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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-30
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criminal lawyers, believes that New York is i'm
proving in morals, and he claims to have found
IN his large experience in divorce courts a strong
defense for women. He says in a recently pub
hshed letter 'sthat of every twenty divorce suits
brought nineteen are against husband and only
one against wives. 1t is an old and trite saying
that wherever there is trouble, there is sure to be
a woman at the bottom Of it. Well, I would just
reverse it. In my experience and observation,
wherever the marriage VOW has been violated I
have found, as a French writer c~ynically remark
ed: There is imam at the bottom Of it, instead
of a woman For the sake of American women,
and womankind in general, I am happy to state
these truths. No merit of any statement I might
make can give them any greater force of signif-
canoe than they derive from the facts themselves,
which are in the highest degree creditable to
woman.
IT is stated says America "that President Har-
rison has discovered a woman who can keep a
secret. If so, his name is immortalized. Instead
of i%ntrusting his message to the government COM
p%ositors to set up, with instructions chat its con-
tents must, under no circumstance, be made pub
lie, the President has confided the precious docu-
ment to his typewriter, Miss Alice Sanger. The
Washington correspondents of the press will all,
unquestionably, exert themselves to their utmost
to obtain this document before it is given to the
public. There is one way for a newspaper man
f0 cucpnn1 in thic aftnmpt of him 1iouuica biyn-
self as a d~ry-goods clerk, meet Miss Sanger, pro-
vide himself with theatre tickets, and an order
for two fried oysters and two dishes of ice cream.
If this will not melt the heart of any American
typewriter girl, the genus must have greatly
changed"
A week rarely passes, that does not witty some
old idea of past centuries as an incentive to an
editorial no matter how effectually it had been
dsproved, both in theory and by experience. In
modern times the cry is that women have too much
secretiveness, and it has never yet been proven
that theatre tickets, fried oysters, and ice cream
have a tendency to open the heart or loosen the
tongue to any great extent, not even when con-
nected with the stimulating presence of a dry
goods clerk. And We shall even now doubt their
capacity to compare with the modern disguise (of
old John Barley Corn called dry champagne i'm
bibed during the wee hours of the night by conf
dental clerks of the male persuasion, and these
same ubiquitous reporters. 1t is the general i'm
preston that alcohol, no matter in what shape,
has lost none of its tendencies to make brothers
(not sisters) and confdents of all of its d~evotees;
we well know both detectives and inquisitive re-
porters work it for all it is worth, and find in it an
invaluable agent in ~loosening the tongues of men.
We contend that men are much more apt to dis
close a secret than women, and we have the best
and Oldest authority to substantiate the belief,
for it was Adam, not Eve, who diyulged the first
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-30

A0SSAA3 AAAsAAsss L. INV Y lQlWDIllGHO
gift OF gods to men. On earth she is our truest
friend. We cannot help but love and adore her,
and we would not If we could.
DIR. ALICE B. STooKHAM, now travelling in Eu-
rope was recently the guest of Baroness Gripen-
burg, the great leader of women's reform move
ments at Helsingfors, Finland. DR.. Stockham
was also rendered an elegant reception by the
Women's club of Helsingfors; being the first
American woman to be thus honored. When she
left Helsingfors, the ladies of the women's club
came to see her off at the station, each bearing a
bouquet, which they pinned to Dr.. stockham's
dress making her look like a flower garden. -
DURING the time that the Confederate Govern
ment was located at Richmond, Va, Mr.. Davis
occupied what had previously been the home of
DR.. John Brackenborough, a residence used, and
often spoken of, as the ssWhite House. of the
Confederacy. Since the re-admission of the states
into the Union the building has been used as a
public school house, and at a recent meeting of
the school board of that city, a resolution was
offered to tear down the house, and erect upon
its site an elegant and spacious public school
building. Should the resolution be carried into
effect, by far the most conspicuous "souvenir''
Of the Confederacy now remaining in Richmond
would thus be removed from sight.
The Alexandra is the most exclusive of Lon
don's women clubs. 1t is also the most success
full. No individual of the other sex above the age
Of twelve is admitted beyond the door mat. Hus-
bands, fathers, and brothers are all r~uthlessly ex-
cluded from within its sacred precints. 1t fur
nishes an admirable center for shopping opera
tions, and for lunches, teas, &C. 1t possesses
the advantages of bedrooms, let at the most rea-
sonable rate, SO that girls and young married wom-
en- can spend a night or two in town without any
trouble to chaperons or maids. Women friends,
of course, may be admitted into the club, and
servants and tradespeople interviewed. 1t is
named for the Princess of Wales, and no one who
has not been presented to the Queen is eligible to
membership.
Miss SARAH WINTHROP SMITH who has recently
become an associate editor on the Woman's Tri-
bune, with Mrs. Clara B. Colby, is a direct de-
scendant of that Abigail Adams, who, in March
l776, wrote to her husband, then a member of
the Continental Congress, saying II long to hear
you have declared an independence, and, by the
way, in the new code of laws which l suppose it
will be necessary for you to make, I desire you
would remember the ladies, and be more generous
and favorable to them than your ancestors. n n
If particular care and attention are not paid to
the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebel
lion, and will not hold ourselves bound to obey any
laws in which we have no voice or representation"
Tins Miss Smith comes honestly nv her belief in
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-30

AT the late w. G. T. U. convention in Chicago,
it was found that of the 446 voting members, all
but eigbty-seven had at some time in their lives
been teachers, or educators, while all but two are,
or have been teachers in Sunday-schools.
FROM the Mississippi White Ribbon clip the
following: ''Mrs. Emma Beckwith is candidate
for mayor Of Brooklyn under the nomination of
The Equal Rights Party Mrs. Beckwith thinks
II Brooklyn were rightly governed it would cover
all Of Long Island, and proposes to have strong
women sweep the streets. An exchange says,
'of course she will be defeated by a sweeping ma
jorty.'"
Mr.. EUsr1s Of Minneapolis responding to the
toast, "The Ladies'" at National Telephone Ex-
change Association paid the following tribute to
woman: "In the spiritual and ethical world WON
an a telephone. Indeed, she is the perfect
telephone between better world and this-the
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-30

W. F. HOWE, one Of the greatest Of New York's
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16

The fire broke out at Q o'clock In the
lower coal shed. and spread to the
lower works proper before effectual
work Of the fire brigade could be ap-
piled to suppressing the flames. The
origin Of the fire Is unknown. Loss,
sl75, 900.
From the foregoing ii appears that
the larger portion Of the lower works
covering the smelter was saved. The
whole Of this portion of the immense
copper reducing plant occupied two
years in construction. and the entire
cost Of the same was In the neighbor-
hood Of 81, 10000 The destruction of
only part, however, and that CON-
paratively small, must necessarily de-
moralize to more or less extent the
operation of the whole, and doubtless
large number of employees will be
rendered idle and some months will
pass before full operations will be re-
sumed. The upper works, which are
left intact. handle one thousand tons
Of ore daily. The lower works were Of
larger capacity, reducing l,20O tons
daily. II the lower works are crippled
80 that they cannot be operated. prob
ably 1900 to $500 men will be thrown
out Of employment.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16

In spite of the old saying about .
fools ability to ask questions, il re-
mains true that man needs to know
something before he can safely make
inquiries. Mr.. Frith's recent autobio-
graphy contains an anecdote in point
Constable, our best landscape paint
er, is a merry fellow, and very rich.
One day he invited a laboring man, a
gardener, into his painting room to
look at his pictures
''Did you do all this yourself, siri"
said the man, standing before a land
scape. -
Yes .4sFf n
what, all thisF'' -
yes a ,t1f -
"What, frame and allin.
At last the gardener came to Q
frame that was hung against the wall
with no picture in it. He gazed at il
for q minute, and then, turning 70
Constable, he inquired in all simpli-
city, 'fYou don't call this picture quite
finished, do you, sirf'-Youths Com
panion.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16
woNDERs OF MAMMorH GAVE.

A Lc cture Under the Auspices Of the W,
Q. 7. y.
On Tuesday evening, March 10th
there will be delivered at the Rink
lecture on the "Won ders Of Nam
moth Cave" The lecturer, Mrs.
Helen M. Barker, of Fargo, Dak., ID
an entertaining and forceful speaker.
Rev. g. E. Hager, pastor M. E.
church, Yankton, Dak., says of her:
"Mrs. H. M. Barker has few equals
and no superiors % . SPEAKER In the
west.n
Rev. @. H. Cotton, pastor of Re-
formed church, Salem, OAK, says:
MRS. Barker Is one Of the most elo-
quent orators to whom II has eveI
been my good fortune to listen. shs
Is beautiful in imagery, graceful and
easy In gesture, pointed and clear In
Argument"
The Pukwana Oak. Press says: "a
full house greeted Mrs. II. NJ. Barkel
last Saturday evening to hear her lee
ture. She talked for an hour and
half In . very interesting manner
Her lecture was logical, historical,
forcible, convincing, eloquent and
plain. full Of information and common
sense"
In Q Dakota papef appeared the fol
lowing: MRS. BarKer's lecture on
the Wonders of Mammoth Cave wa
one of the ablest and most interesting
ever given In this CITY. 1t will lonl
be remembered by those who heard IL
a. most pleasing and instructive en-
tertainment. Those who did not hea
IL, missed q rare privilege. Mrs. Barke
excels in the chaste delineation OF ma
ture,s wonders"
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16
Pacific Steamship Line

OTTAWA, March 1.-THE Imperial
government agrees to join the Domin-
ion In subsidizing fortnightly steam
ship mail service to China and Japan
from Victoria, B. c. The govern
msnts Of Australia and New Zealand
will also subsidize this service In order
to secure Its extension to Auckland and
Australian ports. The subsidies for
the Atlantic and Pacific services will
amount to 81, ,25O,O 900 per annum.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16
Live Stock.

CHICAGO, March l3.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $500; market stronger. Choict
beeves 4@4.io, steers, 2.sO@3.sO; stock
ers and feeders, 2@3.35.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market
steady to strong. Natives, 3.50@5,
Western corn-fed, 3.50@4s5.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16
DRUGS FOR THE NERVES.

A snort Talk with rrcokIyn Apoths-
cary About Their Use.
An elegantly dressed woman Of mid
die age, whose face bore traces Of great
beauty, entered one Of the largest drug
stores In Brooklyn, and walking
quickly 10 tho rear Of the store, where
one Of the proprictors was busy mix.
ing prescriptions, handed him slip Of
paber. Before abe had reached him
De proprietor had seen her coming
ard stopping hh work. had rsschsd
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip a bottle OF
Syrup Of Figs. as It acts most pleas
antly and efiectuAlly on the kidneys,
liver aud bowels, preventing feyers'
headaches and other forms OF SICK
ness. For sale In soc and sl.OO bottles
by all leading druggists.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16
Beat Time for Exerciss.

In order TO be beneficial exercise
should be taken when the system u
sufficiently vigorous 10 be able TO meet
il, as is the case after lapse Of from
two 10 four hours after a moderate
meal. II exercise be delayed till some
degree of exhaustion from the want Of
food has occurred, il speedily dini-
pates the strength which remains and
impairs digestion instead Of promoting
IL Early morning exercise has bsen
favored, bat it is as much TO be repro
bated as early mental or physical
labor, because at that time vitality h
at its lowest ebb, and il needs stimula-
ton rather than further depls<;on;
certainly none but the gentlest sxsr.
ciso should DO taken until he e.
hausted system has been supplisd 'vilh
abundant nourishment-N Xo<z
Telegram.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16

Among the people Of to-day there
are few Indeed, who have not heard OF
the merits Of Prickly Ash Bark and
Berries, as household remedy. Teas
and drinks have been made Of them
for centuries, and in hundreds Of fam
lilies have formed the sole reliance In
rheumatism and kidney diseases.
Prickly Ash BItters now take the
plsce Of the old system and ia more
hanef,cIal In ali troubles Of this nature
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16

ANACONDA, NJ. T., March l4.-The
lower reduction works (excepting
smsltes) Of the great Anaconda plant,
together with the engine house. were
burned n an early heur thls morning.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16

Persons wishing TO improve their
memories, or strengthen their 20 xers
Of attention, should send to Prof. Lci-
settle, 2s7 Fifth Avenue, N Y. for bis
prospectus, Post Free, rs advertised In
another column.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-03-16

II d Q noteworthy ciroqnr1
that while the female popol1Iior
Boston Is much greAtsr d. 4
population, the etatis1ics & p
sh0w that cxaolly - mGr@
msn-to wit x<1z--<rII I1|I
Tie ~ last ~ - o111
The national leader., 1889-02-23
Flies and Wolves.

When visiting friend last summer
he called my attention to a curious
plan for preventing the plague Of flies
in his house. The upper sash of one Of
the windows in his sitting-room being
open for ventilation, there was suspen-
ded outside piece Of common fishing
net. My friend told me that not fly
would venture to pass through it. He
has watched for an hour at time, and
seen swarms fly to within a few inches
of the net, and then, after buzzing
about for little. depart. He told me
the flies would pass through the net if
there was a thorough 1ight-that is.
another window In the opposite wall.
Though the day was very warm, did
not see single fly in the room during
my visit, though elsewhere In the town
they were to be seen In abundance. l
suppose they imagine the net to be
SPIDERS web, or some other trap 1nten-
ded for their destruction.
My friend mentioned the curious
fact that in Russia no wolves will
pass under telegraph wires, and that
the Government are utilizing this val
liable discovery, and already clearing
districts of the country from these
brutes.
The national leader., 1889-02-23
Electric Railways.

"a year ago. says the Electrical
World, there were barely score of
electric roads in this country and about
another score were projected. To-day
there are over fifty roads, and nearly
seventy more are building or under con-
tract. There is still plenty of room for
improvement IN the methods adopted,
but the roads work and are certainly
good enough to advertise the method as
a success. We may well apply to this
the language that Prof. Bryce. in his
recent noble work on the American
Commonwealth, uses about some of
our political conditions: The Ameri-
cans surpass all other nations in their
power of making the best Of bad con-
ditions, getting the largest results out
of scanty materials or rough methods.
Many things in that country work bet
ter than they ought to work or could
work in any other country After all,
there is no better way of reaching
perfection than through experiment
and failure, and every one of the sue
cesses in electric railroading in this
country has been won by the very finest
qualities of grit, self-help and shrewd.
ness. Our motor engineers know some
thing now about electric roads, and
have laid the foundations of an enor-
nous industry by their genius and per-
severance
The national leader., 1889-02-23
Ambiguity OF Expression.

1t is said that when Jacob Boehme,
the famous philosopher, was OH his
deatnbed some OF his pupils came to
him to have an obscure passage in his
writings explained before he died.
After puzzling over it awhile, he said:
"My dear children, when wrote this
l understood its meaning, and no doubt
the Omnisclent God did. lie may still
remember it, but 1 have forgotten"
Klopstock, the German poet, was once
visited by some students from Coffin
gen to have the meaning Of one of his
stanZas explained. After reading the
stanZa, he replied: 81 cannot recollect
what / meant when wrote it. but I
remember that it was the finest thing 1
ever wrote. and you can do nothing
better than to devote your lives to the
discovery of its meaning" a comical
sentence appeared in the programme of
a concert given by M. Gounod, in Lon
don. The eighth song was printed:
''She Wandered Down the Mountain
Side." accompanied by the composer.
A lady, in advertising herself as
teacher, referred to the reputation for
teaching she BEARS" Instances of
''neglecting the antecedent" are anus
ing. In an old geography we are told
that Albany is "town with 300 houses
and 1,200 inhabitants, all with their
gable ends toward the street." A fur
rier once announced that he was pre-
pared to make up capes, circulars,
ETC., for ladies out Of their own skins.
A match vendor of London used the
following street cry: BUY penny
worth of matches from a poor old
man, made of foreign wood"
Some years ago a member of the
noted "Savage Club'' OF London
was standing on the steps Of the club
house. A man stopped and asked:
"Does gentleman belong to your club
with one eye named Walkerp" 81
don't know" was the reply. "What
was the name of the other eye?" The
father did not speak with clearness
when lie exhibited fiddle made by his
son and said: HE made it out Of his
head, and had wood enough left to
make another one."
The national leader., 1889-02-23
A Vail OF Great Value.

The church OF Meixotl, Mexico, con-
tains remarkable vail of great value.
For nearly three centuries Spaniards
were in the habit of vowing Jewel to
the vail of Our Lady of Mexico if thew
returned safely from voyage to Spain.
until in Maximilian's time the vail was
bejeweIed to the value of about GAO.
600. Three German adventures. after
Maximillian's failure, determined to
carry away this vail as booty. They
made their plan with great care and
caution and secured the vail. but in
some way they were discovered, and a
party of pursuers overlook them In a
narrow pass, where two of them were
killed, the third escaping under cover
OF darkness, leaving behind him. how.
ever, the precious vail, which was re-
gained and restored to the altar, where
it is more vigilantly guarded than ever
The national leader., 1889-02-23
A Government Clerks Heroism.

A very interesting letter could be
written upon the heroism IN the clerical
service of the government. heard of
a case recently which is a striking
instance Of generosity in lowly places.
A clerk In the treasury department,
who had been there from twenty to
thirty years, found himself attacked
with what is called pen paralysis, a
soreness in the muscles of the wrist,
which threatens to bring about GRIP
pied condition Of the nerves unless
relief is given to the muscles which
which have been affected by excessive
labor with the pen. Thereupon the
clerk. though he was man of so years
of age, took bis left hand, and, by
tracing at nights, made it do the work
of the right hand, performance which
few persons could successfully carry
out. About that time fellow clerk
was taken ill, and was liable to be re-
moved from the service for having his
labor 60 behind. The clerk who had
Just learned to write with his left hand
turned in at nights and carried the
books of his friend. doing the full SER
vice of two clerks, so that no COM
plant could be made in the prolonged
absence of the invalid, who in the
course Of time recovered and came
back to his desk. having subslsted in
the meantime upon the salary earned
for him by another, who would take
no pay for his labor.
The national leader., 1889-02-23
THE Ioii.a'r os DEATH.
Preparing French Criminals fer the
Knife of the Guiilotine.

Toward four or five O'Clock, when
everything is ready outside, the warden
of the prison, accompanied by several
officials, goes to the condemned mans
cell, and, shaking him by the shoulder.
announces that his demand for par.
don has been rejected. says Paris let
ter. AS soon as the prisoner has dress
ed himself he is. if he so desires, left
alone with the chaplain for a few mo-
ments; afterward he is led to the toilet
room. First, his shirt collar is cut
away sufficiently to allow the guillotine
knife to fall upon his bare neck; then
he is fastened with cord starting from
the shoulders and connecting with an
other cord that binds the two wrists;
third cord goes from the wrist to the
knees, where it is joined to another
cord already passed around the legs.
Thus strapped the culprit is obliged
to march as straight as an I, with his
head thrown back. When the prepara-
tions are ended the procession starts for
the guillotine, the prisoner being sup
ported by two OF the headman's aids
and accompanied by the executioner,
the chaplain and the other officials.
The huge prison doors are thrown open
and the first object the condemned man
sees is the black trapeziform knife,
which, contrary to the general impress
sion, IS not concealed from his gaze.
The distance from the door to the gull
lotine is scarcely twenty steps, and as
soon as the criminal reaches the swing
ing beard the chaplain quits him, the
executioner seizes him and pushes him
on to the bascule. Pan! Pan! a click
and thud; the fall of the knife, the
heavy sound of the body falling into
the bran box. The movements are al
most simultaneous. The knife falls.
The criminal disappears.
AS soon as the ceremony is over the
body is placed in wagon and convey
ed to Ivey cemetery, where it is buried
in the turnip field. When the parents
reclaim the body and it is inferred in
another part of the cemetery no namo
is ever put upon the headstone, in ORDER
not to excite public curiosity. When
the body is not reclaimed the prefect or
police authorizes the faculty of medi-
cine to take it. Strictly speaking, the
corpse ought not to be delivered to the
faculty until after twenty-four hours,
this delay being accorded to the family
to make its demands; but the custom is
to give up the body Immediately after
simulated burial when the authorities
are certain that it will not be re-
claimed.
During the whole of this lugubrious
ceremony the chief executioner never
touches the victim. The toilet and all
the operations that require contact with
his person are performed by the aids.
The national leader., 1889-02-23
A Song of Pleasure.

All, mel for the SHOWS Of winter;
And obi for the winds of MARCH,,
The crocus in the garden.
And the whorl upon the larch.
There has been no time for mourning,
There is all time now for mirth,
I The sweet fair face of heaven
And the dear close face of earth.
: re is laughter in the snowflake,
The winds sing a roundelay,
Ana tie green, green grass Is luscious
In the lie of a summer day.
Then ahl for the SHOWS of winter.
And OIL for the winds of March,
The crocus in the garden,
And the whorl upon the larch.