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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-13
ABSOLUTELY PURE
NATURES RIVAL.

She sits not on a throne
OF lofty hills. brow bound with sunsets rare:
But In a curtained studio. alone.
Crowned only by the tresses Of her golden
hair.
She yields no potent wand
To bid the sun outpour his Orient dyes,
Or wrest its hidden treasure from the land
Within whose heart the seed Of sweetness
lies
Yet has she mag. power
To call 90 life through winters frozen veins
The glory OF the rose and each fair flower
That By the srepterel might uf beauty
reieus.
Without. the snowflake blow
And icy breatLs nh~cure rhc misty air.
Within. al her light touch tIc VlDlets grow.
And from shy petals hoats their perfume
rare
Without when winter Eue-.
Must nature tendrr care tor long weeks give;
Within. her rival laughs al storms aud snOws,
And, In one hour stalk leaf and blossoms
live.
Thus. in her own fair realm.
Queen Nature rival holds alentle sway,
And though rough teulpr-ts Natures work
o'erwhelm.
Her rivals snft cOnStraint an winds obey.
Katherine :. Parks in Boston Transcript.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-13
An Island where No Females Live.

An AsAahu NhcFc NJ una LNNF
There is one place in the world,
namely, the peninsula of Athos. in the
Egean sea, in European Turkey, where
women are unknown. The population,
about 5000, all monks. form a kind of
monastic republic, consisting of twenty
large monasteries, besides numerous
hermitages and chapels. The whole
community is governed by IN admins
trative body of four presidents, one
styled First Man of Athos," and a
representative body called the holy
synod. consisting of twenty members,
one from each monastery, They enjoy
complete autonomy, subject to paying
the Turkish government an annual
tribute of about e3, 500.
The monks follow the rule of St.
Basil and lead an ascetic life. restrict
ing their diet to herbs, fruits and fish.
They are employed in agriculture, gar
dening, the care of bees and the manu-
facture Of amulets. images, crucifixes
and wooden articles of furniture, which
they sell. while they also reap profits
from the umerou visits of pilgrims.
No female, even Of the lower animals
is permitted to enter the peninsula
London Tit-Bits.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-13
A Rrlrht Boy. conundrum

Johnny Williams is a bright little
boy of five and lives up town. The
other morning. during a siege of rain,
Johnny could not go out TO play, but
several little companions came to see
him. One Of the boys had been 70
Sunday school, and was relating what
he had heard about how the world was
made. Johnny's mother stole silently
to the door Of the dining room, in
which the little fellows were. and lis
tened
God made the world IN Just si1
days. and be didn't have nothin' to
make il with. she heard the small
speaker say.
The Others we're silent for a moment
Then Johnny spoke up; "And wasn't
there any world at aIl Nothin' no
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-13
A spenre BAN Every Nirht.

If people knew the good of a hasty
sponge bath every night before going
TO bed they would avail themselves Of
this simple means of obtaining a good
nights rest. The water needn't be
cold. as some suggest, but warm enough
to be comfortable. 20 wash the hands,
face and feet is to do ones self untold
good, and that any one a 60 10 bed
without having performed these three
ablutions seems 10 the user of water a
thing as impossible Is it is improbable.
And the feet should have the preference.
Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-13

- LAAD OfEAlEs
Miles City, Mont August 10, 1891.
Notice Il hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof IN support Of his claim, and
that said proof viii Be made before the Register
andsReceiver Of the q. 5. l.. o. at Miles Chy,
Montana. on Tuesday. September n. 1891. At %
O'Clock a. m. viz
JOHN II. CHARTERS,
H. Z. No. 6l2. for Eh sWA aud WIS SEh Sec
30, Ip. 2n. r.. 5se.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF, said land, 70 wits
WIN Harmon. james Dugan. Martin J. Rid
Ge, Simon Shafer. all Of kkalaka, Mont
s. GORDON. Register.
First publication August n. 1891.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-13


Buyer (confdentiallyl-Say boy, are
you sure this horse won't scare at a
lOcomotivei
Stable Boy-Scare7 Not much Why,
sir, three different men have been killed
because that there horse baked In the
middle Of the track jest TO enjoy seein'
the bulljine comm Good News.
Examples Of People Whose Hair Changed
DIR. Herbert reports the Ease of a
woman, a witness at the trial Of Lowell,
whose hair blanched in one night
That red hair is in nowise exempt from
such changes is shown by the fact that
the fiery locks Of an Irish captain Of
Cork suddenly changed to gray. The
fate also of the auburn tresses Of Marie
Antoinette ut Narennes. and Of the
golden locks Of Mary Queen Of Scots,
prior TO her execution The jet black
hair of Gabriel Petersheim. of Vienna.
who was cruelty forced TO remain cling
ing TO a church spire over night. was
found the next morning 70 be as white
as snow.
DIR. Austin Flint, who admits having
had doubts on this subject. refers 70 a
convincing case in Virchow's Archives
for April. 1866, where a patients hair
blanched in a single night. He had
been admitted to the hospital when suf-
fering from an acute attack of delirium
tremens, and was under the observa-
ton Of nrz Iauhofa opH Tohruar -
Hyland Kirk in New York Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-13

where(' lac asked.
NO, there just wasn't nothin' at all. -
We'll. said Johnny after a pause,
what did God stand on while he was
at work {
And this poser closed the discussion.
New York Recorder.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-08-13

The Oldtown Indians in Maine have
a law that forbids palefaces TO be on
their island later than a certain hour
in the evening a white man who re
manned until past the hour took aswim
in his CLOTHES 10 the mainland rather
than fall int the clutches Of the red
constable.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
RAILROAD JOTTlNGS.

The first section of the transsiberian
railway is now open.
c. P Huntington denies the report
that the Rock Island has acquired con-
troll of the Houston and Texas Central.
Cushman Quarter, of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, has been elected
president of the Association of Ameri-
can Railway Accounting Officers.
The Northern Pacific company is go
ing to double track the road between
Tacoma, Wash, and Puyallup, and the
contract to do the work has been let.
Several new Pullman cars have ap-
peared in the Pennsylvania Jersey City
yard. They are being used on the re-
Gently added express trains to Chicago.
A new western road, to be known as
the Georgetown and Granger, is to be
built from connection with the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas at Granger
into Texas.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
" AN EXTRAORDINARY PROSECUTION"

Editor Register Under the above head
ing an article appear ed in your last issue,
and since think as it stands, Mr.. Editor,
it is somewhat misleading, / wish to say
a word explanatory and eXcusatory per-
haps, stating the facts as | understand
them. Mr.. Ralph Fisher and n. 5. Boyn-
ton came to me and requested me to make
a complaint. ] explained to them that
Mr.. Ferris had retained me, but on their
urging and stating that they would go to
Middlebury and procure one | complied,
knowing it would make no difference who
made it, the two first counts being drawn
to meet the story told by Mr.. Fisher, who
said he knew what the Durfey and Fisher
boys would swear to. Mr.. Boynton also
said that he had heard the story of the
boys. A. G. Chandler saw the boys and
added the third count afterwards. On
the Goth inst the defence pleaded not gull
~ to the first two counts and moved TO
quash the third for insufliciency of
form and substance and Mr. Bliss
moved TO amend, which was granted,
which he did by setting it aside and sub
stituting a new third count, which was
objected to, but the Justice allowed the
trial to proceed, in which a somewhat
different story was told by the boys than
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10

that told at the time the complaint was
procured, and on cross-examination on
one or two material points they contra
dicted each other. In this state of things
the Justice could not well do different
than he did, and | an so obtuse that |
cannot see but what the grand juror per-
formed his duty in proper manner. 1t
is quite true that the penalty under either
count is severe one, but IL persons will
violate the statutes they must expect the
consequences. Had the story told to Mr..
Boynton and myself been proved as it
was told, he would have been derelict of
duty had he refused to prosecute he GER
tainly did not do so because he wished to,
and had the story been told to Mr.. Bliss
as it was told to Mr.. Boynton, he would
have done as the grand juror did do, in
vestigate and prosecute.
J. 5. CHANDLER.
Ripton, VT, June &c, 1891.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
The RUTLAND F,REMHn's MUSTER.

Fairmont Engine company of Mid
dlebury attended the State flremen's
tournament on Saturday at Rutland,
whittier went also considerable num-
Der of laymen from this town and its
vicinity. A correspondent who was
there writes: "The Middlebury firemen
made a good showing at Rutland They
marched well, and behaved themselves
like gentlemen. The band accompany
ing them. b. Cobb, leader; w. G.
Foot, drum major-need have no fear of
going away from home any more. They
could be heard when they were playing
one of their soul-strring marches; they
stood up like men who knew their
business when marching in the street
parade, and had the sand to serenade
in good shape the guests of the Berwick
House afterwards. Middlebury people
should encourage them"
On Friday the State Firemen's associa-
ton had its annual meeting, at which the
Middlebury company, among others, was
made member and these officers were
elected: President, Frank f. Allen of
Fair Haven; vice presidents, 5. ID. Miner
of Vergennes, M. o. Cooper of Bellows
Falls, E. r. Green of Rutland, A. +. Bess
of West Randolph, C. F. Van Week Of
Bennington; secretary, f. ID. Moore of
Bennington; treasurer, 5. c. Grant of
Burlington; executive committee, G. w.
Dunton of Rutland, j. II. Donnelly of
vergennes, j. j. Shay of Burlington, j.
H. Sargent of Middlebury, w. b. Wit
tiers of st. Adams. 1t was voted to hold
the next convention and tournament in
Middlebury. The date was left with the
executive committee.
On Saturday SO hose and engine COM
panies, with band and drum corps, took
yart in the parade. Nine companies
entered in the playing contest, aggrega-
ting 600. The Union Engine company
of Salem, n. Y, threw 200 feet % inches !;
the NJ. B. Little company of Glens Falls,
lS4 feet s inches; the Torrent Engine
company of Whitehall, n. Y, 49, feet.
In the prize drill, tor prizes to the amount
of $50, the |. C. Allen Hose company of
Fairhaven was the only one that appeared
out of the four entries. In the hook and
ladder company contest the trial was to
ascend 30-foot ladder. Prizes to the
amount of $50 were taken by j. j. Monby
of Burlington, w. Shepard of Ticondero-
ga and |. w. Pullman of Vergennes !;
best time, Ia seconds. Eight companies
contested in the hose race, each company
to run II men 600 feet to the hydrant,
lay 300 feet of hose and make coupling.
The prizes amounted to $500, and were
divided as follows: C. c. Knights Hose
company of Fairhaven, time. 494s.
second, Defiance Hose company of
Ticonderoga, n. Y; time, 503s.; third,
Shamrock Hose company of Turner'S
Falls, Mass, time 5lis. Second special
prizes were awarded as follows: Badge
to best appearing company in the parade.
to the Allen Hose company of Fairhaven
badge to the Knights Hose company of
Fairhayen as winner of the hose race.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
BEHIND THE SCENES.

Six operas by Gilbert and Sullivan
ran Just ten years at the Savoy theater
in London.
Bronson Howard, the famous play
wright, has returned to America after a
long stay in England.
An opera company made up wholly of
negroes, and which claims to hail from
New York. is touring cities in Germany.
Nine. Ristori is devoting her time,
which hangs heavy on her hands since
her retirement FROM the stage, toliterary
work.
Bronson Towards war play, She
nandoaA," was performed by one COM
pany for more than l40 weeks without
cessation.
Marion Manola says that she will al
ways try hereafter to appear in the
same company with Jack Mason, her
most recent husband.
Augustin Daily is remodeling the in
terror of his famous theater in New
York. He says that next winter he will
have the finest foyer in the world
Mrs Kendall says the separation Of
husbands and wives made necessary by
the stage is what has given the stage a
low moral standard-if it has low
moral standard. She doesn't admit that
it has.
An African choir direct from the
dark continent is the latest thing in
London. The voices of the singers are
said TO be rich and mellow, and their
melodies attractive because of their
weirdness.
There are 1900 singers in the choirs Of
New York churches who receive but
one dollar per week for their services.
About 100 are paid two dollars each and
fewer than POO receive four dollars per
Sunday. Miss de We're, who gets 500
per Sunday, is said to be the best paid
singer in the world of church music.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
CHATS ABOUT MEN.

President Eliot, of Harvard, has a
powerful and cultured bass voice.
john Jacob Aston is said to give away
800, 900 a year in unostentatious charity.
Ex-Governor Biggs, of Delaware, and
his two sons expect to sell 10000 baskets
of peaches this year.
Izaak Walton, the delightful biogra-
pher and charming miscellaneous writer,
was humble hosier in London in early
life
The mayor of Waterville, Me-, has
forbidden religious services at the poor
farm on the grounds that it "excites the
paupers.
Congressman Hilary A. Herbert, of
Alabama, declares that he will retire
from service at the close of his present
term, which is his eighth.
Mr.. Balfour, chief secretary for Ire
land, has sold his Scotch Highland es-
tate to Mr.. Coombe, the brewer. The
price paid by Mr.. Coombe is 100000.
Arthur Latham Perry, the veteran po-
litical economist, has resigned from his
professorship at Williams college, where
he was instructor for thirty-eight years.
j. Rogers Maxwell, president of the
New Jersey Central road, is practical
yachtsinan. He likes to design, build
and then sail his own boats, and vic
tory for him means great deal.
Sir George Stephens is lucky man
and his peerage greatly pleases Cana
dians, though he is not Canadian born
He went to Canada when quite young
but began life as barefooted lad
Congressman Belden laid the founda
lions of his vast wealth by saving up 6
few hundred dollars from his salary a:
school teacher. Then he started fol
California in 1S49, and returned with g
comfortable fortune that has every veal
grown larger.
The letter rs" has a peculiar ccnnec
ton with Norwegian prime ministers
For thirty-three years each successive
minister's name has begun with thai
letter, as NJ. Sibbern, NJ Stang, NJ. Sci
mer, NJ. Selwengaard, NJ. Soerdrup, NJ
Stong, and now M. Steen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10

"when your heart is bad, and your head is
bad, and you are bad clean through, what is
needed?" asked Sunday school teacher. OF
her class. "Iknow-Ayer's Sarsaparilla," an
swered little girl whose sick mother had
recently been restored to health by that med
icine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10

err. The guide who accompanied the
two Brazilans had In the meantime
caught hold of the second traveller and
pushed him aside where the crater fumes
could not affect him, thus saving his life.
For some months past Vesuvius has been
showing signs of activity at intervals.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
Strayed or Stolen.

On the night OF July a solidcolored chest.
nut mare, with young bay colt with black
name and tail, left my place in shoreham viii
lage. Any person giving information con.
corning the same shall be suitably rewarded.
2stt L. b, DOUGLAS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
u1arrieo.

ATWOOD-GIBBS-In East Middlebury, Ju.
ly 3, by Rev. 5. W. Bidwell, Norman J. At
wood and Ella L. Gibbs, both of Ripton.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-07-10
A Queer Way to Drink Wine.

The Spanish mountaineers drink in
curious fashion. Throwing back their
heads, they raise the wine skin in the
air with both hands, and allow the thin
stream which flows from the pin hole
in the horn nozzle to fall into their
open mouths from distance of several
inches. With bottle they manage to
do the same by narrowing the mouth
with the thumb and forefinger. The
motive of this procedure is economy.
In these regions of high air, intense
fatigue and snow water, wine is at once
the most refreshing and the heaviest
thing among the provisions. And they
assert that, drunk in this manner, one
litre goes as far in the way of refresh
ment as three drunk in mouthfuls from
a cup. 1t is true; but the first efforts
of the duffer are apt to end in landing
the red stream in his eye or on his chin
which impairs the economy of the
proceeding.-Paul van Dyke in Serb
ner's.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-07-10

If you are methodical in the treat
ment of your birds, you will find that
all there is to do is accomplished easily
and quickly. Some years since we had
a large cage, the entire height and
width of window in the sewing room,
and between two and three feet deep.
In this cage we had fifty birds of differ
ent kinds. After one week s experience
in caring for them we allowed one-half
hour every morning to clean the cage,
feed and battle the birds and make
them happy.
Taking out the gravel pan and put
ting dozen bath tubs in its place, the
pans, perches and feeding cups were
now taken out, cleaned and the cups
filed with the proper variety of food
for each different kind of bird This
cleaning was all done by the time they
had finished bathing. Then, removing
the bath tubs and wiping the bottom of
the cage dry, the gravel, perches and
feeding cups were returned to their
proper places and the work was done.
That was all the care the birds needed
till the next morning, unless once or
twice week they were given bit of
lettuce or egg, or little raw beef
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher in Ladies'
Home Journal.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-07-10
Profit in Bonnet Making.

The greatest mistake which amateur
bonnet makers are guilty of is to use
too many materials. Simplicity is the
first thing to be aimed at in making a
bonnet. A great many English ladies
have taken lessons in millinery classes
for the purpose of perfecting themselves
in the details of this work so that they
can manufacture their own hats. 1t is
somewhat astonishing to discover how
trifling is the cost of the materials of a
very costly bonnet. There are very few
bonnets sold at fifteen and twenty dol
lars which cost the manufacturer more
than one-fifth that sum.
Out of the enormous profit of 300 or
400 per cent. must be counted the
price of an establishment in Broadway
or on Fifth avenue, the wages of ex-
pert trimmers and forewomen, which
range from twenty-five to fifty dollars
a week, and of the army of small en-
ployes. So it happens that the bust
ness of the fashionable retail milliner is
not altogether the bonanza it might
seem. The bills of fashionable custom
ers who deal at large millinery estab-
lishments, rumor whispers, are hard to
collect, and not infrequently they go to
protest and judgment before they can
be collected. New York Tribune.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-07-10
Ladies' AID Society. s. OF v.

The first annual encampment of tn
Ladies' Aid Societies of the Sons Of
Veterans, Division of Vermont, wa
held at St. Johnsbury June "a and 20
in conjunction with the Ninth Annua
Encempment of the S. of v. Head
quarters were established at the St
Johnsbury House and an informa
reception given Tuesday eve, which
was largely attended by the members
of both orders At 10 a. m. Wednes
day the encampment was opened in the
G. A. r. Hall, the following officers
being present:
President, S. Ada Hall. Chelsea; vice
president, Mrs. l. Goodrich, st. Johns.
bury; Chief of Staff, Mrs. Hattie Hew.
EFT, Brandon; chaplain, Mrs Nellie p.
BOnett. st. Johnsbury; secretary, Eu-
nice Moves. Chelsea; treasurer, Emma
Darling, Chelsea; inspector, Bessie
Wallace, Barnet; mastering officer,
Cora Francis, Burlington; division
council. Mrs. lisa Ellis, Burlington,
Adrix Van Youtt, Middlebury, Lulah
Austin, Burlington.
All society presidents were present
but one, and every Society was repre-
scented by delegates. Although organ
lied only three months ago the future
success of the Vt. Division of the l..
A. S. is assured. New societies are
being mustered, and applications for
charters are constantly being received
at headquarters. The attitude Of the
Sons of Veterans toward their auxilia.
ry is gratifying, and in no way have
they failed to extend their encourage
ment and support. Camps upon learn
ing of the value of the l.. A. S. in the
work of their Order, are not slow in
the usefulness of such an Or
and are desiring societies
Of their own. Much work was accom-
plished at the Encampment and all
it success.
The following officers were elected
and installed by Col. H. 0. Bixby (now
Past Col.) at the public installation OF
The S. of V. and L. A. S. at the Opera
House Thursday eve, June oath:
President, s. Ada Hall, Chelsea: vice
president, Dora E. Austin, Burlington; di-
vision council, Alice Williamson, Middle
curry, Mrs. lisa A. Ellis, Burlington. Mrs.
Alice Clark, st. Johnsbury. The following
If staff. Mrs. Hattie E. Hewett, Brandon:
Mrs. Jennie Harris, Brattleboro;
Emma Darling, Chelsea; treas
lrer Mrs. Frances W. Bixby, Chelsea; in
pector, Alice Smith, Barre; mastering Of
icer, Bessie Wallace, Barnet; special aide,
Carpenter, Brattleb0rO; Judge
dvocate, Henry Barrows, Brandon.
held in Minneapolis In August
we're delegate at large, Mrs Nellie M. Be-
lett, st. J0hnsbury, alternate, Mrs. Morris,
It. JOhnsbury; delegate, Cora Francis,
burlington; alternate, Lottie McGaffey,
burlington.
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From Syracuse.

SYRACUSE, N. Y July ], 1891.
Mr.. EpIroR:-Slnce my mother came from
our old home In Corinth. with the purpose
mainder Of her days, we have had IN,
pleasure Of reading the OPINION
and through your worthy paper have
renewed our acquaintance with many
scenes of our early childhood and those Of
more mature years, We really greet rs
spicy columns every Saturday morning,
with delight Though l have not visited
Vermont IN about seventeen years, and one
after another OF our relatives and friends
have either gone to their long home. or re.
moved West, South or elsewhere, | have
been exceedingly interested in the news
items of Corinth, Orange, West Fairlee.
Bradford, Newbury and many other towns
with which ! was very familiar when a
boy, and have thoroughly resolved to spend
my next vacation In Vermont.
Without doubt my old friends there who
are living-shOuld they know thought of
visiting there-wOuld send me a special re-
quest not to take my medicine case with me
least through mistake they might forget
themselves and ask me To prescribe for
them, while there, and thus become victims
to my dangerous methods, but let me as
sure them now that when / go TO Vermont
i will be to rest from my labors, and to give
those ! leave behind q rest, as well-and
very likely an opportunity to recover.
Syracuse is beautiful city with a popu-
latiOn of nearly one hundred thousand, It's
every enterprise Is successful and its future
exceedingly promising and likely to remain
the permanent abode of the writer. with
such educational advantages as Syracuse
affords, and with family of seven Children
to educate | am satisfied to remain here,
expected only to pencil you line but l
am sure have wearied your patience in the
much written and the little said.
remain yours sincerely,
RICHARD SMITH TRUE, NJ. d.