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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13
THE ~AReoNAUTs.
An AReient story ThAt Tells How the
Old Greek Heroes Travelled.

An Ancient story That Tells How the
Old Greek Heroes Travelled.
Early in their voyage 3 Colchis the
brave Argonauts came to a place where
high rocks narrowed the sea TO the
breadth Of a river, and the stream ran
swift. and tin waves roared beneath
the rocks, and the wet cliffs beloved.
Then Euphemus took the dove in his
hands and set il free. and she flew
straight at the pass where the rocks
met. and sped right through, and the
rocks CRASHED like crashing teeth, but
they caught only a feather from her
tail. Then slowly the rocks opened
again, like a wild beasts mouth that
opens, and Tiphys, the helmsman,
shouted, Row on, hard ALL" and be
held the ship straight for the pass. And
she leaped at the stroke, and the oars
bent like bows in the hands Of the men.
Three strokes they pulled, and at each
the ship leaped, and now they were
within the black jaws of the rocks. the
water boiling round them. and 50 DARK
it was that they could see the stars.
But the oarsmen could not see the
daylight behind them, and the steers
man could not see the daylight in front.
Then the great tide rushed in between
the rocks like a rushing river, and
lifted the ship a. If it were lifted by a
hand, and through the strait size passed
ike a bird, and the rocks clashed and
only broke the carved wood Of the
ships stern. And the ship reeled in the
seething sea beyond, and all the men
of Jason bowed their heads over their
oars. half dead with that fierce rowing.
Then they set all sail, and the ship
sped merrily on, past the shores Of the
inner sea, past bays and towns and
river mouths and round green hills.
the tombs Of men slain long go. And
behold, on the top Of one mound stood
"a tall man, clad in rusty arnor. and
with a broken sword in his hand. and
OF his head a helmet with "A blood red
crest. And thrice he waved his hand.
and thrice ls shouted aloud. and was
more seen. for this was the ghost Of
.Sthenelus, Actions son, whom an arrow
had slain there long since, and he had
come forth from his tomb TO see men Of
W blood, and 70 greet Jason and
company 50 they anchored there,
and slew sheep in sacrifice, and poured
blood and wine on the grave Of Sthe
nelus. And there Orpheus left a harp
the wind might sing in the chords,
and make music 10 Sthenelus below the
th.-Andrew Lang in st. Nicholas.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13
sim the Old Book. Hold Their own.

still the Old Books Hold Their Own.
did you ver ponder over the un-
stable fancy of the average fiction read
err inquired a prominent Washington
bookseller recently 1t is certainly
astonishing how a book. by some trick
Of style or singularity Of plot. will sud
denly leap into the pinnacle Of popu-
larity, and after holding the position
for a few months il will sink into ID
security just rs suddenly as il became
famous. The book which had the
greatest run ia is day from my count
en- was Lorna DoOne.' For a long
time every body WHO came into the
store wanted 1t, AL | could not begin
to supply the 4 uInd. Nowadays
nobody SEEM To want it, and | seldom
sell a copy. bat the youthful cOntin-
gent of the novel readers still cling To
the older roiHauces. such a. Monte
Cristo, The Three GuardsInen' and
books Of tEat stamp. | sell "a copy Of
Victor liugO.s Les Mi,erables' every
ten daysrcAUluly. Washington Post
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

old Canadian woman told n0r how to
make it straight, and this information
she is now imparting for a considera-
ton. The customer Is told first to wash
her hair and come with il well dried.
She does so, and then the operation
begins.
A preparation hat is amber colored
and Of the consistency Of cream is taken
from a large jar and rubbed thorough
ly into the hair, and where it was en-
tirely lusterless before il begins TO as
sumo a gloss. This is rubbed so thor
ough;y into the scalp that none of the
hairs can fail TO have Eeceiyed q Por-
ton. Then vigorous brushing is re-
Srted to, and the short hair begins to
nngthen.
II it were M inch long before, it is
now fully two inches long, and if be-
fore it had been done up in what old
fashioned southern people term
''plaits," il is now ready TO be rolled
into a loose twist or a loose coil at the
back. The operation takes about four
hours and is permanent in its effects.
1t gives the colored woman a very In
dian like appearance, and the few who
will admit having been treated claim
they did it merely TO make the labor
of combing their hair so much the
easier. One of them said:
zone thing / know, and that is that
it is terribly convenient TO have straight
hair. | never before realized what a
blessing it was. Before | dreaded the
task of combing it, and now | don't
mind il at all. Boston Globe.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

$500
II should like TO contribute my tale. e
said a coffin drummer. Il used to be
an undertaken in Cincinnati. One day
a German am il with Grape around
his hat and a woe BECOME expression
upon his face You vos der under
takerf he asked admitted the i'm
putation 'Mein bruder have rust died,
and ! would like 70 send him TO his
home in New York. Vot vos der besht
way TO ship himf'
You d better freeze the body and
send it on ice, | suggested.
"'Not you sharge for freezin' my
brudderr
Twelve dollars, | replied
Twelve dollarsl Don't that was a
goot deal' Couldn't you done it for
tenf
Il replied that twelve was the low
est price.
well, replied the German. wiping
away a tear, 1 gif you $40 20 freeze
poor Fritz aber you just freeze him TO
der feet. Dey don't need it. Tor dey
was been frustbitten last winter any.
how. Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13
AMBITION.


lte German emperor andl
within the self same ycsr we're born
Beneath the self SAME say.
Upon the self same mora.
A kaiser he. Of LIsh estate,
And ! the usual bance Of fate
His father WAS a priuce. and mine
why. inst a farmer-that is all
stars sill a G stars although some shinA
Aud some roll hid Ia midnight's pan;
Bl argue. cIvil all you can.
Ay sIhe was iast as good a man
t. German emperor and l.
kJt, rink and sleep the self same way
for n-u~! is bread, and pie is pie.
AMI kings al eat but thrice a day
Aud sleep viii only come U those
Whose mouths and stomachs are not foeA
Itise at SIX aad go to work,
And ne at Eve. and does the same.
We both have cares we cannot shirk.
Mine are for loved onrs: his FOR fame
He may live best ] cannot tell;
I'm sure I wish the kaiser well
have a wife, and 50 las he.
And yet II picture DO not err
A. far A. human sig c can sea.
Min is by long O. Is twice as fair.
say, would I trad AOse eyes LARS brown
Not for am empires aud her crown
And SO the empei rauil
On this one po clulI u-t TO- asr-..
Moreover, we vi never tgy
Ills frau suits im n mi1c rsts me
AMI tsuu-h Lt o1s one day may rule.
Mine stand Al the public school
90 Jet the kai r. have his sway.
BID kings e 4 nations tumble lovD,
l have my fr dom and my SAY
And fear Q ruler and bis crown;
For /, uukn vn to fame or war
Live where each man IL emperor.
Frel Warner SAibley in Bos ~ G'obe
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

There are two large rooms occupying
the entire Gf,h Goor Of the main build
ing Of Pratt institute. in Brooklyn,
where all boys who ike TO see curious
and instructive articles, and all girls
who enjoy works Of art and beauty,
viii wish to spend a long time. The
ushers, whose business il Is to show
people " the building. will tell you
that Of all the 10. 900 visitors during
the past year the greater part spent
o than onc-balf Of the time allowed
for seeing the entire series Of buildings
in this, the Technical museum. Its
object is Ito illustrate, by means Of
specimens properly classified andjabel-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

He asked for "a bunch of American
beauties. and placing tire box under
his arm he bore his Offering 10 her gra-
c!olS pre>ouc- With a great flourish
he presented thesl. saying. / selected
these Tor yoI because they are what
you arr.
She took t.irn from the box. and
then deliberately turned her back on
him { % smile ON the other fellow. And
lac doesn't knoy even nov that the
florist had cheated him and given him
roses Familiarity known as iacks.-Nsw
York Evening sun
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

\ Montana prCspector, while travel.
Ing alOng a mountain bride path. was
attacked hy an elk. The animal nrst
engaged his pack horse, and getting his
antler, under Linn tossed him Oh the
path and down a precipice 500 feet
deep. lie then attacked the miner.
Who shot him dead lis carcass was
found AT the bottom o. the gorge. not
twenty feet from the horse. Both were
mashed into a pulp San Francisco
ChrOui.i..
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

&c, the consecutive stages through
which materials Of different kinds pass
in their transition from the crude to
the finished article"
A full illustration of the method is
ssca in the case devoted 10 iron, where
fine specimens of iron ore are shown;
and following on in regular order pig
iron, with a small model showing how
it is made; then the three forms, cast
ron, wrought iron and steel, with
handsome specimens of articles made
from each of these. Amy II who e Z
amjnes this case ea%reinlly lsarns o nse
full and lasting lesson in the mafIufact-
ure Of iron and steel. st. Nicholas.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

''1Scre is only m way TO put a sad
die on a horse" says Col. Kaarney. Il
learned it when / was a mel ''er Of the
Texas rangers. It's a little thing. but
it is worth knowing. / used to put my
Blanket on, and It would look smooth
ana lice. The. . =oull put the SAD
lie on and mount. After riding a few
niles | would find the saddlo slipping
farther and farther back, and would
find it necessary finally - dis,nount
and cinch ~ again. One G.y a cow
boy said, Let NE fix that saddle for
you l got of, and he put the blanket
on just as | had done and then the
saddle. Then he put his hand under
the saddle and blanket. and lifted them
up, and let them settle back into place.
| found that when this was done the
saddle would stick for a forty mile
ride. kansas City Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

Men strive for earthly advancement
The poor boy, with scarce "A shoe 10
keep the soles Of his feet from contact
with the rugged soil. looks forward to
the day when he shall sit, enthrunei as
it were, in the senate Of his country;
he strives and he strives, and reaches
the point; but once there. is he
content No. There is a craving for
greater honors-for further advance
ment The monarch is restless under
the burden Of his supreme authorize.
He signs for something else-he knows
not what No individual is satisfied
with the present; We all regard the
future as that which contains increased
enjoyment, as that which embodies
perfect happiness
Ii is so when we reach the bed Of
death. The vilest Of the human race
feel, when the time for dissolution ar.
ives, that there IS yet something to
crave-something 20 indicate and ex-
emplify progress IL is the spread Of
the doctrine Of the immortality Of the
soul TO which may be attributed the
grand results of what is termed the
grand and buoying reliance upon the
future"-upon something brilliant yet
70 be achieved-that proves beyond a
mortal doubt that this life is but the
inception and the precursor Of a longer
and better one. in which there are no
taxes. no hill collectors. no tight shoes.
no Doodle aldermen-nothing. in fact
except u~nalloyed happiness. Texas
SiftingS
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13
Continual dropping wear,

Continual dropping wears
away the stone"
The continual breaking of
lamp-chimneys costs a good
deal in the course of a year.
You can stop it. Get Mac
beth's "pearl top or "pearl
glass" You will have no more
trouble with breaking from
heat. You will have clear glass
instead of misty fine instead
of rough /; right shape instead
of wrong; and uniform, one
the same as another.
You will pay a nickel a CHM
ney more; and your dealer
will gain in goodwill what he
loses in trade; he will widen
his trade by better service.
Pitt'ourE. GEO. A AAcBETH 4 Co.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

...l, verses. ,.... acquired l..
Leart G,000 Latin verses, AID in order
to give his memory exercise he was in
the habit daily of reciting COO verses
from different languages. Spare Mo
ments.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-13

The question Of taking ones Lat OF
in tho elevator may be readily dis
posed of when one takes into consider
alton the fact that the elevator Is mere
ly a mea of passage from one portion
Of a building 10 another, a. ia the
staircase or hallway. One does not 20
about with ones hat in ones hand in
the corridor Of a hotel or mounting the
stairs of a business building. The lift
ing Of the hat in she elevator is a Gus
tom of English derivation-but If il is
against reason and common sense it
need not perforce receive sanction here.
Besides in England the elevator is a
lift, " and perhaps the male passenger
unconsciously lifts his hat in sympathy
with that nomenclature -Clc:hier and
Furnisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Dedication of a Monument at Troy, N. :
This Morning.

Dedication of Monument at Troy, N. ",
This Morning.
TROY, NY, Sept. 15.--The Rensselaer, county
Soldiers and Sailors monument on Washing ton
Square, Troy. was dedicated today. The exer-
cises began with long procession Of the mill
tary companies. Grand Army posts and camps
Of the Sons Of Veterans from this city and
many places in the vicinity. besides
civic societies, members of the county
boards and the officials of the city. Flags,
bunting, shields and portraits are general,
almost every building on the main streets
bearing some decoration. The day is beauti-
full and the streets are filled with spectators.
The exercises at the monument included
music by Doring' Band; prayer by Rev. DR.. J.
w. Thompson; presentation of the monument
by Cole. l.. Macarthur, president of the Rens-
selaer County Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Association: acceptance by Gen, John Palmer,
commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic; an address by Gen. Daniel Z. Sickles
and benediction by Rev. DR.. j. Ireland Tucker.
The exercises were continued at Music Hall
at O'Clock. and included singing by the Troy
Vocal Society, music by Doring's Band, prayer
by Rev. DR.. G. c. Baldwin, dedicatory Grafton
by Gen. Stewart L. Woodford of New York, an
original poem. "The Call to Arms" by Capt.
Vim. B. Gordon, U. 8. A., Watervliet arsenal,
and the benediction by Rev. John Walsh. Col.
Macarthur presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
WHEAT REACHES q.
Shorts Rushing to Cover send the Price Up
Again.


Again.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-The action Of the wheat
market was a surprise to everybody this morn
ing. The trade looked for lower prices after
yesterdays furry and this feeling was reflected
in the first of the transactions. December
closed yesterday at s7sl and the opening price
today was that to lower. but there was ur-
gent buying from all parts of the pit and the
price went booming, touching the dollar mark
within the first ten minutes.
When there was time to INQUIRE into the
causes none could be discovered except a gen.
eral covering by shorts and the fulfilling of out
side orders from persons who were buying on
the war rumors Of yesterday. Local traders
were not inclined to make much Of the
Dardanelles incident Of yesterday; cables
were merely firm; the weather in England
was cloudy, and the receipts here were eighty
hve car loads under the estimates. The buying
ceased at 81, and reaction followed which car
ried the price down to ss1S. 1t fiuctuated be-
tween that figure and 80 Cor some time, and at
II o clock stood at 95L.
Corn was weak. The weather through the
corn belt was warm and clear and we'll suited
for maturing the crop, and the local receipts
were ITO car loads above the estimates. Octo-
Der opened at IS against Sc 4 at the close YES
terday, advanced with wheat to So, broke to
90 raiiled to IS and at II o'clock stood at S.
PROVISIONS opened frmer, pork started at
1875, sold up to 1850, then broke to l0.45 and
ut II o. clock stood at 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
IN WALL STREET TODAY.
Losses in the Stock Market Followed by an
Advance.

advance.
New York. Sent. I5.-The stock msrket
opened very active this nornino with sroc;aIIv
heavy trading in Atcbison Fr;e and Nv Enc.
ID IL @. "A. an" 'e" Ing
iahd' whlle hrst prices showed advances over
the finals Of last evening, extending to
e per cent in Richmond and West Point
These prices were mot beld boverer
and the eoriv trad;,o s,x 49,,
in most of the active stocks which abort ,x;neS
out the oneninr gnins and Tnion psc;f'c 10.
clined Il per cont D;s,iIicru cont;rnsJ ia NJ
wnrd movement bovayor r;.;rn - 90 oo,tt
and Buffalo and Rocbester and pis.sppurc yoi,
Loved n,i,L -; T, ..nu tt.so .i lol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
BIDwELL GAINS FREEDOM.
After Eighteen Years imprisonment
Forgery He is Pardoned.

After Eighteen Years imprisonment for
Forgery He Is Pardoned.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-It was announced today
that the home secretary, the Right Hon.
Henry Matthews, Q. c., had RENTED
eighteen mUnths Of the sentence of i'm
prisonment imposed upon Austin Bidwell,
the American forger, in 1872 for the frauds
perpetrated in that year upon the Bank OF
England. George Bidewell, his brother, was
released upon tine customary ticket-of-leave in
1856, and 10 now supposed to be in the United
States. The latter is credited by police officials
with being in possession Of the sum Of S250, 900,
more or less, the proceeds Of the great bank
frauds, which, on the whole, are supposed to
have amounted to &500, 900.
In the house Of commons on July IA last Mr..
Robert Allison, member for the Eskdale divis-
ion Of Cumberland, brought up the case Of
Austin Bidwell, asking Mr.. Matthews to con-
slider that Austin Bidwell when convicted was
only Twenty-Five years Of age, and that he had
then been eighteen years in prison and that he
had good record while in prison.
Mr.. Matthews replied TINT he had repeatedly
and carefully considered the memorials in favor
OF Hdwell, and that his sense Of duty to tho
public forbade him to advise the queen to
release the prisoner.
Austin Bidwelrs friends since that time have
not ceased their efforts in his behalf, with the
result already stated
Austin Bidwen will be liberated in February
next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15

Knows NOTHING OF BALMAcEDA's ESCAPE
A cabiegram was received at the Navy Depart
ment from Admiral Brown. dated Valparaiso.
Chill, September IA. saying that the Baltimore.
which took refugees north to Peru returned
yesterday 10 Valparaiso, and that he would sail
for Callao, Peru. Immediately on his flag shin.
the San Francisco. Both the State and Navy
Departments are in ignorance OF the reported
escape of Balmaceda to the San Francisco but
II is said that If the ex-president has succeeded
in getting aboard United States naval vessel
he will not be surrendered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15

The Night Watch Was Omitted and til
Prisoner Took French Leave.

PrrTsBURe, Pa, Sept. 15.-Frederick C. Fitz-
simmons, the murderer OF Detective Gilkinson
and desperate thief, escaped from the
county Jail at 6 o'clock this morning. The
escape is tho most daring ever effected in
this part Of the country. He was
incarcerated in a cell in murderers' row, on the
first tier, awaiting his trial for murder. He
was to be tried next week. Fitzsimmons had
already been convicted on several charges of
robbery. The prisoner gained the Jail corridor
by saving the bars on his cell door. He
then scaled the wall. reaching the top Of the
building, where he used his saw on the bars Of
a window overlooking the warden's residence.
BY most desperate leap he gained the roof Of
Warden Berlin's residence, thence de.
scended to the Jail cour. by means Of a
lightning rod and then scaled the high stone
wall by means of rope that could have been
secured only by means Of outside assistance.
From the top Of the Jail wall he jumped to the
roof Of a shed on the Old avenue side Of the
Jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
SHOT AT IN sELr-DEFENSE.
The Coroner's jury Justify the killing of
John Smith at Edwards Ferry.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Sept. II, 1891.
The killing Of John Smith, colored black
smith, last night at Edwards Ferry, on the
Potomac river, by Robert Stevens, has created
unusual excitement in that vicinity. The par
ticulars of the tragedy as developed
before the inquest held today before
Acting Coroner Jonathan Talbot were that
the difficulty arose in regard to a carriage whip.
which Smith had in his possession and which
Stevens attempted to take away from him. As
the latter advanced toward Smith he threw the
whip upon the ground and grasping Stevens by
the throat dragged him to bridge across the
canal and attempted to throw him of the same.
Finding his life in danger, Stevens drew q
revolver and shot his assailant first in the log,
but as this had no effect he afterward shot him
in vital part. killing him almost instantly.
After hearing the evidence OF several eye-wit-
nessess to the affair the jury decided that the
shooting was done in self-defense and Stevens
was discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
Real Estate Mntttsrs

Joseph Hummer has bought for 5000 81
Gonzasa College sub SO, square 622. Is by 10
feet on X between North Capitol and LIST streets
northwest
Rebecca y. Burrhus has bought for q. 44s Of
J. II. Gulick square l49. bounded by Florida
avenue, Y and 18th streets northwest.
Mary L. De Groffeniied lhas bought for
"a. 500 of Mary II. DE Groffenricd sub Is. square
l16. - by 10 feet on U between 10Th aud IL Ia
streets northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
Death of a WeIl-Known South Dakotan.

Death OF We1l-known South Dakotan.
Information was received here today of the
death of Mr.. Joseph NJ Bailey, jr., president of
the Minnehaha National Bank at Sioux Falls,
s. d. He died on last Saturday at the home of
his father, who is a United States district Judge
in Illinois. Joe Bailey, although a young man
in appearance and years, was one OF the widest
known men in the west. He was al
though he looked like q mere boy,
delegate to the last two republican national
conventions and welded considerable influence.
He often visited Washington during the past
three years, and was Familiarity known in the
executive departments where his political in
fiuence had secured many appointments for
party workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
DISTRICT GOyEKNMENT.
GARBAGE SERVICE IN OTHER

GARBAGE SERVICE IN OTHER CITIES.
In the statement which recently appeared in
The STAR concerning the collection Of garbage
In Boston a Typographical, error made it appear
that the city paid S2i.0o0 per annum for the
removal of garbage. when il should have read
Si2i. 600. A like error occurred in the amount
OF garbage removed in the city of New Orleans.
Instead of reading $1,000 tons per day it should
have read $4,000 tons per year.