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Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29
the oath Of Office administered to him
last eek.
The Heroism Of chndhood.

There is something very pathetic
about the heroism of childhood, where
we near by herossm something of real
ly independent daring and presence of
mind, something beyond mere steadfast
trustfulness which is a sense natural to
childhood. The inquest held before
DIR. Macdonald, NJ. p. coroner for
northeast London, on Henry James
Bristow, aged eight years, illustrates
precisely what we mean. Mrs. Bristow,
who lives at Walthamstow, had left
this little boy alone in the room with q
younger sister of only three years Of
age in order to go on an errand. Shs
returned before O'Clock TO find thai
the little girl had climbed on a chair to
reach a small paraffine lamp, and bad
upset it over her clothes, which a
course caught fire at once.
The boy Immediately tore them OF
her, and laid her upon the bed, but In
lifting her on the bed his own cloths
canght fire. and it took the child a long
time to tear them of At last he So
ceeded. but not till be was 50 serio1AY
hurt that, though taken at once to =.
hospital, he died within a week from
the result of the injuries His little -
ter's life he had succeeded IN savings
at least she was said to be doing wen Al
the time Of the inquest on her brothsr-
The coroner very justly spoke Of the
boy as quite little hero, and he Wa
a hero in precisely the sense in which it
seems to US that the word, as applisd
to a child of eight, carries a profound
pathos with it, because it implies .
presence of mind, a promptitude of pw-
pose, a self command and fortitude aud
steadfastness which are usually quits
beyond a child's imagination, much Len
its practical achievement - London
Spectator
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29

In the matter Of free and easy oua-
versation the London Jehu has prob.
bly, no equal For shrewdness sa6
originality his observations will esm-
pare fAvorably with the utterances a
any other class of men II Is, howsxs<.
as a street humorist that cabby diFR.ys
to most advantage his natural giflzs
and it is no exaggeration to say that N
never misses an opportunity for turning
his talent TO good account.
One member of the genus was being
chaffed once in regard 70 bis baldnaa
81 was always bald, replied cabhy-
Cos why9 Ny mother 'ad 50 often ~
pat me on the ed an say, Well dozsA.
Sam, my boyr 50 she wore all the IN
Of" Again, bus horse had fnIl.n
down on the slippery asphalt in Oxford
street, and for time traffic was greafly
impeded Just then cabby came along
on the of side and took the situafion
in at glance. Addressing himself %
the policeman in attendance, and point
ing with his whip to the prostrate stssd.
he said, Why don't yer take is name
an address, sirf'-London Tit -Bits.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29

DENVER, April 25.-This city at
present seems possessed OF . craze
prompting the taking Of human life by
arsenical poisoning. Saturday the
entire country was borrified by the
mysterious death Of Barnaby, Of
Providence X. l., which was caused
By this means. This has caused an
investigation ~ to the means Of the
deaths OF several, and today it is stated
that not less than seven. have died
within the last two months from this
deadly drug. Sunday. Annie Ar0-
strong, q domestic In . family Of q
prominent minister. died In the most
horrible agony. and examination
show ed enough arsenic In her body to
kill ak people. She was appsrently
c0ntsnted, and the idea Of suicide 10
not entertained and how she came to
take poison is . mystery. Young
Harry Cheney, employed In a printing
house here. suddenly died last week
under the most peculiar circumstances.
aud analysis OF bis viBcera To-Day Dy
DIR. Burr, revealed enough arsenic 10
kill family. No more explanation
can be made OF this than that Of the
Armstrong girl. A month ago, Hast
ings, his wife and six children were
taken violently IN, immediately after
paFtAking Of dinner. PhysioiAns pro-
nounced them cases Of trichinosis, and
despite their greatest efforts, the
moiher and four children died within
week, and the remainder Of the
family lived, but are still veoy low.
Since the BarnA0y sensation became
public, physicians exhumed the body
Of one Of the Hastings children and
maze An analysis, finding a sufficient
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29
Chicago Stock Yards Fight.

CHICAGO, April 27.-The fight
against the cordage charged on cattle
of the Union Stock Yards Company
by Nelson Morris, on behalf of him
self. Armour & Co. and SwifJ, began
this morning. The first lot OF cattle
consigned 10 the private yards built
by Morris ar iYed this morning. In
order to reach the yards it is necessary
for the cars TO be run over the tracks
owred sDd operated by the stock
Yards Company. Morris could cOm-
pei the company to allow him TO use
these tracks by the payment OF reason
able tolls. The company, however.
refused TO allow their use. splitting
the switches and putting n guard
over them. Morris will apply 20 the
courts for an order compelling the
Stock Yards Company 20 transport
his cattle to the yards.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29
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SIOUX FALLS, April 27.-The prose-
cution clOsed the case against Plenty
Horse. charged with the murder Of
Lieut.. Casey. The defense admitted
the fact Of :he murder. but claimed it
was done during war between the
Indlans and the government and was
therefore not technically murder. A
point 10 that effect was raised, and the
judge took Il under advisement.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29

There is no place where flowers show
to such advantage as in the home. The
flowers and plants should be placed in
their proper shading so as TO produce
the best effect. Never Overcrowd in
floral decorations. This is very impor-
tant. The most popular way of deco
rating the home consists in placing
beautiful foliage plants in different
shades of green in corners on small
stands and etageres. Flowers are used
with long stems and their own foliage,
put in cases. A very neat thing is a
cut class bowls, placed on little tablas
and filled with different colored carna-
tions. lilies of the valley. mignOnette or
other seasonable flowers. Each speei-
men should be set by itself This pro-
duces an exceedingly pretty effect
The fireplaces should be well hIled
with potted plants. such As ferns and
variegated foliage plantA Over pkotr
ures and doors a neat effect Is obtained
by draping long trailing ferns and p.se
sion vines in bloom To keep howers
fresh as long as possible be sure to cut
a little of the stem each day. A hard
crust forms on the end of the st@n
which prevents the water from ascend
ing. and this should be cut away e~sh
day. A little charcoal in the water I'm
which the flowers stand viii sweetsn
them and keep them fresh longer.-G
F. Klunder in Ladies' Home Journal
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29
Another Crlsis in the Coke Strike.

ScoTTDALE, Pa, April 27.-A criti>
cal stage in the great coke STRIFE has
again been reached. This morning
the coke companies renewed move
ments for resumption with q venge-
ance. Overhslt & Co. made a start
at their overton plant and have
about eight men at work. Frick Il
Co. shipped upwards Of $50 cars Of
coke today, an increase Of q cars over
Saturday; small start was made a.
MahOneng's works. The latter Of
ficials are happy tonight. They say
that CAubria q Keystone's works will
effect an amicable settlement with the
men tomorrow. Master workman Wise
returned from Columbus today, and
with money for the relief Of destitute
strikers' families. There lie undoubt-
edly great suffering among the strikers
at certain parts, and money is sadly
needed TO relieve their immediate
wants. IL is reported here tonight
that Frick 4 Co. will receive 200 new
men in the morning. who will he put
TO work. J. B. Nixon, Of McClures,
prosecuted General Manager Brennan
and DR.. II. H. Cole, for conspiracy. as
sault and intimidation. He alleges
that general Brennan used threaten.
ing language to his wife, accusing her
of harboring strikers and keeping men
In house.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, April H.
This evening . severe wind and rain
storm wreoged several buildings
Robert Beggsr was working on IL frame
building that was demolished. aud
was fatally injured. Barr BrOs.' two
story brick building on the corner Of
Section and Ohio avenues was almost
wholly destroyed, - was the three
stOry brick building on Iowa avenue.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29
Because OF Unhappy love.

Hon SPRINGS, Ark, April 7.-Be-
cause of his unhappy love for = woman
who bad separated him from bis wife.
a visitor by the name Of Welden
chlorOformed his mistress early this
morning, and then ended his own life
by bullet. The msrder and suicide
occurred At the Grand View hotel; the
woman was Ms. Mary o. Lindsey, Of
Fort Worth.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29
Correct for Once

Western Boy-The weather preais
ton was right today.
Fsafher-Was itl
Boy-Yes. sir Il said slight chaneos
In temperature.
Fafher-Humphl The thcrmometar
has fallen a good deal. hasn't itl
Boy-No. only about six Inches
Good News
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29

Quiz-I say, Sophomore. you are
posted in the early 6ermanio history.
What color was the hair Of the old
Germansl
soph pompously)-Blonde or red. q
course.
Quiz-You are mistaken; the old
Germans had gray hair. - MunseI'a
Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29

quantity Of arlenie to cause death.
There can be no doubt that the others
died from the same cause. Mrs. Hast
ings was but 50 years cd, had had
eleven children and did not enjoy the
happiest Of lives. 1t is suppos d she
became despoadent and tried 20 kill
her entire family.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29

wAsHINeT0E. April H.-Hon-
Enos, H. Nebeker, Of Indiana. the
new United States treasurer. formally
entered upon duties Of his ofiloe today,
his bond having been approved AID
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29
Base Ball-MOuday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Ma AAONAL LN<A0G -
Boston 5, Philadelphia o.
Brooklyn 5. New York 6.
Cincinnati l, Chicago0.
Pittisburg Z, Cleveland 1.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Denver o, Milwaukee l.
Lincoln Is, st. Paulll.
Omaha I, Sioux City 2.
Kansas Ci.y ., Minneapolis 10.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
81. Louis Is. Louisville 3.
Athletic 4. Boston s.
Cincinnati 4, Columbus S.
Baltimore s. Washington 4.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29

Intemsdiats periods az pro rata OF preceding
Eates. Rsading notices. classihed. l0cts per line
unelasaihed. i5ets pr line.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-04-29
ABOUT MAY 1ST

jewey repairing department will be added
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-25
She Oheyed Faith uY.

A certain theatrical manager of New
England, though well known throughout
the country as mar who had very great
success in his business and is admitted to
be one of the shrewdest men in his profes-
sion, has none the less had more stories
told about him, and most of them at his
expense, than any other impresariC in the
country As theatrical Mr. Malaprop he
Is without a peer.
Still, here is a new story on him which
simply indicates the shrewdness of the man,
and a remarkably faithful though not too
Intelligent carrying out of definite instruc-
tons. Our manager had a new company
on the road, and on sending it out he in
structed his hustling young manager to
telegraph him the receipts nightly at each
place where stop was made. and in so do
ing to be sure to add the sum of $500 to
the actual receipts.
The young man carefully followed his
instructions, and his employer would
proudly display the kilograms received in
the lobby of his own theatre, much to the
envy Of his rivals in the road business. One
night the telegram came in, "Blankville,
Kan, receipts, $3.50" The next night came
another, "Townville, receipts, 1900" These
were large figures for that part of the
country, and men who read were amazed.
The following night came dispatch even
more amazing: Durham, owing to rail
road accident, there was no performance.
Receipts, 5000"
The young man had been faithful to the
last abotit that added 500, but the telegram
staggered even his employer-New York
Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-25
AuctiOneering in BuenOs AyreS.

The auctioneer, martillero or remata-
dor, is a great parsonage in the Argentine
and an Indispensable factor in the COM
merce of the country. An auction, or re-
mate, is the beginning, the end and the
intermediary period Of almost every trans
action. In no city in the world is there
anything to be compared with the remates
of Buenos Ayres, and in no country has
sale by auction become the universal
national institution that it is in the Ar
gentine.
The moment the visitor lands he sees
immense advertisements, remate de ter
renos, a fine corner lot here, so many
leagues there; the fourth page of the huge
blanket sheet newspapers is filled with adj
vertisements of sales of land and houses;
the streets are hung with flags, banners
and scarlet cloths, with white letters an
nouncing gran remate of this and that:
along the Paseo de Julio the cheap Jack
shops have their auctioneer perched on the
counter, and other rematadores are there
under the colonnade ready to sell leagues
of land to the newly arrived immigrants.
Cargoes of imported merchandise, ships,
land, houses, crops, wool, the products and
fruits of the country, cattle, blood stock,
furniture, jewelry, things new and things
old, all pass under the hammer, and the
auctioneer takes his percentage, varying
from Is to per cent, and becomes richer
and richer as his voice grows hoarser and
hoarser. Child in Harper's.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-25

wisdom and Christ tan faith seem to be at
one in the convict ION that on the tomb
must be wri item "fi1tis" to what should be,
in the natui of things the sweetest and
most sacred orm of earthly companionship.
Yet. seattle red throughout the United
States can be found a Number of men who
are prepared to dispute the general propo-
sitjoa. and Who, because of personal ex-
periences. ins ist that the dead exercise a
mysterious co ptrol over the living.
These perso. as are widowers who claim
to have receive, visits from the spirits of
their first wives
Prominence in the record of such mys-
teries must be tven to the case of Mr.
James Rowndy, a well known and respect
ed resident of Kans as City. Two years ago
Mr.. Rowndy's home was at Q, 41S Highland
avenue. His wife al I'd three children lay
i'll with scarlet fever. The little ones be-
gan to mend. but the T. 2other grew steadily
worse and within for, might was corpse
Just before she expired her husband said
to her, Darling, if Goo! permits it, come
back to me-"
81 wiHp she esasped, W lille a contented
smile illumined Der pain worn features
An hour later death had claimed her for
his own.
The third day aftsrward the funeral took
place. That night Mr.. Rowndy put his
little ones to bed and then sought his own
couch. Toward morning he awoke wi tn a
start He was notNatone. His wife stood
beside him in her grave clothes. She strDked
his brow with her Nhin hand and pressed
her lips to his. She spoke in terms of en-
dearment and told HIN not to mourn for
her, as she was "very, very happy" The
husband sprang to the floor, hurried to the
next room, reused the children, and told
them that Mamma is here" But when
they rushed to welcome hey the vision had
gone 1t came back the next night, and the
next, and the next, each tilue wearing g
look OF perfect peace and unatteralole JOY.
The manifestations continued until Mr..
Rowndy moved to other quarters b e told
the remarkable story of his experien ces to
several friends, who listened with incre-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-25
Snake Killers Taken I'll.

The odor of snakes is one of the mos
sickening imaginable, as party of reptile
slayers at Duncan's station, Kan, learned
the other day. The slaughter took place
at a stone quarry on the farm of Pack Dun
can, a well to do colored man, where Dun
cans boys are engaged in getting out stone
for the use of the Missouri Pacific railway
In large assure IN the rocks the BOYS
came across asbsll of snakes composed oil
blue, racers, ratrlers. copperheads, vipers
aud black snakes, ranging in length from
one to six feet, all intertwined promiscu-
ously together. Being in coma:ose con-
dition, the snakes were unable 20 extricate
themselves from the mass and were easily
dispatched Raising another rock below
this, they came upon similar mass of
snakes, which they also killed They con-
timed raising stones deeper down the fs-
sure, finding these snake rolls, until they
had killed iS5 reptiles, some of them mon
sters. the larger ones being of the black
snake species. They finally reached q
depth where the snakes were not in condi-
ton OF Information and saw hundreds of
them crawling farther down the fssQre.
The stencil which this wholesale killing of
venomous reptiles oocasioned was over
powering. and the Duncan boys were taken
violently III, vomiting for sQIe time ate.
thar had reanhAG AanaA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-25
A Story of Henry ward Beecher.


AL who ever saw Henry Ward Beecher
and knew his figure can appreciate his
reason for always wearing soft hat-a
reason which makes the following anec-
dote the more comical Mr.. j. B. Pond,
Mr. Beecher's travelling companion and
lecture agent, was asked if the great
preacher did ever really wear silk hat.
He smiled, and then quickly exclaimed:
"Only once. must tell you about that.
was at Mr.. Beecher's house one afternoon,
and we were to leave the house at clock
to catch train. Mr.. Beecher, according
to his custom of an afternoon, had lain
down for nap. was in the library. when,
as the hour approached, Mrs. Beecher
called my attention to the fact and asked
where Mr.. Beecher was. Invent up to call
him, but he was not in his room. / went
down stairs and thought would get my
hat, which was silk one. / could not find
it where had left it, in the hallway Just
then Mrs. Beecher called my attention to
the front of the house.
"Mr. Beecher had cardigan jacket
which he used to wear around the house
at times, and you can imagine that it was
not particularly becoming to his form.
went to where Mrs. Beecher stood and
looked out. There in the middle of the
street, with lot Of children round him,
was Mr.. Beecher in his cardigan, my silk
hat on his head and stick in his mouth
with strings attached, as children make
bits, and he was prancing up and down
and back and forth, playing horse with
the youngsters. You would have died
a-laughing seeing that sight.
6. Henry exclaimed Mrs Reecher what
on earth are you doinga Do you know
what sight you are? You will lose the
train
''Mr. Beecher stopped, drew out his
watch-he always carried a first class time
keeper-and replying, as he put it back,
No, won't; I've got two minutes yet,'
off he galloped with the children at his
heels in high glee. He used up the two
minutes, and we just caught the ferryboat
in time. Yankee Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-25
THE WOMEN OF JAPAN.
Tho Author Of ''The Light of Asia" Pays q
Tribute to Japanese Women.

Tho Author Of ''rhe Light of Asia" Pays q
| Tribute to Japanese Women.
| But if foreign sojourner speak favorably
of the men how shall he avoid an apparent
extravaganza of praise in qualifying these
| sweet, these patient, these graceful, these
| high bred these soft voiced, gentle, kind.
quiet, unselfsh women of Japan? They
| seem, taken all together so amazingly su-
| perior to their men folk as almost to be-
| long morally and socially to higher race.
| In sense that is the case, for though of
course, Identical in blood and breeding,
japanese women have been reared for CEN
turtles in a separate school from the men.
1t was the hard school of obedience, of sub
mission, of resignation, with no pretensions
to justify the view. The Japanese male
haG considered himself, all through his his
tory, the superior of the graceful and gen.
tie companion of his life who is taught,
from the hour when she disappoints her
mother Dy arriving in this world, to hum
BILE herself, first to her parents, next to her
husband and lastly to her children.
But it is characteristic of women in all
ages and countries to make the best of bad
laws and customs and even to turn them
to the advantage of themselves and of the
men. Thus l know not by what soft magic
of content, by what subtle elasticity Of
nature, the japanese woman-in theory a
slave-in practice has gained very much
her own way everywhere, and obtains,
without exacting, far more consideration
and Difference than might be expected. 1t
is an unsolved mystery in what proportion
the Mongol the Malay and the South Sea
Islander, with perhaps Arabs and Semitic
peoples, have blended to constitute this
unique gifted, impressionable race. Yet
it is still greater mystery to me how the
japanese woman has developed her gra-
cious sweetness and bright serenity in the
atmosphere of unchivalrous mal-estima-
ton surrounding her from early times.
The story of those early times proves abun-
dainty that she was always what she is
now-otonashu shinsetsu na-tender, gen.
tie and devoted.-Sir Edwin Arnold in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-25
WashfngtOn'a Death.

Mr.. George Ticknor, who wrote 'The
History of Spanish Literature" and THE
Life of Prescott" remembered distinctly
the death of Washington. He says in his
diary:
There never was more striking or spon-
taneous tribute paid to man than was
paid in Boston when the news came Of
Washington's death.
1t was on Dec. IA, 1879, little before
noon. I often heard persons say at the
time that one could know how far the
news had spread by the closing of the
shops. Each man when he heard that
Washington was dead shut his store as a
matter Of course, without consultation,
and in two hours all business was stopped.
Ny father came home, and could NOT
speak, he was so overcome. My mother was
alarmed to see him in such q state, till he
recovered enough to tell her the sad news.
For some time every one, even the chill
dren, wore Grape on the arm. No boy
could 90 into the street without IL. / wore
IL, though only years old.