Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-08-25
SELECTED PARAGRAPHS.

Greece is about to begin a national
library.
An organ being built for Sydney will
have 1875 sounding stops and five manuals.
A velvet pile Persian carpet was recen-
tly sold at auction for $1,000.
A New Haven artist has painted 81
bill so realistically that he got 5000 for
the picture.
Two superb private railway carriages
have been made in Paris for the emperor
and empress Of China.
Chestnut has become the fashionable
color in London. 1t is the craze, and
predominates in all dress goods.
How many people know it to be fact
that the Legislature of Kansas years ago
offered 81 900 to the first man who raised
family % thirteen children within the
borders of the statei Such is fact.
A very interesting speck of strife is the
suggestion that the Greek government
may make an attempt TO recover from
France all Grecian objects of antiquity
which France has obtained unlawfully.
The paper money of Chill is SO de-
preciated in value that a guest at hotel
ordinarily pays 5000 a day for his &C.
commodation. Is one time, only few
years ago. calico sold for $1,000 yard
in these deprecated bills.
The British government proposes to re-
place private schools in India by govern
ment institutions, and 10 engage British
specialists TO supervise and enlarge tech
meal education. Moral training will DO
provided for 10y text book on morality,
based on natural religion.
An Allentown (Pa.) firm Of tailors en-
ploys pretty young lady as collector.
II a debtor murmurs something about
being short Of money, and hints at "call-
ing again." she smiles sweetly at him
and takes a seat, from which she seldom
rises without the money due in her hand.
A patch of sweet potatoes in full bloom
in Port Fulton, Ind, is attracting great
deal Of attention from the curious, scores
Of whom go out every morning to see the
freak Of nature. The flowers are highly
priced for their medicinal qualities, and
are similar in appearance to those Of the
morning glory.
A society called the Columbia has
started carrier pigeon service between
Strasburg and Vienna. and recently a
number Of pigeons were started at the
latter city at o'clock one evening, and
the first # them reached Strasburg at o
O'Clock the next morning, having trav-
eled at the rate Of over thirty-one miles
an hour all night.
The Anglican church Of New South
Wales has resolved TO raise ~, 900, 900 in
Eve years 10 commemorate centennial
year. and have made a start with $780,
900. The Wesleyans in the same colony
propose 10 raise $780, 900 in five years.
Other colonies and other sections of the
church are similarly marking the year,
and jubilee funds are in high favor.
The Texas and Pacific railway is equip
ping the entire line with Sheffield paper
wheel hand cars, which are capable Of
being easily run fifteen miles an hour.
This enables the laborers to put in more
hours at work for the company, and here
Is where the advantage comes in. With
the old style hand car il took the section
hands great part Of the day u go to
and come from their work.
The method Of demagneting watehiiecss
by burying them in the ground has been
condemned in round terms by the treas
urer Of the Waltham Watch companv
and the electricians of the New England
and American Bell Telephone companies.
Not only viii it fail 10 demaenetize
tho time piece, but it will render it
worthless by corosion. A Connecticut
doctor was the author Of the dangerous
theory.
France is surprised az the operation Of
is new divorce law. The first wear such
a thing as divorce was recognized by the
law there were 1900 granted, the second
year 1000, and the third year 4 800.
Sixty women demand divorce for every
forty men, and in more than half the
cases that come before the courts there
are no children. There are four divorces
Tor every 1000 marriages in France now,
and In Paris the rate Is forty-ssyen for
every 1000 marriages.