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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02

Near Fayetteville, Tenn. shortly af
ter the cyclone which did SO much
damage ia t.l.: state anu Kentucky
old Jed Tompkins. colored, was hauled
up before Squire Mason for stealing one
Of Col. Ballentyne's sheep.
Before the trial the squire, the colo.
mel, Jed and several'others were loung.
ing in front Of the squire's dingy little
Office, all hands. with the exception OF
Jed, relating incidents Of the terrible
storm, the squire winding up with a
tree on his farm from which the wind
had stripped the bark, and the colonel
seeing" this with a brick wall on his
place through which the tornado had
driven a wheat straw.
On the trial the evidence was all
against Jed, the colonel identifying the
sheep, which had been found hanging
up on Jed's back porch.
"Tll have to hold you. old man, IN.
less you can explain how that sheep
came there" said the magistrate.
'Cain't 'splain, square" Jed an
swered. wen Igot up in de mawn.
in dat sheep was jes' layip' dar."
"And you don't know who brought
It thercf"
NO, suh-lesan de cyclone blowed
it dar."
AHA! ''Lesan de cyclone bowed il
dar,' ehl And did you ever see a
cyclone that could skin II sheepf"
mo, sub. I CANT say as | has, 'lesan
'twar dat same cyclone what peeled
Square NasoD's tree and driv the straw
throo Col. Ballentyne's wall"
The squire pulled up his specs and
took a long look at Jed, and the colo.
mel arose and stated that he would not
prosecute the ease further, as this was
the first cyclone that had ever blown
any Of his property into Jed's posses
sion. Louisville Courier-Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
The Prince ImperIai's Yacht.

The little yacht of the late prince
imperial has been refitted for President
Carrots youngest son. 1t ~ without
rigging in a rne Of one Of the courts.
The curator Of the palace seeing it
there thought il would be a E.cs play
thing for the youngest Carnot. and had
1t calked, painted and retitted and
launched on the carp pond. The name
Louis, which it used to bear, has been
effaced, and it has been rechristened
Francois. There is room for two per
sons Ia the little craft. London Times
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
had Spelling No Disgrace.

It cannot properly be said to be dis.
graceful 10 a person not to know how
to spell correctly, unless the defect can
be shown to have come Of the abuse Of
faculties and opportunities which II
fairly improved would have enabled
the photographic delinquent to spell
with accuracy. And after all DIR.
Franklin used to maintain that what
are called the worst spoilers are fire..
quently the best, inasmuch as they
spell nearest to the dictates of common
sensea and the accepted pronunciation
Of words. New York Ledper.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
4 CRITICAL GENIUS.

Joh Jefferson Tells Abnnt Tripp'rg Up n
Fellow Who &nrW Everything.
Among Rice's old acqulinimnce> was
a leader Of the orchestra. one John
C. Quite n musical gcniu9 was
9, ana Il great character lie was
a perfect know all. NJ subject. either
artistic, musical or scientific. could be
preached in his presence on which he
did not nj once present himself as an
authority. II a fast horse was men,
toned C had II father % an uncle
who owned one that could distance tho
animal in question with use Should
any one venture TO give al account OF
a remarkable storm where the hail
stones were as large as hens eggs the
old leader was down on him with goose
eggs at once. On a certain Sunday
afternoon John Rice and a party of his
friends were sitting on the back porch
of his house listening to some Of the
marvellous experiences of C, when
the host. getting a little tired of these
wonders, exclaimed:
&c. you seem to be an authority
on most matters; now ] want your So
luton of a curious fact that Is staring
US in the face. Look at that apple tree
over the fence"-pointing to one in the
orchard at the back of the house.
You see it has no apples on 1t and all
the rest of the trees are full of fruit;
now how do you account for thatT
c. ran his eye over the orchard
with a profound look. and rising slow
ly from his seat mounted the fence, let
himself down upon the other side with
as scientific an air as the performance
would admit of. and going down upon
his knees began to examine the roots of
the barren tree. The company during
all this time were watching the pro.
ceeding with becoming gravity. C,
having cut OFF u piece of the bark from
the tree, wiped his eye glasses and ex.
amined the specimen with great care.
a; last he smiled With "A placid kind
Of triumph and exclaimed, "Ah! |
thought So" Again climbing the fence,
he returned to the group w!,c had been
watching him and said: observe.
You see that gray color on the edge Of
49, BARK" They did. We'll, that is
cSed fungi morten, and whenever
than deadly sign appears at the roof o:
an apple tree it uever bears fruit"
Il don't think you are quite right
about H." said Rice; for that tree was
full Of apPr- yesterday, but the owner
came this morning and gathered them.
There was a shout of laughter ana
c. was dumfound.d. 1t was a
dreadful blow. and it had the effect
of curtailiny the scientific discourses Of
c. for some time. Joseph Jeifer
O In Century.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
A COUNTRY HOUSE.
:, n,ciring About ths Choice of site and
Materiais FOR the same.

..mcuhing About, tbs Choice Of Site and
SIateriais Tor the same.
rhc question ot site for a country
nome is IN important one. east or west,
and involves other and quite different
conditions from those To be considered
on a suburban street. The vagaries OF
our climate within the last half dozen
years have somewhat disturbed the
old notions about shelter from north
westers. but | think there will be gen
eral agreement that the flank of a hill
Is better for site than the extreme sum
NIT, and the opinion is well supported
that a southwestern exposure and slope
for ground is of all the best and cheer
lest and kindliest, whether for house
or gardens. The perfect drainage which
every wise maj will seek for in a country
house is of course mor easily secured
by elevated site, and the old closed cess.
pool is giving way to one which shall
serve rs the distributing reservoir for a
system of sub-surface thing. The dis.
tribution may be secured at short Pc
RODS by the action of a siphon, or by
flushing the reservoir from the rain o
duits.
Of the material for the construction
Of a country house there are divers
opinions and practices; but there Is a
growing land wisey disposition to use
homely material, nearest at hand. II
sound and effective. The old bugbear
that stones made n damp house is dis
proved by those who build, with such
''furring or Of inner walls as insures
dryness as well as warmth in winter,
and best protection of all against fierce
sun beats. II house walls are not
wholly of stone multitudes show that
bold use Of il in the ground story
which has gone perhaps to make it too
popular; by this ! NEAR that its oppor.
tunities tempt ilnical littleness Of treat.
ment.
have seer this effect by use Of over
small stones, perhaps, of regularly ~
curing sizes, nestled together Like
child's work; and again by undue care
to give all stones the same form, or
same lack Of form; both these methods
being bad and defeating that sensible
purpose-simple rs it is sensible-to
make a stanch wall. wholly sufficient
and without those Alterations Of petit
maitre-ism in quality or tone which
defeat every aim of honesty and all
heroic simplicities. - Donald Il. Mitch
ell Tx MarveD in Scribner.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
Ideas of Inventors.

Such is the power of Imagination that
Diany great scientific inventions are
foreseen by ingenious writers long ere
plodding science reaches them. The
electric telephone, for instance. was
predicted by N. Charles Bourseul as
early us 1854. and since its invention by
Mr. Bell the prophet has been duly
honored in his native country, France,
where they believe in giving a man
credit for an idea. though he does not
carry It out. Others may. IL the idea
is once started. therefore il has a Ger
tain value. Cyrano de Rergerac not
only conceived Of a talking machine or
talking book as early as 1909, but also Of
the balloon. which M not introduced
until a century or more later. More.
over. he surlniscd the existence of the
satellites of Mars. discovered by an
American astronomer some twenty
years ago.
Dean Swift appears 10 have Dor.
rowed the idea from Cyrano's Voyage
a la Lune." for he attributes the dis.
covery to the astronomers Of Laputa.
NJ. CASTOR Tissadier, the well known
French balloonist, has recently pointed
ont that even the name Of the
photograph IA suggested in the
Memories la Geant" Of Nadar, pub.
lished in 1864. Il have amused my
self in thinking these last fifteen years."
says the author, that there is nothing
to prevent man one Of these days from
finding a way Of giving us a ~daguerreo-
type of sound-the phonograph-some.
thing like a box in which melodies will
be fixed and kept, as images are fixed
in the dark chamber" II may be re.
remembered that NJ. Charles Cros actu.
ally deposited n sealed packet describ.
ing a pllonograph almost identical with
that of Edison before the latter had
announced his invention. Paris Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
Secured q R~attiesnake with Carriers

stcureu y Rhttiesnake Win Oafterh
Visitors at the Geological garden tind
some extraordinary revelations in the
animal kingdom. Three newly capt
ured rattlesnakes which have been
added to the collection are exhibited
by the affable attendants Of the gar.
den. and the remarkable history OF
their capture told to ~thor'lnds Of spec
tators.
The biggest n is SUI posed to have
lived a full score of sears. Ii was
captured by Miss Alice Darey. of Del.
aware Water Gap Hiss Davey and
a number of, friends were roaming
through a wood on Nr. Davey's farm,
when they were startled by tie rattle
Of the poisonous reptile. Shriekins
with terror the young women fed. but
the courageous belle of the famous re,
sort quickly rallied them and led them
back TO the attack. After a great deal
of maneuvering the girls succeeded in
pinning the snake to the ground with a
forked stick which Miss Dayey had cut
from the brush
While the snake was held in this
way two Of the girls drew off their
carters and fastened them tightly about
the neck and boiy Of the reptile. Then
they dragged II 10 Mr.. Davey's house,
where the men put it into a pine wood
box AMI shipped it to the Zoo There
the curse Of Eden was measured and
found to be just six feet long. phila-
jelphia Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02

N, ,,.,,,Ico IN ,,aa
n ~ 800 s.a".,a -.
In, - ~ = is srbts = ~ rsvss"n Y "ai,,orn', sn i
30 ,,ss, iii .h,an,c ,.,Sons al NJ
go s,saasa I,he,h ,.nsoa !. Nv, lar ~
1871 Sohn,risisr'Tl ynnsnn tos
hiii,y Soss ~ nerve ,oresi Si.sa .ss q, ,bs Sio a,
s.aiims Gnno-,tn, Glaa, - s,,S",nra onraS
Curable eases guaranteed Wit life membership.
Charge. low. housandt Of cases cured. An
medicines are specially prepared Tor each iniiyid.
nal case, a: aboratofy. 30 iniuriLus or poison.
ous compouuds used.
NotIme / ST fro business, Patients at A dis.
lance treated by letter and express. Medicine
sent ire from gaze OF oreafase.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
The Cost of KeenInx n Yacht,

One authority In a position to know
states that for a season Of five months
a steam launch forty TO f1fty feet In
length imposes an outlay of u, 800; q
steamer from seventy-tive to q hundred
feet In length will cost about s10, 900,
and one slightly larger, with flush decks,
not less than 81, 600. -Jerrold Kelley
In Harper's Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
Not Much Flesh There.

When Gen. Malone was wounded at
Second Manassas some one. TO com
fort Mrs. Malone. said; "Oh, don't be
uneasy Its only a flesh wound" Mrs.
Malone, through her tears, cried out;
'Oh, know that is impossible; there
is not flesh enough on him for that
Ex,hnnoa
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
In Baiduess There Is Safety.

Absalom ito Samson)-So you're the
fellow who got into trouble through a
hair cut. are your
Samson-Humphl You needn't talk.
F~auntleroy. Those long curls you wear
were the death of youl-Puck.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
Suokpn In lest.

Marguerite-Jack was caught by the
undertow when he was in the surf yes
terday.
Priscilla-Don't you wish you were
che undertowi-Puck-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
Bright Boy.

T~eacher-In what battle was Stone
wall jackson MORALLY woundedf
Pupil-Dunno. I guess It wa the
last one he fought in.-Epoch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02

Mexico Is becoming quite immensely,
or at least voluminoudy, literary. One
Of her latest book nsts mentions 12,000
volumes by 5000 native Mexican au-
thon
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RULES OF VOTING.

Any Colored preacher in the states OF
Illinois. Kentucky, Minnesota and Mis-
souri,, may be voted for. Any person
can vote who complies with the follow.
ing conditions: H..
Get a copy of The APPEAL, cut out the
ballot you will fine there, write on il
the FULL name of the preacher and
bis full address and send it by mail, OF
bring it to The APPEAL Office 325 Dear.
born street, Chicago.
You can vote for the same pre- acher
as often as you please. Every time you
get a ballot you can send ina vote.
The only qualification for voting is to
cut out the ballot in HE APPEAL and ill
it out as directed above. But one
preacher can be voted for on each bal
lot. Ballots containing the name OF
more than one preacher. will be thrown
out.
See that your friends all get TIE Ar
PEAL, and if they do not wish to use the
ballot, ask them to save it for you.
Remember that every copy of Tn
APPEAL contains one ballot, and that
every ballot means another vote.
Place your ballots in an envelope and
address it as follows:
THE APPEAL. CHICAGO. I'LL.
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For the Glory of God.

New Bethel A. M. E. Church. The
pastor and trustees, God permitting)
will lay the corner stone of their new
meeting house now being erected on
corner of Both, and Dearborn streets
Sunday Aug. 18th, at P. NJ. supported
by sister Churches and fraternities. The
Grand Lodge A. F. A. NJ. of Illinois will
lay the corner stone in ancient masonic
form. All fraternities and organizations
have been especially invited to partisi-
pate. Our aim is to build church which
will be the glory of God and credit to
the race. The building when complete
and furnished will cost about $35, 600. We
have SIC, 600; to begin with we shall aim
to raise $15, 600 by the time of dedication
in order that the house may be set apart
for divine worship without debt. All
good people will help US to raise the
the first installment of s., 600 by Aug II.
The poorest will give 81. those who
are able will give s., $40, $25, $50, OF
800, as the case may be
GEO. w. GAINES, pastor,
290S Butterfeld.
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LOUISVILLE.

Rev. Jno. A. Abbey visited Nashville,
Sunday.
DR.. VIM. R. Arthur's practice is grow
ing rapidly.
Mt. Calvary and Palestine Com1nan-
peries K. T. leave tomorrow night for
Columbus to attend the grand conclave.
Bring vour job printing to the Louis
vile office Of THE APPEAL, 312 w. Jeffer-
son street. Good work at reasonable
prices.
Visitors to Louisville cannot find q
better place to get good board and room
than at Mrs. Matilda Browns 500 W.
Green street.
The congregation and Sunday school
of 18th Street Church INDUCED in a
picnic at Fern Grove, Monday. It was
a delightful affair.
Cal Thompson attempted to stick a
knife into the tender bosom of Ida Hay
den, a buxom Colored woman of No.
236 Third street as she claims.
Be sure to cut out the ballot printed
in this issue, write the name of your "a
vorite preacher on it and send it to THE
App AL office, 325 Dearborn street, Chi
cage, LII.
The Independent Sons of Honor, cele-
brated their anniversary by street
parade and big picnic at Daisy Park,
Monday. The procession attracted
hundreds OF people. The home and
visiting Knights presented a grand dis
play of feathers and swords Four brass
bands furnished the music.
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adelphia, had been notified, and had
arrived to take charge of his son, who
turned out to be a comparatively harm
less boy who had been discharged from
an insane asylum three weeks ago as
convalescent. He slipped away from
home and came to New York with an
excursion party. When the father was
informed by the Judge that he could
take his son the old gentleman took
from his pocket three straps, which
seemed to have been prepared for an
emergency of this kind. One of the
straps be buckled about the boys waist.
Then each wrist was secured to the belt
by strap. The boy submitted without
saying word, and after the old gentle
man had harnessed the unfortunate
youngster to his satisfaction he quietly
moved off, remarking: "Now, Nat,
We'll 60 home and see the folks.'
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BRENTWOOD.
Caught Floating on the News Cur.
rent and Steered Into
Our Office by our Army of Correspondents
at all Points of the Compass, Care
fully Condensed for Hasty
Readers.

A jaguar will rather attack black
man than a white one.
At Denver, Colo., Saturday, Ida Jones
Colored stabbed Stephen thinner to
death.
Texas has a double headed cat. It is
perfect in form except the two heads.
1t has four eyes, four ears and two
mouths.
Georgia beats the world in babies,
The wife of Will Lennon. painter, in
Macon, has given birth to a child weigh
ing forty pounds.
A barbecue and grand celebration of
Colored people in honor of Emancipa-
ton day took place at Dixon, ILL.,, Aug.
l. Rev. Charles Newton of Galesburg
was orator of the day.
At Lexington Ky. Harvey Aldrich, a
Colored man, waylaid a Colored girl
named Mary Berry Saturday night on
Manchester street, a suburb of the CITY.
and criminally assaulted her. The girl
was dragged into house, where Aldrich
threw her down and placed a bed-tick
over her head to stiae her screams. He
then accomplished his purpose and es-
capped. The victim is about Is wears Of
age.
}. Price of Savannah, has curiosity
IN the shape of a young hooking bird
entirely white. Price purchased the
bird from Colored trapper on the Wa
ters Road, who brought it into town
Tuesday. From the appearance of the
birds bill it cannot be over six weeks
old. There is no doubt of the bird be.
ing hooking bird, as 1t has all the
marks of the species except the color,
and has the peculiar chiry of the young
knocking bird. A white hooking bird is
a rarity.
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period of time or ofthat sold by single
dealer in the drug. Extravagant stories
have been told by individuals to the
amont of the alcholoid which they
have consumed and ST it has not been
quantity sufficient TO put them in
wooden overcoat il would probably,
converted into cash, provide comfort
able top coat for winter wear. This
time of year, overcoats are out of season
and the question uppermost is how to
keep cool and where, Rest and recrea-
ton come in that line. Thoughts of this
kind should lead one to inquire of any
agent of the Minneapolis & St. Louis
Ry., as to summer rates to tourist points
in all parts Of the country, or for short
fishing excursion. Any special informa-
ton will be cheerfuAy furnished upon
application to G. Pratt, G. T. & P. A.
Minneapolis.
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day Of last week, and his body was ac-
companied by his bereaved wife and
friends who took him to Elyria, Ohio,
Sunday evening. Mrs. Stewart has the
sympathy of all her friends.
We have delivered to the following
persons, a $38 Gold Hunting Case
Watch, stem wind and set, guaranteed
by the manufactor for 20 years, the ac-
t,1al cost to them is set opposite each
name. 5.. ....-- ..a..-
Geo. w. Atkins 81 N Campbell av. "a.
John J. Purtell 4OO1 Ashland av. $500
j. j. johnson 1873 Monroe st. I'd watch.
lfyou desire to save money we invite
you to thoroughly investigate our
method. Send us your address and our
representative will call. North Ameri-
can Watch and Jewelry Co., Wicks &
Brodie, Gen.sAgts., Room. IS, Times
Building Chicago, III.
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TWO RICH ): BOYS.
Frederick and Prince Rollins to Re.
ceive 100000 When of Age.
Valuable Property On Dearborn street,
Owned by Mrs. Lewis, Colored, and
Held in TRUSTEE two Col
ored Boys.

1t is not generally known but one of
the finest pieces Of property in Chicago
valued at 10000 is owned by Mrs.
Maria Lewis an agpd Colored lady.
The property, is situated on Dearborn
street No. 29S, the lot belonging to Mrs.
Lewis and to John T.sDale who owns the
six-story building thereon. Mr.. F. w.
Rollins has been Mrs. Lewis agent for
several years. He has been careful and
prudent in the management of the
property and has always advised Mrs.
Lewis to hold on to it. Several real
estate men have offered brides to Mr.
Rollins to get him to influence Mrs.
Lewis to sell or change the lease, but he
was faithful! to his trust, and he reaps
his reward in having the property given
to his sons. '.
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POPULAR PREACHERS.
The Appeals Scheme to Decide Who
the Popular Preachers are.
All Colored Preachers in the States of H.
1nois. Minnesota, Kentucky and Mis-
souri, Eligible to the Contest.
The People to Decide.

HE APPEAL has heard so much saidS
about the popularity of this preacher OF
that preacher, that it has determined Il
have the people decide the question:
And, in order to bring out full ex-
preston it has decided to offer list of
prizes to be awarded to the ten most
popular preachers in Illinois, Missouri,
Kentucky and Minnesota.
The contest is confined to the four
states in which The APPEAL has Offices
of publication.
The prizes will be awarded ACCORDING
to the number of votes cast for each con-
testant.
LIST OF PRIZES.
LIST, Prize, Broadcloth Suit, satin
lined, to order, $4,000
End, Prize, Gold-headed Cane, 25.Od
3rd, Prize, life.size crayon portrait, 1900
4th, Prize, Silk Hat, 500
9Th, Prize, THE APPEAL for years, 400
9Th, Prize, The APPEAL for year, zoo
9TH, Prize, The APPEAL for l year, 200
9Th, Prize, The APPEAL for year, zoo
9th, Prize, The APPEAL for year, 200
10th Prize, The APPEAL for l year, 200
The APPEAL can not in common fair
ness, advocate the merits of this or that
preacher. Two things are of the first
Importance in order to hope for success.
The first is to make selection of 4
preacher who is possessed of qualities
essential to popularity. Having selected
candidate the second step is to work
for his success. Let one secure all the
ballots possible and at the same time stir
up interest and activity in others. De-
lay in securing ballots are as dangerous
rs delays in other matters. It would
worry one much to learn that his or her
candidate might have been elected by
a slight extra effort. A few votes may
be the difference between the winners
and losers. Hence the importance of
early and persistent activity in securing
ballots. The plan of determining who
the most popular minister is, is given in
order that all may thoroughly under.
stand.
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We send occasionally q copy of 1E
APPEAL to persons who are not subsc1,.
ers. If you are not one, this is re-
minder to examine it carefully, and
then send in your own name, and hand
the paper to one Of your friends with
the same request.
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FREDERICK SAMUEL ROLLINS.

In the year 1872 Reed & Sons wanted
to build large building fronting Van
Buren, street and running as far back on
Fourth avenue as possible. They of
fered to build her two-story brick
house on lot Al in exchange for lot 80, as
that would give them ample room to
build, what was afterward known as
Reeds Temple of Music; by good deal
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The Lord Made Her,

The maid in natty bathing dress
Exhibiting female loveliness-
Thatsis to say, when so arrayed
She shows she wasn't tailor made.
Boston Courier.