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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Tongue river, which has been 80
low during the past month, yesterday
assumed fair proportions again, caused
bv the rainfall in the upper country.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

G.. G. Harcum, the Tongue river
ranchman, WIS stricken down with
apoplexy last night, and at last rePor;s
was ip A very critical condition.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Economy: 100 doses one dollar.
Merit; Peculiar to ITSELF"
Purity: Hoods sarsaparilla.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Billy Gordon. our local editor. has
been heard from at Fsribault, Minn.'
where be is at present visiting his Sis
Miss Marion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Chas. Royce left yesterday tor Chi
cago in charge Of a cattle shipment.
He intends to return in about ten
H.va
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Kid Brown aud Henry Moran az
COMMANDED one Of the cattle shipments
Yesterday, and intend to spend q
couple of weeks In Chicago.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

GA Tuesday the famous pacing
horses Direct aud Hal Pointer will
Pace for a purse Of $4,000, and the
turf sports think the record will be
stIl further lOwerek.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

I. J. Porter went up to Billings yes
terday on business connected with the
county tax collection.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

8. g.. Hotchkiss Ia In from Stacy and
viii ship q load Of horses on Monday
for Dakota.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Miss Salter, who has beec stopping
with Mrs. w. s. smell Of Hathaway
for the last 'ew months, came to town
Yesterday TO spend q few weeks visit
ing the Misses AllertOn.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Such a trip in the cold stormy weather
Is quite remarkable and shows that he
possesses wonderful endurance.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

The young folks intend to give q
dance next Tuesday night at the gym
nasium.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

You can keep your plants fresh and
without trouble by using the reservoir
Flower Pots. All sizes sold at c. L..
Meriflps hard Wsre steTs.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Kildare, the Montana horse, won
the six furlong Q At Garfield Park,
Chicago, on Thursday; time, 1:I54.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

]. H. McKay's consignment OF
horses was shipped to Dakota yester-
day.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bill, who will
be remembered by our old timers
passed through yesterday on their
way to s.. Paul. Mr.. Bill has been in
charge Of d q the hotels at the Ma
tional Park during the summer.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Hi Lcv, new wash house, on Pleas-
ant street. nea Morrison's. The best
work done promptly, aud satisfaction
guaranteed. Ladies' clothes Il per
dozen: mems clothes a bit a piece. >
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

The gents scarfs "Etruria" and
"Umbrian are the novelties In fall
neckwear.
&. b. TOWERS & Co.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

James A. Cooper inspector Of the
United States Indian service, Is the
city.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04
McINrIRE's BAZAAR.

For sale.
Empty -four and gunny sacks at
Case's City Bakery.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

E. II. Cross Is 81 the Mcqueen from
OiNeill, Nebraska.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Fall styles of h popular Knox
derby hats received at Orschel's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

J. W. Fritchen arrived here yester-
day from st. Louis.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Fresh cuts Of Veal, Mutton and Beef
at Hollis Meat Market.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

James Anderson is a visitor in the
city from Chicago.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

@. A. Jeffrey is at the Macqueen
from Sc. Paul.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

For Budweiser beer call g. Professor
Bachls.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Lemp's celebrated lager beer al
Billiards.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

Ben Fleming Of the L. U. Bar outfit
IL In town.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

The physicians report a number of
typhoid cases.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04

Clean cotton rags wanted at this
Office.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
Gaming in a Cemetery.

A cemetery seems queer place in which
to set up a gambling hell, but those who
woo fortune at Squirrel Hill, Pa, evident
ly care little for their surroundings. At
any rate Robert Walters, sexton of the
German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery,
is in Jail for the offense of maintaining a
gambling house in the graveyard. Walters
lives in the dwelling at the cemetery gate.
For months past he has been using his
house as a resort, permitting such games
as faro, poker and u strictly German pas
time styled ship" He was paid percent
age of the money handled, and in addition,
it is alleged, disposed of strong liquid re-
freshments to his guests. Often there
were a score or more of players in the
house.
The existence of the "game" was discov-
cred in peculiar manner. One Sunday
there was dispute and some of Walters
customers bought their own supply of
beer, and takingup place on the cemetery
property proceeded to have good time.
Walters called the police, who arrested the
men. Upon being arraigned they were
fined and overheard to remark that if
Walters didn't pay their fines they would
tell something to his disadvantage. The
officers kept quiet until Walters came for
ward and settled. He was arrested, and
in default stood committed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
One Way Of Providing for the Ola.

The Fijians spend no inconsiderable part
of their lives making mats in which to be
buried, and every house has greater or
smaller pile of them rolled up among the
rafters, with which their owners will not
part for love or money. Wherever graves
are made they are bottomed with clean
dry sand brought from the seashore, and
sometimes sarcophagi are made Of slabs of
soft sandstone, over which, when the
bodies are placed within, slab of the
same material is lowered, and the grave
filled in with earth. e
Formerly cave. sepulchers were formed
by digging straight down for fifteen or
twenty feet, and then running shaft hor-
izontally for an equal distance. In hol-
lowed out chamber at the end of the shaft
the body was laid, generally in a reclining
position. In the case of very old persons,
to whom it seemed desirable to hint that
as they had outlived their usefulness it
would be decent for them to accelerate the
shuffiing off of this mortal coil, it was
common not to wait for their decease, but
to put them in the hole while still alive,
leaving the aperture open, and dropping
food down the perpendicular shaft at
stated intervals @1
When the food was observed to be no
longer utilized, the natural conclusion
was that the inmates had said farewell to
mundane affairs, and the hole was stopped
by rolling stone over it and covering it
with earth. By this considerate action
the veteran who Jagged superauous on the
stage was gently assisted to that better
land for which the sagacity of his rela-
tives perceived that he was SO we'll fitted.
New York Times.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
Story of a Black SnaIsa.


Mr.. Louis Merigold, well known New
York caterer, is fond of telling of large
black snake that was a fast friend of his
for many months.
'My first acquaintance with the snake" "
said he, "came about when went on sol
itary fishing excursion. was in the habit
of taking small punt on stream in the
northern part of the state. After fishing
the stream 1 always moored the punt in
the same place, and stepping ashore pro-
ceeded to clean the fish that had caught.
While thus engaged this black snake came
from beneath a rock, and after quietly
looking me over proceeded to make meal
of the refuse from the fish. He then re.
tired. The next day found him waiting
for me when l returned, and after that we
became great friends. 1t was not long be-
fore he would glide into the punt, and coil
ing himself up go fishing with me. ]
never did anything to offend him and he
evinced no fear of me-
One day l was unable to go on the stream,
but gave directions to two friends who de-
sired days fishing where to find the punt,
but neglected to mention my friend the
snake. As they approached the boat they
were Mortified to see the large reptile glid-
ing toward them. In fear and anger one
of them raised large stone, and dropping
it crushed the life out of my whilom com.
panion. When I heard of it was angry
and sorehearted for a long time over the
loss of my curious pet. New York News
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
How Jews Are treated in Russia.

Let us suppose part of our own COM
munity subjected to the legal restrictions
which now obtain in Russia with regard
to the Jew. Our laws on the subject would
then read somewhat as follows:
GAIL Jews born in the United States shall
be regarded as aliens. No Jews shall dwell
in any part of the United States except the
states of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
sippi unless they are graduates of some
state university, members of learned
profession, skilled artisans holding certif-
Gates from technical school, or members
of a chamber of commerce who pay $500 a
year for that privilege. No Jew shall hold
any government or municipal Office.
''No Jew shall buy or rent landed prop
erty. All Jews shall pay special taxes in
connection with religious services. No
synagogue may be opened without the per-
mission of the president of the United
States, and no public prayers may be held
in any other place than synagogue.
When more than ten Jews wish to meet
together for consultation or discussion
they must obtain permission from the
municipal authorities. Married Jews who
become converted to Christianity are ipso
facto divorced on conversion; but the wife,
if she remains a Jewess, may not marry
again. dt
"All Jews attaining the age of twenty
shall serve five years in the active army
and thirteen years in the reserve, but no
Jew may become an officer or even an Off
GERS servant. No Jew shall serve in the
navy"
Such condition of affairs as is implied
in this paraphrase of the Russian laws af-
fecting Jews is SO impossible, SO incon-
ceivable, in this country and to us that
we can scarcely imagine it to exist any
where else. And yet there is no exaggera-
tion in such a paraphrase. The Jew today
in Russia is hedged around by set of re-
strictions as whimsical and as offensive as
anything devised by the fanatics of the
Middle Ages, carried out with a savage
brutality which is possible only in q half
civilized country. Jews are both heretics
and aliens in Russian eyes.-P. G. Hubert,
Jr., in Forum.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
ODDS AND ENDS


There are close upon 1000 professors Of
music in England
Because a man has a silvery laugh it does
not follow that he has a rich voice.
Dont be afraid to take regular exercise,
and keep your digestion in good order.
Frederick Wilhelm, the present heir ap-
parent OK the German throne, is a boy Of
nine years.
Jay Gould's daughter Nellie is said to be
so afraid Of fortune hunters that she has
decided never to marry.
The year 1880 began with priceof e., 200
per ton for whalebone. Two thousand
three hundred pounds is the quoted price
for this year.
Congressman Henry Cabot Lodge has a
sweet tooth, and five or six times a day he
sends q page out Of the house of represent
ativcs TO buy him some caramels.
Uncleaned tin plates are found to give
an electric current in common tap water
when one is exposed to the light and the
other screened.
DR.. Thomas Bowman, of st. Louis, senior
bishop of the Methodist church, has spent
over fifty years in church work. He is
seventy-four years old, but in splendid
health.
Milton was certainly more than fifty-fouT
when he began to compose his Paradise
Lost" He was fifty-nine when he sold il
to Simmons, the bookseller.
Bishop Lucius Halsey, one of the most
eloquent negro orators in Georgia, was al
one time a slave on the plantation of Rich
ard NJ Johnston, the author.
There is no country like France for start
ing journals; during 1889 no less than Ok
new newspapers were brought out, Of
which not one remains in life.
One lady says I just hate to black stove
it is such dirty work, and gloves are sucf
q bother and take time. Well, just sir
your hand into a paper bag and go tC
work. When you are through stick the
bag into the stove, and that is the end Of
that.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
Homeless and in Prison.

When a woman gets started on the down
ward way she gets many kicks and few
boosts If the tale told by Annie Jones, OF
New York city, is true, she is more sinned
against than SHINING. She said that she
could not pay her rent, and that the land
lord, to save the cost Of eviction proceed
ings, got an officer to arrest her. She was
charged with disorderly conduct and sent
to work for ten days at Bellevue hospital.
When liberated she found her home occu-
pied by strangers and her furniture gone.
Another arrest followed, the charge this
time being one of theft preferred by a
Bellevue official, who missed property val.
ued at one dollar. A woman who said she
saw Annie take the goods failed to testify,
but the prisoner received another sentence
of ten days nevertheless.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
Lighting London Streets.

Lighting the streets of large city in
olden times was far different thing from
lighting the streets at the present time.
In 1851 the streets of London were directed
to be lighted with candles or lanterns by
every householder fronting the main road,
from nightfail to 9oclock, the hour of re-
firing to bed.
In the last year Of King Charles IFS
reign one Edward Hening obtained the
right to light the streets with lanterns
placed over every tenth door, from o'clock
on moonless evenings until midnight, be-
tween October and April.
During the reign of Queen Anne, nJuly,
1708, Mr.. Michael Coke introduced globular
glass lamps with oil burners, instead of the
former glimmering lanterns In T718 an
act was passed which enjoined every house
holder to- furnish light before his door
from to II o'clock at night, except on
evenings between the seventh night of each
moon and the third after it reached the
full. .,
In few years company was formed to
light the streets from 6 o'clock until mid
night, each householder who paid poor
rates being required to contribute for this
purpose six shillings year.
Gaslight, at its Introduction in the be-
ginningof the present century, presented
such novel spectacle to the eyes of the
foreign ambassadors that they were vain
enough to imagine that the brilliant lamps
werea part of general illumination to
celebrate their arrival. 4;3U 4rtt
Electricity is taking the place of gas, but
the change is made far less rapidly In Lon
don than In even the cities of compare
lively small population in this country.-.
Youths Companion. f~ tas2
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26

had trouble. The brightest things in all
the house dropped from her fingers. She
had peculiar notions, but the grandest no
tion she ever had was to make you happy.
She dressed well-auntie always dressed
well; but her highest adornment was that
of a meek and quiet spirit, which, in the
sight Of God, is of great price. When she
died you all gathered lovingly about her,
and as you carried her ont to rest the Sun
day school class almost covered the coffin
with japonicas, and the poor people stood
at the end Of the alley, with their aprons
to their eyes, sobbing bitterly; and the
man Of the world said, with Solomon,
''Her price was above rubies," and Jesus,
as unto the maiden in Judea commanded,
81 say unto thee, arisep'
But to many, through insincerity, this
life is a masquerade ball. As ut such en-
sertainments gentlemen and ladies appear
in the dress of kings or queens, mountain
bandits or clowns, and at the close Of the
dance throw Off their disguises, so in this
dissipated life all unclean passions move
in mask. Across the floor they trip mer.
rily. The lights sparkle along the wall OF
drop from the ceiling-a cohort of fire
The music charms The diamonds glitter
The feet bound Gemmed hands stretched
out clasp gemmed hands. Dancing feet
respond to dancing feet Cleaning brow
bends to cleaning brow. On with the
dancel Flash and rustic and laughter and
immeasurable merry makingl But the
languor of death comes over the limbs and
blurs the sight.
Lights lowerl Floor hollow with sepul
chral echo. Music saddens into a wall
Lights lowerl The maskers can hardly
now be.s seen. Flowers exchange their fra
GRANGE for sickening odor, such as comes
from garlands that have lain in vaults Of
cemeteries. Lights lower Mists fill the
room. Glasses rattle as though shaken by
sullen thunder. Sighs seem caught among
the curtains. Scarf falls from the shoulder
of beauty-a shroudl Lights lowerI Ovel
the slippery boards, in dance of death
glide jealousies, disappointments, lust, de
spair. Torn leaves and withered garlands
only half hide the ulcered feet. The stencil
of smoking lamp wicks almost quenched
Choking damps. Chilliness. Feet still
Hands folded. Eyes shut. Voices hushed
Lights outl
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
4 sHoTpRooF GHOST.
voIleys from Many Guns Have No EHset
on n spook in Woman's Shape. !

voIleys from Many Guns Have No Eject
on n Spook in Woman's shape.
For a month or more men living on Ne
Clouds cattle ranch, near the mouth Of
Battle creek, have been startled from their
sleep at night by footsteps threading the
halls and passngeways Of the house, doors
opening aud shutting, and an occasional
laugh Of the demoniacal, hair raising,
blood chilling variety. All these ghostly
demonstrations had been looked upon by
the inmates Of the house rs the workings
Of some practical joker, or imagination,
and very little attention was paid to them
until about a week ago, when one Of the
men, about 10 or IL o'clock at night,
stepped out Of doors. What he saw there
almost froze his blood.
Standing in The middle of the yard was
a familiar figure, that Of former lady res
ident of the house, clothed in the habih-
ments of the grave. A dull, phosphores-
cent light seemed to be emitted from the
shrouded figure, whose back was turned
| toward the man. Slowly the figure turned,
and, with arms extended, its staring eyes
shining with dull luster, it commenced
movement toward the man, who stood
spellbound. For second only did he
stand transixed, then with yell of terror
he dashed in upon his comrades within the
house. He told his story to the crowd,
and a rush was made for the yard to in
/ vestigate but the specter had fed. That
night the footsteps and noises throughout
the house were more frequent and louder,
banishing sleep from the eyes of the now
thoroughly frightened inmates. The next
night watch was kept for the ghostly Wis
itor, but it came not
The next night followed, and still no
| ghost, so the watchers had about given up
all hope Of its temperance, when on the
| fourth night, while sitting in a dark
ened room, they were startled by sudden
ly seeing the specter's face pressed against
| the window pane. Each man seized his
gun and volley was fired at the visage.
When the smoke had cleared away and the
mems courage had in a measure returned
they ventured outside, expecting to find o
corpse lying beneath the window.
They did not, but instead saw standing
about thirty PAGES from the house the fig
ure of woman looking at them reproach-
fully, and seeming to have just arisen from
the grave. For a moment the men stood
breathlesslyiloolning at the strange sight,
when one of the boldest raised his gun to
his shoulder, took deliberate aim at the
figure and pulled the trigger. The figure
was still there when the smoke cleared
away, and looking at them for moment
with its staring eyes gradually disappeared.
Next morning there was an emigration
from the ranch, not even the boldest dar-
ing to remain; and now daylight only finds
curious people about the place.-Chamber-
lain Is. d. Cor. st. Paul Globe.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
The Child was in Doubt.

1t was in a restaurant. A bright little
girl Of six or seven had just finished her
lunch with two ladies, one apparently her
mother, the other her mothers friend.
The friend gave the little girl a small par.
eel as they rose. *What is it?" asked the
child. "a present for you, dear. Iwant
you to have it, but don't open it until you
get home" "Well," piped the child
sweetly, in tones that brought smiles to
the faces of dozen hearers, swell, 1 thank
you very much, and I'm very much obliged,
although I don't know whether it's peanut
shells or thousand dollars. Boston
Tranaorint sn LgstIss4 5ft4
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26

Confederate Prisoners ON Their Travels.
We were to be sent to Johnson's Island,
Lake Erie. Il
Our route lay over the Erie railroad, and
we made the trip on parole. The guards
placed at each door Of our coach were for
our comfort only, as we were objects Of
marked curiosity during the trip, and
would have been overrun with visitors had
not admittanee been refused. At the diff
ferent stations we mingled freely with the
people on the platform, and found them,
with few exceptions, courteous but in
quisitive. .af T
We were no doubt a disappointing lot.
There was nothing in our apparel, to mark
the rebel soldier, and as we mingled with
the crowd surprise was freely expressed
that we were not as their fancy painted US,
though just what shape that fancy took
never learned. The ladies, as was the case
both north and south, were intensely pa
triotic, and read US severe and no doubt
salutary lectures on the evil of our ways
which were submissively and courteously
received and duly pondered. s! .
There was one question that you could
safely wager would be asked by five out of
Utn, anu Uudb was, Oo YOU houeSuiy bnink
you are rightP" This conundrum was Of
fered to me 50 often, that where time al
lowed, being in President Lineoln,s coun-
try, answered in, President Lincoln's
style, by saying that it reminded me-"
and told them of the couple who took their
bridal trip on an ocean steamer with the
usual result. AS the husband would re-
turn from sundry trips to the railof the
vessel his yonng wife would inquire,
Reginald, darling, are you siok9a To
which he at last replied, "Good heavensl
Rebecca, do you think am doing this for
funp-Century.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
Cost of q Mans Outfit.

"What does it cost to fit man out now2'
I asked of dealer in gentlemen's furnish
ing goods.
"Well, that is hard to say. A man who
buys a fine necktie may like cheap sus-
penders, and another will like something
else cheap. That is the way it is with most
purchasers. A man who wants to stock
his wardrobe just before he gets married
spends anywhere between sos and $l5O and
moR A man of the ultra elite may repre-
.senteighteen dollars worth of gentlemen's
furnishing goods from his hosiery to his
collar. louisville Post.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
Fountaln Sfarkine Brush.

In new fountain marking brush the
marking material is contained in an elastic
bulb, pressure on which projects the paint
or mixture along barrel or pipe to the
brush itself, to which thesupply can thus
be accurately regulated. The brush can
be pushed farther out of the barrel when
it becomes worn, and the device is made in
brass, tin or zinc.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-26
His First Bible.

Aydown easter purchased a Bible, which
was quite an event in his life and that Of
his neighbors. He informed his friends OF
his purchase, stating that she had got a
Pollywog Bible withthe Hypocracy in it,"
1t was quite time before his friends de-
cided that he meant Polyglot containing
the Apocrypha. a.--Providenc journal.