Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-07-11
ODDS AND ENDS.

Rats and mice have as great an
aversion TO the odor of chloride Of
lime as humans,
The English sparrow, undisguised,
is said TO be taking the place OF the
reed bird on Chicago bills Of fare.
A philosopher who has kept his eyes
open says: Give me more tatfy
while / am with you, and less epitaphy
when ! am gone"
1t is said a salve of equal parts of
tar, tallow and salt will cure the worst
case ct felon.
The cattle industry of the United
States represents the immense capital
of ore billion two hundred million
dollars.
II is industry more than birth that
lifts a boy up in the world. A boot
black may shine in society if he will
stoop 10 conquer.
The duke Of Portland has decided to
devote all his past and future win
nings on the turf TO the erection and
endowment of almshouses for the poor
of Welbeck. The scheme originated
with the duchess.
The Russian army will soon be pro
vided with breech loading rifles which
will carry a distance of 5000 feet
Noiseless powder will also be used in
future by the army.
II so were il possible that all other
ornaments Of mind might be had in
their full perfection, nevertheless the
mind that should possess them, di'
vorced from piety. could be but spec
tacle of commiseration.-Hooker.
mrs. E. d. E. n. Southworth. who
has written seventy-nine stories and
novels, and earned over 500. 900 by
her pen, thinks she might have aided
mankind in general far more by writ
ing some sweet ballad without charge.
There are some curious men on the
legal bench in this country. A Con-
necticut court fines a man IS for lying
in wait TO hill his wife and stabbing
her, and on Ohio court calls il assault
and battery when four bullets are fred
into farmer and he is robbed of his
wallet
The time honored precautions OF
gum camphor and tobacco are de-
clared nowadays 70 be utterly useless.
Ii is alleged by those who should be
experts that neither preventive has
any effect, either good or bad, upon
the moths However this may be,
there are still enough houSekcepers
who cling to the old traditions to pre-
vent the use of such projections fall.
ing entirely out Of favor.
The Madras museum has recently
received the skeleton Of the largest
elephant ever killed in India. II was
the source Of great terror 10 tho peo
pie of South Arcot, by whom il was
killed and buried. The museum au-
thorities dispatched a taxidermlst 10
the spot % cxhume the bones and pre-
pare them for exhibition. The skele-
ton is exactly ten feet six inches In
height being eight inches higher
than The highest specimen hitherto
measured ia the flesh by Mr.. Sander.
son.
| Christine Nilsson, Countess De Mi.
randa. the once lovely Swede, has
changed for the worse. She has not
faded, but she has fattcned. Her face
is broad. her features heavy, and the
expansion II her checks has diminish
ed the apparent size Of her once lus
trous blue eyes. Her bright, fair hail
alone reminds the spectator Of hel
former charms.
Tho Dublin Science and Art depart
ment have recently purchased severa
Japanese clocks. which differ in many
respects. but all record time without
the usual hand rotating about an
axis. The scale Of time is arranged a.
ON Thermometer, and a pointer at.
tachod 70 a weight projects from slit
in the scale, and, travelling down II,
thus points out the time We Under
stand that such clocks were seen In
Japan thirty years ago, but that they
are now generally superseded py
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