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The MusicIans' Guide.

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thorized by law, to be organized into
battalions at the Presidents direction.
1t further provides that the seven regi-
ments are to be officered by the promo
ton and transfer of the officers now in
the artillery according to their seniority,
and that vacancies remaining in the
grade of second lieutenants are to be
filled at the discretion of the President.
No appointment in the grade of 1st lieu
tenant is to be made until the 1st lieuten-
ants now in service, who become super
numaries by the organization as prOvid-
ed for in the bill, shall have been alb
sorbed. All promotions are to be made
subject to examination as provided by
the last Congress.
The President has the discretion to
authorize the enlistment of such proper
ton of colored men for service as the in
terests of the service may demand.
Senator Proctor also introduced anoth-
er bill to increase the efficiency of the
army. 1t authorizes the President to
apportion the men among the several
armies as the good of the service may re-
quire, and to consolidate the enlisted
men assigned to any regiment in such
number of companies, troops or batteries
as can be fully Officered by the number
of officers who are equally on duty with
the regiments, thus leaving number of
companies proportionate to the number
of officers who are habitually absent or
on detached service without enlisting
men in time of peace, so that all the or
ganizations in actual service shall have
their full complement of officers and men
generally present for duty. In war the
President may detach from the regiment
or corps such number of officers for duty
with the volunteer service, and he may
assign to every regiment of the line such
number of lieutenants, such volunteers
as may be needed to supply the places of
officers of those regiments who may be
away on such detached service OF absent
from their regiment from other causes.
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The President has nominated Stephen
B. Elkins of West Virginia to be Secre-
tary of War. Mr. Elkins is an Ohioan
by birth and fifty years of age. He is an
attorney of note and was prominent in
the Blain campaign of 1884. On this ac-
count some of the newspapers comment
that this selection means that Secretary
Blaine is taking care of his friends and
will not become Presidential candi-
date next year. The probabilities are
greater that President Harrison is taking
the even tenor of his way and is making
an unusually good selection, both as to
this vacancy and the selection of circuit
judges.
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TO IMPROVE THE ARMY.

Among the first acts introduced in the
Senate is one by Senator Proctor to re-
organize the artillery branch OF the
army, so that each regiment shall con-
sist of one colonel, one lieutenant colo
mel, three majors, twelve captains, eleven
hrst lieutenants, ten second lieutenants
and the enlisted men as at present au-
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nnon him hv Dartmonth College in 1871.

upon him by Dartmouth College in 1877.
He is an aggressive Republican in poll
tics and has always been closely identi-
fed with the work of the party in the
State and the Nation. In 1858 he was
appointed colonel on the staff of Gov.
Hiland Hall, and again on his fathers in
1861. He was active in raising ana
equipping the first five regiments from
this State in war. He represented St.
Johnsbury in the Legislature for three
years, from 1871 to 1874, and at the last
two sessions was elected Speaker of the
HnnSp
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North POWnal.

Last Wednesday evening, the R. w.
D. d. G. NJ. made his official visit to
Pownal Lodge, F. & A. N. The first de-
gree was exemplified and an address
made by the Deputy, which was closely
listened to.
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DIR. B. G. JENNEY, Dentist.

CuCCEssOR TO DIR. ]. N. SCRANToN2
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stry in thorough and vorkmanlike manner. Per,
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~-To RENT.-The old and reliable
Drysdale stores on River street will be
for rent soon. One of the best stands in
town. Inquire of VIM E. HAWKS.
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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

-Stonehenge is "a famous ruin Of great
but uncertain antiquity, situated ir
the center of "a plain near A~mesbury in
Wiltshire. England At present il is
merely a confused mass Of m-osscovered
stones, which must be closely inspected
IN order TO trace out the original form,
which was two concentric circles Of
huge upright stones, inclosing two
elipses, the whole surrounded by a cir
eular ditch and e-mbankment the wal.
being fifteen feet high and loo in cir
-cuJuference.
There is much difference of opinion
among antiquarians as 20 what the
original building, monument or dixie
was used for. Many eminent scientists
believe it TO be the remains of a Druid
zh temple erected long before the Ro-
man invasion of Britain. st Louis
Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18
A Duty to Children.

The body may be looked on as a nv
ing machine. delicate and complicated
in structure. made TO run a hundred
years or so. but liable, by bad manage
ment. TO be d~isarranged and brought TO
untimcly destruction.
All continuous physical transgression,
however innocent il may seem, is fol-
lowed by a like rerribution. Such /.
the punishment which overtakes mul-
titudes who overwork their brains and
underwor5 their muscles of not a few
who waste vital energy with anxiety,
fret ana urstinted care; Of many who
overlook the great law Of their physical
being that makes daily r~ecuperation
depend or the Interchange Of work and
rest. Even ministers Of the gospel not
unfrequently allow well meant faithful
ness 70 end ia a fatal mental strain.
One Of the signal facts connected
with many forms Of physical transgres-
sion il its tendency 20 weaken the vital
stamina Of the transgressor's offspring.
The least a child can ask Of its prDgen-
itor is a fair chance Of life. To squander
the vital Inheritance Of ones offspring
Is vastly worse than 70 squander its
large ancestral estate. Youths Com
uaniDn.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

4 hackman was not expecting his
wife az home when she came by train
one day last week. Hack. yelled he.
Hack. MADAME Take you any
where" No" said madam, looking
at her husband In surprise. II don't
want any hack, you nuisance. Not
aware even then that il was his wife,
he plodded around the depot while she
stood there looking az him in wonder
Business.S He was all business. Re
turning from an unsuccessful fight after
a portly drummer. he saw the lady
standing where he had left her and
tried her again.
Hack, Won't you have a hack r
when she turned her familiar eyes upon
him. and SAID George Smither~, you
old niuuy. Don't you know your wife,
What are you up To, anyway Amt
this a pretty way 10 receive your wife
when She comes home. Not to say "a
cord 20 her only just 10 yell into her
ears. Hack, madam: Have a hackF
/ don't want none Of your old hacks.
II waut-wauted you 10 be lsobs)
glad 10 see me. Lewiston (Me.J Jour
nal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

An English magazine, The Engineer,
submits statements TO prove that eighty
miles an hour is the highest possible
speed, giving the following arguments
10 prove its point:
Because no greater velocity has ever
been attained.
Because of the resistance Of the air.
Because Of the back pressure in the
cylinders.
Because Of the amount of power
which must be lost in imparting violent
motion 70 masses of metal which can
make no return when coming to rest.
Because Of the swinging Of the en-.
CINE; the excessive vibration Of its
parts, the jar and conclusion all oper-
ating to keep down the speed.
Because Of the extraordinary retard-
ing influence Of very moderate rising
gradients.
Because Of the coupling rod-'it ap-
pears that coupling an engine tends to
keep down the speed"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18
SINGING s-AD.
Queer Fish That Are Said to serenads
Residents of Cape May.


Queer Fish THAT Are said to serenads
Residents of Cape May.
The singing shad has been seen and
heard in lower Delaware bay this year
1t hasn't peer seen in large quantities,
of course. for the appearance Of this
odd fish in these waters is a rare occur
enc But few of the singing shad
have enchanted the fishermen. They
come from the south. and only when
the wind has died down and the water
Is quiet They come in schools, emit
ting musical notes as they swim along.
The sounds they make are soft and
something like those Of an eoGan harp.
1t is hard TO express, or rather initiate,
on paper. the melody they sing. IL
runs something like this: Wee no, he
hi do de; wee no, die di dunn
This sound cannot be made with any
effect, except when the shad travel in
schools. The singing OF a single shad
is too feeble 70 be heard above the rip
pie Of the water. Captain Arnold.
one Of the oldest and most truthful Of
South Jersey fishermen, said the other
dav that he had heard the singing shad
a number of times in his p~iscatOria.
career. They are rare, of course, 50
far north a. this. Even when they do
come only old fishers are apt TO hear and
distinguish them We know about
them and are more or less on the look.
out for their occasional arrival. Thee
really belong of the coa Of Bolivia
and Chill. There they are quite com.
mon. All sorts Of fairy tales are mar.
rated about them 10y Sou.h American
fishermen. The siugiu shad also
breed in japanese water The fisher
men Of Japan are deligl ed when they
strike a schod Of singh shad. They
follow them up reve rently, because
they believe the isl are inspired.
They throw them iood and never
catch or a them.
The singing shad is different from
the common back or roe shad. Ii l.
not 20 large and there is a slight differ
ence in the formation Of the mouth.
Only an expert fishermen a tell wher
he has caught one Of the tinny song
sters. Old fishermen regard the mu.
steal shad as prizes and do not send
them 70 market unless they are paid e
very high price for them. Ii is est
mated that they travel in schools o.
about 500. Their singing is pleasant
at first, but 500 grows m-onotonous
owing TO che fact that it is a constant
repetition Of the same few sounds
Whether many Of these peculiar fist
ever 60 on up the Delaware or move
on 10 New York and mingle with tn'
plain every day Hudson river shad i
not known. They lose their identity
when they get in with other fish, anc
it is doubtful if they eve sing alone
Baltimore American.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18
Notewnrthr E,reptIon.

A severe wind storm was prevailing
on washday in the Capital City, and
playing havoc with the clotheslines.
The colored maid Of all work rushed
into the house vita excitement written
upon her dusky c-ouuteuance. Emerg.
ing from the basement she called out,
in tones that carried her startled infor.
nation throughout the house and even
10 the ears of the callers in the parlor.
"Fo' De Lawd, miSsus, all de han'ke'
chi'fs done bin stole, 'cep'u de socks
-Harper's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

DR.. Greene says that there is not one
remotest corner or little inlet Of the
minute blood vessels of the human
body that does not feel some wavelet
from the convulsiOns Occasioned by
good, hearty laughter. The life prin-
iple OF the central nan is shaken 20
she innermOst depths, sending new
tides of life and strength to the surface,
thus materially tending to insure good
health to the persons who indulge
stherein. The blood moves more rap
'dly aud conveys a different impression
% all the organs of the body, as it
visits them on the particular mystic
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

\ story j. going the round, apropos
Of Lord Clauwilliam, the gallant and
genial admiral who was So greatly re
spousible for the successful reception of
the French fleet al Portsmouth. One
sultry night Lord ClauwiIiiam was
peacefully smoking his pipe outside his
house iu Bel-rave square arr,rai in "A
somewhat free and easy suit. which at
-rlcJed the suspicion of % warrhiul pc
;icamlu. The latter. aceo-tiu- Lord
|lauwiIIiam inquired What are you
doing here. DO you belong 90 this
house, 40 was the answer. 'ths
house belong, to me Land and
Water
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18
A NIan Mho Aehor. womankInd.

On a cross street ruuuiug south from
the Base Line road. a short distance be
yond w. S. Ladd's farm, is a house
which is moi a Trappist monastry, but
Of which, nevertheless. it is said no
woman has ever been allowed 10 set
loot. The proprietor is a stout, solid
looking man, probably about forty
years Of age, who lives alone. The
house is a neat structure, quite fanci
fully painted, and everything around
it in good order, but il has a lonely.
deserted look withal.
IL is not known what this occupant =
grudge against womaukind is, but il j.
evidently a deep seated one, as it is re-
ported that the property has been
willed 10 a man on the condition that
he never allows a roman 10 come on
the place, and IN case he does il j. o.
escheat 70 the state. The ueighbor,
look askance at the place a. they 90 by
and whisper with bated breath, That
is the house In which a woman has
never set foot II is safe 70 bet thai
Notwithstanding the will il will not b.
long after the present owner has ga.
Gated the premises till women folks Gre
ruling the roost there. Portland Dr.
gOnian.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

In the southern states Of America ]
have seen a gentleman eat a cigar from
tip TO butt, refraining Of course from
swallowing the weed. Five and twenty
years ago the horrible practice known
as snuff dipping had not died out in
the south, the snuff, or some crumbled
tobacco leaves in lieu thereof, being
rubbed into the gums with a little stick
Of hickory terminating with a tiny
''swab'' of fax. lever saw a female
engaged in snuff dipping" but accord
ing to a distinguished American author
ity the vice was formerly frequent, not
only among negro women and mean
white trash, but among educated PEG
pie of both sexes.
Everybody knows that tobacco owes
its name % a blunder, the early Span
ish discovers having mistaken the
term by which the Caribs designated
their pipes for the herb which they
smoked therein But everybody does
not know, / apprehend, that the appli-
cation Of the lighted end of a cigar 10
the skin was once gravely recommend.
Cd as a remedy for neuralgia --London
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

The Cn4ne>. value a pair Of boots
which Auye b.ol worn by 400 upright
MAGISTRATE. ala tue custom of wishing
a friend % happy foot d, still observed
an through Europe. The putting of
the lsft Shoe uu rle right foot. putting
Z 90 Uneven or cr1>,wi~r. bursting the
latch or tie. lariu- be wrong or losing %
button ara all bad ,i-u~. s. Yorkshire
mau will spit ia Ai- right Shoe before
putting IL ou when going out on ina
portaut bu-iue-,. 20 briug luck. and
many ava English girl has been known
% hang her boots out of tue window
ou 81. Valentines night for loyeluck.-
Newark Standard
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

Little Dicks this the house you
and sis is 20 live in when you is mar
riedl
Mr.. Nicefello-Yes, my boy. What
do you think Of it,
""Taint half big enough"
''Your sister, myself and a servant
will constitute the family, as "A rule. 1
am sure there is plenty Of room for US
and spare rooms for the r~elatives."
Yes, plenty for the family, but the
family don't count. What you want
is strangers, all the time too
"Ha, ha! Why should | wish 10
entertain strangers, my boy} am not
going to keep "A hotel.
"'Cause sis will always be real kind
and polite to you when strangers is
about. Good News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

Il can't understand why YOU haven't
as amiable "a temper as james said
the proprietor 10 an Office boy, referring
TO another.
james never has TO answer the tele-
phone, " replied the abused young man.
Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

A certain little girl declares that she
wishes 70 90 20 the public schools
I'm tired, She says, ''of going 20
school where the teacher calls US dar
ling Chelsea Mass Record.
Patti's Wonderful orchestrion.
PATHS orchestrion is the largest in
strument of the kind in the world. II
was built for Craig-y-Nos, cost nearly
S2j. 600 and plays an almost endless,
list of operas and concert music. 1t j.
ike a full orchestra, and Patti calls II
the Spirit Of the Castle. No one. Of
course. has The teuerity 10 presume 10
sing or play TO Patti unless she requests
this personally. Nor has any one the
temerity TO ask her 20 sing i'm the usual
after dinner style. Pianos are in plen-
" at the castle. Yet these, by a sort
of unwritten law, keep silent state, at
least when the hostess Of the house is
present.
Ii was no small relief 70 me Z find
that. although the house guests in
cluded many well known musicians,
one was not bored with what ! call in
ressant musical shop" Generally
Speaking, musical people, like painters,
make life almost uncomfortable 10 others
Sut Of their own al swim" But at
Craig-y-Nos, nestled in a Welsh valley,
the Rock Of the Night, ~ eight miles
from any neighbor. one can have peace
and happiness. Nine. Patti Nicolini
and NJ. Ernest Nicolini do their mu-
steal stint Of practicing in their own
rooms in the forenoon. before the - 30
breakfast, and when they elect 10 sing
for their friends they have made them
selves a theater TO sing iu.-Cor. Bos.
ton Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18
How Smuggling Is Prevented,

Most of the diamonds that are now
annually added TO the worlds stock of
precious stones come from the South
African fields, and great sums of money
are invested in the industry. Expert
miners a tell instantly the good from
the bad stones, and many Of them
make desperate efforts to snuggle the
precious gems out of the mines. To
prevent such a robbery every miner is
compelled 10 strip and put on different
clothing before going into the mines,
and then at night time be is examined
and washed all over before he is al
Owed 20 leave the place.
For a long time they Struggled the
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

diamonds out OF the hines 10y hiding
them in their ears, hair and mouth.
and some of them even yentured TO
swallow the more precious mes. But
such a perfect system Of vigilance Is
now kept up that this work is generally
a failure. George +. Walsh in New
York Epoch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

He-Didn't my note come 70 you In
time yesterday
She-No; / never received il.
He-Strange! ! wonder where il
gentl
She-Oh, remember hearing papa
say something about a note Of yours
going 10 protest neutrality-suspicious.
that ig.-Iife.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18

Journey WED Tie IIan is Laughing,
from what is done at other times. For
this reason every good, hearty laugh in
which a person INDUCES tends TO
lengthen his life, conveying, As it does,
new and distinct stimulus to the vital
forces.-London Standard.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-18
The cultivation of hickory Nuts.

= Much is being done in the cultivation
of hickory nuts. Nurserymen are plant
ing and grating the young trees, which
they sell TO growers. No orchards are
as yet in bearing, but there are wild
groves of fine varieties in Ohio which
are regularly harvested. There are
shagbarks in Iowa Of large size which
have such thin shells that they can
readily be cracked by grasping two to-
gether in the hand. From such stock
Or its are taken by the growers, and
the process of progressive selection will
doubtless develop some very remarka-
BILE results in the course Of a few years.
Washington Star.