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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
The Indians PhyuicaI Endurance.

How much bodily pain one OF these
Crow warriors can undergo | witnessed
in 1880, near this post. 1t was in the
fall Of that year when the Hon. Carl
Schurz the then secretary OF the i%nterior)
visited the captured Sioux and Chey-
ennes near Fort Keogh. The honorable
gentleman desired TO observe the natives
at one OF their dances and feasts, and
Gen. Miles, u commanding officer, con-
Quoted lin 10 the neighboring encamp-
ment. The writer accompanied the
party. which went on horseback. As we
neared the spot WI beheld several hun
dreds Of Indians squatted down on the
grass, singing, shouting and drumming.
They were not dancing just then, but
were ENJOYING a star performance by a
solitary WARRIOR Crow Indian-some-
thing of an excruciatingly humorous
character highly seasoned aud palata-
Die side dish in the feast, so Ia speak.
The stalwart Crow stood in the center
OF the circle, entirely naked with the ex-
ccption If the proverbial brecch cloth;
the blood WAS streaming from n hundred
gasnes which he was self intlicting upon
chest. shoulders. abdomen, arms and
legs with sharp edged knives, handed to
him alternately by some OF the Sioux and
Cheyenne braves.
The sight was too much for the some
what sensitive organization of the fastid-
ious secretary, and giving his horse the
spurs, he soon escaped from the disgust
ing spectacle. The attending Indians en-
joyed the performance hugely, for they
were chatting away and laughing gayly
while the horrible and certainly very
painful mutilation was going on. The
interpreter informed me that it was al
atonement ceremony Oh the part Of the
Crow, who had in the preceding winter
killed q Sioux. From the same source l
learned afterward that the very height Of
the festivity was reached by the audience
when the performer finally permitted his
body to be washed with vinegar, after
which he INDUCED in fits and eonyul-
sions.-Fort keogh (Nlont.l, Cor. Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
Tho Worst OF All Eyes.

Somebody OUGHT TO write n novel
about people with these black or dark
blue eyes which are transparent as
SO many Swiss pebbles. They arc eyes
Of intensely passionate natures, strong
for good or evil. but with tendencies The
wrong way, the eyes of born devils in
human shape. When such dull dark
eyes show the red light that comes Of
caution insanity In its first stages is at
work on the brain, and such a mar or
woman needs care life long, or some
crisis Of trouble may lead 10 an outbreak
Of madness. II is the eye Of n likely
in frenzy "a commit manslaugbter.
The most beautiful eyes IN the world
are the clear gray, with large pupils,
and iris which changes and darkens with
feeling as from the shadow of n cloud.
The steadiness, brilliance and suscepti-
bility of such eyes are index TO the rarest
intelligence, quick and accurate, and the
high romantic sentiments which in such
characters become passions. Truth, lib
crafty, loyalty, are the vital breath OF
such spirits, but alasl those eyes are not
Of the long lived. Dust is over them al
most before we IAN say we have known
them for our own. The blush white Of
the eye betokens consumption before It's
hectic brightness alarms with unearthly
beauty, and the loss of color in the pupil,
turning brown instead Of black, iscaused
by heart disease. Shirley Dare's Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
Got a Fire from Ice.

The other day u prominent New York
lawyer arrived in Washington for a con-
sultatiou with an attorney of this city
regarding some patent cases. During
the conversation a match to light q cigar
was lacking. and the Washingtonian re-
marked that a piece Of ice would do.
The New Yorker laughed and was in
~credulous, and a wager Of Il champagne
supper was made. The Washingtonian
took a piece of clear ice about an inck
thick from the water cooler, whitfield it
into the shape Of a disk, and with the
palms of his hands melted its W sides
convex, thus giving it the form Of a
double convex lens or burning glass.
With it he focused the suns rays on the
end of his cigar, thus lighting the cigar.
While smoking the weed he enjoyed the
chagrin Of the New Yorker, who
promptly paid the bet.-Washington
Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
Fear is far more painful to cowardice
than death to true courage.-Sir P. Sid.
ney
Ornament. from Old Cnrks.

A cork, il cut into a cube or small
brick, bears a close resemblance in minia-
ture to many kinds Of stone. When a
number Of these are combined they look
like old specked and indented masonry.
They abound in brown or brownish gray
spots and little cavities. Therefore. if
you take a number of such cork bricks
and construct from them the model of a
small house with care it will present
n very pretty appearance. They are
easily fastened together by passing wire
or small rods through them or by gluing
them together.
II often will be desirable 10 give tho
cork some other shape, or to round the
orners. This can generally be effected
with a sharp penknife and sand paper,
but artists who make elaborate imita-
tons of buildings in cork use n new keen
hle.-Charles @. Leland in st. Nicholas.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
The Sound OF Thunder.

One Of the most tersc and succinct
descriptions Of n natural phenomenon is
that recently given by NJ Him, in which
he SAYS that the sound which is known
as thunder is due simply to the fact that
the air ~traversed 10y an electric spark,
that is, a flash of lightning, Is suddenly
raised to II very high temperature, and
has its volume, moreover. considerably
increased. The column al gas thus
suddenly heated and expanded is some
times several miles long, and as the
duration Of the flash is moi even q
millionth Of a second, it follows that
the noise bursts forth at nncc from
the whole column, though for an obser-
yer in any one place il commences where
the lightning is az the least distance.
In precise terms. according To VI. Hlrn,
the beginning of the thunder clap gives
us the minimum distance Of the light
ming, and the length of the thunder clap
gives us the length Of the column. He
also remarks that when "A fash Of light.
ming strikes the ground, it j. 0 neces-
sarily from the place struck that the first
noise is heard. Again, he points out
that a bullet whistles in traversing the
air, SO that we can toa certain extent
follow its flight, the same thing also hap
pening with a falling meteorite just be-
fore striking the earth. The noise
actually heard has been compared TO the
sound produced when one tears linen. 1t
is due, really, to the fact that the air
rapidly pushed on one side in front of the
projectile, whether bullet or meteorite,
quickly rushes back to fill the gap left in
the rear Scientific American.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
How 20 Live Long.

Milk is not always admirable as a din
ner drink, especially when fish plays any
part in the menu. Tea or coffee taken
with meat is simply suicidal. These hot
beverages turn the meat into something
resembling leather, and the result inter-
feres sadly with digestion. The man who
desires long life must not give a place to
''high tea in his daily programme. OF
tea itself it can only be said that it is
harmless if not taken too often oil made
too strong. The American lady who
after several calls and q cup Of tea ut
each remarked that she could always
worry down another cup" was probably
unaware of the mischief she was doing
herself. No one need totally abstain
from tea if they only take the precaution
to buy it good, not TO make it strong, not
to let it infuse long, never to take it
more than twice n day and to abjure it
after . in the afternoon.
The morning tub is indispensable to all
who wish to live a long and healthy life.
1t Is true that there have been centena-
rians who have known nothing Of this
luxury, but their longevity has been in
spite Of that fact, not because Of it.. The
bath Is good, but not too much bath.
Walking is good, but il must not be over
done. Dickens oyerdid it. Most Of us,
however, underdo it, and scarcely walk
enough. Flesh accumulates upon US in
middle age because we do not take sufli-
cient exercise, and then we give up long
walks because VIC are stSit and conse-
quently lazy, thus reversing the process
Of cause and effect. Tho health suffers
seriously, and a way is opened to many
maladies. Cor. London News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
A Short and Tnnch Lot.

The lot Of u criminal classes seems
demonstrably to be a short che and a
tough me-. 1t has actually no ameliora-
tons, "Out Of 60, 600 prisoners, more
than one-half are between the ages Of II
and 80" 1t takes but three generations
10 use up n stock that runs 10 vice. TIE
average life Of vicious people is less than
one-half that of people Of virtue. A
recent writer complains that science
creates a code Of morals that consists in
health. Is that not precisely why we are
so deeply indebted TO science that it Is
e~nlarging and frightening the span Of
life. and at the same time teaching us
what valuable thing Life can achieved
Globe Democrat
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
WILL unr.n OF the Plains.

So much has been written Of the horse
Of the plains, which, foalcd upon the
dew kissed grass Of the prairie, has never
known a halter or the touch Of a mans
hand, that descriptive reference TO their
fleetness, w~ariness and oftontimes their
graceful beauty, particularly among the
stations, would at this day lack interest.
But one curious fact is known 10 but
few aside from those who have followed
them for hundreds OF miles and studied
their habits closely. II there are enough
in a band these animals group by thir-
teens. With every stallion there are
twelve mares. What becomes Of the
weaker males whom the stronger fight
away-whether they bide their time TO
get the quota Of females or, in tho des-
pondency Of equine bachelorhood, go of
alone and starve themselves not
known. The matrimonial regulations Of
the wild horse, however this may be,
allow to each male twelve consorts,
and, the remarkable feature is, no more.
They draw the line at an wen dozen.
Even when the bands that roamed these
great plains, then tenantless except by
other wild creatures, numbered in the
hundreds and more than a thousand this
peculiar division into families was plainly
noticeable. They kept q little apart and
never voluntarily mingled -
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
Continued from fr.t nase.l

here hIank. appear in this table indicates mot heard from"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
A Clew 20 His Age.

Those narrow minded people who think
human beings reach maturity at the un-
ripe age of 20 should learn better from
the Roumanians. One old peasant called
as a witness in a court of justice in the
year 1882 could only give a clew to his
age by saying: ~ remember that when I
was a boy our emperor was a woman"
and, reckoning from the death Of Maria
Theresa, in 1850. made him not less than
10 years Dc .-Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
THE MANUFACTURE OF GAS.
A Simple Explanation Of the Way niu
minating Gas Il Made.

~ siihple explanation OF the way illu-
minating Gas Il Made.
How few people can intellgibly explain
some Of the most ordinary things in
every day life. An official Of the city
gas works was heard 10 say not long ago
that IL he might judge by the number Of
times be was asked for information, not
more than two people in ten know
how common Illuminating gas is made.
They all seem TO understand, he said,
that II comes out OF soft coal, but they
are ignorant Of the process by which it Ia
extracted. We do not doubt this at all,
for IL Is the common things that we are
apt 10 overlook In our search for infor.
nation.
Now, let us give you a simple explana-
ton Of gas making. Break up a piece OF
bituminous coal into small fragments and
I'll the bowl Of q clay tobacco pipe with
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-11
No Other Railway in the Northwest

has in so short q period gained the rep
utS ion and popularity enjoyed by the
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINE.
Froma comparatively unknown factor
in the commercial world, 1t has been
transformed To IN independent, influ-
entail. grand Through Route, with
magnificent depOts, superb equipment
aud unsurpassed terminal facilities.
through careful catering to details IL
has won for itself "A reputation of solid
ity, safety. convenience and attention
to H. patrons, second 10 no railroad in
the country. Pullman Fleepers. mod
els of palatial comfort. dining carr in
which the cuisine aud general appoint
ments are up To the highest standard,
aud coaches especially built for this
route, Are anong the chief elements
which have contributed towards cater
ing successfully To n discriminating
puhlic. Located directly on its line,
between Minneapolis and ST. Paul. and
Milwaukee and Chicago, and Duluth and
Milwaukee and Chicago, are the follow
ing thriving cities of Wisconsin and
Michigan New Richmond, Chippewa
Falls, Eau Claire, Ashland, Hurley, Wis,
Ironwood, Mich, Bessemer, Mich, Stew
ems Point, Neenah. Menasha, OSHKOSH,
Fond du Lac, Waukesha, and Barling-
ton, Wis.
For detailed Information, lowest cur
rent rates, berths, etc, via this route,
to any point in the South or Fest, ap-
ply to nearest Ticket Agent OF address
VIM. s. MElLEN, JAMES BARKER.
General Manager. GenL Passr, q Ticket Agt
MILwAu Z
2. n. ANS0v', Northwestern Passenger Agt,
No sls Nioolait Hsnse Nin1espolisMinn
Evening journal., 1888-12-03

Europeans who have been foolish enough,
either IN youth or age, to tattoo themselves
like Fiji Islanders, Patagonians, or any other
race Of picturesque savages, may be interest
Ell TO hear that DR.. Variot, Of Paris, has dis
covered a simple but effective method
Of removing red or blue pictorial devices
from the human skin II. Variot has en-
bodied the results Of his experiments in an
elaborate treatise on tattooing in ancient
and modern times, which has been sent 20
the Paris Biological society. Further, the
doctor has experimental on prisoners in the
Central inirmary, to which he g attached.
and on hospital patients, all Of wlsom have.
OF course, offered themselves voluntarily for
the operations.
Al Variot has also tested tho rslicacious-
ness Of his msthod in removing blacl, or
or brown beauty spots or mosas from tho skin
Of animals, and has foundt it emiuently sue
cessfu- His modus operandi is te prick the
marks or spots with needles unit, tho blood
flows, then 70 inject tannin, and finally to
cauterize with nitrate Of silver. Very little
Inconvenience Is felt by tho person operated
upon, unless, Of course, the MARKS extend
over large surface. Tho wounds caused bv
the prickirg and conformation become blacl,
for time, then turn red, and after a month
or SO the parts which have been treated arc
almost inaistinCuishable from the adjoining
hesh.-paris Cor. London Telegraph.
Evening journal., 1888-12-03
wIGwAM, coNcLAvE AND CASTLE.

Christine Encampment, No 10, |. o.
q, n, will nominate officers tonight
Minqua Tribe, | o. r. M, will hold .
meeting Of special Importance to night.
Delaware Lodge, No. 1. /. o. o. F..
will hold an important meeting tonight.
The Improvised Order Of Heptasophs is
booming in Pennsylvania. The member.
ship is very nearly 10000.
Charles G. Conley, great chief Of records
Of the Red Men of Pennsylvania was
given q reception last week on the occa-
sion Of his ffty-ffth anniversary.
Kadosh Commandery, No. 25 Ancient
and lllustrious Knights Of Malta Of this
city, is pushing its members rapidly for.
ward in degree work so as to have them
in readiness to receive the order OF Red
Cross and Sepulchre on s.. Johns Day
next
At the recent sessions of the Supreme
Castles held at Norwalk, Conn. a com
mittee was appointed to prepare laws
governing the Funeral Benefit Fund As
ISOLATION, by which it is proposed to in
crease the amount OF funeral benefits
$3.50 A meeting will be held in the hall
Of st. Johns Castle, No. II, Harrisburg.
on Tuesday, December 1, to organize the
association at which all castles Interested
will be entitled to representation.
Evening journal., 1888-12-03
wELL-KNowN PERSONS.

Miss Nellie Bayard will enter society
this winter
Mrs Whitney has resumed the series
Of musicales which have been 50 popular
in past seasons.
Boston has a 81 year-old merchant who
continues business al his old stRnd-Otis
Monroe grain dealer
FIX President Hayes and family viii
be guests 81 senator Sherman, it is am
nounced, at the Inauguration Of General
Harrison.
William WALDORF Aston, who has been
extensively credited with an intention IL
dramatising his Valentino, Or of writ
ing some sort Of play, says emphaticaliy
that he is not engaged in tia. kind Of
work, has no gift for il and does not in
tend venturing into the field in any
shape.
Secretary and Mrs Fairchild expect to
give a number Of formal dinners this
winter. Postmaster General and Mrs
Dickinson will give several evening re-
ceptions. Secretary and Mrs. Villas and
Secretary and Mrs Endicott will enter.
tain also, but in a more quiet way, while
the Nhitneys will, as usual delight their
friends with dinners, receptions and
balls
Colonel Don Piatt is reported in the
Washington Post as saying that it was
fatal mistake to put Mr. Barnum az the
head Of the recent Democratic campaign
He was a high protectionist at the head
Of tariff reform campaign What non
sensei When | wrote TO the President
| asked Henry Watterson TO join me in
signing the letter. No. | won't do il. :
said he: Il would only be mubhed, and I
don't propose to be snubbed any more.
You so ON and send your letter. ard
when the election is over you can say
told you to r
Little Elsie Leslie, who takes the title
part Of Mrs Burnett dramatiged Little
Lord Hauntleroy has become almost
the daughter of the latter. whose
affection for her is maternal The child
actress has also won the distinction of
eiciting from Edwin Booth the rare honor
Of his written praise, In letter run
ming
DEAR LITTLE LADY Mr.. Barrett and
were delighted with your charming per
formance Of Little Lord Fauntleroy, and
we both wish you health and happiness.
EDWIN BOOTH.
Evening journal., 1888-12-03
UNITED STATES sENAToRsAlP.
The Views Of Sussex Republican on
sThis Interesting onestion.

Sussex Republican" in a long and
carefully letter to the Milford News and
Advertiser Of last Saturday comes to the
sensible conclusion that Anthsny Hig-
gins, ESQ, is the proper person to sue
coed Hon. Eli Salisbury in the United
States Senate. He says in conclusion.
In acknowledgement Of the success
ful efforts made in her behalf during the
contest just passed, Sussex, with no can
didate Of her own. naturally turns to
Anthony Higgins, Esq, as her choice for
Senator. He is strong, honor
able, cultivated man; an entbu-
isastic, hard working Republican
with great influence within and without
the state He has many associates Of
wealth and power, and through his ex
tensive acquaintance with the prominent
politicians of the nation. he would prove
an intrepid leader, unequaled in re-
sources by and other in the state a class
mate at college Of Hon George GRAY. a
member of the same bar, he will prove
If elected, in every respect his peer in
the Senate. From such considerations it
is perfectly clear that the future success
Of tile Republican party in this state can
best be attained through the election of
Dir. Higgins to the position
Evening journal., 1888-12-03
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
orr Prison system a Failure

onr Prison system a Failure.
Sussex Joarnal
Frank Hall, the colored man who was
arrested last Saturday, furnishes an
instance Of the total failure ~ our prison
system as a preventive Of CRIME. If we
may judge from Halls ost.uA8. la courts
rather than breads the punishment melted
out 20 Delaware criminals. A man who
crowds so many criminal acts into So
shirt time, right under the shadow Of
the whipping post, with the whippinps
50 fresh in his memory, cannot have A
wholesome horror Of its punishment
Nor is Hall the only one who has fallen
IN love with Delaware prison life
Ihere are others who have braved the
lash for the sake Of snug berth in the
county Jail Instead Of preventing. crime
the life Of inglorions ease permitted bv
our laws, actually promotes II, not only
because Of its attractions for the INDECENT
but because Of its demoralizing in
huences. Here are two agencies at work
70 drag people deeper and still deeper into
the slough OF sin. Every day Of idleness
spent by naturally indolent man in our
Jails help to confirm him in his Incidence
just as every drink helps to confirm a
drunkard in the drink habit 1t is one
OF the strangest things imaginable that
some system has not been provided
whereby our prisoners can be given
STEADY work. The cause of morality alone.
70 say nothing Of the money that would
be saved, ought to induce our Legislature
20 attend TO this matter
Evening journal., 1888-12-03
Is the snperiptendent 81 Fanl,s

X Y. z. writes to the Milford News
and Advertiser concerning the Sussex
Teachers Institute He says: "Our in.
stitntes are evidently declining. Why is
thisl One thing is certain, that the
schools of this county have been greatly
improved and advanced during the few
wears that institutes have been estab-
lished here, and all the opportunities our
teachers have had for learning the art of
teaching have been at the institutes 1t
is noticeable that nearly all Of those
teachers who adhere to old fogy notions
or methods are disappearing and younger
teachers, who are learning from our insti
tute conductors their methods, are sup.
plying their places There are some &C
tive and energetic teachers sprlnging up
IN this county, and they want more in
struction from competent instructors.
Now is the time they need it, The leg
islature should remember this and be
more liberal to the Institutes. One hun
dred dollars for Sussex county is not
enough. No pains or expense should be
spared to make the institutes valuable to
the teachers and through them to the
schools.