Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-04-28
ODDS AND ENDS.

During the first quarter of this year
40, 6s5 emigrants arrived at the port Of
New York.
Justice Day never said one single
word in court during fifty-eight sit
tings Of the Parnell commission.
Some one recently told Henry Irv-
ing, Jr., that he wonderfully resem-
bled his illustrious father. Yes"
was the reply. I'VE 60 TO the same
tailor"
The government Of Chill has for
mally signifed its intention to partici-
pate in the congress of American ma
tons to be held in Washington this
year.
A burglar, arrested in Boston, had
on his breast an India ink picture of a
gravestone, on which was marked:
"In memory Of my dear father and
mother"
Despite the talk about Smith being
such common name, those of Green,
White, Brown and Davis beat il in the
United States by Is per cent Even
John" is not as common as Joe"
Services for the deaf are held in the
church institute at Sheffield. The
preacher speaks into bell shaped re-
ceptacle, from which tubes convey
the sound Of his voice to the ear of
each person present
The system TO relieve street traffic
in Paris as proposed by NJ Berlier con-
sists substantially of a system OF sub
terranean cast iron tubes, le.4 feet in
diameter and about ten miles in total
length.
Not long ago up in Buffalo John
Grabenstetter and wife celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of their mar
riage by walking 10 the church-in
which they were married at the head
Of procession of twelve children and
one grandchild.
The second period of the earth's ex-
istence, which is TO end with the going
out Of the suns light, will terminate
in about thirteen million years. We
speak OF this matter in time, so that
our friends may get in their hay
Martha's Vineyard Herald.
In the first two months Of this year
the Pennsylvania railroad earned
nearly 50, ,0O0, 600, and spent nearly
SO, 500, 900 in operating the road. That
is pretty large business ltindicates
the immense importance and power OF
q great railway corporation from q
commercial view.
A Maine pine tree recently felled at
Bullen's mills was los feet long, 8 feet
IL inches ON the stump, and the first
three cuts Of 12 feet each made l, ,226
feet of sawed boards. The top OF the
sixth cut, ~ feet from the stump, was
Is inches through.
The speech from the throne" in
Sweden is the genuine article; far diff
ferent from those at other capitals Il
is delivered by stalwart King Oscar
himself, clad in white ermine trimmed
with red and gold, wearing a crown
OF gold upon his head and bearing .
jeweled scepter in his hand. He has
fine voice and is graceful and elo-
quent orator.
The 200 religious denominations Of
England and Wales have now about
1000 places of worship, OF which
25, have been certified and recorded
by the registrar general The sitting
accommodation is for between 1900
600 and l6, 000, 600 persons The min-
isters number 5000, church and
chapel officials. is0, 900, and commu-
nicants rather more than 1000, 600.
The annual cost Of the various efforts
for the reformation Of the people e
e16, 900, 600. III
W. M. Hyde, Of near Sand Hin
Carroll county, Ga, gives the parficn-
lars Of q rat massacre which occurred
at his house The rats were grinding
his corn without toll, and, rs be Wa
fully able 20 keep up with his own
grinding, be concluded 20 oust the
tespassers. He surrounded his crib.
. building about eight by twelve
and ten deep. in which was stored
about one hundred bushels of cora
Wen equipped with dogs, children an{
clubs, he proceeded 10 wake ND ~
natives After tho first onalaug6t ~
corpses Of 2iG rats were wciphed anI,
timed the bcaln nj forty GA ,s,s,n@o. 4,