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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14

THE Washington Sunday Gazette,
the semi. official organ of the adminis-
tration, say that there is every prob
ability that within very few weeks
war with Mexico " i'll be commenced,
If not formally declared. We are no
alarmists but from the facts in our
possession we are justified in making
this declaration. The United States
does not seek war with Mexico, but
will fight for her rights If necessary.
The Central government of Mexico
will undoubtedly do all 1t can to
avert the coming struggle, but is sub
stantially powerless to do il. There is
not much chance for any naval con-
test, and we can enter the struggle
with the undoubted hope Of victory.
While deprecating war-while esteem
ing 1t as the greatest evil that can be-
fall q nation, there is no doubt that in
such an event the last lingering
gulches Of the "bloody chasm' would
be bridged, and, to quote from the
Press, the northern and southern
wings of the American eagle would
flap together with such a vigor and
harmony as would wake snakes! And
then, while war is an evil-we said
above the greatest evil-there yet are
other evils worse. Our destiny is To
expand-our fate Is to absorb at least
the western continent. A short and
decisive campaign, such as Sheridan
and Sherman would give us in Mex
leo, against as brave a set of men as
live, would teach Europe that the
American eagle was as able to peck
and claw as he was to scream, and the
respect we once enjoyed abroad would
he instantly restored. There is an
idea In Europe that we are still
divided. A very mistaken idea, as all
Europe would find, II all Europe could
precipitate its forces on our shores. In
the event OF war with Mexico, of
course the result would be the annex
alton of a part of that country. While
many men would be killed, the pros.
perity of the nation would be ad.
vanced intellectually. Anyhow, we
shall have war, and that too In all
probability within month-unless
Uncle Sam backs square down, which
he Is not In the habit of doing"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN CLUB.
TO the Republicans of Miles City ant

TO the Republicans of Miles City and
Custer County.
The undersigned, committee ap-
pointed by proper authority for the
purpose of organizing campaign club
of Republican voters, desire to call the
attention of all members of the party in
this locality to the urgent need of such
an organization. The Republicans
of Custer county cast at the last cleo
tion $50 votes, 3l7 Of which were cast
In this city. With such respectable
showing, no doubt largely increased
since the campaign of two years ago,
it seems to be duty devolving upon
all who look for party success TO organ
ize, and that so perfectly, that when
the time comes for work the leaders
will know what material they have to
work with, and individual members
can by performing special duties to
which they may be assigned 80 Tighten
the burdens of the campaign, and ease
it of complications that success will
surely attend our efforts. In union
there is strength, and nowhere doe'
this proverb find such forcible applica
ton as in the conduct of O political
campaign. A slipshod campaign
loosely conducted and without organ
ization, excites no enthusiasm except
among those directly or indirectly in
terested in the issue. The average
American citizen is prone TO sit on
the. fence, thinking that his mind ID
made up, but liatle TO be swayed by Q
plausible talker at the last moment
The protection against this is enlist
ment in the campaign club. Once
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14

MEXICO is divided into twenty-seven
States, one territory and federal dis
trict. Several of the northern states
are sparsely populated, but in those
situated around the federal district the
population is dense. The latter, how
ever, are small lin area. If Mexico
were admitted into the American
Union 1t would have to be upon the
condition that the whole Of its terri
tory would be redivided into states
and territories. IL contains a total
area of about 900 square miles,
and this would admit Of making
about ten subdivisions. OF these
probably four would contain popula-
ton enough to justify admitting them
into the Union as states. and the re-
mainder would be erected into terri
tories. The day of revolutions in
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14

Mexico wonld then be at an end
The government would be strong
and steady. and although the new
states would participate In the election
of president, they would never be
able to control the elections. No
revolution could possibly affect the
stability Of the national government.
If in any of the new states revolu,
ton should break out against the local
government, the power of the national
government would be called 10 to stop
it, and it would be stopped. 1t would
be great thing for the Mexicans to be
admitted into the American Union.-
Tribune-Republican.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14
A DifRcnlty In Choosing Spectacles.

va oPestdctts-
An old farmer at the opticians was in
q curious difficulty in choosing specta-
oles. Il am far sighted in one eye and
short-sighted in the other" he explained.
"Do you think you can fit me out? This
short-sighted eye has done all my hard
work for years, and / want to ease it a
spell. When I read l use that eye, but
it can't see anything in dropoing corn.
Then have to use my far-sighted eye,
and after planting for a time it gets sc
tired that have to close my eyes oc.
casionally to rest them. But the mos,
uncomfortable part of the whole trouble
is seeing things half way between. If
hold book half way, the short-sighte,I
eye can't see, and it amt far enough for
the far-sighted eye. I'm afraid you'll
have an awful trouble in adjusting those
glasses. ."-Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14
A Victim of BufFAlo 0nats.

The buffalo gnats, the pest of the lower
Mississippi valley, have done a work Of
destruction among the stock Of Tennes-
see. Reports of cattle, horses and mules
having been goaded to death by these
insects are received daily. A colored
man named Sneiss was stung and choked
to death. He was found dead, evidently
o victim of the gnats, which swarmed
about the corpse. Gnats crawled in and
out of his ears and nose. His mouth
and nostrils were filled with them. This
IL the second case on record where buf
falo gnats have destroyed human lifs.-
Chicago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14

MONTANA: First the Indian and
scalping knife, then the cowboy and
lariat and now the settler and plow
First the buffalo and the antelope,
then the Texas steer and broncho and
now the Jersey COW and the Clydes-
dale horse. First the dug-out and
oxen, now the fine residence and ele-
CANT carriage.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14
w. d. KNIGHT. s. GORDON

No bills against THE YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL,
contracted by any Of the employees Of said paper or
others will be recognized unless accompanied by 9
written order signed b. the publisher or busines.
manager.
The editor Of THE YeLLowsrosE JorRsAL is not
responsible for any Of the opinions utterances Of
Its correspondents.
Notice is hereby given TO all concerned that THE
YRLLowsrosE JOURNAL holds the contract from
the governor OF Montana, to do all printing and
advertising. OF whatever nature chargeable TO Gus
ter county and Is also the designated and only
paper In Custer county In which services by pub
ucation can he legally made. Legal notices pub.
lished In other papers OF Custer county, are roid
and worthless as has been decided by the courts OF
Montana.
All letters and communications containing mat
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b addressed 20 THE YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL,
and the name OF the writer must be given to insure
attention.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
AND COUNTY CONVENTION.

In pursuance Of the action Of the Republican
Central Committee Of Custer county, at q meeting
held In Miles City, NJ T.. August 10. 1856, primary
elections ordered to be held In the various pre-
cincis named below, on Saturday, August q. 1885,
Republican County Convention. TO be held at the
court house in Miles City, NJ. T., on Saturday,
September 4, 1886, at IL o'clock, a m, the appor
tionment Of the different prec nets being follows:
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14
(951
Capital Prize, $l5o,ooo.

1--WE do hereby certify that we supervise the ar
Drawings Of the Louisiana State Lottery Company,
and In person manage and control the drawings
themselves, and that the same are conducted with
ties, and We authorize the Company to use this
certi6cats. with fac-smilies Of our signatures at.
tached in its advertisements"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14

Delegates elected under this call will forward
their credentials such from the judges Of elec-
iion at their respective precincts.
W. A. BURLEI0H, JR., WIN HARMON,
Secretary. Chirman Central Com
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14

MAKE p. o. MONEY ORDERS PAY
ABLE AND ADDRESS REGISTERED
LETTERS To
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans Ls.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-14

2279 Prizes. amounting 10 s522,500
Application for rates 70 clubs should bs made
only 10 the once Of the Company In New Orleans
For further information write clearly, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Money
Orders or New York Exchange In ordinary letter
Currency by Express (at our expense) addressed
M A. DAUPHIN.
New Orleans. La,
or N. A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, ID. O.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-07

him, and when he was getting better, one
day, to pass the time, he asked me to look
over his portfolio. There was a great deal in
1t for which | cared nothing; but Just at the
end he drew out a little sketch Of a girl
head and shoulders-with a border of simple
white dress, and, as I thought, the l~ovsliest
face I ever saw. l was quite dumb as l
looked at it, and there and then, father, /
fell in love; and l declare to you l felt that
even if this woman were only a painters
ideal, still, 50 had she captivated me, that /
could never give my heart to any living
woman The memory of this picture would
possess me, and would hang, as it were,
above the living face, and rebuke its imper-
fections. You are not laughing"
II I'M fOrty-nine, Percy" the father said,
with the calmness of wisdom. "You are
twenty-four."
swell, | shall not trouble you with a long
story" the young fellow continued. LUCKILY
for me, my friend was lying on a couch, and
did not perceive my agitation, or he might
have laughed me out of the dream. 1 found
the sketch represented a real living girl-a
real living girl, father!-unmarried, English,
and, best of all, living not far from here. l
asked for the picture, which he gave me
readily. Curiously enough, he did not seem
to see in it the superlative beauty which |
saw. Oh, how hung over that picture! How
| idolized it! 1t was near me night and day,
and at every glance my love for the original
increased. Father, that is the oma l shall
marry, if l ever marry at all!'
"You must see what her character is,
Percy" the father said. "And we must make
a few inquiries about family-and property"
Her origin must be refinedl' the lover
cried. "Her character could be nothing but
the noblest! As for property-property!-
give me that girl, and 1 shall work hard
enough to earn a world"
So saying, he ran up stairs, and in a mo
ment returned, bearing the precious picture
wrapped up in folds of silver Yaper. With
trembling haste, but with more than womanly
care, he put back one smooth sheet after an
other until the cardboard lay on the table
face down; then, drawing a long breath, he
turned the picture up before his 4ther.
"There," he murmured, "let her plead her
own cause"
At the saAle instant his father uttered an
exclamation of surprise.
"Why, Percy" he said, "this girl is a friend
of mine"
"a friend!' the lover cried rapturously.
Gan old FRIEND" the rector answered.
"Her mother is-ahem!-an old friend OF
mine-a very old friend, l may say. We are
quite on intimate terms. The name # this
young lady is Miss Sophia Temple!"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-07
CHAPTER II.
"MRs. BARBARA TEMPLE-THE MISSES TEN
PLE.p

PIE"
Something like forty years ago there fell
vacant at the other end of this own a large
house with a spacious and splendid garden.
Its original proprietor had lived in it for sixty
years, and being a man Of great wealth and
fine taste he had transformed what was once
a comfortable family residence into a mansion,
filed with all luxuries, and surrounded with
green houses, hot houses, wineries, stables,
coach houses and all the other appurtenances of
a grand house. He died, and his hundreds of
thousands ran off in a golden river of good
luck to a nephew in the north of England,
who had his estate. Immediately the
question was asked in our little provincial set:
"Who will take the Beechesg' for by that
simple name the mansion was known. Every
body was afraid of the Beeches; afraid of its
gilded rooms, its noble halls, its green houses,
hot houses, wineries, stables and coach houses
aforesaid; afraid of its splendid traditions,
gone, we felt, never to return; afraid of COM
parison with the former owner-a poor siclly
shadow in later days, but even then such a
lord at the head of his table, such a Judge of
wines, so plentiful with his choice v~intages,
too; such an expert in gardeners and cooks,
as our town of Kettlewell never saw before,
and was never likely to see again. So the
great house stood vacant month after month,
and year after year, haunted by no ghosts ex-
cept memories of magnifcence, which did in
deed seem to glide through the vast damp
rooms, down the wide stairs, or through the
noble gardens, now returning to wilderness
season by season. Everybody was afraid of
the Beeches. We all said, 1.-THE Beeches will
never let again"
Let it did, however. There came a little
lady one day, erect, commanding in her
ann and rich in her attire. She asked to
see the house. She went from room to room,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-07

visiting a sick old woman. BE signaled TIE
carriage to stop and addressed the rector:
"Old spearman is dying, he said.
"PoOr Hannah SpearmanT the rector re-
piled, shaking his head. II have known her
many years. Poor Hannah Spearman"
"Polly," the curate remarked-"Pony
Spearman."
"Of course, it is Polly" the rector rejoined.
"In visiting about a parish like mine"-he
turned to Mrs. Temple-"one's head gets so
full of Pollies and Sallies and Binies that one
is apt to take the name that comes first. l
am sorry for poor Han-Polly. But what
can YOU do in a case of natural decayp
at is not natural decay" the curate
answered, with a waggish dryness in his
manner. "She fell down stairs"
"To be sure she fell down stairsW little MIR.
Brent cried, reproving his faulty memory by
a gesture of his gloved hand. "How came l
to confound the Noncompliance"
"Perhaps because you are suffering from g
third, " reto rted the curate. He loved a joke
and had before this broken a jest on his own
bishop. And our rector was a tempting OBJ
ject, being not apt to take %offense, and not
one to inspire great respect or fear.
The carriage drove on; but for once little
Mr.. Brent was downright angry.
"Rather an impertinent speech" he said,
glancing efficiently at Mrs. Temple.
"Impertinent!' cried easy-humored Mrs.
Temple. "Nothing of the sort"
"Milligan has no sense of propriety."
She gave a little laugh.
II like Mr.. Milligan."
At this Mr.. Brent took heart, changed his
view of the matter, Redeemed with pleasure,
and gave himself up to laughter, which lasted
until the tears were chasing each other down
his rosy cheeks. But somehow the proposal
was not made that day.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31
SUPREME COURT.

Decisions in the following cases have been announced:
 Territory vs. Jerry Richmond appealed from Graham county. Judgment of lower court affirmed.
 Territory vs. 4. H. Davis; ap pealed from Cochisa county. Judgment of lower court reversed and new trial ordered.
 Territory vs. Frank and David Neligh; appealed from Graham county Judgment of lower court affirmed.
 ! Bradshaw Milling Co. vs. A, s. Hewitt; appealed from Yavapai county, 3d district. Petition for rehearing denied.
 There were thirty-four cases heard by the Supreme Court at this sitting criminal and twenty seven civil cases.
 Court adjourned to meet July Sth at 10 a. m.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31
A ECoNoMx.


 promise case with Lucky Baldwin, testified that he paid her $20 for a single kiss. This recalls a circum- stance in MT. Baldwin's career that shows how a false economy brought so much trouble on his inexperienced head.
 About the time Baldwin got in to his Perkins trouble the adver- Using agent of the Appeal called upon him at the Tallac House, Lake Tahoe, and solicited the ad- vertisement of the summer resort. MT. Baldwin was anxious to insert the advertisement, for which the agent asked S20. Mir. Baldwin re- fused to give more than S5, and thus negotiations were discontin- ued and the advertisement was not accepted.
 In a few days the old fellow went down to Los Angeles and of fered this woman S20 for a kiss. Meanwhile his business was neg lected at the hotel. and it was not known by reason of an insufficient cy of advertising, and, sick of the business, he leased it to another party.
 There Is no doubt that MT. Bald wln has paid out great many S20 for kisses, and, had he spent the same amount in advertising the merits of his business and hedged on the rosy lips of the girls, his hotel would have been a. household word wherever the English Ian guage is spoken.
 We do not claim that a man must eschew the fair sex entirely and stop kissing pretty girls. Far from it; but, if Baldwin had divid- ed the thing up and paid 5 for the kisses and S15 for the advertis- ing, he would doubtless have SC cured about as much kissing, and also laid up a vast amount of ad- vertising for rainy day.
 A man who is we'll advertised does not have to pay out much money for kisses, for everybody knows that women flock about a well known man like flies around a molasses- barrel, while an obscure individual is compelled to almost break himself to get any recogni- ton.
 We hate to see a man practising this ridiculous, false economy with women and newspapers. If Baldwin had spent more on the press and less on that Perkins wo- man she would not have the mon ey to attack him in the courts, and the press would have been defend ing his character from calumny.
 It is indeed a sad, sad world when a man gets to be as old as Lucky Baldwin and pays out non ey to designing women that ought to go into the channels of news paper enterprise and assist in building up the growing and mighty West. Carson, (Nevada.)
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31
Stock Notes.

The latest estimates place the number of cattle which will be driven north from Texas this year at 300,O00.
 John Brockman has purchased the Mclean Bros. ranch and cat tie located on the west side of the Cooks Peak range.-Southwest Sentinel.
 The strike on the Gould system, in Texas, is paralyzing the cattle trade in that state. NJ one will take the responsibility of getting cattle through on time.
 About thousand head of cattle are on the Mexican line awaiting admission. Most of them are for the Walnut Springs ranch near Silver City.-Southwest Sentinel.
 J. H. Hampson, of the Eagle Creek Ranch, has closed a con tract with the Santa Fe folks to build 400 miles of the Kiowa divis- ion, the company extends into the Indian Territory.
 D. H. Ming has purchased of Giddings & Stout HOO head of heifers, which he will ship from Grand Prairie to his ranch at Will COX, Arizona, at his own risk Wilcox Stockman.
 John Chart, of Thompson Valley, who has one of the finest and largest herds in Yavapal county, was in Prescott last week laying in supplies. He predicts knee-deep grass on the range this spring Hoof and Horn.
 Messrs. Connolly and Campbell, stockmen from Missouri and Texas respectively, were i'll Wilcox this week. These gentlemen are in search of stock range which will sustain 10000 head of cattle.- Wilcox Stockman.
 J. Pink" Robertson, of Colorado City, Texas, has taken charge of the Champion Cattle comDany's ranch in southern Arizona. Of him the Colorado Clipper says: "Fink is one of the best ranch managers in Texas"
 Bids were opened Tn New York last week for the delivery of 1000 yearling heifers at the San Carlos agency and 600 at Camp Apache, the stock to be from Arizona or western Texas. We did not learn who the successful bidders were, but understand the contracts were let at from $17-50 to SIS per hean. Wilcox Stockman.
 NJ. W. Stewart has received let ter from Dan Ming. who is in Tex as, stating that he cannot ship the
  cattle purchased by MT. Stewart, owing to strike of employees on the Texas Pacific railroad, and con sequent suspension of traffic. MT. Ming is patiently-or rather, we surmise, as he is but newly mar ried, impatiently-awaiting the end of the stfike.-Wilcox Stock man.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31

Woman ito tramp If you'll shovel off the sidewalk, an saw that pie O wood, an pump a tub O water, an fill the wood-box, Til give ye cold bite when you get through" Tramp (sadly)-Mad- am, if I were to put anything cold on my stomach after all that exer else would have fit of indiges- tion that would stagger the whole medical profession. 1 am not all ostrich, madam, nor an English man. Good morning"
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31
Placers vs. TOwn-sites:

4 decision of interest to placer owners and town site claimants has just been hande1 down from the United States Supreme Court: The ground in controversy is that occupied by the city of Deadwood; in the Black Hills. The case is that of Deffenbacker vs. Hawke. It appears that on the twentieth of November, 1877, Hawke located the ground as placer claim, and that on the twenty eighth of July; 1878, Deffenbacker fuftter claimed the right to set off the value of any improvem ,nts erected on the ground against Hawkes. claim: The court decided in favor of Hawke, holding there is absolutely no law under which a title as town site can be acquired to land deciar- el to be mineral, and that there are but two ways to acquire title to mineral land, that is, as either loda or placer. The court further held that as the land had bs5n deslared to be mineral the placer title must prevail that Hawke was therefore entitled to possession of the land, together with the improvements thereon.-Rocky Mountain Min ing Review.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31

Sir Andrew Clarke, the celebra- ted English physician, at an in augural meeting of course of lectures in London, defined health as that state in which the body Is not consciously present to us, the state in which work is easy and duty not over great trial, the state in which it is joy to see, to think, to feel, and to be-" Such condition of health, Sir Andrew thinks, is not common among men, and, judged by this rule, he de- clares that one-half the population of London IS permanently i'll.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31

On Monday last the surveyor general opened propos als for the surveying of a large amount of public land in Pima, Graham and Cochise counties. The blds cover 7S3,360 acres. This survey wilt open up for settlement large amount of land hitherto unavall- able for settlement. -Phcsfsis Herald,
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31

An extraordinary feat in tele- phoning was recently accomplish ed between St. Petersburg and Boulogne, distance of 2465 miles. Conversation was kept up, not withstanding a rather high induc- tion. The Russian engineers hope to succeed in conversing by tele- phone over distance of 1865 miles. Mining and Scientific Press.
The Clifton clarion., 1886-03-31

Sweet disorder is what the fashionable ladies term the new fangled arrangement of the hair. It resembles an inverted brush heap. Not to wear the hair in sweet disorder, is to be debarred from polite society.