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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23

Ing 70 keep MIN De12dr ana DdroaridH
. You reach Fort Custer by stage which runs
from Custer Station on the Northern Pacific 10
Rock Creek on the Union Pacific, a distance OF
43o miles. This is one Of the few important stage
fines that have managed 10 survive the locomotives
rajds Its route takes in the mountainous district
Of Northern Wyoming, where there are several
large towns to which the railroads have not yet
penetrated. 1t runs through the Crow country.
the richest agricultural region OF all Montana
There are a dozen bottoms along the Big HON
and the Little Big Horn rivers Of from $4,000
10 90. 900 acres In extent, rank with prairie veg
citation, where the grain Of nation might be
crown now all vacant and useless. Every one
Of them could be irrigated at an expense Of less
than so cents an acre. The stage drivers say that
there are lust such fertile bottoms along the Vel
lows one and along oil the mountain streams that
course through the reservation in all directions
These drivers are odd Dicks. They are the OH
feliows who used 10 drive the Deadwood anu
Overland Stages in the early days and they keenly
feel The humiliation OF their present position
To be compelled after such glorious past, after
having driven six and eight horse coaches through
land nIled with gallant road agents, chvairous
horse thieves and valiant Indians, after having
been held mp dozen times, after having oeeh
through ~mnssacrees" lynchings, cowboy nights
and al thst-now, 10 their old age. TO come down
20 0 miserable twohorse route through settled
country. 10 almost more than they can bear. Ihey
sit on their lofty seats gloomy and taeaturn. Ihey
rnrely smile or talk You must work hard II you
hops 70 secure their favor or engage them IN con-
yersation. The only glimpse Of sunlight they ever
catch through tho dun clouds that paper their
~ b whsa q dada, an Engiishmsn OF . fussy old
~ hssssJs thsiR ssmensss. Thsa spnstaing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23
XXI.
ACROSS THE WYOMING BORDER
THE GREAT CATTLE RANGE OF THE NORTH
WEST.

pr,rrAIo, A THRIVING TOWN 100 MILES FROM
AMY RAILROAD AGRICULTURAL AND
MINERAL WEALTH OF THE suR'
ROUNDING COUNTRY.
rRoMA STAFF CORRESPONDENT TIE rRInusR]
Copyright, 1897 BY TIE Neg YORK Tr'oune'
Buffalo. Wyoming Territory. June ~
What is known as the range or the cattie
eountry-that part Of the West which is suibeo
70 the feeding Of sheep and cattle more than any
other Undergraduates the hilly region OF Eastern
Montana, the Bad Lands Of Western Dakota, ana
the mountainous part OF Northern Wyoming MOI
that stock-raising Is confined to this territory
by any means But here the range il wider and
freer of interruption than 1t is elsewhere Here
the cattle require less attention than elsewhere
Hare thar are sprsr OF protection in the winter
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

inent. He hoped upon the imperial
scales and pulled the beam at one hun.
bred and seventy pounds: The vow Cost
him S45, 900 worth Of gold leaf and it all
went into this monument The monu-
ment was regilded in 1871 and it is now
being again polished 1t is, all told, a
mass of brick and mortar mixed with
gold, and its outside plated with gold.
1t has no interior chambers and it is a.
solid as gravestone. Its surroundings
are those of worship, and you may any
day see dozens of women clad in bright
silk gowns and white vests kneeling and
bowling before it. They bring offerings Of
rice and flowers to it and the air is filled
with the perfume of the roses which lie
at its base. This base is surrounded BY
stone figures Of kneeling elephants, each
Of which is the size Of the baby elephant
in the circus. These have fiat places
upon their backs, and it is upon these that
the offerings are often laid. Here and
there are little dovecot- like shfines, be-.
fore which incense always burns and the
roofs of which have been turned by its
aromatic smoke into SCOT. No matter
how hot the day these women and men
here kneel, and under the blazing sun
PROSTATE themselves before this golden
mountain and before what they imagine
constitutes its elements of sanctity.
These are four hairs from the head of the
great Buddha himself.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
WISE WORDS.

No thoroughly occupied man was ever
yet very miserable.
Whatever is obtained by deceit cheats
no one but the getter.
Women distrust men too much in zen.
eral and not enough in particular.
One is never more on trial than in the
moment Of excessive good fortune.
Of all the heavy bodies the heaviest ii
the woman we have ceased to love.
Women are constantly the dupes or the
victims of their extreme sensitiveness.
If you amuse a man he'll be likely to
forgive you for cheating him afterward.
Sometimes it is the man who carries the
lantern for others that fall into the ditch.
Wit should be used as shield for de-
fence, rather than as a sword to wound
others.
Love that has nothing but beauty to
keep it in good health is short-lived and
apt to have ague fits.
In preparing anonymous contributions
for the newspapers always be sure to write
only on neither side of the paper.
Mind is the great lever of all things;
human thought is the process by which
human ends are ultimately.answered.
There is nothing more universally COM
mended than fine day; the reason is
that people can commend it without
envy.
Never build after you are five and forty;
have five years income in hand before you
lay brick, and always calculate the ex-
pense double the estimate.
The great source of calamity lies in re-
greet or anticipation; he, therefore, is most
wise who thinks of the present alone, re-
gardless of the past or future.
Appetite is a relish bestowed on the
poor, that they may like what they eat,
while it is seldom enjoyed by the rich,
because they may eat what they like.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
An Encampment Of Laps.

At Tromsoe, the sheltered capital 81
northern Norway, our steamer remained
just long enough to allow us to visit an In
teresting camp of Laps and their fein-
deer in the neighborhood. The company
we visited had pitched their tents on tho
side Of the mountain, and about doxeu
or more seemed to live comfortably
enough in a space we might portion ~
for SO many hens and chickens. Bob
men and women were remarkably ahott,
seldom more than four feet high, VIII
eyes wide apart and fiat, expressionl6sS
faces. &.
They wore reindeer garments, With
leather boots up to the knee and bright
colored hats in the form Of Southwestern a.
their tangled locks. At our request ~
men called loudly to the Lap-iu@( ble
who was waiting for a summons upon ~
hills to bring down his herd Of r6inl
and very soon the cries Of the dQ&6 ~
the rafting Of the horns Of The der 1lQfo
to be heard, al the beautiful 6kSf -
answered to the call Of their m16(
bounded down the hillsides toN
The patriarchal Lap, after ~ IA
q few vain attempts a. excl 6ioE "A Il
sizes, signihed he expected . k1I
donation for his trouble, md "a 4
goodbye, We noticed tkct ~ 4 \ 81
wegian sailors Who accompaI = n!
gave his coin il turn, Il fafn1 ~
unlucky to part with the x<
Offering some small eif(. 81 <
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
Indian Gratitude.

At the time when the Indians were
scattered along the borders of the set
Elements in the neighborhood of Litch-
field, Conn.,, poor weary Indian az
rived at country in, and asked for
something to eat. The landlady re-
fused, when a white man told her to
give the Indian all he wanted, and he
would pay the bill. The Indian prom
ised he would some time pay him, aiN
went his way.
Some time afterward this man was
taken captive by the Indians, and car
ried to Canada. After some time an
Indian came to him, and told him to
meet him at certain spot at certain
time. The man, fearing trick or some
danger, neglected to go. The Indian
again came, and asked him why he did
not come, and kindly reproved him for
want OF confidence, naming another
hour for meeting. The white man went,
and found his Indian friend, who had a
musket, a knapsack and provisions
ready. Pointing to them, he told the
white man to take them and follow him.
After several days travel the white
man, wondering what would become of
him-for the Indian said very little
suddenly came to the top OF hill. The
Indian, stopping him, said, "Do you
know that country?"
The white man looked, and at last
cried out, "Why, that is Litchfield!"
well" said the Indian, "long time
ago you give poor Indian supper there.
Indian tell white man he never forget"
and bidding the delighted and long-lost
exile farewell, he turned and retired
into the wilderness by the way they had
come. -AnO7e,
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

! ii earnestness. "are not these mute but
terrible witnesses sufficient accusation
against your"
~ The coroner turned away his face with
shudder, and the others seemed hardly to
have recovered from the shock Of the rev.
elation; but l kept my eyes fastened upon
the white but still indignant face of the
accused
The old physician took the knife from
the steward, and examined the blade in its
relation to the wound at one side of the
dead mans neck, which he also once more
closely scrutinized
"To all Appearances, though of course
superficial at present, the fatal wound was
caused by this weapon" said he. solemnly.
Granted" said /, abruptly disturbing
the long drawn, condemnatory breath
which this declaration evoked from most
of those present Now examine the
DRESSING gown"
1t is blood-stained here about the coll
lar" said he, holding it up to the light.
is it spotted, as though blood had
spurted out upon it from the fresh wound,
or smeared-as perhaps indicating some-
thing ese?"
1T is smeared," said he, "as though
portion of the knife-blade had been hasti-
~ Wipcu upon IL
Certainly" l exclaimed, almost out of
patience with their short sghtedness;
and, of course, the murderer, supposing
him to have had the intelligence of dumb
brute, would at once have wiped the bloody
instrument of his crime high up on the
collar of his own outer garment, and then
stuck both garment and knife away in his
own room, to be stumbled over as wit
nesses against him, at the first search that
should be instituted. OF course, this
would be in accordance with criminals
motives in the concealment of his guilt,
now. wouldn't It'll"
We'll. no; but just to the contrary"
stammered the coroner; and they all looked
at each other little sheepishly, as they
began to take the drift of my satire.
Then, does it not stand to reason" /
continued that this young man cannot
have been guilty of this deed? Is it not
equally evident that the murderer, who
ever he was, stealthily secreted the knife
just where it was easily found, after clum-
silly smearing one of the garments Of the
sleeping man (the cleverest rascals are La
bic t. overdo their own scheme) for the
expires, purpose of diverting suspicion
from himself, ana casting it upon an
other?"
TO BE CONTINUED
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
Two Great Inventors at Law.

The great lawsuit involving the owner
ship of the incandescent- light systems in
this country, brings into legal collision
two of the most remarkable inventive
geniuses of this or any age. These two
men are Thomas A. Edison and George
Westinghouse, Jr. Both have q world
wide fame, and both deserve their great
fame. Edison is, perhaps, the broader
minded philosopher, but Westinghouse
excels him in practical management Of
affairs, being shrewd business man and
actively engaged in the direction Of
vast mechanical industry.
Mr.. Westinghouse name is identified
with the air brake, which caused q revo-
luton in railroading. It has been esti-
mated that this single invention doubled
the capacity and value of railroads, as it
enabled them to run trains at far higher
speed and with greater frequency. Re-
Gently he has been engaged in perfecting
his brake SO as to apply it to freight
trains, and when this is done another
great step will be taken in transporta-
ton.
Within few years Mr.. Westinghouse
has applied his fertile mind and tireless
energies to electricity in its business a.
poets. He is one of the largest manu-
facturers of electrical apparatus and ma
chinery in the world. He also claims to
control the system of the incandescent
electric light, and it is here that he
comes into antagonism with the Edison
interest. The present suit is of supreme
importance, involving $25. 200. 600. -
Nsto York Sun.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
California has abolished the exclusio,

California has abolished the exclusion
Of women from voting for school trustees.
California has 1853, 800 square miles and
], 35O, 900 people Official estimate).
The "woman suffrage belt" is enlarged
to 2, 7sS, 900 square miles, and now in
cludes the whole Pacific coast from
Mexico to Alaska. Twenty-Five out of
forty-dvo States and Territories have
now enacted some form of woman
suffrage.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
HINGES TO THE BODY.

"Seldom day passes but read some
story about the quaint sayings and doings
OF children" remarked an experienced
paterfamilias to friend on the rear plat
form of Niagara street car.
"They do say some funny things"
eyes, indeed. My little six-year-old
daughter got off something new this
morning. Her older brother had been
going through some gymnastic exercises
and she had been watching him atten-
lively. She suddenly turned to me, say
ing: Papa, amt it funny that we've
got so many hinges all over our bodies.''
--Bufalo Commercial.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
Reform This Extrayagance.

The United States Senate is natural
ly an expensive body of men. There
are now, for instance, three clerks and
messengers to every Senator, and it
costs nearly $4,000 to 10000 year
for the delivery of the Senate mail.
Hence it is, perhaps, that when COM
mittees of this body travel, they are
considered legitimate game by hotel
keepers and others. lam told that the
Senatorial party which attended the
Hendricks funeral, upon arriving at In
dianapolis, was driven to the Dennison
House. 1t occupied the parlors in that
hotel Tor one hour. The bill for this
accommodation, without refreshments
OF any character, as presented, was
$3.50. There were only thirteen Sena-
tors in the party.-NeW York Tribune.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
John Dawson of Atchison, Kan. r

John Dawson of Atchison, Kan, re-
Gently from Nebraska, has been a
pioneer in railroad and town site bust.
ness for many years. A few years ago
he gained considerable fame and created
. great Juror among settlers by blowing
a single furrow distance of over 100
miles through Scott, Greedy and Wichita
counties, Kan, and into Colorado. He
said nothing but kept on blowing, and
the people, imagining that he was locat-
ing a railroad, began to take up claims
along the furrow. Aftcrward Jay Gould
came along and bought the Dawson
right, and the D. M. and A. branch of
tho Missouri Pacific was built on the
famous furrow.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
CHAPTER discontinued.

VIII not weary the reader with de-
scrlption OF the dinner, which was such
one as q rich and rather ostentatious man
iond OF good living usually affords, or of
the conversation accompanying it. which
was but series OF changes runp upon the
disagreeable theme we had already been
discussing.
/ took my departure soon after it was
Dixon.
Darkness had fallen when stepped ont
OF the house, and light fall of snow had
covered the earth, but the stars were shin.
ing in a clear sky once more.
AS passed under the poplars toward the
gate, l heard voices in something like con-
tention, and saw the two men they belonged
to facing each other at the side of a little
summer-house that stood upon nm open
lawn midway between the mansion and the
rivers edge. The voices at once caused
me to recognize the pair as young aDoc"
Dixon and the steward, both of whom had
Quilted the house while was saying good
BY to old Mr.. Dixon.
Il tell you shall adhere to nv de-
termination, in spite of grandfather. YOU.
and every one else!" heard the younger
man exclaim, in angry tones. In what
way does it concern your"
If you would believe me your friend in
stead OF your enemy, Richard,"I heard
the grave, collected tones Of Jocelyn reply,
you would know that everything you do
or even propose, concerns me deeply. This
mad project"
There is no madness in i'll" interposed
the other voice, fercely. The vindication
OF my sisters honor, the hunting down of
her cowardly insulter, is but brothers
duty, which 1t would be contemplate to
neglect"
Leave that duty to those who make o
business OF detecting crimes"
Never! alone shall be the principal
detective in this business, cried the other,
adding, with sheer: you SO seek to
shield this villain from my vengeance Mr..
Jocelyn, that you compel me to suspect
your protested indignation against him as
mere pretension, after all.
Rash, foolish youth" returned Mr..
Jocelyn's voice, for the first time elevating
It to an angry pitch; you wrong your own
interests in thus wronging me. You can
not guess what day or night may bring
forth. Before another dawn of day you
may have cause to tremble and grow palei"
A scornful laugh was the only answer on
the part Of the youth, who then turned
away toward the river, while the steward.
after shaking his head ominously in the
direction of his retreating form, went back
toward the house.
passed noiselessly out Of the gate.
smiling at the strange determination that
had taken possession Of the spirited young
man 70 emulate me In my peculiar and
often perilous vocation.
At that time did not bestow second
thought upon the rather menacing words
with which the steward had closed the in
terview; but they were destined to shortly
recur to me with strange and startling sig
nifcance.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
TENDER soL1c1TupE.

"The dearest and sweetest object in all
the world" said the young husband,
fondly, 81 hold in these arms"
isn't he a little darlinga" assented the
young wife, with CLEAN of pride in her
eyes. Sand to think they wanted us to
put him in kennel at Battery 0 for the
mob to look at! Please don't embrace
us SO hard, Alfred. Fido doesn't like to
be treated roughly - Chacaoo Tribune.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

Female authors are numerous in China
and have always been honorcd. Their
favorite subjects are flowers, the moon,
birds, the zephyr, music, and kindred
themes. There has never been known
among the women of that land single
politician.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

A civil engineer who has been in
specting the water powers of Massachu-
sets says there are no less than thirte en-
dams in that state liable to give way at
any hour, and cause great loss of life
and destruction of property.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
According to the French astronom,

According to the French astronomer,
the cooling of the terrestrial crust ap
psrently goes on more rapidly under the
sea than with land surface. From this
he argues that the crust must thicken
under oceans at much more rapid rate,
SO as to give rise to swelling up and
distortion of the thinner portions of the
crust that is forming mountain chains.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

A Texas steer tackled one of Barnum's
elephants on the highway the other day,
and the results were eminently satisfac-
tory to everybody but the elephant. He
was 80 well licked inside Of three min
utes that he turned tail and ran away.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

If there is not decrease in activity in
organizing "Wild West" shows, is the
warning given by the Detroit Free Press,
the United States will have difficulty in
securing an Indian for the Washington
geological garden. New York is full of
actors who wish they were aboriginal in
stead Of original.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

In this country the star of empire Is
supposed to hover over the center Of
population. In 1890 that center was %
miles east Of Baltimore; in 1900, IS
miles west Of Baltimore; in 1910, 40
miles n. W. BY west Of Washington, D..
g.; il 1920, Is miles north Of Wood
stock, Va; in 1880. 10 mics W. s. W.
of Moorfeld, W. Va; in 1e4O, Is miles
south Of Ciarksburg, w. Va; in 1850,
% miles 8. p. Of Parkersburg, W. Va.
in 1850, 20 miles south Of Chillicothe.
Ohio; in 1870, As miles E. by N. Of
Cincinnati, and il 1880 it was eight
miles ". BY south Of Cincinnati-one'
mile from the south bank Of the Ohio
River, one and . half miles from the
village Of Tay lorsville. KY.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

The death-rate in European Russia is
s5. ! per !, 900. The yearly increase of
the population is little over per cent.
OF the 81, 02S deaths by ''accident" or
misfortune, 1913 we're by drowning,
!, 230 persons were frozen to death, and
oil were suffocated.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

Remarks the New York Mail and Er-
press: s'It is about time the snobbery
of having reputed 'old family servants
in the front pew on the occasion of a
church wedding was discontinued, for
it has been done to ridicule."
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

New York continues to be the ono
important port of entry for immigrants,
but the destination Of the mass is the
South and West.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

The young Emperor of China does
not take kindly to the chief bride chosen
for him and has publicly expressed his
displeasurc.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
"Omniboat" is the latest word.
describes the river steamers.

The fish story season opened auspi-
ciously, with q sunfish weighing 600
pounds.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25

THERE Is only one kind Of religion.
although i is dispensed through many
different denominations, Is
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-07-25
LINK BY LINK;
The Rended Veil.
BY NATHAN D. URNER.

Author Of "Floressec Falklaud.v "Thc MAJ
ern Crusoe," "NQWfrvei- Cap," "Rovcr
aud 1r0der," "The Spcechycss
Spy" "Evadnc," Etc, Etc,