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He Got His Half,

Capt John Allen was ono of the
famous men Of the times when the
British held possession of Penobscot
bay, in the early part Of this century.
He was presented with "A sword for
gallant conduct in capturing a British
privateer. Many stories have been
told about the dashing captain. and a
new one is now related by the Brook.
Ign correspondent of The Nj. Dcser,
Herald. While the English were in
Castinc, commanded by Gen. Goslin.
Capt. John had occasion 10 visit that
town. He was accompanied by his
wife Sally. On the road near the
neck he met the general out on a
sleigh ride. With customary AFRO
glnce the general kept the middle of
the road. expecting Capt. Jol.n toturn
out. But Il redoubtablc captain
only gave the customary half and
when they met there was a halt. After
a momcnt'S pause Gen. GoSlin com.
mandcd him II turn out and let hiH
pass, saying: DO you know who
ann No" Numbered Capt John.
Well" he replied, Il am Gen. Cos.
lin" At That Capt, Johns ire reached
fever heat. Get up. Sally" said he,
and from under The seat he drew the
old sword. Unsheathing ii, he waved
il aloft aud said: DO you know
who ann Somewhat surprised at
what he saw, Gen. Goslin answered;
No" well" said he, Il am Capt
John Allen, and / am going to have
half the ruad!' And he Immediately
got iL-LewistoA journal.
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c,rl,Ic,. Odd Matcr I.cmnrk..

The little auecdote Of Carlyle related
by Lord uougAtou 10 the members of
the Yorkshire college is said TO be
characteristic Of its hero. 1t appear rs
that many years ago, when Carl &c
first came on a visit 10 Lord Hou' l.
tons grandfather at Fryston, his hist
took occasion one morning 10 lament
10 him the destruction of a fine view
by the erection Of a tall factory Chin
ney. Mr.. Mines, no doubt, expected
that his guest would readily concur;
but the philosopher was not in a con-
curing mood, and his reply was: II
do not at all agree with you. Since
have been under your hospitable roof
this is the first evidence / have seen
that any work is being carried on in
this neighborhood which is of any
utility to mankind" This is the sort
of reply which sensitive conversation.
lists lind slightly discouraging,-Ex.
change.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11
HypnotIzins by Telephone.

DIR. Pinel, Of Paris, is said 10 have
succeeded in hypnotizing several sub.
lects by means Of the photograph.
All the commands given through this
channel were, he declares, as readily
obeyed as those which he uttered di.
pctly, and suggestions of every posi-
BILE sort were as eirectually communi,
Gated through the medium Of the
machine as if made viva voce The
conclusion which he deduccs from his
experiments is that the received theory
Of a magnetic current passing from
the operator 10 the subject is entirely
baselcss, and that the real cause OF
the phenomena of hypnotism is ner'
vous arrangement on the part Of those
subject 10 them = Medical Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11


A little girl from a charitable insti-
tuition spent a day i'll the country. She
knew so little of green things growing
that she pulled up weeds and plants 10
see how they were fastened in the
ground. An ear of green corn was
given herto play with. Obi oh obi"
she said, Its all wrapped up in little
green blankets"
Sidneyand Edna were amusingthem-
selves and their parents by telling
Bible stories in their own childish
language In telling Of Joseph and
his brethren Sidney could not recall
the exact words TO describe Joseph's
many hued coat. so hesitating a mo-
ment he finally exclaimed. why, his
crazy coat, you know
One morning ourthrce-year-oldmade
an early inspection Of the kitchen.
After interviewing the cook he found
that they were TO have boiled eggs, of
which he was very fond. He ran
through the hall shouting to the fam
lily to Hurry up, for We are going TO
have eggs for breakfast with the COW
ers on"
Little tlree-year-o old Mollie awoke the
second time in tic night and asked for
water. When ted by her mother that
she had had some once, she replied:
"Yes, mamma, but that is all soaked
into my bones
Pointing out some pears TO an older
boy. who did not look in the right d.
rection. Martic said: There they are;
you must be deaf of seeing. '-Phila-
delphia Times.
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M Tins For Girls.

went into n Clark street restaurant
where girls are employed rs walters.
] saw a man give one of them a tip"
/ called the ~petticoated garcon 10 my
table aud asked her If il was custom
any for girls to get fees-or tips
as il /. most generally ~called-for SER
vice. She said no, and she said it with
an emphasis and intentness that would
have ustouIshcd me if / had been a
younger man. Il have been in this
business. she said, for many
years, and this is the first time
the very first time-l ever had
a tip. | have worked i'm some of
the big restaurants of the country,
but ! never saw "A girl receive a tip.
! worked in a Philadelphia restaurant
where men and girls were both en-
ployed have seen the customers fee
the men, bat never a fee for the poor
girls. ! nave even seen women fee
mel walters. but never did / sec one
of my own sex fee one Of hcrown sex.
We are no. allowed 10 receive tips;
that j.. we arc told not 10, bat this is
the first time | ever had an oppnrtu-
nifty 10 refuse. ! have often wondered
why mcu GET fees and women don't
-Chica-o Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11
In Rlrdseed Trade.

Birdsccd forms a considerable item
in the export trade Of some Of the
Moorish ports. Thus from Lnraiche
last year, in a total export valued at
800. fgi. the birdsecd exported was
valued at $3.50, aud the quantity
was 3,I57 quarters. The vice consul
at that port states that this seed is
never sown apart by the Moorish
farmers, nor is any special attention
paid TO its cultivation. 1t is sown
with wheat, and when rcaped and
thrcshed il is separated by tile coun:
trywomen In sleeves. The reason Of
this practice is that there is a general
superstition among the Moors that in
very wet seasons the wheat is in part
converted into birdseed, and hence
they SOW the two together. New York
Telegram.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11

Princess Sophia Of Prussia, who is
10 be married in October TO the Duke
Of Sparta, gets fl00, 900 out of the pri-
vate fortune Of her father, the Empe-
ror Frederick, and the Empress Fred
erick has given her daughter a dot of
e15.000. These sums are TO be invest
ed in Germany and the princess will
draw the interest, while the capital
will ultimately be divided among the
children; or, II she dies without issue,
il will be then divided between her
three sisters and Prince Henry of
Prussia. Princess Sophiais TO receive
an annuity Of Gi,00Oa year from the
Hohenzollern family und.-London
Truth.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11
I OFTEN WONDER WHY IT'S so.

Some hnd work whcre some nud rest
Aud 81 the weary world sN-s on,
] sometimes wonder which h uHf.
The answer al when ,lly * some
Some cyts StFrp wlen some eyes wake,
AND tht Iua8Jy night hour so,
S0ur GrI, % a wanfr some hearts break
loiIrn woAdrr why tss SO
SUur wills ain where soul' Will nrhL
S1uc l1ytr the tent and somr me lrld
Ianla upGdcr who are right
The ones who strive, or those WHO yteld'
S5mr naplz fold where other hauis
Are llt'l braynly In the s~trii'i
And 40 through asrs aud through lands
Move 90 the oXtromes OF life
Some feet nalt whera some i'rt t1ad,
In tir'less march, a tuoruy way
Some struggle on where some hav" fed,
Some srek when others shun the fray
Some swords rust where others clash,
Some fan TACK where some move on,
Some Hays lurl where others iEsh
Until the battle has been won
Some sleep OF while others keep
The viyils Of the true and brave;
They will not rest Till roses creep
Around their name above a grave
Father Ryan
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11

A German patent has been granted
NJ. Ladewigg fora MUCH needed article
"A fire aud water proof paper. II is
made by mixing twenty-five parts OF
asbestos with twenty-five or thirty
parts Of aluminium sulphate, moisten.
Ing with zinc chloride; and, after
washing, treating the pulp with Il so.
luton o; one part Of resin soap and
eight 10 ten parts of aluminium sui
phate. Piper is then produced ms with
ordinary pulp New York Telegram.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11

There is a record Of black SNOW in
Walpole, n. H., but SNOW Of this color
appears TO be somewhat rare. There
is little mystery about these peculiar
storms. however, since micro
-cUpic Investigations have from time
Ia line proven them To- be caused
by either portions Of various minerals,
shells OF infUsoria, or parts OF plants
or insects. InfuSorial shells and
aquatic plants Of especial localities
have been identified after having
crossed the ocean and been deposited
IN dust storms, thus tracing the course
of the aerial currents. Gutenberg is
said to have found not less than 800
different species Of organisms in the
dust Of various showers, Of which Eve
were of marine origin. Humboldt and
Lieut.. Maury have also treated largely
on this topic. The same general ex.
PLANTATION that accounts for these
showers applies also TO the fall Of liv.
ing organisms which have been pre-.
yiously mentioned. There seems 10
be little doubt that winds, whirlwinds
and watcrspouts arc the chief cause of
these phenomena. The several fish
showers that have been recorded were
all preceded or accompanied BY heavy
rain or a violent wind, forming what
is termed on land a whirlwind or at
sea a watcrspout-Co Globe Demo.
cTlt.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11
CutiCura ResoIvent.

The new Flood Purifier aud purest and hest of
Humor Cares, internally, aud Cuiicura, the
peat skin Cure, ami ,uiicura soap, an exqui
site skiu Beautiier externally. instantly relieve
and spetdily aud permanently cure the most agOn
Izing. iicJing, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted
aud pimply diseases aud hum0rs OF The skin, scalp
and blood, with loss OF hair, from pimples 10 sCrO-
lula.
-old everywhere. Price, Cuticura, soc. /;
soap, soc; Rssolvent. 500. Prepared by
the Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation,
Boston,
HB-Send for "How 10 Cure skin Diseases" 81
pages, ~ II uslralions, aud 100 illustrate us.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11
why not Quit9

Over sl5, GOO, 900 has been spent in
Australia within the last fifteen years
in efforts 10 exterminate the rabbit,
-aa1l2ta estimates agree that lie has
also doubled IN numbers dulng this
time. When the rabbit strikes a good
thing he hates 10 let go, small as he is.
Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11

Mrs. Snowfall Liza, does go know
yo' Sunday school lessoni
LizA-Nome; not perzackly.
Mrs. Snowball-Liaa, | done tole yo'
seyerinl times 20 be kecrful in yo'
speech. Dom say perzackly; say pre-
zackly. Yo' member dat, nowl-
Epoch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11
Boy Covered with ScabS

Ny bay, aged rtne years, has been ,rUublod all
his life with q very had humOr, which appea ed
AL over MS body IN small red l. Otchss. with a dry
white scab Oh them, asst summer he was worse
than ever, be ng covered with scah- from the top Of
ms head 10 his feet, aud continually growing
worse, al hough he bad been q eaied by two physi-
clans. As a last resort, | determined TO try the
Suiicura Remedies, and am happy TO ny that
they III all ! co !. wi h. sing them according
TO directions. the huDIor rapidly disappeared,
a thor ugh cure. The sntieura Remedies are
all you claim for them They are woT h their
weight in gold. GEORGE y. LfAVITT,
Nn AnanVar Mas
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11
Cured nv GuGiCura.

bhrult'st child, uUW Ia yours IT gEC, ybru an
iutlbt u u nins old was attacked with yiu-
ient mph.uHut skin ilsra.r. vi O]rdiupry remt-
dim ailinl. We called uur iawi', phrsiClsu, who
Ut'mpiod 10 cue H.. bpi Il spHad with almost IN.
curl Nh rnpldi,y. mtiituH / urr purIi0u " the
hiicl How : ltrsUu, non, The mIdul' ri his hlck
down 10 hiN KNEES ives uun solid rash, ugly, rain
tai, U|ulchyd, Hra malicious We han 10 test A.
night ~ U,Hun by day, FiuhlIy, W. were advI-cd
STA ~ Hiarypluus, Ia thnrr or fur weeks o com.
phiccuIe was Si0ught, saving the littic fellow s
pcrs7n ~ While md hcplthv ~ though be had
never been sltacscd. ~ my opinion your vn,ua.
b, remedies saved his life. and to-day he j. o
s. rpug, htallhy rhith, perltcny well, no repetition
"i the uiscs sr having ever occurred,
GEO n. SMITH,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11

MuPLE-, black heads, red, rough, ehApped aul
iiH oily skin prevented by Cuticura soap.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-11
Baby One Solid Rash.

Ugly, painful, hlotUhrd. malicious. No rest
by diy, a." peace by night, doctors and
~ remedies failed. Fried sutiCurd.
Ehcrt marvellous, saved his life.
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pass?'
The bully looked up to see
who had made such an i'm.
pertinent request, and said
to the Notwithstanding
man, after a string of oaths:.
"I'l do nawthing, see! II
yer wants ter get by you'll
step over dose feet, ard if
youse good sense you'll be
careful how you does it,
The little mans eyes flash
ed, and he said, in a tone
very different to that ehsA had
previously used:
"Sir, draw in your feet!''
An oath was the only re-
sponse, and the little man
with a then take that y
gave the big man a magnifi,
cent kick IN the shfns. The
big fellow then jumped TO his
feet to unnihilate the little
one-but he didn't. Hardly
was he out of his seat before
a sledgehammer blow nnde,
the chin knocked him fiat on
his back, and there he lay.
The blow knocked him out
The passengers fairly cheer
ed; but the quiet little man
was not looking for glory
Going to his seat he had Sc
lected before the encounter
he sat down unconcernedly
pulled out a news paper anC
began to read. The guard
and one or two of the pas
sengers roughly iammed him
into IL seat. His dazed sen
ses soon began to return
but he said not q word, ant
at Fifty-ninth street he lnepl
ly left the train.-NeW Torl
1ilnas.
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the liar, respects the thiei
and esteems the blasphemer.
1t violates obligations, nv
erences fraud and honors in
fanny. 1t incltes the father
to butcher his helpless of
spring, helps the husband
massacre his wife and the
child to grind the paricidal
axe. 1t burns up men, it
consumes women, detests
life, curses God and despises
heaven. 1t stubborns wit
nesses, curses perjury, defiles
the jury box, and stains the
judicial ermine. 1t degrades
the citizen, debases che Iegis-
lator, dishonors statesmen,
and disurms the patriot.
1t brings shame not honor;
terror not safety;despair, mot
happiness; and with the ma
'nevolence of a fiend. it calm
ly surveys it's frightful DESC
lation and unsatkfied with
it's havoc. it poisons felici.
ty, kills peace, ruins MOI ais,
blights condolences, slays
reputation and wipes out ma
tionsl honors. 1t curses the
world and laughs at it's ruin.
1t does all that and more
it murders the soul. 1t is
the son of villalnies, the
father of all crimes, the moth
er of abominations; the dsv.
ills best friend, and Gods
worst enemy.
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Montana Goes Gspablican.

Helena, Mont, Nov. The
State Canvassing Board met
at 10 O'Clock today finishing
the canvass oftlie State vote.
Silver Ow equity was count
ed as canvnssed by its hoard
thus elncting ten entire Re-
publican Statn ticket except
Toole for Governor. The Su
preme Court and Nix out OF
the eight district Judges are
Republican. The Senate is
a tie with the Republican,
Lieutenant Governor to give
the casting vote. The Rt'pub
lican majority in the House
is six. In the contest in JET
ferson oanty the Republi-
cans expect to gain ouemeln
ber in the House which will
give them Il majority ofeight
on joint ballot There is as
tie for a Joint member of the
House in Beaver Head ,pnd
Deer Lodge counties which
will necessitate u ne election.
Out of $4,000 votes cast on
ly 1900 are against the
adoption ofthe' constitutions
News andO5server.
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the weather will ln. Contra 4
ry to corn husk lsha. tIlnl
goose bone says there will 1ss.ss
Il very mild winter. "rheIssE
will not be- many days illI
which running water will
freeze Thecollest weather
will come the latter hall Of
January, and the coldest
day Of will be January ~.
The January thaw will come
in February, and there will
be disastrous foodsand dam
bursting and the fiend topHy|
generally. After that We
shall have an early Spring.
We onght to.-Hath (.Hsy
Times.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-11-14
Vacant Farms in Vermont

A rather sad story is told
by Mr.. Valentine, q Vermont
official, about the desertion
of chat beautiful State by
it's former Inhabitants. Stan
ding y. il other officials on
a hill in Bennington county,
and looking over the valley
of the West river, a tributa-
ry Of the Connecticut, they
counted fifteen contiguous
farlns, OF perhaps a hundred
acres each, all fenced, and
with dwelling houses and
barns in at least tolerable
condition, without a single
,inhabitant. Beyond, toward
the Connecticut, but. hidden
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Drinking A Farm.

My homeless friend with
the chromatic nose, while
You are stirring up thesugar
in a ten-cent glass of gin, let
me give a fact to wash down
with it. You say you have
longed for years for the free
independent life ofthefarmer,
but have never been able
to get money enongh togeth-
er to buy a farm. But this
is just where you are mista-I
ken. For several years yoIl
have been drinking 4 g00tI
improved farm at tli. ra te Of
100 square feet ut a gulp.
II you doubt this statementl
figure it out foryouraelf. An
acre of land contains 43, $50
square feet. Estimating for
convenience, the land stti
$43.66 per acre, you will see
that it brings the land to-
just one mill per square footy
one cent for ten square iept.
Now pour down the fiery
dose and imagine you are
swallowing a strawberry.
patch. Call in your friendA
and have them help gulp
down a 500 foot garden
Get on q prolonged sple8
some day, and see how
long a time it requires tsS
swallow a pasture larya
enough to feed u COW. l'ut
down that glass IF gllI;
there's dirt it-100 HqnAIs
feet Of good rich dirt, worth
$53.56 per ace.- Bob Hvlx
/ dette. ~
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Beware of the Quiet Man.

A big, burly man, with the
form of IA heavyweight pug
Hist was making himself ex-
ceedingly Objectionable to
the passengers on a Sixth
avenue train about 2 O'Clock
yesterday morning. He sat
stretched with his long legs
clear across the isle, his hat
forward over his eyes, and Il
look on his face which seemed
to declare:
''I'm a bad man, see! I'm
looking for trouble, and |
don't care where it comes
from"
3 SeVernl passengers were
unfortunate enough to stun
BILE over the mans feet and
in return were profanely
abused for doing so. There
was not q man in the car
who did not feel inclined to
punch the fellows head1but
he looked too formidable
At Thirty-tllird street, how.
ever. the bully met his
match.
A quiet looking little man
with the appearance OF q
prosperous young clerk, bu,
who, in reality, was a vel
known teacher offencing and
boxing, entered, and, as ht
,lade his way to one OF thu
cross seats encountered the
outstretched legs OF the OBJ
Ijectionable person. Very'po
litely the newcomer turnec
to him and said:
"Sir will you kindly draw
III yaur feet so that | cal
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.by the maple groves in the
valley, were, az they knew,
fifteen more, also deserted,
yet all we'll Situu ted and still
showing signs OF theirforlner
Fertility. Statistics show
that a similar condition pre-
walls all over the State. In
Windham county alone are
more than forty thousand
acres of land, once cultivated
but now deserted, and in the
whole state the number Of
,ahaploned farms, complete
with houses, fences, barns
and outbuildings, must be
several thousand. Yet Ver-
mont is ono of the pleasant
healthiest, most fertile
and most civilized states in
the Union. In its river val
leys is no malaria, while its
hills are covered to the sum
NIT with vegetation. The
reckless agriculture which
agriculture which has made
portions of the South nearly
barren has never been ia
voled in Vermont, where Il
century or more OF stock
farming has rather enriched
than exhausted the soil; yet
the people who once found
happy homes there have
crowded into the towns OF
have left the State altogeth'
er.. In thirty Years, from
1850 to 1880, the increase
in population in Vermont
was fiv,, per cent, while thu
population oi the whole
country more than doubled.
and that of the adjoining
State of Massachusetts in
creased 10y nearly eighty pei
cent. Not pretendiligto any
ideas on political economy
we will not try to account
for this strange condition o
things, hut it is certainly eli
rious that n region ~ favor
ed in climate and position
should be retrograding sc
rapidly. .-AmeIicaan .1rcEi
tect.
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,'Our Dead Boy"

The following isreproduced
in the Messenger because it
contains deep, heartfelt pa
thos, and by itself is a gem
OF pure English idiom:
81 saw my wife pull the
bottom drawer of the old bu-
reau this evening, and Iwent
softly out and wandered up
and down until | knew she
had shut it up and gone to
her sewing. We have some
thing laid away in that draw
er that the gold Of kings
could not buy and yet they
are relics that grieve US until
our hearts are, sore. l hav-
MT dared to look at them
for a year, but | remember
each article. There are two
worn shoes, chip hat with
the brim gone. some stock
ings, pantaloons, a coat,
two or three spoo!s, bits of
crockery, a whip and several
toys. Wife, poor thing, goes
to that drawer every day Of
her life and prays over it,
and let's her tears fall over
the precious articles, but l
dare not 60. Sometimes we
speak of little Jack, but not
often. 1t has been a long
time, but somehow we can't
get over grieving, Some
times when we sit alone of an
evening, / writing and she
sewing, a child will call out
in the streetas our boy used
to, and We both will start up
with beating hearts and a
wild hope, only to find the
darkness more OF o burden
Titan ever. 1t is still quite
now. ! look upat the win
dow where his blue eyes used
| to sparkle at mycoming, but
he is not there. | listen fol-
his pattering feet, his merry
shout, his ringing laugh, but
there is no sound. There is
no one to search my pockets,
and tease me for presents,
and | never find the chairs
turned over, the bruo;ndown,
,Eor ropes tied to the door
:. knobs. | want some one to
4 tease me for my knife; to ride
.'on my shoulders, to lose my
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The Mormon's Strategems.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. 81
A party of Norman Elders
created considerable excite
lnent in the northern part OF
Fayette county last week and
narrowly escaped lynching
ut the hands of the indignant
citizens. A young woman
was going through the coun-
Try preaching Mormonism
and made u number of con-
verts. She was accompanied
by two elders who kept in
the background and had lit
tie to say. A few days ago
it was discovered that the
eloquent preacher who was
teaching Mormonism was
not a woman. but. q young
man disguised in female at
tire. This discovery caused
great excitement among the
country people, especially
those who had entertained
the disguised preacher at
their houses. Friday night
a committee of citizens wait
eh on the three elders. Some
wanted to lynch them on the
spot; others proposed a coat
Of tar and feathers, and the
three elders were badly fright
ened. tool heads ruled the
angry mob, and, the elders
were allowed to depart on
their promise to leave the
county in twenty-four hours
never to return. They were
warned that they would meet
with summary punishment
If they visited that locality
again. -NeWs-Obsever.