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sippi at each overflow.

sippi at each overflow.
The two great floods of 1883 and ga
resulted in the practical proStration Of
business throughout the States touched
bv them, as we'll as in the general de-
preston of manufacture and trade in
such States as supplied that territory.
The foods of the Mississippi are char
acterzed by the length of their duration
and the extent of territory covered by
them rather than by their force and
height. They usually begin early in the
spring and continue until the latter part
of July.
1t is a quite general impr nssicn that
the portion Of the Mississippi subject to
floods is protected by uniform and
almost impregnab.e system of dikes or
levees. That is far from the actual
fact. The system" of bikes is anything
but Uniform and anything but impreg,
nabe In fact, the various levees do
not constitute a system at all, but Sc
rjes of separate attempts by the National
Government. the several States and prl-
waite individuals to keep back the mighty
waters in times of ordinary overflow.
Comparatively few of these dikes accord
ING to experience and the statements of
the best engineering authorities, are
ADEQUATE protection against eXtraordin-
arily high water.
During the terrible overflow of 1882
the greatest since the floods of 1864 and
1s14- the valley. from the mouth of the
Ohio River to Vieksburg, was an i'm
meuse inland sea, dotted here and there
by small points of land. the highest, of
course. in the country, on which the
strong cotton "gin" houses were generally
located. with IA view to serving as places
of refuge in times of extreme high
water.
In these "gin" houses would be hud-
died together the wea thy planters. their
families, their negro servants and the
moor whites of the community, living in
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monty Fortunate The breaking of the
immense levee at Bolivar, Miss, was
perhaps, the most striking single epi-
sode in the flood, as the break was the
largest that has ever been made in the
levee. The spectacle of it's "going out"
was grand and terrific beyond descrip-
ton.
AS scarcely year has passed without
one or more disastrous OVCrtiOWS Of the
Great Father of Waters, it is obviously
impossible to even Jude to them in this
short article.
So far as devising a remedy against
these terrible, inevitable and frequent
disasters, the engineering science of to-
day confesses itself unable to even sug-
gest anything worthy of confidence with
in the limits of practicable cost.
The best authorities seem to regard
the building of storage reservoirs along
the Upper Ohio, to catch the surplus
waters and hold them in reserve until
the dry season, when needed to swell
the river to navigable depth, as the only
practicable thing. n. S. Shaler estl-
mates that 1000 reservoirs, covering a
surface of fifty acres, capable of holding
an average depth Of ten feet of water,
would cost $40, 600, 900. He seems to be
of the opinion that that is the least out
lay that would be of any practicable
service. FORREST CRISSEY.
GENEVA, Ill.
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New Method OF Testing Them.

Sure these eggs are fresh 2" inquired
a man with a basket on his arm, peer
ing into an oblong box in grocery
store on Chicago avenue Yesterday
morning apd looking suspiciously at
the proprietor.
Certainly, sir" answered the latter.
"Those eggs are perfectly fresh.
They're from the country"
What are they worth?"
"Twenty-fve cents Dozen and r.
don't make cent on them at that"
IF you had any right fresh city eggs
I think I'd rather have 'em," Observed
the customer, doubtfully. "Tell vou
dozen or so by way of my own, and
they turn out to be all right I'll give
you so cents a dozen for them. If any
are little too subsequent as it were,
you give me the dozen for nothing
How does that strike you?"
Il guess it's a go, said the grocer.
after moments reflection.
Il have the privilege Of testing the
entire dozen?"
Certainly"
"In my own way?"
Yes"
That's all right. Please stand still
moment"
Wink An egg thrown with terrific;
force just grazed the grocer's ear and!
broke with awful effect on pile of
baking powder cans on the counter.
"You moved little,," said the GUS.
toner, considerably vexed, putting his
basket down and picking up anot her
egg. Gill"
Hold on!" shouted the proprietor.
What are you doipg?"
"Testing the eggs. In my own way.
That one was all right, anyhow. II
have my doubts about this one, though. >"
And he drew back to throw it.
"Stop!" yelled the excited grocer.
lodging behind potato barrel, cor
I'll call the police"
They won't touch me. Stand out O.
little, please"
"Sayl" called out the grocer in an
appealing tone. Lets compromise this
thiog. Take the eggs for twenty cents. -
I'D prefer to pay fifty cents for
them if they are sound"
Take 'em for fifteen"
"Ihat's unreasonable. If this one
I've got hold of now turns out to be-
bad [ get dozen for nothing. See 2
Stand out little. if you please"
Look here" said the grocer, de-,
spairingly; "you can have EN- for ten
constructive and half. Take a.
couple of dozen for nothing and gol''
Him That seems fair" unused the
customer, putting the egg back in the
oblong box and picking up his basket
again; but, Christopher ColumbusS
I don't want any eggs. j only wanted
to introduce my new way OF testing
them. See you again some time. Goods
morning. - CHICAGO Tribune.
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simplicity and fraternity, waiting for
the arrival of the steamer that should
respond to their beacon-fire and come to
relieve their distress. The loss of life and
property occasioned by such far-reach-
ing overflow of the Mississippi is almost
beyond computation, because the sufferers
are so isolated from each other, scat
tered through the depths of the great
forests that line the valley, that they
are out of reach of the reScung parties
and die unknown. 1t is said that the
relief steamers which went up the prin-
cipal tributaries of the Mississippi dur
ing the flood of 1882 would each return
at night to a point of safety, with a load
of from three hundred to four hundred
negroes or poor whites gathered during
the day. The scenes of Joy which took
d ace at these points of refuge as some
POOR woodchopper's wife found the hus
band whom she supposed dead, waiting
for her in safety, are as impossible to
adequately picture as were the scenes Of
grief and despair when the last hope of
finding wife, husband, parent, or child
was finally swept from one and another
of the destitute and heartbroken COM
panies of the rescued.
What must have been the loss of life
and property in the awful flood of 1882,
when that of the preceding year left
1000 in Kansas alone destitute and
homeless. From the meager statistics
of 1882 l find that the overflow brought
10000 people of Arkansas into pitiable
restitution. Whole communities camped
in the rudest fashion The scantiest
shelter was welcome, and the families
fortunate enough to crowd into idle
freight cars were considered uncOm-
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jal waves of the ocean fall short,
aMo particulars, Of the great flood
1S of the Ohio.
#c highest point yet registered by an
food, within the limits of actual
. d, was made by the flood of 1884,
Eli registered II feet | inch at the
.NnaU gauge. The Ind ans, how
have d tradition that there was a
4 in 1857 which reached the trcmen-
height Of 100 feet; also, that there
high foods in 1774, 1889, and 1892,
.1tt2r reaching 60 feet.
.uistics go to show that floods Of cX-
Exc height are not to be expected
.nr than once in about twenty-five
N The unprecedented flood Of 1884
#Gng, just one year and one day,
4 of 1SS3-the highest in half a CEN
presented strange exception to
.mlc.
.o detailed information concerning
food of 1892 is very meagcr. Gin
ii at that time contained about 2S,-
! lbabitants. As the river rose stead
8r ten days, beginning Feb. Is, the
EitantS ha | time to flee to the hills
s Ia surrounded that city, thus render
sac loss of life very small. The few
#nng pioneers OF the Queen City
articipated in that flight and as
II IN rcScuing the persons and prop
8| their fellow citizens give graphic
8rcS of the exciting scenes and
80rcadth escapes which then took
There was scarcely house in
s lily which escaped a deep baptism in
8Drbid current.
. r terrible food of 1883 was caused
sNo severe lain storms, which fell
the hard frozen ground about its
#Quartcrs in Pennsylvania, West Nir-
and Ohio. Much of this territory
#ontaiu0us. The heavy rainfall, which
d have naturally been much absorbed
r soil. all rushed down the steep,
. mountain sides as from Off a roof,
A rmNtod itSC}f into the Ohio, with
#'r.y any hinGrancc or loss by absorb
10 storm began with the month and
aacd for practically two weeks
i river reached its maximum height
@r Eth Of the month.
4 IT. br>t cities to scaj the devastating
OF the floods were TitusVllIe, on
and ljttSburg. There were several
4 .oSt vt Titusville. Not only did
q MY on the Ohio and its tributaries
d moro or less, but also almost every
n 'hc Ohio Valley. The overflow
II l0y&hoga River despo'led nearly
u .Uhoa dollars worth OF property III
u 1Hd, which is located at its mouth.
Mclnnai the water covered three
q Squares in the heart of the CITY,
q inS the engines at the water works,
Il Nomcrging the gas works. Not less
N lhirty thousand laborerS we're
y va out of employment by the flood
VI some two hundred and fifty whole
Y &'d commission houses and other
d ''Ies lying nearest the river front
4 o. tho tragedies of the
Was the falling of the Gin
~ and Southern depot Its
Il tAQnS became undermined and It's
a.,n : burying a number OF people
shem, in a depth of about forty
u Of &ateT9
mIttX&y barracks at Newport,
gppoSiGe Cincinnati, were flooded.
@ISo about thirty square miles OF
wy ab0At them were submerged, "A
aAdAaMble writer estimates the
'SV W 'oINt by this food ut SoV'
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All He Knew.

Old doctor-Has any one been in?
Student gentleman called
Said he wanted to know what to do for
cold He hadn't time to wait, so L
told him everything | knew.
Old Doctor Humph! That couldn'h
have been much.
Student-Oh, I know more than you
think. I told him to battle his feet I'm
hot water, take pint of lemonade
sponge with salt water, remain in 81
warm room, battle the face in hot water
every five minutes, snuff up hot salt
water, inhale ammonia or menthol,.
take a ten-grain dose of quinine and
lots Of outdoor exercise. --Nelo York
WeeEIU
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found, in their night clothes, hugging
favorite pets or pIaythings in their tiny
arms, while cinging in terror to their
parents or rescuerS. There was no
group or boat that did not show scene
of touching pathoS But not al the
scenes of even that terrible night were
Dathetic. There were many lncldehIs
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= - = ~~"~ IIV0IUU 4NNN VI 'VdTINj
IA immonsc damage to the White
. Plantation.
detailed history of the Ohio and
Njppi River floods is one of the
thrilling chapters in the annals of
nntry, and the problem of prevenJ-
ncsc disastrous OverfiOwS is per-
the scvcrcst problem i'll engineer
at c0nfrontS the skill and wisdom
dnocrs and statesmen of to-day.
.0ho foods are characterized by
+. power and suddenness; those of
Esissirpi by length Of duration.
highest, largest, and most power
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Collect on Buttons.

Collect on Buttons.
$50 you are collecting buttons, Mil
lie. Why, what lot you have! You
must have more than any little girl in
the neighborhood
mo, sir; Diasy Fourthly has ever SO
many more"
Indeed! How does she get 50 many
lis her papa dry goods merchants
"No, sir; he's minister.
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VERY year that
passes, as this year
has so far done,
without b ri n Q ing
wholesale devasta-
ton along the en-
tire course Of the
Mississippi, fro m
Cairo to New Or
leans, is cause for
universal thanks
giving. This sea-
son the only inn
portant break, some
200 feet in width,
was in the lCVCG OBJ
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which. at least now, seem wonderfully
lndicrons. Harpcr's Weekly is authority
for the statement that one ola darky
woman was found hugging pet raooi'
to her bosom.
The old saying that 1T never rams
~. - oursn was never more strikingly
onJ literally verified than when this ioo Oh
"n followed. a year later, by sun
m Nnaatnr one. pittsburg lost three million
SdoIIars' worth of property by this HOOD
and Portsmouth Marietta, oailpols'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-05-14

OOO,O 900, and states that 1900 business
houses ano 3, 700 residences were flooded;
that l,916 families were given bedding
and CAT families furnished with coal;
that PAIL people received charity Of
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Pomeroy, Hamer, Lawrenceburg, Gin
cinnati, and other towns, suffered in
proportion. At Portsmouth $4,000 peo-
pie were driven from their homes to
camp upon the hills
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NAV determine which is the larger,
This trick is not test for the eyes. Tt
is as certain to deceive perfect pair
OF eyes as it to mislead any other kind.
There is, therefore, no reason wig the
reader should consult physician after
having solved the trick.
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.rIrl, OVERFLOWS.
,eLE DEIAfsTATloN BY
{ RIVER Fto2oDs.

10 and Mississippi Mighty Monsters
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OvertlOws In
Engineering Skill of No Avail
rt History Of Past Floods.
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WHICH is THE LARGER?


A Little Trick That VIII Test The Reader
Eyes.
The illustration shows what wonder
full tricks can be played upon the
human eye by knowing persons. AL
though the lower of the two segments
appears to be much larger than the
upper one, it is really not SO. By cut
ting out one of the segments and plac-
ing it on top of the other the reader
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NUMBER 40.
HUMOR.


Mrs. Chugwater Look out JosiaAs
Pm going to throw at those hens.
Mr.. Chugwater alarmed "Wher0
are they ?"
Right behind you"
(Relieved)-"Fire away, Samantha.
Fire away"
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Cowboy-What's the matter, John
son?
Chief Kicking Bird (alias Johnson
The next time L catch you flirting with
the bearded woman, off comes the top
of your head. Ugh !-Teras S0tings.i
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02

PIERRE. S. D., July Sl.-Considera-
BILE comment bss been aroused by a
decision in the United States court in
regard to the status of children born
Of an Indian woman and a white or
citizen husband. The case was that of
che United States VS.. Ward, on the
charge of selling liquor to half-breed,
The ev dence wns that the half breed
In question had a negro father, who
wa a citizen, and an Indian mother.
The decision of the court is that child
rem follow the status Of their father,
and hence are citizens Of the United
States and amenable only to its laws.
II the decision hold. good It will affect
the Ownership OF the gretest a part oi
the lands taken up in the vicinity oi
Fort Pierre and Stanley, across tbs
river from Pierre, as it is nearly ell
held by tquaw mems children or theil
wives.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02
NOBLE RESIGNED.
His resignation Said to be in the
Hands Of President Hsr-
rison
No New Developments IN the
Penrose Case at Butte-The
Davis Case.

WAsHINGToN. July Silt il given
out suthoritatively by persons whoare
in a position TO know that the resigna-
ton Of Secretary Noble was in the
hands Of the president three weeks
ago. The secretary went away about
that tune, and il is now fishing in the
AdirondacEs aud waiting for the presi-
dent to take some action upon bis
resignation. When the secretary went
away on his extended trip t. the Hot
Springs it was thought that he would
not assume active charge Of the depsrt~
ment again, nor has he. He has been
back here a short time, but went aVsy
again and remains. 1t would not be a
surprise in some quarters If the an
nouncement of the acceptance of his
resignation should be made any day
and the appointment of bis successor
follow in short order.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02

The Irrigation Age for August Let
comes out IN q new cover, in which
irrigation is artistically represented ~
a goddess pouring water from an orr,
10 make prolific crops spring from the
de-ert soil. Col. A. G.. Fisk, Of Colora-
do. is the subject Of the portrait on the
cover. The leading feature of the
mum Der il an illustrated description of
the great works Of irrigation In the
PecOs Valley, New Nexico. Other
prominent articles are kansas Possi.
bilities." by Col. A. G. Fisk; ''Super-
vision Of Public Waters" by Elwood
Mead: Fertile Salt Lake Valley" by
y,e ShOems ker; aud sc lifOrnia's
New Boom" t. 5. Van Dyke. Avery
useful new feature is a department on
recent decisions of the courts on va er
rights. There are the usual full depart
meDts of news from the various statesr
new con -tructiOn, irrigated farms and
orchards, etc. Altogether, this nuu
ber Of The Age is very strong aud bright
md sustains the high reputation which
this new journal Sc quickly acquired
All classes ofthe western public should
be intere-ied 10 this axle anc
creditable western publication.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02

cial life, he has managed TO impress
himself so well upon his people that
there is not n man nor woman in Eng
land who would not be glad 70 see
him the ruler That is saying much
for one who has been surrounded with
great temptations from childhood, and
who had no political power TO endow
him with heavy responsibilities.
His very position forced him for the
moment to take upon himself the light
er obligations Of life and meet his peO-
pie on the field instead Of viewing
them from the throne. He could only
weigh himself and be weighed outside
Of official life. Yet he rose above that
position, step by step, until be made
his influence felt all over the kingdom
by means Of the knowledge he gained
By personal contact with the world in
almost every walk Of life II this does
not evidence a strong man, then what
does2-Frank Burr in Lippincott's.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02
PsanIs Buy More Flowers.

zone of the most encouraging things
1 see.~ said the confirmed optinlist,
lis that the dwellers in great cities are
coming TO regard flowers as a necessity
and not merely a luxury. Until year
OF two ago few flowers were grown in
winter. and many of these withered in
windows. as the florist was obliged to
charge great sums for them. Now
everybody buys flowers, and even those
who deny themselves the delight Of
purchasing have the pleasure of seeing
them offered in the streets.
lit always hurt me so in those old
days, said a gentle voice in the Optim-
ist's audience. Ito think, when bought
a bunch of roses. that | was paying for
at least one other bunch which had
faded unsold. Now that so many
flowers are bought. very few proper
tionally are wasted This is almost al
comforting TO ones feelings as it is &c
ones purse. "-P. A. Resseur in Kate
Fields Washington
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02

There is a log of yeuowish oolored
wood standing just outside Of Chi Hua
gate, Pekin- This log has remained IN
It's present position since the fan Of the
old Ying dynasty. II is in good preser~
vation, and has commanded the respect
of all classes and conditions of people
Insects in China usually make inroads
on timber in a very short while, but
they are said never 70 alight upon this
sacred tree trunk. and it Is true that
they have not left a single trace OF thrir
work upon il. while the timbers inevery
direction are a perfect honeycomb OF
insect work.
The Chinese people believe that the
log is the habitation Of some god, and
on that account gather and worship az
its base at least once a year. Among
the higher classes the day for thu
unique species of worship is the first o
each succeeding month, unless that dap
should happen to be a new moon day.
On Oct. / Of every year the emperor
commands the board Of Ceremonies 70
appoint : committee 70 pay their 70
spects to the dei6ed log.-St Louis
Republic ~
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02
THE LADY AND The MIRROR.

Perplexity OF a Tired shopper While Try
ing 20 Dodge Her Reflection
Many jckes-good, bad and indiffer-
ent-have been poked at the ladies for
their devotion to shopping. Some one
once said that A woman has been known
TO forget her own name while engaged
in the fascinating pastime, and the
statement has found many believers.
always, of course, among the sterner
sex. Whether all the ladies are equally
oblivious TO everything Is by no means
certain. but a happening in a large
down town store may be taken as hav-
ing some bearing on the subject
The store. which is one of the finest
In the city, has a large mirror com
pletely covering the rear wall, serving
the double purpose Of ornamentation
and protection by enabling the floor
walkers to watch the ever moving
crowds The lady had been examining
and pricing fabrics until her brain was
in a whirl. moving from one counter to
another, and all the while gradually
approaching the rear of the store. Al
the last counter, after seeing everything
that was to be seen, she heaved sigh
of regret and bethought herself OF
leaving.
And Just here the fun occurred Hel
mind was busy with the problem o.
whether shrimp pink OF pea greer
would be match for her complexion
providing she could purchase either
and she was not aware of her proximit,
to the neaa. Rather, she had an ide'
that she was near the front. and tina
the large and magnificent mirror wa
the door She approached it, an'
thinking she r,w some one cominl
toward her s~pped to one side He
reflection, Of course, did the same. Sh
stepped back Ditto the reelection
Then she got angry.
Excuse me. (" she said in the cleaz
cutting tones peculiar TO her sex wheI
they wish to be sarcastic. ARE you ;
fond of dancing that you must indulg
In it herei If you let mo pass IN b
obliged"
No answer.
well" said the now thorough
aroused woman, I'm going out, 8
you'd better stand aside"
Suiting the action 70 the word, 81
took one-two-three steps, and lande
up against the mirror A little scream
blushing woman hurriedly going
; the right direction this time. a gener
litter from the customers and clerk
! and the comedy was over.-Pittsbul
Dispatch
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02

BUTTE, July SI.-Nothlng 81 new has
developed In the Penrose matter.
Thompson Campbell Is the only attor-
ney known to have been retained for
the defense, although 1t is stated that
Colonel Sanders and Warren Toole
have been approached on the subject.
II is thought the preliminary exam
inatI0 On will take place the first OF
next week. 1t Is believed that the men
may be admitted to bail. The Jury
has been dismissed for the term. and
unless the men are bailed out they will
have TO remain in Jail until the OctO-
] Der term of court.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-08-02

BUTTE, July 3l.-The cross-exam-
ination Of j. c. Sconce was concluded
today withoutimpairing his testimony
In any material point. Mrs. Mary A.
Dcwney. mother of the alleged
forger OF the alleged will, was then
put on the stand. She testiged tc
being present at her fathers house
when the will was said 10 have been
signed. and detailed the events which
tO0K place In the room. She also tes-
titled 70 having seen the win in ths
house on a subsequent occasion. Or
erors-examinAtion her testimony wal
unshaken.