding.
The moss comes in small pieces, the size
of a mans hand, is soft and spongy and
full of fertilizing material which makes
1t valuable as a manure after it has left
the stable. In spite of these qualities
horsemen have not taken a liking to 1t,
and sawdust is still the favorite with the
stablemen. York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07
sIovsnly Habits Of speech.

Il Is q curious fact that no mere school
system has yet succeeded in making
children speak good English; probably
because this must be done chiefly
through the ear. and so many teachers
either err themselves or do not exert
enough Of positive influence to overcome
the slovenly habits the children bring
from home. Mr.. Howells declares that
many Harvard graduates say Il don't
know as" and though I suppose the
standard there is as high as anywhere,
there is no doubt that this is true. 1t is
q melancholy fact, but l have myself
heard a Harvard professor say 1--WE
was in his class room, and probably the
best institution in the land is not free
from like blemishes. How many teach.
ers Of public or private schools can be
guaranteed against saying, in moments
Of entire familiarity, Il done it." or
using Il come" as a past tense? How
many can steer their way with habitual
accuracy between set" and sat"
Yet these are not scholastic refine
ments, but matters of good-breeding
ANY person erring in these simple mat
ters is like one who eats with his knife
or tilts his chair in company; he classes
himself at once among those who have
10 be apologized for, who have to be &C.
cepted after some explanation. And
even where the teacher Is unexception,
able, the intimate society of school or
college not merely coins slang and keeps
1t in motion, but communicates inele-
gancies OF speech from one to another,
like measles or the whooping. cough
7. w. Higginson In Harper's Bazaar.
Etchings that formerly cost 81 can
now be reproduced in photographs form
Tor Is cents. 1
Earthouaka inar,ranca corunanioa -
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07
Notice TO- Crsdi.ors. q

In Probsts Court, In the matter of ne As'ate Of
VIM. II. Osgood, deceased. .a...,u.s "A
Notice h hereby given oy .ns ~ S"v wiliism II
0sg,od deceased, 70 tne e'e' oin., shu ,ha
la persons having ssiSis slsiS; ,n'' S.% xiis ias
,ha noo.sssrs vcncbsrs within four months after
he az, ,nia,cst,on Of this notice 10 the said ad-
m,rI'ara,is' I ~ The once Of AndrewF. Burlegh,
attnrnsv a. law. In the Stock Growers Bank build
ing "iiss ' ANNA osaooD.
dated =. Miles City. Nov. "a, 1886.
xndrsw y. Burleieh, Atty for Administratix.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07
Utilizing the Scraps.

Monkey hash" is the name given TO a
preparation made up of the scraps OF
beef, pork, mutton and flsh left over
and uneaten by the guests ut meals.
All these lea wings are scraped together,
put in a pot, which is placed inside Of
an oven. and served up to the waters
under the name of -roast beef" Some
OF the hotels here In st. Louis feed theiI
walters on monkey hash, and tell you
IL takes castiron stomachs to stand
much Of it.-Waiter in Globe Demo-
crat,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07

Earthquake insurance companies are
. sCalifornia invention.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07
EGects Of Electric Light.

The light from an electric light tower
In Davenport Iowa, falls full upon .
flower garden about 100 feet away, and
during the past summer the owner has
abserved that lilies which have usually
bloomed only in the day have opened
in the night, and that morning glories
have unclosed their blossoms US soon a.
the electric light fell on them.-New
York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07
Not Injurious to Eyesi ght.

A well-known oculist who has exam
ined the eyes Of 1, 100 persons who work
by the incandescent electric light found
in no case any particularly injurious
sfecB. Chicago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-07
DweiIing-Houses in England.

In America the dwellings of the peo-
pie look like structures, and are indica-
tive only Of present prosperity; here
they look like growths, and are suggest
i've of q history.-Goldwin Smith in Mao
nillan's.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

REPORTS are current In Canada to
the effect that the veteran Prime Min
lister, Sir John A. Macdonald, Is In
clined to retire at the close of the pres
ent session, and that on the dissolu-
tion of Parliament Sir Charles Topper,
late minister of railways, and now
high commissioner of Canada in Lon
don, will take the lead in the Conser-
vative canvass and succeed to pre-
miership. Sir Charles fortunately es-
capped ENHANCEMENT in the Rel affair
last summer, and is by all odds the
ablest and most popular of the Con-
servative chiefs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

THE tricks the Chinese are playing
upon the residents and authorities of
British Columbia are enough to make
the officials weep. Some time ago g.
law was passed requiring a payment
of $50 as an entrance fee from every
Chinaman who entered the colony, the
payment emitting the Monaghan to a.
certificate of residency, while Chinese
in the colony at the time of the laws
passage received certificate free.
The customs officials soon noticed
that large number of Chinese having
certificates of residence came in by
every steamer, and the discovery was
made that the Chinese sent home their
certificates to friends, who thereupon
crossed the Pacific and with smiling
confidence made application tor free
admission to British Columbia. The
contest between officials and Mongoli-
ans is now in status quo, the officials
planning some fresh device that shall
prove effective in excluding the Celes-
tials, and the heathens awaiting the
new scheme with confidence in their
ability to thwart it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

Mr.. BEEcHER's much quoted remark
about bread and water diet for work
ingmen continues to agitate the labor
unions of the country, and hardly
day passes that he does not receive
letter asking if he ever uttered any
such sentiment. His wife answers
these inquiries and invariably says
that the preachers assertion was that
in preference to going on a strike,
which he regarded as suicidal, work
ingmen should accept dollar day
and live on bread and water Mr..
Bsecher is quite consistent in this. He
receives $4,000 year and he has
never struck once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
DOWN THE CLIFF.
a Passenger Train Wrecked by Careless
ness.

ness.
A dispatch of the 18th from Monte
Carlo says: Five passengers, an en-
gineer, and q guard were instantly
killed in collision which occurred on
the railroad between Monte Carlo and
Mentone yesterday. Twenty-six of
the passengers were injured, thirteen
of them very dangerously. The coils
ion happened on g. curve, which the
two trains, half filled with travellers,
tried to round at the same time on g.
single track. The trains were badly
telescoped, and were thrown from the
track. The point where the collision
occurred is situated on g. cliff overlook
ing the sea, and about 1875 feet above
the beach. Two OF the carriages which
were thrown from the track and fell
down this cliff rolled considerable
distance in the shallow water at the
base, and embedded themselves in the
sand. Both those coaches were full of
people, and the wonder is that all were
not killed. The wounded have been
conveyed to hotels az Monte Carlo.
Many of the travellers were Americans
and Englishmen, and the calamity has
cast g. gloom over the American and
English colonies here. The accident
was caused by the carelessness OF train
dispatchers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
DIV THE EXPRESS.
Masked Men Board Rock Island Train
and Kill the Messenger.

Masked Men Board a Rock Island Train
and Kill the Messenger.
One of the most daring and bloody
express robberies ever perpetrated in
Illinois occurred on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific west-bound express,
bet 1een Joliet and Morris, on the
night of the 18th. Masked men en-
tered the baggage car, covered the bag
gage man with revolvers and demanded
the key of the express car, which was
given up. One of the men kept guard
over the baggageman while the
others entered the express car,
where, after desperate struggle,
Nichols, the messenger, was killed by
blow from an iron poker in the
hands of one of the robbers. They
then took from his pockets the keys of
the safe, from which they took every
thing of value. The contents of the
safe are variously estimated at from
$4,000 to 100000. Nothing was
known of the outrage until the train
reached Morris, when thelocal express
messenger opened the car and found
the body of Nichols, and the floor of
the car strewn with the papers from
the safe. Nothing was discovered
showing the points at which the rob-
bers entered and left the train. The
Rock Island Road will offer a reward
of $40, 900 for the capture of the MUIR
derers
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

How short the step between perjury
and plenty was finely shown by an in
cident on the coast of Ireland, off Cape
Clear. Some years ago the Baroness
Burdette- Gontts visited there an island
peopied by Irish fishermen. Shefound
them expert in their calling, but fol-
lowing it in miserable boats. Shegave
$4,000 to provide good and large
boats. At that time the fishermen
were wretchedly poor and squalid.
The new boats so helped them on that
to-day they live in happy plenty. 1t
seemed little thing to do, but the
good boats have made the difference
between soualer and comfort.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
perity.

THE Laird line of steamers plying be-
tween England and Ireland has proved
the. efficiency of petroleum as steam
fuel, but its cost is out of proportion
to that of coal, and hence it cannot be
used. Experiment shows that one ton
of petroleum has the evaporative Of
fciency of two tons of coal, but the
two tons of coal put in the bunkers
cost only % shillings, while the one
ton of oil put in the tanks costs 25
shillings; so on British ships the oil
must yield to coal. In other parts of
the world the cost of the two may
change their relations and affirm the
economy of oil.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

FROM St. Louis comes an appalling
rumor that O. Syndicate" is about to
gobble up all the cotton-seed oilmills
in the country, with the intention, of
course, of greatly increasing the price
of the product. There is g. prevailing
belief that cotton-seed oil is largely
used in the butterine and "hog-butter"
business; and the new monopoly, if
this is true, will be likely to material
ly affect somebody's profits. Con-
sumers can hardly be the sufferers
however, for they are already paying
cow-butter prices for hog-butter, and
the dairymen will probably continue
to sell their stuff at present rates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

A CLEVELAND undertaken has just
secured q verdict, of $218 for the fun
eral expenses of murdered woman.
The suit was an interesting one. A
portion of the coffin lining was intro
duced as evidence by the defense to
prove that the work was inferior, and
an execution was issued against the
sheriff to produce one of the woman's
eyes, which was not buried with her.
Cleveland is O. rather peculiar town in
some respects, it must be confessed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

Mr.. BEECHER suggests that since the
law recognizes O. wife's dover right in
her husbands property, she ought to
have a certain portion of his earnings
set apart to her on each payday as
mother Of the children and housekeep-
er in the family. The idea may be inn
practicable, but it is manifestly just
and fair, and if it could be carried out
a great deal of want and suffering
would be prevented among those who
are now so often and cruelty wronged
in that regard.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

THE limit of production of steel rails
for the year 1886 as agreed upon by
the mills in the steel-rail pool was
100000 tons. The contracts for de-
livery already reach 100000 tons and
the pool will, it is said, increase the
total production to 100000 tons.
The construction of new lines is now
expected to reach 1000 miles this
year against 2, 700 miles in 1885. This
is an unexpectedly good showing for
the iron and steel trade, and as nearly
all other industries depend upon that
the outlook is favorable for a. year OF
more than average activity and pros
Deritv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
R1ors are expensive, as London

RIOTS are expensive, as London is
now finding out; the claims already in
for damages done during the recent
outbreak aggregating 100000, with
more in sight. The investigation now
in progress has developed some curl
Gus facts in regard to the riots, and
particularly as to the constitution of
the mob. 1t appears that the enor-
nous crowd which assembled on the
day the mischief was done was COM
posed OF three Observation-Disclosures
out of employment, socialists who
were ready for riot or any other form
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
Deeds or Blood.

In a hotel in Hot Springs, Ark, on the
18th, George n. Williams killed Mrs. NJ. K
Norris, OF Leavenworth. and made an at
tempt upon his own life.
Capt Henry J. Hall, an old Pacific slope
miner, while respondent over long-con-
tinued ill-health, committed suicide at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, on the 18th
inst. He was quite wealthy.
At the Hotel Noble, at ST. Louis, on the
10th, David FL. Sayers, aged % years, shot
himself through the head. disappointment
in love is the alleged cause of the act.
At the home of John T. Everhart, in
Clarion County, Pa. on the 10th inst. I'M
known parties brutally killed Mrs. Ever
hart and her aged mother. They then ran
sacked the house, getting away with $500.
young nephew of Jules Verne. the great
French writer, made an attempt upon the
life OF his illustrious uncle on the 10th.
Two shots were fired, one of which inflicted
slight flesh wound.
john Martin and Thomas Archer,
brothers, charged with murder, were taken
from jail at Shoals, Ind, on the night OF
the 9th inst and hanged to trees in the
Jail yard
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
A SOapy Country.
From the Silver State !

IErOm tne SlIVer 6tate.
A marsh in Nevada is said to cover
over ten square miles of surface, and
include chemically pure common salt,
borax in three forms, sulphate of soda
and carbonate OF soda. The basin OF
Nevada, in which it is situated, is COW
cred in many parts, with dry, eferves.
cent salts, washed in course of ages
from the soda feldspar of the volcanic
rocks and ridges of yellow lava which
cover the country for miles. The
waters of the lakes are heavy, appear
like thin oil, smell like soap, possess
great defensive qualities, are caustic
as potash and easily saponify.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
A CHASTITY Scene.

Patrick Ford and John Murphy, SEN
fenced to hang at New Orleans on the 18th
inst, for the murder, in the summer of
1884, of Capt. Murphy, suffered the penalty
on that date. The execution was one OF
the most blood curdling on record. In
some manner both prisoners had become
possessed of quantities of belladonna, and
during the night preceding the execution
they each took large dose of the drug.
When the prison officials went to wake
them in the morning both men were uncon-
scious, and remained so in spite of the eff
forts of physicians. Thesheriff telegraphed
the state Of affairs to the governor, asking
for instructions. The reply was that the
sentence OF the law must be carried out.
The two unconscious men were carried to
the scaffold and the horrible ceremony of
hanging two men already practically dead
was enacted. The most strenuous efforts
had been made to have the sentences COM
muted without avail. It is thought the
state legislature will abolish capital punish.
ment at it's present session.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
An AIdermanic Fence.

In the course of the investigation OF the
Broadway railway steal, at New York. on
the 18th, testimony was given which has
created big stir in city political circles.
courtlandt Hamilton, which recited that
her residence was robbed by burglars in
Januury, 1885, and property valued at
$1,1OO taken. One OF the burglars
"squealed," and the property was traced
TO the iewelry store of Aid. Jaehne.
The city official when threatened with ar
rest paid Mrs. Hamilton $1,1O0 to hush
the matter up. Jaehne now says he paid
the money to save his reputation, which
would have suffered from the publicity Of a
trial of the case, although he could have
proved his innocence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
A Curious Death.

Mrs. John t. Green died at Troy. N. Y,
of what appeared to be a tumor in the
stomach. A postmortem revealed the fact
that death was caused by large ball of
silk fiber which had collected in the
stomach and in a compact mass had be-
come fastened to the wall of that organ. 1t
seems that Mrs. Green had for some time
worked in silk factory, where she formed
the habit of chewing the thread, with the
above result
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
Smoke.

Fire in Dreman's rag warehouse, Cincin-
natl, on the 18th, caused q loss of $50 900;
insurance, $4,000.
The house of refuge near Toledo, mag
nifcent institution, which cost $4,000,
was destroyed by an incendiary fire on the
18th. Eighty lads were taken safely from
the building.
The linseed oil mills Of Varney, Taylor &
Co., at Toledo caught fire early on the
morning of the 18th, and before any thing
could be done to stay the flames, large
gasoline tank exploded, making total
wreck OF the entire establishment. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
Fire broke out on the 18th among a large
quantity of cotton in a railway station at
Oldham, Eng, and destroyed $35O,OO0
worth before the flames were extinguished.
One Of the firemen engaged in subduing the
fire was killed.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says the
Catalinas custom-house, with all it's con-
tents, has been destroyed by fire. The loss
is So, 100000. Two hundred commercial
houses are affected by the losses.
Fire at Hot Springs, Ark, on the 18th,
destroyed an entire block OF business
houses on Central Avenue, together with
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
A New Move

A st. Louis dispatch of the 10th inst.
says Superintendent Kerrigan, OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad. has ordered all
members of the Knights of'Labor out of the
yards of he company. This order will in
clude the delegation of men appointed by
the striking workmen to guard the conpa-
ny's property. At Fort Worth the strikers
stopped several engines OF the Texas & Pa
cific Road, driving engineers from the cabs
and putting out the fires. 1t is feared that
this action will cause further violence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
ACROSS THE OCEAN.
a Railway Accident-SeverGl Women
Burned to Death.

A collision occurred on the 10th be-
tween two trains on the railway be-
tween Monte Carlo and Mentone The
train from Mentone was filled with
English visitors. A number of car
riages were smashed and fell into the
sea. The number of deaths is un-
known, but it is believed that at least
twenty persons lost their lives.
A disastrous fire occurred in a flax
drying house at Gels, a town of Prus-
sian Silesia. Several women were
burned to death and many others
were injured. The total number of
casualties is thirty-fve.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

"MAMMA," said Johnny, ''can any
body hear with their mouth ?" "No,
child, don't think they can," replied
the mother. Then, mamma, what
made Mr.. Jones tell sister he wanted
to tell her something, and put his lips
to her mouth instead of her ear pr
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17

of disorder, and politicians anxious
to improve the occasion topush them
selves into prominence. All these
PLAYED into the hands of each other,
the politicians melting the working
men, and the socialists leading off in
the riotous proceedings. The result
was bad for all concerned, but partic-
ularly for the tax-p syers, who. after
all, will be compelled to foot the bills.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
Pneumonia From Natural GAS

Reports from Pittsburg show that q
noticeable increase in the death rate and
much sickness from pneumonia and other
diseases has been caused by the large use of
natural gas for fuel in that city. The
physicians make the claim that the CRATES
used for burning the gas for heating pur
poses are imperfect, and the dryness of the
air of the houses and shops causes diseases
OF the respiratory organs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
DEATH UNDER GROUND.
Two Men Dead and Twelve Dying-AI
Explosion of Firedamp.

Explosion of Firedamp.
About noon on the 9Th inst, an ex-
plosion took place in the Uniondale
Mine, at Dunbar, near Connellsville,
Pa. The cause of the explosion is
thought to have been fredamp. The
mouth of the mine was closed by the
shock, and a rescuing party was or
ganized to dig out those below. The
interior of the mine was on fire, but
all but two Of the men were rescued
alive. These two were instantly killed
by the explosion. Twelve others were
badly hurt, and most of them willnot
recover. The shock of the explosion
was so heavy that men at work in
adjoining mines were thrown of their
feet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
Important.

When you visit or leave New York City,
save baggage, expressage and So carriage
hire, and stop at the GRAND UNION HO-
TEL, opposite Grand Central Depot.
Six hundred and thirteen rooms, fitted
up at a cost OF one million dollars, 81 and
upwards per day. European plan. Ele-
vatcr. Restaurant supplied with the best.
Horse cars, stages and elevated railroads
to all depots. Families can live better for
less money at the Grand Union Hotel than
ct any othsr 6rst-claSs hotel In the dty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
A New Market for Corn.

A 0irTatch from Kansas City says: The
transcontil = tai freight war has opened
new market for corn from this region, and
that cereal, which has heretofore been sell
ing for So Il bushel in San Francisco is now
offered at SO cents. But little corn is used
in California, none being raised there and
the usual freight rates not justifying i'm
portation. Barley has hitherto been the
common substitute. Fifty-tw carloads
corn were shipped to San Francisco to-day
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
A Boston Tug ExpIOdeS.

The tug John Markell, while cruising
about Boston harbor on the 10th inst,
exploded her boiler when off Long Island
The vessel was reduced to splinters and
Capt. Nickerson and his crew of four men
killed. The explosion was heard in the
city. The bodies of the captain and
engineer were picked up by other tugs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-17
In the Land of the Mikado.

A rumor comes from the other side of
the earth to the effect that 81 plot has been
discovered to overthrow the government of
the Mikado of Japan. The scheme of the
conspirators was to foment trouble in
Corea and thus array China and Japan
against each other. Then the malcontents
would rise in open rebellion against the
government and capture the country.