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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22

! cover AL he. books | lend with
strong, cream coloref wrapping paper,
and on the outside ! write, according to
the status of the borrower:
My books are my silent but much beloved
friends: treat them kindly
or
Neither Flemish this book. nor the leaves double
down,
Nor lend IL to each idle friend in the town.
Return it when read, or II lost please supply
Another as good b. the mind and the eye.
With right and with reason you need but be
friends.
And each book IN my study your pleasure attends
A memorandum is kept on a card of
the date. name Of book aud name of
borrower, and is placed in the book
ease from which the book is taken. II
the book is kept unreasonably long /
send for 1t. and am slow to lend To the
same person again. Since adopting
this plan ! have nerer had reason To
regard the book borrower as a ''fiend."
Cor. Writer.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
Justice I.amar's Trousers.

The city was much startled one sum.
mel when Mr.. Lamar. who was then
secretary Of the interior, appeared in
his Louisiana h~oinespun trousers. They
were Of a lively blue material, and he
doubtless has them yet, for they never
wear out, and they cost a large sum.
He was very proud of them. and held
quite'a reception in his Office Of people
who came to see and admire. Gen.
Black. who was commissioner Of pen
sions at the time, became fascinated 10y
them, and begged Mr.. Lamar to get
him some of the cloth. so that he could
have a pair made for himself, and this
Mr.. Lamar expressed a willingness TO
do II Gen. Black would give him the
money beforehand, as the price was IS
a yard. To give SIS for the stuff to
make a'pair Of trousers seemed excess
i've TO the commissioner. and he con-
tinued to wear wool that summer
Washington Cor. New York Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
How Skunks Are Caught.

You fastcn II piece Of meat to a stout
piece Of cord and let Il hang over the
fence. Pretty soon an animal comes
along and sniiTs the meat. ''Fe, ia, fo,
fun; smell the blood of an English.
man" says the little ogre, and straight.
way fastens his teeth in the meat. Now
straightway lift him up. He will not
drop for full a minute. II you have u
bag handy drop him into it. And Mr..
Clark says that you can safely put hall
a dozen in together, throw the bag
over your shoulder and march off with
them.
Another way permitted by the insur-
ance companies for handling the ami.
nal is to lift it up by the tail. It will
do you no harm. But let it once catch
your eagle eye then look out for trpu-
BILE. There is a Whitley spot on the face
of every skunk, and that is the danger
signal.
when you see the whites of the
British eyes fret" said old Put. at
Bunker Hill.
when you see the whites Of the
polecat's face then rum" say /. II il
a very safe experimentation New
York Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
Queer Expression. in the Market.

A curious survival Of ancient phrase
ology car be heard In Washington
market at hours when the crowds pass.
ing up and down the outer aisles are at
their thickest. II belongs TO the prem
tice days OF Merry England, when every
ahopkeeper had his prentice lads march
up and down in front of his warehouse,
CRYING, What dye buy. ladies'; what
dye buyT' Sir Walter Scott embodies
the phrase in his novels. and il can be
heard Just as pat az II taken out OF
the books from the lips Of a tall, gray
haired man who has hams to sell, and
a sturdy. rosy young butcher whodeals
in beef and veal. Il has n quaint sound
whenever heard, Ibis medieval voice
of the tradesman, and sends a senti.
mental auditor away with "A queer i'm.
preston Of having somehow straddled
two centuries in his lifetime, or
of being mixed up IN his dreams. New
York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22

1T is strange the way each part of
this country seems To have It's especial
favorite for "A smoke" said Mr. l.. s.
Throm, who travels for a large eastern
cigar manufacturing firm. Now i'm
the EAST they smoke more cigarettes
than in other parts Of the country. In
the northern states she nickel cigars
have a big sale. Down south the che
root. which might be called an all TO.
baceo cigarette, is a great fivorite.
Out West you can't get the goods too
fine for them. They seem to rare more
for the high priced goods than any
thing else.
But eastern Ohio, northern West
Virginia and western Pennsylvania are
In n class by themselves, That is the
great stogie country. Wheeling. you
know. is the center OF the stogie trade.
and it supplies all that neighboriIood.
The wholesalers there handle very few
cigars, and they don't run in price over
Sl5 a thousand. 4 stogie is really
good, and all that is necessary is to be
educated up TO il. These people have
been educated up 10 them by smoking
them all their lives."-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
What "a Shanghai Eats.

j. s. Richey walked into our office
the other morning and gravely deposit,
ed on our table n kingbolt belonging to
a wagon, a log chain link, a bar of steel
ten inches long and n large clevis, all
of which he stated he took out Of the
craw Of a shanghai rooster, which he
had killed Sunday morning for dinner,
because he expected his pastor to dine
with him on that occasion. The gen
tleman stated that it was supposed the
said rooster had devoured an immi-
grant wagon some time In his life, aud
disested all of It but the samples
shown, which. being steel, were too
hard for lin. This seems q pretty
hard story, and II Mr.. Richey was not
q very truthful gentleman we wouldn't
believe it.-Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
The Crank Is Brave.

Let us cherish the crank. Let us cul.
tivate and corner him here in this land
where blessings are plentifula and curses
few. He is a being that lies still
and new crawls. He may be a kicker,
a bucking broncho, a wasp or an
eagle, but he is never a parasite or "A
snail. Whether he play the part Of the
pestiferous gnat or the trumpeting ele-
plant, no man can accuse him of being
a sneak, nor an enemy in ambush.
He may be right or he may be
wrong; he may he a necessity or a nuts.
ance; but he is always frank, fearless
and a fighter, striving earnestly to en-
tighten and improve the world. Kate
Fields Washington.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
Failing lnt,. "A Net.

The frst ihite -, acrobat learns
when be gets rp -, tic irapeze Is how
70 fall into tue ret. lie quickly dis
covers that rir safest way TO strike b
upon the s!,o,iIdtrs Then come the
long hours, Of practice to learn how TO
strike there.
A trained performer can. to a certain
extent. always control himself In the
air. He can twist about on his back
q ONE other position that is safe. Ths
trouble with many Is that they turn too
Quick.
The two most dangerous positions IN
vhich 10 strike the net are on the fass
a. bsst foremost The former makes
. heoksn neck OF Q broken back peobe-
- Wills The lAttss b uksly 20 ssult
y heoksn IsUs and bsoksn baok-
HkteuzEQ tpatqh
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
Mike kellY,A haal Nail.se.

Mike Kelly, of the Boston Players
league team, is supposed TO be "a rough,
workaday fellow, with no sympathy
or good fellowship IN bis makeup. lie
himself gives out this impression by his
action on the field. Underneath this
rough exterior, however. there is a
heart ms big as an elephants, and
though he doesn't lika to show his SYM
pathetic nature. on tho quiet he pos
sesses plenty of it. Pat Tcbeau tells
in The Sporting Life q story about KEEL
ly which illustrates this. in the game
In which Pat met with the accident ut
Boston, which laid him off for n couple
Of weeks, Kelly was playing, and as
Kelly often does, he was chatting Te-
beau all through the game.
When Tebeau dropped senscless after
being struck by the ball Kelly, think
ing IL one of Tcbcau's tricks, called
out, Never touched him." When the
baseman failel to rise, however, he ran
to where he was lying on the ground
and helped him to tho carriage. After
Pats broken rose was repaired he was
taken to the hotel, where he was con-
fined to his bed for five days. The
next morning Tcbeau, naturally enough,
was blue and almost hcartbroken at
not being able to play. No one had
been near him all morning, and in his
own language he was ''all broken up"
He had hardly time to think over
the situation when there was a knock
on the door and in walked Mike Kelly.
He carried in his hand IA big basket of
fruit Of all sorts, and after leaving it
within Tebeau's reach he left with a
few words of cheer. Il tell you" says
Pat, 'the way that man treated me
brought tears to my eyes"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
ElnMers I'm Winter.

At Christmas time flowers are a very
sweet remembrance for the friends to
whom we dare not send anything Of
mor pecuniary value, and "A wonld-be
lover may express volumes IN the selec-
ton of a box of these dainty things for
the lady to whom he has not yet made
an avowal Of his affection.
In winter flowers are more easily kept
moist than in summer, which is the
main point TO be achieved in sending a
long distance. -JenDess-Millc Maya
zine
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22

Cork is extensively used in France
both for steam pipes and NJ a protec-
ton Of water service pipes against frost.
One Of the great advantages of this use
Of cork is that with il no chemical &C.
ton injurious to the pipes can take
place, which cannot be said of many
compositions brought into requisition
for similar purposes. The chief point
to be watched is that the cork is ex-
actly In contact with the pipes, SO that
no circulation Of air takes place be-
tween the covering and the pipe. New
York ComrleraiHI Advertiser.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
A GLIB wA1cnGLesMAN.


telling Two Dollar Tiskers by the Hun.
dred To ExcursIonists.
A foxy faced yoang mar literally
covered with new watches suddenly
popped up in the middle of the stag
party of 500 Columbian club men that
went sailing up the East river the other
day.
Watches hung on buttons, were
strung on straps like onions, dropped
from chains and dangled from snaprings
from his feet to the top Of his head,
where his soft hat held half a dozen
fastened with safety pins.
The crowd was staggered into 81.
lence.
Pulling theee or four tickers from his
pocket he fired them into the river.
An Irishman-Shure, the poor mans
crazy.
Two hundred men rush to see IL the
watches sank.
They sank.
Giving watches to Q half dozen men
be said: Examine them and compare
the time with that of other watches.
OF course they do" he said, anticipat.
ing their reply. Very well, keep 'em.
No one can afford to be without a
watch"
BY this time he was watched by
every one on the barge.
Those who have no watches hold
up their hands"
Half of the crowd obeyed him.
'You men need " want watches,
don't your
Yes" from every throat.
well, | am here TO sell them TO you"
The hands dropped.
Hold on. Don't be frightened. !
sell them for 50 each, and the poorest
nan here can afford to pay that for a
timepiece. pay a dollar for every
one | SELL"
Several men came forward to buy.
Hold on. | am not done. These
watches will give you good service for
a year. Then throw il away and buy
another. They are not worth repair.
ing. They are a strong watch" and
he SHE'D N over the rough deck. and
il ratified like a Switchboard quot. 1t
was returned, ticking all right.
lie passed the watches around, and
took money right ard left, getting rid
of Ia before the boat landed. lie
counted his remaining stock, and asthe
crowd moved toward the gangplank he
shouted; Hold on. Some of you
boys have held out nine on me. But
keep 'em for good measure"
Many of the ColuInbians that bought
watches from the siib salesman were
before night grieved 10 find that their
new timepieces could only be kept tick.
ing by constant shaking. New York
Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
The Button on Your sleeve.

Persons OF observing turn Of mind
have noticed two or three buttons on
the sleeves Of coats. both civil and
military, but few, however, have puz-
zled their brains seet ing an exolana
ton Of the reason of tie custom. They
were first put upon the sleeves of sol.
diers In the British army. Prior to the
buttoned sleeves soldiers had the filthy
habit Of drawing their sleeves across
their mouths and noses upon every
occasion when a pocket handkerchief
~ a napkin could have been used TO a
better advantage. As a matter Of
course the cuff became shiny and de-
faced.
Punishment and reprimand were
eied, but they failed to check the
habit. As a last resort a board OF off.
GERS met and unanimously adopted a
plan suggested by one Of their mum
Der, which was TO sew two or three
rough beads or buttons upon the top
part Of the sleeve of every military
coat" This had the desired effect,
even II it did SAVIOR of putting a ring in
a hogs nose to keep him from root.
ing" BY degrees soldiers as well as
civilians became nor tidy. The but
tons were not removed from the
sleeves, however, only slid around to
the back or under side, where they still
linger, a relic of semi barbarism, an or
nament nevertheless. st. Louis Re
public.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
ABOUT RUNNING BIRDS.

Shey Feed Their Young On Minute Ia
scots. Not an the Nectar OF Flowers.
Once upon n time | saw n large hum
ming bird ut the lower end If a slop-
ing, leafy shaded glade. busily visiting
every tuft of sweet William up toward
where ! was. | lay down prone on
the tuft, with my eyes within sixteen
inches of a fine spray OF flowers. The
bird wa u fine fellow. with his flashing
coat of bright emerald green. He Wis
tied every flower of each clump as he
came up the little vale.
At last he reached the one near my
face, and with no suspicion thrust his
slender beak into each purple cup.
When | would wink my eyes he would
stop and peer at me with his wee dia-
mond black eyes. but ] could not see
what he got from the flowers to eat,
whether nectar, pollen or minute in
sects.
1t is generally supposed that they
feed entirely on nectar. and that their
tongue is a slender tube by which they
suck II up, The student of biology
should take no such hearsay stories fol
granted; facts are his stock in trade.
Ny wish was to find out on what and
how these tiny Buildings were fed, so !
carefully hid my person in the greenery,
with my face within a few inches Of
the nest. ard waited long and inpatient
ly for feeding time. but the parent did
not show up in sight.
After an hour or more. thinking my
horse near by kept them away, | moved
him and then hid still more carefully,
but In vain. and rs the young became
restless ] concluded not TO punish them
longer. Then. looking carefully, l
found weddings of the young
on twigs around tle nest and on the
ground below.
i gathered a number of these pellets,
took them home. soaked them in clear
water, placed them undo the glass, and
found then 10 lie wholly composed OF
the remains Of very s'iall gnats and
aphids. and seemingly nothing else. |
could find in them no heads of SINAI
caterpillars and grubs
Many Of the wings ald heads of these
gnat remains were 50 perfect that the
trained entomologist might have deter.
mined from them the species. There
were whole heads With the sntenne at.
tached. whole perfect leg cases. etc.
This seems to settle the question that
this bumming bird does not feed its
young on nectar from flowers, as | have
read they do. These young. though
nearly full grown. had not their beaks
as Vet o than one-third the length
of the old ones. -Fc7est and Stream.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22

The seeds Of many plants, as the<his
lie, are provided with feathery down,
and other species have wingiike append
asss, 20 that they may be scaled OF Or
blown by the wind 10 suitable ground.
Hosts Of othen, Of which beggH's lios
end ticks are examples, have woolly
dawn o. sharp pointA that they may
edhAs 10 the hals Of animals and 20 b
saszssd and dropped 70 where they may
6nks root and houxiah
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
lie Didn't Tell q Lie.

Employer-James, it's all right for
you to take n day of now and then,
but there's no use Of lying about 1t.
Colored Porter-Lyin', sahf
Employer-You told me you we're go
ing to your uncle's funeral yesterday,
but l hear you went to a picnic.
Colored Porter-Wel, sah, I did 90
o black berryin'. America.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-06
THE IRoQuoIs.
A Very Interesting Conference With
Representative Democrats.

A committee of the Iroquois Club held
a conference with a number of represent
ative Democrats last night in the hall of
the club, on First street. The inter
change of opinion was of very interest
ing, instructive and valuable character.
Mr.. Max Pepper, the Vice Grand
Sachem of the State, was present, and
in carefully considered address threw
a great deal of light upon the subject of
how to perfect systematic, efficient and
powerful organization. He dwelt upon
the great advantage that had accrued to
the party in northern cities by the sue
cessful organization of strong Iroquois
Clubs, and was satisfied that the club
here, if organized upon the basis of ad-
vancing the interests of the whole De-
mocracy instead of subordinating it to
individual interests, would accomplish
work of inestimable value to the party
and secure the purity of elections. Judge
Redick, Mr.. Jake Kuhrts, Judge Done
gan, Mr.. L. HI. Brown and others also
made suggestive speeches. A number
of names were handed in for member
ship, and great deal of important work
was laid out for the club
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-06
THAT LAND TRADE.
E. M. Funk Charged With Obtaining
Goods Falsely,

E. M. Funk was yesterday morning
arrested by Officer Walker on Spring
street, on a warrant charging him with
having obtained goods under false pre-
lenses from w. H. Keyes, about week
ago, by trading 103 acres of worthless
land, near Orange, for $4,000 worth of
jewelry, by representing that another
tract was the one designated. He was
subsequently taken before Justice Saw
age for arraignment, and his case set for
Friday next, until which time he was
released on bonds in the sum of 81 900.
In connection with this matter, it was
stated that some few weeks ago Funk
had attempted to play the same trick
upon Peter Hack, but that the latter,
on searching the records, found where
the tract was situated, and requested
Funk to insert in the deed the words: /:
''This tract is not near the river bed, !"
or words to that effect. This, it is said,
Funk refused to do, and the trade,
which was to be for pianos and horses,
was declared off.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-06
PERSONAL.

N. ]. Judah starts for San Francisco
today.
H. C. Ambrose, of Tulare, is visitor
to Los Angeles
III. s. Virgil started for the north yes
terday afternoon.
C. H. Condee was down from Santa
Barbara yesterday.
j. A. Barrows has removed his busf-
ness to 205 Broadway.
James McFadden, of Santa Ana, was
in the city yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. F. B. Bellaw, of Berke-
ley, are in Los Angeles.
r. L. Mcknight came in from Long
Beach yesterday afternoon.
Miss Eta Elser has returned home
after an extended Eastern trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Griffith, of Que
bee, are visitors to Los Angeles.
Deputy United States Marshal Kern,
of San Fernando, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Benedict, of Den
yer, are in the city for the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. F. Cole are down
from San Francisco on a short visit.
R. P. Wieland was passenger on the
north-bound train yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. E. B. Crocker and child, of Sacra-
mento, are in the city at the Westmin-
ster.
j. B. Martin, sole agent for the Ma
tional Democrat, of Washington, for this
county, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Palmer and daugh-
ter, of Chicago, are spending some time
in Southern California.
j. S. Taylor, Miss Moore, Miss Gordon
and lDr. G. G. Gorham, of Del Mar,
are visiting Los Angeles.
Johnny Williams, representing Lew
Johnson's colored minstrels, which will
appear here shortly, is in the city.
Mrs. H. r. higgins, of Burbank, was
in the city this week, arranging to pro-
duce an operetta with her little COM
pany.
Mrs. A. X. Clark and mother, Mrs.
DR.. Fletcher, left Thursday for San
Francisco, en- route to Colorado to spend
the summer.
Max Nebelung, of Anaheim, was in
the city yesterday, and paid the HERALD
visit. Max has just been reelected
Assessor of his town.
w. HI. McFaden, OF Placentia, was in
the city last night on his way to San
Francisco to attend the Grand Lodge of
the Order of Chosen Friends.
Mr.. and Mrs T. L. Barker are down
from Oakland on visit to the city. J.
L. Barker and Miss E. M. Barker, of
Auburn, N. Y, are also here.
]. A. Van Luven, formerly member
of the Los Angeles police force, is now
manager of flourishing merchants
patrol and detective agency at Ogden,
Utah,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-06
PRIZES AWARDED.
The Result of the Game Between the
Constables and Police,

There was well-attended and enthusi-
astic meeting of deputy constables and
policemen in the township courtroom
last night to receive the reports of the
various committees, and award the
prizes in accordance with the rulings of
the judges appointed for the purpose.
The treasurer reported that $441 As
had been realized by the sale of tickets,
and that the expenses of the association,
uniforms, advertising etc., amounted to
$16O.6O, leaving a balance on hand of
$27S.S5, and twenty-three tickets still
unaccounted for, but which, it was ex-
pected, would be paid for on Monday
next and added to the amount on hand.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The report OF the judges, Messrs. Del
Vale, Clark, Summerland and Mosher
was then read and adopted, and the
prizes awarded as follows:
Silver cup to winning nine-Police.
Pair handouts and billy for first home
run-Dixon. Summer coat and vest for
most base hits and assists-Dugan. Hat
for most errors-Fenimore Pair shoes
for best runner-Rogers. Box of socks
for first man hit by ball--Carlsle. Bat
for best record-Dixon. Medal to re-
porter for most original report-Not yet
awarded.
The question of giving up the uniforms
to committee for safe-keeping was then
discussed at some length, and as some of
the members of the police nine had
positively refused to do so, committee
was appointed to interview the Chief on
the subject.
Votes of thanks were rendered to the
judges, treasurer, chairman, ticket-sellers
and others for their services.
The treasurer stated that tickets had
been sent to each of the three orphan
asylums-Hebrew, Catholic and Prot
estant-but that the last named had ap-
parently made no effort to dispose of
any, and motion was made that in dis
tributing the money the two which had
worked be allowed 500 each, while the
balance of $50 be given to the Protestants.
However, after short discussion, it was
agreed to abide by the original resolu-
ton, and distribute the money equally
among the three asylums.
The meeting then adjourned.