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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-03-05
He had SEEN IN.
Making Fool Of One Of the Fellows VINO
s.Haye Heard It Before"


"Have Heard Ii Before"
II is difficult 10 dwell in love and
amity with the man who inevitably
caps your best story with the remark,
"Yes, I've heard that before and
who invariably has seen in the paper
whatever opinion you have to offer
upon any Of the momentous questions
OF the day.
Upstir was one of this kidney. He
had exasperated Fogg repeatedly, until
forbearance had ceased to be virtue;
but Fogg was pretty hard on Upstir
when he did strike back-though, to
tell the truth, Upstir hadn't sense
enough to know what rough han
ding he was getting. But we antici-
pate.
Fogg-It is a remarkable fact that
cattle, when exposed to the weather,
invariably face the wind, which il
they turned their backs to il would
blow under their hair and chill them.
Upstir-Yes, / saw that in the paper
,ast evening.
After an interval Fogg has some
thing to say about the tariff.
Say what you will, no system Of
impost duties can be permanent which
does not recognize the rights OF the
masses"
UpstirIThat's Just what Blenkin-
sop says in his treatise on CONNER
cial Equities"
Fogg with evil in his heart)-
When George Washington arrived on
the field of Waterloo the First Michi-
gan cavalry, which was nearly deci-
mated, reformed spontaneously at the
sight Of their beloved chief, and in an
incredibly short time they had driven
the Paynim host into dire confusion
and took several thousand prisoners,
including the renowned cavalier Kos
ciusko.
Upstir-Yes, that is word for word
what Bancroft says in his history.
Fogg-And speaking Of cavalry re-
minds me that II is the custom on the
plains for the men TO ride with their
faces to the horses tails, in order that
the enemy may not advance too closely
to their rear.
Upstir-I saw that in the paper the
other day.
Fogg-It is a very interesting fact
that on the plains the men fire.
quently become lost in the thick for
ests which everywhere abound; a
squadron of horse has been known to
wander for years, without food Oh
water, vainly endeavoring to extricate
themselves. The trees Gu the plains,
you must know, grow TO an immense
height and are so close together that
il is impossible for a snake to pass be-
tween them. II will therefore be seen
that the men, as they wandered
through these impossible giant
growths, must suffer untold agony
from the sun, which beats down upor
them numerically.
Upstir-What a memory you have,
Mr.. Foggl You quote from Park
hams ''Great West" almost verbatim.
Fogg had his revenge and the rest
OF the company were scarlet with
merriment. but Upstir was quite un-
conscious of the fool he was making
of himself. On the contrary, he grew
prouder Of himself every moment.
What is the use Of trying TO stab a
rhinoceros to death with a toothpickl
Boston Transcript.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-03-05
Nothing Could Hold rhe,.,.

Tourist-It must have been terri.
bio cyclone that wrecked this church
% completely.
Kansan with his arm In a sling)
9wa'r'nt no cyclone. You see, Il
happened on Sunday, an was
pssachin' on the folly o. seelkin'
riches, when some feller hollered
through the window thst there was
fhrse pussy lookin' capitalists Ia town
lcuking for land, an tho congrega.
ton riS up as one man an busted fhe
walls right out txyin' 70 git out first.
Tourist-But you seem 10 have 70.
ccivsd personal Injuries.
Kansan-Yes, I got my arm broke,
but was sort o. reconciled. ! reached
the capitalists in time 10 sell my loi
over on Prospect and Wall streets.--
l&WA -
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15

Peggy Clarkson, faithful old soul, had been growing uneasy for some time, and had been praying to her patron saint s'for news direcht from the young misthress,n ,n when there came vague rumor floating s:bout the country side that the health of Arthur Fairfax had failed. Doubtless from overwork, they said, when an abundance was wasting at the Hall.
 ''There's no livin sowl aware how sune the gintlemon will dhrap off and lave the puir chtlder comfortless,n Peggy would say when q fresh rumor would reach them.
 But on this eventful day John had gone to the city on an errand for Sir Rupert. The austere master had grown totrust John to transact many little affairs, which, al- though important enough, had become dis tasteful and irlzsome in his old days
 It was little transaction of thIs kind which took John to the city on this memor- able day On his return he had sought Sir Rupert's apartments hurriedly, and handed him letter with q black sea-.
 His master was lying on a couch, near the window, in the cold, uncertain light of the autumn afternoon. He turned wearily over toward the shimmering sunlight and stared at the suggestive seal of black; then he said, hurriedly: "Pull the curtain aside, John.n Then with trembling fir gers Sir Ru- pert PerciYal broke tue badge of death, and
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15

n2 with beating hearts ss the welcome break in the morotony dawned on them and an exclamation of surprise burst in- voluntarily from their lips while they came together on the Tagging as if by magic, and gazed at the carriage and into each others faces in an inquiring, mystltied way.
 When the carriage stopped at the front entrance lady dressed in deep mourning alighted, and leading q bright little child slowly along over the flags, she came to- ward them. And when quite near she threw back her black vail revealing a very sad, but familiar face. It was Miriam; Miri- am, the lost-lost daughter.
 "Oh, blissed Vargin, an it's none other than the young misthress, the swate little teddy herself. An she's bringin' the angel of a darlin' by with her" And the excited tragcal old housekeeper rushed to- ward Miriam, with the overjoyed group in her wake.
 Sir Rupert looked from his window He had wakened from his drowsy, listless dreaming he so much indulged in, and heard the unusual stir below. And, hurry ing to the pane, he was just Tn time to see and hear the tumultuous greeting of the servants. 1t was some minutes, however, before he could make out who it was that had come and raised such an unearthly hubbub among the generally we'll behaved inmates of the hall.
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15
BULLS ARD BEARS.

Tho farmer with the banker ranks;
 He's not afraid of bulls and bears;" He manages subs stantial banks,
 h which he holds "advancing " shares. Tender h.s lambs. it for the slaughter; Lively" the stock he has to watcr His banks are banks of loam and clay,
 His shares are plow-shares in the mold. Nature he trusts, and gets his pay
 In dividends Of green and gold. His margins" are in fields grown over With crops and he can live in clover" His stock if ''down" is sure to "rise' When he "calls ]" white face" "spot" and
 "roan;"
 And he is " cute" and worldly w.se
 When spectators ask loan. He prospers well at money-making F en when his richest banks are breaking The farmer with his "spankingn team "Lightfoot" and "Swift," can sweep the
 plain.
 His "splendid sorrel" and his "eream"
 VIII take no dust" with might and nlane; They speed in triumph fast and faster, Uphill and down without disaster. Ills face is bronzed, h!s hands are brown.
 But on h.s name there is stan. He sleeps well when h,s stock is down,
 For well he knows twill rise agaln. And when time brings fate's rainy weather He'll discount what he's "put' together In field and orchard WIG behold
 The plowman's promissory notes. His green backs are redeemed with ge.d, And not with "stuff" tho broker floats. Ills best protection h-s good sense is, Nor bulls nor bears break down his fences.
 George W. Bungay, in Harper's Weekly.
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15
CHAPTER XII.

Drawing aside the heavy curtain he silently watched the animated group below. A wondering expression taking the place of the usual sullen demeanor was soon sup planted by one of recognition. Then a pleased, happy light so foreign to him dawned in those hard, cruel gray eyes as they rested on the crape-ctad figure of Miriam and then Gn the fair child now in her arms.
 And, doubtless, the angel of love, poising on white wings above the gray-haired father, was waiting to catch the first syl- lable of endearing forgiveness; but the light died out ln his face, and no word of affection had escaped the thln lips, although they worked convulsively Tn their struggle against the better prompting. In a moment more the victory in favor of cruel hardness of heart had been won, and the uncompro- mlsiag lines settled back around the firm mouth, and the spirit of his accursed an- eestor swayed Sir Rupert with it's evil power
 Hurrying down the long flight of stairs as fast as his aged limbs would carry him, he reached the great hall door just before the daughter essayed to cross the Jagged pave ment in front.
 Miriam looked up and saw her father
 
 frail and white haired he had grown since since. Ahl well, how careworn his face, but-he was still angry. Her heart sank like lead at sight of the stern, repulslve look on his countenanee, but she said in a wist- ful, piteous way: ssThere IS father.n But the glad light of recognition which had leaped to her sweet eyes and had tinged the fine face with little flush of happy light died out suddenly, leaving it paler by con- trast, for no answering gladness of heart reflected III response on the paternaI brow
 "Begonei begoner' he shouted, as Miri- am made move toward him. Don't come near me unless you beg my pardon, my forgiveness; unless you can do that, don t come near he, 1 say!a
 His angry face was startling and pit1ful in the extreme to see, framed in by the long, white, sillen locks that swept his shoulders.
 He Was elinging to pillar now, as she gazed at him, with his left hand and arm, and waving his children imperiously off with his right.
 Miriam put down the wondering child on the paved walk and stretched out her arms toward her father lmpulsively, while q strange light crept into her proud face.
 ITO BE CONTINUED.
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15
CHAPTER XII.

As days slipped into months and years at the Hall, Sir Rupert Perclyal grew stead fly more morose and diseontented.
 Harder and harder to please, he often found an occasion for abusing the servants roundly for some trivial matter or imagin- ary dereliction. In short, the servants began to think their masters mind had weakened sadly since Miriam had gone.
 Often, quite often, they could hear him walking about the dark, gloomy corridors far into the night, and mutter to himself of the absent daughter and of the dear, dead wife. Sometimes in his midnight marches they could hear him bemoaning the strange decree of cruel destiny that hung like a pail over Heatherleigh, and cursed his life with such relentless fate. And in their hearts they speculated and wondered where and how it would all end.
 The weeks dragged; each successive week being a perfect counterpart of the preceding. Even the chapel bells in the distance sounded dirges for the sunny Sab baths of merry old England, and the even- ing chimes came to the solemn doors like smothcrcd moans over the couch of some dear, dead friend.
 The dwelers of the country side kept aloof from the Hall, as if some sort of dark necromancy held sway beneath it's ancient gables they shrank from the presence of it's aggravated and perplexed master with common consent, and pitied the servants imprisoned under his iron rule. Occasionally the servants would steal away across the fields to their sympathizing z | neighbors for n social chat and to air some new whim of their peculiar minded master. But seldom did the servants quarters at the Hall behold a visitor or the overjoyed in- mates entertain q caller, for supersti.ious | fear of something uncanny and unexplin- | able kept them away.
 Taken altogether life at Heatherleigh was other than enviable. Four years of this silent, aimless life at the Hall had gone the way of the sunsets, and once more the sad anniversary of Miriams departure had dawned.
 The inmates of the Hall had heard once l from Miriam Pereival Fairfax, and her hus- 1 band, Arthur, had succeeded, 50 rumor had | it, far beyond his most sanguiue expeeta- l tions, and now was a gentleman of wealth and much influence in the first circles of his city. But although the servants had gen l eral time of rejoicing when the good news I reached them, the aged father gave no sign
 of joy, or even qualification, over the very desirable good fortune
 ct, strange To say, he dld not venture a
 word of reprimand 10 check the flow of re joicing, nor seem put out with theircheer-
 ful, happy faces and hghtheartedness. The influence rather, of their merry speeches
 and glad manner seemed to settle down over his irritableness in a sort of calm. soothing way thatrendered his presence and l commands more endurable. And it seemed,
 as old Peggy had said, that ''the climax ay
 his timper had been rached, praise the saints"
 And now the fourth anniversary of the daughters flight had dawned, and it had
 been quite . while since any news of her had been received at Heatherleigh.
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15
ROYAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Whom It Was Conducted Without Any
 Sort of ystem.

Baron Stockmar relates that the pal ace was in the charge of three separate departments, each of which moved along its own predestined track with out any sort of unity or prearrange- ment. It was not decided which parts of the palace belonged respect ively to their control. In the time of George III the Lord Steward had the custody of the whole palace excepting the royal apartments, drawing g-rooms. etc. In the next two reigns it was held that the whole of the ground floor. including halls and dining rooms, was in his charge. At the be- ginning of the present reign the Lord Steward surrendered to the Lord Cham berlain the grand hall and other rooms on the ground floor. but it was question quite in tho clouds to whom the jurisdiction of the kitchens, scul- leries and pantries belonged. The outside of the palace pertained to tho Department Of the Woods and Forests. One result of this arrangement was that, while the Lord Chamberlain could clean the inside of the windows he could not clean the outside, and negotiations had to be carried on to secure that the operations within and without should be conducted at tho same time. The housekeepers, pages and housemaids were under authority Of the Lord Chamberlain; the foot men, livery porters and underbutlers under that of the Master of the Horse while the clerk of the kitchen. the cooks and porters were under the jurisdiction of the Lord Steward. Ii was the duty of the Lord Steward to lay the fires and of the Lord Chamberlain to light them. The Lord Chamber lain had to provide the lamps and the Lord Steward to keep them in order. II pane Of glass in the scullerv wanted mending a fequisition had to be prepared and signed by the chief cook; it was then countersigned by the clerk of the kitchen. then taken to be signed by the master of the house. hold, thence taken to the Lord Cham- berlain, by whom it was authorized. and finally laid before the Clerk of the Works in the Department of the Woods and Forests. The authority of the master of the household was en- tirely unrecognized. The servants went off duty whenever they liked. while the dormitories, where ten or q dozen footmen slept in the same room. were the scene of smoking, drinking and other irregularitie es. .-Contem. porary Review.
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15
MIRIAM.
The Romance of HGathGrleigl Hall.
By MANDA L. CRocKER.
COPYRIGHT, IsS9.
CHAPTER XI.-CoNTINuED.

1 l All the next day she sat by her beloved dead, stunned with the awful sense of her bereavement. The servants went softly about the house with sorrowful faces, and the attendants came in and went out of the room and she scarcely lknewit Twice they brought little Arthur in the silent, darkened room to see his papa, but the slght of the two together she could not bear, so when the baby leased s'to see what made papa sleep so cold" they took him off in the gar den and talked away his curiosity concern ing the dead
 The last sad rites had been performed the solemn looking hearse, draped in black crape looped with silver stars, had gone, Arthur friends had gone home, all but Patty, the youngest sister, and Miriam sat in her beautiful home widow.
 Patty would stay with her aIl the coming dreary winter-she had promised as much, and by tho springtime she should know, perhaps, what was best to do.
 When the spring laughed merrily over the isles and flowers came, they went abroad for a month. Little Arthur's health seemed to demand change, and the devoted mother held no sacrifice too great for her child.
 Miriam had her plans. She would travel a little, and, in returning, would come home by Hastings and, If she could, would venture on a visit to the Hall Perhaps her father might forgive her for the sake of her beautiful, fathorless child.
 True, she had written hin acquainting him of Arthur's death, and he had left the servants to make tue reply, and send com fort and sympathy; but he was old and very strange, any way, and letter, after MI pa. 4sr thought it would work no harm to try a visit to Heatherleigh, at least; she wished to visit Beechwood once more, although stranger hands had desecrated her favor lte walks, no doubt.
 And Patty - blue eyed, kind hearted Patricia, who made the best of sisters superinteEded it all, and left Miriam to seek solace and comfort care-free, and the weary hearted mother felt she never could be thankful enough for such priceless companion as dear little sister Patty. Agaln, she sat by the window, in the eventide, looking out over the cliffs and the sea; again the death fiat had gone forth, and 'the flower that grew betWeenN was ruthlessly snapped from it's parent stem. | Patricia sat near her, dropping tears on l some broken toys she had treasured up 1 from the nursery. SAe could not weep 1 now; she was too desoate. God had seem lngly forgotten her and left her without a ray of hope, without a single string on l love's harp unbroken, Away out in the ofiing she saw white-winged ship, with tint of sunset tingeing it's sails the faintest of rose hues. That was, doubtless, the messenger she had sent bearing a long l long letter to one whom she had never seen but the missiye contained request, never i theless.
 The tear-stained pages, when unfoldee at Bay View cottage, tucked down by the blue waters of the Narragansett, would re veal something like this:
 Il am alone God pity mel A stranger in mine own land. Bereayed of husband
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Franklin and Marshall College. Lancaster, has entered upon its 103d year.
 The 175th anniversary of the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church. New Jersey, was lately celebrated.
 The African Methodist Church has decided to establish in Philadelphia home for its aged ministers. It is to cost $50, 900.
 There was time when there were no negro schools or teachers; now there are nearly twenty thousand schools and over million scholars.
 It is reported that there are in all 101, 324 Sunday schools; 8,345, 43f scholars; HOO. 104 teachers; total of 9.445, 535 in the Sunday-schools of this country.
 The school-teachers of Montgom- cry County, Ind, assembled in con- vention recently and solemnly resolved that the gum-chewing habit was un- becoming to members of the profess sion.
 In all, one hundred and thirty four Congregational churches have been organized in the State of Missou- ri, of which eighty-two remain. The shrinkage has been nearly thirty-nine per cent.
 "A royal order has been issued by the German Government sanetioning the creation in Jerusalem of an eYan- gelical establishment with corporate rights. The object of the new body IS to preserve existing evangelical insti- tutions and to add to the number.
 Tho Protestant Episcopal diocese of Iowa reports: Clergy, 4; lay read CTS, b; parishes, 49; missions, 57; commitments, 6,007; confrmations. 507; contributions for religious pur- poses, $147, 260. 26; value of church property in the diocese, $1,271.725.
 Very important changes have been introduced in the curriculum of Prince ton University in the nature of a gen. eral transformation, to be completed in the future. after the model of Euro ptttu ullN tAclllco. ioy tllc hch COul5o of study the benefits of the elective course are enlarged. but the university will rigidly adhere to the require ments of certain fundamental studies as prerequisite to the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
 In view of the fact that III con- gregations and charges of the Mis- souri Lutheran Synod had applied for pastors, and only tifty-seven requests could be granted, the presidents of the separate district synods, at a meeting recently held at St. Louis. issued an appeal, in which families and congre- gations are requested to consider this want of pastors. and secure young men who are willing to devote them selves to the ministry.
 A "Guide to the Churches of Lon- donh shows that the number Of metre- politan churches has increased be. tween 1883 and 1889 from S2S to ,016. Altar yestments are now the rule in 59 churches, as against g in 1883; altar lights in ll9, as against 64 in 1883; and the Eastward Position in 369, as against 304 in 1883. In the same period the number of churches in which the communion is celebrated in the evening bas decreased from 2S9 to 272. The Church Review.
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15
THE USEFUL WORKSHOP.
Why Every Farmer Should Have n Porta
 bls Forge and q Set of Tools

Gften repairs can be made at home in less time than the farmer would spend going to a mechanic, so the en- tire eos. is saved. or more Often some repairing is needed immediately to save stoppage of men and teams when the work is very important, and with not expensive set of tools a great deal of mending can be done by an ingenious farmer or farm hand. 4 portable forge costs little. and is very useful as well as interesting. Work CTS on the farm will find good work shop very pleasant on stormy days and the change from routine work d real pleasure and profitable
 The boys, too. will spend many hours there improving their minds and sharpening their wits while amusing themselves building various articles for their private use, and be- fore they know it are helping father put beam in plow.f, 'net beam in a sleigh, making whiifietrees. etc, etc, or even putting an entire wooden axle in an old wagon, whieI have known to last for years and Nun ex- ceedingly well. So. <oo the work shop is ifice place for the old gentle man, partly or wholly retired from farm work. ---S. M. Palmer, in N. '. Tribune.
The Springdale news., 1889-11-15

and child in one short half year, am deso- late. Shut from q fathers doors, 1 am in the depths of isolated sorrow. 1 have an abundance of means, and would be no burden, could l come to yous l am but a stranger to you also, but you were my mothers friend; will you not be mne al sop
 Then this was the message she had sent Patricla knew it, and had demurged there to, but she must go She had told herself that week after the clods ratified down on her baby's coffin, and if she received an answer from Bay View telling her that her mothers friend still resided there she would sell her beautiful home and leave her native land forever the laad which had held nothing but sorrows for her from her cradlehood
 Patricia's lover and afianced husband would purchase The Rest, and it would remain in the Fairfax family. Had little