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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17
THE LOST wAlF.
Tbs Strange Midnight Experience OF m
Express Messenger.

Tbs Strange Midnight Experience OF an
Express Messenger.
The night express went laundering
out Of H~opkinsville, Ky, al Z O'Clock
sharp. The passengers had made them
selves comfortable, and everything
seemed suspicious fn a quick and safe
run to Nashville, Tenn. Tho express
messenger busted himself about his
packages. getting his car in order, after
which, having nothing else to do, he
looked out at the rising moon. What
a glorious night it was! The full moon
came up from behind the trees and
hung over their tops like a ball of fire.
How sweet and peaceful everything
looked. The thoughts of the young
man went back to home and mother.
Wrapped in a delightful dream he sank
down on the box nearest TO him. but
suddenly he jumped up in alarm, for
he had heard n remarkable sOund-a
poor. faint little voice crying, Papa.
"Oh, what a cruel trick for the boys
/ 10 DltN OA lAuAa ne DAAANA IlNAA AAAE
little one at once. He searched every
nook and corner and looked behind
every box, but no baby was TO be
found.
What was he 70 dol He felt certain
that he had heard the voice, and some
thing must be done. An, he had il at
last. He rung the bell with all his
might, and the conductor came hur
riedly To know what had happened.
The Passengers were all excitement
windows went up. heads were poked
out. and every one had a surmi~e, fully
one half of them thinking it must be
robbor~.
WE"u the conductor returned lac told
I them that the express messenger had
heard the cry of 20 child in his car and
then be- inguirclif any child were miss
ing. This threw all the mothers pres.
ent into a panic of fright. But they
soon recovered when they saw that al
their own darlings were safe. and every
woman expressed the greatest sympathy
for the little stranger ia the express car.
They even volunteered To 20 and assist
IN the search for the little lost waif,
but 10 this the conductor would moi
consent.
The young man in the express cal
was meanwhile doubling the evidence
of his own senses. for had he not heard
the voice. He could swear TO il. Slowly
he sinks down on the same box, when
merciful heavens, there was the voic'
again crying Mamma
All, he has il now. The voice comes
from the box. Some heartless mother
perhaps, sending her baby by express
Quickly he cuts the cord ani take
off the pasteboard lid. Yes, there Il
lies. the dear little soul. with its soft
curls and snowy dress He lifts il on
tenderly, and then, imagine his sur
prise-it j. a doll-one of Edison'i
speaking dolls. Every time he sai
down on the boa he pressed the spring
and then came the feeble little wall q
papa, mamma, which had causet
~ much sympathy and alam--Detroi
Free Press
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17
Ivory Made from MIX.

A process for the production of a
new material called l~actfte, or milk
ivory, has been invented, skim milk
being the substance from which il is
made. 1t is stated that the invention
has been put into practical working
shape, and a factory is 10 start opera
tons IN Ireland. LActite bears a Gloss
resemblance to real ivory, but can be
made in black or any color desired
It's special adaptation is for electrical
fittings, buttons, door knobs, ETC.
Boston Transcript
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17

The carrot owes its fattening powers
TO the sugar and its flavor TO a peculiar
fatty oil; the horseradish derives its
flavor and blistering power from a vol
atile acrid oil. The Jerusalem arti-
choke contains IA 1-2 per cent. of sugar
and 3 per cent. of inulin Ia variety of
starch), besides gum and a peculiar
substance TO which its flavor is owing.
Garlic and the rest Of the onion family
derive their odor from a y~ellOwish, vol
Rtile, acrd oil; but they are nutritious
from containing nearly half their weight
of glutinous substances not yet clearly
3efned. -George w. johnson.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17
A NorabIs HItehInr Post.

Many curious things have been done
by absent minded CT thoughtless per
sons since the world began, but il was
only recently that 4 man hitched his
horse to a train of freight cars which
had stopped momentarily daring the
process known as making up trains. "
The author Of this new idea of hitching
had gone To East Buffalo 10 draw a
load Of tow. Arrived, he looked for a
hitching post OF a stationary object of
some kind which would answer the pur-
pose, but seeing none noticed the mo
tionless freight cars near by, and with
out further ado tied his rig thereto.
He had gone but a short distance
when the cars started up and took the
rig along with them. Their speed was
not great, however. and after a little
stroll with the train the horse was loos-
ened and taken back 10 its driver. -
Buffalo Express.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17
A cnek b. q PIeee of NIetaI.

A crack in a piece Of metal is pre-
vented from extending farther by the
well known means Of drilling a hole
where the rent ends; but when the
hole is not bored on just that spot the
crack is apt to continue beyond the
hole. Revue Industrielle recommends
moistening the cracked surface with
petroleum, then wiping it and then inn
mediately rubbing il with chalk. The
oil that has penetrated into the crack
exudes, and thus indicates with pre-
cision where the crack stops.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17

Have you a Pittsburgh,
Rochester, Duplex, or a Stu
dent Lamp?
Do theywork satisfactorily?
Do your Lamp Chimneys
break? You get the wrong sort
The RIGHT ones are the
PEARL GLASS" made by
Geo. A. Macbeth & Co., Pitts
burgh, makers of the cele-
brated "Pearl-top" lamp Chin
ney, which have given univer-
sal satisfaction. az<-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17

II is conceded by all that no two
pairs Of hands are exactly alike. lt is
also conceded that a hand may indi.
cate strength or weakness. beauty OF
plainness, s%ensibility or brutality, and
vigorous or poor health. II is further
more conceded that the handsof artists
and musicians commonly have long and
flexible fingers, while the fingers Of arti-
sans and farmers are shorter and thick
er. A muscular hand, with a vigor-
Gus grip, with few short lines, with the
lines prominent belongs as evidently to
ahealthy subject as does a fiabby, skin
ny hand, with a feeble grip, with nu-
merous short, pale lines, to a nervous
subject.-D. d. Bidwell in New York
Ledger.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17

For this affection, which is so often
provolrLhgly obstinate, close the ears
with the tips of the fingers, exert a GER
tain pressure Herewith, and at the
same time drink in small draughts
any sort of a liquid offered by another
person, and the hiccough will cease
instantaneously.- Halls Journal of
Health.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17
A stranze Experience.

Notwithstanding remarkable hap
pen on yJur last trip
Drummer-Remarkable! One Of the
most phenomenal Occurrences ever
heard of gave me such a start that !
haven't got ovcr it yet. II was on the
might express east.
WELL Well! What was itf'
1.-THE train suddenly stopped, and
when the passengers began asking the
conductor what was the mater he didn't
rush away, nor hew nor haw, nos any
thing. He just stood still and told
them-Good News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17

Lawyer to female witness)-Wm you
please tell this court and jury what
your age Isl
Elderly Female = What's the use.
They wouldn't believe me II l was to
EEL tham-TexAs Sitting
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17

They were playing a friendly little
and there was a slight pause in
the game.
swell, Jones" said his friend, "Isee
yOuT wife's backP'
"Good hesvensl" exclaimed Jones
nWheref -Amedcan Grocer.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17
It oouId Not Have Surprised Them.

Landlady ldeferentially)-Mr Smith,
do you suppose that the first steam
boat created much surprise among the
fish when il was first launched.
Smith lcuriozisly)-I can't say, marin,
whether il did or not.
ooh. l thought from the way you
eyed the fish before you that you might
acquire some information on that
point.
Smith Cthe malicious villain)-Very
likely, marm-very likely; bat it's my
opinion, marin, that this fish left its
native element before steamboats, were
invented London Tit-Bits.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17

''wasIin, ma'am. Is a mighty good
thing TO support a family on, but il
seems to sorter our a woInan's temper.
In fact that's how | come to go on the
road. indianapolis Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17
Kinderrartens in San Francisco.

hAhuchbaNNchn N .ah NHahNhstos
Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper, president Of
kindergartens in San Francisco, SAYS:
ANY one who believes San Francisco is
wholly given over TO money making
should visit one of the t~wenty-four free
kindergarten of this city, all established
within eleven years by gifts Of the peO-
pie. Mrs. Senator Stanford has been
the most generous patron, giving in all
S51. 900. When l started we had only
SIS a month assured. During 1890 our
receipts were S31. 667. In a city where
hoodlumism is so strong, because the
climate allows children TO play in the
street the whole year round, the kim
dergartens have done a great work.
We reach children from eighteen
months to six years old, and how great
is our influence in these years may be
seen from the fact that of 1000 chill
dren who have passed through our
hands only one has been arrested for a
criminal offeuse. Cor. st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-17
A Tramp on the washing Question.

'1f your appearance is any indication
! think ] may be justified in assuming
that you are opposed TO washing"
ventured Wr. Hungry Higgins hostess
"Washil'," answered Mr.. Higgins
after a moment Of mental abstraction,
during which be absently tried to blow
The foam on bis cup q eold coffee
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-23

1t is common thing to hear of a
locomotive engineer getting "strucl1"
on his engine; developing a real attach
ment for it, but have you ever noticed
the affection that exists between some
statesmen in piano warerooms for par
ticular instrument? One of the best
statesmen in a large warehouse in AL
bany was pointed out to me as a man
who is as jealous of a particular instru-
ment as young man is of his first girl.
No one else is permitted to touch it.
He imagines it is the finest toned piano
in the place, and runs his fingers over
the keys in a caressing manner, playing
soft airs and actually gloating over it.
1t makes the other men rather ill.
Once when customer wished to pur-
chase it he used all his persuasive powers
in turning the attention of the customer
to another. Nor is he the only one that
loves his piano. There are any number
of musicians who have become so at
tached to an old instrument-the one
they learned on-that they would not
part with it for double its worth. Al
bany Argus
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-23

just at that Instant the two.minute
bell struck.
"Well, well, get aboard, and wen
see what you can do" and the three
men climbed into the cab.
"You must lend me your overalls md
jumper" said the stranger to the en-
gineer, 'for do not care to spoil a
good suit Of clothes"
"Oh, certainly" +" replied Raxter, who
up to this time had been so astonishcd
that he had not uttered word.
After drawing The clothes on, the
new engineer grasped the throttle with
his left hand thrust his head out Of the
window and said: "Now we are
ready"
Then came the signal to start and
the next instant the complicated ma
chinery was set in motion, but so gem
tie was the start made that scarcely a
person ON the train realized that they
were under way until the cars had
drawn out of the depot.
Gradually the speed was increased
until they were running upon their
regular time.
The superintendent could not refrain
from casting several glances of approv-
al at Baxter as he noticed how deftly
the stranger handled his "iron horse. 3"
AS they drew near the junction Il short
distance from L., the regular engineer
reached for the whistle cord to sound
the usual blast, but he found the hand
of his substitute there before him, who
said to him with kindly smile: "You
see | know the road"
"Truly you do" replied the superin-
tendent, ''and although 1 am taking
great chances think will let you go
on with the train while Baxter and
will return by the accommodation"
AS Baxter was about to step out of
the cab when the engine stopped at
l., he grasped the hand of the
stranger, and said with deep feeling in
his voice:
"Oh, sir, you have done me "a great
favor tonight, and rest assured if it
ever lies in my power 1 shall repay it.
Don't mention it," was the hearty
rejoinder. "Hurry home to your wife,
and don't worry about the train; every
thing will be all right"
Accordingly the superintendent and
Baxter returned to their homes on the
way train; but the former felt by no
means easy in his own mind and re-
mained in his Office until midnight,
when he received dispatch from the
end of the line saying that train No. 6s
had arrived all right and on time.
AS the official seated himself at his
desk the following morning his eyes
rested upon a note from the president
of the entire system, stating that he
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-23
POKER IN A DUGOUT.
An Interesting Game of Draw with Sim
pie Dakota Hayseed.

An Interesting Game of Draw with n Sim
pie Dakota Hayseed.
twas about ten years ago that / took
trip through the west with party of
Kansas City men, Several weeks were
spent in Dakota in the summer of 1881.
One day the four members of our party
were driving alon" trail few miles
from Yankton when we espied u dug
out off to the north of the trail. We
decided to alight and have chat with
the settler, who was seated on the roof
of his humble abode, with his feet on
the ground. To the uuinitiated this
would seem strange, but these houses
are four-ffths under ground and con-
tain about IS worth of lumber, two
rooms and thousand centipedes.
Upon the invitation of Mr.. Jones, the
settler, we entered his abode, where he
introduced us to his wife. Brown, one
of our party, suggested right in the
midst of our conversation on the crops
that we play game of seven-up. The
scheme met with approval and we
played several games. Jones didn't
seem to know much about the game
After while another of our party-Tll
call him Johuson-leaned over to
me and said Jim do you reckon
this hayseed could have a dol
lar or two about him?" 1t wasn't
long before Johnson asked Mr..
Jones if he ever played poker. John
said: "Wal, gentlemen, l do play now
an then, and wouldn't mind dealin' u
few hands o. poker" They began play
ing penny ante" and the old man won
about dollar at it. 1 didn't play, but
johnson, who is now United States
senator, put up good game generally,
and did not like to be beaten even for a
dollar. He proposed making a jack
pot. 1t was made. No one could open
it without a pair of jacks or better.
Three deals we-a made before any one
could open it. johnson finally said:
"As it was progressive, he had to
have at least pair of kings He bet
two dollars and Jones raised him two
dollars, but the others dropped out of
the game S'manthy. the settlers wife,
saw six dollars on the table, and said:
Jones, do wish you would quit a
foolin' with them keGrds." Jones said:
Never mind, old woman; two pairs is
purity good" So the betting went on
until Jones had about fifteen dollars on
the table. "Wait bit" he said, It'll
get some more stuff" and with that
showed his five cards down in his pocket,
went to a corner of the dugout, raised
plank of the floor and extracted tin
can, from which he took IL roll of bills
as big as my arm. Seating himself he
laid twenty on the board, and as John
son met it and raised him he did like
wise for Johnson, until finally the latter
put his last dollar of two hundred dol
lars on the board and ''called" Jones,
who promptly showed four aces to
Johnson's three kings and a pair of tives
and picked up the four hundred dollars.
We all Clipped in to pay Johnson's fare
back to Kansas City.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-23
IMPROVED HIS PROPERTY.
He had Little Scheme That Worked "a
Perfection.

He had Little Scheme That Worked to
Perfection.
He was leading horse down the road
when man stopped him
Hello, Brown" he said, "been buy
ing another horse, eh?"
'Yes," looking over his purchase.
"iVhat do yon think of him?"
"Pretty good-loolfing horse. Going
Go sell your other?"
"o no; this isn't for me. It's a
PRESENT."
"a present?"
eyes, you see it's this way. When r
brought my horse down here the
streets were dark as pitch. Couldn't
get the town to light 'em. Tried every
way l knew how. l said to my friend
Smith, one day:
"'See here, Smith, you've got electric
lights strung all along your street.
Eyes, said Smith
"'Aud the finest board sidewalk in
the town
"'Yes, said Smith.
"'And the road is as smooth as bill
lard table
eyes
Well, how in the world do you do
it?'
You see, said Smith, one of the
councilmen lives just beyond me. Now
do you understand?
4 got chance to buy the house be-
low mine. Then / went around to my
councilman.
Jones' / said, that house you are
ilUin0r in qnctc fpO
I'll rent you my new one for twenty
dollars month. It's worth fifty dol
lars, if it's worth a cent
$50 Jones rented my house Inside
of six weeks we had electric lights in
our street. Do you see that they only
go a block past the councilman's house?'
81 begin to see."
"The next spring we got a fine new
sidewalk. The authorities began to
take an interest in my part of the town,
you see"
"How about the horse, though?"
"Well, I'm coming to that. This is
an awful bad road, isn't it? My friend,
the councilman, doesn't own a horse.
He's too mean to buy one. I'm going
to him and say: Jones, here's one of
the finest horses / ever bought, but
can't afford to keep him. Wouldn't you
like to take care of him for me? Take
him and use MIN just as if you owned
him.
$50 l guess you'll find that we have a
fine road down this way pretty soon.
After that 1 shall engage plumber to
put water pipes all through Jones'
hn1,cn Tln,, +lo a.A a.
water mains down my way. After that
| guess I'll have gas-fxtures put in his
house. haven't made up my mind
what I'll do next Pretty good-loolSing
horse, isn't he? Trots beautifully on a
smooth road. Wait till you see Jones
spinning along behind him. Imay have
to buy him a buggy, but I'm sure to get
that road."-N. Y. Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-23

would arrive on the 2:15 train and
wished to see him on important busi-
ness.
The hands on the clock in the super
intendent's office We're resting at a
quarter past that hour when Baxter
entered.
"Well, began the official, as he rec
ognized his caller, 'are you going to
shirll another trip to-night?"
mo, sir; my wife is much easier and
l shall be at my post. came up to
thank you for letting me off last
night"
"Oh, it's turned out all right, I'm
thankful to say. But -"
He would have gone further had not
the door opened and two gentlemen en-
tered. One was the president, who
stepping quickly forward, said, in a
CHEEKY voice:
''Ah, good afternoon, Mr. Curtis; al
low me to introduce Mr.. Donaldson,
the gentleman whom the directors have
elected to supersede me in office"
AS the superintendent arose from his
chair to acknowledge the introduction,
he almost tainted with surprise, for
there before him stood the substitute
who, the night before, had run the en-
gine in place of the regular driver
''Why-why-is it possible?" he STAN
mered.
"Yes, indeed, Mr. Curtis" replied the
new president. II am the one who
drew on the overalls last night for the
first time in ten years, but you see
had not forgotten how to run the ma
chine. l overheard your conversation
with this poor man here" turning to
Baxter. II pitied him in his dilemma
and resolved to assist him. If you had
refused to allow me to act as his sub
stitute / should have made known my
identity then and there, and requested
you even to let the fireman take his
place, rather than to keep the faithful
engineer away from the bedside of his
wife.
"And you, sir" continued the kind
hearted railroad magnate to Baxter,
may lay off for few days. We will
find some one to take your place until
your wife is recovered. And, Mr.. Cur
tbs, there is one thing I should suggest
before we proceed to other business, and
that is, from this out treat your men
kindly"
This was lesson that the arbitrary
superintendent never forgot.-Boston
Globe
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-23
DANGERS OF "MAKING-UP."

Fatal Results That Have Followed the
Use of Poisonous Cosmetics.
The recent death at Buda-Pesth of
the popular young actor Louis Benedek,
who was a victim to the dangerous
habit of using deleterious substances in
''making-up," suggests mention of the
nature and effects of the coloring and
enameling matter usually employed in
the manufacture of cosmetics and hair
dyes. This death is by no means an
isolated case. There are several in
stances of actors, actresses and other
whose practices in this direction hav,
been attended with fatal results. OF
all the cosmetics in use the most dam
gerous undoubtedly is the white, which
is usually prepared with carbonate of
lead, and which not only cauterizes the
skin. but chaps and withers it, produces
wrinkles and warts, entails trembling
fits and colics, not infrequently ending
in commissions or paralysis.
Or. Constantin James relates the case
of Il young Partisan actress who was
playing leading part in melodrama.
1t was characteristic of the spirit of her
impersonation that she should portray
by mimic action feelings of suppressed
anger. This she did by biting her lips
so severely as almost TO cause them to
bleed. In SO doing she absorbed the
unusually thick coating of vermilion
with which she had colored them, for
getting, in the height of her simulated
passion, to apply her handkerchief to
her mouth. No sooner had she left the
stage than she complained of violent
internal pains and was seized with fit
Of trembling, betraying the symptoms
of poisoning by mercury. Mile. Mars,
the great actress, was in the habit, up
to q very advanced age, of dyeing her
hair, in view of presenting a youthful
appearance, until a repeated use of the
dye produced cerebral inflammation,
which caused her death, after suffering
pain for only one night. - Chicago
Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-23
a NEodcrn Convenience.

A Kansas City man was sitting in a
store in a country town not long since
when the telephone bell gave pro
longed alarm. The proprietor answered
while all others stood respectfully
aside. No one else assumes the honor
of answering the phone when the pro-
prietor is in.
A series of "Hello's," a few "What do
you says?" and an oath or two fol-
lowed, when the disgusted proprietor
threw down the earpiece and walked
straight upstairs and climbed out ON
the roof of the house.
Hey over there; say, Bob, was it you
called me up? What do you want?"
Bob" stuck his head out of second
story window two streets away and in u
rather high-pitched voice told what he
wished to communicate. e.-Kansas City
Times