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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-12
THE MAIDEN AND THE BIRD.

A bird sat singing carol clear
On the bough Of a budding tree;
" Oh life is rare, and the world is fair,
And sweet is my life TO me.
Oh life is sweet. and the world complies,
And dear is my love to mc,''
And an angel near smiled down 10 hear
That song so glad and free.
A maiden fair came singing there
As she passed meath the poisoning tree;
''Oh. the world is fair beyond compare,
And sweet is my life to me!
OH love is sweet and the world complete,
And dear is my love to me"'
But the angel smiled not though well he heard
The witching melody.
For the maiden was decked with the self
same bird
That had sung on the blossomfng treei
To please her pride, the bird had died,
And hushed was its ecstasy!
And she never heard low, sad note
From lone bird on a tree:
!" Oh life was sweet-with love 10 greet
And dear as thy love to thee
Was the mate by my side, whom, TO please
thy pride
Thy love hath torn from me"'
Agnes NJ. Machar, in Santa Claus.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-12


scarce, so l was glad to get any thing
to do, especially as had an aged moth
er depending upon me for support.
One dark, drizzly November night
and nearly all November nights are
dark-the stage for Raybury broke down
hopelessly, fifteen miles from its desti-
nation. OF course, the accident hap
pened in just the worst part of the
road, where it was next to impossible
to get carriage of any kind, and where
the only place of entertainment was a
rude log house, dignified by the name of
the jefferson Inn.
Mr.. Griggs, the landlord of the tav-
Crn, was soon on the spot, and gave it as
his opinion that the passengers had bet
ter go to his house for the night but as
some half dozen of them were deter
mined to go on, there was no alterna-
tive but to get out an old express wagon,
which was stacked away in a remote
shed, and dispatch them on their way.
The stage horses were made available,
and the passengers piled in with selfish
haste; and long before / could get my
valise ous of the ruins of the stage and
reach the wagon, it had rumbled off and
left me, with half-dozen more, behind,
1t was absolutely necessary that /
should be in Rayhury that night, else /
should cause serious inconvenience at
the bank the next morning. And as
had been so often congratulated on my
promptitude in my business, [ felt very
10th to be behindhand now / spoke to
Mr.. Griggs about it, and asked if it
were not possible for him to let me have
a horse for Raybury. l would pay him
literally and return the animal in good |
condition the next day. But he only |
shook his head. He had only one horse |
in his stable, he said, and Mrs. Griggs
was subject to dreadful spells of the |
collie, and might be taken at any hour,
and he made it rule of his life never to |
let Digby go out of the stable for fear
Mrs. Griggs might be seized and die be-
fore the doctor could be brought.
Under the circumstances, of course |
could not urge my request for the use
of Digby, and there was no oh ance for |
me to get to Raybury until the eleven |
o'clock stage next day, unless / footed |
it, and that l should not for a moment |
have hesitated to do, had it not been for
the fact that the road to Raybury was
the vilest in the country. always felt
like swearing when | rode over it, and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-12
Didn't Buy the Piano.

During the war the owner of mill
near Amelia Courthouse congratulated
himself that, although his human stock
might become of no pecuniary value to
him, his mill had brought him fortune
in paper money. His wife besought him
to purchase a piano for his daughter,
but it seemed too extravagant and too
absurd to expend $1,000 o. $1,000 for al
article not essential to comfort or con-
venience. So he provided for the pro-
verbal rainy day, and the daughter still
longs for the piano. while the boarded
money lies hidden in the ash-barrel or
has gone to kindle the fire.-Troy IN.
" Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-12

THERE are nearly $4,000 inmates in
the various soldiers homes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-12
A NIGHT ADVENTURE.
How I Won a Wife and a Posi-
ton in Life.

L r | II q the
year 1869, l was
e m p Dyed by
the B ank of
Raybury to ex-
change money
between it and
the Bank of Afu-
t u al Redemp-
n, with which
~ did business
2 city. 1t was
very interesting
mt, a II d one
we me but a
but just then
dull and work
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
Arab workmen.

Any excavator would have lost pa
tience with the men of Bahgein with
whom he had to deal; tickets had to
be issued to prevent more working than
we're wanted and claiming pay at the
end of the day; ubiquity was essential,
for they loved to get out of sight and
do nothing; with u~nceasing regularity
the pipe went round and they paused
for a drink" at the hubble bubble, as
the Arabs express it; morning and even
ing prayers were, l am sure, nnece
sarily long; accidents would happen
which alarmed us at first, until We
learned how ready they were to cry
wolf.
One man was knocked over by a
stone; We thought by his contortions
some limb must be broken, and we APP
piled vaseline, our only available rene.
dy, to the bruise; his fellow workmen
then seized him by the shoulders, shook
him well, Ito put the bones right
again" as they expressed it, and he
continued his work as before. The
bazarmaster and the policemen would
come and seize frantically a tool and
work for a few seconds with herculean
vigor by way of example, which was
never followed. .Yallah." ("Hurry
on'D, "Marhabbah." every good"D
the men would cry, and they would
sing and scream with a vigor that near
ly drove us wild. But for the occa-
sional application of a stick and great
firmness we should have got nothing
out of them but noise. -Cornhill Maya
zine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
A ThieyIsh Goose,

Mrs. Bohem. Of Dover, Y. j., missed
many valuables from her house. A
goose, one of q flock owned by Mrs.
Bohem, had habit of tapping on the
kitchen door TO ask for food When
the door Wa opened it would walk into
the kitchen and, after being fed, would
ut down rear "a window in which the
sun shone. II left alone it would pick
up anything it could and carry it to a
box In n closet and push il under out
Of sight. One day It was left alone for
. moment. One Of the family entered
the Dol rather suddenly and caught
= running toward the closet with a
Waterbury watch inns bill. The watch
had been lying on n table. A search
was instituted and the hiding place dis
covered Among tue things found were
two gold thimbles, u comb, two scarf
Pms, several spools Of sewing silk and
some lace. ! Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
Shot In the Mouth

During the late war Lieut.. Leath had
a remarkable experience. He was lead.
ing his men into brittle when he re.
ceived the order to Charge. The noise
of the guns and the shrieks of the
wounded made.it necessary for him to
give his orders at the top of his voice.
He had his mouth wide open, calling
out the word "Charge!" when a silver
from a shell struck him In the cheek.
II passed through his mouth without
touching a single tooth and came out
through the other cheek. leaving on
each side OF his head a cash as clean rs
If cut by a razor. The wound became
infiamed, and Leath, who was at the
time near his home, was given leave of
absence for two or three days. When
he rode up TO his mothers house his
head was tied up with bandages.
The old lady rushed out when she
saw him coming and cried, "Oh, my
son, where are you woundedf'
Right through the head" he re.
piled.
His mother, thinking the wound
must be fatal, sent for doctor without
waiting for explanations. When the
medical man arrived he found Leath
sitting at the dinner table eating a
hearty meal.-Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
Loudon's Police signal Service.


A new system of police signalling has
been shown in practical operation in min
iature in London. By a system of cleo
trio communication a certain number of
specially constructed lamp posts in the
district are made to do duty a. signal
stations. In a small cupboard in the
center of the post is an apparatus with
o clock disk, upon which appear a
number of sentences to represent the
communications which a policeman
would be most likely to make orally il
he had the chance, such as burglary
here" help wanted" "a riot here"
and so on. By simply turning a han
die on the disk to the sentence he
wishes to convey the message will i'm
mediately appear upon a corresponding
disk at the police station, together with
the number of the lamp from which it
is sent; and the officer in charge at the
police station car Just as quickly send
back an intimation that the message
has been received. Another feature of
the system is al arrangement by which
q householder, by e of a key with
which he would be furnished by the
authorities for a small annual payment,
could attract the attention of the pc.
liceman on a beat by causing q red
signal to appear in the lamp, which
would be visible at a considerable dis
tance. London Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
He Wanted That Egg.

In a cheap down town restaurant,
where texts from the Scriptures adorn
the walls and cheer the hungry as they
discuss the modest bean or the domes.
tic pie, an old nan was painfully con.
suming an egg. He was gathering the
residuary food which Glove to the sides
OF the glass, when the waiter swooped
down on the table and cleared off the
debris Of the meal.
As the old man vigorously licked his
spoon after its last excursion around
the glass, he raised his eyes and his Jaw
fell.
Then he tapped on the glass with bis
shaky hand. and said pleadingly to the
waiter.
Waiter, won't you bring back that
eggi | haven't eat II yet"
And the waiter brought II back
Chatter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
For Physicians.

In an address before the Harvard
Medical school DIR. David W. Cheever
gave the graduating class some advice
which all physicians might profitably
heed. Cultivate good manners" he
said. BE reticent. Always show a
cheerful face. Never give up a case
while the patient breathes. Stay at
home; be ready in your Office. Medi-
cine is not a trade, it is the noblest pro-
fession; cling to that thought. The
Golden Rule is the true code of ethics.
Be gentlemen. and not rude, grasping
Doors; respect Others rights and you
will be respected"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
Ready for Questions.

Four or five fellows were talking Of
gas wells on West Seneca street. Along
came George Urban, a well known gen
tleman who recently wanted TO estab-
lish a gas company. well, George,
what have you done with your thou
sand foot wellf' asked one of the fel.
lows. "oh, ] have pulled it up and cut
IL into post holes Of three feet apiece,
for which there has been a good de.
mand from the suburbs" II was agreed
that the inquirer had been well posted.
Buffalo Courier.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
A Glimpss Of Walter Damrosch.

Mr.. Walter Damrosch undoubtedly
stands neal the head of American con-
ductors; II not in experience, at all
events in musical culture. He is %
years old, rather slight, but with well
squared shoulders and straight as on
arrow. lie has one of the foppery Of
long hair and outre dress that lesser
musicians affect. A keen faced, intel.
lectual American, with deep set hazel
eyes and fine manners-that is Mr..
Damrosch. Perhaps his manner is
hardly American. There is a hint Of
European suavity in it that is not ma
tive to a young and bustllng country.
This comes naturally enough. Mr..
Damrosch was born in Breslau When
Q years old, however, he went to New
York, and New York has since been his
home. Chicago Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
Thursday, July 10, 1890.
THE ~"6YMkHANA."

a Medley of Outdoor Games INDUCED IN
by English Oticer, in India.
A ''gymkhana." Well, what is iti
The word in itself is a compound Hin
dostanee term, meaning the home Of
games" and with many another Indian
phrase has been Incorporated into the
sporting vocabulary of the sport loving
Anglo-Sayon race. To put it tersely,
1t is medley Of games. To enliven
the monotony Of garrison life in the
many stations in India the officers
from time to time get up s~teeplechases
and athletic sports for the men. After
the conquest OF the Puniaub men
learnt new games hat were iInme-
diately dubbed good" Tent .pegging,
lemon cutting, and last but not least,
''polo," were at once adopted by the
English. All these sports were incor.
porated into the programme and added
new zest.
An animal race always forms part of
. ''gymkhana." Here each competitor
brings to the starting post some quad
rped or biped Pigs, dogs, fowls, cats,
rats, rabbits, he gentle tortoise, all are
eligible, and 4 some strange animal or
bird can be procured the fun is all the
merier. Each animal or bird must be
held by a string, but it is not advisable
Tor the harmony Of the race to place
the dog next in line TO the cat, or the
latter in juxtaposition TO the rat. The
writer, when in Africa, saw a race in
which a secretary bird was entered with
every chance of winning. Next it was
q rat, The bird espied the rodent a few
moments before the start, and with one
thump of its foot killed il. The next
second the rat had been swallowed
The secretary bird wa ruled out of the
race.
An obstacle race is indispensable.
This Is a race for men, and it must be
left to the ingenuity Of the stewards to
devise the obstacles. A race the writer
remembers began with some fairly stiff
hurdles; beyond these an entangle-
ment, easily made with stout stakes and
wire run In every direction around
them. Beyond that was q wide water
trench and then a tarpaulin, riveted in
the ground, under which the competi-
tors had to crawl. Next a table, with
agood old dry bun for each, which had
to be eaten, and then a large bottle Of
~efferescing ginger beer. Flour bar
rels. with both ends knocked out and
suspended from q scaffold, improved
the appearance Of the men when they
Owed through them, and a last climb
over palisades, built close together,
was about as much Is most men cared
to 60 through in an obstacle race.
A blindfold w~heelbarrow race Is
amusing, especially when the pusher
makes straight for of the adjoining
bitches. For the horsemen, a pretty
and excellent competition is tent peg.
ging." An ordinary tent peg is firmly
fixed in the ground. Each competitor,
ht iuii galiop, with ms tries to
strike the peg n carry It OH on the
up Of the lance. These lanees are al
ways made Of bamboo and tipped with
steel The rider carries the lance in his
right hapd, with the elbow Of the arm
bent well outward. II the peg is square
ly struck, the lucky rider brings il home
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10

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A NarroM Escape.

She-Do you know, your necktie is
90 harmonious that ] almost feel like
singing an accompaniment to itl
He-Then l shall take care never to
wear it again. -Clothier and Furnisher.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
His Intentions,

She-Sir. what do you meant
The Culprit tsmacking his lips and
unabashed)- mean TO do IL again II I
get the chance. Epoch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
DREADFUL PSORIASIS,
Covering Entire BODY With White scabs
suffering Fearful. Cured by
Caticura-

Ny disease (osoriasis) first broke ou' on my left
cheek. spreading across my nose, and almost
covering NV face. II ran into my eyes, an I the
ply stefan was g laid / would lose my eyesight al
torethef. n sDreId all over my head and NV
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
sherfT's sale

sherfff's sale
James s. Casey.
Plaintiff.
Vi. n. .,ea
Mary J. Comstock, sdministratrix fori No' HOS.
estate Of Gardner C0mstock,
Defendant.
To be SOLD At sheriff . sale on thei5th fjuly 1880,
al 2 o'clock p. m, at the north front DIOR Of the
court house at Miles City, the following described
property. to-vit.
Lots one Oltwo (2)and three 90, In block eighty.
one tsllo of MilesCit, according 10 plat and survey,
Med bv Northern Pacific railroad company In the
Office Of recorder Of deeds Tor Custer county, state
Of Montana. ED. J. 10 Es,
sheriff.
Dated this 2lst day Of June, 1890.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10
Slierin''s sale.

Charlotte Ross
w.
Ann Graham aud Z
Eliza Graham.
To be sold at sheriff 8 sale on the 9Th day Of
August. 1890. at 2 o'clock D. m, at the north front
door OF the court house In Miles City.
Lot three t) In Block sixty p0). together with
appurteDaDces thereun'o bel u z ng, the same be-
ina according TO the plat and survey Of the
town Of Miles City made by the N. Y. R.k Co.
and nov Of record in the office Of the recorder
Of deeds n. and for the coaniy of Custer, State Of
Montana.
ED. J. JONES,
Sheriff.
Dated June 7th. 1890.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10

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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10

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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10

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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-10

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