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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24
KATY DID AND KATY DIDN'T.
An Evening Song That a Simple PUsssure
of the Hand VIII Hush.

An Evening Song That a simple Pssssure
of the Hand Will Hush.
There is one crop of early autumn
that grows on trees which doesn't vary
much, and that is the katydids. Gil
matte influences are favorable 70 the
growth of this fruit. IL is n singular
thing that on the same trees where, forty
wears ago. as little elms, these chant
ing insects lived. they 10 stay. They
are eve known to change from n
tree to apother There may be several
elms of equal size on one street, but
two trees will most likely hold all the
katydids, and from the first chosen
greenery they eve bulge.
The same way one yard will l. We its
number. or one tree in a yard the next
persons grounds, although just as cool
and shaded. will have none. Those in
the same trees or yards have good a
ners, never i~nterrupting each other,
but listening intently for their turn TO
express their belief as TO whether Katy
did or didn't. The outside world, after
listening for years to the debate, is di-
vided as TO opinion. Just the same as
ON more important subjects, it judges
in accordance with the sentiments Of
its own consciousness.
These little green chanters never
change their opinion. For year after
year they belong to the dds or didn'ts,
and by no mistake alter their saying
One may tramp around the trees where
they live. may sit beneath them, talk,
laugh or indulge in any noise, and Katy
chants on in undisturbed monologue.
But lay a hand ever 50 lightly against
the bark Of "a tree, one says who has
tried il. AMI their notes are instantly
hushed. remaining mute till the hand
is removed In darkness, when one
creeps softly up 70 an elm where, above
in the branches is taking place a loqua-
cious dialogue, and softly rests the
palms of the hands against the bark,
the silence is painfully sudden.
There was "A man visiting Rhode
Island whose ambition was 10 possess
some elm trees. and in them katydids.
He had the elms for the katydids. but
no katydids for the elms. So he came
from his distant home and got posses.
sion Of one. which he carried back and
put well up in the greenery Of the elm.
Then he waited. The katy was "a
dumb a. a sealed fruit jar. and wouldn't
say a word. lie wrote back To inquire
why the thing wouldn't open its mouth
and sing. He was informed. first. that
the thing didn't speak the sentence
with any mouth, but with its legs; sec.
ond. that although the divorce laws OF
Rhode Island we're often brittle enough
to sever knots tied by ministers, still Inc
need not expect any g%arrulous hilarity
from one katydid separated from is
mate and alone in a lone land. Then
another was sent and put in the tree,
and in true marital style one said Katy
did, and got c~ontradicted in about q
second. They've kept it up ever since.
Providence Journal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

The little Bryant children 60 90 bed
at 6 O'Clock. and when Marjory visited
them her Aunt Mary thought that after
playing all day she must be tired, and
had better go to bed at 6 also, although
Mariory is S years old and stays up IN
til haIf-past Z when she is at home.
MarjOry had been told TO mind Aunt
Mary, and no one supposed that this
early going TO bed was a trial 10 her
until one day she was overheard philos-
ophizing to herself.
She stood alone on the piazza and
looked at the sunset, the hills, the woods,
the broad lawn, the baru and the or
chard. with a small sigh Of satisfaction
Then she said, We'll, there's most al
ways something, and the matter with
this place is going to bed. Youths
Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

An important addition . the mum
Der of electric dev.n.~ designed for
communicating with more or lc-, dis
tant points i'm ease Of fire j, "a most
DANDY arraurCmenr of bell. thermostat
and battery. which has tGc advantage
of being portable. -'tha,u cam readily
be moved from oa' apartment To the
other. Au ordinary dry battery fur
ni,he~ the necessary current. such "a
battery. besides requiring uu attention
and lasting "a long time, obyiates all
danger Of leakage or spilling Of liquid
but any other form OF battery viii
serve the purpose. When the temper
sturr reaches "A certain point "A vibrat-
ng bell j. sounded. and the alarm con
,inues a. long a. the temperature re-
mains high enough 10 keep the circuit
closed.
Such a device will b. appreciated in
cases where il is desirable To provide
means for giving a local fire alarm in
buildings which are not wired and con
nected 10 the engine stations or fire
department Of a city. a. when "A build
ing j. used temporarily for storage or
like purposes, or ia buildings outside Of
the fire departments limits. IL will
=lso be useful in the manufacture ~
many ARTICLES involving the applicatEE
of heat. A.. for instance, in drying
rooms. where a regular temperature
must b. maintained New York Com
mercial ADVERTISE
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

Il heard of an employment the other
day." said the philanthropist, which
brought up to my mind all the horrors
of tea tasting. 1t recalled the case Of
poor Mr.. Lucraft. who sold his diges-
ton, but it was more narrowing than
that. 1t rose almost to the dignity Of
Faust bargaining away his soul"
Have you been investigating the
sweating system or reading about the
workers in Russian minesf'
Neither. heard Of a young wom-
an who is a professional detective Of
plagiarism. II is her duty TO read all
the short stories published in periodic
ais and make a mental abstract of
them. Her usefulness cgnsists in tell
ing publishers when manuscripts sub
mitted 10 them have been too obviously
suggested 10y existing literature. She
is well paid. il is said. but what could
atone for having ones mind stored per-
manently and exclusively with scraps
of modern fction?' Kate Fields
Washington.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

The particular fad Of w. h. Wander
bilt il the collecting Of oak carvings
and he has some very fine specimens,
for which lac has paid very large sums
Of money. lie is also fond of growing
rare fruit. and grows a great deal Of it
on his Long Island farm. This also
has called for what other people would
regard - very startling expenditures Of
money. but the result is that in winter
his table issupplied after a fashion that
IS not equaled by anybody else in New
York or Newport. New York Cor.
Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24


In the year 1864, on the 5th day of
December, the English shin Menai was
crossing the straits and capsized in a
gale. OF the eighty-One passengers on
board but one wa saved. his name
wa Hugh Williams. On the same
day, in the year 17Sj. a pleasure
schooner was wrecked on the Isle Of
Man. There were sixty persons in the
boat, among them one Hugh Williams
and his family. OF the threescore
none but o.d Hugh Williams survived
the shock. On the 9Th day Of August
$50, a picnicking party OF the Thames
was run down by "A coal harye. There
were twenty-five of the picnicker,
mostly children under II years % age
Little Hugh Williams, a visitor frorc
Liverpool, only : years old, was the
only one that returned to tell the tale.
Now comes the mob singular part of
this singular story: On the 18th of
August. in the year II our Lord 1889,
a Leeds coal barge, with nine men,
foundered. Two of them, both Hugh
Wiliamses. an uncle and a nephew.
were rescued by some fishermen, and
we're the only men of the crew who
lived TO tell of the calamity. These
are facts which can be substantiated.-
Illustrated American.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

Over md over again.
No matter which way I turn,
I always hnd in the book OF life
Some letter I have 20 learn.
must take my turn at the mill
Imust grind U the golden grain,
must work at my uas with a resoluts
viii
Over and over again
We cannot measure the need
or even the tiniest fower,
Nor check the flow Of the golden sands
That run through e single hour;
But the morning degs must fall,
And the sun and the SUMMED rain
Must do their part. and perform it all
Over ami over again
Over and over again
The brook through the meadows lows
And over and over again
The pOnderous mill wheel goes;
O3cs doing viii not suffice,
Though doing be not In vain:
And % Blessing lailiS us once or twice
May come II we try again
The path tina has once been rrod
Is never 50 rough TO the feet
AMI the lesson we IEca have l~earnea
Is never so hard 20 repeat
Though sorrowfu tears must fan,
And the heart ID It's depth u- driven
Ni.h storm and mpest. ve iced them al
To render Us eet TO-
Josephine Pollard
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

There is one method of using rubber
for the protection of the feet from
dampness which seems TO be without
objection, and has lately been applied
very ac~ceptably to walking shoes. 1t
consists of the insertion of a single lay
er of pure rubber gum between the
outer and inner soles, affording ample
protection against moistuIs from that
direction. IL is imperceptiblei in weight
OF bulk, does not heat the foot or cause
it TO perspire, and is Of slight expense.
Good Housekeeping.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

She was a real nice old lady, but she
got mad when she approached the ticket
Office at the narrow gauge ferry and
said, ''Give me a return ticket
"Where tor inquired Morris Kern,
the ticket agent"
''Why, to here. Where else do you
suppose ! want to returnT said the r.
n o. L. as her eyes snapped fire, and
''Grandpa" Kern handed her out a re-
turn ticket 70 Oakland and raked IN
two bits-San Francisco Call
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

\ NlNtbAAA D = AaNN ~ CAAahf
One Of The m { remarkable specta-
Giles one sees To- London is that Of a
man playing q barrel organ through
the streets + is sometimes cor
panied by hi. wife. who gathers the
pieces Of money contributed by au-
ditors. The organ is a particularly
good one, il must have cost a small
fortune. for il has five cylinders and
discourses fifty tunes But the most
remarkable feature Of all is the placard
s~urmounting the organ and ~announc-
ing that the man playing the instru-
ment is the son Of an earl, compelled
By parental harshness 10 a his liv-
ing. The placard speaks truly, for this
eccentric person is the Viscount Hin
ton, son Of a noble earl.
This eccentric individual quarreled
with his father fourteen years ago, and
since then has led a life of vicissitude
He first took TO vocalism in the Lon
don music halls, and enjoyed fair sue
cess until finally his voice failed him
and he had TO adopt other means for a
livelihood 1t occurred to him to turn
troubadour. He secured a fine barrel
organ on credit and proceeded to tour
the highways and byways Of the me-
tropolis. His two children were adopt
ed by the dowagSr Duchess of Cleve-
land; the son is a subaltern in the
Welsh fusileers and the daughter it at
school - Eugene Field in Chicago
News
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

A fortunate town is Trente, in Aus
tia. Its electric light station is owned
by the municipality. which has the ad-
vantage of a large waterfall. The
light is furnished to private consumers
for about twenty cents a year per
candle power. and they can burn the
lamps one hour a night Of twelve
hours, just as they please, without
extra charge. So as 10 enable the
poor inhabitants TO use the light the
town pays for the house wiring. repay
ments being made by an annual
charge. 4 flour mill and a spinning
mill are already supplied with current,
and great activity is looked for in the
local industries owing to its use by al
most the whole Of the community
Detroit News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

Be careful of your load. Do not ask
one horse to draw the load of two.
What pleasure can there be in going
TO ride when at every step the beast
has to tug like a dray horsel There
are few American roads where the or
binary horse can draw easily more
than two persons at a trot Two
horses for four persons, l say; else /
would rather walk.-New York Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

Spongy platinum, as is well known,
glows in a mixture Of combustible gas
and air, but hitherto no convenient
arrangement has been devised for util-
ling this reaction. II. y. Warren
proposes 10 saturate asbestos yarn with
asaturated solution Of platinum o~Xalate,
and then ignite it in a platinum cruel
bic. This prepared yarn when heated
to 50 degs. Fahrenheit becomes mean
descent in an atmosphere containing
O.j per cent. Of coal gas by volume,
and by arranging it by the SIDE of the
wick of an ordinary spirit lamp it Is
easy, by lighting for a short time, 20
raise the temperature Of the yarn to
the requisite degree, so that when the
lamp is blown out it will become in
candeSccnt if there is any eS ape OF
coal gas iu the neighborhOo1-En-
gineering and Mining Record.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

Don't fail TO remember that congress
has passed "a law under which a fine Of
$50 may Doe imposed upon anybody
who prints or paints on the national
flag, or afiiAes TO it in any way any adj
vertisement for public display or pri-
vate gain. IL is a good law, and should
have been enacted long e to save
''Old Glory" from Disagreement
New York Telegram.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24
He Had a wide Margin for Gratitude.

IL AAAA - " ~ 1AAA
OF the late Bishop Ames the follow
ing anecdote is told: While presiding
over a certain conference in the west
a member began a TRADE against the
universities and education, thanking
God that he had never been corrupted
by contact with ~asconege. After pro-
ceeding thus for "A few minutes the
bishop interrupted him with the ques-
ton. do understand that the
brother thanks God for bis i]gnoranceF'
''Well, yes. was the answer; you can
put it that way If you want We'll,
an l have to say. " said the bishop, in
his sweet musical tone-all | have TO
say is that the brother4as a good deal
TO thank God for. "-Baptist.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

A Jersey City man applied the epithet
of loafer to a stranger who had insulted
him. He was knocked down, the
stranger was arrested, and in court he
proved that he was a fist class three
card monte sharp and not a lOafer. Be
careful what you say to strange men,
Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24
CuriosIties I'm windsor Castle.

Among the many are curiOsitie~ with
which Windsor castle abounds is a very
antique clock that goes for a whO1e
year when once wound up and keeps
excellent time. It is in the ZuccureL
room. which derives its name from the
fact that the walls are hung with mas
terpieces by that artist. Another curio
is the huge malachite vase in the grand
seception room, which was presented to
NE queen 10y the Emperor Nicholas OF
Russia, and which up TO last year wa
the largest in England.
Now. however, Lord Reyelstoke is
the possessor of one even larger. The
Windsor vase is made of "A mosaic OF
small pieces Of malachite so carefully
fitted together that it is only in a good
Light that the joints can be seen. The
vase is appropriately placed in the
great north window of the grand recep-
don room, so that the light is always
behind il. There are W. other bis
malachite vases at Windsor, the one
placed in the Rubens room, and the
other in the crimson drawing ROOM
Montreal Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

Aunt Tabitha-What's this ere Farm
en' Alliance they're maxim sech a fuss
about
Uncle Peleg Cwho knows everything
oh, that's a scheme somethin' like
tn Royal Arcanyum. t perfect us fell
fers from gittin' buncoed all tn time.
Judge.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24
Glasgow.

The word Glasgow in Gaelic signifies
. gray smith. II has hence been In
ferred that a person of this description,
eminent in his profession, had taken up
his residence IN the place, and that In
compliment to him il had received this
name. Others suppose that as the word
also signifies a dark glen. II alludes to
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-24

the glen at the east end of the church,
where the cell Of St. Kentigern stood
-Exchange.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-02

There are many little things about
weddings that people inquire about
says the Ladies' Home Journal. The
biide writes personal note Of thanks
for every gift received, whether it be a
great one or a little one, and if she can
not do this before the ceremony, she
does it after the bridal trip. In the
church the bridegroom's family and
friends sit at the right ofthe altar being
on the bridegroems right hand, while
tho-e Of the bride are placed on the
left at the brides left. The bridegroom
does not pay for anything connected
with the wedding unless he should
choose to send boquets 10 the bride
maids and, OF course, to the bside, and
presents and houtonniers to his best
man and the ushers. A widow re-
moves her first wedding ring at her
second marriage, and does not assume
Il again., The engagement ring is
taken from the third finger of the LETT
hand and worn afterward as a guard
to the wedding ring. 1t is not consld-
erpd rood taste to cut the fin3ef ont OK
the glove for assuming the ring.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-02

People returning f'om Portland,
after visiting the Exposition there pro-
nounce it the greatest ever held on the
coast. The exhibits are far ahead OF
any previous year, not only in number
and Arrangement, but also in variety
and general appearance. The attrae-
tions, especially the music and art are
away above expectations. The Aapa-
aores Band, from the City Of Mexico,
d discoursing wonderful music, and
has made decided hit. The range OF
music performed seems TO be without
limit, and the fear that the band
would confine itself to Mexican and
Spanish music has long since dlsap-
peared. The art gallery isa revelation;
the paintings being the greatest that
have ever been placed in an exposition.
The mineral, horticultural, and agri-
cultural exhibits are a genuine surprise.
1t was supposed that the Snperlntend-
ent not being connected with mining
or agricultural industries would neg
lect this important branch of the Ex-
position; but the result shows that 1t
has received more than the usual at
tention, and Is o gratifying success
The horticultural departmedtis is larger
than it ever has been, and the quality
Of fruit is source Of great admiration
Other features have been added which
bring the Exposition far beyond expec
tations. With the reduced rates on al
transportation lines this year, there !
no reason why people should not g
IRA nartake Of the benefits the ExpOsi
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-02
The rain-nake,s were complete


The rain-makets were complete
ly successful in Che experiments
at Corpus Christi, Texas, on Sat
urday. Several bombs were dis
charged up in the air, and soon
showers Of rain fell over q limited
area, and continued half an hour.
Final experiments will be made
this week, after which the party
will go to other points. Uncle
Jcrry's officers are doing their best to
show goodresults before the meeting
of congress-probably with view
of a large appropriation.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-02

The only peo ole who k.ow how
to bring up childsen are childless;
the only men who know perfectly
how to run arailroad are those who
never had q chance to try; and the
fellow who knows how to run a
newspaper is the fellow that never
did it.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-02

Somebody should invent a mir
ror that will enable us to see our
selves as others see us and every
professional slanderer shsuld be
presented with one Of them at
public expense. An epidemic Of
suicides might chen be confidently
expected.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-02

This state ranks second of all the
states in the percentage Of increase
in wealth during The past ten
years.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-02

Mckinley says there are two
kinds Of farmer, ''those who farm
the land, and those who farm the
farmers"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-02
Lebanon Express.
H. Y. KIRKPATRICK,
Editor and Proprietor.

tits not strange that very few
men know themselves intimately.
No one cultiyates disagreeable ac-
quaintances.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-22
THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL
The Gethsemane Church Club Dis
cusseS That Tonic.

The Gethsemane Church club met
with a good attendance last evening, de-
spite the very disagreeable weather,
and after the transaction of routine
business discussed 1.-The Future of the
Public School," that subject being in
troduced in a brief but highly interest
ing paper by DR.. f. f. Casseday.
The speaker began his consideration
of the subject with the statement that
education is the foundation of free
government, and our educational sys-
tenn of free schools is the browning
glory of the nation"
He then proceeded to say that child
should not be made a mere receptacle
for facts, but should be taught to think
and to create ideas and things. Also
that pupil should not develop manual
skill at the expense of Intellectual
growth, but on the contrary should be a
complete, finished, all-around student.
In the past, he said, the tendency had
been in the direction of too much alb
stract study, with the material result
that there is growing Tepugnance and
antipathy 10 all forms OF labor iDYOlv-
ing manual skill.
lie then dwelt with great earnestness
upon the Importance of manual training
in the public schools and cited the sue
CESS of Cooper and Girard institutes.
He held that a compulsory educa-
tional law was necessity of the near
future, and that we could not afford to
take the Bible from the schools. Every
Christian man should insist upon is re-
tention, and in addition urge more
extended instruction IN ethics. Speak
ing Of the acceptance of nominal con-
troll of the Catholic parochial schools, as
he termed it, he argued that we have
everything to lose and nothing to
gain by this course. as the sisters
still remain as instructors and
Catholic doctrines are still taught.
1t was then announced that the eXecu-
tive committee had selected as the
speakers TO discuss the paper MessrS.
Farnham. Eddy, Leybourn and Morgan.
The last two were absent, but Mr. Farm
ham was called upon. He said that in
the main he agreed with the sentiments
expressed in the paper. and that those
points on which he conceded had been
| so well stated that he would not touch
upon them, excepting to emphasize the
importance of manual training in the
schools. He spoke strongly of this plan,
and then proceeded to state the points
upon which he disagreed with DIR Cas-
| seday. He did not approve of
the Bible in the public schools, he
said, for the reason that he did not
consider that Christian teaching was
the province Of the state. When the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-22
III. o. P.'S BOOKS.
They Are Said to Be in Bad
Shane

ondDSs
At the regular meeting of the county
commissioners yesterday the county
board of audit reported that County
Treasurer Peterson's books were not in
the best shape Imaginable. The exam
inatiOn was made week ago. and it is
said that several entries were found of
amounts paid out for which there were
no corresponding warrants and that in
another place it was found that Mr..
Peterson had given his personal check
for something like 5000 TO cover these
entries. The examiners were quite sur
prlsed at this state of affairs. They con-
cluded that this was due rather to bad
bookkeeping than anything else and re-
ported the matter to the county COM
missionerS. The matter was con-
Sidered in executive session and was
kept very dark.
A score of property owners inter
eSted In the Superior avenue road to
WayZata, which has been discussed in
the public prints for some months, were
present. They were heard as to the
damages they thought they would SuS-
tain. and the board took the matter
under advisement. The ancient Mime
tOnka mill dam case had hearing, too.
y number of lake men and citizens in
terested in the keeping of the water
level in 'TOnka up were present and
urged an early settlement. They
thought the award of $4,000 ample.
The owners. however, kick, and there
the matter stands. No action wa taken
Yesterday.