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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
A Famous Physician.

Charles Edouard Brown equard,
the physician who has suddenly
stepped into fame as the discovercr of
the elixir which bears his name, was a
man widely known and respected in
his profession long before he put the
browning touch to his reputation. The
son Of an American sea captain and a
French mother, he was born in the ISL
and of Mauritius in 1918. In 1888 he
went 10 Paris for his medical educa-
ton, and while there added his moth
er's name TO the one inherited from
his Philadelphia father. He made a
specially Of nervous diseases. lectured
for many years both i'm New York and
Paris, and before he reached middle
age was accepted as IN Of the most
enlightened neurologists Of his time.
His discoveries in regard to the
nervous system have become histori-
cal. He created the physiology Of the
sensory tract of the spinal cord, and
confirmed Belingeri's theory Of the &C.
ton Of the spinal cord in conveying
sensations TO the brain. He made
many famous experiments with the
TRANSMISSION of blood, once reviving .
dead dog with the blood Of q human
animal, and keeping him alive for
twelve hours. He has confined him
self TO no subject. however, but has
explored all fields. His location has
been about as varied - his labor and
his thought. Current Literature
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
The Origin Of the Diamond.

The origin of the diamond has been
q fruitful topic for speculation among
scientists: hence many contradictory
theories have been advanced and ar
gued with some show of reason: but,
after all that has been said and writ
ten upon the subject, we are still left
pretty much in the dark. Some Of the
theories are very ingenious and inter.
estflg, though the amount of truth
they embody remains to be proved.
Il has been suggested that the vapors
of carbon during the coal period may
have been condensed and crystallized
into the diamond. and again, the ita-
columite, generally regarded as the
matrix, was saturated with petroleum,
which. collecting in nodules, formed
the gem by gradual crystallization.
Newton believed it TO have been a
coagulated unctuous substance of
vegetable origin, and was sustained in
the theory by many eminent philoso-
pliers. including Sir d. Brewster, who
believed the diamond was once u mass
of gum. derived from certain species of
Nopu, anu tlidt IL as-
sumcd a crystalline form. Dana and
Others advanced the opinion that it
may have been produced by the slow
decomposition of vegetable material,
and even from animal matter. Burton
says it is younger than gold. and sug-
gests the possibility that it may still be
in process Of formation. with capacity
of growth. Specimens Of the diamond
have been found 20 inclose particles of
gold, an evidence, he thinks, that its
formation was more recent than that
of the precious metal.
The theory that the diamond was
formed Immediately from carbon by
the action of heat is opposed by an
other maintaining that it could not
have been produced in this way, other
wise would have been consumed. But
the advocates of this view were not
quite on their guard against a surprise,
for some quick witted opponent has
found by experiments that the dia-
mond will sustain great heat without
combustion Invention.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
Hird's Eve MapIe.

Professor Beal finds that the pecu-
liar markings in birds eye maple do
occur in young trees up to about three
inches in diameter, o very high up
in trees which are very much pitted at
the base. a specimen taken fifty feet
above the ground showed no trace Of
birds eye, while another from near
the base of the same tree was very
strongly marked. Ii the cause Of
these formations could be discovered
and used To produce the marks, it
would add greatly TO the market value
of the timber, for the wood Of this
maple and of other trees somewhat
similarly marked is comparatively
scarce and in great demand for We
neers. Garden and Forest.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
WHAT iT MEANS.
Same Startling Figures Concernlng the
Publishing business.

The cloud of paper flying daily from
the hummlng presses is amazing TO
contemplate. Many Of the Sunday
editions of from twelve To forty pages
would carpet the cities where they are
printed. A short time ago on a gala
occasion the Atlanta constitution turn.
ed out a ffty-six page edition. The
San Francisco Examiner. AT the chris
tening of its two monster Hoe perfect.
ing presses, Monarch" and Jumbo"
threw out upon a startled community
forty pages of portraits and illustra-
tons. and the st. Paul Pioneer Press
came out with Il sixty page edition de
scribing the largest newspaper build
ing in the world.
For the GOO, 900 edition of its pre-.
MUM number The Youths Compan.
ion, a Boston publication, used l25
tons of paper, and 10 illustrate this
startling fact printed a picture Of the
Eiilel tower-l.00 0 feet high, and by
its side the stack Of paper piled ream
on ream 3.i00 fcct-thrce times and
over the height of the famous column.
For the white paper of llarper's
Magazine aud The Century it costs at
least 5000, 900 in a year. Many Of the
presses of the metropolitan dailies eat
up 81. 900 worth of blank paper i'm a
day. Add to the morning and even
ing output of these whIrling monsters
the tons upon tonsof weeklies. month.
lies and trade publications, and at
from 1 to 10 cents per pound, gets
financially bewildered over the un.
printed sheet alone.
Type setting runs into the millions;
think of the field Of flying fingers all
skilled and generously paid! Then
the toll of the telegraph; the thou.
sands of dollars for messages by cable
under the sea; the millions clicked
through the nervous keys on land
Nothing in the way Of expense, as
every reader knows. stands between
the newspaper and lis news.
Last the brain and Drawn! An
army! chiefs and subaiterEs, rank
and file, day and night editors. CORE
spondents and reporters. experts and
specialists, artists aud detectives, prize
fighters and preachers; everywhere at
all times, the pick of alert intelli-
gence, the essence Of quick thought
and instant action, giving the best
fiber of their lives for all sorts of pay
(the ambitious hope just beyond),
from the New York cditor-in-chief ut
an honorarium of 500 600 tD the anna
teur editor, sole proprietor and pub
Usher" of The Sitka Peanut, putting
in his out of school time and surplus
intellect for real love and glory. Out
of il all do you realize what your one
cent paper means, and what it repre-.
sentsi Do you fully appreciate the
developing marvel Of your day and
generation-the daily printed budget
of q worldl-Current Literature.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
Tor Hill mlseEN.

The physical energy or force some
times eNerted by the human body un-
der certains conditions is known to be
astonishing, but no one has ever taken
the trouble Ia put before us that force
in figures. DIR. j. Bucheisler has now
made a most interesting calculation
on the work done" by Mo~untaineers
in ascending heights, which will serve
as an Illustration. Surprising a noun
taineer weighing l6S pounds is max
ing the ascent Of "A summit 1000 feet
high from the point of starting, he has
10 eXpend an amount of physical force
found by multiplying his weight by
the height 10 he assembled. In the
case assumed, Il weight of lGS pounds,
multiplied by a height Of 1000 feet,
equals l,l76,0O0 foot pounds; or in,
other words, l,l76,0OO pounds have to
be lifted one foot.
This is work performed merely by
the muscles of the legs, but besides
this, the contractions of the muscles
Of the heart have 10 be taken into ac-
count. Its function consists, as is well
known, in prvpelling the blood col
Letting in the heart on the n hand
into the arteries, and on the other into
the lungs. This is effected at an in
itial velocity Of n and one-half foot
per second, which represents in the
case of an adult a work of four foot
pounds for each contraction of the
heart. The pulsations Of an adult
are, on an average, seventy-two per
minute, but in ascending heights. ow-
ing TO the additional exrrtion, their
number is increased TO ali extraordi-
nary extent.
Assuming, for the sake of simplicity
in calculation, only 100 beats of the
pulse per minute, this would give 400
foot pounds per minute, 2I,000 foot
pounds per hour, and 1870, 200 foot
pounds for the five hours supposed TO
be required in ascending a height of
1000 feet. The work performed by
the muscles in breathing, by the ex-
pansion and contraction Of the chest,
may also be estimated at 4 foot pounds.
Assuming. further, that the number
of breathinga per minute is, on the av-
erage, only %, although, rs 4 matter
of fact, it will be found to be higher
in a mountain ascent lasting five
hours, we have TO add further work of
$4,000 foot pounds.
The total work performed during
five hours by a mountaineer conse-
auentiy amounts TO l.326, 900 foot
pounds. In this estimate are not in
cluded the physical force spent in
overcoming the friction on the ground,
the exertipns 10 be made in keeping
the body e Hect at dizzy heights, aud in
dragging ieayy boots and foot irons,
northe loss of muscle power in cutting
steps in the ice, not to reckon the
work performed in carrying an ice
OK. or the physical force exerted in
crossing fresh loose snow. Taking all
these conditions INTO account. DIR.
Bucheister arrives at the conclusion
hat the work done in an ascent of
1000 feet, lasting five hours. cannot
be placed at less than 1850, 900 foot
pounds. Iron.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21

A sudden thaw in spring is q COM
mon enough cause of the swelling
and overflow of rivers, but few peo-
pie have experience of what might be
called magic rivers" which disappear
almost as suddenly as they are born.
One such, however, is described by
w. Ii. Mallock, in his account Of Cy-
prus, entitled In an Enchanted Isl
and"
On a certain eve.ing there was a
succession of thunder showers, and
then, all night, a heavy and ceaseless
downpour. This" said my host, in
the morning, ought to bring down
the river" / asked what he meant by
this, and he answered that the river
below us was rarely anything more
than a dry bed of pebbles, Just as ii
was 10Y
But generally once sometimes
three times-in the year it would sud-
denly Gil with water, flow for an hour
ortwo, and again become dry and 81
l"nt. ] felt that the sight must be
curious, and wished that | might be
able 10 witness it.
About four o'clock in the afternoon
a servant came TO my bedroom and
asked me to GO into the garden. There
! found my host with an opera glass,
standing on the bank.
Look" exclaimed he, pointing,
FITS coming. Listen! you can hear"
/ listened and looked. / at last
caught a sound, faint and uncertain,
as leaves rustling in a dream. Then
suddenly, far away on the plain, !
saw something flash, like the head of
a pointed spear. Gradually this pro-
longed itself into a slim, shining line,
which presently took a curve. For a
time its course was straight; then il
curved again.
In ten minutes, over the brown sur
face of the fields the water had stretch
el itself like long, silvery snake, and
the sound | had heard growing every
instant more distinct, explained itself
TO the ear as the voice of the stirred
pebbles The river channel skirted
the bottom Of the garden, and thus, as
the food went by, we had every op.
portunity Of observing il. II pushed
itself forward, headed by a mass OF
bubbles and scum; it split itself into
fierce rivulets, which. a moment later,
were drowned in the body Of the
stream it gurgled against banks; il
circled into transitory whirlpools.
Gradually, as we watched, its vol
ume seemed 10 diminish, and in an
hours time there was only a trickling
rill, over which a child 8 years old
might have stepped. Montreal Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
A Great Corn Busker.

We find the record Of an Illinois
man in an Illinois cornfield hat 30
covers the husker with glory that the
feat of the western husker is but ~ Q
lightning bugs competition 10 the
electric light. Mr.. George Levison
husked q crop OF corn in Piatt county
which averaged about fifty bushels 70
bushels, which Mr.. Levison gathered
in nineteen consecutive work days, or
an average of 1914 bushels q day.
This husker claims having husked for
ty-seven ears in a minute and thirty
seven ears TO the minute for one hour.
He received two cents a bushel for his
work, which gave him good day
wages. This tops them all. Now for
the next. -Joliet Republican-Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
Too IiSty.

There are some things which men
do from excellent motives, but for the
doing Of which they afterward lind il
hard to forgive themselves. Such a
paradoxial experience i, related by a
Rhode Island soldier among his renIi.
~niscences of the war. The incident oc-
CURED at the battle of Pegram's Farm.
when the Union line broke, and il
looked for a time as if the enemy
would force a pas age through.
In company with other officers / en-
deavued To raj Y the men fleeing to
the rear, and o. course made use of
my saber when a nan refused 10 stop.
hit one man { pretty heavy blow.
He stopped Immediately, and think.
ing he meant 30 discharge his piece at
me, Twas preparing TO strike again,
when The eS ression of his face, up.
turned toward me. diSarmed me OF
my suspicious.
Colonel, he said. I'm not a cow.
ard and I'm not running because | am
afraid. will stand as long as you or
any other man, but ! am badly wound.
ed"
He turned his head and showed me
q fearful bullet wound across the side
OF his neck.
l remember the expression Of his
face as we'll as if / had seen it yes.
terday. No fear, no animosity, nc
anything but a look of indignation
that he should have been suspected OF
cowardice.
l made the best apology | could un.
DER the circumstances, and after that ]
did not strike any man till had made
sure he was running from fear
Youths Communion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
THREE POETS.

Three poets stood before the king,
Longing, as posts do, 20 sing;
The first, In clownish garb anayed,
With jingling hanble ever played;
Over his perky face the while
Fitted a uneer or else a smile.
Wei groomcl The second was, and neat
In pnapc. dress from head TO feet;
AMbrar o9tus fashion b.,
And rudy checked and fair 70 see;
The tlirl stood near with dropping head.
Unbnmupd AMI pale as are the dead,
'oh, king, hear the" the first one cried;
"Ihays NO Thought on earth beside
To make you laugh. forget your care.
No Sacrc1l tang my song shall spare;
Of Joy or grief lis yours 10 quan,
Be wise with me, Oh, king, and laugh"
And thus the second urged hts claim:
"Helr me, oh, king, for can frame
BalladN, rondcau and yillanelle;
Souncts by me are clished wei,
And | caa deity, truly play
Upon the mocking triolet
NOR tricks | know II phrase aud word
Thal ever yet 10y ngn was heard;
Strange terns, expr ssSions Obsolete,
Tip THROUGH my Ines OF dainty feet;
And whclthe thought seems weak and poor.
screen il with a phrase obscure"
Slowly the tAi1d began 10 speak;
His voice II fist was low and weak.
But soun his words rang clearer, higher,
Until his woulrous eyes caught fire;
And then a light from heaven shed
Sat halowlse upon his head
No leave .sSod he o. court or King,
lie sang as those who die or sing;
A strain prophetic, weird, sublime,
The voice and meaning Of all time;
Rhymster and clown forgotten lie.
The poets song shall never die,
-lIeOr.e Horton.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21

People who only visit the Maine
lighthouses during a summer holiday,
can have little idea of what life means
to the lrave men and women those
home is on these lone rocks by the sea
all the year round. At Mt. Desert
rock, for instance, the waves at times
have washed entirely over the rock,
and the keepers with their families
have had to take refuge in the tower,
but even here the keepers have sue
eeeded in raising a few flowers and
fresh vegetables in earth brought
from the main land and deposited in
sheltered spots. Sea birds lay their
many eggs on this barren rock and
they are never molested. Lewiston
Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
ABggS
HG~S
commissioners,

We the undersigned Banss and Bankers will pa.
al Prizes drs~B In The Louisiana state Lotterie-
which may De presented at our counters.
M.wALMsLES. Pres Louisiana Nat, Rank.
PiERRE LANAUN, Pres, state Nat. Bank
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat. Bank
CARL kOHN, Pres. Union National Bank.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
AGENTS D.

foi club Rates. or any further Information de.
sired, write legibly TO the undersigned clearly stat,
Ing YOUR residence, with state. County, street aud
Numher. More rapid return mail delivery will b.
assured by your enclosing an Envelope hearing
vaur fuil addras.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
ATTRACTION.
OVER A MILLION DISTRIBUTED
Louisiana State LsiitI ,Ouat M,

Educational anu Charitable purposes, aud its iran
chise made a part OF the present state Coust tuition
in 1879, by an overwhelming popular vote.
Its MOTH DRAWINGS take place
semi-Annually. tJnne aud ibsc-mb-r.l and
its RAM SINGLE NUMBER DRAW
lSss take place in each OF the other ten
months Of TIE year. and a-e all draw u In
public, at the Academy OF Music New Or
leans. La.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21

Ninety-lve times out Of o hundred
o fire in a theatre starts on the stage
or back Of il. Al the draught Is upward
5000 people will have plenty OF time
10 get out in an orderly manner before
the auditorium will even Ali up with
smoke. II all preserve their presencs
sf mind there isn't the slightest excuse
for any ore TO get hurt-Detroit Ere
Pres.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-21
Famed for 90 Years
For Integrity of its Drawings, and
Prompt Payment of Prizes.

Aitrsi,t a. Follows:
eve do hereby certify that se supervise the Ar.
rangeIaents for all the Month, aud semi.Annus
Drawings 81 the Louisiana state Lottery Company.
and IN person manage and control the drawing
themselves, and that the saline are conducted with
honesty, fairness, and in good faith toward all par.
ties, aud We authorize the Company to use tn,
certificate, with fsc-siinilies Of our signs,nres at
iseb.d ~ Its agVertisemenis."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-28
THE SWISS PEASANTRY.

Stolld People Who Have the Passions That
Beget Tragedy.
! will tell some stories which prove
that the Swiss peasants, though they
look so stolid, have in them the stuff Of
tragedy. There was q lad in a valley
called Schanfigg, not long ago, who
loved and was betrothed to a girl in the
Hinter Rheinthal below Spliegen. She
fitted him, having transferred her affec-
tions to another, and he went to take a
formal farewell of his sweetheart in her
home. Every thing passed decorously,
30 much so that the girls brother put
his horse into the cart and drove the
rejected lover with his own sister down
to Thusis.
The three had reached that passage of
the Via Mala, where the Rhine loses
itself in very deep, narrow gorge. 1t
is called the MerloEene Loch, and is
spanned by slender bridge thrown at
right angles over the river. Here, as
they were spinning merrily down-hill,
the lad stood up in the cart. sprung to
the parapet of the bridge, and dashed
himself at one bound into the grim
death of jagged rock and churning waves
below them. 1t was stroke of imagina-
tive fancy to commit suicide for love
just at this spot
And now second tale of passion: A
rich man in the Prattigau had two chill.
dren, daughter and son. The daugh-
ter wheedled him into allowing her to
marry some peasant who was poor and
an unequal match in social station.
Then his son set his affections upon Q
girl equally ineligible. The father
stormed, but the youth was true to his
plighted troth. During d temporary alb
sence of the son his father contrived to
send the girl off to America with round
sum Of money.
On his return, after hearing what had
happened, the lad said nothing, but
went down to the Landquart water in
the evening and drowned himself there.
And now third tale: Last spring, in a
village not three hours distant from
Davos, lived young man who was an
orphan. He had inherited considera-
BILE estate, and expected more from two
uncles. Life, could he have managed
it prudently, would probably have made
him the wealthiest farmer in the neigh
borhood, and he was to boot, stalwart
fellow on whom nature had lavished all
her gifts of health and comeliness
Unluckily, he loved girl of whom his
uncles disapproved as match for such
youth of consequence.
One Saturday evening, as is the Gus.
tom here, he went to pay his addresses
by stealth to this maiden of his choice,
and returning early next morning he
was upbraided by his interfering uncles.
do not know what he replied, but cer-
tainly he made no scene to speak of.
When his uncles left he unlocked his
gun from the wooden paneling of the
boose room. went out alone into the
copse hard by and put bullet in his
brain.-Fortnightly Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-28
CHILDREN'S "LEFT-OvERS."
The Economical Housewife Should Con
slider Them Seriously.

The Economical Housewife Should Con-
slider Them Seriously.
It is surprising how much food chill
dren waste at table or between meals.
Children don't always know the capacity
of their own stomachs. They ask for
"second helpings" at meals, or a piece"
between meals, and when the coveted
morsel is before them the desire fails
after few small mouthfuls. Perhaps
it is piece of toast, an egg or an apple.
Without thought those remains are
thrown into the scrap-pail and fresh
bread is cut for next time, perhaps only
to be wasted in the same way as before.
If economy be an object with the house
wife, let her spend few minutes
thought on the children's ''left overs"
Suppose it to be a piece of bread and
butter, or toast, or an apple. Carefully
cut away the bitten parts and lay aside
on a clean plate. Next time the child
asks for piece, give him what has
been saved. When he sees the piece
has been we'll cared for he will not re.
fuse it, especially If it is hunger which
prompts the request.
Sometimes an eggis not eaten because
it has not been boiled enough. Empty
it into o common cup into which small
piece of butter has been dropped; pep
per and salt to taste. Next meal time
set the cup on the stove and stir the
contents for five or ten minutes, or until
it is scrambled egg. If not liked eaten
in the cup, spread between slices of thin
bread and butter, press together with
the fat side of knife, cut across and
across, and you have four neat little
sandwiches, which few children will
refuse. Cold meat may also be made
into attractive sandwiches. Cupfuls or
half-cupfuls of milk, put away in cool
place, will be welcomed again with Joy
by the thirsty little one. Always give
each child its own ''left-overs," and let
ii be understood that one child will
never be expssted to eat what another
has left.
This way OF managing is, after ali,
only an old friend with new face. Our
grandmothers did the very same with
our mothers, but the difference was
their ''left-overs" hung like a drawn
sword over their heads, and they were
forced to eat by way of punishment,
the discarded articles of diet Under
this system it became hundred times
more nauseous than it was at first.
These little economies, practlced by the
careful housewife, will very materially
aid in increasing the sum in the purse,
which is SO often needed for purchasing
things more enduring than food and
drink. Good Housekeeping.
"A crowbar 100 years OLD is Just US
pry as IL ever waA